IP CCTV Optional Weather Resistant Housing & Bracket (Model: XIP3000H) XIP3101 Model: Wireless IP Camera with IR Night Vision & 3G Mobile Phone Access Before you begin • Please unpack the box carefully and identify that all the parts are present.
REFACE Thank you for purchasing the XIP3101 Wireless IP CCTV Camera, a powerful IP CCTV camera with 2-way audio function that provides high-quality images and audio via an Internet connection. The Infrared LEDs and light sensor enable the camera to capture images even in a dark environment.
Contents Preface ......................1 Chapter 1 Introduction To Your Camera ............. 3 Checking the Package Contents ........... 3 Getting to Know Your Camera ............4 Features and Benefits ..............6 System Requirement ..............8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ..............9 Installing the Camera Stand ............
HAPTER NTRODUCTION TO YOUR AMERA 1.1 Checking the Package Contents Check the items contained in the package carefully. You should have the following: G One Wireless IP CCTV Camera. G One AC Power Adapter. G One External Antenna. G One Camera Bracket. G One Ethernet Cable (RJ-45 type).
1.2 Getting to know your Camera Power LED indicates the camera is powered Internal Microphone on with the steady allows the camera to amber light receive sound and voice. Infrared LEDs (optional) allows your camera to Link LED indicates the capture clear image in a camera’s network dark environment.
External Antenna Screw Hole is used to connect the camera stand. Audio-out Connector (for 2- way audio model) is used to connect an external active speaker. Ethernet Cable Connector DC Power Connector is used to connect the network is used to connect the cable, which supports the NWay AC power adapter, in protocol so that the camera can...
1.3 Features and Benefits MPEG4/MJPEG/RTSP Supported The camera provides you with excellent images by the MPEG4/MJPEG/RTSP triple codec selectable technology, allowing you to adjust image size and quality, and bit rate accordingly to the networking environment. Audio Capability The built-in microphone of the camera provides on-the-spot audvia the Internet, allowing you to monitor the on-site voice.
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Remote Control Supported By using a standard Web browser or the bundled Xview Recording & Viewing Software software application, the administrator can easily change the configuration of the camera via Intranet or Internet. In addition, the camera can be upgraded remotely when a new firmware is available.
1.4 System Requirement Networking LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet. WLAN: IEEE 802.11b/g (Model XIP3001 only). Configuring the Camera: CPU: Pentium 3, 350MHz or above Memory Size: 128MB or above Resolution: 800 x 600 or above Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/Vista Viewing the Camera: CPU: Pentium 3, 350MHz or above...
HAPTER ARDWARE NSTALLATION 2.1 Installing the 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 located in the base of the camera stand.
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 adapter, the camera is powered on automatically. You can verify the power status from the Power LED on the front panel of the camera.
2.3 Applications 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 the still images attached. The following diagram explains one of the typical applications for your camera and provides a basic example for installing the camera.
HAPTER CCESSING THE AMERA 3.1 Using IPFinder The camera comes with a conveniently utility, IPFinder, which is included in the Installation CD-ROM, allowing you to search the camera on your network easily. 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive to initiate the Auto-Run program.
3.2 Accessing to 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 IPFinder in the Address bar, and then press [Enter].
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After you login into the Web Configuration of the camera, the main page will appear as below: Zoom In Buttons Nightmode Button Live View/Setup Switch Camera Information Compression Buttons Function Buttons Live View Image The main page of the Web Configuration provides you with many useful information and functions, including: –...
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– Function Buttons Use these buttons to control the audio and video functions. Manual Record allows you to record and save a video clip. Snapshot allows you to capture and save a still image. Browse allows assign the destination folder to store the video clips and still images.
3.3 Configuring the IP Address of the 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.
HAPTER ONFIGURING THE AMERA 4.1 Using the Web Configuration You can access and manage the camera through the Web browser and the provided software application Xview Recording & Viewing Software. This chapter describes the Web Configuration, and guides you through the configuration of the camera by using the web browser.
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.
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Step 3. Email Settings Enter the required information to be able to send email with image. Step 4. Wireless Networking Select Enable to enable the wireless function of the camera, and then complete the required settings. - 19 -...
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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;...
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.
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- Manual: Select this option to set the date and time manually. Basic >> User Administrator To prevent unauthorized access to the camera’s Web Configuration, you are strongly recommend to change the default administrator password. Type the administrator password twice to set and confirm the password.
4.4 Network Settings The Network menu contains three sub-menus that provide the network settings for the camera, such as the IP Setting, DDNS Setting, IP Filter, and Wireless network. - 23 -...
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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.
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DDNS Setting With the Dynamic DNS feature, you can assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. Select the Enable option to enable this feature. Then, select the Provider from the pull- down list and enter the required information in the Host Name, User Name, and Password boxes.
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Network >> IP Filter The IP Filter setting allows the administrator of the camera to limit the users within a certain range of IP addresses to access the camera. Start/End IP Address Assign a range of IP addresses that are not allowed to access the camera by entering the Start IP address and End IP address.
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Click Site Survey to display the available wireless networks, so that you can easily connect to one of the listed wireless networks. List of searching results - Wireless Mode: Select the type of wireless communication for the camera: Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. - Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list.
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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.
4.5 Setting up Video & Audio The Video & Audio menu contains three sub-menus that provide the video and audio settings for the camera. - 29 -...
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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 to restore the default settings of the three options above.
