Ganz ZN-M2AF User manual

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Contents
1. PRODUCT FEATURES.........................................................................................................................2
2. INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................................................3
2.1 INSTALL CAMERA..........................................................................................................................................3
2.2 ASSIGN IP ADDRESS..................................................................................................................................4
2.3 ACCESS FROM A BROWSER.........................................................................................................................4
2.4 ACCESSING THE CAMERA FROM THE INTERNET..........................................................................................5
2.5ADJUSTING THE IMAGE AND FOCUS.............................................................................................................5
3. LIVE VIEW............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 VIDEO STREAM TYPES...............................................................................................................................6
3.2 HOW TO STREAM H.264............................................................................................................................7
4. SETUP...................................................................................................................................................7
4.1 INSTALL.........................................................................................................................................................8
4.1.1 Installation Setup................................................................................................................................8
4.2 VIDEO...........................................................................................................................................................8
4.2.1 Codec...................................................................................................................................................8
4.2.2 Camera..............................................................................................................................................10
4.3 LIVE............................................................................................................................................................12
4.3.1 Viewer Setup...................................................................................................................................12
4.4.FTP............................................................................................................................................................13
4.4.1 Config................................................................................................................................................13
4.4.2 Event.................................................................................................................................................13
4.4.3 Periodical..........................................................................................................................................14
4.5.EVENT........................................................................................................................................................15
4.5.1 Motion...............................................................................................................................................15
4.5.2 Mapping............................................................................................................................................16
4.6 NETWROK..................................................................................................................................................16
4.6.1 IP setup............................................................................................................................................16
4.6.2 Service Port.....................................................................................................................................18
4.6.3 E-mail................................................................................................................................................18
4.7 SYSTEM.....................................................................................................................................................19
4.7.1 User...................................................................................................................................................19
4.7.2 Date / Time.....................................................................................................................................20
4.7.3 Maintenance....................................................................................................................................21
4.7.4 Information.......................................................................................................................................23
5.DIMENSIONS.......................................................................................................................................24

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1. Product Features
The GANZ PixelPro Series (ZN-M2AF) is a high performance H.264 network camera,
designed for demanding security installations. It delivers crisp, clear images,
disclosing every detail, thanks to its top quality Megapixel progressive CMOS sensor
and advanced image processing.
Supported by the industry’s largest base of video management software, the GANZ
PixelPro provides the perfect solution for securing bank offices, airports and other
facilities, and for traffic surveillance, over IP based networks.
The optimal Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af) support power to the camera to be
delivered via the network, eliminating the need for a power outlet and reducing
installation costs. Steady power could be guaranteed with a central Uninterruptible
Power Supply (UPS).
The GANZ PixelPro offers a comprehensive set of network security and
management features. This includes support for port based network control
(IEEE802.1X), which allows the camera to be connected to a network secured with
this control, and HTTPS encryption, which provides a secure channel between
camera and application. It also enables authentication of the video source. Video
products are efficiently managed with the powerful GANZ PixelPro Camera
Management tool, which is provided on the Installation CD which comes with each
GANZ PixelPro camera.

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1. Network (RJ-45 PoE required)
The ZN-M2AF connects to the network via a standard network cable, and
automatically detects the speed of the local network segment
(10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet). This socket must be used to power the
ZN-M2AF via Power over Ethernet (PoE). The camera auto-senses the correct
power level when using a PoE (Class 2) switch, router or injector.
2. Video output for service monitor
This analog video output is available when installation mode is set to ON. Use
accessory cable to video output.
3. Reset Switch
This switch has 3 functions by pressing time.
1) Switch NTSC / PAL format (less than 1second)
2) System reboot (around 5 seconds)
3) Factory Default Reset (More than 10 seconds)
2. Installation
2.1 Install camera
1) Assembly the bracket for fixing
with wall bracket on Camera with
supplied screws.
2) Fix the wall bracket on place that
user want to install.
3) Connect the Wall bracket and Camera

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2.2 Assign IP address
The default setting of the camera is set “DHCP” to ON. If you have a DHCP
server on your network and UPnP function enabled on your PC you can find the
network camera in “My network”.
If a DHCP server is not available on your network, please assign IP address by
the following process.
Execute PixelPro_Discovery_Tool.exe. It will search cameras on the network
automatically.
1) After the camera is listed in camera list, select the camera.
2) Type in the all network information.
3) Click “Apply” button
The GANZ PixelPro can be accessed with most standard operating systems and
browsers. The recommended browser is Internet Explorer 7 and above for
Windows.
2.3 Access from a browser

