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Shortcuts

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+ZOOM IN

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-ZOOM OUT

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Original Size

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Full Screen

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Jitter Time

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Record

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Snapshot

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Version

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Shortcut Bar

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Microphone

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Buzzer

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Path

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Path

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Filename Prefix

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Record Limit

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Snapshoot

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Record

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Shortcut Bar Message

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System setting

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Basic Setting

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Basic Setting > System

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Basic Setting > System > System

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Basic Setting > System > System Log

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Basic Setting > Video/Image

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Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video

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Basic Setting > Video / Image > PreProc

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Basic Setting > Video / Image > Sensor

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Basic Setting > Audio

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Basic Setting > User

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Basic Setting > User > User Setting

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Basic Setting > Network

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Basic Setting > Network > Network (Wired Network Setting)

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Basic Setting > Network > Wireless (Wireless network setting page)

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Basic Setting > Network > Service

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Basic Setting > Network > Streaming

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Basic Setting > Network > PPPoE (Dial-up Networking Setting)

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Basic Setting > Network > DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server)

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Basic Setting > Network > UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

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Basic Setting > Network > SMTP Server (mail server setting)

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Basic Setting > Network > Samba

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Basic Setting > Network > Notification of IP address Change

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Basic Setting > Network > Multicast

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Basic Setting > Network > QoS

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Basic Setting > Date/Time

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Basic Setting > IP Filter

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Basic Setting > Storage

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Application Setting > Event

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Application Setting > Event > Event

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Application Setting > Event > Trigger (Manual test the response)

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Application Setting > Event > Event Servers (Upload Server)

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Application Setting > Event > Record

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Application Setting > Motion Detection

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Application Setting > Blind Detection

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Summary of Contents for ALC-9171

Page 1: ...1 Version 2 0 Date 2010 03 18 Firmware Version 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...nications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the ...

Page 3: ...Installation 16 Camera Setting 17 Enter the Main Page 19 Camera Main Page 20 Logo 21 Product Name 21 Language 21 Video Format 22 View Size 22 Streaming 23 UDP 23 TCP 23 HTTP 23 Color 24 Brightness 24 Sharpness 24 Contrast 24 Saturation 24 Set to default 24 Alert 25 Feature Column 26 Alert Message 26 Disable 27 Alert Message Text 27 Clear 28 Alert Snapshot 28 Control Panel 29 Camera Direction PIC 3...

Page 4: ... Setting Network Wireless Wireless network setting page 59 Basic Setting Network Service 68 Basic Setting Network Streaming 69 Basic Setting Network PPPoE Dial up Networking Setting 70 Basic Setting Network DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server 72 Basic Setting Network UPnP Universal Plug and Play 73 Basic Setting Network SMTP Server mail server setting 76 Basic Setting Network Samba 77 Basic Setting Ne...

Page 5: ...t Explorer Settings 114 Appendix D Set up the Router setting with IP Camera 115 Appendix E DDNS Application 116 How to apply and setup the DDNS service 116 How to check if the DDNS service is successful 121 Appendix F Mobile Application 122 Symbain System 125 iPhone System 128 Appendix G Support the Cellular Mobile Phone List 132 Appendix H Wireless Setting Infrastructure 133 Appendix I Wireless S...

Page 6: ...uipped with IE browser 6 0 or above and connect the Internet Camera to the network to monitor the pre set places remotely ALC 9171 can provide you with protection of your personal home and property security 1 3 2 Megapixel Progressive Scan CMOS sensor Resolution 1600 x 1200 15FPS UXGA 1280 x 720 30 FPS WXGA Triplex Video Stream Simultaneously Dual Coding of the H264 MJPEG Dual Video Compression Mo...

Page 7: ...provided with the following accessories Please contact your dealer if any one of the following is missing 1 ALC 9171 IP Box Camera 2 A hexagonal wrench φ1 5mm 3 C Mount 4 Quick Guide 5 CD ROM Manual Software 6 Wireless Antenna Optional ...

Page 8: ...connect the Speaker 4 MIC IN External connect the microphone 5 LAN Socket 10 100 RJ45 Network Connection PoE 6 External Alarm TTL Alarm RS485 Connection 7 LED Power LED 8 SD Card Standard SD Card Slot 9 Power DC12V Power Connection NOTE There are two interfaces for ALC 9171 and the different types have the different the interface of back front 1 5 7 6 3 4 9 2 8 ...

Page 9: ...lect the highest power antenna to add the wireless range by yourself NOTE The SMA Connecter Wireless Antenna will appear on the ALC 9171W package Reset Button After turning on the machine press in this hole for 5 10 seconds via a sharp object to reset to default settings LINE OUT Connect a speaker to the LINE OUT socket ...

Page 10: ...be completed the MIC IN and LINE OUT connection LAN Socket Insert your LAN cable in the LAN socket NOTE PoE type will be print the DC12 PoE External Alarm For more information about DI DO and RS485 refer to Attachment B and the user s manual of your RS 485 Pan Tilt for details of the wiring of your Pan Tilt ...

Page 11: ... display the basic operations of the camera SD Card ALC 9171 can support the SD Card and SDHC Card and the storage range is from 2G 32G ALC 9171 will detect the device automatically then it will display the information on Setting Basic Setting Storage ...

Page 12: ... incoming current Power over Ethernet PoE With PoE enabled Switch Ignore the power connection then connect the Ethernet Cable to transmit the power and data signal Please connect the IP Camera to PoE enabled Switch directly Without PoE enabled Switch If the Switch cannot provide the PoE application please use the PoE power injector to connect between the IP Camera and the Switch Attention Please t...

Page 13: ...roduct supports lenses to use fixed iris or manual iris type Please install the lens by screwing it into the camera clockwise When screwing in the lens please do not screw in too deep to avoid damage NOTE Adjusting lens mount This product uses the CS mount Therefore please make sure that you purchase the correct type of lens for this product If your lens uses a C mount please use a C CS adapter If...

