Climax Technology Co 1818 Users manual

July 20, 2015

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION__________________________________________________________________ 1

1.1. FUNCTION OVERVIEW____________________________________________________________1

2. APPLICATION OVERVIEW _________________________________________________________ 2

2.1. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS __________________________________________________________ 2

2.2. PACKAGE CONTENT _____________________________________________________________ 3

2.3. THE POWER SUPPLY ____________________________________________________________ 3

2.4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS _________________________________________________________ 3

3. GETTING STARTED_______________________________________________________________ 4

3.1. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ________________________________________________________ 4

3.2. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION _______________________________________________________ 10

3.3. FACTORY RESET ______________________________________________________________ 12

4. CONNECTING TO WEBPAGE ______________________________________________________ 13

5. IP CAMERA ____________________________________________________________________ 14

5.1. PREVIEW IN H264 FORMAT_______________________________________________________ 14

5.2. PREVIEW IN MOTION JPEG ______________________________________________________ 15

5.3. IMAGE TUNING ________________________________________________________________ 15

5.4. MOTION DETECTION____________________________________________________________ 16

5.5. TIME STAMP _________________________________________________________________ 19

5.6. STREAM SETTING______________________________________________________________ 20

5.7. RECORDED FILES______________________________________________________________ 21

5.8. ALARM SETTING ______________________________________________________________ 22

6. NETWORK SETTING _____________________________________________________________ 24

6.1. NETWORK ___________________________________________________________________ 24

6.2. WIRELESS (WIFI MODELS ONLY)___________________________________________________ 26

6.3. UPNP ______________________________________________________________________ 28

7. SYSTEM SETTING_______________________________________________________________ 29

7.1. CHANGE PASSWORD ___________________________________________________________ 29

7.2. REPORT_____________________________________________________________________ 30

7.3. MEDIA UPLOAD _______________________________________________________________ 32

7.4. XMPP______________________________________________________________________ 33

7.5. DATE & TIME _________________________________________________________________ 34

7.6. DYNAMIC DNS________________________________________________________________ 35

7.7. FIRMWARE___________________________________________________________________ 36

7.8.

FACTORY RESET ______________________________________________________________ 37

7.9. BACKUP & RESTORE ___________________________________________________________ 38

7.10. SYSTEM LOG _________________________________________________________________ 39

8. HISTORY_______________________________________________________________________ 40

8.1. EVENT LOG __________________________________________________________________ 40

8.2. REPORTED EVENTS ____________________________________________________________ 41

9. NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER ____________________________________________________ 42

10. REMOTE ACCESS TO THE IP CAMERA _____________________________________________ 45

10.1. HOME PORTAL SERVER _________________________________________________________ 45

10.2. PORT FORWARDING ____________________________________________________________ 46

11. CONNECTING TO CLIMAX CONTROL PANELS _______________________________________51

11.1. LEARNING THE IP CAMERA INTO THE CONTROL PANELS _________________________________ 51

11.2. SURVEILLANCE AND SETTING _____________________________________________________ 54

11.3. OPERATION __________________________________________________________________ 57

11.4. HOME PORTAL SERVER _________________________________________________________ 60

12. APPENDIX _____________________________________________________________________60

12.1. CONTACT ID EVENT CODE _______________________________________________________ 60

1. Introduction

The VST-1818 IP Camera provides a quick and accurate surveillance solution to protect
your surroundings. You can watch these live-stream videos through MJPG or H264
formats via Local Area Network, or online remotely using port forwarding, or via the
Climax Home Portal™ Server for you to easily keep track of the safety of your homes or
businesses.

VST-1818 IP Camera can be further integrated into your current Climax Security Control
Panels to form a complete security system, and capture video when an alarm is
activated.

1.1. Function Overview

The VST-1818 IP Camera includes a variety of functions that can be adjusted to suit
different necessities. Below is an overview of the functions of the IP Camera:

- Live-feed video streams in MJPG format or High Definition H.264 format. Please see

5. IP Camera, 5.1. Preview in H264 Format and 5.2. Preview in Motion JPEG.

- Alarm-triggered video recording that includes Pre-alarm recording to see how alarm
was triggered. Please see 5. IP Camera, 5.8. Alarm Setting.

- 24-hour HD video recording. Please see 8. Network Video Recorder.

- Remote access/control on Climax Home Portal Server on a web-enabled device.
Please see 9. Remote Access to the IP Camera, 9.1. Home Portal Server.

- Remote video using Port Forwarding. Please see 9. Remote Access to the IP
Camera, 9.3. Port Forwarding.

- Surveillance when complementing with Control Panels. Please see 10. Connecting
to the Climax Control Panels, 10.2. Surveillance and Setting.

- Remote access/control complementing with Control Panels on Climax Home Portal
Server on a web-enabled device. Please see 10. Connecting to the Climax
Control Panels, 10.4. Home Portal Server.

