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Chapter 1: Introduction Fig.1 WebCAM Network Diagram Section 3. Package Contents WebCAM package contain the following items; 1. WebCAM server. 2. USB Camera. 3. Quick Installation Guide. 4. Utility CD containing; a. Utility: to configure IP address, update the firmware, etc. b. MultiMonitor: to moni...

Chapter 2: Hardware Setup Chapter 2: Hardware Installation The following details the hardware installation procedure for WebCAM IP camera. Step 1: Connect the PC camera into the USB port of WebCAM. Step 2: Connect the WebCAM to LAN by using the Ethernet UTP port. Step 3: Connect DC power adapter out...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Chapter 3: Web Interface Section 1. Introduction WebCAM is designed to work without having to install any software. All the necessary functions are built-into the unit. 1. Once you have finished the hardware setup shown in Chapter 2, note down the IP address shown on the LCD...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Section 2. Using the Web Interface The WebCAM webpage main menu is divided into two sections. The selection menu on the left and display menu on the right. The selection menu consists of the following options: 2.1 View Video 2.2 Information 2.3 Basic Settings 2.4 Advanced Se...

Chapter 3: Web Interface 2.1 To View Video To view video from the connected camera, click on either ActiveX or Sun Java. Choose either Camera A or B to view the video. By default the first USB camera connected to WebCAM will be Camera A Note: ActiveX can only function in Windows platform and a plug-...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Once installed, the video will stream. Show current date & time Click the record button to start video recording. The default directory is; C:\Windows\Temp\ The video will be saved in the following format; CMV20060710123058.avi [CMV] [yyyy] [mm] [dd] [ttmmss].avi To chan...

Chapter 3: Web Interface To change Video Codec, click Click Save to confirm changes. Digital Zoom In, Digital Zoom Out Rotate Left, Rotate Right Flip the image vertically. HotSpot icon. Each item corresponds to HotSpot location set in Basic Setting Patrol Settings Hotspot Setting . Click to jump to ...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Using Sun Java Controls: Once you click on Sun Java the following pop-up window will appear. Click this to Marquee an area and zoom into that area. Click this to reduce the image resolution. Click this to increase the image’s resolution. Click to digitally zoom in or out. Cl...

Chapter 3: Web Interface 2.2 Information The Information tab contains the following subsections; 2.2.1 System Status, 2.2.2 Current Connections, and 2.2.3 Event Log. 2.2.1 System Status This webpage displays all the information relating to WebCAM. This page is viewable by viewers of all permission l...

Chapter 3: Web Interface 2.3 Basic Settings The following option allows the user to customize their unit. 2.3.1 Camera Settings 2.3.2 Patrol Settings 2.3.3 Network 2.3.4 Account Settings 2.3.1 Camera Settings Use this section to set up the USB camera. i. Setting up Camera A (or Camera B) Fig.14 Indi...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Choose Yes and WebCAM will increase the lighting of the image. This is useful when monitoring indoors. Choose No if you do not want WebCAM to compensate for bright indoor lighting and view the images as is. Color Choose Yes for color and No for black and white display. Black...

Chapter 3: Web Interface This section allows the user to define hotspots, required patrol boundary, and see where the current camera position. Fig.15 WebCAM Patrol Setting / Controls User defined Pan Tilt boundary Maximum boundary (x,y) of the Pan Tilt camera Click to select which camera to control....

Chapter 3: Web Interface b. Square – The camera will patrol along the user defined boundary in a clock wise manner. c. Pan only – The camera will perform Pan function only. d. Tilt only – The camera will perform tilt function only. e. In sequence (1-5) – The camera will jump to each Hotspot location...

Chapter 3: Web Interface 4. Once registered, user can change either, the default domain name, DNS password or Email address. Click Confirm to save changes. Note: Enter a valid Email address. In the event you have forgotten the password to your DNS account, a new password will be sent to this email a...

Chapter 3: Web Interface User Name Assign a User Name / Account. The administrator can set up to 32 case sensitive character names. Password Assign a password to the account. The administrator can set up to 32 case sensitive passwords. Permission This sets the access level to individual user account...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Fig.24 WebCAM Permit Hours Configuration Click Configure to set the hours. The Administrator can set up to 4 different Permit Hours (in 24hr format). Click Apply to save. Click Close to exit without saving. Note: The Reset button only revert the fields to initial values prio...

