Sercomm RC8120, RC8221 User Manual

Wireless Network Camera

User’s Guide

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1

Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1

Physical Details - Network Camera ................................................................................. 4

Package Contents .............................................................................................................. 7

CHAPTER 2 BASIC SETUP ................................................................................................... 8

System Requirements ........................................................................................................ 8

Installation - Network Camera ......................................................................................... 8

Setup using the Windows Wizard .................................................................................. 10

CHAPTER 3 VIEWING LIVE VIDEO ................................................................................ 15

Overview .......................................................................................................................... 15

Requirements ................................................................................................................... 15

Connecting to a Camera on your LAN .......................................................................... 15

Connecting to a Camera via the Internet ...................................................................... 17

Viewing Live Video ......................................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER 4 ADVANCED VIEWING SETUP ................................................................... 21

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 21

Adjusting the Video Image ............................................................................................. 21

Controlling User Access to the Video Stream ............................................................... 24

Making Video available from the Internet .................................................................... 25

Viewing Live Video via the Internet .............................................................................. 28

Motion Detection Alerts .................................................................................................. 29

CHAPTER 5 WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT .................................................................... 30

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 30

Connecting to Network Camera ..................................................................................... 30

Welcome Screen ............................................................................................................... 31

Administration Menu ...................................................................................................... 32

System Screen .................................................................................................................. 33

Network Screen ................................................................................................................ 35

Wireless Screen ................................................................................................................ 39

DDNS Screen ................................................................................................................... 42

IP Filter ............................................................................................................................ 44

I/O Port ............................................................................................................................. 45

Streamings ........................................................................................................................ 46

Video & Audio Screen ..................................................................................................... 49

Video Access Screen ........................................................................................................ 51

User Database Screen ...................................................................................................... 53

Motion Detection Screen ................................................................................................. 54

Audio Detection Screen ................................................................................................... 55

E-Mail Screen .................................................................................................................. 56

FTP Screen ....................................................................................................................... 58

HTTP Screen ................................................................................................................... 59

SD Card Screen ............................................................................................................... 60

SMB/CIFS Client Screen ................................................................................................ 62

Event Trigger Screen ...................................................................................................... 63

Maintenance Screen ........................................................................................................ 65

Status Screen .................................................................................................................... 67

Log Screen ........................................................................................................................ 69 i

CHAPTER 6 WINDOWS VIEWING/RECORDING UTILITY ........................................ 70

Overview .......................................................................................................................... 70

System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 70

Installation ....................................................................................................................... 70

System Tray Icon ............................................................................................................. 71

LiveView Screen .............................................................................................................. 72

Camera Setup .................................................................................................................. 73

LiveVew Program - for Streams Live Viewing ............................................................. 75

View Recordings Program - for Streams Recording .................................................... 77

Setup Program - for Streams Configuration ................................................................. 79

CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................. 82

Overview .......................................................................................................................... 82

Problems ........................................................................................................................... 82

APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ 85

Network Camera ............................................................................................................. 85

Regulatory Approvals ..................................................................................................... 85

Copyright Notice .............................................................................................................. 86

APPENDIX B NETWORK CAMERA HTTP CGI ............................................................. 87

User-level CGI commands (user level privilege) ........................................................... 87

Admin-level CGI commands (administrator level privilege) ..................................... 102

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Chapter 1

Introduction

This Chapter provides details of the Network Camera's features, components and capabilities.

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Overview

The Wireless Network Camera has an Integrated Microcomputer and a high quality Mega Pixel

Omni Vision CMOS Sensor, enabling it to display high quality live streaming video over your wired LAN, the Internet, and for the Network Camera, an 802.11N Wireless LAN.

Using enhanced H.264 technologies, the Network Camera is able to stream high quality video and audio directly to your PC. The high compression capabilities of H.264 reduce network bandwidth requirements to amazingly low levels.

The Network Camera also features an SD (Secure Digital) card slot, which enables the users to read and write data to SD card inserted in the slot.

A convenient and user-friendly Windows program is provided for both viewing and recording video. If necessary, you can even view video using your Web Browser, on a variety of software platforms.

Figure 1: Network Camera

Features



Standalone Design.

The Network Camera is a standalone system with built-in CPU and

Video encoder. It requires only a power source and a connection to your LAN or Wireless

LAN.

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

Triple Video Support.

The Network Camera can support H.264, MPEG4 and MJEPG video for different image compression.



Stream Live Video to Multiple Users.

The video encoder and HTTP server built into the camera generate a ready-to-view video stream. Just connect to the camera using your

Web browser or the provided Windows utility to view live video.



Suitable for Home, Business or Public Facilities

. Whether for Home, Business or

Public Facility surveillance, or just for entertainment and fun, the Network Camera has the features you need.



SD Card Slot

. With the slot, you can insert the SD card to store recording files.



Multi-Protocol Support.

Supporting TCP/IP networking, SMTP (E-mail), HTTP and other Internet related protocols, the Network Camera can be easily integrated into your existing network.



Easy Configuration.

A Windows-based Wizard is provided for initial setup.

Subsequent administration and management can be performed using a standard web browser. The administrator can configure and manage the Network Camera via the LAN or Internet.





Viewing/Recording Utility.

A user-friendly Windows utility is provided for viewing live video. For periods when you are absent, or for scheduled recording, this application also allows you to export video to your PC. The recorded files are in a standard Windows

Media format, and thus usable by a wide variety of programs if required.



PIR (Passive Infrared Sensor) Support.

The Network Camera is embedded with a

PIR Sensor, which senses infrared light radiating from human bodies in its field of view.

This feature is very helpful in enhancing home security systems.

Motion Detection.

This feature can detect motion in the field of view. The Network

Camera will compare consecutive frames to detect changes caused by the movement of large objects. This function only works indoors due to the sensitivity of the CMOS sensor.

When motion is detection, an E-mail alert can be sent, or some other action may be triggered.



Flexible Scheduling.

You can limit access to the video stream to specified times using a flexible scheduling system. The Motion Detection feature can also have its own schedule, so it is active only when required.



Syslog Support.

If you have a Syslog Server, the Network Camera can send its log data to your Syslog Server.



Audio Support.

You can listen as well as look! Audio is encoded with the video if desired. With built-in microphone, it is useful for bi-direction voice conversation.

Internet Features







User-definable HTTP/HTTPS port number

. This allows Internet Gateways to use

"port mapping" so the Network Camera and a Web Server can share the same Internet IP address.

DDNS Support.

In order to view video over the Internet, users must know the Internet

IP address of the gateway used by the Network Camera. But if the Gateway has a dynamic

IP address, DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is required. Since many existing Gateways do not support DDNS, this function is incorporated into the Network Camera.

NTP (Network-Time-Protocol) Support.

NTP allows the Network Camera to calibrate its internal clock from an Internet Time-Server. This ensures that the time stamp on Video from the Network Camera will be correct.

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Security Features





User Authentication.

If desired, access to live video can be restricted to known users.

Users will have to enter their username and password before being able to view the video stream.

Password-Protected Configuration

. Configuration data can be password protected, so that it only can be changed by the Network Camera Administrator.

Wireless Features



Supports 11n Wireless Stations.

The 802.11n Draft standard provides for backward compatibility with the 802.11b standard, so 802.11n, 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless stations can be used simultaneously.



Wired and Wireless Network Support.

wireless transmission.

The Network Camera supports either wired or



WEP Support

. Full WEP support (64/128 Bit) on the Wireless interface is provided.



WPA/WPA2 Support

. The WPA Personal/WPA2 Personal standard is also supported, allowing advanced encryption of wireless data.



WPS Support.

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can simplify the process of connecting any device to the wireless network by using the push button configuration (PBC) on the

Wireless Access Point, or entering a PIN code if there's no button.

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Physical Details – Wireless Network Camera

Front – Wireless Network Camera

1. Lens

2. PIR Sensor

3. Privacy LED

4. Microphone

Figure 2: Front Panel

No physical adjustment is required or possible for the lens, but you should ensure that the lens cover remain clean. The image quality is degraded if the lens cover is dirty or smudged.

The PIR sensor is designed for human body detection.

On - The Privacy function is enabled.

Off - The Privacy function is disabled.

The built-in microphone is useful for bi-direction voice conversation.

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Rear – Wireless Network Camera

Figure 3: Rear Panel

1. LAN port

Use a standard LAN cable to connect your Network Camera to a

10/100BaseT hub or switch.

Note:

 Plugging in the LAN cable will disable the Wireless interface.

Only 1 interface can be active at any time.

 The LAN cable should only be connected or disconnected when the camera is powered OFF. Attaching or detaching the LAN cable while the camera is powered on does NOT switch the interface between wired and wireless.

2. Power Input

3. External

Input/Output

Connect the supplied 12V power adapter here. Do not use other power adapters; doing so may damage the camera.

The GPIO terminal block includes 1 input port and 1 output port.

Please see the following

External I/O Port

section for more details.

Insert the SD card into the slot, if required.

4. Micro-SD Card slot

5. Privacy Button On (Green) - The privacy mode is activated. User can not access to the video/audio from the camera.

Off

- The privacy mode is not in use. User can get access to the video/audio from the camera.

6. WPS Button

7. Reset Button

Push the WPS button on the device and on your other wireless device to perform WPS function that easily creates an encryptionsecured wireless connection automatically.



WPS PBC Mode

. When pressed and released (less then 3 seconds), the Network Camera will be in the WPS PBC mode

(Auto link mode).



WPS Pin Code Mode seconds, the Network Camera will be in the WPS Pin Code mode.

. When pressed and held for over 3

This button is recessed; you need a pin or paper clip can be used to

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8. Power LED

(Green)

9. Network//WPS

LED

(Green, Amber) depress it. It can be activated at any time the camera is in the

"ready" mode.



Reset to manufacturer default valued and reboot pressed and held over 10 seconds, the settings of Network

Camera will be set to their default values.

. When

Note :

After this procedure is completed, the

Power

LED will blink three times to confirm that the reset was completed successfully.

On

- Power on.

Off

- No power.

Blinking

- The

Power

LED will blink during start up. This will take

55 to 57 seconds.

On (Green)

- Network (Wireless or LAN) connection is available.

Off

- Wireless or LAN is not connected or camera is not sending/receiving data.

Blinking (Green)

- Data is being transmitted or received via the

LAN or Wireless connection.

On (Amber)

- If the LED is on for 5 seconds, the WPS function is failed.

Blinking (Amber)

- WPS function is being processed.

External I/O Port

The following is the I/O port image and the definition table:

Pin Definition

Pin No Function Description

1 DI

Photo Coupler Input:

Type: Photo coupler

Isolated digital input port which can be used to connect DI/GND.

Connect to DI/GND to activate or leave floating (or unconnected) to deactivate.

2 GND DI/GND

3 DO

Open Collector Output:

Type: NPN transistor

Collector (Pin3) to emitter input voltage (Pin4):+24VDC

Collector current: 100mA

This output has an open collector NPN transistor with the emitter connected to GND (Pin4). If it is used with an external relay, a diode must be connected in parallel with the load for protection

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against any voltage transients.

4 GND DO/GND

Package Contents

The following items should be included: If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.

1.

Wireless Network Camera

2.

Camera Stand

3.

Power adapter

4.

Quick Installation Guide

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Chapter 2

Basic Setup

This Chapter provides details of installing and configuring the Network

Camera.

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System Requirements

 To use the wired LAN interface, a standard 10/100BaseT hub or switch and network cable is required.

 To use the Wireless interface on the wireless model, other Wireless devices must be compliant with the IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g or IEEE 802.11n specifications. All

Wireless stations must use compatible settings.

The default Wireless settings are:

Mode: Infrastructure

SSID: ANY

Wireless Security: Disabled

Domain: USA

Channel No.: Auto

Installation – Wireless Network Camera

1. Assemble the Camera

Attach the Camera Stand to the camera.

2. Connect the LAN Cable

Connect the Network Camera to a 10/100BaseT hub or switch, using a standard LAN cable.

For this Model, it will disable the Wireless Interface. The

Wireless and LAN interfaces cannot be used simultaneously.

Using the LAN interface is recommended for initial configuration. After the Wireless settings are correct, the

Wireless interface can be used.

The first time you connect to the camera, you should connect the LAN cable and configure the Network Camera with appropriate settings. Then you can unplug the LAN cable and power off the camera. The Network Camera will be in wireless interface when you power on the camera again.

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3. Power Up

Connect the supplied 12Vpower adapter to the Network Camera and power up. Use only the power adapter provided. Using a different one may cause hardware damage.

4. Check the LEDs

 The

Power

LED will turn on briefly, then start blinking. It will blink during startup, which takes 55 to 57 seconds. After startup is completed, the

Power

LED should remain ON.

 The

Network

LED should be ON.

For more information, refer to

Physical Details – Wireless Network

Camera in Chapter 1.

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Setup using the Windows Wizard

Initial setup should be performed using the supplied Windows-based setup Wizard. This program can locate the Network Camera even if its IP address is invalid for your network. You can then configure the Network Camera with appropriate TCP/IP settings for your LAN.

