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  • Page 1 Internet Camera ICA-100/ICA-100W User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 PLANET Technology. Disclaimer PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications, and makes no warranty and representation, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ICA-100/ICA-100W Features ... 1 Package Contents ... 2 Physical Details ... 2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ... 6 Requirements ... 6 Connecting ICA-100 series to the Camera Stand... 6 Hardware Install Procedure... 7 CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION... 8 Login... 8 Home Page... 8 System Administration ...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Vivid Your Website. Live-images on web site is a new trend of Internet nowadays. Must websites always be immutable and frozen with only text and static pictures? Add ICA-100 series to make websites more vigorous. User-friendly Interface.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    ICA-100 series. Steady blue confirms ICA-100 series is powered on. LAN ( /WLAN ) LED The LAN ( /WLAN ) LED is positioned on the far right side of ICA-100 series’s lens while facing ICA-100 series. It is located right of the Power LED. Steady orange con- firms good connection to LAN or WLAN connectivity.

  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    The DC power input connector is located on ICA-100 series’s rear panel and is labeled DC 5V with a single jack socket to supply power to ICA-100 series. Power will be generated when the power supply is connected to a wall outlet.
  • Page 7 Power LED will begin to flash indicating ICA-100 is changing to factory reset. When factory reset is completed the IP address will return to the default setting as 192.168.0.20.

  • Page 8: Bottom Panel

    Figure 1-5:Top Panel of ICA-100W Screw Hole Located on the top panel of ICA-100 series, the screw hole is used to connect the camera stand onto ICA-100 series by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw hole of ICA-100 series.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation

    ICA-100 series comes with a camera stand accessory with a swivel ball screw head that can be attached to ICA-100 series 's top or bottom screw hole. Attach the camera stand to ICA-100 series and station it for your application. There are three holes lo- cated in the base of the camera stand allowing ICA-100 series to be mounted on the ceiling or any wall securely.

  • Page 10: Hardware Install Procedure

    Hardware Install Procedure ICA-100 1.Connect an Ethernet cable Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the LAN port located on the ICA-100 rear panel and attach the other end to the network device (hub or switch). 2.Attach the external power supply Connect the provided power adapter to the ICA-100’s connector labeled "5VDC"...

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 Configuration

    ICA-100 series must be configured through its built-in Web-based Configuration. Extensive knowledge of LAN will be helpful in setting up. From the web browser, type http ://192.168.0.20 in the address box to access Home page of ICA-100 series. If you can't connect...

