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1.4 System Requirement

Networking

LAN:

10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet.

WLAN: IEEE

802.11b/g.

Accessing the Camera using Web Browser

Platform:

Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista/Win7

CPU:

Intel Pentium III 800MHz or above

RAM: 512MB
Resolution: 800x600

above

User Interface:

Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or above
Apple Safari 2 or above
Mozilla Firefox 2.00 or above

Accessing the Camera using ActivaView

Platform:

Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/Win7

Resolution: 1024x768

above

Hardware Requirement:

1 camera:

Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz; 512MB RAM

2~4 cameras:

Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz; 1GB RAM

5~16 cameras:

Intel Pentium 4 3.4Hz; 2GB RAM

17~24 cameras:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400; 1GB RAM

25~32 cameras:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400; 2GB RAM

NOTE

If you connect multiple cameras to monitor various places
simultaneously, you are recommended to use a computer with
higher performance.

Summary of Contents for ACT-3100W

Page 1: ...ACT 3100W Wireless Pan Tilt MPEG4 MJPEG Network Camera Advanced Installation Guide Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ation Guide provides you with the instructions and illustrations on how to use your camera which includes Chapter 1 Introduction to Your Camera describes the features of the camera You will also know the components and functions of the camera Chapter 2 Hardware Installation helps you install the camera according to your application environment You can use this camera at home at work at any where y...

Page 3: ...pter 3 Accessing The Camera 12 3 1 Using IPFinder 12 3 2 Accessing to the Camera 13 3 3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC 17 Chapter 4 Configuring The Camera 18 4 1 Using the Web Configuration 18 4 2 Using Smart Wizard 19 4 3 Basic Setup 22 4 4 Network Settings 26 4 5 Pan Tilt Settings 32 4 6 Setting up Video Audio 33 4 7 Event Server Configuration 38 4 8 Motion Detect 42 4 9 Event Config 43 4 ...

Page 4: ...ully You should have the following 5 One ACT 3100W 5 One AC Power Adapter 5 One External Antenna 5 One Wall Mount Kit 5 One GPIO Connector 5 One Ethernet Cable RJ 45 type 5 One Installation CD ROM 5 One Quick Installation Guide NOTE Once any item contained is damaged or missing contact the authorized dealer of your locale ...

Page 5: ...flashing When the Power LED resumes the steady amber light you can remove the USB device safely Lens Assembly Power LED indicates the camera is powered on with the steady amber light Light Sensor is used to trigger on and off the Infrared LEDs according the environmental light level USB Port allows you to connect an external USB device It provides the power distribution up to 500mA Infrared LEDs x...

Page 6: ...s an external active speaker Reset Button will restart the camera when it is pressed quickly when it is pressed and held for five seconds the camera will resume the factory default settings DC Power Connector connects the AC power adapter in order to supply power to the camera Ethernet Cable Connector connects the network cable which supports the NWay protocol so that the camera can detect the net...

Page 7: ... dark environment or at night When the Light Sensor detects the environmental light level becomes low the camera captures the images in black white mode using these infrared LEDs Optimal Viewing With the pan tile functions you can easily monitor everywhere via the camera by moving the camera lens to the left right 165 165 degrees or up down 90 15 degrees In addition you can assign up to eight posi...

Page 8: ... Internet In addition the camera can be upgraded remotely when a new firmware is available The users are also allowed to monitor the image and take snapshots via the network Supports Connection to the External Devices With the auxiliary Input Output connectors you can connect the camera to a variety of external devices such as the external speaker and the USB device Multiple Platforms Supported Th...

Page 9: ...afari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2 00 or above Accessing the Camera using ActivaView Platform Microsoft Windows XP Vista Win7 Resolution 1024x768 or above Hardware Requirement 1 camera Intel Pentium 4 2 4GHz 512MB RAM 2 4 cameras Intel Pentium 4 2 8GHz 1GB RAM 5 16 cameras Intel Pentium 4 3 4Hz 2GB RAM 17 24 cameras Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 1GB RAM 25 32 cameras Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 2GB RAM NOTE I...

