Astak IP-700 Advanced User's Manual

Astak IP-700 Advanced User's Manual

H.264
Hide thumbs Also See for IP-700:

Advertisement

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Summary of Contents for Astak IP-700

  • Page 2 N E T W O R K I N G A N D S U R V E I L L A N C E P R O D U C T S Setup and Advanced User Guide  Astak, Inc. 1911 Hartog Drive...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    T able of Contents Getting familiar with your new ASTAK product ......1 Packing list ..................2 System Overview................2 Usage Suggestions .................2 Product Certifications...............3 Warning ...................3 Care and Maintenance ..............3 Setting up your ASTAK network camera ........4 Register your camera ..............5 Register and configure your camera..........5...
  • Page 4 DDNS Settings..................22 User....................23 Email ....................23 Alarm ....................24 Schedule..................... 25 Motion Detection ................. 26 FTP..................... 27 Auto Capture..................27 System Tab..................28 Time Settings ..................28 Initialize....................29 Device Information ................30...
  • Page 7: Product Certifications

    3. Do not use this product to do anything illegal. Illegal usage of this product voids the warranty. Astak, Inc and Team Research, Inc will not assume any responsibility for the illegal use of this camera. Care and Maintenance 1.
  • Page 9: Register Your Camera

    Once you’ve logged in, you’ll be directed to the Yoics web interface. Yoics will automatically detect your new ASTAK camera and you should see a pop-up window asking if you want to register you new product. Just click Complete Registration.
  • Page 10: Configuring For Wireless Networks

    Chapter 3 for more information. Configuring for Wireless Networks If you have purchased the WiFi version of the ASTAK camera, the following instructions detail how to configure your settings to configure your camera for your network.
  • Page 11: Logging In To Your Camera

    A U T O M A T I C C O N F I G U R A T I O N Logging in to your camera Clicking on the name will bring up your camera. Since this is the first time that you’re accessing your camera, you will get a login screen.
  • Page 12 A U T O M A T I C C O N F I G U R A T I O N Scroll down to Wireless Settings and click on Search Selecting Search will detect all of the wireless networks that it finds in range. Simply select your preferred network.
  • Page 13 A U T O M A T I C C O N F I G U R A T I O N Selecting the network will automatically populate the necessary settings for your configuration. Simply enter your pass-key (the password for your wireless network) and select Apply.
  • Page 15: Accessing Your Camera

    A C C E S S I N G Y O U R C A M E R A Chapter Accessing your camera This section will show you how you can access your camera. nce you have configured your camera there are many different configuration options available to you.
  • Page 16: Internet Explorer

    A C C E S S I N G Y O U R C A M E R A That’s it; once you login you’ll be able to see your camera. Internet Explorer If you are using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, the first time that you view your camera you will be prompted to install some additional software.
  • Page 17 A C C E S S I N G Y O U R C A M E R A If there is no DHCP server connected to your camera on your network, the default IP address is 192.168.1.88. Simply type this IP address into your browser to access the camera directly. Note: Accessing by local IP address will ONLY work when you are on the same network (e.g.
  • Page 18: Using Your Camera

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N Chapter Using your camera This section will guide you through the various menus of your camera. n addition to showing you the view, there are many configuration options with your camera.
  • Page 19: View Size

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N View size View size allows you to select the default screen resolution that you see you camera. Auto is the default and is recommended. Lowering image size may be recommended in slow network situations, where performance may be an issue at higher resolutions.
  • Page 20: Playback

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N Playback Playback allows you to view the recorded footage on your computer. Simply select the button to bring up a file listing of your recorded files. Note this feature will play the footage stored on the computer that you are currently watching from.
  • Page 21: Audio Controls

    C O N F I G U R A T I O N Audio controls Your ASTAK is capable of two-way audio functionality. Connecting a speaker to your camera, allows you to speak from wherever you are, provided you have a microphone on the computer that you are watching from. To turn this feature on, simply select the microphone (left above).
  • Page 22: Image Settings

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N Image settings Brightness | Saturation | Contrast | Hue: Adjust any of these settings to your liking. Once you’ve found a setting that you like, select Apply to have the camera remember those values.
  • Page 23: Video Settings

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N Video settings Resolution: There are three different resolution options you can choose from: 640x480, 320x240, or 160x120. Bit Rate: This specifies the number of kilobytes per second of the video stream. Increased bit-rate equates to improved quality and increased size.
  • Page 24: Advanced

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N Advanced Click on the Advanced tab to access advanced user settings. Network Warning: Only advanced users should configure network settings. IP Configuration Type: You can choose from a Dynamic or Fixed IP address. If you choose a Dynamic IP address (default), your IP address will be assigned automatically by your router.
  • Page 25: Remote Access

    Yoics is Enabled: If you registered with Yoics already, you have the option of disabling Yoics support and unregistering with Yoics. If you unregister, then you will not be able to access your camera through the Yoics website. See Chapter 1: Setting up your ASTAK camera for more information.
  • Page 26: Ddns Settings

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N DDNS Settings Most internet service providers do not provide a static (dedicated) IP address. Accordingly it can be difficult to remote access your camera. Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a free service that keeps track of your IP address, through these changes.
  • Page 27: User

    (e.g. the password for guest is guest.) Email Your ASTAK camera can notify you via email if it detects events. The information for your email settings should be entered here.
  • Page 28: Alarm

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N SMTP Server Name: Type in the name of your email SMTP server, and your server port number in order to enable the delivery of emails. Please check with your email provider for the port number and if any security (e.g.
  • Page 29: Schedule

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N Save picture on the SD card: Click this box if you want a picture to be saved on the SD card when a movement is detected. Note: You must first insert a SD card into the camera for this to occur.
  • Page 30: Motion Detection

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N All times: You can choose this mode if you want the alarm function to be activate at all times. *Please click Apply to save your changes.* Motion Detection In this section, you can setup up to four different motion-sensitive windows.
  • Page 31: Ftp

    FTP server. *Please click Apply to save your changes.* Auto Capture Your ASTAK camera can be configured to automatically take a picture at a designated time interval. Snap interval: Set any duration from 1- 1440 here. For example, in the picture above, the camera is setup to take a picture every 60 minutes.
  • Page 32: System Tab

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N System Tab Time Settings Current date & time: this box displays your camera’s current date and time. Adjust: to setup your camera’s date and time, you can choose between four different options:...
  • Page 33: Initialize

    Browse button to find the saved file. Click OK to apply. Upgrade: In the future, if Astak offers updated firmware for your camera, you can download it from the website and save it to your computer. Then you can apply it to...
  • Page 34: Device Information

    M A N U A L C O N F I G U R A T I O N Device Information This section displays technical details about your camera. SD status: you can click on the Browser SD Card link to access the contents of your SD card.
  • Page 35 I P - 7 0 0 This page is intentionally left blank.

Table of Contents