User Manual V1.0 Y-cam Knight Wireless Internet Video Camera English Please read this manual carefully before attempting to install or operate this product. Please retain this manual for your future reference.
Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Approval 1.2 Restrictions 1.3 Maintenance 4 4 5 5 2.0 Main Features 6 3.0 Power Adapter 8 4.0 PC System Requirements 8 5.0 Installation 5.1 Connecting the Y-cam Knight 5.2 Y-cam Knight Software installation 9 9 10 6.0 14 Y-cam Knight Live View 7.0 Y-cam Knight Settings 7.1 Camera Setup 7.11 Camera Setup 7.12 OSD Setup 7.13 Night Vision Setup 7.2 Wireless Setup 7.21 Wireless Setup (Infrastructure) 7.22 Wireless Setup (Adhoc) 7.3 TCP/IP Setup 7.
10.0 Main Menu 10.1 Wizard 10.2 System 10.3 Support 37 37 38 39 11.0 Advanced Settings 11.1 Port Forwarding 11.2 Proxy Server Settings 11.3 Resetting the Y-cam Knight 40 40 41 42 12.0 Default Settings 43 13.0 Specifications 44 14.0 Troubleshooting 45 15.
1.0 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Y-cam Knight wireless internet video camera. Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting to install or use the camera. The Y-cam Knight can be accessed remotely, and controlled from any PC/laptop over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser. The userfriendly installation procedure and intuitive web-based interface allow easy integration with your LAN or WiFi network.
1.2 Restrictions 1. DO NOT use this product to violate one's privacy. Monitoring one's activities without consent is illegal and this product is not designed and manufactured for such purpose. 2. DO NOT put this product near any medical equipment. Radio waves might potentially cause breakdown of electrical medical equipment. 3. This product should be placed at least 1 foot away from any heart pacemaker. Radio waves might potentially influence heart pacemaker. 4.
2.0 MAIN FEATURES Easy Installation The Y-cam Knight comes with built-in Wireless (IEEE802.11b/g) capability and a built-in Web Server, therefore there is no need to install a driver. The setup CD-ROM includes the Camera Setup software, User Manual and Quick Installation Guide. With industry standard automatic configuration-UPnP(Universal Plug and Play), your PC will discover and connect to your camera automatically.
Snapshot and Recording You can capture a still image of the camera view on your PC and save the image as JPG or BMP format file. You also can record the video and audio captured by the camera on your PC and save as an ASF format file. Motion Detection Function The Y-cam Knight can detect changes in the image being monitored. Once a change occurs it will send an email to up to 3 email addresses with snapshot of what triggered the motion attached. The snapshot can also be uploaded to an FTP server.
3.0 Power Adapter This product conforms with the authenticated AC adapter.
5.0 INSTALLATION 5.1 Connecting the Y-Cam Knight To a Router Using a standard Ethernet network cable, connect the Y-cam Knight to your network (depending on your own setup, this may be to your router or switch) see figure below Connect the included power adapter to the power port on the camera and the other end into an electrical socket. see figure below Check that the power indicator is lit on the front of the camera.
5.2 Y-Cam Knight Software Installation & Usage The Y-cam Setup utility can easily and quickly detect cameras connected to your local network and list them on the Camera Setup window, also you can use the Y-cam Setup utility to assign an IP address to each camera. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and the installation screen should appear automatically (See image below). If it does not, click “Start” then “Run”. In the text field enter “D:\autorun.
3. If you want to change the default folder click “Change” to replace otherwise click “Next” 4. Click “Install” to install the Y-cam Setup utility. 5. Click Finish to end the installation. You should now find a Y-cam icon on the desktop.
6. Double-click the Y-cam icon on the Desktop to launch the program. The Y-cam Setup utility should automatically find your camera if it is correctly connected (See image below). [Refresh] Click Refresh to search for cameras on the local network. [Setup] Select the required camera and click Setup to configure the network settings for the camera. [Open] Select the required camera and click Open to access the camera via a web browser. [Exit] Click Exit to exit the Camera Setup window.
