Avermedia NC100, NC100W User Manual

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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCrules. Operationissubjecttothefollowingconditions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and.
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencethatmay causeundesiredoperation.
AVerMedia
UserManual
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Notice
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1.Donotdrop,punctureordisassemblethecamera.
2.Avoidallcontactwithwater.Dryhandsbefore using.
3.Donotexposethecameratohightemperatureor leaveitindirectsunlight.
4.Avoidpressinghardonthecamerabody.
*UseonlytheACadaptorsuppliedbythemanufacturer.
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GettingStarted
PackageContents PartsDescription PositioningtheCamera
Installation
HardwareInstallation
WiredConnection(NC100)
SoftwareInstallation
InstallingtheNetCam Manager
ConfiguringtheCamera
UsingYourCamera
TakingpicturesandRecordingAVIMovies
Camcorder Zoom
Snapshot VideoMail
WirelessConnection(NC100W)
Auto-eMailConfiguration
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Contents
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ConnectingDI/DODevice
Setting
LoginNetCamConfiguration SystemConfiguration
ChangePassword UpgradeF/W(Firmware)
SystemInformation
NetworkConfiguration
WLAN
SystemIP
NetworkStatus
WiredLinkInformation WLANLinkInformation(forNC100W)
CameraConfiguration
VideoConfiguration DigitalOutput
Auto-eMailConfiguration
NetCamManagerUserInterface
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GettingStarted
PackageContents PartsDescription PositioningtheCamera
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PackageContents
12VAC/DCAdapter
DriverCD
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MountingStem
RJ45Cable
*NC100W
*NC100
*Eachpackageonlycontainsonemodel.
MountingKit
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PartsDescription
FrontView
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Antenna:
RDY/ERRLED:(Ready/ErrorLED's)
Lens:
Ethernet/WLANLED:
onlyavailableforNC100W.Theantennais
usedtocommunicatewithwirelessdevices.
Flashinggreen:boot-upandselftest. Steadygreen:power-onandready. Flashingyellow:auto-emailorconfigurationerror. Steadyyellow:firmwareerror.
thecameralens.
Flashinggreen:indicatingEthernetTX/RXevent. Steadygreen:Ethernetconnectionindicator. Flashingyellow:thecameraissearchingforawireless AP(AccessPoint)device. Steadyyellow:wirelessconnectionindicator.
*NC100W
RDY/ERRLED
LENS
Ethernet/WLANLED
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PartsDescription
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RearView
EthernetPort:
DCPowerJack:
DI/DOPins:
Installation
ResetButton:
thisportisforconnectingtheEthernet
RJ45cable.
theconnectorforDCpoweradaptor.
thedigitalinput/digitaloutputpins.Please
refertothechapterformoreinformation.
pressandholdthisbuttontorestorethe defaultsettingsorthefactoryfirmware.Formore information,pleaserefertothe section.
thissocketisforconnectingthemounting
stem.
Troubleshooting
StemSocket:
StemSocket
DI/DOPins
ResetButton
EthernetPort
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PositioningtheCamera
ConnectingtheCameratoMountingStem
Step1
Step2
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Screwmountingstemto thecamera
Alignthestemwiththe cameraandplaceit intothestemsocket.
MountingKit
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Installation
HardwareInstallation SoftwareInstallation
ConfiguringtheCamera
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HardwareInstallation
ConnectingtheCameratoaNetwork
WiredConnection(NC100,NC100W)
1.ConnecttoEthernetport:
3.ChecktheIndicatorstatus:
ConnecttheRJ45cableto theyourcamera,thenconnectthe otherendofthecabletoahuborswitch.
Pleasewaitforabout1
minuteuntilflashingLED1becomessteadygreen.
Ethernetporton
ConnecttheAC/DC
poweradaptertoapoweroutletandtothecamera.
2.ConnecttotheACpoweradaptor:
RJ45
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Power Adapter (USA)
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WirelessConnection(NC100W)
1.ConnecttotheACpoweradaptor:
2.ChecktheIndicatorstatus:
ConnecttheAC/DC
poweradaptortoapoweroutletandtothecamera.
Pleasewaitforabout1
minuteuntilflashingLED1becomessteadygreen.
