Edimax IC-3100 manual

IC-3100 / IC-3100W / IC-3100P User Manual 04-2012 / v1.0[...]

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2 Ta b l e  of  Conten ts   Chapter I: Familiar with your Internet Network Camera ................................... 4  1.1 Package Contents ........................................................................................ 4  1.2 Basic Introduction ...........................................................................[...]

3 3-3-1 Configure cameras ......................................................................... 81  3-3-2 General Settings ............................................................................. 90  3-4 Change Display Layout ............................................................................. 96  3-5 Full-screen mode ...[...]

4 Chapter I: Familiar with your Internet Network Camera 1.1 Package Content s Thank you for purchasing this Network Ca mera! Before you start to use this Network Camera, please check the package contents. If anything is missing, please contact the dealer of purchase and return the p ackage to claim for missing contents. System Requirements ‧ Comp[...]

5 1.2 Basic 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-3100 series is tailor made to stream live video over your network. Y ou can view the Network camera's [...]

6 1.3 Product Highlights No pre-loaded software required - a ll you need is a browser like Internet Explorer 6 (and above, with plugin installed). With supplied video surveillance software, you can connect up to 16 video cameras and view images captured by every camera at the same time. Supports 3 video resolutions: MJ PG and H.264 SXGA(1280 x 1024[...]

7 1.4 Key Components LAN LED: Indicates LAN activity WLAN LED: Indicates Wireless LAN activity (only work on wired model plugged with USB WiFi dongl e and wireless model) Power LED: Indicates power status Focus Ring: Adjusts focus Fr ont V iew LAN LED WLAN LED Power LED Camera Focus Ring[...]

8 Wired model POE model Wireless model SD Card Slot: Accepts SD / SD-HC memory card for image / video storage USB Port: Connects to cert ain wireless module. Antenna Base: Connects to supplied antenna T op V iew USB Port SD Card Slot Antenna[...]

9 WPS: click the button on IP Cam and click it on the AP you want to connect wireless connection.(works on wired model with USB wifi dongle plugged or wireless model) Reset to Default Button: Press and hold for more than 10 seconds to reset the camera settings to factory default value. Power Connector: Connects to 12V DC power adapter Ethernet Conn[...]

10 T r ipod Connector: Connect s to any standard tripod / camera wall holder . MAC Address Label: Shows the MAC address of this Network Camera. Useful when you can’t locate the camera on the network. Back V iew[...]

11 1.5 Descriptions for LED Indicators LED Name S tatus Description Power/Cloud Off Camera is not powered (camera of f) On Camera is correctly powered (camera on) Flash The power LED will flash and light up when the camera is powered on and ready for access to Cloud. LAN Off LAN port not in use On LAN port in use Flash T r ansferring dat a via LAN [...]

12 1.6 Camera Inst allation 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 the other end to the LAN jack of this Network Camera. NOTE : Y ou can skip this step if you plan to use wireless [...]

13 1.7 Locate the IP Address of this Network Camera Default IP address of this Network Camera is 192.168.2.3. If you wish to assign another IP address to this Networ k Camera, you have to log onto the web configuration interfac e of the camera first. If the left three fields of the IP address of your computer is not 192.168.2, you’ll have to chan[...]

14 2. Double-click ‘Network Connections’ icon. 3. Right-click ‘Local Area Connec tion’, and click ‘Properties’.[...]

15 4. Select ‘Internet Protocol (T CP/IP)’, then click ‘Properties’.[...]

16 5. In ‘IP address’ field, please fill in any IP address begins with ‘192.168.2’, and ends with a value greater than 2 and less than 254 (Y ou can use the example in the picture ‘192.168.2.339’). In Subnet mask field, please fill ‘255.255.255.0’. Please keep all other fields empty , and click ‘OK’. If you changed the IP addres[...]

17 1.8 Using the Camera Admin Software to Locate the Camera If you can’t connect to the ca mera by the instructions gi ven in last chapter , you can use camera admin software to sear ch the camera which is connected to your local area network. The admin sof tware is also capable to locate multiple cameras on your local area network. Please insert[...]

