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i Guard IP-220E IP/Network Camera User ’ s Manual Version 2.5.
i CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction _________________________________________ 3 1.1 Features ________________________________________________ 3 1.2 Function ________________________________________________ 3 1.
ii 5.2.3.2 Network _____________________________________________ 41 5.2.3.3 Account Settings ______________________________________ 44 5.2.4 Advanced Settings ______________________________________ 46 5.2.4.1 Event Notification _____________________________________ 46 5.
3 Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Features iGuard-IP-220E is an affordable, versatile and flexible remote monitoring solution for small business, retail store, and residential applications. It can be accessed from anywhere in the world via a standard browser by entering the IP, account and password.
4 Chapter 1. Introduction in China, and if he or she likes, also check on the branch office in Singapore at the same time. Fig.1 iGuard Network Diagram 1.3 Package Contents Your iGuard package should contain the following items; 1. iGuard IP-220E Network Camera, 2.
5 Chapter 2. :iGuard IP-220E Hardware Chapter 2 iGuard IP-220E Hardware Fig.2 iGuard IP-220E Camera LED Status Indicators on iGuard Light color Signal definition Condition description Green Power state On: Normal power Red Error Condition On: Erro r co ndition occurred Orange Logon state On: Wh en there is user logon an d receive the image.
6 Chapter 3: Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Before you start using the iGuard IP-220E network camera, you will need to set-up both the hardware and software.
7 Chapter 3: Hardware Installation 3.1 Installation Procedure Step 1: Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to any available port on your hub, router, or cable/dsl modem. Step 2: Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network port on the iGuard IP-220E.
8 Chapter 4: iGuardware Chapter 4: iGuardware iGuardware is a collection of two utility pr ograms: iGuard Utility and iGuardview. You can use the iGuard Utility to quickly setup multiple iGuard units and y ou can use iGuardview to monitor multiple cameras, and maybe most importantly to perform motion tracking (V2.
9 Chapter 4: iGuardware " Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0 - This will install Acrobat Reader v5.0 on your local hard drive. " Sun Java / ActiveX - Install Sun Java for viewing the video image by Java, or install the OCX for viewing by ActiveX 4.2 Using iGuardware 4.
10 Chapter 4: iGuardware 4.2.1.1 Setup Wizard “Setup Wizard” will take you through the basic configurations step by step. 1. Click to highlight the iGuard on the right that you want to configure.
11 Chapter 4: iGuardware 4. Enter the necessary camera configurations. Choose the appropriate frequency (Indoor 60 Hz, Indoor 50 Hz or Outdoor) to prevent flickering on the video feed. Enter a name for the camera in the “Location” box to easily identify it.
12 Chapter 4: iGuardware Fig.7 iGuard a/DSL Setup Select “Enable PPPoE connection” and enter your account and password details as provided by your internet service provider (“ISP”). Otherwise, leave it at the default “Disable PPPoE connection” 7.
13 Chapter 4: iGuardware password. To reset the iGuard account pa ssword, you will need to re-install the firmware using iGuard Utility. 8. Click “Next >” to upload these configuration to iGuard. Fig.9 iGuard PPPoE Setup 9. Click “Next >” to save and restart iGuard with the new configurations.
14 Chapter 4: iGuardware Manager(Chapter.5). Fig.10 Launching iGuard Key in the account name and password entered earlier (if you did not configure one, then revert to the default name “admin” and device password, OR just press ENTER or click on the “Apply” button, if the account name and password was not set and have been deleted).
15 Chapter 4: iGuardware Fig.11 iGuard Web Manager 4.2.1.3 IP Configuration This section allows you to set the IP configuration for iGuard. Select the iGuard on the right display screen, and then click “IP Configuration”. This will bring up the IP Address Configuration window.
16 Chapter 4: iGuardware Fig.12 IP Configuration: Set an IP Address for iGuard Once the IP Address is set, you will be able to co nnect to iGuard webpage by entering this IP Address into a standard browser.
17 Chapter 4: iGuardware i. Device Password Use this to set an access password to the individual device. Once set, the user must enter the password to access the device. In addition, the IP Addr ess will not be shown on the right display panel of iGuard Utility.
18 Chapter 4: iGuardware ii. Management Protocol The administrator can determine the param eter settings when providing access via HTTP (web) to iGuard. For security reasons, the administrator can choose to use either an open or advanced port setting to control these access.
19 Chapter 4: iGuardware 3. Select new firmware file (*.bin) and, 4. Click “S tart”. The iGuard red and yellow LED will flash alternately to indicate that firmware upgrading is in progress.
20 Chapter 4: iGuardware 4.2.2 iGuardView iGuardView is a PC based utility softw are that allow you to manage and monitor multiple iGuard cameras located either in a LAN or on a WAN, You can launch the iGuardView program by c licking on “start” - “Program” - “iGuard” - “iGuardView” The following Login window will be displayed.
