User manual HAWKING HNC800PTZ - DOCUMENT

1 Step 1: Check Contents & Installation Requirements Step 2: Physical Description Step 3: Hardware Installation Step 4: Run the IP Setup Program Step 5: Viewing & Tips Appendix 3 8 9 10 17 18 2 Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hawking Net-VisionTM HNC800PTZ Pan/Tilt/Zoom Network Camera. The HNC800PTZ is a high performance stand-alone camera system that provides an ideal solution for remote monitoring, surveillance, or sending live video over the Internet. With pan, tilt, and 10x optical zoom capabilities, along with many other advanced features, the HNC800PTZ is an excellent addition to any security or monitoring system. The camera offers a broad array of applications and can be used to monitor homes, offices, banks, schools, childcare centers, hospitals, and other industrial and public areas. Please read this quick installation guide carefully before beginning your installation. General Installation: 3 4 Please review the cautionary instructions below before installing the HNC800PTZ: · Keep the network camera away from water. If the network camera is wet, power it off immediately. (If such an event should occur, please contact your dealer.) · · If the camera begins to smoke or release an unusual smell, power it off immediately. (If such an event should occur, please contact your dealer.) Do not place the camera around heat sources such as ovens, televisions, etc. · Refer to the user's manual for the correct operating temperature range to ensure the proper operating environment. 5 · Keep the network camera away from direct sunlight. · Do not place the network camera in humid environments. · Do not place the network camera on unsteady surfaces. · During thunder/lightning storms, be cautious of electrical surges. 6 · Do not disassemble the network camera. · Do not drop the network camera. · Do not manually pan and tilt the network camera while the power is turned on. · Do not insert any foreign objects into the camera. 7 Front Panel Lens Microphone Status LEDs Rear Panel Bottom Panel External I/O A/V Out Pwr. Input External mic. LAN port Note: For reference, please locate the MAC Address (same as Series Number) on the bottom panel of the unit. 8 1 If you choose to connect any external devices such as sensors, alarms, etc., you can connect them to the I/O terminal block. (Please refer to the user's manual for I/O voltages.) 1 2 Locate the network cable connector (RJ-45 port) on the left-hand side of the rear panel of the camera. Connect an Ethernet cable to the port. Connect the other end of the cable to the network. 2 3 Locate the power input connector on the left-hand side of the rear panel of the camera and attach the external power supply. To ensure the camera is powered on, please check to see that the red "Power/MIC" LED located on the black plastic panel on the front of the camera is lit. (To ensure a network connection, please check to see that the green "Activity" LED is lit or flashing.) 3 9 1 Insert the Hawking Net-VisionTM HNC800PTZ Installation & Utilities CD into your CD-ROM Drive. When the main page loads, click on IP Setup & Utility. 1 10 2 When the "IP Setup Wizard and Management & Control Software" page loads, click on IP Setup. This will install the IP Setup wizard onto your PC. 2 11 3 Once the IP Setup wizard has been installed onto your PC, an IP Setup icon will appear on your PC's Desktop. Click on this icon to run the IP Setup wizard. 4 The IP Setup program will search for similar cameras on your local area network. A "similar" camera will have the same code of four letters at the beginning of its serial number. (The serial number is different from the series number/MAC address.) This code is "HVVT" and can be found on either the right or left panel of the box, or on the label on the bottom of the camera. 12 5 After completing the search, the main IP Setup window will appear. As long as you have a DHCP server on your network (most networks do), the IP Setup program should have returned an IP address for your network camera, under the "IP Address" heading, that is consistent with your existing LAN settings. (Note: A DHCP server provides IP addresses to client devices on the same network.) Check the box next to the "Series Number" (same as MAC Address) of the desired camera. (Note: If the IP Setup window does not display any devices, click on the "Search" button at the bottom of the window. This will search for all similar cameras on your network. If clicking the "Search" button does not return any cameras in the white camera list area, you will need to find a tool small enough to insert into the reset hole on the left side [if facing the front of the camera] of the base of the camera. Hold the "Reset" button for two full cycles. The two LEDs will flash continuously and stop twice. When the red LED begins to flash after the second stop, release the button.) If the IP Address returned by the IP Setup wizard is not consistent with your LAN settings, there is no DHCP server on your network, or you want to assign/change the IP address manually, you can refer to either: a. the IP Setup wizard's manual, or b. the HNC800PTZ user's manual. (Note: If you do not know how to determine the IP Addressing scheme for your network, a detailed example is provided in the "Appendix" section of this QIG.) 13 5 14 6 Click on "Link to selected device" to connect the camera, whose "Series Number" (MAC Address) you checked in the IP Setup window, to Internet Explorer. This will open the camera's webpage, from which you can further configure and control the device. 