Conceptronic CNETCAM2 & C54NETCAM2 Network Camera Advanced Installation Guide & Software User Guide Version 1.
P REFACE Thank you for purchasing the Conceptronic Network Camera, a powerful and high-quality image wireless network camera. The camera can be installed as a standalone system within your application environment easily and quickly, and supports remote management function so that you can access and control it using a Web browser on your PC.
Contents PR E FA CE ................................................... 1 IN TR O D UCT I O N TO Y O UR CA M ER A ..................... 3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 CHECKING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................... 3 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA......................................... 4 FEATURES AND BENEFITS .................................................. 6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT .................................................... 7 HA R D WA R E I N STA L LA TI O N ..............................
C HAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION TO Y OUR C AMERA 1.1 Checking the Package Contents The following items should be present in the package of the Conceptronic CNETCAM2 / C54NETCAM2: • • • • • • • Conceptronic CNETCAM2 / C54NETCAM2 Network Camera Camera Stand Mounting screws with wall plugs for product stand Power supply (5V DC, 2.
1.2 Getting to Know Your Camera Front View 2 2 1 1 C54NETCAM2 CNETCAM2 Description of the numbers 1. Adjustable lens. 2. LEDs for ‘Power’ (top) and ‘Activity’ (bottom).
Rear View 6 5 4 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 C54NETCAM2 CNETCAM2 Description of the numbers 1. LAN network connection port (RJ45). 2. Reset button. 3. Power supply connector (5V DC, 2.5A). 4. Connector for camera stand. 5. Wireless antenna connector (only for C54NETCAM2). 6. Wireless antenna (only for C54NETCAM2).
1.3 Features and Benefits Surveillance Supported The camera supports “nightshot mode” to deliver clearer images in the dark environment. Enable motion detection and setup automated email alerts and upload FTP for security. Remote Control Supported By using a standard Web browser or the bundled Ultra View software application, the administrator can easily change the configuration of the camera via Intranet or Internet. In addition, the camera can be upgraded remotely when a new firmware is available.
1.4 System Requirement Networking LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet. WLAN: IEEE 802.11b/g. Accessing the Camera using Web Browser Platform: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista CPU: Intel Pentium III 350MHz or above RAM: 128MB Resolution: 800x600 or above User Interface: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Apple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2.00 or above Accessing the Camera using Ultra View Platform: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista.
C HAPTER 2 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION 2.1 Installing the Camera Stand The camera comes with a camera stand, which uses a swivel ball screw head to lock to the camera’s screw hole. When the camera stand is attached, you can place the camera anywhere by mounting the camera through the three screw holes located in the base of the camera stand.
2.2 Connecting the Camera to LAN/WLAN Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the camera to your local area network (LAN). When you connect the AC power adapter, the camera is powered on automatically. You can verify the power status from the Power LED on the front panel of the camera. Once connected, the Link LED starts flashing green light and the camera is on standby and ready for use now.
2.3 Applications of the Camera The camera can be applied in multiple applications, including: Monitor local and remote places and objects via Internet or Intranet. Capture still images and video clips remotely. Upload images or send email messages with the still images attached. The following diagram explains one of the typical applications for your camera and provides a basic example for installing the camera.
C HAPTER 3 A CCESSING THE C AMERA 3.1 Using IP Finder The camera comes with a conveniently utility, IP Finder, which is included in the Installation CD-ROM, allowing you to search the camera on your network easily. 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive to initiate the Auto-Run program. 2. Click the IP Finder item to launch the utility. The control panel will appear as below. • • • Click ‘Search’ to find the IP address of the connected camera(s).
3.2 Accessing to the Camera Whenever you want to access the camera: 1. Open the Web browser on your computer (for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer in this guide) 2. Type the default IP address (192.168.0.40 for CNETCAM2 or 192.168.0.45 for C54NETCAM2) or the IP address found by IP Finder in the Address bar, and then press [Enter].
When you select ‘ActiveX’ in the main menu, the following screen will be shown: Note: You need to accept the ActiveX applet in order to see the camera image.
When you select ‘Java Applet’ in the main menu, the following screen will be shown: Note: You need to accept the Java applet in order to see the camera image.
When you select ‘Setup’ in the main menu, the following screen will be shown: 3. When the login window appears, enter the default User name (admin) and password (admin) and press ‘OK’ to access the camera’s Web Configuration.