Subsequent administration can be performed with your Web browser, as explained in

Chapter

5 - Web-based Management

.

Setup Procedure

1.

Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start automatically, run

NetworkCamera.exe

in the root folder.

 You will see the

Welcome

screen shown below.

 Click the

Setup Camera

button to start the setup Wizard

Figure 4: Welcome Screen

2.

The next screen, shown below, will list all the Network Cameras on your LAN.

Figure 5: Camera List Screen

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 Select the desired Camera from the list on the left. The current settings for the selected

Camera will be displayed in the table on the right.

 Click

Next

to continue.

3.

You will be prompted to enter the

Administrator Name

and

Administrator Password

, as shown below.

 If using the default values, enter administrator

for the name, and leave the password blank.

 Otherwise, enter the

Administrator Name

and


set on the

Maintenance

screen.

Figure 6: Password Dialog

4.

This screen allows you to enter a suitable

Description

, and set the correct

Time Zone

,

Date

, and

Time

. Make any desired changes, then click

Next

to continue.

Figure 7: Camera Settings

5.

On the following

IP Address Settings

screen, shown below, choose

Fixed IP Address

,

Dynamic IP Address or PPPoE.

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Figure 8: Fixed or Dynamic IP Selection



Fixed IP Address

is recommended, and can always be used.



Dynamic IP Address

can only be used if your LAN has a DCHP Server.



PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) is the most common login method, widely used with

DSL modems.

Click

Next

to continue.

6.

If you chose

Fixed IP Address

, the following

TCP/IP Settings

screen will be displayed.

Figure 9: TCP/IP Settings

 Enter an unused

IP Address

from within the address range used on your LAN.

 The

Subnet Mask

and

Default Gateway

fields must match the values used by PCs on your LAN.

 The

Primary DNS

address is required in order to use the E-mail alert or Dynamic

DNS features. Enter the DNS (Domain Name Server) address recommended by your

ISP.

 The

Secondary DNS

is optional. If provided, it will be used if the Primary DNS is unavailable.

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Click

Next

to continue.

7.

If you chose

PPPoE

, the following

PPPoE Settings

screen will be displayed.

Figure 10: PPPoE Settings Screen

 Enter the

User Name

provided by your ISP.

 Enter the

Password

for the user name above.

Click

Next

.

8.

The next screen, shown below, displays all details of the Network Camera.

 Click

Next

if the settings are correct

 Click

Back

to modify any incorrect values.

Figure 11: Save Settings

9.

Click

OK

to confirm that you want to save the new settings. If you want to cancel your changes, click

Cancel

.

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Figure 12: Confirm Screen

10.

After clicking

OK

, you will see the screen below.

Figure 13: Final Screen

Clicking the

Install Utility

button will install the Viewing/Recording utility described in

Chapter 6 - Windows Viewing/Recording Utility

.

11.

Click

Exit

to end the Wizard.

Setup is now complete.

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Chapter 3

Viewing Live Video

This Chapter provides basic information about viewing live video.

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Overview

After finishing setup via the Windows-based Wizard, all LAN users can view live video using

Internet Explorer on Windows.

This Chapter has details of viewing live video using Internet Explorer.

But many other powerful features and options are available:

 To view multiple cameras simultaneously, or record video (either interactively or by schedule), you should install the Windows Viewing/Recording utility. Refer to

Chapter 6 -

Windows Viewing/Recording Utility

for details on installing and using this program.

 The camera administrator can also adjust the Video Stream, and restrict access to the video stream to known users by requiring viewers to supply a username and password. See

Chapter 4 - Advanced Viewing Setup

for details.

 To make Live Video from the camera available via the Internet, your Internet Gateway or

Router must be configured correctly. See

Making Video available from the Internet

in

Chapter 4 - Advanced Viewing Setup

for details.

Requirements

To view the live video stream generated by the Network Camera, you need to meet the following requirements:

 Windows XP, 32-bit Windows Vista/Windows 7.

 Internet Explorer 6 or later, Firefox 3.0 or later.

Connecting to a Camera on your LAN

To establish a connection from your PC to the Network Camera:

1.

Use the Windows utility to get the IP address of the Network Camera.

2.

Start Internet Explorer.

3.

In the Address box, enter "HTTP://" and the IP Address of the Network Camera.

4.

When you connect, the following screen will be displayed.

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Figure 14: Home Screen

5.

Click

View Video

.

6.

If the Administrator has restricted access to known users, you will then be prompted for a username and password.

Enter the name and password assigned to you by the Network Camera administrator.

7.

The first time you connect to the camera, you will be prompted to install an ActiveX component (OCX or CAB file), as in the example below.

You must install this ActiveX component (OCX or CAB file) in order to view the

Video stream in Internet Explorer.

Click the "Yes" button to install the ActiveX component.

Figure 15: ActiveX OCX Prompt

8.

Video will start playing automatically. There may be a delay of a few seconds while the video stream is buffered.

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Connecting to a Camera via the Internet

You can NOT connect to a camera via the Internet unless the camera

Administrator has configured both the camera and the Internet Gateway/Router used by the camera.

See Making Video available from the Internet in Chapter 4 - Advanced Viewing Setup for details of the required configuration.

Also, you need a broadband Internet connection to view video effectively. Dial-up connections are NOT supported.

To establish a connection from your PC to the Network Camera via the Internet:

1.

Obtain the following information from the Administrator of the camera you wish to connect to:

 Internet IP Address or Domain Name of the camera.

 Port number for HTTP connections.

 Login (username, password) if required.

2.

Start Internet Explorer.

3.

In the Address box, enter the following:

HTTP://Internet_Address:port_number

Where

Internet_Address

is the Internet IP address or Domain Name of the camera, and port_number

is the port number used for HTTP (Web) connections to the camera.

Examples using an IP address:

HTTP://203.70.212.52:1024

Where the Internet IP address is

203.70.212.52

and the HTTP port number is

1024

.

Example using a Domain Name:

HTTP://mycamera.dyndns.tv:1024

Where the Domain name (using DDNS in this example) is mycamera.dyndns.tv

and the HTTP port number is

1024

.

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4.


Figure 16: Home Screen

5.

Click

View Video

.

6.

If the Administrator has restricted access to known users, you will then be prompted for a username and password.

Enter the name and password assigned to you by the Network Camera administrator.

7.

The first time you connect to the camera, you will be prompted to install an ActiveX component (OCX or CAB file), as in the example below.

You must install this ActiveX component (OCX or CAB file) in order to view the

Video stream in Internet Explorer.

Click the "Yes" button to install the ActiveX component.

Figure 17: ActiveX OCX Prompt

8.

Video will start playing automatically. There may be a delay of a few seconds while the video stream is buffered.

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Viewing Live Video

After installing the ActiveX component, you will be able to view the live video stream in its own window, as shown below.

Figure 18: View Video Screen

There are a number of options available on this screen, accessed by select list, button or icon.

See the table below for details.

Note:

The options can only be configured while using IE browser. Other browsers can just view the video rather than configuration.

If after installing the OCX, the video still cannot be viewed, please install the decoders to solve this problem. You can install it from the following screens:

 Supplied Windows-based setup Wizard

 View Video Screen (preferred)

 Motion Detection Screen

Figure 19: Install Decoders

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General Options

These options are always available, regardless of the type of camera you are connected to.

Streaming.

Use this drop-down list to select the desired streaming.

Full Size.

When using high-resolution mode (1280*720), click this button to see the full size of the image.

Select the desired option from the drop-down list.

Use this icon to start/stop viewing.

Use this icon to make the image back to original size.

Zoom Out.

A digital zoom out feature is available. To zoom out the window, click this icon.

Zoom In.

A digital zoom in feature is available. To zoom in the window, click this icon.

Snapshot.

Click this to take a single JPEG "snapshot" image of the current video.

Speaker On/Off.

Use this button to turn the PC's speaker on or off.

Microphone On/Off.

Use this button to toggle the microphone on or off.

Volume.

If Speaker or Microphone is enabled, use this slider to adjust the volume.

Full Screen Display.

Click this button to see the full screen of the image.

Setup.

Select the desired folder to save the file.

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Chapter 4

Advanced Viewing Setup

This Chapter provides information about the optional settings and features for viewing video via the Network Camera. This Chapter is for the Camera

Administrator only.

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Introduction

This chapter describes some additional settings and options for viewing live Video:

 Adjusting the video image

 Controlling user access to the live video stream

 Making video available from the Internet

 Using the

Motion Detection

feature

Adjusting the Video Image

If necessary, the Network Camera Administrator can adjust the Video image.

To Adjust the Video Image:

1.

Connect to the Web-based interface of the Network Camera. (See

Chapter 5 - Web-based

Management

for details.)

2.

Select

Administration

, then

Streamings

. You will see a screen like the example below.

Figure 20: Streamings Screen

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3.

Make the required adjustments, as explained below, and save your changes.

Default Streaming

Channel

Select the default channel for streaming from the drop-down list.

Streaming 1 Settings

Video Format

Select the desired format from the list.

Resolution

Video Quality

Control

Profile

Select the desired video resolution format.

 Constant Bit Rate: Select the desired bit rate. The default is set to 1.0 Mbps.

 Fixed Quality: Select the desired option. The default fix quality is set to Normal.

This is only for H.264 format only. There are 3 options:

 Baseline Profile

 Main Profile

 High Profile

Fixed Video

Quality

GOV Length

This option is for MJPEG format only. Select the desired option.

The default fix quality is set to Normal.

Adjust the GOV interval in frame base. "2" means 1 I frame and 1 P

Frame. "3" means 1 I frame and 2 P Frames. Enter the desired value between 2 and 150.

Max. Frame Rate

Select the desired Maximum frame rate for the video stream.

The default value is

30

.

User Defined URI

You may enter the URI up to 32 characters long for accessing the live video from camera through cell phone connection.

Streaming 2/3 Settings

Enable

Check the box if you want to enable the streaming.

Cropping

(Streaming 3 Only)

Choose the desired option as required.

Video Format


Resolution

Video Quality

Control

Profile






 Main Profile

 High Profile

Fixed Video

Quality

GOV Length





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Max. Frame Rate



30

.



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Controlling User Access to the Video Stream

By default, anyone can connect to the Wireless Network Camera and view live Video at any time.

If desired, you can limit access to scheduled times, and also restrict access to known users.

To Control User Access to Live Video:

1.

Connect to the Web-based interface of the Network Camera. (See

Chapter 5 - Web-based

Management

for details.)

2.

Select

Administration

, then

Video Access.

3.

Set the desired options for

Access

.

Access

Select the desired option as required:

 If the

User Access

is enabled, users will be prompted for a username and password when they connect to the camera for viewing video.

 When Video Access is enabled, viewing video is only available during the scheduled periods, and unavailable at other times. If this option is selected, you need to define a schedule; otherwise it is always disabled.

However, viewing video is still possible by logging in as the Administrator.

Figure 21: Controlling User Access

See

Chapter 5 - Web-based Management

for further details about using the

Video Access

and

User Database

screens.

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Making Video available from the Internet

If your LAN is connected to the Internet, typically by a Broadband Gateway/Router and

Broadband modem, you can make the Network Camera available via the Internet. You will need to configure your Router or Gateway to allow connections from the Internet to the camera.

Router/Gateway Setup

Your Router or Gateway must be configured to pass incoming TCP (HTTP) connections (from

Internet Viewers) to the Network Camera. The Router/Gateway uses the

Port Number

to determine which incoming connections are intended for the Network Camera.

This feature is normally called

Port Forwarding

or

Virtual Servers

, and is illustrated below.

The Port Forwarding/Virtual Server entry tells the Router/Gateway that incoming TCP connections on port 1024 should be passed to the Network Camera. If necessary, check the user manual for your Router/Gateway for further details.

Figure 22: Connecting via the Internet

The "Port" for the Port Forwarding / Virtual Server entry above is the " Secondary Port" number specified on the

Network screen of the Network Camera.

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Network Camera Setup

The Wireless Network Camera configuration does NOT have be changed, unless:

 You wish to change the port number from the default value.

 You wish to use the DDNS (Dynamic DNS) feature of the Network Camera.

HTTPS Port Configuration

Normally, HTTP (Web) connections use port 80. Since the Network Camera uses HTTP, but port 80 is likely to be used by a Web Server, you can use a different port for the Network

Camera. This port is called the

Secondary Port

.

The default

HTTP/HTTPS Secondary Port

is 1024/1025. If you prefer to use a different port number, you can specify the port number on the Network Camera's

Network screen, as shown below.

Figure 23: Network Screen

See

Chapter 5 - Web-based Management

for further details on using the

Network

screen.

Viewers need to know this port number in order to connect and view live Video, so you must inform viewers of the correct port number.

DDNS (Dynamic DNS)

Many internet connections use a "Dynamic IP address", where the Internet IP address is allocated whenever the Internet connection is established.

