Phylink PLC-128PW, PLC-128W, PLC-128P User Manual

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USER MANUAL

VERSION 1.1

PLC-128 series

720P

Table of Contents

1.0 Product Overview 5............................................................................................

1.1 Package Contents ................................................................................................................ 5

1.2 System Requirements ........................................................................................................ 5

1.3 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6

1.4 Hardware Overview ............................................................................................................ 8

2.0 Installation 10.......................................................................................................

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

2.1.4 Wireless Installation with WPS function...................................................... 17

2.1.3 Restore Camera back to factory settings .................................................. 16

2.4 Camera installation on PC ............................................................................................ 44

2.4.1 Camera Live installation on PC .................................................................... 44

2.4.2 Add a camera to Camera Live ...................................................................... 44

2.4.3 Play, Delete and Modify cameras ................................................................ 46

2.4.4 Muliti-viewing on one screen ........................................................................ 48

2.4.5 Video recording, Storage and Viewing ....................................................... 49

2.4.6 Snapshots, Storage and Viewing .................................................................. 50

2.2 Quick installation for iOS device ................................................................................ 25

2.2.1 Camera installation on iOS device ............................................................... 25

2.2.2 Wireless Setup on iOS device ........................................................................ 28

2.2.3 Advanced settings on iOS device ................................................................ 31

2.3 Quick installation for Android device ....................................................................... 35

2.3.1 Camera installation on Android device ..................................................... 35

2.3.2 Wireless Setup on Android device ............................................................... 38

2.3.3 Advanced settings on Android device ....................................................... 41

2.1.1 Sensor Unit Installation .................................................................................... 10

2.5 Installation via Web Browser ........................................................................................ 51

2.5.1 Viewing Camera via Web Browser .............................................................. 51

2.5.2 Wireless Setup on PC via Web Browser .................................................... 52

3.0 Advanced Configuration 57............................................................................

3.1 Network Camera Setting Interface .......................................................................... 55

3.2 Camera................................................................................................................................ 57

3.2.1 Camera Setup ...................................................................................................... 57

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2.1.2 Main Unit Installation........................................................................................ 13

2.1.5 Wireless Installation Considerations............................................................. 18

2.1.6 General I/O Terminal ......................................................................................... 19

3.3 Network............................................................................................................................... 62

3.3.1 Wireless Setup........................................................................................................ 62

3.3.2 TCP/IP Setup........................................................................................................... 64

3.3.3 DDNS Setup............................................................................................................ 65

3.3.4 UPNP Setup............................................................................................................ 68

3.4 Storage ................................................................................................................................ 70

3.4.1 Storage Setup ........................................................................................................ 70

3.4.2 Browse Storage .................................................................................................... 71

3.4.3 Format SD Card ................................................................................................... 71

3.4.4 Recording to NAS ............................................................................................... 72

3.2.2 Stream Setup ......................................................................................................... 58

3.2.3 OSD Setup ............................................................................................................... 61

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3.5 Task ................................................................................................................................ 75

3.5.1 Motion Detection ......................................................................................... 75

3.5.2 Schedule Setup .............................................................................................. 77

3.5.3 Task Management ......................................................................................... 78

3.5.3.1 Email alarm sending .......................................................................... 79

3.5.3.2 Email periodic sending ..................................................................... 81

3.5.3.3 FTP alarm sending .............................................................................. 82

3.5.3.4 FTP periodic sending ........................................................................ 84

3.6 Tools ............................................................................................................................... 92

3.6.1 System Identity ............................................................................................... 92

3.6.2 User Management ........................................................................................ 93

3.6.3 Date & Time ..................................................................................................... 94

3.6.4 Backup or Reset ............................................................................................ 95

3.6.5 Firmware Upgrade ....................................................................................... 95

3.7 Advanced functions................................................................................................. 97

3.7.1 Wizard................................................................................................................. 97

3.7.2 System................................................................................................................ 98

3.5.3.5 HTTP alarm sending .......................................................................... 85

3.5.3.6 HTTP periodic sending ..................................................................... 86

3.5.3.7 Snapshot to storage on alarm ........................................................ 87

3.5.3.8 Snapshot to storage periodically .................................................. 88

3.5.3.9 Record to storage on alarm ............................................................. 89

3.5.3.10 Record to storage continuously .................................................... 90

3.5.3.11 Send files in storage to FTP server................................................ 91

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5.0 Technical Specifications ................................................................. 102

6.0 Glossary of Terms ........................................................................... 103

4.0 Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 100

7.0 Technical Support .......................................................................... 105

1.1 Package Contents

Verify the package contents against the list below.

1.2 System Requirements

Minimum Mac System Requirements

Operating system-Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger) Processor-800MHz-Power PC G4 or Intel Memory-128Mb RAM (256Mb recommended)

Minimum PC System Requirements

Operating system-Windows 2000/XP/Vista /Windows 7/Mac/Linux Processor-Intel Pentium III, 1GHz Memory-256Mb RAM

Viewing System Requirements

Web Browser Setup/Viewing- IE Version 5.5 or later, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari & most other browsers Real Player QuickTime and most other VLC players.

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PLC-128PW / PLC-128W / PLC-128P Main Unit Camera Unit ( include 8 meter RJ11 cable) Mounting Accessories External Antenna (PLC-128P has no this item) Manual and Software on CD-ROM CAT5 Ethernet Cable 4 pin I/O connector terminal block Power Adapter Quick Install Guide

1.3 Introduction

Excellent HDTV 720P video quality at full frame rate, Megapixel pinhole lens. Works over Wi-Fi, Ethernet or Power over Ethernet (PoE) 802.3af. WPS support for easy wireless setup.

Professional Covert Network Security Camera

PHYLINK PLC-128 is a small-sized, high-performance device perfect for covertseries installations or where a discreet and compact surveillance solution is required. Almost impossible to discover, which keeps it protected from vandalism.

Various and Flexible Mounting

PLC-128 includes various mounting accessories for quick and easy installation.series The Sensor unit can be mounted flat or angled on any surface, using the angled fastening bracket. The camera can also be mounted covertly behind a thin wall, cupboard, door and etc. with miniature size design it enables easy integration into any hidden place. The sensor unit and main unit are connected by an 8 meter cable, providing flexibility to place the sensor unit in one place and the main unit elsewhere.

Excellent Quality at Full Frame Rate

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General I/O which is used to connect external alarm devices like PIR sensor, Gas Detector and etc. Audio line in for security sound monitor pickup device. Multi-zone Motion Detection and adjustable sensitivity, alerts by Email or Push Notifications (for iOS and Android). Built-in Micro SD card Slot up to 128GB (SD Card not included) with remote playback from anywhere. Free iPhone, Android Apps for Quick & Easy remote Viewing.

Smart and Connectivity

Approval Information

All our products meet the requirements of approval FCC or CE, and are granted the FCC or CE certification. They are authorized to bear FCC or CE mark.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes and modification not expressly approved by the manufacturer or registrant of this equipment can void your authority to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commissions rules.

FCC

This product complies with standards including Low Voltage Device Directive 73/23/EEC; EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. It passed the subject tests by the authority concerned and is authorized to bear CE mark.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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1.4 Hardware Overview

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CAM

Line In/MIC

DC12V

LAN

Reset

I/O

1. Main Unit

8. Ethernet RJ45 connector

9. General I/O Terminal

10. Power Connector

11. Reset/WPS Button

12. Sensor Unit

2. Status indicator LED

3. External Antenna

4. RJ12 Connector for Sensor Unit

5. Audio Line In/MIC

6. Micro SD Card slot

7. SMA connector

13. RJ11 Cable

14. RJ12 Plug

15. Cover

16. Straight mounting bracket

17. Angled mounting bracket

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PLC-128 series

include various mounting brackets for quick and easy installation. The sensor unit can be mounted flat or angled on any surface, using the angled mounting bracket. The camera can also be mounted covertly behind a thin wall, cupboard, door and etc. With miniature size design it enables easy integration into any hidden place.

Mounting Accessories

Local storage for storing recorded image and video.

Micro SD Card slot

Connects to the included DC 12V power adapter.

Power Connector

Reset/WPS Button

Press this button for 5 seconds to reset the camera. All settings will be restored to factory default.

Status indicator LED

Short press this button to setup a wireless connection automatically (WPS function).

After is powered on, the indicator LED shows yellow light and quickly offMain Unit which means the system is being started. When the indicator LED shows yellow again, it means the system has started successfully. The indicator LED flashes during data transfer and shows red light for WPS connection status.

General I/O Terminal

Used to connect the external wired alarm devices like PIR sensor, gas detector, siren, etc.

Note: PLC-128P has no WPS function.

The sensor unit and main unit are connected by an 8 meter cable, providing flexibility to place the sensor unit in one place and the main unit elsewhere.

Sensor Unit and RJ11 Cable

IMPORTANT!

