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LevelOne FCS-1020 User Manual

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  • Page 1 LevelOne FCS-1020 100Mbps IP Network Camera User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction........................3 Package Content ......................3 System Requirement ......................3 Hardware Installation......................4 4.1. LED and Focusing ....................4 4.2. Camera Ports....................4 4.3. Installation Procedure ..................5 Software Installation ......................5 Using the Administrator Utility ..................11 6.1. General Setting....................12 6.2. Detail Setting ....................14 6.3. Setting Wizard ....................19 Using the Camera Viewer....................21 7.1.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for choosing the FCS-1020 IP Network Camera. This Camera sends live video through the Internet to a web browser or camera viewer anywhere in the world! This compact, self-contained unit lets you keep an eye on your home, your kids, and your workplace—whatever’s important to you.

  • Page 4: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation 4.1. LED and Focusing The Camera head and its focus ring allow you to modify the aim and focus of the Camera. To adjust the Camera’s focus, rotate the focus ring. There are two LEDs indicating the camera status. Monitoring: When someone is viewing the camera, the LED will light.

  • Page 5: Installation Procedure

    4.3. Installation Procedure 1. Unpack the FCS-1020 IP Network Camera package and verify that all the items listed in the Chapter 2 are provided. 2. Connect the FCS-1020 IP Network Camera to your network by attached the network cable to the UTP port of the IP Network Camera.
  • Page 6 3. The system will start the installation procedures. Click “Next” to continue installation.
  • Page 7 4. If you wish to install the software program in an alternate location, click “Change”, otherwise click “Next” to move on to the next step. 5. Click “Install” to start installing the program.
  • Page 8 6. The system will install the program automatically. 7. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation. 8. When the installation is completed. The system will auto run ”Administrator Utility“. On the IP Network Camera first page, the cameras found in the network are listed in the left window.
  • Page 9 9. For the first time configuration, please enter the default password “1234” and click “OK” to access to the IP setup page. 10. FCS-1020 IP Network Camera is working through the network (TCP/IP Protocol). The IP address setting must be correct, or you cannot access to the camera. The wizard program will detect the IP address status of your network automatically and suggest a free IP address for the Camera.
  • Page 10 11. This wizard will pop up a window to ask you if you want to run the “Camera Viewer” and see the video of the Camera immediately. Select “OK” to run “Camera Viewer”. 12. The “Camera Viewer” will show the video automatically. Congratulations, you can use the camera through the network to view the video.

  • Page 11: Using The Administrator Utility

    Using the Administrator Utility The Administrator Utility allows users to search and setup the cameras located within the Intranet or on the Internet. From the utility, users can view all the information of the selected camera; furthermore, it provides a setting wizard, which can guide users to add the camera to the network easily and promptly.

  • Page 12: General Setting

    6.1. General Setting...
  • Page 13 LAN Setting Auto Discover Click the button will search the camera within the network automatically. Camera List The list shows the camera name and the setup status of the camera. It means the camera is in the default setting. It means the camera is configured before. Internet Setting Click “Add”...

  • Page 14: Detail Setting

    If the name and password you enter are correct, you can start to setup the camera. Network Setting IP Network Camera Name The default camera name is “FCS-1020”. It is recommended to name a meaningful name for the camera. IP Address Enter an unused IP Address within the IP address range used on your LAN.
  • Page 15 to 192.168.2.254, you can set an unused IP Address from the range for the camera, for example: 192.168.2.250. Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask field must match the subnet setting on your LAN. For example: 255.255.255.0. Gateway The Gateway is used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet on the Internet.
  • Page 16 E-Mail Setting E-Mail Account This camera supports “Snap Shot” function. You can snapshot a picture and send the picture by E-Mail. Enter the E-Mail Account for receiving the picture. SMTP Server Enter the SMTP Server for the E-Mail sending.
  • Page 17 Resolution Resolution Select the desired video resolution format. Larger resolution requires more bandwidth. 640 x 480 is “VGA” format. 320 x 240 is “CIF” format. Advanced Setting UPnP Enable UPnP is required. When the UPnP function is enabled, the camera can be detected by UPnP compliant system such as Windows XP.
  • Page 18 Provider Several companies provide DDNS service. This camera supports the service from DynDNS who is one of the DDNS providers. You can apply an account from http://www.dyndns.rog/ Domain Name The domain name given by DynDNS is “registername.dyndns.com”. Enter the domain name that you register for the camera from DynDNS web site.

  • Page 19: Setting Wizard

    You have to wait for a while for the firmware upgrade. Reset to Default If you want to reset the camera, click this button. The default settings of the camera are as follows. Camera Name: “FCS-1020” IP Address: “192.168.2.3” Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Administrator Name: “Admin”...
  • Page 20 If the name and password you enter are correct, you can start to setup the camera. Setting Wizard IP Network Camera Name The default camera name is “FCS-1020”. It is recommended to enter a meaningful name for the camera. IP Address The wizard will auto setup an available IP Address to the camera.

  • Page 21: Using The Camera Viewer

    Gateway The wizard will auto search the Gateway setting of the network and set the camera to use the same Gateway. You can enter another Gateway to change the setting. Video Port It defines the video stream port. The default value is “4321”. Cancel Click “Cancel”...

  • Page 22: Camera Buttons

    7.2. Camera Buttons Camera Buttons Camera Click one of these four cameras will connect to the selected camera that you want to view and configure.

  • Page 23: Camera Status

    7.3. Camera Status There is a status bar shown different color to indicate the status of each IP Network Camera. Camera Status Yellow It means that there is no camera set to connect. Blue It means that the camera is connected and playing the live video. Pink It means that the camera is not connected now.

