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5 Mega-pixel PoE / Wireless Fish-Eye IP Camera

ICA-8500/ICA-W8500

5 Mega-pixel PoE / Wireless

Fish-Eye IP Camera

ICA-8500 / ICA-W8500

Summary of Contents for ICA-8500

Page 1: ...5 Mega pixel PoE Wireless Fish Eye IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 5 Mega pixel PoE Wireless Fish Eye IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 ...

Page 2: ...nterference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television rec...

Page 3: ...ss B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures WEEE Regulation To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment end users of electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning o...

Page 4: ...P 26 2 6 2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP 26 2 6 3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista 27 Chapter 3 Web based Management 29 3 1 Introduction 29 3 2 Connecting to Internet Camera 29 3 3 Live View 31 3 4 System Configuration 34 3 4 1 Information Tab 34 3 4 2 Time Tab 35 3 4 3 Security Tab 36 3 4 4 Maintenance Tab 37 3 4 5 System Log 38 3 5 Network Setup Execution 39 3 5 1 General Tab 39 3 5 2 ...

Page 5: ... Wireless Fish Eye IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 5 Appendix A PING IP Address 60 Appendix B DDNS Application 61 Appendix C Configuring Port Forwarding Manually 62 Appendix D Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions 69 ...

Page 6: ...00 ICA W8500 5 mega pixel PoE Wireless Fish Eye IP Camera supports H 264 MPEG 4 and JPEG compression formats and delivers excellent picture quality in up to 1920 x 1920 pixels at 15 frames per second fps Incorporating the professional 5 MP resolution sensor the ICA 8500 ICA W8500 provides high quality images and panorama function with quad view to enable images of monitoring and recording from fou...

Page 7: ... feature of the ICA 8500 W8500 can fix the camera video so you can use e PTZ to zoom in zoom out and pan across your camera s video to survey a large area easily Exceptional Image Quality Together with powerful image processing attributes like Wide Dynamic Range and Dimension Noise Reduction technology the ICA 8500 W8500 is able to filter the intense backlight surrounding a subject and remove nois...

Page 8: ...xternal microphone and speaker It can also be applied in video conferencing via the 2 way audio features Motion Detection Alarms It is easy to configure motion detection windows by the web management interface of camera Users can have total control in determining the object and sensitivity of these motion detection windows The ICA 8500 W8500 is able to send email notifications alerts and snapshots...

Page 9: ... 11n wireless technology to communicate at maximum wireless signal rate and ensures secure transmission with WEP and WPA encryptions It allows you to stream high quality video to remote sites and mobile devices A Site Survey feature also allows you to view and connect to nearby wireless networks with ease Complying with ONVIF the ICA W8500 is therefore interoperable with the third brand camera in ...

Page 10: ...local video recording supported Digital Input Output for integration with sensors and alarms Cam Viewer 3 Central Management Software supported 1 4 Product Specifications Product ICA 8500 ICA W8500 Camera Image Device 1 2 5 5 mega progressive scan CMOS image sensor Lens FOV 186 4 D H V F 2 8 f 1 05mm Mechanical IR cut Filter Angle of view 360 degrees view angle Min Illumination 1 9 Lux F2 8 withou...

Page 11: ...802 3 10Base T IEEE 802 3u 100Base TX IEEE 802 11b g n Network Protocol HTTP HTTPS TCP IP IPv4 UDP SMTP FTP DHCP DDNS NTP DNS ARP RTSP RTP UPnP ONVIF Profile S Multicast Security Password Protection Https encryption User accesslog Users Depending on streaming data rate used System Integration Application Programming Interface Open API for software integration ONVIF Alarm Triggers Intelligent video...

Page 12: ... illuminates When the camera is in night mode the IR cut filter is switched off giving more sensitive to infrared light Mic The IP camera has a built in internal microphone This microphone is hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel Reset Button This button is hidden in the pinhole Please refer to the user s manual for more information Speaker The IP Camera has a built in internal speaker ...

Page 13: ... for image video event recording Audio Out The loud speaker of the IP camera features voice alert and two way audio Audio In The IP camera that comes with a microphone GPIO The 7 pin terminal block includes 4 input ports and 1 output port Terminal block for I O connectors Pin Function Description 1 GND 2 DI 3 GND 4 DO_COM Digital Input Only one set is designed for this camera model The internal de...

