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1. Accessing AV Cameras Cameras can be accessed and controlled by means of e AV Video System software e User software utilizing Arecont Vision camera SDK Software Developer Kit e HTTP requests issued from IE Explorer or other applications p S Supported Network Services AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 AV3130 and AV5100 implements deliver video over TFTP and HTTP network protocols TFTP protocol yields the highest frame rate It is accessible to the user through AV SDK AV Video software also utilizes TFTP protocol HTTP protocol delivers lower frame rates but allows direct access to the cameras through Internet Explorer or other HTTP based application p 9 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SOFTWARE AV100 To complement its line of megapixel cameras Arecont Vision offer full featured video surveillance software AV100 AV100 supports full motion real time multi camera viewing and policy based archiving remote access to live and archived video via Internet Explorer post event zooming from digital archives simultaneous viewing of full field of view and multiple zoomed images and a multitude of other features that take advantage of unique functionality and performance of Arecont Vision cameras A typical system consists of a number of cameras connected over the local or wide area network to a server PC running AV Video System AV100 To achieve full motion archival rate the server may be placed locally to the cameras so that the interconnecting LAN has sufficient
2. is an option to use data packets with 2904 bytes instead of the regular 1450 bytes for image transmission This allows to increase image transmission bandwidth but may lead to a less stable performance on overloaded networks Warning on disconnect is an option to display a red screen warning in place of live video that has been disconnected or temporarily lost An alternative when disabled is to display the last captured frame Static ARP is an option to enable a static link between the camera s MAC address and its IP address An alternative is a dynamic ARP that is not supported by some of the older models of the AV cameras p 22 Access Control Permission Access Control or Permission is used to set up password protected access to AV Video System For any user there are three levels of access available from the drop down list Administrator grants full access to all features of AV Video System Viewer grants access to live video and browsing the archives but not to the settings Live only grants access to live video only Adding changing and removing the users is done via three buttons Add Change and Remove on the bottom of the menu Remote Viewing AV 100 software has built in web server allowing AV cameras and archives to be viewed remotely Allow Remote Viewing enables the built in HTTP server Click Apply then click Ok on th
3. n ot AS Arecont Vision MegaVideo Cameras and Surveillance Software User Manual Rev 4 5 0 1 August 22 2006 support arecontvision com AV100 SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AS IS BASIS ARECONT VISION LLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS IN NO EVENT SHALL ARECONT VISION BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTUOUS ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE p Table of Contents Table Of Contents s ninsis riiin ca casein sea sedan bes Goan e KEKE A dende pd iaa lech rates vie ids 2 TAO UCA A exe canes on ieee EE we vee nd cae vee san een Serene eae and dates ot ees 4 Technical Supports vs wiecaecetavtiviesinniin ede ann deta advan Annick cin ca aa Been naa 4 System Requirements csscidecesee cis ea E ESEE EAE aA E SEEE add ainda cid 4 Dedicated E a aE AE 4 Network Switch Or Role red melee 5 Recommended Accessories T 5 A A 6 Introduct Otis Shattered AAA IA AAA AA AAA AAA AAA AAA DAA 6 A NS 7 P OWE O NN 7 Housingand MOMIA ea a Ones 7 Network Cabling cio ie ratita E dali da 7 O 7 E OR 7 Using Manual Iris R 8 EU LENSES revs E NO 8 Using Auto Inis Las ne 8 Monitoring Iris Status with AV Video System ss sees eee 8 Access AV CMS cnica iii tira 8
4. 9 What is the cost of an Arecont Vision camera The cost varies from camera to camera but for unparallel clarity our prices are unbeatable Almost all cameras have MSRP well below 1000 Visit us online at http www arecontvision com buy html Fill out the form and our sales staff will contact you 10 Is there third party software that can be used Arecont Vision cameras are supported by many third party software packages Contact websales arecontvision com for an updated list Current NVR Partners Bosch www boschsecurity com DiBos 8 D3DATA www d3data com DVTEL www dvtel com Genetec www genetec com General Electric www gesecurity com Integral Technologies www integral com ISN www isnsecurity com IP Vision Software www ipvisionsoftware com JDS www softsite32 com LuxRiot www luxriot com March Networks www marchnetworks com Milestone www milestonesys com ONSSI www onssi com Quadrox www quadrox com Verint www verint com Smart Site NDVR products Soon to be NVR Partners Tereo www tereo com Artec www artec de Geutebruck www geutebruck com Honeywell www Honeywell com Fusion products JVC www vc com TridentTek www tridenttek com p 42 11 When should the user choose auto iris option Many AV cameras support auto iris option These cameras are AV1300 AI AV2100 AI and AV3100 AI Auto
5. Settings menu shown on the left is the top level menu for all settings provided in the AV Video System Selecting one of the menu items opens up a lower level drop down menu containing detailed settings and options Depending on the camera model some of the listed groups of settings may become unavailable for example Day Night settings are available only for the AV3130 camera Note selecting Reset all restores default settings only in the currently displayed lower level drop down menu but does not affect other groups of settings listed in the Settings menu If no lower level menu is displayed the Reset all item is disabled as shown on the left The lower level menus contain a Camera field that displays the camera number which the settings are applied to The Camera field can be expanded to a drop down list of all installed cameras to select from The list includes an All cameras option to apply settings to all cameras p 17 Exposure Settings x L expocuret Balanced rill E 8 Auto exposure On Off is an option to enable disable the on camera automatic exposure computation Auto exposure maintains the target image brightness under changing lighting conditions Exposure is a lower level menu to adjust exposure related settings Illumination is a group of options to adjust camera s white balance computation to the illumination of the scene Automatic
6. recommends the use of AV SDK for the most efficient and flexible operation of the cameras However the users who do not require full frame rates or those with limited software development resources may opt for accessing the cameras via HTTP protocol that provides video bandwidth comparable to other multi megapixel products available on the market This section lists basic HTTP commands supported by the Arecont Vision cameras Camera Web Page AV cameras can be accessed from IE browser via the on camera web page The web page allows to change camera settings and to view live video by means of stored on camera Java script The web page is accessed by typing HTTP ip_address or http ip_address index html In addition to the web page AV cameras also implement html video container that can be used for incorporation of the camera url into user s own html page Video container is accessed from http ip_address livevideo To incorporate the video container in the users html page the user should add the following line in the body of the page lt iframe src http 200 168 1 10 width 800 height 600 marginheight 0 marginwidth 0 scrolling no gt lt if rame gt where parameters width and height specify the image size requested from the camera HTTP JPEG Image Request Format IMPORTANT COMPLETE SET OF HTTP REQUESTS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SUPPORTED FOR FIRMWARE VERSIONS 61430 AND ABOVE IF YOU HAVE AV CAMERA WITH L
7. 0 amp x1 1600 amp y1 1200 amp quality 12 amp doublescan 0 The user also has the option of specifying default image parameters via parameter set requests and then obtaining the image by using a simple request without additional parameters HTTP ip_address img jpg The cameras also have built in web page suitable for control of main camera parameters and for live display of the images in IE Opera and Mozilla web browsers This script is accessed via the following HTTP request HTTP ip_address or HTTP ip_address index html HTTP MJPEG Image Stream Request Format Continuous sequence of JPEG images MJPEG separated by the boundary separator can be requested from AV cameras by using the following GET method request format GET mjpeg res resolution_value x0 X08y0 Y08x1 X18y1 Y1 quality quality_valuegzdoublesca n doublescan_value amp fps value amp id value HTTP 1 1 r n Host ip_address r n r n where e res can have value of either full or half and specifies whether camera should decimate the image by a factor of 2 in each direction e X0 YO X1 Y1 are the left top right and bottom coordinates of the requested image window respectively These values can not exceed the size of the image sensor array for the specific camera e quality is the compression quality of the jpeg image with the range from 1 to 20 p 31 e doublescan is the parameter that allows the user to specify whether the camera
8. and utilities comprising AV Video System can be accessed via AV Application Manager The standard selections include Camera Installer Video System and AVI Maker The Firmware Loader can also be listed as shown below if the AVFirmwareLoader exe is placed in the Arecont Vision Video Surveillance folder MW AY Application Manager Camera Installer Setup cameras Run Wideo System Live video Run TAVI Maker Make videoclips from archive Run Firmware Loader Upgrade cameras Run Camera Installer Camera Installer allows to find all AV cameras that are present on the local area network assign IP addresses to detected cameras and to verify that the cameras are accessible and operational Camera Installer saves information about installed cameras into an ini file used by AV Video System Camera Installer supports two modes of operation Basic and Advanced e Basic Mode In this mode Camera Installer detects all AV cameras that can be reached by the broadcast request and automatically assigns IP addresses to the cameras selecting those addresses that belong to the same sub network as the computer running Camera Installer and that are not assigned to other devices To detect and install the cameras automatically the user should simply press Automatic button in the Basic mode The installer will find configure and verify the operability of the cameras and will report installation results as shown
