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Veo ICA-500 User Manual

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ICA-500
User’s Manual
Copyright
Copyright (C) 2004 PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. The products and programs described in this User’s Manual are licensed products of PLANET Technology, This User’s Manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this User’s Manual and all accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copyrighted.
No part of this User’s Manual may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form by any means by electronic or mechanical. Including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems, for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use, and without the prior express written permission of PLANET Technology.
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. PLANET has made every effort to ensure that this User’s Manual is accurate; PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred. Information in this User’s Manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of PLANET. PLANET assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this User’s Manual. PLANET makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in this User’s Manual, and reserves the right to make improvements to this User’s Manual and/or to the products described in this User’s Manual, at any time without notice. If you find information in this manual that is incorrect, misleading, or incomplete, we would appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Trademarks
The PLANET logo is a trademark of PLANET Technology. This documentation may refer to numerous hardware and software products by their trade names. In most, if not all cases, these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies.
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Table of Contents
Overview.............................................................................................................4
Package Contents..............................................................................................6
Physical Details..................................................................................................7
Hardware Installation.........................................................................................9
Logging in to Homepage..................................................................................11
Before Operation.........................................................................................11
Access the ICA-500 from the Internet Explorer for the first time.................14
Logging in as an ordinary User....................................................................16
Logging in as an Administrator....................................................................16
Operating the ICA-500......................................................................................17
Control Panel Area......................................................................................18
Advanced Function Area.............................................................................20
Basic Setting........................................................................................20
Application Setting...............................................................................34
Trigger..................................................................................................45
Capture................................................................................................46
RightMouseButton of ActiveX Control...........................................................47
View Menu...................................................................................................47
“Image Recording…-> Save as JPEG”........................................................53
“Save Current Picture As …” .......................................................................60
Appendix A: Restore Factory Default Settings..............................................62
Appendix B: Alarm I/O Connector...................................................................63
Appendix C: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions....................65
Appendix C: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions....................65
Appendix D: PING IP Address.........................................................................70
Appendix E: Bandwidth Estimation................................................................71
Appendix F: Time Zone Table..........................................................................72
Appendix G: DDNS Application.......................................................................75
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Overview

This user’s guide explains how to operate the ICA-500 from a computer. Basically, the user’s guide is written to be read on the computer display. However, users might consider printing it out to access easily and read it before you operate the ICA-500.
Introduction
ICA-500 is an inexpensive fully scalable surveillance technology. Because the ICA-500s can be plugged in to your existing computer network infrastructure, you will potentially save thousands of dollars on unnecessary cabling.
The ICA-500 is accessible via the LAN or Internet connection. Connect your ICA-500 directly to a computer network or DSL modem, and with a standard Web browser you get instant, on demand video streams. Within minutes you can set up the ICA-500 to capture a video sequence to a PC. Live video image can be uploaded to a website for the world to see or made available only to select users on the network.
Features:
l
High quality 1/3” CCD sensor
l Composite video output l Motorized and wide-range pan and tilt operation
l Horizontal rotation (pan) range 0°〜325° l Vertical rotation (tilt) range 10°〜90°
l JPEG video compression l Built-in internal microphone l Remote-Control via Internet Explorer l Support statistic and dynamic IP address l 16 Preset Points l
CF memory card reader
l Camera utility (CamView) l On-line firmware upgrade
Application:
l Remote monitoring l Surveillance
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Minimum System Requirement
l Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later l VGA Monitor resolution 1024 x 768 l Pentium III 800MHz or above l Memory Size: 128MB or above l VGA card resolution: 800x600 or above l Windows ME, 2000, XP, or 2003
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Package Contents

User can find the following items in the package:
l ICA-500 x 1 l Power adapter x 1 l Power cord x 1 l Decoration ring x 1 l Screw x 4
l Terminator for Alarm I/O x 1
l Installation software and manual CD x 1
Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with the ICA-500 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
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Status & 10/100M

