Otima ANC-818 User Manual

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Page 3: Before You Use This Product
Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Before You Use This Product..............2 Package Contents ..................6 Installation .....................5 Hardware installation................5 Software Installation ................9 Initial Access to the Network Camera ..........13 Check Network Settings .............. 13 Add Password to Prevent Unauthorized Access ........ 13 How to Use ..................14 Authentication................
Page 5 Video orientation ................ 39 Audio settings ................40 Image Settings ................41 Camera Control ................42 Email & FTP ..................44 Email ..................44 FTP ..................44 Motion detection ................46 Application settings ................47 Snapshot................... 47 Weekly schedule................. 47 Snapshot file name prefix ............
Page 6 Upgrade firmware ............... 75 D. Technical specifications ..............76 - 5 -...
Page 7: Package Contents
Package Contents Network Camera (Wired or Wireless) Software CD Power adapter Quick installation guide Mounting Kit & Pads Antenna (For Wireless Model Only) - 6 -...
Page 8: Installation
Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. Hardware installation Please verify that your product package contains all the accessories listed in the foregoing Package Contents.
Page 9: To Install In Ethernet
second as heartbeat to indicate alive. If the red LED is blinking, please check the network connections. To install in Ethernet Make sure the Ethernet is firmly connected to a switch hub. After attaching the Ethernet cable plug in the power adapter. If the LED turns out to be steady blue, go to next paragraph “Software installation”.
Page 10: Software Installation
Software Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. At the end of the hardware installation, the Administrator must place the product software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the PC running in MS Windows.
Page 11 Upon Installation Wizard’s start up, a searching box will pop up. This program searches for Network Cameras or Video Servers on the same LAN: After searching, Video Servers or Network Cameras will be located by the Installation Wizard. There may be several entries shown in the window.
Page 12 For the series number in the “Serial Number” field, please check the label on the bottom of the camera. The IP addresses shown in the "Current IP Address" field reflect those on the local network. They may be from the DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server, the camera will try to find a free IP address (this takes from 15 second to 3 minutes, depending on the LAN status).
Page 13 For more detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual of the Installation Wizard included in the product CDROM to find the location of the Network Camera. There may be many Network Cameras in the local network. Users can differentiate the Network Cameras with the serial number.
Page 14: Initial Access To The Network Camera
Initial Access to the Network Camera Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installation onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the network settings on the configuration page, including the correct subnet mask and IP address of gateway and DNS.
Page 15: How To Use
How to Use Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue window pops up to request a username and password. Upon successful authentication, the following figure is displayed. The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if authentication fails.
Page 16: Installing Plug-In
Installing plug-in For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt.
Page 17: Primary User's Capability
Primary user’s capability Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has three parts: Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View: What the camera sees. Pan/Tilt control buttons: These buttons provide a command interface to control the aim of the camera.
Page 18: The Configuration
The Configuration: “Snapshot” The button provides users a fast way to capture a single image of the video from the Network Camera. “Client Settings” Clicking on this button links you to the client setting pages, please check the following session for more details. “Configuration”...
Page 19 factor for specified area in the camera view. Users can also move the white frame to select the area of the video that she/he wants to view. “Disable digital zoom” The checkbox selection allows users to disable/enable the digital zoom function. “Zoom Factors”...
Page 20 “Stop” The option will disconnect to the Network Camera. “Play volume” Click on this button can adjust the audio volume. “Mute” Disable audio at client side. The pan/tilt control buttons: The direction buttons are for Left, Right, Up, Down, and Home functions. The Home button centers the camera.
Page 21: Client Settings
Client settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will ask for a new plug-in installation, the plug-in being the Network Camera. This plug-in has been registered for certification and can be used to change the parameters at the client’s site.
Page 22 packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be obscured. The TCP protocol allows for less packet loss and produces a more accurate video display. The downside with this protocol is that the real-time effect is worse than that with the UDP protocol.
Page 23: Administrator's Capability
Administrator’s capability Fine-tuning for Best Performance Best performance generally equates to the fastest image refresh rate with the best video quality, and at the lowest network bandwidth as possible. The three factors, “Maximum frame rate”, “Constant bit rate”, and “Fix quality” on the Audio and Video Configuration page, are correlative to allow for achieving the best performance possible.
Page 24 For Best Real-time Video Images To achieve good real-time visual effect, the network bandwidth should be large enough to allow a transmission rate of greater than 20 image frames per second. If the broadband network is over 1 Mbps, set the “Fix bit rate” to 1000Kbps or 1200Kbps. The maximum frame rate is 30.
