Encore ENVCWI-G, User Manual

Page 1: ...SOHO Wireless Internet Camera User s Guide Version 2 0...

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Page 3: ...G THE PACKAGE 9 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 10 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 11 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 ATTACHING THE CAMERA TO THE STAND 16 CONNECTING THE ETHERNET CABLE 17 ATTACHING THE POWER SUPPLY 17 3 SECURITY...

Page 4: ...61 HOW TO CHANGE CAMERA 66 CONNECT DISCONNECT THE IMAGE 67 HOW TO DELETE A CAMERA 70 EXTRA INFORMATION 71 HOW TO ADJUST THE PROPERTY SETTING 72 ADJUST THE RECORDING SETTING 78 7 APPENDIX 79 A FREQUENT...

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Page 6: ...amera z Chapter 4 Application of the Camera provides the illustrations of the camera s applications z Chapter 5 Using the Camera guides you through the configuration using the web browser z Chapter 6...

Page 7: ...ed solutions that can provide a cost effective solution to transmit real time high quality video images and sounds for monitoring The Wireless Internet Camera can be managed remotely accessed and cont...

Page 8: ...g and view the picture from your Wireless Internet Camera with a valid IP Address Support Variety of Platforms The Wireless Internet Camera supports TCP IP networking SMTP e mail HTTP and other Intern...

Page 9: ...ess Internet Camera can provide the ideal solution for live video images over the Intranet and Internet for remote monitoring The Wireless Internet Camera allows remote access from a web browser for l...

Page 10: ...amera with external antenna One Installation CD ROM One Quick Installation Guide One AC power adapter suitable for your country s electric power One Camera Stand One RJ 45 Ethernet Cable If any item c...

Page 11: ...Intel Pentium II 266 MHz or above Memory Size 32MB 64MB recommended Resolution 800x600 or above Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or above ActiveX JAVA Mode Image View for Windows OS and JAVA Mode Image...

Page 12: ...of the Wireless Internet Camera Front Panel 1 Power LED The Power LED is positioned on the right side of the Wireless Internet Camera s lens while facing the Wireless Internet Camera A steady BLUE lig...

Page 13: ...ing the Wireless Internet Camera It is located right of the Power LED A steady ORANGE light confirms that the camera has good connection to LAN connectivity Dependent on the data traffic the LED will...

Page 14: ...hould be Category 5 twisted pair cable The port supports the N Way protocol and Auto MDIX function allowing the Wireless Internet Camera to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission speed of...

Page 15: ...ory reset is completed the Wireless Internet Camera will be set to default on channel 11 and SSID is set as NULL String This default setting will let the Wireless Internet Camera connect to ANY access...

Page 16: ...m Panel Screw Hole Located on the top bottom panel of the camera the screw hole is used to connect the camera stand onto the camera by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw hole...

Page 17: ...vel ball screw head that can be attached to the Wireless Internet Camera s bottom screw hole Attach the camera stand to the Wireless Internet Camera and station it for your application There are three...

Page 18: ...then attach it to the network Attaching the Power Supply Attach the external power supply to the DC power input connector located on Wireless Internet Camera s rear panel and then connect it to your...

Page 19: ...signed by the Administrator The administrator can release a public user name and password so when remote users access the Wireless Internet Camera they will have the right to view the image transmitte...

Page 20: ...top over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser With the easy installation procedure real time live images will be available In addition once the Wireless Internet Camera is installed coupled with...

Page 21: ...ts such as construction sites hospitals amusement parks schools and day care centers through the use of a web browser z Capture single frame images from the IPView SE application z Configure the camer...

Page 22: ...21 Application Diagrams of the Camera Home Applications SOHO Internet Camera SOHO Wireless Internet Camera...

Page 23: ...22 SOHO Applications SOHO...

Page 24: ...gh its built in Web based Configuration Extensive knowledge of LAN will be helpful in setting up the Wireless Internet Camera From the web browser enter the default IP address to access the Welcome sc...

Page 25: ...he browser the Wireless Internet Camera Welcome screen will appear with a still image There will be three options to choose from to set up and view your Wireless Internet Camera including z View Video...

Page 26: ...me TIP Once you have changed the settings in each option click Save to store the settings or Cancel to abandon or Refresh to reload the status During the configuration whenever you click Home in the t...

