Arec CI-218 User manual

CI-218 / CI-303 / CI430
Network Camera
User Manual English
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Table of Contents
1. Overview
1.1 Features
1.2 Package Contents
1.3 Dimensions
1.4 Connectors
2. Camera Cabling
2.1 Power Connection
2.2 Ethernet Cable Connection
2.3 Alarm I/O Connection
3. System Requirements
4. Access Camera
5. Setup Video Resolution
6. Conguration Files Export / Import
7. Delete the Existing DC Viewer
7.1 Delete the Existing DC Viewer
7.2 Setup Internet Security
Appendix: Video Resolution
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The CI series Network Camera supports both H.264 and MJPEG standard.
The Network Camera is capable of delivering Multi-streaming Full HD 1080P
real-time video, and offers supreme image quality while keeping efcient and
valuable network bandwidth for storage management.
The camera also supports WDR function, which can provide better image
quality under extreme light contrast scenario or changing lighting environment.
Furthermore, the camera offers strengthened support for pro A/V application
that demands consistent precision zoom control while high resolution and
superior video quality are requisite.
• Progressive CMOS Sensor Support up to 2M / 3M / 4M Resolution
• 3x / 18x/ 30x Optical Zoom with Auto Focus
• Quad Streams support
• H.264 Baseline / Main Prole / High Prole and MJPEG Codec Support
• Multi-language Support
• Smart Event Function-Motion Detection / Network Failure Detection /
Tampering Alarm / Periodical Event / Manual Trigger / Audio Detection
• 3D Noise Reduction / 2D Noise Reduction
• Day/Night (ICR)
• Auto Iris Lens Support
• Text Overlay and Privacy Masks
• microSD Support
• BNC Analog Output
• RS-485 Support
• ONVIF Support
1. Overview
1.1 Features

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Please check the package containing the following items listed below.
The dimensions of the camera are shown below.
Network Camera
Power Terminal Block
(vary depending on the camera model)
Power adapter
Quick Guide
1.2 Package Contents
1.3 Dimensions
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CI-303
This guide is for quick installing and connecting the CI-218 Network Camera. For more details,
please refer to the User’s Manual.
No. Connector Definition
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* Do NOT connect external power supply to the alarm I/O connector of the camera.
Please follow the instructions below for cable connections.
Power Connection
Please use a DC 12V / AC 24V power adaptor and plug it to the power connector of camera
and the power outlet. Alternatively, users can use an Ethernet cable and connect it to the
RJ-45 connector of the camera and a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) switch.
Ethernet Cable Connection
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 connector of the camera, and plug the
other end of the cable to the network switch or PC.
A client program will be automatically installed to the PC when connecting to the camera.
Before logging in to the camera, please ensure downloading the ActiveX control is allowed by
either changing the ActiveX controls and plug-ins or setting Internet’s security level to
default. For further details, please refer to the User’s Manual.
NOTE : To purchase power adaptor, please contact the camera manufacturer for further
information.
NOTE : If PoE is used, make sure PSE is in use in the network.
NOTE : In some cases, Ethernet crossover cable might be needed when connecting the
camera directly to the PC.
NOTE : It is not recommended to record with the microSD card for 24/7 continuously, as it
may not be able to support long term continuous data read/write. Please contact
the manufacturer of the microSD card for information regarding the reliability and
the life expectancy.
Audio I/O
Power LED
Default Button
RJ-45
Network LEDs
Alarm I/O *
BNC Connector
microSD Card Slot
Power
(DC 12V / AC 24V)
Two-way audio transmission
For power connection indication (green light)
Press the button with a proper tool for at least 20 seconds
to restore the system.
For network and PoE connections
For network connection and activity indication
Alarm Out +
Alarm Out –
Alarm In +
GND
D –
D +
Alarm In –
–
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For analogue video output
Insert the microSD card into the card slot to store videos
and snapshots. Do not remove the microSD card when the
camera is powered on.
+DC 12V
DC 12V Reserved
DC 12V GND
AC 24V 1
AC 24V GND
AC 24V 2
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Camera’s Connectors
Camera Cabling
Before Login to the Camera
NOTE : Check the status of the link indicator and the activity indicator LEDs. If the LEDs
are unlit, please check the LAN connection.
Green Link Light indicates good network connection.
Orange Activity Light flashes for network activity indication.
NOTE : The ITE is to be connected only to PoE networks without routing to the outside
plant or equivalent description.
Step 1 : Start the Internet Explorer (IE).
Step 2 : Select <Tools> from the main menu
of the browser. Then click on
<Internet Options>.
Step 3 : Click on the <Security> tab and
select<Internet>, and click on
<Custom level> to change ActiveX
settings.
Step 4 : Set “ActiveX controls and plug-ins”
items to<Prompt> or <Enable>.
ActiveX Controls and Plug-ins Settings
Step 1 : Start the Internet Explorer (IE).
Step 2 : Select <Tools> from the main menu
of the browser.Then click on
<Internet Options>.
Step 3 : Click on the <Security> tab and
select<Internet>.
Step 4 : Down the page, click <Default Level>
and click on <OK> to confirm the
setting. Close the browser window,
and open a new one later for
accessing the camera.
Internet Security Level

