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User Manual
Mega-Pixel IP CAMERA
VCMA-99
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WARINGS
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PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
DO NOT INSERT ANY METALLIC OBJECT THROUGH VENTILATION GRILLS.
CAUTION
CAUTION
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DO NOT OPEN
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DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
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COPYRIGHT
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TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES.
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Content
I. PREFACE.....................................................................................................................................................4
II. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................4
III.
PRODUCT INSTALLATION................................................................................................................6
A. M
ONITOR SETTING
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B. H
ARDWARE INSTALLATION
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C. IP A
SSIGNMENT
......................................................................................................................................... 7
D. I
NSTALL ACTIVEX CONTROL
:................................................................................................................... 10
IV.
LIVE VIDEO......................................................................................................................................... 12
V. IP CAMERA CONFIGURATION............................................................................................................14
A. S
YSTEM
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B. N
ETWORK
................................................................................................................................................ 18
C. A/V S
ETTING
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D. E
VENT LIST
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VI.
NETWORK CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................ 35
VII. FACTORY DEFAULT..........................................................................................................................37
VIII. PACKAGE CONTENTS......................................................................................................................37
APPENDIX I........................................................................................................................................................37
V1.1 2007/12/14
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I. Preface
This IP camera is a high resolution Mega-Pixel IP Camera. It has the web server
built in. User can view real-time video via IE browser. It supports MPEG-4 & JPEG
video compression which provides smooth and high video quality. The video can
be stored in the SD card, and playback remotely.
With user friendly interface, it is an easy-to-use IP camera which is designed for
security application.
II. Product Specifications
MegaPixel Resolution (SXGA)
MPEG4/ JPEG compression
Supports SD card for local recording
2-way audio
Support Dual Streaming
Supports Cell phone/PDA/3GPP
Wireless network connection﹝Optional﹞
Online firmware upgrade
Real-time video recording
Specifications
Hardware
CPU ARM 9 ,32 bit RISC
SDRAM 64MB
Flash 8MB
Image sensor 1/4” CMOS ,1.5 lux
Lens 4.0mm,F2.0
Audio in/ out 1 in/ 1 out
LAN: DC 5V, 700mA 3.5W
Power Consumption
WLAN : DC 5V, 900mA 4.5W
Dimensions (W×H×D) 67.1 × 111.7 × 50.6 mm
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Network
Ethernet 10/ 100 Base-T
Wireless (Optional) 802.11b/g
WEP 64/ 128 bit
Network Protocol HTTP, TCP/ IP, SMTP, FTP, PPPoE, DHCP,
DDNS, NTP, 3GPP, UPnP
System
Video Resolution 1280x1024, 640x480, 320x240, 160x120
Video adjust Brightness, Contrast, exposure, sharpness
Dual Streaming Yes
Image snapshot Yes
Full screen monitoring Yes
Compression format MPEG-4/ MJPEG
Video bitrate adjust CBR, VBR
Motion Detection Yes, 3 different areas
Triggered action Mail, FTP, Save to SD card
Pre/ Post alarm Yes, configurable
Security Password protection
Firmware upgrade HTTP mode, can be upgraded remotely
Simultaneous connection Up to 10
Audio 2-ways
SD card management
Recording trigger Motion Detection, IP check, Network Status
(Wire connection only)
Video format AVI, JPEG
Video playback Yes
File Management Yes, can be deleted or overwrite
Web browsing requirement
OS Windows 2000, XP, 2003, IE 6 or above
Suggested
Intel-C 2.0G, RAM：512MB, Graphic card：64MB
Hardware
Minimum
Intel-C 1.6G, RAM：256MB, Graphic card：32MB
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III. Product Installation
A. Monitor Setting
i. Right-Click on the desktop. Select “ Properties”
ii. Change color quality to highest (32bit).
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B. Hardware Installation
i. Connect power adaptor
ii. Connect Ethernet cable
iii. Connect IP Camera to PC or Network
iv. Set up the network configurations according to the network environment.
For further explanation, please refer to chapter VI, “Network
Configuration for IP CAMERA”.
C. IP Assignment
i. Use the software, “IP Installer” to assign the IP address of IP CAMERA.
