LevelOne FCS-1070, WCS-2070 User Manual
LevelOne
FCS-1070/WCS-2070
Day/Night IP Network Cameras
User Manual
Ver 1.0.0 – 0606
Before You Use This Product
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited in your country by law. The Network Camera
is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance
system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before
installing this unit for its intended use.
It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the list in the
"Package Contents" chapter. Please review “Quick Installation Guide” before the Network
Camera is installed, then carefully read and follow the instructions in the “Installation” chapter to
avoid damages due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used
properly as intended.
The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who
have basic network knowledge. The “Troubleshooting” chapter in the Appendix provides
remedies to the most common errors in set up and configuration. You should consult this
chapter first if you run into a system error.
The Network Camera is designed for various applications including video sharing, general
security/surveillance, etc. The “How to Use” chapter suggests ways to best utilize the Network
Camera and ensure proper operations. For the creative and professional developers, the "URL
Commands of the Network Camera" chapter serves to be a helpful reference to customize
existing homepages or integrating with the current web server.
For paragraphs preceded by the reader should use caution to understand completely the
warnings. Ignoring the warnings may result in serious hazards or injuries.
Package Contents
Network Camera + IR Len
Power adapter
Antennas (WCS-2070 only)
Camera stand
Wrench
Software CD
Table of Contents
BEFORE YOU USE THIS PRODUCT ..................................................................................................................................1
PACKAGE CONTENTS......................................................................................................................................................2
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................................3
Hardware Installation....................................................................................................................................................3
Software Installation......................................................................................................................................................5
Initial Access to the Network Camera ...........................................................................................................................9
Installing Plug-in .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Check Network Settings ...................................................................................................................................................................9
Add Password to Prevent Unauthorized Access..............................................................................................................................10
HOW TO USE.................................................................................................................................................................11
Authentication..............................................................................................................................................................11
Primary User’s Capabilities........................................................................................................................................12
Main Screen with Camera View .....................................................................................................................................................12
Client Settings................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Administrator’s Capabilities........................................................................................................................................15
Fine-tuning for Best Performance................................................................................................................................................... 15
Opening Accounts for New Users................................................................................................................................................... 17
Build a Multimedia W eb A ttraction Site......................................................................................................................................... 18
Build a Security Application...........................................................................................................................................................22
Definitions in Configuration........................................................................................................................................24
System Parameters ......................................................................................................................................................25
User Group Administration.........................................................................................................................................26
Edit User......................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Network Settings..........................................................................................................................................................28
General............................................................................................................................................................................................28
HTTP.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Streaming........................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Wireless (WCS-2070 only)...........................................................................................................................................30
DDNS & UPnP............................................................................................................................................................31
Mail & FTP .................................................................................................................................................................33
SMTP.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
FTP.................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Video Codec Parameters .............................................................................................................................................35
Image Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
CCD Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Audio............................................................................................................................................................................39
Motion Detection.........................................................................................................................................................41
Application Setup.........................................................................................................................................................42
Weekly Schedule.............................................................................................................................................................................42
Event Operation.............................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Sequential Operation.......................................................................................................................................................................43
Naming rule of snapshot file........................................................................................................................................................... 44
Viewing System Log.....................................................................................................................................................47
Viewing System Parameters.........................................................................................................................................47
Factory Default............................................................................................................................................................47
APPENDIX.....................................................................................................................................................................48
A. Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................................48
C. URL commands of Network Camera.......................................................................................................................52
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
Style convention .............................................................................................................................................................................52
General CGI URL syntax and parameters.......................................................................................................................................53
Get server parameter values............................................................................................................................................................ 53
Set server parameter values.............................................................................................................................................................54
Available parameters on the server................................................................................................................................................. 55
Application page CGI command.....................................................................................................................................................65
Drive the digital output................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Query status of the digital input...................................................................................................................................................... 68
Query status of the digital output.................................................................................................................................................... 69
Capture single snapshot..................................................................................................................................................................70
Account management...................................................................................................................................................71
System logs..................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Configuration file............................................................................................................................................................................72
System Information.........................................................................................................................................................................73
D. T ec hnical Specifications..........................................................................................................................................74
Installation
Hardware Installation
Please verify that your product package contains
all the accessories listed in the foregoing
Package Contents. Depending on the user’s
application, an Ethernet cable may be needed.
