Edimax IC-7110 Bedienungsanleitung

IC -7110 / IC-71 10W / IC-7110P User Manual 10 -2011 / v1.0[...]

1 COP YRIGHT Copyright  Ed imax T echnology Co., L td. all righ ts r eserve d. No par t of this publication ma y be r epro duced, tr ansmit t ed, tr ans cribed, sto re d in a re triev al s y stem, or transla te d int o an y language or computer lang uage, in an y f orm or by an y me ans, electronic, mechanic al, magnetic, op tical, chemic al, ma[...]

2 T able of Content s Chapter I: Getting Familiar with Y o ur Network Camera ................................... 5 1.1 Package Contents .............................................................................. 5 1.2 Introduction ......................................................................................... 6 1.3 Product Features ...[...]

3 2.6.3 Schedule ................................................................................. 77 2.6.4 Utilities .................................................................................... 79 2.6.5 S tatus ...................................................................................... 81 2.6.6 System Log .......................[...]

4 5.2 How to apply for a free DNS account at http://www .d yndns.org ..... 165 5.3 Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 168[...]

5 Chapter I: Getting Familiar with Y our Network Camera 1.1 Package Cont ents Thank you for purchasing this Network camera! Before you start to use this Network camera, please check the package contents . If anything is missing, please contact the dealer o f purchase and return the package to clai m for missing contents. Item Name Quantity 1 Networ[...]

6 1.2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Network camera! This Network camera is an ideal product for all kinds of video surveillance purposes, like home/office safety , kid/pet monitoring, and remote video acquire etc. Edimax IC-71 10 series is tailor made to stream liv e video over your network. Y ou ca n view the Network camera's vid[...]

7 1.3 Product Featur es No pre-loaded softw are required - all you need is a browser like Internet Explorer 6 (and above, with plugin installed). W it h supplied video surveillance softw a re, you can connect up to 16 v ideo cameras and view images captured by every cam era at the same time. Supports 3 video resolutions: M-JPEG and H.264 SXGA(1280 [...]

8 1.4 Key Compone nt s Item Description Power/Cloud The power LED will flash and light up when the camera is powered on and rea dy for access t o Cloud. Audio Indicates Audio status LAN When the Net work Camera is linke d to a wired n etwork, this LED will light up. T he LED will flash w hile video is transmitted or received through a wired network[...]

9 Wireless ( IC -71 10W only) When the Net work Camera is linke d to a wireless network, this LED will light up . The LED will flash w hile video is transmitted or recei ved through a wireless network. Focus Ring Y ou ca n change the aim and focus of the camera by adjusting the c amera head's aim and adjusting the f ocus ring. Simply point it [...]

10 IC -71 10: USB Port Power Connector SD Card Slot Ethernet Port Audio Connector Back View[...]

11 IC -71 10W : Antenna Base Power Connector WPS Button SD Card Slot Audi o Connector Ethernet Port[...]

12 IC -71 10 P: Item Description Power Connector Connects to 12V DC power a dapter SD Card Slot Accepts SD / SD-HC memor y card for image / video storage USB Port* (IC -71 10 only) Accepts USB WiFi adapter** to e nable wireless Audio Connector Connects to external speaker for a udio output Ethernet Connector Connect to your loc al area net work Pow[...]

13 Antenna Base (IC -71 10W only) Connects to supplied antenna WPS Button (IC -71 10W only) Press the W PS button (click) on the Net work Cam and click on the Access Point that you want to wirelessly connect it to. Note: The USB port only works wit h Edimax USB WiFi adapter s. Note : Edimax EW-771 1HPn, EW-771 1UAn, EW-771 1USN, EW -771 1UMn & [...]

14 Item Description Reset Button Press the button with pen nib and hold for 5 secon ds to reset th e camera settings to f actory default value. Side View Reset Button[...]

15 Item Description T ripod Connect or Connects to tripod to secure the c amera when the camera is not put on a horizon t al s urface. Bottom View T ripod Conne ctor[...]

16 1.5 Camera Installation Please follow the following instructions to set your network camera up. 1. Unpack the product p ackage and check if anything ‟ s missing. 2. Connect the Ethernet cable to your local area network, and connect t he other end to the LAN jack of this network camera.[...]

17 3. Plug the power adapter to wall socket, and connect the pow e r connector to the power jack located at the bottom of the network camera. 4. Connect two antennas to the antenna b a ses, which is located at the ba ck of this network camera.[...]

18 5. Place the camera at a secure place, and point the camera to the place you wish to monitor . If you wish to hang the camera on the ceiling or w all, please use the tripod connector (located at the bottom of the camera) to secure the camera. 6. Launch Internet Explorer on your computer , and following the instructions given in next section to s[...]

19 1.6 Lo cating the IP A ddress of this Network Camera Default IP add ress of t h is network camera is 192.168.2 .3 . If you wish to a ssign an other IP a ddress to this network camera, you have to log onto the web configuration interface of the camera first. If the left three f ields of the IP address of your comp uter is not 192.168.2, y ou ‟ [...]

20 2. Double-click „ Network Connections ‟ icon. 3. Right-click „ Local Area Co nnection ‟ , and click „ Properties ‟ .[...]

21 4. Select „ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ‟ , then click „ Properties ‟ .[...]

22 5. In „ IP address ‟ field, please fill in any IP a ddress begins with „ 192.168.2 ‟ , and ends with a value greater than 2 and less than 254 (Y ou can use the example in the picture „ 192.168.2.3 39 ‟ ). In Subnet mask field, please fill „ 255.255.255.0 ‟ . Please keep all other fields empty , and click „ OK ‟ . If you chang[...]

