English Y-CAM, BabyPing, Vodafone HomeView Network Video Camera User's Manual Model No: HomeView cam, BabyPing Video, Cloud cam Please read this manual carefully before you attempt to Install this product and retain it for your future reference.
Contents MAIN FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................5 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................8 NETWORK CAMERA INTERFACE & SETUP ...............................................................................................13 Viewing the camera from your mobile phone ...............
INTRODUCTION Thank you for your interest and support in our product and purchasing this wireless network camera. The camera can be accessed remotely, and controlled from any PC/laptop over the Intranet or Internet via web browser. The user-friendly installation procedure and intuitive web-based interface offer easy integration with your LAN environment or WiFi system. The camera also comes with a lot of useful alarm tool for notice user any situation.
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MAIN FEATURES Easy Installation The camera comes with built-in Wireless (IEEE802.11b/g/n) capability and a Web Server, therefore there is no need to install a driver. The setup CD-ROM includes the Camera Setup software, User Manual and Quick Installation Guide. With industry standard automatic configuration-UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), your PC will discover and connect to your camera automatically.
Simultaneous HTTP and RTSP streaming The camera support HTTP and RTSP/RTP/RTCP protocol, and provide multiple HTTP and RTSP streams simultaneously. Audio Transmission The camera comes with a built-in microphone for audio monitoring as well as video monitoring. Sound captured by the camera is transmitted to the client’s PC. Snapshot and Recording You can capture a still image of the camera view on your PC and save the image as JPG or BMP format file.
Adapter This product conforms with the authenticated AC adapter. The adapter is marked with one or more of the following: Note: When using the power adapter, make sure the rating voltage on it is compatible with that of the device to avoid potential damages resulting from incorrect usage of power supply. PC System Requirements The PC (Personal Computer) and the network must meet the following technical specifications for camera to work properly. 1. Processor: 2. RAM: 3. Color Monitor: 4.
INSTALLATION Connecting the camera Using a standard Ethernet network cable, connect the camera to your network (depending on your own setup, this may be to your router or switch). see figure below Connect the included power adapter to the power port on the camera and the other end into an electrical socket. see figure below Check that the power indicator is lit on the front of the camera. Note: Please handle the power adapter carefully to avoid the risk of accidental electric shock.
Camera Setup Installation & Usage The camera Setup utility can easily and quickly detect cameras connected to your local network and list them on the Camera Setup window, also you can use the camera Setup utility to assign an IP address to each camera. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and the installation screen should appear automatically (See image below). If it does not, click “Start” then “Run”. In the text field enter “D:\autorun.exe” (if “D:” is the letter of your CD-ROM Drive) 2.
4. Click Install to install Camera Setup. 5. Click Finish to end the installation. You should now find a icon 10 on the desktop.
6. Double-click the Camera Setup icon on the Desktop to launch the program. The Camera Setup utility should automatically find your camera if is correctly connected (See image below). [Refresh] Click Refresh to search for cameras on the local network. [Setup] Select the required camera and click Setup to configure the network settings for the camera. [Open] Select the required camera and click Open to access the camera via a web browser. [Exit] Click Exit to exit the Camera Setup window.
3. Enter a unique name for the camera, the location (optional) and leave the default port number as 80.“Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” are selected by default, if you are confident enough to enter your own settings, you can do so by selecting “Use the following IP address” and follow the guidelines on the next page. If however you wish to leave the default settings please skip to NETWORK CAMERA SCREEN AND SETUP WINDOW. 4.
NETWORK CAMERA INTERFACE & SETUP Review Images from the Network Camera You can select one of the three ways to review pictures from the camera. 1. Input the assigned IP address (or URL) of the camera on the Web Browser. Take 192.168. 168.100 as example. You will see the home page. Notes: Through this welcome page, you could choose to click on the item Enter to access the picture viewing interface or the item Setting to access the system setting interface. The below dialog will appear.
2. If your OS is Windows XP, click [My Network Places], double click the icon You will see the home page. 3. Run the Camera Setup and double-click the relevant camera item.
