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Vi-C5101
Network Camera
User Manual
Document Reference Date
Vc608a.doc 24/01/2013
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RegulatoryInformation
FCCInformation
FCCcompliance:Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforadigital
device,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercial
environment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto
radiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmful
interferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.
FCCConditions
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperation.
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Cautions:
1.Makesurethepowersupplyvoltageiscorrect before using the camera.
2.Donotdropthecameraor subjectittophysical shock.
3.Donottouchsensormoduleswithfingers.I
f
cleaning is necessary, use aclean clothwithabit
o
f
ethanolandwipeitgently.I
f
thecamera will not be used for an extended periodo
f
time,put
onthelenscaptoprotectthesensorfrom dirt.
4.Donotaimthecameraatthesunorextra bright places. Ablooming or smearmayoccur
otherwise(whichisnotamalfunctionhowever), and affecting the endurance o
f
sensoratthe
sametime.
5.Thesensormaybeburnedoutbyalaser beam, so when any laser equipmentisbeingused,
makesurethatthesurfaceo
f
thesensor 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
electromagneticradiation.
7.Toavoidheataccumulation,goodventilation is required for aproper operating environment.
8.Whileshipping,thecamerashouldbepacked in its original packing, or packingo
f
thesame
texture.
9.Regularpartreplacement: afewparts(e.g. electrolytic capacitor) o
f
the equipment shouldbe
replacedregularlyaccordingtotheiraverage life time. The average time variesbecauseo
f
differencesbetweenoperatingenvironment and usage history, so regular checkingis
recommendedforallusers.Pleasecontact with your dealer for more details.
10.Improperuseorreplacemento
f
thebattery may result in hazard o
f
explosion. Replacewiththe
sameorequivalenttype only.Disposeo
f
used batteries according to the instructionsprovided
bythebatterymanufacturer.
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Table of Contents
Chapter1NetworkCameraConnection.......................................................................9
1.1CableNetwork...................................................................................................9
1.2WirelessNetwork..............................................................................................9
1.3NetworkConnection.......................................................................................10
Chapter2NetworkAccess..........................................................................................11
2.1AccessoverIEBrowser....................................................................................11
2.1.1LiveView................................................................................................11
2.1.2ParametersConfiguration......................................................................13
2.1.3WirelessParametersConfiguration........................................................28
2.2AccessoverClientSoftware............................................................................29
2.2.1LiveView................................................................................................29
2.2.2CameraParametersConfiguration.........................................................30
2.2.3WirelessParameterConfiguration.........................................................34
Chapter3AccessoverInternet...................................................................................35
3.1AccessnetworkcamerawithstaticIP.............................................................35
3.2AccessnetworkcamerawithdynamicIP........................................................36
Appendix1SADPIntroduction....................................................................................40
Appendix2PortMap..................................................................................................42
Appendix3PinDefinition...........................................................................................44
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Chapter1NetworkCameraConnection
1.1CableNetwork
Twomethodscanbeusedto connectbetween network camera and PC, shown as below:
Figure1.1.1CrossLineConnection
Figure 1.1.2 Direct Line Connection
1.2WirelessNetwork
Note:Thissectionisonl
y
for wirelessnetwor
k
camera with mar
k
'
W
'
in the mode
number.
Figure1.2.1PointtopointCommunicationThroughWirelessNetwork
Figure1.2.2Communication Via Wireless Switching Equipment
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1.3NetworkConnection
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
showninFigure1.3.1.
 Figure 1.3.1
Selectthedevice,andsetits IPaddressandmask at the same network segment with thePC.
ForthedetailedintroductionofSADP,pleaserefertoAppendix1.
Note:ThenetworkcameraissetwiththefactorydefaultIPaddressof“192.0.0.64”,theportof
“8000”,thesuperusernameof“admin”andthepasswordof“12345”.
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Chapter2NetworkAccess
Afterhardwareinstallation, usercanviewlive video and configure parameters forthenetwork
camera,includingIPaddress, subnetmaskand port number, etc. The following two methodscanbe
usedtoaccessthecamera:
1.Viewlivevideoandconfigureparametersover IE browser.
2.Viewlivevideoandconfigureparametersover client software.
2.1AccessoverIEBrowser
BeforeaccesstothecameraoverIE
browser,usershouldadjustthesecurity
level.
OpentheIEbrowser,andsetthe
securityleveltoMediumin
Tools/InternetOptions/Security/Custom
Level...,andenableorpromptActivex
ControlandPlugindirectlyaswell.
Figure 2.1.1 Adjust theSecurityLevel
2.1.1LiveView
Step1:InstallActiveXControl
TypetheIPaddressofthenetwork
cameraandpressEnter,thenthe
ActiveXmentiondialogwillpop
up.
ClickInstalltoinstalltheActiveX
control.
Figure2.1.2InstalltheActiveXControl
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Step2:
InputtheUsername(default:
admin),Password(default:12345)
andPort(default:8000)ofthe
camera,andthenclick[Login].
  Figure2.1.3 Login Interface
Step3:Aftersuccessfullogin,userisallowed to view the live video. Refer to Figure2.1.4.

