WAT-2400
User’s Manual

Rev. 2.10

Watec Co., Ltd.

2017/05/12

Revision Record
Rev.

Date

Changes

1.00

January 26, 2016

Initial Release

2.00

November 11, 2016

Change default settings-Network settings-Password for ONVIF® client software
3. Checking the image from the camera- Add descriptions on MJPEG stream
4.1.2 System- Add settings on Network page (TELNET, SSH,
SNMP)
- Add Date & Time page
4.1.3 Camera- Add descriptions on Video output settings
4.1.4 ONVIF- Add ONVIF Settings page
- Add ONVIF User management page2.10

May 12, 2017

4.1 Configuration changes from Web browser- Revise the wording
4.1.1 Overview- Add displaying Serial No
4.1.2 System- Add an upload function from PC on F/W page

ONVIF is a trademark of Onvif, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Revision Record ..................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................... 3
1.

Connection and power activation of the camera ............................................................ 4

2.

Network settings .............................................................................................................. 5

3.

2.1.

WAT-2400 network settings ..................................................................................... 5

2.2.

PC network settings ................................................................................................. 6

Checking the Camera Images ........................................................................................ 8A case of VLC media player ............................................................................................... 8

4.

Changing the camera settings ....................................................................................... 11
4.1.

Configuration changes from the Web browser (WAT-2400 System configuration) 11

4.1.1.

WAT-2400 System Configuration: Overview (top page).................................. 11

4.1.2.

WAT-2400 System Configuration: System ..................................................... 12

4.1.3.

WAT-2400 System Configuration: Camera .................................................... 23

4.1.4.

WAT-2400 System Configuration: ONVIF ...................................................... 29

4.2.

Setting initialization by the reset button ................................................................. 32

Reference ............................................................................................................................. 33
・ONVIF Device Manager setup steps ............................................................................ 33
・XProtect Essential setup steps ..................................................................................... 36

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1. Connection and power activation of the camera

The WAT-2400 has two power supply systems. The one is powered by +12VDC input plugon back panel of the camera, and the other is powered by PoE using a LAN connector.
Please feed by the one or the other of the way above and do not feed the both systems
simultaneously.
The below figure is a connection example of the power supply by PoE hub. In addition, youneed to have the power individually to the router and the PoE hub.

LAN cable

RouterPC
LAN cable
LAN cable

WAT-2400

PoE hub

Connect the LAN cable of camera side to a PoE port of the PoE hub and connect the LAN
cable of the router side to a normal LAN port.
If you want to power the camera using the AC power supplies, connect the camera and therouter directly with exception of the PoE hub from the above. The router is also not required
if it is in a closed network configuration and not using DHCP protocol. In that case, connect
the PC and the camera directly in LAN cable.
It takes about 20 seconds to fully boot the WAT-2400 from the power supply start.

42. Network settings
2.1. WAT-2400 network settings
The network default setting of the WAT-2400 is as follows;
IP Address

192.168.0.200 (static)

Netmask

255.255.255.0

Gatewaynone

DNS Server

none

Host namewat-2400-0

Since the used camera has a possibility to have the changed settings. In that case pleasecontact the administrator of the camera as there might need to change the viewed on PC or
the camera network in accordance with the situation.
The network settings of the WAT-2400 can be changed in the setting change by the Webbrowser which will be described later.
If the network setting of the WAT-2400 is unclear, it is possible to initialize all the settings ofthe camera, including the network settings while using the reset button which will be
described later.

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2.2. PC network settings
Set the PC network settings in order to accommodate WAT-2400’s requirement.
PC network settings for a local area connection in Windows7 as follows;
Control Panel>>Network and Internet>>Network and Sharing Center>>Local Area Connection >>Properties>>Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) Properties

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An example of PC network settings
Connect the WAT-2400 and your PC as shown in the below figure. And if the network settingof the camera is in default configuration (IP Address: 192.168.0.200 (static)), go through thefollowing steps to set up the PC network settings.

