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Page 2: ...re may not be distributed to persons on the Table of Denial Orders the Entity List or the List of Specially Designated Nationals By downloading or using an ComCam software product you are certifying that you are not a national of Cuba Iran Iraq Libya North Korea Sudan or Syria or any country to which the United States embargoes goods and that you are not a person on the Table of Denial Orders the ...

Page 3: ...ompt 7 Using the C3 software 7 Details of COMCAM 10 Settings 8 Basic Ethernet Settings 8 Time Server Settings 9 Video Settings 9 Behavior Settings 10 Security Settings 10 Serial Settings 11 FTP Settings 11 Hardware Settings 12 Wireless Settings 12 The TIMEZONE_TZ Setting 13 Wireless Network Guidelines 15 Hardware Compatibility Guidelines 17 Features and Specifications 19 Networking Characteristics...

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Page 5: ...e and transmission of video with only minimal power consumption required even as little as generated from solar panels This allows for the potential deployment of ComCam 10s in remote locations such as border crossings and weather stations The ComCam 10 system consists of three components The camera or video capture device is the brains of the system COMCAM 10 devices use sophisticated software to...

Page 6: ...nventory Monitoring Remote monitoring Wireless security Telemedicine Process control Weather cam Radio cellular or satellite video Wireless nanny cam Solar powered remote video Highway cam Worksite monitoring Wireless video doorbell Border cam habitat monitoring Train crossing monitor ...

Page 7: ... is 192 168 1 120 You could set your computer s IP address to 192 168 1 121 If this does not work or you would rather not attempt it use the serial connections settings under Configuring your Camera below to change the camera s IP address Configuring your camera There are three ways to configure the cameras internal settings CAUTION some of them should not be changed see settings warning section W...

Page 8: ...ter key on your computer keyboard i e do not type the Enter or just press the Enter key Comments shown in parentheses such as example text are part of the instructions and should not be typed NOTE 2 ALL set COMMANDS are case sensitive Type the word set as lower case and the name of the setting as UPPER CASE After 5 10 seconds you should see some camera information appear in the terminal window fol...

Page 9: ...wn network To be accessible generally this number will have the same first 3 numbers as all other devices on your network and a different 4th number For example your PC may be 192 168 1 131 and your camera might be 192 168 1 136 The Subnet Mask determines the scope of the network The camera should use the same Subnet Mask as your other devices on the network For this example we will assume your de...

Page 10: ... on the label attached to the camera The current camera settings will appear in the settings area Simply make your desired changes to the settings and press the apply button There are eight different types of internal camera settings Network Settings for IP and network settings ID Settings for camera name and location settings Video Settings for camera video settings Security Settings for access a...

Page 11: ...rovided Note To function on the same network IP addresses must be unique unused numbers which have the same network portion typically the first 3 numbers as all other devices on the same physical network Please consult your system administrator for assistance IP IP address for ComCam example 192 168 1 120 SUBNET_MASK Subnet for ComCam example 255 255 255 0 DEFAULT_GATEWAY Gateway IP to internet if...

Page 12: ...s QUALITY_GROUP Adjusts the built in values for the video qualities 1 through 5 0 or 1 is default recommended 2 and 3 contain higher quality values which can generate much bulkier frames use only for special applications QUALITY_RESET 1 ComCam will reset to DEFAULT_QUALITY when it has 0 connections INPUT_MASK Bit mask of the video inputs available on a BNC model Default 0x0F BNC or 0x01 Lens To el...

Page 13: ... restrict abilities of connected clients 0 no user passwords note administration still requires ADMIN_PASSWORD USER_PRIVILEGES Used for normal client privileges which may or may not require password Typically used asALL undesired privileges ex ALL QBOX OUTPINS Available privileges INFO VIEW FILES QUALITY QBOX SERIAL OUTPINS DATADOWNLOAD Note INFO and VIEW are required to view a ComCam USER_PASSWOR...

Page 14: ... you wish C3 to run or NONE PPP0_BAUD Baud rate for first serial port PPP1_BAUD Baud rate for second serial port PPP2_BAUD Baud rate for PCMCIA serial or modem device PPP_ENABLE 1 Enable dial in or dial out for network connection 0 disable PPP_PHONE_NUMBER Outgoing phone number for internet service or RAS provider PPP_LOGIN Outgoing login for above PPP_PASSWORD Outgoing password for above AUTOANSW...

Page 15: ...Extra I2C command to be performed on powerup Not for users Subject to change Xdd rrvvrrvv etc CARDREADER_TYPE Used only for custom hardware NONE or MTK2 BOOTCOUNT_ENABLE For debugging only Increments BOOTCOUNT on each reboot BOOTCOUNT For debugging only Wireless Settings ORINOCO_IWMODE 1 peer 2 managed ORINOCO_ESSID ID of wireless network either wireless gateway ID or peer network name ORINOCO_WEP...

Page 16: ...ridian otherwise it s west which may be indicated by an optional preceding rule Indicates when to change to and back from summer time The rule has the form date time date time where the first date describes when the change from standard to summer time occurs and the second date describes when the change back happens Each time field describes when in current local time the change to the other time ...

