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Wired / Wireless
IR IP Camera
ICA-108 / ICA-108W
User's Manual
Version: 3.0
Date: Apr. 2009
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  • Page 1 Wired / Wireless IR IP Camera ICA-108 / ICA-108W User’s Manual Version: 3.0 Date: Apr. 2009...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2009 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Wired / Wireless IR IP Camera Model: ICA-108 / 108W (for F/W v 3.0 or above) Rev: 3.0 (Apr. 2009) Part No. EM-ICA108_W_v3...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Content Introduction........................ 5 1.1 Overview ......................5 1.2 Features ......................5 1.3 Package Contents ..................... 6 Basic Setup ....................... 7 2.1 System Requirements..................7 2.2 Physical Description..................8 2.3 Hardware Installation ..................8 2.4 Initial Utility Installation ..................9 2.5 IP Wizard......................
  • Page 5 3.8.1 Common ....................51 3.8.2 MPEG4/VGA ..................52 3.8.3 MPEG4/QVGA..................53 3.8.4 MPEG4/QQVGA................... 54 3.8.5 VIDEO/JPEG..................55 3.9 Audio........................56 3.10 User ......................... 57 3.11 E-Mail....................... 58 3.12 Object Detection .................... 59 3.13 Event Server ....................60 3.13.1 FTP Server..................60 3.13.2 TCP Server..................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    The ICA-108/108W features zero-lux illumination. The 6 IR illuminators built around the lens bring the clearest vision at night. The ICA-108/108W offers color picture in day time and monochrome at complete darkness with built in CMOS sensor up to 10 meters. Use new High-Light LED to provide greater performance in the dark and longer life of LED.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    • DDNS, PPPoE and FTP uploading support provide more alternatives in surveillance network • Motion Detection: the motion detection feature can monitor any suspicious movement in specific area 1.3 Package Contents User can find the following items in the package: 1.

  • Page 8: Basic Setup

    2. Basic Setup This chapter provides details of installing and configuring the wired/wireless IR IP Camera. 2.1 System Requirements Network Interface 10/100MBase-TX Ethernet Monitoring System Recommended for Internet Explorer 6.0 or later System Hardware · CPU: Pentium 4, 1.5GHz or above ·...

  • Page 9: Physical Description

    2.2 Physical Description LAN Socket DC 5V Power Jack Audio Output Reset to Default Button LAN Socket The LAN port is a RJ-45 connector for connections to 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling. This Ethernet port built N-Way protocol can detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network automatically.

  • Page 10: Initial Utility Installation

    2.4 Initial Utility Installation This chapter shows how to quick set up your IR IP Camera. The IR IP Camera is with the default settings. However to help you find the IR IP Camera quickly the windows utility-IP Wizard can search the IR IP Cameras in the network that shall help you to configure some basic setting before you started advanced management and monitoring.
  • Page 11 4. Please click “Next” to install with original settings, or you may click “Change…” button to modify the install folder then press “Next” to continue. 5. Please click “Install” to start the installation.
  • Page 12 6. Please click “Finish” to complete the installation 7. Please double-click the utility icon on the desktop then you will see the IR IP Camera utility.

  • Page 13: Ip Wizard

    IR IP Camera’s IP address and set up related parameters in the IR IP Camera. NOTE: The ICA-108 installation steps are similar. Below is the installation of ICA-108W. Search Button: When click Search button, a searching window will pop up. IP Wizard is starting to search Internet Camera on the LAN.
  • Page 14 Wizard Button: When IP Wizard finds your IR IP Camera, Wizard button will become available. Please select the device you would like to configure in the Information Box. The device will turn into yellow which means this device is selected; please press “Wizard” button. Or you could double click the mouse left key on the selected IR IP Camera.

  • Page 15: Configure With Ip Wizard

    2.6 Configure With IP Wizard After pressing Installation Wizard, please key in Username and Password of the device when login dialog box appears on the screen. You can login the setup page if authorized name and password is correct. Default username/password for machine login: admin/<no password> Wizard Page 1: Username and Password This page is about the change of the authorized user name and password of the selected device.
  • Page 16 Wizard Page 2: LAN Setting This page is about the select of Static IP or DHCP ON. LAN: You can configure this IR IP Camera to obtain its address automatically or manually assign. If there is a DHCP server in your network environment and you select “DHCP ON”, IR IP Camera can automatically obtain an IP address.
  • Page 17 Note: If no IP address is assigned after 30 seconds, the IR IP Camera will work with its default IP address 192.168.0.20. User may now open your web browser, and key in http://192.168.0.20 the address bar of your web browser to logon IR IP Camera’s web configuration page. Wizard Page 3: Confirmation This page shows the new configurations.

