Wired / Wireless IR IP Camera ICA-108 / ICA-108W User’s Manual Version: 2.00 Date: Apr.
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Table of Content 1. 2. 3. Introduction................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Features .............................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Package Contents ....................................................................................
3.8.1 Common ................................................................................................ 52 3.8.2 MPEG4/VGA ......................................................................................... 53 3.8.3 MPEG4/QVGA...................................................................................... 54 3.8.4 MPEG4/QQVGA................................................................................... 55 3.8.5 VIDEO/JPEG................................................................
1. Introduction The ICA-108/108W is a wired/wireless IR IP Camera. The ICA-108/108W can send live video and audio via the internet to a web browser anywhere in the world. The ICA-108/108W features zero-lux illumination. The 6 IR illuminators built around the lens bring the clearest vision at night. The ICA-108/108W offers color picture in day time and monochrome at complete darkness with built in CMOS sensor up to 10 meters.
• DDNS, PPPoE and FTP uploading support provide more alternatives in surveillance network • Motion Detection: the motion detection feature can monitor any suspicious movement in specific area 1.3 Package Contents User can find the following items in the package: 1. IR IP Camera x 1 2. Power adapter x 1 3. Wall mount accessories x 1 4. Utility and manual CD x 1 5. Quick Start Guide x 1 6. External Antenna (ICA-108W only) NOTE: 1.
2. Basic Setup This chapter provides details of installing and configuring the wired/wireless IR IP Camera. 2.1 System Requirements Network Interface 10/100MBase-TX Ethernet Monitoring System Recommended for Internet Explorer 6.0 or later System Hardware · CPU: Pentium 4, 1.5GHz or above · Memory Size : 512 MB (512 MB or above Recommended ) · VGA card resolution : 1024 x 768 or above · Network bandwidth: In VGA resolution mode, minimum upload bandwidth is 1Mbps.
2.2 Physical Description LAN Socket DC 5V Power Jack Audio Output 1. Reset to Default Button LAN Socket The LAN port is a RJ-45 connector for connections to 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling. This Ethernet port built N-Way protocol can detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network automatically. Please use Category 5 “straight” cable to connect the IR IP Camera to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network switch or hub. Note: 2.
6. Done. 2.4 Initial Utility Installation This chapter shows how to quick set up your IR IP Camera. The IR IP Camera is with the default settings. However to help you find the IR IP Camera quickly the windows utility-IP Wizard can search the IR IP Cameras in the network that shall help you to configure some basic setting before you started advanced management and monitoring. 1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive to launch the autorun program. Once completed, a welcome menu screen will appear. 2.
4. Please click “Next” to install with original settings, or you may click “Change…” button to modify the install folder then press “Next” to continue. 5. Please click “Install” to start the installation.
6. Please click “Finish” to complete the installation on the desktop then you will see the IR IP 7. Please double-click the utility icon Camera utility.
2.5 IP Wizard When you installed the IR IP Camera on a LAN environment, you may execute IP Wizard to discover IR IP Camera’s IP address and set up related parameters in the IR IP Camera. NOTE: The ICA-108 installation steps are similar. Below is the installation of ICA-108W. Search Button: When click Search button, a searching window will pop up. IP Wizard is starting to search Internet Camera on the LAN.
Wizard Button: When IP Wizard finds your IR IP Camera, Wizard button will become available. Please select the device you would like to configure in the Information Box. The device will turn into yellow which means this device is selected; please press “Wizard” button. Or you could double click the mouse left key on the selected IR IP Camera. Relative settings will be carried out. Details of Install Wizard will be specified as Section 2.6.
2.6 Configure With IP Wizard After pressing Installation Wizard, please key in Username and Password of the device when login dialog box appears on the screen. You can login the setup page if authorized name and password is correct. Default username/password for machine login: admin/ Wizard Page 1: Username and Password This page is about the change of the authorized user name and password of the selected device. If you don’t want to change them, please click “Next” to move to the next page.
Wizard Page 2: LAN Setting This page is about the select of Static IP or DHCP ON. LAN: You can configure this IR IP Camera to obtain its address automatically or manually assign. If there is a DHCP server in your network environment and you select “DHCP ON”, IR IP Camera can automatically obtain an IP address. If you don’t have DHCP server or you want to use fixed IP address, please select “Static IP” and fill in the following fields with proper parameters.
address 192.168.0.20. User may now open your web browser, and key in http://192.168.0.20 in the address bar of your web browser to logon IR IP Camera’s web configuration page. Wizard Page 3: Confirmation This page shows the new configurations. If it is correct, please press “Submit” icon and the setting information will be save to your IR IP Camera. Click on “Exit” to close this window.
