Dahua IPC-KW10 User manual

IP Camera User’s Manual
Version 1.0.0
Zhejiang Dahua Technology CO., TD

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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our network camera!
This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for your system.
Please read the following safeguard and warnings carefully before you use this series product!
Please keep this user’s manual well for future reference!

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Important Safeguards and Warnings
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．Electrical safety
All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes.
The power shall conform to the requirement in the SE V (Safety Extra ow Voltage) and the imited
power source is rated 12V DC or 24V AC in the IEC60950-1. (Refer to general introduction) Please
note: Do not connect two power supplying sources to the device at the same time; it may result
in device damage!
We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling
or installation.
We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modification or attempted repair.
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．Transportation security
Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation, storage and
installation.
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．Installation
Do not apply power to the camera before completing installation.
Please install the proper power cut-off device during the installation connection.
Always follow the instruction guide the manufacturer recommended.
4．
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．Qualified engineers needed
All the examination and repair work should be done by the qualified service engineers.
We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or attempted repair.
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．Environment
This series network camera should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight,
inflammable, explosive substances and etc.
Please keep it away from the electromagnetic radiation object and environment.
Please make sure the CCD (CMOS) component is out of the radiation of the laser beam device.
Otherwise it may result in CCD (CMOS) optical component damage.
Please keep the sound ventilation.
Do not allow the water and other liquid falling into the camera.
Thunder-proof device is recommended to be adopted to better prevent thunder.
The grounding studs of the product are recommended to be grounded to further enhance the reliability
of the camera.
6. Daily Maintenance
Please shut down the device and then unplug the power cable before you begin daily maintenance
work.

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Do not touch the CCD (CMOS) optic component. You can use the blower to clean the dust on the lens
surface.
Always use the dry soft cloth to clean the device. If there is too much dust, please use the water to
dilute the mild detergent first and then use it to clean the device. Finally use the dry cloth to clean the
device.
Please put the dustproof cap to protect the CCD (CMOS) component when you do not use the camera.
Dome enclosure is the optical component, do not touch the enclosure when you are installing the
device or clean the enclosure when you are doing maintenance work. Please use professional optical
clean method to clean the enclosure. Improper enclosure clean method (such as use cloth) may result
in poor IR effect of camera with IR function.
7. Accessories
Be sure to use all the accessories recommended by manufacturer.
Before installation, please open the package and check all the components are included.
Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is broken in your package.
Accessory Name Amount
Network Camera 1
Quick Start Guide 1
Installation Accessories Bag 1
CD 1
Warranty Card and Certificate 1

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Table of Contents
1 General Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Overview........................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Features......................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Specifications................................................................................................................ 2
1.3.1 Performance........................................................................................................... 2
2 Framework................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Device Components..................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Dimensions.................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Bidirectional talk............................................................................................................ 7
2.3.1 Device-end to PC-end .......................................................................................... 7
2.3.2 PC-end to the Device-end.................................................................................... 7
3 Device Installation ...................................................................................................................... 8
Quick Configuration Tool......................................................................................................... 10
.1 Overview...................................................................................................................... 10
.2 Operation ..................................................................................................................... 10
5 Web Operation.......................................................................................................................... 12
5.1 Network Connection................................................................................................... 12
5.2 Login and Main Interface........................................................................................... 12
6 FAQ ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Appendix Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements ............................................................... 16

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1 General Introducti
General IntroductiGeneral Introducti
General Introduction
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1.1
1.11.1
1.1 Overview
Overview Overview
Overview
This series network camera integrates the traditional camera and network video technology. It adopts
video data collection, transmission together. It can connect to the network directly without any auxiliary
device.
This series product uses standard H.264 video compression technology, G.711a audio compression
technology and etc, which maximally guarantees the video quality.
It supports PIR function to detect human body movement. It can activate the white light at the same to
enable the record function at night. This series product supports real-time listening function when it is
in real-time monitor mode. It supports dual-way bidirectional talk function.
It can be used alone or used in a network area. When it is used lonely, you can connect it to the
network and then use a network client-end. Due to its multiple functions and various uses, this series
network camera is widely used in many environments such as home, office, bank, road monitor and
etc.
1.2
1.21.2
1.2 Feature
FeatureFeature
Features
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User
Management
 Different user rights for each group, one user belongs to one group.
 The user right shall not exceed the group right.
Data
transmission
 Wire network data transmission via the Ethernet port.
 Wireless product series supports WIFI wireless network data transmission.
Storage
Function
 Support central server backup function in accordance with your configuration and
setup in alarm or schedule setting
 Support record via Web and the recorded file are storage in the client-end PC.
 Support Micro SD card storage (This function is optional. For some series
product only.), alarm record or snapshot storage.
 Support network storage function such as FTP.
Alarm
Function
 Real-time respond to external on-off alarm input, and video detect (This function
is optional. For some series product only.)as user pre-defined activation setup
and generate corresponding message in screen and audio prompt(allow user to
pre-record audio file)
 Real-time video detect: motion detect, camera masking, PIR human body
movement detect.
Network
Monitor
 Network camera supports one-channel video data transmit to network terminal
and then decode. Delay is within 270ms (network bandwidth support needed)
 Max supports 20 connections. Max support 24Mbps output band width. The new
query may fail if it has reached the threshold.
 Adopt the following video transmission protocol: HTTP, TCP, UDP, MU TICAST,
RTP/RTCP, RTSP and etc.
 Support web access.
Network
Management
 Realize network camera configuration and management via Ethernet.
 Support device management via web or client-end.
 Support various network protocols.
Power  External power adapter DC12V.
PoE
 Support Power over Ethernet. Conform to IEEE802.3af standard.
 Connect the device to the switch or the router that supports the PoE function to
realize the network power supply.

