PiXORD PD636 User manual

PD636User’sManual
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PD636/PD636E/PD636W
User’sManual
H.264HighProfile2Megapixel
Fish‐EyePanorama 
NetworkDomeCamera
Version:1.3
Date:12/29/2010

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Contents
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Notices ................................................................................................................................................. 2
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Installation ........................................................................................................................................... 5
UsingtheWebUI ............................................................................................................................... 10
1.LiveView................................................................................................................................ 11
2.Video...................................................................................................................................... 14
General............................................................................................................................... 14
Advanced ........................................................................................................................... 16
ExternalVideoSource........................................................................................................ 17
3.Camera................................................................................................................................... 18
General............................................................................................................................... 18
Advance.............................................................................................................................. 19
4.Event ...................................................................................................................................... 24
EventServer ....................................................................................................................... 25
MotionDetection............................................................................................................... 26
EventConfiguration ........................................................................................................... 29
5.Schedule................................................................................................................................. 30
General............................................................................................................................... 30
Storage ............................................................................................................................... 31
6.Network ................................................................................................................................. 32
General............................................................................................................................... 32
Advanced ........................................................................................................................... 32
SMTP(E‐Mail) .................................................................................................................... 34
DDNS .................................................................................................................................. 35
Wireless(PD636W)............................................................................................................ 36
7.System.................................................................................................................................... 37
Information ........................................................................................................................ 37
User.................................................................................................................................... 38
Date&Time....................................................................................................................... 39
ServerMaintenance........................................................................................................... 40
LogService .........................................................................................................................41
8.Customize............................................................................................................................... 42
FAQ..................................................................................................................................................... 44
RestoreFactoryDefault ............................................................................................................. 44
I/OTer minal Connector‐PinAssignment ......................................................................... 45

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Notices
ThisusermanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofthePiXORDPD636NetworkCamera,
includinginstructionsforusingandmanagingthecameraonyournetwork.Theuseofsurveillance
devicesmaybeprohibitedbylawinyourcountry.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytoensurethatthe
operationofsuchdevicesislegalbeforeinstallingthisunitforitsintendeduse.
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BeforetheNetworkCameraisinstalled,allthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbecarefully
readandfollowedtoavoiddamageduetofaultyassemblyandinstallation.Thisalsoensuresthe
productisusedproperlyasintended.
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Heedallwarnings
¾Donotdroporstrikethisequipment
Sensitiveelectronicsinsidethecameraarevulnerabletoexcessivestrike.
¾Donotinstalltheequipmentnearanyflamesorheatsources
Excessiveheatcoulddamagethisequipment.
¾Donotcoverclothortoinstallthisequipmentinpoorlyventilatedplaces.
Overheatingcoulddamagethisequipment.
¾Donotexposethisequipmenttorainormoisture.Donottouchthepowerconnectionwith
wethands
Riskofshortcircuit,electricshockorfire
¾Donotdamagethepowercordorleaveitunderpressure
Riskoffireorshockcircuit
¾Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotremovetheCover(orBack).
Nouser‐serviceablepartsinside.Misusage,improper,andnegligencecoulddamagethis
equipment.Needtoreferservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
¾Donotcontinuetooperateifthereappearstobefault.
Iftheunitceasestofunction,contactqualifiedservicepersonnelforhelp.
¾Allworkrelatedtotheinstallationofthisproductshouldbemadebyqualifiedservice
personnelorsysteminstallers.
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Liability
PiXORDCorporationreservestherighttomakecorrections,modifications,enhancements,
improvements,andotherchangestoitsproductsandservicesatanytimeandtodiscontinueany
productorservicewithoutnotice.Customersshouldobtainthelatestrelevantinformationbefore
placingordersandshouldverifythatsuchinformationiscurrentandcomplete.Allproductsaresold
subjecttoPiXORDCorporation’stermsandconditionsofsalesuppliedatthetimeoforder
acknowledgment.