9. bandwidth and small roundtrip delay between cameras and the server PC A remote PC can connect to the server PC over a slower network connection such as over Internet Once connected the remote PC can display live video stream and browse archives using Internet Explorer Note that when used with AV Video System the remote PC does not connect to cameras directly but rather to the AV Video System server W E a Server Running AV Video System Software Installation To install AV software 1 Make sure your Windows XP 2K account has administrative privileges 2 Run the setup exe Setup process installs software and places two shortcuts AV Camera Installer and AV Video System on the desktop and in the Start menu Configure Firewall As you start AV applications your PC may prompt you to permit access to the network AV Video System includes two applications that need access to the network e AVIinstaller exe the camera finding and installation program e LocalMachine exe the viewing and archiving program Both executables are located in the AV installation folder You should grant access to these two applications when the firewall prompts you For example e For Norton Internet Security choose Permit Always and click Ok see Figure 1 e For McAfee Personal Firewall click Grant Access see Figure 2 p 10 t Norton Internet Security changed since you first gave it Program Control High Risk 2 Q eiii A
10. below Once the installation is completed the user should press Save Exit button to save the installation information in the AV100 ini file a Arecont Vision W SEI 3 40 UU 30 DAa7 KK 10 18 12 10 success TWAZE ALTA ILS a MIZAT sicc WAA p 13 e Advanced Mode In this mode the user can detect all AV cameras present on the local area network and choose one or more cameras for the installation Furthermore Advanced mode allows to set IP of the cameras either automatically as in Basic mode or manually if specific values of IP addresses are required FP Success Y o Language Mode 6 169 254 252 11 success AV5100 61527 Current IP sult Mc ion Automatic Find Cameras Check Network Clear selections Save Exit The Advanced mode provides the following set up functions Automatic S Automatic this function installs the cameras and verifies their operation and is similar to Automatic function in the Basic modes However in the Advanced mode the Automatic installation only acts on those that were highlighted by the user from among the cameras displayed in the Present Cameras window U EE Find Cameras this function will locate all AV cameras that are present on the local network and are accessible by the broadcast request At the completion of this operation the Installer will show all detected cameras E Set IP this function allows the user to program specific IP address in
11. enables the camera to adjust for illumination automatically Lighting is a group of options to adjust camera s auto exposure computation to the oscillation frequency of the indoor lighting European 50 Hz or US Japan 60 Hz Low Light Mode is a group of options to adjust camera s operation under low light conditions a High Speed is to enable the shortest exposure time selectable from a drop down list Short Exposure between 1 and 10 ms and the maximum frame rate This option will reduce motion blur but may result in a noisier video due to a high gain under low light conditions b Speed is to enable short exposure time not exceeding 10 ms by raising video gain as much as possible unless the low light conditions require a further time increase up to 80 ms c Balanced is to enable medium duration exposures up to 20 ms by raising video gain as much as possible unless the low light conditions require a further time increase up to 80 ms Quality is to enable longer exposures up to 40 ms by raising video gain as much as possible unless the low light conditions require a further time increase up to 200 ms Motion blur may become high but video will contain less noise under low light conditions Moon Light is to enable very long exposures up to 500 ms if necessary p 18 Image Quality Settings Image Quality is a lower level menu to adjust ima
12. http ip address set params factory Replace ip_address with the actual camera IP address p 46 Regulatory Compliance FCC Compliance Statement All AV cameras have 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 designed 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 her own expense Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules 1 It is suggested that the user use shielded CAT6 cables to comply with FCC rules It is suggested that the user use power over Ethernet supply 3 To comply with FCC rules when using auto iris with AV1300 AV2100 and AV3100 it is also suggested using a ferrite common mode choke Fair Rite 0444164281 with 1 Y turns place on the auto iris lens cable three centimeters from the lens p 47 Terms and Conditions of Sale 1 Terms and Conditions This sale is subject to the terms and conditions set forth below w
13. in Reverse Starts the playback one frame at a time in reverse Pause Pauses the playback Play by Frame Forward Starts playback one frame at a time forward Play Plays the recorded archive continuously forward Fast forward Forward Starts browsing from the end of recording The slider on the bottom of the screen displays positions the current frame position in the archive It has a date and time display located to the right side of the slider to reference a particular event p 27 To take a snapshot from the archive use button from the Toolbar Alternatively snapshots can be 29 66 taken by right clicking on the video image and then selecting photo save AVI Maker Making video clips from the archive The AVI Maker is started by clicking the corresponding Run button in the AV Application Manager NOTE PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE ARCHIVE IS NOT EMPTY WHEN MAKING AVI CLIPS E AVI Maker alo Options Make AVI Arecont Vision 1 Using the Camera drop down list on the left select the camera archive for making the video clip from 2 DateTime is for setting the start and the end of the archived events to be converted into the AVI video clip 3 Video Settings provides three options e Size of Frame adjusts the AVI frame size relative to the archived frame size e Frame Period adjusts the AVI frame rate in milliseconds If thi
14. iris option allows keeping the lens optimally closed when there is sufficient scene illumination providing good depth of focus When the illumination diminishes the camera opens the lens allowing more light to reach the sensor thus extending the sensitivity range of the camera Auto iris option should only be used for outdoor applications where there is a large variation in illumination conditions In many applications the auto iris is unnecessary It is important to keep in mind that the best image quality will be achieved with megapixel lenses The auto iris lenses available on the market today are not megapixel and will yield the images that are less crisp than those that can be obtained with manual megapixel lens 12 What adjustments can be made to reduce the motion blur Settings x The shutter speed is automatically controlled by the camera The motion blur may occur when the camera operates slow shutter speeds long exposure times This may happen when the scene is relatively dark AV cameras provide a number of options that allow the user to control auto exposure behavior when the illumination is low The user can set the preferred exposure time that the camera will attempt to maintain as long as illumination level allows This setting essentially allows the user to choose the tradeoff between gains and exposure time at reduced light levels There are 3 basic settings Speed Balance and Quality These settings can be
15. not meaningful and should be ignored For example for AV1300 camera if the image siz is 1280x1024 then for zone size 8x8 there are 5 by 4 active zones 3 zones after every 5 zones must be ignored as well as all zones after zone 32 Example mdresult 00 1A 01 means that in zone 0 motion was not detected in zone 1 there are 26 32x32 sub zones with motion in zone 2 there is one sub zone 1 with motion HTTP 1 1 vs HTTP 1 0 Arecont Vision cameras support both HTTP 1 0 and HTTP 1 1 protocols as defined by RFC 1945 and RFC 2068 respectively While HTTP 1 0 is simple it limits the speed of image transmission for cases when the user requests individual images rather than mjpeg stream This is due to the fact that connection is closed after the transmission of each image forcing the client to incur round trip delay repeatedly However HTTP 1 0 is supported by all HTTP implementations and can be used reliably albeit with limited speed By default Arecont Vision cameras are configured to respond using HTTP 1 0 protocol regardless of the HTTP version used by the client The users who desire faster full duplex communication and image delivery may request responses over HTTP 1 1 protocol To do so the user should append parameter ver HTTP 1 1 to the request string as shown in the following example HTTP 192 168 0 36 image res full amp x0 0 amp yO 0 amp x1 1600 amp y1 1200 amp quality 12 amp doublescan 0 am
16. should delay the image output until the new image is available doublescan 0 or the image request should be serviced by outputting the content of the image buffer that was already once output useful for picture in picture display e fps specifies the requested frame rate values 1 to 15 result in the specified frame rate while omitting fps parameter as well as fps values of 0 and all values above 16 result in maximum frame rate that is model dependent The following example illustrates the request to camera with IP address 192 168 0 36 for the new full resolution 1600x1200 image stream with compression quality 12 at maximum frame rate GET mjpeg res half amp x0 0 amp y0 0 amp x1 1600 amp y1 1200 amp quality 12 amp doublescan 0 HTTP 1 1 r n Host 192 168 1 11 r n r n In response to the above request the camera sends continuous stream of images separated by the boundary separator fbdr in accordance with MIME multipart x mixed replace format Please note that MIME multipart x mixed replace format is not directly supported by Internet Explorer and requires user application to correctly process the image stream For video viewing based on IE only the users should use on camera script that can be accessed via HTTP ip_address index html request HTTP 1 0 200 Ok r n Content Type multipart x mixed replace boundary fbdr r n r n fbdr r n Content Type image jpeg r n r n lt JPEG image data gt r n fbdr r n Cont
