Sony MPEG4 LAN Camera manuel d'utilisation

Before trying to connect or operate this product, please read this manual completely INST ALLA TION & OPERA TI ON MANU AL MPEG-4 LAN CAMERA 1/3" SONY SUPER HAD CCD (PAL)[...]

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1 Table Of Contents SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................. 3 1. PRODUCT FEATURES............................................................................. 4 1.1 P RODUCT I NSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................... 4 1.2 P RODUCT F EA TURES .........[...]

2 5. Operating Instructions for Image Software and Network .................. 25 5.1 M ICROSOFT I NTERNET E XPLORER ...................................................... 26 5.1.1 Connectin g the LAN CAMERA ............................................................................................... ....... 26 5.1.2 Change Image Setting .........[...]

3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS All the following safety and operational instructions to prevent ha rm or injury to the operator(s) o r other persons should be read carefully before the unit is activated. W ARNING  T o prevent fire or shock hazard, avoid ex posing this unit to rain or moisture.  Do not block ventilation openings.  Do not place anythi[...]

4 1. PRODUCT FEA TURES 1.1 Product Instructions This user-friendly device combines cutting-edge s ophistication with practical reliability and convenience, high performance with smooth remo te communication. Just plug in the network cable!! You’ll get live streaming Video & Audio anytim e any place! You’ll have security you can rely on! The[...]

5 ◆ Built-in web server. ◆ Our comprehensive Plug & Play features- * PnP video codec–installation of aut omatic video codec or any component. * PnP IP address–supports UPnP protocol. * PnP configuration–USB interface for setup. * PnP recording–built-in SD card for rec ording. ◆ Auto white balance (AWB) & auto tracing wh ite ba[...]

6 ‧ 1/3 inch Sony Super HAD CCD sensor . MPEG4 ‧ resolution (pixels): 640×480, 320x240 Exposure: Automatic AGC. ‧ White Balance: Indoor installation. ‧ Exposure times: 1/30 ‧ -1/27,000s. Sensitivity: Minimum Illumination: 0.5 Lux. F1.2 ‧ Image: Image frame rate: up to 25 frames/second. ‧ ‧ Supports two compression modes, the Motion[...]

7 Operation temperature: ‧ 41-122° F (5-50° C). Humidity: 20 ‧ -80% RHG , non-condensing. W ARNING: Avoid aiming the camera at the sun or other extremely bright lights. Irrespective of whether the camera is used or unused, the CCD image sensor ma y be damaged if exposed to very bright objects . Dimensions and weight are as follows. Dimensions[...]

8 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/RE AR VIEW 2.1 Front Panel and Re ar Panel -- Front Panel -- -- Rear Panel -- 1 I/O DC5V ETHERNET VIDEO 4 2 3 5 1. MICROPHONE: The LA N CAMERA has an additional audio function. The device has a microphone built into its front panel which records sound. 2. ALARM I/O & RS-232 Port: The RS-232 communication port funct[...]

9 2.2 RS-232 Port & A L ARM I/O 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 1. RS-485 D- 2. RX: This pin is one of the RS-232 pins. It c onnects with the TX pin of another device. 3. TX: This pin is one of the RS-232 pins. It c onnects with the RX pin of another device. Please refer to the note below on the standard RS-232 9 Pin Cable with Pin 2 and Pin 3 exchanged; see[...]

10 2.3 Flank Panel -- Right Flank Panel -- -- Left Flank Panel -- 1. Lens M ount: Thi s LAN CAMERA is used with either a C o r a CS mo unt lens. 2. ALC VR: Iris control VR. When an auto iris (DC Drive) lens is used, this VR is used to adjust the iris for different lighting environments. Adjust the VR clock- wise to open the iris and counter-clockwi[...]

11 2.4 The USB function By connecting the LANCAM with a PC via the USB connector , the LANCAM can provide two different functions. 1. Insert an SD card: As a card reader . Insert an SD card into the LAN CAMERA, then connect to the PC. Y ou might tr ansfer files between the SD card and the PC. Once you've co nnected your LAN CAMERA to your comp[...]

