Acumen Camera IP Speed Dome Series AiPE1H User Manual

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 Auto Iris: Set the device to auto Iris mode. 
 
Focus +: Focus far 
Focus -: Focus near 
 Auto Focus: Set the device to auto focus mode. 
 OSD Enter: Enter PTZ device’s internal setting. 
 OSD Esc: Exit PTZ device’s internal setting. 
 Wide: Lens zoom out 
 Tele: Lens zoom in 
 Preset: Preset points recall 
 
  
Chapter 3-2-1    PT Mode There are four Pan and Tilt Modes (PT) for users to operate the PTZ device.    To select one of the PT modes, please click on the icon under PT Mode panel.   
 
PT mode 
 
PT mode with speed 
 
Note: Please read PTZ’s instruction manual for OSD setting. 
Lower speed (inner) 
Higher speed (outer)  
						

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Pan mode at absolute position 
 
Pan and tilt modes at absolute position 
 
Chapter 3-2-2 ePTZ To perform ActiveX ePTZ feature, please use a computer mouse to drag on the ActiveX control. 
 
AI Universal ActiveX control becomes eZoom mode. Please use computer mouse pointing to the sub-window of PIP view.    Dragging the sub-window can perform ePan and eTilt.    Using mouse scroll button can perform zoom in and out features.  Performing right-mouse click on the video can disable ePTZ feature.  
Absolute position 
 
Tilt lens 
Absolute position  
						

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Chapter 3-2-3 Camera Control Panel Control panel buttons are described as below: 
 
Chapter 3-2-4    Two-way Audio 
For two-way audio, please click on Microphone icon for speaking to the remote site.    To stop speaking to the remote site, please click on Microphone icon again. 
To listen to the remote site, please click on Speaker icon for listening to the remote site. To stop listening to the remote site, please click on Speaker icon again.   
 
Chapter 3-2-5 Record in a Local PC To record into a local PC, please first right-click on AI Universal ActiveX control.    It shows up in the setting dialog box.    A user can specify the recording path and recording size.    Please make sure that the ePTZ or ROI feature is unchecked for displaying recording setting dialog box by right-mouse-click. 
 
To playback the AVI video, simply click on Windows Media Player. 
 Snapshot: Take a snapshot of the video. 
 Recording at PC  
 Speak on: Speak to remote site (for audio model only). 
 Audio on: Set audio on (for audio model only). 
 Activate alarm output (for alarm model only). 
Note: Only AiP camera models with audio can support this feature. 
 
  
						

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Chapter 3-3 Configurations H.264 D1 Video Server or AiP camera’s administrator can configure the device via standard HTML web pages.    This chapter explains the detail of each configuration setting.  
Chapter 3-3-1 Server Settings Server settings contain H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera server’s system information such as MAC address, firmware version, users, system timer, and other system settings.    To change or to use these options, please follow the instructions at this section. 
 
Mac Address -- Network MAC address of the video server or camera 
Firmware Version & OS Version Firmware update allows a user to upgrade H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera’s firmware remotely.    A user can use firmware version to verify if the device has the latest version. 
Device Name The device name can be used by IPScan utility to identify the H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera  To change the device name, enter the name for H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera and click on Submit button. 
Language -- Language setting can be changed dynamically. 
OSD Name -- Display camera name. 
OSD Time -- Display camera timer. 
ActiveX OSD Name -- Display camera OSD name on only ActiveX.  
Chapter 3-3-2 User Settings There are ten user accounts allowed for the system.    Each account can be configured for its access rights.    To add/edit a user, please click on Add/Edit User button.    To access H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera without authentication, set Bypass Logon  
						

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radio button to ON.  
 To change account name, please type the new account name in Account edit box.    To change  new  password,  please  type  the  new  password  in  the  New  Password  edit  box.   Click  on Submit  button  to  update  the  user  settings.    To  delete  a  user,  please  click  on “Remove User” button. 
 
Administrator: Enable or disable setup mode for a user. Camera Control Panel: Enable or disable Control Panel for a user. PTZ: Enable or disable PTZ feature for a user. Streaming: Enable or disable a streaming for a user.    
Chapter 3-3-3 Timer H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera allows a user to change system timer via standard HTML web page.    To change H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera’s system timer, please enter the date and time in the edit boxes.    Click on Submit button to apply this operation. 
 
Synchronize with NTP To synchronize Internet time system, check Auto Synchronize option to “Every Hour”.   H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera synchronizes its system timer with a time server every hour.   
  
						

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Synchronize with a PC A user can synchronize the PC system timer to the AiP cameras system timer.  
Chapter 3-3-4    System Setting Load Default feature allows to load manufacturing default.    There are certain critical settings such as IP addresses and video system which are not affected by this operation.   To reboot H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera, click on Reboot System hyper link.    
 
To update firmware of H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera, please click on Firmware      Update hyper link.    Locate “flasham.bin” in your computer by clicking the Browse button.    Click Submit button to finish firmware upgrade.    To ensure the quality of transmission, please make sure that there is no user accessing H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera during firmware upgrade. 
 