Physical Details

Factory
Default Reset
LAN
Socket
Alarm I/O Connector
Rear Panel of ICA-500
LEDs
LAN Socket
Beside the DC power and video output cable, the LAN socket is an RJ-45 connector for connections to 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling. This Ethernet port built NWay protocol can detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network automatically. Please use Category 5 “straight through” cable to connect the ICA-500 to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network switch or hub.
Alarm I/O Connector
The 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. Please refer to the Appendix B in this manual for more information.
Factory Default Reset
This button is hidden in the pinhole above the Alarm I/O connector. Please refer to the Appendix A in this manual for more information.
Microphone
The ICA-500’s has built-in an internal microphone. This microphone is also hidden in the pinhole above the Camera.
Status and 10/100M Ethernet LEDs
LED stands for Light-Emitting Diode. The Status and Ethernet LEDs are located on the right side of the back panel of the ICA-500. The Status LED will turn green while system is booting up successfully. Ethernet LED is used to indicate the status of Network connection. While not any connection to
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the ICA-500, the LED will be off and flash orange while some one accesses this ICA-500.
DC Power and Video Output Cable
The DC power input and video output cable is located on the ICA-500’s back panel. The input power is 12VDC. Note that supply the power to the ICA-500 with standard power adapter included in package. Otherwise, the improper power adapter may damage the unit and result in danger. The ICA-500 also provides composite video output. User can use BNC video cable to connect the ICA-500 with a TV monitor or VCR.
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Hardware Installation

1. Fix the ICA-500 to Ceiling
Use 4 screws to fix the ICA-500 onto the ceiling as below. You can also put the ICA-500 on the table directly.
2. Plug an Ethernet cable into ICA-500
Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN socket located on the ICA-500’s back panel and attach it to the network.
3. Connect the external power supply to ICA-500
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Connect the external power supply to the DC power connector attached on the extension cable from the ICA-500. Note: use the power adapter, 12VDC, included in the package and connect the other end to wall outlet for AC power.
When you have installed the ICA-500 well, 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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Logging in to Homepage

Before Operation

Install the IP Address of ICA-500
When you installed your ICA-500 on your LAN environment, you may execute IPEditV3 to discover ICA-500’s IP address.
IPCam Finder Program (IPEditV3) is used to scan the Installed ICA-500, setting the ICA-500 Name, IP address settings.
Using your mouse to select any one of the ICA-500s within your LAN environment, you can find out its IP address and other IP parameters as follows:
1. Edit the Name of this ICA-500
2. Update the IP address of this ICA-500. (192.168.0.20)
3. Update the Gateway Address. (0.0.0.0)
4. Update the Network Mask (255.255.255.0)
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5. Default HTTP Port1 number is 80.
6. ‘Submit’ it.
After Submit, the IP information of this ICA-500 will be updated.
Install the ICA-500 with an ADSL Router
If the ICA-500 was installed on the LAN with an ADSL router, then the ICA-500 can get a dynamic IP address from the DHCP server. However, if the ICA-500 wants to be access from the WAN, the ICA-500 IP address needs to be setup as fixed IP, also the Virtual Server function of ADSL router needs to be setup as follows:
1. Setup the ICA-500 as Fixed IP, such as 192.168.0.20.
2. Enter the administrator page of ADSL router.
3. Enter the Virtual Server Page.
a. Setup the mapping of HTTP Port (80) to 192.168.0.20.
b. Restart the ADSL router.
Then the ICA-500 can be access from WAN by the ADSL WAN IP Address.
First time using the ICA-500
The ICA-500 web page communicates with the ICA-500 using an ActiveX control. The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the ICA-500 and installed on your PC. Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow for the web page to work correctly. To use the ICA-500, user must setup his IE browser as follows:
From your IE browse è ”Tools” è ”Internet Options…” è ”Security” è”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow.
Set the first 3 items
• Download the signed ActiveX controls
• Download the unsigned ActiveX controls
• Initialize and script the ActiveX controls not masked as safe To Prompt
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By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for ICA-500.
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Access the ICA-500 from the Internet Explorer for the

first time

1. Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the ICA-500 you
want to monitor as below:
The Login Window of the ICA-500 is displayed:
2. Type in your login name and password under “USERNAME” and “PASSWORD”
textbox.
For the first time use (default value), input the
User Name: admin
Password:
That’s, type in “admin” on the “USERNAME” as a default name and leave PASSWORD textbox blank. Click “OK” button to start the main menu.
Now, you login to the ICA-500 as a full-authorized administrator. You can enter “Setting” to change the password and setup “Administrator” or “User” authority. Please refer to “Setting” è “User” and “IP Filter”.
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3. The IE Web Page will display the “Security Warning” window, select “Yes” to install
and run the ActiveX control into your PC.
4. Display the image. After the ActiveX control was installed and ran, the first image will
be displayed.
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Logging in as an ordinary User

For ordinary user usage, “Setting”, “Trigger”, and “Capture” will be not available. On the right side of the screen, there are lots of controls and function buttons. If the administrator turns off “Remote camera control”, then those control and function buttons will not be available as well.
For the rest of this user guide, it is assumed that the “Remote camera control” will be turned on for normal operation.

