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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 1/54 WCS-6020 / WCS-6050 2 / 5-Megapixel Day/Night Wire less P/T Netw ork User Manual Version 1.0[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 2/54 Table of Contents Overview ............ ............ ............... ............ ............ ................ ............ ............ ........ 3 Package Contents .......... ........... ................ ............ ............ ................ ............ ........ 4 Hardware Description ........... .....[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 3/54 Overview The LevelOne W CS- 6020 / W CS-60 50 is a quality yet cost-effective surv eillance solution for the home and office. It is designed for easy and fl exible instal l ation, provides a choice of either a 150Mbps wireless or wired connection and a W PS ( W i-Fi protected setup) button to secure the wirele[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 4/54 Package Contents  W ire l ess Network Camera  Antenna x2  Power Adapter  Camera Stand  LAN Cable  Quick Installation Guide  CD Manual / Utility If any of the above items are mis s ing, please contact your dealer imm ediately. Note : Using a power supply with a different voltage than the on[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 5/54 Hardware Descripti o n 1. Light Sens o r Automatically detects lighting condition to turn IR LEDs on/off. 2. Infra red LEDs There are twelve Infrared (IR) LEDs in fr ont of camera for night vis ion purpose. The IR LEDs will auto or manual turn on when the camera is in the dark environment. 3. Bu ilt-in Microph[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 6/54 6. G eneral I/O Terminal Black Used for connecting to external input/output devices li ke alarms or sensors. 7. Line O utput The Network Camera supports two way audio communication so that operators can transmit and receive audio si multaneously. By using the Network Camera’s built-in or external mi crophone[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 7/54 Hardware Installation 1. Attach the Network Camera with the included stand 2. Place the Camera on the table or fix it onto ceiling or w all Use screws to fix the Net wor k Camera onto the ceil ing or wall. You could also place the Network Camera on the table direct ly. 3. Plug a RJ-45 Ethernet cable into the N[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 8/54 4. Connect the external power suppl y to the network camera Connect the attached power adapter to the DC power jack of the Network Camera. Note : Use the power adapter, 12VDC, incl uded i n the package and connect it to wall outlet f or AC powe r. Once you have installed the Network Camera well and pow ered on[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 9/54[...]

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    W CS-6020 / WCS-6050 Us er Manual 10/54 Connect to the Netw ork Camera For initial access to the network camera, users can search f or the cam era on the network through the installer program: CamFinder. Step 1 Insert product software CD into the CD-ROM drive of a PC running Mi croso ft W indo ws. An auto-run program will pop up (If the program is [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 11/54 Step 4 Click <Next> to proceed with i nstalling. Step 5 Click <Next> to proceed with i nstalling.[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 12/54 Step 6 Click <Install> to start installing CamFi nde r . Step 7 Click <Finish> to exit setup wizard.[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 13/54 Step 8 Locate the “CamFinder” shortcut icon on y our desktop and double-clic k on it. Step 9 Click on <Search Camera>[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 14/54 Step 10 Click on <Start Find> to start search ing for any W CS-6020/ W CS-6050 that is on y o ur network. Step 11 Select and double -click on the camera y ou wish to access.[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 15/54 Step 12 Enter “root” as the username and leave the pa ssw ord blank. Press <OK>. Step 13 Click on <Instal l> when the following window appears.[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 16/54 Step 14 Congratulations, y ou c an now use the camera thro u gh the netw ork to view videos.[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 17/54 Recording Software The product softw are CD also contains r ecording so ftware- IP CamSecure , allowing simultaneous mon itoring and video recording for multiple netw o rk camera s. Please install the recording so ftw are; then launch the prog ram to add the Netw o rk Camera to the Channel list. For de tailed [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 18/54 Browser-based Viewer Int roduction Main Screen with Camera Vie w The main page has three parts : 1. Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. 2. Pan/Ti lt & connection control buttons : Thes e buttons provide the direction to control the pan and til e of camera. 3. [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 19/54 Camera View: 1. Click this button to capture and save stil l images. The captured images will be displayed in a pop-up window. Right-click the image and choose “Save Picture As” to save it in JPEG f ormat. 2. This button lets you open a digital zoom, and to control the window to enlarge a specified area in[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 20/54 Pan/Tilt & c onnection co ntrol buttons : 1. Connection: User can choose Remote or Local mode for best connection quali ty. 2. Video Stream: User can choose stream1 o r stream2. 3. Digit al Output : Clicking on the “On” or “Off” button turns the digital output to either on or off status. 4. Control[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 21/54 Client Setting 1. V i de o output setting: Set vi deo output format. - Stream : Select use multipl e stream video . - Picture: Select use serial video picture. 