The sensor unit is not approved for outdoor use. The product may only be installed in indoor environments.

2.1 Hardware Installation

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Flat on any surface

PLC-128 series is a small-sized, high-performance network camera perfect for covert

installations or where a discreet and compact surveillance solution is required. Almost impossible to discover, which keeps it protected from vandalism.

2.1.1 Sensor Unit Installation

The PLC-128 series can be mounted in three different ways:

Angled on any surface, using the angled fastening bracket Covertly behind a thin material, for example a thin wall, cupboard, door and etc.

1. Put the to the wall or ceiling, using screws and plugs appropriate forSensor Unit the wall/ceiling material.

2. Snap on the cover.

3. Proceed to install the , seeMain Unit 3.2 Main Unit Installation.

Flat Surface Installation

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1. Put the angled mounting bracket to the wall or ceiling, using screws and plugs appropriate for the wall/ceiling material. Ensure that the bracket is pointing towards the area to be monitored.

2. Assemble the plate with the screw and align it so the arrows are vertical or horizontal.

3. Put the to the plate with the two screws.Sensor Unit

4. Snap on the cover.

5. Proceed to install the , seeMain Unit 3.2 Main Unit Installation.

Angled Surface Installation

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1. Drill a hole with 3mm diameter in the wall or ceiling. If the material is thicker than 1mm it may be necessary to expand the hole.

2. Pull off the protection on the adhesive and attach the straight mounting bracket to the wall.

3. Insert the into the bracket, and fix with the stop screw. Ensure that theSensor Unit cone of the is flush with the wall.Sensor Unit

4 Proceed to install the , seeMain Unit 3.2 Main Unit Installation.

Covert Installation

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2.1.2 Main Unit Installation

The Sensor Unit and Main Unit are connected by an 8 meter cable, providing flexibility to place the Sensor Unit in one place and the Main Unit elsewhere. Insert the RJ11 Plug into the RJ11 Jack on Main Unit.

If required, the cable can be shortened. The sensor unit is delivered with a 8 meter (26 ft) RJ11 cable. To shorten the cable follow these steps:

2. Strip the plastic outer coating from the end of the cable.

1. Cut the cable to the desired length. Measure from the sensor unit.

IMPORTANT!

The RJ11 Plug must be insert into RJ11 Jack before the Main Unit is powered on.

Shorten Sensor Unit Cable

Connect the sensor unit to the main unit

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3. Flatten the colored wires in the order described below.

5. Use a crimping tool to fasten the connector to the cable.

4. Insert the wires all the way into a 6P6C RJ12 Plug.

Make sure that the wires stay in the correct order.

RJ -12 Plug Position NO.

RJ -11 Cable Colored wires

Position 6

Position 1

Null

White/orange

orange

Green

White/Green

White/brown

brown

Green

White/Green

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Connect the Main Unit to your router or switch using the network cable. Using the included power adaptor, plug one end into the Power Connector and plug the other end into a power outlet.

DC12V

LAN

Reset

I/O

Main Unit Panel

DC Power Cable

Network Cable

Router

Note: The DHCP sever and UPnP must be enabled on your router (which is default setting on most router) to assign a local IP address to the network camera. If needed, please refer to your router's user manual on how to enable DHCP server and UPnP.

The PLC-128PW can be either connected with Power Adaptor and network cable, or optionally with a CAT-5 network cable that is connected to an 802.3af compatible PoE Switch or PoE Injector. Under this condition, the network cable will transmit both power and data over a single cable and you don’t need to connect the power adapter.

IMPORTANT!

Please note that for initial setup, you need to connect the camera directly to your router or switch with a network cable. You can NOT connect wirelessly to the camera without first setting it up via a network cable. After initial setup only the power cable is required for the Wi-Fi connection.

Connection Using a PoE Switch or PoE Injector

Connect Network and Power

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If you ever forget your admin password or have any other reason to reset the camera to its factory settings, please use the following procedure:

2.1.3 Restore Camera back to factory settings

Make sure the camera is powered up.

Hold the down for at least 5 seconds, you’ll see theReset/WPS Button Status indicator LED go off for a few seconds. This indicates reset is in progress.

A few seconds later the camera will restart and is now at factory settings. After reset the user name and password will both be“admin” again.

Reset/WPS button

It is easier to use the software reset function. Login the web server of camera and browse to > > .Setting Tools Backup or Reset

If hardware reset is needed, find the on the .Reset/WPS Button Main Unit

DC12V

LAN

Reset

I/O

If using a Wi-Fi connection, the provided external antenna must be mounted to the SMA connector on the . Please keep the antenna vertical for better signalMain Unit strength.

The Micro SD Card must be insert to the slot before the Main Unit is powered on.

Note: The camera only supports FAT32, if the SD card is NTFS or Non FAT32 format, you need to format it in FAT32 on PC.

Mount the Micro SD Card

Mount the antenna

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2.1.4 Wireless Installation with WPS function

You may create a Wi-Fi connect using the on the .Reset/WPS Button Camera Cable

Note: On some routers, you may need to login to the web interface and then click on an onscreen button to activate the WPS feature. If you are not sure where the WPS button is on your router, please refer to your router’s User Manual.

Status indicator LED will blink red light

The camera will automatically create a wireless connection to your router. While connecting, the will always on and your camera will reboot.Status indicator LED

Step 2

Press the on your router within 60 seconds.WPS button WPS function also called (Quick Secure Setup) on some brands of router.QSS

Step 1

After the camera is powered on, short press the on theReset/WPS button Main Unit and the will blink red light.Status indicator LED

Short press the Reset/WPS button

DC12V

LAN

Reset

I/O

2.1.5 Wireless Installation Considerations

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The wireless network camera lets you access your network using a wireless connection from anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the number, thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through, may limit the range. Typical ranges vary depending on the types of materials and background RF (radio frequency) noise in your home or business. The key to maximizing wireless range is to follow these basic guidelines:

1. Minimize the number of walls and ceilings between your adapter and other network devices (such as your Network Camera) - each wall or ceiling can reduce your adapter’s range from 3-90 feet (1-30 meters).

2. Be aware of the direct line between network devices. Position your devices so that the signal will travel straight through a wall or ceiling (instead of at an angle) for better reception.

3. Building Materials make a difference. A solid metal door or aluminum studs may weaken the wireless signal. Try to position your wireless routers and wireless network camera where the signal passes through drywall or open doorways.

4. Keep the wireless network camera at least 3-6 feet or 1-2 meters away from electrical devices or appliances that generate RF noise.

5. If you are using 2.4GHz cordless phones or other radio frequency sources (such as microwave ovens), your wireless connection may degrade dramatically or drop completely. Make sure your 2.4GHz phone base is as far away from your wireless network camera as possible. The base transmits a signal even if the phone in not in use.

IMPORTANT!

The megapixel wireless camera requires a 4 out of 5 bar or 5 out of 5 bar signal strength in the camera's system status page for a reliable wireless connection with real-time video streaming. With a typical consumer grade router you should expect the camera to work reliably 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 meters) from the router, with one wall in between. If the signal strength less than 3 out of 5 bar, you may need a Wi-Fi range extender.

2.1.6 General I/O Terminal

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PLC-128 series provides a general I/O terminal which is used to connect external wired alarm devices like PIR sensor, Gas Detector, etc. The terminal definitions are described below :

Pin NO.

Name

Specification

DC12V

LAN

Reset

I/O

POWER

GND

POWER

This terminal can provide DC power to a wired alarm devices. The max power for external device. is 12VDC ± 5%, 0.5A . This is a optional, you can use the alarm device with a external power supply.

IMPORTANT! - The rating voltage of alarm device can not less than 12VDC, or you will damage the alarm device.

POWER

GND

12VDC ± 5%, max. 0.5A (For external device)

Digital output , Max. 40VDC, max. 400mA

Digital input, OPEN/Short-to-GND

Ground

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With a maximum load of 400mA and a maximum voltage of 40V DC, This terminal has an open-collector NPN Darlington transistor with the emitter connected to the

GND terminal. If used with an external relay, a diode must be connected parallel with the load, for protecting against voltage transients.

Please refer to the following diagram for the connection method.

Be careful about choosing Open or Grounded when connecting to a alarm or other device, you need to make the relevant settings to the camera as the picture below：

The Grounded means that DO short to GND inside the camera.

The Open means that DO is floating inside the camera.

PWR

Apply

Digital I/O Setup

Digital input: Active state is:

Camera

Network

Storage

Task

Tools

Live View

Wizard

System

Support

Reboot

Digital output:

Active state is:

Enable

Disable

Open

Grounded

Enable

Disable

Open

Grounded

Motion Detection

Digital I/O Setup

Schedule Setup

Task Management

Schedule:

Always

Post alarm:

Schedule:

Always

seconds (1-99)

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Be careful about choosing Open or Grounded when connecting to the terminal of

alarm output, you need to make the relevant settings to the camera, do it like this:

you can do it as the picture belowsetting--> Task--> Digital I/O Setup--> ：

This terminal which is used to connect the relay output of wired alarm device like

PIR sensor, Gas Detector, Infra-red pool alarm and etc.