Page 27: ...Version MAC Address and IP Address can be found in this field Ethernet Status You can monitor the networking status in this field including the Link network connection Speed and the Duplex mode Video...

Page 28: ...Status The items in this field display the information of the wireless LAN such as the Connection Mode Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Link SSID Channel Transmission Rate and WEP Encryption Network Click the...

Page 29: ...ry DNS Address Dynamic DNS Secondary HTTP Port and UPnP User Click the User item in the left column to display the user s information Active Users The items in this field display the user s informatio...

Page 30: ...put key details to setup the camera for operation Click Configuration in the top menu bar and the Configuration window will appear as below System Click the System item in the left column to setup the...

Page 31: ...String and you need to key in the administrator name with a maximum length of 12 printable ASCII characters and enter the administrator password with a maximum length of 8 printable ASCII characters I...

Page 32: ...ur camera Video Resolution Select the desired video resolution format including 160x120 320x240 default and 640x480 Compression Rate Select the desired compression rate with five levels from Very Low...

Page 33: ...cy to suit your area of operation from the options either 50 Hz or 60 Hz default Mirror Select Horizontal Mirror to display the image in a horizontal mirror mode or Vertical Mirror to display the imag...

Page 34: ...your camera There are two choices of Infrastructure mode and Ad Hoc mode The default setting is Infrastructure SSID The SSID Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to the wireless network It will...

Page 35: ...in communication between the camera and access point in Infrastructure mode or the camera and PC Notebook in Ad Hoc mode Select the appropriate channel from the list provided depending on the regulat...

Page 36: ...value in hexadecimal base 16 notation Only the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through F in upper or lower case are valid To setup a 64 bit WEP key input 10 HEX format For example 3132333435 whic...

Page 37: ...frame delimiter Please NOTE that if you want to change the Preamble type into Long or Short please check the setting of access point Authentication Type Open System communicates the key across the net...

Page 38: ...an IP address from the DHCP server automatically Every time when the camera starts up please make sure that the DHCP server is set to assign a static IP address to your camera PPPoE If your applicatio...

Page 39: ...er in the following box UPnP UPnP is the architecture for pervasive peer to peer network connectivity of intelligent appliances wireless devices and PCs of all form factors Check the Enable option to...

Page 40: ...the Upload E mail Video control to the users by selecting Yes or No to activate the Upload E mail Video To add a new user s name enter the necessary information first and click the Add button Delete U...

Page 41: ...ollowing fields IP Address Enter the IP Address of the Time Server in this box Protocol Two options of NTP or Time are available for your selection to link with the Time Server The default setting is...

Page 42: ...TP server Host Address The IP Address of the target FTP server Port Number The standard port number for the FTP server is Port 21 and it s also the default setting If the FTP server uses a specific po...

Page 43: ...ays upload the video to FTP server or 2 Set the Schedule to manage the uploading task In the Schedule option you can set the Day and Time Period option Video Frequency There are two ways to set the vi...

Page 44: ...for your FTP server SMTP Server Address SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a protocol for sending e mail messages between servers you need to input the mail server address in this field Sender e ma...

Page 45: ...nt option to set schedule to send e mail Please refer to the instruction in Upload section The Interval option is to define time interval between two images sent Manual Operation When you click the E...

Page 46: ...Tools window will appear as below E mail Test Click the E mail Test item in the left column to test your e mail account Test E mail Account Click the Test button to test the e mail account you provide...

Page 47: ...ption and you can resume all factory default settings for the camera If you do not want to restore the factory settings exit this window without clicking YES Please NOTE that you have to configure the...

Page 48: ...ly want to backup the configuration to file Click the Backup button from this option and you can save the current configuration to file Restore Device Configuration from File You can resume the device...

Page 49: ...m Administration J Help The Help window provides the basic information of the camera Click Help in the top menu bar and the Help window will appear as below About Displays the camera s model name and...

Page 50: ...hrough ActiveX Mode or Java Mode as described in the next section Then position the camera to the desired location appropriately for your purpose Followed by adjustment of the camera focus done manual...

Page 51: ...orer as illustrated below Camera Name The Camera name will be displayed when the Camera Name field is entered in the Web Configuration setting under Configuration In the View Video ActiveX Mode you ar...

Page 52: ...a Name The Camera name will be displayed when the Camera Name field is entered in the Web Configuration setting under Configuration Date and Time The date time of the camera will be displayed here In...

