TP-Link TL-SC3130G User Guide

TP-Link TL-SC3130G Manual

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    IP Surveillance System User's manual
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    14 2.4.2. Connect/ Disconnect 14 2.4.3. Show Camera: ...15 2.4.4. Snapshot:...15 2.4.5. Manual Record 15 2.4.6. Toggle Full Screen 15 3.1 Control 18 3.3 Screen Division:...18 3.4 Browse Mode: ...18 3.5 Open Record: ...18 3.6 Enhancement ...19 3.6.1. General Setting 19 3.6.2. Filter Setting...19
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    Mode ...26 4.5.1. Default: ...27 4.5.2. Holiday:...27 4.5.3. Custom: ...27 4.6 Adjust the Scheduled Setting 27 4.7 Encoding Option Panel 28 4.7.1. Always Record 28 4.7.2. Record on Motion 28 4.7.3. Pre-record/ Post-record Time 28 5.1 Event ...29 5.1.1. Assign a Camera Event 30 5.1.2. Event
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    6.9 Backup ...46 6.9.1. Backup...46 6.9.2. Delete Recorded Information from the System 48 6.10 Network Service ...50 6.10.1. Live Streaming Server 50 6.11 About Main Console 53 7.1 Setup Panel...55 7.1.1. Setup Panel-Server 56 7.2 Show Camera(s) On the Display Screen 56 7.2.1. Log In/ Log Out
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    or above MS Windows 2000 / 2003 / XP Pro SP2 / Vista / Windows 7 1.2 Installation Step 1: Insert the Installation CD. Step 2: Run Setup.exe from the CD-ROM driver/ directory to install. Step 3: Check the option "I accept the terms of the license agreement". 1
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    Step 4: Please enter your name and the company name for which you work. 2
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    Complete Setup Type: Install all program features into the default directory. Check the option "Complete". All program features will be installed. [Require the most disk space.] Press the option "Custom". Select which program features you want to install. This is recommended for advanced users. 3
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    Select folder where setup will install files. Select the features setup will install. Hint: For example, select only Playback and LiveView for installation. Install and use only these features on multiple remote sites at home or anywhere with a PC. Press "Finish" to finish the installation. 4
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    the edit box and enter again at the edit of Password Confirm. And then press "OK". Now enjoy our Intelligent Surveillance Solution. 1.3 Quick Start Install IP camera(s) Step 1: Setup the IP camera(s) following by the instruction manual provided by the manufacturer. Step 2: Check the network between
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    just support the IP cameras with UPnP supported. Step 5 Step 8 Step 6: Select one of the IP cameras that are available; check the option and enter the username and password. Step 7: Click OK to add the camera. Step 8: Click "Insert" to insert the IP cameras. Step 9: Enter the IP address or
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    > IP Surveillance > Main Console. Step 3 Step 2: Type in user name and password and log on to the system. Step 3: In the Main Console, go to Schedule. Step 4: By default, when inserting a camera to the system, the recording schedule is automatically set to be 24 hours a day, always record. Step
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    & Smart Guard Step 6 Step 1: Go to Start > All Programs > IP Surveillance > Main Console Step 2: Type in user name and password and log on to the system. Step 3: In the Main Console, go to Start. Step 3 Step 4: Click on "Start Recording Schedule" and "Start Smart Guard System" to initiate the
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    bars to select playback section. Click OK to return to Playback Console. Step 6: The recorded files are ready to view now. 9
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    Chapter 2. Main Console This is the main operation system - to activate, schedule recording, setup smart guard and configure system setting. Minimize Exit EXIT: Shut down the Surveillance System or log out current user. MINIMIZE: Minimize the Main Console window. SCREEN DIVISION: Allocate the sub-
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    into N screen(s) Rotate all screens Start START: Click on the Start icon and select from the drop down menu to activate/ deactivate: (a) Recording Schedule System, (b) Smart Guard System, or (c) Counting Application. Select Start/Stop Monitor All to activate/ deactivate all the functions at once
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    information and event records, and set up recording function configuration. See Playback on page 20 for detail. SCHEDULE: Organize recording time schedule and setup recorder configuration. See and backup files, or setup network services. See Config on page 42 for detail. Information Window PTZ