7. To obtain the IP addresses specific to your network, click “Start” then “Run” and type “cmd” in the text box and click “Ok”. The will bring up the MS-DOS prompt and in this window type “ipconfig/all” and press enter. A screen similar to the one below will be displayed. 8. Take note of the following: i) IP Address ii) Subnet Mask iii) Default Gateway iv) DNS Servers (Both numbers with the first being the primary DNS server and the second being the secondary DNS server) 9.
6.0 Y-cam Knight Live View You can select one of the three ways to view video from the Y-cam Knight; 1. Input the assigned IP address of the Y-cam Knight in the Web Browser address bar (followed by a colon and the port number if it is not 80) 2. Double click on the Y-cam Setup utility icon on the Desktop, then select the camera and click “Open”. 3. Click “My Network Places” in the Windows “Start” menu or “Control Panel” then double click on the icon with the camera name you wish to open.
Operating Bar Upon verification of the username and password, the camera image will load. Please note that when using the camera for the first time you will be prompted to install an ActiveX Control. Please follow the on-screen instructions to download and install this control.
1.1) Mute button 1.2) Slide block (2) Snapshot button (3) Zoom in/out button (1) Mute 1.1) Click Mute button to mute the audio. 1.2) Slide the slide block horizontally to adjust volume. (2) Snapshot Press the Snapshot button to capture a still image of the camera view. Click Save to store the snapshot on your computer, the file is automatically assigned the data & time of the snapshot. Press Cancel to exit. (3) Zoom Click on + button and the cursor turns to a magnifier.
7.0 Y-cam Knight Settings 1. Click on settings from the home page. When connecting the Y-cam Knight for the first time or after resetting it to its default settings, the setup interface start page below will load. It is recommend that you change the admin password in order to avoid unauthorised access to the camera. To do this follow the instructions by clicking on the underlined link “here” to access administrator password editing page. 2. Type the password in both fields then click Save.
7.1 CAMERA SETUP 7.11 Camera setup From the home page click settings and enter the administrator user name and password. Click on Camera Setup under the title Camera to change the image and audio parameters of the camera. [Image size] Three image resolutions available: 640 x 480(VGA), 320 x 240(QVGA), 160 x 120. [Frame rate] Twelve options: 1/2/3/4/5/6/8/10/15/20/25/30 frames per second (fps).
7.1 CAMERA SETUP 7.12 OSD setup From the home page click settings and enter the administrator user name and password. Click on OSD Setup under the title Camera to change the on screen display parameters of the camera. [OSD] Enable or Disable the On Screen Display. [Transparent] Select whether OSD should have a transparent background or not. [Display date and time] Set the ODS to display the Date and Time of the camera.
7.1 CAMERA SETUP cont.. 7.12 Night Vision Setup The Y-cam Knight utilizes 30 infrared LEDs to provide high levels of light in dark environments. The intelligent photosensitive components can automatically turn on the infrared LEDs in low light conditions or you can manually turn them on. [Infrared LED Control] “Auto” switches on the IR LEDs automatically when there isn’t enough light to produce a good quality image. “On” turns the IR LEDs on and ignores the light level in the room.
7.2 Wireless Setup (Infrastructure) 7.21 The Y-cam Knight connects to the wireless network through IEEE802.11b/g standard and features WEP and WPA Encryption. [SSID] Type the ID of the wireless network you want to connect to using up to 32 ASCⅡ characters or click Search to search for available networks. [Mode] Infrastructure mode and Adhoc mode Adhoc Mode: Select Adhoc mode when the camera is directly connected to your computer.
7.2 Wireless Setup (Adhoc) 7.22 The Y-cam Knight can also connect directly to a computer that has wireless network capability. In order to view the Y-cam Knight directly from your computer you first need to configure the wireless device in your computer according to the Y-cam Knight settings above. To do this follow the instructions below: 1. On your computer click on “Start” then “Control Panel”. 2. Double click the “Network connections” icon then double click on the Wireless network connection icon. 3.
