Planet Web Camera ICA-107P User Manual

Planet Web Camera ICA-107P User Manual

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Wired / Wireless / PoE
CMOS IP Camera
ICA-107
ICA-107W
ICA-107P
User's Manual
Version: 1.00

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  • Page 1 Wired / Wireless / PoE CMOS IP Camera ICA-107 ICA-107W ICA-107P User’s Manual Version: 1.00...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2007 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8,2000.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Introduction... 1 Package Content ... 2 System Requirement ... 3 Hardware Installation... 4 4.1. LED and Focusing ...4 4.2. Hardware Connection...5 Installation Procedure ...6 Software Installation ... 7 Using the IP Camera Admin ... 13 6.1. General Setting...14 6.2. Detail Setting ...16 6.2.1.
  • Page 5 7.8.3. Status ...44 7.8.4. General ...46 7.8.5. About ...47 7.9. Playback ...48 7.10.Rotate Video ...51 Web Connection and Setup... 52 8.1. Camera Setting...55 8.2. LAN Setting ...57 8.3. WLAN (ICA-107W Only) ...59 8.4. E-Mail and FTP...61 8.5. Motion Detection...63 8.6. System...64 8.7.
  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction Searching for a powerful and economical Internet Camera? PLANET is glad to introduce our ICA-107 / ICA-107W / ICA-107P. Those Internet Cameras Integrated a microcomputer and a high quality CMOS digital-Image-Sensor, enabling it to display high quality live streaming video over your LAN and the Internet. The motion detection of the ICA-107 series can notify users via email or ftp when detecting any movement.
  • Page 7: Package Content

    Package Content Internet Camera Power Adapter Camera Stand Kit Category 5 Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide CD-Rom External Antenna (ICA-107W only) If any of the above items are missing, please contact your supplier.
  • Page 8: System Requirement

    System Requirement Model Network Environment Network Access Additional Interface Monitoring System Recommendation System Hardware Web Browser System Requirement for IP Camera Admin & Viewer Support OS System Hardware ICA-107 ICA-107W 10/ 100Base-TX Ethernet IEEE 802.11b/g • CPU: Pentium 4, 1.6GHz or above •...
  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation 4.1. LED and Focusing The IP Camera head and its focus ring allow you to modify the aim and focus of the IP Camera. To adjust the IP Camera’s focus, please rotate the focus ring. There are LEDs indicating the IP Camera status and networking status. Power When the IP Camera is power on, the LED will light on.
  • Page 10: Hardware Connection

    4.2. Hardware Connection Power Input The DC power input connector is located on the IP Camera's bottom panel, and is labeled 12V DC with a single jack socket to supply power to the IP Camera. Power will be generated when the power supply is connected to a wall outlet. Ethernet Jack The IP Camera's bottom panel features an RJ-45 connector for connections to 10Base-T Ethernet cabling or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling (which should be...
  • Page 11: Installation Procedure

    Installation Procedure 1. Unpack the package and verify that all the items listed in the Chapter 2 are available. 2. Connect the IP Camera to your network with the attached network cable; please connect the IP camera to your network switch or router. 3.
  • Page 12: Software Installation

    Software Installation Follow the steps below to install the utilities. The following installation is implemented in Windows XP and the installation procedure is similar to Windows 2000. 1. Insert the CD shipped along with the IP Camera into your CD-ROM drive. The installation page should open with your default browser.
  • Page 13 3. After clicking on the “Install Administrator Utility” hyperlink, the browser should prompt to download the installation program. Click on the “Run” button, the installation program should be started. 4. Click “Next” to start the installation.
  • Page 14 5. Click on the “Change” button to choose the destination you wished to install the utility. If no specific requirement, leave the default setting and click “Next”. 6. Click “Install” to start installing the utility.
  • Page 15 7. The system will install the program automatically. 8. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation.
  • Page 16 9. After the installation, IP Camera Admin will launch automatically. It will start to search the IP Cameras in your intranet and it will list all the available IP Cameras on the camera list. Choose the one that you would like to configure and click “Setting Wizard” to processed. Camera list 10.
  • Page 17 11. To let the IP Camera work, you should configure the IP Camera’s IP address as you want. The utility will try to find an available IP address and recommend you using that address. Besides work with the recommended IP, you may input the IP address manually. Please be aware that the IP address of the IP Camera must be in the same IP segment of your .
  • Page 18: Using The Ip Camera Admin

