Arecont Vision Contera AV02CID-100 User manual

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Contera®Indoor Dome
Installation Manual
1080p
5MP
AV02CID-100
AV05CID-100

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Table of Contents
About Our Warranty ................................................................................................................................... 3
Global (3 Year) Limited Warranty ............................................................................................................ 3
Camera Overview....................................................................................................................................... 4
Package Contents...................................................................................................................................... 5
Installation .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Camera Power Up...................................................................................................................................... 9
Alarm I/O Functions.................................................................................................................................. 10
Reset to Factory Default........................................................................................................................... 10
Camera Discovery, Setup, and Configuration ........................................................................................... 11
Camera Discovery ................................................................................................................................ 11
Web Interface Navigation ..................................................................................................................... 12
Zoom and Focus .................................................................................................................................. 14
Image ................................................................................................................................................... 15
Video.................................................................................................................................................... 19
Network ............................................................................................................................................... 22
Privacy Mask........................................................................................................................................ 27
Event.................................................................................................................................................... 28
System Options.................................................................................................................................... 33
Administration ...................................................................................................................................... 34
About ................................................................................................................................................... 36
Support ................................................................................................................................................ 36
Mounting Template .................................................................................................................................. 37

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About Our Warranty
Global (3 Year) Limited Warranty
ARECONT VISION warrants to Purchaser (and only Purchaser) (the “Limited Warranty”), that: (a) each
Product shall be free from material defects in material and workmanship for a period of thirty-six (36) months
from the date of shipment (the “Warranty Period”); (b) during the Warranty Period, the Products will materially
conform with the specification in the applicable documentation; (c) all licensed programs accompanying the
Product (the “Licensed Programs”) will materially conform with applicable specifications. ARECONT VISION
warrants to Purchaser (and only Purchaser) (the “Limited Warranty”), that: (a) each Product shall be free from
material defects in material and workmanship for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the date of shipment
(the “Warranty Period”); (b) during the Warranty Period, the Products will materially conform with the
specification in the applicable documentation; (c) all licensed programs accompanying the Product (the
“Licensed Programs”) will materially conform with applicable specifications.
ARECONT VISION warrants to Purchaser (and only Purchaser) (the “Limited Warranty”), that: (a) each
Product shall be free from material defects in material and workmanship for a period of thirty-six (36) months
from the date of shipment (the “Warranty Period”); (b) during the Warranty Period, the Products will materially
conform with the specification in the applicable documentation; (c) all licensed programs accompanying the
Product (the “Licensed Programs”) will materially conform with applicable specifications.
During the Warranty Period, the Products will materially conform with the specification in the applicable
documentation; (c) all licensed programs accompanying the Product (the “Licensed Programs”) will materially
conform with applicable specifications.

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Contera Indoor Dome IP Megapixel Cameras
Camera Overview
The Contera®Indoor Dome megapixel camera features 1080p and 5-megapixel (MP) resolution for optimum
performance. The Contera Indoor Dome combines a day/night mechanical IR cut filter with an integrated
motorized remote focus and zoom varifocal lens for excellent, optimal image quality.
Regardless of the time of day, the Contera Indoor Dome is prepared for any lighting condition. For
applications with poor lighting conditions, Enhanced WDR™ (wide dynamic range) at 120dB provides the
best visual balance to shaded and bright light conditions.
For clear color images in low-light, NightView™ offers strong low-light sensitivity for capturing details in
extremely poor-lit scenes. Built-in Smart IR LED illumination automatically adjusts output in response to the
distance of an object in view to prevent over-exposure when the object is very close to the camera.
Arecont Vision was the first to bring H.264 to the mainstream market and recently developed SNAPstream™
(Smart Noise Adaptation and Processing) technology for reducing bandwidth without impacting image
quality. Today we are proud to offer our next generation H.265 with SNAPstream+™ smart codec capable of
delivering high quality video while saving over 50% of the data rate to reduce or prevent strain on the
network.
The SD card slot supports up to 256GB of storage capacity for convenient onboard storage. The camera’s
power can be supplied via a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE - IEEE 802.3af) compliant network cable connection.
The Contera Indoor Dome is ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) Profile S and G compliant,
providing interoperability between network video products regardless of manufacturer.

