NetCam SC Manual
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1. Auto Color Balance Enabling Auto Color Balance causes NetCam SC to automatically adjust the color balance of the image based on the content of the image In most situations you will want Auto Color Balance enabled NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 21 Auto Color Balance Type e Average An average of the entire image is used to determine color balance e Bright Only bright areas are used to determine color balance Spot Only spot areas are used to determine color balance Automatic The camera automatically selects the best method to use R This represents the amount of red skew in the image G This represents the amount of green skew in the image B This represents the amount of blue skew in the image The recommended setting is Auto Color Balance with Average selected Manual Color Balance Enabling Manual Color Balance causes the camera to use the manual Red Green and Blue values to set the color balance of the image You may want use manual color balance if you have a fixed lighting situation R This represents the amount of red in the image G This represents the amount of green in the image B This represents the amount of blue in the image Page 22 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera 3 4 Overlay Properties The Overlay Properties page allows you to edit the text displayed on the image After making changes click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera Image Overlay FIP Date2. Mecapixet Hypnip IP Camera User s Manual WWW www stardot com com iml Table of Contents Chapter 1 Configuration 5 1 1 Before You Start 5 1 2 What s Included and What s Required 5 1 3 Parts of NetCam SC ssssssssseeee 6 1 4 Connecting NetCam SC to a Network aaa 7 1 5 An Overview of Network Connectivity a 7 Chapter2 Installation eren nnne tieu 9 2 1 Installing NetCam SC 9 2 2 Outdoor Environment 10 Chapter 3 Accessing NetCam SC ss 11 3 1 Viewing NetCam SC s Images 11 3 2 NetCam SC s Configuration Menus 12 3 3 Image Properties adr oer eoe 13 3 4 Overlay Properties ssssssssem 23 3 9 FTP Properties i etre rer eee osin 27 3 6 Date Time Properties ssssssssssssse 32 3 7 Network Properties vrisnes 35 3 8 Dial Out Properties sssssssssss 38 3 9 Security Properties nip e iced qe red 41 3 10 Advanced Menus sssssssssem e 42 3 11 Miscellaneous erret fakat orici etc E nnt 43 3 12 Manual Config 43 SPINE EE 43 3 14 Dynamic DNS 44 3 15 Trigger Properties ect 45 Technical Support einen ern kanada 50 SPCC CATIONS rc e 52 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Chapter 1 Configuration Congratulations on your purchase of a StarDot NetCam
3. I O Level Select the state of the trigger source s output SCHEDULE NetCam SC can wait in trigger capture upload mode 24 hours a day seven days a week or you can set whatever time window and days of the week you like Use military time for the beginning and ending window times Example You can configure the camera to only upload Between 07 30 and 18 30 only on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday PRE BUFFER Pre buffered images are images that are stored before the event trigger occurs For example if you connect an alarm system to the camera with 10 image pre buffering enabled 10 frames of video that occurred before the alarm was triggered will be captured uploaded If pre buffering is enabled the camera will continuously buffer images in a rotating loop This will affect the video speed if you d like to view live streams at the same time Most applications don t require pre buffering Only enable this option if you require video frames before the trigger takes place Page 46 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Delay The number of milliseconds to delay between image captures For the fastest possible frame rate set this to 33 Here are some example frames rates for a single triggered video source 33 ms 30 frames per second Max Speed 250 ms 4 fps 1000 ms 1 fps Count The number of pre buffer images to store There is a finite amount of memory in which to store images Keep the total number of pre an
4. NetCam SC to send a CR Carriage Return after logging in Most ISP s do not require this Default Off Shell Login This advanced ISP option tells NetCam SC to perform a shell login Most ISP s do not require this Default Off NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera 3 9 Security Properties The Security properties page contains user password information for securing NetCam SC from unwanted visitors Image verlay J Date Time Network Dial Dut Security USERS admin viewer Add Modify f NetCam SC Users NetCam SC has its own multi user capable password protected operating system By default the live images can be viewed by anyone and only the configuration pages are password protected However these options can be changed admin The admin user has configuration and viewing rights It is strongly recommended that you change the default password initially admin to something else This will prevent anonymous users from logging into the camera and making changes Choose a password that cannot be easily guessed The password can be a combination of alpha and numeric characters upper and lowercase maximum 8 characters Tip Use a password that cannot be easily guessed maximum 8 characters NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 41 viewer The viewer user only has viewing rights this user cannot access the configuration menus By default the viewer user has no password This allows anyone to view the images
5. SC supports much of the ISO 8859 1 character set which is very useful for adding foreign language text to NetCam SC s overlay For a full list visit http www stardot com netcam netcam overlay html In most cases you can also copy and paste characters from other applications Page 26 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera 3 5 FTP Properties The FTP Properties instruct NetCam SC to upload images to a remote server After making changes click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera Image Ov y FIP Date Time Network Dial Out Security Advanced WB FTP UPLOAD Hostname cameral jpg Path File ju IP Link a ath File SCHEDULE Upload 00 ov Meme Usun mon Brue Bwed MThu arri sat FTP Upload FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol one of the most popular methods for transferring files over the Internet In addition to camera serving images from its internal web server it can also upload images to an external web server This is useful if you plan on having a large number of visitors viewing the live images or if you d like to archive every image the camera takes To enable image uploads check FTP Upload on and fill out the options below NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 27 Page 28 Required Fields Hostname The hostname is the name of the server where you d like the camera to upload images to It can be a machine name or IP address Do not include the http or tp header or a path Example examp
