Antrica SpotBox4K User manual

QUICK START GUIDE
Download the full user manual, quick start
video and FAQ's from
www.spotbox4k.com/downloads
V1.0.6 Firmware

Clip in country specific adapter to
power supply, plug in & switch on.
Ensure the IP cameras you wish to
connect to are set up and available on
the network.
3. Connect Spot Box 4K as per the
diagram on the next page
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Ethernet
A/C to 12DVC
Power Supply
Ethernet Ethernet
Ethernet
HDMI
Included
IncludedNetwork Switch
4K or 1080p
Monitor
Computer with
browser
Connection Diagram
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In your browser web address bar type
http://192.168.0.222
to access the 'Spot Box4K
'configuration menu.
Change the default IP address of your
computer to match the subnet of Spot
Box 4K, we suggest: 192.168.0.101
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Log into the 'Spot Box 4K' Menu:
Username : admin
Password : admin
Default IP Address: 192.168.0.222
(Default IP of Spotbox4k is 192.168.0.222)
Hint - make a note of your computer's IP address before
you change it (you will need it for step 8)
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Return your computer's fixed IP
address back to its original IP address.
Or return computer to DHCP mode.
Change the 'Spot Box 4K' IP address to
match your computer's original IP
subnet e.g.192.168.1.XXX
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Now you can browse into the Spot Box
4K's new IP address and log in - from
here you can register IP cameras that
are on your network.
Hint - To avoid IP conflicts make sure the chosen IP
address is not being used else where in your network
Hint - Log back in using: Username: admin Password: admin
5.

To register your first camera onto 'Spot Box 4K'
software go to the 'DISCOVER' tab and then enter:
A - Fill in the camera RTSP URL
B - If authenticated -Username
C - If Authenticated- Password
D - Click ADD
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rtsp://192.168.0.103:554/axis-media/media.amp
URL USERNAME PASSWORD
1234root
A B C
ADD
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Your camera above, will now appear in a list of cameras at the bottom of
the page and will be assigned C1 or C2 or C3 ---up to C32.
Click SAVE and go the CAMERAS section in the browser.
Details of using ONVIF discovery and manually entering camera URLS
and choosing display options -see the full user manual
www.spotbox4k.com/downloads.html or [email protected]m
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1) Ensure the computer is on the same IP address
subnet as the Spotbox4k. e.g. 192.168.0.xxx if
Spotbox4k is also on 192.168.0.zzz
2) Ensure you have entered the
full Spotbox4k URL into the browser eg
http://192.168.0.222
Refresh browser cache and history in case of
issues.
FAQ's
I cannot connect via a browser to 'Spot Box 4K' I do not know the IP address of my 'Spot Box 4K'
1) Press the menu button on remote and IP
address will be displayed or
2) Turn Spotbox4k off, then on again . After reboot
spotbox displays the IP address for 10 seconds.
I cannot see my IP camera on 'Spot Box 4K'
1) Ensure you entered the correct RTSP URL into
the camera settings page. eg
rtsp://192.168.0.78:554/stream (note port number
must be included eg 554)
2) If the camera is streaming Authenticated RTSP
this must be in the URL or username/password eg
rtsp://admin:[email protected].0.78:554/stream (admin
and 1234 are user and password in this example)
3) Ensure the IP cameras are on the same subnet as
Spotbox4k eg 192.168.0.xxx or can Spotbox4k see
the IP address of the camera (try Pinging camera
from spotbox location)
4) Ensure you have set the location of the IP camera
in 1,4,9,16 view in camera settings. If no location is
set the camera will not display only in single mode
via the remote control (0-32 buttons)
1) Try unplugging HDMI from Spotbox4k and plug
back in after a few seconds with everything
powered, this may allow the monitor to be
detected.
2) Ensure the monitor is 1080P or 4K, if very old
model this may not be detected via the HDMI lead
3) Reboot Spotbox4k with everything connected
and make sure you see the Antrica start up
screen, if yes everything is OK.
'Spot Box 4K' is not displaying on my monitor
Other issues please contact us via:
http://antrica.freshdesk.com and raise a
support ticket . We aim to respond within 4
hours UK time.
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www.spotbox4k.com
[email protected]