HardwareInstallation
Power Adapter (USA)
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WirelessconnectionmayrequireanAccess Point(AP)device.PleaserefertotheAP manualformoreinformationonAPsettings.
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HardwareInstallation
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ConnectingDI/DODevice
TheDI/DOfeatureallowsyoutoconnectthecamerato variouskindsofdevicesandtoextendtheutilityofthe camera.Thereare4pinsintotal.Pin1and2formadigital inputcurrentloop.Itsmaximumsustainablecurrentis 50mA.MaximumvoltageisDC+15V.Normally,R1is10K ohms.Pin3and4formadigitaloutputcurrentloopwhich iscontrolledbyfirmware.Youcanprogramthebehaviorof DOsignalthroughfirmwaresettings(refertothe chapterformoreinformation).
Itsmaximumsustainablecurrentis50mA.Maximum voltageisDC+15V.
Notethatarelayisnecessaryiftheconnecteddevice requiresACpower.
Thefollowingdiagramillustratesanexampleofthe connections.
Setting
ThewindowsensorisaN.Csensor.In
additiontowindowsensor,youcanalsouseadoorsensor,
Connectingthesedevicesrequirescertain technicalknowledge.Pleaseconsultanexpert beforemakingchangestothesettings.
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SoftwareInstallation
InstallingtheNetCam Manager
(6)Clickon"OK"to
finishtheinstallation.
(1)InserttheaccessoryCDintoyourCD-ROMdrive.The
softwareinstallationmenushouldopenautomatically.
(2)ClicktostarttheNetCamManager
Installation.Followtheon-screeninstructions,anda sharewareprogramnamed"WinPcap"willbeinstalled.
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(3)Clickon"Next".
(4)Check"Yes"andclick on"Next".
(5)Clickon"Next".
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1.UsingNetCamManagertolocatethe camerainthesameLANsegment.
Bydefault,NC100WwillaccepttheIPaddressassigned byaDHCPserver.IfnoDHCPserverispresentinthe networksegment,NC100WwillautomaticallysetitsIP addressto192.168.1.x(xrangesfrom1to254)with subnetmask255.255.255.0.YoucanlaunchNetCam ManagertolocateallcameraswithinyourLANsegment.
ConfiguringtheCamera
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ToLaunchNetCamManager:
Setting
Clickonthe"Start"menuandgoto"Programs".Then browsetothefoldernamed"NetCam
clickon toscancamerasinthesameLANsegment.Iftwoormore camerasareusingthesamehostname,youcanchange theirhostmanestodistinguishthem.Pleaserefertothe
chapterformoreinformation.
Manager"andrun theprogram.Afterthemainscreenappears,theprogram willscanautomatically,oryoucanmanually
Pressthisbuttontoscan.
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ConfiguringtheCamera
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2.LocatingthecameraontheInternet.
TolocatethecameraontheInternet,youneedtoknowthe IPaddressofthecamera.LaunchInternetExplorerand entertheIPaddressofyourcamera,andyoucanusethe cameraasifitisinthesamenetworksegment.
PingaspecifiedIPAddresstoverifyaccessibility:
YoucanusePING(PacketInternetGroper)utilitytocheck whetheraspecifiedIPaddressisaccessiblebysendinga packettothespecifiedIPaddress.
1.StartaCommandprompt.
2.Type"ping[IPaddress]".
3.Checkthereplymessagestodeterminewhether theIPaddressisreachable.
Fordetailedinformationontheconfigurationof thecamera,pleaserefertothechapter.Setting
Note:IfanyproblemshouldoccurduringthePINGprocess,please checkyournetworkenvironmentoraskanexpertforhelp.
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UsingYourCamera
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TakingPicturesand RecordingAVIMovies
NetCamManagerUser Interface
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ConfiguringtheCamera
3.EnteringtheNetCamViewer
TherearetwowaystoentertheNetCamViewer:
1.UseNetCamManagertoscanthecamerainthe samenetworksegment,anddouble-clickonthe titlebartoentertheViewer.
