Beward N13103 Installation & User Manual

Wi-fi, megapixel cmos sensor, 16 channel surveillance software included, built-in multi-zone motion and audio detection
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AMERA 5.3.1. Installing “BEWARD IP Installer” Software ................... 23 5.3.2. Accessing the IP Camera Using “BEWARD IP Installer” Software ..........23 5.3.3. Accessing the IP Camera Using the Network Menu in Windows 7 ..........25 5.3.4. Accessing the IP Camera Using Internet Explorer ................ 26 5.4.
  • Page 3: Chapter 1. Safety Warnings

     Unplug the power cord and disconnect all cords from the camera  Contact your local dealer or the store where you purchased this camera Transportation If you need to transport this camera, carefully repack it using the original box and attach protective materials. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 4 Keep good ventilation in the area where the camera is installed to prevent its overheating. Cleaning To clean external components, use a soft, dry cloth. To remove persistent dirt, use some detergent and a soft cloth. Do not use volatile cleaners, alcohol, benzene or other harsh solvents. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 5: Chapter 2. Overview

    You can always hear and see what is happening in your home, your office, or your cottage and even talk to your employees or relatives. Unlike the ordinary web cameras, the N13103 does not require a computer that is always turned on; you need to simply connect it to a network.
  • Page 6: Specifications

     Operating humidity: 20-80% (non-condensing)  ONVIF v1.02 support 2.3. Package Contents  IP camera N13103 (M12, f4.5 mm, F1.9 pre-installed lens)  Power supply 12 V, 1 A DC  Bracket and mounting kit  Patch cord (1 m length) ...
  • Page 7: Chapter 3. Physical Description

    3.2. Bottom Panel Power connector: connects the camera to 12 V DC power. Network connector: use this port to connect to an Ethernet LAN using an RJ45 connection. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    Also, the rear panel includes an information label that provides the following information:  SN: the camera serial number  MAC: the LAN MAC address of the camera  WMac: the WLAN MAC address of the camera N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 9: Chapter 4. Installing The Camera And Connecting A Cable

    Chapter 4. Installing the Camera and Connecting a Cable 4.1. Overview of Connecting the N13103 to a Network BEWARD N13103 supports both wired (Ethernet) and wireless connections. This camera can be connected directly to a computer or through a router, a switch, or a Wi-Fi access point.
  • Page 10: Installation Recommendations

     Twisted pair and electric cables should cross each other at right angles.  Unshielded twisted pair cables should be located at distance of at least 125 mm from fluorescent gas-discharge lamps or from other high-voltage discharge devices. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 11: Installing The Camera

    A straight RJ-45 cable (UTP category 5) The table below shows an example of a patch cord to connect the camera to a computer or a network switch. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 12 To make a network cable, you need the following materials: a UTP category 5 cable, two RJ-45 connectors and an RJ-45 crimping tool. Assembling the pairs of wires in the correct order (see the table above) ensures data transfer speed of 100 Mbps. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 13: Chapter 5. Setting Up The Wired Connection For Windows 7

    Chapter 5. Setting up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 To make the N13103 IP camera work together with your computer, your laptop and other devices in a local network, you need to connect this camera to the network according to the network parameters.
  • Page 14 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 15 In the opened window, click the [Properties] button (Pic. 5.4). Pic. 5.4 The connection properties window opens, where you should select the [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)] menu and click the [Properties] button (Pic. 5.5). Pic. 5.5 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 16 DHCP server on your network (Pic. 5.6). If an IP address is automatically assigned to your computer, go to paragraph 5.1.1 to define the network parameters. Pic. 5.6 Use the following IP address: an IP address is manually specified (Pic. 5.7). Pic. 5.7 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 17: Defining The Local Network Parameters When Using A Dynamic Ip Address

    If you do not make a note of the network parameters, you will not be able to return the computer’s network settings to their initial state to connect it to a local network or the Internet after configuring the N13103.
  • Page 18 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 19 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 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 20: Changing The Local Network Parameters