Page 14: ...o to the next 3 Connect to the LAN cable Plug one end of your LAN cable in the LAN socket on the back of the camera and connect the other end to the network that you want to access to PC Laptop Switch HUB or PoE enabled Switch NOTE If you don t know how to connect the PoE application device please make reference to the chapter of System Instructions Power for detail description 4 Connect the Wirel...

Page 15: ... SD Card Release the screw counterclockwise through the φ 1 5 mm hexagonal wrench Press the SD Card to Insert it Fix the screw clockwise through the same device NOTE Please note the SD Card Insertion ICON to insert it ...

Page 16: ... can be installed Attention The horizontal angle is important when you hang the product from the ceiling Excessive inclination may bring about abnormal rotation of the camera lens Fixed on a wall Fig 1 Fixed on a ceiling Fig 2 NOTE Product location You can install the product on the holder and hang it on the wall or ceiling Please do not install this product in locations of poor ventilation This w...

Page 17: ...e Execute the IP Finder exe from the attached CD 2 Search the camera Search Search the product from your LAN The factory IP setting 192 168 0 20 appears on the screen 3 Changing the IP address and related settings for the network environment When you find the camera click it and the settings appear on the right side Change the settings for the new network environment you need NOTE Enter new settin...

Page 18: ... changed using the IP FINDER software When the IP FINDER software cannot be executed check your antivirus software or firewall to remove the block Field description You can give a name to your camera such as MEGA_IP or MEGA IP No spaces allowed such as PI IP You can change the settings for IP Gateway Address and Network Mask to meet the requirements of your network environment The product uses HTT...

Page 19: ...e root Password root NOTE You can access the camera as an administrator by default and set up for other users or privileges from the Basic Settings User Installation of Internet Explorer ad hoc components When the username and password are confirmed a control setup screen pops up under the IE address bar Click Install ActiveX Control to install the controls The security warning screen appears Clic...

Page 20: ...ideo Format Provide the Main and Sub Stream 5 View Size Change the image size 6 Streaming Provide the HTTP UDP TCP protocol 7 Color Set up the color parameter 8 Alert Display the signal of alarm out 9 Feature column Provide the Alert Message PTZ function 10 Shortcuts Provide the common function 11 Shortcut Bar Provide the main control function 8 3 2 9 11 4 6 7 5 10 1 ...

Page 21: ...of modification for customer Language There are 7 kinds of language type for customer English 简体中文 Simplified Chinese 繁體中文 Traditional Chinese Español Spanish Deutsch German Français French and Nederlandse Dutch The default setting is the English Click the pull down menu to select the language then transfer the language of web page NOTE The Language will not affect the function of Shortcuts becau...

Page 22: ...treaming to use The default setting is the H 264 Main Video Format H 264 Main H 264 Sub Motion JPEG View Size The function will fix the resolution to enlarge reduce the live image There are 4 kinds of size for customer 1 2X 1X 2X and 4X 1 2X 1X 2X 4X NOTE When you enlarge the View Size the image quality will become to poor ...

Page 23: ...tted through RTP 50000 60000 Port to ensure the fastest image transmission NOTE However video fragment or mosaics may occur due to poor transmission quality TCP Provide reliable data transmission because the transmission will check the receiver first Video streams are transmitted through RTSP 554 Port to avoid video fragment or mosaics but this protocol will affect the FPS to reduce HTTP Video str...

Page 24: ...ue of the selected item You can also press the button then drag left or right to adjust the wide range of value Brightness Adjust the brightness of image Sharpness Adjust the sharptness of image Contrast Adjust the contrast of colors Saturation Adjust the saturation of colors Set to default Resets all color setting to default figures NOTE The default figures of color are 50 and the range is from 0...

Page 25: ...ss the event NOTE The Alert Message will display the information in the same time The red flash of Alert light will keep flashing when you disable it Click the Alert light again to disable the red flash state NOTE The function must need to combine with the event setting please check the event device and setting is regular first Trigger the event ...

Page 26: ...cation disappear Alert Message The function will receive the event message then display it It provides the some control and application functions Please see the detail illustration a below N O Item Illustration Note 1 Disable Enable Display the Alert Message 2 Alert Message Text Display the event message 3 Clear Clear all event message from Text 4 Alert Snapshot Snapshot the image when alert trigg...

Page 27: ...old event information to add the new event message Alert Message Text When the event is activated the event message will display into the Alert Message Text Please see the event message format as below Event Type Date Time Blind MM DD YY HH MM SS Motion MM DD YY HH MM SS Alarm MM DD YY HH MM SS Double click the event message to pop up the detail information for customer NOTE The different model ha...

Page 28: ... event message from the Alert Message Text Alert Snapshot The function will snapshoot the image when the event is triggered The saving name will follow the Alert Message Text NOTE The saving path will follow the path setting from Shortcut Bar ...

Page 29: ...low N O Item Illustration Note 1 Camera Direction Control the Pan Tilt function 2 PTZ Device Adjust the Pan Tilt movement speed 3 Camera Speed Adjust the Pan Tilt movement speed 4 Zoom Control the Zoom IN OUT function 5 Focus Use the manual Focus function 6 Aux Control the external device 7 Preset Set up Enable the Preset 8 Tour Set up Enable the Tour 3 4 2 1 5 7 6 8 ...

Page 30: ...e position PTZ Device Select the device to control the RS485 device and the different device can set up the different protocol Camera Speed Control the rotation speed of the camera from 1 lowest to 8 highest Function Parameter Speed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Angle Sec 3 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 ...

Page 31: ... the source device Focus In the manual focus mode choose Near or Far to adjust the focus NOTE Please check the Lens can support the application AUX Control the external device through the RS485 Click On or Off to enable disable the device activity NOTE Please check the device can support the application ...