  • Page 12: System Administration

    System Administration Click on “System Administration” from the Home page to access the settings re- quired for ICA-100 series. There will be several options in the menu bar to choose from to set your Internet Camera and they are as follows: •...
  • Page 13 Broadband Router User Guide...
  • Page 14 Note: Access to ICA-100 series is done through assigning a proper IP address. Please make sure to use a vacant IP address when you assign the IP address for ICA-100 series. This will prevent errors from occurring if the IP address is overlapped.
  • Page 15 Broadband Router User Guide Enter the URL of the DDNS service provider whom you registered to. Host Name Enter the hostname you registered. User Name Enter the user name that used to login the DDNS web site. Password Enter the password of your account. Wireless Interface: (ICA-100W only) Connection Mode: Use the Connection Mode to determine the type of wireless communication for ICA-...
  • Page 16 Click on ASCII or HEX check box to select input format as ASCII format or HEX format, and then input WEP key. To Confirm the WEP key you must enter the data once again in the Confirm WEP Key field. ASCII input format: ASCII format causes each character to be interpreted as an eight-bit value.
  • Page 17 DNS name. Open Second Port: The Web Server field allows settings to open a second port for ICA-100 series. This will permit users IP Sharing Gateways to support multiple Internet Cameras. By default Port 80 is always opened for ICA-100 series Web Server access. Select “Yes”...
  • Page 18 Adjust the light frequency to suit your area of operation from the options either 50 Hz or 60 Hz (default). Note: 50 Hz and 60 Hz variants are available to accommodate the different light frequency found in USA (60 Hz) and Europe (50 Hz) for ICA-100 series to ensure better image quality. Save/Cancel:...
  • Page 19 After making sure all settings in the Image are correct, click on the “Save” icon to store the settings for ICA-100 series. You can alternatively click on the “Cancel” icon to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved from ICA-100 series. Users The User options menu contains commands to allow system administrator to assign legal users who are permitted to monitor ICA-100 series from the remote site.
  • Page 20 DateTime The DateTime menu contains commands for setting ICA-100 series' time and date requirements to provide correct information to users who might be thousands of miles away in the remote site. There are two options to select from the DateTime menu bar either Synchronized with Time Server or Set Manually.
  • Page 21 After making sure all settings in the DateTime are correct, click on the “Save” icon to store the settings for ICA-100 series. You can alternatively click on the “Cancel” icon to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved from ICA-100 series. Trigger...
  • Page 22 SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for sending e-mail messages between servers. The mail server address must be filled in this field. If the SMTP server needs authentication, ICA-100 series will use Admin ID and Admin Pass- word entered in System page as login account and password.
  • Page 23 ICA-100 series. You can alternatively click on the “Cancel” icon to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved from ICA-100 series. Please refer to the appendix for detailed information regarding the I/O Connector.
  • Page 24 PC Configuration Figure 3-8: Upload Screen FTP Server: Host Address: Enter the IP address of target FTP server. Port Number: Most of the FTP servers using port 21. If the target FTP server uses specific port, please ask the FTP server administrator to provide the information. User Name: Enter the user name used to login FTP server in this field.
  • Page 25 Schedule: Select Always option, ICA-100 series will try to connect the FTP server and start uploading right after the configuration saved. Select Schedule option to manage the uploading task. Input the desired Day and Time Period parameters in corresponding fields.
  • Page 26 The Reset panel contains the message “Do you really want to reset this device?” and a YES button. If you do not want to reset ICA-100 series, exit the panel without clicking YES, otherwise, click on the “YES” icon and the reset process will initiate.

  • Page 27: View Image- Activex Mode

    The Camera name will be display when the Camera Name field is entered in the Web Configuration setting under “System” Location The location of ICA-100 series will be displayed when the Location field is entered in the Web Configuration settings under “System”. Date/ Time It indicates current date and time.

  • Page 28: View Image- Java Mode

    The Camera name will be display when the Camera Name field is entered in the Web Configuration setting under “System” Location The location of ICA-100 series will be displayed when the Location field is entered in the Web Configuration settings under “System”. Date/ Time It indicates current date and time.

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Ipview Installation

    Broadband Router User Guide Chapter 4 IPView Installation This Chapter details the installation procedure of IPView utility. Install Procedure STEP 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the autorun program. Once completed a menu screen will appear as follows: STEP 2 To install the IPView Application click on the "IPView"...
  • Page 30 PC Configuration Figure 4-2: Welcome Screen STEP 4 The License Agreement prompt will appear as below. Read the details carefully and click on the “Yes” icon to continue with the installation procedure.
  • Page 31 Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-3: License Agreement STEP 5 A prompt will appear and in the Destination Location dialog box, you may click on “Next” to accept the recommended destination location or click on “Browse” to select another location. After specifying the desired destination location, click on “Next” to proceed further.
  • Page 32 PC Configuration Figure 4-5: Select Program Folder STEP 7 Please wait until Figure 4-7 or Figure 4-8 appears. Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click on the “Finish” icon to restart the computer in Figure 4-7. If Figure 4-8 appears, click on the “Finish”...

  • Page 33: Launch Ipview

    Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-7: Finish Screen Launch IPView After successfully installing the IPView, the application program is automatically in- stalled to \Program Files\IPView. Click on Start Menu/Programs/IPView/IPView to launch the program.
  • Page 34 PC Configuration Figure 4-8: IPView Path Once IPView is executed, a Login dialog box will appear, you must enter the default User Name: admin into the respective field and click on “OK” to log into the applica- tion. Figure 4-9: IPView Login Dialog Box...
  • Page 35 Broadband Router User Guide After login, the IPView application is executed and its interface will appear as follows in the default List View format: Figure 4-10: List View Format...