This means that other Internet users don't know the IP address, so can't establish a connection.

DDNS is designed to solve this problem, by allowing users to connect to your LAN using a domain name, rather than an IP address.

To use DDNS:

1.

Register for the DDNS service with a supported DDNS service provider. You can then apply for, and be allocated, a Domain Name.

2.

Enter and save the correct DDNS settings on the

DDNS screen of the Network Camera.

3.

Both Router and Camera should use the same port number for DDNS service.

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Figure 24: DDNS Screen

4.

Operation is then automatic:

 The Network Camera will automatically contact the DDNS server whenever it detects that the Internet IP address has changed, and inform the DDNS server of the new IP address.

 Internet users can then connect to the camera using the Domain Name allocated by the

DDNS service provider.

Example:


mycamera.dyndns.tv is domain host name. 1024 is the port number.

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Viewing Live Video via the Internet

Clients (viewers) will also need a broadband connection; dial-up connections are NOT recommended.

Viewing Live Video Using your Web Browser

If using your Web browser, you need to know the Internet IP address (or the Domain name) of the camera's Router/Gateway, and the correct port number.

Enter the Internet address of the Router/Gateway, and its port number, in the

Address

(or

Location

) field of your Browser.

Example - IP address:

HTTP://203.70.212.52:1024

Where the Router/Gateway's Internet IP address is

203.70.212.52

and the "Secondary

Port" number on the Network Camera is

1024

.

Example - Domain Name:


Where the Router/Gateway's Domain name is mycamera.dyndns.tv

and the "Secondary

Port" number on the Network Camera is

1024

.

Viewing Live Video with the Viewing/Recording Utility

If using the Windows Viewing/Recording Utility, the details of the Network Camera must be entered on the

Setup

screen.

Figure 25: Add Camera from LAN

See

Chapter 6 - Window Viewing/Recording Utility

for full details on using the Windows

Viewing/Recording utility.

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Motion Detection Alerts

The

Motion Detection

feature can generate an Alert when motion is detected.

The Network Camera will compare consecutive frames to detect changes caused by the movement of large objects.

But the motion detector can also be triggered by:

 Sudden changes in the level of available light

 Movement of the camera itself.

Try to avoid these situations. The motion detection feature works best in locations where there is good steady illumination, and the camera is mounted securely. It cannot be used outdoors due to the sensitivity of the CMOS sensor.

Note:

The Motion Detection settings can only be configured while using IE browser.

To Use Motion Detection Alerts

Using the Web-based interface on the Network Camera, select the Motion Detection screen, then configure this screen as described below.

Figure 26: Motion Detection

1.

Enable the

Motion Detection

feature.

2.

Set the area or areas of the video image to be examined for movement. You can define up to 4 areas, and set the motion threshold individually for each area.

3.

If using a schedule, define the desired schedule in

Event Trigger screen.

4.

Save your changes.

If the Motion Detection feature is enabled, but the related options in the Event Trigger screen are not enabled, then the only action when motion is detected is to log this event in the system log.

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Chapter 5

Web-based Management

This Chapter provides Setup details of the Network Camera’s Web-based

Interface. This Chapter is for the Camera Administrator only.

5

Introduction

The Wireless Network Camera can be configured using your Web Browser. The Network

Camera must have an IP address which is compatible with your PC.

The recommended method to ensure this is to use the supplied Windows-based Wizard, as described in

Chapter 2 - Basic Setup

.

Connecting to Network Camera

 If using only your Web Browser, use the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the Network Camera:

 Once connected, you can add the Network Camera to your Browser's

Favorites

or

Bookmarks

.

Connecting using your Web Browser

1.

Use the Windows utility to get the IP address of the Network Camera.

2.

Start your WEB browser.

3.

In the Address box, enter "HTTP://" and the IP Address of the Network Camera.

4.

You will then be prompted for a username and password.

 If using the default values, enter administrator

for the name, and leave the password blank.

 Otherwise, enter the

Administrator ID

and


set on the

Maintenance

screen.

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Welcome Screen



The menu options available from this screen are:



View Video

- View live Video using your Web Browser. See

Video

for details.

Chapter 3 - Viewing Live



Administration

- Access the Administration menu.

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Administration Menu

Clicking on

Administration on the menu provides access to all the settings for the Network

Camera.

The

Administration

menu contains the following options:

Setup



System



Network



Wireless



DDNS



IP Filter



I/O Port

Video & Audio



Streaming



Video & Audio



Video Access



User Database

Event



Motion Detection



Audio Detection



E-Mail



FTP



HTTP



SD Card



SMB/CIFS Client



Event Trigger

Administration



Maintenance



Status



Log

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System Screen

After clicking

Administration

on the main menu, or selecting

System

on the

Administration menu, you will see a screen like the example below.

Figure 28: System Screen

Data - System Screen

System Settings

Device ID

Camera Name

Description

This displays the ID for the Network Camera.

Enter the desired name for the Network Camera.

This field is used for entering a description, such as the location of the

Network Camera.

Date & Time

Date Format

Current

Date & Time

Select the desired date format, it will also be used to display the date and time as an overlay on the video image.

The abbreviations used to predefine the date formats are list as follows:

 YYYY-MM-DD = Year-Month-Day, e.g. 2006-01-31

 MM/DD/YYYY = Month/Day/Year, e.g. 01/31/2006

 DD/MM/YYYY = Day/Month/Year, e.g. 31/01/2006

This displays the current date and time on the camera.

If it's not correct, click the

Change

button to modify the date/time settings. This button will open a sub-screen where you have 2 options:

 Set the camera's date and time to match your PC.

 Enter the correct date and time.

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Time Zone

Network Time

Protocol

Choose the Time Zone for your location from the drop-down list.

If your location is currently using Daylight Saving, please enable the

Adjust for daylight saving

checkbox.

Enable or disable the Time Server feature as required.

If Enabled, the Network Camera will contact a Network Time Server at regular intervals and update its internal timer.

Enter the address for the desired NTP server.

NTP Server

Address

Update

The Schedule determines how often the Network Camera contacts the

NTP Server.

Select the desired options.

LED Operation

Enable this if you want to use this function.

Privacy Button

If Enabled, click the

Privacy

button will stop uploading the stream without turning the camera off. Click the button one more time to continue uploading. The default is Enabled.

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Network Screen

This screen is displayed when the

Network

option is clicked.

Figure 29: Network Screen

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Data - Network Screen

Network

Internet Connection

Type

Obtain DNS server address automatically

Use the following

DNS server address

WINS Address

There are 3 connection types:



Obtain Address Automatically (DHCP)

Network Camera will obtain its IP address and related information from a DHCP Server. Only select this option if your LAN has a DHCP Server.

: If selected, the



Static IP Address:

If selected, you must assign the following data to the Network Camera.



IP Address

- Enter an unused IP address from the address range used on your LAN.



Subnet Mask

- Use the same value as PCs on your LAN.



Default Gateway

LAN.

- Use the same value as PCs on your



PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet)

: This is the most common login method, widely used with DSL modems. Normally, your ISP will have provided some software to connect and login. This software is no longer required, and should not be used.



Username

- The user name (or account name) provided by your ISP.



Password

- Enter the password for the login name above.

If selected, the Network Camera will use the DNS address or addresses provided by the DHPC server.

This option is only available if the IP address setting is

Obtain an

IP address Automatically

.

Primary DNS server

- Use the same value as PCs on your LAN.

Normally, your ISP will provide this address.

Secondary DNS server

- This is optional. If entered, this DNS will be used if the Primary DNS does not respond.

There are 2 options:



Obtain WINS address automatically

- If selected, the

Network Camera will obtain its IP address from DHCP server.



Use the following WINS address

- Enter the IP address of your WINS server.

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HTTP/HTTPS

RTP/RTSP

This sets the port number for HTTP/HTTPS connections to the

Camera, whether for administration or viewing video.

The HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is used for the standard of transferring files (text, graphic images and other multimedia files) on the World Wide Web. The default HTTP port is 1024.

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) can provide more secure communication with the SSL/TLS protocol, which support data encryption to HTTP clients and servers. The default HTTPS port is 1025.

The Secondary port can be used for DDNS, other service and when more than 2 cameras are in use.

If enabled, you can connect using either port 80 or the Secondary port. You must enter the Secondary port number (between 1024 to

65535) in the field provided.

Note that when using a port number which is not 80, you must specify the port number in the URL. For example, if the Camera's

IP address was 192.168.1.100 and the Secondary port was 1024, you would specify the URL for the Camera as follows:

http://192.168.1.100:1024

The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol), a standard for connected client(s) to control streaming data (MPEG-4) over the

World Wide Web. Enter the RTSP Port number (between 1024 and

65535) in the field provided. The default RTSP Port is 554.

The RTP (Real Time Transport Protocol), an Internet protocol for transmitting real-time data such as audio and video.

Max RTP Data Packet

field will let users limit the size of the file.

Enter the desired value between 400 and 1400.

Note: RTSP and RTP settings are for cell phone only.

Multicast RTP/RTSP

Enable Multicast

Video Address

Video Port

Audio Address

Audio Port

Time to Live

Enable the feature as required.

Enter the address of video (Streaming 1 only).

Enter the desired value (between 1024 to 65534) in the field provided. The number you entered must be even values.

Enter the address of the audio.

Enter the desired value (between 1024 to 65534) in the field provided. The number you entered must be even values.

Enter the desired length of time, if the packets fail to be delivered to their destination within. The Time to Live you entered must be in-between 1 to 255.

UPnP

Enable Discovery

If enabled, the Network Camera will broadcast its availability through UPnP. UPnP compatible systems such as Windows XP will then be able to detect the presence of the Network Camera.

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Enable Traversal

If enabled, HTTP connections (from your Web Browser or the

Viewer and Recorder utility) can use secondary port instead of port

80 (the standard HTTP port) to access the camera.

Bonjour

Enable Bonjour

Service

If enabled, the Network Camera can be accessed through a

"Bonjour" enabled browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer

(with a Bonjour plug-in) or Safari browser. You can also find other

Bonjour-enabled devices on your network.

QoS

Enable QoS Mode

DSCP

If enabled, the throughput level (for Video and Audio) is guaranteed through QoS (Quality of Service).

Enter the desired value of Differentiated Services Code Point

(DSCP). The value must be between 0 and 63.

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Wireless Screen


Wireless

menu option is clicked.

Figure 30: Wireless Screen

Data - Wireless Screen

Wireless Network

Site Survey

WSC PIN Code

Network Type

SSID

Domain

Click the "Site Survey" button and select from a list of available

APs.

It displays the WSC PIN code number for the camera.

This determines the type of wireless communication used by the

Network Camera.

 If you have an Access Point, select

Infrastructure

.

 Otherwise, select

Ad-hoc

.

This must match the value used by other devices on your wireless

LAN. The Default is ANY .

Note! The SSID is case sensitive.

Select your region from the drop-down list.

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Channel No.  In

Infrastructure

mode, this setting is ignored. The Network

Camera will use the Channel set on the Access Point.

 For

Ad-ho c mode, select the Channel you wish to use on your

Network Camera. Other Wireless stations should use the same setting.

 If you experience interference (shown by lost connections and/or slow data transfers) you may need to experiment with different channels to see which one is the best.

Security

Security System

Select the desired option, and then enter the settings for the selected method:



Disabled

- No security is used. Anyone using the correct SSID can connect to your network. This is default.



WEP

- The 802.11b standard. Data is encrypted before transmission, but the encryption system is not very strong.



WPA/WPA2 Personal

- Like WEP, data is encrypted before transmission. WPA is more secure than WEP, and should be used if possible. WPA Personal is the version of WPA which does NOT require a Radius Server on your LAN.

WEP

Authentication Type

Normally this can be left at the default value of "Automatic." If that fails, select the appropriate value - "Open System" or "Shared

Key." Check your wireless card's documentation to see what method to use.

Note:

In

Infrastructure

mode, either setting will normally work, since most Access Points can use both methods.

WEP Encryption

Select the WEP Encryption level:

 64 Bit Keys (10 Hex chars)

 128 Bit Keys (26 Hex chars)

 64 Bit Keys (5 ASCII chars)

 128 Bit Keys (13 ASCII chars)

Passphrase

WEP Keys

Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the "Generate Key" button to automatically configure the

WEP Key(s). If encryption strength is set to 64-bit, then each of the four key fields will be populated with key values. If encryption strength is set to 128-bit, then only the selected WEP key field will be given a key value.

 Use the radio buttons to select the default key.

 Enter the key value you wish to use. Other stations must have the same key values.

 Keys must be entered in Hex. Hex characters are the digits (0 ~

9) and the letters A ~ F.

 Click

Clear Keys

to set the Keys to be blank.

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WPA/WPA2 Personal

Shared Key

Enter the key value. Data is encrypted using a key derived from the network key. Other Wireless Stations must use the same network key. The PSK must be from 8 to 63 characters or 64 hex characters in length.

