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  • Page 1 IC-3115W User Manual 06-2012 / v1.0...

  • Page 2: Copyright

    (www.gnu.org) and LPGL(www.gnu.org) Websites to view the terms of each license. The GPL Code and LGPL Code used in Edimax products are distributed without any warranty and are subject to the copyrights of their authors. For details, see the GPL Code and LGPL Code licenses. You can download the firmware-files at http://www.edimax.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Copyright ................................... 1 Contents .................................... 2 Chapter I: Introduction ..............................4 1.1 Features of your New Network Camera ......................... 4 1.2 Safety Instructions ..............................4 1.3 Package Contents ..............................5 1.4 Familiarizing Yourself with Your New Network Camera ..................6 1.5 Installing the Network Camera ..........................
  • Page 4 Chapter VI: System Configuration ........................... 49 6.1 Basic Settings ................................ 49 6.2 Advanced Settings ..............................50 Chapter VII: System Status .............................. 52 7.1 System Information ............................... 52 7.2 System Log ................................54 Chapter VIII: Advanced Operations ..........................56 8.1 Applying for a DynDNS Account ..........................56 8.2 Applying for a Free no-ip.com Account ........................

  • Page 5: Chapter I: Introduction

    Chapter I: Introduction 1.1 Features of your New Network Camera Congratulations on purchasing this miniaturized network camera! Its tiny size maximizes portability and facilitates installation; you can easily install the camera almost anywhere you need video surveillance. If no Ethernet cable is available at the location you wish to install this Network camera, you can use the built-in wireless network capabilities to connect to your network, and save the cost of cabling.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

     The camera will become hot after long periods of use. Refrain from touch the camera with your bare hands, and do not cover this camera with paper or cloth.  If the network camera falls into water while powered, do not attempt to retrieve it yourself! Find a qualified electric technician for help.

  • Page 7: Familiarizing Yourself With Your New Network Camera

    1.4 Familiarizing Yourself with your New Network Camera [Front] Antenna Lens Power / Cloud LED LAN/Wi-Fi/WPS LED Item Description Network camera’s lens. Please keep the lens clean 1 - Lens and do not touch it directly with your finger. 2 – Power/Cloud LED When the camera is first powered on, the camera will initialize itself, and the Power/Cloud LED will light up for approximately 30 seconds.
  • Page 8 [Back] Tripod Connector LAN port WPS / Reset Power Item Description 1 - Tripod connector This mounting hole is compatible with most camera tripod ors camera stands, so you can fix the camera at a secure place. Connects to your local area network. 2 - LAN Connects to the 5V DC power adapter.

  • Page 9: Installing The Network Camera

    1.5 Installing the Network Camera Please follow the following instructions to set up your new network camera. 1. Secure the network camera to the tripod or camera stand using the mounting hole. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port. For first-time installation you’ll generally need an Ethernet cable to perform configuration.

  • Page 10: Installing The Network Camera With Wps

    If everything works as intended, you should see the POWER LED light up (and the Ethernet LED, if an Ethernet cable is inserted). If not, please recheck every step and try again, or ask your dealer of purchase for help. Please note if you configured the network camera to switch LED lights off, the two LED lights won’t light up.

  • Page 11: Chapter Ii: Accessing The Camera's Web Interface

    Chapter II: Accessing the Camera’s Web Interface 2.1 Installing EdiView Finder Please first install the EdiView Finder utility, which allows you to locate all network cameras on the local network. Insert the user manual CD-ROM supplied with the network camera into your CD drive.

  • Page 12: Connecting To The Camera's Web User Interface And Installing The Activex Plugin (Ie Only)

    Note: Preview is only available when the rectangular block is colored blue. 2.2 Connecting to the Camera’s Web User Interface and Installing the ActiveX Plugin (IE only) For first-time installation, you can connect to the network camera by entering its IP address into the address bar of Internet Explorer. The camera’s IP address can be found by running EdiView Finder.
  • Page 13 The network camera’s administrator username is ‘admin’ (lower case) and the password is ‘1234’ by default. Click ‘OK’ or press the ‘ENTER’ key on your keyboard when you finish entering the username and password. When you connect to the network camera for the first time, you may see the following message: This message prompts you to install the ActiveX plugin before you can see the video from Network camera.
  • Page 14 Click ‘Run’ to start installation. After a few seconds, you’ll see this message: For IE9: The message will appear at the bottom of Internet Explorer: Click ‘Run’ to begin installation. You may see a UAC (User Account Control) message after you click the ‘Run’ button:...
  • Page 15 Click ‘Yes’ to continue. Installation will begin: Click ‘Next’ and ‘Install’ when you’re prompted to install ActiveX control. When you see this message, installation is complete:...
  • Page 16 Click ‘Finish’ to close the window. Now, go back to web browser window and login again, you should be able to see camera’s image:...

