Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product IC-1500 Edimax Technology
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M-JPEG Internet Camera IC-1500Wg / IC-1500 U U s s e e r r M M a a n n u u a a l l V ersion 1.1 2 August, 2006.
Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... .. 1 2. Package Content ..........................................................................
1 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the Internet Camera. This Internet Camera sends live video through 10/100Mbps wired network to a web browser or camera viewer across Internet an ywher e i n the world! This compact, self-contained unit lets you keep an eye on your home, your ki ds, and your workplace—whatever’s important to you.
2 Camera Ports The Camera features thr ee ports and a Reset button. y Power The Power port is where you can con nect the power adapter. y LA N The LAN port is where you ca n conn ect the Ethernet network cable.
3 5. Software Installation Follow the simple steps below to run t he Install Wizard to guide you quickl y through the Installation process. The following installation is implem ented in Windows XP. T he installation procedures in Windows 98SE/Me/2000/Serv er 2003 are similar.
4 5. Click “Install” to start installing the program. 6. The system will install the program automaticall y..
5 7. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation. 8. When the installation is compl eted. The system will auto run ”Administrator Utility“. On the Internet Camera first page, the cameras found in the network are liste d in the left windo w.
6 11. This wizard will pop up a window to ask you if you want to run the “Camera Viewer” and see the video o f the Camera immediately. Select “OK” to run “Camera Vie wer”. 12. The “Camera Viewer” will sho w the video automatically. Congr atulations, you can us e the camera thro ugh the network to view the video from now on.
7 6. Using the Administrator Utility The Administrator Utility allo ws users to search and setup the cameras located within the Intranet or on the Internet.
8 LA N Auto Discover Click the button will search the camera within the network automatically. Camera List The list shows the camera name and t he setup status of the camera. It means the camera is in the default setting. It means the camera is configured before.
9 6.1.3. Network Setting Network Setting Internet Camera Name The default camera name is “IC150 0W G”. It is recommended to name a meaningful name for the camera. IP A ddress Enter an unused IP Address within the IP address range used on your LA N.
10 6.1.4. E-Mail Setting E-Mail Setting Recipient E-Mail Address This camera supports “Snap Shot” and “Mot ion De tection” functions. You can snapshot a picture and send the picture b y E-Mail. Enter the E-Mail Account for receiving the picture.
11 6.1.5. FTP Settings FTP Settings FTP Serv er This camera supports “Motion Detectio n” functions. When Motion D etecti on eve nt occurred, you can record the live video to FT P server. Enter the FTP address for receiving the video. FTP Port Enter the port of the FTP server.
12 Date / Time Settings Set Date/Time manually Set the current Date and T ime. NTP Server Synchronize the Date and Time with NT P server. Time Zone Select the time zone that your camera put on . NTP Server Specify the IP Address of the NTP Server. 6.1.
13 Advanced Setting UPnP When the UPnP function is enabled, t he camera can be d etected b y UPnP compliant system such as Windows XP. The camera will be displayed in the Neighborhood of Windo ws XP, so you can directly click the camera to vie w the video through web bro wser.
14 6.1.10. Tools To o l s Firmware V ersion Display current firmware version. Firmware Update You can upgrade camera’s fir mware via this function. Press this button and select the correct firmware to upgrade. Reset to Default If you want to reset the camera, click th is button.
15 6.1.11. About About Administrator Utility V ersion Display current Administrator Utility Version. 6.1.12. Setting Wizard When you click the “Setting Wizard”, a screen will pop up fo r you to enter the “Adminis trator Name” and “Password” .
16 Setting Wizard Internet Camera Name The default camera nam e is “IC150 0Wg”. It is recommended to enter a meaningful name for the camera. IP A ddress The wizard will auto setup an avail ab le IP Ad dress to the camera. For example: if the IP address of the network is 192.
17 7. Using the Camera View er The Camera Viewer Utility allows users to view vide o from up to four cameras. It also allows users to manual/schedule record video and playback the recording file . The status o f camera vie wing such as frame rate, video received, and etc.
18 7.1.3. Camera St atus There is a status bar shown different color to indicate the status of each Internet Camera. Camera St atus Y ellow It means that there is no camera set to connect. Blue It means that the camera is conn ected and playing the live video.
19 7.1.5. Video Recor ding This utility allows you recor d the video in A VI format files. There are t wo ways of video recording – Manual Recording and Schedule R ecording. Manual Recording Y ou can manu ally record the video stream into an assig ne d video file.
