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  • Page 1 PiXORD Dual Streaming Network Camera P-505 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Preface ........................3 Chapter 1 Introduction To Your Camera ......4 Checking the Package Contents ............4 Getting to Know Your Camera ............5 Features and Benefits ...............7 System Requirement ................9 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ........10 Installing Camera Stand ..............10 Connecting the Camera to LAN/WLAN ........

  • Page 3: Preface

    Preface Pixord P505 is a powerful dual-codec MPEG4/MJPEG network camera with one way or two way audio function that provides the high quality image and on-the-spot audio via the internet connection. The infrared LEDs and light sensor (optional) enable the camera to capture images even in dark environment.

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction To Your Camera

    1. Chapter 1 Introduction To Your Camera 1.1 Checking the Package Contents Check the items contained in the package carefully. You should have the following. One MPEG4/MJPEG Network Camera (Wireless) One AC Power Adapter One External Antenna (for wireless camera) One Camera Stand One Ethernet Cable (RJ-45 type) One Installation CD-ROM...

  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your Camera

    1.2 Getting to Know Your Camera Front View * The camera’s USB port supports WCN (Windows Connect Now) technology, which allows you to use the notebook computer to set up and store your wireless networking configuration on the USB storage device and then retrieve the wireless settings when you connect the USB storage device to the camera.
  • Page 6 Rear View...

  • Page 7: Features And Benefits

    1.3 Features and Benefits MPEG4/MJPEG Dual-code Supported The camera provides you with excellent images by the MPEG4/MJPEG dual-codec selectable technology, allowing you to adjust image size and quality and bit rate according to the networking environment. 1-way/2-way Audio Capability The built-in microphone of the camera provides on-the-spot audio via the internet, allowing you to monitor the on-site voice.
  • Page 8 Multiple Platform Supported The camera supports multiple network protocols including TCP/IP, SMTP email, HTTP and other internet related protocols. Therefore you can use the camera in a mixed operating system environment such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Multiple Application Supported Through the remote access technology, you can use the cameras to monitor various and places for your own purposes.

  • Page 9: System Requirement

    1.4 System Requirement Networking LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet WLAN: IEEE 802.11b/g (for wireless model) Accessing the Camera using Web Browser Platform: Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP CPU: Intel Pentium III 350MHz or above RAM: 512MB Resolution: 800X600 or above User Interface: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    2. Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Installing Camera Stand The camera comes with a camera stand, which uses a swivel ball screw head to lock to the camera’s screw hole. When the camera stand is attached, you can place the camera anywhere by mounting the camera through the three screw holes locates in the base of the camera stand.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Camera To Lan/Wlan

    2.2 Connecting the Camera to LAN/WLAN Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the camera to your local area network (LAN). When you connect the AC power adaptor, the camera is powered on automatically. You can verify the power statues from the Power LED on the front panel of the camera.

  • Page 12: Application Of The Camera

    2.3 Application of the Camera The camera can be applied in multiple applications, including: Monitor local and remote places and objects via internet or intranet. Capture still images and video clips remotely Upload images or send email messages with still images attached. The following diagram explains one of the typical applications for your camera and provides a basic example for installing camera.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Accessing The Camera

    3. Chapter 3 Accessing the Camera 3.1 Using IP Installer The camera comes with a conveniently utility, IP Installer, which is included in the installation CD-ROM, allowing you to search the camera on your network easily. 1. Insert the installation CD into your computer CD-ROM drive to initiate the Auto-Run program.

  • Page 14: Accessing The Camera

    3.2 Accessing the Camera Whenever you want to access the camera: 1. Open the Web browser on your computer (for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer in this guide). 2. Type the default IP address (192.168.0.30) or the IP address found by IP Installer in the address bar then press [Enter].
  • Page 15 After you login into the web configuration of the camera, the main page will appear as below: Live View/Setup Camera Information Switch Zoom In Buttons Nightmode Button Compression Buttons Function Buttons Live View Image The main page of the web configuration provides you with many useful information and functions, including: Camera Information –...

