Asante Voyager I User manual

Voyager I
Megapixel IR IP Camera
User Manual
Software Version 1.27
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Contents
Contents....................................................................................................................................2
Package Contents.....................................................................................................................4
Overview...................................................................................................................................6
Features and advantages.........................................................................................................6
System Introduction.................................................................................................................7
Hardware Installation ...........................................................................................................11
Camera Setting from a Router .............................................................................................14
Enter the Main Page..............................................................................................................18
Camera Main Page ................................................................................................................21
Basic Settings..........................................................................................................................30
System (System info)......................................................................................................30
Video/Image....................................................................................................................32
Audio...............................................................................................................................43
User(User).......................................................................................................................43
Network (Network Settings) .........................................................................................46
Network (Wired network setting page)....................................................................46
Wireless (Wireless network setting page)................................................................48
Streaming (streaming Setting) .................................................................................57
PPPoE (dial-up networking setting).........................................................................58
DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server Setting)....................................................59
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)..............................................................................61
SMTP Server (mail server setting) ..........................................................................63
Samba.......................................................................................................................64
Multicast ..................................................................................................................66
Date/Time (date/time setting)........................................................................................68
IP Filtering......................................................................................................................69
Event (event trigger setting page).................................................................................70
Firmware upgrade.........................................................................................................81
Factory Default ..............................................................................................................83
Reboot.............................................................................................................................86
Attachment A: External Alarm.............................................................................................87
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Attachment B: Bandwidth Estimation.................................................................................89
Attachment C: Troubleshooting and FAQs.........................................................................90
FCC Class B Announcement.................................................................................................94
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Package Contents
The package of this product contains the following items. Please contact your dealer if
anything is missing.
1.VoyagerIIPCamera 2.12VDCPowerAdapter
3. Tripod and Screws Pack 4. Network Cable
5.QuickInstallationGuide 6.CDROM(Manual/Software)
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System Requirements
Voyager I
Network Environment
LAN 10/100M Ethernet
Wireless LAN 802.11b or 802.11g
Monitoring system resource requirements
Operating system Windows 2000 Professional SP4, XP Home/Professional SP2, VISTA
Browser Internet Explorer 6.x or later versions
System hardware CPU: Pentium 4, 2.4GHz or better
RAM: 512MB (1GB recommended)
VGA resolution: 1024x768 or higher
DirectX DirectX 9.0C above
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Overview
Voyager I is an IP camera which delivers high definition video. When connecting to the LAN
or any broadband network, it provides professional remote monitoring functions for the user.
In addition, the IR LEDs on the camera make a clear night vision possible.
Features and advantages
The IP camera can operate independently without the need for any other hardware or
software. After the camera is connected to the network, the remote monitoring can be
achieved via the IE browser (version 6.0 or above) of a computer to provide the best security.
The camera has the following features:
z1/4”, 1.3 Megapixel, progressive scan CMOS sensor providing high definition video.
zMPEG4/MJPEG dual image compression modes and the dual encoding capability meet
different requirements of the user.
zComprises 6 IR LEDs for low light environment.
z2-way audio.
zThe video motion detection function can automatically monitor abnormal situations and
make instant response and action according to the setting.
zThe built-in web server allows an easy access via networks.
zDynamic IP and DNS are supported. The camera can operate in a setting without any
static IP.
zUser permission can be set based on different levels to ensure the security of the camera
and protection of the property.
z3GPP support.
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System Introduction
Product layout and connection diagram
DC power inlet
Please connect the product to a power supply from the DC Power Inlet.
Tripod
The product can be fixed on the wall (Fig. 1) or hung from the ceiling (Fig. 2).
When using the attached plastic anchor and screws to fix the product, make sure that no steel
bars or power cables exist behind the position where the product is to be fixed. Some walls or
ceilings may not be strong enough to support the tripod and the product. Pay attention during
installation to avoid injury that might be brought about due to falling of the product.
Fixed on a ceiling (Fig. 2)
Fixed on a wall (Fig. 1)
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Line Out
This product supports 2-way voice communication. You can connect a speaker to the Audio
Out socket. See the Audio section for details.
LAN socket
An RJ-45 connector is provided for connection to the 10Base-T Ethernet cable or 100 Base-T
High Speed Ethernet cable.
Please connect the product to your network from the LAN socket.
External alarm connector (I/O)
See Appendix A for details of D1/DO.
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Default settings
After turning on the power, insert a slim plastic object into the reset orifice and press for five
seconds to restore the unit to factory settings.
Default Settings
Built-in microphone
The product is provided with built-in microphone pickup function. Don't block this hole if
you want to use this function to acquire the best audio response.
Built-in
microphone
Power, Link and Event
LED
The status of Power LED and Link LED
Status color Description
Power Orange When power supply plug into the DC Power Inlet, the system will
boot up and the orange LED will light up about 15 seconds then
go out.
Link Green The green LED lights up when you transmit images after turning
on the camera.
Event Green The green LED flashes when motion or alert detection is
implemented after turning on the camera.
The LED Switch can be set to On or Off, please refer to the “Setting>Basic
Setting>System>System>System Info” for more information.
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Focus knob
You can rotate the focus knob clockwise or anticlockwise to acquire the sharpest image.
Focus knob
IR LED
IR LED
When the light is out or under low illumination environment, IR LED will switch on
automatically.
Note:
1. The effective range of IR distance is 5 meter.A reflex object located at the effective
range will cause a black/white video changed to color in turn in darkness conditions.
2. The natural light or yellow light exist in the monitoring conditions will result in color
shift.