    Please check the connection settings or contact your system administrator. 5.2. Changing the Local Network Parameters The default IP address of the N13103 IP camera is 192.168.0.99. To connect to the camera, you need to get your computer and your camera on the same subnet. Take notice that each device must have a unique IP address.
  • Page 21 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). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 22 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 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 23 [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 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 24: 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, you need to enable UPnP for both your computer and the IP camera. UPnP is enabled by default in Windows 7.
  • Page 25 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.
  • Page 26: 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: UPnP is enabled by default in the N13103 IP camera. To search for the N13103 using the [Network] menu in Windows 7, go to the [Computer] menu and click the [Network] (Pic. 5.21). Pic. 5.21 In the appeared window, find the camera and double-click it with the left mouse button (Pic.
  • Page 27: Accessing The Ip Camera Using Internet Explorer

    <port> is the port number that is used for HTTP connection to the camera (Pic. 5.23). IMPORTANT! The default IP address of the BEWARD N13103 is 192.168.0.99. NOTE: You do not need to enter a port number if you are connecting through the default HTTP port 80.
  • Page 28 After successful authorization, you will be prompted to install an ActiveX add-on. You will see a system notification under the address bar: “This website wants to install the following add-on: “AxMediaControl.cab” from “BEWARD Co., Ltd.”. If you trust the website and the add-on and want to install it, click here…” (Pic. 5.25).
  • Page 29 Click right mouse button on this notification. In the drop-down menu select “Install This Add-on for All Users on This Computer…” or click on the area “Click here to install the following ActiveX control: “AxMediaControl.cab” from “BEWARD Co., Ltd.”…” (Pic. 5.26) Pic. 5.26 By default, Internet Explorer prevents ActiveX add-ons from installation;...
  • Page 30: Configuring The Camera S Network Settings Through The Web Interface

    Chapter 5. Setting Up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 Pic. 5.28 5.5. Configuring the Camera’s Network Settings through the Web Interface After connecting to the N13103, you need to change its network parameters to get it and your other devices (e.g. your computer) to the same subnet. IMPORTANT! To make your camera and your computer work together, the first three parts of their IP addresses must be the same but the fourth must be different.
  • Page 31 You must specify the IP address and the other network parameters of the camera so it is on the same subnet as the other network devices (Pic. 5.31). NOTE: Contact your system administrator if you need assistance. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 32 If the message from webpage appears, click [OK] (Pic. 5.32). Pic. 5.32 IMPORTANT! After you configure the network settings, you must reboot the camera. To reboot your camera, go to SETTING – System – Initialize (Pic. 5.33). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 33: Restoring The Network Settings Of The Computer To Their Previous Values

    5.6. 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. 5.34). Pic. 5.34 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 34 Internet] section (Pic. 5.35). Pic. 5.35 In the opened window, click on the [Local Area Connection] (Pic. 5.36). Pic. 5.36 NOTE: If there are several active networks, choose the one that you are going to connect your camera to. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 35 Pic. 5.37 The connection properties window opens, where you need to specify your initial network settings (see paragraph 5.1, 5.1.1). Select the [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)] menu and click the [Properties] button (Pic. 5.38). Pic. 5.38 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 36 If the IP settings were specified manually, use the [Use the following IP address] and the [Use the following DNS server addresses] options and complete the required fields (see paragraph 5.1), then click [OK] (Pic. 5.40). Pic. 5.40 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 37: Verifying The Connection Settings

    If the settings are correct, an authorization window will appear. Enter the camera’s user name and password, then click [OK] (Pic. 5.42). IMPORTANT! The default user name is admin, the default password is admin. Pic. 5.42 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 38 If everything was done correctly, you should get the camera images via browser. The settings bar is on the left side, the camera images are on the right side (Pic. 5.43). Pic. 5.43 This completes the setting up of the wired connection. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 39: Chapter 6. Establishing And Configuring The Wi-Fi Connection