The software is in the attached software CD.
ii. IP Installer supports two languages:
a. IPInstallerCht.exe：Chinese version
b. IPInstallerEng.exe：English version
iii. There are 3 kinds of IP configuration.
a. Fixed IP (Public IP or Virtual IP)
b. DHCP (Dynamic IP)
c. Dial-up (PPPoE)
iv. Execute IP Installer
v. For Windows XP SP2 user, the following message may show. Please
click “Unblock”.
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vi. IP Installer configuration:
vii. IP Installer will search all IP Cameras connected on Lan. The user can
click “Search Device” to search again.
viii. Click one of the IP Camera listed on the left side. The network
configuration of this IP camera will show on the right side. You may
change the “name” of the IP Camera to your preference (eg: Office,
warehouse). Change the parameter and click “Submit” then click “OK”. It
will apply the change and reboot the Device.
ix. Please make sure the subnet of PC IP address and IP CAM IP address
are the same.
The same Subnet:
IP CAM IP address: 192.168.1.200
PC IP address: 192.168.1.100
Different Subnets:
IP CAM IP address: 192.168.2.200
PC IP address: 192.168.1.100
To Change PC IP address:
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Control PanelNetwork ConnectionsLocal Area Connection
PropertiesInternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
Please make sure your IP Camera and PC have the same Subnet. If not,
please change IP Camera subnet or PC IP subnet accordingly.
x. A quick way to access remote monitoring is to left-click the mouse twice
on a selected IP Camera listed on “Device list” of IP Installer. An IE
browser will be opened.
xi. Then, please key in the default “user name: admin” and “password:
admin”.
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D. Install ActiveX control:
For the first time to view the camera video via IE, it will ask you to install the
ActiveX component.
If the installation failed, please check the security setting for the IE browser.
i. IE Tools Internet Options… Security Tab Custom Level…
Security Settings Download unsigned ActiveX controls Select
“Enable” or Prompt.
ii. IE Tools Internet Options… Security Tab Custom Level…
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe Select
“Enable” or Prompt.
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When popup the following dialogue box, click “Yes”.
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IV. Live Video
Start an IE browser, type the IP address of the IP camera in the address field. It will
show the following dialogue box. Key-in the user name and password. The default
user name and password are “admin” and “admin”.
When connect to the IP CAMERA. The following program interface shows.
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1. ：Get into the administration page
2. ：Video Snapshot
3. Shows how many people connect to this IP camera
4. Show system time, video resolution, and video refreshing rate
5. IP CAMERA supports 2-way audio. Click the “Chatting” check box. Then you can
use microphone which connect to the PC to talk to server side, which is IP
CAMERA side.
Double-click the video; it will change to full screen mode. Press “Esc” or double-click
the video again, it will change back to normal mode.
Right-Click the mouse on the video, it will show a pop-up menu.
1. Snapshot：Save a JPEG picture
2. Record Start：Record the video in the local PC. It will ask you where to save the
video. To stop recording, right-click the mouse again. Select “Record Stop”. The
video format is AVI. Use Microsoft Media Player to play the recorded file.
3. Mute：Turn of the audio. Click again to turn on it.
4. Full Screen：Full-screen mode.
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V. IP CAMERA Configuration
Click to get into the administration page. Click to back to the live video
page.
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A. System
i、 System Information：
a. Server Information：Set up the camera name, select language, and
set up the camera time.
1. Server Name：This is the Camera name. This name will show
on the IP Installer.
2. Select language：There are English, Traditional Chinese, and
Simplified Chinese to select. When change, it will show the
following dialogue box for the confirmation of changing
language.
b. Server time setting：Select options to set up time - “NTP”,
“Synchronize with PC’s time”, “Manual”, and “The date and time
remain the same”.
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ii、 User Management
IP CAMERA supports three different users, administrator, general user,
and anonymous user.
a. Anonymous User Login：
Yes：Allow anonymous login
No：Need user name & password to access this IP camera
b. Add user：
Type the user name and password, then click “Add/Set”.
Note: Allow guest to login as a Guest. Guest is only allowed to
browse the page.
c. Click “edit” or “delete” to modify the user.
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iii、 System update：
a. To update the firmware online, click “Browse…” to select the
firmware. Then click “Upgrade” to proceed.
b. Reboot system：re-start the IP camera
c. Factory default：delete all settings and restore defaults system.
d. Setting Management：User may download the current setting to PC,
or upgrade from previous saved setting.
