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  • Page 1 User Manual IP Camera For further help, please visit www.zmodo.com...
  • Page 2  Users for business operation on product functions Terms in this Manual IP Camera, or IPC in this manual, means network camera. Click: Click with left button of mouse. Double-click: Rapidly click the left mouse button twice. Right-click: Click with the right button of mouse.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.3 Installation Statement ......................... 5 1.4 Network IP Camera Connection ....................6 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device ............8 2.1 Access to IP Camera on iOS Device ..................8 2.1.1 Software Installation ......................8 2.1.2 Launch Zmodo Zsight .......................
  • Page 4 Contents 3.2.2 Main Interface of Zviewer ....................39 3.3 Device Management ......................... 42 3.3.1 Add Device ........................42 3.3.2 Edit Device ........................48 3.3.3 Delete Device ......................... 50 3.4 Video Browsing ......................... 51 3.4.1 Open the Video ....................... 51 3.4.2 Close the Video ......................52 3.4.3 Video Display Screen .....................
  • Page 5 Contents Chapter 4 Access to IP camera on Internet Explorer ............... 84 4.1 Log In ............................84 4.1.1 Set Security Levels ......................84 4.1.2 Network Configuration ....................85 4.1.3 Wi-Fi Configuration (Only for Device Which Supports this Function) ......87 4.1.4 Login ..........................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    A n embedded web server allows the user to view real-time footage and remotely control the camera via IE web browser. This IP camera is well-suited for home and small business, as well as any situation which needs to apply remote network transmission and remote network control. It's easy to install and operate.

  • Page 7: Network Ip Camera Connection

    Do not place the camera in extremely hot, cold temperatures, the operating temperature should be −10 ° C to 50 ° C (14F to 122F), dusty or damp environment, and do not expose it to high between electromagnetic radiation. 1.4 Network IP Camera Connection Note Required Before Installation: ...
  • Page 8 ▲PoE IP Cameras Connection Diagram ▲Common IP Cameras Connection Diagram (No Wi-Fi and PoE Function) This user manual will mainly introduce three methods to access IP Camera: First Method: Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device Second Method: Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Access To Ip Camera On Ios And Android Device

    Download and install the free Zmodo Zsight software from iTunes App Store or download Zsight for iOS from http://www.zmodo.com/support-software/. 2.1.2 Launch Zmodo Zsight Tap the Zsight icon (as Figure 1) from the home screen to open Zmodo Zsight, the device will automatically enter the “Device List” section (as Figure 2). Figure 1...

  • Page 10: Device Management

    Figure 3). Figure 3 2. Tap the image , then scan the QR Code area on the camera with your phone, Zsight will automatically scan and add the IP Camera to the Device List when the QR Code is successfully read.
  • Page 11 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 3. After scanning the camera, Zsight will open the Wi-Fi Connection Interface (As Figure 4). Figure 4 4. Select the Wi-Fi connection that your camera connects to, enter the Wi-Fi password, and select [Save] (As Figure 5).
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 5. Click [Next], enter the default password”111111”, and click [Done] to add the devices (As Figure 6). Figure 6 Note For Wi-Fi IP Cameras, you can now disconnect the network cable and place the camera anywhere within the Wi-Fi signal range (as Figure 7).
  • Page 13 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device ▲Method Two: Automatically Add 1. Click [Discovery] (As Figure 2), this will take you to the “Discovery” section. Click [Refresh], and your phone will automatically search all local devices (as Figure 8).
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 3. Select the Wi-Fi connection that your camera connects to, enter the Wi-Fi password, and select [Save] (as Figure 10). Figure 10 4. Click [Next], enter the default password”111111”, and click [Done] to add the devices (as Figure 11).
  • Page 15 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device Note For Wi-Fi IP Cameras, you can now disconnect the network cable and place the camera anywhere within the Wi-Fi signal range (as Figure 12). Figure 12 ▲Method Three: Manually Add From the List tab, click the [+] icon (As Figure 2), this will take you to the “Add Device”...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 2.1.3.2 Edit a Device From the List Menu, click to edit the device info, click [Done] to save or [Cancel] to cancel (as Figure 14). Figure 14 2.1.3.3 Delete a Device Click and drag from right-to-left the device that you wish to delete, this will display the “Delete Box.”...