Chapter 3: Web Interface 2.4 Advanced Settings This section allows the Administrator to set up some of the features available in the server. 2.4.1 Event Notification 2.4.2 Motion Detection 2.4.3 Image Recording 2.4.4 Email / FTP 2.4.5 System Settings 2.4.6 Image Server 2.4.7 Language 2.4.8 About 2.4...

Chapter 3: Web Interface The available Email addresses are listed here. See Section 2.4.4 on how to enter an Email address to the Address Book . To add an email address click Edit . WebCAM will ask you to save your configuration prior to leaving this page. Recipients Up to 8 valid email accounts can...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Fig.27 Event Selection List Note: The Image Recording and Motion 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 (see Section ...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Fig.30 Event Notification: PPPoE Connect Successful with Public IP shown 2.4.2 Motion Detection This 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 optio...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Note: Check that you have setup valid Email / FTP accounts first before proceeding with the rest of the configuration. To setup Email / FTP , see Section 2.4.4 Detection Sensitivity This will determines the level of change before motion capture is triggered. A high percentag...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Loop from … to … This will determine the number of files in the sequence. Once the last file number is reached, it’ll loop and replace the first file in the sequence with the most current image. Digits … This will determine the number of digits assignable for the above seque...

Chapter 3: Web Interface i. FTP Settings Fig.36 FTP settings FTP Server The Administrator will have to enter the full FTP server address here. Account Name Enter the FTP login account name here. Password Enter the account password. Click Apply to save the above settings. ii. Email Settings Fig.37 Em...

Chapter 3: Web Interface iii. Sending Test Mail Fig.38 Sending a test mail a. Click Test Mail to check that the Email Setting has been correctly configured. Fig.39 Saving configuration before sending a test mail b. Click Yes to save configurations and proceed to the following window. Fig.40 Test mai...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Fig.50 SNMP Settings System Name This is to give WebCAM a name identifiable in a SNMP network. System Contact This is to give the Administrator an identity in the SNMP network. System Location This is to set WebCAM SNMP location. Manager IP Address This set the LAN IP addres...

Chapter 3: Web Interface Fig.52 iMage Server login page Fig.53 iMage account Registration page 3. Once registered, 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 Co...

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-

Chapter 3: Web Interface 2.4.7 Language Use this section is to set WebCAM Interface language. i. Interface Language At the moment, the user can choose the following versions; a. Western version for; • English, • Spanish, • French, • Dutch, and • Portuguese. b. Eastern version for; • English, • Tradi...

Chapter 4: View Images Using PDA / PPC / mobile e. The default file name is showimg_pda.jpg , click Save As… to change the file name or save location. Note: The downloaded image size depends on the resolution set in Basic Settings Camera Settings Image Size . Approximately ; 6KB @ 320x240 vs. 17KB @...

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program Chapter 5: Using the Utility Section 1. Installation 1. Insert the enclosed Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. The following menu will show up. Click on the buttons on the left to install the programs you want. Utility - This is a program that helps the user perfo...

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program Section 2. Using the Utility Program The Utility main menu is shown below. The selection menu is located on the left. The Serial Number, current Firmware and IP Address of every WebCAM connected to the LAN will be displayed on the table to the right. Fig.57 Utili...

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program 4. Enter the necessary camera configurations. Choose the appropriate frequency (Indoor 60 Hz, Indoor 50 Hz or Outdoor) to prevent flickering on the video feed. Enter a name for the camera in the Location: box to identify the camera. 5. Click Next > to configur...

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program Obtain an IP address by Bootp Choose this if you want to allow WebCAM to obtain an IP address using Bootp protocol. 6. Click Next > to proceed to xDSL/Cable modem setup. Choose this if you want WebCAM to connect directly to your xDSL line. a. Select Enable PPP...

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program DDNS service allows you to assign a Domain Name to your Dynamic IP. This way, you will always be able to locate your device over the internet. (For more details see Chapter 4, Section 2.3.2, part v) 8. Click Next > to change your administrator account and pass...

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-

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program 2.3 IP Configuration This section allows you to configure the IP address for WebCAM. You do not have to edit this section if you have gone thru Setup Wizard earlier. Select the Unit and then click IP Configuration . Select the WebCAM unit on the right display scr...

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program Obtain an IP address by DHCP Choose this if you want your Router to assign an IP address to WebCAM. This is the default setting. Obtain an IP address by Bootp Choose this if you want to allow WebCAM to obtain an IP address using Bootp protocol. Use the following ...

