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Network Camera

Model No.: NC238SW
View Your World Anywhere......Anytime！
Camera Installation on PC and Mac
This manual applies to all products.
Please read this manual carefully before attempting to install or operate this product.
Note: Proceed to the Quick Guide for IOS, Android, PC, Mac
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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    Network Camera Model No.: NC238SW View Your World Anywhere……Anytime！ Camera Installation on PC and Mac This manual applies to all products. Please read this manual carefully before attempting to install or operate this product. Note: Proceed to the Quick Guide for IOS, Android, PC, Mac...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.0 Introduction..................................- 3 - 2.0 Installation..................................- 4 - 2.1Pre-requisites and Initial Connection........................- 4 - 2.2 PC Quickstart............................... - 5 - 2.2.1 Camera Setup Software Installation for PC....................- 6 - 2.2.2 Finding your Camera with Camera Live Utility..................- 7 - 2.2.3 Camera Live Menu Function Introduction........................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    FCC STATEMENT :................................- 92- 1.0 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the internet video camera. The camera can be accessed remotely, and controlled from any PC/laptop over an Intranet or the Internet via a web browser. The user friendly installation procedure and intuitive web-based interface allows easy integration with your home or business network or Wi-Fi.

  • Page 4: Installation

    This 2.4GHz wireless camera meets wireless frequency security standards and recommended indexes during operation. These standards and indexes are certificated by the academic organization as illustrated in the following paragraphs. Setup of the camera is mostly automatic if you have a current, industry standard router with the “Plug and Play” apps. After you are familiar with the basic functionality of the camera you can enjoy many additional advanced features.

  • Page 5: Pc Quickstart

    2. Windows PC or Mac OS or Linux computer with internet browser Computer is only required for initial setup, later the camera can work by itself without any computer present at the camera location 3. A local area network with a router / gateway and an available Cat5 wired network jack on your router (not on your computer) The wired network connection is only needed for initial setup, later the camera can be used wireless with 802.11b/g/n.

  • Page 6: Camera Setup Software Installation For Pc

    Some of our customers have more complicated networks because they have added a wireless router to a wired router, or have business firewalls or VoIP routers in front of the main router. In those situations we recommend that you consult an expert to simplify your network by eliminating redundant routers or placing all but one router into bridge mode.

  • Page 7: Finding Your Camera With Camera Live Utility

    automatically, open CD-ROM Drive and double click on “Auto Run”. Install “Camera Live” applications on your computer using “Install Software” option. Click Finish to end the installation. You should now find a Camera live icon on your Desktop 2.2.2 Finding your Camera with Camera Live Utility Now you have your camera attached and the software ready, you are ready to find your camera on your network.

  • Page 8: Camera Live Menu Function Introduction

    that case you should either disable your Firewall program or use the alternate method of finding the IP address by checking the menus in your router as described below. Sometimes the program may take a few minutes to find your camera, so if your camera isn’t displayed, wait a few moments and then click “Search”...
  • Page 9 If your camera is online ,manually input the UID or click “Discover” , the connected camera’s UID will show as picture above ,then Click “OK” You will request to fill the user name and password. Finished these steos ,your camera will be shown .Please pay attention to green connect icon on left cornero on picture, “green”...
  • Page 10 You will find you saved pictures and video here - 10 -...
  • Page 11 The second way is click the setup icon on top menu , for more details pleare refer to page 8 . Multiview function is added to this software too . If you want to see several cameras on one screen . - 11 -...
  • Page 12 Please Note: To get a best multiview viewing , the Maximum number of camera is 16 . However, there is no limit of adding camera to this window . - 12 -...

