Summary of 2GIG-CAM-100W
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 2 contents logging in ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 live video .......................................................................
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 3 device port .......................................................................................................................................... 22 port forwarding .....................................................................................
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 4 security ............................................................................................................................................... 51 device log ........................................................................................
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 5 logging in when connecting to the ip camera using a browser, the login page appears. Type in the username and password to access the ip camera. The default username and password is: admin / admin.
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 6 live video flash connection after logging in to the ip camera the live video screen is displayed. A right click on the video stream allows access to the following menus: full screen – view the video full screen on the monitor sensor – access ip camera ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 7 after installing the activex files, more features will be presented. Features added when activex is enabled: two-way audio, snapshot, located at the bottom of the screen. Also a playback tab is added. Selecting the microphone icon for two-way audio all...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 8 to change your password, click on the lock icon. It is recommended to change your password to avoid a security breach. To logout of the ip camera, click on the exit icon (located next to the lock icon) sensor settings sensor settings enable changes in ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 9 image adjust the image adjust tab allows changing the: brightness, sharpness, saturation, and contrast of the ip camera. Shutter mode shutter mode determines the amount of light the ip camera lens absorbs. Shutter options can be set to best suit the en...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 10 gain mode gain in a video signal that is boosted electronically to amplify image intensity which results in a brighter image. However, amplifying the signal will cause noise in the video stream. The ip camera is set to auto gain by default. Change the...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 11 occurs, meaning the ir sensor will deactivate, when the light sensor detects more light when in night mode (i.E. A sunrise). A time-based setting can be scheduled to activate/deactivate the ir sensor. Wdr (wide dynamic range) wdr helps with scenarios ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 12 ae meter mode auto-exposure meter mode is how the ip camera determines exposure in the lighting conditions of the environment. There are four different modes: multi-pattern, center-weighted, horizontal center-weighted, and vertical center-weighted. Th...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 13 corridor mode when corridor mode is enabled, the video stream will be displayed vertically. Similar to how a smartphone or tablet takes vertical video. This is designed for use in hallways and corridors to maximize the viewing area. Noise reduction no...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 14 playback to access the playback tab in the ip camera browser, internet explorer must be used. Also the ip camera’s activex files must be installed. Below is the playback screen layout. Video search to search for recorded video on the ip camera’s mini-...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 15 the green highlighted areas mean that this is time-lapse video or 24x7 recording. The red highlighted areas mean that there is an alarm/event associated with the video. This could be motion recorded video. The black playback line is a pointer showing ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 16 this screen allows start, pause, or deleting of the video being downloaded. Clicking on the directory button will bring up the directory on the computer where the archive video is stored..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 17 configuration the configuration menus will allow viewing and changing device settings on the ip camera. Device information the device info menu displays ip camera information and versions. Device id: the device id is the last six digits of the (media ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 18 streaming menu base stream the ip camera supports three streams. The base stream menu configures stream 1 and stream 2. Stream 1 is designed to be a high resolution stream that can be recorded. Stream 2 is designed to view in low bandwidth situations ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 19 audio encoding there are four audio encode types on the ip camera. Below is a brief explanation. G711_alaw – encodes 14-bit linear pcm samples to logarithmic 8-bit sample. From wiki: a- law encoding effectively reduces the dynamic range of the signal,...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 20 2gig 250p – 3000kbps to 6000kbps quality the quantization (i.E. Quality) value is a compression value for the video stream. The lower the quality value the higher the compression (i.E. Video quality degrades) and lower the bitrate. The higher the qual...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 21 device local network the ip camera supports ipv4 protocol and ipv6 protocol. Currently most networks use ipv4 protocol. When dhcp is enabled the ip camera will be assigned an ip address from the dhcp server. When dhcp is disabled, a static ip address ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 22 device port the control port is used for data communication and for viewing video on client devices. The http port is the web interface port. The rtsp port is used for rtsp streaming to 3 rd party client software (i.E. Vlc player, 3 rd party vms). The...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 23 date and time time zone options are listed. Select the correct time zone region for the ip camera. Daylight savings time option can be enabled in the date and time menu. The begin time and end time can be set. By default on the ip camera, daylight sav...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 24 camera here the camera channel can be named by entering your value in the channel name box. The video system allows switching between 50hz and 60hz..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 25 osd on-screen display (osd) allows configuration of text to be overlaid on the ip camera stream. Font size, between 9 font colors, and font transparency can be selected. Font color can be selected to contrast with video area of the same color. This pr...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 26 microphone the microphone can be enabled in this location. The 2gig 100w has an internal (built-in) microphone onto the ip camera. The 2gig 250p has an external microphone with an rca connector (microphone is not included in the box)..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 27 cvbs color, video, blanking, sync (cvbs) is composite video out. The 2gig 250w supports a composite using the bnc cable included in the box. The 2gig 100w does not support composite video out..