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ZMODO IP Camera User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    IP Camera User Manual For further help, please visit www.zmodo.com...
  • Page 2 A n embedded web server allows user to view real-time footage and remotely control the camera via IE web browser. This series of IP camera is well-suited for home and small business, as well as any situation which needs to apply remote network transmission and remote network control.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Product Introduction.................. 2 1.1 Brief Introduction..................2 1.2 Main Features................... 2 1.3 Installation Statement ................1.4 Network IP Camera Connection..............3 2 Log In......................4 3 Preview ......................9 4 System Setting..................11 4.1 Local Configuration.

  • Page 4: Product Introduction

    The software is built off of an efficient Linux system with all code stored in flash memory. This allows the camera to be small in size and extremely reliable. Figure 1-1 Network IP Camera Figure 1-2 Camera Cable Ports 1.2 Main Features...

  • Page 5: Installation Statement

    1.4 Network IP Camera Connection Figure 1-3 Device Connection of Network IP Camera 1: Connect the IP Camera to an open port in your router using a network LAN cable. 2: Connect the included power adapter to the IP Camera so that the camera powers on.

  • Page 6: Log In

    ® 2 Log In When using IE (Internet Explorer) to view the IP camera for the first time, you will have to set the security level for ActiveX controls. 2.1 Set Security Levels Open Internet Explorer, enter the IE Tools menu and go to Tools -->Internet Options --->Security Settings ---->Custom Level.

  • Page 7: Network Configuration

    Click the [Refresh] button on the upper right side of the IPCSearch program. Your IP Camera should appear in the list of items if your IP Camera is successfully connected to the same router as your PC is connected to.
  • Page 8 ® In the Networking tab of the IPC Config menu, you will need to change the settings of the camera to match your router settings: In the IP field, type in the same IP address that appeared as the IPv4 Address on your ipconfig results, but label the last three digits to a larger value such as 101.

  • Page 9: Wifi Configuration

    ® 2.3 WiFi Configuration Double click on the IP Camera that you just saved networking settings on, and click on the "Wifi" tab. Select the check box to enable Wi-Fi. Next, manually set the IP Addr field, Subnet Mask field, and Gateway field to match the settings that appear in the Networking tab of the IPC Config menu.
  • Page 10 ® 2.4 Login To view your IP Camera from Internet Explorer, open an Internet Explorer browser and type your camera’s IP Address into the Internet Explorer browser as it appears in the IPCSearch program: The Default Login Values are the Following:...

  • Page 11: Preview

    ® 3 Preview Figure 3-1 Real-time Preview Interface In the real-time preview interface, the user can control the video channel, record a short video, take a snapshot, full-screen preview, image color, orientation, and PTZ control (if applicable). [Video Channel] Double -click the channel number to open the video feed. Right-click and choose “Close”...
  • Page 12 ® [Image process] The image processing includes: Brightness Contrast Saturation Use the mouse to drag the slider to configure these settings as shown in figure 3-2. The “Reset” button on the camera can be used to recover the default configuration. [Color and Direction Configuration] The image color can be set to either black and white or color.

  • Page 13: System Setting

    ® 4 System Setting 4.1 Local Configuration Figure 4-1 Local Configuration [Video files packaged time] This setting controls the length of the video files recorded. [Video/Captured file storage path] Set file path for local recording and capture. After the file path is selected, click the [Submit] button, and the configuration will take effect immediately.

  • Page 14: Remote Configuration

    ® 4.2 Remote Configuration 4.2.1 Video Setting ·On Screen Display (OSD) control / Character Overlay Figure 4-2 OSD control setting [Title] This is the name of the video channel, and it is displayed on the upper left of the image. The maximum number of characters for this field is 16. Click the check box, and it will display on the screen.
  • Page 15 ® ·Video Code Figure 4-3 Video coding setting [Video Quality] The user can choose the desired image quality: Best, Very Good, Good, Common, and Not Good. [Stream Type] Two types: The two options are CBR (Constant bit rate) and VBR (Variable bit rate). CBR enables constant bit rate encoding; VBR enables variable bit rate encoding.
  • Page 16 ® ·Video Block Figure 4-4 Video shield setting [Video shield switch] Enable or disable the video shield feature. [Shield area setting] You can set the shield area by dragging the mouse with the left button pressed, or cancel the shield box on the shield area by right-clicking the mouse.

