WebCAM User Manual Version 2.
CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction ________________________________________1 Section 1. Features ___________________________________________1 Section 2. WebCAM as a Remote Surveillance System _______________1 Section 3. Package Contents ___________________________________2 Chapter 2: Installation Procedure ________________________________4 Chapter 3: WebCAM, USB Camera and the Network _________________5 Section 1.
2.4.5 System Settings ________________________________________43 2.4.6 Image Server __________________________________________45 2.4.7 Language _____________________________________________46 2.4.8 About ________________________________________________47 2.5 Viewing images using PDA / Web enabled mobile phone __________48 Chapter 6: MultiMonitor _______________________________________50 Section 1. Installing MultiMonitor________________________________50 Section 2.
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction Section 1. Features WebCAM is a compact stand-alone web-server capable of remote video surveillance. It can be accessed from anywhere in the world via a standard browser by entering the IP, account and password. Each system can simultaneously support any two combinations of USB PC cameras be it regular, infrared or pan-tilt. With its built-in web-server, WebCAM can stream video images directly to the Internet without have to go through a computer.
Chapter 1: Introduction anywhere in the world. For instance, the user can be in Australia but is able to monitor his factory production in China, and if he likes, check on his branch office located in Singapore, all simultaneously. Fig.1. WebCAM Network Diagram Section 3. Package Contents Your WebCAM package should contain the following items; 1. WebCAM, 2. Quick Installation Guide 3. WebCAM Utility CD, which contains; a. Utility: to configure IP address, update the firmware, etc. b.
Chapter 1: Introduction Fig.2. WebCAM Front View Fig.3. WebCAM Back View LED Status Indicators on WebCAM Light color Green Signal definition Condition description Power state On: Normal power Error Condition On: Error condition occurred Orange Logon state On: When there is user logon and receive the image. Yellow USB data activity Flash when there is transmit/receive on the USB. Red data Fig.4.
Chapter 2: Installation Procedure Chapter 2: Installation Procedure Before you start using WebCAM, you will need to set-up both the hardware and software. The following is a flow chart on the installation procedure: 1 Connect WebCAM, USB Camera and the Network cable (Chapter 3) 2 Connect Network cable to ROUTER / HUB / xDSL modem 3 Install Utility (Chapter 4) and MultiMonitor (Chapter 6) 4 Use Internet Explorer (>5.0) to access WebCAM Web Manager (Chapter 5). 5 WebCAM set-up completed Fig.6.
Chapter 3: WebCAM, USB Camera and the Network Chapter 3: WebCAM, USB Camera and the Network The following details the installation procedure for WebCAM. Section 1. Installation Procedure Step 1: Connect the PC camera into the USB port of WebCAM. Step 2: Connect the WebCAM to LAN by using the Ethernet UTP port.
Chapter 3: WebCAM, USB Camera and the Network Step 4: The LCD will display the IP, Subnet Mask and Gateway IP. Use a WEB browser to login into the WebCAM IP address. The icon on the LCD shows that a USB camera is connected. The LCD display shows that two USB cameras are attached to the WebCAM. Warning: Please make sure the input Voltage and Frequency of the DC power adapter (DC 5.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware Section 1. Installing Utility 1. Insert the enclosed Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. Utility CD setup will auto run. The following menu will show up. Click on the buttons on the left to install the programs you want. " Utility - This is a program that helps the user perform quick installation. It will detect the current configuration and take the user through the necessary network setup. a.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware Section 2. Using Utility The Utility main menu is shown below. The selection menu is located on the left. The Serial Number, current Firmware and IP Address of every connected to the LAN will be displayed on the table to the right. Devise Password enabled. IP Address hidden. Fig.8. Utility Main Menu For first time users, the Device Password will be enabled and the IP address hidden until its setup and configuration has been completed.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware 2.1 Setup Wizard Use “Setup Wizard” to take you through the basic configurations necessary to start using WebCAM. 1. Click to highlight the WebCAM on the right that you want to configure. 2. Click on “Setup Wizard”. First, to begin Utility will request for the “Input Device Password” when you click “Setup Wizard”.