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2. Application Overview

2.1. Identifying the Parts

1. IP Camera Lens

2. Microphone

3. Optical Sensor

4. Power LED (Green)

On: powered
Off: unpowered

5. Warning LED (Red)

Flashes for 2-3 seconds: Activating WPS protocol
Flashes 3 times: WPS pairing successful
Flashes twice: The IP Camera is ready to enter or exit privacy mode
On: The IP Camera is in privacy mode

6. Internet-Connection LED (Blue)

On: connected to internet (wired or wireless)
Off: disconnected from internet
Flashes for 5 minutes: The IP Camera is in learning mode
Flashes quickly: The IP Camera is streaming or recording.

7. Speaker

8. WPS Button

9. Privacy Button

Press and hold for 2 seconds until warning LED flashes twice and release to enter/exit
privacy mode
Press and hold for 10 seconds to enter learning mode
Press and hold for 6 seconds to exit learning mode.

10. Micro-SD slot

11. Ethernet Cable Port

12. DC Jack (5V DC, 2A input)

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13. Camera Stand Mounting Hole

2.2. Package Content

The VST-1818 IP Camera is packed in a white box that includes:

- An Ethernet cable

- A power supply (5V DC 2A adapter)

- An IP Camera Stand

- Installer CD

2.3. The Power Supply

An AC power adapter is required to connect to a wall outlet. Be sure only to use an
adapter with the appropriate AC voltage rating to prevent component damage. A 5V DC
output and 2A adapter is generally used to power the IP Camera.

2.4. System Requirements

The system requires a TCP/IP network environment.
To install the CD Wizard, your computer must have:

z Microsoft Windows 98, ME, NT4.0, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 or 8 operating system. A

Mac or Linux based machine is also compatible.

z DirectX 9.0 or later Internet Explorer 6.x or later
z CD-ROM drive
z Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher, or equivalent AMD
z 128 MB RAM
z Graphics card: 32 MB RAM

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3. Getting Started

Read this section of the manual to learn how to set up your VST-1818 IP Camera and
program system settings over the Web page.

With a valid internet connection, this system can bring you the freedom to access and
control your IP Camera anywhere and anytime in the world.

3.1. Hardware Installation

Step 1. Remove any plastic cover and prepare the enclosed adapter and Ethernet

cables.

With Wired Connection:

Step 2. Find a suitable location to mount the IP Camera.
Step 3. Plug in the enclosed Ethernet cable.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

Step 4. Plug in the adapter.

With Wi-Fi (Wireless) Connection:

Please refer to the 6. Network Setting. 6.2. Wireless on how to connect to the Wi-Fi
Network.

) If the IP Camera is to complement with a Control Panel, connect the IP Camera

and the Control Panel to the same router to learn the IP Camera into the Control
Panel. Please refer to 10. Connecting to the Climax Control Panels if you
wish to increase the functionality of the IP Camera.

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Using a Camera Stand

Below displays the 3 part design of the camera stand:

The Base is attached to the surface
where the stand is mounted

The Shaft is connected between
the base and the head.

The Head connects the IP Camera
to the whole camera stand

Below outlines the steps to mount the IP Camera to a surface.
Step 1. Find a surface to mount the camera stand. Locate the 3 mounting holes of the

Base and use them as template, mark the surface.

Step 2. Apply wall plugs if fixing onto plaster or brick. Screw the Base onto the surface.

Step 3. Attach the Head to the Shaft by rotating the Head clockwise onto the Shaft.

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Step 4. Attach the Shaft onto the Base by rotating the Shaft clockwise onto the Base.

Step 5. Turn the Camera Angle Knob clockwise (as shown in the picture below) to

tighten the Camera Mount Screw to the Cap.

Step 6. Tighten the Camera Locking Collar (rotating it clockwise as shown in the

picture below).

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Step 7. Turn the Camera Angle Knob counter-clockwise (as shown in the picture below)

to loosen the Camera Mount Screw from the Cap.

Step 8. Screw the Camera Mount Screw into the Camera Stand Mounting Hole of the

IP Camera (by turning the Camera Locking Collar counter-clockwise).

Step 9. Find a desired angle for the IP Camera and turn the Camera Angle Knob

clockwise to stabilize the Camera Mount Screw.
When tightening the camera angle knob, please make sure the Cap of the Head is
attached to the cap fitting without leaving any gap as shown in the picture on the left:

Pushed in correctly Not pushed in

If there is a gap between the cap and the cap fitting as shown in the picture on the right,
the top screw shaft cannot be stabilized and the camera angle cannot be fixed.

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3.2. Software Installation

※ THIS INSTALLATION IS ONLY REQUIRED FOR FIRST TIME USER ※

The Finder software is required for your computer to identify the IP Camera on the LAN. To
install the “Finder” software”

Step 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive
Step 2. Find the Finder software in the CD-ROM.
Step 3. Double click on the Finder_v1.x to initiate the installation.

Step 4. Follow on screen instruction to complete installation
Step 5. Once complete, the Finder icon will be displayed on your desktop.
Step 6. Double click on the “Finder.exe” to start the software. Finder will automatically search

for the IP Camera on LAN and display its information. If available, the camera’s LAN

IP address, Firmware version and MAC address will be displayed

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Step 7. If the camera information is not displayed, check camera power and Ethernet

connection and click on “Search” to update the panel information.

