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Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 2 Mega-Pixel Wireless Outdoor IR IP Camera Model: ICA-HM315W Rev: 1.0 (December. 2010) Part No. EM-ICAHM315W...
2.3 Hardware Installation ..................10 2.3.1 Physical Installation ................10 2.4 Preparation ....................... 11 2.4.1 Search and View by PLANET IP Installer......... 11 2.4.2 Configure Network by PLANET IP Installer........12 2.5 Using UPnP of Windows XP or Vista............13 2.5.1 Windows XP..................
PC. The live video image can be uploaded to a website for the world to see or made available only to select users on the network. The PLANET Internet camera support Multi-Profile function can stands for simultaneously video streams. These Network Cameras can generate H.264, MPEG-4 and M-JPEG streaming simultaneously to different clients.
1.3 Package Contents User can find the following items in the package: ICA-HM315W x 1 Power Adapter x 1 Screw package x 1 Stand x 1 Antenna x 1 User’s Manual CD x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 NOTE: 1.
2. Basic Setup This chapter provides details of installing and configuring the ICA-HM315W. 2.1 System Requirements Network Interface 10/100MBase-T Ethernet Monitoring System Recommended for Internet Explorer 6.0 or later System Hardware · CPU: Intel Dual Core 1.66G or above (Suggested) ·...
2.2 Physical Description DC12V / Network Connect a power adapter and IP Camera to PC or local network I/O terminal connector – used in application, for e.g., motion detection, I/O Control Instruction event triggering, alarm notifications. It provides the interface to: An alarm input for connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit, for example: PIRs, door/window contacts, glass break Digital Input (GND+Alarm)
2.3 Hardware Installation 2.3.1 Physical Installation 1. Connect an Ethernet cable Connect the LAN cable on the camera to the network device (hub or switch). 2. Attach the power supply Plug in power adapter and connect to power source. After power on, the camera will start to operate.
2.4 Preparation When you installed the camera on a LAN environment, you may execute PLANET IP Installer to discover camera’s IP address and set up related parameters in the camera. 2.4.1 Search and View by PLANET IP Installer When you installed the Camera on a LAN environment, you have two easy ways to search your Cameras by PALENT IP Installer or UPnP discovery.
2.4.2 Configure Network by PLANET IP Installer In case you want to change the IP related parameters of PLANET IP Installer, please select the device you want to configure and click the “Server Name“. Relative settings will be carried out as...
You could modify the relative settings of the selected device, when you set your IP address. Please check ”Submit” button to perform your setting accordingly. 2.5 Using UPnP of Windows XP or Vista 2.5.1 Windows XP UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals.
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The following screen will appear, select “Networking Services” and click “Details” to continue...
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The “Networking Services” will display on the screen, select “Universal Plug and Play” and click “OK” to continue. Please click “Next” to continue...
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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...
Double-click “My Network Places” on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with Internet camera to view your device in an internet browser. ICA-HM315W 00304f1a2244 2.5.2 Windows Vista UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals.
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Double-click “My Network Places“ on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with Internet camera to view your device in an internet browser. ICA-HM315W – 00304fA15075...
2.6 Install the Device behind a NAT Router Once installed, the device is accessible on your LAN. To access the device from the Internet you must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the device. If the device is installed on the LAN with a router, then it may get a dynamic IP address from the DHCP server.
2.7 Setup ActiveX to use the Internet Camera The Internet camera web pages communicate with the Internet camera using an ActiveX control. The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the Internet camera and installed on your PC. Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow for the web page to work correctly. To use the Internet camera, user must setup his IE browser as follows: 2.7.1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP ...
2.7.2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP From your IE browse ”Tools” ”Internet Options…” ”Security” ”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. Set the first 3 items • Allow previously unused ActiveX control to run… • Allows Script lets •...
2.7.3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista From your IE browse ”Tools” ”Internet Options…” ”Security” ”Internet” ”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. • Enable “Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls” • Prompt “Initialize and script active controls not marked….” From your IE browse ”Tools”...
This chapter provides setup details of the Internet camera’s Web-based Interface. 3.1 Introduction The ICA-HM315W can be configured with your Web Browser. Before configure, please make sure your PC is under the same IP segment with Internet camera. 3.2 Connecting to PLANET Internet Camera Use the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the camera.