1. Setting download:
Right-click the mouse button on Setting Download Select
“Save AS…” to save current IP CAM setting in PC Select
saving directory Save
2. Upgrade from previous setting
Browse search previous setting open upgrade
Setting update confirm click index.html. to return to main
page
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B. Network
i、 IP Setting
IP Camera supports DHCP and static IP.
a. DHCP：Using DHCP, IP Camera will get all the network parameters
automatically.
b. Static IP：Please type in IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS
manually.
c. Port Assignment: user may need to assign different port to avoid conflict
when setting up IP assignment.
1. Web Page Port: setup web page connecting port and video
transmitting port (Default: 80)
2. RTSP Port: setup port for RTSP transmitting (Default: 554)
3. RTP Start and End Port: in RTSP mode, you may use TCP and
UDP for connecting. TCP connection uses RTSP Port (554). UDP
connection uses RTP Start and End Port.
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d. UPnP
This IP camera supports UPnP, If this service is enabled on your computer,
the camera will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to
“My Network Places.”
Note: UPnP must be enabled on your computer.
Please follow the procedure to activate UPnP
1. open the Control Panel from the Start Menu
2. select Add/Remove Programs
3. Select Add/Remove Windows Components and open
Networking Services section
4. Click Details and select UPnP to setup the service
5. The IP device icon will be added to “MY Network Places”
6. User may double click the IP device icon to access IE browser
ii、 PPPoE：
Select “Enabled” to use PPPoE.
Key-in Username and password for the ADSL connection.
Send mail after dialed：When connect to the internet, it will send a mail
to a specific mail account. For the mail setting, please refer to “Mail and
FTP” settings.
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iii、 DDNS：
IP camera supports DDNS (Dynamic DNS) service.
a. DynDNS：
1. Enable this service
2. Key-in the DynDNS server name, user name, and password.
3. Set up the IP Schedule update refreshing rate.
4. Click “Apply”
5. If setting up IP schedule update too frequently, the IP may be
blocked. In general, schedule update every day (1440 minutes)
is recommended.
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b. Camddns service：
1. Please enable this service
2. Key-in user name.
3. IP Schedule update is default at 5 minutes
4. Click “Apply”.
c. DDNS Status
1. Updating：Information update
2. Idle：Stop service
3. DDNS registration successful, can now log by
http://<username>.ddns.camddns.com：Register successfully.
4. Update Failed, the name is already registered：The user name
has already been used. Please change it.
5. Update Failed, please check your internet connection：Network
connection failed.
6. Update Failed, please check the account information you
provide：The server, user name, and password may be wrong.
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iv、 Wireless Setting (Wireless Network Optional)
Supports 802.11 b/g wireless connection.
Notice：Wireless network and Ethernet network use the same IP, the
user has to unplug Ethernet cable, if Ethernet cable is not unplug,
wireless setting can not be executed.
a. Status of Wireless Networks：
scan all wireless services.
b. Wireless Setting：
1. Mode：There are Infrastructure and Ad-hoc. Infrastructure is for
connecting with the router. Ad-hoc is for connecting with PC.
There is “Channel” to select only when user uses Ad-hoc
mode.
e.g. If one PC’s channel is 1, the other’s channel has to be 1,
too.
2. SSID：Based on AP setting.
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3. Channel：This is used only when the user selects Ad-hoc mode
in order to avoid conflict.
4. Security：It supports “None”, “WEP”, “WPA-PSK” security
encryption based on the setting of the Router.
5. WEP：
Authentication：There are Open System and Shared Keys,
it is based on different encryptions. This has to be the
same as the Router’s setting.
Encryption：There are 64 bits and 128 bits. This is based
on Key Type based on the Router’s setting.
Key Type：There are HEX and ASCII. When selecting HEX,
the user only can input 0~9 characters and use A, B, C, D,
E, and F.
When selecting ASCII, the user can input any character.
(Case sensitive)
Key 1~4：Based on Key Type to input characters.
6. WPA-PSK：
Encryption：There are TKIP and AES.
Pre-Shared Key：Allow any characters. (Case sensitive)
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C. A/V Setting
i、 Image Setting
Adjust “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Hue”, “Saturation” to get clear video.
Automatic gain control, night mode, and video orientation are
adjustable.
Night mode:
This function can be set at different Frame rate to increase night illumination.
Lower the Frame rate set, slower the frame refresh rate, but better the night
illumination.
