Planet ICA-312, User Manual

Page 1: ...25M Infrared Internet Camera ICA 312 User s Manual Version 2 00 Date June 2008 1 ...

Page 2: ...tallation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined b...

Page 3: ...ment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures WEEE Regulation To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment end users of electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning of the crossed out wheeled bin symb...

Page 4: ... Windows Vista 26 3 Web based Management 27 3 1 Introduction 27 3 2 Connecting to ICA 312 27 3 3 Live View 29 3 4 ActiveX Control 32 3 4 1 Digital Zoom 33 3 4 2 Record 33 3 4 3 Snapshot 34 3 4 4 Voice 34 3 4 5 Statistics 35 3 4 6 About 35 3 5 Network 36 3 5 1 Network 36 3 5 2 DDNS server 37 3 5 3 PPPoE 38 3 5 4 Streaming 39 3 5 5 UPnP 40 3 5 6 IP Filter 41 3 5 7 IP Notification 42 3 6 Camera 45 3 ...

Page 5: ...vent Server 62 3 13 1 FTP Server 62 3 13 2 TCP Server 63 3 13 3 HTTP Server 64 3 14 Event Schedule 65 Appendix A Troubleshooting FAQ 66 Appendix B PING IP Address 69 Appendix C Bandwidth and Video Size Estimation 70 Appendix D DDNS Application 72 4 ...

Page 6: ...r display However users might consider printing it out to access easily and read it before you operate the Network Camera 1 2Features AXIS compatible SDK High quality 1 3 inch color CCD sensor of 25M IR distance Clear and high image quality pictures in the daytime and at night 3GGP for 3G mobile remote application Multi profile encoder supports MPEG 4 and M JPEG video compression simultaneously LE...

Page 7: ...Power Adapter x 1 Camera Mount Kit x 4 CD Disk x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 NOTE 1 If any of the above items are missing please contact your dealer immediately 2 Using the power supply that is not the one included in ICA 312 packet will cause damage and void the warranty for this product 6 ...

Page 8: ... later Basic System Hardware CPU Pentium 4 3 0GHz or above Memory Size 512 MB 512 MB or above Recommended VGA card resolution 1024 x 768 or above VGA card memory 64 MB or above Sound card Necessary Network bandwidth In VGA resolution mode minimum upload bandwidth is 1Mbps NOTE The listed information is minimum system requirements only Actual requirement will vary depending on the nature of your en...

Page 9: ...era also provides composite video output User can use BNC video cable to connect the Network Camera with a TV monitor or VCR DC in Jack The input power is 12VDC Note that supply the power to the Network Camera with standard power adapter included in package Otherwise the improper power adapter may damage the unit and result in danger RJ45 LAN socket Connect to PC or Hub Switch For connect to 10Bas...

Page 10: ...1 Fix ICA 312 to the location with wall mount fixture 2 Plug in Ethernet Cable into RJ 45 LAN port Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the ICA 312 and connect the other side of the Ethernet cable to a hub switch 3 Connect the attached two power adapters to camera and plug in this two adapters into power outlet 4 Connect Video BNC connector to a local TV monitor or DVR if necessary 5 Done ...

Page 11: ...tarted advanced management and monitoring 1 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM drive to launch the autorun program Once completed a welcome menu screen will appear 2 Click the IP Wizard hyperlink you will see the InstallShield Wizard dialog box as below NOTE If the welcome screen does not appear click Start at the taskbar Then select Run and type D Utility setup exe assume D is your CD ROM driv...

Page 12: ...4 Please click Next to install with original settings or you may click Change button to modify the install folder then press Next to continue 5 Please click Install to start the installation 11 ...

Page 13: ...6 Please click Finish to complete the installation 7 Please double click the utility icon on the desktop then you will see the ICA 312 utility 12 ...

Page 14: ...ssage No Network Devices Is Found will appear on this window if IP Wizard cannot find any camera on the LAN Otherwise existed cameras will be listed If total quantity is over please move the cursor to Information Box Click on the left button of the mouse and the Information Box of the Listing Window will roll upward automatically on the contrary move the cursor to the Information Box on the top of...

Page 15: ...ns this device is selected please press Wizard button Or you could double click the mouse left key on the selected camera Relative settings will be carried out Details of Install Wizard will be specified as Section 2 6 About Button When click About button you will see the version information of IP Wizard shown in the pop up dialog box Exit Button Click Exit button will close the IP Wizard Program ...

