SOHO Internet Camera User's Guide
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4. Below ure the progam woo muet restart your Not rey coreia later Rlanove ang clos fore thar and than click Firkin to crpka setup ome Otherwise you may simply click the Finish button to complete the installation procedure festa Slick Wired Complete Saup ha inated hidio PViewSE on you 57 After successfully installing the IPView SE the application program for the Internet Camera is automatically installed to Programs Files directory To start running the IPView SE click Start gt Programs gt IPView SE gt IPView SE Once login the IPView SE application is executed and the interface of IPView SE will appear in the default List View format as bellow GETTING STARTED This section describes the operation of the IPView SE application with detailed procedures for using the application IPView SE IPView SE is responsible for the management of preview configuration and searching of each camera It is designed with a user friendly interface for ease of control and navigation requirements as illustrated below 59 IPView SE control panel o Exit LR Play Scan About Combine System Config Add Camera 60 Minimize To minimize the control panel amp Exit To close IPView SE Play To play back the recorded file d Scan To display for each camera one by one 8 Combine
5. Marly IP Addrest Subnet Mask 55 265 265 0 Defadt Gateway 16801 C Avtomatkaly Urng BOOTP DHCP PPPE Serre Nane p 1 Ter ID Fused D DRS P Address 1 1921 2 onm 1 Yer Noma OFF C Dummy 55857 CNo 1 Web Server Debout 80 2 Transfer Image 8481 26 Camera Name This field is used to enter a descriptive name for the device The default setting for the Camera Name is CS xxxxxx where is the last six digit of the MAC Address The maximum length is 32 Printable ASCID Location This field is used to enter a descriptive name for the location used by the Internet Camera Admin This field is used to enter the Administrator ID along with the password to access the System Administration settings Be sure to enter the password twice to confirm the details once in the Admin Password field and again in the Confirm Password field The default setting for Admin is blank space Null String and you need to key in the Admin ID with a maximum length of 12 Printable ASCII characters and enter the Admin Password with a maximum length of 8 Printable ASCID characters It is highly recommended to set the Admin ID and Admin Password as soon as possible to enable security option for the Internet Camera to function IP
6. ee 2 S un 2 B ERE Rent Semh fe Heme v ER gw La pohane Zude PCene Lids ifo Dja The PC s address must correspond with the Internet Camera s IP address in the same segment for the two devices to communicate 23 Main Menu Image After the default IP address is entered from the browser the Internet Camera Welcome screen will appear with a still image There will be three options to choose from to set up and view your Internet Camera including View Image ActiveX Mode View Image Java Mode System Administration 24 System Administration Click System Administration from the Welcome screen to access the settings required for the Internet Camera There will be several options in the System menu bar to choose from to set your Internet Camera including System Image Users Date Time Upload E mail Information Tools System Administration System Administration System The System menu contains commands for settings that are required for inputting key details to set up the Internet Camera for operation Click System in the system administration menu bar and the System screen will appear as illustrated below 25 Camara Maine 210 Adran ID 1 Admin Pasw 00002 Click Home t return to Welcom Screen
7. accepted zj fesses tI Fyauchoos Na fa In the following window you may click Next to accept the recommended destination location or click Browse to select another location After specifying the desired destination location click Next x Choose Destineties Location Select folder where Setup vl instat Mer Setup wil m Ind canna folder mated to this chock Newt To metal tos dteet cick Bione and select aroha Folder C NProgien Fis PVe no E Brown Inca The following window allows you to select the folder where the IPView SE application will be located click Next to continue 08 Select Program Folder Pesce select 5 puogesn Folder Setup wil scd pra gem to the Progrm Folder inim bel es You may a new Mider nama or cem kon the saging folder ict Chek Need la cori mae Bogan Folders Erining Folders fda ot D Adba Acrobat 40 Abend Mero MALAD 2000 Miglin Axtelance 2000 2 0 lt Back Bes Croa 56 Please wait until one of the following two dialog boxes to appear If the system has to restart select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click the Finish button to complete the installation procedure InstallShield Wiewd Complete The hda Sheed rand
8. Loading ActiveX From This field is used to specify the location of Xplug Control ActiveX plug in program Enter the information as required in ocx format for example http www lt your company com xplug ocx where your company gt must be replaced with your company s DNS server Or it can be installed from the CD come with the internet camera Open Second Port The Web Server field allows settings to open a second port for the Internet Camera This will permit users IP Sharing Gateways to support multiple Internet Cameras By default Port 80 is always opened for the Internet Camera Web Server access Select Yes and input the second port value For example If you have 5 Internet Camera to be installed each with an IP address from 192 168 0 101 192 168 0 102 192 168 0 103 192 168 0 104 192 168 0 105 30 You can open the second port for each Internet Camera from port 81 to Port 85 as illustrated below Internet Camera 1 IP 192 168 0 101 second web port 81 Internet Camera 2 IP 192 168 0 102 second web port 82 Internet Camera 3 IP 192 168 0 103 second web port 83 Internet Camera 4 192 168 0 104 second web port 84 Internet Camera 5 192 168 0 105 second web port 85 You also need to setup your DSL gateway for Port Mapping Port 81 map to 192 168 0 101 Port 82 map to 192 168 0 102 Port 83 map to 192 168 0 103 Port 84 map to 192 168 0 104 Port 85 map to 192 168 0 105 The Transfe
9. To combine all display windows in one ky About To display the information of IPView SE 61 How to Add a Camera Add Camera To add a new camera click the Add Camera button An Add Camera dialog box will appear as illustrated below a md 192 168 0 240 0003 1B 01 38 192 168 0 247 00 03 1B 05 15 00 10 192 168 0 250 00 03 1B 00 32 16 Test 11 192 168 0 251 00 50 1B 5 4 Video Server 192 168 0 233 00 03 1B 00 BC E Video Server 192 168 0 232 00 03 1B 00 CE Test 2 192 168 0 242 00 05 5D 57 50 B7 Test 1 192 168 0 241 00 03 1B 00 4E CAS 200 A1 192 168 0 90 00 03 1B 01 1E D WLC_CAM11G 192 168 0 91 00 03 1B 00 3B 84 Test 8 192 168 0 248 00 05 50 57 50 Test 9 192 168 0 249 00 FF 19 8 A8 CS CD394B 192 168 0 165 00 FF 43 CD 39 AB Input IP hange IP _BeSeach Cancel 62 You must select the camera and click the button to add a new camera You can select the Input IP button an Input IP dialog box will appear as illustrated below Add Camera IP Address Enter the IP Address of the camera in the specified field and click the icon to add a new camera Note 1 If you want to add a camera through the Internet you must key in a physical IP Address 2 When the camera is installed behind Gateway and the Open Second Port of camera Port Forwarding of Gateway functi
10. amp bit sequences of binary numbers allowing a maximum of 256 characters Address Resolution Protocol ARP is a protocol that resides at the 99 AVI BOOTP C Communication Connection DHCP TCP IP Internet layer that delivers data on the same network by translating an IP address to a physical address Audio Video Interleave it is a Windows platform audio and video file type common format for small movies and videos Bootstrap Protocol is an Internet protocol that can automatically configure a network device in a diskless workstation to give its own IP address Communication has four components sender receiver message and medium In networks devices and application tasks and processes communicate messages to each other over media They represent the sender and receivers The data they send is the message The cabling or transmission method they use is the medium In networking two devices establish a connection to communicate with each other Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol was developed by Microsoft a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network With dynamic addressing a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network In some systems the device s IP address can even change while it is still connected DHCP also supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses This simplifies the task for network administrators 100 DNS E Enterprise