The Grounded means that DI is shorted to GND. In this way, DI should be connected to N.O(Normal Open) terminal.

The Open means that DI is floating from GND. In this way, DI should be connected to N.C (Normal Close) terminal.

This terminal used to COM terminal for Relay output of alarm device. When Terminal 1 connect +DC terminal of alarm device , please connect this terminal to GND or –DC terminal of the device. This is a optional, you can use the alarm device with a external power supply.

GND

Apply

Digital I/O Setup

Digital input: Active state is:

Camera

Network

Storage

Task

Tools

Live View

Wizard

System

Support

Reboot

Digital output:

Active state is:

Enable

Disable

Open

Grounded

Enable

Disable

Open

Grounded

Motion Detection

Digital I/O Setup

Schedule Setup

Task Management

Schedule:

Always

Post alarm:

Schedule:

Always

seconds (1-99)

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Example For Connecting a Sensor Device

This example shows how to wire a PIR Detector to I/O Terminal BLOCK. Connecting of PWR is a optional, you can use the alarm device with a external power supply.

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Example For Connecting a Alarm Device

This example shows how to wire a Siren to I/O Terminal BLOCK.

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Example For Connecting a Device with Relay

This example shows how to wire a device to I/OTerminal BLOCK with a Relay and the device use a external power supply.

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2.2 Quick installation for iOS device

2.2.1 Camera installation on iOS device

There are three ways to add a camera on an iOS device.

Option 1

Search the camera in Local Area Network

Add Camera

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Camera

UID

Account

admin

PasswordPassword

Enter the " ". ( The default password is "admin". )Password

Assign a " " to the camera to help identify this camera if more than oneName camera is in use. ( The default name is "Camera". )

Press " " button and your camera will show up under“Camera List”.Save

If your camera is in the same Local Area Network with your smartphone, the App can search the cameras automatically. If the camera UID shows up on list then press the UID for the camera you are setting up.

Search "PHYCAM" App from App Store, download and install it. Start the App and then the " " screen will appear.Add Camera

iPhone

Event

Playback

Add Camera

Info

Camera

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Option 2

Scan the camera UID using smart phone

Enter " ". (The default password is "admin".)Password

Assign a " " to the camera to help identify this camera if more than oneName camera is in use.

Press " " button and your camera will show up under“ ”.Save Camera List

Manually type UID

Option 3

Enter " ". (The default password is "admin".)Password

Assign a "Name" to the camera to help identify this camera if more than one

camera is in use. Press " " button and your camera will show up under“ ”.Save Camera List

If you camera is not in the same Local Area Network with your Smart phone,

the App can NOT search cameras for Local Network.

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Press " " button to scan the camera UID from the UID sticker on the .QRCode Main Unit

Press " " button and manually type "UID" according to the UID sticker on theAdd

.Main Unit

Event

Playback

Add Camera

Info

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viewﬁnder rectangle to scan it.

Cancel

Light

iPhone

Press on the Camera name from“ ” for "Live View" using a wired connection.Camera List

Press the "Back" button to go back to the“ ”.Camera List

Press to View saved pictures.

Press to take a snapshot.

Press to start listening or stop listening.

Press to start speaking or stop speaking.

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Camera

Online / LAN

768x432 / FPS: 16 / BPS: 154 Kbps

iPhone

2.2.2 Wireless Setup on iOS device

There are two ways to setup wireless connection on iOS device.

Option 1

Quick setup with smart phone

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Go to > .Advanced Setting Network Setup

Event

Playback

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Info

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Camera List

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Camera

Account

admin

Password

Reconnect

Connected

Security Code

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Video Quality

Alarm Recording

Microphone

Speaker

Not available

Network Setup

Alarm Actions

iPhone

Press on from the and go to the .Camera List Edit Camera

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Network Setup

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WiFi Networks

Data & Time

WiFi Networks

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CHOOSE A NETWORK...

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Join

Password

After a successful wireless setup, you can remove the network cable and the camera should work through the wireless network after a short delay.

Press , then the App will search for available wireless networks,WiFi Networks select your network among this list. Type your Wi-Fi password and press the “ ” button to complete the Wi-Fi setup.Join

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Option 2

Quick setup with WPS function

The camera will automatically create a wireless connection to your router. While connecting, the will always on and your camera will reboot.Status indicator LED

Step 2

Press the on your router within 60 seconds.WPS button

WPS function also called (Quick Secure Setup) on some brands of router.QSS

Step 1

After the camera is powered on, short press the on the CameraReset/WPS button and the will blink red light.Status indicator LED

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You may create a Wi-Fi connection using the on the Main Unit.Reset/WPS Button

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The settings for these can be adjusted. Press on for the settings of stream profiles.

There are two pre-programmed stream profiles: primary stream and secondary stream.These streams profiles help for quick setup.

[ ] Two options: 50Hz & 60Hz. Set according to the mainsEnvironment Mode frequency in the country of use. For UK this would be 50Hz. For US this would be 50Hz.

There are four quality level of video can be set quickly. You can also make further changes to the details of quality. Please note that the higher the video quality, the more network bandwidth you will need to support it.

[ ] The Pre-RecordingTime control how long the video isPre-Recording recorded before motion detection is detected by a camera.You can fill a value of seconds to adjust this times.(The Max value is 10 seconds)

2.2.3 Advanced settings on iOS device

Video Quality

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Secondary Stream

Environment Mode

50Hz

Horizontal Flip

Vertical Flip

On-Screen-Display

Disable

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Image Size

Frame Per Second

Bitrate (Kbps)

Conﬁrm

PoorMediumBest

Good

640x480

512

Pre-Recording (sec)

iPhone

Video pre-recording allows the camera to record up to 10 seconds of video leading up to a related trigger event. It will allows users to review the moments before the camera was triggered. Moving objects triggered motion detection recording function, but the delay problems caused the loss of data images in the beginning of the event, in some situations, these are very important.Video pre-recording will help you catch everything.

Alarm Recording

Alarm Actions

The camera refers to motion detection as an“alarm”. If any alarm occurs, the camera can trigger a recording and send an email.

Press on to enter the Alarm Recording settings or Alarm Email settings.

In the Alarm Recording settings, you can turn on or off the Alarm Recording feature. You can select which

stream profile to record.

[ ] The number of seconds that the camera should keep recordingPost-Recording video after motion stops. If there is any motion within this time the camera will keep recording until there is no motion for the duration of this parameter. It can be from 5 seconds to 24 hours.

The video can be recorded into many split files for better management[File Split]

and index.You can set the recording time for each split file.

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Record Stream

Post-Recording (sec)

File Split (sec)

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Snapshot Stream

Email Interval (sec)

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General Setting

SMTP Email Server Setting

Server

Port 25

SSL Connection

Authentication

Account

Password

Sender

For automatic emailing you will need both a mail server and one or more email receiving addresses. If you don’t have this information handy you may want to refer to your internet service provider’s help pages or other email program account settings.

[]Email Interval .Input the interval between two E-mails If you do not want to send mail too frequently, you can increase the time interval to send the E-mail.

[Server] Input your E-mail’s SMTP server name.

25, as default.[Port]

Select . For Gmail, select .[SSL connection] OFF ON

It depends on the mail system.

Select .[Authentication] ON

your E-mail user name.[Account] Input

Input your E-mail password.[Password]

Input the sender mail address[Sender]

Input the receiver mail address.[Receiver mail address]

In the Alarm Email settings, you can turn on or off the Alarm Email feature.

You can select the

stream profile to .snapshot for mail

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Receiver Setting

Receiver#1

Receiver#3

Subject Warning from Network...

Message

Receiver#2

Note: Gmail requires that you go to your account settings on Gmail.com and enable

the POP feature (Post Office Protocol). If your Gmail account does not have POP

enabled, the camera will not be able to send email.

Input the receiver mail address.[Receiver#] You can set up a total of three E-mail address. [Subject] Input the subject of mail.

Fill with the content you want to send in the mail[Message] .

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2.3 Quick installation for Android device

2.3.1 Camera installation on Android device

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Option 1

Enable Wi-Fi on Android device, press on“ ” button and the camera UID will shows upSearch on "Search camera from LAN" screen. Then press the UID for the camera you are setting up.

Search the camera in Local Area Network

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If your camera is in the same Local Area Network with your smart phone, the App can search the cameras automatically.

Assign a to the camera to help""Name identify this camera if more than one camera is in use. ( The default name is "Camera". )

Enter the " ".Password ( The default Password is "admin". )

Search "PHYCAM" App from Google Play, download and install it. Start the App and then the following screen will appear.

Press " " button and then the cameraOK will show up under the “Camera List”.

