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LevelOne
FCS-1081 / FCS-1081A
PoE IP Camera

User Manual

Ver:1.1.0-0710
Copyright (c) 2007 Digital Data Communications Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    LevelOne FCS-1081 / FCS-1081A PoE IP Camera User Manual Ver:1.1.0-0710 Copyright (c) 2007 Digital Data Communications Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 2 Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use.
  • Page 3 ATTENTION All operation please refer to the instruction. Please don’t place the product on unstable desk or bracket. Please avoid any liquid permeate inside of the machine in case damage the product. Before wiring, please follow all electronic safety standards, and using the recommendable power supply adapter.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Before You Use This Product ................2 Package Contents....................2 Hardware Installation ..................2 Software Installation..................4 Install “IP CamLocator” ................... 4 Install “IP CamSecure” ..................5 How to Use IP CamLocator................7 Initial use IP Cam Locator ................7 Configuration of Main Console................ 7 How to Access to the Network Camera............16 Initial accessing the network camera .............16 Configuration of Main Console...............17...

  • Page 5: Before You Use This Product

    This will reduce the risk of accidental electric shock. Since FCS-1081/FCS-1081A is a PoE IP camera, it could work without attaching to power outlet as long as it connects to PoE switch. The Network Camera will first detect Ethernet. Until the Network Camera is connected to Network, the LED will become green and flash.
  • Page 6 To adjust the camera setting Consult with the dealer of the peripherals for correct installation. The Network Camera provides the auto iris lens connector. If the auto iris lens is used, the dip should be adjusted to AI option. And you also have to select VIDEO drive or DC drive lens by select correct iris mode.

  • Page 7: Software Installation

    Software Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. At the end of the hardware installation, the Administrator must place the product software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the PC running in MS Windows.

  • Page 8: Install "Ip Camsecure

    Upon IP CamLocator’s start up, this program searches for LevelOne’s products on the same LAN. After searching, LevelOne Video Servers or Network cameras will be located by the IP CamLocator. There may be several entries shown in the window. The Administrator may differentiate the Network cameras with the model number and MAC address.
  • Page 9 Custom Setup Type: You may install the system to the directory of your preference and choose which feature(s) you want to install to the PC. Hint: You may, for instance, install only Playback and/or LiveView on the PC at home or other remote site from which you do not install the camera but are going to watch them remotely.

  • Page 10: How To Use Ip Camlocator

    IP CamLocator in Windows operation systems. This document focuses on introducing IP CamLocator. Initial use IP Cam Locator Click Start -> Program Files -> LevelOne -> IP Cam Locator -> IP Cam Locator. Configuration of Main Console Main Menu...
  • Page 11 Click this button to get into information of IP CamLocator. Camera The Camera page provides you LevelOne network cameras in the network with information, including product name, IP address, MAC address, model name and model ID. Click on specific network cameras to optimize Video Setup including brightness, contrast, saturation and hue.
  • Page 12 with IP CamLocator. The default password is the MAC address (in capital letters). Connect：After clicking to specific Network cameras in search area and type it with username and password to connect to the network camera in IP CamLocator. You can use the tool bar to optimize video Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue.
  • Page 13 From Device：Click it and press Load to select the specific device in the network. Type it with Username and Password to load configuration from device. Note: • If you have connected to the specific device before, you don’t type it with Username and Password again.
  • Page 14 Serial Number, Firmware Version and hardware version. User The Network Camera default account and password setting is “root/MAC address (in capital letters)”. IP CamLocator provides to assign a password if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others. Use this menu to set the user names and passwords of Administrator and up to 9 different users (User 1 to User 9), and the access right of each user.
  • Page 15 Date Time Current date & time：This displays the current date and time of the camera. PC clock：This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. Adjust：Select one of four time adjusting modes. Keep current setting：Select this mode to keep the current date and time of the camera. Synchronize with PC：Select this mode to make the date and time of the camera the same as the monitoring PC.
  • Page 16 TCP/IP HTTP Port：Select port 80 in general situations. If you want to use a port number other than 80, select the text box and enter a port number between 1024 and 65535. ： Note • When you have set the HTTP port number to a number other than 80 on the Network setting page or in the Setup Program, access the camera by typing the IP address of the camera on the web browser as follows: Example: when HTTP port number is set to 2000...
  • Page 17 Secondary DNS：Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if necessary. PPPoE Use this when you connect the camera through PPPoE (Point -to- Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE connection is the protocol that is widely used in xDSL (digital affiliate line such as ADSL, VDSL or SDSL) as the authentication and connection system.
  • Page 18 DDNS Server Name：Enter the name of the DDNS Server User ID：Enter the user ID for authentication necessary for DDNS connections. Type it up to 64 characters. Password：Enter the password for authentication necessary for DDNS connections. Type it up to 32 characters. Confirm：Re-type the password to confirm.

