Hikvision DS-TCG406-E User manual

Intelligent Entrance ANPR Camera

User Manual

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introducon ............................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Introducon ........................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Key Feature ............................................................................................................................ 1

Chapter 2 Acvaon and Login ................................................................................................... 2

2.1 Acvaon ............................................................................................................................... 2

2.1.1 Default Informaon ...................................................................................................... 2

2.1.2 Acvate via SADP .......................................................................................................... 2

2.1.3 Acvate via Web Browser ............................................................................................. 3

2.2 Login ...................................................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 3 Capture Conguraon ................................................................................................ 5

3.1 Quick Conguraon ............................................................................................................... 5

3.1.1 Set Basic Parameters ..................................................................................................... 5

3.1.2 Adjust Image ................................................................................................................. 8

3.2 Detailed Conguraon ......................................................................................................... 11

3.2.1 Set Applicaon Mode .................................................................................................. 11

3.2.2 Set Capture Parameters .............................................................................................. 13

3.3 View Real-Time Picture ........................................................................................................ 17

Chapter 4 Peripheral Device Linkage ......................................................................................... 20

4.1 Set Barrier Gate Linkage ....................................................................................................... 20

4.1.1 Set Allowlist and Blocklist ........................................................................................... 20

4.1.2 Control Barrier Gate .................................................................................................... 21

4.1.3 Set Wiegand Parameters ............................................................................................. 23

Chapter 5 Live View and Local Conguraon ............................................................................ 25

5.1 Live View .............................................................................................................................. 25

5.1.1 Start/Stop Live View .................................................................................................... 25

5.1.2 Select Image Display Mode ......................................................................................... 25

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5.1.3 Select Window Division Mode .................................................................................... 25

5.1.4 Select Stream Type ...................................................................................................... 25

5.1.5 Capture Picture Manually ........................................................................................... 25

5.1.6 Record Manually ......................................................................................................... 25

5.1.7 Start/Stop Two-Way Audio .......................................................................................... 26

5.1.8 Enable/Disable Audio .................................................................................................. 26

5.1.9 Enable Digital Zoom .................................................................................................... 26

5.1.10 Enable Regional Focus .............................................................................................. 27

5.1.11 Select Video Mode .................................................................................................... 27

5.2 PTZ Operaon ...................................................................................................................... 27

5.3 Local Conguraon .............................................................................................................. 28

Chapter 6 Playback ................................................................................................................... 32

Chapter 7 Record and Capture .................................................................................................. 33

7.1 Set Storage Path ................................................................................................................... 33

7.1.1 Set Memory Card ........................................................................................................ 33

7.1.2 Set FTP ........................................................................................................................ 33

7.1.3 Set SDK Listening ......................................................................................................... 35

7.1.4 Set Arm Host ............................................................................................................... 35

7.1.5 Set ISAPI Listening ....................................................................................................... 36

7.1.6 Set Cloud Storage ........................................................................................................ 37

7.2 Set Quota ............................................................................................................................. 38

7.3 Set Record Schedule ............................................................................................................ 39

Chapter 8 Encoding and Display ................................................................................................ 41

8.1 Set Video Encoding Parameters ........................................................................................... 41

8.2 Set Image Parameters .......................................................................................................... 42

8.3 Set ICR .................................................................................................................................. 45

8.4 Set ROI ................................................................................................................................. 46

8.5 Set OSD ................................................................................................................................ 47

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8.6 Enable Regional Exposure .................................................................................................... 48

Chapter 9 Network Conguraon ............................................................................................. 49

9.1 Set IP Address ...................................................................................................................... 49

9.2 Connect to Plaorm ............................................................................................................. 51

9.2.1 Connect to ISUP Plaorm ........................................................................................... 51

9.2.2 Connect to OTAP ......................................................................................................... 52

9.2.3 Connect to Hik-Connect .............................................................................................. 52

9.3 Set DDNS .............................................................................................................................. 54

9.4 Set SNMP ............................................................................................................................. 55

9.5 Set Port ................................................................................................................................ 56

Chapter 10 Serial Port Conguraon ......................................................................................... 59

10.1 Set RS-485 .......................................................................................................................... 59

10.2 Set RS-232 .......................................................................................................................... 59

Chapter 11 Excepon Alarm ..................................................................................................... 61

Chapter 12 Safety Management ............................................................................................... 62

12.1 Manage User ...................................................................................................................... 62

12.2 Set IP Address Filtering ...................................................................................................... 62

12.3 Enable User Lock ................................................................................................................ 63

12.4 Set HTTPS ........................................................................................................................... 63