12 3. INST ALLA TION Please follow the instructions and the diagram below to set up the system. NOTE: The LAN CA MERA is linked by its Video Out connection via a BNC connector to a monitor's Video In connection. If this connection is there, you can see some information on the monitor screen, such as the LAN CAMERA factory default Static IP add[...]

13 3.3 CONNECTING WITH A M UL T IPLEXER LAN CAMERA 1 LAN CAMERA 2 LAN CAMERA 16 TO LAN CAMERA VIDEO OUT BNC CONNECTOR 3.4 UPDA TING SYSTEM SOFTWA RE If the system software of the LAN CAMERA needs to be upgra ded, please take the following steps to safely process it. Important: Before carrying out the following procedures, p lease ensure the SD card[...]

14 9. If the message "UPDATE NG RESET PLEASE" appears rather than "UPDATE OK RESET PLEASE", please write down the error mess ages shown on the screen and inform your technical support, while ignoring the following steps. 10. Power off the LANCAM when this update pr ocess is finished, then remove the SD card from the LANCAM. 11. [...]

15 3.5 LAN CAMERA SD c ard Troubleshooting 1. Check if the SD card position is correct or not. Please refer to the manual for the re lated information. 2. After powering the LAN CAMERA on, correctl y insert the SD card, and a little icon of "SD" will show up in the upper-right corner of the monitor s creen. If not, it means the devic e de[...]

16 4. Network Configuration 4.1 Cable Connection s Please follow the instructions below to connect yo ur LAN CAMERA to a computer or a network and to choose a proper RJ-45 cabl e configuration for connections. Physical specifications of the R J-45 cable for Ethernet Wire T ype Cat. 5 Connec tor T ype RJ-45 Max. Cable Length 30 m Hub Wiring Configur[...]

17 4.1.2 Connect to a LAN Hub (I NTRANET) The RJ-45 PIN configuration for connec ting with a LAN Hub is shown below . RJ-45 LAN CAMERA TO PC NETWORK CARD uplink[...]

18 4.2 Configure Y our LAN CAMERA Network Settings Upon connecting with the network hardware, you need to activate the net work function and configure the proper network settings of the LAN CAMERA. 4.2.1 Enable DHCP Function This function can only work if the LAN, which t he unit is connected to, has a DHCP server . If the DHCP server is working, p[...]

19 NOTE: When connecti ng to a netw ork, each conn ected LAN C AMERA m ust be assigned a unique IP , w hich must be in the same cla ss type as your network address. IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers sep arated by periods; for example, 192.168.1.1 Therefore, if the co nnected network is ide ntifi ed as Class C, for example, the firs t[...]

20 4.3 TCP/IP Communication Sof tware Follow the procedure below to install the TCP /IP communication program in y our computer . Click the Start menu from your computer , and poin t to the Settings/Control Panel. Double click the Network icon to enter the windows.[...]

21 Click the Configuration tag, and check if the TCP/IP is included among the network components list. If the TCP/IP is included, please proc ess se ction 4.5. If it is not included, please follow section 4.4 to install the TCP/IP . 4.4 TCP/IP Ins tallation During the installation, you will be requested to insert the Windows CD-ROM. After installat[...]

22 4.5 TCP/IP configuration setting Click Sta r t 　 Settings 　 Control Panel 　 Network . Select TCP/IP , and then click Properties . Before processing the LAN CAMERA installation in a W AN, please make sure the Internet connection works properly . If not, pleas e contact your ISP provider . 　 If you are using a DHCP server , please select O[...]

23 4.6 Connection T esting With the previous settings, follow the instructi ons below to ensure whether you have established the connection successfully . Click Start 　 Programs 　 MS-DOS Prompt T ype in ping 192 .168.1.168, th en enter . (See th e sample screen below). ** This IP is the LAN CAMERA IP address that is assigned for the connected L[...]

24 If you receive a response as in the sa mple screen below , the conn ection hasn’t been successfully est ablished. Please re-check all the hardware and software installations by repeating steps 1 to 5. If you still can’t establis h the connection after rec hecking, please contact your dealer . If you receive a response as in the sample screen[...]

