Planet Technology ICA-500C User Manual

Internet Camera

ICA-500

User’s Manual

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Declaration of Conformity

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.

Disclaimer

PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all
environments and applications, and makes no warranty and representation, either
implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or
fitness for a particular purpose.

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Revision

User’s Manual for PLANET Pan / Tilt Internet camera:
Model: ICA-500
Rev: 2.0 (October 2004)
Part No. EM-ICA500V2

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................1

Overview ............................................................................................................................1

Physical Details..................................................................................................................3

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

CHAPTER 2 BASIC SETUP...................................................................................................5

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

Installation.........................................................................................................................6

Setup...................................................................................................................................7

CHAPTER 3 ADVANCED VIEWING SETUP.....................................................................9

Introduction.......................................................................................................................9

Adjusting the Video Image...............................................................................................9

Controlling User Access to the Video Stream...............................................................12

Making Video available from the Internet....................................................................13

CHAPTER 4 WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT....................................................................17

Introduction.....................................................................................................................17

Connecting to ICA-500....................................................................................................17

Welcome Screen...............................................................................................................18

Viewing Area ...................................................................................................................19

Control Panel Screen.......................................................................................................20

Advanced Configuration Area.......................................................................................21

Camera Advanced setting Menu....................................................................................21

System Screen..................................................................................................................22

Camera Screen.................................................................................................................23

Network Screen................................................................................................................25

User Screen ......................................................................................................................28

IP Filter Screen................................................................................................................28

Event Screen ....................................................................................................................29

FTP Client Screen ...........................................................................................................30

SMTP Screen...................................................................................................................32

Alarm 1 & Alarm 2 Screen.............................................................................................33

Motion Detection Screen.................................................................................................33

Time Setting Screen.........................................................................................................35

Popup Screen...................................................................................................................36

Firmware upgrade Screen..............................................................................................37

Factory Default Screen....................................................................................................38

ActiveX Control............................................................................................................... 40

CHAPTER 5 CLIENT UTILITY..........................................................................................44

INSTALLATION............................................................................................................44

HOW TO USE.................................................................................................................49

Appendix A: Alarm I/O Connector ...............................................................................61

Appendix B: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................62

Appendix C: Bandwidth Calculation.............................................................................66

Appendix D: Specifications.............................................................................................67

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Chapter 1

Introduction

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This Chapter provides details of the ICA-500's features, components
and capabilities.

Overview

As broadband communication gets more and more popular, it becomes easier to
transfer video and audio through network. Traditional surveillance system is
gradually evolving to be deployed in packet switching TCP/IP network. PLANET ICA­500 provides an advanced digital solution of Internet Camera with pan and tilt
capability to meet more application demands. It supports wired Ethernet networking.
ICA-500 can be placed either in a LAN or an available xDSL/Cable modem connection.
ICA-500 also supports DDNS. With its Plug-N-Watch capability, a network
administrator or system operator can seamlessly complete network deployment in
simply minutes.

Combining 1/3 inch color CCD sensor with the advanced motion JPEG video
compression technology, sharp, high-quality video is digitized and delivered by the
advanced microcomputer in ICA-500. The high quality of M-JPEG files brings vivid
images, which are suitable for surveillance applications.

Motion detection is a powerful function enhanced in ICA-500. If a motion is detected in
surveillance spot, this function will capture images, attach them in an email, and alert
the system administrator via pop-up message. With bundled camera utility, centralized
management (up to 16 cameras) can be fulfilled to save TOC for enterprise users.

Headquarter

Warehouse

Features

• Pan and Tilt capability

ICA-500 is able to perform PAN (0°~325°) and tilt (10°~90°) adjustment, which
brings more convenience and flexibility in network deployment.

ICA-500

Production Area

IVS-100

ICA-500

ICA-500/IVS-100 applications

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Ease of use

Plug-N-Watch capability to simplify system integration in an existing network
environment

Meeting SOHO, business, or public facilities surveillance needs

•

ICA-500 can be deployed in many different situations, such as library, train station
or factory production line to provide efficient, human-resource reducing, and
offers flexibility, affordability, and reliability for the proper surveillance of
manufacturing facilities.

• Multi-Platform support

Supporting TCP/IP networking, SMTP e-mail, and HTTP public network standards,
ICA-500 can be applied and utilized to a mixed IP network environment.