Page 32: ...oints 5 Select the number you need and click Go The camera moves to the area automatically as set up by the selected number 1 Click Set to enter the Preset Setting screen 3 Control the camera direction 4 Click Update to exit 2 Enter the name of the location ...

Page 33: ...t up in advance 6 Select the number you need then click Start to activate the tour function 4 Select a preset location for the camera 5 Click Update to Exit 1 Click Set to enter the Tour Setting screen 2 Name the tour You can set up 5 tour groups at maximum 3 Dwelling time sec at each tour point ...

Page 34: ...tration as below ZOOM IN The ZOOM IN means the digital enlarge function which provides the x8 digital zoom Click the right button of mouse to enable this function ZOOM OUT The ZOOM OUT means the digital reduce function which provides the x8 digital zoom Click the right button of mouse this function NOTE You also can use the scroll wheel button of mouse to use the ZOOM IN OUT function ...

Page 35: ... to return to one NOTE When the function enable you can also use other shortcuts function Jitter Time This function can handle packet loss and packet re ordering You need to set up the buffer time which helps the video smoother The setting is not the standard according to your bandwidth to adjust the buffer time There are 7 kinds of parameters for customer N A 150ms 300ms 500ms 1s 3s and 5s If the...

Page 36: ...gnal in the bottom left corner NOTE Although this is the shortcut of recording function it is the same with the Record of Shortcut Bar Snapshot Select the function to snapshoot the image of IP Camera that saves to default path When the function enable the snapshoot icon of Shortcut Bar will flash the status NOTE Although this is the shortcut of snapshot function it is the same with the Snapshot of...

Page 37: ...tion 3 Path Change the saving folder path 4 Snapshoot Snapshoot the Live View image 5 Record Record the streaming image 6 Shortcut Bar Message Display the record and snapshoot status Microphone The function can use the PC s microphone to transmit the voice into the IP Camera Click the button to enable disable the microphone function which provides the application of one way audio 1 5 6 2 3 4 ...

Page 38: ...function which provides the application of one way audio If you want to achieve the two way audio application please enable the microphone and buzzer function in the same time NOTE Adjust the audio parameter according to the audio of setting If the audio function is disable the Live View will also hide the audio ICON ...

Page 39: ...er to save the image Path Assign the recording to a folder The image would be saving to the default folder You can input other folder to save the image Function Default Path Record C Video Snapshot C Snapshot Filename Prefix Set up the filename prefix by yourself and the recording or snapshot image will follow the fixed format to save the file Please see the detail information as below Type Prefix...

Page 40: ...it is the 99999 Seconds NOTE No matter what type is the value will keep to the same figure Snapshoot Click the button to snapshoot the image of IP Camera then saves to default path When the function enable the icon will flash the status Record Click the button to record the image of IP Camera then saves to default path When the function enable the icon will change the status and the Live View imag...

Page 41: ...apshot file path C Snapshot Function Illustration Record Start recording to C Video REC__ Y m d H M S avi Recording to C Video REC__ Y m d H M S avi is stopped Fail to record C Video REC _ Y m d H M S avi Function Illustration Snapshot Snapshot C Snapshot Snapshot__20091102 181620 804 jpg has been saved Fail to snapshot in path C Snapshot NOTE The setting of path and filename will follow the Path ...

Page 42: ...sic system information transmission speed audio video code user authorization date time and IP filter while the application setting is executed for event triggering definition and other relevant settings definition of the motion detection area firmware update reset to factory default and reboot of the machine ...

Page 43: ...on Firmware Version and Firmware Build time Firmware information Current Viewers The number of viewers who are currently accessing the video stream Basic Setting System System Log The administrator can view all login information of this camera including boot record video streaming mode login IP changes and the date time information You can copy the entries to a Word document and save them manually...

Page 44: ...System Log System Log Max Size The numbers that log exist the default is 100000 Critical Log The most important log file Warning Log The medium level log file Information Log The general log file Basic Setting System System System Log Syslogd Service Syslogd Service Click start to send log to server Server The IP address of syslog server Port Set the port number Input the IP address of syslog serv...

Page 45: ...or pixels 2 0 megapixel and then output while WXGA mode will scan almost sensor pixels 1 3 megapixel and scale down into WXGA 1280 720 then output No matter what the sensor scan mode is the H 264 Sub can only provide the VGA 640 x 480 mode to use it Under the UXGA mode the total frame rate FPS of H264 MJPEG can achieve up to maximum 15fps The UXGA can provide the high resolution effort 2 0 megapix...

Page 46: ...46 UXGA Mode WXGA Mode ...

Page 47: ...GA resolution for normal bandwidth The product offers 5 image resolutions PAL NTSC 1 UXGA 1600 x1200 2 WXGA 1280 x720 3 VGA 640 x 480 4 QVGA 320 x 240 5 QQVGA 160 x 128 NOTE To meet other requirements refer to Attachment A System Requirement for more information Note that when choosing the video resolution to be UXGA all pixels from the sensor will be shown If choosing WXGA resolution only the top...

Page 48: ...ame rate from 1 15 in UXGA sensor scan mode or 1 30 in WXGA sensor scan mode If the network upload bandwidth is insufficient frame drops might happen such that the target frame rate may not be reached NOTE Please refer to the Attachment A System Requirement for details FPS selection ...

Page 49: ...bit rate should be set less than 400kbps setting the bit rate more than that might cause frame drops Fixed quality mode is suitable for use if you want a constant video quality If you want the best quality Please choose the best option The system will adjust the frame rate to fit the bandwidth available There are 9 options to choose in fixed bit rate drop list The higher the bit rate the better th...