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1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer)
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location/Address field
of your browser. Press Enter.
3. Login dialog will appear when the camera is accessed for the first time.
4. The default user name is ADMIN, and password is 1234.
5. The camera’s Live View page is now displayed in your browser.
Note: The layout of the live view page in the camera may have been customized to
meet specific requirements. Consequently, some of the examples and
functions featured here may differ from those displayed on your own Live View
page.
2.4 Accessing the camera from the Internet
Once installed, the camera is accessible on the local network (LAN). Configure
the router/firewall to allow incoming data traffic to access the camera from the
Internet. For security reasons this is usually done on a specific port. Please refer
to the documentation for router/firewall for further instructions.
2.5 Adjusting the Image and Focus
With Analog Video output
1. Open the Live View page in your web browser.
- Select the Setup tab, and open the Installation page.
- Select the ‘Video Format'.
2. Connect analog monitor to the VIDEO OUT (BNC) on the cable.
- Adjust camera angle.
With Web Browser
1. Open the Live View page in your web browser.
-SelecttheSetup tab, and open the Video -> Camera page.
- Click ‘Lens Adjustment’.
2. Set the desired Zoom position.
3. Click ‘One Push Focus’ button for adjust focus automatically or set focus manually.

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3. Live View
Digital Zoom
Snap Shot
Full Screen
Video Stream change: First stream ÙSecond stream
Play: Click this button by manually to start the stream
Stop: Click this button by manually to stop streaming
NOTE: It is possible that not all the buttons described below will be visible unless
the Live View page has been customized to display them.
3.1 Video Stream types
H.264 protocols and communication methods
• RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is a protocol that allows programs to manage
the real-time transmission of multimedia data, via unicast or multicast.
• RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) serves as a control protocol, to negotiate the
type of transport protocol to use for the stream. RTSP is used by a viewing client to
start a unicast session.
• UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a communications protocol that offers limited
service for exchanging data in a network which uses the Internet Protocol (IP).
UDP is an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). The advantage of
UDP is that, it is not required to deliver all data and may drop network packets when
there is network congestion. This is suitable for live video, as there is no point in re-
transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway.
• Unicasting is communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a
network. This means that the video stream goes independently to each user, and
each user gets own stream. A benefit of unicasting is, in case one stream fails, it
only affects one user.

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3.2 How to stream H.264
Deciding on the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your
viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network. Setting the preferred
method(s) is done in webpage.
RTP+RTSP
This method (actually RTP over UDP and RTSP over TCP) should be your first
consideration for live video, especially when it is important to always have an up-to-
date video stream, even if some images are lost due to network problems. This could
be configured as multicast or unicast.
RTP/RTSP/Unicasting should be used for video-on-demand broadcasting, so that
there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the
stream. However, as more and more unicast clients get connected, the traffic on the
network will increase and may cause congestion. Although there is a maximum of 10
unicast viewers, note that all multicast users combined count as 1 unicast viewer.
RTP/RTSP
This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. This could be used to exploit the
fact that it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.
4. Setup
The GANZ PixelPro is configured from the Setup link, which is available on the top
left hand side in the web interface. This configuration could be done by:
• Administrators, who have unrestricted access to all settings under the Setup tab.
Accessing the Setup link from a browser
1. Start your web browser and enter the IP address or host name of the camera into
the address bar.
2. The Live View page is now displayed. Click on the Setup tap.

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4.1 Install
4.1.1 Installation Setup
Installation Mode allows use of the analog BNC output from the camera to connect
the camera
NTSC, PAL: Analog Output is enabled.
OFF: Analog output will be disabled.
4.2 Video
4.2.1 Codec
This section allows you to choose the compression codec for each of the video streams.

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Codec
H.264
This is a video compression standard that makes good use of bandwidth and
could provide high-quality video streams.
The H.264 standard provides the scope for a large range of different coding tools
for use by various applications in different situations, and the GANZ PixelPro
provides certain subsets of these tools.
Using H.264, it is also possible to control the bit rate, which in turn allows the
amount of bandwidth usage to be controlled. CBR (Constant Bit Rate) is used to
achieve a specific bit rate by varying the quality of the H.264 stream. While using
VBR (Variable Bit Rate), the quality of the video stream is kept as constant as
possible, at the cost of a varying bit rate.
Motion JPEG
This format uses standard JPEG still images in the video stream. These images
then are displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows
constantly updated motion.
The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth, but also
provides excellent image quality and access to every individual image contained
in the stream. Multiple clients accessing Motion JPEG streams could use
different image settings.
Size
Video output resolution. See the next page for the output resolution table.
Frame rate
1 ~ 30fps (60Hz) / 1 ~25fps (50Hz)
GOP Size
1 ~ 60 frames
Bit-rate control (CBR or VBR)
When using H.264 compression, if there is only limited bandwidth available, a
constant bit rate (CBR) is recommended, although this may compromise image
quality. Use a variable bit rate (VBR) for the best possibly image quality.
Average Bit-rate (512Kbps ~ 10Mbps)
Recommended bit rate for D1 or VGA : 800Kbps ~ 1Mbps
Recommended bit rate for 1.3M (720p) : 3Mbps ~ 4Mbps
Recommended bit rate for 2.0M (1080p) : 6Mbps ~ 8Mbps
Quality
1 ~ 100 This parameter will be available in MJPEG mode.
Anti-Flicker mode (Flicker less mode)
60Hz / 50Hz
Video Mirroring
Select Video Mirroring mode NONE/ HORIZONTAL / VERTICAL / FLIP(H+V)

