Edimax 10-2011 User manual

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User Manual
10-2011 / v1.0
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orimplied,withrespecttothecontentshereofandspecificallydisclaimsanywarranties,
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costofallnecessaryservicing,repair,andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages
resultingfromanydefectinthesoftware.EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.reservestherightto
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Theproductyouhavepurchasedandthesetupscreenmayappearslightlydifferent
fromthoseshowninthisQIG.Formoreinformationaboutthisproduct,pleaserefertothe
usermanualontheCD‐ROM.Thesoftwareandspecificationsaresubjecttochangewithout
notice.Pleasevisitourwebsitewww.edimax.comforupdates.Allbrandandproductnames
mentionedinthismanualaretrademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespective
holders.
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ThisproductincludessoftwarethatissubjecttotheGNUGeneralPublicLicenseversion2.
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validforatleastthreeyears,togiveyou,forachargenomorethanthecostsofphysically
performingsourcedistribution,acompletemachine‐readablecopyofthecorresponding
sourcecode.
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Contents
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Copyright...........................................................................................................................................................................1
Contents............................................................................................................................................................................2
ChapterI:Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................4
1.1HighlightsofyournewNetworkIPCamera............................................................................................................4
1.2SafetyInstructions..................................................................................................................................................4
1.3PackageContents....................................................................................................................................................5
1.4InstallingtheNetworkCamera...............................................................................................................................8
ChapterII:AccessingtheCamera’sWebInterface.........................................................................................................10
2.1NetworkSetup......................................................................................................................................................10
2.2ConnectingtotheCamera’sWebUserInterfaceandInstallingtheActiveXPlugin(IEonly)..............................13
2.3LiveVideoMonitoring...........................................................................................................................................17
ChapterIII:SettingUptheNetworkCamera..................................................................................................................20
3.1BasicNetworkSettings..........................................................................................................................................21
3.2Wireless.................................................................................................................................................................24
3.3DynamicDNS.........................................................................................................................................................29
3.4Date&Time..........................................................................................................................................................31
3.5Users.....................................................................................................................................................................33
3.6UPnP......................................................................................................................................................................35
3.7Bonjour..................................................................................................................................................................36
ChapterIV:VideoConfiguration.....................................................................................................................................38
4.1VideoSettings.......................................................................................................................................................38
4.2Image.....................................................................................................................................................................39
ChapterV:EventConfiguration......................................................................................................................................41
5.1MotionDetectionSetup........................................................................................................................................41
5.1.1DetectionRegion............................................................................................................................................42
5.1.2FTP..................................................................................................................................................................44
5.1.3SMTP..............................................................................................................................................................46
ChapterVI:SystemConfiguration...................................................................................................................................50
6.1“Basic”Settings.....................................................................................................................................................50

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6.2“Advanced”Settings.............................................................................................................................................51
ChapterVII:SystemStatus..............................................................................................................................................53
7.1SystemInformation...............................................................................................................................................53
7.2SystemLog............................................................................................................................................................55
ChapterVIII:AdvancedOperations.................................................................................................................................57
8.1ApplyingforaFreeDynDNSAccount....................................................................................................................57
ChapterIX:WindowsSurveillanceUtility.......................................................................................................................63
9.1InstallingtheNetworkCameraAdministrationSoftware.....................................................................................63
9.2UsingtheNetworkCameraSurveillanceSoftware...............................................................................................72
9.3ConfiguringtheNetworkCameraSurveillanceSoftware.....................................................................................75
9.3.1CameraConfiguration....................................................................................................................................75
9.3.2GeneralSettings.............................................................................................................................................84
9.4ChangingtheDisplayLayout.................................................................................................................................91
9.5Full‐ScreenMode..................................................................................................................................................94
9.6Scan.......................................................................................................................................................................95
9.7Zoom‐In/Zoom‐Out...............................................................................................................................................96
9.8PTZ.........................................................................................................................................................................97
9.9Snapshot................................................................................................................................................................98
9.10Recording............................................................................................................................................................99
9.11VideoPlayback..................................................................................................................................................100
ChapterX:Appendix.....................................................................................................................................................101
10.1Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................101
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ChapterI:Introduction
1.1HighlightsofyournewNetworkIPCamera
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CongratulatesonpurchasingthistinynetworkIPCamera!Itstinysizemaximizes
portabilityandeasesinstallation;youcaneasilyinstallthecamerainmost
placeswhereyouneedvideosurveillance.Ifthere’snoEthernetcableavailable
attheplaceyouwishtoinstallthisIPcamera,youcanusebuilt‐inwireless
networktoconnecttoyournetwork,andsavesthecostofcabling.
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OtherhighlightsofthisnetworkIPCamerainclude:
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zCompactsizeandlightweightdesign,installsanywhere.
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zMountingholelocatedatcamera’sback,compatiblewithmostofcamera
tripods.
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zWirelessnetworkwithdatasecurity(encryption),securesdatatransferover
theair.
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zFixed‐focuslens,workswithmostofenvironments.
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1.2SafetyInstructions
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Pleaseobeythesafetyinstructionslistedbelowwhenyou’reusingthisNetwork
IPCamera,oryouwouldharmthiscameraand/oryourself!Also,thewarranty
willbecomevoidifyoudisobeythesesafetyinstructions.
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zThisNetworkIPCameraissophisticatedelectronicdevice;donotdropit
fromhighplaces.
zDonotplacethisIPCameraathot/humidplaces,andavoiddirectsunlight.
zThisIPCameraisnotatoy;keepitoutfromthereachofchildren.
zDonotinsertanyaccessoriesofthisIPCameraintoyourbody.
zIfyouwanttousethisIPCameraatanyplacethatmaybespilledbywateror
dirt,asecureandwater‐proofcamerahousingisrequired.
zDonotpullanycordthatisconnectedtothisIPCamerabyforce.

