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1-Channel Video Server
IVS-110
User's Manual
Version: 3.00
Date: April. 2009

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  • Page 1 1-Channel Video Server IVS-110 User’s Manual Version: 3.00 Date: April. 2009...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2009 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 1-Channel Internet Video Server Model: IVS-110 Rev: 3.0 (April, 2009) Part No. EM-IVS110v3...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    2.7 UPnP Function ....................18 2.7.1 Windows XP..................18 2.7.2 Windows Vista ..................22 2.8 Setup ActiveX to use the IVS-110 ..............24 2.8.1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP ..........24 2.8.2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP ..........25 2.8.3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista..........
  • Page 5 3.7.3 Maintenance..................51 3.8 Video........................53 3.8.1 Common ....................53 3.8.2 MPEG4/VGA ..................54 3.8.3 MPEG4/QVGA..................55 3.8.4 MPEG4/QQVGA................... 56 3.8.5 VIDEO/JPEG..................57 3.9 Audio........................58 3.10 User ......................... 59 3.11 E-Mail....................... 60 3.12 Object Detection .................... 61 3.13 Event Server ....................62 3.13.1 FTP Server..................
  • Page 6: Introduction

    It can stream digitized video over an office network in the same way that current IP cameras do. With the use of an IVS-110 attached to an analog camera, all elements of an existing surveillance system can be upgraded and network into a new IP surveillance system. The IVS-110 can send live video and audio via the internet to a web browser anywhere over the world.
  • Page 7: Package Contents

    NOTE : 1. If any of the above items are missing, please contact your dealer immediately. 2. Using the power supply that is not the one included in IVS-110 packet will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
  • Page 8: Basic Setup

    2. Basic Setup This chapter provides details of installing and configuring the IVS-110 2.1 System Requirements Network Interface 10/100MBase-TX Ethernet Monitoring System Recommended for Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Basic System Hardware · CPU: Pentium 4, 3.0GHz or above · Memory Size : 512 MB (512 MB or above Recommended ) ·...
  • Page 9: Physical Details

    IVS-110 to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network switch or hub. The LAN socket is compliant with IEEE802.3af standard PoE interface. NOTE: If you need to connect the IVS-110 to PC or notebook directly, you should use cross over cable instead.
  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    3. Plug an Ethernet cable into IVS-110 Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN socket located on the IVS-110’s panel and attach it to the network. If there has a PoE switch in your network, you can connect the IVS-110 LAN cable to this PoE switch to obtain power.
  • Page 11: Initial Utility Installation

    400mA maximum. 2.4 Initial Utility Installation This chapter shows how to quick set up your IVS-110. The IVS-110 is with the default settings. However to help you find the networked camera quickly the windows utility-IP Wizard can search the cameras in the network that shall help you to configure some basic setting before you started advanced management and monitoring.
  • Page 12 3. The “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for IP Wizard” will display on the screen and click “Next” to continue. 4. Please click “Next” to install with original settings, or you may click “Change…” button to modify the install folder then press “Next” to continue.
  • Page 13 5. Please click “Install” to start the installation. 6. Please click “Finish” to complete the installation 7. Please double-click the utility icon on the desktop then you will see the IVS-110 utility.
  • Page 14: Ip Wizard

    IVS-110’s IP address and set up related parameters in the IVS-110. Search Button: When click Search button, a searching window will pop up. IP Wizard is starting to search IVS-110 on the LAN. The message “No Network Devices Is Found” will appear on this window if IP Wizard cannot find any camera on the LAN.
  • Page 15 Wizard Button: When IP Wizard finds your camera, Wizard button will become available. Please select the device you would like to configure in the Information Box. The device will turn into yellow which means this device is selected; please press “Wizard” button. Or you could double click the mouse left key on the selected camera.
  • Page 16: Configure With Ip Wizard

    2.6 Configure With IP Wizard After pressing Installation Wizard, please key in Username and Password of the device when login dialog box appears on the screen. You can login the setup page if authorized name and password is correct. Default username/password for machine login: admin/<no password> Wizard Page 1: Username and Password This page is about the change of the authorized user name and password of the selected device.
  • Page 17 If there is a DHCP server in your network environment and you select “DHCP IP”, IVS-110 can automatically obtain an IP address. If you don’t have DHCP server or you want to use fixed IP address, please select “Static IP” and fill in the following fields with proper parameters.
  • Page 18 Note: If no IP address is assigned after 30 seconds, the IVS-110 will work with its default IP address 192.168.0.20. User may now open your web browser, and key in http://192.168.0.20 the address bar of your web browser to logon IVS-110’s web configuration page.
  • Page 19: Upnp Function

