TRENDNet TVIP252P - Manuals

- 5 - C H AP TE R 1 I N TR O D U C TI O N T O Y O U R C AM E R A 1.1 Checking the Package Contents Check the items contained in the package carefully. You should hav e the following:  TV-IP252P  Power Adapter (12V DC, 1.5A)  Mounting Kit  Cat. 5 Ethernet Cable (1.8m / 6ft.)  GPIO Adapter  CD-R...

- 6 - 1.2 Getting to Know Your Camera  Physical Components  Connectors  Power: Connects the power adapter to supply power to the camera.  GPIO: Connects the external device that features additional controlling function, such as motion detection, ev ent triggering, alarm notification, and a varie...

- 7 -  Mic In: Connects an external microphone to receiv e the on-the-spot sound where the camera is installed. (Pink Connector)  Audio Out: Connects an external audio device (such as the active speaker) to deliver sound via the camera. (Green Connector)  TV Out: The BNC connector is used to conn...

- 8 -  Inside Components  Reset button: Press the button to restart the camera. Press and hold the button for five seconds, the camera will resume the factory default settings.  LED indicators - Power indicates the camera is powered on with the steady amber light. - - Link indicates the camera’s ...

- 9 - 1.3 Features and Benefits  MPEG4/MJPEG Dual-codec Supported The camera provides you with excellent images by the MPEG4/MJPEG dual-codec selectable technology, allowing you to adjust image size and quality, and bit rate according to the networking environment.  Flexible Audio Capability The c...

- 10 -  I/O Connectors Supported The I/O connectors (2-in/1-out) of the camera provide the physical interface to send and receive digital signals to a variety of external alarm devices. You can configure the settings and control the device from the GPIO Trigger setting of Web Configuration.  Multi...

- 11 - 1.4 System Requirement  Networking - LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet.  Accessing the Camera using SecurView™ - Platform: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista.  Accessing the Camera using Web Browser - Platform: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista - CPU: Intel Pentium III 350M...

- 12 - C H AP TE R 2 H AR D WAR E I N S TAL L AT I O N 2.1 Applications of the Camera The camera can be applied in multiple applications, including:  Monitor local and remote places and objects via Internet or Intranet.  Capture still images and video clips remotely.  Upload images or send email ...

- 13 - 2.2 Installing the Camera  Basic Installation (Surface) The camera can be mounted to the ceiling surface directly by the following steps: 1. Remove the Dome cover by unscrewing four screws. 2. Drill three pilot holes into the ceiling and hammer the plastic anchors into the holes. TIP You can...

- 14 - 3. Install the camera to the ceiling with three screws.

- 15 - 4. Make connections according to your needs (refer to the illustration of connecting cables on page 6). 5. Pan/tilt the camera lens to a proper position by using the adjustable base, and adjust the lens focus by turning the lens ring slowly in either clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. NOT...

- 17 - C H A P T E R 3 A C C E S S I N G T HE C AM E R A 3.1 Using IPSetup The camera comes with a conv enient utility, IPSetup, which is included in the Installation CD-ROM, allowing you to search the camera(s) on your network easily. 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM dr...

- 18 - 3. Click Browse to choose the desired destination location. By default the destination location is C:\Program Files\TRENDnet\IPSetup. Then click Next .

- 19 - 4. Click Next to confirm the IPSetup software to be installed to the computer. 5. When the Installation Complete window appears, click Close .

- 20 - 6. After installing the IPSetup Utility, the application is automatically installed to your computer, and creates a folder in Start\Program\TRENDnet\IPSetup . 7. Click Start > Programs > TRENDnet > IPSetup , and then click IPSetup . 8. The IPSetup window will appear. It will search f...

- 21 - Camera Display Area: It shows the connected camera(s) within the same network. Double click the IP Address, it will link to the Camera’s Web Configuration page. - Change IP: Click this button to bring up the following window. It allows you to change the IP Address. You can select either Stati...

- 22 - 3.2 Accessing to the Camera Whenever you want to access the camera: 1. Open the Web browser on your computer (example showed in the User’s Guide is based on Internet Explorer). 2. Since the default configuration of the camera is DHCP mode enabled, you are recommended to launch IPSetup to sear...

- 25 - 2. Click Tools > Internet Options . 3. Click Security . 4. Disable the Enable Protected Mode option and then click OK .

- 26 - 3.3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC If you hav e failed to access the camera, please check the IP address of your computer. When you connect the camera to your computer directly, proceed with configuration of the camera. You need to set up the IP addresses to be in the same segment for t...

