Avigilon H3-B1 User manual

User Guide
Avigilon High Definition H.264 IP Models:
H3-B1, H3-B2, H3-D1, H3-DC1, H3-DO1 H3-DP1, H3W-PTZ20 and ENC-4P-H264
UG-H3-A-Rev1

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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Accessing the Camera Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using the Camera Zoom and Focus Controls . . . . . . . . . 3
Using Camera Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the PTZ Camera Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Encoder PTZ Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Image and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compression and Image Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuring RTSP Stream URI . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Privacy Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Digital Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adding a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Editing Users and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Upgrading the Camera Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Device Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PTZ Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PTZ Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Editing PTZ Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PTZ Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selecting a Port or Channel Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Enabling Video Input Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setting Up PTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Introduction
All Avigilon High Definition H.264 IP cameras, dome cameras and
encoders contain a web interface that allows you to view live video and
configure the device through a web browser.
Before you access the web interface, make sure you complete all the
procedures described in the device installation guide.
System Requirements
The web interface can be accessed from any Windows®, Mac®or mobile
device using one of the following browsers:
• Windows®Internet Explorer®browser version 7.0 or later
• Mozilla®Firefox®browser version 3.6 or later
• Opera©browser 9.0 or later
• Chrome™ browser 8.0 or later
• Safari®5.0 or later
• Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) browser or later
• Apple®iOS 5.0 browser or later.

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Accessing the Camera Web Interface
After the camera or encoder has been installed, you need the device’s IP
address to access the web interface. The IP address can be found in one
of the following places:
•Avigilon Camera Installation Tool: click the Connect to
Camera button to see the details of the connected camera
or encoder.
•Avigilon Control Center Client: open the Setup dialog box to
see the details of the selected device.
Once you have the IP address, complete the following procedure to
access the web interface:
1. On a computer with internet access, enter the device’s IP address
into a web browser:
http://<camera IP address>/
For example, http://192.168.1.40/
2. You will automatically be prompted to enter your username and
password to access the device.
The default username is admin, and the default password is
admin. It is recommended that you change the default password
after your first login. For more information, see Editing Users and
Passwords on page 18.
NOTE: You can only change the device password in the web interface.
The password cannot be changed in the network video
management software.

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Live View
After you login, the first page you see is the Live View. The Live View
contains an image panel that displays the live video stream.
The menu links at the top left corner takes you to each of the pages in the
web interface. Click Live View any time to return to this page.
The following sections describe the buttons that may be displayed under
the image panel if users have access to PTZ controls. To give a user PTZ
controls, see Adding a User on page 17.
Using the Camera Zoom and Focus Controls
• To zoom out, click << to take a large step or <to take a
small step.
• To zoom in, click >> to take a large step or > to take a small
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• To focus towards zero, click << to take a large step or <to
take a small step.
• To focus towards infinity, click >> to take a large step or >to
take a small step.
Using Camera Presets
1. On the Live View page, use the Zoom and Focus controls to focus
the camera on a specific point in the video image.
2. To add this camera position as a preset, enter a name in the Add
Preset field then click Add.
3. To use a preset, select a configured preset from the Presets drop
down list and click Go.
4. To delete a preset, select a preset from the drop down list then
click Remove.
The presets can also be configured in the Avigilon Control Center Client
software through the PTZ controls.

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Using the PTZ Camera Controls
If you are accessing a standalone pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, you can
control Focus and Presets in the same way as other cameras but you also
have access to other features that are specific to the PTZ camera.
1. To zoom the camera:
• Adjust the Zoom slider.
• Or, click and drag to create a green box on the image panel
to define the area you want to zoom in and see.
2. To move the camera:
• Click anywhere on the image panel to center the camera to
that point.
• Or, drag your mouse from center to move the camera in that
direction. The farther the arrow is from center, the faster the
camera will move.
3. To perform a guard tour, select a tour from the drop down list then
click Start. To setup a tour, see PTZ Tours on page 21.
4. To stop a guard tour, click Stop. You can pause a tour at any time
just by using the other PTZ controls.

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Using the Encoder PTZ Controls
Any camera that is connected to an H.264 encoder can have the PTZ
option enabled. Once enabled, the full pan, tilt and zoom controls are
displayed in the Live View for that camera.
To enable PTZ for cameras that are connected to an encoder, see Setting
Up PTZ on page 25.
1. Select a camera from the Port drop down list.
NOTE: The PTZ controls are only displayed when the camera is displayed
by itself.
2. To move the camera field of view, click one of the directional
buttons on the far left.
3. To control the camera’s Zoom, Iris or Focus, click the +or -
buttons.
4. For Presets, you can perform any of the following:
• To add a preset, move the camera’s field of view into position
then give the preset a name and click Set.
• To use a preset, select a name or number from the drop
down list and click Go To.
5. For Patterns, you can perform any of the following:
• To record a pattern, select a number from the drop down list
then click Record. Use the directional buttons to move the
camera and create the pattern. When you are done, click
Stop.
• To run a pattern, select a number from the drop down list
and click Run.
6. To activate an auxiliary command, select an Aux# from the drop
down list and click Start. When you are finished, click Stop.

