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Product name: Network Camera Release Date: 2004/11/29 Manual Revision: 1.00 Made in Taiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2004.
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Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited in your country by law. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use. It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the list in the "Package Contents" chapter.
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Package Contents Network Camera Remote Controller Power adapter Camera stand Software CD A/V Cable -3-
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Table of Contents Installation ..............................................................................................4 Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4 To install in Ethernet.................................................................. 4 Software Installation ............................................................................ 6 Initial Access to the Network Camera ....................................................
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If the web space has no FTP service .......................................... 24 Build a Security Application............................................................ 26 Send Snapshots When Motion is Detected .................................. 27 Definitions in Configuration ................................................................... 29 System Parameters ............................................................................ 30 User Group Administration .....................................
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Style Convention .......................................................................... 62 General CGI URL Syntax and Parameters ......................................... 63 Get Server Parameter Values.......................................................... 63 Set Server Parameter Values .......................................................... 64 Available Parameters on the Server ................................................. 65 Drive the Digital Output...........................................
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Installation Hardware Installation Please verify that your product package contains all the accessories listed in the foregoing Package Contents. Depending on the user’s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in length. Connect the power adapter jack to the Network Camera before plugging in to the power socket. This will reduce the risk of accidental electric shock.
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self-test, go to next paragraph “Software Installation”. If the Ethernet is not available, the Network Camera will switch to wireless LAN mode. Consult with the dealer of the peripherals for correct installation. 1 DI+ INPUT (Max. 50mA, 12VDC) 2 DI- INPUT (Initial state of DI is low) 3 SW_COMMON OUTPUT (open from SW_OPEN at initial state) (close with SW_OPEN when set DO to ON) 4 SW_NOPEN -5- OUTPUT (Max. 1A, 24VDC or 0.
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Software Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. At the end of the hardware installation, the Administrator must place the product software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the PC running in MS Windows. An auto-run program will pop up (If the program is not on auto-run, go to the root directory of the software CD and click on “autorun.exe”).
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Upon Installation Wizard’s start up, a searching box will pop up. This program searches for product on the same LAN: After searching, Video Servers or Network Cameras will be located by the Installation Wizard. There may be several entries shown in the window. The Administrator may differentiate the Network Cameras with the serial number. For the series number in the “Serial Number” field, please check the label on the bottom of the camera.
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The IP addresses shown in the "Current IP Address" field reflect those on the local network. They may be from the DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server, the camera will try to find a free IP address (this takes from 15 second to 3 minutes, depending on the LAN status). The method of finding IP address is seeking from 192.168.0.99, to 192.168.0.254. If any of the address inside this range is free, the Network Camera will be assigned to this IP address, and its subnet mask would be 255.255.255.0.
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For more detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual of the Installation Wizard.
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Initial Access to the Network Camera Installing Plug-in For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera after a period of time of downloading. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt.
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Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installation onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the network settings on the configuration page, including the correct subnet mask and IP address of gateway and DNS. Ask your network administrator or Internet service provider for the detail information. By default the Network Camera requires the Administrator to run installation every time it reboots.
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How to Use Authentication After opening the web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue window pops up to request a username and password. The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if authentication fails. The user may check the option box to save the password for future convenience.
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Primary User’s Capabilities Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has three parts: Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View: What the camera sees. Pan/Tilt/Zoom control buttons: These buttons provide a command interface to control the aim of the camera. CCD control buttons: These buttons provide a command interface to control the aim of the camera.
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The Configuration: “Digital Output” Clicking on the “On” or “Off” button turns the digital output to either on or off status. “Snapshot” Clicking on the “Snapshot” can get a JPEG format image of the current camera view in another window. “Client Settings” Clicking on this button links you to the client setting page, please check the following session for more details. “Configuration” Only the Administrator can access camera configurations.
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“Tilt speed” This selection box sets the moving range of the “Up” and “Down” commands. “Zoom speed” This selection box sets the moving range of the “zoom in” and “zoom out” commands. “Auto pan” This button commands the camera to pan from the current position to the left-most and then to the right-most position. After panning, the camera returns to the original position.
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Client Settings There are four settings for the client side. Media Options - For the User to determine whether to receive video, audio or both. Protocol Options – Which allows choosing on connection protocol between client and server. There are two protocol choices to optimize your usage – UDP and HTTP. The UDP protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However, some packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be obscured.
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client periodic update the JPEG image from server according to the “Frame rate” settings. Talk Button Control Style – For the User to determine whether to “click once and talk” or “push to talk”.
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Administrator’s Capabilities Fine-tuning for Best Performance There are a few choices the Administrator is allowed to maximize the capabilities of the Network Camera. Best performance generally equates to the fastest image refresh rate with the best video quality, and at the lowest network bandwidth as possible.
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broadband network is over 1 Mbps, set the “Fix bit rate” to 1000Kbps or 1200Kbps, or set “Fix quality” at the highest quality. The maximum frame rate is 25 fps in a 50Hz system and 30 fps in a 60Hz system. If your network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame rate to 25 fps or 30 fps. If you are shooting fast-moving images, you may want to slow the maximum frame rate down to 20 fps in order to lower the rate of data transmission.
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Select for Motion JPEG The Network Camera with Pan/Tilt/Zoom is a camera with dual video codec, they’re MPEG4 and MJPEG. If MJPEG is selected, the camera will transmit video data in JPEG format. Therefore, it requires higher bandwidth to view smooth video. General speaking, each normal sized JPEG image would be 3k~12k bytes, depending on the selected video quality and contents. Together with the frame rate selected, the administrator can control the bandwidth of each connection.
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Opening Accounts for New Users 1 2 3 Protect Network Camera by Passwords The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means everyone can access the Network Camera including the configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others. Type a new word twice in the first field to enable protection. This password is used to identify the administrator.
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the server. You may edit or delete some users from the third field. More Flexible Options for Viewers If you want to have a guest account for viewers only, you just need to add a user without password and disable all the privileges. Share the account to your friends to access your camera. Build a Multimedia Web Attraction Site Demo on Multiple Sites – Mid-scale Service The Network Camera can allow ten visitors on-line simultaneously.
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will remain constant. 1. Click on “Configuration” on the homepage, 2. Click on “Mail & FTP” in the left column, 3.
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4. Click on “Save”, 5. Click on “Application” in the left column, 6. Select the day or days of the week in “Weekly schedule” you want to upload the pictures, 7. Select “Sequential operation” and set the interval, 8. Unselect “FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix” as the upload method and click on “Save”, 9. The image file uploaded to the web space is named “video.jpg”. Check if the file is successfully uploaded to the correct folder, 10.
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Example of an auto-refresh web page:
Example - auto refresh MiniAVServer Demo