Page 16: ...rd Wizard Page 1 Username and Password This page is about the change of the authorized user name and password of the selected device If you don t want to change them please click Next to move to the next page Press Exit button if you don t want to set up right now If you want to change authorized name or password you have to check the box in front of ID or New Password Authorized Username should c...

Page 17: ...work security and performance to some level by organizing hosts into logical groups Subnet masks contain four bytes and usually appear in the same dotted decimal data For example a very common subnet mask in its binary demonstration 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 will usually be shown in the corresponding more readable form as 255 255 255 0 Def Gateway A gateway is a piece of software or hard...

Page 18: ...0 in the address bar of your web browser to logon ICA 312 s web configuration page Wizard Page 3 Confirmation This page shows the new configurations If it is correct please press Submit icon and the setting information will be save to your ICA 312 Click on Exit to close this window 17 ...

Page 19: ...software and peripherals This device is an UPnP enabled device If the operating system Windows XP of your PC is UPnP enabled the device will be very easy to configure Use the following steps to enable UPnP settings only if your operating system of PC is running Windows XP Go to Start Settings and Click Control Panel The Control Panel will display on the screen and double click Add or Remove Progra...

Page 20: ...The Add or Remove Programs will display on the screen and click Add Remove Widows Components to continue The following screen will appear select Networking Services and click Details to continue 19 ...

Page 21: ...The Networking Services will display on the screen select Universal Plug and Play and click OK to continue Please click Next to continue 20 ...

Page 22: ...The program will start installing the UPnP automatically You will see the below pop up screen please wait while Setup configures the components Please click Finish to complete the UPnP installation 21 ...

Page 23: ...Double click My Network Places on the desktop the My Network Places will display on the screen and double click the UPnP icon with ICA 312 to view your device in an internet browser 22 ...

Page 24: ...r PC is UPnP enabled the device will be very easy to configure Use the following steps to enable UPnP settings only if your operating system of PC is running Windows Vista Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center and turn on Network Discovery Double click My Network Places on the desktop the My Network Places will display on the screen and double click the UPnP ico...

Page 25: ... work correctly To use the ICA 312 user must setup his IE browser as follows 2 8 1 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP From your IE browse Î Tools Î Internet Options Î Security Î Custom Level please setup your Settings as follow Set the first 3 items Download the signed ActiveX controls Download the unsigned ActiveX controls Initialize and script the ActiveX controls not masked as safe to Prompt By...

Page 26: ...ternet Options Î Security Î Custom Level please setup your Settings as follow Set the first 3 items Allow previously unused ActiveX control to run Allows Script lets Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls By now you have finished your entire PC configuration for ICA 312 25 ...

Page 27: ...c prompting for ActiveX controls Prompt Initialize and script active controls not marked From your IE browse Î Tools Î Internet Options Î Security Î Trusted Sites Î Custom Level please setup your Settings as follow Enable Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls Prompt Initialize and script active controls not marked By now you have finished your entire PC configuration for ICA 312 ...

Page 28: ...the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the ICA 312 z Once connected you can add the ICA 312 to your Browser s Favorites or Bookmarks Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the ICA 312 The Default IP http 192 168 0 20 The login window of ICA 312 will appear Default login username password is admin no password NOTE If the User name and Password ha...

Page 29: ...trol into your PC After the ActiveX control was installed and run the first image will be displayed NOTE If you log in the ICA 312 as an ordinary user setting function will be not available If you log in the ICA 312 as the administrator you can perform all the settings provided within the device 28 ...

Page 30: ... the window Video Profile The ICA 312 support multi profile for both MEPG 4 and M JPEG simultaneously User can chose the proper and or preferred profile here ActiveX Control The plug in ActiveX control supports a lot of functions by clicking the left mouse button Note that this feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 Way Audio The ICA 312 supports 2 way au...

Page 31: ...me maintenance and view system log file Video Configure bit rate and frame rate of video profiles Audio Configure audio parameters User Setup user name password and login privilege E Mail Setup E Mail configuration Object Detection Setup Object detection Event Server This device is a client site and configure information to upload images to server Event Schedule Configure the schedule while event ...

Page 32: ...t and home position Camera Speed Choose the speed of Pan and Tilt Preset Add Update the preset positions or go to one of these positions Tour Select one of the camera tours Camera tour is comprised by series of preset locations Go Tour Execute the selected camera tour Auto Pan Execute the auto pan of camera While auto pan is running the camera will swing the camera automatically Note that the spee...

