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LevelOne

FCS-1060/WCS-2060

P/T/Z IP Network Camera

User Manual

Ver 1.0.2 - 0609

Summary of Contents for CamCon FCS-1060

Page 1: ...LevelOne FCS 1060 WCS 2060 P T Z IP Network Camera User Manual Ver 1 0 2 0609 ...

Page 2: ...nsures the product is used properly as intended The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who have basic network knowledge The Troubleshooting chapter in the Appendix provides remedies to the most common errors in set up and configuration You should consult this chapter first if you run into a system error The Network Camera is designed for various appl...

Page 3: ...ility 15 Main Screen with Camera View 15 Client settings 19 Administrator s capability 21 Fine tuning for Best Performance 21 Opening accounts for new users 23 Build a security application 23 Software revision upgrade 24 Definitions in Configuration 26 System parameters 27 Security settings 28 Network settings 29 Network type 29 HTTP 29 RTSP Streaming 30 WLAN Configuration WCS 2060 Only 31 DDNS 33...

Page 4: ...stem log 45 Viewing system parameters 46 Maintenance 47 Appendix 48 A Troubleshooting 48 Status LED 48 Reset and restore 48 B URL commands of the Network Camera 48 Get server parameter values 49 Set server parameter values 50 Available parameters on the server 51 Camera Control 61 Recall 62 Application page CGI command 62 Capture single snapshot 64 Account management 64 System logs 65 Configuratio...

Page 5: ...5 Package Contents z FCS 1060 WCS 2060 z Dipole Antenna WCS 2060 Only z Power Adapter z Mounting kit pads z CD Manual Utility z Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 6: ...hould meet the specs of UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in length Upon powering up the front red LED will become lighted first and then the device will go through booting process During the booting process red blue and green LEDs will be on After booted the Network Camera will standby for getting IP address After getting IP Address the green LED will blink every second The Network Camera ...

Page 7: ...ure the Ethernet is firmly connected to a switch hub After attaching the Ethernet cable plug in the power adapter If the LED turns out to be steady blue go to next paragraph Software installation If the Ethernet is not available Network Camera will switch to wireless LAN mode To install in wireless LAN WCS 2060 Only If the Ethernet is not available while power on the Network Camera will search for...

Page 8: ...onfigure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera At the end of the hardware installation the Administrator must place the product software CD into the CD ROM drive of the PC running in MS Windows An auto run program will pop up If the program is not on auto run go to the root directory of the software CD and click on autorun exe ...

Page 9: ...on Installation Wizard s start up a searching box will pop up This program searches for IP Network Camera on the same LAN After searching Network Cameras will be located by the Installation Wizard There may be several entries shown in the window The Administrator may differentiate the Network Cameras with the MAC address ...

Page 10: ...o 192 168 0 254 If any of the address inside this range is free the Network Camera will be assigned to this IP address and its subnet mask would be 255 255 255 0 If none of the addresses is free the Network Camera will try the range from 192 168 0 2 to 192 168 0 98 After an IP address is assigned to the camera the Activity status LED blinks The UPnP function will always assign an IP address for th...

Page 11: ...fore or immediately after software installation onto the Local Area Network The Administrator should complete the network settings on the configuration page including the correct subnet mask and IP address of gateway and DNS Ask your network administrator or Internet service provider for the detail information By default the Network Camera requires the Administrator to run installation every time ...

Page 12: ...ach access The Administrator can set up a maximum of twenty 20 user accounts Each user can access the Network Camera except to perform system configuration Some critical functions are exclusive for the Administrator such as system configuration user administration and software upgrades The user name for the Administrator is permanently assigned as root Once the password is changed the browser will...

Page 13: ...nd typing in the URL of the Network Camera a dialogue window pops up to request a username and password Upon successful authentication the following figure is displayed If the administrator root user assigns no password everybody can access the homepage directly ...

Page 14: ...e user s PC or notebook If the highest security level is set the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt This plug in has been registered for certificate and is used to display the video in the browser Users may click on to proceed If the web browser does not allow the user to continue to install check the Internet security option and lower the security levels or contact your ...

Page 15: ... link to the left of the image window to enter the configuration page The Configuration Snapshot The button provides users a fast way to capture a single image of the video from the Network Camera Client Settings Clicking on this button links you to the client setting pages please check the following session for more details Configuration Only the Administrator can access camera configurations The...

