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1. To enter and save a preset camera position 1 Click the appropriate number button s to enter the preset number 2 Adjust the camera s position for the desired view 3 When satisfied with the position click SET Note The SET button is not available to users with Viewer rights To recall a preset camera position 1 Click the appropriate number button s to enter the preset number 2 Click GO To erase a preset camera position 1 Call the preset 2 Press Clear 3 If desired override the preset with a new preset position Page 32 Working with the Web Pages 10 2 Status Video 1 Actual Video Standard Encoder 1 tx 1 state Encoder 1 tx 2 state Encoder 1 tx 3 state Encoder 2 tx 1 state Waiting Encoder 2 tx 2 state Idle Encoder 2 tx 3 state Idle Live View Enabled true Encoder 1 RTSP connections d Encoder 2 RTSP connections 0 Status page a snapshot with automatic page updating The Status page has two tabs Status and Measurements 10 2 1 Status tab The Status tab provides information on the stream states of video streams A stream state is reported as Idle Waiting or OK Stream state Ok There is nothing wrong with the stream If the video signal is removed from the video input on the encoder side the Decoder rx state will still be reported as Ok since the video transmitter will be sending a stream that is a No Video image to the decoder Idle The transmitter receiver i
2. IG User Manual SURVEILLANCE SOLUTIONS Siqura C 54 E MC Firmware Version 3 10 4 channel multicodec video server Note To ensure proper operation please read this manual thoroughly before using the product and retain the information for future reference Copyright 2011 Siqura B V All rights reserved C 54 E MC v3 10 User Manual v1 092201 2 AIT54MWO07SP2 Nothing from this publication may be copied translated reproduced and or published by means of printing photocopying or by any other means without the prior written permission of Sigura Siqura reserves the right to modify specifications stated in this manual Brand names Any brand names mentioned in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective owners Liability Sigura accepts no liability for claims from third parties arising from improper use other than that stated in this manual Although considerable care has been taken to ensure a correct and suitably comprehensive description of all relevant components the manual may nonetheless contain errors and inaccuracies Should you detect any errors or inaccuracies in the manual we would be grateful if you would inform us This helps us to further improve our documentation More information If you have any comments or queries concerning any aspect related to the product please do not hesitate to contact The Netherlands USA Corporate Headquarters US Corporate Offices Siqu
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4. For OSD texts you can use the C 54 E MC s default fonts or fonts you upload to the unit To upload a font 1 Inthe Font management section click Browse The Open dialog box displays Browse to the folder containing the font to be uploaded 3 Select the correct file ttf extension and then click Open The file appears in the File text box on the web page 4 To start the upload click Add The new font is added to the Font list and to the Font name list in the Advanced OSD Bar Settings section Je To remove a font 1 Inthe Font management section select the font 2 Click the Del button 10 4 4 2 Graphics tab Working with the Web Pages Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 L Predefined positions Transparency s X Position T Y Position ay X Scaling factor Y Scaling factor WEE Graphics tab with 3 OSD bars and a graphic bottom right in the preview The Graphics tab enables you to manage graphics see below and scale and position a selected graphic on your screen Graphics tab Predefined positions Transparency X Position Y Position X Scaling factor Y Scaling factor Show Preview gt gt lt lt Hide Preview Encoder Presets for positioning the OSD object Drag the sliding button or enter a percentage Variables that enable you to freely position the object instead of using the presets Drag the sliding buttons or enter a percentage When a preset has been select
5. 172 22 250 129 V ideolnput 1 mpeg4 1 Carcel RTSP URL format The stream in the above figure would be pulled from the encoder with the IP address 172 22 250 129 using Video Input 1 media subtype MPEG 4 and logical encoder 1 Note that the media subtype must be specified without a hyphen Note The encoder should be enabled and set to the correct media type RTSP is a streaming protocol taking care of stream control It does not handle device configuration Page 21 Siqura C 54 E MC 7 2 Page 22 C 54 E MC video stream viewed in VLC Transfer via UDP or TCP The C 54 E MC reports to the client that it supports transfer over UDP and TCP The choice is made on the client side In VLC for example using a TCP connection can be forced Preferences gt Inputs and Codecs gt Network gt RTP over RTSP TCP For more details on controlling C 54 E MC media streams through HTTP and RTSP refer to Siqura s PTZ Camera and Codec Programming Interface specification You can download this HTTP API specification at www siqura com 8 1 8 2 gt gt d Accessing the Internal Web Server The web pages of the C 54 E MC offer a user friendly interface for configuring the unit s settings and viewing live video images over the network This chapter explains how to connect to the C 54 E MC s built in web server In This Chapter System Heouiremente cette eee e eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeetennnengs 23 LOGIN Se ee E EH
6. Alarm Settings Board temperature alarm Identify E Flashing DC LED WW 5 Device Management Advanced Settings Alarm Settings Board temperature alarm A notification will be issued on the network when the temperature value set here is exceeded Module alarms can be read and processed using additional Siqura software which will also enable you to configure alarm levels and destinations Identify Flashing DC LED Range 0 1000 To identify a C 54 E MC when housed in a rack among other units for instance enter a value and click Save The DC LED on this particular unit will blink for the number of seconds you set SNMP tab General 174 MX Auto Discovery Firmware Reboot SNMP System Information Contact Name Location SNMP Communities Read Read Wnte Trap SNMP Traps Version kl x A w e lt N Destination IP port Alternative destination IP port ofe wd o f o ofe ogo Enable authentication trap Device Management page SNMP tab SNMP MIB To prepare a C 54 E MC for SNMP management the database documenting the C 54 E MC variables that can be read or modified must be registered with the program such SNMP MIB documents indicated OPTC are available from Siqura or from its web site SNMP System Information The SNMP System Information section shows the network device data specifically made available to the SNMP manager for making the device its location and service
7. all streams disabled all enabled streams OK a transmitted stream fails a received stream fails at least one transmitted and at least one received stream fail DC power OK blinks on identification on page 94 and errors no video on input Green on off 100 10 Mbit Yellow on blink link OK active Yellow off flash link down TX attempt C 54 E MC front panel features and indications For pin assignments see Connector Pin Assignments on page 12 Product Description CH4 SIQURA Taaa Page 9 4 Installation This chapter describes how to install your C 54 E MC unit and connect power network and Signal cables In This Chapter Powering the n EE 11 Connecting ee EEN 11 SEENEN 12 Connector Pin Assignments sssssrsssnnnnnnnnnnannnnnunnnnunnnannna 12 Updating Device DCFG ege geg ege ENNEN 13 4 1 Powering the Unit gt To power a rack mount unit 1 Insert the C 54 E MC into a Siqura MC 10 or MC 11 power supply cabinet 2 Plug the cabinet power cord into a grounded mains socket gt To power a stand alone unit The stand alone version SA of the C 54 E MC requires an external power supply adapter 12 VDC 1 Connect the power adapter to the power connector on the metal SA housing 2 Plug the power adapter into a grounded mains socket 4 2 Connecting Cables H To connect the C 54 E MC to your 100 10Mbit IP Ethernet network gt Plug the netw
8. lt deviceT ype gt urn schemas upnp org device Basic 1 lt deviceType gt lt friendlyName gt Multicodec Video Server 230565 lt friendlyName gt lt manufacturer gt Optelecom nkf lt manufacturer gt lt manufacturerURL gt http www optelecom nkf com lt manufacturerURL gt lt modelDescription gt Siqura Ach multi codec VidServer lt modelDescription gt lt modelName gt C 54 E MC lt modelName gt lt modelNumber gt 599405976550 lt modelNumber gt lt modelURL gt http www optelecom nkf com lt modelURL gt lt serialNumber gt 230565 lt serialNumber gt lt UDN gt uuid Upnp BasicDevice 1_0 230565 lt UDN gt lt presentationURL gt http 172 22 250 128 lt presentationURL gt lt device gt lt root gt C 54 E MC XML device description 10 8 5 W Working with the Web Pages To access the C 54 E MC s web pages via Device Spy 1 Start Device Spy 2 In the right hand panel double click the Presentation URL entry Or In the left hand panel right click the C 54 E MC entry and then select Display Presentation Page The login page of the C 54 E MC displays in your browser Note Do not double click the Base URL entry in the Details pane The connection will not be made due to an incorrect port number Use the Presentation URL instead Firmware tab General SNMP MX Auto Discovery L Reboot Current Version Product description Siqura Ach multi codec VidServer Article code 599405976550 Ser
9. 4x RX TCP UDP MX configurable 300 b s to 115 kb s RJ 45 Based on movement detection in free drawn ROI per input In free drawn ROI blocked and partially blocked view spraying cloaking position changed per input In free drawn ROI focus contrast exposure and noise measurement per input Page 111 Siqura C 54 E MC Page 112 Siqura C 54 E MC TRANSMISSION INTERFACE Number of interfaces Interface SFP option Protocols Connector type MANAGEMENT LED status indicator DC NV Sync Ethernet port Network management amp Control POWERING Power consumption Stand alone units SA ENVIRONMENTAL Operating temperature Relative humidity MTBF Safety amp EMC Vibration amp shock MECHANICAL Dimensions h x w x d Housing Weight approx 4 channel multicodec video server 1x 10 100Base TX Fast Ethernet Autonegotiation HD FD 10 100 Mb selectable Empty SFP slot for 100 Mbps SFP devices MPEG 2 TS MPEG 4 ES M JPEG RTP RTSP RTCP TCP UDP IP DHCP SNMPv2 IGMPv2 S NTP MX IP HTTP SAP UPnP DiffServ TelNet FTP RJ 45 Power on and operational Power on indicator green No video on input red All links are operational green failure in RX stream s yellow failure in TX stream s red Green LED on 100 Mb off 10 Mb Amber LED on link okay flashes with activity SNMP MX HTTP API HTML Password protected lt 9W 11 to 19 VDC PSA 12DC 25 or PSR 12 DC
10. Any interruption of the shielding inside or outside the equipment could make the equipment more prone to fail EMC requirements Non video signal lines must use appropriate shielded Cat 5 cabling S FTP or at least an equivalent Ensure that a electrically connected components are carefully earthed and protected against surges high voltage transients caused by switching or lightning ESD Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage or destroy electronic components Proper precautions should be taken against ESD when opening the equipment Care and Maintenance The encoder will normally need no maintenance In order to keep the module operating reliably please observe the following gt Prevent dust from collecting on the module gt Do not expose the equipment to moisture Keep the module within the appropriate temperature range as described in the Technical Specifications section Safety and Compliance Information ROHS Statement ae of certain environmentally sensitive materials in electronic products have led atid the European Union EU to enact the Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances ROHS 2002 95 EC Siqura offers products that comply with the EU s RoHS Directive The full version of the Siqura ROHS statement can be viewed at www siqura com Sa Global concerns over the health and environmental risks associated with the use Cr Product Disposal The unit contains valuable m
11. Do not forget to save and reboot the unit after changing the settings 5 2 Connections Making Video and Data Connections Connection methods With the C 54 E MC s IP connection established video and data connections can be made A convenient way to do so is to use the unit s internal web pages For an elaborate description see the Working with the Web Pages chapter Separate application software such as Siqura s MX Configuration Tool can be used as well The easiest way to connect with video is by using RTSP or SAP for more detailed information refer to the Interfaces chapter Streams and connectors Each signal stream transmitted and received by the C 54 E MC see the figure below can be conceived of as using virtual connectors transmitters and receivers on the network side Each of the unit s virtual connectors has a name through the internal web pages the receivers can be assigned a port number that must be used only once for that particular device Depending on context the assignment is automatic or manual Note that port numbers must be even Encoder 1 MPEG 2 4 MJPEG Encoder 2 MPEG 2 4 MJPEG Live View Encoder MJPEG max 40 str RTSP max 40 streams Encoder 1 MPEG 2 4 MJPEG Encoder 2 MPEG 2 4 MJPEG Live View Encoder MJPEG max 40 str RTSP max 40 streams Encoder 1 MPEG 2 4 MJPEG Encoder 2 MPEG 2 4 MJPEG Live View Encoder MJPEG max 40 str RTSP max 40 streams Encoder 1 MPEG 2 4
12. General Settings Wire mode RS 485 4 wire UART Settings Bit rate Word length excluding parity Stop bits oo we 7 Parity mode MX Transmitter Settings Transmitter Enable Dest address 1 A MX Receiver Settings Receiver Enable Source address 1 A A 3 A Sd EI EI E ofcoreoic d EI EA E eotetete 4 TCP Server Settings Server enable Server port Save Data RS 422 485 page Transmitter and receiver can be configured in the usual manner General Settings General Settings Wire mode RS 485 2 wire RS 485 4 wire Wire mode selection General Settings Wire mode RS 422 RS 485 2 wire or RS 485 4 wire The RS 4xx interface type on the RJ 45 DATA socket is set in software Select the type of RS 4xx interface from the Wire mode list Page 84 b gt Working with the Web Pages UART Settings UART Settings 19200 bit s v Bit rate Ge Word length excluding parity 1200 bit s Stop bits 2400 bit s 4800 bit s Parity mode None 9600 bit s f 38400 bit s UART Settings Right selectable speeds 57600 bit s 115200 bit s UART The C 54 E MC uses a Universal Asynchronous Transmitter Receiver UART for data transmission The UART will recognize and reproduce the words in the data stream This is only possible if the UART is programmed to understand the serial data format UART Settings Bit rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 bit s The
13. MPEG 4 and MJPEG simultaneously In addition to unidirectional video the C 54 E MC offers an independent bidirectional data channel Models The C 54 E MC can be housed in a Siqura MC 10 or MC 11 power supply cabinet but is also available as a stand alone module SA version The C 54 E MC is optionally available with a pluggable SFP slot for connections via a fiber optic cable SFP A range of multimode or single mode XSNet SFP devices fit the empty SFP slot Front panel LEDs indicate network status stream status sync data activity no video and DC power All models have backup battery power for their clocks Multicodec and multistreaming The C 54 E MC is capable of streaming MPEG 2 MPEG 4 and MJPEG simultaneously Each stream is optimized for its purpose for instance high quality MPEG 2 for live viewing low bandwidth MPEG 4 for storage and low resolution MJPEG for web applications and remote devices A total of six copies per channel three per independent MPEG 2 MPEG A or MJPEG video stream can be transmitted to different unicast and or multicast destinations using Siqura s proprietary MX protocol The C 54 E MC supports source specific multicast SSM Up to forty streams can be retrieved using RTSP It is also possible to use the Session Announcement Protocol SAP to transmit MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 streams to multicast destinations Per channel the C 54 E MC also has a Live View Encoder that can convert the analog video
14. Status Status Logout Network Network Video 1 Video 1 Video 2 Video 2 Video 3 Video 3 Video 4 Video 4 Data RS 422 485 Data RS 422 485 PTZ PTZ Event Management Event Management Device Management Date and Time User Management Logout Date and Time Logout C 54 E MC menu options available to from left to right Admin Operator and Viewer accounts Logging out Selecting the Logout option on the navigation menu logs out the current user and displays the Login box Page 25 Sigqura C 54 E MC Page 26 Sections buttons and tabs Apart from the menu the web pages share the following features Sections showing parameter values some of which are editable Buttons mainly Save and Cancel for sections with editable fields Tabs on several pages used to organize page content Check boxes used to select various features After editing press Save to write changes to the unit Press Cancel to undo unsaved changes and show the values as they were prior to editing Note Some sections those on the VMD tab of the Video page for example do not have Save and Cancel buttons Changes you make there are immediately written to the unit Some web pages tabs have an Advanced Settings section which is displayed by clicking Advanced gt gt Click lt lt Simplified to hide the Advanced Settings Important Please be aware that configuring advanced settings requires in depth understanding of the impact of your
15. a region with low contrast or differences in focus for example The part of the image that you have not selected on creating the mask is called the Region of Interest ROI To set a mask gt To edit the mask click on the grid that is put over the image One or more mask elements at and possibly around that position are produced Hold the standard mouse button and drag to brush i e mask larger areas with a Normal Small or Large brush Use the Invert Mask button to reverse a selection Hold the right mouse button and drag to erase mask areas Use the Save button to store the mask in the unit To delete a mask gt Press the Clear button Configuration Brush Normal Allows grid elements to be accessed in 4 element groups Large Allows grid elements to be accessed in 16 element groups Small Allows grid elements to be accessed one at a time Invert Mask Enables you for example to start creating a mask by marking the smaller area s you do wish to monitor and then use this button to reverse the selection Clear Clears the mask Save Makes the current mask effective and stores it for later use 10 4 8 10 4 8 1 W Working with the Web Pages Tampering Detector tab General Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Live View OSD VMD FTP Push Image Quality L Feedback View ROI Settings Show ROI gt gt Feedback view Matched image Please configure references Match level 0 VCA Settings Config
16. select the graphic 2 Click Del Working with the Web Pages 10 4 5 VMD tab General Encoder 1 Encoder 3 Live View OSD LT FTP Push Image Quality Tampering Detector Configuration Enable VMD VMD tab Video Motion Detection disabled Video Motion Detection Video Motion Detection VMD enables the user to define a portion or portions of the screen and to detect picture changes there these changes could be caused by motion or varying lighting for instance Regions of less interest can be masked 10 4 5 1 VMD startup To start Video Motion Detection 1 On the Video page click the VMD tab 2 Select Enable VMD to activate the detection process Depending on the current VMD settings a VMD alarm will be generated on changes in the picture Page 63 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 5 2 VMD Configuration 1 Detection Parameters Configuration Enable VMD v Sensitivity Global threshold low Global threshold high ee 1000 VMD response View VMD results in PIP a es Normal v i invert Mask jij Clear Jif Save VMD enabled Configuration section with controls video picture and motion detection inset the latter with mask applied The mask permits motion detection in the right half of the picture only at the top of the stairs so passers by and cars would not be registered by the detector facility neither will the details in the background the trees are reflected in the window pane though and this could be ma
