M-JPEG Wireless IP Camera Software User Guide Version 1.
Contents Introduction..........................................................................2 Installation ...........................................................................3 Using Ultra View ..................................................................6 To launch the program.....................................................6 Item features....................................................................7 To add a camera............................................................
I NTRODUCTION This Software User Guide provides detailed instructions on operating Ultra View, a customized software application with a user-friendly interface allowing you to access and control your camera(s). You can connect up to 16 cameras to monitor different places and record events for each camera. With Ultra View, you can also change some basic settings of the camera, such as schedule profiles and motion detecting.
I NSTALLATION Firstly, insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer to initiate the Auto-Run program. The Auto-Run screen provides the following buttons: z Quick Guide z Advanced Guide z Software Manual z IP Finder z Install Software z Browse z Exit To start installing: 1. Click Install Software and then select Ultra View. The setup wizard appears to help you complete the installation step-bystep. NOTE To use Ultra View, you must have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.
2. On the welcome screen, click Next. 3. Click Browse to select the destination location to install the software; otherwise, leave the default setting and click Next.
4. Click Next again to confirm installation. The setup wizard starts to install the software and the progress bar indicates the installation is proceeding. 5. Installation is completed. Click Close.
U SING U LTRA V IEW To launch the program This section describes the user interface and operating instructions of Ultra View. To launch the program, click Start > Programs > UltraView > UltraView, and the main screen will appear as below: NOTE Please set the resolution to 1024x768 or above on your computer while using Ultra View; otherwise, the displayed main screen may be distorted.
Item features The following describes the function of each item on the main screen: CONTROLS Panel - SETTING: Click to enter the Setting screen of Ultra View. Click again to return to the main screen of Ultra View. - PLAY: Click to play the recorded video file using the media player on the computer (for example, Windows Media Player by default). - LOCK: Click to lock the camera controls. Click again to resume controls for the camera.
VIEW SELECTION Panel - View mode buttons: Ultra View provides multiple view modes, including 1/4/9/16 windows and Full screen mode. - SCAN: When you connect multiple cameras, click this button to display the video views as the main window in turn. - PREV: When you connect multiple cameras, click this button to switch the video view to the previous camera. - NEXT: When you connect multiple cameras, click this button to switch the video view to the next camera.
CAMERA Panel - TRIGGER OUT: Click to turn on the trigger out connector of the camera. This button is available only when the connected camera supports the trigger out connector, which is used to control the external device connected to the camera, such as a light. - SNAPSHOT: Click to capture a still image using the selected camera and save the file in the computer. - RECORD: Click to start recording a video clip using the selected camera. Click again to stop recording and save the file in the computer.
SYSTEM Panel This panel displays the current date and time. PAN-TILT CONTROL Panel (optional) When you connect a pan/tilt camera, the system will detect the camera’s function automatically and the PAN-TILT CONTROL buttons will become functional. Otherwise, these buttons are displayed as gray out buttons. - Direction/Home buttons: Click these buttons to adjust the ) / Down ( ) / Left camera’s viewing angle to Up ( ) / Left-Up ( ) / Right ( ) / Left-Down ( )/ ( ) / Right-Down ( ).
Video View Window and Camera List Video View Window Camera List - Video View Window: This window displays the video view of the selected camera, which can be divided into 4/9/16 windows according to your selection in VIEW SELECTION panel. - Camera List: This list displays the information of the connected camera(s).
To add a camera 1. Click SETTING in the CONTROLS panel to display the Setting screen. 2. Click Add New Camera.
3. In the pop-up Add New Camera dialog window, you can: z Select the Search tab if you are not sure of the camera’s IP address. Click Search camera to search the available camera within the network. Once the camera is found and is shown in the list, select it and click Add Camera. z Select the Input tab to add a camera by entering its IP address directly. Enter the camera’s IP address (default: 192.168.0.30) and Port (default: 80), and then click Add Camera.
4. Enter the User name and Password for the camera, and then click OK. The connected camera will be displayed in the Camera List. 5. Click SETTING to return to the Video View Window. The video view of the selected camera will be displayed now.
To remove a camera 1. Click SETTING in the CONTROLS panel to display the Setting screen. 2. Select a camera from the list and click Delete Camera. Select a camera To link to the Web page of the camera Click SETTING > Camera List > Camera Configuration and then Link web page to launch the Web browser that displays live view image and Web Configuration of the selected camera.
To record video Ultra View provides three methods to record video clips: one is to click the RECORD/ALL RECORD button to record manually; the second is to record by motion detection; the third is to set the recording schedule in Setting > Recording Configuration > Schedule Recording Configuration. z Manually recording Click RECORD/ALL RECORD and it starts recording. Click the button again to stop.
z Schedule recording This recording method will work after you have completed the required settings in Schedule Recording Configuration. The recording schedule can be defined by Dates or Days. - Dates: First, select the camera from the pull-down list. Then, click Add to set the Start/Stop date and time and then click OK to add the recording schedule to the list. Click Apply to save the settings.
- Days: First, select the camera from the pull-down list and select Days tab. Then, select the weekday from the day buttons and then set the time period. Click Apply to save the settings. Select a camera To configure the recording settings To configure the recording settings, including the storage folder and storage options, click SETTING > Recording Configuration.
z Reserved HDD space for each camera: This option allows you to set to reserve the storage space on the hard disk drive for the recording of each camera. Before setting the reserve space on the hard disk drive, you can check the available storage space that is displayed in the HDD Free space field. z Enable Recycle Recording: Click on the camera number to clear the files when the unreserved space of the hard disk drive is full.
To playback the recorded video The recorded video clips are saved in your computer, and can be played using the media player on the computer, such as Windows Media Player. To start playback, simply click the PLAY button on the CONTROLS panel, and the following dialog screen will appear, allowing you to select the file to playback. Select the recorded video file under the [camera] path and then click Open to launch the media player to playback.
To set up motion detection options When the motion detection function of the selected camera is enabled, you can set the Motion Options by selecting Alarm, Recording, Send e-Mail, and Trigger Out under SETTING > Motion Configuration. z Alarm: Select Beep or Music to alert you for the motion detected. When you select Music, you can customize the sound by clicking Browse and then selecting your favorite music (*.wav or *.mp3 file) in the computer.
- Mail Server: Enter the mail server address. For example, mymail.com. - Mail From: Enter the email address of the user who will send the email. For example, John@mymail.com. - Mail To: Enter the email address of the user who will receive the email. - User Name: Enter the user name to login the mail server. - Password: Enter the password to login the mail server. - Subject: Enter a subject for the notification email.
Information Click SETTING > About to display the information of the software application.
