Security Labs PTZ IP Camera User Manual Download

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Chapter 1: Introduction________________________________________4

Section 1. Features___________________________________________4

Section 2. IP Camera as a Remote Surveillance System______________4

Section 3. Package Contents___________________________________5

Chapter 2: Installation Procedure________________________________7

Chapter 3: IP Camera, USB Camera and the Network________________7

Section 1. Installation Procedure________________________________

Chapter 4: Using IP Camera Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware____8

Section 1. Installing IP Camera Utility_____________________________8

Section 2. Using IP Camera Utility_______________________________9

2.1 Setup Wizard____________________________________________10

2.2 Launch IP Camera________________________________________13

2.3 IP Configuration_________________________________________14

2.3.1 IP Address____________________________________________15

2.3.2 Advanced_____________________________________________15

2.4 Upgrade Firmware_______________________________________17

2.5 LAN Connection_________________________________________17

2.6 Refresh________________________________________________17

Chapter 5: IP Camera Web Manager_____________________________17

Section 1. Introduction_______________________________________17

Section 2. IP Camera Web Manager Interface_____________________18

2.1 Web-Camera Selection____________________________________19

2.2 Information_____________________________________________21

2.2.1 System Status_________________________________________21

2.2.2 Current Connections____________________________________21

2.2.3 Event Log_____________________________________________21

2.3 Basic Settings___________________________________________21

IP Camera Manual

Summary of Contents for PTZ IP Camera

Page 1: ...PTZ IP Camera User Manual CONTENTS ...

Page 2: ...______13 2 3 IP Configuration_________________________________________14 2 3 1 IP Address____________________________________________15 2 3 2 Advanced_____________________________________________15 2 4 Upgrade Firmware_______________________________________17 2 5 LAN Connection_________________________________________17 2 6 Refresh________________________________________________17 Chapter 5 IP Cam...

Page 3: ...2 4 7 About________________________________________________36 Chapter 6 iMultiView_________________________________________37 Section 1 Installing iMultiView_________________________________37 Section 2 Using iMultiView____________________________________38 2 1 Device_________________________________________________38 2 2 View__________________________________________________45 2 3 System_________...

Page 4: ...ps Fast Ethernet Network Access Supports Any Java Enabled Web Browser 32 Bit RISC CPU 1MB Flash Memory 8MB Dynamic Memory Supports Up to 30 Remote Viewers for each camera Allows Up to 8 User Accounts and Passwords 5 3VDC 1A Maximum Operating Temperature 0 C 60 C Operating Humidity 10 90 For Indoor Use Protective housing required for Outdoor use Network Protocol HTTP TCP IP UDP SMTP PPPoE Dynamic D...

Page 5: ...on 3 Package Contents Your IP Camera package should contain the following items 1 IP Camera 2 IP Camera Utility CD which contains a IP Camera Utility to configure IP address update the firmware etc b iMultiView Windows platform software to monitor multiple IP Cameras c Time Server Time adjustment utility d Adobe Acrobat 5 0 Reader e IP Camera user manual f Windows Driver for Camera 3 5 3V DC Adapt...

Page 6: ...range Logon state On When a user is logged on and receiving images Fig 4 IP Camera Status LED Indicator Light indicators on IP Camera LAN Port LED Light color Condition description Green On Connection speed is 100M Flash Data transmitting receiving On Connection speed is 10M Yellow Flash Data transmitting receiving Fig 5 IP Camera LAN LED Indicators IP Camera Manual 6 ...

Page 7: ...er connected to the same network as the camera 5 Use Internet Explorer 5 0 to access IP Camera Web Manager Chapter5 6 Camera set up completed Chapter 3 IP Camera USB Camera and the Network The following details the installation procedure for your camera Section 1 Installation Procedure Step 1 If you have a second USB camera you wish to use connect it to the USB port of your new IP Camera Step 2 Co...

Page 8: ...ive IP Camera setup will auto run The following menu will be shown Click on the buttons on the left to installation the programs you want IP Camera Utility This is a program that helps you perform a quick installation It will detect the current configuration and take you through the necessary network setup a Click the button to commence installation b After installation is completed IP Camera Util...

