Digisol DG-SC2100, DG-SC2100W User Manual

DG-SC2100 /

DG-SC2100W

IP Surveillance Camera

User Manual

V1.3

2012-12-06

As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

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Trademarks:

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Safety

This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacturer must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

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INDEX

1 Product Information.................................................................................................................5

1.1 Product Introduction ...........................................................................................................5

1.2 Product Features..................................................................................................................6

1.3 Preparation Before Installation ...........................................................................................7

1.4 Hardware Description .........................................................................................................8

1.5 Camera Installation...........................................................................................................11

1.6 Locate the IP Address of this IP Camera........................................................................... 12

1.7 Using Camera Admin Software to Locate Camera...........................................................16

1.8 Log Onto Web Management Interface..............................................................................22

2 Using Web Management Interface .....................................................................................25

2.1 Camera Settings................................................................................................................25

2.1.1 About....................................................................................................................28

2.2 LAN ..................................................................................................................................29

2.2.1 IP address............................................................................................................29

2.2.2 RTSP....................................................................................................................31

2.2.3 Dynamic DNS......................................................................................................32

2.2.4 UPnP....................................................................................................................33

2.2.5 LoginFree.............................................................................................................35

2.3 WLAN Parameters............................................................................................................36

2.4 Vide o.................................................................................................................................41

2.4.1 Dual Mode...........................................................................................................42

2.4.2 MPEG4.................................................................................................................42

2.4.3 MJPEG.................................................................................................................43

2.5 Email & FTP.....................................................................................................................45

2.5.1 Email Settings.....................................................................................................46

2.5.2 FTP Settings........................................................................................................47

2.6 Motion Detection ..............................................................................................................49

2.6.1 Basic Settings .....................................................................................................49

2.6.2 Set up Motion Detection Region ......................................................................51

2.7 Schedule............................................................................................................................53

2.8 System...............................................................................................................................55

2.8.1 Camera Information ...........................................................................................56

2.8.2 Date / Time Setting.............................................................................................57

2.8.3 Utilities..................................................................................................................58

2.9 Status..................................................................................................................... ............59

2.10 Account ...........................................................................................................................60

2.11 Log..................................................................................................................................62

3 Using SKYROS Surveillance Manager Software............................................................63

3.1 Installing SKYROS Surveillance Manager Software .......................................................63

3.2 Using SKYROS Surveillance Manager software..............................................................67

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3.3 Configuring the SKYROS Surveillance Manager software..............................................70

3.3.1 Configuring cameras..........................................................................................70

3.3.1.1 ‘Camera’ tab................................................................................................71

3.3.1.2 Schedule Recording ....................................................................................73

3.3.1.3 Audio...........................................................................................................75

3.3.1.4 Motion Recording .......................................................................................76

3.3.2 General Settings.................................................................................................77

3.3.2.1 ‘General’ tab................................................................................................77

3.3.2.2 ‘E-Mail Setting’ tab.....................................................................................79

3.3.2.3 Security .......................................................................................................81

3.3.2.4 About...........................................................................................................82

3.4 Change Display Layout.....................................................................................................83

3.5 Full-screen mode...............................................................................................................86

3.6 Scan...................................................................................................................................87

3.7 PTZ ...................................................................................................................................88

3.8 Snapshot............................................................................................................................89

3.9 Recording..........................................................................................................................89

3.10 Video Playback................................................................................................................90

4. Obtaining a free No-IP account..........................................................................................91

5. IP Camera behind a router/firewall – Sample Configuration......................................94

5.1 Setup Dyndns Dynamic IP address Mapping....................................................................94

5.2 Open Ports Required by IP CAM......................................................................................95

5.3 DMZ Settings....................................................................................................................96

6 Using Cellphone as Image Viewer......................................................................................97

6.1 iPhone ...............................................................................................................................97