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware WARNING: Do not lose your passwords (as attached on the WebCAM unit and freeware CD). It is required every time you “reset” your WebCAM either thru “About” section of the webpage, or via the manual reset button. If you lose these passwords, you’ll have to contact your reseller for the master password. 3.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware “Obtain an IP address by DHCP” Choose this if you do not know your basic Network Configurations “Use the following IP Address” Enter an appropriate internal IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway for WebCAM (Refer to Appendix C for an explanation of IP Addresses) “Obtain an IP address by Bootp” Allow WebCAM to obtain an IP address using Bootp protocol. 6. Click “Next >” to proceed to xDSL/Cable modem setup.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware Select “Enable PPPoE connection” and enter your account and password details as provided by your internet service provider (“ISP”). Otherwise, leave it at the default “Disable PPPoE connection” 7.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware If you do not already have a Domain Name registered with your ISP, select from one of the 4 Free DDNS service providers (zive.org, dhs.org, dyndns.org or myddns.org). Follow the link to the respective free service providers to register a Domain Name and obtain a User Name and Password. Enter these details in the boxes provided 8. Click “Next >” to change your administrator account and password information. 9.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware 10. Click “Next >” to upload these configuration to WebCAM. 11. Click “Next >” to save and restart WebCAM with the new configurations.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware 2.2 Launch WebCAM Once you have finished with the above Setup Wizard, either click “Launch WebCAM” or double click on the WebCAM listed on the table to launch it. Click either one to Launch WebCAM. Once you have done the above, the WebCAM login screen will appear.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware Key in the account name and password entered earlier (if you did not configure one, then revert to the default name “admin” and key in the Master password, OR just press ENTER or click on the “Apply” button, if the account name and password was not set and have been deleted). The WebCAM webpage will appear. images. Click ActiveX for Camera A to view the video 2.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware Select the WebCAM on the right display screen, and then click “IP Configuration”. This will bring up the IP Address Configuration window. There are two tabs; • IP Address • Advanced (for port setting configuration) 2.3.1 IP Address Use this section to set the IP Address of WebCAM. When using WebCAM for the first time, it is advisable to choose the “Using Static IP Address” option.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware Fig.10. IP Configuration: WebCAM Advanced settings i. Device Password Use this to set an access password to the individual device. Once set, the user must enter the password to access the device. In addition, the IP Address will not be shown on the right display panel of Utility. Devise Password not set. Devise Password enabled. IP Address hidden.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware WARNING: Do not lose this master password. If the password is lost, you can not access the device to make changes. If you lose this password, you’ll have to contact your reseller for the master password. To remove the password, you must first enter a valid “Input Device Password”, go to “Device Password” and delete the entries, click “OK”. ii.
Chapter 4: Using Utility to Setup IP & Update Firmware 2.5 About Click on this button to show software and version details. Fig.11. About Utility 2.6 Refresh Utility automatically searches for any WebCAMs connected to the LAN. However, the user can do a manual search by clicking the “Refresh” icon located at the bottom right of the menu.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Chapter 5: WebCAM Web Manager Section 1. Introduction After you have setup the hardware and set an IP address for WebCAM, you will then be able to go to WebCAM web site to monitor and control the PC cameras. All you have to do is enter the new IP address into any web browser. 1. Start the Web Brower (Netscape or Internet Explore) 2. Enter the WebCAM IP Address that was set earlier using “Setup Wizard” (e.g. 192.168.0.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Section 2. WebCAM Web Manager Interface The WebCAM webpage main menu is divided into two sections. The selection menu on the left and display menu on the right. The selection menu consists of the following options: 2.1 Web-Camera Selection 2.2 Information 2.3 Basic Settings 2.4 Advanced Settings 2.5 Viewing images using a PDA / Web Enabled Phone Fig.14. WebCAM Main Menu When using WebCAM for the first time, you must set the following to ensure that WebCAM works smoothly; a. b.
