Sierra VSP 3001 User Manual

IP CAMERA

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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SIERA ELECTRONICS

SOUND & SECURITY

VSP 3001 IP CAMERA

PREFACE

Warning: Please read this manual carefully before

using.

Complete package should include the following items:

AC adaptor 1 pc

category 5 cross cable 1 pc

I/O terminal cable 1 pc

instruction 1 pcmanual

CONTENTS

1 Introduction 2

1.1 technology support

1.2 system requirements

2 Panel description 3

2.1 front view

2.2 rear view

3 Installation 4

3.1 cautions

3.2 step

4 Illustration for net connection 5

4.1 onnect with PC directly by category 5 cable

4.2 connect to INTRANET through HUB/Switch

4.3 connect to INTERNET through HUB/Switch/Router

5 IP camera pages 7

5.1 home page 5.2 video page

5.3 setup page 5.4 network

5.5 time 5.6 administrator

5.7 general user 5.8 image settings

5.9 multi-camera screen 5.10 alarm trigger

5.11 transfer image in the timer mode

5.12 background recording function

6 Recording function 18

6.1 ActiveX control recording

6.2 FTP recording

6.3 playback function

7 I/O description 19

7.1 about I/O

7.2 example about I/O

8 Appendix 20

8.1 reset to factory default

8.2 troubleshooting

8.3 UFO specifications

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Features

Built-in web server, high quality JPEG image can be displayed through Internet

browser upon connection with Ethernet.

Motion JPEG can be up to 15 frames per second with high resolution 640x480.

Through Internet, pan/tilt heads and lens can be conveniently controlled to meet

with long-range monitoring.

Based on ASP/JAVA script, web server can provide max. platform compatibility.

Based on script CGI/ASP control, the server can offer convenience for the user to

integrate applications.

Output of E-mail,TFTP,I/O triggered with date, time and I/O input.

2 users security control, prevent unregistered users accessing the system.

Recording through IE.

Recording through FTP.

1.2 System requirements

The requirements for PC through which the network camera pages can be browsed

are as below:

Item

Windows 98

Operation system

Network protocol

Interface

Web browser

Remarks: the CPU is recommended to be Pentium II (300MHz) or greater,

which can prevent the hardware restriction.

Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows NT 4.0 Windows Xp

TCP/IP Intenet Agreement(HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP, UDP, ICMP IP)

10/100Mbps

Internet Explorer 5.0 or later Netscape Navigator 4.7 or later

Description

2 PANEL DESCRIPTION

2.1 Front view

2.2 Rear view

Power indicator

Lens

I/O connector

DC in jack

Ethernet indicator

Ethernet port

3 INSTALLATION

3.1 Cautions

Please read all safety instructions carefully before installation.

VSP-3001 IP camera should installed indoors generally. The prolonged exposure

under the sunlight or other strong lights shall accelerate the aging of the shell and

shorten the using term.

Please install the IP camera at safe site. The fall may cause the damage.

Do not place the network camera near water and assure the IP camera in a

dry circumstance with aeration.

Please use the proper input power source(input AC 220v and output DC12v/1A).

Don't leave the cables easy-touched to prevent the stumble.

Don't forcedly turn the pan/tilt head or lens to avoid the damage.

Don't touch the lens of the sensor. The fingerprint smudge shall cause the blur or no

image displayed and it also shall hurt the paint on the lens.

Please unplug the AC adaptor before cleaning the network camera. Please wipe wet

cloth only and don't use chemical and aerosol products.

Screen protection is recommended. The long-time display for same image of the

PC shall damage the monitor.

Please take the network camera to the qualified serviceman under the below cases:

B when liquid has been spilled into the IP camera.

C when the network camera has been dropped and damaged.

operating instruction.

E If the network camera exhibits an irregular condition in performance.

when the power supply cord or plug is damaged.

If the IP camera does not work normally after the setup and debug by

3.2 Installation step

A Bracket installation: aim the screw of the bracket at the hole on the bottom and turn

clockwise.

B Ethernet connectiona: use category 5 cross cable and RJ-45 linker to connect the

network camera to the net. Use category 5 straight cable to connect with HUB/

Switch or use category 5 cross cable when connecting directly to the PC.

C Confirm the specification of the AC adaptor(input AC220v,output DC12v,1A) and

connect with the network camera.

D Check if the power source indicator is enlightened. If the net has been connected

correctly, the net indicator will be enlightened within 1 second.

4 ILLUSTRATION FOR NET CONNECTION

He common connection programs for VSP-3001 network camera:

4.1 Connecting directly to PC(through category 5 cross cable)

Cross reticle

Users

For this program, the page browsing requires the basic configuration as below for PC and IP camera: A Connect correctly with the IP camera as above illustration. B Set up the Ethernet card of the PC as auto or 10M half duplex mode. C Set up the static IP address and the subnet masks. For example, IP address is 192.168.1.6 and subnet masks is 255.255.255.0, and ignore other setup of the net. D enter the default IP address http://192.168.1.252 into the address field of the net browser.

4.2 Connecting to Intranet through HUB/Switch

Link Builder / Switcher

Users

Reticle

Record server

For this program, the page browsing requires the basic configuration as below for PC and network camera: A Connect correctly with the network camera as above illustration. B Set up the static IP address and the subnet masks. For example, IP address is

192.168.1.6 and subnet masks is 255.255.255.0, and ignore other setup of the net. C enter the default IP address http://192.168.1.252 into the address field of the net browser.

4.3 Connecting to Internet through HUB/Switch/Router

INTERNET

Users

Link Builder / Switcher

Router

Users

Reticle

Record server

For this program, not only the basic setup of PC and IP camera but also the setup of Port Forwarding function of Router is required, so the visit for network camera besides Intranet is accessible. The Router should have the function of Network Address Transition(NAT) to transit the global address to local address and assign the different external port No. to each IP camera.

4.4 Access home page of IP camera

If the IP browser is Internet Explorer, the download for ActiveX is required. So, reset the security level of the IE as low level(Tools menu > Internet Options > Security tab > Custom level), and then enter HTTP://192.168.1.252 to the address field to open the home page of VSP-3001 network camera. Click the Single Camera Screen Mode, and wait a minute till the image appearing, then set the security level to its original level.(The PC will save the program of ActiveX after reading it, so the security level can be set to its original level.) If the IP browser is Netscape Navigator, please enter directly HTTP://192.168.1.252 to address field to open the home page of VSP-3001 Screen Mode, wait a minute and then the image will appear.

IP camera. Click the Single Camera

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