  • Page 17: Video Play

    Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 2.1.4 Video Play 1. Select the device from the List Menu on your mobile device, and you will be able to see the video stream (as Figure 16). Figure 16 2.
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 3. Click [Yes] to change password, enter the new password, and click [Save] when finished (As Figure18). Figure 18 4. Switch between Portrait and Landscape views by turning your phone horizontally or vertically (As Figure 19).

  • Page 19: Two-Way Audio (Only For Device Which Supports This Function)

    Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 2.1.5 Two-way Audio (Only for Device Which Supports this Function) 1. Under real-time video, “Voice” and “Talkback” functions are turned off by default (As Figure 20). Figure 20 2. Click [ ] to enable voice function, the voice icon will turn green, now you can hear device sound from your mobile device (As Figure 21).

  • Page 20: About

    (As Figure 22). Figure 22 4. If only talkback function is enabled, IP Camera can receive sound from mobile device, while mobile device cannot receive sound from IP Camera (As Figure 23).

  • Page 21: Access To Ip Camera On Android Device

    Download and install the free Zmodo Zsight software from Google Play or download Zsight for Android from http://www.zmodo.com/support-software/. 2.2.2 Launch Zmodo Zsight Tap the Zsight icon (As Figure 1) from the home screen to open Zmodo Zsight, the device will automatically enter the “Device List” section (As Figure 2). Figure 1...

  • Page 22: Device Management

    Figure 3). Figure 3 2. Tap the image , then scan the QR Code area on the camera with your phone, Zsight will automatically scan and add the IP Camera to the Device List when the QR Code is successfully read.
  • Page 23 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 3. After scanning the camera, Zsight will open the Wi-Fi Connection Interface (As Figure 4). Figure 4 4. Select the Wi-Fi connection that your camera connects to, enter the Wi-Fi password, and select [Save] (As Figure 5).
  • Page 24 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 5. Click [Next], enter the default password”111111”, and click [Save] to add the devices (As Figure 6). Figure 6 Note For Wi-Fi IP Cameras, you can now disconnect the network cable and place the camera anywhere within the Wi-Fi signal range (as Figure 7).
  • Page 25 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device ▲Method Two: Automatically Add 1. Click [Discovery] (As Figure 2), this will take you to the “Discovery” section. Click [Refresh], and your phone will automatically search all local devices (as Figure 8).
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 3. Select the Wi-Fi connection that your camera connects to, enter the Wi-Fi password, and select [Save] (as Figure 10). Figure 10 4. Click [Next], enter the default password”111111”, and click [Save] to add the devices (As Figure 11).
  • Page 27 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device Note For Wi-Fi IP Cameras, you can now disconnect the network cable and place the camera anywhere within the Wi-Fi signal range (as Figure 12). Figure 12 ▲Method Three: Manually Add From the List tab, click the [Add] icon (As Figure 2), this will take you to the “Add Device”...
  • Page 28 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 2.2.3.2 Edit a Device 1. Select the device that you wish to edit and press it for several seconds until the Menu Box is displayed (As Figure 14). Figure 14 2.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 2.2.3.3 Delete a Device 1. Select the device that you wish to delete and press it for several seconds until the Menu Box is displayed (As Figure 16). Figure 16 2.

  • Page 30: Video Play

    Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 2.2.4 Video Play 1. Select the device from the List Menu on your mobile device, and you will be able to see the video stream (As Figure 18). Figure 18 2.
  • Page 31 Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 3. Click [Yes] to change password, enter the new password, and click [Save] when finished (As Figure 20). Figure 20 4. Switch between Portrait and Landscape views by turning your phone horizontally or vertically (As Figure 21 and Figure 22).

  • Page 32: Two-Way Audio (Only For Device Which Supports This Function)

    Chapter 2 Access to IP Camera on iOS and Android Device 2.2.5 Two-way Audio (Only for Device Which Supports this Function) 1. Under real-time video, “Voice” and “Talkback” functions are turned off by default (As Figure 23). Figure 23 2. Click [ ] to enable voice function, the voice icon will turn green, now you can hear device sound from your mobile device (As Figure 24).

  • Page 33: About

    (As Figure 25). Figure 25 4. If only talkback function is enabled, IP Camera can receive sound from mobile device, while mobile device can not receive sound from IP Camera (As Figure 26).

