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1.1 Checking the Package Contents

Check the items contained in the package carefully. You should
have the following:

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One ICS2300/ICS2330

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One AC Power Adapter

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One Wall Mount Kit

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One External Antenna (for wireless model)

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One Ethernet Cable (RJ-45 type)

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One GPIO Connector

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One Installation CD-ROM

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One

Quick Installation Guide

NOTE

Once any item contained is damaged or missing, contact the

authorized dealer of your locale.

Summary of Contents for ICS2300

Page 1: ...ICS2300 ICS2330 PT Type H 264 Wired Wireless IP Camera Advanced Installation Guide Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...you to control the camera to monitor everywhere remotely In addition the camera can attach a variety of external devices for your specific purposes through the GPIO connectors 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 m...

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: ... Chapter 3 Accessing The Camera 16 3 1 Using IPFinder 16 3 2 Accessing to the Camera 17 3 3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC 21 Chapter 4 Configuring The Camera 22 4 1 Using the Web Configuration 22 4 2 Quick Setup 23 4 3 Basic Setup 28 4 4 Network Settings 31 4 5 Pan Tilt Settings 39 4 6 Setting up Video Audio 40 4 7 Event Server Configuration 45 4 8 Motion Detect 50 4 9 Event Configuration 5...

Page 5: ...You should have the following One ICS2300 ICS2330 One AC Power Adapter One Wall Mount Kit One External Antenna for wireless model One Ethernet Cable RJ 45 type One GPIO Connector 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: ...mera to capture clear image in a dark environment b Light Sensor is used to trigger on and off the Infrared LEDs according the environmental light level c Lens Assembly d USB Port allows you to connect an external USB device It provides the power distribution up to 500mA b c a d e f g h ...

Page 7: ...camera to receive sound and voice f Link LED indicates the camera s network connectivity with the flashing green light g Power LED indicates the camera is powered on with the steady amber light h External Antenna Rea Panel o i j k l m n p ...

Page 8: ...otected simply by pushing a button TIP For more information of using the WPS button refer to the instruction of the Web Configuration Network Wireless WPS Setting l GPIO Connectors is used to connect the external devices m Reset Button will restart the camera when it is pressed quickly when it is pressed and held for five seconds the camera will resume the factory default settings n Wireless Anten...

Page 9: ...onment or at night When the Light Sensor detects the environmental light level becomes low the camera captures the images in black white mode using these infrared LEDs Optimal Viewing With the pan tile functions you can easily monitor everywhere via the camera by moving the camera lens to the left right 165 165 degrees or up down 90 15 degrees In addition you can assign up to eight positions for t...

Page 10: ...llows you to view streaming media via the network You can view the real time video with the Quick Time player or RealPlayer To view the real time streaming image on your computer open the Web browser and enter the RTSP link MPEG4 stream rtsp IP address of the camera mpeg4 H 264 stream rtsp IP address of the camera h264 Mobile Device Viewing Supported The camera supports real time video viewing on ...

Page 11: ...e 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 XP Vista and Windows 7 Multiple Applications Supported Through the remote access technology you can use the cameras to monitor various objects and places for your own purposes For example ba...

Page 12: ...600 or above 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 WIN 7 Resolution 1024 x 768 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 vari...

Page 13: ...nstalling the Wall Mount Kit The camera comes with a Wall Mount Kit which allows you to place your camera anywhere by mounting the camera through the three screw holes located in the base of the Wall Mount Kit Wall Mount Kit Screw Screw Screw ...

Page 14: ...r local area 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 15: ...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 Attaching the external antenna ...

Page 16: ... 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 of the Internet Cameras Please have the camera enclosed by waterproof housing when using in outdoor ...

Page 17: ... 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 Display the connected camera s Double click to link the 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 th...

Page 18: ...b browser 2 If Network 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 depend...

Page 19: ...unctions including Language 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 Compression Buttons Select to transmit and record the video using H 264 MPEG4 or MJPEG compression ...

