IC-3115W User Manual 06-2012 / v1.
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Contents Copyright ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Chapter I: Introduction ...............................................................................................................
Chapter VI: System Configuration................................................................................................................................... 49 6.1 Basic Settings ........................................................................................................................................................ 49 6.2 Advanced Settings .................................................................................................................................................
Chapter I: Introduction 1.1 Features of your New Network Camera Congratulations on purchasing this miniaturized network camera! Its tiny size maximizes portability and facilitates installation; you can easily install the camera almost anywhere you need video surveillance. If no Ethernet cable is available at the location you wish to install this Network camera, you can use the built-in wireless network capabilities to connect to your network, and save the cost of cabling.
The camera will become hot after long periods of use. Refrain from touch the camera with your bare hands, and do not cover this camera with paper or cloth. If the network camera falls into water while powered, do not attempt to retrieve it yourself! Find a qualified electric technician for help. 1.3 Package Contents Please check the contents of your new network camera when you unpack the package. If any items are missing, please contact your dealer of purchase for help.
1.4 Familiarizing Yourself with your New Network Camera [Front] Antenna Lens Power / Cloud LED LAN/Wi-Fi/WPS LED Item 1 - Lens Description Network camera’s lens. Please keep the lens clean and do not touch it directly with your finger. 2 – Power/Cloud LED When the camera is first powered on, the camera will initialize itself, and the Power/Cloud LED will light up for approximately 30 seconds.
[Back] Tripod Connector LAN port WPS / Reset Item 1 - Tripod connector 2 - LAN 3 - Power 4 - WPS / Reset Power Description This mounting hole is compatible with most camera tripod ors camera stands, so you can fix the camera at a secure place. Connects to your local area network. Connects to the 5V DC power adapter. Press this button for 2 seconds to begin WPS connection.
1.5 Installing the Network Camera Please follow the following instructions to set up your new network camera. 1. Secure the network camera to the tripod or camera stand using the mounting hole. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port. For first-time installation you’ll generally need an Ethernet cable to perform configuration. However, if this network camera is configured to connect wirelessly, for example you will connect using WPS, you can skip this step. Connect Ethernet net cable 3.
If everything works as intended, you should see the POWER LED light up (and the Ethernet LED, if an Ethernet cable is inserted). If not, please recheck every step and try again, or ask your dealer of purchase for help. Please note if you configured the network camera to switch LED lights off, the two LED lights won’t light up. 1.
Chapter II: Accessing the Camera’s Web Interface 2.1 Installing EdiView Finder Please first install the EdiView Finder utility, which allows you to locate all network cameras on the local network. Insert the user manual CD-ROM supplied with the network camera into your CD drive. The CD should automatically begin the installation. If it does not, please double-click the installation icon for the admin software in the ‘Utility’ folder. After installation is complete, run EdiView Finder.
Note: Preview is only available when the rectangular block is colored blue. 2.2 Connecting to the Camera’s Web User Interface and Installing the ActiveX Plugin (IE only) For first-time installation, you can connect to the network camera by entering its IP address into the address bar of Internet Explorer. The camera’s IP address can be found by running EdiView Finder. Should EdiView Finder fail to find the camera, you may also attempt to connect using the camera’s default IP address, 192.168.2.3.
The network camera’s administrator username is ‘admin’ (lower case) and the password is ‘1234’ by default. Click ‘OK’ or press the ‘ENTER’ key on your keyboard when you finish entering the username and password. When you connect to the network camera for the first time, you may see the following message: This message prompts you to install the ActiveX plugin before you can see the video from Network camera.
Click ‘Run’ to start installation. After a few seconds, you’ll see this message: For IE9: The message will appear at the bottom of Internet Explorer: Click ‘Run’ to begin installation.
Click ‘Yes’ to continue. Installation will begin: Click ‘Next’ and ‘Install’ when you’re prompted to install ActiveX control.
Click ‘Finish’ to close the window.
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The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Snapshot Record Fit to window Full Screen Digital Zoom Description Take a snapshot (save a picture) of the current live view. You’ll be prompted to select a folder in your computer to save the snapshot in. Start recording video. You’ll be prompted to select a folder in your computer. Click the icon once to begin recording, the icon will turn blue. Click it again to stop recording.
When you’re enlarging an image (i.e. Zoom Factor > 100%), a green rectangle will appear in the image area: Drag the green rectangle to move the position of the enlarged area in the image.
