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HIGH DEFINITION

IP NETWORK CAMERA

User's Manual

iDC-121ML

VERSION 1.1 ENGLISH

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Page 1 HIGH DEFINITION IP NETWORK CAMERA User’s Manual iDC-121ML VERSION 1.1 ENGLISH...
Page 2 BEFORE GET STARTED Safety Warning To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Do not insert any metallic object through ventilation grills. Caution CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK: DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENT Table of Content Package Content Panel View & Function III. Specification Installation Display Hardware IP Manager ActiveX Control IP Viewer Login ID & Password Graphic User Interface On-Screen Operations System Configuration System Network Audio & Video Event Log Book VII.
Page 4: Package Content
I. PACKAGE CONTENT I. Package Content Following items can be found in each original product package: IP Camera Main Unit ● Power Adaptor ● Bracket ● Network Cross-Over Cable ● Wireless Receiver (selected models only) ● Quick Guide ● Software CD ●...
Page 5: Panel View & Function
II. PANEL VIEW & FUNCTION II. Panel View & Function FRONT VIEW Wireless Port Inserting Wireless Receiver (selected models only) Network Indicator Embedded Microphone SIDE VIEW Bracket Mounting IP Camera to appropriate location BOTTOM VIEW Audio Out Connecting to speaker Ethernet Port Connecting to network DC Power In...
Page 6: Specification
III. SPECIFICATION III. Specification VIDEO Sensor 1/4" progressive scan CMOS Video Standard Dual streaming codec MPEG-4 SP, JPEG Group of Picture (GOP) I / IP, selectable 3 levels multiplier Streaming 1: 32.0 kbps ~ 4.0 Mbps CBR, 1 ~ 10 levels VBR Data Rate Streaming 2: 32.0 kbps ~ 3.0 Mbps CBR, 1 ~ 10 levels VBR System...
Page 7 IV. FEATURE & SPECIFICATION REMOTE RECORDING Mobile Surveillance 3G / 3G Symbian / Smartphone mobile & PDA phone Web Surveillance Web browser, manual, VMD, AVI (MPEG-4 / JPEG), JPEG Advanced Surveillance Multi-channel iNVR surveillance system (professional version optional) GENERAL Unit Configuration Via web browser (reboot, factory default, time synchronization) Profile Management Configuration values export &...
Page 8: Installation
IV. INSTALLATION IV. Installation This chapter contains following four main sections: A. Display Hardware C. IP Manager D. ActiveX Control A. Display On desktop, right-click mouse, then select [Properties]. Go to [Settings], on [Color Quality], change colour quality of display to 32 bit. 8 8 8 8...
Page 9: B. Hardware
IV. INSTALLATION B. Hardware Provide electricity to IP Camera with power adaptor provided. Connect IP Camera directly to PC or network with Ethernet cable provided. 9 9 9 9...
Page 10: C. Ip Manager
IV. INSTALLATION C. IP Manager IP Manager is a smart and convenient application aimed at assisting individual users for assigning IP addresses for IP CAMERAS in just a few mouse clicks. It is available in Software CD provided in the package.
Page 11 IV. INSTALLATION Modify IP parameters. Click one of the IP Cameras listed on the left menu. The network parameters of this particular IP Camera will be shown on the right menu. Users may change Name of IP Camera with personal attachment (e.g., office, warehouse, etc).
Page 12 IV. INSTALLATION Modify Subnet Mask values. Make sure both IP Camera and PC have identical values. Launch IP Camera. The easiest way to access IP Camera remotely is by double-clicking on a selected IP Camera listed on [IP Network Device List] on IP Manager. After that, IP Camera will be launched directly in a standard Internet browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Page 13: D. Activex Control
IV. INSTALLATION D. ActiveX Control Accept ActiveX Control to be installed. For the first access of IP Camera in this particular PC, Internet browser will request you the permission to install an ActiveX Control provided by IP Camera. Security Level of Internet Browser. If installation has failed, please check Security Setting of Internet browser.
Page 14 IV. INSTALLATION Finally you will be prompt for following dialogue window, asking you to confirm security changes made to Internet browser. Click [Yes] to continue. 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4...
Page 15: Ip Viewer
V. IP VIEWER V. IP Viewer IP Viewer is a web-based surveillance platform designed for remote surveillance purposes such as real- time display, playback, and management. It has already been embedded inside of each IP Camera, user is not required to install any additional software in order to operate it. This chapter contains three sections and will describe initialization and basic operations of IP Viewer: A.
Page 16: B. Graphic User Interface
V. IP VIEWER Graphic User Interface Now you shall see IP Viewer main graphic user interface (GUI) as shown below. Primary functions of IP Viewer is to display real-time video streaming and provide complete system configurations of IP Camera remotely. Real-time display Snapshot an evidence Recording...
Page 17: C. On-Screen Operations
V. IP VIEWER C. On-Screen Operations There are five more features available on the main GUI. Right-click mouse on the real-time video, then a pop-up menu will show up as follows: Snapshot..This is identical to Snapshot an Evidence function described above.
Page 18: System Configuration
VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION VI. System Configuration This chapter will provide detailed surveillance settings for IP Viewer. On IP Viewer, click [System Configuration] button as shown below in order to enter: After successful entering, a setting page will be shown on Internet browser: Once you have finished settings, click [Live] icon shown below in order to return to real-time display of IP Camera: There chapter contains five main sections and will detail complete system configurations thoroughly:...
Page 19: System
VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION A. System This section contains three main portions as follow: System Information User Management System Update System Information. Server Information. You may set up camera name, language, and date/time in this section. Server Name. This is the name of IP Camera and will also displays on IP Manager. Ethernet MAC.
Page 20 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION User Management. You may setup user authority and manage multiple account information in this section: IP Camera supports three levels of user authority: administrator, guest, and anonymous user Anonymous User Login. Select [Yes] to allow anonymous login. Select [No] to request User Name and Password when accessing IP Camera.