2.7 UPnP Function NOTE: Windows 2000 does not support UPnP feature. 2.7.1 Windows XP UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device. If the operating system, Windows XP, of your PC is UPnP enabled, the device will be very easy to configure. Use the following steps to enable UPnP settings only if your operating system of PC is running Windows XP.
The “Add or Remove Programs” will display on the screen and click Add/Remove Widows Components to continue.
The “Networking Services” will display on the screen, select Universal Plug and Play and click OK to continue.
The program will start installing the UPnP automatically. You will see the below pop-up screen, please wait while Setup configures the components.
Double-click My Network Places on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with IR IP Camera to view your device in an internet browser. 2.7.2 Windows Vista UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. This device is an UPnP enabled device.
Double-click My Network Places on the desktop, the “My Network Places” will display on the screen and double-click the UPnP icon with IR IP Camera to view your device in an internet browser.
2.8 Setup ActiveX to use the IR IP Camera The IR IP Camera web pages communicate with the IR IP Camera using an ActiveX control. The ActiveX control must be downloaded from the IR IP Camera and installed on your PC. Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow for the web page to work correctly. To use the IR IP Camera, user must setup his IE browser as follows: 2.8.
2.8.2 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP From your IE browse Î ”Tools” Î ”Internet Options…” Î ”Security” ΔCustom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. Set the first 3 items • Allow previously unused ActiveX control to run… • Allows Script lets • Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for IR IP Camera.
2.8.3 Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista From your IE browse Î ”Tools” Î ”Internet Options…” Î ”Security” Î ”Internet” ΔCustom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow. • Enable “Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls” • Prompt “Initialize and script active controls not marked….” From your IE browse Î ”Tools” Î ”Internet Options…” Î ”Security” Î ”Trusted Sites” ΔCustom Level…”, please setup your “Settings” as follow.
3. Web-based Management This chapter provides setup details of the IR IP Camera’s Web-based Interface. 3.1 Introduction The IR IP Camera can be configured with your Web Browser. Before configure, please make sure your PC is under the same IP segment with IR IP Camera. 3.2 Connecting to IR IP Camera z Use the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the IR IP Camera. z Once connected, you can add the IR IP Camera to your Browser’s Favorites or Bookmarks.
Web browser may display the “Security Warming” window, select “Yes” to install and run the ActiveX control into your PC. After the ActiveX control was installed and run, the first image will be displayed. NOTE: If you log in the IR IP Camera as an ordinary user, setting function will be not available. If you log in the IR IP Camera as the administrator, you can perform all the settings provided within the device.
3.3 Live View Start-up screen will be as follow no matter an ordinary users or an administrator. Video Profile ActiveX Control Streaming Protocol Language Setting Menu 2-Way Audio Video Information Monitor Image Section Monitor Image Section: The image shot by the IR IP Camera is shown here. The date and time are displayed at the top of the window. Video Profile: The IR IP Camera support multi-profile for both MEPG-4 and M-JPEG simultaneously.
Item Action Network Configure Network settings such as DHCP, DDNS, 3GPP, PPPoE and UPnP Camera Adjust IR IP Camera parameters System Configure system information, date & time, maintenance, and view system log file.
3.4 ActiveX Control The plug-in ActiveX control supports a lot of functions by clicking the left mouse button. Note that this feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft® Internet Explorer. On the ActiveX control icon, click the LeftMouseButton, then a menu pop-up. This menu provides features that are unique to the ActiveX control.
3.4.1 Digital Zoom Click Digital Zoom to active this function as above. User can drag or scale the box over the video to adjust zoom ratio and position. 3.4.2 Record Click Record to activate this function. Press Record button to start recording. The video file is saved as ASF format into your local PC. While you want to stop it, press Stop to stop recording. Select Browser, the pop-up window to select the save path and file name prefix, select OK to continue.
3.4.3 Snapshot Click Snapshot to activate this function. Press Snapshot button to take a picture. The image file is saved as JPEG format into your local PC. Select Browser, the pop-up window to select the save path and file name prefix, select OK to continue. If you like to retrieve the saved image, select the file to display the saved image by using any one of graph editing tools. NOTE: Default save path is “C:\Documents and Settings\All user\Desktop 3.4.4 Voice Click Volume to activate this function.