Chapter III: Setting Up the Network Camera To set up the network camera, please log onto the network camera’s web interface and click the ‘Setup’ link in the upper-right corner: The setup menu will appear: There are five setup categories: Basic, Video, Events, System, and Status, which are located at the left of the web interface. When you click on the link of a category, it will expand and show a sub-menu. Please refer to following chapters for detailed instructions.
3.1 Basic Network Settings In this menu, you can setup Ethernet network settings.
Item Network Type Description Select the type of Ethernet connection: Static IP, DHCP, and PPPoE. Please select one from dropdown menu. If you’re not sure, please consult your network administrator or ISP. Static IP: IP: Please assign an IP address to this network camera. Netmask: Please input the netmask of the IP address. Gateway: Please input the gateway address of your network. Primary DNS: Input the IP address of your DNS server. Secondary DNS: Input the IP address of a secondary (backup) DNS.
time, you will have to add a colon and port number after the network camera’s IP address. For example, if the camera’s IP address is 192.168.2.3 and the HTTP port number is 82, you will have to enter ‘http://192.168.2.3:82’ in your web browser’s address bar. DHCP: The network camera will obtain its IP address from a DHCP server on your local area network automatically. PPPoE: Network camera will connect to the network via PPPoE.
3.2 Wireless You can establish wireless connections to other network devices such as a network AP.
When you enter this page, The network camera will scan for wireless devices nearby automatically and display them here. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Wireless Connection Description You can enable or disable wireless functionality here. Network Type Please note: You can switch wireless network off, but you can’t switch wired Ethernet off. Select the type of network you wish to connect: Infra (infrastructure: wireless access point).
Band Available Networks select B, G, or N only, then the network camera will be able to communicate with wireless networks of the same operating mode only. Select wireless band: 20MHz only or 20/40MHz auto switch. It’s recommended to select ‘Auto 20/40MHz’. The network camera will list all nearby networks and their parameters in this field. If the network you wish to connect to does not appear here, click ‘Refresh’ to rescan again.
Authentication Select authentication type: None: No encryption WEP: Use WEP encryption WPA-PSK: Use WPA with PSK encryption. WPA2-PSK: Use WPA2 with PSK encryption. Encryption Type WPA Pre-shared Key The authentication type you select here must be identical to the access point’s setting. Select wireless encryption type. This option will vary depending on the authentication type of the network you wish to connect. The encryption type you select here must be identical to the access point’s setting.
This setting must be identical to the setting of the network you wish to connect to. You can also set up an encrypted wireless connection through WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Self PinCode Configure via Push Button Configure via PinCode Description Displays the 8-digit pin code of this network camera. Write this number down because you’ll need this number to connect with other WPS-enabled network devices when requested.
3.3 Dynamic DNS If your Internet service provider didn’t issue a fixed IP address, you can use this function to report your current IP address to a dynamic DNS service provider, so you can locate your network camera without having a fixed IP address.
Provider Host Name User Name Password functionality, or select ‘Disable’ to disable DDNS functionality. Select your dynamic DNS service provider from the dropdown menu. Input the hostname you registered with the DDNS service provider. Input the user name you registered with the DDNS service provider. Input the password you registered with the DDNS service provider. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made.
3.4 Date & Time You can set up the network camera’s system date and time here. Maintaining a correct system time is very essential when you need to replay recorded video.
Manually: Set time manually. Set Date/Time Manually Synchronize to PC time NTP Server Time Zone Daylight Saving NTP: Use NTP (Network Time Protocol) to set up date and time automatically via the network. If you have an Internet connection or there’s a NTP server on your local network, you can select this function to help you keep the network camera’s date and time correct. There are 6 fields for you to fill, to enter the current date and time.
3.5 Users Besides the default system operator account ‘administrator’, you can add additional operator accounts or user accounts here: Operator accounts can perform all functions and alter configurations of this network camera, while guest accounts can view images only.
The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item User List User Name Password Confirm password Authority Add Modify Remove Anonymous Login Description Lists all existing operators / users here. To modify an operator / user’s setting, click his / her name here first. Input user’s name here. Input user’s password here. Input user’s password here again for confirmation. Select this user’s privilege: Operators can view video and change video settings on the setup page. Guests can only view video.
want to establish a remote video server which allows everyone to view the camera video. If you only want to allow registered users to log in, select ‘Disable’. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made.