  • Page 13: Mac Quickstart

    2.3 Mac Quickstart This Quickstart section applies to the most common configuration for Mac users: You have an Apple Airport (Extreme or Time Capsule), and your Airport is directly connected to a standard, non-routing DSL or cable modem. In this section you will be interacting mostly with the Airport Utility. Please note that the Airport Utility by clicking on its icon in your Mac’s Utilities folder, then make sure it is up to date by going to the menu at the top left of the screen and select”...
  • Page 14 4. Click on the + (add) button below this box and enter a description for your camera such as “Network camera”, and select “Reserve address by Mac Address”. Enter the MAC address shown on the back of your camera. Be careful about typos. There are numbers from 0-9 and letters in the range of A-F only.

  • Page 15: Apple Airport Remote Access Setup

    2.3.1 Apple Airport Remote Access Setup In order to access the camera remotely from outside your network, you have to tell your Airport to allow access to the network ports used by the camera.This is called “port setting” and is done with Airport utility as follows: In the Airport Utility version 6.3.1, go to manual setup and select the “Network”...

  • Page 16: Camera Homepage

    2.4 Camera Homepage Regardless of the method you used to find your camera’s IP address, Once you have used the Camera Live Software to find your camera and opened your selected camera or entered the IP address manually into your browser” (with http:// in front) , you will be greeted with the Homepage for your camera (which should look something like the below screenshot depending on your model): [Enter] Lets you view live video transmitted by the camera.

  • Page 17: Live View (Using Internet Explorer)

    2.5 Live View (using Internet Explorer) When using the camera for the first time on a PC with Internet Explorer, your PC will ask you for permission to install the viewing software (called ActiveX). This ActiveX is needed to decode the H.264 or MPEG4 video stream and control the camera.
  • Page 18 1)Mute: Click the Mute button to silence the audio stream from the camera. 1) Volume: Slide slide block horizontally to adjust volume. 1) napshot: Press the Snapshot button to capture a still image of the camera view, these will automatically be saved to the My Documents/ Pictures folder.
  • Page 19 2.6 Live View (using Firefox, Safari) Upon verification of the username and password, the camera image will begin to load. Adobe Flash Player or QuickTime or your media program may ask you to re-enter your login username and password at this point. This is common on most systems. Please note: You need to have QuickTime Pro Installed on your system to record videos directly from the web browser if you are using a program other than Internet Explorer.

  • Page 20: Wi-Fi Wireless

    Wi-Fi Wireless Most likely your wireless network was set up with a password (also known as wireless key). If you don’t remember it, you can check your router’s wireless setup menu or ask the person who set up your wireless network. Without your password you cannot proceed with your camera’s wireless setup, so you can either continue to use your camera in wired mode or set up a new password in your router.
  • Page 21 Click the Search button for the camera to scan for available Wi-Fi networks to connect to. You may see a whole list of networks in your neighborhood. A new screen will display all the wireless networks found. Select the desired network, and click Apply. The camera will automatically choose the best options for connecting to the network.
  • Page 22 experiment to see if the setup succeeds with no passwords. Then put the password back in and try again. Many times this will refresh your memory about the exact spelling of your password. Also, it could be either that the camera is too far from your router, or that your router was set up with the tightest possible security which allows only known devices to connect to your network.

  • Page 23: Wi-Fi Troubleshooting

    3.1 Wi-Fi Troubleshooting If the camera does not connect and you’ve already checked the settings mentioned on the previous page, please log in to your router and double check the setting for wireless channel selection. On an Apple airport you would use the Airport Utility.

  • Page 24: Remote Access Setup

    4.0 Remote Access Setup 4.1 Is the Remote Access Setup already done? If your computer had automatically discovered the camera earlier, this is good news because it means that the “Universal Plug and Play” feature is available on your network and most of the setup may already be done. Your camera would be visible from the internet to anyone who knows the exact IP address and usernames and passwords that you choose.

  • Page 25: Upnp Setup

    UPNP SETUP---Enabling UPnP for Automatic Remote Access Setup Usually it is very simple to enable UPnP. You just need to log in to your router’s setup screen and find the UPnP menu. Then you click on enable, save the setting and restart both the router and the camera (in that order). The camera comes from the factory with the UPnP enabled.

