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ALC-9153

IP Box Camera

Operation Manual

Software Version

1.29

Contents

Contents .........................................................................................................................2

Package Contents...........................................................................................................4

System

Overview........................................................................................................................6

Features and

System Introduction.......................................................................................................7

Hardware Installation...................................................................................................10

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Change the Internet Explorer Setting...........................................................................16

Enter the Main Page.....................................................................................................18

Camera Main Page.......................................................................................................21

System Settings............................................................................................................33

Basic Settings...............................................................................................................33

Requirements.....................................................................................................5

Advantages................................................................................................6

mera Settings...........................................................................................................13

mera Setting from a Router .....................................................................................15

System ................................................................................................................33

Video/Image........................................................................................................34

Audio...................................................................................................................47

PTZ......................................................................................................................49

User......................................................................................................................50

Network...............................................................................................................53

Network .......................................................................................................53

Streaming.....................................................................................................54

PPPoE .........................................................................................................55

DDNS...........................................................................................................56

UPnP............................................................................................................58

SMTP Server................................................................................................60

SAMBA .......................................................................................................61

Notification Of IP

Multicast ......................................................................................................64

Date/T

IP Filter...............................................................................................................66

Application Setting ......................................................................................................67

Event....................................................................................................................67

ime............................................................................................................65

Address Change .............................................................62

Motion Detection................................................................................................77

Firmware upgrade.............................................................................................79

Factory Default...................................................................................................82

Reboot .................................................................................................................84

Attachm Attachm

ent A: External Alarm.....................................................................................85

ent B: Bandwidth Estimation.........................................................................88

Attachment C: Troubleshooting and FAQs..................................................................89

Package Contents

The package of this product contains the following items. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing.

1. IP Box camera 2.

A hexagonal wrench φ1.5mm

3. C Mount 4. Quick Installation Guide

CD ROM (Manual/Software)

System Requirements

IP Box Camera Network environment LAN 10/100 Ethernet Cable CAT.5E or higher Monitoring system resource requirements Operating system Windows 2000 Professional SP4/XP Home SP2/VISTA Browser Internet Explorer 6.x or later versions System hardware CPU: Pentium 4, 2.4GHz or better

RAM: 512MB (1GB recommended) VGA resolution: 1024x768 or higher

DirectX Version DirectX 9.0c

Overview

ALC-9153 is a compact IP camera with high-performance, CMOS D/N IP box camera. It features with 1/4” CMOS image sensor to provide vivid video quality and automatic IR Cut filter removal for day and night functionality. Meanwhile, The ALC-9153 can deliver Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams simultaneously, allowing for optimization in image quality and bandwidth. The product offers built-in two-way audio, other function such as privacy mask, motion detection, event management and multi-level passwords for meeting user variety level of security needs. This product is easy to install, convenient to operate, and your safety partner.

Features and Advantages

This product has an independent operation system and works perfectly without other software. After connecting to a PC equipped with the IE 6.0 or later versions, you can monitor a desired location under your fingertips to protect the safety of yourself, you family and your property.

Features of this product:

z 1/4” 1 Megapixel CMOS sensor z Progressive scan. z Horizontal Resolution: Color:750 TVL;B/W :800 TVL (WXGA)) z Dual coding of the MPEG4/MJPEG dual video compression mode to meet the needs for

different coding options.

z Auto IR-Cut filter removal technology. z Built-in intelligent dynamic video detection for automatic monitoring of abnormal situations

and sending a real-time trigger signal according to the active settings.

z Built-in web server for easy remote control and operations. z Supports dynamic IP domain name services for use in environments without a fixed IP. z User permission setting according to user levels to ensure the safety of life and property. z Elegant and simple appearance suitable for airports, subway and train stations, factories,

office building. The product can be used outdoor with an outdoor housing.

z 2 way audio (external MIC x 1, audio line out x 1). z 3GPP support.

System Introduction

Product layout and connection diagram

AC/DC power inlet

Please connect the product to a power supply from the AC/DC/PoE Power Inlet. The power inlet of this product is non-polarized. The product can automatically determine the type of the incoming current. This product offers three kinds of power to import (AC, DC, PoE), Please confirm the model that you buy.

Model ALC-9153

1 DC12V (1A) 2 DC12V (1A) & AC24V(10W) 3 DC12V (1A) & PoE

z Attention!!

Please take notice of connection of positive and negative electro model 1 or 3(see above). Wrong connection will damage the camera.

de if the power inlet used is

LAN socket

Please connect the product to your network from the LAN socket.

RS-485 port

If you have a Pan / Tilt using a RS-485 interface, please connect it to the product with an RS-485 cable. See the PTZ section for details of the supported interfaces. Please refer to the user’s manual of your RS-485 Pan/Tilt for details of the wiring of your Pan / Tilt.

LAN socket

External alarm

AC/DC power inlet

RS-485 port

External alarm connector (DI/DO)

See Appendix A for details of D1/DO.

Default Reset After booting up the system, press and hold the button for 5 seconds to reset the product to its default settings.

Line Out

This product supports 2-way voice communication. You can connect a speaker to the Audio Out socket. See the Audio section for details.

MIC IN

Connect a microphone with 3.5mm phone jack into the "MIC IN".

Power LED

Reset to default settings

External audio

MIC IN

TV OUT

Power LED The camera uses a high-luminance red LED to display the basic operations of the camera.

TV OUT

Please follow the below steps to adjust the lens focus before the installation: STEP 1: Use the BNC cable connect the video image to a monitor from the TV out STEP 2: Turn on the power SETP 3: Adjust the lens focus

Hardware Installation

1. Removing the protective cover

A protective cover has been put on top of the sensor for protection. Please remove it first.

2. Adjusting lens mount

This product uses the CS-mount. Therefore, please make sure that you purchase the correct type of lens for this product. If your lens uses a C-mount, please use a C-CS adapter .

If it is needed, please adjust the mount by releasing the screw counterclockwise with the φ 1. 5 mm hexagonal wrench that comes with the product.

3. Installing lens

This product uses the 1/4 CMOS sensor. Please choose the correct type of lens. This product supports lenses using fixed iris, manual iris and auto iris. Please install the lens by screwing it into the camera clockwise. Please connect the lens cable to the iris socket on the side of the camera. When screwing in the lens, please do not screw in too deep to avoid damage.

4. Installing camera holder

A holder is not included in the package, please find a fit holder to install the camera.

a. Product location: You can install the product on the holder and hang it on the wall or ceiling.

Please do not install this product in locations of poor ventilation. This will result in poor operation.

b. If you have an RS-485 Pan/Tilt, please connect this product to the stage from the RS-485 port.

Please make sure the poles must be correctly connected. This product supports standard Pelco P and Pelco D protocols.

c. This product is not waterproof. Please install the product inside a waterproof case equipped

with an arrestor when using it outdoors.

d. If you are using a lens of a manual iris, please adjust the video focus before installing the

product on the holder.

5. Connecting to LAN

Please connect the camera to your network with a LAN cable from the LAN Socket.

6. Connecting to power supply

This product offers three kinds of power to import (AC, DC, PoE), Please confirm the model that you buy. Based on common practice, DC12V and PoE are recommended for indoor use and AC24V for outdoor use. Please connect the product to a power supply.

Note: After connecting the product a power supply,

LED on the back.

you can check if it is on fr

om the Power

Camera Settings

After the hardware has been installed, insert the supplied CD in the computer and execute the file IP Finder.exe following the steps below to search for and change the IP address of the camera.

1. Start the machine.

Execute the IP Finder.exe from the supplied CD.

2. Find the camera (Search)

Search for the product from your LAN. The factory IP setting 192.168.0.20 appears on the screen.

1. Click Search to find the IPCAM on the LAN.

3. Changing the IP address and related settings for the network environment

When you find the camera, click it and the settings will appear on the right side. Change the settings for the new network environment you need.

2. Enter the settings for the new network environment you need.

※ You must enter new settings in the IP, Netmask and Gateway fields and keep the settings

in other fields unchanged.

4. Submit data (Submit)

Click Submit to validate new settings.