Page 50: ...ample if GOP 15 is selected 14 P Frame pages will follow 1 I Frame page and so forth However packets may be lost when they are transmitted in a congested network environment In this case the following P Frame pages may bring about disruption of the transmission because they lose the reference upon which the difference from the I Frame is identified You may change GOP to 10 with this concern to avo...

Page 51: ...ed color and click on it Display text Inputs the text you wish to display on the screen e g Lobby IP Cam Date time position Selects the location where the date and time are displayed on the screen any of the four corners Text position Selects the location where text is displayed on the screen any of the four corners Alpha Blending Transparency available options are 0 50 and100 Please don t forget ...

Page 52: ...illumination Manual Set the Day or Night mode manually External Activate Day or Night Mode using external sensor Connect the sensor with alarm input of the camera Set up the activation in the Event function Please refer to Application Event for more information Switching Delay This option is to set the time delay such that Day or Night mode switches If it set 10 seconds when system is in Night mod...

Page 53: ...and the video will clear in dark place but frame rate will drop AGC AGC is the Auto Gain Control According to the input signal strength and automatically adjusts the amplifier gain so that the output signal amplitude remained relatively stable There are three level selections to user Low Mid and High When the higher level the noise will add more Flicker Control The screen flickers under fluorescen...

Page 54: ...ng the speaker only Audio off Turns audio off i e both the microphone and speaker are off Basic Setting Audio Device Audio Setting Audio In There are five kinds of the audio codec to user G711a G711u G726 32K and AMR Select the audio codec to use it for audio encryption Basic Setting Audio Device Audio Setting Audio Out There are five kinds of the audio codec to user G711a G711u and G726 32K Selec...

Page 55: ...ges of the administrator operator and viewer are listed as follows The administrator has the right to define the privilege for each user depending on requirements User Administrator Operator Viewer Live View Live View v v v Setting Basic Setting System v v Video Image v v Audio v v PTZ v v User root Network v Date Time v IP Filtering v Storage v Application Setting Event v v Motion Detection v v B...

Page 56: ...to complete the setting Add Add a new user and set up a different privilege Update Change the privilege or password of a user You cannot change the name of the user Delete Delete a user from the list User setting Add a new user and set up a different privilege Change the privilege or password of a user You cannot change the name of the user Delete a user from the list Log in the username password ...

Page 57: ...e bandwidth and requirements a limit up to 20 viewers who are allowed to view the camera simultaneously can be defined Attention The default user name and password have been set as root The root user cannot be deleted but root s password can be changed For the safety consideration it s recommended change the root s password when the first time login You can press the reset bottom to reset to facto...

Page 58: ... ON and access the DHCP network environment the camera will automatically send a DHCP packet to request an IP address This IP address is assigned automatically from the DHCP server on the network No additional settings are required for this page unless you need to change the network configuration The DHCP status of the camera is OFF by default Other settings For IP address Subnet mask Default gate...

Page 59: ... Attention Only wireless model provides this wireless function The function provides the two setting method for customer Wizard and Advance According to the different requirement customer the wireless can be set up easily and convenient Wizard Method Advance Method ...

Page 60: ...set up all setting step by step and this method is suitable for beginners Advance Method The Advance method will display all setting for customer and this method is suitable for advanced user NOTE No matter what method is used all setting is the same for customer ...

Page 61: ...st of the information of those stations such as SSID Mode Channel Encryption Quality and BSSID Double click the correctly wireless device to write the AP information to Wireless setting NOTE The function will copy all information to correctly text but without the encryption setting Scan the nearby wireless station ...

Page 62: ...he wireless AP 2 AdHoc Point to point networking mode This camera connects to other wireless devices via a wireless network when it is in the AdHoc point to point networking mode i e the product connects to other devices equipped with built in wireless connection function without the need to access from any AP NOTE Where no IP address is assigned from the DHCP server the system will set the Link L...

Page 63: ...es a simple algorithm to provide confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network 2 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA or WPA2 It is a certification program administered by the Wi Fi Alliance to indicate compliance with the security protocol created by the Wi Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks NOTE Refer to the user setting instructions of your wireless IP sharer for more in...

Page 64: ...64 SSID Service Set Identifier Enter the name of the base station AP Wireless Device to which you want to connect Base station SSID name Base station encryption settings ...

Page 65: ...Bit 64 Bit 10 Hex chars 64 Bit 5 ASCII chars 128 Bit 26 Hex chars 128 Bit 26 ASCII chars 2 Authentication type 3 Group KEY1 KEY2 KEY3 KEY4 Then change the settings on the wireless networking setting page to make them conform to the settings of the base station You can set up 64 Bit or 128 Bit WEP key password encryption mode A set of 64 Bit encryptions is equivalent to 10 sets of hexadecimal digit...

Page 66: ...s AP which this camera connects to The more random the WPA PSK password the more secure when use TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and AES You can choose to use either TKIP or AES as the key encryption algorithm NOTE Refer to the user setting instructions of your wireless IP access point for more information Ex Wireless mode setting applicable to most situations 1 Mode Select Infrastructure to ...

Page 67: ... DHCP is OFF When you select DHCP ON and access to the DHCP network environment the camera will automatically send a DHCP packet request an IP address This IP address is assigned automatically from the DHCP server on the network No additional settings are required for this page unless you need to change the network configuration The DHCP status of the camera is OFF by default Other settings For IP...

Page 68: ...o download the AVI or JPEG file from SAMBA or SD Card The default status is enabling the function Due to the function only provide the SAMBA and SD Card applications the IP Camera not release all FTP setting for user The default account and password is ftp and you can only modify the password by yourself FTP Password ...

Page 69: ...data transmission Video streams are transmitted through RTSP Port 554 by default to avoid video fragment or mosaics due to poor transmission quality RTP Port 50000 to 60000 are UDP ports and can be defined by users They provide the fastest but also most unreliable transmission service Video streams are transmitted through UDP Port 50000 60000 by default to ensure the fastest image transmission How...