Page 14: ... is specified by the external relay 2 2 Hardware Installation 2 2 1 Wall Ceiling Mounting Installation Step 1 Stick the given mounting label at the installation location Step 2 Take the wall mount bracket put it on the target place and fix it with the supplied screws total of 2 Step 3 Load the camera into the wall mount Be sure the camera is mated with two fixed screws and rotate the camera clockw...

Page 15: ...camera is powered by PoE switch Step 3 Attach the power supply Plug the power adapter in the IP camera and connect the other end to the power outlet Only use the power adapter supplied with the IP camera otherwise the product may be damaged Step 4 Plug Power on 100V 240V Ensure the power adaptor specification matches the power system 100 110V AC or 220 240V AC and connect the adaptor to the outlet...

Page 16: ...c setting before you start advanced management and monitoring Step 1 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM drive to launch the auto run program Once completed a welcome menu screen will appear Step 2 Click the IPInstaller hyperlink you will see the dialog box as follows If the welcome screen does not appear click Start at the taskbar Then select Run and type D Utility IPInstaller Planet IPinstalle...

Page 17: ...e IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 Step 4 Please click Next to install with original settings or you may click Change button to modify the install folder and then press Next to continue Step 5 Please click Next to start the installation 17 ...

Page 18: ...elated parameters in the camera 2 4 1 Configuring Network by PLANET IPInstaller Please click Device Search button PLANET IPInstaller will list all networked IP cameras in the LAN If the IP camera is not found you may check whether this IP camera is connected to the network properly and press the search button again Step 1 Click the menu bar Tool Device Search to search the device in the LAN Step 2...

Page 19: ...esired settings in the properties click on Set button to complete the configuration settings 2 4 2 Opening the Web based UI of Select Camera If IPInstaller finds the IP camera please select the device you want to view and click the Open Web button Then you can see the video from the IP camera directly To access the Web based UI of the selected unit run the menu bar Open web on the menu bar 19 ...

Page 20: ...o use your camera 2 5 Using UPnP of Windows XP or 7 2 5 1 Windows XP UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment software and peripherals This device is an UPnP enabled device If the operating system Windows XP of your PC is UPnP enabled the device will be very easy to configure Use the following steps to enabl...

Page 21: ...e IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 The Control Panel will display on the screen and double click Add or Remove Programs to continue 21 The Add or Remove Programs will display on the screen and click Add Remove Widows Components to continue ...

Page 22: ...Eye IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 The following screen will appear select Networking Services and click Details to continue The Networking Services will display on the screen select Universal Plug and Play and click OK to continue 22 ...

Page 23: ...reless Fish Eye IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 Please click Next to continue The program will start installing the UPnP automatically You will see the below pop up screen please wait while Setup configures the components 23 ...

Page 24: ... double click the UPnP icon with Internet camera to view your device in an internet browser 2 5 2 Windows 7 Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center if network discovery is off click the arrow button to expand the section Click Turn on network discovery and then click Apply If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation type the password or provi...

Page 25: ... camera web pages communicate with the Internet camera using an ActiveX control The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the Internet camera and installed on your PC Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow for the web page to work correctly To use the Internet camera user must set up his IE browser as follows ...

Page 26: ...s follows Set the first 3 items Download the signed ActiveX controls Download the unsigned ActiveX controls Initialize and script the ActiveX controls not masked as safe to Prompt By now you have finished your entire PC configuration for Internet camera 2 6 2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP From your IE browse Î Tools Î Internet Options Î Security Î Custom Level please set up your Settings as f...

Page 27: ...g for ActiveX controls By now you have finished your entire PC configuration for Internet Camera 2 6 3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista From your IE browse Î Tools Î Internet Options Î Security Î Internet Î Custom Level please set up your Settings as follows Enable Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls Prompt Initialize and script active controls not marked 27 ...

Page 28: ... Tools Î Internet Options Î Security Î Trusted Sites Î Custom Level please set up your Settings as follows Enable Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls Prompt Initialize and script active controls not marked By now you have finished your entire PC configuration for Internet camera 28 ...

