3Com iCV-01a, User Manual

Page 1: ...WebCAM User Manual Version 4 0 For models iCV 01a iCV 03a iCV 08...

Page 2: ..._____________________________________ 16 2 3 3 Account Settings _______________________________________ 23 2 4 Advanced Settings _______________________________________ 26 2 4 1 Event Notification____...

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Page 4: ...era with VIMICRO ZC0301 Plus processor built in Support Pan Tilt and Infrared USB PC Camera sold separately 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Network Access Support Java Enabled Web Browser LCD display shows I...

Page 5: ...SB Camera 3 Quick Installation Guide 4 Utility CD containing a Utility to configure IP address update the firmware etc b MultiMonitor to monitor multiple WebCAM cameras c Time Server Time adjustment u...

Page 6: ...is user logon and receive the image Yellow USB data activity Flashing When data is being transmitted received Fig 3 WebCAM Status LED Indicator Light indicators on WebCAM LAN Port LED Light color Cond...

Page 7: ...to LAN by using the Ethernet UTP port Step 3 Connect DC power adapter output into WebCAM socket and plug the DC power input into the wall socket Step 4 Wait a moment and the LCD will display the IP Ad...

Page 8: ...ave finished the hardware setup shown in Chapter 2 note down the IP address shown on the LCD 2 On a PC located in the same LAN open a Web Brower eg Internet Explorer Netscape Mozilla Firefox or Opera...

Page 9: ...View Video 2 2 Information 2 3 Basic Settings 2 4 Advanced Settings Fig 8 WebCAM Main Menu When using WebCAM for the first time check the following settings a Basic Settings Camera Settings Anti Flick...

Page 10: ...Windows platform and a plug in has to be installed on the client s computer If this cannot be installed you will have to use Sun Java to view the video feed Users who are not using Windows based Opera...

Page 11: ...lt directory is C Windows Temp The video will be saved in the following format CMV20060710123058 avi CMV yyyy mm dd ttmmss avi To change the saved location and filename Click and the Save As window wi...

Page 12: ...n the direction of the arrow Directional Tool Click to move the camera 5 degrees in the direction of the arrow Auto Patrol icon Click to enable auto patrolling Note The availability of Codec depends o...

Page 13: ...out Click to rotate the image Flip the image vertically Click this to bring up the on screen PanTilt Controls Click within the full pan tilt range of the camera and it will jump to the location Shows...

Page 14: ...Chapter 3 Web Interface This indicates the full pan tilt range of the USB Camera This is the area and position the camera is currently showing WebCAM user manual 11...

Page 15: ...ware information such as the Hardware and Firmware Version the serial number current local System Time the system name contact location and uptime ii Network Status This section shows the network info...

Page 16: ...lock or disable the account of any errant viewer To unblock the IP goto Basic Settings Account Settings Blocked IP List and delete the blocked IP Address from the Blocked IP List 2 2 3 Event Log This...

Page 17: ...Chapter 3 Web Interface Fig 12 WebCAM Event Log Administrator privilege Fig 13 WebCAM Event Log Operator privilege WebCAM user manual 14...

Page 18: ...lowing image size a QQVGA 160 120 b QCIF 176 144 c QVGA 320 240 d CIF 352 288 e VGA 640 480 Anti Flicker Choose between Indoors 50Hz 60Hz or Outdoors For best results when directing the camera to brig...

Page 19: ...econd video Camera Position Use this option to right the image when WebCAM is installed on the ceiling or wall Select either 0 degree upright 90 180 upside down or 270 degree Pan Control Use this func...

Page 20: ...can give each location a name Click and hold on the Hotspot bubble in the above patrol control to re define the coordinates Enter a name for the selected hotspot Patrol Setting Enter a name for the se...

Page 21: ...3 Network This option determines WebCAM Network settings ii IP Address By default the IP address acquisition is set to using DHCP Fig 16 WebCAM IP Address Settings IP Address This determines WebCAM LA...

Page 22: ...f this port is changed say to 82 then http xxx xxx xxx xxx 82 where xxx xxx xxx xxx is WebCAM LAN IP address as shown on the LCD must be used in order to access WebCAM web interface in LAN Communicati...

Page 23: ...c DNS Use Default Domain Name Each unit of WebCAM is shipped with a default Domain Name To activate this feature 1 Select Enable from the drop down menu and click Apply 2 Activate the feature by loggi...