3.4.5 Statistics Click Statistics to activate this function. A window will be popup to show the statistics information of the streaming status. Note that this information is the statistics between the device and your local PC. 3.4.
3.5 Network Use this menu to configure the network to connect the device and the clients. 3.5.1 Network This section provides the menu of connecting the device through Ethernet cable. MAC address: Display the Ethernet MAC address of the device. Note that user cannot change it. Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): DHCP: Stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Enable this checked box when a DHCP server is installed on the network to issue IP address assignment.
shown in the corresponding, more readable form as 255.255.255.0. Gateway: A gateway is a piece of software or hardware that passes information between networks. You'll see this term most often when you either log in to an Internet site or when you're transient email between different servers. Primary DNS: When you send email or position a browser to an Internet domain such as xxxxx.com, the domain name system translates the names into IP addresses.
MAC address: Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the WLAN card. Note that user cannot change it. Site survey: Click the “Reload” button. It will refresh information window which list is the result of a network scan. Access points with a disabled SSID Broadcast will not appear unless the camera is associated with it. Interface Select: “Wired (Ethernet) only” or “Auto – wired if cable connected otherwise wireless”: Choose wired or wireless mode. However, note that wired is priority.
characters for 128-bit WEP. •HEX - In this method the string must be exactly 10 hexadecimal (0-9, A-F) characters for 64-bit WEP and 26 hexadecimal characters for 128-bit WEP. Web Key 1~4: Key value of WEP. WPA settings: WPA Key: Key value of WPA. The device uses a pre-shared key (PSK) for key management. The pre-shared key can be entered either as Manual hex, as 64 hexadecimal characters, or as a Passphrase, using 8 to 63 ASCII characters.
3.5.3 DDNS server DDNS: Stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server The device supports DDNS. If your device is connected to xDSL directly, you might need this feature. However, if your device is behind a NAT router, you will not need to enable this feature. Because DDNS allows the device to use an easier way to remember naming format rather than an IP address. The name of the domain is like the name of a person, and the IP address is like his phone number.
DDNS: To enable or disable the DDNS service here. Server name: Choose the built-in DDNS server. DDNS Host: The domain name is applied of this device. User Name: The user name is used to log into DDNS. Password: The password is used to log into DDNS. 3.5.4 PPPoE PPPoE: Stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet A standard builds on Ethernet and Point-to-Point network protocol.
PPPoE: To enable or disable the PPPoE service here. User Name: Type the user name for the PPPoE service which is provided by ISP. Password: Type the password for the PPPoE service which is provided by ISP. IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway: Shows the IP information got from PPPoE server site. Status: Shows the Status of PPPoE connection. 3.5.
RTSP Port: Choose the RTSP port. The RTSP protocol allows a connecting client to start a video stream. Enter the RTSP port number to use. The default value is 554. RTP Port: Specify the range of transmission port number of video stream. The default range is 50000 to 50999. User can specify a number between 1024 and 65535. To use the 3GPP function, in addition to previous section, you might need more information or configuration to make this function work.
In addition, this device also provides UPnP IGD function for NAT traversal easily. Use NAT traversal when your device is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded to the device. UPnP: To enable or disable the UPnP service here. Friendly Name: Shows the friendly name of this device here.
IP Filter: To enable or disable the IP filter function here. IP Filter Policy: Choose the filter policy where is denying or allowing. 3.5.8 IP Notification In case the IP address is changed, system is able to send out an email to alert someone if the function is enabled.
SMTP Notification (e-mail) If enable this function, then the “Send to“ and “Subject” field need to be filled. Send To Type the receiver’s e-mail address. This address is used for reply mail. Subject Type the subject/title of the E-mail. TCP Notification If enable this function, then the “TCP Server“, “TCP Port”, and “Message” fields need to be filled. TCP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server. TCP Port Set port number of TCP server.
Proxy Port Set port number of Proxy. Proxy Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP Proxy. Proxy Login Password Type the password for the HTTP Proxy. Custom Parameter User can set specific parameters to HTTP server. Message The message will be sent to HTTP server.
3.6 Camera Use this menu to set the function of the camera of IR IP Camera 3.6.1 Picture Rotation: Turn the “Mirror” and “Vertical Flip” On or OFF. The image will be overturned as below. White Balance: Auto: will adjust the white balance automatically.
