Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES..................4 1. INTRODUCTION......................6 2. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION AND QUICK INSTALLATION/USAGE ......7 2.1. MAJOR HARDWARE COMPONENTS............7 2.2. QUICK INSTALLATION AND USAGE .............8 2.3. WIRELESS CONNECTION (FOR IP CAM(W)) ..........12 3.
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera APPENDIX F. THIRD PARTY AND EMBEDDED WEB PAGE INTEGRATION .....44...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera List of Figures and Tables Figure 2-1: Major components in the front panel Figure 2-2: Major components in the back panel Figure 2-3: IP CAM connection diagram. Figure 2-4: Connect Ethernet cable to a switch/router. Figure 2-5: The installation CD disk Figure 2-6: The ID/Password card Figure 2-7: Running window of CamView program Figure 2-8: Pop-up play-video password window...
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Figure 5-6: Ethernet cable Figure 5-7: Installation CD Figure 5-8: ID/Password Card Table A-1: List of tested Wireless AP/router devices Table A-2: List of tested Wired NAT/router devices...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 1. Introduction The IP Cam/w is designed with the “user-friendly” idea deep in mind. The user can install the IP Cam/w easily on his/her home network and then access the IP Camera anywhere in the world through the accompanied video management software - CamView program without setting some complicated DNS name or changing the router’s settings.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 2. Hardware description and quick installation/usage The IP CAM is designed to be very easy to install and use. First, let’s see the major components of the IP CAM products. 2.1. Major hardware components. front panel The major components on the of the IP CAM products are the built-in microphone, lens and LEDs :...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3. Ethernet jack - this is the place to plug in the RJ45 Ethernet cable. When the Ethernet link is ok, the Ethernet indication LED on the front side will be blue light. 4. Reset button - this is the button to reset the IP CAM to default factory settings. You need to use a small stick like pencil or tooth stick to press the reset button for more than 3 seconds to enable the reset function.
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Figure 2-3: IP CAM connection diagram. Figure 2-4: Connect Ethernet cable to a switch/router. Second, Install the CamView software on the notebook/PC Please insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive in your notebook or personal computer (must be running Microsoft Windows OS). Execute the program CamViewInstaller-xxx.exe on the disk.
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Figure 2-5: The installation CD disk Third, Use CamView program to see the video Figure 2-5 is the running window of the CamView program. If the computer and IP CAM is connected to the same network, the IP CAM ID will be displayed in the “Auto Search”...
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera you need to do is add a camera item in the “CameraList” folder of the CamView software, key in the IP CAM ID and Password(from the ID/Password card). And then double click this camera item. You will then see the Camera video immediately. No further NAT/router setting modifications are needed.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 2.3. Wireless connection (for IP Cam(w)) The IP Cam(w) can also be connected to the home/office network through the 802.11 b/g wireless connection. There are only three things that you need to do to have the wireless connection: 1.
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Figure 2-9: Unplug the Ethernet cable to enable the WiFi function...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3. Web configurations You can login into the web configuration page by directly key-in the IP address of the IP CAM or right-click the searched IP CAM in the “Auto Search” list of the CamView software and click the “Web Configure” to open the login window of the IP CAM.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.1. Information The first page of the web configuration of the IP Cam/w is the information page. You can see the model name/firmware version, IP CAM ID, registration status, network type and current video settings( bandwidth, resolution) in this page. The IP CAM can be viewed remotely by the CamView software only when the IP CAM is registered.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.2. Video Display This display page allows you to view the video display of the IP camera. For the first time use of this display on a computer, an activeX component will be automatically downloaded into the browser. This could take some time, depends on the internet speed.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.3. Network The Network page allows you to modify the network settings of the wired Ethernet. The default settings use DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically. In most of the home and office network environment, there is a DHCP server running. In this situation, by using this default settings, the IP CAM can work immediately in most of the time.
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Figure 3-6: Network settings page for fixed IP address...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.4. WiFi security (For IP Cam(w)) You can use the wireless to connect the IP CAM to the network. If your network environment has a 802.11 b/g router or AP running, you can check the “Enable WiFi function”...
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Figure 3-8: WiFi security enabled page You can also click the “WiFi test” button to check if the IP CAM can connect to the wireless network for these settings. You will need to unplug the Ethernet cable to enable the wireless connection after the “WiFi test”...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.5. Advanced Network In some special situation, your network environment only provides PPPoE connection(ADSL service), there is no NAT/router available. You will then need to set the PPPoE settings in the “Advanced Network” page. Only the PPPoE username and password are needed to let PPPoE work.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.6. Video Settings The IP CAM is designed to provide high quality video for viewing from CamView software. In this page, you cam modify some settings related to the video viewing: 1. Password(play video) - this is the password needed for viewing the video from the CamView software.