    2.7 UPnP Function NOTE: Windows 2000 does not support UPnP feature. 2.7.1 Windows XP  UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device.
  • Page 20 The “Add or Remove Programs” will display on the screen and click Add/Remove Widows Components to continue. The following screen will appear, select Networking Services and click Details to continue...
  • Page 21 The “Networking Services” will display on the screen, select Universal Plug and Play and click OK to continue. Please click Next to continue...
  • Page 22 The program will start installing the UPnP automatically. You will see the below pop-up screen, please wait while Setup configures the components. Please click Finish to complete the UPnP installation...
  • Page 23: Windows Vista

    Double-click My Network Places on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with IVS-110 to view your device in an internet browser. 2.7.2 Windows Vista  UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals.
  • Page 24 Double-click My Network Places on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with IVS-110 to view your device in an internet browser.
  • Page 25: Setup Activex To Use The Ivs-110

    The IVS-110 web pages communicate with the IVS-110 using an ActiveX control. The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the IVS-110 and installed on your PC. Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow for the web page to work correctly. To use the IVS-110, user must setup his IE browser as follows: 2.8.1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP ...
  • Page 26: Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Xp

    ”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. Set the first 3 items • Allow previously unused ActiveX control to run… • Allows Script lets • Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for IVS-110.
  • Page 27: Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Vista

    ”Internet Options…” ”Security” ”Trusted Sites” ”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. • Enable “Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls” • Prompt “Initialize and script active controls not marked….” By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for IVS-110.
  • Page 28: Web-Based Management

    Use the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the IVS-110. Once connected, you can add the IVS-110 to your Browser’s Favorites or Bookmarks. Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the IVS-110. The Default IP: “...
  • Page 29 After the ActiveX control was installed and run, the first image will be displayed. NOTE: If you log in the IVS-110 as an ordinary user, setting function will be not available. If you log in the IVS-110 as the administrator, you can perform all the settings...
  • Page 30: Live View

    Monitor Image Section De-Interlace Video Information Monitor Image Section The image shot by the IVS-110 is shown here. The date and time are displayed at the top of the window. Video Profile The IVS-110 support multi-profile for both MEPG-4 and M-JPEG simultaneously.
  • Page 31 : Disable de-interlace function. : Enable de-interlace function. Setting Menu This function is detail setting for IVS-110 that only available for user logged into IVS-110 as administrator. Item Action Configure Network settings such as DHCP, Network DDNS, 3GPP, PPPoE and UPnP...
  • Page 32: Zoom Control

    PTZ Control Click to display the following control panel: Hide PTZ Control Camera Direction Focus Control Zoom Control Camera Speed Preset Go Tour Tour Auto Pan Hide PTZ Control Click the icon will hide the PTZ control function. Camera Direction Control camera up/down/left/right and home position.
  • Page 33: Activex Control

    3.4 ActiveX Control The plug-in ActiveX control supports a lot of functions by clicking the left mouse button. Note that this feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft® Internet Explorer. On the ActiveX control icon, click the LeftMouseButton, then a menu pop-up. This menu provides features that are unique to the ActiveX control.
  • Page 34: Digital Zoom

    3.4.1 Digital Zoom Click Digital Zoom to active this function as above. User can drag or scale the box over the video to adjust zoom ratio and position. 3.4.2 Record Click Record to activate this function. Press Record button to start recording. The video file is saved as ASF format into your local PC.
  • Page 35: Snapshot

    3.4.3 Snapshot Click Snapshot to activate this function. Press Snapshot button to take a picture. The image file is saved as JPEG format into your local PC. Select Browser, the pop-up window to select the save path and file name prefix, select OK to continue. If you like to retrieve the saved image, select the file to display the saved image by using any one of graph editing tools.
  • Page 36: Statistics

    3.4.5 Statistics Click Statistics to activate this function. A window will be popup to show the statistics information of the streaming status. Note that this information is the statistics between the device and your local PC. 3.4.6 About Click About to show the ActiveX information...
  • Page 37: Network

    3.5 Network Use this menu to configure the network to connect the device and the clients. 3.5.1 Network This section provides the menu of connecting the device through Ethernet cable. MAC Address Display the Ethernet MAC address of the device. Note that user cannot change it.
  • Page 38 Subnet Mask Subnets allow network traffic between hosts to be separated based on the network's configuration. In IP networking, traffic takes the form of packets. IP subnets advance network security and performance to some level by organizing hosts into logical groups. Subnet masks contain four bytes and usually appear in the same "dotted decimal"...
  • Page 39: Ddns Server

    3.5.2 DDNS server DDNS: Stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server The device supports DDNS. If your device is connected to xDSL directly, you might need this feature. However, if your device is behind a NAT router, you will not need to enable this feature. Because DDNS allows the device to use an easier way to remember naming format rather than an IP address.
  • Page 40: Pppoe

    PPPoE: Stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet A standard builds on Ethernet and Point-to-Point network protocol. It allows IVS-110 connect to Internet with xDSL or cable connection; it can dial up your ISP and get a dynamic IP address. For more PPPoE and Internet configuration, please consult your ISP.
  • Page 41: Streaming