  • Page 19: How To Access To The Network Camera

    Start your web browser, and enter the IP address or host name of the network camera of LevelOne in the Location / Address field of your browser. Use the default account “root” and default password which is the MAC address (in capital letters).After successful login, there would a screen appear for ActiveX.

  • Page 20: Configuration Of Main Console

    ： Note The default user name and password are set at the factory for the administrator. You can change them in the Account Menu under Setting on later pages. Configuration of Main Console Monitor image Section Camera control panel Main menu...
  • Page 21 Main menu Snapshot Click this button to capture a live image shot by the camera and store the picture in your computer. See details on later pages. Setting This function is only for the Administrator. Click this button to get into the Basic and Advance settings menu.

  • Page 22: Adjusting The Monitor Image

    Audio buttons： ：Speakers turned on. ：Speakers turned off. ：Microphone turned on. ：Microphone turned off. ：Volume control bar. This function is only for Cameras which support audio. ： Note • It means the speakers of your computer are turned on to transmit the sounds from the connected IP camera(s).
  • Page 23 3. You can use the right click of your mouse to move the to any where on the window. Capturing the monitor image You can capture a still image shot by the camera and save it in your computer. 1. Press , and a snapshot window will appear.

  • Page 24: Basic Setting

    Basic Setting Click the “Basic” folder to display the sub folders, including System, Camera, Network, and Account. System Information The Information page provides you with product factory information, including product name, serial number, firmware version, Web version and hardware version.
  • Page 25 Day & Time Current date/time：This displays the current date and time of the camera. PC clock：This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. Date & time format：Click the pulldown box to select among different time display formats, including yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss (year-month-day hour:minute:second), mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss (month-day-year hour:minute:second), and dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss (day-month-year hour:minute:second).
  • Page 26 Reboot：Click this button to reboot the camera. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click OK to proceed. It takes about two minutes to reboot the camera. Factory default：Click this button to reset the camera to the factory default settings. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click OK to proceed, the network indicator on the camera will start to blink.

  • Page 27: Camera

    Camera General Image Rotate：Select to Mirror, Rotate, or Mirror & Rotate the display image. Overlay：Select to add Text Overlay or Privacy Mask on the display screen. The Text Overlay enables users to see Date/Time on the screen. The Privacy Mask enables users to conceal an area of the video image.
  • Page 28 MPEG4 MPEG4 view port Unicast streaming Video/Audio port number : Specify the transmission port number of the video data. It is initially set to 8090. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. ： Note • Unicast streaming：Specify the transmission port number of the video data and audio data used when UDP (Unicast) is selected with the TCP/UDP transmission switching icon in the main viewer.
  • Page 29 MJPEG MJPEG view port Unicast streaming Video/Audio port number : Specify the transmission port number of the video data. It is initially set to 8070. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. ： Note • Unicast streaming：Specify the transmission port number of the video data and audio data used when UDP (Unicast) is selected with the TCP/UDP transmission switching icon in the main viewer.

  • Page 30: Network

    Network The Network Camera default account and password setting is “root/MAC address(in capital letters)”. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others. Information MAC address：Display the MAC address of the camera. Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP)：If a DHCP server is installed on the network, to select this while the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server.
  • Page 31 • When you have set the HTTP port number to a number other than 80 on the Network setting page or in the Setup Program, access the camera by typing the IP address of the camera on the web browser as follows: Example: when HTTP port number is set to 2000 http://192.168.0.100:2000/ PPPoE...
  • Page 32 DDNS Server name：Choose the name of the DDNS Server User ID：Enter the user ID for authentication necessary for DDNS connections. Type it up to 64 characters. Password：Enter the password for authentication necessary for DDNS connections. Type it up to 32 characters. Re-type password：Re-type the password to confirm.
  • Page 33 HTTP port：Enter the HTTP port number and default HTTP port is 80. MPEG4 viewer port：Enter the MPEG4 viewer port number and default MPEG4 viewer port is 8090. MJPEG viewer port：Enter the MJPEG viewer port number and default MJPEG viewer port is 8070.
  • Page 34 SMTP server name：Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server. Authentication：Select the authentication required when you send an email. Off: Select if no authentication is necessary when an email is sent. On: When authentication is necessary an e-mail is sent, select one of the authentication methods from the followings.

  • Page 35: Account

    Account Setting The Network Camera default account and password setting is “root/MAC address(in capital letters)”. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others. Use this menu to set the user names and passwords of Administrator and up to 9 different users (User 1 to User 9), and the access right of each user.