17. square of mdzonesize This parameter corresponds to Detail under Motion Settings in AV Video System GUI mdprivasymask Privacy matrix An 8 byte array where each byte corresponds to one row of motion detection zones Each bit in a byte enables motion detection in a corresponding zone if set to 1 Leftmost zone is controlled by MSB rightmost zone by LSB p 36 Example set mdprivasymask 2a8f3d135b7lee04 results in the following enabled zones relative to camera image 1010100 L 001 100 1001000 0 0 0 1111 101 11 11 010 1 0 0 01 0 GA LA A A G O 0001110 1110111 100000 0 e mdresult Motion detection information returned by the camera The return value is no motion if motion has not been detected otherwise the motion detection information is returned in the following format mdresult lt SP gt lt hexadecimal byte0 gt lt SP gt lt hexadecimal bytel gt lt SP gt lt hexadecimal byte63 gt where lt SP gt is the SPACE symbol and the byte value byteN indicates the number of sub zones blocks of 32x32 pixels with motion within zone N Note the sub zone size is fixed to 32x32 and cannot be changed Important the user should keep in mind that the total number of zones is always 64 8 vertically and 8 horizontally Therefore if the zone size is large some zones may not correspond to the active pixel array In that case their motion detection value is
18. 0 01 lux AV3130 typically delivers 20 FPS in day mode and over 30 FPS in night mode AV5100 is a 5 megapixel resolution camera Its maximum resolution is 2592 by 1944 AV5100 is typically viewed at 2560 by 1600 resolution with the frame rate up to 15 AV8360 is a quad sensor 8 megapixel panoramic camera consisting of four 2 megapixel sensors and operating at up to 22 FPS per channel All cameras are equipped with LAN connector and can deliver image data at a maximum data rate of up to 55 Mbps Images are sent over the network in a compressed Motion JPEG format using TFTP protocol All cameras feature e Automatic exposure AE and Gain AGC control Automatic backlight compensation Automatic multi matrix white balance 50 60Hz selectable flicker control Electronic Zoom Pan and Tilt PTZ Programmable brightness saturation gamma sharpness windowing and decimation Simultaneous delivery of full field view and zoomed images at video frame rate Electronic image rotation by 180 degrees On board motion detection except AV5100 AV8360 subject to change Optional auto iris p 6 Connectors AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 AV3130 and AV5100 have the following connectors located on the rear side of the camera housing e LAN connector accepting a network UTP or ScTP cable carrying 100 Base T The LAN connector also accepts power over Ethernet e DC jack accepting 9V 12V DC supply e Optionally a DC auto iris connector AV3130 does not support auto iri
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20. HE HWUPDATE FILE NAME e The hardware upgrade will start automatically Do not disconnect the AV camera When the upgrade is complete Success message will be displayed with the new revision of hardware IMPORTANT DISCONNECTING THE POWER TO THE CAMERA DURING THE UPGRADE WILL RESULT IN PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE CAMERA p 29 HTTP Access Arecont Vision IP cameras employ proprietary massively parallel image processing architecture MegaVideo WEB camera and AV Network Video are designed to provide low cost full motion high definition digital video across local area networks Delivering over 45 Mpixels sec of crystal clear imagery these state of the art cameras represent cost comparable but vastly superior alternative to low resolution analog and digital CCTV video Arecont Vision cameras implement two distinct protocols TFTP and HTTP that are used for image transmission To support video rate high quality image transmission Arecont Vision cameras employ enhanced TFTP protocol allowing the cameras to deliver video at up to 55Mbits s data rates For developers wishing to gain video rate access to the cameras from within their own applications Arecont Vision offers camera SDK for both Windows and Linux platforms This SDK is implemented in a form of dynamically linked library and provides a level of abstraction from the protocol details allowing the user application to employ simple commands such as GetImage or SetParameter Arecont Vision
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22. OWER FIRMWARE VERSION CONTACT SUPPORT ARECONTVISION COM FOR A FIRMWARE UPGRADE p 30 The individual image can be requested from AV cameras by using the following HTTP request format HTTP ip_address image res resolution_value amp x0 X0 amp y0 Y0 amp x1 X1 amp yl Y 1 amp quality quality Y alue amp doublescan doublescan_value amp id value where e res can have value of either full or half and specifies whether camera should decimate the image by a factor of 2 in each direction e X0 YO X1 YI are the left top right and bottom coordinates of the requested image window respectively These values can not exceed the size of the image sensor array for the specific camera e quality is the compression quality of the jpeg image with the range from 1 to 20 e doublescan is the parameter that allows the user to specify whether the camera should delay the image output until the new image is available doublescan 0 or the image request should be serviced by outputting the content of the image buffer that was already once output useful for picture in picture display e idis the optional field that is ignored by the camera but may be set by the user to a random value to force some browsers to display the new image The following example illustrates the request to camera with IP address 192 168 0 36 for the new full resolution 1600x1200 image with compression quality 12 HTTP 192 168 0 36 image res full amp x0 0 amp y0
23. Supported Network Services decicion nen EE E dae daa daa caso CEA dd dashed 9 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SOFTWARE AYI 10 Software Installations e a AE A E EAER Ea TEE T A 10 Configure Firewall vicodin secu us shoes de civ liek aii iia 10 AV Application Manager a a a AA tE da iii 13 Camera Tnistaller TT 13 Operating AV Video System AV100 ieron e ina e E TERRE OE E A E ENER ES 15 TOD AA N A EEEE AAEE AAE TEE 15 Selecting Full Reduced Resolution and Zoom sss sss 16 SAn n D Te DEANE A EEE EET did dante 17 EXPO eia EINSA EPEE EAE ae ere ha en beaten earn ada ees 18 Image Quilla ii 19 E NN 20 Motion Detector atada 20 c TT 22 AVANCE suspann shaun aid e Cava E seen dashes ca cae O IAEE a Een lid diia 22 Access Control Permission A ld A ta 23 REMObe VIEWING eei cad coats Saee a r e a E e iauabeduce ss iwibessptasticegnesetea RESE 23 Day Night NANO 24 AMOS TA A A EE ET A EEE NOAE ANES 24 Right Click Men s a TT 25 User Authentication vi idad 26 Langue A A e wea ben eet 27 Browsing Archives ib 27 AVI Maker Making video clips from the archive sse see eee 28 Firmware Loader Upgrading the Cameras sese sees eee eee 29 SE VPA CCOSS SENEN Cae hat eeta ol a 30 Camera Web Page T 30 HTTP JPEG Image Request Format ido A ed need Sate Bee i tenes 30 HTTP MJPEG Image Stream Request Format sss sees e eee ee eee eee 31 Basic Camera Control Parameters cccccccsccsssesecececeeeeeesseeseceseceeceeceeeseesseseseseceeeeceeeeaeeeaeseaeeaeeeeeeereeaeea
24. ain best resolution and depth of focus by having the iris slightly closed When setting up the camera direct the camera at the scene and try closing the iris by several F stops At some point the image will look it s sharpest Leave the iris closed at this value Auto Iris Lenses Standard DC auto iris lenses could be used with AV1300 AV2100 and AV3100 cameras equipped with the auto iris feature Arecont Vision recommends the following high resolution optics Computar HG2Z0414FC MP 4mm 8mm Tamron 12VM412ASIR SQ 4mm 12mm Tamron 12VG1040ASIR SQ 10mm 40mm Using Auto Iris Lenses AV1300 AV2100 and AV3100 are available with DC auto iris option To use the DC auto iris lens 1 Attach the lens to the AV camera 2 Plug in the lens cable into the connector on the back of the camera Make sure that the lens cable is long enough Many DC lenses are available with short and long cable options The camera will automatically detect the presence of an auto iris DC lens and start using it Auto iris lens operation typically proceeds as follows Tfillumination is sufficient the camera will close the iris within half a minute When the iris is closed the image should become visibly sharper As the iris is gradually closed the image brightness may fluctuate slightly Monitoring Iris Status with AV Video System You can monitor the state of the iris in AV Video System Settings dialog See Operating AV Video System for details
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26. attempt to update the firmware on the AV camera with the firmware update option I receive the Ack Timeout message Why do I get this error 29 30 31 32 33 If you get the timeout message take the following steps e Make sure that no application is requesting the images from the camera during the update e Make sure that the camera is connected via switch and not with direct cross over cable e Re run AV Installer prior to the upgrade to make sure that the camera is accessible and there is no IP conflict Do the AV cameras support multicast No AV cameras do not support multicast Are there any moving mechanical parts in the AV3130 The AV3130 does not have any mechanical moving parts inside What is Ethereal and where can I get it Ethereal is a network protocol analyzer It can be obtained through their web site at http www ethereal com What type of power supply is needed for Arecont Vision cameras AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 and AV5100 cameras should be powered from a 9V to 12V DC power source providing at least 4W per camera AV3130 requires 5W 12V 1A is recommended AV8360 requires 6W Alternatively all cameras can be powered using POE 802 3af compliant power supply or switch How do I reset the camera settings to the original factory configuration Resetting the AV camera to its original configuration can be achieved through the built in web server To reset the AV camera open IE explorer and type
27. d off e expwndleft left coordinate of user defined auto exposure measurement window valid values should fall within sensor window e expwndtop top coordinate of user defined auto exposure measurement window valid values should fall within sensor window e expwndwidth width of user defined auto exposure measurement window valid values should fall within sensor window e expwndheight height of user defined auto exposure measurement window valid values should fall within sensor window e sensorleft left coordinate of sensor window valid values defined by sensor size e sensortop top coordinate of sensor window valid values defined by sensor size e sensorwidth width of sensor window valid values defined by sensor size this value affects sensor frame rate e sensorheight height of sensor window valid values defined by sensor size this value affects sensor frame rate p 33 imgleft left coordinate of default image returned in response to the simple request http ip address img jpg valid values should fall within sensor window imgtop top coordinate of default image returned in response to the simple request http ip address img jpg valid values should fall within sensor window imgwidth width of default image returned in response to the simple request http ip address img jpg valid values should fall within sensor window i