Page 29: ...he following procedures to establish a connection from your PC to the Internet Camera B Once connected you can add the camera to your Browser s Favorites or Bookmarks Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera The Default IP http 192 168 0 20 The login window of Internet camera will appear Default login username and password are admin and admin If the User Name and...

Page 30: ...lled and run the first image will be displayed You should be able to see the images captured from the Internet camera on the web page now For advanced functions please refer to instructions given in the following chapters If you log in the camera as an ordinary user setting function will be not available If you log in the camera as the administrator you can perform all the settings provided within...

Page 31: ...er the following live view display modes 360 Panoramic view 1P ceiling Source view 1O 360 Quad view 4R 360 Double broad view 2P 360 Triple view 1P2R When the 4R 2P or 1P2R PTZ display mode is selected click the ePTZ function tool to display the PTZ setting tools as shown and explained below Wall Mode With its fisheye lens 180º wide angle panoramic view the Camera can offer the following live view ...

Page 32: ...lled and run the first image will be displayed You should be able to see the images captured from the Internet camera on the web page now For advanced functions please refer to instructions given in the following chapters If you log in the camera as an ordinary user setting function will be not available If you log in the camera as the administrator you can perform all the settings provided within...

Page 33: ... are preparing to capture Snapshot Path Specify a storage destination path for the snapshot images you are preparing to capture Snapshot file name Define base filename for the snapshots you going to capture The base filename will auto expand for each saved snapshot To start capturing snapshots click the Snapshot button Mute Turn On Off the host computer speaker Talk Click this button to talk to so...

Page 34: ...ll display the following tabbed panes relative to system configurations 3 4 1 Information Tab The information tabbed pane provides the existing system status of the camera which includes Model Name System Time Firmware Version MAC Address ActiveX Control Version Wired Network Wireless Network and DDNS Server Status 34 ...

Page 35: ...m if you want to automatically synchronize the camera clock with that of Network Time Protocol NTP Server Keep Current Date and Time Select this option in lieu of automatic synchronization if the camera is not connected to NTP Server and uses its own embedded clock Set Manually Synchronize with the PC Time Select this option to manually synchronize the Network Camera clock date and time with that ...

Page 36: ...amera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 3 4 3 Security Tab The Security tabbed pane allows you to add new camera User Name and change Password and the surveillance status or User Group Click the ADD button to access the security setup dialog shown below 36 ...

Page 37: ...assword when check box is enabled User Group Three group options are available namely Administrator User is allowed to change camera settings and perform all camera functions Operator User is allowed to login Live View Webpage and perform all functions within this page Except changing video and audio settings of camera live stream other adjustments of camera parameter are prohibited Viewer User is...

Page 38: ...ra will then start to upgrade the existing firmware When upgrade is completed the camera will reboot automatically Reboot System Clicking the Reboot button allows you to manually reboot the Network camera Restore System Clicking the Factory Default button will restore the Network camera to its factory default settings status Before camera system proceeds to restore step there ll be a dialog window...

Page 39: ... 1 General Tab The General tabbed pane shown above allows you to redefine the network and port protocol settings of the Network camera DHCP This option obtains the available dynamic IP address assigned by the DHCP server each time the camera is connected to the network Fixed IP Address This option manually assigns a static IP address to the Network camera PPPoE Select this option to set PPPoE acco...

Page 40: ...e sent to Sender E mail Address through SMTP service So you won t worry about the difficulty in camera s Webpage access As for the settings of SMTP service kindly please contact your e mail service provider After you confirm all parameters are correct and working properly you may enter them into the text area manually Port Settings HTTP Port Re define the existing HTTP Port number in the text box ...

Page 41: ...rently available grouped under SSID Mode Security and Signal Strength categories Click the Refresh button to refresh the list for possible additional list of wireless networks not previously available Wireless Setting Defines the configurations to enable the camera to connect to the selected wireless network Clients in the same network group are able to access to this camera through wireless conne...

Page 42: ...s hostname with PLANET DDNS will occur and six of MAC will be ended automatically User don t go to web of www planetddns com to apply new account Host Name Enter the host name which you registered and got through DNS Service Provider The assigned host name is used to access the network device instead of IP Address User Name Password Account authentication for logging into the website of DNS Servic...

