Arecont Vision AV100 User manual

AV100 Video System
USER MANUAL
AV100 Software Rev 5.6.4
Dec 20, 2010
AV100 SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AS-IS BASIS. ARECONT VISION, LLC DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL ARECONT VISION BE LIABLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHER TORTUOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
OF THIS SOFTWARE.

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Table of Contents
Chapter I
Chapter IChapter I
Chapter I -
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- Introduction
IntroductionIntroduction
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Product Contents ........................................................................................ 4
Product Overview ........................................................................................ 4
Camera Reference ...................................................................................... 5
Server Requirements .................................................................................. 7
Recommended Accessories ....................................................................... 8
Accessing Arecont Vision Cameras ............................................................ 8
Chapter II
Chapter II Chapter II
Chapter II -
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- AV100 Video Surveillance
AV100 Video Surveillance AV100 Video Surveillance
AV100 Video Surveillance Software
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Software Insta ation .................................................................................... 9
Configure Firewa ....................................................................................... 9
AV App ication Manager ........................................................................... 12
Camera Insta er ........................................................................................ 12
Basic Mode ............................................................................................... 12
Advanced Mode ........................................................................................ 14
Operating AV100 Video System ............................................................... 17
Too bar…. ................................................................................................. 18
Settings…. ................................................................................................ 19
Se ecting Fu / Reduced Reso ution Disp ay ............................................ 20
Expsoure…. .............................................................................................. 24
Image Qua ity ............................................................................................ 25
Rate Contro .............................................................................................. 27
Archive…. ................................................................................................. 28
Motion Detection ....................................................................................... 29
Privacy Mask............................................................................................. 31
Save To… ............................................................................................... 312
Advanced .................................................................................................. 33
Authentication ........................................................................................... 34
Remote Viewing ........................................................................................ 35

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Day/Night .................................................................................................. 36
Auto-Iris… ................................................................................................. 36
Right-C ick Menu ....................................................................................... 37
Language Se ection .................................................................................. 39
Browsing Archives .................................................................................... 39
AVI Maker - Making video c ips from the archive ...................................... 42
Viewing Your Recorded Video .................................................................. 45
FirmwareLoader – Upgrading Camera Firmware / Hardware in the Fie d . 46
Chapter IV
Chapter IV Chapter IV
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Troubleshootin and Useful TipsTroubleshootin and Useful Tips
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Connecting Direct y to a Laptop or PC ...................................................... 47
Switches and Routers ............................................................................... 47
Low Sharpness ......................................................................................... 47
Frequent y Asked Questions ..................................................................... 48
Chapter V
Chapter V Chapter V
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Re ulatory ComplianceRe ulatory Compliance
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Chapter
Chapter Chapter
Chapter I
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IntroductionIntroduction
Introduction
Product Contents
Product ContentsProduct Contents
Product Contents
The
TheThe
The Arecont Vision Megapixel Camera system packaging consists
Arecont Vision Megapixel Camera system packaging consists Arecont Vision Megapixel Camera system packaging consists
Arecont Vision Megapixel Camera system packaging consists of the following:
of the following:of the following:
of the following:
• Arecont Vision camera s)
• CD with AV100 software and manuals
Product Overview
Product OverviewProduct Overview
Product Overview
Arecont Vision offers AV100, a full-featured video surveillance software system, to complement its line of
megapixel IP cameras. AV100 supports full-motion, real-time, multi-camera viewing and policy-based
archiving, remote access to live and archived video via Internet Explorer, post-event zooming from digital
archives, simultaneous viewing of full-field of view and multiple zoomed images and a multitude of other
features that take advantage of unique functionality and performance of Arecont Vision cameras.
A typical system consists of a number of cameras connected over a local or wide area network to a server PC
which is running the AV100 software. To achieve full motion archival rate, the server may be placed locally to
the cameras so that the interconnecting LAN has sufficient bandwidth and a small roundtrip delay between
the cameras and the server PC.
Alternatively, a remote PC can connect to a Server PC over a slower network connection, such as Internet.
Once connected, the remote PC can display the live video stream and browse archives using Internet
Explorer. Note that when connected to the AV100 software, the remote PC does not connect to the cameras
directly. Rather, the remote PC connects to the server PC on which AV100 is running.
Server Running
AV100 Video
Internet
InternetInternet
Internet
LAN
LANLAN
LAN
Remote PC Running
AV100 Video
Figure1. System Configuration including a remote PC.