3.6 UPnP When you enable this feature, Windows computers can discover this network camera from Windows Network Neighbor directly, and you don’t have to know this network camera’s IP address in advance (This only works on the local area network). Select ‘Enable’ to enable this feature, or select ‘Disable’ to prevent users on the local area network from discovering this network camera.
3.7 Bonjour When you enable this feature, Macintosh computers can discover this network camera from the Safari web browser directly, and you don’t have to know this network camera’s IP address in advance (This only works on local area networks). Select ‘Enable’ to enable this feature, or select ‘Disable’ to prevent users on the local area network from discovering this network camera with Safari. Tips: The Bonjour feature must be enabled in Safari first.
Chapter IV: Video Configuration In video configuration setup page, you can change the resolution and frame rate, so you can decide on video quality according to available bandwidth. 4.1 Video Settings You can change resolution and frame rate settings here. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Resolution Description Change the video resolution from the dropdown list.
Please note: When the environment is dark, this network camera will automatically adjust its frame rate to a lower setting, to provide better video quality by using a longer exposure time. Power frequency Select the AC utility power’s frequency (50 or 60Hz). This will help reduce the flicker of video caused by certain types of illumination. If you don’t know the frequency of the power you’re using, you can consult your utility power company. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made. 4.
Item Brightness / Contrast / Saturation / Sharpness / Hue Reset to default Save value Description Change the video’s appearance. Change these parameters if you don’t like the current appearance of the video. Click and drag the blue lever to change the value. Click this button to reset all settings back to the default value (50). Save changes you made.
Chapter V: Event Configuration This network camera is able to detect motion. You can use this feature to use this network camera as a security alarm, and send the image to you by email or upload the image to an FTP server when there’s motion. 5.1 Motion Detection Setup You can enable or disable motion detection settings here.
time; to ignore minor motions, select a longer time. Send snapshot to Select ‘Enable’ to send a snapshot picture E-Mail to a designated email recipient; select ‘Disable’ to disable this feature. Send snapshot to Select ‘Enable’ to upload a snapshot FTP picture to a designated FTP server; select ‘Disable’ to disable this feature. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made. 5.1.1 Detection Region You can set up the area in the video where the network camera should detect changes in video (motion).
(The setup page’s video view window is intentionally set to black so you can see the 3 motion detection regions clearly). The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Region 1 / Region 2 / Region 3 Description Check the box to enable this motion detection region. A rectangle will appear on the video view when it’s checked (enabled).
Move the mouse to a corner or the middle of an edge of the motion detection rectangle, and click and drag the mouse. To move the motion detection area: Sensitivity Threshold Refresh Save Position the mouse within the motion detection area, and click and drag the mouse. Change the sensitivity of motion detection. Set to a higher value (right) and the network camera will trigger the alarm when there are only small changes in video.
5.1.2 FTP You can upload a snapshot picture to an FTP server when motion is detected by this network camera. When you select this setup page, you’ll see the following setup page: The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item FTP Server Description Input the IP address or host name of the FTP server.
User Name Password Port Path Passive mode Input the user name required by the FTP server. Input the password of the FTP server. Input the port number of the FTP server, this should an integer between 1 and 65535. Please don’t change this value unless so instructed by the FTP server’s administrator. Input the path (folder) you wish to save snapshot files to on the FTP server.
5.1.3 SMTP You can send a snapshot picture by email when motion is detected by this network camera.
Public Server SMTP Server SMTP Port Recipient E-Mail Address Sender E-Mail Address SSL/TLS SMTP Authentication Account Password If you’re using Hotmail, Yahoo mail, or Google mail, select the appropriate item from the dropdown menu, and the network camera will fill in the SMTP server address and port number for you automatically. Input the host name or IP address of the SMTP server. This information is usually provided by your ISP. Input the SMTP port number here.
Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made. You can also click ‘Send a test E-mail’ button to send a test email to the SMTP server, and a message box will appear to indicate if the email was successful, so you can determine if the parameters you set in this page are correct.
Chapter VI: System Configuration You can configure the basic system settings in this setup page, or backup / restore system configurations. 6.1 Basic Settings You can set the camera’s name and password here. You can also change the behavior of LED lights. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item IPCamera Name Administrator Password Confirm Password LED Indication Description Set the name of the network camera.
by select ‘off’ here, so other people can’t tell if the network camera is active. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made. 6.2 Advanced Settings You can save or restore the network camera’s configuration file here. You can also reboot the network camera remotely here. The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Firmware Filename Backup Config Description You can improve the functionality of this network camera by uploading a new firmware file when available.