    3.5.4 Streaming RTSP is a streaming control protocol, and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP, multicast and Unicast, and for negotiating codecs. RTSP can be considered a "remote control" for controlling the media stream delivered by a media server. RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol for the actual transport of audio/video data.
  • Page 42: Upnp

    3.5.5 UPnP UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled Network Camera. If your operating system is UPnP enabled, the device will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to “My Network Places.”...
  • Page 43: Ip Filter

    3.5.6 IP Filter You can enter different user’s IP address which are allowing enter or denying by the device. IP Filter To enable or disable the IP filter function here. IP Filter Policy Choose the filter policy where is denying or allowing.
  • Page 44: Ip Notification

    3.5.7 IP Notification In case the IP address is changed, system is able to send out an email to alert someone if the function is enabled. SMTP Notification (e-mail) If enable this function, then the “Send to“ and “Subject” field need to be filled.
  • Page 45 HTTP Login Password Type the password for the HTTP server. Proxy Address Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP Proxy. Proxy Port Set port number of Proxy. Proxy Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP Proxy. Proxy Login Password Type the password for the HTTP Proxy.
  • Page 46: Camera

    3.6 Camera Use this menu to set the function of the camera of IVS-110 3.6.1 Picture Brightness Large value will brighten camera. Sharpness Large value will sharpen camera. Contrast Large value will contrast camera heavily.
  • Page 47: Ptz Setting

    3.6.2 PTZ Setting PTZ Protocol Type The Network Camera is connected to built-in IVS-110 and controls this device thru RS485 bus. Baud Rate This is the communication speed between network module and IVS-110. Note that please DO NOT changes the default value except on special purpose.
  • Page 48: Preset Setting

    3.6.3 Preset Setting This page provides the edit tool to modify or delete the “Preset Setting” item by item. 3.6.4 Tour Setting Up to 64 positions can be preset, and the camera can be programming to move to the preset position sequentially.
  • Page 49 Running Enable or disable this camera tour. Preset Set the sequence of the tour. Maximum 16 points can be assigned. The selected preset position is added in the Sequence list from 1 to 16. Wait Time Type a period of time during which the camera is to stay at each preset point, between 0 to 36000 seconds.
  • Page 50: System

    3.7 System Use this menu to perform the principal settings of IVS-110. 3.7.1 System Device Title You can enter the name of this unit here. It’s very useful to identify the specific device from multiple units. Software Version This information shows the software version in the device.
  • Page 51: Date & Time

    3.7.2 Date & Time You can setup the time setting of IVS-110, make it synchronized with PC or remote NTP server. Also, you may select the correct time zone of your country. Server Date Displays the date and time of the device &...
  • Page 52: Maintenance

    Daylight Saving Sets up the date and time of daylight saving stop time. Stop Time Daylight Saving Sets up the date of daylight saving offset. Offset 3.7.3 Maintenance Hard Factory Default Recall the device hard factory default settings. Note that click this (Include network button will reset all device’s parameters to the factory settings...
  • Page 53 3. Disable Motion Detection function. 4. Select “Firmware name” 5. Select the Firmware binary file. (Note that it must make sure that the Firmware only applies to this device, once update, it will be burned into FLASH ROM of system.) 6.
  • Page 54: Video

    3.8 Video This device provides more video profiles as below to support different request to each client simultaneously. Each user can choose his preferred video profile as his request independently. 3.8.1 Common Text Overlay Setting There are some important information can be embedded into image, including date, time, and/or text.
  • Page 55: Mpeg4/Vga

    3.8.2 MPEG4/VGA Video Type It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile Resolution It’s VGA mode (640x480) in this profile Bit rate Control Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 384kbps and 4096kbps.
  • Page 56: Mpeg4/Qvga

    3.8.3 MPEG4/QVGA Video Type It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile. Resolution It’s QVGA mode (320x240) in this profile. Bit rate Control Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 128kbps and 1024kbps.
  • Page 57: Mpeg4/Qqvga

    3.8.4 MPEG4/QQVGA Video Type It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile. Resolution It’s QQVGA mode (160x120) in this profile. Bit rate Control Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 24kbps and 320kbps.
  • Page 58: Video/Jpeg

    3.8.5 VIDEO/JPEG Video Type It’s JPEG mode in this profile. Resolution User can select VGA, QVGA, or QQVGA mode as the resolution of this JPEG profile. Rate Control The quality level is between 1 and 100. The higher value is the better quality. Max Frame Rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile.
  • Page 59: Audio

    3.9 Audio Audio To enable or disable audio function Audio Mode To select Simplex or Full duplex (2-way audio) mode Input Gain To adjust gain of input audio Output Gain To adjust gain of output audio...
  • Page 60: User

