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Bullet
IP8337H-C Network Camera
User’s Manual
Outdoor • Day & Night • Weather-proof • Cable Management
Rev. 1.0
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VIVOTEK Table of Contents Overview .....................................................................................................................................................4 Revision History ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Read Before Use .....................................................
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VIVOTEK Technology License Notice .......................................................................................................................202 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) .......................................................................................................203 User's Manual - 3
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VIVOTEK Overview VIVOTEK IP8337H-C is a best-in-class, bullet-style network camera designed for diverse outdoor applications. It features an HD WDR CMOS sensor to cope with challenging lighting conditions. The WDR feature allows the camera to capture both the dark and bright parts of an image and combines the differences to generate a highly realistic image representative of the original scene, enabling it to provide video quality close to the capabilities of the human eye. This function
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VIVOTEK Read Before Use The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use. It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below. Take note of the
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VIVOTEK Front Panel Lens IR LEDs Rear Panel Reset Button MicroSD/SDHC Card Slot General I/O Terminal Block Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Plug 6 - User's Manual
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VIVOTEK Hardware Installation If you prefer installing a MicroSD card as onboard storage: 1. Loosen the waterproof connector, and then remove the rubber seal, and the waterproof connector. 2. Loosen and open the rear cover. 3. Install a MicroSD/SDHC card. 4. Tear down the aluminum foil vacuum bag and take out the dessicant bag. Attach the supplied dessicant bag to the inner side of the Network Camera. (Please replace the dessicant bag with a new one every time you open the rear cover.) 5.
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VIVOTEK General I/O Terminal Block This Network Camera provides two digital input pins that can be connected to external sensor devices. The pin definitions are described below. DI-DI+ DI/DO Diagram Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method. +12V PIN 2 Digital input PIN 1 Ground 8 - User's Manual
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VIVOTEK 6. Install and tighten the camera's rear cover. 7. Tighten the rubber seal, seal clamp, and cap nut of the waterproof connector. 6 7 8. Pass the cables through the center of the ball swivel mount bracket, one at a time. 9. Fasten the bracket to the camera using 3 hex socket screws. 9 8 NOTE: The camera weighs up to 1.28 kgs. Make sure the mounting surface can support this camera. IMPORTANT: Whenever you want to open the camera canister, loosen the waterproof cable gland before y
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VIVOTEK 10. Loosen the fastening ring on the mount bracket, and aim the camera at the area of your interest. When done, tighten the fastening ring. Fastening ring 75º Tilt 360º Pan 11. Secure the Network Camera to a wall or ceiling. Ceiling Mount Wall Mount 10 - User's Manual
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VIVOTEK Hardware Reset Reset Button The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation. If the system problems remain after reset, restore the factory settings and install again. Reset: Press the recessed reset button. Wait for the Network Camera to reboot. Restore: Press and hold the reset button until the status LED rapidly blinks. Note that all settings will be restored to factor
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PARTITION PARTITION LINK RECEIVE POWER COLLISION 1 2 3 4 5 LINK RECEIVE POWER COLLISION 1 2 3 4 5 VIVOTEK Network Deployment General Connection (PoE) When using a PoE-enabled switch The Network Camera is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of power and data via a sin- gle Ethernet cable. Follow the below illustration to connect the Network Camera to a PoE- enabled switch via Ethernet cable. PoE Switch When using a non-PoE switch Use a PoE power injector (optional) to connect between the Netwo
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PARTITION RELCINEKIVE POWER COLLISION 1 2 3 4 5 VIVOTEK Internet connection via a router Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow the steps below. 1. Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below. Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 14 for details. IP address : 192.168.0.3 WAN (Wide Area Network ) Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0 Router IP address
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VIVOTEK Software Installation Installation Wizard 2 (IW2), a software included in the product CD, helps you set up your Network Camera on the LAN. IW2 1. Install IW2 under the Software Utility directory from the software CD. Installation Double-click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop to launch the program. Wizard 2 2. The program will conduct an analysis of your network environment. After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program. 3. The program
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VIVOTEK Ready to Use 1. A browser session with the Network Camera should prompt as shown below. 2. You should be able to see live video from your camera. You may also install the 32-channel recording software from the software CD in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras. For its installation details, please refer to its related documents. User's Manual - 15
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VIVOTEK Secure the Shooting Angle When you are done with tuning the field of view and obtain a satisfactory image, tighten the fastening ring and the 3 small hex screws on the ball-swivel bracket. NOTE: Orient the camera so that the protruding edge of its sunshield is positioned against the direction of direct sunlight. Protruding edge 16 - User's Manual
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VIVOTEK Accessing the Network Camera This chapter explains how to access the Network Camera through web browsers, RTSP players, 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, and VIVOTEK recording software. Using Web Browsers Use Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to access the Network Cameras on LAN. If your network environment is not a LAN, follow these steps to access the Netwotk Camera: ® 1. Launch your web browser (e.g., Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). 2. Enter the IP address of the Network
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VIVOTEK ► By default, the Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access, it is highly recommended to set a password for the Network Camera. For more information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on page 74. ® ► If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX ® Controls, please enable the ActiveX Controls for your browser. 1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level. ® 2. Loo
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VIVOTEK IMPORTANT: • Currently the Network Camera utilizes 32-bit ActiveX plugin. You CAN NOT open a management/view session with the camera using a 64-bit IE browser. • If you encounter this problem, try execute the Iexplore.exe program from C:\Windows\ SysWOW64. A 32-bit version of IE browser will be installed. • On Windows 7, the 32-bit explorer browser can be accessed from here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe • If you open a web session from the IW2 utility,
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VIVOTEK Using RTSP Players To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following players that support RTSP streaming. Quick Time Player VLC media player VLC media player 1. Launch the RTSP player. mpegable Player 2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up. 3. The address format is rtsp://:/ As most IS
