SOHO NETWORK IP CAMERA USER MANUAL MODEL 503365 INT-503365-UM-0407-02
Contents section 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. page Introduction.......................................... 1 Package Contents................................ 2 System Requirements.......................... 2 Hardware Installation......................... 3 4.1 LED and Focusing............................. 3 4.2 Camera Ports................................... 4 4.3 Installation Procedure......................... 5 Software Installation........................... 5 Using the Administrator Utility........ 17 6.
1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS SOHO Network IP Camera. This Camera sends live video through the Internet to a web browser or camera viewer anywhere in the world! This compact, self-contained unit lets you keep an eye on your home, your kids, and your workplace — whatever is important to you. How does the Camera do all of this? Unlike standard “web cams” that require an attached PC, the SOHO Network IP Camera can connect directly to a network.
2. PACKAGE Contents • • • • • One SOHO Network IP Camera CD with software & user manual Camera mounting bracket & stand Power adapter Network cable (3 ft./900 mm) If Any Of The Above Items Are Missing, Please Contact Your Supplier. 3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS System requirements to access the SOHO Network IP Camera directly via the LAN port are: • OS System: Windows 98SE, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003 • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.
4. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4.1 LED and Focusing The SOHO Network IP Camera head and its focus ring allow you to modify the aim and focus of the Camera. To adjust the Camera’s focus, rotate the dark focus ring. There are two LEDs indicating the Camera status. Monitoring: When someone is viewing the Camera, the green LED will light. Ready: When the Camera is powered on and ready for access, the amber LED will light.
4.2 CAMERA PORTS The Camera features two ports and a Reset button. Power: The Power port is where you will connect the power adapter. LAN: The LAN port is where you will connect the Ethernet network cable. Reset: The Reset button is what you will press if you need to reset the Camera to factory default settings. Insert a paper clip into the hole. Then press the button and hold it in for five seconds.
4.3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 1. Unpack the SOHO Network IP Camera package and verify that all the items listed in the Chapter 2 are provided. 2. Connect the Camera to your network by attaching the network cable from the switch/router to the LAN port of the Camera. 3. Connect the power adapter to the Camera and plug the power adapter into a power outlet. The Camera will be powered on. When the Camera is ready, the Ready LED will turn amber in color.
2. The Install Wizard will show four selections. Select the program you want to install or click “Exit” to install the program later. The following installation steps are part of “Install Administrator Utility & Camera Viewer”.
3. The system will start the installation procedures automatically. Click “Next” to continue installation.
4. If you wish to install the software program in an alternate location, click “Change”; otherwise click “Next” to move on to the next step.
5. Click “Install” to start installing the program.
6. The system will install the program automatically.
7. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation.
8. When the installation is completed. The system will auto run the ”Administrator Utility“. On the Network IP Camera first page, the Cameras found in the network are listed in the left window. Choose the one you want to configure and click “Setting Wizard” to proceed. “N” means the Camera is new and not configured.
9. Please enter the default password “1234” and click “OK” to log in to the IP setup page.
10. The SOHO Network IP Camera operates through the network (TCP/IP Protocol). The IP address setting must be correct, or you will not be able to access the Camera. The wizard program will detect the IP address status of your network automatically and suggest a free IP address for the Camera. You can accept the suggested value or enter the value manually. If you enter the value manually, please be aware that the “Subnet Mask” must be the same for both the Camera and the PC.
11. This wizard will pop up a window to ask you if you want to run the “Camera Viewer” and see the video of the Camera immediately. Select “OK” to run “Camera Viewer”.
12. The “Camera Viewer” will show the video automatically. Congratulations, you can now use the Camera through the network to view the video.
6. Using the Administrator Utility The Administrator Utility allows users to search and setup the Cameras located within the Intranet or on the Internet. From the utility, users can view all the information of the selected Camera; furthermore, it provides a setting wizard to add the Camera to the network easily and promptly. There are two ways to run the Administrator Utility as follows. 1. Click “Start”, select “Programs\IP Camera\Admin Utility” to run the utility. 2.
Once the utility is started, it will search all the Cameras within the network. To view additional settings, please refer to the description in the following sections.
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LAN Auto Discover Clicking this button will search for the Camera within the network automatically. Camera List The list shows the Camera name and the setup status of the Camera. means the Camera is in the default setting. means the Camera is configured before. INTERNET Add Clicking the “Add” button will create a window for you to enter the IP Address of the Camera on the Internet. Delete Click “Delete” to delete the Camera from the list.
6.2 DETAIL SETTING When you click the “Detail Setting”, a screen will pop up for you to enter the “Administrator Name” and “Password”. The default value is as follows: Name: “admin” Password: “1234” If the name and password you enter are correct, you can start to setup the Camera.
