NetMedia iViewHD User Manual

NetMedia iViewHD User Manual

Iviewhd series high resolution small form factor internet protocol (ip) camera

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iViewHD Userʼs Manual
Manual V1.05
Firmware V2.0drn or later
Website V2.0aoa or later
November 11, 2009

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  • Page 1 Userʼs Manual Manual V1.05 Firmware V2.0drn or later Website V2.0aoa or later November 11, 2009...
  • Page 2 The foregoing limited warranty shall not apply unless Buyer has paid for in full the NetMedia products. Elec tronic updates to the NetMedia iViewHD User’s Manual and NetMedia iViewHD software are available free to Registered Buyer upon request for a one (1) year period from the invoice date.
  • Page 3 Userʼs Manual Conventions • The term iViewHD is used throughout this manual to denote the family of iViewHD cameras such as the iViewHD-2M or iViewHD-D1. • Web screen shots may not appear exactly the same between various web browsers and operating systems.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Userʼs Manual Table of Contents Introduction! ..................Distinguishing Various iViewHD Models! ........iViewHD-2M! ....................... iViewHD-D1! ....................... Specifications! ................. FCC Compliance Statement ! ............FCC Warning! ......................CE-Mark Warning! ................Quick Setup Procedure! ............... Configuration and Setup! ............. iViewHD Image Control Page! ............
  • Page 5 ..........Website feature/version mismatch! ............... Website received OK. Restarting...! ............... Appendix A! ..................Alternate Ways to Locate an iViewHD Camera on the Network! Bonjour Browser for Windows (plugin)! ..............Safari Browser for Windows ! .................. DHCP Server! ......................ARP Table Modification! ..................
  • Page 6: Introduction

    The cameras are configured using a standard web browser. Various camera parameters can be set up and saved using a web page. A live camera view is also available via the web interface. iViewHD has several levels of security available to help protect the camera against unwanted use.
  • Page 7: Distinguishing Various Iviewhd Models

    Userʼs Manual Distinguishing Various iViewHD Models Below you will nd several iViewHD cameras illustrated so that you can distinguish between them. iViewHD-2M • 2 Megapixel maximum image output (1600x1200) • Power Over Ethernet (POE) powered iViewHD-D1 • 385K maximum pixel output (720x536) •...
  • Page 8: Specifications

    Userʼs Manual Specifications Some of the iViewHD features include • Compact size • MJPEG streaming output. Can be preconfigured or selectable via HTTP or JSON commands for NVR integration • JPEG output • Various standard and user configurable resolutions from 1600x1200(UXGA) to 160x120 (QQVGA) •...
  • Page 9: Fcc Compliance Statement

    Userʼs Manual FCC Compliance Statement This device compiles with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi- tions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause unde- sired operation.
  • Page 10: Quick Setup Procedure

    1. Plug in an Ethernet cable to the POE switch: 2. Plug the the other end of the Ethernet cable into the iViewHD Camera. The orange LED next to the RJ45 connector should illuminate. The red LED in front of the camera will light up and the...
  • Page 11 On the the Mac run the Safari browser which has Bonjour already built in. See appendix A (Al- ternate Ways to Locate an iViewHD Camera on the Network) which provides several op- tions for locating an iViewHD camera. 5. Locate the camera using Bonjour. And double click on the camera name: You can make adjustments to the default camera image on the main web page: ©...
  • Page 12: Configuration And Setup

    Userʼs Manual Configuration and Setup iViewHD uses Link Local and multicast DNS (also known as Bonjour) to advertise its presence on the network. You can use a Bonjour enabled web browser to locate an iViewHD camera and configure it.
  • Page 13 Camera (XXXXXX), where TT is either 2M for a 2 megapixel camera or D1 for a D1 camera. XXXXXX are the last 3 digits of the iViewHDʼs MAC address in hex. You can find the MAC address on a label on the back of the camera:...
  • Page 14 Usernames and passwords are case sensitive. You will have an opportunity later on to change these if you wish. The following sections describe the main iViewHD image control web page and the other web pages which are used to con gure your camera.
  • Page 15: Iviewhd Image Control Page

