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Multi-Profile HQ1 CCD Box Type Network Camera User’s Manual Firmware Version 3.0.2[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 2/83 2 Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at the bottom of device. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your dealer regarding this product. Model No. ___________ _________ Serial No. ________________ ____ To prevent fire or shock ha[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 3/83 3 Declaration of Conformity This device compl ies with part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accep t any interference received, including in terference that may cause undesired operation. IMPOR[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 4/83 Table of Contents Overvi ew ............ ..................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ...... 6 Introduction ..................... ...................... ........................ ..................... ..................... .... 6 Features ........[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 5/83 Picture ........... ........................ ..................... ..................... ........................ .. 38 System: Configure and maintain system.................... ..................... .................. 39 System ..................... ...................... ..................... .................[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 6/83 Overview This user’s guide explains how to operate the Network C amera from a computer. User should read this manual completely and carefully before you operate the device. Introduction This camera is an inexpens ive and fully scalable s urveillance device. Because the Network Cameras can be plugged into your [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 7/83 z Image transmission u sing an FTP or e-mail for event z DDNS and PPPoE z Support UPnP device discovery and NAT router transversal z Multi-channel contro l software for surveillance app lication z On-line fi rmw are up gr ade Minimum System Requirement s z Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later z VGA Monitor r[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 8/83 Package Contents User can find the following items in the package: Item Descriptions 1. This Unit is the main elemen t of the product . 2. Camera Mount Kit and pads 3. Power Adap ter dedicates 12V DC electric power output to Network Camera. 4. User’s Manual CD provides important information and instructions fo[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 9/83 Physical Description Front View Lens User could adjust the focus to get the best picture quality. Internal Microphone The Camera has built-in an internal microphone. This microphone is hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel. Rear View Audio Output Jack Audio-out Jack allo ws this device to output audio[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 10/83 LAN Socket The LAN socket is a RJ-45 conn ector for connections to 10Bas e-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast E thernet cabling . This Ethernet port built N -Way protocol c an detect or negotiate the transmission speed o f the network automatically. Pleas e use Category 5 “straight through” cable to connect the [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 11 / 8 3 Install the Camera in LAN 1. Attach the Camera w ith the included stand 2. Fix camera to desired location w ith stand 3. Plug an Ethernet cable into the Camera Connect an Etherne t cable to the LAN socket loc ated on the camera ’ s rear and attach it to the netwo rk. Ethe rne t Cable Fixed it by S crews[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 12/83 4. Connect the external power supply to Camera Connect the attached power adap ter to the DC power jack o f the camera . Note : Use the power adapter, 12VDC, inclu ded in the package and co nnect it to wall outlet for AC power. Once you have installed the camera well and powered it on, the power LED will turn o[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 13/83 Preparation Search and Set up by IPW i zard When you i nstalled the Camera o n a LAN en vironment, you have two easy w ays to search your Cameras by IPWizard or UPnP disc overy. Here is the way to execute IPWizard to disco ver Camera’s IP address and se t up related parameter in a Camera. Search When click Se[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 14/83 If IPWizard finds network devices, Wiza rd button will be available. Please select the device you want to set-up or conn ect and click the left button of the mouse on the Information Box. The words on the Information Bo x will turn from white to yellow which means this device is s elected. Or yo u could do uble[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 15/83 When Wizard button is available, you can proceed to set up relative settings on the selected device. Fu rther procedures can be carried ou t when devic e is available on the LAN. After pressing Installat ion Wizard, please key in authorized username of the device and password when login dialog bo x appears on t[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 16/83 Wizard page 3: Confirmation This page shows the in formation of the selected device to check if there is any mis take or not. If it is correct, pleas e press “Submit” button and the setting information will b e uploaded to the selec ted device . Click on “Ex it” button i f you don’t want