FLIR T43 User manual

Instruction Manual
FLIR T43 Series Thermal
Camera

Instruction Manual
FLIR T43 Series Thermal
Camera
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Table of contents
1 Overview............................................................................................1
2 Thermal Imaging Overview ...................................................................2
3 Tri-Mode IP/MPX/Analog Overview.........................................................3
4 Web Configuration Setup .....................................................................4
4.1 Supported Browsers....................................................................4
4.2 Internet Explorer Setup ................................................................4
4.3 Safari Setup............................................................................... 4
4.4 Firefox Setup .............................................................................5
4.5 Google Chrome Setup ................................................................. 6
5 Live View............................................................................................8
6 Setup ............................................................................................... 10
6.1 Camera .................................................................................. 10
6.1.1 Settings ....................................................................... 10
6.1.2 Region of Interest (ROI) ................................................... 14
6.1.3 Setting ROI to Match Motion Detection Areas ....................... 15
6.1.4 Video........................................................................... 16
6.1.5 Snapshot...................................................................... 17
6.1.6 Overlay ........................................................................ 18
6.1.7 Privacy Masking............................................................. 19
6.1.8 Path ............................................................................ 20
6.1.9 Audio........................................................................... 20
6.2 Network.................................................................................. 21
6.2.1 TCP-IP......................................................................... 21
6.2.2 Connection ................................................................... 21
6.2.3 ONVIF ......................................................................... 22
6.2.4 PPPoE......................................................................... 23
6.2.5 DDNS.......................................................................... 23
6.2.6 IP Filter ........................................................................ 24
6.2.7 SMTP (Email)................................................................ 24
6.2.8 UPnP........................................................................... 25
6.2.9 Bonjour........................................................................ 25
6.2.10 Multicast (Advanced) ...................................................... 26
6.2.11 QoS (Service Only)......................................................... 27
6.3 Event ..................................................................................... 27
6.3.1 Motion Detect................................................................ 27
6.3.2 Relay Activation (Cameras with Alarm I/O Only) .................... 29
6.3.3 System Alerts ................................................................ 30
6.3.4 Network ....................................................................... 34
6.3.5 Illegal Access ................................................................ 34
6.4 Storage .................................................................................. 35
6.4.1 Record Schedule ........................................................... 35
6.4.2 Snapshot Schedule ........................................................ 36
6.4.3 Holiday Schedule ........................................................... 37
6.4.4 Path ............................................................................ 38
6.4.5 Local........................................................................... 38
6.4.6 FTP............................................................................. 38
6.4.7 NAS ............................................................................ 39
6.4.8 Record Control .............................................................. 39
6.5 System................................................................................... 40
6.5.1 General........................................................................ 40
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6.5.2 Date & Time.................................................................. 40
6.5.3 Account ....................................................................... 41
6.5.4 Default......................................................................... 43
6.5.5 Import / Export............................................................... 43
6.5.6 Auto Maintain ................................................................ 44
6.5.7 Upgrade....................................................................... 44
6.6 Information .............................................................................. 45
6.6.1 Version ........................................................................ 45
6.6.2 Log ............................................................................. 45
7 Playback (Cameras with microSD only)................................................ 47
7.1 Playback Controls ..................................................................... 48
7.2 Backing up Video Files............................................................... 49
8 Connecting a Camera in MPX Mode ..................................................... 50
8.1 MPX On-Screen Display (OSD).................................................... 50
8.1.1 Accessing the OSD Menu ................................................ 50
8.1.2 OSD Menu Tree ............................................................. 52
9 Connecting to Cameras with FLIR Cloud™ CMS.................................... 53
9.1 System Requirements................................................................ 53
9.2 Installing FLIR Cloud™ Client ...................................................... 53
9.3 Adding a Camera over the Local Network (LAN) .............................. 54
9.4 Adding a Camera over the Internet using a DDNS Address ................ 55
10 Using FLIR Cloud™ Client for PC or Mac .............................................. 58
10.1 Home Page ............................................................................. 58
10.2 Live View ................................................................................ 58
10.2.1 Live View Controls.......................................................... 59
10.2.2 Opening Live View in Multiple Monitors ............................... 60
10.3 Controlling PTZ Cameras ........................................................... 61
10.3.1 PTZ Presets.................................................................. 62
10.3.2 PTZ Tours..................................................................... 63
10.3.3 PTZ Pattern .................................................................. 64
10.3.4 PTZ Scan ..................................................................... 65
10.3.5 PTZ Pan....................................................................... 65
10.4 Playback................................................................................. 65
10.5 Playback Controls ..................................................................... 67
10.6 Downloading Video to your Computer Hard Drive............................. 68
10.7 Alarm ..................................................................................... 69
