Planet Technology ICA-230 User Manual

CMOS/Mega-Pixel CMOS/CCD Internet Camera

ICA-230 / ICA-M230 / ICA-501

Quick Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................................... 3

1.1 Before Installation ............................................................................... 3

1.2 System Requirements ......................................................................... 3

1.3 Package Content ................................................................................. 3

Chapter 2. Physical Description ......................................................................... 4

2.1 ICA-230/M230 ..................................................................................... 4

2.1.1 Front Panel ................................................................................. 4

2.1.2 Rear Panel .................................................................................. 5

2.2 ICA-501 .............................................................................................. 6

2.2.1 Front Panel ................................................................................. 6

2.2.2 Rear Panel .................................................................................. 7

Chapter 3. Mounting the PT Internet Camera ..................................................... 8

3.1 Ceiling Mount ...................................................................................... 8

3.2 Wall Mount ......................................................................................... 8

3.3 Physical Installation ............................................................................. 9

Chapter 4. IP Wizard ......................................................................................10

4.1 Installation .........................................................................................10

4.2 Wizard function ..................................................................................13

4.3 Username and Password .....................................................................14

Chapter 5. Cam Viewer Installation ..................................................................15

Appendix A: Feature Listing for Cam Viewer ....................................................19

Appendix B: Suggest Hardware / System Requirement ......................................20

Ordering Information for Cam Viewer Pro ....................................................20

Further Conguration .................................................................................20

Chapter 1. Introduction

Note

Thank you for purchasing the Pan/Tilt Internet Camera. It is versatile and high
image solution of surveillance application for day and night. The Pan/Tilt Internet
Camera is also a stand-alone camera system with a built-in processor and web
server that provides highest quality video and system performance.

1.1 Before Installation

Before installation, please be sure to read this quick installation guide and user’s
manual (CD) carefully to complete machine installation. This guide shows how to

quick set up the three cameras, unless model name specied terms “PT Internet

Camera” will be used for these three models.

1.2 System Requirements

Network Interface 10/100MBase-TX Ethernet

Monitoring System Recommended for Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

• CPU: Pentium 4, 3.0GHz or above

• Memory Size: 512 MB (512 MB or above Recommended)

• VGA card resolution: 1024 x 768 or above

System Hardware

• VGA card memory: 64 MB or above (at least 128 MB for
Megs-pixel resolution)

• Network bandwidth: In VGA resolution mode,

minimum upload bandwidth is 1Mbps.

1.3 Package Content

PT Internet Camera x 1

Power Adapter x 1

Camera Mount Kit x 1

CD Disk x 1

Quick Installation Guide x 1

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

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Chapter 2. Physical Description

Microphone

Power & LAN LED

Lens & focus ring

IR LEDs

Wireless LED

2.1 ICA-230/M230

2.1.1 Front Panel

IR LEDs

Lens &
focus ring

Power &
LAN LED

Microphone

Wireless
LED

These LEDs are Infra-Red type. It’s very useful for low-lux
environment to provide supplementary light source for image
sensor.

User could use this ring to adjust focus manually.

This LED is used to indicate whether DC power is on or not. In

addition, this LED will be ashing while network accessing via

Ethernet.

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

This LED is used to indicate the wireless accessing of the Camera.
*Future feature

2.1.2 Rear Panel

Audio Output Jack

DC Power Jack

Factory Default

LAN Socket

Audio Output
Jack

DC Power Jack

LAN Socket

Factory
Default Reset

Audio-out Jack allows this device to output audio or alerting
sound.

The input power is 12VDC.
Note: Only use the power adapter supplied with ICA-230/
M230. Otherwise, the product may be damaged.

The LAN socket is a RJ-45 connector for connections to
10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling. This
Ethernet port built N-Way protocol can detect or negotiate
the transmission speed of the network automatically. Please

use Category 5 “straight through” cable to connect the ICA-

230/M230 to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network switch or hub.
The LAN socket is compliant with IEEE802.3af standard PoE
interface.
Note: If you need to connect the ICA-230/M230 to PC or
notebook directly, you should use cross over cable instead.

This button is hidden in the pinhole. Please refer to the
Appendix A in manual for more information.

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2.2 ICA-501

Microphone

Lens & focus ring

Power & LAN LED

Wireless LED

2.2.1 Front Panel

Lens & focus
ring

Power & LAN
LED

Microphone

Wireless LED

User could use this ring to adjust focus manually.

