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    i i - - W W A A T T C C H H E E R R Pan / T ilt Internet IP Camera User Manual Version 1.0 March. 2006 1[...]

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    T able of Contents 1. System Features 1-1.Package Contents 1-2.System Requirements 1-3.Hardware Description and Features 1-4.i-W A TCHER Hardware S pecification 2. Inst allation 2-1. i-W A TCHER Hardware Setup 2-2. i-W A TCHER Hardware Setup (Wireless LAN Setup) 2-3. Connecting to an Access Point (AP) 3. Accessing the i-W A TCHER 3-1.Change the i-W[...]

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    8-3-3. Motion detected mail 8-3-4. Motion detected message on the main window . 8-3-5. FTP uploads when motion detected. 8-4.Alert IN Setup 8-4-1.Alert IN Setup 8-4-2.Alert IN with motion detected mail function(mail setting) 8-4-3.Motion detected mail (Alert IN Enabled) 8-4-4.Motion detected messeng er on main window(Alert IN Enabled) 8-4-5.FTP upl[...]

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    14. Network Utilities 14-1. Determining your IP Address and Network Settings 14-2. Using PING 14-3. IPEdit search tool 15. POE(Power over Ethernet) Function 16. Pan and T ilt Control 16-1.Control the camera in the main window 16-2.Position Points Pre setting 16-3.Image Rotate Setting 16-4.Camera Moving S tep Size 17. html code for you W ebsite or B[...]

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    O V E R V I E W 1. System Features  Remote Surveillance Becomes Handy i-W atcher IP-Cam network camera let you monitor your surveillance system remotely anywhere around the world. It's a mini PC that comes with a camera where you can say "NO" to invest another PC specifically for su rveillance purpose, uncomplicated inst allation [...]

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     Audio and V i deo Recording Function With the highly sensitive built-in microphone, i-W atcher IP-Cam provide you with the recording of audio and video function, unlike those in the market where you can only record video without the audio.  IP-Cam DVR Sof tw are IP-Cam DVR is mainly Windows based DVR software for building multi- channel vide[...]

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    1-3. Hardware Description and Features z S tand-alone network camera for flexible inst allation. z Simple installation and multiple mounting methods. z Embedded Web Server Supported. z No computer is needed at the monitored site. z Access live video via web brows er at anytime and any place for remote surveillance and management. z 2 default HTTP p[...]

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    Wireless LAN z Support USB Wireles s Dongle for IEEE802.1 1 b and g z Zydas Chipset WiFi USB Dongle z E-Mail the Detected Images to preset e-Mail address. z FTP the Detected Images to preset FTP server . Motion Detection z Software Real-T ime Motion Detec t ion. z Selected Region Prov ided. z E-Mail the Detected Images to preset e-Mail address. z F[...]

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    2. Inst allation Before installing the i-W A TCHER, you s hould have an available Ethernet LAN connection (RJ-45 port). To view the camera’s image or make any manual configuration changes, you will need a Windows PC with Inter net Explorer 6.0 or higher and connection to the LAN. 2-1. i-W A TCHER Hardware Setup (LAN Setup) 1. Plug the Ethernet c [...]

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    Step 4 . Ensure the Camera power light is lighting When the i-W A TCHER is connected with power, the LED light on top of the i-W A TCHER will light up. This indicates that the i-W A TCHER is powered on. W ait 45 sec to 60 sec, camer a will auto pan tilt and moving camer a center Step 5. Using IPEdit.exe to test the IP-Cam 1. Use IPEDIT .EXE to find[...]

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    2-2. i-W A TCHER Hardware Setup (Wireless LAN Setup) The i-W A TCHER provides a USB port for extra device. Check the diagram for extra function i-W A TCHER IP-Cam support wireless LAN U SB Dongle, the USB port in camera back panel. The camera support dual mode, LAN and WLAN, when you want to use wireless LAN with i-W A TCHER, please follow setup st[...]

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    9. Use IE Browser to watch IP-cam image (wireless mode) 10. If you can find camera in IP-EDIT list and see camera video from IE, than mean is your camera wireless setup complete, w hen camera in wireless mode, IP-Edit software can’t change any setting, you must use IE into setup p age to change camera setting. 11. Configuration page -> Network[...]

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    3. Accessing the i-W A TCHER 3-1. Change the i-W A TCHER IP S tatus  Using the IPEdit.exe, you could select the different network options.  The PC network options will displa y the Gateway and Net mask network settings, Which you can edit with IPEdit.exe .  Alternatively , you may contact your network system administrator to provide you wi[...]

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    3-2. On the LAN with DHCP Server 1. Use IPEDIT.EXE to find the installed i-W A TCHER . 2. Select this i-W A TCHER in the Camera Lists Window. 3. The default configurati ons will be shown in the right window. 4. Update the Camera’s IP status. 3-3. On the LAN without DHCP Server 1. Use IPEDIT .exe to find the installed i-W A TCHER. 2. The i-W A TCH[...]

