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  • Page 1 User’s Manual ICA-HM830W 2 Mega-Pixel Wireless Fisheye IP Camera...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2011 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 2 Mega-Pixel Wireless Fisheye IP Camera Model: ICA-HM830W Rev: 1.0 (October. 2011) Part No. EM-ICA-HM830W...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Package Contents .................... 7 Basic Setup ....................... 8 System Requirement ..................8 Physical Description ..................9 2.2.1 Identification of ICA-HM830W physical detail ........9 Hardware Installation ..................12 2.3.1 Physical Installation ................12 2.3.2 Wall/Ceiling Mount Installation Procedure ........13 Initial Utility Installation ..................
  • Page 5 3.8.2 Network Advanced Settings ............... 49 3.8.3 Network SMTP Settings ..............51 3.8.4 DDNS server ..................52 3.8.5 Wireless ....................53 3.9 System Maintain ....................55 3.9.1 System Information ................55 3.9.2 User Account Configuration ............... 56 3.9.3 Date & Time Configuration ..............

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Pan/Tilt maintenance cost. The ICA-HM830W is highly flexible to be applied in various kinds of IP surveillance environment. It has built-in ICR (IR-cut filter Removable) for day / night surveillance and is compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless technology and WEP / WPA encryptions.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents IP Camera unit x 1 Power Adapter x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 User’s Manual CD x 1 Wall Mount Kit x 1 GPIO Connector x 1 1. If any of the above items are missing, please contact your dealer immediately. NOTE: 2.

  • Page 8: Basic Setup

    1. The listed information is minimum system requirements only. Actual requirement will vary depending on the nature of your environment. 2. The ICA-HM830W can be managed by PLANET Cam Viewer Three if you want NOTE: to configure more detail information and settings of camera viewer plus software please refer to the CD-ROM folder “D:\Manual\Cam Viewer 3\”, assume D is...

  • Page 9: Physical Description

    Physical Description 2.2.1 Identification of ICA-HM830W physical detail Font view Interface Description The Light sensor is for detect IP Camera environment Light Sensor illuminant, and if IP Camera in the dark/night environment that will let IR cut filter off for clearly night view.
  • Page 10 Rear View Interface Description The input power is DC 12V, 2A. Note：ONLY use package power adapter supplied with the Power Jack internet. Otherwise, the product may be damaged. Connect to PC or Hub/Switch. For connect to 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling.
  • Page 11 Terminal block for I/O connectors: Name Function Four sets of Digital Input, DI1 until DI4; the internal device is also photo-coupled electrical relay. In practice, the Digital input 4 external device can be simply an On/Off switch. Four sets Digital input 3 of On/Off switch can be connected as different trigger Digital input 2 source.

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation 2.3.1 Physical Installation Step 1. Prepare a PC with Ethernet link to the network Step 2. Connect an Ethernet cable Connect LAN port (RJ-45) of the IP Camera to a network switch. Attach the power supply Plug in power adapter to IP Camera and connect another end to power outlet. Only use the power adapter supplied with IP Camera otherwise, the product may NOTE: be damaged.

  • Page 13: Wall/Ceiling Mount Installation Procedure

    2.3.2 Wall/Ceiling Mount Installation Procedure Step1. Take the wall mount bracket, put it on the target place and fix it with the supplied screws (total of 2). Step2. Load the camera into the wall mount, be sure the cameras are mated with two fixed screw, and rotate the camera to lock it in position.

  • Page 14: Initial Utility Installation

    Please insert the bundle CD disk into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. When the welcome web page appears, please click your IP Camera name on the IP Camera list i.e. ICA-HM830W. Then click on the utility IPInstaller to start the program.
  • Page 15 Double click the item to open the Property Page or click the menu bar > Single Device Seeting After filling the desired settings in the properties, click on “Set” button to complete the configuration settings.

  • Page 16: Open The Web-Based Ui Of The Select Camera

    2.5.2 Open the Web-based UI of the select camera b-based UI of the select camera If IPInstaller finds IP Camera, please select the device you want to view and click the “Open If IPInstaller finds IP Camera, please select the device you want to view and click the “Open Web”...

  • Page 17: Setup Activex To Use The Internet Camera

    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: 2.6.1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP ...

  • Page 18: Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Xp

    2.6.2 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 19: Internet Explorer 7 For Windows Vista

    2.6.3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista From your IE browse From your IE browse ”Tools” ”Tools” ”Internet Options…” ”Internet Options…” ”Security” ”Security” ”Internet” ”Internet” ”Custom ”Custom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. •...

