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4. Advanced Viewing Setup

Introduction

This chapter describes some additional settings and options for viewing live Video:

•

Adjusting the video image

•

Controlling user access to the live video stream

•

Making video available from the Internet

•

Using the

Motion Detection

feature

Adjusting the Video Image

If necessary, the Network Camera Administrator can adjust the Video image.

Connect to the Web-based interface of the Network Camera. (See

Chapter 5 - Web-

based Management

for details.)

Select

Administration

, then

Video

& Audio

. You will see a screen like the example

below.

3. Make the required adjustments, as explained below, and save your changes.

MPEG-4 Settings
Resolution

Select the desired video resolution format.

The default resolution is set to 320*240.

Video Quality

Control

•

Constant Bit Rate: Select the desired bit rate. The default is set
to 1.2 Mbps.

•

Fixed Quality: Select the desired option. The default fix quality is
set to Normal.

Max. Frame

Rate

Select the desired Maximum bandwidth for the video stream. Note

that you can specify EITHER the Bandwidth OR the Frame Rate, not
both. If the Bandwidth is defined, the frame rate will be adjusted as

necessary to achieve the specified frame rate.
The default values for bandwidth is

Unlimited

, which allows you to

specify the desired frame rate.

Summary of Contents for LN-406

Page 1: ...Network IP Camera LN 406 Wireless Network 54g IP Camera WL 404 Full Manual ...

Page 2: ...m 18 Making Video available from the Internet 18 Router Gateway Setup 18 Network Camera Setup 18 HTTP Port Configuration 19 DDNS Dynamic DNS 19 To use DDNS 19 Viewing Live Video via the Internet 20 Viewing Live Video Using your Web Browser 20 Viewing Live Video with the Viewing Recording Utility 20 Motion Detection Alerts 21 To Use Motion Detection Alerts 21 5 Web based Management 22 Introduction ...

Page 3: ...rding Schedule 44 Preferences 46 Using Playback 47 Searching Recorded Video Files 47 Appendix A Network Camera Specifications 49 Regulatory Approvals 49 FCC Statement 49 CE Approvals 50 Copyright Notice 51 No Warranty 51 Network Camera copyright information 51 thttpd c tiny turbo throttling HTTP server 51 ntp 4 1 71 license 52 Libupnp 1 2 1 License 52 cron license 53 GNU General Public License 53 ...

Page 4: ... IP networking SMTP E mail HTTP and other Internet related protocols the Network Camera can be easily integrated into your existing network Easy Configuration A Windows based Wizard is provided for initial setup Subsequent administration and management can be performed using a standard web browser The administrator can configure and manage the Network Camera via the LAN or Internet Viewing Recordi...

Page 5: ...o live video can be restricted to known users Users will have to enter their username and password before being able to view the video stream Up to 20 users can be entered in the user database Password Protected Configuration Configuration data can be password protected so that it only be changed by the Network Camera Administrator Wireless Features WL 404 only Standards Compliant The Network Came...

Page 6: ...ne The built in microphone is mounted on the front Power LED Green On Power on Off No power Blinking The Power LED will blink during start up This will take 15 to 20 seconds Active LED Green Off Camera is not capturing video Blinking Camera is capturing video Network LED Green Off Wireless or LAN is not connected or camera is not sending receiving data Blinking Data is being transmitted or receive...

Page 7: ...terface Only 1 interface can be active at any time The LAN cable should only be connected or disconnected when the camera is powered OFF Attaching or detaching the LAN cable while the camera is powered on does NOT switch the interface between wired and wireless Reset Button This button is recessed you need a pin or paper clip can be used to depress it It can be activated at any time the camera is ...

Page 8: ...following items should be included If any of these items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer immediately 1 Network Camera 2 Antenna WL 404 only 3 Power adapter 4 Installation CD ROM 5 Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 9: ...ll disable the Wireless interface Only 1 interface can be active at any time The LAN cable should only be connected or disconnected when the camera is powered OFF Attaching or detaching the LAN cable while the camera is powered on does NOT switch the interface between wired and wireless The first time you connect to the camera you should connect the LAN cable and configure the Network Camera with ...

Page 10: ...5 Web based Management Setup Procedure Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive The Sitecom CDROM Menu will automatically start Click the Install Utility button to start the installation of the Monitor Playback IP Recorder Setup wizard Utilities Follow the prompts to complete the installation When the installation has finished the Monitor utility will be launched When the camera hasn t been conf...

