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Advanced Configuration

Figure 5-8: Warning Message

If you are unsure of the IP Address of the camera you can click on the

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the

Browse Camera

dialog box will appear with a blank screen as illustrated below.

Figure 5-9: Browse Camera Screen

Click on the

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s that are installed on the local area network as depicted below:

Summary of Contents for ICA-100

Page 1: ...Internet Camera ICA 100 ICA 100W User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...s Manual is accurate PLANET dis claims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred Information in this User s Manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of PLANET PLANET assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this User s Manual PLANET makes no commitment to update or keep current the information...

Page 3: ...nstall Procedure 26 Launch IPView 30 CHAPTER 5 USE OF IPVIEW 33 Overview 33 Security 33 Menu Bar 34 Add Camera 36 Delete Camera 39 View Images 39 Snap Shot 40 Record Images 40 Property 40 IPView Icon Description 56 Context Sensitive Meun 57 APPENDIX A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 59 APPENDIX B TROUBLE SHOOTING 61 APPENDIX C I O CONNECTORS 63 APPENDIX D ADJUST FOCUS REPLACE LENS 65 Adjust Internet Ca...

Page 4: ...tatic pictures Add ICA 100 series to make websites more vigorous User friendly Interface Internet Camera supports both ActiveX mode for Internet Explorer and Java mode for Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator The only requirement for configuration and image viewing is a web browser software such as Internet Explorer 5 0 or above or Netscape 6 0 or above Via user friendly web interface even a b...

Page 5: ...ve items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer immedi ately Physical Details Front Panel Power LED LAN LED Figure 1 1 Front Panel Power LED The Power LED is positioned on the right side of ICA 100 series s lens while facing ICA 100 series Steady blue confirms ICA 100 series is powered on LAN WLAN LED The LAN WLAN LED is positioned on the far right side of ICA 100 series s lens while fa...

Page 6: ...ast Ethernet cabling which should be Category 5 twisted pair cable The port supports the NWay protocol allowing ICA 100 series to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network DC Power Connector The DC power input connector is located on ICA 100 series s rear panel and is labeled DC 5V with a single jack socket to supply power to ICA 100 series Power will be generated whe...

Page 7: ...he rear panel The I O connectors provide the physical interface to send and receive digital signals to a variety of external alarm devices Please refer to the User s Guide appen dix for detailed information Slide Switch ICA 100W only The slide switch permits user to determine the type of network communication media for ICA 100W and is positioned on the rear panel The three settings are as follows ...

Page 8: ...nto ICA 100 series by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw hole of ICA 100 series Bottom Panel Figure 1 6 Bottom Panel Screw Hole Located on the bottom panel of ICA 100 series the screw hole is used to connect the camera stand onto ICA 100 series by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw hole of ICA 100 series ...

Page 9: ...View for other OS Netscape 6 0 or above JAVA Mode Image View System Requirement for IPView Application Support OS Win 98 Win 98 SE Win 2000 Win Me Win XP System Hardware CPU Pentium III 450 MHz or above Memory Size 128 MB 256 MB recommended VGA card resolution 800x600 or above Connecting ICA 100 series to the Camera Stand ICA 100 series comes with a camera stand accessory with a swivel ball screw ...

Page 10: ...AN WLAN or WLAN mode Screw the 2 external Antenna provided into the antenna connector located on ICA 100W s rear panel 2 Connect an Ethernet cable LAN or LAN WLAN mode Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the LAN port located on the ICA 100W s rear panel and attach the other end to the network device hub or switch 3 Switch to appropriate network type Select the desired Network communication typ...

Page 11: ...ndow Enter the command ping 192 168 0 20 If no response is received either the connection is not working or your PC s IP address is not compatible with ICA 100 series IP Ad dresses See next item Ensure that your PC is using an IP Address within the range 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 0 254 excluding 192 168 0 20 Also the Network Mask should be set to 255 255 255 0 to match ICA 100 series In Windows you c...