23 1.7 Using the Camera Admin Softw a re to Locate the Camera If you can ‟ t connect to the camera by the instructions given in last chapter , you can use camera admin software to search the ca mera which is connected to your local area network. The admin software is also capable to locat e multiple cameras on your local area network. Please inse[...]

24 1. Double- click Ediview finder installer , and click „Run‟ when you‟re prompted : 2. Ediview finder will list all Ediamx network cameras found on local network, with their IP address a nd MAC address : Y ou can click icon to find network cameras on local network again, or select an network camera and click Icon to configure it (see next s[...]

25 3. Ediview finder wil l inspect network camera‟s connection ty pe and if it‟s connected to Internet, this may t ake a few seconds, please be p atient .[...]

26 4. This message will tell you if your network camera is connected to Internet (connected to the cloud), and the connection type (wired or wireless). W hen you see this message, click „Next‟ to continue. If you don‟t want to change network camera‟ s name and passw ord, you can click „X‟ on the upper -right corner of window to close ed[...]

27 After the camera finder utility is lau nched, all c am eras f ound on y o ur l o cal are a network will be displayed. T o preview the image of network camera, please click the icon indicated by white arrow , and p rov ide username / passw ord, a nd a snapshot wil l be displayed This function is only available when this icon is displayed as blue [...]

28 Search camera: Click this button to search all cameras on local area network again. Configure camera: Click this button to configure camera ‟ s network and security setting. Y ou ‟ ll be p rompted to input c amera ‟ s passw ord:[...]

29 Input the password (default: 1234) and click OK to configure the camera ‟ s network and security setting: In „ Lan Setting ‟ page, you can configure camera ‟ s network settings. Select „ DHCP ‟ to set the camera to obt a in an IP address f rom DHCP server on local area network automatically , an d select „ Manual IP ‟ to input th[...]

30 1.8 Log ging in the Management Interface Make sure the network camera is correctly powered (Power LED is on), and then launch Internet Ex plorer and type the IP address of the network ca mera in address bar of Internet Explorer . Y ou sho uld be prompted to input th e user name and passw o rd: Default user name is „ admin ‟ and passw ord is [...]

31 If this is the first time you log onto web manag e ment interface, you ‟ ll be prompted to install ActiveX Plugin: W hen y ou see this messag e, please click „ OK ‟ , and click „ Download the latest ActiveX ‟ link to download plugin so you can use this camera: Click „ Run ‟ to download plugin:[...]

32 Click „ Run ‟ to install plugin: Please click „ Next ‟ button to s tart inst a llation (click „ Next ‟ or „ In stall ‟ when you ‟ re prompted, until installation is compl ete ).[...]

33 Click „ Finish ‟ to complete plugin installation. Now you can go back to web browser , and you should be able to see the image captured by camera (Y ou may need to press F5 or CTRL-R to reload web page).[...]

34 Note: If you see one of these messages (or both): Y ou r computer may not have the display cap ability that this network camera requires, or you don ’ t have Microsoft DirectX® installed. Please download Microsoft Di rectX® from M icrosoft ’ s website ( http ://www .microsoft.c o m ), and try again. In some cases, your computer is able to [...]

35 Chapter II: Using the Management Interface 2.1 Camera Setting s The first menu after y o u logged onto web management inter face is „ Camera ‟ , and this is the only menu you can see the real-time image from camera. Y ou can always back to this menu by clicking „ Came ra ‟ on the top of w eb management interface.[...]

36 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Pan/T ilt S peed S pecifies the moving speed when you use p an / tilt f unction to point the came ra to a new direction. Av ailab le options are 1 (fastest) to 5 (slowest). Select 1 to move the camera by a faster speed, but you will not be able to control the mo[...]

37 Pan / T ilt Control Moves camera to a new direction. Press one of 8 directional buttons to move the camera, and press „ H ‟ to move the camera back to „ home ‟ (original) position. Preset Points Y ou can set up to 9 pre se t poin ts o f camera position; press the number to move the camera to preset point instantly . See next chapter for [...]

38 image, you can click this button to set digital zoom: Click „ Enable ‟ to enabl e digital zoom function, then you can drag the slide bar to adjust zoom rati o. Y ou can also use y ou r mouse to drag the z oo m area (th e green square) to reposition the zoom area. Fit to W indow Size Click this button and the image size will be adjusted to fi[...]

39 2.2 Video Y ou ca n change video -related settings o f this network ca mera in „ Video ‟ menu. Y ou can ac cess this menu b y clicking „ Video ‟ on t he top of web management interface. There are 5 types o f video settings for th is net work camera. T o set the option of a certain video setting, put mouse curso r on it and its options wi[...]

40 2.2.1 MJPEG Y ou ca n adjust video settings when you s elect „ MJPEG ‟ as video t ype in „ Camera ‟ men u. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Video Resolution Changes the resolution of video. Available options are 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240. Higher resolution provides better vi[...]

41 2.2.2 MPEG4 Y ou ca n adjust video settings when you s elect „ MPEG4 ‟ as video type in „ Camera ‟ men u. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Video Resolution Changes the resolution of video. Available options are 1024 x 768, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240. Higher resolution provides better vide[...]

42 2.2.3 H.264 Y ou ca n adjust video settings when you s elect „ H.264 ‟ as vide o type in „ Camera ‟ men u. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Video Resolution Changes the resolution of video. Available options are 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240. Higher resolution provides better vi[...]

