1. INTRODUCTION This user manual will show the details to set up your camera with your computer; if you are viewing with a Smartphone, pls check Quick Start Guide, as it is very easy to set up. IMPORTANT NOTICE The various screens throughout this owner’s manual will look different depending on the browser you use.
1.1 Features ☆ Powerful high-speed video protocol processor ☆ High-sensitivity 1/4’’ CMOS sensor ☆ Picture total 1000K pixels (1megapixel) ☆ Optimized H.264 MJPEG video compression for transmission ☆ Multi-level user management and passwords definition ☆ Embedded Web Server for users to visit by IE ☆...
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Figure 1.1 Light Sensitive Hole: For light sensitive photocell. Infrared LEDs: For night Vision. LENS: CMOS sensor with fixed focus lens. (3.6mm). Sliding Shell: For protection from sun and waterproofing. Figure 1.2 Network Indicator LED: The green LED is on when connected to the network, the yellow LED...
blinks when data is transferred. RJ45 Port: RJ-45/10-100 base T, connect the network cable here. Power Jack: DC 5V/2A power supply. RESET BUTTON: Press and hold the RESET BUTTON for 10 Seconds to reset the camera back to the factory default settings. (Please keep the power on when doing a RESET) 1.4 PC System Requirements System configuration requirements: CPU: 2.06 GHZ or above.
2. INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS System Requirement Operating System: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7/8/10/Mac OS Network Protocol: TCP/IP Network Structure: Applies to all network connections 10/100M LAN platform Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or above. Firefox, Google, Safari, or Chrome. 2.1 Network Connection Intranet and Extranet Connection Reference: Extranet means public IP (i.e.
2.2 Browser Settings (For IE only) OCX will be downloaded automatically when you login to the IP Camera, but you might have to set the IE browser to enable the OCX to be downloaded automatically after signing in. Steps as below: 1.
You can also click “Start” menu->“Internet Explorer”, and choose “Internet attributes”, or via “Control Panel” ->“Internet Explorer”, to access Security settings. NOTE: Make sure that your firewall or anti-virus software doesn’t block the software or ActiveX. If you couldn’t see live video, please close your firewall or anti-virus software, and try again 2.3 UPnP Service UPnP could help you to find your camera’s IP more quickly.
Step 2: Double click “Search IPCam” on your desktop, the camera’s IP & MAC address will be displayed. If you want to search again, click “Search”. Step 3: Double-click the IP address of your camera to enter the login interface.(default user: admin; password: sumpple)
2.5 Install the OCX ActiveX (For IE only) Install the OCX ActiveX for the first time login; You will get tips after enter user and password in login page. Download the OCX file, then double click to install it automatically. After OCX installed fully, then input the user and password to login the camera.
3. SOFTWARE OPERATION 3.1 Software operation for IE Browser Choose your desired language, input correct user name and password, then click “Login” User name: admin Password: sumpple, : Choose languages here 3.2 Software Operation For Chrome, Firefox, Safari: Choose the suitable language, input correct user name and password, then click “Login”...
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Choose the login mode. QuickTime: Choose QuickTime, login to the camera directly. if there is prompt for installing the QuickTime player, just download and install it. Sever Push: For Firefox, Chrome, or Safari browser. VLC: If you use VLC, should download the VLC player first. During the VLC installation, you must enable Mozilla plug-in as the picture shows below:...
Choose languages here Figure 2.3 3.3 Functions 3.3.1 Three main functions (For IE): Live video: Click it, back to live video window from “Playback” or “Params settings” Playback:Click to query and playback the video files (Details see 5 Playback) Params Settings:Setting the camera’s parameters (Details see 4 Params settings) Log out: you will back to the login page 3.3.2 Two main functions (For Safari, Chrome, Firefox)
Live video: Click it, back to live video window from “Playback” or “Params settings” Params Settings:Setting the camera’s parameters (Details see 4 Params settings) Log out: you will back to the login page 3.4 For Live Video (for IE browser) 3.4.1 Video Menu: Play: Play the live video.
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Clear Alarm: Click to stop the alarm manually when there is an alarm triggered, and pop-up prompt as below: Fullscreen: Double click/Click to get fullscreen view; OSD Settings: Click it will pop-up the OSD settings interface, including OSD Color, Frequency, Image Mirror and Flip. OSD: Means “On-Screen Display”...
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Mirror and Flip Mirror: Select this checkbox to see a mirror image. Uncheck it to go back to normal. Flip: Select this checkbox to flip the image upside down. Uncheck it to go back to normal. NOTE: You can choose Mirror and Flip function if you set up the camera in a special position, upside down for example.
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Frequency: Including 50HZ, 60HZ, Outdoor. 50HZ/60HZ for the users who use 50HZ/60HZ frequency, outdoor for the users who want to use this camera to monitor an outdoor environment (through a window). Mirror and Flip Mirror: Select this checkbox to see a mirror image. Uncheck it to go back to normal. Flip: Select this checkbox to flip the image upside down.
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Click this one, you can view the main channel of the camera you login to, move the mouse to the icon, the frame will change to red color Click this one; you can view 4 Channels of cameras that are connected, from CH1 to CH4. Move the mouse to the icon, the frame will change to red color Click this one;...
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Brightness: set value from 0 to 255, click the icon, it will change back to the factory settings. Contrast: set value from 0 to 255, click the icon, it will change back to the factory settings. Hue: set value from -128 to 127, click the icon, it will change back to the factory settings. Saturation: Set video saturation here.
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Figure 4.6 Brightness: set value from 0 to 255, click the icon to go back to the factory settings. Contrast: set value from 0 to 255, click the icon to go back to the factory settings. Hue: set value from -128 to 127, click the icon to go back to the factory settings. Saturation: Set video saturation here.