28. detection unit utilizes up to 64 distinct zones All zones are square have equal size and are arranged in 8 rows with 8 zones per row The zones are numbered from 0 to 63 upper leftmost zone having number 0 and lower rightmost zone having number 63 The zones are broken into sub zones of size 32x32 pixels The size of zones is specified in terms of the square root of the number of sub zones via parameter mdzonesi ze The zones can be defined to be as small as p 35 7x7 sub zones to as large as 15x15 sub zones By setting the limit on how many sub zones should contain the motion for the entire zone to be considered to contain motion the user can effectively decide on the size of the moving objects that should be detected This is done via parameter mddetail motiondetect nables on camera motion detection valid values are on and off mdmode motion detection mode for mjpeg streams valid values are on and off if set to on the camera will only output an image in the presence of motion If the motion is not detected the field following the frame boundary separator fbdr will be followed by Content Type text plain instead of usual Type image jpeg and the image data will be substituted with the text message no motion n mdtotalzones number of independent motion detection zones Currently must be 64 There are 8 rows of zones 8 zones per row Note that depending on zone size and the camera model
29. e bottom of the menu Settings 3 x Start Internet Explorer and type in the address of the web server For example if AV Video System is installed on a PC with IP address 200 168 1 102 type in the following address http 200 168 1 102 4250 guix htm Then click Enter to have Internet Explorer open that page Upon successful connection a web page will open Internet Explorer will prompt to install an ActiveX component Click on the webpage as prompted to install ActiveX The main AV menu located on the left hand side of the IE window will provide full access to each AV camera Selecting the AV camera of choice will display the option to disconnect as well as make changes to settings such as the Resolution Speed Archive Zoom and viewing images in separate windows Right clicking anywhere on the Explorer web page will provide access to the options menu Save to take a snapshot image Manage Servers provides server information and allows changes to the servers Auto Hide Menu allows to automatically hide the main menu Settings to adjust camera and video settings p 23 Day Night Day Night settings apply only to AV3130 camera Automatic enables the camera to automatically switch from daylight conditions using the color sensor to nighttime conditions using the monochrome sensor and back based on the Threshold settings see belo
30. e computer In contrast the on camera mode performs motion detection prior to transmitting the images to the computer Thus the on camera motion detection allows to significantly reduce the CPU load and the network load when motion detection is enabled Motion detection is enabled via the Archive settings when one of the two following options is selected Save all and mark motion or Save only motion If the Archive is enabled for Save all frames motion detection is disabled The Enabled Disabled status is displayed in the bottom right corner of the Motion Settings window p 20 Motion detection is computed independently in multiple detection zones on a square grid The largest grid supported for any AV camera model and image size is 8 by 8 The actual grid for any particular model is determined by the chosen zone size a drop down list in the lower right corner of the Motion Settings screen and the camera s pixel resolution The actual grid is displayed in the lower left corner When motion is present the Motion Settings window displays green marks selectable between crosses and boxes in the zones affected A privacy mask can be set up to block motion detection in some of the zones by drawing a rectangle with the mouse by left clicking and holding down the mouse button The privacy mask is marked with red crosses A more complex shape can be created by drawing multiple rectangles Erasing the mask or part of the mas
31. e per second Network Switch or Router Using a 100 Mbps network switch or router is recommended Simple hubs do not provide collision management and are not suitable for multi camera AV system Suggested models Power over Ethernet routers e Netgear ProSafe 8PT 100Base TX Switch with PoE FS108PNA 10 100Base TX w 4 PoE 100Base TX Street Price 110 Netgear ProSave 16PT 100Base TX Switch with PoE FS116P 10 100Base TX w 8 PoE 100Base TX Street Price 210 Netgear ProSafe 24 2 Gigabit Switch with POE 1 Gigabit output w 12 PoE 100Base TX Street Price 380 www netgear com e D Link Web Smart DES 1316 POE Switch Hub www dlink com 10 100Base TX 8 PoE ports and 8 non PoE ports True IEEE 802 3af Street price 388 www compuplus com e TRENDnet TPE S88 POE Switch Hub www trendnet com 10 100Base TX 8 PoE ports and 8 non PoE ports True IEEE 802 3af Street price 250 www provantage com e PowerDsine PD 6001 AC PoE Single port hub www powerdsine com 10 100Base TX Single Midspan POE port True IEEE 802 3af Street price 29 www provantage com PoE network equipment must be CE marked for use in European Community Note that the cameras are designed for use with indoor network cabling only Recommended Accessories Monitors e Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24 inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand Street price 750 www dell com e Samsung s 243T 24 Inch LCD Display Street Price 1400 www samsu
32. ent Type image jpeg r n r n lt JPEG image 2 data gt r n fbdr r n Content Type image jpeg r n r n lt JPEG image n data gt r n fbdr r n Basic Camera Control Parameters The camera parameters can be accessed via the HTTP requests of the following format HTTP ip_address set parameter value HTTP ip_address get parameter Examples HTTP 192 168 0 36 set brightness 15 p 32 HTTP 192 168 0 36 get brightness The following parameter requests are supported via HTTP protocol by AV cameras e brightness image brightness valid values are from 50 to 50 e sharpness image sharpening valid values are from 0 to 4 e saturation color saturation valid values from 0 to 6 e color balance adjustment tint o blue valid values from 10 to 10 o red valid values from 10 to 10 e illum illumination setting for auto white balance valid values are auto indoor outdoor mix e freq frequency of AC powered light sources valid values are 50 and 60 e lowlight low light mode of the camera allows tradeoff between frame rate and image quality valid values are balance speed quality highspeed moonlight If highspeed is used an additional parameter shortexposures can be set with valid values 1 through 10 e rotate image rotation valid values are 0 and 180 e autoexp allows to turn on and off auto exposure valid values are on an
33. er cable must be regular not cross over Note AV8360 cameras require a higher PoE power class Class 3 from 6 49 to 12 95 Watt than other AV camera models Switches and Routers Note that some Gigabit switches and network adapters incompletely emulate 100BaseT signaling levels and may not work correctly with high bandwidth 100BaseT equipment Low Sharpness If the image sharpness appears to be low e Check if the lens is in focus e Check if the lens is appropriate for a mega pixel camera e Under Image Quality menu decrease compression and increase sharpness e Check if the lens iris is fully open or closed down too much For best resolution and depth of field the iris depending on lens make and model should be closed by 2 3 F stops Frequently Asked Questions 1 What type of video compression is used in AV cameras AV cameras use MJPEG Motion JPEG 2 How much storage space is required when using AV cameras The storage space requirements will vary depending on how compressible your imagery will be Shown below is an example of a system running at 22 FPS However the user can specify the archival frequency to be lower than the full frame rate Most AV cameras also provide highly sophisticated on board motion detection To further reduce the required storage the user has an option to archive only those images that contain the motion Furthermore AV cameras support real time resolution changes and image windowing on a frame by f
34. expanded to a full resolution display by left double clicking on the image The full resolution image can be scaled back to its reduced resolution display by left double clicking on the image Image resolution in pixels is displayed in the upper left corner of the image An alternative mode of viewing the high resolution content is the zoom window see screen snapshot below To zoom in on an area of interest draw a rectangle with the mouse by left clicking and holding down the mouse button A separate zoom window will open up showing live video of the selected area at a full resolution A green outline of the selected area will appear in the underlying reduced resolution image Zooming in and out is performed by pressing Page Up and Page Down on the keyboard or alternatively by rotating the mouse wheel if available Panning of the zoomed area is performed by dragging the green outline across the underlying camera image with the mouse by left clicking within the outline and holding down the mouse button or alternatively with the keyboard arrow keys A maximum of four independent live zoom windows can be opened per each camera Each zoom window will display live video at full resolution Note the panoramic camera AV8360 allows only one zoom window per channel p 16 G R oe PETT n DR Settings Settings menu is displayed by clicking on the Settings button Settings x CIEN 1 in the toolbar
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36. g to close the iris Too Dark the camera cannot close the iris because the scene illumination is too low Closing the iris is closing down by the number of F stops appropriate for the lens model Closed the iris is closed Opening the iris is opening Auto iris will open the lens fully once the on camera analog gains exceed certain level Gain scroll bar adjusts the point where the auto iris will open fully the higher the gain the later will the auto iris open as the illumination diminishes Right Click Menu Right clicking anywhere within the AV Video System screen allows to invoke an additional menu Show Photo A Miscellaneous Hide Camera Log off Motion Exit Printer About Dump 1 Show presents two options Archive enables access to browsing archives See Browsing Archives Photos enables access to snapshots taken with the AV cameras The default snapshots location is C Program Files Arecont Vision Video Surveillance photo a different directory path to the snapshot folder can be specified in the Settings menu see Settings 2 Photo enables saving and printing individual snapshots as well as browsing Save takes a snapshot of live video and saves it in the snapshot folder The snapshot is taken from the camera which is highlighted in the drop down list of the installed cameras p 25 3 4 see Toolbar To hi