PC

LAN cable

LAN cable
PoE hub

WAT-2400

Control Panel>>Network and Internet>>Network and Sharing Center>>Local Area Connection >>Properties>>Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) Properties.
Input the values below, press the “OK” and close the property.

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3. Checking the Camera Images
It is available to check the camera images after completing the network setting.
This section describes the method in the case of viewing the image from the camera using
the VLC media player as a typical way.
WAT-2400 is able to stream by following settings.
ONVIF MODE
enabledisableEncoding Method

Image Size

Frame Rate [fps]H.2641280 * 720

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MJPEG

1280 * 720

20

H.264

1920 * 1080

30

H.264

1280 * 720

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When ONVIF MODE is enabled, both of the streams can be distributed simultaneously.
When ONVIF MODE is disabled, only one of them can be distributed by switching settings.
Please refer to 4.1.4 WAT-2400 System Configuration: ONVIF for the ONVIF MODE,
This section describes the method in the case of viewing the image from the camera using
the VLC media player as a typical way.

A case of VLC media player
Download the appropriate VLC which meets your PC from VideoLAN official download page(https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.ja.html) and install.

Open the VLC media player when the installation is complete.

8Click Media <Open Network Stream from the menu.

Paste your copied URI in the ‘Network Protocol’ box and click the play button. Wait till thevideo start streaming in your VLC.

rtsp://”WAT-2400 IP Address”/udp/unicast/Profile_H264（Example: rtsp://192.168.0.200/udp/unicast/Profile_H264）
The URI above is to see the stream of H.264 format.
The URI below is to see the stream of MJPEG format when ONVIF MODE is enabled.

rtsp://”WAT-2400 IP Address”/udp/unicast/Profile_JPEG（Example: rtsp://192.168.0.200/udp/unicast/Profile_JPEG）

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rtsp://192.168.0.200/udp/unicast/Profile_H264

The network connections and settings work property, video starts to stream. Please checkagain the network settings if it does not start.

The screen might become grey during the viewing, in that case, please click the stop buttonin the lower left and click the play button again.

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4. Changing the camera settings
4.1. Configuration changes from the Web browser (WAT-2400
System configuration)
The network settings of the WAT-2400 can be changed in the setting change by the Webbrowser. The Web browser must correspond to html5 and recommended web browser isInternet Explorer 11.

4.1.1. WAT-2400 System Configuration: Overview (top page)
Open your web browser and go to following address page.

http://”WAT-2400 IP Address”/index.cgi(Example: http://192.168.0.200/index.cgi)
Or

http://”WAT-2400 Host name”.local/index.cgi(Example: http://wat-2400-0.local/index.cgi)
Network settings work properly, ”WAT-2400 System Configuration” will be displayed asshown in the below figure. This page is the top page and includes a summary of the system.

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・ Network Information:
IP address, MAC address and Host name of the WAT-2400 will be displayed.
・ Device Information:
Serial number of the camera, and the information about the version of the camera’s
userland and kernel will be displayed.
There are 4 major menus and 8 submenus apart from the “Overview” in the WAT-2400
System Configurations. A description of each menu follows;

4.1.2. WAT-2400 System Configuration: System
Click on System from the menu and go to the page for updating the firmware and changing
of network settings. At the first time connection, the authentication window will open such as
shown in the below figure.

The server 192.168.0.200 is asking for your user name andpassword. The server reports that it is from admin.
Warning: Your user name and password will be sent using
basic authentication on a connection that isn’t secure.

User name: admin
Password: adminEnter the above and click the ”OK” button. The user name and password can be changed in
the password submenu which will be described later.
System has 6 submenus, System Overview, Network, Date & Time, Password, Firmware,
Save & Load.
A description of each submenu follows.
12System Overview
Overview of the system will be displayed as same as top page.

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Network
The current network settings of the WAT-2400 are displayed. At this page, you can change
the following network settings;


Switching of AUTO IP (DHCP) and STATIC IPAdvanced settings for STATIC IP

Changing the Hostname

Enabling / Disabling TELNET login

Enabling / Disabling SSH login

Enabling / Disabling SNMP agent function

Enter the each item and click the “Update” button then network settings will be changed.
Click the “Cancel” prior to clicking the “Update” then the settings will be before correction.

