TL-SC3171G Wireless Day/Night Surveillance Camera REV: 1.0.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CONTENTS Package Contents.........................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1 Minimum System Requirements .............................................................................2 Chapter 2 Physical Overview....................................................................................................3 2.1 2.2 Front View ..............................................................................................
6.3 Network ........................................................................................................................34 6.3.1 Information ...........................................................................................................35 6.3.2 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) ....................................................37 6.3.3 DDNS (Dynamic DNS) .........................................................................................39 6.3.
Package Contents The follow items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-SC3171G Wireless Day/Night Surveillance Camera ¾ Power Adapter ¾ Mounting Bracket with three screws, a Lock Ring, a Brace and a Base Plate ¾ RJ45 Cable ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD, including: z This User Guide z Other helpful information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact your distributor.
Chapter 1 Minimum System Requirements We strongly recommend your computers follow our minimum requirements in order to use this IP-Camera normally. If your computer doesn’t meet these requirements below, it might cause some problems.
Chapter 2 2.1 Physical Overview Front View Focus Adjustment Ring Built-in Microphone Figure 2-1 Focus Adjustment Ring: Adjust the focus to get a clear image. Built-in Microphone: Built-in microphone for two-way audio. 2.2 Bottom view Wireless Antenna Audio In Audio Out Power Connector Network Connector Reset I/O Terminal Connector Power LED Indicator Figure 2-2 Wireless Antenna: For connection of IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network. Audio In: To support audio in with Microphone for two way audio.
then press and hold the Reset Button for at least 10 seconds. The CPU of the camera starts to work completely 1 minute after you release the Reset button. I/O Terminal Connector: Input/Output to support External Alarm and Sensor used for motion detection, event triggering and alarm notification, etc. Network Connector: For connection to the Ethernet via RJ45 standard.
Chapter 3 3.1 1. Using IP Camera via Web Browser Obtain the IP Address Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM driver. The Setup Wizard will automatically pop up on your computer’s screen as shown in the figure below. Figure 3-1 2. Choose the Intelligent IP Installer, and then the next screen appears. Click on Intelligent IP Installer to begin the installation.
Figure 3-2 3. After the installation is finished, click Start > Program Files > TP-LINK >Intelligent IP Installer to start using the program. Figure 3-3 4. The following screen will then display. Click the Search button to search Network Cameras in the network; it displays Network Cameras information including IP Address.
Figure 3-4 3.2 1. Windows Web Browser Click Link to IE button in Figure 3-4 or launch your web browser, and enter the IP address (obtain from Figure 3-4Figure 3-4) of the IP camera in the Location / Address field of your browser. ) Note: 1) For the first time login with IE, you will need to enable “Download signed ActiveX controls”. Please go to Tool→Internet Options…→Security→Custom Level… and find Download signed ActiveV controls to prompt it.
below. Figure 3-5 ) Note: The default User name “admin” and Password “admin” are set at the factory for the administrator. You can change them in the Account Menu (Please check “SETTING → BASIC → Security → Account”). 3. The web-based management page will display on your screen. On the leftmost column of the web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and Image Setup. For more details, you can refer to Section 5.2 Setting, Section 5.3 Client Setting and Section 5.4 Image Setup.
3.3 1. Mac Web Browser Click the Safari icon on the screen as the figure below shown, and enter the IP address of the IP camera (which can be obtained from Figure 3-4) in the Location / Address field of your browser. ) Note: If you only want to view the video without setting page, enter “http:///index2.htm” as your web URL. For example, you can enter “http://192.168.1.100/index2.htm” as your web URL to view the video without setting page.
2. Enter the default User name “admin” and password “admin” in the dialog box as shown below. Figure 3-8 ) Note: The default Name “admin” and Password “admin” are set at the factory for the administrator. You can change them in the Account Menu (Please check “SETTING → BASIC → Security → Account”).
3. The web-based management page will be display on your screen. In the leftmost column of the web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and Image Setup. For more details, you can refer to Section 5.2, Section 5.3 and Section 5.4.
Chapter 4 Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone You can use TP-LINK Web User Interface via mobile phones. To use IP cameras via mobile phones, please make sure your RTSP is set to “On” (Default is “On”). To change the settings of IP cameras, Please check “Settings → Basic → Camera → General”. Up to the 15th August, it has been tested that you can use TP-LINK Web User Interface via mobile phones supporting the mobile view modes shown in the table below.