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 28 system different languages can be chosen in the system menu. Choose from english, chinese, spanish, portuguese, polish, and italian. Web mode defines how to connect to the ip camera. Options available are http and https..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 29 external device ptz not supported with the 2gig 100w and 2gig 250p ip cameras..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 30 alarm i/o alarm not supported with the 2gig 100w and 2gig 250p ip cameras. Disk alarm a disk full alarm alert in the ip camera will notify user and it will be registered in the log file. The alarm interval determines the frequency of how many times us...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 31 network alarm the network exceptional alarm can be enabled here. This will notify user when the network has been reconnected after a network loss. *note if power is thru poe, a ‘power up’ alert will appear in the log files. This is to notify user that...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 32 motion alarm the ip camera can detect any motion in the field of view to send an alarm or to begin recording. Enable motion alarm to expand the menu. The alarm interval determines the frequency of how many times user will be alerted. Notification can ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 33 select motion area to define which areas to detect motion detection..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 34 use the mouse to select a motion area by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor on the motion grid. Use the clear button to clear your selection. Use the reverse button to inverse your motion area selection. Sensitivity is the amount of change require...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 35 pir alarm (2gig-100w only) enable the passive infrared sensor (pir) alarm to expand the menu settings. The pir cannot be programmed to detect in different zones. The pir will detect any movement 23 feet in front of the ip camera. The pir field of view...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 37 local record record policy record policy is where recording parameters for the mini-sd card on the ip camera can be defined. Select schedule record to enable time policy. Time policy options are 24x7h (continuous recording) or schedule recording. Sele...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 38 record directory here is where the mini-sd card properties can be viewed. Disk type, the disk name, group id, whether it is enabled, total space in mbs, usable space, status, and file system can be seen. This menu will notify user of sd card status. C...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 39 if formatting fails, remove the sd card and format it on another device such as a pc or camera that supports sd cards. After formatting, reinsert the sd card into the ip camera and format the sd card again in the ip camera(s). If that fails, this mean...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 40 privacy masking privacy masking allows covering an area of video so that it can be seen in live view or be recorded. Enable the privacy masking menu to expand the menu options. The privacy mask type is a color block as shown. The color of the privacy ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 41 network service pppoe if your network requires pppoe, the account and password can be added here. Ddns dynamic domain name server (ddns) allows connection to the ip camera using defined domain name which is registered with the ddns provider. The ip ca...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 42 the ip camera supports two ddns providers: dyndns and no-ip. A ddns account is needed so the ip camera for ddns to work. Choose the provider in the provider pop-up menu select the networkcard name to specify connection to the ip camera; whether it is ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 43 wi-fi (2gig-100w only) the 2gig 100w has wi-fi capability. The wi-fi menu allows viewing of the wi-fi connection status. Click on an access point (ap) to enter the network password. If the wireless network has been accepted, the status text under the ...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 44 wps wi-fi protected setup (wps) is a technology that allows connection to a wireless access point without having to type in the wireless access password. The 2gig-100w ip camera has a wps button located on the back of the unit. The wps button needs to...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 45 service center alarm center reserved for future use smtp simple mail transfer protocol (smtp) menu in the ip camera is used to send motion events to a designated email account. Above is an example on how the smtp options should be filled in. Smtp serv...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 46 starttls. Please refer to your mail server technical support on whether your mail server requires encryption..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 47 privilege manager group the ip camera supports group privileges. The ip camera comes programmed with three groups: administrators, operator and media user. Groups can be added, group names can be modified, or groups can be deleted privilege table show...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 48 user the user menu allows creation of new users and assigns users to groups. The group privilege information is in the group menu. Users can be modified or deleted. If a user has his account locked, an administrator can unlock the user account. When a...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 50 protocol protocol info the protocol info page shows the onvif version that is supported by the ip camera. The open network video interface forum (onvif) is a standard for all network video products can have a global open standard..
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 51 security the security menu has the user verification option. When enabled, this option when a request for a stream from the ip camera is asked from another video device, the ip camera will require a valid username and password. Otherwise the request w...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 52 device log there are three types of devices logs: operation log, alarm log, and report log. Operation log the operation log records certain operations that occur in the ip camera. The system log allows filtering between: privilege manager menu changes...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 53 alarm log the alarm log records certain alarms that occur in the ip camera. The alarm log allows filtering between: security alarms (motion alarms), disk alarms, and record alarms. A date and time range can be set using the begin time and the end time...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 54 report log the report log can be downloaded from this menu. The report log combines all the log information stored in the ip camera into one file. It includes: information log, device configuration, update log, operation log, error logs, alarm log, de...
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Copyright© 2015 nortek security & control llc 55 maintenance the maintenance menu allows restarting of the ip camera and restoring settings to default settings. If restoring the ip camera to the default settings, the ip address of the ip camera can be maintained by enabling the reserve ip setting op...
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