    Restore Parameters Footer This is the first page you will see when connecting to the iViewHD camera. The navigation bar at the top of the web page allows you to change various iViewHD non-image settings. You will find this navigation bar on all the iViewHD pages. The various pages available are •...
  • Page 16 Userʼs Manual Each iViewHD web page contains a footer which can be clicked to access the iViewHD home page where you will find out more information about iViewHD and also access support forums, documenta- tion and firmware updates. You can change various camera parameters and then save them in the cameraʼs persistent storage.
  • Page 17 Userʼs Manual • BW Negative - The image appears as a black and white negative • JPEG Compression Level - You can select a number from 0 to 45 which specifies the JPEG compression level. A lower number represents less compression and hence a better appearing image (at the expense of a larger image size).
  • Page 18 Userʼs Manual The following camera orientation illustrates Vertical Flip and Horizontal Mirror values: Vertical Flip No Vertical Flip Horizontal Mirror No Horizontal Mirror After the above parameters are selected, they can be saved in the cameraʼs persistent storage. They can later be retrieved.
  • Page 19: Info Web Page

    The Info web page gives a quick overview of some of iViewHDʼs settings: • Device Name - shows the name of the iViewHD camera. This name is directly translatable to a Bonjour name which allows the camera to be located on the network.
  • Page 20 Userʼs Manual • Static IP 1 & 2 - shows each static IP address that iViewHD will respond to. A value of 0.0.0.0 means that no Static IP address has been configured. • System Events - These are internal events that iViewHD logs. If you are experiencing prob- lems, technical support may ask you for these values to assist in isolating the problem.
  • Page 21: Services Web Page

    The factory default name is in the form iViewHD-TT (XXXXXX), where TT is either 2M for a 2 megapixel camera or D1 for a D1 camera. XXXXXX are the last 3 digits of the iViewHDʼs MAC ad- dress in hex You can change the name to anything up to 32 characters. You should try to keep names unique on your network if you are using multiple iViewHDs to more easily distinguish among them.
  • Page 22: Change Tcp Keep-Alive

    The extra port value can be used, for example, in a NAT router to forward TCP/IP data in a certain port range to a iViewHD. You could set port 47080 to be forwarded to a iViewHD on the local network while the NAT routerʼs web page was externally accessible as port 80.
  • Page 23: Ip Options Web Page

    Userʼs Manual IP Options Web Page The IP Web page allows you to specify how iViewHD acquires an IP address. You can enable or dis- able DHCP address acquisition or you can assign fixed IP addresses to iViewHD. DHCP Configuration The current DHCP status is displayed along with the DHCP address, gateway, mask and DNS server that has been acquired.
  • Page 24 Link Local address. This may make iViewHD more difficult to locate on a network if your computer does not support link local addressing/ Bonjour. See Appendix A - Adding Route to Windows so Link Local Devices Can be Accessed if you have Windows and need to only use a link local address.
  • Page 25: Security Web Page

    With security en- abled all of iViewHDʼs web pages will be protected with a username and password, although you will only need to enter this information once when you access the first web page.
  • Page 26: Authorized Port, Ip Address And Mask

    Authorized Port, IP address and Mask You can specify up to 4 TCP ports that need protection. Ports may be protected so that only comput- ers with certain IP addresses can have access to iViewHD. For each protected port you can set three parameters: •...
  • Page 27: Admin Web Page

    Admin Web Page The Admin Web page provides several options which help you manage iViewHD. You can control the Link LED and force iViewHD to restart (reboot) or to have iViewHD set itself into a factory default configuration. Set LED Brightness You can control the brightness level of the Link LED.
  • Page 28: Restart Iviewhd

    The current Website will be erased, but the current Firmware will not be altered. This operation will take less than 1 minute. During this time, iViewHDʼs LED will be blink- ing to indicate that the persistent storage is being erased. Do not remove power while this is happen- ing.
  • Page 29 Userʼs Manual after persistent storage is erased. This is useful when persistent storage is getting full and you want to reinitialize it, but donʼt want to lose your configuration parameters. If power is lost during this opera- tion, then it is likely that the current configuration parameters were not saved and restored.
  • Page 30: Update Web Page

