EtroVISION EV8180A User manual

Users Manual
EV8x8x Models
Firmware Version 1.0.7
Document Version 1.2

About This Guide
The User’s Manual provides functionality and instructions for the 1080p/5M series
which includes:
•EV8180
•EV8180F
•EV8180U
•EV8180U-YN
•EV8580F
•EV8580U-B
•EV8580U-C
•EV8580
•EV8780U
•EV8781
•EV8781U-C
•EV8781F
Before Using the IP Camera/Video Server
Check the PC requirements
Review the OS platform requirements
Read an special and import precautionary information
Having basic knowledge of network setup and configuration will be helpful
Disclaimer
© 2010 Etrovision Technology. ll rights reserved.
EtroLink™ & nyUSB™ are trademarks of Etrovision Technology; other product or
service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Information contained in this document may be superseded by updates. No
representation or warranty is given and no liability is assumed by Etrovision
Technology with respect to the accuracy or use of the information, or infringement of
patents or other intellectual property rights. No licenses are conveyed, implicitly or
otherwise, under any intellectual property rights.

1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................1
2 THE LIVE VIEW................................................................................2
2.1 Setup...........................................................................................................3
Set the Snapshot/Recording Path...............................................................3
2.2 Controls and Status.....................................................................................3
2.3 Digital Zoom................................................................................................4
2.4 Information..................................................................................................4
2.5 Streaming....................................................................................................4
2.6 Audio...........................................................................................................5
2.7 Control (PTZ Control)..................................................................................5
3 SETUP .............................................................................................6
3.1 System – Information ..................................................................................7
3.2 System – Generic Setting............................................................................7
Camera Name.............................................................................................7
System Time...............................................................................................8
Digital Input.................................................................................................8
LED.............................................................................................................8
HTTP Port...................................................................................................8
Language....................................................................................................9
3.3 System – User Account Management.........................................................9
3.4 System – Maintenance..............................................................................10
Firmware Update.......................................................................................10
Export/Import Camera Configuration.........................................................13
Restore Factory Default ............................................................................13
Reboot Device...........................................................................................13
3.5 System – Local Storage ............................................................................13
3.6 System – Record Setting...........................................................................14
3.7 Network – IP Setting..................................................................................14
3.8 Network – Streaming.................................................................................15
3.9 Network – DDNS.......................................................................................15
3.10 Video/Audio – Video Setting......................................................................16
TV Out Mode.............................................................................................16
Resolution Mode (EV8x80F Models Only) ................................................17
Profile Setting............................................................................................17
3.11 Video/Audio – Audio Setting......................................................................18
3.12 Video/Audio – Color Setting......................................................................19

3.13 Event Handle – Event Rule.......................................................................19
3.14 Event Handle – Event Server....................................................................20
Email Setting.............................................................................................21
Network Storage .......................................................................................21
3.15 Event Handle – Motion Detection..............................................................21
3.16 PTZ Control – Serial Setting......................................................................22
3.17 System Log – View Log.............................................................................22
3.18 System Log – Remote Log Setting............................................................23
4 STREAMING VIDEO......................................................................24
Authentication ...........................................................................................24
5 ADDING A CAMERA TO AN NVR..................................................26
5.1 RTSP URL.................................................................................................26
5.2 Administrator User & Password ................................................................27
6 FIREFOX & CHROME....................................................................28

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1 INTRODUCTION
This guide is for the use with the 1080p/5MP series using firmware version 1.0.7.
Please pay close attention to areas that are highlighted in YELLOW. These areas
highlight special instructions for this firmware release.

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2 THE LIVE VIEW
The IP camera web interface is made up of two main pages: the Live View page and
the Setup page. The Live View provides the current display from the IP camera
along with selected settings, configuration and functionality.
login is required to access the web UI. The administrator username is “root”, and
the password by default is “pass”.
fter logging into the IP camera via the browser, the user is first presented with the
Live View interface.
Below is an example of the Live View page. Following the screenshot is a discussion
of the different areas within the Live View page.
The right hand panel (Information, Streaming, udio, Control) can be hidden by
clicking the small arrow bordering the video and Streaming pane.

