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  • Page 1 NetCam SC ip C egapixel ybrid aMera User’s Manual w w w.stardot .com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Configuration..............5 Before You Start ..............5 What’s Included and What’s Required ....... 5 Parts of NetCam SC ............6 Connecting NetCam SC to a Network ....... 7 An Overview of Network Connectivity ........ 7 Chapter 2 Installation ................9 Installing NetCam SC ............9 Outdoor Environment ............10...
  • Page 4 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Configuration

    Configuration Congratulations on your purchase of a StarDot NetCam SC Megapixel Hybrid IP Camera with integrated web server. The NetCam SC combines the best of the analog CCTV world (auto iris, mechanical day/night IR filter*, video out, 24VAC/12VC power inputs) with the best of the digital IP camera world (up to 5 megapixel, Power over Ethernet, integrated video motion detection).

  • Page 6: Parts Of Netcam Sc

    • Power source (PoE, 12VDC or 24VAC) • A computer – for configuring NetCam SC and for viewing video Note: A computer is not necessary to operate NetCam, only to configure it. • Network connectivity (LAN, cable modem, DSL, T-1, Dial-Up Internet Account, Satellite Modem, etc.)

  • Page 7: Connecting Netcam Sc To A Network

    IP address. If the IP address is displayed, skip to Chapter 3.  If no DHCP server is present, the NetCam SC will auto assign itself a “zeroconf” IP address, which will always start with 169.254. You can temporarily assign your computer a similar address and use StarDot Tools to find the camera’s IP address...
  • Page 8 If you are installing the camera on a company network, you will probably want to get this information from the system administrator. If NetCam SC is connected to a network with a DHCP server and your computer is not running Windows, you can log into your router (or whatever is acting as your DHCP server) and view the DHCP clients table.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation

    24VAC). StarDot’s Power/Network Cable If you choose not to power NetCam SC via PoE and you still want the take advantage of a single cable run, StarDot provides Power/Network cable that allows you to run both power and data in the same cable. Visit http://www.stardot.com for more information.

  • Page 10: Outdoor Environment

    Outdoor Environment To mount NetCam SC outdoors, it must first be encased in an outdoor enclosure (different models are available from StarDot Technologies, see http://www.stardot.com). Install the camera in an outdoor enclosure and adjust the internal mount so the lens is up against the enclosure window.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 Accessing Netcam Sc

    Accessing NetCam SC Viewing NetCam SC’s Images Any Java or Javascript-enabled browser can be used to view the live images. Type NetCam SC’s IP address in your browser’s address bar (example: http://192.168.1.5), or use StarDot Tools to Find the camera’s IP address.

  • Page 12: Netcam Sc's Configuration Menus

    .NET - receives motion JPEG stream via web port (usually 80) NetCam SC’s Configuration Menus Virtually any web browser can be used to access NetCam SC’s configuration menus. To access these menus, type NetCam SC’s IP address in your browser’s address bar (example: http://192.168.1.5).

  • Page 13: Image Properties

    Image Properties All image-related configuration options are located on the Image Properties page. After making changes, click the Apply button to save new settings in the camera. NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 13...
  • Page 14 The resolution marked with an asterisk (*) denotes the default quarter resolution image. Tip: As with most digital cameras, NetCam SC achieves the highest quality and clearest images at quarter resolution. This is due to the way color is calculated with digital image sensors. The largest “high quality” image on the NetCam SC 5MP is 1296x960.

  • Page 15: Auto Exposure

    Unless you have a controlled (fixed) lighting condition, you will almost always want to leave Auto Exposure enabled. Auto Exposure Enabling Auto Exposure causes NetCam SC to automatically adjust the image exposure based on the overall brightness of the image. The following functions are only implemented when Auto Exposure is enabled.

