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IP CAMERA
LC-7224EP
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  • Page 1 INSTALLATION & OPERATION MANUAL IP CAMERA LC-7224EP Before trying to connect or operate this product, please read this manual completely...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................3 1. PRODUCT FEATURES................4 1.1 P ..............4 RODUCT NSTRUCTIONS 1.2 P ................4 RODUCT EATURES 1.3 T ..............5 ECHNICAL PECIFICATIONS 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW .........7 2.1 F ............7 RONT ANEL AND ANEL 2.2 RS-232 P &...
  • Page 4 5.1 M ............25 ICROSOFT NTERNET XPLORER 5.1.1 Connecting the IP camera ....................25 5.1.2 Change Image Setting.......................27 5.1.3 Change the Network Setting.....................29 5.1.4 Change the System Setting ....................39 5.1.5 Change the Application Setting ..................47 5.1.6 Change the SD card Setting....................56 5.1.7 Change the Pan/Tilt setting....................57 5.1.8 PPPoE &...

  • Page 5: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS All the following safety and operational instructions to prevent harm or injury to the operator(s) or other persons should be read carefully before the unit is activated. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, avoid exposing this unit to rain or moisture. Do not block ventilation openings.

  • Page 6: Product Features

    1. PRODUCT FEATURES 1.1 Product Instructions This user-friendly device combines cutting-edge sophistication with practical reliability and convenience. It features the self-downloading automatic video codec and other components, and is very easy to set up. You can access the network to get smooth images through the real-time and synchronized audio / visual stream provided by the device, because it supports two compression modes, the MJPEG and the MPEG4 -- you can change from one to the other as you wish.

  • Page 7: Technical Specifications

    ◆ Built-in Web Server and network connection. ◆ Position a camera any place you want – no PC required for operation. ◆ Supports the SD card as a local storage. ◆ Supports the VGA play mode. ◆ See live images in any network – connected PC. ◆...
  • Page 8 General I/O: ‧Input/Output connector to trigger the camera vis-a-vis external events, for instance a door sensor with a solenoid. ‧Event triggered remote image storage through e-mail and FTP. System Requirements: ‧Compatible with operating systems such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP. ‧Internet Explorer 6.x.

  • Page 9: Description Of The Front/Rear View

    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW 2.1 Front Panel and Rear Panel -- Front Panel -- -- Rear Panel -- ETHERNET VIDEO DC5V 1. MICROPHONE: The IP camera has an additional audio function. The device has a microphone built into its front panel which records sound.

  • Page 10: Port & Alarm I/O

    2.2 RS-232 Port & ALARM I/O 1 2 3 4 5 RS-485 D- RX: This pin is one of the RS-232 pins. It connects with the TX pin of another device. TX: This pin is one of the RS-232 pins. It connects with the RX pin of another device. Please refer to the note below on the standard RS-232 9 Pin Cable with Pin 2 and Pin 3 exchanged;...

  • Page 11: Flank Panel

    2.3 Flank Panel -- Right Flank Panel -- -- Left Flank Panel -- Lens Mount: This IP camera is used with either a C or a CS mount lens. ALC VR: Iris control VR. When an auto iris (DC Drive) lens is used, this VR is used to adjust the iris for different lighting environments.

  • Page 12: The Usb Function

    2.4 The USB function By connecting the IP camera with a PC via the USB connector, the IP camera can provide two different functions. 1. Insert an SD card: As a card reader. Insert an SD card into the IP camera, then connect to the PC. You might transfer files between the SD card and the PC.

  • Page 13: Installation

    3. INSTALLATION Please follow the instructions and the diagram below to set up the system. NOTE: The IP camera is linked by its Video Out connection via a BNC connector to a monitor's Video In connection. If this connection is there, you can see some information on the monitor screen, such as the IP camera factory default Static IP address(192.168.1.168).