  • Page 18: Upnp Function

    2.7 UPnP Function NOTE: Windows 2000 does not support UPnP feature. 2.7.1 Windows XP  UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device.
  • Page 19 The “Add or Remove Programs” will display on the screen and click Add/Remove Widows Components to continue. The following screen will appear, select Networking Services and click Details to continue...
  • Page 20 The “Networking Services” will display on the screen, select Universal Plug and Play and click OK to continue. Please click Next to continue...
  • Page 21 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...

  • Page 22: Windows Vista

    screen and double-click the UPnP icon with IR IP Camera to view your device in an internet browser. 2.7.2 W indows Vista  UPnP™ is short for Unive rsal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device.
  • Page 23 Double-click My Network Places on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with IR IP Camera to view your device in an internet browser.

  • Page 24: Setup Activex To Use The Ir Ip Camera

    2.8 Setup ActiveX to use the IR IP Camera The IR IP Camera web pages communicate with the IR IP Camera using an ActiveX control. The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the IR IP Camera and installed on your PC. Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow for the web page to work correctly.

  • Page 25: Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Xp

    2.8.2 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 •...

  • Page 26: Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Vista

    2.8.3 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”...

  • Page 27: Web-Based Management

    3. Web-based Management This chapter provides setup details of the IR IP Camera’s Web-based Interface. 3.1 Introduction The IR IP Camera can be configured with your Web Browser. Before configure, please make sure your PC is under the same IP segment with IR IP Camera. 3.2 Connecting to IR IP Camera Use the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the IR IP Camera.
  • Page 28 Web browser may display the “Security Warming” window, select “Yes” to install and run the ActiveX control into your PC. After the ActiveX control was installed and run, the first image will be displayed. NOTE: If you log in the IR IP Camera as an ordinary user, setting function will be not available.

  • Page 29: Live View

    3.3 Live View Start-up screen will be as follow no matter an ordinary users or an administrator. Video Profile ActiveX Control Streaming Protocol Language Setting Menu 2-Way Audio Video Information Monitor Image Section Monitor Image Section: The image shot by the IR IP Camera is shown here. The date and time are displayed at the top of the window.
  • Page 30 Item Action Configure Network settings such as DHCP, Network DDNS, 3GPP, PPPoE and UPnP Camera Adjust IR IP Camera parameters Configure system information, date & time, System maintenance, and view system log file. Video Configure bit rate and frame rate of video profiles Audio Configure audio parameters User...

  • Page 31: Activex Control

    3.4 ActiveX Control The plug-in ActiveX control supports a lot of functions by clicking the left mouse button. Note that this feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft® Internet Explorer. On the ActiveX control icon, click the LeftMouseButton, then a menu pop-up. This menu provides features that are unique to the ActiveX control.

  • Page 32: Digital Zoom

    3.4.1 Digital Zoom Click Digital Zoom to active this function as above. User can drag or scale the box over the video to adjust zoom ratio and position. 3.4.2 Record Click Record to activate this function. Press Record button to start recording. The video file is saved as ASF format into your local PC.

  • Page 33: Snapshot

    3.4.3 Snapshot Click Snapshot to activate this function. Press Snapshot button to take a picture. The image file is saved as JPEG format into your local PC. Select Browser, the pop-up window to select the save path and file name prefix, select OK to continue. If you like to retrieve the saved image, select the file to display the saved image by using any one of graph editing tools.

  • Page 34: Statistics

    3.4.5 Statistics Click Statistics to activate this function. A window will be popup to show the statistics information of the streaming status. Note that this information is the statistics between the device and your local PC. 3.4.6 About Click About to show the ActiveX information...

  • Page 35: Network

    3.5 Network Use this menu to configure the network to connect the device and the clients. 3.5.1 Network This section provides the menu of connecting the device through Ethernet cable. MAC address: Display the Ethernet MAC address of the device. Note that user cannot change it.
  • Page 36 Subnet Mask: Subnets allow network traffic between hosts to be separated based on the network's configuration. In IP networking, traffic takes the form of packets. IP subnets advance network security and performance to some level by organizing hosts into logical groups. Subnet masks contain four bytes and usually appear in the same "dotted decimal"...

