Notes and warnings

Product description

SV-BА331-Е4С is a camera designed for real-time video surveillance. Due to the QuadHD resolution, the transmitted image is clear and detailed. PoE technology allows installing the camera everywhere, regardless of the location of the power supply. It also saves on the cost of power cables and makes the installation simple and not time-consuming.

Features and capabilities:

• Night vision provides clear images even in low-light conditions;
• Motion detection notifies you of events as they occur;
• Video archive provides options for saving recordings: to a memory card for local storage or to network storage¹. If the local storage fails, all recordings will remain available on the network storage;
• PoE power supply;
• Vandal-resistant plastic dome;
• Ability to connect an external speaker and microphone (audio input/output).

Technical specifications

Design

Top view

The top view of the camera is shown in the figure below. 

Side view

The side view of the camera is shown in the figure below.

Base view

The base view of the camera is shown in the figure below.

Cable design

Delivery package

SV-BА331-Е4С standard delivery package includes:

• SV-BA414-E IP camera;
• Mounting kit;
• Case mounting template;
• TORX wrench;
• Cable gland;
• Installation and initial configuration guide.

Reset to factory settings 

There are two ways to perform a factory reset:

• Software reset. In the device web interface, enter "System settings", select "Configuration" and click "Reset to factory default settings".
• Hardware reset. Hard reset. To access the reset button, use a screwdriver to remove the screws on the access panel located at the bottom of the device. Then press and hold the reset button until the device restarts.

Operating conditions

• The camera is designed for indoor and outdoor usage.
• Do not install the device near heat sources.
• Do not expose the device to smoke, dust, water or other liquids. Do not mechanically damage the device.
• Do not open the device case. There are no user-serviceable elements inside the camera.
• At the end of its service life, do not dispose of the camera with normal household waste. Take it to an electronics recycling center.

Device installation

Selecting the camera location

1. Determine the areas that need to be monitored. Consider that entrance doors, windows, and various objects may obstruct the camera's field of view and reduce it.
2. Pay attention to the lighting where the camera is installed to ensure a clear image. Avoid direct sunlight and other bright light sources directed at the camera lens. Also consider light sources that may create shadows or glare in the image.
3. Consider the location of the power supply. The use of extension cords or additional cables is not recommended, as this may impair the quality of the power supply.

Mounting using a bracket

1. Select a location for the camera based on the recommendations in the "Selecting a camera location" section.
2. On the selected surface, mark where the four holes for the bracket will be drilled. Use the supplied template for this purpose.
3. Separate the template from the backing and stick it to the wall.
4. Drill four holes according to the template. Use dowels if necessary.
   Align the holes on the wall with the holes on the bracket and fix the camera with screws.
   
5. Align the slots on the camera base with the tabs on the bracket mounted to the surface. Screw the camera in as far as possible. Make sure the device is securely fastened to the bracket.
   
   
     A view of the camera placed on the wall is shown in the figure below.
   
   
   
6. Connect the Ethernet cable as shown in the image below: place the O-ring (2) onto the sealed cap of the network interface (1). Slide the retaining nut (6) and the cable gland (4) onto the Ethernet cable (3). Insert the Ethernet cable (3) into the network interface. Tighten the cable gland (4) and secure it to the sealed cap (1). Place the waterproof ring (5) onto the cable gland (4). Make sure the ring fits snugly against the connector. Tighten the locking nut (6) and secure it to the cable gland (4). After connecting the Ethernet cable and insulating it, connect the power cable to the power connector (7). 
   
   
   The assembled cable is shown in the figure below.
   

Device management via the web interface

Getting started

1. Connect the camera to the local network.

2. Open a web browser and enter the device's IP address obtained from the DHCP server in the address bar.

3. The authorization page will be displayed in the browser window. Enter the username and password in the appropriate fields. (By default, the login is admin, the password is password).