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    A. Setup the mapping of HTTP Port (80) to 192.168.0.49. B. Restart the ADSL router . Then the i-W A TCHER can be accessed from W A N, by the ADSL W AN IP Address. 3-5. Access the i-W A TCHER by ordinary user login. If the user accesses the i-W A TCHER by an ordinary user a ccount, the i-W A TCHER would not allow the user to access the privileg ed f[...]

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    3. Select “Y es“ then press “Set” button , check box will enable the user check when the users want to access the i-W A TCHER. The login window will prompt for the User name and Password. 6. Camera Control On the IE Browser , right mouse click on t he video to activate a pop-up menu. Y ou can then change the camera settings accordingly . 6-[...]

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    To control the camera, use the “+” to increase, “-“ to decrease it, or “ STD ” to return to default value. 6-5.Operation Mode Continuous Mode: The i-W A TCHER will alwa ys try to capture the image as fast as possible. This is the default setting. Periodic Mode: MS (mill-second) or s (second) can be set. The value set must be greater tha[...]

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    8. Configuration Only the administrator can se lect the “Configuration”; the ordinary user account does not have this privilege to access this function. The screen is the main menu for configuration setting, when the administrator selects the “Conf iguration” in the main window . i-W A TCHER provides 6 types of configurations:  System Se[...]

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    8-1. System Setup 8-1-1. Camera Name The camera name can be set on the “Camera Name” field, and select “change “ to summit it . 8-1-2. Camera’s ti me  Select “ NTP ” button X Key in the Sever IP address lik e: http://www.org.ntp.org Pre ss ”adjust” to activate Y After i-W A TCHER get the time from NTP sever , it will update the[...]

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    8-2. User Setup 8-2-1. User Management User authorization required: Checking the Enable us e check function will enable the user check when the users want to Access the i-W A TCHER. The Login window will prompt for the User name and Password. If the check box is not checked, then the user check will not be enabled. All users can access the i-W A TC[...]

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    8-3-2. Motion detected mail function (Mail Setting) When motion detection is enabled, the user c an setup the mail function to send the motion-detected images to the preset mail address. The procedures are as follow: X Motion Detect set to “Enable” state. Y Setup the “SMTP Mail Server” and E-Mail address. (Password use or not) Z Enter the s[...]

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    8-3-5. FTP uploads when motion detected. The motion-detected images can also be uploaded to FTP server . The procedures are as follow: X Enter the IP address or domain name of the “FTP Server”. Y Enter the “Username” and “Password” of the FTP server . Z Certain FTP servers need an “Account” field. Leave it blank if it is not needed.[...]

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    8-4-2. Alert IN with Motion detected mail function (Mail Setting) When motion detection and Alert IN is enabled, the user can setup the mail function to send the motion-detected images to the preset ma il address. The procedures are as follow: X Motion Detect set to “Enable” state. Y Setup the “SMTP Mail Server” and E-Mail address. (Passwor[...]

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    8-4-7. FTP uploads when motion de tected (Alert IN Enabled) The motion-detected images can also be uploaded to FTP server . The procedures are as follow: X Enter the IP address or domain name of the “FTP Server”. Y Enter the “Username” and “Password” of the FTP server . Z Certain FTP servers need an “Account” field. Leave it blank i[...]

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    ] Enter the “User” and “Password” fields with the account and pa ssword provided by the ISP . If the “Mail after dialed” check box is checked, the mail will be automatically sent when connected automat ically to the ISP . ^ If the mail server needs authent ication, the “Password” check box needs to be checked and password informatio[...]

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    9. Snap shot s 9-1.Snap shots Click “Snapshot” button, the Panel wil l appear the image, save as file. ¨ 26[...]

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    10. Image Recording 10-1. Save as JPEG 1. Select “Image Recording…” 2. The “Image Recording” pop-up window displays. Check the “ Save as JPEG ” check box option. 3. Enter the “ Download Number ” to save the desired number of images, or “ Download No Limit ” to save the images continuously, until the “ Stop Image Recording ?[...]

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    [ Selecting the “No Limit” radio butt on will save the video file until the “ Stop Image Recording ” is selected. For each AVI file, the maximum number of images that can be saved in each file Are specified in “Max Jpeg Num” Once the images that c an be saved on each AVI file are reached by this number, a new AVI file will be cr eated[...]

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    12. Hardware Reset Function Use Pin to push Reset button hole 10 sec, the Camera will reset , mean is all setup value back T o factory default. When you want to reset camera, the camera must in Power on status. When you need use reset button ? z Lose of administrator password z Incorrect network configuration z T o reset the i-W A TCHER IP-Camera z[...]