11. is a company that maintains a network that is linked to the Internet by way of a dedicated communication line An ISP offers the use of its dedicated communication lines to companies or individuals who can t afford the high monthly cost for a direct connection 103 JAVA LAN NAT Network Java is a programming language that is specially designed for writing programs that can be safely downloaded to your computer through the Internet without the fear of viruses It is an object oriented multi thread programming best for creating applets and applications for the Internet Intranet and other complex distributed network Local Area Network a computer network that spans a relatively small area sharing common resources Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings Network Address Translator generally applied by a router that makes many different IP addresses on an internal network appear to the Internet as a single address For routing messages properly within your network each device requires a unique IP address But the addresses may not be valid outside your network NAT solves the problem When devices within your network request information from the Internet the requests are forwarded to the Internet under the router s IP address NAT distributes the responses to the proper IP addresses within your network A network consists of a collection of two or more devices people or components that communicate
12. 09 30 Adelaide GMT 09 30 Darwin GMT 10 00 Brisbane GMT 10 00 Canberra Melbourne Sydney GMT 10 00 Guam Port Moresby GMT 10 00 Hobart GMT 10 00 Vladivostok GM1 11 00 Maqadan Solomon Is GMT 12 00 Auckland Wellington GMT 1 2 00 Fiji Kamchatka Marshall 90 New Caledonia E Xplug Control Installation Installation To Web Server Important Information It is highly recommended to install the Xplug Control application to the Web Server for IE 5 0 It must be installed to a Public Domain with Fixed IP address 1 Installation Copy the xplug ocx file to any WEB Server table 2 Setting Configuration From the Web Configuration menu select System and under the Loading ActiveX From input web server location http www web server location com Once the settings are completed the user now is able to access the Internet Camera from the web browser by selecting the image view ActiveX mode 91 Installation To Local PC Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive to initiate the auto run program Once completed a menu screen will appear as below To install Xplug Control click the Xplug Control button to activate the installation procedure for the plug in program 92 Once executed a prompt will appear requesting the input of the desired language selection Make the desired selection and click to continue Choose Setup Language Th
13. 3 sections of the IP address of the Internet Camera corresponds to the first 3 sections of the workstation Therefore the IP address of the Internet Camera must be set from a workstation on the same subnet 85 A3 Other possible problems might be due to the network cable Try replacing your network cable Test the network interface of the product by connecting a local computer to the unit utilizing a standard Crossover hub to hub Cable If the problem is not solved the Internet Camera might be faulty Q Why does the Power LED not light up constantly A The power supply used might be at fault Confirm that you are using the provided power supply DC 5V for the Internet Camera and verify that the power supply is well connected Q Why does the Link LED not light up properly Al There might be a problem with the network cable To confirm that the cables are working PING the address of a know device on the network If the cabling is OK and your network is reachable you should receive a reply similar to the following bytes 32 time 2 ms A2 The network device utilized by the Internet Camera is not functioning properly such as hubs or switches Confirm the power for the devices are well connected and functioning Q Why does the Internet Camera work locally but not externally 1 Might be caused from the firewall protection Need to check the Internet firewall with your system administrator A2 The default router setting
14. Administration Upload The Upload menu contains the commands for FTP server time schedule and manual operation settings Click Upload the system administration menu bar and the Upload screen will appear as below Emal 81 Port Number P1 return to Home Direo Pah Fo Pasive Mode C Yes No Uplead unage to FIP parrer Day C Meon F Tue Wed l Fa Sun Time Stant 0 00 bhmmss Stop noo hmm 42 Image Frequency efi Frome Second f Seconda Frane Fie 1 File C Oyerwrite 4 Dote Tune Sufix C Sequence Number Suffix Up to 024 Uplood mage to FIP server Base Fib Name Overwrte 6 Suffix Sequence Number Sufz Up to 1024 we 38 Host Address Click Home to Screc There are three options to proceed in the Upload screen including FTP Server Time Schedule and Manual Operation FTP Server There are six basic settings for your FTP server Host Address The IP Address of the target FTP server Port Number The standard port number for the FIP server is Port 21 and it s also the default setting If the server uses a specific port please confirm the IT manager User Name Enter the user name in this field Password Enter the user password in this field to login the FTP server
15. Assignment Important Information Access to the Internet Camera is done through assigning a proper IP address Please make sure to use a vacant IP address when you assign the IP address for the Internet Camera This will prevent errors from occurring if the IP address is overlapped There are two options to select from the IP Assignment Manually Assign or Assign Automatically Using Manually Assign You can click Manually Assign and directly enter the address The default settings are as follows e Default IP 192 168 0 20 e Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 e Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Assign Automatically Using If your network is using RARP BOOTP or DHCP server you can click Assign Automatically Using and then click RARP BOOTP or DHCP Under this setting the Internet Camera will automatically assign an IP address from RARP BOOTP or DHCP server Every time when the camera starts up please make sure that the DHCP server is set to assign a static IP address to your camera If your application requires direct connection from an ADSL modem through the Internet Camera s RJ 45 LAN port and you also have an ISP PPPoE account click PPPoE option and enter the Service Name User ID and Password into the respective fields The Internet Camera will get an IP address from the ISP as starting up 28 DNS IP Address DNS Domain Name System server is an Internet service that transl
16. Camera focus done manually by turning the lens clockwise or anti clockwise to the desire image quality Please refer to the appendix for detailed information regarding Adjust Internet Camera Focus and Replacing the Lens View Image ActiveX Mode To view video images from the browser click View Image ActiveX Mode from the welcome screen to access the video images from Internet Explorer as illustrated below CS 0923BF Camera Name e uskadisoge ON OFF OFF EF jio 200301101 025243 Date Time 4 Email mage OFF Click Ho 45 e to Camera Name The Camera name will be display when the Camera Name field is entered in the Web Configuration setting under System Date Time The date time of the video server will show the date and time that come from time server or you set manually Note Please refer to the appendix on how to install Activex 1 Install to the Web Server 2 Install to your Local PC In the View Image ActiveX Mode you are allowed upload image and E mail image options Just click the desired selection or to utilize the options for each of the functions Note 1 Administrator has the authority to set the email image functions through the setting in the E mail of System Administration menu bar Note 2 The Administrator has the authority to allow the users to set the image upload functions through the setting in the Upload of Sy
17. Directory Path Enter an existing folder name in this field and the images will be uploaded to the given folder Passive Mode This function depends on your FIP server Please check with your IT manager if the FTP server uses passive mode The default setting is No Time Schedule Select Upload image to FTP server and enter the relevant information such as the schedule image frequency and base file name Schedule You can 1 Choose Always to always upload the images to FIP server or 2 Set the Schedule to 39 manage the uploading task In the Schedule option you can set the Day and Time Period option e Image Frequency There are two ways to set the image frequency 1 Set Auto 1 2 3 frames per second or 2 Set the time in seconds for every frame e Base File Name Enter the file name to make sure that the images could be saved as the base file name e File Since you may not upload only one image to the FIP server you can choose the filing rule including Overwrite Date Time Suffix and set up the Sequence Number Manual Operation When you click the upload button in view image screen it will start to upload the image The setting refers to Base File Name and File information above Save Cancel After making sure all settings in the System are correct click the button to store the settings for the Internet Camera You can alternatively click the Cancel button
