Avtech AVX931B User manual

351Z
x931_931a_931b_V1.2
1CH VIDEO SERVER
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference.
351Z
x931_931a_931b_V1.2
1CH VIDEO SERVER
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference.


IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD
All lead-free products offered by the company comply with the requirements of the European law on the
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, which means our manufacture processes and products
are strictly “lead-free” and without the hazardous substances cited in the directive.
The crossed-out wheeled bin mark symbolizes that within the European Union the product must be collected
separately at the product end-of-life. This applies to your product and any peripherals marked with this symbol. Do
not dispose of these products as unsorted municipal waste. Contact your local dealer for procedures for recycling
this equipment.
Trademark Acknowledgements
Microsoft & Internet Explorer mentioned in this document are the registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Disclaimer
We reserve the right to revise or remove any content in this manual at any time. We do not warrant or assume any legal liability or
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this manual. The content of this manual is subject to change without
notice.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD
All lead-free products offered by the company comply with the requirements of the European law on the
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, which means our manufacture processes and products
are strictly “lead-free” and without the hazardous substances cited in the directive.
The crossed-out wheeled bin mark symbolizes that within the European Union the product must be collected
separately at the product end-of-life. This applies to your product and any peripherals marked with this symbol. Do
not dispose of these products as unsorted municipal waste. Contact your local dealer for procedures for recycling
this equipment.
Trademark Acknowledgements
Microsoft & Internet Explorer mentioned in this document are the registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Disclaimer
We reserve the right to revise or remove any content in this manual at any time. We do not warrant or assume any legal liability or
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this manual. The content of this manual is subject to change without
notice.

MPEG4 Licensing
THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND
NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG4 VISUAL
STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED
IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY
MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG4 VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND
LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM.
GPL Licensing
This product contains codes which are developed by Third-Party-Companies and which are subject to the
GNU General Public License (“GPL”) or the GNU Lesser Public License (“LGPL”).
The GPL Code used in this product is released without warranty and is subject to the copyright of the
corresponding author.
Further source codes which are subject to the GPL-licenses are available upon request.
We are pleased to provide our modifications to the Linux Kernel, as well as a few new commands, and
some tools to get you into the code. The codes are provided on the FTP site, and please download them
from the following site or you can refer to your distributor:
http://download.dvrtw.com.tw/GPL/076D_Series/arm-linux-2.6.tar.gz
MPEG4 Licensing
THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND
NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG4 VISUAL
STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED
IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY
MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG4 VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND
LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM.
GPL Licensing
This product contains codes which are developed by Third-Party-Companies and which are subject to the
GNU General Public License (“GPL”) or the GNU Lesser Public License (“LGPL”).
The GPL Code used in this product is released without warranty and is subject to the copyright of the
corresponding author.
Further source codes which are subject to the GPL-licenses are available upon request.
We are pleased to provide our modifications to the Linux Kernel, as well as a few new commands, and
some tools to get you into the code. The codes are provided on the FTP site, and please download them
from the following site or you can refer to your distributor:
http://download.dvrtw.com.tw/GPL/076D_Series/arm-linux-2.6.tar.gz

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1
1.1 Front Side ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Rear Side............................................................................................................................. 2
2. CONNECTION 3
2.1 Micro SD card installation (optional).................................................................................... 3
2.2 Connect the device to the Camera ...................................................................................... 6
3. CAMERA ACCESS AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION 7
3.1 Network connection via LAN ............................................................................................... 7
3.2 Camera access via web browser .......................................................................................11
3.2.1 DDNS setting.......................................................................................................... 13
APPENDIX 1 CREATING AN ACCOUNT FOR DDNS SERVICE 15
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1
1.1 Front Side ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Rear Side............................................................................................................................. 2
2. CONNECTION 3
2.1 Micro SD card installation (optional).................................................................................... 3
2.2 Connect the device to the Camera ...................................................................................... 6
3. CAMERA ACCESS AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION 7
3.1 Network connection via LAN ............................................................................................... 7
3.2 Camera access via web browser .......................................................................................11
3.2.1 DDNS setting.......................................................................................................... 13
APPENDIX 1 CREATING AN ACCOUNT FOR DDNS SERVICE 15


