Allnet ALL2282 Advanced Installation Manual

Wireless pan-tilt mpeg4/mjpeg network camera

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ALL2282
Wireless Pan-Tilt
MPEG4/MJPEG
Network Camera
Advanced Installation Guide
Version 1.0

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  • Page 1 ALL2282 Wireless Pan-Tilt MPEG4/MJPEG Network Camera Advanced Installation Guide Version 1.0...
  • Page 2 REFACE Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Pan-Tilt MPEG4/MJPEG Network Camera, a powerful network camera with the 2-way audio function that provides the high-quality image and on-the-spot audio via the Internet connection. The Infrared LEDs and light sensor enable the camera to capture images even in the dark environment. The camera’s pan/tilt functions allow you to control the camera to monitor everywhere remotely.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents ..............1 R E F A C E 1 .
  • Page 4: H A P T E R 1

    HAPTER NTRODUCTION AMERA 1.1 Checking the Package Contents Check the items contained in the package carefully. You should have the following: One Wireless Pan-Tilt MPEG4/MJPEG Network Camera. One AC Power Adapter. One External Antenna. One Wall Mount Kit. One GPIO Connector One Ethernet Cable (RJ-45 type).
  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your Camera

    1.2 Getting to Know Your Camera Light Sensor Antenna is used to trigger on and off the Infrared LEDs according the environmental light level. Infrared LEDs (x7) allow your camera to capture clear image in a dark environment. Lens Assembly Power LED indicates the camera is powered...
  • Page 6 Ethernet Cable Connector connects the network External Antenna cable, which supports the Connector connects NWay protocol so that the the external antenna. camera can detect the network speed automatically. DC Power Connector connects the AC power adapter, in order to supply power to the camera.
  • Page 7: Features And Benefits

    1.3 Features and Benefits MPEG4/MJPEG Dual-codec Supported The camera provides you with excellent images by the MPEG4/ MJPEG dual-codec selectable technology, allowing you to adjust image size and quality, and bit rate according to the networking environment. 2-way Audio Capability The built-in microphone of the camera provides on-the-spot audio via the Internet, allowing you to monitor the on-site voice.
  • Page 8 Supports Multiple Profiles The camera supports multiple profiles simultaneously, so that you can separately set up different image settings (such as image quality and frame rate) for the three video types of the camera: MPEG4, MJPEG, and 3GPP. I/O Connectors Provided The camera provides the I/O connectors on the rear panel (IN/OUT), which provide the physical interface to send and receive digital signals to a variety of external alarm devices.
  • Page 9: System Requirement

    1.4 System Requirement Networking LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet. WLAN: IEEE 802.11b/g. Accessing the Camera using Web Browser Platform: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista CPU: Intel Pentium III 800MHz or above RAM: 512MB Resolution: 800x600 or above User Interface: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Apple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2.00 or above Accessing the Camera using UltraView...
  • Page 10: H A P T E R 2

    HAPTER ARDWARE NSTALLATION 2.1 Installing the Wall Mount Kit The camera comes with a Wall Mount Kit, which allows you to place your camera anywhere by mounting the camera through the three screw holes located in the base of the Wall Mount Kit. Wall Mount Kit Screw Screw...
  • Page 11: Connecting The Camera To Lan/Wlan

    2.2 Connecting the Camera to LAN/WLAN Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the camera to your local area network (LAN). When you connect the AC power adapter, the camera is powered on automatically. You can verify the power status from the Power LED on the front panel of the camera.
  • Page 12: Applications Of The Camera

    2.3 Applications of the Camera The camera can be applied in multiple applications, including: Monitor local and remote places and objects via Internet or Intranet. Capture still images and video clips remotely. Upload images or send email messages with the still images attached.
  • Page 13: Using Ipfinder

    HAPTER CCESSING AMERA 3.1 Using IPFinder The camera comes with a conveniently utility, IPFinder, which is included in the Installation CD-ROM, allowing you to search the camera on your network easily. 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive to initiate the Auto-Run program.
  • Page 14: Accessing To The Camera

