Amcrest IP3M-943W User Manual

							51 
 
 
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Network settings tab: 
 Event Type: This dropdown box allows the user to select which Network abnormality to set event triggers for. 
The 2 options are Disconnection and IP Conflict. 
 Enable: This checkbox enables the Network abnormality trigger for the camera. 
 Record: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to record video when a network abnormality is 
detected. 
 Record Delay: This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and recording 
should be. 
 Relay Out: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to trigger an alarm when a network 
abnormality is detected. 
 Alarm Delay: This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and relay alarm 
activation should be. 
 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
   
						

							52 
 
5.2.3.2.3 Illegal Access 
This tab allows the user to set the camera’s response to an Illegal Access related abnormality. Below is a 
screenshot of the Illegal Access tab screen:  
 
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Illegal Access settings tab: 
 Enable: This checkbox enables the Illegal Access abnormality trigger for the camera. 
 Login Failure: This field allows the user to specify how many failed login attempts must be attempted in order 
to trigger an Illegal Access abnormality event. 
 Relay Out: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to trigger an alarm when illegal access is 
detected. 
 Alarm Delay: This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and relay alarm 
activation should be. 
 Send Email: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to send an email when illegal access is 
attempted. 
 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
   
						

							53 
 
5.2.4 Storage 
This menu section allows the user to change storage settings for the camera. 
5.2.4.1 Schedule 
The schedule menu manages the recording schedule for the camera. This menu has 3 tabs: Record Schedule, 
Snapshot Schedule, and Holiday Schedule. 
5.2.4.1.1 Record Schedule 
This tab is where video recording settings are configured. Below is a screenshot of the Record Schedule settings 
screen: 
  
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Record Schedule settings tab: 
 Record Type: These checkboxes allow the user to select which recording type they want to configure on the 
schedule. There are 3 types of recordings: 
o General: General recording means that the camera captures all footage for the specified time period. 
General recording is represented by the color green. 
o Motion: Motion Detection recording means that the camera captures only footage when the motion 
detection alarm is activated. Motion recording is represented by the color yellow. 
o Alarm: Alarm recording means that the camera captures only footage when an alarm is activated. 
Alarm recording is represented by the color red. 
 Video Recording Schedule: To specify a video recording range, first select the type of recording desired, then 
click and drag on time bar for the desired date. To edit multiple days at once, drag the cursor further up or 
down to cover the other days. 
o Setup: Clicking this button opens a screen that allows for recording periods to be set for each day and 
for each recording type. There are a total of 6 periods that can be set.  
						

							54 
 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
5.2.4.1.2 Snapshot Schedule 
This tab is where snapshot recording settings are configured. Below is a screenshot of the Snapshot Schedule 
settings screen: 
  
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Snapshot Schedule settings tab: 
 Record Type: These checkboxes allow the user to select which snapshot type they want to configure on the 
schedule. There are 3 types of snapshots: 
o General: General means that the camera will take snapshots during the specified time period. Regular 
recording is represented by the color green. 
o Motion: Motion Detection means that the camera only takes snapshots when the motion detection 
alarm is activated. Motion recording is represented by the color yellow. 
o Alarm: Alarm means that the camera only takes snapshots when an alarm is activated. Alarm 
recording is represented by the color red. 
 Snapshot Recording Schedule: To specify a snapshot range, first select the type of snapshot desired, then click 
and drag on time bar for the desired date. To edit multiple days at once, drag the cursor further up or down to 
cover the other days. 
o Setup: Clicking this button opens a screen that allows for snapshot periods to be set for each day and 
for each snapshot type. There are a total of 6 periods that can be set. 
 
 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
  
						

							55 
 
5.2.4.1.3 Holiday Schedule 
This tab is where holiday settings are configured. Below is a screenshot of the Holiday Schedule settings screen: 
 
 
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Holiday Schedule settings tab: 
 Record Type: These checkboxes allow the user to select which recording type they want to configure on the 
schedule. There are 2 types of recordings: 
o Record: This checkbox is referring to video recording. 
o Snapshot: This checkbox is referring to snapshot recording. 
 Calendar: This calendar allows the user to select days to designate as holidays. Once a day is designated, it can 
be customized to stop recording or snapshots for that day by using the Record and Snapshot checkboxes. 
To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. 
 
