Trendnet RB-TV-IP252P Owner's manual

Brand: Trendnet

Model: RB-TV-IP252P

Category: Digital Video Recorders (DVR)

Type: Owner's manual

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Contents............................................................................................i

Chapter1..........................................................................................2

NetworkIPCameras......................................................................................................2

PTZCameras..................................................................................................................2

Chapter2..........................................................................................4

TRENDnetVIEWProInstallation.....................................................................................4

TRENDnetVIEWProServerSetupWizard......................................................................5

TRENDnetVIEWProTerminology..................................................................................7

StructurePane...............................................................................................................8

BroadcastServerConnections.......................................................................................9

Chapter3........................................................................................10

ServerRecordingProperties........................................................................................10

ServerCommunicationProperties...............................................................................12

ServerWatchdog.........................................................................................................13

ServerUserManagement............................................................................................15

Chapter4........................................................................................16

SettingupanIPCamera..............................................................................................16

ScheduledRecordingConfiguration............................................................................26

DigitalInputConfigurationsandEvents......................................................................28

Liveviewpopupbymotionandevents......................................................................31

Chapter5........................................................................................32

DigitalPAN‐TILT‐ZOOMonliveview............................................................................32

PTZControlPanelforopticalzoom.............................................................................32

SavePresetsandToursforPTZCameras.....................................................................33

PTZcontrol–PointtoclickPTZ...................................................................................33

PTZcontrol–ShortcutKeys.........................................................................................34

VideoAdjustments......................................................................................................34

AudioAdjustments......................................................................................................34

VideoFrameExport.....................................................................................................34

ExclusivityMode(Windowslockoutfeature).............................................................36

EnableVideoTransferProperties................................................................................37

VideoTransferDefaults...............................................................................................38

Layouts........................................................................................................................38

LayoutSequence.........................................................................................................39

MapModule................................................................................................................40

ArchiveBackupWizard................................................................................................41

Chapter6.......................................................................................42

Howtoplaybackvideo................................................................................................42

ExportVideo................................................................................................................44

ExportSnapshots.........................................................................................................46

Quicksnapshotsaveandcurrentvisibleframesave...................................................46

Chapter7.......................................................................................47

UpgradingTRENDnetVIEWProsoftwaretoanewerversion......................................47

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Chapter1

NetworkIPCameras

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Whatisanetwork(IP)camera?

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Network camera, IP addressable camera, IP Camera, all referring to the same type of

cameras, is a digital camera that can be directly connected to the Internet through a

network cable or Wireless connection. Network cameras send already digitized and

compressed video streams. Network

 Cameras are the fastest growing trend in the

Surveillanceindustry.HerearesomeofthebenefitsofIPcameras:

 Existinglocalnetworkinfrastructurecouldbeusedfortheinstallation.

 ComparablylesscablingrequiredcomparedwithananalogCCTVinstallation.

 Network cameras have built‐in motion detectors and

compression engines,

which enable the DVR Server to use a minimum of its computer resources;

therefore,thesamecomputercanalsobeusedforothertasks.

 ThereareNetwork(IP)cameraswithveryhighresolution(1.3Megapixelsand

more).Analogcamerasareincapableofachievingsuchresolution.

 Network

(IP)camerainstallationsarehighlyscalableandupgradeable.Thereis

noneedtobuyandinstalladditionalvideocaptureboardsfortheDVRsystem

intheeventyouwanttoaddacameraorincreaseperformanceofthesystem.

 Anyanalogcameracanbeconvertedtoanetworkcamera

byusingaNetwork

(IP)server.

 Thereisnogeographicallimitationfortheinstallation.

 Effective off site recording (either by itself or in addition to onside recording)

eliminatesthepossibilityofdestructionofthevideomediumduetodeliberate

actionsoranaccident(fire,flooding,etc.).

 Some of

 the network cameras also can be used as a webcam to serve as an

advertisingengineforabusiness.

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MPEG4/H.264IPcameras:

Withoutcompromisingimagequality,anH.264encodercanreducethesizeofadigital

video file bymorethan75% compared with the Motion

JPEGformat.Thismeansthat

much less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video frame. A

highervideoqualitycanbeachievedwithlessbitrate.

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 BetterAverageBandwidthandStorageReductionoverMJPEG

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 High‐qualitymegapixelvideostreamat20fpscanbeaslow

as2Mbps

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 Highresolutionandbandwidthefficiency

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PTZCameras

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WhatarePTZCameras?

