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- Page 1 2 Mega-Pixel H.264 Box IP Camera ICA-HM125 User’s Manual Version: 1.00 Date: September. 2009...
- Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2009 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
- Page 3 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET H.264 2 Mega-Pixel Box Internet Camera Model: ICA-HM125 Rev: 1.0 (September. 2009) Part No. EM-ICAHM125...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
1.3 Package Contents..................... 7 Basic Setup ....................... 8 2.1 System Requirements ..................8 2.2 Physical Description ..................9 2.2.1 Identification of ICA-HM125 physical detail ........9 2.3 Hardware Installation..................11 2.3.1 Physical Installation ................11 2.4 Initial Utility Installation ................... 12 2.5 Preparation....................... - Page 5 3.8.3 Network SMTP Settings ..............48 3.8.4 DDNS server ..................49 3.9 System Maintain ....................50 3.9.1 System Information ................50 3.9.2 User Account Configuration..............51 3.9.3 Date & Time Configuration..............52 3.9.4 Server Maintenance................53 3.9.5 Log Service ................... 55 3.10 Customize.......................
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Page 6: Introduction
640x480 pixel resolution, 2-MegaPixel IP cameras deliver clear image with dual H.264/M-JPEG stream video up to UXGA (1600 x 1200 pixels), The ICA-HM125 offers high flexibility to be applied in various kinds of IP surveillance environment as it has built-in ICR (IR-cut filter Removable) for day / night surveillance and is compatible with IEEE 802.3af PoE (Power over Ethernet) for easy installation without concerning the... -
Page 7: Package Contents
1.3 Package Contents User can find the following items in the package: Internet Camera x 1 Power Adapter x 2 Camera Mount Kit x 1 User’s Manual CD x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 1. If any of the above items are missing, please contact your dealer immediately. NOTE: 2. -
Page 8: Basic Setup
1. The listed information is minimum system requirements only. Actual requirement will vary depending on the nature of your environment. 2. The ICA-HM125 can be managed by PLANET Cam Viewer Plus if you want to NOTE: configure more detail information and settings of camera viewer plus software please refer to the CD-ROM folder “D:\Manual\Cam Viewer Plus\”, assume D is... -
Page 9: Physical Description
2.2 Physical Description 2.2.1 Identification of ICA-HM125 physical detail MIC in Font view DC-Iris COM/GPIO Audio Out Power Jack Video Out Reset Button LAN Socket SD Card Slot Rear View MIC In The internet camera has built-in an internal microphone. This microphone is hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel. - Page 10 Release the reset button, then camera should now be back to factory default. Note: Restoring the factory default setting will lose the all previous settings included IP address forever. User needs to run PLANET IPInstaller program to search the unit and configure it to let the Internet Camera work properly again.
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Page 11: Hardware Installation
2.3 Hardware Installation 2.3.1 Physical Installation Step 1. Prepare a PC with Ethernet link to the network. Step 2. Connect an Ethernet cable Connect LAN port (RJ-45) of the camera to a network switch. When this switch is a PoE device, you can ignore the next step. If there has a IEEE802.3af PoE switch in your network, you can connect the NOTE camera LAN cable to this PoE switch to obtain power. -
Page 12: Initial Utility Installation
2. Click the “IPInstaller” hyperlink; you will see the program window as below. 2.5 Preparation When you installed the camera on a LAN environment, you may execute PLANET IPInstaller to discover camera’s IP address and set up related parameters in the camera. -
Page 13: Open The Web-Based Ui Of The Select Camera
After filling in the properties, click Synchronize button to complete the configuration settings in the remote device while saving configuration in the PC. If click button, the configuration is only be saved in the PC. 2.5.2 Open the Web-based UI of the select camera To access the Web-based UI of the selected unit, run the “View”... - Page 14 If the Internet Camera has been configured correctly, the default Web browser will open to the home page of the selected device. If you find your browser is opened and automatically connected to the camera Home Page, it means you’ve assigned an IP Address to the unit successfully. Now you can close the IP Installer and start to use your camera.