Page 10: ...nstalling the Wall Mount Kit The camera comes with a Wall Mount Kit which allows you to place your camera anywhere by mounting the camera through the three screw holes located in the base of the Wall Mount Kit Wall Mount Kit Screw Screw Screw ...

Page 11: ...d the Link LED starts flashing green light and the camera is on standby and ready for use now If you use a wireless network in your application environment you need to attach the included external antenna to the camera When the camera is powered on the camera will automatically search any access point with default SSID NOTE If the camera cannot to your wireless network you need to install the came...

Page 12: ...Internet or Intranet Capture still images and video clips remotely Upload images or send email messages with the still images attached The following diagram explains one of the typical applications for your camera and provides a basic example for installing the camera Home Applications Please enclosed by waterproof housing when using in outdoor ...

Page 13: ...m 2 Click the IPFinder item to launch the utility The control panel will appear as below 3 Once you get the IP address of the camera launch the Web browser or ActivaView to access your camera Click About to get the Version information of IPFinder Click Link to connect the selected camera Click Change IP to modify the IP address of the selected camera Click Search to find the IP address of the conn...

Page 14: ...rk Camera can t get IP Address under DHCP mode the default IP Address will be 192 168 0 30 3 When the login window appears enter the default User name admin and password admin and press OK to access to the main screen of the camera s Web Configuration NOTE If you are initially access to the camera you will be ask to install a new plug in for the camera Permission request depends on the Internet se...

Page 15: ...rrent date time The information can be modified in the Web Configuration Live View Image Displays the real time image of the connected camera z Move your mouse to the Live View area and click on anywhere the camera lens will then move to the position where you clicked to display it in the central part of Live View area Pan Tilt Buttons Compression Buttons Camera Information LiveViewImage Zoom In B...

Page 16: ...ick Setup to configure the camera For details see Chapter 4 Compression Buttons Select to transmit and record the video using MPEG4 or MJPEG compression Pan Tilt Buttons Provides the buttons to control the camera lens z Left Right Up Down Home buttons allow you to move the camera lens position Clicking the Home button will move the camera lens to the assigned home position z Auto Patrol button con...

Page 17: ...the video clips and still images z Talk allows you to speak out through the camera Please note only one user is allowed to use this function at a time z Listen allows you to receive the on site sound and voice from the camera z Trigger Out allows you to trigger on off the GPIO output manually NOTE If your PC use Microsoft Vista platform Maybe you can t find these recorded files what stored by Snap...

Page 18: ...ion to open the Network Connection window 3 Right click Local Area Connection and then click Properties from the shortcut menu 4 When the Local Area Connection Properties window appears select the General tab 5 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties to bring up the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 6 To configure a fixed IP address that is within the segment of the came...

Page 19: ...on and guides you through the configuration of the camera by using the Web browser To configure the camera click Setup on the main page of Web Configuration The Web Configuration will start from the Basic page The Web Configuration contains the settings that are required for the camera in the left menu bar including Smart Wizard Basic Network Video Audio Event Server Motion detect Event Config Too...

Page 20: ...de you through the necessary settings with detailed instructions on each step To start the wizard click Smart Wizard in the left menu bar Step 1 Camera Settings Step 2 IP Settings Enter the name for the camera and place Enter the administrator password Select the IP setting according to your network DHCP Static IP or PPPoE ...

Page 21: ...3 Email Settings Step 4 Wireless Networking Enter the required information to be able to send email with image Select Enable to enable the wireless function of the camera and then complete the required settings ...

Page 22: ...configuration of your camera When you confirm the settings click Apply to finish the wizard and reboot the camera Otherwise click Prev to go back to the previous step s and change the settings or click Cancel to end the wizard and discard the changes ...

Page 23: ...h as the Camera Name Location Date Time and User management Basic System Basic Camera Name Enter a descriptive name for the camera Location Enter a descriptive name for the location used by the camera Indication LED This item allows you to set the LED illumination as desired There are two options Normal and OFF ...

Page 24: ...ate time settings of the camera will be synchronized with the connected computer Synchronize with NTP Server Select this option and the time will be synchronized with the NTP Server You need to enter the IP address of the server and select the update interval in the following two boxes Manual Select this option to set the date and time manually ...

