SMC Networks SMCWIPCAM-G - Manual

C OMPLIANCES vii Safety Compliance Underwriters Laboratories Compliance Statement Important! Before making connections, make sure you have the correct cord set. Check it (read the label on the cable) against the following: The unit automatically matches the connected input voltage. Therefore, no add...

C OMPLIANCES viii Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise (Germany) 1. Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch.2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den späteren Gebrauch auf.3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Verwenden Sie keine Flüs- sigoder Aerosolreiniger. Am besten eignet sic...

MPEG-4 (Wireless) Pan/Tilt Internet Camera User’s Guide Version 1.0

4 1 I NTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the MPEG-4 (Wireless) Pan/Tilt Internet Camera, a standalone system that can be connected directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet, and also supported by the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.11g standard*. With support for latest MPEG-4 technolog...

5 Features and Benefits Simple to Use The MPEG-4 (Wireless) Pan/Tilt Internet Camera is a standalone system with built-in CPU, no special hardware (such as a PC frame capture card) or software required. The camera supports DirectX 9.0; therefore, the only requirement you need is the web browser soft...

7 Unpacking the Package Unpack the package and check all the items carefully. In addition to this User’s Guide , be certain that you have: „ One MPEG-4 (Wireless) Pan/Tilt Internet Camera „ One External Antenna (for wireless model) „ One power adapter „ One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable „ One Metal Clip „ On...

8 System Requirement Networking Local Area Network: „ 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet Wireless Local Area Network (wireless model) : „ IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN Accessing the Camera For Web Browser Users „ Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/ME/ 2000/XP „ CPU: Intel Celeron 1.5G...

Physical Description This section describes the externally visible features of the camera. Front Panel There are two LED indicators on the front panel of the camera: Power LED and Link LED . 1. Power LED The Power LED is positioned on the right side of the two LEDs. A steady light confirms that the ...

Rear Panel 4 Antenna 10 1 DC Power Connector 3 Network Cable Connector 2 Reset Button 1. DC Power Connector The DC power input connector is located on the camera’s rear panel, and is labeled DC5V 2.5A with a single jack socket to supply power to the camera. Power will be generated when the power sup...

11 When factory reset is completed, the configuration of camera will return to the defaults as: - IP address: 192.168.1.2 - Administrator’s login name: admin - Password: admin - Wireless status (for wireless model): disabled 3. Network Cable Connector The camera’s rear panel features an RJ-45 connec...

12 2 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Attaching the Metal Clip Ear Ear Screw Wall screw Screw Base of the camera Wall screw To attach the metal clip, remove the two rubber pads under the base of the camera firstly. Place the metal clip onto the camera base, and align the two holes of metal clip with two scre...

14 3 S ECURITY To ensure the highest security and prevent unauthorized usage of the camera the Administrator has the exclusive privilege to access the System Administration for settings and control requirements to allow users the level of entry and authorize the privileges for all users. The camera ...

Application Diagrams of the Camera Home Applications 16

19 5 U SING THE C AMERA You can access and manage the camera through your web browser. This chapter describes the Web Configuration Utility, and provides the instructions on using the camera with a web browser. Web Configuration Utility The camera must be configured through its built-in Web-based Co...

Video Show Area Control Buttons Menu Bar Home Window z Menu Bar – in the top of the window, containing six items that allow you to setup the camera. z Video Show Area – allows you to view the image from the camera. You can adjust the viewing angle by using the Slider bars . z Control Buttons – conta...

Controlling and Viewing Video In the Home window, you can control the camera through the control buttons on the right side of the window. The real-time image from the camera will be displayed in the Video Show Area. Zoom On / Zoom Off When you select ON , move your mouse to the Video Show Area, and ...

23 Adjust the Image Brightness You can adjust the image brightness level through the Brightness option. The range is from +5 t0 -5. Audio Function Click the Audio On button to enable the camera’s audio function; click again to disable. Capture Video and Still Images Click the Start button to start r...

Basic Setup The Basic menu contains three steps that will guide you through the basic configuration for the camera. Click Basic in the top menu bar to start the step-by-step configuration. Basic J Network The first step is to configure networking settings of the camera. According to your ISP’s servi...

Basic J Time Zone This step displays the current time setting of the camera. For system management purpose, a correct time setting is critical to have accurate time stamps on the system logs. The Method pull-down menu allows you to setup the correct time by getting time from the computer or time ser...

Basic J Report The last step provides some tips when you have Internet access problems. Click Start to complete your basic network configuration. When completed, you are brought to the Home window. NOTE: During the configuration, you can return to Home window by clicking the HOME button that is avai...

Advanced Setup The camera will function fine after the Basic configuration, however, you may wish to explore more advanced options. This section explains each parameter and setting procedures for advanced configuration of the camera. Move your mouse onto the Advanced button, and it will automaticall...

4Kbps~3Mbps. The higher setting can obtain better quality; however, it will use more resource within your network. • Camera Name: You can change the name of the camera. - Light Frequency: Adjust the light frequency to suit your area of operation from the options either 50 Hz or 60 Hz (default). Loca...

