Planet Technology ICA-101 manual

Internet Camera IC A -101/IC A -101W User ’ s Manual[...]

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1 Chapter 1 Introduction As broadband co mm unication gets m ore and m ore popular, trans f erring video and audio through net w or k s has beco m e a m ajor issue. T he ICA-101 f a m il y provides an advanced Internet Ca m era solution, supporting w ired or w ireless Ethernet net w or k ing. T he ICA-101/ICA-101 W can be placed w herever there is [...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 2 Bundled recording utilit y Provides the convenience to schedule y our recording plan. Motion detection Monitoring an y suspicious m ove m ent in speci f ic area. DDNS support In order to vie w video over Internet, the user m ust k no w the Internet IP address o f the gate w a y used b y the ca m era. I f the gate w a [...]

3 Front Panel Front Panel of IC A -101W Front Panel of IC A -101 LED de f inition: P W R On - Internet Ca m era is po w ered on. AC T Blin k - Internet Ca m era is active. LAN On – LAN port is active. Blin k – Data is trans f erring via LAN port. W LAN On – W ireless inter f ace is active. Blin k – Data is trans f erring via w ireless inter[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 4 Reset Button T his button has t w o (2) f unctions: • W hen pressed and released, Internet Ca m era w ill reset (res t art). • W hen reset button is pressed over 3 seconds and then release. AL L da t a w ill be clear and restore AL L settings to the f actor y de f ault values. .[...]

5 Chapter 2 Ins t allation Requirements ICA-101 ICA-101W Network Environment L AN 10/ 100M Ethernet 10/ 100M Ethernet IEEE 802.11b W ireless LAN M onitoring System Recommended S y stem Hard- w are • CPU: Pentiu m II, 266 MH z or above • Me m or y Si z e: 32 MB (64 MB reco mm ended) • VGA card resolution: 800x600 or above System Requirement fo[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 6 Hard w are Install Procedure 1.Connect an Ethernet cable Connect one end o f an Ethernet cable to the LAN port located on the ICA-101/101 W rear panel and attach the other end to the net w or k device (hub or s w itch). I f y ou w ant to use w ireless connection f or ICA-101 W , y ou can s k ip this step. 2. A ttach t[...]

7 Chapter 3 Initial Setup Preparation T he initial setup o f ICA-101 series m ust be done through bundled Setup W i z ard utilit y . Be f ore starting installation, please ensure that: • Y our PC can establish a ph y sical connection to the Internet Ca m era. T he PC and the Internet Ca m era m ust be directl y connected (using the LAN port on th[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 8 4. T he screen w ill list all ca m eras in y our LAN. Y ou can vie w their current settings b y selecting respective Device Na m e f ro m le f t panel. Choose the one y ou w ant to con f igure, clic k Next . 5. A pass w ord veri f ication screen w ill pop up. Please k e y in ad m inistrator na m e and pass w ord f or [...]

9 7. Enter the desired net w or k settings: IP A ddress, Subnet M ask, and Default Gate- w ay . Clic k “ Next ” to proceed. 8. I f y ou are using ICA-101, please s k ip to step 10. T his screen allo w s y ou to con f ig- ure w ireless settings: M ode, A uthentication T y pe, ESSID, Domain, and Ch a nn el . Enter appropriate values in each f iel[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 10 10. T he next screen allo w s y ou to enter a suitable Description , and set the correct Date , T ime , and T ime Zone . Ma k e an y desired changes, then clic k Next to con- tinue. 11. T he Save settings screen displa y s all the details o f y our ca m era. Clic k “ Sa ve ” i f all settings are correct, or clic [...]

11 13. Clic k on “ Web UI ” to access the w eb inter f ace o f ICA-101 series. Please re f er to chapter 4 f or m ore in f or m ation about w eb UI. Clic k on “ Exit ” to close Setup W i z- ard.[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 12 Chapter 4 W eb User Interface Introduction A f ter f inishing the initial setup o f ICA-101 series, y our ca m era is read y to use f or all users in LAN. T his chapter describes ho w to vie w live i m age and m anage ca m era w ith w eb bro w ser. T he de m onstration screens are f ro m ICA-101 W , the screens o f I[...]