17. the green one left not reaching the lower threshold The red one right picture extending past it since this threshold is set much lower VMD alarm If movement is detected a module alarm VMD will be generated and sent out over the network using the unsolicited notification mechanism Such alarms can be caught using appropriate software Advanced Settings VMD Frame rate divider Delay Event window size Event window low mark Event window high mark Feedback position VMD Advanced Settings VMD Frame rate divider Range 1 100 Used to determine the number of frames used for VMD Only 1 divided by this value frames are evaluated Delay Range 1 10 frames The delay in frames between the currently processed frame and the stored frame with which it is to be compared Event window size Range 1 32 Number of frames evaluated at a time to determine if there is a VMD alarm Event window low mark Range 0 31 Thresholds determining if there is a VMD alarm Event window high mark Feedback position Enables you to position the detection window not to be confused with an event window Working with the Web Pages Note on Advanced VMD Settings Motion is detected by comparing the current frame with a reference image e g a previous frame and calculating the difference between the two The value you enter for the Event window size parameter determines how many frames are evaluated for VMD pur
18. 230188 gt 599426000380 P00000 PO0000 gt H Siqura IP PTZ Dome Camera 000001 s H 264 MultiCodec with AID 243309 H 264 MPEG 4 MJPEG Video Server 231507 sw K2 213092c50e 172 22 81 64 213092 ww kv 213091 a kvsl 05 s60dme 132 231497 Multicodec Video Server 230565 E ep NVO62 sw Optelecom NKF 215400 sa PN230200v30e 172 22 98 234 230200 E zeg Siqura BC62 E Siqura BC64 Value http 172 22 250 128 49153 None um schemas upnp org device Basic 1 http www_optelecom nkf com Siqura 4ch multicodec VidServer C 54 E MC 599405976550 http www optelecom nkf com http 172 22 250 128 172 22 250 128 49153 230565 0 Upnp BasicDevice 1_0 230565 1 0 C 54 E MC device description in Device Spy To view the C 54 E MC device description in XML using Device Spy 1 2 J Start Device Spy In the left hand panel right click the C 54 E MC entry Select Get Device XML The XML device description opens in your web browser P GOGE E btto 172 22 250 128 49 49 gt lt i File Edit View Favorites Tools Help We Favorites 89 Ste h x fo http 172 22 250 128 49 153 deviceDescription xml Windows Internet Explorer Ep E e Pager Safety Tools lt xml version 1 0 gt lt specVersion gt lt major gt 1 lt major gt lt minor gt 0 lt minor gt lt specVersion gt lt device gt lt root xmins urn schemas upnp org device 1 0 gt
19. MJPEG Encoder 2 MPEG 2 4 MJPEG Live View Encoder MJPEG max 40 str RTSP max 40 streams Data tx VE Data rx r C 54 E MC Video tx 4 Video tx 3 Video tx 2 Video tx 1 Link facilities of the C 54 E MC All arrows represent separate and independent connections over Ethernet The abbreviations tx and rx refer to the network side of the module tx the stream is transmitted to the network rx the stream is received from the network Page 17 Sigqura C 54 E MC Page 18 General procedure for making links In both connection methods mentioned above making a unicast one way video or data link from source to destination entails at least the following steps gt In the transmitter specify a destination IP address and a destination port number gt Ina compatible receiver specify the transmitter IP address source and the local input port number the destination port number mentioned above gt Do not forget to enable both the transmitter and the receiver It is possible for external software to configure a stream for instance a video stream In such cases port numbers are assigned automatically from a range of unused values For more information on port numbers see Port Numbers on page 106 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 Interfaces A variety of methods can be employed to communicate with the C 54 E MC This chapter outlines the interfaces you can use to control the unit and manage
20. Reference 3 Reference 4 Reference 5 Reference 6 Reference 7 VCA Settings Reference 8 Reference 9 gt Configure Position Meast p ference 10 gt Configure Reference ima Reference 11 Reference 12 Configure Aarms Reference 13 Reference 14 JET EE Reference 15 Reference 16 Alarm output Feedback view list To delete a reference image 1 Inthe VCA Settings section open the Reference image list 2 Select the image you wish to delete 3 Press the Clear reference button Note that the Clear all button deletes all available references Page 80 Working with the Web Pages 10 4 8 3 Position measurement VCA Settings Configure Position Measurement Enable Match threshold Match hysteresis Position threshold Evaluation rate gt Configure Reference images gt Configure Aarms eas D oe E 3 D Position Measurement settings After creating one or more reference images you can configure the Position Measurement settings to define thresholds for allowed camera movement and image matching Configure Position Measurement Enable Match threshold Match hysteresis Position threshold Evaluation rate Defaults Select or clear to enable or disable the Tampering Detection functionality respectively The current image and the reference image it is compared with are considered a match upon reaching the degree of similarity specified here The lower the percentage entered for this pa
21. VCA Settings Configure Aarms Min t fiel Ge te P duration Alarm output true gt Configure Focus Measurement gt Configure Exposure Measurement gt Configure Contrast Measurement gt Configure SNR Measurement gt Configure Evaluation Rate Auto Configure Reset to Default Image Quality VCA Settings The default Measurements values will mostly work well for you If you do need to modify them you can do so in the VCA Settings section gt gt Working with the Web Pages VCA Settings Configure Alarms Configure Focus Measurement Configure Exposure Measurement Configure Contrast Measurement Configure SNR Measurement Configure Evaluation Rate Auto Configure Reset to Default Min event duration Alarm output delay time the time span that is to elapse before a continued change in conditions actually activates deactivates the alarm output Alarm output True or False Indication of current status Allow you to enable disable each measurement separately and customize its alarm threshold and hysteresis to your requirements The value entered here determines the speed at which the host machine processes the algorithms underlying the measurements Higher values take up more CPU power Adjusts the alarm thresholds based upon the current measurements The green area is centered around the current pointer position Restores the original thresholds Does not affect the current activity status
22. View encoder since this is a relatively light task compared to the encoding tasks of Encoder 1 and Encoder 2 Page 39 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 2 Page 40 Encoder tab Encoder 2 Live View OSD VMD FTP Push Image Quality Tampering Detector Encoder 1 Settings Enable v Encoding mode MPEG4 e Video bit rate mode Resolution GOP length Frame rate frames s 25 25 00 v Bit rate 2000 kbits s NA Quality MX Transmitter Settings Transmitter Enable Dest address 1 a 172 22 250 135 2 0 0 0 0 3 d 0 0 0 0 Video 1 page Encoder 1 tab Encoder Settings JER MPEG 4 High quality Camera v Enable All encoders can be enabled and configured separately MPEG 4 MPEG 2 or MJPEG Encoding mode Video bit rate mode The method used to compress the analog video input signal The C 54 E MC can stream M JPEG over UDP and HTTP gt To enable and configure UDP MJPEG streaming select MJPEG from the Encoding mode list and configure settings gt To transport JPEG over HTTP and or to use the Live View previews in the web pages go to the Live View tab enable the Live View Encoder and configure its settings Controls variations in bit rates For a concise explanation consult the note on Encoder Settings see Notes on page 42 MPEG 4 encoding mode supports the following bit rate modes Constant quality Variable bit rate Keeps the image quality constant with varying n
23. as the session it is announcing ensuring that the recipients of the announcement are within the scope of the session the announcement describes SAP listening applications can listen to the announcements and use the information to construct a guide of all advertised sessions This guide can be used to select and start a particular session The SAP announcer is not aware of the presence or absence of SAP listeners Working with the Web Pages Note on FloodGuard FloodGuard is a Siqura proprietary stream control mechanism that can be enabled disabled independently for each video and sampled data transmitter FloodGuard throttles the transmitter when it no longer receives control messages from the receiver thereby preventing the transmitter from flooding the network FloodGuard only works when enabled on both the transmitter and the receiver and when the transmitter sends to a unicast address When a transmitter is enabled it opens a control receive port with the port number equal to its source port number 1 This port listens for control packets from the destination receiver When no FloodGuard packets come in during the time set for the FloodGuard throttle delay the receiver is expected to have disappeared powered off receiver disabled network problem etc and the stream is throttled In throttled mode the transmitter in order to contact the intended receiver again sends empty packets into the network at an interval determine
24. changes on the workings of your C 54 E MC unit If in doubt do not change the default values 10 d Working with the Web Pages A standard web browser on a desktop or laptop PC with a connection to your video network is all it takes to view live video encoded and streamed by the C 54 E MC Working with the web pages you can also control a connected PTZ camera configure the C 54 E MC s device settings and remotely upgrade the embedded software This chapter provides a detailed description of the individual web pages In This Chapter LIVE VIGGO EE 28 IR EE 33 INGIWOUK ccnveurecceenesdecudsrncuiadsesusmecntanacnauderecuiadseteusneepenmauncup 35 lte e EE 37 abe E 84 D KE 90 Event EIERE 92 Keen 93 User Management cscs 101 Dake cd ER E 103 Page 27 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 1 Live Video Play LiveView gt gt Live Video page Live View inactive Home page After a successful login the home page of the C 54 E MC displays On this page named Live Video you can view live images from the video source s connected to the unit The Live View function is inactive when the page opens To activate Live View gt Press the Play LiveView gt gt button Page 28 Working with the Web Pages 10 1 1 Matrix mode Live Video lt lt Stop LiveView OG L UR Live Video page matrix mode Previews Live View opens in matrix mode offering an overview of the video inputs The video images in the matrix are
25. encoder and decoder to route the multicast stream On the decoder side the user requests a stream from the encoder using an SSM aware RTSP client such as VLC for example For more information on source specific multicast refer to the following http tools ietf org pdf rfc460 7 pdf http tools ietf org pdf rfc4570 pdf ftp ftp rfc editor org in notes pdfrfc rfc3569 txt pdf http www rfc editor org rfc pdfrfc rfc5 760 txt pdf Multi Unicasting As an alternative to multicasting the C 54 E MC features multi unicasting that is sending out up to 4x2x3 independent copies of video and sending and receiving four data streams If the bit rates selected are moderate it may be more convenient to use this mechanism instead of multicasting even though the network gets more signal to carry from the encoder When such a destination is removed the source also stops sending the corresponding stream If the input channel of a destination is disabled without disabling the source source transmission will be throttled but not disabled this behavior is selectable through the FloodGuard settings The source downsizes the stream by sending empty UDP packets until a wake up call is received The empty packets of course carry the relevant IP port information Port Numbers A valid UDP port number in a Siqura A C S and V series system is an unsigned 16 bit integer between 1024 and 65536 Generally you do not need to select ot
26. in this manual Retain this manual with the original bill of sale for future reference and if necessary warranty service When unpacking your product check for missing or damaged items If any item is missing or if damage is evident do not install or operate this product Contact your supplier for assistance Acknowledgement Siqura units use the open source Free Type font rendering library Page 1 2 1 Safety and Compliance Information This chapter contains the C 54 E MC safety instructions and compliance information In This Chapter Safety Information gg 3 Declaration of Conformity E 6 Safety Information Introduction The safety information contained in this section and on other pages of this manual must be observed whenever this unit is operated serviced or repaired Failure to comply with any precaution warning or instruction noted in the manual is in violation of the standards of design manufacture and intended use of the module Siqura assumes no liability for the customer s failure to comply with any of these safety requirements Trained Personnel Installation adjustment maintenance and repair of this equipment are to be performed by trained personnel aware of the hazards involved For correct and safe use of the equipment and in order to keep the equipment in a safe condition it is essential that both operating and servicing personnel follow standard safety procedures in addition to the safety precaut
27. input signal to MJPEG format for streaming to web applications or remote devices using HTTP pull method Data By combining streaming video with serial data over IP the C 54 E MC provides the necessary interface for any CCTV application PTZ control access control etc Internal Video Motion Detection can be used for automated security solutions or event triggered storage Page 7 Sigqura C 54 E MC Page 8 Web interface Configuration management and live viewing are simplified by the access controlled web interface Full in band control is available through Sigura s MX Configuration Tool Kit or the HTTP API The C 54 E MC is field upgradeable Image quality monitoring and tampering detection The C 54 E MC s built in image quality monitoring and tampering detection functionality can raise an alert when a camera no longer produces a usable picture when it is blocked or when the camera position has changed Video Motion Detection VMD The C 54 E MC is fitted with a motion detector which will raise an event when a certain amount of motion is detected in a predefined area in the image The motion detector runs real time on the live images the detection itself is based on averaged pixel change The region of interest ROI is obtained by masking the parts of the image of less or no interest such as trees or a fountain which would otherwise trigger false events The mask can be drawn freely over the image FTP Pus
28. manager s traceable The module has an SNMP Agent running which listens on port 161 Working with the Web Pages SNMP Communities The community strings names which can be regarded as passwords in the SNMP Communities section must conform to those configured in the SNMP manager Often these are public mainly used for the read and trap communities and private or netman for read write operations The manager program may offer additional choices SNMP Traps A C 54 E MC alarm status change will generate a trap which can be caught by any SNMP manager Version and Destination IP port are required fields SNMP Traps Version The SNMP version used Destination IP port The IP address associated with the manager program and the destination port 162 is the default port Alternative destination IP If desired an alternative destination IP address and port can be added port Enable authentication trap It is possible to add an authentication trap to be able to catch attempts at access using the wrong community string Polling Depending on facilities offered by the SNMP manager a number of variables can be read out and in a few cases be edited and set The Ethernet port variables are contained in the system and interfaces sections of RFC 1213 MIB http www ietf org rfc rfc1213 txt number 1213 Page 95 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 8 3 MX tab General SNMP 12 Auto Discovery Firmware Reboot MX IP Enable Mx MX
29. of the measurements i e being Enabled or Disabled Tip A PTZ camera moving from one preset to the next may trigger an alarm if the scene change takes too long Setting an appropriate time for the Min event duration parameter can delay the alarm output until the camera has adopted the new position and the alarm condition has ceased To configure a measurement 1 In the VCA Settings section click the button for the measurement you wish to configure The measurement s settings display 2 Select the Enable box if necessary 3 Set the alarm threshold to your requirements Note that you can set two thresholds for Exposure under and overexposure and Contrast low and high contrast 4 Set the Hysteresis UI Click the Configure Alarms button and set the Min event duration if desired 6 Click the Configure Evaluation Rate button and modify this setting if desired Page 75 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 7 4 Region of Interest ROI Page 76 W W m ROI Settings lt lt Hide ROI l KEE 2ap JENNEN HI 5 m es e E H ee eil Normal vif Invert Mask IE Clear jf Save Region of Interest ROI Pressing the Show ROI gt gt button in the ROI Settings section opens a preview with a grid overlay You can use it to mask portions of the image you wish to exclude from monitoring Certain regions can disrupt the measurements or be of no importance You may want to filter out a bright source of light
30. previews digitally encoded and compressed by each channel s Live View encoder For more information about this encoder see Live View tab on page 56 If a preview shows a Live View Encoder Disabled message you need to enable the encoder associated with the preview This is done on the Video page where each encoder has its own tab Page 29 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 1 2 Maximized mode Live Video lt lt Stop LiveView Audio Disabled Live Video page maximized mode Entering maximized mode Video player Show all cams For better observation you can click an individual preview in the matrix to enter maximized mode This enlarges the preview and brings it to the foreground hiding the other images In maximized mode the Live Video page has the following elements Live Video lt lt Stop Live View Show all cams Encoder Video player Refresh rate Audio Disabled Page 30 Closes the preview Reopens matrix mode Live View Encoder 1 Encoder 2 QuickTime VLC No Player The video encoder used to encode the images seen in the preview on this page Live View Encoder previews are transported to the web page using the HTTP protocol MPEG 2 4 previews are streamed over RTSP The video player plug in used for the previews on this page and the Video page The C 54 E MC supports QuickTime and VLC If neither is detected on the host machine the Video player list has a No Player indication For