Restore Config Reboot Now Reset to default current configurations as a file and save it on your computer’s hard drive. Click the ‘Browse’ button to select a previously-saved configuration file on your computer’s hard drive, and then click ‘Apply’ to upload the configuration file. Click this button to reboot the network camera. This function is useful when you think the network camera is not working properly. Reset the network camera’s settings back to default values.
Chapter VII: System Status You can view the status of this network camera, which is helpful when you need to do detailed configuration, or debug. 7.1 System Information You can see system-wide information of this network camera here.
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7.2 System Log The network camera’s usage and actions will be displayed here. The system log will appear here, you can use the scroll bar to view logs, with some adjustable parameters: The descriptions of these items are listed below: Item Log Level Remote Log Description Select the log level from the dropdown list. Select 0 and the network camera will only log very important information, or select 4 to log everything. This Network camera can send log information to a remote server for archiving.
Remote Log Server This network camera supports syslog log servers. Input the IP address or host name of the log server you wish to use. Click the ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made.
Chapter VIII: Advanced Operations In this chapter, you’ll learn how to apply for a DYNDNS account to use with this network camera when you don’t have a fixed IP address, and view the video of this network camera on your iPhone. 8.1 Applying for a DynDNS Account If your ISP issues you with an IP address that is not fixed, please follow the following instructions to apply for a free DynDNS account, to get a host name that is dynamically mapped to your current IP address. 1.
3. Fill in all fields that appear in this menu, and click the ‘Create Account’ button to create a new account. You’ll be prompted if the account you selected is not available. 4. When you see this image, you’ll receive an e-mail confirmation at the e-mail box you registered with dyndns.org.
5. Check your e-mail box and you should be able to see the confirmation e-mail. Click the link to connect to the dyndns.org website and complete the registration procedure. If you didn’t get the mail, please re-check the e-mail address, or click the ‘resending it’ link in last step. Also, if nothing happen after you click the link in the message, please copy the link text and paste it into your web browser’s address bar. 6. When you see the ‘Account Confirmed’ webpage, it indicates your dyndns.
7. Click the ‘Create Hostname’ button. 8. In this page: Input the hostname of your choice in the ‘Hostname’ field, Select a domain name from the dropdown menu, Select ‘Host with IP address’ for ‘Service Type’, Input the current IP address in the ‘IP Address’ field (or click the link below to use the detected IP address to fill this field’.
9. Click ‘Add to cart’ continue. 10. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
11. Click ‘Activate Services’ to continue. 12. When you see this message, it indicates your free dyndns.org hostname mapping service has been activated. You can go to chapter 2-2-3 to use your dyndns.org username, password, and hostname + domain name to locate your network camera on the Internet even you’re using dynamic IP addresses! 8.2 Applying for a Free no-ip.
(URL). As shown in the following figure, one PC called “DNS server” keeps revising the record “your-name.no-ip.org vs 61.61.61.1” in its internal DNS directory. If you enter http://your-name.no-ip.org into an iPhone you can find the 2 network cameras at “My home”. The following are steps to apply for an account named “your-name.no-ip.org” at http://www.no-ip.com and how this account is configured in an Edimax router. Note: http://www.no-ip.com is not a branch or affiliate of Edimax.
Click “Add a Host”. Fill in the host name and select a host from the drop down list. Click “Create Host” to complete the process. Now, you could locate your home network camera using http://your-name.no-ip.org.
Chapter IX: Windows Surveillance Utility Besides using web browser to operate this network camera, you can also use the Windows utility, which provides faster access to all functions of this network camera. 9.1 Installing the Network Camera Administration Software 1. Double-click the Setup_Viewer_xxx file to start installation.
2. Click ‘Next’ to continue. 3. You can uncheck the boxes here if you don’t want to create a desktop / quick launch icon, and click ‘Next’ to continue. 4. Please check if everything’s correct here. If you want to change any settings, click ‘Back’ to go back to the previous page, or click ‘Install’ to start installation.
5. Installation procedures take a few seconds to a few minutes to complete, please be patient. 6. Installation is complete when you see this message. You can click ‘Finish’ to finish installation procedures and launch the utility, or uncheck the ‘Launch IPCam Surveillance Software’ box before you click the ‘Finish’ button if you don’t want to launch the software after installation is complete.
