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1. Region 2 Enable W Type Privacy Mask e Region 3 Enable V Type oso 5 Color 6 Transparent 7 Position COM 100 y Top USER DEFINED O String A Z 0 9 7 max16 char UY YY Y 6 MMYDD9EN Format D lt Format Notice gt Region 4 Enable Type OSD p Apply E Reset 5 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Enable Check this box to enable each OSD Privacy mask region OSD Privacy Each region can be in one of two types OSD On Screen Display or Color Privacy This determines the color of the Privacy Mask Area You may choose Click this checkbox to enable Privacy mask area setup Click and drag the adjust square at the lower right to change dimensions click and Setup drag the adjust column at the top to move Similar to Motion Detection Region This determines the color of the OSD Text You may choose between Color OSD Black Green Red and Blue This number determines the level of transparency for this OSD Text 1 Transparent means that the background between the texts will not be visible while 100 means the background will show through the OSD text Position Select the location where the text will appear in the image ae This is where you enter the user defined string U as described in the rin i next section Total length cannot be more than 63 characters This controls what is shown in the OSD text You can click the Format
2. ha 7 MIN x Mias e a Pi pag i y k Ed c od aay _ Y Video Flipping Video Mirroring Brightness 50 v Contrast 20 v Saturation 50 v Digital Noise Reduction 2 3D Noise Reduction ON vw Edge Enhancement 104 v ExDR TargetLevel 64 v Defogging 2 v Restore image settings to default Apply Reset 1 Video Flipping Check this box to flip the video up down Video Mirror Check this box to mirror the video left right Brightness Select the Brightness value The higher the value the brighter the image Contrast Select the Contrast value The higher the value the sharper the contrast Saturation Select the saturation value The higher the value the more saturated the image Oy AN A NG Digital Noise Reduction Select the DNR value The higher the value the smoother and clearer the image 7 3D Noise Reduction Select ON or OFF to enable or disable this function Enable this for smooth and clear image Disable this if your scene contains many extreme details that may be smoothed over with 3DNR 8 Edge Enhancement Select the Edge Enhancement value The higher the value the sharper the image 9 ExDR Select the ExDR value The higher the value the great enhancement of the image in the brightest and darkest area This provides for more evenly illuminated image and brings out greater detail to the eye 10 Defog Control Select the Defog Control value The higher the value the cleare
3. Address G Control Panel v Go NS control Pan el Switch to Classic View Q E f A gt gt Double click the Network connections icon E Net ork and internet Connection File Edit View Favorites Tools Help qu Q 82x gt 3 7 Search 7 Folders Address ES Network and Internet Connections v Go EH Y mai a po ng la ri Es X GA Connects to other computers networks and the og 8 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision gt PB Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 STEP5 Click Local Area Connections and then click Change settings of this connection in the Network Task menu a Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back I 3 P Search Key Folders E Address E Network Connections 2 LAN or High Speed Internet Network Tasks ocal Area Connection 1394 Connection GH pakisabi Muah etwork cable unplugged Fire Connected Firewalled connection E 10 SHA Abades CU roadcom 440x 10 100 Integr Mir 1394 Net Adapter Change Windows at aa Firewall settings Wireless Network Connection Disable this network Connected Firewalled device mj Rename this connection Change settings of this connection Other Places Gp control Panel J My Network Places E My Documents 3 My Computer Details Local Area Connection LAN or High Speed Internet Network cable unplugged Firewalled Broadcom 440x 10 100 Integrated Controlle
4. Reset In Iris Priority Mode Iris size is fixed to ensure sufficient depth of view Camera varies exposure time shutter to compensate for brightenss change Exposure Mode Manual Exposure Mode White Balance Exposure Gain shutter Speed F Number of IRIS Control Line Frequency Apply MANUAL a AUTO Hold 40 130 F28 v 50Hz Reset In Manual Exposure mode you may configure the shutter speed and exposure image gain yourself for optimum performance 54 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision vA Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Audio Audio ln Disabled Audio Out Volume 34 Audio Format PCM w Audio In Enable or disable Audio In via the check box Audio Out Volume Control the output volume of Audio Out here Audio Format Select the audio s compression type PCM G 711A G 711U Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 5 DA ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 OSD Privacy Mask OSD On Screen Display and Privacy masks are configured in this section There are four regions available Each may be used either as a Privacy mask or an OSD text Privacy Mask is not available in Dual Stream mode Please disable Stream 2 if you wish to use Privacy mask OSD OSD Privacy Mask 2010 04 28 11 45 20 ji i Region 1 Enable O Y Type Privacy Mask Color 3
5. Firmware User s Manual A1D 311 V5 07 05 AC 2012 7 25 ACTI Connecting Vision Va lt gt 1 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Table of Contents 1 Recommended PC Specification 4 2 Preparation before setup 5 Connect to device and setup IP occcoccccnncionccccnccncnccnnronancnancnnnannnn 5 Sample screenshots to setup IP of your PC Win XP 7 3 Configuring the IP device 11 e 11 LIVE VIS an 12 Zoom Lens Control PAG liceie cacsenivccvassavcataeaeincessuesanecsabtssanenestevteean 14 Setup esonero AA AA AA 16 nen 17 Date a MGa AA os 18 NG WOIK SECO aaa a 20 Naat ato lo A A A 20 Ri A e OA 22 en 24 UPRP GANG ANAN A 25 BONO E asoma AA AA 25 PE O e 26 IEEE S02 1X AA 26 OI SEN waaa NGA AA AA 27 RTP T 28 Deed Gr DUDI AA AA 29 IP Se 4 y Lo COPE Poo ue 30 CONNECCION IYOO PAA APP NAP MPP 30 DNO PPP O O A 31 DON ia 32 VICO AUO ini 33 AP e EF eo 33 Lama ODIOS AA AA 36 COMPOST AA AA 40 2 www acti com PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 A 44 naaa 46 ma A 51 EX OOSUPE White DAANG a AA 52 As 55 OSD Privacy Mask oocccccoccncccoccncccccncconononononononononannnnoncnnnonenononenoss 56 un An 58 AP E 58 VERT COM Pc Le rosarios esse 62 A AA 70 CS AA AA 73 ze 74 NSS PG CO IAG ets 74 System A 75 Sea An o E PAGPA NP PAPER NN PT NAO 76 PINA UDI ardid 77 Salas AA 78 Hele NAA AA PANA 78 3
6. 6 Format Notice to the corner for a full list of available parameters The OSD text is primarily based upon this field 1 0 Format Notice Click here to see the syntax list of how to configure the OSD text Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 57 PA ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Event This section describes how to setup the Event Handler which deals with how the IP devices respond to situations Each IP device can have a maximum of 10 Event Rules Each rule includes one single trigger and one or many responses Several types of responses are available And there are multiple external servers for the device to interact with When setting up Event Handler there are four types of settings Event Server Event Configuration Event Rules and Manual Event Click the Event item on the Setup Page BA HI Event Server Event Configuration Event List Manual Event Event Server Event servers define whom the device may interact with They can be other servers or devices on the network or even the camera itself Event Configuration sets up a list of what to tell the other party during interaction Event list lays down the rules and conditions about when to initiate which responses from which triggers The options available for Event rules are selected from the event servers and event configurations Eve
7. DNS Click the DNS item to display the DNS Server Settings Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting DNS Gb Primary DNS Server 0 _ 0 0 0 Secondary DNS Server 0 9 9 0 Apply Reset Defines the IP address of the primary DNS server This is used for Primary DNS server identifying this computer by name instead of IP address The IP address of the secondary DNS server It will be used once Secondary DNS server the primary DNS server fails Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the o Reset button to re enter the parameters 3 gt lt ACT go Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 DDNS Click the DDNS item to display the DDNS Server Setting Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting DDNS DDNS Status Disabled As a service l As a protocol referen cel members dyndns org bd Host Name O User NAME 5 Password Apply Gi Reset Click this to enable IP device s DDNS function DDNS type DDNS function enables user to connect to this IP device by domain name even if its IP address is not static Protocol Click one of the DDNS service providers E Service You can visit their website to get a DDNS service account for this IP Reference device Enter the host name of your DDNS service account ex xxxx dyndns org Enter the user name to login your DDNS ser
8. In this example 192 168 0 101 For later device you add into the network please choose an IP that does not is not used by any existing device 9 If you have more than one device continue again from step 2 Assign different new IP to each camera for instance gt 192 168 0 102 192 168 0 103 You do not need to unplug the existing devices from the switch because there is no IP conflict 6 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Sample screenshots to setup IP of your PC Win XP The procedures below show how to setup your IP on Windows XP If you use operating system other than Windows XP please refer to OS manuals for proper setup procedures STEP1 Start up your PC STEP2 Click the Start and select the Control Panel Paul Chen Internet j My Documents Bm O My Recent Documents gt E mail KG gt Microsoft Office Outlook On KJ My Pictures gt ab Notepad Jj My Music _ Adobe Acrobat 7 0 ng My Computer Professional a My Network Places lax Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Control Panel Q Set Program Access and Defaults WA Connect To po DN o ta Printers and Faxes Y Help and Support y Search All Programs gt TJ Run Log OH Co Shut Down 1 www acti com E Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Double click the Network and Internet connections icon File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 3 A Search Ke Folders
