Trendnet TV-IP1515PI User guide

Category
Security cameras
Type
User guide
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TableofContents
Summary...........................................................................................................................................................................4
KeyFeatures......................................................................................................................................................................4
Disclaimer.........................................................................................................................................................................4
Caution.............................................................................................................................................................................4
Chapter1SystemOverview..............................................................................................................................................5
Chapter1‐1SystemRequirements............................................................................................................................5
Chapter2BeforeAccessingIPCameras.............................................................................................................................5
Chapter2‐1ConfigureIPAddressesusingtheCameraSearchTool...........................................................................5
Chapter2‐2ConfigureIPAddressesthroughHTMLConnection................................................................................6
Chapter2‐3WebBrowserSettings&SoftwareComponentsRequired.....................................................................6
Chapter2‐4Login......................................................................................................................................................7
Chapter3CameraOperations...........................................................................................................................................8
Chapter3‐1LiveViewOperations.............................................................................................................................8
Chapter3‐2QuickButtons........................................................................................................................................8
Chapter4Settings.............................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter4‐1System...................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter4‐1‐1General...............................................................................................................................................9
Chapter4‐1‐2User..................................................................................................................................................10
Chapter4‐1‐3TimerSettings...................................................................................................................................10
Chapter4‐1‐4OSDSettings.....................................................................................................................................11
Chapter4‐1‐5SystemLog........................................................................................................................................11
Chapter4‐2Video...................................................................................................................................................12
Chapter4‐2‐1General.............................................................................................................................................12
Chapter4‐2‐2QualityBasic.....................................................................................................................................13
Chapter4‐2‐3QualityAdvance................................................................................................................................13
Chapter4‐2‐3‐1SenseUp+......................................................................................................................................15
Chapter4‐2‐3‐2WhiteBalanceControl(AWB)........................................................................................................15
Chapter4‐2‐5PrivacyMask.....................................................................................................................................16
Chapter4‐3Controls...............................................................................................................................................16
Chapter4‐3‐1GlobalCounter..................................................................................................................................16
Chapter4‐3‐2VirtualInput......................................................................................................................................17
Chapter4‐3‐3Metadata..........................................................................................................................................17
Chapter4‐4Network...............................................................................................................................................19
Chapter4‐4‐1General.............................................................................................................................................19
Chapter4‐4‐2HTTPService.....................................................................................................................................19
Chapter4‐4‐3RTSP..................................................................................................................................................20
Chapter4‐5‐1SmartEvent.......................................................................................................................................22
Chapter4‐5‐2MotionDetection.............................................................................................................................24
Chapter4‐6Notification..........................................................................................................................................24
Chapter4‐6‐1FTPService.......................................................................................................................................24
Chapter4‐6‐2SMTP(Email)Service........................................................................................................................25
Chapter4‐6‐3HTTPPOSTService............................................................................................................................25
Chapter4‐6‐4SDCardService.................................................................................................................................26
Chapter4‐6‐5SDCardBackupFile..........................................................................................................................26
Chapter4‐6‐6SambaService...................................................................................................................................26
Chapter4‐7Maintenance........................................................................................................................................27
Appendix.........................................................................................................................................................................28
DDNSNetworkSettings...........................................................................................................................................28
AdvancedPortForwardingTechnology....................................................................................................................28
RestoretoFactoryDefault.......................................................................................................................................28
FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement.....................................................................................29
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 RoHS......................................................................................................................................................................29
Europe–EUDeclarationofConformity...................................................................................................................29
LimitedWarranty............................................................................................................................................................32
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Summary
TRENDnetsIndoor/Outdoor5MPnetworkcameraprovidesdayandnightsurveillancewithanightvisionrangeofupto
30meters(98ft.).Thisbulletnetworkcameradeliversyear‐roundsurveillancewithanIP66weatherratedhousingto
withstandoutdoorenvironments.Recordupto5MPHDvideoat20fpsinaspacesavingH.265compressionformat.
Easilyviewlivevideofromthe5MPPoEcameraonyourmobiledeviceusingourfreeSentinelmobileapp,oronyourPC
withourfreeViewManagerdesktopcameravideomanagementsoftware.
KeyFeatures
EasyCloudP2PQRcodeinstallation
5MPHDvideo(2592x1920)at20fps
NightvisionIRLEDsfornightvisionupto30m(98ft.)