       4. Click the "Sign in" button. The "Watch" page will open in the browser window.

"Watch" tab

• Streams:
  • Main — main stream, has better broadcast quality;
    
  • Sub — secondary stream, has average broadcast quality;
    
  • Mob — mobile stream, has low broadcast quality.

"Archive" tab

• Filtration — searching for records by specified parameters.
  • Time from — filtering media files recorded starting from the specified date and time;  
  • Time to — filtering media files recorded up to the specified date and time;  
  • Record mode:
    • All — displaying all media files;  
    • Permanent recording — displaying media files with the "Permanent recording" mode;  
    • Event recording — displaying media files with the "Event recording" mode.
  • Event:
    • All — displaying all media files;  
    • Motion — displaying media files with the "Motion" recording mode.

"Settings" tab

"Device Information" menu

1. Menu tabs — for grouping by categories: Watch, Archive, Settings; 
2. Web interface theme — dark and light; 
3. Username;
4. Web interface help;
5. Web interface language;
6. Logout;
7. Menu items;
8. Device information:
   • Model — device model name;
   • Serial Number — device serial number;
   • MAC Address — device MAC address;
   • Firmware version — current device firmware version.

"System Settings" tab

"Date And Time"

• NTP Server Synchronization — enable NTP synchronization;
• Timezone — camera time zone;
• NTP Server — NTP server address;
• NTP Server Synchronization — enabling NTP synchronization.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Configuration"

• Configuration — section for working with the device configuration:
  
  • Load the Device Configuration from a File — select the file from which the camera will load its configuration;
  • Save the Device Configuration to a File — export the device configuration for further use.
• Reboot By Timer — section for configuring automatic weekly reboot:
  
  • Day — the day of the week when the reboot will occur;
  • Time — the exact time when the reboot will occur.
• Device Management: 
  • Reboot Device;
  • Reset to Factory Default Settings.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Users Settings"

• Users Settings — creating a camera user for interaction with the web interface:
  • User Name —  user login;
  • Password — user password;
  • Group Name — group with specific access rights;
  • Actions: 
    • Edit — change existing user parameters;
    • Remove — delete user.
• Group Settings — group and access rights settings:
  • Group Name — group name;
  • Actions: 
    • Edit — change existing user parameters;
    • Remove — delete group.

"Firmware Upgrade"

• Local Update — firmware update via a file downloaded to the device.

• Remote update— URI link from which the camera can download the firmware for updating.

To start the update, press the "Start Upgrading" button.

"Video/Audio Settings"

"Stream Settings"

• Streams:
  • Main — main stream, has the best broadcast quality;
    
  • Secondary — secondary stream, has average broadcast quality;
    
  • Mobile — mobile stream, has low broadcast quality.
    
• Stream params:
  • Resolution —  selection of the image resolution transmitted from the camera:
    • 1280 × 720;
    • 1920 × 1080;
    • 2560 × 1440.
  • Codec — selection of the video compression standard:
    • H.264;
    • H.265.
  • Frames per second — number of frames that will be transmitted per second. The maximum frequency is 25 frames per second;
    
  • Rate control mode — stream encoding mode:
    
    • Constant bitrate — mode in which the stream has a constant bitrate set in the "Bitrate" field;
    • Variable bitrate — mode in which the stream has a variable bitrate. The bitrate varies with the complexity of the image but does not exceed the "Maximum bitrate" value and on average adheres to the "Bitrate" value.
  • Bitrate — amount of information transmitted by the camera. Increasing this parameter proportionally increases the quality of the transmitted image. Maximum bitrate — 6000 kbps.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"RTSP Settings"

• Streams:
  • Main — main stream, has the best broadcast quality;
    
  • Secondary — secondary stream, has average broadcast quality;
    
  • Mobile — mobile stream, has low broadcast quality.