Page 11: ...hown below choose Fixed IP Address or Dynamic IP Address Fixed IP Address is recommended and can always be used Dynamic IP Address can only be used if your LAN has a DCHP Server Click Next to continue If you chose Fixed IP Address o Enter an unused IP Address from within the address range used on your LAN o The Subnet Mask and Default Gateway fields must match the values used by PCs on your LAN o ...

Page 12: ...ick Next if the settings are correct Click Back to modify any incorrect values Click OK to confirm that you want to save the new settings If you want to cancel your changes click Cancel After clicking OK you will see the screen below Click Exit to end the Wizard Setup is now complete The monitor utility can now be configured for the camera This can be done by following the steps in chapter 6 Windo...

Page 13: ...ers to supply a username and password See Chapter 4 Advanced Viewing Setup for details Requirements To view the live video stream generated by the Network Camera you need to meet the following requirements Windows 98 98SE ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Internet Explorer 6 or later Connecting to a Camera on your LAN To establish a connection from your PC to the Network Camera 1 Use the Wi...

Page 14: ...CX or CAB file as in the example above You must install this ActiveX component OCX or CAB file in order to view the Video stream in Internet Explorer Click the Yes or Install button to install the ActiveX component 7 Video will start playing automatically There may be a delay of a few seconds while the video stream is buffered ...

Page 15: ...d to Resolution Use this drop down list to select the desired video size Zoom A digital zoom feature is available To zoom in on a section of the window click this icon Then use your mouse to select the section you want to magnify Click the icon again to disable the zoom feature Snapshot Click this to take a single JPEG snapshot image of the current video Audio On This icon is displayed if audio is...

Page 16: ... like the example below 3 Make the required adjustments as explained below and save your changes MPEG 4 Settings Resolution Select the desired video resolution format The default resolution is set to 320 240 Video Quality Control Constant Bit Rate Select the desired bit rate The default is set to 1 2 Mbps Fixed Quality Select the desired option The default fix quality is set to Normal Max Frame Ra...

Page 17: ...video stream Access Code Enter the code for accessing the live video from camera through cell phone connection Video Adjustment Power Line Frequency Select the power line frequency 50Hz or 60Hz used in your region to improve the picture quality under florescent lighting White Balance Select the desired option to match the current environment and lighting Brightness If necessary you can adjust the ...

Page 18: ...ly by a Broadband Gateway Router and Broadband modem you can make the Network Camera available via the Internet You will need to configure your Router or Gateway to allow connections from the Internet to the camera Router Gateway Setup Your Router or Gateway must be configured to pass incoming TCP HTTP connections from Internet Viewers to the Network Camera The Router Gateway uses the Port Number ...

Page 19: ...ynamic IP address where the Internet IP address is allocated whenever the Internet connection is established This means that other Internet users don t know the IP address so can t establish a connection DDNS is designed to solve this problem by allowing users to connect to your LAN using a domain name rather than an IP address To use DDNS 1 Register for the DDNS service with a supported DDNS serv...

Page 20: ...Example IP address HTTP 203 70 212 52 1024 Where the Router Gateway s Internet IP address is 203 70 212 52 and the Secondary Port number on the Network Camera is 1024 Example Domain Name HTTP mycamera dyndns tv 1024 Where the Router Gateway s Domain name is mycamera dyndns tv and the Secondary Port number on the Network Camera is 1024 Viewing Live Video with the Viewing Recording Utility If using ...

Page 21: ...ased interface on the Network Camera select the Motion Detection screen then configure this screen as described below 1 Enable the Motion Detection feature 2 Set the area or areas of the video image to be examined for movement You can define up to 4 areas and set the motion threshold individually for each area 3 If using a schedule define the desired schedule in Event Trigger screen 4 Save your ch...

Page 22: ...e Network Camera Once connected you can add the Network Camera to your Browser s Favorites or Bookmarks Connecting using your Web Browser 1 Use the Windows utility to get the IP address of the Network Camera 2 Start your WEB browser 3 In the Address box enter HTTP and the IP Address of the Network Camera 192 168 0 230 by default 4 You will then be prompted for a username and password If using the ...

Page 23: ... Year e g 31 01 2006 Current Date Time This displays the current date and time on the camera If it s not correct click the Change button to modify the date time settings This button will open a sub screen where you have 2 options Set the camera s date and time to match your PC Enter the correct date and time Time Zone Choose the Time Zone for your location from the drop down list If your location ...