Chapter 5: Web Manager 2.1 Web-Camera Selection Click on either “ActiveX” or “Sun Java” from Camera A or B to view the camera images. By default the first USB camera connected to WebCAM will be denote as “Camera A” Click “Camera B” to view camera B. Note: ActiveX can only function on Windows platform and a plug-in has to be installed on the client's computer. If this is prohibited for safety reasons you will have to use Sun Java to view the video feed.
Chapter 5: Web Manager To change Video Codec, click Note: The availability of Codec depends on weather the individual user has it installed on the PC or not. Download and install Windows Media Player 10 to enable MPEG4 codec. Digital Zoom In, Digital Zoom Out Rotate Left, Rotate Right Flip the image vertically. Auto Pan the camera Pan Left by 5 deg / Pan Left by 1 deg. Pan Right by 1 deg / Pan Right by 5 deg. Tilt Up by 5 deg / Tilt Up by 1 deg. Tilt Down by 1 deg / Tilt Down by 5 deg. 2.
Chapter 5: Web Manager This section shows WebCAM System Information such as the Hardware and Firmware Version, the serial number, current / local System Time, the system name, contact, location and uptime. These values are either provided by WebCAM or set by user. Fig.15. WebCAM System Status ii. System Information This section shows WebCAM Network settings. The MAC Address is unique to every WebCAM. All the other values are set by the user in Setup Wizard. 2.2.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.16. WebCAM Current Connections 2.2.3 Event Log This section will keep a record of all events that occurred in WebCAM. The user can Refresh, Clear or Save the log file. There is also an option to sort the logs according to “Level” or “Type”. WebCAM can log up to 2,000 events Note: If you do not have Administrator privilege, the User Name and IP will be hidden. "Camera A: user ******** connected from IP: *.*.*.*" Fig.17. WebCAM Event Log 2.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Please ensure that each of the following option is set correctly. Otherwise, WebCAM may not work properly. 2.3.1 Camera Settings 2.3.2 Network 2.3.3 Account Settings 2.3.1 Camera Settings Use this section to set up the USB camera. i. Setting up Camera A (Similar with Camera B) Fig.18. Individual Camera Configuration ”Image Size” User can select an image size between QQVGA (160*120), QCIF (176*144), QVGA (320*240), CIF (352*288), VGA (640*480).
Chapter 5: Web Manager “Pan Control” Choose from “Normal” or “Reverse”. This is to set the mirror function of the camera and fix the image the way the user desires each time the user logs on to view. “Tilt Control” Choose from “Normal” or “Reverse”. This is to set the image to its right side up. Similar to the “Pan Control” function. Click “Apply” to save changes. Otherwise, all changes will be lost. 2.3.2 Network This option determines the WebCAM Network settings. i.
Chapter 5: Web Manager iii. Port Number Fig.21. WebCAM Port Settings “HTTP Port Number” This determines the port from which the webpage is accessible thru your Router. By default the port number is 80. “Communication to Camera Port Number” This determines the port from which the video images is streamed thru your Router. By default the port number is 9001. iv. Ethernet Fig.22. WebCAM Ethernet Settings “Connection Type” This item sets the communication speed between WebCAM and the Network.
Chapter 5: Web Manager “Login Password” Enter your password. You only have to configure once. “Use Public IP to register” Choose “Yes” or “No”. WebCAM will automatically send the WAN IP to the DDNS server. This ensures that DDNS is notified of your current Dynamic IP. vi. PPPoE Use this option to allow WebCAM to directly dial-up using your xDSL modem and connect to the Internet. Once set-up, WebCAM will be able to stream the video images directly to the Internet without going through a router. Fig.24.