18 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 and 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 step)[...]

19 3. Ediview finder will inspect network camera’s connection type and if it’ s connected to Internet, this may take a few seconds, please be patient[...]

20 4. This message will tell you if your net work camera is connected to Internet (connected to the cloud), and the connec tion type (wired or wireless). When you see this message, click ‘Next’ to continue. If you don’t want to change network camera’ s name and password, you can click ‘X’ on the upper-right corner of window to close edi[...]

21 After the camera finder utility is launched, all cameras found on your local area network will be displayed. T o previe w the image of network camera, please click the icon indicated by white arro w , and provide username / password, and a snapshot will be displayed This function is only available when th is icon is display ed as blue color . Al[...]

22 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 prompted to input camera’s password:[...]

23 Input the p assword (default: 1234) and cli ck OK to configure the camera’s network and security setting: In ‘Lan Setting’ page, you can configur e camera’s network settings. Select ‘DHCP’ to set the camera to obtain an IP address from DHCP s erver on local area network automatically , and select ‘Manual IP’ to input the IP addre[...]

24 1.9 Logging in the Management Interface Make sure the network camera is corre ctly powered (Power LED is on), and then launch Internet Explor er and type the IP address of the network camera in address bar of Internet Explorer . Y ou should be prompted to input the user name and password: Default user name is ‘admin’ and passw ord is ‘1234[...]

25 If this is the first time you log onto web management interface, you’ll be prompted to install ActiveX Plugin: When you see this message, please cli ck ‘OK’, and click ‘Download the latest ActiveX’ link to download plugin so you can use this camera: Click ‘Run’ to download plugin:[...]

26 Click ‘Run’ to install plugin: Please click ‘Next’ button to start inst allati on (click ‘Next’ or ‘Install’ when you’re prompted, until installation is complete).[...]

27 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).[...]

28 Note: If you see one of these messages (or both): Y our computer may not have the display cap ability that this Network Camera requires, or you don’t have Microsof t DirectX® installed. Please download Microsoft DirectX® from Microsoft’ s website ( http://www .microsoft.com ), and try again. In some cases, your computer is abl e to display[...]

29 Chapter II: Using W eb Management Interface 2.1 Camera Settings The first menu after you logged onto w eb management interface 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 ‘Camera’ on the top of web management interface.[...]

30 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description V ideo T ype S pecifies video encod ing type. Available options are ‘MPEG4’, ‘MJPEG’, and ‘H.264’. Different encoding type requires different bandwid th, and provides different video quality . Frequency If the place where this Network Camera points t[...]

31 can change the directory by clicking the text input box located at the right of ‘Snapshot’ button: and you’ll be prompted to se lect a new directory . Recording Press this button to record the displaying image as a video file in A VI format, and you can play the video file back by Windows Media Player . T o stop recording, press ‘S top R[...]

32 mode (uses all available space to display the image captured by this camera). *Please note: If you’re not using Micros oft Internet Explorer as web browser , some functionalities may not work properly .[...]

33 2.2 V ideo Y ou can change video-related settings of this Network Camera in ‘V ideo’ menu. Y ou can access this menu by clicking ‘V ideo’ on the top of web management interface. There are 5 types of video settings fo r this Network Camera. T o set the option of a certai n video setting, put mouse cursor on it and it s options will appear[...]

34 2.1.1 MJPEG Y ou can adjust video settings when yo u sel ect ‘MJPEG’ as video type in ‘Camera’ menu. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description V ideo Resolution Changes the resolution of video. A vailable options are 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240. Higher resolution provides better video [...]

35 2.1.2 MPEG4 Y ou can adjust video settings when yo u sel ect ‘MPEG4’ as video type in ‘Camera’ menu. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description V ideo Resolution Changes the resolution of video. A vailable options are 1024 x 768, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240. Higher resolution provides better video q[...]

36 2.1.3 H.264 Y ou can adjust video settings when yo u select ‘H.264’ as video type in ‘Camera’ menu. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description V ideo Resolution Changes the resolution of video. A vailable options are 1280 x 1024, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240. Higher resolution provides better video q[...]

