Anbash NC238SW User manual

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Network Camera
Model No.: NC238SW
View Your World Anywhere……Anytime！
Camera Installation on PC and Mac
This manual applies to all products.
Please read this manual carefully before attempting to install or operate this product.
Note: Proceed to the Quick Guide for IOS, Android, PC, Mac

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1.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................- 3 -
2.0 Installation........................................................................................................................................................................ - 4 -
2.1Pre-requisites and Initial Connection.......................................................................................................................- 4 -
2.2 PC Quickstart....................................................................................................................................................... - 5 -
2.2.1 Camera Setup Software Installation for PC..............................................................................................- 6 -
2.2.2 Finding your Camera with Camera Live Utility.......................................................................................- 7 -
2.2.3 Camera Live Menu Function Introduction...................................................................................................................... - 8 -
2.3 Mac Quickstart......................................................................................................................................................- 13 -
2.3.1 Apple Airport Remote Access Setup.........................................................................................................- 15 -
2.4 Camera Homepage.............................................................................................................................................- 16 -
2.5 Live View (using Internet Explorer).....................................................................................................................- 17 -
3.0 Wi-Fi Wireless............................................................................................................................................................. - 20 -
3.1 Wi-Fi Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................................- 23 -
4.0 Remote Access Setup...................................................................................................................................................... - 24 -
4.1 Is the Remote Access Setup already done?.......................................................................................................... - 24 -
4.2 UPNP SETUP---Enabling UPnP for Automatic Remote Access Setup.............................................................. - 25 -
4.3 Overview of Manual IP address setup (without UPnP)........................................................................................- 26 -
4.3.1 TCP/IP SETUP --Manual Setup Step 1: Assigning a permanent IP address for your camera on your local
network (Without UPnP).................................................................................................................................... - 27 -
4.3.2 Manual Setup step 2: Configuring your router to allow access to your camera from the Internet (Without
UPnP).................................................................................................................................................................. - 29 -
4.4 DDNS SETUP.......................................................................................................................................................- 30 -
4.4.1 DDNS SETUP Step 1---Choosing a Name for your Camera on the Internet........................................... - 30 -
4.4.2 DDNS SETUP 2--Automatic Updating of your Camera’s Internet IP address........................................ - 31 -
5.0 Camera Settings.............................................................................................................................................................. - 33 -
5.1 Login Password Modification...............................................................................................................................- 33 -
5.2 Quick Setup with the Wizard................................................................................................................................- 35 -
5.3 System Page.......................................................................................................................................................... - 36 -
5.4 Reboot................................................................................................................................................................... - 37 -
5.5 Camera Menu........................................................................................................................................................- 37 -
5.5.1 Camera Setup............................................................................................................................................. - 37 -
5.5.2 Stream Setup.............................................................................................................................................. - 38 -
5.5.3 Image Setup................................................................................................................................................- 40 -
5.5.4 OSD Setup.............................................................................................................................................. - 41 -
5.5.5 Night Vision Settings.................................................................................................................................- 42 -
5.6 Network Menu...................................................................................................................................................... - 44 -
5.7 STORAGE............................................................................................................................................................ - 44 -
5.7.1 Storage Setup............................................................................................................................................. - 44 -
5.7.2 MicroSD Card Information and Installation..............................................................................................- 45 -
5.7.3 MicroSD card installation.......................................................................................................................- 46 -
5.7.4 NAS STORAGE SETUP...........................................................................................................................- 63 -
5.7.5 Browse Storage....................................................................................................................................... - 63 -
5.7.6 Format SD Card......................................................................................................................................... - 64 -
5.8 TASK................................................................................................................................................................. - 65 -
5.8.1 Motion Detection Using Internet Explorer................................................................................................- 65 -
5.8.2 Motion Detection using other browsers(Firefox, Chrome, Safari)........................................................... - 67 -
5.8.3 Schedule Setup...........................................................................................................................................- 67 -
5.8.4 Task Management......................................................................................................................................- 68 -
5.8.4.1 Email Alarm Sending/Email Periodic Sending...................................................................................... - 69 -
5.9 Tools Menu........................................................................................................................................................... - 77 -
5.9.1 System Identity.......................................................................................................................................... - 77 -
5.9.2 User Management...................................................................................................................................... - 77 -
5.9.3 Date & Time.............................................................................................................................................. - 78 -
5.9.4 Backup and Reset....................................................................................................................................- 79 -
5.9.5 Automatic Reboot Setup............................................................................................................................- 80 -
5.9.6 Firmware Upgrade..................................................................................................................................... - 80 -
5.9.7 Resetting the Camera back to Factory Settings.........................................................................................- 83 -
6.0 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................................... - 90 -
7.0 Installation Instruction.....................................................................................................................................................- 91 -
7.1 3G Solar Camera Install................................................................................................................................................- 91 -

