Avacom M1080W User Manual

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  • Page 1 Apr-2013 V1.02...
  • Page 2: Installation Environment

    Statement If after consulting the user manual you cannot solve the problem, please call our support center about the solutions. We reserve the right to update the manual content without notice. Notice 1. Installation Environment Keep away from high temperatures, heat source, direct sunlight, rain or dust. Avoid using in damp environments, the range for operational humidity is below 95%RH.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    http://www.avacomtech.com Index Product introduction ......................4 Product summary ......................4 Included in the box ....................4 Front & Side View .....................5 Installation Guide......................6 Wired connection to LAN...................6 WIFI connection to LAN ....................9 Connection to WAN....................10 Operation of IE browser ....................11 View video....................... 11 Network Settings .....................13 3.2.1 IP address settings ....................13 3.2.2 Wireless settings ....................13...
  • Page 4 http://www.avacomtech.com Why do I see a black screen when using Internet Explorer? ........26 Why is the video frame rate is very slow? ...............26 How can I reset the camera user name and password?..........26 Avacomtech Inc. Page 3...
  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    1 Product introduction 1.1 Product summary Thank you for choosing Avacom IP camera. The IP Camera combines a high quality digital video camera with wireless/wired network connectivity and a powerful web server to bring clear video to your desktop, laptop or smart phone from anywhere on your local network or over the Internet.
  • Page 6: Front & Side View

    http://www.avacomtech.com 1.3 Front & Side View Avacomtech Inc. Page 5...
  • Page 7: Installation Guide

    http://www.avacomtech.com 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Wired connection to LAN Plug in the 5V power supply and connect the camera to wireless router Ethernet port with the network cable. Connect your computer to the same router via cable or wireless, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 2.2 Logging into the Camera Insert CD into computer CD-ROM driver or visit www.avacomtech.com to find “M10...
  • Page 8 http://www.avacomtech.com Figure 2 1) Click ‘Search (F3)’; 2) Choose the camera then click “Browse (F4)”. Then you can run the web browser, enter user name and password and login to the IP camera to view the video. If the camera and the router are not in the same sub-net, you need to setup the IP address manually: 3) Enable “set IP automatically”...
  • Page 9 http://www.avacomtech.com Figure 4 Note: ♦ You can hold on reset button on the bottom of the camera for 10 seconds to restore factory default if you forget user name and password, during the restart process, don’t disconnect the power, otherwise the camera maybe damaged; ♦...
  • Page 10: Wifi Connection To Lan

    http://www.avacomtech.com 2.3 WIFI connection to LAN After logging into the camera with a wired connection you can enter the WiFi settings. Figure 5 1. Click ‘Network’, then click ‘Wireless Settings’ 2. Click ‘Scan’ button 3. Click your Wi-Fi hotspot SSID 4.
  • Page 11: Connection To Wan

    http://www.avacomtech.com 2.4 Connection to WAN To view the camera from internet, you must configure port forwarding on your router. Figure 6 An example of port forwarding. Figure 7 Steps: After logging in to the router, go to “Port Forwarding” Choose “Add custom Service” Input the camera’s http port Input the IP address of the camera and click “Apply”...
  • Page 12: Operation Of Ie Browser

    http://www.avacomtech.com Note: Routers manufacturers may have a different user interface and method of configuring port forwarding. Please refer to the user manual of your router. 3 Operation of IE browser 3.1 View video After installing the plug-ins, click “Mode 1 to view” link in Figure 3 to view the video (Figure 8).
  • Page 13 Note: 1, Audio and Talk buttons do not work in M1080W. 2, If you want to click this button to record the video, please go to Advanced—Other Settings to set the Record Path first.
  • Page 14: Network Settings

    http://www.avacomtech.com 3.2 Network Settings 3.2.1 IP address settings Click on ‘Network’ to enter the basic network settings. To set a static IP address unclick ‘Obtain IP automatically and enter desired IP address and port number. Figure 10 Network settings 3.2.2 Wireless settings Please refer to chapter 2.3.
  • Page 15: Upnp Setting

    http://www.avacomtech.com 3.2.4 UPnP setting UPnP means Universal Plug and Play, if you enable UPnP, once the IP camera is connected into the LAN, it will communicate with the router on the LAN and do port-forwarding through the open port of the router automatically. To enable simply click “Using UPnP to Map Port”...
  • Page 16: Alarm Settings