) Note: You can also use RTSP clients (RealPlayer, VLC, QuickTime Player etc) to view RTSP streaming, just type in “rtsp://:/video.3gp” as the Player URL. Below is an example of viewing the camera in 3G streaming mode on NOKIA N76: 1. Click Function and select Gallery. 2. Click the Streaming links. 3. Click Option and add a New link. 4. Type the New link Name and Web address. (The address is Public IP or domain name), Ex: rtsp://tl-sc3130.dyndns.org/video.
5. Open with Real-Player and click Yes to connect. 4.2 3G Web Brower Mobile View Mode For 3G Web Browser Mobile View Mode, please type “http://” into your 3G Mobile’s Web Browser. is the Public IP address of your IP camera (which can be obtained from Figure 3-4Figure 3-4); For Example: rtsp://192.168.1.100:554/video.3gp Below is an example of viewing the camera in 3G Web Browser Mobile View Mode on iPhone 3G: 1. Select Safari function 2.
3. Enter name and password. Default values are both admin. Then click Log in. 4. The TP-LINK User Interface and live image will show up in the middle of the screen. ) Note: It will show continuous snapshots not a real time video streaming. Therefore, the recording feature is disabled.
4.3 2.5G WAP Browser Snapshot Mode For 2.5G WAP Browser Snapshot Mode, please type “/mobile.wml” into your 2.5G WAP Browser. is the IP address of your IP camera, which can be obtained from Figure 3-4. 4.4 2.5G Web Browser Snapshot Mode For 2.5GWeb Browser Snapshot Mode, please type “/mobile.htm” into your 2.5G Web Browser. is the IP address of your IP camera, which can be obtained from Figure 3-4. ) Note: Through 2.
3. Click Setting I and select protocol with TCP. 4. Click Setting II and select System Settings. 5. Click OK and connect to IP Camera.
To use IP Camera via Opera Mobile with Windows Mobile Smart Phone, please take the following steps: 1. Download the ”Opera Mobile 9.5.cab“ and copy to Windows Mobile 6 Smart Phone. 2. Click the “Windows Explorer” to find the download cab file. 3. Click the cab file to install the Opera Mobile 9.5. 4. Click Programs to find the Opera 9.5 icon.
5. Type IP or http url link. 6. Type the username and password or setup authentication off in Setting > Basic > Security > Account.
Chapter 5 Configuration of Main Menu You would find that the illustrative web pages in this Manual are all orange. Please note that they're from our latest firmware, which can be downloaded from our website. Web pages in our previous firmware are blue. On the leftmost column of the web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and Image Setup. For more details, you can refer to Section 5.2 Setting, Section 5.3 Client Setting, Section 5.4 Image Setup.
5.1.1 Zoom in/out the image via the monitor window z Click to display the digital zoom in window. z Pull showed on the above window. z You can use the left click of your mouse to move the view the desired detail more clearly. to adjust the digital zoom range, and it will be to any where on the window to 5.1.2 Video play buttons Symbols Meaning Pause the current video Play the video Stop the current video Record the current video 5.1.
Microphone turned on mean you can broadcast to the connected IP camera(s) via the Ethernet using your microphone Microphone turned off Volume control bar 5.2 Setting This function is only for the Administrator. Click this button to get into the Basic and Advance settings menus. There are four sub-menus under the BASIC menu, which includes System, Camera, Network, and Security. For more information, you can refer to Section 6.1 System, Section 6.2 Camera, Section 6.3 Network and Section 6.4 Security.
5.3 Client Setting This function is only for the client. Click this button to configure the settings of IP Camera, which includes Mode, View size, Protocol, and Video buffer. 5.3.1 Mode Click the drop-down list to choose MPEG4, MJPEG and JPEG video compression mode. ) Note: MJPEG streaming is unavailable if RTSP mode is On (Please check SETTING → BASIC → Camera → General). 5.3.2 View Size Select the desired display image resolution to 640*480 or 320*240.
5.3.3 Protocol Select the transferring protocol from TCP, UDP, HTTP and Multicast. ) Note: This item appears only when RSTP mode is enabled (selecting SETTING → BASIC → Camera → General). 5.3.4 Video Buffer Turn the Video Buffer function ON / OFF. The Video Buffer function makes the streaming more smoothly in unsteady network environment, but might cause a little delay in live viewing. 5.4 Image Setup You can use the tool bar to optimize video Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue. 5.4.