Hold: will hold the white balance. Exposure Control: Auto: will adjust the internal gain automatically. Hold: will hold the internal gain. Power Frequency: User should choose either 50 or 60 Hz to meet the power line frequency in your country. Brightness: Large value will brighten IR IP Camera. Sharpness: Large value will sharpen IR IP Camera. Contrast: Large value will contrast IR IP Camera heavily. Night Mode: User can turn Auto or Off of the night mode.
3.7 System Use this menu to perform the principal settings of IR IP Camera. 3.7.1 System Device title: You can enter the name of this unit here. It’s very useful to identify the specific device from multiple units. Software version: This information shows the software version in the device.
3.7.2 Date & Time You can setup the time setting of IR IP Camera, make it synchronized with PC or remote NTP server. Also, you may select the correct time zone of your country.
Start Time: Daylight Saving Sets up the date and time of daylight saving stop time. Stop Time: Daylight Saving Sets up the date of daylight saving offset. Offset: 3.7.3 Maintenance Hard Factory Default (Include the network setting): Recall the device hard factory default settings. Note that click this button will reset all device’s parameters to the factory settings (including the IP address).
for firmware update. 2. Make sure that only you access this IR IP Camera at this moment 3. Disable Motion Detection function. 4. Select “Firmware name” 5. Select the Firmware binary file. (Note that it must make sure that the Firmware only applies to this device, once update, it will be burned into FLASH ROM of system.) 6. Once the firmware file was selected, select “Upgrade”. 7. The upgrade progress information will be displayed on the screen. 8. A message will be shown while the firmware upgraded.
3.8 Video IP IR Camera provides more video profiles as below to support different request to each client simultaneously. Each user can choose his preferred video profile as his request independently. 3.8.1 Common Text Overlay Setting: There are some important information can be embedded into image, including date, time, and/or text.
3.8.2 MPEG4/VGA Video Type: It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile Resolution: It’s VGA mode (640x480) in this profile Bit rate control: Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 384kbps and 4096kbps. User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth. For VBR, user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate.
3.8.3 MPEG4/QVGA Video Type: It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile. Resolution: It’s QVGA mode (320x240) in this profile. Bit rate control: Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 128kbps and 1024kbps. User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth. For VBR, user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate.
3.8.4 MPEG4/QQVGA Video Type: It’s MPEG4 mode in this profile. Resolution: It’s QQVGA mode (160x120) in this profile. Bit rate control: Defines the rate control method of this profile. There are two options: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR). For CBR, the video bit rate is between 24kbps and 320kbps. User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth. For VBR, user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate.
3.8.5 VIDEO/JPEG Video Type: It’s JPEG mode in this profile. Resolution: User can select VGA, QVGA, or QQVGA mode as the resolution of this JPEG profile. Rate Control: The quality level is between 1 and 100. The higher value is the better quality. Max Frame rate: Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile. For example, set the frame rate to 15 fps, then the image will be updated for 15 frames per second. User can set the desired max frame rate versus video quality under the limited bandwidth.
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3.10 User Use this menu to set the user names and password of the Administrator and up to 10 users, and access right of each user. Viewer login: Anonymous: Only users in database: User name: Password: Verify Password: Access Right: Add, Update, and Remove: Choose this to enable anonymous user login. Choose this to disable anonymous user login. Enter the user’s new account here which you want. Enter the user’s new password here. Please enter the user’s new password here again to confirm.
3.11 E-Mail You may setup SMTP mail parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. That’s, if users want to send the alarm message out, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one event schedule to enable event triggering. SMTP Server: Type the SMTP server name or the IP address of the SMTP server. Test: Send a test mail to mail server to check this account is available or not. SMTP Port: Set port number of SMTP service.
3.12 Object Detection Use this menu to specify motion detection window 1 to window 4 and set the conditions for detection while observing a captured image. Add and Del: To add or delete the motion windows. User can specify up to 4 Included and/or Excluded windows to monitor the video captured by this device. By dragging mouse on the image, you can change the position and size of the selected motion window accordingly.
Sensitivity Defines the sensitivity value of motion detection. The higher value will be more sensitivity. 3.13 Event Server Setup FTP/TCP/HTTP server configuration 3.13.1 FTP Server You may setup FTP parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. That’s, if users want to send the alarm message to an FTP server, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one event schedule to enable event triggering as SMTP.
3.13.2 TCP Server In addition to send video file to FTP server, the device also can send event message to specified TCP server. Name TCP Server TCP Port User can specify multiple TCP servers as wish. Therefore, user needs to specify a name for each TCP server setting. Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server. Set port number of TCP server.