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DDNS Screen

Many Internet connections use a "Dynamic IP address", where the Internet IP address is allocated whenever the Internet connection is established.

This means that other Internet users don't know the IP address, so can't establish a connection.

DDNS is designed to solve this problem, as follows:

 You must register for the DDNS service with a DDNS service provider. The DDNS

Service provider will allocate a Domain Name to you upon request.

 The DDNS settings on the

DDNS

screen above must be correct.

 The Network Camera will then contact the DDNS server whenever it detects that the

Internet IP address has changed, and inform the DDNS server of the new IP address. (The

Check WAN IP Address

determines how often the Network Camera checks if the Internet

IP address has changed.)

This system allows other internet users to connect to you using the Domain Name allocated by the DDNS service provider.


DDNS


Figure 31: DDNS Screen

Data - DDNS Screen

DDNS

Enable DDNS

Service Provider

Web Site Button

Enable or disable the DDNS function, as required.

Only enable this feature if you have registered for the DDNS

Service with a DDNS Server provider.

Choose a service provider from the list.

Click this button to open a new window and connect to the Web site for the selected DDNS service provider.

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Domain (Host)

Name

Account/E-Mail

Password/Key

Check WAN IP

Address

Enter the Domain Name (Host Name) allocated to you by the

DDNS Server provider.

Enter the login name for the DDNS account.

Enter the password for the DDNS account.

Set the schedule for checking if the Internet IP address has changed. If the IP address has changed, the DDNS Server will be notified.

NOTE: If the DDNS Service provided some software to perform this IP address update or notification, you should NOT use this software. The update is performed by the camera.

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IP Filter

The IP Filter feature allows administrator to control network camera access by filtering IP addresses. This screen is displayed when the

IP Filter


Figure 32: IP Filter Screen

Data - IP Filter Screen

IP Filter

IP Filter

Single/Range

IP Address

Select the desired method to perform the IP address (or addresses) filtering function.

Select to perform either single IP address or a range of IP addresses that you desired.

Enter an IP address or a range of IP addresses you would like to allow or deny.

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I/O Port

The Network Camera supports 1 input port and 1 output port. This screen is displayed when the

I/O Port


Figure 33: I/O Port Screen

Data - I/O Port Screen

Input Ports

Current State

It indicates the current state of the input port. Once the configured state is happened, it will trigger the event actions.

Triggered When…

Select the desired State:

 High

 Low

 Rising

 Falling

Output Ports

Current State

Default State

Manual Trigger

Action When

Triggered

It indicates the current state of the output port.

Select the desired option from the drop-down list.

Select the option to control the output state.

If an event is happened, it will trigger the event alerting.

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Streamings


Streamings


If you want to view streaming via the cell phone:

1.

Cell phone should be supported by 3GPP protocol.

2.

Enter 554 for RTSP port number in the Network screen.

3.

Both MPEG-4 and H.264 format support cell phone option.

4.

Enter the following address in the URI:

RTSP:// Router IP address / User Defined URI

5.

Select 15 fps for Max Frame Rate.

Note!

Due to the bandwidth limitation for the cell phone usage, please set the resolution, quality and frame rate to lower values.

Figure 34: Streamings Screen

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Data - Streamings Screen

Default Streaming

Channel

Select the default channel for streaming from the drop-down list.

Streaming 1 Settings

Video Format


Resolution

Video Quality

Control

Profile






 Main Profile

 High Profile

Fixed Video

Quality

GOV Length





Max. Frame Rate



30

.



Streaming 2/3 Settings

Enable

Cropping

(Streaming 3 Only)

Check the box if you want to enable the streaming.

Choose the desired option as required.

Video Format

Resolution

Video Quality

Control

Profile

Fixed Video

Quality

GOV Length







 Main Profile

 High Profile





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Max. Frame Rate



30

.



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Video & Audio Screen


Video & Audio


Figure 35: Video & Audio Screen

Data - Video & Audio Screen

Basic Video Adjustment

Power Line

Frequency

White Balance

Select the power line frequency (50Hz or 60Hz) used in your region, to improve the picture quality under florescent lighting.

Select the desired option to match the current environment and lighting.

Brightness

Sharpness

Contrast

Saturation

If necessary, you can adjust the brightness to obtain a better image.

For example, if the camera is facing a bright light, the image may be too dark. In this case, you can increase the brightness.

Select the desired option for the sharpness. You can select a

Sharpness value between -3 and 3.

Select the desired option for the Contrast. You can select a value between -3 and 3.

Select the desired option for the Saturation. You can select a value between -3 and 3.

Day/Night Switch

Switching Method

The Network Camera

s upports Day/Night mode switch for getting better quality of the low light condition. Select the desired method to use this function.

IRLED Luminance

Select the desired lightness for the IR LED.

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Options

Enable Microphone

Enable audio by checking this checkbox. Using Audio will increase the bandwidth requirements slightly.

Audio Type

Select the desired audio type.

Enable Speaker

Volume

Enable Text

Display

Enable speaker sound by checking this checkbox.

Choose the desired volume for the speaker.

Flip

Mirror

This setting will have the image swapped top-to-bottom.

This setting will have the image swapped left-to-right.

Enable Time Stamp

If enabled, the current time will be displayed on the Video image.

Enable this setting if you want text to be displayed on the Video image, and enter the desired text - up to 20 characters. This feature is often used to identify each camera when multiple cameras are installed.

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Video Access Screen


Video Access

option is clicked.

Figure 36: Video Access Screen

Data - Video Access Screen

User Access

Enable Security

Checking

 If disabled (default) - No login required. Users do not have to provide a username and password when they connect to the camera for viewing video.

 If enabled - Require login. Users will be prompted for a username and password when they connect to the camera for viewing video. The camera administrator must use the "User

Database" menu option to create the desired users.

Video Access

Enable Scheduled

Video Access

 If enabled - Viewing video is available during the scheduled periods, and unavailable at other times. If this option is selected, you need to define a schedule. If no schedule is defined, this option is always disabled.

 If disabled - The option will remain disabled until you enable it.

Note that regardless of which setting is chosen, the Administrator can ALWAYS access the camera and view live video.

Access Schedule

Scheduled Periods

This displays all periods you have entered into the database. If you have not entered any periods, this list will be empty.

Delete

Use the Delete button to delete the selected item in the list.

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Add New Schedule

Day

Start Time

End Time

Add

Clear

Choose the desired option for the period.

Enter the start time using a 24 hr clock.

Enter the end time using a 24 hr clock.

Click this button to add a new period.

Use this button to clear the input fields.

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User Database Screen


User Database

option is clicked.

Figure 37: User Database Screen

Data - User Database Screen

Existing Users

User List

This displays all users you have entered into the User database. If you have not entered any users, this list will be empty.

The maximum number of users is 20.

Use these buttons to manage the user database.

Edit, Delete, Delete

All

User Properties

User Name

Enter the name for the user here.

 Spaces, punctuation, and special characters must NOT be used in the name.

 The name is case insensitive (case is ignored), so you can not have 2 names which differ only by case.

User Password

The password for this user.

Confirm Password

Re-enter the password for the user, to ensure it is correct.

Control Level

Select either

Viewer

or

Operator

for the user you plan to add.

Add Button

Clear Button

Click this button to add a new user, using the data shown on screen.

Use this button to clear the input fields, ready to add a new user.

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Motion Detection Screen


Motion Detection

option on the

Event

menu is clicked.

Figure 38: Motion Detection Screen

Data - Motion Detection Screen


Set Detection

Areas

Indicator/

Threshold

You can set the full screen or selected areas of the video image to be examined.

Note: Motion detection can be triggered by rapid changes in lighting condition, as well as by moving objects. For this reason, it should only be used indoors.

Administrator needs to adjust the relation between indicator and threshold for each area.

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Audio Detection Screen


Audio Detection

option on the

Event

menu is clicked.

.

Figure 39: Audio Detection Screen

Data - Audio Detection Screen

Audio Detection

Current

Volume

Triggered

Volume

It displays the current volume of the environment. Click

Refresh

to update the status.

Drag the bar to set the volume for triggering.

Triggered

When

Choose the desired situation for triggering the audio detection.

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E-Mail Screen


E-Mail

option on the

Event

menu is clicked.

.

Figure 40: E-Mail Screen

Data - E-Mail Screen

Primary/Secondary SMTP Server

SMTP Server

Address

SMTP Password

Enter the address of the SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol)

Server to be used to send E-Mail.

Authentication

Select the desired Authentication type for the SMTP Server.

SMTP Login name

Enter your login name for the SMTP Server.

Enter your password for the SMTP Server.

POP server name

Enter the name for the POP Server.

Show "From" as

Enter the E-Mail address to be shown in the "From" field when the

E-Mail is received.

Test the Server

Click this button to test the server connection.

Secondary SMTP

Check the box to upload to the Secondary SMTP if the camera can not connect to the primary SMTP.

E-Mail Setup

E-mail Address

Enter at least one (1) E-Mail address; the 2nd and 3rd addresses are optional. The E-Mail alert will be sent to the E-Mail address or addresses specified here.

With Attachment

Enable the checkbox if you want to attaché files to the E-mail.

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Subject

Enter the desired text to be shown as the "Subject" for the E-Mail when it is received. Subject can not exceed 48 alphanumeric characters.

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FTP Screen


FTP

option on the

Event

menu is clicked.

Figure 41: FTP Screen

Data - FTP Screen

Primary/Secondary FTP

FTP Server

Port

Login name

Password

Enable Passive

Mode

Enter the address of the FTP Server.

Enter the Port of the FTP Server to be connected.

Enter your login name for the FTP Server.

Enter your password for the FTP Server.

Check the box to enable the Passive mode feature of the FTP.

File Path Name

Test the Server

Secondary FTP

Enter the file path/name of the FTP.


Check the box to upload to the Secondary FTP if the camera can not connect to the primary FTP.

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HTTP Screen


HTTP

option on the

Event

menu is clicked.

Figure 42: HTTP Screen

Data - HTTP Screen

HTTP Notification

URL

User Name

Proxy Password

Proxy Port

Number

Enter the URL of your HTTP notification server.

Enter the user name of your HTTP server.

Password

Proxy Server

Name

Enter the password to match the user name above.

Specify the proxy server name in the provided field if the camera needs to pass through a Proxy Server to do the HTTP notification.

Proxy User Name

Enter the user name for the proxy server.

Enter the password for the proxy server.

Enter the port number for the proxy server.

Method

Select the desired method of form data encoding.

 Get - It should be used if and only if the form processing is independent, which typically means a pure query form.

Generally it is advisable to do so.

 Post - If there are problems related to long URLs and non-ASCII character repertoires, which can make it necessary to use

"POST" even for independent processing.

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SD Card Screen


SD Card option is clicked.

Figure 43: SD Card Screen

Data - SD Card Screen

Card Management

Card Status

Refresh

Format

Safely Remove

It shows details of the card, if any.

 Total Size

 Used Size

 Free Size

 Used (%)

Click this button to update the status of the current SD card

Format the SD card by clicking the

Format

button.

When you want to remove the card, click this button.

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Video Clips

Recording

Click

View

button to see the details of the video clips.

Enable

When disk is full

Check the box if you want to enable recording function. Enter the desired time (minute) to set the maximum time period of a recording.

Select the desired option for the behavior when the disk space limit is reached.



Overwrite oldest file.

The Recorder will overwrite the oldest file if the space is not enough for further recording.



Stop recording.

If the disk space limit is reached, no further recording is done.

Access Schedule

Scheduled Periods

This displays all periods you have entered into the database. If you have not entered any periods, this list will be empty.

Delete

Use the Delete button to delete the selected item in the list.

Add New Schedule

Day

Start Time

End Time

Add

Clear


Enter the start time using a 24 hr clock.

Enter the end time using a 24 hr clock.

Click this button to add a new period.

Use this button to clear the input fields.

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SMB/CIFS Client Screen


SMB/CIFS Client

option on the

Event

menu is clicked.

Figure 44: SMB/CIFS Client Screen

Data - SMB/CIFS Client Screen

SMB/CIFS Client

Browse SMB/CIFS

Server

Server Name

File Path

User Name

Password

Test the Server

Click

Browse

button to select the desired SMB/CIFS server.

Enter the name of your SMB/CIFS server.

Enter the file path of your SMB/CIFS server.

Enter the user name for the SMB/CIFS client account.

Enter the password for the SMB/CIFS client account.


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Event Trigger Screen


Event Trigger

option is clicked.

Figure 45: Event Trigger Screen

Data - Event Trigger Screen

Event Schedule

Schedule List

The Event Schedule shows all of the event types currently configured in the Network Camera, along with various information about their configuration, as listed below:

 Name - the descriptive event name set by the user.

 Effective Time Frame - shows when the event at a set time will be triggered.

 Trigger by - shows what kind trigger activate the event.

 Action - shows what kind of the actions will be issued when the event been triggered.

New Schedule

Effective Time

Frame

Start Time

End Time


Choose the desired start time using a 24 hr clock.