Page 33: ...Note that this feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft Internet Explorer On the ActiveX control icon click the LeftMouseButton then a menu pop up This menu provides features that are unique to the ActiveX control These features include Digital Zoom Record Snapshot Voice Statistics About 32 ...

Page 34: ...s ASF format into your local PC While you want to stop it press Stop to stop recording Select Browser the pop up window to select the save path and file name prefix select OK to continue After stop recording list the files this file is named as Video_yyyymmddhhmmss asf The ASF files can be display by the standard Windows Media Player but it needs the DixectX 9 0 or later version to be installed NO...

Page 35: ...select OK to continue If you like to retrieve the saved image select the file to display the saved image by using any one of graph editing tools NOTE Default save path is C Documents and Settings All user Desktop 3 4 4 Voice Click Volume to activate this function These have two control bars for speaker and microphone volume Scroll this control bar to adjust the audio attribute Check the volume mut...

Page 36: ...ivate this function A window will be popup to show the statistics information of the streaming status Note that this information is the statistics between the device and your local PC 3 4 6 About Click About to show the ActiveX information 35 ...

Page 37: ...68 0 20 by itself as the default IP address IP address Subnet mask Gateway 1st DNS 2nd DNS server If you do not select Obtain an IP address automatically then you need to enter these network parameters by yourself IP Address This address is a unique numbers that identifies a computer or device on the WAN or LAN These numbers are usually shown in groups separated by periods for example 192 168 0 20...

Page 38: ...e assigned as the virtual server port mapping to support multiple devices When the configuration is finish please click OK to save and enable the setting 3 5 2 DDNS server DDNS Stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server The device supports DDNS If your device is connected to xDSL directly you might need this feature However if your device is behind a NAT router you will not need to enable this feature ...

Page 39: ...tructions or refer to Appendix D for more information DDNS To enable or disable the DDNS service here Server Name Choose the built in DDNS server DDNS Host The domain name is applied of this device User Name The user name is used to log into DDNS Password The password is used to log into DDNS 3 5 3 PPPoE PPPoE Stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet A standard builds on Ethernet and Point...

Page 40: ... ISP IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Shows the IP information got from PPPoE server site Status Shows the Status of PPPoE connection 3 5 4 Streaming RTSP is a streaming control protocol and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP multicast and Unicast and for negotiating codecs RTSP can be considered a remote control for controlling the media stream delivered by a media server R...

Page 41: ...hange this port number for some reasons If so user needs to change this port accordingly Dialing procedure 1 Choose a verified player PacketVideo or Realplayer currently 2 Use the following URL to access rtsp host mpeg4 media 3gp Where host is the host name or IP address of the camera Compatible 3G mobile phone Please contact your dealer to get the approved list of compatible 3G phone 3 5 5 UPnP U...

Page 42: ...e of this device here UPnP NAT Traversal When enabled the device will attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network using UPnP Note that UPnP must be enabled in the NAT router first Port Range The port range will open in NAT router External IP Address Show the IP address and port for WAN access through Internet If NAT traversal is configured successfully user can use this IP ad...

Page 43: ...e IP filter function here IP Filter Policy Choose the filter policy where is denying or allowing 3 5 7 IP Notification In case the IP address is changed system is able to send out an email to alert someone if the function is enabled 42 ...

Page 44: ...fields need to be filled TCP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server TCP Port Set port number of TCP server Message The message will be sent to FTP server HTTP Notification If enable this function then the fields below need to be filled URL Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP server HTTP Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP server HTTP Login Password Ty...

Page 45: ...roxy Proxy Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP Proxy Proxy Login Password Type the password for the HTTP Proxy Custom Parameter User can set specific parameters to HTTP server Message The message will be sent to HTTP server 44 ...

Page 46: ...ghten camera Sharpness Large value will sharpen camera Contrast Large value will contrast camera heavily Local Video Output Check this item if a TV or video monitor has been connected to video output of the Network Camera Un check it if not any device has been connected Otherwise the image will be too brightness 45 ...

Page 47: ...etween network module and ICA 312 Note that please DO NOT changes the default value except on special purpose If so user needs to check and set value properly for both sides Camera ID This is the camera ID set in speed dome camera Note that please DO NOT changes the default value except on special purpose If so user needs to check and set value properly for both sides 46 ...

Page 48: ... delete the Preset Setting item by item 3 6 4 Tour Setting Up to 64 positions can be preset and the camera can be programming to move to the preset position sequentially Tour Name The group name of the sequence of camera tour The maximum number of camera tour is 16 47 ...