9. scene you may try our alternative recommendations of Sensitivity 80 Threshold 2 5 for normal environment Sensitivity 80 Threshold 5 10 for very noisy environment a ACTI Connecting Vision bs Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Image This section concerns the general video settings KCM 5111 KCM 5211 KCM 5311 KCM 7111 KCM 7211 KCM 3211 Models 2009 02 24 05 40 08 E Video Flipping Video Mirroring Brightness 50 v Contrast 0 v Digital Noise Reduction ON v Restore image settings to default Apply Reset 1 Video Flipping Check this box to flip the video up down Video Mirror Check this box to mirror the video left right Brightness Select the Brightness value The higher the value the brighter the image Contrast Select the Contrast value The higher the value the sharper the contrast Ol gt PA NG Digital Noise Reduction Select ON or OFF to enable or disable this function Enable this for smooth and clear image Disable this if your scene contains many extreme details that may be smoothed over with DNR 6 Restore image settings to default When press this button it will use the default image settings Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters r ACTI Connecting Vision gt PB Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 KCM 5211E KCM 5311E Models 2009 02 24 05 40 08 ETE gt p
10. Front Door Enabled 2 NO send message to E MAIL v Test O E mail Recipients supervisor test com using for multiple addresses Subject Entrance Detected UD Message nes through the front door Enabled 3 Fields must be filled in D Apply bp Reset To setup Notification Messages make sure to Donabio the message then EE what type of message to send HTTP CGI or email If you are sending to CGI server you need to enter the CGI path the URL command itself and an optional message If you are sending email please enter the recipient E Mail addres 3 the email subject and the body mess Click Apply to use these settings or click 12 Reset to clear changes s Pia ACT Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Upload Video snapshot Pre requisites SMTP server FTP server HTTP CGI server setup IP devices may send video recording snapshots to your chosen server upon event Video will be in RAW format while snapshots will be JPG files You can define up to three group of settings to upload video snapshot Snapshots can be sent to FTP HTTP CGI and via Email while video can only be uploaded to FTP or HTTP CGI servers If Audio in is enabled in device the uploaded video will include audio The parameters needed to setup this function are different for each task combination snapshot ftp or video HTTP etc and are explained below Enable Enable Message 1 Upload
11. O Video BitRate Mode Constant Bit Rate Video Max Bit Rate UNLIMITED Video Bit Rate 3M Select the encoder s compression type Encoder Type MPEG 4 MJPEG H 264 O Eso Select the video resolution of the camera between 4M 2032 x 1920 esolution 2M 1080p 1920 x 1080 1M 720p 1280 x 720 and VGA 640 x 480 Framerate Select the available frame rate from the drop down menu Constant Bit Rate The bit rate remains constant at all conditions Video quality will be better when image is still Large amount of motion Video Bit Rate or complex scene will degrade quality slightly Mode Variable Bit Rate The video bit rate will vary based upon scene complexity and amount of movement The quality will remain the same Quality Variable Bit Rate Only When encoder type is MPEG4 or H 264 and video bitrate mode is Variable Bit Rate Select the quality value from High Middle Low When encoder type is MPEG4 or H 264 and video bitrate mode is GOP Length Variable Bit Rate Only Variable Bit Rate Select the Interval between two I frames This is also called GOP Length Group of Picture Default value is one frame per second The maximum length of GOP is limited to 60 Video Max Bitrate Constant Bitrate only Video Bitrate Constant Bitrate only This puts a hard cap on the maximum bit rate allowed in any given second of video streaming Assigning a limited bit rate may result in a few dr
12. Rate Select the quality value from High Middle Low When encoder type is MPEG4 or H 264 and video bitrate mode is Variable Bit Rate Select the Interval between two I frames This is also GOP Length called GOP Length Group of Picture Default value is one frame per second The maximum length of GOP is limited to 60 Framerate Select the available frame rate from the drop down menu a PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Constant Bit Rate The bit rate remains constant at all conditions Video quality will be better when image is still Large amount of motion Video Bit Rate or complex scene will degrade quality slightly Maga Variable Bit Rate The video bit rate will vary based upon scene complexity and amount of movement The quality will remain the same This puts a hard cap on the maximum bit rate allowed in any given Video Max second of video streaming Assigning a limited bit rate may result in a Bitrate few dropped frames rate when the stream data overflows the allowed bit rate Doing so will also disable Bit Rate setting below This is the target bitrate that the camera will attempt to provide when Video Bitrate using Constant Bitrate mode The actual value will fluctuate slightly based on scene changes Click the 11 Apply button to confirm the settings or click the 12 Reset button to re enter the parameters 4 ACTI Connecting Vision ba Fir
13. and Digital Noise Reduction for best image quality here Some options will only appear under certain exposure White balance modes We will describe each in detail below Exposure Mode Auto Exposure Mode AUTO w White Balance AUTO Hold AE Reference target 125 w Slowest Auto Shutter Wis Line Frequency 60Hz P IRIS Disable Apply Reset In Auto Exposure Mode you control the image brightness by configuring the AE Reference Target and Slowest Auto Shutter AE Reference Target means the Auto Exposure reference target which can be considered as the Target Brightness on Sensor The camera will use several internal parameters to achieve best quality with reference to this The higher this value the brighter the overall scene and the more noise at night Slowest Auto Shutter means the longest allowed exposure time for each frame In extreme low light conditions the exposure time is automatically increased to get more light into one image If it extends beyond the interval between frames i e 1 30 second then the frame rate will be automatically reduced Longer time in this value gives clearer images at night for slow moving objects but more motion blur for fast moving objects White balance weights the proportion of color in scene and recreates the most realistic color Usually this function is performed seamlessly in the background in auto mode In some cases you may want to fix the color proortions of your vi
14. displayed info to do IP Address filtering If you setup correctly it will change into a grayed out Success in a few seconds Pese Click this button to re enter the parameters Click the O Apply button to confirm the settings or click the u Reset button to re enter the parameters gt ACTI Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Port Mapping Click the Port Mapping item to display the Port Mapping Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Port Mapping HTTPPort 80 Search Server Portt 6005 Q Search Server Port2 6006 Control Server Port 6001 Streaming Server Port 6002 Multicast Server Port of Media1 5000 Q RTSP Server Port 7070 O RTP Multicast Video Port for Media1 5004 RTP Multicast Audio Port for Media1 5012 Multicast Setting D MulticastIP 228 5 6 1 224 5 0 1 239 255 255 255 multicast TTL 16 1 255 1 2 IGMP Disable v 13 Apply Reset HTTP port Select the port assigned for HTTP protocol access Select the first port used by server search applications to detect Search server port1 this IP device e g IP utlity Select the first port used by server search applications to detect E Search server port2 _ this IP device e g IP utlity Select the port used to support video control function by Video server port application programs e g NVR 2 PA ACTI Conn
15. its previous setting whether auto or forced day night upon the end of the event Go to a preset point if the device is a PTZ camera and the Go to Preset point Event Configuration is setup then you may include this in the response section of the event rule The camera will return to the position right before the event starts when the event is untriggered Be sure to do Save and Reboot after you ve updated the event settings Only then will the settings be commited to physical memory You may lose the settings to power loss or other situations if you do not do this step Manual Event You may select one event in the Manual Event area below the event list to be triggered via web UI Manual Event Event can be triggered manually Apply Reset Once selected the trigger button on the video display screen will show as clickable Click to trigger the selected event This is useful during event rule testing Live setip Web Configurator Function Media Stream Type Size TO DO1 La ia LA E aa a 00 7 ACTI Connecting Vision bs Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 System Click the System item on the Setup Page System User Account System Info Factory Default Firmware Upload Save amp Reboot Logout User Account Click the User Account Setting item to display the User Account Setting Page User Account User Account Password Root admin 123456 User 1 U