PTZ camera is the camera with the mechanical assembly for Panning, Tilting and

Zooming the camera. There are many types of PTZ cameras available and their cost

variesbased on Speed, Zoomcapacity,Manufacturer,etc.Network PTZ camerasdoes

not require any addition wiring or devices,

since PTZ commands are being send over

TCP/IPnetwork; therefore,making installationprocess muchsimpler andeliminatinga

lotofcompatibilityandconfigurationissues.

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 Throughthesoftware,32camerascanbemanaged,configured,andadjusted,

withouttheneedtobeattheserversite.

 Rightmouseclickonanycameratoshowalistofvariousoptionslikecamera

setup,recordingsettings,usermanagement,andetc.

 Rightmouseclickonany

cameratoaccessarchiveplayback,freezefunction,

digitalPTZ,screenarrangement,videotransferoptionsandmore.

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 Usethewizardsforeasynavigationandstep‐by‐stepsetup.

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TRENDnetVIEWProInstallation

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BegintheinstallationprocessbydoubleclickingtheTRENDnetVIEWProsetupfile.

1.“WelcometotheTRENDnetVIEWProSetupWizard”windowappears.ClickNext.

2.PleasereadandaccepttheSoftwareLicenseAgreement.ThenclickNext.

3.SelecttheinstallationdestinalationandthenclickNext.Changingthelocation

is

optionalbutnotrecommended.

4.The“SelectComponents”windowappears.Selectthedesiredoptionstoinstall,

choosethedesiredlanguageandthenclickNext.

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5.“SelectStartMenuFolder”windowappears.ClickNext.Changingthelocationis

optionalbutnotrecommended.

6.“AdditionalIcons”window

appears.ClickNext.Theseareshortcutsandare

recommended,butoptional.

7.”Readytoinstall”windowappears.ClickNext.TRENDnetVIEWProServerand

optionswillnowbeinstalled.

8.TocompletetheinstallationoftheTRENDnetVIEWProsetupwizard,clickFinish.

Leave“Runserversetupwizard”optionchecked.

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TRENDnetVIEWProServerSetupWizard

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1.The“TRENDnetVIEWProServerSetupWizard”appears.ClickNext.Whenthe

“ServerProperties”windowappears,enteryourmachinesuniqueIdentifyingnameand

servertitle.Itisrecommendedthatyoucheck“Compacttheconfigurationdatabase”

(checkingthisoptionwillhelpoptimizeyourconfigurationdatabaseinthefuture).Click

Next

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2.The“ServerAdministrationSettings”windowappears.Setuptheadministratoruser

nameandpasswordinthiswindow.Leavethedefaultusernameas“admin”

(Recommended),enterauniquepasswordinthe“Password”fieldandreenterthe

passwordinthe“PasswordConfirmation”field.Youwillhavethechancetoadd

additionalusers

atalatertime.ClickNext

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Note:Thisusernameandpasswordisusedforbroadcastserverlogin.

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3.The“ServerNetworkSettingsandPortsettings”windowappears.ClickNext.The

defaultfirewallportthatTRENDnetVIEWProusesis60554butyoucanchangethatto

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anyportthatyouwouldlikeaslongasitisopenonyourfirewall.Pleasecheckwithyour

networkadministratororinternetserviceprovideraboutyourfirewallsettings

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AllowTCPconnectionsfromremoteapplications:ToenableTCPtoacceptremote

connectionscanbedisabledorenableatany

timefromtheTRENDnetVIEWProserver

settings.

TCPPort:60554isthedefaultportanditcanbechangedtoyourpreferences.

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4.SelectApplicationModeandthenclickNext.

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ApplicationMode.

Thefollowing“Startup”optioncanbeselected:

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 Manual:Thatmeansyouwillphysicallyhavetodoubleclicktheprogramtoget

itstarted.

 Automaticallywithanyuserlogon:Thesoftwarewillopenupwhen

anyuser

logsintoWindowsonthatmachine.

 Automaticallywithcurrentuserlogon:Theusercurrentlyloggedinto

Windows,willbetheuserthatactivatesTRENDnetVIEWProuponWindows

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5.ClickStartServerApplicationandthenclickNext.

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6.ClickFinishtoexitthe

installationwizard.

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Panel–Panel,window

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Toggle‐Toalternatebetweentwoormoreelectronic,mechanical,orcomputer‐related

options,usuallybytheoperationofasingleswitchorkeystroke

Toolbar‐Thetoolbarthatyouseeatthetopofyourscreengivesyouvariousoptions

suchasopen,saveandvariousscreen

manipulations,attheclickofabutton.