This LED is used to indicate whether DC power is on or not.

In addition, this LED will be ashing while network accessing

via Ethernet.

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

This LED is used to indicate the wireless accessing of the
Camera.
*Future feature

2.2.2 Rear Panel

Audio Output Jack

DC Power Jack

Factory Default

LAN Socket

Audio Output
Jack

DC Power Jack

LAN Socket

Factory
Default Reset

Audio-out Jack allows this device to output audio or alerting
sound.

The input power is 12VDC.
Note: Only use the power adapter supplied with ICA-501.
Otherwise, the product may be damaged.

The LAN socket is a RJ-45 connector for connections to
10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling. This
Ethernet port built N-Way protocol can detect or negotiate the
transmission speed of the network automatically. Please use

Category 5 “straight through” cable to connect the ICA-501 to

a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network switch or hub.
Note: If you need to connect the ICA-501 to PC or notebook
directly, you should use cross over cable instead.

This button is hidden in the pinhole. Please refer to the
Appendix A in manual for more information.

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Chapter 3. Mounting the PT Internet Camera

3.1 Ceiling Mount

1. Fix the camera to L-type bracket with two supplied screws.

2. Fix the bracket and camera to the ceiling using two holly wall anchors and
screws.

3.2 Wall Mount

1. Fix the L-type bracket to the wall using two holly wall anchors and screws.

2. Fix the camera to L-type bracket with two supplied screws.

Note

Note

3.3 Physical Installation

1. Connect an Ethernet cable

Connect the LAN cable on the PT Internet Camera to the network device (hub or

switch).

If there has a IEEE802.3af PoE switch in your network, you can
connect the ICA-230/M230 LAN cable to this PoE switch to obtain
power. The power adapter is unnecessary when ICA-230/M230 is
connected to a PoE switch.

2. Check the LED (Front Panel)

The LED is dened to identify LAN connection type. When LAN port is connected,

the LED will be green.

3. Place the PT Internet Camera on the table or x it onto ceiling or wall

Use screws to x the PT Internet Camera onto the ceiling or wall. You could also

put the PT Internet Camera in the table directly.

4. Attach the power supply

Plug in power adapter and connect to power source. After power on, PT Internet

Camera will start to operate.

Only use the power adapter supplied with PT Internet Camera.
Otherwise, the product may be damaged
The power adapter is unnecessary when ICA-230/M230 is connected
to a PoE switch. Otherwise, the product may be damaged when
ICA-230/M230 is connected to a PoE switch and power adapter
simultaneously.

5. Attach Speaker to PT Internet Camera (option)

If user needs not only video stream but also audio stream, then the speaker

should be attached to PT Internet Camera.

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Chapter 4. IP Wizard

Note

Note

This chapter shows how to quick set up your PT Internet Camera. The PT Internet

Camera is with the default settings. However to help you nd the networked

camera quickly the windows utility-IPWizard can search the cameras in the network

that shall help you to congure some basic setting before you started advanced

management and monitoring.

4.1 Installation

In the installation steps below, this guide use ICA-M230 as the
example. However, the steps for ICA-501 & ICA-230 are similar.

1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive to launch the autorun program.
Once completed, a welcome menu screen will appear.

2. Click the “IPWizard” hyperlink, you will see the InstallShield Wizard dialog box as

below.

If the welcome screen does not appear, click “Start” at the taskbar.
Then, select “Run” and type “D:\Utility\setup.exe”, assume D is

your CD-ROM drive.

3. The “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for IPWizard” will display on the screen
and click “Next” to continue.

4. Please click “Next” to install with original settings, or you may click “Change…”
button to modify the install folder then press “Next” to continue.

5. Please click “Install” to start the installation.

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6. Please click “Finish” to complete the installation

7. Please double-click the utility icon on the desktop then you will see the
ICA-M230 utility.

8. Press “Search” button. IP Wizard will list all IP Cameras in your LAN environ

ment:

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4.2 Wizard function

Note

Please select your PT Internet Camera and press “Wizard”. The
utility featured of “Wizard” function to help user to initial PT

Internet Camera. User can setup IP address, username and pass­word step by step.