Press to add a new camera. There are three ways to add a camera on the Android device.

Add Camera

Device Setting

UID:

Scan

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admin

Password:

Name:

Camera

Cancel

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Scan the camera UID using smart phone

Enter " ". (default password is "admin".)Password Assign a " " to the camera to help identify this camera if more than oneName

camera is in use.

Press " " button and your camera will show up under“ ”.Save Camera List

Manually type UID

Option 3

If you camera is not in the same Local Area Network with your Smart phone, the App can NOT search cameras for Local Network.

Enter " ". (default password is "admin".)Password

Assign a " " to the camera to help identify this camera if more than one cameraName is in use.

Press " " button and your camera will show up under“ ”.OK Camera List

Add Camera

Device Setting

UID:

Scan

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Press " " button toScan scan the camera UID from the UID sticker on the .Main Unit

Press and manually type " " according to the UID sticker on theUID Main Unit.

Press the“ ” button of Android to go back to the “ ”.Back Camera List

Press to view saved pictures.

Press to take a snapshort of live view.

Press to start listening or stop listening.

Press on the Camera name from“ ” for " " using a wired connection.Camera List Live View

Press to start speaking or stop speaking.

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2.3.2 Wireless Setup on Android device

There are two ways to setup wireless connection on Android device.

press and hold camera name until the menu shown below pops up. And then press " ".Edit Camera

Option 1

Quick setup with smart phone

Press on the text box to view list of available networks. Select your network from the list and type in your Wi-Fi password (also known as wireless key), and press " " toOK complete setup. After successful wireless setup, remove the network cable and the camera should work through the wireless network after a short delay.

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Advanced Setting

Modify Security Code

Advanced Setting

Wi-Fi Setting

SSID

None

Disconnect

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Note: The “Advanced Setting” at the bottom of Edit Camera page. Maybe you need to scroll down the screen to find it.

Go to > and then press .Advanced Setting Network Setup Wi-Fi Setting

Option 2

Quick setup with WPS function

The camera will automatically create a wireless connection to your router. While connecting, the will always on and your camera will reboot.Status indicator LED

Step 2

Press the on your router within 60 seconds.WPS button

WPS function also called (Quick Secure Setup) on some brands of router.QSS

Step 1

After the camera is powered on, short press the on the CameraReset/WPS button and the will blink red light.Status indicator LED

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You may create a Wi-Fi connection using the on the .Reset/WPS Button Main Unit

2.3.3 Advanced Setting on Android device

The settings for these can be adjusted. Press on for the settings of stream profiles.

There are two pre-programmed stream profiles: primary stream and secondary stream. These streams profiles help for quick setup.

Two options: 50Hz & 60Hz. Set according to the mains[]Environment Mode frequency in the country of use. For UK this would be 50Hz. For US this would be 50Hz.

Video Setting

Primary Stream

Secondary Stream

Environment Mode

50Hz

Horizontal Flip

Vertical Flip

On-Screen-Display

disable

OFF

Advanced Setting

Motion Detection

Microphone

Speaker

In the , you can turn on or off the Motion Detection feature.Advanced Setting

You can drag the volume bar to adjust the volume of speaker or Microphone.

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Video Quality

The camera refers to motion detection as an“alarm”. If any alarm occurs, the camera can trigger a recording and send an email.

Press on to enter the Alarm Recording settings or Alarm Email settings.

In the Alarm Recording settings, you can turn on or off the Alarm Recording feature.You can select which

stream

profile to record.

The video can be recorded into many split files for better management[File Split]

and index.You can set the recording time for each split file.

Alarm Actions

Alarm Email

Alarm Recording

OFF

Alarm Recording

Record Stream

Post-Recording

File Split (sec)

1st

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Alarm Actions

Alarm Recording

[Server] Input your E-mail’s SMTP server name.

25, as default.[Port]

Select . For Gmail,[SSL connection] OFF

select . It depends on the mail system.ON

Select .[Authentication] ON

your E-mail user name.[Account] Input

Input your E-mail password.[Password]

Input the sender mail address[Sender]

Input the receiver[Receiver mail address]

mail address.

In the Alarm Email settings, you can turn on or off the Alarm Email feature.

You can select the stream profile to .snapshot for mail

OFF

1st

Alarm Email

Email Sending

Snapshot Stream

Email Interval (sec)

General Setting

Alarm Email

Server

Email Server Setting

OFF

Authentication

SSL Connection

Port

Account

Password

Sender

[]Email Interval Input the interval between two E-mails. If you do not want to send mail too frequently, you can increase the time interval to send the E-mail.

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Alarm Email

Receiver Setting

Receiver#1

Subject

Message

Receiver#2

Receiver#3

Note: Gmail requires that you go to your account settings on Gmail.com and enable the POP feature (Post Office Protocol). If your Gmail account does not have POP enabled, the camera will not be able to send email.

Input the receiver mail address.[Receiver#] You can set up a total of three E-mail address. [Subject] Input the subject of mail.

Fill with the content you want to send in the mail[Message] .

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2.4 Camera installation on PC

2.4.1 Camera Live installation on PC

Insert provided installation CD into computer's CD-ROM drive and then the installation window will appear. Click on the " " button and follow the setup wizardInstall Camera Live to complete the software installation.

Note: If the Installation CD program does not start automatically open CD-ROM drive and double click on "autorun".

Double click the Phylink Camera Live icon to start the software after the installation is completed.

Click on to add a camera, a pop-up window will appear as below.

Camera

Multilive Video Album

Setup

Install Camera Live

Documents

Exit

2.4.2 Add a camera to Camera Live

The camera is in your Local Area Network with your PC.

Option 1

Click " " button, the program will automatically search for availableDiscovery camera in Local Area Network. Select the required camera UID from the list.

Enter " "( The default password is "admin"). Assign a "Name" to the camerapassword to help identify this camera if more than one camera is in use. Click on "OK" to save.

Wait for a few minutes, then the icon will turn in green , which means camera is online and connection established, otherwise it's in disconnection status, please check the UID and password you entered or your internet connection.

If you camera is not in the same Local Area Network with your PC, you can not discover the camera.

Option 2

Manually type the camera UID according to the sticker on the camera cable or product main body. The remaining steps are same, please refer to .

option 1

After the above steps, you have completed a camera installation and you can view the live video now.

Cancel

Discover

Password

Name

UID

Add Camera

Select Camera

Cancel

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2.4.3 Play, Delete and Modify cameras

Click on “menu” button to play/delete/modify camera.

Click on ”play” button for live viewing. Or you can double click on the for live viewing.Camera preview

Click on ”delete” button to delete a camera has been added.

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In the lower left corner of camera preview, there is a camera connection status indication icon.

This icon indicates that the camera is online and connection established.

This icon indicates that the camera is in disconnection status. In this state you can not connect and view the camera. Please check the UID and password you entered or your internet connection. Also check the of your camera.Hardware Installation

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Play Control Panel

Take a snapshot

Speak talk back

Full screen viewing

Back cameras preview

Record video

Zoom out display ratioZoom in display ratio

Mute

Volume control bar

Click ”play” button or double click on a camera preview, enter the live viewing mode. You can perform various operations with Play Control Panel at the bottom of live viewing window.

Live Viewing Window

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2.4.4 Muliti-viewing on one screen

Click on "Muliti-Live" button from Main Toolbar, then click selection icon , the Select Camera window pop up as below.

All cameras has been added. will be listed out and then select the right cameras for

Muliti-viewing on one screen. Click a camera preview the camera will be added for the Muliti-viewing, then the camera preview will appear a blue border. Click the camera preview again, the blue border will disappear, that means the camera is deselected from the Muliti-viewing. Once you have made your selection click on "OK" to save.

If you want to listen to the sound of camera, you just need to click the live viewing window of camera, then the live viewing window will appear a blue border.

You can only listen one camera audio at the same time.

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Select Camera

Cancel

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2.4.5 Video recording, Storage and Viewing

Note: The recorded video file will be automatically created and you can find these files in Camera Live folder in My Documents on desktop.

Click on “Video recording” icon on Play Control Pane to start the video recording and then click on the icon again to stop the recording.

Click ”play” button or double click on a camera preview, enter the live viewing window.

Click on “Recorded video” icon from Main Toolbar, and select the camera from the list, then you can view and playback the recorded video.

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2.4.6 Snapshots, Storage and Viewing

Click on “Snapshot” icon on Play Control Pane to take a snapshot.

Click ”play” button or double click on a camera preview, enter the live viewing window.

Click on “Album” icon from Main Toolbar, and select the right camera from the list then you can view the snapshots in Album.

Note: The recorded video file will be automatically created and you can find these files in Camera Live folder in My Documents on desktop.

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IPModel

Name

Location

Port

MAC

P2P UID

Search Browser Clear Setup

Default Location

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Default Location

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2.5 Installation via Web Browser

2.5.1 Viewing Camera via Web Browser

Start the Phylink Camera Live and click on button from Main Toolbar to enter the advanced setting via a web browser. Press the " " button then the program shouldSearch automatically find your camera if it is correctly connected.