Page 17: ...both apply to this locale By default Pacific Daylight Time is one hour ahead of standard time that is PDT7 Since it isn t specified daylight saving time starts on the first Sunday ofApril at 2 00A M and ends on the last Sunday of October at 2 00 A M TZ NST3 30NDT1 30 Newfoundland Standard Time is 3 5 hours earlier than Coordinated UniversalTime UTC Standard time and daylight saving time both apply...

Page 18: ...r each interface for example one network could start with 192 168 1 and the other could start with 192 168 55 but they could not both start with 192 168 1 For the wired network set the IP SUBNET_MASK DEFAULT_GATEWAY and DNS_SERVER to the wired network values If you set DHCP to 1 the wired interface will instead attempt to get its network settings from a DHCP server on the network Set all ORINOCO s...

Page 19: ...rinco provided drivers 2 Older Orinoco card firmware if card firmware is 6 x you must upgrade card s firmware using the PC utility provided in the Download Software section here http www orinocowireless com products html section m56 envelope 92 look in client download software for Firmware Update for ORINOCO PC Cards v7 52 Summer 2001 or something later 8 x 3 Old IDNC firmware the info command in ...

Page 20: ...r PCMCIAATAFlash Simple Technologies for burn in labtest only PCMCIA Hard Disk Kanguru external 3 5 PCMCIA to IDE hard disk Kanguru external 2 5 PCMCIA to IDE hard disk current model NOTE with Kanguru disk set cable switch to PCMCIA toward cable CiTiRom PCMCIA to IDE adapter with enclosure Shining PCMCIA to IDE adapter with enclosure IBM MicroDrive PCMCIA harddisk IBM TravelStar E external PCMCIA ...

Page 21: ...l GSM MODEM NOTE external modems require IDNC with CTS hardware and adapter Nokia 20 GSM connectivity terminal Various external US modems Footnote Cards that Definitely Do Not Work in IDNC U S Robotics Megahertz 28 8 XJ4288 PCMCIA modem Black Box Seacom Serial I O card Simple Technologies 56K Communicator Modem EXP ThinkFax 56L PC Graphics Boards Good for C3 Nvidia GeForce 2 or higher Voodoo 3 or ...

Page 22: ...ion Detection Video Based user programmable size and sensitivity Compression Wavelet 4 1 Protocols TCP IP PPP FTP UDP Microprocessor Power PC DSP 16Mb RAM Pre Post Video Storage 4Mb FLASH Server OS user preferences COMCAM 802 11 Specification Compression Wavelet based 4 1 visually loss less to 750 1 3K 20K Frame typical Protocols TCP IP PPP FTP Microprocessor PowerPC DSP 16Mb RAM Pre post video st...

Page 23: ...omply with such regulations ComCam offers two types of ComCam 10s In countries that adhere to the FCC regulations you can use the standard black colored ComCam 10 In countries that adhere to the ETSI regulations including France and Japan you must select the card type based upon the antenna that will be used You can use the black colored ComCam 10 when connecting the device to standard ComCam 10 o...

Page 24: ...over any damage attributable to erroneous installation of the product The above warranty is the sole warranty and is in lieu of any other warranty whether expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to any warranty of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose or noninfringement or any warranty arising out of any proposal specification or sample Regardless of whether the camera ...

Page 25: ...t a sensor to one of the camera s I O input lines Passive IR sensors are easy to connect to a COMCAM 10 camera BNC or I O adaptor For this application you ll need a COMCAM 10 a COMCAM 10 I O board or a 15 pin male D connector 22 AWG or larger wire and a PIR sensor A typical and inexpensive PIR sensor is a Radio Shack model 49 549 Here s how to configure it Appendix A Using the COMCAM 10 with I O a...

Page 26: ...rm terminals of the PIR sensor 2 Attach one of the alarm leads and the 12VDC lead to the 12VDC power block on the I O board or pin 15 on the 15 pin D connector you may be using to interface directly to the COMCAM 10 device 3 Attach the other alarm lead to Input 1 on the I O board or pin 5 on the 15 pin D connector ...

Page 27: ...cal area network 5 Start the C3 viewing software and connect to the camera 6 Under Scripts select the default I O script and type an appropriate label in the Input 1 label requestor Click on the show button to display the label text when Input one is asserted To record video when the input is triggered click the record button and type in the desired recording duration ...

Page 28: ...cular PIR sensor uses a normally closed state If the sensor were wired for normally open operation you would want to invert the input status in C3 by clicking the input polarity button X on the default I O script interface panel In similar fashion a door contact switch can be connected to trigger the same events should the contact be broken by opening a door ...

Page 29: ...26 Zoom Focus Connector 1 Zoom 2 Zoom 3 Focus 4 Focus Auto Iris Connector 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Damp 4 Damp IRIS ZOOM FOCUS Connector Pinout for 15 pin D connector Appendix B Technical Reference ...

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