I. Product Information ................4 I-1. Package Contents ........................ 4 I-2. System Requirements ......................5 I-3. Back Panel .......................... 6 I-4. LED Status .......................... 6 I-5. Reset ..........................7 II. Hardware Installation ................8 III. Camera Setup & IP CAM Finder ............10 III-1.
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The “Storage Settings” menu consists of five categories, “Storage Directory”, “Schedule Settings”, “NAS Settings”, “SD Card Settings” and “File Management”. Select a category and follow the appropriate chapter for more information..................47 IV-4-1. Storage Directory......................47 IV-4-2. Schedule Settings ......................47 IV-4-3.
I-2. System Requirements - Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz (above or similar) - VGA card (1024*768 or above) - CD-ROM Drive - At least 128MB hard disk space (256 MB recommended) - Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 or 8 - Web browser (Internet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 3.6, Chrome 10, Opera 11, Safari 5 or above)
I-3. Back Panel I-4. LED Status LED ICON LED Status Description Power On Slow Flashing During Power Up Stage (Power) No Power Input Connected to LAN and/or Wi-Fi During data transmitting and Flashing receiving (LAN/Wi-Fi) Neither LAN nor Wi-Fi connected Connected to Internet Flashing During Internet connection...
I-5. Reset If you experience problems with your network camera, you can reset the camera back to its factory default settings. This resets all settings back to default. Press and hold the WPS button found on the back panel for at least 10 seconds Release the button when the orange LED is flashing quickly.
II. Hardware Installation Follow the instructions below to ensure your camera is properly connected and ready for setup. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the network camera’s LAN port to a router/switch/access point’s LAN port, as shown below. Connect the power adapter to the network camera’s power port and to a power supply, as shown below.
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Wait a moment for the camera to power on. The camera is ready when the Power LED of the camera displays on or flashing. Please refer to III. Camera Setup to setup your network camera.
III. Camera Setup & IP CAM Finder Your network camera can be up and running in just a few minutes. First, please follow the instructions below for Windows in III-1. Installing & Using IP CAM Finder to install the IP CAM Finder software and connect your camera to your wireless network.
III-3. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) The WPS button is a quick and easy method to establish a secure wireless connection between your network camera and your wireless router/access point. Press and hold the WPS button on your wireless router/access point for the correct length of time to activate its WPS.
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The devices will establish a connection. The LAN/Wi-Fi LED will display on or flashing to indicate a successful connection.
IV. Web-Based Management Interface When you are using the same local network as your camera, you can use the web-based management interface to view or configure the camera. You can access the web-based management interface with a web browser on a smartphone or computer.
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You may be prompted to allow ActiveX add-on to run. Please follow the instruction to execute AciveX. Enter the username and password for your network camera (default username: admin default password: 1234). The network camera’s web- based management interface will then be displayed in your browser. For computer users, the “Live View”...
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Local Storage Use your PC to storage the Picture or Video image NAS/SD Card Setting the Picture or Video image into Storage NAS/SD Card Image To Full Screen Display or Zoom In/Zoom Out the Image Volume Click the icon to mute the playback volume, or adjust the playback volume level according to your preference using the drop down menu.
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After making any changes, click “Save Settings” to save the settings and bring the changes into effect.
IV-1. Basic The “Basic” menu opens a submenu with eight categories of settings for your network camera’s basic operation. Select a category and refer to the appropriate chapter. IV-1-1. Network Local network setting are displayed on this page, as shown below:...
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Network Type Select “DHCP” to automatically assign an IP address to your network camera from your router, or “Static IP” to manually set a static IP address. IP Address Specify an IP address here, which will be the IP address of your network camera. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the IP address.
IV-1-2. Wireless The wireless page allows you to configure settings for your network camera’s wireless connection. For Windows users, your wireless connection should have been set up already using IP CAM Finder, though you can still use this page to revise the settings if you need. Mac users need to configure these settings manually since IP CAM Finder on Mac will not set up your camera’s wireless connection.
IV-1-2-1. Computer Configure the wireless settings A – E shown in the table below: Wireless Select “Enable” to enable the wireless Connection connection. Available Click “Refresh” to display all available Wi-Fi Network networks. Select your Wi-Fi network from the list. This is the Connected wireless network which your camera will connect WPA Pre Shared...
IV-1-2-3. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a quick and easy way to set up wireless connections between compatible devices. Use the “Start PBC” or “Start PIN” button to activate WPS on your network camera. Your network camera’s WPS PIN code is also listed next to “Self PinCode”. Self PinCode Your network camera’s WPS PIN code is listed here.
IV-1-3. Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a service which provides a hostname-to-IP service for dynamic IP users. If your Internet service provider didn’t issue a fixed IP address, you can use a third-party dynamic DNS provider to map your current IP address to a fixed IP address.
IV-1-4. RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) enables the network camera to be used with a streaming media server. Enter the required RTSP settings. RTSP Port Enter the RTSP port. MJPEG RTSP Path Enter the MJPEG RTSP path. RTP Port Range Enter the RTSP port range.
IV-1-5. Date & Time You can set and adjust the network camera’s system time and date on this page. Maintaining a correct system time is particularly important for recorded video organization/playback. Mode Select ”NTP” or “Manual Setting”. NTP (Network Time Protocol) can set and maintain the time and date automatically via an NTP server on the local network, if available.
IV-1-6. Users In addition to the default administrator account, you can configure several different login accounts for the network camera, with two different levels of access – operator and guest. Operator accounts can configure all functions of the network camera in the same way as the administrator account, while guest accounts can only view the camera’s image.