25 5. Operating Instructions for Image Sof tw are and Net w ork T wo choices of software are available for lin king with the LAN CAMERA: (1) the Microsoft Internet Explorer; and (2) the LAN CAMERA VIEWER, a network browser in a PC which provides the functions of m onitoring remote zones or watching recorded data through the TCP/IP protocol. The det[...]

26 5.1 Microsof t Internet Explorer 5.1.1 Connecting the LAN CA MERA 1. Start up the Microsof t Internet Explorer , and then follow the steps below to connect the LAN CAMERA. 2. Click the URL block at the top of the window . 3. Enter the URL address of the LAN CAMERA into the URL block and press the “ Enter ” button to enter the home page. 4. S[...]

27 Browsing images from th e LAN CAMERA The images from the LAN CAMERA will be displayed on the home page while going online with the LAN CAMERA. Some buttons of the home page are provided for further setting. I n MJPEG mode or in MPEG4 mode, there are different display formats of its home p age. Homepage of MJPEG mode Homepage of MPEG4 mode  Cl[...]

28 5.1.2 Change Image Setti ng Please follow the steps below to change the image setting through the network if necessary . 1. Click the Image button on the home page to enter the image-setting page. Image setting page of MJPEG mode Image setting page of MPEG4 mode 2. Adjust the image setting including “Device T i tle”, “Resolution”, “Qu [...]

29 6. Click the Home button to return to the home page while the new image setting acts on the images to effect the desired changes instant ly . (If the setting has not been changed by the above steps, any (re)entry onto the home page w ill find images in their earlier or original setting.) Exchange the image for mat 1. T i ck on one of the formats[...]

30 5.1.3 Change the Netw ork Setting Please follow the steps below to change the network setting through the network if necessary .  Set the network options and IP address. 1. Click the Netw ork button in the home page to enter the Network page. 2. The accessible networks here are the “FTP” (MJPEG mode only) , the “SMTP” (MJPEG mode only[...]

31 Description of function ke ys: IP A ddress: Ent er the 4-byte IP Address in the appropriate blank space (the value in each box may be anywhere between 0 and 255). Eve ry LAN CAMERA has to o wn an IP address to be identified on the network. Netmask: Fill in the 4-byte Subnet Mask in the r equired blank spaces (usually any numbers between 0 and 25[...]

32  Change the Network Setting — FTP (MJPEG mode only) Please follow the steps below to change the FTP setting via the netw ork if necessary to upload recordi ng data live. 1. Click the FTP button at top left to enter the “FTP Server Setting” page. 2. T ype in the “FTP Server” address, the “User Name”, and the “Password” of the[...]

33  Change the Network Setting — SMTP (MJPEG mo de only) Please follow the steps below to change the SMTP setting through the network if necessary . 1. Click the SMTP button at upper left above to enter the “SMTP Server Setting” page. 2. Fill in the DOMAIN NAME of the S MTP server , and set the recipient’s e-mail address if necessary . 3[...]

34  Change the Network Setting — SNTP . Please follow the steps below to change the SNTP setting through the network if necessary . 1. Click the SNTP button at upper left above to enter the “SNTP Server Setting” page. 2. Enter the IP Address of the SNTP server , and choose one of the tim e zones as and when necessary . 3. Click the Submit [...]

35  Change the Network Setting — DDNS. The “Network” page has, on its upper left, the “DDNS” icon. Please follow the step s below to change the DDNS setting through the network if necessary . 1. Click the DDNS button at upper left above to enter the “DDNS Setting” page. 2. Click “Enable DDNS Function” to checkmark the attached [...]

36 Description of function ke ys: Enable DDNS Function: Checkmark to activate the function. DDNS T ype: Click to open the list of three DDNS m odes to choose from: “DynDNS”, “hn”, and “adsldns”. Click the “Apply” button and connect this webs ite automatically and enter it. T ype in your dynamic IP Address and Email Address. If they [...]

