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Chapter 1

 

Introduction 

This Chapter provides details of the ICA-650's features, components 
and capabilities. 

Overview 

The PLANET ICA-650, outdoor speed dome Internet camera offers pan/tilt/zoom 
control over TCP/IP networks. With the IP-66 protecting cover, ICA-650 can be setup 
into most of the wicked outdoor environment and keep working properly. The ICA-650 
features a 216X zooming (18X optical, 12 digital), auto focus, auto iris, fast, accurate, 
and continuous 360 panning operations. Plus the 16 presets, 5 camera tour 
configurations, combining the motion detection, 2 alarm inputs and 2 alarm outputs, 
these Unparalleled surveillance functions of the ICA-650 are able to satisfy the most 
demanding surveillance and remote monitoring applications. 

 

The ICA-650 also offers complete secure features; such as IP address filteringand 
camera movement control, the ICA-650 is perfect for every surveillance environment 
with these benefits, whenever working at traffic center, shopping malls, railway 
stations, warehouses, airports, and production facilities. With the Day/Night vision 
feature, it can provide better video quality and highly security to the monitoring 
environment.  

 

The ICA-650 is supported by the powerful camera management software CamView for 
recording, managing and searching video, and integrating alarm control systems. Up 
to cameras can be organized in the surveillance networks, and save TOC for 
enterprise users.  

 

ICA-650 applications 

Summary of Contents for ICA-650

Page 1: ...Outdoor Speed Dome IP Camera ICA 650 User s Manual...

Page 2: ...present 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 in...

Page 3: ...nel Screen 21 Advanced Configuration Area 22 Camera Advanced setting Menu 22 System Screen 23 Camera Screen 25 Network Screen 27 User Screen 30 IP Filter Screen 30 FTP Client Screen 33 SMTP Screen 34...

Page 4: ...APPENDIX D SPECIFICATIONS 73 Appendix D Specifications 73 ii...

Page 5: ...rveillance functions of the ICA 650 are able to satisfy the most demanding surveillance and remote monitoring applications The ICA 650 also offers complete secure features such as IP address filtering...

Page 6: ...t down to 30 degree C 22 degree F Day Night Vision With the Sony low lux camera module ICA 650 can provide the clear Day Night vision for user to obtain better video quality Easy configuration The net...

Page 7: ...ord but also can be limited by the IP range to bring users more security Physical Details 1 Alarm cable The Network Camera provides 8 pins cable to connect with external alarms Color definition for in...

Page 8: ...nitor or a video recorder to output the monitor screen 4 Audio Input Cable The Network Camera provides 1 channel audio input to connect with external microphone User can monitor not only images but so...

Page 9: ...ny of these items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer immediately Planet ICA 650 Outdoor Speed Dome IP Camera x 1 with Ethernet Video Audio Alarm cable and power cord integrated User man...

Page 10: ...xplorer 5 0 or later Windows ME 2000 XP or 2003 1 4 cameras surveillance application CPU Pentium 4 1 3G MHz or above Memory Size 256 MB or above VGA card resolution 1024 x 768 or above 4 or more camer...

Page 11: ...ubber ring nut and screw to mount the power box and outdoor speed dome IP cam to the wall Note You need to choose correct screws to fix the outdoor speed dome IP cam to the wall Other types of screws...

Page 12: ...the web browser should be Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher with Java support Current firmware supports Microsoft Internet Explorer the Netscape Navigator support is planned in the future firm...

Page 13: ...Choose the destination camera for IP address and device name modifications After modifications you may now connect the camera via web browser 9...

Page 14: ...user access to the live video stream Making video available from the Internet Adjusting the Video Image If necessary the ICA 650 Administrator can adjust the Video image Settings are provided for Imag...

Page 15: ...ard Available selection Clarity Video is better but frame rate may be slower Fluency Video is not as good as Clarity but frame rate may be higher Standard System default value Note Higher image qualit...

Page 16: ...Please check the appendix B for more information on the image adjustment L Note 12...

Page 17: ...ace of the ICA 650 Please check related chapters for details 2 In machine Administration menu select User 3 You may add up to 10 users in machine database choose the user number and enter the name pas...

Page 18: ...es HTTP but port 80 is likely to be used by a Web Server you can use a different port for the ICA 650 This port is called the HTTP Port2 The first port is port 80 The HTTP port2 is disabled in default...

Page 19: ...server of the new IP address Internet users can then connect to your LAN using the Domain Name allocated by the DDNS service provider Limitation if the ICA 650 is installed with private IP address be...

Page 20: ...ation port number Enter the address of the ICA 650 and its port number in the Address or Location field of your Browser Example IP address HTTP 203 70 249 52 1024 Where the Router Gateway s Internet I...

Page 21: ...the Cameras list on the main screen and click OK to establish a connection and view live video Please check respective chapter for further details of viewing Video using either the Windows Viewing Re...

Page 22: ...y connect to the ICA 650 to do web settings If using only Web Browser use the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the ICA 650 Once connected you can add the ICA 650 to your B...