Chapter 3-4 Network H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera provides Internet protocols including IP, DHCP, and DDNS.    A user can configure these Internet protocol settings.    To setup above, please read the following sections:    
Chapter 3-4-1 General Settings Network general settings are the basic settings connecting H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera to the network.    The default IP Address of H.264 D1 video server or AiP 
Note: Network Time Protocol feature requires Internet connection. 
Note: In case of forgetting the password, the device is required to send back to our company for a manufacturing default or read appendix for emergency default.  
						

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camera is 192.168.0.200.    A user can use this IP address to verify the network connection between a local PC and H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera using Web Browser.    
For local area network configuration, please enter, at least, IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP.    Click Submit button to update these settings. 
 
 Default DNS IP Address — Primary Domain Name Server, the IP address of the domain name server  Second DNS IP Address — Secondary Domain Name Server, the IP address of the domain name server, a backup DNS server for default DNS  PPPoE Account — Account name of PPPoE service  PPPoE Password — Password of PPPoE service 
Chapter 3-4-2 DHCP Setting Router, gateway, or other software DHCP servers can dynamically assign an IP address to the H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera.    There is no need to configure IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.    Since the DHCP may assign a different IP address to the H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera after power off, a user can use IPScan utility to launch Web Browser for searching H.264 D1 video server or AiP camera.      To enable DHCP, click on DHCP option and click on Submit button.  
  
Chapter 3-4-3 HTTP & RTSP Service HTTP protocol is a reliable protocol for sending video streaming.    Port forwarding technology can be used for sending video over Internet.    The detail is described in the appendix.    For changing HTTP service’s port number, please consult available port number from your network administrator.    Change the port number at the port field and click on “Submit” button. 
Note: Once the DHCP option gets enabled, AiP camera of the IP address assigned by DHCP server.    This feature allows only in LAN environment. 
For Internet access configuration, please contact your local ISP for global IP address.    Once the physical Internet connection gets installed, enter IP address (global), Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP from the ISP.  
						

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Chapter 3-4-4 SMTP Service Alarm or motion notification feature can send an alarm or motion detection snapshot to an E-mail account.    To enable alarm or motion sending E-mail feature, please setup the following email accounts.   E-mail receiver setting E-mail address— E-mail address of the recipient  E-mail sender setting E-mail address— E-mail address of the sender  Auto E-mail sent snapshots—constantly send JPEG snapshots within E-mail dwell time.  SMTP server— Sender’s SMTP server Authorization— SMTP server’s authorization option if applicable Authorization account— Account of the SMTP server Authorization password— Password of the account 
To send a test snapshot to a SMTP server, please click “Send” button to test and to verify the connection of the SMTP server. 
Chapter 3-4-5 FTP Service Alarm or motion notification feature can send alarm or motion detection snapshot to an FTP account.    To enable alarm or motion sending FTP feature, please setup the following FTP account information. 
Note: For low latency application, please select RTSP/UDP streaming option. 
 
 FTP server IP/DNS— IP address or domain name of the FTP server  Account— Account of the FTP server  Password— Password of the account  Directory—File path for storing the JPEG snapshots  Prefix—Prefix of the JPEG filename  Date format—Date format string for the JPEG filename  Postfix—Postfix of the JPEG filename  Auto FTP sent—Constantly send JPEG snapshot within FTP dwell time.  FTP sent time—Schedule FTP snapshot at specific time 
  
						

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Chapter 3-4-6 DDNS Settings DNS stands for domain name server, it provides domain name translation service for a device’s IP.    Basically, domain name is easier to remember than numeric values (IP).   DNS service requires service registration and subscription. DynDNS (DDNS) provides domain name service without subscription.  
 
 
 
To use www.ddnsipcam.com, you can use the last 6 digits of the MAC address for the host name and default account. The default password is pass. If the AiP camera is on Internet with global IP address, you can access it directly the AiP camera by using DDNS host name.    
The AiP camera tries to automatically register to www.ddnsipcam.com without further registering.    For example, type “24094f.ddnsipcam.com” in a browser with login name “24094f” and password “pass” for login into the AiP camera, if the AiP camera is on Internet.     
Chapter 3-4-7 UPnP Settings UPnP service is a plug-n-play protocol.    By clicking on network node of Windows File 
Note: DDNS feature requires Internet connection.  
						

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Explorer, you can find cameras that are discovered by Windows via UPnP protocol. 
Chapter 3-5 Video Settings This section describes the details in setting the H.264 video’s attributes.    The settings of bit rate control, video input, and video resolution can be configured. 
Chapter 3-5-1 Video General For transmitting H.264 video over low bandwidth network such as Internet, please set the bit rate close to network upload bandwidth.    H.264 AiP camera can encode video frames based on the bit rate setting. 
   Profiles: Selections of streaming combination  Profile Name: Description of the streaming profile  Compression: compression type of the streaming profile  Resolution: the resolution of the compression  VBR/CBR: VBR: Video quality encoding mode/constant bit rate encoding mode.  Bit Rate: Maximum bit rate available for a network connection  Output Frame Rate: the frame rate of the profile  GOP: I frame period per second  Video Input: sensor input device  TV System Output: NTSC/PAL video system