- Upside Down: Display the image in a vertical mirror mode. - Mirrored: Display the image in a horizontal mirror mode. - Location: When you have saved the position in the camera, select the location from the pull-down list, and then click Apply . The camera’s lens will move to the location immediate...

PPPoE Click the PPPoE item of the Network submenu to bring up the following page. If your network access uses PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet), select this option by checking the Yes item. Fill in the required data in the User Name and Password fields, which are supplied by your ISP. Th...

DDNS Click the DDNS item of the Network submenu to bring up the following page. The camera supports Dynamic DNS (DDNS) feature, which allows you to assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. Select Yes to enable this function, and then fill in the required data in the User...

Advanced J Wireless (for wireless model) If you use a wireless camera, you can configure the respective settings in the Wireless submenu, which contains two options: Setting and Site Survey . Setting Click the Setting item of the Wireless submenu to bring up the following page. - Wireless: The defau...

Site Survey Click the Site Survey item of the Wireless submenu to bring up the following page. This field displays the available networks. To connect one wireless network, scroll up and down in the list and highlight the desired network, and click the Connect button. You can click Refresh to re-sear...

Advanced J Tools The Tools submenu contains three options: Recording , Port and Mail . Recording Click the Recording item of the Tools submenu to bring up the following page, which allows you to setup the record function of the camera. 40

Port Click the Port item of the Tools submenu to bring up the following page, which allows you to setup the ports used to transmit the camera’s data. - Enable UPnP Control Point: Setup the Web port to transmit the camera’s image data. The default setting is port 80 . - Non UPnP: When you select this...

Mail Click the Mail item of the Tools submenu to bring up the following page, which allows you to setup e-mail function of the camera. When you select By E-mail , the system will enable the alert function that notifies you the events of IP Change or Motion Detection by sending an e-mail. If you sele...

Advanced J Account The Account submenu contains the options that allow you to add/delete users. Also, you can manage the users of the camera. - User Name: Enter the user name in this field. - Password: Enter the user password in this field. - Retype Password: Enter the user password again to confirm...

Advanced J Timezone The Timezone submenu displays the current time setting of the camera. For system management purpose, a correct time setting is critical to have accurate time stamps on the system logs. - Method: Allow you to setup the correct time by getting time from the computer or time server ...

Maintenance The Maintenance menu contains two submenus: Configuration and Firmware Upload . Move your mouse onto the Maintenance button, and it will automatically pop up a submenu bar as below. Maintenance J Configuration The Configuration submenu contains four options: Idle Time , Reset Default , R...

- Administrator Inactivity Timer: location. If the user does nothing within the specified time in this option, the system would automatically logout. The idle time must be larger than 0 . Reset Default Click the Reset Default item of the Configuration submenu to bring up the following page, which al...

Reboot Click the Reboot item of the Configuration submenu to bring up the following page, which allows you to restart the camera. Click Reboot to restart the camera. After reboot, both the Power LED and Link LED on the front panel will light on, and then you can enter your Name and Password to login...

Status Click the Status item of the Configuration submenu to bring up the following page, which displays the current configuration of the camera. The Status option contains information of the camera, including its basic status and the networking status. 50

Maintenance J Firmware Upload The Firmware Upload submenu allows you to update the firmware of the camera once you obtained a latest version of firmware. Click Browse to point to the firmware file saved in your computer, and then click Upload . The system start to upgrade the firmware, and it will a...

Logout Click the LOGOUT button to exit the Web Configuration Utility, and it will return to the login screen of the utility. 52

53 Help Click the HELP button to bring up a window, providing you with the general help information to control the camera.

54 6 FF DSHOW & AVIS AVIOR This chapter describes FFdshow and AVISavior , which are provided in the Installation CD. FFdshow allows you to play the recorded video files on your computer. AVISavior allows you to fix the damaged recorded video files. Installing FFdshow Step 1 Insert the CD-ROM int...

Step 2 Click the FFdshow Install item, and select the desired language in the pop-up dialog window. Then, the InstallShield Wizard will appear, click Next in the welcome screen. 55

Configuration of FFdshow Before playing the recorded video file, you have to change the following settings in FFdshow: - Enable the Subtitles function. - Set the Error resilience option to none . 1. Click Start > Programs > ffdshow > Configuration to open the ffdshow properties window. 2. S...

59 Playing the Video Since you have recorded video files from the camera, you can play the video files simply using Windows Media Player in your computer. 1. Find the video file saved in the computer. 2. Double-click the file, and it will open Windows Media Player (as default in Microsoft Windows) t...

Fixing the Video File If, unfortunately, the recorded video restored in your computer is damaged, you can try to fix it using AVISavior. To launch the utility, insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the auto-run program. The menu screen will appear as below: Click the AVISavior item, an...

62 7 IPV IEW P RO This chapter describes IPView Pro, which is a powerful software application designed with a user-friendly interface for ease of control and navigation requirements. Installation Step 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the auto-run program. The menu screen will ap...

