AirLive WL-2600CAM User Manual

L-2600CAM

ireless Pan-Tilt Night Vision

IP Camera

User’s Manual

BEFORE YOU USE THIS PRODUCT

This AirLive product has been designed with safety in mind. However, if not used properly electrical products

can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following.

Legal Caution

Video and audio surveillance can be forbidden by laws that vary from country to country. Check the laws in your local region before using this product for surveillance purposes.

Heed the safety precautions

Be sure to follow the general safety precautions and the “Operation Notice.”

In case of a breakdown

In case of system breakdown, discontinue use and contact your authorized AirLive dealer.

In case of abnormal operation

• If the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell,

• If water or other foreign objects enter the cabinet, or

• If you drop the unit or damage the cabinet:

1 Disconnect the cable and the connecting cables.

2 Contact your authorized AirLive dealer or the store where you purchased the product.

Operation Notice - Operating or storage location

Avoid operating or storing the camera in the following locations:

• Extremely hot or cold places (Operating temperature: 0 °C to +50 °C [32 °F to 122°F])

• Exposed to direct sunlight for a long time, or close to heating equipment (e.g., near heaters)

• Close to sources of strong magnetism

• Close to sources of powerful electromagnetic radiation, such as radios or TV transmitters

• Locations subject to strong vibration or shock

Ventilation

To prevent heat buildup, do not block air circulation around the device.

Transportation

When transporting the camera, repack it as originally packed at the factory or in materials of equal quality.

Cleaning

• Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the external surfaces of the device. Stubborn stains can be removed using a

soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of detergent solution, then wipe dry.

• Do not use volatile solvents such as alcohol, benzene or thinners as they may damage the surface.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 : MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENT……………………………………... …..3

CHAPTER 2 : USING IP CAMERA VIA WEB BROWSER……………………………………4

2.1Windows Web Browser.............................................................................................................................. 4

2.2 Mac Web Browser...................................................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER3: SETTING UP WIRELESS CONFIGURATION…………………………………10

CHAPTER 4: USING IP CAMERA VIA MOBILE PHONE…………………………………...13

4.1 Using IP Camera via iPhone ................................................................................................................... 13

4.2 Mobile Phone Viewing..........................................................................................................................................14

CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURATION OF MAIN MENU………………………………………......15

5.1 Live View .................................................................................................................................................. 16

5.2 Setting....................................................................................................................................................... 18

5.3 Client Setting............................................................................................................................................ 19

5.4 Image Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 20

5.5 PT Control ................................................................................................................................................ 21

CHAPTER 6: SETTING-BASIC………………………………………………………………...22

6.1 System ...................................................................................................................................................... 23

6.2 Camera...................................................................................................................................................... 28

6.3 Network..................................................................................................................................................... 34

6.4 Security..................................................................................................................................................... 50

CHAPTER 7: SETTING-ADVANCE…………………………………………………………….53

7.1 PT Control ................................................................................................................................................ 54

7.2 Preset Position......................................................................................................................................... 55

7.3 Patrol......................................................................................................................................................... 56

7.4 FTP Client ................................................................................................................................................. 57

7.5 SMTP......................................................................................................................................................... 64

7.6 HTTP event ............................................................................................................................................... 73

7.7 Alarm Output ............................................................................................................................................ 79

7.8 Schedule................................................................................................................................................... 83

7.9 Alarm Input............................................................................................................................................... 85

7.10 Motion Detection.................................................................................................................................... 86

7.11 System Log............................................................................................................................................. 88

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Chapter 1 : Minimum System Requirement

We strongly recommend your computers follow our minimum requirements in order to use this IP-Camera

normally. If computer level is lower than this, it might cause some problems.