Click Enter , you will see the screen as below. [Audio Upload] Press and release to start sending audio from your computer’s microphone to the camera speakers. Press and release to stop sending audio. [Volume] 1. Click the Mute button 2. Slide the Slide block to mute the audio. horizontally to adjust volume. [Snapshot] 1. Press the Snapshot button view. to capture a still image of the camera 2.
[Record] 1. Press the Record button to record video and audio. 2. Recording Config. Click this button to set the recording parameters, you can set record path, video file size and select whether to start recording automatically when motion is detected and the length of the recording in seconds. [Tools] 1. For Full Screen mode click this button , Press Esc to exit. It could also achieve same function by double click the Image Field. 2. For Fill up the Image field click this button 3. This button .
Viewing the camera from your mobile phone The camera provides the ability to view the cameras monitored through your mobile phone as a live video stream, it supports the telecommunications standard of 3GPP streaming format. All 3G enabled mobile devices and most 2G phones that support the streaming standard of 3GPP are compatible. Otherwise, you also can view the pictures even if your phone is not 3GPP compatible. For example, if camera’s external IP address is 202.96.135.
Network Camera Setting Interface 1. Click on settings from the home page. When connecting the camera for the first time or after resetting it to its default settings, the setup interface start page below will load. It is recommend that you change the admin password in order to avoid unauthorized access to the camera. To do this follow the instructions by clicking on the underlined link “here” to access administrator password editing page. 2. Type the password in both fields then click Save.
3. You are required to re-login with the changed password. After successful login, the following page will appear.
Camera Camera Setup From the home page click settings and enter the administrator user name and password. Click on Camera Setup under the title Camera to change the image and audio parameters of the camera. [Light frequency] Two options: 50Hz & 60Hz. Set according to the mains frequency in the country of use. For UK this would be 50Hz. [Image mirror] Image can be flipped from left to right. [Image flip vertical] Image can be flipped up and down.
Stream Setup The camera supports three streams: primary stream, secondary stream and mobile stream.
[Primary stream] cannot be disabled. [Secondary stream] Enable or disable secondary stream. [Mobile stream] Enable or disable Mobile stream. You can use mobile phone, Realplayer and QuickTime Player to play the live stream from camera. The size of video is 176x144. Click Apply to confirm your setting. [Image size] Three image resolutions available: 640 x 480(VGA), 320 x 240(QVGA), 160 x 120. [Frame rate] Twelve options: 1/2/3/4/5/6/8/10/15/20/25/30 frames per second (fps). [H.
When you clicked the name of Primay stream, Secondary stream, Mobile stream, the stream list will be open. A sample of primary stream list as below: [HTTP APPLE steam] M3u8 is an Apple HTTP Live streaming. It takes an MPEG-TS stream from a tool like ffmpeg and breaks it up into multiple ts-segments. You can use RealPlayer, VLC Player or QuickTime Player to play the live stream from camera in Intranet or Internet.
How to use the URL stream list Primary stream Secondary stream rtsp- live_h264.sdp rtsp- live_mpeg4.sdp rtsp- live_mjpeg.sdp rtsp- live_h264_1.sdp rtsp- live_mpeg4_1.sdp rtsp- live_mjpeg1.sdp http- stream.m3u8 http- stream.jpg http- stream.asf http- stream1.m3u8 http- stream1.jpg http- stream1.asf Mobile stream rtsp- live_h264_3gpp.sdp rtsp- live_3gpp.sdp rtsp- live_amr_audio.sdp rtsp- live_amr_audio.sdp Combine with each stream setting Pre-record stream rtsp- pre_record.sdp http- pre_record.
OSD Setup This function can display system name, date and time, or use-defined on screen. [OSD] Enable or disable OSD function. [Transparent] Users can select whether change OSD to transparent or not. [Display date and time] OSD is date and time of camera. [Display system name] OSD is system name of camera. [Display the text below] OSD is user-defined text. [Display the text below with date and time] OSD is user-defined text with date and time of camera. Click Apply to confirm your settings.