Page 21 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION System Update. Firmware Upgrade. To update firmware remotely, click [Browse…], and select the location of firmware file from PC. Then click [Upgrade] to proceed. Follow online instructions to continue. Reboot System. Click [Start] to re-boot IP Camera. Return to Factory Default Settings.
Page 22: Network
VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Network This section contains five main portions as follow: Internet Protocol PPPoE DDNS Mail & FTP Wireless (optional) Internet Protocol. Address. IP Camera supports both DHCP and Static connection modes. DHCP..By using DHCP, IP Camera will receive all the network parameters automatically. Static IP.
Page 23 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PPPoE. Setup. IP Camera supports PPPoE method of Internet connection via ADSL modem. Click [Enabled] in order to activate. Enter ADSL dial-up User Name and Password in corresponding blocks. E-Mail Alert. This is a system security alert feature. When Internet connection via PPPoE method is being established, IP Camera will send an e-mail notification to a user-specified e-mail account.
Page 24 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Scheduled Update. Most free DDNS service providers (e.g., DynDNS.org) have restriction for fre- quency of use per period of time. You shall not make schedule timing too frequent, otherwise Host Name may be blocked. Recommended refreshing interval is every 1,440 minutes (i.e., once a day). Status.
Page 25 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Wireless. Please note, wireless network feature is available only to selected models, and is based on IEEE 802.11 b/g protocols. Following steps will guide you through setup procedures for wireless connection: Connect IP Camera directly to PC with cross-over network cable provided in the package. Use IP Manager to detect IP Camera.
Page 26 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Security. IP Camera provides industry’s most advanced encryption protection over wireless transmission. Supported methods include: WEP and WPA-PSK. Once again, encryption setting over IP Camera has to be identical with wireless Router’s. WEP Setting. Authentication..Either Open System or Shared Keys. Please refer to your wireless Router.
Page 27: Audio & Video
VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION C. Audio & Video This section contains three main portions as follow: Image Video Audio Image. This section allows you to fine tune image reproduction quality digitally. Real-Time Preview Window Preview. Real-Time Preview Window shown above helps you to preview the changes. Contour.
Page 28 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Video. This section allows you to specify how video streaming may be compressed and transmitted over network. This IP Camera supports dual streaming, allowing secondary viewing device to receive real- time IP steaming at substantially low frame rates per second, while at the same time, does not affect settings of primary viewing channel.
Page 29 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ Streaming 1 without incoming audio rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/v2 Streaming 2 without incoming audio Please consult RTSP address with your telecom service provider. Advanced Mode. Additional fine setting options include the followings: Bitrate Control Mode. Either CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate).
Page 30 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Audio. This IP Camera provides one embedded microphone (audio in) and one audio out port for users to con- nect with speaker (audio out), as well it supports bi-directional audio, thus allowing direct and simultane- ous voice communication between local and remote users. To enable audio transmission from IP Camera (local) to IP Viewer (remote), click [Enabled] to activate.
Page 31: Event
VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION D. Event Video Motion Detection. Setup. Video motion detection (VMD) is a video content analytics (VCA) which can detect motion occurred in video digitally. When VMD is being detected, a series of reactions may be taken automatically. Area.
Page 32 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Event Triggering This section defines types and lengths of evidence to be sent to pre-defined e-mail account and FPT server. Recording Format. AVI File. IP Camera will send one clip of video evidence in AVI format (either MPEG-4 or JPEG), with respect to pre-alarm and post-alarm recording made in Recording Length section.
Page 33 VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Schedule. IP Camera supports schedule recording for events. You may specify the schedule by hour or day. Schedule Setup. By hour. Click the grid in table to enable the time that you want to record. Which green grid indicates enabled record, white grid indicates disabled record.
Page 34: Log Book
VI. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Log Book. This section allows users to review all important events occurred to this IP Camera. Types of log include: System, Video Motion Detection, and Alarm I/O (available only to selected models). 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4...
Page 35: Factory Default
VII. FACTORY DEFAULT VII. Factory Default In case User Name, Password, and/or IP information are lost, users may reset all values back to factory default. Please follow steps described below: Factory Default Pressing the button in order to reset hardware values. A.
Page 36: Appendix I Network Environment
APPENDIX I Appendix I Network Environment Following section will demonstrate three typical examples of general network planning and setting for a typical home/office environment. A. One Fixed/Dynamic IP @ @ @ @ Broadband Remote PC IP Camera Internet Modem Only IP Camera is being connected to the Internet. Situation: Only 1 x Fixed/Dynamic IP is available in the network.
Page 37 APPENDIX I Appendix I Two or More Fixed/Dynamic IP Local PC @ @ @ @ Switch Broadband Internet Remote PC Modem IP Camera Situation: Both IP Camera and Local PC are being connected to the Internet. There are 2 (or more) x Fixed/Dynamic IP are available in the network. Device: 1 x ADSL/Cable Modem is needed.
Page 38 APPENDIX I Appendix I C. Virtual IP Local PC @ @ @ @ IP Sharing Broadband Internet Remote PC Modem IP Camera Situation: Both IP Camera and Local PC are being connected to the Internet. Only 1 x Fixed/Dynamic IP. Device: 1 x ADSL/Cable Modem is needed.