Page 25 Somewhere Between Real-time and Clear Images If you have a broadband network, set “Fix quality” at ”Normal” or better, rather than setting “Fix bit rate”. You can also fix the bandwidth according to your actual network speed and adjust the frame rate. Start from 30 fps down for best results but not below 15 fps.
Page 26: Opening Accounts For New Users
Opening accounts for new users Protect Network Camera by passwords The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means everyone can access the Network Camera including the configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others.
Page 27: Build A Security Application
Build a security application The Administrator can use the built-in motion detection to monitor any movement to perform many useful security applications. To upload the snapshots, users can choose either email or FTP according to user’s needs. Both e-mail and FTP use the network settings on the Email and FTP page.
Page 28: Software Revision Upgrade
Software revision upgrade An easy-to-use Upgrade Wizard is provided to upgrade the Network Camera with just a few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administrator only. To upgrade the system, follow the procedures below. 1. Download the firmware file named “xxx.pkg” from the appropriate product folder. 2.
Page 29: Definitions In Configuration
Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access system configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages. The bold texts are the specific phrases on the Option pages. The Administrator may type the URL below the figure to directly enter the frame page of configuration.
Page 30: System Parameters
System parameters "Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the main page. “Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to shut off the LED on the rear. It can prevent the camera’s operation being noticed. "Keep current date and time"...
Page 31: Security Settings
Security settings “Root password” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new password identically in both text boxes. The typed entries will be displayed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser will ask the Administrator for the new password for access.
Page 32: Network Settings
Network settings Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on Network type “LAN” & “PPPoE” The default type is LAN. Select PPPoE if using ADSL "Get IP address automatically"...
Page 33: Http
“Password” The password of PPPoE account “Confirm password” Input password again for confirmation HTTP “Http port” This can be other than the default Port 80. Once the port is changed, the users must be notified the change for the connection to be successful. For instance, when the Administrator changes the HTTP port of the Network Camera whose IP address is 192.168.0.100 from 80 to 8080, the users must type in the web browser “http://192.168.0.100:8080”...
Page 34 <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/network.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 33 -...
Page 35: Wlan Configuration (For Wireless Model Only)
WLAN Configuration (For Wireless Model Only) “SSID” (Service Set Identifier), it is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default. Note: The maximum length of SSID is 32 single-byte characters and SSID can’t be any of “, <, >...
Page 36 ▶ “HEX” digits consist of the numbers 0~9 and the letters A-F. ▶ “ASCII” is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127 except “, <, > and space characters that are reserved. “Network Key” Entering a key in either hexadecimal or ASCII format. When selecting different key length, acceptable input length is listed as following: 64 bits key length: 10 Hex digits or 5 characters.
Page 37 <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/wireless.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 36 -...
Page 38: Ddns
DDNS “Enable DDNS” This option turns on the DDNS function. “Provider” The provider list contains four hosts that provide DDNS services. Please connect to the service provider’s website to make sure the service charges. “Host Name” If the User wants to use DDNS service, this field must be filled. Please input the hostname that is registered in the DDNS server.
Page 39: Access List
Access List The access list is to control the access permission of clients by checking the client IP address. There are two lists for permission control: Allow List and Deny List. Only those clients whose IP address is in the Allow List and not in the Deny List can connect to the Video Server or Network Camera for receiving the audio/video streaming.
Page 40: Audio And Video
Audio and Video Video Settings “Video title” The text string can be displayed on video “Color” Select either for color or monochrome video display. “Frame Size” There are three options for video sizes. “160x120”, “320x240”, “640x480”. “Power line frequency (for fluorescent light)”, the fluorescent light will flash according to the power line frequency that depends on local utility.
Page 41: Audio Settings
Audio settings “mute” Audio mute “Audio type” Select audio codec “AAC” and the bit rate <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/audiovideo.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 40 -...
Page 42: Image Settings
Image Settings Click on this button to pop up another window to tune “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Hue” and “Saturation” for video compensation. Each field has eleven levels ranged from “Brightness” “Contrast” fields value 0 indicates auto tuning. user press fine-tune image. When the image is O.K., press to set the...
Page 43: Camera Control
Camera Control Camera control area Preset function area On the Camera Control page, there are two main function control areas: Camera control area The pan and tilt functions can be controlled with these buttons. The “Left” button aims the camera to the left; the “Right”, “Up”, and “Down” buttons aim the camera accordingly.
Page 44: Preset Function Area
“Tilt speed” This controls the range of the vertical movement of the camera. The greater the value, the greater angular movement when performing the “Up” or “Down” functions would be. “Auto pan/patrol speed” This defines the speed of panning and patrol, the greater the value, the faster the speed.