5.4.2 Contrast The contrast is a measure of a display system, defined as the ratio of white to black that the system is capable of producing. The higher value the contrast is, the more delicate color you can get. 5.4.3 Saturation The saturation of a color is determined by a combination of light intensity and how much it is distributed across the spectrum of different wavelengths. The higher value the saturation is, the more colorful the image will be. 5.4.
Chapter 6 Setting-BASIC Click BASIC to display the submenus including System, Camera, Network, and Security. 6.1 System Click System to display the submenus including Information, Date/Time, and Initialize. 6.1.1 Information The Information page provides the basic information of the product which includes Product name, Firmware version and Web version.
6.1.2 Date/Time The Date/Time page displays all options of time setting. ¾ Current date/time: Displays the current date and time of this IP Camera. ¾ PC clock: Displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. ¾ Date/time format: You can click the drop-down list to select different time display formats. ¾ Adjust: You can select one of those four adjusting modes for your IP Camera. z Keep current setting: Select this mode to keep the current date and time of this IP Camera.
synchronize the date and time of this IP Camera with those of the time server, known as the NTP server. ) Note: The NTP server (Network Time Protocol) is the time server which is an Internet standard protocol built on the top of TCP / IP. This assures accurate synchronization to the millisecond of computer clock time in a network of computers. z Time zone: You can select the format from Greenwich Mean Time. The time displayed will be the same as the current date / time option.
turn off the IP Camera power or disconnect the network until the upgrading is completed. ¾ 6.2 Upload language pack: Upgrade the device language pack. Click Browse… and select the file for upgrading. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click OK to start upgrading. The upgrade is applied immediately. The default language is “English”. Camera Click Camera to display the submenus including General, MPEG4 and MJPEG. 6.2.
¾ RTSP: Switch On or Off. z RTSP Port: Specify the transmission port number of RTSP streaming. The default value is 554. z Port Range: Specify the transmission port range of RTP streaming video. RTP will select a port randomly from this range. ) Note: RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a protocol used in streaming media system which allows clients to remotely control a streaming video server. RTSP is supports by most of the media clients such as Real Player, QuickTime and VLC...etc.
¾ Viewer Authentication: If the viewer authentication is On, the users will be requested to type in username and password when viewing through RTSP. ¾ Multicast Streaming (If it is ON) z Multicast address: Specify the multicast server address. z Video/Audio port: Specify the transmission port number of the video data, which is an even number from 1024 to 65534. z Time-To-Live: Set the maximum TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic) that multicast can pass through.
B. Mobile View If RTSP is On (see Setting →Basic → Camera → General), the screen will display as shown below. ¾ Viewer Authentication: If the viewer authentication is On, the users will be requested to type in username and password when viewing through RTSP. ¾ Multicast Streaming (If it is On) z Multicast Address: Specify the multicast server address.
even number from 1024 to 65534. It is set to 10000 and 11000 by default. z Time-To-Live: Set the maximum TTL(Transistor-Transistor Logic) that multicast can pass through. ¾ Image Size: The image size of Mobile View is fixed at 160 x 120. ¾ Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of the MPEG4 image. You can choose values from 5, 10fps. The unit “fps” stands for “frames sent per second”. ¾ Quality: z Auto: The quality and bitrate will be adjusted automatically according to the frame rate.
If RTSP is Off (see Setting →Basic → Camera → General), the screen will display as shown below. ¾ Image Size: Specify the image size when the network camera transmits. You can choose among 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120. ¾ Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of the MJPEG image. You can choose values from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15fps. The unit “fps” stands for “frames per second”. ¾ Quality: 6.3 z Auto: The quality will be automatically decided.
6.3.1 Information The page of Information displays the MAC address of the device. ¾ Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): (If a DHCP server is installed on the network) Select this, the IP will be assigned by the DHCP server. ¾ Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this to obtain the address of DNS server automatically.
¾ ¾ ¾ Use the following IP address: Select this when the fixed IP address is set. z IP address: Enter the IP address of the device. z Subnet mask: Enter the subnet mask. z Default gateway: Enter the default gateway. Use the following DNS server address: Select this when you set the fixed IP address as the IP address of DNS server. z Primary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server. z Secondary DNS server (optional): Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server if necessary.
