Airlink101 AIC600W User Manual
ConnectSky™600W
Wireless N MPEG4 Network Camera
Model # AIC600W
User’s Manual
Ver 1.0
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Familiar with your Internet IP Camera ................................................................. 4
1.1 Package Contents..................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Basic Introduction ................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Product Highlights................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Familiar with Key Components ............................................................................... 7
1.5 Camera Installation.................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 2: Using Web Management Interface...................................................................... 15
2.1 Camera Settings..................................................................................................... 15
2.1.1 About.......................................................................................................... 17
2.2 LAN Settings......................................................................................................... 18
2.2.1 IP Address................................................................................................... 18
2.2.2 RTSP .......................................................................................................... 20
2.2.3 Dynamic DNS............................................................................................. 21
2.2.4 UPnP .......................................................................................................... 22
2.2.5 LoginFree ................................................................................................... 24
2.3 WLAN................................................................................................................... 25
2.4 Video ..................................................................................................................... 30
2.4.1 Dual Mode .................................................................................................. 31
2.4.2 MPEG4....................................................................................................... 32
2.4.3 MJPEG ....................................................................................................... 33
2.5 Email & FTP ......................................................................................................... 34
2.5.1 Email Settings............................................................................................. 34
2.5.2 FTP Settings................................................................................................ 35
2.6 Motion Detection................................................................................................... 37
2.6.1 Basic Settings.............................................................................................. 37
2.6.2 Setup Motion Detection Regions ................................................................. 38
2.7 Schedule Snapshot................................................................................................. 40
2.8 System................................................................................................................... 41
2.8.1 Camera Information .................................................................................... 41
2.8.2 Date / Time Setting ..................................................................................... 42
2.8.3 Utilities ....................................................................................................... 43
2.9 Status..................................................................................................................... 45
2.10 Account ............................................................................................................... 46
2.11 Log...................................................................................................................... 48
Chapter 3: ConnectSky™ Viewer........................................................................................ 49
3.1 Software Installation.............................................................................................. 49
3.2 Using ConnectSky™ Viewer ................................................................................. 51
3.3 Configuring ConnectSky™ Viewer........................................................................ 54
3.3.1 Configure Cameras ..................................................................................... 54
3.3.2 General Settings.......................................................................................... 63
3.4 Change Display Layout ......................................................................................... 68
3.5 Full-screen mode ................................................................................................... 71
3.6 Scan....................................................................................................................... 72
3.7 Snapshot................................................................................................................ 73
3.8 Recording .............................................................................................................. 74
3.9 Video Playback...................................................................................................... 75
Chapter 4: Appendix ........................................................................................................... 76
4.1 Specification.......................................................................................................... 76
4.2 Troubleshooting..................................................................................................... 78
Technical Support ............................................................................................................... 81
Chapter 1: Familiar with your Internet IP Camera
1.1 Package Contents
Before you start to use this network camera, please check the package contents. If
anything is missing, please contact the dealer of purchase and return the package to
claim for missing contents.
Item Name Quantity
1 Wireless N MPEG4 Network Camera AIC600W 1
2 Power Adapter 5V/1A 1
3 Ethernet Cable 1
4 Quick Installation Guide 1
5 Installation CD 1
6 Wall Mount 1
1.2 Basic Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ConnectSky™600W Wireless MPEG4 Network Camera!
This network camera AIC600W is an ideal product for all kinds of video-surveillance
purposes, like home/office safety, kid/pet monitoring, and remote video acquire etc.
Unlink conventional close-circuit vide camera, you’re not limited to the length of cable!
Once this camera is connected to Internet, you can receive video from anywhere in
the world where Internet access is available.
If you have problem installing a new cable from the place the camera is installed to
your monitoring computer, don’t worry! We also provide wireless version which
supports wireless network, that is, you can link to this camera wirelessly! You only
have to provide this camera with 5V power by the power adapter that comes with the
product package, and you don’t have to set a new network cable between the
network camera and monitoring computer.
Worry about the content will be intercepted by unauthorized person when the video is
transmitted over the air? That’s also not a problem! Unlink conventional analog
wireless camera, which video will be intercepted by anyone who got a compatible
video receiver, this network camera supports data encryption (WEP & WPA), which
will provide ultimate data security level. All video transmitted over the air is encrypted;
therefore no one will be able to get the video captured by the camera, expect yourself.
If you’re not familiar with wireless security setting, this camera also support WPS
(Wi-Fi Protected Setup), which allows you to setup wireless security in a very simple
way - just press a button or input a 8-digit number.
You can discover more useful functions in next section!
1.3 Product Highlights
• No pre-loaded software required - all you need is a browser like Internet
Explorer 6 (and above, with plugin installed).
• Supports VGA (640 x 480), QVGA (320 x 240), and QQVGA (160 x 120) video
resolution.
• Supports two video compression format (MJPEG and MPEG4).
• Wired and wireless network (802.11b / 802.11g / 802.11n) support.
• Wireless data encryption (WEP / WPA).
• WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), the easiest way to setup a secure wireless
connection.