5. Confirmation

When all changes have been confirmed, click “Exit” to quit.

Notes:

3. Click Submit to validate new settings.

4. When all changes have been confirmed, click Exit to quit.

1. The IP Find

er can only find the IP addresses of cameras that For information about finding IP addresses on the Internet, refer to the “DDNS Setting”, or “UpnP Setting”.

2. All Alinking camera/net

work server products can be found

software.

3. If the IP Finder software cannot be executed, check your antivirus software or firewall to

remove the block.

4. Field descrip

tion: You can give a name to your camera (su

You can change the settings for IP, Gateway Address and Network Mask to meet the

ment

require

s of your network environment. The product uses HTTP Port1 and does not

support Port2 settings. MAC: Factory default network identity of the machine.

share the same hub on the LAN.

and changed using the IP Finder

ch as “PT_IP” or “PT-IP”).

Camera Setting from a Router

You can use DHCP when you want to use the camera on the Intranet (LAN). However, the IP must fixed when you want to use the camera on a WAN. For this application, it is required to set up a virtual server on the ADSL router. Follow the steps below to complete the setting:

1. Enter the camera setting page to set a fixed IP. (Refer to the “Network Setting”.) Ex.:

192.168.0.49

2. Enter the ADSL router main setting page. Ex.: Zonet ADSL router

3. Enter the Virtual Server setting page. a. Set “mapping of HTTP Port (80) to 192.168.0.49 ”. b. Restart ADSL router.

After completing the settings, you can operate the camera from a WAN IP Address via the ADSL router.

Example: The Virtual Server setting screen of the Zonet ADSL router

Note 1: The virtual server-setting screen is not the same for all ADSL routers. Refer to the manual

of the ADSL router you purchased for more information about the setting.

Note 2: Not all virtual servers on the ADSL routers support the external contro

DMZ function to perform NAT and Firewall penetration. DMZ stands for De-militarized zone. It is a small section of network between network (mil by IDS, monitored by the firewall or detected by other safety mechanisms.

itarized zone) and the external network. This zone can be sensed and protected

l. If possible, use the

the internal

Change the Internet Explorer Setting

This product uses ActiveX Control to play images and sound on your PC. The ActiveX Control application software will be downloaded to your PC when you connect it to the Internet. To ensure successful download of the software, the Internet Explorer "security settings" must be changed accordingly. Make sure that the security level is set to Medium, the commonly used default security level.

Steps:

Open the IE browser Î Tools Î Internet Options Î Security Î Custom Level

Check that the security level is Medium.

Check the security setting

1. This product supports IE 6.0 or above.

2. If you are using Firefox, please download and install the IE Tab kit first from

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419vu8 y930

An additional option will appear after the package is successfully installed. Left click the button (option) to run IE webpage simulation.

Install IE Tab.

Restart Firefox.

IE Tab online learning.

Enter the Main Page

1. Open the IE browser and key in the IP address of the product.

Key in the IP address of the camera

When the login screen appears, key in "root" in the User Name and Password fields. Click OK.

Camera login screen

2. Key in the default “username” and “password”.

Default User Name: root Default Password: root You can access the camera as an administrator by default and set up for other users or

privileges from the “Basic Settings” -> “User”.

3. Installation of Internet Explorer ad-hoc components When the username and password are confirmed, a control setup screen pops up under the IE address bar. Click “Install ActiveX Control” to install the controls.

Click “Install ActiveX Control”.

Setup prompt screen

4. The security warning screen appears. Click "Install".

The ActiveX Control is named "UIC ActiveX Control". This software is owned by UIC and

well certified. You can use it without any doubts about its validity.

Click “Install”.

5. When the firewall block screen pop up, please select “Unblock”.

Click “Unblock”.

6. When ActiveX Control is installed successfully, you will see the camera image and

interface.

Camera ma in page and image

Camera Main Page

Descriptions:

1. Logo: An alinking web page will show on another IE page when clicking the logo.

2. Image area: The streaming will show at the image area.

3. Language (interface language selection): This product currently supports three languages:

English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Logo

Language

Product name

Image area

Attention: Please change the streaming setting to HTTP if nothing appears in the image area.

Control Panel Description

Note: When beginning to operate the PTZ options, you can only use the built-in zoom-in and

zoom-out fu the Pan / Tilt. See the Pan / Tilt section for details.

1. Pan/Tilt direction control: This function controls the Pan/Tilt up, down, left, right and returns to center.

2. PTZ device: You can select Device 1 or Device 2. You can set 2 different devices and switch to one another quickly from this function. See the PTZ section for details.

nctions of this product. Other functions are enabled depending on operation of

Control direction of Pan/Tilt.

You may also click on the screen to control the direction of your IP cam after zoom in.

3. Speed: This is the feature that controls the rotation speed of the Pan/Tilt. There are 7 speeds. This function must work according to the characteristics of the Pan/Tilt.

4. Zoom-in/Zoom-out: If you connect a speed dome by RS-485. It can control the zoom in/out functions.

PTZ device selected..

Pan/Tilt rotation speed.

Digital zoom-in and zoom-out.

5. Preset position: Defines the preset monitoring points of the camera (16 points)

This function allows you to store the points you wish to monitor. Then you only need to press the code of the point you want so that the Pan/Tilt can rotate to this point to save time and labor of manual control. More importantly, it is more accurate. This function must work with a Pan/Tilt.

Step 3: Rotate the Pan/Tilt to the preset position remotely.

Step 4: When a position is preset for the IP cam,

you need to press the Update button to save the setting. When all positions are set up and saved,

ress the Exit button to close the window.

Step 2: Select the code of the

reset position and enter the

device name.

Step 1: click the Set button to enter the position setting screen.

Step 5: select the position code and press the GO button to activate the Pan/Tilt to move to the preset position.

6. Tour: Auto cruise of the pr eset positions First, you must set the preset positions. This function allows you to set up to 5 cruising routes. This function must work with a Pan/Tilt.

Step 1: Click Set to enter the cruise setup screen.

Step 2: Select the tour code and

enter the tour program name. You may set up to 5 tour programs.

Step 3: Set the lapse time

(seconds) of each cruising point.

Step 4: Select IP cam

preset position.

Step 5: Press the Update button to save

settings and then the Exit button to close window.

Step 6: Press the START button to activate the auto cruise

mode of the IP cam.

Alert Message Description

1. Alert activation display

When the position detection or alarm is activated, a red alert will blink on the screen to alert the user. Press to stop blinking.

Alert activated display.

2. Alert message

Alert message: When the position detection or alert is activated, an alert message will

display on the Alert Message box.

Alert Snapshot: When it is ON, the alert video will be saved in the quick capture path.

When it is OFF, the alert video will not be saved and only the alert message will display. Double click the message to view details. When an alert is activated, an alert message will display on the screen (50 messages, max.). When you exit this page, the message will be cleared automatically. You can also clear the message manually. (See Setup/Application Service Setup/Event/Event for details of alarm setup.)

Alert message display area.

Video Description

1. Video Format: sets the format for streaming

MPEG4 (main stream): Stream mode at MJPEG+MPEG4 or Dual MPEG4 MPEG4 (sub stream): Stream mode at Dual MPEG4 Motion JPEG: Stream mode at MJPEG+MPEG4

Please refer to “Setting > Video / Image > Video” for details.

2. View Size: selects the size of the image

Select the size of the image from 0.5 to 4 X.

Note: It’s not recommended to use 4x zoom in size to view the video since the image will be abrasive due to the digital zoom effect.

Video format.

Vi ew Size.

Select video stream protocol.

3. Streaming: sets the video stream protocol (HTTP is recommended) This product provides three different video streaming protocols: UDP, TCP, and HTTP.

HTTP is recommended because it allows the video stream to go through the firewall. (Refer to Setting/Basic Setting/Network/Streaming for more information).

UDP: provides the fastest but most unreliable transmission service. Video steams are

transmitted through UDP Port (50000~60000 by default) to ensure the fastest image transmission. However, video fragment or mosaics may occur due to poor transmission quality.

TCP: provides reliable data transmission. Video steams are transmitted through RTSP Port

(554 by default) to avoid video fragment or mosaics due to poor transmission quality.

