1. Preface This camera is a professional CCD network camera which builds in web server. User views real-time video via IE browser. This camera supports MPEG-4 / MJPEG video compression which provides smooth and high quality video. The event video can be stored in the SD card, and can be playback remotely using Microsoft Media Player.
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Power Consumption Max. 5 Watt Dimensions Ø131.2 x H94.3 mm Network Ethernet 10/ 100 Base-T Network Protocol HTTP, TCP/IP, RTP/RTSP, 3GPP, SMTP, FTP, PPPoE, DHCP, DDNS, NTP, UPnP System Video Resolution NTSC: 720x480, 704x480, 352x240, 176x120 PAL: 720x576, 704x576, 352x288, 176x144 Compression Format MPEG-4, MJPEG Frame Rate...
3. Product Installation A. Hardware Installation Cable Connections The RJ-45 connector allows connect the Ethernet cable. Network Connector: To connect the included power adapter. Power Jack: The BNC connector allows connect to the analog display to Video Out: output analog video for locally monitoring.
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4. Set up the network configurations according to the network environment. For further explanation, please refer to Network Configuration chapter.
C. IP Assignment Always consult your network administrator before assigning an IP address to your camera in order to avoid using a previously assigned IP address. MAC Address: Each network camera has a unique Ethernet address (MAC address) shown on the sticker of the camera.
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2. IP Search searches all the network devices which connect to the intranet and lists on the window. Click [Search] button to search again. 3. From the list, select the device with the MAC Address that corresponds to the device that is to be configured. 4.
4. Live Video Start the IE browser, type the IP address of the network camera in the address field: http://<IP of camera> If the “Web Page Port” has been changed from “80”, type the URL as: http://<IP of camera>:<Web Page Port> After link to the camera, it will show a dialogue box.
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When popup the following dialogue box, click [Yes].
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The web page of the device shows as following. If you are using IE 8.0 or above, please click “Compatibility View” icon to make this web page works properly: ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ ⑥ Streaming : Select the streaming 1 or 2 from the pull-down list to display. ...
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Online Visitor : Shows how many users connect to this network camera. Function Buttons : Click these buttons will perform the following functions. Fit to Window : Resize the video to fit the window for view. Click this button again to back to the original size.
5. Configuration Click [Configuration] button to get into the configuration page. Click [Live View] button to back to the Live-View page. A. System System Information Set up the camera name, select language, and set up the camera time. System Information...
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Server Information MAC Address: The MAC address of the Ethernet network card in the device. Server Name: You can type a name into this field to identify this device. Default Language: Select the default language for the user interface. OSD Setting Time Stamp: Enable this option will display the date and time on the video.
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Time Setting Date Format: Select the format to display the date. Time Zone: Select the GMT to match your time zone. Synchronize with NTP Server: Select this option and type the IP address of a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server, this device will synchronize the time with the NTP server via network.
User Management You can add, remove and manage the users in this page. This device supports 3 user groups: Administrator: The administrator can view, operate and configure all functions and settings of this device. Guest: The users in Guest group can only view the live video in Live-View page. ...
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Edit: To change the username and password, click [Edit] and modify the administrator or user in the pop-up window. Remove: To remove the user, click [Remove].
System Upgrade This page allows user to upgrade firmware, restart device and restore the factory default settings. System Upgrade Firmware Upgrade The firmware can be upgraded online. To update the firmware, click [Browse…] to select the new firmware file, and then click [Upgrade] to the procedure.
System Logs System Logs System Status Logs Click the [View] button on the right side to list the logs of system status. Motion Trigger Logs Click the [View] button on the right side to list the logs of motion detection. All Logs Click the [View] button on the right side to list all logs.
B. Video/Audio Setting Image Setting Image Setting Image Quality Brightness / Contrast / Hue / Sharpness: Adjust these parameters to get clear video. Default: Click [Default] button will load the default settings. CCD Setting Back Light Compensation: Enable/disable this function by selecting ON or OFF.
Video Format This device supports MPEG4/MJPEG Dual Mode and Dual Streaming, set the video parameters in this page. Video Format...