  • Page 16: Manual Exposure

    1600 = 1/30 second (0.0333) 3200 = 1/15 second (0.0666)* 6000 = 1/8 second (0.125)* 12000 = 1/4 second (0.25)* 24000 = 1/2 second (0.5)* 32767 = 0.68 seconds (maximum exposure)* * may introduce pixel noise Page 16 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...
  • Page 17 EXPOSURE GRID When Auto Exposure is enabled, NetCam SC adjusts the exposure of the image based on the average brightness of the pixels located in the selected regions in the Exposure Grid. If you want the camera to determine the exposure based on only the sky, you would select the squares that apply to the sky (click the View Grid button to see the grid over the image).
  • Page 18 Exposure Limit - The camera will not expose the image sensor above this value. The default is 32767 (about 0.7 seconds). A higher value will make the camera more light sensitive in low light at the expense of motion blur. Page 18 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...
  • Page 19 0 means full frame rate, a value of 1 means skip every other frame, a value of 2 means skip every two frames (See also JPEG size under the section for Processing). NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 19...

  • Page 20: Video Out

    Auto - The camera will automatically determine what position the IR filter should be in (IR is normally only needed in low light situations). If you plan on using the IR mode (on or auto), an IR illuminator is recommended. Page 20 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...

  • Page 21: Auto Iris

    COLOR BALANCE Auto Color Balance Enabling Auto Color Balance causes NetCam SC to automatically adjust the color balance of the image based on the content of the image. In most situations, you will want Auto Color Balance enabled.
  • Page 22 R - This represents the amount of red in the image. G - This represents the amount of green in the image. B - This represents the amount of blue in the image. Page 22 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...

  • Page 23: Overlay Properties

    Overlay Properties The Overlay Properties page allows you to edit the text displayed on the image. After making changes, click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera. NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 23...
  • Page 24 There is a complete list of markup characters below and a mini reference on the Overlay page itself. Default: NetCam SC %a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y Exposure: $e Scale The size of the font can be scaled from 1x (smallest size) to 4x (largest size).
  • Page 25 Date String [mm/dd/yy] Time String [HH:MM:SS AM/PM] Time String, Military [HH:MM:SS] Symbol Markups \260 Degree Sign, º \251 Copyright Sign, © \256 Registered Sign, ® \261 Plus-Minus Sign, ± Percentage Character, % NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 25...
  • Page 26 {VERSION} Product Type {PRODUCT} NetCam SC supports much of the ISO 8859-1 character set, which is very useful for adding foreign language text to NetCam SC’s overlay. For a full list, visit http://www.stardot.com/netcam/netcam-overlay.html In most cases, you can also copy and paste characters from other applications.

  • Page 27: Ftp Properties

    FTP Properties The FTP Properties instruct NetCam SC to upload images to a remote server. After making changes, click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera. FTP Upload FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, one of the most popular methods for transferring files over the Internet.
  • Page 28 Consult with your hosting company to determine if you need to specify a path. If you don’t, you simply put the desired name of the image file here. Example Without Path: camera.jpg Example With Path: /html/images/camera.jpg Page 28 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...
  • Page 29 (0-9) is automatically appended to the end of the filenames. Default: Off Passive Mode If NetCam SC is behind a proxy server, enable passive mode. If you are unsure if you need passive mode, it is usually safe to enable it anyway.
  • Page 30 FTP/Web server. Current IP Link Path/File If NetCam SC is using an external modem to dial out to an ISP, it will most likely be assigned a different IP address every time it connects.
  • Page 31 Default: 30 Upload Window NetCam SC can upload images 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or you can set whatever time window and days of the week you like. Use military time for the beginning and ending window times.

  • Page 32: Date/Time Properties

    This will happen every time the camera is powered on or rebooted, provided it is connected to the Internet or a network with a time server. Page 32 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...
  • Page 33 Sync button, you can synchronize the camera’s clock to your PC’s clock. You may also manually modify the time and date in the Date/ Time box. In either case, be sure to hit the Apply button after you’ve set the time. NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 33...
  • Page 34 TIME ZONE NetCam SC integrates your current time zone into the time/date string and can even automatically adjust for daylight savings time. Type in the time zone code from the list on this page. If your time zone is not listed, enter your abbreviated time zone followed by the number of hours you are behind GMT (if you’re ahead of GMT, add the “-”...