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FCC STATEMENT :............................................................................................................................................................. - 92-
1.0 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the internet video camera.
The camera can be accessed remotely, and controlled from any PC/laptop over an Intranet or the Internet via a web
browser. The user friendly installation procedure and intuitive web-based interface allows easy integration with your
home or business network or Wi-Fi. The camera also comes with motion detection software that can generate alarm
triggers via e-mail and by uploading images straight to a website. In our experience, we find that our customers get
comfortable with advanced features quickly and then start using the camera on a daily basis to keep in touch with their
home or loved ones.
Using a Mac or PC you can view very high quality live streaming video direct from the camera. It is excellent for
applications such as a baby monitor, nanny cam, pet cam, party cam, security & surveillance, remote observation, elder
and patient care as well as limited video conferencing or event broadcasting.
An exciting new feature is the ability to turn your iPhone, iPad iOS device and Android OS smartphone, Tablet
into a baby monitor without professional installer, Extra wires, IP address setting, DDNS address setting or router
setting needed, just plug and play. (For detail, Please check the Quick Guide).
Notice
This product may cause interference with other wireless equipment that operate at 2.4GHz ISM band. In the event
of interference please turn off one of the devices or move it to a safe distance.
Product Assurance

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This 2.4GHz wireless camera meets wireless frequency security standards and recommended indexes during operation.
These standards and indexes are certificated by the academic organization as illustrated in the following paragraphs.
Setup of the camera is mostly automatic if you have a current, industry standard router with the “Plug and Play” apps.
After you are familiar with the basic functionality of the camera you can enjoy many additional advanced features.
For instance, you can enable the automatic sending of motion detection email alerts or automatic uploading of pictures
to online servers using the FTP protocol. For instance, you can enable the automatic sending of motion detection email
alerts or automatic uploading of pictures to online servers using the FTP protocol.
Another exciting new feature is the ability to turn the camera into a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) by recording
video or pictures to a Micro SD memory card. You can also turn the camera into a standalone NVR (Network Video
Recorder) by enabling functionality to save recorded video files to a network server. This could be a commercial server
on the internet or your own standalone NAS (Network attached Storage) hard drive with built-in FTP server. These
features do not require a computer. If you wish to use a PC for recording video, we also include free windows software
for recording multiple cameras at once.
This requires reliable internet service. If you have an older router that is not up to the task, we highly recommend
upgrading to one of the current models before you proceed with the camera Live.
2.0 Installation
2.1Pre-requisites and Initial Connection
1. Mini indoor models, Indoor models, Mini bullets outdoor , bullets outdoor , 3G bullets outdoor models, 3G indoor
models, mini spy cameras ,3G spy Camera, DVS.

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2. Windows PC or Mac OS or Linux computer with internet browser
Computer is only required for initial setup, later the camera can work by itself without any computer present at
the camera location
3. A local area network with a router / gateway and an available Cat5 wired network jack on your router (not on
your computer)
The wired network connection is only needed for initial setup, later the camera can be used wireless with
802.11b/g/n. If no Cat5 jack is available, please see Appendix B for alternative setup procedure.
You can start using the camera on your own network almost as soon as you plug it in.
1. Just connect the included blue Cat5 cable to the network jack on the camera and connection the other end to one
of the LAN jacks of your router
2. then connect the power supply to the camera and to a wall plug. If your camera has a removable antenna, you
may want to attach it now.
IMPORTANT: Make sure camera is plugged into your router/ Airport Extreme/ Time Capsule, not the computer, even
if your computer has an available Cat5 LAN jack.
On the box indoor ranges you may want to remove the clear plastic film that is protecting the lens cover. For clearest
video be careful not to touch the lens.
On indoor models the power light will come on within a few seconds. Later you should also see it blinking red occasionally.
This means your camera is ready to use. To get started, you need to know the IP address that your router assigned to the
camera. By adding http:// in front of the IP address you get a web link to the camera’s built-in web server.
Until you setup a name for your camera as shown in later sections of this manual, you typically access the camera by
typing the numbers into your browser or by using a bookmark.
2.2 PC Quickstart
This Quickstart section applies to the most common configuration for PC users: You have a current generation
router such as NetGear, LinkSys, or Dlink connected to a standard, non-routing DSL or cable modem, or you have a
combination modem and router which has all functions in one box.