6. Time Network Dial Out Security TIME DATE TEXT STAMP NetCam SC a sb d H 5M 5S Y Exposure e NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 23 TIME DATE TEXT STAMP Page 24 Text Any text entered into this field will be stamped onto the live image Camera location and copyright information are two examples In addition to static text the current date and time as well as internal camera parameters can all become part of the text on the live image This is handled through markup characters For instance d inserts the current day of the month on the live image There is a complete list of markup characters below and a mini reference on the Overlay page itself Default NetCam SC a b d H M S SY Exposure e Scale The size of the font can be scaled from 1x smallest size to 4x largest size The larger fonts sizes are useful for high resolution images that are being resized smaller on a web page Markup Character Reference All of the following markup characters can be used in the text overlay Additionally any date time markups preceded by the character can be used to compose the filenames in the FTP Properties Page which is very useful for archiving images with unique filenames based on the current date and time for instance Date Markups SY Year Four Digit 2000 2199 Sy Year Two Digit 00 99 m Month Numerical 01 12 B Month Full January December Sb Month Abbreviated Jan Dec SU Wee
7. be turned off no video out or set to NTSC or PAL When set to NTSC or PAL the camera s video can be viewed with any standard video monitor Note the video resolution will be scaled up or down to the maximum NTSC or PAL resolution On the 5 megapixel model turning the Video Out off will increase the maximum frame rate at 2592x1944 from 7 5 fps to 10 fps IR only available on IR models This determines how the mechanical IR infrared filter behaves e Off The camera will only see visible light e On The camera will see both visible and infrared light Auto The camera will automatically determine what position the IR filter should be in IR 1s normally only needed in low light situations If you plan on using the IR mode on or auto an IR illuminator is recommended NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Mirror Flips the video horizontally When combined with Invert the video is rotated 180 Invert Flips the video vertically When combined with Flip the video is rotated 180 Auto Iris If your camera has a DC auto iris lens connected you may enable this option If your camera has a manual iris lens do not enable this option Back Light Backlight compensation BLC adjusts the picture in situations where a bright light source such as window is causing the image to be improperly exposed COLOR BALANCE posure Exposure Grid Low Light Miscellaneous auto Manual Initial manual 256 means no c e
8. enabled Web Server Port The default web server port is 80 A situation that calls for chang ing the port number is if you re hosting one or more cameras behind a router that supports port forwarding This allows you to access multiple cameras behind a single public IP address Example Assign the camera a web server port of 8085 In your router under the port forwarding section route port 8085 to the camera s IP address Use caution when changing the web server port number If it s anything but 80 you will need to add lt port number to the end of the IP address when browsing example http 192 168 1 5 8085 Default 80 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 37 3 8 Dial Out Properties The Dial Out Properties page contains all the ISP dial up configuration information for setting up NetCam SC on a dial up modem After making changes click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera Image Overlay FTP Date Time Network Dial Out Security Advanced INTERNET DIAL OUT CONNECTION Connection Internet Dial Out Connection PPP If NetCam SC s primary connection to the Internet will be a dial up modem connection to the Internet enter your ISP Internet Service Provider account information here Check this option on if you d like the camera to use an external modem to dial the Internet Baud Rate This represents the speed or baud rate at which the camera will communicate with the external mo
9. on your FTP server where you d like the images stored There is no need to specify a filename NetCam SC automatically creates sequential filenames image0 000 jpg image0 001 jpg image0 002 jpg etc Passive Mode If NetCam SC is behind a proxy server enable passive mode If you are unsure if you need passive mode it is usually safe to enable it anyway Timeout If the FTP process hasn t completed within the time specified here the NetCam will attempt to restart the process Default 120 Page 48 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera UPLOAD VIA SMTP EMAIL If you prefer the event triggered image captures be e mailed select this option If you ve enabled a large number of images this can add up to a large e mail attachment Mail To Specify the e mail address you prefer NetCam to send the imagos to Mail From Specify a from e mail address TRIGGER SENSOR CONNECTOR The I O connector contains one opto isolated trigger input and one relay connection Pins 1 and 2 are an opto isolated input providing 2500VRMS isolation To trigger apply positive voltage to pin 1 and negative or ground to pin 2 The trigger voltage should be 3 5VDC to 12VDC 1 4mA minimum You may connect directly to a 12VDC alarm system door sensor etc but the polarity must be correct or you risk the possibility of false triggers Higher voltages may be used as long as the power used by the internal 1 5K resistor does not exceed 1 4W Here ar
