VxIP 9611 – VxIP 9612 3GPP IR Network Camera User’s Manual Version 1.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Contents Contents .........................................................................................................................2 Package Contents ...........................................................................................................3 System Requirements.....................................................................................................4 Introduction..............................................................
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Package Contents The 30 M / 25M IR Network Camera is provided with the following accessories. Please contact your dealer if any one of the following is missing. 1. 30 M / 25M IR Network Camera 2. 12V DC Power Supply (Only available for 25M IR model) 4. Quick Guide 3.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com System Requirements 30 M / 25M IR Network Camera Internet Environment LAN 10/100M Ethernet Wireless LAN 802.11b or 802.11g Monitor System Requirements OS support Browser support Hardware Windows 2000 Professional SP4, XP Home SP2 Internet Explorer 6.x or later CPU: Pentium 4 2.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Introduction The 30 M / 25M IR Network Camera is a multi-functional stand-alone IR CCD Network Camera that can connect to Ethernet, LAN, or any broad-band networks. Equipped with 12/8 High-light & long life LED, the camera can provide up to 20,000 hours IR function. The 30 M / 25M IR Network Camera carries a rating of IP 66, keeping the electronic equipment dust-tight and dry in the strongest storms to provide maximum security against equipment damage.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com System Introduction 1. AC power cable: The AC input connector has a socket to connect the product to a power source. 2. Ethernet connector: An RJ-45 connector is provided for connection to the 10Base-T Ethernet cable or 100 Base-T High Speed Ethernet cable. This port can automatically detect or coordinate the transmission rate of the network. 3. Use a video/audio output cable for external video/audio transmission if required.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com AC Power Plug the power cable in the power socket on the product. 30 M IR CAM Power Connection 25 M IR CAM Power Connection Video Output Plug the video output cable into the monitor or recording equipment. LAN Socket Connect the LAN cable into the LAN socket. RS-485 port If you have a rotary stage using a RS-485 interface, please connect it to the product with an RS-485 cable. For detailed information, please refer to PTZ chapter for more description.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Hardware Installation a. Product location: You can install the product on the holder and hang it on the wall or ceiling. Please do not install this product in locations of poor ventilation. This will result in poor operation. b. If you have an RS-485 rotary stage, please connect this product to the stage from the RS-485 port. Please make sure the poles must be correctly connected. c. 1.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Camera Settings After the hardware has been installed, insert the supplied CD in the computer and execute the file IP FINDER.EX following the steps below to search for and change the IP address of the camera. 1. Start the machine. Execute the IP Finder.exe from the supplied CD. 2. Find the camera (Search) Search for the product from your LAN. The factory IP setting 192.168.0.20 appears on the screen. 1. Click Search to find the IPCAM on the LAN. 3.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. Click Submit to validate new settings. 5. Confirmation When all changes have been confirmed, click “Exit” to quit. 4. When all changes have been confirmed, click Exit to quit. Notes: 1. The IP FINDER can only find the IP addresses of cameras that share the same hub on the LAN. For information about finding IP addresses on the Internet, refer to the “DDNS Setting”, or “UpnP Setting”. 2.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Camera Setting from a Router You can use DHCP when you want to use the camera on the Intranet (LAN). However, the IP must fixed when you want to use the camera on a WAN. For this application, it is required to set up a virtual server on the ADSL router. Follow the steps below to complete the setting: 1. Enter the camera setting page to set a fixed IP. (Refer to the “Network Setting”.) Ex.: 192.168.0.49 2. Enter the ADSL router main setting page. Ex.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Change the Internet Explorer Setting This product uses ActiveX Control to play images and sound on your PC. The ActiveX Control application software will be downloaded to your PC when you connect it to the Internet. To ensure successful download of the software, the Internet Explorer "security settings" must be changed accordingly. Make sure that the security level is set to Level II, the commonly used default security level.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Enter the Main Page 1. Open the IE browser and key in the IP address of the product. Key in the IP address of the camera When the login screen appears, key in "root" in the User Name and Password fields. Click OK. Camera login screen 2. Key in the default “username” and “password”.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Click “Install ActiveX Control”. Setup prompt screen 4. The security warning screen appears. Click "Install". The ActiveX Control is named "UIC ActiveX Control". This software is owned by UIC and well certified. You can use it without any doubts about its validity. Click “Install”. 