INSTAR INSTAR VGA IP Camera – Quick Installation IN-4011 WiFi/LAN IP Camera The following topics will be shortly explained in this Quick Installation Guide: SAFETY WARNINGS................3 PRODUCT FEATURES................4 INSTALLATION ..................5 START UP....................8 THE WEB USER INTERFACE ..............11 SOFTWARE....................12...
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.................28 VIDEO STREAMING ................29 TECHNICAL DATA.................30 WARRANTY & DISPOSAL..............31 FAQ Questions&Answers................32 AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES..............33 More information (German/English) can be found www.instar.de This Quick-Installation Guide was made exclusively for INSTAR customers. Your Manufacturer for Network and Security Technology...
Don’t use the camera for any other purpose that it isn’t made for. » » INSTAR does not give any warranty if you use any third party firmware or WebUI. CE-Conformity This device suites the basic requirements of the European regulations for electromagnetic...
2 PRODUCT FEATURES Hardware » High Quality Weather-Proof IP-65 Metal Camera Housing » Integrated Alarm I/O Relay for External Sensors and Signalling Devices » Resolution: 640 x 480 (VGA), 320 x 240 (QVGA), 160 x 120 (QQVGA) » Interchangeable Lenses with a Wide Range of Focal Length »...
3 INSTALLATION Lense Standard Zoom-Lense (4x optical zoom, focal length: 3.7-14.8mm, 18-56°) Photosensor Triggers the IR-Cut Filter Infrared LEDs Enables short-range Nightvision (850nm) Audio-Input Audio-Transmission (Internet Explorer or ASF Stream) Audio-Output Headphone / active loudspeaker connector Power Connector 12V/3A DC voltage / plug: 2.1mm inside, 5.5mm outside Reset Button Reset to factory settings I/O-Output...
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LAN port of your network router. For a direct connection to your Windows PC or Mac, please refer to our online FAQ section on www.faq.instar.de. We recommend to connect the camera to your network router for the initial instal- lation.
Simply plug one IN-LAN adapter into a power socket next to your broadband router and connect the adapter to your router via an Ethernet cable. Plug the second IN-LAN unit into an outlet close to your INSTAR camera and connect the camera to the IN-LAN adapter using the camera’s Ethernet cable.
4.1 NETWORK INSTALLATION Please start the setup wizard from the CD and install the INSTAR Camera Tool linked on the CD for Windows, LINUX or MacOS. (You can find documentations for the use of other IP scanners on www.faq.instar.de) Please start the INSTAR Camera Tool.
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Troubleshooting: In case the INSTAR Camera Tool doesn’t find your INSTAR IP camera please make sure that both status LEDs on the LAN connector are active - the green LED should be continuously on indicating a hardware link and the orange LED should flash irregularly showing network communication.(see page 7).
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IP camera. You can set the camera IP by using the INSTAR Camera Tool. As for Gateway and DNS server please fill in the computer IP. After submitting the settings to the camera please wait a moment until the camera has restarted.
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When accessing the webUI for the first time after installation, please allow the installa- tion of the ActiveX control element (only Internet Explorer): For alternative browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc...) no additional Plugins are needed. You can quickly access your camera’s video stream and adjust its settings. Use alternative browser on computers where you lack the administration rights to install the ActiveX plugin (for example in the office).
5.1.3 SOFTWARE/UPGRADE You can download firmware and WebUI updates from our homepage www.down- load.instar.de and install them using the Upgrade mask. 5.1.4 SOFTWARE/RESET Click on Reset to reset your camera’s soft- ware to the factory defaults. In case you misplaced the camera’s password please use...
- if you didn’t assign a static IP address to your camera yet (s. 5.2.1). You might have to use the INSTAR Camera Tool again to rediscover your camera (s. 4). Your camera is now connected via WiFi!
In case you want to use an account from DynDNS.org or NoIP simply choose the third party service and type in your personal login credentials. By doing so you will tempo- rarily deactivate your INSTAR DDNS address. In case you are using several cameras behind a single internet access point, please set up the third party address in only one of the cameras.
5.2.4 NETWORK/UPnP If you are using Universal Plug and Play for your network devices. Please activate the UPnP service in your camera. In case you are using a manual port forwarding rule in your router to access your camera from the internet, make sure the camera’s UPnP ser- vice is deactivated! We recommend setting up a manual port forwarding.