6.2 Skyros iView application for Android devices................................................................100

6.3 Skyros iView application for iPhone/ iPad .....................................................................109

7. Windows Vista / Windows 7 UAC Configuration........................................................121

8 Appendix.................................................................................................................................124

8.1 Specifications..................................................................................................................124

8.2 Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................126

8.3 Glossary ................................................................................................................... .......128

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1 Product Information

1.1 Product Introduction

This IP Surveillance camera is an ideal product for all kinds of video-surveillance purposes, like home/office safety, kid/pet monitoring and remote video acquisition etc. Unlike conventional close-circuit video camera, you're not limited to the length of the cable. Once this IP camera is connected to Internet, you can receive video from anywhere in the world where Internet access is available.

If installing an Ethernet cable for the surveillance camera is not feasible, we have a wireless version of the IP surveillance Camera. This camera can connect to the network wirelessly and communicate to the monitoring desktop/PC. The wireless camera would require only the 5V power provided by the power adapter that comes with the product package.

The wireless IP Surveillance Camera is highly secure unlike conventional analog wireless camera, in which case video can be intercepted by anyone with a compatible video receiver. The required security can be achieved by using data encryption (WEP & WPA). All video transmitted over the air is encrypted preventing any intelligent interception.

Setting up a secure wireless Camera is not a very complex process. The wireless IP Camera supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), which allows users to setup wireless security by just pressing a button or keying in an 8-digit number.

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1.2 Product Features

 No pre-loaded software required - all that is needed, is a browser like Internet

Explorer 6 (and above, with plugin in st alled) .

 Supports VGA (640 x 480), QVGA (320 x 240) and QQVGA (160 x 120) video

resolution, with auto-exposure control.

 Supports high quality video compression for mat s (MJPEG and MPEG4).  Wired and wireless network (802.11b / 802.11g / 802.11n) support - Wireless in

DG-SC2100W only.

 Wireless data encryption ( WEP / WPA) - in DG-SC2100W only.  WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), the easiest way to setup a secure wireless

connection in DG-SC2100W only.

 Supports DHCP and fixed IP address.  Supports Dynamic DNS - Allows usage of simple easy- to-re me mber na me o f the

camera, instead of IP address, mainly when the ISP doe s not provide a fixed IP address.

 Supports UPnP, which allows Windows XP to auto ma tically d iscover the IP

Surveillance cameras placed in the network.

 Send captured picture by Email or FTP when motion is detected. Also supports

scheduling of FTP / Email.

 Configurable motion detection sensitivity (From most sensitive to least sensitive).  Built-in clock, date and ti me in forma t ion will be recorded with every captured picture

/ video clip (also supports auto time synchronization via networ k time protocol) .

 Upgradeable firmware - enjoy new functions withou t buy ing a new ca mera.  Supports up to 16 users, and you can se t d ifferent password to diff eren t u sers.  Usage and event logging.

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1.3 Preparation Before Installation

Package Contents

 IP Camera  Power Adapter (5 V DC, 1A)  Patch Cord  Installation Software CD (includes User Manual, QIG & utility)  Accessory Kit

System Requirements

 Computer with Windows® 7, Vista or XP  PC with dual core or above; at least 2GB RAM  Internet Explorer 6.0 or above  Existing 10/100 Ethernet-based network or wireless 802.11b/g/n

network(for wireless model only)

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1.4 Hardware Description

Antenna: Wireless network antenna (DG-SC2100W only) Link LED: Indicates LAN / Wi-Fi activity (Wi-Fi in DG-SC2100W only) Power LED: Indicates system status Camera: Video camera with lens

Front View

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Tripod Connector: Connects to any standard tripod / camera wall holder. WPS / Reset Button: Press and release this button to activate WPS mode; Keep this button pressed for 10 seconds to clear all settings of this camera. Power Jack: Connect to 5V power adapter. Ethernet LAN Jack: Connect to LAN by using Ethernet cable.

ear View

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LED Indicators description

LED Name Power Link Status Description

Booting

Flash

System Ready ON OFF

LAN connected ON ON

Data transferring ON Quick Flash

Activate WPS,

push the WPS/Reset button and release within

5 seconds.