Page 25: ...e password General User User Name Enter the user s name you want to add to use the camera Password Enter the password for the new user When you are finished click Add Modify to add the new user to the camera To modify the user s information select the one you want to modify from UserList and click Add Modify UserList Display the existing users of the camera To delete a user select the one you want...

Page 26: ...delete a user select the one you want to delete and click Delete NOTE The General User can access the camera and control the Function buttons of the camera s Web Configuration the Guest can only view the live view image from the main page of the Web Configuration while accessing the camera Only the Administrator is allowed to configure the camera through the Web Configuration ...

Page 27: ... 26 4 4 Network Settings The Network menu contains three sub menus that provide the network settings for the camera such as the IP Setting DDNS Setting IP Filter and Wireless network Network Network ...

Page 28: ...ra The default setting is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway of the camera The default setting is 192 168 0 1 Primary Secondary DNS DNS Domain Name System translates domain names into IP addresses Enter the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS that are provided by ISP PPPoE Select this option when you use a direct connection via the ADSL modem You should have a PPPoE account from you...

Page 29: ...an access the camera if it is behind an NAT router or firewall Select the Enable option to enable this feature Bonjour The devices with Bonjour will automatically broadcast their own services and listen for services being offered for the use of others So if your Browser with Bonjour then you can find the camera on your local network without knowing its IP address The Apple Safari already with Bonj...

Page 30: ...you are finished click Add to save the range setting You can repeat the action to assign multiple ranges for the camera For example when you enter 192 168 0 50 in Start IP Address and 192 168 0 80 in End IP Address the user whose IP address located within 192 168 0 50 192 168 0 80 will not be allowed to access the camera Deny IP List The list displays the range setting s of IP addresses that are n...

Page 31: ...mera to an Ad Hoc wireless workgroup set the same wireless channel and SSID to match with the computer s configuration Click Site Survey to display the available wireless networks so that you can easily connect to one of the listed wireless networks List of searching results Wireless Mode Select the type of wireless communication for the camera Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Channel Select the appropria...

Page 32: ...network Format Once you enable the Encryption feature you need to determine the encryption format by selecting ASCII or HEX ASCII format causes each character you type to be interpreted as an eight bit value Hex format causes each pair of characters you type to be interpreted as an eight bit value in hexadecimal base 16 notation Key Length Select the WEP key length you use 64 bits or 128 bits WEP ...

Page 33: ...igure the pan tilt functions of the camera Pan Tilt Pan Tilt Settings Pan Tilt Calibration Click Calibration to calibrate the position of the camera lens Pan Steps Set the changing range 1 20 degrees when you click the Left Right button Tilt Steps Set the changing range 1 20 degrees when you click the Up Down button Auto Patrol Stay Time Set the stay time 1 999 seconds of each preset positions whe...

Page 34: ...ontains three sub menus that provide the video and audio settings for the camera Video Audio Camera Image Setting Brightness Adjust the brightness level from 0 100 Contrast Adjust the contrast level from 0 100 Saturation Adjust the colors level from 0 100 ...

Page 35: ...t the Vertical option to mirror the image vertically Light Frequency Select the proper frequency according to the camera s location 50Hz 60Hz or Outdoor Overlay Setting Includes Date Time Select this option to display the date time stamp on the live view image Enable Opaque Select this option to set a black background to the displayed date time stamp ...

Page 36: ...urce within your network Video Quality Select the desired image quality from five levels Lowest Low Medium High and Highest Frame Rate Select Auto or a proper setting depending on your network status MJPEG Video Resolution Select the desired video resolution from the three formats VGA QVGA and QQVGA The higher setting VGA obtains better video quality while it uses more resource within your network...

Page 37: ...h the setting options above 3GPP The camera supports 3GPP specification Select the Disable option to disable this feature Otherwise select 3GPP Without Audio or 3GPP With Audio to transfer the video clips without or with audio If you use a mobile phone that supports 3GPP you can also view the real time streaming image captured by the camera on your phone with the default player on the phone by ent...