5.4 SYSTEM 5.4.1 SYSTEM/DEVICE INFO The Device Info menu gives you an overview of several important camera parameters - like your software version and connection status. 5.4.2 SYSTEM/ALIAS Set an Alias for your camera to identify the camera in your network. 5.4.3 SYSTEM/DATE&TIME You can set up the internal clock of the camera to be either synchronised with your...
If you wish to embedd the Live-Stream of the camera in a website, we recommend to find general notifications from the camera’s create a seperate User Profile with “Guest”-rights (s. 12, page 29). Further information operating system such as motion alerts. and a step-by-step tutorial can be found on www.faq.instar.de...
Plug & Play - PIR Motion Detector Motion IN-Motion 300 - the passive infrared detector es- pecially designed for your INSTAR camera. The simplest way to avoid false alerts by changes in light conditions. All components needed for the installation are al-...
You can also attach an external device to the camera’s signal output - please check “Ac- tivate External Output” to let the camera send a signal to your external signal device or to integrate the camera into your home burglar system. Below that you can set whether in case of an alarm you want to receive an email or have the alarm snapshots send to your FTP server.
You can define an upload directory for your camera under FTP Folder. The root folder of the FTP server can be reached by “/”. The separator for the folders is the forward slash. A subfolder (e.g. INSTAR) can be reached by “/INSTAR”. An ending forward slash is not obligatory, but can be used.
5.6.4 MENU BAR/TALK (only Internet Explorer) Use the Talk function to send an audio signal from your PC’s microphone to the camera’s audio-out. 5.6.5 MENU BAR/HELP Clicking on Help will bring you to our constantly expand- ing online FAQ section on www.faq.instar.de.
5.7 VIDEO MENU BAR The Video Menu Bar allows you a quick access to the The Video Menu Bar allows you a quick access to the most important video parameter. Please be aware that the most important video parameter. Please be aware that the timestamp and frame rate function are only available in timestamp and frame rate function are only available in the ActiveX mode (Internet Explorer).
5.8 PAN&TILT CONTROL 5.8.1 PAN&TILT CONTROL/CONTROL PAD You can use the control pad to pan and tilt your camera’s head. You can also start a horizontal patrol (hscan) or stop the camera’s movement (stop). The camera will move into the according ter- minal positions and then go back to the initial position.
This may cause irreversible damage to your device. 8 LENSE ADJUSTMENT The IN-4011’s lense offers a limited field depth that was adjusted to a field between 1m to 10m. In case the object you want to observe lies outside of this area, you will have to...
Thanks to the built-in IR-Cut Filter, which instantly disables the IR filter in a dark en- interface (s. next page). vironment, the IN-4011 is able to utilize IR LEDs for night vision. The IN-4011 also features built-in LED bars for illumination.
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Model: 25m are visibly illuminated by the IN-905. Please choose your INSTAR camera model. All components needed for the installation are Now please choose “Save/Add Camera” to save the settings and to return to the home already included in the delivery ! screen (Fig.1).
InstarVision® is a 16/32 Channel Video Surveillance Software for Windows (the number of available channels depends on your license!) The Software can record the live stream of any Webcam, TV Cards, Video-Recording Cards (DVR), INSTAR IP Camera or other devices with up to 30 fps.
InstarVision® is a 16/32 Channel Video Surveillance Software for Windows (the number of available channels depends on your license!) The Software can record the live stream of any Webcam, TV Cards, Video-Recording Cards (DVR), INSTAR IP Camera or other devices with up to 30 fps.
You can find a selection of compatible software and detailed step-by-step instructions on how to integrate your camera in our FAQ section on www.faq.instar.de. Access over the local network: Please use the following path to use your camera with third party software.
14 WARRANTY & DISPOSAL Warranty INSTAR offers a 2-year warranty on its products. During this period you can send in your camera for a free repair. This excludes cameras installed with custom-made or 3rd party Firmware and WebUIs which have not been approved by INSTAR. The warranty is only for hardware parts of the camera.
IR Filter you will lose the nightvision capabilities of your camera! In case you need both - natural colours during the day and the camera’s nightvision - please refer to the automatic IRcut Filter from your camera’s accessories page on www.instar.de (not compatible with all camera models).
IP and MAC Addresses listed which your PC is connected with. 6) Are the other cameras compatible with this camera? Yes, all INSTAR VGA cameras are using the same or similar chipsets which allows each camera to be combined with another one.
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