37. ge quality settings Compression adjusts the level of JPEG compression applied to the images in different display modes Full View when displaying full resolution video Multi View when displaying multiple cameras at a reduced resolution Zoom View when displaying zoom windows Brightness adjusts image brightness Sharpness adjusts image sharpness Saturation adjusts image color saturation Red adjusts the red tint This setting changes the target for camera s automatic white balance computation The effect is gradual it takes 20 30 seconds for the camera to fully adjust to the new setting Blue adjusts the blue tint This setting changes the target for camera s automatic white balance computation The effect is gradual it takes 20 30 seconds for the camera to fully adjust to the new setting Speed adjusts the rate at which the computer requests images from the camera The maximum rate is limited by the camera different for different camera models Size of Picture adjusts starting coordinates and the image size Note affected by Don t update sensor window in Advanced settings Rotate 180 is an option for flipping the image vertically and horizontally such that it is rotated 180 degrees p 19 Archive i Second Motion Detection Archive is a lower level menu to set up video archival settings Filter is a
38. ges Depending on the chosen screen layout and the actual number of the installed cameras the unused sections of the layout will be filled with a watermark image of the Arecont Vision camera e Displays the Archive controls see Browsing Archives below Takes a snapshot of live video or an archive The snapshot is taken from the camera which is highlighted in the drop down list of the installed cameras see above To highlight another camera left click on the camera number To take the snapshot from all cameras highlight cameras at the root top of the drop down camera list The snapshot file names contain the camera number date and time of the snapshot To locate view the snapshots in the snapshot folder right click anywhere on screen then select photo browse Alternatively snapshots can be taken by right clicking on the live video image and then selecting photo save The directory path to the snapshot folder is specified in the Settings menu see Settings or using the Right Click menu under Save To see Right Click menu By default this is the directory C Program Files Arecont Vision Video Surveillance photo Selecting Full Reduced Resolution and Zoom In order to fit multiple video images on screen the images are displayed at a reduced resolution The format of the reduced resolution display is determined by the chosen screen layout see Toolbar above An individual camera image can be
39. ghlight another camera left click on the camera number To take the snapshot from all cameras highlight cameras at the root top of the drop down camera list Save Print takes a snapshot and prints it instantly Browse opens the snapshot folder for browsing Settings enables access to changing the main groups of settings as described in Settings see Settings Miscellaneous enables access to the following Authentication see Permission Remote Viewing see Remote Viewing Save to see Save to Advanced see Advanced Camera enables access to a combined menu that includes Image Quality see Image Quality Exposure see Exposure Day Night see Day Night Auto Iris see Auto Iris and Archive see Archive It also includes some of the Advanced settings see Advanced Motion enables access to Motion Settings see Motion Settings Printer opens up the Print Setup menu Dump logs camera settings to a file named LocalMachine ini located in the installation directory When contacting Arecont Vision s technical support this file should be included Video displays live video in full screen mode Hide minimizes the AV Video System application and hides it in the system tray of the Windows task bar Log off logs off the current user Exit exits the AV Video System application About shows the version of t
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41. group of archiving options Save all frames enables archiving the entire video stream received from the camera Save all and mark motion enables saving the entire video stream and marking the frames when motion was detected for future archive browsing Save only motion enables archiving only when motion was detected by the on camera motion detector and disables it in the absence of motion after a period of time specified under Continue after motion detected Frequency is a drop down list of options for archive recording rate The Off option disables the archive recording The Max option sets the archive frequency limited only by the camera and the network different for different camera models Continue after motion detected is a drop down list of options for the duration of archiving after the motion was last detected by the on camera motion detector and the frame rate at which such recording is done Note if new motion is detected during such after motion recording the rate of recording will revert to the one specified under Frequency Motion detection is achieved by analyzing inter frame brightness changes on a pixel by pixel basis There are two modes of Motion Detection supported in AV Video System a software mode and an on camera mode The software mode performs motion detection by processing the images after they were transmitted from the camera to th
42. he AV Video System software and the additional information for each of the installed camera s revision of firmware MAC address and IP address User Authentication AV Video System allows setting up password protected access see Access Control Permission If one or more user accounts were created the AV Video System will display a log in dialog prompting for the user name and password as shown below f Arecont Vision p 26 Language Selection AV Live Video System supports interfaces in English Russian Japanese Arabic Finnish and other languages To select language press the F2 button to bring up the language menu Browsing Archives Archive browsing is enabled by pressing the e button in the Toolbar or via the right click menu see Right Click Menu Archive browsing controls are located on the bottom of the playback screen as shown above Archives are best viewed when the video is displayed in full screen mode The date and time stamp is located on the top left hand side of the image The user can select playback speed and frame skipping as well as the image quality If the archive was recorded using motion detection see Motion Detection browsing can be based on detected motion by selecting Motion from the drop down list under Filter Cl Rewind Starts browsing from the start of recording Fast Reverse 1 Play in Reverse Plays the recorded archive continuously in reverse Play by Frame
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44. ic to AV3130 DAY NIGHT Cameras AV3130 camera utilizes two distinct sensors for its day and night modes Specifically 3 Megapixel color sensor with IR cut filter is used in the day mode while 1 3 Megapixel monochrome sensor without IR cut filter is used in the night mode As AV3130 camera has two sensors with different resolutions it is most convenient to specify the required image size in terms of percentages of the full image size as shown in the following example HTTP 200 168 1 10 image res full amp x0 0 amp yO 0 amp x1 100 amp y1 100 amp quality 12 amp doublescan 0 By default the camera automatically switches between day and night channels as illumination changes However it is also possible to force the camera to operate in either day or night channel by using daynight request The switch point between day and night modes is determined based on overall AE AGC gain and can be adjusted via parameter nightgain To avoid oscillations between day and night modes the night to day transition is specified via parameter daygain in terms of hysteresis relative to day to night transition threshold e daynight if set to auto the camera will select between color and monochrome channels automatically based on daygain and nightgain thresholds valid values are auto day and night e nightgain allows to specify the automatic switching point for day to night transition in proportion to overall e
45. image resolution in terms of the number of pixels some zones may not correspond to the active image area valid value 64 mdzonesize size of motion detection zones measured in number of 32x32 pixel blocks in each zone All zones are squares of the same size from 7x7 to 15x15 valid values are 7 to 15 for AV1300 and AV2100 and 8 to 15 for AV3100 and AV3130 mdlevelthreshold motion detection threshold that determines th sensitivity to local inter frame brightness changes valid values are 2 31 Lower settings may cause false motion detection due to noise This parameter corresponds to Level under Motion Settings in AV Video System GUI mdsensitivity sensitivity of the motion detection to sudden overall lighting changes This allows preventing false triggering due to sudden overall brightness change that triggers motion detection in a large number of zones simultaneously If more than this number of zones have motion it is assumed that the change is due to lighting change and detected motion is ignored recommended values are 40 for AV3100 AV3130 30 for AV2100 and 20 for AV1300 This parameter corresponds to Limit under Motion Settings in AV Video System GUI mddetail allows controlling the size of detectable moving objects The value is the number of 32x32 sub zones within each zone that should contain motion for th ntir zon to be considered to contain motion valid values are 1 through
46. ing or better is recommended All network cabling must be installed according to applicable codes and regulations Optics AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 AV3130 and AV5100 should be used with a 1 2 or 2 3 optical format lenses AV3130 requires two manual iris lenses and has a limitation on lens diameter lt 38mm AV8360 is supplied with 4 preinstalled high quality lenses Manual Lenses A wide variety of C CS mount lenses with megapixel resolution may be used with AV cameras Note that all C mount lenses require an 5mm adaptor ring Some lenses may also require 0 4mm 0 8mm adjustment spacers Arecont Vision lens suggestions include Computar M0514 MP 5mm M0814 MP 8mm M1214 MP 12mm M1614 MP 16mm M2514 MP 25mm M5018 MP 50mm Fujinon HF12 5SA 1 12 5mm Fujinon HF16SA 1 16mm Fujinon HF25SA 1 25mm HF35SA 1 35mm Fujinon HFSOSA 1 50mm Fujinon HF75SA 1 75mm p 7 Fujinon DF6HA 1B 6mm HF9HA 1B 9mm HF12 5HA 1B 12 5mm HF16HA 1B 16mm HF25HA 1B 25mm HF35HA 1B 35mm HFSOHA 1B 50mm HF75HA 1B 75mm Tamron 12VM412ASIR 4mm 12mm 12VM1040ASIR 10mm 40mm TUSS Vision VT3Z413M3 4 5mm 13mm Using Manual Iris Lenses Choosing the lens correctly is very important for mega pixel cameras Poorly selected lense may cause the image to appear blurry when the lens iris is fully open or closed too much To deliver sharp mega pixel resolution images you should e Use mega pixel resolution lenses e Obt