10. stream via port 8001 ActiveX receives motion JPEG stream via port 8001 NET receives motion JPEG stream via web port usually 80 NetCam SC s Configuration Menus Virtually any web browser can be used to access NetCam SC s configuration menus To access these menus type NetCam SC s IP address in your browser s address bar example http 192 168 1 5 This will bring up the live image page Click on the Config link You will be prompted for a User Name and Password Use admin for both Tip We highly recommend that you change the default password To do so see the section on Security Properties in this chapter NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera 3 3 Image Properties All image related configuration options are located on the Image Properties page After making changes click the Apply button to save new settings in the camera Date Time Network Dial Out Security Refresh Image Processing 2 Exposure Grid Low Light Miscellaneous Color Balance Dia 1024x768 XG v NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 13 PROCESSING Resolution Resolution is the dimensional size of the NetCam SC image measured in pixels horizontal by vertical The higher the resolution the larger the picture appears in your browser and the longer it takes to download Some resolutions such as portrait and HD crop the image The resolution marked with an asterisk denotes the default quarter resolution image Tip As with most digi
11. 4 second 0 25 24000 1 2 second 0 5 32767 0 68 seconds maximum exposure may introduce pixel noise NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera EXPOSURE GRID Exposure Grid Low Light Miscellaneous Color Balance BES EREEREE BES EREEREE DO Le OLERE Aea 1 DL E lt E lt E lt KE lt E lt E lt E DO LER CORRE u u a a a a m L Hee E E cerce When Auto Exposure is enabled NetCam SC adjusts the exposure of the image based on the average brightness of the pixels located in the selected regions in the Exposure Grid If you want the camera to determine the exposure based on only the sky you would select the squares that apply to the sky click the View Grid button to see the grid over the image Conversely if you d like the exposure to be determined by the foreground select only those squares This is comparable to the spot exposure on a traditional camera NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 17 LOW LIGHT Processing Exposure Exposure Grid Low Light Miscellaneous Color Balance eee AAC CHR High Speed Low Gain M AGC Limit 64 Pixel Rep Minimal Low Light Alternate YUV Off e Low Light Presets There are a lot of controls in determining how the camera behaves in low light conditions To simplify low light use a number of Low Light Presets are available to instantly configure the camera as required The presets automatically set all the other controls If you d like to manually set
12. SC Megapixel Hybrid IP Camera with integrated web server The NetCam SC combines the best of the analog CCTV world auto iris mechanical day night IR filter video out 24VAC 12VC power inputs with the best of the digital IP camera world up to 5 megapixel Power over Ethernet integrated video motion detection With proper usage the NetCam SC will provide many years of quality video We recommend that you read this manual carefully to completely understand the camera s capabilities Throughout this manual your NetCam SC Megapixel Hybrid IP Camera will also be referred to as simply NetCam SC Mechanical Day night IR filter available only on IR models 1 1 Before You Start This manual guides you through the basic setup procedure for the NetCam SC and provides a detailed resource of the camera s advanced options and capabilities 1 2 What s Included and What s Required The basic package includes NetCam SC lens StarDot Tools CD and Manual Since the NetCam SC is a PoE device Power over Ethernet it is assumed that most users will provide their own CAT 5 or CAT 6 cable as well as a PoE switch or power injector StarDot optionally offers a wall mount a power supply a combination network power cable and a null serial configuration cable In order to use the NetCam SC you will need the following NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 5 Power source PoE I2VDC or 24VAC e Acomputer for configuring NetCam SC and f
13. ation to the exposure e Low Light In low light conditions the analog low light mode of the image sensor is enabled Enabling Low Light may introduce image noise Alternate YUV Uses non standard algorithms to process color allowing for improved light sensitivity MISCELLANEOUS Processing Exposure xposure Gric Color Balance Frame Skip lo the Always Green v sna NTSC M W Invert E suto tris M Backlight Frame Skip To lower the frame rate and bandwidth increase this value A value of 0 means full frame rate a value of 1 means skip every other frame a value of 2 means skip every two frames See also JPEG size under the section for Processing NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 19 Page 20 LED The LED indication on the front of the camera can be configured in a number of different ways e Off LED is always off Useful when you do not want the camera to be seen at night or if you are experiencing a visible reflection in a window e Always Green LED remains green when camera is on e Green Yellow Active LED remains green until image activity occurs viewing recording FTP etc in which case it momentarily blinks yellow e Green Red Motion LED remains green until internal video motion is detected in which case it momentarily blinks red e Green Red Yellow A combination of Green Yellow Active and Green Red Motion Video Out Controls video out BNC port on the back of the camera It can
14. d post buffer medium resolution images to below 50 even less for full size images POST BUFFER Post buffered images are images that are recorded after a triggered event occurs For example if you connect a door sensor to the camera with 20 image post buffering enabled 20 images will be captured uploaded after the door opened Delay The number of milliseconds to delay between image captures For the fastest possible frame rate set this to 33 Here are some example frames rates for a single triggered video source 33 ms 30 frames per second Max Speed 250 ms 4 fps 1000 ms 1 fps Count The number of post buffer images to store There is a finite amount of memory in which to store images Keep the total number of pre and post buffer medium resolution images to below 50 even less for full size images NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 47 UPLOAD VIA FTP If you d like the event triggered image captures to be uploaded to an FTP server select this option The Upload via FTP parameters are independent of the regular image FTP parameters see Chapter 3 5 Hostname The hostname is the name of the server where you d like Net Cam to upload images to It can be a machine name or an IP address Example example com or ftp example com Username This is the username or login name assigned to you by your hosting provider Password This is the password assigned to you by your hosting provider Path Specify the path