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    , fan speed, and customized text. To customize Information about window's setting, go to Config > General Setting > General 2.3 PTZ Camera Control: Control the movement of PTZ cameras. With cameras that support PTZ control, you can move, zoom, patrol, adjust the focus, and set preset points of the
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    screen and get the On Screen Menu, from which you can enable move, enable digital PTZ, and connect/ disconnect the camera. 2.4.1. Enable Talk: With cameras that support two-way audio, you may select enable talk to utilize the function. 2.4.2. Connect/ Disconnect: Right click on the display screen
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    displayed from the Show Camera Menu. 2.4.4. Snapshot: Select the snapshot function to capture a specific video image immediately. You have the options to copy the image to the clipboard or to save it. 2.4.5. Manual Record: Start recording video by selecting manual record. 2.4.6. Toggle Full Screen
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    , view and/or search for unusual events and recorded system information. Minimize Exit Scroll Bar Control Speed Zoom Cue MINIMIZE: Minimize the Playback console. EXIT: Shut down the Playback console. SCROLL BAR: Indicate the status of the playing video; drag it to where you want to review. 16
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    speed up and - to speed down. ZOOM: Zoom in and zoom out. Get a close up view of the recorded video; move to the spot you want to view by dragging the screen. Open Record Search Mode Screen Division Information Window Step FWD/REV: Forward/reverse frame by frame. Audio Volume Control FWD
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    by clicking on the desired layout icon. To switch to single camera display, double click on a particular sub-screen. Double click on recorded video. 3.5 Open Record: Click on Date Time button to access the Date-Time Panel and withdraw the video record that you want to review. Withdraw the records:
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    Step 2: You can select the day.If the day has record files,that would show red icon. Step 3: In Select Camera(s) section, select the camera(s)/channel(s) from which you want to see the video. You can select all cameras by clicking Select All button. Step 4: Check Enable Preview to get the preview of
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    3.8 Save Image Step 1: Click on the display screen to choose the camera display from which you want to save pictures. Step 2: Click Save Image button when the image you want is shown on the screen. You may
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    Step 1: Press the "Open Record" to select data and press "Backup". Step 2: You can adjust the Start Time and End Time you want to backup. Step 3: You can adjust the Cameras you want to backup. Step 4: You can calculate the size of the backup data. Step 5: Select the directory you want to save
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    to view all types of events. Step 2: Choose the camera channel you wish to view or select "All" for record in Date & Time mode, start from the beginning to the end of the record, which is the default setting of the system. 2. A link will appear right next to each event time. By clicking on the link
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    2 Step 4 1. Main Console Startup 2. Main Console Shutdown 3. User Login 4. User Login Failed 5. Start Schedule 6. Stop Schedule 7. Execute Recycle 8. 20. Stop Remote Playback Server 21. Modify Remote Playback Server 22. IP Camera Connection Lost Step1: Choose the type of event you wish the check
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    and set up the time duration for video recording on the schedule configuration panel. 4.1 Day Mode Schedule the cameras to turn the recorder on and off at the same time every day according to your setting. To setup the time schedule for each camera, you may 1. Load the preset modes or 2. Insert
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    the sensitivity, interval, and area of motion detection in the Schedule Configuration. Minor Mode: The system will start recording only when a motion is detected on the screen, 24 hours a day (shown on the green bar in the Schedule Configuration panel), with the setting of 15 FPS, Low quality, and
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    each channel/camera by repeating the process above, or simply apply the setting of a single camera to all the others. Copy to 4.5 Week Mode Schedule the cameras for each day of the week differently. In addition, you may assign extra holidays under the Week Mode. Week Mode Default Holiday Custom
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    4.5.1. Default: Follow the same process to setup the schedule for every day in a week. 4.5.2. Holiday: You may assign to a special schedule(s) different from the others. 4.6 Adjust the Scheduled Setting You can manually change the setting at any time after you insert or load a period of schedule.