Please enter User Name and Password. Default Username is: admin, leave

password blank. Then click “Submit”.

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4.3 Username and Password

Note

You may change the ID and assign a new password to your PT Internet Camera or
keep the original and press “Next” to continue.

As below, you can select “Static IP” and enter the IP settings. Or select “DHCP ON”

when there is a DHCP server in your network.

If no IP address is assigned after 30 seconds, PT Internet Camera
will use its default address 192.168.0.20

User may open the web browser, and key in the IP address (for example:
http://192.168.0.20, the default IP address) in the address eld to login web

conguration page and refer to the User’s manual in the bundled CD disk for more
conguration.

Chapter 5. Cam Viewer Installation

Note

Note

This chapter will guide you to install the central management software. The PT
Internet Camera can be managed through its web interface. However, to central
control, manage or record the cameras installed in the network Cam Viewer, the
windows-based central management software are required.

The Cam Viewer Pro 30 days trial version installation steps are
similar. Below is the installation of Cam Viewer Lite.

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

program. Once completed, a welcome page will appear in IE. Click the “Cam

Viewer Lite” hyperlink, the below InstallShield Wizard dialog box will appear.

If the welcome screen does not appear, click “Start” at the taskbar.
Then, select “Run” and type “D:\Cam Viewer Lite\setup.exe”,
assume “D” is your CD-ROM drive.

2. Selects the language which you want, Cam Viewer is current including fteen

languages. Please select one of the languages and click ”Next” to continue.

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3. The welcome screen will display on the screen, please click “Next”.

4. Please read the license agreement and then check “I accept the terms of the
license agreement” if you are agreed and click “Next” to continue the installation

5. Please key in user name and company name for which you want and click “Next”

to continue installation.

6. Check the option “Complete” – all program features will be installed (Requires
the most disk space) and click “Next” to continue installation.

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7. “Ready to Install the Program” will appear to prompt you to start the installation.

Note

Please click “Install” to start.

8. Please click “No” to nish the Cam Viewer Lite installation.

In above step, when Cam Viewer works with MBM5 (Motherboard
Monitor 5), Cam Viewer will display CPU temperature and fan

speed. Please click “Yes” if you need this function and refer to the

manual of Cam Viewer CD disk for complete installation.

Now, you can central manage all the PT Internet Camera installed in your network.
Please refer to the Cam Viewer guide in the CD-ROM for more.

Appendix A: Feature Listing for Cam Viewer

Software Version

IP Camera Input 32 16 / 32 / 64

Dual Monitor - V

Smart Guard - V

I/O Device V V

Hotline - V

Address Book - V

Log Viewer

Counting Application - 2 way counting

Remote Playback
Server

Concurrent Playback 1 Channel 16 Channels

Counting Function - V

Smart Search General Motion

Remote Live Viewer 1 Channel 16 Channel

*Remark: Refer to Appendix B for more

Cam Viewer Lite

(Free Bundle version)

Unusual event

System log

- Unlimited

Cam Viewer Pro

(30-day Trial version)*

Unusual event

System log

Counting application

General Motion

Missing Object
Foreign Object

Lose Focus

Camera Occlusion

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Appendix B: Suggest Hardware / System Requirement

Total FPS ~600 600~480 480~240 240~120 120~

Intel Core

CPU

RAM 4 GB 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB

Chipset of
Motherboard

VGA Card

Ethernet 100 Base-TX or Above, Gigabit LAN recommended

Hard Disk 160 GB or above

O.S. Windows 2000 / XP / 2003

Total FPS: Means all the cameras will spend how many frames when this soft-

2 Duo

QX6800

ware works. Suppose there are 10 cameras, each one will work with
30fps; the total fps should be 300fps.

Ordering Information for Cam Viewer Pro

Model Description

CVP-16 16-Channel Cam Viewer Professional

CVP-32 32-Channel Cam Viewer Professional

CVP-64 64-Channel Cam Viewer Professional

Intel Core

2 Duo
E6600

Intel 946 or 965 chip, Intel Chipset recommended

ATI Radeon 9200, nVIDIA GeForce FX-5200,

Intel 945/965 or above

Intel

Pentium D

930

Intel P4

3.0 GHz

Intel P4

2.8 GHz

Further Conguration

If you want to congure more detail settings of PT Internet Camera, please refer to

the user manual in the CD disk.

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