    3.2 Accessing to the Camera Whenever you want to access the camera: 1. Connect your camera to the network (or the PC directly). 2. Since the default configuration of the camera is DHCP mode enabled, you are recommended to launch IPFinder to search the IP address that is assigned to the camera by the DHCP server, and then click Link to access the camera via the Web browser.
  • Page 15 After you login into the Web Configuration of the camera, the main page will appear as below: Zoom Buttons Live View/Setup Nightmode Button Switch Compression Buttons Pan/Tilt Buttons Live View Image Function Buttons The main page of the Web Configuration provides you with many useful information and functions, including: –...
  • Page 16 – Live View/Setup Switch Click Setup to configure the camera. For details, see Chapter 4. – Compression Buttons Select to transmit and record the video using MPEG4 or MJPEG compression. – Pan/Tilt Buttons Provides the buttons to control the camera lens: Left/Right/Up/Down/Home buttons allow you to move the camera lens position.
  • Page 17: Configuring The Ip Address Of The Pc

    3.3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC If you are failed to access to the camera, please check the IP address of your computer. When you connect the camera to your computer directly to proceed with configuration of the camera, you need to set up the IP addresses to be in the same segment for the two devices to communicate.
  • Page 18: H A P T E

    HAPTER ONFIGURING AMERA 4.1 Using the Web Configuration You can access and manage the camera through the Web browser and the provided software application UltraView. This chapter describes the Web Configuration, and guides you through the configuration of the camera by using the Web browser. To configure the camera, click Setup on the main page of Web Configuration.
  • Page 19: Using Smart Wizard

    4.2 Using Smart Wizard The camera’s Smart Wizard lets you configure your camera easily and quickly. The wizard will guide you through the necessary settings with detailed instructions on each step. To start the wizard, click Smart Wizard in the left menu bar. Step 1.
  • Page 20 Step 3. Email Settings Enter the required information to be able to send email with image. Step 4. Wireless Settings This step shows the configuration of your camera. When you confirm the settings, click Apply to finish the wizard and reboot the camera. Otherwise, click Prev to go back to the previous step(s) and change the settings;...
  • Page 21: Basic Setup

    4.3 Basic Setup The Basic menu contains three sub-menus that provide the system settings for the camera, such as the Camera Name, Location, Date & Time, and User management. Basic >> System Basic - Camera Name: Enter a descriptive name for the camera. - Location: Enter a descriptive name for the location used by the camera.
  • Page 22 Basic >> Date & Time - TimeZone: Select the proper time zone for the region from the pull-down menu. - Synchronize with PC: Select this option and the date & time settings of the camera will be synchronized with the connected computer.
  • Page 23 Basic >> User Administrator To prevent unauthorized access to the camera’s Web Configuration, you are strongly recommend to change the default administrator password. Type the administrator password twice to set and confirm the password. General User - User Name: Enter the user’s name you want to add to use the camera.
  • Page 24 When you are finished, click Add/Modify to add the new user to the camera. To modify the user’s information, select the one you want to modify from UserList and click Add/Modify. - UserList: Display the existing users of the camera. To delete a user, select the one you want to delete and click Delete.
  • Page 25: Network Settings

    4.4 Network Settings The Network menu contains two sub-menus that provide the network settings for the camera, such as the IP Setting, DDNS Setting, and IP Filter. Network>>Network - 24 -...
  • Page 26 IP Setting This item allows you to select the IP address mode and set up the related configuration. The default setting is DHCP mode enabled. - DHCP: Select this option when your network uses the DHCP server. When the camera starts up, it will be assigned an IP address from the DHCP server automatically.
  • Page 27 DDNS Setting With the Dynamic DNS feature, you can assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. Select the Enable option to enable this feature. Then, select the Provider from the pull-down list and enter the required information in the Host Name, User Name, and Password boxes.
  • Page 28 Network >> IP Filter The IP Filter setting allows the administrator of the camera to limit the users within a certain range of IP addresses to access the camera. Start/End IP Address Assign a range of IP addresses that are not allowed to access the camera by entering the Start IP address and End IP address.
  • Page 29 Deny IP List The list displays the range setting(s) of IP addresses that are not allowed to access the camera. To clear the setting, select a range of IP addresses from the list and click Delete. - 28 -...
  • Page 30 Network >> Wireless Setting The camera supports WLAN while you use the wireless network. Select the Enable option to enable this feature. - Network ID (SSID}: Keep the default setting of this option to connect the camera to any access point under the infrastructure network mode.
  • Page 31 List of searching results - Wireless Mode: Select the type of wireless communication for the camera: Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. - Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list. - Authentication: Select the authentication method to secure the camera from being used by unauthorized user: Open, Shared-key, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK.
  • Page 32 Encryption: Select the WEP option to enable the data encryption feature to secure the camera within the wireless network. Format: Once you enable the Encryption feature, you need to determine the encryption format by selecting ASCII or HEX. ASCII format causes each character you type to be interpreted as an eight-bit value.
  • Page 33: Pan/Tilt Settings

