Network Camera User’s Manual DUAL CODEC Pan/Tilt IR Network Camera User’s manual Version 1.
Network Camera User’s Manual Table of Contents Overview...............................................................................................................3 Package Contents.................................................................................................4 Connections..........................................................................................................5 Hardware description.....................................................................................
Network Camera User’s Manual DUAL CODEC Pan/Tilt IR Network Camera Overview Law in your country may prohibit the use of surveillance devices. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use.
Network Camera User’s Manual Package Contents If any of the above items are missing, please contact your dealer immediately. Network Camera (Wired or Wireless) Software CD Power adapter Quick installation guide Bracket Antenna (For Wireless Model Only) Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with the Network Camera will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
Network Camera User’s Manual Connections Hardware description 1. DC Power Jack The DC power input jack is located on the rear of Network Camera’s. The input power is 12VDC. Note that supply the power to the Network Camera with standard power adapter included in package. Otherwise, the improper power adapter may damage the unit and result in danger. 2. LAN Socket Beside the DC power Jack, the LAN socket is an RJ-45 connector for connections to 10Base-T or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling.
Network Camera User’s Manual LAN Socket DC power Jack Infrared LEDs and Light sensor Antenna, Wireless model only Microphone Front LEDs Factory default reset button 6/53
Network Camera User’s Manual Hardware Installation 1. Attach the Network Camera with the included stand 2. Place the Camera on the table or fix it onto ceiling or wall Use screws to fix the Network Camera onto the ceiling or wall. You could also put the Network Camera on the table directly. Fixed it by Screws 3. Plug a RJ-45 ethernet cable into the Network Camera Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN socket located on the rear of Network Camera’s and attach it to the network.
Network Camera User’s Manual Antenna for Wireless model only Ethernet Cable Socket 4. Connect the external power supply to Network Camera Connect the attached power adapter to the DC power jack of the Network Camera. Note: Use the power adapter, 12VDC, included in the package and connect it to wall outlet for AC power.
Network Camera User’s Manual Connect to the Network Camera Install the IP Finder program When you installed your Network camera on your LAN environment, you may install “IP Finder” to discover Network camera’s IP address. The Administrator must place the product software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the PC running in Microsoft Windows. An auto-run program will pop up (If the program is not on auto-run, go to the root directory of the software CD and click on “autorun.exe”).
Network Camera User’s Manual “IP Finder” is used to search the ip address of Network Cameras or Video servers on a LAN. After searching, Video Servers or Network Cameras will be located by the IP Finder.
Network Camera User’s Manual Using your mouse to select any one of the Network Cameras within your LAN environment, and then click “Wizard”, you can search out its IP address and other IP parameters as follows: 1. Edit the IP address of this Network Camera. 2. Edit the Subnet if necessary. 3. Edit the Getway if necessary. 4. Edit the DNS if necessary. 5. Click “Next”. 6.
Network Camera User’s Manual Install the Camera behind a NAT Router The Network Camera can be used with a router. This section explains how to view the camera from either the Internet or from inside your LAN. If the Network Camera was installed on the LAN with a router, then it can get a dynamic IP address from the DHCP server. However, if the Network Camera wants to be accessed from the WAN, its IP address needs to be setup as fixed IP, also the Virtual Server function of router needs to be setup.
Network Camera User’s Manual Your WAN IP Address will be listed here. Note: Because a dynamic WAN IP can change from time to time depending on your ISP, you may want to obtain a Static IP address from your ISP. A Static IP address is a fixed IP address that will not change over time and will be more convenient for you to use to access your camera from a remote location. If you could not get a Static IP address from your ISP, the DDNS is a solution alternatively.
Network Camera User’s Manual Follow these steps to configure your router’s Virtual Server settings (1) Click Enabled. (2) Enter a unique name for each entry. (3) Select Both under Protocol Type (TCP and UDP) (4) Enter your camera’s local IP Address (e.g., 192.168.0.20, for example) in the Private IP field. (5) If you are using the default camera port settings, enter 80 into the Public and Private Port section, click Apply.
Network Camera User’s Manual z z Enter valid ports in the Virtual Server section of your router Please make sure to check the box on this line to enable settings z Then the Network Camera can be access from WAN by the router’s WAN IP Address. z By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for Network Camera.
Network Camera User’s Manual Initial Access to the Network Camera (1) For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt. This plug-in has been registered for certificate and is used to display the video in the browser.
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Network Camera User’s Manual (2) The default Administrator’s password is blank and the Network Camera initially will not ask for any password. The Administrator should immediately implement a new password as a matter of prudent security practice. Once the Administrator’s password is saved, the Network Camera will ask for the user’s name and password before each access. (3) The video will be displayed.
Network Camera User’s Manual Note: The user name for the Administrator is permanently assigned as “root”. Once the password is changed, the browser will display an authentication window to ask for the new password. Once the password is set, there is no provision to recover the Administrator’s password. The only option is to restore to the original factory default settings.