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Inspect the package and its contents for visible damage. If any components are damaged or missing, do not
use the unit; contact the supplier immediately. If you need to return the unit, you must ship it in the original
box.
Camera Reference
Camera ReferenceCamera Reference
Camera Reference
AV1300/1310/1305/1315/1355, AV2100/2110/2105/2155, AV2805/AV2815, AV3100/3110/3105/3155,
AV3130/AV3135, AV5100/5110/5105/5155, AV8180/8185, AV8360/8365, AV8360DN/8365DN and
AV10005 are megapixel resolution IP cameras capable of delivering crisp, low-noise images at video
frame rate.
AV1300/1310/1305/1315/1325/1355 is a 1.3-megapixel resolution camera with a maximum resolution of
1280 by 1024, achieving a maximum frame rate of 32 fps. AV1300 and AV1310 support MJPEG
compression only. AV1305, AV1315, AV1325 and 1355 support both MJPEG and H.264 MPEG4 Part 10)
compression. AV1355 is a dome camera. AV1315 and AV1325 are f ully compatible with PSIA industry
standard and pass PSIA conformance tests.
AV2100/2110/2105/2155 is a 2-megapixel resolution camera with a maximum resolution of 1600 by 1200,
achieving a maximum frame rate of 24 fps. AV2100 and AV2110 support MJPEG compression only.
AV2105/2155 supports both MJPEG and H.264 MPEG4 Part 10) compression. AV2155 is a dome
camera.
AV2805/2815/AV2825 is a 1080p resolution camera with a maximum resolution of 1920 by 1080,
achieving a maximum frame rate of 30 fps in AV2805 and 24 fps in AV2815 and AV2825.
AV2805/2815/AV2825 supports both MJPEG and H.264 MPEG4 Part 10) compression.
AV2805/AV2815/AV2825 is f ully compatible with PSIA industry standard and passes PSIA conformance
tests.
AV3100/3110/3105/3155 is a 3-megapixel resolution camera with a maximum resolution is 2048 by 1536.
AV3100 is typically viewed at 1920 by 1200 resolution with a frame rate of up to 20 fps. AV3100 and
AV3110 support MJPEG compression only. AV3105 supports both MJPEG and H.264 MPEG4 Part 10)
compression. AV3155 is a dome camera.
AV3130/3135 is a dual-sensor, day-night camera featuring a 3-megapixel color sensor paired with a 1.3-
megapixel monochrome sensor sensitive to near infrared illumination. When the scene is well illuminated
the 3-megapixel sensor is selected to deliver color images of up to 2048x1536 pixels. In low-light
conditions AV3130/3135 can automatically switch to the 1.3-megapixel 1280x1024) monochrome sensor,
enabling the delivery of clear imagery at illumination levels as low as 0.00 lux infrared only).

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AV3130/3135 typically delivers 20 fps in day mode at 1920x1200 and over 30 fps in night mode. AV3135
supports both MJPEG and H.264 MPEG4 Part 10) compression.
AV5100/5110/5105/5155 is a 5-megapixel resolution camera. Its maximum resolution is 2592 by 1944.
AV5100 is typically viewed at 2560 by 1600 resolution with the frame rate up to 12 fps. AV5100 and
AV5110 support MJPEG compression only. AV5105/5155 supports both MJPEG and H.264 MPEG4
Part 10) compression. AV5155 is a dome camera.
AV8180/8185/AV8185DN is a quad-sensor 8-megapixel camera consisting of four 2-megapixel sensors
operating at up to 22 fps at 1600 by 1200 resolution. It is capable of providing 180 degree field of view.
AV8185 and AV8185DN support both MJPEG and H.264 MPEG4 Part 10) compression. AV8180
supports MJPEG only.
AV8360/8365/AV8365DN is a quad-sensor 8-megapixel panoramic camera consisting of four 2-
megapixel sensors and operating at up to 22 fps at 1600 by 1200 resolution. It is capable of providing 360
degree field of view. AV8365 and AV8185DN support both MJPEG and H.264 MPEG4 Part 10)
compression. AV8360 supports MJPEG only.
AV10005 is the first 10Megapixel / 1080P dual mode camera in the world and supports both MJPEG and
H.264 MPEG4 Part 10) compression. AV10005 in 10Megapixel mode is viewed at 3648x2752 with the
frame rate up to 6fps; AV10005 in 1080p mode is viewed at 1920x1080 with frame rate up to 30fps.
AV10005 has binning technique to improve low light performance, increase sensitivity and produce better
SNR by combining and averaging pixels. AV10005 is f ully compatible with PSIA industry standard and
pass PSIA conformance tests.
All cameras are equipped with a LAN connector and can deliver image data at a maximum data rate of up
to 55 Mbps and 70Mbps AV10005 only). Images are sent over the network using TFTP, HTTP and
RTSP/RTP available for H.264 camera models only) protocols.
All cameras feature:
All cameras feature:All cameras feature:
All cameras feature:
• Automatic Exposure AE) and Gain AGC) control
• Automatic backlight compensation
• Automatic multi-matrix white balance
• 50/60Hz selectable flicker control
• Electronic Zoom, Pan and Tilt PTZ)
• Programmable brightness, saturation, gamma, sharpness, windowing and decimation
• Simultaneous delivery of full-field view and zoomed images at video frame rate