Item Requirements

CPU Pentium 4 1600MHz (or equivalent AMD)

Graphic Card 64 MB RAM graphic cards(or equivalent on-board graphic cards)

RAM 512 MB

Operating System Windows 98, Windows ME (Please see Note)

Windows2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Mac OS X Leopard

Web Browser Internet Explore 6 or later

Note:

1. If you are using Windows 98 or Windows ME, please install IP Installer before using WEB UI to ensure

the system runs normally.

2. If you can't view the record video file, please install Xvid codec while installing Intelligent IP Installer.

(For Windows 98, ME or 2000 server, the codec might not work properly. You’ll need to download Xvid

codec 1.0 from the internet.

3. Please always update the latest Windows component. (.Net Framework, Windows Media Player,

Enhance ActiveX Security)

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Chapter 2 : Using IP Camera via Web Browser

2.1 Windows Web Browser

1. Start your web browser, and enter the IP address or host name of the IP camera in the Location /

Address field of your browser.

Note :

If you only want to view the video without setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm” as your

web URL.

2. Use the default account “admin” and default password “airlive”.

Note :

The default user name “admin” and the password are set at the factory for the administrator.

You can change them in the Account Menu (Please check “Setting → Basic → Security →

Account”)

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3. The monitor image will be displayed in your browser. In the far left side of main configuration are Setting,

Client Setting, and Image Setup and PT control. For more details, you can check Chapter 6.2、Chapter

6.3、Chapter 6.4 and Chapter 6.5.

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2.2 Mac Web Browser

1. Click the Safari icon, and enter the IP address of the IP camera in the Location / Address field of your

browser.

Note :

If you only want to view the video without setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm” as your

web URL.

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2. Use the default account “admin” and default password “airlive”.

Note :

The default user name “admin” and the password are set at the factory for the

administrator. You can change them in the Account Menu (Please check

“Setting → Basic → Security → Account”)

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3. The monitor image will be displayed in your browser. In the far left side of main configuration are Setting, Client Setting, and Image Setup and PT control. For more details, you can check Chapter 6.2、Chapter

6.3、Chapter 6.4 and Chapter 6.5.

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Chapter 3 Setting up Wireless Configuration

The wireless network has to be set up by using cable network connection. After setting the camera

correctly, the wireless function can work without cable network connection. Please follow the setting

process below step by step:

1. Connect IP Camera with Ethernet connection. (Check chapter 7.3.6 for more details)

2.Go to Setting → Basic → Network → Wireless choose option “On”. You will see the wireless setting

page.

2. Go to “Setting→Basic→Network→Wireless”, set the Wireless option to “ON” .

3. Then click “Refresh”. All access points (AP) around you will show up.

4. Select the AP you wish to connect.

5. Enter password at active transmit key

ask your network administrator.

if you need. If you don't know the setting of the wireless AP, please

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6. Choose the option of Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP).

7. Choose the option of Obtain DNS server address automatically.

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¾ Use the following IP address: Select this when the fixed IP address is set.

zIP address: Enter the IP address of the device.

zSubnet mask: Enter the subnet mask.

z Default gateway: Enter the default gateway.

¾ Use the following DNS server address: Select this when you set the fixed address as the IP

address of DNS server.

zPrimary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server.

zSecondary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if necessary.

8. Connect to the IP camera with wireless IP address, then you can remove the Ethernet connection.

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Chapter 4 : Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone

4.1. Using IP Camera via iPhone

You can use AirLive Web User Interface via iPhone. Please follow the setting process below.

Then you can use AirLive web UI via iPhone.

1. Select Safari function 2. Type IP address in your web link.

3. Type name and password. Default value is admin / airlive. Then click Login In

4. The AirLive User Interface and live image will show up in the middle of screen.

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4.2. Mobile Phone Viewing

To use IP cameras via mobile phones, please make sure your RTSP is set to “On” (Default is “On”).

To change the settings of IP cameras, Please check “Settings → Basic → Camera→ General.”

Note: The image is contious snapshots not video. Therefore, you can’t record live image here.