31. video inputs in parallel using one video source use Hi Z on all inputs except the last Working with the Web Pages General Settings Show Preview gt gt Click to view live images and see the effect of the current settings lt lt Hide Preview Hiding the preview may improve web page responsiveness Encoder Live View Encoder 7 or List displayed after clicking the Show Preview gt gt button Encoder 2 Enables you to select a video encoder to handle the images seen in the preview Audio Disabled Visible in Encoder 1 and 2 mode C 54 E MC does not feature audio Contrast Drag the sliding button or enter values into the boxes to adjust current settings _ aided by the visual feedback from the preview Settings entered here apply to all Brightness video encoders Color saturation Hue Sharpness Default Restores the original values Encoder Priorities Encoder Priorities Encoder Priority Encoder 1 Low 3 v Encoder 2 Medium 2 v lm ege High 1 v Priority list Each priority on the Encoder Priority list can be assigned once The encoder with High 1 priority consumes all CPU power it needs leaving the remainder if any to the next in line The encoder with Medium 2 priority will show the same behavior possibly leaving little or no CPU power to the Low 3 priority encoder Important To prevent Live View encoding if used from having the lowest priority the highest priority is best assigned to the Live
32. will be 0 Bit 7 msb Fixed 0 Status 2 General status Bit O Temperature alarm Bit 1 for future use will be 0 Bit 2 for future use will be 0 Bit 3 for future use will be 0 Bit 4 for future use will be 0 Bit 5 Audio present Bit 6 Fixed 1 Bit 7 Fixed 0 Status 3 CC status part 1 Bit O Ccin 1 Bit 1 Ccin 2 Bit 2 Ccin 3 Bit 3 Ccin 4 Bit 4 Ccin 5 Bit 5 Ccin 6 Bit 6 Ccin 7 Bit 7 Fixed 0 Status 4 CC status part 2 Bit O Ccin 8 Bit 1 for future use will be 0 Bit 2 for future use will be 0 Bit 3 for future use will be 0 Bit 4 for future use will be 0 Bit 5 for future use will be 0 Bit 6 Fixed 1 Bit 7 Fixed 0 Page 53 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 2 5 Notes Page 54 Note on Differentiated Services Differentiated Services DiffServ or DS is a method for adding QoS Quality of Service to IP networks In routed networks critical network traffic such as video and audio streams which require a relatively uninterrupted flow of data can get blocked due to other traffic DiffServ can be used to classify network traffic and give precedence i e low latency guaranteed service to high priority traffic while offering best effort service to non critical traffic such as file transfers or web traffic Each stream has a DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point field in the IP header Routers will identify t
33. 23 System Requirements To access the C 54 E MC s web pages you need the following gt A PC with a web browser installed An IP connection between the PC and the C 54 E MC Login Procedure To log on to the unit s internal web server 1 Open your web browser 2 Enter the C 54 E MC s IP address in the address bar of the web browser If your network configuration is correct you are directed to the unit s login page If the login page does not display correctly you may need to enable JavaScript in your web browser see Appendix Enabling JavaScript In the Login section click LOGIN 4 Inthe Connect box log in as either admin or root The default login is admin with an empty password 5 Click OK or press ENTER Upon successful login the Live Video page the home page of the unit displays Ge Important Logging in as root confers admin rights plus additional rights associated with the root account Therefore this account should a ways be password protected Home Windows ternet Explorer IED E E hitp 10 1 81 63 v e xX D WE E http 10 1 81 63 _ File Edit View Favores Tools Help W d Groe M GB e page G Toos Entering the unit s IP address in the browser s address bar Page 23 Sigqura C 54 E MC Login Please click the LOGIN button to enter the device You may be asked for a user name and password LOGIN Powered by Siqura Webserver C 54 E MC login page
34. Connect to 10 1 81 63 The server 10 1 81 63 at Siqura requires a username and password Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure connection User name admin Password C Remember my password Connect box Page 24 Web Page Features Navigation Menu Using the menu on the left of each web page you can navigate to the other web pages The first option in the menu is the home page of the C 54 E MC The pages listed below the home page enable you to view and configure the device settings of the unit Three level access control Whether a specific C 54 E MC web page is visible and available to you on the navigation menu depends on the user account you logged in with The unit has three access levels Admin Operator and Viewer Admins have full access to the web pages They can create edit and delete user accounts on the User Management page The Operator level grants access to the device configuration pages but not to user management or device management Viewer access is restricted to the home page A special account is the root account Logging in with this account user name root confers Admin rights plus additional rights associated with the root account The root account should always be password protected For more information refer to the description of the User Management page Live Video Live Video Live Video
35. ContentMonitor BadImageContent Event Management page FTP Push 1 section One input associated with FTP push Monitoring and troubleshooting FTP push You can monitor FTP push on the Measurements tab of the Status page Measurements on this tab are continuously updated In the FTP Push section you can compare the number of incoming triggers with the number of succeeded posts FTP Push 1 Nr of incoming triggers Nr of succeeded posts server 1 Last post status server 1 Nr of succeeded posts server 2 Last post status server 2 Status page Measurements tab FTP Push 1 section If you need to troubleshoot the file upload process the messages reporting the last post status will in most cases point you to possible causes of problems FTP Push 1 Nr of incoming triggers 154 Nr of succeeded posts server 1 0 ftpput unexpected server Last post status server 1 response to STOR 550 Filename invalid Nr of succeeded posts server 2 0 Last post status server 2 N A Last post status example of error message Working with the Web Pages 10 4 7 Image Quality tab General Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Live View OSD VMD FTP Push T7 Measurements IMAGE MONITOR DISABLED click to enable VCA Settings ROI Settings Configure Alarms Show ROI gt gt Min event eo jo E duration e Alarm output false Video 1 page Image Quality tab Image Quality Monitor The Image Quality Monitor can detect if image
36. Matched image Reference 1 Railway Bridge Preset 1 Match level 86 EL Lett A TTT iar Limi UCD 70RRb er BERBER Region of less interest masked Matching images The Tampering Detector compares the current scene with all available reference images If a match is found a green crosshair is superimposed on the image in the Feedback view Information about the matched image and the match level is displayed under the Feedback view The small green circle in the middle of the image indicates the amount of camera movement that is allowed A position alarm is raised when the green circle is outside the crosshair center For information about adjusting the amount of allowed camera movement see Position Measurement on page 81 If no match is found a BLOCKED OR CHANGED SCENE alarm is raised Feedback View Feedback View BLOCKED OR CHANGED SCENE Zier DEED Currentimage Matched image Reference 1 Railway Bridge Preset 1 Match level 68 ete ae Currentimage Matched image No match found Match level 0 Current image matches Reference 1 Reference image s available No match found with current image though The drop down list in the Feedback View section can be used to display the current image the best matching reference image or a specific reference image Page 79 Siqura C 54 E MC Feedback View Feedback view Matched image Best matct lway Bridge Preset 1 Reference 1 EIS ED Reference 2
37. NTP Settings section to the time server and remain synchronized also after reboots ee ee p Page 103 Sigqura C 54 E MC 10 10 1 Page 104 Notes for advanced users gt Far off more than a few minutes or jumping time server values may be rejected by the unit You should never test the tracking to the time server by changing the time in the NTP server You can only test it by leaving Time Service mode changing Local Time slightly max 5 minutes and then enabling Time Service mode again After detecting a negative time jump between 0 1 hour when connecting to the NTP server for example the next NTP client update cycle will be delayed for that time plus the normal polling interval You may disable and then enable NTP mode to immediately synchronize Changing the local time may sometimes trigger a reboot of the unit The time will be correct after the reboot Advanced Settings Advanced Settings User defined time zone GMT 1 00 L A User defined time zone Enables you to enter a custom time zone The Time zone list in the Date and Date and Time Advanced settings dvanced Settings Time section indicates User defined on entering and saving a custom value 11 11 1 Multicasting Multi Unicasting and Port Numbers The C 54 E MC can be used in a multicast setting This chapter outlines IP multicasting and one of its methods in particular source specific multicast It then desc
38. Notifications Unsolicited notifications interval e s Retransmission count RK Retransmission interval Zz e Save Jf Cancel Device Management page MX tab MX IP MX IP is a UDP protocol used to communicate with Siqura equipment over a network connection The Sigura Software Suite applications use the MX IP protocol to access configure and control Siqura network devices MX IP Enable MX In addition to the proprietary MX IP protocol a C 54 E MC can be accessed configured and managed using a variety of open standards Therefore you can disable the MX protocol Be aware that doing so will prevent you from upgrading the C 54 E MC firmware through the MX Firmware Upgrade Tool application MX Notifications IP address With 255 255 255 255 as the IP address for the manager the MX notifications would be broadcast over the subnet Port Generally the MX notifications port must not be modified Unsolicited notifications Sends the module status as MX notification at the specified interval to be picked interval up by a management program Retransmission count If desired notifications can be retransmitted With a retransmission count value of 2 the actual number of transmissions equals 3 including the original transmission Retransmission interval Sets the frequency of retransmissions Page 96 10 8 4 Working with the Web Pages Auto Discovery tab General SNMP MX T Toy Firmware Reboot UPnP Enabl
39. PTZ camera Note Changes you make in the Data Settings section are copied to the RS 422 485 page Attention These settings will be copied to Data RS 422 485 Changes in the Data Settings section will affect Data RS 422 485 settings Page 91 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 7 Event Management Page 92 FTP Push 1 Available inputs Selected inputs FTP push status Video 1 Vca P active 1 ImageQualityMonitor BadimageQuality Video 1 Vca gt gt 1 ImageContentMonitor BadImageContent FTP Push 2 Available inputs Selected inputs FTP push status Video 2 Vmd 1 MotionDetect Ei inactive Video 2 Vca 1 ImageQualityMonitor BadimageQuality Video 2 Vca D 1 ImageContentMonitor BadImageContent FTP Push 3 Available inputs Selected inputs FTP push status Video 3 Vmd 1 MotionDetect ra inactive Video 3 Vca 1 ImageQualityMonitor BadimageQuality Ey Video 3 Vca 1 ImageContentMonitor BadImageContent FTP Push 4 Available inputs Selected inputs FTP push status Video 4 Vmd 1 MotionDetect Ei inactive Video 4 Vca 1 ImageQualityMonitor BadimageQuality Ey Video 4 Vca 1 ImageContentMonitor BadImageContent Event Management page Associating events with FTP Push If FTP push is configured to be event triggered on page 68 you need to select one or more sources on the Event Management page that will activate an image upload to the FTP server s FTP Push Available inputs List of sources that can be selected as trigger
40. SK ccceecccccsssseccccesececeaesecceceeeceeeeeneceesauaseeesseaseeessaaeeessuneeeeees 65 10 4 5 4 VMD detection window 66 10 4 5 5 YND Al EE 66 104 56 Adyanced E dl isoscenacosnsabarwepeatancunsenaccetennacounsedssnaneabaccaasaudsnedeawacobadatdansasseaanbarwndsceaswnasesasataseeacsmasetacsacest 66 10 4 6 PPP E E A E A A 68 10 4 7 E UI E 71 10 4 7 1 Enabling the Image Quality MONMITON WE 72 10 4 7 2 PETN e HE 73 10 4 7 3 Measurements configeuration 74 10 4 7 4 Region of Interest ROU 76 10 4 8 Tampering Detector TaD Ee 77 10 4 8 1 Enabling the Tampering Detector 77 10 4 8 2 SEENEN 78 10 4 8 3 Position measurement E 81 AoA A E EEA AENEA E T E E EAA A OAE 82 10 5 DATAR A A N NE AEE ONE aise oc EAE E E 84 10 5 1 AVON ee E E EET OTE T O O O 87 10 6 Da E 90 10 6 1 Enabling PTZ camera Control 90 10 6 2 Uploading Removing DIZdrivers 91 10 6 3 ID ojo le 91 10 7 EECHER 92 10 8 Malen E 93 10 8 1 GOT EE 93 108 Me Adyanced SOLU EE 94 10 8 2 SNMP 10 EE 94 10 8 3 Ee EE 96 10 8 4 PTO TQS COV CY EE 97 10 8 5 Sieg d E 99 10 8 6 FOO T EE 100 10 9 USERE ANA CEMENT E 101 10 9 1 WDA EE 101 10 9 2 EE 102 10 10 Mise 103 TOTO T EELER 104 11 MULTICASTING MULTI UNICASTING AND PORT NUMBERG cscscscscscscscscscccsceccscscscscscscscscscscees 105 11 1 Vl ibu e EN LE 105 11 2 POT aN OC 106 11 3 PORT MT 106 12 APPENDIX ENABLING JAVASCRIPT egenen 107 13 APPENDIX VIDEO PLAYER PLUG IN INSTALLATION ssessessesseesees
41. ame before another frame is sent upon request Meta data insertion mode For details see the section on Meta Data Insertion Disabled No meta data added to stream Fixed interval Not supported for MPEG 4 streams If a fixed interval is set the nearest l frame will be used Each I frame Data block is added after each Lirame The interval is determined by the GOP length therefore Meta data insertion Activate this parameter by setting Meta data insertion mode above to Fixed interval interval Page 45 Siqura C 54 E MC Encoder Encoder VBR maximum bit rate Q min I Q min P Frame rate divider X resolution Y resolution Request I frame Request I frame hold off Stream type Quant zation matr x Meta data insertion mode Meta data insertion interval Advanced Settings Encoder section MJPEG mode Encoder MJPEG mode Frame rate divider Relates to the frame rate configured in the Encoder Settings section X resolution Variables that enable you to freely set picture resolution instead of using the A resolution presets in the Encoder Settings section Y resolution Meta data insertion mode Not supported for streaming MJPEG via Encoders 1 and 2 Meta data insertion interval Page 46 Stream Manager Stream Manager Stream bandwidth limit Keep alive interval Low latency Working with the Web Pages kbit s 100 aS Advanced Settings Stream Manager Settings Balancing ne
42. and outputs on other equipment such as cameras for example requires special attention Warning Do not reverse the wires Make sure you connect the plus signal lines on the codec to the like plus signal lines on the other device and likewise for the negative to negative signals Do not forget to connect ground Top to bottom Pin 1 RS 485 4w 422 in RS 485 2w in out Pin 2 RS 485 4w 422 in RS 485 2w in out Pin 3 RS 485 4w 422 out Pin 4 RS 485 4w 422 out Pin 5 GND GND Pin assignments of the mini Combicon data connector Ethernet connector pin assignment NETWORK Ethernet socket Ethernet connector socket pinning Page 12 Installation 4 5 Updating Device Definitions If the C 54 E MC is not supported by the Siqura application software on your host PC you can download EMX updates and MX Plug in updates at www siqura com Install the EMX update first if you are performing both update types Note There is no need to install these updates if you do not use MX applications gt EMX updates Install the EMX update using the Showroom menu The Embedded MX network driver will be updated with the latest changes gt MX Plug in updates The updater will update the shared copy of device definitions used by Ethernet based Siqura MX applications such as Operator Storage Operator Office MX Viewer MX Configuration Tool and the MX SDK An existing installation of the SNM Configurati
43. arification If in doubt about the effects of specific encoder settings you are advised to select the profile offering the closest match to your required application 10 4 2 2 gt gt gt gt Working with the Web Pages Making a Video Connection Creating a video link between a video encoder and a decoder involves two steps configuring the encoder s settings configuring the decoder s settings To configure the encoder s settings 1 Open the encoder s web pages go to the Video page and select the appropriate Encoder tab 2 Inthe Transmitter Settings section specify the destination IP address This is the address of the video decoder that will be receiving the video stream 3 Enter the decoder s port number For more information see Port Numbers on page 106 4 Select Enable 5 Press Save m MX Transmitter Settings Transmitter Enable Dest address Port 1 v 172 22 250 132 50010 2 v 172 22 250 137 50012 3 228 31 63 145 50014 Video Transmitter Settings encoder Transmitter 1 enabled holding the decoder IP address and input port number An input port number must be used only once per device To configure the decoder s settings 1 Open the decoder s web pages go to the Video page and select the Decoder tab 2 In the Receiver Settings section specify the source IP address This is the address of the video encoder that will be transmitting the video stream 3 Enter the decoder s own por
44. aterials which qualify for recycling In the interest of protecting the natural environment properly recycling the unit at the end of its service life is imperative Ei When processing the printed circuit board dismantling the lithium battery calls We for special attention This kind of battery a button cell type contains so little lithium that it will never be classified as reactive hazardous waste It is safe for normal disposal as required for batteries by your local authority Page 5 Siqura C 54 E MC 2 2 Declaration of Conformity CE MANUFACTURERS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FOR Product identification Product IP Ethernet MPEG 2 MPEG 4 H 264 video en decoder Brand Siqura Optelecom NKF Model type C 44 S 44 C 54 S 54 C 50 S 50 C 60 S 60 S 64 S68 series and A 80 and TrafficServer series Versions A 80 b C xx a b S xx a b TrafficServer b xx is 44 50 54 60 64 or 68 a will be replaced by E or D b may be replaced by any combination of alphanumeric characters May be followed by SFP may be followed by SA Rackmount in MC10 MC11 series or stand alone SA Ratings 11 19VDC 0 8A Tested System is tested in a typical configuration Manufacturer Name Optelecom NKF B V Optelecom NKF Inc Address Zuidelijk Halfrond 4 12920 Cloverleaf Center Drive 2801 DD Gouda The Netherlands Germantown MD 20874 USA WWW lecom nkf com www sigura com Means of conformity In conformity wit
45. c is permitted to pass through before expiring on the network Select the transport protocol to control the stream None No transport protocol selected FloodGuard Flooding prevention mechanism For more information see the note on FloodGuard later in this chapter RTCP Real Time Control Protocol a network control protocol for use in communications systems to control streaming media servers UDP RTP Default setting Plain RTP stream over UDP UDP RTP NKF Adds an extended RTP header for Siqura applications requiring extra information Default value 0 This parameter determines the RTP payload format e g H 264 MPEG 2 4 or audio To avoid an RTP type conflict the values specified on both sides of the connection must be the same The default value of 0 automatically sets the appropriate media type You are advised not to change this setting Range 1 1000 s Default 10 s Time in seconds before alarm sent RTSP Transmitter RTSP Transmitter DSCP field Enable Default multicast IP address Default multicast port Working with the Web Pages 0 0 0 0 Invalid multicast address Advanced Settings RTSP Transmitter RTSP Transmitter DSCP field Enable Default multicast IP address Default multicast port Range 0 63 DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point uses the first 6 bits of the ToS Type of Service field in the header of IP packets for packet classification purposes The bit pat