Figure2.1.4LiveViewPage
IconsonLiveViewPage:
Icon
Description
Fullscreendisplaymode
Exitfullscreendisplaymode
StartPreview
StopPreview
CapturePicture
Start/Stop Record
DigitalZoom
VideoParameters
DigitalZoom:
Clickmouseinthedesiredpositionoflivevideoimageandscrollthemousetorealizezoominand
zoomoutfunction.

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VideoParameters:
Icon
Description
Brightness:0~100configurable
Contrast:0~100configurable
Saturation:0~100configurable
Hue:0~100configurable
Gain:0~100configurable
Exposuretime:0~40000
configurable
Restoredefault
Note:Thismenuvariesdepending on Figure2.1.5VideoParameters  
differentcameramodels.
2.1.2ParametersConfiguration
ClickConfigurationtoentertheParameters Configuration interface.
2.1.2.1LocalConfiguration
Figure2.1.6 Local Configuration
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LocalConfiguration:
Parameters
Protocoltype
Streamtype
Displaymode
Packagefilesize
Transmission
performance
Saverecordfileas
Savepreview
capturedpictureas
Saveplayback
capturedpictureas
Savedownloadfile
as
Description
TCPandUDPselectable
MainstreamandSubstreamselectable
Fullscreen,4:3mode,16:9modeorAdjustabletoresolution
128M, 256M, 512M selectable
Shortestdelaymode,Goodrealtime,Normalrealtimeandfluency
andGoodfluencyselectable
ThedefaultdirectoryforsavingrecordfilesisC:\Program
Data\Web\RecordFiles,whichcanbemodifiedbyuser
ThedefaultdirectoryforsavingcapturedfilesisC:\Program
Data\Web\BMPCaptureFiles,whichcanbemodifiedbyuser
ThedefaultdirectoryforsavingcapturedfilesisC:\Program
Data\Web\PlaybackPicFiles,whichcanbemodifiedbyuser
ThedefaultdirectoryforsavingcapturedfilesisC:\Program
Data\Web\DownloadFiles,whichcanbemodifiedbyuser
2.1.2.2RemoteConfiguration
BasicInformation:
IntheBasicInformation
settingsinterface,useris
allowedtosettheDevice
NameandDeviceID,aswellas
viewtheinformationofIP
camera,includingDevice
Description,DeviceLocation,
MACaddress,DeviceType,
DeviceSN,FirmwareVersion,
andUbootVersion.
  Figure2.1.7 Basic Information
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Channel
ParametersDisplaySetting:
Accordingtodifferent
requirements,enablethe
displayofDate&Timeand
Weekbyclickingthecheckbox.
Differentdateformatscanbe
selected.
TherearetwoTimeformat:24
hourand12hour.
TheOSDStatuscanbesetto
transparent&flickering,
transparent&unflickering,Figure2.1.8DisplaySettings

nontransparent&flickering,or

nontransparent&unflickering.
ChannelParametersVideoSettings:
Figure2.1.9VideoSettings