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PiXORDisnotresponsibleorliablefortheresaleofitsproductswithstatementsdifferentfromor
beyondthespecification/parametersstatedbyPiXORD.Customersareresponsiblefortheirapplications
usingPiXORDproducts.Tominimizetherisksassociatedwithcustomerapplications,customersshould
provideadequateoperatingsafeguards.PiXORDisundernoobligationtoprovideanyfurthertechnical
supportserviceorproduct/softwarealterationbeyondPiXORD'srepresentation.
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PiXORDproductsarenotauthorizedforuseinsafety‐criticalapplicationswhereafailureofthePiXORD
productwouldcauseseverepersonalinjuryordeath,unlessofficersofthepartieshaveexecutedan
agreementspecificallygoverningsuchuse.
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ReproductionofPiXORDinformationordatasheetswithalterationisanunfairanddeceptivebusiness
practice.PiXORDisnotresponsibleorliableforanysuchstatements.
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Everycarehasbeentakenofthismanual.Ifthereareanyinaccuraciesoromissions,pleaseinformyour
localoffice.PiXORDCorporationcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytypographicalortechnicalerrors.
PiXORDCorporationisnotliableorresponsibleforincidentalordamagescausedbymishandling.
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Trademarks
Allnamesusedinthismanualforhardwareandsoftwareareprobablyregisteredtrademarksof
respectivecompanies.PiXORDisaregisteredtrademarkofPiXORDCorporation.Allrightsreserved.
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Support
Ifyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourPiXORDreseller.Youcanconnecttothe
InternetPiXORD’swebsite:www.pixord.comforbelowinformation,
¾DownloaduserdocumentationandfirmwareupdatesatPiXORDSupport
(http://www.pixord.com/support/support.asp)
¾FindanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.OrcontactourFAEattechnical
support(http://www.pixord.com/contact2.asp)

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Introduction
PD636isaFish‐EyePanoramaNetworkDomeCamerafeaturedwith2MegaPixelresolutionandsuperior
H.264‐AVCperformanceandrichfunctions.PD636includesafish‐eyelensfor360°panoramicwide
angleviewwithoutblindspot.Itisverysuitabletoviewawideareawithsinglecamerasuchashallway,
store,andofficewithouttheneedtoinstallmultiplecameras.
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Thehardwaredistortioncompensationabilityprovidesuserupto9differentvideomodesincluding360°
sourceimage,360°doublebroadview,360°3PTZviewswithsourceimage,360°quadview,360°broad
view,180°broadviewwithcroppingfunction,180°3PTZviewwithsource,180°2PTZviewwithbroad
viewandtableview.Thee‐PTZfunction,autopanandautopatrolwithoutmovingparts,canreplace
traditionalPTZcameraandthussavelostoftraditionalmechanicalPan/Tiltmaintaincost.
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ThePoEfunction(PD636E)andWirelessfunction(PD636W)aredesignedforflexibleinstallation.
Furtherfunctionsincludetwo‐wayaudio,DI/DOalarmapplicationandmicroSDcardsupportforlocal
storageapplication.
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Installation
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1. HardwareConnection
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1. PrepareaPCwithEthernetlinktothenetwork
2. ConnectLANport(RJ45)ofthecameratoanetworkswitch/hub
3. Connectpowerjack
4. Ensurethepoweradaptorspecificationmatchesthepowersystem(110Vor220V)andconnect
theadaptortotheoutlet
5. CheckLEDstatus(Power/Network)
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2. SoftwareInstallation
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ThefollowingsoftwareisnecessaryfortheproperdisplayanduseofthePD636fromtheWebsite.
ThesoftwarewillbetakenfromtheSoftwarePackageCD.
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IPInstaller
TheIPInstallerisusedtolocateandconfigurenetworkcamerasandvideoserversontheLAN.This
utilityisusefulforconvenientlyconfiguringthenetworksettingsofthedevice,orforfindinga
deviceoncethenetworksettingshavebeenmodified.
ToinstalltheIPInstaller,fromtheSoftwarePackageCDUI,selectIPinstaller,thenfollowtheon
screeninstructions.