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When the change of network settings is made, the below figure will be shown.
If you would like to change the network settings continuously, please access the top page ofthe WAT-2400 System Configuration again. If you modify the TELNET or SSH settings,
please wait for the change completion about 15 seconds to re-access. At this time, the video
outputs pause due to change in the network settings.

Back to the top page and the following message will be displayed in upper right in thewindow.

As per above message, if you made any configuration changes not only in the network
configuration, the changed configuration will not be saved and power-supply disconnection
will make the change go back to the original unless you save the configuration to the flash
ROM in the Save & Load page which will be described later.

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Date & Time
This page is used to set the time on the system of WAT-2400.



Current System Time:
The current system time of WAT-2400 is displayed.

Time Zone:
The current time zone is displayed. It is able to select any one from the drop-down list.

Synchronize with NTP Server:
You can synchronize the system time with any NTP server by entering a valid IP
address or domain name of NTP server in the textbox.



Set manually:
You can set the system time manually by entering the “yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss" format
in the textbox. (y: year, M: month, d: day, h: hour, m: minute, s: second)

After select and enter the each item, click “Update” to Date & Time settings will be changed.
If you click “Cancel” before clicking “Update”, the settings return to the pre-adjusted status.

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Please do not change other settings along with the time zone settings. Even if you modify
the time zone settings and others simultaneously, only changes in the time zone settings will
be reflected but others will not be made.
When the change in the time zone settings is performed, the figure below is displayed.

If you want to return to the previous page from this page, please click not the browser’s backfunction but the “Back” button displayed in this page. In addition, please wait for about 10
seconds due to the change completion.

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Password
On this page, you can change the Username and Password to use for authentication whenentering the System page of the WAT-2400 System Configuration.

・ Username:Enter the new user name・ Current password:
Enter the current password
・ New password:
Enter the new password
・ Confirm new password:
To confirm, enter the new password again.
Click the “Update” button and the change will be made with the information entered in.
When you change the settings, the confirmation page will be displayed in the same way ofchanging the network settings. If you would like to change the settings continuously, please
access the top page of the WAT-2400 System Configuration again.
Please note that when you made any configuration changes, the changed configuration will
not be saved and power-supply disconnection will make the change go back to the originalunless you save the configuration to the flash ROM in the Save & Load page18

In addition to that, please be aware not to forget the new username and password, when
you access the page and will be required authentication after you change the username andpassword.

Firmware
You can update the userland and kernel of the Linux which configure the systems of the
WAT-2400 at this page. These updates are made by two ways that will be described below.
・Firmware updates from Internet
In this case, updates will be made by downloading each image file to the WAT-2400 from our
website via the internet. Therefore, the WAT-2400 must be connected to the internet when
you update the firmware.

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Click the “Get firmware options” button once the WAT-2400 has been connected to theinternet. The list of available firmware will be displayed in the drop-down list if there is not a
problem with the connection.
Select the image file you would like to update from the list.
Click the “Update userland” button when you update the userland.
And click the “Update kernel” button when you update the kernel.
After you updated the firmware, the confirmation dialog will be displayed and click the OK
button. And the update will begin. During the update the below page will be displayed.

Please do not disconnect the network or turn off the camera until the display of the page isfinished. And the camera might not be able to reboot.
The update might takes about 10 minutes depending on the states network.
If an error message is displayed, please access the page from the top and see if the URL
and the network are not problems. Then, please try to update again.
When the update is completed successfully and back to the original page, you can see thefollowing message in upper right of window.

As per the message, please be aware that the updated F/W will not be adapted to thecamera unless you reboot the camera from the “Save & Load” page which will be describedlater.
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・Firmware updates from this computer
Updating the firmware by uploading each image file which is saved on the computer whichdisplays WAT-2400 System Configuration.