15. dem For most dial up accounts a baud rate of 38400 or 19200 works best Default 38400 Page 38 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Initialization String This is a string that configures your modem before dialing the Internet The default string works fine in most cases Default AT Phone Number The phone number of the ISP Internet Service Provider You can embed special characters in the phone number pause one second same as button on phone same as button on phone Timeout NetCam SC will attempt to dial up the ISP for the specified number of seconds If NetCam SC is unable to connect during this time period it will stop and start over again Default 180 Username The username or login assigned to you by your ISP Password The password assigned to you by your ISP Default Connection Enabling this option makes the ISP dial out connection NetCam SC s default connection to the Internet Default On NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 39 Page 40 Always Up If enabled NetCam SC will attempt to stay continuously connected to the Internet If disconnected it will automatically attempt to reconnect If NetCam SC is configured to upload images to a server via FTP it is not necessary to enable this option NetCam SC will automatically attempt to dial into the Internet when an image is scheduled to upload if dial out is enabled Default Off Send CR After Login This advanced ISP option tells
16. dress To do so give your PC the IP address 169 254 100 100 with a subnet of 255 255 0 0 Use the StarDot Tools software to find the camera s IP address Manual IP Assignment If you want to assign the camera a permanent IP address you will need the following information e JP Address example 192 168 1 5 e Subnet Mask example 255 255 255 0 e Gateway example 192 168 1 1 DNS Servers obtain from ISP If you are installing the camera on a company network you will probably want to get this information from the system administrator If NetCam SC is connected to a network with a DHCP server and your computer is not running Windows you can log into your router or whatever is acting as your DHCP server and view the DHCP clients table NetCam SC will have a MAC address starting with 00 30 F4 Take note of the IP address and enter it in your web browser Click on the configuration link visit the network tab and assign the camera a manual IP address outside of the router s DHCP range NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Chapter 2 Installation Before installing the camera in its final location it is important to configure and test it first see Chapter 1 2 1 Installing NetCam SC Measure the distance from the camera to the nearest Ethernet hub or switch This distance should not exceed 330 feet If you wish to extend the distance further than 330 feet you can add an Ethernet hub or switch There are three ways to power N
17. e StarDot Tools software to upgrade the firmware It is recommended that you clear the configuration settings before upgrading see config section in the manual 3 12 Manual Config Configuration Files This advanced menu provides access to all of the configuration files in NetCam SC We recommend that you do not edit these files unless you are well versed in Linux and the NetCam SC camera settings 3 13 PTZ The NetCamSC is capable of controlling Pan Tilt Zoom hardware via the RS 232 port Some PTZ hardware requires an RS 485 connection If this is the case you can use an RS 232 to RS 485 converter ENABLED This option must be enabled in order for PTZ control to occur Camera If this is a multi input device 1 e video server select the camera Type Select the appropriate PTZ protocol Connection Select the appropriate serial port NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 43 3 14 Page 44 Dynamic DNS If NetCam SC is behind a DSL or cable modem connection and the public IP address changes you can use tzo com as a dynamic DNS service This maps your dynamic i e always changing IP address to a static hostname of your choice i e yourcompany stardotcams com or yourname remotecam com Why is knowing your public IP address valuable If your router is configured to port forward port 80 to the camera s local IP address you can browse to the camera directly from anywhere on the Internet This is useful for view
18. e some resistor values you can use in series with pin 1 to trigger from voltages higher than 12V 12V to 16V 2 7K 16V to 26V 5 1K Additional values can be calculated from Resistor ohms Input Voltage x 357 1893 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 49 Pins 3 and 4 are the relay which can handle 2A 28VDC It is good for 100 000 cycles at maximum load 100 million when unloaded The camera can close or open this relay to turn on lights or other external devices For example you could unlock a door after seeing who rang The relay is also rated for 0 5A 125 VAC however it should never be used to directly control AC voltages from the wall outlet It will wear out rapidly and may result in sparking with risk of fire Switching mechanisms designed for controlling wall outlet power which can be triggered from a low DC voltage are available Technical Support Technical support for NetCam SC customers is available directly from StarDot Technologies Answers to most questions can be found at our web site at http www stardot com Technical Support and Software Firmware Downloads http www stardot com Technical Support via E mail help stardot com Technical Support via Phone 714 228 9282 8AM 5PM PST Monday Friday Page 50 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera NOTES NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 51 Specifications TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Image Sensor Sensitivity Exposure Imag