Night Vision Setup (IR IPCAM) Only IR IPCAM have infrared LED, which can be opened automatically when camera check dark environment. [Infrared LED control] When the environment is dark, the LED will be opened automatically due to a photosensitive component. Users also can select open or close the infrared LED manually. [Black and white mode] When the environment is dark, the moving images will be changed to Black and White automatically.
Network Wireless Setup The camera corresponds to the wireless system based on IEEE802.11b/g. Encryption establishes the security to prevent unauthorized users to access the wireless data communication. [SSID] Type the ID of the wireless network you want to connect to using up to 32 ASCⅡ characters or click Search to search for available networks.
When select Adhoc mode. See figure above. [Security mode] WEP64bit or WEP 128bit [Authentication] Select WEP authentication mode. [WEP Key type] Select the WEP key type. Either in hexadecimal or ASCⅡ characters. [WEP key Index] Specify up to 4 WEP keys. [WEP Key] Type the password. [Re-type WEP Key] Re-confirm the password. When select Infrastructure mode. See figure above. [Security mode] Security mode is not only WEP64bit or WEP128bit but also WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. [Encryption type] TKIP and AES.
When click search ,see figure above. [SSID] select the network name you searched . [Mode] Infrastructure mode and Adhoc mode [signal]It show out the strength of signal [Encryption ] on and off. Note: These settings have to match those of your access point or router. Please consult your access point or router manual on how to verify or modify these settings. TCP/IP Setup The camera is set up to obtain the IP address automatically (DHCP) by default.
If your network supports a DHCP server (e.g. router) select this option to have the IP address is assigned automatically. If you select Obtain an IP address automatically you should select Obtain a DNS Server address automatically. Use the following IP address: Select this option when a fixed IP is required. [IP address] Type the IP address of your camera. [Subnet mask] Type the subnet mask. [Default gateway] Type the default gateway.
PPPoE Setup The camera can be installed without a PC on the network. Some XDSL services use PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). [PPPoE dial-up] Enable or disable PPPoE connection. [Service name] Either an ISP name or a class of services that is configured on the PPPoE server. This field may be left empty. [User name] Type the user name. [Password] Type the password. [Re-type password] Re-confirm the password. Click Apply to confirm your settings.
DDNS Setup Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is simply a way of using a static hostname to connect to a dynamic IP address. When connected to your ISP, you are assigned a temporary IP address. DDNS services keep track of your IP address and route your Domain name to that address when you wish to connect to the camera from a remote location. [DDNS] Enable or disable DDNS connection. How to add DDNS 1. Enable the Dynamic DNS function. 2. Select your preferred DDNS service provider from the list then click Register. 3.
UPNP Setup The camera supports UPnP which is enabled by default. This function requires a Windows XP/Vista operating system. It is a quick way to discover the camera on your network. Please make sure that the UPnP function is enabled on your PC. [UPnP] Enable or disable the UPnP function. [Gateway HTTP/RTSP port forwarding] Enable or disable this function. [External HTTP/RTSP port range] Using this port, automatically adds a port forwarding rule to a router via UPnP protocol.
Click System at the top right of Settings page to show the System information. See figure below.
If DDNS setup successfully and go into effect, Internet URL will show DDNS host name instead. See figure below for example.
Alarm Motion Detection Motion Detection can trigger an alarm that sends images or video feed via e-mail or FTP (File Transfer Protocol). You can set up to four different Motion Detection windows. [Window] Check this box to enable the window. [Threshold] Set the threshold bar to the amount of motion required to trigger the alarm. [Sensitivity] Set the measurable difference between two sequential images that would indicate motion. Click Apply to confirm your setting.
Schedule Setup Alarm Sending, Periodical Sending and Buffer Sending sends images via e-mail or FTP according to schedule setup. [Every day] Select every day or not. [Sunday ~ Saturday] Select Sunday ~ Saturday or not. [Always] Enable in any time. [Range] Enable between start time and end time. [Except] Enable except start time to end time. Click Apply to confirm your setting.
