Lilin 6122 Manual

Camera Settings Manual

6122 IP Camera

1/10/2014

V1.0

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................................ 3

WORKFLOW ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4

INSTALLATION WORKSHEET ...................................................................................................................................... 5

FINDING THE CAMERA’S IP ADDRESS....................................................................................................................... 6

DEFAULT CAMERA LOGIN............................................................................................................................................. 7

FIRMWARE VERSION...................................................................................................................................................... 8

NETWORK SETUP ............................................................................................................................................................ 9

TIME SETUP.....................................................................................................................................................................10

ROUTER SETTINGS........................................................................................................................................................11

USER SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................................................................12

RECORDING SETUP .......................................................................................................................................................13

SCHEDULED RECORDING MODE...............................................................................................................................14

ALARM ACTIONS AND INPUT SETUP ......................................................................................................................15

EVENT RECORDING.......................................................................................................................................................16

CONFIGURE I-VIEW NOW ENTRY DELAYS.............................................................................................................17

TEST SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................................................................18

TROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................................................................................................................19

GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................................................................20

Introduction

This manual will provide assistance in integrating I-View Video Verification functionality based on sensor

events configured in Lilin 6122 HD camera. It is not a replacement for Lilin camera manuals available at

http://www.meritlilin.com. A picture of the Lilin 6122 HD camera is shown below:

Figure 1

Once the IP camera has been set up as described in subsequent sections it’s ready to be tested with I-View. The

following illustration shows the path of two message flows comprising a typical “Video Verification” scenario for an IP

camera:

1-3 - An onsite alarm ‘event’ causes an SMTP message to be sent from an external triggering box to the I-View

Now system. The alarm event is usually the result of a simple contact closure, e.g. open circuit to ground.

4, 6 - The resulting communication path I-View initiates upon receipt of the SMTP message to retrieve the ‘pre’

and ‘post’ event video. Essentially the I-View system causes an alarm event on the camera followed by a delay

until the pre and post alarm video have been recorded. The number of pre and post alarm seconds can vary but

it’s usually not less than 3 and normally about 10 on either side of the alarm condition that initiates the

sequence.

The user can view one or more consecutive alarm event ‘clips’ as they arrive from the I-View Now portal via a cell phone,

a PC or tablet device’s browser. With each clip is the ability to see one or more “Live Views” for various cameras

associated with the IP camera that generated the SMTP alarm.

Figure 2

Workflow

The following steps describe a high level workflow to be followed in order to properly configure and install a Lilin 6122 IP

Camera to work with I-View Now. Subsequent sections will provide more detail on each step outlined here.

1. Network Setup: Configure the IP camera and router/firewall at the site so the camera can connect to the

Internet. Router/Firewall instructions will vary by location, manufacturer and site LAN configuration. In

addition, data from this step needs to be input into the i-viewnow.com portal, such as the External IP Address

for the site, as well as the “Client Port”. These are necessary so that the I-View Now portal can gain access to

the camera for “Live Views” and retrieving video “Clips” associated with alarm events. Finally, a static IP must

be available for the camera on site which the router will send I-View requests to as well as services on specific

ports.

2. Configure SMTP email: This will be used to communicate alerts and alarms to I-View Now. The SMTP server and

SMTP ID provided on the “Installer Data” Worksheet is necessary for this step. A separate document will cover

setting up an alarm panel to initiate SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) email messages to the I-View email

server.

3. User Setup: Change the default administrator login password from ‘pass’ to a unique password. I-View Now

will be using this password to log into the device programmatically for ‘Live View’ and ‘Clip’ retrieval.As such I-

View Now recommends using the suggested password on the “Installer Data” worksheet. If a password for the

admin account on the camera differs from the one provided on the worksheet, this needs to be communicated

to I-View administrators in order to update the database.

4. Alarm Input Setup: The technician will configure alarm inputs on the back of the camera to perform two actions:

1. Trigger recording on all connected cameras

2. Send SMTP (email) alerts to I-View Now when an alarm event occurs

5. Recording Setup: The camera can be set to record by schedule or by events. Event recording from alarm inputs

is the recommended approach for I-View Now although other modes, such as motion detection, are possible

with some caveats. These are described in more detail in this section.

6. Configure I-View Now Entry Delay: Entry delay is configured through the I-View Now portal.

7. Test: Here you will test the individual inputs on the camera as they are connected to your alarm panel relays or

other input devices. It is recommended that you test all inputs for functionality and to ensure the proper

workflow is configured within the I-Viewnow.com portal.

8. Trouble Shooting: This section is provided to help the technician troubleshoot common problems encountered

while installing this particular type of camera.