  • Page 35: Network Properties

    Ethernet If your network is Ethernet-based (LAN, cable modem, DSL), use the NET port on the back of NetCam SC to access the camera. The first step to network access is assigning NetCam SC an IP address. There are two ways in which this can be done: automatically (DHCP) or manually.
  • Page 36 IP Assignment DHCP By default, NetCam SC boots up in DHCP mode, meaning that it probes the network for a DHCP server. If there is a DHCP server on the network, the camera is automatically assigned an IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and name servers. No manual configuration is needed.
  • Page 37 Use caution when changing the web server port number. If it’s anything but 80, you will need to add <:port number> to the end of the IP address when browsing (example: http://192.168.1.5:8085). Default: 80 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 37...

  • Page 38: Dial-Out Properties

    After making changes, click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera. Internet Dial-Out Connection (PPP) If NetCam SC’s primary connection to the Internet will be a dial- up modem connection to the Internet, enter your ISP (Internet Service Provider) account information here.
  • Page 39 * = same as * button on phone Timeout NetCam SC will attempt to dial up the ISP for the specified number of seconds. If NetCam SC is unable to connect during this time period, it will stop and start over again.
  • Page 40 If enabled, NetCam SC will attempt to stay continuously connected to the Internet. If disconnected, it will automatically attempt to reconnect. If NetCam SC is configured to upload images to a server via FTP, it is not necessary to enable this option; NetCam SC will automatically attempt to dial into the Internet when an image is scheduled to upload if dial-out is enabled.

  • Page 41: Security Properties

    NetCam SC from unwanted visitors. NetCam SC Users NetCam SC has its own multi-user capable, password protected operating system. By default, the live images can be viewed by anyone and only the configuration pages are password protected. However, these options can be changed.

  • Page 42: Advanced Menus

    Remove button. Note: The default users, admin and viewer, cannot be removed. 3.10 Advanced Menus The advanced menu allows you to configure some advanced features inside the camera such as Triggers and Dynamic DNS support. Page 42 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...

  • Page 43: Miscellaneous

    3.12 Manual Config Configuration Files This advanced menu provides access to all of the configuration files in NetCam SC. We recommend that you do not edit these files unless you are well versed in Linux and the NetCam SC camera settings.

  • Page 44: Dynamic Dns

    3.14 Dynamic DNS If NetCam SC is behind a DSL or cable modem connection and the public IP address changes, you can use tzo.com as a dynamic DNS service. This maps your dynamic (i.e. always changing) IP address to a static hostname of your choice (i.e. yourcompany.stardotcams.com or yourname.remotecam.com).

  • Page 45: Trigger Properties

    3.15 Trigger Properties The trigger menu allows you set up NetCam SC to capture and upload a series of images based on a triggered event using the input ports on the back of the camera. After making changes, click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera.
  • Page 46 Trigger Overview By connecting an alarm system, motion detector or other type of sensor to the back of NetCam SC, it is possible to gather a series of images when the sensor “triggers” the camera. TRIGGER I/O Port Select with I/O port your trigger source is connected to. NetCam SC only has I/O port 1.
  • Page 47 The number of post-buffer images to store. There is a finite amount of memory in which to store images. Keep the total number of pre and post-buffer medium resolution images to below 50, even less for full size images. NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 47...
  • Page 48 SC automatically creates sequential filenames (image0-000.jpg, image0-001.jpg, image0-002.jpg, etc.). Passive Mode If NetCam SC is behind a proxy server, enable passive mode. If you are unsure if you need passive mode, it is usually safe to enable it anyway. Timeout If the FTP process hasn’t completed within the time specified...
  • Page 49 1, to trigger from voltages higher than 12V: 12V to 16V = 2.7K 16V to 26V = 5.1K Additional values can be calculated from: Resistor (ohms) = (Input Voltage) x 357 - 1893 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 49...

  • Page 50: Technical Support

    Switching mechanisms designed for controlling wall outlet power, which can be triggered from a low DC voltage, are available. Technical Support Technical support for NetCam SC customers is available directly from StarDot Technologies. Answers to most questions can be found at our web site at http://www.stardot.com.
  • Page 51 NOTES NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera Page 51...

  • Page 52: Specifications

    Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Page 52 NetCam SC MP Hybrid IP Camera...
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