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OpenConfiguration‐Thisbuttononthetoolbarallowsyoutoopenprevious

TRENDnetVIEWProconfigurations.Itismostusefulifyouareexporting

configurationsfromonemachinetoanother.

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SaveConfiguration‐Thisbuttononthetoolbarallowsyoutosaveany

changesthatyouhavejustmadetoyourDVR,

itwillcontinuetosavetothe

samefileunlessyouclickonFileandSaveAsthenyoucansavetoadifferent

fileoreventoafloppy.

StructurePane‐Thisbuttontoggleswhetheryouseeordon’tseethe

structurepaneontheleftsideofyourTRENDnetVIEW

Prowindow.The

structurepaneismostusefulwhenyouarelookingatcamerasfrommultiple

locationsandmultipleTRENDnetVIEWProservers.Wewilldiscussthe

structurepanelateroninthischapter.

ToggleStructureFilterPane–Thisbuttontogglesstructurefilterpaneunder

regularstructurepane.Thisfilter

willallowyoutoquicklylocatenecessary

camerafromthelistofcamerasyoucurrentlyhave,orseveralsetofcameras

withsimilarname.

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Events‐Thisbuttontogglestheeventswindow.Theeventswindowgivesyou

importantnotificationssuchas,whenyouareconnectingtoaserver

successfully.Itletsyouknowifyouhaveinputimproperusernamesand

passwordsandgivesyouerrorcodeswhenneeded.

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PTZControl‐ThisbuttontogglesthePTZcontrolpane.Ifyoudonothavea

pan‐tilt‐zoomcameraconnectedtoyoursystemthenthisbuttondoesno

needtobepressed.

Videoamplification‐Thisbuttontogglesthevideoamplificationpane.When

thisbuttonispressedapanewillcomeup

fromwhichyouwillbeableto

adjustthebrightness,contrast,saturation,sharpness,andhueforany

camera.

Audio‐ThisbuttontogglesAudiopanecontrol.Audiopaneenablesyouto

listentoAudiofromdifferentcameras.

FullScreen‐Thisbuttontogglesfullscreenmode.Infullscreen,noneofthe

paneswillbeseenandthecameraswillbeexpandedtotheirmaximumsize

tofillthefullscreenofyourmonitor.

OpenArchive–Thisbuttonopensarchiveviewerwindow.Youwillbeable

toviewarchiveddataofyourconnectedDVR.

EmergencyRecording–Onactivationofemergencyrecordingmodefora

device,thefootageisrecordedatfullframerateduringspecificperiodof

timeandthenisautomaticallyreturnedtoregularrecordingsettings.

ManageMaps–Thisbuttontogglesmapmodulewindowformanagingand

viewingcamerasonGoogleorpreviouslyaddedmaps.

SaveCurrentFrameas–Thisbuttonallowsyoutosavecurrentlyrendered

videoframeintofile.Framefromselectedscreenwillbesavedonly.

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Wizards‐Thewizard’sicononthetoolbargivesyouashortcuttovarious

server,andcameraoptionsandconfigurations.Youcanalsoaccessthese

featuresthroughtherightclickmenusinthesoftware.

Views‐Thesebuttonsonthetoolbarallowyoutomanipulateyourviewsandcamera

layoutstoyourown

preference.



ScreenFooter‐Thescreenfooterbuttononthetoolbarallowsyoutodisplay

variousinformationunderneatheachcamerawindow.Itcandisplaycurrent

frametime,imageresolution,andaverageimagesizeperframeandaverage

frameratepersecond.Thescreenfooteristhetextbeloweachcamera

StreamSelection‐The

streamselectionbuttonallowsyoutopickwhich

camerayouwouldliketoviewintheselectedcamerawindow.Thiscanalso

bedonethroughtherightclickmenusandbydraggingthedesiredcamera

fromthestructurepanetothedesireddisplaywindow,orrightclickonany

camera

windowandselectstream.

ShowMotion‐Theshowmotiontoolbarbuttontoggleswhetherornotyou

wantthemotionoutlinedontheselectedcamerascreen.Note:Motion

detectionmustbesetupbeforethisfeaturecanbeactivated

Maximize‐Whenpressedthemaximizebuttonputstheselectedcamerainto

asingleview,ifpressedagainitwillreturntothepreviousview.Thiscanalso

beaccomplishedbydoubleclickingonthecameraofchoice.

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StructurePane

Thestructurepaneisthecontrolcenter.Thisiswhereyouwillsetupallofyour

camerasaswellasyourserver.