Note:

1. If you can not search the camera, please check the connections of camera and computer. Please refer to .Hardware Installation

2. If you need to configure the network settings for the camera, select the required camera and click “ ” button at the lower right corner of the window.Setup

Network Camera

Click the required camera from the camera list and it will be highlighted. Click the " " button and then the will appear.Browser Camera Homepage

Sometimes the program may take a few minutes to find your camera, so if your camera isn’t displayed, wait a few moments and then click “ ” to search for cameras again.Refresh

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User Name: admin ( The default User Name is "admin". ) Password: admin ( The default password is "admin". )

Note: When using the camera for first time on a PC with Internet Explorer, the user may be prompted to select allow installation of "Active X" control. It is perfectly safe to install this add-on, so click "Allow" to install.

Click the " " button to view live camera.Live Video Click the " " button to setup your camera with its various settings.Setting

The address in the web browser’s address bar should look something like http://192.168.1.50 – this is your cameras local IP address.

When prompted for authentication use the following information.

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Do NOT type anything in the SSID field. Instead, click the " " button so that theSearch... camera can search for available Wi-Fi networks.

SSID

Mode

Channel

Auth

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Signal

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Apply

Test

Search...

Enable

Disable

Wireless Setup

Wireless:

SSID: Mode:

Off

Security mode:

(Select infrastruture mode using wireless router.)

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Network

Wireless Setup

TCP/IP Setup

DDNS Setup

UPNP Setup

P2P Setup

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Tools

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Select your Wi-Fi network from this list then click " ", and check if your network name hasOK now been filled into the SSID field.

After login the camera via browser, click " " button to configure the camera.Setting Go to > and then the following screen will appear.Network Wireless Setup

2.5.2 Wireless Setup on PC via Web Browser

Please note that if you have already set up the wireless connection using the Smartphone App, you can skip this step.

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Apply

Test

Search...

Enable

Disable

Wireless Setup

Wireless:

SSID:

Mode:

Security mode:

(Select infrastruture mode using wireless router.)

Camera

Network

Wireless Setup

TCP/IP Setup

DDNS Setup

UPNP Setup

P2P Setup

Storage

Task

Tools

Infrastructure

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Encryption type:

AES

WPA Key:

Re-type WPA Key:

Live View

Wizard

System

Support

Reboot

Do NOT change any of the settings ( SSID, Mode, security mode, Encryption type ) Enter the "WPA Key".

Note: WPA Key also known as wireless key or password and they are case sensitive.

Now you should click the " " button to check if all the information about theTest wireless was entered correctly. If the test reports "Success!" you can remove the network cable and the camera should work through wireless network after a short delay.

Click the " " button and then "Wireless setup accepted successfully" messageApply will be displayed.

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Delete

Back

Password: Re-type password:

User name: Admin

Edit User

Save

3.1 Camera Setting Interface

Click on Setting button from the home page. When connecting the camera for the first time or after resetting it to its default settings, the setup interface start page below will load. It is recommend that you change the admin password in order to avoid unauthorized access to the camera.To do this follow the instructions by clicking on the underlined link“here”to access administrator password editing page.

Type the password in both fields then click Save. Please take note of the password. If you forget the password, the camera will have to be reset to its default settings in order to gain access to the settings page and this will also reset all other settings you may have changed.

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Storage

Task

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Wizard

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After successful login, the following page will appear.

* User modified successfully!

Admin

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User name

Group

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Disable power LED light

Camera Setup

System:

Enable privacy mode

Volume:

Light frequency:

Enable image mirror

Enable image flip vertical

60Hz

Camera:

Microphone:

Enable

Disable

Apply

From the home page click setting button and enter the administrator user name and password. Click on Camera Setup under the title Camera to change the image and audio parameters of the camera.

The video of camera display always a static colored stripes for[Enable privacy mode]

protecting your privacy.

The Status LED will been power off.[Disable power LED light]

Two options: 50Hz & 60Hz. Set according to the mains[Light frequency] frequency in the country of use. For UK this would be 50Hz. For US this would be 50Hz.

Turn on/off the built-in microphone.[Microphone]

Adjusts the volume from 0~14 where 0 is the lowest.[Mic volume]

Click Apply to confirm your settings.

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Camera Setup

Stream Setup

OSD Setup

Night Vison Setup

3.2.1 Camera Setup

3.2 Camera

Preset:

Image size:

Please choose bandwidth status...

1280x720

fpsFrame rate:

H.264/MPEG4 bitrate:

2048

kbps

(20-100)

MJPEG quality:

JPEG snapshot quality:

AAC-LC 16kbps

Audio:

Authentication:

Prerecord:

Enable

Disable

Primary stream:

fps

The camera supports three streams: primary stream, secondary stream and mobile stream.

[Image size]Three image resolutions available: 640 x 480(VGA), 320 x 240(QVGA), 160 x 120.

Twelve options: 1/2/3/4/5/6/8/10/15/20/25/30 frames per second (fps).[Frame rate]

Select H.264/MPEG4 bit rate.Eight options: 64, 128, 256,[H.264/MPEG4 bit rate]

512, 768, 1024, 1536,2048 (kbps).

Type MJPEG video quality. (20 – 100), 20 is low quality, 100 is[MJPEG quality]

high quality.

Type snapshot quality. (20 – 100) , 20 is low quality, 100 is[Snapshot quality] high quality. The above five settings determine the image quality, however higher bit rates require

greater bandwidth. Please select the appropriate settings according to your connection speed and network traffic. If you are experiencing jerky video it may be necessary to decrease the bit rate.

Enable or disable audio.[Audio]

Enable or disable RTSP authentication.[RTSP authentication] You can use Mobile phone to play the mobile stream from camera, but generally Mobile phone do not support authentication, so we have to disable the RTSP authentication.

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3.2.2 Stream Setup

A sample of list as below:primary stream

Secondary stream:

Preset:

Image size:

Please choose bandwidth status...

512x228

fpsFrame rate:

H.264/MPEG4 bitrate:

256

kbps

(20-100)

MJPEG quality:

JPEG snapshot quality:

AAC-LC 16kbps

Audio:

Authentication:

Prerecord:

Enable Disable

Disable

Mobile stream:

Preset:

Image size:

Please choose bandwidth status...

176x114

fpsFrame rate:

H.264/MPEG4 bitrate:

kbps

(20-100)JPEG snapshot quality:

AAC-LC 16kbps

Audio:

Authentication:

Enable (For PC)

Alternate (For Windows Mobile)

Disable (For other mobiles)

For access to specific types of audio or video encoding, you bypass the main login screen and go directly to a link for the camera with the desired protocol and encoding type. The full list is accessible by clicking on the blue underlined“Primary Stream Secondary Stream Mobile Stream”,“ ”, or“ ”links in the Stream Setup page.

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You can use RealPlayer, VLC Player or QuickTime Player to play the live stream from camera in Intranet or Internet.

RTSP steams can be opened by the“Open URL…”menu in Apple QuickTime 7.0 or later and“Open Network…”menu inVLC 2.0 version on Macintosh or Windows desktop with audio and video.

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3.2.3 OSD Setup

This function can display system name, date and time, or use-defined on screen.

[OSD] Enable or disable OSD function.

OSD is date and time of camera.[Display date and time]

OSD is system name of camera.[Display system name]

OSD is user-defined text.[Display the text below]

Click to confirm your settings.Apply

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3.3.1 Wireless Setup

The camera corresponds to the wireless system based on IEEE802.11b/g/n. Encryption establishes the security to prevent unauthorized users to access the wireless data communication.

[SSID]Type the ID of the wireless network you want to connect to using up to 32 characters or click to search for available networks.Search

Infrastructure mode and Adhoc mode[Mode]

: Select Adhoc mode when the camera is directly connected to yourAdhoc Mode

computer.

: Select Infrastructure mode when the camera is connectedInfrastructure Mode

via an access point or router.

Apply

Test

Search...

Enable

Disable

Wireless Setup

Wireless:

SSID: Mode:

Off

Security mode:

(Select infrastruture mode using wireless router.)

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Wireless Setup

TCP/IP Setup

DDNS Setup

UPNP Setup

P2P Setup

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Wireless Setup

TCP/IP Setup

DDNS Setup

3.3 Network

UPNP Setup

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Apply

Test

Search...

Enable

Disable

Wireless Setup

Wireless:

SSID:

Mode:

Security mode:

(Select infrastruture mode using wireless router.)

Camera

Network

Wireless Setup

TCP/IP Setup

DDNS Setup

UPNP Setup

P2P Setup

Storage

Task

Tools

Infrastructure

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Encryption type:

AES

WPA Key: Re-type WPA Key:

Live View

Wizard

System

Support

Reboot

[Security mode] Security mode is not onlyWEP64bit or WEP128bit but also WPA-PSK

orWPA2-PSK.

