ACTi VMGB-351 User manual

VMGB-351
User’s Manual
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Table of Contents
Recommended PC Specifications 8
Preparation 9
Connect the Equipment .............................................................................9
Configure the IP Addresses.......................................................................9
Using DHCP Server to Assign IPAddresses........................................... 9
Use the Default IPAddress of a Camera ...............................................11
Manually Adjust the IPAddress of the PC..............................................11
Manually Adjust the IPAddresses of Multiple Cameras........................ 12
Access the Camera...................................................................................13
Using IPv6 to Access the Camera............................................................ 14
Temperature Measurement 15
Notice.........................................................................................................15
Thermography Configuration Flow Chart...............................................16
Automatic Thermography........................................................................17
Set Thermography Parameters............................................................. 17
Set Normal Mode.................................................................................. 18
Set Expert Mode................................................................................... 19
Set Thermography Rule........................................................................ 19
Point Thermography.............................................................................. 20
Line Thermography............................................................................... 21
Area Thermography.............................................................................. 21
Set Shielded Region............................................................................. 21
Manual Thermography .............................................................................22
Fire Source Detection 23
Select Recommended Scene...................................................................23
Set Fire Detection Parameters.................................................................23

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Behavior Analysis 25
Flow Chart of Behavior Analysis.............................................................25
Set VCA Parameters.................................................................................25
Calibration.................................................................................................26
Calibrate Automatically.......................................................................... 26
Calibrate Manually................................................................................ 27
Verify the Calibration Result.................................................................. 28
Set Rules ...................................................................................................28
Advanced Configuration..........................................................................30
Detection Parameters ........................................................................... 30
Restore Parameters.............................................................................. 30
Set Global Size Filter................................................................................31
Event and Alarm 32
Set Motion Detection................................................................................32
Normal Mode ........................................................................................ 33
Expert Mode.......................................................................................... 33
Set Video Tampering Alarm .....................................................................34
Set Alarm Input .........................................................................................35
Set Exception Alarm.................................................................................36
Detect Audio Exception............................................................................36
Arming Schedule and Alarm Linkage 38
Set Arming Schedule................................................................................38
Linkage Method Settings .........................................................................38
Trigger Alarm Output............................................................................. 38
Manual Alarm........................................................................................... 39
Automatic Alarm....................................................................................... 39
FTP/NAS/Memory Card Uploading....................................................... 39
Send Email............................................................................................ 40
Set Email ................................................................................................. 40
Notify Surveillance Center..................................................................... 40
Trigger Recording ................................................................................. 41
Set Audible Alarm Output...................................................................... 41

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Set Flashing Alarm Light Output ........................................................... 41
Live View 42
Live View Parameters...............................................................................42
Window Division.................................................................................... 42
Live View Stream Type ......................................................................... 42
Enable and Disable Live View............................................................... 42
Start Digital Zoom................................................................................. 42
View Previous/Next Page...................................................................... 42
Full Screen............................................................................................ 42
Light...................................................................................................... 43
Wiper..................................................................................................... 43
Lens Initialization .................................................................................. 43
Auxiliary Focus...................................................................................... 43
Quick Set Live View.............................................................................. 43
Lens Parameters Adjustment................................................................ 43
Zoom ....................................................................................................... 43
Focus....................................................................................................... 43
PTZ Speed............................................................................................... 44
Iris............................................................................................................ 44
Set Transmission Parameters..................................................................44
Video and Audio 46
Video Settings...........................................................................................46
Stream Type.......................................................................................... 46
Video Type............................................................................................ 46
Resolution............................................................................................. 46
Bitrate Type and Max. Bitrate................................................................ 47
Video Quality......................................................................................... 47
Frame Rate........................................................................................... 47
Video Encoding..................................................................................... 47
H.264....................................................................................................... 47
H.265....................................................................................................... 47
MJPEG .................................................................................................... 47
Profile ...................................................................................................... 48
I-Frame Interval........................................................................................ 48
SVC......................................................................................................... 48
Smoothing............................................................................................. 48
Display VCA Info................................................................................... 48

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Audio Settings....................................................................................... 49
Audio Encoding........................................................................................ 49
Audio Input............................................................................................... 49
Environmental Noise Filter....................................................................... 49
Two-way Audio...................................................................................... 49
Set ROI................................................................................................. 50
Display Settings........................................................................................51
Image Adjustment ................................................................................. 51
Image Adjustment (Thermal Channel) .................................................. 51
Background Correction ............................................................................ 51
Manual Correction.................................................................................... 51
Thermal AGC Mode ................................................................................. 51
Exposure Settings................................................................................. 52
Day/Night Switch................................................................................... 52
Set Supplement Light............................................................................ 52
BLC....................................................................................................... 53
WDR..................................................................................................... 53
White Balance....................................................................................... 53
DNR...................................................................................................... 53
Defog .................................................................................................... 53
Set Palette ............................................................................................ 53
Set Target Color.................................................................................... 54
DDE ...................................................................................................... 55
Brightness Sudden Change.................................................................. 55
Enhance Regional Image...................................................................... 55
Mirror..................................................................................................... 55
Video Standard..................................................................................... 55
Digital Zoom.......................................................................................... 56
Scene Mode.......................................................................................... 56
OSD............................................................................................................56
Displayed Information .............................................................................. 56
Text Overlay............................................................................................. 56
OSD Parameters...................................................................................... 56
Set Privacy Mask ......................................................................................56
Overlay Picture .........................................................................................57
Set Manual DPC (Defective Pixel Correction).........................................57
Set Picture in Picture................................................................................57
Video Recording and Picture Capture 58
Storage Settings.......................................................................................58