37  Change the Network Setting — PPPoE. The “Network” page has, on its upper left, the “PPPoE” icon. Please follow the steps below to change the PPPoE setting through the network if necessary . 1. Click the PPPoE button at upper l eft above to enter the “PPPoE Setting” page. 2. Click the “PPPoE mode” to activate the function. 3[...]

38 5.1.4 Change the System S etting Please follow the steps below to change the date and time of the system setting through the network if necessary .  Set the Date and Time of the system. 1. Click the Syst em button in the home page to enter the “System - Date And T ime” page (default). 2. Choose one of the three modes shown on the page to [...]

39  Change the System Setting — Timest amp. Please follow the steps below to change/add the timestamp through the network if necessary . 1. Click the Timest amp button on the left side of the “System - Date and T ime” page to enter the “System - T i mestamp” p age. 2. Click “ Enable Timest amp ” to checkmark the attached box and ac[...]

40  Change the System Setting —Users. Please follow the steps below to change/add the users’ authority through the network if necessary . 1. Click the Users button on the left side of the “System - Date and T ime” page to enter the “System - Users” page. 2. Add, modify or delete any user’s data if necessary . 3. Click the Submit bu[...]

41  Change the System Setting — Digital I/O. Please follow the steps below to change the Digit al I/O through the network if necessary . 1. Click the Digital I /O button on the left side of the “System - Date and T ime” page to enter the “System – Digital I/O Setting” page. 2. Mark the “Digital Input” “ON” or “OFF” and th[...]

42  Change the System Setting — Audio Me chanism. Please follow the steps below to change the Audi o Mechanism through the network if necessary . 1. Click the Audio Mechanism button on the left side of the “System - Date and Time” p age to enter the “System –Audio Mechanism Setting” page. 2. Mark the “Audio Mechanism” “ON” or[...]

43  View the Event Logs. Please follow the steps below to view event s through the network if necessary . 1. Click the button on the upper left above to enter the “Event Log” page. 2. Choose one of the three buttons shown on the page to view an event when necessary . The three buttons are titled “First Page” , “Previous 20”, and “N[...]

44 5.1.5 Change the Application Setting Please follow the steps below to change the applic ation setting through the network if necessary .  Change the Application Setting — FTP Application Setting (MJPEG mode on ly). Please follow the steps below to change the FTP setting via the netw ork if necessary to upload recordi ng data live. 1. Click [...]

45  Change the Application Setting — SD Card Application Setting. Please follow the steps below to change the SD CARD setting via the network if necessary to upload recording data live. 1. Click the SD card button on the top left to enter the “SD-Card Application Setting” page. SD Card setting page of MJPEG mode SD Card setting page of MPE[...]

46  Change the Application Setting —SMTP Application Setting (MJPEG mode only). Please follow the steps below to change the SMTP setting via the network if necessary . 1. Click the SMTP button on the left side to enter the “SMTP Application Setting” page. 2. Enter the attached file number as and when necessary . The maximum number which ca[...]

47  Change the Application Setting —Rec ord Application Enable Setting. Please follow the steps below to change the setting via the network if necessary . 1. Click the Enable Record button on the left side of the record to enter the “Record Application Enable Setting” page. Record setting page of MJPEG mode Record setting page of MPEG4 mod[...]

48  Change the Application Setting —Record - Schedule. 1. Click the Application button on the home page to enter the “REC ORD - SCHEDULE” page. 2. Check/uncheck any/all of the first seven box es set vertically in the upper half of the “Record-Schedule” page to enable/disable the programmed recording function, and vary the setting of th[...]

49  Change the Application Setting — Al arm Application Enable Setting. Please follow the steps below to change the setting via the network if necessary . 1. Click the Enable Alar m button on the left side of the record to enter the “Alarm Application Enable Setting” page. MJPEG mode MPEG4 mode 2. Click “Enable ALARM – UPLOAD Via FTP?[...]

50  Change the Application Setting — Alarm - Motion Detection. Please follow the steps below to enable changes in the motion detection function of the alarm through the network if necessary . Set the motion detection: 1. Click the Motion Detect ion button on the left side of the Alarm to enter the “Alarm – Motion Detection” page. 2. Clic[...]