12.4.1 Create and Install Self-signed Cercate .................................................................. 63

12.4.2 Install Authorized Cercate ..................................................................................... 64

12.5 Set SSH ............................................................................................................................... 64

12.6 Set RTSP Authencaon .................................................................................................... 64

12.7 Set Timeout Logout ............................................................................................................ 65

12.8 Set Password Validity Period .............................................................................................. 65

Chapter 13 Maintenance .......................................................................................................... 66

13.1 View Device Informaon .................................................................................................... 66

13.2 Log ..................................................................................................................................... 66

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13.2.1 Enable System Log Service ........................................................................................ 66

13.2.2 Search Log ................................................................................................................. 66

13.3 Upgrade ............................................................................................................................. 67

13.4 Reboot ............................................................................................................................... 67

13.5 Restore Parameters ............................................................................................................ 67

13.6 Synchronize Time ............................................................................................................... 68

13.7 Set DST ............................................................................................................................... 69

13.8 Debug ................................................................................................................................. 69

13.8.1 Debug Device ............................................................................................................ 69

13.8.2 Vehicle Capture and Recognion Service .................................................................. 69

13.9 Export Parameters ............................................................................................................. 70

13.10 Import Conguraon File ................................................................................................. 70

13.11 Export Debug File ............................................................................................................. 71

13.12 Export Diagnosis Informaon .......................................................................................... 71

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Chapter 1 Introducon

1.1 Introducon

Intelligent Entrance ANPR Camera (hereinaer referred to as device) integrates mulple funcons

including video collecon, smart video compression, network transmission, etc. It can be used with

other devices (vehicle detector or barrier gate) to realize vehicle management and control, light

supplement, capture, etc.

It can be widely applied in normal entrance and exit, toll staon, and entrance and exit of

underground parking lot.

1.2 Key Feature

●Adopts advanced video compression with high compression rao and exible operaon.

●Captures pictures of the passing vehicles in entrance and exit via video detecon, IO coil trigger,

RS-485 trigger, etc.

●Capture and recognion via vehicle direcon and license plate type.

●Remote control of barrier gate, including opening, closing, locking, and unlocking barrier gate.

●Supplement light control according to brightness condion or me schedule.

Note

The funcons vary with dierent models. The actual product prevails.

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Chapter 2 Acvaon and Login

2.1 Acvaon

For the rst-me access, you need to acvate the device by seng an admin password. No

operaon is allowed before acvaon. The device supports mulple acvaon methods, such as

acvaon via SADP soware, web browser, and iVMS-4200 Client.

Note

Refer to the user manual of iVMS-4200 Client for the acvaon via client soware.

2.1.1 Default Informaon

Device default informaon are as follows.

●Default IP address: 192.168.1.64

●Default port: 8000

●Default user name: admin

2.1.2 Acvate via SADP

SADP is a tool to detect, acvate, and modify the IP address of the devices over the LAN.

Before You Start

●Get the SADP soware from the supplied disk or the ocial website ( hps://

www.hikvision.com/ ), and install it according to the prompts.

●The device and the computer that runs the SADP tool should belong to the same network

segment.

The following steps show how to acvate one device and modify its IP address. For batch acvaon

and IP address modicaon, refer to User Manual of SADP for details.

Steps

1. Run the SADP soware and search the online devices.

2. Find and select your device in online device list.

3. Enter a new password (admin password) and conrm the password.

Cauon

STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend you create a strong password of

your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case leers, lower case

leers, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And

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we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system,

reseng the password monthly or weekly can beer protect your product.

4. Click Acvate to start acvaon.

Figure 2-1 Acvate via SADP

Status of the device becomes Acve aer successful acvaon.

5. Modify IP address of the device.

1) Select the device.

2) Change the device IP address to the same network segment as your computer by either

modifying the IP address manually or checking Enable DHCP.

3) Enter the admin password and click Modify to acvate your IP address modicaon.

2.1.3 Acvate via Web Browser

Use web browser to acvate the device. For the device with the DHCP enabled by default, use

SADP soware or client soware to acvate the device.

Before You Start

Ensure the device and the computer connect to the same LAN.

Steps

1. Change the IP address of your computer to the same network segment as the device.

2. Open the web browser, and enter the default IP address of the device to enter the acvaon

interface.

3. Create and conrm the admin password.

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Cauon

STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend you create a strong password of

your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case leers, lower case

leers, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And

we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system,

reseng the password monthly or weekly can beer protect your product.

4. Click OK to complete acvaon.

5. Go to the network sengs interface to modify IP address of the device.

2.2 Login

You can log in to the device via web browser for further operaons such as live view and local

conguraon.