  • Page 14: Connecting With A Multiplexer

    3.3 CONNECTING WITH A MULTIPLEXER LAN CAMERA 1 LAN CAMERA 2 TO LAN CAMERA VIDEO OUT BNC CONNECTOR LAN CAMERA 16 3.4 UPDATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE If the system software of the IP camera needs to be upgraded, please take the following steps to safely process it.
  • Page 15 9. If the message "UPDATE NG RESET PLEASE" appears rather than "UPDATE OK RESET PLEASE", please write down the error messages shown on the screen and inform your technical support, while ignoring the following steps. 10. Power off the IP camera when this update process is finished, then remove the SD card from the IP camera.

  • Page 16: Ip Camera Sd Card Troubleshooting

    3.5 IP camera SD card Troubleshooting 1. Check if the SD card position is correct or not. Please refer to the manual for the related information. 2. After powering the IP camera on, correctly insert the SD card, and a little icon of "SD" will show up in the upper-right corner of the monitor screen.

  • Page 17: Network Configuration

    4. Network Configuration 4.1 Cable Connections Please follow the instructions below to connect your IP camera to a computer or a network and to choose a proper RJ-45 cable configuration for connections. Physical specifications of the RJ-45 cable for Ethernet Wire Type Cat.

  • Page 18: Connect To A Lan Hub (Intranet)

    4.1.2 Connect to a LAN Hub (INTRANET) The RJ-45 PIN configuration for connecting with a LAN Hub is shown below. TO PC NETWORK CARD LAN CAMERA RJ-45 uplink...

  • Page 19: Configure Your Ip Camera Network Settings

    4.2 Configure Your IP camera Network Settings Upon connecting with the network hardware, you need to activate the network function and configure the proper network settings of the IP camera. 4.2.1 Enable DHCP Function This function can only work if the LAN, which the unit is connected to, has a DHCP server. If the DHCP server is working, please move the dip switch points up to 3 on the flank panel;...
  • Page 20 unique IP, which must be in the same class type as your network address. IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods; for example, 192.168.1.1 Therefore, if the connected network is identified as Class C, for example, the first three sets of numbers of the IP camera IP address must be the same as the network address.

  • Page 21: Tcp/Ip Communication Software

    4.3 TCP/IP Communication Software Follow the procedure below to install the TCP/IP communication program in your computer. Click the Start menu from your computer, and point to the Settings/Control Panel. Double click the Network icon to enter the windows.

  • Page 22: Tcp/Ip Installation

    Click the Configuration tag, and check if the TCP/IP is included among the network components list. If the TCP/IP is included, please process section 4.5. If it is not included, please follow section 4.4 to install the TCP/IP. 4.4 TCP/IP Installation During the installation, you will be requested to insert the Windows CD-ROM.

  • Page 23: Tcp/Ip Configuration Setting

    4.5 TCP/IP configuration setting Click Start 　 Settings 　 Control Panel 　 Network. Select TCP/IP, and then click Properties. Before processing the IP camera installation in a WAN, please make sure the Internet connection works properly. If not, please contact your ISP provider. 　...

  • Page 24: Connection Testing

    4.6 Connection Testing With the previous settings, follow the instructions below to ensure whether you have established the connection successfully. Click Start 　 Programs 　 MS-DOS Prompt Type in ping 192.168.1.168, then enter. (See the sample screen below). ** This IP is the IP camera IP address that is assigned for the connected IP camera in step2. If you receive a response as in the sample screen below, the connection hasn’t been...
  • Page 25 successfully established. Please re-check all the hardware and software installations by repeating steps 1 to 5. If you still can’t establish the connection after rechecking, please contact your dealer. If you receive a response as in the sample screen below, you have successfully made the connection.

  • Page 26: Operating Instructions For Image Software And Network

    5. Operating Instructions for Image Software and Network Two choices of software are available for linking with the IP camera: (1) the Microsoft Internet Explorer; and (2) the IP camera VIEWER, a network browser in a PC which provides the functions of monitoring remote zones or watching recorded data through the TCP/IP protocol.