to s et i t u[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 17/83 Using UPnP of W indows ® XP or V ist a UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play , which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among network ing equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled dev ice. If the operating system, Windows XP or Vista, of your PC is UPnP e[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 18/83 Inst all the Device behind a NA T Router Once installed, the device is acces sible on your LAN. To access the dev ice from the Internet you must con figure your broadband router to allow incoming data tra ffic to the device. If the dev ice is installed on the LAN with a router, then it may get a dynamic IP addr[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 19/83 Access the device from the Internet Explorer for the first time 1. Start the web browser on the computer a nd type the IP address of the Camera you want to monitor as below: The Login Window of the Camera is prom pted: 2. T ype in your login name and password und er “USERNAME” and “PASSW ORD” textbox. F[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 20/83 3. According your browser’s s ecurity setting, the IE W eb Page may prompt the “Security Warning” window. If s o, select “Yes” to install and run the ActiveX con trol into your PC . Otherw ise, the syste m will load the Activ eX silently. 4. Af ter the ActiveX control was inst alled and ran, the first[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 21/83 Operating the Network Camera Start-up screen will be as f ollow no matter an ordinary users or an administrator. Monitor Image Section The image shot by the d evice is shown here. The da te and time are displa yed at the top of the window. V ideo Profile The device supports either mega-pixel or multi-profile mo[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 22/83 S treaming Protocol User can select proper st reaming protocol accord ing to networking environment. Language The device could provide multiple languag es to meet customer’s req uirement. De-Interlace The device also supports de-interlace function in side ActiveX. User can chose to ena ble or disable this fun[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 23/83 Stat u s B a r Shows information o f the co nnected device s uch as enco der format, i mage resolutio n, frame per second , and bitrate. ActiveX Control The plug-in ActiveX con trol supports a lot of functions b y clicking the le ft mouse button. Note that this fea ture only supports on the ActiveX co ntrol wit[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 24/83 Digit al Zoom Click Digit a l Zoom to active this function as ab ove. User can drag or scale the box over the video to a djust zoom ratio and pos ition. Record[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 25/83 Click Record to ac tivate this func tion. Press R ecord button to start recording. The vi deo file is saved as ASF forma t into your loca l PC. While you w ant to stop it, pre ss St o p to stop recordin g. Select Browser , the pop-up window to select the s ave path and file name prefix, select OK to continue. A[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 26/83 Click Vo l u m e to activate this function. There are two control bars for speaker and microphone volume respe ctively . Scroll these control bars to adjus t the audio at tribute. Check the volume mu te will mute the speaker ou tput. S t atistics Click St atisti cs to activate this function. A window will be po[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 27/83 About Click About to show this ActiveX information.[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 28/83 Administrating the Device System Setting This function is only available for user logged into C amera as administrator . Click on each menu na me to display its setting page. Item Action Network Configure Network setti ngs such as D HCP, DDNS, 3GPP, PPPoE and UPnP Camera Adjust camera paramete rs System Configu[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 29/83 MAC address: Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the device. Note that user c an not change it. Obtain IP addre ss automatically (DHCP): DHCP: Stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Enable this check ed box when a DHC P server is installed on the netw ork to issue IP address assignment. With this sett[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 30/83 This port is very useful for Intranet usage. The second HTTP port is changeable. Users could assign the seco nd port number of http protocol, and the WAN users should follow the port number to login. If the http por t is not assigned as 80, users have to add the port number in back of IP addres s. For example: [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 31/83 DDNS: To enable or disable the DDNS service here. Server name: Choose the built-in DDNS server. DDNS Host: The domain name is applied of this device. User name: The user name is used to lo g into DDNS. Password : The password is used to log in to DDNS. PPPoE PPPoE: PPPoE: Stands for Point to Point Protocol over[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 32/83 The device can directly connect to the xDSL, however , it should be setup on a LAN environment to program the PPPoE information first, and then conne ct to the xDSL modem. Power on again, then the dev ice will dial on to the ISP connect to the W AN through the xD SL modem . The procedures are • Connect to a L[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 33/83 St r e a m i n g RTSP is a strea ming co ntrol protoco l, and a s tarting po int for negotiatin g tran spo rts suc h as RTP, multicast and U nicast, and for negotiating codecs. RTSP can be considered a "remote control" for controlling the media stream delivered by a media server. RTSP servers typicall[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 34/83 the device will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to “M y Network Places.” If yo u do not want to use the U PnP functionality, it can be dis abled. In addition, this device also provides UPnP IGD function for NAT traversal eas ily. Use NAT traversal w hen your device is loca ted on an i[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 35/83 IP Filter You can enter differen t user’s IP address which are allowing enter or de nying by the device. IP Filter: To enable or disable the IP filter function here. IP Filter Pol icy: Choose the filter polic y where is de nying or allowing. IP Notification In case the IP address is cha nged, system is able t[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 36/83 Subject: T ype the subject /title of the E-mail. TCP Notification: If enable this function, then the “ TC P Server “, “ TCP Port ”, and “ Message ” fields need to be filled. TCP Server: Type the server name or the IP addr ess of the TC P server. TCP Port: Set port number of TCP server. Message: The [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 37/83 HTTP Login name: Type the user na me for the HTTP serv er. HTTP Login Password: Type the passwo rd for the HTTP server. Proxy Address: Type the server name or the IP addr ess of the HTTP Prox y. Proxy Port: Set port number of Proxy. Proxy Login name: Type the user name for the HTTP Proxy. Proxy Login Passw ord:[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 38/83 Camera : Adjust Camera p arameters Use this menu to set the functions of the camera parameters of the devic e. Picture Brightness: Large value will brighten ca mera. Sharpn ess: Large value will sharpen camera. Contrast: Large value will contrast camera hea vily. AES: Enable or disable AES m ode of CCD module. [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 39/83 System : Configure and maint ain system Use this menu to perform the principal settings of the device. System : DIPS (Dynamic IP Service): To enable or disable the DIPS® (Dynamic IP Se rvice) function. Device ID (for D IPS): It’s a unique number of each device for identification and thi s ID is used for DIP [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 40/83 You can find web page as below: Enter your Device Number and press “OK” b utton. Then, a new web page w ill pop up and link to your device acc ordingly. You will see that DIPS is a much eas ier service than DDNS. Device Ti tl e: You can enter the name of this unit here. It’s very useful to identify the sp[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 41/83 - Synchronize with PC: Click this option to enable time synchro nization with PC ti me. - Manual setting: Click this option to se t time and date manually . - Synchronize with NTP: Click this option if you want to synchronize the device’s date and time w it h those of time server called NTP server (Network T [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 42/83 Maintenance Hard Factory Default (Include the network setting): Recall the device hard factory default settings. N ote that clic k this button will reset al l device’s parameters to the factory s ettings (including the IP address). Factory Default (Excep t the netw ork setting): The unit is restarted and mos [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 43/83 2. Make sure that on ly you access th is device while firmware updating. 3. Disable Motion D etection function. 4. Click “ Bro wse ” button. Select the Firmware binary file. ( Note that it must make sure that the Firmware only applies to this device, once upd ate, it will be burned into FLASH ROM of system.[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 44/83 Vi de o : Configure profile This device provides 4 video profiles as below to support different request to each client simultaneously . Each user c an choose his preferred vi deo profile as his request independently . Common Text Overlay Setting: There are some important information can be embedded into image, [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 45/83 Resolution: It’s VGA mode (640x480) in this profile. Rate Control: Defines the rate co nt rol method of this profile . There are tw o options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR , the video bit rate is be tween 384kbps and 4096kbps. User can set the desired bit rate to match the limit[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 46/83 Defines the rate co nt rol method of this profile . There are tw o options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR , the video bit rate is be tween 128kbps and 1024kbps. User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth. For VBR, user should choose the quality level to [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 47/83 quality level is between 1 and 100. The higher value is the better quality. Max Fram e Rate: Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile. For example, set the frame rate to 15 fps, then the image will be updated for 15 fram es per second as possible . User need to set reasonable max frame rate versus video [...]