Page 12: ...r Internet Camera and they are as follows System Image Users DateTime Trigger Upload Information Tools System The System menu contains commands for settings that are required for inputting key details to set up ICA 100 series for operation Click on System in the system administration menu bar and the System screen will appear The screen below is from ICA 100W the screen of ICA 100 is the same but ...

Page 13: ...Broadband Router User Guide 10 ...

Page 14: ... Please make sure to use a vacant IP address when you assign the IP address for ICA 100 series This will prevent errors from occurring if the IP address is overlapped Manually Assign You can click Manually Assign and directly enter the IP address The default settings are as follows Default IP 192 168 0 20 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Assign Automatically Using If your network ...

Page 15: ...e not allowed in the Network Name box To connect ICA 100W to an Ad hoc wireless workgroup make sure to set the same wireless channel and ESSID to match with the PC Notebook wireless channel and ESS ID for direct wireless communication under the Ad hoc wireless workgroup ad hoc and 802 11 ad hoc modes Note ICA 100W ad hoc mode supports two modes 802 11 ad hoc mode and proprietary ad hoc mode Which ...

Page 16: ...racter counts result in bit counts of 40 and 104 re spectively ICA 100W will automatically pad your input to a bit count of 64 or 128 On the Confirm WEP Key field input the same characters as the Encryption Code field Make sure the Encryption Code is the same with the access point s encryption code that ICA 100W is to be connected under Infrastructure mode Your PC Notebook s encryption code also n...

Page 17: ...s and input the second port value For example If you have 5 Internet Cameras to be installed each with an IP address from 192 168 0 101 192 168 0 102 192 168 0 103 192 168 0 104 192 168 0 105 You can open the second port for each Internet Camera from port 81 to Port 85 as illustrated below Internet Camera 1 IP 192 168 0 101 second web port 81 Internet Camera 2 IP 192 168 0 102 second web port 82 I...

Page 18: ...ill generate more compact file size with less video quality and vise versa The default setting is at Medium Frame Rate Select the frame rate desired with default setting at Auto for optimal frame rate Brightness Control Adjust the brightness level with default setting at 64 Contrast Control Adjust the contrast level with default setting at 64 Hue Control Adjust the hue level with default setting a...

Page 19: ...p given the password for example if the User Name is Guest and the User Pass word is Guest anyone can access ICA 100 series with these details used as a group of users under the User Name Guest The maximum length for the User Name is 12 Printable ASCII User Password Enter the user s password assigned by the administrator The maximum password length is 8 Printable ASCII I O Output Control Administr...

Page 20: ...ct from the DateTime menu bar either Synchronized with Time Server or Set Manually Click on DateTime in the system administration menu bar and the DateTime screen will appear as illustrated below Figure 3 6 DateTime Screen DateTime Select Synchronized with Time Server and the time will be based on GMT setting The time will be synchronized every 10 minutes This is also the default setting for ICA 1...

Page 21: ...ld manually Note When you select Set Manually each time ICA 100 series is powered off and on you must re enter the details once again due to time lost Save Cancel After making sure all settings in the DateTime are correct click on the Save icon to store the settings for ICA 100 series You can alternatively click on the Cancel icon to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved fr...

Page 22: ...he SMTP Server Address Sender e mail Address Receiver e mail Address Sending Interval and Sending Times SMTP Server Address SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a protocol for sending e mail messages between servers The mail server address must be filled in this field If the SMTP server needs authentication ICA 100 series will use Admin ID and Admin Pass word entered in System page as login accou...

Page 23: ... can alternatively click on the Cancel icon to restore all settings to the values last saved to or retrieved from ICA 100 series Please refer to the appendix for detailed information regarding the I O Connector Warning When connecting other devices through the I O connectors please make sure the maximum current of 100mA is strictly observed Any failure to do so might cause a loss of power to ICA 1...