    The Update web page allows you to load new Firmware or Website ROM software. You will do this when new software becomes available. You can also do this to reload the current software. iViewHD determines from the contents of the file you select which kind of software is being loaded. The cur- rently loaded Firmware or Website version is displayed for reference purposes.
  • Page 31: Informational And Error Messages

    The flash file you attempted to update iViewHD with was either corrupt or some kind of network error caused the file to be received incorrectly. Make sure you are sending a valid flash file to iViewHD. If you have verified that the flash file sent to iViewHD is valid, then try updating iViewHD again with the same file.
  • Page 32: Website Received Ok. Restarting

    Userʼs Manual Website received OK. Restarting... iViewHD has determined that you are attempting to upload a website file and that it was received with no errors. iViewHD will now reflash its persistent storage with a copy of the newly received firmware.
  • Page 33: Alternate Ways To Locate An Iviewhd Camera On The Network

    For cases where Bonjour is not appropriate there are several other ways to locate an iViewHD cam- era. DHCP Server iViewHD has DHCP enabled by default. If you have a DHCP server, then you can query your DHCP server about its DHCP leases. The iViewHD camera will be listed there: © 2009 NetMedia, Inc.
  • Page 34: Arp Table Modification

    The ARP table is normally filled in automatically by the operating system, but you can also modify it and assign your iViewHD camera an IP address. You need to be careful in doing so as not to use an IP address that is already in use. Once you assign an IP address to a camera, you can use the IP ad- dress in a web browser to setup the camera.
  • Page 35 Userʼs Manual Letʼs say we wanted to address the iViewHD camera at IP address 192.1681.200. The command in Windows would be arp -s 192.168.1.200 00-03-75-00-00-07 In Linux or Mac OS X the command would be arp -s 192.168.1.200 00:03:75:00:00:07 Here is an example CMD.EXE session for windows mapping the IP address 192.168.1.200 to the...
  • Page 36: Adding Route To Windows So Link Local Devices Can Be Accessed

    This means that it can communicate with LL devices such as iViewHD. In most cases once Windows obtains an IP address via DHCP, iViewHD will also obtain a DHCP ad- dress and accessing the device is not an issue. There may be cases, however, where the DHCP server does not assign an IP address to iViewHD.
  • Page 37: Http Commands

    Userʼs Manual HTTP Commands iViewHD accepts HTTP commands that may be used with NVR software to control the operation of the camera. These commands are case sensitive and must be issued in the proper case or else they will not be understood. The general form of the HTTP commands is http://IP-Address/image.cgi?CAPTURE=...
  • Page 38 Userʼs Manual • 7 - Black & White • 8 - Black & White Negative • MODE: UXGA, SXGA, XGA, SVGA, VGA, QVGA, QQVGA or CIF - or numeric corresponding value 0..8 (Default XD1) • UXGA 0 - 1600x1200 •...
  • Page 39 Userʼs Manual • 0 - Low • 4 - Normal • 8 - High • SHARP: 0..7 Sharpness (default 0) • 0 is Automatic sharpness • 1..7 Progressively sharper images. Sharpness is based on edge detection and enhancement • WB: 0..5 White balance (default 1) •...
  • Page 40 Userʼs Manual A special form of the HTTP command is available to retrieve a single JPEG image using the current camera parameters. Itʼs equivalent to the /image.cgi?CAPTURE=YES&STREAM=0&COMMAND= The command is simply /Image.jpg For example, http://192.168.1.140/Image.jpg © 2009 NetMedia, Inc.
  • Page 41: Json Object Support

    JSONP Support iViewHD also supports JSONP (JSON with Padding). This allows the JSON object to be returned sur- rounded by parenthesis and an object name such as a function. If youʼre not familiar with JSONP, here are some links http://bob.pythonmac.org/archives/2005/12/05/remote-json-jsonp/...
  • Page 42: Iviewhd Json Objects

    Userʼs Manual iViewHD JSON Objects Below is a list of iViewHDʼs supported JSON objects. "JSONVersion": number, "CameraParameters": { "Resolution": number, "Crop": [number, number], "PanOrigin": [number, number], "OutputSize": [number, number], "Effect": number, "Compression": number, "Brightness": number, "Contrast": number, "Hue": number, "Saturation": number,...

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