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Warning ！
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Do not connect these two power supplying sources to the device at the same
time; it may result in device damage!
Assistant
Function
 og function. Support system resource information and running status real-time
display.
 Backlight compensation: screen auto split to realize backlight compensation to
adjust the bright.
 Support video watermark function to avoid vicious video modification.
 Support picture parameter setup such as electronic shutter and gain setup.
 Support motion detect function.
 Support dual-stream, ACF.
 Built-in microphone and speaker (This function is optional. For some series
product only.).
 Support PIR human body movement detect.
 Support white light alarm function.
1.3
1.31.3
1.3 Specification
SpecificationSpecification
Specifications
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1.3.1 Performance
Please refer to the following sheet for product performance specification.
Model
Parameter IPC-KW10 IPC-KW10W IPC-KW12 IPC-KW12W
Main Processor High performance DSP
OS Embedded INUX
System
Resources
Support real-time network monitor, local record, and remote operation
at the same time.
User Interface Remote operation interface such as WEB, DSS, PSS.
System
System Status Bit stream statistics, log, and software version.
Image Sensor 1/4-inch CMOS
Pixel 1280(H)*720(V)
Gain Control Fixed/Auto
White Balance Manual/Auto
B C On/Off
Exposure Mode
Manual/Auto
PA : It ranges from 1/3 to 1/10000.
NTSC: It ranges from 1/4 to 1/10000.
Video
Compression
Standard
H.264/H.264B/MJPEG
Video Frame
Rate
PA :
Main stream(1280*720@25fps)
extra stream(704*576@25fps)
NTSC:
Main stream(1280*720@30fps)
extra stream(704*480@30fps)
Video Parameter
Video Bit Rate H.264: 16Kbps-8192Kbps
MJPEG is adjustable and bit rate is adjustable
Support customized setup.

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Video Flip Support mirror.
Support flip function.
Snapshot Max 1f/s snapshot. File extension name is JPEG.
Privacy Mask Supports max 4 privacy mask zones
Video Setup Support parameter setup such as bright, contrast.
Video
Information Channel title, time title, motion detect, camera masking.
ens 3.6mm. Fixed focus.
Angle of view: 70°(H ） *51.5°(V)
ens Interface M12. ens is the default accessories
Audio Bit Stream
One-way Dual-way
Audio
Input/Output Built-in microphone Built-in microphone and speaker
Audio Bit Rate 8/16kbps 16bit
Audio
Audio
Compression
Standard
G.711A/G.711Mu/PCM
Motion Detect
396 (18*22) detection zones
Activation event: video storage, image snapshot, log, email SMTP
function and etc.
Video
Camera Masking
Activation event: alarm device, audio/video storage, image snapshot,
log, email SMTP function and etc.
Record Priority Support remote and local record
SD Card Storage
N/A Support
Record and Backup
Storage
Management Support display network and local storage status
Wire Network 1-channel wire Ethernet port, 10/100 Base-T Ethernet
Wireless
Network N/A Support N/A Support
Network Protocol
Standard HTTP, TCP/IP, ARP, IGMP, ICMP, RTSP, RTP,UDP, RTCP,
SMTP, FTP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, PPPOE, UPNP, NTP, Bonjour,
SNMP.
Network
Remote
Operation
IR light
Monitor, system setup, file download, log information, maintenance ,
upgrade and etc.
Compensation
ight
IR distance is 10M.
PIR Human Body
Movement Detect
N/A Support
AUX
Port
WPS N/A
Click one
button to
enable WIFI
connection
N/A
Click one
button to
enable WIFI
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Power DC 12V
Power
Consumption 3.4W MAX 5.4W MAX 3.4W MAX 5.4W MAX
Working
Temperature -30
℃ ~+60 ℃ -30 ℃ ~+55 ℃ -30 ℃ ~+60 ℃ -30 ℃ ~+55 ℃
Working
Humidify
≤ 95%
Dimensions(mm)
66.6*99.5*131.2
Weight 200g
（ Excluding box ）
General Parameter
Installation Installation with the bracket.