  • Page 26: Overview Of Manual Ip Address Setup (Without Upnp)

    4.3 Overview of Manual IP address setup (without UPnP) In the previous section we showed how to tell if your camera was able to automatically configure itself using your router’s UPnP feature. If UPnP worked, please skip ahead to 4.4.1 DDNS SETUP Step 1---Choosing a Name for your Camera on the Internet In this section we provide an overview of the manual IP address setup procedure.

  • Page 27: Tcp/Ip Setup --Manual Setup Step 1: Assigning A Permanent Ip Address For Your Camera On Your Local

    4.3.1 TCP/IP SETUP --Manual Setup Step 1: Assigning a permanent IP address for your camera on your local network (Without UPnP) On your home network (LAN) all your computers, printers and other network connected devices have an IP address. In every IP address there are 4 groups of digits that can each vary from 1 to 255.

  • Page 28: Network (Without Upnp)

    [Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP)] [Use the following IP address] Select this option when a fixed IP is required. [IP address] Type the IP address of your camera (Required). [Subnet mask] Type the subnet mask (Required). [Default gateway] Type the default gateway (Required). [Primary DNS IP address] Type the IP address of the primary DNS server, if necessary (Optional).

  • Page 29: Manual Setup Step 2: Configuring Your Router To Allow Access To Your Camera From The Internet

    4.3.2 Manual Setup step 2: Configuring your router to allow access to your camera from the Internet (Without UPnP) If you are not using UPNP or UPNP is disabled on your router, you will need to open a port on your router so that you can access your camera from the internet.

  • Page 30: Ddns Setup

    4.4 DDNS SETUP 4.4.1 DDNS SETUP Step 1---Choosing a Name for your Camera on the Internet With typical residential internet service your router’s IP address can change from time to time. Looking up the current IP address can be inconvenient, and buying a static IP address is an unnecessary monthly expense. www.dtdns.com www.dyndns.com are the recommended companies for “Dynamic DNS”...

  • Page 31: Ddns Setup 2--Automatic Updating Of Your Camera's Internet Ip Address

    4.4.2 DDNS SETUP 2--Automatic Updating of your Camera’s Internet IP address In the previous step we set up a name for your camera. To make sure that this hostname always corresponds to the correct IP address for your camera we have to make sure it is updated automatically when there is a change. Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is simply a way of using a static hostname to connect to a dynamic IP address.
  • Page 32 opened via UPnP or manually. For example: DDNS Host name account: http://yourname.dtdns.com Port: 8150 So with the above information, your camera would have the address of: http://yourname.dtdns.com:8150 Open any internet browser on your computer, and type your own DDNS account name, followed by :8150 (that’s a colon, followed by 8150).

  • Page 33: Camera Settings

    5.0 Camera Settings 5.1 Login Password Modification You can now view your camera live, but this is only on your local network, so you can now refine and customize the settings of the camera. To continue with camera customization, access your camera’s Settings page by clicking on the “Settings”...
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  • Page 35: Quick Setup With The Wizard

    5.2 Quick Setup with the Wizard To make the setup process slightly quicker for users, we have created a Setup Wizard which takes you through common options to getting your camera setup wirelessly and with your custom settings. Within the Settings screen, click on “Wizard” in the Header Menu. The Wizard will launch in a new window.

  • Page 36: System Page

    5.3 System Page From within the Settings menu, clicking on “System” at the top right will list the system information of your camera. This screen is one of the most useful in the camera Settings. This screen lists information you may need if you want connect to your camera from other systems.

  • Page 37: Reboot

    5.4 Reboot Click Reboot in the Header Menu to access the Camera Reboot page to restart the camera. Rebooting the camera will retain all the settings and configurations. A reboot is normally necessary when you insert a microSD card into the camera. 5.5 Camera Menu 5.5.1 Camera Setup The Camera menu is located on the right of the Settings screen.