51 5.1.6 Change the SD card Settin g Please follow the steps below to change the SD card setting through the network if necessary .  Change the SD card Setting — FILELIST of MEMORY CARD. Please follow the steps below to change the setting via the network if necessary . 1. Click the “SD card” button at the bottom of the home page to enter t[...]

52 5.1.7 Change the Pan/Tilt setting Click the Pan/Tilt button on the home page to open the S peed Do me Controller . 1. Click “ Configure ” to enter to the RS232 and RS485 setting pages. RS232 Setting: Description of function ke ys: Baud rate: Eight different speeds can be used: 2400 baud per second, 4800 baud, 9600 baud, 19200 baud, 28800 bau[...]

53 RS485 Setting: Description of function ke ys: Baud rate: Eight different speeds can be used: 2400 baud per second, 4800 baud, 9600 baud, 19200 baud, 28800 baud, 3 8400 baud, 57600 baud and 1 15200 baud. T ype: Choose on e of the types. Device ID: You have the option of using an ID code (any number between 1 and 255 ). Raw format: Set to transmit[...]

54 4. Select the connecting port. The R S-232 comm unication port functions as a connector to an external control device. The RS-485 communi cation ports function as connectors when t wo or more units are serially connected to an external control device. 5. Upon the buttons being clicked, a camera will move one short step only in any of the four de[...]

55 5.1.8 PPPoE & DDNS Using the PPPoE 1. Install the XDSL software (obtained from your ISP dealer) in your PC. 2. Search your LAN CAMERA's IP address: you can use your Network Viewer's Scan IP program, or just connect the LAN CAM and the Video monitor . The monitor screen will show the IP address on its right side. 3. Change the switc[...]

56 T est: Go to the Internet. 1. Set your PC to enter the Internet. 2. Desktop → IE browser → T ype in the LAN CAME RA IP address (the same address as in the PPPoE settings and step 3 above) → Y ou can see the LAN CA M images. DDNS settings 1. Check your LAN CAMERA ’s IP address ( Scan IP software or monitor ) → open your IE browser → U[...]

57 5.2 The LAN CAMERA IP Surveillance This section provides instructions for insta lling and using the IP surveillance and Image V iewer , which are included with the LAN CAMERA. The programs can be operated by a selected PC equipped with the following requirements. Syst em Requ irement s  Intel Pentium 1.5 GHz processor or above (2.8 GHz or hig[...]

58 5.2.2 Install the IP surveillance in your PC Inst all the IP surveillance from the supported C D-R. 1. Exit all applications currently running in the selected PC. 2. Insert the supported CD in the CD-ROM dr ive. T he program will execute the installation automatically . Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the rest of the installati[...]

59 5.2.3 LAN CAMERA software Login the L AN CAMERA software Once the IP surveillance is executed, a Login prompter will appear . Y ou must enter the default User Name: admin , and t he passw ord: 9999 in the respective spaces. Click the “ OK ” button and enter the console page of the IP surveillance: both the user name and password must be ente[...]

60 1. Press the button to enter the Settings page. 2. Press the button to add a new device group. After typing the Group Name, please press the OK button. 3. Add a channel from the button. 4. (1) Click the Auto-Search button at the bottom of the "Connect Lan Camera Wizard" page to discover the connection of the LAN CAMERA - type device in[...]

61 6. This page provides the IP Address, t he device type, and the MAC Address. After typing the Device Title and selecting the Connect Mode, please click the "Next" button to access the next "Connect Lan Camera Wizard" page. NOTE: Please click the icon to see the details of the Connect Mode. 7. After finishing the setting of th[...]

62 Live Monitor Once the connection has been established, click the button to enter the Live Monitor window . (See the sample screen below .) On the left side of the windo w is the connected device that has been arranged when you established the connection. 1. The Live Monitor icon. ◇ Add a camera video onto the Live Monitor area: (1) Click on th[...]

63 5. The Full Screen button: Click this button to show the full screen for surveillance. If you want to return to the previous mode, please click the Normal Screen button. 6. Motion on/ Alarm on: The warning icons. Motion-on icon: When there is a detection of motion in any channel, it will display this icon in the right upper corner of that channe[...]