Page 45: Email & Ftp
Email & FTP Email When the SMTP server support SMTP authentication, users need to give the valid user name and password to send email via the server. “Sender email address”, the email address of the sender. There are two external mail server can be configured, primary and secondary email server, The network camera will use primary server as default , and use secondary server when primary server is unreachable.
Page 46 this value from 1025 to 65535. “User name” Granted user name on the external FTP server. “Password” Granted password on the external FTP server. “Remote folder name” Granted folder on the external FTP server. The string must conform to that of the external FTP server. Some FTP servers cannot accept preceding slash symbol before the path without virtual path mapping.
Page 47: Motion Detection
Motion detection “Enable motion detection” Check this option to turn on motion detection. Click on this button to add a new window. At most three windows can exist simultaneously. Use the mouse to click, hold, and drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to move.
Page 48: Application Settings
Application settings Snapshot “Enable snapshot” Enable/Disable snapshot application. Weekly schedule “Sun” ~ “Sat” Select the days of the week to perform the application. Select “Always” or input the time interval. Snapshot file name prefix The prefix name will be added on the file name of the snapshot images. Send out the snapshot while motion detection There are three windows for motion detection each can be assigned a name.
Page 49: Sequential Operation
Sequential operation “Snapshot interval : second(s)” Network Camera will send snapshots at the specified intervals to the external server using the method selected below. Remember: This operation is still subject to the conditions set in the weekly schedule. Method for sending snapshot “Email”...
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Page 51: System Log
System log The Network camera support log the system messages on remote server. The protocol is compliant to RFC 3164. If you have external Linux server with syslogd service, use “-r” option to turn on the facility for receiving log from remote machine. Or you can use some software on Windows which is compliant to RFC 3164.
Page 52: Viewing System Parameters
Viewing system parameters Click on this link on the configuration page to view the entire system’s parameter set. The content is the same as those in CONFIG.INI. - 51 -...
Page 53: Maintenance
Maintenance Four actions can be selected “reboot” click the reboot button to restart system “factory default” Click on Factory default button on the configuration page to restore the factory default settings. Any changes made so far will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial factory settings.
Page 54: Appendix
Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED The following table lists the LED patterns in general. Condition LED color Loading system after power on Steady red During booting procedure Steady green, blue and red Detecting and setting network Steady green and blue. Blink red till IP address is confirmed After network is setup (system up) Blink green every second and steady red...
Page 55: Url Commands Of The Network Camera
Restoring the factory defaults will erase any previous settings. B. URL commands of the Network Camera For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network Camera can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of the Network Camera.
Page 56: Set Server Parameter Values
where <parameter pair> is <parameter>=<value>\r\n [<parameter pair>] <length> is the actual length of content. Example: request IP address and it’s response Request: http://192.168.0.123/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?network_ipaddress Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: 33\r\n \r\n network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n Set server parameter values Note: This request require administrator access Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi?
Page 57 parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according the the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. (note: The return page can be a general HTML file(.htm, .html) or a server script executable (.vspx) file.
Page 58: Available Parameters On The Server
\r\n network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n Available parameters on the server NOTE: The bold characters in table are the default value of each parameter. Group: System NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION hostname <text string shorter host name of server (r/w) than 40 characters> <<Wireless>Network Camera > ledoff Do not turn off the led indicator (r/w)
Page 59 restore Restore the system parameters to default value. Positive integer Restore the system parameters to default value and restart the server after <value> seconds. reset 0 ~ 65535 Restart the server after <value> seconds. Not restart the server. viewmode Using the profile of viewing by computer (r/w) Using the profile of viewing by mobile phone Group: Security...
Page 60 pppoepass <text string shorter than PPPoE account password (r/w) 15 characters> <blank> resetip enable to get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, (r/w)(restart) dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot Using preset ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 ipaddress <IP address> IP address of server (r/w) (restart) <192.168.0.99>...
Page 61 (r/w) 15 characters> <blank> returnemail <text string shorter than return email address (r/w) 80 characters> <blank> localftpport <positive number less FTP port (r/w) than 65535> <21> ftp1 <domain name primary FTP server (r/w) address, string shorter <blank> than 40 characters > ftpport1 <positive number...
Page 62 rtspport <positive number less RTSP port (r/w) (restart) than 65535> <554> videoport <positive number less video Channel port for RTP than 65535> <5558> audioport <positive number less audio Channel port for RTP than 65535> <5556> accessname <text string shorter than RTSP access name (r/w) 20 characters>...
Page 63 keyselect 1 ~ 4 Default key number (r/w) <1> key1 <text string shorter than WEP key1 for encryption (r/w) 58 characters> (depends <0000000000> keyformat & keylength) key2 <text string shorter than WEP key2 for encryption (r/w) 58 characters> (depends <0000000000> keyformat &...