2.StartMicrosoftInternetExplorer.Intheaddress field,inputtheIPaddressofyourcameraandpress
toaccesstheViewer."Enter"
WhilerunningNetCamManager,double-clickonaspecific cameratitlebartoentertheNetCamViewer.
Http://192.168.1.1/
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IfyouareenteringtheViewerforthefirsttime, youwillseethiswarningmessage.Press toinstallthesoftware.Thisisrequiredforthe Viewer'soperation.
"Yes"
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TakingPicturesandRecordingAVIMovies
NetCamViewerdisplaysreal-timevideostreamcapturedbythecamera.WithNetCamViewer,youcantakesnapshots orrecordvideoclipsande-mailthesefilestoyourfriends,oryoucansavevideoclipsinyourharddisk.Toprevent anyonefromdirectlyaccessingtheViewer,youcansetupaGuestPassword.Refertothechapterformore information.
Setting
Snapshot
VideoMail
Takingonesinglepicture.
CameraRecorder
Recordinga10-second AVIMovie.
RecordingAVIMoviesforlonger periods.Thefilewillbesaved inyourlocalharddisk.
Youcane-mailthepictureor videocliptoyourfriends.
NetCamViewer
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TakingPicturesandRecordingAVIMovies
1.Clickon
2.Thecamerastartstorecordavideoclip.Clickon theiconagaintostoprecording.
3.Thee-mailprogramwillbeautomaticallystartedandthe
recordedvideoclipisreadytobesentasan attachment.Youcanthenkeyinane-mailaddressto sendthemail.
2.Thee-mailprogramwillbestartedandthe recordedBMPfileisreadytobesentasanattachment. Youcanthenkeyinane-mailaddresstosendthemail.
automatically
1.Clickon
Snapshot
VideoMail
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1.MakesurethatyourPChasane-mail programinstalledbeforeusingthese functions.
2.ThemaximumrecordingtimeforVideoMail is10seconds.
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TakingPicturesandRecordingAVIMovies
CameraRecorder
Zoom
1.Clickon
2.Pressthebuttonandspecifyafolder andfilenametosavethefile.
3.Checkthisboxifyouwanttoauto­savevideoclipsbetweenintervals.
4.Checkthisboxifyoudon'twantthe filesizetoexceed640MB.
"Zoomx1"isthedefaultViewer setting.Choose"Zoomx2"or"Zoom x4"ifyouneedtoviewtheobjectsin detail.
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Ifyouchoosetoauto-savevideoclips, youcanspecifythetimeinterval. Forexample,a"10"intheminutesfield indicatesvideoclipswillbeautomatically savedtoharddiskevery10minutes.The filenamewillbeautomaticallyrendered.
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NetCamManagerUserInterface
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NetCamManagerUserInterface
Therearefourbuttonsonthescreen:
[Scan]:Pressthisbuttontoscanallcamerasinthe
samenetworksegment.
[Setup]:Normally,pressingthisbuttonwilllaunch
InternetExplorerandleadyoutotheLoginpage, whichwillthenleadyoutotheNetCamConfiguration pageprovidedthecorrectpasswordisentered.
However,itmaybepossiblethatyourPCandcameraare usingIPsthatareconsideredtobeindifferentsegments (eventhoughtheyareactuallyinthesamenetwork segment).Ifthishappens,pressingthisbuttonwillpopup apromptingmessageaskingifyoureallywantto configurethecamerasettings.Ifyouselect"Yes",the followingdialoguewindowwillappear:
Afterenteringthecorrectpasswordandpressing"OK",a setupwindowwillpopup,asthefollowing:
Exit Test Setup Scan
AccesstheLoginpageon InternetExplorer.
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NetCamManagerUserInterface
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Youcanthenmakechangesandpress"OK"toapply thesechangestothecamera.Formoreinformationabout thesesettings,pleaserefertothechapter.Setting
[Test]:Pressthisbuttontotestthethroughput readings.TheLoginpasswordisrequiredtoaccess thethroughputtestfunction.
Enterpasswordand press"OK".
Press"Test".
Testresult.
[Exit]:PressthisbuttontoexitNetCamManager.
Changesettings inthiswindow.
NetCamManagerUserInterface(continued)
ThedefaultLoginpasswordis.Ifthe defaultpasswordisnotchanged,youcansimply press"OK"toenterthesetupwindow.