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< Output resolution and Frame rate table for ZN-M2AF >
RESOLUTION Table
Second Stream
720p 4CIF 4CIF* VGA 4:3 VGA 16:9 VGA* 16:9 CIF QVGA
1280x720 704x480 704x576 640x480 640x360 640x352 352x240/288 352x240
First
Stream
1080p 1920x1080 N/A 24 24 25/30 25/30 25/30 25/30 25/30
SXGA 1280x1024 N/A 25/30 25/30 25/30 25/30 N/A 25/30 25/30
XGA 1024x768 N/A 25/30 25/30 25/30 25/30 N/A 25/30 25/30
720p 1280x720 25/30 25/30 25/30 25/30 25/30 N/A 25/30 N/A
4CIF 704x480 N/A 25/30 N/A 25/30 25/30 N/A 25/30 N/A
4CIF* 704x576 N/A N/A 25/30 25/30 25/30 N/A 25/30 N/A
VGA 4:3 640x480 N/A N/A N/A 25/30 N/A N/A N/A 25/30
VGA 16:9 640x360 N/A N/A N/A N/A 25/30 N/A N/A 25/30
CIF 352x240/288 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 25/30 N/A
QVGA 320x240 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 25/30
Unit : fps
4.2.2 Camera
This section allows you to adjust various camera settings.

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Exposure Control
Exposure Mode
AUTO: Use this setting for automatic exposure control.
MANUAL: Use these settings to control camera exposure manually.
To compensate for poor lighting conditions, you can adjust the Color level,
Brightness, Sharpness, Contrast and Exposure control.
NOTE: When AE is enabled, some of the submenus (AGC Gain, e-Shutter Speed)
will be disabled.
AGC Gain
0 ~ 36 dB
Slow shutter mode
For low light conditions, turn on slow shutter mode.
Max AGC Gain
LOW / HIGH selectable.
BLC Control (Back Light Compensation)
The BLC adjusts the exposure of scenes with strong backlight in the center-bottom
of the image. When the image background is too bright, or the subject too dark,
backlight compensation makes the subject appear clearer. The settings for low light
behavior determine how the camera behaves sat low light levels. These settings
affect video image quality and how much noise is in the images.
Day & Night Control
Day & Night Mode
Auto / Day / Night
Set this filter to OFF to allow the camera to 'see' infrared light, removing the IR cut
filter, when using an IR illuminator. This will make the image clearer. If set to Auto,
the camera will automatically switch between IR cut filter On and Off, according to
the current lighting conditions.
0 / 5 /10 /15 / 30 / 60 sec
Set detection window time in order to avoid failure switching.
White Balance Control
WB Mode
AUTO : (Automatic White balance)
MANUAL : (Manual White balance)
The White balance adjustment setting is used to make the colors in the image
appear consistent, compensating for the different colors present in different light
sources.
The GANZ PixelPro camera can be set to automatically identify the light source and
compensate for its color temperature. If necessary, the type of light source could be
set manually.

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Image Property Control
Modify the video signal parameters, such as: Brightness, Sharpness, Contrast, and
Color.
Sharpness (Default: 8, Range: 1~15)
Brightness (Default: 15, Range: 0~30)
Contrast (Default: 15, Range: 0~30)
Color (Default: 15, Range: 0~30)
4.3 Live
GANZ PixelPro can support up to 10 simultaneous users via unicast.
4.3.1 Viewer Setup
Live View Protocol
RTP Unicast (UDP) / RTP over RTSP (TCP)
Buffering Time (frame based)
Determines (0 ~ 90) x 1/30 sec (0 ~ 3sec)
Viewer OSD Setup
Date: Determines whether the date is displayed.
Resolution: Determines whether the camera resolution is displayed.
Event State: Determines whether the event state is shown on display window.
Event State:(as shown in Live View)
M : Motion

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4.4.FTP
4.4.1 Config
Server Configuration
Allows transmission of still images to remote sites, using the FTP server. Set the
information for FTP transmission by inserting the IP address, Username and
Password of the remote FTP Server.
4.4.2 Event
Event FTP Sending
You can configure the camera to upload still images to FTP server based on event such as
Motion detection.
Directory
The name of the directory where the still images will be stored when an Event occurs.
File Prefix
You may add a file name prefix to the stored image file name.
Example: If the file prefix is ‘MVD’, the still image would be saved as MVD_date_time.jpg.