  • Page 20: Using Upnp Of Windows Xp Or Vista

    Using UPnP of Windows XP or Vista UPnP of Windows XP or Vista 2.7.1 Windows XP  2.7.1 Windows XP  UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals.
  • Page 21 The following screen will appear, select “Networking Services” and click “Details” to continue...
  • Page 22 The “Networking Services” will display on the screen, select “Universal Plug and Play” and click “OK” to continue. Please click “Next” to continue...
  • Page 23 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.

  • Page 24: Windows Vista

    2.7.2 Windows Vista    UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides 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 compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals.

  • Page 25: Web-Based Management

    If the IP Camera’s default IP Address (192.168.0.20) is already used by another device, the other device must be turned OFF until the device is allocated a new IP Address during configuration. If the User name and Password have been changed with PLANET IPInstaller, NOTE: please enter the new User name and Password here.
  • Page 26 For the first installation, there will be a prompt to install the ActiveX control. Click on the message, and click Install ActiveX Control… When you see this message, click Install’ to install required ActiveX control...
  • Page 27 If the device has been configured correctly, the default Web browser will open to the home page of the selected device. If you log in the Internet Camera as an ordinary user, setting function will be not NOTE: available. If you log in the camera as the administrator, you can perform all the settings provided within the Internet Camera.

  • Page 28: Live View

    3.3 Live View Start-up screen will be as follow no matter an ordinary users or an administrator. Camera IP Stream Type Resolution Farm Rate Bit Rate Digital PTZ Setup Manual Language Monitor Live Image Size Manual Trigger Display Mode Live Image Control Monitor Image Section Button ...
  • Page 29 The Internet Camera could provide multiple languages to meet customer’s requirement. (English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese) Select display mode to view the different type of the image. The Internet Camera allow user to display the live video in actual size mode.

  • Page 30: Video Configuration

      3.4 Video Configuration This Internet Camera provides multiple video stream profiles as below to support different request to each client simultaneously. Each user can choose preferred video profile as his request independently. 3.4.1 Video General Settings The menu allow user to disable/enable OSD. There are some important information can be embedded into image, OSD Setting: including date, time, and/or camera name.
  • Page 31 1. Ch: Select the channel. (1~4) 2. Step: The speed of the camera move. (1~10) 3. Pan Tilt control of this IP camera 4. Zoom: Digital zooms in/out. (1~10) 5. Move the box. 6. Close the box.

  • Page 32: Video Advanced Settings

    3.4.2 Video Advanced Settings This Internet Camera provides video stream profiles to support different request. The stream 1 can up to maximum resolution 1600 x 1200 (2 Mega Pixel). It is the stream ID used for RTSP client streaming connection, such RTSP Path as VLC player.

  • Page 33: External Video Source

    3.4.3 External Video Source The Internet Camera provided the video conference feature, if you have multiple Internet Cameras (ICA-HM830W) within your system, you can monitor the video of remote connected camera form the browser.

  • Page 34: Camera Configuration

    List all of external camera for user selection while video conference. External Video Source List Maximum number of external is 10. External Video Source According to remote camera video settings to setup those parameters Setup into the list. When the configuration is finish, please click the button to make the Connect video test.
  • Page 35 Adjust the image parameters for a better view. Brightness: Large value will brighten camera. Camera General setting Hue: Large value will be colorful. Saturation: Large value will contrast camera heavily. Audio Setting To enable or disable audio function. Save Path / File name: Web Record Setting Click on the “Browse”...

  • Page 36: Camera Advanced Settings

    3.5.2 Camera Advanced Settings The menu allow user to adjust the camera white balance, exposure, gain control and ICR active mode. Adjust the white balance according to the environment Auto: will adjust the white balance setting automatically. Hold: will hold the white balance setting. White Balance Sunny: will fix the color temperature with sunny day mode.
  • Page 37 Flicker-free 60Hz: will effects of exposure to 60Hz. Max Exposure Time Increase / reduce the exposure time for lens. Max Gain Control To adjust maximum gain of input video. User can turn Auto or setting for fix mode. This function is very Infrared (IR) Cut Filter useful under low illumination environment.
  • Page 38 Wall Mode：2 kinds of format to choose. 180° source view with 3 PTZ 180° broad view with 2 PTZ Table Mode：2 kinds of format to choose. 360°Table view 180° double table broad view...

  • Page 39: Event Configuration

    3.6 Event Configuration This menu is used to specify the schedule of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device. 3.6.1 Event Server The Internet Camera supports FTP upload function that will upload image while event trigger. 3.6.1.1 FTP server You may setup FTP parameters for further operation of Event Schedule.

  • Page 40: Event Server Remove

    FTP Server Name: User can specify a FTP server as wish. Therefore, user needs to specify a name for each FTP setting. Network: Type the server name or the IP address of the FTP server. Upload Path: Set working directory path of FTP server. Port: Set port number of FTP service.

