TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI (01) PDF Document

To configure the IP address of your TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI using the Camera Search Tool, follow these steps:

1. Run the Camera Search Tool.
2. Click Refresh. All available devices will be listed on the screen.
3. Select the device item from the device list.
4. To edit or modify IP address, subnet mask, gateway, or HTTP port, use the box provided.
5. Click Apply for the changes to take effect.
6. Click Refresh again to verify the changed settings.

To change an IP address on a webpage for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI, type the default IP address (192.168.10.30) into the browser address bar and follow these steps:

1. Due to security reasons, create the username and password for the first login. To log in to the IP camera, create the username and password on the login page. Press Confirm to complete the setting and login simultaneously.
2. Click Setup Network to edit or modify IP address, subnet mask, gateway, or HTTP port.
3. Click Submit for the changes to take effect.

Make sure your Internet Explorer allows signed ActiveX plug-in to run on your PC (ActiveX is not supported in other browsers). Set Download Signed ActiveX controls to Prompt and enable Run ActiveX control and plug-in. This can be set in Internet Explorer Tools Internet Options Security Custom Settings.

Once completed, you can access the IP camera’s live video by entering the default IP address via a web browser. A security warning dialog box will appear. Click OK to download the ActiveX directly from the IP camera.

The Minimum Password Strength Requirements for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI are:

• The password length must be 8 or more characters.
• The password must include at least 1 number (0~9), 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter and 1 symbol(~ ? / + = : ; . ‘ @ # ¥ % ^ & * ( ) _ -).

When logged in as an administrator to the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI, two main features are available:

1. Camera operations.
2. Configurations.

The Quick buttons (Compatible with IE only) for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI have the following functions:

• Take a snapshot of the video.
• Start recording.
• Pause recording.
• Alarm out.
• Enlarge the live view.

Files are saved locally under IPVideo folder. (e.g. C:\IPVideo)

You can view server system information for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI under System Settings->General. This screen displays MAC address, firmware version, OS version, system reboot time, and device name settings.

The device name for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI can be found using the Camera Search Tool, which allows you to identify the IP cameras. To change the device name, enter a new name for the IP camera in the Device Name field under Setup > System > General and click OK.

The TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI supports up to 10 user accounts, each individually configurable for access rights. To add a user, press Add User under Setup > System > User.

To add a new account:

1. Enter the account name, password, and confirm password.
2. Check to assign the access rights for this account.
3. Click OK to update the settings.

To edit account information, select the user for edit and click Edit User. To delete a user, select the user for delete and click Remove User. Click Submit to update the settings.

To access an IP camera without authentication, switch the Bypass Logon option to On. Enable IPScan Bypass Logon to log in the IP camera through IPScan without authentication.

You can change the time of the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI through a HTML web page under Setup > System > Timer. Simply select the date and time in the drop-down menus, and click OK to apply. You may also set the holiday list in this page.

To synchronize with an NTP server, change the Synchronize with NTP to Every Hour. The camera will synchronize its system time with a time server every hour. This function requires Internet connection.

OSD (on screen display) for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI is for displaying system information on the video, with features for date and status available under Setup > System > OSD.

The options available are:

• OSD: Click to enable or disable the OSD.
• Foreground Color: The color of the text.
• Background Color: The background color of the text.

You can view the system-generated log for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI on the System Log page under Setup > System > System Log. Click the Save icon to export the log to a text file. You can also search for log files by selecting the type keyword.

In the General Video settings under Setup > Video > General for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI, you can configure three customizable profiles (Encoder1, Encoder2, Encoder3) for video transmission, especially over low bandwidth networks. Settings include:

Other configurable general settings include:

• Video Standard: NTSC/PAL setting.
• Profile Name: The selection of H.264/H.265 video compression.
• Resolution: The resolution of the video stream.
• Output Frame Rate: The frame rate of the video.
• GOP: The number of I-frames to be displayed in one second.
• Stream Mode: Variable bit rate (VBR), an encoding mode that reduces the use of bandwidth; CBR: constant bit rate, an encoding mode that consumes more bandwidth.
• Bit rate: The maximum bit rate available for your network connection.
• RTSP URL: Allow you to access the video stream via the Real Time Streaming Protocol.
• Image Quality: The compression rate of the H.264/H.265 stream.

You can adjust basic quality settings for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI under Setup > Video > Quality Basic for both Day Mode and Night Mode. Settings include:

• Mirror: Mirror the video.
• Flip: Flip the video.
• 3D Noise Reduction: If the noise of the video is high at night, set the setting to high if needed.
• Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation, and Sharpness can be adjusted using sliders, with a default value shown (e.g., Brightness: 50 (Low / High)).

