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  • Page 1 Megapixel Mini Dome Network Camera MD-100A series User’s Manual Quality Service Group...
  • Page 2 Product name: Network Camera (MD-100A series) Release Date: 2010/11 Manual Revision: V1.2 Web site: www.brickcom.com Email: technical@brickcom.com info@brickcom.com © 2010 Brickcom Corporation. All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Before You Use This Product ................1 FCC Warning ....................1 Regulatory Information..................2 Package Contents ..................... 3 Mini Dome Network Camera Overview ..............4 Device Appearance Description ................6 Installation ...................... 7 Hardware Installation ......................7 Camera Connection ......................
  • Page 4 E-mail Settings ..................58 Samba Settings ................... 59 HTTP Settings ..................60 Video Clip ..................61 System..........................62 System Log ..................62 Date and Time ..................64 Device Information ................65 Storage Management(*) ................. 66 Maintenance ........................68 User Management ................68 Language ..................

  • Page 5: Before You Use This Product

    Before You Use This Product In many countries, there are laws prohibiting or restricting the use of surveillance devices. This Network Camera is a high-performance, web-ready camera which can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of this camera is legal before installing this unit for its intended use.

  • Page 6: Regulatory Information

    Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents Please check to make sure that the product package contains all the accessories listed below. a. OMD-100A b. Product CD c. Water-Proof Connector d. Allen Key e. Warranty Card f. Screw Bags g. Dry Bag / Double-Sided Tape h.

  • Page 8: Mini Dome Network Camera Overview

    Its ability to withstand vibration, shock, dust, rust, high temperatures and humidity make it an effective security camera for parking lots and public transportation. The MD-100A series is designed to provide end users with high quality video feed for an easily accessible security system. By offering H.264/M-JPEG/MPEG-4 triple codec compression, it is able to offer a flexible system which does not require high bandwidth and storage capabilities.
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  • Page 10: Device Appearance Description

    Device Appearance Description (*) These are optional features. Please refer to the Product List for the full list of optional features that are available for this product. - 6 -...

  • Page 11: Installation

    Installation Hardware Installation WARNING: Do not mount the camera on a soft material. The camera may fall and be damaged. 1. Use the enclosed Allen key to detach the dome cover from the camera device. 2. Remove the dry bag from its package. Use the double-sided tape to stick the dry bag onto the designate position inside of the dome cover.
  • Page 12 5. Hammer the three plastic anchors which are provided in the product package into the three location holes. 6. The user needs the three screws which are included in the product package and a screwdriver. Mount the camera on the wall or ceiling and position the three screw slots over the plastic anchors.

  • Page 13: Camera Connection

    Camera Connection 1. Connect the camera to a PoE-enabled hub via a single Ethernet. 2. Connect the camera to a non-PoE hub using a PoE Injector. - 9 -...
  • Page 14 Lens Adjustment 1. Adjust the lens to the desired position. 2. Focus a. Loosen the lens lock screw. b. Remove the lens hood. c. Rotate the lens until the image in the Live View page is focused. d. Retighten the lens screw lock. e.

  • Page 15: Led Behavior

    LED Behavior Function LED Behavior Description Remark Status Hardware failure Blue 1. Reset to Default Status 2. Restoring Blue Steady On settings 1. Power off Status Unlit 2. Power on till Blue System setup Status Upgrading F/W Blue Link Blinking Blinking while Blue network connection...
  • Page 16 Hardware Reset The Reset Button can be used to reboot the camera or restore it to factory default settings. If the camera experiences a problem, rebooting the camera may correct the problem. If the problem remains, please restore the camera to factory default settings and reinstall the software.

  • Page 17: System Requirements

    System Requirements Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Computer: IBM PC/AT Compatible CPU: Pentium 3GHz or faster Memory: 1024 MB or more Monitor: 1024 x 768 pixels or more, 24-bit True color or better Network Interface: 10/100Mbps Network interface card must be installed Web Browser:...