    4.5 Pan/Tilt Settings The Pan/Tilt menu allows you to configure the pan/tilt functions of the camera. Pan & Tilt >> Pan & Tilt Settings - Pan/Tilt Calibration: Click Calibration to calibrate the position of the camera lens. - Pan Steps: Set the changing range (1~20 degrees) when you click the Left/Right button.
  • Page 34: Setting Up Video & Audio

    4.6 Setting up Video & Audio The Video & Audio menu contains three sub-menus that provide the video and audio settings for the camera. Video & Audio >> Camera Image Setting - Brightness: Adjust the brightness level from 0 ~ 100. - 33 -...
  • Page 35 - Contrast: Adjust the contrast level from 0 ~ 100. - Saturation: Adjust the colors level from 0 ~ 100 Click Default to restore the default settings of the three options above. - Mirror: Select the Horizontal option to mirror the image horizontally.
  • Page 36 Video & Audio >> Video MPEG4 - Video Resolution: Select the desired video resolution from the three formats: VGA, QVGA and QQVGA. The higher setting (VGA) obtains better video quality while it uses more resource within your network. - Video Quality: Select the desired image quality from five levels: Lowest, Low, Medium, High, and Highest.
  • Page 37 MJPEG - Video Resolution: Select the desired video resolution from the three formats: VGA, QVGA and QQVGA. The higher setting (VGA) obtains better video quality while it uses more resource within your network. - Video Quality: Select the desired image quality from five levels: Lowest, Low, Medium, High, and Highest.
  • Page 38 Video & Audio >> Audio - 37 -...
  • Page 39 Camera Microphone In Select the Enable option to enable the camera’s audio function, so that you can receive the on-site sound and voice from the camera. Camera Speaker Out Select the Enable option to enable the camera’s external speaker function, so that the connected speaker can play the sound and voice through the camera.
  • Page 40: Event Server Configuration

    4.7 Event Server Configuration The Event Server menu contains three sub-menus that allow you to upload images to FTP, send emails that include still images, and store the images to a NAS system. When you complete the required settings for FTP, Email, or Network Storage, click Test to test the related configuration is correct or not.
  • Page 41 - Passive Mode: Select the Enable option to enable passive mode. Event Server Setting >> Email - SMTP Server Address: Enter the mail server address. For example, mymail.com. - Sender Email Address: Enter the email address of the user who will send the email. For example, John@mymail.com. - Sender User Name: Enter the user name to login the mail server.
  • Page 42 Event Server Setting >> Network Storage - Samba Server Address: Enter the IP address of the Network Storage server. - Share: Assign the folder on the Network Storage server to share the files to users. - Path: Assign the path for uploading the files on the Network Storage server.
  • Page 43: Motion Detect

    4.8 Motion Detect The Motion Detect menu contains the command and option that allow you to enable and set up the motion detection feature of the camera. The camera provides two detecting areas. To enable the detecting area, select Window 1 or 2 from the pull- down list, and then select Enable.
  • Page 44: Event Config