37 2.1.4 OSD If you need to display infor mation ab out this camera, like camera’s name or current date / time, you can use OSD (On-Sc reen Display) 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 camera wi[...]

38 2.2 Network Settings All network-related settings can be found in this menu, and you have to specify TCP/IP parameters in this menu if y ou want to change IP address, use PPPoE, Dynamic DNS, and activate UPnP function. Y ou can access this menu by clic king ‘LAN’ on the top of web management interface. After you selected ‘Network’, netwo[...]

39 2.2.1 LAN Y ou can define IP address and select t he port number you wish to use here.[...]

40 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Network T ype This camera can obt ain the IP address from DHCP server automatically (if you have one), or set a fixed IP address. Select ‘DHCP’ to obtain IP address automatically or ‘S tatic IP A ddress’ to assign this Network Camera with a fixed IP addr[...]

41 most of ISPs and will give you a nice network performance. Click ‘Apply’ to save settings and ma ke the new settings take effect.[...]

42 2.2.2 WLAN The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Wireless Connection Select ‘Enable’ to activate wireles s network function of this Network Camera, select ‘Disable’ to disable it. Network T ype Select the network type of wireless connection. A vailable options are ‘Infrastructure’ (Conne[...]

43 to it without wireless access point). Y ou can set to ‘Adhoc’ when you don’t have any wireless access point, but your com puter has wireless network card. Set to ‘Infrastructure’ when you have wir eless access point, and you have computers with wired network connection. A vailable Networks Here shows all wireless a ccess points found b[...]

44 SSID Input the S SID of the wir eless access point you wish to connect. It should be less than 32 alphanumerical characters. When you select a wireless a ccess point above, 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), you hav[...]

45 2.2.3 Dynamic DNS If your ISP does not give you a fixed In ternet IP address (i.e. the Internet address you’re using when you access the Internet is not always the same – ask your ISP for detailed information), you can use this function to help you locate the IP address of this Network Ca mera when you’re away from home or office. Before y[...]

46 2.2.4 UPnP When UPnP function is activated, all UPnP-compatible computers / network devices will be able to discover this Ne twork Camera automatically (only those in the same local network). This function is useful and you don’t hav e to remember the IP address of this Network Camera. Simply open ‘Network neighbor ’ and it’s there! The [...]

47 Click the message to open ‘My Network Places’, and you’ll see the Network Camera: Y ou can double-click the icon to launch In ternet Explorer and log onto Network Camera’ s web management interface directly .[...]

48 2.2.5 LoginFree This camera provides a method to let unauthorized users to view the image captured by this camera, which is called as ‘LoginFree’. When you wish to let everyone to view the image captured by this camera, or integrate the image with your own web application, you can use this function: Input the filename here, and click ‘Appl[...]

49 2.2.6 R TSP If you want to watch video captured by this Networ k Camera by your own RTSP (Real T ime S treaming Protocol ) media player , you can use this function to setup R TSP pa rameters, so your R TSP -compatibl e player will be able to receive video dat a. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description[...]

50 2.3 Motion Detection When you wish to use this camera to m onitor the 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 fo llowing l[...]

51 2.3.1 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 interval [...]

52 Recording T ime Select the duration yo u wish this camera to record image when a motion is detected from dropdown menu. A vailable options are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (seconds). Sending File Ty p e Select the file type that will be saved when a motion is detected. Select ‘JPEG’ and a still picture in JPEG format will be saved; and select ‘A VI?[...]

53 2.3.2 Motion Region Y ou can define the motion detection r egion within the image that camera captures, so this camera will ignore mo tions which are not covered by the motion region setting, and reduce t he chances of false alarm. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Region 1 – 3 Check the box t[...]

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

55 2.3.3 Email Y ou can define the destination addre ss 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 recipien t’ s Email address here. E-Mail Subject S pecify the title of send ing email, so you can identify the mail[...]