  • Page 41: Motion Detection

    3.6.2 Motion Detection Use this menu to specify motion detection window and set the conditions for detection while observing a captured image. Add a motion detection area please click on “Add” to set up a detection area as indicated below.
  • Page 42 Motion Detection List Add and Del: To add or delete the motion windows. User can specify up to 10 areas to monitor the video captured by this device. By dragging mouse on the bar, you can change the trigger and sensitivity level of the detect motion area accordingly.

  • Page 43: I/O Ports

    3.6.3 I/O Ports The Camera can be activated by the external sensor that senses physical changes in the area Camera is monitoring. These changes can include intrusion detection or certain physical change in the monitored area. Input ports setting Name: The field needs to specify a name for input sensor setting.

  • Page 44: Event Configuration

    3.6.4 Event Configuration This menu is used to specify the trigger of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device. To add an event trigger, please click on “Add” and setup panel will be expanded.
  • Page 45     Event Type Setup Name: Name of the Event or Schedule. Set min time between trigger: Set the time interval between each trigger. Respond to Trigger: Set the time period for the trigger. Always: Active the selected event immediate and continuous. Only during time frame: Choose a day and the starting time then configure the duration time (168hrs = 24x7).

  • Page 46: Schedule Configuration

    Activate Output Port: Activate the external alarm once event trigged. Send Email Notification: Send notification through SMTP server once event trigged. Send Message Notification(TCP): Send notification through TCP server once event trigged. 3.7 Schedule Configuration This menu is used to specify the schedule of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device.

  • Page 47: Storage Setting

    3.7.2 Storage Setting The page display the storage information, includes disk size info, type and status. The warning message shows when recording is on process. The SD card should not be removed during the recording process. Disk Status Refresh: User can click the button refreshes the status displayed of SD card. Browse: User can click the button to download the file on SD card.

  • Page 48: Network Configuration

    3.8 Network Configuration Use this menu to configure the network to connect the Internet Camera and the clients. u to configure the network to connect the Internet Camera and the clients. 3.8.1 Network General Settings 3.8.1 Network General Settings This section provides the menu of connecting the Internet Camera through Ethernet cable. This section provides the menu of connecting the Internet Camera through Ethernet cable.

  • Page 49: Network Advanced Settings

    some level by organizing hosts into logical groups. Subnet masks contain four bytes and usually appear in the same "dotted decimal" data. For example, a very common subnet mask in its binary demonstration 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 will usually be shown in the corresponding, more readable form as 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 50 date/time adjustment. The Internet Camera supports changeable HTTP ports. This port is HTTP Setting very useful for Intranet usage. Users could assign the port number of http protocol, and the WAN users should follow the port number to login. If the http port is not assigned as 80, users have to add the port number in back of IP address.

  • Page 51: Network Smtp Settings

    3.8.3 Network SMTP Settings 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 (email) Setting Mail Server: Type the SMTP server name or the IP address of the SMTP server.

  • Page 52: Ddns Server

    3.8.4 DDNS server DDNS: Stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server The Internet Camera 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.

  • Page 53: Wireless

    3.8.5 Wireless Wireless Connection Select Enable to activate wireless network function of this IP camera, select Disable to disable it. IP Setting Mode DHCP Service: Enable this checked box when a DHCP server is installed on the network to issue IP address assignment. With this setting, the IP address is assigned automatically.
  • Page 54 Please type in IP address, Netmask, Gateway manually. Mode Select the network type of wireless connection. Available options are Infrastructure (Connect the IP camera to a wireless access point), and Adhoc (This IP camera will become a stand-alone wireless network point, other wireless computers / devices can discover this IP camera and connect to it without wireless access point).

  • Page 55: System Maintain

    3.9 System Maintain Use this menu to perform the principal settings of Internet Camera. 3.9.1 System Information User can use this menu to get the system and network information of this camera and detailed descriptions of every setting will be given below.

  • Page 56: User Account Configuration

    3.9.2 User Account Configuration If users wish to allow other people to view the live image captured by this camera, but don’t want to allow them to modify system settings that can give them user-level user name and password, so they can only view the image and can not change any system setting.

  • Page 57: Date & Time Configuration

    3.9.3 Date & Time Configuration This setting allows user to change the date and time of the real time clock in this IP camera. User can set the time manually, or use network time protocol (NTP) to set the time automatically. Current Server Time Date &...