4.2.1. 3G Mobile Phone Streaming Viewing

For 3G mobile phone viewing, type “ rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp ” into your 3G Streaming Link.

<IP> is the Public IP address of your IP camera; <PORT> is the RTSP port of your IP camera (Default

value is 554.) Example: rtsp://100.10.10.1:554/video.3gp

Note: You can also use RTSP clients (RealPlayer, VLC, QuickTime Player…etc.) to view

RTSP streaming, just type in “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp” as the Player URL

4.2.2. 2.5G Mobile Phone WAP Viewing

For 2.5G mobile phone viewing, type “ <IP>/mobile.wml ” into your 2.5G WAP Browser.

<IP> is the Public IP address of your IP camera.

4.2.3. 2.5G Mobile Phone Browser Viewing

For 2.5G mobile phone viewing, type “ <IP>/mobile.htm ” into your 2.5G Web Browser.

<IP> is the Public IP address of your IP camera.

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Chapter 5 : Configuration of Main Menu

In the far left side of main configuration are Setting, Client Setting, Image Setup and PTZ control. For more

details, you can check Chapter 6.2、Chapter 6.3、Chapter 6.4.、Chapter 6.5.

Snapshot

Full screen

Zoom in / Out

In your right hand side, you can use Live View in your main Browser. There are Snapshot, Zoom and Audio

and Video Play four different function. You can see more details as follow.

Video Play

Audio button

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5.1 Live View

A. Snapshot

You can capture a still image shot by the camera and save it in your computer.

Symbols Meaning

a snapshot window will appear

Save to save the picture in your computer

Close to return to the view page

full Screen

B. Zoom in / out the image via the monitor window

z Click to display the digital zoom in window.

z Pull the to adjust the digital zoom range, and it will be

showed on the above window.

z You can use the left click of your mouse to move the to any where on the window.

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C. Video play buttons

Symbols Meaning

D. Audio buttons

Symbols Meaning

Pause the current video

Play the video

Stop the current video

Record the current video

Note

Speakers turned on

mean the speakers of your computer are turned on to transmit the sounds from the connected IP camera(s)

Speakers turned off

Microphone turned on

mean you can broadcast to the connected IP camera(s) via the Ethernet using your microphone

Microphone turned off

Volume control bar

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5.2 Setting

This function is only for the Administrator. Click this button to get into the Basic and Advance settings

menu.

Click Basic folder, there are four sub-folders including System, Camera, Network, and Security. Fore more information, you can see Chapter 7.1、Chapter 7.2、Chapter 7.3 and Chapter 7.4.

Click Advance folder, there are four sub-folders including PT control, Preset position, Patrol, FTP Client, SMTP, HTTP event, Alarm output, Schedule, Alarm input, Motion Detection, and System Log. Fore more information, you can see Chapter 8.1、Chapter 8.2、Chapter 8.3、Chapter 8.4、Chapter

8.5、Chapter 8.6、Chapter 8.7、Chapter 8.8、Chapter 9.9、Chapter 8.10 and Chapter 8.11.

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5.3 Client Setting

This function is only for the client.

Click this button to control Mode, View Size, Protocol, and Video Buffer.

5.3.1 Mode

Click the pull-down box to choose between MPEG4 and MJPEG video compression mode.

MJPEG streaming is unavailable if RTSP mode is “On.”

(Please check Setting → Basic → Camera → General)

Note：MJPEG streaming is unavailable if RTSP mode is On.

5.3.2 View Size

Select the desired display image resolution to 640X480 or 320X240.

5.3.3 Protocol

Select the transferring protocol from TCP, UDP, HTTP and Multicast.

5.3.4 Video Buffer

Turn the Video Buffer function ON / OFF. The Video Buffer function makes the streaming more smoothly in unsteady network environment, but might cause a little delay in

live viewing.

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5.4 Image Setup

You can use the tool bar to optimize video Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue.