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CAUTION!
1. Do not attempt to service a damaged unit yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
2. Wiring methods shall be in accordance with the National Electrical Code/NFPA 70/ANSI, and with all
local codes and authorities having jurisdiction. Wiring should be UL Listed and/or Recognized wire
suitable for the application.
3. Always use hardware e.g. screws, anchors, bolts, locking nuts etc. which are compatible with mounting
surface and of sufficient length and construction to insure a secure mount.
Package Contents
•AV02CID-100/ AV05CID-100
Description
QTY
AV02CID-100/ AV05CID-100 IP camera 1
Mounting Template 1
Accessory Pack 1

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•Cables

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Installation
1. Determine a secure location to mount the camera
2. Use the template, anchors, and screws provided to prepare the mounting provisions for the camera
installation.
3. Install three supplied dry wall anchors using the supplied mounting template
4. Remove the camera dome cover by hand
5. Connect the network cable to the camera’s RJ45 connector
6. (If necessary) Install SD card on the camera
Note: You can access files in the SD card via FTP.
7. Align three supplied screws with the dry wall anchors and screw Contera Indoor Dome camera into
place.
8. To configure the camera, reference the camera discovery, set-up and configuration section.
9. Follow below instruction to adjust the Pan/ Tilt and rotate the gimbal for the desired field of view.
No.
Description
1 Supplied Dry Wall Anchors
2 Supplied Screws
3 Contera Indoor Dome Camera
4 Supplied Set Screw
5 Camera Dome Cover

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10. To adjust the zoom and focus, see the “Zoom and Focus” Section of this manual.
11. Install the camera dome cover back once you finish all the above steps. Please make sure you align
the marks on the camera and the dome cover.
12. Fasten a supplied screw on the dome cover to secure it.

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Camera Power Up
CAUTION!
This product should be installed by a qualified service technician in accordance with the National
Electrical Code (NEC 800 CEC Section 60) or applicable local code. Wiring methods shall be in accordance
with the National Electrical Code/NFPA 70/ANSI, and with all local codes and authorities having jurisdiction.
Wiring should be UL Listed and/or Recognized wire suitable for the application.
1. Connect the camera to a PoE port on 100Mbps network PoE switch using an Ethernet cable.
2. Connect the PoE switch to your computer’s network port using an Ethernet cable.
LED
Status
Description
Green Quick Flashing Link has been established
Slow Flashing Normal operation
None None No Connection

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Alarm I/O Functions
Connect the Alarm In (DI) connector to the alarm input sensor, and connect Alarm Out (DO) connector to the
alarm output signal. To avoid any damaged, please follow the specification of the part as below:
Alarm In (Dry Contact)
Alarm Out (Dry Contact)
V sense
V sense
I sense
5V±5% 3.3V±5% 10mA (max)
Reset to Factory Default
1. Press and hold the reset button for 2 to 5 seconds and release the reset button. The camera has
been reset to the factory default except the network settings.
2. Press and hold the reset button for more than 5 seconds and release the reset button. The camera
has been reset to the factory.
3. Or, user can reset the camera to factory default via camera web interface or AV IP Utility

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Camera Discovery, Setup, and Configuration
For camera discovery and setup, the AV IP Utility is recommended. The software can be found at Arecont
Vision website: http://www.arecontvision.com/softwares.php
The AV IP Utility has the ability to provide multiple discovery options, including broadcast and multicast,
check the status of a camera, change camera settings, import and export camera settings via a .csv file, and
update firmware and/or hardware from virtually anywhere with a network connection.
Whether used for large installations that require an update to multiple settings, or smaller installations where
only one camera needs changed, the AV IP Utility tool is efficient and convenient for mass or single camera
uploads.
The AV IP Utility tool is compatible with all Contera®cameras. The user manual for the software is available at
Arecont Vision website: http://www.arecontvision.com/softwares.php
Camera Discovery
1. Locate and double click the AV IP Utility shortcut on the desktop.
2. When the AV IP Utility is launched, it will automatically search the Contera cameras on the network.
Or, you can also manually search cameras by clicking “Discovery (Multicast)”
3. You can access the camera web user interface by typing the camera IP address on the preferred
web browser.