    Using the IP Camera Admin The IP Camera Admin allows users to search and setup the cameras located within the Intranet. With the IP Camera Admin, users can view all the information about the selected IP Camera; furthermore, it provides a setting wizard, which can guide users to add the IP Camera to the network easily and promptly.
  • Page 19: General Setting

    6.1. General Setting Auto Discover Camera List Internet Add and Delete Button Information of Camera Camera Information The IP Camera Admin will search all the available IP Camera within the network when you click on this button. The name and setting status of the IP Camera will show in this list.
  • Page 20 Camera Setting Detail Setting etting Wizard etting, etc. You m ight use this function for further configuring the IP Camera, such as IP address, Resolution, password and firmware upgrad etc. You might use this function to configure the camera name, IP address and the video port of the IP Camera.
  • Page 21: Detail Setting

    6.2. Detail Setting After clicking on the “Detail Setting”, the IP Camera Admin will ask you to enter the “Administrator Name” and “Password” for authentication. The default administrator name / password are: Administrator Name: “Admin” Password: “Admin” After entering the password and clicking on the “OK” button, you could start to configure your IP Camera.
  • Page 22: Network Setting

    6.2.1. Network Setting Network Setting DHCP Camera Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Server Video Port Web Port Enable or disable the DHCP function here. It is recommended to name a meaningful name for the camera. For example, “Living Room”, “Front Door”. That will help you to recognize the IP Camera more easily.
  • Page 23: Wireless Settings (Ica-107W Only)

    6.2.2. Wireless Settings (ICA-107W Only) 10F Planet The IP Camera Admin will find available wireless network automatically. You could also press the “Refresh” button to find the available wireless network manually. After refresh procedure, there will show the available wireless networks. dedicated port to access the web page, for example: http://192.168.0.20:8080.
  • Page 24 10F Planet You might press “Connect” for connecting to the AP directly or “Add to Profile” to configure the security setting of the wireless network. 10F Planet ICA-107W supports WEP (Open System/Shared Key), WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and WPANone. Please select the responding security setting of the desired wireless network. After set the profile, you might remove the LAN cable, and the IP Camera will connect to the AP automatically.
  • Page 25 LED Status Diagram Wired Setting Environment Wireless Setting Environment a.) You should configure the wireless settings via the wired connection when you first time to set the ICA-107W to wireless interface. b.) After the configuration is done, you might remove the cable then the wireless connection should start automatically.
  • Page 26: E-Mail Setting

    6.2.3. ail Setting E-Mail Setting Recipient E-Mail Address SMTP Server Sender E-Mail Address Authentication Username Password Send a Test Email You can snapshot a picture and send the picture by E-Mail. Enter the E-Mail Account for receiving the picture. Enter the SMTP Server for the E-Mail sending. Specified the e-mail address of sender.
  • Page 27: Pppoe Settings

    6.2.4. PPPoE Settings PPPoE Settings Enable/Disable Username Password Enable or Disable the PPPoE connection here. Enter the Username of your PPPoE account. Enter the Password of your PPPoE account. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is the largest frame that could be transmitted through the PPPoE connection. The MTU is specified in octets (eight-bit bytes).
  • Page 28: Ftp Settings

    6.2.5. FTP Settings FTP Settings FTP Server FTP Port User Name Password Remote Folder Passive Mode The IP Camera could upload picture to the FTP server when you enable the motion detection function. Please enter the IP address of the FTP server that you want to use. Please enter the FTP port number that your FTP server uses.
  • Page 29: Date / Time Settings

    6.2.6. Date / Time Settings Date / Time Settings Set Date/Time manually NTP Server Time Zone NTP Server Set the current Date and Time here. Enable or Disable the NTP client here. Select your time zone here. Specify the IP address of the NTP server.
  • Page 30: Resolution

    6.2.7. Resolution Resolution Resolution You might select the desired video resolution here. Available resolutions are: 176 x 144, 320 x 240, 640 x 480.
  • Page 31: Advanced Setting

    6.2.8. Advanced Setting Advanced Setting UPnP Enable/Disable DDNS Provider Domain Name Account Password Enable or Disable UPnP here. Enable or disable DDNS function of the IP Camera. The IP Camera supports the service from DynDNS, for further information, please refer to: http://www.dyndns.org The domain name given by DynDNS is “registername.dyndns.com”.
  • Page 32: Users

    6.2.9. Users Users Administrator Current Password New Password Confirm New Password User Setting the password of Administrator account Enter the current password of the IP Camera. Enter the new password you want to use for the IP Camera. Retype the new password to confirm the setting. You might Enable/Disable the user accounts and setting the user name and password here.
  • Page 33: Tools

