TP Link SC3171G User Manual
TL-SC3171G
Wireless Day/Night Surveillance Camera
REV: 1.0.0 1910010292
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FCC STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled 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:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
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.
2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
CE Mark Warning
1588 
This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
CONTENTS
Package Contents......................................................................................................................... |
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Chapter 1 Minimum System Requirements............................................................................. |
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Chapter 2 |
Physical Overview.................................................................................................... |
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Front View ...................................................................................................................... |
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Bottom view.................................................................................................................... |
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Chapter 3 Using IP Camera via Web Browser......................................................................... |
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Obtain the IP Address .................................................................................................... |
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Windows Web Browser .................................................................................................. |
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Mac Web Browser .......................................................................................................... |
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Chapter 4 Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone ...................................................................... |
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3G Streaming Mobile View Mode ................................................................................. |
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3G Web Brower Mobile View Mode.............................................................................. |
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2.5G WAP Browser Snapshot Mode ............................................................................ |
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2.5G Web Browser Snapshot Mode ............................................................................. |
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Mobile View on Windows Mobile 6 Smart Phone ......................................................... |
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Chapter 5 Configuration of Main Menu.................................................................................. |
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Live View...................................................................................................................... |
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Snapshot.............................................................................................................. |
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Zoom in/out the image via the monitor window .................................................... |
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5.1.2 |
Video play buttons................................................................................................ |
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5.1.3 |
Audio buttons ....................................................................................................... |
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5.2 |
Setting.......................................................................................................................... |
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5.3 |
Client Setting................................................................................................................ |
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5.3.1 |
Mode .................................................................................................................... |
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5.3.2 |
View Size ............................................................................................................. |
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5.3.3 |
Protocol................................................................................................................ |
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5.3.4 |
Video Buffer ......................................................................................................... |
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5.4 |
Image Setup................................................................................................................. |
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5.4.1 |
Brightness ............................................................................................................ |
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5.4.2 |
Contrast ............................................................................................................... |
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5.4.3 |
Saturation............................................................................................................. |
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5.4.4 |
Hue ...................................................................................................................... |
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5.4.5 |
Default.................................................................................................................. |
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Chapter 6 |
Setting-BASIC......................................................................................................... |
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System ......................................................................................................................... |
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6.1.1 |
Information ........................................................................................................... |
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6.1.2 |
Date/Time............................................................................................................. |
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6.1.3 |
Initialize ................................................................................................................ |
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6.2 |
Camera ........................................................................................................................ |
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6.2.1 |
General ................................................................................................................ |
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6.2.2 |
MPEG4 ................................................................................................................ |
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6.2.3 |
MJPEG................................................................................................................. |
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6.3 |
Network ........................................................................................................................ |
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6.3.1 |
Information ........................................................................................................... |
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6.3.2 |
PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet).................................................... |
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DDNS (Dynamic DNS) ......................................................................................... |
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UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) .......................................................................... |
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6.3.5 |
Bonjour................................................................................................................. |
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6.3.6 |
IP Notification....................................................................................................... |
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6.3.7 |
Wireless ............................................................................................................... |
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6.3.8 |
Messenger ........................................................................................................... |
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Security ........................................................................................................................ |
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6.4.1 |
Account ................................................................................................................ |
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6.4.2 |
HTTPS ................................................................................................................. |
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Chapter 7 |
Setting-Advance..................................................................................................... |
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7.1 |
FTP client ..................................................................................................................... |
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7.1.1 |
General ................................................................................................................ |
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7.1.2 |
Alarm sending ...................................................................................................... |
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7.1.3 |
Periodical sending................................................................................................ |
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7.2 |
SMTP ........................................................................................................................... |
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7.2.1 |
General ................................................................................................................ |
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7.2.2 |
Alarm sending ...................................................................................................... |
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7.2.3 |
Periodical sending................................................................................................ |
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7.3 |
HTTP event .................................................................................................................. |
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7.3.1 |
General ................................................................................................................ |
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7.3.2 |
Alarm sending ...................................................................................................... |
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7.4 |
Alarm output................................................................................................................. |
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7.4.1 |
Setting.................................................................................................................. |
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7.5 |
Schedule ...................................................................................................................... |
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7.5.1 |
Setting.................................................................................................................. |
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7.6 |
Alarm input ................................................................................................................... |
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7.6.1 |
Setting.................................................................................................................. |
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7.7 |
Motion detection........................................................................................................... |
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7.7.1 |
Setting.................................................................................................................. |
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7.8 |
System Log .................................................................................................................. |
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7.8.1 |
Setting.................................................................................................................. |
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Appendix |
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FAQ .............................................................................................................................................. |
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Package Contents
The follow items should be found in your package:
¾TL-SC3171G Wireless Day/Night Surveillance Camera
¾Power Adapter
¾Mounting Bracket with three screws, a Lock Ring, a Brace and a Base Plate
¾RJ45 Cable
¾Quick Installation Guide
¾Resource CD, including: z This User Guide
z Other helpful information
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Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact your distributor.