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• Multi-streaming: 8 non-identical streams
• Electronic image rotation by 180 degrees
• Regions of interest windowing down to 32x32 pixel window
• Resolution windowing down to 1x1 pixels for JPEG and 2x2 pixels for H.264
(AV1 15/AV1 25/AV2815/AV2825/AV10005 only)
• Programmable motion blur control for low-light mode
• Moonlight mode – extended exposure and noise cancellation
• Up to four regions of interest simultaneously for panoramic and digital PTZ view
• On board motion detection with 64 detection zones
• Optional auto iris
• Optional day/night IR switching filter
Server
ServerServer
Server Requirements
RequirementsRequirements
Requirements
We recommend a dedicated PC to receive the image streams from cameras for archiving and display. The
suggested minimum computer requirements are detailed for standard and high performance installations.
Standard
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Standard P
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Performance
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erformance
Minimal Requirement for low
Minimal Requirement for lowMinimal Requirement for low
Minimal Requirement for low-
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medium system loadmedium system load
medium system load
• CPU: Core 2 Duo 2Ghz
• RAM: 2 GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA, 128 MB RAM
• Network card: 100 base-T
• OS: Windows XP
• Storage Space: use storage/bandwidth calculator
Recommended Requirement for
Recommended Requirement for Recommended Requirement for
Recommended Requirement for medium
mediummedium
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high system loadhigh system load
high system load
• CPU: Core 2 Quad 2Ghz
• RAM: 4 GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA, 512 MB RAM
• Network card: 1000 base-T
• OS: Windows XP
• Storage Space: use storage/bandwidth calculator
A PC with a single, slower CPU is sufficient in the case when images are to be archived, but not viewed live.
HDD size depends according to the desired capacity of the video archives approximately 200Kbytes/image).
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system recording at 1 frame per second in JPEG mode, or over 30 days recording in h.264 mode.
Recommended Accessories
Recommended AccessoriesRecommended Accessories
Recommended Accessories
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the following the following
the following monitors
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• Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW
24-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand
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• Samsung’s 243T, 24 Inch LCD Display www.samsung.com
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Please note that the AV100 software requires a resolution of 1600x1200 or greater in order to properly
display all the on screen menus.
Accessing
Accessing Accessing
Accessing Arecont Vision camera
Arecont Vision cameraArecont Vision camera
Arecont Vision cameras
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Arecont Vision camera
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Arecont Vision cameras can be accessed and controlled by means of
s can be accessed and controlled by means ofs can be accessed and controlled by means of
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• AV100 Video System software
• Third-party software utilizing Arecont Vision SDK Software Development Kit). A list of compatible
third-party software is available at our website www.arecontvision.com
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www.arecontvision.com .
• HTTP requests issued from Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, other web browsers and
third party HTTP software
• RTSP/RTP-capable media players, such as Apple QuickTime, VLC or other third party RTSP/RTP
software for camera models supporting H.264 compression).

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Chapter
Chapter Chapter
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AV100 AV100
AV100 Video Surveillance
Video Surveillance Video Surveillance
Video Surveillance S
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Software Installation
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To install AV100
To install AV100 To install AV100
To install AV100 video surveillance
video surveillance video surveillance
video surveillance software:
software:software:
software:
1. Make sure your Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 account has Administrative privileges.
2. Open “Control Panel\Add or Remove Programs” for Windows XP or “Control
Panel\Programs\Uninstall Programs” for Windows Vista and Windows 7, remove old versions of
AV100 Video System software if any. There may be issues installing a newer version of AV100 over
an older version so make sure any older versions are removed prior to installing the newest version.
3. Turn off all Anti-Virus Software and Windows Firewall.
4. Run Setup.exe and follow the directions to complete the installation.
5. Under Windows Vista, users must navigate to the installation directory, then open
C:\ProgramFile\ArecontVision\VideoSurveillance\AVInstaller.exe type choose Application).
Right-click on this file named “AVInstaller.exe”, choose “Properties -> Compatibility -> Privilege Level”
and enable the “Run this program as an administrator” option.
The setup process installs the software and places a shortcut “Arecont Vision Application Manager” on the
desktop and creates a group named “Arecont Vision/AV Video System” in the Start menu.
Configure Firewall
Configure FirewallConfigure Firewall
Configure Firewall
As you start AV applications, your PC may prompt you to permit access to the network.
AV
AVAV
AV100
100100
100 Video System includes
Video System includesVideo System includes
Video System includes below
belowbelow
below applications that need access to the network
applications that need access to the networkapplications that need access to the network
applications that need access to the network :
• AVInstaller.exe: the camera finding and installation program
• LocalMachine.exe: the viewing and archiving program
Both executables are located in the AV100 installation folder. You should grant access to these two
applications when the firewall prompts you.

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Figure 2. Older version of Norton Internet Security
For newer versions of Norton Internet Security Figure 3), go to Settings
SettingsSettings
Settings-
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->Personal Firewall
>Personal Firewall>Personal Firewall
>Personal Firewall under Web
Browsing) and select Turn Off.
Figure 3. Newer version of Norton Internet Security
For older version of Norton Internet Security
Select Permit Always
Permit Always Permit Always
Permit Always and click Ok.
Ok.Ok.
Ok.
For McAfee Personal Firewall
Click Grant Access
Grant AccessGrant Access
Grant Access .
McAfee Personal Firewall Plus