Under Setup > Video > Quality Advance for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI, you have access to settings for day and night mode:

Sense Up+ (AGC) is a low-light and high-sensitivity DSP control that enables outstanding video quality even in low-light environments. Sense Up+ technology can be used for both black-and-white and/or color video modes. To enable Sense Up+, first enable Auto Gain Control (AGC). Using Sense Up+ with 3D noise reduction (3D DNR) can reduce noise that occurs in low light environments. If the picture is still too dark, turn on Sense Up (slow shutter) instead, though this may cause motion blur in low-light conditions.

There are day time and night time auto white balance controls (ATW) for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI under Setup > Video > Quality Advance. The settings include:

• White Balance Control: Auto white balance and manual white balance.
• R-Gain: Red gain specific auto white control (value from 1 to 255).
• B-Gain: Blue gain specific auto white control (value from 1 to 255).

The Day/Night Mode Switch under Setup > Video > Day Night Mode Switch allows scheduling IR activities by (1) auto, (2) day, (3) night, (4) schedule, or (5) external control. When the setting is set to Auto, the IR module turns on/off automatically according to the signal from the light sensor. The Night setting removes the IR cut filter, and the Day setting keeps the filter on. If Schedule is chosen, the filter turns on/off according to the set time period. (Note: IR-cut camera model only).

The TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI camera provides up to 4 sets of privacy masking under Setup > Video > Privacy Mask. Select any of the masking numbers and drag to mask specific areas.

The global counters under Setup > Controls > Global Counter are for counting a trigger of a remote device. The global counters can be triggered by a metadata, or a virtual input. They can be used for output purposes, such as LED display.

The TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI camera provides up to 16 virtual inputs under Setup > Controls > Virtual Input. These virtual inputs are CGI commands that can be used for other remote devices to trigger events.

Metadata for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI is the HTTP response of a CGI command, and the camera is able to receive it from an IP device via the Metadata URL response of that device under Setup > Controls > Metadata.

To set up metadata, ensure Metadata Enable is checked. Specify the Metadata Server Name, Type (HTTP multipart response or HTTP response), IP/DNS, Port, Account, and Password. Enter the Metadata URL and any required parsing tokens in the Metadata Parser field.

The Metadata Type options are:

• (1) HTTP multipart response – Continuous responses.
• (2) HTTP response – Client-pull by a schedule.

If there are special characters such as “/”, “\r”, “\n”, and “\r\n” in the metadata for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI, enter special characters for parsing the metadata as follows in the Metadata Parser field:

• %Split%
• %CR% => \r
• %LF% => \n
• %CRLF% => \r\n

Network settings for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI, found under Setup > Network > General, are the basic settings that connect the camera to the network. You can set the network to Static or DHCP. If Static is chosen, you enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS. QoS(DSCP) can also be set (0-63).

If DHCP is enabled, the IP camera is assigned an IP address by the DHCP server, which is only permitted in LAN environments.

The settings descriptions are:

• Primary DNS: The IP address of the default and first DNS server.
• Secondary DNS IP Address: The IP address of the backup and second DNS server to the default DNS.
• QoS(DSCP): Based on DSCP standard, set the TCP/IP packet header for packet priority.

The HTTP Service settings under Setup > Network > HTTP Service allow you to configure the port for HTTP streaming. You can choose the streaming type to use between HTTP & HTTPS or HTTPS Service. Click OK for the changes to take effect. Consult your network administrator to change the HTTP port number.

The RTSP settings under Setup > Network > RTSP allow configuration for reliable video streaming. Settings include:

• RTSP Port: Default is 554.
• RTSP Authentication: Enabling this option will require username and password when connecting to the RTSP stream.
• Encoder: You can change the encoder name for Encoder1, Encoder2, and Encoder3 (e.g., stream0, stream1, stream2).

The TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI supports HTTPS Service. There are two options to set the HTTPS service under Setup > Network > HTTPS Service:

1. Create a free self-signed certificate by filling in the required fields (Country, State or province, Locality, Organization, Organization Unit, Common Name, and Validity) and clicking Create a certificate. After this, click OK to activate the HTTPS function, and the HTTPS Status will change from Disable to Enable.
2. Purchase an SSL certificate by selecting Create a certificate request and install. After purchasing the SSL certificate from a third party company, browse your computer to upload the SSL certificate. If successful, the Certificate Status will change from Not Installed to Active, and HTTPS Status will have changed from Disable to Enable.

The DDNS service allows you to automatically update the DNS server. TRENDNET provides three DDNS servers to choose from. To activate DDNS for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI under Setup > Network > DDNS, ensure DDNS is set ON, enter the Account and Password for the service, and click OK. This feature requires Internet connection.

To activate DDNS, you can go to http://www.ddnsipcam.com. If the IP camera is on the Internet with a global IP address, use the last 6 digits of the MAC address as the host name with default account and the default password. The IP camera will automatically register to http://www.ddnsipcam.com.