    4.9 Event Config The Event Config menu contains five sub-menus that provide the commands to configure event profiles. Event Configuration >> General Setting - Snapshot/Recording Subfolder: You can assign a descriptive name for the subfolder to save the captured image/video files. Otherwise, leave this option blank to use the default setting.
  • Page 45 Event Configuration >> Arrange Schedule Profile This sub-menu displays the scheduled profile(s). To customize the profile, click Add and then enter a descriptive name for the profile in the prompt dialog window. After entering the profile name, click OK and the profile is added to the Schedule Profiles list. To delete the profile, select the profile in the list and click Delete.
  • Page 46 Event Configuration >> Motion Detect Trigger Select the Enable option to enable the motion detect trigger function of the camera, so that you can set Trigger Out function or send captured images within the detecting area to the FTP server, email receiver, Network Storage server, or the connected USB device.
  • Page 47 Event Configuration >> Schedule Trigger You can separately configure the schedule for trigger function of the camera by Email, FTP, or Network Storage. Select the Enable option on each item, and then select a Schedule Profile from the pull-down list and set the Interval time. - 46 -...
  • Page 48 NOTE If the setting value of the Network Storage Recording Time Per Event option in General Setting is longer than the Interval time in Network Storage Schedule, the recorded file will be a continuous video clip. For example, if you set the Network Storage Recording Time Per Event as 10 seconds and the Interval as 5 seconds, recorded file becomes a non-stop video clip because the camera will record a 10-second video clip every 5 seconds.
  • Page 49 Event Configuration >> GPIO Trigger Select the Enable option to enable the GPIO trigger function of the camera, so that you can set Trigger Out function or send captured images within the detecting area to the FTP server, email receiver, Network Storage server, or the connected USB device.
  • Page 50: Tools

    4.10 Tools The Tools menu provides the commands that allow you to restart or reset the camera. You can also backup and restore your configuration, and upgrade the firmware for the camera. Factory Reset Click Reset to restore all factory default settings for the camera. System Reboot Click Reboot to restart the camera just like turning the device off and on.
  • Page 51 Configuration You can save your camera configuration as a backup file on your computer. Whenever you want to resume the original settings, you can restore them by retrieving the backup file. - Backup: Click Get the backup file to save the current configuration of the camera.
  • Page 52: Usb

    4.11 USB The USB menu provides the information and controls of the connected USB device. USB Dismount To safely remove the connected USB device, you can press the Unmount button for four seconds on the camera or click Dismount from this item. USB Information Display the Total space and Free space of the USB device.
  • Page 53: Information

    4.12 Information The Information menu displays the current configuration and events log of the camera. Device Info Display the Basic, Video & Audio, and Network settings of the camera. System Log The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system. - 52 -...
  • Page 54: Appendix

    PPENDIX A.1 Specification Image Sensor Sensor 1/4” color CMOS Resolution 640x480 Video Compression MPEG4/MJPEG Video resolution VGA/QVGA/QQVGA; 30fps max. Audio Input Built-in MIC Output Headphone output jack (Mono) Codec PCM/AMR (AMR is for 3GPP only) User Interface One RJ-45 port Antenna One external antenna Reset...
  • Page 55 System Hardware Processor ARM9 base 32MB SDRAM 8MB NOR Flash Power DC 12V Communication 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet, auto-sensed, Auto-MDIX Protocol support TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, DHCP, NTP, DNS, DDNS, SMTP, FTP, Samba, PPPoE, UPnP, Bonjour, RTP, RTSP, RTCP Pan/Tilt 165 degree (left) to 165 degree (right) Tilt 90 degree (up) to 15 degree (down) Software...
  • Page 56: Gpio Terminal Application

    A.2 GPIO Terminal Application Typically used in association with programming scripts for developing applications for motion detection, event triggering, alarm notification via e-mail, and a variety of external control functions. The GPIO connectors are located on the rear panel of the camera, which provide the interface of connecting the sensor device (IN) and controlled device (OUT).
  • Page 57: Glossary Of Terms

