M1080W Outdoor Wireless IP Camera User Manual May-2013 V1.
Statement If after consulting the user manual you cannot solve the problem, please call our support center about the solutions. We reserve the right to update the manual content without notice. Notice 1. Installation Environment Keep away from high temperatures and extreme heat sources. Avoid using in very hot and very cold environments, the reference range for operational temperatures is -20°c ~ +50°c or -4°f ~ 122°f Please install horizontally or on wall mounting, avoid vibrating locations.
http://www.avacomtech.com Index 1 2 3 Product introduction........................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Product summary ....................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Included in the box ..................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Front & Side View ..............................................................
http://www.avacomtech.com 6.2 Why do I see a black screen when using Internet Explorer? ................................... 26 6.3 Why is the video frame rate is very slow? ................................................................ 26 6.4 How can I reset the camera user name and password? .......................................... 26 Avacomtech Inc.
http://www.avacomtech.com 1 Product introduction 1.1 Product summary Thank you for choosing the Avacom M1080W IP camera. The M1080W combines a high quality digital video camera with wireless/wired network connectivity and a powerful web server to bring clear video to your desktop, laptop or smart phone from anywhere on your local network or over the Internet. It is suitable for house, apartment, shops, office buildings, etc. Main features: : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The video is compressed by MJPEG.
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http://www.avacomtech.com 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Wired connection to LAN Plug in the 5V power supply and connect the camera to wireless router Ethernet port with the network cable. Connect your computer to the same router via cable or wireless, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 2.2 Logging into the Camera Insert CD into computer CD-ROM driver or visit www.avacomtech.com to find “M10 Search_en.exe”, double click "M10 Search_en.exe". Avacomtech Inc.
http://www.avacomtech.com Figure 2 1) Click ‘Search (F3)’; 2) Choose the camera then click “Browse (F4)”. Then you can run the web browser, enter user name and password and login to the IP camera to view the video. If the camera and the router are not in the same sub-net, you need to setup the IP address manually: 3) Enable “set IP automatically” or change the IP address manually.
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http://www.avacomtech.com 2.3 WIFI connection to LAN After logging into the camera with a wired connection you can enter the WiFi settings. Figure 5 1. Click ‘Network’, then click ‘Wireless Settings’ 2. Click ‘Scan’ button 3. Click your Wi-Fi hotspot SSID 4. Click ‘Using Wireless Lan’ 5. Input your Share Key 6. Click “Submit” button, the device will start rebooting 7. While rebooting, unplug the Ethernet cable, Tip: Router may assign a different IP address for Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi connection 8.
http://www.avacomtech.com 2.4 Connection to WAN To view the camera from internet, you must configure port forwarding on your router. Figure 6 An example of port forwarding.
http://www.avacomtech.com Note: Routers manufacturers may have a different user interface and method of configuring port forwarding. Please refer to the user manual of your router. 3 Operation of IE browser 3.1 View video After installing the plug-ins, click “Mode 1 to view” link in Figure 3 to view the video (Figure 8).
http://www.avacomtech.com 3) ) Multi Channel displaying area If users added multi channel(refer to 3.4.2), when changed to 4-Ch, 9-CH, it will show other devices automatically. If you select one device, you can operate it with these buttons: These buttons mean play video, stop video, monitor, talk, record and snapshot. You can click these buttons to start corresponding function. Note: 1, Audio and Talk 2, If you want to click this button buttons do not work in M1080W.
http://www.avacomtech.com 3.2 Network Settings 3.2.1 IP address settings Click on ‘Network’ to enter the basic network settings. To set a static IP address unclick ‘Obtain IP automatically and enter desired IP address and port number. Figure 10 Network settings 3.2.2 Wireless settings Please refer to chapter 2.3. 3.2.3 ADSL settings Enable the ADSL Dialup by clicking on ‘Using ADSL Dialup’. Your ADSL provider will assign the user name and password to you when you apply for ADSL service.