3.3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC If you are failed to access to the camera, please check the IP address of your computer. When you connect the camera to your computer directly to proceed with configuration of the camera, you need to set up the IP addresses to be in the same segment for the two devices to communicate. 1. On your computer, click Start > Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. 2. Double-click Network Connection to open the Network Connection window. 3.
C HAPTER 4 C ONFIGURING THE C AMERA 4.1 Using the Web Configuration You can access and manage the camera through the Web browser and the provided software application Ultra View. This chapter describes the Web Configuration, and guides you through the configuration of the camera by using the web browser.
When the username and password are OK, the Web Configuration will start from the Basic page. The Web Configuration contains the settings that are required for the camera in the left menu bar, including Smart Wizard, Basic, Network, Video, Event Server, Motion detect, Event Config, Tools, and Information.
4.2 Using Smart Wizard The camera’s Smart Wizard lets you configure your camera easily and quickly. The wizard will guide you through the necessary settings with detailed instructions on each step. To start the wizard, click Smart Wizard in the left menu bar. Step 1. Camera Settings Enter the name for the camera and place. Enter the administrator password. Step 2. IP Settings Select the IP setting according to your network: DHCP, Static IP, or PPPoE.
Step 3. Email Settings Enter the required information to be able to send email with image. Step 4. Wireless Networking Note: This page is only shown in the configuration of the C54NETCAM2. Select Enable to enable the wireless function of the camera, and then complete the required settings.
Step 5. Confirm Settings This step shows the configuration of your camera. When you confirm the settings, click Apply to finish the wizard and reboot the camera. Otherwise, click Prev to go back to the previous step(s) and change the settings; or click Cancel to end the wizard and discard the changes.
4.3 Basic Setup The Basic menu contains three sub-menus that provide the system settings for the camera, such as the Camera Name, Location, Date & Time, and User management. Basic >> System Basic - Camera Name: Enter a descriptive name for the camera. - Location: Enter a descriptive name for the location used by the camera. Indication LED This item allows you to set the LED illumination as desired. There are two options: Normal and OFF.
Basic >> Date & Time Date & Time - TimeZone: Select the proper time zone for the region from the pull-down menu. - Synchronize with PC: Select this option and the date & time settings of the camera will be synchronized with the connected computer. - Synchronize with NTP Server: Select this option and the time will be synchronized with the NTP Server. You need to enter the IP address of the server and select the update interval in the following two boxes.
Basic >> User Administrator To prevent unauthorized access to the camera’s Web Configuration, you are strongly recommend to change the default administrator password. Type the administrator password twice to set and confirm the password. General User - User Name: Enter the user’s name you want to add to use the camera. - Password: Enter the password for the new user. When you are finished, click Add/Modify to add the new user to the camera.
Guest - User Name: Enter the guest’s name you want to add to use the camera. - Password: Enter the password for the new guest. - UserList: Display the existing guests of the camera. To delete a user, select the one you want to delete and click Delete. Note: The “General User” can access the camera and control the Function buttons of the camera’s Web Configuration; the “Guest’ can only view the live view image from the main page of the Web Configuration while accessing the camera.
4.4 Network Settings The Network menu contains three sub-menus that provide the network settings for the camera, such as the IP Setting, DDNS Setting, IP Filter, and Wireless network. Network >> Network IP Setting This item allows you to select the IP address mode and set up the related configuration. - DHCP: Select this option when your network uses the DHCP server. When the camera starts up, it will be assigned an IP address from the DHCP server automatically.
- Static IP: Select this option to assign the IP address for the camera directly. You can use IP Finder to obtain the related setting values. IP Enter the IP address of the camera. The default setting is 192.168.0.40 for the CNETCAM2 and 192.168.0.45 for the C54NETCAM2. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask of the camera. The default setting is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway of the camera. The default setting is 192.168.0.1.
UPnP The camera supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), which is a set of computer network protocols that enable the device-to-device interoperability. In addition, it supports port auto mapping function so that you can access the camera if it is behind an NAT router or firewall. Select the Enable option to enable this feature. Ports Number - HTTP Port: The default HTTP port is 80. NOTE If the camera is behind an NAT router of firewall, the suggested to be used is from 1024 to 65535.
Network >> IP Filter The IP Filter setting allows the administrator of the camera to limit the users within a certain range of IP addresses to access the camera. Start/End IP Address Assign a range of IP addresses that are not allowed to access the camera by entering the Start IP address and End IP address. When you are finished, click Add to save the range setting. You can repeat the action to assign multiple ranges for the camera. For example, when you enter 192.168.0.50 in Start IP Address and 192.