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XVIDCodec
AnH.264codecisappliedfordisplayingthevideostreamandplayingtherecodedAVIfiles.Ifthe
videostreamcan’tbedisplayedortherecordedAVIfilescan’tbeplayonPC,installthissoftware
fromtheSoftwarePackageCD.
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VLC
Thoughnotnecessary,thiscanbeusedforviewingthestreamingwithoutaWebbrowser.
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3. NetworkConfiguration
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IPInstallerisautilitythatprovidesaneasier,moreefficientwaytoconfiguretheIPaddressand
networksettingsofthedevices.Itevenprovidesaconvenientwaytosetthenetworksettingsfor
multipledevicessimultaneouslyusingthebatchsettingfunction.Moreover,IPInstallercansavethe
networksettingsforalldevicesasabackupandrestorethemwhennecessary.
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PreparationbeforeIPAssignment
1. AlwaysconsultyournetworkadministratorbeforeassigninganIPaddresstoyourserverinorderto
avoidusingapreviouslyassignedIPaddress.
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2. EnsurethePD636ispoweredonandcorrectlyconnectedtothenetwork.
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3. MACAddress:EachdevicehasauniqueEthernetaddress(MACaddress)shownonthelabelofthe
deviceastheserialnumber(S/N)with12digits(e.g.000429‐XXXXXX).
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4. AlthoughtheIPInstallerisabletofindandconfigureanyPD636ontheLANexceptthosethatare
behindarouter,itisagoodideatosetthehostPCtothesamesubnet.Inordertoconnecttothe
Web‐baseduserinterfaceofthecamera,thehostPCmustbeinthesamesubnet.Formore
informationaboutsubnets,pleaseconsultyournetworkadministrator.
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UsingIPInstallertoAssignanIPAddresstoPD636
1. OnceIPInstallerhasbeensuccessfullyinstalledonthePC,doubleclicktheIPInstallericononthe
desktop,orselectitfromStart>Programs>IPInstaller>IPInstaller>LaunchIPInstaller.
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2. ClickthemenubarTool>SearchNetworkDevicetosearchthedeviceintheLAN.
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3. Fromthelist,selectthedevicewiththeMACAddressthatcorrespondstothePD636thatistobe
configured.TheMACAddressisidenticaltotheunit’sS/N(SerialNumber).
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4. DoubleclicktheitemtoopenthePropertyPagefortheselecteddeviceorclickthemenubarView
>Property.
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5. Afterfillingintheproperties,click[Set]buttontocompletetheconfigurationsettings.
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OpentheWeb‐basedUIoftheselectedcamera
1. ToaccesstheWeb‐basedUIoftheselectedunit,runtheView>OpenWebonthemenubar.
2. Ifthedevicehasbeenconfiguredcorrectly,thedefaultWebbrowserwillopentothehomepageof
theselecteddevice.
3. IfyoufindyourbrowserisopenedandautomaticallyconnectedtothecameraHomePage,itmeans
you’veassignedanIPAddresstotheunitsuccessfully.NowyoucanclosetheIPInstallerandstartto
useyourcamera.
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VerifyandCompletetheInstallationfromYourBrowser
WhenbrowsingtheHomePageatthefirsttimewiththeMicrosoftInternetExplorerTM,youmust
temporarilyloweryoursecuritysettingstoperformaone‐time‐onlyinstallationoftheActiveX
componentontoyourworkstation,asdescribedbelow:
1. FromtheToolsmenu,select[InternetOptions]
2. Clickthe[Security]tabandthenclick[CustomLevel]buttontoseeyourcurrentsecuritysettings.
3. SetthesecurityleveltoLowandclick[OK].
4. TypetheURLorIPaddressofyourcameraintotheAddressfield.
5. AdialogboxwillpopupaskingiftheActiveXcontrolshouldbeinstalled.Click[Yes]tostartthe
installation.
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OncetheActiveXinstallationiscomplete,returnthesecuritysettingstotheiroriginalvalue,asnoted
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UsingtheWebUI
StartyourWebbrowserandentertheURLorIPaddressintheAddressfield.TheHomepageofthe
cameraisnowdisplayed.