Click “Browse…” to display the file selection dialog box. Select arbitrary image file and click“open”. After confirming the path of the selected image file which is displayed on the textbox,
click either “Update userland” or “Update kernel”.
The following procedures are same as the case of Firmware updates from Internet.

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Save & Load
You can save and readout of the system configuration, initialize the setting and reboot thecamera at this page.

・ Save:Save the current settings to flash ROM
・ Reload:
Discard current system configuration and change the settings back to the default stored
in the flash ROM.
・ Restore Defaults:
Discard current system configuration and change the settings back to the default of F/Wwrite. Reboot the camera in order to reflect the change.
・ Reboot:
Reboot the system.

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4.1.3. WAT-2400 System Configuration: Camera
You can adjust the settings of the WAT-2400 such like the exposure, the brightness of theoutput image, the contrast and changing the output size in the page.

Exposure settings
You can change the settings for the exposure of the camera.
・ Auto exposure mode
You can set the control mode of exposure. There are 4 modes as follows;0

normal AE

Normal automatic exposure control

1

longtime AE

Take a longer exposure time to the normal AE which extending
the frame.

2

AE hold

Hold the current exposure setting

3

manualManual exposure control

The default setting is "0".
・ Exposure
Change the exposure mode to “3” (manual) and you can set the exposure time of thecamera manually.
The exposure time will be approximately as follows;“Input value” / 10,000 [s] (The range of values: 1 ~ 2,000)
The default setting is "100".
・ GainChange the exposure mode to “3” (manual) and you can set the gain value of thecamera manually.
In the range of 0 ~ 66 [dB], you can set in 3dB steps.
The default setting is "0".

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・ Flickerless mode
Change the exposure mode to “1” or “2” and you can change the Flickerless mode of thecamera. There are 6 modes of FL control as follows;0

auto FL

Automatic Flickerless mode

1

50Hz to auto FL

Change to auto FL mode after starting with 50Hz FL mode.

2

60Hz to auto FL

Change to auto FL mode after starting with 60Hz FL mode.

3

50Hz fixed FL

50HzFL fixed mode

4

60Hz fixed FL

60HzFL fixed mode

5

FL off

Off the FL function

The default setting is "5".


DC Iris control level
You can adjust the convergence point of the auto iris when you use the DC iris lens.
The convergence point changes by increasing the value to the opening side and by
decreasing the value to the closing side. Even though the fine adjustment is required
depending on the AE setting and DC iris lens used, basically the default setting (128) is
recommended.
If you want to intentionally make the lens fully open, set the value “255”, on the other
hand, in case of making it fully closed, set the value “0”.
In the range of [0 ~ 255], you switch the set value. The default setting is "128".



DC Iris control speed
You can adjust the convergence point of the auto iris when you use the DC iris lens. By
increasing the value, the convergence speed becomes faster. By decreasing the value,
the convergence speed becomes slower. Please note that increasing the value
excessively causes hunting and overshoot, and it is possible that the diaphragm control
is stopped if the value is too small.
Please find the relevant convergence speed by shooting bright and dark subjects
alternately because the optimum value differs depending on the DC iris lens.
In the range of [0 ~ 255], you switch the set value. The default setting is "31".

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White Balance settings
Switch the white balance mode.
・ White Balance mode
Switch the white balance control mode. There are 4 modes as follows;0

ATW

Follow the change of color temperature of the object andadjust the white balance1

full open

Draw the wider range of colors to white.

2

AWB holdStop the AWB operation and hold the white balance gain
value

3

MWB

Set the target value of the white balance to a specific color
temperature along the black body emission curve.

The default setting is "0".

25White Balance color temperature
Change the white balance mode to “3” and you can set target value of the whitebalance manually.
In the range of [0 (1500K) ~ 60 (10500K)], you switch the set value. Correspondence
between the setting value and the color temperature is shown in the table below.

