Videoswitch Vi-C5101 User manual

Brand: Videoswitch

Model: Vi-C5101

Category: Security cameras

Type: User manual

Videoswitch Vi-C5101 is a network camera that allows you to view live video and configure parameters over the internet or a local network. It supports both wired and wireless connections and can be accessed via a web browser or dedicated client software. The camera features adjustable video parameters such as brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, gain, and exposure time, allowing you to optimize the image quality for your specific environment.

Vi-C5101

Network Camera

User Manual

Document Reference Date

Vc608a.doc 24/01/2013

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RegulatoryInformation

FCCInformation

FCCcompliance:Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfor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ownexpense.

FCCConditions

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

conditions:

1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycause

undesiredoperation.

EUConformityStatement



Thisproductand‐ifapplicable‐thesuppliedaccessoriestooaremarkedwith"CE"

andcomplythereforewiththeapplicableharmonizedEuropeanstandardslisted

undertheLowVoltageDirective2006/95/EC,theEMCDirective2004/108/EC.



2002/96/EC(WEEEdirective):Productsmarkedwiththissymbolcannotbedisposedof

asunsortedmunicipalwasteintheEuropeanUnion.Forproperrecycling,returnthis

producttoyourlocalsupplieruponthepurchaseofequivalentnewequipment,or

disposeofitatdesignatedcollectionpoints.Formoreinformationsee:

ww.recyclethis.info.



2006/66/EC(batterydirective):Thisproductcontainsabatterythatcannotbe

disposedofasunsortedmunicipalwasteintheEuropeanUnion.Seetheproduct

documentationforspecificbatteryinformation.Thebatteryismarkedwiththis

symbol,whichmayincludeletteringtoindicatecadmium(Cd),lead(Pb),ormercury

Hg).Forproperrecycling,returnthebatterytoyoursupplierortoadesignatedcollectionpoint.For

moreinformationsee:www.recyclethis.info.

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Cautions:

1.Makesurethepowersupplyvoltageiscorrect before using the camera.

2.Donotdropthecameraor subjectittophysical shock.

3.Donottouchsensormoduleswithfingers.I

cleaning is necessary, use aclean clothwithabit

ethanolandwipeitgently.I

thecamera will not be used for an extended periodo

time,put

onthelenscaptoprotectthesensorfrom dirt.

4.Donotaimthecameraatthesunorextra bright places. Ablooming or smearmayoccur

otherwise(whichisnotamalfunctionhowever), and affecting the endurance o

sensoratthe

sametime.

5.Thesensormaybeburnedoutbyalaser beam, so when any laser equipmentisbeingused,

makesurethatthesurfaceo

thesensor will not be exposed to the laser beam.

6.Donotplacethecamera inextremelyhot or cold temperatures (the operatingtemperature

shouldbebetween‐10°C~+60°C,dusty or damp locations, and do not exposeittohigh

electromagneticradiation.

7.Toavoidheataccumulation,goodventilation is required for aproper operating environment.

8.Whileshipping,thecamerashouldbepacked in its original packing, or packingo

thesame

texture.

9.Regularpartreplacement: afewparts(e.g. electrolytic capacitor) o

the equipment shouldbe

replacedregularlyaccordingtotheiraverage life time. The average time variesbecauseo

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differencesbetweenoperatingenvironment and usage history, so regular checkingis

recommendedforallusers.Pleasecontact with your dealer for more details.

10.Improperuseorreplacemento

thebattery may result in hazard o

explosion. Replacewiththe

sameorequivalenttype only.Disposeo

used batteries according to the instructionsprovided

bythebatterymanufacturer.

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Table of Contents

Chapter1NetworkCameraConnection.......................................................................9

1.1CableNetwork...................................................................................................9

1.2WirelessNetwork..............................................................................................9

1.3NetworkConnection.......................................................................................10

Chapter2NetworkAccess..........................................................................................11

2.1AccessoverIEBrowser....................................................................................11

2.1.1LiveView................................................................................................11

2.1.2ParametersConfiguration......................................................................13

2.1.3WirelessParametersConfiguration........................................................28

2.2AccessoverClientSoftware............................................................................29

2.2.1LiveView................................................................................................29

2.2.2CameraParametersConfiguration.........................................................30

2.2.3WirelessParameterConfiguration.........................................................34

Chapter3AccessoverInternet...................................................................................35

3.1AccessnetworkcamerawithstaticIP.............................................................35

3.2AccessnetworkcamerawithdynamicIP........................................................36

Appendix1SADPIntroduction....................................................................................40

Appendix2PortMap..................................................................................................42

Appendix3PinDefinition...........................................................................................44

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Chapter1NetworkCameraConnection

1.1CableNetwork

Twomethodscanbeusedto connectbetween network camera and PC, shown as below:

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Figure1.1.1CrossLineConnection

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Figure 1.1.2 Direct Line Connection

1.2WirelessNetwork

Note:Thissectionisonl

for wirelessnetwor

camera with mar

‐W

in the mode

number.