HTTP: Video streams are transmitted through HTTP Port (80 by default) to ensure passing

through firewalls.

Comparison between stream protocols

Tunneling Pocket Loss Speed

HTTP Easy Fair Fair TCP Fair Lower Fast UDP Hard Lowest Fastest

4. Brightness/Hue/Contrast/Saturation

Select the item you wish to adjust, then press the + or – button to adjust video display. Press

+ means to increase the value and – to decrease the value of the selected item. Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of videos. Hue: Adjusts the red and green tones of the image. Contrast: Adjusts the contrast of colors. Saturation: Adjusts the saturation of colors. Set to default: Resets all items to default settings.

Video brightness and contrast ad

ustments

5. DayNight Setting

When select "Day" mode, the image is in color, however, it turns black and white when shift into "Night" mode. The image will be more clearly and smoothly when use Night mode. If the "Auto" mode has been selected, the Day/Night selection function will be concealed. Please refer to “Basic Setting>Video / Image>Sensor” for more information.

Video area digital zoom-in options

6. ZOOM IN/OUT: Click the image area and roll the mouse scroll front to zoom in or back to

zoom out. Hold the mouse left button to drag the image.

7. Full Screen: Click Full screen to zoom image to whole screen.

8. Jitter Time: This function can help the video smoother. If the video lag caused by bad

quality of network, please select 1 s to 5 s to add packet buffer.

Day and Night setting.

Record Description

1. REC: executes the video recording function

Click this button to start video recording and save the image file in the preset directory (C:\video). A red mark appears at the bottom left corner of the image when the recording function is running.

Snapshot button

Recording button

2. Snapshot: executes the snapshot function

Click this button to capture an image and save it to the preset directory. (C:\snapshot).

The recording or snapshot functions might not be operated if you use VISTA operation

system. Please select the WebPages into your trusted sites.

Select the WebPages into your trusted sites.

1. Select “Tools” on the IE browser.

2. Click Internet Options

3. Click Security

4. Select Trusted sites

5. Click Sites

6. Enter the IP Address of the product

7. Cancel the selection of the button

8. Click Add

9. Click Close

10. Close the entire IE browser then open a new IE. A "trusted sites" shall appear on the bottom of the banner.

3. Path: sets the save path and name for recorded images and snapshots.

The filename is the recording date by default. You can identify the file by prefix of the filename.

Click the Path field to select the folder to save the file.

Save the path.

Audio Description

1. Voice communication

When the speaker icon on the screen is green, it means the built-in microphone on the camera is receiving voice signals. When the microphone icon on the screen is green, it means the local microphone is sending voice signals to external speaker of a remote camera. Please refer to “Setup/Basic Setting/Audio” for details.

You need a microphone and a speaker connected to your PC when using this function. A speaker must also be installed on the camera. Therefore, please check if the peripherals work properly before using this function.

Voice communication function

System Settings

System setting contains basic and application settings. The basic setting is executed for basic system information, transmission speed, audio/video code, user authorization, date/time, and IP filter, while the application setting is executed for event triggering definition and other relevant settings, definition of the motion detection area, firmware update, reset to factory default, and reboot.

Basic Settings

Click Setting to enter the setting page

Basic Setting > System (System info)

Basic Setting > System > System

 Basic Setting > System > System > System Info

Device Name: You can set the name for your camera here. Click Set to complete the setting. Network information included MAC Address, IP Address, Network Mask, and Gateway. Firmware, Firmware Building time and Firmware Building Number are belong to Firmware

version information. Current Viewers: The number of viewers who are currently accessing the video stream.

 Basic Setting > System > System > System Log

The administrator can view all login information of this camera, including boot record, video

streaming mode, login IP, changes, and the date/time information. You can copy the entries to a Word document and save them manually. Please note that all information is deleted when you turn off the machine.

Basic Setting > System > System Log

This function can send log file to syslog server to monitor the situation of IP cam. You can download free software of syslog server from internet.

Input the IP address of syslog server

 Basic Setting > System > System > System Log > System Log

Max Size: The numbers that log exist, the default is 100000. Critical Log: The most important log file. Warning Log: The medium level log file. Information Log: The general log file.

 Basic Setting > System > System > System Log >Syslogd Service

Syslogd Service: click start to send log to server. Server: The IP address of syslog server. Port: Set the port number.

Basic Setting >Video/Image

Basic Setting >Video / Image >Video



Basic Setting >Video / Image >Video / Image >Video Format

You can select MPEG4 or MJPEG as the video format. It is recommended to select MPEG4 for real-time browsing to optimize the bandwidth. MJPEG is a good choice for the best resolution when video recording is required for collection of evidence.

Sensor Scan Mode: WXGA model will scan all sensor pixels (1 mega-pixels) and then output; while VGA mode will scan all sensor pixels and scale down into VGA (640 × 480) then output. Under the WXGA mode, the total frame rate (FPS) of MPEG4＋MJPEG can achieve up to

maximum 18fps, and 3GPP is not supported under this mode, For example, if the total frame rate of MPEG4 and MJPEG is set to 18fps, each video encoder will reach 8fps approximately. Under the VGA mode, the frame rate can reach 30fps for each video encoder and 3GPP is supported, too.

Dual video encoders: Under WXGA mode, the primary video encoder is MPEG4, and the secondary encoder must be MJPEG. On the other hand, under VGA mode, the primary video encoder is MPEG4 while the secondary can be either MJPEG or MPEG4.

MJPEG+MPEG4 stream mode

SXGA Mode

VGA stream mode.

3GPP

 Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Video Resolution

Generally speaking, selection of resolution is dependent on the bandwidth of the network you are using. This product offers different selections for video/audio settings. However, to

VGA Mode

ensure undisrupted image transmission, you need a higher uploading bandwidth. Generally, it is recommended to use QVGA resolution for normal bandwidth. To meet other requirements, refer to “Attachment B” for more information.

The product offers 5 image resolutions (PAL/NTSC):

1. WXGA (1280x800)

2. XGA (1024x768)

3. VGA (640x480)

4. QVGA (320x240)

5. QQVGA (160x128)

Rsolution selection

Note that when choosing the video resolution to be WXGA (available in WXGA sensor scan mode, MJPEG encoder only), all pixels from the sensor will be shown. If choosing XGA resolution (available in WXGA sensor scan mode, MPEG4 encoder only), only the top left portion from the sensor pixels will be shown. Please refer to the figure below.

XGA visibility area

WXGA visibility area

 Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Frame per Second (FPS):

Users can set the frame rate from 1 ~ 12.5(PAL)/18(NTSC) in WXGA sensor scan mode, or 1~25(PAL)/30(NTSC) in VGA sensor scan mode. If the network upload bandwidth is insufficient, frame drops might happen such that the target frame rate may not be reached. Please refer to the Appendix B for details.

FPS selection

 Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Video Quality

There are two video quality modes： Fixed rate mode is suitable for use in a network environment that the upload bandwidth is

limited. Please select the appropriate bit-rate according to your network environment. For example, if the network (upload) bandwidth available for the network camera is 500kbps, 500kbps multiplied 0.8 equals 400kbps (considering 20% overhead).This means that the largest fixed bit-rate should be set less than 400kbps; setting the bit-rate more than that might cause frame drops. Fixed quality mode is suitable for use if you want a constant video quality. If you want the best quality, Please choose the best option. The system will adjust the frame rate to fit the bandwidth available. There are 9 options to choose in fixed bit-rate drop-list. The higher the bit-rate, the better the video quality. There are 5 options to choose in fixed quality drop-list. The better the video quality, the higher the bit-rate is produced.

Please refer to the “Appendix B” for more information.

Fix bitrate

Video quality selection

 Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video / Image > 3GPP

To view the camera image using a 3G cellular phone, click Enable to enable the 3GPP mode. (Note: When the 3GPP mode has been activated, all relevant parameters are set automatically and cannot be changed. This is for the sake of compatibility).

Note: the URI of 3GPP streaming is rtsp://IP address:554/cam1/3gpp

3GPPmode

To use the 3GPP function, the following requirements must be met. Contact your telecom company to learn more about the connection conditions):

1. 3G phone: Your cellular phone functions properly and supports 3G service.