    6.1. Overview of Connecting the N13103 to a Wireless Network To make the N13103 IP camera work together with your computer, your laptop, and other devices in your wireless network, you need to connect this camera to the network according to the wireless network parameters.
  • Page 40 WPS-enabled networks will be displayed in the box only if WPS is enabled on your router and is active. Commonly you have 2 minutes to press the WPS button on the wireless clients. For detailed information on WPS, please refer to your router’s manual. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 41 If you selected the [PBC] method, follow the steps below to set up the network connection: Step 1: enable WPS on your router. To do so, you can use either of the following methods:  Press the WPS button on your router.  Click the button on your router’s web interface. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 42 If the connection is established successfully, you will see the following text: Connecting to AP(BEWARD)...success! (Pic. 6.5). The name of the router your camera is connected to is shown in the brackets. For the provided example, the router’s name is BEWARD.
  • Page 43 In this case, close the connection progress window and try to re-establish connection. To re-establish connection, repeat steps 1 through 5 for the [PBC] method. If the connection still cannot be established, contact your system administrator for assistance. Pic. 6.6 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 44: Connecting To A Wireless Network Without Using The Camera's Web Interface

    Connecting to AP(BEWARD)...success! (Pic. 6.5). If the camera cannot establish the connection with the access point, you will see the following text in the connection progress window: Fail! (Pic. 6.6). In this case, repeat steps 1 through 7 for the [PIN] method.
  • Page 45: Verifying The Connection To The Wi-Fi Network

    If UPnP is enabled on both your camera and your computer that is used to check the connectivity status, you can access the camera using the [Network] menu in Windows OS or “BEWARD IP Installer” software. For details, see paragraphs 5.3.2 –...
  • Page 46: Defining The Wireless Connection Settings For Windows 7

    To define the Wi-Fi settings of the laptop, unplug the Ethernet cable from it and connect the laptop to your Wi-Fi network. Once connected to Wi-Fi, go to Start – Control Panel (Pic. 6.8). Pic. 6.8 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 47 In the opened window, click on the [View network status and tasks] in the [Network and Internet] section (Pic. 6.9). Pic. 6.9 In the opened window, click on the [Wireless Network Connection] (Pic. 6.10). Pic. 6.10 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 48 The opened window indicates your wireless network name [SSID]. Make a note of it; you will need your wireless network name to connect your camera to the wireless network. Click the [Details] button (Pic. 6.11). Pic. 6.11 The opened window provides information on your wireless network connection (Pic. 6.12). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 49: Configuring The Camera's Wireless Network Parameters Through The Web Interface

    6.3.2. Configuring the Camera’s Wireless Network Parameters through the Web Interface Access the camera as described in paragraph 5.3. In the opened window, enter the camera’s user name and password (Pic. 6.13). IMPORTANT! The default user name is admin, the default password is admin. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 50 NOTE: To find your wireless network in the [Status of wireless networks] box, find a string where the value for the [ESSID] column matches the [ESSID] value you made a note of before (see paragraph 6.3.1). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 51 Enter the password in the [Passphrase] field and re- type it in the [Re-type] field (Pic. 6.16). IMPORTANT! Use caution when entering the data required for connection to a wireless network. If you enter incorrect data, the camera cannot establish the connection. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 52 Chapter 6. Establishing and Configuring the Wi-Fi Connection Pic. 6.16 Select the [Use the following IP address] and the [Use the following DNS server address] options (Pic. 6.17). Pic. 6.17 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 53 In the opened window, click [OK] (Pic. 6.18). Pic. 6.11 IMPORTANT! You must reboot the camera for the changes to take effect. To reboot the camera, go to SETTING –System – Initialize (Pic. 6.12). Pic. 6.12 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 54: Verifying The Wireless Network Configuration Without Using Wps

    To verify the wireless network configuration, use the IP address that was assigned to your camera in paragraph 6.3.2. Pic. 6.18 Enter the camera’s user name and password, then click [OK] (Pic. 6.19). IMPORTANT! The default user name is admin, the default password is admin. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 55 If everything was done correctly, you should get the camera images via browser. The settings bar is on the left side, the camera images are on the right side (Pic. 6.20). Pic. 6.20 This completes the setting up of the wireless connection. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 56: Chapter 7. Accessing The Camera Over The 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. 7.1). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 57: Using A Pppoe Connection