Network Camera User’s Manual Primary user’s capability Main Screen with Camera View The main page has three parts: Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View: What can be seen through the camera. Pan/Tilt control buttons: These buttons provide the direction to control the pan and tile of camera. Click the configuration in the bottom of left column to link to the configuration page.
Network Camera User’s Manual Using mouse to click the small window on the image to select the size of object.
Network Camera User’s Manual View capabilities: Users can select the icon of the video that she/he wants to function. “Audio” Click on this button can adjust the audio volume & Latency . “Image” Click on this button can adjust the image Brightness & Contrast. “Digital zoom” The checkbox selection allows users to open a digital zoom, and to control window to enlarge specified area in the camera view. “Scaling” Click on this button to select camera view zoom in/out.
Network Camera User’s Manual Pan/Tilt control buttons: The direction buttons are for “Left”, “Right”, “Up”, “Down”, “Cross Angles”, and “Home”. Camera returns to center when click “Home” button “Go to” Once the Administrator has set the present positions; users can click down arrow to choose one position. “Pan Angle” User can choose the angles when the camera moves left and right each time. “Tilt Angle” User can choose the angles when the camera moves up and down each time.
Network Camera User’s Manual Definitions in Configuration Please note that only the Administrator can access the system configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained on the following pages.
Network Camera User’s Manual System parameters “Host name” The text displays the title on the top of the main page. “Description” The text displays the description of the camera. “Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to turn off the LED indicators. It can prevent the camera’s operation being noticed. “Language Selection” Click this to select language English / Chinese of the Network Camera. “Daylight saving” Summertime; It will be one hour ahead.
Network Camera User’s Manual Security 1 2 3 Protect Network Camera by passwords The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means everyone can access the Network Camera including the configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera for everyone who wants to access the camera. Type a new word twice in “1” area to enable protection. This password is used to identify the administrator.
Network Camera User’s Manual Network Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on “Save” Network type “LAN” & “PPPoE” The default type is LAN. Select PPPoE if using ADSL "Get IP address automatically" & “Use fixed IP address” The default status is “Get IP address automatically”. This could be tedious to perform software installation whenever the Network Camera starts.
Network Camera User’s Manual to check the IP address assigned to the Network Camera if the IP address is forgotten, or user can use the UPnP function provided by the Network Camera (MS Windows XP provides UPnP function at My Network Place). 》“IP address” This is necessary for network identification. 》“Subnet mask” This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is “255.255.255.0”.
Network Camera User’s Manual WLAN Configuration (Wireless Model Only) WLAN configuration (Wireless model only) “SSID” (Service Set Identifier), it is to identify a wireless network. Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default. Note: The maximum length of SSID is 32 single-byte characters and SSID can’t be any of “, <, > and space character.
Network Camera User’s Manual 》 “WPA-PSK” – Use WPA pre-shared key. 》 “WPA2-PSK” – Use WPA2 pre-shared key. 》 “Auth Mode” Choosing one of the following modes, (Default original setting is OPEN). 》 “Open” – communicates the key across the network. 》 “Shared” – allows communication only with other devices, which are with identical WEP settings. 》 “Key length” The administrator can select the key length of 64 or 128 bits. 64bits is the default setting. 》 “Key format” Hexadecimal or ASCII.
Network Camera User’s Manual 》 “ASCII” is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127 except “, <, > and space characters that are reserved. 》 “Default key/Network Key” Entering a key in either hexadecimal or ASCII format. When selecting different key length, acceptable input length is listed as following: 64 bits key length: 10 Hex digits or 5 characters. 128 bites key length: 26 Hex digits or 13 characters.
Network Camera User’s Manual DDNS DDNS: Dynamic domain name service “Enable DDNS” This option turns on the DDNS function. “Provider” The provider list contains hosts that provide DDNS services. Please connect to the service provider’s website to make sure the service charges. “Host Name” If the User wants to use DDNS service, this field must be filled. Please input the hostname that is registered in the DDNS server.
Network Camera User’s Manual Stream Stream Settings “Select internet connection mode” This option turns on the Internet Mode function. “Stream type” The Network Camera supports two kind of video compression mode: MPEG4 or MJPEG. User can choose one of these compression modes based on requirement or application. “Quality” User can adjust the video quality from 24kbps to 2048kbps for MPEG4 stream. For MJPEG stream, user can select from lowest quality to get best quality according to their requirement.
Network Camera User’s Manual Video Video setting “Power freq.” Select 50 Hz or 60Hz power line frequency. ※The fluorescent light will flash according to the power line frequency that depends on local utility. Change the frequency setting to eliminate uncomfortable flash image when the light source is only fluorescent light. “Color” Select color or monochrome video display. “Video orientation” The orientation of video 》”Flip” Vertically rotate the video. 》”Mirror” Horizontally rotate the video.
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Network Camera User’s Manual Audio Audio settings “Mute” Audio mute. “Mic Volume” Adjust microphone volume. “Audio type” Select audio codec 》” G.726” 》”bit rate” 16/24/32/40 Kbps 》“AMR” 》”bit rate” 4750/5150/5900/6700/7400/7950/10200/12000 “Save” Click on this button to save current settings.