The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of
UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in
length.
Connect the power adapter jack to the
Network Camera before plugging in to the power
socket. This will reduce the risk of accidental
electric shock.
Upon powering up, the device runs through a self-test procedure and the front LEDs will blink
between green and red for a few times. If self-test passes, the LEDs will shut off and the
Network Camera will be on stand-by and ready for software installation. If self-test fails the red
LED will blink several times. Refer to Appendix A for troubleshooting.
The Network Camera will first detect Ethernet. If it does not connect to Ethernet, the Network
Camera will try WLAN. During the searching and connecting process to the wireless access
point or station, the LED of the Network Camera will keep red. Until the Network Camera is
connected to the other wireless device, the LED will become green and flash. Operating in
either network mode, the green LED will flash every second as heartbeat to indicate alive.
* This feature supports WCS-2070 only
To install in Ethernet
Make sure the Ethernet is firmly connected to a switch hub. After attaching the Ethernet cable
plug in the power adapter. If the LED turns out to be steady green after self-test, go to next
paragraph “Software Installation”. If the Ethernet is not available, the Network Camera will
switch to wireless LAN mode (WCS-2070 only).
To install in wireless LAN (WCS-2070 only)
If the Ethernet is not available while power on, the Network Camera will search for any access
point with the SSID “default”. Once any access point is found, the LED will turn green to wait for
installation. If the network environment cannot meet the default settings, install Network Camera
in Ethernet to proceed with wireless LAN configuration.
The Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block with one digital input and one relay
switch for device control. Pin 3 and Pin 4 can be connected to an external sensor device and the
state of voltage can be monitored from the initial state 'LOW'. The relay switches Pin 1 and Pin 2
can be used to turn on or off an external device.
Consult with the dealer of the peripherals for correct installation.
1 SW_COMMON OUTPUT (open from SW_OPEN at
initial state)
(close with SW_OPEN when set DO
to ON)
2 SW_NOPEN OUTPUT (Max. 1A, 24VDC or 0.5A,
125VAC)
3 DI+ INPUT (Max. 50mA, 12VDC)
4 DI- INPUT (Initial state of DI is low)
The Network Camera also provides the auto iris lens connector. If the auto iris lens is used, AES
option in CCD settings must be turned OFF. And you also have to select VIDEO drive or DC
drive lens by select correct iris mode in CCD settings. The pin assignment of the auto iris lens
connector is as follows.
Video Drive DC Drive
1. Ground, Shield 1. Driver -
2. Not used 2. Driver +
3. Video signal 3. Damp +
4. Power source 4. Damp -
Software Installation
In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator"
refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the
camera.
At the end of the hardware installation, the Administrator must place the product software CD
into the CD-ROM drive of the PC running in MS Windows. An auto-run program will pop up (If
the program is not on auto-run, go to the root directory of the software CD and click on
“autorun.exe”).
Click on “Install Software” after the window contains changed, click on “Installation Wizard” to
run installation program.
Upon Installation Wizard’s start up, a searching box will pop up. This program searches for
product on the same LAN:
After searching, Network Cameras will be
located by the Installation Wizard. There may
be several entries shown in the window. The
Administrator may differentiate the Network
Cameras with the MAC address.
For the MAC number in the “MAC” field, please check the label on the bottom of the camera.
The IP addresses shown in the "Current IP Address" field reflect those on the local network.