Page 24: ...assword to your DNS account a new password will be sent to this email address upon request 5 Registration complete Account details shown as follows Note In order to view from remote Port Forwarding mu...

Page 25: ...S service providers depends on the region WebCAM is purchased In general to register a Domain Name a Go to the DDNS provider website listed above b Register a new user account and password with the DD...

Page 26: ...ublic IP instead of the LAN IP Address Fig 22 WebCAM PPPoE setting When Connection should be made Disabled Default setting Connect always WebCAM will automatically dial up and maintain continuous conn...

Page 27: ...ime specified in Permit Hours The user does not have write permission can only view Camera A B and read the Information section No Access This disables either of the above two permission levels given...

Page 28: ...the fields to initial values prior to any changes being made If Apply has been clicked it will not undo the changes ii Block IP address Fig 25 Blocking LAN IP address Blocked IP List This allows the...

Page 29: ...sent by WebCAM Note Administrator privilege is required to configure this section i Event Notification A total of 8 email recipients can be assigned to receive notification Fig 26 WebCAM Event Notific...

Page 30: ...o the recipient list click To remove click Note Only Email addresses that are listed in the Email Address Book can be added Events This section determines the events that the selected recipient s will...

Page 31: ...tion Detection notification function here will only send an email notification WITHOUT any picture attached For email notification with images the Administrator has to setup the Motion Detection page...

Page 32: ...e WebCAM will email the following notification depending on which event was selected Fig 28 Event Notification User Login Details Date Time Camera IP Fig 29 Event Notification Camera A Motion Detected...

Page 33: ...s page allows the Administrator to set Motion Detection functions for the cameras i Camera A or Camera B Fig 31 Motion Detection page Enable The Administrator has two options for Motion Detection a Al...

Page 34: ...ferred schedule time slots for motion detection Time must be entered in 24hr format Send to FTP Server Click Yes to activate This option allows the administrator to send and store the motion detected...

Page 35: ...size received by email FTP depends on the resolution set in Basic Settings Camera Settings Image Size Fig 32 Motion Detect Email Notification Email Server The Email server will be shown here If not c...

Page 36: ...age Enable Click Yes to activate this feature Begin End hh mm The Administrator can determine up to 2 different time slots for Image Recording The time is in 24hrs format Send image every minute s The...

Page 37: ...l and FTP server information The Administrator will have to enter a valid Account Name and Password to the Email server and or FTP server These information has to be setup in order for Event Notificat...

Page 38: ...Email function can only work using standard Email Server and not Web based Email Server such as yahoo com Sender s Email Address Enter a valid email address where the Email will be sent from Enter the...

Page 39: ...figured Fig 39 Saving configuration before sending a test mail b Click Yes to save configurations and proceed to the following window Fig 40 Test mail recipient email address c Enter the Test mail Rec...

Page 40: ...Address Book Entry Enter an Email address in the box provided and click Add Email Address The listed emails will be available for use in Event Notification Motion Detection and Image Recording webpag...

Page 41: ...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 Time Server the Administrator mus...

Page 42: ...m dd hh mm ss in 24hr format Click Manual Adjust to save the changes ii System Restart Fig 48 Auto Restart setting Auto Restart System Every The Administrator can choose to restart WebCAM at certain i...

Page 43: ...eld as Community This is to set a Community name for NMS The community name has to be the same as that set in NMS Permission This is to set the Administrator s authority Options are Read Read Write an...

Page 44: ...lank by default Click Apply to confirm settings To activate the iMage Server account 1 Click Goto iMage Server Browser will redirect you to www iCV99 net the iMage Server site 2 For first time login c...

Page 45: ...a confirmation email will be sent to your email address You can now sign in to your account using your new iMage User ID 4 Goto Add Remove Unit and enter the Serial Number and Community ID if one has...

Page 46: ...Chapter 3 Web Interface Unit added to My List 5 Next click Return to My List and and click on the eye icon to view the camera Click on either opened eye icon to view the camera WebCAM user manual 43...

Page 47: ...e moment the user can choose the following versions a Western version for English Spanish French Dutch and Portuguese b Eastern version for English Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Japanese and...

Page 48: ...onfiguration Click Save to save the configuration to your PC The text file will have a default format of YYYY_MMDD_ cfg Administrator permission required Restore Previous Configuration Use this functi...

Page 49: ...PDA PPC Mobile unit is connected to LAN or Internet b Enter http xxx xxx xxx xxx image cgi in the web address where xxx is either the LAN IP WAN IP address or Domain Name of WebCAM c The following log...