• Supports DHCP and you can also assign a fixed IP address to the camera
also.
• Supports Dynamic DNS (used to allocate the IP camera’s Internet address,
when the ISP you’re using does not assign you with a fixed Internet address).
• Supports UPnP, Windows XP (and above) will discover this IP camera in
network neighbor automatically.
• Send captured picture by Email or FTP when motion is detected.
• Configurable motion detection sensitivity (6 levels from most sensitive to least
sensitive).
• Built-in real-time clock, date and time information will be recorded with every
captured picture / video clip (also supports auto time synchronization via
network time protocol).
• Upgradeable firmware - enjoy new functions without buying a new camera!
• Supports up to 4 users, and you can set different password to different user.
• Usage and event logging.
1.4 Familiar with Key Components
Front Panel LEDs
LED Color Light Status Description
On The device is powered on.
Power /
Blue
WPS
Link Green
Off The device is powered off.
Slow Blinking Camera is booting
Quick Blinking Camera is waiting for WPS connection
On Camera is connected to network.
Off Camera is not connected to network.
Flashing Camera is logged in by user.
Back Panel
Item Name Description
Antenna 2.4GHz Wireless Network Antenna
Tripod
Connector
Reset / WPS
LAN Connects to LAN by Ethernet cable.
Power Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter.
Connects to any standard tripod / camera wall holder.
Press and release this button to activate WPS mode; press and
hold this button for 10 seconds to go back to factory default.
1.5 Camera Installation
Please follow the following instructions to set up your IP camera.
Step 1 Connect the power adapter to the Internet Camera and plug the power
adapter to power outlet. When the camera is ready, the Power LED will be lit.
Step 2A If your router has a built in Easy Setup Button (WPS button), you can easily
build the wireless connection between your router and the camera. If your router
doesn’t have a built-in WPS button, please go to Step 2B.
1) Push the WPS button on the back of the camera and hold for 1 second.
2) Push the WPS button on the router.
3) The wireless connection between the camera and your router will be built within 1
minute.
4) Continue to Step 3.
Step 2B Connect the Internet Camera to your network by attached the network cable
from the switch/router to the LAN port of the Internet Camera.
Step 3 Insert the provided CD into your computer’s CD ROM drive. The “autorun.exe”
program should be executed automatically. If not, run “autorun.exe” manually in the
CD.
Step 4 Click Install ConnectSky™ Setup Wizard.
Step 5 Follow the on screen instructions to install the Setup Wizard.
Step 6 After the installation finished, the ConnectSky™ Setup Wizard will launch up.
If not, double click on the icon on your desktop:
Step 7 Click on Search Camera to show the camera(s) connected to your network. If
you do not see any camera in the list, try Step 2 again.
Step 8 Select the camera you wish to view/configure and click Browse Camera via
Web.
Note: By default, AIC600W uses dynamic IP address. If there is no DHCP server in
your network or you prefer to use static IP address, you may click Configure Camera
to change the IP settings.
Step 9 Enter ‘admin’ for both user name and password.
Step 10 Click on Install to install the plug-in for the camera.
Step 11 Click on the white box to install ActiveX control in order to view the camera
image.
Step 12 You should now be able to view the image.
Note: If you did Step 2A, your camera has connected to you wireless network already,
and you do not need any further configuration to start using your camera.
If you did Step 2B, please continue the following steps to configure the wireless
settings.
Step 13 Click on WLAN on the top menu bar to enter the Wireless LAN page.
Step 14 Follow the steps below:
1) Select the wireless network you wish to connect to
2) enter the wireless Key below if your wireless network is encrypted
3) click Apply.
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Congratulations! The configuration is now complete. You can disconnect the
Ethernet cable from the camera and move it to the desired location.
Chapter 2: Using Web Management Interface
2.1 Camera Settings
The first menu after you logged onto web management interface is ‘Camera’, and this
is the only menu you can see the real-time image from camera.
You can always back to this menu by clicking ‘Camera’ on the top of web
management interface.
The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below:
Item Description
Video Format Specifies video encoding format. You can choose MPEG4 or
MJPEG (Motion-JPEG).
MPEG4 mode also supports motion detection (see chapter
2.2.1).
Snapshot Take a snapshot picture and save the picture to your
computer’s hard drive. Click on directory display and you’ll be
prompted to select a folder to save snapshot file.
Record Start video recording and save recorded video clip to your
computer’s hard drive. Click on directory display and you’ll be
prompted to select a folder to save snapshot file.
Full Screen Click this button and the image captured by camera will be
displayed in full-screen mode. To resume, double-click the
image.
Digital Zoom Click this button to enable digital zoom (video magnification)
function:
Check ‘Enable’ box to enable digital zoom, and you can set the
percentage of zoom from 100% (no magnification) to 400%.
You can also drag the green square by mouse and put it on the
area you wish captured image to be magnified.
To exit digital zoom setting, press button.
Fit to Window Click this button and captured image will fit to window size.
2.1.1 About
This function will provide you with the version number of current IP camera
plugin, which is useful when you need online support.
