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3.8.1 Common

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3.8.2 MPEG4/VGA

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3.8.3 MPEG4/QVGA

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3.8.4 MPEG4/QQVGA

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3.8.5 VIDEO/JPEG

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3.9 Audio

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3.10 User

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3.11 E-Mail

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3.12 Object Detection

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3.13 Event Server

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3.13.1 FTP Server

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3.13.2 TCP Server

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3.13.3 HTTP Server

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3.14 Event Schedule

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Appendix A: Reset Factory Default Settings

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Appendix B: PING IP Address

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Appendix C: Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation

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Appendix D: DDNS Application

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Summary of Contents for ICA-108

Page 1: ...Wired Wireless IR IP Camera ICA 108 ICA 108W User s Manual Version 2 00 Date Apr 2008 1 ...

Page 2: ...lation 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 reception which can be determined by t...

Page 3: ...his 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 of the crossed out wheeled bin symbol Do ...

Page 4: ... XP 23 2 8 2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP 24 2 8 3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista 25 3 Web based Management 26 3 1 Introduction 26 3 2 Connecting to IR IP Camera 26 3 3 Live View 28 3 4 ActiveX Control 30 3 4 1 Digital Zoom 31 3 4 2 Record 31 3 4 3 Snapshot 32 3 4 4 Voice 32 3 4 5 Statistics 33 3 4 6 About 33 3 5 Network 34 3 5 1 Network 34 3 5 2 Wireless ICA 108W only 35 3 5 3 DDNS s...

Page 5: ... User 58 3 11 E Mail 59 3 12 Object Detection 60 3 13 Event Server 61 3 13 1 FTP Server 61 3 13 2 TCP Server 62 3 13 3 HTTP Server 63 3 14 Event Schedule 64 Appendix A Reset Factory Default Settings 66 Appendix B PING IP Address 67 Appendix C Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation 68 Appendix D DDNS Application 70 4 ...

Page 6: ...nd security features include WEP and WPA encryption 1 1 Overview This user s manual explains how to operate the wired wireless IR IP Camera from a computer Basically the user s manual is written to be read on the computer display However users might consider printing it out to access easily and read it before you operate the Network Camera This manual shows how to set up the two cameras unless mod...

Page 7: ...an find the following items in the package 1 IR IP Camera x 1 2 Power adapter x 1 3 Wall mount accessories x 1 4 Utility and manual CD x 1 5 Quick Start Guide x 1 6 External Antenna ICA 108W only NOTE 1 If any of the above items are missing please contact your dealer immediately 2 Using the power supply that is not the one included in IR IP Camera packet will cause damage and void the warranty for...

Page 8: ...ecommended for Internet Explorer 6 0 or later System Hardware CPU Pentium 4 1 5GHz or above Memory Size 512 MB 512 MB or above Recommended VGA card resolution 1024 x 768 or above Network bandwidth In VGA resolution mode minimum upload bandwidth is 1Mbps NOTE The listed information is minimum system requirements only Actual requirement will vary depending on the nature of your environment 7 ...

Page 9: ...2 Audio Output Audio output jack allows this device to output audio or alerting sound 3 DC Power Jack The DC power input jack is located on the IR IP Camera The input power is 5V DC Note Using the power supply that is not the one included in IR IP Camera packet will cause damage and void the warranty for this product 4 Reset to Default Button This button is hidden in the pinhole beside the DC Powe...

Page 10: ...fore you started advanced management and monitoring 1 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM drive to launch the autorun program Once completed a welcome menu screen will appear 2 Click the IP Wizard hyperlink you will see the InstallShield Wizard dialog box as below NOTE If the welcome screen does not appear click Start at the taskbar Then select Run and type D Utility setup exe assume D is your C...

Page 11: ...4 Please click Next to install with original settings or you may click Change button to modify the install folder then press Next to continue 5 Please click Install to start the installation 10 ...

Page 12: ...6 Please click Finish to complete the installation 7 Please double click the utility icon on the desktop then you will see the IR IP Camera utility 11 ...

Page 13: ...rting to search Internet Camera on the LAN The message No Network Devices Is Found will appear on this window if IP Wizard cannot find any IR IP Camera on the LAN Otherwise existed IR IP Cameras will be listed If total quantity is over please move the cursor to Information Box Click on the left button of the mouse and the Information Box of the Listing Window will roll upward automatically on the ...