  • Page 27: Microsoft Internet Explorer

    5.1 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1.1 Connecting the IP camera Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then follow the steps below to connect the IP camera. Click the URL block at the top of the window. Enter the URL address of the IP camera into the URL block and press the “Enter” button to enter the home page.
  • Page 28 Browsing images from the IP camera The images from the IP camera will be displayed on the home page while going online with the IP camera. Some buttons of the home page are provided for further setting. In MJPEG mode or in MPEG4 mode, there are different display formats of its home page.

  • Page 29: Change Image Setting

    5.1.2 Change Image Setting Please follow the steps below to change the image setting through the network if necessary. 1. Click the Image button on the home page to enter the image-setting page. Image setting page of MJPEG mode Image setting page of MPEG4 mode 2.
  • Page 30 5. Click the Home button to return to the home page while the new image setting acts on the images to effect the desired changes instantly. (If the setting has not been changed by the above steps, any (re)entry onto the home page will find images in their earlier or original setting.) Exchange the image format Tick on one of the formats then press the Submit button.

  • Page 31: Change The Network Setting

    5.1.3 Change the Network Setting Please follow the steps below to change the network settings through the network if necessary. Set the network options and IP address. 1. Click the Network button in the home page to enter the Network page. 2.
  • Page 32 Description of function keys: IP Address: Enter the 4-byte IP Address in the appropriate blank space (the value in each box may be anywhere between 0 and 255). Every Network camera has to own an IP address to be identified on the network. Netmask: Fill in the 4-byte Subnet Mask in the required blank spaces (usually any number between 0 and 255).
  • Page 33 Change the Network Setting — FTP (MJPEG mode only). Please follow the steps below to change the FTP setting via the network if necessary to upload recording data live. 1. Click the FTP button at top left to enter the “FTP Server Setting” page. 2.
  • Page 34 Change the Network Setting — SMTP (MJPEG mode only). Please follow the steps below to change the SMTP setting through the network if necessary. Click the SMTP button at upper left above to enter the “SMTP Server Setting” page. Click “My Server Requires Authentication” to checkmark the attached box and activate the function. Fill in the Sender name, DOMAIN NAME of the SMTP server, and set the recipient’s e-mail address if necessary.
  • Page 35 Change the Network Setting — SNTP. Please follow the steps below to change the SNTP setting through the network if necessary. 1. Click the SNTP button at upper left above to enter the “SNTP Server Setting” page. 2. Enter the IP Address of the SNTP server, and choose one of the time zones as and when necessary. 3.
  • Page 36 Change the Network Setting — DDNS. The “Network” page has, on its upper left, the “DDNS” icon. Please follow the steps below to change the DDNS setting through the network if necessary. Click the DDNS button at upper left above to enter the “DDNS Setting” page. Click “Enable DDNS Function”...
  • Page 37 Description of function keys: Enable DDNS Function: Checkmark to activate the function. DDNS Type: Click to open the list of three DDNS modes to choose from: “DynDNS”, “hn”, and “adsldns”. Click the “Apply” button and connect this website automatically and enter it. Type in your dynamic IP Address and Email Address.
  • Page 38 Change the Network Setting — PPPoE. The “Network” page has, on its upper left, the “PPPoE” icon. Please follow the steps below to change the PPPoE setting through the network if necessary. Click the PPPoE button at upper left above to enter the “PPPoE Setting” page. Please read the “PPPoE Troubleshooting”...
  • Page 39 Change the Network Setting —UPnP. The “Network” page has, on its upper left, the “UPnP” icon. Please follow the steps below to change the UPnP setting through the network if necessary. Click the UPnP button at upper left above to enter the “Universal Plug and Play” page. Click “Enable UPnP”...
  • Page 40 Change the Network Setting —Network Traffic. The “Network” page has, on its upper left, the “Traffic” icon. Please follow the steps below to change the UPnP setting through the network if necessary. Click the Traffic button at upper left above to enter the “Network Traffic” page. Type in the “Maximum Upload Bandwidth”...