10.8 Log........................................................................................ 70
10.9 E-map .................................................................................... 71
10.10 Devices .................................................................................. 73
10.11 Device Config .......................................................................... 74
10.12 Alarm CFG .............................................................................. 74
10.13 Tour & Task ............................................................................. 77
10.14 Account.................................................................................. 78
10.14.1 Managing User Accounts ................................................. 78
10.14.2 Managing Roles............................................................. 80
10.15 General .................................................................................. 81
10.15.1 Basic........................................................................... 81
10.15.2 File ............................................................................. 81
10.15.3 Alarm Prompt ................................................................ 82
10.15.4 Version ........................................................................ 83
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11 Smartphone and Tablet Apps .............................................................. 84
11.1 iPhone.................................................................................... 84
11.1.1 Prerequisites................................................................. 84
11.1.2 Connecting to your IP camera on an iPhone ......................... 84
11.1.3 Live View Interface ......................................................... 85
11.1.4 Controlling PTZ Cameras................................................. 86
11.1.5 Viewing Snapshots and Videos with Local Files .................... 87
11.1.6 Using Playback Mode on iPhone ....................................... 87
11.1.7 Enabling Push Notifications .............................................. 89
11.1.8 Using the Event List ........................................................ 91
11.1.9 Using Favorites.............................................................. 92
11.1.10 Using the E-Map ............................................................ 93
11.1.11 Device Manager............................................................. 95
11.2 iPad ....................................................................................... 96
11.2.1 Prerequisites................................................................. 96
11.2.2 Connecting to your IP Camera on an iPad............................ 97
11.2.3 Live View Interface ......................................................... 98
11.2.4 Controlling PTZ Cameras................................................. 98
11.2.5 Using Playback Mode on iPad......................................... 100
11.2.6 Using Local File to View Manual Recordings ...................... 101
11.2.7 Enabling Push Notifications ............................................ 102
11.2.8 Using the Event List ...................................................... 104
11.2.9 Using Favorites............................................................ 105
11.2.10 Using the E-Map .......................................................... 106
11.2.11 Using the Device Manager ............................................. 108
11.3 Android ................................................................................ 108
11.3.1 Prerequisites............................................................... 108
11.3.2 Connecting to your IP camera on Android .......................... 109
11.3.3 Live View Interface ....................................................... 109
11.3.4 Controlling PTZ Cameras............................................... 110
11.3.5 Viewing Snapshots and Videos with Local Files .................. 111
11.3.6 Using Playback Mode on iPhone ..................................... 112
11.3.7 Enabling Push Notifications ............................................ 113
11.3.8 Using the Event List ...................................................... 115
11.3.9 Using Favorites............................................................ 116
11.3.10 Using the E-Map .......................................................... 117
11.3.11 Device Manager........................................................... 119
12 RTSP Streaming (Advanced)............................................................. 121
13 Firmware Upgrade Tool .................................................................... 123
13.1 Installing a Firmware Upgrade Over the LAN................................. 123
13.2 Installing a Firmware Upgrade Over the Internet............................. 124
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Overview
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This manual covers the following topics related to your FLIR T43 series thermal camera:
•Web browser configuration interface: See 4 Web Configuration Setup, page 4.
•Firmware upgrade tool: See 13 Firmware Upgrade Tool, page 123.
•Central Management Software for PC / Mac: See 9 Connecting to Cameras with
FLIR Cloud™ CMS, page 53.
•Smartphone / tablet apps: See 11 Smartphone and Tablet Apps, page 84.
NOTE
• For physical installation instructions, please refer to the Quick Connection Guide for your camera
model.
• Some settings described in this manual may not be available depending on the features supported by
your camera model.
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Thermal Imaging Overview
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The Tri-Mode IP/MPX/Analog Thermal camera is a state-of-the-art thermal imaging device
that will provide excellent night visibility and situational awareness without any form of nat-
ural or artificial illumination. The sensors do not produce images from visible light like an
ordinary camera or the human eye does. Thermal cameras use energy in the infrared
band to produce images by sensing subtle differences in temperature and generating im-
ages based on those differences.
By using a thermal camera, you are viewing heat, not light. If there is a person in the live
view image, you can see there is a person, but identifying who that person is may be im-
possible regardless of the resolution of your thermal sensor. Similarly, while a higher reso-
lution sensor will detect a person at a greater distance, a low resolution sensor in many
cases will still detect the same motion.
The thermal imaging sensor relies on the fact that all objects, even very cold objects like
ice, emit thermal energy in the portion of the spectrum that the sensor can detect, the long
wave infrared (LWIR). Therefore, unlike a visible-light camera, the thermal imaging sensor
produces images based on directly radiated rather than reflected energy.
Any scene displayed by the sensor contains a range of thermal energy (temperatures),
from the lowest to the highest, that is present in the scene. These temperatures are
grouped by the sensor into a maximum of 256 “shades of gray” based on the thermal im-
age processing settings. Since the T43 Series camera is sensitive enough to distinguish
many more than 256 different temperatures, each “shade of gray” will represent a range of
temperatures.
For example, in a simplistic case, an image comprised of 60% sky (very cold) will devote
60% of the available “shades of gray” to the sky, leaving only 40% for the remainder of the
image. The temperature range assigned to each “shade of gray” is controlled by the
choices in the Camera Settings menu or the MPX on-screen display (OSD).
FLIR Systems, Inc. offers a comprehensive selection of training courses to help you to get
the best performance and value from your T43 Series cameras. You can find out more at
www.flir.com/training.
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