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Some of our customers have more complicated networks because they have added a wireless router to a wired
router, or have business firewalls or VoIP routers in front of the main router. In those situations we recommend that
you consult an expert to simplify your network by eliminating redundant routers or placing all but one router into bridge
mode.
With your camera powered up and connected to the router, some PCs will automatically discover the camera and
show a pop up window or icon to let you know that a new device has been found. The popup window shows the
complete local IP address for the camera. Or, it could be that your camera is automatically discovered by your computer
and is shown in the list of attached network devices. On Windows XP this list is called “My network places”. On Vista
and Windows 7 it is just called “Network”
However, some PCs and routers do not have the “UPnP” Universal Plug-and-Play feature enabled. In following we
will show alternate ways to find the address that your router has assigned to the camera.
If you are familiar with your router’s menus you can log in to your router and see the IP address for the IP network
camera in one of your router’s LAN status screens. By the way, in this document we’re using the words “router” and
“gateway” interchangeably.
2.2.1 Camera Setup Software Installation for PC
For PC users, we supply a program on the CD called Camera Live for PC with Windows7, Windows 8, XP or
Vista.
This will install utility called Camera Live software on your computer. The Camera Live software searches your local
network and displays any cameras it finds. It's very useful if you ever forget the address of you camera or in this
case. If this is the first time you are running the program you may need to click “Search” several times.
Insert provided Software CD into computer’s CD-ROM drive. If the software installation program does not start

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automatically, open CD-ROM Drive and double click on “Auto Run”.
Install “Camera Live” applications on your computer using “Install Software” option.
Click Finish to end the installation. You should now find a Camera live icon on your Desktop
2.2.2 Finding your Camera with Camera Live Utility
Now you have your camera attached and the software ready, you are ready to find your camera on your
network. Double-click the Camera Live icon on your Desktop to launch the Camera Live program.
The Camera Live utility should automatically find your camera if it is correctly connected (See image below).You
can use this program to set up cameras but we recommend that you use this program only to find your IP address. Then
do all setup by going directly to the camera using the IP address, either by double-clicking on the address or by typing
the number into your browser(with http:// in front)
If no camera is found it could be that your Antivirus or Firewall program is blocking the “Camera Live” program. In

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that case you should either disable your Firewall program or use the alternate method of finding the IP address by
checking the menus in your router as described below.
Sometimes the program may take a few minutes to find your camera, so if your camera isn’t displayed, wait a few
moments and then click “Search” to search for cameras again.
[Search] – Searches your local network for cameras.
[Browser] - Select the required camera and click Browser to access the camera via a web browser.
[Clean] - Click clean to clean up the searched cameras .
[Setup] - Select the required camera and click Setup to configure the network settings for the camera.
Anytime you lose the IP address of your camera, you can run the Setup software to easily find it
again. Once your camera is displayed, either chose “Search” to find the camera.
Please note: The camera setup will only detect cameras that are on the same network as your computer. Ensure
the camera is plugged into the same router/network switch that your computer is connected to
2.2.3 Camera Live Menu Function Introduction
After install this software , doule click on the utility , and sure your camera is connected to your computer or internet .
Here are 2 ways for you to searched your connected cameras with it . First , click on to add the camera ,

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If your camera is online ,manually input the UID or click “Discover” , the connected camera’s UID will show as picture
above ,then Click “OK”
You will request to fill the user name and password. Finished these steos ,your camera will be shown .Please pay
attention to green connect icon on left cornero on picture, “green” means connected , “Red” means you should check
again the router and camera to make sure all could connect to internet. Choose your camera and double click ,a video
view window will pop up .