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Figure1.2.1Point‐to‐pointCommunicationThroughWirelessNetwork

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Figure1.2.2Communication Via Wireless Switching Equipment

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1.3NetworkConnection

Beforevisitingnetworkcameraovernetwork, user should acquire its IP address first.SADPisa

softwaretoolwhichcanautomaticallydetect network device in the LAN and givethedevice’s

informationlikeIPaddress, mask,portnumber, device serial number, software version,etc.,as

showninFigure1.3.1.

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 Figure 1.3.1

Selectthedevice,andsetits IPaddressandmask at the same network segment with thePC.

ForthedetailedintroductionofSADP,pleaserefertoAppendix1.

Note:ThenetworkcameraissetwiththefactorydefaultIPaddressof“192.0.0.64”,theportof

“8000”,thesuperusernameof“admin”andthepasswordof“12345”.

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Chapter2NetworkAccess

Afterhardwareinstallation, usercanviewlive video and configure parameters forthenetwork

camera,includingIPaddress, subnetmaskand port number, etc. The following two methodscanbe

usedtoaccessthecamera:

1.Viewlivevideoandconfigureparametersover IE browser.

2.Viewlivevideoandconfigureparametersover client software.

2.1AccessoverIEBrowser

BeforeaccesstothecameraoverIE

browser,usershouldadjustthesecurity

level.

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OpentheIEbrowser,andsetthe

securityleveltoMediumin

Tools/InternetOptions/Security/Custom

Level...,andenableorpromptActivex

ControlandPlug‐indirectlyaswell.

Figure 2.1.1 Adjust theSecurityLevel

2.1.1LiveView

Step1:InstallActive‐XControl

TypetheIPaddressofthenetwork

cameraandpressEnter,thenthe

ActiveXmentiondialogwillpop

up.

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ClickInstalltoinstalltheActiveX

control.

Figure2.1.2InstalltheActiveXControl

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Step2:

InputtheUsername(default:

admin),Password(default:12345)

andPort(default:8000)ofthe

camera,andthenclick[Login].

  Figure2.1.3 Login Interface

Step3:Aftersuccessfullogin,userisallowed to view the live video. Refer to Figure2.1.4.



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Figure2.1.4LiveViewPage

IconsonLiveViewPage:

Icon

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Description

Full‐screendisplaymode

Exitfull‐screendisplaymode

StartPreview

StopPreview

CapturePicture

Start/Stop Record

DigitalZoom

VideoParameters

DigitalZoom:

Clickmouseinthedesiredpositionoflivevideoimageandscrollthemousetorealizezoominand

zoomoutfunction.

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VideoParameters:

Icon

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Description

Brightness:0~100configurable

Contrast:0~100configurable

Saturation:0~100configurable

Hue:0~100configurable

Gain:0~100configurable

Exposuretime:0~40000

configurable

Restoredefault

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Note:Thismenuvariesdepending on Figure2.1.5VideoParameters  

differentcameramodels.

2.1.2ParametersConfiguration

ClickConfigurationtoentertheParameters Configuration interface.

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2.1.2.1LocalConfiguration

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Figure2.1.6 Local Configuration 

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LocalConfiguration:

Parameters

Protocoltype

Streamtype

Displaymode

Packagefilesize

Transmission

performance

Saverecordfileas

Savepreview

capturedpictureas

Saveplayback

capturedpictureas

Savedownloadfile

as

Description

TCPandUDPselectable

MainstreamandSubstreamselectable

Fullscreen,4:3mode,16:9modeorAdjustabletoresolution

128M, 256M, 512M selectable

Shortestdelaymode,Goodreal‐time,Normalreal‐timeandfluency

andGoodfluencyselectable

ThedefaultdirectoryforsavingrecordfilesisC:\Program

Data\Web\RecordFiles,whichcanbemodifiedbyuser

ThedefaultdirectoryforsavingcapturedfilesisC:\Program

Data\Web\BMPCaptureFiles,whichcanbemodifiedbyuser

ThedefaultdirectoryforsavingcapturedfilesisC:\Program

Data\Web\PlaybackPicFiles,whichcanbemodifiedbyuser

ThedefaultdirectoryforsavingcapturedfilesisC:\Program

Data\Web\DownloadFiles,whichcanbemodifiedbyuser



2.1.2.2RemoteConfiguration

BasicInformation:

IntheBasicInformation

settingsinterface,useris

allowedtosettheDevice

NameandDeviceID,aswellas

viewtheinformationofIP

camera,includingDevice

Description,DeviceLocation,

MACaddress,DeviceType,

DeviceSN,FirmwareVersion,

andU‐bootVersion.