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    screen by repeating the same process. User can also click on "All" button to select the entire detection zone. You may adjust the sensitivity and the frame interval. 4.7.3. Pre-record/ Post-record Time: The pre-record/ post-record function saves the recording data accordingly. For instance, to set
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    an action with which the system will take when the specified event is detected. 5.1 Event Insert Event Step 1 There are three sources of events: Camera (video image), Digital Input (device connected to you PC) and System (condition of your hardware). You can assign multiple events by following the
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    Event Type. See the following instructions. 5.1.2. Event - Signal Lost Basic Enable Event: Check the box to activate. Life Cycle Automatically cancel event when event disappears: the alarm/action will be off once the abnormality is fixed or ends. Manually cancel event or event continues triggered
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    /action will be off once the abnormality is fixed or ends. Manually cancel event or event continues triggered: The alarm/action will continue canceled from the Main Console (Start>Open Event Report>Cancel All Events). The user currently not at the seat watching the screen will be notified by the
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    . Left-click and drag the mouse to draw a detection zone. You may define more than one zone on the screen by repeating the same process. User can also click on "All" button to select the entire detection zone. Start Simulation: Click the Start Simulation button and
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    5.2 Action Insert Action: To setup actions responding to an unusual event. Step 1 Step 2 Step 1: Choose an event and click the "Insert Action" icon. Step 2: There are 6 types of actions: On Screen Display, Play Sound. Select the action you want on Action Type list and then click OK. Step 3:
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    Chapter 6. Configuration Config Modify the setting, log viewer, backup, and network services. Click on the Config icon, select from the drop-down menu and open the Configuration panel. 34
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    6.1 Setting - General Startup Panel Resolution Automatically Popup Event Report 6.1.1. Startup Check the box and activate the functions as the system starts. You may start/stop the function in Monitor panel on the Main Console. Panel Resolution Set up the resolution of the control panel. You may
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    Storage Location: Assign the default folder for the system to store all data files. Automatic Recycle: The system will automatically delete out-dated data to save storage space. Keep Video: Delete the video records that are older than the number of days set. Keep Event Log: Delete the event log data
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    Check the boxes of the information that you wish to see in the information display window in the Main Console. Status Display 6.2 Setting - Camera 6.2.1. Add Camera Four function buttons will be included in the Setting/Camera panel if you have our Hybrid Surveillance System license for IP camera. 37
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    scanning by clicking on the Stop Scan button. Fill in the user name and password for each IP camera found and click OK to add it to the camera list. Insert: Click on the Insert icon to obtain the IP/Video Server Setting panel and add IP cameras to the list. See page 9 for details. Delete: Click on
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    to the system will show on the panel, click the name of the camera to adjust the setting. Camera Name: Name the camera for your convenience. Camera Settings: Set the camera parameter offered by camera vendor. Video Parameter: Adjusts the video's brightness, contrast, saturation, and color hue values
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    Fill up the Network field (including Name, IP Address, Http Port, User Name, Password and Protocol) referring to the instruction provided by the camera manufacturer. Check "Use DNS" to use domain name instead of IP address. Device: Choose the IP camera manufacturer from the drop-down menu. Click on
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    to test if cameras following the instruction of the camera manufacturers. A PTZ camera is usually connected to the PC with RS-485/RS-422. Check the box on the camera list to activate the PTZ control function of a PTZ camera. Basic Setting: Select the camera model, com port, baud rate, and address
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    auto pan speed. Adjust the settings by dragging the bars. 6.5 Setting - User Account User Account: The administrator may manage the user accounts here. From the list on the right, highlight each account and modify the privilege setting. 6.6 Setting - Monitor Display Cameras List Auto Scan Layout 42
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    Activate auto scan to rotate the channels/ cameras on the display screen. For instance, you Load Configuration The Save/ Load Configuration function allows system users to save any specific setting as a cfg (config) -start Main Console manually.  Note: MainConsole will be automatically shutdown
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    : Choose the type of event you want to check or select "All" from the drop-down menu for all types of events. Step 2: Select the camera you want to check the event(s) from or select "All" for all available channels. Step 3: You may view events happened on a particular date or during
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    Main Console Shutdown 13. Modify Smart Guard 3. User Login 14. Modify Schedule 4. User Login Failed 15. Modify Configuration 5. Start Schedule Channel 21. Modify Remote Playback Server 11. Start Smart Guard 22. IP Camera Connection Lost Step1: Choose the type of event you want to check or
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    record and other log information. User may open backup files on any PC with Windows Operation System and operate the full function Playback panel on it. Follow the instructions . Step 4: Click on the camera number icon to add camera(s) or click Select All to add all the cameras. Step 5: Check the box
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    Step 6: Click OK when the settings are complete and go back to the Backup panel. Step 3 Step 5 Step 4 Step 6 Step 7 Step 7: Click the Backup icon to see the size of the file. Step 8: Choose the path you want to save the file or burn the file into a CD (direct CD burning for Windows XP only).
