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  • Page 1 IR IP Camera ICA-106 User’s Manual Version: 1.0 (May, 2006) 1/60...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright© 2006 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 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET IR IP Camera Model: ICA-106 Rev: 1.0 (May, 2006) Part No. EM-ICA106 3/60...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview... 5 Introduction ... 5 Features:... 5 Application: ... 6 System Requirement... 6 Package Contents... 6 Chapter2 Hardware Connections ... 7 Hardware Installation ... 9 Chapter3 Login to Homepage ... 11 Before Operation ... 11 Enabling UPnP for Windows Install the Camera with a Router ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Overview

    Chapter 1 Overview This user’s guide explains how to operate the Network Camera from a computer. This user’s guide is written to be read on the computer display. However, users might consider printing it out to access easily and read it before you operate the Network Camera.

  • Page 6: Application

    1.3 Application: Remote monitoring Surveillance 1.4 System Requirement Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later VGA Monitor resolution 1024 x 768 Pentium4 1.3GHz or above Memory Size: 256MB or above Windows ME, 2000, XP, or 2003 1.5 Package Contents User can find the following items in the package: 1.

  • Page 7: Chapter2 Hardware Connections

    Chapter2 Hardware Connections DC Power LAN Socket Jack and LEDs Factory Default Reset DC Power Jack The DC power input jack is located on the Network Camera’s bottom. The input power is 5VDC. Note that supply the power to the Network Camera with standard power adapter included in package.

  • Page 8: Status Led

    Status Microphone Microphone The Network Camera’s has built-in an internal microphone. This microphone is also hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel. Status LEDs This LED is used to indicate the status of Network Camera. 8/60...

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Attach the Network Camera with the included stand 2. Place the Camera on the table or fix it onto ceiling or wall Use screws to fix the Network Camera onto the ceiling or wall. You could also put the Network Camera on the table directly.

  • Page 10: Power Cable

    Ethernet Cable 4. Connect the external power supply to Network Camera Connect the external power supply to the DC power jack of the Network Camera. Note: Use the power adapter, 5VDC, included in the package and connect it to wall outlet for AC power.

  • Page 11: Chapter3 Login To Homepage

    Chapter3 Login to Homepage 3.1 Before Operation Install the IP Address of Network Camera When you installed your Network camera on your LAN environment, you may execute “MP4 IP Finder.exe” to discover Network camera’s IP address. “MP4 IP Finder.exe” is used to scan the Installed Network Camera on a LAN, setting the Network Camera Name, IP address settings and so on.

  • Page 12: Enabling Upnp For Windows Xp

    5. The Network Camera will restart the system to validate the new setting after seconds. Alternatively, user can use another approach to search out the Network Camera on the LAN by UPnP as bellow: ® 3.2 Enabling UPnP for Windows XP™...
  • Page 13 Click Add or Remove Programs Click Add/Remove Windows Components The following screen will appear: 13/60...
  • Page 14 Select Networking Services Click Details Select Universal Plug and Play Click 14/60...
  • Page 15 Click Next Please wait while Setup configures the components. 15/60...
  • Page 16 Click Finish To view your Network Camera in an Internet browser, go to your Desktop and click My Network Places. Click My Network Places Click the targeted Network Camera 16/60...

  • Page 17: Install The Camera With A Router

    The last three digits (146), represent the fourth octet of your Network Camera’s IP address (in this example, 198.168.0.146). 3.3 Install the Camera with a Router The Network Camera can be used with a router. This section explains how to view the camera from either the Internet or from inside your LAN.
  • Page 18 (3) Open Virtual Server Ports to enable remote image viewing The firewall security features built into the most routers prevent users from accessing the video from the Network Camera over the Internet. The router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports. The ports normally used by the Network Camera are blocked from access over the Internet.

  • Page 19: Before Connected Via Web Browser

    3.4 Before connected via web browser The Network Camera web page communicates with the Network Camera using an ActiveX control. The ActiveX control component must be installed on your PC in advance. To download ActiveX control component, user must install the Liveplayer application program.

  • Page 20: Logging In As A User

    Type in your login name and password under “USERNAME” and “PASSWORD” textbox. For the first time use (default value), input the User Name: admin Password: admin That’s, type in “admin” on the “User Name” as a default name and “admin” on “Password”.

  • Page 21: Logging In As An Administrator

    The second one is a user with “config” privilege. The “config” user can view the video and or audio streaming. Also user can change the settings in the “Home” and “Setting” pages except “user” and “Factory Default” options. Furthermore, “Capture” and “Recording”...

  • Page 22: Chapter 4 Operating The Network Camera

    Chapter 4 Operating the Network Camera Start-up screen will be as follow no matter an ordinary users or an administrator. Advanced Function Viewing Area Control Panel Viewing Area: Images from the Network Camera Scale UP: Click this button to scale up the image on the screen Scale Down: Click this button to scale down the image on the screen Snap / Record to: Enter the path to save the image or files.