They may be from the DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server, the camera will try to find a free
IP address (this takes from 15 second to 3 minutes, depending on the LAN status). The method
of finding IP address is seeking from 192.168.0.99, to 192.168.0.254. If any of the address
inside this range is free, the Network Camera will be assigned to this IP address, and its subnet
mask would be 255.255.255.0. If none of the addresses is free, the Network Camera will try the
range from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.98. After an IP address is assigned to the camera, the
“Activity” status LED blinks.
The new UPnP function will always assign an IP address for the Network Camera. The
Administrator can click on button “Link to selected device” to connect the I.E. to the camera.
If the camera is not on the Installation Wizard list, click on the “Search” button to search for the
camera on the LAN.
For more detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual of the
Installation Wizard.
Initial Access to the Network Camera
Installing Plug-in
For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt for
permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera after a period of time of downloading.
Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the
highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt.
This plug-in has been registered for certificate and is used to display the video in the browser.
Users may click on
to proceed. If the web browser does not allow the user to continue
to install, check the Internet security option and lower the security levels or contact your IT or
networking supervisor for help.
Check Network Settings
The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installation
onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the network settings on the
configuration page, including the correct subnet mask and IP address of gateway and DNS. Ask
your network administrator or Internet service provider for the detail information. By default the
Network Camera requires the Administrator to run installation every time it reboots. If the
network settings are to remain unchanged, disable the Install option. Refer to “Network settings”
on the System Configuration page for details. If any setting is entered incorrectly and cannot
proceed to setting up the Network Camera, restore the factory settings following the steps in the
“Troubleshooting” chapter of the Appendix.
Add Password to Prevent Unauthorized Access
The default Administrator’s password is the MAC Address, which marks at the bottom label
of your FCS-1070/WCS-2070. The Administrator should immediately implement a new
password as a matter of prudent security practice. Once the Administrator’s password is saved,
the Network Camera will ask for the user’s name and password before each access. The
Administrator can set up a maximum of twenty (20) user accounts. Each user can access the
Network Camera except to perform system configuration. Some critical functions are exclusive
for the Administrator, such as system configuration, user administration, and software upgrades.
The user name for the Administrator is permanently assigned as “root”. Once the password is
changed, the browser will display an authentication window to ask for the new password. Once
the password is set, there is no provision to recover the Administrator’s password. The
only option is to restore to the original factory default settings.
How to Use
Authentication
After opening the web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue
window pops up to request a username and password.
The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if authentication
fails. The user may check the option box to save the password for future convenience.
Primary User’s Capabilities
Main Screen with Camera View
The main page layout has two parts:
Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces.
Camera View: What the camera sees.
The Configuration:
“Digital Output”
Clicking on the “On” or “Off” button turns the digital output to either on or off status.
“Snapshot”
Clicking on the “Snapshot” can get a JPEG format image of the current camera view in
another window.
“Client Settings”
Clicking on this button links you to the client setting page, please check the following session
for more details.
“Configuration” Only the Administrator can access camera configurations.
The camera view
The information bar at the top of the camera view shows the assigned caption and the current
date/time. The information bar at the bottom of the camera view shows the current streaming
mode and audio transmission mode. You can push/toggle the talk button to talk to the remote
server. The volume of speaker and microphone can also be adjusted.
Digital zoom
Talk button
Speaker volume
Microphone volume
Client Settings
There are four settings for the client side.
Media Options - For the User to determine whether to receive video, audio or both.
Protocol Options – Which allows choosing on connection protocol between client and server.
There are two protocol choices to optimize your usage – UDP and HTTP.
The UDP protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However, some packets
may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be obscured.
The HTTP protocol must be selected if the network is protected by a firewall which allows only
HTTP Port (80) to be opened. If there is no restriction, UDP protocol is recommended. Generally
speaking, the client’s choice will be in the order of UDP → HTTP. After the Network Camera is
connected successfully, “Protocol Options” will indicate the selected protocol. The selected
protocol will be recorded in the user's PC and will be used for the next connection. If the network
environment is changed, or the user wants to let the web browser to detect again, manually
select the UDP protocol and save, then return to HOME to connect to the Network Camera.