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You will find you saved pictures and video here

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The second way is click the setup icon on top menu , for more details pleare refer to page 8 .
Multiview function is added to this software too . If you want to see several cameras on one screen .

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Please Note: To get a best multiview viewing , the Maximum number of camera is 16 . However, there is no limit of
adding camera to this window .

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2.3 Mac Quickstart
This Quickstart section applies to the most common configuration for Mac users: You have an Apple Airport (Extreme or
Time Capsule), and your Airport is directly connected to a standard, non-routing DSL or cable modem.
In this section you will be interacting mostly with the Airport Utility. Please note that the Airport Utility by clicking on its
icon in your Mac’s Utilities folder, then make sure it is up to date by going to the menu at the top left of the screen and
select” Check for updates” . Allow any updates to be installed, and then the “About Airport Utility” menu should show
at least version 6.3.1 which is current as of July 2013.
Now select your Airport by highlighting its picture on the left. Click on “Manual Setup” and enter the Airport password if
needed, and you should now see the Airport Utility summary screen. Let’s verify a few things:
1. The version of your Airport firmware should be 7.5.2 or later if you have a current generation Airport. Unfortunately
Apple does not provide firmware updates for the earliest Airports. They can be used with TriVision cameras but
require more detailed setup.
2. The “ Network Mode” should be “ Create a Wireless Network” , click on the” wireless” icon on top.
3. Then select the “ Network” tab on top and the Router mode is set to “DHCP and NAT”. If you have “Bridge Mode
(off)” it means you have another router on your network that you may need to eliminate or place into bridge
mode before you can have your Airport in “Share a Public IP address” mode. If you have a new generation Airport
you will see a “DHCP reservations” box.

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4. Click on the + (add) button below this box and enter a description for your camera such as “Network camera”, and select
“Reserve address by Mac Address”. Enter the MAC address shown on the back of your camera.Be careful about typos. There
are numbers from 0-9 and letters in the range of A-F only. There is no letter O, just number 0 and letter D . Then select a ip
address which is in the Airport DHCP range. Make sure that the last group of digits for this
IP address does not end in 1 or 254 since those addresses are usually reserved. Click “Save”, and you should have
the entry in the “DHCP reservations”.
Click “Update” to restart.
Now the IP camera should always be on your network at the IP address that you reserved, regardless of
whether you’re using the camera with a wired network connection or wireless after completing the wireless setup.
With older generation Airports the IP address reservation feature is missing in the Airport Utility, however the IP camera
can be set up for a fixed local IP address using its own TCP/IP setup menu.
Next you will probably want to set up the wireless connection. To prepare your Airport for easiest and most reliable
connection to an IP camera, check the following settings using the Airport Utility.
1. If you have set up your network with extra tight security using the “MAC address Access Control” feature in
the Airport Utility, then you will need to add the camera’s MAC address to the allowed list.
2. If you have set up your wireless network as “Closed” with a hidden name, it is highly recommended to temporarily
set your network into a normal configuration with a visible network name. Otherwise your camera will not be able
to see your network as one of the available choices to connect to. After setup you can hide your network name
again. In general, a hidden network name adds more confusion than actual security. There are tools that can reveal
hidden names easily.

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2.3.1 Apple Airport Remote Access Setup
In order to access the camera remotely from outside your network, you have to tell your Airport to allow access to
the network ports used by the camera.This is called “port setting” and is done with Airport utility as follows:
In the Airport Utility version 6.3.1, go to manual setup and select the “Network”
icon. 1. Click on the + (add) button below the “port setting”.
2. then click on the +(add) icon at the bottom of the box , and enter the following info:
Public UDP port: 30000-30001 (next camera would have 30002-30003 etc)
Public TCP port: 8150 (your 2nd camera would have 8151 here, 3rd 8152
etc) Private IP address: (add the IP address for your camera, e.g.
10.0.1.201) Private UDP port: 30000-30001 (same as public UDP port)
Private TCP port: 80
3. Then click on “save” , “Update” and “Continue” to restart your airport.
Now some from the outside your network should be able to access your camera using your external IP address with:
8150 added to the end. For example, if the Airport summary screen shows your IP address as 192.168.168.120, you
would enter the following in your browser: http://192.168.168.120:8150.