18. Mail Address of sender Mail To E Mail Address of receiver Subject Can be any information to high light the message User Name Enter the user name in this field Password Enter the user password in this field to login receiver s mail server Interval Time The time interval to send next E Mail the unit is by second 78 Update Firmware Enter the File Path and click the Update button the firmware will be updated automatically Update firme Fie Path Browse Update Cancel If you are unsure of the File path you can click the Browse button the Browse dialog box will appear as illustrated below 1 eo J apa Levees GRALL Fina tin Warning During firmware update process please make sure no interruptions will occur as it might possibly cause serious damage to the Internet Camera 79 How to Adjust the Recording Setting There are three ways to start recording image Motion Record Schedule Record amp Manual Record 3 Motion Record This option allows the camera to trigger recording by motion detected You can adjust the sensitivity level and choose the warning options when motion is detected from motion setting Schedule Record This option allows the camera trigger recording as schedule defined The schedule is set by date or week day Manual Record This option allows the camera to t
19. and configure your display to show at least 65 000 colors for example at least 16 bit Note Applying only 16 or 256 colors on your computer will produce dithering artifacts in the image A2 The configuration on the Internet Camera image display is incorrect Through the Web Configuration Image section you need to adjust the image related parameter for improve images such as brightness contrast hue and light frequency Please refer to the Web Configuration section for detail information Q There are no images available through the web browser A The ActiveX might be disabled If you are viewing the images from Internet Explorer make sure ActiveX has been enabled in the Internet Options menu Alternatively you can use the Java Applet for viewing the required images 88 D Time Zone Table 3MT 12 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein GMT 11 00 Midway Island Samoa GMT 10 00 Hawaii GMT 09 00 Alaska GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana GMT 07 00 Arizona GMT 07 00 Mountain Time LIS amp Canada GMT 06 00 Central Time US amp Canada 06 00 Mexico City Tegucigalpa GMT 06 00 Saskatchewan GMT 05 00 Bogota Lima Quito GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US amp Canada GMT 05 00 Indiana E ast GMT 04 00 Atlantic Time Canada GMT 04 00 Caracas La Paz GMT 04 00 Santiago GMT 03 30 Newfoundland GMT 03 00 Brasilia GMT 03 00 Buenos Aires Georgetown GMT 02 00 Mid Atlant
20. for indoor usage and if your application requires prolong exposure to sunlight a sun visor is recommended to protect the Internet Camera 95 G Specification Video Specification Resolution Sensor Gain control Exposure White Balance Shutter Minimum Illumination Focal Length Aperture Signal Noise ratio Focus Extent Lens mounting Image Video Setting Image compression Frame rate Compression Rate selection Frame rate setting Video resolution Brightness control Contrast control Saturation control 640 x 480 pixel 1 3 color CMOS sensor Automatic Automatic Automatic Electronics 1 60 1 15000 sec 2 5 lux f1 4 3000K color 6 0 mm F 1 8 57dB 20cm 8 Fixed board lens JPEG 20fps SIF 6fps VGA Auto 1 5 7 15 20 auto depends on the video format 320x240 640x480 Range 1 128 Range 1 128 Yes 96 Hardw are Interface LAN Connector LED Indicator Note One RJ 45 port to connect to 10 100Mbps Ethernet auto sensed Power LED Green Link LED Yellow LED three mode setting can be changed by software Normal Off Dummy Power Supply Power Communication Communication Support Communication Communication protocol Browser Support System requirement Note CPU Memory Size VGA card resolution DC 5V switching type 2 75 Watt 550mA x 5V 10 100Mbps Ethernet only HTTP FTP TCP IP UDP ARP ICMP BOOTP
21. might be a possible reason Need to double check if the configuration of the default router settings is required 86 Q Why does a series of broad vertical white line appears through out the image A A likely issue is that the CMOS sensor becomes overloaded when the light source is too bright such as direct exposure to sunlight or halogen light You need to reposition the Internet Camera into a more shaded area immediately as this will damage the CMOS sensor Q There is bad focus on the Internet Camera what should be done 1 The focus might not be correctly adjusted for the line of sight You need to adjust the Internet Camera focus manually as described in Adjust Internet Camera Focus A2 There is no adaptor fitted with your C type lens If you have previously changed the supplied CS type lens you may have unintentionally installed a C type lens without fitting the adaptor first Q Noisy images occur how can I solve the problem 1 The video images might be noisy if the Internet Camera is used is a very low light environment To solve this issue you need more lighting A2 There might be transmission interference make sure there are no other devices on the network that will affect the transmission Q There is poor image quality how can I improve the image 1 A probable cause might be the incorrect display properties configuration for your desktop You need to open the Display 87 Properties on your desktop
22. network Ethernet because the software keeps track of IP addresses rather than requiring an administrator to manage the task This means a new computer can be added to a network without the hassle of manually assigning it a unique IP address DHCP allows the specification for the service provided by a router gateway or other network device that automatically assigns an IP address to any device that requests one Domain Name System is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses Since domain names are alphabetic they re easier to remember The Internet however is really based on IP addresses every time you use a domain name the DNS will translate the name into the corres ponding IP address For example the domain name www network_camera com might translate to 192 167 222 8 An enterprise network consists of collections of networks connected to each other over a geographically dispersed area The enterprise network serves the needs of a widely distributed company and operates the company s mission critical applications The most popular LAN communication technology There are a variety of types of Ethernet including 10 Mbps traditional Ethernet 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet and 1 000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Most Ethernet networks use Category 5 cabling to carry information in the form of electrical signals between devices Ethernet is an implementation of CSMA CD that operates in a bus or star topology 1
23. to restore all settings to the latest saved values or retrieve the settings from Internet Camera 40 System Administration E mail The E mail menu contains the commands for E mail account time schedule and manual operation settings Click E mail in the system administration menu bar and the setting screen will appear as below late Fane Ua Vio rsen loots Home SMI Server Sender Address Click Home to Receiver e mail Address return to Home Scree e 1 User Name Password Enable e mail Image a Schedule Dar Pica f Tue F Wed Thu F Sat f Sun Tene Period Stat hnmsi Stop 00 hmm ez Interval Seconds Maria Operon Interval 300 Seconds tona Enter the relevant information such as the SMPT Server Address Sender e mail Address Receiver e mail Address User Name and Password Then active sending e mail by selecting Enable email Image in enter Time schedule or Manual Operation 41 e SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a protocol for sending e mail messages between servers you need to input the mail server address in this field e Sender e mail is the e mail address of the user who will send the e mail Receiver e mail is the e mail address of the user who will receive the e mail e User Name Enter the user name in this