Streaming Options – For users to select the video streaming types. Select “Streaming Video”
options, the video connection will keep alive to enable you to see smooth video, while “Single
JPEG” options will let you see the video in JPEG format by client periodic update the JPEG
image from server according to the “Frame rate” settings.
Talk Button Control Style – For the User to determine whether to “click once and talk” or “push
to talk”.
Administrator’s Capabilities
Fine-tuning for Best Performance
There are a few choices the Administrator is allowed to maximize the capabilities of the Network
Camera. Best performance generally equates to the fastest image refresh rate with the best
video quality, and at the lowest network bandwidth as possible. The six factors, “Size”,
“Maximum frame rate”, “Video codec type”, “Key frame interval”, “Fix bit rate”, and “Fix quality”
on the Video Configuration page, are correlative to allow for achieving the best performance
possible.
For Best Real-time Video Images
To achieve good real-time visual effect, the network bandwidth should be large enough to allow
a transmission rate of greater than 20 image frames per second. If the broadband network is
over 1 Mbps, set the “Fix bit rate” to 1000Kbps or 1200Kbps, or set “Fix quality” at the highest
quality. The maximum frame rate is 25 fps in a 50Hz system and 30 fps in a 60Hz system. If your
network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth
and set the maximum frame rate to 25 fps or 30 fps. If you are shooting fast-moving images, you
may want to slow the maximum frame rate down to 20 fps in order to lower the rate of data
transmission. This allows for better video quality and the human eyes cannot readily detect the
differences between those of 20, 25, or 30 frames per second. If your network bandwidth is
below 384 Kbps, set the “Fix bit rate” according to your bandwidth and try to get the best
performance by fine-tuning with the “Maximum frame rate”. In a slow network, greater frame rate
results in blur images. Another work-around is to choose “Half” in the “Size” option for better
images, or “Halfx2” for a larger image view. Video quality performance will vary somewhat due
to the number of users viewing on the network; even when the parameters have initially been
finely tuned. Performance will also suffer due to poor connectivity because of the network’s
burst constraint.
In multi-user environment, the user who has poor network performance will receive only the key
frame in MPEG4 format. Try to reduce the key frame interval can improve the frame rate for
poor network performance, but the penalty is the increasing of network traffic. If the server is
running on the Internet, select the “improve efficiency in the multi-user environment” will improve
the efficiency in the multi-user environment.
Only Quality Images Will Do
To have the best video quality, you should set “Fix quality” at “Detailed” or “Excellent” and adjust
the “Maximum frame rate” to match your network’s bandwidth. If your network is slow and you
receive “broken” pictures, go to the HTTP protocol in “Connection type” and choose a more
appropriate mode of transmission. The images may suffer a time delay due to a slower
connection.
Somewhere Between Real-time and Clear Images
If you have a broadband network, set “Fix quality” at ”Normal” or better, rather than setting “Fix
bit rate”. You can also fix the bandwidth according to your actual network speed and adjust the
frame rate. Start from 30 fps down for best results but not below 15 fps. If the image qualities are
not improved, select a lower bandwidth setting.
Select for Motion JPEG
The Network Camera is a camera with dual video codec, they’re MPEG4 and MJPEG. If MJPEG
is selected, the camera will transmit video data in JPEG format. Therefore, it requires higher
bandwidth to view smooth video. General speaking, each normal sized JPEG image would be
3k~12k bytes, depending on the selected video quality and contents. Together with the frame
rate selected, the administrator can control the bandwidth of each connection.
Opening Accounts for New Users
Protect Network Camera by Passwords
The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means everyone can
access the Network Camera including the configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is
necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others.
Type a new word twice in the first field to enable protection. This password is used to identify the
administrator. Then add an account with user name and password for your friends in the second
field. The Network Camera can provide twenty accounts for your valuable customers or friends.
