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Page 1: Internet Camera
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Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION... 1 Overview ... 1 Physical Details ... 3 Package Contents ... 4 CHAPTER 2 BASIC SETUP ... 5 System Requirements... 5 Installation ... 6 Setup ... 7 CHAPTER 3 ADVANCED VIEWING SETUP ... 9 Introduction ... 9 Adjusting the Video Image ... -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter provides details of the ICA-500's features, components and capabilities. Overview As broadband communication gets more and more popular, it becomes easier to transfer video and audio through network. Traditional surveillance system is gradually evolving to be deployed in packet switching TCP/IP network. PLANET ICA- 500 provides an advanced digital solution of Internet Camera with pan and tilt capability to meet more application demands. -
Page 6: Internet Features
• Ease of use Plug-N-Watch capability to simplify system integration in an existing network environment • Meeting SOHO, business, or public facilities surveillance needs ICA-500 can be deployed in many different situations, such as library, train station or factory production line to provide efficient, human-resource reducing, and offers flexibility, affordability, and reliability for the proper surveillance of manufacturing facilities. -
Page 7: Physical Details
Physical Details Rear Panel LAN port Use a standard LAN cable to connect your ICA-500 to a 10/100BaseT hub or switch. Alarm I/O ICA-500 provides a terminal block with 8 pins of connectors Connector located on the center of the back panel. There are 3 pins for two alarm inputs and 5 pins are for alarm output. -
Page 8: Package Contents
Package Contents The following items should be included: If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately. • Planet ICA-500 Network Camera x 1 • Power adapter x 1 • Power cord x 1 • Decoration ring x 1 •... -
Page 9: Chapter 2 Basic Setup
Chapter 2 Basic Setup This Chapter provides details of installing and configuring the ICA-500. System Requirements • To use the LAN interface, a standard 10/100BaseT hub or switch and network cable is required. • System Requirement for Viewer & Recorder: System Hardware Note: The listed information is minimum system requirements only. -
Page 10: Installation
Installation 1. Mount the Camera on the supplied Base and Stand. Use 4 screws to fix the ICA-500 onto the ceiling as below. You can also put the Network Camera on the table directly. 2. Connect the LAN Cable Connect the ICA-500 to a 10/100BaseT hub or switch. 3. -
Page 11: Setup
Setup Initial setup can be performed either from the web browser or using the supplied Windows-based camera utilities. This program can locate the ICA-500 even if its IP address is invalid for your network. You can then configure the ICA-500 with appropriate TCP/IP settings for your LAN. - Page 12 • After modifications, you may now connect the camera via web browser.
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Page 13: Chapter 3 Advanced Viewing Setup
Chapter 3 Advanced Viewing Setup This Chapter provides information about the optional settings and features for viewing video via the ICA-500. This Chapter is for Administrators only. Introduction After finishing the network setup, the ICA-500 can immediately be used by all users on your LAN. - Page 14 3. Make the required adjustments, as explained below, and save your changes. Video Settings Resolution Select the desired video resolution. The default resolution is set to 320*240. Available resolution: ‧176x144‧320x240‧352x288 ‧ 640x480 Image Quality Select the desired image quality. The default Image Quality is set to Standard.
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Page 16: Controlling User Access To The Video Stream
Controlling User Access to the Video Stream By default, only system administrators can connect to the ICA-500 and view live Video. If desired, you may apply the access privileges to known users, by requiring each user to login to the ICA-500 with their individual username and password. To Enable this feature: 1. -
Page 17: Making Video Available From The Internet
Making Video available from the Internet If your LAN is connected to the Internet, typically by a Broadband Gateway/Router and Broadband modem, you can make the ICA-500 available via the Internet. ICA-500 Setup The ICA-500 configuration does NOT have be changed, unless: •... - Page 18 DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Many Internet connections use a "Dynamic IP address", where the Internet IP address is allocated whenever the Internet connection is established. This means that other Internet users don't know the IP address, so can't establish a connection. DDNS is designed to solve this problem, by allowing users to connect to your LAN using a domain name, rather than an IP address.
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Page 19: Viewing Via The Internet
The "Port" for the Port Forwarding / Virtual Server entry above is Hint the "Second Port" number specified on the Network screen of the ICA-500. Viewing via the Internet Clients (viewers) will need a broadband connection; dial-up connections are NOT recommended. - Page 20 You can then select the camera in the Cameras list on the main screen, and click OK to establish a connection and view live video. Please check respective chapter for further details of viewing Video using either the Windows Viewing/Recording utility or Web Browser.