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Network Camera User ’ s Guide 49/83 Audio : Audio pa rameters Audio: To enable or disable audio function Audio Input Source: To select aud io source fr om built-in MIC or e xternal MIC. Audio Mode: To select Simplex or Full duplex (2-way audio) mode Input Gain: To adjust gain of input audio Output Gain: To adjust gain of output audio[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 50/83 User : Manage user name, p a ssword and login privilege Use this menu to add, update, or re move the usernames and p asswords of the Administrator and viewer. View er login : Select “A nonymous” to allow any one view ing t he video once connect ed. Otherwise, only users in database can vie w the video after[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 51/83 E-Mail : Setup E-Mail configuration You may setup SMTP mail para meters for further operation of Event Sched ule. That’s, if users want to send the a larm message out, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one ev ent schedule to enable event triggering. SMTP Server : Type the SMTP se[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 52/83 E-mail From: Type the sender’s E-mail address . This address is used for reply e-mails. E-mail Subject: Type the sub ject/title o f the e-ma il.[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 53/83 Object detection : Set up Obje ct d et ect ion Use this menu to specify motion detection w i n dow 1 to window 4 and set the conditions for detection while observing a cap tured image. Add and Del: To add or delete the motion windows. User can specify up to 4 Included and/or Excluded windows to monitor the vide[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 54/83 Event Server : Setup FTP/TCP/HTTP server configurati on FTP S erver You may s etup FTP parame ters for further operation of Event Schedule. That’s, i f users want to send the alarm message to an FTP server, it will need to configure parameters here and also add a t least one event schedu le to enable event tr[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 55/83 FTP Path: Set working directory path o f FTP server. FTP Passive Mode: Select passive or ac tive mode conne cting to FTP server. TCP Server In addition to send video file to FTP server, the device also can sen d event message to specified TCP server. Name: User can specify multiple TCP servers as wish. Therefor[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 56/83 Name: User can specify mul tiple HTTP servers as wish. Therefore, user needs to specify a name for each HTTP server setting. URL: Type the server name or the IP addr ess of the HTTP serve r. Test: Check the H TTP server whether i t is available or no t. HTTP Login name: Type the user na me for the HTTP serv er.[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 57/83 Event Schedule : Configure the ev ent schedule This menu is used to specify the schedule of Events and activate the some ac tions provided by this device. Name: Name of the Event or Schedule. Enable: Enable or disable this Event or Schedule. Type: Event trigger or Schedule trigger. Enable Tim e: Define the feas[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 58/83 Appendix A: Restore Factory Default Settings There is a button hi dden in the pin hole on the rear panel. This button is used to restore the all factory default s ettings. Sometimes restarting the devic e will make the system back to a normal state. However, if the sy stem still got problems after restart, user[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 59/83 Appendix B: Alarm I/O Connector Interfaci n g to the External I/O Some features of the C amera can be activated b y an externa l sensor that senses physical changes in the area device is monitorin g. These changes can include intrusio n detection or certain physical change in the monitored area . For examples, [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 60/83 Explanation of External I/O C ircuit Diagram Examp le CAUT ION! • THE LOW VOLTAGE/CURRENT CIRCUI TS AND HIGH VOLTAGE/ CURRENT CIRCUITS ARE IN THE VIDEDO SERVER CIRCUIT. THE QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN SHOULD DO THE WIRING NOT BY YOURSELF. INCORRECT WIRI NG C OULD DAMAGE VIDEDO SERVE. YOU COULD REC EI VE THE FATAL E[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 61/83 Appendix C: T roubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer or Resolution Features The video and au dio codec is adopted in the device. The device utilizes MPE G4 and JPEG dual compression to providing high quality images. Wh ere MPEG4 is a standard for video compression and JPEG is a standard[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 62/83 holding down more than 3 seconds on the device. 2. Reconfigure the device. Forgot the IP address of the dev ice . Check IP address of dev ice by using the IPWizard.exe program or by UPnP discovery. IPWizard program cannot find th e device. • Re-power the device if cannot fi nd the unit within 1 minutes . • [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 63/83 router's manual for details. • Packet Filtering of the router may prohibit access from an external network. Refer to your router's manual for details. • Access IR Network Camera from the Internet with the global IP address of the router and por t number of IR Network Camera. • Some rou ters reje[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 64/83 characters are displayed. Encoding o r the Charac ter Set o f the selec ted language on the Internet Explorer. Frame rate is slow er than the setting. • The traffic of the network and the object o f the image affec t the frame rate. The network congestion cau ses frame rate