16. tells the camera how many Snapshots it should attempt to capture during the Upload Time If this value is set to 0 then the IP device will attempt to capture as many snapshots as possible Depending upon the device loading the number of snapshots taken may not reach the number you specified Pre Buffer Time This is only used by video If this is set to more than O then the IP device will start to buffer video in its internal memory The maximum pre buffer is 3 seconds When an event requires video upload the IP device will first upload the video taken right before the event then keep uploading until it reaches the upload time Image File Name Upload Path You will need to specify rule for file names and upload paths upload path is not needed for Email Just put a slash 7 in the field The rules contain flexible parameters A sample rule and corresponding filename will look like this Front_Door YYYY MM DD hh mm ss Front Door 2009 10 12 195037 JPG Upload Path folders may also be named dynamically For the IP device to create folders on FTP and HTTP CGI servers properly your FTP CGI account will need to have permission to create folders For syntax on auto naming please see online help or the inset box at the end of this section The symbol cannot be the first character in filename or upload path Please use either an alphabet or a number as the starting character For Upload Path be sure to start and end eith a backs
17. the O Setup tab to switch to Setup Page 1 Zoom Lens Control Panel ACTI Connecting Vision y Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 If you are using Zoom Auto Focus camera this screen is available by clicking on PTZ button in the live view screen You can change the current zoom ratio by clicking on either the continued Zooming buttons or the Stepped zooming buttons Step size will determine how much each click on stepped zooming changes the zoom ratio Speed determines how fast will zoom control operate under continued zoom There are two Focus Control Modes 1 Auto Refocus after Zoom Mode Auto Refocus after Zoom means that the camera will MANUAL Auto Refocus after Zoom readjust focus after every a zooming operation 2 Manual focus control will allow you to manually select the focus distance so that if the automatically determined focus position is not what you have in mind PTZ Preset Save current position as home position Apply Remove PTZ Vendor Protocol ACTVACTI el Zoom Control Speed 5 ce Step Size 100 LSJ LS Continous zooming Stepped Zooming Focus Control Mode Auto Refocus after Zoom Refocus Preset No Name GS If 1 2 Z 3 PI 4 E Ls you can easily adjust it to your liking You can press the Refocus button to readjust focus You can configure up to 32 Zoom presets below Just click Set enter the na
18. 00 e degrees Apply Stream Mode single Description Physical Installation Angle Not using the 10 Hemispheric Camera Wall Mount 0 degree With 10 Hemispheric Camera Wall Mount 10 degree 6 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 ePTZ Mode ePTZ mode of Hemispheric Camera works in similar way as optical PTZ function in Speed Domes As the camera receives commands from remote client it changes the direction of the view or zooms in or out digitally The stream coming out from the camera represents current viewing direction of the camera not the panoramic view The resolutions are available include 4M 2032 x 1920 Full HD 1920 x 1080 HD720 1280 x 720 and 640 x 480 MERA Web Configurator PA acti Function Size a PTZ DO1 DO2 A Ely Ga L 2 ka If you are using hemispheric camera in ePTZ mode this screen is available by clicking on PTZ button in the Preset live view screen Mouse PTZ is enabled at the same time Apply Remove PTZ VendoriProtocol ACTVACTI i You can configure up to 32 Zoom presets below Just Cl alala 5tep Size 100 click Set enter the name and move position to what you Pasia Law ig desire then click set again You can instantly ask the HAAN ae Rotation Degrees per Click 1 O a camera to go to that zoom and focus position by clicking on the Goto button A vo Click Delete to remove this zoom preset point from camera memor
19. F 13 o o o o o o o o F 14 o o o o o o o O E 15 o o o o o o o o F 16 o o LO o o 0 O O F Apply Reset 20 HA ACTi BP Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 IP address Ma 5 Check this box to enable IP Address Filtering filter enable The filter can be set in either Allow mode or Block mode 1 Allow mode will refuse access to all IP addresses except the ones listed below Filter Method 2 Block mode will accept all incoming access except the IP addresses listed below Make sure you include the Netmask in your consideration The IP address you wish to allow or block Please note that the actual IP Address B range is modified by the Netmask Using Netmask allows you to set filtering for a whole range of IP address at once without the need to enter all of them individually If you are not sure about the function of netmask then you should use 255 255 255 255 and it will affect only a single IP address per line of entry or use 255 255 255 0 to use the same setting for all IP addresses starting with the same three numbers For each entry you must check this box for it to be effective For an entry that you no longer need but does not wish to delete you can uncheck it and the system will remember it for future use If a new entry that has never been used before does not have Enable checked then it will not be stored in memory Click this to use the current
20. Manual V5 07 05 To setup HTTP servers make sure to Donabio the HTTP server 2 enter the user name the user password Network HTTP Server address Network HTTP Server port number and Ova connection time before timeout in seconds Click Ono to use these settings or click O Reset to clear changes Event Configuration Event configurations are the responses to be performed when an event is triggered For most types of responses you can create several different preset responses then mix and match in event rules Some responses are not supported in all IP devices e g DO PTZ Event Motion Detection profile is also a triggerable response but the parameters are defined through the Video Adjust page not in Event page The configurable responses are classified as Digital I O ports Notification messages Upload Image Snapshot Send URL Commands and go to PTZ Presets Event Configurator Digital 1 O ports Edit Notification message Edit Upload video snapshot and Audio Edit send URL commands Edit Digital I O ports Digital I O ports selected models only read and control the voltage difference in the circuit and respond to it They are useful in connecting to a wide variety of devices D I is a trigger while D O is a response Both are setup here Both have a low voltage state and a high voltage state noted as O and 1 2 ACTI Connecting Vision bis Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 T
21. Media Type Upload Media Type Snapshot Video Test Upload Media to Upload Media To E MAIL Upload Period Upload Period 0 0 86400 seconds Image during A a y Images during Upload Period 0 Use 0 for maximum number of Upload Period images Pre Buffer Time Pot ft yyy Pre BufferTime 0 0 3 seconds Image FileName Front Door YY YY _ MM_ DD Image File Name Y YIY Y Y naming rule Upload Path Event_Snapshot Upload Path id YIYIY Y naming rule CGI Path amp Program MS CGI Path amp Program Ka E Mail Recipients E Mail Recipients Y using for multiple addresses Subject ry it Subject Front Door Snapshot Enable Video snapshot checkbox this decides if this rule is in effect or disabled Sometimes it is useful to keep the settings but not to enable it for troubleshooting purposes Upload Media to these define the task at hand and change the field that needs to be filled out s PA ACTi BB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Upload Period IP device will provide video snapshots for the number of seconds here It will stop uploading video snapshot at the end of this period If you have video management software recording from this camera at the same time the normal recording through NVR will not be affected and goes on through out the event period and afterwards But the special upload session will end as the event ends Image during Upload Period This is used only by snapshots This
22. TI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Event Rule 1 6 Enabled V active on Yi Mon W Tue WV Wed Thr Yi Fri Y Sat V Sun O time 00 00 O Duration 24 v 00 v max 168 00 hours How is it triggered Events may be triggered by several sources Triggered by Swich to night mode You may also ask the event to be repeatedly triggered during this scheduled time The interval is determined in minutes You may use this with email FTP upload to take snapshots at regular intervals Dis For selected models only the IP device may be triggered by Digital Input Motion You may trigger the event if one or many Motion Detection regions encounter a motion trigger Trigger from any of them will initiate the event The duration of event will be the same as the MD trigger length or the Trigger interval time defined in the Motion Detection section on Video Adjust page Video Loss This is available for video servers only When the analog video in is lost the video state will become lost and return to normal only until device receives analog video signal A common scenario is for Video Server to send email to administrator when video is lost and activate DO signal to alarm that persists until the analog signal is restored Switch to Night mode This is available to selected models only When camera changes between day and night modes the embedded event handler will notice this chang
23. able trap in GU Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 ACTI Connecting Vision y Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 RTP Click RTP Item to configure RTP Settings RTSP Authentication Enabled vv R1PB2Frame Disabled Apply Reset Check box to enable RTP streaming s Account Password RTSP Authen Enable o authentication RTP B2 Frame O Enabl Check box to enable the B2 frame in RTP streaming nable Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 gt lt ACT go Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Speed amp Duplex Click the Speed amp Duplex item in the network section to display the Speed and Duplex Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Speed amp Duplex O Network Speed Auto Detect w o Apply Reset This item lets you select the network transmission speed You can select from 1 Auto detect default setting 2 100Mbps Full duplex 3 100Mbps Half duplex 4 10Mbps Full duplex 5 10Mbps Half duplex Network speed Click the O Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 29 ACTI Connecting Vision vA Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 IP Settings Connection Type Click the C