  • Page 41: Change The System Setting

    5.1.4 Change the System Setting Please follow the steps below to change the date and time of the system setting through the network if necessary. Set the Date and Time of the system Click the System button in the home page to enter the “Date And Time” page (default). Choose one of the three modes shown on the page to set the Date and Time of the syst three modes are “Set Manually”, “Synchronize With Computer Time”, and “Synchronize With SNTP Server”.
  • Page 42 Change the System Setting — Users. Please follow the steps below to change/add the users’ authority through the network if necessary. Click the Users button on the left side of the “Date and Time” page to enter the “Users” page. Add, modify or delete any user’s data if necessary.
  • Page 43 Change the System Setting — Digital I/O. Please follow the steps below to change the Digital I/O through the network if necessary. Click the Digital I/O button on the left side of the “Date and Time” page to enter the “Digital I/O Setting”...
  • Page 44 Change the System Setting — Audio Mechanism. Please follow the steps below to change the Audio Mechanism through the network if nece ssary. Click the Audio Mechanism button on the left side of the “Date and Time” page to enter the “Aud Mechanism Set ting”...
  • Page 45 Change the System Setting — RS232 Setting. Click the RS232 Setting button on the left side of the “Date and Time” page to enter the “RS232 Setting” page. Description of function keys: Baud rate: Eight different speeds can be used: 2400 baud per second, 4800 baud, 9600 baud, 19200 baud, 28800 baud, 38400 baud, 57600 baud and 115200 baud.
  • Page 46 Change the System Setting — RS485 Setting. Click the RS485 Setting button on the left side of the “Date and Time” page to enter the “RS485 Setting” page. Description of function keys: Baud rate: Eight different speed s can be used: 2400 baud per second, 4800 baud, 9600 baud, 19200 baud, 28800 baud, 38400 baud, 57600 baud and 115200 baud.
  • Page 47 Change the System Setting — Update Firmware. Please follow the steps below to change the Audio Mechanism through the network if necessary. ick the Update Firmware button on the left side of the “Date and Time” page to enter the “Update Firmware”...
  • Page 48 View the Event Logs. Please follow the steps below to view events through the network if necessary. Click the Events button on the upper left above to enter the “Event Log” page. Choose one of the three buttons shown on the page to view an event when necessary. The three buttons are titled “First Page”, “Previous 20”, and “Next 20”.

  • Page 49: Change The Application Setting

    5.1.5 Change the Application Setting Please follow the steps below to change the application setting through the netw ork if necessary. Change the Application Setting — FTP Application Setting (MJPEG mode only Please follow the steps below to change the FTP setting via the network if necessary to upload recording data live.
  • Page 50 Change the Application Setting — SD Card Application Setting. Please follow the steps below to change the SD CARD setting via the network if necessary to uplo recording data live. Click the SD card button on the top left to enter the “SD Card Application Setting” page. SD Card setting page of MJPEG mode SD Card setting page of MPEG4 mode You have an option as to which SD - card storage format to use, the MJPEG (MJPEG mode only),...
  • Page 51 Description of SDCut software The image, which is stored in the MPEG4 Continuous Format can be shown by our SDCut software When selecting the M PEG4 Continuous Format, the user can just run or download the software by click “Download SD Utility”. You also can click “Download SD Utility to SD Card” to backup the so ftware to our SD card.
  • Page 52 Change the Application Set ting —SMTP Application Setting (MJPEG mode only). Please follow the steps below to change the SMTP setting via the network if necessary. Click the SMTP button on the left side to enter the “SMTP Application Setting” page. Enter the attached file number as and when neces sary.
  • Page 53 Change the Application Setting —Language Setting. Please follow the steps below to change the Language setting via the network if necessary. Click the Language button on the left side to enter the “Language Setting” page. You have an option as to which language to use. The default is “English” Click your s elected language and click "Submit"...
  • Page 54 Change the Application Setting —Record Application Enable Setting. Please follow the steps below to change the setting via the network if necessary. Click the Enable Record button on the left side of the record to enter the “Record Application Enable Setting” page. Record setting page of MJPEG mode Record setting page of MPEG4 mode Click “Enable Record –...
  • Page 55 Change the Application Setting —Record - Schedule. Click the Application button on the home page to enter the “Schedule” page. Check/uncheck any/all of the first seven boxes set vertically in the upper half of the “Schedul e” page to en able/disable the programmed recording function, and vary the setting of the targeted item while it is enabled.
  • Page 56 Change the Application Setting — Alarm Application Enable Setting. Please follow the steps below to change the setting via the network if necessary. Click the Enable Alarm button on the left side of the record to enter the “Alarm Application Enable Setting”...
  • Page 57 Change the Application Setting —Motion Detection. Please follow the steps below to enable changes in the motion detection function of the alarm through the network if necessary. Set the motion detection: Click the Motion Detec tion button on the left side of the Alarm to enter the “Motion Detection” page.

