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1.4 System Requirement 

 

Networking 

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LAN:

 

10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast 
Ethernet; Auto-MDIX.

 

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WLAN:

 IEEE 

802.11b/g/n 

 

Accessing the Camera using Web Browser 

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Platform:

 

Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista/Win7 

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CPU:

 

Intel Pentium III 800MHz or above 

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RAM:

 512MB 

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Resolution:

 

800x600 or above 

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User Interface:

 Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or above; 

Apple Safari 2 or above; Mozilla Firefox 
2.00 or above; Google Chrome 

 

Accessing the Camera using UltraView Pro 

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Platform:

 

Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/Win7 

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Resolution:

 1024x768 

or 

above 

 

Hardware Requirement: 

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1~8 cameras:

   Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM 

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9~32 cameras:

 Intel Core 2 Quad 4GB 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 ICS2030

Page 1: ...ICS2030 Cube Type H 264 Mega Pixel Wireless Network Camera Advanced Installation Guide Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...he extensive audio function allowing you to watch and listen from the camera Compared to the conventional PC Camera this camera features a built in CPU and web based solutions that can provide a cost effective solution to transmit the real time high quality video images and sounds synchronously for monitoring The camera can be managed remotely so that you can use a web browser to access and contro...

Page 3: ...amera 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 the Camera guides you through the configuration of the camera using the Web browser on your PC Chapter 5 Appendix provides the specification of the camera and some useful ...

Page 4: ...lications of the Camera 13 Chapter 3 Accessing The Camera 14 3 1 Using IPFinder 14 3 2 Accessing to the Camera 15 3 3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC 18 Chapter 4 Configuring The Camera 19 4 1 Using the Web Configuration 19 4 2 Quick Setup 20 4 3 Basic Setup 24 4 4 Network Settings 27 4 5 Setting up Video Audio 36 4 6 Event Server Configuration 41 4 7 Motion Detect 46 4 8 Event Configuration ...

Page 5: ...n the package carefully You should have the following One ICS2030 One AC Power Adapter One External Antenna One Camera Stand One Ethernet Cable RJ 45 type One Installation CD ROM One Quick Installation Guide NOTE Once any item contained is damaged or missing contact the authorized dealer of your locale ...

Page 6: ...d LEDs x 6 allow your camera to capture clear image in a dark environment Lens Assembly 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 USB Unmount Button is used to remove the connected USB device safely Power LED indicates the camera is powered...

Page 7: ...Reset Button will restart the camera when it is pressed quickly when 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 au...

Page 8: ... profiles simultaneously so that you can separately set up different image settings such as image quality and frame rate for the three video types of the camera H 264 MPEG4 MJPEG and 3GPP Flexible Audio Capability The camera allows you to connect the external microphone to receive on the spot audio via the Internet allowing you to monitor the on site voice In addition you can connect an external a...

Page 9: ...n iPhone to download and install For Android application software please visit the website http www ipux net to download and install 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 Vista and Windows 7 Multiple Ap...

Page 10: ...bove User Interface Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or above Apple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2 00 or above Google Chrome Accessing the Camera using UltraView Pro Platform Microsoft Windows XP Vista Win7 Resolution 1024x768 or above Hardware Requirement 1 8 cameras Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM 9 32 cameras Intel Core 2 Quad 4GB RAM NOTE If you connect multiple cameras to monitor various places ...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...rea network LAN When you connect the AC power adapter the camera is powered on automatically You can verify the power status from the Power LED on the front panel of the camera Once connected the Link LED starts flashing green light and the camera is on standby and ready for use now Connecting the Ethernet Cable ...

Page 13: ...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 Installing the antenna ...

Page 14: ... 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 have the camera enclosed by waterproof housing when using in outdoor ...

Page 15: ... 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 UltraView Pro 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 co...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...you with many useful information and functions including Language and Camera Information The Language pull down menu allows you to select your favorite displayed language for the system Live View Setup Switch Click the button to configure the camera For details see Chapter 4 Click the button to return to the Main screen to view the live view image ...