NETWORK SETTING Network IP Camera Name The default camera name is “IPCamera_MJPEG”. It is recommended to change to a meaningful name for the Camera. IP Address Enter an unused IP Address within the IP address range used on your LAN. If the IP Address of your LAN is from the 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.254, you can set an unused IP Address from the range for the Camera, for example: 192.168.2.250. Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask field must match the subnet setting on your LAN. For example: 255.255.255.0.
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E-MAIL SETTING E-mail Account This Camera supports “Snap Shot” function. You can take a still image and send the picture by E-Mail. Enter the E-Mail Account for receiving the picture. SMTP Server Enter the SMTP Server for the E-Mail account.
RESOLUTION Resolution Select the desired video resolution format. Larger resolution requires more bandwidth. 640 x 480 is “VGA” format. 320 x 240 is “CIF” format.
ADVANCED SETTING UPnP When the UPnP function is enabled, the Camera can be detected by UPnP compliant systems such as Windows XP. The Camera will be displayed in the Neighborhood of Windows XP, so you can directly click the Camera to view the video through a web browser. DDNS Many Internet connections use a “Dynamic IP address”, where the Internet IP address is allocated dynamically whenever the Internet connection is established.
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PASSWORD Current Password Enter the current password of the Camera. New Password Enter the new password you want to use for the Camera. New Password Retype the new password to confirm the setting.
RESOLUTION Firmware Version Displays current firmware version. Firmware Update Click “Firmware Update” to update new firmware for the Camera. This may take a few minutes. Reset to Default If you want to reset the Camera, click this button. The default settings of the Camera are as follows. Camera Name: “IPCamera_MJPEG”, IP Address: “192.168.2.3”, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
6.3 SETTING WIZARD When you click the “Setting Wizard”, a screen will pop up for you to enter the “Administrator Name” and “Password”. The default value is as follows: Name: “Admin” Password: “1234” If the name and password you enter are correct, you can start to setup the Camera.
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NETWORK SETTING Network IP Camera Name The default camera name is “IPCamera_MJPEG”. It is recommended to change to a meaningful name for the Camera. IP Address The wizard will auto setup an available IP Address to the Camera. For example: if the IP address of the network is 192.168.2.x, the wizard will search an unused IP Address from 192.168.2.0 to 192.168.2.250 and assign the Camera an available IP Address. You are allowed to enter another IP Address to change the setting.
When you finish the Camera setting, you can click “OK” to run the “Camera Viewer” immediately or click “Cancel” to run the “Camera Viewer” later.
7. Using the CAMERA VIEWER The Camera Viewer Utility allows users to view video from up to four cameras. It also allows users to manual/schedule record video and playback the recording file. The status of camera viewing such as frame rate, video received, and etc. are also recorded in time. There are three ways to run the Camera Viewer Utility: 1. Click “Start”, select “Programs\IP Camera\Camera Viewer” to run the utility. 2. Click the “IP Camera Viewer” icon to run the utility. 3.
7.1 PANEL INTRODUCTION In the beginning when you start the Camera Viewer, you would see a Control Panel and a four division Viewer window.
7.2 CAMERA BUTTONS Clicking one of the four camera buttons will connect you to the Camera that you want to view and configure. If you want to remove the Camera from the viewer, please right click the icon and select “Cancel Camera x”.
7.3 CAMERA STATUS There is a status bar showing different color to indicate the status of each SOHO Network IP Camera. CAMERA STATUS Yellow No camera set to connect. Blue Camera is connected and playing the live video. Pink Camera is not connected. Red Camera is recording.
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CONTROL BUTTONS Play The “Play” button is an intelligent play user-interface. In the normal display mode with the SOHO Network IP Camera disconnected, clicking on “Play” will connect the viewer to the Camera. In the playback mode, clicking on “Play” will play the video in the normal speed. Stop The “Stop” button is also an intelligent play user-interface. In the normal display mode with the Camera connected, clicking on “Stop” will disconnect the viewer from the Camera.
7.5 VIDEO RECORDING This utility allows you to record the video in AVI format files. There are two ways of video recording – Manual Recording and Schedule Recording.
Manual Recording: You can manually record the video stream to an assigned video file. Click “Record”, and the “Record to Disk” window will pop up. Assign the path and file name and click “Save”, then the viewer utility will start to record the video stream. If you want to stop recording, click “Stop”.
7.6 CHANGE RESOLUTION The SOHO Network IP Camera supports two levels of resolution, 640x480 (VGA) and 320x240 (CIF). You can change the resolution of each Camera by clicking the “Resolution” button. Note: Before changing the resolution of the Camera, you have to select the Camera by clicking the “Camera” button first. If you change the resolution of a SOHO Network IP Camera, other clients that are viewing the same Camera simultaneously will also see the video with the changed resolution as well.