43 2.2.4 OSD If you need to display information about this camera, like camera ‟ s name or current date / tim e, you can use OSD ( On-Screen Dis play) menu: The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description On -Screen Display Select „ Enable ‟ to enable on-screen display function (information about this came[...]

44 2.2.5 Night Vision This camera equip s with 9 IR LEDs to en hance video quality in the night. Y ou ca n enable or di sable IR LEDs by „ Ni ght Vision ‟ menu: The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Al ways turn of f IR led Do not use IR LEDs, even it ‟ s v er y dark. Al ways turn on IR led T urn[...]

45 2.3 P an and T ilt This network camera supports pa n and tilt function, as you explored in last section. Y ou can also make the camera move automatically in pan and tilt menu by defining a set of pre-defined path. Y ou can access this menu by clicking „ PTZ ‟ on t he top of w eb management interface. 2. 3.1 Preset Points Y ou can define the [...]

46 3. When you move the camera to the position you want, type a name in „ Position name ‟ field, and click „ Se t to Point n ‟ (w here „ n ‟ is th e number of memory slot) button to save the position to selected memory slo t. After you set the position, y ou can recall the position f rom „ Camera ‟ m enu (click the position number b[...]

47 2. 3.2 Guard T our Y ou can make the camera move between many pre-defined positions, a nd define the time you wish to p a use at every position ; this is called as „ Guard T our ‟ . Before you can use this function, you have to define at least 2 positi o ns in „ Preset Points ‟ section (refer to las t section for detailed in formation). [...]

48 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Name Input the name of this set of guard tour here. As you may have many sets of guard tour , please give it a meani ngful name so you can reme m ber the main purpose of this s et. View with random order Do not visit all positions in this guard tour by order; vi[...]

49 View Time: Define the time you wish the camera to stop at this position in seconds. View Order: Give this position a number greater than 1 and not the sam e with other positions, a nd guard tour will start visiting positions by order (from 1 to last number , and then start from 1 again). Remove: Remove this position from list. Save: Save setting[...]

50 2. 4 Network Settings All netw ork-related settings can be found in thi s menu, and y o u hav e to s pe cify TCP/IP parameters in this menu if you w a nt t o change IP address, use PPPoE, Dynamic DNS, and activate UPnP f unction. Y ou can access this menu by clicking „ LAN ‟ on the top of web management interface. After y ou selected „ Net[...]

51 2.4.1 LAN Y ou can define IP addr ess a nd select the port nu mber you wish to use here.[...]

52 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Network T ype This camera can obtai n the IP a ddress from DH CP server automatically (if you have one), or set a fixed IP address. Select „ DHCP ‟ to obtain IP address automatically or „ S tatic IP Address ‟ to assign this ne twork camera with a fixed I[...]

53 most of ISPs and will give you a nice network per formance. Click „ Apply ‟ to save settings and make the new settings take e ffect.[...]

54 2.4.2 WLAN The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description W irel e ss Connection Select „ Enable ‟ to activate wireless network function of this network camera, select „ Disable ‟ to disable it. Network T ype Select the network type of wireless connection. Av ailab le options are „ Infrastructure ?[...]

55 wireless access point). Y ou can set to „ Adhoc ‟ when you don ‟ t have any wireless access point, but your computer has wireless network card. Set to „ Infrastructure ‟ when you have wireless access point, and you have computers with wir ed network connection. Av ailab le Networks Here shows all wireless access points found by this ne[...]

56 SSID Input the SSID of the w ireless access point you wish to connect. It should be less than 32 alphanumerical characters. W hen you select a w ireless a ccess poi n t abov e, it ‟ s SSID will be filled in this field automatically . However , if the SSID is not displayed (the wireless access point you selected choose to hide it ‟ s SSID), y[...]

57 2.4.3 Dynamic DNS If your ISP does not give you a fixed Internet IP address (i.e. the Internet address you ‟ re using when you access the Internet is not alway s the sam e – ask your ISP for detailed information), you ca n use this function to help you locate the IP address o f this network camera when you ‟ re away from home or office. Be[...]

58 2.4.4 UPnP W hen UPn P f unction is activated, all UPnP-compatible computers / netw ork devices will be able to discover this network cam era automatically (only those in the same local network). This function is useful and you don ‟ t have to remember the IP a ddress o f this network camera. Simply open „ Network neighbor ‟ and it‟s the[...]

59 Click the message to open „ My Network Places ‟ , and yo u‟ ll see the network camera: Y ou can double-click the icon to launch Internet Explorer and log onto network camera ‟ s w e b management interface directly .[...]

60 2. 4.5 LoginFree This camera provides a method to let unauthoriz ed users to view the image captured by this camera, which is called as „ LoginFree ‟ . W hen you wish to let everyone to view the image captured by this camera, or integrate th e image with your own web application, you can use this function: Input the f ilename her e, and clic[...]

61 2. 4.6 R TSP If you want to watc h video captured b y this net work camera by your own RTSP (Real T ime S treaming Protocol) media pla yer , you can use this function to setup R T SP p arameter s, so your R T SP -compatible player will be able to recei ve video data. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Descri[...]

62 MPEG4 R T SP Path Input the path of MPE G4 RTSP video file. When you use R TSP-compatible media player to play R TSP stream, please remember to add „ .sdp ‟ file extension. H.264 R TSP Path Input the path of H.264 R TSP video file. W hen you use R TSP-compatible media player to play R TSP stream, please remember to add „ .sdp ‟ file exte[...]