Under Setup > SmartEvent > SmartEvent, you can configure detection settings for alarm, global counter, virtual input, meta data, and network failure. Choose an event type for entering the event name and event condition for triggering an alarm. Click Save the event button for saving the event.

For the trigger condition, you can set the Detection Time and Sleep Time (in seconds). For the Trigger rule, select the trigger type (e.g., Network Detection), Operator, Value (e.g., 1 or 0), and Duration in seconds.

After setting the event trigger conditions under Setup > SmartEvent > SmartEvent, you click Action to select the outputs for event triggering. The available action rules (up to 10 are supported) include:

• FTP Service: Mail event logs to an FTP server.
• SMTP Service: Mail event logs to an SMTP server.
• Push Service Setting: When the alarm is triggered, send a push notification to specified iOS and Android devices.
• Alarm Out: Trigger the digital output of the IP camera.
• HTTP POST Service: Send notification snapshots to a specified website when an alarm is triggered.
• Global Counter: To set a value between 0 and 65,535 or add a value range from -99 to 99.
• Virtual Input: Enable or disable a specific virtual input among the 16 sets.
• SD Card Service: When the alarm is triggered, the screenshot is saved to the SD card.
• Samba Service: Set to send data of the selected encoder profile to the predefined samba server.

The IP camera TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI provides a motion detection feature under Setup > SmartEvent > Motion Detection. Click on Motion Detection to determine the areas to monitor. Simply double-click or drag across the areas you want to monitor. Cancel your selection by double-clicking again or dragging across the areas you don’t want to monitor with the right mouse button. Click OK button to update the settings.

To send alarm snapshots to an FTP server for the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI under Setup > Notification > FTP Service, you need to enter the required FTP information. Up to three FTP servers can be configured.

The settings to configure for each FTP service include:

For alarm notification with JPEG snapshots on the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI, enter the required information under Setup > Notification > SMTP Service:

E-mail Receiver Setting (up to 5 addresses can be configured).

E-mail Sender Setting:

• E-mail Address: Address of sending mailbox.
• SMTP Server: Enter the address of mail server.
• SMTP Port: The default port number is 25 (mail server port).
• SMTP Authentication: Select authentication type (Auth Login, OAuth SSL, or OAuth TLS).
• Authentication: Enable or disable mail service.
• Auth Account: User name of the mail server.
• Auth Password: Password of sending mailbox.

Through the POST protocol on the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI under Setup > Notification > HTTP POST Service, the camera can automatically send notification snapshots to a website if an alarm is triggered. You configure up to one service with the following details:

• HTTP POST Server Name: The HTTP POST server name.
• HTTP POST Server IP/DNS: The IP/DNS address of the HTTP Post server.
• HTTP POST Server Port: The port number of the HTTP Post server.
• Account: The account username.
• Password: The password.
• HTTP POST URL: The CGI command to send HTTP POST.
• HTTP POST JSON: The JSON text editor.

Ensure an SD card is properly installed to the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI before you enable the SD recording option under Setup > Notification > SD Card Service. The camera will start recording videos when an alarm occurs.

Warning: Ensure to click Unmount before removing the SD card, or the system may crash.

The streaming of the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI can be recorded as AVI files to a Samba server using settings under Setup > Notification > SAMBA Service. Continuous and pre-alarm recordings are available. Circular recording is available for overwriting the oldest recording files if the Samba server gets full.

Configuration options include:

• SAMBA Recording: Enable Samba recording service.
• SAMBA Recording OSD: Timestamp OSD on the AVI files.
• SAMBA Recording Continuous: Enable/disable Samba continuous recording.
• Recording Format: The resolution of the AVI files.
• Pre Record Time: Pre-alarm recording based on the alarm settings.
• SAMBA Server IP: The IP address of the Samba server.
• SAMBA Server Account: The account of the Samba server.
• SAMBA Server Password: The password of the Samba server.
• SAMBA Server Directory: The target path of the recordings on the Samba server.

On the Maintenance page of the TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI under Setup > Maintenance:

• You can click Load Default to restore the camera to factory settings.
• You can click Reboot System to restart the camera. Restoring to factory settings does not affect IP addresses.
• To export camera settings, click on Export Config File for use with other cameras.
• To import camera settings, click on Import Config File.
• To update the firmware of your IP camera, click Browse, locate the update file, and click Submit to start the firmware update.

Warning: Never disconnect the power during the update. This could cause irreversible damage to your device.

To restore the IP camera TRENDNET TV-IP1515PI to the factory default, follow these procedures:

1. Press and hold “Reset Key” for 15 seconds and release.
2. The camera will restart.
3. Launch to Camera Search Tool to search for the IP camera.
4. Access the IP camera via an Internet browser.
5. Due to security reason, create the username and password for the first login. To log in to the IP camera, please create the username and password on the login page. Press Confirm to complete the setting and login simultaneously.