  • Page 58: Change The Sd Card Setting

    5.1.6 Change the SD card Setting Please follow the steps below to change the SD card setting through the network if necessary. Change the SD card Setting — FILELIST of MEMORY CARD. Please follow the steps below to change the setting via the network if necessary. Click the “SD car d”...

  • Page 59: Change The Pan/Tilt Setting

    5.1.7 Change the Pan/Tilt setting Click the Pan/Tilt button on the home page to open the Speed Dome Controller. Click “Configure” to enter to the RS232 and RS485 setting pages (please refer to Change the System Setting — RS232 Setting & Change the System Setting — RS485 Setting). Select a Speed Dome device ID from the drop-down list on the Speed Dome Controller.

  • Page 60: Pppoe & Ddns

    5.1.8 PPPoE & DDNS Using the PPPoE Install the XDSL software (obtained from your ISP dealer) in your PC. Search your IP camera's IP address: you can use your Network Viewer's Scan IP program, or just connect the LAN CAM and the Video monitor. The monitor screen will show the IP address on its right side.
  • Page 61 Test: Go to the Internet. Set your PC to enter the Internet. Desktop → IE browser → Type in the IP camera IP address (the same address as in the PPPoE settings and step 3 above) → You can see the LAN CAM imag NS settings P address ( Scan IP software or monitor ) →...

  • Page 62: The Ip Camera Ip Surveillance

    5.2 The IP camera I P Surveillance This section provides instructions for ins talling and using the IP surveillance and Image Viewer, which are included with the IP camera. The programs can be operated by a selected PC equipped with the following requirements. ystem Requirements Intel Penti um 1.5 GHz processor or above (2.8 GHz or higher recommended).

  • Page 63: Install The Ip Surveillance In Your Pc

    .2.2 Install the IP surveillance in your PC Install the IP surveillance from the supported CD-R. 1. Exit all applications currently running in the selected PC. 2. Insert the supported CD in the CD-ROM drive. The program will execute the installation automatically.

  • Page 64: Login The Network Camera Software

    5.2.3 Login the Network camera software nce the IP surveillance is executed, a Login prompter will appear. You must enter the default User Na me: admin, and the password: 9999 in the respective sp aces. Click the “OK ” button and enter the console page of the IP surveillance: both the user name and sword must be entered corre ctly.
  • Page 65 Press the button to enter the Settings page. Press the button to add a new device group. After typing in the Group Name, please press the OK button. Add a channe l from the button. (1) Click the Auto-Search button at the bottom of the "Connect Network camera Wizard"...
  • Page 66 This page provides the IP Address, the device type, and the MAC Address. After typing the Site name and selecting the Connect Mode , please click the "Next" button to access the next "Connect Network camera Wizard" page. NOTE: Please click the icon to see the details of the Connect Mode.