63 2.5 Motion Detection W hen y ou wish to use this camera to monitor th e activities, motion detection function will be very useful. Camera will detect the motion in captured image, and take a snap shot when motion is detected . So you can use this camera to keep the safety of the belongings you have. T o use motion detection, click the following [...]

64 2.5.1 Motion Detection Y ou can use this menu to setup basic motion detection settings: The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Enable Motion Detection Select „ Enable ‟ to enable motion detection, and select „ Disable ‟ to disable this function. Motion Detection Interval Select the time inter[...]

65 Recording T ime Select the duration you wish this camera to record image when a motion is detected from dropdown menu. Av ailab le options are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (seconds). Sending File T ype Select the file type that will be saved when a motion is detected. Select „ JPEG ‟ and a still pictu re i n JPEG f ormat will be s aved; and sele ct „[...]

66 2. 5.2 Motion Re gion Y ou can define the motion detection region within the image that camera captures, so this camera will ignore motions which are not covered by the motion region setting, and reduce the chances of false alarm. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Region 1 – 3 Check the box to[...]

67 Sensitivity Move the slide bar to change the motion detection sensitivity setting: Drag the slide to the right to increase sensitivity (camera will detect minor changes in the image), and drag the slide to the left t o decrease sensitivity (camera will only detect major changes in the image). Refresh In case the objects of t he image captured by[...]

68 2.5.3 Email Y ou can define the destination address of E -mail sending and mail server parameters here. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Recipient E-Mail Address Input the email recipient ‟ s Email address here. E-Mail Subject S pecify the title of sending email, so you can identify the mail [...]

69 SMTP enable SSLv2/v3 function Select „ Enable ‟ if your SMTP server supports SSLv 2/v3 such as gmail. SMTP Authentication Some SMTP s erver requires mail senders to be authenticated before they can send Email. If your SMTP server requires you to do so, please select „ Enable ‟ , or select „ Disable ‟ to disable it. If you don ‟ t k[...]

70 2.5.4 FTP Configuratio n Y ou can set FTP serv er ‟ s parameters here. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description FTP Serv e r Input the IP ad dress or host name of the FTP server you wish to use here. FTP Port Input the port number of the FTP s erv er you wish to use here. User Name Input the user nam[...]

71 know , please ask FTP server ‟ s a dministrator; most of FTP serv e rs will work fine with both modes, but if you found that non-passive mode is not w orking, you can try to use passive mode. Click „ Apply ‟ to save settings and make the new settings take e ffect. After that, you can clic k „ Upload a test file ‟ to send a file to the [...]

72 2.5.5 SD Card Configuration Y ou can define the filename and destination folder w hen saving a file in SD card. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Enable Cycle Recording Check this box and this camera will automatically e rase oldest image file to ma ke roo ms fo r n ew image files w hen SD card [...]

73 2. 6 System Info Y ou can use this menu to get the operational information of this camera: After y ou selected „ System Info. ‟ , a sub-menu w i ll appear . Th ere are 4 sub-menus available here: Detailed descriptions of ev ery setting will be given below .[...]

74 2.6 .1 Camera Information Camera information allows you to set the name and administrator ‟ s password of this camera. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Descripti on Camera Name Please specify the name of this network Camera here. This can be used to identify y o ur camera on the network when you have mor[...]

75 2. 6.2 Date / Time Setti ng This setting allows you to change the date and time of the real time clock in this network camera. Y ou can set the time manually , or use network time protocol (NTP) to set the time automatically . The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Set Date/T ime manually / NTP Serve[...]

76 ISP for the IP address or host name, i f they have one. Daylight Saving T ime If your area of residence uses daylight saving , select „ Y e s ‟ ; otherwise select „ No ‟ . Synchronize to PC time Click to input current time of your computer to „ Set Date / T ime manually ‟ field . Click „ Apply ‟ to save settings and make the new [...]

77 2.6.3 Schedule Y ou can use this menu to setup Schedule Snapshot/Recording settings: Item Description Enable FTP Schedule Select „Enable‟ to send the Sch edule Snaps hot to the appointed FTP server , or select ‟Disable‟ to disable this function. Y ou have to configure FTP server parameters in „FTP Configuration ‟ menu first, so this [...]

78 Enable E-Mail Schedule Select „Enable‟ to send the Sch edule Snaps hot to the appointed e-mail address , or select‟ Disab le‟ to disable this function. Y ou have to configure e-mail settings in „ Email ‟ menu f irst, so this function will t ake ef fe ct . T ime Interval This option allows the network camera to send one image accordin[...]

79 2. 6 .4 Utilities This menu allows you to upgrade firmware, clear all setting s, reboot the network camera, and switch LED lights on/o ff. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Upgrade Firmware If you downloaded latest firmware file from our w eb site, you can click ‟ Browse ‟ button to p ick a [...]

80 settings. NOTE: IP address will be reset to default value ‘ 192.168.2.3 ’ also. Y ou ’ ll need to change the IP address setting of your computer if the IP address of your computer does not begin with ‘ 192.168.2 ’ , a nd subnet mask is not ‘ 255.255.255.0 ’ , or you ’ ll no t be able to connect to this network camera again. Reboo[...]

81 2. 6 .5 S tatus This menu provides all information about this network cam era, like firmw a re version, system uptime, date / time, and network information.[...]