Set value

Color temperature [K]Set value

Color temperature [K]Set value

Color temperature [K]

0

1500

21

2143

42

3750

1

1522

22

2188

43

3889

2

1544

23

2234

44

4038

3

1567

24

2283

45

4200

4

1691

25

2333

46

4375

5

1615

26

2386

47

4565

6

1641

27

2442

48

4773

7

1667

28

2500

49

5000

8

1694

29

2561

50

5250

9

1721

30

2625

51

5526

10

1750

31

2692

52

5833

11

1780

32

2763

53

6176

12

1810

33

2838

54

6562

13

1842

34

2917

55

7000

14

1875

35

3000

56

7500

15

1909

36

3088

57

8077

16

1944

37

3182

58

8750

17

1981

38

3281

59

9545

18

2019

39

3387

60

10500

19

2059

40

3500

20

2100

41

3621

The default setting is "41".

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Image settings
Changing the settings for the adjustment of the image
・ Brightness
You can set the brightness of the image. The brightness will increase following theincreased set value.
In the range of [0 ~ 255], you switch the set value. The default setting is "0".
・ Contrast
You can set the contrast of the image. The contrast will increase following the increased
set value.
In the range of [0 ~ 255], you switch the set value. The default setting is "128".
・ Saturation
You can set the saturation of the image. The saturation will increase following theincreased set value.
In the range of [0 ~ 255], you switch the set value. The default setting is "128".
・ Hue
You can set the hue of the image
In the range of [-128 ~127], you switch the set value. The default setting is "0".
・ Aperture
You can set the enhancement of the outline(edge) of the image. The enhancement will
increase following the increased set value.
In the range of [0 ~ 255], you switch the set value. The default setting is "64".

Video output settings
Changing the settings for the adjustment of video output.
・ Video output modeThis item is displayed only when ONVIF MODE is “disabled”, and it is configurable.
You can set the video output size from following 2 output sizes.
0

FHD1080p

1920 * 1080 30p

1

HD720p1280 * 720 30p

The default setting is "0"
When you change the items, the output of video will pause and the camera will restart
after a few seconds.
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・ Bit rate
This item is displayed only when ONVIF MODE is “disabled”, and it is configurable.
You can set the bitrate of the video output.
In the range of 2000 ~ 8000 [kbps], you switch the set value. The default setting is"8000".
If you change this item, the video output pauses, and the camera restarts few seconds
later.
・ Test pattern
Output the test pattern (color bar signal)0

off

Normal Image

1

on

Output the test pattern

The default setting is "0".

After changing configuration values of each item described above with the slider ortext box, by clicking the “Update” button, the change will be reflected.
Once the “Default” button is clicked, the entire camera settings to this pare will return to thedefault configuration. At the same time, the output size of the image also will be changed,
therefore the output of video will pause.
Please make sure to save to the flash ROM in the Save & Load page if you have changed
any settings, otherwise the changed settings will not be saved and be back to the original
settings when there is power-supply disconnection.

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4.1.4. WAT-2400 System Configuration: ONVIF
WAT-2400 complies with ONVIF Profile S requirements. On this page, you can switch the
ONVIF conformance mode of WAT-2400, add and/or change user accounts for the camera
connection from the ONVIF client software.

ONVIF is a standard for compatibility with network video products which are decided by
ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) such as IP surveillance cameras regardlessof manufacturer.

ONVIF Settings
You can switch the ONVIF MODE by this page.
・ONVIF MODE
You can enable or disable ONVIF MODE. If this mode is enabled, WAT-2400 runs well with
the ONVIF profile S. There are differences between available video outputs depending on
the mode.

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ONVIF User management
On this page, you can add, modify or delete the user account which is necessary to get
images from WAT-2400 through the ONVIF client software such as ONVIF Device Manager,
Xprotect, etc.
To access to this page, the authentication is required as in the case of the System page.

Initial user name and password for ONVIF client software are as described below.
Name: root
Password: root・ Create:
Create new user account. You can create up to 10 accounts.
・ Modify:
Modify password and role of the existing account.
・ Delete:
Delete account. This item will be displayed when there are two or more accounts.

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When you modify or delete account, check the target account and click each button.
If you click “Create” or “Modify” button, the page below will be shown.