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Click the arrow (highlighted in green) to hide/display the right side panel.
2.1 Setup
In the top right corner of the screen are three links.
•Live View: the main viewing screen with various controls.
•Setup: provides the interface for most of the camera configuration.
•Path Setup: sets the default Snapshot/Recording path on the PC
Set the Snapshot/Recording Path
Select Path Setu and then select the directory where Live View will write
snapshots/recordings.
2.2 Controls and Status
The View Size controls adjust the viewable screen size in Live View. The Zoom
feature can be used, and
Record and Snapshot will capture video/snapshots to the local hard drive.
Digital Out will trigger a digital output signal (e.g. to an alarm).

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Full Screen will display video in full screen mode. Click the Esc key to exit Full
Screen mode.
SD Card shows the status of the SD card.
Digital In lert will display when a digital in alert has been triggered.
Motion Detection lert will display when motion detection has been triggered.
2.3 Digital Zoom
The Digital Zoom feature allows zooming in on a specific area. When using the
View Size controls, a magnifying glass icon will replace the mouse pointer icon.
To magnify a specific area, place the magnifying glass icon over the desired area
and left click the mouse. dditional left mouse clicks will continue to magnify
wherever the mouse is placed.
To zoom out, right click the mouse.
If the mouse is moved to the edge of the image window, the mouse icon will
change to a white, triangular icon.
This icon allows moving the view using ePTZ (Electronic Pan/Tilt/Zoom) if the
functionality is available and enabled.
2.4 Information
Resolution and frame rate will be displayed in the Information pane.
2.5 Streaming
To toggle between different video streams, use the Stream drop down list.

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The number of ROI which are enabled in the Video Setting – Profile Setting will
determine the number of streams available for viewing. See the “Video Control –
Video Setting” section for more information.
2.6 Audio
udio volume controls for speaker and microphone. Clicking on the icon will
mute or enable.
2.7 Control (PTZ Control)
The PTZ control panel will not be present in those models where PTZ will not be
used (e.g. EV8580). Use the Set button to mark a preset, and the Go button to use
a preset.

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3 SETUP
The web interface is made up of two main pages: the Live View page and the Setup
page. The Live View page interface was introduced in the previous section.
The Setup interface is primarily used for viewing and configuring the IP camera’s
settings.
From the Live View page, click the Setup link at the top right side:
Below is a screenshot of the Setup page. The initial page displayed is the “System
Information” page.
The left hand panel lists the configuration nodes which can be viewed and modified.
Clicking on an item will reveal sub menus which are available.
To return to the Live View page, click the Live View link in the right hand corner.

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NOTE: Configuration changes in the Setup interface require clicking the SAVE
button. Otherwise, changes will not be applied.
The following discusses the different basic configuration options within the Settings
page.
3.1 System – Information
The Information page is always the initial page displayed when switching to the
Setup view. Basic information related to the IP camera is displayed here.
The page only displays information; no changes can be made here.
3.2 System – Generic Setting
Camera Name
Enter a camera name if a specific name is desired.

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System Time
3 options are available:
•Manual: insert time manually
•PC Time: set to the current PC time
•Network Time Server: periodically synchronizes with a time server
For Network Time Server two standard options are provided. If another time
server is preferred, then choose others from the list and add the address of the
time server which will be used.
Renew Period specifies the synchronization schedule.
Digital Input
This defines the method by which the digital in sensor operates. If the normal
condition is open (N.O.), then the alarm will be triggered when the circuit is
closed. The opposite applies for N.C.
LED
The camera LED lights can be enabled or disabled.
HTTP Port
To use a non-default web server port, change the HTTP Port value.

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Language
Currently English, Simplified Chinese and Czech are available.
3.3 System – User Account Management
User accounts can be added, edited or deleted via the controls in the left corner.
Users are assigned to a group (admin, operator or viewer).
To edit or delete an account, highlight the account in the User List window and
click the edit/delete button.
fter making changes, click SAVE to apply changes.