  • Page 38: Stream Setup

    5.5.2 Stream Setup Click on Stream Setup under the Camera Menu to change the streaming settings for your camera. This is useful if you require a certain size of video stream, a certain quality, or different streams for different devices (such as laptop or mobile phone).
  • Page 39 Stream Setting Options [Present] There are five pre-programmed stream profiles for quick set-up. Please choose the one according to your bandwidth. [Image size] Image resolutions available are as follows: 480P Model: 640 x 480(VGA), 320 x 240(QVGA), 160 x 120 (QQVGA). The mobile stream has a fixed image size of 176x144.

  • Page 40: Image Setup

    5.5.3 Image Setup [Brightness] make the image brighter or darker by a specified amount. When increasing brightness, you may find that you lose some contrast on the brightest details in the image while the rest of the image has the same contrast as before.

  • Page 41: Osd Setup

    5.5.4 OSD Setup Click on OSD Setup under the Camera Menu to change the on-screen display parameters of the camera. On Screen Display Setting Options [OSD] Enable or Disable the On Screen Display. OSD Options [Display date and time] Set the OSD to display the Date and Time of the camera. Please note that this function will simply display the date and time that has been programmed in the camera and therefore the time and date may be incorrect unless the camera is synchronized to a time and date server on the internet.

  • Page 42: Night Vision Settings

    5.5.5 Night Vision Settings At night, with the infra-red lights, the cameras simply show reflected light. If the camera is pointed at empty space (not pointed at trees, grass, or other objects), the night time picture will be entirely black. The infra-red lights seem to project out roughly 50 feet - of course at that distance at night it will be difficult to pick out many details about the object that is recorded.
  • Page 43 With LED and Moonlight mode “OFF” With LED and Moonlight mode ON or Auto Please note: If you are using the cameras to look through a window, you should set the night vision mode to turn off the IR LEDs instead turn on the automatic moonlight mode. Otherwise the IR LEDs would reflect off the window glass and the glare would make everything almost invisible.

  • Page 44: Network Menu

    5.6 Network Menu The Network menu is located on the right of the Settings screen. When you click on the word “Network”, a sub-menu of network setup options will be displayed. Skip the wireless setup chapter, please check page 18 to 21.

  • Page 45: Microsd Card Information And Installation

    5.7.2 MicroSD Card Information and Installation Adding a Micro SD to your camera will allow you to record footage and motion alerts direct to memory card for future review. Please note: It is advised to insert the microSD card before any other setup begins as the card will not be recognized if inserted once the camera is turned on.

  • Page 46: Microsd Card Installation

    5.7.3 MicroSD card installation The MicroSD card is not included in packages. The slot for the Micro SD card is at the right side of the indoor cameras and behind the lens cover on outdoor cameras. (See diagram below). The card can only be inserted into the camera with the golden pins of the microSD card facing the front of the camera.
  • Page 47 To access the Micro SD card slot on the outdoor camera, please bring the camera indoor (in an area of low humidity), then unscrew the entire front part of the camera. It is easiest to do it if you take the sunshield off first. The Micro SD card slot is right under the reset button show below Please be very careful not to touch the lens.

  • Page 48: Nas Storage Setup

    5.7.4 NAS STORAGE SETUP [NAS remote path] This is the address & path where to save the files on NAS Drive (up to a maximum of 2 directory levels). [Authorization1] Select whether authentication is required by the NAS Drive. [User name] & [Password] Type the user name and password of the NAS Drive. This field is required if your NAS Drive requires authentication.

  • Page 49: Format Sd Card

    [All] Enables you to view and delete all the files recorded. [Snapshot on Alarm] Enables you to view and delete snapshots which were recorded upon motion detection [Snapshot at Interval] Enables you to view and delete all the snapshots which were recorded on periodicalbasis [Record on Alarm] Enable you to view and delete all the videos which were recorded upon motion detection [Continuous Record] Enables you to view and delete all the videos recorded according to the continuous record schedule.

