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  iCanView290PT/290PTW User’s Guide   

 

1. Introduction 

 
1.1. Overview 
The iCanView290PT/290PTW is a state-of-the-art Day/Night network camera which transmits 
synchronized video and audio data in real time with 

D1 resolution at full frame rate

. The integrated 

MPEG4 CODEC and ADPCM audio codec ensure synchronized high quality video and audio 
transmission. The iCanView290PT/290PTW can be connected, controlled and monitored from a 
remote location through an IP connection, over the internet, intranet, or LAN.  Use the optional 
integrated backup battery to insure connection continuity when local power is unreliable. Additional 
options are, IR illumination, and integrated Pan/Tilt motor.   
 
The iCanView290PT/290PTW is a state-of-the-art network camera which transmits synchronized 
video and audio data in real time at 

D1 resolution and at full frame rates

.  Depending on which 

model you purchased the iCanView290PT/290PTW is offered with either a standard Ethernet 
interface (290), or an embedded WiFi transciever(290W).     
 
Using MPEG4 CODEC technology, the 290/290W delivers high quality video via highly compressed 
data streams.  Using TCP/IP based connections from remote locations; the iCanView290/290W 
may be monitored and/or controlled via the internet, or intranet.  Unlike analog CCTV equipment, 
or DVRs, the iCanView290/290W is easy to install.    Often one can often take advantage of existing 
network infrastructure saving valuable installation labor and equipment costs.  Based on iCanTek’s 
Embedded Software Solution (Embedded Web Server, Embedded Streaming Server & Network 
Protocol), the iCanView 290/290W delivers unprecedented performance and stability.  Weather 
your application is basic, or scaling to the enterprise, iCanTek Network Video Recording Applications 
(iNVR & NVRPRO) offer highly reliable methods of managing your security video. 
 
 
Additional options are: 

 

Integrated Battery backup   
(Provides valuable standby power in the event of a power failure) 

 

Integrated IR Illumination for super reliable “Day/Night” Video 

 

Integrated Motorized Pan/Tilt 
(Affording the powerful remote Pan /Tilt camera movement) 

 
 

 

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Summary of Contents for iCanView290PT

Page 1: ...iCanView290PT 290PTW User s Guide Rev1 0 Nov 2006...

Page 2: ...z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna z Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver z Connect the equipment into and outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receive...

Page 3: ...perate the equipment Before attempting to connect and view video from the iCanView290PT 290PTW install i NVR on the PC Greatly simplifying the ActiveX component installation iNVR will automatically in...

Page 4: ...aused by applying power simultaneously from both connections SIMULTANEUOSLY APPLYING POWER USING BOTH POE AND THE DIRECT POWER SUPPLY INPUT JACK ON THE BACK OF THE CAMERA DAMAGES THE CAMERA WARNING PO...

Page 5: ...z Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver z Connect the equipment to and outlet on a different circuit than that of the receiver device z Consult a dealer or experienced radio TV t...

Page 6: ...4 IP Installer 21 4 1 Main window of IP Installer 21 5 Configuring iCanView290PT 290PTW in Administrative Mode 23 5 1 Log On 23 5 2 Basic Setup 25 5 3 Network Configuration 28 5 4 Wireless Configurati...

Page 7: ...interface 290 or an embedded WiFi transciever 290W Using MPEG4 CODEC technology the 290 290W delivers high quality video via highly compressed data streams Using TCP IP based connections from remote l...

Page 8: ...TSC 470K pixel for PAL y Day Night Operation with integrated IR illumination y Integrated Pan Tilt y Optional integrated battery 2000mAh 7 4V nominal y Optional integrated 1G fresh memory y Remote adm...

Page 9: ...adaptor with proprietary PoE or PLC PLC adaptor is optional AC connector PBA Installed inside the Back box for connecting AC power to the power supply Adaptor box cover Back box cover Mounting bracket...

Page 10: ...e sensor input and one relay output CD Documents Software User s Guide 2 2 Preview iCanView290PT 290PTW IP Installer i NVR 1CH MPEG 4 Network Camera PC software to allocate an IP address to the iCanVi...

Page 11: ...dicates that the camera is in normal operation mode while RED color indicates that the camera is in abnormal condition y MICROPHONE Integrated microphone y Speaker Integrated speaker y Pan control kno...