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Setup
NOTE: Some or all Setup pages may not be displayed if you do not have
the required user permissions.
The device’s factory default settings allow you to use the camera or
encoder immediately after installation. If you have special requirements,
you can customize the settings through the web interface.
A Restore Default button is available on each Setup page to allow you to
restore the factory default settings.
Be aware that some of the settings are only available through the camera
web interface and can not be changed in the network video management
software.
The following Setup pages in the web interface are common across all
Avigilon H.264 devices unless otherwise noted.
For the settings that are specific to PTZ cameras, see PTZ Camera on
page 21.
For the settings that are specific to encoders, see Encoder on page 25.
General
When you select the Setup link, the first page you see is the General
page. The General page allows you to set the device identity.
1. In the Name field, give the device a meaningful name.
2. In the Location field, describe the device’s location.
3. Select the Disable camera status LEDs check box to disable the
LEDs located on the device.
4. Click Apply.

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Network
On the Network page, you can change how the device connects to the
server network and choose how the device keeps time.
NOTE: You can only set the HTTPS port, the RTSP port, and the NTP
Server in the camera web interface.
1. In the Address and Hostname area, select how the device obtains
an IP address:
•Obtain an IP address automatically: select this option to
connect to the network through an automatically assigned IP
address.
The IP address is obtained from a DHCP server. If it
can not, the IP address will default to addresses in the
169.254.x.x range.
•Use the following IP address: select this option to
manually assign a static IP address.
Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the Default
Gateway you want to use.
2. If you need to customize the hostname, enter it in the Hostname
field.
3. In the Control Ports area, you can specify which control ports are
used to access the device. You can enter any port number
between 1 and 65534. The default port numbers are:
•HTTP Port: 80
•HTTPS Port: 443
•RTSP Port: 554
4. In the NTP Server area, select how the device keeps time.
Avigilon cameras and encoders do not have an internal clock so it
uses a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server to keep time.
•Obtain NTP server via DHCP: select this option to
automatically use the same NTP server as the rest of the
network.
•Use the following NTP server: select this option to
manually set which NTP server is used.
5. Click Apply when you are done.

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Image and Display
NOTE: This setup page is not available for encoders, and some options
are not available if they are not supported by the camera
1. Use the Zoom controls to adjust the camera’s zoom position.
2. If the camera has a built-in auto focus feature, you can select the
Continuous Focus option to enable the camera to focus itself
whenever the scene changes.
3. To manually focus the camera, select Open in the Iris drop down
list then use the Focus buttons to focus the camera.
The left arrow buttons focus the camera towards Zero (0), and the
right arrow buttons focus the camera towards Infinity. Click the
Auto Focus button to enable the camera to automatically focus
once.
NOTE: Once the focus is manually set, it will not change.
On the Image and Display
page, you can control the
camera’s video display
settings.
The Image and Display
page includes an image
panel that displays the
camera’s live video
stream. When you click
Apply to save your
changes, the video
stream is updated.
Avigilon cameras have
electronic zoom and
focus controls, so you can
set the camera’s zoom
and focus through this
page as well.

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4. To adjust the video image, make changes to any of the following
settings as required..
Option Description
Exposure You can allow the camera to control the exposure by
selecting Automatic, or you can set a specific
exposure rate.
NOTE: Increasing the manual exposure time may
affect the image rate.
Iris You can allow the camera to control the iris by
selecting Automatic, or you can manually set it to
Open or Closed.
IR Cut Filter You can allow the camera to control the infrared cut
filter by selecting Automatic, or set the camera to
Color or Monochrome mode.
Flicker Control If your video image flickers because of the fluorescent
lights around the camera, you can reduce the effects
of the flicker by setting the Flicker Control to the same
frequency as your lights. Generally, Europe is 50Hz
and North America is 60Hz.
Backlight
Compensation
If your scene has areas of intense light that cause the
overall image to be too dark, change the Backlight
Compensation value until you achieve a well exposed
image
Maximum
Exposure
You can limit the automatic exposure setting by
selecting a maximum exposure level.
By setting a maximum exposure level for low light
situations, you can control the camera's exposure
time to let in the maximum amount of light without
creating blurry images.
Maximum Gain You can limit the automatic gain setting by selecting a
maximum gain level.
By setting the maximum gain level for low light
situations, you can maximize the detail of an image
without creating excessive noise in the images.
Priority You can set Image Rate or Exposure as the priority.
When set to Image Rate, the camera will maintain the
set image rate as the priority and will not adjust the
exposure beyond what can be recorded for the set
image rate.
When set to Exposure the camera will maintain the
exposure setting as the priority, and will override the
set image rate to achieve the best image possible.