Before You Start

Connect the device to the network directly, or via a switch or a router.

Steps

1. Open the web browser, and enter the IP address of the device to enter the login interface.

2. Oponal: Select the other languages from the drop-down list on the upper right corner of the

interface to switch the language.

3. Enter User Name and Password.

4. Click Login.

5. Click Plugin Download on the upper right corner of the interface to download and install the

plugin for your web browser. Follow the installaon prompts to install the plugin.

6. Reopen the web browser aer the installaon of the plugin and repeat steps 1 to 3 to log in.

7. Oponal: Click Logout on the upper right corner of the interface to log out of the device.

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Chapter 3 Capture Conguraon

3.1 Quick Conguraon

3.1.1 Set Basic Parameters

When the I/O coils have been laid and the device has been connected to trigger capture in the site,

you can set the basic parameters in quick conguraon to realize capture quickly.

Before You Start

The device posion has been adjusted.

Steps

1. Go to Quick Conguraon → Basic Conguraon .

Figure 3-1 Set Basic Parameters

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2. Set Applicaon Mode parameters.

1) Select Trigger Type.

Video Detecon

Select it to trigger capture by video stream detecon.

I/O Coil

Select it to trigger capture by external device such as the vehicle detector and radar.

Radar Mixed Trac

Select it to detect the driving direcon in mixed trac scene with two radars.

Note

If you select this type, one Forward Radar and one Backward Radar should be set.

2) Set the following parameters as required.

Scene Mode

Select a scene mode as required. Select Toll Gate when there are many large-sized vehicles

and vehicle heads are not captured completely. Select Underground Parking Entrance &

Exit in low light environment. Select Entrance & Exit in other scenes.

Enable Non-motorised Vehicle Capture

Check to idenfy and capture non-motor vehicles in the scene.

I/O Trigger Defaults Status

Capture is triggered according to the level signal status. If you select Falling Edge, the

device will trigger capture at the moment that the high level falls to low level. If you select

Rising Edge, the device will trigger capture at the moment that the low level rises to high

level.

Linked I/O No.

The I/O No. linked under I/O coil mode. When the coil detects that there is a vehicle

passing, a rising or falling edge signal is sent to the linked I/O of the device to trigger

capture.

Forward/Backward Radar

Radar Mixed Trac shall be used with one forward radar and one backward radar. Select

the corresponding I/O No.

3. Set License Parameters.

License Plate Recognion

●Select Forward when license plates of vehicles from the approaching direcon need to be

recognized.

●Select Backward when license plates of vehicles from the leaving direcon need to be

recognized.

●Select Bidirecon when license plates of vehicles from both the approaching direcon and

the leaving direcon need to be recognized.

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Fake Plate Filter

Aer you enable this funcon, if it is idened as a fake license plate, the device will not

output the captured picture and license plate informaon, and the barrier gate will not be

opened.

4. Set Barrier Gate Control parameters.

Control Mode

●Select By Camera in single camera scene (no control soware) and allowlist scene in which

the camera controls the barrier gate in advance according to the set passing rules in

Vehicle Informaon Management.

●Select By Plaorm in the scene in which the entry permissions are controlled by the

soware.

●Select By Mixed, and the plaorm control and camera control are eecve simultaneously.

It is applicable to the scene in which dierent vehicle passing permissions are managed by

soware and camera. E.g., the soware controls the passing of blocklist vehicles and

temporary vehicles, and the camera controls the passing of allowlist vehicles and controls

the barrier gate in advance for allowlist vehicles.

Keep Barrier Open for Following Vehicle

Aer you enable this funcon, the barrier gate keeps open when the device detects following

vehicles are passing. The barrier gate will close aer the following vehicles pass.

5. Select Relay Funcon as needed.

Note

The supported number of relays varies with dierent models. Relay 1 corresponds to the 1A and

1B of the terminal. Relay 2 corresponds to the 2A and 2B of the terminal.

6. Select IO Funcon for the corresponding barrier gate related I/O. The device will upload barrier

gate status informaon for convenient exit and entrance management.

Note

●If the device only have one I/O interface, and the trigger type is I/O Coil, the barrier status

cannot be congured.

●If the trigger type is Radar Mixed Trac and the forward radar and backward radar are

selected, the corresponding barrier gate related I/O funcon cannot be congured. E.g., the

forward radar is IO1 and the backward radar is IO2. Then the barrier gate related IO1 and IO2

funcons cannot be congured.

7. Oponal: Select the barrier gate operaons for temporary vehicles, vehicles of blocklist, and

vehicles of allowlist in Vehicle Informaon Management.

What to do next

Click Next to set image adjustment parameters.