64 Playback Viewer Press the button to enter the Playback Viewer setting page. 1. The Playback Viewer icon. 2. The display area. 3. Click to choose the / . Recording List Live Event Message Click to refresh the recording list. Click to search a starting point of an alarm. The alarm events w hich were recorded will be marked i n pink color .[...]

65 NOTE: T o vie w the starting point of an alarm which was recorded, please (1) select the recorded event and (2) click the icon, then (3) the starting point will show on the display area. 4. Move to left/right area. 5. Recorded video list box. This box allows you to access all recorded video, which are stored in the HDD of the connected devices. [...]

66  Capture / Print: Provides the im age capturing and printing functions.  Play Rate: During play mode, please use the scroll bar to control the show speed. 7. Shows the device title. 8. This allows you to search a recorded video kept in the HDD of th e device. Enter the MONTH /DA Y /YEAR /HOUR /MINUTE you wish to search and click to proceed[...]

67 Setting Press the button to enter the Setting page. 1. The Setting page. 2. Function buttons: Add a new device group. Click this button and type in the ne w group, then press “OK” to save it. Remove a device group. Click this button and select the group name, then press “OK” to delete the group. Add a new camera. Fo r mode details please[...]

68 1. Device Setting page 2. Image Setting page NOTE: The IP Surveillance software connects t he Internet to a LANCAM. There may be a problem if the bandwidth is not enough, in which case the speed rate of the image transmissions may become too low. So if you want a satisfactory speed rate in your displays, you can click the “Device Setting” bu[...]

69 NOTE: Please remember to click the “Apply” button to save the settings. Provides four pages of setting: the Global Settings, the Recording Settings, the Recording Scheduler and the Auth ority Setup. Global Settings (1) Monitor setup: Sets the date/time mode, display mode and control the CPU use percentage on five levels. (2) Default Director[...]

70 Recording Scheduler (1) Choose one of the devices to set its recording schedule. (2) Select the period: Click to set to record only once or record every day . (3) Select the recording time: Set s the periods of time in recording. Select the Begin time and the End time then the time markers will disp lay above. Please use the up (increase) and do[...]

71 Erase the selected period schedule. Y ou c an als o use the right mouse button to cancel the period. (4) Select the recording mode. (5) Press to show the scheduled recording list. (6) Set the secondary schedule: Activate or inactivate the other recording modes besi des the primary schedule. (7) Option buttons: Undo: Undo the latest changes. Clea[...]

72 The web page (please refer to section 5.1 for more details): 7. Device information: The user can read a ca mera’s information, such as “Device Title”, “Group Name”, “IP Address”, “HTTP Port”, “Device type”, “Monitor Alarm Process” an d the “ Connect Mode”. 8. Recording Scheduler: Shows the recording information of t[...]

73 Lock Press the button to lock the operation of this software and the IP Surveillance monitor will be minimized into the systray*of the Windows t askbar . T o unlock the command, please click the button once, then type in the correct password. * The Microsoft Window s systray is a p ortion o f the Windows 95, Windows 98, Window s ME, Window s NT [...]

74 Tr a y Press the button to minimize the IP Surveillance monitor into the systray of the Windows taskbar . Click the button once to back to the IP surveillance software. Exit Setting Press the button to exit the IP surveillance monitor which is minimized into the systray of the Windows taskbar . Click the button to select the functions on the lis[...]

75 5.2.4 The Image Viewer The LAN CAMERA is equipped with a digital watermark. It's a checking software which protects archived images and info rms you whether the images have been modified or not. Follow the instructions below to open an archived image from an SD card or an HDD. This is image integrity-protection software. It not only allows [...]

76 6. ADV ANCED OPERA TION Question 1: How to view the live images of the LANC AM via the Microsoft Internet Explorer on the Desktop PCs or the lapt op computers in a situa tion where there are no mo nitors or television? ◇ The way to get the IP address of the LANCAM without a monitor: There are three way to get the IP address: Scan IP , Upnp and[...]