Chapter 5: Web Manager can see the “User Name” and IP details or set the “Permit Hours” for Camera viewing to Operator or Viewer accounts. Operator: Viewer: No Access: This permission level allows the user access to WebCAM menus, but without the permission to amend them. This permission level allows the user to access WebCAM at specific time as set in “Permit Hours” for seeing camera. The user does not have write permission and can only access the “Camera” and “Information” section.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.26. WebCAM Permit Hours Configuration 2.4 Advanced Settings Please ensure that each of the following option is set correctly. Otherwise, WebCAM may not work properly. 2.4.1 Event Notification 2.4.2 Motion Detection 2.4.3 Image Recording 2.4.4 Email / FTP 2.4.5 System Settings 2.4.6 Language 2.4.7 About 2.4.1 Event Notification This section determines the type of event an email is sent by WebCAM. WebCAM can send notifications to up to 8 email recipients.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.27. WebCAM Event Notification Page i. Event Notification “Send Email” To activate Event Notification, you will need to set “Send Email” to “Yes”. Select “No” if you do not wish to send out any notification. “Email Server” A valid “Email Server” with username and password (if authentication is required) must be made available for this feature to work. If you do not have this setup, or wish to change the settings, click on “Edit”.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.28. WebCAM Event Selection List By default, all the events are selected; you must click “Apply” to activate them. Close the window to return to the Event Notification Page. Click “Apply” to save your settings. WebCAM will send you the following email notification depending on which event you have selected. Note: The image recording and motion detection notification function here will send an email notification WITHOUT any pictures attached.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Samples; Fig.29. WebCAM Event : User Login Details (Date, Time, Camera & IP) Fig.30.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.31. WebCAM Event : Camera A or B Motion Detected 2.4.2 Motion Detection This page allows the administrator to set motion detection functions for the cameras. i. Camera A (or Camera B) “Enable” To activate motion detect, the administrator has two options; a. “Always On” or b. “On Schedule”, the administrator can set up to 4 different time slots for motion detection. “Detection Sensitivity” This will determines level of change before motion capture is triggered.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.32. WebCAM Motion Detection Page “Send to FTP Server” This option allows the administrator to send and store the motion detected images on a FTP site. This is useful for future reference and recording purpose. Click “Yes” to activate. “ftp:///” This box allows the administrator to determine the file location within the FTP site. If you have not entered a FTP server, the above will be left .
Chapter 5: Web Manager Click for an example. “Send Email” To send an email notification of Motion Detection with image, choose “Yes”, otherwise choose “No” Fig.33. WebCAM Motion Detect Email Notification “Email Server” The administrator will have to set this up. Otherwise, click “Edit” to go to the Email / FTP Page to make the necessary configuration. Click on Motion Detection to return here. “Recipient” & “Email Address Book” The administrator can determine who shall receive email notification.
Chapter 5: Web Manager 2.4.3 Image Recording Image recording allows the user to receive an image to either their email account or to a FTP server. The images will be sent over a predetermined interval and a certain period. Fig.34. WebCAM Image Recording Page i. Camera A (or Camera B) “Begin – End (hh:mm)” The administrator can determine up to 2 time slots when Image Recording is active. The time is in 24hrs format.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.35. WebCAM Email of Image Recorded 2.4.4 E-mail / FTP This section sets up the necessary Email and FTP server information. The administrator will have to enter a valid Account Name and Password to the Email server and/or FTP server. This information is necessary to allow email notification and ftp file sending features in Advanced Settings.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.36. WebCAM Email / FTP Page i. FTP Settings “FTP Server” The administrator will have to enter the FTP server address here. “Account Name” Enter the FTP account name here. “Password” Enter the corresponding password. Click “Apply” to save the above settings. ii. Email Settings “E-mail Server” The administrator will have to enter the Email server address here. “Sender’s Email Address” This will determines WebCAM’s Email address.
Chapter 5: Web Manager “Password” Enter the password for the above account name. Click “Apply” to save the above changes. iii. Sending Test Mail Fig.37. WebCAM test mail function You must have the “Email Setting” section configured to proceed with “Test Mail”. Once that is done click “Test Mail” and the following will appear. Click “Yes” to confirm sending and the following window will appear. Enter the “Test mail Recipient” email address and click ”Send”.