  • Page 67: Operation

    5.2.4 Operation 5.2.4.1 Live Monitor Once the connection has been established, click the button to enter the Live Monitor window. (See the sample screen below.) On the left side of the window is the connected device that has been arranged when you established the connection. The Live Monitor icon.
  • Page 68 multi-screen, and one sequence; the picture will sequentially switch to different channels accordin g to the Sequence Views setting (refer to 5.2.4.3). Note: One can’t use the common icon (#11) in the Sequence displaying mode or drag the video and drop it as s/he likes. For the further settings of each channel, please select the device title on the left side and click the right mouse key to operate.
  • Page 69 ◇Delete a camera video from the Live Monitor area: (1) Select the video of the camera which you want to delete. (2) Press and hold the left mouse button. Then drag it to the trashcan release the mouse button. 12. Alarm list / PTZ Control: Shows the alarm types, the device names and the occurrence time.
  • Page 70 5.2.4.2 Playback Viewer Press the button to enter the Playback Viewer setting page. The Playback Viewer icon. The display area. Click to choose the Recording List Live Event Message The alarm events which were recorded will be marked in pink color. Click to refresh the recording list.
  • Page 71 NOTE: To view the alarm lists of a camera which were recorded, please (1) click the icon (2) the Alarm List window will appear as shown below, (3) select a camera from the drop-down list, then (4) click the “Search” button. Move to the left/right area.
  • Page 72 Play Rate: During play mode, please use the scroll bar to control the show speed. Shows the device title. This allows you to search a recorded video kept in the HDD of the device. Enter the MONTH /DAY /YEAR /HOUR /MINUTE you wish to search and click to proceed.
  • Page 73 5.2.4.3 Setting Press the button to enter the Setting page. The Setting page. Function buttons: Add a new device group: Click this button and type in the new group, then press “OK” to save it. Remove a device group: Click this button and select the group name, then press “OK”...
  • Page 74 Device Setting: Provides four pages of settings. (1) Device Setting page (2) Image Setting page NOTE: The IP Surveillance software connects the Internet to a Network camera. There may be a problem if the bandwidth is not enough, in which case the speed rate of the image transmissions may become too low.
  • Page 75 (1) Global Settings Monitor setup: Sets the date/time mode and display mode, and controls the CPU use percentage on five levels. Default Directory: Sets the default files’ saving path. Click to select the directory. (2) Event Notification Channel Prompt: Sets each camera to activate or deactivate the three modes of "Motion Buzzer", "...
  • Page 76 Popup Message : Sets the maximum number of the pop-up messages, the displaying time and the pop-up forms. Tick mark the blank space for each device to activate it. E-mail Notice: Sets each camera to activate the E-mail Notice function of the three situations: "Motion Alarm", "Sensor Alarm", and "DISK Full".
  • Page 77 (3) Recording Settings Recording Settings: You can control the HDD reserved space by using the scroll bar. Recording quota setting: Set the maximum recording quota of each channel. (4) Scheduler (1) Choose one of the devices to set its recording schedule. (2) Select the period: Click to set to record only once or record every day.
  • Page 78 (3) Select the recording time: Sets the periods of time in recording. Select the Begin time and the End time the time markers will display above. Please use the up (increase) and down (decrease) arrows to adjust the setting. Add the selected period schedule. You can also hold down the left mouse button to drag a period.
  • Page 79 The user has to modify the “Sequence Views Setting” to make it work. For example, if you want to see the 4-window sequence, please follow the steps given below: Step 1: Click the Sequence Views button to enter the Sequence Views se tting page.
  • Page 80 (6) Speed Dome Tick mark to activate the Speed Dome Controller function of the selected channel. The user can set the model, ID and the protocol here. Click “Configure” to enter to the RS232 and RS485 setting pages. (7) Authority Setup Authority setup: Change or add the user’s authority.
  • Page 81 List of cameras and its groups: The users can use the icons above the list to change the groups’ names, the devices’ titles and the channels’ display modes. Display area: Click the title of the camera, and you will see the live image in this area.
  • Page 82 5.2.4.4 Lock Press the button to lock the operatio n of this software, and the IP Surveillance monito r will be minimized into the systray*of the Windows taskbar. To unlock the command, please click the button once, then type in the correct password. Microsoft Windows systray is a portion of the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Window s 2000, and...
  • Page 83 5.2.4.7 Exit Setting Press the button to exit the IP surveillance monitor which is minimized into the systray of the Windows taskbar. Click the button to select the functions on the list. You can also change the password by clicking the “Tools” and “Change password” items on the list.