The compatible cellular phones that have passed our test are: Nokia (6630，6500 classic，E61，E65，N70，N73，N80，N81，N93，N95-8G) Sony Ericsson (K608i， K800i，W810i) Wibo (WinII)

2. 3G phone number is available.

3. The 3G wireless networking service is available.

4. The camera has a fixed IP address.

5. The 3GPP mode is activated.

Ex: Nokia N71. Follow these steps to set up your 3G viewing function.

1. Enter multimedia data

from the main screen.

2. Select a streaming link.

3. Add a new link.

4. Enter the link name.

5. Enter the IP address of the camera, e.g. rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.x xx:554/cam1/3gpp

6. Select OK to save the setting.

7. Select this stream name to proceed with linking.

8. Select “Yes” to connect.

9. Connecting.

10. Loading the image.

11. Video stream screen.

Note: Two ways to start 3GPP streaming

1. Without password Step1: Enable anonymous login. Step 2: Input rtsp://xxx.

x.xxx.xxx/cam1/3gpp in mobile phone.

Enable anonymous login

2. W

ith password (if user name is root and password is root)

rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/cam1/3gpp?user=root&pwd=root in

Input

mobile phone.

Basic Setting > Video / Image >PreProc

 Basic Setting > Video / Image > PreProc >Overlay Setting

Language: Choice what kind of language you want to display. Display mode: You can select to display the date, time and text or not.

Foreground color: Selects the color for date, time and tax display. Click on the color block

to bring out the color palette. Move the pointer to the desired color and click on it.

Display text: Inputs the text you wish to display on the screen, e.g. Lobby IP Cam. Date time position: Selects the location where the date and time are displayed on the

screen—any of the four corners. Text position: Selects the location where text is displayed on the screen—any of the four corners. Alpha Blending: Transparency available options are 0%, 50% and100%. Please don’t forget to press the Save button to save and apply the settings.

Click the color block to call out the color palette.

Time and date information can be displayed on the screen.

Basic Setting > Video / Image > Sensor

Adjust brightness, contrast and color. Displays date, camera ID and relevant information on the video. When the setting on this page is changed, a new image will immediately appear on the real-time display window.

 Basic Setting > Video / Image > Sensor > DayNight Setting

When the ambient illumination becomes dim, the ICR changes the color filter to the monochrome mode via a micro motor in front of the lens. The Auto ICR is On by default. Select Manual if manual setting is required.

Auto：The camera will judge the darkness to switch automatically into Day or Night mode.

Manual：Set the Day or Night mode by Manual.

External：Activate Day or Night Mode using external lighting sensor. Connect the sensor

with IO input of the camera. Set up the activation in the "Event" function. Please refer to Application / Event / Event for more information.

Day/Night ambiguity supression: This function can stop the over switching of Auto ICR, it is limited to 3 times in half hour. It is useful in some special environment. Switching Delay: This function can set up the time of ICR switching. If the machine is under Night mode and the delay sets up for 10 seconds, when it detects a status that must switch to Day mode, it will wait for 10 seconds to switch to Day mode to avoid wear and tear of machinery caused by ICR switching frequently. For example, when using Night Mode at night, it is possible to switch to Day mode because the sharing of car light. This function is only apply to Auto Mode. Sensitivity Level: The sensitivity of Day mode和Night mode, it can adjust to High, Mid or Low.

Day and Night options

Real time display window

 Basic Setting > Video / Image > Sensor > AE Setting

Mode：Select Auto exposure (ELC) or Preset exposure (ALC).

Shutter: The higher value correspond the slower shutter and the video will clear in dark

place, but frame rate will drop.

Flicker Control: The screen flickers under fluorescent lamps when the lens is at 50Hz in

the NTSC mode or 60Hz in the PAL mode. Activate this function to reduce flickers.

AE options

Flicker setting

Basic Setting > Audio

Basic Setting > Audio >Device Audio Setting

Audio: Full duplex, half duplex, simplex microphone only, simplex amplifier only, and audio

off. Full duplex: Allows using a microphone and amplifier at the same time, or turning them of f. Half duplex: Allows using a microphone or amplifier by manual switch. Simplex microphone only: Allows using the microphone only. Simplex amplifier only: Allows using the speaker only.

Audio off: Turns audio off; i.e. both the microphone and speaker are off.

Audio transfer mode

Audio encryption format

Audio input: 1 formats Audio output: 1 formats

G726/24: Uses G.726 24Kbps for audio encryption/decryption. Gain: Adjust the volume of the audio.

Audio encryption format

Basic Setting > PTZ

Basic Setting >PTZ > PTZ Setup

PTZ driver setup

When the information in the PTZ driver column is “NONE”, the PTZ control options will not be displayed on the main page of the

roduct.

PTZ Setup Page

Basic Setting > PTZ > PTZ Setup>PTZ Camera Port Setup

PTZ driver: Though this product supports two Pan / Tilt at the same time, it can control only one device at a time. This product currently supports 3 driving modes: EZOOM (built-in), Pelco-P and Pelco-D, please refer to the user’s manual of your Pan / Tilt for details of the driving mode.

Basic Setting > PTZ > PTZ Setup>PTZ Driver Manager

Lists drivers currently installed in the product and deletes upload drivers.

Note: If you select Delete, all drivers on the list will be deleted.

Basic Setting > PTZ > PTZ Setup>PTZ Driver Upload

Uploads drivers

Basic Setting > PTZ > PTZ Setup>Serial Port Setting

Port: The product only support COM0 Port Mode: The product only support RS-485 Baud rate: Signal transfer rate. See the user’s manual of your Pan / Tilt for correct values. Data bit: See the user’s manual of your Pan / Tilt for correct values. Stop bit: See the user’s manual of your Pan / Tilt for correct values. Parity adjustment: Parity. See the user’s manual of your Pan / Tilt for correct values. Please don’t forget to press the Save button to save and apply the settings.

Basic Setting > User(User)

The administration of the camera can set up access privileges by administrator, operator, and viewer to ensure the security and control of the camera. The access privileges and setting steps are described as below.

Basic Setting > User > User List (access privilege list)

The access privileges of the administrator, operator, and viewer are listed as follows. The administrator has the right to define the privilege for each user depending on requirements.

User Administrator Operator Viewer

Live Vi ew v v v Record File Path v v v System Setting v v Video Setting v v PreProc v v Sensor v v Audio Setting v v Date / Time Setting v User Setting root Network Setting v DDNS setting v PPPoE setting v Streaming v UPnP v SMTP v SAMBA v Notification v Multicast v IP Filter setting v Event Setting v v schedule setting v v event server v v trigger setting v v Motion Setting v v Firmware Upgrade root Factory default v Reboot Setting v PTZ Control v v

Steps: Click Add (to add a new user), Update (to change the privilege or password of a user on the list), or Delete (to delete a user from the list) and complete required fields. Then Click "Save" to complete the setting.

Options:

Add: Add a new user and set up a different privilege. Update: Change the privilege or password of a user. You cannot change the name of the

user.

Delete: Delete a user from the list.

User setting

Add a new user and set up a different privilege.

Change the privilege or password of a user. You cannot change the name of the user.

Delete a user from the list.

ilege as required. You can also

define the PTZ control here.

Basic Setting > User > User Setting (privilege setting)

For special business situations, this product allows you to log in to browse without the need of keying in your username and password. For this purpose, you need to check “Enable” at Anonymous Login. To allow the user to control the camera, you need to check “Enable” at Anonymous PTZ Control. However, “Disable” for both options is recommended for the sake of security. Depending on the bandwidth and requirements, a limit up to 10 viewer who are allowed to view the camera simultaneously can be defined.

Root cannot delete but can be updated

Activate the anonymous view and camera rotation functions; define the number of viewers who are allowed for on-line review simultaneously.

The default user name and password have been set as “root”. The root user cannot be deleted but root’s password can be changed. For the safety consideration, it’s recommended change the root’s password when the first time login. You can press the reset bottom to reset to factory default.