Page 43: ...icast appoint IP Address and port here TTL means the life time of packet The larger the value is the more users can receive the packet To use Multicast be sure to enable the function Force Multicast RTP via RTSP in your media player Then key in the RTSP path of your camera rtsp IP address to receive the multicast 3 5 5 IP Filter Tab You can enter different user s IP addresses which can be allowed ...

Page 44: ...less Fish Eye IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 3 6 Video Audio Setup Execution Clicking the Video Audio button will display the following tabbed panes for defining camera streaming video and audio functions 3 6 1 Stream Tab 44 ...

Page 45: ...d modes Mode Three modes of encoding options are offered H264 MPEG4 and MJPEG Frame Size Three types of streamed frame resolutions are available for selection 1920 x 1920 1920 x 1080 1600 x 1200 1440 x1080 1280 x 1024 800 x 600 640 x 480 320 x 240 Maximum Frame Rate Available rate options are 5 8 10 15 20 25 and 30 frames per second FPS Steaming Mode Two choices of streaming modes are offered VBR ...

Page 46: ...s proper to the worse Network Bandwidth Environment Text Overlay When enabled each streamed frame will be overlaid with the Camera ID text field and stamped with date time if enabled as illustrated below RTSP Port Access Name When RTSP or VLC media player is used the port can be renamed with easy to remember pathname For example the default RTSP Port Access Name is live1 sdp it means your playback...

Page 47: ...ou perform live adjustments and improvement of the camera captured video effect relative to the target environment If you experience difficulty in implementing the adjusted parameters it is recommended that you use the default setting by pressing the Reset button see figure below at the back of the camera 47 ...

Page 48: ... the camera will auto switch to day or color mode Otherwise it will remain at night or mono mode ICR User can turn Auto or setting for fix mode This function is very useful under low illumination environment Power Frequency Frequency of power line 50 or 60Hz EV Compensation It can increase or decrease the amount of brightness or darkness of your image 2D Noise It can remove or lower unwanted noise...

Page 49: ...nnect a microphone into the Audio In port of camera be noted to use actively microphone normally with power supplier on le this function will amplify the signal from the microphone jack microphone for this application Enable or disable Microphone booster function of the Camera microphone Enab Speaker Out Output of Talking Pattern Built in speaker s volume could be adjusted by moving the slider to ...

Page 50: ...area you wish to block and then release the mouse right button Notice that the laid out screen turns into phantom block Step 3 If the laid out screen needs correction click Delete button and redo the masking screen lay out process Step 4 Once the masking screen is acceptable click the Enable Privacy Mask check box followed by clicking of the Save button This will turn the laid out screen into soli...

Page 51: ...t events The recording operation of events is triggered according to the defined schedules 3 7 1 Motion Tab From the Motion tabbed pane you can define specific target areas within the scope of surveillance to focus the motion detection function Defining a single motion detection area Step 1 Enable the Enable Motion Detection check box Step 2 Click Add button and a default frame will pop up on the ...

Page 52: ...Step 4 To delete a frame that is no longer needed but was previously saved click on the unwanted frame and click Delete button The frame will disappear after a while Step 5 To delete multiple frames that are not yet saved directly click the Refresh button instead of deleting them individually The Refresh button will automatically clear all unsaved frames 3 7 2 Video Tab The Video tabbed pane sets ...

Page 53: ...ay be sent to host by e mail or stored in the SD card as selected Trigger by Schedule Schedule This method activates the camera video surveillance recording operation continuously when the defined days of the week and set time of the set days are met Motion is ignored with this method Each recording time span is in accordance with the set duration in seconds and the video record is stored in the S...

Page 54: ... and at certain time of the set days the Camera will trigger its GPIO Input Signal when its state changes Recording duration can be set in seconds and the video record may be provided to host by e mail FTP stored in the SD card activated GPIO Output Port or through all of them 3 7 3 Snapshot Tab The Snapshot tabbed pane sets the camera to take snapshot images when motion is detected The four metho...