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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
1.1 Front Side
CONNECTOR /
BUTTON
DESCRIPTION
Reset This button is hidden in the pinhole. Press and
hold the reset button until this device is rebooted.
This will reset all parameters, including the IP
address to factory default settings.
Video In Connect to the video output connector of your
camera with a video cable (i.e. a RCA cable with
the BNC connector, or a coaxial cable) for video
output.
* The video cable is optional.
Audio In Connect to the audio connector of your camera
with an audio cable if your camera support audio
recording.
* The audio cable is optional.
Audio Out Connect to an audio device, such as speaker.
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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
1.1 Front Side
CONNECTOR /
BUTTON
DESCRIPTION
Reset This button is hidden in the pinhole. Press and
hold the reset button until this device is rebooted.
This will reset all parameters, including the IP
address to factory default settings.
Video In Connect to the video output connector of your
camera with a video cable (i.e. a RCA cable with
the BNC connector, or a coaxial cable) for video
output.
* The video cable is optional.
Audio In Connect to the audio connector of your camera
with an audio cable if your camera support audio
recording.
* The audio cable is optional.
Audio Out Connect to an audio device, such as speaker.

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1.2 Rear Side
CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION
DC 12V Connect the DC 12V adapter for power supply.
Alarm I/O Connect to an external device. There are five
connectors, and they’re RS485-B, RS485-A,
alarm-out, alarm-in, and GND respectively from
left to right.
Ethernet Connect the device to the network with the
supplied RJ45 cable.
DC
12V
Alarm
I/O
Status Ethernet
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1.2 Rear Side
CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION
DC 12V Connect the DC 12V adapter for power supply.
Alarm I/O Connect to an external device. There are five
connectors, and they’re RS485-B, RS485-A,
alarm-out, alarm-in, and GND respectively from
left to right.
Ethernet Connect the device to the network with the
supplied RJ45 cable.
DC
12V
Alarm
I/O
Status Ethernet

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2. CONNECTION
2.1 Micro SD card installation (optional)
Step1: Loose the two screws on the bottom of the device
bottom side
Step 2: Turn the device to the top side, pull and press the upper cover in the indicating
direction of the following picture to remove the cover.
pull the upper cover
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2. CONNECTION
2.1 Micro SD card installation (optional)
Step1: Loose the two screws on the bottom of the device
bottom side
Step 2: Turn the device to the top side, pull and press the upper cover in the indicating
direction of the following picture to remove the cover.
pull the upper cover

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Step 3: Loose the screws on the upper and lower PCB boards.
Step 4: Pull the both PCB boards out and take them apart carefully.
Note: In order not to bend the pins, take the two PCB boards parallelly and slightly
apart, as shown below.
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Step 3: Loose the screws on the upper and lower PCB boards again.
Step 4: Pull the both PCB boards out and take them apart carefully.
Note: In order not to bend the pins, take the two PCB boards parallelly and slightly
apart, as shown below.

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Step 5: The micro SD card slot is equipped on the upper PCB board. Reverse the upper
board and insert the card in a correct position.
Micro SD card slot
To insert the micro SD card:
push to open
Step 1
open
lock
Step 3
push to lock
Step 4
golden contact facing down
Step 2
Step 6: Recombine the two PCB boards together, fasten the screws you loose in step 3.
Step 7: Replace the PCB boards and the upper cover, fasten the screws you loose step 1
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Step 5: The micro SD card slot is equipped on the upper PCB board. Reverse the upper
board and insert the card in a correct position.
Micro SD card slot
To insert the micro SD card:
push to open
Step 1
open
lock
Step 3
push to lock
Step 4
golden contact facing down
Step 2
Step 6: Recombine the two PCB boards together, fasten the screws you loose in step 3.
Step 7: Replace the PCB boards and the upper cover, fasten the screws you loose step 1