4. SETTINGS 4.1 Status----Device Info. Click “ Settings” icon select “Status”, it will show the basic information such as “Device ID”, “Device Client Version”, “Device System Version”, “Description”, “IP Address”, “UPNP Status”, “DDNS Status” etc. Default device name is “IP Camera”, users can change the camera’s description here, picture as below: 4.1.2 For IE, camera will show as below: Figure 4.7 4.1.3 For Safari, Chrome, Firefox, camera will show like picture as below:...
Super Administrator:Every device has a super administrator, it has the highest permission, can set all the parameters. Administrator:Lower permission than super administrator, it can set most of the parameters except adding or editing other administrator accounts. Operator: Lower permission than administrator, can do some operation such as pan/tilt control and set some parameters.
If you have more cameras in same LAN network, software can auto-detect them and list in “Device List in LAN” Enable the channel you want to add; Choose the IP, input host(for camera in different network, you will need to input external ip address/DDNS address), web port, media port, username, and password manually, click Add to submit.
4.3 Network Settings 4.3.1 IP Network Type: User can set Dynamic Address to obtain IP directly from router, or set a Static IP manually. Media Port: User can set the Media port to transfer video if need to view camera remotely.(Work with DDNS or external IP) Web Port: User can set the web port to transfer video if need to view camera remotely.(Work with DDNS or external IP)
4.3.4 DDNS Settings There are 2 options: Factory DDNS This domain is provided by the manufacturer. Third Party DDNS This domain is provided by a 3rd party, such as Dyndns, 3322 etc. ● Enable DDNS: Set DDNS function ON/OFF. ● DDNS Server Type: Set DDNS server type, such as factory DDNS or third party DDNS server provider. ●...
FTP Port: Set the port of FTP server, default is 21. FTP User: Set the user name of FTP server. FTP Password: Set the password of FTP server. Upload Folder: Set the path of remote FTP server. Make sure that the folder you plan to store images exists. (The camera cannot create the folder itself).
4.4 Video Info. Click “Video Info” to enter the interface as below: There are two options for stream, Main-Stream and Sub-Stream, you can set the stream based on the actual operation environment, for example, if the bandwidth is good enough, set Main-Stream as Initial-Stream, or choose Sub-Stream if better.
Bit Rate: Higher bite rate means better quality images, but takes more bandwidth, so adjust the settings according to the actual bandwidth available. The range of bit rate from 128 Kbps ~ 4 Mbps. Image Quality: Better image quality, higher bit rate value, but it will take more bandwidth, the image quality parameters could be set as below: NOTE: When the device runs, only can select Bit Rate or Image Quality either.
● Detect All: Setting the whole video window as the motion detect armed zone. ● Clear Detect: Clear all armed zone. ● Motion Detection: Set motion detection armed function ON/OFF. ● Sensitivity: Set detection sensitivity as Low, Middle, High, Higher, Highest. ●...
● Alarm Input: Set alarm input ON/OFF, it supports NO/NC external alarm device, choose the correct mode to make sure it works well, it refers to the I/O pin6 (Input2) and pin7 (Input1). Alarm output: Select it to enable alarm output, unselect to stop. SD-Card Record: Select it to enable record to SD card, unselect to stop.
4.6.2 SD Card info--(Only Support SD Card Version) Device Name: Display the name of SD card. Total Size: Display the total size of SD card Balance Space: Display the free space of SD card Status: Display the state of SD card. Format: Click it to delete all data and format the SD card.
4.7.2 Auto Maintain Auto Maintain provides an auto protection of hardware; Set a time such as 24:00; Then camera will auto reboot; and refresh the hardware proformance. 4.7.3 System Reboot Device: Camera will get reboot. Restore factory settings: User can restore factory settings once forget password, settings..etc. Upgrade Device Firmware: To upgrade or degrade the camera firmware.(The firmware needs to store in the same camera you are viewing camera.) Upgrade Device Web ui: To upgrade or degrade the camera web ui.
5. PLAYBACK for IE browser only Note: Playback function shows under IE ActiveX mode only. Other broswers not support this feature. Click login the playback interface, this is for SD Card files playback. So If User not have SD card in the camera or not have any file in SD card, will not work. Search Mode: User can search the record, snapshot..etc by different methods.
There is a [RST] button on the rear panel, keep the power on, hold the reset button for 30 seconds, it will restore back to factory default settings as below: Username: admin Password: sumpple NOTE: Please don’t press RST button unless you are sure you want to do it. There is no picture displayed in IE browser (For IE only)
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Solution: modify the physical address of IP camera. Possible Reason 5: Web port has been modified. Solution: Contact as Network Administrator to obtain related information. Possible Reason 6: Unknown. Solution: Press RESET to restore to factory settings then connect it again, the default IP address is 192.168.1.155, subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 6.
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Note: If you are unable to do it, it means your DirectX is not installed properly or hardware doesn't support this function. Fail to use DDNS Possible Reason 1: The PC or IP Camera can’t connect to the internet. Solution: Check the internet connection and settings. Possible Reason 2: Port forward is not set in router.
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Fill in the web port, for example port 85, IP address as 192.168.1.100, click Save. Repeat step 3 above, it will pop-up the window again, fill in the media port as 38401, IP address as 192.168.1.100, then save. (2) Then check the “Device Info” –“DDNS Status”, It will show DDNS: http://test.aipcam.com:85 , input this link in IE, then you can visit this camera remotely.
8. OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT We hope your experience with your IP network camera is enjoyable, but if you experience any issues or have any questions that this User's Guide has not answered, please email us. If your camera does not support some special functions shown in this manual, please contact our technical support team to obtain the latest Firmware and WEB UI file for upgrading.
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