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Wireless MJPEG Network Camera Advanced Installation Guide Version 1.0.
- 1 - P REF ACE Thank you for purchasing the Wir e less MJPEG Network Cam era, a powerful and high-quality image wi rel ess network camera. The camera can be installed as a st andalone syst em within .
- 2 - Content s Preface ............................ ............................................................ ................. 1 Chapter 1 Introduction To Your Camera ......................... ....................... 3 1.1 Checking the Package Contents .
- 3 - C HAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION T O Y OUR C AMERA 1.1 Checking the Package Contents Check the items contained in t he pa ckage carefully. You should h ave the following: 5 One Wireless MJPEG Net work Came ra. 5 One AC Power Adapter. 5 One External Antenna.
- 4 - 1.2 Getting to Know Your Camera Front View Lens Assembly Power LED indi cates the camera is powered on with the steady amber light. Link LED indi cat es the camera’s network connectivity with the flashing green light.
- 5 - Rear View External Antenna Screw Hole is used to connect the camera stand. Reset Button will restart the came ra when it i s pressed quickly; when it is long pressed for five seconds, the camera will resume the factory default settings. DC Pow er Connector is used to connect the AC power adapter, in order to supply power to the camera.
- 6 - 1.3 Features and Benefits Surveillance Supported The camera supports “ni ghtshot mode ” to deliver cl earer images in the dark environment .
- 7 - 1.4 System Requirement Networkin g LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet o r 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet. WLAN: IEEE 802.11b/g. Accessing the Ca mera using Web Browser Platform: Microsoft® Windows® 2 00.
- 8 - C HAPTER 2 H ARDW ARE I NST ALLA T ION 2.1 Installing the Camera Stand The camera comes with a camera stan d, which u se s a swi vel b all screw head to lock to the camera ’s screw hole.
- 9 - 2.2 Connecting the Camera to LAN/WLAN Use the provided Ethernet cabl e to connect the camera to your local area netw ork ( LAN). When you conne ct the AC power adapter, the camera is po wered on automat i c all y. You can verif y the power status from t he Pow er LED on the front panel of the camera.
- 10 - 2.3 Applications of the Camera The camera can be applied in mult iple applications, including: Monitor local and re mote place s and objects via Internet or Intranet. Capture still i mages and vi deo clips remot ely. Upload images or send e mail messag es wit h t he still images atta ch ed.
- 1 1 - C HAPTER 3 A CCESSING THE C AM ERA 3.1 Using IP Finder The camera comes with a convenie nt ly utilit y, IP Finder, which is included in the I nstallation CD-ROM , all owing you to sea rch the camera on your netw ork easily. 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive to initiate the Auto-R un program.
- 12 - 3.2 Accessing to the Camera Whenever yo u want to access the came ra: 1. Open the We b browser on you r co mputer (for exam ple, Microsoft Internet Explorer in this guide) 2. Type the defa ult IP address ( 192.168.0.30 ) or the IP address found by IP Finder in the A ddr e ss bar, and then pr ess [Enter].
- 13 - After you login into the Web Config uration of the cam era, the main page will appear a s below: The main page of the Web Configur ation pr ovides y ou with many useful information and f unctions, includi ng: Camera Inform ation – Display the ca mera’s locati on and the current date & time.
- 14 - Function Buttons – Use t hese buttons to control the video functions. z Manual Record al lows you t o re cord and sa ve a vi deo clip. z Snapshot allow s you to ca pture and sa ve a still image. z Browse allows assign the desti nat io n folder to store the video clips and still images.
- 15 - 3.3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC If you are failed to acce ss to th e camera, please check the IP address of your compute r. When yo u connect the camera to your computer di rectly t o proceed with configuration of the camera, you need to set up the IP addr esses to be in the same segment for the two devices t o communica t e.
- 16 - C HAPTER 4 C ONFIGURING THE C AMERA 4.1 Using the Web Configura t ion You can access and mana ge the ca mera through the Web browser and the provi ded software applic ation Ultra View. Thi s chapter describes t he Web Configu ration, and guides you through the configuration of the camera by usi n g the web browser.