19. era Page 31 3 6 Date Time Properties The Date Time Properties allow you to set the camera s date and time After making changes click the Apply button to save the settings Image Overlay FIP Date Time Network Dial Out Security Advanced AUTOMATIC Lu EST pool ntp org MANUAL TIME ZONE LA EEE PSTSPDT P Pacifi i DT Setting the Date and Time Automatic vs Manual For the most accurate date and time having the camera automatically synchronize with a network time server is recommended Automatic Time Set When Automatic time synchronization is enabled the camera will query a network time server and synchronize the camera s date and time usually accurate to within seconds or less This will happen every time the camera is powered on or rebooted provided it is connected to the Internet or a network with a time server Page 32 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Time Server The name or IP address of a time server is entered here Some popular ones include pool ntp org tock usno navy mil time b nist gov Note While these time servers have proved reliable over the years there is no guarantee that they will always be available to the public Manual Time Set If you don t have access to a time server you may opt to manually set the camera s clock You can do this in one of two ways Using the Sync button you can synchronize the camera s clock to your PC s clock You may also manually modify the ti
20. etCam SC This allows you go install the camera in virtually any existing infrastructure NOTE Only use one method to power the camera Do not plug two or more power sources into the camera simultaneously Power over Ethernet PoE Run standard CAT 5 or better Ethernet cable from a PoE hub switch or PoE power injector into the NET jack on the back of NetCam SC NetCam SC will run off the PoE power running in the CAT 5 cable No other power source is required Separate Ethernet and Power If you decide not to use PoE you can connect one end of a CAT 5 or better Ethernet cable into a hub switch and the other end into the NET jack on the back of NetCam SC Plug a 12VDC 1A power supply into the back of NetCam SC or you may use a 24VAC power supply and connect it to the input marked 24VAC StarDot s Power Network Cable If you choose not to power NetCam SC via PoE and you still want the take advantage of a single cable run StarDot provides Power Network cable that allows you to run both power and data in the same cable Visit http www stardot com for more information NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 9 2 2 Page 10 Outdoor Environment To mount NetCam SC outdoors it must first be encased in an outdoor enclosure different models are available from StarDot Technologies see http www stardot com Install the camera in an outdoor enclosure and adjust the internal mount so the lens is up against the enclosure window This
21. helps to reduce glare and interior reflections Determine where NetCam SC will be pointing and where you d like to mount it The outdoor enclosure can be mounted on a horizontal or vertical surface When aiming the camera factors such as sun travel and amount of visible sky can vastly affect the quality of the image NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Chapter 3 Accessing NetCam SC 3 1 Viewing NetCam SC s Images Any Java or Javascript enabled browser can be used to view the live images Type NetCam SC s IP address in your browser s address bar example http 192 168 1 5 or use StarDot Tools to Find the camera s IP address Window Size For most viewing the window size should be set to 10096 which is a pixel to pixel match of the image resolution If you select 5095 the width and height will be resized by the browser to 5096 of the actual image resolution If you select 200 the width and height will be resized by the browser to 200 of the actual image resolution This does not affect the actual image resolution which is set on the image configuration menu Section 3 3 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 11 3 2 Page 12 Mode This determines which method is used to watch the live video Javascript the default viewing mode works on nearly all browsers including iPhone For higher speeds use Java or ActiveX Pull Java applet pulls the live images via web port usually80 Push Java applet receives motion JPEG
22. ing Features Image Compression Frame Rate Typical File Sizes Network Connection Network Protocols Supported Serial Connection I O Connectors Internal Memory Internal Operating System Security Operating Temperature Dimensions Weight EMI Approval Power Requirements All Models RGB CMOS Frame Transfer Up to 30 FPS 5MP 2592x1944 3MP 2048x1536 1 3MP 1296x976 0 3 lux Color with f1 2 iris O lux in IR mode w IR illuminator Auto exposure with brightness adjustment and grid exposure selection or manual exposure 1 48 000 second 1 3 seconds Auto manual color balance including skew override contrast enhancement haze subtraction gamma correction and sharpening defective pixel replacement Industry Standard JPEG and Motion JPEG adjustable quality compression 10 12 FPS 30 fps depending on resolution 320x240 8 20KB 640x480 25 70KB 1296x960 50 200KB 2592x1944 150 300KB 1 x 100 baseT Ethernet PoE 802 3af TCP IP HTTP FTP DHCP PING TELNET DAYTIME NTP SMB NFS 1 x RS 232 Ports DB9 up to 115 2Kb sec 1 x Fully Isolated Digital Alarm Input 1 x Fully Isolated Relay 28VDC 2A or 125VDC 0 5A 32MB DRAM 4MB Flash Memory 32MB Imaging Buffer uClinux Separate password protected user accounts for administering the server and viewing the images additional user accounts can be added 40 F to 120 F 40 C to 48 C 3 23 wide 82 mm x 2 25 high 57 mm x 4 4 lo
23. ing condition you will almost always want to leave Auto Exposure enabled Auto Exposure Enabling Auto Exposure causes NetCam SC to automatically adjust the image exposure based on the overall brightness of the image The following functions are only implemented when Auto Exposure is enabled Brightness The higher the number the brighter the picture This is the target for the auto exposure code Sync Fluorescent lighting refreshes at 60 Hz or 50 Hz depending on what country you live in This may interfere with the camera s exposure Set the sync to the appropriate value for your area example U S is 60 Hz If you are pointing the camera outdoors or do not use fluorescent lighting turn this option off NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 15 Page 16 Manual Exposure Enabling Manual Exposure causes the camera to expose images at the value placed in the Exposure field Keep in mind that using manual exposure is not advised for outdoor imaging since the light conditions are constantly changing You may opt to use manual exposure indoors if your lighting conditions do not change Here are some sample values and their fractional and decimal equivalents 48 1 1000 second 0 001 96 1 500 second 0 002 248 1 200 second 0 005 480 1 100 second 0 01 800 1 60 second 0 01666 960 1 50 second 0 020 1600 1 30 second 0 0333 3200 1 15 second 0 0666 6000 1 8 second 0 125 12000 1