    With Motion Detection armed if there is any motion, it will trigger an alarm. For motion detect sensitivity, the larger the value, the more sensitivity. Note: I/O Input, Audio Detection features do not work in M1080W. 2) Notifications After triggering an alarm, you can adopt several alarm modes: Send Mail on Alarm: The camera will send alarm info by email to a configured email address.
  • Page 17 http://www.avacomtech.com please go to Date and Time settings to set the correct time and date. Figure 17 Schedule interface Avacomtech Inc. Page 16...
  • Page 18: Mail Service Settings

    http://www.avacomtech.com 3.3.2 Mail Service Settings Figure 18 Mail service settings When the camera enters the alarmed state, it can send an email to your preconfigured email address. The sender needs to support SMTP. You can get the supported SMTP port from your email service provider. After configuring, click “Submit” to save these parameters, and then you can click “Test”...
  • Page 19: Ftp Service Settings

    http://www.avacomtech.com 3.3.3 FTP Service Settings Figure 19 FTP service settings When configured and in the alarmed state, the camera will snap and send an image to the configured FTP server. After configuring, click “Submit” to save these parameters, and then you can click “Test” to check if the settings are successful. Note:For using the FTP function, you need to configure a user with authority to write to and create submenus on the FTP server.
  • Page 20: Advanced

    http://www.avacomtech.com 3.4 Advanced 3.4.1 User Settings Figure 20 User settings Users can be configured with three permission levels. Administrator has rights to all configuration and viewing features. The operator has rights to the PT settings and viewing features. The visitor only has the ability to use the viewing features. At least one administrator should be configured at all times.
  • Page 21: Other Settings

    (Internet Explorer). 3.4.3 Other settings Figure 23 Other settings The Record and Alarm Record path are the locations configured to store videos recorded by the camera. Note: Status LED Mode feature does not work in M1080W. Avacomtech Inc. Page 20...
  • Page 22: Maintenance

    http://www.avacomtech.com 3.5 Maintenance 3.5.1 Device Information Figure 24 Device information Device Name: The Alias of the camera Device Firmware Version: The system firmware version residing on the camera Device Embeded Web UI Version: The Web UI firmware version residing on the camera MAC: The MAC address of the Ethernet port of the camera Alarm Status: The alarm state of the camera...
  • Page 23: Date &Time Settings

    http://www.avacomtech.com 3.5.3 Date &Time Settings If the device is connected to the Internet, you can enable the NTP server to correct the time and to select the correct time zone. Otherwise you can use the PC’s time. This time is used for timestamps on videos and snapshots. Figure 26 Date and time settings 3.5.4 Upgrade Firmware Figure 27 Upgrade firmware...
  • Page 24: Operation Of Other Software

    http://www.avacomtech.com 4 Operation of other software 4.1 Other web browsers You can view the camera with Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera browser etc,. All that is required is to select “Mode 2 to view” when using these browser (See Figure 3). You can use “Mac search tool”...
  • Page 25: Centralization Control

    http://www.avacomtech.com 4.3 Centralization Control IPCMonitor is a free software release with which several devices on LAN and WAN can be viewed at the same time. The software also supports snapshot, video record, alarming, etc. Figure 30 For more information, please refer to the “IPCMonitor User Manual” in CD. 4.4 Other software You can use the VLC software etc to play video using the following URL format: http://IP address:port/videostream.asf?user=user name&pwd=password...
  • Page 26: Specifications

    http://www.avacomtech.com 5 Specifications Item Sub-Item Description Sensor CMOS sensor ,300K pixels, with IR-CUT filter Image Lens f=4mm, F=2.0, Fixed Iris Capture Min ambient light 0.5Lux(IR off), 0Lux(IR on) Control Mode Day/Night auto switch Illumination Source 36pcs 850nm Infrared LEDs, up to 65 feet Resolution 640*480(VGA) / 320*240(QVGA) / 160*120(QQVGA) Compression...
  • Page 27: Frequently Asked Questions

    http://www.avacomtech.com 6 Frequently Asked Questions 6.1 Why won’t my camera connect to my wireless router? Answer: The camera needs to be connected to the router via Ethernet cable for the first use, at which time you setup the WiFi SSID and password correctly. There are some other cases that may cause the camera not to connect wirelessly : 1.

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