• Motion Detection

This feature will send you alert message when motion is detected. The ICA-500
will compare consecutive frames to detect changes caused by the movement of
large objects.

Audio Support

•

With built-in microphone, the voice around can be recorded with live image.

Internet Features

• User-definable administration port number.

This allows Internet Gateways to use “port mapping” so the ICA-500 a and a Web
Server can share the same Internet IP address.

DDNS Support

•

In order to view video over Internet, user must know the Internet IP address of the
gateway used by ICA-500. An easy-to-remember DDNS (Dynamic DNS) name
will help you memorize your site more easily.

NTP (Network-Time-Protocol) Support

•

NTP allows the ICA-500 to calibrate its internal clock from an Internet Time­Server. This ensures that the time stamp on the recorded video from the ICA-500
will be correct.

Security Features

• User Authentication

If desired, the camera access can be restricted to known users. Users will have
to enter their username and password before being able to view the video stream.
Up to 10 users can be entered.

IP filter

•

The camera access not only can be restricted by username/password, but also
can be limited by the IP range to bring users more security.

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Physical Details

Rear Panel

ICA-500 Rear Panel

LAN port

Alarm I/O
Connector

MIC

Reset Button

Use a standard LAN cable to connect your ICA-500 to a
10/100BaseT hub or switch.

ICA-500 provides a terminal block with 8 pins of connectors
located on the center of the back panel. There are 3 pins for
two alarm inputs and 5 pins are for alarm output. The I/O
connectors are physical interface to sense and/or activate
alarm signals to a variety of external sensors or alarms.

Built-in microphone for audio recording. The audio recording
feature can be disabled in the web configuration.

The RESET button is used for

• Restore Default IP Address, Administrator ID, and
Administrator password.

• IP address: 192.168.0.20

• Administrator ID: admin

• Administrator Password: null (no password)

Reset steps:

• Power off the Network Camera.

• Insert the paper clip or other tool and press and hold the
button down continuously.

• Power on the Network Camera again.

• Wait at least 8 seconds and release the tool. Then the
Network Camera has been restored to default settings.

Note:
Restoring the factory default configurations will lose the

existing machine settings. User needs to access machine
default IP address or use the IP Finder program to search the
Network Camera for configuration and operations..

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Package Contents

The following items should be included: If any of these items are damaged or missing,
please contact your dealer immediately.

• Planet ICA-500 Network Camera x 1

• Power adapter x 1

• Power cord x 1

• Decoration ring x 1

• Screw x 4

• Terminator for Alarm I/O x 1

• Installation software and manual CD x 1

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Chapter 2

Basic Setup

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This Chapter provides details of installing and configuring the ICA-500.

System Requirements

• To use the LAN interface, a standard 10/100BaseT hub or switch and netwo rk
cable is required.

• System Requirement for Viewer & Recorder:

System
Hardware

1-4 cameras surveillance application

• CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or above

• Memory Size: 128 MB (256 MB
recommended)

• VGA card resolution: 1024 x 768 or above

4 or more cameras surveillance application

• CPU: Pentium 4, 1.7G MHz or above

• Memory Size: 512 MB or above

• VGA card resolution: 1024 x 768 or above

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

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Installation

1. Mount the Camera on the supplied Base and Stand.

Use 4 screws to fix the ICA-500 onto the ceiling as below. You can also put the
Network Camera on the table directly.

ICA-500 Installation

2. Connect the LAN Cable

Connect the ICA-500 to a 10/100BaseT hub or switch.

3. Connect power adapter

Connect the external power supply to the DC power connector attached on the
extension cable from the Network Camera. Note: use the power adapter, 12VDC,
included in the package and connect the other end to wall outlet for AC power.

4. Power Up

Connect the supplied power adapter to the ICA-500 and power up. Use only the
power adapter provided. Using a different one may cause hardware damage.

5. Check the LEDs

• When powering on machine, the status LED will turn green. It means the system
is booting up successfully. Furthermore, if you have a proper network connection,
and access to the ICA-500, the 10/100M LAN LED will flash orange

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Setup

Initial setup can be performed either from the web browser or using the supplied
Windows-based camera utilities. This program can locate the ICA-500 even if its IP
address is invalid for your network. You can then configure the ICA-500 with
appropriate TCP/IP settings for your LAN.

Subsequent administration can be performed with your Web browser, as explained in
Chapter 3 - Web-based Administration.