  • Page 17: Live Video Monitoring

    2.3 Live Video Monitoring To view the live video from the network camera, please log onto the network camera’s web interface as described in the last chapter, and you can see the live video view: When you’re in the other setup pages of the network camera, you can click the ‘Live View’...
  • Page 18 The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description Snapshot Take a snapshot (save a picture) of the current live view. You’ll be prompted to select a folder in your computer to save the snapshot in. Record Start recording video. You’ll be prompted to select a folder in your computer.
  • Page 19 When you’re enlarging an image (i.e. Zoom Factor > 100%), a green rectangle will appear in the image area: Drag the green rectangle to move the position of the enlarged area in the image.

  • Page 20: Chapter Iii: Setting Up The Network Camera

    Chapter III: Setting Up the Network Camera To set up the network camera, please log onto the network camera’s web interface and click the ‘Setup’ link in the upper-right corner: The setup menu will appear: There are five setup categories: Basic, Video, Events, System, and Status, which are located at the left of the web interface.

  • Page 21: Basic Network Settings

    3.1 Basic Network Settings In this menu, you can setup Ethernet network settings. (NOT wireless network!) The descriptions of these items are listed below:...
  • Page 22 Item Description Network Type Select the type of Ethernet connection: Static IP, DHCP, and PPPoE. Please select one from dropdown menu. If you’re not sure, please consult your network administrator or ISP. Static IP: IP: Please assign an IP address to this network camera.
  • Page 23 time, you will have to add a colon and port number after the network camera’s IP address. For example, if the camera’s IP address is 192.168.2.3 and the HTTP port number is 82, you will have to enter ‘http://192.168.2.3:82’ in your web browser’s address bar.

  • Page 24: Wireless

    3.2 Wireless You can establish wireless connections to other network devices such as a network AP.
  • Page 25 When you enter this page, The network camera will scan for wireless devices nearby automatically and display them here. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description Wireless You can enable or disable wireless Connection functionality here. Please note: You can switch wireless network off, but you can’t switch wired Ethernet off.
  • Page 26 select B, G, or N only, then the network camera will be able to communicate with wireless networks of the same operating mode only. Band Select wireless band: 20MHz only or 20/40MHz auto switch. It’s recommended to select ‘Auto 20/40MHz’. Available The network camera will list all nearby Networks...
  • Page 27 Authentication Select authentication type: None: No encryption WEP: Use WEP encryption WPA-PSK: Use WPA with PSK encryption. WPA2-PSK: Use WPA2 with PSK encryption. The authentication type you select here must be identical to the access point’s setting. Encryption Type Select wireless encryption type. This option will vary depending on the authentication type of the network you wish to connect.
  • Page 28 This setting must be identical to the setting of the network you wish to connect to. You can also set up an encrypted wireless connection through WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description Self PinCode Displays the 8-digit pin code of this network camera.

  • Page 29: Dynamic Dns

    3.3 Dynamic DNS If your Internet service provider didn’t issue a fixed IP address, you can use this function to report your current IP address to a dynamic DNS service provider, so you can locate your network camera without having a fixed IP address. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description...
  • Page 30 functionality, or select ‘Disable’ to disable DDNS functionality. Provider Select your dynamic DNS service provider from the dropdown menu. Host Name Input the hostname you registered with the DDNS service provider. User Name Input the user name you registered with the DDNS service provider.

  • Page 31: Date & Time

    3.4 Date & Time You can set up the network camera’s system date and time here. Maintaining a correct system time is very essential when you need to replay recorded video. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description Mode Select date &...
  • Page 32 Manually: Set time manually. NTP: Use NTP (Network Time Protocol) to set up date and time automatically via the network. If you have an Internet connection or there’s a NTP server on your local network, you can select this function to help you keep the network camera’s date and time correct.