Network Camera User’s Manual Camera control On the Camera Control page, there are two main function control areas: Camera control area The pan and tilt functions can be controlled with these buttons. The “Left” button controls the camera to the left; the “Right”, “Up”, and “Down” buttons control the camera accordingly. “UL”, ”UR”, ”LL” and “LR“ buttons control the camera to an oblique angle. And “Home” button controls the camera to the center.
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Network Camera User’s Manual Email and FTP Email When the SMTP server supports SMTP authentication, users need to give the valid user name and password to send email via the server. “Sender email address” It is the email address of the sender. “Email subject” Input Suitable Email Title. “Email body” Input Suitable Email Content. There are two external mail server can be configured: primary and secondary email server.
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Network Camera User’s Manual Motion Detection “Enable motion detection” You can enable or disable motion detection function “Windows 1 ~ Windows 4” Click on this option to add a window. Up to four windows can exist simultaneously. Use the mouse to drag the border of the window to resize or click the title bar to move. “Threshold” This sets the space ratio of moving objects in the monitoring window. “Power” It is the strength of the motion detection.
Network Camera User’s Manual Application Method “Enable notification” Enable/Disable notification application. “Enable snapshot” Enable/Disable snapshot application. “Enable video clip” Enable/Disable video clip application. Weekly schedule “Sun”/”Mon”/”Tue”/”Wed”/”Thu”/”Fri”/“Sat” Select the days of the week to perform the application. Time Select “Always” or input the time interval. File name prefix “Snapshot” The prefix name should be added on the file name of the snapshot images.
Network Camera User’s Manual clip was captured in the year 2008, August the 9nd, at 6 o’clock, 9 minute, and 5 second. If this suffix is omitted, the file named “xxx.asf” on the external FTP server will be refreshed at the specified interval. (Note: When prefix is empty, a serial number will be generated continuously as “xxx”. And if prefix is specified, “xxx” will be fixed as prefix) “Samba network disk” The files will be uploaded to the samba network disk.
Network Camera User’s Manual Samba “Enable Samba” Enable/Disable file uploaded to the Samba network disk. “Samba/NAS server” The IP address of the Samba network disk. “Domain” The domain name of the Samba network disk. “User name” This granted user name on the Samba network disk. “Password” This granted password on the Samba network disk. “Save path” The files in the Samba network disk storage path.
Network Camera User’s Manual IP notification “Enable notification” Enable/Disable IP address change notification application “Sender email address” The email address of the sender. “Server address” The domain name or IP address of the external email server. “Email subject” It’s a unique number for each Network Camera for identification. “User name” This granted user name on the external email server. “Password” This granted password on the external email server.
Network Camera User’s Manual System log The Network camera supports log the system messages on remote server. The protocol is compliant to RFC 3164. If you have external Linux server with syslogd service, use “-r” option to turn on the facility for receiving log from remote machine. Or you can use some software on Windows that is compliant to RFC 3164. Check “Enable remote log” and input the “IP address” and “port” number of the log server to enable the remote log facility.
Network Camera User’s Manual Status User can find a lot of information about the system such as MAC address, IP address, firmware version, and so on. User also can get the number of current viewer of the Network Camera here.
Network Camera User’s Manual Maintenance “Reboot system” The “Reboot” button will reboot the Network Camera. It’s useful while the Network Camera got problem. “Factory default” Click on Factory default button on the configuration page to restore the factory default settings. Any changes made so far will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial factory settings. The system will restart and require the installer program to set up the network again.
Network Camera User’s Manual Appendix A. Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions Q1: Status led does not light up. A1: First, make sure that「Configuration>System>Turn off the LED indicator」is disabled. If it is, check the item, and the led should light up. Second, if red led does not light up, please check that the power adapter in the package is plugged correctly. Third, if orange led does not light up, make sure if the microphone is mute.
Network Camera User’s Manual A8: Use a gem clip to press on the inside button until the led flashing. After three cycles of the flashing, the network camera begins to restore default value. You can also press the button “Factory” in “Maintenance” page to restore the default value. Q9: I cannot play the recorded video file. A9: Install the audio codec in the CD, and use the Windows Media Player 10 or later to play the *.asf file recorded by the network camera.
Network Camera User’s Manual Q15: Cannot access the login page and other web pages of Network Camera from Internet Explorer A15: • May be due to the network cable. Try correcting your network cable and configuration. Test the network interface by connecting a local computer to the Network Camera via a crossover cable. • Make sure the Internet connection and setting is ok. • Make sure enter the IP address of Internet Explorer is correct.
Network Camera User’s Manual B. Technical specifications - System - Camera specification RAM: 64MB SDRAM ROM: 8MB Flash ROM 1/6 inch color CMOS sensor, Resolution: 640x480 1.3Lux/F2.0 AGC, AWB, AEC - Infrared Led - Lens Auto/manul mode Daylight sensor, angle +/-65, wave length 400~700nm Spectral band width 42nm, Peak emission wavelength 850nm Fixed focal with fine tuning, 4.0mm, F2.