  • Page 34: Chapter 3 Access To Ip Camera On Zviewer Pc

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC Chapter 3 Access to IP camera on Zviewer PC 3.1 Installation and Uninstallation 3.1.1 Operating Environment Operating Subitem Description Environment Software Operating system Windows XP/ Vista/Win7/Window8 1.6 GHz CPU, 1G memory, 1024x768...
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 2. Click [Next] to continue, or [Cancel] to exit setup (As Figure 2). Figure 2 3. Select the installation path, then click [Next] (As Figure 3). Figure 3...
  • Page 36 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 4. Select the start menu folder, then click [Next] (As Figure 4). Figure 4 5. You will be prompted to choose whether to create shortcut on your desktop, click [Create a desktop icon] to facilitate operation, then click [Next] (As Figure 5).
  • Page 37 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 6. Click [Install] to install Zviewer on your PC (As Figure 6). Figure 6 7. Click [Finish] to finish the installation of Zviewer (As Figure 7). Figure 7...

  • Page 38: Zviewer Uninstallation

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.1.3 Zviewer Uninstallation Click [Start]-[All Programs]-[ZMODO]-[Zviewer]-[Uninstall Zviewer], and uninstall Zviewer as prompted. 1. Click [Y] to confirm uninstall Zviewer (As Figure 8). Figure 8 2. Choose whether to delete all config files and log files of Zviewer (As Figure 9).

  • Page 39: Operation And Use

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.2 Operation and Use 3.2.1 User Login Launch Zviewer on your PC, if this is the first time to login, enter the default user name “admin” and the default password “111111”, then click [Login] (As Figure 10).

  • Page 40: Main Interface Of Zviewer

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.2.2 Main Interface of Zviewer Zviewer main interface is as follows: Figure 11 Main Interface Function Area No. Description Device List Toolbar PTZ Control Panel Image Quality Control Panel Device List: Display all added devices, including IPC and NVR.
  • Page 41 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC Toolbar Function Icon Description 1 channel Mode: Click for 1 channel video display layout 4-channel Mode: Click for 4-channel video display layout 8-channel Mode: Click for 8-channel video display layout Full Screen Mode: Click for full-screen display at any layout...
  • Page 42 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC Image Quality Control Panel Function Icon Description Adjust the brightness Brightness Adjust the contrast Contrast Adjust the saturation Saturation Reset Restore default settings Color Adjust the color (color or black and white)

  • Page 43: Device Management

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.3 Device Management 3.3.1 Add Device The first time to successfully launch Zviewer, system will automatically enters to the “Discovery” interface, to search and add device (As Figure 12). Figure 12 3.3.1.1 Auto Search to Add a Device...
  • Page 44 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 2. Click [Add All] to add your devices, you will be prompted with “Add devices to system successfully” after successfully adding them (As Figure 14). Figure 14 3.3.1.2 Manually Add a Device There are mainly two methods to manually add a device: ▲First Method: Add a device by its IP...
  • Page 45 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC ] “Live”, right click [Devices], then click [Add Device] (As Figure 16). Or find [ Figure 16 2. After either of the above operation, you will enter to “New Device Add Wizard” section (As Figure 17).
  • Page 46 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3. System shall automatically identify and add the values of “Port”, “Max Channel”, “Login” and “Password”, enter device IP, then click [Finish] (As Figure 18). [IP] Enter device IP (searched by IPCSearch, please check out Section 2.1.2 for more information on IPCSearch).
  • Page 47 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC ▲Second Method: Add a device by its ID ] “Setting”, and click [Device Management]. Right click in the blank area on the right, then 1. Find [ click [Add] (As Figure 20).
  • Page 48 2. After either of the above operation, you will enter to “New Device Add Wizard” section (As Figure 22). Click [Device by ID], click on the 10-digit Device ID (found from the label of the IP Camera) and click [Next].

  • Page 49: Edit Device

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.3.2 Edit Device ] “Setting”, and click [Device Management]. Right click in the blank area on the right, then 1. Find [ click [Edit] (As Figure 24). Figure 24 ] “Live”, right click a device from the Device List, then click [Edit Device] (As Figure 25).
  • Page 50 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 2. You will enter to “Edit Device Add Wizard” section (As Figure 26), you can edit device name, then click [Next]. Figure 26 3. You can modify device information (IP, Port, Max Channel, User Name and Password), then click [Finish] (As Figure 27).

  • Page 51: Delete Device

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.3.3 Delete Device ] “Setting”, and click [Device Management]. Right click in the blank area on the right, then 1. Find [ click [Delete] (As Figure 28). Figure 28 ] “Live”, right click a device from the Device List, then click [Delete Device] (As Figure 29).