Basic Setting > Network (Network Settings)

Basic Setting > Network > Network (Wired network setting page)

Basic Setting > Network > Network > IP Assignment

Wired network setting page

DHCP setting:

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that enables automatic assignment of TCP/IP information to the client. Each DHCP client connects to the DHCP server to access its network setting information, including IP address, gateway, and DNS server. The IP address of the camera is 192.168.0.20 by default when DHCP is "OFF". When you select "DHCP ON" and access the DHCP network environment, the camera will automatically send a DHCP packet to request an IP address. This IP address is assigned automatically from the DHCP server on the network. No additional settings are required for this page unless you need to change the network configuration. The DHCP status of the camera is "OFF" by default.

Other settings:

For IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, DNS 1, and DNS 2, the DHCP server will assign these values automatically when DHCP is in "ON" status; otherwise, you need to key in the values manually.

Note: Where no IP address is assigned from the DHCP server, the system will set the Link-Local Address automatically. Chunghwa Telecom DNS: 168.95.1.1

Basic Setting > Network > Streaming (Steaming Setting)

Setting of the video steaming port (HTTP and factory default are recommended)

1. HTTP: Port 80(80 by default) can pass through most firewalls under Internet environment.

Video streams are transmitted through HTTP Port (80 by default) to ensure passage through firewalls.

2. RTSP: Port 554 uses a fixed port (i.e. TCP) or can be defined by users to ensure reliable data

transmission. Video streams are transmitted through RTSP Port (554 by default) to avoid video fragment or mosaics due to poor transmission quality.

3. RTP: Port 50000 to 60000 are UDP ports and can be defined by users. They provide the

fastest but also most unreliable transmission service. Video streams are transmitted through UDP Port (50000~60000 by default) to ensure the fastest image transmission. However, video fragment or mosaics may occur due to poor transmission quality.

Streaming port setting

Basic Setting > Network > PPPoE (dial-up networking setting)

PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is a protocol that supports access to a high-speed wideband network using a PC and a wideband modem (such as xDSL, Cable, Wireless modem). The user need only to equip the PC with an Ethernet card and apply to an ISP (such as HiNet) and an ADSL provider (such as Chunghwa Telecom) for ADSL service to roam the Internet through ordinary twisted copper wires.

PPPoE: Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet is applicable to networking via a xDSL or cable modem. PPPoE setting must be executed in the LAN environment for your PC to connect to ADSL. Follow the steps below to complete the setting:

1. Dial: You can select whether or not to dial when you boot the machine.

2. Use DHCP or fixed IP for connection to the LAN environment.

3. Key in the IP address of the camera and enter "PPPoE Setting" following the route

Setting Î Basic Setting Î NetworkÎ PPPoE.

4. Key in the xDSL "Username" and "Password" acquired from your ISP. Click Save to

confirm the setting.

5. Where the ADSL modem and the camera is connected via a switch-hub, you can press

“Reboot” or restart the machine manually to try PPPoE dialing when the setting of the camera has been completed.

6. To observe the new IP address acquired when PPPoE dialing has been executed

successfully, follow the route Setting Î Basic Setting Î NetworkÎNotification for the IP information. You can acquire the new IP address via SMTP, FTP, and HTTP. Refer to the “Notification Setting” page for more information.

Note: You can use the DDNS function to access the camera. Refer to the “DDNS Setting” page for more information.

 Basic Setting > Network > PPPoE > PPPoE

Dial: You can select whether or not to dial when you boot the machine (On Boot or Off). Username: Enter the username provided by your ISP. Password: Enter the password.

 Basic Setting > Network > PPPoE > PPPoE Information

IP Address: The IP address acquired when dialing has been executed successfully. Subnet Mask: The subnet mask information acquired when dialing has been executed successfully. Default Gateway: The gateway information acquired when dialing has been executed successfully. DNS: The ISP domain name acquired when dialing has been executed successfully.

PPPoE setting

Basic Setting > Network > DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server Setting)

The IP address (Ex. 210.168.0.22) is like a telephone number, while the website address is like a name in an address book. The DDNS allows the user to access the website by entering the name of the website without memorizing a bunch of cold numbers.

When you apply for an Internet service, you will have at least one IP address from your ISP that is either fixed or dynamic. Most of the ADSL service providers will give you a dynamic IP for ADSL environments, which means your IP address will constantly change each time you connect to the Internet. As a result, users from WAN environments will have much difficulty finding the correct IP address. The DDNS (Dynamic DNS service) is created for exactly this kind of moment. By updating your WAN IP address each time you connect to the Internet, the DDNS helps you locate your website and access your website easily. You can find a lot of free DDNS service providers on the Internet, such as www.no-ip.com and www.DynDNS.org.

gateway-routers can directly communicate with DDNS. In this case, you may directly

Some enter your DDNS account on the setting page in the Internet router, and then the router will

update your WAN IP status whenever it is changed and report to the DDNS. If your router does not support direct communication with the DDNS, you can download a small application program on the DDNS service page to help you update your WAN IP.

Item Description:

Active: enables/disables DDNS DDNS Server: currently we support http://dyndns.org and http://oray.net. This is a free

domain name server provided by DynDNS and Oray. You may log on this website for relevant information and apply for free domain names.

Username: your account for the domain name you applied for Password: your password for the domain name you applied for Domain Name: the domain name you applied for.

DDNS setting

Basic Setting > Network > UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

If you connect your camera to a router, IP allocator, or wireless AP, your camera will possibly be blocked by the NAT and can’t be located on the Internet. To penetrate the firewall, activate the supportive item- UPnP. The Link URL shows the external IP address and the port of the router. Enter the IP address in the Internet Explorer to penetrate the NAT.

 Basic Setting > Network > UPnP > UPnP Device

Active: yes (enable)/no (disable) Device Name: the name of the UPnP device

 Basic Setting > Network > UPnP > UPnP Traversal

Active: yes (enable)/no (disable) Port Range: the range of the usable ports, from 32768 to 65535 as default Link URL: After the network camera penetrates the firewall successfully, the actual external

IP address and port will be shown. Click “Save” to confirm when you finish.

UPnP setting

To activate the UPnP function in Windows OS:

Ex: Windows XP:

1. Windows component installation.

Step 1: Click Control Panel

Step 2: Click Add/Remove Programs

Step 6: Check UPuP User Int e rface

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4: Click Networking Services

Step 5: Click Detail

Step 3: Click Add/Remove Windows

2. Open Windows firewall option

Step 1: Click Windows Firewall in the Control Panel

Step 2: Click Exceptions

Step 3: Check UPnP Configuration.

3. View the connection device using “My Network Place”

Step 2: The LAN camera appears. Double-click to access the main page.

1. Open “My Network Place”

Basic Setting > Network > SMTP Server (mail server setting)

This camera is able to transmit images to a particular email address when a motion detection event occurs or a sensor is triggered. To use this function, a mail server setting for the camera is required. Enter the following information in sequential order to complete the setting :

z SMTP server: the SMTP server IP address. z SMTP From: the email of the sender, i.e. xxx@xxx.com z SMTP Authentication: enables/disables z User name: the SMTP server username. z Password: the password of the SMTP server. z Select Save button to save the setting.

SMTP Setting

Basic Setting > Network > SAMBA

This camera is able to upload the snapshots to a specified shared folder when an event is triggered. To use this function, a Samba setting is required.

Options: Active: Enable/Disable Samba Authentication: Enable/Disable Username: the username Password: the password Path: specify the IP address of the computer you want to share with and the file name, i.e.

192.168.0.X/xxx

Recycle Record: Enable for the last record file to mantle the first record file. Remaining SAMBA Capacity: the remaining capacity can be record. Shared Folder Size (MB): the total capacity of the folder. Always remember to set the size of

the folder to avoid exhaustion of disk capacity.