  • Page 33: Users

    3.5 Users Besides the default system operator account ‘administrator’, you can add additional operator accounts or user accounts here: Operator accounts can perform all functions and alter configurations of this network camera, while guest accounts can view images only.
  • Page 34 The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description User List Lists all existing operators / users here. To modify an operator / user’s setting, click his / her name here first. User Name Input user’s name here. Password Input user’s password here.
  • Page 35 want to establish a remote video server which allows everyone to view the camera video. If you only want to allow registered users to log in, select ‘Disable’. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made.

  • Page 36: Upnp

    3.6 UPnP When you enable this feature, Windows computers can discover this network camera from Windows Network Neighbor directly, and you don’t have to know this network camera’s IP address in advance (This only works on the local area network). Select ‘Enable’...

  • Page 37: Bonjour

    3.7 Bonjour When you enable this feature, Macintosh computers can discover this network camera from the Safari web browser directly, and you don’t have to know this network camera’s IP address in advance (This only works on local area networks). Select ‘Enable’...

  • Page 38: Chapter Iv: Video Configuration

    Chapter IV: Video Configuration In video configuration setup page, you can change the resolution and frame rate, so you can decide on video quality according to available bandwidth. 4.1 Video Settings You can change resolution and frame rate settings here. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description...

  • Page 39: Image

    Please note: When the environment is dark, this network camera will automatically adjust its frame rate to a lower setting, to provide better video quality by using a longer exposure time. Power frequency Select the AC utility power’s frequency (50 or 60Hz).
  • Page 40 Item Description Brightness / Change the video’s appearance. Change Contrast / these parameters if you don’t like the Saturation / current appearance of the video. Sharpness / Click and drag the blue lever to change the value. Reset to default Click this button to reset all settings back to the default value (50).

  • Page 41: Chapter V: Event Configuration

    Chapter V: Event Configuration This network camera is able to detect motion. You can use this feature to use this network camera as a security alarm, and send the image to you by email or upload the image to an FTP server when there’s motion. 5.1 Motion Detection Setup You can enable or disable motion detection settings here.

  • Page 42: Detection Region

    time; to ignore minor motions, select a longer time. Send snapshot to Select ‘Enable’ to send a snapshot picture E-Mail to a designated email recipient; select ‘Disable’ to disable this feature. Send snapshot to Select ‘Enable’ to upload a snapshot picture to a designated FTP server;...
  • Page 43 (The setup page’s video view window is intentionally set to black so you can see the 3 motion detection regions clearly). The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description Region 1 / Check the box to enable this motion Region 2 / detection region.
  • Page 44 Move the mouse to a corner or the middle of an edge of the motion detection rectangle, and click and drag the mouse. To move the motion detection area: Position the mouse within the motion detection area, and click and drag the mouse.

  • Page 45: Ftp

    5.1.2 FTP You can upload a snapshot picture to an FTP server when motion is detected by this network camera. When you select this setup page, you’ll see the following setup page: The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description FTP Server...
  • Page 46 User Name Input the user name required by the FTP server. Password Input the password of the FTP server. Port Input the port number of the FTP server, this should an integer between 1 and 65535. Please don’t change this value unless so instructed by the FTP server’s administrator.

  • Page 47: Smtp

    5.1.3 SMTP You can send a snapshot picture by email when motion is detected by this network camera. When you select this setup page, you’ll see the following setup page: The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description...
  • Page 48 Public Server If you’re using Hotmail, Yahoo mail, or Google mail, select the appropriate item from the dropdown menu, and the network camera will fill in the SMTP server address and port number for you automatically. SMTP Server Input the host name or IP address of the SMTP server.
  • Page 49 Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made. You can also click ‘Send a test E-mail’ button to send a test email to the SMTP server, and a message box will appear to indicate if the email was successful, so you can determine if the parameters you set in this page are correct.

  • Page 50: Chapter Vi: System Configuration

    Chapter VI: System Configuration You can configure the basic system settings in this setup page, or backup / restore system configurations. 6.1 Basic Settings You can set the camera’s name and password here. You can also change the behavior of LED lights. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description...