5. When ActiveX Control is installed successfully, you will see the camera image and interface.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Camera Main Page Descriptions: Source: Information bar 1. Format: resolution of the current video stream 2. FPS: Frame Per Second of the current video stream 3. BitRate: bandwidth per second of the current video stream Product name Image area Attention: Please change the streaming setting to HTTP if nothing appears in the image area.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Control panel Note: Camera functions can only be used on a rotary stage. See the Rotary Stage section for details. 1. Camera direction: controls the direction of the camera (up, down, left, right, home position). Direction control. 2. Camera speed: controls the rotation speed of the camera from “1” (lowest) to “7” (highest). This function must work with the characteristics of the rotary stage. Rotation speed. Speed Angle/Sec.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. Preset: presets the rotation points for the camera (16 points) This function allows you to preset the points you wish to monitor. Then you can assign a code to each point. The rotary stage will automatically rotate to this preset point once you press the assigned code. It can save time and labor of manual control. More importantly, it is more accurate. This function must work with a rotary stage. 1. Click Set to enter the Preset Setting screen. 3.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 4. Tour: enables/disables the tour mode of the camera. The rotation points of the camera must be set up in advance. This function allows you to set up to 5 cruising routes. This function must work with a rotary stage. 1. Click Set to enter the Tour Setting screen. 2. Name the tour. You can set up 5 tour groups at maximum. 3. Dwelling time (sec.) at each tour point. 5. Click Update to Exit. 4. Select a preset location for the camera. 6.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 5. AutoPan: enables/disables AutoPan. You can enable the AutoPan function to make the camera automatically move back and forth horizontally. Disable the AutoPan function to stop the scan. This function must work with a rotary stage. 6. Alert: displays alert trigger This indicator flashes to warn you when a movement or alert is detected. Click to stop the flash.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 8. Language: selects a UI language Tour languages are available: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese. Selects a language 9. Camera Position: sets the position for display of the image Desktop: Normal image (displays on the desktop; default value) Ceiling: Upside-down image Mirror: Mirror image Rotate 180: Mirrored and upside-down. Set the position for display of image.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 10. View Size: selects the size of the image Select the size of the image from 0.5 to 4 X. Select an image size 11. Streaming: sets the video stream protocol (HTTP is recommended) This product provides three different video streaming protocols: UDP, TCP, and HTTP. HTTP is recommended because it allows the video stream to go through the firewall. (Refer to Setting/Basic Setting/Network/Streaming for more information).
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 12. Brightness: adjusts video brightness / Contrast: adjusts video contrast Press + (increase) or ﹣ (decrease) from the setting window to adjust the brightness or contrast of the image. Adjust brightness/contrast of the image 13. REC: executes the video recording function Click this button to start video recording and save the image file in the preset directory (C:\video).
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 15. Path: sets the save path and name for recorded images and snapshots. The filename is the recording date by default. You can identify the file by prefix of the filename. Click the Path field to select the folder to save the file. Save the path Pickup function Automatic Noise Suppression system 16. Audio On/Off: turns on/off the pickup function Click the button to mute the sound from the built-in microphone.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com System Settings System setting contains basic and application settings. The basic setting is executed for basic system information, transmission speed, audio/video code, user authorization, date/time, and IP filter, while the application setting is executed for event triggering definition and other relevant settings, definition of the motion detection area, firmware update, reset to factory default, and reboot.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting >Video/Image Basic Setting > Video Image > Video Image Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image > 3GPP To view the camera image using a 3G cellular phone, click Enable to enable the 3GPP mode. (Note: When the 3GPP mode has been activated, all relevant parameters are set automatically and cannot be changed. This is for the sake of compatibility). 3GPP mode To use the 3GPP function, the following requirements must be met.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 4. Enter the link name. 3. Add a new link. 6. Select OK to save the setting. 7. Select this stream name to proceed with linking. 8. Select “Yes” to connect. 28 5. Enter the IP address of the camera, e.g. rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 10. Loading the image. 9. Connecting. 11. Video stream screen .