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Page 15: Setup Activex To Use The Internet Camera
2.6 Setup ActiveX to use the Internet Camera The Internet Camera web pages communicate with the Internet Camera using an ActiveX control. The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the Internet Camera and installed on your PC. Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow for the web page to work correctly. To use the Internet Camera, user must setup his IE browser as follows: 2.6.1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP ... -
Page 16: Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Xp
2.6.2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP From your IE browse ”Tools” ”Internet Options…” ”Security” ”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. Set the first 3 items • Allow previously unused ActiveX control to run… • Allows Script lets •... -
Page 17: Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Vista
2.6.3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista From your IE browse ”Tools” ”Internet Options…” ”Security” ”Internet” ”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. • Enable “Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls” • Prompt “Initialize and script active controls not marked….” From your IE browse ”Tools”... -
Page 18: Using Upnp Of Windows Xp Or Vista
2.7 Using UPnP of Windows XP or Vista 2.7.1 Windows XP UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device. If the operating system, Windows XP, of your PC is UPnP enabled, the Internet Camera will be very easy to configure. - Page 19 The following screen will appear, select “Networking Services” and click “Details” to continue...
- Page 20 The “Networking Services” will display on the screen, select “Universal Plug and Play” and click “OK” to continue. Please click “Next” to continue...
- Page 21 The program will start installing the UPnP automatically. You will see the below pop-up screen, please wait while Setup configures the components. Please click “Finish” to complete the UPnP installation Double-click “My Network Places” on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with Internet Camera to view your device in an internet browser.
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Page 22: Windows Vista
2.7.2 Windows Vista UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device. If the operating system, Windows Vista, of your PC is UPnP enabled, the Internet Camera will be very easy to configure. -
Page 23: Web-Based Management
“ http://192.168.0.20 “ The login window of Internet Camera will appear, Default login username/password is: admin/ <no password> If the User name and Password have been changed with PLANET IPInstaller, NOTE: please enter the new User name and Password here. - Page 24 After logged on, you should see the following messages at the top of Internet Explorer: Click on the message, and click Install ActiveX Control… When you see this message, click Install’ to install required ActiveX control After the ActiveX control was installed and run, the first image will be displayed. You should be able to see the images captured from the camera in the web page now.
- Page 25 If you log in the Internet Camera as an ordinary user, setting function will be not NOTE: available. If you log in the camera as the administrator, you can perform all the settings provided within the Internet Camera.
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Page 26: Live View
3.3 Live View Start-up screen will be as follow no matter an ordinary users or an administrator. Camera IP Stream Type Resolution Farm Rate Bit Rate Setup Manual Date Language Live Image Control Live Image Size Alarm trigger Video Stream Monitor Image Section This function is detail setting for the camera that only available for user Setup Manual :... - Page 27 Language: The Internet Camera could provide multiple languages to meet customer’s requirement. Live Image Size: The Internet Camera allow user to display the live video in actual size mode. (uses every available space to display the image captured by this camera). Alarm Trigger: The camera allow user to trigger the alarm manually.
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Page 28: Video Configuration
3.4 Video Configuration This Internet Camera provides mutiple video stream profiles as below to support different request to each client simultaneously. Each user can choose preferred video profile as his request independently. 3.4.1 Video General Settings The menu allow user to disable/enable the mutiple stream profiles. User can check either box to enable stream profile for live viewing. -
Page 29: Video Advanced Settings
3.4.2 Video Advanced Settings This Internet Camera provides mutiple video stream profiles to support different request to each client simultaneously. The stream 1 can up to maximum resolution 1600 x 1200 (2 Mega Pixel) and stream 2 to 640 x 480 and stream 3 for RTSP access speciation. It is the stream ID used for VLC player. - Page 30 Image Format: 2 kinds of format to choose from; H.264 and M-JPEG Defines the Intra/Inter-frame (I/P) ratio of this profile. For example, set GOP: the GOP to 30, then the video stream will have one Intra-frame every 30 frames. Choose the number of frames to display per second. With resolution Frame Rates: 1600x1200, FPS can only set up to 15FPS.