Page 9: ...iewing the video image by Java or install the OCX for viewing by ActiveX Section 2 Using IP Camera Utility When you start up the IP Camera Utility it will search and list all available Network Cards on your system if more than one is installed Select the Network adaptor that you are currently using and click OK Fig 8 IP Camera Utility Network Adaptor Selection on Start up The IP Camera Utility mai...

Page 10: ...want to configure 2 Click on Setup Wizard 3 IP Camera Setup Wizard will initiate to take you thru the installation 4 Enter the necessary camera configurations Choose the appropriate frequency Indoor 60 Hz Indoor 50 Hz or Outdoor to prevent flickering on the video feed Enter a name for the camera in the Location box to easily identify it 5 Click Next to configure the Network Connection IP Camera Ma...

Page 11: ... internal IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway for IP Camera Refer to Appendix C for an explanation of IP Addresses Obtain an IP address by Bootp Allow IP Camera to obtain an IP address using Bootp protocol 6 Click Next to proceed to xDSL Cable modem setup This section has to be configured to allow IP Camera to access the Internet through an xDSL ...

Page 12: ...ur ISP requires you to use PPPoE then select Enable PPPoE connection and enter your account and password details as provided by your ISP Otherwise leave Disable PPPoE connection selected IP Camera Manual 11 ...

Page 13: ...or registration You will need to setup this section if you are using a Dynamic IP If you do not already have a Domain Name registered with your ISP select from one of the 4 Free DDNS service providers 3322 org dhs org dyndns org or myddns org ...

Page 14: ...nistrator account and password An administrator account is necessary to ensure privacy If you do not set one your IP Camera can be viewed by anyone on the web WARNING Do not lose the administrator account and password Once set you will not be able to configure IP Camera without the administrator account and password 9 Click Next to upload this configuration to IP Camera IP Camera Manual 12 ...

Page 15: ...10 Click Next to save and restart IP Camera with the new configurations 2 2 Launch IP Camera Once you have finished with the above Setup Wizard either click Launch IP Camera or ...

Page 16: ...double click on the IP Camera listed on the table to launch it IP Camera Manual 13 ...

Page 17: ...trator account number and password entered earlier if you did not input one then just press ENTER or click on the OK button Click either one to Launch IP Camera The IP Camera webpage will appear Click ActiveX for Camera A to view the video images 2 3 IP Configuration IP Camera Manual 14 ...

Page 18: ...ose the Using Static IP Address option For this option you will have to enter an IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway refer to Appendix C for IP address explanation Fig 10 IP Configuration Set an IP Address for IP Camera Once the IP Address is set you will be able to connect to t h e IP Camera webpage by entering this IP Address into a standard browser Obtain an IP address by DHCP or BOOTP The IP ad...

Page 19: ... each camera you install Once set you must enter the password to access the device In addition the IP Address will no longer be shown on the right display panel of the IP Camera Utility IP Camera Utility will request Input Device Password when you click either Setup Wizard Launch IP Camera or IP Configuration ...

Page 20: ...password If the password is lost you can not access the device to make changes To remove the password you must first enter a valid Input Device Password go to Device Password and delete the entries click OK IP Camera Manual 16 ...

Page 21: ...era Uncheck to disable this function Device Password not set Device Password enabled IP Address hidden 2 5 LAN Connection To switch to another Network Adaptor click on LAN Connection Fig 13 Netility version examined 2 6 Refresh IP Camera Utility automatically searches for any IP Camera connected to the LAN However you can do a manual search by click the Refresh icon located at the bottom right of ...

Page 22: ...hese in the Setup Wizard Otherwise just press ENTER Fig 15 IP Camera Login screen Section 2 IP Camera Web Manager Interface The IP Camera webpage main menu is divided into two sections The selection menu on the left and display menu on the right The selection menu consists of the following options 2 1 Web Camera Selection 2 2 Information 2 3 Basic Settings 2 4 Advanced Settings IP Camera Manual 18...

