ascendent c-series

Web Interface
user manual
 Table of Contents
1 Network Config ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Network Connection ..................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Log in .............................................................................................................................. 1
2 Live ................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Encode Setup ................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 System Menu ................................................................................................................. 6
2.3 Video Window Function Option .................................................................................. 6
2.4 Video Window Setup .................................................................................................... 7
2.4.1 Image Adjustment..................................................................................................... 7
2.4.2 Original Size ............................................................................................................. 8
2.4.3 Full Screen ................................................................................................................ 8
2.4.4 Width and Height Ratio ............................................................................................ 9
2.4.5 Fluency Adjustment ................................................................................................ ..9
2.4.6 Rules Info ............................................................................................................... ..9
2.4.7 Zoom and Focus ..................................................................................................... ..9
2.4.8 Fisheye/Trigger Track ............................................................................................ ..9
3 PTZ Control ................................................................................................................................ 14
3.1 Scan .............................................................................................................................. 15
3.2 Preset ............................................................................................................................ 16
3.3 Tour ............................................................................................................................... 16
3.4 Pattern .......................................................................................................................... 17
3.5 Assistant ....................................................................................................................... 18
3.6 Light Wiper ................................................................................................................... 18
4 Playback ..................................................................................................................................... 19
4.1 Playback ....................................................................................................................... 19
4.1.1 Function of Play...................................................................................................... 20
4.1.2 Playback File .......................................................................................................... 21
4.1.3 Playback Cut ........................................................................................................... 22
4.1.4 Record Type ........................................................................................................... 22
4.1.5 Progress Bar ............................................................................................................ 23
4.1.6 Additional Features................................................................................................. 24
4.2 Picture Playback ......................................................................................................... 24
4.2.1 Play ......................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.2 Playback File .......................................................................................................... 25
4.2.3 Snapshot Type ........................................................................................................ 27
5 Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 29
5.1 Camera ......................................................................................................................... 29
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 5.1.1 Conditions ............................................................................................................... 29
5.1.2 Video ...................................................................................................................... 41
5.1.3 Audio ...................................................................................................................... 53
5.2 Network......................................................................................................................... 55
5.2.1 TCP/IP .................................................................................................................... 55
5.2.2 Connection .............................................................................................................. 58
5.2.3 PPPoE ..................................................................................................................... 60
5.2.4 DDNS ..................................................................................................................... 61
5.2.5 IP filter .................................................................................................................... 63
5.2.6 SMTP （e-mail) ..................................................................................................... 63
5.2.7 UPnP ....................................................................................................................... 65
5.2.8 SNMP ..................................................................................................................... 66
5.2.9 Bonjour ................................................................................................................... 68
5.2.10 Multicast ................................................................................................................. 69
5.2.11 4G ........................................................................................................................... 69
5.2.12 WIFI........................................................................................................................ 71
5.2.13 802.1x ..................................................................................................................... 74
5.2.14 QoS ......................................................................................................................... 75
5.2.15 HTTPs ..................................................................................................................... 76
5.3 Event ............................................................................................................................. 85
5.3.1 Video detection ....................................................................................................... 85
5.3.2 Audio Detection ...................................................................................................... 92
5.3.3 Smart Plan............................................................................................................... 94
5.3.4 Ascendent Video Analytics (AVA) ........................................................................ 94
5.3.5 Face Detection ...................................................................................................... 103
5.3.6 PTZ AVA Setup ................................................................................................... 103
5.3.7 PTZ AVA Scene Setup ......................................................................................... 103
5.3.8 PTZ AVA Rule Setup ........................................................................................... 106
5.3.9 PTZ AVA Perimeter ............................................................................................. 116
5.3.10 PTZ Face Detection .............................................................................................. 117
5.3.11 People Counting ................................................................................................... 119
5.3.12 Heat Map .............................................................................................................. 121
5.3.13 Alarm .................................................................................................................... 124
5.3.14 Abnormity ............................................................................................................. 128
5.4 Storage Management ............................................................................................... 131
5.4.1 Schedule................................................................................................................ 131
5.4.2 Destination ............................................................................................................ 135
5.4.3 Record control ...................................................................................................... 138
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 5.5 System ........................................................................................................................ 1
5.5.1 General.................................................................................................................. 1
5.5.2 Account ................................................................................................................. 1
5.5.3 PTZ ....................................................................................................................... 1
5.5.4 Default .................................................................................................................. 1
5.5.5 Import/Export ....................................................................................................... 1
5.5.6 Remote control ...................................................................................................... 1
5.5.6 Auto Maintenance................................................................................................. 1
5.5.7 Upgrade ................................................................................................................ 1
5.6 Information ................................................................................................................. 1
5.6.1 Version.................................................................................................................. 1
5.6.2 Log ........................................................................................................................ 1
5.6.3 Online User ........................................................................................................... 149
6 Alarm ......................................................................................................................................... 151
7 Log out ...................................................................................................................................... 153

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This manual is for reference only. Some models may not support all the
functions in this manual.

