PLANET ICA-HM830 User Manual

2 Mega-Pixel H.264 Fisheye IP Camera

ICA-HM830

User’s Manual

Version: 1.00

Date: January. 2011

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Federal Communication Commission Interference St atement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

FCC Caution

To assure continued compliance. (example-use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices). Any cha nges or m odificatio ns not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 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.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth fo r an uncontrolle d environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation.

Safety

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

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may ca use radio interfere nce, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

WEEE Regulation

To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, end users of electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning of the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol. Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately.

Revision

User’s Manual for PLANET 2 Mega-Pixel Fish-eye Panorama IP Camera Model: ICA-HM830 Rev: 1.0 (January. 2011) Part No. EM-ICAHM830

Table of Content

1. Introduction....................................................................................................6

1.1 Overview.................................................................................................6

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

1.3 Package Contents...................................................................................7

2. Basic Setup....................................................................................................8

2.1 System Requirement...............................................................................8

2.2 Physical Description................................................................................9

2.2.1 Identification of ICA-HM830 physical detail ...................................9

2.3 Hardware Installation.............................................................................12

2.3.1 Physical Installation.....................................................................12

2.3.2 Wall/Ceiling Mount Installation Procedure...................................13

2.4 Initial Utility Installation..........................................................................14

2.5 Preparation............................................................................................14

2.5.1 Configure Network by PLANET IPInstaller...................................14

2.5.2 Open the Web-based UI of the select camera.............................16

2.6 Setup ActiveX to use the Internet Camera ............................................17

2.6.1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP.............................................17

2.6.2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP.............................................18

2.6.3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista..........................................19

2.7 Using UPnP of Windows XP or Vista.....................................................20

2.7.1 Windows XP ................................................................................20

2.7.2 Windows Vista.............................................................................24

3. Web-based Management.............................................................................25

3.1 Introduction............................................................................................25

3.2 Connecting to Internet Camera..............................................................25

3.3 Live View ...............................................................................................28

3.4 Video Configuration...............................................................................30

3.4.1 Video General Settings................................................................30

3.4.2 Video Advanced Settings.............................................................32

3.4.3 External Video Source.................................................................33

3.5 Video Configuration...............................................................................34

3.5.1 Camera General Settings............................................................34

3.5.2 Camera Advanced Settings.........................................................36

3.6 Event Configuration...............................................................................39

3.6.1 Event Server................................................................................39

3.6.1.1 FTP server................................................................................39

3.6.1.2 Event Server Remove...............................................................40

3.6.2 Motion Detection..........................................................................41

3.6.3 I/O Ports ......................................................................................43

3.6.4 Event Configuration.....................................................................44

3.7 Schedule Configuration .........................................................................46

3.7.1 General Setting............................................................................46

3.7.2 Storage Setting............................................................................47

3.8 Network Configuration ...........................................................................48

3.8.1 Network General Settings............................................................48

3.8.2 Network Advanced Settings.........................................................49

3.8.3 Network SMTP Settings...............................................................51

3.8.4 DDNS server ...............................................................................52

3.9 System Maintain....................................................................................53

3.9.1 System Information......................................................................53

3.9.2 User Account Configuration.........................................................54

3.9.3 Date & Time Configuration...........................................................55

3.9.4 Server Maintenance.....................................................................56

3.9.5 Log Service..................................................................................58

3.10 Customize............................................................................................58

3.10.1 Use Default Look.......................................................................58

3.10.2 Use Custom Settings.................................................................59

Appendix A: Reset Factory Default Settings.......................................................61

Appendix B: PING IP Address.............................................................................62

Appendix C: Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation............................................63

Appendix D: DDNS Application...........................................................................64

Appendix E: Configure Port Forwarding Manually ..............................................69

Appendix F: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions .............................72

Appendix G: Product Specification......................................................................76

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the PLANET H.264 2Mega Pixel Fish-Eye Fixed Dome IP camera, the ICA-HM830 is include a fish-eye lens for 360° panorami c wide angle view without blind spot. The ICA-HM830 delivers clear image through Multi-streaming H.264 and Motion JPEG video up to UXGA (1600 x 1200 pixels). The fish-eye lens with 2Mega Pixel high resolution images provides 36 0 degree wide view surveillance and the panorama function with quad view enables four different angles images to display simultaneously for monitoring and recording.