47. just the camera setting via the internet using Mozilla Firefox 21 Does your software include motion detection Our software does include motion detection However most AV cameras also support on board motion detection that in contrast to software motion detection does not take up CPU cycles The on camera feature was implemented to reduce the overall network bandwidth so the camera itself will not send images until motion is detected The user can adjust 3 motion detection sensitivity settings and specify up to 64 motion detection zones 22 Can image archival be configured for cyclic recording AV 100 software will overwrite old files every few minutes once the available disk space reaches a limit value that the end user can set By default the value is 15GB but can be changed manually by editing the storage field of LocalMachine ini file located in C Program Files Arecont Vision Video Surveillance 23 Every time that I start the software application it starts recording all frames even if I set it to record only motion frames Is this a bug This is a bug that was fixed in software version 3 8 1 and above 24 How can I register with the Developer Support Portal Access to Developer Support Portal requires an NDA Non Disclosure Agreement to be signed in paper form prior to obtaining access More information can be provided through websales arecontvision com 25 How do the Arecont Vision cameras utilize PTZ Pan Ti
48. k is done by drawing a rectangle with the right mouse button Ay ute Suing x Cor CASA A le Han id i net fa S R p y to Sl PAM T E z 36 elt B G We ny Hex dl r Motion detection settings apply only to the camera which number is displayed in the Camera field on the left of the Motion Settings menu use drop down list to change the camera number The settings are Detected by provides two options to select between the software motion detection and the on camera motion detection Note some of the AV camera models may not support motion detection on camera Sensitivity is a group of controls to adjust motion detection computation Level adjusts the inter frame brightness change threshold that triggers motion detection Lower settings may cause false motion detection due to noise Detail adjusts the size of the detectable objects within each motion detection zone Lower settings may cause false motion detection due to noise Limit serves as a guard against false triggering due to a sudden overall change in lighting that would trigger motion detection in a large number of zones simultaneously If the number of zones activated simultaneously is larger than Limit motion detection will be blocked This parameter cannot exceed the number of zones in the grid displayed in the lower left comer of Motion Settings p 21 Save to A lower level Save to menu allows to s
49. lert Assistant Path C Program Files 4recont AV Installer exe is attempting to access the Internet Vision Video Surveillance Show Details LocalMachine exe What do you want to do McAfee Personal Firewall Plus Application Has Been Modified The application LocalMachine has access to the Internet Do you still want to let it access the Internet A McAfee Permit Always Does not recognize this application Tell McAfee about this program O I want to Grant Access Block All Access J Figure 1 Open Norton Internet Security firewall for AV Figure 2 Open McAfee Personal Firewall Camera Installer application for AV Video System application If you are using Windows XP firewall follow these instructions 1 2 Click the Windows Start button and select Control Panel From the Control Panel open Windows Firewall Windows Firewall settings dialog will appear If the firewall is on make sure Don t allow exceptions is unchecked see Figure 3 Click Exceptions tab Make sure AV Manager AV Video System and AV Installer appear in the list of programs and services and have a checkmark next to them see Figure 4 If these applications are not in the list click Add Program button Find AV Installer in the list of programs and click Ok Repeat same for AV Video System Click Ok to close the Windows Firew
50. lt Zoom There is no mechanical PTZ However AV cameras have multi megapixel resolution and allow instantaneous electronic pan tilt and zoom by specifying PTZ window coordinates Multiple users can each select their own windows as though each user independently controls the PTZ 26 How can I get the AV100 built in web server to work AV100 software has built in web server that allows multi user remote access to live video and video archives This web server can be accessed from JE browser by typing HTTP ip_address port guix htm where ip_address is the IP addresses of the computer running AV100 and the port corresponds to the port number set in the Remote Viewing menu Please note that in order to access AV100 server remotely the user should enable the server by checking the Allow Remote Viewing field and select the port that is not blocked by the firewall For increased security the default value of remote access port is 4250 The user has the option to select any available port Often the port 80 HTTP port is most likely to be open on the secured network as it is used by default by IE browser p 45 27 28 What is the night performance Lux of the AV3130 camera In low light conditions AV3130 switches to 1 3 megapixel monochrome sensor resulting in good image quality down to 0 01 Lux AV3130 is also sensitive to near infrared illumination allowing the use of standard infrared illuminators as the light source When I
51. mgheight height of default image returned in response to the simple request http ip address img jpg valid values should fall within sensor window imgquality quality setting of image returned in response to the simple request http ip address img jpg valid values 1 to 21 imgres resolution of default image returned in response to the simple request http ip address img jpg valid values are full and half where half is used to request images decimated by a factor of 2 in both directions auto iris allows to enable and disable auto iris valid values are on and off irisgain allows to specify threshold for closing the auto iris valid values are from 8 to 255 Save saves current camera configuration all parameter values in the non volatile memory http ip address set params save mac retrieves the MAC address of the camera read only model retrieves last 4 numbers of the camera model read only e g AV2100 camera will return 2100 fwversion retrieves firmware version of the camera procversion retrieves version of the image processor netversion retrieves version of the network processor revision retrieves the revision code of the PCB factory restores camera parameters to factory defaults http ip address set params factory access to camera registers setreg page page number amp reg register number val register value p 34 Parameters Specif
52. ng com Domes e Videolarm MRS 5 dome comes in clear and shaded Street price 107 www videolarm com p 5 Outdoor Housings e Pelco EH4700 AV3130 e Computar AV3130 requires a 3 window all other cameras can use most any outdoor housing Camera Reference Introduction AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 AV3130 AV5100 and AV8360 are mega pixel resolution IP cameras capable of delivering crisp low noise images at a video frame rate AV1300 is a 1 3 megapixel resolution camera having a maximum resolution of 1280 by 1024 and achieving a maximum frame rate of 30 AV2100 is a 2 megapixel resolution camera having maximum resolution of 1600 by 1200 and achieving a maximum frame rate of 24 AV3100 is a 3 megapixel resolution camera Its maximum resolution is 2048 by 1536 AV3100 is typically viewed at 1920 by 1200 resolution with the frame rate up to 20 AV3130 is a dual sensor day night camera featuring a 3 megapixel color sensor paired with a 1 3 megapixel monochrome sensor sensitive to near infrared illumination When the scene is well illuminated the 3 megapixel sensor is selected to deliver color images of up to 2048x1536 pixels To provide seamless transition between day and night modes the color sensor is set to default resolution of 1920x1200 pixels In low light conditions AV3130 can automatically switch to the 1 3 megapixel 1280x1024 monochrome sensor enabling the delivery of clear imagery at illumination levels as low as
53. ocess earlier than the end date time set under DateTime Firmware Loader Upgrading the Cameras All models of AV cameras are field upgradeable AV Firmware Loader is the utility for upgrading the camera s firmware and or hardware Note all AV cameras starting with firmware revision 51821 support firmware upgrades and all AV cameras with MAC address ending with 62 00 and above also support hardware upgrades NOTE IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER RUNS AV CAMERA INSTALLER IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO RUNNING THE FIRMWARE LOADER The AV Firmware Loader is started by clicking the corresponding Run button in the AV Application Manager 1 Click Find Cameras It may take up to a minute to find the camera s Once the cameras have been found select the camera s to upgrade 2 To upgrade the firmware e Click Upgrade Firmware and choose the firmware upgrade file The file name starts with fwupdate and the file extension is txt MAKE SURE THAT THE CAMERA MODEL YOU ARE UPGRADING IS INCLUDED IN THE FWUPDATE FILE NAME e The firmware upgrade will start automatically Do not disconnect the AV camera When the upgrade is complete Success message will be displayed with the new revision of firmware 3 To upgrade the hardware e Click Upgrade Hardware and choose the hardware upgrade file The file name starts with hwupdate and the file extension is bin MAKE SURE THAT THE CAMERA MODEL YOU ARE UPGRADING IS INCLUDED IN T
54. p ver HTTP 1 1 p 37 It is important to note that AV cameras implement chunked transfer encoding as defined by paragraph 14 40 of RFC 2068 While RFC 2068 requires that all HTTP 1 1 implementations support chunked encoding in reality many older implementations Indy 9 WinHTTP 5 0 etc are not fully compliant with the requirements of the standard As a result if the HTTP 1 1 protocol is requested from a non compliant implementation the chunks separators will remain in the data stream and the jpeg image will be corrupted If the user receives corrupted images over HTTP 1 1 the user should either remove HTTP 1 1 specification from the request or upgrade the HTTP implementation to fully compliant e g WinHTTP 5 1 p 38 Troubleshooting and Useful Tips Connecting Directly To Laptop or PC In a typical scenario cameras are connected using network cables to a network switch A camera can also be connected to a PC or laptop directly Be sure to use a cross over network cable between the camera and PC when connecting in this fashion When a camera is connected directly in some cases you may need to change TCP IP configuration on your PC For example configure the PC to work with a static IP address When a PoE injector is used and connected directly to a PC there are two network cables One cable connects the PC to the PoE injector The other connects the injector to the camera Only one of these cables must be cross over The oth