Night mode will be activated automatically depending on lux illumination, if set
at 15 frame rate, when night mode activated at night, the frame rate will not be
more than 15FPS
ii、 Video Setting
User may select 2 streaming output simultaneously:
Streaming 1 Setting: Basic mode and Advanced mode
Streaming 2 Setting: Basic mode, Advanced mode, and 3GPP mode
(Max Video Frame Rate for both streaming combined is 30 FPS)
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a. Streaming 1 Basic Mode：
1. Resolution：
There are 4 resolutions to choose.
SXGA – 1280×1024 VGA – 640×480
QVGA – 320×240 QQVGA – 160×120
2. Quality：
There are 5 levels to adjust. The higher the quality is, the
bigger the file size is.
3. Video Frame Rate:
The video refreshing rate per second
Max 30 FPS (10FPS at resolution 1280x1024)
4. Video Format：
There are 2 Video Formats to choose
MPEG4 or MJPEG.
5. Video System：
Please select 60 (Hz) if you are in America, Taiwan…
Please select 50 (Hz) if you are in Europe, China…
6. RTSP Path: RTSP output name
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b. Streaming 1 Advanced Mode：
1. Resolution：
There are 4 resolutions to choose.
SXGA – 1280×1024 VGA – 640×480
QVGA – 320×240 QQVGA – 160×120
2. Bitrate Control Mode
There are CBR﹝Constant Bit Rate﹞ and VBR﹝Variable Bit
Rate﹞to use.
CBR：32Kbps~4Mbps (the higher the CBR is, the better the
video quality is , vice versa)
VBR：1~10 (Compression Rate)
3. Video Frame Rate
The video refreshing rate per second.
Max 30 FPS (10FPS at resolution 1280x1024)
4. GOP Size
It means "Group of Pictures". (The higher the GOP is, the
better the quality is, vice versa)
5. Video Format：MPEG4 or MJPEG
6. Video System：
Please select 60 (Hz) if you are in America, Taiwan…
Please select 50 (Hz) if you are in Europe, China…
7. RTSP Path: RTSP output name
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c. Streaming 2 Basic Mode：
(Dual Streaming is supported only when resolution is set at VGA or
below)
1. Resolution：
There are 3 resolutions to choose.
VGA – 640×480
QVGA – 320×240
QQVGA – 160×120
2. Quality：
There are 5 levels to adjust. The higher the quality is, the
bigger the file size is.
3. Video Frame Rate:
The video refreshing rate per second
4. Video Format：
There are 2 Video Formats to choose
MPEG4 or MJPEG.
5. RTSP Path: RTSP output name
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d. Streaming 2 Advanced Mode：
1. Resolution：
There are 3 resolutions to choose.
VGA – 640×480
QVGA – 320×240
QQVGA – 160×120
2. Bitrate Control Mode
There are CBR﹝Constant Bit Rate﹞ and VBR﹝Variable Bit
Rate﹞to use.
CBR：32Kbps~4Mbps (the higher the CBR is, the better the
video quality is)
VBR：1~10 (Compression Rate)
3. Video Frame Rate
The video refreshing rate per second.
4. GOP Size
It means "Group of Pictures". The higher the GOP is, the better
the quality is.
5. Video Format：MPEG4 or MJPEG
6. RTSP Path: RTSP output name
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e. Streaming 2, 3GPP mode:
3GPP default value is QQVGA，128Kbp，5FPS，GOP=1XFPS
3GPP mode suggested setting: QQVGA, lower than 128kbps, 5FPS, GOP= 1x
FPS or 2x FPS, MPEG4 format
3GPP can achieve up to 10FPS, In 3GPP mode, Stream 1 & Stream 2 combined
frame rate is 20FPS
1. Fix Resolution：
QQVGA – 160×120
2. Bitrate Control Mode
There are CBR﹝Constant Bit Rate﹞ and VBR﹝Variable Bit
Rate﹞to use.
CBR：32Kbps~320bps (the higher the CBR is, the better the
video quality is)
VBR：1~10 (Compression Rate)
3. Video Frame Rate
( 5 FPS is recommended )
The video refreshing rate per second.
4. GOP Size
It means "Group of Pictures". The higher the GOP is, the better
the quality is.
5. Video Format：MPEG4
6. 3GPP: 3GPP output name
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iii、 Audio：
IP Camera supports 2-way audio.
a. For IP camera to local PC, select “Enable” to start this function
(When enabled, you can send audio via external mic in the IP
Camera)
b. For local PC to IP camera, check “chatting” in the browsing page
(You will need a mic to send audio from local PC to IP Camera)
The Audio will not be smooth when enable SD card
recording function simultaneously.