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2.2 Connect the device to the Camera
Step1: Finish camera installation as described in its respective user manual.
Step2: Connect the video ouput of the camera to the video input of this device with a video
cable.
Note: The video cable is not supplied within the sales package. Please purchase
separately.
Step3: (Optional) Connect the audio output of the camera to the audio input of this device
with an audio cable if your camera support audio recording.
Note: The audio cable is not supplied within the sales package. Please purchase
separately.
Step4: Connect the camera to power.
Note: The camera adapter might be supplied with the camera. Please check your
camera’s sales package. If not, please use the regulated adapter with correct
output voltage.
Step5: Connect this device to power with the supplied adapter.
Step6: Connect this device to Internet. For details, please refer to the next chapter, “3.
CAMERA ACCESS AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION”.
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2.2 Connect the device to the Camera
Step1: Finish camera installation as described in its respective user manual.
Step2: Connect the video ouput of the camera to the video input of this device with a video
cable.
Note: The video cable is not supplied within the sales package. Please purchase
separately.
Step3: (Optional) Connect the audio output of the camera to the audio input of this device
with an audio cable if your camera support audio recording.
Note: The audio cable is not supplied within the sales package. Please purchase
separately.
Step4: Connect the camera to power.
Note: The camera adapter might be supplied with the camera. Please check your
camera’s sales package. If not, please use the regulated adapter with correct
output voltage.
Step5: Connect this device to power with the supplied adapter.
Step6: Connect this device to Internet. For details, please refer to the next chapter, “3.
CAMERA ACCESS AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION”.

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3. CAMERA ACCESS AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION
Before using this network camera, please follow the instructions below to finish the network
connection settings based on your installation environment:
To configure the network settings, you must connect the camera to your PC by LAN. For
details, please refer to “3.1 Network connection via LAN” at page 7.
To configure the network settings via a web browser, please refer to “3.2 Camera
access via web browser” at page 11.
3.1 Network connection via LAN
Step1: Connect this network camera and your PC via a RJ45 network cable, and make sure
the camera is powered on.
Step2: Set the PC’s IP address as “192.168.1.XXX” (1~255, except 10).
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3. CAMERA ACCESS AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION
Before using this network camera, please follow the instructions below to finish the network
connection settings based on your installation environment:
To configure the network settings, you must connect the camera to your PC by LAN. For
details, please refer to “3.1 Network connection via LAN” at page 7.
To configure the network settings via a web browser, please refer to “3.2 Camera
access via web browser” at page 11.
3.1 Network connection via LAN
Step1: Connect this network camera and your PC via a RJ45 network cable, and make sure
the camera is powered on.
Step2: Set the PC’s IP address as “192.168.1.XXX” (1~255, except 10).

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For Windows XP users:
b) Select “start” “Control Panel” “Network and Internet Connections” “Network
Connections” (If you’re in “Category View”).
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For Windows XP users:
a) Select “start” “Control Panel” “Network and Internet Connections”
“Network Connections” (If you’re in “Category View”).

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b) In “LAN or High-Speed Internet”, right-click on “Local Area Connection”, and select
“Properties”.
Note: If your local area connection is not enabled, please also enable it.
c) In the “General” tab, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”, and select “Properties”.
d) In the “General” tab, select “Use the following IP address”, and set the IP address
to “192.168.1.XXX” (XXX can be any value from 1~255 except 10).
Note: It’s recommended to note down the current settings first and then change as
instructed. It’s helpful when you need to restore the PC network settings for
connecting to Internet later.
e) Click “OK” to close the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” dialog box. Then,
click “Close” to close the “Local Area Connection Properties” dialog box.
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b) In “LAN or High-Speed Internet”, right-click on “Local Area
Connection”, and select “Properties”.
Note: If your local area connection is not enabled, please also enable it.
c) In the “General” tab, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”, and select “Properties”.
d) In the “General” tab, select “Use the following IP address”, and set the IP address
to “192.168.1.XXX” (XXX can be any value from 1~255 except 10).
Note: It’s recommended to note down the current settings first and then change as
instructed. It’s helpful when you need to restore the PC network settings for
connecting to Internet later.
e) Click “OK” to close the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” dialog box. Then,
click “Close” to close the “Local Area Connection Properties” dialog box.