Parameter
ChannelName
Description
Inputthechannelnameforyourneed
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EncodeParameters
StreamType
Resolution
ImageQuality
BitrateType
Max.Bitrate
FrameRate
MulticastAddress
RTSPPort
VideoEncodeType
MainstreamorSubstreamoptional
Video&AudioorVideooptional
Select the resolution for your need
Highest,Higher,Medium,Low,LowerorLowestoptional
ConstantbitrateorVariablebitrateoptional
Select or customize abitrate according to the resolution
Selecttheframerateforyourneed
Setthemulticast address, with the default multicast of0.0.0.0
SettheRTSPport,withthedefaultRTSPportof554
Selectthevideoencodetypeforyourneed
ChannelParametersSchedule
Record:
Checkthecheckbox
toenablerecordingschedule.

Ifvideoisrequiredtorecordall
daylong,pleaseenableAllDay
Recording.Selecta
RecordType:Schedule
Recording,MotionDetection,
AlarmRecording,Motion|Alarm,
Motion&Alarm,Command.
IfvideoisrequiredtorecordinFigure2.1.10ScheduleRecord
differenttimesections,select
PreRecord:“NoPreRecord”,“5s”,“10s”,“15s”,“20
SectionRecordingandsetthe
s”,“25s”,“30s”optional.
StartTimeandEndTime.There
PostRecord:“5s”,“10s”,“30s”,“1min”,“2min”,“5
areupto4sectionsavailable.
min”,“10min”optional.
Selectthecheckboxesbelow“CopyTo:”tocopythis
Note:Thetimeofeachsegment
day’ssettingstowholeweekorsomedaysinone
can’tbeoverlapped.
week.
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ChannelParametersMotion
DetectionSetting:
SelectthecheckboxofEnable
motiondetectiontoenablethis
function.
ZoneSettings:
ClickStartdrawbuttontodraw
motiondetectionzoneby
clickinganddraggingthe
mouseinthelivevideoimage.
Userisallowedtodraw
multiplemotiondetection
zonesinthesamepicture.
Whenallzoneshavebeenset,
clickStopdrawfinishFigure2.1.11MotionDetectionZoneSettingsto

drawing.
Sensitivity:
Thesensitivitylevelcanbeset
to0,1,2,3,4and5.Whenitis
setto0,thesensitivityis
disabled.
Linkage:
TheLinkagemethodcanbe
selectedtoeitherEmaillink,
TriggerrecordingorTrigger
alarmoutput.
Click"Save"buttontosavethe
modifiedparameters.
Figure2.1.12MotionDetectionLinkageSettings

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ChannelParametersText
OverlaySetting:
InputthecharactersintheText
Informationboxanddefinethe
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
bedisplayedontheimage.
Note:ThevaluesofXPosition
andYPositonarerelativetothe
upperleftcorneroriginofthe
image.
Figure2.1.13TextOverlaySettings
ChannelParametersFront
ParaConfig:
Inthispage,usercanadjustthe
parameterslikebrightness,
contrast,saturation,sharpness,
etc.
Shutter:
Usercansettheshuttertime
accordingtothedifferent
cameramodels.
IrisMode:Figure2.1.14FrontParametersConfig
Therearetwomodes:IrisFirst
andmanualoptional.
PowerMode:
Therearetwomodes:50Hzand
60Hzoptional.
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Network
ParametersNetworkSetting:
SettheNICType,IPAddress,
SubnetMask,GatewayandDNS
Serverofthenetworkcamera.
Click"Save"buttontosavethe
modifiedparameters.
Note:Pleaserebootthe
networkcameratovalidatethe
modifiedparameters.
Figure2.1.15NetworkSettings
NetworkParameters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
camerawillobtainapublicIP
address.
Click"Save"buttontosave
themodifiedparameters.
Note:Pleaserebootthe
networkcameratovalidate
themodifiedparameters.Figure2.1.16PPPOESettings
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