46. can be independently configured Visual feedback is provided in the preview Text Enable OSD text Date and Time Measurements Graphic All OSD objects can be enabled and configured separately To temporarily remove a bar or graphic from the screen clear the Enable check box The text to be displayed Maximum 255 characters Text is displayed in a single line The number of characters visible on screen is determined by the font size and the space offered by the screen line Select a format from the list and click the Append button to add the information to the OSD text box Select a measurement from the list and click the Append button to add the information to the OSD text box Graphics that have been uploaded to the module see Graphics tab Advanced settings can be selected from the list and enabled 10 4 4 1 Text tab Working with the Web Pages Day tex 2 Text 3 Graphics Text color Yellow v Border outline color Black e Font size 20 Predefined positions Top left S Transparency eo fo Ff X Position eo E Y Position eo E Text 1 tab with 3 OSD bars in the preview Render modes Border top left and Outline top right amp bottom left Text tab Text color Border outline color Font size Predefined positions Transparency X Position Y Position Show Preview gt gt lt lt Hide Preview Encoder Changes made here and in the other fields are
47. ccsssvesscancancarcencascaucancaucarsencaucarsancaucarsensaucarsensaucarsensauvans 20 7 MEDIA STREAMING VIA RTSP EE 21 7 1 RISPAR K EEN 21 72 TRANSFER VIA UDP OR TO 22 8 ACCESSING THE INTERNAL WEB SERVER cccccssccccsccccacsccccansccccascccccssccccsscccanscccesnsccccssccccssscccsseccess 23 8 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS EE EE EE 23 8 2 EOCIN PROCE OPE EE 23 9 WEB SEELEN 25 10 WORKING WITH THE WEB PAGES isisssccssscsccscccsccsccsscccsccnsccsvossecctcsesesdscsessaseseenseeneenseesesseseedseseascseseensoesees 27 10 1 E VIDEO yen ee tar eT EE 28 10 1 1 uerge ee 29 10 1 2 Maximized ee 30 10 1 3 PTZ camera control via your broweer 31 10 2 EET EE 33 10 2 1 EE 33 10 2 2 Ee geet 0 DEE 34 10 3 Vleit EE 35 10 3 1 AVON OC DS CEL IAG Se a E pine nc oa sees cee ease ewe ee 36 10 4 VIDEO t E 37 10 4 1 GEG AD ee 38 10 4 2 g Ge 0 ed gk 7 6 EE 40 10 4 2 1 NOTES EE 42 Contents 10 4 2 2 Makine a Video Conme tlO DEN 43 104 23 ROMAIN CEU SEU dl GS wre sannaccescetasetaasancnrsosaceneanascansabaacaisawoseaadaeancsasanaccsasat ca ccduainaicacvecsceacanaseiadataseedasnasatecsesscs 44 10 4 2 4 TEE CR e e EN 52 10 4 2 5 leng 54 10 4 3 Live View EE eege 56 E EE 57 10 4 4 DBEa o EATA EA TAE P EAE EE 58 ale E GE 59 10 4 4 2 Graphics taD EE 61 10 4 5 EE 63 10 4 5 1 EID EE e cece cs seen ew se ca eve tne ees se nd ec en ae een aed eee ee te 63 10 4 5 2 VMD Configuration 1 Detection barameters 64 10 4 5 3 VMD Configuration 2 Setting the Ma
48. cements See Session scope Working with the Web Pages To configure SAP settings do the following E Ge In the SAP settings section select Enable SAP Enter a stream name In the Session scope list select Global or Administrative If you selected Administrative in the previous step specify the Multicast IP range Enter the Stream Destination IP address and the port number The IP address must be within the scope range displayed for the Multicast IP range parameter Enter modify the values for Stream DSCP field Multicast TTL and Announcement Interval if desired Click Save The video stream can now be viewed in a media player such as QuickTime or VLC SAP Settings Enable SAP v Stream name Railway Bridge Stream dest IP 224 2 255 249 Stream dest port Stream DSCP field Multicast TTL Announcement interval Session scope Multicast IP range SAP example settings Railway Bridge VLC media player Media Playback Audio Video Tool View Help C 54 E MC SAP network stream opened via VLC Playlist Page 51 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 2 4 Meta data insertion Page 52 Enabling All C 54 E MC encoders can be configured to include meta data in the video streams they generate The insertion of meta data is enabled by setting an interval via the Advanced Settings of the encoder A meta data message is added to the stream as a block of data with a fixed format see examples bel
49. cescescecsoeccescecseccoeccescecceesoecceccesseeseeoe 109 13 1 CIV TINE E E E E TAE EEEE E E E E 109 E DE E e 110 Page ii Contents 14 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS scccissasssscasasssnsosssnsansaseacissnssssagsannnnsscaneansoosaanatnonsssnnennnnssecnnnnnnys 111 Page iii About This Manual Document scope This manual applies to C 54 E MC v3 10 Siqura s 4 channel multicodec video server It offers detailed information on gt How to install the unit How to establish connections How to communicate with the unit How to operate the unit How to configure the unit s settings v v v v Intended audience This manual is aimed at network engineers technicians and operators involved in the installation and operation of network devices such as the C 54 E MC Assumed skills and know how To work with a C 54 E MC unit a technician or operator must have adequate knowledge and skills in the fields of Installing electronic devices Ethernet network technologies and Internet Protocol IP Windows environments Web browsers Video audio data and contact closure transmissions Video compression methods v v v v v wv Specifications The information given in this manual was current when published Siqura reserves the right to revise and improve its products All specifications are subject to change without notice Important information Before proceeding please read and observe all instructions and warnings
50. d by the FloodGuard throttle interval parameter After reception of a valid FloodGuard packet the transmitter immediately resumes streaming C Stream Stream bandwidth limit Manager Keep alive interval Low latency J Transmitter FloodGuard throttle delay 2 lt 3 FloodGuard throttle interval Stream Manager and FloodGuard Page 55 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 3 Page 56 Live View tab Video 1 General Encoder 1 Encoder 2 L73 OSD VMD FTP Push Image Quality Tampering Detector Encoder Settings Enable a Video bit rate mode Constant quality e Resolution Frame rate frames s Maximum bit rate kbits s Actual bit rate W kbits s Quality a Video page Live View tab M JPEG output The C 54 E MC provides multiple M JPEG output methods To transport JPEG over HTTP and or to use the Live View previews in the web pages enable the Live View encoder and configure its settings gt To enable and configure UDP MJPEG streaming go to the Encoder 1 2 tab select MJPEG encoding mode and configure settings gt To activate the uploading of JPEG images to an FTP server configure the required settings on the FTP Push tab and the Event Management page Encoder Settings Enable All encoders can be enabled and configured separately Video bit rate mode Controls variations in bit rates Constant quality Keeps the image quality constant with varying n
51. drops into the Hysteresis area The alarm continues Camera performance is correct The alarm is deactivated after expiry of the Min event duration The Measurement rises into the Hysteresis area The alarm trip point is not reached Alarm output remains false Camera performance is correct Alarm output remains false Page 73 Sigqura C 54 E MC Measurements blurry sharp VCA Settings ROI Settings Configure Aarms lt lt Hide ROI Min event e gt E TEDAN GE CC at s eee PNEANANNNRANESENGEEE Alarm output true ALA ma HEHE Shae a z bb CO eR Ree Te ae LU HEE NASAAN gt Configure Focus Measurement P EEEE 777 CESREERREREESEE gt Conf BECEL eee Configure Exposure Measurement gtt n aind a gt Configure Contrast Measurement D w g gt Configure SNR Measurement gt Configure Evaluation Rate Auto Configure Reset to Default Image Quality not OK Alarm output true The red circle around the Focus dial in the figure above indicates that the alarm is raised by the Focus measurement The Exposure dial has no red circle although the pointer is in the Hysteresis area This shows that Exposure was correct before and that this measurement in itself is not the cause of the alarm Note In addition to the visual indications on the web pages alarms can also be read from the C 54 E MC s internal Management Information Base MIB using appropriate software 10 4 7 3 Measurements configuration Page 74
52. e lt UTC Time date gt _ lt Even Time date and event state Appended as S e log t State gt jpg FTP server A target FTP server must hold a user account associated with the C 54 E MC You can assign a primary server and a secondary server Images are posted simultaneously to both the primary server and secondary server Primary Server GEI IP address 172 22 250 21 Port User name SiquraEncoder Password Server path Captures FTP Push Primary Server example settings Primary Secondary Server Enable Select or clear to respectively enable disable the connection with this server IP address IP address of the FTP server Port The FTP protocol typically uses port 21 on the FTP server to listen for clients initiating a connection Port 21 is also where the server is listening for commands issued to it User name The authorization to access the FTP server Password Server path Folder on the FTP server assigned to the FTP client To be used for example if the client is not allowed to access the server root folder Page 69 Siqura C 54 E MC Page 70 Event Management Having selected Event On Event Off or Event Changed as a trigger do not forget to go to the Event Management page to associate one or more events with the FTP push FTP Push 1 Available inputs Selected inputs FTP push status lt lt Fvideo 1 vmd 1 MotionDetect inactive 1 ImageQualityMonitor BadImageQuality Video 1 Vca DI 1 Image
53. e UPnP Device Name Label Multicodec Video Server Save Jif Cancel Device Management page Auto Discovery tab Advertising the C 54 E MC on the network On the Auto Discovery tab you can enable UPnP Universal Plug and Play If enabled UPnP will allow the C 54 E MC to advertise its presence and services to control points on the network A control point can be a network device with embedded UPnP a VMS application or a spy software tool for example Device Spy Note on UPnP The goal of Universal Plug and Play UPnP a set of computer network protocols is to enable peer to peer simple and robust connectivity among stand alone devices and PCs from different vendors UPnP networking involves some or all of the following steps Step 1 Discovery Devices advertise their presence and services to a control point on the network Control points can search for devices on the network A discovery message is exchanged containing a few essential specifics about the devices e g its type identifier and a pointer to more detailed information Step 2 Description The control point can request the device s description from the URL provided in the discovery message The device description is expressed in XML and includes vendor specific information such as the model name serial number manufacturer name URLs to vendor specific web sites Step 3 Contro The control point can send actions to a device s service Step 4 Event The con
54. e area To upgrade the C 54 E MC firmware 1 On the Device Management web page open the Firmware tab 2 Inthe Upgrade section click Browse The Open dialog box displays 3 Browse to the folder containing the firmware image 4 Select the appropriate file nkffw extension and then click Open The Article code and Software version appear in the Upgrade section 5 Click Upgrade 6 In the Firmware Upgrade dialog box click Start A progress bar informs you on the task s completion percentage 7 Upon completion click Close P3 Firmware Upgrade Press Start to begin the upgrade procedure This may take 1 5 minutes Do not switch off the machine Do not close the browser The system does not function properly when upgrade is in progress Start Firmware upgrade progress Reboot tab Close General SNMP MX Auto Discovery Firmware Reboot select option ke Reboot Reset to factory settings keep network settings Reset to factory settings incl network settings Reset and Reboot Device Management page Reboot options Reboot Reboot Reset to factory settings keep network settings Reset to factory settings incl network settings Reboots the unit without resetting variables Reset option for all variables that can be set by the user with the exception of the network settings A complete reset which will restore the unit s settings including the IP address subnet mask to thei
55. e network Should be on when sending to a unicast IP address so that an alarm can be generated if no control messages from the receiver have come in for the time set by the FloodGuard throttle delay variable Amount of time after which the transmitter will enter throttled mode Sets the frequency of empty packets being sent into the network while the transmitter is in throttled mode The UDP NKF option will add an extended RTP header for Siqura applications requiring extra information Range 1 1000 s Default 10 s Time in seconds before alarm sent Working with the Web Pages Receiver Receiver 1 Source port filter Connection priority Reorder buffer size Stream fail delay FloodGuard enable FloodGuard tx interval Stream type Link loss alarm timeout Advanced Settings Receiver 1 Receiver Source port filter Can be used to filter incoming data traffic With multiple signals sent to the same IP address and destination port number Source port filter can be used to filter the input that is to accept only data from the transmitting port specified here The filter will not be active if set to O the default and recommended setting Connection priority Parameter intended for use with MX Software Development Kit MX SDK Reorder buffer size Used to reorder incoming packets Stream fail delay Range 0 10000 ms Default 300 ms Timeout in ms before going to NoStream state FloodGuard enable S
56. e unit has no knowledge of how many receivers there are The group vanishes when the source is disabled but the source will not automatically be disabled when the last remaining destination is cancelled and will keep transmitting at least towards the nearest switch Additionally it is possible to have the multicast group units send unsolicited membership reports keeping it alive even if only one any unit of the group is still active Source specific multicast The C 54 E MC also supports source specific multicast SSM This technique allows a receiver to specify a specific source sending to the multicast group and receive traffic originating from that source only Singling out the source in this way can considerably reduce the network load Note that SSM must be supported by the last hop router and the receiver s operating system and that the receiver requires IGMPv3 to be able to specify the specific source Page 105 Siqura C 54 E MC 11 2 11 3 Page 106 SSM is implemented on the encoder side by having the unit transmit a multicast stream to the 232 x Xx X group the range assigned to SSM via RTSP The Session Description Protocol SDP file generated by the RTSP server includes additional information containing the source IP S and the multicast group G The RTSP client in the decoder can then issue an IGMP join message containing S and G The intermediary routers can use this information to determine the shortest path between
57. ed changing one of its defined parameters sets the Predefined positions box to indicating that a custom position has been configured Variables that enable you to freely configure the dimensions of the object Click to view live images and see the effect of the current settings Hiding the preview may improve web page responsiveness The encoder handling the images seen in the preview Page 61 Siqura C 54 E MC Page 62 W W Advanced Settings m Advanced Picture Settings X Position anchor point Y Position anchor point Animation speed scaling factor Graphics tab Advanced Picture Settings Advanced Picture Settings X Position anchor point Variables that enable you to shift the OSD object relative to the anchor point Y Position anchor point Animation speed scaling Enables you to set the speed for an animated GIF graphic factor Graphic Management Graphic Management Graphics tab Graphic Management To upload a graphic 1 Inthe Graphic Management section click Browse The Open dialog box displays 2 Browse to the folder containing the graphic to be uploaded 3 Select a file with the correct file extension bmp gif jpg jpeg and then click Open The file appears in the File textbox 4 To start the upload click Add The graphic is added to the graphics list and to the Graphic drop down list in the Text section To remove a graphic 1 Inthe Graphic Management section
58. ed idle for longer than the timeout UART max latency Range 0 255 data words The maximum latency of the data channel is controlled by forcing a packet to be sent when the first data word of the packet was received longer ago than the number of word times set here Line termination enable Normally the devices at the two extremes of a bus are terminated while intermediate devices are not Therefore RS 422 always enable being point to point RS 485 enable only for the first and last module connected to the bus configuration Line biasing enable If biasing is needed RS 485 it should be enabled on at least 1 module on the bus RS 422 does not require biasing Note on Data Transfer Optimization A word time is the transmit time for one data word The amount of time one data word takes to travel on the line is determined by bit rate and word length Using the UART gap timeout and UART max latency variables you can tailor the data channel for your specific protocol A delay lt 5 milliseconds is possible with minimal settings One or more data words are bundled in packets The packaging process influences the performance of the UART mode At high bit rates say 115 kbit s it may be desirable to adjust some of the low level UART settings to prevent high CPU loads At such speeds a large number of small network packets might increase CPU load by 15 The process can be optimized using the RS 4xx settings in the Advanced Settings secti
59. ed to upload images generated by its Live View encoder to an FTP server Posting the files in JPEG format can be set to be continuous or event triggered On the Event Management page one or more events can be associated with FTP Push General Post when Continuous posting interval Posted file name Page 68 Never Event On Event Off Event Changed Continuous No image posting Image is posted when configured event occurs Image is posted when configured event ceases Images are posted when configured event occurs or ceases Posting not associated with any event Images are sent continuously at the frequency set for the Continuous posting interval parameter Range 1 300 s Applies to continuous posting only Determines the frequency of image posts Enter a descriptive name Use the Append list and button lt lt to include extra information to identify the files The and symbols described below can also be typed directly after the name Working with the Web Pages General Append list Options to add information and file extension to the file name entered lt UTC Time date gt jpg Time date Appended as _ jpg lt SeqNr gt jpg Sequence number Appended as _ jpg lt SeqgNr gt _ lt UTC Time dat Sequence number and time date Appended as e gt jpg _ _ jpg lt SeqNr gt _ lt Event Sequence number and event state Appended as State gt jpg SZ jpg Examples of event state T true F fals
60. ee below Constant bit rate Keeps network load constant at the cost of varying image quality Frames may be skipped The following resolutions are supported see Notes on page 42 resolution h x v PAL NTSC D1 720x576 720x480 2 3 D1 480x576 480x480 1 2 D1 352x576 352x480 2CIF 720x288 720x240 CIF top field only 352x288 352x240 QCIF 176x144 176x120 In addition VGA 640x480 and QVGA 320x240 are also supported For more information on CIF resolutions see Notes on page 42 Note Per video input the C 54 E MC will simultaneously handle dual MPEG 2 4 encoding at full frame rate MPEG 2 in I frame only and Live View encoding at 5 frames per second Setting Encoders 1 and 2 to perform MPEG 2 4 encoding in D1 resolution at the same time may overtax the hardware The unit s total output bandwidth including streams controlled by RTSP and those enabled through SAP should not exceed 60 Mb s Available in MPEG 2 4 mode Distance in frames between two l frames Selectable rates are determined by the video mode PAL NTSC set on the General tab PAL 1 25 fps NTSC 1 30 fps Page 41 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 2 1 Page 42 Encoder Settings Bit rate Range 10 15000 The speed of the digital transmission that is the amount of information transferred processed per unit of time Selecting a profile see below automatically sets the bit rate associated with the profile Quality Available in MJPEG mode Reflect
