Camera Setup Guide. This guide will show you how to add and configure Sentry360 cameras in Genetec Security Desk 5.2

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1 Camera Setup Guide This guide will show you how to add and configure Sentry360 cameras in Genetec Security Desk 5.2 Contents I. How to Add Professional Series 5MP, 8MP, and 10MP Cameras II. How to Add Mini Series 2MP 5MP Cameras III. How to Configure 360 dewarping Technical Support For Technical Support regarding Sentry360 cameras: Website: Support Toll Free: Direct: For Technical Support regarding Genetec: Website: Support Toll Free (Canada and US): Toll Free (Europe): Direct This guide is subject to change. Please visit for the most up to date information. 1/8

2 I. How to Add Professional Series 5MP, 8MP, and 10MP Cameras Applies to FS-IP5000, IS-IP500, FS-IP8180, FS-IP10K, and IS-IP10K camera models Firmware Upgrade Sentry360 cameras must be running the latest version of our Genetec firmware. The current version is 437 (fw_genetec_437.bin). The file can be downloaded from Sentry360 s Partner Portal website which can be found at Add camera To add a camera, open Genetec s Config Tool and click on the Video icon 2/8

3 Click on Add Entity at the bottom left of the window and select Video Unit from the list For each option, specify the following: Manufacturer: Genetec Protocol Product type: All IP address: Use the IP address of the camera HTTP port: Use port 80 unless the camera has another HTTP port specified Authentication: Use Default logon unless the camera has a username and password assigned to it, in that case select Specific and use that logon Click Add and you'll see Genetec communicate with the camera to add it into Security Desk. Once the camera has been successfully added, refresh your Archiver and you'll see the camera appear in the list. 3/8

4 To get the most out of the camera expand the unit and click on the camera, then select Video. Click on the H tab at the bottom and expand Stream usage. Change Live, Recording, Remote, Low resolution, and High resolution from Off to On, and click Apply at the bottom right. If you double click on the camera, the video preview will show and you'll be able to see the video of the camera. 4/8

5 II. How to Add Mini Series 2MP 5MP Cameras Applies to FS-IP3000-M, FS-IP5000-M, FS-IP4180, IS-DM220, IS-DM220-HB, IS-DM220-IR, IS-DM240, IS-DM240-V, IS-DM260, IS-DM260R, IS-IP200-DN, IS-IP290, IS-IP200-IRB, and IS-IP220-IRB-30 camera models Add camera To add a camera, open Genetec s Config Tool and click on the Video icon Click on Add Entity at the bottom left of the window and select Video Unit from the list For each option, specify the following: Manufacturer: Sentry360 Product type: Select the camera model IP address: Use the IP address of the camera HTTP port: Use port 80 unless the camera has another HTTP port specified 5/8

6 Authentication: Use Specific, the default username is Admin and the default password is 1234 Click Add and you'll see Genetec communicate with the camera to add it into Security Desk. Once the camera has been successfully added, refresh your Archiver and you'll see the camera appear in the list. 6/8

7 II. How to Configure 360 Dewarping Applies to FS-IP3000, FS-IP5000, and FS-IP10K camera models Configure Dewarping To configure 360 dewarping parameters in Genetec Security Desk, expand the unit and click on the camera, then select Hardware to go to the hardware options. Select Sentry360 as the Lens type and click Apply. 7/8

8 Click on the pencil icon to adjust the 360 dewarping configuration Click and drag with the left mouse button to move the calibration circle to the correct part of the image. To adjust the size of the calibration circle, click and drag with the right mouse button to increase and decrease the size of the circle. Set the dewarped resolution to a Width of 800 and a Height of 600. This will allow for the best image without over-taxing the resources of the computer. (Note: If the dewarping function does not take effect you will need to either refresh the server by right clicking it in the configuration tool, or close and reopen the Security Desk) 8/8