Chapter 5: Web Manager iv. Email Address Book Fig.38. WebCAM E-mail Address Book Entry Enter an Email address in the box provided and click “Add Email Address”. The new email address will be added to the list. The administrator can store up to 20 email addresses here. To delete an Email address, just press “Delete”. 2.4.5 System Settings This page allows the administrator to set WebCAM SNMP settings so it can be used by a NMS (Network Management System) like MultiMonitor. i.
Chapter 5: Web Manager Fig.39. System Time “Time Between Automatic Updates” The administrator can set an interval for time synchronization. Select either 1, 3, 12 hours or 1, 10 & 30 days. “Time Server” Choose the nearest Time Server to your WebCAM location. The administrator can choose from the list of a maximum of 30 Time Servers. To add a new Timer Server the administrator must first make space by deleting some Time Servers. Once this is done, the add dialog box will appear as below.
Chapter 5: Web Manager ”System Name” This is to give WebCAM a name identifiable in a SNMP network. “System Contact” This is to give the administrator a name. “System Location” This is to set WebCAM location. “Manager IP Address” This set the IP address where the administrator can manage WebCAM from. It is valid for up to 8 IP addresses. To manage WebCAM from any IP addresses leave it as *.*.*.*. “Community” This is to set a Community name for NMS. The community name has to be the same as that set in NMS.
Chapter 5: Web Manager “Enable” Choose “Yes” to enable this feature or “No” to disable. “Server Name” The current default web server is set to www.co-up.com “Port Name” This is the default port for image stream. User can change this UDP Port to their desired or designated port number. If you intend to change, it must be done prior to logging onto the Image Server. “Login Name” Enter your login name for your image server account. You only have to configure this once. “Login Password” Enter your password.
Chapter 5: Web Manager i. Interface Language At the moment, the user can choose between; English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Portuguese. ii. Email Preference Check “yes” or “no” to apply the selected language to the email configured to be sent on schedule. 2.4.8 About The administrator can use this section to check firmware information, save/restore settings, upgrade firmware and see manufacturer’s details. i.
Chapter 5: Web Manager WARNING: Remember to save the desired settings and configurations before resetting to factory default. After this “Reset”, the user will have to go through the initial securities again; the “Input Device Password”, the “Administrator authentication”, and the WebCAM web login. Fig.41. WebCAM About Page “Upgrade Firmware” Click to check for the latest firmware. WebCAM will automatically download and install the latest firmware Fig.42.
Chapter 5: Web Manager You can view images from your PDA or mobile phone if it has GRPS and a web browser. Type http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/image.cgi (where xxx is your IP address or Domain name) Click on either one to display the picture. Fig.43. Accessing WebCAM via PDA Fig.44. WebCAM image The images are being displayed one at a time. click “Refresh”.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Chapter 6: MultiMonitor MultiMonitor is a program to manage multiple WebCAMs in a network. It is able to detect the IP’s of all the WebCAMs installed, and display them in a list form for easy management. Section 1. Installing MultiMonitor n Click on setup.exe and follow the installation wizard o After installation, there will be a WebCAM group in the Windows Start group p Click “MultiMonitor” Æ “MultiMonitor for Windows” to start using MultiMonitor. Section 2.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Follow through the step to step register wizard. Fill out the necessary information as shown below.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Once the register is complete, the below window will pop up. It is the default security Logon. Once user accounts have been set, account name and password will be required to enter MultiMonitor.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Just click “OK”, and MultiMonitor will start and the below window will open. 2.1 Device : Start MultiMonitor and press the “Enumerate” button, MultiMonitor will start a search for all the WebCAM on the network and list them in the main window. Once detected, the following will show in the main window: This shows that the camera is online and active.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor : Manually adds the WebCAM to be monitored. “Access by WebCAM Address” Enter either the WEB, without the www (Example: webcam.myddns.com) or LAN IP of WebCAM (example: 192.168.0.30) “Remote Port” This is WebCAM’s UDP port. “Access by Image Server”. Enter the information as set in Section 2.4.6. : Highlight the WebCAM to be deleted from MultiMonitor’s list. Click “Yes” to confirm deletion of selected WebCAM.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor : Use this function to change WebCAM Address & Port Number. Display the current Camera settings. Camera Select: Account: WebCAM user manual Select either camera A or B If you have setup user account, the information must be entered here. Otherwise access will be denied.