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Chapter 1 Minimum System Requirements
We strongly recommend your computers follow our minimum requirements in order to use this IP-Camera normally. If your computer doesn’t meet these requirements below, it might cause some problems.
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64 MB RAM graphic cards(or equivalent on-board graphic cards) |
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1)If you are using Windows 98 or Windows ME, please install IP Installer before using WEB UI to ensure the system runs normally.
2)If you can't view the record video file, please install Xvid codec while installing Intelligent IP Installer. (For Windows 98, ME or 2000 server, the codec might not work properly. You’ll need to download Xvid codec 1.0 from the Internet.)
3)Please always update the latest Windows component. (Net Framework, Windows Media Player, Enhance ActiveX Security)
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Chapter 2 Physical Overview
2.1Front View
Focus Adjustment Ring
Built-in Microphone
Figure 2-1
Focus Adjustment Ring: Adjust the focus to get a clear image.
Built-in Microphone: Built-in microphone for two-way audio.
2.2Bottom view
Wireless Antenna |
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Power Connector |
Network Connector
Reset 
I/O Terminal Connector
Power LED Indicator
Figure 2-2
Wireless Antenna: For connection of IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network.
Audio In: To support audio in with Microphone for two way audio.
Audio Out: To support audio out with earphones or speakers for two way audio.
Power Connector: For connection of 12V DC input.
Power LED Indicator: Power LED will light up after completing the boot process.
Reset: To successfully restore the camera to factory defaults, please keep the device powered on,
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then press and hold the Reset Button for at least 10 seconds. The CPU of the camera starts to work completely 1 minute after you release the Reset button.
I/O Terminal Connector: Input/Output to support External Alarm and Sensor used for motion detection, event triggering and alarm notification, etc.
Network Connector: For connection to the Ethernet via RJ45 standard.
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Chapter 3 Using IP Camera via Web Browser
3.1Obtain the IP Address
1.Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM driver. The Setup Wizard will automatically pop up on your computer’s screen as shown in the figure below.
Figure 3-1
2.Choose the Intelligent IP Installer, and then the next screen appears. Click on Intelligent IP Installer to begin the installation.
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Figure 3-2
3.After the installation is finished, click Start > Program Files > TP-LINK >Intelligent IP Installer to start using the program.
Figure 3-3
4.The following screen will then display. Click the Search button to search Network Cameras in the network; it displays Network Cameras information including IP Address.
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Figure 3-4
3.2Windows Web Browser
1.Click Link to IE button in Figure 3-4 or launch your web browser, and enter the IP address (obtain from Figure 3-4Figure 3-4) of the IP camera in the Location / Address field of your browser.
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1)For the first time login with IE, you will need to enable “Download signed ActiveX controls”. Please go to Tool→Internet Options…→Security→Custom Level… and find Download signed ActiveV controls to prompt it. For detailed information, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide.
2)If you only want to view the video without setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm” as your web URL . For example, you can enter “http://192.168.1.100/index2.htm” as your web URL to view the video without setting page.
2.Enter the default User name “admin” and password “admin” in the login window as shown
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below.
Figure 3-5
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The default User name “admin” and Password “admin” are set at the factory for the administrator. You can change them in the Account Menu (Please check “SETTING → BASIC → Security → Account”).