  • Page 84: The Image Viewer

    5.2.4 The Image Vie rk camera is equipped with a digital watermark. It's a checking softw Netwo which protects archived images and informs you whether the images have been modified or not. Follow the instructions below to open an archived image from an SD card or an HDD.

  • Page 85: Advanced Operation

    6. ADVANCED OPERATION Ques tion 1: How t o view the live images of the IP camera via the Microsoft Internet Explorer on the Deskt op PCs or the laptop computers in a situation where there are no monitors or televis ion? ◇The...
  • Page 86 “ALARM APPLICATION ENABLE SETTING” page. 3. Tick on “Enable ALARM-SAVE into SD Card” to activate it. 4. Click the S ubmit button to submit the setting. NOTE: Please remember to insert the SD card into the built-in SD slot of the unit first. ◇Set the recording time (the AVI duration) of the SD card 1.
  • Page 87 NOTE: Please refer to the APPENDIX 4 for more details. ◇Set the PPPoE function 1. Click the network button in the home page. 2. Click the PPPoE button on the left side of the page to enter the “PPPoE SETTING” page. 3.
  • Page 88 2. Cl ick the Enable button on the left side of the page t o enter the “RECORD APPLICATION ENABLE SETTING” page. Tick on “Enable RECORD - U PLOAD via FTP ”. 4. Clic k the Submit button to submit the setting. ◇Set the upload rate 1.
  • Page 89 1. Click the user name you want to modify on the User List. Enter the password, the confirmed passwor d and choose the authority. 3. Click the Submit button to submit the new setting ◇ Delete a user 1. Click the user name you want to modify on the User List.

  • Page 90: Specifications

    . SPECIFICATIONS odel Number LC-7224P Image System SONY VGA CCD CCD sensor 1/4 inch progressive CCD CCD resolution 330K pixels work throughout 2.0Mby tes /sec deo Output 1.0 Vpp, 75 ohm, composite, negative Audio 16bit, 8 kHz sample rate Microphone Built-in Horizontal resolution 400 TV lines...

  • Page 91: Functions Of Client Pc

    8. Functions of client PC System require ment Windows 2000, XP or above Browser IE 6.x Live Monitor Max. 16 Split , Real Time REC/ Capture/ Audio/ Live Event/ Full Screen Playback Viewer Playback, Time / live event Sea rch / Export ( JPEG / AVI) Settings Device/ System/ Camera ma...

  • Page 92: Appendix 1. -Scanip

    APPENDIX 1. –SCANIP Follow the instructio below to use the SCANIP so ftware to search the IP camera devices from a l ocal location. Click th button to discover the connection of the all-type device in the LAN. e Device Type will display the connection of the all-type device.
  • Page 93 iii. Select and double click any of the addresses in the “Free IP Address” box on the right to enter it into an IP Address on the left. To change any IP address, type in the new address in the “Free IP Address” box on the right as well as the device’s login “Account”...