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Page 21: Chapter 4 Web-Based Management
Chapter 4 Web-based Management This Chapter provides Setup details of the ICA-500’s Web-based Interface. This Chapter is for Administrators only. Introduction The ICA-500 can be configured using your Web Browser. The ICA-500 must have an IP address, which is compatible with your PC. Connecting to ICA-500 •... -
Page 22: Welcome Screen
Welcome Screen When you connect, the camera Home screen will be displayed. The Home screen can be divided into three areas: • Viewing Area - Images from the Network Camera • Control Panel Area - Network Camera Manipulation and image quality control •... -
Page 23: Viewing Area
Viewing Area This screen is displayed when you log in machine • The ICA-500 web page requires ActiveX control to display the video content. The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the camera and installed on your PC. • The security settings on the Internet Explorer must allow the ActiveX plug in to be functional. -
Page 24: Control Panel Screen
Control Panel Screen When you connect, the camera control panel screen will be displayed. The function on the control panel can be shown below: Button Camera Control camera up/down/left/right and home position Direction Camera Increase/decrease the camera Pan/Tilt speed Speed Recall/Preset Preset: set up camera fixed locations before operation Recall: Set camera position to preset location... -
Page 25: Advanced Configuration Area
be higher Standard: System default value Frame rate Adjust video frame rate via giving a number directly. adjustment 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 directly Turn on/off audio output function. Note: The Microphone is located on the rear panel. You Audio On/Off need to position the MIC hole face to the audio source to have better audio quality. -
Page 26: System Screen
User IP Filter Event System Screen After entering machine Home screen, click on the System menu, you will see a screen like the example below. Data - System Screen System Settings Serial Number Product serial number This displays the name for the ICA-500; camera name is useful Camera Name while multiple unit installation. -
Page 27: Camera Screen
Camera Screen This screen is displayed when the Camera menu option is clicked. Note: please adjust carefully to have proper machine configurations. Data - Camera Screen Camera Settings Image Size Display resolution selection, supported resolution in ICA-500: ‧176x144 ‧ 352x288 ‧... - Page 28 Saturation, Key in respective value for image adjustment. It is not required Sharpness, to adjust this value when the image is vivid. Contrast, Hue Camera Tour To use the camera tour function, user must preset some camera positions first. Select the “SET Tour” button to enter the Camera Tour setting page.
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Page 29: Network Screen
Network Screen This screen is displayed configure Network setting such as IP address, DHCP, DDNS and PPPoE. Data - Network Screen Network Settings DHCP Enable or disable DHCP client in ICA-500 IP address, This parameter allows users to setup the IP address assigned by Subnet mask, ISP. -
Page 30: Pppoe Setting
Network Settings Enable DDNS Enable or disable DDNS function. Enter the Username/Password for your DDNS account. Username, Password Enter the host name, which DDNS service provider assigned. Domain Name HTTP Proxy, Enter the parameter, which DDNS service provider assigned. Proxy Username, Proxy Password... - Page 31 PPPoE screen Please consult your ISP personnel to obtain proper PPPoE/IP Hint address related information, and input carefully. If Internet connection cannot be established, please check the physical connection or contact the ISP service staff for support information.
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Page 32: User Screen
User Screen This User setting can set up to 10 different usernames and passwords. Every one set of username and password can be acted as an Administrator or just a general user. User Screen IP Filter Screen The IP filter can set 10 different user’s IP address, which are allowing enter or disregarding by the Network Camera. -
Page 33: Event Screen
Event Screen This is start two different sensors and motion detection for security purpose. If any motion detected or sensor has been activated, the Network Camera can issue a message or send a mail out to the person whose mail is assigned within SMTP. Basic Setting Parameters in the Basic configuration menu provide machine adjustment;... -
Page 34: Ftp Client Screen
Motion Detection Time Setting Popup Firmware Upgrade Factory Default FTP Client Screen Network Settings FTP server IP address or domain name of the destination FTP server name Username, Please input the Username/Password for the FTP server Password Remote path Please input the path to the destination. Setup motion detection area and sensor sensitivity Setup the Network Camera time configuration... - Page 35 Image file Please input the basic file name you want to assign to the name images when sending to the FTP server. Suffix Select the suffix to add to the file name. Enable or disable clear sequence number Sequence No. clear Mode Event / Periodical sending / Off...