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Streaming 1 Output Setting Basic / Advanced Mode: Select the mode to configure the parameters. Advanced mode provides more detail parameters for setting. Resolution: Select the resolution from the pull-down list. D1 – 720X480 (NTSC), 720X576 (PAL) 4CIF – 704X480 (NTSC), 704X576 (PAL) ...
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JPEG: The video stream will be compressed in MJPEG format. Quality: 5 levels for select. The higher quality will get bigger file size. RTSP Path: Assign a name to identify this video stream. When view the video stream with RTSP connection, the URL should be “rtsp://<Public IP of this device>:<RTSP port>/<RTSP path>”.
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output the video stream. MPEG4: The video stream will be compressed in MPEG4 format. Choose CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate) in Bitrate Control Mode. CBR: Set the Video Bitrate from 32Kbps ~ 2Mbps depend on the upload bandwidth of network.
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Since the bandwidth of 3G is not fast usually, recommend set to the following configuration: Resolution – Fixed to QCIF – 176x120. Bitrate Control Mode – CBR. CBR Bitrate – 128Kbps or lower. Frame Rate Per Second – 5FPS. ...
C. Network Setting Network Setting Network Setting IP Assignment DHCP: If this device behinds a router and the router provides DHCP service, using DHCP, this device will get all network parameters from the router automatically.
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Static: Assign IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS manually. Port Assignment Set the ports if necessary. If this device will be connected via Internet, configure the NAT (Network Address Translation) in router to match the port assignment. HTTP Port: Set the port for HTTP connection.
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supports Multicast function is necessary in the network. If your network supports Multicast, you can configure the device to enable this function by setup the following: Enable / Disable: Enable or disable the Multicast function. IP Address: This is the multicast group address the streaming should be sent to. You should configure each recipient with the same multicast group address and receive the streaming from this address.
PPPoE Setting If this device connects to an ADSL modem directly and want to use PPPoE connection, set the parameters in this page. PPPoE Setting PPPoE Connection Select [Enable] to use PPPoE. Type in user name and password for the ADSL connection.
DDNS Setting This device supports DDNS, set the parameters in this page. DDNS Setting DDNS Setting There are several DDNS providers can be selected. Select the provider from the pull-down list, input Hostname, User name, Password and the Schedule Update time, and then click [Apply] to connect to the DDNS provider.
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Update Failed, check your internet connection: Network connection failed. Update Failed, please check the account information with you provider: input hostname, username or password may be wrong.
D. Event Handling Event Setting This device supports multiple event settings. Event...
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This device supports 3 kinds of event detections: Motion Detection. Network Disconnection Detection: This event will be triggered once the wire network is disconnected. Specific IP Detection: This event will be triggered once the network connection with a specific IP address is disconnected. Motion Detection This device allows 3 areas for detect motion.
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Adjust the Sensitivity: To adjust the sensitivity of detection, select the level from the pull-down list. Activate Motion Detection: To activate the motion detection, enable the [Detect Area] check box Actions when Motion Detection is Trigger: Select what actions will be taken once the motion detection is triggered in each area.
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Motion! The moving object smaller than the 50% of the The moving object larger than the 50% of the motion motion area, it will not be detected! area, it will be detected, and the motion is triggered! To detect the smaller moving object, use 3 motion areas to replace a large motion area, refer the figure below: Motion! The moving object will be detected when it is in any of...
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set as “JPEG” in Video Format page. When an event (Motion Detection) is triggered, this device will take a snapshot with JPG format. Pre and Post Record Time Setting Configure the record time for the event recording file. For example, if set “Pre Alarm” as 3 seconds and set “Post Alarm”...
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Detection Interval: The interval time of the detection. When Dis-connected: After enable the check box of “Record Video into SD Card”, when the network connection of PC is disconnected, it will save the video into local SD card. Note: When this event is happen, the frame rate of live video and recorded video will be limited to 5FPS.
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Mail & FTP Setting To send out the event video via E-mail or FTP, please set up the configuration first. Mail & FTP Mail Setting Login Method: This device provides 2 kinds of mail settings. “Anonymous” for the mail server which doesn’t need login with user name and password. “Account” for the mail server which needs login with user name and password.
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BCC Mail: The mail address to receive the mail also. Mail Port: The port of the mail service. Default is 25. FTP Setting FTP Server: The IP address or URL of the FTP server. User Name / Password: The user name and password to log in the FTP server. FTP Port: The port of the FTP service.