61. es in less privileged web content zone can navigate in Disable Enable Prompt ZS Scripting A Active scripting N Ki a A amp RlowrProgrsmmatic clipboard access Disable Enable CB Dramat lt Takes effect after you restart Internet Explorer Reset custom settings Reset to medium high default Active scripting enabled 13 13 1 Appendix Video Player Plug In Installation Viewing video streams on the C 54 E MC web pages requires a video player installation on the machine running the web browser This appendix provides instructions for installing QuickTime and VLC the video plug ins supported by the C 54 E MC In This Chapter UIC ab ln 109 Ee 110 QuickTime QuickTime is the default video player If this plug in is not detected on opening a video stream on the Live Video page a security warning enables you to install the software Internet Explorer Security Warning Do you want to install this software Name QuickTime Publisher Apple Inc more options While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer Only install software from publishers you trust What s the risk IE security warning Alternatively QuickTime and VLC can be installed using the download link that appears on attempting to open a video stream on an Encoder tab No Video player plugin has been detected You can download the VLC
62. es the Stream bandwidth limit mechanism Note on Low Latency mode This mode may cause packet loss in the network In this mode short bursts of 100 MB data may overflow the input buffer of an Ethernet aggregation switch As a rule of thumb the average load of an Ethernet port should not exceed 40 of its maximum load i e 40 MB for a 100 MB port Page 47 Siqura C 54 E MC Transmitter Transmitter 1 DSCP field Connection priority Multicast TTL RTP control mode Stream type RTP type 0 auto Link loss alarm timeout FloodGuard zw UDP RTP NKF v Advanced Settings Transmitter Transmitter DSCP field Connection priority Multicast TTL RTP control mode Stream type RTP type 0 auto Link loss alarm timeout Page 48 Range 0 63 DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point uses the first 6 bits of the ToS Type of Service field in the header of IP packets for packet classification purposes The bit pattern in the field indicates the type of service and forwarding behavior at the next node With 26 bits up to 64 network service types can be defined RFC 2724 http www ietf org rfc rfc24 74 txt describes the Differentiated Services DS field and the DiffServ Code Point See also the note on Differentiated Services later in this chapter Parameter intended for use with MX Software Development Kit MX SDK Range 0 127 Specify the number of routers hops that multicast traffi
63. ess tab 2 Select the user name from the User List and then click Edit The Edit User section displays 3 Modify the user name permission level and or password 4 To write the settings into the module click Save Edit User Set Password gt gt Editing a user To delete a user 1 On the User Management page open the Web Access tab 2 Select the user name from the User List and then click Remove 3 To confirm the deletion press OK Linux tab Linux Root Password Current password New password Confirm new password ok Cancel User Management page Linux tab Root password The root account is a special account that can be used for system administration The account is always present and should be password protected at all times The root password which is required when logging on to Linux with root authority is empty by default Using the Linux tab an admin can set or change the root password Should you have forgotten the password to your admin account and be locked out of the system you can regain access by logging in as root with a valid root password Through the root account you can then reset the admin password 10 10 gt gt Working with the Web Pages Date and Time Date and Time Date and Time Date S yyyy mm dd Local time hh mm ss Time zone Enable Daylight Savings Time SNTP Settings Enable time service Time server IP address Time service query inter
64. etwork load The quality is determined by the value set for the Quality parameter see below Constant bit rate Keeps network load constant at the cost of varying image quality Frames may be skipped Resolution Set sensible combinations of mode resolution frame rate and maximum bit rate It _ js advised to limit MJPEG encoding to 5 fps when the C 54 E MC is also handling Frame rate MPEG 2 4 encoding with 1xD1 and 1xCIF or 2CIF at full frame rate Maximum bit rate Actual bit rate Available in Constant quality mode COM This field is dynamically updated with the current bit rate to provide feedback on the bit rate that is used on average with the current Quality setting see below Quality Available in Constant quality mode CQM Reflects the amount of compression Generally speaking the higher the quality setting the lower the compression ratio and the more bits are consumed This means a trade off has to be found between the desired quality level and available bandwidth 10 4 3 1 Working with the Web Pages Encoder Settings Show Preview gt gt Click to view live images and see the effect of the current settings lt lt Hide Preview Hiding the preview may improve web page responsiveness Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Frame rate divider X resolution Y resolution Meta data insertion mode Each frame v Meta data insertion interval Live View tab Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Frame
65. etwork load from a few kb s to 10 Mb s or higher The image quality is determined by the values set for the Q min and Q min P parameters in the Advanced Settings section Variable network load but limited to value set for the VBR maximum bit rate parameter in the Advanced Settings section The frame rate will suffer wnen the VBR maximum bit rate is reached Working with the Web Pages Encoder Settings Resolution GOP length Frame rate Variable bit rate non drop Variable network load but limited to value set for the VBR maximum bit rate parameter in the Advanced Settings section The quality will decrease when the VBR maximum bit rate is reached The frame rate will be constant Constant bit rate Keeps network load constant at the cost of varying image quality Frames may be skipped Constant bit rate Keeps network load constant at the cost of varying non drop image quality Frames are never skipped 6 Mb s 5 Mb s 4 Mb s 3 Mb s a 2 Mb s l nae MPEG 2 encoding mode supports the following bit rate mode Constant bit rate Keeps network load constant at the cost of varying non drop image quality Frames are never skipped MJPEG encoding mode supports the following bit rate modes Constant quality Keeps the image quality constant with varying network load from a few kb s to 10 Mb s or higher The quality is determined by the value set for the Quality parameter s
66. g IP settings Important It is essential to set at least the IP address correctly and keep the value on record otherwise management of the unit will require special software Note that the subnet mask is also required Page 35 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 3 1 Page 36 Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Network DHCP enable Ethernet mode IGMP unsolicited reports enable Network page Advanced Settings Pressing the Advanced gt gt button on the Network page gives you access to the following settings Network DHCP enable Ethernet mode IGMP unsolicited reports enable Allows assigning of the IP address by a DHCP server instead of using static IP addressing Transmission mode and speed Auto Autonegotiation default 10 HDX Half duplex 10 Mbit 10 FDX Full duplex 10 Mbit 100 HDX Half duplex 100 Mbit 100 FDX Full duplex 100 Mbit v v v v v Enables sending of unsolicited messages such as requests to join a multicast group for example without having to wait for a query message from a management PC multicast router or switch Working with the Web Pages 10 4 Video Z Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Live View OSD VMD FTP Push Image Quality Tampering Detector General Settings Camera name PAL NTSC Video source Deinterlacing Of ei Video impedance 7Sohm Hi Z Contrast Brightness Color saturation kel 100 D Hue Sharpness Encoder Priorities Encoder Prionty Enc
67. h On the occurrence of an event the C 54 E MC can post a JPG image on a remote server The unit pushes the image to one or two FTP servers The event can be triggered externally by VMD the Image Quality Monitor Tampering Detector etc or the C 54 E MC can periodically upload images to the remote server s Compatibility The C 54 E MC is part of Siqura a complete offering of video surveillance equipment and solutions Siqura offers video codecs servers IP cameras video management network storage and configuration software The C 54 E MC is designed to comply with the worldwide adopted standards for streaming video Its Open Streaming Architecture OSA offers standardized streaming video and remote control All streaming protocols are based on approved standards and tested with different vendors A comprehensive HTTP API gives access to all controls and makes integration with third party VMS easy The API is available at www siqura com In addition the C 54 E MC supports Sigura s unique MX protocol 3 2 Front Panel Features and indications The front panel of the C 54 E MC has the following features C 54E 4 BNC connectors RJ 45 socket or SFP DATA 5 pin mini Combicon connector Status indicator LEDs SYNC off green red yellow red yellow blink DC green NV red Ethernet green yellow sockets LEDs video input Ethernet I O electrical or fiber RS 422 485 data in out upper out lower
68. h provisions of the following EC directives LVD 2006 9S EC EMC 2004 108 EC 89 336 EEC A sample of the product has been tested by Safety UL File Standards EMC Standards Signature Page 6 Underwriters Laboratories Inc UL Arnhem The Netherlands E242498 part A16 Note on UL A 80 not yet in UL file hardware tested by Optelecom NKF UL 60950 1 2007 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 07 IEC 60950 1 2005S Information Technology Equipment Safety Part 1 general requirements D A R E Consultancy B V Woerden The Netherlands EN 61000 6 3 2007 Generic Emission Standard residential environm EN 55022 Class B A FCC 47 CFR 15 Class B A EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 61000 6 2 2005 Generic Immunity Standard industrial environm EN 55024 EN 61000 series Parts 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 11 J owe e J d Ai P J de Konink W D Hermelink Product Manager Product Certification Engineer Gouda 2010 June 25 h CE 3 3 1 Product Description The Siqura C 54 E MC multicodec video server is an open and versatile 4 channel solution for IP video monitoring applications made to operate under extreme outdoor conditions This chapter introduces the unit to you by outlining its main features In This Chapter Product Overview C B v3 10 7 L ieler EE 9 Product Overview General The Sigura C 54 E MC is a field hardened 4 channel video server for IP applications capable of streaming MPEG 2
69. he network service type in the DSCP field and provide the appropriate level of service Low latency service can be realized for example through priority queuing bandwidth allocation or by assigning dedicated routes Note on RTP and RTCP The Real time Transport Protocol RTP is designed for end to end real time audio or video data flow transport It is regarded as the primary standard for video audio transport over multicast or unicast network services RTP does not provide guaranteed delivery but sequencing of the data makes it possible to detect missing packets It allows the recipient to compensate for breaks in sequence that may occur during the transfer on an IP network Error concealment can make the loss of packets unnoticeable RTP is usually used in conjunction with the Real time Transport Control Protocol RTCP RTP carries the media streams RTCP provides reception quality feedback participant identification and synchronization between media streams Note on the Session Announcement Protocol SAP SAP defined in RFC 2974 see RFC 2974 http www ietf org rfc rfc2974 txt is a protocol for advertising multicast session information A SAP announcer periodically broadcasts announcement packets which include the session description information of multicast sessions presented by the announcer SAP uses the Session Description Protocol SDP as the format of the session descriptions The announcement is multicast with the same scope
70. her than the default receiver port numbers as given in the MIB Management Information Base If you want to change these receiver port numbers for some reason use even numbers A given receiver port number N is associated with the port number N 1 through which control information is returned to the source Eligible port numbers in general are within the range indicated above with some exceptions Those within the 3000 10000 range are reserved and or hard coded or may become reserved so only 10000 65535 are generally safe Default port numbers used by receivers are shown in the following table General Example Video SOXxx Video 50010 Audio 51xXX Audio 51010 Data 52XXX Data 1 52010 RS 4xx Data2 52020 RS 232 CC 53XXX CC 1 53010 CC 2 53020 Default port numbers Siqura MX applications using automatic port number allocation may use 55000 and up ic 12 Appendix Enabling JavaScript In order for the C 54 E MC web pages to display correctly JavaScript must be enabled in your web browser To enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer 1 From Internet Explorer s Tools menu select Internet Options 2 On the Security tab click the Internet globe icon and then click Custom level 3 In the Settings list search for Active scripting and select Enable 4 Click OK and then close the Internet Options dialog box Security Settings Internet Zone Settings Userdata persistence O Disable Enable e Websit
71. hould be on to enable the sending of control messages FloodGuard tx interval Interval at which the receiver sends control messages to the transmitter see the section on FloodGuard Stream type The UDP NKF option will add an extended RTP header for Siqura applications requiring extra information Link loss alarm timeout Range 1 1000 s Default 10 s Time in seconds before alarm sent Page 89 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 6 PTZ 10 6 1 Page 90 b gt Camera Settings Camera 1 ID address Camera 2 ID address Camera 3 ID address Camera 4 ID address Select PTZ driver PTZ Driver Management eT Browse Add Filename Size kB AmericanDynamicsSpeedDome bt DR Del BigoschPhiips xt_ e foynacoloroscp txt _ _ de Honeywell scessxt de Optelecom NKF_Optelidome txt EE ke IPanasonic_conventional txt eee Wanasonic_new txt elco D js kel Pelco P txt iSamsung txt Samsung _SPD_1600 txt Vicon _V15UVS txt lVideolarm txt Data Settings Bit rate Word length excluding panty Stop bits Parity mode PTZ page Enabling PTZ camera control To enable PTZ control l 2 control 3 Click Save Cancel A PTZ camera connected to the C 54 E MC can be controlled with the PTZ Control Panel on the Live Video page PTZ camera control is enabled by selecting a driver that is supported by the camera If the required driver is not included in the PTZ driver list
72. ial number 230565 120 Software version 3 10 0 Upgrade Device Management page Firmware tab Note The first time you access the Firmware tab after opening your web browser you are asked to authenticate Next a security alert displays Using the C 54 E MC firmware upgrade feature requires Java Runtime Environment 1 6 or higher The Siqura application does not give rise to any security risks You can run it safely Firmware images The C 54 E MC has two firmware storage areas a fixed image area and an upgrade image area The fixed image area contains the original factory version of the firmware This cannot be erased The upgrade image area is usually empty upon factory release If the existing firmware in the C 54 E MC is to be replaced a new version can be written to the upgrade image area There the new image resides in erasable flash memory An upgrade image can replace an existing upgrade image written to the device at an earlier upgrade It is essential that the upgrade image is compatible with the C 54 E MC Important If an error should occur during the upgrade procedure the C 54 E MC will not revert to a former upgrade image Instead it will be downgraded to the fixed image Page 99 Sigqura C 54 E MC 10 8 6 Page 100 b gt Current version This section offers information on the currently active firmware version Upgrade This section enables you to upgrade the firmware residing in the upgrade imag
73. immediately written into the device and reflected in the preview Range 0 256 Presets for positioning the OSD object Drag the sliding button or enter a percentage Variables that enable you to freely position the object instead of using the presets Drag the sliding buttons or enter a percentage When a preset has been selected changing one of its defined parameters sets the Predefined positions box to indicating that a custom position has been configured Click to view live images and see the effect of the current settings Hiding the preview may improve web page responsiveness The encoder handling the images seen in the preview Page 59 Siqura C 54 E MC Page 60 b gt b gt Advanced Settings Advanced OSD Bar 1 Settings Font name Helveticatf v Render mode 4 o X Position anchor point Y Position anchor point Rotation angle oo Advanced OSD Bar Settings Advanced OSD Bar Settings Font name Offers a selection from default and uploaded fonts see Font Management Render mode Outline or Border X Position anchor point Variables that enable you to shift the OSD object relative to the anchor point Y Position anchor point Rotation angle Background size automatically adjusts to text dimensions when a bar is rotated Font Management Font Management eT Browse M Ada Del Gentiumitalic ttf Helvetica ttf Filename Size kB Text tab Font Management settings
74. ions and warnings specified in this manual and that this unit be installed in locations accessible to trained service personnel only Safety Requirements The equipment described in this manual has been designed and tested according to the UL IEC EN 60950 1 safety requirements Warning If there is any doubt regarding the safety of the equipment do not put it into operation This might be the case when the equipment shows physical damage or is stressed beyond tolerable limits for example during storage and transportation Important Before opening the equipment disconnect it from all power sources The equipment must be powered by a SELV power supply This is equivalent to a Limited Power source LPS see UL IEC EN 60950 1 clause 2 5 or a NEC Class 2 power supply When this module is operated in extremely elevated temperature conditions it is possible for internal and external metal surfaces to become extremely hot SELV conforming to IEC 60950 1 lt 60VDC output output voltage galvanically isolated from mains All power supplies or power supply cabinets available from Siqura comply with these SELV requirements Page 3 Sigqura C 54 E MC Page 4 Optical Safety C 54 E MC SFP This optical equipment contains Class 1M lasers or LEDs and has been designed and tested to meet IEC 60825 1 1993 A1 A2 and IEC 60825 2 2004 safety class 1M requirements Warning Optical equipment presents potential hazards to testing and