  Figure2.1.7 Basic Information

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Channel

ParametersDisplaySetting:

Accordingtodifferent

requirements,enablethe

displayofDate&Timeand

Weekbyclickingthecheckbox.

Differentdateformatscanbe

selected.

TherearetwoTimeformat:24

hourand12hour.

TheOSDStatuscanbesetto

transparent&flickering,

transparent&unflickering,Figure2.1.8DisplaySettings



nontransparent&flickering,or

nontransparent&unflickering.



ChannelParametersVideoSettings:



Figure2.1.9VideoSettings



Parameter

ChannelName



Description

Inputthechannelnameforyourneed

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EncodeParameters

StreamType

Resolution

ImageQuality

BitrateType

Max.Bitrate

FrameRate

MulticastAddress

RTSPPort

VideoEncodeType

MainstreamorSubstreamoptional

Video&AudioorVideooptional

Select the resolution for your need

Highest,Higher,Medium,Low,LowerorLowestoptional

ConstantbitrateorVariablebitrateoptional

Select or customize abitrate according to the resolution

Selecttheframerateforyourneed

Setthemulticast address, with the default multicast of0.0.0.0

SettheRTSPport,withthedefaultRTSPportof554

Selectthevideoencodetypeforyourneed

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ChannelParametersSchedule

Record:

Checkthecheckbox

toenablerecordingschedule.



Ifvideoisrequiredtorecordall

daylong,pleaseenableAllDay

Recording.Selecta

RecordType:Schedule

Recording,MotionDetection,

AlarmRecording,Motion|Alarm,

Motion&Alarm,Command.



IfvideoisrequiredtorecordinFigure2.1.10ScheduleRecord

differenttimesections,select

PreRecord:“NoPreRecord”,“5s”,“10s”,“15s”,“20

SectionRecordingandsetthe

s”,“25s”,“30s”optional.

StartTimeandEndTime.There

PostRecord:“5s”,“10s”,“30s”,“1min”,“2min”,“5

areupto4sectionsavailable.

min”,“10min”optional.



Selectthecheckboxesbelow“CopyTo:”tocopythis

Note:Thetimeofeachsegment

day’ssettingstowholeweekorsomedaysinone

can’tbeoverlapped.

week.

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ChannelParametersMotion

DetectionSetting:

SelectthecheckboxofEnable

motiondetectiontoenablethis

function.

ZoneSettings:

ClickStartdrawbuttontodraw

motiondetectionzoneby

clickinganddraggingthe

mouseinthelivevideoimage.

Userisallowedtodraw

multiplemotiondetection

zonesinthesamepicture.

Whenallzoneshavebeenset,

clickStopdrawfinishFigure2.1.11MotionDetectionZoneSettingsto



drawing.

Sensitivity:

Thesensitivitylevelcanbeset

to0,1,2,3,4and5.Whenitis

setto0,thesensitivityis

disabled.

Linkage:

TheLinkagemethodcanbe

selectedtoeitherEmaillink,

TriggerrecordingorTrigger

alarmoutput.

Click"Save"buttontosavethe

modifiedparameters.



Figure2.1.12MotionDetectionLinkageSettings



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 

ChannelParametersText

OverlaySetting:

InputthecharactersintheText

Informationboxanddefinethe

OSDlocationintheimageby

settingtheXPositionand

YPosition,andthenselectthe

checkboxofOSDText.After

clickingSavetofinishthe

settings,thedefinedtitlewill

bedisplayedontheimage.

Note:ThevaluesofXPosition

andYPositonarerelativetothe

upperleftcorneroriginofthe

image.



Figure2.1.13TextOverlaySettings



ChannelParametersFront

ParaConfig:

Inthispage,usercanadjustthe

parameterslikebrightness,

contrast,saturation,sharpness,

etc.

Shutter:

Usercansettheshuttertime

accordingtothedifferent

cameramodels.

IrisMode:Figure2.1.14FrontParametersConfig

Therearetwomodes:IrisFirst

andmanualoptional.

PowerMode:

Therearetwomodes:50Hzand

60Hzoptional.

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Network

ParametersNetworkSetting:

SettheNICType,IPAddress,

SubnetMask,GatewayandDNS

Serverofthenetworkcamera.

Click"Save"buttontosavethe

modifiedparameters.

Note:Pleaserebootthe

networkcameratovalidatethe

modifiedparameters.

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Figure2.1.15NetworkSettings

 NetworkParametersPPPOE

Setting:

ClickthecheckboxofEnable

PPPOEtoenablethis

function.

InputthePPPOEusername

andpasswordinthetextbox

andthenclickSavetofinish

settings.Afterreboot,the

camerawillobtainapublicIP

address.

Click"Save"buttontosave

themodifiedparameters.

Note:Pleaserebootthe

networkcameratovalidate

themodifiedparameters.Figure2.1.16PPPOESettings

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