Page 23: ...der Camera Settings should be set to 50Hz or 60Hz change this to 60Hz or 50Hz Outdoor if video continues to flicker By default the above Camera Setting page is displayed when you login 2 1 Web Camera Selection Click on either ActiveX or Sun Java from Camera A or B to view the camera images By default your IP Camera will be denoted as Camera A Click Camera B to view camera B if additional USB camer...

Page 24: ...amera Note The pan and tilt controls will only work with cameras which have this function built in Click to record the current image to the selected directory To change the saved location and filename Click and the Save As window will pop up Choose an alternate location and filename Click the Save button to confirm changes To change Video Codec click Note The availability of Codec depends on weath...

Page 25: ...rrent local System Time the system name contact location and uptime These values are either provided by the IP Camera or set by user Fig 17 IP Camera System Status ii System Information This section shows the IP Camera Network settings The MAC Address is unique to every IP Camera All the other values are set by the user in Setup Wizard 2 2 2 Current Connections This section will show all the users...

Page 26: ... the log file There is also an option to sort the logs according to Level or Type Your camera can log up to 2 000 events Fig 19 IP Camera Event Log 2 3 Basic Settings Please ensure that each of the following options is set correctly to insure proper operation 2 3 1 Camera Settings 2 3 2 Network 2 3 3 Account Settings 2 3 1 Camera Settings IP Camera Manual 22 ...

Page 27: ...tion Choose Yes and the IP Camera will increase the brightness of the image This is useful when monitoring indoors Choose No if you do not want the IP Camera to adjust the light and prefer to view the images as is Color Choose Yes for color and No for black and white display White Balance Choose Auto to let the IP Camera make auto adjustments To adjust this manually select Manual from the drop dow...

Page 28: ...ve settings have been changed ii DNS Server IP Fig 22 IP Camera IP DNS Server IP Primary DNS Server IP This item sets the IP Camera primary DNS Server IP address Secondary DNS Server IP This item sets the IP Camera secondary DNS Server IP address The IP Camera will use the secondary DNS Server IP address if the Primary DNS Server IP address is not working iii Port Number Fig 23 IP Camera Port Sett...

Page 29: ...function 3322 org dhs org dyndns org myddns com Domain Name Enter the Domain Name you have created from one of the four websites Login Name Enter your login name for the above domain name You only have to configure once Login Password Enter your password You only have to configure once vi PPPoE Use this option to allow the IP Camera to directly dial up using your xDSL modem and connect to the Inte...

Page 30: ...e administrator can also set Permit Hours here for viewing the camera Viewer This permission level allows you to access the IP Camera at specific time as set in Permit Hours for viewing the camera A Viewer does not have write permission and can only access the Web Cam and Information section No Access This is to revoke either of the above two permission levels given to a user and make the user acc...

Page 31: ...llowing window You can set up to 4 different Permit Hours in 24hr format Click Apply to save and Close to exit Fig 28 IP Camera Permit Hours Configuration 2 4 Advanced Settings Please ensure that each of the following options is set correctly otherwise your IP camera may not work properly 2 4 1 Event Notification 2 4 2 Motion Detection 2 4 3 Image Recording 2 4 4 Email FTP 2 4 5 System Settings 2 ...

Page 32: ...k on Edit Email Address Book There must be at least one valid email address in the address book The default email is just a sample If you wish to add or delete entries in your address book click Edit Recipients IP Camera can send email notification to up to 8 valid email accounts To add an email to the recipient list click To remove click Events This section determines the events that the selected...

Page 33: ...ication depending on which event you have selected Note The image recording and motion detection notification function here will send an email notification WITHOUT any pictures attached For email notification with images the administrator has to setup the Image Recording Page and Motion Detection Page under Advanced Settings Samples 2 4 2 Motion Detection This page allows the administrator to set ...

Page 34: ...ditions You can set between 1 3 5 7 and 10 seconds Emails can be set from 1 to 99999 pieces or 0 for stop sending email only when image is idle Schedule If set to On Schedule in the above section the administrator can then input the four preferred schedule time slots for motion detection Time must be entered in 24hr format Fig 35 IP Camera Motion Detection Page Send to FTP Server This option allow...