7.3 TCP/IP Setup The Y-cam Knight is set up to obtain the IP address automatically (DHCP) by default. Should you may wish to assign the IP address manually, use the TCP/IP Setup page to enter the address details. Obtain an IP address automatically(DHCP): If your network supports a DHCP server (eg. router) select this option to have the IP address is assigned automatically. If you select Obtain an IP address automatically you should select Obtain a DNS Server address automatically.
7.4 PPPoE Setup The Y-cam Knight can be installed without a PC on the network. Some XDSL services use PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). [PPPoE dial-up] Enable or disable PPPoE connection. [E-Mail notification] If enabled, it will notify you of the IP address of the Y-cam Knight. You must set the relevant parameters in the e-Mail Setup window under Alarm heading. [Service name] Either an ISP name or a class of services that is configured on the PPPoE server. This field may be left empty.
7.5 DDNS Setup Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is simply a way of using a static hostname to connect to a dynamic IP address. When connected to your ISP, you are assigned a temporary IP address. DDNS services keep track of your IP address and route your Domain name to that address when you wish to connect to the camera from a remote location. [DDNS] Enable or disable DDNS connection. [Service Provider] Select a provider from the drop down list then click “Register”.
7.6 UPnP Setup Y-cam supports UPnP which is enabled by default. This function requires a Windows XP/Vista operating system. It is a quick way to discover the Y-cam Knight on your network. Please make sure that the UPnP function is enabled on your PC. [UPnP] Enable or disable the UPnP function. [Router external port] Using this port, automatically adds a port forwarding rule to a router via UPnP protocol. Please note that not all routers support this function.
7.7 RTSP Setup Y-cam supports RTSP over MPEG4 or 3GPP. This page allows the user to configure the authentication settings for these protocols. [MPEG4 RTSP authentication] Enable or disable MPEG4 RTSP authentication. RealPlayer can be used to view the live stream from the Y-cam Knight, but RealPlayer does not support authentication, so the authentication of MPEG4 RTSP has to be disabled. This however may expose the camera to unauthorised access.
8.0 ALARM 8.1 Motion Detection Motion Detection can trigger an alarm that sends images or video feed via e-mail or FTP (File Transfer Protocol). You can set up to four different Motion Detection windows. [Window] Check this box to enable the window. [Threshold] Set the threshold bar to the amount of motion required to trigger the alarm. [Sensitivity] Set the measurable difference between two sequential images that would indicate motion.
8.2 E-Mail Alarm Setup The Y-cam Knight can be configured to send an E-mail when the Motion Detection alarm is triggered. [Motion detection] Select Enable if you would like to receive e-Mail notification upon motion detection. [Periodical send] Select Enable if you would like to the camera to send periodical e-Mails. [Interval time] Type the interval at which you want to send the periodically e-Mails. [SMTP server name] Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server you want to use for sending the e-Mails.
8.3 FTP Alarm Setup The Y-cam Knight can also upload an image to an FTP server upon receiving an alarm from the motion detector window or at specific time intervals. FTP is a commonly used protocol for exchanging files over any network or internet and there are a number of FTP providers which will allow you to upload the images free of charge. Eg. http://free.prohosting.com would have the following settings for account name “ycamuk” uploading an image every 1 hour 1 minute 10 seconds i.e.
9.0 TOOLS 9.1 System Identity [System Name] Type a name to easily identify the Y-cam Knight. [System Contact] Type the contact name of the administrator of the Y-cam Knight. [System Location] Type the location of the Y-cam Knight. TIP: The information you fill in can be displayed on the camera. It can help to distinguish different Network Cameras in the network. See figure below.
9.2 User Management [Add] Up to 64 users (including the admin) can created Note: 1. A maximum of 16 users are allowed to access the camera simultaneously. 2. As the number of simultaneously users increase, the overall performance will decrease. This is dependant on the Network bandwidth. Adding users 1. Click Add on the Camera User List page. 2.
9.3 Date & Time [Current device time] Internal time of the Y-cam Knight [Proposed device time] PC system time. On clicking Apply the internal time of the Y-cam Knight will be changed to this time. [Select to change the time zone for the device location] Choose your time zone. [Auto time setting(SNTP)] Enable or disable this function. [Time server] Type the SNTP server name. Note: 1. If the SNTP server is not found the Y-cam Knight’s time will be synchronized with the PC time. 2.