Page 70: ...nment 3 Key in the IP address of the camera and enter PPPoE Setting following the route Setting Basic Setting Network PPPoE 4 Key in the xDSL Username and Password acquired from your ISP Click Save to confirm the setting 5 Where the ADSL modem and the camera is connected via a switch hub you can press Reboot or restart the machine manually to try PPPoE dialing when the setting of the camera has be...

Page 71: ...asic Setting Network PPPoE PPPoE Information IP Address The IP address acquired when dialing has been executed successfully Subnet Mask The subnet mask information acquired when dialing has been executed successfully Default Gateway The gateway information acquired when dialing has been executed successfully DNS The ISP domain name acquired when dialing has been executed successfully PPPoE setting...

Page 72: ...nternet the DDNS helps you locate your website and access your website easily You can find a lot of free DDNS service providers on the Internet such as www no ip com and www DynDNS org Some Basic Setting Network DDNS DDNS gateway routers can directly communicate with DDNS In this case you may directly enter your DDNS account on the setting page in the Internet router and then the router will updat...

Page 73: ...he port of the router Enter the IP address in the Internet Explorer to penetrate the NAT Basic Setting Network UPnP UPnP Device Active yes enable no disable Device Name the name of the UPnP device Basic Setting Network UPnP UPnP Traversal Active yes enable no disable Port Range the range of the usable ports from 32768 to 65535 as default Link URL After the network camera penetrates the firewall su...

Page 74: ...firewall option Step 1 Click Control Panel Step 2 Click Add Remove Programs Step 3 Click Add Remove Windows Components Step 4 Click Networking Services Step 5 Click Detail Step 6 Check UPuP User Interface Step 2 Click Exceptions Step 1 Click Windows Firewall in the Control Panel Step 3 Check UPnP Configuration ...

Page 75: ...75 3 View the connection device using My Network Place 1 Open My Network Place Step 2 The LAN camera appears Double click to access the main ...

Page 76: ...uential order to complete the setting SMTP server The SMTP server IP address SMTP From The email of the sender i e xxx xxx com SMTP Authentication Enables disables User name The user name is from SMTP server Password The password is from SMTP server Select Save to save the setting NOTE The IP Camera can only support the mail account of SSL Secure Sockets Layer cryptographic protocol and the normal...

Page 77: ... Enable Disable Username The username Password The password Path Specify the IP address of the computer you want to share with and the file name i e 192 168 0 X xxx Recycle Record Enable for the last record file to mantle the first record file Remaining SAMBA Capacity The remaining capacity can be record Shared Folder Size MB The total capacity of the folder Always remember to set the size of the ...

Page 78: ...ng Network Notification of IP Address Change FTP Notification FTP Server FTP Server name FTP Port FTP port The default setting is 21 recommended FTP Upload path the path to upload files FTP Login name the name to log in the FTP FTP Login Password the password to log in the FTP Select Save to complete and activate your settings Basic Setting Network Notification of IP Address Change HTTP Notificati...

Page 79: ...rom restrictions on the number of users However this is only effective within the LAN Basic Setting Network Multicast H264 Sub Stream This function allows multiple users to view the H264 video stream free from restrictions on the number of users However this is only effective within the LAN Basic Setting Network Multicast Motion JPEG This function allows multiple users to view the Motion JPEG vide...

Page 80: ...orking architecture that specifies a simple scalable and coarse grained mechanism for classifying managing network traffic and providing Quality of Service QoS guarantees on modern IP networks Basic Setting Network QoS QoS The valid range is from 0 to 63 Input the value then set up the Qos of network device by yourself There are four network package can be set up Video Audio Event and Management Q...

Page 81: ... 2 Get Time from an NTP server synchronize the time with the NTP Network Time Protocol Click on the NTP Button Enter the NTP server s IP address Press SAVE to activate it The camera will update its time once obtaining the NTP time NOTE The default NTP servers are 1 NTP Server 1 198 123 30 132 2 NTP Server 2 192 43 244 18 3 NTP Server 3 133 100 9 2 3 Change the time manually Click the User Input Se...

Page 82: ...IP Address Overview of the set IPs Add Enter the IP address you want to allow or deny the access of in the front field Remove Removes a set IP addresses Remove All Removes all the set IP address Attention Setting rules as below 1 Actions that may cause a limited connection are to be denied 2 Improper use of this function may cause disconnection from Internet You might need to use hardware reset to...

Page 83: ...asic Setting Storage SD Name Device Type Path The fix path information and you can find the path through FTP service Size Total device size Available Size Available size Format Device Click Format butt NOTE When you insert the SD card the storage information will appear after 5 10 second ...

Page 84: ...allowing user to define trigger events based on particular times and situations and sets the camera respond to the event Application Setting Event Event Application Setting Event Event List Add Event Add Event setting page NOTE Suggest to avoid the Event Seeing over 5 item Click Add Event to enter the trigger event setting Upoload the AVI Upoload the JPG ...

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Page 87: ...ent response Note Multiple selections are available Active alarm out An event is detected by the security equipment connected from the DI terminal behind the machine You can set the alarm duration in the Duration field Upload video to The camera will save the Motion JPEG or H 264 video of the event to the Upload Server FTP SMTP or the Recording Device Samba SD Card Include pre trigger buffer When ...

Page 88: ...88 Add Schedule Add Schedule setting page NOTE Suggest to avoid the Event Seeing over 5 item Click Add Schedule to enter the setting Upoload the AVI Upoload the JPG ...

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Page 91: ... the video image For example If the setting is 10 seconds the each recording image is the 10 second Upload img to The camera will save the capture photo of the event to the Upload Server FTP or the Recording Storage Device Samba Send HTTP notification The alarm will be sent to the HTTP server you specified To use this function set the coordinative HTTP server in the Event Server setting page in ad...

