Sitecom WL-405 User Manual

Wireless Network IP-Camera 150N

WL-405

Full Manual

Table of Contents

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

Overview .......................................................................................................3

Features................................................................................................3

Physical Details..............................................................................................4

Front - Network Camera..........................................................................4

Rear - Network Camera...........................................................................5

Description for LED indicators ..................................................................6

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

Camera Installation .......................................................................................8

2. Using the surveillance software .................................9

2.1 Admin utility............................................................................................9

2.2 Viewer Utility......................................................................................... 11

2.2.1 Using the Viewer utility...................................................................12

2.2.2 Configure camera in viewer utility ....................................................13

2.2.3 General Options.............................................................................19

2.2.4 Change Display Layout....................................................................23

2.2.5 Full-screen mode ...........................................................................24

2.2.6 Scan.............................................................................................25

2.2.7 Zoom-in / Zoom-out.......................................................................26

2.2.8 Snapshot ......................................................................................27

2.2.9 Recording......................................................................................27

2.2.10 Video Playback.............................................................................28

Locate the IP Address of this IP Camera....................................................29

Log On to Web Management Interface.......................................................30

3. Using Web Management Interface ...........................32

3.1 Camera Settings..................................................................................... 32

3.1.1 About ...........................................................................................33

3.2 Status .................................................................................................... 34

3.3 Log.........................................................................................................35

3.4 Video Setup............................................................................................36

3.4.1 Dual Mode.....................................................................................36

3.4.2 MPEG4................................................................................................. 36

3.4.3 MJPEG................................................................................................. 37

3.6 Motion Detection.................................................................................38

3.6.1Basic Settings.................................................................................38

3.6.2 Setup Motion Detection Regions.......................................................39

3.7 Network Setup....................................................................................... 41

3.7.1 LAN..............................................................................................41

3.7.2 RTSP ............................................................................................42

3.7.3 Dynamic DNS................................................................................42

3.7.4 UPNP............................................................................................43

3.7.5 LoginFree......................................................................................44

3.8 Wireless Settings...................................................................................45

3.9 FTP and E-Mail Settings ......................................................................... 48

3.9.1 E-Mail settings...............................................................................48

3.9.2 FTP Settings..................................................................................49

3.10 System Settings...................................................................................50

3.11 User Settings ...................................................................................... 51

3.12 Firmware Update.............................................................................52

4. Appendix ................................................................. 53

4.1 Specification.......................................................................................... 53

4.2 Troubleshooting.....................................................................................54

1. Introduction

Overview

Thank you for purchasing this Internet IP camera! This IP camera is an ideal product

for all kinds of video-surveillance purposes, like home/office safety, kid/pet
monitoring, and remote video acquiring, etc. Unlike conventional close-circuit video
camera, you’re not limited to the length of cable! Once this IP camera is connected
to the Internet, you can receive video from anywhere in the world where Internet
access is available.

This IP-Camera can be connected by UTP cable, or by connecting it to your wireless

network. Worry about the content will be intercepted by unauthorized person when
the video is transmitted over the air? That’s also not a problem! Unlike a
conventional analog wireless camera, from which video can be intercepted by
anyone who's got a compatible video receiver, this IP camera supports data
encryption (WEP, WPA and WPA2), which provides the ultimate data security level.

If you’re not familiar with wireless security, this IP camera also support WPS (Wi-Fi

Protected Setup), which allows you to setup wireless security in a very simple way ­just press the button on your router, and on your IP-Camera.

Features

 No pre-loaded software required - all you need is a browser like Internet Explorer 6

(and above, with plug-in installed).

 Supports VGA (640 x 480), QVGA (320 x 240), and QQVGA (160 x 120) video

resolution, with auto-exposure control

 Supports two video compression formats (MJPEG and MPEG4).
 Supports all major web browser, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple,

Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera*.

 Wired and wireless network (802.11b / 802.11g / 802.11n) support.
 Wireless data encryption (WEP / WPA / WPA2).
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), the easiest way to setup a secure wireless

connection.

 Supports DHCP and you can also assign a fixed IP address to the camera also.
 Supports Dynamic DNS (used to allocate the IP camera’s Internet address, when

the ISP you’re using does not assign you with a fixed Internet address).

 Supports UPnP, Windows XP (and above) will discover this IP camera in network

neighborhood automatically.

 Send captured picture by Email or FTP when motion is detected.
 Configurable motion detection sensitivity (6 levels from most sensitive to least

sensitive).

 Built-in real-time clock, date and time information will be recorded with every

captured picture / video clip (also supports auto time synchronization via network
time protocol).