24. address so no two devices have IP conflict Steps 6 to 9 For adding devices without DHCP please see following steps 1 Connect the PC to the Network Switch with the CAT5 cable and change your PC s IP to 192 168 0 99 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 101 is Just a sample it may be any number from 1 to 254 except 100 2 Connect the device to your Network Switch If it is a POE enabled Switch then the device is powered on If it is NOT a PoE enabled Switch please also plug in the Power Adapter 5 www acti com PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 3 Open Internet Explorer and type in Default IP http 192 168 0 100 4 When you see the login window please input default user and password Default Username Admin Password 123456 5 After you log in you will see the video from IP device To go to the main menw click the Setup button on the top left 6 Please go to IP settings gt Connection Type Change the IP mode to Static and the IP address to 192 168 0 101 or any other unused IP Avoid 192 168 0 100 the IPs of your PCs and other devices already in network Click Apply then click System gt Save Reboot Connection Type Dynamic IP Address IPAddress 192 166 O ho SubnetMask 55 _ 255 12355 0 SP Gateway 7 Internet Explorer will close after a few seconds This is normal 8 Wait for 30 seconds and open IE again by typing in the new IP
25. amera name The camera name is reserved for customer use Click the o Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters Serial Setting Oseriai Port Control 8 None 1 v O Serial Port Baud Rate 9600 Apply Reset 1 Serial Port Control Select the control value of corresponding serial port O Serial Port Baud Rate Select the Baud Rate of serial port Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the O Reset button to re enter the parameters 17 ACTI Connecting Vision bis Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Date amp Time OO SNTPINTP Server IP Address 192 168 0 2 2 Sync Time 1Day El O o setManually Date 2010 0 01 Time 00 00 xr 00 O OO Day Light Saving Start Time Typel Mar w Second Sun 02 00 1 0 EndTime Typel Oct Fist Sun 03 00 ib 12 Apply Reset 13 Click the Date amp Time item under Setup to see Date Setting Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting The default method is to set manually a PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Date Setting Click this to enable IP device s SNTP NTP function This enables this IP device to synchronize its time settings with a SNTP NTP server You can use this function to make sure all your IP devices time is the same Additionally with our embedded digital time code in th
26. e and may act upon this information Potential uses include changing the motion detection profile to another set of Event MD parameters By having two sets of parameters each optimized for day and night this provide n PA ACTi BB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 better overall accuracy in both day and night conditions Some night time only MD regions may also be activated this way The event period will end when the camera returns to day mode which will then reset the camera to the original settings Device boots completely This will trigger the event responses once the device boots up You can use this to create a notification system that keeps record of when the device has been rebooted via email Reboot device This triggers the event response when the device is shut down via web UI Save and Reboot Use this to keep record of when was the device setting edited Note that this will not take effect when the device is unplugged as this is not normal shutdown What responses will occur Response To Digital Output Send notification message Upload video snapshots Change Motion Detection Profile Send URL command J Change to Night Profile Digital Output selected models only This is an useful link to other devices Click to include this in the response for this rule Send notification Message Select from the three pre defined messages which you ve setup in the Event Configuration secti
27. e streaming you can tell the event sequence accurately O IP address Enter the IP address of the SNTP NTP server Sync time Select the time interval for this IP device to synchronize its time Set manually Click this to manually setup the date amp time Date Select the date O Time Select the time O mmeone Seo the time zone offset for local settings Select Type 1 E to specify daylight saving time by week number in a month select Type 2 to specify daylight saving time by date D Start Time Select the daylight savings start time D End Time Select the daylight savings end time Click the B Apply button to confirm the settings or click the E Reset button to re enter the parameters 9 gt lt ACT go Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Network Section Click the 4 Network item on the Setup Page IP Address Filtering Click the IP Address Filter item to display the IP Address Filtering Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting IP Address Filtering IP address filter enable Set IP address Blocked IP Address Netmasks NO IP address Netmask Enabled O o lo lo lo Go 0 o o e 2 o o o o o 0 0 o F 3 o o o O o o oOo o F 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 6 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 F 7 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 E 8 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 E 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 10 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 11 o o o o o o o o E 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28. ecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Streaming server port 5 Select the port used by this IP device for Video Streaming TCP Only Video Multicast Port of Enable disable multicast audio streaming media 1 7 RTSP port Select the port assigned for RTSP protocol access RTP Multicast Video Select the port for the multicast video streaming of media via Port for Media1 RTP protocol RTP Multicast Audio Select the port for the multicast audio streaming of media1 via Port for Media1 RTP protocol DD Multicast IP Select the multicast IP Default settings is 228 5 6 1 E Multicast TTL Select the multicast TTL Default setting is 255 Select video type connected to the video in of this IP device If Eb IGMP you use an incorrect video type some images might be lost Click the E Apply button to confirm the settings or click the ip Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 sd ACTI BB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 i ToS Click the ToS Type of Service item to display the ToS Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Type of Service Type of Service Disabled ToS Priority Normal Service gt 6 Apply 6 Reset Select whether to add the TOS tag onto the streaming data TOS type of Streaming data with a higher priority TOS tag will be transmitted service first when compared with other data Select the TOS tag s pr
29. ek Russia Turkey Indonesia and Swedish This user interface setting will disappear once you log out if you want to change the default user interface language please go 1 ACTI Connecting Vision ba Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 to Host in the Host section under the setup tab STEP5 Logi Reset Click the Sal button to login or click the at button to re enter again Once you ve logged in the Live page will be displayed as below Live view Click the 4 Live tab to show Live page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting 0 2 Web Configurator PA ACTi i Encoder i DO1 DO2 EL 800 00 1 2011 04 12 18 36 08 b ian O T Function List Full Screen Click the icon Lal stretch the preview to full screen You can click Esc button on the keyboard to return to previous display Snapshot Click the icon MEM to take a snapshot The snapshot picture will be saved to the default folder CAUsers account name Picture in the format of 12 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 NN YYYYMMDD HH mm ss jpg Click the icon A to enable the audio out from PC to IP camera or video server When it is enabled your voice will be transferred to the audio out of the IP camera or video server NOTE you will need to have a microphone connected to your PC to se
30. elect the second one instead all the settings would be removed during factory default You will have to use factory default IP setting to connect to this camera Please refer to previous login section Click the Apply button to show a warning dialog that reminds you again before restoring the device to factory default 16 Y lt gt ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Firmware Upload Click the Firmware Upload item to display the Firmware Upgrade Page Upgrade the IP device s firmware through this page with the following instructions You may upgrade firmware for individual cameras with this function To upgrade camera firmware in batches please use IP utility which can be freely downloaded from website The firmware file you download from website will contain one upg file and one mab file Uploading firmware through Web Configurator uses only the upg file You will need both files if you are doing multiple upgrades with IP Utility Firmware Upload Do you want to do firmware upload Apply Click the Apply button The Firmware Upgrade Page 2 will be displayed as below Firmware Upload Firmware HE Apply Reset Click Browse to select the upgrade image file You can always get the latest version at our website Click the Apply button to start upgrade The upgrade process window will show a progress bar indicating upgrade status Once the process is finis