    6.2.10. Tools Tools Firmware Version Firmware Update Reset to Default Display current firmware version. You could upgrade IP Camera’s firmware via this function. Press this button and select the correct firmware to upgrade. If you want to reset the IP Camera to factory default, you might click on this button.
  • Page 34: About

    LED Light ON/OFF 6.2.11. About About Administrator Utility Version Web Port: “80” You might turn all the IP Camera’s LEDs ON/OFF via this button. It can let the people don’t know this camera is monitoring. Display current Administrator Utility Version.
  • Page 35: Setting Wizard

    6.3. Setting Wizard When you click the “Setting Wizard”, the IP Camera Admin will ask you to enter the “Administrator Name” and “Password”. The default value is as follows. Administrator Name: “Admin” Password: “Admin" If the name and password you entered are correct, you can start to setup the camera. Network Setting Camera Name IP Address...
  • Page 36 Gateway DNS Server After you finish the camera setting, the IP Camera Admin will ask if you want to start the IP Camera Viewer. You could click on “Ok” to run the IP Camera Viewer immediately or click on “Cancel” to run the IP Camera Viewer later. Please input the gateway that you want to use here.
  • Page 37: Using The Camera Viewer

    Using the Camera Viewer The IP Camera Viewer allows users to view video up to four IP Cameras at the same time. It also allows users to manual/schedule recording video and playback the video file. The status of cameras such as frame rate, video received, and etc are also displayed on the screen at the same time.
  • Page 38: Introduction To The Control Panel

    7.1. Introduction to the Control Panel When you start the IP Camera Viewer, you would see a Control Panel and the Viewer window. Control Panel Viewer Window...
  • Page 39: Camera Buttons

    7.2. Camera Buttons Camera Buttons Camera Please click on one of these number buttons for connecting to the selected IP Camera. If you want to remove the camera from the IP Camera Viewer, please right click on the icon and select “Reset Camera x”.
  • Page 40: Camera Status

    7.3. Camera Status Above the Number button, there are status bars that will indicate the different status of the IP Camera. Please refer to the table below to check the status of your IP Camera. Camera Status Yellow Blue Pink 7.4.
  • Page 41 Forward Snapshot Record resume the video display. Clicking on the “Forward” button to forward the speed when you play the recording file. Clicking on the “Snapshot” button will make the IP Camera Viewer to take a snapshot of the video and save the picture as a bitmap file in the hard disk.
  • Page 42: Video Recording

    7.5. Video Recording The IP Camera Viewer allows you to record the video in the “.AVI” files. There are two ways of video recording – Manual Recording and Schedule Recording. Manual Recording You can manually record the video stream into an assigned video file. Click “Record”, then the IP Camera Viewer will start to record the video stream.
  • Page 43: Change Resolution

    7.6. Change Resolution The IP Camera Viewer supports two resolutions, 640x480 (VGA) and 320x240 (CIF). You can change the resolution of each IP Camera by clicking the resolution button. Note: Before changing the resolution of the IP Camera, you have to select the IP Camera by clicking the camera button first.
  • Page 44: View Four Cameras Simultaneously

    7.7. View Four Cameras Simultaneously Click the four division button can view the 4 IP Cameras simultaneously in a four-division window.
  • Page 45: Viewer Utility Setting

    7.8. Viewer Utility Setting Click the “Setting” button , the setting window of the IP Camera will pop up. Note: If you want to change the settings such as IP Address, Video Port, etc. in the “Setting” option, you must disconnect the Internet Camera first. You might disconnect the IP Camera by clicking on the “Stop”...
  • Page 46: Setting

    7.8.1. Setting Setting Name IP Address Video Port Model Username Password Discover It is not required to fill the name of IP Camera for connecting. It is for users to identify the camera. Enter the IP address of the IP Camera you want to connect here. Enter the port number of the video streaming used by the IP Camera here.
  • Page 47: Recording

    7.8.2. Recording The IP Camera Viewer support schedule recording function. The IP Camera Viewer will record the video stream in the assigned file folder according to the schedule automatically. The recorded video files are AVI format. Note: 1. The IP Camera Viewer will only start to record the video stream when it is running and is successfully connecting to the Internet camera in the beginning of the schedule.
  • Page 48 Schedule Edit Delete Schedule Cycle Recording One-Time Schedule One-Time Schedule Weekly Schedule Click “New” to add a new recording schedule. Select an existing schedule in the schedule list and click “Edit” to edit the schedule. Select an existing schedule in the schedule list and click “Delete” to delete the schedule.
  • Page 49: Status