Setup Procedure

Before setup operations

The ICA-500 provides GUI (Web based, Graphical User Interface) for machine
management and maintenance.

To start ICA-500 web configuration, the requirement of the web browser should be:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher with Java support

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Default LAN interface IP address of ICA-500 is 192.168.0.20. You may now open your
web browser, and insert http://192.168.0.20 in the address bar of your web browser to
logon ICA-500 web configuration page.

ICA-500 will prompt for User Name and Password, please enter: admin as username
to continue machine Web Management.

Or you may execute IPEditV3 to discover/edit IP address of ICA-500.
Procedures of IPEdit utility

• Please find the IPEditV3.exe in the Utility folder on user’s manual CD

• Double-click the IPEditV3.exe and the following screen should be prompt on your

computer.

• Choose the destination camera for IP address and device name modifications

Current firmware supports Microsoft Internet Explorer, the Netscape
Navigator support is planned in the future firmware release

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• After modifications, you may now connect the camera via web browser.

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Chapter 3

Advanced Viewing Setup

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This Chapter provides information about the optional settings and
features for viewing video via the ICA-500. This Chapter is for
Administrators only.

Introduction

After finishing the network setup, the ICA-500 can immediately be used by all users on
your LAN.

This chapter describes some additional settings and options for viewing live Video:

• Adjusting the video image

• Controlling user access to the live video stream

• Making video available from the Internet

Adjusting the Video Image

If necessary, the ICA-500 Administrator can adjust the Video image. Settings are
provided for:

• Image size - Select the desired size. The larger sizes require greater bandwidth.

• Image quality - This determines the degree of compression applied to the Video

stream. Higher quality requires greater bandwidth.

• Saturation, Sharpness, Contrast, Hue adjustment -

To Adjust the Video Image:

1. Connect to the Web-based interface of the ICA-500.

2. On the Administration menu, select Image. You will see a screen like the example
below.

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Camera setting

3. Make the required adjustments, as explained below, and save your changes.

Video Settings
Resolution

Image Quality

Saturation,
Sharpness,
Contrast, Hue

Options
Camera tour

Select the desired video resolution. The default resolution is
set to 320*240.

Available resolution: ‧176x144‧320x240‧352x288 ‧
640x480

Select the desired image quality. The default Image Quality is
set to Standard.

Available selection:

• Clarity: Video is better but frame rate may be slower

• Fluency: Video is not as good as Clarity but frame rate
may be higher

• Standard: System default value.
Note: Higher image quality requires more bandwidth.

Image quality adjustment, the parameter ranges from 0 to 255

Enable the check box if you want the time to be displayed on
the Video image.

Reset to default

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If this option is enabled, all the settings in this page will be
reset to factory default values.

Please check the appendix B for more information on the image
adjustment.

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Controlling User Access to the Video Stream

By default, only system administrators can connect to the ICA-500 and view live Video.
If desired, you may apply the access privileges to known users, by requiring each user

to login to the ICA-500 with their individual username and password.

To Enable this feature:

1. Connect to the Web-based interface of the ICA-500. (Please check related
chapters for details.)

2. In machine Administration menu, select User.

3. You may add up to 10 users in machine database, choose the user number, and
enter the name, password and access right for each user.

User Setting Screen

Operation

• When each user connects, they will be prompted for their username and password.
They must enter the name and password defined on the User screen above.

• The camera system administrator can have full access/system modification
privileges; the user only has viewing privilege.

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Making Video available from the Internet

If your LAN is connected to the Internet, typically by a Broadband Gateway/Router and
Broadband modem, you can make the ICA-500 available via the Internet.

ICA-500 Setup

The ICA-500 configuration does NOT have be changed, unless:

• You wish to change the port number from the default value (1024).

• You wish to use the DDNS (Dynamic DNS) feature of the ICA-500.

Second HTTP Port Configuration

Normally, HTTP (Web) connections use port 80. Since the ICA-500 uses HTTP, but
port 80 is likely to be used by a Web Server, you can use a different port for the ICA-

500. This port is called the "HTTP Port2". (The first port is port 80.)

The HTTP port2 is disabled in default settings. If you prefer to use a different port
number than port 80, you can specify the port number on the ICA-500's Network
screen, as shown below.

Network Screen

The Network screen is part of the Web-based Administration interface. See Web­based Management for further details on using this interface.