Each account identifies the access right rather than the real visitor. That allows multiple visitors
share the same account of different level. Each account has four kinds of privileges, which can
be set individually. The “I/O access” privilege permits the user to access DI/DO of the server.
The “Talk” privilege permits the user to send speech to the Network Camera. The “Listen”
privilege permits the user to listen sounds from the server. You may edit or delete some users
from the third field.
More Flexible Options for Viewers
If you want to have a guest account for viewers only, you just need to add a user without
1
2
3
password and disable all the privileges. Share the account to your friends to access your
camera.
Build a Multimedia Web Attraction Site
Demo on Multiple Sites – Mid-scale Service
The Network Camera can allow ten visitors on-line simultaneously. After Installation, focus the
Network Camera on any object you wish to share, and tell the visitors to type in the web browser
address. Caution: You may want to maintain your visitor’s list in the security configuration page
to block out unexpected visitors.
Product Demo for E-business – Large-scale Service
If the number of visitors has exceeded the limit, the Network Camera can allow the "overload"
viewers to see the snapshots in JPEG mode, on the homepage. These are still images and will
be refreshed periodically and automatically.
1. Click on “Client Settings” on the homepage,
2. Select “Single JPEG” in “Streaming Options”,
3. Set the snapshot interval to refresh the still image automatically. The longer the snapshot
interval, the better the snapshot mode works for multiple viewers.
If you want to expand to allow in more viewers, the host server should be able to handle large
network traffic, which must handle the picture refreshing from the Network Camera.
If the web space has FTP service
Set the Network Camera up as an FTP client to upload the pictures. The access to the Network
Camera will be independent of the number of viewers and the picture quality will remain
constant.
1. Click on “Configuration” on the homepage,
2. Click on “Mail & FTP” in the left column,
3. Fill in the FTP related settings including server, server port, user name and password, as well
as the upload path if it is specified by the web space,
4. Click on “Save”,
5. Click on “Application” in the left column,
6. Select the day or days of the week in “Weekly schedule” you want to upload the pictures,
7. Select “Sequential operation” and set the interval,
8. Unselect “FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix” as the upload method and click on
“Save”,
9. The image file uploaded to the web space is named “video.jpg”. Check if the file is
successfully uploaded to the correct folder,
10. Prepare a homepage with the embedded image reference to the image file uploaded via
FTP in advance.
If the web space has no FTP service
An auto-refresh homepage can be used to periodically poll the newest image from the Network
Camera. It is most efficient if using a free web space provider as the FTP service may be
limiting.
1. Prepare an auto-refresh homepage as the following example. The URL of image is http://“IP
address of the Network Camera”/cgi-bin/video.jpg. Modify the IP address according to your
Network Camera. Define the refresh interval according to your network bandwidth for best result.
If the refresh rate is too fast and there is a large number of visitors, this may overload the
Network Camera and slows the response.
Example of an auto-refresh web page:
<html>
<head>
<title>Example - auto refresh</title>
</head>
<body>
<p align=left>
<font size="7" face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FF0000">
MiniAVServer Demo
</font>
</p>
<p align=left>
<!-- Begin of scripts to auto refresh the image. Change the IP address in the image URL and
refreshrate if necessary. //-->
<script language=javascript>
var image="http://192.168.0.203/cgi-bin/video.jpg"; //IMAGE URL
var refreshrate=5; //SECONDS BETWEEN REFRESH
var imgwidth=352; //IMAGE WIDTH
var imgheight=240; //IMAGE HEIGHT
function refresh(){
document.images["pic"].src=image+"?"+new Date();
setTimeout('refresh()', refreshrate*1000);}
document.write('<img src="'+image+'" height="'+imgheight+'" width="'+imgwidth+'"
name="pic">');
if(document.images)window.onload=refresh;
</script>
<!-- End of scripts to auto refresh the image. //-->
</p>
</body>
</html>
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