  • Page 24: Video Recording

    Control Buttons Play The “Play” button is an intelligent play user-interface. In the normal display mode and the IP Network Camera is disconnected, clicking on the “Play” can make the viewer connect to the IP Network Camera. In the playback mode, clicking on the “Play”...

  • Page 25: Change Resolution

    name that you want to save and click “Save”, then the viewer utility will start to record the video stream. If you want to stop recording, click “Stop” Notice: Before manual recording, you have to click the Camera to select the IP Network Camera that you want to record first and make sure that the viewer is successfully connecting to the IP Network Camera.

  • Page 26: View Four Cameras Simultaneously

    Resolution Change the resolution to 640x480 (VGA) mode. Change the resolution to 320x240 (CIF) mode. 7.7. View Four Cameras Simultaneously Click the four division button can view the 4 cameras simultaneously in a four-division window. 7.8. Viewer Utility Setting Click the “Setting” , then the setting window of the IP Network Camera will pop up.

  • Page 27: Setting

    Notice: When you want to change the setting in the windows, you must disconnect the IP Network Camera first by clicking the “Stop” 7.8.1. Setting Setting Name Camera name...

  • Page 28: Recording

    IP Address IP address/Domain name of the IP Network Camera. Video Port The number of service port used by the IP Network Camera. Model Select “MJPEG Camera” (This camera only supports motion JPEG). Username The user name for login into the IP Network Camera. Password The password for login into the IP Network Camera.
  • Page 29 One-Time Schedule: Weekly Schedule:...
  • Page 30 Schedule Cycle Recording Select this item to enable cycle recording. When the Cycle Recording is enabled and the storage usage has already reached the maximum reserved storage space, the utility will automatically delete the oldest recorded video file and use the space to store the newly recorded video stream.

  • Page 31: Status

    7.8.3. Status: You can see the current status information of the connection session between the utility and the IP Network Camera. Status Connected It displays “Yes” when the utility is connecting to the IP Network Camera and displays “No” is the utility is not connecting to the IP Network Camera.

  • Page 32: General

    Frame Rate The frame rate (frame per second) of the current video download speed from the IP Network Camera of the utility. Data Rate The data rate (KByte per second) of the current video download speed from the IP Network Camera of the utility. Number of Frames The total number of video frames received during the current connection session between the utility and the IP Network...

  • Page 33: Playback

    Free Disk Space The current free disk space of your PC. Reserved Disk Space You can reserve a disk space to store the recorded video and snapshot files. Used Disk Space The current used disk space for saving the recording file. Max Video File Size This let you assign a maximum size of each video file.
  • Page 34 Playing Control Play When the video playback is in Stop state, just click “Play” and the viewer will play the video file from the beginning point. When the video playback is in Pause state, just click “Play” and the viewer will play the video file from the current pause point.

  • Page 35: Rotate Video

    and the viewer will play the video file from the beginning point. Forward If you want the viewer to play the video file in a faster speed when the viewer is playing the video file, just click “Forward” the viewer will double the playing speed. If you want the viewer play with the normal speed when the viewer is playing with fast speed, just click “Play”...

  • Page 36: Web Connection And Setup

    Web Connection and Setup You can use the Web browser to connect the camera for viewing or setting. Open the web browser and enter the IP Address of the camera to establish a connection. The default IP Address of the camera is “192.168.2.3”. When the welcome screen appears, enter the “Admin Name”...

  • Page 38: View Video

    8.1. View Video Video Digital Zoom It allows you to zoom in or zoom out the video size. Click “x2”, the image size in the display area will be magnified 2 times to the original size. In 640x480 resolution, only upper left one forth area of the screen will be magnified 2 times.

  • Page 39: Camera Setting

    8.2. Camera Setting Maintenance Factory Defaults To reset the camera, click “Reset to Defaults”. Then, follow the instruction of the screen to complete the process. E-Mail Setting Receiver Set up the E-Mail account as the receiver for the snapshot picture. Mails Server Specify the SMTP mail server for sending E-Mail.
  • Page 40 Camera Name The default camera name is “FCS-1020”. It is recommended to name a meaningful name for the camera. Firmware Version Display the current firmware version of the camera. Apply When you finish the “IP Setting”, click “Apply”.

  • Page 41: Advanced Setting

    8.3. Advanced Setting Line Frequency Line Frequency Select the line frequency (50 or 60MHz) to improve the viewing fluorescent light. quality under the Apply When you finish the “Line Frequency”, click “Apply”. DDNS Service Enable/Disable Enable or disable DDNS function of the camera. Provider Several companies provide DDNS service.

  • Page 42: User Password

    Account Enter the login name for the DDNS service. Password Enter the password for the DDNS service. Apply When you finish the “DDNS Service”, click “Apply”. 8.4. User Password User 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 (Note: These 4 accounts only can be used in viewer utility.) User Name Up to four sets of user name and password can be defined.

  • Page 43: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is an IP Network Camera? A: The IP Network Camera is a standalone system connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. It is different from the conventional PC Camera; the IP Network Camera is an all-in-one system with built-in CPU and web-based solutions providing a low cost solution that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring.

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Video specification Max Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels Sensor: 300,000K pixels 1/4" color CMOS sensor Gain control: Automatic Exposure: Automatic White Balance: Automatic Focal Length: 6.0 mm Aperture: F=1.8 Image (Video Setting) Image compression: Motion-JPEG Image Video Digital 24-bit Color Frame rate: 30fps@CIF, 20fps@VGA Video resolution: 320x240, 640x480 System Hardware...

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