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Wired Internet Camera 

RXS-3211 

User Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for RXS-3211

Page 1: ...Wired Internet Camera RXS 3211 User Manual...

Page 2: ...with Router Wireless Router 20 Chapter 3 Camera s Management Interface 23 3 1 Camera Settings 23 3 2 LAN Settings 25 3 2 1 LAN 26 3 2 2 RTSP 28 3 2 3 Dynamic DNS 29 3 2 4 UPnP 29 3 2 5 LoginFree 31 3...

Page 3: ...4 8 Snapshot 69 4 9 Recording 70 4 10 Video Playback 70 Chapter 5 Appendix 72 5 1 Product Specification 72 5 2 FAQ Troubleshooting 73 5 2 1 I can not connect to IP camera 73 5 2 2 Image refreshes ver...

Page 4: ...ity 1 Rosewill RXS 3211 Wired Internet Camera 1 2 5V 1A Power Adapter 1 3 Camera Stand accessory kit Wall Mount Stand 1 Wall Anchors 3 Screws 3 4 39 3in 100cm Category 5 Ethernet Cable 1 5 Quick Insta...

Page 5: ...discover more useful functions in next section 1 3 Product Highlights No pre loaded software required all you need is a browser like Internet Explorer 6 and above with plugin installed Supports VGA 64...

Page 6: ...red picture video clip also supports auto time synchronization via network time protocol Supports up to 4 users login simultaneously and you can set different password to different user Usage and even...

Page 7: ...10 seconds to clear all settings of this camera and return to factory default Power Jack Connect to 5V power adapter LAN Jack Connect to LAN by Ethernet cable 1 5 LED Activities Description LED Name S...

Page 8: ...npack the product package and check if anything missing 2 Insert supplied LAN cable to LAN jack You can choose to plug the other end onto one of the following your computer and your wired or wireless...

Page 9: ...stallation is implemented in Windows XP The installation procedures in Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Win7 are similar 1 Insert the CD shipped along with the Internet Camera into your CD ROM drive...

Page 10: ...Administrator Utility provides the driver and Admin Utility Administrator Utility helps your computer to search configure and view the camera through IE browser Figure 1 7 1 3 First click Install Admi...

Page 11: ...ation folder of software installation you can just use the default folder and click Next to continue Figure 1 7 3 5 If you need installation program to create a desktop icon or a quick launch icon for...

Page 12: ...tions you chose in previous steps if everything is correct click Install to start installing procedure or click Back to go back to previous step to modify installing settings Figure 1 7 5 7 The instal...

Page 13: ...e will start after you click Finish button if you want to start it later uncheck Launch IP Cam Surveillance Software box Figure 1 7 7 9 After finished the installation of Administrator Utility please...

Page 14: ...tware installed completely You should see both Icons on your desktop Administrator Utility Surveillance Software 16 Channels Camera Viewer You have completed the installation process for RXS 3211 s so...

Page 15: ...Device Computer Laptop Your wired wireless router Time to Install Long Short Setup Process See 2 1 1 See 2 1 2 2 1 Camera Installation 2 1 1 IP Camera connects with Computer When connecting the RXH 3...

Page 16: ...nection as Limited or no connectivity This is because IP camera cannot assign IP to your computer Therefore you will need to manually assign your computer s IP to connect to the IP Camera 2 1 1 1 Manu...

Page 17: ...Wired Internet Camera RXS 3211 User Manual 16 Figure 2 1 1 4 3 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties Figure 2 1 1 5...

Page 18: ...gure 2 1 1 6 5 In IP address field please fill in any IP address begins with 192 168 2 and ends with a value greater than 2 and less than 254 You can use the example in the picture 192 168 2 239 In Su...

Page 19: ...d after your first login Click OK to continue after user name and password has entered If you cannot login maybe the password has been modified previously This should not happen on your first login if...