Samba Setting

Basic Setting > Network > Notification of IP address Change (IP address change notice)

This setting is not necessary for a fixed IP. For a dynamic IP, you need to update the IP address every time you connect to the Internet to access the camera. This setting allows you to update the IP address by the automatic notification of IP address change. Choose one of the following three notice options to update the IP address:

1. Notification via SMTP mail server

 Basic Setting > Network > Notification of IP Address Change > SMTP Notification

SMTP Notification: notification via SMTP mail server SMTP SendTo: the recipient, i.e. xxx@xxx.com SMTP Subject: mail subject Select Save to complete and activate your settings.

2. Notification via FTP server

 Basic Setting > Network > Notification of IP Address Change > FTP Notification

FTP Server: FTP Server name. FTP Port: FTP port. The default setting is 21 (recommended). FTP Upload path: the path to upload files. FTP Login name: the name to log in the FTP. FTP Login Password: the password to log in the FTP. Select Save to complete and activate your settings.

3. Notification via HTTP server

 Basic Setting > Network > Notification of IP Address Change > HTTP Notification

Server: the address of the server, i.e. http://. Port: the port to access HTTP. The default setting is 80 (recommended). Parameter: the setting of the parameters, refer to the installation setting of your HTTP server. Refer to the installation setting of your HTTP server for the setting of the parameters (such as

Username, Password, and Proxy). Select Save to complete and activate your settings.

Notification Setting

Basic Setting > Network > Multicast

This function allows multiple people to watch video streaming without limitation on the number of users, but is only applicable in the LAN environment. The video streaming format (MPEG4/MJPEG) depends on the selected image format setting in Basic Setting →

Video/Image → Video Format.

Basic Setting >Network >Multicast>MPEG4

This function allows multiple users to view the MPEG4 video stream free from restrictions on the number of users. However, this is only effective within the LAN.

Basic Setting >Network >Multicast>M-JPEG

This function allows multiple users to view the M-JPEG video stream free from restrictions on the number of users. However, this is only effective within the LAN.

Multicast Setting

Basic Setting > Date/Time

Date/Time setting

 Basic Setting > Date/Time > Server Time (the date/time of the server)  Basic Setting > Date/Time > PC Time (the date/time of your PC)  Basic Setting > Date/Time > Time Setting (date/time setting)

There are three ways to synchronize the time.

1. Synchronize the time with PC’s time:

The preset method of time synchronization of the camera time with your PC time.

2. Get Time from an NTP server: synchronize the time with the NTP

(Network Time Protocol)

z Click on the “NTP” Button z Enter the NTP server’s IP address. z Press “Save” to activate it.

The camera will update its time once obtaining the NTP time.

Note: The default NTP servers are:

A. NTP Server 1: 198.123.30.132 B. NTP Server 2: 192.43.244.18 C. NTP Server 3: 133.100.9.2

3. Change the time manually:

z Click the “User Input”. z Select the format of date display, i.e. “yyyy/mm/dd” format. z Select the format of date display, “hh:mm:ss” by 24 hours format. z Select the time zone. z Select “Adjust” to adjust time.

Basic Setting > IP Filter

This function filters IP addresses and is able to allow or deny visits from particular addresses/target addresses.

IP filter setting

Basic Setting > IP Filter > General

IP Filtering: enables/disables the IP filter Policy: allows/denies access

Basic Setting > IP Filter > Filter IP Address (Overview of the set IPs)

Add: enter the IP address you want to allow or deny the access of in the front field. Remove: removes a set IP addresses Remove All: removes all the set IP address

Special Attention Setting rules:

1. Actions that may cause a limited conn

ection are to be denied.

2. Improper use of this function may cause disconnection from Internet. You

might need to use hardware reset to reset to the factory default. Please refer to the “Factory Default” for details.

Application Setting

Application Setting > Event

This camera is equipped with intelligent security management functions. It ensures security monitoring by allowing user to define “trigger events” based on particular times and situations, and sets the camera respond to the event.

Application Setting > Event > Event Setting

Click Add Event to enter the trigger event setting

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Add Event : Add Event setting page

Options:

• General:

Name: Name the trigger event here.

• Response to event trigger: the time setting of the trigger event

Always: Always monitoring During time: Check the date you want to monitor (Sun~Sat) and the duration of

monitoring here. For example, if you want to set the camera to monitor from 7 pm after work to 7 am next morning from Monday to Friday, check the boxes from Monday to Friday, enter “19:00” in the “Start From” field, and enter “12:00” in the “Duration” field.

Never: Do not set the time.

• Trigger by: sources of trigger events (Note: You can only set one trigger event once.)

Alarm input: The alarm is triggered by the security equipment connected from the

DI terminals behind the machine, such as door/window detectors, infrared sensors.

Motion Detection:

The alarm is triggered when motion is detected. The camera will send an alarm when any objects appear in the set detection area.

On boot: The alarm is triggered by reboot. The camera will send an alarm

when the system is rebooted due to power shortage, sabotage, or other reasons.

• Response process: trigger event response (Note: Multiple selections are available)

Active alarm out:

An event is detected by the security equipment connected from the DI terminal behind the machine, such as high-decibel alarms, light projectors. You can set the alarm duration in the “Duration” field.

Upload video to :

The camera will sent the capture Motion JPEG or MPEG4 photo of the event to the FTP server or Samba you specified.

Include pre-trigger buffer:When an event is detected,the camera will record the previous video image up to 10 seconds.

Include post-trigger buffer:When an event is detected,the camera will record the post video image up to 10 seconds.

Continue video upload: When the event is continue, the camera will record the viddeo image up to 10 seconds.

For example: If the pre-trigger 5 seconds, post-trigger 5 seconds and continue video upload 5 seconds have been selected, the total file size will be 15 seconds.

Upload img to :

The camera will sent the capture photo of the event to the FTP server or Samba you specified.

Send HTTP notification:

The alarm will be sent to the HTTP server you specified. To use this function, set the coordinative HTTP server in the Event Server setting page in advance.

Send TCP notification:

The alarm will be sent to the TCP Server you specified. To use this function, set the coordinative TCP server in the Event Server setting page in advance.

Go to Preset Location

Force the camera turn to the preset location when the trigger is detected.

Day Night Force the camera turn into Day/Night Mode when the trigger is

detected.

Click Save to save and activate your settings when you completed setting.

Add Schedule: Add Schedule setting page

The Add Event setting page and the Add Schedule setting page are basically the same except that the Add Schedule setting page does not have the option “Trigger by” to

indicate the sources of the trigger event. Click Save to save and activate your settings when you complete setting.

Delete: delete the event cluster setting. Modify: modify the event cluster setting.

Application Setting > Event > Trigger (manual test of trigger response)

Whenever the camera detects abnormal events during the scheduled time, it will automatically respond by performing trigger response. There are 2 types of trigger responses: alarm sending and emailing the alarm or recorded image to the specified server. To use this function, enter the server information by accessing “Application Setting > Event > Event Server”. You may perform manual test as specified in this section once you complete the setting to ensure that all functions are working properly.

Trigger setting

The default status of the digital input pin is set as “Normal Open”, but users can change it to “Normal Ground” by setting the page “Setting->Application->Event->Trigger”:

1. When alarm input is set to be “Normal Open”, then the external device connected

to alarm input pin should be in open status. So when the external device is

triggered to close status, the alarm input pin will be triggered.

2. On the contrary, when alarm input pin is set to be “Normal Ground”, then the

external device connected to alarm input pin should be in close status. So when

the external device is triggered to open status, the alarm input pin will be triggered.

(Please refer to Attachment A for detailed explanation.)

Note: It is recommended to set up the Trigger Setting page (Setting-> Application Setting-> Event-> Trigger) before install the hardware alarm I/O!

Trigger Alarm output: Alarm output

Click “Set” to trigger the alarm. Click “Clear” to stop the alarm. (Please make sure to click “Clear” for close the alarm testing when the trigger testing is done).

Trigger mail: Sending mail

Click “Set” after you enter the email address and subject to test the integrity of the sent mail.

Trigger FTP: Sending AVI file to FTP Server

Upload AVI files to FTP server to test the file integrity.

HTTP Server: Sending message to HTTP Server

Upload message to HTTP server to test the message integrity. Enter the message in the “Message” field. You may go to Application Setting > Event > Event Server to make a complete custom parameters settings.

TCP Server: Sending message to TCP Server

Enter the message in the “Message” field.