24. ing the camera live and making configuration changes from a remote location For information on configuring port forwarding on a router visit http www portforward com click on routers select your model and click on Default guide To set up a TZO account visit http stardot tzo com After you ve signed up enter the appropriate information in either NetCam SC or your router if it supports DDNS NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera 3 15 Trigger Properties The trigger menu allows you set up NetCam SC to capture and upload a series of images based on a triggered event using the input ports on the back of the camera After making changes click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera Miscellaneous Manual Config PTZ DDNS Trigger Motion Weather E INTERNAL MOTION TRIGGER E EXTERNAL TRIGGER el OLow VIDEO SOURCE Input Sources M Camera 1 SCHEDULE Upload between and Military Format HH ETE Io kreme Thu Merri Msat E PRE BUFFER Count e images UPLOAD VIA FTP Timeout 120 seconds UPLOAD VIA SMTP EMAIL BETA KK user exanmple com MERS user example com NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 45 Trigger Overview By connecting an alarm system motion detector or other type of sensor to the back of NetCam SC it is possible to gather a series of images when the sensor triggers the camera TRIGGER I O Port Select with I O port your trigger source is connected to NetCam SC only has I O port 1
25. k Path File If NetCam SC is using an external modem to dial out to an ISP it will most likely be assigned a different IP address every time it connects This makes it next to impossible to access the camera directly from a browser since its IP address is not known To eliminate this problem the camera can upload a small web page every time an image is uploaded The web page contains the current IP address of the camera so you can configure the camera remotely Clear this field if you don t want this file to be uploaded Default ip html Page 30 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Schedule Scheduling tells NetCam SC when and how often to FTP images to your server Delay This tells the camera to delay a specified number of seconds between FTP image uploads The speed at which the camera can upload varies on the image resolution amount of JPEG compression Internet connection and network congestion Keep in mind that the overhead of FTP doesn t allow for the same update rates that you see when accessing the camera directly with a browser or through NVR software Default 30 Upload Window NetCam SC can upload images 24 hours a day seven days a week or you can set whatever time window and days of the week you like Use military time for the beginning and ending window times Example You can configure NetCam SC to only upload Between 07 30 and 18 30 only on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Cam
26. k of Year Starting with Sunday 00 53 SW Week of Year Starting with Monday 00 53 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera sd Day of Month 01 31 Sw Day of Week Numerical Sunday 0 0 6 Su Day of Week Numerical Monday 1 1 7 SA Day of Week Full Sunday Saturday a Day of Week Abbreviated Sun Sat 5j Day of Year Julian Day 001 366 Sp AM PM Uppercase SP am pm Lowercase Z Time zone Time Markups SH Hour Military 00 23 SI Hour Standard 01 12 SM Minute 00 59 S Second 00 59 Milliseconds 000 999 Date amp Time Shortcut Markups SD Date String mm dd yy Sr Time String HH MM SS AM PM ST Time String Military HH MM SS Symbol Markups 260 Degree Sign X251 Copyright Sign O 256 Registered Sign 261 Plus Minus Sign oo oe Percentage Character 96 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 25 Camera Markups Se Camera Exposure S IF Internal Camera Temperature in Fahrenheit S IC Internal Camera Temperature in Celsius S F Weather Station Temperature in Fahrenheit S C Weather Station Temperature in Celsius HUM Weather Station Relative Humidity S MB Weather Station Pressure in Millibars hPa S HGIN Weather Station Pressure in Inches of Mercury S HGMM Weather Station Pressure in Millimeters of Mercury n Frame Number u Camera Uptime IPADDR IP Address S HwappR MAC Address 5 5 VERSION Firmware Version Number PRODUCT Product Type NetCam
27. le comor ftp example com Username This is the username or login name assigned to you by your hosting company Password This 1s the password assigned to you by your hosting company Path File This field combines two elements the image filename preceded by an optional path or directory Consult with your hosting company to determine if you need to specify a path If you don t you simply put the desired name of the image file here Example Without Path camera jpg Example With Path htm1 images camera jpg NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Advanced Fields Rotating Archive If enabled the camera will use a renaming scheme to store the last 10 images on your server A hyphen followed by the archive number 0 9 is automatically appended to the end of the filenames Default Off Passive Mode If NetCam SC is behind a proxy server enable passive mode If you are unsure if you need passive mode it is usually safe to enable it anyway Default On Timeout Ifthe FTP transfer is unsuccessful NetCam will abort and re initiate the process after the specified amount of seconds Default 120 Delete Before Rename NetCam SC employs a file renaming scheme which greatly reduces the possibility of file collisions between the camera uploading an im age and viewers downloading the image The image is uploaded with a tmp extension Once uploaded the tmp file is renamed without the tmp extension Certain FTP Web servers do no