Page 23: ...divided into three areas Viewing Area Images from the ICA 650 Control Panel Area ICA 650 Camera Manipulation and image quality control Advanced Configuration area only available for administrator Came...

Page 24: ...functional To use the ICA 650 please execute your Internet Explorer and browse to Tools Internet Options Security Custom Level and change the settings as follows Download the signed ActiveX controls...

Page 25: ...rol camera up down left right and home position Camera Speed Increase decrease the camera Pan Tilt speed Recall Preset mode Preset set up camera fixed locations before operation Recall Set camera posi...

Page 26: ...n demands Advanced Configuration Screen The ICA 650 Advanced Configuration page divided into three sub menus Camera Advanced Setting Camera Trigger Setting Screen capture Setting Respective menu descr...

Page 27: ...ring machine Home screen click on the System menu you will see a screen like the example below System Screen Data System Screen System Settings Serial Number Product serial number Camera Name This dis...

Page 28: ...Log Administrator can check the log information in machine including the Main Info Appended Info Operator IP Operator MAC and Time Select the View button to check the log file 24...

Page 29: ...andwidth and carefully select the proper video resolution Image Quality Video display quality selection in ICA 650 Clarity Video is better but frame rate may be slower Fluency Video is not as good as...

Page 30: ...a tours Camera Tour Screen Data Camera Tour Screen Camera Tour Settings Tour Name Choose the one tour name from A to E Dwelling Time The time period between every tour point Sequence 16 points can be...

Page 31: ...s Subnet mask Default gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS This parameter allows users to setup the IP address assigned by ISP Your ISP should provide all the information requied for Internet access Note...

Page 32: ...ather than an IP address DDNS screen DDNS Settings Enable DDNS Enable or disable DDNS function Username Password Enter the Username Password for your DDNS account Domain Name Enter the host name which...

Page 33: ...P personnel to obtain proper PPPoE IP address related information and input carefully If Internet connection cannot be established please check the physical connection or contact the ISP service staff...

Page 34: ...n be acted as an Administrator or just a general user User Screen IP Filter Screen The IP filter can set 10 different user s IP address which are allowing enter or disregarding by the Network Camera P...

Page 35: ...rs did not come from the IP addresses A to B login access will be rejected 2 User page Login name 1 12345 Password 12345 Access Authority any IP filter page Default Policy Allow login name1 comes from...

Page 36: ...Detection Setup motion detection area and sensor sensitivity Time Setting Setup the Network Camera time configuration Popup Setup event message while motion or sensors has been activated Firmware Upgr...

Page 37: ...ou want to assign to the images when sending to the FTP server Suffix Select the suffix to add to the file name None No suffix is added The basic file name is assigned to the image to be sent to the F...

Page 38: ...nd able to relay mails for you Some SMTP server may require authentication Please enable the Check Password and enter the Account Password fields below for authentication Username Password Enter the U...

Page 39: ...lect Manual or Event for the Alarm mode Duration Set up the alarm duration 0 means the alarm working always Alarm1 Screen Schedule Screen The Schedule can enable motion detection in an arranged period...

Page 40: ...en Motion Detection Settings Enable Motion Detection Enable or disable Motion Detection function in ICA 650 Sensitivity Select the desired option to suit your environment If covering a large area you...

Page 41: ...rver The default setting is Synchronize the time with PC s time Date yy mm dd Time hh mm ss To set the Date Time manually select User Input and system administrator must enter the Date and Time in the...

Page 42: ...hem detected then a message window will be displayed on the screen Pop up Screen Pop up Settings Pop up text Input the warming text Display mode Select display mode for your Sensor 1 Sensor 2 Motion d...

Page 43: ...2 Please close the motion detection function 3 Please reduce the frame rate 4 Please modify the resolution to smallest one Do not interrupt the upgrading procedure during proceeding or the inner compo...

Page 44: ...isplayed on the screen Once the upgrading process completed the Network Camera will reboot the system automatically Factory Default Screen This screen is displayed when you click the Factory Default m...

Page 45: ...P Upload a captured image to server Mail Mail captured image to specific mail address Alarm 1 Enable Alarm output 1 Alarm 2 Enable Alarm output 2 Clear Alarm 1 Clear alarm1 output status Clear Alarm 2...

Page 46: ...ActiveX Control This feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft Internet Explorer View This screen is displayed when you click the View menu on the ActiveX control 42...

Page 47: ...is mode Status Bar A status bar display on the button of the image Split This screen is displayed when you click the Split menu on the ActiveX control The Network Camera provides four setting for Wind...

Page 48: ...ted in predefined 180 degree increments Quality Available quality High Default Low Resolution Available resolution 176x144 320x240 352x288 640x480 Image Recording This screen is displayed when you cli...

Page 49: ...Recoding Screen Save as JPEG Select this option and click Save as JPEG for detailed configurations The pre defined schedule can be set by JPEG 45...

Page 50: ...plays on lower right position of the image to indicate the AVI saving process If want stop the recording please press the Stop Image Recording to stop the save as AVI process Recording File Path Save...

Page 51: ...lation from the default page or manually browse the Utility folder in the CD to install the software 5 1 CamView Installation Run the setup exe to start installation A welcome message is shown as the...