56 server requires you to do so , please select ‘Enable’, or select ‘Disable’ to disable it. If you don’t know , please refer to the SMTP server y ou’re using in your Email software (like Outlook, Outlook Express etc.), or ask yo ur network administrator or ISP . User Name Please input the user nam e of SMTP server here, if your SMTP se[...]

57 2.3.4 FTP Configuration Y ou can set FTP server ’s p aram eters here. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description FTP Server Input the IP address or host name of the FTP server you wish to use here. FTP Port Input the port number of the FTP server you wish to use here. User Name Input the user name of t[...]

58 found that non-passive mode is not working, you can try to use passive mode. Click ‘Apply’ to save settings and make the new settings take effect. After that, you can click ‘Upload a test file ’ to send a file to the FTP server you set here, so you can make sure the se tting you specified here is correct and working.[...]

59 2.3.5 SD Card Configuration Y ou can define the filename and destination folder when 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 erase oldest image file to make r ooms for new image files when SD card is ful[...]

60 2.4 System Info Y ou can use this menu to get the oper ational information of this camera: After you selected ‘System Info.’, a sub-menu will appear . There are 4 sub-menus available here: Detailed descriptions of ever y setting will be given below .[...]

61 2.4.1 Camera Information Camera information allows you to se t the name and administrator ’s p assword of this camera. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Camera Name Please specify the nam e of this Network Camera here. This can be used to identify your camera on the network when you have more [...]

62 2.4.2 Date / T ime Setting This setting allows you to change the dat e and time of the r eal 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 Serv[...]

63 T ime ‘Y es’; otherwise select ‘No’. Synchronize to PC time Click to input current time of y our computer to ‘Set Date / T ime manually’ field. Click ‘Apply’ to save settings and make the new settings take effect. If you wish to use the date and time setting of the computer which is connecting to the camera, click ‘Synchroni ze[...]

64 T ime Interval Y ou can choose to upload one im age to FTP server according to the time interv al you wish, or choose to upload image as you wish to FTP server every second. File Control This option allows you to choose to upload each schedule snapshot with dif ferent file name composed of date/time, or to choose to upload the schedule snap shot[...]

65 2.4.4 Utilities This menu allows you to upgrade firmware, clear all settings, reboot the Network Camera, and switch LED lights on/of f. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Upgrade Firmware If you downloaded latest firmware file from our website, you can click ’Browse’ button to pick a firmware[...]

66 setting of your computer if the IP address of your computer does not begin wit h ‘192.168.2’ , and subnet mask is not ‘255.255.255.0’, or you’ ll not be able to connect to this Network Camera again. Reboot Device If you found the Networ k Camera is responding slowly or behaves strange, you can click th is button to try to reboot the Ne[...]

67 2.4.6 System Log All activities of this network came ra will be logged, and you are allowed to enter ‘System Log’ menu to view these logs. 2.5 Account If you wish to allow other people to view the live image captured by this camera, but don’t want to allow them to modify system settings, you can give them user-level user name and password,[...]

68 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description User List Lists all users currently available. Login Input the login name (user name) of this account. Password Input the p assword of this user here. Confirm password Input the p assword of this user here again for confirmation. Authority Select the pr ivilege [...]

69 2.6 SDHC … After you selected ‘System Info.’, a sub-menu will appear . There are 4 sub-menus available here: Please click the SD card setting you wish to set then refer to instructions given below:[...]

70 2.6.1 S tatus Here shows the remaining card sp ace for you.[...]

71 2.6.2 S pace Alarm When you’re using SD card to stor e 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’ function, you can click ‘Copy Mail Config’ button to us e the same setting[...]

72 SMTP Authentication Select ‘Enable’ if the SMTP server you’re using requires authentication, and input the username and password below; If the SMTP server y ou’re using does not require authentication, select ‘Disable’ here. If you’re not sure, ask your ISP or network administrator . User Name T ype the user name of the user who ha[...]

73 2.6.3 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 file list. PrevPage Jump to previous page of file list. NextPage Jump to next page of file list. LastPage Jump to last page of file list. SelectAl[...]