  • Page 23: Control Panel

    4.1 Control Panel Control Panel Area: Network Camera Manipulation and picture quality control Item Button Meaning Quality Adjust video quality. High: Video is better but frame rate may be slower Low: Video is poor but frame rate may be higher Normal: System default value Max Frame Adjust the frame rate of video stream...
  • Page 24 Contrast Adjust picture contrast of camera Camera - Desktop position - Ceiling - Mirror Zoom Adjust ratio of digital zoom in Turn on or off the built-in IR LEDS. Or you can set a schedule to let the IR on/off. Note: Select “OK”...

  • Page 25: Advanced Function Area

    4.2 Advanced Function Area Advanced function area: only available for administrator. It has contained four categories. Home The home page of the Network Camera. Setting System Configuration Capture Capture current screen and save to HDD or other media Recording Record current video stream and save to HDD or other media Setting menu consists of some sub-menu.

  • Page 26: Setting

    4.2.2 Setting Setting Symbol Item Action System Define camera name. Set time and date of the Network Camera. Enable/disable NTP function. System power on notification. Network Configure Network setting such as DHCP On/Off, DDNS and UPnP. Video/Audio Adjust camera parameters and video / audio settings. User Setup user name, password and login privilege Motion...

  • Page 27: System

    4.2.2.1 System Define system parameters, NTP, and notification System Settings: - Device Name: It’s a unique number for each Network Camera for identification. - Description: You can enter the name of this unit here. It’s very useful to identify the specific device from multiple units.
  • Page 28 - Time: Change the time according to the “hh:mm” and by 12 hours format. - Date: Change the date according to the “mm/dd/yyyy” format - Time zone: Select the time zone setting accordingly. NTP: - Time Server: Choose “enable” will get the time for NTP server periodically. - Server Address: Key in the IP address of NTP server.

  • Page 29: Network

    Network Configure Network setting such as DHCP On/Off, DDNS and UPnP IP Setting: - DHCP: DHCP: Stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The Network Camera will be assigned an IP address and related information by DHCP server while “DHCP ON”. Otherwise, user needs to specify IP address and related information to the Network Camera manually.
  • Page 30 DDNS: Stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server The Network Camera supports DDNS. DDNS allows the Network Camera to use an easier way to remember naming format rather than an IP address. The name of the domain is like the name of a person, and the IP address is like his phone number. On the Internet we have IP numbers for each host (computer, server, router, and so on), and we replace these IP numbers to easy remember names, which are organized into the domain name.
  • Page 31 can be disabled by clicking “Disable” option. HTTP Port : The Network Camera supports two HTTP ports. The first one is default port 80 and this is one is fixed. This port is very useful for Intranet usage. The other HTTP port is setting able.

  • Page 32: Video/Audio

    4.2.2.3 Video/Audio Adjust Camera parameters Video / Audio Setting: - Resolution: The Network Camera supports 5 kind resolutions: • 128x96 32/60...
  • Page 33 • 176x144 • 160x120 • 320x240 • 640x480 - Power line frequency: User should choose either 50 or 60 Hz to meet the power line frequency in your country. - Quality: There are two modes of video quality. User can adjust the video quality by either bit-rare control or compression ratio: •...
  • Page 34 Hold: will fix the internal gain. - Brightness: Large value will brighten Camera. - White Balance: Auto: will adjust the white balance automatically. Hold: will fix the white balance. - Contrast: Large value will contrast Camera heavily. - Camera Position: There are three options: Desktop, Ceiling and Mirror.

  • Page 35: User

    User Setup user name, password and login privilege There are 3 levels of privilege supported in the Network Camera: • Admin: This account can do anything in the Network Camera. • Config: This account can set some parameters of Network Camera. •...

  • Page 36: Motion Detection

    Motion Detection Setup motion detection and sensor sensitivity The motion detection is implemented by a patented software algorithm, it runs on the Network Camera, due to a larger processing power of motion detection, the overall performance of Network Camera will be degraded; the frame rate may be reduced. 36/60...
  • Page 37 You can enable or disable motion detection function. If you enable motion detection, you can also setup detection sensitivity from one of five sensitivity levels. When alarm was enabled, user can send the captured images to the pre-set E-Mail or FTP server.

  • Page 38: Status

    Type the user name for the FTP server. - Password: Type the password for the FTP server. Select “OK” to save and enable the setting. 4.2.2.6 Status System information, status and log Status: User can find out a lot of information about the system such as MAC address, IP address, firmware version, and so on.

  • Page 39: Factory Default

    4.2.2.7 Factory Default Recall the Network Camera factory default setting The “Factory Default” button will restore to the factory default configuration, all information changed and saved on the flash will be lost, and restore to the factory default setting. You will be prompt before restore to factory default setting. Select “Factory Default”...