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FTP Send Mapping
Choose which types of events will be recorded to the FTP server by checking the desired
event.
Effective Period
This parameter lets you decide whether to save all the events that are happening at all
hours of the day, or only the events that occur within during specific times of the day. The
Schedule method is used to save events into the FTP server during a specific time range.
The start time and the end time can be set using the dropdown list.
4.4.3 Periodical
Periodical FTP Sending
It allows transmission of still images periodically to the FTP server.
Directory
The name of the directory where the still images will be stored.
File Prefix
You may add a file name prefix to the stored image file name.
Example: If the file prefix is ‘per’, the still image would be saved as per_date_time.jpg.
Interval
It allows for saving still images based on frequency (1 image every 10 sec, for example).
Use the drop-down control to set from 10 seconds to 1 hour.
Effective Period
This parameter lets you decide whether to save still images at all hours of the day, or within
during specific times of the day.

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4.5.Event
4.5.1 Motion
Motion Detection
Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs
within the video image.
A total of 4 motion detection zones can be configured.
Configuring Motion Detection
1. Click Motion Detection in the Event Config menu.
2. Select an area for motion detection from Area 1 to Area 4.
3. Select boxesof the motion detection zone you are creating.
4. Adjust sensitivity level.
5. Click Save.
NOTE: Using the motion detection feature will consume more of the cameras
resources, and this could decrease the camera’s overall performance,
depending on your settings.

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4.5.2 Mapping
Event Mapping
It is possible to define conditions that would cause the camera to respond with
certain actions.
A triggered event happens as a result of an event which is mapped within this
menu.
This could be caused by motion detection or an external alarm input.
E-mailnotification could be sent by Motion Event.
4.6 Netwrok
4.6.1 IP setup
IP Address Configuration
The IP address could be set automatically via DHCP, or a static IP address could be
set manually.
NOTE: IP address assignment via DHCP may lead to the situation where the IP address
changes and you lose contact with the camera. If your DHCP server can update a DNS
server, you can access the GANZ PixelPro by a static host name, regardless of having a
dynamic IP address. Configure the options for notification of IP address change (under
Services) to receive notification from the camera when the IP address changes.

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DNS Configuration
DNS (Domain Name Server) provides the translation of host names to IP
addresses on your network.
Primary DNS server
Enter the IP address of the Primary DNS server for your network.
Secondary DNS server
Enter the IP of the Secondary DNS, which is used if the Primary DNS server is
unavailable.
How to assign IP address by PixelPro Discovery tool
Execute the PixelPro Discovery Tool (from the Installation CD). It will search cameras
on the network automatically.
1) After the list of detected devices appears, select the camera you are trying to configure.
2) Enter all of the network information for your camera.
3) Click “Apply” button.
When you double-click the camera within the list, the default web browser
(Internet Explorer, or compatible equivalent) will open and automatically connect
to the camera.

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4.6.2 Service Port
Service Port
HTTP port
The default HTTP port number (80) could be changed to any port within the valid
port range (1-65535). This is useful for simple port mapping.
RTSP port
The RTSP protocol allows a connecting client to start an H.264 stream. Enter the
RTSP port number to use. The default setting is 554.
NOTE: After changing the default port numbers, the user can use the ‘PixelPro Discovery
Tool’ to search and connect automatically if they can’t remember the specific port numbers
that they used.
4.6.3 E-mail

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You must turn Notification to ‘On’ and then enter the host names or addresses for
your mail servers in the fields provided, to enable the sending of event and error
email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP.
Note1)
Frequency : Mail server may register the sender to SPAM list when frequency is
set to “1 Min”. It may be better to set “5 Min” for safe side.
Note2)
From : Specify the name who sent e-mail notification. It may be better to use e-
mail format like as [email protected]. Some e-mail server will refuses it.
4.7 System
4.7.1 User
When you access the camera, the Configure Root Password dialog box appears.
Enter the user name ADMIN and password 1234 to log in.
To change the password or add a user, go to Setup > System > User. Fill in the
User ID, Password and E-mail address. Select the Group. Then press the ‘ADD’
button and click ‘SAVE’.
NOTE: The default administrator username ADMIN is permanent and cannot be
deleted or altered.