Built‐inmicrophoneforone‐wayaudio
OutdoorIP66weatherrating
WideDynamicRangeimagebalancing
SaveinstallationcostswithPoweroverEthernet(PoE)
Programmablemotiondetectionrecordingandemailalerts
MicroSDcardslot(upto256GB)
FreeSentineliOS®andAndroid™mobileapps
ComplimentaryViewManagerPCsoftware
NDAA/TAACompliant
Disclaimer
Pleasebeawarethatthisusermanualmaycoverarangeofproductspecificationsforvariousmodels.Characteristicsand
featuresdiscussedand/orillustratedinthismanualmaynotbeapplicableoravailabletoallmodels.Wereservetheright
tochangeproductspecifications,designsandequipmentwithoutnoticeandwithoutincurringobligation.
Caution
Donotdropordamagetheequipment
Donotinstalltheequipmentnearfireorheatsources
Keeptheequipmentfromrain,moisture,smoke,ordust
Donotcovertheopeningofthecabinetwithclothand/orplasticorinstalltheunitinpoorlyventilated
places.Allow10cmbetweenthisunitanditssurroundings
Donotcontinuetooperatetheunitunderabnormalconditionssuchassmoke,odor,orlossofsignalwhilst
poweristurnedon
Donottouchthepowercordwithwethands
Donotdamagethepowercordorleaveitunderpressure
Toavoidunnecessarymagneticinterference,donotoperatethisunitnearmagnets,speakersystems,etc.
Allconnectioncablesshouldbegroundedproperly
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Chapter1SystemOverview
Chapter1‐1SystemRequirements
TRENDnets IP camera uses compression technology that provides high compression rateand superior videoquality.
However,videoperformancedependshighlyonCPUpowerandnetworkbandwidthforvideostreaming.Thefollowing
sectionsspecifythesystemrequirementsforusingTRENDNETIPcameras.
Chapter2BeforeAccessingIPCameras
BeforeaccessingtheIPcameras,makesurethatthecamera’sRJ‐45networkconnector,audiocable,andpowercableare
properlyconnected.TosettheIPaddress,consultyournetworkadministrator.UserscanusethedefaultIPaddressto
verifythecamera’snetworkconnection.  
Chapter2‐1ConfigureIPAddressesusingtheCameraSearchTool
ToconfiguretheIPaddressofyourcameras,downloadthetoolfromourwebsite.TochangetheIPaddress,subnetmask,
gateway,orHTTPportofyourcameras,followthestepsbelow:
RuntheCameraSearchTool
ClickRefresh.Allavailabledeviceswillbelistedonthescreen
Selectthedeviceitemfromthedevicelist
ToeditormodifyIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,orHTTPport,usethebox
ClickApplyforthechangestotakeeffect
ClickRefreshagaintoverifythechangedsettings
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Chapter2‐2ConfigureIPAddressesthroughHTMLConnection
TochangeanIPaddressonawebpage,typethedefaultIPaddress(192.168.10.30)intothebrowseraddressbarand
followthestepsbelow:
Duetosecurityreason,createtheusernameandpasswordforthefirstlogin.TologintotheIPcamera,
pleasecreatetheusernameandpasswordontheloginpage.PressConfirmtocompletethesettingand
loginsimultaneously.
ClickSetup→NetworktoeditormodifyIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,orHTTPport
ClickSubmitforthechangestotakeeffect.
Chapter2‐3WebBrowserSettings&SoftwareComponentsRequired
MakesureyourInternetExplorerallowssignedActiveXplug‐intorunonyourPC(ActiveXisnotsupportedinother
browsers).SetDownloadSignedActiveXplug‐incontrolstoPromptandenableRunActiveXcontrolandplug‐in.Youcan
setthisinInternetExplorer→Tools→InternetOpons→Security→CustomSengs.
Oncecompleted,youcanaccesstheIPcamera’slivevideobyenteringthedefaultIPaddressviaawebbrowser.Asecurity
warningdialogboxwillappear.ClickOKtodownloadtheActiveXdirectlyfromtheIPcamera.
Pleasedownloadthelatestplugin(IPVide_Plus_TRENDnet.cab)fromTRENDnetswebsite. 
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Chapter2‐4Login
Duetosecurityreason,createtheusernameandpasswordforthefirstlogin.TologintotheIPcamera,pleasecreatethe
usernameandpasswordontheloginpage.PressConfirmtocompletethesettingandloginsimultaneously.
MinimumPasswordStrengthRequirements:
1.Thepasswordlengthmustbe8ormorecharacters.
2.Thepasswordmustincludeatleast1number(0~9),1uppercaseletter,1lowercaseletterand1symbol(~?/+=,:;.’
@#  %^&*()_‐).