http://www.avacomtech.com 3.2.4 UPnP setting UPnP means Universal Plug and Play, if you enable UPnP, once the IP camera is connected into the LAN, it will communicate with the router on the LAN and do port-forwarding through the open port of the router automatically. To enable simply click “Using UPnP to Map Port” to finish the setting. You can check if the UPnP is successful in Maintain – Device Info.
http://www.avacomtech.com 3.3 Alarm Settings 3.3.1 Alarm Settings Figure 16 Alarm settings 1) ) Events With Motion Detection armed if there is any motion, it will trigger an alarm. For motion detect sensitivity, the larger the value, the more sensitivity. Note: I/O Input, Audio Detection features do not work on the M1080W. 2) ) Notifications After triggering an alarm, you can adopt several alarm modes: Send Mail on Alarm: The camera will send alarm info by email to a configured email address.
http://www.avacomtech.com please go to Date and Time settings to set the correct time and date. Figure 17 Schedule interface Avacomtech Inc.
http://www.avacomtech.com 3.3.2 Mail Service Settings Figure 18 Mail service settings When the camera enters the alarmed state, it can send an email to your preconfigured email address. The sender needs to support SMTP. You can get the supported SMTP port from your email service provider. After configuring, click “Submit” to save these parameters, and then you can click “Test” to check if the settings are successful.
http://www.avacomtech.com 3.3.3 FTP Service Settings Figure 19 FTP service settings When configured and in the alarmed state, the camera will snap and send an image to the configured FTP server. After configuring, click “Submit” to save these parameters, and then you can click “Test” to check if the settings are successful. Note:For using the FTP function, you need to configure a user with authority to write to and create submenus on the FTP server.
http://www.avacomtech.com 3.4 Advanced 3.4.1 User Settings Figure 20 User settings Users can be configured with three permission levels. Administrator has rights to all configuration and viewing features. The operator has rights to the PT settings and viewing features. The visitor only has the ability to use the viewing features. At least one administrator should be configured at all times. 3.4.
http://www.avacomtech.com Figure 22 Add device Note: Multi-device settings and viewing features are only available in Mode 1 viewing browser types (Internet Explorer). 3.4.3 Other settings Figure 23 Other settings The Record and Alarm Record path are the locations configured to store videos recorded by the camera. Note: Status LED Mode feature does not work on the M1080W. Avacomtech Inc.
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http://www.avacomtech.com 3.5.3 Date &Time Settings If the device is connected to the Internet, you can enable the NTP server to correct the time and to select the correct time zone. Otherwise you can use the PC’s time. This time is used for timestamps on videos and snapshots. Figure 26 Date and time settings 3.5.4 Upgrade Firmware Figure 27 Upgrade firmware The camera runs two kinds of firmware, one is System firmware, and the other is Web UI firmware. They can be upgraded when necessary. 3.5.
http://www.avacomtech.com 4 Operation of other software 4.1 Other web browsers You can view the camera with Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera browser etc,. All that is required is to select “Mode 2 to view” when using these browser (See Figure 3). You can use “Mac search tool” on the CD to search the camera and set IP address of camera in Mac computer. Because the camera supports bonjour protocol, so you can view the camera in LAN and visit it directly with the Safari browser. Figure 29 4.
http://www.avacomtech.com 4.3 Centralization Control IPCMonitor is a free software release with which several devices on LAN and WAN can be viewed at the same time. The software also supports snapshot, video record, alarming, etc. Figure 30 For more information, please refer to the “IPCMonitor User Manual” in CD. 4.4 Other software You can use the VLC software etc to play video using the following URL format: http://IP address:port/videostream.
http://www.avacomtech.com 5 Specifications Item Image Capture Illumination Video/Audio Sub-Item Sensor f=4mm, F=2.0, Fixed Iris Min ambient light 0.
http://www.avacomtech.com 6 Frequently Asked Questions 6.1 Why won’t my camera connect to my wireless router? Answer: The camera needs to be connected to the router via Ethernet cable for the first use, at which time you setup the WiFi SSID and password correctly. There are some other cases that may cause the camera not to connect wirelessly : 1. The wireless router is not working in 2.4G 802.11 b/g/n mode. 2. The antenna is not connected to camera or may not be connected correctly. 3.