Page 52: ...Decide which directory to install the software By default just hit the Next button to continue 48...

Page 53: ...Decide the program group name By default just hit the Next button to continue Decide whether to create a desktop icon of the program Then press Next 49...

Page 54: ...Ready to install By default just hit the Install button to start installation Installing wait for a moment 50...

Page 55: ...the program User need login authentication while starting to use CamView Two pairs of default login ID and password admin admin and guest guest Admin ID has supreme authority to adjust any settings G...

Page 56: ...11 10 7 12 4 3 12 9 CamView main screen 5 2 1 Date and Time The current date and time of the computer are displayed here 5 2 2 Alert Message A message box will appear while alert event occurs Ex free...

Page 57: ...ove the camera direction to the up down left right home and zoom in or zoom out on the image respectively Note camera zoom feature is reserved for future product development 5 2 9 Viewer Screen Users...

Page 58: ...w application program After the button is pressed a dialog form will show up Users then configure the program by the form as the following sections 5 3 1 Application Settings Figure 5 3 1 shows settin...

Page 59: ...pplication Configuration Figure 5 3 1 The Application Tab 5 3 2 Camera Settings As shown in Figure 5 3 2 users can set parameters of each camera If the Restore button is pressed the current setting mo...

Page 60: ...er of Frame The maximum number of images are saved in a video file If the value is larger then few files will get If the value is smaller then more files will get Snapshot Path A directory to store sn...

Page 61: ...he following lists describe for each setting Hour Set the hour of time in 24 hour clock format stands for all hours Minute Set the minute of time stands for all minutes Month Set the month for recordi...

Page 62: ...est Guest Guest only can view the images only or perform the view related function Such as switch viewer screen layout switch camera channel or minimize close the CamView Note The Apply button is unus...

Page 63: ...5 show the setting When user presses DVR button the CamView will switch to DVR application Figure 5 3 5 The External Tab 5 4 Camera Configuration Users can hit the button shown in Figure 5 4 to config...

Page 64: ...Recording The last method to record is done by scheduling Schedule recording tasks are described in section 5 3 3 Scheduling The CamView will start to record on time 5 6 Playback When you press the P...

Page 65: ...napshot List The Snapshot List tab lists snapshots and displays the information about the specified snapshot file When you hit the Show button Internet Explorer will be invoked to display the snapshot...

Page 66: ...re 5 6 3 1 then select a proper date and time After press OK in the calendar form then hit the Search button you will get the matched video files in the following column Press the Play button to play...

Page 67: ...ormal mode Figure 5 8 5 9 Lock Application Press this button will avoid strangers to access CamView unless they have correct password Figure 5 9 5 10 EMap When you press the EMap button on the panel a...

Page 68: ...ns in current layout In the menu bar select Window to change EMap As shown in Figure 5 10 1 and Figure 5 10 2 with the map image in layout you can drag the camera icons into proper positions to deploy...

Page 69: ...mple 2 When your mouse moves over the camera icon you can click the right button to display a menu which has options to set the configuration show the record list record show video and remove the came...

Page 70: ...ra provides a general I O terminal block with two digital inputs and two outputs for device control Pin 1 and 2 can be connected to an external sensor 1 Pin 2 and 3 can be connected to an external sen...

Page 71: ...YOURSELF INCORRECT WIRING COULD DAMAGE NETWORK CAMERA YOU COULD RECEIVE THE FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK THE EXTERNAL I O IS NOT CAPABLE OF CONNECTING DIRECTLY TO DEVICES THAT REQUIRE LARGE AMOUNTS OF CURREN...

Page 72: ...k port 80 is open for ordinary data communication The Network Camera uses port 80 default only This port or the port you specify from the Configuration screen if you change the default port needs to b...

Page 73: ...oxy server may prevent you from connecting directly to ICA 650 set up not to use the proxy server Confirm that Default Gateway address is correct The router needs Port Forwarding feature Refer to your...

Page 74: ...deo when audio is enabled A Your connection to the ICA 650 does not have enough bandwidth to support a higher frame rate for the streamed image size Try reducing the video streaming size to 176x144 or...

Page 75: ...noisy if the ICA 650 is located in a very low light environment Make the condition around the ICA 650 brighter Q How to Reboot the ICA 650 A If you just want to reboot system without change anything G...

Page 76: ...lts generated by the ICA 650 may be varying Image Resolution Average range of Data Sizes 176 x 144 QCIF 20 40k bit 320 x 240 QVGA 56 92k bit 352 x 288 CIF 64 112k bit 640 x 480 VGA 160 320k bit For ex...

Page 77: ...Speed 0 200 deg second Presets 16 presets Tours with indents 5 groups I O Video Out 1 channel video pass through Audio Streaming 1ch Line in Alarm In Out 2 alarm input 2 alarm output Power US Model 1...

Page 78: ...P Address Static or Dynamic IP Filter Yes Motion Detection Yes Adjustable area Viewer Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later Network Protocol TCP IP HTTP SMTP FTP NTP DNS DDNS Communication protocol...

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