13 2. Select “ Security ” tab, choose “ Internet ” z one. Clic k “ Custo m Level …” button.[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 14 3. Find the settings o f “ Do w nload unsigned ActiveX controls ” , change the option to “ Pro m pt ” . 4. Clic k “ OK ” button. 5. Clic k “ Y es ” w hile W arning dialog box appears. 6. Clic k “ Apply ” , then “ OK ” button to f inish the setting. A f ter the setting is done, a “ Securit y [...]

15 Once the installation is success f ull y f inished, y ou w ill see the live video i mm ediatel y . A dministration Once y ou clic k “ Ad m inistration ” option, a dialog box w ill pop up. Please enter de f ault userna m e/pass w ord as ad m in/ad m in to access the m anage m ent screens.[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 16 T he m anage m ent screens contain 5 sub-screens: S y ste m , Net w or k , I m age, User, and Status. S y stem S y stem Settings: De v ice Name: T his f ield displa y s the na m e o f y our ICA-101 series. It cannot be changed. Description: T his f ield is used f or entering a descriptive na m e f or the location use[...]

17 Select the ti m e z one w here y ou are locating f ro m the drop-do w n list. I f y ou are in a da y light saving area, chec k the box in f ront o f “ Adjust f or da y light saving ” . N T P: T ime Ser v er: Enable or disable the T i m e Server f eature as required. I f enabled, ICA-101 series w ill contact a Net w or k T i m e Server at reg[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 18 Net w ork IP Setting: T here are t w o options to select f ro m the IP setting. M Note Access to ICA-101 series is done through assigning a proper IP address. Please m a k e sure to use a vacant IP address w hen y ou assign the IP ad- dress f or ICA-101 series. T his w ill prevent errors f ro m occurring i f the IP a[...]

19 T he de f ault settings are as f ollo w s: · De f ault IP – 192.168.0.20 · Subnet Mas k – 255.255.255.0 Wireless Setting: (IC A -101W onl y ) M ode: Use this option to deter m ine the t y pe o f w ireless co mm unication f or ICA-101 W . T here are t w o choices o f Infrastructure, and A d-hoc . T he de f ault setting f or the Connection M[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 20 WEP Ke y Setting: WEP Encr y ption : Select the option used on y our W ireless LAN. None - T his is the de f ault setting. I f selected, data is not encr y pted be f ore being trans m itted. 64 Bit Ke y s - I f selected, data is encr y pted w ith the 64-bit de f ault k e y y ou en- tered belo w . 128 Bit Ke y s - I f[...]

21 Enable or disable DDNS f unction. Ser v ice Pro v ider: Choose a service provider f ro m the list. ICA-101 series onl y supports D y nDNS cur- rentl y . Host Name: Enter the host na m e w hich DDNS service provider assigned to y ou. A ccount: Enter the login na m e f or y our DDNS account. Pass w ord: Enter the pass w ord f or y our DDNS account[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 22 Video Settings: Resolution: Select the desired video resolution f or m at ranging f ro m 160x120 and 320x240 (de- f ault). Image Qualit y : Select the desired i m age qualit y w ith f ive levels f ro m ver y lo w to ver y high. Lo w er i m age qualit y w ill generate m ore co m pact f ile si z e and use less band w i[...]

23 A udio: Enable Audio f unction b y selecting this option. Please note that this f unction re- quires an external m icrophone attached to the MIC IN port o f ICA-101 series. A ppl y /Cancel: A f ter m a k ing sure all settings in the I m age are correct, clic k on the “ Sa ve ” icon to store the settings f or ICA-101 series. Y ou can alternat[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 24 use this option, y ou have to add users in the database belo w . A lerts: Select “ Send E- m ail Alert w hen Motion Detected ” and enter the relevant in f or m ation such as Receiver e- m ail Address, Sender e- m ail Address, Subject o f the m ail, SM T P server address, and authentication in f or m ation i f nee[...]