9.4 Misc Setup [LED control] Turn the Y-cam Knight front LED On or Off during normal operation. Click Apply to confirm your setting.
9.5 Backup and Reset [Reset] Click Reset to initialize the Y-cam Knight to default factory setting. All users and settings will be lost, requiring you to reconfigure the camera. [Backup] Click Backup to backup the current configuration of the Y-cam Knight for future reference. [Browse...] Click Browse... to search for a backup configuration you wish to upload to the camera, then click Restore.
9.6 Firmware Upgrade From time to time a new firmware may be released. In order to upgrade your Y-cam Knight’s firmware you first need to download this firmware from the Y-cam’s website www.y-cam.com 1. Click Continue. 2. Click Browse... to search for the Firmware you just downloaded, and then click Upgrade. 3. Click Reboot when the upgrade terminates IMPORTANT: * Do not unplug or power off the Y-cam Knight while the upgrade is in progress.
10.0 Main Menu 10.1 Wizard In order to facilitate the setup of the Y-cam Knight there is a Wizard that helps non technical users setup the camera easily. Click on Wizard at the top of the window to launch the wizard. The Quick setup interface will pop up. Follow the simple instructions on the screen and enter the required details, clicking next to proceed to the Next page.
10.2 System Click System to list the system information about the Y-cam Knight.
10.3 Support Click Support to see the support information Reboot Click Reboot to restart the Y-cam Knight. Rebooting the camera will retain all the settings and configurations.
11.0 ADVANCED SETTINGS 11.1 Port Forwarding Firewall security features built into the router may prevent users from accessing the Y-cam Knight over the Internet. The router connects to the Internet over a series of “ports”. The default ports used by the Y-cam Knight are usually blocked from access over the Internet, therefore, these ports need to be made accessible. This is achieved using the Port Forwarding function on the router.
11.2 Proxy Server Setting A proxy server may prevent you from connecting to the Y-cam Knight in some corporate environments. The web browser can set up the IP address communication without using a proxy server. Consult your ISP or network administrator for further details. Note: A proxy server is generally used to maintain security on a network when connected to the internet. The proxy server may cause lack of image quality and delays in refresh intervals.
11.3 Resetting The Y-cam Knight There are two ways to reset the Y-cam Knight back to its factory defaults: 1. Press the Reset button on the side of the camera through the pin hole. 2.
12.0 DEFAULT SETTINGS Camera Camera Setup Image Size Frame Rate Bit Rate Frequency Image Revolution Microphone Mic Volume Audio Bit Rate 640 x 480 30 2048kbps 60Hz Off Enable 10 G.
13.0 SPECIFICATIONS S P E CIF ICAT IO N S Y- c a m K n i g h t Ca m e r a Im age device 1/4" CM OS Pixels 310000 White Balance Auto Exposure m ode Auto Gain Auto Viewing angle Horizontal:60°, Vertical:45.0° Focal length f=3.6m m Aperture F2.0m m M in.llum ination 1.0 Lux Infrared LED 30 Night Vision D istance 12m N e tw o r k Im age com pression M PEG-4 M JPEG Im age resolution 640x480(VGA), 320x240(QVGA), 160x120(QQVGA) M ax. fram e rate 30fps @640x480 Aduio com pression G.
14.0 TROUBLE SHOOTING If the Network Camera is not working properly, these suggestions might help you identify the problem. If the problem persists check the support pages on www.y-cam.com Cause and Remedy Problem Forgot the IP address of the Y-cam Knight. 1. Use Camera Setup. 2. Use UPNP (only for XP OS) 3. PPPoE IP Notification can send e-mail to your mailbox 4. Reset your Network to default IP address Forgot the password to access the setting interface.
15.0 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 1. Network Camera: A stand-alone device which allows users to view live, full motion video from anywhere on a computer network, even over the Internet, using a standard web browser. 2. JPEG: A standard image format, used widely for photographs, also known as JPG. 3. IEEE 802.11b/g: The specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless network technology. It provides 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4GHz band usage. 4. WEP: Wireless Equivalent Privacy.
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