31. ew Wait until you like the color on screen You can hold a piece of white paper in front of camera for reference then wait until you like the current value to click on the Hold button to the right This will lock the current value and enter the manual white balance mode Before Hold 5 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 White Balance AUTO Hold Entering Manual mode with Hold White Balance White Balance x Hold RGain 71 1 255 BGain 142 1 255 Line Frequency is the power supply frequency Select the right frequency to avoid image flickering P IRIS For Support P Iris Lens Model P IRIS Disable Enable P IRIS function using P Iris Lens Otherwise please disable it Exposure Mode Shutter Priority Exposure Mode 8 SHUTTER PRIORITY White Balance AUTO Hold AE Reference target 1240 w Shutter Speed 180 Line Frequency 60Hz Apply Reset In Shutter Priority Mode the shutter speed is locked at the user defined value Camera will compensate for different brightness with Iris size or signal enhancements This is useful when the target moves very fast and has to be viewed with short exposure shutter time 5 Exposure Mode Iris Priority Exposure Mode White Balance AE Reference target F Number of IRIS Control Line Frequency ACTI Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 IRIS_ PRIORITY AUTO Hold 128 F28 60Hz
32. hed you will get an OK message and system will reboot itself NOTE lf you cancel the firmware upgrade during upgrade process the browser window will be closed 7 Pia ACT Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Save 4 Reboot This section tells you how to save all the settings and reboot this IP device This is critical because some settings might not take effect before save and reboot Click the Save 4 Reboot item to display the Reboot Page Please wait 30 seconds for system reboot And the window will clase The Action LED indicator will go dark to indicate that the IP device is rebooting After around 30 seconds the Action LED will light up again to indicate that the reboot is completed Logout Clicking this item allows you to log out of the IP device Be sure to logout this IP device once your setting is completed 7
33. ion Set up the detail setting of motion detection Video amp Audio Camera Options 38 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 3 Motion Detection Setup Press Setup to edit the settings There are set six regions on ceiling mounting type and three regions on wall mounting type Region GO Enabled sensitivity O Trigger Interval s O trigger Threshold Priority 2 Preset 1 7 70 y 1 v 10 4 v a 2 70 v 1 v 10 v S v 02 3 70 v 1 v 10 w amp 6 v 03 04 05 v Apply Reset 06 107 STEP1 Click the a checkbox to enable motion detection for different preset point region STEP2 Choose the O preset point you want to use STEP3 Set the O sensitivity of motion detection region STEP4 Set the O interval time of motion detection After a motion event is triggered no more events will be triggered within this time in the same region STEP5 Set the o trigger threshold of motion detection region The larger this value the larger the object size needed to trigger motion detection STEP6 Set the O priority of these preset point to trigger the motion detection The higher number is the higher priority Click the DE Apply button to confirm the settings or click the O Reset button to re enter the parameters 9 PA ACTi BP Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Compression Single Stream Mode Stream 1 tb Encoder Type 264 3 Resolution w Frame Rate 4
34. iority to be added onto the streaming You can select between 1 Minimize Delay TOS priority 2 Maximize throughout 3 Maximize Reliability 4 Normal Service Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the O Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 ACTI Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 UPnP Click the UPnP item to display the UPnP Setting Page Gb Enable UPnP Friendly Name KCM5111 11A X 00008 toy Reset Click checkbox Gb to enable or disable the UPnP function Edit the UPnP Friendly Name in text field Click the Apply button Ej to confirm the settings or click the Reset button EJ to re enter the parameters Bonjour Bonjour Enable Bonjour Friendly Name KCM3111 10J X 00001 Apply Reset Bonjour is a protocol developed by Apple Inc This protocol allows for easy searching of devices on network You may enable Bonjour and search for this device via its Friendly Name 2 PA ACTI bp Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 HTTPS HTTPS is to create a secure channel over an insecure network There are two methods to create Certificate Signing Request CSR and Self Signed Certificate Certificate Signing Request CSR User uses a signed certificate issued by trusted Certification Authority CA Self Signed Certificate User wants to use the certificate created and issued by u
35. irmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Send URL commands 1 Send Command 1 O HTTP CGI1 Test O Command as event is triggered Icgi bin cmd encoder PTZ_PRESET_GO 1 including path of CGI program max 119 characters Command as event becomes inactive cgi bin cmd encoder PTZ_PRESET_GO 2 including path of CGI program max 119 characters SendCommand2to HTTPCGI1 Test Command as event is triggered in cmd encoder VIDEO_BITRATE 3M8VIDEO _ including path of CGI program max 119 characters PA AR Command as event becomes inactive lcgi bin cmd encoder VIDEO_BITRATE 750K8 including path of CGI program max 119 characters Send Command 3to HTTPCGI1 Test t Apply O Reset URL commands can be sent to HTTP CGI servers upon event This provides the possibility of highly intelligent response upon event IP devices and many other devices also have embedded CGI servers that may be controlled When Event Handler sends an URL command it will send one set of command when the event is trigged and another as the event becomes inactive Depending on the CGi design the URL commands may be able to be stringed together and multiple commands may be issued in a single line An example would be when the access control device at the entrance detects an entry this device provides a DI signal to the PTZ camera and triggers an event This event then sends a loopback command to the PTZ Camera itself by setting its own IP a
36. isconnect le System Log H Bootloader Version BOOTLOADER 310 01 12 Loading GPIO driver Devcap Version 0x1FF1 Loading R5232 driver E Loading MAC driver Loading 12 BUS driver Loading Audio driver WW Loading 5D Card driver Config file The units parameters and their current settings Parameter List Always attach the server report when contacting your support channel Server Report Third party software licenses Show Licenses 15 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 It shows the firmware version MAC address production ID and factory System info default type of IP device It shows the WAN port s IP address netmask gateway DNS server WAN status DDNS host and connection status It shows the system event This column is very useful to as a diagnostic System log tool At the bottom of this area is the ISP firmware version which is an useful diagnostic parameter Click Parameter List to see all configurations of the IP device Click Server Report to export related information while reporting to your support channel Factory Default Click the Factory Default item to display the Factory Default Page Factory Default Preserve network setting and HTTP HTTPS port Reset parameters to the original factory settings Apply If you want to keep network settings and restore other settings to factory default please select the first option lf you s
37. lash An example will be Backgate MM DD CGI path 8 Program Some CGI servers may require special info and settings Please refer to CGI server designer for this section IP devices do not allow upload of Snapshots Video into their embedded CGI servers E Mail Recipient Subject When uploading video snapshots via email these information are required 7 a ACTI gt Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Video Source Choosing the video source from video 1 or video 2 Auto Naming Rules for Files and Folders To properly track images and videos a well thought out naming rule is necessary There are a number of automatic variables available to design a proper naming system which may be used both on files and folders Symbol YY YY Y YY MM DD hh mm SS W N Y Description 4 digits for year the last 2 digits of 4 digits year two digits for month 01 12 two digits for date 01 31 two digits for hour 00 23 two digits for minute 00 59 two digits for second 00759 a space character camera name File serial counter It starts from 1 in every uploading task The counter will be increased by 1 for next uploading file Send URL commands Pre requisites HTTP CGI server setup 68 Example 2009 for year 2009 09 for year 2009 01 for January 01 for the 1st day of a month camera 1 1 2 3 4 5 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision p gt PB F
38. me and move the zoom focus position to what you desire then click set again You can instantly ask the camera to go to that zoom and focus position by clicking on the Goto button Click Delete to remove this zoom preset point from camera memory 14 www acti com ol Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Preset Tour After you set the Preset Point the Tour function will be enabled PTZ Preset Tour Preset Tour is a preconfigured PTZ sequence that directs the camera to cycle through multiple preset PTZ views including where to look and how long to look at each location You may configure the preset points to go to in the previous Preset section Make sure you configure PTZ and PTZ Preset sections correctly before setting up Preset Tours Please select the tour you want to use or choose Disable to stop Preset Tour Selet the preset point you want to add in the tour You may setup how long with the PTZ Speed Dome camera stay at each point by setting the Dwell Time Then click Add button to add the preset point in this tour You may rearrange the preset point sequence here Preset Tour Click the buttons to move to top move up move down l Touring Control or move to bottom of list Tour e Select a Preset Point Tour 1 Save Cancel You can click l Goto to go to the preset point and our a aba anan Preset click pi Remove to remove this preset point in thi