Page 35: ...etermine the number of digits assignable for the above number suffix The administrator can choose to assign between 1 to 6 digits Click for an example Send Email To send an email notification of Motion Detection with image choose Yes otherwise choose No Email Server The administrator will have to set this up Otherwise click Edit to go to the Email FTP Page to make the necessary configuration Click...

Page 36: ...d an image Choose among 1 3 5 7 and 10 minutes Send to FTP Server Send Email This is similar to the function available in Motion Detection Page Please refer to section 2 4 2 for details 2 4 4 E mail FTP This section sets up the necessary Email and FTP server information The administrator will have to enter a valid Account Name and Password to the Email server and or FTP server This information is ...

Page 37: ...es the IP Camera s Email address Email Server Requires Authentication If set to YES the administrator will have to provide the account name and password in order to access the Email server Otherwise enter NO Account Name Enter the account name or login name to the Email server Password Enter the password for the above account name Click Apply to save the above changes iii Email Address Book Enter ...

Page 38: ...he administrator can set an interval for time synchronization Select either 1 3 12 hours or 1 10 30 days Time Server Choose the nearest Time Server to your IP Camera location The administrator can choose from the list of a maximum of 30 Time Servers To add a new Timer Server the administrator must first make space by deleting some Time Servers Once this is done the add dialog box will appear as be...

Page 39: ...3 Auto Restart setting Auto Restart System Every The administrator can choose to restart IP Camera at certain intervals choose between minutes and hours only This will help ensure that your IP camera will work smoothly in case of a disruption of your internet connection Click Apply to save changes Manual Restart Click Restart Now to restart the system immediately iii LED Settings LED function The ...

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Page 41: ...n This is to set the administrator s authority Options are Read Read Write and No Access Description This is for an administrator to make notes 2 4 6 Language Use this section to set IP Camera Interface language i Interface Language At the moment the administrator can only choose between English Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified ii Email Preference Click Yes to apply language interface to...

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Page 43: ...ved and click Restore Reset to factory default This function will reset all settings to its default value Fig 44 IP Camera About Page Chapter 6 iMultiView iMultiView is a program used to manage multiple IP Cameras in a network It is able to detect the IP s of all the IP Cameras installed and display them in a list format for easy management Section 1 Installing iMultiView Click on setup exe and fo...

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Page 45: ...ltiView program starts up the following window will be displayed 2 1 Device Start iMultiView and press the Enumerate button iMultiView will start a search for all IP Cameras on the network and list them in the main window IP Camera Manual 38 ...

Page 46: ... set earlier otherwise just press OK Once detected the following will show in the main window This shows that the camera is online and active This shows that the camera is off line Highlight the IP Camera to be deleted from iMultiView s list Click Yes to confirm deletion of selected IP Camera Display the General IP Camera settings Key in a Host Name and Location for the camera ...

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Page 48: ... A or B Image Zoom Resize the window to between 25 and 200 Camera Rotation Rotate the image if necessary Mirror the Image To mirror the image Maximum frame per second Select from 0 01 fps to a maximum of 30 00 fps Display the Motion Detection Settings IP Camera Manual 40 ...

Page 49: ...rom the list of available compressions Note This list is dependent on the Codec that is available installed on the local PC Location where the file will be recorded to Recording AVI File Path Click Browse to change the file location Recorded files are saved using the following file extension CMV year month date hour minute seconds The time here denotes the record start time Note Use the Detail Vie...

Page 50: ...otification You will need to configure the Message Sender Information in order for the IP Camera to send emails Server Requires Authentication Click settings Enter your Account Name and Account Password if your Server Requires Authentication Notified Email Address Click Add and enter a new Email address below IP Camera Manual 42 ...

Page 51: ...ick Monitor to view the video stream Move the curser over the edges of the picture and it will turn into an arrow Click and hold to pan tilt the camera if the camera supports this function Click this button to record the current image on screen A window will come up click Start to start recording to the default file and location Flip the image vertically IP Camera Manual 43 ...