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Schedule This function provides the schedule for the following: Send Snapshot with the Scheduled Time: automatic send a snapshot to the E-mail address or FTP site. The interval time can be set. Activate and Stop the Motion Detection with Scheduled Time: if the “Enable Configuration ...
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Send Snapshot with Scheduled Time Enable / Disable: To enable or disable the schedule function. Snapshot: Select the method to send out the snapshot. E-mail: Automatic send the snapshot to the specific mail address, the interval time of the snapshot pictures is depending on the Interval setting. ...
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SD Card In this page, if a SD Card is inserted, you can record the video once an event is triggered, play back and manage the recorded files in the SD Card. Note: The SD card must be formatted as FAT or FAT32 file system. The use of the SD Card will affect the operation of this device slightly, such as affecting the frame rate of the video.
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To view the recorded files, just click the date, it will show the list of the recorded files. The “.avi” extension name of the file means this file is a video file; the “.jpg” extension name means it is a picture file. Click the file to start Microsoft Media Player to play it. If the bandwidth is lower for playback directly, please right-click on the file and select [Save As…] to download it to the PC, and then play the downloaded file with Microsoft Media Player.
6. Network Configuration A. Intranet Only Connects to PC Directly If you want to connect the camera to PC directly for the very first time setup, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Ethernet Cable Camera This device supports Auto-MDI/MDIX, IP Address: 192.168.1.200 IP Address: 192.168.1.2 you can use a straight or cross-over...
Connects to an Exist LAN If the camera will be used in a local network (LAN) and don’t allow to access via Internet, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Intranet (LAN) Camera 1 Switch Router or IP Sharing IP Address: 192.168.1.200 IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0...
B. Internet Only Connects to ADSL with Fixed Public IP Address If the camera connects to Internet with an ADSL modem and the public IP address of ADSL is fixed, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Internet (WAN) Camera 3G Mobile Phone IP Address: 60.220.20.250...
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Connects to ADSL with Floating Public IP Address (PPPoE) If the camera connects to Internet with an ADSL modem and the public IP address of ADSL is variable, the camera can use PPPoE function for the connection. Internet (WAN) Camera 3G Mobile Phone Configure the PPPoE Setting ADSL...
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After enable the DDNS, assume the registered URL is “test.dyndns.org”, now the camera can be linked with following URLs: Client Link Address Remark http://test.dyndns.org Must enable “3GPP Stream” in 3G Mobile Without audio: Configuration Video/Audio Phone rtsp://test.dyndns.org/3gx Video Format page...
C. Intranet + Internet Connects to Internet with Fixed Public IP Address If the camera will be added into a local network (LAN), and will be accessed via both Intranet and Internet, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Intranet (LAN) Internet (WAN) 3G Mobile Phone...
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Set Subnet Mask of Router, PC and cameras. Set Gateway of PC and cameras with the same IP address. The Gateway is the IP address of router. Set the IP address of a valid DNS into cameras. An invalid DNS will cause the domain name can’t be resolved and reached, such as email address.
Connects to Internet with Floating Public IP Address If the public IP address of ADSL connection is variable, you can enable DDNS function to get a fixed URL to instead of the IP address. Note: only one device can enable the DDNS function in the local network (LAN), multiple devices use DDNS will update to the DDNS provider too frequently, and the DDNS provider will block your URL.
7. Factory Default To recover the default password and other settings, please follow the steps: 1. Power off this device. 2. Remove the cover of device. 3. Press the "Factory Default Button" as shown on the picture below, and keeping press it and don't release.
Compatible List of SD Card The Compatible List of SD Card SDHC Card Compatible List Vendor Test Result Status SanDisk 4G SanDisk 8G Transcend 4G Transcend 8G Transcend 16G ADATA 8G Toshiba 4G SD Card Compatible List Vendor Test Result Status SanDisk 128M Recommend...
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Vendor Test Result Status U-TEK 128M GiGATEK 128M Kingston 128M The speed is slower Kingmax 256M The speed is slower Kingston 512M The speed is slower Kingston 1G The speed is slower AFMC 128M Fail Card Reader also Fail PDA 128M Fail Card Reader also Fail Apacer 128M...
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