82 2.6.6 System Log All activities of this network camera will be logged, and you are allowed to enter „ System Log ‟ menu to view these logs.[...]

83 2. 7 Acc ount If y o u wish to a llow other pe ople to v iew the live image captured by th is camera, but don ‟ t want to allow them to modify system settings, you can giv e t hem user-level user name and passw ord, so they can only v iew the image and can not change any system setting. This camera supports up to 16 us ers. After y ou selected[...]

84 when accessing the camera). Add Click this button to add the account. Modify Modify an existing user ‟ s information. Y ou have to select a user from user list first. Remove Remove an existing user . Y o u have to select a user from us er list first. Click „ Apply ‟ to save settings and make the new settings take e ffect. Please note: only[...]

85 2. 8 SDHC After y ou selected „ System Info. ‟ , a sub-menu w i ll appear . Th ere are 4 sub-menus available here: Please click the SD card setting you wish to set, then refer to i nstructions given below:[...]

86 2. 8.1 S t atus Here shows the remaining card space for you.[...]

87 2. 8.2 S pace Alarm W hen y ou ‟ re using SD card to store captured image and video clip, you can have this camera to send an E-mail to you when there ‟ s only little remaining space lef t on SD card. Please note: If you have set E- mail settings in ‘ Motion Picture ’ fun ction, you can click ‘ Copy Mail Config ’ butt on to use the s[...]

88 SMTP Authentication Select „ Enable ‟ if the SMTP server you ‟ re using requires authentication, and input the username and p assword below; If the SMTP s e rver you ‟ re using does not require authentication, select „ Disable ‟ h ere. If you ‟ re not sure, ask your ISP or netw ork administrator . User Name T ype the user name of t[...]

89 2. 8.3 File Management Y ou can use this menu to manage the files stored on SD card. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description FirstPage Jump to first page of f ile list. PrevPage Jump to previous page of file list. NextPage Jump to next page of f ile list. LastPage Jump to last page of file list. Selec[...]

90 Chapter III: Using the Surveillance Software 3.1 Installing network Camera Surveillance Software The network camera surveillance software prov ide s various functions like video recording, after this sof tware is installed, you can use your n etw ork camera to safeguard your property . Plea se fo llow the following instructions to install the su[...]

91 3. If you need installati on prog ram to create a desktop icon or a quick launch icon for you, click all items you need here, the n click „Next‟ to con tinue.[...]

92 4. Here lists all options y o u chose in previous steps, i f everything‟ s c orrect, click „Install‟ to start i nstalling procedure, or click „Back‟ to go back to previous step to modify installin g settings. 5. The installing procedure wil l take some time, please be pa tient.[...]

93 6. When you see this window , it mea ns the s oftware inst a lling procedure is complete. Please click „Finish‟ to f inish the procedure (network camera surveillance softw a re will start af ter you click „Finish‟ button, if you w ant to start it later , uncheck „Launch IPCam Surv eillance Sof tware‟ b ox).[...]

94 3.2 Using network c amera surveilla nce software Y ou can click „IPCam Surveillance Software‟ ico n from desktop, quick launch bar , o r st art menu to start the network camera surveillance sof tware. Here are descriptions for all components of network camera surveillance software: Before you start: IP camera surveillance software will only [...]

95 Y ou can put the mouse cursor on a ce rt ain component a nd see it s button name, and here‟re detailed descri ptions of all buttons: Item Description Video display ing area The image of all connected cameras will be displayed here. Language Select a language from this dropdown menu to change display language. Display layout Change camera image[...]

96 Playback Playback a recorded video file. Snapshot T a ke a snap shot of cu rrent camera. Message display Displays all system messages like camera is disconnected etc. Close window (stop surveillance) T e rminates network ca mera surveillance soft ware. Minimize window Minimizes network came ra surv eillance soft ware window . Video display ing a[...]

97 3.3 Configure net work camera sur veillance software 3. 3.1 Configure cameras Before you use this network camera surveillance software, you must configure the camera(s) you wish to connect. Please click „Sy ste m configure‟ button and a popup menu will appear: Please select „Configure Cameras‟ to configure cameras: Note: If you ’ re pr[...]

98 3.3.1.1 „Camera‟ tab In this tab you can con figure all cameras you wish to connect. Up to 16 cameras can be connected simultaneously : Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. Camera Search All cameras found on y our local network will be displayed in „Camera Searc[...]

99 bytes of camera‟s MAC address, y o u can change the name of camera so you can remember the camera‟ s location of purpose easily . Model Displays the model of selected camera, this field can not be changed. IP* Input the IP ad dress of camera. Username* Input the user name of camera. Web Port* Input the web port of the camera. By default it?[...]

100 3.3.1.2 Schedule Recording In this tab, you can s etup scheduled video recording, so you can record the video captured by all cameras you have by a pre-defined schedule. Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Descripti on Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. One T ime Schedules Y ou can specify the one-time schedule [...]

101 Please specify the time duration of this one-time schedule (the date and time of „From‟ and „T o‟), then click „OK‟ to save settings. Please note you must set a schedule that will be happened in the future, you can not set a schedule in the past. Edit Y ou can modify a scheduled recording item. Select a schedule in „One T ime Sche[...]

102 Please check all weekdays that applies, and set the st art time in „From‟ field. Y ou ca n set the duration of video recording in „Period‟ field (format is HH:MM:SS), and the end time wil l be calculated automatically and displa yed in „T o‟ field. Y ou can also click „All Time Record‟ button to define a recording schedule that [...]