Page 16: ...n a digital zoom control window to specify the zoom factor for specified area in the camera view Users can also move the white frame to select the area of the video that she he wants to view Disable digital zoom The checkbox selection allows users to disable enable the digital zoom function Zoom Factors The range of zoom factor is from 100 to 400 users can select any integer factor inside this are...

Page 17: ... the audio volume Mute Disable audio at client side The pan tilt control buttons The direction buttons are for Left Right Up Down and Home functions The Home button centers the camera Go to Once the Administrator has determined the preset positions the User can aim the camera using this control Pan speed This button sets the moving range of the Left and Right commands Tilt speed This button sets t...

Page 18: ...fter panning the camera returns to the original position Patrol This button commands the camera to patrol between the preset positions on the Patrol List which can be modified on the Camera control page After one patrol cycle the camera returns to the original position Stop This stop the Auto Pan command or Auto Patrol command ...

Page 19: ...nd server There are two protocols choices to optimize your usage UDP and TCP The UDP protocol allows for more real time audio and video streams However some packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be obscured The TCP protocol allows for less packet loss and produces a more accurate video display The downside with this protocol is that the real time effect is worse than that...

Page 20: ...20 url http Network Camera client html Network Camera is the domain name or the original IP address of the Network Camera ...

Page 21: ... bit rate and Fix quality on the Audio and Video Configuration page are correlative to allow for achieving the best performance possible For Viewing by Mobile Phone Most 3GPP cell phone supports media streaming with MPEG4 video and GSM AMR audio Due to the limitation of the bandwidth for 3GPP only 176x144 size video is supported for cell phone viewing Select the Configure for mobile viewing option...

Page 22: ... in blur images Another work around is to choose 160x120 in the Size option for better images Video quality performance will vary somewhat due to the number of users viewing on the network even when the parameters have initially been finely tuned Performance will also suffer due to poor connectivity because of the network s burst constraint Only Quality Images Will Do To have the best video qualit...

Page 23: ...word if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others Type a new word twice in 1 to enable protection This password is used to identify the administrator Then add an account with user name and password for your friends in 2 Network Camera can provide twenty accounts for your valuable customers or friends You may delete some users from 3 Build a security application The Administrator can ...

Page 24: ... 9 Click on Application at the left column 10 Check the weekdays as you need and give the time interval to monitor the motion detection every day 11 Select the Trigger on Motion detection 12 Set the delay before detecting next motion to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event 13 Set the number of pre event and post event images to be uploaded 14 Check the window name set in step...

Page 25: ...r fails during the writing process of Flash memory the program in the memory of the Network Camera may be destroyed permanently If the Network Camera cannot restart properly ask your dealer for technical service ...

Page 26: ...r may type the URL below the figure to directly enter the frame page of configuration If the Administrator also wants to set certain options through the URL read the reference appendix for details url http Network Camera setup config html Network Camera is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera url http Network Camera setup system html Network Camera is the domain name or ori...

Page 27: ...e PC is displayed as updated Manual Adjust the date and time according to what is entered by the Administrator Notice the format in the related fields while doing the entry Automatic Synchronize with the NTP server over the Internet whenever the Network Camera starts up It will fail if the assigned time server cannot be reached NTP server Assign the IP address or domain name of the time server Lea...

Page 28: ...l ask the Administrator for the new password for access Add user Type the new user s name and password and press to insert the new entry The new user will be displayed in the user name list There is a maximum of twenty user accounts Manager user Pull down the user list to find the user s name and press to complete url http Network Camera setup security html Network Camera is the domain name or ori...

Page 29: ... Network Place IP address This is necessary for network identification Subnet mask This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet The default value is 255 255 255 0 Default router This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet Invalid router setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet Primary DNS The primary domain na...

Page 30: ...aming Access name This is the access URL for making connection from client software Using rtsp ip address access name to make connection RTSP port This can be other than the default Port 554 url http Network Camera setup network html Network Camera is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera ...

Page 31: ...ate This field is for selecting the maximum transmission rate on the network The default setting is auto that is the Network Camera will try to connect to the other wireless device with highest transmitting rate Security Select the data encrypt method None No data encryption WEP allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings WPA PSK Use WPA pre shared key Auth Mode Choosi...