- 27 - C H AP TE R 4 C O N F I G U R I N G T H E C AM E R A 4.1 Using the Web Configuration You can access and manage the camera through the Web browser and the prov ided software application SecurView™ (see chapter 5 in more detail). This chapter describes the Web Configuration, and guides you thro...

- 28 - The Web Configuration contains the settings that are required for the camera in the left menu bar, including Smart Wizard , Basic , Network , Video/Audio , Event Server , Motion detect , Event Config , Tools , USB , and Information . 4.2 Using Smart Wizard The camera’s Smart Wizard lets you c...

- 29 - Step 3. Email Settings Enter the required information to be able to send email with image.

- 30 - Step 4. Confirm Settings The last step shows the configuration of your camera. When you confirm the settings, click Apply to finish the wizard and reboot the camera. Otherwise, click Prev to go back to the previous step(s) and change the settings; or click Cancel to end the wizard and discard...

- 31 - 4.3 Basic Setup The Basic menu contains three sub-menus that provide the System settings for the camera, such as the Camera Name, Location, Date & Time , and User management .  Basic >> System

- 33 - - Synchronize with PC: Select this option and the date & time settings of the camera will be synchronized with the connected computer. - Synchronize with NTP Server: Select this option and the time will be synchronized with the NTP Serv er. You need to enter the IP address of the serv er ...

- 35 - embedding the video stream into a custom application or webpage. Examples of the Direct Link to video: MPEG4 Mode http://camera_ip_address:port number/mpgview.htm MJPEG Mode http://camera_ip_address:port number/jpgview.htm NOTE The “General User” is allowed to access the camera and control th...

- 38 - - Static IP: Select this option to assign the IP address for the camera directly. You can use IPSetup to obtain the related setting values. IP Enter the IP address of the camera. The default setting is 192.168.10.30 . Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask of the camera. The default setting is 255...

- 41 - For example, when you enter 192.168.10.50 in Start IP Address and 192.168.10.80 in End IP Address, the user whose IP address located within 192.168.10.50 ~ 192.168.10.80 will not be allowed to access the camera. - Accept IP List: The list displays the range setting(s) of IP addresses that are...

- 47 - 4.6 Event Server Configuration The Event Server menu contains three sub-menus that allow you to upload images to FTP , send Emails that include still images, and store the images to a NAS system . When you complete the required settings for FTP, Email, or Network Storage, click Test to test t...

- 48 -  FTP - Host Address: Enter the IP address of the target FTP serv er. - Port Number: Enter the port number used for the FTP serv er. - User Name: Enter the user name to login into the FTP serv er. - Password: Enter the password to login into the FTP serv er. - Directory Path: Enter the destin...

- 53 - 4.8 Event Config The Event Config menu contains five sub-menus that provide the commands to configure event profiles.  Event Configuration >> General Setting  General - Snapshot/Recording Subfolder: You can assign a given subfolder to each new captured file. Otherwise, leav e this opt...

- 54 - - GPIO Trigger Out Retention Time Per Event: Limit the retention time of the GPIO Trigger Out function.  Event Configuration >> Arrange Schedule Profile  Schedule Profile: This sub-menu displays the scheduled profile(s). To customize the profile, click Add and then enter a descriptive...

- 55 - - Profile Name: Display the profile name that you select in the Schedule Profiles list. - Weekdays: Select the weekday(s) that you want to separately assign in the schedule profile. The weekday that has been assigned will be displayed with green color. - Time List: Display the time period tha...

- 60 - resume the original settings, you can restore them by retrieving the backup file. - Backup: Click Get the backup file to sav e the current configuration of the camera. - Restore: Click Browse to locate the backup file and then click Restore .  Update Firmware: You can upgrade the firmware fo...

- 61 - 4.10 Information The Information menu displays the current configuration and ev ents log of the camera.  Information >> Device Info Display the Basic, Video & Audio, and Network settings of the camera.  Information >> System Log

- 63 - C H AP TE R 5 SECURVIEW™ SOFTWARE This chapter describes detailed instructions on operating SecurView™ software, a useful friendly application for ease of control and navigation requirement. 5.1 Installation 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive to initiate the A...

- 64 - NOTE To use SecurView™, you must have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed in the computer. The setup wizard will detect it and, if the program is not installed yet, ask you to install it during the process of installing SecurView™. 3. Then SecurView Setup Wizard will appear. Click Next whe...

- 66 - 5. Click Next to confirm the SecurView software to be installed to the computer

- 67 - 6. When the Installation Complete window appears, click Close . 7. After installing the IPSetup utility, the application is automatically installed to your computer, and creates a folder in Start\Program\TRENDnet\SecurView .