  • Page 50: Task

    Login to the camera, under Settings>Storage>Format SD card Note: Before the SD card is formatted the Format SD card page will display status as "Not Ready". The SD card format can take a few minutes depending on the size of the SD card. A reboot is normally necessary when you insert a microSD card into the camera and after formatting the microSD card with the camera’s format tool.
  • Page 51 The camera refers to motion detection as an “alarm”. You can select what you want the camera to do once the motion is detected. In general, motion detection works by comparing the current video frame with the averages of the previous video frames.

  • Page 52: Motion Detection Using Other Browsers(Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

    To reduce the chance of false alarms you would increase the threshold (move threshold slider to right) or decrease sensitivity (move sensitivity slider to left) . 5.8.2 Motion Detection using other browsers(Firefox, Chrome, Safari) [Window] Check this box to enable the window. [Threshold] Determines at what point the alarm is triggered.

  • Page 53: Task Management

    to go off while your office is open from 9am until 5.30pm). You can set up to 4 schedules, and you can use these to send alarms to different places – such as emails, FTP or SD card. Schedule Setup Options [Schedule ID] Select the ID, you can save up to 4 schedules and use them for different purposes.

  • Page 54: Email Alarm Sending/Email Periodic Sending

    [Enable] Enable task. [Schedule] Option to choose always or set a particular schedule. Check Schedule setup to select the right schedule ID for your task. [Task] Task function. Click on the task to login the task setting screen below. Click Apply to confirm your setting 5.8.4.1 Email Alarm Sending/Email Periodic Sending For automatic emailing you will need both an outgoing email server and one or more email receiving addresses.
  • Page 55 Note: Gmail requires that you go to your account settings on Gmail.com and enable the POP feature (Post Office Protocol). If your Gmail account does not have POP enabled, the camera will not be able to send email. [Enable] Enable task. [Schedule] Option to choose always or set a particular schedule.
  • Page 56 2. Snapshot Duration-- The number of seconds that the camera should keep sending emails with attached image after motion stops. Snapshot Frame Rate-- The number of frames per seconds that the camera should keep sending images at when an alarm is triggered. If “Snapshot duration” had a value of 4 and “snapshot frame rate” had a value of 2, you would be getting 2 images each second for 4 seconds in a row, meaning 8 pictures total for each motion detection event.
  • Page 57 Period Interval-- Time interval between snapshots. It allows you to designate a time (in seconds or minutes or hours) during which new emails are suppressed. For example, if you want to avoid a flood of emails, you could set this time to 60 minutes so that you wouldn’t get any new emails for 1 hour.
  • Page 58 If you prefer, you can have the pictures uploaded to an FTP server instead of an email address. There are many choices for FTP servers. For example, you could enable the built-in FTP server function on one of your computers or download free FTP server software such as FileZilla server.
  • Page 59 [Remote path] Input the file directory. It is an optional setting to specify a folder on the FTP server. If you decide to use this feature, you have to make sure that the folder exists on the FTP server with the exact same spelling. [Authentication] Select whether authentication is required by the FTP server.
  • Page 60 5.8.4.5 Record to Storage on Alarm/ Record to Storage Continuously [Enable] Enable task. [Schedule] Option to choose always or set a particular schedule. Check Schedule setup to select the right schedule ID for your task. [Task] Task function. Click on the task to login the task setting screen below. Click Apply to confirm your setting 1.
  • Page 61 ID for your task. [Task] Task function. Click on the task to login the task setting screen below. Click Apply to confirm your setting [FTP server name] Type the name or IP address of the FTP server. At a minimum you need the IP address (FTP server name) for your FTP server.

  • Page 62: Tools Menu

    5.9 Tools Menu The Tools menu is located on the right of the Settings screen. When you click on the word “Tools”, a sub-menu of setup options will be displayed. 5.9.1 System Identity [System Name] Type a name to easily identify the camera. [System Contact] Type the contact name of the administrator of the camera.