Page 32: ...e length of the key is 8 63 url http Network Camera setup wireless html Network Camera is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera Some invalid settings may cause the system failing to respond Change the configuration only if necessary and consult with your network supervisor or experienced users for correct settings Once the system has lost contact refer to Appendix A for rese...

Page 33: ...egistered in the DDNS server Username E mail The Username or E mail field is necessary for logging in the DDNS server or notify the User of the new IP address Note when this field is input as Username the following field must be input as Password Password Key Please input the password or key to get the DDNS service Save Click on this button to save current settings for the DDNS service and UPnP fu...

Page 34: ...e audio video streaming Both Allow List and Deny List consist of a list of IP ranges If you want to add a new IP address range type the Start IP Address and End IP Address in the text boxes and click on the Add button If you want to remove an existing IP address range just select from the pull down menu and click on the Delete button Both the Allow List and Deny List can have 20 entries url http N...

Page 35: ...full frame of the source video is preserved in the Timeline For example a Key frame interval of 24 will insert a video key frame every 24th frame in the Timeline Max frame rate This limits the maximal refresh frame rate which can be combined with the Video quality to optimize bandwidth utilization and video quality Choose Constant bit rate If the user wants to fix the bandwidth utilization regardl...

Page 36: ...settings mute Audio mute Audio type Select audio codec AAC or GSM AMR and the bit rate url http Network Camera setup audiovideo html Network Camera is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera ...

Page 37: ...or video compensation Each field has eleven levels ranged from 5 to 5 In Brightness and Contrast fields the value 0 indicates auto tuning The user may press to fine tune the image When the image is O K press to set the image settings Click on this to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes ...

Page 38: ... the center Pan speed This controls the range of the horizontal movement of the camera The greater the value the greater angular movement when performing the Left or Right functions Tilt speed This controls the range of the vertical movement of the camera The greater the value the greater angular movement when performing the Up or Down functions would be Auto pan patrol speed This defines the spee...

Page 39: ...t here specifies 1 The stop time of each preset location during auto patrol of the Network Camera 2 The stay time at the most left and the most right positions when the Network Camera is doing auto panning Patrol selection After the User has saved a list of preset positions the Preset locations box will also keep a list of the preset positions And once the Select button is clicked the Selected loc...

Page 40: ...er port number This can be other than the default port 21 The user can change this value from 1025 to 65535 After the changed the external FTP client program must change the server port of connection accordingly There are two external FTP server can be configured primary and secondary FTP server The network camera will use primary server as default and use secondary server when primary server is u...

Page 41: ...ping Refer to the instructions for the external FTP server for details The folder privilege must be open for upload url http Network Camera setup mailftp html Network Camera is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera ...

Page 42: ...ans the image variation is under monitoring level and a red bar means the image variation is over monitoring level When the bar goes red the detected window will also be outlined in red Going back to the homepage the monitored window is hidden but the red frame shows when motion is detected Window Name The text will show at the top of the window Sensitivity This sets the endurable difference betwe...

Page 43: ... If this happens clicking on Motion detection and a note will show to direct the User to the configuration page for motion detection Send pre event image s The number of pre snapshots will be captured and send when a condition is triggered Send post event image s The number of post snapshots will be captured and send when a condition is triggered Delay second s before detecting next motion Set the...

Page 44: ...tured images stored in the external web server to build creative homepages FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix This option sets up the snapshot capture date and time which can be used to easily differentiate the snapshot file names in the sequential operation For instance prefix 20030102 030405 jpg means the JPEG image was captured in the year 2003 January the 2nd at 3 o clock 4 minute and...

Page 45: ...e facility for receiving log from remote machine Or you can use some software on Windows which is compliant to RFC 3164 Check Enable remote log and input the IP address and port number of the log server to enable the remote log facility In the Current log it displays the current system log file The content of the log provides useful information about configuration and connection after system boot ...

Page 46: ...46 Viewing system parameters Click on this link on the configuration page to view the entire system s parameter set The content is the same as those in CONFIG INI ...

Page 47: ...tory settings The system will restart and require the installer program to set up the network again Calibrate Recalibrate the home position to the default center to recover the tolerance cased by some external forces This function is the same as the Center button on the Remote Controller Please note that there is no confirming message box after clicking on the Calibrate button the Network Camera w...