Choose the desired end time using a 24 hr clock.

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Trigger Event

Enable

Interval

Trigger by

Actions

Attachment Type

Check to perform all of the event(s) that were configured and scheduled.

Select the desired option for the events interval. (* "0" = No Delay)

 PIR - If the PIR sensor detects a human body, it will be used to trigger events.

 Input - This describes the states that the input must be in for an event to be triggered. Only one input can be used, also note that the states for the input used must first be reached before the event will be triggered.

 Audio Detection - The sound detection can be used to trigger events.

 Motion Detection - Movement in a motion detection window can be used to trigger events.

 E-Mail - If checked, an E-Mail (with "Attachment") will be delivered to the SMTP server. (SMTP Server must be configured on the E-Mail page.)

 FTP - If checked, an FTP upload will be activated to the FTP server. (FTP servers must be configured on the FTP page.)

 Output Port - If checked, the output port state will be activated as configured. (Output port must first be configured on the I/O

Port page.)

 HTTP - If checked, a HTTP CGI command will be delivered to the HTTP server.

 SMB/CIFS - If checked, JPEG image(s) or video files will be uploaded to the SMB server. (SMB must first be enabled and configured on the SMB Client page.)

 SD - If checked, the SD card state will be activated, and the avi files will be saved in the SD card.



Streaming Channel

- Select the desired type for the video file.



Pre/Post Capture

- Select the desired length. The size of the file depends on this setting, and also the Video size and degree of compression.

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Maintenance Screen

.

Figure 46: Maintenance Screen

Data - Maintenance Screen

Administrator Login

Administrator

ID

Enter the name for the Administrator here.

Spaces, punctuation, and special characters must NOT be used in the name.

Administrator

Password

The password for the Administrator.

Verify Password

Re-enter the password for the Administrator, to ensure it is correct.

Firmware Upgrade

Upgrade File

Click the "Browse" button and browse to the location on your PC where you stored the Firmware file. Select this file.

Start

Click this button to start the Firmware. When the upgrade is finished, the Network Camera will restart, and this management connection will be unavailable during the restart.

Clear File Name

This does NOT stop the Upgrade process if it has started. It only clears the input for the "Upgrade File" field.

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Backup & Restore

Backup

Configuration

File

Restore

Configuration

File

Click

Backup

button to save the current configuration information to a text file.

It is suggested to backup the configuration file, in order to restore the camera easily.

Click

Restore button to reinitialize the camera to load the new updated software. Do this after loading the upgrade file.

Clear File Name

This does NOT stop the Restore process if it has started. It only clears the input for the "Restore Configuration File" field.

Restore Factory

Defaults

Click

Defaults

button to reloads all default settings on the camera.

Restart Camera

Click

Restart

button to restarts the camera.

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Status Screen

.

Figure 47: Status Screen

Data - Status Screen

System

Device Name

Description

F/W version

This shows the name of the Network Camera.

This shows the description of the Network Camera, such as location.

The version of the current firmware installed.

Network

MAC Address

IP Address

The current IP address of the Network Camera.

The IP Address of the Network Camera.

Network Mask

The network mask associated with the IP address above.

Gateway

The IP Address of the remote Gateway associated with the IP Address above.

WINS Address

The IP Address of the WINS server.

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Wireless

WSC PIN Code

It displays the current WSC PIN code.

Network Type

This shows the Network Type currently in use (Ad-hoc or

Infrastructure).

SSID

Channel

This displays the wireless SSID.

This shows the wireless channel currently used.

Security

The current security setting for Wireless connections.

Signal Strength

This shows the strength of the signal.

Streaming (1~3)

Video Format

Resolution

Video Quality

Frame Rate

Buttons

It displays the current format of video.

The image size of the video stream.

This displays the image quality of the video stream.

This displays the frame rate of the video stream.

Refresh

Update the log and any other data on screen.

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Log Screen

This screen displays a log of system activity.

.

Figure 48: Log Screen

Data - Log Screen

Log

System Log

Refresh

Button

Clear Log

Enable Syslog

Service

Syslog Server

Address

This is a log of system activity.

Click this to update the data shown on screen.

Click this button to restart the log.

Check the box to enable the System Log Server feature.

Enter the address of the Syslog Server.

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Chapter 6

Windows

Viewing/Recording Utility

This Chapter describes how to use the supplied Utilities package to view and listen the live streams generated by the Network Camera.

6

Overview

The Utilities package includes following three functions:

 LiveView - to view/listen the live streams.

 View Recordings - to record the live streams.

 Setup - to configure the Utilities such as adding camera, making recording schedules and setting required parameters, etc..

The Utilities must be installed in the Windows before they can be configured.

System Requirements

In order to use the utility of Network Camera, you need to meet the following requirements:

 Windows XP SP3, 32-bit Windows Vista/Windows 7.

 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (it should be installed on Windows

XP/VISTA via "Windows Update").

 Internet Explorer 6 or later, Firefox 3.0 or later

 2GB RAM

 Individual Graphic Card

Installation

1.

Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start automatically, run

NetworkCamera.exe

in the root folder. You will see the

Welcome screen shown below.

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2.

Click the

Install Utility

button to start the installation of the Utilities package.

3.

Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

4.

After the installation, double click the Monitor icon on the desktop or click Monitor menu item in the Windows main program menu to launch the Utilities.

System Tray Icon

When started, the program will create an icon in the Windows system tray on the taskbar, as shown below.

Figure 50: System Tray Icon

You can right click the icon and it will provides a menu which allows you to launch utility program, view the utility details or even exit the utility package.

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LiveView Screen

When Utility launched, the Camera Utility screen like the example below will be displayed.

Figure 51: Main Screen

If no cameras have been defined and added to the Utilities, no video will be displayed. Utilities should be configured first to view the camera streams. See the following section for information on defining a camera. Note that each Camera is given a number (Channel Number).

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Camera Setup

To define a camera and associate it with a

Channel Number

:

1.

Click the

Setup icon on the main screen. You will see a screen like the example below.

Figure 52: Cameras Setup Screen

2.

Add desired Network Camera to the

Camera List

:



To associate a camera automatically with the current Channel

:

 The Utilities will search and display all available Network Cameras found on your LAN in the Add Camera list automatically. The

Add Camera

list can be updated by clicking the

Refresh

button.

 The

Camera Details

panel, on the right, displays the data for the selected camera.

 Check that the

Camera Details

shown on the right is correct. Enter associated

User Name and Password.

Note:

The

Port Number, User Name

,

Password and

Stream Type

can only be modified in the WEB UI instead of Camera Setup screen.

 Click the

Test Camera

button to check that a connection and login can be performed successfully.

 Click

Add

button. The camera will now appear in the

Camera List

.



To associate a camera manually with the current Channel

:

 Click

Manually Add

button.

 Enter the

Local Name

,

IP Address

,

User Name

,

Password

,

Port Number

and

Stream Type

in the

Camera Details

section.

Note:

The

Port Number, User Name

,

Password and

Stream Type

can only be modified in the WEB UI instead of Camera Setup screen.

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 Click the

Test Camera

button to check that a connection and login can be performed successfully.

 Click

Add

button. The camera will now appear in the

Camera List

.

Cameras Data

Camera list

This displays the cameras you've added, if any. Use the

Delete

button to delete the selected camera in the list.

This list displays all available Network Cameras found on your LAN.

Add cameras

Address

If you cannot find the desired camera in the above list, you can add it manually by entering the IP address in this field.

Camera Status

This displays the current status of the selected camera.

Local Name

IP Address

This is the default name for the Wireless Network Camera, and can be changed.

The current IP address of the Wireless Network Camera. Or enter the

Domain Name or Internet IP address of the desired Wireless Network

Camera.

Login

Port Number

The camera Administrator can require that users provide a username and password before being allowed to view the live video.

 If the Administrator has not enabled this option, the

Login

fields can be left blank.

 Otherwise, you must enter the

User Name

and

Password

allocated to your by Administrator.

This will normally display "80". Only change this if requested to do so by the Wireless Network Camera Administrator.

Stream Type

Delete Button

Select the desired type from the drop-down list.

Click this button to delete the selected camera in

My camera list

.

Refresh Button

The

Add cameras

list can be updated by clicking the

Refresh

button.

Add Button

Click the button to add the selected camera to the list.

Test Camera

Check the connection of the selected camera by clicking this button.

Advanced

Camera

Settings

Click this link to connect to the Web UI of the Network Camera immediately.

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LiveVew Program - for Streams Live Viewing

You can view live video in the Monitor screen. The built-in software can let you view up to 9 cameras on a single computer screen at one central location.

The following table lists the icons displayed on the Monitor screen:

View Layout.

Use this to select the number of Channels (Cameras) to be displayed on screen. Up to 9 cameras can be displayed.

View

. This indicates if the camera stream is being viewed.

Red indicates the configured camera is being viewed.

Gray indicates that no camera is configured or the configured camera is not connected to the Monitor.

Instant Record

. Click this to start recording the current stream. While recording, this button will be red. To stop recording, click this button again.

Gray indicates no recording.

Red indicates recording is in progress.

Snapshot.

Click this to take a still image of the current video stream. The image format is BMP.

Mirror.

Click this to have the image swapped left-to-right.

Flip Video.

Click this to have the image swapped top-to-bottom.

Speaker On/Off.

To turn On/Off the speaker volume for the camera in focused viewport.

Microphone On/Off.

To turn On/Off the audio upload function for the camera in the focused viewport.

Volume.

If Speaker/Microphone is enabled, you can click the icon, then drag and drop to raise or lower the volume.

Zoom Camera.

A digital zoom-in feature is available. Drag the slider bar to the desired magnified rate in a viewport.

Day/Night Mode.

The Network Camera

s upports Day/Night mode switch for getting better quality of the low light condition. This function is available depending on the model of Network Camera.

IO Port 1/2.

It indicates if there is any I/O type triggered event detected in the port 1/2.

Patrol.

Move through the Preset positions in the sequence defined by the

Camera Administrator.

Camera Auto Pan.

Click this to have the camera moved from left to right automatically.

Motion Detection.

Click this button to have the camera moved to the

Motion Detection Preset position.

Direct P/T.

Use this to move the camera to the Pan/Tilt position directly.

Preset Points.

Select the desired Preset points.

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Move Control.

Use this to move the camera to the desired position. There may a short delay after clicking the desired icon. You should wait a couple of seconds rather than click again.

Or you can drag the vertical or horizontal slider bar to have quicker movement of the Network Camera to the desired position.

Setup.

Click this button to open the Utilities configuration program.

View Recordings.

Click this button to launch the recording program, which allows you to browse through the previously saved recordings. Please see the " View Recordings Program - for Streams Recording " section for details.

Channel Indicator.

This indicates the current channel (camera).

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View Recordings Program - for Streams Recording

To access the saved recordings of the Cameras, click

View Recordings

icon on the top of the screen, then you will see a screen like following.

Figure 53: View Recordings Screen

Searching Recorded Streams Files

Skip to Next Record.

Use this to view the next available record.

Play.

Use this to re-start viewing, after using the Pause button.

Playing speed.

Use the to accelerate (right) or decelerate (left) the playing speed.

Pause.

Use this to temporarily stop playing.

Skip to Previous Record.

Use this to view the previous record.

Zoom In.

To zoom in on a section of the window, drag the slider bar to the desired magnified rate of a viewport.

Snapshot.

Click this to take a still image of the current video.

Print.

Click this to print the current frame which is showing in the screen.

Speaker.

To play a recorded file, select the desired volume.

Hour Left.

It displays the possible available time for recording.

Space Left.

It displays the current available space of the memory.

All recordings.

Click this button to select the type (

All recordings

or

Event recordings

) of the recorded files.

Select Camera.

Click the desired camera to find the recordings.

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Recording Bar.

It displays the recordings that match your requests.

Calendar.

Choose the date of the calendar for finding desired recordings.

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Setup Program - for Streams Configuration

There are 3 tabs of the Setup program:

 Cameras

 Recording Options

 Settings

For the

Cameras

configuration, please refer to the Camera Setup for details.

You can record the streams from camera by pressing the

Instant Record

button in the Monitor program as mentioned in the " LiveVew Program - for Streams Live viewing" section or by making schedules to let the recording happen on the arranged time period.

All the recorded streams are stored in files with a proprietary format and can be viewed via

Playback program in the Utilities package.

If you want to change the default settings of recording parameters before doing any recording, please see the "Settings" section for details.

Recording Options

To make recording schedules, click the

Recording Options

tab on the Setup screen. You will see a screen like the example below.

Figure 54: Recording Options

If necessary, change these settings to suit your environment. Please follow the steps below to make a schedule for recording:

1.

Select a camera from the available camera list.

2.

Select either

Always Record

or

Record in a Scheduled Time Range

for recording type.

3.

If

Record in a Scheduled Time Range

is selected, set the recording time range from Start

Date, Start Time and End Time boxes.

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4.

Press

Add

button to add the schedule.

You will see all the schedules in the recording list.