Installation Worksheet

The I-View Now Portal Installation Worksheet is created after entering the camera make and model into the system. A

portion of an example worksheet is printed below. This sheet should be generated from the system before attempting

to set up the site for integration with I-View as it enables setup of the camera onsite login and password as well as the

means to send SMTP messages back to the I-View Now server. There is a place on the form for recording the Location IP

Address which is the external IP address used for the router at the site facing the Internet. In addition the ports on the

external router that will be forwarded to the camera should be noted on this form. This information needs to be input

into the I-View system at i-viewnow.com so it will know the external IP address and ports used to communicate from the

site through the router at the site and onto the camera.

Figure 3

Retrieve the IP address by asking the Customer/IT department for the IP address, or visit http://whatismyip.org while

on-site for a possible correct address; however, verify with the IT department that the IP address discovered is valid to

use as a target from the I-View servers. The IT Site Administration must enable port forwarding from their

router/firewalls to the Lilin IP 6122 camera.

Finding the Camera’s IP Address

The Lilin camera by default uses DHCP to obtain an IP address from the Internet facing router/firewall it subtends from.

To find the address the Lilin is currently assigned, IP scanning tools (IPScan) are available at

http://www.meritlilin.com/us/support-download.asp?c4#c4 for various Operating Systems, as shown below, that will

assist in this process.

Figure 4

Once installed on a Windows machine a desktop icon that resembles the following icon is displayed:

Figure 5

Running this application will display a window showing the current address of all Lilin cameras discovered on the local

Intranet network, typically with a 192.168.x.y address form, representing NAT translated IP addresses within an Intranet

(internal) address scheme with an external Internet facing router/firewall.

Figure 6

Default Camera Login

To log onto the camera the first step is to open a browser and give it the address obtained with the associated port for

communication with the cameras. For example, an address of 12.34.56.78 with a port of 8002 would equate to a

browser address of http://12.34.56.78:8002. The browser will ask to install an Active X control followed by

authentication. The login is “admin” and default password is “pass”. The password used should be that provided on the

installation manual. If an alternate password is used, this information needs to be updated at the i-viewnow.com portal.

The first screen typically shown is a display of the current live view of the camera as illustrated below:

Figure 7 Figure 8

Although a keyboard can be used it’s not required as the system will provide for mouse selection of alpha-numeric

characters. Select the Setup soft button in red located in the upper right hand corner of the screen and then follow the

instructions in subsequent sections. The full menu of configuration options that should display next is shown above to

the right of the initial display and camera image. Subsequent sections of this manual will refer to pages selected from

this menu. For example, general settings for the IP camera’s internal server can be found by selecting ‘Server’ then

‘General.’

Firmware Version

The version of the firmware on the camera tested with I-View Now can be seen on the Server/General tab as shown

below. The firmware version of the camera under test must match the firmware on the camera that was used to

integrate with I-View as shown below. Other versions may fail as the interfaces used by I-View may have changed.

Figure 9

Network Setup

After logging into the camera change the IP address to a static value. The camera requires a static or fixed internal IP

address so the router at the site can reliably forward I-View interface requests to it over configured ports. In addition,

one or more communication ports need to be forwarded to it from the firewall/router. Typically, there are two

communication ports: one is for communication of requests and the other for RTSP (real time streaming protocol).

Note, the external IP address for the site and the ports used to communicate with the camera need to be recorded and

input at the i-viewnow.com web site. To configure the network settings for the site select Network/General which

should bring up an menu as shown below:

Figure 10

Static should be selected as the “Connection method.”

The IP Address should be set to an available static address as determined by IT staff responsible for

administrating the site.

The subnet, gateway and default DNS are site specific. Contact the IT staff responsible for the site for more

guidance on what values these boxes need in be in order to facilitate Internet communication from the IP

camera.

Remember to ‘Submit’ the page to save the configuration.

Time Setup

This camera has a configuration page in order to establish periodic synchronization of clock settings. Setting up the

proper time starts by selecting the “Time” menu item under Server.

Figure 11

Set the Time Zone for the location where the camera will be located as shown

Typically, DST (Daylight Savings) is enabled so the time sent to I-View will match the local time I-View requests

when it attempts to retrieve the pre and post clip video associated with the time of an event.

If the system is connected to a public network, it can automatically synchronize its time settings to a public network,

such as the National Time Center (time.nist.gov) as well as options for when and how often to synchronize. These

options are shown above on the “Time Server” and “Synchronize with NTP” lines. Remember to ‘Submit’ the page

to save the configuration.

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