Page 48: ...d and fast blink red Enable audio Steady blue Disable audio will turn off blue LED Reset and restore There is a button in the back side of the Network Camera It is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings RESET Click on the button RESTORE 1 Press on the button continuously 2 Wait for all LED blink fast 3 Free the button Restoring the factory defaults will erase any previous...

Page 49: ... on the server will be returned If you specify only group the parameters of related group will be returned When query parameter values the current parameter value are returned Successful control requests returns parameter pairs as follows Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content Type text html r n Context Length length r n r n parameter pair where parameter pair is parameter value r n parameter pair len...

Page 50: ... to the parameter group _ name return return page Redirect to the page return page after the parameter is assigned The return page can be a full URL path or relative path according the the current path If you omit this parameter it will redirect to an empty page note The return page can be a general HTML file htm html or a server script executable vspx file It can not be a CGI command It can not h...

Page 51: ...re the default value of each parameter Group System NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION hostname r w text string shorter than 40 characters host name of server Wireless Network Camera 0 Do not turn off the led indicator ledoff r w 1 Turn off the led indicator yyyy mm dd year month and date separated by slash keep keep date unchanged date r w auto Using NTP to sync date time automatically hh mm ss hour minute a...

Page 52: ...e seconds 0 65535 Restart the server after value seconds reset w 1 Not restart the server 0 Using the profile of viewing by computer viewmode r w 1 Using the profile of viewing by mobile phone Group Security NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION username_ 1 20 r w text string shorter than 16 characters change user name blank userpass_ 0 20 r w text string shorter than 14 characters change user s password The Use...

Page 53: ... DNS server blank smtp1 r w domain name or IP address string shorter than 40 characters primary SMTP server blank mailto1 r w string shorter than 80 characters mail recipient address blank mailuser1 r w text string shorter than 63 characters User name of primary smtp server blank mailpass1 r w text string shorter than 15 characters Password of primary smtp server blank smtp2 r w domain name or IP ...

Page 54: ...dress string shorter than 40 characters secondary FTP server ftpport2 r w positive number less than 65535 secondary FTP port 21 ftpuser2 r w text string shorter than 63 characters user name for secondary FTP server blank ftppass2 r w text string shorter than 15 characters password for secondary FTP server blank ftpfolder2 r w text string shorter than 40 characters upload folder in secondary FTP se...

Page 55: ...Key length in bits 64 HEX Key1 Key4 will be represented in HEX format keyformat r w ASCII Key1 Key4 will be represented in ASCII format keyselect r w 1 4 Default key number 1 key1 r w text string shorter than 58 characters depends on keyformat keylength WEP key1 for encryption 0000000000 key2 r w text string shorter than 58 characters depends on keyformat keylength WEP key2 for encryption 00000000...

Page 56: ... IP address blank denyend_ 0 9 r w 1 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Denied ending RTSP connection IP address blank Group Video NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION text r w text string shorter than 14 characters enclosed caption blank 0 MPEG4 codectype r w 1 MJPEG keyinterval r w 1 3 5 10 30 60 90 120 Key frame interval 60 1 half 2 half x 2 3 normal 4 normal x 2 5 double size r 256 This field is obsolete use resolution ...

Page 57: ...it rate to 2000K bps 3000000 set bit rate to 3000K bps bitrate r w 4000000 set bit rate to 4000K bps 1 set maximum frame rate to 1 fps 2 set maximum frame rate to 2 fps 3 set maximum frame rate to 3 fps 5 set maximum frame rate to 5 fps 10 set maximum frame rate to 10 fps 15 set maximum frame rate to 15 fps 20 set maximum frame rate to 20 fps 25 set maximum frame rate to 25 fps maxframe r w 30 for...

Page 58: ...5900 set AMR bitrate to 5 9K bps 6700 set AMR bitrate to 6 7K bps 7400 set AMR bitrate to 7 4K bps 7950 set AMR bitrate to 7 95K bps 10200 set AMR bitrate to 10 2K bps amrbitrate r w 12200 set AMR bitrate to 12 2K bps Group Image NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION brightness r w 5 5 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings 0 saturation r w 5 5 Adjust saturation of image according to mode settings...