- 68 - 5.2 Using Installation 1. To launch the program, click Start > Program > TRENDnet > SecurView, and then click SecurView™ . The main screen will appear as below. NOTE Please set the resolution to 1024 x 768 or above on your computer while using SecurView™; otherwise, the displayed mai...

- 69 - Item Features The following describes the function of each item on the main screen:  CONTROLS Panel - SETTING: Click to enter the Setting screen of SecurView™. - Click again to return to the main screen of SecurView™. - Play: Click to play the recorded video file using the media player on th...

- 72 - - RECORD: Click to start recording a video clip using the selected camera. Click again to stop recording and sav e the file in the computer. - TALK: Click to speak out through the camera. Please note only one user is allowed to use this function at the same time. - LISTEN: Click to receive th...

- 73 - - Video Viewing Window: This window displays the video view of the selected camera, which can be divided into 4/9/16 windows according to your selection in VIEW SELECTION panel. - Camera List: This list displays the information of the connected camera(s). To add a camera 1 . Click SETTING in ...

- 75 - 4. Enter the User name and Password for the camera, and then click OK. The connected camera will be displayed in the Camera’s List. 5. Click SETTING to return to the Video View Window. The video view of the selected camera will be displayed now.

- 76 - To remove a camera 1. Click SETTING in the CONTROLS panel to display the Setting screen. 2. Select a camera from the list and click Delete Camera .

- 77 - To link to the Web page of the camera Click SETTING > Camera List > Camera Configuration and then Link web page to launch the Web browser that displays live view image and W eb Configuration of the selected camera. Select a camera Delete a camera

- 78 - To Record Video SecurView™ provides three methods to record video clips: one is to click the RECORD / All Record button to record manually; the second is to record by motion detection; the third is to set the recording schedule in Setting > Recording Configuration > Schedule Recording C...

- 79 -  Trigger recording by motion detection When the motion detection function of the selected camera is enabled, you can configure the camera to start recording triggered by the motion detected. Click SETTING > Motion Configuration , and then select the Recording option to enable the selected...

- 80 -  Schedule Recording Configuration This recording method will work after you have completed the required settings in the Schedule Recording Configuration . The recording schedule can be defined by Dates or Days . - Dates: Select the camera from the pull-down list.

- 81 - - Then, click Add to set the Start/Stop date and time and then click OK to add the recording schedule to the list. Select a camera Add Schedule

- 83 - To configure the recording settings To configure the recording settings, including the storage folder and storage options, click SETTING > Recording Configuration .

- 84 -  Recording File Path: To change the destination folder to sav e the recorded video file, click Browse under the Recording File Path box to assign a new folder.  Each Recording File Size: This option allows you to select from 20 to 100 MB so that the video will be recorded as another file au...

- 85 -  Enable Recycle Recording: Click on the camera number to clear the files when the unreserv ed space of the hard disk drive is full. To playback the recorded video The recorded video clips are sav ed in your computer, and can be played using the media player on the computer, such as Windows M...

- 86 - the video code from http://www.xvid.org/downloads.15.0.html to support. To set up motion detection options When the motion detection function of the selected camera is enabled, you can set the Motion Options by selecting Alarm , Recording , Send e-Mail , and Trigger Out under SETTING > Mot...

- 88 - - Password: Enter the password to login the mail serv er. - Subject: Enter a subject for the notification email.  Trigger Out: If the selected camera supports Trigger Out connector, select this option to enable the Trigger out function. Account Click SETTING > Account to setup the usernam...

- 89 - Information Click SETTING > About to display the information of the software application.

- 92 - A.2 Glossary of Terms Typically used in association with programming scripts for dev eloping applications for motion detection, event triggering, alarm notification via e-mail, and a variety of external control functions. The 6-pin I/O Terminal Block is located on the rear panel and provides ...

- 94 - A.3 Glossary of Terms NUMBERS 10BASE-T 10BASE-T is Ethernet over UTP Category III, IV, or V unshielded twisted-pair media. 100BASE-TX The two-pair twisted-media implementation of 100BASE-T is called 100BASE-TX. A ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation, a new technology improved fro...

- 95 - B BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol is an Internet protocol that can automatically configure 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 and p...

- 96 - remember. The Internet however, is really based on IP addresses every time you use a domain name the DNS will translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For example, the domain name www.network_camera.com might translate to 192.167.222.8 . E Enterprise network An enterprise network...

- 104 - Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase. TV-IP252P – 3 Years Warranty AC/DC Power Adapter, Cooling Fan, and Power Supply carry 1 year warranty. If a ...