  • Page 51: Advanced Settings

    by select ‘off’ here, so other people can’t tell if the network camera is active. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made. 6.2 Advanced Settings You can save or restore the network camera’s configuration file here. You can also reboot the network camera remotely here.
  • Page 52 current configurations as a file and save it on your computer’s hard drive. Restore Config Click the ‘Browse’ button to select a previously-saved configuration file on your computer’s hard drive, and then click ‘Apply’ to upload the configuration file. Reboot Now Click this button to reboot the network camera.

  • Page 53: Chapter Vii: System Status

    Chapter VII: System Status You can view the status of this network camera, which is helpful when you need to do detailed configuration, or debug. 7.1 System Information You can see system-wide information of this network camera here.
  • Page 54 A system information summary page will appear, similar to this:...

  • Page 55: System Log

    7.2 System Log The network camera’s usage and actions will be displayed here. The system log will appear here, you can use the scroll bar to view logs, with some adjustable parameters: The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Description Log Level...
  • Page 56 This network camera supports syslog log servers. Remote Log Input the IP address or host name of the Server log server you wish to use. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made.

  • Page 57: Chapter Viii: Advanced Operations

    Chapter VIII: Advanced Operations In this chapter, you’ll learn how to apply for a DYNDNS account to use with this network camera when you don’t have a fixed IP address, and view the video of this network camera on your iPhone. 8.1 Applying for a DynDNS Account If your ISP issues you with an IP address that is not fixed, please follow the following instructions to apply for a free DynDNS account, to get a host name...
  • Page 58 3. Fill in all fields that appear in this menu, and click the ‘Create Account’ button to create a new account. You’ll be prompted if the account you selected is not available. 4. When you see this image, you’ll receive an e-mail confirmation at the e-mail box you registered with dyndns.org.
  • Page 59 5. Check your e-mail box and you should be able to see the confirmation e-mail. Click the link to connect to the dyndns.org website and complete the registration procedure. If you didn’t get the mail, please re-check the e-mail address, or click the ‘resending it’ link in last step. Also, if nothing happen after you click the link in the message, please copy the link text and paste it into your web browser’s address bar.
  • Page 60 7. Click the ‘Create Hostname’ button. 8. In this page: Input the hostname of your choice in the ‘Hostname’ field, Select a domain name from the dropdown menu, Select ‘Host with IP address’ for ‘Service Type’, Input the current IP address in the ‘IP Address’ field (or click the link below to use the detected IP address to fill this field’.
  • Page 61 9. Click ‘Add to cart’ continue. 10. Click ‘Next’ to continue.

  • Page 62: Applying For A Free No-Ip.com Account

    11. Click ‘Activate Services’ to continue. 12. When you see this message, it indicates your free dyndns.org hostname mapping service has been activated. You can go to chapter 2-2-3 to use your dyndns.org username, password, and hostname + domain name to locate your network camera on the Internet even you’re using dynamic IP addresses! 8.2 Applying for a Free no-ip.com Account It’s very likely your IP address (the Internet location) keeps changing every few...
  • Page 63 2 network cameras at “My home”. The following are steps to apply for an account named “your-name.no-ip.org” at http://www.no-ip.com and how this account is configured in an Edimax router. Note: http://www.no-ip.com is not a branch or affiliate of Edimax. No commercial relation is involved between these 2 companies.
  • Page 64 Click “Add a Host”. Fill in the host name and select a host from the drop down list. Click “Create Host” to complete the process. Now, you could locate your home network camera using http://your-name.no-ip.org.

  • Page 65: Chapter Ix: Windows Surveillance Utility

    Chapter IX: Windows Surveillance Utility Besides using web browser to operate this network camera, you can also use the Windows utility, which provides faster access to all functions of this network camera. 9.1 Installing the Network Camera Administration Software 1. Double-click the Setup_Viewer_xxx file to start installation.
  • Page 66 2. Click ‘Next’ to continue. 3. You can uncheck the boxes here if you don’t want to create a desktop / quick launch icon, and click ‘Next’ to continue. 4. Please check if everything’s correct here. If you want to change any settings, click ‘Back’...
  • Page 67 5. Installation procedures take a few seconds to a few minutes to complete, please be patient. 6. Installation is complete when you see this message. You can click ‘Finish’ to finish installation procedures and launch the utility, or uncheck the ‘Launch IPCam Surveillance Software’...