Logging in as an Administrator

If you log in the ICA-500 as the Administrator, you can perform all the settings provided within the software. The Administrator may be logged in at any time, regardless of the number of the users being accessed.
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Operating the ICA-500

Start-up screen will be as follow no matter an ordinary users or an administrator.
Advanced Function
Viewing Area: Images from the ICA-500
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Viewing Area
Control Panel

Control Panel Area

Control Panel Area: ICA-500 Manipulation and image quality control
Camera direction Up, Down,
Left, Right, Home
Camera Speed
Adjust camera focus Recall/Preset Mode
Video Resolution
Preset or Recall positions
Video Brightness adjustment
positions
Frame rate adjustment via
image quality
Frame rate adjustment
directly
Audio On/Off
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Button Definition
Camera Direction
Camera Speed
Recall/Preset mode
Video Resolution
Preset or Recall positions
Video Brightness Adjustment
Image quality Adjust image quality.
Frame rate adjustment directly
Audio On/Off Turn on/off audio output function.
Control camera up/down/left/right and home position
Preset: set up camera fixed locations before operation Recall: Set camera position to preset location
Adjust Video resolution ICA-500 provides 4 resolutions: 640x480, 352x288, 320x240, 176x144 For NTSC camera: 320x240 is suitable For PAL camera: 352x288 and 176x144 are suitable However, all resolution are available for NTSC and PAL camera
Preset or Recall camera 1~16 location(s) Ex. If you press 5, then the camera will move to preset location
5.
Adjust Camera video brightness
Clarity: Video is better but frame rate may be slower Fluency: Video is not as good as Clarity but frame rate may be higher Default: System default value
Adjust video frame rate via giving a number directly. 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
Note: There’s a Microphone hole on the back panel. You need to position the MIC hole face to the audio source to have better audio quality.
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Advanced Function Area

Advanced function area: only available for administrator. It has contained three
categories.
Setting System Configuration
Trigger Send out current message or setup activities
Capture Capture current screen and save to HDD or other media
Setting menu consists of the Basic menu and the Application menu. The Basic menu is used for basic settings of the ICA-500, and the Application menu is used for setting various applications according to individual. Click on each menu name to display its setting page.
Basic Setting
For the setting, you will see there are divided into two categories – Basic Setting and Application.
Basic Setting
Symbol Item Action
System Define Frame Rate, Turn on/off “Remote camera control”, and
view system log file.
Camera Adjust camera parameters and set camera tour
Network Configure Network setting such as DHCP On/Off, DDNS and
PPPoE
User Setup user name, password and login privilege
IP Filter Setup legal IP address of user login (This function should be
used with function “User” respectively)
Event Define the event from Motion detection and sensors for
security purpose
System: Define Frame Rate and Turn on/off “Remote camera control”
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Camera Name:
You can enter the name of this unit here. It’s very useful to identify the specific device from multiple units.
Default frame rate:
You can set up frame rate here or via right-side control panel.
For example, set the frame rate to 5 FPS, then the image will be updated for 5 frames per second, the time interval can be checked by the time displayed on the image.
Remote camera control:
Turn on “Remote camera control”: users will be able to use right-side control panel vice versa.
Log:
User can check the log information of the ICA-500, including the Main Info, Appended Info, Operator IP, Operator MAC, and Time.
Select the “View” button to check the log file.
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Camera
: Adjust Camera parameters
Image Size:
ICA-500 provides 4 resolutions:
• 176x144
• 320x240
• 352x288
• 640x480
Image Quality:
The ICA-500 provide 3 quality setting,
Clarity: Video is better but frame rate may be slower Fluency: Video is not as good as Clarity but frame rate may be higher Default: System default value.
Note: The value on the list box display the current setting of the current image, when you make a new selection, the value on the list box will be changed until you save the new setting.
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Image, Rotate, Mirror, Focus Mode, White Balance Mode:
These functions are available for PTZ ICA-500, only. It’s not functional for this model.
Saturation, Sharpness, Contrast, Hue:
To control the camera, key in these values respectively.
Camera Tour:
Tour Name: The group name of the sequence of camera tour
Dwelling Time: The time period between every tour point.
Sequence: 16 points can be assigned. The tour point will also show the location name if you had entered the location name while preset the camera.
Enable: Which sequence group should be activated.
To use the camera tour function, user must preset some camera positions first. The maximum number of preset points is16.
In the Camera Tour page, choose the one tour name from A to E. Fill the dwelling time and tour sequence by preset points, and then save these setting. You can repeat above procedure to set more camera tours.
Now, you could choose one of the camera tours and click “SAVE” button to enable it.
Reset to Default:
Restore the values of these pages to factory default value.
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