Page 24: ... Port Number Most of the FTP servers using port 21 If the target FTP server uses specific port please ask the FTP server administrator to provide the information User Name Enter the user name used to login FTP server in this field Password Enter the password used to login FTP server in this field Directory Path ...

Page 25: ...revious one There will be only one image stored in FTP server Choose Date Time Suffix option and the full file name of the image will be Base File Name Date Time Choose Sequence Number Suffix Up to option and the full file name of the image will be Base File Name Sequence Number For example if you enter 3 in this option Internet Camera will create three files named BaseName1 BaseName2 BaseName3 in...

Page 26: ... without clicking YES otherwise click on the YES icon and the reset process will initiate Factory Reset A factory reset restarts ICA 100 series and returns all of its settings to their default values The Factory Reset panel contains the message Do you really want to factory reset this device and a YES button If you do not want to carry out a factory reset command exit the panel without clicking YE...

Page 27: ...he video images from Internet Explorer as illustrated below Figure 3 11 View Image ActiveX Mode Camera Name The Camera name will be display when the Camera Name field is entered in the Web Configuration setting under System Location The location of ICA 100 series will be displayed when the Location field is entered in the Web Configuration settings under System Date Time It indicates current date ...

Page 28: ...n of ICA 100 series will be displayed when the Location field is entered in the Web Configuration settings under System Date Time It indicates current date and time Note Please refer to the appendix on how to install ActiveX 1 Install to the Web Server 2 Install to your Local PC In the View Image Java Mode you are allowed two output trigger options Click on the ON button can activate the external ...

Page 29: ...Figure 4 1 Menu Screen STEP 2 To install the IPView Application click on the IPView hyperlink to activate the installa tion procedure for the application program If the above screen is not shown you can start the installation as follows 1 Click on Start Menu Run 2 Enter D IPView ipviewsetup exe in the appeared box where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive 3 Click on OK button STEP 3 The Welcome s...

Page 30: ...PC Configuration 27 Figure 4 2 Welcome Screen STEP 4 The License Agreement prompt will appear as below Read the details carefully and click on the Yes icon to continue with the installation procedure ...

Page 31: ... destination location or click on Browse to select another location After specifying the desired destination location click on Next to proceed further Figure 4 4 Destination Location STEP 6 The Select Program Folder prompt will appear providing information of where the IPView application will be located click on Next to continue Click on Back can return to the previous screens ...

Page 32: ... wait until Figure 4 7 or Figure 4 8 appears Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click on the Finish icon to restart the computer in Figure 4 7 If Figure 4 8 appears click on the Finish icon to complete the installation procedure Figure 4 6 Finish Screen ...

Page 33: ...de 30 Figure 4 7 Finish Screen Launch IPView After successfully installing the IPView the application program is automatically in stalled to Program Files IPView Click on Start Menu Programs IPView IPView to launch the program ...

Page 34: ...gure 4 8 IPView Path Once IPView is executed a Login dialog box will appear you must enter the default User Name admin into the respective field and click on OK to log into the applica tion Figure 4 9 IPView Login Dialog Box ...

Page 35: ...Broadband Router User Guide 32 After login the IPView application is executed and its interface will appear as follows in the default List View format Figure 4 10 List View Format ...

Page 36: ... it is highly recommended to change the User Name and Password by the Administrator to constrain users access to the IPView application This procedure should be done as soon as possible to prevent unauthor ized usage of IPView application To change the User Name and Password select Tools Options The Options dialog box will appear as illustrated below Figure 5 1 Option Screen The administrator need...

Page 37: ...with hot key capabilities as follows File File on the menu bar provides New Open Save Save As and Exit for users to create new files open existing files save files and exit the IPView as de picted below Figure 5 2 File Screen View View on the menu bar provide users with management capabilities for Columns List Camera and Refresh You can view Camera in 1 Camera 4 Cam eras 9 Cameras 16 Cameras The V...