39. mware User s Manual V5 07 05 4 Stream Mode Configuring compression settings in 4 stream mode is basically the same as configuring compression settings in other modes The setting is the same across all 4 channels but you may switch view of the individual channels by selecting the channel on top Video Compression 1 2010 09 19 23 26 06 Ah a Channek1 vw Encoder Type H264 Resolution N640x480 v Frame Rate 15 y Video Bit Rate Mode Constant BitRate v Video Max Bit Rate UNLIMITED Video BitRate 3M v Apply 5 Reset a ACTI Connecting Vision bs Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Motion Detection Video Compression s Adjust EOM Adjust Column f Adjust Square Adjust Square R Motion Ena et KS Region Motion Enable Sensitivity Trigger Interval Trigger Threshold 1 O 70 10 2 70 10 Or 3 70 1 10 Motion Setup Click the O Motion Setup button to edit the settings Before clicking Motion Setup you will be in passive observer mode You will see activity status and whether each motion window has motion activity but will not be able to change settings Motion Setup mode Motion Enable Region Motion Enable Sensitivity Trigger Interval Trigger Threshold 1 70 To 10 2 70O 1 10 3 O 1 10 amp Apply Cancel 7 PA ACTi BB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Video Motion Detection STEP1 Click the Plus sig
40. n amp to expand the Motion Detection settings then Click the Motion Enable checkbox to enable motion detection STEP2 Click the EY checkbox to enable motion detection for each individual region STEP3 Click one region to start to edit its size and location You can click the Adjust Column to drag motion region to your desired location You can click the Adjust Square and drag to adjust motion region size You can click the upper right button to cancel this motion region Repeat above procedure to adjust the motion region STEP4 Set the E sensitivity of motion detection region STEP5 Set the interval time of motion detection After a motion event is triggered no more events will be triggered within this time in the same region STEP6 Set the 7 trigger threshold of motion detection region The larger this value the larger the object size needed to trigger motion detection STEP7 In motion activity e window the bar shows the motion activity status You can also see the trigger threshold Red line When the motion activity exceeds the trigger threshold the bar would become red to indicate that a motion event has been triggered While viewing the motion activity window you can adjust the motion sensitivity the higher the easier camera considers video change to be an activity and the threshold the higher the larger the activity needed to trigger a motion event If the default settings are not satisfactory for your
41. nd out audio If dual stream mode is enabled click to select which stream to display Media 1 or 2 The default is single stream only To change to dual stream mode please refer to Media 1 section under Setup tab Click T to select the compression codec used in video encoding The Encoder type option includes MPEG 4 MJPEG and H 264 Once selected the video server IP camera will start to send video KB Encoder Type in new stream type O Display size Click Or to adjust display screen size Click the speaker icon to toggle mute audio in Click and drag to decide volume below You must first enable audio in setting to change here PTZ Panel Click on the PTZ button to pop up the Control panel and enable Mouse PTZ at the same time For zoom lens camera Panning and Tilting via PT platform will only be activated by mouse PT command Note This is not available in 4 cropped VGA mode D DO Settings Click O to set DO output level to High Click O to set DO output level to Low If your device has more than one DO available each DO is controlled separately 12 Network status Indicates the network state If the light on the right is green it means the network is ok If the light is gray it means the network is broken The light on the left is not used Live view from Camera is displayed here The title bar shows the ee Ow time and date If you want to setup this IP camera video server please click
42. ndow Positioning View In 4 VGA Window Positioning View you may position each window to where you desire to view The current view is the 4M view area to allow you the most flexibility in positioning Click and drag the top bar of each window to activate it and drag to place The currently active window is highlighted in yellow while the other windows are shown in red 1 2010 09 19 10 17 03 Stream Mode 4Stream v Apply 3s ACTI Connecting Vision bis Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Camera Options This item is available on hemispheric camera only This section determines how many streams are available from this device There are five modes Single Dual ePTZ 6 Stream and MD Preset Stream Mode Single 6 Streams MD Preset Single Mode In single stream mode there are two options you can choose depend on your device s mounting type Ceiling Wall In Single Mode resolutions available include Full HD 1920 x 1080 and HD720 1280 x 720 In Ceiling Mount you can see the double panorama view in pre view windows You can adjust the viewing angle via typing the rotation degrees Mounting Type Ceiling Rotation Degrees per Click 1 a Stream Mode single In Wall Mount you can see the panorama view in pre view windows Adjust the Physical Installation Angle will do proper dewarping based on the newly defined center of the view Mounting Type Wal Physical Installation Angle 0 00 10
43. nt servers are classified as FTP servers SMTP servers and HTTP servers Type Network Address Ports User Name FTP Server Configuration 101 21 SMTP Server Configuration HTTP Server 1 Configuration HTTP Server 2 Configuration sa ACTI Connecting Vision bis Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 FTP Server FTP servers can receive snapshot or video uploads that are issued as part of the response from event handlers You may setup one FTP server FTP Server Configuration 4 Network Address Network Port 21 6 User Name O User Password Mode Passive v O nar Connection Time 10 sec 0 60 sec ts Apply Reset O To setup FTP servers make sure to enter Din network address O the Network FTP port O the User Name Password Oconnection mode Passive or Active and Oconnection time before timeout in milliseconds Click Ono to use these settings or click O reset to clear changes SMTP Server SMTP servers can send email upon request from the IP device The email can be a simple subject and text email or attached with snapshot video You may setup two SMTP servers The device will first attempt to send the message via the Primary email SMTP server If the first attempt fails after the Max connecting time then the device will attempt to send via the secondary SMTP server If the device sends email successfully via the primary SMTP server then it will not use the secondary SMTP server 5 ACTI Connec
44. on You may enable multiple messages at the same time For sending Email please limit the recipient to one per event rule If you need to send email to more than one recipient please use separate event rules triggered by the same trigger Upload video snapshots Select which of the event configurations to include in this response set If you are sending email via upload video and sending notification message at the same time the system will automatically merge the two emails into one The subject and image will be based upon the Upload snapshot Event configuration enabled but the message in the body text will be based upon the Notification messages In general please stick to the one email per event rule limit for best performance Change Motion Detection profile This will switch the profile of the selected Motion Detection 7 PA ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 region from Runtime profile to Event profile The profile will return to runtime settings at the end of this event You may program one motion detection region to be disabled at runtime but enable it with event handler under some circumstances Send URL command Select the URL command to include in the response set Two different commands will be sent at the time when the event is triggered and untriggered Change to Night Mode Selected models only For some models you may force the Camera into Night mode The camera will return to
45. onnection Type item to display the Connection Type Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Connection Type o Dynamic IP Address O Usehostname ACTi Static IP Address O IP Address 192 168 0 100 O Subnetmask 255 255 25 0 es O cateway 192 168 0 254 PPPoE Ouser Name Orassword D D Apply Reset Click this to enable IP device s DHCP function O Dynamic IP It will acquire its WAN port IP address from a DHCP server within the address same network You must have a DHCP server in order to enable this function Use host l o 7 3 Enter the host name to display in utility tools ex IP Utility name Click this to manually enter the IP address O IP address Enter the WAN port IP address o Subnet mask Enter the subnet mask of WAN port If IP address is changed adjust the subnet mask accordingly Static IP address ISP gateway Enter the IP address of the gateway the router 0 PA ACTI bp Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Click this when you connect IP device directly to the xDSL modem User name Enter the user name of your xDSL account Password Enter the password of your xDSL account Note You have to click the Save Reboot after you click the Apply button to let this IP device start xDSL connections Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the 11 Reset button to re enter the parameters
46. opped frames rate when the stream data overflows the allowed bit rate Doing so will also disable Bit Rate setting below This is the target bitrate that the camera will attempt to provide when using Constant Bitrate mode The actual value will fluctuate slightly based on scene changes o Pq ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Dual Steam Mode Stream 1 Q Encoder Type 264 resolution N640x480 6 Frame Rate 8 Dv deo Bit Rate Mode Variable Bit Rate ouality Middle cor 1 iframes Second stream 2 Encoder Type H264 Resolution N640x430 Pi Frame Rate 3U O Video BitRate Mode Constant Bit Rate E Video Max BitRate UNLIMITED QD video BitRate 3M D Apply Reset 1 2 Select the encoder s compression type Encoder Type MPEG 4 MJPEG H 264 Select the video resolution of the camera between 4M 2032 x 1920 2M 1080p 1920 x 1080 1M 720p 1280 x 720 and VGA 640 x 480 ine T the available frame rate from the drop down menu Constant Bit Rate The bit rate remains constant at all conditions Resolution Video quality will be better when image is still Large amount of motion Video Bit Rate l gt ied or complex scene will degrade quality slightly ode Variable Bit Rate The video bit rate will vary based upon scene complexity and amount of movement The quality will remain the same ul When encoder type is MPEG4 or H 264 and video bitrate mode is uality Variable Bit