103 3.3.1.3 Audio For cameras that support audio, you can use this t ab to decide if you wish to hear the audio captured by selected camera. Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. Mute Audio Check this box and the network camera surveillance software w ill not play the aud[...]

104 3.3.1.4 Motion Record W it h this function activated, only motions captured by the camera w i ll be record ed, so you don‟t have to waste hard disk storage sp a ce on images y ou don‟t need to pay atten tio n to. Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. Enable Enable[...]

105 triggered Send mail when motion is triggered Send an email to a pre-defined address when a motion has been detected by the camera. OK Save settings in this ta b. Cancel Discard all settings in this tab.[...]

106 3.3.2 General Settings Y ou can set sy ste m-wide settings o f this network camera surv eillan ce sof tware in this menu. 3.3.2. 1 „General‟ tab All general settings like file storage directory and recording spaces c a n be set here. Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Data Directory Set the directory (folder) y[...]

107 S pace Max V ide o File Size Defines the maximum file size of every video file. W hen the size of file exceeds this value, network camera surveillance software w ill op en another file to record the video. Scan T ime Define the time period to paus e between every camera switch when you activate „Scan‟ function. Cycle Recording Y ou can deci[...]

108 3.3.2. 2 „E - Mail Setting‟ tab If you want to use motion detection function and w ish to get an email that contains the image ca p tured by the camera, please setup your email related parameters here first. Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description E-Mail Subject S pecify the subject of sending email. Recipient E-Mai[...]

109 Edit Select an email address from „Recipient E - Mail Address‟ box, and click „Edit‟ to edit the email address. Delete Delete selected email address. Sender E-Mail Address S pecify the email address of email sender . SMTP Serv e r S pecify the IP address or host name of the SMTP server you wish to use. For most of ISPs they wil l only a[...]

1 1 0 3.3.2.3 Security If you don‟t want other people to access this network camera surveillance software, you can set a passw ord t o protect it. Y ou‟ll need to input the passw ord every time you w ish to u se this network camera surveillance softw are: T o set password, please use „Security‟ tab in „ Ge neral Options‟ menu:[...]

111 Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Enable Requires password aut hentication when this software starts . Disable Password authentication is not required when this software st arts. Password Input the password y ou wish to use here. Confirm Password Input the password y ou wish to use here again. 3.3.2.4 About This t[...]

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1 1 3 3.4 Change Display Layout This network camera surveillance software prov ide s 8 kinds of display lay o ut: Every layout displays dif f erent number of camera and camera arrang ement, you can click the icon that presents a specific kind of layout, and the v ide o displaying area will change accordingly . Layout style 1: 1 Camera only Displays[...]

1 1 4 Layout style 3: 6 Cameras Displays the video of up to 6 cameras. Layout style 4: 8 Cameras Displays the video of up to 8 cameras. Layout style 5: 9 Cameras Displays the video of up to 9 cameras. Layout style 6: 10 Cameras Displays the video of up to 10 cameras.[...]

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1 1 6 Layout style 7 : 13 Cameras Displays the video of up to 13 cameras. Layout style 8 : 16 Cameras Displays the video of up to 16 cameras.[...]

1 1 7 3.5 Full-screen mode If you want to use all avail able spaces on your monitor to display surv eillance image, you can click „Full Screen‟ button to switch display mode to full -screen mode. T o exit full- screen mode, press „ESC‟ key .[...]

1 1 8 3.6 Scan If you have more than one camera configured, and you w ish to switch the displaying image between cameras, you can click „Scan‟ button to switch between all configured cameras. Click „Scan‟ butt on once to activate scan function (scan icon will become blue NOTE: If a camera is configured but disconnected, it will still be dis[...]

1 1 9 ), click again to stop scanning (scan icon will become white ).[...]

120 3.7 Zoom-in / Zoom- out For cameras that support zoom-in / zoom-out function, you can use this function to see more objects tha t fall in the scope of camera‟ s view , or enlarge the image size of a certain objec t to see its det ail. Please select a camera in video displaying area by clicking on its i mage, then click button to see more obje[...]

121 zoom-in, you may need to use PTZ buttons - described in next section) to find an object you wish to see its det a il).[...]

122 3.8 PTZ For cameras that support pan - tilt function ( but this model doesn‟t support PTZ function), you can change the position that camera point s to, to see different places that fall in the scope of camera‟ s view . Please select a camera in video displaying area by clicking on its i mage, and then click the directions you wish the came[...]

123 3.9 Snapshot Y ou can take a snaps hot of selected camera and save it to „Snapshot‟ sub-folder of pre-defined data directory . Click snapshot button once to t a ke a snap shot; you can take as much snapshot as you want be fore hard disk is full.[...]

124 3.10 Recording Y ou can start video recording o f selected camera manually by clicking „S tart Recor ding‟ button: W hen recordi n g star ts, you‟ll see a message displayed in message displaying box like „1/1 10:00:00, Camera 2 S tart Manu al‟, which means camera 1 st a rt s recording manually on 1/1 at 10:00:00. T o stop recording, c[...]

125 3.1 1 Video Play b ack Y ou can playback all recorded video by clicking this button. A n ew window wil l appear: Y ou have to search the video file before y ou can play it. There are two kinds of video search: T ime Search (search all v ide os file that falls in a specific period of time) and Motion Search (search all videos recorded by motion [...]

126 Chapter I V: How to Access the Network Camera Remotely with iPhone & Android Phones IC - 71 10 series features smart phone support for iPhone users and Android phone users to monitor their home using Edimax Network-Cameras. Pl ease check following instruction for installation. The following instruction applies to all Edimax routers Step1: E[...]