  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Use Of Ipview

    Chapter 5 Use of IPView This chapter describes operation of the IPView application interface with detailed procedures for using the application. Overview IPView is responsible for the management of preview, configuration, and searching of each camera. It is designed with a user-friendly interface for ease of control and navigation requirements as illustrated below.

  • Page 37: Menu Bar

    Broadband Router User Guide Note: Alternatively you can click the Options icon as illustrated or use the hot key “F10”. Menu Bar The menu bar provides easier access for users to navigate the IPView with different selections along with hot key capabilities as follows: File “File”...
  • Page 38 Advanced Configuration Figure 5-3: View Screen Camera “Camera” on the menu bar provides options to manage the camera. One can “Add” additional Camera with a maximum of 16 Camera allowed for viewing. Through the management function one can “Delete” a camera, manage the “Property”, “Enable” for real time and take a “Snap shot”...

  • Page 39: Add Camera

    If the IP Address is entered incorrectly a dialog box will appear to notify the error. If ICA-100 series are installed on Internet and have real IP addresses, they can only be added by entering correct IP address.
  • Page 40 Advanced Configuration Figure 5-8: Warning Message If you are unsure of the IP Address of the camera you can click on the “Browse” icon, the Browse Camera dialog box will appear with a blank screen as illustrated below. Figure 5-9: Browse Camera Screen Click on the “Search”...
  • Page 41 IP Address entered. Click on the “Add” icon and the camera will be automatically added into IPView list view format. Figure 5-11: Enter Camera IP If administrator has set the User Name and Password to ICA-100 series during con- figuration, a dialog box below will appear. Figure 5-12: Login Camera...

  • Page 42: Delete Camera

    Advanced Configuration Enter the correct User Name and Password to add camera in the list. Please note that only one camera can be added at a time. Delete Camera Select the camera wants to delete from IPView list view format. From the menu bar select “Camera”...

  • Page 43: Snap Shot

    Property “Property” option can use to configure the settings of ICA-100 series. Select a cam- era from list view format, then select “Camera” > “Property” from menu bar or click from toolbar or use the hot-key “F2”. Then Camera Property dialog box will appear allowing to configure the chosen camera.
  • Page 44 Advanced Configuration Figure 5-14: General Screen IP Assignment There are two options to select from the IP Assignment either Manually Assign or Assign Automatically Using. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à System section for further details.
  • Page 45 Broadband Router User Guide Figure 5-15: IP Assignment Screen DNS (Domain Name System) server is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Enter at least one DNS IP Address. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à System section for further details.
  • Page 46 Advanced Configuration Figure 5-16: DNS Screen Wireless (Please skip this section if your camera is not wireless.) Allows setting for connection mode, network name, wireless channel, and WEP key. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à System section for further details.
  • Page 47 Broadband Router User Guide Figure 5-17: Wireless Screen Misc Allows setting for LED Control, ActiveX control location, and second port. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à System section for further details.
  • Page 48 Advanced Configuration Figure 5-18: Misc Screen Image Image provides the settings for the video image of the camera such as brightness, contrast, saturation, resolution, compression, frame rate, and light frequency. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à Image section for further details.
  • Page 49 Broadband Router User Guide Figure 5-19: Image Screen User This option allows system administrator to assign legal users who are permitted to monitor the camera from the remote site by Add or Delete user.
  • Page 50 Advanced Configuration Figure 5-20: User Screen To add a user click on the “Add” icon and the Add User dialog box will appear. Enter the User Name and Password into the specific field. Select the I/O Output Control to give users the privilege of accessing the I/O Output Control. Figure 5-21: Add User Screen To delete a user, select the user and click on the “Delete”...
  • Page 51 Broadband Router User Guide Date/Time Provides two settings of adjusting the camera’s time and date: Synchronized with Time Server or Set Manually. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à DateTime section for further details. Figure 5-22: Date/Time Screen Trigger 1 Provides the settings of first set I/O trigger connectors.
  • Page 52 Advanced Configuration Figure 5-23: Trigger1 Screen Trigger 2 Provides the settings of first set I/O trigger connectors. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à Trigger section for further details.
  • Page 53 Broadband Router User Guide Figure 5-24: Trigger2 Screen Information Displays information about the camera such as the model, firmware version, MAC address, and IP address. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Admini- stration à Information section for further details.
  • Page 54 Figure 5-25: Information Screen Tools Proving functions for reset the camera and update firmware. Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à Tools section for further details on reset. Firmware Upgrade Procedure: 1. Download the latest firmware to a PC . 2.
  • Page 55 Broadband Router User Guide Figure 5-26: Tools Screen...
  • Page 56 Advanced Configuration Recording Figure 5-27: Recording Screen Recording File Path: There are four file paths can be set here and only one of them is working at one time. It is suggested to set them to different disk drives. For example: set path 1 to C drive, and set path 2 to D drive.
  • Page 57 Broadband Router User Guide Manual Manually control the recording operation. Schedule Mode Select this option and click “Advanced Setting” for detailed configurations. The pre- defined schedule can be set by date or weekday. Figure 5-28: Schedule Setting Screen Motion Active Mode Select this option and click “Advanced Setting”...
  • Page 58 Advanced Configuration Figure 5-29: Motion Setting Screen...