3.13.3 HTTP Server The device also can send event message to specified HTTP server. Name URL Test HTTP Login Name HTTP Login Password Proxy Address Proxy Login Name Proxy Login Password Proxy Port: User can specify multiple HTTP servers as wish. Therefore, user needs to specify a name for each HTTP server setting. Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP server. Check the HTTP server whether it is available or not. Type the user name for the HTTP server. Type the password for the HTTP server.
3.14 Event Schedule This menu is used to specify the schedule of Events and activate the some actions provided by this device. Name: Enable: Type: Enable Time: Trigger by: Action: Name of the Event or Schedule. Enable or disable this Event or Schedule. Schedule start with Event trigger or Schedule trigger. Define the feasible time slot. Select the triggered sources with event trigger. Define the actions once event triggered.
Example1. If you want to IR LED auto start in 18:00 every day and IR LED shines for 12 hours continuously. You will need to configure some parameters as below: Example2. If you want to upload image from PT Internet Camera to FTP server periodically. You will need to configure some parameters as below: NOTE: PT Internet Camera will send a 15sec recording file to FTP server every min.
Appendix A: Reset Factory Default Settings There is a button hidden in the pinhole near to the DC power connector. This button is used to restore the factory default settings. Sometimes restarting the ICA-108/108W will make the system back to a normal state. If the system still got problems after reset, user can restore the factory default settings and install it again. Restore the ICA-108/108W: 1. Insert the paper clip or other tool and press and hold the button down continuously. 2.
Appendix B: PING IP Address The PING (stands for Packet Internet Groper) command is used to detect whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It’s also a very useful tool to confirm IR IP Camera installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other devices over the network. If you want to make sure the IP address of IR IP Camera, utilize the PING command as follows: z Start a DOS window. z Type ping x.x.x.x, where x.x.x.
Appendix C: Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation The frame rate of video transmitted from the IR IP Camera depends on connection bandwidth between client and server, video resolution, codec type, and quality setting of server. Here is a guideline to help you roughly estimate the bandwidth requirements for your IR IP Camera. The required bandwidth depends on content of video source. The slow motion video will produce smaller bit rate generally and fast motion will produce higher bit rate vice versa.
MPEG4 Resolution Stream setting fps setting Current stream Current fps 640*480 VGA 384Kbps 5 fps 373Kbps - 388Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 1024Kbps 5 fps 1024Kbps - 1036Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 2048Kbps 5 fps around 1800Kbps 5 fps 640*480 VGA 384Kbps 20 fps around 550Kbps 22 fps 640*480 VGA 1024Kbps 20 fps around 1400Kbps 20 fps 640*480 VGA 2048Kbps 20 fps around 2600Kbps 16 - 17fps 320*240 CIF 200Kbps 5 fps 183Kbps - 200Kbps 5 fps 320*240 CIF 1024Kbps 5 fps 760Kbps - 800K
Appendix D: DDNS Application 1. Preface If you have a Cable modem or xDSL, this is a great way to host your own Networked Device or other TCP/IP Service. Get your own domain like www.yourname.com, www.yourname.com.tw etc. (Note: This domain must be registered with Internic via registration authorities such as Network Solutions, DirectNIC, Register.com etc). Your domain name's dynamic IP address is automatically tracked by a DDNS server.
(3). After the columns show up at the left side, click “Create Account”. (4). Fill the application agreement and necessary information. a. Username b. E-mail address and confirmation c. Password and confirmation d.
Click these two options (5). Check your e-mail mailbox. There will be an e-mail with a title “Your DynDNS Account Information“. Click the hyperlink address to confirm the DDNS service that you just applied. Then DDNS you applied activated.
Click to confirm (6). Enter the web page http://www.dyndns.org/ again. Input your username and password that you just applied to login administration interface of DDNS server. Input your account (7). If the correct username and password are input, you can see the following picture at the top-right of the login page. (8). Click the “Services”.
(9). Click the “ Dynamic DNS ”. (10). Click the “Create Hosts”. (11). We could create a domain name without any charge at this step. First, we input the host name. (No.1) Then we pick a domain that is easy to remember. Finally (No.2), click the “Add Host” to submit the domain name information. (No.
1 3 2 4. Setup the DDNS and PPPoE of Network Device At last, users have to enter the web page of Networked Device and setup the necessary information of DDNS and PPPoE after the application of DDNS service. Please check the user manual to access the DDNS and PPPoE pages. After saving the modification, restart the device. The external users could browse the Networked Device by the input of their domain name.