"password"
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Setting
LoginNetCamConfiguration SystemConfiguration
NetworkConfiguration NetworkStatus CameraConfiguration
Auto-eMailConfiguration
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LoginNetCamConfiguration
1.Entertheloginaddressofyourcameraintheaddress fieldofyourbrowser.
2.Thedefaultpasswordofthecamerais"password".Ifthe defaultpasswordisnotchanged,youcansimplyclick on"Login"tologinNetCamConfiguration.
Tochangepassword,pleaserefertopage25.
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SystemConfiguration
SystemInformation
TheSystemInformationscreendisplaysthecurrentstatus ofthecameraontheNetwork.
MACaddress:
IPaddress: F/Wversion: HTTPPort:
HostName:
theMACaddressofyourcamera
built-innetworkcard.Thisitemcannotbechanged.
thecamera'sIPaddress.
thecamera'sfirmwareversion.
theportnumberconfiguredtoreceivedata packetsfromthecamera.ThedefaultHTTPport numberis80.Ifyouconfigureadifferentportnumber, youmustspecifytheportnumberinthebrowser(ex.
192.168.1.1:8080,where8080istheportnumber).An alternativewayistoconfigureyourrouter
hostnamecanberenamedtodistinguish
differentcameras.
's
'sNAPT settings.Pleaserefertotherouter'susermanualfor moreinformation.
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SystemConfiguration
ChangePassword UpgradeF/W(Firmware)
HereyoucanchangetheLoginpassword. Typeinanewpasswordandclickon"Change";theold passwordwillbereplacedbythenewpassword.
Toupgradethecamerafirmware,pleasegotoyour dealer'swebsitetodownloadthelatestfirmwareandsave itinyourharddisk.Thenclickonthe"Browse"buttonand locate.Clickon"Update"buttonand thecamerafirmwarewillbeupgraded.
thedownloadedfile
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ThedefaultLoginpasswordis.You shouldchangethispasswordtoensuresecurity.
"password"
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NetworkConfiguration
SystemIP
Bydefault,thecameraissettoreceiveanyIPaddress assignedbytheDHCPserverinthesamenetwork segment.IfyouwanttoassignastaticIPtothecamera, makesurethattheIPisavailableeverytimethecamerais poweredon.ToconfigureastaticIPaddress,clickonthe item"ViaStaticAssigned"andtheninputtheIPaddress, subnetmask,gateway,andDNSserver.Thefollowingis anexampleofthesettings: IPaddress:192.168.1.1 Netmask:255.255.255.0 Gateway:192.168.1.254 DNSserver:192.168.1.254 Notethattheexamplemaynotbesuitableforyouractual condition.Youshouldconsultanexpertbeforemakingany changetothesesettings.
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YoucanassignastaticDNSserveraddresseven thoughthecameraissettoreceiveIPaddress fromaDHCPserver.
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WLANForNC100W
Inthismode,thecamerawilltryto
communicatewithanAccessPoint(AP)device.
Inthismode,thecamerawilltrytoestablisha
peer-to-peerconnectionwithanotherwirelessdevice.
Youcanchooseapropermodethatsuitsyour
environmentbest.
ThisistheNetworkNameusedtodistinguish onenetworkgroupfromanother.Thissettingiscase sensitive,anditshouldmatchtheESSIDofyourtarget deviceortheconnectionwillnotbeestablished.The defaultsetting"Any"enablesthecameratosearchall possibletargetstomakeaconnection.Itisadvisedthat youkeepthedefaultsettingundermostcircumstances.
Mode:
Infrastructure:
Ad-hoc:
ESSID:
NetworkConfiguration
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Thesesettingsareonlyforwirelessconnection purposes.
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NetworkConfiguration
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WLAN(continued)
Channel: ThissettingcanonlybechangedinAd-hoc
mode.Inpeer-to-peerconnection,twoassociated devicesmustbeconfiguredtousethesamechannel; otherwisetheconnectionwillfail.Channelnumber rangesfrom1to14.Duetodifferentregulations, applicablechannelsdifferindifferentareas.Seethe followingtableforreference.
