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Table of contents INSTALLATION & PRODUCT SPEC............6 USING IP CAMERA VIA MOBILE PHONE OR MEDIA PLAYER....9 SETTING UP WIRELESS CONFIGURATION .......... 10 HOW TO USE INTELLIGENT IP INSTALLER.......... 12 4.1. Initial use Intelligent IP Installer ................12 4.2. Configuration of Main Menu.................
Installation & Product SPEC Installation Steps Follow these steps to install the CTC Union IPCAM-8309FW on your LAN: 1. Check the package contents against the list below. 2. Setup the device. See Chapter 3.1 on the available methods Package Contents...
Rear Panel: Reset: When the device is powered, press the Reset Button to reboot the device, or hold the Reset Button for 10 seconds to set the settings back to factory default.
Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone or Media Player To use IP cameras via mobile phones, please make sure your RTSP is set to “ON”. (Default is “ON”) To change the settings of IP cameras, please see “Settings” for details. 3G Mobile Phone viewing For 3G mobile phone viewing, type “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp”...
Setting up Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to set up the camera’s wireless connection. The wireless connection has to be set up using network cable connection. After correctly setting the camera, the wireless function can work without network cable connection. 1.
How to Use Intelligent IP Installer This chapter introduces how to monitor the image from the camera using Intelligent IP Installer. The IP cameras can be used with Microsoft web browsers and Intelligent IP Installer in Windows operating systems. This document focuses on introducing you to Intelligent IP Installer.
Configuration of Main Menu 4.2. Main Menu Camera Click this button to get into common information of all Network Cameras in local network. You can connect the specific Network Cameras to get live video and to optimize video setting. User Click this button to get into user basic setting information of all Network Cameras in network.
Camera 4.3. The Camera page provides you all Network Cameras in the network with product factory information, including product Name, IP Address, MAC, Mod. Name and Mod. Search:Click it to search Network Cameras in the network, it displays Network Cameras information including Name, IP Address, MAC, Mod. Name and Mod. ID. Note: If the camera is not located in local network, it will appear in red text.
Setup 4.3.1. Choose a network camera, click on Setup to change the configurations. You have to key in the username and password of the administrator to enter the setup page. The following screen will display: Note: For IP cameras not in local network area (which appears in red in the search screen), you can still use setup to change the configurations of these cameras.
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Account settings: The account setting is displayed. You can change the account setting here. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
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Date/Time settings: You can set the date/time of the network camera here. See ”Hint” for details. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
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Network settings: You can change the network settings of the network camera here. See “Hint” for details. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
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PPPoE settings: You can change the PPPoE settings here. See “Hint” for details. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
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DDNS settings: You can change the DDNS settings here. Press “Next” to continue, “Previous” to go back, “Cancel” to go to the main page.
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Apply settings: Click on “Apply” to use the new settings. Choose “Reboot system to apply new (network) settings” to reboot after the settings are applied.
Upgrade 4.3.2. Choose a network camera, click on Upgrade to upgrade the firmware. You have to key in the username and password of the administrator to enter the upgrade page. The following screen will display: Choose the firmware image file you want to upgrade and press “Upgrade” to start. The device will automatically reboot after upgrade.
Factory Default 4.3.3. Choose a network camera, click on Factory default reset the configurations to default. You have to key in the user name and password to use the factory default function. Click on “OK” to continue. The device will automatically reboot after the configurations set to default.
Reboot 4.3.4. Choose a network camera, click on Reboot to reboot the device. You have to key in the user name and password to use the reboot function. Click on “OK” to continue. The device will automatically reboot.
User 4.4. The System page provides you all Network Cameras configurations in the network with product or downloaded configuration file information, including Info, User, Date Time, TCP/IP, PPPoE and DDNS. Load configuration File: Select From PC File or From Device, the former can load information of downloaded configuration file and the latter can load Network Camera configurations in the network.