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1.LiveView
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ButtonDescription
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Clickformoregeneral/advancecamerasettings
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SelectlanguagesamongEnglish,traditionalChineseandsimplifyChinese
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Selectdisplaymodetoviewthedifferenttypeoftheimage
Checkactualsizetoviewtheactualsize(resolution)oftheimage
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Appliedasoneofthetriggerconditions
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IPaddressofthecamera
Videoformat
ResolutionFrameRate
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Fullscreen
Listentheaudioinputfromlocalend
Talkfunction
Recordinstantlivevideo
Snapshottheimage
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ConfigurationPagesList
Video
¾General
¾Advance
¾ExternalVideoSource
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Camera
¾General
¾Advance
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Event
¾EventServer
¾MotionDetection
¾EventConfiguration
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Schedule
¾General
¾Storage
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Network
¾General
¾Advance
¾SMTP(E‐mail)
¾DDNS
¾Wireless
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System
¾Information
¾User
¾Date&Time
¾ServerMaintenance
¾LogService
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Customize
¾StyleLayout
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2.Video
General
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VideoGeneralSetting:Checkeachboxtoenablestream1orvirtualPTZforliveviewing.
OSDSetting:EnableOSDtodisplaycameranameanddate/timeontheimage.
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EnabledVirtualPTZ:
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ThePTZfunctionwilldisplayinQuadview,QuadwithsourceviewandDoubleviewofCeilingMount.
ClickonthePTZwillpopupthebox.
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1.Ch:Selectthechannel.(1~4)
2.Step:Thespeedofthecameramove.(1~10)
3.PanTiltcontrolofthisIPcamera
4.Zoom:Digitalzoomin/out.(1~10)
5.Movethebox.
6.Closethebox.
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Advanced
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Stream1Setting:
¾RTSPPath:ItisthestreamIDusedforRTSPclientstreamingconnection,suchasVLCplayer.
(defaultv00)
¾Resolution:1600x1200.
¾VideoMode:Choosebetweenvariablebitrate(VBR)andconstantbitrate(CBR)
VBR‐>Choosequalitylevelfrombesttostandard
CBR‐>Choosetargetbitraterangefrom2000kbto6000kb
¾ImageFormat:2kindsofformattochoosefrom;MJPEGandH.264.
¾GOP:ChoosethenumberofP‐frameorB‐framebetweenI‐framefrom2to32.
¾FrameRates(FPS):Choosethenumberofframestodisplaypersecond.

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ExternalVideoSource
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Thispageisprovidedtoconfigureandkeepothervideolinks(fromspecifiedPixordvideomodels)that
willbeappliedinthewebaccessofthecurrentcameraunit,forinstance,theapplicationofvideo
conference.
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Toaddanexternalvideolink,click“Add…”toshowtheconfigurations.The“ProductType:”liststhe
modelsthatareapplicableinthisfunction.Whiletheproperconfigurationisdone,click“Connect”to
testtheexistenceofdestinationserverandpreviewtheimages.
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3.Camera
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CameraGeneralSetting:
¾Brightness:theluminanceofimageview.
¾Hue:refertopureapurecolor,ordescribedbyitsname,suchasred,greenorblue.
¾Saturation:intensityofaspecificcolor.
¾Contrast:thedifferenceincolorandlightbetweenpartsofanimage.
¾Sharpness:thesharpnessofcamera.
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The5correlatesarereferringimageappearanceintermsofcolor/vision.Theseareadjustablefromthis
page.
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AudioSetting:
¾AudioEnable:Turnon/offtheaudio.
MicIn/LineIn.
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WebRecordSetting:
¾SavePath/Filename:Clickonthe“Browse”buttontoselectthedesiredpathtosaveaswell
asnamingthevideofile.
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WebSnapshotImageSetting:
¾SavePath/Filename:Clickonthe“Browse”buttontoselectthedesiredpathtosaveaswell
asnamingthesnapshot.
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Save:
¾Savethechangesthathavebeenmade.
Advance
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