    Weekly Schedule 7.8.3. Status You can see the current status of the connection session between the IP Camera Viewer and the IP Camera. Status Connected Status Stream Started At Time Elapsed automatically record the video stream only during the period of time.
  • Page 50 Video Received Audio Received Frame Rate Data Rate Number of Frames Number of Users Camera Viewer and the IP Camera. The total size (Unit is KByte) of video stream received from the IP Camera. (Reserved for future use.) The fps (frames per second) of the current video stream. The data rate (KByte per second) of the current video stream.
  • Page 51: General

    7.8.4. General You can manage storage usage for the IP Camera here. General Snap Shot Directory Record Directory Free Disk Space Max Recording Space Used Disk Space Max Video File Size This function lets you assign the directory where snapshot image will be stored.
  • Page 52: About

    7.8.5. About About Camera Viewer Utility Display current version of IP Camera Viewer. Version...
  • Page 53: Playback

    7.9. Playback Click the “Open File” and the “Load File” window will be popped up. Select the file that you want to play. The IP Camera Viewer will start to play the selected video file.
  • Page 54 Playing Control Play Pause When the video playback is in Stop state, click on the “Play” button and the IP Camera Viewer will play the video file from the beginning point. When the video playback is in Pause state, click on the “Play”...
  • Page 55 Stop Playing Control Forward to continue playing from the current pause point, just click “Play”. When the IP Camera Viewer is playing, you can click “Stop” to stop the playback. If you want the IP Camera Viewer to play again, just click “Play” and the IP Camera Viewer will play the video file from the beginning point.
  • Page 56: Rotate Video

    7.10. Rotate Video Rotate function lets you rotate the video frame 180 of degree each time you click the “Rotate” . With this function, you can view the live video with normal position or rotate with 180 degree.
  • Page 57: Web Connection And Setup

    Web Connection and Setup You can use the Web browser to connect the IP Camera for viewing or setting. Open the web browser and enter the IP address of the IP Camera to establish a connection. The default IP address of the camera is “192.168.0.20”. When the welcome screen appears, enter the “Administrator Name”...
  • Page 58 After installed the ActiveX plug-in, the video image will be shown up in the web screen directly. (Example on ICA-107W) The menu options for the web control screen are as follows. Camera – View live video and adjust the video format from the menu. LAN –...
  • Page 59 Motion Detection – Configure the Motion Detection here. System – Configure the system settings here. Status – Shows the camera information and current status in this page. Users – The IP Camera support up to 4 user accounts. You can set those accounts here.
  • Page 60: Camera Setting

    8.1. Camera Setting Camera Setting Resolution Image Quality Max Frame Rate Frequency Brightness Contrast Saturation (Example on ICA-107W) Select the desired video resolution. Available resolutions are: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 176 x 144. The default resolution is CIF. Adjust the video quality here.
  • Page 61 Whiteness Enable Auto Exposure Apply from 1 to 100. You can adjust the white balance by change this value. This value can be from 10 to 30. You can enable Auto Exposure by check this box. IF this function is enabled, the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue and Whiteness adjustment would not take effect.
  • Page 62: Lan Setting

    8.2. LAN Setting Network Type IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Server Video Port (Example on ICA-107W) The IP Camera can obtain IP via DHCP protocol or specified a static IP Address to it. Enter an available IP Address within the range in your LAN. The Subnet Mask field must match the subnet setting on your LAN.
  • Page 63 Web Port Apply PPPoE Enable PPPoE User Name Password Apply Dynamic DNS Enable DDNS Provider Domain Name User Name Password Apply UPnP Enable UPNP Apply The IP Camera support web connection, the default web port is 80. If you change the web port from 80 to other port, such as 8080, you must type http://192.168.0.20:8080 to connect the camera through the web browser.
  • Page 64: Wlan (Ica-107W Only)

    8.3. WLAN (ICA-107W Only) Wireless Setting Wireless connection Network Type Available Networks (Example on ICA-107W) Enable or disable the wireless function of the IP Camera. By default, the function is disabled. Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of a Wireless LAN Access Point or Router.
  • Page 65 SSID Channel Basic Rate Authentication and Encryption Type WPA Pre-Shared Key WEP Key Length WEP Key Format Default Key Key1 ~ Key4 Apply The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs.
  • Page 66: E-Mail And Ftp