Step 2 Click the IPView Pro item to activate the InstallShield Wizard. Click Next in the welcome screen. Step 3 Read and accept the License Agreement; then, click Yes . 63

Getting Started This section describes the User Interface of IPView Pro, with detailed procedures for using the application. To launch IPView Pro, click Start > Programs > IPView Pro > IPView Pro . The main screen will appear as below: 66 NOTE: IPView Pro requires the system’s resolution se...

Item Feature NO. Item Description Date/Time Show current date/time. Status Mode Window Show the camera’s status in this window. Click the Change Status Mode button ( ) on the right lower corner of the window to change the display mode: Camera list mode Camera information mode View Window Show the ca...

Using IPView Pro Adding a Camera To add a camera: 1. Click the Configuration button to enter the System Configuration. If you are not sure of the camera’s IP address, you can click Search to search the available camera(s) within the network. 69

Alternately, you can add a camera by entering its IP address: 4. Select the Input IP tab. The camera is added. Click the Add Camera button. Enter the camera’s IP address and Port. 5. Enter the camera’s IP address (default: 192.168.1.2) and Port (default: 80), and then click Add Camera . 6. Click Sav...

Removing a Camera To remove the camera from the list: 1. Select the camera you want to remove. 2. Click Delete Camera . Viewing a Camera From the View Modes of the panel, you can select one-camera mode or other modes to display your video. IPView Pro allows a maximum of 16 cameras for viewing. For e...

Recording Video IPView Pro allows you to record the video clip and save it in your computer through the following methods: Manual Record , Schedule Record , and Motion Record . When you click the Record button and select Manual Record , it will start recording. Click the button again to stop. If you...

Configuring the System Clicking the Configuration button on the panel allows you to configure the system settings, and the System Configuration Screen will appear in the View Window as shown below. Once configured, click Save to save the settings, and then click the Configuration button again to exi...

Camera Configuration In this field, you can add/delete the camera (as described in the previous section). Also, you can configure the following settings: Web Configuration In the left column, selecting the Web Configuration item will launch the Web Configuration Utility in View Window. You can confi...

Motion Configuration-1 The Motion Configuration-1 item provides the commands for motion detection control. Before configuring, you should select one camera from the pull-down menu. 76 Select one camera. - Detect Region: When you select the Full picture option, the camera will monitor the whole area....

Motion Configuration-2 The Motion Configuration-2 item allows you to configure to the alarm and e-mail setting. - Invoke Alarm: Select this option to enable alarm when some motion detected by the system. - Send e-mail: When this option is checked, click the Mailing Configuration in the left column t...

Tools The Tools item allows you to configure to the alarm and e-mail setting. - Reset: Restore the original setting of your camera. Do you really want to reset this device? Click Yes in the pop-up dialog box to confirm. - Factory Reset: Restore the factory default settings of the camera. Do you real...

Mailing Configuration When Motion Detection function is enabled and the Send e-mail option is checked, you should enter the required information in the respective fields. - Mail Server: Enter the mail server address that is used to send your e-mail. - Mail From/To: Enter the sender’s/receiver’s e-ma...

Proxy Server Check the Proxy Server option and enter the required settings in the Address and Port boxes to enable and use the Proxy Server function. 80

Recording Configuration In this field, you can configure the storage settings. - Log Storage: • Reserved HDD Space For MS-Windows OS – You can reserve 500 MB to 1000 MB hard disk space for the program. • Each Recording File Size – If the recorded video files reach the file size limit, video images w...

• Storage List – The destination folder to save the recorded video file can be specified here. Click Modify to change the current path setting; click Add to add a new destination folder; click Delete to remove a selected path setting. Please note that you are not allowed to delete a path setting if ...

Others When multiple cameras connected, this option allows the system to display these views as the main view in circles according to your time settings. The range of Time interval of scan is from 1 to 20 seconds. 84

Log List This filed displays the user(s) information, which includes the Date, MAC address, and the brief description of events. 85

Account This filed allows the system administrator to manage the account information. Selecting Login Password check to enable the system to check the password when login. 86

About This filed provides information of the software application. 87

88 8 A PPENDIX A. Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Features Q: What is an Internet Camera? A: Internet camera is a standalone system connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network and supported by the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.11g standard. It is different fr...

89 the transmission speed will slow down when many users are logged on, it is because that all the users share the same resources. Q: What algorithm is used to compress the digital image? A: The camera utilizes the MPEG-4 image compression technology providing high quality images for users. MPEG-4 i...

91 B. PING Your IP Address The PING (Packet Internet Groper) command can determine whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It can also provide a very useful tool to confirm if the IP address conflicts with the camera over the n...

E. Adjust Internet Camera Focus To adjust the focus of the lens, you need to turn the lens slowly in either clockwise or anticlockwise direction until the desired image appears. DO NOT over turn the lens in either of the directions, as it will be out of focus. NOTE: You can further adjust the camera...

101 G. Glossary of Terms NUMBERS 10BASE-T 10BASE-T is Ethernet over UTP Category III,IV, or Vunshielded twisted-pair media. 100BASE-TX The two-pair twisted-media implementation of 100BASE-T is called 100BASE-TX . 802.11g An IEEE standard for wireless local area networks. It offers transmissions spee...