6 15 Note It is highly recommended that you now go to the network camera's webpage and ensure that the device has been configured with the appropriate network settings. Once the IP Setup program returns a valid IP address, please go to the network camera's homepage by either clicking on "Link to Selected Device" in the IP Setup window, or typing the camera's IP address in your web browser's "Address" bar. In the camera's homepage, click on "Configuration". Then, click on "Network" in the column menu on the left side of the page. Please ensure that your camera's network settings are consistent with your existing LAN settings. If they are not, you can set them in the fields provided (see figure below). Once you are sure that the camera's network settings are correct, click on "Use fixed IP address". The camera's IP address will then always remain the same, and you can skip having to perform the installation procedure each time the camera reboots. Please be sure to click Save at the bottom of the page to confirm the new settings. 16 · · · · · · The HNC800PTZ has a default IP Address of: 192.168.0.99. The Administrator's default user name is "root" and it cannot be changed. The Administrator's default password is blank. The IP Setup wizard has many additional functions that have not been described in this QIG. For detailed explanations of these functions, it is highly recommended that you review the IP Setup wizard's manual, located on the CD that was included with the HNC800PTZ's packaging. To access the manual, click on "IP Setup & Utility" when the main page of the CD loads. Then, in the "IP Setup and Management & Control Software" page that follows, click on "IP Setup Manual". You can access and view your network camera's images via a web browser using two methods: 1. In your web browser's address bar, type in "http://IPAddressofCamera". 2. In the IP Setup window, click on Link to selected device. You can also use the included software application to view, record, and playback the network camera's images. The example illustrated in the previous section "Step 4: Run the IP Setup Program" deals with setting up an IP address to view the network camera within your LAN. For an example of how to view your network camera outside of your existing LAN via the Internet, please refer to the section in the user's manual titled "How to View Your Camera via the Internet". If the image is blurry, this is most likely because the camera is out of focus. To focus the camera, click on either the plus or minus sign on the "Focus" button on the camera's homepage. · It is highly recommended that you install the network cameras before placing them in the desired physical location. 17 How to Determine the IP Addressing Scheme for your Network The example shown here illustrates how to determine the IP Addressing scheme for your network, using the Windows XP operating system. The procedure is similar for all other versions of Windows. When setting an IP address, you must make sure that the address you specify has the same first three octets (or segments) as the other devices on your LAN. In the figure on the previous page, the camera has the following IP address: 10.1.1.114. The address is comprised of four segments separated by periods. Each segment is called an "octet". All devices on your LAN must have the same first three octets, in this case "10.1.1". Therefore, all devices on your LAN must have IP addresses of the form "10.1.1.x", where "x" is a number between 0 and 254. When setting the IP address for the network camera, it is recommended (but not required) that you choose a number towards the end of the range between 0 and 254, excluding 254 itself. (Occasionally, the number 254 is used as the final segment for the default IP address of other devices.) Selecting a number towards the end of the range (preferably between 200 and 250) will help avoid conflicts with IP addresses that are already being used by other devices on the LAN. To determine the common octets/segments for your LAN settings, follow the steps outlined in the next two pages. 18 a. Click on Start in the bottom left corner of your screen. Then click on My Network Places. a 19 b. Click on View Network Connections. b 20 c. In the Network Connections window, you should see an icon titled Local c Area Connection (or something similar). You can access this icon in two ways: a. by clicking or double-clicking on it, or b. by right-clicking on it and then clicking on Status from the resulting menu 21 d. A window with the title Local Area Connection Status (or something similar) will d appear. Click on the Support tab. Under the heading Address Type, you will find an IP Address line and a Default Gateway line. These two lines will have IP addresses with the first three octets in common. Use this information to set the IP address for your network camera. You will use these same three octets as the first three octets for the IP address of your network camera. The final octet will be a number between 0 and 254. 22