Note:Pleasepreservethecredentialforaccessingthecameraproperly.Forgettingthecredentialforaccessingthecamera,
pleaseperformhardwarefactorydefault.
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Chapter3CameraOperations
Whenloggedinasanadministrator,twomainfeaturesareavailable:1)cameraoperationsand2)configurations.
Chapter3‐1LiveViewOperations
1. Quickbuttons:IPcamerashortcuts
2. ActiveXdisplayscreen:DisplayRTSPH.264orMJPEGstreamingvideo
3. Profileswitchingmenu:Switchingfromoneprofiletoanother
4. Setupbuttons:IPcamerasetupmenu
Chapter3‐2QuickButtons
Thequickcontrolpanelbuttons(CompatiblewithIEonly)aredescribedbelow: 
FilesaresavedlocallyunderIPVideofolder.(eg.C:\\IPVideo)
Takeasnapshotofthevideo
Startrecording
Pauserecording
Alarmout
Enlargetheliveview
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Chapter4Settings
Asanadministrator,youcanconfiguretheIPcameraviaastandardHTMLwebpage.ClickSetupatthetop‐rightcorner
ofthescreenafteryoulogintothecamera. 
Chapter4‐1System
Chapter4‐1‐1General
Under System Settings→General, you will see server system information, such as MAC address, firmware version, os
version,systemreboottime,anddevicenamesettings.Tomodifytheseoptions,followtheinstructionsbelow:
MACAddress:TheMACaddressoftheIPcamera
FirmwareVersion:FirmwareversionoftheIPcamera
OSVersion:TheversionnumberoftheIPcamera
SystemRebootTime:Thelasttimeyoursystemwasrebooted.
DeviceName:ThedevicenamecanbefoundusingtheCameraSearchTool,whichallowsyouto
identifytheIPcameras.Tochangethedevicename,enteranewnamefortheIPcameraandclickOK.
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Chapter4‐1‐2User
The IP camera supports up to 10 user accounts. Each account can be individually configured for its access rights. To
add/editauser,clickAdd/EditUser.ToaccessanIPcamerawithoutauthentication,switchtheBypassLogonoptiontoOn.
EnableIPScanBypassLogontologintheIPcamerathroughIPScanwithoutauthentication.Toaddauser,pressAddUser,
andyouwillseethefollowingscreen:
Entertheaccountname,passwordandconfirmpasswordtoaddnewaccount,andthenchecktoassigntheaccessrights
forthisaccount.ClickOKtoupdatethesettings.
Toeditaccountinformation,selectuserforeditandclickEditUser.Todeleteauser,selectuserfordeleteandclickRemove
User.ClickSubmittoupdatethesettings. 
Chapter4‐1‐3TimerSettings
YoucanchangethetimeofyourcamerathroughaHTMLwebpage.Simplyselectthedateandtimeinthedrop‐down
menus,andclickOKtoapply.Youmayalsosettheholidaylistinthispage.
SynchronizewithanNTPserver
TosynchronizewithanNTPserver,changetheSynchronizewithNTPtoEveryHour.Thecamerawillsynchronizeitssystem
timewithatimeservereveryhour.  
Note:ThisfunctionrequiresInternetconnection.
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Chapter4‐1‐4OSDSettings
OSD(onscreendisplay)isfortheuseofdisplayingsysteminformationonthevideo.  Therearefeaturesofdateand
statusavailable.
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CameraID,DateandStatusaredescribedbelow:
OSD:ClicktoenableordisabletheOSD
ForegroundColor:Thecolorofthetext
BackgroundColor:Thebackgroundcolorofthetext
Chapter4‐1‐5SystemLog
Youcanviewthesystem‐generatedloginthispage.ClickSave  icontoexportthelogtoatextfile.Youcanalso
searchforlogfilebyselectingthetypekeyword.
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Chapter4‐2Video
Chapter4‐2‐1General
TotransmitvideooveralowbandwidthnetworksuchastheInternet,setthebitrateclosetotheactualupload
bandwidth.Thecameraencodesframesbasedonthebitratesetting.
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Profiles:3customizableprofiles
VideoStandard:NTSC/PALsetting
ProfileName:TheselectionofH.264/H.265videocompression
Resolution:Theresolutionofthevideostream
OutputFrameRate:Theframerateofthevideo
GOP:ThenumberofI‐framestobedisplayedinonesecond
StreamMode:Variablebitrate,anencodingmodethatreducestheuseofbandwidth; 
CBR:constantbitrate,anencodingmodethatconsumesmorebandwidth
Bitrate:Themaximumbitrateavailableforyournetworkconnection
RTSPURL:AllowyoutoaccessthevideostreamviatheRealTimeStreamingProtocol
ImageQuality:ThecompressionrateoftheH.264/H.265stream
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Chapter4‐2‐2QualityBasic
Thismenuallowsyoutoadjustbrightness,contrast,contrast,hue,saturation,andsharpnessbothfortheDayModeand
NightMode.Individualday/nightsettingsensurethecameratoprovideoptimalvideoquality.