- 17 - 4.2 Using Smart Wizard The camera’s Smart Wizard lets yo u configure your camer a ea sily and quickly. The wi zard will guide you through the necessary setti ngs with detaile d ins truct ions on each s tep. To start the wi za rd, clic k Sma rt W iz ard in the left menu bar.
- 18 - Step 3. Email Settings Step 4. Wireless N etworking Enter the require d information to be able to send email with ima g e. Select Enab le to enable the wireless function of the camera, and then complete the re q uired settin g s.
- 19 - Step 5. Confirm Setti ngs This step shows the configuration of you r camera. When you co nfirm the setting s, click Apply to finish the wi zard and rebo ot the camera. Otherwise, click Prev to go back to the previ ou s step(s) and chang e the setting s; or click Can cel to end the wizard a nd di scard the changes.
- 20 - 4.3 Basic Setup The Basic menu cont ains three su b -menus that p rovide the system settin gs fo r the c amera , such as the Camera Name, Location, Date & Time, and User managem ent. Basic >> System Basic - Camera Name: Enter a descriptive name for the camera.
- 21 - Basic >> User Administr ator To prevent unauthorized acce ss to the camera’s Web Configuratio n, you are strongly recomm end t o change the default administrator password. Type t he administrato r password twice to set and confirm the pa ssword.
- 22 - 4.4 Network Settings The Network menu contain s thr ee sub-menu s that provide the network settings for the camera, such as the IP Setting, DDNS Setting, IP Filter, an d Wireless network.
- 23 - Network > > Network IP Setting This item allows you to sel e ct the IP address m ode and set up the related configuration. - DHCP: Select this option when yo ur net work uses the DHCP server. When t he camera starts up, it will be assigned an IP address from the DHCP serve r autom atically.
- 24 - DDNS Set ting With the Dynamic DNS fe ature, you can assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic I nter net IP address. Select the Enable option to enable t his feature. Then, select the Provid er from the pull-down list and enter the req uired inf o rmat ion in the Host Name , User Na me , and Password boxe s.
- 25 - Network >> IP Filter The IP Filter setting allows the adm inistrator of the ca mera to limit the users within a ce rtain range of I P addre sses to access the camera. Start/End IP Address Assign a range of IP addresses t hat are not allow ed to access the camera by enteri ng the Start IP address and E nd I P address.
- 26 - Click Site Su rvey to display the avail able wirel ess networks, so that you can ea sily connect t o one of the listed wireless networks. List of searching results - Wireless M ode: Select the type of wireless com munication for the camera: Infrastructur e or Ad- Hoc .
- 27 - If you select Open or Shared-key as the Authentication mode, you need to complete t he f ollowing settings: Encryption: Select the WEP option t o enable the data encryption feature to secure t he camera within the wireless network.
- 28 - 4.5 Setting up Vide o The Video menu contain s two su b-men us that provide t he video settin gs for the ca mera..
- 29 - Video >> Camera Image Settin g - Brightness: Adjust the brightne ss le vel from 0 ~ 100. - Contras t: Adjust the contrast level f rom 0 ~ 100. - Saturation: Adjust t he colors level from 0 ~ 100 . Click Default to restore the default sett in gs of the three options above.
- 30 - 4.6 Event S erver Configuration The Event Serv er menu contains tw o sub-menus that allow you to upload images t o FTP, and send em ails that include still images. When you complete the required settings for FTP, or Email, click Test to test the related co nfiguration is corre ct or not.
- 31 - Event Server Setting>> FTP FTP - Host Address: Enter t he IP addres s of the target FTP ser ver. - Port N umber: Enter the port number us ed for the FTP server. - User Name: Enter the user name to logi n into the FTP server. - Password: E nter the password to login into the FTP server.
- 32 - 4.7 Motion Detect The Motion Detect menu contains the command and option that allow you to enable and set up t he mot ion detection feature of the camera. The camera p rovides two detecting area s. To enable the detecting a rea, select Window 1 or 2 from the pull- down list, and then select Enable .
- 33 - 4.8 Event Config The Event Config menu contains fou r sub-menu s that provide the command s to configu re event profile s. Event Configuration >> General Setting - Snapshot/Recording Subfolder: You can assig n a g iven sub- folder for captured file.
