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Summary of Contents for NetCam XL

Page 1: ...netcam XL User s Manual w w w s t a r d o t t e c h c o m...

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Page 3: ...ter 3 Accessing NetCam 12 3 1 Viewing NetCam s Images 12 3 2 Accessing NetCam s Configuration Menus 13 3 3 Image Properties 13 3 4 Overlay Properties 18 3 5 FTP Properties 21 3 6 Applet Properties 25...

Page 4: ...Page NetCam XL...

Page 5: ...he highest quality live still images and video in a remote camera that can be connected to a network or a modem With proper usage NetCam will provide many years of quality remote imaging We recommend...

Page 6: ...ns IP addresses DHCP StarDot Tools will find NetCam s IP address and display it in the software To access NetCam simply double click its IP address Turn to Chapter 3 for assistance on configuring NetC...

Page 7: ...uration menus accessible from any web browser on the network There are two ways NetCam can be assigned an IP address automatically or manually Automatic IP Assignment DHCP NetCam is shipped in an auto...

Page 8: ...dress outside of the router s DHCP range If NetCam is connected to a network without a DHCP server IP addresses are not automatically assigned and your computer is not running Windows you ll have to m...

Page 9: ...end into an available serial port on your PC Connect the round end of the modem cable into the external modem and plug the modem power supply into the modem modem and modem cable both included with r...

Page 10: ...e Plug the included power supply into the power tail jack on one side of the cable and plug the network plug into a hub The other end of the cable plugs into the NetCam s PWR and NET jacks see illustr...

Page 11: ...nt exposure During daylight this value should fall between 100 and 500 You generally do not want to want to see the exposure with a value below 100 If your exposure is reading below 100 adjust the iri...

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Page 13: ...ed for a User Name and Password Use admin for both Tip We highly recommend that you change the default password To do so see Section 3 8 3 3 Image Properties All image related configuration options ar...

Page 14: ...ty and motion blur is not a concern enable Allow Extended Exposures and set the Exposure Limit to a high value up to 32767 If your application requires capturing images of people or objects in motion...

Page 15: ...e Here are some sample values and their fractional and decimal equivalents 48 1 1000 second 0 0001 96 1 500 second 0 002 248 1 200 second 0 005 480 1 100 second 0 01 800 1 60 second 0 1666 960 1 50 se...

Page 16: ...he file size with very little noticeable difference in image quality Sharpen When enabled software sharpening is performed on the live image For the best image quality Sharpen should be enabled MISCEL...

Page 17: ...to color balance with Average selected Manual Color Balance Enabling Manual Color Balance causes NetCam to use the manual Red Green and Blue values to set the color balance of the image You may want u...

Page 18: ...acters For instance d inserts the current day of the month on the live image There is a complete list of markup characters below and a mini reference on the Overlay page itself Default NetCam XL a b d...

Page 19: ...h Monday 00 53 d Day of Month 01 31 w Day of Week Numerical Sunday 0 0 6 u Day of Week Numerical Monday 1 1 7 A Day of Week Full Sunday Saturday a Day of Week Abbreviated Sun Sat j Day of Year Julian...

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Page 21: ...l web server This is useful if you plan on having a large number of visitors viewing the live images or if you d like to archive every image NetCam takes To enable image uploads check FTP Upload on an...

Page 22: ...enable it anyway Default On Timeout If the FTP transfer is unsuccessful Netcam will abort and re initiate the process after the specified amount of seconds Default 120 Delete Before Rename NetCam emp...

Page 23: ...percentage symbol are valid It not advisable to use date time characters that insert or space characters as this can confuse the FTP Web server Current IP Link Path File If NetCam is using an externa...

Page 24: ...nly on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday How do I display the live image on my web site The simplest way to add the live image on one of your web pages is with the image tag img src netcam...

Page 25: ...his allows for smooth transitions between image frames Size If the NetCam image is 320x240 and the size is 100 the applet will display the image at its original size in this case 320x240 If the size i...

Page 26: ...nd time usually accurate to within seconds or less This will happen every time the camera is powered on or rebooted provided NetCam is connected to the Internet or a network with a time server Time Se...

Page 27: ...me Alaska parts PST8PDT Pacific Standard Daylight Time MST7MDT Mountain Standard Daylight Time MST7 Mountain Standard Time Arizona CST6CDT Central Standard Daylight Time EST5EDT Eastern Standard Dayli...

Page 28: ...ally IP Assignment DHCP By default NetCam comes up in DHCP mode meaning that it probes the network for a DHCP server If there is a DHCP server on the network NetCam is automatically assigned an IPaddr...

Page 29: ...DHCP is enabled Domain Name Servers DNS Domain name server IPaddress This is critical if your FTPserver and or time server is entered as a domain name and not an IP address Check with your ISP to det...

Page 30: ...ternet Service Provider account information here Check this option on if you d like NetCam to use an external modem to dial the Internet Baud Rate This represents the speed or baud rate at which NetCa...

Page 31: ...ay continuously connected to the Internet If disconnected it will automatically attempt to reconnect If NetCam is configured to upload images to a server via FTP it is not necessary to enable this opt...

Page 32: ...uessed The password can be a combination of alpha and numeric characters upper and lowercase maximum 8 characters Tip Use a password that cannot be easily guessed maximum 8 characters viewer The viewe...

Page 33: ...moved 3 11 Advanced Menu The advanced menu is a hidden menu that allows you to configure some advanced features inside NetCam such as the Weather Station and Dynamic DNS support Note The advanced menu...

Page 34: ...he input ports on the back of the camera Trigger Overview By connecting an alarm system motion detector or other type of sensor to the back of NetCam it is possible to gather a series of images when t...

Page 35: ...live streams at the same time Most applications don t require pre buffering Only enable this option if you require video frames before the actual trigger takes place Delay The number of milliseconds t...

Page 36: ...f you d like the event triggered image captures to be uploaded to an FTP server select this option The Upload via FTP parameters are independent of the regular image FTP parameters see Chapter 3 5 Hos...

Page 37: ...he e mail address you prefer NetCam to send the images to Mail From Specify a from e mail address This can be created TRIGGER SENSOR CONNECTOR To connect a simple sensor i e a door contact switch conn...

Page 38: ...from a remote location For information on configuring port forwarding on a router visit http www portforward com click on routers select your model and click on Default guide To set up a TZO account...

Page 39: ...adjustable ring that controls the size of an aperture inside the lens barrel The smaller the iris the less light that reaches the CCD sensor The bigger the iris the more light that reaches the CCD se...

Page 40: ...s can become a dark silhouette against the sky Most cameras as well as the human eye are unable to capture details in both the dark foreground and the bright background at the same time Dynamic range...

Page 41: ...color in the image The higher the number the more the saturated the colors become The default value works well in most cases If you do want more color saturation increasing the value by 10 or 20 Anyt...

Page 42: ...ghting you will almost always want the iris set to its smallest position 16 or smaller pinhole sized The iris ring is usually marked in stops 1 3 4 8 16 C The C stands for closed In this example the 1...

Page 43: ...me back focus ring the spacer is included with the standard 8mm C Mount lens that ships with NetCam If your lens is CS Mount you do not need to use the included 5mm spacer If your lens is C Mount unsc...

Page 44: ...very little improvement in image quality Images are not uploading to FTP server 1 Double check all settings including hostname username password and path by using third party FTP client software the...

Page 45: ...exposure 1 50 000 second 1 3 seconds Imaging Features Auto manual color balance including skew override contrast enhancement haze subtraction gamma correction and sharpening Image Compression Industry...

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