Settings

Clicking the

Settings

tab on the Configuration program to make change of default Utilities parameter settings.

Figure 55: Settings Screen

Data - Settings

Recording Path

Recording

Instant Recording Time Limit

Maximum Time Limit for Instant Recording

This sets the maximum time period of a recording which is started by clicking the Record button on the Monitor main screen. If the recording is not stopped manually before the arranged time period elapsed, it will be terminated automatically when the end time hit.


This is the Drive and Folder on your PC/Notebook where recorded files will be placed. You need a drive which has large amounts (Gigabytes) of free space. Click the Browse button to select the drive and folder if you want to change the default path. Note that file names for the recordings are automatically assigned, using an internal date-time coding rule.

Record Before and after motion begins

Set the time so that the Recorder will make a pre-recording and post-recording for at most the specified time range while a motion begins and ends.

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Disk Space for Each Camera Recording

Total Disk Space

This displays the total size of the selected disk.

Available Disk Space

This displays the available space of the selected disk for storing recordings.

Enable Disk space limitation

Maximum Allowed

Space per Camera

When allowed space is full.

Enable this if you wish to limit the disk space used by video recordings.

Enter the maximum amount of disk space assigned to each camera for stream recordings.

Select the desired option for the behavior when the disk space limit is reached.



Overwrite earliest file.

The Recorder will overwrite the oldest file if the space is not enough for further recording.



Stop Recording.

If the disk space limit is reached, no further recording is done.

Initial Settings

Check this to have this utility start when Windows starts.

Launch this utility when Windows starts

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Chapter 7

Troubleshooting

This chapter covers the most likely problems and their solutions.

7

Overview

This chapter covers some common problems that may be encountered while using the Network

Camera and some possible solutions to them. If you follow the suggested steps and the

Network Camera still does not function properly, contact your dealer for further advice.

Problems

Problem 1:

Solution 1:

Problem 2:

Solution 2:

Problem 3

Solution 3

I can't connect to the Network Camera with my Web Browser to configure it.

It is possible that your PC's IP address is not compatible with the IP address of the Network Camera.

Use the Windows utility to configure the Network Camera with a valid IP address.

The Windows utility doesn't list any Network Camera.

Check the following:

 The Network Camera is installed, LAN connections are OK, it is powered ON and startup is complete.

 Ensure that your PC and the Network Camera are on the same network segment. (If you don't have a router, this must be the case.)

 Ensure that your PC has the TCP/IP network protocol loaded. In

Windows, this is done by using

Control Panel-Network

.

 If an entry for TCP/IP -> Network card is not listed, use

Add -

Protocol - Microsoft - TCP/IP

to add it.

 You then need to select the new entry (TCP/IP -> Network card), click

Properties

, and configure the

IP Address

tab.

 If your LAN has a DHCP Server, you can select "Obtain an IP

Address automatically". Otherwise, you must select "Specify an

IP Address", and enter values for

IP Address

,

Subnet Mask

, and

Gateway

. All devices on your LAN must use compatible values.

Remember that each device needs a unique

IP Address, and the same Subnet Mask.

When I try to connect to the Network Camera, I get prompted for a user name and password.

You SHOULD be prompted for a user name and password if trying to access the

Administration

menu.

Enter the

Administrator ID

and


set on the

Maintenance

screen.

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Problem 4

Solution 4

Problem 5

Solution 5

Problem 6

Solution 6

Problem 7

Solution 7

Problem 8

Solution 8

Problem 9

Solution 9

Problem 10

If you are just trying to view Video, the User Name/Password prompt indicates that the Administrator has restricted access to specified users.

Ask the Administrator for your User Name and Password.

I can't connect to the Network Camera using a Wireless connection.

1) If a LAN cable is connected to the LAN port, the Wireless interface is disabled. Only one interface can be active.

2) Check that your PC and the Network Camera have compatible Wireless settings.

 Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-hoc) must be correct.

 ESSID must match.

 WEP settings must match.

 In Ad-hoc mode, the Channel should match, although this is often not required.

Video quality may suddenly deteriorate.

This can happen when an additional viewer connects to the Network

Camera, overloading the camera or the available bandwidth. The image size and quality can be adjusted to cater for the required number of viewers and the available bandwidth.

The motion detection feature doesn't send me any E-mail.

It may be that the SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) server used by the camera to send the E-Mail will not accept mail. (This is to prevent span being sent from the server.). Try using a different SMTP server, or contact your ISP to see if SMTP access is being blocked.

Using the motion detection feature, I receive E-Mails which don't show any moving objects.

The motion detection feature doesn't actually detect motion. It compares frames to see if they are different. Major differences between frames are assumed to be caused by moving objects.

But the motion detector can also be triggered by:

 Sudden changes in the level of available light

 Movement of the camera itself.

Try to avoid these situations. The motion detection feature works best in locations where there is good steady illumination, and the camera is mounted securely. This feature can NOT be used if the camera is outdoors.

The image is blurry.

Try cleaning the lens, or adjusting the

Video Quality Control

setting on the

Streamings

screen. Video created by the lower settings will contain less detail; this is the trade-off for using less bandwidth.

When is the best time to press WPS button?

If there is no cable connected, you can press the WPS button after the

Power

LED starts blinking.

In some older Window XP systems, it may not be able to see

H.264/MPEG4 video streaming.

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Solution 10

Problem 11

Solution 11

In order to view H.264/MPEG4 video streaming in the older Window XP systems, please install the Microsoft .net framework 2.0 or later version, so the system will be able to deploy the built-in H.264/MPEG4 decoder of the camera.

I use the camera via IE browser in protected mode of Windows

Vista/7, there is no local recording/setup feature to be used.

Even if I run it with IE browser in non-protected mode of Windows 7, the folder like "Windows" still can not be accessed. (There is no recording files found in this folder as well)

There will be no local recording files and the setup service of associated folder if the IE browser is in protected mode.

To use the local recording feature, please operate IE browser in non-protected mode.

Note!

Some folders (ex. ″ Windows ″ folder) with high integrity level can not be accessed via non-protected mode of IE in Window 7.

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Appendix A

Specifications

A

Network Camera

Model

Video compression

Image resolution

Network Camera

Dimensions 63mm (W) x 95mm (H) x 35mm (D)

Operating Temperature 0  C to 50  C

H.264, MPEG4 and MJPEG

Storage Temperature

1280x 720, 640x480 (720p system default), 320x 240 (QVGA),

160 x 120 (QQVGA)

-20  C to 70  C

Network Protocols

Network Interface

Wireless interface

LEDs

TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, DHCP, NTP, SMTP, UPnP, FTP,

RTP/RTSP

1 Ethernet 10/100BaseT (RJ45) LAN connection

IEEE 802.11n/802.11b/802.11g compatible, Infrastructure/Adhoc mode, WEP 64/128 bit, WPA/WPA2 personal security support

3

Micro-SD Card slot 1

Power Adapter 12V/1A, 100~240 VAC

Regulatory Approvals

FCC Statement

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

(Example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices).

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

CE Approvals

The Network Camera and the Ethernet Network Camera meet the guidelines of the European

Union and comply with the 99/5/EEC and RTTE 99/5EG directives, including the following standards:

 EN60950

 EN300 328

 EN301 489-1

 EN301 489-17

This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Copyright Notice

Many software components are covered by the GNU GPL (General Public License). Some are covered by other Licenses.

You can check more details of each applicable license by clicking the License button in the

Maintenance

screen.

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Appendix B

Network Camera HTTP CGI

B

User-level CGI commands (user level privilege)

Notes: If camera is in privacy mode, it will reject the streaming/snapshot request with

“406 Not Acceptable” and stop video post for event.

Video and Image commands

Stream M-JPEG video

HTML page for the end user

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/img/mjpeg.htm

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

… content-type: text/html\r\n

… http://<ip>/img/video.mjpeg

…

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Server Push page for the programmer

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/img/video.mjpeg

(utility)

The camera will check the request User-Agent parameter in HTTP header to identify the client type. The camera will regard the client as MSIE if there is the string “MSIE”, regard the client as SerComm OCX if there are the strings “CameraActiveX” or “Viewer” or

“AlertCfg”, and regard others as PushServer.

Return (

OK

situation):

If the client is MSIE

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

… content-type: image/jpeg\r\n

…

<MJPEG data>

If the client is SerComm OCX

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

…

<MJPEG video or AUDIO data>

The format of motion JPEG for OCX, to support the audio stream feature, we add an extra header at begin of the stream data (mjpeg/audio) to describe the frame information and sending status. The extra header contains 48 bytes in little-endian, the fields are shown as following:

0-3 Magic

String

It must be "MJPG".

4-7 Frame Size The frame size. (bytes)

8-9 Width The width.

12-15 Sent Size The size of the sent frame. (bytes)

16-17 Slice Size The size of the slice. (bytes)

18-21 Timestamp The time stamp of the frame.

The time stamp of the first frame is always 0.

22 Frame

Type

The frame type.

0x01 (01): JPEG

0x02 (02): G.726 Audio|

0x03 (03): G.711 a law Audio

0x04 (04): G.711 u law Audio

0x05 (05): AMR Audio

0x10 (16): LPCM mono Audio at 8KHz Sample Rate

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23-24 Bit Rate The audio bit rate.

0x02 (02): 2 KbytesPerSecond



25 Version The version number.

It is 0x02 (02).

26-45 Time

String

The ASCII string to present the current camera time. (Not used) flag

0x00: No padding data

0x01: There is the padding data at the end of the frame, please refer to chapter “

Padding data format

” for details

Example, A normal JPEG frame:

Image size is 5930, width is 320, height is 240, sent data size is 2000, slice size is 2000, timestamp is 0, frame type is 1 (JPEG), version number is 1. The header will look like as follows:

4D 4A 50 47 2A 17 00 00 40 01 F0 00 D0 07 00 00

D0 07 00 00 00 00 01 02 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

(2000 bytes JPEG data)

We will regard others client as the PushServer.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

… content-type: multipart/x-mixed-released;boundary=<xxx>\r\n

--<xxx> content-type:image/jpeg\r\n content-length: <image-size>\r\n\r\n

<jpeg image date>

--<xxx> content-type:image/jpeg\r\n content-length: <image-size>\r\n\r\n

<jpeg image date>

...

--<boundary>--

Return (

ERROR

situation):

HTTP/1.0 400 Bad Request\r\n

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… content-type: text/plain\r\n

\r\n current_ resolution= A \r\n current_framerate= B \r\n

The A and B are in the following format.

A

Image resolution

1: 160x120 (or 160x128, 176x120 (NTSC)/ 176x144(PAL), depends on models)

2: 320x240 (or 352x240(NTSC)/ 352x288(PAL), depends on models)


4: 1280x960 (depends on models)

Frame rate 1 ~ 30fps B

Snapshot

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/img/snapshot.cgi?[size=<value>][&quality=<value>] size quality

Image resolution

1: 160x120 (or 160x128, 176x120 (NTSC)/ 176x144(PAL), depends on models)



4: 1280x720 (depends on models)

Quality level

1: Very high

2: High

3: Normal

4: Low

5: Very low

Example 1: To snapshot a 640x480 (or 704x480(NTSC)/ 704x576(PAL), depends on models) very high quality JPEG image from network camera 192.168.0.99. http://192.168.0.99/img/snapshot.cgi?size=3&quality=1

Example 2: To snapshot a JPEG image from network camera 192.168.0.99 (with current resolution and quality) http://192.168.0.99/img/snapshot.cgi

Example 3: To snapshot a low quality JPEG image with current resolution from the network camera 192.168.0.99. http://192.168.0.99/img/snapshot.cgi?quality=4

Return: A JPEG image will be returned to client with user specified resolution and quality.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

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… content-type: image/jpeg\r\n

…

<JPEG image data>

SDP (MPEG-4/H.264 video/MJPEG)

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/img/media.sdp

Return: A SDP file will be returned.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

…

<SDP data>

Audio Upload (uploading audio streaming to the camera)

Method: POST

URL: http://<ip>/img/g726.cgi

depends on models)

G.726 audio stream (16Kbps or 32Kbps,

URL: http://<ip>/img/g711a.cgi

G.711 a-law audio stream (64Kbps)

URL: http://<ip>/img/g711u.cgi

G.711 u-law audio stream (64Kbps)

Example ( client side ):

POST /IMG/g726.cgi HTTP/1.0\r\n

Host: 192.168.0.99\r\n

Return:

OK

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Client starts to upload the audio stream.

Unauthorized (Bad username, password)

HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized\r\n

RTP/RTSP

User can stream video and audio through the following URLs.

Video and audio: rtsp://<ip>/img/media.sav

Video only: rtsp://<ip>/img/video.sav

Audio only: rtsp://<ip>/img/audio.sav

If the client player is QuickTime player, there are always around 3 seconds latency. If there is not audio content in the streaming, you can use the extension parameter

“

[?|&]latency=no

” to push QuickTime player to play the streaming without any latency, but this method causes the frame rate is not stable. Example: rtsp://<ip>/img/video.sav?latency=no

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Note that camera is able to support the following four RTP protocols. But user needs to specify the desired RTP protocol in the player.

