Vicon Roughneck AI V2000 Series User manual

User Guide
Roughneck® AI V2000 Series and
Roughneck V2100 Series Cameras
XX318-00-03
Vicon Industries Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in this equipment will
meet your requirements or that the operation will be entirely error free or perform precisely as
described in the documentation. This system has not been designed to be used in
life-critical situations and must not be used for this purpose.
Document Number: 8009-8318-00-03 Product specifications subject to change without notice.
Issued: 6/2023 Copyright © 2023 Vicon Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
Vicon Industries Inc.
Tel: [phone]) Fax: [phone]
Toll Free: 800-645-9116
24-Hour Technical Support: 800-34-VICON
(800-348-4266)
UK: 44/(0) 1489-566300
www.vicon-security.com

V2000/V2100 User Guide
1
Table of Content
Connection.......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Live View............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Playback .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Configuration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
1. Encode.................................................................................................................................................... 9
2. Image.................................................................................................................................................... 12
3. Lens Control (Camera Dependent)....................................................................................................... 18
4. Video .................................................................................................................................................... 20
5. Network ............................................................................................................................................... 23
6. System.................................................................................................................................................. 32
7. Account ................................................................................................................................................ 37
8. Event Source ........................................................................................................................................ 39
9. Video Analytics..................................................................................................................................... 46
10. Event Setting ........................................................................................................................................ 55
Appendix 1: Product Comparison..................................................................................................................................... 63
Appendix 2: Continuous Recording to an SD Card............................................................................................................ 66

V2000/V2100 User Guide
2
Connection
Accessing the Camera
The camera can be accessed directly from its web page or using Vicon’s PRONTO Device Manager,
which can be found on Vicon’s website. Note that when accessing the camera for the first time, a
message will display to reset the password.
Since this is a network-based camera, an IP address must be assigned. The camera’s default IP
address is obtained automatically through a DHCP server in your network; be sure to enable DHCP in
"Network Settings." If DHCP is not available, the camera will use APIPA (link-local address); IPv4 link-
local addresses are assigned from address block 169.254.0.0/16 (169.254.0.0 through 169.254.255.255).
Connecting from a Computer
Connecting from a Computer
Make sure the camera and your computer are in the same subnet. Check whether the network
available between the camera and the computer by executing ping the default IP address. To do this,
simply start a command prompt (Windows: from the “Start Menu”, select “Program”. Then select
“Accessories” and choose “Command Prompt”), and type “Ping” and then type in your IP address. If the
message “Reply from…” appears, it means the connection is available.
Start a browser, e.g., Chrome, and enter IP address. A login window as shown below should pop up.
In the window, enter the default user name: ADMIN; it is required to change the password for added
security, which requires at least 8 characters including 1 uppercase letter, 1 special character,
alphanumeric characters to log in.
Further administration on the unit can be found in "Configuration."
Figure: Login Window

V2000/V2100 User Guide
3
PRONTO Device Manager
PRONTO is Vicon’s device manager (Discovery tool) that can be used to discover all Vicon cameras
on a system.
Figure: PRONTO Interface
•Upon startup of the PRONTO Device Manager, the tool’s auto-discovery function generates a
list of the discovered cameras on the network in a resource list.
•There are a variety of filtering options, including filter by All Devices/IP Device/ONVIF Device;
IP range or text.
•There are tabs for Device Properties, Network Settings and Firmware.

V2000/V2100 User Guide
4
Live View
After accessing and logging in to the IP address of the camera, there are 3 main options on the upper
left side: “Live View,” “Playback” and “Configuration.” The upper right corner indicates the current user
level and has the “Logout” option, which allows user to log out by clicking it. In addition, the dropdown
menu beside the Configuration tab is used for changing the UI language. This chapter mainly focuses
on Live View; later chapters will detail Playback and Configuration.
Figure: Live View (without AI)
Figure: Live View (with AI)

V2000/V2100 User Guide
5
Figure: Live View (Fisheye model without AI)
Figure: Live View (Fisheye model with AI)
In “Live View” page, user will have access to real-time Live View display.
The drop-down menu under “Media Player” title consists of 2 options for display: JPEG and H.264;
JPEG offers a broad range of browser options, including Chrome, Opera, etc., but has lower frame rate
display. Additionally, in JPEG mode a Snapshot button is provided for users to take a still picture
and save it in a predefined folder.
Note

“Audio Output” availability varies by different models; check the “Appendix: Product
Comparison-I/O Port” for details.

