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Internet Camera 

 

ICA-100PE

 

 

User’s Manual 

 
 
 

Version 1.1 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ICA-100PE

Page 1: ...Internet Camera ICA 100PE User s Manual Version 1 1...

Page 2: ...tten permission of PLANET Technology Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmf...

Page 3: ...out notice If you find information in this manual that is incorrect misleading or incomplete we would appreciate your comments and suggestions Trademarks The PLANET logo is a trademark of PLANET Techn...

Page 4: ...15 ATTACHING THE CAMERA TO THE STAND 15 CONNECTING THE ETHERNET CABLE 16 ATTACHING THE POWER SUPPLY 16 CHAPTER 3 SECURITY 17 CHAPTER 4 APPLICATION OF THE CAMERA 18 APPLICATIONS 19 APPLICATION DIAGRAM...

Page 5: ...YSTEM 55 CHAPTER 7 APPENDIX 69 A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 69 B PING YOUR IP ADDRESS 72 C TROUBLE SHOOTING 73 D TIME ZONE TABLE 77 E XPLUG CONTROL INSTALLATION 79 F ADJUST INTERNET CAMERA FOCUS 83 G...

Page 6: ...camera z Chapter 4 Application of the Camera provides the illustrations of the camera s applications z Chapter 5 Using the Camera guides you through the configuration using the web browser z Chapter...

Page 7: ...sounds for monitoring The Internet Camera can be managed remotely accessed and controlled from any PC Notebook over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser The simple installation procedures and w...

Page 8: ...xt Generation PoE Technology Power over Ethernet PoE IEEE 802 3af standard eliminates the need of 110 220 AC power for the wired LAN devices With this innovative technology the network manager can dep...

Page 9: ...d convenience Users are also allowed to monitor the image and take snapshots Broad Range of Applications With today s high speed Internet services the Internet Camera can provide the ideal solution fo...

Page 10: ...n that you have PLANET PoE Internet Camera x 1 Installation CD ROM x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 Camera Stand x 1 RJ 45 Ethernet Cable x 1 If any item contained is damaged or missing please contact...

Page 11: ...ory Size 32MB 64MB recommended Resolution 800x600 or above Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or above ActiveX JAVA Mode Image View for Windows OS and JAVA Mode Image View for other OS Netscape 6 0 or ab...

Page 12: ...LED The Power LED is positioned on the right side of the Internet Camera s lens while facing the Internet Camera A steady BLUE light confirms that the Internet Camera is powered on 2 Link LED 11 The...

Page 13: ...Reset Button 12 1 Network Cable Connector 3 DC Power Connector 1 Network Cable Connector The Internet Camera s rear panel features an RJ 45 connector for connections to 10Base T Ethernet cabling or 10...

Page 14: ...anging to factory reset The IP address will return to the default setting as 192 168 0 20 3 DC Power Connector The DC power input connector is located on the Internet Camera s rear panel and is labele...

Page 15: ...14 Screw Hole Screw Hole Located on the top bottom panel of the camera the screw hole is used to connect the camera stand onto the camera by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw...

Page 16: ...nal with a swivel ball screw head that can be attached to the Internet Camera s bottom screw hole Attach the camera stand to the Internet Camera and station it for your application There are three hol...

Page 17: ...d then attach it to the network Attaching the Power Supply Attach the external power supply to the DC power input connector located on Internet Camera s rear panel and then connect it to your local po...

Page 18: ...d that is assigned by the Administrator The administrator can release a public user name and password so when remote users access the Internet Camera they will have the right to view the images transm...

Page 19: ...from any PC desktop over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser With the easy installation procedure real time live images will be available In addition once the Internet Camera is installed coup...

Page 20: ...such as construction sites hospitals amusement parks schools and day care centers through the use of a web browser z Capture multiple frame images from the IPView pro application z Configure the came...

Page 21: ...Application Diagrams of the Camera Home Applications 20...

Page 22: ...Office Applications 21...

Page 23: ...gured through its built in Web based Configuration Extensive knowledge of LAN will be helpful in setting up the Internet Camera From the web browser enter the default IP address to access the Welcome...

Page 24: ...r the default IP address is entered from the browser the Internet Camera Welcome screen will appear with a still image There will be three options to choose from to set up and view your Internet Camer...

Page 25: ...Home TIP Once you have changed the settings in each option click Save to store the settings or Cancel to abandon or Refresh to reload the status During the configuration whenever you click Home in the...

Page 26: ...sion MAC Address and IP Address can be found in this field Ethernet Status You can monitor the networking status in this field including the Link network connection Speed and the Duplex mode Video Cli...

Page 27: ...this field display the information of the LAN such as the IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Address Secondary DNS Address Dynamic DNS Secondary HTTP Port and UPnP User Click the User...

Page 28: ...key details to setup the camera for operation Click Configuration in the top menu bar and the Configuration window will appear as below 27 System Click the System item in the left column to setup the...

Page 29: ...Null String and you need to key in the administrator name with a maximum length of 12 printable ASCII characters and enter the administrator password with a maximum length of 8 printable ASCII charact...