55. pecify the directory path for video archives and for snapshot images Note that while the name of archival directory should be the same for all cameras it is possible to specify different Hard Drives for each camera Advanced Settings x B Don t update sensor window is an option that determines how the changes to the image size are applied at a software level or in hardware the image sensor Enabling this option helps to avoid conflicts when multiple users are viewing the same camera each will be able to set different image size Alternatively disabling this option allows to increase the camera frame rate due to a smaller image size Use DirectX if possible is an option to use DirectX functions that utilize graphics card hardware to display images instead of using the software This reduces the load on the CPU The drop down list DirectX size provides options for the graphics area size supported by DirectX Auto Startup is an option to automatically restart the AV Video System with the earlier settings after it was stopped RealTime if folded is an option to continue running the AV Video System application at the top priority level in the Windows Task Manager after the application was minimized and placed onto the system tray of the Windows task bar Show motion is an option to mark the areas of the image where motion was detected Use double packets
56. rame basis The user may wish to archive windows of interest or reduced resolution images at the high frame rate while archiving full resolution images at the lower frame rate p 39 Busy scene lot of motion e g busy parking lot 3 Why am I having trouble running more than one camera Notes Quality refers to JPEG compression Therefore Quality 21 refers to high quality image Storage Quality 13 Storage Quality 21 Storage Mbytes Hr Mbytes 24 Hr Kbtyes frame Mbytes Hr Mbytes 24 Hr Kbtyes frame Mbytes Hr Mbytes 24 Hr 15 998 383 962 278 22 018 528 422 463 36 670 880 070 12 197 292 723 216 17 107 410 573 352 27 878 669 082 11 722 281 318 202 15 998 383 962 329 26 057 625 363 10 138 243 302 176 13 939 334 541 293 23 206 556 934 7 920 190 080 139 11 009 264 211 227 17 978 431 482 2 297 55 123 40 3 168 76 032 60 4 752 114 048 Quiet scene not a lot of motion e g hallway Storage Quality 13 Storage Quality 21 Storage Mbytes Hr Mbytes 24 Hr Kbtyes frame Mbytes Hr Mbytes 24 Hr Kbtyes frame Mbytes Hr Mbytes 24 Hr 11 722 281 318 205 16 236 389 664 369 29 225 701 395 8 791 210 989 151 11 959 287 021 267 21 146 507 514 8 158 195 782 142 11 246 269 914 247 19 562 469 498 7 682 184 378 134 10 613 254 707 233 18 454 442 886 5 465 131 155 97 7 682 184 378 165 13 068 313 632 1 584 38 016 26 2 059 49 421 43 3 406 81 734 Our AV100 soft
57. responding Run button in the AV Application Manager The Arecont Vision welcome screen will appear prompting the user to select OK or Hide If none is selected the AV Video System will start on its own after a few seconds Shown below is the AV Video System displaying live video from sixteen AV cameras If Hide is selected the application will be placed onto the system tray of the Windows task bar DAV Video Cuy EIT 2 Y A ger r r oe B im o 860x600 gt k e m T Toolbar The toolbar of the AV Video System is located in the upper portion of the screen above the video display area It contains the following icons d al 3 Turns on off a drop down list of the installed cameras Individual cameras are disabled enabled by left double clicking on the camera number When disabled live video image from the disabled camera is replaced with a blue rectangle and the camera number in the drop down list is marked with a red cross p 15 a Displays the Settings menu see Setting below Enables a full screen display without the toolbar and menus Selects screen layout for viewing live archived video from multiple cameras from left to right single camera layout 2x2 camera layout 3x3 camera layout 4x4 camera layout 10 camera layout with 2 large and 4x2 smaller images 8 camera layout with large 3x1 and 1x4 smaller images 13 camera layout with 1 large 2x2 and 4x2 smaller ima
58. ry to backup the Licensed Programs 7 Payment Payment shall be in U S Dollars and shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms set forth on the applicable AV Quotation Payment shall be in an amount equal to the purchase price for the applicable Product plus all applicable taxes shipping charges and other charges to be borne by Purchaser 8 Rejection Return All Products shall be deemed accepted by Purchaser twenty 20 business days after receipt unless Purchaser rejects such Product within such twenty 20 business day period for failure to comply with the Limited Warranty set forth in above Upon such rejection Purchaser shall immediately notify AV of the rejection and shall at AV s option return the Product or allow AV to inspect the rejected Product and shall follow AV s instructions regarding disposition of the rejected Product Prior to the return of any Product to AV as provided for hereunder Purchaser shall obtain from AV s Technical Support Department a Return Material Authorization RMA number Within ten 10 business days after receiving an RMA number for the Product Purchaser shall package the Product in its original packing material or an equivalent and return such Product to AV or such other location as AV may designate in writing AV shall bear the cost of freight and insurance for the return to AV Purchaser shall enclose with the returned Product the applicable RMA form and any other documentation or in
59. s 32 Parameters Specific to AV3130 DAY NIGHT Cameras sees eee eee eee eee 35 Motion Detection Control Parameters sse 35 HTTP ALIS PT Pil Oss oa 37 Troubleshooting and Useful Tips AA nthe acum T bia i meen teeta 39 Connecting Directly To Laptop OF PO okeee e Ea E E E O E E E R 39 Switches and Role viii ed n ade OR yaey 39 Low T ii dias 39 Frequently Asked OUESONS a Tae T 2 aa TRER 39 Regulatory Compliance T 47 FCC Compliance Matet a dai 47 Terms and Conditions sala A Aa 48 p 3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing AV mega pixel IP video cameras AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 AV3130 AV5100 and AV8360 are state of the art IP designed to deliver full motion high definition digital video across local area networks The AV software system accommodates multiple cameras connected to a single video server and provides for a variety of display and digital archiving modes Delivering over 45 Mpixels sec of crystal clear imagery AV cameras represent a vastly superior alternative to low resolution analog and digital video To accommodate this level of performance certain minimum system requirements have to be met Please make sure to read this entire Manual and to follow installation instructions given below Technical Support Arecont Vision Frequently Asked Questions can be viewed on the web at http www arecontvision com Arecont Vision support can be reached By email at support arecontvision com On the web at http www arecont
60. s and does not have this connector Power Power for AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 AV3130 and AV5100 can be supplied as follows e Via DC jack 9V 12V For power ratings see below The center contact in the power connector is positive e Via LAN connector 48V DC over spare wires or over data pairs The cameras are compliant with IEEE 802 saf The polarity is arbitrary For a list of recommended PoE switches See Network Switches and Routers Power consumption will vary depending on the mode of operation The maximum power consumption takes place when the camera is polled at full frame rate and runs at full resolution The maximum power consumption is 3 6 Watts for AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 4 5 Watts for AV3130 and AV5100 and 8 Watts for AV8360 Housing and Mounting All camera models feature a durable aluminum housing that minimizes fire hazards The housing is not hermetically sealed The ambient temperature should be maintained between 0 C and 50 C The cameras are not to be used outdoors without appropriate protective enclosures Cameras are mounted using a 4 x 20 threaded hole at the bottom of the housing When mounting the camera make sure the screw that goes into the hole is short Ys or less and does not touch the camera board The cameras are to be installed according to the applicable code The mounting means should be adequate for mounting a 1 lb camera except AV8360 that weights 4lbs Network Cabling Category 5 cabl
61. s setting does not match the archived frame rate the AVI video will be playing accordingly faster or slower e Video Compression offers three options for making the AVI file MSVC standard is a standard Microsoft video codec XviD http www koepi org xvid shtml is a codec recommended by Arecont Vision it is included in the AV Software Setup and is typically installed during the AV software installation This codec has been found to produce very good quality and compression of resulting AVI files Codec List allows to select any of the alternative codecs that are installed on the computer The drop down list opens after Make AVT is clicked as shown below p 28 Video Compression Compressor OK Full Frames Uncompressed y Indeo video 5 10 A XviD MPEG 4 Codec Morgan Multimedia M JPEG Vz LuxRiot DYA JPEG Codec Le Cancel adast LuxRiot DYA JPEG Codec Lei 4 Click Make AVT Ifno records are available for the selected range of dates or times a warning will be displayed 5 Inthe Save as window type in a file name for your new AVI file then click Save If Codec List was selected under Video Compression the drop down list of available codecs will appear Select a codec from the list to proceed 6 The AVI Maker will begin to create the AVI and show the progress in the progress bar Optionally click Stop to terminate the pr
62. selected from Low Light Mode menu Mode list Speed setting will result in higher image noise but will attempt to maintain 10ms exposure time for as long as possible reducing motion artifacts Quality setting will maintain 40 ms exposure time resulting in low noise image with some motion blur in low light Balanced setting is in between There are also two special modes High Speed and MoonLight that can be used for very fast moving targets and very low illumination respectively High Speed mode allows the user to specify fixed exposure time in terms of milliseconds from 1 to 10 While this will allow crisp video of fast moving vehicles the side effect of this setting is that low light performance of the camera will be significantly worse up to 800 times than in default mode Therefore High Speed should only be used for well lit scenes The other special mode MoonLight implements long exposure times up to 0 5 seconds in combination with proprietary noise cancellation technology This mode allows viewing under extremely low illumination conditions It is important to note that MoonLight is NOT digital frame integration and will offer significantly better image quality than cameras that employ digital frame integration However the motion blur will still be significant Setting the Low Light Mode to Speed is the first thing to do to eliminate the motion blur If that doesn t produce enough improvement the user may want