  • Page 40: Upgrade

    The “Reboot” button will reboot the Network Camera. It’s useful while the Network Camera got problem. You will be prompt before restart the Network Camera. Select “Restart” to continue. The Network Camera will reboot and be connectable again after 20~30 seconds. 4.2.1.9 Upgrade The Network Camera supports firmware upgrades online.
  • Page 41 4. Select “Upgrade” 5. Link to the Firmware Upgrade menu as below: 6. Select the Firmware binary file. (It must be make sure that the Firmware only apply to the Network Camera, once update, it will be burned into FLASH ROM of system.) 7.
  • Page 42 power and/or network connection are broken during the download procedure, it might possibly cause serious damage to the Network Camera. Suggest that do not upgrade firmware via Wireless LAN due to high error rate possibly. Please be aware that you should not turn off the power during updating the firmware and wait for finish message.

  • Page 43: Capture

    4.3 Capture You can capture current image and save it to storage media. The image is saved in the Bitmap format. Click the “Capture” button to save the current display image into the local If you like to retrieve the saved image, select the file to display it by using any one of graph editing tools.

  • Page 44: Recording

    4.4 Recording You can record the current video stream to storage media. The recorded file is saved in the ASF format. Press the “Recording” button to start video recording. After the “Recording” button pressed, it will become , you can press this button to stop video recording.

  • Page 45: Appendix A: Restore Factory Default Settings

    Appendix A: Restore Factory Default Settings There is a switch hidden in the pinhole under the bottom of Network Camera. It is used to restore the factory default settings. While the Network Camera got problem, sometimes, restarting the Network Camera will make the system back to a normal state. In case the system still got problems after reset, user can restore the factory default settings and install it again.

  • Page 46: Appendix B: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions

    Appendix B: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions Question The video and audio The Network Camera utilizes MPEG4 and JPEG dual codec is adopted in the compression to providing high quality images. MPEG4 is a Network Camera. standard for video compression and JPEG is a standard for image compression.
  • Page 47 the Network Camera. Finder.exe program. MP4 IP Finder.exe • Re power the Network Camera if cannot find the unit within program cannot find 1 minutes. Network Camera. • Do not connect Network Camera over a router. MP4 IP Finder.exe program cannot detect Network Camera over a router.
  • Page 48 router's manual for details. • Packet Filtering of the router may prohibit access from an external network. Refer to your router's manual for details. • Access Network Camera from the Internet with the global IP address of the router and port number of Network Camera. •...
  • Page 49 e-mail or FTP does not correctly. work. • If FTP does not work properly, ask your ISP or network administrator about the transferring mode of FTP server. Video Quality of Network Camera The focus on the • The lens is dirty or dust is attached. Clean the lens with lens Network Camera is bad.

  • Page 50: Appendix C: Ping Ip Address

    Appendix C: PING IP Address The PING (stands for Packet Internet Groper) command is used to detect whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It’s also a very useful tool to confirm Network Camera installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other devices over the network.

  • Page 51: Appendix D: Bandwidth Estimation

    Appendix D: Bandwidth Estimation The frame rate of video transmitted from the Network Camera depends on connection bandwidth between client and server, video resolution, and quality setting of server. Here is a guideline to help you roughly estimate the bandwidth requirements form your Network Camera.

  • Page 52: Appendix E: Specifications

    Appendix E: Specifications Model Control Interface Operating Humidity Operating Temperature Power Consumption Power Supply Dimension Camera Module Image Pick-up Device Effective Picture Elements S/N Ratio Auto Exposure Auto White Balance Camera Position Power Line Frequency Sharpness IP Module Codec Resolution Frame Rate Audio Streaming Compatibility...
  • Page 53 Operating System Type Of IP Address Needed Notification Firmware Upgrade Security Viewer Digital zoom Networking Protocol eCos Statistic or Dynamic Email, FTP Via Ethernet 3 Levels Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later 400% (Maximum) TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, NTP, DNS, DDNS, ARP and DHCP, UPnP 53/60...

  • Page 54: Appendix F: Time Zone Table

    Appendix F: Time Zone Table GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time which is the global time that all time zones are measured from. 54/60...
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  • Page 56: Appendix G: Ddns Application

    Appendix G: DDNS Application 1. Preface If you have a Cable modem, xDSL, ISDN or Dialup, this is a great way to host your Network Camera. www.yourname.com.tw* etc. (Note: This domain must be registered via registration authorities such as Network Solutions, DirectNIC, Register.com etc). Your domain name's dynamic IP address is automatically tracked by a DDNS server.
  • Page 57 (3). After the columns show up at the left side, click (4). Fill the application agreement and necessary information. a. Input Name b. E-mail input and confirmation c. Password input and confirmation d. Submit all the input information and finish creating a account “Create Account”.
  • Page 58 (5). Check your e-mail mailbox. There will be an e-mail with a title “Your DynDNS.org Account Information “. Click the hyperlink address to confirm the DDNS service that you just applied. Then DDNS you applied activated. 58/60...
  • Page 59 (6). Enter the web page http://www.dyndns.org/ again. Input your username and password that you just applied to login administration interface of DDNS service. (7). If the correct username and password are input, you can see the following picture at the top-right of the login page.
  • Page 60 (10). We could create a domain name without any charge at this step. First, we input the host name. (Pink No.1) Then we pick a domain that is easy to remember. (Pink No.2) Finally, click the “Add Host” to submit the domain name information. (Pink No.3) 4.

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