slower than the setting. • Check [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 65/83 Appendix D: PING IP Address The PING (stands for Packet Internet Groper) command is used to detect whe ther a specific IP addres s is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It’s also a very us eful tool to con firm the device installe d or if the IP addr ess conflicts [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 66/83 Appendix E: Bandwidth Estimation The frame rate of video transmitted from the device depends on conn ection bandwidth between client and server, vi deo resolution, codec type, and quality setting of server. Here is a guideline to help you rou ghly estimate the bandwidth requirements form your device. The requir[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 67/83 Appendix F: Specifications Came ra Spe cif icat ion Image Device HQ1 1 /3” Color SONY Super HAD CCD Effective Pixels NTSC:81 1(H) × 508(V) P AL :795(H) × 596(V) Horizontal Resolution 540 TV Lines Lens 6mm fixed fo cal / CS mount Scanning Frequency NTSC : 15,734 Hz (H) , 60 Hz (V) P AL : 15,625 Hz (H) , 50 H[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 68/83 Operating Temperature 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 104°F) Operating Humidity 10% ~ 80%[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 69/83 Appendix G: Configure Port Forwarding Manually The device can be us ed with a rou ter. If the device wants to be acces sed fro m the WAN, its IP address needs to be setup as fixed IP address, also the port forwarding or Virtual Server function o f router needs to be setup. This dev ice supports UPnP traversal f[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 70/83 Your WAN IP Address will be listed here. Note: Becau se a dynamic WAN IP can change from time to time depending on your ISP, you may want to ob tain a Static IP address fro m your ISP. A Static IP address is a fixed IP address that w ill not change over time and will be more convenient for you to use to access [...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 71/83 • If you are using the default came ra port settings, enter 80 into the Public and Private Port section, click Apply. • Scheduling should be set to Alw ays so that the camera images can be accessed at any time. A check mark appe aring before the entry na me will indicate th at the ports are enabled. Importa[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 72/83 Appendix H: DDNS Application 1. Preface If you have a Cable mo dem or xD SL, this is a gr eat way to hos t your own Netwo rked Device or ot h er TCP/IP Service. Get your own domain like www.yourname.com, www.yourname.com.tw etc. (Note : This domain mus t be registered with Internic v ia registration authorities[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 73/83 (3). Afte r the colu m ns sho w up at the lef t side, click “ Create Account”. (4). Fill the application agreement and nece ssary information. a. Username b. E-mail address and c onfirmation c. Password and confirmation d. Submit all the input informa t ion and finish creating an account[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 74/83 (5). Check your e-mail mailbox. There will be an e-mail with a title “Y our DynDNS Account Information“. Click the hyperlink address to confirm the DDNS servic e that you jus t applied. Then D DNS you applie d activated. Click these two options[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 75/83 (6). Enter the we b page http://ww w .d yndns.org/ again. Input your usern ame and password that you just applied to login administration interfa ce of DDNS server . Click to confirm Input your account[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 76/83 (7). If the correct username and password are input, you can see the foll owing picture at th e top-right of the login page. (8). Click the “ Services”. (9). Click the “ Dynamic DNS ”. (10). Click the “ Create Hosts ”.[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 77/83 (1 1). We could create a domain name without any charge at this step. First, we inp ut the host na me. (Pink N o.1) Then we pick a d omain that is eas y to remembe r . (Pink No.2) Finally , click the “Add Host” to submit the domain name information. (Pink No.3) 4. Setup the DDNS and PPPoE of Networked Devic[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 78/83 Appendix I: Power Line Frequency COUNTR Y V O LTA G E FRE QUENCY COMMENTS Argentina 220V 50 Hz *Neutral and lin e wires are rev ersed from that used in Australia and else where. Australia 230V* 50 Hz *Outlets ty pically controlled by adjac en t switch . Though nomi nal voltage has be en officially chang ed to 2[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 79/83 Appendix J: 3GPP To use the 3GPP func tion, in addition to previous section, you might need more information or configuration to make this function work. Note: 1. The camera must be s et as Multi-profile mode, not Mega-pixel mode. Otherw ise this device can not serve 3GPP stream. 2. To use the 3GPP fu nction, i[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 80/83 Appendix K: Enable UPnP of Wi ndows XP Use the following steps to enable UPnP setting s only if your operating system of PC is running Windows XP. Go to Start > Settings . Click Control Panel[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 81/83 Click Add or Re m ov e Programs Click Add/Remove Windows Components The following screen will appear: Select Netw orkin g Ser vices[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 82/83 Click Deta ils Select Universal Plug and Play Click Ok[...]

Network Camera User ’ s Guide 83/83 Click Next Please wait while Se tup configures the c omponents. Click Finish[...]