Page 14: ...ns this device is selected please press Wizard button Or you could double click the mouse left key on the selected IR IP Camera Relative settings will be carried out Details of Install Wizard will be specified as Section 2 6 About Button When click About button you will see the version information of IP Wizard shown in the pop up dialog box Exit Button Click Exit button will close the IP Wizard Pr...

Page 15: ...rd Wizard Page 1 Username and Password This page is about the change of the authorized user name and password of the selected device If you don t want to change them please click Next to move to the next page Press Exit button if you don t want to set up right now If you want to change authorized name or password you have to check the box in front of ID or New Password Authorized Username should c...

Page 16: ...etwork security and performance to some level by organizing hosts into logical groups Subnet masks contain four bytes and usually appear in the same dotted decimal data For example a very common subnet mask in its binary demonstration 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 will usually be shown in the corresponding more readable form as 255 255 255 0 Def Gateway A gateway is a piece of software or ha...

Page 17: ...the address bar of your web browser to logon IR IP Camera s web configuration page Wizard Page 3 Confirmation This page shows the new configurations If it is correct please press Submit icon and the setting information will be save to your IR IP Camera Click on Exit to close this window 16 ...

Page 18: ...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 enable UPnP settings only if your operating system of PC is running Windows XP Go to Start Settings and Click Control Panel The Control Panel will display on the screen and double click Add or Remove Progra...

Page 19: ...The Add or Remove Programs will display on the screen and click Add Remove Widows Components to continue The following screen will appear select Networking Services and click Details to continue 18 ...

Page 20: ...The Networking Services will display on the screen select Universal Plug and Play and click OK to continue Please click Next to continue 19 ...

Page 21: ...The program will start installing the UPnP automatically You will see the below pop up screen please wait while Setup configures the components Please click Finish to complete the UPnP installation 20 ...

Page 22: ...etworking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment software and peripherals This device is an UPnP enabled device If the operating system Windows Vista of your PC is UPnP enabled the device will be very easy to configure Use the following steps to enable UPnP settings only if your operating system of PC is running Windows Vista Go to Start Control Panel Network and Inter...

Page 23: ...Double click My Network Places on the desktop the My Network Places will display on the screen and double click the UPnP icon with IR IP Camera to view your device in an internet browser 22 ...

Page 24: ...ge to work correctly To use the IR IP Camera user must setup his IE browser as follows 2 8 1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP From your IE browse Î Tools Î Internet Options Î Security Î Custom Level please setup your Settings as follow 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...

Page 25: ...net Options Î Security Î Custom Level please setup your Settings as follow Set the first 3 items Allow previously unused ActiveX control to run Allows Script lets Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls By now you have finished your entire PC configuration for IR IP Camera 24 ...

Page 26: ...prompting for ActiveX controls Prompt Initialize and script active controls not marked From your IE browse Î Tools Î Internet Options Î Security Î Trusted Sites Î Custom Level please setup your Settings as follow Enable Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls Prompt Initialize and script active controls not marked By now you have finished your entire PC configuration for IR IP Camera ...

Page 27: ...the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the IR IP Camera z Once connected you can add the IR IP Camera to your Browser s Favorites or Bookmarks Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the IR IP Camera The Default IP http 192 168 0 20 The login window of IR IP Camera will appear Default login username password is admin no password NOTE If the User ...

Page 28: ...into your PC After the ActiveX control was installed and run the first image will be displayed NOTE If you log in the IR IP Camera as an ordinary user setting function will be not available If you log in the IR IP Camera as the administrator you can perform all the settings provided within the device 27 ...

Page 29: ...nd M JPEG simultaneously User can chose the proper and or preferred profile here ActiveX Control The plug in ActiveX control supports a lot of functions by clicking the left mouse button Note that this feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 Way Audio The IR IP Camera supports 2 way audio function User can chose to enable or disable this function by toggli...

Page 30: ...d and login privilege E Mail Setup E Mail configuration FTP This device is a client site and configure information to upload images to server Object Detection Setup Object detection Event Schedule Configure the schedule while event triggered Streaming Protocol User can select proper streaming protocol according to networking environment Language The device could provide multiple languages to meet ...

Page 31: ...Note that this feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft Internet Explorer On the ActiveX control icon click the LeftMouseButton then a menu pop up This menu provides features that are unique to the ActiveX control These features include Digital Zoom Record Snapshot Voice Statistics About 30 ...