Alarm Management Motion Detection can trigger an alarm that sends images via FTP or e-mail and send URL via HTTP. [Alarm mode] Enable or disable all alarm. [FTP alarm sending] Enable or disable FTP alarm sending function. [e-Mail alarm sending] Enable or disable e-Mail alarm sending function. [HTTP event alarm sending] Enable or disable HTTP event alarm function. [Trigger time] How many seconds does camera keep snapshot the images after get a motion alarm.
restricted. Otherwise, the triggering interval will just be the setting alarm time. Alarm within the time will not be triggered. [Trigger time] How many seconds does camera keep snapshot the images after get a motion alarm. [Trigger FPS] How many images does camera snapshot every second after get a motion alarm. [e-Mail server ID] Select one e-Mail server, click Setting to set e-Mail server. [File attachment] Switch file attachment on or off. [Snapshot from] Select source stream that snapshot from.
Periodic Sending The camera can send images via FTP or e-mail and send URL via HTTP periodically. [FTP periodic sending] Enable or disable FTP upload periodically. [e-Mail periodic sending] Enable or disable e-Mail upload periodically. [HTTP periodic sending] Enable or disable HTTP upload periodically. [Interval time] Type the interval at which you want to send the images periodically. [FTP server ID] Select one FTP server, click Setting to set FTP server.
[Interval time] Type the interval at which you want to send the images periodically. [e-Mail server ID] Select one e-Mail server, click Setting to set e-Mail server. [File attachment] switch file attachment on or off. [Snapshot from] Select stream that snapshot from. [Image file name] Type image file name. [Suffix of file name] Select suffix of file name. [Effective period] Select Effective period. If select schedule, click Setting to set schedule.
Buffer Management The camera can be configured to send images via FTP when the Motion Detection alarm is triggered. Note: This function just can be used when SD card does not plug in the SD slot of cameras. [Image buffer] Enable or disable this function. Click Browse to preview images. [Buffer time] Type buffer time. [Buffer FPS] Type buffer FPS. [Snapshot from] Select stream that snapshot from. [Image file name] Type image file name. [Suffix of file name] Select suffix of file name.
Alarm Server FTP Server [FTP server ID] Select FTP server ID. [FTP server name] Type the name or IP address of the FTP server. [FTP server port] The default port number is 21. [Anonymous] Enable or disable anonymous login. [User name] Type your user name. [Password] Type your password. [Re-type password] Re-type your password. [Passive mode] Switch passive mode on or off. [Keep alive] Type the time which keep alive with FTP server. Click Apply to confirm your settings.
E-Mail Server [e-Mail server ID] Select e-Mail server ID. [SMTP server name] Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server you want to use for sending the e-Mails. Please note that networks do not allow e-mail relaying. Check with your system administrator for more details. [SMTP server port] The default value is 25. [Secure SSL connection] Select whether use SSL connection. [Authentication] Select the authentication required by the SMTP server.
HTTP Server [HTTP server ID] Select HTTP server ID. [HTTP server name] Type the HTTP server name. [HTTP server port] Type the HTTP server port. [Authentication] Select the authentication required by the HTTP server. [User name] Type the user name. [Password] Type the password. [Re-type password] Re-confirm the password. Click Apply to confirm your settings.
Storage Storage setup Select storage destination to NAS or SD card. [Storage] Enable or Disable the storage function. [Store to] When select storage destination for videotape and photograph, NAS (network attached storage) or SD card can be used. While choosing NAS, SMB/CIFS should be used as File transmission protocol. [NAS remote path] Appoint NAS remote link address and shared folders. [Authorization] Identity authentication of accessing shared folders in NAS. [User name] Type the user name.
Record on Alarm [Alarm mode] Enable or disable all alarm. [Record on alarm] Enable or disable alarm recording function. Click Apply to confirm your settings. [Recordr time] how many seconds does camera keep recording after a motion alarm. [Record from] Select source stream that record from. [Record file name] Type record file name. [Suffix of file name] Select suffix of file name. [Split time of record file ] How many seconds does every recording file save video and audio.