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Password: Image Zoom: Enter the above account password. Resize the window to between 25% and 200% Camera Rotation: Use this function to keep the camera up-right. To mirror the image. Select from 0.01 fps to a maximum of 30.00 fps. To have the date and time displayed on captured images. Mirror the Image: Maximum frame per second: Put Date/Time information on image Display the Motion Detection Settings. Enable Motion Detect: Click the checkbox to enable Motion Detection.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Image Recording Click “Start Recording when Motion Detected” to enable the feature. Click the “Details..” button for the following options; Image Compression: Recording AVI File Path Choose from the list of available compressions. Note: This list is dependent on the Codec that is available or already installed on the local PC. To record in MPEC-4, make sure you install or upgrade to Windows Media Player v10. Location where the file will be recorded to.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Configure Settings for Email Notification You will need to enter the correct “Message Sender Information” in order for WebCAM to send emails. Server Require Authentication Click “settings…” then enter your Account Name and Account Password if your Server Requires Authentication. Notified Email Address Click “Add…” and enter a new Email address below Click “Modify…” to modify the entered Email Address Click “Delete” to remove an email address from the notification list.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Host Name: Provide a Name to identify this device. HTTP Port: Enter the HTTP port assigned for WebCAM. Location: Provide a location for SNMP manager to track device. Manager: Enter a manager’s name for identification.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Move the curser over the edges of the picture and it will turn into an arrow. Click and hold to pan / tilt the camera (if the camera supports this function) Click this button to record the current image on screen. A window will come up, click “Start” to start recording to the default file and location. Flip the image vertically Rotate Left, Rotate Right Click this to bring up the Setting windows. Click this to switch to full screen view. Double click to switch back to current view.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Click the left side of the viewing window to bring out more control features. Click on this icon to active two functions; a. Custom window zoom – use this to zoom to your chosen window size. On the video window, LEFT click, hold and drag to the desired window zoom size. A thin line will outline the chosen window size. Release to accept and the program will auto adjust. Increase the Resolution for a better image.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Click the depressed button to go back to the original window size. b. Custom update Window -- use this if you want to monitor only a specific area within the viewing window. On the video window, RIGHT click, hold and drag to the desired window zoom size. A thin line will outline the chosen window size. Release and a smaller window is shown. Video in this smaller window will be updated while those outside are ‘frozen’.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Clicking once will cause the camera to pan right by 1 deg. Click and hold and the camera will pan increasingly faster to the left. Click once to tilt the camera up by 1 deg. Click and hold and the camera will tilt increasingly faster upwards. Click once to tilt the camera down by 1 deg. Click and hold and the camera will tilt increasingly faster downwards. Auto Pan (if camera which support this function) 2.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor : Set the SNMP Parameter. : “Change Password…” Use this feature to change the current User login password to MultiMonitor. Both “Administrator” or “User” can change their own Account passwords. 2.4 User Change Password “Account Management…” Use this section to Add, Delete or Change the Password of an Account.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Click “Add User…” that can be added. There is no limit to the number of Account Note: The first account is set to “Admin” with “Administrator” permission. This cannot be changed or deleted. Account: Enter the preferred account name (max of 10 characters). The Account name cannot be edited. Password: Enter a password (max of 10 characters). The password is case sensitive and can be left blank. Permission: Choose “Administrator” or “User”.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Help : Display MultiMonitor version, Copyright information and product service contact. 2.6 Drag-and-Drop Feature MultiMonitor also feature a “Drag-and-Drop to Desktop” feature. Double click the icon on your desktop to view the images immediately. Useful if you are monitoring multiple cameras at a time. Step 1: Select the camera location of your choice. Step 2: Left click, hold and drag it onto the desktop.
Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Step 4: Double click on the icon on the desktop, to view the images.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Appendix A: Router Configuration The following section describes the initial configuration of the router and port forwarding for your router. If your router is not listed here, please refer to the manufacturer’s website for assistance with configuring your router to work with WebCAM. Port Forwarding for WebCAM WebCAM requires certain ports to be open on your router to allow other computers on the Internet to “see” it on your internal network.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Microsoft NETGEAR Proxim Siemens SMC MN-100 MN-500 RP614 MR814 MR314 FVS318 ORiNOCO BG-2000 Broadband Gateway SpeedStream 2602 SpeedStream 2623 SpeedStream 2604 SpeedStream 2624 SMC2404WBR SMC7004VBR SMC7004CWBR SMC7004AWBR WebCAM user manual Wired Base Station Wireless Base Station Web Safe Router Wireless Router Cable/DSL Wireless Router ProSafe VPN Firewall 2-Port DSL/Cable Router Wireless DSL/Cable Router 4-port DSL/Cable Router Wireless DSL/Cable Router Barricada
Appendix A: Router Configuration 3Com (http://www.3com.com) 3C857-US – OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Gateway 3CRWE52196 – OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, select Firewalls on the left side of the page. 3. Select the Virtual Servers tab at the top of the page. 4. Click New on the right side of the page to open the Virtual Server Settings dialog box. 5. Type in the camera’s IP address in the Server IP address text box.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Belkin (http://www.belkin.com) F5D6230-3 – Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, select Virtual Server on the left side of the page under the Securit section. 3. Enter the following information on the page: Line #1: Private IP: Type in the camera’s IP address.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Private Port Line #2 Enable: Description: Internet Port: Type: Private IP address: Private Port 80 to 80 Checked in WebCAM – Camera 9001 to 9001 UDP Type in the camera’s IP address. (Look on the WebCAM Address LCD display for the last 3 digits of the camera’s IP address) 9001 to 9001 5. Click Apply Changes to save the settings. The WebCAM should now be configured o work with your router and be accessible from the internet.
Appendix A: Router Configuration D-Link (http://www.dlink.com) DI-604/DI – 614+/DI-624 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, click on Advanced at the top of the page. 3. On the left side of the page, click on Virtual Server. Note: Make sure DMZ host is disabled. If DMZ is enabled, it will disable all Virtual Server entries. 4.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Enabled/Disabled: Enabled For ID#2 Service Port: Service IP: Enabled/Disabled: 9001 Type in the camera’s IP address, for example: 192.168.0.5 Enabled 4. Save your settings. WebCAM should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet. DI714 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, click on Advanced at the top of the page. 3. Click on Virtual Server Settings on the left side of the page. 4.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Dell (http://www.dell.com) TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, click on Advanced Settings at the top of the page. 3. Go to the Port Forwarding section and select Custom Port Forwarding Settings. 4. Check the Enable box. 5. Enter the desired name or description in the Service Name field such as WebCAM Web. 6. In the Incoming Ports field, specify port 80 in both boxes. 7.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Linksys (http://www.linksys.com) BEFSR41 – EtherFast Cable/DSL Router BEFSX41 – Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN EndPoint BEFW11S4 – Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch – Version 2 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the router’s main page, click on Advanced at the top of the page. 3. On the next page, click on Forwarding. 4.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/broadbandnetworking) MN-100 – Wired Base Station MN-500 – Wireless Base Station 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. Open the Bass Station Management Tool, and then click Security. 3. On the Security menu, click Port Forwarding, and then click Set up persistent port forwarding. 4. In the Enable checkbox, check in the checkbox. 5. In the Description box, type a description of the server field such as: WebCAM Web. 6.
Appendix A: Router Configuration NETGEAR (http://www.netgear.com) RP614 – Web Safe Router MR814 – Wireless Router 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. Click Advanced -> Port Forwarding on the left side of the page. 3. Click Add Customer Service. 4. Enter the following information on the page: Service Name: WebCAM – Web Starting Port: 80 Ending Port: 80 Server IP Address: Type in the camera’s IP address, for example: 192.168.0.5 5. Click Apply to save the settings. 6.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Line #2: Starting Port: Ending Port: Server IP Address: 9001 9001 Type in the camera’s IP address, for example: 192.168.0.5 5. Click Apply to save the settings. WebCAM should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet. FVS318 – ProSafe VPN Firewall 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the main page, click on Add Service on the left side of the screen. 3. Click Add Customer Service. 4.