47. p in the Notification messages URL commands section You may define two separate CGI servers IP devices are also CGI servers This means that IP devices can now issue commands to each other which creates endless possibilities for highly coordinated response The IP device can also give a loopback command to itself in effect changing almost all possible settings dynamically For detail on the commands used to control the cameras please contact your customer representative An example will help you gain a better sense of how to utilize this unique function Camera Ais a fixed camera that looks at a corridor leading to the main hall lt has a motion detection window located near the point where the corridor arrives at the large hall Camera B is a PTZ camera located in the hall which is usually left on auto tour patrol When motion activity in the motion detection region triggers MD1 in Camera A this then in turn activates an event rule in Camera A that gives out a command to Camera B Camera B would then swivel to the preset point where the corridor leads into the entrance and switch to higher bit rate to temporarily provide clearer image After the event ends Camera B will go back to its normal routine in lower bit rate HTTP Server Configuration 1 Q Enabled 3 User Name O User Password Network Address Network Port 80 Max Connection Time 19 sec 0 60 sec ts O Reset Apply 5 ya ACT Firmware User s
48. r STEP6 Click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties Local Area Connection Properties General Advanced Connect using EJ Broadcom 340x 10 1 00 Integrated Ec This connection uses the following items El 005 Packet Scheduler A w AEGIS Protocol IEEE 807 1x v3 1 6 Internet Protocol TCP IP Ayt Install Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default Wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 9 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision vA Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 STEP7 Click the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the IP address and the subnet mask Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties TBS Genera You can get IP settings assigned automatically 4 your network suppos Please set the settings as below thes Capability Otherase you need to ack your nehwork acheewetrator for the appropriate IP seting IP address 192 168 0 xxx Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 NOTE xxx should be a number C Dbtan an iP adders automaticaly Use the kolovang IP address IP addres 192 168 0 39 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Deadh gateway from 1 to 254 excep
49. r of image in a PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 foggy situation If you want to disable this function please choose value 0 11 Restore image settings to default When press this button it will use the default image settings Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters a ACTI Connecting Vision bis Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 KCM 3911 Models Brightness 50 v Contrast 20 v Saturation 50 v Digital Noise Reduction 2 v 3D Noise Reduction ON v Edge Enhancement 104 v ExDR TargetLevel 64 v Defogging 2 v Restore image settings to default Apply Reset 1 Brightness Select the Brightness value The higher the value the brighter the image Contrast Select the Contrast value The higher the value the sharper the contrast Saturation Select the saturation value The higher the value the more saturated the image w NG Digital Noise Reduction Select the DNR value The higher the value the smoother and clearer the image 5 3D Noise Reduction Select ON or OFF to enable or disable this function Enable this for smooth and clear image Disable this if your scene contains many extreme details that may be smoothed over with 3DNR 6 Edge Enhancement Select the Edge Enhancement value The higher the value the sharper the image 7 ExDR Select the ExDR value The higher the value the g
50. reat enhancement of the image in the brightest and darkest area This provides for more evenly illuminated image and brings out greater detail to the eye 8 Defog Control Select the Defog Control value The higher the value the clearer of image in 4 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 foggy situation If you want to disable this function please choose value 0 9 Restore image settings to default When press this button it will use the default image settings Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters so PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Day Night This section concerns the day and night switch timing for your camera Day Night Mode AUTO Day to Night Threshold 57 Apply Reset 1 Day Night Mode The camera will change between day and night modes by default You may command camera to stay in day or night mode here or allow it to change automatically 2 Day to Night Threshold This value controls the level of light where camera switches into night mode Increasing it will make camera switch to night mode at a darker illumination level Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 5 PA ACTi BB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Exposure White balance Configure Exposure and White Balance
51. rigger Interval How does it work When a motion is detected or the device receives a DI trigger usually users want the camera to stay on high alert for a minimum duration of time before returning to normal mode This duration is controlled by setting the trigger interval value During this time the device will NOT respond to a second trigger The device will stay in the triggered state for as long as the trigger continues to be effective So the Trigger interval only limits the minimum amount of time the device will spend in the triggered state Below are sample diagrams on trigger response mechanism a Minimum interval 60s Trigger 20s Trigger 20s gt E Response 60s L Trigger 80s Response 80s Trigger 20s 20s Response 60s Response 20s Digital 1 O ports Digital Input Port Port Active Level Interval 0 86400 seconds DI 1 Qoc Oo Digital Output Port Port Active Level Interval 0 86400 seconds DO 1 O O When 0 the digital output port stays at active level until the associated event becomes inactive O Apply O Reset DI To setup DI please define the Dactive level as O or 1 If the active level is set as 1 then camera will consider high voltage difference a trigger which can be used to initiate other events The event will end when the DI voltage goes back to 0 Orinierval determines the minimum delay that must pass before
52. s 03 10 modified tour Preset Points 02 EERE 10 2 xj 01 EERE 10 alls 03 ERE 10 alls 1 ACTI Connecting Vision pi gt Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Setup Menu Live Setup Date amp Time Network navigation The fully expanded menu is shown here to the right IP Address Filtering In Setup Page the left side is devoted to the menu There are many sections in the menu most of them hidden for ease of Port Mapping ToS UPnaPp Bonjour HTTPS IEEE 802 1X SNMP Setting RTP Speed Duplex IP Settings Connection Type DNS DDNS Video amp Audio Stream Mode Compression Motion Detection Image Day Night Exposure White Balance Audio OSD Privacy Mask Event Event Server Event Configuration Event List Manual Event System User Account System Info Factory Default Firmware Upload Save amp Reboot Logout 1 ACTI Connecting Vision bis Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Host Click the Host to enter Host settings page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Q HostName ACTI 2 Language English Camera Name Camera 1 Apply Reet Enter a host name and this host name will be shown when you Host name A use the IP utility or the SDK to search for the IP device Select the language of default user interface Each user login will Language see the default user interface first C
53. s the HTTP CGI server The PTZ Camera then moves to a preset location stays until the event is over then move back to another location At the same time it moves to the preset location it increases the bitrate from 750k to 3M and the frame rate from 4 fps to 8 fps The bitrate fps changes are reverted at the end of event z ol Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Event List You may define a maximum of 10 Event rules which will be shown in abbreviated form in the Event List panel It will display under each Event ID the days of the week it will be active the start time and duration of the active period the type of the source of trigger and the actions used in the response If the row is greyed out this means the rule is currently not enabled and stays inactive Event Rule ID Week Day start Duration Source Action 1 1234567 00 00 24 00 NIGHT VPROFILE 2 12345 08 00 20 00 SCH DOT 3 4 5 6 There are several parts to the Event rule When is it active You may choose to enable the rule or not The settings will be kept in internal memory even if the event rule is disabled Select the days in a weekly cycle O in which this rule and schedule is active Determine the Oiart time and Oauration of the active period For example a rule that lets motion detection trigger snapshot uploads to FTP would only take place after 19 00 each day for 12 hours Outside of this time the rule will not be active o PA AC