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obtains better video quality while it uses more resource within your network. - Video Quality: Select the desired image quality from five levels: Lowest, Low, Medium, High, and Highest. - Frame Rate: Select Auto or a proper setting depending on your network status.
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Video & Audio >> Audio Camera Microphone In Select the Enable option to enable the camera’s audio function, so that you can receive the on-site sound and voice from the camera. Camera Speaker Out This option is displayed when you connect a 2-way audio camera. Select the Enable option to enable the camera’s external speaker function, so that the connected speaker can play the sound and voice through the camera.
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 the 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.
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Event Server Setting>> FTP - Host Address: Enter the IP address of the target FTP server. - Port Number: Enter the port number used for the FTP server. - User Name: Enter the user name to login into the FTP server. - Password: Enter the password to login into the FTP server.
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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 users. - Path: Assign the path for uploading the files on the Network Storage server.
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.
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 file. Otherwise, leave this option blank to use the default setting.
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Event Configuration >> Arrange Schedule Profile This sub-menu displays the scheduled profile(s). To customize the profile, click Add and then enter a descriptive name for the profile in the prompt dialog window. After entering the profile name, click OK and the profile is added to the Schedule Profiles list.
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Event Configuration >> Motion Detect Trigger Select the Enable option to enable the trigger function of the camera, so that you can send captured images within the detecting area to the FTP server, email receiver, Network Storage server, or the connected USB device.
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. - 41 -...
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Factory Reset Click Reset to restore all factory default settings for the camera. System Reboot Click Reboot to restart the camera just like turning the device off and on. The camera configuration will be retained after rebooting. Configuration You can save your camera configuration as a backup file on your computer.
4.10 USB The USB menu provides the information and controls of the connected USB device. - 43 -...
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USB Dismount To safely remove the connected USB device, you can press the Unmount 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. USB Setting - When Disk Full: Select Stop Recording or Recycle –...
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.
HAPTER PPENDIX A.1 Specification Image Sensor Sensor 1/4” Colour CMOS Resolution 640x480 Video Compression MPEG4/MJPEG/RTSP Video resolution VGA/QVGA/QQVGA; 30fps max. System Hardware Processor ARM9 base 16MB SDRAM 4MB 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,...
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User Interface One RJ-45 port Antenna One external antenna Reset One Reset button USB 1.1 port, with one unmount button; Support FAT,FAT32 file system Power distribution: 500mA Max. LEDs Power LED (amber); Link LED (green) Audio Input Built-in MIC Output Headphone output jack (Mono) Codec PCM/AMR (AMR is for 3GPP only)
FCC Class B, CE Class B A.2 Glossary of Terms NUMBERS 10BASE-T is Ethernet over UTP Category III, IV, or V 10BASE-T unshielded twisted-pair media. The two-pair twisted-media implementation of 100BASE-T is 100BASE-TX called 100BASE-TX. Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation, a new ADPCM technology improved from PCM, which encodes analog sounds to digital form.
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Bootstrap Protocol is an Internet protocol that can BOOTP automatically configure a network device in a diskless workstation to give its own IP address. Communication has four components: sender, receiver, Communication message, and medium. In networks, devices and application tasks and processes communicate messages to each other over media.
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www.network_camera.com might translate to 192.167.222.8. Enterprise An enterprise network consists of collections of networks connected to each other over a geographically dispersed network area. The enterprise network serves the needs of a widely distributed company and operates the company’s mission- critical applications.
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characteristics such as being in the same department. Short for hexadecimal refers to the base-16 number system, which consists of 16 unique symbols: the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. For example, the decimal number 15 is represented as F in the hexadecimal numbering system.
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across the Internet. For example 80.80.80.69 is an IP address. When you “call” that number, using any connection methods, you get connected to the computer that “owns” that IP address. ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that maintains a network that is linked to the Internet by way of a dedicated communication line.
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Network Address Translator generally applied by a router that makes many different IP addresses on an internal network appear to the Internet as a single address. For routing messages properly within your network, each device requires a unique IP address. But the addresses may not be valid outside your network.
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DSL or cable modem. All the users over the Ethernet share a common connection. Communication on the network is governed by sets of rules Protocol called protocols. Protocols provide the guidelines devices use to communicate with each other, and thus they have different functions.
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It is a simple computer that provides resources, such as files Server or other information. SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) is a standard protocol that delivers the real-time communication for Voice over IP (VoIP), which establishes sessions for features such as audio and video conferencing.
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The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides above IP in the TCP/IP suite The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person User Name who has access to the LAN. It is a program that performs a specific task. Utility Unshielded twisted-pair.
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THER MODELS The following cameras are also available in the XIP3000 series: Wired IP CCTV (Model: XIP3000) High Quality Images Password Protected for extra security Real Time Streaming Free 16 Camera Low Light Mode Recording and Viewing Software for Windows Windows &...
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Supplied complete with wall bracket 4 Camera IP Camera Recorder (NVR) (Model: XIP3000NVR) Records video and audio from up to 4 Xvision XIP3000 series cameras on to its built in Hard Drives. Auto Finds cameras on the same Local Area Network...
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CCTV TECHNICAL SUPPORT: For Technical Support for any Xvision product please contact your local distributor. LIMITED WARRANTY: This product is supplied with a 1 Year warranty. The Warranty excludes products that have been misused, (including accidental damage) and damage caused by normal wear and tear.
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