- 34 - Event Configuration >> Arrange Schedule Profile This sub -menu displ ays the sch edu led profile(s). To customize the profil e, cl i ck Add and then enter a descriptiv e name f or the prof ile in the prompt dialog wi ndow. After entering the profile name, click OK and the profile is add ed to the Sche dule Profiles list.
- 35 - Event Configuration >> Motion Dete ct Tri gger Select the Enable option t o enable the trigge r function of the camera, so that you can se nd captured im age s within the det ecting area to the FTP server, or email rece iver. You have to confi gure corresponding settings, such a s FTP server and emai l serve r, to enable this fe ature.
- 36 - 4.9 Tools The Tools menu provides t he command s that allow you to restart or reset the camera. You can also backup and resto re your configuration, and upg rade the firmwa re for the camera.
- 37 - Factory Reset Click Rese t to restore all factory defa ult settings for the cam e ra. System R eboot Click Reboot to restart the came ra just like turning the device off and on. The camera configuratio n will be retained a fter rebooting.
- 38 - 4.10 Information The Information menu disp lays the current conf igu ration and events log of the camera. Device I nfo Display the Basi c, Video, Network, and Wireless settings of the camera. System Log The Logs table displ ays t he even ts log recorded by the system.
- 39 - C HAPTER 5 A PPENDIX A.1 Specification Image Sens or Sensor 1/4” color CM OS Resolution 640x48 0 Video Compressi on MJPEG Video resolution VGA/QVGA/QQVGA; 30fps max.
- 40 - User Interfac e LAN One RJ-45 port Antenna One extern al antenna Reset One Reset button LEDs Power LED (amber); Link LED (g reen) Softw are OS Support Windows 20 00/XP/Vista Browser Internet Explorer 5. 0 or above Apple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2.
- 41 - A.2 Glossary of Terms NUMBE RS 10BASE-T 10BASE-T is Ethernet over U TP Catego ry III, IV, or V unshiel ded twisted-pair m edia. 100BASE-TX The two-p air twiste d-media i mplementat ion of 100BA SE- T is called 100BASE-T X.
- 42 - C Communic ation Co mmunication ha s four components: sender, recei ver, message, and medium. In networks, devices and applicat ion tasks an d process es communi cate messages to each o ther ove r media. They represent the sender and receive rs.
- 43 - E Enterprise network An enterpri se network c onsists of collection s of networks connected to each other ove r a geographically dispersed area. The enterprise networ k serves the need s of a widely distribu ted compan y and operates the company’ s mission-criti cal appli cations.
- 44 - H HEX Short for hex adecima l ref ers to the base-16 num ber system, whic h cons ists of 16 un ique sym bols: t he numbers 0 to 9 and the letter s A to F. Fo r exampl e, the decimal number 15 is represen ted as F in the hexadeci mal numbe ri ng sy stem.
- 45 - ISP ISP (Int ernet Servic e Pro vider) is a c ompany t hat maint ains a ne twork t hat is link ed to th e Internet by way of a dedica ted communicat ion line . An ISP offers the use of its de dicated co mmunication lines to companie s or individ uals who can’t a fford the high monthly co st for a direct connec tion.
- 46 - network appear to the Inter n et as a single addre ss. For routing mess ages pr operly with in your netwo rk, each device r equires a unique IP address.
- 47 - Protocol Commu nic ation o n th e networ k is governe d by sets of rules called protocol s. Prot ocol s provide the guid eli nes device s use to co mmunicate with each other, an d thus they have di fferent funct ions.
- 48 - S Serve r It is a simple comput er that pr ovides resourc es, such as files or othe r inform ation. SIP SIP (Sess ion Ini tiated Protoc ol) is a stan dard p rotocol that del ivers t he real-t ime com municat ion for V oice over IP (VoIP), w hich es tablis hes ses sions for f eatur es such as audio an d video c onferenc ing.
- 49 - U UDP The User Dat agram Prot ocol is a conn ectionless protoc ol that re sides a bove IP in the TCP/IP suite User Nam e The USE R NAME is the uniq ue name as s igned t o eac h person who has acce ss to the LAN. Utility It is a program th at perf o rms a speci fic task.
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