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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AMERA 5.3.1. Installing “BEWARD IP Installer” Software ............... 25 5.3.2. Accessing the IP Camera Using “BEWARD IP Installer” Software ........25 5.3.3. Accessing the IP Camera Using the Network Menu in Windows 7 ........27 5.3.4. Accessing the IP Camera Using Internet Explorer ............28 ’...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1. Safety Instructions

     unplug the power cord and disconnect all other cords from the camera  contact our Service Center. You can find contact information on our website: http://www.beward.eu/. Transportation Ttransport the camera carefully, using the original box and protective packing. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 4 Use a soft, dry cloth for cleaning camera’s external surfaces. It is acceptable to use some detergent for removing persistent dirt, but not the volatile cleaners such as the alcohol-containing solvents, benzene and so on, because of the risk to damage the camera’s housing. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 5: Chapter 2. Overview

    CMOS image sensor with the WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) technology support. Pic. 2.1 BEWARD N300 makes possible watching real-time video recording from any part of the world by means of the most standard operating systems and web browsers. This camera supports X-Panner function which allows you to create up to 4 view areas with different resolutions.

  • Page 6: Features

     Protocols supported: Bonjour, TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, ARP, ICMP, FTP, SMTP, DDNS, NTP, UPnP, RTSP, RTP, RTCP, HTTP, TCP, UDP, 3GPP/ISMA RTSP  Power: 5 V, 0.6 A DC, PoE IEEE 802.3 af  Operating temperature: 0°С to +40°С N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

     Power supply 5 V, 1 A DC  Patch cord (1 m length)  Terminal block (4 contacts; digital input/output)  A bracket with a mounting kit  CD with user manuals and software  Quick installation guide N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 8: Chapter 3. Product Description

    Built-in microphone: allows you to hear what happens in the surveillance area. Built-in speaker: combined with a built-in microphone this option provides a two-way audio channel between the camera’s operator and a person in the surveillance area. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 9: Rear Side

    Network connector: is used for connection to LAN or to the Internet by a RJ-45 connector. Moreover, there are a screw hole for attaching a bracket on the rear side and a label which contains the following information:  SN: IP camera serial number  MAC: IP camera MAC address (LAN) N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 10: Chapter 4. Installing The Camera And Cables' Connecting

    Chapter 4. Installing the Camera and Cables’ Connecting Chapter 4. Installing the Camera and Cables’ Connecting 4.1. General Information BEWARD N300 supports wired connection only. The camera can be connected directly to a computer or through a router. Pic. 4.1 A common home router has one WAN port for Internet access and four LAN ports to connect computers, IP cameras and other devices on your local network.

  • Page 11: Installing The Camera

     Maximum length of the entire segment is 100 meters. 4.3. Installing the Camera Step 1: attach the bracket to the surface using 3 self-tapping screws. Step 2: loosen the bracket screws to move the camera to the desired position. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 12: Wired Connection To A Network

    3: White and green 3: White and green 4: Blue 4: Blue 5: White and blue 5: White and blue 6: Green 6: Green 7: White and brown 7: White and brown 8: Brown 8: Brown N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 13: Connecting Digital I/O

    To connect the camera using PoE technology you need a patch cord only, without an additional power source. 4.5. Connecting Digital I/O BEWARD N300 has digital input/output for connecting of external sensors and alert devices.  Digital input: is used for connecting of external sensors such as volume sensor. Alert event appearance is caused by closing or disjunction (it is specified in camera’s settings)
  • Page 14 When using external sensors it is important to note that exceeding of the legitimate values of voltage/current strength (5 V/100 mA) is prohibited because of the digital inputs/outputs are logic. IMPORTANT! It is not recommended to plug devices to the camera when it is switched on. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 15: Chapter 5. Setting Up The Wired Connection For Windows 7

    Chapter 5. Setting up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 To make the N300 IP camera work together with computers, laptops and other devices in your local network, you need to connect this camera to the network according to the network parameters.
  • Page 16 Chapter 5. Setting Up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 Pic. 5.2 In the opened window click on the [Local Area Connection] (Pic. 5.3). Pic. 5.3 NOTE: If there are several active networks, choose the one that you are going to connect your camera to. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 17 In the opened window select the [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)] menu item and click the [Properties] button (Pic. 5.5). Pic. 5.5 The window opens displaying information about the network connection settings. There are two ways to configure the IP address: N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 18 Pic. 5.6 2. Use the following IP address: an IP address is specified manually (Pic. 5.7). Pic. 5.7 Make a note of the following parameters: IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, DNS server. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 19: Defining The Local Network Parameters When Using A Dynamic Ip Address