127 in the I-Phone. T o apply for this, refer to the Appendix “ How to apply for a free DNS account in the http://www .dyndns.o rg ” In this guide, we assume you have already got http://my-name.dyndns.org. (y ours may vary) and go to S tep 3. Step 3: Configure the 1 st Camera based on the following: Configure the 2 nd Camera based on the follow[...]

128 Configure the Broadband Router based on the following:[...]

129 4.1 iPhone A pp Installation Please download „Ediview‟ application from Ap ple‟s Appstore Y ou can launch EdiVie w b y clicking „Ed iV ie w‟ icon. Y ou ‟ll see w elcome screen and please wait for few seconds[...]

130 W hen y ou launch EdiV iew , it will attempt to connect to existing co nfigured network cameras. Please make sure you‟re connected to wireless access point if your Edimax network camera is located on your local area network . If you want search for network cameras on your local area network, or you want to add an Ediamx network camera on Inte[...]

131 Y ou can click this button rep eatedly to switch 1 camera / 4 cameras / 12 cameras view . Y ou can manage network cameras in „Cameras‟ list. T o add a new network camera, click „Add New Camera‟ . EdiView will search for network camera on your loca l area network, and list all network cameras found here.[...]

132 T o add an network camera manually or add an network camera on Internet, click ‘Add Camera Manually’ button. In this page, y ou can input network camera‟ s para meters manually Camera T ype: Switch operating mode between Cloud and IP . In cloud mode you have to input Cloud ID**; In IP mode you hav e to inp ut IP address or host name of ne[...]

133 Camera Name: Y ou can define a name for this network camera to help you to remember the purpose / location of this network camera. IP: Input network camera’ s IP address or host name. Port: Input network camera’ s port number , generally it’ s ’80’. User Name: Input the user name of network camera. Default user name is ‘admin’ Pa [...]

134 Sharpness: Select video sharpness (1 to 5, lowest to highest). Video Quality : (Highest to Lowes t, select a lo w er video quality will help when network speed is slow). T ilt Speed: Select camera p an & tilt movement speed. Click ‘Done’ to save changes T o delete an existing IP camera, click „Edit‟ button . Click of the IP camera y[...]

135 Now you can back to „Live‟ m enu, i f you see a snapshot appear , it indicates the network camera is correctly configured. Click snap s hot picture to enlarge video v iew If network camera you connected supports pan/tilt control, you can click[...]

136 t he button on the upper- right corner to switch to „Gesture‟ mode and use your finger to slide on the live image view , and network camera will move as your finger slides A w hite arrow will also appear to indicate the direction of camera movement. Please note: If the button appears on upper- right corner shows ‘Switch’, you can’t mo[...]

137 A ll netw ork cameras will be listed and you can choose one to see it s event s list . All events of selected network camera w ill be listed here . Y ou can click an event to see enlarged photo.[...]

138 Event‟ s sn apshot and event date / time w ill be displayed . Cl ick the button with network camera‟s name (upper -left corner) to go back . Y ou can use this function to mark your network camera on Google map, so you can locate them and remember their physical location easily .[...]

139 Please note that you need activ e Internet connection to show map on your iPhone . Click ‘Map’ button at the bottom of your iPhone to access Map menu. Google map will be shown on your iPhone, and it will attempt to locate your current location by GPS and netw ork . If you’re using your iPhone indoor , y our i Phone ma y fail to locate y o[...]

140 current location manually . If th e net w ork camera you’re about to mark on the map does not locate at your current location, you can also use y our finger to drag the map and find the location where your network camera is instal le d. A red pin indicating the location of network camera will be placed at the center of map. W hen y ou found t[...]

141 4.2 Android A pp install ation T o install Ediview application, launch „Market‟. (In your Android device‟ s „ All apps‟ menu) Click magnifier icon at upper-right corner of Android market, and input „Ediview‟ in search field[...]

142 Y ou should able able to find Ediview utility (If not, please check spelling ), and click „Download‟ to download and install Ediv ie w Android will prompt you to confirm installatio n, please click „Install‟ button below to start inst a llation[...]

143 Please be patient w h ile EdiView is being inst a lled . W hen E d iV iew utility is successfully installed, you‟ll see this message. Click „Open‟ to launch EdiVi ew utility now , or click „Com plete‟ to launch EdiV iew[...]

144 utility later Y ou can launch EdiVie w b y clicking „EdiView‟ icon in „All Appli cation s W hen y ou launch EdiV iew , it will search fo r all Edimax network cameras on y our network . Please make sure you‟re connected to wir e less access point if[...]

145 your Edimax network camera is located on your local area network. If you want to add a Ediamx network camera on Internet, please click ‘Manually’ button to abort and setup network camera manually In this page, y ou can input network camera‟ s para meters manually Name: Y ou can define a name for this network camera to help you to remember[...]

146 W hen a n network camera has been added successfully , you‟ ll see it appear in EdiView utility ‟s camera list[...]

147 Please repeat last step to add more network cameras you wish to connect. T o repeat last step, press ‘Menu’ ke y on your A ndroid device and click ‘Add’ button If the network camera is con nected, you‟ll see a pi cture appear . Click the Picture to view live image[...]

148 If there are new event s available, click icon T o configure network camera’ s parameters , click icon W hen y ou click an netw ork camera in camera list, you‟ ll see its liv e im age Like this . Y ou can hold your Android device horiz ontally to enlarge network camera‟s liv e im age view . If the network camera you connected support s P [...]