Page 38: ...a s audio function so that you can receive the on site sound and voice from the camera Camera Speaker Out Select the Enable option to enable the camera s external speaker function so that the connected speaker can play the sound and voice through the camera Volume Set the speaker s volume ...

Page 39: ...click Test to test the related configuration is correct or not Once the camera connects to the server successfully click Apply Event Server Setting FTP Host Address Enter the IP address of the target FTP server Port Number Enter the port number used for the FTP server User Name Enter the user name to login into the FTP server Password Enter the password to login into the FTP server Directory Path ...

Page 40: ...to enable passive mode FTP Upload with Select upload to FTP with one snapshot image or a series image in pre event post event time when event triggered NOTE Due to the network environment the camera may not upload number of images that you set ...

Page 41: ...erver Sender Password Enter the password to login the mail server Receiver 1 Email Address Enter the first email address of the user who will receive the email Receiver 2 Email Address Enter the second email address of the user who will receive the email Send Email with Select send Email with one snapshot image or a series image in pre event post event time when event triggered NOTE Due to the net...

Page 42: ...ser Name Enter the user name to login into the Network Storage server Password Enter the password to login into the Network Storage server Split By When the file is too large to upload smoothly use this option to split it by selecting File Size or Recording Time When Disk Full Select Stop Recording or Recycle Delete Oldest Folder of File when the storage space on the Network Storage server is full...

Page 43: ...ull down list and then select Enable When the detecting area is enabled you can use the mouse to move the detecting area and change the area coverage Name Assign a name to the detecting area Threshold Move the slide bar to adjust the level for detecting motion to record video NOTE Sliding the Threshold bar to the right will decrease the sensitivity of motion detection sliding the Threshold bar to ...

Page 44: ... Subfolder You can assign a descriptive name for the subfolder to save the captured image video files Otherwise leave this option blank to use the default setting Network Storage Recording Time Per Event Limit the recording time while you are using the Network Storage solution GPIO Trigger Out Retention Time Per Event Limit the retention time of the GPIO Trigger Out function ...

Page 45: ...you select in the Schedule Profiles list Weekdays Select the weekday s that you want to separately assign in the schedule profile The weekday that has been assigned will be displayed with green color Time List Display the time period that you have assigned within the selected weekday To assign the same time period to every weekday click Add this to all weekdays click Delete this from all weekdays ...

Page 46: ...g area to the FTP server email receiver Network Storage server or the connected USB device You have to configure corresponding settings such as FTP server and email server to enable this feature Schedule Profile Select a schedule profile from the pull down list Action Set the Trigger Out function or select the destination of the captured images Save Image to USB Record to Network Storage Send Emai...

Page 47: ... the Interval time NOTE If the setting value of the Network Storage Recording Time Per Event option in General Setting is longer than the Interval time in Network Storage Schedule the recorded file will be a continuous video clip For example if you set the Network Storage Recording Time Per Event as 10 seconds and the Interval as 5 seconds recorded file becomes a non stop video clip because the ca...

Page 48: ... the FTP server email receiver Network Storage server or the connected USB device You have to configure corresponding settings such as FTP server and email server to enable this feature Schedule Profile Select a schedule profile from the pull down list Action Set the Trigger Out function or select the destination of the captured images Save Image to USB Record to Network Storage Send Email or FTP ...

Page 49: ...t Click Reset to restore all factory default settings for the camera System Reboot Click Reboot to restart the camera just like turning the device off and on The camera configuration will be retained after rebooting Configuration You can save your camera configuration as a backup file on your computer Whenever you want to resume the original settings you can restore them by retrieving the backup f...

Page 50: ...ys the current firmware version You can upgrade the firmware for your camera once you obtained a latest version of firmware Select the firmware Click Browse to locate the backup file and then click Update NOTE Make sure to keep the camera connected to the power source during the process of upgrading firmware Otherwise the camera might be damaged because of failure of upgrading firmware ...