Page 20: ...plorer This will install Active X into your computer This IP camera requires a special ActiveX control A K A Plugin to work Please click on the message and select Install ActiveX Control Figure 2 1 1...

Page 21: ...ugh your current router wireless router 1 Simply plug your camera onto the current working rouer wireless router like figure 2 1 2 1 Figure 2 1 2 1 2 After connect please run the Administrator Utility...

Page 22: ...continue to view the camera by click on the info bar at 2 Figure 2 1 2 2 4 Then click 3 Browse Camera via Web to view it through your IE browser You will see a warning window asking if you want to cha...

Page 23: ...l 22 operate and manage your camera Figure 2 1 2 4 Please enter the User name and Password Default User name and Password is Admin and 1234 Figure 2 1 2 5 You should see the image from camera now You...

Page 24: ...ge after you logged onto web management interface is Camera and this is the page where you can see the real time image from camera Figure 3 1 1 You can always come back to this menu by clicking Camera...

Page 25: ...d save recorded video clip to your computer s hard drive Click on directory display and you ll be prompted to select a folder to save snapshot file Auto Exposure Camera will adjust the brightness of t...

Page 26: ...Fit to Window Click this button and captured image will fit to window size 3 2 LAN Settings All network related settings can be found in this LAN section and you have to specify TCP IP parameters in t...

Page 27: ...Wired Internet Camera RXS 3211 User Manual 26 3 2 1 LAN You can define IP address and select the port number you wish to use here...

Page 28: ...e Subnet Mask Specify the subnet mask for this IP camera here Gateway Specify the gateway address of the local network here Primary DNS Specify the IP address of DNS server here Please input IP addres...

Page 29: ...rol protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers The protocol is used to establish and control media sessions between end points RTSP Real T...

Page 30: ...e found on dyndns org s website Item Description Enable DDNS Select Enable to activate Dynamic DNS function of this IP camera select Disable to disable it Provider Select dynamic DNS service provider...

Page 31: ...Enable to activate UPnP function of this IP camera select Disable to disable it Click Apply to save settings and make the new settings take effect After UPnP function is activated a popup message wil...

Page 32: ...in the network can access to the picture taken by the IP camera at http 192 168 2 3 temp jpg This function is for convenience only and anyone who knows this filename will be able to see the picture ta...

Page 33: ...rom one of them Item Description Default Video Format Specify default video encoding format of this IP camera here Available options are MPEG4 and MJPEG Click Apply to save settings and make the new s...

Page 34: ...deo bit rate is variable based on the video content being transferred There re 5 levels of setting from Lowest to Highest Select Lowest will lower video quality and save network bandwidth if a better...

Page 35: ...lity but requires more network bandwidth Video Frame Rate Specify video refresh rate of MJPEG video encoder Higher video refresh rate provides more details about motion but requires more network bandw...

Page 36: ...used to send the captured picture via Email Item Description Recipient E Mail Address Input the email recipient s Email address here If you have more than one Email recipient please use a semicolon ma...

Page 37: ...mail sent by this IP camera by sender s Email address NOTE Some mail server would reject to deliver the Email from unknown sender it s recommended to input your own Email address here or any other act...

Page 38: ...x gmail com your login name Example of hotmail setup xxxxx hotmail com your login name Password Please input the password of SMTP server here if your SMTP server requires the use of authentication Exa...

Page 39: ...server s administrator to know which folder you should use Certain user name may have restrictions and therefore can not place the file in the directory not owned by the user Passive Mode Select Enab...

Page 40: ...on detection and select Disable to disabled it Next Event Detected Interval Specify the time interval between two motion detections in seconds If a motion is detected after last detection time and bef...

Page 41: ...ly to save settings and make the new settings take effect 3 5 2 Motion Detection Region Setting If you only want to be notified when motion is detected in certain area of captured image you can use th...

Page 42: ...of respective motion detection region When sensitivity is higher small changes in image will cause IP camera to send a Email FTP notification if you received too much unwanted notification try to set...