28. me Australian Central Standard Time Australian Central Standard Daylight Time Australian Eastern Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Daylight Time New Zealand Standard Daylight Time NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera 3 7 Network Properties The Network Properties page contains all the IP configuration information for setting up NetCam SC on a network After making changes click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera Image O FTP Date Time Network Dial Out Security ETHERNET t DHCP Manual HE 00 30 4 d2 12 90 NETWORK HE 192 168 0 1 NAME SERVERS DN WEB SERYER Port 80 Default 80 VIDEO STREAMING Base Port 2001 Default 8001 Use 0 to disable ELTE ENDS zra Ethernet If your network is Ethernet based LAN cable modem DSL use the NET port on the back of NetCam SC to access the camera The first step to network access is assigning NetCam SC an IP address There are two ways in which this can be done automatically DHCP or manually NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 35 IP Assignment DHCP By default NetCam SC boots up in DHCP mode meaning that it probes the network for a DHCP server If there is a DHCP server on the network the camera is automatically assigned an IP address subnet mask gateway and name servers No manual configuration is needed One negative of DHCP mode is not knowing which IP address the camera was given Use the StarDot Tools software to find DHCP as
29. me and date in the Date Time box In either case be sure to hit the Apply button after you ve set the time NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 33 TIME ZONE NetCam SC integrates your current time zone into the time date string and can even automatically adjust for daylight savings time Type in the time zone code from the list on this page If your time zone is not listed enter your abbreviated time zone followed by the number of hours you are behind GMT if you re ahead of GMT add the character before the value HST10 AT10A YST9Y PST8P MST7M MST7 CST6C ESTS AST4A DT DT DT DT DT EDT DT WETOW ET PWTOPST MEZ 1ME MET 2ME NST3 30NDT DST SZ TDST SAST 2SADT JST 9 WST 8 00 CST 9 30 CST 9 30CDT EST 1 0 EST 1 0 Page 34 EDT NZST 12NZDT Hawaiian Standard Time Aleutian Standard Daylight Time Alaska parts Yukon Standard Daylight Time Alaska parts Pacific Standard Daylight Time Mountain Standard Daylight Time Mountain Standard Time Arizona Central Standard Daylight Time Eastern Standard Daylight Time Atlantic Standard Daylight Time Newfoundland Standard Daylight Time Western European Standard Daylight Time Portuguese Winter Summer Time Mitteleuropaeische Zeit Sommerzeit Middle European Standard Daylight Time South African Standard Daylight Time Japan Standard Time Australian Western Standard Ti
30. ng 112 mm BNC adds 0 7 to length 14 ounces 397 grams FCC Class A CE EN55024 1998 EN55022 1998 PoE 48VDC or 10VDC 20VDC 500mA 12V or 24VAC FCC STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Page 52 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Tn 6820 H Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA 90620 U S A 714 908 2380 Fax 714 844 4336 E mail info stardot com http www stardot com Copyright StarDot Technologies netcam sc mp hybrid ip camera manual 9 5 indd
31. on the camera without being prompted for a password If you want to block public access to the live image you will need to change the password for the viewer user To modify the password of an existing user click on the user name and then type in a new password in the password field retype it in the verify password field Then click the Add Modify button Tip Do not forget your password If you do you will have to open the top half of the camera case and press the Defaults button on the circuit board Some models can be set to factory defaults using a paper clip through a small hole in the back panel Adding a New User To add a user to the Users list type in the desired username in the Name field Type and retype a password in the Password fields Click the Add Modify button New users will only have viewing rights only the admin user can make configuration changes in the camera Deleting a User To remove a user from the Users list click on the desired username and click on the Remove button Note The default users admin and viewer cannot be removed 3 10 Advanced Menus The advanced menu allows you to configure some advanced features inside the camera such as Triggers and Dynamic DNS support Page 42 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera 3 11 Miscellaneous Reboot Camera Click this to reboot the camera Upgrade Firmware Allows you to select a new firmware and upgrade the camera You can also use th
32. onf IP address which will always start with 169 254 You can temporarily assign your computer a similar address and use StarDot Tools to find the camera s IP address and assign it a new permanent IP address To do so give your PC the IP address 169 254 100 100 with a subnet of 255 255 0 0 1 5 An Overview of Network Connectivity A LAN or network connection is the simplest configuration for NetCam SC NetCam SC simply needs an IP address and other networking parameters to make the live images and configuration menus accessible from any web browser on the network There are two ways NetCam SC can be assigned an IP address automatically or manually NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 7 Page 8 Automatic IP Assignment DHCP NetCam SC is shipped in an automatic IP assignment mode called DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol If your network has a DHCP server in most cases a router it will automatically assign the necessary network parameters to NetCam SC Before you can access the camera you will need to know which IP address was assigned Use the StarDot Tools software to find the camera s IP address Automatic IP Assignment zeroconf If no DHCP server is present the NetCam SC will automatically assign itself a zeroconf IP address which will always start with 169 254 You can temporarily assign your computer a similar address and use StarDot Tools to find the camera s IP address and assign it a new permanent IP ad
33. or viewing video Note A computer is not necessary to operate NetCam only to configure it Network connectivity LAN cable modem DSL T 1 Dial Up Internet Account Satellite Modem etc 1 3 Parts of NetCam SC Auto lris Jack not shown For connecting DC auto iris lens S1 Aux RS 232 Port Optional Serial Configuration Auxilliary Device Control 24VAC Useful for legacy CCTV Power Infrastructure PWR DC Power Jack 10 20VDC 500mA Q 12VDC VIDEO OUT Analog Video NTSC or PAL I O Input Output Alarm Trigger Input Relay Output NET PoE 802 3af 100Mbit Power over Ethernet Port Page 6 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera 1 4 Connecting NetCam SC to a Network The StarDot Tools software can be used to find the camera s IP address or to configure the camera with the Setup Wizard optional e Install the StarDot Tools software by inserting the CD ROM and running setup exe it should run automatically Connect NetCam SC into a PoE switch or injector with a standard CAT 5 network cable or with a StarDot Combo Ethernet Power Cable If your network has a router or server that automatically assigns IP addresses DHCP StarDot Tools will find the camera s IP address and display it in the software To access NetCam SC simply double click its IP address If the IP address is displayed skip to Chapter 3 If no DHCP server is present the NetCam SC will auto assign itself a zeroc