Snapshot on Alarm [Alarm mode] Enable or disable all alarm. [Snapshot on alarm] Enable or disable alarm snapshot function. Click Apply to confirm your settings. [Trigger time] How many seconds does camera keep snapshot the images after get a motion alarm. [Trigger FPS] How many images does camera snapshot every second after get a motion alarm. [Snapshot from] Select source stream that snapshot from. [Image file name] Type image file name. [Suffix of file name] Select suffix of file name.
Continuous Record [continuous record] Enable or disable continuous recording function. Click Apply to confirm your settings. [Record from] Select source stream that record from. [Record file name] Type record file name. [Suffix of file name] Select suffix of file name. [Split time of record file ] How many seconds does every recording file save video and audio. [Record period time] Select record period time. If select schedule, click Setting to set schedule. Click Apply to confirm your settings.
Snapshot at Interval [Snapshot at interval] enable or disable interval snapshot function [Interval time] Type the interval at which you want to save snapshot to SD card periodically. [Snapshot from] Select stream that snapshot from. [Image file name] Type image file name. [Suffix of file name] Select suffix of file name. [Effective period] Select Effective period. If select schedule, click Setting to set schedule. Click Apply to confirm your settings.
FTP Sending This function is used for sending the files to FTP server. Notice: when users visit the video, uploading will automatically interrupt, and will restart when users stop visit the video. [FTP server ID] Select one FTP server, click Setting to set FTP server. [Remote path] Path where is to save the file on the FTP server. [Sending period] Select sending period. If select schedule, click Setting to set schedule. [File period] Select the files which creation time is in period to sending.
Browse Storage When click Browse and see figure below, you can browse, download, and delete the snapshot and recording files in it, 53
Format SD Card To format SD card, all files will be lost after format.
Tools System Identity [System Name] Type a name to easily identify the camera. [System Contact] Type the contact name of the administrator of the camera. [System Location] Type the location of the camera. TIP: The information you fill in can be displayed on the camera. It can help to distinguish different Network Cameras in the network. See figure below.
User Management [Add] Up to 64 users (including the admin) can created Note: 1. A maximum of 16 users are allowed to access the camera simultaneously. 2. As the number of simultaneously users increase, the overall performance will decrease. This is dependant on the Network bandwidth. Adding users 1. Click Add on the Camera User List page. 2. Enter the User name, Password and re-confirm the password then click Add.
Date & Time [Current device time] Internal time for camera. [Proposed device time] PC system time. On clicking Apply the internal time of the camera will be changed to this time. [Select to change the time zone for the device location] choose proper time zone. [Daylight saving time]Daylight Saving Time (or summertime as it is called in many countries) is a way of getting more light out of the day by advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. [Date and time format] Select date and time format.
Backup or Reset [Reset] Click Reset to initialize the camera to default factory setting. All users and settings will be lost, requiring you to reconfigure the camera. [Backup] Click Backup to backup the current configuration of the camera for future reference. [Browse...] Click Browse... to search for a backup configuration you wish to upload to the camera, then click Restore.
Firmware Upgrade From time to time a new firmware may be released. In order to upgrade your camera’s firmware you first need to download this firmware from Network Camera Technical Support Site. 1. Click Continue. 2. Click Browse... to search for the newest Firmware you downloaded, and then click Upgrade. 3. Click Reboot when the upgrade terminates. IMPORTANT: * Do not unplug or power off the camera while the upgrade is in progress.
SPEEDREAD YOUR NETWORK CAMERA Wizard In order to facilitate the setup of the camera there is a Wizard that helps non technical users setup the camera easily. Click on Wizard at the top of the window to launch the wizard. The Quick setup interface will pop up. Follow the simple instructions on the screen and enter the required details, clicking next to proceed to the Next page.