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Set Memory Card.................................................................................. 58
Set NAS................................................................................................ 58
Set FTP................................................................................................. 59
Set Cloud Storage................................................................................. 59
Video Recording.......................................................................................60
Record Automatically ............................................................................ 60
Record Manually................................................................................... 61
Playback and Download Video ............................................................. 61
Capture Configuration..............................................................................62
Capture Automatically........................................................................... 62
Capture Manually.................................................................................. 62
View and Download Picture.................................................................. 63
Network Settings 64
TCP/IP........................................................................................................64
Multicast Discovery............................................................................... 65
Port ............................................................................................................65
Port Mapping.............................................................................................66
Set Auto Port Mapping.......................................................................... 66
Set Manual Port Mapping...................................................................... 66
Multicast....................................................................................................67
SNMP .........................................................................................................67
Access to Device via Domain Name .......................................................67
Access to Device via PPPoE Dial Up Connection..................................68
Set ONVIF..................................................................................................69
Set HTTP Listening...................................................................................69
System and Security 70
View Device Information ..........................................................................70
Search and Manage Log ..........................................................................70
Import and Export Configuration File .....................................................70
Export Diagnose Information...................................................................71
Reboot .......................................................................................................71
Restore and Default..................................................................................71

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Upgrade.....................................................................................................71
View Open Source Software License......................................................72
Time and Date...........................................................................................72
Synchronize Time Manually.................................................................. 72
Set NTP Server..................................................................................... 72
Set DST ................................................................................................ 72
Set RS-485.................................................................................................73
Security .....................................................................................................73
Authentication....................................................................................... 73
Set IPAddress Filter ............................................................................. 74
Set SSH................................................................................................ 74
Set HTTPS............................................................................................ 74
Create and Install Self-signed Certificate................................................. 75
Install Authorized Certificate..................................................................... 75
Set QoS ................................................................................................ 75
Set IEEE 802.1X................................................................................... 76
User and Account.....................................................................................76
Set User Account and Permission......................................................... 76
Appendix 77
Common Material Emissivity Reference.................................................77

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Recommended PC Specifications
In order to configure or test the cameras, a PC with following basic specifications is needed:
CPU
Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz or above
Memory
1 GB or higher
Operating System
Windows XP SP1 and above
Windows 7
Windows 8, 8.1
Windows 10
Browser for Accessing
Firmware
Internet Explorer 8 and above
Apple Safari 5.0.2 and above
Mozilla Firefox 5.0 and above
Google Chrome 18 and above
Video Resolution
1024x768 or higher

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Preparation
Connect the Equipment
To be able to connect to the camera firmware from your PC, both the camera and the PC have to
be connected to each other via Ethernet cable. At the same time, the camera has to have its own
power supply. In case of PoE cameras, you can use a PoE Injector or a PoE Switch between the
camera and the PC. The cameras that have the DC power connectors may be powered on by
using a power adaptor.
The Ethernet port LED or Power LED of the camera will indicate that the power supply for the
camera works normally.
Configure the IP Addresses
In order to be able to communicate with the camera from your PC, both the camera and the PC
have to be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that they both should have
very similar IP addresses, where only the last number of the IP address is different from each
other. There are 2 different approaches to IP Address management in Local Area Networks –by
DHCP Server or Manually.
Using DHCP Server to Assign IP Addresses
If you have connected the computer and the camera into the network that has a DHCP server
running, then you do not need to configure the IP addresses at all –both the camera and the PC
would request a unique IP address from DHCP server automatically. In such case, the camera
will immediately be ready for the access from the PC. The user, however, might not know the IP
address of the camera yet. It is necessary to know the IP address of the camera in other to be
able to access it by using a Web browser.

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If you work with our cameras regularly, then there is even a better way to discover the
cameras in the network –by using IP Utility. The IP Utility is a light software tool that can not
only discover the cameras, but also list lots of valuable information, such as IP and MAC
addresses, serial numbers, firmware versions, etc, and allows quick configuration of multiple
devices at the same time. Firmware upgrade can also be done through the IP Utility (see IP utility
documentation for more details).
Search and downloand IP Utility for free from http://www.acti.com/DownloadCenter.
With just one click, you can launch the IP Utility and there will be an instant report as follows:
You can quickly notice the camera model in the list. Double-click on the IP address to
automatically launch the default browser of the PC with the IP address of the target camera filled
in the address bar of the browser already.