Page 53: ...ver and 2 install to your Local PC 2 The administrator has the authority to set the upload video function through the setting in the Upload option under Configuration 2 The administrator has the autho...

Page 54: ...is a powerful software application designed with a user friendly interface for ease of control and navigation requirements Installation Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive to initiate the auto run...

Page 55: ...SE application click the IPView SE button to activate the installation procedure for the application program Once executed you will be asked to select the desired language Select the language you want...

Page 56: ...55 The Welcome screen will appear as below Click the Next button The License Agreement window will appear as below Read the details carefully and click the Yes button...

Page 57: ...recommended destination location or click Browse to select another location After specifying the desired destination location click Next The following window allows you to select the folder where the...

Page 58: ...log boxes to appear If the system has to restart select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click the Finish button to complete the installation procedure Otherwise you may simply click the Fini...

Page 59: ...eless Internet Camera is automatically installed to Programs Files directory To start running the IPView SE click Start Programs IPView SE IPView SE Once login the IPView SE application is executed an...

Page 60: ...ent of preview configuration and searching of each camera It is designed with a user friendly interface for ease of control and navigation requirements as illustrated below IPView SE control panel Sys...

Page 61: ...imize the control panel Exit To close IPView SE Play To play back the recorded file Scan To display for each camera one by one Combine To combine all display windows in one About To display the inform...

Page 62: ...61 How to Add a Camera Add Camera To add a new camera click the Add Camera button An Add Camera dialog box will appear as illustrated below Add Camera...

Page 63: ...dress of the camera in the specified field and click the Add button to add a new camera Note 1 If you want to add a camera through the Internet you must key in a physical IP Address 2 When the camera...

Page 64: ...elow 4 If you forget the IP Address that you want to add a dialog box will appear to notify you of the error If you are unsure of the IP Address of the camera you can click the Browse button the Brows...

Page 65: ...w SE in list format If the User Name and Password is entered incorrectly the camera will not be added into IPView SE The above dialog box will appear only if administrator has already set up the User...

Page 66: ...time When the user adds the camera four icons will appear including Assign IP to Camera Connect Disconnect Erase Extra Information Camera Config Assign IP to Camera Connect Disconnect Erase Extra Info...

Page 67: ...era Assign IP of New Camera To change camera click the Assign IP of Camera button An Assign IP of Camera dialog box will appear as illustrated below You must select the camera and click the Add button...

Page 68: ...TE When a new camera is added it is connected You can see the image right away If you click the Connect Disconnect button it will be in disconnecting also no image showed Minimize Click to minimize th...

Page 69: ...to open the control panel again when it is closed Color setting Click to adjust color of the image View list Click to check the event list of the camera Snapshot Click to snapshot a picture from the c...

Page 70: ...69 Disconnect the Image Click the Connect Disconnect button and the camera will be disconnected...

Page 71: ...Camera Erase Camera To delete a camera you must select the camera to delete from the IPView SE control panel Then click the Erase Camera button After deleting the camera the IPView SE control panel wi...

Page 72: ...71 Extra Information Extra Information The screen displays the camera s information...

Page 73: ...ve Space This option permits reserved HDD space from 500 MB to 1000 MB 2 Split Recording File From this option you can adjust the file size for recording the video images the default setting is 10MB I...

Page 74: ...is function it will recycle the HDD space once the disk space is less than the size defined The size defined can be from 200 MB to 50000 MB Player Setup It allows you to define the player tools to pla...

Page 75: ...Click the Camera Config button and it will active the Camera Setting Motion Setting and Update Firmware buttons Camera Setting Please refer to the Web Configuration section Camera Setting Motion Sett...

Page 76: ...adjust the sensitivity level and choose the Invoke Alarm options to work with motion detection function Besides the Alarm Beep Send Email can be enabled when motion detected The user can define the ti...

Page 77: ...E Mail Address of receiver Subject Can be any information to high light the message User Name Enter the user name in this field Password Enter the user password in this field to login receiver s mail...

Page 78: ...dated automatically If you are unsure of the File path you can click the Browse button the Browse dialog box will appear as illustrated below Warning During firmware update process please make sure no...

Page 79: ...camera to trigger recording by motion detected You can adjust the sensitivity level and choose the warning options when motion is detected from motion setting Schedule Record This option allows the ca...