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The diagram below shows the camera’s reset button and various connectors.
Denition for each connector will be given as follows.
1.4 Connectors
No. Connector Denition
1 Audio I/O Two-way audio transmission
2 Power LED For power connection indication (green light)
3 Default Button Press the button with a proper tool for at least 20
seconds to restore the system.
4 RJ-45 For network and PoE connections
5 Network LEDs For network connection and activity indication
6 Alarm I/O *
1 Alarm Out + 5 GND
2 Alarm Out – 6 D –
3 Alarm In + 7 D +
4 Alarm In –
7 BNC Connector For analogue video output
8 microSD Card Slot
Insert the microSD card into the card slot to store
videos and snapshots. Do not remove the microSD
card when the camera is powered on.
9Power
(DC 12V / AC 24V)
+ DC 12V AC 24V 1
DC 12V Reserved AC 24V GND
– DC 12V GND AC 24V 2
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*Do NOT connect external power supply to the alarm I/O connector of the camera.
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No. Connector Denition
1 BNC For analogue video output
2 Network LEDs For network connection and activity indication
3 Audio I/O Two-way audio transmission
4 microSD Card Slot
Insert the microSD card into the card slot to store
videos and snapshots. Do not remove the microSD
card when the camera is powered on.
5 PoE Network (RJ-45) For network and PoE connections
6 Default Button Press the button with a proper tool for at least 20
seconds to restore the system.
7 Power LED For power connection indication (green light)
8 Power (DC 12V)
For power connection. If users are to use with AC
24V power adaptor, please rst connect the supplied
power switch to the power connector.
9 Alarm I/O *
1 Alarm In 2 + 5 Alarm Out +
2 Alarm In – 6 D +
3 Alarm In 1 + 7 D −
4 Alarm Out –
*Do NOT connect external power supply to the alarm I/O connector of the camera.
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No. Connector Denition
1 Audio I/O Two-way audio transmission
2 Power LED For power connection indication (green light)
3 Default Button Press the button with a proper tool for at least 20
seconds to restore the system.
4 RJ-45 For network and PoE connections
5 Network LEDs For network connection and activity indication
6 Alarm I/O *
1 Alarm Out + 5 GND
2 Alarm Out – 6 D –
3 Alarm In + 7 D +
4 Alarm In –
7 BNC Connector For analogue video output
8 microSD Card Slot
Insert the microSD card into the card slot to store
videos and snapshots. Do not remove the microSD
card when the camera is powered on.
9Power
(DC 12V / AC 24V)
+ DC 12V + AC 24V 1
DC 12V GND AC 24V GND
– DC 12V – AC 24V 2
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* Do NOT connect external power supply to the alarm I/O connector of the camera.
NOTE : It is not recommended to record with the microSD card for 24/7 continuously, as it may not be
able to support long term continuous data read/write. Please contact the manufacturer of the
microSD card for information regarding the reliability and the life expectancy.
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Please follow the instructions below to complete the camera connection.
2. Camera Cabling
Please refer to section Connectors. Alternatively, users can power up the
camera by PoE if a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) switch is available. Refer
to the section below for Ethernet cable connection.
To have best transmission quality, cable length shall not exceed 100 meters.
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 connector of the camera,
and the other end of the cable to the network switch or PC. The RJ-45 port
networks without routing to the outside plant.
The camera equips one alarm input and one relay output for alarm application.
Refer to alarm pin denition below to connect alarm devices to the camera if
needed.
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Check the status of the link indicator and the activity indicator LEDs. If the
LEDs are unlit, please check the LAN connection.
NOTE: If PoE is used, make sure PSE is in use in the network.
NOTE: In some cases Ethernet crossover cable might be needed when
connecting the camera directly to the PC.
Green Link Light indicates good network connection. Orange
Activity Light flashes for network activity indication.
1. Alarm Out +
2. Alarm Out -
3. Alarm In +
4. Alarm In -
1. Alarm In 2 +
2. Alarm In −
3. Alarm In 1 +
4. Alarm Out -
5. Alarm Out +
2.1 Power Connection
2.2 Ethernet Cable Connection
2.3 Alarm I/O Connection