Page 49: ...ed The selected preset position is added in the Sequence list from 1 to 16 Wait Time Type a period of time during which the camera is to stay at each preset point between 0 to 36000 seconds To use the camera tour function user must preset some camera positions first The maximum number of preset points is 64 48 ...

Page 50: ...an enter the name of this unit here It s very useful to identify the specific device from multiple units Software Version This information shows the software version in the device Log User can check the system log information of the device including the Main Info Appended Info Operator IP and so on 49 ...

Page 51: ...d time with those of time server called NTP server Network Time Protocol Adjust Synchronize with PC Click this option to enable time synchronization with PC time NTP Server Name Type the host name or IP address or domain name of the NTP server NTP Sync Interval Select an interval between 1 and 23 hours at which you want to adjust the device s time referring to NTP server Time Zone Set the time dif...

Page 52: ... are reset to factory default values This action will not reset the network setting Backup Setting To take a backup of all of the parameters click this button If necessary it will then be possible to return to the previous settings if settings are changed and there is unexpected behavior Restore Setting Click the Browse button to locate the saved backup file and then click the Restore Setting butt...

Page 53: ...ding process completed the device will reboot the system automatically 9 Please wait for 80 seconds and then you can use IP Wizard to search the device again Warning The download firmware procedure cannot be interrupted If the power and or network connection are broken during the download procedure it might possibly cause serious damage to the device Please be aware that you should not turn off th...

Page 54: ...upport different request to each client simultaneously Each user can choose his preferred video profile as his request independently 3 8 1 Common Text Overlay Setting There are some important information can be embedded into image including date time and or text 53 ...

Page 55: ...6kbps User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth For VBR user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate The quality level is between 1 and 100 The higher value is the better quality Max Frame Rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile For example set the frame rate to 15 fps then the image will be updated for 15 frames per s...

Page 56: ...24kbps User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth For VBR user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate The quality level is between 1 and 100 The higher value is the better quality Max Frame Rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile For example set the frame rate to 15 fps then the image will be updated for 15 frames per ...

Page 57: ...20kbps User can set the desired bit rate to match the limitation of bandwidth For VBR user should choose the quality level to set the video quality rather than bit rate The quality level is between 1 and 100 The higher value is the better quality Max Frame Rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile For example set the frame rate to 15 fps then the image will be updated for 15 frames per ...

Page 58: ...ile Rate Control The quality level is between 1 and 100 The higher value is the better quality Max Frame Rate Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile For example set the frame rate to 15 fps then the image will be updated for 15 frames per second User can set the desired max frame rate versus video quality under the limited bandwidth 57 ...

Page 59: ...3 9 Audio Audio To enable or disable audio function Audio Mode To select Simplex or Full duplex 2 way audio mode Input Gain To adjust gain of input audio Output Gain To adjust gain of output audio 58 ...

Page 60: ...oose this to disable anonymous user login User Name Enter the user s new account here which you want Password Enter the user s new password here Verify Password Please enter the user s new password here again to confirm Access Right Administrator can access every function in this device However Viewers only can view the video and access limited function Add Update and Remove Manage the user s acco...

Page 61: ...P Port Set port number of SMTP service SMTP Authentication Select the authentication required when you send an e mail Disable If no authentication is required when an e mail is sent Enable If authentication is required when an e mail is sent Authentication User Name Type the user name for the SMTP server if Authentication is Enable Authentication Password Type the password for the SMTP server if A...

Page 62: ...be specified as Included or Excluded type Included Windows target specific areas within the whole video image Excluded Windows define areas within an Include window that should be ignored areas outside Include windows are automatically ignored Name Name of the specified motion window Object Size Defines the object size of motion detection The higher object size will only larger objects trigger mot...

Page 63: ... SMTP Name User can specify multiple FTP paths as wish Therefore user needs to specify a name for each FTP setting FTP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the FTP server Test Check the FTP server whether this account is available or not FTP Login Name Type the user name for the FTP server FTP Login Password Type the password for the FTP server FTP Port Set port number of FTP service F...

Page 64: ...so can send event message to specified TCP server Name User can specify multiple TCP servers as wish Therefore user needs to specify a name for each TCP server setting TCP Server Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server TCP Port Set port number of TCP server 63 ...

Page 65: ...or the IP address of the HTTP server Test Check the HTTP server whether it is available or not HTTP Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP server HTTP Login Password Type the password for the HTTP server Proxy Address Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP Proxy Proxy Login Name Type the user name for the HTTP Proxy Proxy Login Password Type the password for the HTTP Proxy Proxy Po...