74 Chapter III: Using Surveillance Sof tware 3-1 Installing Network Camera Surveillance Software The Network Camera surveillance softwa re provides various functions like video recording, after this sof tware is installed, you can use your Network Camera to safeguard your property . Pleas e follow the following instructions to install the surveilla[...]

75 3. If you need installation program to create a desktop icon or a quick launch icon for you, click all items you need here, than click ‘Next’ to continue.[...]

76 4. Here lists all options you chose in pr evious step s, if ev erything’s correct, click ‘Install’ to start installing procedure, or click ‘Back’ to go back to previous step to modify installing settings. 5. The inst alling procedure will take some ti me, please be patient.[...]

77 6. When you see this window , it means the software inst alling procedure is complete. Please click ‘Finish’ to finish the procedure (Network Camera surveillance software will start af ter you clic k ‘Finish’ button, if you want to st art it later , uncheck ‘Launch IPCam Surveillance Software’ box).[...]

78 3-2 Using Network Camera surveillance software Y ou can click ‘IPCam Surveillanc e So ftware’ icon from desktop, quick launch bar , or start menu to st art the Network Camera surveillance software. Here are descriptions for all component s of Network Camera surveillance software: Before you start: Network Camera surveillance softw are will o[...]

79 Y ou can put the mouse cursor on a ce rtain component and see it s button name, and here’re detailed descriptions of all buttons: Item Description V ideo displaying 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 di[...]

80 Playback Playback a recorded video file. Snapshot T ake a snapshot of current camera. Message display Displays all system messages like camera is disconnected etc. Close window (stop surveillance) T erminates Network Camera surveillance software. Minimize window Minimizes Network Camera surveillance software window . V ideo displaying area Displ[...]

81 3-3 Configure Network Came ra surveillance software 3-3-1 Configure cameras Before you use this Network Camera surveillance software, you must configure the camera(s) you wish to c onnect. Please click ‘S ystem configure’ button and a popup menu will appear: Please select ‘Configure Cameras’ to configure cameras: Note: If you’re prompt[...]

82 3-3-1-1 ‘Camera’ tab In this tab you can configure 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 display ed in ‘Camera Search[...]

83 name of camera so you can remember the camera’ s location of purpose easily . Model Displays the model of sele cted camera, this field can not be changed. IP* Input the IP address of camera. Username* Input the us er name of camera. Web Port* Input the web port of t he camera. By default it’ s ‘80’. Password Input the p assword of camera[...]

84 3-3-1-2 Schedule Recording In this tab, you can setup scheduled vi deo recording, so you can record the video captured by all cameras y ou have by a pre-defined schedule. Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. One T ime Schedules Y ou can specify the one-time schedule f[...]

85 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 Sched[...]

86 Please check all weekdays that applies, and set the start time in ‘From’ field. Y ou can set the duration of video recording in ‘Period’ fiel d (format is HH:MM:SS), and the end time will be calculated automatically and displayed in ‘T o’ field. Y ou can also click ‘All T ime Record’ button to define a recording schedule t hat wi[...]

87 3-3-1-3 Audio For cameras that support audi o, you can use this tab 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 will not play the audio[...]

88 3-3-1-4 Motion Record With this function activated, only mo tions captured by the camera will be recorded, so you don’t have to waste hard disk storage sp ace on images you don’t need to pay attention to. Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Channel Select the channel number you wish to set. Enable Enable motion r[...]

89 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 tab. Cancel Discard all settings in this tab.[...]

90 3-3-2 General Settings Y ou can set system-wide settings of this Network Camera surveillance software in this menu. 3-3-2-1 ‘General’ tab All general settings like file storage di rectory and recording spaces can be set here. Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Data Directory Set the directory (f older) you wish [...]

91 video. Scan T ime Define the time period to p ause between every camera switch when you activate ‘Scan’ function. Cycle Recording Y ou can decide the behavior when hard disk space is full: Disable: Do not overwrite recorded video files. Enable: Overwrite recorded video files. OK Save settings in this tab. Cancel Discard all settings in this [...]

92 3-3-2-2 ‘E-Mail Setting’ tab If you want to use motion detection f unction and wish to get an email that contains the image captured by the came ra, 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-Mail Add[...]