    Internet. To access the camera over a PPPoE connection, your IPS should provide the following information: a username and a password. The N13103 supports PPPoE connection; follow the steps below to establish the connection: N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 58 DynDNS service, which allows accessing the camera over the Internet when using a PPPoE connection (see N13103 Operations User Manual). To connect to the camera over the Internet, enter the following in the address field of your browser: http://<IP>:<port>/, where <IP>...
  • Page 59: Internet Access To The Camera On A Local Network

     Enable UPnP on your router and configure it. IMPORTANT! Some routers do not support UPnP forwarding between LAN and WAN networks. Before configuring, make sure your router supports this option. If not, your router requires additional configuration. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 60 To use port forwarding, the port number values of the camera must match the router port numbers. To access the camera over the Internet, use the IP address provided by your ISP (IP address of the router’s WAN port) and a certain port number. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 61: Manual Port Forwarding

    When accessing over the Internet, you should note that all cameras inside the local network have the same public IP address. To access the cameras through the same IP address, you must specify a unique HTTP port number for each camera. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 62 Step 1: enter the IP address of your router in the browser address field (in the provided example, the address is 192.168.0.1). In the appeared window, enter your username and your password. After successful authorization, the router settings page appears (Pic. 7.5). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 63 Chapter 7. Accessing the Camera over the Internet Pic. 7.5 Step 2: click the [General Setup]. Click the [NAT] in the opened menu (Pic. 7.6). Pic. 7.6 Step 3: in the opened menu, select the [Virtual server] (Pic. 7.7). Pic. 7.7 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 64 Pic. 7.8 Step 6: click the [Add] button (this adds the created rule to the routing table). The rule is added (Pic. 7.9). Pic. 7.9 Step 7: repeat to create a forwarding rule for RTSP (Pic. 7.10). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 65 WAN port) and a certain HTTP port number. For instance, the WAN IP address is 77.108.73.169 and the HTTP port number is 8081. In this case, you need to enter the following in the address field of your browser: http://77.108.73.169:8081/. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 66: Accessing The Camera Over The Internet Using Dyndns Service

    7.4.2. 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. 7.12). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 67 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 68 (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. 7.14). Pic. 7.14 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 69 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. 7.16). Pic. 7.16 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 70: 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. 7.18). Pic. 7.18 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 71 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. 7.20). N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 72 IP address in the [IP address field]. By default, DynDNS service determines the IP address from which you are connecting to the service (Pic. 7.21). Pic. 7.21 Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP and click the [Add To Cart] button. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 73 Step 4: if the domain name is created successfully, you will see the confirmation page. In the provided example, camera184.dyndns.org domain name is created. To activate your domain name, click [Next] (Pic. 7.22). Pic. 7.22 In the opened page, click the [Activate Service] button (Pic. 7.23). Pic. 7.23 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 74: Setting Up The Equipment To Work With Dyndns

    Step 4: enter the password that you chose at 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 registration in the [Host name]. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 75 Let’s consider an example of setting up DDNS on a router by configuring Planet XRT-401D. Routers of other manufacturers are configured identically; please refer to the router’s manual for more information on how to configure DDNS. The router is configured to work with DynDNS as follows: N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 76 Step 3: according to the registration details that were specified at DynDNS server (see select “www.dyndns.org” paragraph 7.4.2, 7.4.3), [Provider] field. Enter “camera184.dyndns.org” in the [Domain Name], enter “camera184” in the [Account / E-Mail] and “123456” in the [Password / Key] field (Pic. 7.27). Pic. 7.27 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 77 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 78: Appendix

    Port Default Value Range of Values HTTP 1124..65535 HTTP forwarding via UPnP 1024..65535 HTTPS forwarding via UPnP 1024..65535 RTSP 1124..65535 RTSP forwarding via UPnP 1024..65535 SMTP 1..65535 System log remote server port 1024..65535 Motion detection 1999 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 79: 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 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 80: 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 81 (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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 82 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 N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 83 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 84 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 85 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 86 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 87 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. N13103 Installation User Manual...

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