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1 Network Config
1.1 Network Connection
Before accessing the IP camera over the network you will need to have it's IP address. This should be
listed on the camera's box.

1.2 Log in
It needs to install web plug-in when you use web client for the first time, the exact operation steps are
shown as follows:
Open IE and input network camera address in the address bar.
After successful connection, the login interface is shown as in Figure 1-3; input your user name and
password. Default factory username is admin and password is admin.

Figure 1-3

The system will display “Update Password” prompt box for your first login, users need to modify the
password and save it properly.

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 Figure 1-4

After successful login, you may see the interface shown as in Figure 1-5.

Figure 1-5

Click on “Please click here to download and install the plug-in”. The system pops up warning information
to ask you whether run or save this plug-in. See Figure 1-6.

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 Figure 1-6

You must either run or save the file to local and install it. Follow the following steps. Click on run, you
will see Figure 1-7and Figure 1-8.

Figure 1-7

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 Figure 1-8

When plug-in installation completes, the installation page closes automatically. The web-end will
refresh automatically, and then you can view video captured by the camera.

Figure 1-9

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2 Live
After you logged in, you can see the live monitor window. See Figure 2-1.
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Figure 2-1

There are four sections:

 Section 1: Encode setup bar
 Section 2: System menu
 Section 3: Window function option bar
 Section 4: Window adjust bar

2.1 Encode Setup

Note: Some models don’t support sub stream 2.
The encode setup interface is shown as in Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2

Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

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 Parameter Function
Main stream Click it to enable main stream video monitoring and click again
to disable it. Generally for storage and monitor.
Sub Stream 1 Click it to enable Sub Stream1 video monitoring and click again
to disable it. When network bandwidth is insufficient, it
substitutes main stream for monitoring.
Sub Stream 2 Click it to enable Sub Stream 2 video monitoring and click again
to disable it. When network bandwidth is insufficient, it
substitutes main stream for monitoring.
Protocol You can select stream media protocol from the dropdown list.
There are three options: TCP/UDP/Multicast

2.2 System Menu

System menu is shown as in Figure 2-3.
Please refer to chapter 2 Live, chapter 3 PTZ, chapter 4 Playback, chapter 5 Setup, chapter 6 Alarm,
chapter 7 Log out for detailed information.

Figure 2-3

2.3 Video Window Function Option

The interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-4.

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Figure 2-4

Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

SN Parameter Function
1 Relay-out It shows if there is any alarm output, status description is as
follows:
 Red: means there is alarm output.
 Grey: means alarm is over.
Click on the button to force alarm to be on or off.

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 2 Digital  When the video is in the original status, click it you can
Zoom select any zone to zoom in. In the non-original status,
you can drag the zoom-in zone in specified range. Right
click mouse to restore previous status.
 Click it; you can use the middle button of the mouse to
zoom in/out the video size.
3 Snapshot Click on the button to snapshot, save picture to path in Ch
5.1.2.5.

4 Triple Click it to take snapshot upon the video at the frequency of

Snapshot one picture per second. All images are saved to path in Ch
5.1.2.5.
5 Record Click it to record the video. All videos are saved to path in
Chapter 5.1.2.5.

6 Easy focus Click it, you can see there are two parameters on the preview
video：AF Peak and AF Max.
AF Peak: It is to display the video definition during the focus
process.
AF Max: It is the most suitable value for the video definition.
The close the AF Peak and AF Max is, the better the focus
effect is.
7 Audio Turn on or off audio when you are monitoring.

8 Talk Click it to start or end bidirectional talk.

9 Help Click it to open help file.

2.4 Video Window Setup

The interface is shown as in Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5

2.4.1 Image Adjustment

See Figure 2-6 for image adjustment.