• Sream params — section for configuring RTSP streaming:
  
  • Enabled — enable and disable the stream;
  • Audio —  enable and disable audio in the stream;
    
  • Stream URL — link to the selected stream considering the fields "Login", "Password", and "Port" in the "Common params" section;
    
• Common params: 
  • Login — username up to 63 characters in Latin alphabet and numbers;
  • Password — user password up to 63 characters in Latin alphabet and numbers;
  • Port — port through which the stream can be obtained from the RTSP server.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Audio Settings"

• Mic enable — enabling and disabling the microphone;
• Volume — microphone volume. Maximum value — 150 dB;
• Gain — microphone volume gain. Maximum value — 31 dB;
• Denoise mode:
  • Off — noise damping off;
  • Low — low noise damping;
  • Medium — medium noise damping;
  • High — high noise damping;
  • Max — maximum noise damping.

• AGC enable:
  • Volume — automatic microphone gain volume;
  • Gain — microphone volume gain.
• Audio codec (RTSP) — selection of audio compression standard:
  • raw;
  • alaw;
  • ulaw;
  • aac. 

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Sensor Settings"

• IR settings:
  • IR brightness;
  • Enable IR:
    • off:
    • on;
    • auto.
  • Day&Night — selection of infrared illumination mode:
    • Auto — automatic switching between day and night mode based on light level;
    • Day — infrared illumination is always off;
    • Night — infrared illumination is always on.
• Image settings:
  • Contrast — image contrast. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255. The default value is 128;
  • Sharpness — image sharpness. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255. The default value is 90;
  • Saturation — image saturation. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255. The default value is 128;
  • Brightness — image brightness. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255. The default value is 128;
  • White balance — used to adjust the color temperature depending on the environment: 
    • auto — automatic configuration;
    • day — daylight;
    • cloud — cloudy;
    • inc — incandescent lamp;
    • fluo — fluorescent light;
    • twi — twilight;
    • shade — shade;
    • warm_fluo — warm fluorescent light. 

• • Image orientation — camera image management:
    • Default — camera transmits the image as the user sees it with their own eyes;
    • Vertical Flip — image is reflected along the vertical axis;
    • Horizontal Flip — image is reflected along the horizontal axis;
    • 180 Rotation — image is reflected vertically and horizontally, thus providing an image as in "Standard" mode for a physically inverted camera.

• Image enhancement:
  • Antiflicker — compensation for lamp flicker from power grids of different frequencies: 
    • off;
    • 50 Hz;
    • 60 Hz.
  • Backlight compensation — elimination of darkening when the object is against a bright light source. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 10;
  • 2D Denoiser — noise damping in each frame by analyzing neighboring pixels. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255. Default value — 128;
  • 3D Denoiser — noise damping by analyzing both neighboring pixels and changes between frames. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255. Default value — 128;
  • Defog — increasing image clarity and contrast in poor visibility conditions caused by fog or haze:
    • Strength — it is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255.
• DWDR:
  • Enable WDR — improving image visibility with any lighting level fluctuations:
    • Strength — degree of brightening dark areas. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255;
    • Hilight — degree of suppression of bright areas. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 10.

"OSD parameters"

• OSD — On-Screen Display, text displayed on the screen;
  • Text:
    • Show — enable the display of user text;
    • Transparency — transparency of the displayed text. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255;
    • Text — field for entering text to display.
  • Date:
    • Show — enable the display of the date;
    • Transparency — transparency of the displayed date. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 255.

"Network Settings" menu

"Network"

• Mode:
  • Auto — obtaining all settings via DHCP;
  • Manual — setting all network parameters manually:
    • IP Address;
    • Network Mask;
    • Dns List — addresses of DNS servers;
    • + — adding a backup DNS server;
    • Default Gateway.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"ONVIF Settings"

• Enabled — enabling the ONVIF protocol;
• Port — port through which the camera will interact with control systems via the ONVIF protocol. By default, port 1000 is used;