Page 52: ...g once will cause the camera to pan left by 1 deg Click and hold and the camera will pan increasingly faster to the left Clicking once will cause the camera to pan right by 1 deg Click and hold and the camera will pan increasingly faster to the left Click once to tilt the camera up by 1 deg Click and hold and the camera will tilt increasingly faster upwards Click once to tilt the camera down by 1 ...

Page 53: ...Auto Pan if camera which support this function Large icon display 2 3 System Small icon display Display the Event Log IP address Port date Time description of event of the selected IP Camera IP Camera Manual 45 ...

Page 54: ... and Drop to Desktop feature Double click the icon on your desktop to view the images immediately This is useful if you are monitoring multiple cameras at a time Step 1 Select the camera location of your choice Step 2 Left click hold and drag it onto the desktop IP Camera Manual 46 ...

Page 55: ...g your router to work with an IP Camera Port Forwarding for your IP Camera Your camera requires certain ports to be open on your router to allow other computers on the Internet to see it on your internal network Normally your router will have the less common ports disabled or blocked by the router s built in firewall In order for the IP Camera applications to work properly and not be blocked the f...

Page 56: ...r manufacturers and models are included in this document Brand Model Description 3Com 3C857 US OfficeConnect Cable DSL Gateway 3CRWE52196 OfficeConnect Wireless Cable DSL Gateway Belkin F5D6230 3 Wireless Cable DSL Gateway Router F5D7230 4 54g Wireless DSL Cable gateway Router D Link DI 604 DI 614 DI 624 DI 704 704P DI714 DI 714P Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router Linksys BEFSR41 Ether...

Page 57: ... box 5 Type in the camera s IP address in the Server IP address text box Look on the IP Camera IP address LCD display for the last 3 digits of the camera s IP address 6 Under Local Service select Custom 7 Under Custom Service Name type in IP Camera 8 Under Specify Custom Service Ports type in 80 9001 9 Click Add to save the settings The IP Camera should now be configured to work with your router a...

Page 58: ...ss Type in the camera s IP address Look on the IP Camera Address LCD display for the last 3 digits of the camera s IP address Private Port 80 to 80 Line 2 Enable Checked in Description IP Camera Camera Internet Port 9001 to 9001 Type UDP Private IP address Type in the camera s IP address Look on the IP Camera Address LCD display for the last 3 digits of the camera s IP address Private Port 9001 to...

Page 59: ...accessible from the internet DI 704 704P 1 Log into your router 2 On the main page click on Advanced at the top of the page 3 On the Virtual Server page enter the following information For ID 1 Service Port 80 Service IP Type in the camera s IP address for example 192 168 0 5 Enabled Disabled Enabled For ID 2 Service Port 9001 Service IP Type in the camera s IP address for example 192 168 0 5 Enab...

Page 60: ...00 Wireless Broadband Router 1 Log into your router 2 On the main page click on Advanced Settings at the top of the page 3 Go to the Port Forwarding section and select Custom Port Forwarding Settings 4 Check the Enable box 5 Enter the desired name or description in the Service Name field such as IP Camera Web 6 In the Incoming Ports field specify port 80 in both boxes 7 In the Destination IP Addre...

Page 61: ...s Station Management Tool and then click Security 3 On the Security menu click Port Forwarding and then click Set up persistent port forwarding 4 In the Enable checkbox check in the checkbox 5 In the Description box type a description of the server field such as IP Camera Web 6 In the Inbound port boxes type in 80 80 i e from Port 80 to Port 80 7 In the Type box select the protocol as TCP 8 In the...

Page 62: ... Type in the camera s IP address for example 192 168 0 5 7 Click Apply to save the settings IP Camera should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet MR314 Cable DSL Wireless Router 1 Log into your router 2 Click Advanced on the left side of the page 3 Click Ports 4 Enter the following information on the page Line 1 Starting Port 80 Ending Port 80 Server IP Ad...

