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4.9 Tools 

The Tools menu provides the commands that allow you to restart or 
reset the camera. You can also backup and restore your 
configuration, and upgrade the firmware for the camera. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for CS101A

Page 1: ...Wireless MJPEG Network Camera Advanced Installation Guide Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ... 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 you want Chapter 3 Accessing the Camera lets you start using your camera without problem The camera can be set up easily and work within your network environment instantly Chapter 4 Configuring t...

Page 3: ...pplications of the Camera 10 Chapter 3 Accessing the Camera 11 3 1 Using IP Finder 11 3 2 Accessing to the Camera 12 3 3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC 15 Chapter 4 Configuring the Camera 16 4 1 Using the Web Configuration 16 4 2 Using Smart Wizard 17 4 3 Basic Setup 20 4 4 Network Settings 22 4 5 Setting up Video 28 4 6 Event Server Configuration 30 4 7 Motion Detect 32 4 8 Event Config 33 ...

Page 4: ...fully You should have the following 5 One Wireless MJPEG Network Camera 5 One AC Power Adapter 5 One External Antenna 5 One Camera Stand 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: ...Getting to Know Your Camera Front View Lens Assembly Power LED indicates the camera is powered on with the steady amber light Link LED indicates the camera s network connectivity with the flashing green light ...

Page 6: ...en it is long pressed for five seconds the camera will resume the factory default settings DC Power Connector is used to connect the AC power adapter in order to supply power to the camera Ethernet Cable Connector is used to connect the network cable which supports the NWay protocol so that the camera can detect the network speed automatically ...

Page 7: ...lable The users are also allowed to monitor the image and take snapshots via the network Multiple Platforms Supported The camera supports multiple network protocols including TCP IP SMTP e mail HTTP and other Internet related protocols Therefore you can use the camera in a mixed operating system environment such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP Multiple Applications Supported Through the remote acce...

Page 8: ...ple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2 00 or above Accessing the Camera using Ultra View Platform Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista Hardware Requirement 1 camera connected Intel Pentium III 800MHz 512MB RAM 2 4 cameras connected Intel Pentium 4 1 3GHz 512MB RAM 5 8 cameras connected Intel Pentium 4 2 4GHz 1GB RAM 9 16 cameras connected Intel Pentium 4 3 4GHz 2GB RAM Resolution 1024x768 or above NOT...

Page 9: ...ra comes with a camera stand which uses a swivel ball screw head to lock to the camera s screw hole When the camera stand is attached you can place the camera anywhere by mounting the camera through the three screw holes located in the base of the camera stand The Camera Stand ...

Page 10: ...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 11: ...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 12: ...er s CD ROM drive to initiate the Auto Run program 2 Click the IP Finder 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 Ultra View to access your camera Display the connected camera s Double click to link the camera Click Search to find the IP address of the connected camera s Click Change IP to modify the IP ...

Page 13: ... bar and then press Enter 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 security settings of your computer Click Yes to proceed Enter the I...

Page 14: ...ding Camera Information Display the camera s location and the current date time The information can be modified in the Web Configuration Live View Image Displays the real time image of the connected camera Live View Setup Switch Click Setup to configure the camera For details see Chapter 4 Function Buttons Live View Setup Switch Camera Information Live View Image Zoom In Buttons Nightmode Button ...

Page 15: ... and save a still image z Browse allows assign the destination folder to store the video clips and still images Zoom In Buttons Click the buttons to zoom in the live view image by 1x 2x and 3x Nightmode Button Click the button to enable the nightshot mode to deliver clearer images in the dark environment However this will reduce the frame rate of video setting ...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...uration 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 Event Server Motion detect Event Config Tool...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ...LED illumination as desired There are two options Normal and OFF Basic Date Time Date Time TimeZone Select the proper time zone for the region from the pull down menu Synchronize with PC Select this option and the date 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...

Page 22: ...rom UserList and click Add Modify UserList Display the existing users of the camera To delete a user select the one you want to delete and click Delete Guest User Name Enter the guest s name you want to add to use the camera Password Enter the password for the new guest UserList Display the existing guests of the camera To delete a user select the one you want to delete and click Delete NOTE The G...

Page 23: ... 22 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 ...

Page 24: ...lt 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 your Internet s...

Page 25: ...ign up for DDNS service with the service provider first UPnP The camera supports UPnP Universal Plug and Play which is a set of computer network protocols that enable the device to device interoperability In addition it supports port auto mapping function so that you can access the camera if it is behind an NAT router or firewall Select the Enable option to enable this feature Ports Number HTTP Po...

Page 26: ...0 192 168 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 not allowed to access the camera To clear the setting select a range of IP addresses from the list and click Delete Network Wireless Setting Wireless The camera supports WLAN while you use the wireless network Select the Enable option to enable this feature Network ID...