Page 92: ...put pin is set as Normal Open but users can change it to Normal Ground by setting the page Setting Application Event Trigger 1 When alarm input is set to be Normal Open then the external device connected to alarm input pin should be in open status So when the external device is triggered to close status the alarm input pin will be triggered 2 On the contrary when alarm input pin is set to be Norma...

Page 93: ...fter you enter the email address and subject to test the integrity of the sent mail Application Setting Trigger Trigger FTP Upload AVI files to FTP server to test the file integrity Application Setting Trigger HTTP Server Upload message to HTTP server to test the message integrity Enter the message in the Message field You may go to Application Setting Event Event Server to make a complete custom ...

Page 94: ...t Servers Upload Server Here you can perform a complete setting for uploading files to the server Please set servers SMTP FTP SAMBA etc in the Event Server setting by the instructions below Event Server Add FTP Add HTTP Add TCP Add UDP ...

Page 95: ...d Ftp Enter the information of the FTP server you specified Name The name of the FTP Network Address IP address of the FTP Login Log in name Password Log in password Upload Path Uploading path Port Port Passive Check to set the FTP status as passive Add ftp server ...

Page 96: ... you specified Name HTTP name Network Address HTTP IP address Login Log in name Password Log in password Proxy Proxy server name Proxy Port Proxy server port Proxy Login Proxy server log in name Proxy Password Proxy server log in password Add HTTP server ...

Page 97: ... server you specified Name TCP server name Network Address TCP IP address Port TCP port Add UDP Enter the information of the UDP server you specified Name UDP server name Network Address UDP IP address Port UDP port Add TCP server Add UDP server ...

Page 98: ...98 Modify Modifies the setting value Delete Removes the setting value Modify Remove ...

Page 99: ...Click the date to display the Calendar information Select the date to search the recording image Trigger There are seven kinds of trigger type Any Schedule Alarm Motion Video Loss Blind and Net Loss select the search conditions through these types Storage Device Select the storage device is SD Card SAMBA Search Click the button to search all recording image The search results will follow the setti...

Page 100: ...ondition e g Data Trigger and Storage Device click Search button to display the result on the recording image list Download Select the recording image then click Download button to download it Delete Select the recording image then click Delete button to delete it from the list ...

Page 101: ...101 Play Select the recording image then click Play button to play it through ActiveX Media Player ...

Page 102: ...and left click Area There are 3 frames available for setting Area 1 Area 2 and Area 3 Click AREA button to open the detection area then click the signal checkbox to enable the function Detect Level Adjust the Sensitive of the area by entering the degree of sensitivity in the Detect Level field The setting range is from 0 to 100 0 is least sensitive 100 is extremely sensitive Select Save to complet...

Page 103: ... to the edge of the area and left click Area There are 3 frames available for setting Area 1 Area 2 and Area 3 Click AREA button to open the detection area then click the signal checkbox to enable the function Sensitive Adjust the Sensitive of the area by entering the degree of sensitivity in the Sensitive field The setting range is from 0 to 100 0 is least sensitive 100 is extremely sensitive Tim...

Page 104: ... the size of the frame When the setting is completed click Save to make the setting effective and the screen will automatically refresh within a few seconds after the setting is effective Color Click the black color to select the color from color cord table or input the color cord to change the color Area There are 3 frames available for setting Area 1 Area 2 and Area 3 Click AREA button to open t...

Page 105: ...low the steps below to execute the upgrade Attention Important Read Carefully 1 Close all active applications on your PC 2 Select Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade Setting page will appears 3 Click Browse to select the location where the firmware file is stored 4 Click Submit Firmware upgrade Select the location ...

Page 106: ...on The system may be damaged seriously and need to be returned to the factory for repair if the power cable is removed or becomes loose during the upgrade Firmware upgrading in a wireless network environment is not recommended because unstable packet transmission may bring about loss of data When the firmware upgrade has been completed you don t need to restart the camera manually The camera will ...

Page 107: ...ry default All changes you have made are deleted but the IP address and all settings relevant to networking remain valid including cable and wireless network settings Click Set to complete the reset Resets all parameters You can use this function to reset to factory default All changes including the IP address you have made are deleted Click Set and a warning window appears to ask if you really wa...

Page 108: ...ckup a file download window appears Back up the file named param bin Attention Don t change the file name otherwise the backup may fail Restore backup parameters You can select this function to restore the changes you have made To do this click Browse to select a backup file and click Submit to confirm the restoration ...

Page 109: ...109 Application Setting Reboot Enable this function for the camera to reboot automatically Reboot the IP Camera ...

Page 110: ...rements Minimum System Requirements ALC 9171 Internet Environment Ethernet 10 100M Ethernet PoE Wireless 802 11b g Wireless Monitor System Requirements OS support Windows 2000 XP Vista and 7 Browser support Internet Explorer 6 x or later Hardware CPU Pentium 4 2 4 GHz or later Memory 256 MB 512 MB recommended VGA card resolution 800 x 600 or higher ...

Page 111: ...vided with 1 sets of digital inputs and 1 set of digital outputs Pin 8 and Pin 9 of the terminal are used for external sensor 1 Pin 5 to 7 are relays to control the normal open normal close of external devices PS Pin 3 and Pin 4 of the terminal are used for 1 set of RS485 Pin Function 1 Ground 2 DC 12V Output 100 mA 3 RS485 4 RS485 5 Alarm Output NO 6 Alarm Output NC 7 Alarm Output 1 COM MAX DC 24...

Page 112: ...larm Output N C or Alarm Output N O and the other for Alarm Output COM Connect the power adapter through COM to provide electric power When alarm trigger the alarm output will work NOTE After the alarm device set up finish enable the function from ALC 9171 Please make reference to the chapter of Application Setting Event Trigger PTZ Speed Dome The IP Camera can support the PTZ camera to install At...