2. Inte rnet Protocol Options: Set internet protocol. - UDP: Select to use UDP p rotocol. - TCP: Select to use T CP pr otocol. - HTTP: Select to use HT[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 22/54 The HTTP protocol allows for less packet loss and produces a more accurate video display . The downside with this protocol i s that the real-time eff ect i s worse than that with the UDP protocol. The TCP guarantees the complete deliver y of streaming data and thu s provides better video quality . However , th[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 23/54 Definitions in Confi guration Please note that on ly the Administ rator can access the sy stem configurat ion. Each category in the le f t colu m n will be explained on the follow ing pages . System p arameters 1. General Setting (1) Host name The text displays the title on the top of the main page. (2) LED in[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 24/54 2. T i me Setting (1) T ime zone Choose a time zone from the pull down menu. (2) Da y l ight saving Enable or disable daylight saving tim e. (3) Curr ent T i me S et the time of the network camera. (A) Keep current date time Click on this to keep the current date and time of the net work ca m era. An internal [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 25/54 User Managem ent Security setting The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted. If you want to add more accounts in the Manage User colum n, please set a password for the “root” account fi rst. The network camera can pr ovide up to twenty accounts. 1. Change root [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 26/54 3. Manage user (1) A d d a new u ser: Administrators can add up to 20 user accounts. (A) Input the new user’s name and password. (B) Select the privilege level for the new user account. Click Finish to enable the setting. (2) Delete a user: Select an existing user nam e. Click Finish to enable the setting. ([...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 27/54 Network Any changes made on this page will restart the sy st em in order to validate the changes. Make sure every fi eld is entere d correctly before clic king on “Finish” Network Setting LAN / PPPoE / WIRELESS L A N The default setting is LAN. Select PPPoE if using ADSL di alup. 1. LAN The default status [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 28/54 (1) Get IP a ddress automaticall y (2) Use fixed IP add ress - IP address: This is necessary for network identifi cation. - Subnet mask : This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. T he default value is “255.255.255.0”. - Default router : This i s a gateway used to forward frames t[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 29/54 to connect to the wireless device with the highest transmit ting rate. (2) Security: Select the data encryp tion m ethod - None: Do not use data encryption. - WEP: Allows communication only with other devices which are wi th identical W EP settings. - WP A -PSK: Use W P A pre-shared key . - WP A 2-PSK : Use W [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 30/54 setting). - Open communicates the key across the network. - Shared allows communication onl y with other devices, which are with identical W EP sett ings. (5) Key length: The administrator can select the key length of 64 or 128 bits. 64 bits is the de fault setting. (6) Key format: Choose one of the following [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 31/54 A ccess l ist Access list s etting 1. Add denied address: This rule allows the us er to assign a range of IP addresses to t he Den y List. 2. Dele te denied a ddress: Delete IP a ddress list fro m the Add ress List.[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 32/54 A udio and V i deo setting General Setting 1. Color mode: Select use color or monochrom e video display . 2. Vide o orient ation: The orienta t ion of video (1) Flip : V e rtically rotate the video.[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 33/54 (2) M irror: Horizon tally rota t es the video. 3. Environment: The orientation of video (1) Indoor: This option is usually selected when the Network Camera is placed in indoor environments. (2) Out door: This option is usuall y selected when the Network Camera is placed in outdoor environments. 4. Power frequ[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 34/54 V ide o record Schedule mode (1) Every day: Enable/Disable every day appli cation. (2) W e ek day: Enable/Disable week day application. (3) Selected day: Enable/Disable selected day application. Schedule information (1) Enter the Start time and Stop time for day mode. Note that the time f or mat is [hh:mm] and[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 35/54 the transaction stage when a storage spa c e is full and the i ncoming streaming dat a is about to overwrit e the pre viously saved videos. Record p ara meters (1) Source : Sel ect a stream for the recording source. (2) Recording i nterv al: Select the r ecording time interval. (3 )Prefix file n ame: You can s[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 36/54 S tr eam A udio codec setting (1) A udio codec type: There are two choices of audio codec types avail able: A MR and AAC. (2) Bit rat e -- A MR Th e bit rates are selectable at the f ollowing rates: 4750,5150,5900,6700,7400,7950,10200 and 12200. -- AAC The bit rates are selectable at the following rates: 8Kbps[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 37/54 on requirement or application. (3) V i deo size: Click the drop down bar to choos e the qua lit y of im age (4) Connection type: User can select t his button to choose the better video & links quality . (Internet m ode or Intranet mode) (5) Frame rate: This lim its the maximal refresh frame rate per second[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 38/54 Camera control Camera control The pan and tilt functions can be controlled with these buttons. The Lef t button controls the camera to the left; the Right , Up , and Down buttons control the camera accordingly .