93 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 Server S pecify the IP address or host name of the SMTP server you wish to use. For most of ISPs they will only allow i[...]

94 3-3-2-3 Security If you don’t want other people to access this Network Camera surveillance software, you can set a p assword to protect it. Y ou’ll need to input the password ever y time you wish to use this Network Camera surveillance software: T o set password, please use ‘Securit y’ tab in ‘General Options’ menu:[...]

95 Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Enable Requires password aut hentication when this sof tware start s. Disable Password authent ication is not required when this software st arts. Password Input the p assword you wish to use here. Confirm Password Input the pa ssword you wish to use here again. 3-3-2-4 About This [...]

96 3-4 Change Display Layout This Network Camera surveillance software provides 8 kinds of display layout: Every layout displays different number of camera and ca mera arrangement, you can click the icon that presents a specific kind of layout, and the video displaying area will change accordingly . Layout style 1: 1 Camera only Displays the video [...]

97 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.[...]

98 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.[...]

99 3-5 Full-screen mode If you want to use all available spaces on your monitor to display surveillance image, you can click ‘Full Screen’ butt on to switch display mode to full-screen mode. T o exit full-screen mode, press ‘ESC’ key .[...]

100 3-6 Scan If you have more than one camera configured, and you wish to switch the displaying image between cameras, you c an click ‘Scan’ button to switch between all configured cameras. Click ‘Scan’ button once to activate scan function (scan icon will become blue ), click again to stop scanning (scan icon will become white ). NOTE: If [...]

101 3-7 Zoom-in / Zoom-out For cameras that support zoom-in / z oom-out function, you can use this function to see more objects that fall in the scope of camera’ s view , or enlarge the image size of a certain object to see it s detail. Please select a camera in video displa ying area by clicking on its image, then click button to see more object[...]

102 3-8 PTZ For cameras that support p an - tilt function ( but this model doesn’t support PTZ function), you can change the posit ion that camera points to, to see different places that fall in the scope of camera’ s view . Please select a camera in video disp laying area by clicking on its image, and then click the directions you wish the cam[...]

103 3-9 Snapshot Y ou can take a snapshot of selected camera and save it to ‘Snap shot’ sub-folder of pre-defined data directory . Click snapshot button once to t ake a snapshot; you can t ake as much snapshot as you want before hard disk is full.[...]

104 3-10 Recording Y ou can start video recording of selected camera manually by clicking ‘S tart Recording’ button: When recording start s, you’ll see a message displayed in message displaying box like ‘1/1 10:00:00, Camera 2 S tart Manual’, which means camera 1 start s recording manually on 1/1 at 10:00:00. T o stop recording, click ‘[...]

105 3-1 1 Video Playback Y ou can playback all recorded video by clic king this button. A new window will appear: Y ou have t o search the video file before y ou can play it. There are two kinds of video search: T ime Search (search all videos file that falls in a specific period of time) and Motion Search (search a ll videos recorded by motion det[...]

106 Chapter IV : How to Access the Network Camera Remotely with iPhone & Android Phones IC-3100 series features smart phone s upport for iPhone users and Android phone users to monitor their home us ing Edimax Network-Cameras. Please check following instruction for installation. The following instruction applies to all Edimax routers S tep1: En[...]

107 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.org ” In this guide, we assume you have already got http://my-name.dyndns.o rg. (yours may vary) and go to S tep 3. S tep 3: Configure the 1 st Camera based on the following: Configure the 2 nd Camera based on the followi[...]

108 Configure the Broadband Rout er based on the following:[...]

109 4.1 iPhone App Installation (1) Please download ‘Ediview’ applic ation from Apple’ s Appstore (2) Y ou can launch EdiView by clicking ‘EdiV iew’ icon. Y ou’ll see welcome screen and please wait for few seconds (3) When you launch EdiView , it will attempt to connect to existing configured network cameras. Please make sure you’re c[...]

11 0 point if your Edimax network camera is located on your local area network. If you want search for network camer as on your local area network, or you want to add an Ediamx netw ork camera on Internet, please click ‘Cameras’ button to abort and setup network camera manually (4) T o view more than 4 network camera’s live image on your iPho[...]