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From PC File:Click it and press Load to select configuration location from PC. Note: • Configuration file format is *.conf.
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From Device:Click it and press Load to select the specific device in the network. Type the Username and Password to load configuration from device. Note: If you have connected to the specific device before, you don’t have to type the Username and Password again.
User 4.4.2. The Network Camera default account and password setting is “admin/admin”. Intelligent IP Installer provides to assign a password if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others. Use this menu to set the username and password of Administrator and up to 9 different users (User 1 to User 9), and the authentication access right of each group.
Date/Time 4.4.3. Current date & time:This displays the current date and time of the camera. PC clock:This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. Adjust:Select one of four time adjusting modes. Keep current setting:Select this mode to keep the current date and time of the camera.
TCP/IP 4.4.4. HTTP Port:Select port 80 in general situations. If you want to use a port number other than 80, select the text box and enter a port number between 1024 and 65535. Note: • When you have set the HTTP port number to a number other than 80 on the Network setting page or in the Setup Program, access the camera by typing the IP address of the camera on the web browser as follows: Example: when HTTP port number is set to 2000 Æ...
while the DNS server is assigned by the DHCP server. Use the following DNS server:Select this when you set the fixed address as the IP address of DNS server. Primary DNS:Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server. Secondary DNS:Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if necessary. PPPoE 4.4.5.
DDNS 4.4.6. Server Name:Select the DDNS Server User ID:Enter the user ID for authentication necessary for DDNS connections. Type it up to 64 characters. Password:Enter the password for authentication necessary for DDNS connections. Type it up to 32 characters. Confirm:Re-type the password to confirm. Hostname:Enter the host name that is registered to the DDNS server.
About 4.5. This page displays Intelligent IP Installer information including Version, Copyright and Product Date information Note: This computer procedure is protected of the right law and international convention. Making all or part which spread a procedure again without permission, may cause serious civil and criminal sanction and mention most severe telling in accordance with the law.
Using IP Camera via Web Browser System Requirement To use the product normally, we strongly recommend your computer follows our minimum system requirement (Computer level lower than this might cause some problems) Item Requirements Pentium 4 1600MHz (or equivalent AMD) Graphic Card 64MB RAM graphic cards (or equivalent on-board graphic cards)
Configuration This chapter introduces how to monitor the image from the device using Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser. The IPCAM can be used with Microsoft web browsers and Intelligent IP Installer in Windows operation systems. The recommended browser for Windows is Internet Explorer 6.0 or above. If you want to know how to use CTC Union with Intelligent IP Installer, please check the Intelligent IP Installer User’s Manual for Windows operation systems.
Initially accessing the IPCAM 6.1. 1. Start your web browser, and enter the IP address or host name of the CTC Union IP camera in the Location / Address field of your browser. Note: • If you only want to view the video without seeing the setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm”...
Configuration of Main Screen 6.2. Setting 6.2.1. This function is only for the Administrator. Click this button to get into the Basic and Advance settings screen. Client Setting 6.2.2. Mode: Click the pull-down box to choose between MPEG-4 and M-JPEG (Motion JPEG) video compression modes.
Live View 6.2.4. Snapshot: You can capture a still image shot from the camera and save it in your computer. 1. Press , and a snapshot window will appear. 2. Click “Save” to save the picture in your computer. 3. Click “Close” to return to the view page. Zoom in / out the image via the monitor window 1.
Basic Setting 6.3. Click the “Basic” menu item to display the sub menus, including System, Camera, Network, and Security. System 6.3.1. 6.3.1.1. Information This information page provides you with product information, including Product name, Firmware version, and Web version.
6.3.1.2. Date & Time Setting Current date & time:This displays the current date and time of the device. PC clock:This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. Date & time format : Click the pull-down box to select among different time display formats, including yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss (year-month-day hour:minute:second), mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss (month-day-year hour:minute:second), and dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss (day-month-year...