System Click System to see over system information about your camera. The data of the software activity of the camera and recorded in this. It includes data that are useful when a problem occurs. Support Click Support to see the support information Reboot Click Reboot to restart the camera. Rebooting the camera will retain all the settings and configurations.
ADVANCED SETTINGS Port Forwarding The UPnP Setup of camera show a method of Port Forwarding（see page UPnP Setup） ，but some routers maybe can’t support UPnP Port Forwarding, therefore, users need to configure Port Forwarding manually. Firewall security features built into the router may prevent users from accessing the camera over the Internet. The router connects to the Internet over a series of “ports”.
Proxy Server Setting A proxy server may prevent you from connecting to the camera in some corporate environments. The web browser can set up the IP address communication without using a proxy server. Consult your ISP or network administrator for further details. Note: A proxy server is generally used to maintain security on a network when connected to the internet. The proxy server may cause lack of image quality and delays in refresh intervals. Consult your ISP or network administrator for further details.
Reset the camera There are two ways to reset the camera back to its factory defaults: 1. Press the Reset button on the side of the camera through the pin hole. 2.
DEFAULT SETTINGS Camera Camera Setup Privacy mode Moonlight mode Image rotation Light frequency Microphone Mic Volume Audio Bit Rate Off Off Off 60Hz Enable 10 G.
Primary DNS IP Address Blank Secondary DNS IP Address Blank HTTP Port 80 RTSP port 554 RTP port range 30000—30200 Authentication method Basic PPPoE Setup PPPoE Dial-up Disable Service Name Blank User Name Blank Password Blank Re-type Password Blank DDNS Setup DNS Disable Service provider dtdns.
HTTP event alarm sending Disable HTTP server ID 1 Sending URL Blank Use MAC address as URL Disable suffix Effective period Always Periodical Sending FTP periodical sending Disable Interval time 0H 1M 0S 0mS FTP server ID 1 Remote path Blank Snapshot from Primary stream Image file name P Suffix of file name Date time Effective period Always e-Mail periodical sending Disable Interval time 0H 1M 0S 0mS e-Mail server ID 1 File attachment On Snapshot from Primary stream Image file name P Suffix of file name Date
Keep alive 3600 e-Mail Server e-Mail server ID SMTP Server Name SMTP Server Port Secure SSL connection Authentication User Name Password Re-type Password Sender E-Mail Address 1 Blank 25 No Yes Blank Blank Blank Blank Blank Receiver E-Mail Address Blank Blank Subject Warning from Network Camera Message Blank HTTP Server HTTP server ID 1 HTTP server name Blank HTTP server port 80 Authorization No User Name Blank Password Blank Re-type Password Blank Tools System Identity System Name Network Camera System
SPECIFICATIONS Camera Image device 1/4" CMOS Pixels 310000 White Balance Auto Exposure mode Auto Gain Auto Viewing angle Horizontal:60°, Vertical:45.0° Focal length f=3.6mm Aperture F2.0 Min.llumination 1.0 Lux Infrared LED 30 Night Vision Distance 12m Network Image compression H.264, MPEG-4, MJPEG Image resolution 640x480(VGA), 320x240(QVGA), 160x120(QQVGA) Max. frame rate 30fps @640x480 Audio compression AAC – LC, AMR – NB, G.
TROUBLESHOOTING If the Network Camera is not working properly, these suggestions might help you identify the problem. If the problem persists check the support pages on Network Camera Technical Support Site. Problem Cause and Remedy Forget the IP address of network camera. 1. Use Camera Setup. 2. Use UPNP (for XP/Vista OS) 3. PPPoE IP Notification can send e-mail to your mailbox 4. Reset your Network to default IP address Forget the password to access the setting interface.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS 1. Network Camera: A stand-alone device which allows users to view live, full motion video from anywhere on a computer network, even over the Internet, using a standard web browser. 2. JPEG: A standard image format, used widely for photographs, also known as JPG. 3. IEEE 802.11b/g: The specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless network technology. It provides 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4GHz band usage. 4. WEP: Wireless Equivalent Privacy.
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