6.3.2 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) If your ISP provides Dynamic IP with authentication by username and password, enter all PPPoE information in this part. When you use the PPPoE function, you need to turn on the DDNS or IP Notification function at the same time. ¾ IP address: The IP address obtained when the IP camera connecting with network at PPPoE. ¾ User ID: Enter the user ID for authentication necessary for PPPoE connections. Type it up to 64 characters.
¾ Use the following DNS server address: Select this when you set the fixed IP address as the IP address of DNS server. z Primary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server. z Secondary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server. ) Note: 1. PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet): PPPoE is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol frames insider Ethernet frames.
6.3.3 DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The IP Camera offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.dyndns.
2. Input all information and follow step by step with DynDNS. . 3. Log in with new account and click Account → My Hosts → Add Host Services.
4. Type domain in the Hostname field and select sub-domain. 5. After typing in information, check your DDNS service.
6. Type your DDNS User ID, Password and Host name in Setting → Basic → Network → DDNS. After completing setting, reboot IP Camera. 6.3.4 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Choose menu “Network→UPnP”, and you can view the information about UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) in the screen as shown in the following figure. The UPnP feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed.
¾ HTTP port: Enter the HTTP port number and the default HTTP port is 80. ¾ SSL port: Enter the SSL port number and the default SSL port is 443. ¾ MPEG4 RTSP port: Enter the MPEG4 RTSP port, default value is 554. ) Note: UPnP (Universal Plug and Play): UPnP is a set of computer network protocol. It allows devices to connect seamlessly and simplify the implementation of networks at home and corporate environments. The device supports UPnP which is enabled by default.
¾ Device Name: Enter Device Name to your needs. ) Note: How to use Bonjour in your Windows Browser UI? Please check the link below: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html 6.3.6 IP Notification When network notify type is set to “ON”, you can send an e-mail notification of the completion of the network setting.
¾ Notify Type: You can select the notify type among DHCP, Static IP, and PPPoE. ¾ SMTP Server Name: Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server. ¾ SMTP Server Port: You can set port number from 1~65535 according to your mail server. The default value is 25. z SSL: It is Security setting. Checking SSL box if the mail server you use has security restriction. ) Note: If you use g-mail as your mail server, you should set 587 as your port number and check SSL box.
z User name, Password: Type the user name and Password of the user who has the mail account. This setting is necessary when the SMTP server which sends e-mails performs authentication. ¾ Recipient e-mail address: Type the recipient e-Mail address. You can specify more than one recipient E-mail address using “;” to separate. ¾ Administrator e-mail address: Type the Administrator e-Mail address up to 64 characters. This address is used for reply mail and sending system messages from the SMTP server.
The wireless network has to be set up by using cable network connection. After setting the camera correctly, the wireless function can work without cable network connection. Please follow the setting process below step by step: 1. Connect IP Camera with Ethernet connection. 2. Go to SETTING → BASIC → Network → Wireless, and choose option “On”. You will see the wireless setting page. 3. Then click Refresh. All access points (AP) around you will show up. 4. Select the AP you wish to connect. 5.
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¾ ¾ Use the following IP address: Select this when the fixed IP address is set. z IP address: Enter the IP address of the device. z Subnet mask: Enter the subnet mask. z Default gateway: Enter the default gateway. Use the following DNS server address: Select this when you set the fixed address as the IP address of DNS server. z Primary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server. z Secondary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if necessary. 7.
¾ Messenger: Check the radio button before On, so you can use your IP Camera via this function. ¾ Protocol: Displays the protocol used. ¾ Login Account: Enter the MSN account registered for you IP Camera. ¾ Password: Enter the password of the MSN account. ¾ Re-type password: Type the password again. ¾ Alias: Give an alias for the account of your IP Camera. The figure above takes “TL-SC3171G” for example. ¾ Port range: Enter the port range used.
A. Configuring your IP camera ) Note: If you use a Modem Router to access the Internet, you should set your IP Camera as the virtual server with port range 20000-21000 on the Modem Router’s web-based management page. 1. Click “BASIC->Network->Messenger” to enter the “Messenger” page. Enable Messenger and then set the Login Account, Password, Alias, Port range, IP Notification, Privacy and Allow list parameters as the above figure shows. Click OK to save your settings. 2.