  • Page 16: Configuring The Ip Address Of Pc

    3.3 Configuring the IP address of PC If you are failed to access to the camera, please check the IP address of your computer. When you connect the camera to your computer directly to proceed with configuration of the camera, you need to set up the IP addresses to be in the same segment for the two devices to communicate.

  • Page 17: Chapter 4 Configuring The Camera

    4. Chapter 4 Configuring the Camera 4.1 Using the Web Configuration You can access and manage the camera through the web browser and the provided software application P6100. This chapter describes the web configuration and guides you through the configuration of the camera by using the web browser. To configure the camera, click SETUP on the main page of web configuration.

  • Page 18: Using Smart Wizard

    4.2 Using Smart Wizard The camera’s Smart Wizard lets you configure your camera easily and quickly. The wizard will guide you through the necessary settings with detailed instructions on each step. To start the wizard, click “Smart Wizard” in the left menu bar. Step 1 Camera Settings Enter the name for the camera and place...
  • Page 19 Step 3 Email Settings Enter the required information to be able to send email with image. Select Enable to enable the wireless Step 4 Wireless Networking (For wireless model) function of the camera and then complete the required settings...
  • Page 20 Step 5 Confirm Settings This step shows the configuration of your camera. When you confirm the settings, click “Apply” to finish the wizard and reboot the camera. Otherwise, click “Prev” to go back to the previous step(s) and change the settings; or click “Cancel” to end the wizard and discard the changes.

  • Page 21: Basic Setup

    4.3 Basic Setup The basic menu contains three sub-menus that provide the system settings for the camera such as the camera name, location, date & time and user management. Basic > System Basic Camera Name: Enter a descriptive name for the camera. Location: Enter a descriptive name for the location used by the camera.
  • Page 22 Basic > User Administrator To prevent unauthorized access to the camera’s web configuration, you are strongly recommended to change the default administrator password. Type the administrator password twice to set and confirm the password. General User User Name: Enter the user’s name you want to add to use the camera. Password: Enter the password for the new user.

  • Page 24: Network Settings

    4.4 Network Settings The Network menu contains three sub-menus that provide the network settings for the camera, such as IP Setting, DDNS Setting, IP Filter and wireless network (for wireless model only).
  • Page 25 Network > Network IP Setting This item allows you to select the IP address mode and set up the related configuration. DHCP: Select this option when your network uses the DHCP server. When the camera starts up, it will be assigned an IP address from the DHCP server automatically. Static IP: Select this option to assign the IP address for the camera directly.
  • Page 26 Ports Number HTTP Port: The default HTTP port is 80. RTSP Port: Configure the transmission of streaming data within the network. The default RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) port 554. Note: If the camera is behind an NAT router or firewall, the suggested port to be used is from 1024 to 65535.
  • Page 27 Network > Wireless Setting (For wireless model only) Wireless The camera supports WLAN while you use the wireless network. Select the “Enable” option to enable this feature. Network ID (SSID): Keep the default setting of this option to connect the camera to any access point under the infrastructure network mode.
  • Page 28 If you select “Open” or “Shared-key” as the Authentication mode, you need to complete the following settings: Encryption: Select the WEP option to enable the data encryption feature to secure the camera within the wireless network. Format: Once you enable the Encryption feature, you need to determine the encryption format by selecting ASCII or HEX.

  • Page 29: Setting Up Video & Audio

    4.5 Setting up Video & Audio The Video & Audio menu contains three sub-menus that provide the video and audio settings for the camera. Video & Audio > Camera Image Setting Brightness: Adjust the brightness level from 0~100 Contrast: Adjust the contrast level from 0~100 Saturation: Adjust the colors level from 0~100 Click “Default”...
  • Page 30 Mirror: Select the “Horizontal” option to mirror the image horizontal. Select the “Vertical” option to mirror the image vertically. Light Frequency: Select proper frequency according to camera’s location, 50Hz, 60Hz or outdoor. Overlay Setting Includes Date & Time: Select this option to display the date & time stamp on the live view image.
  • Page 31 3GPP The camera supports 3GPP specification. Select the “Disable” option to disable this feature. Otherwise, select “3GPP Without Audio” or “3GPP With Audio” to transfer the video clips without or with audio. If you use a mobile phone that supports 3GPP, you can also view the real-time streaming image captured by the camera on your phone (with the default player on the phone) by entering the RTSP link: rtsp://(IP address of the camera)/3gp.