21 Chapter 4: iGuardware 4.2.2.1 Device Setting : Press the “Enumerate” button, iGuardView will start a search for all iGuard cameras under the same subnet and list them in the main window. Once detected, the following will show in the main window: This shows that the camera is online and active.
22 Chapter 4: iGuardware : Highlight the iGuard to be deleted from iGuardView’s list. Click “Yes” to confirm deletion of selected iGuard. : Use this function to change iGuard Address & Port Number.
23 Chapter 4: iGuardware 4.2.2.2 Camera Setting Camera Select: Select either camera A or B Account: If you have setup user account, the information must be entered here.
24 Chapter 4: iGuardware 4.2.2.3 Motion Detection Setting Enable Motion Detect Click the checkbox to enable Motion Detection. Note: This feature requires the Camera Window be active to work.
25 Chapter 4: iGuardware Image Compression: Choose from the list of available compressions. Note: This list is dependent on the Codec that is available or already installed on the local PC. To record in MPEC-4, make sure you install or upgrade to Windows Media Player v10.
26 Chapter 4: iGuardware 4.2.2.4 Email Notification Setting You will need to configure the “Message Sender Information” in order for iGuard to send emails. Server Authentication Click “settings…” Enter your Account Name and Account Password if your Server Requires Authentication.
27 Chapter 4: iGuardware Click “Modify…” to modify the entered Email Address Click “Delete” to remove an email address from the notification list. 4.2.2.5 SNMP Setting Host Name: Provide a Name to identify this device. HTTP Port: Enter the HTTP port assigned for iCAMView.
28 Chapter 4: iGuardware 4.2.2.6 Camera Monitor : Highlight the iCAMView in the main windows display, and click “Monitor” to view the video stream.
29 Chapter 4: iGuardware Click this to switch to full screen vie w. Double click to swit ch back to current view. Click and drag to resize the window and it’s cont ents. Date and Time display of live streaming video. Click the left side of the viewing window to bring out more control features.
30 Chapter 4: iGuardware Click the depressed button to go back to the original window size. b. Custom update Window -- use this if you want to monitor only a specific area within the viewing window. On the video window, RIGHT click, hold and drag to the desired window zoom size.
31 Chapter 4: iGuardware Click once to tilt the camera up by 1 deg. Click and hold and the camera will tilt incre asingly faster upwards. Click once to tilt the camera down by 1 deg. Click and hold and the camera will tilt incre asingly faster downwards.
32 Chapter 4: iGuardware : Set the SNMP Parameter. 4.2.2.9 Help Help : Display iGuardView version, Copyright information and product service contact..
33 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Chapter 5: iGuard Web Manager 5.1 Introduction If you have connected the iGuard to an inter nal network with a DHCP server, the IP property (IP address, Mask, and Gateway) will be automatically assigned. 1. Start the Web Brower (Netscape or Internet Explore) 2.
34 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager The iGuard webpage main menu is divided into two sections. The selection menu on the left and display menu on the right. The selection menu consists of the following options: • Web-Camera Selection • Information • Basic Settings • Advanced Settings Fig.
35 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager 5.2.1 Web-Camera Selection Click on either “ActiveX” or “Sun Java” from Camera A or B to view the camera images. By default the first USB camera connected to iGuard will be denote as “Camera A” Click “Camera B” to view camera B.
36 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager To change Video Codec, click Note: The availability of Codec depe nds on weather the individual user has it insta lled on the PC or not. Download and install Windows Media Player 10 to enable MPEG4 codec. Digital Zoom In, Digital Zoom Out Rotate Left, Rotate Right Flip the image vertically.
37 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.20 iGuard System Status 5.2.2.2 Current Conn ections This will show all the users currently viewing either Camera A or Camera B. It also lists, the login time, and total bytes received. The user has an option to b lock the IP or even disable the account of any errant viewer.
38 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.21 iGuard Current Connections 5.2.2.3 Event Log This will keep a record of all events t hat occurred in iGuard. The user can Refresh, Clear or Save the log file.
39 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.22 iGuard Event Log 5.2.3 Basic Settings 5.2.3.1 Camera Setting s Use this to set up the USB camera. i. Setting up Camera A (Similar with Camera B).
40 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.23 Individual Camera Configuration “Image Size” Choose between 640x480, 320x240,etc. The higher the image size, the better the image quality, the slower the frame rate for network transmission. “Anti Flicker” Choose between 50Hz, 60Hz or Outdoors.
41 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Choose from the automatic “0 degree (upright)”, to 90, 180 (upside down), and 270 degree position of the camera.