  • Page 37: Wireless (Ica-108W Only)

    3.5.2 Wireless (ICA-108W only) You could assign the related parameters into wireless setting. Note that this function is only available for the ICA-108W with WLAN capability. MAC address: Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the WLAN card. Note that user cannot change it.
  • Page 38 •ASCII - In this method the string must be exactly 5 characters for 64-bit WEP and 13 characters for 128-bit WEP. •HEX - In this method the string must be exactly 10 hexadecimal (0-9, A-F) characters for 64-bit WEP and 26 hexadecimal characters for 128-bit WEP. Web Key 1~4: Key value of WEP.

  • Page 39: Ddns Server

    3.5.3 DDNS server DDNS: Stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server The device supports DDNS. If your device is connected to xDSL directly, you might need this feature. However, if your device is behind a NAT router, you will not need to enable this feature. Because DDNS allows the device to use an easier way to remember naming format rather than an IP address.

  • Page 40: Pppoe

    DDNS Host: The domain name is applied of this device. User Name: The user name is used to log into DDNS. Password: The password is used to log into DDNS. 3.5.4 PPPoE PPPoE: Stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet A standard builds on Ethernet and Point-to-Point network protocol.

  • Page 41: Streaming

    Mask, and Gateway: Status: Shows the Status of PPPoE connection. 3.5.5 Streaming RTSP is a streaming control protocol, and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP, multicast and Unicast, and for negotiating codecs. RTSP can be considered a "remote control" for controlling the media stream delivered by a media server.

  • Page 42: Upnp

    Where host is the host name or IP address of the IR IP Camera. Compatible 3G mobile phone: Please contact your dealer to get the approved list of compatible 3G phone. 3.5.6 UPnP UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals.

  • Page 43: Ip Filter

    3.5.7 IP Filter You can enter different user’s IP address which are allowing enter or denying by the device. IP Filter: To enable or disable the IP filter function here. IP Filter Policy: Choose the filter policy where is denying or allowing.

  • Page 44: Ip Notification

    3.5.8 IP Notification In case the IP address is changed, system is able to send out an email to alert someone if the function is enabled. SMTP Notification (e-mail) If enable this function, then the “Send to“ and “Subject” field need to be filled. Send To Type the receiver’s e-mail address.
  • Page 45 HTTP Login Password Type the password for the HTTP server. Proxy Address Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP Proxy. Proxy Port Set port number of Proxy. Proxy Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP Proxy. Proxy Login Password Type the password for the HTTP Proxy.

  • Page 46: Camera

    3.6 Camera Use this menu to set the function of the camera of IR IP Camera 3.6.1 Picture Rotation: Turn the “Mirror” and “Vertical Flip” On or OFF. The image will be overturned as below. White Balance: Auto: will adjust the white balance automatically.
  • Page 47 Hold: will hold the white balance. Exposure Control: Auto: will adjust the internal gain automatically. Hold: will hold the internal gain. Power Frequency: User should choose either 50 or 60 Hz to meet the power line frequency in your country. Brightness: Large value will brighten IR IP Camera.

  • Page 48: System

    3.7 System Use this menu to perform the principal settings of IR IP Camera. 3.7.1 System Device title: You can enter the name of this unit here. It’s very useful to identify the specific device from multiple units. Software version: This information shows the software version in the device.

  • Page 49: Date & Time

    3.7.2 Date & Time You can setup the time setting of IR IP Camera, make it synchronized with PC or remote NTP server. Also, you may select the correct time zone of your country. Server Date Displays the date and time of the IR IP Camera &...

  • Page 50: Maintenance

    Start Time: Daylight Saving Sets up the date and time of daylight saving stop time. Stop Time: Daylight Saving Sets up the date of daylight saving offset. Offset: 3.7.3 Maintenance Hard Factory Default Recall the device hard factory default settings. Note that click (Include network this button will reset all device’s parameters to the factory...
  • Page 51 Firmware upgrade: The device supports new firmware upgrade. 1. Close all other application programs which are not necessary for firmware update. 2. Make sure that only you access this IR IP Camera at this moment 3. Disable Motion Detection function. 4.

  • Page 52: Video

    3.8 Video IP IR Camera provides more video profiles as below to support different request to each client simultaneously. Each user can choose his preferred video profile as his request independently. 3.8.1 Common Text Overlay Setting: There are some important information can be embedded into image, including date, time, and/or text.

  • Page 53: Mpeg4/Vga

    3.8.2 MPEG4/VGA Video Type: It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile Resolution: It’s VGA mode (640x480) in this profile Bit rate control: Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 384kbps and 4096kbps.

  • Page 54: Mpeg4/Qvga

    3.8.3 MPEG4/QVGA Video Type: It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile. Resolution: It’s QVGA mode (320x240) in this profile. Bit rate control: Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 128kbps and 1024kbps.