The ICA-HM830 digital Pan/Tilt and zoom function can provide users 9 different video modes including:

D 360° Source image D 360°Table view D 180° double broad view D 180° double table broad view D 360° source view with 3 PTZ

Furthermore, the ICA-HM830 applies perspective correction software to eliminate the rounding normally associated with fish-eye lenses and thus save lots of traditional mechanical Pan/Tilt maintenance cost. The ICA-HM830 is highly flexible to be applied in various kinds of IP surveillance environment. It has built-in ICR (IR-cut filter Removable) for day / night surveillance and is compatible with IEEE 802.3af PoE (Power over Ethernet) for easy installation without concerning the outlet / socket locations.

In addition, the ICA-HM830 provides surveillance functions including DI/DO alarm, MicroSD card support for local storage, and 2-Way audio that enables audio communication b etween local and remote ICA-HM830 installed sites by connecting the external microphone and speaker.

The ICA-HM830 is the perfect panoramic surveillance application for the hallway, stores or offices so customers do not need to install multiple IP cameras and thus can save lots of installation and maintenance cost. Moreover, the ICA-HM830 can be managed by PLANET Cam Viewer 3 IP-Surveillance management software for multi-camera video surveillance application and provides monitoring, recording and event management functions to secure your property and life.

D Quad view D 360° broad view with 2 PTZ D 180° source view with 3 PTZ D 180° broad view with 2 PTZ

1.1 Overview

This user’s guide explains how to operate this camera from a computer. User should read this manual completely and carefully before you operate the internet camera.

1.2 Features

• H.264 and M-JPEG dual codec

• High performance video decoder to decrease image distortion

• High quality 2Mega-Pixel CMOS image sensor (maximum up to 1600 x 1200 resolution)

• Day/Night switch with ICR (IR-cut Filter Removable)

• 360 degree Fish-Eye panoramic wide angle view

• 9 different 360 degree/ 180 degree video mode including digital PTZ function

• External I/O trigger for various surveillance application

• 2-Way audio with built-in microphone and speaker

• 10 motion detection areas / E-mail and FTP alert

• IEEE 802.3af standard PoE interface

• DDNS and FTP uploading provide more alternatives in surveillance network

1.3 Package Contents

IP camera unit x 1 Power Adapter x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 User’s manual CD x 1 Wall Mount Kit x 1 GPIO Connector x 1

1. If any of the above items are missing, please contact your dealer immediately.

NOTE:

2. Using the power supply that is not the one included in Internet camera pa cket will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.

2. Basic Setup

This chapter provides details of installing and configu ring the Internet camera

2.1 System Requirement

The Internet Camera can be monitoring on all of Windows operating system that suggest with system requirment below in order to got better video performance when resolution up to 2 megapixel.

NOTE:

CPU RAM

Video RAM

Display Chip

Display Resolution

Operating System

DirectX

Network

1. The listed information is minimum system requirements only. Actual requirement will vary depending on the nature of your environment.

2. The ICA-HM830 can be managed by PLANET Cam Viewer Three if you want to configure more detail information and settings of camera viewer plus software please refer to the CD-ROM folder “D:\Manual\Cam Viewer 3\”, assu me D is your CD-ROM drive.

Intel® Core2 Duo E5300 2.6GHz 1 GB 128MB

nVIDIA GeForce 8500GT or ATI Radeon HD 4350 or above 1024 x 768 24bits

Windows2000 SP4 / Windows XP Pro SP2 / Windows 2003 / Vista

9.0c or above Wired Ethernet 100Base-TX

2.2 Physical Description

2.2.1 Identification of ICA-HM830 physical detail

Font view

Interface Description

The Light sensor is for detect IP Camera environment

Light Sensor

MIC

Reset Button

Speaker

illuminant, and if IP Camera in the dark/night environment that will let IR cut filter off for clearly night view.