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2 Framework
FrameworkFramework
Framework
2.1
2.12.1
2.1 Device Components
Device Components Device Components
Device Components
You can refer to the following figure for component information. See Figure 2-1 .
Figure 2-1 Component
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
SN Port Name Indicator Connector Note
1 Power indicator
light POWER /
 When system boots up–Green
light becomes on.
 When system is upgrading –
Green light flashes. Interval is
0.5s.
 When system is alarming–
Green light flashes. Interval is
0.2s.
2 Network
indicator light NET /
 Wire network connection-Red
light is on.
 Wireless network connection-
Green light is on.
3 PIR sensor PIR /
Passive IR motion detect port. It
can detect the IR object movement
(such as human body or other
heating object).
Note:
Only certain series have this
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SN Port Name Indicator Connector Note
4 IR light / / For lighting at night
5 Speaker / /
Output audio signal.
(This function is optional. For some
series product only.)
6 Microphone / / Directly receive audio signal.
7 Micro SD card Micro SD Micro SD
card slot
SD card storage.
(This function is optional. For some
series product only.).
8 Network port AN Ethernet port
Connect to standard Ethernet cable.
9 Power port DC12V / Input DC 12V power.
10 Reset/WPS
button Reset/WPS
When device works normally:
 Press the WPS button of the
router and the device
respectively for at least 2
seconds. Usually the device
can connect to the router.
(Optional function supported by
some series)
 Press the button for 10s,
device restores default
settings.
2.2
2.22.2
2.2 Dimension
DimensionDimension
Dimensions
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Please refer to the following figure for dimension information. The unit is mm. See Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2 Dimension

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2.3
2.32.3
2.3 Bidirectional
BidirectionalBidirectional
Bidirectional talk
talk talk
talk
2.3.1 Device-end to PC-end
Device Connection
Please connect the earphone to the audio output port in the PC. ogin the Web and then click the
Audio button to enable the bidirectional talk function. You can see the button becomes yellow after you
enabled the audio talk function. Click Audio button again to stop the bidirectional talk function.
istening Operation
Speak or play music at the device-end, you can use the earphone or the sound box of the PC-end to
listen the audio information from the device-end.
2.3.2 PC-end to the Device-end
Device Connection
Connect the speaker or the MIC to the audio input port in the PC. ogin the Web and then click the
Audio button to enable the bidirectional talk function. You can see the button becomes yellow after you
enabled the audio talk function. Click Audio button again to stop the bidirectional talk function.
istening Operation
Speak or play music at the PC-end, you can use the built-in speaker of the device-end to listen.
Note
Please go to the Master Volume interface of the PC to set first if you want to use the dual-way
bidirectional talk. Please select Front Mic mode in the record control interface. (You can select
microphone enhanced in Advanced interface if the audio is too low.)

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3 Device Installation
Device Installation Device Installation
Device Installation
This series camera support two installation modes: wall mount and pendant mount. See Figure 3-1
and Figure 3-2.
Important
Please make sure the installation surface can min support the 3X weight of the camera and the
bracket.
Step 1
Paste the installation map on the installation surface such as wall, ceiling or the wood.
Step 2
Dig holes in the installation surface according to the installation map.
Figure 3-1 Installation 1
Step 3
Insert the expansion bolts from the accessories bag to the holes you just dug. If it is the wood surface
you can skip to the next step.
Step 4

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Fix the device with screw in the accessories bag.
Step 5
Connect the cable and then boot up the device.
Step 6
oosen the adjust knob for a little bit, adjust the camera to proper surveillance position according to
your actual requirements.
Step 7
Secure the knob of the bracket to fix the camera.
Figure 3-2 Installation 2

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4 Quick Configuration Tool
Quick Configuration ToolQuick Configuration Tool
Quick Configuration Tool
4.1
4.14.1
4.1 Overview
Overview Overview
Overview
Quick configuration tool can search current IP address, modify IP address. At the same time, you can
use it to upgrade the device.
Please note the tool only applies to the IP addresses in the same segment.
4.2
4.24.2
4.2 Operation
OperationOperation
Operation
Double click the “ConfigTools.exe” icon, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-1.
In the device list interface, you can view device IP address, port number, subnet mask, default
gateway, MAC address and etc.
Figure 4-1 Search interface
Select one IP address and then right click mouse, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-2.
Select the “Open Device Web” item; you can go to the corresponding web login interface.
Figure 4-2 Search interface 2