• Users — creating users with specific access rights:
  • Login — user login;
  • Password — user password;
  • Rights — user access level:
    • Administrator — full access to all device functions;
    • Operator — access to basic device functions. Cannot change settings or manage users;
    • Media user — limited access (view only). No rights to change configuration;
    • Anonymous — minimal rights (if allowed in settings). Usually view only without authorization.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Additional Settings"

• Enable HTTP Server — access to the camera's web interface via the HTTP protocol;
• HTTP Port — port through which interaction with the camera's web interface via the HTTP protocol will be carried out. By default, port 80 is used;

• Enable HTTPS Server — access to the camera's web interface via the HTTPS protocol;
• HTTPS Port — port through which interaction with the camera's web interface via the HTTPS protocol will be carried out. By default, port 443 is used.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"System Log"

• Download log — download system log;
• Remote logging — section for configuring logs to a remote server:
  
  • Syslog server — address of the remote syslog server.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Archive Settings" menu

"Schedule"

• Schedule — setting the period during which the camera will record. To select the necessary intervals, highlight them by clicking the left mouse button.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Record Parameters"

• Record sound — enable/disable the microphone during recording.

• Record mode:
  • Permanent recording — video recording is permanent;
  • Event recording — video recording occurs only when an event is detected;
  • Off — video recording is not conducted.
• Maximum number of events — saving a set number of events to a MicroSD card. If the number of events is exceeded, old recordings will be overwritten. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 10000;

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Video Analytics" menu

"Motion detection"

• Motion detection:
  • Enable — enable/disable video analytics for Motion detection.
  • Detection sensitivity — parameter that controls the sensitivity of motion detection. Sensitivity values range from 0 to 4; the higher the value, the smaller the objects that will be detected.
  • Skip frames — parameter that determines how many intermediate frames the algorithm skips between scene analysis points. During scene analysis, every n frame will be used, where n can range from 0 to 10.
• Detection area type:
  • Grid — type of detection area consisting of cells;
    
    • Select all — selects all cells on the screen;
    • Clean all — deselects all cells on the screen;
    • Number of cells on the x-axis — number of cells along the horizontal axis;
    • Number of cells on the y-axis — number of cells on the vertical axis.
  • Rectangle — type of detection area consisting of arbitrary rectangles.

To select a cell in the preview, click the left mouse button. To deselect it, click the right mouse button.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Cross line detection"

Support for the Cross line detection video analytics feature is currently under development.

"Perimeter guard"

Support for Perimeter guard video analytics is currently under development.

"Face detection"

• Enable — enable/disable video analytics for Face detection
• Detection sensitivity — parameter that controls the sensitivity of face detection. Sensitivity values range from 0 to 3; the higher the value, the smaller the objects that will be detected;
• Skip frames — parameter that determines how many intermediate frames the algorithm skips between scene analysis points. During scene analysis, every n frame will be used, where n can range from 0 to 10.
• Max distance (meter) — maximum distance at which face detection will work; this parameter is specified in meters.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Person detection"

• Person detection:
  • Enable — enable/disable video analytics for Person detection
  • Detection sensitivity — parameter that controls the sensitivity of person detection. Sensitivity values range from 0 to 4; the higher the value, the smaller the objects that will be detected.
  • Skip frames — parameter that determines how many intermediate frames the algorithm skips between scene analysis points. During scene analysis, every n frame will be used, where n can range from 0 to 10.
• Detection area type:
  • Polygon — type of detection area consisting of an arbitrary polygon;
  • Rectangle — type of detection area consisting of arbitrary rectangles.
  • Full screen — detection area that covers the entire screen.

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.

"Storage Settings" menu

• Erase — formatting the MicroSD card for archive recording;
• Enable record loop — when the storage is full, old recordings will be overwritten with new ones.
• Percentage of storage space allocated for video recordings, % — indicates what part of the total storage volume will be used for storing video. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 100;  
• Percentage of volume for event recordings (from the allocated volume for video recordings), % — indicates how much space from this volume will be allocated for event recordings. It is possible to set a value in the range from 0 to 100;

To save the settings, click the "Apply" button.