42 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.24 iGuard IP Address Settings “IP Address” This item determines iGuard IP Address. “Subnet Mask” This item sets iGuard Subnet Mask. The value is normally 255.255.255.0 “Gateway” This item is to set iGuard Gateway.
43 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager By default the port number is 9001. iv. Ethernet Fig.27 iGuard Ethernet Settings “Connection Type” This item sets the communication speed between iGuard and the Network. iGuard will reboot after “Connection Type” is changed.
44 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager “When Connection should be made” The user has a choice of; Disabled : Default setting. iGuard does not dial in Connect always : iGuard will automatically dial in. “Login Name” Enter the login name assigned by your ISP.
45 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Determine the username of visitors who can log in. The administrator can set up to 32 case sensitive character names. “Password” Set a password for the visitor’s account. The administrator can set up to 32 case sensitive passwords.
46 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager “Permit Hours” When the Permission level is set to either “Operator” or “Viewer”, the Administrator can configure and determine the time to which either permission level can access the camera. Click “Configure” to bring up the following window.
47 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.33 iGuard Event Notification Page i. Event Notification “Send Email” To activate Event Notification, you will need to set “Send Email” to “Yes”. Select “No” if you do not wish to send out any notification.
48 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager to select from the list of events you wish these recipients to be notified of. Fig.34 iGuard Event Selection List By default, all the events are select ed; you must click “Apply” to activate them. Close the window to return to the Event Notification Page.
49 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.35 iGuard Event : Start Up Fig.36 iGuard Event : User Login De tails (Date, Time, Camera & IP) Fig.37 iGuard Event : PPPoE Connect Successful.
50 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.38 iGuard Event : Camera A or B Motion Detected 5.2.4.2 Motion Det ection This page allows the administrator to set motion detection functions for the cameras. i. Camera A (or Camera B) “Enable” To activate motion detect, the administrator has two options; a.
51 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.39 iGuard Motion Detection Page “Send to FTP Server” This option allows the administrator to send and store the motion detected images on a FTP site. This is useful for future reference and recording purpose.
52 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager “Loop from ## to ##” This will determine the number of suffixes preceding the a bove filename. Once the last number is reached, the first file will be replaced by the most current image. “Digits” This will determine the number of digits assignable for the above number suffix.
53 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager . To add all the email address at once, click . To remove an entry click , or to remove all entries from the recipient list. Click to confirm and save the above settings. 5.2.4.3 Image Recording Image recording allows the user to receive an image to either their email account or to a FTP server.
54 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager “Send to FTP Server” & “Send Email” This is similar to the function available in Motion Detection Page. Please refer to 4.2.4.2 for details. Fig.42 iGuard Email of Image Recorded 5.2.4.4 E-mail / FTP This sets up the necessary Email and FTP serv er information.
55 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.43 iGuard Email / FTP Page i. FTP Settings “FTP Server” The administrator will have to enter the FTP server address here. “Account Name” Enter the FTP account name here. “Password” Enter the corresponding password.
56 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager If set to “YES”, the administrator will have to provide the account name and password in order to access the Email server. Otherwise, enter “NO”. “Account Name” Enter the account name or login name to the Email server.
57 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager iv. Email Address Book Fig.45 iGuard E-mail Address Book Entry Enter an Email address in the box provided and click “Add Email Address”. The new email address will be added to the list. The administrator can store up to 20 email addresses here.
58 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager To add a new Timer Server the administrator must first make space by deleting some Time Servers. Once this is done, the add dialog box will appear as below. Click “Back” to return to the System Settings Page. Fig.
59 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager Fig.50 SNMP setting ”System Name” This is to give iGuard a name identifiable in a SNMP network. “System Contact” This is to give the administrator a name. “System Location” This is to set iGuard location.
60 Chapter 5: iGuard Web M a nager i. About This gives crucial information about iGuard’s Firmware Version, Hardware Version and Serial Number. These are required information for service calls. ii. Save / Restore Settings “Save current Configuration” Click “Save” to save the current settings and configuration to your PC.
61 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Appendix A: Router Configuration If you have signed up a consumer grade broadband service, and you use a router to share your internet access, you will need to address following three major issues: a.
62 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Follow the steps below to configure your router. If your particular router manufacturer or model is not listed below, please contact your router manufacturer for further assistance in configuring the router.
63 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n 3Com (http://www.3com.com) 3C857-US – OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Gateway 3CRWE52196 – OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, select Firewalls on the left side of the page.
64 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Belkin (http://www.belkin.com) F5D6230-3 – Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, select Virtual Server on the left side of the page under the Securit section.
65 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Description: iGuard – Camera Internet Port: 9001 to 9001 Type: UDP Private IP address: Type in the camera’s IP address . Private Port 9001 to 9001 5. Click Apply Changes to save the settings.