  • Page 69: Using The Network Camera Surveillance Software

    9.2 Using the Network Camera Surveillance Software You can select the ‘IPCam Surveillance Software’ icon from your desktop, quick launch bar, or start menu to start the network camera surveillance software. Before you start: The network camera surveillance software will only work when your monitor’s resolution is ‘1024 x 768’.
  • Page 70 You can put the mouse cursor on a certain component and see its button name. For detailed descriptions of all buttons: Item Description Video display The image of all connected cameras will be area displayed here. Language Select a language from this dropdown menu to change the display language.
  • Page 71 cameras. Recording Start video recording. Configure Software / camera configuration. Playback Play back a recorded video file. Snapshot Take a snapshot of current the camera image. Message Displays all system messages. display Close window Terminates network camera surveillance (stop software. surveillance) Minimize Minimizes network camera surveillance...

  • Page 72: Configuring The Network Camera Surveillance Software

    9.3 Configuring the Network Camera Surveillance Software 9.3.1 Camera Configuration Before you use this network camera surveillance software, you must configure the camera(s) you wish to connect. Please click the ‘System configure’ button and a popup menu will appear: Please select ‘Configure Cameras’ to configure cameras: Note: If you’re prompted by a Windows security alert which asks you if you want to block ‘IPCamViewer’...
  • Page 73 9.3.1.1 “Camera” Settings In this tab you can configure all the cameras you wish to connect to. Up to 16 cameras can be connected simultaneously: Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. Camera All cameras found on your local network will Search...
  • Page 74 Name* Input the name of the camera here. The default name is the first 6 bytes of the camera’s MAC address; you can change the name of the camera so you can remember the camera’s location or purpose easily. Model Displays the model of the selected camera, this field cannot be changed.
  • Page 75 9.3.1.2 Scheduled Recording In this tab, you can setup scheduled video recording, so you can record the video captured by all cameras you have according to a pre-defined schedule. Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. One Time You can specify the one-time schedule for a selected Schedules...
  • Page 76 Please specify the time duration of this one-time schedule (the date and time of ‘From’ and ‘To’), then click ‘OK’ to save settings. Please note you must set a schedule that will happen in the future, you cannot set a schedule in the past.
  • Page 77 duration of video recording in the ‘Period’ field (format is HH:MM:SS), and the end time will be calculated automatically and displayed in the ‘To’ field. You can also click the ‘All Time Record’ button to define a recording schedule that will be executed every weekday, from 12:00:00AM to 11:59:59PM.
  • Page 78 9.3.1.3 Audio For cameras that support audio, you can use this tab to decide if you wish to hear the audio captured by the selected camera. Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. Mute Audio Check this box and the network camera surveillance software will not play the audio...
  • Page 79 9.3.1.4 Motion-Triggered Recording With this function activated, only motions captured by the camera will be recorded, so you don’t have to waste hard disk storage space on images you don’t need to pay attention to. WARNING: For applications where security is of high priority, it’s not recommended to use this function, since some tiny changes you may need to know about may not be enough to trigger the camera and the camera will not start recording.
  • Page 80 when motion detected by the camera. is triggered Send mail Send an email to a pre-defined address when when motion a motion has been detected by the camera. is triggered Save settings in this tab. Cancel Discard all settings in this tab.

  • Page 81: General Settings

    9.3.2 General Settings You can set system-wide settings of this network camera surveillance software in this menu. 9.3.2.1 General All general settings such as the file storage directory and recording spaces can be set here. Here are the descriptions of all settings:...
  • Page 82 Item Description Data Set the directory (folder) you wish to store the Directory recorded video and captured image. You can click the ‘Browse’ button to pick a directory on your hard disk. Free Displays remaining storage space. Recording Space Max Video Defines the maximum file size of every video File Size file.
  • Page 83 9.3.2.2 Email Setting If you want to use the motion detection function and wish to receive an email that contains the image captured by the camera, please set up your email related parameters here first. Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Description E-Mail Subject Specify the subject of the sent email.
  • Page 84 Address Click this button and you’ll be prompted to input the email address. Click ‘OK’ to save changes. Edit Select an email address from the ‘Recipient E-Mail Address’ box, and click ‘Edit’ to edit the email address. Delete Delete the selected email address. Sender E-Mail Specify the email address that will appear as Address...
  • Page 85 receive email). Please refer to the settings in your email software or ask your ISP / network administrator if you’re not sure about this. SMTP Input the SMTP password of your SMTP server Password here. In most cases, it’s the same as your POP3 password (the one you use to receive email).
  • Page 86 Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Description Enable Requires password authentication when this software starts. Disable Password authentication is not required when this software starts. Password Input the password you wish to use here. Confirm Input the password you wish to use here Password again.