To see version information, right-click on the image. A pop-up menu will appear:
Select ‘About’ and the version information will appear:
2.2 LAN Settings
All network-related settings can be found in this menu, and you have to specify
TCP/IP parameters in this menu if you want to change IP address, use PPPoE,
Dynamic DNS, and activate UPnP function.
You can access this menu by clicking ‘LAN’ on the top of web management interface.
2.2.1 IP Address
You can define IP address and select the port number you wish to use here.
The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below:
Item Description
Network Type This camera can obtain the IP address from DHCP server
automatically (i.e. Router), or set a fixed IP address. Select
‘DHCP’ to obtain IP address automatically or ‘Static IP Address’
to assign this IP camera with a fixed IP address.
‘DHCP’ is enabled by default, so it is suggested to run the
ConnectSky™ Wizard to locate the camera and then assign a
fixed IP address to it.
IP Address Specify the IP address for this IP camera here. The camera’s
default IP address is ‘192.168.2.240’.
Subnet Mask Specify the subnet mask for this IP camera here.
Gateway Specify the gateway address of the local network here.
Primary DNS Specify the IP address of DNS server here. Please input IP
address only. If you don’t know the address of DNS server, ask
network administrator or your ISP for help.
Secondary DNS Specify the IP address of backup DNS server here. When
primary DNS is unreachable, IP camera will use the IP address
specified here as DNS server.
This field is optional.
AV Control Port Specify the port number of video transfer here. If you have
firewall on your network, you need to allow computers on
Internet to access this port number of the IP address of IP
camera, or you’ll not be able to view video from Internet.
HTTP Port Specify the port number of web management interface here. If
it’s not 80, you’ll have to add ‘:port’ after the IP address /
hostname of this IP camera.
For example, if the HTTP port number you specified here is 90
and the IP address of IP camera is 10.20.20.30, then you have
to input ‘http://10.20.20.30:90’
in the address bar of Internet explorer.
Click ‘Apply’ to save settings and make the new settings take effect.
2.2.2 RTSP
RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) allows you to view live video captured by IP
camera. You can set RTSP related settings here.
The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below:
Item Description
Enable RTSP Select ‘Enable’ to activate RTSP function of this IP camera,
select ‘Disable’ to disable it.
RTSP Port Input the port number which RTSP will use. Default setting is
554.
RTSP Path Input the path of RTSP stream. **
RTP Port Range Input the port range of RTP. Default setting is 50000 to 60000.
Click ‘Apply’ to save settings and make the new settings take effect.
2.2.3 Dynamic DNS
If your ISP does not give you a fixed Internet IP address (i.e. the Internet address
you’re using when you access the Internet is not always the same – ask your ISP for
detailed information), you can use this function to help you locate the IP address of
this IP camera when you’re away from home or office.
Before you can use this function, you’ll need to apply for an account at dyndns.org
(http://www.dyndns.org). Detailed instructions of how to apply a new account can be
found on dyndns.org’s website.
The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below:
Item Description
Enable DDNS Select ‘Enable’ to activate Dynamic DNS function of this IP
camera, select ‘Disable’ to disable it.
Provider Select dynamic DNS service provider here. Only dyndns.org is
available currently.
Host Name Input dynamic DNS host name here.
User Name Input dynamic DNS user name here, must be the same as the
one you applied on dyndns.org.
Password Input dynamic DNS password here, must be the same as the
one you applied on dyndns.org.
Click ‘Apply’ to save settings and make the new settings take effect.
2.2.4 UPnP
When UPnP function is activated, all UPnP-compatible computers / network devices
will be able to discover this IP camera automatically (only those in the same local
network).
This function is useful and you don’t have to remember the IP address of this IP
camera. Simply open ‘Network neighbor’ and it’s there!
The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below:
Item Description
Enable UPnP Select ‘Enable’ to activate UPnP function of this IP camera,
select ‘Disable’ to disable it.
Click ‘Apply’ to save settings and make the new settings take effect.
After UPnP function is activated, a popup message will appear:
Click the message to open ‘My Network Places’, and you’ll see the IP camera:
You can double-click the icon to launch Internet Explorer and log onto IP camera’s
web management interface directly.
2.2.5 LoginFree
You can specify a filename here, and everyone who know this filename can
gain access to the picture captured by the IP camera with this name with .jpg
file extension.
For example, if the filename you specified here is ‘loginfree’ and your IP
camera’s IP address is ‘192.168.2.240’, then everyone on the network can
access to the picture taken by the IP camera at
‘http://192.168.2.240/loginfree.jpg’.
This function is for convenience only, and anyone who knows this filename will
be able to see the picture taken by your IP camera. Please think again before
you use this function.
The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below:
Item Description
LoginFree Specify the file name of the picture here. If you want to disable
this function, leave it blank.
Click ‘Apply’ to save settings and make the new settings take effect.
2.3 WLAN
If you wish to use wireless network instead of wired network connection, you have to
set wireless LAN parameters here.
You can access this menu by clicking ‘WLAN’ on the top of web management
interface.
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