66 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n D-Link (http://www.dlink.com) DI-604/DI – 614+/DI-624 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, click on Advanced at the top of the page. 3. On the left side of the page, click on Virtual Server .
67 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Enabled/Disabled: Enabled For ID#2 Service Port: 9001 Service IP: Type in the camera’s IP address , for example: 192.168.0.5 Enabled/Disabled: Enabled 4. Save your settings. iGuard should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet.
68 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router (http://www.dell.com) 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, click on Advanced Settings at the top of the page. 3. Go to the Port Forwarding and select Custom Port Forwarding Settings.
69 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Linksys (http://www.linksys.com) BEFSR41 – EtherFast Cable/DSL Router BEFSX41 – Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN EndPoint BEFW11S4 – Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch – Version 2 1.
70 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/broadbandnetworking) MN-100 – Wired Base Station MN-500 – Wireless Base Station 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. Open the Bass Station Management Tool, and then click Security .
71 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n NETGEAR (http://www.netgear.com) RP614 – Web Safe Router MR814 – Wireless Router 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. Click Advanced -> Port Forwarding on the left side of the page.
72 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Line #2: Starting Port: 9001 Ending Port: 9001 Server IP Address: Type in the camera’s IP address , for example: 192.168.0.5 5. Click Apply to save the settings. iGuard should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet.
73 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n D. Local Server Address: Enter the IP address of the camera E. WAN Users Address: Any F. Click Apply . 12. Click Add again. A. For Service name select: iGuard Cam B. Action: ALLOW always C. Local Server Address: Enter the IP address of the camera D.
74 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Proxim (http://www.proxim.com) ORiNOCO BG-2000 Broadband Gateway 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the router’s main page, click on Setup at the top of the page. 3. On the left side of the page, click on Advanced settings -> Port Forwarding .
75 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Siemens (http://www.speedstream.com) SpeedStream 2602 – 2-Port DSL/Cable Router SpeedStream 2623 – Wireless DSL/Cable Router SpeedStream 2624 – Wireless DSL/Cable Router 1. Log into your router using your router IP.
76 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n 9. Click on Add to save these settings. 10. Under the first box, next to the Enable checkbox, type in: iGuard Cam . 11. Under PC (Server), select your camera or the camera’s IP address from the list.
77 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n SMC (http://www.smc.com) SMC2404WBR – Barricada Turbo 11/22 Mbps Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router SMC7004VBR – Barricada Cable/DSL Broadband Router SMC7004CWBR – Barricada Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router 1.
78 A p p e n d i x A : R o u t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n Service Port: 9001 Private IP: Type in the camera’s IP address , for example: 192.168.0.
79 Appendix B: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Appendix B: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway This section discusses Communities, Gateways, IP Addresses and Subnet masking Communities A community is a string of printable ASCII characters that identifies a us er group with the same access privileges.
80 Appendix B: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Subnetting and Subnet Masks Subnetting divides a network address into sub-network addresses to ac commodate more than one physical network on a logical network. For example: A Class B company has 100 LANs (Local Area Networks) with 100 to 200 nodes on each LAN.
81 Appendix D: Glossary Appendix C: Glossary The Glossary defines the terms used in this User Manual Term Definition Ethernet Local Area Network technology, originally developed by Xerox Corporation, can link up to 1,024 nodes in a bus network. Ethernet provides raw data transfer in a rate of 10 megabits/sec.
82 Appendix D: Glossary Appendix D: Q&A Q1. I have set a permission level without first settin g an "Administrator" first and now I can't change anything. You will need to update the firmware. Download the firmware and use iGuard Utility to upload it into iGuard.
83 Appendix D: Glossary Click on either "Camera A (320*240)" or "C amera B (320*240)" to view the image. Click "Refresh" to download the next image. Click "Back" to go back to the above page. Q5. What is the effective length of the USB cable? The industrial Standard for effective US B cable length is 5.
84 Appendix D: Glossary (b) From your PC log-on to your iGuard as Administrator. Enter your username and password for your iGuard.com account. Make su re the "Use P ublic IP to Register" is set to "Yes" Then Click "Apply" located at the bottom of screen.
85 Appendix D: Glossary (e) In iGuard, goto Basic Settings --> Ne twork --> PPPoE, and enter the details. For users with STATIC IP; pro ceed directly to (d) or (e). Q10. I'm connecting iGuard to a HUB, ho w do I set it to access the internet? 1.
86 Appendix D: Glossary At 10 FPS, iGuard will need about 40Kbytes - 90Kbytes of bandwidth. NOTE: bps = bits per second (8 bits =1 Byte) Most ADSL throughput speed varies, and is dependent on distance and environmental constraints. In most cases the actual throughput is only about 75%.
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