Page 24: ...e DNS address or addresses provided by the DHPC server This option is only available if the IP address setting is Obtain an IP address Automatically Use the following DNS server address Primary DNS server Use the same value as PCs on your LAN Normally your ISP will provide this address Secondary DNS server This is optional If entered this DNS will be used if the Primary DNS does not respond Second...

Page 25: ... be even values Audio Address Enter the address of the audio Audio Port Enter the desired value between 1024 to 65534 in the field provided The number you entered must be even values Time to Live Enter the desired length of time if the packets fail to be delivered to their destination within The Time to Live you entered must be in between 1 to 255 UPnP Enable Discovery If enabled the Network Camer...

Page 26: ...ions should use the same setting If you experience interference shown by lost connections and or slow data transfers you may need to experiment with different channels to see which one is the best Security Security System Select the desired option and then enter the settings for the selected method Disabled No security is used Anyone using the correct SSID can connect to your network WEP The 802 1...

Page 27: ... encryption strength is set to 64 bit then each of the four key fields will be populated with key values If encryption strength is set to 128 bit then only the selected WEP key field will be given a key value WEP Keys Use the radio buttons to select the default key Enter the key value you wish to use Other stations must have the same key values Keys must be entered in Hex Hex characters are the di...

Page 28: ...t users to connect to you using the Domain Name allocated by the DDNS service provider This screen is displayed when the DDNS menu option is clicked DDNS Enable DDNS Enable or disable the DDNS function as required Only enable this feature if you have registered for the DDNS Service with a DDNS Server provider Service Provider Choose a service provider from the list Web Site Button Click this butto...

Page 29: ... Settings Resolution Select the desired video resolution format The default resolution is set to 320 240 Fixed Video Quality Select the desired fix quality The default fix quality is set to Normal Max Frame Rate Select the desired Maximum bandwidth for the video stream Note that you can specify EITHER the Bandwidth OR the Frame Rate not both If the Bandwidth is defined the frame rate will be adjus...

Page 30: ...ns Microphone Enable audio by checking this checkbox Using Audio will increase the bandwidth requirements slightly Speaker Enable speaker sound by checking this checkbox Time Stamp If enabled the current time will be displayed on the Video image Text Display Enable this setting if you want text to be displayed on the Video image and enter the desired text up to 20 characters This feature is often ...

Page 31: ...not entered any periods this list will be empty Delete Use the Delete button to delete the selected item in the list Add Period Day Choose the desired option for the period Start Time Enter the start time using a 24 hr clock End Time Enter the end time using a 24 hr clock Add Click this button to add a new period Video Audio User This screen is displayed when the User Database option on the Video ...

Page 32: ...r the input fields ready to add a new user Event Motion Detection This screen is displayed when the Motion Detection option on the Event menu is clicked Motion Detection Set Detection Areas You can set the full screen or areas of the video image to be examined Note Motion detection can be triggered by rapid changes in lighting condition as well as by moving objects For this reason it should only b...

Page 33: ...for the SMTP Server POP server name Enter the name for the POP Server Secondary SMTP Check the box to upload to the Secondary SMTP if the camera can not connect to the primary SMTP E Mail Setup E mail Address Enter at least one 1 E Mail address the 2nd and 3rd addresses are optional The E Mail alert will be sent to the E Mail address or addresses specified here Subject Enter the desired text to be...

Page 34: ... of the FTP Server to be connected Login name Enter your login name for the FTP Server Password Enter your password for the FTP Server Enable Passive Mode Check the box to enable the Passive mode feature of the FTP File Path Name Enter the file path name of the FTP Secondary FTP Check the box to upload to the Secondary FTP if the camera can not connect to the primary FTP ...

Page 35: ...he camera needs to pass through a Proxy Server to do the HTTP notification Port Number Enter the port number for the proxy server Method Select the desired method of form data encoding Get It should be used if and only if the form processing is independent which typically means a pure query form Generally it is advisable to do so Post If there are problems related to long URLs and non ASCII charac...

Page 36: ... Choose the desired start time using a 24 hr clock End Time Choose the desired end time using a 24 hr clock Trigger Event Motion Detection If enabled movement in a motion detection window can be used to trigger events Interval Select the desired option for the events interval 0 No Delay Actions E Mail If checked an E Mail with Attachment will be delivered to the SMTP server SMTP Server must be con...