77 4. Click the Submit button to submit the setting. NOTE: Please remember to insert the SD card in to the built-in SD slot of the unit first. Set the recording time (the A VI duration) of ◇ the SD card 1. Click the application button in the home page into the “SD-Card APPLICA TION SETTIN G” page. 2. Choose the AV I D u r a t i o n from the d[...]

78 2. Click the PPPoE button on the left side of the page to enter the “PPPoE SETTING” page. 3. Choose “ON” from the “PPPoE mode” list to activate it. 4. Enter the Account and the Pass word which are provided from your ISP . 5. Click the Submit button to submit the setting. NOTE: Please refer to section 5.1. 8 for more details. ◇ Use [...]

79 Set the upload rate ◇ 1. Click the application button. 2. Click the FTP button on the left side of the page to enter the “FTP APPLICA TION SETTING” page. 3. Set the last item “Upload Rate” at the bottom of the page to the rate you want. If you want to record at the rate of 1F/8S, please choose “1F/8S” in t he drop-down list. NOTE: [...]

80 7. SPECIFICA TIONS Model Number MPEG4 LA N C ame ra Image System PA L Image Device 1/3” Sony Super HAD CCD (with HQ1 DSP ) Picture Elements 752(H) x 582(V) Horizontal Resolution 480 TV Lines Network Throughou t 2.4 Mbytes/sec Video Output 1.0 Vpp, 75 ohm, composite, negative Audio 16bit, 8 kHz sample rate Microphone Built-in Auto White Balance[...]

81 8. Functions of client PC System requirement Windows 2000, XP or above Browser IE 6.x Live Monitor Max. 16 S plit , Real T ime REC/ Capture/ Audio/ Li ve Event/ Full Screen Playback Viewer Playback, T ime / live event Search / Export (JPEG / A VI) Settings Device/ System/ Camera management/ web page Multi-camera link Max. 16 camera[...]

82 APPENDIX 1. –SCANIP Follow the instructions below to use the SCANIP software to search the LAN CAMERA devices from a local location. 1. Click the button to discover the connection of the all-type device in the LAN. The Device List will display the connection of the all-type device. 2. Select the desired device from the Device List . 3. Click t[...]

83 1. Manual insertion of “Free IP Address”. If you have clicked “No”, please manually type in insertions as required in the “Free IP Address”, “Gateway Address”, an d “NET Mask”. Follow each insertion y ou make by typing in the “Login Name” and “Password”, and click “UPDA TE” to send your alterations to the LAN Came[...]

84 3. Select and double click any of the addresses in th e “Free IP Address” box on the right to enter it into an IP Address on the left. 4. T o change any I P address, type in the new address in the “Free IP Address” box on the right as well as the device “Login Name” and “P assword” in their re spective blanks at bottom left, then[...]

85 APPENDIX 2. –LANCAM UPnP Ho w T o The most troublesome issue when you setup a LANCam ® is that yo u have no idea what the IP address of this device is. Now LANCam ® support s the UPnP (Univers al Plug and Play) protocol which makes it easier for you to examine it; ho wever , it is a pity that Microsoft Windows XP ® doesn’t start this serv[...]

86 Figure 2 Step 2: When Control Panel appears, double-click the Netw ork Connections icon. The Network Connectio ns dialog box appears. See Figure 3. Figure 3 Step 3: Click the Protocols tab in the Network Connections dialog box. See Figure 4. Figure 4 Step 4: When the Local A rea Connec tion Properties dialog box shows up, choose Internet Protoco[...]

87 Figure 5 Step 5: In the Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, choose Use t he following IP Address to indicate that you do not wish to use DHCP , and assign IP Address 192.168.1.200 with Subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Click OK when you finish it. See Figure 6. Figure 6 Step 6: Choose Close to finish the m odification. See Figure 7. Figure[...]

88 2. Install UPnP Packets As described before, Microsoft Windows XP ® doesn’t start the UPnP service by default; however , we have to install some p a cket s before we initia lize it. The following step s w ill help y ou to inst all them. Step1: From the Start m en u , point to Set Progra m Access and Default , and then click it. Se e Figure 8 [...]