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    motion, and record on event data files, respectively. Step 3: Select the data you want to delete by highlighting the time period. Besides the time-table, you may also set up start time and end time in the Date Time Period section. Step 2 Step 4: Click on the camera number icon to add camera(s) or
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    Step 6: Click OK when the settings are complete and go back to the Backup panel. Step 3 Step 5 Step 4 Step 6 Step 7: Click on the "Delete" icon and delete the data.  Note: The deleted video cannot be recovered. Step 7 49
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    the Main Console, go to Config > Network Service to obtain the Network Service panel. 6.10.1. Live Streaming Server When starting the live streaming function of your computer, you allow remote users to log on to the specific computer and view cameras that are connected to it. As system administrator
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    an IP address and click on the "Kill Client" button to block a client from your system. Kill All Clients: By clicking on this button, you may block all the clients logging to your system. Stop: Stop broadcasting live stream video. Kill Client Kill All Client Stop Maximum Connections Port Use Default
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    to activate the black list filter. IP from the black list will be blocked. IP Address: Enter an IP address into the IP address field on the left. To add an IP address range to the system, enter 2 sets of IP address to indicate a series of IPs. Add/Delete: To Add the IP(s) onto the list or remove it
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    Performance Total bit rate Individual Camera bit rate Live Streaming Server log information 6.11About Main Console Go to About Main Console to view the version of your surveillance system and the hardware information. 53
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    Chapter 7. Remote Live Viewer With the Remote Live Viewer console, remote users may watch real-time video from remote live streaming servers. 7.1 Setup Panel 55
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    server IP Address Enter the connecting port of the server Enter the user name and password Check the box to automatically log in the server when starting Live Viewer Test the server first to see if the settings are correct Click "Add" and the sever will appear on the list 7.2 Show Camera(s) On
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    that are added to the system. 7.2.3. PTZ Camera Control: You may control the camera view by utilizing the PTZ camera control panel to adjust the camera's view. This is only available with cameras that support PTZ function. Server and Camera List PTZ Camera Control Log In/Log Out (Server/Group) Zoom
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    7.2.4. Digital Zoom: Click on the + and - signs to zoom in and out the view. 7.2.5. Play/ Stop/Drop: Select a camera/ video and click on this button to play/stop/disconnect a particular channel. 7.2.6. Information Display Window: Display video information including server name, video current status,
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    " of the server followed by the connecting port. Example: http://localnet:8080/  Note: Localnet is the IP address of the server. 8080 is the port specified in "Use Default Web Server" in Network Service. 8.2 Remote Live Viewer Press this icon to use Remote Live Viewer which functions are the same
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    the same as PlayBack. See page 16. Appendix A System loading Here are some testing results of multi-channel IP camera viewing: 1. 64 Channel IP Camera with CIF Performance Equipment Configuration Software: MainConsole Version 2.6.4 Professional CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2400 MHz Memory
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IP Surveillance System
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