  • Page 58: Server Maintenance

    3.9.4 Server Maintenance This menu allows user to upgrade firmware, clear all settings, reboot the IP camera, and backup all parameters. Maintain Server Reboot: The Internet Camera is restarted without changing any of the settings. Load Default: Recall the Internet Camera hard factory default settings. Note that click this button will reset all device’s parameters to the factory settings including the IP address.
  • Page 59 Internet Camera will reboot the system automatically. Please wait for upgrade procedural finished, and then you can use PLANET IPInstaller to search the Internet Camera again. Warning!!! The download firmware procedure can not be interrupted. If the power and/or network connection are broken during the download procedure, it might possibly cause serious damage to the Internet Camera.

  • Page 60: Log Service

    3.9.5 Log Service User can check the system log information of the camera, most system operations and/or process will be kept in a log system. The link provided the review of these records. 3.10 Customize The manual allow user can have custom web style, manual change the background, text color and some description, etc.

  • Page 61: Use Custom Settings

    3.10.2 Use Custom Settings The features allow the user can have custom settings for background color, text color and camera description evens upload image to change.
  • Page 62 Logo & Link Text Color Title Background Color & Picture Description...

  • Page 63: Appendix A: Reset Factory Default Settings

    2. Insert a pin into the reset hold as indicated with orange in the below figures. Sense a button and keep it pressed until instructed to release. 3. Plug in the power jack to turn ICA-HM830W, in about 20 seconds the LED indicator will be flashing.

  • Page 64: 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 Internet Camera installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other devices over the network.

  • Page 65: Appendix C: Bandwidth And Video Size Estimation

    Appendix C: Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation The frame rate of video transmitted from the Internet 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 Internet Camera. The required bandwidth depends on content of video source.

  • Page 66: Appendix D: Ddns Application

    Appendix D: DDNS Application 1. Preface . Preface If you have a Cable modem or xDSL, this is a great way to host your own Networked Device or If you have a Cable modem or xDSL, this is a great way to host your own Networked Device or other TCP/IP Service.
  • Page 67 (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 68 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.
  • Page 69 (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.
  • Page 70 (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”...

  • Page 71: Appendix E: Configure Port Forwarding Manually

    192.168.0.100. 2. Access the Router with Your Web browser The following steps generally apply to any router that you have on your network. The PLANET WNRT-620 is used as an example to clarify the configuration process. Configure the initial settings of the router by following the steps outlined in the router’s Quick Installation Guide.
  • Page 72 Your WAN IP Address will be listed here. 3. Open/set Virtual Server Ports to enable remote image viewing The firewall security features built into the router and most routers prevent users from accessing the video from the device over the Internet. The router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports.
  • Page 73 A check mark appearing before the entry name will indicate that the ports are enabled. NOTE: Some ISPs block access to port 80. Be sure to check with your ISP so that you can open the appropriate ports accordingly. If your ISP does not pass traffic on port 80, you will need to change the port the camera uses from 80 to something else, such as 8080.

  • Page 74: Appendix F: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions

    Appendix F: Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions Features The video and audio codec is The device utilizes H.264 and M-JPEG triple compression to adopted in the device. providing high quality images. Where H.264 is standards for video compression and M-JPEG is a standard for image compression. The audio codec is defined as u-Law for RTSP streaming.
  • Page 75 Microsoft’s Internet Explorer from the Microsoft webpage. PLANET IPInstaller program fails Network may have trouble. Confirm the parameters and connections to save the network parameters.
  • Page 76 The port number assigned in your Internet Camera might not be available via Internet. Check your ISP for available port. The proxy server may prevent you from connecting directly to the Network Camera, set up not to use the proxy server. Confirm that Default Gateway address is correct.
  • Page 77 be accessed outside your local LAN. Check the bandwidth of Internet connection. If the Internet bandwidth is lower than target bit rate, the video streaming will not work correctly. Image Transfer on e-mail or FTP Default Gateway and DNS server address should be set up does not work.

  • Page 78: Appendix G: Product Specification

    Appendix G: Product Specification Camera Specification Image Device 1/3“ 2Mega Sensor Effective Pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels Sensitivity 1.5 Lux @ F2.0 Lens Fish-Eye Lens, FOV=185°(D/H/V), F=2.0, f=1.25mm View Angle H:185 Degree / V:185 Degree / D:185 Degree Video Specification Video Encoder H.264 and Motion JPEG simultaneously 9 profiles including ceiling /wall /table mode...
  • Page 79 Windows® XP, 2000/ Vista 32bit , Win 7 Browser IE 6.0 or latter Video Player VLC, Quick Time, Software Monitor/ Recording / PLANET CV3P (2-ch Cam Viewer Three Pro Trail Version) Management PLANET CV3L (64-ch Cam Viewer Three Lite Bundle Version) Search & Installation PLANET IPInstaller...

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