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9.2 Using the Network Camera Surveillance Software You can select the ‘IPCam Surveillance Software’ icon from your desktop, quick launch bar, or start menu to start the network camera surveillance software. Before you start: The network camera surveillance software will only work when your monitor’s resolution is ‘1024 x 768’. Please change the resolution before you use the network camera surveillance software, or it won’t start.
You can put the mouse cursor on a certain component and see its button name. For detailed descriptions of all buttons: Item Video display area Language Description The image of all connected cameras will be displayed here. Select a language from this dropdown menu to change the display language. Display layout Change camera image display layout (Click a layout icon to change camera display layout). There are 8 kinds of display layouts available.
Recording cameras. Start video recording. Configure Software / camera configuration. Playback Play back a recorded video file. Snapshot Take a snapshot of current the camera image. Message Displays all system messages. display Close window Terminates network camera surveillance (stop software. surveillance) Minimize window Minimizes network camera surveillance software window.
9.3 Configuring the Network Camera Surveillance Software 9.3.1 Camera Configuration Before you use this network camera surveillance software, you must configure the camera(s) you wish to connect.
9.3.1.1 “Camera” Settings In this tab you can configure all the cameras you wish to connect to. Up to 16 cameras can be connected simultaneously: Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Channel Camera Search Select Refresh Description Select the channel number you wish to set. All cameras found on your local network will be displayed in the ‘Camera Search’ box.
Name* Input the name of the camera here. The default name is the first 6 bytes of the camera’s MAC address; you can change the name of the camera so you can remember the camera’s location or purpose easily. Model Displays the model of the selected camera, this field cannot be changed. IP* Input the IP address of the camera. Username* Input the user name of the camera. Web Port* Input the web port of the camera. By default it’s ‘80’. Password Input the password of the camera. Default password is ‘1234’.
9.3.1.2 Scheduled Recording In this tab, you can setup scheduled video recording, so you can record the video captured by all cameras you have according to a pre-defined schedule. Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Channel One Time Schedules New (One Time Schedules) Description Select the channel number you wish to set. You can specify the one-time schedule for a selected camera; this schedule will be executed once only.
Please specify the time duration of this one-time schedule (the date and time of ‘From’ and ‘To’), then click ‘OK’ to save settings. Edit Delete New (Weekly Schedules) Please note you must set a schedule that will happen in the future, you cannot set a schedule in the past. You can modify a scheduled recording item. Select a schedule in ‘One Time Schedules’ list, and click the ‘Edit’ button to edit the start and end time of this schedule. Delete a selected schedule item.
duration of video recording in the ‘Period’ field (format is HH:MM:SS), and the end time will be calculated automatically and displayed in the ‘To’ field. You can also click the ‘All Time Record’ button to define a recording schedule that will be executed every weekday, from 12:00:00AM to 11:59:59PM. Edit Delete OK Cancel Click ‘OK’ to save changes. You can modify a scheduled recording item.
9.3.1.3 Audio For cameras that support audio, you can use this tab to decide if you wish to hear the audio captured by the selected camera. Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Channel Mute Audio Record Video Only OK Cancel Description Select the channel number you wish to set. Check this box and the network camera surveillance software will not play the audio captured by this camera.
9.3.1.4 Motion-Triggered Recording With this function activated, only motions captured by the camera will be recorded, so you don’t have to waste hard disk storage space on images you don’t need to pay attention to. WARNING: For applications where security is of high priority, it’s not recommended to use this function, since some tiny changes you may need to know about may not be enough to trigger the camera and the camera will not start recording.
when motion is triggered Send mail when motion is triggered OK Cancel detected by the camera. Send an email to a pre-defined address when a motion has been detected by the camera. Save settings in this tab. Discard all settings in this tab.
9.3.2 General Settings You can set system-wide settings of this network camera surveillance software in this menu. 9.3.2.1 General All general settings such as the file storage directory and recording spaces can be set here.
Item Data Directory Free Recording Space Max Video File Size Description Set the directory (folder) you wish to store the recorded video and captured image. You can click the ‘Browse’ button to pick a directory on your hard disk. Displays remaining storage space. Cycle Recording Defines the maximum file size of every video file. When the size of the file exceeds this value, the network camera surveillance software will open another file to record the video.
9.3.2.2 Email Setting If you want to use the motion detection function and wish to receive an email that contains the image captured by the camera, please set up your email related parameters here first. Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Description E-Mail Subject Specify the subject of the sent email. Recipient Lists all email addresses you set.