Page 80: ...Internet Camera is an all in one system with built in CPU and web based solutions providing a low cost solution that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring The Wireless Internet Camera...

Page 81: ...a can be changed for a variety of reasons such as extending the wireless transmission range however please consult authorized distributors before attempting as the connectors must be SMA connector typ...

Page 82: ...Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network and supported by wireless transmission Q Can the Wireless Internet Camera be connected on the network if it consists of only private IP addresses A The Wireless Int...

Page 83: ...conflicts with the Wireless Internet Camera over the network Follow the step by step procedure below to utilize the PING command However you must disconnect the Wireless Internet Camera from the netw...

Page 84: ...response or similar the finding is probably correct then you should proceed as follows In Windows 95 98 2000 and Windows NT double check the IP Address of the Wireless Internet Camera is within the sa...

Page 85: ...There might be a problem with the network cable To confirm that the cables are working PING the address of a know device on the network If the cabling is OK and your network is reachable you should re...

Page 86: ...need to reposition the Wireless Internet Camera into a more shaded area immediately as this will damage the CMOS sensor Q There is bad focus on the Wireless Internet Camera what should be done A1 The...

Page 87: ...16 or 256 colors on your computer will produce dithering artifacts in the image A2 The configuration on the Wireless Internet Camera image display is incorrect Through the Web Configuration Image sec...

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Page 90: ...Loading ActiveX From input web server location http www web server location com Once the settings are completed the user now is able to access the Internet Camera from the web browser by selecting th...

Page 91: ...the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive to initiate the auto run program Once completed a menu screen will appear as below To install Xplug Control click the Xplug Control button to activate the installation...

Page 92: ...d a prompt will appear requesting the input of the desired language selection Make the desired selection and click OK to continue The Welcome screen will appear Click the Next button to proceed with t...

Page 93: ...t will appear as below Read the details carefully and click the Yes button to continue with the installation procedure Click the Finish button to complete Setup of the Xplug Control Utility program fo...

Page 94: ...hrough System Administration Image of Web Configuration Please refer to Web Configuration section for further details Warning Direct exposure to sunlight may cause permanent damage to the CMOS sensor...

Page 95: ...10fps VGA Compression Rate selection 5 levels Very low Low Middle High Very high Frame rate setting 1 5 7 15 20 Auto depends on the video format Video resolution 160x120 320x240 640x480 Digital Zoom...

Page 96: ...wer LED Blue Activity LED Orange Software Browser Internet Explorer 5 0 or above Netscape 6 0 or above Application Software IPView SE OS supported Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Windows NT4 0 Opera...

Page 97: ...Access point It is the hardware interface between a wireless LAN and a wired LAN The access point attaches to the wired LAN through an Ethernet connection Applet Applets are small Java programs that c...

Page 98: ...re a network device in a diskless workstation to give its own IP address C Communication Communication has four components sender receiver message and medium In networks devices and application tasks...

Page 99: ...e service provided by a router gateway or other network device that automatically assigns an IP address to any device that requests one DNS Domain Name System is an Internet service that translates do...

Page 100: ...ewall Firewall is considered the first line of defense in protecting private information For better security data can be encrypted A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private...

Page 101: ...company that uses the same software you will find on the public Internet The only difference is that an Intranet is used for internal usage only Internet The Internet is a globally linked system of c...

Page 102: ...to telephone numbers When you call that number using any connection methods you get connected to the computer that owns that IP address ISP Internet Service Provider is a company that maintains a netw...

Page 103: ...NAT solves the problem When devices within your network request information from the Internet the requests are forwarded to the Internet under the router s IP address NAT distributes the responses to...

Page 104: ...munication on the network is governed by sets of rules called protocols Protocols provide the guidelines devices use to communicate with each other and thus they have different functions Some protocol...

Page 105: ...ess Resolution Protocol a TCP IP protocol that allows a physical address such as an Ethernet address to be translated into an IP address RJ 45 RJ 45 connector is used for Ethernet cable connections Ro...

Page 106: ...s diverse computers of various transmission methods It was developed y the Department of Defense to connect different computer types and led to the development of the Internet Transceiver A transceive...

Page 107: ...mputers that are separated by a wide distance and communicate with each other via common carrier telecommunication techniques Windows Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use DO...