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2.4 Camera Homepage
Regardless of the method you used to find your camera’s IP address, Once you have used the Camera Live Software to
find your camera and opened your selected camera or entered the IP address manually into your browser” (with http://
in front) , you will be greeted with the Homepage for your camera (which should look something like the below
screenshot depending on your model):
[Enter] Lets you view live video transmitted by the camera.
[Setting] This section allows you to setup your camera with its various
settings. To see video, click on “Enter”,
The default setting:
Username: admin
Password: admin.
This is login is case sensitive, so should be entered exactly as they are above. It is recommended you change your
password as soon as you are logged in - to avoid unauthorized access to the camera. Make a note of the password
somewhere safe, as the only way to reset the password is to reset the cameras, so all settings will be lost.
Please note: The password can be any mixture of lower and uppercase alpha-numeric characters. Extended characters
are not permitted

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2.5 Live View (using Internet Explorer)
When using the camera for the first time on a PC with Internet Explorer, your PC will ask you for permission to
install the viewing software (called ActiveX). This ActiveX is needed to decode the H.264 or MPEG4 video stream and
control the camera. Click to “OK” this at the top of your screen, then again click on “OK” on the install menu that will
pop up in the middle of your screen.
If you have a popup blocker like Google Toolbar you will need to disable it. Within a few seconds you can then see live
video from the camera.
NOTE: If the camera shows video but also displays the message “connecting, waiting…”, close Internet Explorer and
wait a couple of minutes for the camera to obtain current time from a internet time server and restart itself.
The two links at the top of the screen are Home and Settings.
[Home] This takes you back to your Camera Homepage.
[Settings] This will take you to the cameras internal settings.
Please view the next page for an explanation of the Operating Bar settings.

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1) napshot: Press the Snapshot button to
capture a still image of the camera view,
these will automatically be saved to the My
Documents/ Pictures folder.
2) Video Clip: Press the video record
button to enable video recording to your
local computer. Once finished press the
button again to stop recording. The video
clip will be saved by default to the Videos
directory.
3) Settings: The Settings button allows you
to set the location where the snapshot and
the video clips will be saved.
4) S
1) Zoom: Click on the “+” button and
the cursor turns to a magnifier. Move
the magnifier to the desired location
and click on an image area.
2) Zoom Out: Press the
“-“button to return to the normal
view.
3) Full screen: Press the button to
enable full screen (this functionality
is available on HD 720P and HD 1080P
models)
1)Mute: Click the Mute button to silence
the audio stream from the camera.
1) Volume: Slide the slide block
horizontally to adjust volume.

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2.6 Live View (using Firefox, Safari)
Upon verification of the username and password, the camera image will begin to load.
Adobe Flash Player or QuickTime or your media program may ask you to re-enter your login username and
password at this point. This is common on most systems.
Please note: You need to have QuickTime Pro Installed on your system to record videos directly from the web browser
if you are using a program other than Internet Explorer.
The links at the top of the screen are Home, Settings, Secondary Stream and Motion JPEG.
[Home] This takes you back to your Camera Homepage.
[Settings] will take you to the cameras internal settings.
[Secondary Stream] This is set via your settings, and is useful if you need a lower resolution stream for certain
devices (e.g. some mobiles and software)
[Motion JPEG] This is a continuous motion JPEG stream – without any audio.

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3.0 Wi-Fi Wireless
Most likely your wireless network was set up with a password (also known as wireless key). If you don’t remember
it, you can check your router’s wireless setup menu or ask the person who set up your wireless network.
Without your password you cannot proceed with your camera’s wireless setup, so you can either continue to use
your camera in wired mode or set up a new password in your router. Another possibility is to disable passwords in your
router but an unsecured wireless network is not recommended.
After installing the camera setup utility on PC and assigned the fixed ip address for your ip camera on Mac, now
you can start using your camera immediately using the IP address. Just add http:// in front of it and open it in a
browser, such as http://192.168.168.120
Clicking on “setting” from the main camera login screen will get you to this:
Click on “Network”, then click on “Wireless setup”, and you’ll get to this screen :