Page 30: ...desired video resolution format including 160x120 320x240 default and 640x480 Compression Rate Select the desired compression rate with five levels from Very Low to Very High Higher video compression...

Page 31: ...on from the options either 50 Hz or 60 Hz default Network Click the Network item in the left column to setup the LAN configuration of your camera TCP IP IP Address Mode This field provides your with t...

Page 32: ...have an ISP PPPoE account The camera will get an IP address from the ISP as starting up DNS IP Address DNS Domain Name System server is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addres...

Page 33: ...or Disable The default setting is No Define Users Use this field to add or delete users for your camera Add User Enter the user name in this box and enter the user s password assigned by the administ...

Page 34: ...camera s location Date Time You can set up time and date manually or automatically by selecting the Synchronized with Time Server option Synchronized with Time Server Select this option and the time...

Page 35: ...administrator must enter the date and time in the respective field manually Upload Click the Upload item in the left column to setup configuration for FTP server time schedule and manual operation FTP...

Page 36: ...server option and enter the relevant information such as the schedule video frequency and base file name Schedule You can 1 Choose Always to always upload the video to FTP server or 2 Set the Schedule...

Page 37: ...e and manual operation settings E mail Account This field contains the following six basic settings for your FTP server SMTP Server Address SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a protocol for sending...

Page 38: ...l server Time Schedule Select the Enable mail video to e mail account option to set schedule to send e mail Please refer to the instruction in Upload section The Interval option is to define time inte...

Page 39: ...restarting the camera Click Tools in the top menu bar and the Tools window will appear as below E mail Test Click the E mail Test item in the left column to test your e mail account Test E mail Accou...

Page 40: ...nt to factory reset this device Click the YES button from this option and you can resume all factory default settings for the camera If you do not want to restore the factory settings exit this window...

Page 41: ...want to backup the configuration to file Click the Backup button from this option and you can save the current configuration to file Restore Device Configuration from File You can resume the device co...

Page 42: ...dministration J Help The Help window provides the basic information of the camera Click Help in the top menu bar and the Help window will appear as below About Displays the camera s model name and ver...

Page 43: ...hrough ActiveX Mode or Java Mode as described in the next section Then position the camera to the desired location appropriately for your purpose Followed by adjustment of the camera focus done manual...

Page 44: ...as illustrated below Date and Time Camera Name Camera Name The Camera name will be displayed when the Camera Name field is entered in the Web Configuration setting under Configuration Date and Time T...

Page 45: ...m the browser click View Image Java Mode from the Welcome screen to access the video images from Internet Explorer or Netscape browser as illustrated below Date and Time Camera Name Camera Name The Ca...

Page 46: ...ons for each of the functions NOTE 1 Please refer to the appendix on how to install ActiveX including 1 install to the Web Server and 2 install to your Local PC 2 The administrator has the authority t...

Page 47: ...w Pro which is a powerful software application designed with a user friendly interface for ease of control and navigation requirements Getting Started To launch IPView Pro click Start Programs PLANET...

Page 48: ...tem s resolution setting up to 1024x768 Please configure the resolution to 1024x768 or higher otherwise it may shows incomplete screen when launching the program Item Feature NO Item Description X Dat...

Page 49: ...in View Window Show four cameras in View Window Show six cameras in View Window with the first one as the major view Show eight cameras in View Window with the first one as the major view Show nine c...

Page 50: ...ecord Button Record video clip of the selected camera and save it in the computer The storage position can be configured in System Configuration When you click the button you can select Manual Record...

Page 51: ...ng a Camera To add a camera 1 Click the System Configure button to enter the System Configuration If you are not sure of the camera s IP address you can click Search to search the available camera s w...

Page 52: ...t and then click Add Camera The camera is added Click the Add Camera button The camera found within the network 3 Click Save and then click the System Configure button to return to View Window The sel...

Page 53: ...is added Click the Add Camera button Enter the camera s IP address and Port 5 Enter the camera s IP address default 192 168 1 2 and Port default 80 and then click Add Camera 6 Click Save and then cli...

Page 54: ...you can select one camera mode or other modes to display your video IPView Pro allows a maximum of 16 cameras for viewing For example if you use only one camera select one camera mode and the View Wi...

Page 55: ...Record or Motion Record the system will record the video clip according to the settings in System Configuration Playing Recorded Video The recorded video clips are saved in your computer and can be pl...

Page 56: ...llows you to configure the system settings and the System Configuration Screen will appear in the View Window as shown below Once configured click Save to save the settings and then click the System C...

Page 57: ...can configure the following settings Web Configuration In the left column selecting the Web Configuration item will launch the Web Configuration Utility in View Window You can configure these settings...

Page 58: ...ontrol Before configuring you should select one camera from the pull down menu 57 Select one camera Detect Region When you select the Full picture option the camera will monitor the whole area Sensiti...

Page 59: ...re to the alarm and e mail setting Invoke Alarm Select this option to enable alarm when some motion detected by the system Send e mail When this option is checked click the Mailing Configuration in th...

Page 60: ...o reset this device Click Yes in the pop up dialog box to confirm Factory Reset Restore the factory default settings of the camera Do you really want to factory reset this device Click Yes in the pop...