Page 43: ...email account Time Interval Once you enable the E mail schedule you can select how often to send the image file by second minute hour or day Click Apply to save settings and make the new settings take...

Page 44: ...entify your camera on the network when you have more than one IP camera in the same network Default name begins with IC with the last 6 characters of the MAC address of this IP camera You can modify t...

Page 45: ...e time format is YYYY MM DD HH MM SS Time is in 24 hour format You can click Synchronize to PC time to use the time of the computer you re using Example 24th August 2007 2007 08 24 and PM 9 24 30 21 2...

Page 46: ...connection when you use this function and DO NOT DISCONNECT OR CLOSE WEB BROWSER DURING UPGRADE Reset Clear all settings in the camera Please think again before you do this and then click this button...

Page 47: ...tion about this IP camera like firmware version system uptime date time and network information You can access this menu by clicking Status on the top of web management interface 3 9 Account Settings...

Page 48: ...ser including administrator will be able to view the image of IP camera at the same time Item Description Login Specify the user name here Please use alphanumerical characters 0 to 9 A to Z and a to z...

Page 49: ...ccount Modify You can click your current account to change the Login account name password and authority and then click Modify to save Remove You can click on your current account then Remove to delet...

Page 50: ...Wired Internet Camera RXS 3211 User Manual 49 Click Refresh to get latest update...

Page 51: ...ter this software is installed you can use your IP camera to safeguard your property Please follow the following instructions to install the surveillance software 1 Double click the setup file located...

Page 52: ...esktop icon or a quick launch icon for you click all items you need here then click Next to continue 4 Here lists all options you chose in previous steps if everything s correct click Install to start...

Page 53: ...please be patient 6 When you see this window it means the software installing procedure is complete Please click Finish to finish the procedure IP camera surveillance software will start after you cli...

Page 54: ...unch bar or start menu to start the IP camera surveillance software Before you start IP camera surveillance software will only work when your monitor s resolution is 1024 x 768 Please change the resol...

Page 55: ...guage from this drop down menu to change display language Display layout Change camera image display layout Click a layout icon to change camera display layout There are 8 kinds of available display l...

Page 56: ...g If the camera you connect support PTZ you can use PTZ control ring to change the direction that camera points to This function is only available for supported cameras Home Click this button to retur...

Page 57: ...figure cameras Before you use this IP camera surveillance software you must configure the camera s you wish to connect Please click System configure button and a popup menu will appear Please select C...

Page 58: ...in Camera Search box and click Select button to fill all parameters of selected camera in every camera configuration fields Refresh Rescan all cameras on your local network If you didn t see the camer...

Page 59: ...assword if you changed the password of selected camera Video Format Select the video encoding format of this camera MJPEG or MPEG4 Reset Clear all fields in Camera Configuration section OK Save settin...

Page 60: ...you can record the video captured by all cameras at a pre defined schedule Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set One Time Schedules You can specify the one time schedule f...

Page 61: ...chedule in the past Edit You can modify a scheduled recording item Select a schedule in One Time Schedules list and click Edit button to edit the start and end time of this schedule Delete Delete a se...

Page 62: ...12 00 00AM to 11 59 59PM Click OK to save changes Edit You can modify a scheduled recording item Select a schedule in One Time Schedules list and click Edit button to edit the start and end time of t...

Page 63: ...e Select the time duration that camera will record when a motion has been detected from dropdown menu in seconds OK Save settings in this tab Cancel Discard all settings in this tab 4 3 2 General Opti...

Page 64: ...ximum file size of every video file When the size of file exceeds this value IP camera surveillance software will open another file to record the video Scan Time Define the time period to pause betwee...

Page 65: ...s IP camera surveillance software Item Description Enable Requires password authentication when this software starts Disable Password authentication is not required when this software starts Password...

Page 66: ...nual 65 time you use this software 4 3 2 3 About Tab This tab shows the version number of the IP camera surveillance software you are using 4 4 Change Display Layout This IP camera surveillance softwa...