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BroadcastServerConnections

TRENDnetVIEWProBroadcastServer‐isaseparateproducttobroadcastvideostreams

tomultipleweb‐browsingplatforms(e.g.InternetExplorer,Firefox,andGoogleChrome)

aswellasforiPhone,Android,etc.TRENDnetVIEWProBroadcastServerwillresample

andrecompressvideostreamforwebormobileclientdependingonconnectionspeed

and

viewingcapabilities.

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1.StartBroadcastServerbyclickingontheStartorWindowsIconandthenclick

ProgramFiles→TRENDnet‐>TRENDnetVIEWPro‐>DVRBroadcastServer.Thiswillstart

BroadcastServerforViewingoverWebbrowserandSmartphonedevicessuchas

Androidand/oriPhonethroughbrowser.



2.

TheBroadcastServericonwillappearinsystemtrayandthroughityouwillbeable

test/configureBroadcastServeroperation.ToopentheBroadcastServer,Rightclickon

theicon→OpenWebApplicaonorentertheIPaddressoftheserverfollowedbyport

8080.





Rightclickonthe

iconandselectOpenWebApplication



AlsoyoucanenterBroadcastdomainforaccessovertheInternet.



UsethepreviouslysetTRENDnetVIEWProsoftwareusernameandpasswordtologinto

broadcastserver.

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WhenloggedintotheserverviathebrowseronaPCorMac,youcanclickonany

camerastotheleftinstructurepane.TheIPcameraswillbedisplayedinmainscreenas

separatewindowsthatcanberesizedandmovedanywherewithinthewindow.

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Chapter3

ServerRecordingProperties

1.Rightclickonyourserver

2.ClickTasks.

3.ClickRecordingProperties.



 Directories

o Priority‐Choosewhichofyourdrivesrecordsfirst.Checkandthen

highlight(byclickingonetime)thedriveyouwishtocustomizeinthis

portion

o Quota‐Chosetheamountofspace

youwouldliketodesignateforstorage

onthatparticularharddrive.NOTE:NEVER,choose100%fortheCDrive.

Thismaycauseyourmachinetoeventuallycrashduetonotavailable

virtualmemoryforpage.Thereasonablequotais85‐90%ofthedrive

capacitytoavoidtheeffects

offragmentationissuesandalsotoallowthe

highlyloadedDVRtoeffectivelyenforcerecordingquotas

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o Add‐Addexternalstorageaddressforrecordingsuchassharingona

remotecomputerorNASdrive.



o Remove‐Thisbuttonremovescurrentlyselectednetworkstoragepath.



 DurationQuota

o StorageDuration‐Chosethenumbersofdays

youwouldliketostore.



 Statistics‐Checkonusedspacedandavailablespaceleftontheharddrives

beingusedbyTRENDnetVIEWPro.



4.ClickApplytosavesettings.

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ServerCommunicationProperties



1.Rightclickonyourserver

2.ClickTasks.

3.ClickTCPCommunicationProperties.



Connections‐Hereyoucanseeat

alltimeswhoisconnectedtoyour

server.TheIPaddress,username

andconnectiontimecanallbe

seen.Clickrefreshatanytimefor

anupdatedlist.

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ServerWatchdog

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YourServerWatchdogperformsanimportantoperation,protectingyoursoftwarefrom

improperlyworkingduetosystemproblems.Configuringyourwatchdogisnot

necessary,ifyouchosetoenableitduringinstallation.Thedefaultsettingswillwork

well,howeverifyouarehavingfrequentrestarts,adjustingitmaybecomevital.

1.

Rightclickonyourserver

2.ClickTasks.

3.ClickManageWatchdog.

4.Inordertoselectthe“Disable”,“Enable”and“Properties”buttons,leftclickon

“SoftwareWatchdog”.



State

Properties>State

 State‐StartorStoprunningWatchdog.

 StartWatchdogwithServer‐WillbegintheWatchdogapplication

whenserver

isstarted.

 EnableWatchdog‐WillkeepWatchdogrunningatalltimes.



WatchdogOperation

Properties>Operation

GraceIntervalSeconds‐Thegraceperiodgivenwhenstartingtheapplication.

RebootIntervalMinutes‐TheamountoftimeWatchdogwillallowbetweenreboots.

Number of Failure to Reboot‐ The amount

offailed attemptsto fixwhatever problem

has been detected, by restarting only the TRENDnetVIEW Pro application. Once this

numberhasbeenreached,WatchdogwillnowrebootWindowsandtheTRENDnetVIEW

Proapplication.

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Performance

Properties>Performance

Thistaballowsyoutoconfigurewhichenvironmentperformancecountersand

variableswilldeterminenecessityofserverorsystemrestart.Watchdogwill

attempttorestartserverorsystemafteranyspecifiedthresholdexceeding;

Therearealsovisiblecurrentvaluesoftheenvironmentvariables.