54. ser himself HTTPS Certificate Signing Request CSR Management Common Name Create Certificate Management Common Name Create Self Signed Certificate New settings will only take effect after Save amp Reboot Press Create or Create Self Signed Certificate button and configure settings in the pop up screen to install the certificate Note that the new setting will only take effect after Save amp Reboot IEEE 802 1X Please enable IEEE 802 1x and configure settings in the screen below Note that the new setting will only take effect after Save 4 Reboot IEEE 802 1X Enabled EAPOL Version vi v2 User Nama User Password CA Certificate Upload User Certificate Upload User Private Key Upload New settings will only take effect after Save Reboot Apply Reset 26 ACTI Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 SNMP Setting Click the SNMP Setting item to display the SNMP setting Page SNMP Setting 4 Enabled suuev1 v2 suurva Trap Enabled Destination IP address i IPv4 Address Trap Community public Available Traps d E Cold Start Fl Warm Start E Authentication Failure Apply Reset Click Q to enable SNMP function Select O to use SNMP V1 V2 or to use SNMP V3 Check the check box to enable traps Enter the Destination IP address in Enter the Trap Community used in Select the Avail
55. ser2 User3 User4 User5 User 6 User 7 Users User 9 User 10 Apply Reset Setup the account names and their passwords There are 1 roog administrator account and 10 common user accounts 3 Administrator account allows the user to watch the live view and setup everything but common user account allows user only to watch the live image Click the EY Apply button to confirm the settings or click the EY Reset button to re enter the parameters 7 ACTI Connecting Vision pi gt Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 System Info Click the System Info item to show details about this IP device including system information WAN status and system log Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting View the information at the 3 textboxes This information is very useful to understand the IP device status and to resolve any problem that might occur System Information System Information Firmware Version A1D 311 VY5 02 26 AC E MAC Address 00 0F 7C 06 13 7B E Production ID ECM5111 11A Xx 00008 Factory Default Type Two Way Audio Ox71 Company Name ACTi Corporation WEB Site www acti com Profile ID OV5653 EBZ V110106A Sensor Board 05653 7 WAN Status b 1P Address 192 168 0 100 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 254 DNS Server 111 DDNS Host WAN Connect Status Disconnect DNS Connect Status Disconnect i DDNS Connect Status D
56. t 100 which is r used by the IP device Please also Use the lolong DNS server addresses Pretoned DNS server l Abemate DNS serves Advanced make sure that no two equipments use the same IP address in the same network STEP8 Click the OK button and the window dialog box will close o ya ACT Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 3 Configuring the IP device This section describes how to configure the IP device The administrator has unlimited access to all settings while the normal user can only view live video The IP device is configured under a standard browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 7 0 8 0 Login STEP1 Open Internet Explorer 6 0 7 0 8 0 You may download the latest version from http www microsoft com windows ie downloads default mspx STEP2 Enter the IP address of the IP device and press enter to go to Login Page The default IP address is 192 168 0 100 Login Account Traditional Chinese A Simplified Chinese Password Japanese spanish Language English has italian German Login Reset French Greek Dutch Russian Turkish STEP3 Indonesian Enter the Account name and the Password Polish Romanian Default Account Admin Password 123456 STEP4 Select the language of the IP device user interface You can select between English Traditional Chinese Japanese Spanish Italian German Portuguese Gre
57. the IP device will accept another trigger from DI in seconds O means 2 there is no minimum delay limit PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 DO To setup DI please define the Oncive level as O or 1 If the active level is set as 1 then camera will change the output voltage to high when this response is activated by an event rule The voltage will go back to low when the event ends Onterva determines the minimum duration of each DO response in seconds DO will remain at the active level during this time and if another event triggers DO before the end of the first DO the second trigger will no take effect O means there is no minimum duration Notification message Pre requisites SMTP server HTTP CGI server setup Notification messages may be sent to either an email or a HTTP CGI server If sent to a CGI server it works the same as an URL command but it does not allow a second message at end of event You may configure up to three preset massages You can configure a message but disable it This will allow you to keep the settings without using it which will be useful in testing and troubleshooting 5 ACTI Connecting Vision bs Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Notification messages Enabled 1 7G send messageto HTTPCGI1 w Test e CGI Path 8 Program cgi bin cmd encoder including path of CGI program C URL command PTZ PRESET 60 1 Message Look at
58. ting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 SMTP Server Configuration Primary SMTP Configurations 4 Enabled Vv Q Authentication Type Login gt O User Name Event test com User Password eeeeeeece O Sender Email Address EventHandier test com network Address smptestcon Network Port 25 O Max Connection Time 10 sec 0 300 sec Secondary SMTP Configurations O Apply Reset To setup SMTP servers make sure to O enable the SMTP account and O choose the proper Authentication type There are many types available The default is Login We recommend you to use Auto Detection Available authentication types include Auto Detection None Login Plain Cram MD5 Digest MD5 and PoP Relay Please also enter the User Name Password the email address displayed as sender can be different than the user name O network SMTP server address Nciwork SMTP server Port number and Max Connection time before timeout in seconds Click Oirpoiy to use these settings or click D Reset to clear changes o PA ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 HTTP Server HTTP CGI servers are programs that run on web sites or many devices They can be custom programmed to perform a large variety of actions based upon the input You can define which CGI server to connect to here and the user password required to log into the target server The actual message command is setu
59. vice account Enter the password to login your DDNS service account Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the 7 Reset button to re enter the parameters 32 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 Video 4 Audio Click the 4 Video amp Audio item on the Setup Page Please note that some elements may not appear on all models Stream Mode This section determines how many streams are available from this device There are three modes Single Dual or 4 Stream 4 Stream mode is available only to 4 Megapixel models Stream Mode stream Mode In single stream mode resolutions available include 4 Megapixel 2032 x 1920 for some models Full HD 1920 x 1080 HD720 1280 x 720 and VGA 640 x 480 In 4 Stream mode there is a Standard View and a Positioning View This image below shows the Standard View This display shows where each crop window located is but does not allow you to change move it To reposition the crop windows click Setup 33 ACTI Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 4 Stream Mode Standard View Stream Mode 1 2010 09 19 10 14 03 Stream Mode 4Stream Setup In Standard View you can see where the window for each channel is located To edit cropping location click Setup 34 ACTI Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 4 Stream Mode 4 VGA Wi
60. www acti com a ACTI BB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 1 Recommended PC Specification CPU Core2Duo 2 13GHz and above Memory 2 GB or above Windows XP with SP2 or above Windows Vista Windows 2003 Windows 7 Windows 2008 Operating System Internet Explorer 6 0 SP2 Internet Explorer 7 0 Internet Explorer 8 0 Video Resolution SVGA or XGA with 1024x768 resolution 4 www acti com PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 2 Preparation before setup Connect to device and setup IP Our IP device provides access through Internet Explorer The IP address for your PC must be within the same subnet as the IP device You need to match the TCP IP settings between PC and IP device before you can access it via IE There are two ways to add devices to the network With DHCP server router DHCP server assigns IP addresses to devices automatically You can find them on the network with our IP Utility It is available on NVR CD and our website htip www acti com lP Utility Run IP Utility to start auto device search Click on the underlined IP links to access your IP devices You do not need to change IP Without DHCP server router Please assign a static IP for each device and add them one by one Connect to the first device by following steps 1 to 5 below Before adding more devices into the network you need to change the current device to a new IP
61. y E El El El El El El You can use ePTZ in live view by moving the mouse over video and clicking on the video anywhere you like Wherever you click that point will become new center of the view This is how you pan and tilt You also can rotate the view via PTZ panel if you like To zoom in or out under ePTZ mode use the scroll wheel of the mouse Preset Tour After you set the Preset Point the Tour function will be enabled Please refer Preset Tour 37 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 07 05 6 Stream Mode 6 Stream mode is very similar to multi channel video encoder can act as 6 different VGA cameras each pointing in different direction One of the benefits of 6 stream mode is to focus only on regions that are important and discard VGA region to the desired location Mounting Type Ceiling You also can rotate the view if you like Rotation Degrees per Click 1 O StreamMode 4Streams To setup other stream please select in Stream ID list streamiD 1 MD Preset Mode Using MD preset mode please set preset points in live view page first 1 Live View gt PTZ gt Preset Please use the live view on video controls Mouse PTZ to shift the region to the desired location for each preset point Name ar La J Fa La pa pa Ll 2 Setup gt Video amp Audio gt Motion Detect

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