1.

Unicast RTP

2.

Multicast RTP

3.

RTP over RTSP (RTP over TCP)

4.

RTP over RTSP over HTTP (HTTP tunnel)

Return: Video and/or audio will be returned.

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SWF/FLV

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/img/media.swf

Return: Action script content to trigger the player to get the media content.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

…

<data>

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/img/media.flv

Return: media content.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

…

<data>

Extension to the streaming URL defines

We extend some parameters for some products which support the multiple streamings simultaneously.

Related URLs: video.asf, video.mjpeg, mjpeg.cgi, snapshot.cgi, media.sdp, media.sav, video.sav

Extension syntax:

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Parameter Description channel video

Mix the parameters channel and video

If the product supports multiple streaming channels simultaneously, we will append the parameter

“[?|&]channel=[1|2|...]” to identify, example:

To view the 1st channel streaming: video.sav or video.sav?channel=1

To view the 2nd channel streaming: video.sav?channel=2

If the product supports multiple video codec simultaneously, we will append the parameter

“[?|&]video=[MPEG4|MJPEG|H264]” at the end of original

URL to identify, example:

To view streaming with MPEG4 video: video.sav?video=MPEG4

To view streaming with H264 video: video.sav?video=H264

If the product supports multiple streaming channels and multiple video codec at one video channel simultaneously, we will append both channel and video parameters to identify, the parameter “channel” is the main key with priority.

Response error if parameters are not correct.

If only “channel” parameter provided, stream the default video, priority is: MPEG4, MJPEG, H264.

If none parameter provide, use the default channel number, and then stream the video by priority channel 1,2,3…

If only “video” parameter provided, stream the video from the channel supports, use the default channel number, and then priority is: 1,2,3,…

Example#1:

Total is 3 channels, the 1 st channel has H264 video and the 2 nd channel has MPEG4 video, the 3 rd channel has

MJPEG video, default viewer channel is 1 st , then:

To view the H264 (or to view the 1 st channel video):

video.sav?channel=1&video=H264

To view the MPEG4 (or to view the 2 nd channel video):

video.sav?channel=2&video=MPEG4

To view the MJPEG (or to view the 3 rd channel video):

video.mjpeg

Example#2:

Total is 3 channels, the 1 st channel has H264 video

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and the 2 nd channel has H264 video, the 3 rd channel has

MJPEG video, default viewer channel is 1 st , then:

To view the H264 at 1 st channel: padding

video.sav?video=H264

To view the H264 at 2 nd channel:


Have not MPEG4 video for viewing.

To view the MJPEG:

video.mjpeg

Example#3 ( not supported in product spec yet ):

Total is 2 channels, the 1 st channel has H264 video and the 2 nd channel has H264 & MPEG4 videos, default viewer channel is 1 st , then:

To view the H264 at 1 st channel:


To view the H264 at 2 nd channel:


To view the MPEG4 at 2 nd channel: video.sav?channel=2&video= MPEG4 or

video.sav?video=MPEG4

If the product supports padding data over the streaming, such as motion information, we will append the parameter

“[?|&]padding=[no|yes]” to identify, default (no this parameter) depends on products and streaming types. Example:

To view the streaming without padding data: video.sav?padding=no

To view the streaming with padding data: video.sav?padding=yes

* You can refer to the section 2.11 for more details.

Player commands

Query

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/util/query.cgi[?extension=value]

This CGI indicates the H/W capability, component setting. Ex: The camera got I/O port

(or not). The camera got Speaker (or not), etc.

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extension

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK \r\n


\r\n

<parameter pair>\r\n


......

Extension value yes: extension is enabled, the extended data as below will be extended to generic response. fw_ver=V1.0.0R44\r\n ip_addr=192.168.1.12\r\n netmask=255.255.255.0\r\n gateway=192.168.1.1\r\n current_time=07/02/200 8 10:12:10\r\n -> MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS

24-Hour format timezone=4\r\n http_port=80\r\n -> The value is -1 or none this parameter indicate the HTTP disabled. https_port=443\r\n -> The value is -1 or none this parameter indicate the HTTPS disabled. rtsp_port=554\r\n

Here are the details of parameter pairs: hostname resolutions

Camera name, example: sc123456 description defname

Camera description, example: Hello camera

Camrea default name, example: default name mac

Camera's MAC address, example: 00C002123456 company_name

Camera's comany name, example: SerComm model_number

Camera's model number, example: RC8020

Phase out in new projects. The resolutions camera support, depends on models, valid values:

[1280*960,640*480,320*240,160*120|704*480,352*240,176*120|7

04*576,352*288,176*144]

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mpeg4_resolutio n

Current MPEG-4 resolution setting, depends on models, valid values:

[1280|640|320|160|704|352|176]

For multiple streaming channels, use the keys: mpeg4_resolution, mpeg4_resolution2, …

Won't provide this paramter if there is not such video format enabled or supportted. mjpeg_resolutio n

Current JPEG resolution setting, depends on models, valid values:

[1280|640|320|160|704|352|176]

For multiple streaming channels, use the keys: mjpeg_resolution, mjpeg_resolution2, …

Won't provide this paramter if there is not such video format enabled or supported. h264_resolution

Current H.264 resolution setting, depends on models, valid values:

[1280|640|320|160|704|352|176]

For multiple streaming channels, use the keys: h264_resolution, h264_resolution2, …

Won't provide this paramter if there is not such video format enabled or supported. mic_in speaker_out audio_duplex_ mode

Current MIC in setting, valid values: [on|off]

Current Speaker out setting, valid values: [on|off]

Only valid for the products have such setting feature in Web UI.

Current audio duplex mode setting, only “off” is valid, example:

Talk only:

Listen only:

Talk & Listen duplex:

Talk & Listen half:

mic_in=on, audio_duplex_mode=off

PT HW capability, valid values: [on|off] ptctrl ioctrl serial

IO HW capability, valid values: [on|off]

RS485 capability, valid values: [pelco|off] privacy_button

Privacy button HW capability, valid values: [on|off] pir_sensor wlled

PIR sensor HW capability, valid values: [on|off]

White light LED HW capability, valid values: [on|off] irled

IR LED HW capability, valid values: [on|off] wps_pin_code

WPS PIN code value, example: 00000048

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wireless sw_pppoe

Wireless HW capability, example: [on|off]

PPPoE software feature capability/supported, valid values: [yes|no]

URL: http://<ip>/img/query.cgi

This CGI indicates the accessed user's privilege with some H/W features. Ex. The user could use Speaker Out, but couldn't control the I/O ports, etc.

Return:



\r\n mic_in=[on|off]r\n speaker_out=[on|off]\r\n ptctrl=[on|off]\r\n ioctrl=[on|off]\r\n interlace=[0|1]\r\n(only for analog CCTV input)

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Query/Control the peripheral components status (Operator, combination CGI)

CGIs.

Notes: This combination CGI command will replace the separated peripheral control

Query the peripheral components status

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/io/query_pc.cgi[?<parameter>[&<parameter>...]]

Input parameters:

None parameter provided, CGI responds all supported peripherals' status.

The peripheral parameter provided, CGI just responds the specific peripherals' status. Please refer to the “

Parameter Pairs Table

” for specific input parameters.

Return:



\r\n



......

Here are the details of parameter pairs, parameters depend on product models.

“error” value response indicate that “Failed to query/control the peripheral equipments”

Parameter Pairs Table privacy_button

Query only pir

Query only light_sensor Query only pt_position

Query only

Privacy button status, valid values: [disabled|off|on]

PIR status, valid values: [disabled|actionless|active]

Light sensor status, valid values: [disabled|night|day]

Query current Pan & Tilt position, because the MCU can’t get response from PT, so the values maybe wrong under some conditions. Format is “X,Y”

“X” is the Pan position; “Y” is the Tilt position. input_1 input_2

Query only

Input #1,#2 status, valid values: [high|low] output_1 output_2

Get &

Set

Onput #1,#2 status,

Query format is “A,B”.

“A” valid values: [high|low]

“B” valid values: [pulse|static]

Control format is “A”.

“A” valid values: [high|low]

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dn_mode ir_cut ir_leds wl_leds

Get &

Set

Day/Night mode status, valid values: [day|night]

Day mode, IR LED off, IR cut switch close the window to filter the IR lights.

Night mode, IR LED on, IR cut switch open the window not to filter the IR lights.

IR cut switch status, valid values: [close|open] Get &

Set

Get &

Set

Get &

Set

IR LEDs status, valid values: [disabled|off|on], disabled is only valid for query CGI

White light LEDs status, valid values: [disabled|off|on], disabled is only valid for query CGI

Control the peripheral components status

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/io/control_pc.cgi?<parameter>=<value>[&<parameter pair>…]

Return:

Please refer to the “Parameter Pairs Table”

Successful request returns all group parameters or the specified parameters as below.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n


...

\r\n

OK\r\n

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Query IR cut switch status

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/io/query_filter.cgi

Return: Network Camera will return a Web page that contains the following messages.



\r\n filter=[0|1]\r\n <- 0= Close the window; 1= Open the window

\r\n

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Admin-level CGI commands (administrator level privilege)

Query FW version

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/sysinfo.cgi




\r\n

Firmware Version: V1.0.01\r\n

Serial Number: SQJ00G100001\r\n

Reboot

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/reboot.cgi

Return:



\r\n

OK\r\n

Restore to factory defaults

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/reset_to_default.cgi

Return:



\r\n

OK\r\n

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Query/Control the peripheral components status

Start/Stop the camera privacy mode

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/privacy_ctl.cgi?privacy=<parameter> start start: camera enter privacy mode. Any user can't view the video any more.

Return: stop stop: camera end the privacy mode.


HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n


...

\r\n

OK\r\n

Get/Set group parameters

Get group parameters

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/get_group.cgi?<parameter>=<value>[&<value>…] group 1. To get all group settings

group_name (The group name is case insensitive.)

2. To get a specific setting from a group

group_name.parameter_name

3. To get the settings from multiple groups group_name&group_name...

Note that all group_name and parameter_name are defined in the

Network Camera Configuration Spec

Return:

All group settings or one group setting will be returned as below.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n


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...

\r\n

[group1]\r\n



...\r\n

[group2]\r\n



...\r\n

Where <parameter pair> is <parameter_name>=<parameter_value>.

Set group parameters

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/set_group.cgi?<parameter>=<value>[&<parameter pair>…] group Group name is specified here. (The group name is case insensitive.)

Note that all group values are defined in the

Network Camera

Configuration Spec

.

1. To set a specific setting in a group

group=group1&key=value...

2. To get the settings from multiple groups

group=group1&key=value...&group=group2&key=value...

Return:


HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n


...

\r\n

OK\r\n

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Get/Set System date and time

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/date.cgi?action=<value>[&<parameter pair>…] action time_zone

Get/Set the system date and time get= Get the system date and time set= Set the system date and time

The index value in time zone table (

Readonly

), please refer to

Network Configuration file Spec

Return:


HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n


...

\r\n

OK\r\n



...\r\n

Upgrade firmware

Method: POST

URL: http://<ip>/adm/upgrade.cgi

Message body:

…

…

<boundary=...>

…

<FW binary data>

The client must wait as least 5 minutes to make sure all flashes have been programmed.

Return: A FW Upgrade Progress window will be returned.

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Upload/Download configuration

Download configuration content

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/admcfg.cfg

Return:


… content-type: application/configuration\r\n

\r\n

<configuration content encoded in Base64 format>

All data in the configuration are encoded in a Base64 format.

There is the hidden check sum data inside the configuration content to validate the data,

Because we use the dword-aligned checksum algorithm, so we will ignore the last data misaligned by dword.

Upload configuration content

Method: POST

URL: http://<ip>/adm/upload.cgi

Message body:

…

<boundary=...>

<configuration content encoded in Base64 fvormat>

All data in the configuration are encoded in a Base64 format.

Network camera will be automatically rebooted after received and loaded the configuration content.

Return:



\r\n

OK\r\n

Extension to the configuration format

The configuration contents are shown as following:

Items

Data length

(Bytes)

Description

Configuration file Variable

0x00x0 2

The general/original configuration file

Ending characters, for backward support

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TLV blocks

TLV blocks …

File tail

TLV block type define:

Type Description

0x0001 Logo image

0x0002 HTTPS CA

0x0003 802.1x ROOT CA

0x0004 802.1x User CA

Variable TLV blocks content for extension items, such Logo image...

Type: 4 bytes, block types

Length: 4 bytes, block size excluding Type & Length items

Value: Block content

Variable

12 File tail information:

Version: 4 bytes, (init as 0x0001)

CheckSum: 4 bytes, validation information for the whole configuration content excluding this file tail.

Because we use the dword-aligned checksum algorithm, so we will ignore the last data misaligned by dword.

DataSize: 4 bytes, the size of configuration content excluding this file tail.