  • Page 59: Ipview Icon Description

    Broadband Router User Guide IPView Icon Description Create a new file. The alternative hot key is Ctrl+N. Open an existing file. The alternative hot key is Ctrl+O. Save a file. The alternative hot key is Ctrl+S. List view format. The alternative hot key is Ctrl+F1. 1 camera view format.

  • Page 60: Context Sensitive Meun

    Advanced Configuration Context Sensitive Meun Select a camera in list view format and right click the mouse, a context sensitive menu includes features of “Add”, “Delete”, “Property”, “Enable”, “Snap Shot”, and recording control options will appears. Figure 5-30: Context Sensitive Menu in List View Format In camera view format, click on the icon located at the upper left corner of the screen and a case sensitive menu will appear as illustrated below.
  • Page 61 Broadband Router User Guide Figure 5-31: Case Sensitive Menu in Camera View Format...

  • Page 62: Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions

    Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Features Q: What is an Internet Camera? A: The Internet Camera is a standalone system connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. And ICA-100W also supports the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.11b standard. It is different from the conventional PC Cam- era, the Internet Camera is an all-in-one system with built-in CPU and web-based solutions providing a low cost solution that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring.
  • Page 63 Broadband Router User Guide Q: Can the Internet Camera be setup as a PC-cam on the computer? A: No, the Internet Camera can be used only on Ethernet and Fast Ethernet net- work. Q: Can the Internet Camera be connected on the network if it consists of only private IP addresses? A: The Internet Camera can be connected to LAN with private IP addresses.

  • Page 64: Appendix B Trouble Shooting

    Ensure that your PC is using an IP Address within the range 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254 (excluding 192.168.0.20). Also, the Network Mask should be set to 255.255.255.0 to match ICA-100 se- ries. In Windows, you can check these settings by using Control Panel- Network to check the Properties for the TCP/IP protocol.
  • Page 65 Broadband Router User Guide Q: There is bad focus on the Internet Camera, what should be done? A1: The focus might not be correctly adjusted for the line of sight. You need to adjust the Internet Camera focus manually as described in Appendix E: Adjust Internet Camera Focus.

  • Page 66: Appendix C I/O Connectors

    I/O connector provides the physical interface for 2 digital outputs and 2 digital inputs that is used for connecting a diversity of external alarm devices to ICA-100 series such as IR-Sensor and alarm relay. The digital input is used for connecting external alarm devices.
  • Page 67 Broadband Router User Guide 1. When connecting a device to the Input connector, the device must be a passive component without voltage and electrical current. 2. When connecting other devices through the Output connector, please make sure the maximum current of DC 5V, 100mA is strictly observed. 3.