Trigger SAMBA: Sending message to Samba shared folder Path: Enter the path of the shared folder in your PC.

Application Setting > Event > Event Servers (setting for uploading trigger event file to the server)

Here you can perform a complete setting for uploading files to the server. Please set servers (SMTP, FTP, SAMBA…etc) in the Event Server setting by the instructions below:

Event Server

Click Add FTP to go to the setting page and enter the information of the FTP server you specified.

Add FTP server

Name: the name of the FTP Network Address: IP address of the FTP Login: Log-in name

Password: Log-in password Upload Path: Uploading path Port: Port Passive: Check to set the FTP status as passive

Click Add HTTP to go to the setting page and enter the information of the HTTP server you specified.

Add HTTP server

Name: HTTP name Network Address: HTTP IP address Login: Log-in name Password: Log-in password Proxy: Proxy server name Proxy Port: Proxy server port Proxy Login: Proxy server log-in name Proxy Password: Proxy server log-in password

Click Add TCP to go to the setting page and enter the information of the TCP server you specified.

Add TCP server

Name: TCP server name Network Address: TCP IP address Port: TCP port

Click Add UDP to go to the setting page and enter the information of the UDP server you specified.

Add UDP server

Name: UDP server name Network Address: UDP IP address of UDP. Port: UDP port

Remove

Modify

Modify: Modifies the setting value

Remove: Removes the setting value

Application Setting > Motion Detection

You can open the setting frame by clicking on the area to monitor. To move area to monitor, drag the area with your mouse; to adjust the size of the frame, drag the arrow to adjust after you move the mouse to the edge of the area and left-click; There are 3 frames available for setting. You may adjust the sensitivity of the area by entering the degree of sensitivity in the “Detect Level” field. “Lower” is least sensitive, ”Highest” is extremely sensitive.

Exclusive: User can set some areas that are not willing to be detected. The function appear as number 4 (blue frame) in the picture.

Select Save to complete and activate your settings.

Motion detection setting

Setting area

Application Setting > Privacy mask

The privacy zone function can mask the image in the mask zone to ensure confidentiality. First, select a mask zone (1 to 3) and a mask color in the privacy zone. Then, move the green frame to the area you want to mask. Moving the cursor to the bottom right corner of the frame can change the size of the frame. When the setting is completed, click Save to make the setting effective, and the screen will automatically refresh within a few seconds after the setting is effective.

Mask color setting

Privacy area

Masked area effect

Application Setting > Firmware upgrade

Firmware upgrade

Contact your dealer for more information about firmware upgrade. Please follow the steps below to execute the upgrade.

Important! Read Carefully!!

1. Close all active applications on your PC.

2. Select “Firmware Upgrade”.

The Firmware Upgrade Setting page appears.

Select the location

3. Click Browse… to select the location where the firmware file is stored.

4. Click Submit.

5. The auto upgrade runs. The Upgrade Status shows the progress of the upgrade.

Upgrading

When the firmware upgrade has been completed, the machine reboots automatically. Reconnect to the server after 60 seconds.

Wait to reboot

Note: The new firmware is burned into the Flash ROM during the upgrade, so you must

take care during the process and make sure it is not interrupted during the operation. The system may be damaged seriously and need to be returned to the factory for repair if the power cable is removed or becomes loose during the upgrade. Firmware upgrading in a wireless network environment is not recommended because unstable packet transmission may bring about loss of data.

When the firmware upgrade has been completed, you don't need to r

estart the camera manually. The camera will reboot automatically after 60 seconds (Reboot OK). Then open the IE browser and key in the IP address (The original IP address remains undeleted).

Application Setting > Factory Default

You can use this function to reset to factory default, but all changes, including the IP address, you have made are deleted.

Reset to the default setting

Factory Default: Reset to factory default.

Warning window

Resets all parameters, except the IP parameters:

You can use this function to reset to factory default. All changes you have made are deleted but the IP address and all settings relevant to networking remain valid,

including cable and wireless network settings. Click Set to complete the reset.

Resets all parameters:

You can use this function to reset to factory default. All changes, including the IP address, you have made are deleted. Click Set and a warning window appears to ask if you really want to reset to factory default. Click “OK” to complete the reset.

Backup: Data backup Back all parameters:

Back up all changes you have made. When you click Backup, a file download

window appears. Back up the file named param.bin ( Don't change the file name;

otherwise, the backup may fail.

)

File backup

Restore backup parameters:

You can select this function to restore the changes you have made. To do this, click Browse… to select a backup file and click submit to confirm the restoration.

Application Setting > Reboot

You can enable this function for the camera to reboot automatically.

Attachment A: External Alarm

In addition to the motion detection executed by the internal software application, the product can connect to external infrared detectors, beepers, and smoke detectors. For more information about these external devices, contact to your local retailer, dealer or installation service provider. This product provides a standard Alarm I/O for you.

This product is provided with 1 sets of digital inputs and 1 set of digital outputs. Pin 8 and Pin 9 of the terminal are used for external sensor 1. Pin 5 to 7 are relays to control the normal open/normal close of external devices. (PS: Pin 3 and Pin 4 of the terminal are used for 1 set of RS485.)

Pin Function

1 Ground 2 DC 12V Output (100 mA) 3

RS485－

RS485＋ 5 Alarm Output (NO) 6 Alarm Output (NC) 7 Alarm Output #1 (COM) MAX DC 24V 1A 8 Alarm Input #1 (K) 9 Alarm Input #1 (A) MAX DC 50V

If your alarm devices do not provide C Contact, you can obtain the power supply for your alarm equipment by connecting from Pin 1 and Pin 2.

Warning: Please do not connect Pin 1 and Pin 2 to other devices. Incorrect connection may cause short circuit and damage to the camera and people.

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Alarm Equipment (Normal Open Mode)

Alarm input 1

(Correct Diagram)

Please be aware the below connection is incorrect and must be avoid.

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Alarm Equipment (Normal Close Mode)

External Alarm I/O Circuit Diagram

Warning!

• Where connecting of a low or high current loop to the external alarm input/output of the product

is required,

the wiring and connection shall be conducted by a qualified electrician. Incorrect wiring may bring about damage to the product fatal electric shock.

• Direct connection of the external alarm input/output terminal to high-current equipment is

not allowed and a customized repeat circuit might be required (provided by the customer) for some cases to isolate the terminal and the high-current equipment. Where the voltage/current of an external device exceeds the loading capability (DC 50V) of the Alarm I/O, the product would be damaged seriously.

Attachment B: Bandwidth Estimation

Since the FPS is dependent on the bandwidth of the camera, the relationship between the size of an image file and the bandwidth is always the major concern of the system construction engineer.

The table below shows the relation between the resolution and size of an MJPEG file in the NTSC system. Please note that the values in the table are for reference only, because the size of an image file is closely related to the complexity of the environment and the actual situation of the place being monitored.

Image Resolution Average range of Data Sizes

176 x 122 (QCIF) 20 – 40k bit/frame

352 x 240 (CIF) 40 – 200k bit/frame

640 x 480 (VGA) 180 – 400k bit/frame

1024 x 768 (XGA) 200 – 700k bit/frame

1280 x 800 (WXGA) 300 – 800 k bit/frame

Ex.: The transmission speed on the Internet is 2fps under 352 x 240, i.e. 40k*2=80k to 200*2=400k per second. It is suggested to apply for 512K "upload" bandwidth.

Note 1: What the camera needs at the client end is the “upload” bandwidth. However,

most ISPs in Taiwan provide download bandwidth that is wider than the upload bandwidth. Therefore, symmetrical bandwidth is a good choice for users who need wider upload bandwidth. Ex. download/upload = 521K/512K

Note 2: 32 kbps to 64kbps is required for transmission of audio signals.

Attachment C: Troubleshooting and FAQs

Question Answer and Solution

Function

What encoder and decoder are used by the camera for sounds and images?

The camera uses MJPEG or MPEG4 compression technology to provide quality images. MJPEG is a standard image compression technology applicable to different browsers without the need to install additional software. MPEG4 is a next-generation image compression standard and can provide high image quality at low bandwidth.