Page 32: ...s ASF format into your local PC While you want to stop it press Stop to stop recording Select Browser the pop up window to select the save path and file name prefix select OK to continue After stop recording list the files this file is named as Video_yyyymmddhhmmss asf The ASF files can be display by the standard Windows Media Player but it needs the DixectX 9 0 or later version to be installed NO...

Page 33: ...select OK to continue If you like to retrieve the saved image select the file to display the saved image by using any one of graph editing tools NOTE Default save path is C Documents and Settings All user Desktop 3 4 4 Voice Click Volume to activate this function These have two control bars for speaker and microphone volume Scroll this control bar to adjust the audio attribute Check the volume mut...

Page 34: ...ivate this function A window will be popup to show the statistics information of the streaming status Note that this information is the statistics between the device and your local PC 3 4 6 About Click About to show the ActiveX information 33 ...

Page 35: ... as the default IP address IP address Subnet mask Gateway 1st DNS 2nd DNS server If you do not select Obtain an IP address automatically then you need to enter these network parameters by yourself IP Address This address is a unique numbers that identifies a computer or device on the WAN or LAN These numbers are usually shown in groups separated by periods for example 192 168 0 200 Subnet Mask Sub...

Page 36: ...ting effect HTTP Port The device supports two HTTP ports The first one is default port 80 and this port is fixed This port is very useful for Intranet usage The second HTTP port is changeable Users could assign the second port number of http protocol and the WAN users should follow the port number to login If the http port is not assigned as 80 users have to add the port number in back of IP addre...

Page 37: ... priority Type To select one of WLAN modes from Infrastructure or Ad Hoc mode Shows which type of security the network uses The device supports three security methods None WEP WPA_PSK WPA2_PSK WEP settings Authenticatio n Select Open or Shared Key System Authentication depending on the method used by your access point Not all access points have this option in which case they probably use Open Syst...

Page 38: ...t Obtain an IP address automatically then you need to enter these network parameters manually IP Address This address is a unique numbers that identifies a computer or device on the WAN or LAN These numbers are usually shown in groups separated by periods for example 192 168 0 200 Subnet Mask Subnets allow network traffic between hosts to be separated based on the network s configuration In IP net...

Page 39: ...ou use to connect to the Internet The address you get may be static meaning it never changes or dynamic meaning it s likely to change periodically Just how often it changes depends on your ISP A dynamic IP address complicates remote access since you may not know what your current WAN IP address is when you want to access your network over the Internet The solution to the dynamic IP address problem...

Page 40: ...ocol It allows IR IP Camera connect to Internet with xDSL or cable connection it can dial up your ISP and get a dynamic IP address For more PPPoE and Internet configuration please consult your ISP It can directly connect to the xDSL however it should be setup on a LAN environment to program the PPPoE information first and then connect to the xDSL modem Power on again then the device will dial on t...

Page 41: ...e IP information got from PPPoE server site Status Shows the Status of PPPoE connection 3 5 5 Streaming RTSP is a streaming control protocol and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP multicast and Unicast and for negotiating codecs RTSP can be considered a remote control for controlling the media stream delivered by a media server RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol fo...

Page 42: ... However sometimes some service providers change this port number for some reasons If so user needs to change this port accordingly Dialing procedure 1 Choose a verified player PacketVideo or Realplayer currently 2 Use the following URL to access rtsp host mpeg4 media 3gp Where host is the host name or IP address of the IR IP Camera Compatible 3G mobile phone Please contact your dealer to get the ...

Page 43: ...ice here Friendly Name Shows the friendly name of this device here UPnP NAT Traversal When enabled the device will attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network using UPnP Note that UPnP must be enabled in the NAT router first Port Range The port range will open in NAT router External IP address Show the IP address and port for WAN access through Internet If NAT traversal is co...

Page 44: ...e IP filter function here IP Filter Policy Choose the filter policy where is denying or allowing 3 5 8 IP Notification In case the IP address is changed system is able to send out an email to alert someone if the function is enabled 43 ...

Page 45: ...fields need to be filled TCP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server TCP Port Set port number of TCP server Message The message will be sent to FTP server HTTP Notification If enable this function then the fields below need to be filled URL Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP server HTTP Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP server HTTP Login Password Ty...