ON Slow Flash The configuration should be

finished within 120 sec., after which the Link Status LED will go back to the original status.

Reset to default,

keep the WPS/Reset button

pressed for more

than 10 seconds

Quick Flash ON The 2 LEDs will turn off when

reset to default takes effect and the system will reboot.

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1.5 Camera Installation

Please follow the instructions mentioned below to set up your IP camera.

1. Unpack the product package and check if anything is missing.

2. Insert supplied LAN cable to 'LAN' jack. You can skip this step if wireless network is to be used.

3. Plug the power adapter to the wall socket, and connect the power connector to the power jack located at the rear of the IP camera.

4. Mount the IP Camera on the tripod stand and align the tripod stand such that the camera captures the view of the area to be monitored.

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1.6 Locate the IP Address of this IP Camera

Default IP address of this IP camera is 192.168.2.3. If you wish to assign another IP address to this IP camera, you have to log onto the web configuration interface of the camera first.

If the left three fields of the IP address of your computer is not 192.168.2, you’ll have to change the IP address of your computer first:

Click ‘Start’ -> ‘Control Panel’

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2. Double-click ‘Network Connections’ icon.

Right-click ‘Local Area Connection’, and click ‘Properties’.

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4. Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, then click ‘Properties’.

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5. In ‘IP address’ field, please fill in any IP address that begins with ‘192.168.2’, and

ends with a value greater than 2 and less than 254 (You can use the example in the picture ‘192.168.2.239’). In the Subnet mask field, please fill ‘255.255.255.0’. Please keep all other fields empty, and click ‘OK’.

If you changed the IP address of this IP camera and you cannot recollect it, there are 2 methods to recover it:

a. Press and hold the ‘Reset’ button located at the bottom of this IP camera, to

clear all settings of the IP camera and reset the IP address back to

192.168.2.3. You’ll lose all settings in the IP camera.

b. Ask the network administrator to check the DHCP release table, if the camera

was set to obtain the IP address by DHCP, a new record will be added to the DHCP release table on the DHCP server. (when the IP camera is connected to the local area network)

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1.7 Using Camera Admin Software to Locate Camera

If you can’t connect to the camera by the instructions given in last chapter, you can use camera admin software to search the camera which is connected to your local area network. The admin software is also capable to locate multiple cameras on your local area network.

Please insert the Installation Software CD supplied in the product package, and the CD will automatically run. Click on the ‘Install Administrator Utility’.

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Then follow the below mentioned instructions to install and use camera admin software:

1. Click ‘Next’ to start the installation of SKYROS Camera Admin software:

2. You can change the installation folder of camera setup software here, click ‘Browse’ to select an existing folder or you can just click ‘Next’ to use default installation folder:

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3. If you wish to create desktop icon and / or quick launch icon for camera

admin software, please check corresponding box, and click ‘Next’ to continue.

4. You’ll see a brief of all options you selected, click ‘Install’ to install camera admin software now or click ‘back’ to go back to previous steps to change settings.

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5. When you see this message, the installation of camera admin software is complete. If you wish to launch camera admin software now, keep ‘Launch Skyros Camera Admin Software’ box checked, and click ‘Finish’ to close installation utility.

Once the camera admin software is launched, all cameras found on your local area network will be displayed:

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All camera-related information will be displayed here. If you wish to connect to a

certain camera by web browser, double-click the camera listed here.

Search camera: Click this button to search all cameras on the local area

network again.

Browse camera via web: Select a camera from the displayed list, and then

click this button to connect to the camera by web browser.