Page 50: ...ote The downloaded image size depends on the resolution set in Basic Settings Camera Settings Image Size Approximately 6KB 320x240 vs 17KB 640x480 resolution f The images are downloaded and displayed...

Page 51: ...mmence installation b After the installation is completed the Utility program will appear in Windows Start Utility Click this to start the program Fig 56 Utility Group MultiMonitor This is a windows b...

Page 52: ...ed on the table to the right Fig 57 Utility Main Menu 2 1 Setup Wizard Click Setup Wizard to take you through the setup process 1 Click to select the WebCAM you want to configure on the right 2 Click...

Page 53: ...name for the camera in the Location box to identify the camera 5 Click Next to configure the Network Connection Obtain an IP address by DHCP Choose this if you want your Router to assign an IP address...

Page 54: ...to proceed to xDSL Cable modem setup Choose this if you want WebCAM to connect directly to your xDSL line a Select Enable PPPoE connection b Enter your account and password details as provided by your...

Page 55: ...see Chapter 4 Section 2 3 2 part v 8 Click Next to change your administrator account and password information An administrator account is necessary to ensure privacy If you do not want to set one cle...

Page 56: ...Chapter 5 Using the Utility Program 2 2 Launch WebCAM Click Launch WebCAM or double click the WebCAM listed in the table to launch it Click either one to Launch WebCAM camera WebCAM user manual 53...

Page 57: ...Otherwise use the default login and password at the back of WebCAM unit If you did not configure one then just click Apply to login WebCAM User Interface webpage will appear Click either ActiveX or S...

Page 58: ...on if you have gone thru Setup Wizard earlier Select the Unit and then click IP Configuration Select the WebCAM unit on the right display screen and click IP Configuration This will bring up the follo...

Page 59: ...net Mask and Gateway for WebCAM Refer to Appendix C for explanation on IP Addresses 2 3 2 Advanced for password and HTTP configuration This section sets security password against unauthorised access t...

Page 60: ...assword d Go to Advanced Device Password and delete both the entries e Click OK to confirm NOTE If the password is lost you must use the Master Password to reset the Password field ii Management Proto...

Page 61: ...o check the internet for the latest firmware click Next Otherwise check Upgrade the firmware with file saved on the local hard drive Click Browse to choose the location where the bin file is located 2...

Page 62: ...Chapter 5 Using the Utility Program The user can do a manual search by clicking the Refresh WebCAM user manual 59...

Page 63: ...Section 1 Installing MultiMonitor Click on setup exe and follow the installation wizard After installation there will be a WebCAM group in the Windows Start group Click MultiMonitor MultiMonitor for W...

Page 64: ...Chapter 6 MultiMonitor Fill out the necessary information shown below and click Next WebCAM user manual 61...

Page 65: ...nd the MultiMonitor Logon window below will pop up Just click OK to start using MultiMonitor Note The default security Logon name is Admin no password is set To set a password click User Change Passwo...

Page 66: ...utton MultiMonitor will start a search for all the WebCAM units 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 o...

Page 67: ...WebCAM eg 192 168 0 30 Remote Port This is WebCAM UDP port b Access by Image Server Image Server Address Enter the Image Server Address if available Image Server Port Enter the Image Server UDP port i...

Page 68: ...Chapter 6 MultiMonitor Highlight the WebCAM to be deleted from MultiMonitor s list Click Yes to confirm deletion Use this function to change WebCAM IP Address Port Number WebCAM user manual 65...

Page 69: ...s will be denied Password Enter the above account password Image Zoom Resize the window to between 25 and 200 Camera Rotation Use this function to keep the camera up right Mirror the Image To mirror t...

Page 70: ...on top when Motion Detected Automatically displays camera window on top of all other windows applications once motion is detected Mark Motion Detected object in RED Choose this option to highlight in...

Page 71: ...e will be recorded to By default it is recorded to C Program Files WebCAM MultiMonitor Click Browse to change the file location Recorded files are save using the following file extension avifile three...

Page 72: ...der for WebCAM to send emails Server Require Authentication Click Settings then enter your Account Name and Account Password Notified Email Address Click Add and enter a new Email address below Click...

Page 73: ...r a manager s name for identification Using SNMP to update network ports Check this box if you want MultiMonitor to automatically update the HTTP port as set in a Web Interface Basic Settings Network...

Page 74: ...A window will come up click Start to start recording to the default file and location Click the left side of the viewing window to bring out more control features Show the current IP and WebCAM name C...