Download logs

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/log.cgi

Return:


… content-type: text/plain\r\n\r\n

…

<log data>

Motion detection commands

The user could configure the motion detection in max up to 4 specific areas (depends on models). Each area could have its own name and its own threshold setting. Once the moving indicators exceed the user-configured threshold, then it should have a motion detection event.

Here's the definition of the detected area coordinate.

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For some reasons, the client S/W might need to backward support

the motion detection CGI and padding data within the old models of camera. Please refer the appendix section to get the details..

The home (0, 0) position is located at the left-top corner. The whole scale is for 640x480 resolution. So the horizontal position, x, will be expressed as an integer value from 0 to 639 and ascend from left to right. The vertical position, y, will be expressed as an integer value from 0 to 479 and ascend from top to bottom.

6 4 0

+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +

| ( 0 , 0 ) |

| |

| | 4 8 0

| |

| |

+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +

( 6 3 9 , 4 7 9 )

The configured area coordinate:

The left-top corner is the start position. The right-bottom corner is the stop position.

( X 1 , Y 1 )

+ - - - - - - - +

| |

| |

+ - - - - - - - +

( X 2 , Y 2 )

Whatever the current streaming resolution is, the replied coordinate always maps to the

640x480

scale.

Get Motion Detection Settings

Method:

GET

URL: http://<IP>/adm/ get_group.cgi

?

group=MOTION

(Please refer to

Get group parameters command.) group Motion

This is a required paramter & value to let the CGI know the request is for “ motion detection ” group.

Return:

All group settings or one group setting will be returned as below.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

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… content-type: text/plain \r\n

...

\r\n

[MOTION]

....  Please refer to the chapter [MOTION] group in Configuration file Spec document.

\r\n

Set Motion Detection Settings

Method:

GET

URL: http://<IP>/adm/s et_group.cgi

?

group=MOTION&<parameter>=<value>…

Return:

(Please refer to

Set group parameters

command and Configuration file Spec document.)

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n


\r\n

OK\r\n

Notes:

In some special models (the first motion window is used for full screen), the S/W (OCX) side needs to do it as the following way (without changing any configure item):

1. Use “md_switch1” as the switch of “full screen” or “sub-windows”.

2. The md_window1 always sets to 640x480 size.

If “md_switch1=1”, then the camera needs to detect in the whole screen video. The OCX can’t allow the user to configure the rest windows (sub-window 1~3).

If “md_switch1=0”, then the camera will detect in the “md_window2~4” area. (It’s the same as the subwindows 1~3.)

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Motion Vector Data

To include the motion vector values in the streaming packets.

Whatever the streaming method is - ASF (through HTTP) or RTP (through UDP), the streaming data will include such information to let the client side S/W to judge whether the motion event is triggered or not.

The data locates in the padding bytes of the streaming data.

As to the data format in the streaming packet, please refer to the next section .

Padding Data Format

The purpose of the padding data field is to let the PC side software (ActiveX or Utility…) could parse the padding data to get the relative information.

The F/W (camera side) should always pad the data if it supports some features (even is disabled).

1.

MPEG-4 platform.

1.1.

The F/W always pad the data over video.asf streaming

1.2.

The F/W does not pad anything over the RTP/RTSP streaming

2.

H.264 platform

The F/W pads the data over the streamings if the client bring the extension parameter “padding=yes” by request, please refer to the chapter ” Extension to the streaming URL defines” for details.

The following padding data starts from the 1 st streaming frames)

byte of the padding area (after the normal

Padding format (Intel format):

4 Bytes 1 Byte 1 ~ 4 Byte XXX Byte 1 Byte 1 ~ 4 Byte XXX Byte

Total Length Command_1 Length Data

….

Command_2 Length Data

2 Bytes

Rules:

1.

The 1 st 4 bytes padding is to declaim the total padding length, including these 4 bytes and the “Padding End” (from 1 st byte to the last byte, including length and end command).

2.

The following padding data will divide into 3 parts:

A.

Padding command (1 byte)

B.

Padding length for the specific command (1~4 bytes)

C.

Padding data for the specific command

3.

The length of the “padding length” depends on the command range.

A.

0x00 ~ 0xBF

: the length field is in “

1 byte

”

B.

0xC0 ~ 0xDF

:

C.

0xE0 ~ 0xFF

: the length field is in “

2 byte s” the length field is in “

4 bytes

”

4.

The last 2 bytes are the “Padding End” (

0xBF00

) command. It equals to the

“command=END” + “length=0”.

5.

The padding command could be in any sequence.

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Command Description

0x01 Motion Detection Padding, in video frame

The data length is

13

.

Byte 1: Motion detection is enabled or not (main switch) and whether it is in the effect schedule or not..

Byte 2 ~ 5

0x00 = 0 = Off

0x01 = 1 = On & not

in effect schedule

0x11 = 17 = On & in effect schedule

Current motion indicator of the detected window 1 ~ 4

Byte 6 ~ 9 Current threshold of the detected window 1 ~ 4

0x11

Byte 10 ~ 13 Motion detect window 1 ~ 4 is enabled or not.

0 = Off

1 = On

Motion Detection Padding ( extension

), depends on models, in video frame

Byte 1: The data length of the data, depends on the windows number.

Byte 2: Motion detection is enabled or not (main switch) and whether it is in the effect schedule or not.

0x00 = 0 = Off

Block1~n: number

0x01 = 1 = On & not

0x11 = 17 = On & in

in effect schedule

effect schedule

The Motion windows information block

8 bytes per block, the blocks numbers is the windows

Byte 1,2 in block: Current motion indicator of the detected window, word type

0 ~ 65535, currently use only 0~255

Byte 3 in block: Motion detect window is enabled or not

0 = Off

1 = On in Current frequency of the detected window,

How into the reference frame.

1 ~ 100

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0x02

0x03

0x04 word type

Byte 5,6 in block: Current threshold of the detected window,

0 ~ 65535, currently use only 0~255

Byte 7,8 in block: Current sensitivity of the detected window, word type

0 ~ 65535, currently use only 0~10, 10 is the most sensitive.

Input I/O Ports Padding, in video frame

The data length is

2

.

Byte 1: The Input port 1 is triggered or not.. and whether it is in the effect schedule or not..

0x00 = 0 = Off

0x01 = 1 = On & Triggered &

Byte 2: The Input port 2 is triggered or not.. not

0x11 = 17 = On & Triggered & in

in effect schedule

effect schedule and whether it is in the effect schedule or not..

0x00 = 0 = Off

0x01 = 1 = On & Triggered &

PIR sensor Padding, in video frame

The data length is

1

.

Byte 1: The PIR sensor is triggered or not.. not

0x11 = 17 = On & Triggered & in

in effect schedule

effect schedule and whether it is in the effect schedule or not..

0x00 = 0 = Off

0x01 = 1 = On & Triggered & not in effect schedule

0x11 = 17 = On & Triggered & in effect schedule

Audio Volume Detection Padding, in audio frame

The data length is 2 .

Byte 1: Audio Volume detection is enabled or not (main switch) and whether it is in the effect schedule or not..

0x00 = 0 = Off

0x01 = 1 = On & not

in effect schedule

0x11 = 17 = On & in effect schedule

Byte 2: Current audio volume level

0xBF End-Of-Padding

The data length is

0

. There's no additional padding after this command

(

0xBF00

).

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Examples:

A.

The padding contains motion detection data only.

End

On/Off

20 30 129 0 128 128 128 128 1 1 1 0 0xBF 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x15 0x01 0x0D

(OFF)

0x15

= 21 (total length = 21 bytes)

B.

The padding contains both motion detection and input ports data.

Length Comman d

Lengt h

On Indicator Threshold On/Of f

Comman d

Length In-

1

In

-2

End

0x00 0x0

0

0x0

0

0x1

9

0x01 0x0D 0x02 0x02 0xB

F

0x0

0

0x19


C.

The padding contains some long commands. (Ex. Command

0xC1

needs length

500 data)

Length Command Length Total = 500 bytes End

0x00 0x00 0x01 0xFD 0xC1 0x01 0xF4 Data… Data Data …. …. … … … 0xBF 0x00

0x1FD


0x01F4

= 500 (length of command

0xC1

= 500 bytes)

Wireless Commands

Wireless Site Survey

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/site_survey.cgi

Return:

The result to wireless site survey will be returned after a timeout, the timeout in camera is around 10 seconds, and the maximal number of sites is 30, so the maximal length of data is up to around 16Kbytes.

Successful request returns the result of wireless site survey as below, case sensitive.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

…

Content-type: text/xml\r\n

...

\r\n

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\r\n

<SiteList>\r\n

<Site>\r\n

<SSID>SerComm</SSID>\r\n

<BSSID>00:C0:02:FF:C2:B3</BSSID>\r\n

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<Mode>Infrastructure</Mode>\r\n

<Security>WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK</Security>\r\n

<AUTH>OpenSystem</AUTH>\r\n

<Encryption>Mixed(TKIP,AES)</Encryption>\r\n

<Channel>6</Channel>\r\n

<Signal>72</Signal>\r\n

<WPS>Yes</WPS>\r\n

</Site>\r\n

......

</SiteList>\r\n

If can't survey anything or wireless card is not available, the result as below, case sensitive.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

…


...

\r\n


<SiteList>\r\n

</SiteList>\r\n

The parameters of result as below.

SSID

BSSID

Mode

Wireless SSID, up to 32 ASCII characters, but because the result is xml file format, the max string length will catch up to 192, and the translated characters as below:

‘”’ -> “"” ‘<’ -> “<“ ‘>’ -> “>“ ‘&’

-> “&”

Wireless BSSID, six groups of two hexadecimal digits, upper case, separated by colons

(:), example: 00:C0:02:FF:C2:B3

Wireless network type, the value can be:

Ad-hoc

Infrastructure

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Security

AUTH

Encryption

Channel

Signal

WPS

Wireless security system, the value can be as below, and using ‘/’ to express multiple selections:

None

WEP

WPA-PSK

WPA2-PSK

WPA-Enterprise

WPA2-Enterprise

Example for expressing multiple selections:

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Wireless authentication type, the value can be as below, ShareKey type is only support in WEP security mode:

Unknown

OpenSystem

SharedKey

Wireless encryption method, the value can be:

Unknown

None

WEP

TKIP

AES

Mixed(TKIP+AES)

Wireless channel, Integer type, the value can be 1~14

Wireless signal, percentage, Integer type, the value can be 1~100, 100 is the strongest

Expressing whether AP support WPS(Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function, the value can be:

No

Yes

PBC

PIN-Code

Wireless status query

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/wireless_status.cgi



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content-type: text/plain\r\n

\r\n signal_strength=100\r\n # Wireless signal, percentage, Integer type, the value can be 1~100, 100 is the strongest.

\r\n

SMB/CIFS Server/SharedFolder commands

SMB/CIFS Server Survey

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/smb_survey.cgi[?parameter=value[&parameter=value...]] timeout action

Optional, the timeout in seconds of the cgi, the cgi will stop survey and return the result if timeout, valid values:

5-120, default is 30

Optional, this CGI will terminate survey action. stop

Return:

The result will be returned in xml format as following, the content size depends on how many servers in the network.

Successful request returns the result of Samba site survey as below, case sensitive.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

…


...

\r\n


<List>\r\n

<WorkGroup>\r\n

<Name></Name>\r\n

<List>\r\n

<Server>\r\n

<Name></Name>\r\n

<Comment></Comment>\r\n

</Server>\r\n

...

</List>\r\n

</WorkGroup>\r\n

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...

</List>\r\n

The xml tag description

Name

(WorkGroup)

It's the work group name, up to 15 characters.

Name (Server) It's the PC name of the server, up to 63 characters.

Comment

(Server)

It's the description of the server, up to 256 characters.

SMB/CIFS SharedFolder command

Method: GET

URL: http://<ip>/adm/smb_dirctrl.cgi?server=value[&parameter=value...] server path cmd

Server address, Up to 64 characters

Optional, depends on the parater “cmd”. The operation folder. Up to 128 character

Optional, the valid value is:

mkdir: create a new folder,given by the “path” parameter.

rmdir: delete a folder,given by the “path” parameter.

If there is no this parameter, the CGI will survey the shared folder list in the given url by default need_rights user

Optional, check the user rights for the folder, only for the survey command. Regard as read rights without this parameter.

r: Have the read rights

w: Have the write rights

rw or wr: Have the Read and Write

Optional, the username to login the server pass Optional, the password to login the server

Return:

Successful request returns the result, case sensitivity; the <List> content will be responded only when the status is ok.

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

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...

\r\n


<List>

<Status></Status>

<Folder>

<Name></Name>

....

</Folder>

</List>

The xml tag description

Status Value as following (all are in lower case): ok  Operate the folder successfully. invalid  Invalid input parameters unauth  Need the correct username/password denied  Denied , resoource occupied file-exist  There is the file, reject the operation. readonly  Read only rights. writeonly  Write only rights. error  Error happened

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