   
						

							56 
 
5.2.4.2 Destination 
This menu controls where recorded media is stored. There are 4 tabs in this menu: Path, SD Card, FTP, and NAS. 
5.2.4.2.1 Path 
This tab is where the user can designate a path for recorded video and snapshots to reside in. Below is a 
screenshot of the Path tab:  
  
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Path settings tab: 
 Event Type: This column designates storage options available to the camera. The options are FTP, and NAS. 
Record Type: These columns designate which recording type should be recorded to which event type. Check 
the box at the intersection of the record type and event type to designate where that recording should be sent 
to. 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
5.2.4.2.2 SD Card 
This tab is where the user can change SD card settings. Below is a screenshot of the SD Card tab:  
  
Below is an explanation of the fields on the SD Card settings tab: 
 Device Name: This column designates the name of the SD card that is currently in the camera. 
 Status: This column designates the status of the SD card. 
 Attribute: This column designates the read/write attributes for the SD card. By default this is Read & Write. 
 Used Capacity/Total Capacity: This column shows the available memory on the SC card. 
 Read Only: This button allows the user to designate an SD card as read only. 
 Hot Swap: This button allows the user to physically remove the SD card and replace it with another safely. 
 Refresh: This button refreshes the SD card table.  
						

							57 
 
 Format: This button formats the SD card. 
5.2.4.2.3 FTP 
This tab is where the user can change FTP settings. Below is a screenshot of the FTP tab:  
 
Below is an explanation of the fields on the FTP settings tab: 
 Enable: This checkbox allows the user to enable FTP uploading for the camera’s recorded media. 
 Server Address: This field allows the user to designate a DDNS address for the FTP server. 
 Port: This field allows the user to designate the port number for the FTP server. 
 User Name: This field allows the user to input the username used to login to the FTP server. 
 Password: This field allows the user to input the password used to login to the FTP server. 
 Remote Directory: This field allows the user to specify a remote directory on the FTP to send the recorded 
media to. 
 Emergency (Store on SD Card): This checkbox allows the camera to store recorded media on the SD card in 
case the FTP server is unavailable. 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
 
5.2.4.2.4 NAS 
This tab is where the user can change NAS settings. Below is a screenshot of the NAS tab: 
 
Below is an explanation of the fields on the NAS settings tab: 
 Enable: This checkbox allows the user to enable NAS uploading for the camera’s recorded media.  
						

							58 
 
 Server Address: This field allows the user to designate a DDNS address for the NAS server/device. 
 Remote Directory: This field allows the user to specify a remote directory on the NAS to send the recorded 
media to. 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
5.2.4.3 Record Control 
This menu is where general recording settings are configured. Below is a screenshot of the record control menu: 
 
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Record Control settings tab: 
 Pack Duration: This field allows the user to set how many minutes each file is comprised of. 
 Pre-event Record: This field allows the user to specify how many seconds before an event should be recorded. 
 Disk Full: This dropdown box allows the user to designate what the camera should do when the disk is full. 
There are 2 options: Overwrite or Stop. 
 Record Mode: This set of radio buttons allows the user to designate the recording mode. The options are 
Auto, Manual, and Off. 
 Record Stream: This dropdown box allows the user to specify which stream to record. The options are main 
stream and sub stream. 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
   
						

							59 
 
5.2.5 System 
This menu section allows the user to change general settings for the camera. 
5.2.5.1 General 
This menu controls where general settings are configured. There are 2 tabs in this menu: General and Date & Time. 
5.2.5.1.1 General 
This tab is where the user can configure some basic camera settings. Below is a screenshot of the General tab:  
  
Below is an explanation of the fields on the General settings tab: 
 Device Name: This field allows the user to change the device’s name. 
 Language: This dropdown box allows the user to change the language used in the camera. 
 Video Standard: This dropdown box allows the user to select either the NTSC or PAL video standard. 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button. 
   
						

							60 
 
5.2.5.1.2 Date & Time 
This tab is where the user can configure the date and time settings for the camera. Below is a screenshot of the 
Date & Time tab:  
  
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Date & Time settings tab: 
 Date Format: This dropdown box allows the user to change the date format used in the camera. 
 Time Format: This dropdown box allows the user to change the time format used in the camera. 
 Time Zone: This dropdown box allows the user to change the time zone used in the camera. 
 Current Time: This field allows the user to enter in the date and time manually. Clicking the PC Sync button 
allows the camera to sync with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. 
 Enable DST: This checkbox allows the user to enable daylight savings time for the camera. 
 DST Type: This radio button allows the user to select whether DST is based on the week, or a specific day. 
 Start Time: This dropdown box and field allow the user to enter in the start time for DST. 
 End Time: This dropdown box and field allow the user to enter in the end time for DST. 
 Synchronize with NTP: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera’s synchronization with an NTP 
server. 
 NTP Server: This field allows the user to enter in an NTP server. 
 Port: This field allows the user to enter in the port number for the NTP server. 
 Update Period: This field allows the user to enter in the update period time. This number designates how 
frequently the camera pings the NTP server to ensure it has the correct time. The range is from 0-30 minutes. 
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save 
the settings, click the Save button.