Step 8. (Optional)You can choose to edit the camera’s network setting manually by clicking

on the panel column, then click “Configure Setting”

The LanType is default to DHCP and does not require manual input of

IP/Netmask/Gateawy/DNS setting. If you wish to configure these setting manually,

change LanType to Static.
After finish changing network setting, enter the user name (default: admin) and

password (default:admin1234) then click OK to confirm. The user name and

password can be changed later in the camera’s configuration webpage
Step 9. Click the camera information column and click on “Open Web Page”, or double click

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on the camera column to link to the panel configuration webpage. Your default

browser will start automatically to connect to the LAN IP displayed in Finder.

3.3. Factory Reset

To reset the IP Camera back to its original settings:

Step 1. Disconnect the AC power by unplugging the 5V DC power adapter.
Step 2. Press and hold the Privacy Button and plug in the 5V DC power adapter.

Step 3. Continue holding the Privacy Button for roughly 30 seconds time.
Step 4. When all 3 LEDs flash 3 times simultaneously followed by complete dimming of

all LEDs, let go of the "Privacy Button".
Step 5. The IP Camera has reset, please wait for it to start up.

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4. Connecting to Webpage

Step 1a. On the Finder application, double click on your VST-1818 IP Camera, or,
Step 1b. Open an internet browser.

Under the Address field, enter “VST-1818’s IP address” (as shown in VST-1818’s
Finder Details, and click on “GO”.

Step 2. The “Home” page of the IP Camera will be displayed

Step 3. Click on any of the options on the left-sided panel.

Step 2. Enter the default Username & Password and press “Log In”.

Username: admin

Password: admin1234
It is strongly recommended to change the Username & Password immediately in order
to protect your security and privacy. Please refer to 7. System Setting, 7.1. Change
Password.

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5. IP Camera

The “IP Camera” folder on the left panel includes configuration webpages for you to
manage your IP Camera and view videos.

5.1. Preview in H264 Format

Click on “Preview in H264” to view the High Definition video in the H.264 format.

The computer requires VLC media player plugin to view video streaming. Click on the
“VLC” hyperlink to enter the VLC plugin download page and download the software for
free.

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5.2. Preview in Motion JPEG

Click on “Preview in MJPG” to view the video from IP Camera in Motion JPG format.

5.3. Image Tuning

Click on “Image Tuning” to adjust video preferences according to the below
parameters:

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5.4. Motion Detection

“Motion Detection” include motion detection related setting options.

z Check the box in front of “Motion Detection Enable” to determine whether the IP

Camera’s motion detection function should be activated.

z The IP Camera can configure up to 2 customizable regions for motion detection. To

activate the motion detection region, check the box in front of “Region 1” or
“Region 2”.
When motion is detected, the “Region 1” or “Region 2” text color will turn red for
approximately 3 seconds to indicate it has detected motion. The IP Camera will
report the motion detection event according to Report setting and record the event i
in “Reported Event” webpage.
After detecting and recording the event. The IP Camera enters a 1 minute “Sleep
Timer”. During the 1 minute period, the IP Camera will not record event for further
motion detection. During the Sleep Timer, the text will turn blue for 3 seconds upon
motion detection.

<<NNOOTTEE>>

) By default, “Region 1” is ticked and it detection coverage includes the whole

camera view.

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) If “Motion Detection Enable” is ticked but neither of “Region 1” or “Region 2”

is ticked, The IP Camera will not be able to detect any movement.

) Please click the “OK” button for the changes to be effective.

Motion Detection Region

z You can choose the location, size and sensitivity of the motion detection region by

adjusting the parameters shown. The live feed has scales on the horizontal and the
vertical axis for you to refer to.
“Left” determines the horizontal starting point of the motion detection box. It starts
from left of the screen at 0 pixels, towards the right at 640 pixels.
“Top” determines the vertical starting point of the motion detection box. It starts
from top of the screen at 0 pixels, towards the bottom at 360 pixels.
“Width” determines the width of the box. The value of “Left” determines its starting
point.
“Height” determines the height of the box. The value of “Top” determines its
starting point.

<<EEXXAAMMPPLLEE 11>>

The green box below is region of motion detection according to the set parameter:

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The value 100 (pixels) of “Left” determines the horizontal starting position of the region
for detection.
The value 100 (pixels) of “Top” determines the vertical starting position of the region for
detection.
As shown, a value of 100 (pixels) are entered for both “Width” and “Height”, therefore a
100 by 100 motion detection region is determined.

<<EEXXAAMMPPLLEE 22>>

The green box below is region 1 of motion detection according to the set parameter.
The red box below is region 2 of motion detection according to the set parameter. You
can refer to the horizontal and the vertical scales provided on the respective bottom and
right side of the live feed.
z When confirmed, press “OK” to submit your adjusted parameter. Press “Reset” to

re-enter the parameters (“Reset” button resets the parameters to the previously set
parameters).

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