    3.10 User Use this menu to set the user names and password of the Administrator and up to 10 users, and access right of each user. Viewer Login Anonymous Choose this to enable anonymous user login. Only users in Choose this to disable anonymous user login. database User Name Enter the user’s new account here which you want.
  • Page 61: E-Mail

    3.11 E-Mail You may setup SMTP mail parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. That’s, if users want to send the alarm message out, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one event schedule to enable event triggering. SMTP Server Type the SMTP server name or the IP address of the SMTP server.
  • Page 62: Object Detection

    3.12 Object Detection Use this menu to specify motion detection window 1 to window 4 and set the conditions for detection while observing a captured image. Add and Del To add or delete the motion windows. User can specify up to 4 Included and/or Excluded windows to monitor the video captured by this device.
  • Page 63: Event Server

    Sensitivity Defines the sensitivity value of motion detection. The higher value will be more sensitivity. 3.13 Event Server Setup FTP/TCP/HTTP server configuration 3.13.1 FTP Server You may setup FTP parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. That’s, if users want to send the alarm message to an FTP server, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one event schedule to enable event triggering as SMTP.
  • Page 64: Tcp Server

    3.13.2 TCP Server In addition to send video file to FTP server, the device also can send event message to specified TCP server. Name User can specify multiple TCP servers as wish. Therefore, user needs to specify a name for each TCP server setting. TCP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server.
  • Page 65: Http Server

    3.13.3 HTTP Server The device also can send event message to specified HTTP server. Name User can specify multiple HTTP servers as wish. Therefore, user needs to specify a name for each HTTP server setting. Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP server. Test Check the HTTP server whether it is available or not.
  • Page 66: Event Schedule

    3.14 Event Schedule 3.14.1 Setting This menu is used to specify the schedule of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device.     Name Name of the Event or Schedule. Enable Enable or disable this Event or Schedule. Type Schedule start with Event trigger or Schedule trigger.
  • Page 67: Record

    Camera will send a 15sec recording file to FTP server every min. NOTE: 3.14.2 Record You can select which file type you would like to record and set a prefix file name. Name Name of the Event or Schedule. Record File Type You can select AVI or JPEG format for event recording.
  • Page 68: Appendix A: Reset Factory Default Settings

    Restore the IVS-110: 1. Press and hold the button down continuously. 2. Wait at least 3 seconds and release the button. Then the IVS-110 has been restored to factory default settings and reboot again. Note: Restoring the factory default setting will lose the all previous settings included IP address forever.
  • Page 69: Appendix B: Ping Ip Address

    The PING (stands for Packet Internet Groper) command is used to detect whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It’s also a very useful tool to confirm IVS-110 installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other devices over the network.
  • Page 70: Appendix C: Bandwidth And Video Size Estimation

    Appendix C: Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation The frame rate of video transmitted from the IVS-110 depends on connection bandwidth between client and server, video resolution, codec type, and quality setting of server. Here is a guideline to help you roughly estimate the bandwidth requirements for your IVS-110.
  • Page 71 MPEG4 Resolution Stream setting fps setting Current stream Current fps 640*480 VGA 384Kbps 5 fps 373Kbps - 388Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 1024Kbps 5 fps 1024Kbps - 1036Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 2048Kbps 5 fps around 1800Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 384Kbps 20 fps around 550Kbps...
  • Page 72: Appendix D: Ddns Application

    Appendix D: DDNS Application 1. Preface If you have a Cable modem or xDSL, this is a great way to host your own Networked Device or other TCP/IP Service. Get your own domain like www.yourname.com, www.yourname.com.tw etc. (Note: This domain must be registered with Internic via registration authorities such as Network Solutions, DirectNIC, Register.com etc).
  • Page 73 3. Application Steps – DDNS & Domain Name (1). Visit the following web site: http://www.dyndns.org/ (2). Click “Account” (3). After the columns show up at the left side, click “Create Account”.
  • Page 74 (4). Fill the application agreement and necessary information. a. Username b. E-mail address and confirmation c. Password and confirmation d. Submit all the input information and finish creating an account Click these two options...
  • Page 75 (5). Check your e-mail mailbox. There will be an e-mail with a title “Your DynDNS Account Information“. Click the hyperlink address to confirm the DDNS service that you just applied. Then DDNS you applied activated. Click to confirm (6). Enter the web page http://www.dyndns.org/ again.
  • Page 76 (7). If the correct username and password are input, you can see the following picture at the top-right of the login page. (8). Click the “Services”. (9). Click the “ Dynamic DNS ”. (10). Click the “Create Hosts”.
  • Page 77 (11). We could create a domain name without any charge at this step. First, we input the host name. (No.1) Then we pick a domain that is easy to remember. Finally (No.2), click the “Add Host” to submit the domain name information. (No.3) 4.

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