Page 113: ...ded by the customer for some cases to isolate the terminal and the high current equipment Where the voltage current of an external device exceeds the loading capability 5V of the Alarm I O the product would be damaged seriously Warning The alarm will be triggered when alarm pin 1 2 are formed as a short circuit Please do not connect the electric voltage or current into alarm input pin for the elec...

Page 114: ...he IE browser from Desktop or State Menu Select the Tools Internet Options Security Custom Level Select the Security bookmark then click the Customer Level to check the Security Level Make sure the security setting is Medium and the commonly used default security level Click OK to save the parameter then quit the window Please remember re open the IE browser ...

Page 115: ...nter the camera setting page to set a fixed IP Refer to the Network Setting Ex 192 168 0 49 2 Enter the ADSL router main setting page Ex Zonet ADSL router 3 Enter the Virtual Server setting page a Set mapping of HTTP Port 80 and Definition Port 554 to 192 168 0 49 b Restart ADSL router When completing the setting you can operate the camera from the WAN IP Address via the ADSL router NOTE The virtu...

Page 116: ...w IP Camera com and www VideoServer com After the setting is completed you can connect the IP device through your assigned website name Firstly please apply for an account from a DDNS supplier These DDNS suppliers provide free services to the world s users This chapter will demonstrate a step by step method of how to set up a DDNS account the example we illustrate here is DynDNS Please follow the ...

Page 117: ...ick Create Account button If you already have an account with DynDns org then you can skip step 2 9 3 Please fill in all the required information in the table such as Username Password Email and Security Image Number etc When you have finished please select the Agree Box then click Create Account ...

Page 118: ...ent to your mailbox Please acknowledge the confirmation letter by clicking on the link provided in the mail to continue with the steps 5 You can login to DynDns org please input the username and password on main webpage And click Service button to set up the DDNS function ...

Page 119: ... Address by yourself You can enter your favor domain name as your Hostname and input correct IP address e g the IP address need to input the real IP address from IP Camera please see the NOTE illustration below Finally click Add Host to finish with the setting NOTE The IP almost appear after IP setting PPPoE DHCP Fix IP Click Setting System IP Address ...

Page 120: ...te as you are using Dynamic DNS Free service so you can ignore the information of Shopping Cart 10 Please click Activate Services button to enable DDNS service 11 The completion of the registration page is shown below You can now use the DDNS service to your devices ...

Page 121: ... Your domain name e g www IP Camera com ENTER If the command mode displays Reply from On the screen then your DDNS is working correctly 4 If the command mode displays timed out Then your DDNS is not working Please double check your account information is entered correctly 5 6 If the command mode displays Ping request could not find host Then you need to re visit DDNS website to confirm all the req...

Page 122: ...P which meaning the compression format is not the same 3G You can use the 2 5G 3G to connect to Internet through ISP Step1 Make sure the IP Camera is alive on Internet WAN Environment Try to remote connect the IP Camera via public IP If you use the Router please check the Port Setting of IP Camera and the Virtual Server Setting of Router Step2 Check your IP Camera setting Open the web browser then...

Page 123: ...tion e g Please see the suggestion parameter as below picture Click Save button to finish the setting NOTE H 264 types remove the 3GPP selection because it only fixed the resolution setting And you need to input the streaming type on the URI link The sub streaming can provide the QCIF resolution 176 x 122 to mobile application ...

Page 124: ...554 cam1 h264 2 user root pwd root in mobile phone The 2 mean the sub stream Without password Enable anonymous login Click the User of Basic Setting Click the Enable from anonymous login of User Setting Click the Save button to finish the setting e g Input rtsp xxx xxx xxx xxx 554 cam1 h 264 2 in mobile phone NOTE The video server can support 4 channels streaming to use it Modify the cam number of...

Page 125: ...nd then see the example operation as below NOTE Suggest using the wireless solution It can provide the highest network speed and save the mobile network cost Symbain System Example Nokia N71 Follow these steps to set up the viewing function 1 Enter multimedia data from the main screen 2 Select a streaming link 3 Add a new link 4 Enter the link name ...

Page 126: ...tsp xxx xxx xxx xxx 554 cam1 h264 2 rtsp xxx xxx xxx xxx 554 cam1 h264 2 user root pwd root 6 Select OK to save the setting NOTE Some mobile phone can only support the without password application 7 Select this stream name of bookmark to proceed with linking 8 Select Yes to connect ...

Page 127: ... Connecting 10 Loading the image 12 Show the video stream on the mobile screen NOTE If the software cannot receive the stream from IP Camera please try to check the Internet setting of software is correctly ...

Page 128: ...wing function 1 Download and install the free video streaming software through iPhone App Store or iTune e g iPhone App Store 2 Tap App Store icon to open the software 3 Tap Search icon then input the Streamer to search the software 4 Tap Streamer to enter the download page ...

Page 129: ...129 5 Tap FREE button to change the selection 6 Tap INSTALL to install the software 7 Go back the main screen then select Steamer icon to open the software ...

Page 130: ...ookmark 10 Input your URI link of the video server e g rtsp xxx xxx xxx xxx cam1 mpeg4 1 and tap Save button to save the link NOTE The software can only support the Without Password mode The video server need to set more then QVGA 320 x 240 resolution ...

Page 131: ... Show the video stream on the mobile screen 13 Tap the screen to display the detail information and the APP can support the audio application NOTE If the software cannot receive the stream from the video server please try to check the setting is correctly ...

Page 132: ...cellular Mobile Phone which to use Brand Type Brand Type Nokia 6630 Vibo Win II E61 N70 N73 N82 N93 HTC Touch Diamond2 iPhone 3G Touch Viva 3GS Touch Cruise Touch HD Touch 3G Magic Hero NOTE The application almost supports all cellular mobile phone on the market The list is the reference data for user ...