  • Page 68: Appendix D Adjust Focus/ Replace Lens

    Appendix D Adjust Focus/ Replace Lens The Internet Camera features an exchangeable CS-type lens that can be used for different applications as necessary. It supports rotational focus control so the lens can be adjusted to focus under normal and stable conditions to maximize the image quality of the Internet Camera.

  • Page 69: Replace The Lens

    Broadband Router User Guide Replace the Lens Since the Internet Camera is designed with a CS- mount, the lens equipped with the Internet Camera can be replaced with any standard C or CS lens commonly used within the surveillance industry. Follow the instructions below to replace the supplied lens with any C or CS type lens.

  • Page 70: Appendix E Install Xplug Control Utility

    STEP 1 Copy xplug.ocx to the home directory of a web server. STEP 2 Log on the Home page of ICA-100 series, click on the “System Administration” link. The system page will appear. STEP 3 Locate the “Loading ActiveX From” field on system page. Fill the field with web server’s address.
  • Page 71 Broadband Router User Guide 1. Click on Start Menu/ Run. 2. Enter “D:\ActiveX\xpctrl.exe” in the appeared box, where “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive. 3. Click on “OK” button. STEP 3 The Welcome screen will appear. Click on the “Next” button to proceed with the installation.
  • Page 72 Appendix C - Specifications STEP 5 Click on the “Finish” button to complete Setup of the Xplug Control Utility program for the Wireless Internet Camera.
  • Page 73 Broadband Router User Guide...

  • Page 74: Appendix F Specification

    Video resolution Brightness control Contrast control Hue control System Hardware LAN Connector Wireless LAN Generic I/O Port LED Indicator ICA-100 640 x 480 pixel 1/3” color CMOS sensor Automatic Automatic Automatic Electronics 1/60 ~ 1/15000 sec 2.5lux@F1.4, 3000K color 6.0 mm f=1.8...
  • Page 75 Broadband Router User Guide Management Communication media Communication proto- Management Utility Utility Support OS Utility Function Operating environment Operating temperature Storage temperature Humidity Regulation 10/100Mbps Ethernet HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP, UDP, ARP,ICMP, BOOTP, RARP, DHCP, PPPoE Internet Browser, Software Utility Win 98, Win 98 SE, Win 2000, Win Me, Win XP •...

  • Page 76: Appendix G Glossary Of Terms

    Appendix C - Specifications Appendix G Glossary of Terms NUMBERS 10BASE-T 10BASE-T is Ethernet over UTP Category III, IV, or V unshielded twisted-pair media. 100BASE-TX The two-pair twisted-media implementation of 100BASE-T is called 100BASE-TX. Applet Applets are small Java programs that can be embedded in an HTML page. The rule at the moment is that an applet can only make an Internet connection to the computer form which the applet was sent.
  • Page 77 Broadband Router User Guide network device that automatically assigns an IP address to any device that requests for it. Domain Name System is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Since domain names are alphabetic, they're easier to remember. The Internet however, is really based on IP addresses.
  • Page 78 for internal usage only. Internet The Internet is a globally linked system of computers that are logically connected based on the Internet Protocol (IP). The Internet provides different ways to access private and public information worldwide. Internet address To participate in Internet communications and on Internet Protocol-based networks, a node must have an Internet address that identifies it to the other nodes.
  • Page 79 Broadband Router User Guide WAN – (wide area network): The computers are in different geographic locations and are connected by telephone lines or radio waves. NWay Protocol A network protocol that can automatically negotiate the highest possible transmission speed between two devices. PING Packet Internet Groper, a utility used to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible.
  • Page 80 Appendix C - Specifications stations. Subnet mask In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called the subnet mask. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a widely used transport protocol that connects diverse computers of various transmission methods. It was developed by the Department of Defense to connect different computer types and led to the develop- ment of the Internet.

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