Network >> Wireless Setting Wireless The camera supports WLAN while you use the wireless network. Select the Enable option to enable this feature. - Network ID (SSID}: Keep the default setting of this option to connect the camera to any access point under the infrastructure network mode. To connect the camera to a specified access point, set a SSID for the camera to correspond with the access point’s ESS-ID.
Open The default setting of Authentication mode, which communicates the key across the network. Shared-key Allow communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings. WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is specially designed for the users who do not have access to network authentication servers. The user has to manually enter the starting password in their access point or gateway, as well as in each PC on the wireless network.
4.5 Setting up Video The Video menu contains two sub-menus that provide the video settings for the camera. Video >> Camera Image Setting - Brightness: Adjust the brightness level from 0 ~ 100. - Contrast: Adjust the contrast level from 0 ~ 100. - Saturation: Adjust the colors level from 0 ~ 100. Click Default to restore the default settings of the three options above. - Mirror: Select the Horizontal option to mirror the image horizontally. Select the Vertical option to mirror the image vertically.
Overlay Setting - Includes Date & Time: Select this option to display the date & time stamp on the live view image. - Enable Opaque: Select this option to set a black background to the displayed date & time stamp. Video >> Video MJPEG - Video Resolution: Select the desired video resolution from the three formats: VGA, QVGA and QQVGA. The higher setting (VGA) obtains better video quality while it uses more resource within your network.
4.6 Event Server Configuration The Event Server menu contains two sub-menus that allow you to upload images to FTP, and send emails that include still images. When you complete the required settings for FTP, or Email, click Test to test the related configuration is correct or not. Once the camera connects to the server successfully, click Apply. Event Server Setting>> FTP FTP - Host Address: Enter the IP address of the target FTP server. - Port Number: Enter the port number used for the FTP server.
Event Server Setting >> Email Email - SMTP Server Address: Enter the mail server address. For example, mymail.com. - Sender Email Address: Enter the email address of the user who will send the email. For example, John@mymail.com. - Sender User Name: Enter the user name to login the mail server. - Sender Password: Enter the password to login the mail server. - Receiver #1 Email Address: Enter the first email address of the user who will receive the email.
4.7 Motion Detect The Motion Detect menu contains the command and option that allow you to enable and set up the motion detection feature of the camera. The camera provides two detecting areas. To enable the detecting area, select Window 1 or 2 from the pull-down list, and then select Enable. When the detecting area is enabled, you can use the mouse to move the detecting area and change the area coverage. - Name: Assign a name to the detecting area.
4.8 Event Config The Event Config menu contains four sub-menus that provide the commands to configure event profiles. Event Configuration >> General Setting - Snapshot/Recording Subfolder: You can assign a given sub-folder for captured file. Otherwise, leave this option blank to use the default setting.
Event Configuration >> Arrange Schedule Profile This sub-menu displays the scheduled profile(s). To customize the profile, click Add and then enter a descriptive name for the profile in the prompt dialog window. After entering the profile name, click OK and the profile is added to the Schedule Profiles list. To delete the profile, select the profile in the list and click Delete. - Profile Name: Display the profile name that you select in the Schedule Profiles list.
Event Configuration >> Motion Detect Trigger Select the Enable option to enable the trigger function of the camera, so that you can send captured images within the detecting area to the FTP server, or email receiver. You have to configure corresponding settings, such as FTP server and email server, to enable this feature. - Schedule Profile: Select a schedule profile from the pull-down list. - Action: Select the destination that the captured images will be sent to: Send Email, or FTP Upload.
Event Configuration >> Schedule Trigger You can separately configure the schedule for trigger function of the camera by Email, or FTP. Select the Enable option on each item, and then select a Schedule Profile from the pull-down list and set the Interval time.
4.9 Tools The Tools menu provides the commands that allow you to restart or reset the camera. You can also backup and restore your configuration, and upgrade the firmware for the camera. Factory Reset Click Reset to restore all factory default settings for the camera. System Reboot Click Reboot to restart the camera just like turning the device off and on. The camera configuration will be retained after rebooting.
Update Firmware This item displays the current firmware version. You can upgrade the firmware for your camera once you obtained a latest version of firmware. - Select the firmware: Click Browse to locate the backup file and then click Update. Note: Make sure to keep the camera connected to the power source during the process of upgrading firmware. Otherwise, the camera might be damaged because of failure of upgrading firmware.
4.10 Information The Information menu displays the current configuration and events log of the camera. Device Info Display the Basic, Video, Network, and Wireless settings of the camera. System Log The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system.