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D. Event List
IP CAMERA provides multiple event settings.
i、 Event Setting
a. Motion Detection
IP CAMERA allows 3 areas motion detection. When motion is
triggered, it can send video to some specific mail addresses,
transmit video to remote ftp server, trigger the relay, and save video
to local SD card. To set up the motion area, click “Area Setting”.
Using mouse to drag and set the area. The same operation for area
2 and 3.
b. Record File Setting: IP CAMERA allows 3 different types of
recording file to change its record size.
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When motion/alarm is triggered, there are 3 different types of
record mode.
1. AVI File (With Record File Setting )
2. Multi-JPEG (With Record File Setting), only with JPEG
compression format.
3. Single JPEG (Single File with Interval Setting)
c. Record Time Setting：Pre Alarm and Post Alarm setups for video
start and end time when motion detected .
Note: Pre/Post Alarm record time is base on record time setting and IP Cam
built-in Ram memory. Limited by IP Cam built-in Ram Memory, When information
is too much or video quality set too high, it will cause recording frame drop or
decrease on post alarm recording time.
d. Network Dis-connected
When the network is down, it will save the video to local SD card.
This function is only enabled in wire connection.
a. Network IP check
For the use of recording software, IP CAMERA supports the
detection of network connection. Whenever the connection is down,
it records the video to SD card. To use this function, key in the IP
address of the PC which is installed in the recording software, and
enable the function of “Save to SD card”, then click “Apply”.
The interval of two video files on SD card is fixed with 30 seconds.
.
The interval of two video files recorded on SD card is fixed with 30 seconds.
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ii、 Mail & FTP：
To send out the video via mail or ftp, please set up the configuration first.
iii、 SD card
Please Insert SD card before use it. Make sure pushing SD card into the
slot completely.
Note：The use of the SD card will affect the operation of the IP
CAMERA slightly, such as affecting the frame rate of the video.
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a. Playback：
1. It will show the capacity of the SD card. Click the date listed on
this page. It will show the list of the video.
2. The video format is AVI. Click the video to start Microsoft Media
Player to play it.
3. To delete the video, check the box, then click Del. When the
SD card is full, it will remove the oldest video automatically.
iv、 Log List
Sort by System Logs, Motion Detection Logs and I/O Logs. In addition,
System Logs and I/O Logs won’t lose data due to power failure.
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VI. Network Configuration
i、 Configuration 1：
a. Internet Access：ADSL or Cable Modem
b. IP address：One real IP or one dynamic IP
c. Only IP CAMERA connects to the internet
d. For fixed real IP, set up the IP into IP CAMERA. For dynamic IP, start
PPPoE.
ii、 Configuration 2：
a. Internet Access：ADSL or Cable Modem
b. IP address：More than one real IP or one dynamic IP
c. IP CAMERA and PC connect to the internet
d. Device needed：Switch Hub
e. For fixed real IP, set up the IP into IP CAMERA and PC. For dynamic IP,
start PPPoE.
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iii、 Configuration 3：
a. Internet Access：ADSL or Cable Modem
b. IP address：one real IP or one dynamic IP
c. IP CAMERA and PC connect to the internet
d. Device needed：IP sharing
e. Use virtual IP, set up port forwarding in IP sharing.
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VII. Factory Default
i、 To recover the default IP address and password, please follow the following
steps.
ii、 Remove power, and press and hold the button in the back of IP CAMERA.
iii、 Power on the camera. Don’t release the button during the system booting.
iv、 It will take around 30 seconds to boot the camera.
v、 Release the button when camera finishes process.
vi、 Re-login the camera using the default IP (http://192.168.1.200), and user
name (admin), password (admin).
VIII. Package contents
i、 IP CAMERA Network Camera
ii、 Adaptor
iii、 Ethernet Cable
iv、 Quick Guide
v、 CD title (User manual, IP installation Utility)
Appendix I
SD Card Recommended：
SanDisk 128M
SanDisk 256M
SanDisk 512M
SanDisk 1G
SanDisk 2G
SanDisk 4G
Transcend 128M 80X
Transcend 256M 80X
Transcend 512M 80X
Transcend 1G 80X
Transcend 2G 80X
Transcend 4G 80X
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