Mirror:Mirrorthevideo
Flip:Flipthevideo
3DNoiseReduction:Ifthenoiseofthevideoishighatnight,setthesettingtohighifneeded.
Chapter4‐2‐3QualityAdvance
Inthispage,youhaveaccesstoExposure,AutomaticGainControl,WhiteBalanceControl,SenseUp,ShutterSpeed,and
IR‐Cutsettingsallowingyoutoadjustcameravideoqualityfordayandnight. 
Thecameraprovidestwosetsofvideoqualitydatabasefordayornightmode.Thisisveryusefulsettingsforvideoquality
especiallyforANPR/LPRapplicationwheretheshutterspeedcanbecustomizedatnight.Thevideoqualitysettingscan
beappliedbyDayandNightSwitchexplainedlaterinthischapter.
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Videosettingoptionsaredescribedasfollows:
WhiteBalanceControl:adjuststhewhitebalancemanuallyorautomatically
ExposureValue:adjuststhevalueofexposure;thehigherthevalueisset,thebrighterthevideois
WDR:enablesordisablesWideDynamicRangetocapturegreaterdetails
ShutterValueRange:settheminandmaxshuttervalues
AutoGainControl(SenseUp+):seethebelowdescription
SenseUp:selectthelevelofSenseUptoenhancethevideo
ColorMode:switchbetweencolor/black‐and‐whitemode
IRLED:IRLEDcontrol 
IRCutFilter:enable/disabletheIRcutfilter
WithoutSenseUp SenseUpby3Frames
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Chapter4‐2‐3‐1SenseUp+ 
SenseUp+(AGC)isalow‐lightandhigh‐sensitivityDSPcontrolthatenablesoutstandingvideoqualityeveninlow‐light
environments.SenseUp+technologycanbeusedforbothblack‐and‐whiteand/orcolorvideomodes.ToenableSense
Up+,firstenableAutoGainControl(AGC).UseSenseUp+with3Dnoisereduction(3DDNR)canreducenoisethatoccurs
inlowlightenvironments.AGCand3DDNRdonotcausemotionblur.Ifthepictureisstilltoodarkundertheenvironment,
turnonSenseUp(slowshutter)instead,however,itmaycausemotionblurinlow‐lightconditions.
Chapter4‐2‐3‐2WhiteBalanceControl(AWB)
Therearedaytimeandnighttimeautowhitebalancecontrols(ATW)forthecamera.
WhiteBalanceControl:Autowhitebalanceandmanualwhitebalance
R‐Gain:Redgainspecificautowhitecontrol
B‐Gain:Bluegainspecificautowhitecontrol
Chapter4‐2‐4DayNightModeSwitch 
TheDay/NightModeSwitchallowsyoutoscheduleIRactivitiesby(1)auto,(2)day,(3)night,(4)schedule,or(5)external
control.WhenthesettingissettoAuto,theIRmoduleisturnedon/offautomaticallyaccordingtothesignalfromthe
lightsensor.TheNightsettingremovestheIRcutfilter,andtheDaysettingkeepsthefilteron.IfyouchooseSchedule,
thefilterturnson/offaccordingtothesettimeperiod.
Note:IR‐cutcameramodelonly
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Chapter4‐2‐5PrivacyMask 
TRENDNETcameraprovidesupto4setsofprivacymasking.Selectanyofthemaskingnumbersanddragtomask
specificareas.
Chapter4‐3Controls
Chapter4‐3‐1GlobalCounter
Theglobalcountersareforcountingatriggerofaremotedevice.  Theglobalcountercanbetriggeredbyametadata,or
avirtualinput.  Theglobalcounterscanbeusedforoutputpurposes,suchasLEDdisplay.
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Chapter4‐3‐2VirtualInput
TheIPcameraprovidesupto16virtualinputs.  ThevirtualinputsareCGIcommandsthatthesecanbeusedforother
remotedevicetotrigger.
Chapter4‐3‐3Metadata
MetadataistheHTTPresponseofaCGIcommand.TRENDNETIPcameraisabletoreceivethemetadatafromanIPdevice.
ThemetadataistheURLresponseofanIPdevice.