Address New Click this button and you’ll be prompted to input the email address. Click ‘OK’ to save changes. Edit Select an email address from the ‘Recipient E-Mail Address’ box, and click ‘Edit’ to edit the email address. Delete Delete the selected email address. Sender E-Mail Specify the email address that will appear as Address the sender. SMTP Server Specify the IP address or host name of the SMTP server you wish to use.
SMTP Password OK Cancel receive email). Please refer to the settings in your email software or ask your ISP / network administrator if you’re not sure about this. Input the SMTP password of your SMTP server here. In most cases, it’s the same as your POP3 password (the one you use to receive email). Please refer to the settings in your email software or ask your ISP / network administrator if you’re not sure about this. Save settings in this tab. Discard all settings in this tab. 9.3.2.
Here are the descriptions of all settings: Item Enable Disable Password Confirm Password Description Requires password authentication when this software starts. Password authentication is not required when this software starts. Input the password you wish to use here. Input the password you wish to use here again. 9.3.2.4 About This tab shows the version number of the network camera surveillance software you’re using.
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9.4 Changing the Display Layout This network camera surveillance software provides 8 display layouts: Every layout displays a different number of cameras in different arrangements, you can click the icon that represents a specific layout, and the video display area will change accordingly. Layout style 1: 1 Camera only Displays the video of 1 camera only. Layout style 2: 4 Cameras Displays the video of up to 4 cameras.
Layout style 3: 6 Cameras Displays the video of up to 6 cameras. Layout style 4: 8 Cameras Displays the video of up to 8 cameras. Layout style 5: 9 Cameras Displays the video of up to 9 cameras. Layout style Displays the video of up to 10 cameras.
Layout style Displays the video of up to 13 cameras. 7: 13 Cameras Layout style Displays the video of up to 16 cameras.
9.5 Full-Screen Mode If you want to use all available space on your monitor to display the surveillance image, you can click the ‘Full Screen’ button to switch the display mode to full-screen mode. To exit full-screen mode, press the ‘ESC’ key.
9.6 Scan If you have more than one camera configured, and you wish to switch the display image between cameras, you can click the ‘Scan’ button to switch between all configured cameras. NOTE: If a camera is configured but disconnected, it will still be displayed in a scan sequence (you’ll see nothing and you’ll see the text ‘Disconnected’ at the upper-left corner of the display image).
9.7 Zoom-In/Zoom-Out For cameras that support the zoom-in / zoom-out function, you can use this function to see more objects within the camera’s view, or enlarge the image size of a certain object to see it in detail.
9.8 PTZ For cameras that support pan - tilt functions, you can change the direction that the camera points to, to see different places that fall within the camera’s view. Please select a camera in the video display area by clicking on its image, and then click the directions you wish the camera to move to (total 8 directions available). Click the ‘Home’ button ( ) to return to the camera’s home (default) position.
9.9 Snapshot You can take a snapshot of a selected camera and save it to a ‘Snapshot’ sub-folder in a pre-defined data directory. Click the snapshot button once to take a snapshot; you can take as many snapshots as you want until the hard disk is full.
9.10 Recording You can start video recording a selected camera’s image by clicking the ‘Start Recording’ button: When recording starts, you’ll see a message displayed in the message display box, such as ‘1/1 10:00:00, Camera 2 Start Manual’, which means camera 2 started recording manually on 1/1 at 10:00:00. To stop recording, click the ‘Start Recording’ button again, and you’ll see a message displayed in the message display box such as ‘1/1 10:00:00, Camera 2 Stop Manual’.
9.11 Video Playback You can playback all recorded video by clicking this button. A new window will appear: You have to search the video file before you can play it. There are two kinds of video search: Time Search (search all videos file that fall within a specific period of time) and Motion Search (search all videos recorded by the motion detection function and fall within a specific period of time).
Chapter X: Accessing the Network Camera Remotely 10.1 Configuring the iOS Surveillance Software Note: Make sure the device is connected to a Wi-Fi or 3G network before launching the application. To install the EdiView Network Camera application on an iOS device, do the following: (1) Search for Edimax EdiView to download and install the application. (2) When the application is successfully installed the EdiView icon is shown on the screen. (3) Launch EdiView by tapping the EdiView icon.
Adding Network Cameras There are two ways to add a network camera to the camera list: Automatically scan and add available cameras located on the network. Manually enter a network camera’s information. Automatically Adding a camera When the EdiView application is launched, it automatically searches the LAN for all Edimax network cameras.