・ Username:Enter the new user name. In case of “Modify”, name of target account will be displayed.
・ Current password:
Enter the current password. In case of “Create”, this item will not be displayed.
・ New password:
Enter the new password.
・ Confirm new password:
To confirm, enter the new password again.
・ Role:Select the role which is applied when the camera operator checks or changes
configurations of the camera with the ONVIF client software. Select from these 3 roles.
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administrator: All of the available settings will be displayed and can be changed.

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operator: Settings except for User management will be displayed and can bechanged.

-user: Only some parts of the settings like network settings will be displayed. And
cannot change any settings.

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Click “Update” to change setting with the information you entered.
Click “Cancel” before clicking the “Update” to return to the previous page.

4.2. Setting initialization by the reset button
WAT-2400 has the reset button on the back of the camera. When the button is pressed
continuously for about 10 seconds while using a thin rod into the camera on operation, all of
the settings such as network settings and camera settings can be returned to the default
configuration while WAT-2400 will automatically restart when the setting initialization iscompleted.

Reset button32

Reference
・ONVIF Device Manager setup steps
Download the ONVIF Device Manager (ODM) from the following link;
http://sourceforge.net/projects/onvifdm/
Then install the ODM to your PC and initiate the ODM.

ODM starts as follows;

If the network configuration has been successfully connected without error, the WAT-2400
will show up in the Device list. Please make sure there is no error in the network settings if
you do not see.

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Enter Name: root, Password: root to the text box in the top of the screen and log in byclicking the “Log in” button.

When you click the icon which is indicated by a red circle in the upper right in the window as
below figure, then the settings window will open.

Select the UDP in Video streaming transport (red underline) and click the “Apply” button.

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Once you have finished the settings and click the WAT-2400 of the Device list. Since themenu is open, click the "Live video" in it. If there is not any problem with the configuration,
the moving image will be displayed as shown in the figure below.

Once your WAT-2400 is configured, the further settings are unnecessary.
In case of such as “Loading” is displayed and the image does not appear, please restart the
ODM.

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・XProtect Essential setup steps
Xprotect Essential is a free evaluation version of the VMS (Video Management Software)
provided by Milestone Corporation. You can download the software at the Milestone's site(https://www.milestonesys.com/).
Download and install are complete, start the XProtect Management Application from icon
below;The software will start as shown in the figure below and then click “Add hardware” which is
enclosed by red circle.

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Then the window opens as below and then click the ”Scan for hardware”

Check the "Local Network Scan" and then click "Next". If there is any scan location where
you want to add hardware, add from “+” button.

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Select “All manufacturers” and then click “Next”

Please be patient until the hardware scan is complete.
When the scan is complete, the network connection, settings have been done properly, thedevice is displayed as the IP address that was set up as shown in the figure below. (At thistime, the camera is not displayed as WAT-2400)⇒The device is WAT-2400

Enter User name and Password (default root, root), then click the “Go” button
If there is the devise that you do not like to add as shown above, remove the check. Whenthe login is done successfully and then click “Next”.
38When the following screen appears and the camera is added successfully, click the "OK"button and close the window.

After that the message in the top of the window is shown in the figure below and click “Save”
button. The adding camera will be saved.

Once you have completed the “Save”, exit the XProtect Management Application

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Start the XProtect Smart Client start from an icon below;

Then the authentication screens are displayed and click the “Connect” button.

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Then the XProtect Smart Client starts up as described below;

Click the “Setup” button on the top right corner of the window and go on to the setting mode.
Please select the menu in the left side of the menu below;
View  Shared folder  Default Group and add the view in the form of reference to thescreen while clicking the “Create a new view” button
If you already have a default view, above process is not necessary.

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Once the view has been added, open the System Overview  Server camera from theleft side of the screen menu tree. The camera that you added in the XProtect Management
Application previously is displayed and select the camera, then drag and drop to any
position on the view.

If there is not any problem in settings, the images from the camera will be displayed on theview. When you finished the settings, click the “Settings” button in the upper right window
again and exit the setting mode.

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