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up to 64 characters. Time zone:Select the time zone and time difference from Greenwich Mean Time in the area where the device is installed from the pull-down box.
6.3.1.3. Initialization Reboot:Click this button to reboot the device. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click OK to proceed. It takes about two minutes to reboot the device. Factory default:Click this button to reset the device to the factory default settings. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click OK to proceed, the network indicator on the device will start to blink.
Camera 6.3.2. 6.3.2.1. General RTSP: Switch the RTSP streaming On/Off. Note: • RTSP: Real Time Streaming Protocol. RTSP is supported by most media clients. (RealPlayer, Media Player, QuickTime, etc…) Image rotated: You can mirror or flip the display screen Lighting: You can choose the environment among 50 Hz, 60 Hz , and Outdoor. White balance: You can choose the white balance to Auto, Florescent, Incandescent and Black &...
6.3.2.2. MPEG-4 Computer View RTSP (If RTSP mode is ON) RTSP port: Specify the transmission port number for RTSP streaming video. Default value is 554. Viewer authentication: If the viewer authentication is ON, users viewing through RTSP will be requested to key-in username and password. RTP (If RTSP mode is ON) Unicast streaming: Unicast streaming Video port range: Specify the transmission port range...
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MPEG-4 viewer port (If RTSP mode is OFF) Unicast streaming Video/Audio port number: Specify the transmission port number of the video data. It is initially set to 8090. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. Image Size:Specify the image size the network camera transmits. You can choose among 704 ×...
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Mobile View RTSP (If RTSP mode is ON) RTSP port: Specify the transmission port number for RTSP streaming video. Default value is 8554. RTP (If RTSP mode is ON) Unicast streaming: Unicast streaming Video/Audio port range: Specify the transmission port range for RTP streaming video. RTP will select a port randomly from the range.
6.3.2.3. M-JPEG Note: • Motion JPEG settings are unavailable if the RTSP mode is ON, which means the MJPEG streaming is closed. MJPEG viewer port Unicast streaming Video/Audio port number : Specify the transmission port number for the video data. It is initially set to 8070. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534.
Network 6.3.3. 6.3.3.1. Information MAC address:Displays the MAC address of the device. Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP):If a DHCP server is installed on the network, to select this so the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server. Note:When you set Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP), make sure that the DHCP server is working on the network.
6.3.3.2. PPPoE Use this setting when you connect the device through PPPoE (Point -to- Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE connection is a protocol that is widely used in xDSL (digital subscriber line such as ADSL, VDSL or SHDSL) as the authentication and connection system. IP address:The IP address obtained from the PPPoE connecting to the network.
6.3.3.3. DDNS DDNS or Dynamic DNS allows this device to register its IP address with a DDNS service provider. This allows accessing this device by using a real name, rather than having to remember the device's IP address. Server name:Choose the DDNS Server from the list. User ID:Enter the user ID for authentication necessary for DDNS connections.
6.3.3.4. UPnP This device includes support for UPnP (Universal Plug 'n Play), which is enabled by default. If also enabled on your computer, the device will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to “My Network Places.” UPnP provides port forwarding for opening a port in a router or firewall in a private network in order to let a party from the outside world contact a user device inside the firewalled network.
6.3.3.5. IP Notification When IP notification is set to On, you can send an e-mail notification of the completion of the network settings. Notify type:Select type of DHCP, Static IP and PPPoE setting that will notify. SMTP server name:Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server used to relay the email notification messages.
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User name, Password:Type the user name and Password of the user who has the mail account. This setting is necessary when the SMTP server which sends e-mails performs authentication. Recipient e-mail address:Type the recipient e-Mail address up to 64 characters. You can specify up to three recipient E-mail addresses. Administrator e-mail address:Type the Administrator e-Mail address up to 64 characters.
Security 6.3.4. 6.3.4.1. Accounts The device default account and password setting is “admin/admin”. This means anyone might gain access to the device including the configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the device is intended to be accessed by others.