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Video Format You can select MPEG4 or MJPEG as the video format. It is recommended to select MPEG4 for real-time browsing to optimize the bandwidth. MJPEG is a good choice for the best resolution when video recording is required for collection of evidence.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Frame per Second (FPS): With NTSC, you can choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 15 or 30 for video resolution With PAL, you can choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 or 25 for video resolution. Select a FPS Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Video Quality You can select Fix Quality (resolution priority) or Fix Bitrate (fluency priority) at the same bandwidth.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Select GOP to update the speed. GOP provides users with the function to set the pages of the I Frame and P Frame to be transmitted in the MPEG4 mode. Basically, the I Frame page contains the entire picture and needs higher bandwidth, while the P Frame page only contains the parts that are different from the I Frame and need lower bandwidth.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Audio (Sound) Basic Setting > Audio > Audio (sound setting) Basic Setting > Audio > Audio > Audio Raw Format You can select No Audio or PCM. When you select No Audio, the sound transmission from the built-in microphone pauses. When you select PCM, the sound transmission resumes. The factory default is PCM.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > User(User) The administration of the camera can set up access privileges by administrator, operator, and viewer to ensure the security and control of the camera. The access privileges and setting steps are described as below. Basic Setting > User > User List (access privilege list) The access privileges of the administrator, operator, and viewer are listed as follows.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com User setting Change the privilege or password of a user. You cannot change the name of the user. Add a new user and set up a different privilege. Delete a user from the list. Log in the username, password and privilege as required. You can also define the PTZ control here.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network (Network Settings) Basic Setting > Network > Network (cable network setting page) Basic Setting > Network > Network > IP Assignment Cable network setting page DHCP setting: DHCP(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that enables automatic assignment of TCP/IP information to the client. Each DHCP client connects to the DHCP server to access its network setting information, including IP address, gateway, and DNS server.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > Streaming (steaming Setting) Setting of the video steaming port (HTTP and factory default are recommended) 1. HTTP: Port 80 can pass through most firewalls. Video streams are transmitted through HTTP Port (80 by default) to ensure passage through firewalls. 2. RTSP: Port 554 uses a fixed port (i.e. TCP) or can be defined by users to ensure reliable data transmission.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Streaming port setting Basic Setting > Network > PPPoE (dial-up networking setting) PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is a protocol that supports access to a high-speed wideband network using a PC and a wideband modem (such as xDSL, Cable, Wireless modem).
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. Key in the IP address of the camera and enter "PPPoE Setting" following the route Setting Î Basic Setting Î NetworkÎ PPPoE. 4. Key in the xDSL "Username" and "Password" acquired from your ISP. Click Save to confirm the setting. 5. Where the ADSL modem and the camera is connected via a switch-hub, you can press “Reboot” or restart the machine manually to try PPPoE dialing when the setting of the camera has been completed. 6.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server Setting) The IP address (Ex. 210.168.0.22) is like a telephone number, while the website address is like a name in an address book. The DDNS allows the user to access the website by entering the name of the website without memorizing a bunch of cold numbers. When you apply for an Internet service, you will have at least one IP address from your ISP that is either fixed or dynamic.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) If you connect your camera to a router, IP allocator, or wireless AP, your camera will possibly be blocked by the NAT and can’t be located on the Internet. To penetrate the firewall, activate the supportive item- UPnP. The Link URL shows the external IP address and the port of the router. Enter the IP address in the Internet Explorer to penetrate the NAT.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com To activate the UPnP function in Windows OS: Ex: Windows XP: 1. Windows component installation. 1. Click Control Panel 2. Click Add/Remove Programs 4. Click Networking Services 5. Click Detail 6. Check UPuP User Interface 3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components 2.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 2. Click Exceptions 1. Click Windows Firewall in the Control Panel 3. Check UPnP Configuration.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. View the connection device using “My Network Place” 1. Open “My Network Place” 2. The LAN camera appears. Double-click to access the main page. Basic Setting > Network > SMTP Server (mail server setting) This camera is able to transmit images to a particular email address when a motion detection event occurs or a sensor is triggered. To use this function, a mail server setting for the camera is required.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > Samba This camera is able to upload the snapshots to a specified shared folder when an event is triggered. To use this function, a Samba setting is required. Options: Active: Enable/Disable Samba Authentication: Enable/Disable Username: the username Password: the password Path: specify the IP address of the computer you want to share with and the file name, i.e. 192.168.0.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > Notification Of IP Address Change (IP address change notice) This setting is not necessary for a fixed IP. For a dynamic IP, you need to update the IP address every time you connect to the Internet to access the camera. This setting allows you to update the IP address by the automatic notification of IP address change. Choose one of the following three notice options to update the IP address: 1.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Date/Time (date/time setting) Date/Time setting Basic Setting > Date/Time > Server Time (the date/time of the server) Basic Setting > Date/Time > PC Time (the date/time of your PC) Basic Setting > Date/Time > Time Setting (date/time setting) There are three ways to synchronize the time. 1. Synchronize the time with PC’s time: The preset method of time synchronization of the camera time with your PC time. 2.