24. unshielded sheath 107 WAN Windows Workgroup Workstations Wide Area Network A wide area network consists of groups of interconnected computers that are separated by a wide distance and communicate with each other via common carrier telecommunication techniques Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use DOS A workgroup is a group of users who are physically located together and connected to the same LAN or a group of users who are scattered throughout an organization but are logically connected by work and are connected to the same network group Workstation refers to the intelligent computer on the user s desktop This computer may be an Intel based PC a Macintosh or a UNIX based workstation The workstation is any intelligent device a user works from 108
25. with each other over physical or virtual media The most common types of network are LAN local area network Computers in close distance to one another They are usually in the same office space room or building 104 NWay Protocol PING PPPoE Protocol WAN wide area network The computers are in different geographic locations and are connected by telephone lines or radio waves A network protocol that can automatically negotiate the highest possible transmission speed between two devices Packet Internet Groper a utility used to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible It functions by sending a packet to the specified address and waits for a reply It is primarily used to troubleshoot Internet connections Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a specification for connecting fhe users on an Ethernet to the Internet through a common broadband medium such as DSL or cable modem the users over the Ethernet share a common connection Communication on the network is governed by sets of rules called protocols Protocols provide the guidelines devices use to communicate with each other and thus they have different functions Some protocols are responsible for formatting and presenting and presenting data that will be transferred from file server memory to the file server s net work adapter Others are responsible for filtering information between networks and forwarding data to i
26. 01 Fast Ethernet Firewall G Gateway Group TEEE Fast Ethernet also called 100BASE T operates at 10 or 100Mbps per second over UTP STP or fiber optic media Firewall is considered the first line of defense in protecting private information For better security data can be encrypted A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet especially Intranets all messages entering or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall which examines each message and blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria A gateway links computers that use different data formats together Groups consist of several user machines that have similar characteristics such as being in the same department Short for hexadecimal refers to the base 16 number system which consists of 16 unique symbols the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F For example the decimal number 15 is represented as F in the hexadecimal numbering system The hexadecimal system is useful because it can represent every byte 8 bits as two consecutive hexadecimal digits It is easier for humans to read hexadecimal numbers than binary numbers Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 102 Intranet Internet Internet address IP address ISP This is a private network inside an o
27. 57 50 B7 Test 182 168 0241 00 03 1B 00 4E DO CAS 200 A1 192 168 0 90 00 03 1B 01 1E D7 WLC_CAM11G 182 168 031 00 03 1B 0038 84 Test 8 192 168 0 248 00 05 5D 57 50 BC Test 9 192 168 0 249 00 FF 19 F8 5E AB CS CD 3948 192 168 0 165 00 FF 43 CD 3 Input IP Change _BeSearch Cancel You must select the camera and click the button to add a new camera 68 How to Connect Disconnect the Image Connect the Image Click the Connect Disconnect button and the preview screen will appear with the video image POAD 192 1688225 ON LINE Note When a new camera is added it ZS connected You can see the image right away If you click the Connect Disconnect button it will be in disconnecting also no image showed Minimize Click to minimize the display screen of the Internet Camera 69 Maximize Click to maximize the display screen of the Internet Camera Close Click to close the display screen of the Internet Camera Always on top Click to have the display screen always appear on the top of the window fa Wake up control panel Click to open the control panel again when it is closed Color setting Click to adjust color of the image View list Click to check the event list of the Internet Camera Snapshot Click to snapshot a picture from the Internet Camera C Rotate image Click to rotate the
28. RARP DHCP PPPoE Pentium II 266 MHz or above 32 MB 64 MB recommended 800x600 or above Internet Explorer 5 0 or above Netscape 6 0 or above ActiveX Mode View Image supports Internet Explorer under Windows OS IPViewSE Application Support OS Win 98 SE Win 2000 Win Me Win XP System requirement for IPView CPU Memory Size VGA card resolution Pentium III 450 MHz or above 128 MB 256 MB recommended 800x600 or above 97 Operating environment Operating temperature 5 50 C Storage temperature 25 C 50 C Humidity 5 95 non condensing EMI FCC CE 98 HGlossary of Terms NUMBERS 10BASE T 100BASE TX 802 11b A Access point Applet ASCII ARP 10BASE T is Ethernet over UTP Category IILIV or V unshielded twisted pair media The two pair twisted media implementation of 100BASE T is called 00BASE TX An IEEE standard for wireless local area networks It offers transmissions speeds at up to 11 Mbps in the 2 4 GHz band It is the hardware interface between a wireless LAN and a wired LAN The access point attaches to the wired LAN through an Ethernet connection Applets are small Java programs that can be embedded in an HTML page The rule at the moment is that an applet can only make an Internet connection to the computer form that the applet was sent American Standard Code For Information Interchange it is the standard method for encoding characters as
29. SOHO Internet Camera User s Guide Ver B2 1 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE wisuissississserverversersersessessevesvenvesvecsesvestectectensessexsessesee 4 INTRODUCTION sisisisssisssnsccscvescessoscosescescesstesasctesxsdeesatuacussuseussissssstecsisosies 5 SYSTEM RE QUIREMENT avscsssssssssssssssscsssssssssscsssecsssesssssecsssesesssssseseeers 6 INTERNET CAMBR A nt cte eene ee ERES 6 6 Recommended PC or Notebook to Access the Internet Camera 6 FEATURES AND BENEFITS uisssscsccsssscsscsscsscssccsccsccessesssssscssseseesees 8 SIMPLE see ES SUPPORT VARIETY OF 0 2 6 WEB CONFIGURATION cccscccsssccssscsssssccsssecsssesesssccsssscesssessssscsssscesssscssscenes REMOTE UTILITY eene BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FRONT PANEL eese ethernet Power Link LED REAR 2 2 Network Cable Connector eene enn 13 DC Power Connector eee eee eet neenon 13 Reset Button ettet dip tette eet dea E A NP eek Screw Hole BOTTOM PANEL ette ce edt EIER ERRARE UNPACKING THE INTERNET CAMERA eere 17 CONNECTING THE INTERNET CAMERA TO THE CAMERA STAND
30. UST INTERNET CAMERA FOCUS seen 95 BE SPECIFICATION iioii rh o Eo cte e tei 96 HGLOSSARY OF TERMS cccccsssssssssssscescesceseesessecsecsecseeseeseseeseeseeseeseeseneeass 99 ABOUT THIS GUIDE This manual describes Internet Camera including a description of the features as well as the installation procedures and web configuration Included in the manual are the operating procedures for the IPView SE application INTRODUCTION Thank you for the purchase of the Internet Camera connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet It is different from the conventional PC Camera the Internet Camera is a standalone system with built in CPU and web based solutions providing a low cost solution that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring The Internet Camera can be managed remotely accessed and controlled from any PC Notebook over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser The simple installation procedures and web based interface offers easy integration to your network application environments coupled with many applications such as remote monitoring for a cost effective solution SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Internet Camera Network Local Area Network 10Base T Ethernet or 100Base TX Fast Ethernet Recommended PC or Notebook to Access the Internet Camera Web Browser System requirement CPU Pentium 266 MHz or above Memory Size 32 MB 64 MB recommended VGA card resolution 800x600 or above