Page 20: ...ens by clicking the Left Right Up Down buttons to the desired position first then select the number 1 8 from the pull down list and click the Apply button You can enter a descriptive name for the assigned position in the text box to identify it easily Function Buttons Use these buttons to control the audio video and trigger functions Manual Record allows you to record and save a video clip Snapsho...

Page 21: ... 2x or 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 If your PC use Microsoft Vista platform you may not find the recorded files that are saved by Snapshot or Manual Record You need to disable the protected mode of Security in the IE Browser through the following steps 1 Open ...

Page 22: ...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 23: ...ides you through the configuration of the camera by using the Web browser To configure the camera click Setup 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 Pan Tilt Video Audio Event Server Motion detect Eve...

Page 24: ... 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 Enter the name and location for the camera Enter the administrator password twice Select the IP setting according to your network DHCP Static IP or PPPoE ...

Page 25: ... 24 Step 3 Email Settings Step 4 Wireless Networking for wireless model Enter the required settings for wireless networking Enter the required information to be able to send email with image ...

Page 26: ...Step 5 Confirm Settings 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 27: ...ll guide 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 Step 2 Setting Up Gmail Account Step 3 Setting Up Picasa Account Enter the Google Talk account for your camera Enter the Gmail account for your camera Enter the Picasa account for your camera ...

Page 28: ...tting will be completed automatically For more information refer to the instruction of the Web Configuration Event Server Setting Email 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 29: ...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 30: ...onize with NTP Server Select this option and the time will be synchronized with the NTP Server You need to enter the IP address of the server and select the update interval in the following two boxes Manual Select this option to set the date and time manually 4 3 3 Basic User Administrator To prevent unauthorized access to the camera s Web Configuration you are strongly recommend to change the def...

Page 31: ...ck Add Modify to add the new user to the camera To modify the user s information select the one you want to modify from UserList and click Add Modify UserList Display the existing 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 only v...

Page 32: ...lated settings for the camera such as the IP Setting DDNS Setting IP Filter and Wireless for wireless model 4 4 1 Network Network IP Setting This item allows you to select the IP address mode and set up the related configuration The default setting is DHCP mode enabled ...

Page 33: ...e 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 Password The camera will get an IP address from the ISP as starting up NOTE Once the camera get an IP address from the ISP as starting up it automatically sends a notificatio...

Page 34: ...er 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 without knowing its IP address The Apple Safari is already with Bonjour You can download th...

Page 35: ... 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 36: ...ra to any 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 easil...

Page 37: ...de 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 gateway as well as in each PC on the wireless network If you se...

Page 38: ...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 Encryption Standard is used to ensure the highest degree of sec...

Page 39: ...ly Once you enter the PIN Code of the camera on the router or access point that supports WPS you can directly build a WPS connection between the camera and the device by simply pressing its WPS button PBC Mode The PBC Push Button Configuration mode builds the connection by scanning the devices in the wireless network Once you press the camera s WPS button it starts to scan the WPS devices in the w...

Page 40: ...osition of the camera lens Pan Steps Set the changing range 1 20 degrees when you click the Left Right button Tilt Steps Set the changing range 1 20 degrees when you click the Up Down button Auto Patrol Stay Time Set the stay time 1 999 seconds of each preset positions when the camera is patrolling Startup Preset Set the position 1 8 or None to start patrolling ...

Page 41: ...ra 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 then Apply 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 42: ...GA 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 Medium High and Highest Frame Rate Select a proper setting depending on your network status MPEG4 Video Resolution Select the desired video resolution from the three formats VGA QVGA and QQVGA The higher...

Page 43: ... to disable this feature Otherwise select 3GPP Without Audio or 3GPP With Audio to transfer the video clips without or with audio If you use a mobile phone that supports 3GPP you can also view the real time streaming image captured by the camera on your phone with the default player on the phone by entering the RTSP link rtsp IP address of the camera 3gp NOTE Your mobile phone and the service prov...