    To define the local network settings, go to Start – Control Panel (Pic. 5.8). Pic. 5.8 In the opened window click on the [View network status and tasks] in the [Network and Internet] section (Pic. 5.9). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 20 Chapter 5. Setting Up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 Pic. 5.9 In the opened window click on the [Local Area Connection] (Pic. 5.10). Pic. 5.10 NOTE: If there are several active networks, choose the one that you are going to connect your camera to. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 21 Chapter 5. Setting Up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 In the opened window click the [Details] button (Pic. 5.11). Pic. 5.11 In the opened window you can see the current network connection details (Pic. 5.12). Pic. 5.12 N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 22: Changing The Local Network Parameters

    If you do not make a note of the network parameters, then it will be impossible to return the computer’s network settings to their initial state and to connect it to a local network or Internet after configuring N300. IMPORTANT! If there is the following information in the [Network Connection Details] window: [DHCP Enabled –...
  • Page 23 Pic. 5.13 In the opened window click on the [View network status and tasks] in the [Network and Internet] section (Pic. 5.14). Pic. 5.14 In the opened window, click on the [Local Area Connection] (Pic. 5.15). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 24 Chapter 5. Setting Up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 Pic. 5.15 NOTE: If there are several active networks, choose the one that you are going to connect your camera to. In the opened window, click the [Properties] button (Pic. 5.16). Pic. 5.16 N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 25 [Use the following IP address] and type an unused IP address from the same subnet as the camera, for example, 192.168.0.20, and 255.255.255.0 in the [Subnet mask] field. You can skip the other parameters (Pic. 5.18). Pic. 5.18 N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 26: Accessing The Ip Camera

    5.3.2. Accessing the IP Camera Using “BEWARD IP Installer” Software IMPORTANT! To access the IP camera using “BEWARD IP Installer” software, a UPnP technology support should be enabled for both your computer and the IP camera. UPnP is enabled by default in Windows 7.
  • Page 27 To make “BEWARD IP Installer” software work properly, add it to the antivirus and firewall authorized lists. NOTE: You may need to run “BEWARD IP Installer” as an administrator in order to make it work properly in Windows 7. To do so, right-click the shortcut and select [Run as administrator] in the drop-down list. NOTE: If an IP camera is missed in the UPnP device list, click the [Search] button to refresh it (Pic.

  • Page 28: Accessing The Ip Camera Using The Network Menu In Windows 7

    5.3.3. Accessing the IP Camera Using the Network Menu in Windows 7 NOTE: The UPnP technology support is enabled in the N300 IP camera by default. To search for N300 through the [Network] menu in Windows 7, go to the [Computer] menu and click the [Network] tab (Pic. 5.21). Pic. 5.21 In the appeared window, find the camera and double-click it with the left mouse button (Pic.

  • Page 29: Accessing The Ip Camera Using Internet Explorer

    <port> is the number of the port that is used for HTTP connection to the camera (Pic. 5.23). IMPORTANT! On default the IP address of N300 is 192.168.0.99 and the http-port is 80. NOTE: You do not need to enter a port number if you are connecting through the default HTTP port 80.
  • Page 30 You will see a system notification at the bottom of the window: “This webpage wants to run the following add-on: “AxMediaControl ActiveX Control Module” from “BEWARD Co., Ltd.” (Pic. 5.25). Click [Allow] button to continue the installation.
  • Page 31 In this case you will see an additional system notification. To permit installation you should give a positive answer in the appeared window. If everything was done correctly, you get the camera image on your display (Pic. 5.27). N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 32: Configuring The Camera S Network Settings Through The Web Interface

    5.5. Configuring the Camera’s Network Settings through the Web Interface After connecting the N300 to the local network you need to change its network parameters to get it and your other devices (e.g. computer, laptop etc.) to the same subnet.
  • Page 33 (Pic. 5.28). NOTE: Contact your system administrator if you need assistance. Click [Save] to save the changes. Configuring the camera’s network settings is completed. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 34: Restoring The Network Settings Of The Computer To Their Previous Values