20 7.1.7. View Four Cameras Simult aneously Click the four division button can view the 4 cameras simultaneously in a four-div ision window . When 7.1.8. Vie w er Utility Setting Click the “Setting” , then the setting windo w of the Internet Camera will pop up.
21 7.1.9. Setting Setting Name It is not required to fill the camera name for c onnecting camera. It is for users to identif y the camera. IP A ddress IP address/Domain name of the Internet Camera. Video Port The number of service port used by the Internet Camera.
22 7.1.10. Recording Y ou can setup sched ule for the recording here. This utility wi ll record the video stream in th e assigned file folder according to the schedule aut omatica lly .
23 Weekly Schedule Schedule Cycle Recording Select this item to enable cycle record ing. W hen the Cycle Recording is e nab led and the storage usage has alr eady reached the maximum reserved storage space, the utility will automatically delete the oldest recorded video file and use the space to store the newly recorded video stream.
24 Stat us Connected It displays “Y es” when the utility is connecting to the Internet Camera and displays “No” when the utilit y is not connecting to the Internet Camera. Str e am Star te d At The beginning time of the current connec tio n session between the utility and the Internet Camera.
25 7.1.13. About About Camera Viewer Utility V ersion Display current Camera Viewer Utility V ersion. 7.1.14. Playback Click the “Open File” and a “Load Fil e” window will be po pped up. Select the file that yo u want to pla y . The viewer will start to play the selected video file.
26 Playing Control Play When the video pl ayback is in S top state, just click “Play” and the viewer will play the video file from the beginning point. W hen the video playback is in Paus e state, just click “Play” and the viewer will play the video file from the current pause point.
27 8. Web Connection and Setup Y ou can use the Web browser to connect the camera for vie wing or setting. Open the web browser and enter the IP Address of the camera to establish a connection. The default IP Address of the camera is “ 192.168.2.3 ”.
28 The menu options for t he web control screen ar e as follows. z Camera – View live video and adjust the video format from the menu. z LA N – Setup the camera LAN port functions in the menu. z WLAN ( for IC-1500Wg only) – Setup the camera WLAN po rt functions in the menu.
29 8.1.2. LAN Setting LA N Network T ype This camera can obtain IP via DHCP protocol or spec ified static IP Address to it.. IP A ddress Enter an unused IP Address within the IP address range use d on your LAN. If the IP Address of your LAN is from the 192.
30 8.1.3. WLAN ( for IC-1500Wg only ) Wireless Setting Wireless connection Enable or disable the wireles s function of the Internet Camera. By default, the function is disabled. Network Type Infrastructure – This operation mode requir es the presenc e of a Wireless LAN Access Point or Router.
31 Key1 ~ Key4 The WEP keys are used to encr ypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following rules belo w. 64-bit – Input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A - F ”, “a-f” and “0-9” rang e) or 5-digit ASCII characters (including “a-z” and “0-9”) as the e ncryption keys.
32 8.1.5. Motion Detection The “Motion Detection” allows users to setup the be havi or of moti on detection feature. Motion Detection Motion Detection Enable Enable or Disable the Motion Detectio n Function. Next Event Detected Interval Setup the interval bet ween two events.
33 8.1.6. System The “System” allows users to setup the camera’s parameters, like camera name, data/time setting. And also provide firmware upgrade and reset tools at this page. System Camera Name The default camera name is “IC150 0 or IC15 00Wg”.
34 8.1.7. St atus The “S tatus” shows the current firmware version, upt ime, system time and IP in formation of this camera. 8.1.8. Users The “Users” allows users to add four user ac counts which are able to view video from Camera Viewer and Web Management.
35 9. Frequently Asked Questions Q1: What is an Internet Camera? A: The Internet Camera is a st andalone system connecti ng d irectly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network.
36 TCP/UDP connections from remote PC to the Internet Came ra. The Router/Gate way should set port forwarding or virtual server for the connections. Please see the illustration as bel ow. Router/Gate w ay Port Forwarding/V irtual Server Setup Name Protocol Port LAN IP Setup 1 TCP 80 192.
37 12. Appendix B Viewing vi a UPnP in Windows XP When the UPnP function is enabled, the camera can b e d ete cted by UPnP compliant system such as Windows XP.
38 4. The “Windows Firewall” screen will be poppe d up, select “E xceptions” option menu..
39 5. Enable “UPnP Framework” from the “Programs and Services list” and click “Ok”..
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