Page 38: ...ra Screen By default the video image is enabled There will be a check next to the Enable command to show that the Enable function is working To disable real time image select Camera Enable and real time video image will stop and shutdown Once you select Motion Active Mode of a specific camera the Enable Motion option will add to the drop down list as below Figure 5 5 Camera Screen in Motion Active...

Page 39: ...oose either Contents or About as depicted below Figure 5 6 Help Screen Add Camera Select Camera Add on status bar or choose from toolbar or use the hot key Shift Ins An Add Camera dialog box will appear as illustrated below Figure 5 7 Add Camera Screen You can enter the IP Address of the camera in the specified field and click the Add icon to add a new camera If the IP Address is entered incorrect...

Page 40: ...era you can click on the Browse icon the Browse Camera dialog box will appear with a blank screen as illustrated below Figure 5 9 Browse Camera Screen Click on the Search icon and IPView will detect and search all the available cam era s that are installed on the local area network as depicted below ...

Page 41: ...matically added into IPView list view format Alternatively you can double click on the camera and the Add Camera dialog box will appear again with the IP Address entered Click on the Add icon and the camera will be automatically added into IPView list view format Figure 5 11 Enter Camera IP If administrator has set the User Name and Password to ICA 100 series during con figuration a dialog box bel...

Page 42: ...le with 1 Camera 9 Cameras and 16 Cameras viewing format and the viewing screen will appear with the video image Alternatively you can click the 1 Camera icon as illus trated or use the hot key Ctrl F3 For 4 Cameras 9 Cameras and 16 Cameras click the respective icon or use the hot key as follows Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 and Ctrl F6 To return to list view format use the hot key Ctrl F1 Figure 5 13 4 Cameras...

Page 43: ...u want to specify the path of the recording file saved please refer to Property section To stop recording a camera you must select the camera from list view format first From the menu bar select Camera Stop or click from toolbar or use the hot key F9 The recording function will be stopped The alternative way is from the view ing mode either 1 4 9 16 cameras right click on the icon located on the u...

Page 44: ... General Screen IP Assignment There are two options to select from the IP Assignment either Manually Assign or Assign Automatically Using Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à System section for further details ...

Page 45: ...gnment Screen DNS DNS Domain Name System server is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses Enter at least one DNS IP Address Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à System section for further details ...

Page 46: ...een Wireless Please skip this section if your camera is not wireless Allows setting for connection mode network name wireless channel and WEP key Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à System section for further details ...

Page 47: ...User Guide 44 Figure 5 17 Wireless Screen Misc Allows setting for LED Control ActiveX control location and second port Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à System section for further details ...

Page 48: ...field there are three available options No Display Opaque Mode and Transparent Mode Choosing Opaque Mode the background of the time stamp will be filled with white color Choosing Transparent Mode the time stamp will display on the screen with no background color Please note that this function is controlled by IPView software so the time stamp can be displayed on live image with IPView and the reco...

Page 49: ...oadband Router User Guide 46 Figure 5 19 Image Screen User This option allows system administrator to assign legal users who are permitted to monitor the camera from the remote site by Add or Delete user ...

Page 50: ...he User Name and Password into the specific field Select the I O Output Control to give users the privilege of accessing the I O Output Control Figure 5 21 Add User Screen To delete a user select the user and click on the Delete icon Please refer to Chap ter 3 Configuration à System Administration à Users section for further details ...

Page 51: ...e Server or Set Manually Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à DateTime section for further details Figure 5 22 Date Time Screen Trigger 1 Provides the settings of first set I O trigger connectors Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à Trigger section for further details ...

Page 52: ...nfiguration 49 Figure 5 23 Trigger1 Screen Trigger 2 Provides the settings of first set I O trigger connectors Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Administration à Trigger section for further details ...