The IP Camera has built-in an internal microphone. This microphone is hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel.

This button is hidden in the pinhole. This button is used to restore the all factory default settings. Sometimes restarting the Internet Camera will make the system back to a normal state.

The IP Camera has built-in an internal speaker. This speaker is hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel.

Rear View

Interface Description

The input power is DC 12V,2A.

Power Jack

RJ-45 LAN socket

MicroSD Card Slot

Audio Out

Audio In

GPIO

Note：ONLY use package power ad apter supplied with the

internet. Otherwise, the product may be damaged. Connect to PC or Hub/Switch.

For connect to 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling. This Ethernet port built auto-negotiation protocol can detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network automatically. Please use CAT-5 cable to connect the Network Camera to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network switch or hub.

Power / Status LED (orange color)

This LED will be flashing while camera DC power is on camera starting, and this LED light while camera ready.

Network LED (green color)

This LED will be flashing while the camera accessing of the camera. Note：ONLY use one power source, either from DC or from

802.3af Power over Ethernet.. The IP Camera has built-in a MicroSD card slot accepts

MicroSD memory card for image / video event recording. Connect a loud speaker to the IP Camera. This is for voice

alerting and two-way audio. Connect a microphone to the IP Camera. The 7 pin terminal block includes 4 input ports and 1 output

ports.

Terminal block for I/O connectors:

Name Pin Function

GND 1 Digital input 4 2 Digital input 3 3 Digital input 2 4 Digital input 1 5

DO_NO 6

DO_COM 7

Four sets of Digital Input, DI1 until DI4; the internal device is also photo-coupled electrical relay. In practice, the external device can be simply an On/Off switch. Four sets of On/Off switch can be connected as different trigger source.

Digital output implementation; Pin6 to COM (Pin7) is a Photo-coupled relay on Normal Open status. External device can directly connect to the terminals. However the current that will go through the 2 nodes must not exceed 130mA. An external “Relay” can also be connected to the terminals as an implementation. In this case, current (or/and voltage) limitation is specified by the external Relay.

2.3 Hardware Installation

2.3.1 Physical Installation

Step 1. Prepare a PC with Ethernet link to the network Step 2. Connect an Ethernet cable

Connect LAN port (RJ-45) of the IP Camera to a network switch. When this switch is a PoE device, you can ignore the next step.

If there has an IEEE 802.3af PoE switch in your network, you can connect the IP

NOTE:

Step 3. Attach the po wer supply

NOTE:

Step 4. Plug Power on 110v or 220V

Step 5. Check LED status

Camera LAN cable to this PoE switch to obtain power. The power adapter is unnecessary when IP Camera is connected to a PoE switch.

Plug in power adapter to IP Camera and connect another end to power outlet.

Only use the power adapter supplied with IP Camera otherwise, the product may be damaged.

Ensure the power adaptor specification matches the power system (110V AC or 220V AC) and conne ct the adaptor to th e outlet

The Power LED is defined to identify IP Camera status. When IP Camera booting the LED will be flashing and while IP Camera is ready the LED will be green.

2.3.2 Wall/Ceiling Mount Installation Procedure

Step1. Take the wall mount bracket, put it on the target place and fix it with the supplied

screws (total of 2).

Step2. Load the camera into the wall mount, be sure the camera are mated with two fixed

screw, and rotate the camera to lock it in position.

2.4 Initial Utility Installation

This chapter shows how to quick set up your IP Camera. The IP Camera is with the default settings. However to help you find the networked IP Camera quickly the Windows utility (PLANET IPInstaller) can search the IP Cameras in the network that shall help you to configure some basic setting before you start advanced management and monitoring.

Please insert the bundle CD disk into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. When the welcome web page appears, please click your IP Camera name on the IP Camera list i.e. ICA-HM830. Then click on the utility IPInstaller to start the program.