If cameras are found, they are shown in the camera list. If no camera is found, an empty list is shown. Tap Add New Camera to manually add a network camera Manually Adding a Network Camera on a LAN in IP Mode Note: Cameras added in IP mode can only be accessed on the local network.
Tap the Cloud / IP Mode button to set the mode to IP. Enter information into the following fields: Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes.
Manually Adding a Network Camera on the Cloud with Cloud Mode Note: Cameras added this way can be accessed from anywhere an Internet connection is available. Tap the Cloud / IP mode button to set the mode to Cloud.
Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes. iOS Surveillance Software Configuration Options The EdiView application automatically searches the LAN for existing Edimax network cameras and adds them to the camera list. Tap a camera in the list to edit the configuration settings. Configuring Network Settings on a LAN in IP Mode Tap the text box of a parameter and enter new information to change the network configuration settings.
Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes.
Configuring Network Settings on the Cloud with Cloud Mode Tap the text box of a parameter and enter new information to change the network configuration settings. Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes.
Configuring Video Display Parameters Tap the parameter and enter new information to change the video display configuration settings.
Note: Use a lower video quality when network bandwidth is low. Tap Done to add the network camera to the camera list. Tap Cancel to discard changes. Removing a Network Camera from the List To remove a network camera from the list, do the following: Tap Edit, and tap to remove the selected camera.
Tap Delete to remove the network camera from the list.
Main Menu Buttons To show the EdiView menu buttons, press the menu button on the iOS device. The EdiView menu buttons perform the following functions: View live images of network cameras. View a list of events, or movements, for a network camera. Use Google Maps to locate network cameras. Show a list of available network cameras. Show information about the EdiView application.
To view events, which are motions detected by the network camera, tap the Events button.
Select a network camera to show an event list. Tap an event to see an enlarged image.
Note: If your network camera uses a resolution of 1280x960, you may see a warning message regarding changing the resolution. You can use the Map feature to mark your network cameras on Google Maps so you can locate them and remember their physical locations easily. Note: You need an active Internet connection to show a map on your iOS device. Tap the Map button on the toolbar to access the map menu. Google Maps attempts to locate the iOS device’s current location by GPS and the network.
Note: A red pin indicating the location of the network camera is placed at the center of the map. When you have found the location where the network camera is installed, tap the Locate button at the upper-right corner of your iOS device, and a camera list will be shown. Select the network camera you wish to mark on the map, and tap Done when done.
10.2 Configuring the Android Surveillance Software To install the EdiView Network Camera application on an Android device, follow these instructions: (1) Launch the Android Market.
(2) Tap the magnifier icon at the upper-right corner of the Android market and enter ediview in the search field. (3) Tap EdiView to download and install the application.
(4) At the installation confirmation screen, tap Install to start installation or Cancel to exit . (5) The installation status appears on screen. The process may take several minutes depending on connection speed.
(6) When the application is successfully installed, “Application installed” is shown on the screen. (7) Tap Open to launch the EdiView application or tap Done to close the window.
Adding Network Cameras There are two ways to add available cameras located on the network. Automatically scan and add available cameras located on the network. Manually enter a network camera’s information Automatically Adding a camera When the EdiView application is launched, it automatically searches the LAN for all Edimax network cameras You can launch EdiView by clicking the ‘EdiView’ icon in ‘All Applications. If a camera is found, it is shown in the camera list.
If no camera is found, tap OK to close the information dialogue. Tap Manually to manually add a new network camera.
Manually Adding a Network Camera on a LAN in IP Mode Note: Cameras added in IP mode can only be accessed on the local network Tap the Cloud / IP Mode button to set the mode to IP.
Enter information into the following fields: Tap Add to add the camera to the list. Tap Cancel to discard the changes.
Note: Cameras added this way can be accessed from anywhere an Internet connection is available. Tap the Cloud / IP Mode button to set the mode to Cloud. Enter information into the following fields: Tap Add to add the camera to the list. Tap Cancel to discard the changes.
Android Surveillance Software Configuration Options The EdiView application automatically searches the LAN for existing Edimax network cameras and adds them to the camera list. Tap on a camera’s icon in the list to edit the configuration settings.
Tap Done to save the changes. Tap Cancel to discard the changes.
Configuring Network Settings on the Cloud with Cloud Mode Tap the text box of a parameter and enter new information to change the network configuration settings. Tap Done to save the changes. Tap Cancel to discard the changes.