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Page 36: Smtp Screen
SMTP Screen This screen is displayed when the SMTP menu option is clicked. 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. Network Settings SMTP server Enter the address of SMTP server used to send the mail. -
Page 37: Alarm 1 & Alarm 2 Screen
Alarm 1 & Alarm 2 Screen This screen is displayed when the Alarm 1/Alarm 2 menu option is clicked. You can select Manual or Event for the Alarm mode. Motion Detection Screen This screen is displayed when the Motion Detection menu option is clicked. You can Enable/Disable function and adjust the sensitivity level Alarm1 Screen Alarm2 Screen... - Page 38 Network Settings Enable Motion Enable or disable Motion Detection function in ICA-500 Detection Sensitivity Select the desired option to suit your environment. If covering a large area, you usually need higher sensitivity, since a moving object will take only a small portion of the image. Area Use the adjust the determine which areas of the image are examined for motion...
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Page 39: Time Setting Screen
Time Setting Screen This screen is displayed when the Time Setting menu option is clicked. Network Settings IP Cam Time Provides settings of adjusting the camera’s time This is default time value for PC. PC Time Set Time Three options of Synchronize with PC's time / User Input / NTP are available for your selection to link with the Time Server. -
Page 40: Popup Screen
Popup Screen This screen is displayed setting event message while motion or sensors has been activated When any one of alarms enabled, and one of them detected, then a message window will be displayed on the screen. Network Settings Input the warming text. Pop-up text Display mode Select display mode for your... -
Page 41: Firmware Upgrade Screen
Firmware upgrade Screen This screen is displayed when you click the Firmware Upgrade menu on the Status This screen allows you upgrade the Firmware (software) in your ICA-500. Before using this screen, your must download the upgrade file to your PC. Then follow this procedure: 1. -
Page 42: Factory Default Screen
6. The upgrade progress status information will be displayed on the screen. Once the upgrading process completed, the Network Camera will reboot the system automatically. Do not interrupt the upgrading procedure during proceeding; or Hint the inner component might be permanently damaged. Factory Default Screen This screen is displayed when you click the Factory Default menu on the Status screen. - Page 43 Network Settings Upload a captured image to server Mail captured image to specific mail address Mail Enable Alarm output 1 Alarm 1 Enable Alarm output 2 Alarm 2 Clear both alarm output status Clear Alarm Capture: This screen is displayed when you click the Capture menu and the function can capture current image and save it to storage media.
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Page 44: Activex Control
ActiveX Control This feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft® Internet Explorer. View This screen is displayed when you click the “View” menu on the ActiveX control. View Settings Make the image is resizable, but “Actual size disable”, the Resizable “Splits”... - Page 45 Rotate & Quality & Resolution Rotate: An image can be rotated in predefined 180-degree increments. Quality: Available quality : ‧High (Default)‧Low. Resolution: Available resolution: ‧176x144‧320x240‧352x288 ‧640x480 Image Recording This screen is displayed when you click the “Image Recording” menu on the ActiveX control.
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Page 46: Save Current Picture As
Save as JPEG: Select this option and click “Save as JPEG” for detailed configurations. The pre- defined schedule can be set by JPEG. During the JPGEG file recording, a red icon displays on lower right position of the image to indicate the AVI saving process. If want stop the recording, please press the “Stop Image Recording”... - Page 47 • Please select the “Save Current Picture As “ to save the current display image into the local PC. • Please input the saved ”file name”, and click “Save” button. • Please select the file to display the saved image by using any one of graph editing tools.
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Page 48: Chapter 5 Client Utility
Chapter 5 Client UTILITY INSTALLATION The CamView utility for ICA-500 is a powerful utility for video recording, viewing, and camera administrations. Please insert the user’s manual CD and start the CamView installation from the default page or manually browse the Utility folder in the CD to install the software: 5.1. - Page 49 • Decide which directory to install the software. By default, just hit the Next button to continue...
- Page 50 • Decide the program group name. By default, just hit the Next button to continue. • Decide whether to create a desktop icon of the program. By default, just hit the Next button to continue.
- Page 51 • Ready to install. By default, just hit the Install button to start installation.
- Page 52 • Installing, wait for a moment. • Installation complete. Press Finish to launch the program. Otherwise, uncheck the check box to run the program later.
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Page 53: How To Use
HOW TO USE After successfully installing the utility, this icon, , will be added to the desktop. Double click on it to launch the program. - Page 54 5.2. CamView User Interface 5.2. 5.2. 5.2.1. Date and Time The current date and time of the computer are displayed here. 5.2.2. Viewer Screen CamView is able to monitor up to 16 Internet cameras. Users may choose different layout to monitor different sites. The available camera display modes are shown below: •...