75. ld off frames Stream type Transport stream e Quantization matrix MPEG Default v Meta data insertion mode Each l frame v 3 a Meta data insertion interval Advanced Settings Encoder section MPEG 2 mode Encoder MPEG 2 mode Frame rate divider Relates to the frame rate configured in the Encoder Settings section X resolution Variables that enable you to freely set picture resolution instead of using the _ resolution presets in the Encoder Settings section Y resolution Stream type Transport Stream or Elementary Stream Quantization matrix MPEG Default Alternative 1 or Alternative 2 Meta data insertion mode For details see the section on Meta Data Insertion Disabled No meta data added to stream Fixed interval Activates Meta data insertion interval parameter below Each I frame Data block is added after each Lirame The interval is determined by the GOP length therefore Meta data insertion Activate this parameter by setting Meta data insertion mode above to Fixed interval interval Note on Quantization Quantization is a lossy compression technique used in image processing It is based on the fact that variations in high frequency brightness for example are not easily distinguished by the human eye A quantization matrix a combination of predefined values is used to reduce the amount of information in the high frequency components of an image thereby making the stream more compressible The val
76. ltiple PTZ preset positions When the camera moves to a different preset the Tampering Detector will try to match the new scene to the available reference images To create a reference image 1 Inthe VCA Settings section click Configure Reference Images 2 Open the Reference image list and select the image you want to create 3 Enter a descriptive name in the Label box 4 Enter a value in seconds for the Sampling duration This parameter enables you to capture the background of a scene only and have specific elements such as moving objects filtered out of the image With a longer time span for the sampling duration persons passing in front of the camera for example or cars driving ona highway can be smoothed out to prevent them from triggering a changed scene alarm 5 Click the Sample reference button The current image is sampled VCA Settings gt Configure Position Measurement Configure Reference tmages Reference image see Railway Bridge Preset 1 Sampling duration wesen e Sample reference Ready Clear all gt Configure Aarms Reference Image 1 created You can use the ROI settings section to exclude portions of the image from monitoring as explained in Region of Interest on page 76 Working with the Web Pages Feedback View ROI Settings E E L E Ei lan D i TE gt mg A a HI uf TY a mp ge GE gt em mz mmm RSR RR RRE 2 n gt STE EANA Best match G Be ie
77. more information refer to Appendix Video Player Plug In Installation Available in Live View Encoder mode Indicates the current refresh rate of the web page Visible in MPEG 2 4 mode C 54 E MC does not feature audio Working with the Web Pages 10 1 3 PTZ camera control via your browser Live Video lt lt Stop LiveView Show all cams Encoder Video player PTZ Control md J c ae WE Audio Disabled Live Video page with PTZ control panel Displaying the PTZ control panel With a PTZ driver selected on the PTZ web page the PTZ control panel is visible to the right of the preview in maximized mode If the selected driver is supported by the PTZ camera connected to the C 54 E MC you can use the panel to control the camera and manage the camera s presets PTZ drivers not included in the driver list on the PTZ page can be uploaded to the C 54 E MC via PTZ Driver Management on the same page Page 31 Siqura C 54 E MC Working with the PTZ control panel Using the upper section of the PTZ control panel you can pan tilt Zoom and focus the camera and control the iris goen be PTZ Control Click arrows to pan _ and tilt the camera Zoom out By at fixed speed Focus far Focus near les Click ball to pan and tilt the camera point of clicking a determines pan tilt Iris open speed Iris close PTZ control panel The Preset section is designed for working with preset camera positions
78. motely configure device settings and manage media streams Additionally MX viewing and control software offers real time monitoring of video streams Operator Office MX Viewer Lite and playback of recorded images Operator Storage For more details on the MX IP protocol the MIB and Siqura s EMX network service refer to the manuals documenting the MX Software Development Kit and the above programs Note If you prefer using open standards you can go to the unit s Device Management web page and disable the MX IP protocol on the MX tab of this page Be aware that doing so prevents you from upgrading the C 54 E MC firmware through MX Firmware Upgrade Tool Page 19 Siqura C 54 E MC 6 4 6 5 Page 20 SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP part of the internet protocol suite can be used to monitor network devices such as the C 54 E MC for conditions or events that require administrative attention For more details refer to appropriate literature on SNMP The C 54 E MC supports in band SNMP Via SNMP several status variables can be read and traps can be generated on events C 54 E MC SNMP settings can be configured on the SNMP tab of the unit s Device Management web page The SNMP Agent is MIB 2 compliant and supports versions 1 and 2c of the SNMP protocol The MIB database can be downloaded at www siqura com Session Announcement Protocol SAP The C 54 E MC supports the Session Announcement Protocol SAP This i
79. ncement interval Session scope Multicast IP range Page 50 When selected session announcements are sent at the frequency determined by the Announcement interval parameter and the media stream is transmitted to the multicast IP address specified in the Stream dest IP address box Enter a descriptive name to identify the media stream Enter the multicast IP address the media stream is to be sent to The address must be within the range defined by the Multicast IP range parameter The destination port number Default 1024 Range 0 63 See the note on DSCP Range 0 127 Specify the number of routers hops that multicast traffic is permitted to pass through before expiring on the network Determines the frequency of announcements Global the default session scope sets the Multicast IP range parameter to 224 2 128 0 224 2 255 255 IPv4 global scope sessions A SAP listening application will recognize the global scope and automatically listen for SAP announcements at the 224 2 127 254 multicast IP address The Administrative session scope allows you to enter a custom IP range within the 239 0 0 0 239 255 255 255 IPv4 administrative scope sessions range For an Administrative session scope the multicast address for SAP announcements will be set to the highest address in the relevant administrative scope For example for a scope range of 239 16 32 0 239 16 33 255 the IP address 239 16 33 255 is used for SAP announ
80. nd listen to the same multicast address Highlighted fields The source address and port number fields are highlighted in green when the enabled receiver receives a stream from the specified source The two fields are marked in red when no stream is received with the receiver enabled and correctly configured TCP Server Settings m TCP Server Settings Server enable Server port TCP Server Settings TCP connections are always bidirectional so no separate transmitter and receiver settings are needed TCP Server Settings Server enable Selecting this box enables the streaming of UART data over TCP using a client server connection The server accepts requests from a specific client or any host if not specified Server port Range 0 65535 10 5 1 Working with the Web Pages Advanced Settings RS 4xx Settings RS 4xx Settings Bit rate 19200 bits s UART gap timeout words UART max latency words Line termination enable d Line biasing enable d Advanced Settings RS 4xx For details about data words and data transfer optimization see the note below RS 4xx Settings Bit rate Range 300 115200 The speed of the digital transmission that is the amount of information transferred processed per unit of time Enables you to set a bit rate other than the presets in the UART settings section UART gap timeout Range 0 255 data words Will have the next packet sent when the line has remain
81. nt duration Alarm output delay time the time span that is to elapse before a continued change in conditions actually activates deactivates the alarm output Alarm output True or False Indication of current status Tip A PTZ camera moving from one preset to the next may trigger an alarm if the scene change takes too long Setting an appropriate time for the Min event duration parameter can delay the alarm output until the camera has adopted the new position and the alarm condition has ceased Examples of alarms Feedback View Feedback view Matched image Reference 1 Railway Bridge Preset 1 Match level 76 Original camera position Feedback View BLOCKED OR CHANGED SCENE Te RN SE E Currentimage Matched image No match found Match level 0 Working with the Web Pages Feedback View POSITION ALARM 7 J a amm i Tom mee se aah as allele ail ee Currentimage Y Matched image Reference 1 Railway Bridge Preset 1 Match level 46 Camera has moved to the right Although the current image still matches Reference 1 the changed camera position results in a position alarm Feedback View BLOCKED OR CHANGED SCENI Feedback view Matched image No match found Match level 0 Camera has moved further to the right Current image Blocked scene alarm no longer matches any reference image resulting in a changed scene alarm Page 83 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 5 Data RS 422 485
82. oder 1 Encoder 2 Low 3 e em aaa Medium 2 Video 1 page Note The first time you open this page you may encounter a security alert concerning the installation of a Java update This add on required for proper display of the web pages does not give rise to any security risks You can install it safely Dual streaming per channel Each of the four channels can transmit two streams at different resolutions and frame rates simultaneously Selectable video formats are MPEG 2 MPEG 4 and MJPEG A total of six copies per channel three per independent stream can be transmitted to different unicast and or multicast destinations using Siqura s proprietary MX protocol The C 54 E MC supports source specific multicast SSM Up to forty clients can retrieve streams using RTSP It is also possible to use the Session Announcement Protocol SAP to transmit video streams to multicast destinations Per channel the C 54 E MC also has a Live View Encoder that can convert the analog video input signal to MJPEG format for streaming to web applications or remote devices using HTTP pull method Via FTP Push JPEG images can also be posted on an FTP server Page 37 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 1 General tab lt Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Live View OSD VMD FTP Push Image Quality Tampering Detector m General Settings Camera name PAL NTSC Video source Deinterlacing Video impedance Contrast Gen fum E Brightness ee tan E Color sat
83. on Packets can be sent depending on the configuration of the UART gap timeout and UART max latency variables These can be set such that fewer but larger packets are sent making the stream simpler to handle at a considerably lower CPU load Configuring these settings is often a trade off between latency due to packaging and payload efficiency In other words many network packets with a small payload low latency versus fewer packets with a large payload higher latency At lower bit rates a need for smoother PTZ may also require modification of these low level settings Note that this depends on the application For example PTZ commands must be sent frequently but require few words Latency can be minimized by proper fine tuning of the UART gap timeout and UART max latency variables Page 87 Siqura C 54 E MC Page 88 Transmitter Transmitter 1 Connection priority Multicast TTL FloodGuard enable FloodGuard throttle delay FloodGuard throttle interval Stream type Link loss alarm timeout DP NKF Advanced Settings Transmitter 1 Transmitter Connection priority Multicast TTL FloodGuard enable FloodGuard throttle delay FloodGuard throttle interval Stream type Link loss alarm timeout Parameter intended for use with MX Software Development Kit MX SDK Range 0 127 Specify the number of routers hops that multicast traffic is permitted to pass through before expiring on th
84. on and Service Tool will also be updated Page 13 5 1 Connections With your Siqura unit installed the next step is to establish an IP connection and set up video and if applicable other signal links This chapter describes how to change the factory set IP address and subnet mask of the C 54 E MC to be compatible with the network segment in which the unit will be used Additionally it discusses how to configure signal streaming In This Chapter Establishing a Network Connection 15 Making Video and Data Connections ssssssssssrrsnrrsnrrenrrerene 17 Establishing a Network Connection The factory set IP address of the C 54 E MC is in the 10 x x x range You will find it printed on a sticker on the unit SNR 184728 iN CE C 54 E MACAP 11 19VDC 0 8A e 00 04 7E 01 39 34 599405377730 1015752 ee Factory set IP address RUM p li l This device complies wth Part 5 of the FCC Rules Operation is sudject to the following teo cordtions 1 this dedice may rot cause harmfu irterference and 2 ths Covice must accept ary irterference eceived including interference thet m ey cause under ed operation wre optelecomnokf con WO WOT OO 100 Made in the E U C 54 E MC product sticker Note This is the address the unit will revert to if you issue a Reset to factory settings incl network settings on page 100 command and reboot the unit TO open communication with the C 54 E MC from a host PC and change
85. ork cable into the RJ 45 Ethernet socket on the C 54 E MC front panel Important Use appropriate cabling Cat 5 or Cat 6 for network links To connect a video source Connect the coaxial cable from your video source a camera for example to the video input BNC connector on the C 54 E MC front panel To connect data sources destinations gt Plug the cable carrying the data signals into the RJ 45 DATA socket on the C 54 E MC front panel Important Through connecting the signal ground lines of RS data interfaces is mandatory as iS proper grounding See also the section on pin assignments later in this chapter Page 11 Siqura C 54 E MC 4 3 Startup After startup the DC LED will light and the network indicator lights will go through an on off Sequence The power DC LED should always be lit the link and No Video lights will eventually glow upon establishing of a good network link and the absence of an input video signal respectively The sync LED displays as described in the Front Panel section Important Before any signal connection can be made at least a valid IP address the unit s identity for the network and a subnet mask must be assigned to the unit Refer to the Connections chapter for details on how this can be done 4 4 Connector Pin Assignments Mini Combicon connector pin assignments Correctly connecting the and inputs and outputs on the C 54 E MC s green mini Combicon connector to the inputs
86. ormal v ar i Save Masking grid Configuration Brush Invert Mask View VMD results in PIP Clear Save Normal Allows grid elements to be accessed in 4 element groups Large Allows grid elements to be accessed in 16 element groups Small Allows grid elements to be accessed one at a time Enables you for example to start creating a mask by marking the smaller area s you do wish to monitor and then use this button to reverse the selection Inserts the Video Motion Detection inset providing feedback on current VMD settings Clears the mask Makes the current mask effective and stores it for later use Page 65 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 5 4 10 4 5 5 10 4 5 6 Page 66 VMD detection window The VMD detection window shows up as a small picture within the larger picture Depending on the thresholds set the motion detection bar on the right side of the picture shows up green or red see figures below the latter indicating a VMD alarm will be generated In the pictures the upper and lower thresholds are shown as two white markers If the bar runs over the highest marker it will turn green again and there will be no alarm condition NG U alm p H i J wy F l mp aat E VMD detection windows with mask applied to the left half of the window The small white blocks indicate grid elements where change occurred above the sensitivity level The summed change is reflected in the bars on the right
87. ow The messages contain product information to identify the source of the stream and all relevant status information related to the stream or codec Note This section provides a general explanation of meta data insertion as implemented in Siqura products The unit this manual pertains to may or may not feature all of the media e g audio contact closure and encoding formats included below Message layout The layout of the product info message always inserted is as follows ZE PS Prod name Serial number Softw version se fre oo ASCII ASCII ASCII For MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 Meta Data is preceded by the Meta Data header 00 00 01 B2 Meta Data message For MJPEG these for the rest identical messages will be inserted as comment field FF FE Size MSB Size LSB Meta Data message For H 264 these for the rest identical messages will be inserted as SEI NAL unit 0x06 marked as type Meta Data Unregistered 0x05 UUID 16 bytes Meta Data message This message contains all relevant status messages related to the video stream or codec The data ID is 0x01 with the message in the following layout P lave R Statusi Status2 Status3 Status4 future expansion possible Working with the Web Pages Status 1 Video status Bit O Isb Video loss on input Bit 1 Black white video Bit 2 VMD alarm Bit 3 Tampering alarm Bit 4 Image quality alarm Bit 5 for future use will be 0 Bit 6 for future use
88. player You can download the Quicktime player Video player download links QuickTime installation itself is straightforward and self explanatory Page 109 Siqura C 54 E MC 13 2 VLC Page 110 W VLC installation requires special attention When installing this software make sure you select the Mozilla plug in and ActiveX plug in components in the VLC Setup wizard VLC media player 1 0 3 Setup Choose Components Choose which features of VLC media player 1 0 3 you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select the type of install Custom Or select the optional Media Player required aaa you wish to F Start Menu Shortcut Ee b ch mI e e e po Description Space required 72 48 Required components Mozilla and ActiveX plug ins Warning Do not use VLC v0 8 6f This version will stop running after 30 seconds The C 54 E MC has been successfully tested with VLC v1 1 7 VLC and Windows Vista To configure VLC media player settings when running this plug in on a Windows Vista PC 1 Open the VLC media player 2 On the Tools menu select Preferences 3 In the Show settings section lower left corner select All 4 Expand the Video option and select Output Modules 5 In the Video output module list click either DirectX video output OpenGL video output or Windows GDI video output 6 Expand O
89. poses at a time Not all frames from the original video stream are used for VMD Only 1 divided by the value set for the frame rate divider frames are evaluated A VMD event becomes active when within the Event window the number of frames with motion exceeds a configurable value the Event window high mark After this the VMD event will remain active until the number of frames with motion drops below another configurable value the Event window low mark frames K T with l k Z 0 IC A F i l i l l l pe MMH I No VMD alarm i VMD alarm No VMD alarm i l l l i i VMD Alarm Event window high low mark X Event window size Y Event window high mark Z Event window low mark VMD alarm becomes active when in at least Y out of X frames motion is detected VMD alarm becomes inactive when in at least Z out of X frames no motion is detected Page 67 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 6 FIP Push tab General Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Live View OSD VMD 2L Image Quality Tampering Detector General Post when Continuous posting interval Posted file name Primary Server Enable IP address Port User name Password Server path Secondary Server Enable IP address Port User name Password Server path Never WM Visit the Event Management page to configure the event S Video 1 page FTP Push tab JPEG image posting Save Jl Cancel The C 54 E MC can be configur