V2000/V2100 User Guide
6
RS-485 Control Panel
The control panel on the left side of the UI contains the full functionalities of external RS-485 device,
which is compatible with the V2008 Box Camera only. Refer to the detailed functions that follow.
Figure: RS-485 Control Panel
1. Directional Arrows
Click and hold the arrow buttons to make RS-485 device move in the desired direction.
2. Home Position
Click the button to restore the RS-485 device to the default position.
3. Zoom Control
Click and hold the “Zoom In” button for a telescopic view and “Zoom Out” for a wide view.
4. Preset Position
Once the preset points of RS-485 device are defined, user can move to any wanted positions from the
Preset dropdown menu.
Lens Control
The specific Lens Control section under Live View is related to both lens and focus remote
adjustments; refer to chapter “
3.1 Lens Control for details on using this.
Video Analytics
The Video Analytics must be enabled in Configuration for these to display on the Live screen. This is
only available for those cameras that have Advanced Analytics.
Figure: Video Analytics Panel
Select a Video Analytics (VA) function from the dropdown menu. Make sure that the selected VA
function is enabled in “Advanced Analytics, Video Analytics” section and that tab is open in
Configuration. When “Off” is selected, the camera is not performing any VA function.
Draw Object Bounding: Check this box to allow camera to activate motion detection and draw an
area around the detected object. This function can be used only when a VA function is activated.
Display Picture: When an object enters the area, an easily identifiable icon of a person or vehicle
(rather than text) displays, showing its movement until it exits the area.
Note

Keep the zoom level of the browser at 100% to display a normal live view.
2
3
4
1

V2000/V2100 User Guide
7
Playback
The cameras provide a method to play video stored on a micro SD card.
Due to compatibility issues related to video and audio formats, when playing video stored on a micro
SD card, it is highly recommended to use Chrome or Safari browser. Remember that both camera
and browser must support the same format; therefore, it is possible to use any other browser along
with H.265 codec, as long as both camera and browser support H.265 format.
After clicking on the playback function on the upper left side next to Live View, the page displays.
Figure: Playback
Storage device: SD Card
The camera supports a micro SD card storage device.
Event Type: Alarm/Audio/Network Loss/Schedule/Tamper/Motion
After selecting the edge storage, videos can be searched based on type of events that triggered video
recording and date and time recording was stored. Check the boxes to select the type of events that
might trigger the video you are searching for.
Date & Time
The user can select the exact date and time segment to search for recorded video by clicking on a
date on the calendar and entering time, respectively.
The selected date will now have a blue background on the calendar. The current date has a light
brown background.
Finally click the Search button to start searching for videos on timeline area, according to the
parameters chosen.
Timeline: 0.5 ~ 6 (hours)
Timeline is used for adjusting the time range of timeline area in terms of hours; each step from
timeline changes half hour in timeline area. Timeline helps user get more details and a larger scale
view of timeline area for easier search; 6 hours allows search in larger scale while 0.5 hour allows
more details.

V2000/V2100 User Guide
8
Figure: Timeline Area
User can click and then drag left or right to see other parts of the timeline area. Based on the search
configuration, if there is a video list on the micro SD card, it will be shown on timeline area in different
colors, sizes and times, based on type, duration and time recorded, respectively. Refer to the
illustration below timeline area to understand the relation between type and color.
Selected types will be shown in timeline area according to their respective color bars, while types that
are not selected will be shown in dark blue bars represented as “SD File.”
Current or filtered date and time are shown at the upper center of timeline, where there is a vertical
yellow line that represents the center of timeline area.
Display/Playback Toolbar
Figure: Display and Playback Toolbar
To play a video, simply hover over a color bar on timeline area until a hover box displays; then click
on the color bar for the recorded video to automatically start playing on the display.
While the video is playing, user can hover over the displaying video to activate playback toolbar.

V2000/V2100 User Guide
9
Configuration
After clicking “Configuration,” the screen will display as below, with several menu options on the left
side for users to configure. These will be explained one by one in the following chapters.
1. Encode
1.1 Encode
Figure: Encode Settings
Profile and Streams
Profile
Current Profile: 1/2/3
It is strongly recommended to define different settings under each stream to maintain better video
transmission for varied network environments and applications. By default, there are 3 profiles, and
each profile contains 3 streams for individual configuration. The detailed configurations for each
stream are described in detail below.
Corridor: On/Off (Camera Dependent)
Vertically oriented scenes, e.g., sidewalk, aisle, hallway/corridor, require more details in vertical areas,
so the common 16:9 aspect ratio is not appropriate, and a large portion of bandwidth is wasted in
landscape field-of-view. In order to optimize the image result for corridor-like applications, click “On” to
enable this function; the image will be rotated right 90 degrees to a 9:16 aspect ratio that perfectly fits
portrait-like scenarios, reducing bandwidth and storage consumption.
Streams
Compression
As an example, compression options for the 2 MP models are 1920×1080, 1280×960, 1280×720,
800×600, 640×480, 640x360, 320x240. Higher resolution values are model dependent and frame rates
correspond to the resolution, streams and codec selected.
Note

Refer to the datasheet for the camera model or the “Appendix: Product Comparison-
Max resolution & frame rate” for details.
DSCP: 0 ~ 63
To classify and manage network traffic and provide quality of service (QoS) on today’s IP networks,