 Upgradeable firmware - enjoy new functions without buying a new camera!
 Usage and event logging

*Some functionality like ‘fit to window’ only works on Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Physical Details
Front - Network Camera

Antenna

Power LED

Link LED

Antenna
Link LED
Power LED
Camera

Wireless network antenna
Indicates LAN / Wi-Fi activity
Indicates system status
Video camera with lens

Rear - Network Camera

WPS/Reset button

Tripod Connector
WPS/Reset
button
Power connector
Lan connector

Power Connector

Network Connector

Connects to any standard tripod / camera wall holder.
Press and release this button to activate WPS mode;
Press and hold this button for 15 seconds to clear all settings.
Connect to 5V / 1A DC-power adapter.
Connect to LAN by Ethernet cable.

Description for LED indicators

LED Power Link Status Remark

Booting Flash Flash
System Ready On Off
LAN connected On On
Data transferring On Quick Flash
Activate WPS, push
button for less than
5 sec.

Reset to default,
push button for
longer than 10 sec.

Power LED

Link LED

On Slow Flash The configuration should be

finished within 120 sec., after that
the Link Status LED will go back to
the original status

Quick Flash On 2 LEDs will turn off when reset to

default is taken effect then system
will start booting

Package Contents

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

1. IP-Camera

2. Power Adapter

3. Ethernet Cable

4. Quick Installation Guide

5. Driver & Manual CDROM

6. Wall Mount

Camera Installation

Please follow the following instructions to configure your IP camera:

 Unpack the product package and check if anything is missing.

 Insert the supplied LAN cable into the ‘LAN’ jack.

You can skip this step if you’ll only use the wireless network.

 Plug the power adapter into a wall socket, and connect the power connector to the

power jack located at the back of the IP camera.

 Connect your tripod to tripod connector or place the camera in a secure place, and

point the camera to the place you wish to monitor.

2. Using the surveillance software

When the CDROM is inserted into the CDROM player, the CD-Menu will
automatically start.

(If it isn't started automatically, go to 'My Computer' > 'X:' (where X: is the drive
letter of the CDROM player) > open the 'Menu' folder > double click on
'CDMenu4.exe')

2.1 Admin utility

The Admin-utility can be used to detect the camera on the network, and to easily
change the cameras network-configuration. Select “Install Admin-Utility” in the CD­ Menu, to start the installation.

When the Admin-utility is installed, it can be found in the start-menu, via “START >
Programs > Internet Camera > IPCam Admin Utility”

The Admin utility will detect all IP-camera's on your network. If the camera isn't
detected, click the “Scan”-button.

 Double-click on the IP-camera in the list, to open the camera web-interface in your

default browser.

 Select the IP-camera, and click “Config” to configure the network settings. A login

dialog is shown. Enter the username and password for the camera (the default
username is 'admin', and the default password is 'admin')

 After entering the correct username and password, the camera settings are shown:

 On the 'WLAN Setting' tab, the wireless settings are shown. IP-address settings can

be changed on the 'LAN Setting' tab.

2.2 Viewer Utility

The IP camera surveillance software provides various functions like video recording,
after this software is installed, you can use your IP camera to safeguard your
property. Please follow the following instructions to install the surveillance software.
Select “Install Viewer-Utility” to start the installation of the viewer utility.

Note: When the Viewer utility is installed, the ActiveX control for Internet Explorer
is also installed.

2.2.1 Using the Viewer utility

You can click ‘IPCam Surveillance Software’ icon from desktop, quick launch bar, or
start menu to start the IP camera surveillance software.

Before you start:
IP camera surveillance software will only work when your monitor’s resolution is

‘1024 x 768’ or higher. Please change the resolution before you use IP camera
surveillance software, or it won’t start.

Video displaying area

Language

Display
layout

Full
screen /
Scan

Zoom
Out /
Zoom In

Close window (stop
surveillance) /
Minimize window

You can put the mouse cursor on a certain component and see its button name, and
here’re detailed descriptions of all buttons:

Item Description

Video displaying
area
Language Select a language from this dropdown menu to change display language.
Display layout

Message display
box

The image of all connected cameras will be displayed here.

Change camera image display layout (Click a layout icon to change camera
display layout). There are 8 kinds of available display layouts.

Recording / System
configure Playback / Snap
shot

Full screen Click this button to switch to full screen mode (only display all camera’s

image), press ‘ESC’ key to quit full screen mode.

Scan

Zoom out

Click this button and the IP camera surveillance software will switch displaying
the image of all connected camera automatically. Click this button once to

activate scan function (scan icon will become blue ), click again to stop
scanning (scan icon will become white ).
Zoom-out (To see more objects).
This function is only available for supported cameras.

Zoom In

Home

Recording

Configure

Playback

Snapshot

Message display Displays all system messages like camera is disconnected etc.
Close window (stop
surveillance)

Zoom-in (Too see more details).
This function is only available for supported cameras.