7.7 VIEW FOUR CAMERAS SIMULTANEOUSLY By clicking on the four-division button to view 4 cameras simultaneously in a four-division window.
7.8 VIEWER SETTING UTILITY Click “Setting” , in order for the setting window of the Network IP Camera to pop up. Note: When you want to change settings such as IP Address, Video Port, etc. in the “Setting” option, you must disconnect the Network IP Camera first by clicking “Stop”.
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7.8.1 SETTING Name It is not required to fill in the Camera name in order to connect camera. It is for users to identify the Camera. IP Address IP address/Domain name of the Camera. Video Port The number of service port used by the Camera. Model Select “MJPEG Camera” (This camera only supports Motion JPEG). Username The user name for logging into the Camera. By default, the user name is “Admin”. Password The password for logging into the Network IP Camera. By default, the password is “1234”.
7.8.2 RECORDING You can setup a schedule for recording here. This utility will record the video stream in the assigned file folder according to the schedule automatically. The recorded video files are AVI format. Note: 1. The utility will only start to record the video stream when this utility is running and is successfully connected to the Network IP Camera at the beginning of the recording schedule. 2. Do not overlap the one-time or weekly schedule setting, or the recording will fail.
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7.8.2 RECORDING Cycle Recording Select this item to enable cycle recording. When the Cycle Recording is enabled and the storage usage has already reached the maximum reserved storage space, the utility will automatically delete the oldest recorded video file and use the space to store the newly recorded video stream. One-Time Schedule You can assign a range of time and the utility will automatically record the video stream only during the period of time. The default time is 2 minutes.
7.8.3 STATUS View the current status information of the connection session between the utility and the SOHO Network IP Camera.
7.8.3 STATUS Connected Displays “Yes” when the utility is connected to the Network IP Camera and displays “No” when the utility is not connected to the Network IP Camera. Stream Started At The beginning time of the current connection session between the utility and the Network IP Camera. Time Elapsed The elapsed time of the current connection session between the utility and the Network IP Camera.
7.8.4 GENERAL Manage storage usage for the SOHO Network IP Camera here.
7.8.4 GENERAL Snap Shot Directory This lets you assign the directory where bitmap files will be stored when you click “Snapshot” to take pictures. The default folder is where the software program is installed, for example: “C:\Program Files\Network IP Camera”. Record Directory This lets you assign the directory where the recorded video files will be stored. The default folder is where the software program is installed, for example: “C:\Program Files\Network IP Camera”.
7.9 PLAYBACK Click “Open File” and a “Load File” window will pop up. Select the file that you want to play.
The viewer will start to play the selected video file.
PLAYING CONTROL Play When the video playback is in Stop state, click “Play” and the viewer will play the video file from the beginning point. When the video playback is in Pause state, click “Play” and the viewer will play the video file from the current pause point. When the viewer is playing with fast speed, click “Play” to let the viewer play at the normal speed. Pause When the recorded video is playing, click “Pause” to freeze the playback.
7.10 ROTATE VIDEO The "Rotate" function lets you rotate the video frame 90˚ counterclockwise each time you click the “Rotate” button . With this function, you can view the live video at normal, 90˚, 180˚ and 270˚ angles counterclockwise. Below is the video with 90˚ counterclockwise rotation.
8. WEB CONNECTION AND SETUP You can use the Web browser to connect to the Camera for viewing or setting. Open the web browser and enter the IP Address of the Camera to establish a connection. The default IP Address of the Camera is “192.168.2.3”. When the welcome screen appears, enter the “User Name” and “Password”.
When the Camera is connected, the video image will be shown on the web screen directly. The menu options for the web control screen are as follows. Camera Setting – View live video and adjust the video format from the menu. Network Setting – Setup the Camera functions in the menu. Password Setting – Up to four sets of user names and passwords can be set here.
8.1 CAMERA SETTING Click “Open File” and a “Load File” window will pop up. Select the file that you want to play.
8.1 CAMERA SETTING Digital Zoom Allows you to zoom in or zoom out. Click “x2” and the image size in the display area will be magnified twice the original size. In 640x480 resolution, only the central area of the screen will be magnified twice. Click “x1”and the image size in the display area will return to the original size. Frequency Select the line frequency (50 or 60MHz) to improve the viewing quality under fluorescent light. Resolution Select the desired video resolution format.
8.2 NETWORK SETTING CHANGE ADMIN PASSWORD Current Password Enter current password. New Password Specify the new password you want to change to. Confirm Password Enter the new password again for confirmation. Apply When you finish the “Change Admin Password”, click “Apply”. E-MAIL SETTING E-mail Address Set up the E-Mail account as the receiver for snapshot pictures. SMTP Server Specify the SMTP mail server for sending E-Mail. Apply When you finish the “E-Mail Setting”, click “Apply”.