2.5 Preparation

When you installed the camera on a LAN environment, you may execute PLANET IPInstaller to discover camera’s IP address and set up related parameters in the camera.

2.5.1 Configure Network by PLANET IPInstaller

Please click “Search Network Device” button. PLANET IPInstaller will list all networked IP Camera in the LAN. If the IP Camera doesn’t be found, you may check whether this IP Camera is connect to network properly and press the search button again.

1. Click the menu bar Tool > Search Network Device to search the device in the LAN.

2. Select IP Camera with the MAC Address corresponds to the IP Camera that is to be configured.

3. Double click the item to open the Property Page or click the menu bar View > Property.

4. After filling the desired settings in the properties, click on “Set” button to complete the configuration settings.

2.5.2 Open the Web-based UI of the select camera

If IPInstaller finds IP Camera, please select the device you want to view and click the “Open Web” button. Then you could see the video from IP Camera directly.

1. To access the Web-based UI of the selected unit, run the View > Open Web on the menu bar.

If the Internet Camera has been configured correctly, the default Web browser will open to the home page of the selected device.

If you find your browser is opened and automatically connected to the camera Home Page, it means you’ve assigned an IP Address to the unit successfully. Now you can close the IP Installer and start to use your camera.

2.6 Setup ActiveX to use the Internet Camera

The Internet Camera web pages communicate with the Internet Camera using an ActiveX control. The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the Internet Camera and installed on your PC. Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow for the web page to work correctly. To use the Internet Camera, user must setup his IE browser as follows:

2.6.1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP

From your IE browse Î ”Tools” Î ”Internet Options…” Î ”Security” Î”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow.

Set the first 3 items

• Download the signed ActiveX controls

• Download the unsigned ActiveX controls

• Initialize and script the ActiveX controls not masked as safe to Prompt

By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for Internet Camera.

2.6.2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP

From your IE browse Î ”Tools” Î ”Internet Options…” Î ”Security” Î”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow.

Set the first 3 items

• Allow previously unused ActiveX control to run…

• Allows Script lets

• Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls

By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for Internet Camera.

2.6.3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista

From your IE browse Î ”Tools” Î ”Internet Options…” Î ”Security” Î ”Internet” Î”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow.

• Enable “Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls”

• Prompt “Initialize and script active controls not marked….”

From your IE browse Î ”Tools” Î ”Internet Options…” Î ”Security” Î ”Trusted Sites” Î”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow.

• Enable “Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls”

• Prompt “Initialize and script active controls not marked….”

By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for Internet Camera.

2.7 Using UPnP of Windows XP or Vista

2.7.1 Windows XP

UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device. If the operating system, Windows XP, of your PC is UPnP enabled, the Internet Camera will be very easy to configure. Use the following steps to enable UPnP settings only if your operating system of PC is running Windows XP.

NOTE: Windows 2000 does not support UPnP feature.

Go to Start > Settings, and Click Control Panel

The “Control Panel” will display on the screen and double click “Add or Remove Programs” to continue

The “Add or Remove Programs” will display on the screen and click Add/Remove Widows Components to continue.

The following screen will appear, select “Networking Services” and click “Details” to continue

The “Networking Services” will display on the screen, select “Universal Plug and Play” and click “OK” to continue.

Please click “Next” to continue

The program will start installing the UPnP automatically. You will see the below pop-up screen, please wait while Setup configures the components.

Please click “Finish” to complete the UPnP installation

Double-click “My Network Places” on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with Internet Camera to view your device in an internet browser.

2.7.2 Windows Vista

UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device. If the operating system, Windows Vista, of your PC is UPnP enabled, the Internet Camera will be very easy to configure. Use the following steps to enable UPnP settings only if your operating system of PC is running Windows Vista.

Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center, and turn on “Network Discovery”.

Double-click “My Network Places“ on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the

screen and double-click the UPnP icon with Internet Camera to view your device in an internet browser.

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