Page 59: ...ol location Group Motion NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION 0 disable motion detection enabled r w 1 enable motion detection 0 disable motion window 1 winenabled_ 0 2 r w 1 enable motion window 1 winname_ 0 2 r w text string shorter than 14 characters name of motion window 1 blank winleft_ 0 2 r w 0 320 Left coordinate of window position 0 wintop_ 0 2 r w 0 240 Top coordinate of window position 0 winwidth_ 0 ...

Page 60: ...namic hostname blank usernameemail r w Text string shorter than 63 characters Your user or email to login ddns service provider blank passwordkey r w Text string shorter than 20 characters Your password or key to login ddns service provider blank update w 0 1 Update the above ddns settings to take effect Group UPNP NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enable r w 0 1 Enable or disable the UPNP presentation servi...

Page 61: ... for log Camera Control Note This request requires camera control access privilege Method GET POST Syntax http servername cgi bin camctrl cgi move value focus value iris value speedpan value speedtilt value speedzoom value speedapp value auto value zoom value return return page parameter value description home Move to camera to home position up Move camera up down Move camera down left Move camera...

Page 62: ...ecall value return return page parameter value description recall Text string less than 30 characters One of the present positions to recall return return page Redirect to the page return page after the parameter is assigned The return page can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path If you omit this parameter it will redirect to an empty page Application page CGI command...

Page 63: ...age contents parameter Value description 0 Enable snapshot application snapshot_enable 1 Disable snapshot application weekday 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 The array indicate weekly schedule always 24 hours full day time_method interval Select begin time and end time begin_time hh mm Begin time of weekly schedule end_time hh mm End time of weekly schedule ss_prefix text string shorter than 60 characters Snapshot ...

Page 64: ...fix 0 1 Enable Disable file name prefix Capture single snapshot Note This request require normal user privilege Method GET POST Syntax http servername cgi bin video jpg Server will return the most up to date snapshot in JPEG format The size and quality of image will be set according to the video settings on the server Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content Type image jpeg r n Content Length image size...

Page 65: ...ttings username name The name of user to add delete or edit userpass value The password of new user to add or that of old user to modify The default value is an empty string value The privilege of user to add or to modify The privilege can be the addition of the following values Ex A user with configure access can be assigned privilege as privilege conf privilege conf configuration privilege retur...

Page 66: ...s administrator privilege Method GET POST Syntax http servername cgi bin admin configfile cgi Server will return the up to date configuration file Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content Type text plain r n Content Length configuration file length r n r n configuration data r n Upgrade firmware Note This request requires administrator privilege Method POST Syntax http servername cgi bin admin upgrade c...

Page 67: ...67 fimage file name return return page r n r n multipart encoded form data Server will accept the upload file named file name to be upgraded the firmware and return with return page if indicated ...

Page 68: ...rithm supported MPEG4 simple profile for streaming video JPEG for still image Features Adjustable image size quality and bit rate Time stamp and text overlay 3 motion detection windows Resolution Up to 30 25 frames at 160x120 Up to 30 25 frames at 320x240 Up to 30 25 frames at 640x480 Camera Specification 1 4 inch color CMOS sensor Resolution 640x480 1 5Lux F2 0 AGC AWB AES Electronic shutter 1 60...

Page 69: ...on 100mm D 110mm W 120mm H Weight NET 271g Power Input 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 0 5A Output 12VDC 1 5A Consumption Max 7 W Operating Environment Temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Humidity 95 RH EMI Safety CE FCC Viewing system requirement Operating system Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Browser Internet Explorer 5 x or above ...

Page 70: ...ed to make restrictions that forbid anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you distribute copies of the software or if you modify it For example if you distribute copies of such a program whether gratis or for a fee you must give the recipients all the rights that you have You must make sure that the...

Page 71: ... Program a copy of this License along with the Program You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee 2 You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it thus forming a work based on the Program and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above provi...

Page 72: ...information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer in accord with Subsection b above The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it For an executable work complete sour...

Page 73: ... the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system which is implemented by public license practices Many people have made generous ...

Page 74: ...ose distribution conditions are different write to the author to ask for permission For software which is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation write to the Free Software Foundation we sometimes make exceptions for this Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generall...

Page 75: ...NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION 12 IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED...

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