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    A word about terminology The term gateway is used generically to define a device that connects a local network to the Internet. A gateway may be a router , a PC runni ng software which allows it to act as a gateway such as a proxy server , or some other device. Most home networks use a NA T (Network Address T ranslation) router as a gatewa y . The [...]

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    13-4. Default Gateway Devices (PCs, cameras, etc.) on your network connect to the Internet via a gateway. For most home networks, a NAT ty pe router serves as the gat eway. For business LANs, the gateway may be a PC running gateway software. In order for any device on your network to get connected to the Internet, it must know the LAN IP address of[...]

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    14-2. Using PING PING is a very useful utility for checking to see if a camera is responding or checking to see if an IP address is available. In Windows 98/Me, PING is located in C: Windows. In Windows 2000/XP , PING is located in C: WindowsSystem32. Windows 98/Me/2000/XP: 1. Click on S tart ->Run and type in: command and then press ENTER 2.[...]

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    How to use i-W A TCHER POE Function? 15. PoE (Power Over Ethernet) Function What is Power over Ethernet? Power over Ethernet (also referred to as PoE or Power over LAN) is a technology that integrates power into a standard LAN infrastruc ture. It enables power to be provided to the network device, such as an IP phone or a netwo rk camera, using the[...]

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    16. Pan and T ilt Control 16-1. Control the camera in the monitor window Click on the monitor image, and the camera moves so that the clicked portion goes to the center of the display 16-2. Position point s presetting Click the preset position number button from the preset points. than, the camera will move to the preset position that you have stor[...]

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    17. HTML Code for your website or blog Y ou can show camera video in your website or blog, add HTML code into your website or download sample code from http://www .iwa t cher .net/ipcam/code_samples/IC-5000PT .html Note: <script> function addElement() { var newdiv = document.createElement('img'); newdiv .setAttribute('id',[...]

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    18. i-W A TCHER Inst allation Method i-W A TCHER Installation Method 1: Internet Access Mode: Leased Li ne, ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: A few S tatic IP addresses required IP Sharing or LAN Hub: A Normal LAN switch or hub i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Enable / Manually User: User that have installed multiple i-W A TCHER with multiple S ta[...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 2: Internet Access Mode: Leased Li ne, ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: 1 S tatic IP address required IP Sharing or LAN Hu b: Enabled with DHCP function i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Ena ble (Manually) Web Server Port Number (Setting required) User: 1 S tatic IP address and multiple i-W A TCHER connected to the [...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 3: Internet Access Mode: Dial- up ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: A dynamic IP address provided by the ISP IP Sharing or LAN Hub: E nable DHCP and NA T function i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Enable (Manually) Web Server Port Number(setting required) User: ADSL dial-up user who installed multiple i-W A TCHER wit[...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 4: Internet Access Mode: Leased Li ne ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: 1 S tatic IP address required IP Sharing or LAN Hub: Not required i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Ena ble (Manually) Web Server Port Number (Setting NOT required) User: Leased line ADSL user who inst alled 1 i-W A TCHER with 1 S tatic IP addres[...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 5: Internet Access Mode: Dial- up ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: A dynamic IP address provided by the ISP IP Sharing or LAN Hub: Not required i-W A TCHER Network Setup: PPPoE function setting required LAN Enable / DHCP Web Server Port Number(Setting NOT required) User: ADSL dial-up user who inst all i-WA TCHER [...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 6: Internet Access Mode: Dial- up ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: A set of dynamic IP addresses provided by the ISP IP Sharing or LAN Hub: Must come with DHCP and NA T function i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Ena ble (Manually) Web Server Port Number (Setting required) User: 1 S tatic IP address and multiple i-W [...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 7: Internet Access Mode: Leased Li ne, ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: 1 S tatic IP address required IP Sharing or LAN Hub: Must come with DHCP and NA T function i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Ena ble (Manually) Web Server Port Number (Setting required) User: 1 S tatic IP address and multiple i-W A TCHER install[...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 8: Internet Access Mode: Leased Li ne ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: 1 S tatic IP address required IP Sharing or LAN Hub: E nable DHCP and NA T function i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Ena ble (Manually) Web Server Port Number (Setting required) User: 1 S tatic IP address and multiple i- WA TCHER s installed to [...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 9: Internet Access Mode: Dial- up ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: A dynamic IP address provided by the ISP IP Sharing or LAN Hub: Must come with DHCP and NA T function i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Ena ble (Manually) Web Server Port Number (Setting required) User: 1 i-W A TCHER installed with a dynamic IP addre[...]

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    i-W A TCHER Installation Method 10: Internet Access Mode: Leased Li ne ADSL or Cable Modem Real IP Address: 1 S tatic IP address required IP Sharing or LAN Hub: Must come with DHCP and NA T function i-W A TCHER Network Setup: LAN Enable (Manually) Web Server Port Number (Setting required) User: 1 i-W A TCHER installed with a S tatic IP address, (LA[...]