31. a the Intranet or Internet Up to 64 users name and password are permitted with privilege setting controlled by the administrator Remote Utility The powerful IPView SE application assigns the administrator with a pre defined user ID password allowing the administrator to modify the Internet Camera settings from the remote site via Intranet or Internet When new firmware is available you can also upgrade remotely over the network for added convenience Users are also allowed to monitor the image and take snapshots Broad Range of Applications With today s high speed Internet services the Internet Camera can provide the ideal solution for live video images over the Intranet and Internet for remote monitoring The Internet Camera allows remote access from a web browser for live image viewing and allows administrator to manage and control the Internet Camera anywhere and any time in the world Apply the Internet Camera to monitor various objects and places such as homes offices banks hospitals child care centers amusement parks and other varieties of industrial and public monitoring The Internet Camera can also be used for intruder detection in addition it can capture still images for archiving and many more applications 10 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION This section describes the externally visible features of the Internet Camera Front Panel Power LED The Power LED is positioned on the right side of the Int
32. act your dealer for assistance 17 Connecting the Internet Camera to the Camera Stand The Internet Camera comes with a camera stand optional with a swivel ball screw head that can be attached to the Internet Camera s bottom screw hole Attach the camera stand to the Internet Camera and station it for your application There are three holes located in the base of the camera stand allowing the Internet Camera to be mounted on the ceiling or any wall securely 18 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This section describes the Hardware installation procedure for the Internet Camera 1 Connect an Ethernet cable Connect an Ethernet cable to the network cable connector located on the Internet Camera s rear panel and then attach it to the network 2 Attach the external power supply Attach the external power supply to the DC power input connector located on Internet Camera s rear panel and then connect it to your local power supply Note Confirm power source is supplied from the LED indicators label Power on the Internet Camera Is illuminated 20 7 SECURITY To ensure the highest security and prevent unauthorized usage of the Internet Camera the Administrator has the exclusive privilege to access the System Administration for settings and control requirements to allow users the level of entry and authorize the privileges for all users The Internet Camera supports multilevel password pr
33. ates domain names into IP addresses Enter at least one DNS IP Address Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the domains allowing your computer to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet LED Control The LED control allows user to setup the LED illumination as desired This feature provides the flexibility when surveillance activity is ON There are three options as follows Normal Power Steady On of the LED indicator Link Steady On of the LED indicator When LAN activity is present the LED indicator will flash steadily e OFF Power LED indicator is off Link LED indicator is off Dummy Power Steady On of the LED indicator Link Steady On of the LED indicator with random flashing The default setting for the LED control is at Normal When you have configured the LED control the correct illumination will be set after 1 minute 29 Note This function is built in to the LED indicators to add extra capabilities The three options allow the Administrator to configure and camouflage the illumination for the LED indicator to falsify the monitoring status In Normal Mode the LED indicator functions normally Under Off Mode the LED indicators are both off however it is still monitoring the activity In Dummy Mode the LED indicators operate in monitoring condition but monitoring activity is off or on
34. continuously for three seconds or when Power LED begins to light up Release the reset button and the Power LED will begin to flash indicating the Internet Camera is changing to factory reset When factory reset is completed the Internet Camera will be set to default on channel 11 and ESS ID is set as NULL String This default setting will let the Internet Camera connect to ANY access point on the infrastructure network The IP address will also return to the default setting as 192 168 0 20 14 Top Panel Screw Hole Screw Hole Located on the top panel of the Internet Camera the screw hole is used to connect the camera stand onto the Internet Camera by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw hole of the Internet Camera 15 Bottom Panel Screw Hole Screw Hole Located on the bottom panel of the Internet Camera the screw hole is used to connect the camera stand onto the Internet Camera by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw hole of the Internet Camera 16 UNPACKING THE INTERNET CAMERA Carefully remove all items from the package In addition to this User s Guide be certain that you have One Internet Camera One Installation CD ROM One Quick Installation Guide One DC power adapter suitable for your country s electric power One Camera Stand One RJ 45 Ethernet Cable If any item is missing or if you find any damage a mismatch promptly cont
35. e equipped with a weatherproof case to be used outdoors and it is not recommended Q What network cabling is required for the Internet Camera A The Internet Camera uses Category 5 UTP cable allowing 10 Base T and 100 Base T networking Q Can the Internet Camera be setup as a PC cam on the computer A No the Internet Camera is an Internet Camera used only on Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network supported by transmission Q Can the Internet Camera be connected on the network if it consists of only private IP addresses A The Internet Camera can be connected to LAN with private IP addresses 82 Q Can the Internet Camera be installed and work if a firewall exists on the network A If a firewall exists on the network port 80 is open for ordinary data communication However since the Internet Camera transmits image data the default port 8481 is also required Therefore it is necessary to open port 8481 of the network for remote users to access the Internet Camera 83 B PING Your IP Address The PING Packet Internet Groper command can determine whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply It can also provide a very useful tool to confirm if the IP address conflicts with the Internet Camera over the network Follow the step by step procedure below to utilize the PING command However you must disconnect the Internet Camera from the network f
36. e Internet Explorer 5 0 or above ActiveX amp JAVA Mode Image View for Windows OS and JAVA Mode Image View for other OS e Netscape 6 0 or above Mode Image View IPView SE Application Support OS Win 98 SE Win 2000 Win Me Win XP System requirement for IPView SE CPU Pentium 450 MHz or above Memory Size 128 MB 256 MB recommended VGA card resolution 800 600 or above FEATURES AND BENEFITS This section describes the features and benefits of the Internet Camera Simple To Use The Internet Camera is a standalone system with built in CPU requiring no special hardware or software such as PC frame grabber cards The Internet Camera supports both ActiveX mode for Internet Explorer users and Java mode for Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator users Therefore all that is required is a web browser software such as Internet Explorer 5 0 or above or Netscape 6 0 or above Just plug and view the picture from your Internet Camera with a valid IP Address Support Variety of Platforms The Internet Camera supports TCP IP networking SMTP e mail HTTP and other Internet related protocols and can be utilized in a mixed operating system environment such as Windows Unix and Mac It can be integrated easily into other www Intranet applications Web Configuration Applying a standard web browser the administrator can configure and manage the Internet Camera directly from its own web page vi
37. e Welcome screen will appear Click the Next button to proceed with the installation Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard fer Contret The initio io wed your To continue dick Ne 93 The License Agreement prompt will appear as below Read the details carefully and click the Yes button to continue with the installation procedure License Agreement read license casi d Click the Finish button to complete Setup of the Xplug Control Utility program for the Internet Camera Inst alts Wiad Complete Setup hos Frihed plug Contd on pout computer 94 F Adjust Internet Camera Focus To adjust the focus of the lens you need to turn the lens slowly in either clockwise or anti clockwise direction until the desired image appears DO NOT over turn the lens in either of the directions as it will be out of focus Note You can further adjust the Wireless Internet Camera s image quality through System Administration Image of Web Configuration Please refer to Web Configuration section for further details Warning Direct exposure to sunlight may cause permanent damage to the CMOS sensor Therefore do not expose the Internet Camera s lens directly to sunlight When operation is required in glaring light environment it is recommended to use an iris lens The Internet Camera is designed