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > IP Filter This function filters IP addresses and is able to allow or deny visits from particular addresses/target addresses. IP filter setting Basic Setting > IP Filter > General IP Filtering: enables/disables the IP filter Policy: allows/denies access Basic Setting > IP Filter > Filter IP Address (Overview of the set IPs) Add: enter the IP address you want to allow or deny the access of in the front field.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Application Setting Application Setting > Event (event trigger setting page) This camera is equipped with intelligent security management functions. It ensures security monitoring by allowing user to define “trigger events” based on particular times and situations, and sets the camera respond to the event.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Add Event : Add Event setting page Options: • General: Name: Name the trigger event here. • Response to event trigger: the time setting of the trigger event Always: Always monitoring During time: Check the date you want to monitor (Sun~Sat) and the duration of monitoring here.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Add Schedule: Add Schedule setting page The Add Event setting page and the Add Schedule setting page are basically the same except that the Add Schedule setting page does not have the option “Trigger by” to indicate the sources of the trigger event. Click Save to save and activate your settings when you complete setting. Delete: delete the event cluster setting. Modify: modify the event cluster setting.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Trigger Alarm output: Alarm output Click “Set” to trigger the alarm. Click “Clear” to stop the alarm. Trigger LED: LED indicator display LED: Event status: click “Set” to turn on the LED event status indicator. Click ”Clear” to turnoff the indicator. LED: Link status : click “Set” to turn on the LED Link status indicator. Click “Clear” to turnoff the indicator.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Add FTP setting page Name: the name of the FTP Network Address: IP address of the FTP Login: Log-in name Password: Log-in password Upload Path: Uploading path Port: Port Passive: Check to set the FTP status as passive Click Add Http to go to the setting page and enter the information of the HTTP server you specified.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com ProxyPort: Proxy server port ProxyLogin: Proxy server log-in name Proxy Password: Proxy server log-in password Click Add Tcp to go to the setting page and enter the information of the TCP server you specified.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Application Setting > Motion Detection You can open the setting frame by clicking on the area to monitor. To move area to monitor, drag the area with your mouse; to adjust the size of the frame, drag the arrow to adjust after you move the mouse to the edge of the area and left-click; There are 3 frames available for setting. You may adjust the sensitivity of the area by entering the degree of sensitivity in the “Sensitive” field.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Application Setting > Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade page Contact your dealer for more information about firmware upgrade. The sales representative will transmit the latest version to you via e-mail. When you receive the firmware, decompress the file (uImage.gz) to your PC and follow the steps below to execute the upgrade. Important! Read Carefully!! 1. Close all active applications on your PC. 2. Select “Firmware Upgrade” 3.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 4. Click Browse… to select the location where the firmware file is stored. 5. Click submit. 6. The auto upgrade runs. The Upgrade Status shows the progress of the upgrade. When the firmware upgrade has been completed, the machine reboots automatically. Reconnect to the server after 60 seconds.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Application Setting > Factory Default You can use this function to reset to factory default, but all changes, including the IP address, you have made are deleted. Reset to factory default Factory Default: Reset to factory default. Warning dialog for rest to factory default Resets all parameters, except the IP parameters: You can use this function to reset to factory default.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Backup: Data backup Back all parameters: Back up all changes you have made. When you click Backup, a file download window appears. Back up the file named param.bin (Attention: Don't change the file name; otherwise, the backup may fail.) File backup Restore backup parameters: You can select this function to restore the changes you have made. To do this, click Browse… to select a backup file and click submit to confirm the restoration.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Attachment A: Bandwidth Estimation Since the FPS is dependent on the bandwidth of the camera, the relationship between the size of an image file and the bandwidth is always the major concern of the system construction engineer. The table below shows the relation between the resolution and size of an MJPEG file in the NTSC system.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Attachment B: Troubleshooting and FAQs Question Answer and Solution Function What encoder and decoder The camera uses MJPEG or MPEG4 compression technology to are used by the camera for provide quality images. MJPEG is a standard image compression sounds and images? technology applicable to different browsers without the need to install additional software.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Internet Explorer does not display the camera screen correctly. confirm that the IP address has been properly set. • The anti-virus applications on the PC or the firewall might block the IP Finder from execution. If you can not execute the IP Finder, please disable your anti-virus applications or firewall. Please be sure that the version of your Internet Explorer is 6.0 or later.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Check whether the Active X control of the camera has been installed in your computer. Select C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files to check if the file “Media Viewer Class” is registered. The status bar should indicate the file has been installed. If you do not see this file, be sure that your Internet Explorer security is properly set (the default value is moderate). Re-connect to the camera main page and download the file again.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com I can't control the camera to move up, down, right, or left smoothly. Delay might occur when you are accessing a video stream and remotely moving the camera horizontally. Where significant delay is identified when you move the camera horizontally or vertically deactivate the audio streams and/or reduce the size of the video stream... Camera Image Quality Camera has a problem focusing. • The lens might be contaminated with dust, fingerprints, or other dirt.