  • Page 18: Software Installation

    1. Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM driver. Run Auto-Run Tool directly from the CD-ROM to start the installation. When installing the Brickcom software kit for the first time, select a desired language for the interface. The available languages are listed in the scroll box.
  • Page 19 2. In the Install Shield Wizard dialog box, click <Next> to continue. 3. Read the End-User License Agreement and check the option “I accept the terms of the license agreement”. Click <Next> to continue. - 15 -...
  • Page 20 4. Select either “Complete” setup or “Custom” setup to install the system. a. If COMPLETE SETUP is selected: All program features will be installed into the default directory. Check the option “Complete” and then click <Next>. ii. Click <Change> to change the appointed folder where installation and program files will be stored.
  • Page 21 iii. Select to create shortcuts. Click <Next> to continue. iv. The installation information will be displayed. Click <Next> to continue. - 17 -...
  • Page 22 v. To launch EasyConfig or PC-NVR Standard, select the application and click <Finish>. When launching the PC-NVR program, please refer to the PC-NVR user manual. b. If CUSTOM SETUP is selected: i. This option is recommended for advanced users. It can be used to install the system to a preferred directory or to select specific program feature(s).
  • Page 23 iii. Select the features to install. Click <Next> to continue. iv. Click <Change> to change the appointed folder where installation and program files will be stored. Click <Next> to continue. - 19 -...
  • Page 24 v. Select programs to create shortcuts. Click <Next> to continue. vi. The installation information will be displayed. Click <Next> to continue. - 20 -...
  • Page 25 5. To launch EasyConfig or PC-NVR Standard, select the application and click <Finish>. When launching the PC-NVR program, please refer to the PC-NVR user manual. - 21 -...

  • Page 26: Easyconfig

    C:\Program Files\Brickcom\EasyConfig unless the program was saved to a preferred directory. 1. Click <Start> to continue. The program will automatically search for the camera in the intranet. NOTE - Check “Skip the hardware installation guide” to skip checking the hardware connection.
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  • Page 28 2. Select either “Simple Mode” or “Professional Mode” to obtain the camera’s IP settings. If “Simple Mode” is selected, EasyConfig will set up the connection automatically. If “Professional Mode” is selected, the user will need to configure the IP settings manually. 3.
  • Page 29 4. Enter the username and password of the camera. For first time use, the default username and password are “admin/admin.” 5. For configuring the IP address settings, select either <Settings remain the same>, <Automatically obtain an IP Address (DHCP)> or <Set IP Address configuration manually>.
  • Page 30 a. If <Set IP Address configuration manually> is selected, the following pages will be displayed. - 26 -...
  • Page 31 EasyLink is a unique Brickcom function which allows users to assign a unique EasyLink name to their network camera’s IP address. There is no need to configure the router to open up ports or remember hard-to-memorize IP addresses.
  • Page 32 7. When the IP address settings have been configured, the screen will either display a successful or failed connection message. If the connection failed, either try again or quit the installation. If “DHCP IP address settings” was selected, the failure page will be displayed as below: b.
  • Page 33 c. If the connection was successful, the user will see the message: “Congratulations. The installation of the camera is complete.” When this window is displayed, click <PC-NVR> to start the PC-NVR program, <Live View> to view the live video from the connected IP camera, or <X> in the top right corner of the screen to close the installation window.

  • Page 34: Accessing The Network Camera

    Accessing the Network Camera Check Network Settings The camera can be connected either before or immediately after the software installation. The Administrator should complete the network settings on the configuration page, including entering the correct subnet mask and IP address of gateway and DNS. Ask the network administrator or Internet service provider for the detail information.

  • Page 35: Authentication

    Authentication To access the camera’s live view, open a web browser and enter the IP address of the camera. A dialog window will pop requesting a username and password. As stated on the previous page, for the default username and password for the Administrator are assigned as “admin/admin”.

  • Page 36: Installing The Plug-In

    Installing the Plug-In For the initial access to the camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt the administrator for permission to install a new plug-in for on Internet Explorer. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt.

  • Page 37: Live View

    Live View NOTE - (*) These are optional features. Please refer to the Product List for the full list of optional features available for the product. Live View is the default page that opens when accessing the camera. Live video is displayed directly in the browser window.
  • Page 38 TCP - This protocol guarantees the complete delivery of streaming data and provides better video quality. The downside of using this protocol is that the quality of its real-time effect is less than that of the UDP protocol. UDP - This protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However, network packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be broken.
  • Page 39 Full Screen - Switch to full screen mode. Press the “Esc” key to return to normal mode. Motion Detection Alert - Enable the motion detection alert function. Mute – Turn off the sound. Set Default – Reset to default settings. NOTE 1.

  • Page 40: Configuration

    Configuration Click <Configuration> on the main page to change the camera setting pages. Note: Only Administrators can access the Configuration page. Camera/Video/Audio Camera Brightness - Drag the slider bar to adjust the image brightness level from -5 to +5. Contrast - Drag the slider bar to adjust the image contrast level from -5 to +5. Sharpness - Drag the slider bar to adjust the image sharpness level from -5 to +5.
  • Page 41 Exposure Control Sport – Select this option when monitoring rapid moving objects. Normal – Select this option for normal monitoring conditions. Night Vision – Select this option when monitoring at night or in low light conditions. User Defined – Select this option to define the exposure manually. AGC (Auto Gain Control) - The AGC can be set between 1X to 5X.
  • Page 42 Color Effect - Select to display color or black and white video streams. Click Apply to apply settings or Cancel to cancel changes. - 38 -...