38. ecording by file size from 10 MB to 50 MB 3 Storage List This option is used to define the path to save image files The software will create a camera name folder as the Storage List which is allowed to create up to 16 File Path Recycle When you enabled this function it will recycle the HDD space once the disk space is less than the size defined The size defined can be from 200 MB to 50000 MB Proxy Server Select this option to enable the Proxy Server support Camera Scan Delay It allows you to display for each camera one by one The time interval for each camera can be from 1 Sec to 20 Sec 75 49 Camera Configure Click the Camera Config button and it will active the Camera Setting Motion Setting and Update Firmware buttons gt N 6 Camera Setting Motion Setting _ _ Camera Config ooo GN N 5 091 192168020 80 gt Update Firmware i E E Q Camera Setting Please refer to the Web Configuration section 76 ay Motion Setting You can adjust the sensitivity level and choose the Invoke Alarm options to work with motion detection function Besides the Alarm Beep Send Email can be enabled when motion detected The user can define the time interval to Send E mail XII Ho Moton option imaka io re Mail Server Mail Server IP or name Mail From E
39. en will appear as illustrated below Syren image Users Date Tane Upload Iu mfa raaton Do you really want to this device Click to return to Welcome Do you really wart to farteey reset this Screen Reset The Reset command restarts the Internet Camera just like turning the device off and on and saved settings are retained The Reset panel contains the message Do you really want to reset this device and a YES button If you do not want to reset the Internet Camera exit the panel without clicking YES otherwise click the YES button and the reset process will initiate Factory Reset A factory reset restarts the Internet Camera and returns all of its settings to their default values The Factory Reset panel contains the message Do you really want to factory reset this device and a YES button If you do not want to carry out a factory reset command exit the panel without clicking YES otherwise click the YES button and factory reset will be initiated Note The Network must be reconfigured after a Factory Reset 44 Once the configuration is completed click to return to the Welcome screen and select the desired Viewing Image either through ActiveX Mode or Java Mode as described in the next section Then position the Internet Camera to the desired location appropriately for your purpose Followed by adjustment of the Internet
40. ernet Camera s lens while facing the Internet Camera A steady blue light confirms that the Internet Camera is powered on Link LED The Link LED is positioned on the right side of the Internet Camera s lens while facing the Internet Camera It is located right of the Power LED A steady orange light confirms that the camera has good connection to LAN connectivity Dependent on the data traffic the LED will begin to flash to indicate that the Internet Camera is receiving sending data from to the network 12 Rear Panel 10 100 Ethernet DC Power Reset Connector Network Cable Reset Button Connector Network Cable Connector The Internet Camera s rear panel features an RJ 45 connector for connections to 10Base T Ethernet cabling or 100Base TX Fast Ethernet cabling which should be Category 5 twisted pair cable The port supports the NWay protocol allowing the Internet Camera to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network DC Power Connector The DC power input connector is located on the Internet Camera s rear panel and is labeled DC 5V with a single jack socket to supply power to the Internet Camera Power will be generated when the power supply is connected to a wall outlet 13 Reset Button Reset will be initiated when the reset button is pressed once and Power LED begins to flash Factory Reset will be initiated when the reset button is pressed
41. field e Password Enter the user password in this field to login receiver s mail server Time Schedule To set schedule to send e mail Interval Define time interval between two images sent Manual Operation When you chick the E mail image button in view image screen it will start to e mail image Interval To define time interval between two images sent Save Cancel After making sure all settings in the System are correct click the Save button to store the settings for the Wireless Internet Camera You can alternatively click the Cancel button to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved from the Wireless Internet Camera 42 System Administration Information The Information menu contains commands for displaying information about the Internet Camera Click Information in the system administration menu bar and the Information screen will appear as illustrated below image Date Timo Upload eet neret Camera 06028 220 2003 10 25 Click Home to LIE 0003 1E 03 23 EF return to Welcome LLL 192 1620 20 Screen ee The Information table provides detailed information of the Internet Camera such as the Model Name Firmware Version Mac Address and IP Address 43 System Administration Tools The Tools menu contains commands for restarting the Internet Camera Click Tools in the system administration menu bar and the Tools scre
42. ic GMT 01 00 Azores Cape Verde Is GMT Casablanca Monrovia GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London GMT 01 00 Amsterdam Berlin Bern Rome Stockholm Vienna GMT 01 00 Belgrade Bratislava Budapest Ljubljana Prague GMT 01 00 Brussels Copenhagen Madrid Paris Vilnius GMT 01 00 Sarajevo Skopje Sofija Warsaw Zagreb GMT 02 00 Athens Istanbul Minsk GMT 02 00 Bucharest GMT 02 00 Cairo 89 GMT 02 00 Harare Pretoria GMT 02 00 Helsinki Riga Tallinn GMT 02 00 Jerusalem GMT 03 00 Baghdad Kuwait Riyadh GMT 03 00 Moscow St Petersburg Volgograd GMT 03 00 Nairobi GMT 03 30 Tehran GMT 04 00 Abu Dhabi Muscat GMT 04 00 Baku Tbilisi GMT 04 30 Kabul GMT 05 00 Ekaterinburg GMT 05 00 Islamabad Karachi Tashkent GMT 05 30 Bombay Calcutta Madras New Delhi GMT 06 00 Astana Almaty Dhaka GMT 06 00 Colombo GMT 07 00 Bangkok Hanoi Jakarta GMT 08 00 Beijing Chongqing Hong Kong Urumqi GMT 08 00 Perth GMT 08 00 Singapore GMT 08 00 Taipei GMT 03 00 Osaka Sapporo Tokyo GMT 09 00 Seoul GMT 09 00 Yakutsk GMT 09 30 Adelaide GMT 03 30 Darwin GMT 10 00 Brisbane GMT 10 00 Canberra Melbourne Sydney GMT 10 00 Guam Port Moresby GMT 10 00 Hobart GMT 10 00 Vladivostok GMT 08 00 Singapore GMT 08 00 Taipei GMT 03 00 Osaka Sapporo Tokyo GMT 09 00 Seoul GMT 09 00 Yakutsk GM7T
43. image of the Internet Camera 70 Disconnect the Image Click the Connect Disconnect button the camera will be disconnected Client PADD DADO How to Delete a Camera 2 Erase Camera To delete a camera you must select the camera to delete from the IPView SE control panel Then click the Erase Camera button After deleting the camera the IPView SE control panel will appear as below 72 Extra Information Extra Information The screen displays the camera s information Model HAW Ver B2 FAW Ver 1 00 ROM Ver 1 20 MAC Addr 00 FF 44 4B 47 7E 73 How to Adjust the Property Setting 3 System Configure From the control panel select the button and the dialog box will appear as shown below LR Configuration 3 Log Sirge HDO Specs Foe 05 pere x g MO Spit Recording File 10 un Pew Server Storage Litt coco indes Ps p CiPogien Flec Pew SE Camera zoan 4 3j 1Sec Hody Add Log Storage 1 Single HDD Reserve Space This option permits reserved HDD space from 500 MB to 1000 MB 2 Split Recording File From this option you can adjust the file size for recording the video images the default setting is 10 If the recorded video files reach the file size video images will be recorded into another file automatically 74 By File Size permits r
44. irst Start a DOS window Type ping x x x x where x x x x is the IP address of the Internet Camera The succeeding replies as illustrated below will provide useful explanation to the cause of the problem with the Internet Camera IP address 84 C Trouble Shooting I cannot access the Internet Camera from a web browser 1 The possible cause might be the IP Address for the Internet Camera is already being used by another device To correct the possible problem you need to first disconnect the Internet Camera from the network Then run the PING utility follow the instructions in Appendix B PING Your IP Address A2 Another possible reason is the IP Address is located on a different subnet To fix the problem run the PING utility follow the instructions in Appendix B PING Your IP Address If the utility returns no response or similar the finding is probably correct then you should proceed as follows In Windows 95 98 2000 and Windows NT double check the IP Address of the Internet Camera is within the same subnet as your workstation Click Start Setting Control Panel and the Network icon Select TCP IP from the Network dialog box and from the TCP IP Properties dialog box click Specify an IP address If the Internet Camera is situated on a different subnet than your workstation you will not be able to set the IP address from this workstation To verify make sure the first