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program Once set, Utility will request for the Device Password when you try to click on either, Setup Wizard , Launch WebCAM or IP Configuration button. To remove the password, If the Devise Password is enabled, the IP Address will be hidden. No Devise Password set. a. S...

Chapter 5: Using the Utility Program Uncheck to disable this function. Example: If a value of say, 8080 is set as the HTTP port number , then enter http://192.168.0.177 :8080 in order to access WebCAM web interface. 2.5 Upgrade Firmware Click this to bring up the upgrade firmware dialog box. To chec...

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

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Chapter 6: MultiMonitor MultiMonitor is a program to manage multiple WebCAM. It is able to detect the IP address of all WebCAM installed in LAN and list them for easy management. Section 1. Installing MultiMonitor Click on setup.exe and follow the installation wizard After in...

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

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor 2.1 Device : Start MultiMonitor and press the “Enumerate” button, 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 online and act...

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor : Manually adds the WebCAM camera to be monitored. a. Access by WebCAM Address Host Address: Enter either the WEB address (without the www eg: webcam.myddns.com) or LAN IP of WebCAM (eg: 192.168.0.30) Remote Port: This is WebCAM UDP port. b. Access by Image Server Image Serve...

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-

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Display the current Camera settings . Camera Select: Select either camera A or B Account: If you have setup user account, the information must be entered here. Otherwise access will be denied. Password: Enter the above account password. Image Zoom: Resize the window to betwee...

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Display the Motion Detection Settings . Enable Motion Detect: Click the checkbox to enable Motion Detection. Note: This feature requires the Camera Window be active to work. Click “Monitor” to activate the Window. Sensitivity: Choose from 0% to 100% (very sensitive) Window on...

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor show the current date and time. Click to bring out zoom, resolution, direction and auto P/T controls. See below. Show current FPS. Move the curser over the edges of the picture and it will turn into an arrow.Click and hold to pan / tilt the camera (if the camera supports this...

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Click on this icon to active two functions; a. Custom window zoom – use this to zoom to your chosen window size. On the video window, LEFT click, hold and drag to the desired window zoom size. A thin line will outline the chosen window size. Window Marquee tool. See below for...

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor Release and the program will zoom to the marquee area. Increase the resolution for a better image quality. While zoomed in, the user can digitally pan or tilt the camera window. Even if itis a static camera! Click the depressed button to go back to the original window size or...

Chapter 6: MultiMonitor : Set the SNMP Parameter. 2.4 User Change Password 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, Delete or Change the Password...

Appendix A: Router Configuration Appendix A: Router Configuration The following section describes the initial configuration of the router and port forwarding for your router. If your router is not listed here, please refer to the manufacturer’s website for assistance with configuring your router to ...

Appendix A: Router Configuration Private Port 80 to 80 Line #2 Enable: Checked in Description: WebCAM – Camera Internet Port: 9001 to 9001 Type: 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...

Appendix A: Router Configuration Linksys (http://www.linksys.com) BEFSR41 – EtherFast Cable/DSL Router BEFSX41 – Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN EndPoint BEFW11S4 – Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch – Version 2 1. Log into your router using ...

Appendix A: Router Configuration D. Local Server Address: Enter the IP address of the camera E. WAN Users Address: Any F. Click Apply . 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...

Appendix A: Router Configuration 7. Under Internal Port No type in: 80 8. Under External Port No type in: 80 9. Click on Add to save these settings. 10. Under the first box, next to the Enable checkbox, type in: WebCAM Cam . 11. Under PC (Server), select your camera or the camera’s IP address from t...

Appendix A: Router Configuration For ID #2: Service Port: 9001 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 address) Enable: Checked in 4. Click Save to save the settings. WebCAM should now be...

Appendix B: Methods to Update WebCAM Firmware Appendix B: Methods to Update WebCAM 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 automatically link...

Appendix C: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Appendix C: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway This section discusses Communities, Gateways, IP Addresses and Subnet masking Communities A community is a string of printable ASCII characters that identifies a user group with the same access privileges. For exam...

Appendix C: IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Subnetting and Subnet Masks Subnetting divides a network address into sub-network addresses to accommodate more than one physical network on a logical network. For example: A Class B company has 100 LANs (Local Area Networks) with 100 to 200 nodes on each L...

Appendix D: Glossary Appendix D: Glossary The Glossary section defines the terms used in this User Manual Term Definition Ethernet Local Area Network technology, originally developed by Xerox Corporation, can link up to 1,024 nodes in a bus network. Ethernet provides raw data transfer in a rate of 1...