[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 39/54 (1) UL , UR , LL and LR buttons control t he camera to an oblique angle. And Home button controls the camera to the center . (2) Pan angle: This sets the range of the horizonta l movement of the camera. The larger value is setti ng, the large r movement of Lef t or Right is performed by the camera. (3) T ilt a[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 40/54 A pplic ation Schedule mode (1) Every day: Enable/Disable every day appli cation. (2) W e ek day: Enable/Disable week day application. (3) Selected day: Enable/Disable selected day application. Schedule information (1) Enter the Start time and Stop ti me for day mode. Note that the time format is [hh:mm:ss] an[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 41/54 T rigger mode (1) V id eo motion detection: Enable/Disable video motion applicati on . (2) Periodically: This option allows the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other defined minute. (3) Digit al input: This option allows the Network Camera to use an external digital input device or sensor as a[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 42/54 -- Passw ord: Enter the password of the FTP account. -- FTP folder name: Enter the folder where the media fil e will be plac ed. If the folder name does not exist, the Network Camera wil l create one on the FTP server. (3) NAS -- NAS server address: Enter IP address of the NAS server. -- NAS shared director y [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 43/54 S tora ge Manage the storage device (lik e SD card or USB flash disk). St orage St atus Displays the storage device information. File operation Move the mouse over the file. P re ss the mouse right button that Right-cli ck menu is displayed. Y ou can delete f iles. Move the mouse over the directory . P ress th[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 44/54 Syslog The Network camera supports log the system messages on remote server . The protocol is com p l iant to RFC 3164. If you have external Linux server with sys log service, use “-r” option to turn on the f acility for receiving log from remote machine. Or you can use some software on W indow s that is c[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 45/54 S t atus and Parameters User can find a lot of information about t he system such as Upnp port forwarding , T raversing NA T , Public IP and so on. User a lso can get the nu mber of current view er of the Netwo rk Camera here.[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 46/54 Maintenance 1. Reb oot s y s tem: The Reboot button will r ebo ot th e Network Camera. It’s useful while the Network Camera has problems and needs to be rebooted. 2. Rest ore s y st em: Click on Restore button on the confi gura t ion page to restore the factory default settings. Restore all settings to facto[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 47/54 Warn ing: The upgrade firmware procedure canno t be interrupted. If the power and/or network connection are bro ken during the procedure, it might possibly cause serious damage to the Network Camera. Note: W hen upgrading firmware please wait for 90~180 s econd s , and then you can connect to Network Camera ag[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 48/54 Appendix A . T ro ubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions Q1: S t atus led does not light up. A1: First, make sure that 「 Confi gura tion>System>Turn off the LED indicator 」 is disabled. If it is, check the item, and the led should li ght up . Second, if red led does not light up, please check [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 49/54 6. T ype IP a ddress:8080 at browser . T hen you can see camera through Internet. 7. Y ou can also type the DDNS name at below label of camera on browser URL field. For example, you ma y type user01.C2.mylevel1.com:8080 . (2) By Setting Port Forwarding Manuall y 1. Sel ect a route r . Set the port forwarding a[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 50/54 2. Go to camera Network page. Disable UPnP po rt forwarding f unc tion. 3. T ype IP a ddress at browser . T hen you can see camera through Internet. 4. Y ou can also type the DDNS name at below label of camera on bro wser URL field. For example, you ma y type user01.C2.mylevel1.com . Note: The firewall softwar[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 51/54 first time? A6: Make sure the subnet of network camera i s same as you r PC. If the loca l area network supports DHCP, the camera is “Get IP address automatical ly” in the “Network” page default. If the local area network does not support DHCP, change your PC IP address to “192.168.0.xxx”. Q7: How [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 52/54 possible interference is (1) the direction of antenna (2) t he material and architecture of building (3) the temperature of environment (4) the pos ition of the network camera. Q12: The process of upgrade firmware aborted. A12: Contact your dealer for further help. Q13: Cannot access the login page and other w[...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 53/54 B. T echnical specificatio ns WCS-6020 WCS-6050 Camera Image Sen sor 2-Megapix el 1/2.7" Progressive CM O S 5-Megapi x el 1/3.2" Progressive C MOS Effecti ve Pixels 1920x108 0 2560x192 0 Lens Board l ens , fixed-focal, f=4.0 mm, F2.0 Angl e of View (H) 62 ﾟ Minimum Ill umination Color: 1. 5 lux at [...]

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    Network C amera User ’s Manual 54/54 DNS Easy I nternet monit oring via configuration free L evel1DNS™ service Wireless Networking Built-in 802.11b/g/n WLAN Transfer Rat e 802.11n: 6. 5~72.2/13.5~150M bps (20/40 M H z) 802.11g: 54 ~ 6 Mbps 802.11b: 11 ~ 1 Mbps Wireless Security W EP, WPA-PSK, W PA2-PSK Channel s Ch.1 ~ 1 1 USA Ch.1 ~ 1 3 EU Ope[...]