45. l appear as illustrated below Upisad E mail infoa mason C Synchrorzed wth Server IP Address Protocol Click Home to Tezo 0 Bowe return to Welcome E Sat Manal Screen Date D317 syyy cum d4 Tim B515 Ohms Sau DateTime Select Synchronized with Time Server and the time will be based on GMT setting The time will be synchronized every 10 minutes This is also the default setting for the Internet Camera IP Address Enter the IP Address of the Time Server in this field 36 Protocol Two options of NTP or Time are available for your selection to link with the Time Server The default setting is NTP TimeZone The system administrator must select the time zone for the region Please refer to the appendix for the time zone selection table set the Date Time manually select Set Manually and the system administrator must enter the Date and Time in the respective field manually Note When you select Set Manually every time when the Internet Camera is powered off and on you must re enter the details once again due to time lost Save Cancel After making sure all settings in the DateTime are correct click the Save button to store the settings for the Internet Camera You can alternatively click the Cancel button to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved from the Internet Camera 37 System
46. lt setting at Auto for optimal frame rate Brightness Control Adjust the brightness level with default setting at 64 Contrast Control Adjust the contrast level with default setting at 64 Saturation Control Adjust the saturation with default setting at 64 Light Frequency Adjust the light frequency to suit your area of operation from the options either 50 Hz or 60 Hz default Note 50 Hz and 60 Hz variants are available to accommodate the different light frequency found in USA 60 Hz and Europe 50 Hz for the Internet Camera to ensure better image quality Save Cancel After making sure all settings in the Image are correct click the button to store the settings for the Internet Camera You can alternatively click the button to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved from the Internet Camera 33 System Administration Users The User options menu contains commands to allow the system administrator to assign legal users who are permitted to monitor the Internet Camera from the remote site Click Users in the system administration menu bar and the Users screen will appear as illustrated below Users Date tune User Name User Password UplosiE msiimsge Yes No Click to return to Welcome 2 Delete Screen Add User User Name Enter the user name in this field A maximum of 64 users names a
47. managed remotely accessed and controlled from any PC desktop over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser With the easy installation procedure realtime live images will be available In addition once the Internet Camera is installed coupled with the IPView SE application you can further expand the scope of the Internet Camera The following section will provide the typical applications for the Internet Camera along with the IPView SE application and also includes some basic knowledge to assist in the installation and configuration of the Internet Camera 49 Applications e Monitoring of local and remote places and objects such as construction sites hospitals amusement parks schools and day care centers through the use of a web browser e Capture single frame images from the IPView SE application e Configure the camera to upload image or send mail messages with a single frame image 50 Internet Camera Application Diagrams Home Applications HOME Cable Modem Study Room H 5 Internet Camera 1 i Baby Room Phone Line PE ae Category 5 Cable M Coaxial Cable SOHO Applications 1 SOHO Saes Phone Line Category 5 Cable ruis Coaxial Cabla 52 IPViEW SE APPLICATION Installation Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive to initiate the auto run program Once completed a menu screen will appear as below Users Guide
48. on is enabled the Gateway IP address has to be entered with the Port Number as below V Add Camera xj IP Address 61 218 92 62 82 Add 63 3 At the same time the Gateway IP address can be replaced by URL as below V Add Camera IP Address fiinkserver dyndns tv 84 4 If you forget the IP Address that you want to add a dialog box will appear to notify you of the error IP iew SE xj X Can t find the IP Camera maybe the IP address is invalid 1 If you are unsure of the IP Address of the camera you can click the Browse button the Browse Camera dialog box will appear with a blank screen as illustrated below EE a a d 192 168 0 240 0003 1B 01 3 192 168 0 247 0003 18 05 15 00 Testi 182 168 0260 00 03 18 00 32 16 Test 11 182 168 0251 00 50 BA 1B A5 4A Video Server 182 168 0233 00 03 18 DO BCE Video Server 192 168 0232 00 03 1B 00 CE Test 2 192 168 0 242 00 05 5D 57 50 B7 Test 192 168 0 241 000318 00 4E DO CAS 200 A1 192 168 0 90 00 03 1B 01 1E D7 WLC_CAM11G 192 168 0 91 00 03 18 00 38 84 Test 8 192 168 0 248 00 05 5D 57 50 BC Test 9 182 168 0248 OO FF 19 F8 5E AB 5 192 168 0 165 00 FF 43 CD 33 AB Input IP Change IP Cancel You must select the camera and click the Add button to add a new camera If the Login Camera dialog box appears make sure to enter the correct User Name and Password and click the b
49. otection and access to the Internet Camera is strictly restricted to defined the user who has a User Name and User Password that is assigned by the Administrator Administrator can release a public user name and password so when remote users access the Internet Camera they will have the right to view the image transmitted by the Internet Camera Note Since the default settings are Null String it is highly recommended to set the Admin ID and Admin Password when you are the first time to use the Internet Camera Once the ID and Password are defined only the administrator has the access to management the Internet Camera This procedure should be done as soon as possible since the security features with the Internet Camera will not be enabled until the Admin ID and Admin Password is defined 21 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section describes the Software installation procedure of the Internet Camera for Web Configuration and IPView SE application Web Configuration The Internet Camera must be configured through its built in Web based Configuration Extensive knowledge of LAN will be helpful in setting up the Internet Camera From the web browser enter the default IP address to access the Welcome screen of the Internet Camera To configure your Internet Camera type http 192 168 0 20 in the address box The 22 number is the default IP address of your Internet Camera Then press Enter ie
50. r Image field allows settings to open a second port for the Internet Camera to transfer images The default Port 8481 is open image transfer and you can define a second port similar to the above Save Cancel After making sure all settings in the System are correct click the Save button to store the settings for the Internet Camera You can alternatively click the button to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved from the Internet Camera 31 System Administration Image Image menu in the system administration contains commands to provide the settings for the images captured by the Internet Camera Click Image in the system administration menu bar and the Image screen will appear as illustrated below mamon Users DateTime upioad 6 3XX x240 640 490 lE CVmyLow Clow Mednm High Verg High Click to lada Ci 75 C15 C20 ture FraneuSec menn ET ET uj fps E LE Swe Carcel Video Resolution Select the desired video resolution format ranging from 320x240 default to 640x480 Compression Rate Select the desired compression rate with five levels from very low to very high Higher video compression rate will generate more compact file size with less video quality and vise versa The default setting is Medium 32 Frame Rate Select the frame rate desired with defau
51. re allowed however each users name must be different Each user name can be used as a group given the password for example if the User Name is Guest and the User Password is Guest anyone can access the Internet Camera with these details used as a group of users under the User Name Guest The maximum length for the User Name is 12 Printable ASCII User Password Enter the user s password assigned by the administrator The maximum password length is 8 Printable ASCII 34 Delete User Select the user you wish to delete from the pull down menu and click the delete button Important Information Once the administrator has configured the Internet Camera Users any user will be asked to enter a login password to access the video image from the Internet Camera The password dialog box is illustrated below Enters Network Password Pease gre pour user name and Ste 192 168 0 20 Resin Aone Uw Password Seren fr in pour let 35 System Administration DateTime The DateTime menu contains commands for setting the Internet Camera s time and date requirements to provide correct information to users who might be thousands of miles away in the remote site There are two options to select from the DateTime menu bar either Synchronized with Time Server or Set Manually Click DateTime in the system administration menu bar and the DateTime screen wil