Page 133: ...ctions in the same time Please see the detail illustration as below NOTE The wire and wireless IP cannot set up the same IP address Step1 Login the IP Camera then enter the Setting interface Use the IP Finder to search the IP Camera then open the web page Input the user name password to Login Click the Setting on right upper to enter the setting mode ...

Page 134: ...able to enable the wireless funciton Click Scan button to search the Access Point AP in the nearly Click the correctly AP to write the some information to Mode and SSID Click Next Step button to enter next setting According to the AP setting set up the parameter about Authentication Type Encryption Click Next Step button to enter next setting ...

Page 135: ...DHCP or Fixed IP Click Connect button to finish the setting Through Advance Method Click Show All button to display all wireless setting Set up all parameter by yourself NOTE Suggest use the mode of Fixed IP to own the stability connection ...

Page 136: ...on from the Network Connections Click View Wireless Network button to enter the Choose a wireless network mode Select the IP Camera SSID e g Test then double click it to create the wireless connection Click Connect Anyway button to connect Wait the 5 10 sec the status will become to Connected ...

Page 137: ...137 Step4 Confirm the wireless connection Open the IP Finder to re search the IP Camera then check the wireless connection NOTE Unplugged the RJ45 cable to only use the wireless application ...

Page 138: ...e same time Please see the detail illustration as below NOTE The wire and wireless IP cannot set up the same IP segment in Ad Hoc mode Step1 Login the IP Camera then enter the Setting interface Use the IP Finder to search the IP Camera then open the web page Input the user name password to Login Click the Setting on right upper to enter the setting mode ...

Page 139: ...asic Setting Click the Wireless of Network Select the Ad Hoc from Mode Get the name to SSID e g Test by yourself Because the Ad Hoc is the closed environment select the none from Authentication Type Click Next Step button to enter Wireless IP Assignment setting ...

Page 140: ...rmation e g the IP segment need to the same with your PC Click Connect button to finish the setting Through Advance Method Click Show All button to display all wireless setting Set up all parameter by yourself NOTE The wireless IP setting can be also modified through the IP Finder ...

Page 141: ...ttings Control Panel Click the Network and Internet Connections Click the Network Connections Highlight the icon Wireless Network Connection Click right button of mouse then select the Properties Highlight the Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties button ...

Page 142: ...figure to exit Click OK button to save the figure to exit the Local Area Connection Properties window and try to ping the IP Camera via Command Window Step4 Create the wireless connection Double click the icon of Wireless Network Connection from the Network Connections Click View Wireless Network button to enter the Choose a wireless network mode ...

Page 143: ...lick it to create the wireless connection Click Connect Anyway button to connect Wait the 5 10 sec the status will become to Connected Step5 Confirm the wireless connection Open the IP Finder to re search the IP Camera then check the wireless connection ...

Page 144: ...e to copy many packages to PCs It allows multiple people to watch video streaming without limitation on the number of users but is only applicable in the LAN environment The function must need to combine with the application of IGMP service e g Layer 3 Switch The Regular Mode Through TCP UDP HTTP The Multicast Mode Through Multicast NOTE The function is not limit with the Layer 3 Switch and you ca...

Page 145: ...multicast setting of Motion JPEG The function will display the different streaming mode from IP device No matter how many modes to display the content is the same setting to the user There are three kinds of package type for User Video Audio and Event Please see the detail setting as below NOTE The function can only enable one streaming to use the application 3 1 2 ...

Page 146: ...Port Set up the Port to transfer the Video package The default setting is 1234 Video TTL Set up the TTL time to transfer the Video package The default setting is 5 Audio Address Set up the IP address to transfer the Audio package The default setting is 224 1 1 1 Audio Port Set up the Port to transfer the Audio package The default setting is 1236 Audio TTL Set up the TTL time to transfer the Audio ...

Page 147: ...ge The default setting is 1234 Video TTL Set up the TTL time to transfer the Video package The default setting is 5 Audio Address Set up the IP address to transfer the Audio package The default setting is 224 1 1 2 Audio Port Set up the Port to transfer the Audio package The default setting is 1236 Audio TTL Set up the TTL time to transfer the Audio package The default setting is 5 Event Address S...

Page 148: ...ge The default setting is 1234 Video TTL Set up the TTL time to transfer the Video package The default setting is 5 Audio Address Set up the IP address to transfer the Audio package The default setting is 224 1 1 3 Audio Port Set up the Port to transfer the Audio package The default setting is 1236 Audio TTL Set up the TTL time to transfer the Audio package The default setting is 5 Event Address S...

Page 149: ... First check the LAN environment has the device of IGMP service 2 Enter the device then enable the service 3 Login the IP Camera then enter the Setting mode 4 Click Multicast button from Network 5 According to the requirement select the streaming type to enable the function IGMP ...

Page 150: ...lticast function 7 Go back the Live View Mode then click the pull down menu of Stream to select the Multicast 8 Wait a 5 10 sec to re display the live image via Multicast NOTE Please check the firewall and antivirus setting about IGMP to avoid the function fail ...

Page 151: ...0 Base T Category 5 UTP network cable How to install and operate the camera behind a firewall If you have a firewall in your network environment please select HTTP mode Port80 Generally the port 80 is always open for the browser to access the Internet What are the username and password for the first use and after reset to factory default Username root Password root Please change your password imme...

Page 152: ...ult values and re install If the problem still persists there might be some problems with the product Contact the dealer who sold you the product for more help No image appears on the main control screen When using PC to connect to the camera for the first time a security warning window will tell you that you need to download the ActiveX control When you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP you mi...

Page 153: ...nt of the camera has reached its limit The horizontal vertical remote control option of the camera might have been deselected I can t control the camera to move up down right or left smoothly Delay might occur when you are accessing a video stream and remotely moving the camera horizontally Where significant delay is identified when you move the camera horizontally or vertically deactivate the aud...

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