Viewers need to know this port number in order to connect and

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view live Video, so the current communication port number has to
be informed to the remote users to connect to.

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DDNS (Dynamic DNS)

Many Internet connections use a "Dynamic IP address", where the Internet IP address
is allocated whenever the Internet connection is established.

This means that other Internet users don't know the IP address, so can't establish a
connection.

DDNS is designed to solve this problem, by allowing users to connect to your LAN
using a domain name, rather than an IP address.

To use DDNS:

1. Register for the DDNS service with a supported DDNS service provider. You can
then apply for, and be allocated, a Domain Name.

2. Enter and save the correct DDNS settings on the DDNS Setting screen in the
Network setting menu.

3. Operation is then automatic:

• The ICA-500 will then automatically contact the DDNS server whenever it

detects that the Internet IP address has changed, and inform the DDNS server
of the new IP address.

• Internet users can then connect to your LAN using the Domain Name

allocated by the DDNS service provider.

• Limitation: if the ICA-500 is installed with private IP address behind the NAT

router, please find and enable the DDNS feature on the router. This can
prevent the remote users not able to connect to the camera.

• Current supported DDNS service provider:

ip.comT

www.dyndns.org , www.no-

DDNS Setting Screen

Router/Gateway Setup for remote viewing

Your Router or Gateway must be configured to pass incoming TCP (HTTP)
connections (from remote viewers) to the ICA-500. The Router/Gateway uses the Port
Number to determine which incoming connections are intended for the ICA-500.

This feature is normally called Port Forwarding or Virtual Servers in the router. The
Port Forwarding/Virtual Server entry tells the Router/Gateway that incoming TCP
connections should be passed to the ICA-500. If necessary, check the user manual for
your Router/Gateway for further details.

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The "Port" for the Port Forwarding / Virtual Server entry above is
the "Second Port" number specified on the Network screen of the
ICA-500.

Viewing via the Internet

Clients (viewers) will need a broadband connection; dial-up connections are NOT
recommended.

Using your Web Browser

If using your Web browser, you need to know the address of the camera (either the
Internet IP address or the Domain name) and the correct communication port n umber.

Enter the address of the ICA-500, and its port number, in the Address (or Location)
field of your Browser.

Example - IP address:

HTTP://203.70.249.52:1024

Where the Router/Gateway's Internet IP address is 203.70.212.52 and the "HTTP
Port2" number on the ICA-500 is 1024.

Example - Domain Name:

HTTP://ica500.dyndns.org: 1024

Where the Router/Gateway's Domain name is ica500.dyndns.org and the " HTTP
Port2" number on the ICA-500 is 1024.

Using the Windows Viewing/Recording Utility

If using the CamView Utility, the details of the ICA-500 must be entered on the Internet
tab of the Add Camera screen.

CamView - Add Camera Screen

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You can then select the camera in the Cameras list on the main screen, and click OK
to establish a connection and view live video.

Please check respective chapter for further details of viewing Video using either the
Windows Viewing/Recording utility or Web Browser.

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Chapter 4

Web-based Management

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This Chapter provides Setup details of the ICA-500’s Web-based
Interface. This Chapter is for Administrators only.

Introduction

The ICA-500 can be configured using your Web Browser. The ICA-500 must hav e an
IP address, which is compatible with your PC.

Connecting to ICA-500

• If you have run the CamView utility, the screen provided a button . Clicking
this button will immediately connect to the ICA-500.

• If using only your Web Browser, use the following procedure to establish a
connection from your PC to the ICA-500:

• Once connected, you can add the ICA-500 to your Browser's Favorites or
Bookmarks.

Connecting using your Web Browser

1. Start your web browser.

2. In the Address box, enter "HTTP://" and the IP Address of the ICA-500, as in this
example, which uses the ICA-500's default IP Address:

HTTP://192.168.0.20

3. Default username/password for machine login: admin/ <no password>

4. If the Administrator ID and Password have been assigned, enter the name and
password you assigned.

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Welcome Screen

When you connect, the camera Home screen will be displayed.

Camera Home Screen

The Home screen can be divided into three areas:

• Viewing Area - Images from the Network Camera

• Control Panel Area - Network Camera Manipulation and image quality control

• Advanced Configuration area - only available for administrator. Camera

administrator can have full configuration in this menu.

These options are explained in the following sections.

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