- Page 55 5.2.6. Camera Zoom Here are two buttons to zoom in or zoom out on the image. Note: camera zoom feature is reserved for future PTZ model. 5.2.7. Camera Pan/Tilt Control Here are five buttons to move the camera to the up, down, left, right and home, respectively 5.2.8.
- Page 56 5.3.2. Camera Settings As shown in Figure 5.3.2, users can set parameters of each camera. If the Restore button is pressed, the current setting modifications of the specified camera will be cleared and restore to the original. If the Apply button is pressed, the current setting modifications will be applied to the specified camera.
- Page 57 5.3.3. Scheduling As shown in Figure 5.3.3, users can schedule recording tasks. When you press the Add button, the editing task will be added to the schedule item list. When the Modify button is pressed, the specified task will be updated. If the Remove button is pressed, the specified task will be removed from the list.
- Page 58 5.3.4. Application Settings Figure 5.3.4 shows settings for the global scope of the application including initialization and environment. After all settings are complete, press the OK button to save the configuration, and exit the form. The Apply button is unused for this tab. The following lists descriptions of each setting: •...
- Page 59 Figure 5.3.4. The Application Tab 5.4. Camera Configuration Users can hit the button shown in Figure 5.4 to configure the specified camera. The configuration guide is not included in the document. Please read the documentation of the camera. Figure 5.4. 5.5.
- Page 60 5.6. Playback When you press the Playback button on the panel as shown in Figure 5.6, a form will appear to show the list of video records and snapshots. Figure 5.6. 5.6.1. Video List The video list tab lists video records, and displays the information about the specified record.
- Page 61 5.6.3. Video Search The video search tab lists video file information about the specified search. When you enter the search qualification, then hit the Search button, you will get the matched video files. Select an item, hit the Play button, Windows Media Player will be opened to play the video.
- Page 62 5.7. Image Rotation After the button is pressed, the display image rotates 180 degree. It is used for the camera being installed upside-down direction. Note video/images in recorded video will not be rotated. Figure 5.7. 5.8. eMap When you press the eMap button on the panel as shown in Figure 5.8, a form will appear to show the eMap function.
- Page 63 Figure 5.8.1. Layout example 1 Figure 5.8.2. Layout example 2...
- Page 64 • When your mouse moves over the camera icon, you can click the right button to display a menu which has options to set the configuration, show the record list, record, show video and remove the camera icon. Figure 5.8.3.
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Page 65: Appendix A: Alarm I/O Connector
Appendix A: Alarm I/O Connector The terminal block is used in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording, alarm notification via email, image storage to FTP locations, etc. ICA-500 provides a general I/O terminal block with two digital inputs and two outputs for device control. -
Page 66: Appendix B: Troubleshooting
Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: The video and audio codec is adopted in the Network Camera? A: The Network Camera utilizes JPEG compression to providing high quality images. JPEG is a standard for image compression and can be applied to various web browsers without the need to install extra software. The audio codec is ADPCM compression. - Page 67 assigned to the PC properly. • Antivirus software on the PC might interfere with the setup program. Disable the firewall of the antivirus software during setting up ICA-500. Q: Internet Explorer does not seem to work well with the ICA-500 A: Make sure that your Internet Explorer is version 6.0 or later.
- Page 68 Q: Check the ICA-500’s ActiveX is installed on your computer A: Go to C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files and check to see if there is an entry for the file “WebWatch Class”. The status column should show “Installed”. If the file is not listed, make sure your Security Settings in Internet Explorer are configured properly and then try reloading the ICA-500’s home page.
- Page 69 • To insure the images you are viewing are the best they can be, set the Display property setting (color quality) to 16bit at least and 24 bit or higher if possible within your computer. •The configuration on the ICA-500 image display is incorrect. You need to adjust the image related parameters such as brightness, contrast, hue and saturation properly.
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Page 70: Appendix C: Bandwidth Calculation
Appendix C: Bandwidth Calculation The frame rate of video transmitted from the ICA-500 depends on connection bandwidth between client and server and quality setting of server. Here is a guideline to help you roughly estimate the bandwidth requirements form your ICA-500. Image bandwidth is approximately equal to the average frame rate in frames per second multiplied by the average frame data size in kilobits. -
Page 71: Appendix D: Specifications
Appendix D: Specifications Model Hardware Sensor Iris control Gain control White balance Focus Minimum Illumination PAN (Horizontal Rotation) Tilt (Vertical Rotation) Network Generic I/O port Video interface Audio interface Image (Video setting) Image compression Video Resolution and Frame Rate Image Rotate Environment Operating Temperature Power Requirement...
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