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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AMERA 5.3.1. Installing “BEWARD IP Installer” Software ....................24 5.3.2. Accessing the IP Camera Using “BEWARD IP Installer” Software ..............24 5.3.3. Accessing the IP Camera Using the Network Menu in Windows 7 ..............26 5.3.4. Accessing the IP Camera Using Internet Explorer ..................27 5.4.

  • 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. N120 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. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 5: Chapter 2. Overview

    Chapter 2. Overview Chapter 2. Overview BEWARD N120 is a compact IP-camera (Pic. 2.1) with a 640x480 resolution, the built-in Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless interface, H.264/MPEG-4/MJPEG multi-stream video, a built-in microphone, the microSD/SDHC card slot and a new generation highly sensitive CMOS image sensor.

  • Page 6: Features

    Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n with WPS support  Protocols supported: Bonjour, TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, ARP, ICMP, FTP, SMTP, DDNS, NTP, UPnP, RTSP, RTP, RTCP, HTTP, TCP, UDP, 3GPP/ISMA RTSP  Power: 5V, 0.6 A DC  Operating temperature: 0 to +40 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    IP camera with a pre-installed lens (M12, f3.6 mm, F2.0)  Patch cord (1 m length)  Power supply: 5 V 1A  Wi-Fi antenna  Bracket with a mounting kit  CD with user manuals and software  Quick Installation Guide N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 8: Chapter 3. Product Description

     Blinking blue: the camera is connected to the wired network.  Unlit: the camera is not connected to the wired network or the LED indicator is turned off. Built-in microphone: allows you to hear what happens in the surveillance area. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 9: Back Pane

    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)  WMAC: IP camera MAC address (WLAN) N120 Installation User Manual...

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

    Chapter 4. Installing the Camera and Cables’ Connecting 4.1. Overview of Connecting the N120 to a Network BEWARD N120 supports both wired (Ethernet) and wireless connections. The camera can be connected directly to a computer or through a router, a switch, or a Wi-Fi access point.
  • Page 11  Maximum length of the entire segment is 100 meters.  When connecting over Wi-Fi, take notice that the signal strength depends on many factors such as the distance to the access point, electromagnetic waves, configuration of the place where the camera is installed, etc. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 12: Installing The Camera

    A straight RJ-45 cable (UTP category 5e) The table below shows an example of a patch cord to connect the camera to a computer or a network switch. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 13 To make a network cable, you need the following materials: a UTP category 5e 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. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 14: Chapter 5. Setting Up The Wired Connection For Windows 7

    Chapter 5. Setting up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 To make the N120 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 15 In the opened window click on the [View network status and tasks] in the [Network and Internet] section (Pic. 5.2). Pic. 5.2 In the opened window click on the [Local Area Connection] (Pic. 5.3). Pic. 5.3 N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 16 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. 5.4). Pic. 5.4 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 N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 17 DHCP-server on your network (Pic. 5.6). If an IP address is assigned to your computer automatically, go to paragraph 5.1.1 to define the network parameters. Pic. 5.6 2. Use the following IP address: an IP address is specified manually (Pic. 5.7). Pic. 5.7 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 18: 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). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 19 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 20 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 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 21: 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 N120. IMPORTANT! If there is the following information in the [Network Connection Details] window: [DHCP Enabled –...
  • Page 22 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). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 23 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 N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 24 [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 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 25: 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 26 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 27: 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 N120 IP camera by default. To search for N120 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 28: 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 N120 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 29 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 30 There will be additional installation blocking when installing ActiveX components in Windows 7 with enabled user account control. In this case you will see an additional system notification. To permit installation you should give a positive answer in the appeared window. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 31: 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 N120 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 32: Restoring The Network Settings Of The Computer To Their Previous Values

    Configuring the camera’s network settings is completed. 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. 5.29). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 33 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 In the opened window, click on the [Local Area Connection] (Pic. 5.31). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 34 Chapter 5. Setting up the Wired Connection for Windows 7 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). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 35 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 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 36: 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). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 37 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. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 38: Chapter 6. Setting Up The Wireless Connection For Windows 7

    6.1. Overview of Connecting N120 to a Wireless Network To make the N120 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 39 WPS-enabled networks will be displayed in the box only if WPS is enabled on your router and if it 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 40 Detailed information on how to apply a PIN to the particular model of a router is not provided in this manual. Check your router’s instructions for details. You can find the instructions on your router manufacturer’s website or it may be included with your router. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 41 Connecting to AP(BEWARD)...success! (Pic. 6.5). The name of the router (or the access point) your camera is connected to is shown in the brackets. For the provided example, the router’s name is BEWARD. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 42 For reconnection repeat steps 1 to 5 for the [PBC] method. If the connection still cannot be established, contact your system administrator for assistance. Pic. 6.6 If you selected the [PIN] method, follow the steps below to set up the network connection: N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 43: 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 to 7 for the [PIN] method.