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 Figure 2-6

Click this button to display/hide image control interface. Click it to open picture setup interface. This
interface is on the top right pane.

Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

Parameter Function
Video It is to adjust monitor video Note:
setup brightness.  All the operations here apply
to web end only.
It is to adjust monitor video
 Please go to Setup-
contrastness.
>Camera->Conditions to
It is to adjust monitor video adjust corresponding items.
hue.
It is to adjust monitor video
saturation.
Reset Restore brightness,
contrastness saturation
R and
hue to systemedefault setup.

2.4.2 Original Size

Click this button to go to original size. It is to display the actual size of the video stream. It depends on
the resolution of the bit stream.

2.4.3 Full Screen

Click it to go to full-screen mode. Double click the mouse or click the Esc button to exit the full screen.
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2.4.4 Width and Height Ratio
Click it to restore original ratio or suitable window.

2.4.5 Fluency Adjustment

There are three levels of fluency for you to select (Realtime, Normal, and Fluency). The default is
normal.
2.4.6 Rules Info
Click the button, preview image will display intelligent rules after enabling; it is “enable” by default.
2.4.7 Zoom and Focus
Click this button and the focus zooming interface appears on the right of preview interface, as shown in
Figure 2-7, click left mouse button to adjust focus zooming configuration.
Note:
· The product models which support motorized zoom, synchronous focus and back focus have this
button.
· Auto-focus after zoom and focus adjustment.
2.4.8 Fisheye/Trigger Track
Click the button, installation mode and display mode interface will show up on the right of the preview
interface, see Figure 2-8 and Figure 2-9, single click to switch different installation mode and display
mode, or different display modes, it is enabled by default.
Note:
It is only supported by some models.

Figure 2-7

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Parameter Function

Adjust the focal length of the lens by clicking or long pressing “+”“-”buttons.
Zoom
Step length is used to adjust the length of one step with one click.

Adjust the sharpness of the lens by clicking or long pressing“+”、“-” buttons.

Focus
Step length is used to adjust the length of one step with one click.
Click to adjust the image definition automatically.
Auto-
Note:
focus
Other lens operations are not allowed during the process of auto-focus.
Reset the lens to zero position to eliminate the accumulative error of lens.
Note:
Reset All
Please reset when the image adjustment is not clear or operating zoom focus many
times.
Synchronize the location of drag slider of lens and zoom focus after hardware zoom
Refresh
focusing.
Regional Click it and use the mouse to select a zone, then the device can auto focus within the
Focus specific region.

In-ceiling Mount Wall Mount Ground Mount

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 Figure 2-8

parameter Note

Installation Mode Three modes which are ceiling mount, wall mount and ground mount.
It represents the display mode of the current image (default supports original
image mode), the display modes may be different according to different
installation modes. It is shown as follows:
 Ceiling: 1P+1、2P、1+2、1+3、1+4、1P+6、1+8。
Display Mode  Wall: 1P、1P+3、1P+4、1P+8。
 Ground: 1P+1、2P、1+3、1+4、1P+6、1+8。
Note:
The default displays original image mode when switching installation mode.

In-ceiling/Wall/Ground Original It menas the original image without de-warpping

image
360°expanded rectangular panorama + independent
sub image, the sub image and the subbox in the
expanded rectangular panorama support zoom and
1P+1 movement, for the expanded rectangular panorama
also supports left and right starting point movement.
Two related 180° expanded rectangular pictures, two
subwindows form 360° panorama anytime, which is
also called “dual panorama”. Two expanded
2P rectangular pictures both support left and right
movement starting point, which are also linked by
eachother.
In-ceiling/Ground Original image + 2 independent sub images, both the
sub image and the subbox in the original image
support zoom and movement. The original image also
1+2 supports changing starting point by rotation (no such
display mode for ground installation).
Original image + 2 independent sub images, both the
sub image and the subbox in the original image
1+3 support zoom and movement. The original image also
supports changing starting point by rotation
Original image + 4 independent sub images, both the
sub image and the subbox in the original image
1+4 support zoom and movement. The original image also
supports changing starting point by rotation