  • Page 63: Date & Time

    [Add] Up to 64 users (including the admin) can be created. Adding users: Click Add on the Camera User List page, then fill in a username and password (twice) and then click Add. To edit a user’s password: Click on the user name then enter the new password for that user twice and click Save. To delete a user: Click on the user name then click Delete.

  • Page 64: Backup And Reset

    [Current device time] Internal time of the camera. [Proposed device time] PC system time. On clicking Apply the internal time of the camera will be changed to this time. [Select to change the time zone for the device location] Choose your time zone. [Daylight saving time] tick the box to enable daylight saving time.

  • Page 65: Automatic Reboot Setup

    [Reset] Click Reset to initialize the camera to default factory settings. All users and settings will be lost, requiring you to reconfigure the camera. [Backup] Click Backup to back-up the current configuration of the camera for future reference. Once you have your camera setup as you require, this is recommended.
  • Page 66 From time to time a new firmware may be released for your model of camera. To check for updates, consult with our technical support before firmware upgrade. Once you have downloaded the latest firmware, store it in a place that is easily to get to. The firmware is in a ZIP file, which is a compressed file format.
  • Page 67  Wait 3-5 minute till the warning message “ Caution ! Upgrading Firmware! Please don’t turn off power or reset the camera till firmware upgrade successfully” displayed.  Till warming message above displayed, then Wait 2-3 minutes again till the message. After the upgrade completes, you “...

  • Page 68: Resetting The Camera Back To Factory Settings

    5.9.7 Resetting the Camera back to Factory Settings Note: Do not turn off the power during the Restore function since this might corrupt the camera’s firmware. If you ever forget your admin password or have any other reason to reset the camera to its factory settings, please use the following procedure: 1.
  • Page 69 5. Now set your Wi-Fi SSID back to the exact same spelling as you entered into the camera’s SSID field, and make sure the password and security mode are also exactly the same. Then update an restart your Wi-Fi network. You can now proceed with the setup of the camera as you should be able to see it at the same IP address as in step 3.
  • Page 70 Appendix C: Manually entering TCP/IP Settings for a Camera In most cases, this is not required as the router will assign the correct settings to the camera. It is however useful if you want to setup the TCP/IP settings of the camera before you connect to it, if DHCP is disabled across your network, or if you have subnet network problems.
  • Page 71 Note: The default IP address of the camera is 192.168.168.100. This can be changed to any IP address on your IP range. For example if the IP address of your PC is 192.168.1.52 then the IP address of your camera should be unique and on the same subnet, i.e.
  • Page 72 1) Open a new Internet Explorer window. 2) From the menu bar, select Tools, and then select Internet options… 3) From the Internet Options window, select the Security tab. 4) Click on the Custom Level… button. 5) Scroll down to the section labelled ActiveX controls and plug-ins. Select the option button so that they match the window below and then click OK to exit the window.
  • Page 73 and then leave this window open. 10. Power off the camera, wait 5 seconds, push down on the reset button on the side of the camera, and with the reset button still pressed down, power on the camera again. 11. Release the reset button. The Green LED should start flashing indicating that the camera is in the Firmware Dump Mode.
  • Page 74 On a Mac: 1. Open “System Preferences” from the dock, and then select “Network” to edit your network settings. As the Y-cam is connected to your Mac using a cable we must choose the “Built-in-Ethernet” option. Select “Built-in Ethernet” and click the “Configure” button. Make a note of your current TCP/IP Settings. 2.

  • Page 75: Troubleshooting

    6.0 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and Remedy I forgot the IP address of the 1. Use the camera Setup program. camera I forgot my password to 1. You will need to press the RESET button. Note: all configuration settings will be lost. access the Settings menu Wi-Fi connectivity doesn’t 1.

  • Page 76: Installation Instruction

    7.0 Installation Instruction 7.1 3G Solar Camera Install 7.2 SPY Camera Instal - 91 -...

  • Page 77: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT : This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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