Configuring Video Display Parameters Tap the parameter and enter the new information to change the video display configuration settings. Tap the button. Drag the slider bars right or left to configure brightness, saturation, sharpness, video quality and pan/tilt speed. Tap Done to save the changes. Tap Cancel to discard the changes. Removing a Network Camera from the List To remove a network camera from the list, do the following: Tap a camera in the list and hold.
When the Delete Network Camera dialogue appears, remove your finger.
Tap Yes to remove the network camera from the list. Tap No to leave the camera on the list. Main Menu Buttons To show the EdiView menu buttons, press the menu button on the Android device. The EdiView menu buttons perform the following functions: View live images of network cameras. Use Google Maps to locate network cameras. Add a new network camera to the camera list. Reload the network camera list. Show information about the EdiView application.
Taking a Snapshot To take a snapshot of the current live image and save it on your Android device, tap the button. You’ll see a Save Snapshot message appear, which indicates a snapshot has been taken. Viewing Multiple Cameras If you have more than one network camera, tap the button to see the images of up to four network cameras at the same time. Tap on the camera’s image to enlarge it.
Tap the time.
Viewing an Event Image When a new event, or movement, has been detected by the network camera, the icon appears in the network camera list. Tap the icon to see the list of events. All events are displayed along with the time the event was triggered.
Tap the event to see an enlarge picture. The image of the event is displayed along with the time it was triggered. To see an enlarged picture, hold the Android device horizontally.
Save an Event Image Snapshot To save a snapshot of this event, tap the button. The message “Event Image saved” indicates the image has been saved successfully. Mapping a Camera Use the mapping feature to make the location of the network camera on Google Maps. An active internet connection is required to show the map on the Android device. Tap the Map button at the bottom of the device to access the map menu. Google Maps is shown on the Android device.
Note: Using the Android device indoors may hinder the service’s ability to find the device location. To manually find the device’s location, drag a finger over the map in a direction until the desired location is found. A blue pin is placed at the center of the map to mark the location of the network camera.
When you find the location where a network camera is installed, press the Menu button on your Android device and tap Locate and a camera list is shown. Select the network camera you wish to mark on the map. Refreshing the Camera List If new cameras are added or removed from the network, scan the network again to update your camera list.
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10.3 Configuring myedimax.com Note: This feature the use of Java applets. If Java is not viewable in your browser, visit www.java.com to download and install the Java software. (If your web browser does not support Java, you’ll see this message when you try to access myedimax.com) Note: System administrator rights are required to launch the applet in IE. Log into Windows with an administrator account or use the Run as Administrator feature to launch IE. Only 32-bit IE is supported. (1) To access myedimax.
password is 1234 (4) Click OK to continue. (5) The network camera can now be controlled from the applet. Configuring the Network Camera from myedimax.com The network camera can be operated and configured by clicking the configuration icon on the toolbar located below the image.
To configure the network camera, click window. to show the configuration menu Use the slider controls to change the image brightness, saturation, sharpness, video quality and pan & tilt speed. Use the dropdown lists to change the video resolution and operating language. Click Apply to save the changes or Cancel to discard them.
10.4 Troubleshooting Please don’t panic if you find this network camera is not working properly. Before you send this network camera back to us, you can do some simple checks to save your time: Problem description Can’t connect to the network camera Possible solution(s) 1) Please check the IP address of the network camera again. 2) Please make sure the network cable is correctly connected to your local area network. 3) Please make sure power cable is correctly connected to the network camera.
Appendix A This network camera’s default IP address is 192.168.2.3, and you must use a computer that uses 192.168.2.x IP address to connect to this default IP. Please follow the following instructions to set up your computer’s IP address: 1. Please click the ‘Start’ button and then click ‘Control Panel’. 2.
3. If you didn’t see ‘Network and Internet’ in control panel, please look for the ‘Network and Sharing Center’ icon and double-click it. 4. Click ‘Local Area Connection’ 5. Click ‘Properties’ 6. Click ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’.
7. Click ‘Use the following IP address’, and then input ‘192.168.2.1’ in ‘IP address’ and ‘255.255.255.0’ in ‘Subnet mask’, as shown below.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 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.
version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd., declare under our sole responsibility, that the equipment described below complies with the requirements of the European R&TTE directive (2006/95/EC). Equipment : Model No. : 1.3Mpx Wireless Network Camera IC-3015Wn Report No. : EA161515 EH161515 L161515L356 ER161515AC ER161515AI The following European standards for essential requirements have been followed: EN 50385:2002 EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1 (2008-04) EN 301 489-17 V2.1.
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