B. Add the camera’s msn account 1. Make sure the desired computer with MSN installed. Log into the MSN. 2. Make sure the MSN view plugin is installed. This plugin is embedded in IntelligentIPInstallerSetup(TPLink)-1.1.16.09.exe and will be installed automatically when you install IntelligentIPInstallerSetup(TPLink)-1.1.16.09.exe. ▲ You can download the IntelligentIPInstallerSetup(TPLink)-1.1.16.09.exe here: http://www.tp-link.com/download/ipcamera/Intelligent_IP_Installer.rar 3.
5. Check its status. Normally it should be online. 6. Click the camera icon and select View a contact’s webcam to view the video.
7. 6.4 Wait for a moment, and you will see the video captured by your IP Camera. Security Click Security to display the submenus including Account and HTTPS.
6.4.1 Account The device default account and password setting is “admin / admin”. That means everyone who knows IP address can access the device including all configuration. Therefore, it is necessary to assign a password if the device is intended to be accessed by others. ¾ User name: Set a user name between 4-16 characters. ¾ Password: Set a password between 4-16 characters. ¾ Re-type Password: Re-type the password to confirm. ¾ Viewer Mode: Set the user mode among Admin, Operator, and Viewer.
¾ z The Operator mode can not only view the Live View but also control the PTZ (apply in speed dome). z The Viewer mode only can view the Live View. Viewer Authentication: Allows all viewers directly access to Live View. 6.4.2 HTTPS HTTPS is a URL scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection. It is syntactically identical to the http:// scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP.
) Note: 1) When enable HTTPS with RTSP on mode, the IP Camera only protect the setting such as username and password and do not protect video and audio. 2) When enable HTTPS with RTSP off mode, the IP Camera will protect all setting including video and audio.
Chapter 7 Setting-Advance Click Advance to display the submenus including FTP client, SMTP, HTTP event, Alarm output, Schedule, Alarm input, Motion detection and System Log. 7.1 FTP client Use this menu to set up for capturing and sending images to an FTP server. By using FTP client function, you can send the image and video file which has been shot and recorded linked with the built-in motion detection function to FTP server.
7.1.1 General Select On when you use FTP function. The FTP client setting page will appear. Select Off when you do not wish to use the FTP client function. ) Note: The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may decrease while a file is being transmitted by the FTP client function. ¾ FTP server name: Type the FTP server name to upload still images up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the FTP server. ¾ User name: Type the user name for the FTP server.
¾ Remote Path: Type the path to the destination in FTP server up to 64 characters. ¾ Image File Name: Type the file name you want to assign to the images when sending to the FTP server. You can use up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for naming. ¾ Suffix: Select a suffix to add to the file name ¾ z Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the Image file name.
) Note: 1) You can set motion detection on motion detection page (Please go to “Setting → Advance →Motion detection → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 7.7. 2) Motion Detection works only when the MPEG4 function is On and the Cropping is set to Off. z Alarm Input: Select the connected alarm. Sensor input1: The external sensor which is connected to sensor input1 of the alarm input.
) Note: You can set the alarm input function at Alarm Input page. (Please go “Setting → Advance → Alarm Input → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 7.6. ¾ Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. z Always: The periodical sending is always effective. z Schedule: You can specify the period when the periodical sending is effective in the Schedule setting in the other section. ) Note: You can set schedule function on Schedule page.
¾ Image file name: Type the file name of the image sent by SMTP up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (under score). ¾ Suffix: Select a suffix to be added to the file name sent by SMTP. z None: The name of the sent file will be the Image file name. z Date Time: The date time suffix is added to the Image file name.
) Note: You can set schedule function on Schedule page. (Please go to “Setting → Advance → Schedule → Setting”) For more details, you can check Section 7.5. 7.2 SMTP Set the SMTP menu when you want to send an image via e-mail. By using Mail (SMTP) function, you can send a mail with attached image and video which has been shot linked with the built-in motion detection function. The image file can also be sent periodically.
The Setting of General will be the same as the setting of IP Notification (Please check “SETTING → BASIC → Network → IP Notification”). ¾ SMTP server name: Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server. ¾ SMTP Server Port: You can set port number from 1~65535 according to your mail server. The default value is 25. ¾ Security setting: Check SSL box if the mail server you use has security restriction.