3.The web-based management page will display on your screen. On the leftmost column of the web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and Image Setup. For more details, you can refer to Section 5.2 Setting, Section 5.3 Client Setting and Section 5.4 Image Setup.
Figure 3-6
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3.3Mac Web Browser
1.Click the Safari icon on the screen as the figure below shown, and enter the IP address of the IP camera (which can be obtained from Figure 3-4) in the Location / Address field of your browser.
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If you only want to view the video without setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm” as your web URL. For example, you can enter “http://192.168.1.100/index2.htm” as your web URL to view the video without setting page.
Figure 3-7
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2.Enter the default User name “admin” and password “admin” in the dialog box as shown below.
Figure 3-8
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The default Name “admin” and Password “admin” are set at the factory for the administrator. You can change them in the Account Menu (Please check “SETTING → BASIC → Security → Account”).
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3.The web-based management page will be display on your screen. In the leftmost column of the web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and Image Setup. For more details, you can refer to Section 5.2, Section 5.3 and Section 5.4.
Figure 3-9
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Chapter 4 Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone
You can use TP-LINK Web User Interface via mobile phones. To use IP cameras via mobile phones, please make sure your RTSP is set to “On” (Default is “On”). To change the settings of IP cameras, Please check “Settings → Basic → Camera → General”. Up to the 15th August, it has been tested that you can use TP-LINK Web User Interface via mobile phones supporting the mobile view modes shown in the table below.
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3G |
3G Web Brower |
2.5G WAP |
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Nokia |
N82 |
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Nokia |
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SonyEricsson |
K310i |
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K618i |
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W550i |
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Motorola |
W220 |
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Motorola |
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▲ Please install Platform4 Player on your phone first.
■ Please install Opera Mobile 9.5 on your phone first.
●Please use Real Player and other RSTP streaming media player embedded to view the video in this mode.
●Please use the normal embedded browser in the phone to view the video in this mode.
)Note:
You can have the latest supporting phones information on our website www.tp-link.com.
4.13G Streaming Mobile View Mode
For 3G Streaming Mobile View Mode, please type “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp ” into your 3G Streaming Link. <IP> is the IP address of your IP camera (which can be obtained from Figure 3-4); <PORT> is the RTSP port of your IP camera (Default value is 554). For Example: rtsp://192.168.1.100:554/video.3gp.
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)Note:
You can also use RTSP clients (RealPlayer, VLC, QuickTime Player etc) to view RTSP streaming, just type in “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp” as the Player URL.
Below is an example of viewing the camera in 3G streaming mode on NOKIA N76:
1. Click Function and select Gallery.
2. Click the Streaming links.
3. Click Option and add a New link.
4.Type the New link Name and Web address. (The address is Public IP or domain name), Ex: rtsp://tl-sc3130.dyndns.org/video.3gp
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5. Open with Real-Player and click Yes to connect.
4.23G Web Brower Mobile View Mode
For 3G Web Browser Mobile View Mode, please type “http://<IP>” into your 3G Mobile’s Web Browser. <IP> is the Public IP address of your IP camera (which can be obtained from Figure 3-4Figure 3-4); For Example: rtsp://192.168.1.100:554/video.3gp
Below is an example of viewing the camera in 3G Web Browser Mobile View Mode on iPhone 3G:
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3.Enter name and password. Default values are both admin. Then click Log in.
4.The TP-LINK User Interface and live image will show up in the middle of the screen.
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It will show continuous snapshots not a real time video streaming. Therefore, the recording feature is disabled.
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4.32.5G WAP Browser Snapshot Mode
For 2.5G WAP Browser Snapshot Mode, please type “<IP>/mobile.wml” into your 2.5G WAP Browser. <IP> is the IP address of your IP camera, which can be obtained from Figure 3-4.
4.42.5G Web Browser Snapshot Mode
For 2.5GWeb Browser Snapshot Mode, please type “<IP>/mobile.htm” into your 2.5G Web Browser. <IP> is the IP address of your IP camera, which can be obtained from Figure 3-4.
)Note:
Through 2.5G WAP or Web browser, you can only get the snapshot of the camera, not the video.