  • Page 43: Video

    Video The Network Camera offers two separate streams for different viewing options. Stream 1 & Stream 2 Video Codec (*) - The Network Camera offers three choices of video codec standards for real-time viewing: H.264, MPEG-4 and MJPEG. Video Resolution - Select from the drop-down menu to choose the best resolution recording settings.
  • Page 44 NOTE - a higher bitrate will use higher network bandwidth. The video quality can be set between Level 1 to Level 6, with Level 6 producing the best image quality. HTTP Transport – If MJPEG is used for Video Codec, users can enable HTTP Transport protocol for video communication.
  • Page 45 Video Overlay Timestamp To display the date and time on the screen during live view, check “Enable” to enable the timestamp function and select the display position from the drop-down menu. Text To make a note about the camera, check “Enable” and select the display position from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 46 RTSP Server To utilize RTSP authentication, the user must first set a password for the camera. RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media. By default the port number is set to 554. Authentication - Depending on the network security requirements, the camera provides two types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: NONE and DIGEST.

  • Page 47: Audio (*)

    Snapshot folder path - The destination for saving the snapshot files. Click Browse to specify the saving path and select the format from the drop-down menu. Click Apply to apply settings or Cancel to cancel changes. Audio (*) The administrator can set up two separate streams for the camera for different viewing devices. The administrator can enable or disable the audio function on either stream.

  • Page 48: Multicast

    Multicast Multicast sends a video stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address. Therefore, multicast can effectively save Internet bandwidth. The RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media.

  • Page 49: Network

    Network IP Settings This section explains how to configure a wired network connection for the camera. There are several ways to setup the camera over the Internet: (1) obtain an available dynamic IP address assigned by a DHCP server, (2) use a static IP, or use PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet). Select the desire setup mode from the IP settings drop-down menu.

  • Page 50: Upnp

    3. PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet): Use this mode if connecting to the Internet through a DSL Line. NOTE - To utilize this feature, it requires an account provided by an Internet Service Provider. Enter the user name and password provided by the ISP. Click Apply to apply settings or Cancel to cancel changes.

  • Page 51: Ddns (Dynamic Domain Name Service)

    DDNS links a domain name to an IP address, allowing users to easily access their camera even with a changing IP address. Brickcom network cameras are compatible with two DDNS service providers (1) DynDNS, and (2) TZO. NOTE - Before utilizing this function; please apply for a dynamic domain account from a DDNS provider.

  • Page 52: Easylink Tm

    EasyLink EasyLink is a unique Brickcom function which allows users to assign a unique domain name to their network camera’s IP address. There is no need to configure the router to open up ports or remember hard-to-memorize IP addresses. When this function is enabled, users can log onto [uniquedomainname].mybrickcom.com to view the camera’s web GUI and live...

  • Page 53: Http/Https

    HTTP/HTTPS HTTP – (HyperText Transfer Protocol) - This protocol allows for TCP protocol quality without having to open specific ports for streaming. Users inside a firewall can utilize this protocol to allow streaming data through. HTTPS - (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) - This protocol allows authentication and encrypted communication over SSL (Secure Socket Layer).
  • Page 54 2. Enter the User name and Password of the camera. 3. Click “Certificate Error” on the top right corner of the window to view the certificate. 4. Click “Install Certificate” and follow the steps to finish the installation. - 50 -...

  • Page 55: Event

    Event Event Settings When an event (such as unauthorized movement) occurs, the camera can be scheduled to perform certain actions. An Event Type is a set of parameters that defines these actions. This section describes how to configure the camera to perform certain actions when events occur.
  • Page 56 How to Set Up an Event Schedule Event Schedule describes how and when the camera performs certain actions. Check “Enable” and enter a descriptive name for the event schedule. Set Event Schedule to define when the event is activated by selecting from Always (24 hours), Schedule or Recurrence pattern.
  • Page 57 b. If Recurrence Pattern is selected, the following page will be displayed. i. An event schedule can be programmed to recur at different times according to the user’s needs. Select the days for the event schedule to occur. Select a start time and specify the duration. 3.
  • Page 58 a. When <Send to Email> is selected, the following page will be shown: i. From - Enter the email address of the sender. ii. To - Enter the email address of the recipient. To enter multiple recipients, separate each using a comma. iii.