IP INFORMATION IP Address Enter an unused IP Address within the IP address range used on your LAN. If the IP Address of your LAN is from the 192.168.2.0 to 192.168.2.250, you can set an unused IP Address within that range for the Camera, for example: 192.168.2.250. Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask field must match the subnet setting on your LAN. For example: 255.255.255.0. Gateway The Gateway is used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet on the Internet.
DDNS SERVICE Enable/Disable Enable or disable DDNS function of the Camera. Provider Several companies provide DDNS service. This camera supports the service provided by DynDNS. Domain Name The domain name given by DynDNS is “registername.dyndns.com”. Enter the domain name that you register the Camera with the DynDNS web site. Account Enter the login name for the DDNS service. Password Enter the password for the DDNS service. Apply When you finish the “DDNS Service” setting, click “Apply”.
8.3 PASSWORD SETTING The “Password Setting” allows the addition of up to four user accounts to view video from Camera Viewer and Web Management. These users, unlike the Administrator, are not allowed to configure the Camera. USER 1/2/3/4 User Name Up to four sets of user names and passwords can be added. Enter the user name to be the login name to the Camera. Password Enter up to a 4 digit password for the new user account. Confirm Password Enter the password again to confirm the setting.
9. Frequently asked questions Q1: What is a Network IP Camera? A: A Network IP Camera is a standalone system connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. It is different from a conventional PC or Web Camera; the Network IP Camera is an all-in-one system with built-in CPU and web-based solution providing a low cost product that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring.
Q4: What network cabling is required for the Network IP Camera? A: The Network IP Camera uses Category 5 UTP Twisted-pair cable allowing 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T networking. Q5: Can the Network IP Camera be setup as a PC-cam on the computer? A: No, the Network IP Camera operates only on Ethernet and Fast Ethernet networks. Q6: Can the Network IP Camera be connected to the network if it consists of only private IP Addresses? A: Yes, the Network IP Camera can be connected to a LAN with private IP Addresses.
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LEDs • LED Indicators: Monitoring LED (Green), Ready LED (Amber) Hardware • CPU & DSP: RISC & JPEG • 2 MB Flash Memory • 16 MB SDRAM • Power Supply: 5 V DC , 1.0 A Image Sensor & Lens • Maximum resolution: 640 x 480 Pixels • Sensor: Micron MI-360 300,000 Pixels CMOS Sensor • Exposure: Automatic • Aperture: F=1.8 • Lens: Manual Focus Temperature • Operating Temperature: 10 – 45˚C • Operating Humidity: 10 – 90 % Non-condensing Approvals • FCC, CE, C-Tick, VCCI Dimensions • 110 mm x 43 mm x 30 mm (4.3 x 1.
Appendix A Router/Gateway Setup for Internet Viewing To view the SOHO Network IP Camera across the Internet, the Router/Gateway must be configured to pass incoming TCP/UDP connections from the remote PC to the Camera. The Router/Gateway should be set for port forwarding or virtual server for the connections. Please see the illustration below. NAME PROTOCOL PORT 80 192.168.2.3 Setup 2 TCP 4321 192.168.2.3 Setup 3 UDP 13364 192.168.2.3 Setup 4 UDP 15973 192.168.2.
PORT DEFINITION Setup 1 Web port. Configure the protocol to “TCP”. Setup 2 Video port. Configure the protocol to “TCP”. Setup 3 SOHO Network IP Camera and Administrator Utility communication. The protocol setting must be “UDP”. Setup 4 SOHO Network IP Camera and Camera Viewer Utility communication. The protocol setting must be “UDP”. Viewing Network IP Camera via Web Browser Setup 1/Setup 2 To view the video via a Web Browser, ensure the Router/Gateway has configured Setup 1 and Setup 2.
Appendix B Viewing via UPnP in Windows XP When the UPnP function is enabled, the SOHO Network IP Camera can be detected by a UPnP compliant systems such as Windows XP. The camera will be displayed in the Neighborhood of Windows XP, so you can directly double click the Camera or right click the Camera and select “Invoke” to view the video through a Web browser.
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Enable UPnP in Windows XP SP2 If you can’t find the Camera in the Neighborhood of Windows XP SP2 or you have seen the following message when you double click the Camera, check to see if UPnP function is being blocked by the firewall.
1. Go to “Start\Settings\Network Connections”. 2. Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”. 3. In the “Local Area Connection Properties”, select “Advanced” option menu and click “Settings”.
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5. Enable “UPnP Framework” from the “Programs and Services list” and click “OK”.
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