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After the ActiveX control was installed and run, the first image will be displayed. NOTE: If you log in the camera as an ordinary user, setting function will be not available. If you log in the camera as the administrator, you can perform all the settings provided within the device.
3.3 Live View Start-up screen will be as follow no matter an ordinary users or an administrator. 1. Configure 2. Snapshot 3. Video Information 4. Streaming Protocol 5. 2-way audio 7. Control the relay 6. Online Visitor Configure Get into the administration page Explanation Item System Information...
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Select video streaming source (When streaming 2 setting in『Video Setting』 is Streaming closed, this function will not display) IP Camera supports 2-way audio. Click the “Chatting” check box. Then you can use microphone which connects to the PC to talk to server side, which is IP 2-way audio Camera side Online Visitor...
Set up the camera name, select language, and set up the camera time. Information Server Name This is the Camera name. This name will show on the PLANET IP Installer. There are English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese to select. When...
OSD Setting Select a position where date & time stamp / text showing on screen. Moreover, click “Text Edit” can entry to adjust the OSD contents which is including Size and Alpha of text. Finally, click “Upgrade” button to reserve the setting.
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Server time setting Select options to set up time - “NTP”, “Synchronize with PC’s time”, “Manual”, “The date and time remain the same”.
4.2 System- User Management PLANET IP Camera supports three different users, administrator, general user, and anonymous user. Function Explanation Yes:Allow anonymous login Anonymous User Login No:Need user name & password to access this IP camera Add user Type the user name and password, then click “Add/Set”.
4.3 System-System update Function Explanation To update the firmware online, click “Browse…” to select the firmware. Then Firmware Upgrade click “Upgrade” to proceed. Reboot system re-start the IP camera Factory default Delete all the settings in this IP camera. User may download the current setting to PC, or upgrade from previous saved setting.
4.4 Network- IP Setting Function Explanation DHCP:Using DHCP, IP Camera will get all the network IP Assignment parameters automatically. Static IP : Please type in IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS manually. User may need to assign different port to avoid conflict when setting up IP assignment.
UPnP must be enabled on your computer. Please follow the Note: procedure to activate UPnP open the Control Panel from the Start Menu select Add/Remove Programs Select Add/Remove Windows Components and open Networking Services section Click Details and select UPnP to setup the service The IP device icon will be added to “MY Network Places”...
4.6 Network-DDNS It supports “DDNS” (Dynamic DNS) and “Camddns service” service. Function Explanation Enable this service Key-in the DynDNS server name, user name, and password. Set up the IP Schedule update refreshing rate. DynDNS Click “Apply” If setting up IP schedule update too frequently, the IP may be blocked. In general, schedule update every day (1440 minutes) is recommended.
been used. Please change it. Update Failed, please check your internet connection:Network connection failed. Update Failed, please check the account information you provide:The server, user name, and password may be wrong. 4.7 Network-Mail & FTP To send out the video via mail of ftp, please set up the configuration first.
4.8 Wireless Setting Wireless Setting There are Infrastructure and Ad-hoc. Infrastructure is for connecting with Mode the router. Ad-hoc is for connecting with PC. There is “Channel” to select only when user uses Ad-hoc mode. e.g. If one PC’s channel is 1, the other’s channel has to 1, too. SSID Based on AP setting.
There are Open System and Shared Keys, it is based on different encryptions. This has to be the same as the Router’s setting. Authentication There are 64 bits and 128 bits. This is based on Key Type based on the Encryption Router’s setting.
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Function Explanation For the security purpose, there are three areas can be setup for privacy Privacy Mask mask. Click Area button first and pull an area on the above image. Finally, click ”Save” button to reserve the setting. Image Setting Adjust “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Sharpness”...
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This IP camera belongs to external vari-focal lens adjustment camera. Please adjust “ZOOM” first and “FOCUS” in the following to complete the adjustment. Video Setting User may select 2 streaming output simultaneously: Streaming 1 Setting: “Basic” mode and “Advanced” mode Streaming 2 Setting: “Basic”...
4.10 A/V Setting- Video Setting Video System: click the drop down list to select the Input Resolution, Video System and TV Output. Stream 1/2 Setting (Basic Mode / Advanced Mode) Resolution: There are 8 resolutions can be chosen. For example, 1600x 1200, 1280x1024, 1280x960, 1280x720, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240, 176x144 Quality:...