  • Page 88: Changing The Display Layout

    9.4 Changing the Display Layout This network camera surveillance software provides 8 display layouts: Every layout displays a different number of cameras in different arrangements, you can click the icon that represents a specific layout, and the video display area will change accordingly. Layout style Displays the video of 1 camera only.
  • Page 89 Layout style Displays the video of up to 6 cameras. 3: 6 Cameras Layout style Displays the video of up to 8 cameras. 4: 8 Cameras Layout style Displays the video of up to 9 cameras. 5: 9 Cameras Layout style Displays the video of up to 10 cameras.
  • Page 90 Layout style Displays the video of up to 13 cameras. 7: 13 Cameras Layout style Displays the video of up to 16 cameras. 8: 16 Cameras...

  • Page 91: Full-Screen Mode

    9.5 Full-Screen Mode If you want to use all available space on your monitor to display the surveillance image, you can click the ‘Full Screen’ button to switch the display mode to full-screen mode. To exit full-screen mode, press the ‘ESC’ key.

  • Page 92: Scan

    9.6 Scan If you have more than one camera configured, and you wish to switch the display image between cameras, you can click the ‘Scan’ button to switch between all configured cameras. NOTE: If a camera is configured but disconnected, it will still be displayed in a scan sequence (you’ll see nothing and you’ll see the text ‘Disconnected’...

  • Page 93: Zoom-In/Zoom-Out

    9.7 Zoom-In/Zoom-Out For cameras that support the zoom-in / zoom-out function, you can use this function to see more objects within the camera’s view, or enlarge the image size of a certain object to see it in detail. Please select a camera in the video display area by clicking on its image, then click the button to see more objects within the camera’s view, or click to enlarge the image size of a certain object to see it in more detail (before...

  • Page 94: Ptz

    9.8 PTZ For cameras that support pan - tilt functions, you can change the direction that the camera points to, to see different places that fall within the camera’s view. Please select a camera in the video display area by clicking on its image, and then click the directions you wish the camera to move to (total 8 directions available).

  • Page 95: Snapshot

    9.9 Snapshot You can take a snapshot of a selected camera and save it to a ‘Snapshot’ sub-folder in a pre-defined data directory. Click the snapshot button once to take a snapshot; you can take as many snapshots as you want until the hard disk is full.

  • Page 96: Recording

    9.10 Recording You can start video recording a selected camera’s image by clicking the ‘Start Recording’ button: When recording starts, you’ll see a message displayed in the message display box, such as ‘1/1 10:00:00, Camera 2 Start Manual’, which means camera 2 started recording manually on 1/1 at 10:00:00.

  • Page 97: Video Playback

    9.11 Video Playback You can playback all recorded video by clicking this button. A new window will appear: You have to search the video file before you can play it. There are two kinds of video search: Time Search (search all videos file that fall within a specific period of time) and Motion Search (search all videos recorded by the motion detection function and fall within a specific period of time).