Page 44: ...ne Click Enable and set the transparency setting by whether selecting the Transparent option or not When done click Apply 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 45: ... to display 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 and Include Text options and click Apply you can see the related information o...

Page 46: ...s that include still images store the images to a NAS system send instant message and upload the image video to your Picase account 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 ...

Page 47: ...sive mode FTP Upload with Select upload to FTP with one snapshot image or a series image in pre event post event time when event triggered NOTE Due to the network environment the camera may not upload number of images that you set 4 7 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 ...

Page 48: ...e email NOTE Due to the network environment the camera may not upload number of images that you set 4 7 3 Event Server Setting Network Storage Network Storage Samba Server Address Enter the IP address of the Network Storage server Share Assign the folder on the Network Storage server to share the files to users Path Assign the path for uploading the files on the Network Storage server For example ...

Page 49: ...ber account For more information of Jabber please visit the Jabber Website at http jabber org Main_Page Instant Message Jabber ID Enter your user ID to login into the Jabber IM service 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 Jabb...

Page 50: ...casa 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 Storage Full Select Stop or Recycle Delete Oldest Folder when the storage space on the Picasa account is full ...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...shot 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 Storage Recording Time Per Event Limit the recording time while you are using the Network Storage solution GPIO Trigger Out Retention Time Per Event Limit the retention time of the GPIO Trigger Out function ...

Page 53: ... 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 weekday click Copy this to all weekdays click Delete this from a...

Page 54: ...captured images will be sent to Trigger Out Record to USB Record to Network Storage Send Email FTP Upload Instant Message or Upload Image to Picasa 4 9 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 from the pull down list and...

Page 55: ...torage server or the connected USB device You have to configure corresponding settings such as FTP server and email server to enable this feature Schedule Profile Select a schedule profile from the pull down list Action Set the trigger function to enable the White LED light warning or select the destination that the captured images will be sent to Trigger Out Record to USB Record to Network Storag...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ...connected USB device you can press the Unmount button for four seconds on the camera or click Dismount from this item USB Information 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 ...

Page 59: ... 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 Format Set the file format of the recorded video as MP4 or AVI ...

Page 60: ...formation menu displays the current configuration and events log of the camera Device Info Display the Basic Video Audio and Network settings of the camera System Log The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system ...

Page 61: ...4MB SDRAM ROM 8MB NOR Flash Power DC 12V Power Consumption 10W max Lens Assembly Lens Type Board Lens Lens Specification F2 8 4 0mm View Angle 60 degree Video Compression H 264 MPEG4 MJPEG Video resolution H 264 MJPEG SXGA 1280 x 1024 15fps VGA 640 x 480 30fps QVGA 320 x 240 30fps QQVGA 160 x 120 30fps MPEG4 VGA 640 x 480 30fps QVGA 320 x 240 30fps QQVGA 160 x 120 30fps ...

Page 62: ...y User Interface LAN One RJ 45 port Antenna for wireless model One external antenna USB Port USB 2 0 port with one unmount button Power distribution 500mA Max GPIO 1 in 1 out connectors Input active high 9 40V DC dropout 0V DC Output close circuit current 70mA AC or 100mA DC maximum 30 Ohm open circuit voltage 240V AC or 350V DC maximum USB Dismount One USB Dismount button Reset One Reset button W...

Page 63: ...rowser Internet Explorer 6 0 or above Apple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2 00 or above 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 0 90 non condensing EMI LVD EuP Power report ERP FCC CE class B ...

Page 64: ...ol functions The GPIO connectors are located on the rear panel of the camera which provide the interface of connecting the sensor device IN and controlled device OUT Connector Pin Assignment PIN SPECIFICATION IN Active High voltage 9 40V DC Dropout out voltage 0V DC OUT Close circuit current 70mA AC or 100mA DC maximum Output resistance 30 Ohm Open circuit voltage 240V AC or 350V DC maximum Interf...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...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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