Page 53: ...5 24 Trigger2 Screen Information Displays information about the camera such as the model firmware version MAC address and IP address Please refer to Chapter 3 Configuration à System Admini stration à Information section for further details ...

Page 54: ...mera Properties and the Camera Property dialog box will appear 3 Select the Tools tab and enter the full path of the firmware binary file name in the Update Firmware field or you can click on the Browse icon to select the file Once the firmware file is entered click on the Update icon to proceed with the updating process 4 After process completed click on the OK button below Warning During firmwar...

Page 55: ...Broadband Router User Guide 52 Figure 5 26 Tools Screen ...

Page 56: ...e Options You can set the upper limitation of each file by the file size or recording time Once the file reaches the limitation allocated IPView will create a new file and keep recording Furthermore you can select the compression rate of the file by clicking the drop down list behind Compression Recording Options This field is for Manual and Schedule recording mode Select FullTime IPView will reco...

Page 57: ...dvanced Setting for detailed configurations The pre defined schedule can be set by date or weekday Figure 5 28 Schedule Setting Screen Motion Active Mode Select this option and click Advanced Setting for detailed configurations You can adjust the sensitivity level and choose the warning options when IPView detects a motion ...

Page 58: ...Advanced Configuration 55 Figure 5 29 Motion Setting Screen ...

Page 59: ...w format The alternative hot key is Ctrl F5 16 cameras view format The alternative hot key is Ctrl F6 Refresh IPView application The alternative hot key is F12 Add a camera The alternative hot key is Shift Ins Delete a camera The alternative hot key is Del Property settings used for configuring camera The alternative hot key is F2 Snap shot to capture a single image The alternative hot key is F5 S...

Page 60: ...ons will appears Figure 5 30 Context Sensitive Menu in List View Format In camera view format click on the icon located at the upper left corner of the screen and a case sensitive menu will appear as illustrated below The menu includes fea tures of Enable image rotate option Snap Shot Enable Motion trigger control options recording control options List 1 Camera 4 Cameras 9 Cameras 16 Cameras Previ...

Page 61: ...Broadband Router User Guide 58 Figure 5 31 Case Sensitive Menu in Camera View Format ...

Page 62: ... for users JPEG is adopted since it is a standard for image compression and can be applied to various web browser and application software without the need to install extra software Q Can I change the wireless antenna attached to the Wireless Internet Camera A The wireless antenna can be changed for a variety of reasons such as extending the wireless transmission range however please consult autho...

Page 63: ...te IP addresses A The Internet Camera can be connected to LAN with private IP addresses Q Can the Internet Camera be installed and work if a firewall exists on the network A If a firewall exists on the network port 80 is open for ordinary data communica tion However since the Internet Camera transmits image data the default port 8481 is also required Therefore it is necessary to open port 8481 of ...

Page 64: ... Camera and verify that the power supply is well connected Q Why does the LAN LED not light up properly A1 There might be a problem with the network cable To confirm that the cables are working PING the address of a known device on the network If the cabling is OK and your network is reachable you should receive a reply similar to the follow ing bytes 32 time 2 ms A2 The network device utilized by...

Page 65: ...an I improve the image A1 A possible cause might be the incorrect display properties configuration for your desktop You need to open the Display Properties on your desktop and configure your display to show at least 65 000 colors for example at least 16 bit Note Applying only 16 or 256 colors on your computer will produce dithering arti facts in the image A2 The configuration on the Internet Camer...

Page 66: ...arm devices Once triggered images will be taken and e mailed The supported transistor output can give a maximum of DC 5V to the externally connected alarm devices Once triggered the current will activate the devices In 1 In 2 In 1 In 2 is a pair for digital input It works at voltage 5V In 3 In 4 In 3 In 4 is a pair for digital input It works at voltage 5V Out 5 Out 6 Out 5 Out 6 is a pair for digi...

