External Camera - Quick Start Guide

Hardware Overview

     

Pairing the Camera

To pair a camera onto the control panel, go into the Wireless Sensors section of the configuration.

1. Put the panel into pairing mode by unlocking the receiver at the top of the page and Start Refresh at the top right of the screen (for more information on accessing this page, please refer to the Control Panel guides)
   
2. Connect the battery to the camera and within 5 seconds of connecting the battery, press the tamper switch twice
   
3. The camera will beep 3 times confirming it is in pairing mode and will now show in red on the configuration interface
   
4. Select the camera and go to the configuration page for the device
   
5. Name the camera at the top of the page, scroll to the bottom and set an Area for the device
   
6. Press Save at the top right of the page
   
7. To complete the pairing process on the camera, press and hold the tamper button for around 3-4 seconds and let go
   
8. The camera will beep to confirm and will now be showing as green on the Wireless Sensors page of the panel configuration

Once finished, ensure the receiver is locked again at the top of the page.

Camera Configuration

Configuration Overview

1. Description - Name of the Camera
   
2. Repeater - Currently unsupported
   
3. Enabling time - Setting a trigger delay to the camera (allowing time for the system to be disarmed)
   
4. Number re Arming - Amount of times a camera can be triggered during an arming session (set to the left for unlimited)
   
5. Excludable - Turning this setting on allows the system to be armed if this device is currently open / in fault
   
6. Bell - Enabled a beep when videos/snapshots are being requested
   
7. Enable Siren - Triggers the built-in siren on the camera upon activation
   
8. Notify Open Zone Voice - Announces open zone through the control panels in-built speaker
   
9. Led - Enables the LED on the front of the camera when triggered (Red LED = PIR detection, Blue LED = Microwave detection)
   
10. Silent Alarm - Send alarm without activating siren(s)
11. 24H Alarm - The device will be armed all the time regardless of current arming state of the system
    
12. Verify Mode - Logs the trigger in the Event Log, does not send alarm to webeyeCMS (leaves device working but does not send alarm)
    
13. Exclude Tamper - Excludes the tamper on the device
    
14. Pyro Sensitivity - Alter the sensitivity of the PIR sensor (higher = more sensitive)
    
15. Pulse Counter - Pulse count indicates how much activity (pulses) is required to trigger an alarm. A higher pulse count will minimise false alarms from a device but will require more movement before triggering
16. Blind Time - Amount of time it waits before it checks for another trigger (lower = more sensitive)
    
17. Window Time - Time required to trigger the number of pulses (lower = more sensitive)
    

1. For further information on sensitivity settings, please see PIR Sensitivity Settings Explained article.
   
18. Enable MicroWave - Disabling this option will make the device trigger only from the PIR sensor
    
19. Enable Mask - Triggers a masking alarm if the device is covered/masked
    
20. Position Detect - Enable the tilt tamper for the device (when enabled, set the threshold for how much movement/shock is required before an event is triggered
    
21. Video On Demand - Allows for a video on demand to be taken from the webeyeCMS platform
    
22. Frame Compression - Alters the compression of the video frames
    
23. Day Risolution Frame - Sets the resolution of intrusion footage in the daytime
    
24. Night Risolution Frame - Sets the resolution of intrusion footage during the night (when the IR's are active)
    
25. Night Threshold - Sets the light sensor level for how much light is required for the IR's to be used (1 is automatic)
    
26. REC Sec - Length of the video sent on intrusion (default is 5)
    
27. REC FPS - How many frames per second on an intrusion video (default is 1)
    
28. Exposure - Sets the exposure level for the camera sensor (1 is Automatic)
    
29. Exposure Area - Sets the area used for automatic exposure (Full Area uses the full view of the camera, Bottom % uses the bottom part of the video to work out the exposure level to set)
    
30. Set WB Mode - Sets the white balance mode for the camera sensor (default is AUTO)
    
31. Set Contrast Mode - Alters the contrast depending on the setting of the camera (Mode 1 is default)
    
32. Radio Power - Sets the power for the RF antenna in the device (if the device is mounted far from the control panel, ensure this is set to maximum)
    
33. Set Vbat Low - Setting for when the camera will alert for low battery (external camera default is 2.7V)
    
34. Active Areas - Setting the area in which the camera is active in (ensure at least one area is selected)

Standard/Default Configuration