149 T o take a snapshot of current live image and save it on your Android device, click b utton . Y o u‟ll see „Save Snaps h ot‟ message appear , which indicates a snapshot has been t a ken.[...]

150 If you have more than 1 network cameras, you can click button and you can see the image of up to 4 network cameras at the same time; Click on the camera‟s image to enlarge it Y ou c an also click button to see up to 12 network cameras at the same time. T o conf igure the v ide o display para meters of this network camera, click button, and yo[...]

151 Click ‘Done’ button when y ou finish, or c lick ‘Cancel’ to abort. Y ou’ll see the result af ter y ou click Done’ . W hen a n ew event (movement) has been det ected by network camera, you‟ll see icon appear in network camera list. Y ou can click it to see events .[...]

152 All events wil l be displayed here, with the time which trigg e red this event. Click on the event to see enlarged picture The image of this event will be displayed with the time triggered this event.[...]

153 T o see enlarged picture, hold your A ndroid device horiz o ntally T o save a snapshot of this event, click button . Y ou‟ll see „ Saved event image successfully‟ message to prompt you that image has been sav e d successfully .[...]

154 W hen y ou ‟re in camera list, press „Menu‟ button on your Android device. A menu will appear on the bottom of EdiV iew utility . See live images of network cameras Use google map to locate network cameras Add a new network camera Reload network camera list[...]

155 Y ou can use this function to mark your network camera on Google map, so you can locate them and remember their physical location easily . Plea se note that you need active Internet connection to show map on your Android device . Click „Map‟ button at the bottom of your An droid device to access Map menu[...]

156 Google map will be shown on your Android device , and it will attempt to locate your current location by GPS and network If you‟re using your Android device indoor , your A may fail to locate your location. Y ou can still use your finger to drag the map and find your current location manually . If the network camera you‟re about to m ark on[...]

157 W hen y ou found the location where network camera is installed, press „Menu‟ button on your An droid device and cli ck „Locate‟ button and a camera list will be shown . Select the network camera you wish to mark on the map .[...]

158 4.3 Web browser instal lation Please make sure your web browser supports JA V A first. If your w eb browser does not support JA V A, y ou can install JA V A from website: www .java.com and get JA V A software. (If your web browser does not support J A V A, you‟ll see th is messa g e w he n y ou try to use JA V A browser) If you‟re not login[...]

159 Input the following web address in your w eb browser ‟s address bar : “XXXXXXXXXXXX.myedimax.com” . W here XXXXXXXXXXX X is the 12 characters of your Edimax network camera‟s MAC addr ess. If you don‟t kn ow the MAC address of your Edimax IP camera, you can log onto network camera‟ s web configuration menu and click “System” - &g[...]

160 Y ou should be able to see the image of network camera now . Y ou can click function buttons below . Enlarge / reduce image size Click + or – button to enlarge or reduce image size, this is very u seful when[...]

1 61 you want to see details of certain object in the image. Configure network camera Click this button to display network camera configuration menu and y ou can chage the parameters o f IP camera. Click „Ap ply‟ to save changes or click „Cancel‟ to discard changes. Pan-tilt control Click this but ton and a se t of arrow w ill be shown on t[...]

162 Click circle located in the center or arrow set to return network camera to „Home‟ (original) po sition . If you no longer need to us e pan-tilt function, click this button again Snap s hot Click this button to take a sna pshot of current image and save on your computer ‟s hard driv e. Y ou‟ll be prompted to select a folder on your comp[...]

163 Click this button to enlarge image view t o full-scree n size, all functino buttons will disappear to maximumize display area. Click anywhere in the ima ge to return to normal display mode.[...]

164 Chapter V: Appendix 5.1 S pecifications Max Reso lution: 1280 x 1024 pi xels Sensor: 1.3M ega pixels 1/4" color CMOS senso r Gain control: Auto m atic Exposure: Auto matic White Balance: Auto matic Image (Video Set t ing) Image compression : MJPEG/MPEG4/H.264 Ima g e Vi deo Digital 24-bit Color Frame rate: 10 -15fps@ SXGA, XGA, 30fps@QV GA[...]

165 5.2 How to apply for a free DNS account at http://www .dyndns.org It ‟ s very likely your IP a ddress (the Internet location) keeps changing every a couple of hours or every day depending on your ISP ‟ s policy . Therefore, as shown in the following figure, you may be assig ne d with an IP address, “ 61.61.61.1 ” hours ago, and now with[...]

166 First, go to http://www .dyndns.org and apply for an account. And follow the steps: Now , you could locate your home network camera using http://your-name.dyndns.org[...]

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168 5.3 Troubleshootin g If the network camera is not working properly, before you contact the dealer o f purchase for help, please check the troubleshooting list here, this may help you to solve the problem by yourself and ther efore saves your valuable time. Scenario Possible Solution I can not connect to network camera a. Please confirm the IP a[...]

169 c. If you ‟ re connecting this camera from Internet, it could be caused by a slow Internet connection, and it ‟ s not a problem caused by camera. However, when the network connection is slow, you should use lower frame rate / resolution. d. Adjust the antenna if you ‟ re using wireless connection. The antenna should be perpendicular to th[...]

170 camera is located, switch it on and see if image looks better. I set the network camera to send image by Email or FTP, but nothing is received a. If the i ma ge is s en d by Email, please make 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 „ [...]

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