63. the camera If the camera has already been found by Find Cameras function then the user should highlight that camera type desired IP address in the New Camera IP window and click Set IP If the camera can not be found by Find Cameras function due to the fact that existing firewall blocks broadcast requests the user may be able to still change camera IP by typing both camera Ethernet MAC address and desired IP in the boxes at the top of the Installer and clicking Set IP button L Check Neta Check Network This feature will find the active network adapters on your system The results will be displayed in the Network Cards IP section of the Advanced window Clear selections Clear Selections This feature will clear reset any information in the Present Cameras section other than the MAC and IP addresses listed ali es Save Exit This feature will save and the set up information in the ini file ofthe AV Video System and exit the Installer p 14 Operating AV Video System AV100 Note AV Video System requires a license file for each of the installed AV cameras The license is tied to a unique camera s MAC address The license files are located in the C Program Files Arecont Vision Video Surveillance license folder However for the evaluation purposes AV100 will operate any one AV camera without a license After the cameras are successfully installed the AV Video System can be activated by clicking on the cor
64. tions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections except for the programs and services selected below Adding exceptions allows some programs to work better but might increase your security risk Programs and Services Name AW Manager AN Video System O File and Printer Sharing iTunes Remote Assistance O Remote Desktop TrueVector Service O UPrP Framework eer erer Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions Ni C l e 6 Which DVRs support AV cameras There are several DVRs that support Arecont Vision cameras A few examples are Bosch March networks and Sanyo DVRs 7 Can I update all my cameras with the same version of firmware There are three types of updates One update will update the AV1300 AV2100 AV3100 and AV5100 The AV3130 and AV8360 have their own updates these should only be used for the AV3130 or AV8360 The camera model s is listed in the update file name 8 How do I find out what version of software is installed and what are the IP and MAC addresses of my cameras p 41 This information is displayed in the About dialog right click mouse and select About W Arecont Vision E Camera 1 4V5100 61811761222 50712 MAC 00 50 C2 3B 62 16 IP 200 168 1 25 Arecont Vision Version 45 0 0 Screen resolution 1920x1200
65. to open the lens aperture more to allow more light in The user may also want to consider going with the camera equipped with auto iris lens the lens will open automatically as illumination diminishes If that is not sufficient the user may want to consider using lower p 43 resolution camera For example 2 megapixel AV2100 has larger pixels and has better low light sensitivity than the 3 mega pixel product AV3100 If that still does not yield sufficient low light performance then the user should consider AV3130 day night camera that uses monochrome sensor in low light conditions and is sensitive to 0 01 lux 13 What information can I provide to AV customer support for a faster response to my issues Please provide the Imlog dat file This file can be found at c program files Arecont Vision Video Surveillance Please provide the localmachine ini file This file can be found at c program files Arecont Vision Video Surveillance Computer information PC Model number 100base T or Gigabit card CPU speed Hard disk size and available free space Switch or POE model number AV Camera MAC address and firmware release shown in the About dialog box 14 How do I disable the auto startup of the Arecont Vision software To disable the auto startup of the AV Software start from Settings Select Control Panel Administrative Tools then double click Services Under Services Local scroll down and double click on LMSrv In the LMSr
66. v Properties window select the General Tab Under the Startup Type choose Disabled 15 Is there a link to view live video from your camera systems We have three sites that can be accessed Please contact our sales team at sales arecontvision com 16 What is the maximum physical distance between computer and AV camera Typical Ethernet 100Base T has a maximum distance of 100 meters 330 feet The range can be increased by using the standard powered mid span switch Alternatively 3Com IntelliJack Switch that accepts the power over Ethernet can be used to avoid the need to provide mid span power supply 17 Are AV cameras RoHS compliant Arecont Vision products confirm to the Europeans Union Restrictions on Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic equipment RoHS Directive 2002 95 EC for six regulated substances The certification is applicable to all Arecont Vision products shipped after April 15 2006 18 Can we mount a motorized zoom lens from another supplier Motorized zoom is not supported by the camera but you can mount the external PTZ unit with independent controls 19 How do I access the Arecont Vision MegaVideo WEB camera home page to view my cameras remotely Simply type in http 200 168 100 10 index html Replace bold 200 168 100 10 IP address with actual camera IP address p 44 20 Is the MegaVideo WEB camera home page compatible with Mozilla Firefox You can view photo video and ad
67. vision com In the US toll free phone 1 877 CAMERA 8 Phone 626 836 6603 To resolve problems efficiently we recommend Taking a picture of the scene in question Photo gt Save and attaching it to the email Checking software and camera firmware version About Execute right click Settings gt Dump and attach file named LocalMachine ini from the installation directory to the email Attach the file named Imlog dat from the installation directory to the email Provide an Ethereal log www ethereal com System Requirements Dedicated PC A dedicated PC is recommended to receive the image streams from cameras for archiving and display The suggested minimum computer requirements are as follows Standard Performance 16 17 FPS frames per second of full resolution video CPU 3 4 GHz RAM 512 MB Video Card 1600x1200 64 MB RAM Network card 100 base T High Performance 24FPS at full resolution for AV2100 CPU Dual CPU or DualCore 3 2 GHz RAM 1 GB Video Card 1920x1200 128 MB RAM Network card 100 base T 2 network cards one for cameras and one for remote viewing A PC with single slower CPU is sufficient in the case when images are to be archived but not displayed p 4 HDD size according to the desired capacity of the video archives approximately 200Kbytes image As an example two 400GB drives will yield approximately 6 days of archiving capacity for an 8 camera system recording at fram
68. w Day enables the daylight mode and disables the nighttime mode Night enables the nighttime mode and disables the daylight mode Threshold adjusts the automatic switching of the camera Switch At adjusts the level of darkness to switch from daylight to nighttime mode Toggle Guard adjusts the level of brightness to switch from nighttime to daylight mode Toggle Guard set to 0 corresponds to Switch At set to 100 Toggle Guard should be adjusted to prevent mode toggling during the transitional lighting Auto Iris The Auto Iris menu allows monitoring the state of the automatic DC iris If the scene is too dark the camera will open the iris fully This allows more light onto the sensor and will substantially improve the low light performance If the scene is too dark when the camera is started the camera will not close the iris until there is enough illumination Camera DC auto iris can be configured using Auto Iris menu The iris can be disabled by un checking Enabled The camera will open the iris fully and have electronic auto exposure working This configuration is identical to using a manual lens p 24 The state of the auto iris is displayed on a color panel which has six different states a Disabled the auto iris is either disabled by un checking the Enabled check box or is not present Evaluating the camera is preparin
69. ware implements a licensing policy where one camera will always work but to have more than one camera displayed you will need a license file You can obtain a license file by contacting an Arecont Rep or contacting websales darecontvision com 4 How do I change the location of the Archive folder Settings x The default destination of the Archive folder is C Arecont Vision Storage The location of the archive can be changed using Save to menu under Settings While the name of the archival directory should be the same for all cameras the user has an option of specifying the Hard Drive for the archival on a camera by camera basis p 40 5 Why is my Arecont Vision camera not detected by the Camera Installer If the camera in not detected it maybe because of the firewall settings To allow Camera Installer access to the network the user should configure the firewall properly To configure the Windows firewall access the Windows Security Center in the Windows Control Panel then click on Windows Firewall In the Windows Firewall window click the Exceptions tab and add AV programs AV Installer AV Manager and AV Video System to the list of exceptions Once the selections have been made click OK and re run the Camera Installer If the Camera Installer still can not find the camera make sure that there are no hardware firewalls in the gateways and routers on your network Windows Firewall General Excep
70. xposure gain value The user may need to adjust this value if the lenses on day and night channels have different f stops Higher values will cause the transition to night mode at lower illumination level valid values are from 0 to 18 e daygain allows to specify the automatic switching point for night to day transition as hysteresis relative to night to day transition Higher values will cause the transition to day mode at higher illumination level valid values are 0 to 6 0 is not recommended Motion Detection Control Parameters The unique design of AV cameras allows supporting highly accurate 64 zone motion detection also see Motion Detection Motion detection is achieved by analyzing inter frame brightness changes on a pixel by pixel basis To provide accurate motion detection in low contrast and low light environments EACH pixel of EACH frame is analyzed The user can set the size of motion detection zones via mdzonesize select the sensitivity to motion via mdlevelthreshold select the zones where the motion detection has to be blocked via mdprivasymask and specify what size of the moving objects is of interest via mddetail Motion detection information can be obtained from the camera in terms of amount of motion in each zone via mdresult In addition to retrieving motion detection information the camera can also be configured to output images only if motion is detected via mdmode On camera motion

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