  • Page 17: Network Parameter

    [Subnet mask] Default: 255.255.255.0 (It is recommended to not change the Subnet mask.) [Gateway] Set the gateway IP of IPC. For example, if the IP Camera accesses a public network through the router, the gateway IP needs to be the same as the router’s IP Address.
  • Page 18 [Subnet mask] Default: 255.255.255.0 (It is recommended to not change the Subnet mask.) [Gateway] Set the gateway IP of IPC. For example, if the IP Camera accesses a public network through the router, the gateway IP needs to be the same as the router’s IP Address.
  • Page 19 ® [DNS address] If the user has a DDNS account, the DNS address needs to be set to the DNS address of the place to which the device is assigned to in the DNS account. [Hotspot Search Results] After enabling Wi-Fi, the camera will automatically search for wireless networks in the area.
  • Page 20 Now disconnect the network cable, and you can access the IP network camera via Wi-Fi. Note: It is recommended to use WPA or WPA2 Security on your network Wi-Fi modes supported by the IP Camera: 802.11b/g protocol (small power Wi-Fi type) 802.11a/b/g/n protocol (large power Wi-Fi type) ·Listening Port (LPRT)
  • Page 21 ® [Video LPRT] The default video port is 8000.This is the port used for the video portion of the camera. [Mobile phone LPRT] The default mobile port is 9000. This port is used by a smart phone to access your camera. The default ports are recommended for most users.
  • Page 22 ® [Password] Password of ADSL dial-up account, obtained from the internet service provider After setting all parameters, click the [Submit] button. The settings will take effect immediately. ·UPnP(Port Automatically Maps) Figure 4-10 UNPN port mapping setting [Switch] If the router supports UPnP and has it enabled, by checking this box your router will automatically forward your ports.
  • Page 23 ® After setting all parameters, click the [Submit] button. The settings will take effect immediately. Note: Port Mapping can be between 1024~65535. You cannot use a duplicate port number ·E-mail Figure 4-11 E-mail parameters setting This is used to set up the e-mail address and related parameter of the alarm e-mail features.
  • Page 24 ® After setting all parameters, click the [Submit] button. The settings will take effect immediately. Common e-mail server configurations: Gmail E-mail server: SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com SMTP User name:username@gmail.com SMTP Port: 465 SSL: Enabled ·FTP Figure 4-12 FTP parameters setting FTP Settings will send snapshots from alarm based recordings to the FTP server specified.
  • Page 25 ® [Password] This is the password for the user specified above. After setting all parameters, click the [Submit] button. The settings will take effect immediately. ·DDNS Figure 4-13 DDNS parameter setting DDNS allows you to link a hostname to your dynamic IP address. This way when your IP address changes, you will not lose network connection.

  • Page 26: Alarm Setting

    ® 4.2.3 Alarm Setting Figure 4-14 Motion detection setting [Protection time setting] Set the time frame during which you would like motion detection to be active. Select the time, and click the [Save] button. Then the time period selection will take effect. [Motion detection switch] Enable the time frame specified.

  • Page 27: System Information

    ® 4.2.4 System Information Figure 4-15 Version Information Figure 4-16 System time setting...

  • Page 28: Advanced Setting

    ·User Management Figure 4-17 User management interface Each IP camera can be set up to have up to 15 users. The default super user for the system is “admin.” This user cannot be deleted, but the “admin” user password can be changed.
  • Page 29 ® ·Periodic Maintenance Figure 4-18 Periodic maintenance setting [Regular Maintenance] By checking the [Maintaining] box, you are choosing to automatically reboot the camera at a specified day of the week and time of day. It is recommended to reboot the cameras weekly by using this menu. After setting all parameters, click the [Submit].
  • Page 30 Once you have selected the corrected file, click “Update.” During the update, it will display the update progress. After the update has finished, the IP Camera will automatically reboot. Log in to the device again and enter the “Software Update” interface to check whether the system version has been updated.

  • Page 31: Serial Port Setup

    ® 4.2.6 Serial Port Setup Figure 4-20 Serial port setting The serial port settings are for use with an RS-485 interface. The serial port settings must be configured exactly the same as the dip switches for the camera. If all the settings are not correct, the camera’s movement will not work properly.

  • Page 32: Appendix

    ® 5 Appendix Appendix 1 Specification VGA Network Camera Sensor 1/4’’CMOS sensor Pixel 640(H)× 480(V) Picture procession Brightness, contrast, saturation, hue Power 12 V DC @ 500 mA Network interface RJ45 10/100M Camera Indicator light Power indicator light /Status Indicator light Antenna Wi-Fi antenna seat Press and hold the RESET button for 15...
  • Page 33 ® Appendix 3A: Android Phone Setup In order to setup your Android device to view your IP Camera, please follow the manual at: http://www.zmodo.com/media/downloader/zviewer_for_android_1.0.pdf Appendix 3B: iPad/iPhone Setup In order to setup your iOS device to view your IP Camera, please follow the manual at:...
  • Page 34 ® Lifetime Customer Support Informative Knowledge Base at kb.zmodo.com 24/7 Live Support on www.zmodo.com Mailing Address: Champaign Office: 1401 Interstate Drive, Champaign, IL 61822 Los Angeles Office: 17870 Castleton Street, Suite 200, Industry, CA 91748...

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