3. To enhance the video quality by adjusting the Slow Shutter option. Please reference
to Basic Setting > Video / image > Sensor >AE Setting > Slow Shutter for more
information.
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Hardware Installation
This product can be installed on any convenient flat surface or can be attached to the wall or
ceiling. (Note: The product is provided with an image flip function to convert inverted
images to normal. Refer to the “Setting/Basic Setting/Video/PreProc” for more information.)
1. Connect to the LAN cable
Plug one end of your LAN cable in the LAN socket on the back of the camera and connect
the other end to the network that you want to access to.
2. Connect to power supply
Plug one end of the attached power cable in the power socket of the product and connect the
other end to the AC power outlet. When the product has been connected and turned on, the
LED lights orange about 15 seconds. When any link to the network is detected, the LED
lights green.
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Camera Settings
After the hardware has been installed, insert the supplied CD in the computer and execute the
file IP Finder.exe following the steps below to search for and change the IP address of the
camera.
1. Start the machine.
Execute the IP Finder.exe from the supplied CD.
2. Find the camera (Search)
Search for the product from your LAN. The factory IP setting 192.168.0.20 appears on
the screen.
1. Click Search to
find the IPCAM on
the LAN.
3. Changing the IP address and related settings for the network environment
When you find the camera, click it and the settings will appear on the right side. Change
the settings for the new network environment you need.
2. Enter the settings for the
new network environment
you need.
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※ You must enter new settings in the IP, Netmask and Gateway fields and keep the
settings in other fields unchanged.
4. Submit data (Submit)
Click Submit to validate new settings.
3. Click Submit to
validate new settings.
5. Confirmation
When all changes have been confirmed, click “Exit” to quit.
4. When all changes
have been confirmed,
click Exit to quit.
Notes:
1. The IP Finder can only find the IP addresses of cameras that share the same hub on the
LAN. For information about finding IP addresses on the Internet, refer to the “DDNS
setting”, or “UPnP Setting”.
2. All Alinking camera/network server products can be found and changed using the IP Finder
software.
3. If the IP Finder software cannot be executed, check your antivirus software or firewall to
remove the block.
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4. Field description: You can give a name to your camera (such as “PT_IP” or “PT-IP”)
You can change the settings for IP, Gateway Address and Network Mask to meet the
requirements of your network environment. The product uses HTTP Port1 and does not
support Port2 settings.
MAC: Factory default network identity of the machine.
You can find 2 set of CMOS IR IPCAM in camera lists if the model is VOYAGER IW. One is
wired network, MAC number is 00:30:F0:XX:XX:XX; the other one is wireless, MAC
number is 00:0E:2E:XX:XX:XX.
Judge the wired and wireless network from
MAC number.
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Camera Setting from a Router
You can use DHCP when you want to use the camera on the Intranet (LAN). However, the IP
must fixed when you want to use the camera on a WAN. For this application, it is required to
set up a virtual server on the ADSL router. Follow the steps below to complete the setting:
1. Enter the camera setting page to set a fixed IP. (Refer to the “Network Setting”.) Ex.:
192.168.0.49
2. Enter the ADSL router main setting page. Ex.: Zonet ADSL router
3. Enter the Virtual Server setting page.
a. Set “mapping of HTTP Port (80) to 192.168.0.49 ”.
b. Restart ADSL router.
After completing the settings, you can operate the camera from a WAN IP Address via the
ADSL router.
Example: The Virtual Server setting screen of the Zonet ADSL router
Note 1: The virtual server setting screen is not the same for all ADSL routers. Refer to the
manual of the ADSL router you purchased for more information about the setting.
Note 2: Not all virtual servers on the ADSL routers support the external control. If possible, use
the DMZ function to perform NAT and Firewall penetration.
DMZ stands for De-militarized zone. It is a small section of network between the
internal network (militarized zone) and the external network. This zone can be sensed
and protected by IDS, monitored by the firewall or detected by other safety mechanisms.
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Change the Internet Explorer Setting
This product uses ActiveX Control to play images and sound on your PC. The ActiveX
Control application software will be downloaded to your PC when you connect it to the
Internet. To ensure successful download of the software, the Internet Explorer "security
settings" must be changed accordingly. Make sure that the security level is set to Medium,
the commonly used default security level.
Steps:
Open the IE browser ÎTools ÎInternet Options ÎSecurity ÎCustom Level
Check that the
security level is
Medium.
Check the security setting
1. This product supports IE 6.0 or above.
2. If you are using Firefox, please download and install the IE Tab kit first from
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419vu8 y930.
An additional option will appear
after the package is successfully
installed. Left click the button
(option) to run IE webpage
simulation.
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Install IE Tab.
Restart Firefox.
IE Tab online
learning.
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Enter the Main Page
1. Open the IE browser and key in the IP address of the product.
Key in the IP address of the camera
When the login screen
appears, key in "root" in
the User Name and
Password fields. Click
OK.
Camera login screen
2. Key in the default “username” and “password”.
Default User Name: root
Default Password: root
You can access the camera as an administrator by default and set up for other users or
privileges from the “Basic Settings” -> “User”.
3. Installation of Internet Explorer ad-hoc components
When the username and password are confirmed, a control setup screen pops up under the
IE address bar. Click “Install ActiveX Control” to install the controls.
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Click “Install
ActiveX Control”.
4. The security warning screen appears. Click "Install".
The ActiveX Control is named "UIC ActiveX Control". This software is owned by UIC and
well certified. You can use it without any doubts about its validity.
Click “Install”.
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5. When the firewall block screen pop up, please select Unblock.
Click “Unblock”
6. When ActiveX Control is installed successfully, you will see the camera image and
interface.
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