Page 51: ...ck Dismount from this item USB Information Display the Total space and Free space of the USB device USB Setting When Disk Full Select Stop Recording or Recycle Delete Oldest Folder of File when the storage space on the USB device is full NOTE The connected USB storage device can be used to store still images only and as your host system backup It is not recommended to use the USB device as your ma...

Page 52: ...ation menu displays the current configuration and events log of the camera Device Info Display the Basic Video Audio Network and Wireless settings of the camera System Log The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system ...

Page 53: ... AMR AMR is for 3GPP only User Interface LAN One RJ 45 port Antenna One external antenna Reset One Reset button USB USB 1 1 port with one unmount button Power distribution 500mA Max Support FAT FAT32 file system GPIO 1 in 1 out connectors Input active high 9 40V DC dropout 0V DC Output close circuit current 70mA AC or 100mA DC maximum 30 Ohm open circuit voltage 240V AC or 350V DC maximum LEDs Pow...

Page 54: ...RTSP RTCP Pan Tilt Pan 165 degree left to 165 degree right Tilt 90 degree up to 15 degree down Software OS Support Windows XP Vista Win7 Browser Internet Explorer 6 0 or above Apple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2 00 or above Software ActivaView for playback recording configuration features Operating Environment Temperature Operation 0 C 45 C Storage 15 C 60 C Humidity Operation 20 85 non cond...

Page 55: ...trol functions The GPIO connectors are located on the rear panel of the camera which provide the interface of connecting the sensor device IN and controlled device OUT Connector Pin Assignment PIN SPECIFICATION IN Active High voltage 9 40V DC Dropout out voltage 0V DC OUT Close circuit current 70mA AC or 100mA DC maximum Output resistance 30 Ohm Open circuit voltage 240V AC or 350V DC maximum Inte...

Page 56: ...e The rule at the moment is that an applet can only make an Internet connection to the computer form that the applet was sent ASCII American Standard Code For Information Interchange it is the standard method for encoding characters as 8 bit sequences of binary numbers allowing a maximum of 256 characters ARP Address Resolution Protocol ARP is a protocol that resides at the TCP IP Internet layer t...

Page 57: ...lso supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses This simplifies the task for network administrators because the software keeps track of IP addresses rather than requiring an administrator to manage the task A new computer can be added to a network without the hassle of manually assigning it a unique IP address DHCP allows the specification for the service provided by a router gateway or othe...

Page 58: ... over UTP STP or fiber optic media Firewall Firewall is considered the first line of defense in protecting private information For better security data can be encrypted A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet especially Intranets all m...

Page 59: ...tocol based networks a node must have an Internet address that identifies it to the other nodes All Internet addresses are IP addresses IP Internet Protocol is the standard that describes the layout of the basic unit of information on the Internet the packet and also details the numerical addressing format used to route the information Your Internet service provider controls the IP address of any ...

Page 60: ...t LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings M MJPEG MJPEG Motion JPEG composes a moving image by storing each frame of a moving picture sequence in JPEG compression and then decompressing and displaying each frame at rapid speed to show the moving picture MPEG4 MPEG4 is designed to enable transmission and reception of high quality audio and video over the Internet and next gener...

Page 61: ...rm for transmission PING Packet Internet Groper a utility used to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible It functions by sending a packet to the specified address and waits for a reply It is primarily used to troubleshoot Internet connections PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet to the Internet through a common ...

Page 62: ...g the same network protocol R RJ 45 RJ 45 connector is used for Ethernet cable connections Router A router is the network software or hardware entity charged with routing packets between networks RTP RTP Real time Transport Protocol is a data transfer protocol defined to deliver live media to the clients at the same time which defines the transmission of video and audio files in real time for Inte...

Page 63: ... methods It was developed y the Department of Defense to connect different computer types and led to the development of the Internet Transceiver A transceiver joins two network segments together Transceivers can also be used to join a segment that uses one medium to a segment that uses a different medium On a 10BASE 5 network the transceiver connects the network adapter or other network device to ...

Page 64: ...dows Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use DOS WPA WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is used to improve the security of Wi Fi networks replacing the current WEP standard It uses its own encryption Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP to secure data during transmission WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 the latest security specification that provides greater data protection and networ...

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