Page 27: ...e the camera from being used by unauthorized user Open Shared key WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK The following table explains the four options Open The default setting of Authentication mode which communicates the key across the network Shared key Allow communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK WPA2 PSK is specially designed for the users who do not have acce...

Page 28: ...n hexadecimal base 16 notation Key Length Select the WEP key length you use 64 bits or 128 bits WEP Key 1 2 3 4 Enter the WEP key s in the following boxes If you select WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK as the Authentication mode you need to complete the following settings Encryption Select TKIP or AES TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol changes the temporal key every 10 000 packets to insure much greater secu...

Page 29: ... 28 4 5 Setting up Video The Video menu contains two sub menus that provide the video settings for the camera ...

Page 30: ... 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 Video Video MJPEG Video Resolution Select the desired video resolution from the three formats VGA QVGA and QQVGA The higher setting VGA obtains better video...

Page 31: ...ub menus that allow you to upload images to FTP and send emails that include still images When you complete the required settings for FTP or Email click Test to test the related configuration is correct or not Once the camera connects to the server successfully click Apply ...

Page 32: ...ect the Enable option to enable passive mode Event Server Setting Email Email SMTP Server Address Enter the mail server address For example mymail com Sender Email Address Enter the email address of the user who will send the email For example John mymail com Sender User Name Enter the user name to login the mail server Sender Password Enter the password to login the mail server Receiver 1 Email A...

Page 33: ...a provides two detecting areas To enable the detecting area select Window 1 or 2 from the pull 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 ...

Page 34: ...ins four sub menus that provide the commands to configure event profiles Event Configuration General Setting Snapshot Recording Subfolder You can assign a given sub folder for captured file Otherwise leave this option blank to use the default setting ...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...s FTP server and email server to enable this feature Schedule Profile Select a schedule profile from the pull down list Action Select the destination that the captured images will be sent to Send Email or FTP Upload Event Configuration Schedule Trigger You can separately configure the schedule for trigger function of the camera by Email or FTP Select the Enable option on each item and then select ...

Page 37: ... 36 4 9 Tools The Tools menu provides the commands that allow you to restart or reset the camera You can also backup and restore your configuration and upgrade the firmware for the camera ...

Page 38: ...trieving the backup file Backup Click Get the backup file to save the current configuration of the camera Restore Click Browse to locate the backup file and then click Restore Update Firmware This item displays 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 ...

Page 39: ...ormation menu displays the current configuration and events log of the camera Device Info Display the Basic Video Network and Wireless settings of the camera System Log The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system ...

Page 40: ...eo Compression MJPEG Video resolution VGA QVGA QQVGA 30fps max System Hardware Processor ARM9 base RAM 16MB SDRAM ROM 4MB NOR Flash Power DC 5V Communication LAN 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet auto sensed Auto MDIX WLAN IEEE 802 11b g Protocol support TCP IP UDP ICMP DHCP NTP DNS DDNS SMTP FTP PPPoE UPnP ...

Page 41: ... Windows 2000 XP Vista Browser Internet Explorer 5 0 or above Apple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2 00 or above Software Ultra View for playback recording configuration features Operating Environment Temperature Operation 5 C 45 C Storage 15 C 60 C Humidity Operation 20 85 non condensing Storage 0 90 non condensing EMI FCC Class B CE Class B ...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...nge while it is still connected It also 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 ...

Page 44: ...topology F Fast Ethernet Fast Ethernet also called 100BASE T operates at 10 or 100Mbps per second 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 In...

Page 45: ...ation worldwide Internet address To participate in Internet communications and on Internet Protocol 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 forma...

Page 46: ...eating applets and applications for the Internet Intranet and other complex distributed network L LAN Local Area Network a computer network that spans a relatively small area sharing common resources Most 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 deco...

Page 47: ...ey are usually in the same office space room or building WAN wide area network The computers are in different geographic locations and are connected by telephone lines or radio waves NWay Protocol A network protocol that can automatically negotiate the highest possible transmission speed between two devices P PCM PCM Pulse Code Modulation is a technique for converting analog audio signals into dig...

Page 48: ...t Protocol IP Protocols that dictate the format of data for transferors the medium include token passing and Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection CSMA CD implemented as token ring ARCNET FDDI or Ethernet The Router Information Protocol RIP a part of the Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP suite forwards packets from one network to another using the same network...

Page 49: ...devices Workstations single attach stations dual attach stations and concentrators are FDDI stations Subnet mask In TCP IP the bits used to create the subnet are called the subnet mask T TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol is a widely used transport protocol that connects diverse computers of various transmission methods It was developed y the Department of Defense to connect di...

Page 50: ...common carrier telecommunication techniques WEP WEP is widely used as the basic security protocol in Wi Fi networks which secures data transmissions using 64 bit or 128 bit encryption Windows 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 encrypti...

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