90. r network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for B Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Ada the appropriate IP settings This connection uses the following items Obtain an IP address automatically JS QoS Packet Scheduler Use the following IP address X Realtek LANPkt Protocol TEE Internet Protocol TCP IP Subnet mask Default gateway Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default Use the following DNS server addresses wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Opening IP settings on the host PC Changing host PC IP settings to the factory default settings of the unit At this point connect your PC to the C 54 E MC You can connect them directly using a crossover cable or connect both to a switch Step 2 Accessing the unit Using a standard web browser you can now log on to the C 54 E MC s internal web server Step 3 Changing the unit s network settings The Network web page enables you to make the unit s network addressing compatible with the network it will be hooked into You can set a fixed IP address or have the IP address assigned by a DHCP server In the latter case open the Advanced Settings and enable DHCP
91. r original default values This could make the unit unreachable for in band communications in which case the internal web pages are accessible only by temporarily moving a PC to the same subnet as the C 54 E MC Working with the Web Pages 10 9 User Management Web Access Linux User List User admin User Management page Web Access Tabs The User Management page is available to users with an Admin account It has two tabs Web Access and Linux 10 9 1 Web Access tab Three level access control The C 54 E MC has three levels of access to the internal web pages User groups are Administrators Operators and Viewers Do not use the name of one of these groups as a user name Out of the box the unit has no user accounts configured The C 54 E MC supports up to 20 users at a time Managing user accounts To add a user 1 On the User Management page open the Web Access tab 2 Inthe User List section click Add The Add User section displays 3 Enter the new user name alphanumeric and underscore only and password Confirm the password to prevent errors 4 Select the appropriate access level 5 To write the settings into the unit click Add The user is added to the User List m Add User User name Level Password Confirm password Adding a user Page 101 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 9 2 Page 102 W gt gt To edit a user 1 On the User Management page open the Web Acc
92. ra B V TKH Security Solutions USA Inc Zuidelijk Halfrond 4 12920 Cloverleaf Center Drive 2801 DD Gouda The Netherlands Germantown Maryland 20874 USA General 31 182 592 333 General 1 301 444 2200 Fax 31 182 592 123 Fax 1 301 444 2299 E mail sales nl siqura com E mail sales us tkhsecurity usa com WWW http www siqura com WWW http www tkhsecurity usa com Contents 1 ABOUT THIS WIR IN EN 1 2 SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE INFORMATION ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccceccoscceccs 3 2 1 SAFETY INFORMAT ON HEES 3 2 2 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EEN 6 3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION HE 7 3 1 PRODUC CEO VERIEN EE 7 3 2 FRONT PANEL EE 9 4 INSTALLATION MEET 11 4 1 POWERING THE UNIT WE 11 4 2 CONINECTING CABLES E 11 4 3 EAR EE 12 4 4 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS nansonnnsonsssnesssesssssssssersssersserrssorrsseerssoersseerseorrseerrsoorreeorrssorreoeerseorrneerreeeereeere 12 4 5 UPDATING DEVICE DEFINITIONS bag 13 5 CONNECTIONS ciniccaiconiveccvesaucseveetucbaccuasaaicondvancbouavoniensbuseasanaianusesdsancueuavonaes ENERE EEIE NR NON Na 15 5 1 ESTABLISHING A NETWORK CONNECTION siicscnccnctadacamansnucinnkasicatedsadwasnabsleuidnanunastuebuiiaddnaaadansmabutnndedeuaaiwebadaedmawt 15 5 2 MAKING VIDEO AND DATA LONNECTIONS 17 6 INTERFACES ee 19 6 1 OPEN STREAMING ARCHITECTURE OS 19 6 2 WEB USER INTERFACE E 19 6 3 Ve 19 6 4 ON 20 6 5 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT PROTOCOL SAP 00ssss
93. rameter the fuzzier the match This is the margin area where there is either a match or no match depending on the preceding match level If your alarm output frequently alternates between true and false you can use this parameter to fine tune your settings For more information on hysteresis see also Dial legend on page 73 Determines the amount of camera movement that is allowed before a position alarm is raised Raising this value allows more camera movement This is indicated by the increased size of the green circle in the center of the image The value entered here determines the speed at which the host machine processes the algorithms underlying the measurements Higher values take up more CPU power Restores the original settings Does not affect the current activity status of the Tampering Detector i e being Enabled or Disabled Page 81 Sigqura C 54 E MC 10 4 8 4 Alarms Page 82 VCA Settings gt Configure Position Measurement gt Configure Reference images Configure Aarms Min event duration iT a s Alarm output false Alarms settings The Configure Alarms section enables you to view the current status of the alarm output and to set a delay for the activation deactivation of alarm outputs Note In addition to the status indication in this section alarms can also be read from the C 54 E MC s internal Management Information Base MIB using appropriate software Configure Alarms Min eve
94. rapolation from the first field in order to present two frame fields CIF is mostly used for recording purposes as a compromise between good video quality and storage capacity needed Note on Encoder Settings Video bit rate mode can be set to be constant i e the number of bits in a group of pictures or variable Selecting the correct mode for a given application with emphasis on a good compromise between detail and good representation of frequent changes motion is generally vital Constant bit rate mode CBR is generally safest Although the image quality may vary the network load generated will remain fairly constant If constant picture quality is required and a varying network load will pose no problems choose Variable bit rate mode VBR Video streaming is generally smoother under VBR Improving video picture quality and video stream quality in terms of latency and smoothness for example is subject to trade offs Many aspects of picture quality and stream quality are governed by a series of compression and signal parameters which may work favorably on one aspect while adversely affecting another For example increasing the bit rate generally improves video quality but also puts additional load on the network But even for a given bit rate and network performance video quality and streaming are influenced by other parameters and aspects Please consult appropriate literature on video encoding formats and application notes for cl
95. rate divider Relates to the frame rate configured in the Encoder Settings section X resolution Variables that enable you to freely set picture resolution instead of using the resolution presets in the Encoder Settings section Y resolution Meta data insertion Determines the method used to add meta data to the stream For details see the mode section on Meta Data Insertion Disabled No meta data added to the stream Fixed interval Activates Meta data insertion interval parameter below Each frame Data block is added after each frame Meta data insertion Range 100 10000 ms Sets the fixed interval at which meta data is added to the interval stream Activate this parameter by setting Meta data insertion mode see above to Fixed interval Page 57 Siqura C 54 E MC OSD tab General Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Live View C VMD FTP Push Image Quality Tampering Detector Text OSD Text Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 CTT ECO Disabled v Yellow v Text color Font size Predefined positions Top left Al Transparency eo E gt 7o X Position Y Position Video 1 page OSD tab OSD facilities Date and Time Measurements cnabie ES E ER E ERE lt 1 C lt lt 1 I lt lt lt FEA GRD dv 5 eg J KI s mae TQ The C 54 E MC features programmable on screen display OSD facilities One graphic and up to three OSD text bars can be displayed each of which
96. ribes the concept of multi unicasting You also learn about assigning valid port numbers In This Chapter MUiITICASUING ME 105 le GIG ASUING EE 106 Pore T euer 106 Multicasting IP multicast The C 54 E MC supports IP multicast This is a method for one to many real time communication over an IP network The technique can be used to send C 54 E MC media streams to a group of interested receivers in a single transmission The intermediary network switches and routers replicate the data packets to reach the multiple receivers on the network The switches and other network devices used must be carefully configured for and capable of handling multicasting and its associated protocols most notably IGMP Packets should be sent over each link in the network only once If not broadcasting will occur which can put a very heavy load on the network This is a phenomenon inherent to multicasting and the facilities of network devices not of the C 54 E MC itself although it is compounded by the density of the UDP streams used Multicast group A multicast group is used by the source that is the C 54 E MC and the receivers to send and receive multicast messages To define a multicast group the source unit should be assigned a valid multicasting destination TX stream address and the destination units should get this Same address as source IPv4 uses the address range 224 0 0 0 through 239 255 255 255 for multicast applications The sourc
97. s a protocol for broadcasting multicast session information A SAP listening application can listen to the announcements advertised by the C 54 E MC SAP announcer The application can use this information to receive a video stream transmitted by the C 54 E MC to the advertised multicast address For more details refer to the description of the Video web pages 7 1 Media Streaming via RTSP The easiest way to extract a video stream from the C 54 E MC is to use the Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP This chapter explains the role of the C 54 E MC in RTSP media sessions and describes how to open a video stream from the C 54 E MC in a video player plug in In This Chapter RISP and RP E 21 Transfer Via UDP or Th 22 RTSP and RTP The C 54 E MC implements an RTSP server A hardware or software decoder the latter within a viewing application for example is the RTSP client Media sessions between client and server are established and controlled with RTSP Media stream delivery itself is handled by the Real Time Transport Protocol RTP The C 54 E MC supports video streaming via UDP and TCP Example Use the following URL format to get a stream into for example VLC or QuickTime rtsp lt ip address of encoder gt VideoInput lt x gt lt y gt lt z gt where lt x gt is the Video Input number lt y gt is the media type of the required encoder lt z gt is the logical encoder number Enter an Internet URL to open ttsp
98. s for an FTP push Selected inputs On selection of multiple inputs the inputs are connected with a logical OR Any one will cause an image upload to the FTP server FTP push status Inactive open or active closed Active one or more of the selected inputs is true Inactive none of the selected inputs is true Working with the Web Pages 10 8 Device Management Device Management_ SNMP MX Auto Discovery Firmware Reboot Identification Product description Siqura 4ch multi codec VidServer Article code 599405976550 Serial number 23056S 120 Software version 3 10 0 Device Name Label 1 Multicodec Video Server Label 2 ae Device Management page General tab 10 8 1 General tab Identification This section offers administrative module information Device name Label 1 The Device name section contains label settings which can be edited and saved _ Values entered for the Label 1 and Label 2 variables are stored in the Management Information Base MIB of the module The labels jointly constitute the device label a user friendly name for the physical device which will serve to identify and address the module on the network when working with the MX network service and MX applications The current value for Label 1 is displayed in the upper pane of the web pages Label 2 Label 1 value in Title pane Page 93 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 8 1 1 Advanced Settings 10 8 2 Page 94 Advanced Settings
99. s not enabled Waiting The transmitter receiver has lost its stream connection Possible causes gt An incorrect port number gt The transmitter on the encoder side is not enabled gt No FloodGuard packets have been received for more than 3 seconds For details on the FloodGuard flooding prevention mechanism see the note on FloodGuard on page 55 Page 33 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 2 2 Measurements tab St s Measurements General Measurements Module temperature 399 C Peak module temperature 42 C Uptime 0 days 03 27 19 CPU 1 load 9 DSP 1 load 100 CPU 2 load 0 DSP 2 load 18 CPU 3 load 1 DSP 3 load 45 CPU 4 load 13 DSP 4 load 39 Network Specifics MAC address 00 04 7E 01 63 6E Actual Ethernet mode Auto Actual DHCP state false Actual IP address 172 22 250 128 Actual subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Actual gateway 0 0 0 0 Actual domain N A Total tx bit rate 5576 kbits s Total rx bit rate 21 kbits s Video 1 Specifics Live View actual bit rate 3050 kbits s Live View actual frame rate 8 frames s Encoder 1 actual bit rate 4914 kbits s Encoder 1 actual frame rate 25 frames s Encoder 1 actual latency 168 ms Encoder 2 actual bit rate 1 kbits s Encoder 2 actual frame rate 0 frames s Encoder 2 actual latency 65166 ms Status page Measurements tab a snapshot with automatic page updating Measurements The Measurements tab shows module temperatures current and peak module uptime net
100. s produced by a camera connected to a C 54 E MC video input are still usable It can give an indication of the performance of the camera and show whether or not it needs attention A quality check is made against what is normally a good picture Examples of detectable occurrences The camera is in focus during sunny days but out of focus in low light situations gt The initial daytime camera position seemed ok but streetlights and spot lights affect the image during nighttime The lens has got dirty The iris control has got stuck Camera failure Page 71 Sigqura C 54 E MC 10 4 7 1 gt gt gt gt Page 72 Enabling the Image Quality Monitor The Image Quality Monitor can measure camera focus exposure contrast level and SNR Signal to Noise Ratio The four measurements are disabled by default see the figure above You can enable them simultaneously or separately Note Enabling disabling a measurement also enables disables the associated alarm To enable all measurements simultaneously In the Measurements section click the IMAGE MONITOR DISABLED button The four dials are activated the pointers indicating the current measurements Measurements a 4 EXPOSURE CONTRAST under over FOO IMAGE QUALITY neath eae click to disable Image Quality all measurements enabled To enable disable individual measurements separately 1 In the VCA Settings section click the bu
101. s the amount of compression Generally speaking the higher the quality setting the lower the compression ratio and the more bits are consumed This means a trade off has to be found between the desired quality level and available bandwidth Profile Preset combinations of settings for specific purposes When a profile has been selected changing one of its defined parameters sets the Profile box to to indicate that a custom profile has been configured When a freely chosen parameter value combination matches a preset profile the name of the profile shows in the Profile box Show Preview gt gt Click to view live images and see the effect of the current settings lt lt Hide Preview Hiding the preview may improve web page responsiveness Audio disabled Visible in Encoder 1 and 2 mode C 54 E MC does not feature audio Combinations of settings Set sensible combinations of video bit rate mode resolution GOP length and frame and bit rates When setting and saving these values you may notice that inappropriate value combinations are corrected by automatic selection of the closest suitable combination The output bit rate set may range from 10 15000 kbps The total output bandwidth for the 4 video inputs should not exceed 60 Mb s Notes Note on CIF resolutions CIF resolutions 2CIF CIF QCIF use only one of the two frame fields When CIF encoded pictures are displayed on a monitor the decoder simulates the second field by ext
102. servicing personnel owing to high levels of optical radiation When using magnifying optical instruments avoid looking directly into the output of an operating transmitter or into the end of a fiber connected to an operating transmitter or there will be a risk of permanent eye damage Precautions should be taken to prevent exposure to optical radiation when the unit is removed from its enclosure or when the fiber is disconnected from the unit The optical radiation is invisible to the eye Use of controls or adjustments or procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure The installer is responsible for ensuring that the label depicted below background yellow border and text black is present in the restricted locations where this equipment is installed EMC The equipment has been tested and found to meet the CE regulations relating to EMC and complies with the limits for a Class B device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference to radio communications in any installation The equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy improper use or special circumstances may cause interference to other equipment or a performance decrease due to interference radiated by other equipment In such cases the user will have to take appropriate measures to reduce such interactions between this and other equipment
103. sked separately Configuration Enable VMD Select this box to expand the Configuration section as shown in the above figure Sensitivity This setting relates to local detection levels local change is only detected if its level exceeds a certain value The sensitivity setting can be used to eliminate unwanted false triggering e g caused by background noise or constant local movement Global threshold low These settings relate to the summed amount of change within fully or partly unmasked portion s of the screen a value between the two thresholds gives rise Global threshold high to a corresponding VMD alarm The level of this alarm can be set A N using separate Siqura software VMD response Fast or Filtered Filtering is used to suppress a single peak as false triggering Page 64 Working with the Web Pages 10 4 5 3 VMD Configuration 2 Setting the mask gt gt gt gt To set a mask gt To edit the mask click on the grid that is put over the image One or more mask elements at and possibly around that position are produced Hold the standard mouse button and drag to brush i e mask larger areas with a Normal Small or Large brush gt Use the Invert Mask button to reverse a selection gt Hold the right mouse button and drag to erase mask areas Use the Save button to store the mask in the unit To delete a mask Press the Clear button View VMD results in PIP E N