  • Page 59: Motion Detection

    Motion Detection Motion can be detected by measuring changes in the speed or vector of an object or objects in the monitored area. This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. Detection Setting – Use this setting to enable and define the motion detection windows. The user can defined up to three areas on the live view window for motion detection.
  • Page 60 The chart below the Live View window indicates the activity level of the Motion Detection window. When motion is detected by the camera and exceeds the defined threshold, a red bar will appear. Users can use this feature as a trigger source to send photos or videos to a remote server via email or FTP.

  • Page 61: Notifications

    Notifications Use the tools in this section to specify what type of notification will be sent when an event occurs. The camera can send buffered images to an FTP server, Samba, Email, or HTTP. FTP Settings File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used as an application component to automatically transfer files for program internal functions.

  • Page 62: E-Mail Settings

    E-mail Settings Select “Primary Email Server” option from the Server Selection drop down menu to send media files to an email server when an event is triggered. SMTP Server - Enter the server host name of the email server. SMTP Port - Enter the port number of the email server; by default, the SMTP port is set to Authentication - Select the authentication type from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 63: Samba Settings

    Samba Settings Select this option to send the media files via a network neighborhood when an event is triggered. Server Address - Enter the IP address of the Samba server. User Name - Enter the user name of the Samba server. Password - Enter the password of the Samba server.

  • Page 64: Http Settings

    HTTP Settings Select this option to send the media files via an HTTP notification when an event is triggered. URL –Specify the URL to send HTTP requests. The URL is normally written as: http://ip_address/ notification.cgi?parameter ip_address – type the IP address or host name of the HTTP host. Parameter –...

  • Page 65: Video Clip

    Video Clip This function is used to determine when video clips will be recorded and stored after an event is triggered. Pre-alarm buffer - Images can be stored internally on the server from the time immediately preceding the trigger. Enter the desired length of time. Post-alarm buffer - Images can be stored internally on the server from the time immediately following the trigger.

  • Page 66: System

    System System Log Log – Set up the camera to record a system log when an event is triggered. This page displays the system’s log in chronological order. The system log is stored in the camera’s buffer area and will be overwritten when the buffer area is full. Click Retrieve to retrieve the log or click Save to file to save the system log.
  • Page 67 Remote Logging The user can configure the camera to send the system log file to a remote server as a log backup. Click to enable remote log and enter the IP address of the remote server. Enter the port number of the remote server. Click Apply to apply settings or Cancel to cancel changes.

  • Page 68: Date And Time

    Date and Time Manual – Manually enter the date and time. Clone from PC – The camera will sync with the time, date and time zone of the computer used to modify the camera settings. Check “Clone” to utilize this option. The read-only date and time of the PC will be displayed.

  • Page 69: Device Information

    Device Information System Information – Displays the complete system information of the camera. Network Settings – Displays the complete network settings information of the camera. Video/Audio Settings – Displays the complete video/audio settings information of the camera. - 65 -...

  • Page 70: Storage Management(*)

    Storage Management(*) Storage Management is used to view all the recorded files on the Micro-SD/SDHC card. Click Reload to refresh the list of recorded files. Click Remove to safely remove the Micro-SD/SDHC memory card. Click Format to format the Micro-SD/SDHC memory card. Left click on the folder to list the recorded files.
  • Page 71 Advanced Settings (*) Automatic Recycle (*) – Enable to automatically overwrite older files when the available space remaining on the Micro-SD/SDHC card is less than 100MB. If the Automatic Recycle function is disabled, there must be at least 50MB hard drive space available for the camera to be able to record video files.

  • Page 72: Maintenance

    Maintenance User Management This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts. The administrator account name is “admin”, which is permanent and cannot be deleted. Click Add to create an account. Enter the new user’s name, password and confirm password. Administrators can add up to 10 user accounts.

  • Page 73: Language

     Administrator - user has access to view and change the Configuration page. Users with administrator privilege can change other user’s access rights and delete user accounts. Click Delete or Update to delete or modify a user’s account.  Viewer - user can only access the main page for live viewing. ...

  • Page 74: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade This feature allows the user to upgrade the camera firmware. It will take a few minutes to complete the process. NOTE - Do not power off the camera or camera during the upgrade. Upgrade - Click Browse… and specify the firmware file. Click Upgrade. The camera will begin upgrading and will reboot automatically when the upgrade is finished.

  • Page 75: Reset To Default

    Reset to Default Click Apply to restore the network camera to factory default setting. Reboot This feature will reboot the camera. Click Apply to begin. A message will pop up asking “The device will reboot. Are you sure?” Click “OK” to continue. The camera will take about one minute to reboot.

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