Page 55: ... interval 3 previous snapshot frames are collected from the camera buffer and 3 snapshot frames are captured live The stream of accumulated snapshots may be sent to host by e mail FTP or stored in the SD card as preferred 55 Always Under this method the camera automatically continuous to capture 6 snapshots of the area under surveillance at every 1 or 2 seconds interval 3 previous snapshot frames ...

Page 56: ...hot operation according to the set time interval in seconds whenever motion is detected within the defined days of the week and at the time of the set days Single or 6 snapshots may be captured as defined The stream of accumulated snapshots may be sent to host by e mail FTP or stored in the SD card as preferred Trigger by GPIO 56 ...

Page 57: ...in the SD card per selection or through all 3 available methods When selected the setup dialog for these methods will display as illustrated in the following figure 1 As for the settings of SMTP service kindly please contact your e mail service provider After you confirm all parameters are correct and working properly you may enter them into the text area manually 2 As for the settings of FTP Serv...

Page 58: ... Tab Save Click this button to save changes to the SD card control setting Format Click this button to format the SD memory card take note of the message in red Refresh Click this button to refresh the webpage 3 8 2 Playback Tab The Playback tabbed pane allows user to playback video and snapshot files stored in the SD memory card These files were saved using the Event setup for video and snapshots...

Page 59: ... Wireless Fish Eye IP Camera ICA 8500 ICA W8500 3 9 Remote storage The device also can send motion stream to specified SAMBA and NFS server Most of the time the SAMBA and NFS server will be another PC or NAS server 59 ...

Page 60: ...era or if the IP address conflicts with any other device over the network If you want to make sure the IP address of Internet camera is right utilize the PING command as follows Start a DOS window Type ping x x x x where x x x x is the IP address of the Internet camera The replies as illustrated below will provide an explanation to the problem If you want to detect any other device that conflicts ...

Page 61: ...lication Configure PLANET DDNS with the following steps Step 1 Enable DDNS option through accessing web page of NAS Step 2 Select on DDNS server provided and register an account if you have not used yet Let s take dyndns org as an example Register an account in http planetddns com 61 ...

Page 62: ...device with a fixed IP address for example 192 168 0 100 2 Access the Router with Your Web browser The following steps generally apply to any router that you have on your network PLANET WNRT 620 is used as an example to clarify the configuration process Configure the initial settings of the router by following the steps outlined in the router s Quick Installation Guide If you have cable or DSL ser...

Page 63: ...he router for remote access to your camera Follow these steps to configure your router s Virtual Server settings z Click Enabled z Enter a unique name for each entry z Select Both under Protocol Type TCP and UDP z Enter your camera s local IP Address e g 192 168 0 100 for example in the Private IP field z If you are using the default camera port settings enter 80 into the Public and Private Port s...

Page 64: ...r valid ports in the Virtual Server section of your router Please make sure to check the box on this line to enable settings Then the device can be accessed from WAN by the router s WAN IP Address By now you have finished your entire PC configuration for this device 64 ...

Page 65: ...for outdoor use However when equipped with a weatherproof case it might disable the audio function of the device Install this device Status LED does not light up Check and confirm that the DC power adaptor included in the package is used Secure the power connector and re power it on The network cabling is required for the device The device uses Category 5 UTP cable allowing 10 and or 100 Base T ne...

Page 66: ...nections of the device UPnP NAT Traversal Cannot work with NAT router Maybe NAT router does not support UPnP function Please check user s manual of router and turn on UPnP function Some IP cameras are working but others failed Maybe too many Internet cameras have been installed on the LAN and then NAT router is out of resource to support more cameras You can turn off and on NAT router to clear out...

Page 67: ...ra a pop up Security Warning window will appear to download ActiveX Controls When using Windows XP or Vista log on with an appropriate account that is authorized to install applications z Network congestion may prevent the Image screen from appearing quickly You may choose lower resolution to reduce the required bandwidth How to check whether the device s ActiveX is installed on your computer Go t...

Page 68: ...t the transferring mode of FTP server Video quality of the device The focus on the camera is bad The lens is dirty or dust is attached Fingerprints dust stain etc on the lens can degrade the image quality The color of the image is poor or strange z Adjust White Balance z To ensure the images you are viewing are the best they can be set the Display property setting color quality to 16bit at least a...

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