  • Page 52: Video Browsing

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.4 Video Browsing 3.4.1 Open the Video ], this will take you to “Live” interface, there are mainly After devices are successfully added, find [ three methods to open the video.

  • Page 53: Close The Video

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.4.2 Close the Video There are mainly two methods to close the video. ▲First Method: Right click a device name from the Device List, and then click [Close] to close the video (As Figure 33).

  • Page 54: Video Display Screen

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.4.3 Video Display Screen ▲ Click [ ] for one channel video display layout (As Figure 35). Figure 35 ▲ Click [ ] for 4-channel video display layout (As Figure 36).
  • Page 55 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC ▲ Click [ ] for 8-channel video display layout (As Figure 37). Figure 37 ▲ Click [ ] for full-screen display at any layout, click [ESC] to exit full screen mode.

  • Page 56: Two-Way Audio (Only For Device Which Supports This Function)

    ] to enable talkback function, the talkback icon will turn green [ 4. Now you can speak and hear through the IP camera using a PC with two headsets (one in PC, the other in IP Camera), (As Figure 38).

  • Page 57: Screenshot

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.4.5 Screenshot ] “Setting”, click [Local Settings], then click […] to set 1. Select screenshot storage path: Find [ screenshot storage path, default storage path is “C:\Program Files\ZMODO\Zviewer\ZviewerImage” (As Figure 39).

  • Page 58: Record Settings

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.5 Record Settings 3.5.1 Video Storage Setting ] “Setting”, click [Local Settings], you can set video storage settings in this interface (As Figure Find [ 41). Figure 41 [Video Storage Path] Click […] to set video storage path, default storage path is “C:\Program Files\ZMODO\ZViewer\Zviewer Video”.

  • Page 59: Recording Schedule Setting

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.5.2 Recording Schedule Setting ] “Setting”, and click [Recording Schedule], you can set the local manual recording plan, the Find [ selected device will begin recording at the set time period. The video files will be stored in the local PC.
  • Page 60 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC Note 1: Left click [ ] to set the recording plan for the week (As Figure 44). Figure 44 Note 2: Left click the day of the week (i.e ) to set the recording plan for the whole day (As Figure 45).

  • Page 61: Recording Schedule Search

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC Note 3: Left click 0 to 24 area of the timeline to set the recording plan for the same time period of the whole week (As Figure 46). Figure 46 2. Click the device allocated for the recording plan to select, one or more devices can be selected and then click [Save], you will be prompted after recording schedule is successfully saved (As Figure 47).

  • Page 62: Video Playback

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.6 Video Playback 3.6.1 Playback Interface ] “Playback” to enter into the video playback interface (As Figure 48). Click [ Figure 48 Playback Interface Function Area No. Description Device list Calendar...

  • Page 63: Playback Search

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.6.2 Playback Search Select the device from the list to play back video, and select the specific date from the calendar on the left bottom, then click [ ] (As Figure 49).

  • Page 64: Playback Control

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.6.3 Playback Control Click the [ ] to play/stop/fast forward/slow playback video. The blue bar means there is a recording it that time period; The green bar means already played back video;...

  • Page 65: User Management

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.7 User Management ], then click [User Management] to enter into the “User Management” interface (As Figure Click [ 50). Figure 50 User Type Authority Description Add New User With permission...

  • Page 66: Add User

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.7.1 Add User 1. Right click in the blank area on the right, then click [Add], this will take you to the “Add New User” section (As Figure 51). Figure 51 2.

  • Page 67: Edit User

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.7.2 Edit User 1. Right click a user, then click [Edit], this will take you to the “Edit User Info” section (As Figure 53). Figure 53 2. Enter user’s information (As Figure 54).

  • Page 68: Delete User

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.7.3 Delete User 1. Right click a user, then click [Delete] to delete the user. This will take you to the “Delete User” section (As Figure 55). Figure 55 2. Click [Yes] to confirm delete.

  • Page 69: Device Settings

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8 Device Settings Go back to the “Live” interface, right click a device from the Device List, and select “Device Settings” to set device configuration parameters (As Figure 57). Figure 57 3.8.1 System Information...