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Compression and Image Rate
On the Compression and Image Rate page, you can change the camera’s
compression and image quality settings for sending video over the
network.
To enable easy access and lower bandwidth usage, the web interface
only displays video in JPEG format and cannot be changed. The settings
on this page only affect the video transmitted to the network video
management software.
Avigilon cameras have dual stream capabilities, so even when the
camera’s streaming format is set to H.264, the camera's web interface
can still display live video in JPEG format.
However, cameras that are connected to an Avigilon encoder do not
typically have multi-stream capabilities. So once you set the video
streaming format to H.264, live video from that camera is no longer
displayed in the web interface.
NOTE: You can only set the RTSP stream settings in the camera web
interface.
Saturation You can adjust the video’s color saturation by entering
a percentage number. 0 creates a black and white
image, while 100 creates intense color images.
Sharpness You can adjust the video’s sharpness by entering a
percentage number. 0 applies the least amount of
sharpening, while 100 applies the most sharpening to
make the edges of objects more visible.
Brightness You can adjust the video’s brightness by entering a
percentage number. 0 creates a dark image, while
100 creates a light-filled image.
Contrast You can adjust the video’s contrast by entering a
percentage number. 0 applies the least amount of
contrast, while 100 applies the most contrast.
White Balance You can control the white balance settings to adjust for
differences in light.
You can allow the camera to control the white balance
by selecting Automatic, or select Custom and
manually set the Red and Blue settings.
WDR
(PTZ only)
You can enable automatic color adjustments through
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR). This allows the camera
to adjust the video image to accomodate scenes
where bright light and dark shadow are clearly visible.
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1. In the Format drop down list, select the preferred streaming
format for displaying the camera video in the network video
management software.
2. In the Image Rate field, enter a number between 1-30 to indicate
how many images per second you want the camera to stream
over the network.
3. In the Quality drop down list, select the desired image quality
level.
Image quality setting of 1will produce the highest quality video
and require the most bandwidth.
4. In the Max Bitrate field, enter the maximum bandwidth the
camera can use. You can enter any number between 256-
12000 kbps.
5. In the Resolution drop down list, select the preferred image
resolution.
6. In the Keyframe Interval field, enter the number of frames
between each keyframe. You can enter any number between 2-
64.
7. Click Apply to save your changes.
Configuring RTSP Stream URI
In the Compression and Image Rate page, you can also configure the
camera’s real time streaming protocol (RTSP). The RTSP Stream URI
allows you to watch the camera’s live video stream from any application
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1. To set the protocol, select either Unicast or Multicast in the
RTSP Stream URI area then click Apply.
2. To watch the camera’s live video stream from an external video
player, click Generate RTSP Stream URI.
a. Copy and paste the generated address in to your video
player. DO NOT open the live video stream yet.
b. Add your username and password to the beginning of the
address in this format:
rtsp://<username>:<password>@<generated RTSP Stream
URI>/
For example: rtsp://admin:[email protected]/
defaultPrimary?streamType=u
c. Open the live video stream.
Motion Detection
On the Motion Detection page, you can define the green motion detection
areas in the camera’s field of view. Motion detection is ignored in areas
not highlighted in green.
To help you define motion sensitivity and threshold, motion is highlighted
in red in the image panel.

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1. The entire field of view is highlighted for motion detection by
default. To define the motion detection area, use any of the
following tools:
• Click Clear All to remove all motion detection areas on the
video image.
• Click Set All to set the motion detection area to span the
entire video image.
• To set a specific motion detection area, click Select Area
then click and drag anywhere on the video image.
• To clear a specific motion detection area, click Clear Area
then click and drag over any motion detection area.
• Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to locate specific
areas in the video image.
2. In the Sensitivity field, enter a percentage number to define how
much each pixel must change before it is considered in motion.
The higher the sensitivity, the smaller the amount of pixel change
is required before motion is detected.
3. In the Threshold field, enter a percentage number to define how
many pixels must change before the image is considered to have
motion.
The higher the threshold, the higher the number of pixels must
change before the image is considered to have motion.
4. Click Apply to save your changes.

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Privacy Zones
On the Privacy Zones page, you can set privacy zones in the camera’s
field of view to block out areas that you do not want to see or record. The
camera supports up to four privacy zones.
1. To add a privacy zone, click Add. A gray privacy zone box is
added to the video image.
2. To define the privacy zone area, perform any of the following:
a. Drag the bottom or right side of the gray box to resize the
privacy zone.
NOTE: Privacy zones can only be rectangular in shape.
b. Click the center of the gray box then drag to move the
privacy zone.
c. Click the X at the top right corner of the gray box to delete
the privacy zone.
3. Click Apply to save the privacy zone settings.
4. If you are using a PTZ camera, a list of privacy zones is available
at the bottom of the page. When you click one of the privacy
zones, the camera moves and highlights that privacy zone in the
image panel.

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Digital Inputs and Outputs
On the Digital Inputs and Outputs page, you can set up the external input
and output devices that are connected to the camera.
1. In the Digital Inputs area, name the digital input and select the
digital input’s circuit state.
2. In the Digital Outputs area, name the digital output and select the
digital output’s circuit state.
3. In the Digital Outputs Duration field, enter how long the digital
output is active for when triggered. You can enter any number
between 100-3,600,000 milliseconds.
4. Click Trigger to manually trigger the digital output from the web
interface.
5. Click Apply to save your changes.
Microphone
If a microphone is connected to the camera, you can adjust the gain on
the Microphone page. The higher the gain setting, the higher the
microphone volume.