Page 12: ...ctory usage only Pin Description Misc 3 TxD of RS 232C For debugging factory use only 4 RxD of RS 232C For debugging factory use only 5 Ground of RS 232C For debugging factory use only y Sensor In Rel...

Page 13: ...lation 2 4 PC Requirements Install the included i NVR application to your PC for video and synchronized audio recording and remote monitoring of your iCanView 290 s Refer to the included separate soft...

Page 14: ...e installation manual and or the iCanTek home page http www icantek com The Download Center menu provides updates for Software Firmware and Manuals Registration is required 1 Install the battery in th...

Page 15: ...installer and i NVR on your PC Detailed information for installing these programs can be found in IP Installer User s Guide and i NVR User s Guide respectively 4 Assign IP address to iCanView290PT 29...

Page 16: ...Set this value smaller than the upload speed of your network Frame Rate The number of frames to be transmitted per second Basic Setup Video Rate Bandwidth assigned for video transmitted from iCanView...

Page 17: ...to the network LAN ADSL or Cable modem and DC power 1 DC Power Power is applied through LAN connector 1 7 Remote video connection to iCanView290PT 290PTW Run i NVR on your PC Before connecting to iCan...

Page 18: ...ing the IP address for iCanView290PT 290PTW 3 1 Connecting to LAN In case of connecting the iCanView290PT 290PTW to LAN it is generally connected as in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Connecting the iCanView290...

Page 19: ...local IP address If you only plan to access multiple units from within a local area network you do not need to change the RTSP and HTTP port numbers unless other IP sharing devices sit in between the...

Page 20: ...ou have to assign the e mail address when user name and password are input using IP installer Management server provides a convenient way of connecting to your network camera under dynamic IP environm...

Page 21: ...aller is provided in a CD supplied with iCanView290PT 290PTW or it can be downloaded from www icantek com Detailed information of Installing and running IP installer can be found in IP installer user...

Page 22: ...cessfully made you can connect to the administration page for more sophisticated control of the network parameters and other operational parameters Refer to Chapter 5 for more details of the administr...

Page 23: ...as followings http iCanView290PT 290PTW IP address admin htm Example http 172 16 64 133 admin htm If you changed the HTTP port from default value you can login by typing in http iCanView290PT 290PTW...

Page 24: ...Log On Screen Factory default User Name and Password are set as root and Dw2001 respectively Click on OK button to enter into the Basic Setup page of Administrative Mode If you have changed the userna...

Page 25: ...p the basic parameters of the iCanView290PT 290PTW Figure 5 3 Basic Setup Field Button Sub Field Button Description Language Select a language of your choice System Name Logical name of the iCanView29...

Page 26: ...NT To check for network bottlenecks use iNVR and right click in a image from a camera Next click on show information This affords the ability to see packet loss ratio etc Video Size Select a video siz...

Page 27: ...idth Limited users Useful network bandwidth varies according to the condition of the network This parameter is used to limit the number of the simultaneous connections Save the set up parameters when...

Page 28: ...s Guide 5 3 Network Configuration Setup the network parameters appropriately in accordance with your network environment Many of the parameters in this page are same as those set up by IP Installer R...

Page 29: ...iCanView290PT 290PTW User s Guide Figure 5 4 Network Configuration Rev 1 0 Jun 2007 29 of 55...

Page 30: ...t this mode Refer to IP installer user s guide for Host name and domain for Cable Modem IP Assign Type Clone MAC Refer to IP installer user s guide for Clone MAC Each port should have a number below 6...

Page 31: ...s Username Password and Directory of FTP server to send data in case of alarm Default FTP port number is 21 You can register the network camera on the iCanTek Management Server DDNS Server for domain...

Page 32: ...eless Configuration Figure 5 5 Wireless Configuration Field Button Sub Field Button Description WLAN Mode Select ESS to use wireless interface If Disable is selected Ethernet interface is used instead...

Page 33: ...ess LAN MAC Address Indicates MAC address of the wireless LAN BSSID Indicates the ID of the connected access point In general the MAC address of the access point is shown Current Channel Indicates the...

Page 34: ...w290PT 290PTW User s Guide 5 5 User Admin Time Setup You can change the ID and password of users and also assign different attributes for each user Figure 5 6 User Admin Time Setup Rev 1 0 Jun 2007 34...