Page 46: ...roxy Proxy Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP Proxy Proxy Login Password Type the password for the HTTP Proxy Custom Parameter User can set specific parameters to HTTP server Message The message will be sent to HTTP server 45 ...

Page 47: ...nu to set the function of the camera of IR IP Camera 3 6 1 Picture Rotation Turn the Mirror and Vertical Flip On or OFF The image will be overturned as below White Balance Auto will adjust the white balance automatically 46 ...

Page 48: ...righten IR IP Camera Sharpness Large value will sharpen IR IP Camera Contrast Large value will contrast IR IP Camera heavily Night Mode User can turn Auto or Off of the night mode This function is very useful under low illumination environment IR LEDs User can turn On Off or Schedule of the built in IR LEDs This function is very useful under low illumination environment even 0 Lux Note that CMOS s...

Page 49: ...u can enter the name of this unit here It s very useful to identify the specific device from multiple units Software version This information shows the software version in the device Log User can check the system log information of the device including the Main Info Appended Info Operator IP and so on 48 ...

Page 50: ... date and time with those of time server called NTP server Network Time Protocol Adjust Synchronize with PC Click this option to enable time synchronization with PC time NTP server name Type the host name or IP address or domain name of the NTP server NTP sync Interval Select an interval between 1 and 23 hours at which you want to adjust the IR IP Camera s time referring to NTP server Time zone Se...

Page 51: ...e unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values This action will not reset the network setting Backup Setting To take a backup of all of the parameters click this button If necessary it will then be possible to return to the previous settings if settings are changed and there is unexpected behavior Restore Setting Click the Browse button to locate the saved backup...

Page 52: ... the firmware upgraded Once the upgrading process completed the device will reboot the system automatically 9 Please wait for 80 seconds and then you can use IP Wizard to search the device again Warning The download firmware procedure cannot be interrupted If the power and or network connection are broken during the download procedure it might possibly cause serious damage to the IR IP Camera Plea...

Page 53: ...support different request to each client simultaneously Each user can choose his preferred video profile as his request independently 3 8 1 Common Text Overlay Setting There are some important information can be embedded into image including date time and or text 52 ...

Page 54: ...6kbps User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth For VBR user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate The quality level is between 1 and 100 The higher value is the better quality Max Frame Rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile For example set the frame rate to 15 fps then the image will be updated for 15 frames per s...

Page 55: ...24kbps User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth For VBR user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate The quality level is between 1 and 100 The higher value is the better quality Max Frame Rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile For example set the frame rate to 15 fps then the image will be updated for 15 frames per ...

Page 56: ...20kbps User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth For VBR user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate The quality level is between 1 and 100 The higher value is the better quality Max Frame Rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile For example set the frame rate to 15 fps then the image will be updated for 15 frames per ...

Page 57: ...ile Rate Control The quality level is between 1 and 100 The higher value is the better quality Max Frame rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile For example set the frame rate to 15 fps then the image will be updated for 15 frames per second User can set the desired max frame rate versus video quality under the limited bandwidth 56 ...

Page 58: ...3 9 Audio Audio To enable or disable audio function Audio Mode To select Simplex or Full duplex 2 way audio mode Input Gain To adjust gain of input audio Output Gain To adjust gain of output audio 57 ...

Page 59: ...oose this to disable anonymous user login User name Enter the user s new account here which you want Password Enter the user s new password here Verify Password Please enter the user s new password here again to confirm Access Right Administrator can access every function in this device However Viewers only can view the video and access limited function Add Update and Remove Manage the user s acco...

Page 60: ...P Port Set port number of SMTP service SMTP Authentication Select the authentication required when you send an e mail Disable If no authentication is required when an e mail is sent Enable If authentication is required when an e mail is sent Authentication User Name Type the user name for the SMTP server if Authentication is Enable Authentication Password Type the password for the SMTP server if A...

Page 61: ...ingly Included or Excluded Window These windows can be specified as Included or Excluded type Included Windows target specific areas within the whole video image Excluded Windows define areas within an Include window that should be ignored areas outside Include windows are automatically ignored Name Name of the specified motion window Object Size Defines the object size of motion detection The hig...

Page 62: ...ast one event schedule to enable event triggering as SMTP Name User can specify multiple FTP paths as wish Therefore user needs to specify a name for each FTP setting FTP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the FTP server Test Check the FTP server whether this account is available or not FTP Login Name Type the user name for the FTP server FTP Login Password Type the password for the ...

