PLANET ICA-M230 User Manual

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IP Surveillance

Application Program

Ai-See

User’s Manual

Version: 1.00

Date: July. 2007

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Copyright

Copyright © 2007 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication
may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any
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PLANET makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to
the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not PLANET, its distributor, or
its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or
consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, PLANET reserves the
right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof
without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

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 techni cian for help.

FCC Caution

To assure continued compliance. (example-use only shielded interface cables when connecting
to computer or peripheral devices). Any changes or modifications 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 for a n uncontrolled enviro nment .
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.

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R&TTE Compliance Statement

This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 9 March 1999 on radio equipment
and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their
conformity (R&TTE)

The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC
(Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of
April 8,2000.

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

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CE Mark Warning

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference,
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 IP Surveillance Application Program
For Model: ICA-310, ICA-312, ICA-350, ICA-610, ICA-651, IVS-110
Rev: 1.0 (July. 2007)
Part No. EM-AISEE

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Table of Content

1. Introduction...................................................................................................4

1.1 Overview..............................................................................................4

1.2 Features...............................................................................................4

1.3 System Requirement ............................................................................4

1.4 Compability IP cameras .......................................................................5

2. Software Installation......................................................................................5

3. Configuration Utility.....................................................................................10

3.1 Main Console.....................................................................................10

3.2 Playback.............................................................................................12

3.3 Schedule............................................................................................13

3.4 Configuration......................................................................................14

3.5 Recording...........................................................................................16

3.6 Snapshot............................................................................................17

3.7 E-Map.................................................................................................17

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1. Introduction

Ai-See is a multi-camera video surveillance application that enables you to set up a
comprehensive and effective surveillance system quickly and easily. Ai-See allows you to track
workstations and individual users that may use multiple PC’s on your network. It is scalable from
cameras to up to 16 cameras.

1.1 Overview

This user’s manual explains how to operate the Ai-See from a computer. Basically, the user’s
manual is written to be read on the computer display. However, users might consider printing it out
to access easily and read it before you operate the Ai-See.

1.2 Features

• Multiple cameras support up to 16 cameras.

• Supports IP cameras and Internet video servers

• Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) support for many IP cameras

• Multi-profile encoder supports MPEG-4 and M-JPEG video compression simultaneously

• Allows for multiple recordings to occur at the same time from different cameras

• Integrate cameras located at remote site and accessed via the Internet or a LAN

1.3 System Requirement

The system consumes huge of computation power to decode and record multiple video streams
from IP cameras. Therefore, bear in mind that much faster CPU speed and higher system memory
will be very useful to handle and process multi-channel video streams. Here is a minimum
recommendation of system requirement as below:

System Requirement for Ai-See Application Program
Support OS Win 2000, Win XP
System Hardware CPU: Pentium 4, 2.8GHz or fast

Memory Size: 1GB or higher
VGA card resolution: 1024 x 768 or above
VGA card memory: 64 MB or higher
Sound card: Necessary
Free space of hard disk: 10G or higher
Power supply: 300W or above

Also it does strongly recommend that close the other application un-necessarily programs while
running Ai-See to monitor and record video stream from IP cameras.

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1.4 Compatibility IP cameras

Camera Type
Speed Dome Camera ICA-601

ICA-651
PT Camera ICA-500
Infrared Camera ICA-350

ICA-310

ICA-312
Video Server IVS-110 IVS-100
CMOS Camera ICA-108

ICA-108W

ICA-600
ICA-650

ICA-300
ICA-302

2. Software Installation

1. Insert the bundled IP Camera CD disk into the CD-ROM drive to launch the autorun program.

Once completed, a welcome menu screen will appear.
Click the “Ai-See” hyperlink, the below InstallShield Wizard dialog box will appear.
Note: If the welcome screen does not appear, click “St art” at the t askbar. Then, select “Run” and

type “D:\Utility\ai-see.exe”, assume “D” is your CD-ROM drive.

2. Selects the language which you want, Ai-See is current including two languages - English and
French.

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