Page 35: ...each of the users z Attributes are Audio Bi directional Audio and Pan Tilt control z For example if you want a specified user to hear the audio from the iCanView290PT 290PTW check Audio in the check...

Page 36: ...rnet Time Server Synchronize the time with the internet time server at the right When the time server is out of the reach from iCanView290PT 290PTW you can assign time server by filling in Specific Ti...

Page 37: ...Sensor 1 Select sensor type There are two types of sensors which are Normal Open and Normal Close Sensor Setup Name Input logical name for the sensor Video Capture Condition It sets the condition of v...

Page 38: ...5 3 Note Captured video data for E mail sends intra frame video only This improves file size efficiency Many E mail Servers limit attachment file size often rejecting mail with large attachments Consu...

Page 39: ...indicates the status of the relay by On Off ON On the alarm output close the relay contact Alarm Device Test OFF Off the alarm output Open the relay contact Sound Test Sound Test Setup the condition o...

Page 40: ...ut Motion Check at the box at the left to allow alarm generation upon Motion detection Duration Set the duration of Alarm annunciation 10 sec 30 sec 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 30 min 1 hour SAVE Save th...

Page 41: ...iCanView290PT 290PTW User s Guide 5 8 Motion Region Setup Set the motion detection regions Up to 3 regions can be defined Figure 5 10 Motion Region Setup Rev 1 0 Jun 2007 41 of 55...

Page 42: ...ding colors Legend of the color red region 1 green region 2 blue region3 START Enable selection of rectangular zone start END Enable selection of rectangular zone end SELECT Click on this button and c...

Page 43: ...applicable PTZ Model Selection Choose the PTZ model Refer to section 5 11 for the addition of PTZ protocol data Delete Button Click this button to delete the PTZ setup PTZ Device ID Input PTZ ID in th...

Page 44: ...sent position as left or right panning limitation Panning Limitation TEST Test the panning limitation which was set previously Preset Position Set the preset position and test Preset Position Preset M...

Page 45: ...s and use them for encrypting the data from the network camera You can selectively activate encryption for the video and audio data For enabling the encryption check at the box at the left of the Enab...

Page 46: ...ve Key value on the network camera Click on SAVE button beneath GENERATE button to save the key value generated by the network camera DOWNLOAD Download Key value to your PC The key values can be downl...

Page 47: ...System Field Button Sub Field Button Description Automatic Upgrade Automatic upgrade enables the network camera to upgrade to newly released system software by automatically connecting to the iCanTek...

Page 48: ...To Upgrade Your iCanView290PT 290PTW System Factory Default Setting Return the network camera to the factory default state To preserve all user configured settings upgrade by checking the Radio butto...

Page 49: ...de 5 12 Status Report It shows you system records since the system started Figure 5 14 Status Report You can check the problems as well as the versions and event status of the whole system and each mo...

Page 50: ...ensors heat smoke sensors magnetic sensor etc Relay Out t is used for connecting alerting device such as loud speaker flashing light etc 1 Sensor IN Connect the two wires of the sensors The sensor typ...

Page 51: ...upon alarm output or remote on The relay is capable of switching AC DC 30V 1A electrical signal Figure 6 2 RELAY Output of iCanView290PT 290PTW 3 Connection of Sensor Alarm Device 3 1 Connection of S...

Page 52: ...optional relay switch it can also drive heavier loads Figure 6 4 Relay Connection 6 2 Trouble Shooting 1 After iCanView290PT 290PTW is successfully installed iCanView290PT 290PTW in viewing mode neit...

Page 53: ...must be lower than the maximum upload speed of your network For example if the maximum uploading bandwidth of the network is 400Kbps set the total Max upload rate as 384Kbps If you set it higher the v...

Page 54: ...net explorer type in IP address or host address in the address input field of the internet explorer Figure 6 5 Web Viewer of iCanView290PT 290PTW z Control Panel of Web Viewer Enable bidirectional aud...

Page 55: ...ust the size of the screen Normal x1 Twice x2 Half 1 2 Full Screen full On off the relay by pressing the button Shows the status of the sensor Blue color means that the sensor is in normal state while...

Page 56: ...upgrade This will open a Choose file dialogue window The file extension is ief 4 When you ve found the file click Open This will select the file and close the Choose file dialogue window 5 Click the I...

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