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Page 31: External Video Source
3.4.3 External Video Source The Internet Camera provided the video conference feature, if you have multiple Internet Cameras (ICA-HM125) within your system, you can monitor the video of remote connected camera form the browser. List all of external camera for user selection while video conference. -
Page 32: Video Configuration
3.5 Video Configuration Use this menu to set the function of the camera of Internet Camera 3.5.1 Camera General Settings Adjust the image parameters for a better view. Brightness: Large value will brighten camera. Hue: Large value will be colorful. Saturation: Camera General setting: Large value will contrast camera heavily. - Page 33 Save Path / File name: Web Record Setting: Click on the “Browse” button to select the desired path to save as well as naming the video file. Save Path / File name: Web Snapshot Image Click on the “Browse” button to select the desired path to save as Setting: well as naming the video file.
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Page 34: Camera Advanced Settings
3.5.2 Camera Advanced Settings The menu allow user to adjust the camera white balance, exposure and ICR active mode. Adjust the white balance according to the environment Auto: will adjust the white balance setting automatically. Hold: will hold the white balance setting. White Balance: Sunny: will fix the color temperature with sunny day mode. -
Page 35: Event Configuration
3.6 Event Configuration This menu is used to specify the schedule of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device. 3.6.1 Event Server The Internet Camera supports FTP upload function that will upload image while event trigger. 3.6.1.1 FTP server You may setup FTP parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. -
Page 36: Event Server Remove
Network: Type the server name or the IP address of the FTP server. Upload Path: Set working directory path of FTP server. Port: Set port number of FTP service. Login Information: User Name: Type the user name for the FTP server. Password: Type the password for the FTP server. -
Page 37: Motion Detection
3.6.2 Motion Detection Use this menu to specify motion detection window and set the conditions for detection while observing a captured image. Add a motion detection area please click on to set up a detection area as indicated below. Motion Detection List: Add and Del: To add or delete the motion windows. - Page 38 Motion Detection Setup: Window Area Name: Name of the specified motion area. Trigger Level: Defines the trigger level of motion detection for this detection area. (0~100, low~high) Sensitivity: Defines the sensitivity value of motion detection. The higher value will be more sensitivity. (0~100, low~high) Color: Select color for detection area indication.
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Page 39: I/O Ports
3.6.3 I/O Ports The Camera can be activated by the external sensor that senses physical changes in the area Camera is monitoring. These changes can include intrusion detection or certain physical change in the monitored area. Input ports setting: Name: The field needs to specify a name for input sensor setting. -
Page 40: Event Configuration
3.6.4 Event Configuration This menu is used to specify the trigger of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device. To add an event trigger, please click on and setup panel will be expanded. ... - Page 41 Event Type Setup: Name: Name of the Event or Schedule. Set min time between trigger: Set the time interval between each trigger. Respond to Trigger: Set the time period for the trigger. Always: Active the selected event immediate and continuous. Only during time frame: Choose a day and the starting time then configure the duration time (168hrs = 24x7).
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Page 42: Schedule Configuration
3.7 Schedule Configuration This menu is used to specify the schedule of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device. 3.7.1 General Setting The page define the day (specified by days of a week) and time (specified by each single hour) for that will be recording during the scheduled period. -
Page 43: Storage Setting
3.7.2 Storage Setting The page display the storage information, includes disk size info, type and status. The warning message shows when recording is on process. The SD card should not be removed during the recording process. Disk Status: Refresh: User can click the button refreshes the status displayed of SD card. Browse: User can click the button to download the file on SD card. -
Page 44: Network Configuration
3.8 Network Configuration Use this menu to configure the network to connect the Internet Camera and the clients. 3.8.1 Network General Settings This section provides the menu of connecting the Internet Camera through Ethernet cable. Enable this checked box when a DHCP server is installed on the DHCP Service: network to issue IP address assignment. - Page 45 Gateway: A gateway is a piece of software or hardware that passes information between networks. You'll see this term most often when you either log in to an Internet site or when you're transient email between different servers. DNS: When you send email or position a browser to an Internet domain such as xxxxx.com, the domain name system translates the names into IP addresses.