  • Page 70: System Settings

    3.8.2.2 User Settings (As Figure 60) Figure 60 Note 1. Each IP Camera can be set to be used by multiple users. 2. User privilege: Administrator (Root) Ordinary users (Ordinary) 3. Modify password: click [Modify] to modify the password, and enter the new password.
  • Page 71 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8.2.3 Upgrade Device Firmware (As Figure 61) Figure 61 Click [Update Device Firmware], select the to-be-updated file, and click [Update]. 3.8.2.4 Backup Restore Settings (As Figure 62) Figure 62 [Periodic Maintaining] Choose any time of any day and set the time for auto reboot, and click [Submit].

  • Page 72: Network Parameters Settings

    3.8.3 Network Parameters Settings 3.8.3.1 Basic Network (As Figure 63) Figure 63 [DHCP] Start the DHCP function of the router, then the IP camera will obtain an address automatically from the router. [IP Address] Set IP camera’s IP address. [Subnet Mask] Default is 255.255.255.0 (It is recommended to not change the Subnet Mask) [Gateway]Set IP camera’s gateway IP, for example if IP camera access public network through a...
  • Page 73 Figure 64 [Whether to use Wi-Fi] Select to enable the IP camera wireless network function. [Whether to use DHCP] If the router enables DHCP function, select it and the IP camera will automatically obtain address from router. [IP Addr] Set IP camera’s wireless IP address.
  • Page 74 If connected, “Connected” will appear after hotspot name; if not, please click [Refresh Hotspot] to refresh connection status or click this button to search device again. After setting all the parameters, click the [Submit] button. Now unplug the cable to enable the IP camera wireless access through a wireless network.
  • Page 75 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8.3.3 Port (As Figure 66) Figure 66 [Web Listening Port] Default value is 80 [Video Listening Port] Default value is 8000 [Mobile Phone Listening Port] Default value is 9000 After setting all the parameters, click the [Submit] button.
  • Page 76 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8.3.5 UPnP (As Figure 68) Figure 68 [Switch] It has server with UPNP function in LAN. Enable this function, the server will automatically forward the set port to public network. [Web Mapping Port] Set the web port which will be mapping to the server.
  • Page 77 Figure 69 This is used to set up the e-mail address and related parameter of the alarm e-mail features. This function is available when IP Camera connects to Internet, and Receive & Send E-mail Addresses shall enable SMTP Protocol. [SMTP Server] This is the sender e-mail server address.
  • Page 78 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC Common e-mail server configurations: ▲ Gmail E-mail Server SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com SMTP User name:username@gmail.com SMTP Port: 465 SSL: Enabled ▲ Yahoo E-mail Server SMTP Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com SMTP Username: username@yahoo.com or username@yahoo.com.cn...
  • Page 79 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8.3.7 FTP (As Figure 70) Figure 70 FTP services will send the alarm triggered recording file or captured photo via FTP to certain FTP server. [FTP server] IP address or HTTP network address of FTP server.
  • Page 80 [Switch] Enable or disable the DDNS function. [Server] Set DDNS’s server (3322.org, dynDNS.org, 88ip, noip or zmododns). It is highly recommended to select “zmododns”, as this DNS service is operated and maintained by Zmodo. [DNS] The device domain which is set by user, such as mydvr.zmododns.com.

  • Page 81: Video Settings

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8.4 Video Settings 3.8.4.1 Encoder Settings (As Figure 72) Figure 72 [Video Quality] User can choose suitable image quality per need: best, very good, good, general, or poor. [Stream Type] Two types: CBR (Constant bit rate) and VBR (Variable bit rate) to choose, CBR applies constant bit rate coding, VBR applies variable bit rate coding.
  • Page 82 Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8.4.2 Character Overlay (As Figure 73) Figure 73 [Title] Name of video channel will be shown on the up left of the image, maximum 16 characters. [Time format] You can choose whether to display title, date and time, and choose the time format.

  • Page 83: Storage Settings

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8.5 Storage Settings 3.8.5.1Storage Management (As Figure 75) Figure 75 You can view the total disk capacity and the remaining space, and set loop video. 3.8.5.2 Video Plans (As Figure 76)

  • Page 84: Alarm Settings

    Chapter 3 Access to IP Camera on Zviewer PC 3.8.6 Alarm Settings Figure 77 [Protection Time Setting] Set the time of motion detection. It can set detailed time periode of everyday, up to four different time periods. [Motion Detection Switch] Set whether to edit the mobile area or open the motion detection.