    To restore the wired connection settings to their previous values, follow the steps below. Go to Start – Control Panel (Pic. 5.29). Pic. 5.29 In the opened window, click on the [View network status and tasks] in the [Network and Internet] section (Pic. 5.30). Pic. 5.30 N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 35 In the opened window, click on the [Local Area Connection] (Pic. 5.31). Pic. 5.31 In the opened window, click the [Properties] button (Pic. 5.32). Pic. 5.32 Select the [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)] menu and click the [Properties] button (Pic. 5.33). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 36 In the opened window of the connection properties you need to specify your initial network settings (see paragraphs 5.1, 5.1.1). If the IP settings were assigned automatically, use the [Obtain an IP address automatically] and the [Obtain DNS server address automatically] options (Pic. 5.34), then click [OK]. Pic. 5.34 N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 37: Verifying The Connection Settings

    Enter the IP address of your camera in the address field (e.g. http://192.168.0.99) (Pic. 5.36). Pic. 5.36 If the settings are correct, an authorization window will appear. Enter the username and password, then click [OK] (Pic. 5.37). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 38 If everything was done correctly, you see the camera image on your display (Pic. 5.38). Pic. 5.38 NOTE: If the camera image is not appeared on your display, return to the chapter’s beginning and check the setting step by step. Contact your system administrator if you need assistance. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 39: Chapter 6. Accessing The Camera Over Internet

    To access the IP camera over the Internet using a static IP address, follow the steps below: Step 1: connect the IP camera to your computer directly. Step 2: change the network settings of the IP camera (see paragraph 5.5) according to the settings provided by your ISP (Pic. 6.1). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 40 HTTP connection to the camera (the default value is 80). In the provided example, the following should be entered in the address field: http://80.65.23.173. NOTE: You do not need to enter a port number if you are connecting through the default HTTP port 80. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 41: Using A Pppoe Connection

    Internet. To access the camera over a PPPoE connection, you should take a username and a password from your ISP. The N300 supports PPPoE connection. Follow the steps below to establish the connection: Step 1: connect the IP camera to your computer directly.

  • Page 42: Internet Access To The Camera On A Local Network

    IP address on the local network. Most modern routers have the “Virtual server” option. To provide Internet access to your camera(s) through a router, there are two following methods to configure the routing:  Using UPnP in your camera and your router.  Manually configuring a routing table. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 43: Using The Upnp Option

    Internet. For example, the value of the port you assigned is 10000. In this case, port 80 is used to access the camera over a local network and port 10000 is used to access the camera over the Internet. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 44: Manual Port Forwarding

    To access the camera over the Internet, you need to configure its ports. On the local network the port numbers used for accessing camera’s settings and video on default are the following: HTTP port – 80, RTSP port – 554. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 45 For this example, we use the RTSP port 3001 (Pic. 6.4). Pic. 6.4 Step 3: click [Save] to save the changes. For the next camera you can specify as follows: HTTP port 80, RTSP port 3002. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 46 Step 2: go to Forwarding – Virtual Servers. Click the [Add New] in the opened menu (Pic. 6.6). Pic. 6.6 Step 3: create the port forwarding rules (Pic. 6.7): [Service Port]: specify a port number for access to the camera over the Internet. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 47 Create the rule for HTTP port (Pic. 6.7). Pic. 6.7 Step 4: click [Save]. The rule is added (Pic. 6.8). Pic. 6.8 Step 5: create the rule for RTSP port in the same way (Pic. 6.9). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 48 3002 of the camera 2 - to the port 3002 of the router and so on. Pic. 6.9 Step 6: if you use several cameras, repeat steps from 2 to 5 for the other ones (Pic. 6.10). Pic. 6.10 The router configuration is complete. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 49 “external” IP address of the router) and a certain HTTP port number. For the provided example, the router’s IP address is 77.108.73.169 and the HTTP port number is 81. Therefore, you need to enter the following in the address field of your browser: http://77.108.73.169:81/. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 50: Accessing The Camera Over The Internet Using Dyndns Service