5.4.1 Brightness

The higher value the brightness is, the brighter the image is.

5.4.2 Contrast

The contrast is a measure of a display system, defined as the ratio of white to black that the system is

capable of producing. The higher value the contrast is, the more delicate of color you can have.

5.4.3 Saturation

The saturation of a color is determined by a combination of light intensity and how much it is distributed

across the spectrum of different wavelengths. The higher value the saturation is, the more colorful the

image will be.

5.4.4 Hue

Hue is one of the three main attributes of perceived color, affected by different wavelength of color. With

higher value of hue, color will be much more vivid.

5.4.5 Default After the adjustment of all setting, you can still click Default to make the setting back to the original setting.

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5.5 PT Control

5.5.1 Pan / Tilt / Home control buttons

Click the arrow button of the direction you want the IP camera to move.

5.5.2 Other camera control functions

Preset: Move the camera toward the preset direction.

Patrol: Before you start this function, you need to specify Guard tour settings in the Setting Menu

under Advance / Patrol setting.

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Chapter 6 : Setting-Basic

Click the folder of Basic to display the sub folders including System, Camera, Network, and Security.

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6.1 System

Click the folder of System to display the sub-folders including Information, Date / Time, and

Initialize.

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6.1.1 Information

The Information page provides the product factory information which includes Product Name,

Firmware Version and Web Version.

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6.1.2 Date / Time

The Date/ Time page displays all options of time setting.

¾ Current date / time: This displays the current date and time of this IP Camera.

¾ PC clock: This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock.

¾ Date / Time format: You can click the pull down box to select different time display formats.

¾ Adjust: You can select one of those four adjusting modes for your IP Camera.

z Keep current setting: Select this mode to keep the current date and time of this IP Camera.

z Synchronize: Select this mode to keep the date and time of this IP Camera is the same as the

monitoring PC.

z Manual setting: Select this mode to adjust manually the date and time of this IP Camera.

z Synchronize with NTP: Specify the NTP server name and the Refresh Interval to synchronize

the date and time of this IP Camera with those of the time server, known as the NTP server.

¾ Time Zone: You can select the Time Zone of the format from Greenwich Mean Time. The time will

display the same as the current date / time option.

Note:

The NTP server (Network Time Protocol) is the time server which is an Internet

standard protocol built on the top of TCP / IP. This assures accurate synchronization to

the millisecond of computer clock times in a network of computers.

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6.1.3 Initialize

¾ Reboot: Click this bottom to reboot this IP Camera. A confirmation dialogue will appear and then

click “OK” to process. It takes two minutes to reboot this IP Camera.

¾ Factory Default: Click this bottom to reset this IP Camera to the factory default setting. A

confirmation dialogue will appear and then click “OK” to process. The network indicator on this IP

Camera will start to blink. This IP Camera will reboot automatically after completing adjustments to

the default setting. Don't turn off this IP Camera until the device reboots.

¾ Backup Setting: You can save the setting data of this IP Camera into a file. Click “Save” and

follow the instructions on the browser to save the setting data file to your specified location.

¾ Restore Setting: Download the saved setting data of this IP Camera. Click “Browse” and select

saved file. Click “OK” and this IP Camera is adjusted according to the loaded data and then restarted.

¾ Firmware Update: Upgrade the device software. Click “Browse” and select the file for upgrading. A

confirmation dialogue will appear. Click “OK” to start upgrading. This IP Camera will reboot upon

completion.

Note:

Use only upgrade files that are special for this IP Camera. Otherwise problems may

occur. Don't turn off the IP Camera power or disconnect the network until the

upgrading is completed.

¾ Upload Language Pack: Upgrade the device language pack. Click “Browse” and select the file for

upgrading. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click “OK” to start upgrading. The upgrade is applied

immediately. The default language is “English.”

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6.2 Camera

Click the folder of Camera to display the sub folders including General, MPEG4 and MJPEG.

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