¾ SMTP: Select it if SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. ¾ POP before SMTP: Select if POP before SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. ) Note: When you set to On, be sure to select either or both SMTP or / and POP before SMTP. z POP server name: When the POP before SMTP is selected in Authentication, type the POP (receiving mail) server name up to 64 characters, or type the IP address of the POP server.
7.2.2 Alarm sending Set to send the mail with connection to the alarm detection by the external sensor input or by the built-in motion detection function. Select On to send the image and file to SMTP server linked with the alarm detection. ¾ Alarm sending: Select On to set to send mail with connection to the alarm detection. ¾ File attachment: Set whether an image file is attached to the mail sent or not. When On is selected, the image file made by the settings below is attached.
¾ Alarm z Motion Detection: Click it for using Motion Detection function as a sensor. You can set motion detection function on the motion detection page.
) Note: 1) You can set motion detection on motion detection page (Please go to “Setting → Advance →Motion detection → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 7.7. 2) Motion Detection works only when the MPEG4 function is On and the Cropping is set to Off. z Alarm input: Select the connected alarm. Sensor input1: The external sensor which is connected to sensor input1 of the alarm input.
) Note: You can set the alarm input function at alarm input page (Please go “Setting → Advance → Alarm input → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 7.6. ¾ Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. z Always: The periodical sending is always effective. z Schedule: You can specify the period when the periodical sending is effective in the Schedule setting in the other section. ) Note: You can set schedule function on Schedule page.
¾ Image file name: Type the file name of the image sent by SMTP up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (under score). ¾ Suffix: Select a suffix to be added to the file name sent by SMTP. z None: The name of the sent file will be the Image file name. z Date Time: The date & time suffix is added to the Image file name.
) Note: You can set schedule function on Schedule page (Please go to “Setting → Advance → Schedule → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 7.5. 7.3 HTTP event Use this menu to set up for capturing and sending images to an HTTP server. By using HTTP client function, you can send the image file and audio file which has been shot and recorded linked with the built-in motion detection function to HTTP server. HTTP client setting menu is composed of two items, General and Alarm sending.
7.3.1 General ¾ HTTP event: Set up the HTTP server URL, port, User ID, Password, and Proxy Server settings. For example: URL: 192.168.1.7/cgi-bin/operator/ptzset ) Note: The setting of URL should be the same as CGI. 7.3.2 Alarm sending Set to send the mail with connection to the alarm detection by the built-in motion detection function. Select On to send the image and audio file to HTTP server linked with the alarm detection.
Alarm sending: Select On to set to send command with connection to the alarm detection. ¾ Alarm z Motion detection: Click it for using Motion Detection function as a sensor. You can set motion detection function on the motion detection function page. 9 Parameter: the parameter of CGI (defined in Setting → Advance → HTTP event → General → URL) is from your target device. For example, move=down. 9 Message: message will show up in the form of Message = PTZ down.
) Note: 1. You can set motion detection on motion detection page (Please go to “Setting → Advance →Motion detection → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 7.7. 2. Motion Detection works only when the MPEG4 function is On and the Cropping is set to Off. z Alarm input: Select the connected alarm. Sensor input1: The external sensor which is connected to sensor input1 of the alarm input. 9 Parameter: the parameter of CGI (defined in URL of HTTP→General) is from your target device.
) Note: You can set the alarm input function at alarm input page (Please go “Setting → Advance → Alarm input → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 8.6. ¾ Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. z Always: The periodical sending is always effective. z Schedule: You can specify the period when the periodical sending is effective in the schedule setting in the other section.
7.4.1 Setting Alarm output: To activate the Alarm output function, select On. When you do not use the Alarm output function, select Off. ¾ Digital output: Select High signal output and Low signal output as your alarm. ¾ Trigger condition: Select the mode of the Alarm output function. You can choose “Alarm” or “Timer”. ¾ Alarm: Controls alarm output by synchronizing with an external sensor input or the built-in activity detection function.
) Note: 1. You can set motion detection on motion detection page (Please go to “Setting → Advance →Motion detection → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 7.7. 2. Motion Detection works only when the MPEG4 function is On and the Cropping is set to Off. z Alarm Input: Select the connected alarm. Sensor input1: The external sensor which is connected to sensor input1 of the alarm input.
) Note: You can set the alarm input function at alarm input page (Please go “Setting →Advance →Alarm input → Setting”). For more details, you can check Section 7.6. ¾ Alarm duration: There are up to 60 second options to choose for alarm duration interval. ¾ Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. z Always: The periodical sending is always effective.