Page 18: ...ice from the camera Live View Image Displays the real time video image of the connected camera The compression mode is displayed above the Live View image Zoom Buttons Click the buttons to zoom in the live view image by 1x 2x and 3x Camera Information The Camera Information area displays the camera s location and the current date time The information can be modified in the Web Configuration NOTE I...

Page 19: ...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 20: ... and guides you through the configuration of the camera by using the Web browser To configure the camera click on the Main screen 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 My Android Basic Network Video Audio Event Server Motion detect Event Confi...

Page 21: ... guide 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 Select the IP setting according to your network DHCP Static IP or PPPoE Enter the name and location for the camera Enter the administrator password twice ...

Page 22: ... 21 Step 3 Email Settings Step 4 Wireless Networking Enter the required information to be able to send email with image Enter the required settings for wireless networking ...

Page 23: ...de you through the necessary settings with detailed instructions on each step To start the wizard click My Android in the left menu bar Step 1 Setting Up Google Talk Account Click Apply to finish the wizard and reboot the camera 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 Enter the Google Talk account for your camer...

Page 24: ...ll be completed automatically For more information refer to the instruction of the Web Configuration Event Server Setting Email Enter the Gmail account for your camera Enter the Picasa account for your camera Click Apply to finish the wizard and reboot the camera 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 25: ...m Basic This item allows you to assign the camera name and location information Camera Name Enter a descriptive name for the camera which is helpful to identify the camera easily while multiple cameras are connected within the network Location Enter a descriptive name for the location where is monitored by the camera Language Default Select your favorite displayed language for the system ...

Page 26: ...e 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 need to enter the IP address of the server and select the update interval in the following two boxes Manual ...

Page 27: ...from UserList and click Add Modify 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 General User can access the camera and control the Function buttons of the camera s Web Configuration the Guest can on...

Page 28: ... 27 4 4 Network Settings The Network menu contains two sub menus that provide the network settings for the camera such as the IP Setting DDNS Setting IP Filter and Wireless network ...

Page 29: ...ter 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 service provider Enter the User Name and Passwo...

Page 30: ...rts Number HTTP Port The default HTTP port is 80 NOTE If the camera is behind an NAT router of firewall the suggested to be used is from 1024 to 65535 4 4 2 Network Network Advanced Bonjour The devices with Bonjour will automatically broadcast their own services and listen for services being offered for the use of others If your browser with Bonjour you can find the camera on your local network wi...

Page 31: ... click Add to save the range setting You can repeat the action to assign multiple ranges for the camera IPv6 Enter the IP Address that is allowed to access the camera Deny IPv4 Assign a range of IP addresses that are blocked to access the camera by entering the Start IP address and End IP address options When you are finished click Add to save the range setting You can repeat the action to assign ...

Page 32: ...access point under the infrastructure network mode To connect the camera to a specified access point set a SSID for the camera to correspond with the access point s ESS ID To connect the camera 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 ...

Page 33: ...e 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 access to network authentication servers The user has to manually enter the starting password in their access point or gat...

Page 34: ... 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 security than the standard WEP security AES Advanced Enc...

Page 35: ... the PIN Code directly a Click the PIN Mode option b Click Site Survey button to select the router or access point you want to connect c Click the Connect button to start WPS function of the camera d You need to enter the PIN Code displayed on the camera to the router or access point within 120 seconds to complete the setup PBC Mode The PBC Push Button Configuration mode builds the connection by s...

Page 36: ...0 seconds to complete the setup Device Status Display the WPS configuration of the camera TIP The Power LED indicates the WPS connection status by blinking 3 times when the connection is built successfully repeating 3 times of short short long blink when the connection is failed ...

Page 37: ...o Camera Image Setting Brightness Adjust the brightness level from 0 100 Saturation Adjust the colors level from 0 100 Sharpness Adjust the sharpness level from 0 100 TIP Click Default to restore the default settings of the three options above Mirror Select Vertical to mirror the image vertically or select Horizontal to mirror the image horizontally ...

Page 38: ... 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 Video Quality Select the desired image quality from five levels Lowest Low Normal High and Highest Frame Rate Select a proper setting 1 30 depending on your network status MJPEG Video Resolution Select the desi...