The example below, TRENDNET IP camera is able to receive the metadata of motion events, MotionDetect token of
/getalarmmotionCGIcommand,fromanIPdevice.Theeventsarecapturedintothevaluable%Trigger1%foractions.In
theSmartEvent,%Trigger1%canbeusedforaglobalcounterforeventtriggering.
Tosetupmetadata,finishthesettingsbelow:
MetadataEnable:Enablemetadataservice.
MetadataServerName:Specifythenameofthemetadataservice.
MetadataType:(1)HTTPmultipartresponse,(2)HTTPresponse
(1)HTTPmultipartresponse—Continuousresponses 
(2)HTTPresponse—Client‐pullbyaschedule
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MetadataServerIP/DNS:TheIPaddressofanintegrateddevice. 
MetadataServerPort:Theportnumberoftheintegrateddevice.
Account:Accountnameofanintegrateddevice.
Password:passwordofanintegrateddevice.
MetadataURL:TheURLoftheanintegrateddevice.“/”isrequired.
MetadataParser:TheparsingtokensforthevaluablesofTriggers.
Specialcharacters
Iftherearespecialcharacterssuchas“/,“\r”,“\n,and“\r\n”inthemetadata,enterspecialcharactersforparsingthe
metadata.
%Split%
%CR%=>\r
%LF%=>\n
%CRLF%=>\r\n
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Chapter4‐4Network 
Chapter4‐4‐1General
NetworksettingsarethebasicsettingsthatconnectTRENDNETIPcamerastothenetwork.ThedefaultIPaddressofIP
camerasis192.168.10.30.EnterthisIPaddressintoyourwebbrowsertoverifythenetworkconnectionbetweenalocal
PCandyourIPcamera.  
Tosetupalocalareanetwork,entertheIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,andDNS.ClickOKtoupdatethesettings.
ToacquireInternetaccess,contactyourlocalInternetServiceProvider(ISP)foraglobalIPaddress.EntertheIPaddress
(global),subnetmask,andgatewayIPprovidedbyyourISP.  
PrimaryDNS—TheIPaddressofthedefaultandfirstDNSserver
SecondaryDNSIPAddress—TheIPaddressofthebackupandsecondDNSservertothedefaultDNS
QoS(DSCP)—BasedonDSCPstandard,settheTCP/IPpacketheaderforpacketpriority.
Arouter,gateway,orotherDHCPsoftwareservercanremotelyassignanIPaddresstoyourIPcamera.Thereisnoneed
tomanuallyconfiguretheIPaddress,subnetmask,andgateway.However,everytimetheDHCPserviceisrebooted,the
IPaddressoftheIPcameramayvary.YoumayneedtouseIPscantosearchfortheIPcamera.ToenableDHCP,clickthe
DHCPoptionandclickSubmit.
Note:OncetheDHCPoptionisenabled,theIPcameraisassignedanIPaddressbytheDHCPserver.Thisfeatureisonly
permittedinLANenvironments.
Chapter4‐4‐2HTTPService
HTTPisareliableprotocolforvideostreaming.Withcorrectportforwarding,videoscanbesentovertheInternet.Details
are described in the appendix. To change the HTTP port number, consult your network administrator. Choose the
streamingtypeyouwanttouse(HTTP&HTTPsorHTTPs).ClickOKforthechangestotakeeffect.
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Chapter4‐4‐3RTSP
RTSPisanotherreliableprotocolforvideostreaming.Withcorrectportforwarding,videoscanbesentovertheInternet.
Detailsaredescribedintheappendix. 
Settingsonthispagearedescribedbelow:
RTSPAuthentication:Enablingthisoptionwillrequireusernameandpasswordwhenconnectingtothe
RTSPstream
Encoder:Changeencodername.
Chapter4‐4‐4HTTPsService
TRENDNETIPcamerasupportHTTPs(HypertextSecureTransmissionProtocol)service.HTTPsisanInternetprotocolthat
ensurestheintegrityandconfidentialityofdataasittravelsbetweenusers'computersandwebsites.Whenusersvisit
anywebsite,theywantasecureandprivateonlineexperience.
HTTPs can be regarded as the advanced security version of HTTP.TheSSLprotocolisaddedasasecuritycertificate.
Therefore,thewebsitecanpreventdatathieffromdirectlyseeing the transmitted data even if they intercept the
transmittedinformationbyusingtheencryptionontheagreement.
TherearetwooptionstosetHTTPsservice:
1. Thefirstoptionistocreateafreeself‐signedcertificatebyfilling‐intheblankfieldbelow,thenclickCreatea
certificate.
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