TKIP and AES.[Encryption type]

Type 8-63 characters as password.[WPA key]

Re-confirm the password.[Re-type WPA key]

SSID

Mode

Channel

Auth

Encrypt

Signal

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When click search ,see figure above.

select the network name you searched .[SSID]

Infrastructure mode and Adhoc mode[Mode]

It show out the strength of signal[signal]

on and off.[Encryption] Click to save changes.Apply Click to test whether connection is successful.Test

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3.3.2 TCP/IP Setup

The camera is set up to obtain the IP address automatically (DHCP) by default. Should you may wish to assign the IP address manually, use the page toTCP/IP Setup enter the address details.

Obtain an IP address automatically(DHCP): If your network supports a DHCP server (e.g. router) select this option to have the IP address is assigned automatically. If you select you should select Obtain a DNSObtain an IP address automatically Server address automatically.

Use the following IP address

Select this option when a fixed IP is required.

Type the IP address of your camera.[IP address]

Type the subnet mask.[Subnet mask]

Type the default gateway.[Default gateway]

Obtain DNS Server address automatically

If your network supports a DHCP server (e.g. router) select this option to have the DNS Server address is assigned automatically. Use the following DNS server address:

Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.[Primary DNS IP address]

Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server,[Secondary DNS IP address]

if necessary.

The default HTTP port number is 80, it is also be used as RTSP port.[HTTP/RTSP port]

It is for UPnP port forwarding, 1 camera actually use 2 RTP ports,[RTP port range]

one for video, the other for audio. (See UPnP setup)

Select Basic Authentication or Digest Access[HTTP/RTSP Authentication method]

Authentication.

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3.3.3 DDNS Setup

Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is simply a way of using a static hostname to connect to a dynamic IP address. When connected to your ISP, you are assigned a temporary IP address. DDNS services keep track of your IP address and route your Domain name to that address when you wish to connect to the camera from a remote location.

[DDNS] Enable or disable DDNS connection. How to add DDNS

1. Enable the Dynamic DNS function.

2. Select your preferred DDNS service provider from the list then click Register.

3. Enter the Host Name details and password supplied by your DDNS service provider when you registered.

4. Click Apply to confirm your settings.

Looking up the current IP address can be inconvenient, and buying a static

IP address is an unnecessary monthly expense. There is an example to guide you

how to setup a DDNS of camera.

Guide to you setup DDNS by a example

Choose a Dynamic DNS service

www.no-ip.com and www.dyndns.com are the recommended companies for “Dynamic DNS” service. Also known as DDNS, this is a totally free service that allows your own name to be assigned to your camera. This name takes the place of the IP address. Together with software in your camera this also makes sure the name for your camera is always updated with the correct IP address.

Apply

Enable

Disable

DDNS Setup

DDNS:

Service providor: Host name:

User name:

phylinkipcamera

no-ip.com

phylinkipcamera.sevehttp.com

Password:

Re-type password:

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First you create a free account with one or both of these companies. We’ll take www.no-ip.com as an example. The “create account” function is on the top right under the Username/ Password fields. Do not register a domain or sign up for any other paid services. You just need the free account. Once you have an account and once you validated it by responding to their email, log in and select” Hosts/ Redirects” on the top left of the screen, then “Add Host”. For Hostname, pick anything you like as a name for your camera, except do not use spaces. Use only lower case letters and numbers. Then click on the domain names you can pick from, as well as some that they consider premium names worth paying for. For example, you could pick servehttp.com as your demo cameras.

Create a free DDNS account

Then be sure that only“DNS Host (A)”is selected. Don’t worry about the current IP address and don’t change anything else. Click on“Create Host” and you’re done! Please write down your complete hostname as well as the username and password you used for logging in to No-IP.com as you’ll need it for the next step. DynDNS.com is very similar but in their case there is an additional step of checking out a shopping cart with a zero dollar fee.

Updating of your Camera’s Internet IP address

In the previous step we set up a name for your camera. To make sure that this hostname always corresponds to the correct IP address for your camera we have to make sure it is updated automatically when there is a change. There is no need for client software. Our IP cameras have a menu that allows you to enter your hostnameDDNS information.This menu is under“ ”in the camera’s“ ”.DDNS Network Settings Be sure to select the provider, for instance if you signed up with No-IP.comDDNS you should select No-IP in the camera’s menu.DDNS

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If it says “Updating” or Unavailable” you should double check your account settings. No-IP.com uses your complete email address as user name, and the password required in this menu is the one you created during No-IP account setup. If successful the camera will show you the complete external URL for your reference.

After you enter your account and hostname information you can go to the camera’s “ ”menu at the top of the and scroll down to the DDNSSystem Settings screen section to see if it worked.

DDNS

Success

Status:

External IP addess:

183.48.162.134

Host name:

phylinkipcamera.sevehttp.com

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3.3.4 UPNP Setup

The camera supports UPnP which is enabled by default.This function requires a Windows XP/Vista operating system. It is a quick way to discover the camera on your network. Please make sure that the UPnP function is enabled on your PC.

[UPnP] Enable or disable the UPnP function.

Enable or disable this function.[Gateway HTTP/RTSP port forwarding]

Using this port, automatically adds a port[External HTTP/RTSP port range] forwarding rule to a router via UPnP protocol. Please note that not all routers support this function. Refer to your router manual for further details. If set port range is 8150~8350, camera will ask router to add a port forwarding rule automatically. In this rule, the internal port is camera default port 80, the external port is 8150, IP address is camera's IP. Use this setting, users can visit the camera from Internet through the router with this URL http://routeripaddress:8150. If there are several cameras in Local Network, the first one which first be opened will use 8150 as external port, and second one will use 8151, third one use 8152, etc. Every camera will remember its port, it will preferentially use this port in next power on.

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Enable this function, users can use mobile phone ,[Gateway RTP port forwarding]

RealPlayer or QuickTime Player to visit the camera from Internet through the router.

30000—30200 default. (See TCP/IP setup)[External RTP port range]

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

Click at the top right of page to show the System information.System Settings If UPnP works, clicking on the camera’s“system”menu at the top of the setting screen will show something like the following in the UPnP section:

UPNP

121.35.168.19

Success

Status:

Gateway external IP address:

Gateway external port:

Internet URL:

8150

http://myphylinkcam.3322.org:8150

Note: If UPnP did not work, and if you have an up to date router other than Apple Airport, it is worth double checking if UPnP is enabled in your router. Some Routers like the ActionTec and Westell units distributed for free with Verizon and Qwest DSL service have the feature initially disabled. Usually it is very simple to enable UPnP. You just need to log in to your router’s setup screen and find the UPnP menu. Then you click on enable, save the setting and restart both the router and the camera (in that order). Many routers may need a firmware update for UPnP to be available or work properly. You should look up your router’s model number on your router manufacturer’s support web page to see if updates are available.

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3.4 Storage Setup

Storage

Storage Setup

Browse Storage

Format SD Card

[Storage] Select Enable

NAS or SD Card[Store to]

The file that Videos will be saved to.[Store directory]

Unlimited (The capacity of all videos)[Max Space]

The Max quantity of all the videos.[Max files]

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

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3.4.1 Storage Setup

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3.4.2 Browse Storage

The browse storage page shows a summary of all the files saved for a specific function. To access the files please click on the relevant link and this will display all the files.

3.4.3 Format SD Card

Click to format SD card click , all the recorder files will be lost after format.Format

[All] Enables you to view and delete all the files recorded. [ ] Enables you to view and delete snapshots which were recordedSnapshot on Alarm upon motion detection. [ ] Enables you to view and delete all the snapshots which wereSnapshot at Interval recorded on periodical basis. [ ] Enables you to view and delete all the videos which were recordedRecord on Alarm upon motion detection. [ ] Enables you to view and delete all the videos recorded accordingContinuous Record to the continuous record schedule.

3.4.4 Recording to NAS

Getting your camera recording to a NAS drive, please follow 3 steps below.

1. Prepare your NAS

Ensure that your NAS drive is compatible with the CIFS or SMB protocol – most are but best to check first anyway (refer to the user manual for your NAS box). Locate and make a note of your IP address of your NAS box (this can be found within your NAS settings or by using the Search program that came with the drive). Should be in the form something like 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x Create a folder in the root of your NAS drive for where you want the video to be saved to. e.g. /camvideo. The camera only saves to folders one directory deep from the root of the NAS drive (e.g. 192.168.1.3/camvideo) so don’t create a directory like /myfiles/downloads/camera/video. We recommend you now create a new user login in your NAS drive settings. When creating the user, give it access to the directory you have just created, and make sure it has Read and Write access to it. If your NAS drive doesn’t allow you to create new users, or you don’t want to, just remember your admin username and password. If you are unsure about any of the above please refer to your NAS drive's manual or the manufacturer's technical support.