Appendix A: Router Configuration D. Local Server Address: Enter the IP address of the camera E. WAN Users Address: Any F. Click Apply. 12. Click Add again. A. For Service name select: WebCAM Cam B. Action: ALLOW always C. Local Server Address: Enter the IP address of the camera D. WAN Users Address: Any E. Click Apply. 13. Exit the router setup program. WebCAM should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Proxim (http://www.proxim.com) ORiNOCO BG-2000 Broadband Gateway 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. On the router’s main page, click on Setup at the top of the page. 3. On the left side of the page, click on Advanced settings -> Port Forwarding. 4. Check in the checkbox for Enable Port Forwarding. 5. Click New on the right side of the page. 6.
Appendix A: Router Configuration Siemens (http://www.speedstream.com) SpeedStream 2602 – 2-Port DSL/Cable Router SpeedStream 2623 – Wireless DSL/Cable Router SpeedStream 2624 – Wireless DSL/Cable Router 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. After you are logged in, click on Advanced Setup -> Virtual Servers. 3. Enter the following information on the page: Line #1: Private IP: Type in the camera’s IP address, for example: 192.168.0.
Appendix A: Router Configuration 7. Under Internal Port No type in: 80 8. Under External Port No type in: 80 9. Click on Add to save these settings. 10. Under the first box, next to the Enable checkbox, type in: WebCAM Cam. 11. Under PC (Server), select your camera or the camera’s IP address from the list. If the camera is not listed, select the link titled “My PC is not listed.” 12. Leave Protocol as TCP. 13. Under Internal Port No type in: 9001 14. Under External Port No type in: 9001 15.
Appendix A: Router Configuration SMC (http://www.smc.com) SMC2404WBR – Barricada Turbo 11/22 Mbps Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router SMC7004VBR – Barricada Cable/DSL Broadband Router SMC7004CWBR – Barricada Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router 1. Log into your router using your router IP. 2. After you are logged in, click NAT on the left side of the page. 3. Click on Virtual Server on the left side of the page. 4.
Appendix A: Router Configuration For ID #2: Service Port: Private IP: Enable: 9001 Type in the camera’s IP address, for example: 192.168.0.5 (Look at WebCAM’s IP Address LCD display for the last 3 digits of the camera’s IP address) Checked in 4. Click Save to save the settings. WebCAM should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the Internet.
Appendix C: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Appendix B: Methods to Update WebCAM Firmware You can update WebCAM’s firmware using any of the following methods. Method 1: Through WebCAM Web Page (1) Enter the WebCAM Web Page (2) Go to “About”, click “update software” and you will be automatically linked for update.
Appendix C: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Appendix C: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway This section discusses Communities, Gateways, IP Addresses and Subnet masking Communities A community is a string of printable ASCII characters that identifies a user group with the same access privileges. For example, a common community name is “public.” For security purposes, the SNMP agent validates requests before responding.
Appendix C: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Subnetting and Subnet Masks Subnetting divides a network address into sub-network addresses to accommodate more than one physical network on a logical network. For example: A Class B company has 100 LANs (Local Area Networks) with 100 to 200 nodes on each LAN. To classify the nodes by its LANs on one main network, this company segments the network address into 100 sub-network addresses. If the Class B network address is 150.1.x.
Appendix D: Glossary Appendix D: Glossary The Glossary section defines the terms used in this User Manual Term Ethernet Gateway IP IP Address MAC MIB NMS OID Router SNMP TCP/IP Definition Local Area Network technology, originally developed by Xerox Corporation, can link up to 1,024 nodes in a bus network. Ethernet provides raw data transfer in a rate of 10 megabits/sec. with actual throughputs in 2 to 3 megabits/sec. using a baseband (single-channel) communication technique.