    6.4.2. Creating an Account at DynDNS Service Step 1: open your browser and go to www.dyndns.com. Click the [Sign In] in the upper right corner and select the [Create an Account] in the drop-down menu (Pic. 6.11). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 51 Step 2: enter a username that is not already being used (the [Username] field) and a password (the [Password] and [Confirm password] fields). NOTE: You need to confirm the password to ensure that there are no typing mistakes. You must enter the same password in both fields. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 52 (AUP) and privacy policy] box, which means that you agree with AUP and privacy policy to create one free account. For this example, we use [Username] – camera184, [Email] - camera184@yandex.ru. Click the [Create Account] button to complete the registration process (Pic. 6.13). Pic. 6.13 N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 53 After clicking the link from the e-mail, you will be sent to the confirmation page to activate your account. Enter your username and your password to log in and click the [Confirm Account] button (Pic. 6.15). Pic. 6.15 N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 54: Creating A Domain Name At Dyndns

    To do so, click the [Sign In] button in the upper right corner and enter your username in the [Username] field and your password in the [Password] field, then click the [Log In] button (Pic. 6.17). Pic. 6.17 N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 55 Step 3: in the opened page, configure the connection settings. Select a domain. For this example, we use dyndns.org. In the [Hostname] field, enter a domain name for you camera (e.g. camera184). If the domain name is available, the camera will be accessible at camera184.dyndns.org (Pic. 6.19). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 56 IP address in the [IP address field]. On default DynDNS service determines the IP address of the device from which you are connecting to the service (Pic. 6.20). Pic. 6.20 Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP and click the [Add To Cart] button. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 57 Step 4: if the domain name is created successfully, you will see the confirmation page. In the provided example is camera184.dyndns.org. To activate your domain name, click [Next] (Pic. 6.21). Pic. 6.21 On the opened page, click the [Activate Service] button (Pic. 6.22). Pic. 6.22 N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 58: Equipment Setting For Work With Dyndns

    Step 4: enter the password that you chose at a registration in the [Password]. Step 5: re-type the password in the [Re-type password]. Step 6: enter the domain name that you chose at a registration in the [Host name]. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 59 Step 8: the camera’s configuration is completed. Let us consider an example of router’s DDNS adjustment by configuring Planet XRT-412. Routers of other manufacturers are configured in a similar way; please refer to the router’s user N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 60 Step 3: according to the registration details that were specified at DynDNS server (see select “www.dyndns.org” paragraphs 6.4.2, 6.4.3), [Provider] field. Enter “camera184.dyndns.org” in the [Domain Name], enter “camera184” in the [Account / E-Mail] field and “123456” in the [Password / Key] field (Pic. 6.26). N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 61 From now on, you need to enter http://camera184.dyndns.org in your browser address field to access your camera and if everything was done correctly, you should see the camera main window. N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 62: Appendix

    1223..65534 Multicast video port 1124..65534 Multicast audio port 1124..65534 SMTP 1..65535 System log remote server port 1024..65534 Event server port 1..65535 Proxy server port 1..65535 Motion detection 1999 MPEG4 streaming (HTTP) 1124..65534 MJPEG streaming (HTTP) 1124..65534 N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 63: Appendix B. Factory Defaults

    Appendix Appendix B. Factory Defaults This table provides camera factory defaults Parameter Value IP address 192.168.0.99 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.0.1 Username (administrator) admin Password (administrator) admin HTTP port RTSP port SMTP port N300 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 64: Appendix C. Glossary

    Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, Bonjour enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Bonjour allows devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers. Bonjour is developed by Apple Computer Inc. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 65 (Windows) computers. Each user within a domain has an account that usually allows them to log in to and use any computer in the domain, although restrictions may also apply. The domain server is the server that authenticates the users on the network. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 66 Gateway is a point in a network that acts as an entry point to another network. In a corporate network for example, a computer server acting as a gateway often also acts as a proxy server and a firewall server. A gateway is often associated with both a router, which knows where N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 67 IP camera. The terms IP camera, network camera and Internet camera all refer to the same thing - a camera and computer combined in one unit. It operates as stand-alone unit and only requires a connection to the network. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 68 Japan, the United States and other parts of the Americas. NTSC defines the video signal using 525 TV lines per frame, at a refresh rate equal to 30 frames per second. See also PAL. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 69 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. RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol for the actual transport of audio/video data. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 70 In computer networking, TTL prevents a data packet from circulating indefinitely. In computing applications, TTL is used to improve performance of caching or improve privacy. N300 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 71 It also controls access to the server whilst monitoring and logging server access statistics. Wireless LAN is a wireless local area network that uses radio waves as its carrier: where the network connections for end-users are wireless. The main network structure usually uses cables. N300 Installation User Manual...

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