Alphanumericmode
Hexadecimalmode
64 128 64 128
26 letters10 letters13 letters5letters
Channel1-11 Channel1-14 Channel1-13 Channel10-11 Channel10-13
America
Japan
Europe(mostareas)
Spain
France
Twolevelsofencryption methodsareavailable-64bitsand128bits.The 128bitsmethodprovidesmoreprotection,whilethe 64bitsstandardismorewidelysupported.After specifyingtheencryptionmethod,youcanchoose eitherAlphanumericmodeorHexadecimalmodeto entertheencryptionkey.NotethattheWEPkeyof cameraandAPmustmatch,ortheconnectionwillfail. Thelengthofkeyvariesaccordingtotheencryption modeandmethod,asthefollowingtableshows:
Encryption(WEPKey):
WEPkeyindex:AfterenablingWEPencryption,
youmustsetthisindexvaluetomatchthatofyour AccessPoint(AP);otherwisetheconnectioncannotbe established.
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NetworkStatus
Port:
IP: MAC:
DNS(DomainNameService)Server:
LinkStatus:
TotalTxPackets: TotalRxPackets: Clearbutton:
theportnumberconfiguredtoreceivedata packetsforthecamera.ThedefaultHTTPport numberis80.
thecamera'sIPaddress.
theMACaddressofthecamera'sbuilt-in
networkcard.
theIP
addressofDNSserver.
displaystheEthernetlinkstatus(upor
down).
theamountoftransmittedpackets.
theamountofreceivedpackets.
pressthisbuttontoresetthecountingof
"TotalTxPackets"and"TotalRxPackets".
WiredLinkInformation
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WLANLinkInformation(forNC100W)
NetworkStatus
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Port:
IP: MAC: DNSServer: LinkStatus:
ESSID: CHANNEL:
TotalTxPackets: TotalRxPackets: LinkStrength:
Clearbutton:
theportnumberconfiguredtoreceivedata packetsforthecamera.ThedefaultHTTPportnumber is80.
thecamera'sIPaddress.
theMACaddressofthecamera'snetworkcard.
theIPaddressofDNSserver.
displaysthewirelesslinkstatus(upor
down).
currentESSIDsetting.
thechannelcurrentlyusedfor
transmission.
theamountoftransmittedpackets.
theamountofreceivedpackets.
indicatesthelinkstrengthbetweenthe
cameraandAPdevice.
pressthisbuttontoresetthecountingof
"TotalTxPackets"and"TotalRxPackets".
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CameraConfiguration
Video: QVGA(320x240): VGA(640x480): Mixed(320x320or160x120):
FrameRate:
VideoFormat:
Guestassword:
VGAwithlowerresolution.
thisisthedefaultsetting.
Ifyouselectthisoption, thePCdisplayresolutionis320x320;whileonother deviceswithsmallerscreens(suchasPDAorcell phones),thedisplayresolutionwillbecome160x120.
determinesthetimelengthtoproduceone frame.Youcanincreasethetimelengthifthenetworkis congested.
NTSCisforAmerica;whilePALisfor
Pan-Europenareas.
determineswhetheraregularuser
NeedstoenterpasswordbeforeaccessingtheNetCam
Viewerpage.
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Audio/Notavailableyet
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CameraConfiguration
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DigitalOutput
TriggerbyDigitalInput:
On:
Off:
specifythatthedigital outputsignalistriggereduponreceivingthedigital inputsignal.Youcanfurtherspecifythedurationof effectivetimeintheblankfield.
manuallyturnonthedigitaloutputsignal.Youcan furtherspecifythedurationofeffectivetimeinthe blankfield.
manuallydisablethedigitaloutputfeature.
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Auto-eMailConfiguration
Aslongasrecipient'se-mailsettingsaresetupinAuto­eMailConfiguration,youcansende-mailswithstill picturesattachedtotheselectedrecipients.Thecaptured imagewillbeinJPEGformat.
Auto-eMailConfiguration
1.
2.Keyine-mailaddressesforoneormorerecipients.
3.Clickon"SelectAll"orselectrecipientsmanually.
4.Clickon"OK"tocompleteAuto-eMailConfiguration.