4.5Mobile View on Windows Mobile 6 Smart Phone
The tested Smart Phones installed with Windows Mobile 6 OS are HTC smart mobile phone and HP PDA. Below is the example, and the Platform4 Player and Opera Mobile 9.5 can be downloaded from our website http://www.tp-link.com.
To use IP Camera via HP PDA, please take the following steps:
1.For HP iPDA HSTNH-L05C-WL, you need to install the free software Platform4 Player first. Click the program Platform4 Player.
2. Click the setting and type rtsp link in Open Url field. Ex: rtsp://tl-sc3130.dyndns.org/video.3gp.
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3. Click Setting I and select protocol with TCP.
4. Click Setting II and select System Settings.
5. Click OK and connect to IP Camera.
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To use IP Camera via Opera Mobile with Windows Mobile Smart Phone, please take the following steps:
1.Download the ”Opera Mobile 9.5.cab“ and copy to Windows Mobile 6 Smart Phone.
2.Click the “Windows Explorer” to find the download cab file.
3. Click the cab file to install the Opera Mobile 9.5.
4. Click Programs to find the Opera 9.5 icon.
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5. Type IP or http url link.
6.Type the username and password or setup authentication off in Setting > Basic > Security >
Account.
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Chapter 5 Configuration of Main Menu
You would find that the illustrative web pages in this Manual are all orange. Please note that they're from our latest firmware, which can be downloaded from our website. Web pages in our previous firmware are blue.
On the leftmost column of the web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and
Image Setup. For more details, you can refer to Section 5.2 Setting, Section 5.3 Client Setting, Section 5.4 Image Setup.
Snapshot |
Full screen |
Video Play |
Audio button |
Zoom in / Out |
On the right column of the web-based management page, you can use Live View. There are four different functions which are Snapshot, Zoom, Audio and Video Play. You can see more details as follows.
5.1Live View
5.1.1 Snapshot
You can capture a still image shot by the camera and save it in your computer.
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5.1.1 Zoom in/out the image via the monitor window
zClick 
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to adjust the digital zoom range, and it will be showed on the above window.
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5.1.2 Video play buttons
Symbols Meaning
Pause the current video
Play the video
Stop the current video
Record the current video
5.1.3 Audio buttons
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mean you can broadcast to the connected Microphone turned on IP camera(s) via the Ethernet using your
microphone
Microphone turned off
Volume control bar
5.2Setting
This function is only for the Administrator. Click this button to get into the Basic and Advance settings menus.
There are four sub-menus under the BASIC menu, which includes System, Camera, Network, and Security. For more information, you can refer to Section 6.1 System, Section 6.2 Camera, Section 6.3 Network and Section 6.4 Security.
There are eight sub-menus under the Advance menu, which includes FTP Client, SMTP, HTTP event, Alarm output, Schedule, Alarm input, Motion detection, and System Log. Fore more information, you can refer to Section 7.1, Section 7.2, Section 7.3, Section 7.4, Section 7.5, Section 7.6, Section 7.7 and Section 7.8.
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5.3Client Setting
This function is only for the client.
Click this button to configure the settings of IP Camera, which includes Mode, View size,
Protocol, and Video buffer.
5.3.1 Mode
Click the drop-down list to choose MPEG4, MJPEG and JPEG video compression mode.
)Note:
MJPEG streaming is unavailable if RTSP mode is On (Please check SETTING → BASIC → Camera → General).
5.3.2 View Size
Select the desired display image resolution to 640*480 or 320*240. It is suggested that you go to Client Setting to select a suitable View Size before using the IP camera as shown in the figure below. For the PC whose resolution is less than 1280*1024, View Size of 320*240 is recommended.
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5.3.3 Protocol
Select the transferring protocol from TCP, UDP, HTTP and Multicast.
)Note:
This item appears only when RSTP mode is enabled (selecting SETTING → BASIC → Camera
→ General).
5.3.4 Video Buffer
Turn the Video Buffer function ON / OFF. The Video Buffer function makes the streaming more smoothly in unsteady network environment, but might cause a little delay in live viewing.
5.4Image Setup
You can use the tool bar to optimize video Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue.
5.4.1 Brightness
The higher value the brightness is, the brighter the image is.
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