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parameter Note
360°expanded rectangular panorama +6 independent
sub image, both the sub image and the subbox in the
expanded rectangular panorama support zoom and
1P+6 movement, for the expanded rectangular panorama
also supports left and right starting point movement.
Original image + 8 independent sub images, both the
sub image and the subbox in the original image
1+8 support zoom and movement. The original image also
supports changing starting point by rotation
From left to right 180° expanded rectangular
panorama, which supports up and down movement
1P and changes vertical angle of view.
180° expanded rectangular panorama+3 independent
sub images, both the sub images and the sub box in
the expanded rectangular panorama support zoom
1P+3 and movement, expanded rectangular panorama
supports up and down movement and changes vertical
angle of view.
180° expanded rectangular panorama+4 independent
Wall
sub images, both the sub images and the sub box in
the expanded rectangular panorama support zoom
1P+4 and movement, expanded rectangular panorama
supports up and down movement and changes vertical
angle of view.
180° expanded rectangular panorama+8 independent
sub images, both the sub images and the sub box in
the expanded rectangular panorama support zoom
1P+8 and movement, expanded rectangular panorama
supports up and down movement and changes vertical
angle of view.

Figure 2-9

Enable the trigger track on the interface of tripwire or intrusion, and draw the rule of tripwire or intrusion,
the scene of trigger track window will change according to the moving object when it triggers rule alarm
until the moving object disappears from the view range of the camera. Please refer to “5.3.4 AVA” for
more details about the rules drawing and parameter config of tripwire and intrusion.
Trigger track includes three modes which are 1P, 1P+3 and 1P+5.
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 1P: Original picture

 1P+3: Original picture and three trigger track windows, it can adjust the location and size of

three trigger track windows on the original picture.

 1P+5: Original picture and five trigger track windows, it can adjust the location and size of

five trigger track windows on the original picture.

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3 PTZ Control
Here you can view direction keys, speed, zoom, focus, iris, preset, tour, scan, pattern, aux on, off and
PTZ setup button. See Figure 3-1.
Note:
Before PTZ operation, please make sure you have properly set PTZ protocol. (Please refer to Ch
5.5.3). Currently only PTZ cameras can support PTZ function.
Parameter Note
 PTZ supports eight directions: left/right/up/down/upper left/upper
PTZ direction
right/bottom left/bottom right.
It controls rotation speed. The longer the step length, the higher the speed.
Speed
Step length control PTZ, zoom, focus and iris.
Use mouse to draw a box in monitoring video, PTZ will rotate and focus to
Quick Position quickly positioning.

Figure 3-1

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 Figure 3-2
PTZ setting interface is shown as in Figure 3-3.
Here you can set scan, preset, tour, pattern, assistant function and light and wiper plus view coordinate.

Figure 3-3

3.1 Scan
Scan interface is shown in Figure 3-4.

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 Figure 3-4
Steps to scan are:

Step 1. Click on Set button, display icon.

Step 2. Move via direction key to select left, click on Set Left to set left border of camera
Step 3. Move via direction key to select right, click on Set Right to set right border of camera.
Step 4. Complete scan path setup.

3.2 Preset
Preset interface is shown in Figure 3-5.

Figure 3-5
Steps to preset are:
Step 1. In preset box, input preset value.
Step 2. Click on Go to, camera rotates to preset position.
Step 3. Use direction key to rotate camera, and in preset box input preset value.
Step 4. Click on Add to add a preset. Range of preset relates to PTZ protocol.

3.3 Tour
Tour interface is shown in Figure 3-6.

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 Figure 3-6
Steps to tour are:
Step 1. In tour box, input tour path value.
Step 2. Click on Add. Range of tour relates to PTZ protocol.
Step 3. In preset box, input preset value.
Step 4. Click on Add as to add a preset in this tour. If click on Del, it deletes this preset in tour.
Note:
You can add more than one preset here, or delete more than one preset.

3.4 Pattern
Pattern interface is shown in Figure 3-7.

Figure 3-7
Steps to set pattern are shown as follows:
Step 1
Input pattern serial number value in the box, click “Add” and it will display “Start Rec” and “Stop Rec”.
Step 2
Click “Start Rec” to implement a series of operations such as zoom, focus, iris, direction and so on.
Step 3
Click “Stop Rec” to complete the setting of a pattern path.
Step 4

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Click “Start” and it will start pattern according to the pattern spot which has been set; click “Stop” and
the pattern ends.

3.5 Assistant
Assistant interface is shown in Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8
Steps to assistant are:
Step 1. In assistant box input assistant value.
Step 2. Click on Aux On to turn on aux function.
Click on Aux off to turn off aux function.

3.6 Light Wiper

Light wiper interface is shown in Figure 3-9.