Configure camera: Click this button to configure camera’s network and

security setting. You’ll be prompted to input camera’s password:

Input the password (default: 1234) and click OK to configure the camera’s network and security settings:

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In ‘LAN Setting’ page, you can configure camera’s network settings. Select ‘DHCP’ to set the camera to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server on the local area network automatically, and select ‘Manual IP’ to input the IP address information manually. Click ‘OK’ to save settings.

In ‘Security’ page, you can change the camera’s name and password (user name is always ‘admin’ and cannot be changed). You have to input the same password in both ‘New Password’ and ‘Confirm Password’ fields, or you’ll be prompted to input new password again. Click ‘OK’ to save settings or click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes.

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1.8 Log Onto Web Management Interface

Make sure the IP camera is correctly powered on (Power LED is on), and then launch Internet Explorer and type the IP address of the IP camera in the address bar of Internet Explorer. You should be prompted to input the user name and password:

Default user name is ‘admin’ and password is ‘1234’. Click ‘OK’ to continue after user name and password has been entered.

If you’re rejected, maybe the password has been modified previously. This should not happen if this is a newly-purchased camera. However, if the camera has been used earlier, the password would have been changed. Please try to obtain the correct user name / password, or else reset the camera to default settings.

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Once logged in, you may see the following messages at the top of Internet Explorer: This IP camera requires a special ActiveX control to work. Please click on the message, and select ‘Install ActiveX Control…’

When you’re prompted, click ‘Install’ to continue.

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Now you can go back to web browser, and you should be able to see the image captured by the camera (You may need to press F5 or CTRL-R to reload the web page).

Note: If you see one of these messages (or both):

Your computer may not have the display capability that this IP camera requires, or you don’t have Microsoft DirectX® installed. Please download Microsoft DirectX® from Microsoft’s website (http://www.microsoft.com

), and try again.

In some cases, your computer is able to display the image from IP camera correctly, but you’ll still see these messages. If this happens, just ignore them.

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2 Using Web Management Interface

2.1 Camera Settings

The first menu when you log into web management interface is ‘Camera’, and this is the only menu where you can see the real-time image from camera.

You can always get back to this menu by clicking ‘Camera’ on the top left of the web management interface.

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The settings in this menu are described below:

Item Description

Video Format Specifies video encoding format. You can choose

MPEG4 or MJPEG (Motion-JPEG).MPEG4 mode also supports motion detection (refer section 2.4.2).

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. NOTE: Please see section 7 for instructions if you’re using Windows Vista or Windows 7.

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 a snapshot file. NOTE: Please see section 7 for instructions if you’re using Windows Vista or Windows 7.

Auto Exposure

Enable or disable automatic exposure control. There are 3 levels of automatic exposure control: Dark, Normal and Bright. Select one of them to control the brightness of image. Select ‘Disable’ to disable automatic exposure control. The following settings will appear. You can manually adjust the brightness and contrast here.

Digital Zoom

Click this button to enable digital zoom.

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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 the 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.

Full Screen

Click this button and the image captured by the camera will be displayed in full-screen mode. To revert back to normal mode, double-click the image.

Note: If you’re not using Microsoft Internet Explorer as web browser, some functionalities may not work properly.

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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:

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2.2 LAN

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, Dynamic DNS and activate UPnP function.

You can access this menu by clicking ‘LAN’ on the web management interface.

2.2.1 IP address

ou can define the IP address and select the port number you wish to use here.

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The description of every setting in this menu will be given below:

Item Description

Network T ype This camera can automatically obtain the IP address

from DHCP server (if available), or a fixed IP address can be assigned to it. Select ‘DHCP’ to obtain IP address automatically or ‘Static IP Address’ to assign this IP camera with a fixed IP address. When ‘DHCP’ is selected, IP address parameters below will be grayed out.

IP Address Specify the IP address for this IP camera here.

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 used for video transfer. If

you have firewall on your network, you need to allow computers on Internet to access the port number of the IP address of IP camera, or you’ll not be able to view video from Internet.

Web 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.

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