111 (5) Y ou can manage net work cameras in ‘Cameras’ list. T o add a new network camera, click ‘Add New Camera’. (6) EdiV iew will search for network ca mera on your local area network, and list all network cameras found here. T o add an netw ork camera manually or add an network camera on Internet, click ‘Add Camera Manually’ button.[...]

11 2 (7) In this page, you can input network camera’ s parameters manually Camera T ype: Switch operating mode between Cloud and IP . In cloud mode you have to input Cloud ID**; In IP mode you have to input IP address or host name of network camera. Camera Name: Y ou can define a name for this network camera to help you to remember the purpose / [...]

11 3 (8) Y ou can also setup video parameters of this network camera. Brightness: Select vide o brightness (1 to 5, darkest to brightest). Saturation: Select video saturation (1 to 5, lo west to highest). Sharpness: Select video sharpness (1 to 5, lowest to highest). V ideo Quality: (Highest to Lowest, select a lower v ideo quality will help when n[...]

11 4 (9) T o delete an existing IP camera , click ‘Edit’ button. Click of the IP camera you wish to delete (10) Click ‘Delete’ button to delete IP camera[...]

11 5 (11) Now you can back to ‘Live’ menu, if you see a snapshot appear , it indicates the network camera is correctly configured. Click snap shot picture to enlarge video view (12) If network camera you connected suppor ts p an/tilt control, you can click the button on the upper-right corner to swit ch to ‘Gesture’ mode and use your finger[...]

11 6 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 move camera. (13) T o view ev ent s (motions detected by network camera), click ‘Events) button below in network camera’ s live view All network cameras will be listed and yo[...]

11 7 (15) Event’ s snapshot and event date / time will be displayed. Click the button with network camera’ s name (uppe r-left corner) to go back.[...]

11 8 (16) 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 . Please note that you need active Inte rnet connection to show map on your iPhone. Click ‘Map’ button at th e bottom of your iPhone to access Map menu. (17) Google map will be shown on your iPhone, [...]

11 9 If you’re using y our iPhone indoor , your iPhone may fail to locate y our location. Y ou can still use your fi nger to drag the map and find your current location manually . If the network camera you’re about to mark on the map does not locate at your current location, you can also use your finger to drag the map and find the location whe[...]

120 4.2 Android App inst allation (1) T o install Ediview application, launch ‘Market’. (In your Android device’s ‘All apps’ menu) (2) Click magnifier icon at upper-right co rner of Android market, and input ‘Ediview’ in search field[...]

121 (3) Y ou should able able to find Ediview utility (If not, please check spelling), and click ‘Download’ to download and install Ediview (4) Android will prompt you to confirm in stallation, please click ‘Inst all’ button below to start inst allation[...]

122 (5) Please be patient while EdiV iew is being installed. (6) When EdiView utility is successfully installed, you’ll see this message. Click ‘Open’ to launch EdiView utility now , or click ‘Complete’ to launch EdiView utility later[...]

123 (7) Y ou can launch EdiView by clicking ‘EdiView’ icon in ‘All Applic ations (8) When you launch EdiView , it will search for all Edimax network cameras on your network. Please make sure you’re connected to wireless access point if your Edimax network camera is lo cated on your local area network.[...]

124 If you want to add a Ediamx netw ork camera on Internet, please click ‘Manually’ button to abort and setup network camera manually (9) In this page, you can input network camera’ s parameters manually Name: Y ou can define a name for this network camera to help you to remember the purpose / locati on of this network camera Cloud / IP Mode[...]

125 (10) When an network camera has been added successfully , you’ll see it appear in EdiView utility’ s camera list Please repeat last step to add mo re network cameras you wish to connect. T o repeat last step, press ‘Menu’ key on your Android device and click ‘Add’ button (11) If the network camera is connect ed, you’ll see a pictu[...]