Maintenance

Properties

>Maintenance

RestartIntervals‐DaysorHours.

EnablePeriodicRestart‐EnablingthisfeaturewillrestarttheServerApplicationattimes

specified.ItisrecommendedtorestarttheServerApplicationtoRefreshsystem

resources.TheWatchdogServer‐Restartwillgovirtuallyunnoticedbytheuser.

EnablePeriodicRestartHours‐Enablingthisfeature

allowstheusertodefinearangein

hoursduringwhichmaintenancerestartsareallowed(e.g.from7:00PMto11:20PM).



Note:Ifanychangeshavebeenmade,clickApply.

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ServerUserManagement

Tostartthe“ServerSecurityWizard”,right‐clickontheserverwithintheStructurepane,

clickTasksandthenclickServerSecurityWizard.



Createusersormodifyexistingusersrights

Thiswizardguidesyoustepbysteptoadd,remove,ormodifyuserpermissions.



System/UserPermissions

Asyou

seeTRENDnetVIEWProsystempermissionsprovidesGlobalScopepermissions

forbetterusermanagement.

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Chapter4

SettingupanIPCamera

TherearetwowaysofsettingupanIPcameratoworkwithTRENDnetVIEWPro:

1. Letthesoftwarefindthecamerasautomatically

2. Manuallyinputallofthecamera’sIPinformation



ConfigureyourIPCamerasautomatically

1.Rightclickonyourservername

2.ClickTasks

3.ClickAutomatically

discovernetworkvideodevices.

4.The“TRENDnetVIEWProAutomaticDiscoveryWizard“willappear.ClickNext.



5.EnterportnumberforeachIPcameraandthenclickNext.

(Leaveblanktosearchallcameraswithallports)



6.TRENDnetVIEWProwillnowbeginscanningyour

networkandspecifiedportsforany

IPcameras.Onceitisfinisheditwillgiveyoualistofthecamerasthatitfoundandgive

youanoptiontoaddthemtoTRENDnetVIEWPro.

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TRENDnetUser’sGuide

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TRENDnetVIEWPro

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AddaNetworkCamerasmanually

1.Rightclickonyourservername

2.ClickTasks

3.Choose“CamerasetupWizard”.

4.Select“NetworkDevices(IPCamera,VideoServer)”.

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5.ClickNext.

6.For“Devicetitle”,typeinanamefortheIPCamera.

7.ClickProperties.

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Note:Thetabsunderpropertiesaredescribedbelow

ModelTab

Properties>Model

 SelectTRENDnetandthenselecttheIPcameramodel.ThenclickApply.

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TRENDnetUser’sGuide

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AccessTab

Properties>Access

 InputtheIPaddressoftheIPCamera,PortNumber,UserNameandPassword.

ThenclickApply.

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VideoInputTab

Properties>VideoInput

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 Select“Trendnet”forOperationmode.

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VideoConfigurationTab

Properties>VideoConfiguration

 ColorMode‐Colororblackandwhite

 Resolution:Qualityofthepicture.Thehigherqualityyouchoosethemore

spaceitwilltake.Optionsinclude

704x450,352x240and176x112.

 Encoding:Choosetheencodingtypethatissupportedbyyourcamera.Options

includeDefault,MJPEG,MPEG‐4andH.264.DependingontheEncodingtype

selected,youmaybeabletoadjustthefollowing;

o I‐FrameInterval

o BitMode

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o Quality

o BitRate

 FrameRate:Hereyoumayadjusttheframeratefortheipcamera.Options

includeDefault,1,2,3,5,10,15and30.

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FrameAdjustmentTab

Properties>FrameAdjustment

 Brightness,Contrast,etc…Changetheappearanceofyourvideoquality.

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AudioTab

Properties>Audio

 AudioInput.Audioinputcanbetheaudioinofthepcmain‐boardoradditional

USBaudios.

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 OptionsforInternalAudioSourcefromanIPcameracanbefound

underthe

cameraproperties.FromtheAudioTabtheinternalAudiosourcecanbe

selectedandactivated.

 IfthecameraselectedisnotanaudiocompatiblecamerathentheInternal

AudioSource”optionwillnotbeactivated.Inthecasethatthecameradoes

notsupportinternalaudio,you

canselectexternalaudioanduseausb

microphone(foronewayaudio)oryourcomputer’sbuiltinmicrophone.

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Trendnet RB-TV-IP252P Owner's manual

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Model: RB-TV-IP252P

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