Page 37: ...File Click the Browse button and browse to the location on your PC where you stored the Firmware file Select this file Start Click this button to start the Firmware When the upgrade is finished the Network Camera will restart and this management connection will be unavailable during the restart Clear File Name This does NOT stop the Upgrade process if it has started It only clears the input for th...

Page 38: ...ress of the Network Camera Network Mask The network mask associated with the IP address above Gateway The IP Address of the remote Gateway associated with the IP Address above Wireless WSC PIN Dode It displays the current WSC PIN code Network Type This shows the Network Type currently in use Ad hoc or Infrastructure SSID This displays the wireless SSID Channel This shows the wireless channel curre...

Page 39: ...s screen displays a log of system activity Log System Log This is a log of system activity Enable Syslog Service Check the box to enable the System Log Server feature Syslog Server Address Enter the address of the Syslog Server Refresh Button Click this to update the data shown on screen Clear Log Click this button to restart the log ...

Page 40: ... You can right click the icon and it will provides a menu which allows you to view program details view the main screen or terminate the program Main Screen When started a screen like the example below will be displayed If no cameras have been defined no video will be displayed See the following section for information on defining a camera Note that each Camera is given a number Channel Number Cam...

Page 41: ... appear in the Channel List Local ID This is the name you gave to this camera This field must be entered Camera Name This is the default name for the Network Camera and cannot be changed IP Address The current IP address of the Network Camera Port Number This will normally display 80 Only change this if requested to do so by the Network Camera Administrator Login The camera Administrator can requi...

Page 42: ...cessfully Note that if the remote LAN does not currently have an Internet connection or the remote camera is not on line the test will fail because no connection is possible 3 Click the Add button The camera will now appear in the Channel List Local ID This is the name you gave to this camera This field must be entered Camera Name This is the default name for the Network Camera and cannot be chang...

Page 43: ...nnel Camera Selection Use this to select the desired Channel Camera by clicking on the top row This panel also indicates the status of the camera The first column indicates if the camera is available Green indicates the camera is available Gray indicates that the camera is currently unavailable The second column indicates if a recording is in progress Gray indicates no recording Red indicates reco...

Page 44: ...deo Click this to have the image swapped left to right Direct Pan Tilt Use this to move the camera to the Pan Tilt position directly Sound On Off One of these icons will be displayed This can be used to select the Audio stream which can be heard Only one audio stream can be selected at any time If the camera does not support audio or if audio is disabled on the camera this option is unavailable Mi...

Page 45: ...amera to record Select the appropriate Interval from the drop down list Start Date Select the date you want the recording begin Start Time Select the time you want the recording begin Duration Select how ling you want the recording to be After you have made your selections click the Add button to save the new scheduled recording and you will see it appears in the recording list ...

Page 46: ...ed here Trigger Event Record before Trigger Event Set the time so the Utility will start recording the certain time before the Utility detects motion in a Camera s field of view Record after Trigger Event Set the time so the Utility will stop recording the certain time after the Utility detects motion in a Camera s field of view Disk Allocation for Each Camera Recording Total Disk Space This displ...

Page 47: ...ed Video Files Select Camera Select the desired camera from the list Recording Methods Select the type of the recorded file from the drop down list that you wish to view Start Date Time The date and time the recording will be made End Date Time The date and time the recording will be ended Load other Cameras Click this button to load other cameras from the network Submit Click this button then it ...

Page 48: ...dow click this icon Zoom Out To zoom out on a section of the window click this icon Print Click this to print the current video stream Playback Speed To play a recorded file select the desired speed Audio Control To play a recorded file select the desired volume Hard Disk Quota This displays the available and used space of the disk for storing recordings Delete Video To delete a recorded file sele...

Page 49: ...correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expre...

Page 50: ... Union and comply with the 99 5 EEC and RTTE 99 5EG directives including the following standards EN60950 EN300 328 2 EN301 489 1 EN301 489 17 This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures ...

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Page 64: ...udio through Internet Camera To snapshot a JPEG image from the Internet Camera with specified resolution and quality http ip img snapshot cgi size value quality value Size 1 160 120 2 320 240 3 640 480 Quality 1 Very high 2 High 3 Normal 4 Low 5 Very low To stream M JPEG video from the Internet Camera M JPEG mode only http ip img mjpeg htm To stream video through the RTP RTSP protocol from Interne...

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