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Anonymous Login Enable or disable anonymous login. Anonymous login allows anyone to login to the network camera and view images. This function is useful if you want to setup a remote video server.
IV-1-7. UPnP Universal plug-and-play (UPnP) is a set of networking protocols which enables network devices to communicate and automatically establish working configurations with each other. When enabled, Windows computers can automatically discover the network camera on the local area network. The network camera also supports IGD.
IV-1-8. Bonjour Bonjour is a feature of Mac computers which allows Safari web browser to discover devices and services on the local network and provide a quick shortcut for access. When enabled, Safari users on the local network can find a shortcut to the network camera under Safari’s “Bonjour”...
IV-2. Video The “Video” menu consists of three categories for configuring the network camera’s video settings. Select an item from the submenu and refer to the appropriate following chapter. IV-2-1. Video Settings The “Video Settings” page enables you to modify the network camera’s resolution and frame rate settings.
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Quality Select a quality level from the drop down menu. Higher quality requires more bandwidth. Maximum Frame Select the maximum video frame rate. A rate higher frame rate provides smoother video, but also requires more bandwidth. Note: In dark environments, the network camera will automatically lower the frame rate to provide a better video quality, by using a longer exposure time.
IV-2-2. Image Appearance The “Image Appearance” page allows you to adjust various parameters relating to the network camera’s image appearance using the sliders shown below. Brightness/ Click and drag the blue lever to change the Contrast/ value according to your preference for each Saturation/ category.
IV-2-3. Night Vision Night-vision allows your network camera to capture images in dark environments by using infra-red LEDs. Auto-switch will detect light levels in your network camera’s environment and automatically switch to night-vision in low light. Select “Enable” or “Disable” for night-vision auto-switch.
IV-3. Events Select an item from the “Events” menu and refer to the appropriate following chapter. You can configure settings for motion detection, scheduling, SMTP and FTP. IV-3-1. Motion Detection The network camera features a motion detection function and various options for (motion detection) events notification.
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select a shorter time. A longer time will ignore minor motions. Select your desired time from the drop down menu. Upload Event File to A snapshot image of a detected event can be sent to a designated FTP server. Select “Enable”...
IV-3-2. Detection Region When using the network camera’s motion detection function, you can specify the area in the video where the network camera should be sensitive to motion. Motion outside of the detection region will be ignored by the network camera. This is useful to avoid false alarms. Item Description Region 1 /...
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enabled region. Adjust the size and position of each box according to your preference by clicking and dragging inside the box (move) or on the edges (resize). Sensitivity Adjust the sensitivity level of motion detection for each region. A higher value will trigger the alarm for minor motion in the video and vice-versa.
IV-3-3. Schedule Settings The network camera’s motion detection function can be scheduled to switch on/off automatically on specified times and days. Select “Enable” to enable this feature and then define at which times the network camera will detect motion. For each day, click and drag across the timeline on the times which you want to activate motion detection.
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Delete Delete the selected blue motion detection period on the timeline. Delete All Delete all blue motion detection periods on the timeline. Select All Select all blue motion detection periods. Store Store the motion detection settings on the timeline. Note: Schedule settings must also be enabled for the schedule to come into effect.
IV-3-4. SMTP A snapshot image of a motion-detected event can be sent to a designated email recipient. This function must be enabled in “Motion Detection” settings in the “Events” menu. Enter the required information about your sender and recipient email accounts below. Email Service Select “Manual Settings”...
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service provider. Recipient E-Mail Enter the email recipient’s email address Address here. Sender E-Mail Enter the sender’s email address here to Address avoid spam filter issues. SSL/TLS Select ‘SSL or TLS’ when your SMTP server requires encryption. Consult your mail server administrator when in doubt.
IV-3-5. A snapshot image of a detected event can be sent to a designated FTP server. This function must be enabled in “Motion Detection” settings in the “Events” menu. Enter the required information about your FTP server below. FTP Server Enter the IP address or host name of the FTP server.
IV-4. Storage Settings The “Storage Settings” menu consists of five categories, “Storage Directory”, “Schedule Settings”, “NAS Settings”, “SD Card Settings” and “File Management”. Select a category and follow the appropriate chapter for more information. IV-4-1. Storage Directory The Storage Directory allow you setting the destination of file storage either SD Card or NAS.
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IV-4-3. NAS Settings The NAS Settings allow you to define the NAS location.
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IV-4-4. SD card Settings The SD Card Setting allow you to format/unmount and save setting of the SD card. SD Card memory notify and cycle recording also configurable. IV-4-5. File Management The File Management let you manage files in SD Card.
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IV-5. System The “System” menu consists of three categories, “Basic”, “Advanced” and “Cloud Service”. Select a category and follow the appropriate chapter for more information. IV-5-1. Basic The “Basic” menu enables you to set the camera’s name and administrator password, as well as switch the LED(s) on/off according to your preference. Network Camera Set the name of the network camera for Name...
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if the camera is active. IV-5-2. Advanced The “Advanced” page allows you to upgrade the network camera’s firmware, backup or restore the network camera’s settings, and reset or restart the network camera. Do not switch off or disconnect the device during a firmware upgrade, as this could damage the device.
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a restart. Restarting will not affect the camera’s current configuration. Reset to default Select “Keep Network Settings” or “Default Settings” and then click “Reset to Default”. When the camera resets, “Keep Network Settings” will reset all settings but keep the current network settings.
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IV-6-2. System Log A system log provides information about the network camera’s usage and actions. The system log can also be sent to a remote server for archiving. Log Level Select a level of detail for the log from the dropdown list, from 0 - 4.
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- End- Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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