How To Configure And Onboard The Uniview PoE Speaker

Before onboarding the Uniview PoE speaker (model IPS302030-S) to the Deep Sentinel platform, several steps must be completed to ensure compatibility and a successful installation. In addition to preparing the device, there is a required manual step where you must contact Deep Sentinel Customer Care to add the speaker to the account and pair it with the appropriate cameras. Multiple cameras can be linked to a single speaker. You will need to provide the IP address of the speaker and specify which cameras will be linked.

The full preparation checklist is as follows:

1. Update the admin password.

2. Update the speaker firmware (download).

3. Update the time synchronization

4. Contact Deep Sentinel Customer Care to add and pair the speaker to the cameras.

5. Test the speaker

Step 1: Updating the admin password

1. Open a web browser and navigate to the Web UI of the speaker: https://<speaker_ip_address>
   1. If you do not know the speaker IP address, you can use ONVIF Device Manager to locate it.
2. Login to the speaker using the default credentials
   1. Default username: admin
   2. Default password: 123456
3. When prompted, change the password to: deepS3ntin3l_
   
4. Click OK and log back into the camera if prompted.

Step 2: Updating the speaker's firmware

1. Download the required firmware version IPS-B8101.2.12.L08.250626
2. From the left navigation menu, select Maintenance, then Upgrade
   
3. In the main window area, click the ellipsis then browse for the firmware upgrade file. 
4. Click Upgrade and wait for the procedure to complete.
5. Log back into the camera if prompted.

Step 3: Updating the time synchronization

1. From the left navigation menu, select System, then Time
2. Set the Time Zone value as appropriate for your given location
3. Set the Time Sync Mode value to Sync with NTP Server
4. Set the NTP Server Address value to time.google.com
   
   
5. Click Save
6. From the left navigation menu, select DST
7. Enable DST by using the toggle
8. Ensure the DST Bias is set to 60 minutes.
   
9. Click Save

Step 4: Contact Deep Sentinel Customer Care to add and pair the speaker

1. Gather the following information:
   1. Hub mac address or location name/address
   2. Speaker IP address
   3. Camera names that will be paired to the speaker
2. Email partnersupport@deepsentinel.com with the gathered information.
3. If urgent support is needed, call 866-444-2413 and provide the gathered information.

Step 5: Testing the speaker

1. Open the Deep Sentinel App and find the camera. It should have a label below it such as: 🔊 external
2. Live view the camera and listen to see if you can hear audio being recorded by the speaker.
3. Use the Push-to-Talk button and/or other controls to test the Siren.
4. Utilize the Hello test to ensure our guards can hear you and you can hear the guards.
5. Volume levels of the microphone and the speaker can be adjusted in the web UI of the speaker. 

Additional Resources:

• Model: Uniview IPS302015-S (15W)
• Model: Uniview IPS302030-S (30W)
• IP Speaker Quick Guide
• IP Speaker User Manual