Figure 3-9
Steps to light wiper are:
 Click on Enable to enable light wiper function.
 Click on Disable to disable light wiper function.

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4 Playback
Web client playback supports video playback and picture
playback. Note:
Before playback, user shall set storage management as in Ch. 5.4.

4.1 Playback
The playback interface is shown as in Figure 4-1.

1 3
4 5

Figure 4-1

There are four sections:

 Section 1: Function of play
 Section 2: Playback file
 Section 3: Play time cut
 Section 4: Record type
 Section 5: Progress bar
 Section 6: Additional features

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4.1.1 Function of Play
The function of play is shown as in Figure 4-2 and Figure 4-3.

Figure 4-2

Figure 4-3

Parameter Function
When you see this button, it means pause or not played record. Click on this
① Play
button, switch to normal play status.
② Stop Click this button to stop playing.
Click on this button to go to next frame.
③ Play by frame Note:
You shall pause record when you use this function.
④ Slow Click on this button to play slowly.
⑤ Quick Click on this button to play quickly.
When this button displays, it means audio is silent. Click on this button to
⑥ Silent
switch back to normal.
⑦ Volume Click on left mouse to adjust volume.
Click this button and fisheye device can adjust display mode according to
⑧ -1 Fisheye
different installation mode during the process of playback.
Click the button and it will playback and display intelligent rules and object
⑧ -2 Rule Info detection box if the video is equipped with intelligent rule info after the
function is enabled, it is off by default.

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4.1.2 Playback File
In calendar, blue date represents data currently has video record or snapshot. See Figure 4-4.

Figure 4-4

Parameter Function
 Select “dav”, as video playback.
File Type
 Select “jpg” as picture playback.
Data Source Default is SD card.

Step 1. Click on data in blue, time axis displays record file progress bar in color. While, green represents
normal record, yellow represents motion detect record, red represents alarm record, and blue
represents manual record.
Step 2. Click on certain time on progress bar, playback starts from this time. See Figure 4-5.

Figure 4-5

Step 3. Click on file list , select date file will be displayed in list.
Step 4. Double click on file in list, playback this file and display file size, start time and end time.
See Figure 4-6..

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 Figure 4-6

Parameter Function

It means records within searched start time and end time on the date.
Search
Download
There are two formats: dav, mp4.
Format

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 Parameter Function

 click the download button and download file to path in Ch. 5.1.2.5.
Download  System does not support download and playback at the same time.

Back Click on back button to go to calendar interface.

4.1.3 Playback Cut

Note:
Playback cut function will automatically pause playing record as playback cut and playback cannot be at
the same time.
Step 1. Click on start time to cut on time axis. This time must be within progress bar range.

Step 2. Move mouse to cut icon . You will be ask to select start time. Click on cut icon as
finish cutting.
Step 3. Click on playback cut end time on time axis. This time must be within progress bar range.

Step 4. Move mouse to cut icon you will be asked to select end time. Click on cut icon as
finish cutting.
Step 5. Click on Save button to save file cut to path in Ch 5.1.2.5. See Figure 4-7.

Figure 4-7
4.1.4 Record Type
After checking record file type, only selected file will be displayed in progress bar and file list. Users can
also select the record type to be displayed via the dropdown box which is above the file list. See Figure
4-8.

Figure 4-8

4.1.5 Progress Bar

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 Figure 4-9

Parameter Function

24 hours Click on it, means video in past 24 hours.

2 hours Click on it, means video in past 2 hours.

1 hour Click on it, means video in past 1 hour.

30 min Click on it, means video in past 30 min.

4.1.6 Additional Features

Additional video playback features are shown in Figure 4-10.

Figure 4-10

Parameter Function
 Click on it, video in playback status if is in original size, user can
zoom in any area, If it is not in its original size, Right mouse click to
Digital Zoom restore its original size.
 Click on this button, you can scroll to zoom in.
Click on this button, you can snapshot video under playback status.
Snapshot Snapshot will be saved to path in Ch. 5.1.2.5.

4.2 Picture Playback

Web client picture playback interface has the following three functions:
Parameter Function
1 Play function bar
2 Playback file bar
3 Snapshot type bar

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See Figure 4-11.

Figure 4-11

4.2.1 Play

Figure 4-12

Default icon is and it means pause or not played picture. Click on play button to switch to

normal play status. Icon become

Click on it to pause.
4.2.2 Playback File

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