  • Page 85: Chapter 4 Access To Ip Camera On Internet Explorer

    Chapter 4 Access to IP camera on Internet Explorer 4.1 Log In When using IE (Internet Explorer) to view the IP Camera for the first time, you will have to set the security level for ActiveX controls. 4.1.1 Set Security Levels Open Internet Explorer, enter the IE Tools menu and go to Tools -->Internet Options --->Security...

  • Page 86: Network Configuration

    Click the [Refresh] button on the upper right side of the IPCSearch program. Your IP Camera should appear in the list of items, if your IP Camera is successfully connected to the same router as your PC is connected to (As Figure 2).
  • Page 87 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer Figure 3 In the Networking tab of the IPC Config menu, you will need to change the settings of the camera to match your router settings (As Figure4). 1. In the IP field, type in the same IP address that appeared as the IPv4 Address on your ipconfig results, but label the last three digits to a larger value such as 101.

  • Page 88: Wi-Fi Configuration (Only For Device Which Supports This Function)

    4.1.3 Wi-Fi Configuration (Only for Device Which Supports this Function) 1. Double click on the IP Camera that you just saved networking settings on, and click on the "WIFI" tab to enter to the “Wi-Fi” interface, select the check box to enable Wi-Fi (As Figure 5).
  • Page 89 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 3. Click [Add] or double click the auto searched Wi-Fi, this will take you to the “WIFI Wireless Network Settings” section. ▲Double click the searched Wi-Fi, you should enter “Wi-Fi password”...
  • Page 90 Connection Status reads: Connected. Figure 9 Figure 10 6. You have successfully connected one camera to your wireless router using Wi-Fi! You may now disconnect the Ethernet from the camera, and your IP Camera should continue to appear in the IPCSearch program.

  • Page 91: Login

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.1.4 Login 1. To view your IP Camera from Internet Explorer, open an Internet Explorer browser and type your camera’s IP Address into the Internet Explorer browser as it appears in the IPCSearch program.

  • Page 92: Preview

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.2 Preview In the real-time preview interface, the user can control the video channel, record a short video, take a snapshot, full-screen preview, image color, orientation, and PTZ control (if applicable) (As Figure 13).

  • Page 93: Capture

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.2.5 Capture Right-click the image and click [capture] to capture a still image of the camera image. The capture Please check out section “4.5 Local Configuration” for photo is kept in catalog set by video capture.

  • Page 94: Ptz Settings (Only For Ptz Ip Cameras)

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.2.8 PTZ Settings (Only for PTZ IP Cameras) PTZ control allows the following camera motions: upward, downward, left, and right. The lens operation includes vary magnification, vary focus, vary iris, etc.

  • Page 95: Two -Way Audio (Only For Device Which Supports This Function)

    ] to enable voice function, the voice icon will change to [ ]; click [ ] to enable talkback function, the talkback icon will change to ]. Now you can speak and hear through the IP camera using a PC (As Figure 19). Figure 19...

  • Page 96: Playback And Download

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.4 Playback and Download to enter to the “Playback and Download” interface (As Figure 20). 1. Click Figure 20 2. Select the specific time, video type (All, Alarm, Motion, Schedule or Manual) and channel you want to playback, click [Search], a list of video information shall be displayed, then select the video you want to playback (As Figure 21).
  • Page 97 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 3. The selected video shall be play backed, right click the selected video, then click [Download] to download the video (As Figure 22). Figure 22 4. The gray bar shall display the video playback process, and the video file shall be saved (As Figure 23).

  • Page 98: Local Configuration

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.5 Local Configuration ], this will take you to the “Device Parameters” section, then click [Local Configuration] to Click [ enter into “Local Configuration” section (As Figure 24). Figure 24 [Video files packaged time] This setting controls the length of the video files recorded.

  • Page 99: Remote Configuration

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.6 Remote Configuration Click [Remote Configuration] to enter into the “Remote Configuration” section. 4.6.1 Video Settings ▲Character Overlay Figure 25 [Title] This is the name of the video channel, and it is displayed on the upper left of the image. The maximum number of characters for this field is 16.
  • Page 100 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲Video Code Figure 26 [Video Quality] The user can choose the desired image quality: Best, Very Good, Good, General and Poor. [Stream Type] Two types: The two options are CBR (Constant bit rate) and VBR (Variable bit rate).
  • Page 101 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲Video Block Figure 27 [Video shield switch] Enable or disable the video shield feature. [Shield area setting] You can set the shield area by dragging the mouse with the left button pressed, or cancel the shield box on the shield area by right-clicking the mouse.