2. Entering the NAS settings into your camera

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[Storage Select] Select whether you want to record on NAS or micro SD card.

Enter the path that you wish to save the files to on your NAS Drive.[NAS remote path] Remember the camera only accepts one level directory e.g. //192.168.1.3/camvideo as opposed to //192.../cam/abc.

Select whether authentication is required by the NAS Drive.[Authorization1]

& Type the user name and password of the NAS Drive.[User name] [Password]

This field is required if your NAS Drive requires authentication.

To complete click to confirm and Save your settings.Apply

3. Create a task in Task Management

Create a task in Task Management to set the camera to record to your NAS based on Alarm or Continuously

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Select the task you want to set and then access it, e.g. click on the 'Record to storage on alarm' link if you want to get the camera to record to your NAS drive based on motion detection. Now set whatever you want as the parameters for this (or leave as default if you just want to try things out. You can always come back and fine tune these later).

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Now, providing everything is set up correctly your camera will record to your NAS drive whenever motion is detected.

Note: Always click after making any changes you want to Save!!!!Apply

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The camera refers to motion detection as an “alarm”. You can select what you want the camera to do once the motion is detected.The factory default setting for motion detection is a single motion detection window covering the entire visible area. The“Motion Detection”menu allows you to designate up to 4 separate windows with individually adjustable sensitivity.

[ ] Check this box to enable the window.Window [ ] Determines at what point the alarm is triggered. A lower threshold meansThreshold less motion is needed to trigger the alarm. A higher threshold means more motion is needed to trigger the alarm. Threshold is indicated by the blue bar when motion is detected. [ ] Determines how easily the camera detects motion. Lower sensitivity meansSensitivity the camera is less likely to detect motion. Higher sensitivity means the camera is more likely to detect motion.

Click Apply to confirm your setting.

After selecting“Motion detection”from the main settings screen, you may need to expand the size of the display window towards the right to see the 4 controls for individual motion detection windows. Each window can have individually adjustable sensitivity and threshold.

3.5 Task

3.5.1 Motion Detection

Window 1

Threshold

Sensitivity

Apply

Window 2

Threshold

Sensitivity

Threshold

Sensitivity

Window 3

Window 1

Threshold

Sensitivity

Window 4

Threshold

Sensitivity

Window 1

Window 2

Window 3

Window 1

Threshold

Sensitivity

Apply

Window 2

Threshold

Sensitivity

Threshold

Sensitivity

Window 3

Window 1

Threshold

Sensitivity

Window 4

Threshold

Sensitivity

Checked the windows box to enable this window.

Threshold bar and indicator

1. When you enable, disable, relocate or resize a window click Apply to for the new settings to

be enable.

2. Only the checked window area will trigger the

alarm.

3. Moving the Threshold bar to the left or the

Sensitivity bar to the right will increase the sensitivity of when the alarm is triggered.

4.To resize a window simply drag one of its corners.

5. To move a window click and drag on the top bar of the window (Window name).

To trigger an alarm (and hence send out emails or upload to an FTP server etc) the detected amount of motion needs to be larger than the threshold setting. If the blue level does not reach the threshold setting the motion is ignored. To reduce the chance of false alarms you would increase the threshold (move threshold slider to right) or decrease sensitivity (move sensitivity slider

to left)

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3.5.2 Schedule Setup

The alarm that the motion detection triggers can be set to be active or inactive at certain times of the week.

You can set up to 4 schedules, and for each schedule, you are allowed to set up to eight timetables.You can use these to send alarms to different places, such as emails, FTP , SD card or NAS.

[ ] Select the ID, you can save up to four schedules and use them forSchedule ID different purposes. [ ] Start time of the alarm.Start time [ ] End time of the alarm.End time [ ] You can choose any day among Monday to Sunday to set the trigger alarm.Days

Click Apply to confirm your setting.

Schedule Setup

Schedule ID:

No.

Days

Enable

Time

Apply

3.5.3 Task Management

The camera refers to motion detection as an“alarm”.You can select what you want the camera to do once the motion is detected

One option is to set up the details of your email server account and have the camera send you JPEG snapshots. You can also set it up to send your pictures automatically every few minutes, or have the camera upload these files to your FTP server (or a NAS hard drive with built-in FTP server) Recording to built-in Micro-SD card or NAS. All series cameras can now accept Micro SD cards. Capacities up to 128GB are supported.

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[Snapshot from] Select Primary stream [Snapshot duration] Input the number of seconds

Select the frame[Snapshot frame rate]

Input the interval time[Alarm interval]

Input your E-mail’s SMTP server name.[SMTP server name]

25, as default.[SMTP server port]

Select No. For Gmail, selectYes.[Secure SSL connection]

It depends on the mail system.

Select Yes[Authentication]

your E-mail user name.[User name] Input

Input your E-mail password.[Password]

Input the sender mail address[Sender mail address]

Input the receiver mail address.[Receiver mail address]

Click Apply to confirm your setting.

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3.5.3.1 Email alarm sending

For automatic emailing you will need both an outgoing email server and one or more email receiving addresses. If you don't have this information handy you may want to refer to your internet service provider's help pages or your Microsoft Outlook or other email program account settings.

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3.5.3.2 Email periodic sending

Input the interval time.[Periodic interval]

The default setting is the same as E-mail Alarm Sending.

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

Instead of using motion detection in Email Alarm Sending, you can also use the “Email Periodic sending”menu to upload pictures at regular time intervals.

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3.5.3.3 FTP alarm sending

If you prefer, you can have the pictures uploaded to an FTP server instead of an email address. There are many choices for FTP servers.

For example, you could enable the built-in FTP server function on one of your computers or download free FTP server software such as FileZilla server.

Another possibility is to use an online account with FTP access, which is sometimes even available for free with a limited amount of storage. You can download free FTP client software to manage the FTP server, such as FileZilla client.

Yet another option for FTP server is to use a standalone NAS (Network Attached storage) hard drive such as the MyBookWorld Edition.

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[Snapshot from] Primary stream.

Input the duration time.[Snapshot duration]

Select the number of frame per second.[Snapshot frame rate]

Type the interval time.[Alarm interval]

Input the FTP server name.[FTP server name] As default 21.[FTP server port] Select Yes.[Authentication]

Type your FTP user name.[User name]

Type your FTP password.[Password]

Re-type FTP password.[Re-type password]

Select on or off.[Passive mode]

Input the time.[Keep alive]

Input the file directory.[Remote path]

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

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3.5.3.4 FTP periodic sending

[Periodic interval] Input the interval time.

The default setting is the same as FTP Alarm Sending.

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

Note:The menu option for “HTTP alarm sending” and “ HTTP Periodic sending”are not explained here since HTTP servers are only used by network professionals.

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3.5.3.5 HTTP alarm sending

[Alarm interval] Input the FTP server name.

Input the HTTP server name.[HTTP server name]

As default 80.[HTTP server port]

Select Yes.[Authentication]

Type your HTTP user name.[User name]

Type your HTTP password.[Password]

Re-type your HTTP password.[Re-type password]

Input the URL, the camera will give an alarm to it.[Sending URL]

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

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3.5.3.6 HTTP periodic sending

[Period interval] Input the interval time.

The rest setting is the same as HTTP Alarm Sending.

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

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3.5.3.7 Snapshot to storage on alarm

[Snapshot to storage on alarm] Select Primary stream.

Select the time.[Snapshot duration]

Select the frame.[Snapshot frame rate]

Input the interval time.[Alarm interval]

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

The following chapters will show even more possibilities to use motion detection. You can use motion detection to initiate the snapshots to Micro SD card or NAS (Snapshot to storage on Alarm) or at regular time intervals (Snapshot to Storage Periodically) to take snapshots and store them to MicroSD card or NAS.

All series cameras can now accept Micro SD cards. Capacities up to 128 GB are supported. The card is not included except in special bundle packages.

When the camera powers up with a Micro SD present in the slot, Enable“storage”and select store to“SD card”, and then select “format the Micro SD”.

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3.5.3.8 Snapshot to storage periodically

[Period interval] Input the interval time.

The rest setting is the same as Snapshot to storage on alarm.

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

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3.5.3.9 Record to storage on alarm

[Record from] Primary stream

Input the duration time.[Record duration]

Input the split duration time.[Split duration]

( The videos will be split.)

Select Enable or Disable.[Record thumbnail]

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

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3.5.3.10 Record to storage continuously

With the larger Micro SD cards it is practical to use the camera as a continuously recording DVR (DigitalVideo Recorder) with the right settings.

A 2 GB Micro SD card has about 1872 usable megabytes of storage space after formatting. At the very highest settings of video quality with the highest picture size, this is only about 2 hours’worth of storage.