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Figure 3-11: Video settings page...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.7. 3GPP/RTSP settings The IP CAM is able to be viewed from a 3G mobile phone, for detailed settings on the 3G mobile phone, please refer to Appendix E. Users can disable the 3G mobile access ability in this page. After the 3GPP/RTSP feature is disabled, no 3G mobile phone is allowed to access the video of the IP camera.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.8. Motion Detection The IP CAM provides the motion detection function, you can enable the motion detection ability in this page, the IP CAM will then send out an email with a jpeg picture attached in the email and/or send out the jpeg picture file to a ftp server. The related settings are explained below: 1.
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Figure 3-13: Motion detection enabled page...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.9. LED Display Control The IP CAM provides the Led Display Control function, you can enable or disable the led display/indication on the front panel of the IP cam device. The related settings are explained below: 1.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.10. Date/Time The IP CAM can synchronize the date/time with the universally available time server( for example stdtime.gov.tw) through NTP protocol. The date/time will then be corrected with the time server anytime when the Internet is connected. Users can choose the different TimeZone of their areas to display the correct time.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.11. Admin In this page, you can modify the web login account. With this account, you can login to the IP CAM and do any modifications. The default account is “admin” without password. If the login account is forgotten, you can reset the IP CAM to the factory default settings by following the steps in section 3.15 and login with the “admin”...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.12. Upgrade If there is some new firmware available from the supplier of this IP CAM, you can upgrade the firmware on this page. Please ask for the correct information about FTP server, username/password account and firmware filename from your supplier, and then do this upgrade.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.13. Reboot You can restart the IP CAM manually on this page. All the connected video viewing users will be disconnected. Figure 3-19: System reboot settings page Figure 3-20: System reboot under-going page...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.14. Safe Mode If by some abnormal operation, for example, powered off during the critical point of the upgrade procedure, the IP CAM will enter into the safe mode. In this mode, you will see the following “Safe mode” page when login into this IP CAM. Please do the upgrade operation immediately to recover the system.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 3.15. Set to factory default For some reason, for example you forgot the web login password, you may want to set the IP CAM to the factory default settings. The only thing you need to do is using a stick to press the “reset”...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 4. Features and specifications 4.1. Features Easily access the camera from anywhere in the world via the ID/password No complicated NAT/router settings needed. Free video management software - CamView program accompanied for easy access and multi-camera management. 3GPP/ISMA support.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 4.2. Specifications IP Cam/w Models Power DC 5V, 1A RISC CPU, hardware video processing and compression. Processors Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX, Auto-MDIX, RJ-45 IEEE 802.11g Network interface 6 - 54 Mbps Wireless interface IEEE 802.11b 1 - 11 Mbps Transmit power: 14.5dBm typically @ 802.11g 17.5dBm typically @ 802.11b Receiver sensitivity: 54Mbps: Typical -73dBm @ 10% PER...
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Security Web management username/password protection Video display ID/password protection WiFi WEP and WPA security mode Installation tool on CD and Web-based configuration Installation, management and Automatic configuration backup and restore maintenance Video management software-CamView for video access and multi-camera management Firmware upgrades via FTP Built-in web server for standard web browser access...
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Appendix A. List of Tested NAT/router Devices The followings are the list of tested NAT/router devices that can work with the IP CAM and CamView software when viewing in a remote location. You do not need to do any modification on the default settings of the NAT/routers.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Appendix B. Maximum Allowed Video Users The maximum allowed video users for a single IP Cam/w at the same time is dependent on the video settings including “Internet speed” and resolution. The followings are the summary of the maximum allowed video users: 1.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Appendix C. Performance Information 1. Video Performance Information The video quality is dependent on the video parameter settings and the network quality. If you want to have a better video quality, you will usually set higher resolution and higher frame rate.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Appendix D. Trouble shooting 1. What’s going on when the red led light on the IP camera is flashing? A: When the IP Cam is connected to the Internet and working correctly, the red led light will be on constantly. If the red led light is flashing, it’s probably because there is some network connecting problem.
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera 8. I can see the video in a remote place, but the video quality is not good and sometimes the video will disconnect and then the video will reconnect again by itself. A: It’s probably because the internet bandwidth (internet speed) is not big enough. Please try to apply for a better internet connection from your Internet Service Provider or decrease the bandwidth settings of the IP Cam.
Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Appendix E. 3GPP/ISMA operation 3GPP/ISMA is using RTSP protocol for 3G mobile phone to display the video stream from some network devices, including IP camera. The IP Cam/w support the RTSP protocol and video/audio codec needed by 3GPP/ISMA. Users only need to access the address rtsp://ip_cam_address/CAM_ID.password on the 3G mobile...
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Fixed Wireless/Wired IP Camera Appendix F. Third party and embedded web page integration For third party and embedded web page integration, IP Cam/w support the standard RTSP protocol and video/audio codecs needed by most generally used video play software, including Apple QuickTime and VideoLAN. The supported media protocols including TCP and UDP.
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