34. signed cameras on your local network Manual If you d like to manually assign an IP address set the camera to Manual and provide the following information IP Address The IP address you d like to assign the camera Consult your network administrator to determine which IP address to use If you are setting up the camera behind a residential gateway or cable DSL router your IP address will probably be something similar to 192 168 1 5 e Subnet Mask Find out your netmask from your network administrator If you re on a private network your netmask will almost always be 255 255 255 0 e MAC Address This is the factory set Ethernet address of the camera It also serves as the Camera ID serial number It cannot be changed Page 36 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Network Hostname Alphanumeric name of the camera that can get linked to its IP address This is disabled if DHCP is enabled Default netcamsc Gateway In most cases this is a machine name or IP address that serves as a gateway to the Internet If the camera is on a private network behind arouter gateway you would enter the IP address ofthe router gateway This is disabled if DHCP is enabled Domain Name Servers DNS Domain name server IP address This is critical if your FTP server and or time server is entered as a domain name and not an IP address Check with your ISP to determine your name servers you can list up to three This is disabled if DHCP is
35. t allow a file to be renamed to a filename that already exists To get around this problem enable Delete Before Rename Default Off IIS 4 0 Some FTP servers lock a file when a file with the same filename is constantly uploaded and renamed If you have problems seeing your image update on your web site try enabling the IIS 4 0 option This option is only valid if Delete Before Rename above is also enabled Default Off NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 29 Secondary Path File NetCam SC can optionally upload the image with a separate path and or filename from the Path File above This provides a very convenient way to archive images on your server while still maintaining a statically named live image One way to do this is to include date time markup characters as part of the filename The current upload time of the image will become the filename For example the filename Y m d 9 H M 8 jpg automatically translates to 2009 06 01 153015 3pg if the date and time of the upload is June 1 2009 at 3 30 15 PM Tip Fora complete list of Date Time markup characters click the Help button on the Overlay page Example Without Path netcam Y m d H M 3S jpg Example With Path public html netcam Y m d H M 5S jpg Only the characters beginning with the percentage symbol are valid It not advisable to use date time characters that insert or space characters as this can confuse the FTP Web server Current IP Lin
36. tal cameras NetCam SC achieves the highest quality and clearest images at quarter resolution This is due to the way color is calculated with digital image sensors The largest high quality image on the NetCam SC 5MP is 1296x960 Saturation This represents the amount of color in the image The higher the number the more saturated the color Contrast This represents the amount of haze subtraction The higher the value the more haze is subtracted and the image results in higher contrast Using the Auto Contrast function is recommended over setting the contrast manually Auto Contrast Haze subtraction is automatically determined by the camera Enabling Auto Contrast is recommended JPEG Quality The JPEG Quality is a balance between lossy image compression and image quality The higher the number the less compression artifacts in the image but the bigger the file size A value higher than 80 is not recommended as it greatly increases the file size with very little noticeable difference in image quality Sharpen When enabled sharpening is performed on the video For the best image quality Sharpen should be enabled Page 14 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera JPEG Size Limits the each JPEG frame to a specific size in KB This is useful for limiting bandwidth and increasing frame rate EXPOSURE ow Light Miscellaneous Color Balance off O 60Hz 5o Auto vs Manual Unless you have a controlled fixed light
37. the advanced controls select Manual in the Low Light Presets drop down e Allow Extended Exposures In darker lighting conditions a longer exposure produces a brighter image A longer exposure also produces an image where objects in motion may appear blurry If your application requires the best possible image quality and motion blur is not a concern enable Allow Extended Exposures and set the Exposure Limit to a high value up to 32767 If your application requires capturing images of people or objects in motion disable Allow Extended Exposures e Exposure Limit The camera will not expose the image sensor above this value The default is 32767 about 0 7 seconds A higher value will make the camera more light sensitive in low light at the expense of motion blur Page 18 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Automatic Gain Control AGC The picture is digitally amplified in low light conditions or in situations where the exposure is limited to reduce motion blur Enabling AGC may introduce image noise e AGC Limit The higher the limit the more digital amplification occurs assuming it s necessary If you want to limit the digital gain to reduce noise on the image reduce this value e Pixel Rep Groups pixels together for better light sensitivity at the expense of image clarity e DNR Digital Noise Reduction Reduces image noise using digital algorithms mage Speed Determines when low light gain is initiated in rel
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