    A.3 Glossary of Terms NUMBERS 10BASE-T 10BASE-T is Ethernet over UTP Category III, IV, or V unshielded twisted-pair media. 100BASE-TX The two-pair twisted-media implementation of 100BASE- T is called 100BASE-TX. ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation, a new technology improved from PCM, which encodes analog sounds to digital form.
  • Page 58 Communication Communication has four components: sender, receiver, message, and medium. In networks, devices and application tasks and processes communicate messages to each other over media. They represent the sender and receivers. The data they send is the message. The cabling or transmission method they use is the medium. Connection In networking, two devices establish a connection to communicate with each other.
  • Page 59 Enterprise An enterprise network consists of collections of networks network connected to each other over a geographically dispersed area. The enterprise network serves the needs of a widely distributed company and operates the company’s mission-critical applications. Ethernet The most popular LAN communication technology. There are a variety of types of Ethernet, including 10Mbps (traditional Ethernet), 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet), and 1,000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet).
  • Page 60 Gateway A gateway links computers that use different data formats together. Group Groups consist of several user machines that have similar characteristics such as being in the same department. Short for hexadecimal refers to the base-16 number system, which consists of 16 unique symbols: the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.
  • Page 61 used to route the information. Your Internet service provider controls the IP address of any device it connects to the Internet. The IP addresses in your network must conform to IP addressing rules. In smaller LANs, most people will allow the DHCP function of a router or gateway to assign the IP addresses on internal networks.
  • Page 62 MJPEG MJPEG (Motion JPEG) composes a moving image by storing each frame of a moving picture sequence in JPEG compression, and then decompressing and displaying each frame at rapid speed to show the moving picture. MPEG4 MPEG4 is designed to enable transmission and reception of high-quality audio and video over the Internet and next-generation mobile telephones.
  • Page 63 PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is a technique for converting analog audio signals into digital form for transmission. PING Packet Internet Groper, a utility used to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. It functions by sending a packet to the specified address and waits for a reply.
  • Page 64 RJ-45 RJ-45 connector is used for Ethernet cable connections. Router A router is the network software or hardware entity charged with routing packets between networks. RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is a data transfer protocol defined to deliver live media to the clients at the same time, which defines the transmission of video and audio files in real time for Internet applications.
  • Page 65 (TCP/IP) Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a widely used transport protocol that connects diverse computers of various transmission methods. It was developed y the Department of Defense to connect different computer types and led to the development of the Internet. Transceiver A transceiver joins two network segments together.
  • Page 66 Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of groups of interconnected computers that are separated by a wide distance and communicate with each other via common carrier telecommunication techniques. WEP is widely used as the basic security protocol in Wi- Fi networks, which secures data transmissions using 64- bit or 128-bit encryption.
  • Page 67: Ce-Certification

    A.4 CE-certification Germering, den 17.06.08 CE-Kennzeichnung und EG-Konformitätserklärung Für das folgend bezeichnete Erzeugnis ALL2282 Pan & Tilt Wireless MPEG4/MJPEG Network Camera Dieses Gerät erfüllt die Anforderungen der EU- Richtlinie: 89/336/EG Richtlinie des Rates zur Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit und die gegenseitige Anerkennung ihrer Konformität.
  • Page 68 61000-4-6: 2003 + A1: 2004 61000-4-8: 1993 + A1: 2000 61000-4-11: 2004 Diese Erklärung wird verantwortlich für den Hersteller/Bevollmächtigten abgegeben: ALLNET Computersysteme GmbH Maistr. 2 82110 Germering Die Konformitätserklärung kann unter der oben genannten Adresse oder im Internet unter http://www.allnet.de/ce-certificates/ eingesehen werden.
  • Page 69: Erklärung Zur Gpl

    Achtung: Bitte beachten sie, dass durch Modifikation der Firmware eines Allnet-Geräts die Garantie auf dieses Gerät verloren geht. Alle Veränderungen an der Firmware geschehen also auf eigenes Risiko, da dieses Gerät dann im Fehlerfall nicht umgetauscht oder sonstwie ersetzt werden kann.
  • Page 70: Support

    A.6 Support Bei allgemeinen Problemen oder der Konfiguration ihres Allnet Produkts erreichen Sie Allnet unter: Allnet GmbH Maistraße 2 82110 Germering Tel.: + 49 / 89 / 894 222 15 Fax.: + 49 / 89 / 894 222 33 www.allnet.de support@allnet.de...

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