  • Page 36: Advance Setting

    Advance Setting Click the “Advance” folder to display the sub folders, including FTP Client, SMTP, Schedule, Alarm buffer, Motion Detection. FTP Client Use this menu to set up for capturing and sending images to an FTP server. By using FTP client function, you can send the image and audio file which has been shot and recorded linked with the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function to FTP server.
  • Page 37 • The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may decrease while a file is being transmitted by the FTP client function. FTP server name：Type the FTP server name to upload still images up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the FTP server. User name：Type the user name for the FTP server.
  • Page 38 the camera I/O port. Sensor input 3：Click it on for using external sensor which is connected to sensor input3 of the camera I/O port. Sensor input 4：Click it on for using external sensor which is connected to sensor input4 of the camera I/O port.
  • Page 39 None：The name of the sent file will be the Image file name. Date & time：The date & time suffix is added to the Image file name. The date & time suffix consists of lower two-digits of year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits), minute (2 digits) and second (2 digits), and consecutive number (2 digits), thus 14-digit number is added to the file name.

  • Page 40: Smtp

    SMTP Set the SMTP menu when you want to send an image via e-mail. By using Mail (SMTP) function, you can send a mail with attached image which has been shot linked with the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function. The image file can also be sent periodically.
  • Page 41 Off: Select if no authentication is necessary when an email is sent. On: When authentication is necessary an e-mail is sent, select one of the authentication methods from the followings. SMTP: Select if SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. POP before SMTP: Select if POP before SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent.
  • Page 42 Alarm sending：Select On to set to send mail with connection to the alarm detection. File attachment：Set whether an image file is attached to the mail sent or not. When On is selected, the image file made by the settings below is attached. When Off is selected, only the message is sent.
  • Page 43 Periodical sending You can set to send an image file by SMTP server periodically by selecting On to send the image file by SMTP server linked with setting peroid Image file name：Type the file name of the image sent by SMTP up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (under score).

  • Page 44: Schedule

    Schedule When you click Schedule on the Advanced mode menu, the Schedule setting menu appears. This is the same menu as the setting menu which is displayed when you click Schedule to set Effective period and Schedule in FTP client setting menu, e-Mail (SMTP) setting menu, Image memory setting menu, Alarm out setting menu and so on.

  • Page 45: Alarm Buffer

    Alarm Buffer You can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the image and audio before the alarm detection) and the Post - alarm image and audio. These can be set when Alarm sending FTP client setting menu or Image memory setting menu is set to On, and besides when Use alarm buffer is selected.
  • Page 46 Post alarm period：Type it with recording time of the image/audio after the alarm detection. ： Note • The value of Recording capacity differs depending on Image size, Bitrate (for MPEG4) and Image quality (for MJPEG-4 and MJPEG) in the camera setting menu.

  • Page 47: Motion Detection

    Motion Detection When you click Motion Detection on the Advance mode menu, the Motion Detection setting menu appears. There are three Motion Detection functions as sensors to set for different detecting zones. Each one has Threshold and Sensitivity inputs which you can adjust to specific zone sequentially. Motion Detection function can support to FTP, SMTP and Alarm output for capturing and sending images or starting alarm output.

  • Page 48: System Log

    Carry out the following steps： 1. Click On to Motion Detection 1 choose one of eight orders. 2. A detecting zone 1 appears and use mouse to adjust and move the zone boundaries and position. 3. Use tool bar to set Threshold and Sensitivity value. 4.

  • Page 49: Trouble Shooting Sheet

    Trouble shooting sheet After powering up or inserting LAN cable connected to a PoE switch, the Network Camera performs a self-diagnostic to detect any hardware defects. Reset and Restore At the rear side of the camera there is a button hidden in the pinhole as shown in the picture.

  • Page 50: Technical Parameters

    Illumination 1/60~1/100,000(NTSC) Shutter (sec) 1/50~1/110,000(PAL) G.711 PCM 64 kbit/s, ADPCM 32 kbit/s, MP3, A u d io C ode c MPEG4-AAC full duplex(FCS-1081A only) F l as h R OM 32MB SDRAM Digital: 10x Z oo m DC 12V，± 5% Pow er Suppl y 0°C ~ + 50°C...

  • Page 51: Gnu General Public License

    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
  • Page 52 Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
  • Page 53 c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License.
  • Page 54 compilation and installation of the executable. However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable.
  • Page 55 It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system, which is implemented by public license practices.
  • Page 56 FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. All the source code of LevelOne GPL products are uploaded to http://www.level1.com All the users can download freely.

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