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3.1.2 Adjust Image

You can adjust the posions of the lane line, lane right limit, and trigger line, and adjust the lens if

the lens is vari-focal lens.

Steps

1. Go to Quick Conguraon → Image Adjustment .

Figure 3-2 Adjust Image

2. Set Supplement Light Parameters.

I/O Output Mode

Constant Light Mode: The supplement light is constantly on to supplement light for the

scene.

Enable Mode

Default

The default status of the supplement light depends on the device models.

Time Schedule

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Select it when you want the constant light to be enabled during xed me period. Set the

start me and end me.

Environment Brightness

Select it when you want the constant light to be controlled by detecng the surroundings

brightness automacally. Set the brightness threshold. The higher the threshold is, the

harder the constant light can be enabled.

White Light Brightness/IR Light Brightness

Drag the slider to adjust the brightness, or enter the value in the text eld. The higher the

brightness is, the more the light will be supplemented.

Note

The actual funcons may vary with dierent models. The actual device prevails.

3. Set Video parameters.

Note

You can adjust the video parameters according to the prompt on the interface.

Brightness

Adjust the average brightness and the reference value of the image. When the image is

overexposed, the brightness will be reduced. When the image is too dark, the brightness will

be enhanced.

Contrast

In the case of underexposure or overexposure, the brightness of the image may be limited to

a small range, and you will see a blurred image. Contrast adjusts the level and permeability of

the image. The screen blinding can be appropriately raised, and the dark place can be

appropriately lowered.

Shuer

Shuer refers to a single frame exposure me, in microseconds. If you need to increase the

light intensity, you can increase the shuer value; if you need to reduce the light intensity

coming in, lower the shuer value.

Gain

It is used to limit the upper limit of image signal amplicaon. It is recommended to increase

the scene of insucient illuminaon. Increasing the signal gain can improve the brightness of

the picture, and the noise will also be amplied by the gain. You are recommended to reduce

the scenario with a strong point light source to prevent overexposure of the point light

source.

4. Adjust lines on the live view image.

1) Select the lane line, right border line, or trigger line.

2) Drag the endpoints to adjust the posion and length of the line, or drag the line to adjust its

posion.

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Figure 3-3 Adjust Lines

5. Oponal: You can click the icons under the live view image to do corresponding operaons.

Table 3-1 Image Adjustment Icon Descripon

Icon Descripon

Click it to capture a picture.

●Level 1 Arming can only connect one client or web. The uploaded

pictures will not be stored in the storage card. The pictures in the

storage card will be uploaded to the level 1 arming.

●Level 2 Arming can connect three clients or webs. The pictures will

be uploaded to the client/web, and stored in the storage card.

●Disarming is to cancel the alarm status or real-me picture.

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Icon Descripon

Click it to measure the license plate pixel. Click it again to disable the

measurement.

Click it to realize one-touch focus. Click it again to restore to the inial

status.

Click it to realize lens inializaon.

Focus +. Hold it to view distant objects clearly, while nearby objects

will be blurred.

Focus -. Hold it to view nearby objects clearly, while distant objects will

be blurred.

Zoom +. Hold it to zoom in the image.

Zoom -. Hold it to zoom out the image.

Open Folder Click it to open the saving path of captured pictures.

6. Click Complete to nish the quick conguraon.

3.2 Detailed Conguraon

3.2.1 Set Applicaon Mode

If you want to trigger capture of the passing vehicle informaon at the entrance or exit, set the

applicaon mode.

Before You Start

The device has been installed at the specic locaon, and the lens has been debugged.

Steps

1. Go to Conguraon → Capture → Applicaon Mode .

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Figure 3-4 Set Applicaon Mode

2. Select Trigger Type.

Video Detecon

Select it to trigger capture by video stream detecon.

I/O Coil

Select it to trigger capture by external device such as the vehicle detector and radar.

Radar Mixed Trac

Select it to detect the driving direcon in mixed trac scene with two radars.

Note

If you select this type, one Forward Radar and one Backward Radar should be set.

3. Select Picture Type.

Scene Picture

One scene picture and one license plate picture will be captured.

Scene Picture + Close-up Picture

One scene picture, one license plate picture, and one close-up picture will be captured.

4. Set the following parameters as required.

Scene Mode

Select a scene mode as required. Select Toll Gate when there are many large-sized vehicles

and vehicle heads are not captured completely. Select Underground Parking Entrance & Exit

in low light environment. Select Entrance & Exit in other scenes.

Enable Non-motorised Vehicle Capture

Check to idenfy and capture non-motor vehicles in the scene.

I/O Trigger Defaults Status

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