  • Page 94: Appendix 2. -Ip Camera Upnp How To

    APPENDIX 2. –IP Camera UPnP How To ® The most troublesome issue when you setup an IP Camera is that you have no idea what the IP ® address of this device is. Now IP Camera supports the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol ®...
  • Page 95 Figure 2 Step 2: When Control Panel appears, double-click the Network Connections icon. The Network Connections dialog box appears. See Figure 3. Figure 3 Step 3: Click the Protocols tab in the Network Connections dialog box. See Figure 4. Figure 4 Step 4: When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box shows up, choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
  • Page 96 Figure 5 Step 5: In the Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, choose Use the following IP Address to indicate that you do not wish to use DHCP, and assign IP Address 192.168.1.200 with Subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Click OK when you finish it. See Figure 6. Figure 6 Step 6: Choose Close to finish the modification.
  • Page 97 2. Install UPnP Packets ® As described before, Microsoft Windows XP doesn’t start the UPnP service by default; however, we have to install some packets before we initialize it. The following steps will help you to install them. Step1: From the Start menu, point to Set Program Access and Default, and then click it. See Figure 8 Figure 8 Step 2: When the Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears, click the Add/Remove...
  • Page 98 Figure 10 Step 4: Check UPnP User Interface, and choose OK. See Figure 11. Figure 11 Step 5: When the original Network Component Wizard dialog box returns, click Next. See Figure12. Figure 12...
  • Page 99 Step 6: After about one minute the UPnP installation will be done, and choose Finish to close it. See Figure13. Figure 13 3. Turn on Services After installation, we should turn on the relative services to start the UPnP protocol. The following procedures will teach you how to do it.
  • Page 100 Figure15 Step 3: Click the Services icon in the Administrative Tools dialog box. See Figure1 Figure16 Step 4: When the Services dialog box shows up, double click the SSDP Discovery Service icon. See Figure17.
  • Page 101 Figure17 Step 5: Choose Automatic in the Startup type, and click OK to start it. See Figure18. Figure18 Step 6: When the Services dia log box appears again, double click the Universal Plug and Play Device Host icon. See Figure19.
  • Page 102 Figure19 Step 7: Choose Automatic in the Startup type, press the Start button, and click OK to start it. See Figure20. Figure20 Step 8: Restart your system.
  • Page 103 ® 4. Scan IP Cameras through My Network Place After your installation and starting services, the UPnP protocol will take effect. You can scan all IP ® Cameras in My Network Place like Figure21 and Figure22 below. Figure21 Figure22 Just double click the UPnP IP Camera icon, and the video live stream will pop up automatically ®...

  • Page 104: Appendix 3. -The Arp Function

    APPENDIX 3. –The ARP function Setting the IP Address The Ethernet interface on the IP Camera has a default IP address (192.168.1.168) that most likely needs to be changed to make it work on your local network. You need to acquire a unique IP address (ask your network administrator).
  • Page 105 ARP and ping from UNIX or GNU/Linux: Start a shell Type the following as superuser (root): arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> [or arp -s <IP address> < MAC address>] ping <IP address> Example: arp -s 192.168.1.100 00-0C-0C-00-00-01 ping 1 92.168.1.100 es above if the new address was configured.

  • Page 106: Appendix 4. -Register As A Ddns Member

    PPENDIX 4. –Register as a DDNS member The DDNS（dynamic domain name system） is a function which is provided by an American . This chapter provides the user with the basic mpany. Please refer to www.dyndns.com instructions on how to register a free DDNS service. Registering for a DDNS Enter the URL www.dyndns.com.
  • Page 107 Figure 2 Figure 3 Click “My Services” to enter the service page. Please click the “Add Host Service” item which is below the ”My Hosts“ item, as shown in Figure 4. Click “Add Host Service”, and its service items will appear. The Add Dynamic DNS Host item helps to add a new DDNS.
  • Page 108 Fig ure 4 Figure 5 All we have to set in this page is the “Hostname” item. The user can choose a Sub Hostname as s/he likes from the right-hand side of the Hostname’s drop-down list. NOTE: You don’t have to set the “IP Address” in the same format as the camera’s IP Address.
  • Page 109 Figure 6...

  • Page 110: Appendix 5. -Mpeg4 Bit Rate Lookup Table Of Ip Camera

    APPENDIX 5. –MPEG4 Bit Rate Lookup Table of IP camera 1. When frame rate is higher than 15 frames/second (15 is not including): Highest High Medium Lowest 2.63 2.25 1.75 1.31 0.88 QVGA 0.66 0.56 0.44 0.38 0.22 ZOOM * 2 ZOOM * 3 ZOOM * 4 2.

  • Page 111: Appendix 6. -Faq

    APPENDIX 6. –FAQ 1. How to disable the DHCP function and use a static IP instead? A：Tu up the “D IP SWIT CH” from “ 3” t o “4” and c ge the ative netw ork settings, the IP Addres s, NetMa sk and Gatew...

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