The sound decoder uses G.726 compression technology. How many users are allowed to view the camera simultaneously?

The maximum number of viewers depends on the bandwidth of the

client accessing the camera. About 1~2Mbps are used to process

data of the camera, so the maximum number of viewers changes in

proportion to FPS and the resolution of the image. Obviously, the

higher the number of viewers, the lower the performance at each

client ends. Is it possible to catch the image from the camera in a real-time manner?

Yes, you can use the snapshot function from the main control page.

Camera Installation

Can the camera be used outdoors?

The camera is not waterproof, so a special waterproof cover must

be available for outdoor use. Please note that the waterproof cover

may affect the built-in pickup function of the camera. Power LED does not light up.

• Check that the attached standard transformer is not damaged. Plug the power cable and reboot the machine.

• If the problem remains, contact your dealer for help.

What network cable is used for the camera?

The camera uses a 10 or 100 Base-T Category 5 UTP network

cable. How to install and operate the camera behind a firewall?

If you have a firewall in your network environment, please select

HTTP mode (Port80). Generally the port 80 is always open for the

browser to access the Internet. What are the username and password for the first use and after reset to factory default?

Username = root

Password=root.

Please change your password immediately after entering the system

to ensure inform

ation security. I forgot the username and password I used for the setting. What should I do?

Please proceed as follows:

1. Hold the Reset button for 4 seconds after booting to

reset the

password to preset.

2. Change the userna

me and the password. I forgot the IP address of the camera. What should I do?

Use IP Finder to locate the IP address of the camera. Please connect the camera and the PC on which the IP finder is

executed to the same hub. IP Finder cannot find the camera.

• When the camera still can’t be located over 1 minute, re-activate the camera.

• Do not connect the camera to more than one router. The IP Finder will not be able to detect the camera.

• If the IP of PC on which the IP Finder is executed is not correctly set, the IP Finder will not

be able to l

ocate the camera. Please

confirm that the IP address has been properly set.

• The anti-virus applications on the PC or the firewall might block

the IP Finder from execution. If you can not execute the IP Finder, please disable your anti-virus applications or firewall.

Internet Explorer does not display the camera screen correctly.

Please be sure that the version of your Internet Explorer is 6.0 or later. Should you

have any difficulties, please log on the Microsoft website to update your browser. Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie.

IP Finder cannot store network parameters.

• Your connection might have problems. Please ensure that the network parameters and the camera connection are correctly set.

Access to Camera

I cannot enter the login screen and camera page from Internet Explorer. What should I do?

• The IP address of the camera is possibly being used by another

PC or devic

. Please disconnect the network cable from the camera and execute PING to confirm if the IP address has been used.

• It is possibly due to the network cable. Please use the cross-line network cable to connect

the PC and the ca

mera, and see if the

log-in screen appears.

• Be sure that the network connection and the settings are properly configured.

• Be sure to enter correct IP address in the Internet Explorer. If

ou use dynamic IP address, the address might have been changed after your last check.

• Internet traffic might slow down the webpage access. Please w ait.

• Be sure that you are using http port. The default setting is Port

80. It will

be converted to t

he private camera IP address.

• The port assigned for your camera might not able to access the Internet. Contact yo

ur ISP to acquire a usable port.

• The proxy server might be blocking you from connecting to the camera. Do not set the proxy

server.

• Please be sure that the default gateway address is correct.

• Your router might need Port conversio

n. Refer to the user

manual

of your router for details.

• The package filtering function of the router might have blocked the access to the external Internet. Refer to the

user manual of

your router for details.

• If you are using DDNS, please remember to set the default gateway

and

server address.

• If none of the procedures above is working, please reset to the factory defaul

t values and re-install.

• If the problem still persists, there might be some problems with the prod

uct.

Contact the dealer who sold you the product for

more help.

No image appears on the main control screen.

• When using PC to connect to the camera for the first time, a security warning window will tell you that you need to download the ActiveX control. When you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you might need a properly- authorized user account to install the application

• Network traffic might slow down the video streams. If the video is extre

ely slow, select a lower resolution for a lower

bandwidth requirement.

Check whether the Active X control of the camera has been installed in your computer.

Select C:\Windows\Downloaded Program

Files to check if the file

“Media Viewer Class” is registered. The status bar should indicate the file has been installed. If you do not see this file, be sure that your Internet Explorer security is properly set (the default value is moderate). Re-connect to the camera main page and

download the file again. Incomplete download or installation of the camera ActiveX control is the major reason for this problem. Check the security setting of your Internet Explorer. Close and re-open

Internet Explorer, and enter the main page to see if you can log in. Internet Explorer displays the following message: Downloading the ActiveX control is prohibited under the current security setting."

Change the IE security setting to allow downloading unsigned

ActiveX control.

→Tools→In

ternet Options→Security→

Custom Level. Change

"Inactive" to "Tips" for the ActiveX control if required.

The camera can operate only in the LAN rather in the Internet environment.

• A firewall mechanism might have been activated. Check the setting of your system or ask your network administrator. To access the camera from the Internet, you may need to change the setting of the firewall.

• Make sure that your camera does not conflict with other servers on the same LAN.

• Check the router and make sure that its setting allows it to access your camera from

the Internet. The number of frames transmitted are less than the defined value.

• Congestion of the network or objects of the image may affect the number of frames transmitted. The number of frames may be less than the defined value when they are transmitted via a congested network.

• The number of frames transmitted may become less when m

ltiple users are viewing the video stream.

• The network hub might be another reason for this problem, especially when m

ultiple camera video streams are viewed

simultaneously.

When the audit function is activated, the video streaming area becomes black or the transmission becomes slower.

• When you connect your PC to the camera, no sufficient bandwidth is available to suppor

t more frames with the current resolution of video streams. Reduce the resolution to QCIF(176x144) or CIF (320x240) and deactivate the audio function.

• The audio signal needs 32 to 64 kbps of your bandwidth. You can deactivate the audio f

uncti

on to improve the image quality. Your Internet service may have not sufficient bandwidth to support audio transmission.

Images cannot be transmitted via e-mail or FTP.

• Make sure the IP address of the gateway and domain server (DNS) have been defined correctly.

• Where FTP still fails, contact your ISP or network administrator to check the FTP server.

I can't control the camera to move up, down, right, left or to the center or preset point.

• When communication to the camera stops, click "Refresh" on your IE browser to refresh the transmission.

• It might be that other users are controlling the movement of the ca

mera.

• The

horizontal/vertical movement of the camera has reached its

limit.

•

The horizontal/vertical remote control option of the camera might have been deselected.

I can't control the camera to move up, down, right, or left smoothly.

Delay might occur when you are accessing a video stream and remotely moving the camera horizontally. Where significant delay is identified when you move the camera horizontally or vertically deactivate the audio streams and/or reduce the size of the video stream...

Camera Image Quality

Camera has a problem focusing.

• The lens might be contaminated with dust, fingerprints, or other dirt. Use a special cleaning cloth to clean the lens or adjust the focus manually.

• Focusing might be impossible in some cases. If the object is too close to the lens, mo

re it away from your camera. Color of the video stream is too deep or light.

• Please confirm that the image you are watching has the best quality. Adjust the setting of your display card (color quality) to at least 16 bits (24 bits or more are recommended).

• Incorrect camera video setting. You may need to adjust some para

eters, such as brightness, contrast, color, and saturation.

Video stream flashes. • Incorrect power cord frequency may cause flashing of the image.

Confirm that your camera uses NTSC or PAL system.

• The image flashes if the objects are black. In this case, adjust the illumination brighter around

your camera. This is noise problem during transmission of the image.

Noise may be produced if you install your camera at a very dark place. Adjust the illuminati

on around your camera.

Others

How to reboot my camera? If you only need to re-boot the system and don't want to change any

setting, enter the Setting page and select the Reboot option at the

bottom of the screen. The system will reboot automatically. I can't replay recorded files.

Confirm that you have installed Microsoft®’s DirectX 9.0 or above

and use Windows Media Player 9 or above.

FCC Class A Announcement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate such equipment.

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