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Mode Bitrate Control Mode: 1. There are CBR (Constant Bit Rate) and VBR (Variable Bit Rate) to use. 2. CBR : 32Kbps~4Mbps (the higher the CBR is, the better the video quality is) 3. VBR:1(Low)~10(High) – Compression rate, the higher the compression rate, the lower the picture quality is;...
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GPP streaming mode 3GPP Streaming You can Enable or Disable 3GPP Streaming 3GPP 3GPP output name Note: 3GPP mode suggested setting: 176x144 resolution, 5FPS, MPEG4 format...
4.11 A/V Setting- Audio PLANET IP Camera supports 2-way audio. User can send audio from IP Camera Built-in mic to remote PC; User can also send audio from remote PC to IP Camera’s external speaker. Audio from IP camera built-in mic to Select “Enable”...
4.12 Event- Event Setting PLANET IP Camera provides multiple event settings. IP CAMERA allows 3 areas motion detection. When motion is triggered, it can send the video to some specific mail addresses, transmit the video Motion Detection to remote ftp server, trigger the relay, and save video to local SD card. To set up the motion area, click “Area Setting”.
Pre Alarm and Post Alarm setups for video start and end time when motion detected, I/O, or other devices got triggered. Record Time Setting Note: Pre/Post Alarm record time is base on record time setting and IP Cam built-in Ram memory. Limited by IP Cam built-in Ram Memory, When information is too much or video quality set too high, it will cause recording frame drop or decrease on post alarm recording time.
4.14 Event- I/O Setting PLANET IP Camera supports 1 input/ 1 output. When input is triggered, it can send the video to some specific mail addresses, transmit the video to remote FTP server, and trigger the relay. Please connect to propriety relay box to reduce the risk of electric shock &...
GPIO INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 1 Trigger a normal off (Normal Open) alarm siren on when event/motion occur at COM: 9PIN D-SUB WEB SERVER / IP CAMERA GPIO INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 2 Trigger the normal on (Normal Close) indoor illumination off when event / motion occur at COM: 9PIN D-SUB WEB SERVER / IP CAMERA 4.15 Log List...
Appendix A 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 Internet camera installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other devices over the network.
Appendix B 3GPP Access To use the 3GPP function, in addition to previous section, you might need more information or configuration to make this function work. That to use the 3GPP function, it strongly recommends to install the Networked Device Note: with a public and fixed IP address without any firewall protection.
Appendix C 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).
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(3). After the columns show up at the left side, click “Create Account”. (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...
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Click these two options (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. Click to confirm Then DDNS you applied activated.
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(6). Enter the web page http://www.dyndns.org/ again. Input your username and password that you just applied to login administration interface of DDNS server. Input your account (7). If the correct username and password are input, you can see the following picture at the top-right of the login page.
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(9). Click the “ Dynamic DNS ”. (10). Click the “Create Hosts”. (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”...
Do not connect device over a router. PLANET IP Installer program cannot detect device over a router. If IP address is not assigned to the PC which running PLANET IP PLANET IP Installer program Installer program, then PLANET IP Installer program cannot find cannot find the device.
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PLANET IP Installer program fails Network may have trouble. Confirm the parameters and connections to save the network parameters. of the device. UPnP NAT Traversal Maybe NAT router does not support UPnP function. Please check Can not work with NAT router user’s manual of router and turn on UPnP function.
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When you use DDNS, you need to set Default Gateway and DNS server address. If it’s not working after above procedure, reset Network Camera to default setting and installed it again. The first time the PC connects to Network Camera, a pop-up Security Warning window will appear to download ActiveX Controls.
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not work correctly. Ethernet switching hub can smooth the frame rate. Your connection to the device does not have enough bandwidth to support a higher frame rate for the streamed image size. Try reducing the video streaming size to 160x120 or 320x240 and/or Blank screen or very slow video disabling audio.
Appendix E Specifications Product ICA-HM315W Camera Specification Sensor 2 Mega-Pixel CMOS Senor Lens / Focus Type 1/3.2” Vari-focal 3.6~16mm Lens Gain Control Auto White Balance Auto Sensitivity 0Lux at IR on IR Wavelength 850mm Mechanism IR cut Filter Digital Input/Output...