Click this button to return the camera to ‘Home’ (default) position.
This function is only available for supported cameras.

Start video recording.

Software / camera configuration.

Playback a recorded video file.

Take a snapshot of current camera.

Terminates IP camera surveillance software.

Minimize window

Video displaying
area

Minimizes IP camera surveillance software window.

Displays the image of all cameras by the display layout you selected.

2.2.2 Configure camera in viewer utility

Before you use this IP camera surveillance software, you must configure the camera(s)
you wish to connect. Please click ‘System configure’ button and a popup menu will

appear:

Please select ‘Configure Cameras’ to configure cameras.

Note: If you’re prompted by a windows security alert which asks you if you want to block
‘IPCamViewer’ program, please click ‘Unblock’ button, or IP camera surveillance
software will not be able to function correctly.

2.2.2.1 'Camera' tab

In this tab you can configure all cameras you wish to connect. Up to 16 cameras can be
connected simultaneously:

Here are the descriptions of all setting items:

Item Description

Channel Select the channel number you wish to set.
Camera Search All cameras found on your local network will be displayed in ‘Camera

Search’ box.

Select Select a camera listed in ‘Camera Search’ box, and click ‘Select’

button to fill all parameters of selected camera in every camera

configuration fields.

Refresh Rescan all cameras on your local network. If you didn’t see the

camera you expected in ‘Camera Search’ box, or a new camera has
been joined to your local network after last scan.

Name* Input the name of camera here. Default value is the first 6 bytes of

camera’s MAC address, you can change the name of camera so you
can remember the camera’s location of purpose easily.

Model Displays the model of selected camera, this field can not be

changed.
IP* Input the IP address of camera.
Username* Input the user name of camera.
Web Port* Input the web port of the camera. By default it’s ‘80’.
Password Input the password of camera. Default value is ‘1234’. You should

change the password if you changed the password of selected

camera.
Video Format** Select the video encoding format of this camera (MJPEG or MPEG4).
Reset Clear all fields in ‘Camera Configuration’ section.
OK Save settings in this tab.
Cancel Discard all settings in this tab.

*: It’s recommended to use ‘Select’ button to fill the content of this field.
**: Only available for cameras support this function.

After you’ve set all channels you wish to set, click ‘OK’ to save settings, and if everything’s
correct, you’ll see the camera’s image in IP camera surveillance software’s main menu:

2.2.2.2 Schedule Recording

In this tab, you can setup scheduled video recording, so you can record the video captured
by all cameras you have by a pre-defined schedule.

Here are the descriptions of all setting items:

Item Description

Channel Select the channel number you wish to set.
One Time
Schedules
New
(One Time
Schedules)

You can specify the one-time schedule for selected camera; this

schedule will be executed once only.

Click this button and a new window will appear:

Please specify the time duration of this one-time schedule (the date

and time of ‘From’ and ‘To’), then click ‘OK’ to save settings.

Please note you must set a schedule that will be happened in the

future, you can not set a schedule in the past.
Edit You can modify a scheduled recording item. Select a schedule in

‘One Time Schedules’ list, and click ‘Edit’ button to edit the start and

end time of this schedule.
Delete Delete a selected schedule item.
New
(Weekly
Schedules)

Edit You can modify a scheduled recording item. Select a schedule in

Delete Delete a selected schedule item.
OK Save settings in this tab.
Cancel Discard all settings in this tab.

Click this button and a new window will appear:

You can define recording schedule that will be executed at the

specified time of certain weekday(s) in a week. Please check all

weekdays that applies, and set the start time in ‘From’ field. You can

set the duration of video recording in ‘Period’ field (format is

HH:MM:SS), and the end time will be calculated automatically and

displayed in ‘To’ field. You can also click ‘All Time Record’ button to

define a recording schedule that will be executed every weekday,

from 12:00:00AM to 11:59:59PM.

Click ‘OK’ to save changes.

‘One Time Schedules’ list, and click ‘Edit’ button to edit the start and

end time of this schedule.

2.2.2.3 Motion Recording

With this function activated, only motions captured by the camera will be recorded, so you
don’t have to waste hard disk storage space on images you don’t need to pay attention to.

Here are the descriptions of all setting items:

Item Description

Channel Select the channel number you wish to set.
Enable Enable motion record function.
Disable Disable motion record function.
Recording Time Select the time duration that camera will record when a motion

has been detected from dropdown menu in seconds.
Invoke alarm when
motion is triggered
Send mail when
motion is triggered
OK Save settings in this tab.
Cancel Discard all settings in this tab.

Send an alarm when a motion has been detected by the camera.

Send an email to a pre-defined address when a motion has been

detected by the camera.