25 Upgrade Firm w are: Clic k “ Upgrade Fir m w are ” button, a dialog box appears. Use “ Bro w se ” button to locate the upgrade f ile in y our co m puter, then clic k “ Start Upgrade ” to start the upgrading. M Note Do not interrupt the upgrading procedure during proceeding; or the inner co m ponent m ight be per m anentl y da m aged.[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 26 Chapter 5 Client Utilit y Install Procedure S T EP 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the autorun progra m . Once co m pleted a m enu screen w ill appear as f ollo w s: S T EP 2 T o install the Vie w er & Recorder Application clic k on the "Vie w er & Recorder" h y per- lin k to a[...]

27 S T EP 4 A “ Choose Destination Location ” screen appears, y ou m a y clic k on “ Next ” to accept the reco mm ended destination location or clic k on “ Bro w se ” to select another location. A f ter speci f y ing the desired destination location, clic k on “ Next ” to proceed f urther. S T EP 5 T he Select Progra m Folder pro m [...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 28 S T EP 6 A m essage box appears to in f or m y ou that an ActiveX plug-in has been installed to y our co m puter.. S T EP 7 Once the setup is co m plete, the f ollo w ing m essage box pops up. Clic k “ OK ” button to close the screen. Using Vie w er & Recorder Utilit y A f ter success f ull y installing the u[...]

29 Once the utilit y is executed, its m ain screen appears as f ollo w . T he Ca m era List displa y s all available ICA-101 series y ou have de f ined. T he Current Recordings lists scheduled recording activit y in progress. A dd Camera Clic k “ Add Ca m era ” button, the utilit y w ill search available ca m eras in LAN auto m ati- call y . On[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 30 I f y ou w ant to add a ca m era w hich located on Internet, clic k “ Internet ” tab and f ill in the necessar y in f or m ation: IP address, port nu m ber, and login na m e/pass w ord (i f required). Clic k “ T est ” button to chec k the connection to the ca m era, and clic k “ Add ” to add the ca m era [...]

31 Delete Camera Select an existing ca m era f ro m Ca m era List, clic k “ Delete Ca m era ” button to re m ove it f ro m the list. Vie w T o vie w live video w ith utilit y , select an existing ca m era f ro m Ca m era List, then clic k “ View ” button. T he live video o f the selected ca m era w ill pop up i mm ediatel y . T here are thr[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 32 Preferences T o set recording pre f erences, clic k “ Pre f erences ” button. Y ou can m odi f y File Location and T i m e Li m it here. T he T i m e Li m it sets the m axi m u m ti m e period o f a recording session w hich started b y clic k ing button on the Vie w screen. Schedule T o schedule a recording sessi[...]

33 A ppendix A Frequentl y Asked Questions Internet Camera Features Q: W hat is an Internet Ca m era? A : T he Internet Ca m era is a standalone s y ste m connecting directl y to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet net w or k . And ICA-101 W also supports the w ireless trans m ission based on the IEEE 802.11b standard. It is di ff erent f ro m the convent[...]

Internet Ca m era User Guide 34 A ppendix B T rouble Shooting Q: I cannot access the Internet Ca m era f ro m a w eb bro w ser. A: I f ICA-101 series do not respond, chec k the f ollo w ing: • Machine is properl y installed, LAN or W LAN connection is OK, and it is pow ered ON. Y ou can test the connection b y using the "Ping" co mm and[...]

Appendi x A - Troubleshooting 35 A : A li k el y issue is that the CMOS sensor beco m es overloaded w hen the light source is too bright such as direct exposure to sunlight or halogen light. Y ou need to reposition the Internet Ca m era into a m ore shaded area i mm ediatel y f or the bright light w ill da m age the CMOS sensor. Q: T here is bad f [...]

36 A ppendix C S pecification Model ICA-101 ICA-101 W Hard w are Specifications 10/100M Ethernet port 1 W ireless LAN None Built-in 802.11b w ireless LAN m odule IP assign m ent Manuall y assigned, DHCP W EP encr y ption None 64-bit, 128-bit LED indicator P W R, AC T , LAN P W R, AC T , LAN, W LAN Po w er require m ent DC 5V, 2A Audio support Y es [...]