Page 61: ...ective fields Mail Server Enter the mail server address that is used to send your e mail Mail From To Enter the sender s receiver s e mail address Subject Enter the title of the e mail User Name Passw...

Page 62: ...Proxy Server Check the Proxy Server option and enter the required settings in the Address and Port boxes to enable and use the Proxy Server function 61...

Page 63: ...served HDD Space For MS Windows OS You can reserve 500 MB to 1000 MB hard disk space for the program Each Recording File Size If the recorded video files reach the file size limit video images will be...

Page 64: ...k Add to add a new destination folder click Delete to remove a selected path setting Please note that you are not allowed to delete a path setting if there is only one setting in the list Recycle You...

Page 65: ...tive settings in the Schedule mode The recording schedule can be defined by Date Mode or Week Mode Date Mode First select the camera desired from the pull down menu Then setup the time in the Start St...

Page 66: ...camera desired from the pull down menu Then setup the time in the Start Stop fields and select the weekday from the buttons Click Add to add the recording schedule to the list Click Save to save the...

Page 67: ...When multiple cameras connected this option allows the system to display these views as the main view in circles according to your time settings The range of Time interval of scan is from 1 to 20 seco...

Page 68: ...Log List This filed displays the user s information which includes the Date MAC address and the brief description of events 67...

Page 69: ...68 About This filed provides information of the software application...

Page 70: ...solution that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring The Internet Camera can be managed remotely accessed and controlled from any PC Notebook over the Intranet or Internet via a web br...

Page 71: ...nded Q What network cabling is required for the Internet Camera A The Internet Camera uses Category 5 UTP cable allowing 10 Base T and 100 Base T networking Q Can the Internet Camera be setup as a PC...

Page 72: ...71 transmits image data the default port 8481 is also required Therefore it is necessary to open port 8481 of the network for remote users to access the Internet Camera...

Page 73: ...if the IP address conflicts with the Internet Camera over the network Follow the step by step procedure below to utilize the PING command However you must disconnect the Internet Camera from the netw...

Page 74: ...ou should proceed as follows In Windows 95 98 2000 and Windows NT double check the IP Address of the Internet Camera is within the same subnet as your workstation Click Start Setting Control Panel and...

Page 75: ...ce on the network If the cabling is OK and your network is reachable you should receive a reply similar to the following bytes 32 time 2 ms A2 The network device utilized by the Internet Camera is not...

Page 76: ...le 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...

Page 77: ...76 the Internet Options menu Alternatively you can use the Java Applet for viewing the required images...

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Page 80: ...lic Domain with Fixed IP address 1 Installation Copy the xplug ocx file to any WEB Server table 2 Setting Configuration From the Web Configuration menu select System and under the Loading ActiveX From...

Page 81: ...leted a menu screen will appear as below To install Xplug Control click the Xplug Control button to activate the installation procedure for the plug in program Once executed a prompt will appear reque...

Page 82: ...n will appear Click the Next button to proceed with the installation The License Agreement prompt will appear as below Read the details carefully and click the Yes button to continue with the installa...

Page 83: ...Click the Finish button to complete Setup of the Xplug Control Utility program for the Internet Camera 82...

Page 84: ...h System Administration Image of Web Configuration Please refer to Web Configuration section for further details Warning Direct exposure to sunlight may cause permanent damage to the CMOS sensor There...

Page 85: ...G Frame rate 30fps QCIF 25fps CIF 10fps VGA Compression Rate selection 5 levels Very low Low Middle High Very high Frame rate setting 1 5 7 15 20 Auto depends on the video format Video resolution 160x...

Page 86: ...r LED Blue Activity LED Orange Software Browser Internet Explorer 5 0 or above Netscape 6 0 or above Application Software IPView Pro OS supported Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Windows NT4 0 Operat...

Page 87: ...ernet 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 n...

Page 88: ...tworking two devices establish a connection to communicate with each other D DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol was developed by Microsoft a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to device...

Page 89: ...mple the domain name www network_camera com might translate to 192 167 222 8 E Enterprise network An enterprise network consists of collections of networks connected to each other over a geographicall...

Page 90: ...ering or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall which examines each message and blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria G Gateway A gateway links computers that use diffe...

Page 91: ...mmunications 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 stan...

Page 92: ...ed 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...

Page 93: ...consists of a collection of two or more devices people or components that communicate with each other over physical or virtual media The most common types of network are LAN local area network Compute...

Page 94: ...thers are responsible for filtering information between networks and forwarding data to its destination Still other protocols dictate how data is transferred across the medium and how servers respond...

Page 95: ...sources such as files or other information SMTP The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet mail SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP was designed to provide a common foundation for...

Page 96: ...k the transceiver connects the network adapter or other network device to the medium Transceivers also can be used on 10BASE 2 or 10BASE T networks to attach devices with AUI ports U UDP The User Data...

Page 97: ...e DOS Workgroup A workgroup is a group of users who are physically located together and connected to the same LAN or a group of users who are scattered throughout an organization but are logically con...

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