  • Page 44: Verifying The Connection To The Wi-Fi Network

    To verify the connection’s status make sure that you can access the camera using the [Network] menu in Windows OS or the “BEWARD IP Installer” software (UPnP should be enabled on both your camera and your computer that is used for checking). For details, please see 5.3.2 –...

  • Page 45: Connecting To A Wireless Network Without Using Wps

    Consider a defining of Wi-Fi settings using a laptop connected to the wireless network. 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). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 46 Pic. 6.8 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). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 47 In the opened window you will see your wireless network name [SSID]. Make a note of it. You will need this name to connect your camera to the wireless network. Click the [Details] button (Pic. 6.11). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 48 Chapter 6. Setting up the Wireless Connection for Windows 7 Pic. 6.11 The opened window provides information on your wireless network connection (Pic. 6.12). Pic. 6.12 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 49: Configuring The Camera's Wireless Network Parameters Through The Web Interface

    The default username is admin, the default password is admin. Pic. 6.13 Once authorization is successful, you should see the camera image at your browser [SETTING] button and go to Network – Basic – WLAN (Pic. 6.14). window. Click the N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 50 Click on your wireless network to select it (Pic. 6.15). NOTE: To find your wireless network in the [Status of wireless networks] box, find a line where the value for the [ESSID] column matches the [ESSID] value you made a note before (see paragraph 6.3.1). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 51 Fill the [Passphrase] and [Re-type] fields (Pic. 6.16). Values of the [Authentication] and [Encryption] parameters are defined automatically. Pic. 6.16 N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 52 If there is no a DHCP server in your wireless network or it is not found or temporary unavailable, then you should choose the manual setting. In this case click the [Manual] button. The window given on the Picture 6.18 will appear. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 53 Subnet mask: enter a subnet mask address. Default gateway: enter a default gateway address. Primary DNS server: enter a primary DNS server. Click [Save] to save the changes. In the opened window click [OK] (Pic. 6.19). N120 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. 6.20 Enter the camera’s username and password, then click [OK] (Pic. 6.21). IMPORTANT! The default username is admin, the default password is admin. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 55 Chapter 6. Setting up the Wireless Connection for Windows 7 Pic. 6.21 If everything was done correctly, you should get the camera image via browser (Pic. 6.22). Pic. 6.22 The setting of the wireless network connection is complete. N120 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). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 57 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. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 58: 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 N120 supports PPPoE connection. Follow the steps below to establish the connection: Step 1: connect the IP camera to your computer directly.

  • Page 59: 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. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 60: 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. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 61: 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 62 For this example, we use the RTSP port 3001 (Pic. 7.4). Pic. 7.4 Step 3: click [Save] to save the changes. For the next camera you can specify as follows: HTTP port 80, RTSP port 3002. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 63 Step 2: go to Forwarding – Virtual Servers. Click the [Add New] in the opened menu (Pic. 7.6). Pic. 7.6 Step 3: create the port forwarding rules (Pic. 7.7): [Service Port]: specify a port number for access to the camera over the Internet. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 64 Create the rule for HTTP port (Pic. 7.7). Pic. 7.7 Step 4: click [Save]. The rule is added (Pic. 7.8). Pic. 7.8 Step 5: create the rule for RTSP port in the same way (Pic. 7.9). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 65 3002 of the camera 2 - to the port 3002 of the router and so on. Pic. 7.9 Step 6: if you use several cameras, repeat steps from 2 to 5 for the other ones (Pic. 7.10). Pic. 7.10 The router configuration is complete. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 66 “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/. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 67: 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. 7.11). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 68 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 69 (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. 7.13). Pic. 7.13 N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 70 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. 7.15). Pic. 7.15 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 71: 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. 7.17). Pic. 7.17 N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 72 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. 7.19). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 73 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. 7.20). Pic. 7.20 Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP and click the [Add To Cart] button. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 74 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. 7.21). Pic. 7.21 On the opened page, click the [Activate Service] button (Pic. 7.22). Pic. 7.22 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 75: 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]. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 76 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 N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 77 Step 3: according to the registration details that were specified at DynDNS server (see select “www.dyndns.org” paragraphs 7.4.2, 7.4.3), [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. 7.26). N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 78 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. N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 79: 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 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 80: 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 N120 Installation User Manual...

  • Page 81: 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 82 (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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 83 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 N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 84 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 85 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 86 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 87 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. N120 Installation User Manual...
  • Page 88 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. N120 Installation User Manual...

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