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Web Interface Navigation
The entire menu categories are located on the top of the web interface, and clicking on any one of the
buttons will cause left side of the page to jump to the settings section for the selected button.
The following are the camera settings available on the top of the web interface:
The following are the camera settings available on the top of the web interface:
•Image
•Basic Image Settings
•WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) Settings
•IR Control
•OSD (On-Screen Display)
•ROI (Regions of Interest)
•Zoom and Focus
•Zoom/ Focus Control
•Video
•Main Stream Configuration
•Sub Stream Configuration
•Third Stream Configuration
•Network
•IP Assignment
•QoS (Quality of Service)
•UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
•RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol)
•DDNS (Dynamic DNS)
•SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
•SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
•FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
•802.1x
•Privacy Mask
•Event
•Motion Detection
•Alarm Handler
•Digital I/O
•Tamper Detection
•FTP Upload Handler
•SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) Notification
•Network Storage
•System Options

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•Firmware Upgrade
•Reboot & Restore Settings
•Date/Time
•Administration
•Administrator settings
•Viewer Management
•About
•Support

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Zoom and Focus
Menu
Feature
Description
Manual Zoom/ Focus:
+20, +5, +1, -20, -5, -1
Numbers indicate the level of Zooming/ focusing in
order to adjust the field-of-view.
Enable Auto Focus Zoom Camera will do Auto Focus after changing zoom lens
group position.
Full-range Focus Best for scenes that are completely out of focus. The
camera automatically scans the full focus range of the
scene to find the best focus position.
Short-range Focus Best for scenes that are slightly of out of focus. The
camera quickly fine-tunes for a precise focus position.
Stop Stops any command in progress.
Reset Zoom and Focus
Position
Resets Zoom and Focus lens groups to zero position

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Image
Menu
Feature
Description
Brightness
Controls the overall brightness of the camera image
and works in conjunction with the exposure controls to
maintain the image brightness.
Sharpness
Controls sharpness and edge definition of the image.
Setting this to lower levels may make overall image
appear a bit softer while causing lines and edges in the
image to look smoother.
Saturation Controls the color saturation of the image.
Contrast Manually controls Gamma level (affects the overall
luminance of the image).
Hue
Configures the overall hue of the image, the range is 0
~ 100. Increasing the value will adjust the image hue
towards red. Decreasing the value will adjust the image
hue towards blue.
Rotate Image:
0, 90, 180, 270
Digitally rotates image 0°, 90°, 180°, or 270°.
Mirror Image:
Flip Vertically
Flip Horizontally
Flips the image horizontally (flip left-to-right) or vertically
(flip top-to- bottom). They can be selected at the same
time.
Auto White Balance Checkbox enables the automatic white balance feature
of camera, which will automatically remove unrealistic
color cast so that white color is rendered white in the
image.

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Menu
Feature
Description
Auto
Auto detects bright backlight, glare or high contrast
lighting and automatically selects the WDR level.
Note: WDR enabled will decrease the FPS of 5MP
camera.
HDR
Manually adjusts the intensity of backlight
compensation.
Note: WDR enabled will decrease the FPS of 5MP
camera.
Turn off in low light Disables WDR backlight compensation when the light
levels drop for better nighttime image quality.
Turn off in B/W
Disables WDR backlight compensation when the
camera is in night mode for better nighttime image
quality.
DWDR
Digital WDR (DWDR) is to enhance dark areas by
adjusting the gamma value. This will not impact FPS of
5MP camera.
LDR Will not combine long and short exposures into one
frame, resulting in better low light performance.
Auto Exposure Automatically adjusts illumination and exposure values.
Stream Profiles:
Balance Mode
-Slow Shutter
Quality Mode
Balanced Mode: Limits exposure time from 0.1ms to
66ms. The camera will keep highest FPS when Slow
Shutter is unchecked.
Quality Mode: Limits exposure time from 0.1ms to
200ms. This mode is a good compromise between
reducing noise and motion blur under most lighting
conditions, but with an increase in motion blur under
low light conditions.