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If you want to modify the device IP address without logging in the device web interface, you can go to
the configuration tool main interface to set.
In the configuration tool search interface (Figure 4-1), please select a device IP address and then
double click it to open the login interface. Or you can select an IP address and then click the ogin
button to go to the login interface. See Figure 4-3.
In Figure 4-3, you can view device IP address, user name, password and port. Please modify the
corresponding information to login.
Please note the port information here shall be identical with the port value you set in TCP port in Web
Network interface. Otherwise, you can not login the device.
If you are using device background upgrade port 3800 to login, other setups are all invalid.
Figure 4-3 ogin prompt
After you logged in, the configuration tool main interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-4.
Figure 4-4 Main interface
For detailed information and operation instruction of the quick configuration tool, please refer
to the Quick Configuration Tool User’s Manual included in the resources CD.

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OperationOperation
Operation
This series network camera products support the Web access and management via PC.
Web includes several modules: Monitor channel preview, system configuration, alarm and etc.
5.1
5.15.1
5.1 etwork Connection
etwork Connection etwork Connection
etwork Connection
Please follow the steps listed below for network connection.
 Make sure the network camera has connected to the network properly.
 Please set the IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the PC and the network camera
respectively. Network camera default IP address is 192.168.1.108. Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
Gateway is 192.168.1.1
 Use order ping ***.***.***.***(* network camera address) to check connection is OK or not.
5.2
5.25.2
5.2 Login and
Login and Login and
Login and Main Interface
Main Interface Main Interface
Main Interface
Open IE and input network camera address in the address bar. See Figure 5- 1.
Figure 5- 1 IP address
The login interface is shown as below. See Figure 5- 2.
Please input your user name and password.
Default factory name is admin and password is admin.
Note: For security reasons, please modify your password after you first login.
Input your IP
address
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Figure 5- 2 Web login
After you successfully logged in, please install WEB plug-in unit. Please refer to the Web Operation
Manual included in the resource CD for detailed operation instruction.
See Figure 5- 3.
Figure 5- 3 Web monitoring window

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6 FAQ
FAQFAQ
FAQ
Bug
I can not boot up
the device.
Please click RESET button for at least five seconds to restore
factory default setup.
SD card hot swap Before draw out SD card, please stop record or snapshot first and
then wait for at least 15 seconds to remove the SD card. All the
operations before is to maintain data integrity. Otherwise you can
lose all the data in the SD card!
SD card write
times
Do not set the SD card as the storage media to storage the
schedule record file. It may damage the SD card duration.
I can not use the
disk as the storage
media.
When disk information is shown as hibernation or capacity is 0,
please format it first (Via Web).
Recommended SD
card brand
Kingston 4GB,Kingston 16GB,Kingston32GB,Transcend 16GB,
SanDisk 4GB, SanDisk 32GB.
Usually we recommend the 4GB (or higher) or industry-level high
speed card in case the slow speed results in data loss.
I can not use PIR
function.
 There are heating sources around the device environment. It
may result in false alarm.
 The detect object is too long. The PIR sensitivity becomes
lower greatly when the distance is more than 6m.
I can not upgrade
the device via
network.
When network upgrade operation failed, you can use port 3800 to
continue upgrade.
I can not login the
client-end or the
WEB.
 For Windows OS 98 or Windows ME user, if you can not install
the client-end or can not view after the installation. We
recommend the win2000sp4 OS or install the client-end of the
low version.
 The Active X control is blocked.
 The display card version shall be dx8.1 or higher.
 Network connection error occurred.
 Invalid network setup.
 Invalid user name or password.
I can not play the
download file.
 There is no player.
 There is no DX8.1 or higher.
 For the MEDIA P AYER, there shall be Div X503Bundle.exe
plugin if you play the .AVI file.
 For Windows XP user, you need to install the plugin
DivX503Bundle.exe and ffdsho-2004 1012.exe.
To guarantee
setup update
After you modified the important setup, please reboot the device via
the software to make sure the setup has been updated to the
storage medium.
Power adaptor The general power adapter can work ranging from 0 to 40 .
℃ ℃ The
device may result in unstable power supply when the temperature
exceeds the working temperature. Please replace an industry-level
power adapter if you are using in the harsh environments.

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Bug
Power adapter  The general power adapter can work ranging from 0
℃ to 40 ℃ .
The device may result in unstable power supply when the
temperature exceeds the working temperature.
 Please replace an industry-level power adapter if you are using
in the harsh environments.