  • Page 32: Event Server Configuration

    4.6 Event Server Configuration The Event Server menu contains three sub-menus that allow you to upload images to FTP, send emails that include still images and store images to a NAS system. When you complete the required settings for FTP, Email or Network Storage, click “Test” to test the related configuration is correct or not.
  • Page 33 Event Server Setting > Email Email SMTP Server Address: Enter the mail server address. For example, mymail.com Sender Email Address: Enter the email address of the user who will send the email. For example, john@mymail.com Sender user Name: Enter the user name to login the mail server Sender Password: Enter the password to login the mail server.
  • Page 34 Event Server Setting > Network Storage Net Storage Samba Server Address: Enter the IP address of the Network Storage server Share: Assign the folder on the Network Storage server to share the files to uses. Path: Assign the path for uploading the files on the Network Storage server. For example, /Test/ User Name: Enter the user name to login into the Network Storage server Password: Enter the password to login into the Network Storage server.

  • Page 35: Motion Detect

    4.7 Motion Detect The motion Detect menu contains the command and option that allow you to enable and set up the motion detection feature of the camera. The camera provides two detecting areas. To enable the detecting area, select Window 1 or 2 from the pull-down list and then select “Enable”.

  • Page 36: Event Config

    4.8 Event Config The Event Config menu contains four sub-menus that provide the commands to configure event profiles. Event Configuration > General Setting Snapshot/Recording Filename Prefix: You can assign a given prefix to each new captured files. Otherwise, leave this option blank to use the default setting. Network Storage Recording Time Per Even: Limit the recording time while you are using the Network Storage solution.
  • Page 37 Profile Name: Display the profile name that you select in the Schedule Profile list. Weekdays: Select the weekday(s) that you want to separately assign in the schedule profile. The weekday that has been assigned will be displayed with green color. Time List: Display the time period that you have assigned within the selected weekday.
  • Page 38 Event Configuration > schedule Trigger You can separately configure the schedule for trigger function of the camera by Email, FTP or Network Storage. Select the Enable option on each item and then select a Schedule Profile from the pull-down list and set the Interval time. Note: If the setting value of the “Network Storage Recording Time Per Event”...

  • Page 39: Tools

    4.9 Tools The Tools menu provides the commands that allow you to restart or reset the camera. You can also backup and restore your configuration and upgrade the firmware for the camera. Factory Reset Click “Reset” to restore all factory default settings for the camera System Reboot Click “Reboot”...

  • Page 40: Usb

    4.10 The USB menu provides the information and controls of the connected USB device. USB Dismount To safely remove the connected USB device, you can press the dismount button for four seconds on the camera or click “Dismount” from this item. USB Information Display the total space and free space of the USB device.

  • Page 41: Information

    4.11 Information The Information menu displays the current configuration and events log of the camera. Device Info Display the Basic, Video & Audio, Network and Wireless settings of the camera. System Log The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system.

  • Page 42: Appendix

    5. Appendix Specification Image Sensor Sensor 1/4” color CMOS Resolution 640X480 Video Compression MPEG4/MJPEG Video resolution VGA/QVGA/QQVGA; 30FPS Max. System Hardware Processor ARM9 base 32MB SDRAM 8MB NOR Flash Power DC 5V Communication 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet, auto-sensed, Auto-MDIX WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g Protocol support TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, DHCP, NTP, DNS, DDNS, SMTP, FTP, Samba, PPPoE, UPnP, RTP, RTSP and RTCP.
  • Page 43 Software OS Support Windows 2000/XP/Vista Browser Internet Explorer 5.0 or above Software Ultra View for playback/recording/configuration features Operating Environment Temperature Operation: 5°C ~ 45°C Storage: -15°C ~ 60°C Humidity Operation: 20% ~ 85% non-condensing Storage: 0% ~ 90% non-condensing FCC Class B, CE Class B...

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