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Moonlight Mode
Custom Exposure Mode
Moonlight Mode:Limits exposure time from 20ms to
500ms. This mode produces the best image quality
under very low light conditions with the least amount of
image noise. The trade-off is in favor of low noise at
the expense of high motion blur.
Custom Exposure Mod: Enables manual setting of
exposure time between 1 and 80ms. Shorter exposure
times reduces motion blur for applications such as
monitoring fast moving objects and reading license
plates. The trade-off is an increased level of noise. It is
recommended that this mode be used only when there
is constant scene illumination sufficient to provide a
quality image.
Lighting Compensation
Frequency:
50hz, 60hz
Prevents flicker caused by the power line frequency of
lighting. Chooses 50Hz for Europe and China and
60Hz for US and Japan. This parameter will have no
effect when the dominate light is sunlight.
Day/Night Mode
Automatic
Day
Night
Schedule Day Mode
Automatic:Enables the camera to automatically switch
from day mode to night mode.
Day:Forces the camera to stay in day mode.
Night: Forces the camera to stays in night mode.
Schedule Day Mode:User defined times that the
camera remains in night mode.
IR control:
Smart IR
On
Off
IR Level
Smart IR: Automatically adjusts output in response to
the distance of an object in view to prevent
overexposure when the object is very close to the
camera.
On/ Off:Manually turns on or off the IR LED array.
IR Level:Manually adjusts the IR intensity.
Defog Level Compensates for fog or clouds in the scene in the
scene.

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Camera Name Specifies a name for the camera. The maximum length
is 32 characters.
Background
Translucent
Transparent
Configures the background color of the text overlay.
The options are Translucent (light grey) or Transparent.
Text Color Options are Black, White, Green, or Yellow.
Text Overlay
Off
Date/Time
Camera Name
Camera Name +
Date/Time
Custom Text
There are four content positions (Top Left, Top Right,
Bottom Left and Bottom Right) to display the text
overlay.
Date/ Time:Displays the current date/time. It will force
the camera to synchronize the date/time information.
Camera Name: Displays the camera name you set.
Camera Name + Date/Time: Displays both camera
name and date/time information.
Custom Text: Displays a customized text.
ROI (Regions of Interest) ROI (Regions of Interest) is used to select which areas
will be monitored and recorded with higher image
quality while using lower image quality for other non-
ROI zones to save bandwidth and storage.
To setup the ROI:
1. Select Main Stream or Sub Stream
2. Enable zones (up to five zones) and select the
desired quality level (High, Medium, or Low).
3. Create the ROI by dragging the mouse over the
live image
4. Press Save Area or Del Area.

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Video
Menu
Feature
Description
Show Video Type:
Disable Video
MJPEG over HTTP
H.264 over RTP/UDP
Disable Video: Disables live video on the screen.
MJPEG over HTTP: This radio button is the default
browser display option. No plug in is required as most
browsers can decode MJPEG images.
H.264 over RTP/UDP: Displays video using H.264. If
viewing this way for the first time you will see the
following prompt to download the necessary browser
plug –in to display the video in the browser using this
compression.
Fit Video to Window
Scales the full field of view image to fit the browser
window. When in default unselected images will be
displayed in the browser at VGA resolution.
Control Video with Mouse
No Control
PTZ
ROI Exposure Reference
Radio buttons control various functions using the
mouse to select them on screen.
Whichever function is selected can be controlled by left
clicking in the image with the mouse and dragging to
select an image region relevant to the corresponding
control function.
No Control: Disables mouse control of these functions.
PTZ:Zooms in the selected region. Double clicks on
the image will restore the image to default.
ROI Reference: Creates a custom exposure reference
using the selected region to customize backlight.

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Resolution:
Left
Top
Right
Bottom
Controls the image size and image cropping features.
Left, Top, Right, and Bottom numeric fields set custom
image size cropping and crop area coordinates in
pixels. Supported values are 0 to maximum resolution
in pixels (maximum varies based on the sensor
resolution being cropped)
Video Compression:
H.265
H.264
Radio buttons to select the desired compression.
Resolution
Radio buttons to select the desired resolution.
Options vary based on the sensor resolution being
used.
Enable SNAPstream+TM
Enables the SNAPstream+ feature on camera. This
feature utilizes both Smart GOP and Smart ROI to
reduce bitrate without impacting the image quality.
Smart GOP sets GOP to automatically increase when
no moving objects are detected.
Smart ROI will increase the bitrate of moving objects
and make them clearer.
Variable Bitrate
Maintains the Quality setting configured. There may be
variation in the bit rate output from the camera using
this mode.
Maximum Bitrate
Maintains variable bit rate control and maintains the
bitrate under the rate limit you set to. It can be set from
64 kbps to 8000 kbps.