Page 63: ...so can send event message to specified TCP server Name User can specify multiple TCP servers as wish Therefore user needs to specify a name for each TCP server setting TCP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server TCP Port Set port number of TCP server 62 ...

Page 64: ...or the IP address of the HTTP server Test Check the HTTP server whether it is available or not HTTP Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP server HTTP Login Password Type the password for the HTTP server Proxy Address Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP Proxy Proxy Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP Proxy Proxy Login Password Type the password for the HTTP Proxy Proxy Po...

Page 65: ...ed by this device Name Name of the Event or Schedule Enable Enable or disable this Event or Schedule Type Schedule start with Event trigger or Schedule trigger Enable Time Define the feasible time slot Trigger by Select the triggered sources with event trigger Action Define the actions once event triggered 64 ...

Page 66: ...rs continuously You will need to configure some parameters as below Example2 If you want to upload image from PT Internet Camera to FTP server periodically You will need to configure some parameters as below NOTE PT Internet Camera will send a 15sec recording file to FTP server every min 65 ...

Page 67: ...default settings and install it again Restore the ICA 108 108W 1 Insert the paper clip or other tool and press and hold the button down continuously 2 Wait at least 3 seconds and release the button Then the ICA 108 108W has been restored to factory default settings and reboot again Reset to Factory Default Note Restoring the factory default setting will lose the all previous settings included IP a...

Page 68: ...onflicts with any other devices over the network If you want to make sure the IP address of IR IP Camera utilize the PING command as follows zStart a DOS window zType ping x x x x where x x x x is the IP address of the IR IP Camera The replies as illustrated below will provide an explanation to the problem If you want to detect any other devices conflicts with the IP address of IR IP Camera also c...

Page 69: ...0fps 640 x 480 VGA 20 50K byte per frame 256kbps 4096kbps 30fps Note Audio streaming also takes bandwidth around 5 kbps to 64kbps Most xDSL Cable modem upload speeds may not even reach up to 128 kbps Thus you may not be able to receive any video while streaming audio on a 128 kbps or lower connection Even though the upload speed is more than 128kbps for optimal video performance disabling audio st...

Page 70: ...200Kbps 5 fps 183Kbps 200Kbps 5 fps 320 240 CIF 1024Kbps 5 fps 760Kbps 800Kbps 5 fps 320 240 CIF 2048Kbps 5 fps around 850Kbps 5 fps 320 240 CIF 200Kbps 25 fps around 240Kbps 28 fps 320 240 CIF 1024Kbps 25 fps around 1100Kbps 30 fps 320 240 CIF 2048Kbps 25 fps around 1600Kbps 30 fps 160 120 QCIF 128Kbps 5 fps 117Kbps 121Kbps 5 fps 160 120 QCIF 1024Kbps 5 fps around 176Kbps 5 fps 160 120 QCIF 2048K...

Page 71: ...users that could only obtain dynamic IP addresses As to the users that could obtain the static valid IP address they do not usually have to apply the DDNS service Before we decide if DDNS is necessary for the users we have to check what kind of Ethernet network environment we have to install our Networked Device on 1 Environment of Fixed Valid IP Network If users could obtain valid IP addresses th...

Page 72: ...he left side click Create Account 4 Fill the application agreement and necessary information a Username b E mail address and confirmation c Password and confirmation d Submit all the input information and finish creating an account 71 ...

Page 73: ...options 5 Check your e mail mailbox There will be an e mail with a title Your DynDNS Account Information Click the hyperlink address to confirm the DDNS service that you just applied Then DDNS you applied activated 72 ...

Page 74: ... Input your username and password that you just applied to login administration interface of DDNS server Input your account 7 If the correct username and password are input you can see the following picture at the top right of the login page 8 Click the Services 73 ...

Page 75: ...e Create Hosts 11 We could create a domain name without any charge at this step First we input the host name No 1 Then we pick a domain that is easy to remember Finally No 2 click the Add Host to submit the domain name information No 3 74 ...

Page 76: ...orked Device and setup the necessary information of DDNS and PPPoE after the application of DDNS service Please check the user manual to access the DDNS and PPPoE pages After saving the modification restart the device The external users could browse the Networked Device by the input of their domain name ...

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