5.EverytimethecamerareceivesaDI(DigitalInput) signal,thisAuto-eMailwillbesentwithastillpicture attached.
KeyinSender'sName,Sender'sMailaddress,and EmailSubject.
*Auto-eMaildoesnotsendvideoclips.
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Glossary
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1.IPAddress
IPaddressisanaddresswhichisusedtolocateanetworkdeviceonTCP/IPnetwork.
2.DHCP
DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)providesaframeworkforpassingconfigurationinformationtohostson aTCP/IPnetwork.
3.DNSServer
TheDomainNameSystemisadistributeddatabasethatisusedbyTCP/IPapplicationstomapbetweenhostnamesandIPaddresses,
andtoprovideelectronicmailroutinginformation.
4.MACAddress
MAC(MediaAccessControl)addressisauniquehardwarenumberonnetwork.ItisusedbytheMediaAccessControlsub-layerofData-
LinkLayerofcommunicationprotocol.
5.HTTP
TheHypertextTransferProtocol(HTTP)isanapplication-levelprotocolwiththelightnessandspeednecessaryfor distributed,
collaborative,hypermediainformationsystem.
6.ESSID
ESSIDstandsforExtendedServiceSetIdentifier.ItisusedtoidentifywirelessLANgroups.
7.TX
TXstandsfortransmission.
8.RX
RXstandsforreception.
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
9.NAPT(NetworkAddressPortTranslation)
NAPTisamethodbywhichmanynetworkaddressesandtheirTCP/UDPportsaretranslatedintoasinglenetworkaddressandits
TCP/UDPports.
a
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Troubleshooting
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Q1:HowdoIrestorethecameratothedefaultsettingwhiletheRDYLEDisflashingyellowlight?
viaanIPsharingrouter
A1:
Q2:HowdoIrecoverdevicewhileRDYLEDindicatesyellowlight? A2:
Q3:HowcanIaccessmyNetCamifmyNetCamisconnectedtointernet? A3:
Step1.Pressandholddowntheresetbutton.
Step2.PlugintheAC/DCadapter. Step3.ReleasetheresetbuttonimmediatelywhentheRDYLEDlightchangesintoorangelight.Camerawillsoon
bereset.
Followthestepstorestorefirmware&configuration.
PleaseconfigureNetCam'sIPaddresstorouter'sDMZitem,orconfigurerouter'sNAPTtabletoredirectHTTP packettoNetCam'sIPaddress.Forexample,IPsharingrouter'snetworkaddressis"192.168.1.x",andNetCam's IPaddressis"192.168.1.123".Youcandirectlyconfigurerouter'sDMZitemto"192.168.1.123".Or,setrouterto forwardIPpacketwithport80to"192.168.1.123"inNAPTtable.
Step1.Pressandholdtheresetbutton. Step2.PlugintheAC/DCadapter. Step3.WhenyouseetheRDYLEDindicatessteadyorangelight,don'treleasetheresetbutton.Releasethereset
buttonaftertheRDYLEDlighthaschangedintoflashingorangelight.Thecamerawillthenstartrestoring firmware.
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Troubleshooting
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Q4:Noimageshowswhile A4:
Q5:Isthereanylimitationonthenumberofadministrators? A5:
Q6:IsthereanylimitationonthenumberofNetCamViewer? A6:
Q7:Recipientscan'treceivem. A7:
accessingNetCamViewer.
ailssentbythecamera
Q8:IwouldliketoconfigureastaticDNSIP,howcanIobtaintheinformationofmylocalDNSserver? A8:
Q9:TheNetCamViewerdisplayisblank. A9:
Thewebpagehasn'tpassedWindowsLogotesting.PleasegototheInternetExplorerandchangeallsettingsto defaultsettings.
Onlyoneadministratorisallowed.
Maximunguestsand1administratorareallowedtoconnectatthesametime.
Themailservermaybetemporarilydownorbusy.Pleasetrytosendthemailagainlater.
PleaseaskyourlocalISP(InternetServiceProvider)forassistance.
Pleasecheckthesecuritylevelofyourbrowser.IfitissettoHigh,lowerthesecurityleveltosolvethisproblem.
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