This is the same menu as the setting menu which is displayed when you click Schedule to set Effective period and Schedule in FTP client setting menu, e-Mail (SMTP) setting menu, HTTP Event setting menu and so on. Example: When setting e-Mail (SMTP) (the alarm sending) in the Schedule setting menu. 7.5.1 Setting ¾ Schedule Selection: Select the list box to specify the schedule you want to set.
set to Mon (Monday) are applied to all days. In this case, the Start time and End time of the other days than Mon (Monday) cannot be input. 7.6 Alarm input When you click Alarm Input on the Advance mode menu, the Alarm input setting menu appears. You can set in this menu to control the external alarm input of I / O port on the rear of the device linked to FTP, SMTP, and HTTP sending function. 7.6.
7.7 Motion detection There are three Motion Detection functions as sensors to set for different detecting zones. Each one has Threshold and Sensitivity inputs which you can adjust to specific zone sequentially. Motion Detection function can support to FTP, SMTP and Alarm output for capturing and sending images or starting alarm output.
7.7.1 Setting ¾ Threshold: It means the extent which the alarm will be triggered. ¾ Sensitivity: It means that how often the sensor will scan the image. The higher sensitivity it is and the more frequently it scans. 7.8 z Motion Detection 1: Click it for using Motion Detection 1 function as a sensor. You can adjust and move the detecting zone by using mouse. z Motion Detection 2: Click it for using Motion Detection 2 function as a sensor. You can adjust and move the detecting zone by using mouse.
7.8.1 Setting ¾ Enable remote log: Enables user to send the log data to a specified log server. ) Note: There is a function called Watchdog which can automatically detect errors and restart the IP camera while mpeg, mjepg, 3gpp, or web cannot work. It will take about 5 minutes from detection to reboot, and it will show up with “connecting” on mainpage during this 5 minutes. If the Watchdog function detects errors, “*** ffmpeg”, “*** mjpeg”, “*** gsm” or “*** boa” will be shown in system log.
Appendix APPENDIX a – FRAME RATE & BIT RATE TABLE This chapter provides tables that help you to optimize your IP camera with your network environment. Base on your network upload environment to choose the best Image-Quality setting. For example, if the network environment is ADSL 256Kb(upload) / 2Mb(download), the most fluent Image-Quality needs to set up under 256 Kb situation. A.
320*240 512 30 550 30 320*240 512 15 600 16 160*120 1024 30 950 30 160*120 1024 15 750 16 160*120 512 30 500 30 160*120 512 15 50 16 160*120 128 30 130 30 160*120 128 15 140 16 A.3 MJPEG @ 15fps / kbps Quality 640*480 320*240 160*120 Excellent 4000 1500 600 Detailed 2400 900 400 Good 1600 650 300 Standard 1300 500 240 Medium 900 350 170 A.
320*240 Good 5 260 5 320*240 Medium 15 350 13 160*120 Medium 5 130 5 160*120 Excellent 15 600 13 160*120 Excellent 5 230 5 160*120 Good 15 300 13 160*120 Good 5 115 5 160*120 Medium 15 170 13 160*120 Medium 5 65 5 APPENDIX b – STORAGE REQUIREMENT TABLE This chapter provides tables that help you set your recording storage system. Please refer to the following table to find out the capability for recording into your hard disk. B.
B.3 MPEG4 Storage Requirement GB / channel / day Image-Size Bitrate Setting Frame-Rate Setting Current Bitrate 640*480 2048 30 23.0 640*480 2048 15 22.2 640*480 1536 30 18.5 640*480 1536 15 17.9 640*480 1024 30 10.5 640*480 1024 15 10.5 640*480 512 30 5.3 640*480 512 15 6.3 320*240 1536 30 15.8 320*240 1536 15 16.9 320*240 1024 30 10.5 320*240 1024 15 10.5 320*240 512 30 5.8 320*240 512 15 6.3 160*120 1024 30 10.0 160*120 1024 15 7.
FAQ Q1. What can I do if I forgot the login name and password? Press and hold the Reset button on the bottom panel with a pin or paperclip. Please continue holding down the Reset button for approximately 15 seconds. And then IP Camera will reboot. It will require 45 seconds. Both the default username and password are admin. Q2.