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Page 46: Network Advanced Settings
3.8.2 Network Advanced Settings Configure a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server so that the camera NTP Configuration: system date and time can be synchronized with a specified Time Server. This configuration is provided for one of the potions of system date/time adjustment. - Page 47 Bonjour Setting: Enable Bonjour: The Bonjour service allows camera can be discovered with Apple Safari browser applied that will show in the Bonjour bookmarks menu. UPnP Notification: Enable UPnP: The UPnP function allows camera can automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to “My Network Places” if your operating system is UPnP enabled.
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Page 48: Network Smtp Settings
3.8.3 Network SMTP Settings You may setup SMTP mail parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. That’s, if users want to send the alarm message out, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one event schedule to enable event triggering. SMTP (email) Setting: Mail Server: Type the SMTP server name or the IP address of the SMTP server. -
Page 49: Ddns Server
3.8.4 DDNS server DDNS: Stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server The Internet Camera supports DDNS If your device is connected to xDSL directly, you might need this feature. However, if your device is behind a NAT router, you will not need to enable this feature. -
Page 50: System Maintain
3.9 System Maintain Use this menu to perform the principal settings of Internet Camera. 3.9.1 System Information User can use this menu to get the system and network information of this camera and detailed descriptions of every setting will be given below. -
Page 51: User Account Configuration
3.9.2 User Account Configuration If users wish to allow other people to view the live image captured by this camera, but don’t want to allow them to modify system settings that can give them user-level user name and password, so they can only view the image and can not change any system setting. -
Page 52: Date & Time Configuration
3.9.3 Date & Time Configuration This setting allows user to change the date and time of the real time clock in this IP camera. User can set the time manually, or use network time protocol (NTP) to set the time automatically. Current Server Time: Date &... -
Page 53: Server Maintenance
3.9.4 Server Maintenance This menu allows user to upgrade firmware, clear all settings, reboot the IP camera, and backup all parameters. Maintain Server: Reboot: The Internet Camera is restarted without changing any of the settings. Load Default: Recall the Internet Camera hard factory default settings. Note that click this button will reset all device’s parameters to the factory settings including the IP address. - Page 54 Internet Camera will reboot the system automatically. Please wait for upgrade procedural finished, and then you can use PLANET IPInstaller to search the Internet Camera again. Warning!!! The download firmware procedure can not be interrupted. If the power and/or network connection are broken during the download procedure, it might possibly cause serious damage to the Internet Camera.
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Page 55: Log Service
3.9.5 Log Service User can check the system log information of the camera, most system operations and/or process will be kept in a log system. The link provided the review of these records. -
Page 56: Customize
3.10 Customize The manual allow user can have custom web style, manual change the background, text color and some description, etc. 3.10.1 Use Default Look The parts may let user can manual add four hyperlinks at the live view page, user can type in other camera IP or any website you want into the URL field. -
Page 57: Use Custom Settings
3.10.2 Use Custom Settings The features allow the user can have custom settings for background color, text color and camera description evens upload image to change. Logo & Link Text Color Title Background Color & Picture Description... -
Page 58: Appendix A: Reset Factory Default Settings
2. Insert a pin into the reset hold as indicated with orange in the below figures. Sense a button and keep it pressed until instructed to release. 3. Plug in the power jack to turn ICA-HM125, in about 20 seconds the LED indicator will be flashing. -
Page 59: Appendix B: Ping Ip Address
Appendix B: PING IP Address The PING (stands for Packet Internet Groper) command is used to detect whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It’s also a very useful tool to confirm Internet Camera installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other devices over the network. -
Page 60: Appendix C: Bandwidth And Video Size Estimation
Appendix C: Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation The frame rate of video transmitted from the Internet Camera depends on connection bandwidth between client and server, video resolution, codec type, and quality setting of server. Here is a guideline to help you roughly estimate the bandwidth requirements for your Internet Camera. The required bandwidth depends on content of video source. -
Page 61: Appendix D: Ddns Application
Appendix D: DDNS Application 1. Preface If you have a Cable modem or xDSL, this is a great way to host your own Networked Device or other TCP/IP Service. Get your own domain like www.yourname.com, www.yourname.com.tw etc. (Note: This domain must be registered with Internic via registration authorities such as Network Solutions, DirectNIC, Register.com etc). - Page 62 (3). After the columns show up at the left side, click “Create Account”. (4). Fill the application agreement and necessary information. a. Username b. E-mail address and confirmation c. Password and confirmation d. Submit all the input information and finish creating an account...