52. rganization or company that uses the same software you will find on the public Internet The only difference is that an Intranet is used for internal usage only The Internet is a globally linked system of computers that are logically connected based on the Internet Protocol IP The Internet provides different ways to access private and public information worldwide To participate in Internet communications and on Internet Protocol based networks a node must have an Internet aldress that identifies it to the other nodes All Internet addresses are IP addresses Internet Protocol is the standard that describes the layout of the basic unit of information on the Internet the packet and also details the numerical addressing format used to route the information Your Internet service provider controls the IP address of any device it connects to the Internet The IP addresses in your network must conform to IP addressing rules In smaller LANs most people will allow the DHCP function of a router or gateway to assign the IP addresses on internal networks IP address is a 32 binary digit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet For example 80 80 80 69 is an IP address it is the closet thing the Internet has to telephone numbers When you call that number using any connection methods you get connected to the computer that owns that IP address Internet Service Provider
53. rigger recording manually 80 APPENDIX A Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Features Q What is an Internet Camera A The Internet Camera is a standalone system connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network and supported by the transmission based on the IEEE 802 11b standard It is different from the conventional PC Camera the Internet Camera is an all in one system with built in CPU and web based solutions providing a low cost solution that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring The Internet Camera can be managed remotely accessed and controlled from any PC Notebook over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser Q What is the maximum number of users that can be allowed to access the Internet Camera simultaneously A Maximum number of users that can log onto the Internet Camera at the same time is 64 Please keep in mind the overall performance of the tansmission speed will slow down when many users are logged on 81 Q What algorithm is used to compress the digital image A The Internet Camera utilizes the JPEG image compression technology providing high quality images for users JPEG is adopted since it is a standard for image compression and can be applied to various web browser and application software without the need to install extra software Internet Camera Installation Q Can the Internet Camera be used out doors A The Internet Camera is not weatherproof It needs to b
54. stem Administration menu bar 46 View Image Java Mode Click View Image Java Mode from the Welcome screen to access the video images from the Internet Explorer or Netscape browser as illustrated below Camera Name CS 0923BE image om 2003 01 01 040035 Date Time temas OFFI OFF Click Home to return to Welcome Screen Camera Name The Camera name will be display when the Camera Name field is entered in the Web Configuration setting under System Date Time The date time of the Internet Camera will show the date and time that come from time server or you set manually In the View Image ActiveX Mode you are allowed upload image and E mail image options Just click the desired selection ON or OFF to utilize the options for each of the functions Note 1 47 Administrator has the authority to set the email image functions through the setting in the E mail of System Administration menu bar Note 2 The Administrator has the authority to allow the users to set up the image upload functions through the setting in the Upload of System Administration menu bar 48 INTERNET CAMERA APPLICATION The Internet Camera can be applied in wide variety of applications With the built in CPU it can work as a standalone system that provides a web based solution transmitting high quality video images and sounds for monitoring purposes It can be
55. t can communicate data on the network In FDDI a station includes both physical nodes and addressable logical devices Workstations single attach stations dual attach stations and concentrators are FDDI stations In TCP IP the bits used to create the subnet are called the subnet mask 106 T TCP IP Transceiver User Name Utility UTP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol is a widely used transport protocol that connects diverse computers of various transmission methods It was developed y the Department of Defense to connect different computer types and led to the development of the Internet A transceiver joins two network segments together Transceivers can also be used to join a segment that uses one medium to a segment that uses a different medium On a 10 5 5 network the transceiver connects the network adapter or other network device to the medium Transceivers also can be used on 10 2 or IOBASET networks to attach devices with AUI ports The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides above IP in the TCP IP suite The upper layer protocol refers to Application Layer protocols such as FTP SNMP and SMTP The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person who has access to the LAN It is a program that performs a specific task Unshielded twisted pair UTP is a form of cable used by all access methods It consists of several pairs of wires enclosed in an
56. ts destination Still other protocols dictate how data is transferred across the medium and how servers respond to workstation requests and vice versa Common network protocols responsible for the presentation and formatting of data for a network operating system are the Internetwork Packet Exchange IPX protocol or the Internet Protocol IP Protocols that dictate the format of data for transferors the medium include token passing and Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection CSMA CD implemented as token ring ARCNET 105 RARP RJ 45 Router S Server SMTP SNMP Station Subnet mask FDDI or Ethernet The Router Information Protocol RIP a part of the Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP suite forwards packets from one network to another using the same network protocol Reverse Address Resolution Protocol a TCP IP protocol that allows a physical address such as an Ethernet address to be translated into an IP address RJ 45 connector is used for Ethernet cable connections A router is the network software or hardware entity charged with routing packets between networks It is a simple computer that provides resources such as files or other information The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet mail Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP was designed to provide a common foundation for managing network devices In LANs a station consists of a device tha
57. utton Then the camera will be added into IPView SE in list format If the User Name and Password is entered incorrectly the camera will not be added into IPView SE Login Camera User Password The above dialog box will appear only if administrator has already set up the User Name and Password in the Web Configuration setting If you forget to highlight the camera you want to add a dialog box will appear to notify you of the error CEES xl X Login ID or password was invalid Make sure to save any changes you have made to keep the information updated 65 Note 2 You are allowed to add only one camera at a time When the user add the Internet Camera four icons will appear including Assign IP to Camera Connect Disconnect Erase Extra Information 66 CS 7B73CE 192 168 0 20 80 ON LINE Camera Config Assign IP to Camera Connect Disconnect Manual record Erase xtra Information 67 How to Change Camera Assign IP of New Camera To change camera click the Assign IP of Camera button An Assign IP of Camera dialog box will appear as illustrated below D Bronse C rr 17 7 Test 192 168 0247 000318 05 15 00 10 192 168 0 250 00 03 1B 00 32 16 Test 11 182 168 0251 00 50 1B A5 4A Video Server 182 168 0233 00 03 18 DO BC E7 Video Server 182 166 0232 00 03 18 00 CE 5E Test2 182 168 0242 00 05 5D
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