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To perform the Network Camera via web browser, please ensure the PC is in
good network connection, and meet system requirements as described below.
3. System Requirements
NOTE: The ITE is to be connected only to PoE networks without routing to the
outside plant or equivalent description.
Items System Requirement
Personal Computer
Minimum :
1. Intel® CoreTM i5-2430M @ 2.4 GHz
2. 4 GB RAM
Recommended :
1. Intel® CoreTM i7-870 @ 2.93 GHz
2. 8 GB RAM
Operating System Windows VISTA / Windows XP / Windows 7
Web Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later (recommended)
Firefox (32-bit)
Safari
Network Card 10Base-T (10 Mbps), 100Base-TX (100 Mbps) or
1000Base-T operation
Viewer ActiveX control plug-in for Microsoft IE
Apple QuickTime 7.7.7 or before for Firefox

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The default network setting of the camera is DHCP, which means IP is assigned
by a router or any DHCP server. To log in to the administration web, please
connect the camera and your PC / Notebook or a DHCP server. Follow below
steps to access the camera for the rst time.
4. Access Camera
• Run the “Device Search Tool” utility, and click button.
• The tool should nd the network camera and show detailed information.
Double click on the founded camera.
• An access window will pop-up and ask for user name and password.
If no IP is assigned due to a DHCP server failure, or simply because the camera
is not connected to a DHCP server, the Network Camera provides an alternate
IP address: 192.168.11.202
Therefore, to access the camera for the rst time, please set the IP address of
the PC as: 192.168.11.XXX; for example:
In the case where the DHCP server is unavailable

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Key in the camera’s IP address in the URL bar of the web browser window
and hit on “Enter”. An access window will pop-up and ask for user name and
password.
Enter the default user name and password in the dialogue. Note that user name
is case sensitive
IP Address: 192.168.11.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Login ID and Password
Login ID Password
admin admin
NOTE: ID and password are case sensitive.
NOTE: It is strongly advised that administrator’s password be
altered for the security concerns.
For the initial access to the Network Camera, a client program, DCViewer, will be
automatically installed to the PC when connecting to the Network Camera.
If the web browser doesn’t allow Viewer installation, please check the Internet
security settings or ActiveX controls and plug-ins settings (refer to section
Setup Internet Security) to continue the process.
The Information Bar (just below the URL bar) may come out and ask for
permission to install the ActiveX Control for displaying video in browser. Right
click on the Information Bar and select <Install ActiveX Control…> to allow the
installation.
The download procedure of DCViewer software is specied as follows.
Installing DCViewer Software Online
Step 1: In the DCViewer installation window, click on <Next> to start
installation.
Step 2: The status bar will show the installation progress. After the installation
is completed, click on <Finish> to exit the installation process.
Step 3: Click on <Finish> to close the DCViewer installation page

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Once the Viewer is successfully installed, the Network Camera’s Home page will be
able to correctly display as the gure below.
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Time Display
Speaker Button
Live Video Pane
Snapshot Button
Video Format
Selection
Video Streaming Pause Button
Display Mode
Web Recording Button
Zoom Adjustment
Manual Trigger Button
Viewer Window
Manual Focus Adjustment
Main Tabs
Auto Focus Adjustment
Video Compression Info
Language Selection
Talk Button

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Video Quality Info Button
Full Screen Button
Talk Button
Listen Button
Snapshot Button
Live View Pause Button
Video Record Button
Manual Trigger Button
Manual Focus Adjustment
Viewer Window Main Tabs Language Selection
Video Format Selection
Live Video Pane
Time Display
Zoom Adjustment
Video Compression Info
The live image will be displayed on the Home page when the camera is successfully
accessed. If zoom or focus is not at the desired position, please use the function
buttons on the Home page for adjustment.
Image and Focus Adjustment

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Users can setup video resolution on Video Format page of the user-friendly
browser-based conguration interface.
Video Format can be found under this path: Streaming> Video Format.
The default values of video resolution are as below
5. Setup Video Resolution
2M H.264- 1920 x 1080 (25/30 fps) +
Real time H.264- 720 x 576 (25 fps) / H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps)