  • Page 55: Mpeg4/Qqvga

    3.8.4 MPEG4/QQVGA Video Type: It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile. Resolution: It’s QQVGA mode (160x120) in this profile. Bit rate control: Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 24kbps and 320kbps.

  • Page 56: Video/Jpeg

    3.8.5 VIDEO/JPEG Video Type: It’s JPEG mode in this profile. Resolution: User can select VGA, QVGA, or QQVGA mode as the resolution of this JPEG profile. Rate Control: The quality level is between 1 and 100. The higher value is the better quality.

  • Page 57: Audio

    3.9 Audio Audio: To enable or disable audio function Audio To select Simplex or Full duplex (2-way audio) mode Mode: Input Gain: To adjust gain of input audio Output To adjust gain of output audio Gain:...

  • Page 58: User

    3.10 User Use this menu to set the user names and password of the Administrator and up to 10 users, and access right of each user. Viewer login: Anonymous: Choose this to enable anonymous user login. Only users Choose this to disable anonymous user in database: login.

  • Page 59: E-Mail

    3.11 E-Mail You may setup SMTP mail parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. That’s, if users want to send the alarm message out, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one event schedule to enable event triggering. SMTP Server: Type the SMTP server name or the IP address of the SMTP server.

  • Page 60: Object Detection

    3.12 Object Detection Use this menu to specify motion detection window 1 to window 4 and set the conditions for detection while observing a captured image. Add and Del: To add or delete the motion windows. User can specify up to 4 Included and/or Excluded windows to monitor the video captured by this device.

  • Page 61: Event Server

    Sensitivity Defines the sensitivity value of motion detection. The higher value will be more sensitivity. 3.13 Event Server Setup FTP/TCP/HTTP server configuration 3.13.1 FTP Server You may setup FTP parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. That’s, if users want to send the alarm message to an FTP server, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one event schedule to enable event triggering as SMTP.

  • Page 62: Tcp Server

    3.13.2 TCP Server In addition to send video file to FTP server, the device also can send event message to specified TCP server. Name User can specify multiple TCP servers as wish. Therefore, user needs to specify a name for each TCP server setting. TCP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server.

  • Page 63: Http Server

    3.13.3 HTTP Server The device also can send event message to specified HTTP server. Name User can specify multiple HTTP servers as wish. Therefore, user needs to specify a name for each HTTP server setting. Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP server. Test Check the HTTP server whether it is available or not.

  • Page 64: Event Schedule

    3.14 Event Schedule This menu is used to specify the schedule of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device.   Name: Name of the Event or Schedule. Enable: Enable or disable this Event or Schedule. Type: Schedule start with Event trigger or Schedule trigger. Enable Time: Define the feasible time slot.
  • Page 65 Example1. If you want to IR LED auto start in 18:00 every day and IR LED shines for 12 hours continuously. You will need to configure some parameters as below: Example2. If you want to upload image from PT Internet Camera to FTP server periodically.

  • Page 66: Appendix A: Reset Factory Default Settings

    Restore the ICA-108/108W: 1. Insert the paper clip or other tool and press and hold the button down continuously. 2. Wait at least 3 seconds and release the button. Then the ICA-108/108W has been restored to factory default settings and reboot again.

  • Page 67: Appendix B: Ping Ip Address

    Appendix B: 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 IR IP Camera installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other devices over the network.

  • Page 68: Appendix C: Bandwidth And Video Size Estimation

    Appendix C: Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation The frame rate of video transmitted from the IR IP Camera depends on connection bandwidth between client and server, video resolution, codec type, and quality setting of server. Here is a guideline to help you roughly estimate the bandwidth requirements for your IR IP Camera. The required bandwidth depends on content of video source.
  • Page 69 MPEG4 Resolution Stream setting fps setting Current stream Current fps 640*480 VGA 384Kbps 5 fps 373Kbps - 388Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 1024Kbps 5 fps 1024Kbps - 1036Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 2048Kbps 5 fps around 1800Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 384Kbps 20 fps around 550Kbps...

  • Page 70: Appendix D: Ddns Application

    Appendix D: 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).
  • Page 71 (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...
  • Page 72 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. Then DDNS you applied activated.
  • Page 73 Click to confirm ). 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 ). If the correct username and password are input, you can see the following picture at the top-right of the login page.
  • Page 74 (8). Click the “Services”. (9). Click the “ Dynamic DNS ”. (10). Click the “Create Hosts”.
  • Page 75 (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” to submit the domain name information. (No.3) 4.

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