89 Figure 10 Step 4: Check UPnP User Interface , and choose OK . See Figure 1 1. Figure 11 Step 5: When the original Network Component Wizard dialog box retu rns, click Next . See Figure12. Figure 12[...]

90 Step 6: After about one minute the UPnP installat ion will be done, and choose Finish to close it. See Figure13. Figure 13 3. Turn on Ser vices After installation, we should turn on the relative services to start the UPnP protocol. The following procedures will teach you how to do it. Step 1: Fr om the St a rt menu, point to Settings , and then [...]

91 Figure15 Step 3: Click the Services icon in the Administrative T ools dialog box. See Figure1 6. Figure16 Step 4: When the Services dialog box shows up, double click the SSDP Discovery Service icon . See Figure17.[...]

92 Figure17 Step 5: Choose Auto ma ti c in the Start up typ e , and click OK to start it. See Figure18. Figure18 Step 6: When the Services dialog box appears a gain, double click the Universal Plug and Pla y Device Host icon. See Figure19.[...]

93 Figure19 Step 7: Choose Auto ma ti c in the St artup type, press the Start button, and click OK to start it. See Figure20. Figure20 Step 8: Restart your system.[...]

94 4. Scan LANCams ® through M y Network Place After your installation and starting services, the UPnP protocol will take effect. You can scan all LANCams ® in My Network Place like Figure21 and Figure22 below. Figure21 Figure22 Just double click the UPnP MPEG4 LA NCam icon, and the video live stream will pop up automatically without assigning an[...]

95 APPENDIX 3. –The ARP function Setting the IP Address The Ethernet interface on the LANCam has a default IP address (192.168.1.168 ) that most likely needs to be changed to make it work on your lo cal network. You need to acquire a u nique IP address (ask your network administrator). For the initial setting of the IP address the LANCam needs to[...]

96 ARP and ping from U NIX or GNU/Linux: 1. Start a shell 2. Type the following as superuser (root): arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> [ or arp -s <IP address> < MAC address>] ping <IP address> Example: arp -s 192.168.1.100 00-0C-0C-0 0-00-01 ping 192.168.1.100 The device responds to the ping in the examples above[...]

97 APPENDIX 4. –Register as a DDNS member The DDNS （ dynamic domain name system ） is a function which is provided by an American company . Please refer to www .dyndns.com . This chapter provides the user with the basic instructions on how to register a free DDNS service. Registering for a DDNS Enter the URL www .dyndns.com . In the upper righ[...]

98 Figure 2 Figure 3 Click “My Services” to enter the service page. Please click the “Add Host Service” item which is below the ”My Hosts“ item, as shown in Figure 4. Click “Add Host Service”, and its 5 service items w ill appear . The Add D ynamic DNS Host item helps to add a new DDNS as shown in Figure 5. Each member may have only[...]

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100 Figure 6 All we have to set in this page is the “H ostname” item. The user can choose a Sub Hostname as s/he likes from the right-hand side of the Hostname’s drop-down list. NOTE: Y ou don’t have to set the “IP Address” in the same format as the LANCAM’s IP Address. It will renew the IP Address automatically . After finishing the [...]

101 APPENDIX 5. –MPEG4 Bit Rate Lookup T able of LAN Camera 1. When frame rate is higher than 15 frames/second (15 is not including): Highest High Medium Low Lowest FULL D1 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 VGA 2.63 2.25 1.75 1.31 0.88 Half D1 1.5 1.25 1 0.75 0.5 Half VGA 1.31 1.13 0.88 0.67 0.44 CIF 0.75 0.63 0.5 0.38 0.25 QVGA 0.66 0.56 0.44 0.38 0.22 ZOOM * 2 3 2[...]

102 APPENDIX 6. –F AQ 1. How to disable the DHCP function and use a static IP instead? A ： T urn up the “DIP SWITCH” from “3” to “4” a nd change the relative network settings, the IP Address, NetMask and Gateway on the image web page. 2. Can the SD card be removed during recording? A ： No, it cannot be removed until the recording [...]