104. speed of the digital transmission that is the amount of information transferred processed per unit of time Word length excluding 5 6 7 8 parity Stop bits 1 2 Parity mode None Odd Even Mark Space This setting should be the same as in the connected device e g a PTZ camera Making data connections MX Transmitter Settings Transmitter Enable Dest address 1 a 2 4 3 4 4 A 0 0 0 0 MX Receiver Settings Receiver Enable Source address 1 v 72 22 250 136 2 A 3 a lt d MX Transmitter Receiver Settings After selecting a data mode see General Settings and configuring the interface see UART Settings data link configuration is done in the same fashion as described for video links To configure a data link 1 Inthe Transmitter settings section set at least one destination IP address 2 Seta port number or leave it at the default 3 Enable the stream 4 Click SAVE to write the new configuration to the device Page 85 Siqura C 54 E MC Page 86 The data interface is bidirectional in the sense that apart from a streams transmitter a receiver is available on the same codec However the data transmitter and receiver are independent of one another except for the data interface settings Do not forget to enable both the transmitter and the receiver and to configure the UART correctly see Advanced Settings When using multicasting it is possible for a group of codecs to both send a
105. t number For more information see Port Numbers on page 106 4 Select Enable 5 Press Save Receiver Settings Receiver GEI Source address Port 2 Sam Em Video Receiver Settings decoder Receiver 1 enabled holding the encoder IP address and the decoder input port number An input port number must be used only once per device With these settings configured correctly the video link will be established The decoder will take the video stream from the encoder detect the video format and use the appropriate decoding algorithm to convert the stream to an analog output signal Note Source and destination IP addresses can be unicast or multicast For more information see Multicasting on page 105 Highlighted fields The source address and port number fields are highlighted in green when the enabled receiver receives a stream from the specified source The two fields are marked in red when no stream is received with the receiver enabled and correctly configured Page 43 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 2 3 Advanced Settings Page 44 Important If in doubt about these settings do not change the default values Encoder Depending on the selected encoding mode specific parameter values in this section are dimmed that is not available for configuration Encoder VBR maximum bit rate kbits s Q min I Q min P Frame rate divider X resolution Y resolution 720 SH Request I frame Request I frame ho
106. tern in the field indicates the type of service and forwarding behavior at the next node With 26 bits up to 64 network service types can be defined RFC 2724 http www ietf org rfc rfc24 74 txt describes the Differentiated Services DS field and the DiffServ Code Point See also the note on Differentiated Services later in this chapter Selecting this check box activates the Default multicast IP address text box The RTSP transmitter itself does not require enabling Select the Enable check box see above to activate this box The Invalid multicast address warning disappears upon specification of a valid multicast address Port number for multicast sessions Page 49 Siqura C 54 E MC SAP Settings SAP Settings Enable SAP Stream name Stream dest IP Stream dest port Stream DSCP field Multicast TTL Announcement interval Session scope Multicast IP range ef o Ons ie ORO ORD 3 w lt i Advanced Settings SAP Settings SAP announcer The C 54 E MC includes a SAP announcer The Session Announcement Protocol is used to advertise that a media stream generated by the C 54 E MC is available at a specific multicast address and port The C 54 E MC can send SAP multicast streams for Encoder 1 and Encoder 2 For more information about SAP see the note later in this chapter SAP Settings Enable SAP Stream name Stream dest IP Stream dest port Stream DSCP field Multicast TTL Annou
107. the media streams it is handling In This Chapter Open Streaming Architecture OSA ccceeeesceee NEE 19 Web User Interface EEN 19 RE EEN 19 EE 20 Session Announcement Protocol GAP 20 Open Streaming Architecture OSA Siqura s Open Streaming Architecture OSA consists of a standard set of open communication protocols to govern media streaming via RTSP and equipment management via HTTP The Siqura Protocol for PTZ Cameras and Codecs enables easy integration of the C 54 E MC with third party products The protocol consists mainly of different CGI Common Gateway Interface program calls for listing and configuring parameters For detailed information refer to Siqura s PTZ Camera and Codec Programming Interface specification You can download this HTTP API specification at www siqura com Web User Interface Using the C 54 E MC s internal web server is the most straightforward way to access the unit The C 54 E MC s web pages enable you to configure the unit s settings and view live video images from a standard web browser eliminating the need for a separate application program MX IP MX IP a proprietary Siqura protocol offers direct access to the unit s settings contained in the Management Information Base MIB a list of variables stored inside the unit The MIB can be read and or written with special MX software MX Configuration Tool for example offers full control of the C 54 E MC through the MIB enabling you to re
108. the unit s network settings perform the following steps Step 1 Set the PC s network adapter to the unit s factory default subnet and connect the two devices Step 2 Access the unit from a web browser or other tool installed on the PC Step 3 Set the unit s IP address and subnet mask to the subnet it will be used in and reboot the unit To address the unit from the same PC again configure the PC s network adapter once more to assign the PC to the same subnet as the unit Page 15 Sigqura C 54 E MC Page 16 W Step 1 Setting the host PC to the factory default subnet of the unit To configure the network adapter on the host PC In the Control Panel open Network Connections Right click the connection to be configured and select Properties In the items list select Internet Protocol TCP IP Click Properties In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog click Use the following IP address Enter an IP address that will assign your PC to the same subnet as the unit e within the 10 x x x range Use 255 0 0 0 as a subnet mask ge Phe oS Important To prevent conflicts be sure to choose a unique IP address No two devices ona network can have the same IP address 7 To apply the new settings click OK and then click Close Local Area Connection 2 Properties Kl Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties pm pe General Advanced General Connect using You can get IP settings assigned automatically if you
109. trol point listens to state changes in the devices Step 5 Presentation If a device has a URL for presentation the control point can display a page in a web browser and if the page offers these capabilities allow the user to control the device and or view the device status The C 54 E MC supports the following Universal Plug and Play UpnP functionality Discovery Description partly supported and Presentation Testing the C 54 E MC s UPnP functionality After enabling UPnP you can use a tool such as Device Spy included in the Developer Tools for UPnP Technologies to check if the C 54 E MC correctly advertizes its presence and device description on the network Page 97 Siqura C 54 E MC Page 98 To view the C 54 E MC device description in Device Spy 1 Start Device Spy The network is scanned A list of detected UPnP devices displays in the left hand panel Select your C 54 E MC in the left hand panel The device description is shown in the right hand panel gt Device Spy File View Help oS WW Devices wa _AM_S64e 172 22 134 73 261863 wa 599405975750 P00011 P00011 wa 599405975850 266388 266388 DE e 599405975850 P0003 P0003 ww 599405976610 231501__ AAAAAP PPP 2315 gt 5994059766 10 231503 231503 gt 599405976670 230586 230586 gt 599405977100 230189 230189 LE zeg 599405977100 244545 244545 LE gt 599405977460 213204 213204 DE zg 599405977460 230188
110. tton labelled with the measurement you require The settings of the selected measurement display 2 Select Clear the Enable box to enable or disable the measurement respectively Measurements TAN IMAGE QUALITY OK N n TE click to disable VCA Settings ROI Settings Configure Focus A Eaha Enable v Threshold e len D Hysteresis else D Auto Configure Reset to Default Image Quality FOCUS measurement enabled only Working with the Web Pages 10 4 7 2 Dial legend The colored dials in the Measurements section provide a quick and easy glance at the health of the camera You can fine tune each measurement s alarm thresholds to your needs in the VCA Settings section Dial legend Error state Hysteresis the area where the alarm output is either true or false depending on the preceding alarm state as illustrated in the figure below Correct camera performance Alarm trip point See e E F Measurement D Od 6 I I L a Alarm output true Alarm output false I N Hysteresis and alarm output The Measurement rises above the trip point After expiry of the delay set for the Min event duration the alarm is activated The Measurement drops into the Hysteresis area i e the margin between incorrect and correct performance but falls short of the safe area The alarm is continued The Measurement re enters the Error state area The alarm continues The Measurements
111. twork load Peaks in the network load vary with encoder output Use the Stream Manager to balance network load It can limit the output rate per stream sent to the transmitters Be warned that setting the Stream bandwidth limit to a lower value may introduce latency because peaks in the encoder output will be buffered Stream Manager Stream bandwidth limit Keep alive interval Low latency Range 0 100000 kbit s Sets the maximum bit rate per stream sent to the transmitters This will serve to spread bursts but in its turn may give rise to latency e g when handling large I frames You are advised to limit the outgoing bit rate per encoder to a maximum of 15Mbit s The total outgoing bit rate of Encoders 1 2 and the Live View Encoder including RTSP controlled streams and SAP streams should not exceed 15 Mit s per channel See the value for the Total tx bit rate parameter on the Measurements tab of the Status page The Stream bandwidth limit mechanism is disabled when Low latency see below is selected See also the graphic in the Note on FloodGuard later in this chapter Range 10 100000 milliseconds The frequency for sending keep alive messages to the encoder Raises the output bandwidth limit to allow for peaks in the network load To be selected if you need to keep the delay between the input and output of images as short as possible for improved tracking with a dome camera for example Selecting Low latency disabl
112. ues in a quantization matrix are often chosen such that certain frequencies are kept in the source to avoid losing image quality Working with the Web Pages Encoder Encoder VBR maximum bit rate 200 kbits s Q min I Q min P Frame rate divider N oO X resolution oO N D Y resolution Request I frame Request I frame hold off Stream type Quantization matrix Meta data insertion mode Each l frame v v Meta data insertion interval Advanced Settings Encoder section MPEG 4 mode Encoder MPEG 4 mode VBR maximum bit rate Range 0 15000 Sets a limit for variable bit rate Qmin l Used to achieve consistent picture quality within a single GOP or across Consecutive GOPs Lower values produce a better picture but require more Q min P processing Default Q min I 3 default Q min P 2 Frame rate divider Relates to the frame rate configured in the Encoder Settings section X resolution Variables that enable you to freely set picture resolution instead of using the _ resolution presets in the Encoder Settings section Y resolution Request Lirame When joining a multicast stream in the middle of a long GOP requesting an l frame will speed up response time i e image display will start sooner Request I frame hold off Range 0 255 frames Requesting too many I frames may add to latency To prevent this you can specify the distance in frames starting after the previous l fr
113. uration Lt ll 1 DN Hue Sharpness m 100 E m Encoder Priorities Encoder Priority Encoder 2 Low 3 EI Live View Sc Medium 2 v Encoder 1 Encoder hae s Audio Disabled Video 1 page General tab with Show Preview button pressed Settings on the General tab apply to all encoders General Settings Camera name PAL NTSC Video source Deinterlacing Video impedance Page 38 Enter a name to identify the camera The following characters are not allowed in camera names amp Auto PAL or NTSC Interlaced Progressive Off Linear The video display standard Interlaced scan originating from traditional television systems uses two fields to create a frame one holding the odd lines in the image the other holding the even ones The two fields are captured at different moments It is recommended to deinterlace see below interlaced video if you are planning to watch it on a progressive display such as a computer monitor Progressive scan captures the entire image in one go Images from progressive sources do not need deinterlacing therefore Selecting Progressive dims the Deinterlacing list No deinterlacing performed Siqura deinterlacing algorithm which preserves the resolution while at the same time filtering out motion artefacts comb effects 75 Ohm or Hi Z Resistance to flow of signal current With one video source on one video input select 75 Ohm With a number of
114. ure Position Messurement Enable ad Configure Reference Images gt Configure Aarms Video 1 page Tampering Detector disabled by default Detection of position and scene changes As aresult of tampering or more accidentally after cleaning a camera may no longer cover the area designated for monitoring The C 54 E MC s Tampering Detector function can detect camera position changes and scene changes such as a blocked camera view for example It does so by comparing the current image to one or more reference images that were captured and stored earlier Enabling the Tampering Detector The Tampering Detector functionality is disabled by default To enable the Tampering Detector gt Inthe VCA Settings section select the Enable box The Position Measurement settings are opened Important If no reference images have been stored yet a BLOCKED OR CHANGED SCENE alarm displays in the Feedback View The Tampering Detector cannot find a match with the current image You will need to create one or more reference images first Page 77 Siqura C 54 E MC 10 4 8 2 Page 78 gt gt Feedback View BLOCKED OR CHANGED SCENI atte Ml ee Current image Matched image Please configure references Match level 0 Tampering Detector enabled No reference images found Reference images You can create up to 16 reference images This enables you to store images captured in different day night situations and or from mu
115. utput Modules and click DirectX 7 Clear the Use hardware YUV gt RGB conversions check box 8 Save your settings 14 ic Appendix Technical Specifications Siqura C 54 E MC VIDEO Video channels Input level Compression algorithm Type of streaming Number of output streams Input impedance Encoding latency Resolution GOP structure Frame rate Triple streaming Output data rate Video parameters Video overlay Live View Encoder Connector type DATA Number of channels Interfaces Stream Data rate Connector type VIDEO ANALYTICS VMD CAMERA HEALTH CHECK Tamper detection Image quality monitoring 4 channel multicodec video server 4x PAL NTSC auto detect 1 Vpp 3 dB MPEG 2 ISO IEC 13818 2 MJPEG MPEG 4 ISO IEC 14496 2 ISMA comp UDP IP Unicast multicast multi unicast Up to 40 streams total for 4 channels 75 Q or Hi Z lt 130 ms D1 2 3D1 1 2D1 2CIF CIF QCIF VGA or custom X Y resolution via Advanced Settings IP 1 to 30 fps 2xD1 MJPEG 1xD1 1x 2CIF MJPEG 1x 2 3D1 1x 2 3D1 MJPEG 25 30 fps MPEG 2 25 30 fps MPEG 4 25 30 fps MPEG 2 MPEG 4 Up to 14 Mb s per channel CBR or VBR selectable User profiles contrast brightness hue saturation and sharpness 3x text lines fully configurable 1x graphical image BMP GIF or JPEG HTTP FTP pull FTP push BNC gold plated centerpin 1x full duplex 1x RS 422 485 2 or 4 wire 4x TX
116. val l Advanced gt gt Save JIN Cance Date and Time settings Date and Time The C 54 E MC has a battery supported real time clock that can be adjusted either manually as shown above or automatically with the aid of an SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol server After entering changes press Save to make them permanent The date and or time are displayed on screen if enabled on the OSD tab of the Video page The on screen position and color of the text are governed by the relevant OSD settings The C 54 E MC adds 1 hour to the local time when Daylight Savings Time is enabled The unit does not automatically change between summer and winter time The user has to set the proper state in the Date and Time section of the web page or use an MX IP commmand SNTP Settings If enabled the SNTP server is queried automatically by the internal clocks with a configurable time interval To set up the C 54 E MC for use with an SNTP server In the SNTP Settings section clear the Enable time service check box and then click Save On the Time zone list select your local zone Select Enable Daylight Savings Time if required Click Save and then wait for 2 seconds Set the Date and Local time values A maximum error of 5 minutes is allowed for these settings Click Save 7 Inthe SNTP Settings section select the Enable time service check box and then click Save The unit will now synchronize within the interval set in the S
117. work specifics such as the MAC address and the actual IP address the network load from this module the load information per processor and signal stream specific details Page 34 Working with the Web Pages 10 3 Network Network IP Settings IP address Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway To activate the network settings click Save and Reboot Note After reboot the connection will be lost Save and Reboot Network page default IP address and subnet mask changed to match local subnet settings IP Settings On the Network page you can set the unit s IP address subnet mask and gateway IP address For correct functioning of the C 54 E MC it is vital to set its network addressing to be compatible with the subnet it is hooked into Note The factory set IP address of the unit is in the 10 x x x range with a subnet mask of 255 0 0 0 Achieving initial communication with the unit requires that the network adapter of the browsing PC is set to the factory default subnet of the C 54 E MC for details see Establishing a Network Connection on page 15 Having made the internal web pages accessible in this way you can use the Network page to change the default network settings to the desired settings For IP address input to be valid the unit s IP address gt must be within the 1 0 0 1 223 255 255 254 range gt cannot start with 127 reserved for loopback on local host Do not forget to Save and Reboot after changin
118. you can upload it to the C 54 E MC see below In the Camera Settings section specify the Camera ID address From the PTZ driver list select the protocol supported by the PTZ camera you wish to You can now control the camera with the control panel on the Live Video page 10 6 2 10 6 3 gt gt gt gt Working with the Web Pages Uploading Removing PTZ drivers To upload a PTZ driver 1 In the PTZ Driver Management section click Browse The Open dialog displays 2 Browse to the folder containing the driver 3 Select the appropriate file txt or js extension and then click Open The driver displays in the File text box 4 Click the Add button The driver is added to the list of available drivers in the PTZ Driver Management and Camera Settings sections To remove a PTZ driver 1 Inthe PTZ Driver Management section select the driver you wish to remove 2 Click the Del button Data settings Data Settings Bit rate 19200 bits Word length excluding parity Stop bits D LS Parity mode None e PTZ page Data Settings Data Settings Bit rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 bit s The speed of the digital transmission that is the amount of information transferred processed per unit of time Word length excluding 5 6 7 8 parity Stop bits 1 2 Parity mode None Odd Even Mark Space This setting should be the same as in the connected device e g a

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