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For Windows Vista users:
a) Select “ ” (start) “Control Panel” “Network and Internet” to enter the
“Network and Sharing Center”. Then, click “Manage network connections” (If
you’re in “Category View”).
b) Right-click on “Local Area Connection”, and select “Properties”.
Note: If your local area connection is not enabled, please also enable it.
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For Windows Vista users:
a) Select “ ” (start) “Control Panel” “Network and Internet” to enter the
“Network and Sharing Center”. Then, click “Manage network connections” (If
you’re in “Category View”).
b) Right-click on “Local Area Connection”, and select “Properties”.
Note: If your local area connection is not enabled, please also enable it.

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c) In the “Networking” tab, select “Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4)”, and select “Properties”.
d) In the “General” tab, select “Use the following IP address”, and set the
IP address as described below.
Note: It’s recommended to note down the current settings first and then change as
instructed. It’s helpful when you need to restore the PC network settings for
connecting to Internet later.
e) Click “OK” to close the “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Properties” dialog box. Then, click “Close” to close the “Local Area
Connection Properties” dialog box.
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c) In the “Networking” tab, select “Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4)”, and select “Properties”.
d) In the “General” tab, select “Use the following IP address”, and set the
IP address as described below.
Note: It’s recommended to note down the current settings first and then change as
instructed. It’s helpful when you need to restore the PC network settings for
connecting to Internet later.
e) Click “OK” to close the “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Properties” dialog box. Then, click “Close” to close the “Local Area
Connection Properties” dialog box.

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For Windows 7 users:
a) Select “ ” (start) “Control Panel” “Network and Internet” to enter the
“Network and Sharing Center”. Then, click “Change adapter settings”.
b) Right-click on “Local Area Connection”, and select “Properties”.
Note: If your local area connection is not enabled, please also enable it.
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For Windows 7 users:
a) Select “ ” (start) “Control Panel” “Network and Internet” to enter the
“Network and Sharing Center”. Then, click “Change adapter settings”.
b) Right-click on “Local Area Connection”, and select “Properties”.
Note: If your local area connection is not enabled, please also enable it.

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c) In the “Networking” tab, select “Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4)”, and select “Properties”.
d) In the “General” tab, select “Use the following IP address”, and set the
IP address as described below.
Note: It’s recommended to note down the current settings first and then change as
instructed. It’s helpful when you need to restore the PC network settings for
connecting to Internet later.
e) Click “OK” to close the “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Properties” dialog box. Then, click “Close” to close the “Local Area
Connection Properties” dialog box.
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c) In the “Networking” tab, select “Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4)”, and select “Properties”.
d) In the “General” tab, select “Use the following IP address”, and set the
IP address as described below.
Note: It’s recommended to note down the current settings first and then change as
instructed. It’s helpful when you need to restore the PC network settings for
connecting to Internet later.
e) Click “OK” to close the “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Properties” dialog box. Then, click “Close” to close the “Local Area
Connection Properties” dialog box.

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3.2 Camera access via web browser
Step1: Open your web browser, for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and enter
“http://192.168.1.10” in the URL address box.
Step2: In the login page, key in the default user name (admin) and password (admin), and
enter the security code from the image below. Then, click “LOGIN” to log into the
camera and check the live view.
Note: Skip the wizard if any.
Step3: In the live page, click “Config.” on the top right side to open the configuration page.
Step4: Click “Network” “Network” to select the connection type: Static IP / PPPoE / DHCP.
Note: This device doesn’t support POE router or hub.
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3.2 Camera access via web browser
Step1: Open your web browser, for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and enter
“http://192.168.1.10” in the URL address box.
Step2: In the login page, key in the default user name (admin) and password (admin), and
enter the security code from the image below. Then, click “LOGIN” to log into the
camera and check the live view.
Note: Skip the wizard if any.
Step3: In the live page, click “Config.” on the top right side to open the configuration page.
Step4: Click “Network” “Network” to select the connection type: Static IP / PPPoE / DHCP.
Note: This device doesn’t support POE router or hub.
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