  • Page 98: Chapter X: Accessing The Network Camera Remotely

    To install the EdiView Network Camera application on an iOS device, do the following: (1) Search for Edimax EdiView to download and install the application. (2) When the application is successfully installed the EdiView icon is shown on the screen.
  • Page 99 There are two ways to add a network camera to the camera list:  Automatically scan and add available cameras located on the network.  Manually enter a network camera’s information. Automatically Adding a camera When the EdiView application is launched, it automatically searches the LAN for all Edimax network cameras.
  • Page 100 If cameras are found, they are shown in the camera list. If no camera is found, an empty list is shown. Tap Add New Camera to manually add a network camera Manually Adding a Network Camera on a LAN in IP Mode Note: Cameras added in IP mode can only be accessed on the local network.
  • Page 101 Tap the Cloud / IP Mode button to set the mode to IP. Enter information into the following fields: Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes.
  • Page 102 Manually Adding a Network Camera on the Cloud with Cloud Mode Note: Cameras added this way can be accessed from anywhere an Internet connection is available. Tap the Cloud / IP mode button to set the mode to Cloud. Enter information into the following fields:...
  • Page 103 Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes. iOS Surveillance Software Configuration Options The EdiView application automatically searches the LAN for existing Edimax network cameras and adds them to the camera list. Tap a camera in the list to edit the configuration settings.
  • Page 104 Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes.
  • Page 105 Configuring Network Settings on the Cloud with Cloud Mode Tap the text box of a parameter and enter new information to change the network configuration settings. Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes.
  • Page 106 Configuring Video Display Parameters Tap the parameter and enter new information to change the video display configuration settings.
  • Page 107 Note: Use a lower video quality when network bandwidth is low. Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes. Removing a Network Camera from the List To remove a network camera from the list, do the following: Tap Edit, and tap to remove the selected camera.
  • Page 108 Tap Delete to remove the network camera from the list.
  • Page 109 Main Menu Buttons To show the EdiView menu buttons, press the menu button on the iOS device. The EdiView menu buttons perform the following functions: View live images of network cameras. View a list of events, or movements, for a network camera. Use Google Maps to locate network cameras.
  • Page 110 To view events, which are motions detected by the network camera, tap the Events button.
  • Page 111 Select a network camera to show an event list. Tap an event to see an enlarged image.
  • Page 112 Note: If your network camera uses a resolution of 1280x960, you may see a warning message regarding changing the resolution. You can use the Map feature to mark your network cameras on Google Maps so you can locate them and remember their physical locations easily. Note: You need an active Internet connection to show a map on your iOS device.
  • Page 113 Note: A red pin indicating the location of the network camera is placed at the center of the map. When you have found the location where the network camera is installed, tap the Locate button at the upper-right corner of your iOS device, and a camera list will be shown.

  • Page 114: Configuring The Android Surveillance Software

    10.2 Configuring the Android Surveillance Software To install the EdiView Network Camera application on an Android device, follow these instructions: (1) Launch the Android Market.
  • Page 115 (2) Tap the magnifier icon at the upper-right corner of the Android market and enter ediview in the search field. (3) Tap EdiView to download and install the application.
  • Page 116 (4) At the installation confirmation screen, tap Install to start installation or Cancel to exit . (5) The installation status appears on screen. The process may take several minutes depending on connection speed.
  • Page 117 (6) When the application is successfully installed, “Application installed” is shown on the screen. (7) Tap Open to launch the EdiView application or tap Done to close the window.
  • Page 118 Automatically Adding a camera When the EdiView application is launched, it automatically searches the LAN for all Edimax network cameras You can launch EdiView by clicking the ‘EdiView’ icon in ‘All Applications. If a camera is found, it is shown in the camera list.
  • Page 119 If no camera is found, tap OK to close the information dialogue. Tap Manually to manually add a new network camera.
  • Page 120 Manually Adding a Network Camera on a LAN in IP Mode Note: Cameras added in IP mode can only be accessed on the local network Tap the Cloud / IP Mode button to set the mode to IP.
  • Page 121 Enter information into the following fields: Tap Add to add the camera to the list. Tap Cancel to discard the changes. Manually Adding a Network Camera on the Cloud with Cloud Mode...
  • Page 122 Note: Cameras added this way can be accessed from anywhere an Internet connection is available. Tap the Cloud / IP Mode button to set the mode to Cloud. Enter information into the following fields: Tap Add to add the camera to the list. Tap Cancel to discard the changes.
  • Page 123 Android Surveillance Software Configuration Options The EdiView application automatically searches the LAN for existing Edimax network cameras and adds them to the camera list. Tap on a camera’s icon in the list to edit the configuration settings. Configuring Network Settings on a LAN in IP Mode...
  • Page 124 Tap Done to save the changes. Tap Cancel to discard the changes.
  • Page 125 Configuring Network Settings on the Cloud with Cloud Mode Tap the text box of a parameter and enter new information to change the network configuration settings. Tap Done to save the changes. Tap Cancel to discard the changes.
  • Page 126 Configuring Video Display Parameters Tap the parameter and enter the new information to change the video display configuration settings. Tap the button. Drag the slider bars right or left to configure brightness, saturation, sharpness, video quality and pan/tilt speed. Tap Done to save the changes. Tap Cancel to discard the changes. Removing a Network Camera from the List To remove a network camera from the list, do the following: Tap a camera in the list and hold.
  • Page 127 When the Delete Network Camera dialogue appears, remove your finger.
  • Page 128 Tap Yes to remove the network camera from the list. Tap No to leave the camera on the list. Main Menu Buttons To show the EdiView menu buttons, press the menu button on the Android device. The EdiView menu buttons perform the following functions: View live images of network cameras.
  • Page 129 Taking a Snapshot To take a snapshot of the current live image and save it on your Android device, tap the button. You’ll see a Save Snapshot message appear, which indicates a snapshot has been taken. Viewing Multiple Cameras If you have more than one network camera, tap the button to see the images of up to four network cameras at the same time.
  • Page 130 Tap the button to see up to twelve network cameras at the same time.
  • Page 131 Viewing an Event Image When a new event, or movement, has been detected by the network camera, icon appears in the network camera list. Tap the icon to see the list of events. All events are displayed along with the time the event was triggered.
  • Page 132 Tap the event to see an enlarge picture. The image of the event is displayed along with the time it was triggered. To see an enlarged picture, hold the Android device horizontally.
  • Page 133 Save an Event Image Snapshot To save a snapshot of this event, tap the button. The message “Event Image saved” indicates the image has been saved successfully. Mapping a Camera Use the mapping feature to make the location of the network camera on Google Maps.
  • Page 134 Note: Using the Android device indoors may hinder the service’s ability to find the device location. To manually find the device’s location, drag a finger over the map in a direction until the desired location is found. A blue pin is placed at the center of the map to mark the location of the network camera.
  • Page 135 When you find the location where a network camera is installed, press the Menu button on your Android device and tap Locate and a camera list is shown. Select the network camera you wish to mark on the map. Refreshing the Camera List If new cameras are added or removed from the network, scan the network again to update your camera list.