Software User Guide 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.
S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION Firstly, insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer to initiate the Auto-Run program. 1. Click Install Ultraview Software. The setup wizard appears to help you complete the installation step-by-step. Note: To use Ultra View, you must have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed in the computer. 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 > (All) Programs > Conceptronic > Conceptronic UltraView > Conceptronic 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 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.
PAN-TILT CONTROL Panel (optional, not available for CNETCAM2 and C54NETCAM2) 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 camera’s viewing angle to Up ( ) / Down ( )/ ) / Left ( ) / Right ( Left-Up ( ) / Left-Down ( ) / Right-Up ( ) / 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: 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.
Select the Input tab to add a camera by entering its IP address directly. Enter the camera’s IP address (default: 192.168.0.40 for the CNETCAM2 and 192.168.0.45 for the C54NETCAM2) 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. Manually recording Click RECORD/ALL RECORD and it starts recording. Click the button again to stop.
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. To configure the recording settings To configure the recording settings, including the storage folder and storage options, click SETTING > Recording Configuration.
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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. 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.
A PPENDIX A.1 Specification Image Sensor Sensor Resolution 1/4” color CMOS 640x480 Video Compression Video resolution MJPEG VGA/QVGA/QQVGA; 30fps max. System Hardware Processor RAM ROM Power ARM9 base 16MB SDRAM 4MB NOR Flash DC 5V Communication LAN WLAN Protocol support User Interface LAN Antenna Reset LEDs 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet, auto-sensed, Auto-MDIX IEEE 802.
Software OS Support Windows 2000/XP/Vista Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Apple Safari 2 or above Mozilla Firefox 2.
A.2 Glossary of Terms NUMBERS 10BASE-T 100BASE-TX 10BASE-T is Ethernet over UTP Category III, IV, or V unshielded twisted-pair media. The two-pair twisted-media implementation of 100BASE-T is called 100BASE-TX. A ADPCM AMR Applet ASCII ARP AVI Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation, a new technology improved from PCM, which encodes analog sounds to digital form.
B BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol is an Internet protocol that can automatically configure a network device in a diskless workstation to give its own IP address. C Communication Connection Communication has four components: sender, receiver, message, and medium. In networks, devices and application tasks and processes communicate messages to each other over media. They represent the sender and receivers. The data they send is the message. The cabling or transmission method they use is the medium.
E Enterprise network An enterprise network consists of collections of networks connected to each other over a geographically dispersed area. The enterprise network serves the needs of a widely distributed company and operates the company’s mission-critical applications. Ethernet The most popular LAN communication technology. There are a variety of types of Ethernet, including 10Mbps (traditional Ethernet), 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet), and 1,000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet).
I Intranet Internet Internet address IP IP address ISP This is a private network, inside an organization or company that uses the same software you will find on the public Internet. The only difference is that an Intranet is used for internal usage only. The Internet is a globally linked system of computers that are logically connected based on the Internet Protocol (IP). The Internet provides different ways to access private and public information worldwide.
M MJPEG MPEG4 MJPEG (Motion JPEG) composes a moving image by storing each frame of a moving picture sequence in JPEG compression, and then decompressing and displaying each frame at rapid speed to show the moving picture. MPEG4 is designed to enable transmission and reception of highquality audio and video over the Internet and next-generation mobile telephones.
P PCM PING PPPoE Protocol PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is a technique for converting analog audio signals into digital form for transmission. Packet Internet Groper, a utility used to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. It functions by sending a packet to the specified address and waits for a reply. It is primarily used to troubleshoot Internet connections. Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet.
S Server SIP SMTP SNMP Station Subnet mask It is a simple computer that provides resources, such as files or other information. SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) is a standard protocol that delivers the real-time communication for Voice over IP (VoIP), which establishes sessions for features such as audio and video conferencing. The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet mail. Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP was designed to provide a common foundation for managing network devices.
W WAN WEP Windows WPA WPA2 Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of groups of interconnected computers that are separated by a wide distance and communicate with each other via common carrier telecommunication techniques. WEP is widely used as the basic security protocol in Wi-Fi networks, which secures data transmissions using 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use DOS.
A.3 GNU-GPL License Information 1 Availability of source code Conceptronic has exposed the full source code of the GPL licensed software, including any scripts to control compilation and installation of the object code. All future firmware updates will also be accompanied with their respective source code. For more information on how you can obtain our open source code, please visit our web site. 2 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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