  • Page 102: Network Parameters Settings

    [Subnet mask] Default: 255.255.255.0 (It is recommended to not change the Subnet mask.) [Gateway] Set the gateway IP of IPC. For example, if the IP Camera accesses a public network through the router, the gateway IP needs to be the same as the router’s IP Address.
  • Page 103 Figure 29 [WIFI] Select this checkbox to open the Wi-Fi network function of IPC. [DHCP] If the router has DHCP enabled, select this, and the IP camera will automatically obtain an IP address from the router. [IP Address] Set wireless IP address of IP camera.
  • Page 104 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲Listening Port Figure 30 [Web Listening Port] The default port 80 is for accessing the camera through Internet Explorer. If it is necessary to change the port number, the address used to access the camera will use the following format: http://ip:port/.
  • Page 105 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲PPPOE Figure 31 [PPPOE] Set to open or close the PPPOE dial-up function [User] The ADSL dial-up account is obtained from the internet service provider. [Password] Password of ADSL dial-up account, obtained from the internet service provider...
  • Page 106 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲UPNP Figure 32 [UPNP] If the router supports UPnP and has it enabled, by checking this box your router will automatically forward your ports. [Web Mapping Port] Set the web port which will be used by UPnP to automatically port forward.
  • Page 107 This is used to set up the e-mail address and related parameter of the alarm e-mail features. This function is available when IP Camera connects to Internet, and Receive & Send E-mail Addresses shall enable SMTP Protocol. [Server] This is the sender e-mail server address. This address varies by e-mail providers. For example, the SMTP server for Gmail is: smtp.gmail.com...
  • Page 108 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer Common e-mail server configurations: ▲ Gmail E-mail Server SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com SMTP User name:username@gmail.com SMTP Port: 465 SSL: Enabled ▲ Yahoo E-mail Server SMTP Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com SMTP Username: username@yahoo.com or username@yahoo.com.cn...
  • Page 109 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲FTP Figure 34 FTP Settings will send snapshots from alarm based recordings to the FTP server specified. [FTP Sever] This is the IP address or HTTP network address of the FTP server.
  • Page 110 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲DDNS Figure 35 DDNS allows you to link a hostname to your dynamic IP address. This way when your IP address changes, you will not lose network connection. [Switch] Used to enable or disable the automatic DDNS updates.

  • Page 111: Storage Settings

    ▲ Storage Management Figure 36 If IP Camera has installed SD Card, you can view the total disk capacity and the remaining space. Loop Video Settings: Click [Loop Video], if SD Card memory is full, system will automatically clear the...
  • Page 112 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲ Video Plans Figure 37 [Appointment Setting] Set time of timed video recording, can be set to everyday specific video time, up to 4 time period. [Video Package Time] Can set a single file recording time as 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes (breaks long recordings into smaller files) [Other settings] Before recording, choose video type as timing recording or alarm recording;...

  • Page 113: Alarm Settings

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.6.4 Alarm Settings ▲ Motion Alarm Figure 38 [Protection Time Setting] Set the time of motion detection. It can set detailed time periode of everyday, up to four different time periods.

  • Page 114: System Information

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.6.5 System Information ▲ General Figure 39 After you’ve set the pre-record time, it will start recording [Pre-record Time] Set the pre-record time. before it triggered alarm, the in advance time is the pre-record time.
  • Page 115 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲ Version Figure 40 Displays device name, system version, video/audio/alarm channel number and other information.

  • Page 116: Advanced Settings

    Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer 4.6.6 Advanced Settings ▲ User Management Figure 41 [Add User] Click in the blank area on the Users List, enter user name and password, select user types (root or ordinary), then click [Add], you are successful if prompted with “Operation Succeeded”.
  • Page 117 Chapter 4 Access to IP Camera on Internet Explorer ▲ Regular Maintenance Figure 42 [Regular Maintenance] By checking the [Maintaining] box, you are choosing to automatically reboot the camera at a specified day of the week and time of day. It is recommended to reboot the cameras weekly by using this menu.

  • Page 118: Software Update

    [Update File] Click [...] to browse your computer for the correct update file. Once you have selected the corrected file, click [Update]. During the update, it will display the update progress. After the update has finished, the IP Camera will automatically reboot. Log in to the device again and enter the “Software Update” interface to check whether the system version has been updated.
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