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3.4 System – Maintenance
Firmware Update
The firmware can be upgraded using the web UI or an SD card. fter upgrading,
the ctiveX controls and browser cache should be cleaned to prevent old controls
& pages from being used.
Web UI Firmware Upgrade
IP and User ccount settings can be preserved by checking the appropriate boxes.
fter selecting the new firmware file, click U date to proceed. Messages that the
camera is upgrading and rebooting will follow during the upgrade.
Perform the steps in “Clean the ctiveX and IE Cache & History” below, using
Etroscan change the network settings (if applicable), then check the System
Information page to verify the upgrade has been completed successfully.
Upgrade using SD Card
The SD card should be empty of any existing files before proceeding.
1. Rename the firmware file to ev-fw.bin, and copy the file to the SD card.
2. Insert the card into the camera’s SD card slot.
3. Power on the camera, and wait about 1 minute.
The green power LED will flash quickly during the upgrade, become stable
briefly and slowly blink while performing a reboot.
4. Check EtroScan to verify the camera is available (IP address may have
changed to factory default, 192.168.1.2).
5. Remove the SD card.
6. fter web UI access is once again available, review the System Information
page to verify the upgrade has completed successfully.

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Clean the ActiveX and IE Cache & History
fter upgrading, the ctiveX controls and IE cache & history should be cleared
to prevent old pages and controls from being used.
Close all instances of IE and open 1 IE window. In the right corner, select Tools-
>Manage Add-ons
In the Manage dd-ons window, select “ ll add-ons”
Scroll down and find Etrovision Technology, highlight one of the ctiveX
controls, and click the More Information link.

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In the More Information window, click Remove to clear the ctiveX control from
IE.
Repeat this for the remaining Etrovision Technology ctiveX components.
To clear the cache and browsing history, in the IE menu select Tools->Internet
O tions. Click the Delete button in Browsing History.

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Export/Import Camera Configuration
Ex ort will save the camera’s configuration settings to the PC in an archive file.
To import, first use Browse to select a camera’s exported configuration file. Next
click Im ort to proceed with replacing the current camera settings with the
settings in the configuration file.
Restore Factory Default
Replaces factory default settings via the web UI. Network and/or user account
settings can be saved if the corresponding check boxes are selected.
Reboot Device
3.5 System – Local Storage
Format will format the card. Note: contents of the SD card will be lost.
Double click on folders to go up/down a directory level.

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3.6 System – Record Setting
When recording is done via event triggers, Record Setting will define how the
recording is performed. Record Stream Profile will only display currently
enabled streams.
3.7 Network – IP Setting
Select DHCP or Static IP for the camera. If using static, then enter the appropriate
settings for your environment.
Please confirm all network related settings with the network administrator prior
to making any changes.

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3.8 Network – Streaming
Video and audio server ports only need be changed if a network has security or
operational restrictions using these ports. In most cases, the RTP/RTCP video
and audio should use the default values.
Maximum Viewers refers to concurrent uses. Connections beyond this value will
receive an error upon connection.
Multicasting allows sending a message or data to a group via a single message.
The multicasting parameters are only for configuring a camera to use
multicasting. networking environment that supports multicasting must be
setup which is beyond the scope of this document.
3.9 Network – DDNS
DDNS is used to map a dynamically assigned IP address (a device using DHCP)
with a hostname.
NOTE: Certain network configuration will likely be required (i.e. mapping the IP
address recognized by the DDNS service to the IP camera) to implement DDNS.
Therefore, the network administrator will likely need to be consulted.

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If the IP camera uses DHCP, a DDNS service can provide a hostname for use
with the IP camera.
Registration with one of the DDNS service providers (ddns.nu, dyndns.org) is
required for use of this feature.
3.10Video/Audio – Video Setting
Deflicker can be adjusted if flickering is present due to artificial lighting. This
setting should be set to match the utility frequency for a given country.
TV Out Mode
TV Out Mode can be enabled with SDTV or HDTV options available.
•SDTV = CVBS output
•HDTV = YPbPr output
When TV Out Mode has been enabled, 2 video profiles will be enabled. Profile 2
will change to settings which will be used for the video out display (e.g. D1
resolution).
Profile 1 settings will not be modified.