Page 64 Group: Video NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION text <text string shorter enclosed caption (r/w) than 14 characters> <blank> codectype MPEG4 (r/w) MJPEG keyinterval 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 60, 90, Key frame interval (r/w) <60> size half half x 2 normal normal x 2 double This field is obsolete (use resolution) resolution...
Page 65 64000 set bit rate to 64K bps 128000 set bit rate to 128K bps 256000 set bit rate to 256K bps 512000 set bit rate to 512K bps 768000 set bit rate to 768K bps 1000000 set bit rate to 1000K bps 1500000 set bit rate to 1500K bps 2000000...
Page 66 Do not overlay time stamp on video (r/w) Group: Audio NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION type AAC4 set codec to AAC (r/w) aacbitrate 16000 set AAC bitrate to 16K bps (r/w) 32000 set AAC bitrate to 32K bps Group: Image NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION brightness <-5 ~ 5>...
Page 67 (r/w) presetname_<0~9> Text string shorter than The name of preset location (r/w) 40 characters. presetpan_<0~9> -1024 ~ 1024 The pan coordinate of preset location. (r/w) presettilt_<0~9> -56 ~ 144 The tilt coordinate of preset location. (r/w) patrolname_<0~19> Text string shorter than The name of patrol location (r/w) 40 characters.
Page 68 Group: DDNS NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enable 0, 1 Enable or disable the dynamic dns. (r/w) <0> provider 1 ~ 6 dyndns.org (dynamic) (r/w) dyndns.org (custom) tzo.com dhs.org safe100.net dyn-interfree.it <1> hostname Text string shorter than Your dynamic hostname. (r/w) 127 characters. <blank>...
Page 69: Camera Control
(r/w) service. <0> Group: App NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION scriptname <text string shorter than File name of script 255 characters> <script.vssx> enablescript Disable script (r/w) Enable script Group: Syslog NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enableremotelog disable remote log (r/w) enable remote log serverip <IP address>...
Page 70: Recall
move home Move to camera to home position Move camera up down Move camera down left Move camera left right Move camera right speedpan -5 ~ 5 Set the pan speed speedtilt -5 ~ 5 Set the tilt speed speedapp -5 ~ 5 Set the auto pan/patrol speed auto...
Page 71: Application Page Cgi Command
recall Text string less One of the present positions to recall. than 30 characters return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path.
Page 72 … Else if(method == normal) Application page contents parameter Value description Enable snapshot application snapshot_enable Disable snapshot application 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 The array indicate weekly schedule weekday always 24 hours full day time_method interval Select begin time and end time hh:mm Begin time of weekly schedule begin_time hh:mm End time of weekly schedule...
Page 73: Capture Single Snapshot
Capture single snapshot Note: This request require normal user privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/video.jpg Server will return the most up-to-date snapshot in JPEG format. The size and quality of image will be set according to the video settings on the server. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n...
Page 74: System Logs
method Add an account to server. When using this method, “username” field is necessary. It will use default value of other fields if not specified. delete Remove an account from server. When using this method, “username” field is necessary, and others are ignored.
Page 75: Configuration File
http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/syslog.cgi Server will return the up-to-date system log. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <syslog length>\r\n \r\n <system log information>\r\n Configuration file Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/configfile.cgi Server will return the up-to-date configuration file. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n...
Page 76: Upgrade Firmware
Upgrade firmware Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/upgrade.cgi Post data: fimage=<file name>[&return=<return page>]\r\n \r\n <multipart encoded form data> Server will accept the upload file named <file name> to be upgraded the firmware and return with <return page> if indicated. - 75 -...
Page 77: Led Indicator
D. Technical specifications - System - Audio RAM: 32MB SDRAM ROM: 4MB FLASH ROM - Microphone Networking Omni-directional Protocol Frequency: 50 – 16000Hz TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, DDNS, UPnP, Telnet, NTP, DNS, S/N ratio: more than 60dB DHCP and RTSP Physical 10 baseT or 100 baseT Fast Ethernet auto negotiation WLAN (Wireless Model Only)
Page 78: Technology License Notice
Technology License Notice MPEG-4 AAC Technology This product includes MPEG-4 AAC audio coding technology licensed by Via Licensing. Please refer to http://www.vialicensing.com/ for more details. MPEG-4 Visual Technology This product includes one MPEG-4 encoder and one MPEG-4 decoder license. Installation of more than one decoder is prohibited. Please contact your reseller to purchase additional decoder licenses.
Page 79 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device compiles with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.