126 If there are new events available, click icon T o configure netw ork camera’ s parameters, click icon (12) When you click an network camera in camera list, you’ll see its live image Like this. Y ou can hold your Android device horizontally to enlarge network camera’ s live image view . If the network camera you connected support s Pan &am[...]

127 (13) T o take a snapshot of current live image and save it on your Android device, click button. Y ou’ll see ‘Save Snapshot’ message appear , which indicates a snapshot has been t aken.[...]

128 (14) If you have more than 1 net work 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 can also click button to see up to 12 ne tw ork cameras at the same time. (15) T o configure the video display para meters of this network camera, click butt[...]

129 Click ‘Done’ button when you finish, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort. Y ou’ll see the result af ter you click Done’ . (16) When a new event (movement) ha s been detected by network camera, you’ll see icon appear in network camera list. Y ou can click it to see events .[...]

130 (17) All events will be disp layed here, with the time which triggered this event. Click on the event to see enlarged picture (18) The image of this even t will be displa yed with the time triggered this event. T o see enlarged picture, hold y our Android device horizontally[...]

131 (19) T o save a snapshot of this event, click button. Y ou’ll see ‘Saved even t image successfully’ message to prompt you that image has been saved successfully . (20) When you’re in camera list, press ‘Menu’ button on your Android device. A menu will appear on the bottom of EdiView utility . See live images of network cameras Use g[...]

132 (21) 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 . Please note that you need active Internet connection to show map on your Android device. Click ‘Map’ button at the bottom of y our Android device to access Map menu[...]

133 (22) 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 i ndoor , 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 ma [...]

134 (23) When you found the location where net work camera is installed, press ‘Menu’ button on your Android device and click ‘Locate’ button and a camera list will be shown. Select the network ca mera you wish to mark on the map.[...]

135 4.3 Web browser inst allation Please make sure your web browser suppo rts JA V A first. If your web browser does not support JA V A, you can install JA V A from website: www .java.com and get JA V A software. (If your web browser does not support JA V A, you’ll see this message when you try to use JA V A browser) (1) If you’re not login Win[...]

136 (2) Input the following web address in your web browser ’s address bar: “XXXXXXXXXXXX.myedimax.com”. Where XXXXXXXXXXXX is the 12 characte rs of your Edimax network camera’ s MAC address. If you don’t know the MAC address of your Edimax IP camera, you can log onto network came ra’ s web configuration menu and click “System” ->[...]

137 (5) 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 useful when you want to see details of certain object in the image.[...]

138 Configure network camera Click this button to display network camera configuration menu and you can chage the parameters of IP camera. Cli ck ‘Apply’ to save changes or click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. Pan-tilt control Click this button and a set of arrow will be shown on the image. Click the arrow to move network camera to the di rec[...]

139 Snap shot Click this button to take a snap shot of current image and save on your computer ’s hard drive. Y ou’ll be prompted to select a folder on your computer . Full-screen view Click this button to enlarge image view to full-screen size, all functino buttons will disappear to maximumize display area. Click anywhere in the image to retur[...]

140 Chapter V : Appendix 5.1 S pecifications Max Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels Sensor: 1.3Mega pixels 1/4" color CMOS sensor Gain control: Automatic Exposure: Automatic White Balance: Automatic Image (Video Setting) Image compression: MJPEG/MPEG4/H.264 Image Video Digital 24-bit Color Frame rate: 10-15fps@SXGA, XGA, 30fps@QVGA, 20fps@VGA Vide[...]

141 5.2 How to apply for a free DNS acc ount at http://www .no-ip.com It’ s very likely your IP address (the Internet l ocation) 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 assigned with an IP address, “61.61.61.1” hours ago, and now with a new[...]

142 And follow the steps: Now , you could locate your home network camera using http://your-name.no-ip.org[...]

143 5.3 Troubleshooting If the network camera is not working properly, before y ou contact the dealer of purchase for help, please check the tr oubleshooting list here, this may help you to solve the problem by yourself and therefore saves your valuable time. Scenario Possible Solution I can not connect to network camera a. Please confirm the IP ad[...]

144 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 the grou[...]

145 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 image is send 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 ‘Upload [...]

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