  • Page 137: Configuring Myedimax.com

    (1) To access myedimax.com, enter [MAC address].myedimax.com into the web browser’s address bar, where [MAC address] is the twelve character MAC address of the Edimax network camera. The MAC address can be found on the camera, or by running the EdiView Finder utility.
  • Page 138 password is 1234 (4) Click OK to continue. (5) The network camera can now be controlled from the applet. Configuring the Network Camera from myedimax.com The network camera can be operated and configured by clicking the configuration icon on the toolbar located below the image.
  • Page 139 To configure the network camera, click to show the configuration menu window. Use the slider controls to change the image brightness, saturation, sharpness, video quality and pan & tilt speed. Use the dropdown lists to change the video resolution and operating language. Click Apply to save the changes or Cancel to discard them.

  • Page 140: Troubleshooting

    10.4 Troubleshooting Please don’t panic if you find this network camera is not working properly. Before you send this network camera back to us, you can do some simple checks to save your time: Problem description Possible solution(s) Can’t connect to the 1) Please check the IP address of the network network camera camera again.

  • Page 141: Appendix A

    Appendix A This network camera’s default IP address is 192.168.2.3, and you must use a computer that uses 192.168.2.x IP address to connect to this default IP. Please follow the following instructions to set up your computer’s IP address: 1. Please click the ‘Start’ button and then click ‘Control Panel’. 2.
  • Page 142 3. If you didn’t see ‘Network and Internet’ in control panel, please look for the ‘Network and Sharing Center’ icon and double-click it. 4. Click ‘Local Area Connection’ 5. Click ‘Properties’ 6. Click ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’.
  • Page 143 7. Click ‘Use the following IP address’, and then input ‘192.168.2.1’ in ‘IP address’ and ‘255.255.255.0’ in ‘Subnet mask’, as shown below. Click ‘OK’ when finished, and close all windows you opened...

  • Page 144: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    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 FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 145 version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. EU Countries Not Intended for Use None...

  • Page 146: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd., declare under our sole responsibility, that the equipment described below complies with the requirements of the European R&TTE directive (2006/95/EC). Equipment : 1.3Mpx Wireless Network Camera Model No. : IC-3015Wn Report No. :...
  • Page 147 Notice According to GNU General Public License Version 2 This product includes software that is subject to the GNU General Public License version 2. The program is free software and distributed without any warranty of the author. We offer, valid for at least three years, to give you, for a charge no more than the costs of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code.
  • Page 148 intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program. You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee.
  • Page 149 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients’...

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