Page 67: ...the device must be a passive component without voltage and electrical current 2 When connecting other devices through the Output connector please make sure the maximum current of DC 5V 100mA is strictly observed 3 Any failure of the above two points might cause serious damage to the cam era ...

Page 68: ...ixed Lens Assembly unless you want to substitute the lens While adjusting the Internet Camera s focus you can review the image quality from the Web browser Note You can also adjust the Internet Camera s image quality through the Web Con figuration under System Administration Image Please refer to Configuration chapter for further details D Fixed Lens Assembly Do not adjust Camera Lens Adjust it by...

Page 69: ... Follow the instructions below to replace the supplied lens with any C or CS type lens 1 Unscrew the Internet Camera lens 2 C lens only attach the new lens to a CS C adapter 3 Screw the new lens onto the Internet Camera If appropriate adjust the iris accord ing to the prevailing light conditions 4 Refer to Adjusting the Internet Camera Focus on the previous page 5 Refresh the web browser and monit...

Page 70: ...he field with web server s address Either IP address or Internet address will do Once the settings are completed users are able to access ICA 100 series from the web browser by selecting the Image View ActiveX mode Install to Local PC STEP 1 Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive to initiate the autorun program A menu screen will appear as follows STEP 2 Click on the Xplug Control hyperlink to ac...

Page 71: ... where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive 3 Click on OK button STEP 3 The Welcome screen will appear Click on the Next button to proceed with the installation STEP 4 The License Agreement will appear as below Read the details carefully and click on the Yes icon to continue with the installation procedure ...

Page 72: ...Appendix C Specifications 69 STEP 5 Click on the Finish button to complete Setup of the Xplug Control Utility program for the Wireless Internet Camera ...

Page 73: ...Broadband Router User Guide 70 ...

Page 74: ... Video Setting Image compression JPEG Frame rate 20fps CIF 3fps VGA Compression Rate selection 5 level Very Low Low Medium High Very High Frame rate setting 1 5 7 15 20 auto depends on the video format Video resolution 320x240 640x480 Brightness control Range 1 128 Contrast control Range 1 128 Hue control Range 1 128 System Hardware LAN Connector One RJ 45 port to connect to 10 100Mbps Ethernet au...

Page 75: ...CMP BOOTP RARP DHCP PPPoE Management Utility Internet Browser Software Utility Utility Support OS Win 98 Win 98 SE Win 2000 Win Me Win XP Utility Function Live image viewing Remote management Snap shot Picture recording Motion detection Operating environment Operating temperature 5 C 50 C Storage temperature 25 C 50 C Humidity 5 95 non condensing EMI Regulation FCC CE VCCI ...

Page 76: ...rk device in a diskless workstation to give its own IP address C Communication Communication has four components sender receiver message and medium In networks devices and application tasks and processes communicate messages to each other over media They represent the sender and receivers The data they send is the message The cabling or transmission method they use is the medium Connection In netw...

Page 77: ...d 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 unauthor ized Internet users from accessing private networks con...

Page 78: ...is linked to the Internet by way of a dedicated communication line An ISP offers the use of its dedi cated communication lines to companies or individuals who can t afford the high monthly cost for a direct connection J JAVA Java is a programming language that is specially designed for writing programs that can be safely downloaded to your computer through the Internet without the fear of viruses ...

Page 79: ...w servers respond to workstation requests and vice versa Common network protocols responsible for the presentation and formatting of data for a network operating system are the Internetwork Packet Exchange IPX protocol or the Internet Protocol IP Protocols that dictate the format of data for transferors the medium include tokenpassing and Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detec tion CSM...

Page 80: ...SE 2 or 10BASE T networks to attach devices with AUI ports U UDP The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides above IP in the TCP IP suite ULP The upper layer protocol refers to Application Layer protocols such as FTP SNMP and SMTP Utility It is a program that performs a specific task UTP Unshielded twisted pair UTP is a form of cable used by all access methods It consists ...

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