- Page 63 Click these two options (5). Check your e-mail mailbox. There will be an e-mail with a title “Your DynDNS Account Information“. Click the hyperlink address to confirm the DDNS service that you just applied. Click to confirm Then DDNS you applied activated.
- Page 64 (6). Enter the web page http://www.dyndns.org/ again. Input your username and password that you just applied to login administration interface of DDNS server. Input your account (7). If the correct username and password are input, you can see the following picture at the top-right of the login page.
- Page 65 (9). Click the “ Dynamic DNS ”. (10). Click the “Create Hosts”. (11). We could create a domain name without any charge at this step. First, we input the host name. (No.1) Then we pick a domain that is easy to remember. Finally (No.2), click the “Add Host”...
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Page 66: Appendix E: Configure Port Forwarding Manually
192.168.0.100. 2. Access the Router with Your Web browser The following steps generally apply to any router that you have on your network. The PLANET WNRT-620 is used as an example to clarify the configuration process. Configure the initial settings of the router by following the steps outlined in the router’s Quick Installation Guide. - Page 67 Your WAN IP Address will be listed here. 3. Open/set Virtual Server Ports to enable remote image viewing The firewall security features built into the router and most routers prevent users from accessing the video from the device over the Internet. The router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports.
- Page 68 A check mark appearing before the entry name will indicate that the ports are enabled. NOTE: Some ISPs block access to port 80. Be sure to check with your ISP so that you can open the appropriate ports accordingly. If your ISP does not pass traffic on port 80, you will need to change the port the camera uses from 80 to something else, such as 8080.
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Page 69: Appendix F: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix F: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions Features The video and audio codec is The device utilizes H.264 and M-JPEG triple compression to adopted in the device. providing high quality images. Where H.264 is standards for video compression and M-JPEG is a standard for image compression. The audio codec is defined as G.711 for RTSP streaming. - Page 70 Microsoft’s Internet Explorer from the Microsoft webpage. PLANET IPInstaller program fails Network may have trouble. Confirm the parameters and connections to save the network parameters.
- Page 71 The port number assigned in your Internet Camera might not be available via Internet. Check your ISP for available port. The proxy server may prevent you from connecting directly to the Network Camera, set up not to use the proxy server. Confirm that Default Gateway address is correct.
- Page 72 Check the configuration of the router settings allow the device to be accessed outside your local LAN. Check the bandwidth of Internet connection. If the Internet bandwidth is lower than target bit rate, the video streaming will not work correctly. Image Transfer on e-mail or FTP Default Gateway and DNS server address should be set up does not work.
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Page 73: Appendix G: Product Specification
Appendix G: Product Specification Product ICA-HM125 Video Specification Image Sensor 2 Mega-Pixel CMOS image sensor Lens Focal Length 6.0 mm, F1.2, IR correction, CS mount type 1.0V/lux(at F2.0) Sensitivity Removable IR Cut Filter IR Cut Filter Rate Control CBR (Constant Bit Rate) / VBR (Variable Bit Rate) -
Page 74: Ec Declaration Of Conformity
*Model Number ICA-HM125 * Produced by: Manufacturer‘s Name : Planet Technology Corp. Manufacturer‘s Address : 11F, No. 96, Min Chuan Road, Hsin Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (2004/108/EC).