Page 39: ...eo 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 entering the RTSP link rtsp IP address of the camera 3gp NOTE Your mobile phone and the service provider must support 3GPP function Please contact your service provider when you are failed to use thi...

Page 40: ...ine Click Enable and set the transparency setting by whether selecting the Transparent option or not When done click Save You can see the image overlay on the live view image when you click Live View NOTE The width and height of the input overlay graphic should be multiple of 4 at a maximum size of 43690 pixels and in JPG or BMP 24 bit RGB format Privacy Mask This item allows you to configure up t...

Page 41: ...play the date time information on the live view image Include Text Select this option and enter your heading text in the box to display the text information on the live view image Enable Opaque Select this option to display the overlay text with a background color For example when you select the Include Date Time Include Text and Enable Opaque options and click Apply you can see the related inform...

Page 42: ...images to a NAS system When you complete the required settings for FTP Email or Network Storage click Test to test the related configuration is correct or not Once the camera connects to the server successfully click Apply 4 6 1 Event Server Setting FTP FTP Host Address Enter the IP address of the target FTP server Port Number Enter the port number used for the FTP server ...

Page 43: ...u set 4 6 2 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 tina mymail com SMTP Port Assign the SMTP port in the text box The default SMTP port is 25 If the mail server requires an encrypted connection you should check the SSL option Authentication...

Page 44: ... for uploading the files on the Network Storage server For example Test User 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 Fo...

Page 45: ...e Jabber Password Enter the password to login into the Jabber IM service Manually Specify Server Host Port Select the Enable option to manually configure the Jabber server settings Jabber Server Address Enter the Jabber server address manually Jabber Port Assign the Jabber port manually in the text box Encrypt Connection Select the Enable option to secure the connection Encrypt Authentication Sele...

Page 46: ...Picasa account once you have a Picasa account Picasa Setting User Name Enter your user name to login into the Picasa account Password Enter the password to login into the Picasa account Privacy Set the account as Public or Private When Disk Full Select Stop or Recycle Delete Oldest Folder when the storage space on the Picasa account is full ...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...ent Configuration General Setting General Snapshot Recording 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 ...

Page 49: ... the list and click Delete Profile Name Display the profile name that 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 weekd...

Page 50: ... or select the destination that the captured images will be sent to or Record to USB Record to Network Storage Send Email FTP Upload Instant Message or Upload Image to Picasa 4 8 4 Event Configuration Schedule Trigger You can separately configure the schedule for trigger function of the camera by Email FTP or Network Storage Select the Enable option on each item and then select a Schedule Profile ...

Page 51: ...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 file Backup Click Get the backup file to save the current configuration of th...

Page 52: ...e 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 When this happens the system will enable the Rescue mode as shown below after the camera reboots so that you can upgrade the firmware again ...

Page 53: ...on Display the Total space and Free space of the USB device USB Setting Split By When the file is too large to transfer 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 when the storage space on the USB device is full Encode Format Set the encode format of the captured image as MJPEG or H 264 File For...

Page 54: ...e current configuration and events log of the camera 4 11 1 System Information Device Information Display the Basic Video Audio and Network settings of the camera 4 11 2 System Information Logs The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system ...

Page 55: ...15fps VGA 640 x 480 30fps QVGA 320 x 240 30fps QQVGA 160 x 120 30fps System Hardware Processor ARM9 base RAM 64MB SDRAM ROM 8MB NOR Flash Power DC 5V Lens Assembly Lens Type Board Lens Lens Specification F2 8 5 0mm Communication LAN 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet auto sensed Auto MDIX WLAN IEEE 802 11b g n Protocol support TCP IP UDP ICMP DHCP NTP DNS DDNS SMTP FTP HTTP Samba PPPoE UPnP Bonjour RTP RTSP...

Page 56: ...t Headphone output jack Mono Codec PCM AMR AMR is for 3GPP only 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 Google Chrome Software UltraView Pro for playback recording configuration features Operating Environment Temperature Operation 0 C 45 C Storage 15 C 60 C Humidity Operation 20 85 non condensing Storage...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...ays to access private and public information 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...

Page 61: ...riented multi thread programming best for creating 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 pictur...

Page 62: ...r They 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...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...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 65: ...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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