Page 75: ...line will outline the chosen window size Window Marquee tool See below for details Click to move the camera by 1 degree in the direction of the arrow Click and hold to increase speed Slide bar to inc...

Page 76: ...ick the depressed button to go back to the original window size or slide the zoom bar to the left b Custom update Window use this if you want to monitor only a specific area within the viewing window...

Page 77: ...deo in the custom window will be updated This feature works with Static or Pan Tilt Camera Click the depressed button to go back to the original window size or slide the zoom bar to the left 2 2 View...

Page 78: ...assword Change Password Use this feature to change the User s login password to iMultiView Either Administrator or User can change their Account passwords Account Management Use this section to Add De...

Page 79: ...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 Manager or User A Manager can change...

Page 80: ...e icon on your desktop to immediately view the video Useful when 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 desk...

Page 81: ...Chapter 6 MultiMonitor Step 4 Double click on the icon on the desktop to view the images WebCAM user manual 78...

Page 82: ...nd UDP Port 9001 is used for authentication and video streaming If your Internet service Provider blocks port 80 9001 you ll need to reconfigure your camera and router to other ports such as 81 9002 8...

Page 83: ...ream 2602 2 Port DSL Cable Router SpeedStream 2623 Wireless DSL Cable Router SpeedStream 2604 4 port DSL Cable Router SpeedStream 2624 Wireless DSL Cable Router SMC SMC2404WBR Barricada Turbo 11 22 Mb...

Page 84: ...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 Look on the WebCAM IP address LCD display for the...

Page 85: ...IP Address LCD display for the last 3 digits of the camera s IP address Private Port 9001 Type UDP Public Port 9001 4 Click Enter to save the settings WebCAM should now be configured to work with your...

Page 86: ...ype UDP Private IP address 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 Private Port 9001 to 9001 5 Click Apply Changes to sa...

Page 87: ...Port 80 Public Port 80 Schedule Always 5 Click Apply to save the settings 6 Enter the following information on the page Enable Disable Enabled Name WebCAM Webpage Private IP Type in the camera s IP ad...

Page 88: ...ct All and then click Submit to save your settings WebCAM should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet DI 714P 1 Log into your router using your router IP 2 On...

Page 89: ...eck 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 In the Destination IP Address fiel...

Page 90: ...ge 3 On the next page click on Forwarding 4 Enter the following information on the page Line 1 Customized Applications WebCAM Webpage Ext Port 80 to 80 Protocol TCP IP Address Type in the camera s IP...

Page 91: ...ort boxes type in 80 80 i e from Port 80 to Port 80 7 In the Type box select the protocol as TCP 8 In the Private IP address box type in the IP Address of the WebCAM network camera For example type in...

Page 92: ...the settings 6 Enter the following information on the page Service Name WebCAM Cam Starting Port 9001 Ending Port 9001 Server IP Address Type in the camera s IP address for example 192 168 0 5 7 Click...

Page 93: ...ug in the NETGEAR FVS318 1 4 firmware that does not record any entry that uses port 80 If you intend to use port 80 you will initially need to enter 81 for the Start and Finish port and then edit the...

Page 94: ...ly 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 setu...

Page 95: ...ing information on the page Global Port 80 Local Address Type in the camera s IP address for example 192 168 0 5 Local Port 80 Type TCP 7 Click Save to save the settings 8 Click New on the right side...

Page 96: ...example 192 168 0 5 Look at WebCAM s IP Address LCD display for the last 3 digits of the camera s IP address Private Port 9001 Type UDP Public Port 9001 4 Click Enter to save the settings WebCAM shou...

Page 97: ...am 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...

Page 98: ...s Private Port 80 Type TCP Public Port 80 Line 2 Private IP 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 add...

Page 99: ...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 Enable Checked in 4 Click Save to save the settings WebCAM should now be con...

Page 100: ...M Firmware You can update WebCAM 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 automatica...

Page 101: ...ogical network to which a particular device belongs The host ID identifies the particular device within the logical network IP addresses distinguish devices on an Internet from one another so that IP...

Page 102: ...of IP packets among your sub networks The value 255 is assigned to octets that belong to the network ID and the value 0 is assigned to octets that belong to the host ID For the example above if you w...

Page 103: ...a TCP IP network The IP address consists of network and host portions It is assigned to an interconnection of a host to a physical network MAC Medium Access Control The network layer between the phys...