Page 66: ...e Type Schedule start with Event trigger or Schedule trigger Enable Time Define the feasible time slot Trigger by Select the triggered sources with event trigger Action Define the actions once event triggered Example If you want to upload image from ICA 312 to FTP server periodically You will need to configure some parameters as below NOTE ICA 312 will send a 15sec recording file to FTP server eve...

Page 67: ...st time or after factory default reset Username admin and leave password blank Note that it s all case sensitivity Forgot the IP address of the ICA 312 Check IP address of ICA 312 by using the IPWizard exe program IPWizard program cannot find ICA 312 Re power the ICA 312 if cannot find the unit within 1 minutes Do not connect ICA 312 over a router IPWizard program cannot detect ICA 312 over a rout...

Page 68: ...tails Access ICA 312 from the Internet with the global IP address of the router and port number of ICA 312 Some routers reject the global IP address to access ICA 312 on the same LAN Access with the private IP address and correct port number of ICA 312 When you use DDNS you need to set Default Gateway and DNS server address If it s not working after above procedure reset ICA 312 to default setting...

Page 69: ...e frame rate The network congestion causes frame rate slower than the setting Check the bandwidth of Internet connection If the Internet bandwidth is lower than target bit rate the video streaming will not work correctly Ethernet switching hub can smooth the frame rate especially in viewing on the Multi Camera screen Image Transfer on e mail or FTP does not work Default Gateway and DNS server addr...

Page 70: ...ddress conflicts with any other devices over the network If you want to make sure the IP address of ICA 312 utilize the PING command as follows zStart a DOS window zType ping x x x x where x x x x is the IP address of the ICA 312 The replies as illustrated below will provide an explanation to the problem If you want to detect any other devices conflicts with the IP address of ICA 312 also can util...

Page 71: ...0 x 480 VGA 20 50K byte per frame 256kbps 4096kbps 30fps Note Audio streaming also takes bandwidth around 5 kbps to 64kbps Most xDSL Cable modem upload speeds may not even reach up to 128 kbps Thus you may not be able to receive any video while streaming audio on a 128 kbps or lower connection Even though the upload speed is more than 128kbps for optimal video performance disabling audio streaming...

Page 72: ...200Kbps 5 fps 183Kbps 200Kbps 5 fps 320 240 CIF 1024Kbps 5 fps 760Kbps 800Kbps 5 fps 320 240 CIF 2048Kbps 5 fps around 850Kbps 5 fps 320 240 CIF 200Kbps 25 fps around 240Kbps 28 fps 320 240 CIF 1024Kbps 25 fps around 1100Kbps 30 fps 320 240 CIF 2048Kbps 25 fps around 1600Kbps 30 fps 160 120 QCIF 128Kbps 5 fps 117Kbps 121Kbps 5 fps 160 120 QCIF 1024Kbps 5 fps around 176Kbps 5 fps 160 120 QCIF 2048K...

Page 73: ...ent Normally DDNS service is only necessary for the users that could only obtain dynamic IP addresses As to the users that could obtain the static valid IP address they do not usually have to apply the DDNS service Before we decide if DDNS is necessary for the users we have to check what kind of Ethernet network environment we have to install our Networked Device on 1 Environment of Fixed Valid IP...

Page 74: ...3 Application Steps DDNS Domain Name 1 Visit the following web site http www dyndns org 2 Click Account 3 After the columns show up at the left side click Create Account 73 ...

Page 75: ...application agreement and necessary information a Username b E mail address and confirmation c Password and confirmation d Submit all the input information and finish creating an account Click these two options 74 ...

Page 76: ...Click the hyperlink address to confirm the DDNS service that you just applied Then DDNS you applied activated Click to confirm 6 Enter the web page http www dyndns org again Input your username and password that you just applied to login administration interface of DDNS server Input your account 75 ...

Page 77: ... 7 If the correct username and password are input you can see the following picture at the top right of the login page 8 Click the Services 9 Click the Dynamic DNS 10 Click the Create Hosts 76 ...

Page 78: ...ation No 3 1 3 2 4 Setup the DDNS and PPPoE of Network Device At last users have to enter the web page of Networked Device and setup the necessary information of DDNS and PPPoE after the application of DDNS service Please check the user manual to access the DDNS and PPPoE pages After saving the modification restart the device The external users could browse the Networked Device by the input of the...