6.3.4.2. HTTPS HTTPS is a URI scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection. It is syntactically identical to the http:// scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP. Using an https: URL indicates that secure HTTP is to be used, but with a different default TCP port (443) and an additional encryption/authentication layer between the HTTP and TCP.
Advanced Settings 6.4. FTP Client 6.4.1. Use this setup page to configure capturing and sending of images to an FTP server. By using FTP client function, you can send a video file which has been shot and recorded triggered by the external sensor input, alarm buffer or with the built-in motion detection function to FTP server.
6.4.1.2. Alarm Sending This function is used to forward the image file to the specified FTP server when an alarm is detected by an external sensor input or by the built-in motion detection function. Select On to send the image file to FTP server triggered by alarm detection.
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Motion Detection:Click it On to use Motion Detection function as a trigger. You can then setup the motion detection function page. Note: • Motion Detection works only when the Video mode is set to MPEG-4 and the Cropping is set to Off. Alarm Buffer:Select Use alarm buffer when you forward the image of before and after the alarm detection (pre-alarm, post-alarm).
6.4.1.3. Periodical Sending You can setup to send an image file to FTP server periodically by selecting On to send the image file to FTP server triggered with setting period. Remote path:Type the remote path, up to 64 characters. Image file name:Type the file name of the image sent to FTP server with up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (under score).
SMTP 6.4.2. Use the SMTP setting page when you want to send an image via e-mail. By using the Mail (SMTP) function, you can send a mail with attached image which has been shot triggered by the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function.
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Authentication:Select the authentication method required when you send an email. Off: Select if no authentication is necessary when an email is sent. On: When authentication is necessary to send an e-mail, select one of the authentication methods from the following. SMTP: Select if SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent.
6.4.2.2. Alarm Sending Use this setting page to trigger the email sending in response to an alarm detected by the external sensor input or by the built-in motion detection function. Alarm sending:Select On to set up send mail in response to the alarm detection.
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Motion Detection:Click this to use the Motion Detection function as a trigger. You can then setup the motion detection function page. Note: • Motion Detection works only when the Video mode is set to MPEG4 and Cropping is set to Off. Alarm Buffer :...
6.4.2.3. Periodical Sending You can setup to send an image file by SMTP server periodically by selecting On to send the image file by SMTP server linked with setting period. Image file name:Type the file name of the image sent by SMTP up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (under score).
HTTP Event 6.4.3. Use this menu to setup capturing and sending images to an HTTP server. By using HTTP client function, you can send the specified CGI-BIN message linked with the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function to HTTP server.
6.4.3.2. Alarm sending Use this page to setup the alarms used to trigger actions such as sending mail, sending to FTP server or sending to HTTP server. Alarm sending:Select On to set the alarm detection action. Motion Detection:Click On to use Motion Detection function as a sensor. You can set the details on the motion detection function page.
Schedule 6.4.4. When you click Schedule on the Advance mode menu, the Schedule setting menu appears. This is the same menu as the setting menu which is displayed when you click Schedule to set Effective period and Schedule in FTP client setting menu, e-Mail (SMTP) setting menu, Alarm out setting menu and so on.
Motion Detection 6.4.5. When you click Motion Detection on the Advance mode menu, the Motion Detection setting menu appears. There are three Motion Detection functions which act as sensors and can be set for different detecting zones. Each one has Threshold and Sensitivity inputs which you can adjust to specific zone sequentially.
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2. A detecting zone 1 appears. Use mouse to adjust and move the zone boundaries and position. 3. Use tool bar to set Threshold and Sensitivity value. 4. Follow the steps to set the other Motion Detection. 5. Click OK to save the setting. Note:...
System Log 6.4.6. The System Log function allows users to review any changes and events that have happened. The system starts logging automatically after started. Remote Log: Enables user to send the log data to a specified log server.
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