    8.4. E-Mail and FTP The “E-Mail & FTP” lets you setup E-Mail client and FTP client that camera can sent image to your e-mail account or FTP server when Motion has been detected. Email & FTP Recipient E-Mail Address SMTP Server Sender E-Mail Address SMTP Authentication Username...
  • Page 67 FTP Server FTP Port User Name Password Remote Folder Password Passive Mode to test if your setting is correct. The IP Camera supports “Motion Detection” function. When Motion Detection event occurred, you can record the pictures to FTP server. Enter the FTP address for uploading the pictures. Enter the FTP port that the FTP server uses.
  • Page 68: Motion Detection

    8.5. Motion Detection The “Motion Detection” allows users to setup the behavior of motion detection feature. Motion Detection Motion Detection Enable Next Event Detected Interval Threshold Send Recording File to E-Mail E-Mail Subject Send snapshot file to FTP Select “Yes” to send the recorded video file to your FTP server (Example on ICA-107W) Enable or Disable the Motion Detection Function.
  • Page 69: System

    8.6. System The “System” allows users to setup the IP Camera’s parameters, like camera name, data/time setting. And also provide firmware upgrade and reset tools at this page. System Camera Name Password Confirm Password Set Date/Time manually and Synchronize to PC time NTP Server (Radio Box) Time Zone...
  • Page 70 Upgrade Firmware Reset to Factory Defaults Reboot Device LED Setting You can upgrade the IP Camera’s firmware via this function. Press the browse button, find the correct firmware and press upgrade. If you want to reset all the settings to factory default, please use this function to fulfill your task.
  • Page 71: Status

    8.7. Status The “Status” shows the current firmware version, uptime, system time and IP information of this camera. (Example on ICA-107W)
  • Page 72: Users

    8.8. Users The “Users” allows you to add four user accounts which are able to view video from the IP Camera Viewer and Web Management. These users, unlike Administrator, are not allowed to configure the IP Camera. User 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 User # Login Password...
  • Page 73: Log

    8.9. The “Log” allows users to monitor the device event and time. If you have trouble to use this device, the log file will help administrator to know the status of device. Log screen Refresh (Example on ICA-107W) The screen will show event and event time of device. You can press “Refresh”...
  • Page 74: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Video specification Max Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels Sensor: 300K pixels 1/4" color CMOS sensor Gain control: Automatic Exposure: Automatic White Balance: Automatic Lens: Manual Focus, F=1.8 Image (Video Setting) Image compression: MJPEG Image Video Digital 24-bit Color Frame rate: Up to 30fps Video resolution: 176 x 144, 320x240, 640x480 System Hardware...
  • Page 75: Appendix A Router/Gateway Setup For Internet Viewing

    Appendix A Router/Gateway Setup for Internet Viewing To view IP Camera across the Internet, you have to make sure Router/Gateway has configured to pass incoming TCP/UDP connections from remote PC to the IP Camera. The Router/Gateway should set port forwarding or virtual server for the connections. Please see illustration as below.
  • Page 76 configured Setup2.
  • Page 77: Appendix B Viewing Via Upnp In Windows Xp

    Appendix B Viewing via UPnP in Windows XP When the UPnP function is enabled, the camera can be detected by UPnP compliant system such as Windows XP. The camera will be displayed in My Network Place, so you can double click the camera or right click the camera and select “Invoke”...
  • Page 78 Enable UPnP in Windows XP SP2 If you can’t find the IP Camera in the My Network Place or you have seen the following message when you double click the IP Camera. You have to check if UPnP function is blocked by the firewall.
  • Page 79 4. The “Windows Firewall” screen will be popped up, select “Exceptions” option menu.
  • Page 80 5. Enable “UPnP Framework” from the “Programs and Services list” and click “Ok”.
  • Page 82: Appendix D Configure Windows 2003 Server

    Appendix D Configure Windows 2003 Server Graphics Hardware Acceleration and DirectX are disabled by default on a Server configuration to ensure maximum stability and uptime. But for any reason you need to enable them to use DirectX enabled applications this section will guide you through on how you can do it.
  • Page 83 Enabling DirectX Click on Start -> Run -> and type dxdiag followed by enter. You will get a dialog bo asking if you want to allow d certificates - click on Yes. Let's click on the Display tab, now and AGP Texture Acceleration. xdiag to access the internet to check for valid WHQL click on all three boxes to enable DirectDraw, Direct3D...

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