Page 67: ...can click the icon that presents a specific kind of layout and the video displaying area will change accordingly Layout style 1 1 Camera only Layout style 5 9 Cameras Layout style 2 4 Cameras Layout...

Page 68: ...can click Full Screen button to switch display mode to full screen mode To exit full screen mode press ESC key 4 6 Scan If you have more than one camera configured and you wish to switch the displayi...

Page 69: ...splay image Click Scan button once to activate scan function scan icon will become blue click again to stop scanning scan icon will become white 4 7 Zoom in Zoom Out For cameras that support zoom in z...

Page 70: ...y clicking on its image then click button to see more objects that fall in the scope of camera s view or click to enlarge the image size of a certain object to see its detail 4 8 Snapshot You can take...

Page 71: ...g Start Recording button When recording starts you ll see a message displayed in message displaying box like 1 1 10 00 00 Camera 1 Start Manual which means camera 1 starts recording manually on 1 1 at...

Page 72: ...that falls in a specific period of time and Motion Search search all videos recorded by motion detection function and falls in a specific period of time Please define the start and end date time of t...

Page 73: ...GA Frame Rate Setting 3 5 10 15 30fps Zoom 4 x Digital Zoom Resolution MPEG4 640 x 480 320 x 240 160 x 120 MJPEG 640 x 480 320 x 240 160 x 120 Video Quality Setting MPEG4 CBR 9 Levels and VBR 5 Levels...

Page 74: ...using If they re not in the same subnet they will not be able to communicate with each other b Please make the IP address you used to connect to the IP camera is correct c If you forget the IP address...

Page 75: ...Rosewill s customer service for help if above solutions does not work 5 2 2 Image refreshes very slow a Try a higher frame rate setting if it s not set to 30 b Try a lower resolution c If you re conne...

Page 76: ...or network administrator for detailed instruction 5 2 3 IP camera is not responding a Is the network cable or wireless connection disconnected Please check it b Unplug the power adapter from wall soc...

Page 77: ...ake sure it s not blocked by any anti spam mechanism b Please make sure you have enough permission for FTP uploading You can try this by clicking Upload a test file button c Make sure the user name an...

Page 78: ...llow the following steps to obtain a free Dyndns account which will provide you free IP address to host name mapping service 1 Launch your web browser and navigate to http www dyndns org 2 Click Sign...

Page 79: ...your e mail box and you should be able to get confirmation e mail Click the link to connect to dyndns org website and complete registration procedure If you didn t get the mail please re check the e m...

Page 80: ...Manual 79 7 When you see Account Confirmed webpage indicates your dyndns org account has been confirmed and activated Now you can click Create a dynamic DNS host within our Free domains link to conti...

Page 81: ...ame of your choice in Hostname field Select a domain name in dropdown menu Select Host with IP address for Service Type Input current IP address in IP Address field or click the link below to use dete...

Page 82: ...ivated You can go to chapter 3 2 3 to use your dyndns org username password and hostname domain name to locate your IP camera on Internet even you re using dynamic IP address 5 3 2 Using this IP Camer...

Page 83: ...iques should be easy to apply on any other similar devices as well 5 3 2 1 Setup Dyndns Dynamic IP address Mapping 1 Go to your router s setup page and locate DDNS Dynamic DNS or similar setup item 2...

Page 84: ...Port Forwarding or similar setup item 2 Enable this function and fill IP CAM s IP address in Private IP or similar field select TCP or BOTH as data type and input these port numbers for the services y...

Page 85: ...cell phone as IP Camera s Image Viewer You can use your cellphone to connect to this IP CAM and view captured image Currently this IP CAM supports iPhone Apple and Google Android OS 5 3 3 1 View thro...

Page 86: ...age of connected camera displayed on upper left corner of quad split screen If you have more than one IP CAM you can add other 3 IP CAMs to the quad split screen Click an unused corner and a yellow sq...

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