Page 63: ...Start and Finish port to 80 Click Apply 9 On the main page click on Add Service on the left side of the screen and then click Add Custom Service In the Name field enter a name for the camera for example IP Camera Cam Type UDP Start Port 9001 Finish Port 9001 10 Click Apply to save the settings 11 On the main page click on Ports at the side of the screen A Click Add B For Service Name select IP Cam...

Page 64: ...ype in the camera s IP address for example 192 168 0 5 Local Port 9001 Type UDP 10 Click Save to save the settings 11 Click Restart on the left side of the page to restart your router IP Camera should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet Siemens http www speedstream com SpeedStream 2602 2 Port DSL Cable Router SpeedStream 2623 Wireless DSL Cable Router Spe...

Page 65: ... My PC is not listed 6 Leave Protocol as TCP 7 Under Internal Port No type in 80 8 Under External Port No type in 80 9 Click on Add to save these settings 10 Under the first box next to the Enable checkbox type in IP Camera Cam 11 Under PC Server select your camera or the camera s IP address from the list If the camera is not listed select the link titled My PC is not listed 12 Leave Protocol as T...

Page 66: ...Broadband Router 1 Log into your router 2 Click on Virtual Server on the left side of the page 3 Enter the following information on the page For ID 1 Service Port 80 Private IP Type in the camera s IP address for example 192 168 0 5 Look at IP Camera s IP Address LCD display for the last 3 digits of the camera s IP address Enable Checked in For ID 2 Service Port 9001 Private IP Type in the camera ...

Page 67: ...r The password is Device Password of Netility Once the User Name and Password is verified the server will respond with 230 OK to indicate that Login was successful If you enter the wrong Username or Password the server will respond with 530 Not Logged in 4 FTP commands ls This command requests the server to list all files and sub files in the current menu put client s file route This command ask t...

Page 68: ...ware to here to complete the updating process There are two methods to log in a ftp admin password 192 168 50 179 Enter the password that was set earlier using Netility Otherwise enter IP Camera s default value Username admin Password blank example ftp admin 192 168 50 179 b ftp 192 168 50 179 The follow error message will show when the above is entered Ignore it and select Enter Identity at the t...

Page 69: ...ters connecting to different physical networks Gateways allow for transmission of IP packets among networks on an Internet IP Addresses Every device on an Internet must be assigned a unique IP Internet Protocol address An IP address is a 32 bit value comprised of a network ID and a host ID The network ID identifies the logical network to which a particular device belongs The host ID identifies the...

Page 70: ...shes the network ID from the host ID for different sub networks on the same logical network Like IP addresses subnet masks consist of four octets in dotted decimal notation You can use subnet masks to route and filter the transmission of IP packets among your sub networks The value 255 is assigned to octets that belong to the network ID and the value 0 is assigned to octets that belong to the host...

Page 71: ...IP network The IP address consists of network and host portions It is assigned to an interconnection of a host to a physical network MAC Medium Access Control The network layer between the physical and the data link layers Specifically the physical hardware address exists in this layer MIB Management Information Base The database i e set of variables maintained by a gateway running SNMP NMS Networ...

Page 72: ...he video feed Sun Java also allows users who are not using a Windows based Operating System to view the video feed 3 Why is my camera image not clear 1 Rotate the lens to adjust the focus after the camera is installed in the proper position 2 The image settings and white balance in Camera Setting can be fine turned to achieve the best visual effect 3 Also notice the power line frequency anti flick...

Page 73: ...g up Dynamic DNS and the IP camera is not behind a firewall 1 Please make sure that the DNS server IP setting is correct and check that the IP set up with one of the DDNS providers is pointed to your router 2 Also a DDNS server may refresh and update your new IP after few minutes If your IP has changed and you cannot open the IP camera web page try again later 7 How can I keep the IP camera as pri...

Page 74: ...era to send out event notification mail 1 If the notification mail comes with captured images Check the IP Camera Web Manager Motion Detection and Image Recording 2 If there are no attachments with mail Check out IP Camera Web Manager Event Notification 3 If mail contains a video clip Check out iMultiView Motion Detection You also may try to find out what happened in the IP Camera Web Manager and ...

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