However, if you setup the“secondary stream”in the camera’s“stream setup”menu with 320 x 240 resolution, a frame rate of 10 fps, and bit rate of 120K, this will be reduced to about 12Megabytes per 10 minutes clip or 75 Megabytes per hour, which allows 24 hours of total recording time.Then with 32 GB Micro SD card this can be extended to approximately 16 days. Or you can increase video quality via increasing bit rate, which improves image sharpness and makes motion appear smoother.

[Record from] Select Primary stream.

Input the split duration time.[Split duration]

( The videos will be split.)

Select Enable or Disable.[Record thumbnail]

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

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3.5.3.11 Sending files in storage to FTP server

[FTP server name] Input the FTP server name.

As default 21.[FTP server port]

Select Yes.[Authentication]

Type the FTP user name.[User name]

Input the FTP password.[Password]

Re-input the FTP password.[Re-type password]

Select on or off.[Passive mode]

Input the time.[Keep alive]

Input the file directory.[Remote path]

Click to confirm your setting.Apply

Phylink cameras can transfer files automatically to a standalone NAS hard drive or any other FTP server, such as a computer with FTP software or an online server.

Note:The menu option for “HTTP alarm sending” and “ HTTP Periodic sending”are not explained here since HTTP servers are only used by network professionals.

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3.6 Tools

[System Name] Type a name to easily identify the camera.

Type the contact name of the administrator of the camera.[System Contact]

Type the location of the camera.[System Location]

3.6.1 System Identity

The information you fill in can be displayed on the camera. It can help to distinguish different Cameras in the network .

Tools

System Identity

User Management

Date & Time

Backup or Reset

Automatic Reboot Setup

Firmware Upgrade

System Name:

PhyLink Bullet HD1080

Default Contact

Default Location

System Contact:

System Location:

Apply

System Identity Setup

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Camera

Multilive Video Album

Setup

IPModel

Name

Location

Port

MAC

P2P UID

Search Browser Clear Setup

Network Camera

Default Location

192.168.168.39 80 0:e0:4b:c2:8f:64 T5M5TN7U67A...

PLC 325PW-

Default Location

192.168.168.56 80 0:e0:4b:c2:6e:22 SR6MJ87HJKF...

PLC 335PW-

Default Location

192.168.168.77 80 0:e0:4b:b9:11:68 EVFG78KHUW...

PLC 233PW-

Default Location

192.168.168.75 80 0:e0:4b:c6:23:c4

VDF45G8IPK3...

PLC 223PW-

Network Camera

3.6.2 User Management

Admin

No.

User name

Group

Administrators

User Management

Add

Add Up to 64 users (including the admin) can created. Note:

1. A maximum of 16 users are allowed to access the camera simultaneously.

2. As the number of simultaneously users increase, the overall performance will decrease. This is dependant on the Network bandwidth.

Adding users

1. Click Add on the Camera User List page.

2. Enter the User name, Password and re-confirm the password then click Add.

To edit a user’s password, click on the user name then enter the new password for that user twice and click Save. To delete a user, click on the user name then click .Delete

Back

Password:

Re-type password:

User name:

Admin

Add User

Add

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3.6.3 Date & Time

[Current device time] Internal time for camera.

PC system time. On clicking Apply the internal time of the[Proposed device time]

camera will be changed to this time.

choose proper time zone.[Select to change the time zone for the device location]

Daylight Saving Time (or summertime as it is called in many[Daylight saving time] countries) is a way of getting more light out of the day by advancing clocks by one hour during the summer.

Select date and time format.[Date and time format]

Enable or disable this function.[Auto time setting(SNTP)]

Type one SNTP server name in the box.[Time server]

Click Apply to confirm your settings.

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3.6.4 Backup or Reset

Click Reset to erase the camera's configuration

and restore the factory defaults.

Click Backup to save the camera's configuration to a file.

Restore the camera's configuration from a previously backed-up file.

Reset

Backup or Reset Settings

Backup

Restore

Browse...

[Reset] Click Reset to initialize the camera to default factory setting. All users and settings will be lost, requiring you to reconfigure the camera.

Click Backup to backup the current configuration of the camera for future[Backup]

reference.

Click Browse... to search for a backup configuration you wish to upload to[Browse...]

the camera, then click Restore.

Note: Do not turn off the power during the Reset, Backup or Restore functions since this might corrupt the camera’s firmware. The camera can also be reset to the default settings by pressing the reset switch on the side of the camera.

Read these information carefully and click Continue.

Step 1

Upgrading the firmware may erase or change your current settings, please ensure you have made a backup of your settings under the Backup and Reset menu.

Current firmware version is: 5.68 (build 20140416)

Click continue to proceed.

Continue

Firmware Upgrade

Warning:

Back

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3.6.5 Firmware Upgrade

Click Browse... to search for the newest Firmware you downloaded from Phylink technical support , and then click Upgrade.website

Step 2

Upgrade Firmware (path and file name)

Upgrade

Firmware Upgrade

Browse...

Click Reboot when the upgrade terminates.

Step 3

IMPORTANT!

Do not unplug or power off the camera while the upgrade is in progress!

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3.7 Advanced functions

3.7.1 Wizard

In order to facilitate the setup of the camera there is a Wizard that helps non technical users setup the camera easily. Click on at the top of the window to launch theWizard wizard.

Camera

Network

Live View

Wizard

System

Support

Reboot

The Quick setup interface will pop up. Follow the simple instructions on the screen and enter the required details, clicking next to proceed to the Next page.

Welcome

Camera Setup Date & Time Wlan setup IP setup Finish

Welcome to the camera setup wizard. You will now be guided through the setup process. Click Next to continue.

Note: you will be able to change all of these settings at a later time should you wish to do so.

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3.7.2 System

Click System to see the system information about your camera.

Camera

Network

Live View

Wizard

System

Support

Reboot

This screen is one of the most useful in the settings. This screen lists information you may need if you want connect to your camera from other systems. It’s a great way to check if your camera has all the details needed to operate correctly.

System

16 Days 20:55:29

PLC-233W

Model:

System up time:

BIOS/Loader version:

Firmware version:

2.1 (build 0002)

5.80 (build 20141031)

System Information

ActiveX Control version:

1,2,6,1

MAC address:

7c:dd:90:70:26:c0 (7CDD907026C0)

[ ] Your current firmware version. Check the phylink.com websiteFirmwareVersion to see if there are updates for your model.

Wireless

Netgear_D01F22

Connected

Status:

SSID:

Signal:

Mode:

infrastructure

Channel:

channel 11

Security mode:

WPA2-PSK

IP mode:

Dynamic

[ ] The current status and strength of your wireless connection.Wireless

IP address:

192.168.1.100

Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0

[ ] The internal IP address of your camera so you can access it onIP address your local network.

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[ ] If this option is empty, it may prevent your camera fromDNS Servers sending email alerts. Enter the DNS in the TCP/IP menu if needed.

[ ] If you do not have a static IP address, a DDNS service helps youDNSS access your camera easily from outside your network. This confirms the DDNSis active or not.

[ ] If your router has UPNP and it has successfully worked with yourUPNP camera, this will tell you here. This saves you forwarding any ports.

[ ] This is the external address and Port of the camera.Internet URL

[ ] Lets you know if storage is available on SD card or NAS drive.Storage

DNS Server

192.168.1.1

Primary DNS IP address:

Status:

Host name:

phycam.noip.me

External IP address:

183.17.94.97

Status:

DDNS

Success

UPNP port forwarding

Success

Gataway external IP address:

183.17.94.97

Gataway external Port:

8150

Internet URL:

http://phycam.noip.me:8150

Status:

Storage

Not ready

Store to:

SD card

4.0 Troubleshooting

The power supply might be faulty. Confirm that you are using the provided DC 5V power supply for this network camera. Verify that the power supply is correctly connected. If the camera is functioning normally, the LED may have been disabled. See the about how to enable the LED.Camera Setup

Status indicator LED of camera does not light up

1. Check that your internet explorer settings allow you to download and install ActiveX

controls.

2. Network traffic may prevent the viewing interface from appearing quickly. Wait for

a while.

The picture viewing interface does not appear on internet explorer

There might be a problem with the network cable. To confirm that the cables are working, PING the address of a known device on the network. If the cabling is OK and your network is reachable, you should receive a reply similar to the following (…bytes = 32 time = 2 ms). Another possible problem may be that the network device such as a hub or switch utilized by the Network Camera is not functioning properly. Please confirm the power for the devices are well connected and functioning properly.

The camera’s network connection unreliable

1. Signal strength is weak. Relocate the camera or remove the obstacle around it.

2. Make sure the SSID and Encryption settings are identical.

3. Check for any interference from other equipment.

4. For more information about wireless

please refer to .Wireless Installation Considerations

Wireless communication does not work

The app may take up to 30secs to connect to your camera as the initial connection depends on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) your local or remote network speed, mobile provider, etc. If the status remains on "connecting..." for more than a minute try closing the app and trying again.

Video window shows "on connecting..."

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