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To export / import conguration les, users can access the Maintenance page
on the user-friendly browser-based conguration interface.
The Maintenance setting can be found under this path: System> Maintenance.
Users can export conguration les to a specied location and retrieve data by
uploading an existing conguration le to the Network Camera. It is especially
convenient to make multiple cameras having the same conguration.
6. Conguration Files Export / Import
Users can save the system settings by exporting the conguration le (.bin) to
a specied location for future use. Click on the <Export> button, and the popup
File Download window will come out. Click on <Save> and specify a desired
location for saving the conguration le.
To copy an existing conguration le to the Network Camera, please rst click
on <Browse> to select the configuration file, and then click on the <Upload>
button for uploading.
Export
Upload

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This chapter will introduce how to delete previously-installed DCViewer in the
PC and how to setup the Internet security.
7. Delete the Existing DC Viewer
For users who have installed the DCViewer in the PC previously, please remove
the existing DCViewer from the PC before accessing to the Network Camera.
If ActiveX control installation is blocked, please either set Internet security level
to default or change ActiveX controls and plug-ins settings.
7.1 Delete the Existing DCViewer
7.2 Setup Internet Security
In the Windows <Start Menu>, activate <Control Panel>, and then double click
on <Add or Remove Programs>. In the <Currently installed programs> list,
select <DCViewer> and click on the button <Remove> to uninstall the existing
DCViewer.
Step 1: Start the Internet Explorer (IE).
Step 2: Click on the <Tools> tab on the menu bar and select <Internet Options>.
Step 3: Click on the <Security> tab, and select <Internet> zone.
Step 4: Down the page, click on the <Default Level> button and click on <OK> to
conrm the setting. Close the browser window, and restart a new one
later to access the Network Camera.
To improve browser performance, it is suggested to clean up all the les in the
Temporary Internet Files. The procedure is as follows.
Step 1: Click on the <Tools> tab on the menu bar and select <Internet Options>.
Step 2: Click on the <Delete> button under the <Browsing History> section.
Step 3: In the appeared window, tick the box beside the <Temporary Internet
Files> and click on <Delete> to start deleting the les.
Deleting the DCViewer
Internet Security Level: Default
Deleting Temporary Internet Files

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Step 1: Repeat Step 1 to Step 3 of the previous section above.
Step 2: Down the page, click on the <Custom Level> button to change ActiveX
controls and plug-ins settings. The Security Settings window will pop
up.
Step 3: Under <ActiveX controls and plug-ins>, set ALL items (as listed below)
to <Enable> or <Prompt>. Please note that the items vary by IE version.
Step 4: Click on <OK> to accept the settings. A prompt window will appear for
conrming the setting changes, click <Yes(Y)> to close the Security
Setting window.
Step 5: Click on <OK> to close the Internet Options screen.
Step 6: Close the browser window, and restart a new one later to access the
Network Camera.
ActiveX Controls and Plug-ins Settings
ActiveX controls and plug-ins settings:
1. Binary and script behaviors.
2. Download signed ActiveX controls.
3. Download unsigned ActiveX controls.
4. Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompt.
5. Allow Scriptlets.
6. Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls.
7. Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting.
8. Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins.
9. Only allow approved domains to use ActiveX without prompt.
10. Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting*.
11. Display video and animation on a webpage that does not use
external media player.

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The suggested values of video resolution of the Network Camera are as below:
Appendix: Video Resolution
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1.3M H.264- 1280 x 720 (25/30 fps) + H.264- 1280 x 720 (25/30 fps)
2M H.264- 1920 x 1080 (25/30 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 576 (25 fps) / H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps)
2M
Normal Mode H.264-1920 x 1080 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 720 x 576 (25 fps)
HDR Mode H.264- 1920 x 1080 (30/25 fps)+
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 720 x 576 (25 fps)
3M
Normal Mode H.264- 2048 x 1536 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 720 x 576 (25 fps)
HDR Mode H.264- 1920 x 1080 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 720 x 576 (25 fps)
4M
Normal Mode H.264- 2304 x 1296 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 720 x 576 (25 fps)
HDR Mode H.264- 1920 x 1080 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 720 x 576 (25 fps)

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2M
Normal Mode H.264-1920 x 1080 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 720 x 576 (25 fps)
HDR Mode H.264- 1920 x 1080 (30/25 fps)+
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 720 x 576 (25 fps)
3M
Normal Mode H.264- 2048 x 1536 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 768 x 576 (25 fps)
HDR Mode H.264- 2048 x 1536 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (15 fps) / 768 x 576 (15 fps)
4M
Normal Mode H.264- 2688 x 1512 (30/25 fps) +
H.264- 720 x 480 (30 fps) / 768 x 576 (25 fps)
HDR Mode H.264- 2560 x 1440 (15 fps) +
H.264- 1280 x 720 (15 fps)

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Date : 2017.02.01
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