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zIPCamerawillbecomehotafterlongtimeofuse.RefrainfromtouchIP
Camerawithhand,orcoverthisIPcamerawithpaperorcloth.
zIftheIPCamerafallsintowaterwhenpowered,donotattempttoretrieveit
backbyyourself!Findaqualifiedelectrictechnicianforhelp.
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1.3PackageContents
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PleasecheckthecontentsofyournewNetworkIPCamerawhenyouunpackthe
package.Ifanyitemismissing,pleasecontactyourdealerofpurchaseforhelp.
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zNetworkcamera(1pcs)
zPoweradapter(1pcs)
zEthernetcable(1pcs)
zMountingkit(1pcs)
zCDwithutilitysoftwareandusermanual(1pcs)
zQuickinstallationguide(1pcs)
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FamiliarwithyournewNetworkIPCamera
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[Front]
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ItemDescription
1‐LensIPCamera
’
s
l
ens.P
l
ease
k
eept
h
e
l
ensc
l
eanan
d
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d
o
nottouch b
y
fin
g
er.
2‐POWERLEDPOWERLEDw
ill
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li
g
h
tw
h
ent
h
eIPcamera
i
s
poweredon,andwillflashwhenresettingIP
camera’ssettings.
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(LEDlightcanbeswitchedoffevenIPcamerais
p
oweredonwhennecessar
y
forsecurit
y
reasons
)
3‐NetworkLEDEt
h
ernetLEDw
ill
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li
g
h
tw
h
enIPcamera
i
s
connectedtoEthernetnetwork,anditwillflash
fastwhentransferringdata(Itwillflashslowwhen
usingWPS).
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(LEDlightcanbeswitchedoffevenIPcamerais
p
oweredonwhennecessar
y
forsecurit
y
reasons
)
4‐AntennaW
i
re
l
essantenna.P
l
ease
k
eept
h
eantenna
perpendiculartothegroundforbestsignal
rece
p
tion.
Power/WPSLED
LAN/WiFiLED
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Lens
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Antenna
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[Back]
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ItemDescription
1‐TripodconnectorT
hi
smount
i
ng
h
o
l
e
i
scompat
ibl
ew
i
t
h
mosto
f

cameratripodorcamerastand,soyoucanfixthe
cameraatasecure
p
lace.
2‐LANConnectstoyour
l
oca
l
areanetwor
k
.
3‐5VDCConnectsto5VDCpowera
d
apter.
4‐WPS/RESETW
h
ent
h
eIPcamera
i
snot
f
unct
i
on
i
ngproper
l
y,
youcanpressresetbuttontoresettheIPcamera.
Youcanalsopressandholdthisbuttonformore
than10secondstoclearallsettingsofIPcamera,
includeadministrator
p
assword.
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



LANport
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TripodConnector
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WPS/ResetPOWER
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1.4InstallingtheNetworkCamera
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PleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstosetupyournewIPcamera.
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1. SecuretheIPCameratothetripodorcamerastandbymountinghole.Ifyou
wanttoplacetheIPcameraondesk,pleasemakesureitwillnotfalldownby
accident.
2. ConnectEthernetcabletoLANport.Forfirst‐timeinstallationyou’llneed
Ethernetcabletodoconfiguration;IfthisIPcameraisconfiguredtouse
wirelessnetwork,youcanskipthisstep.
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 
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3. PlugDCpoweradaptertopoweroutletonthewall.
4. ConnectDCpowercabletoIPCamera’sDCpowerconnector.
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 
ConnectEthernetnetcable
ConnectDCpowercabletoDCJack

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Ifeverything’sok,youshouldseethePOWERLEDlightup(andEthernetLED,if
Ethernetcableisinserted).Ifnot,pleaserecheckeverystepandtryagain,orask
yourdealerofpurchaseforhelp.
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PleasenoteifyouconfiguredIPcameratoswitchLEDlightsoff,twoLEDlights
won’tlight.

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ChapterII:AccessingtheCamera’sWebInterface
2.1NetworkSetup
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ThisIPcamera’sdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.3,andyoumustuseacomputer
thatuses192.168.2.xIPaddresstoconnecttoit.
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Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstosetupyourcomputer’sIPaddress:
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1. Pleaseclick‘Start’buttonandthenclick‘ControlPanel’.
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2. Click‘Viewnetworkstatusandtasks’under‘NetworkandInternet’
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3. Ifyoudidn’tsee‘NetworkandInternet’incontrolpanel,pleaselookfor
‘NetworkandSharingCenter’iconanddouble‐clickit.
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4. Click‘LocalAreaConnection’
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5. Click‘Properties’
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6. Click‘InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4),andthenclick‘Properties’
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7. Click‘UsethefollowingIPaddress’,andtheninput‘192.168.2.1’in‘IP
address’and‘255.255.255.0’inSubnetmask’,justlikeshownontheleft.
Click‘OK’whenfinish,andcloseallopenwindowsyouopened
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2.2ConnectingtotheCamera’sWebUserInterfaceandInstallingtheActiveXPlugin(IE
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Forfirst‐timeinstallation,youcanconnecttoIPcamerabyInternetExplorer
webbrowserbyenteringitsdefaultIPaddress:192.168.2.3inaddressbar:
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Theuseloginscreenwillappearwhenyougetconnected:
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IPCamera’sadministratorusernameis‘admin’(lowercase)andpasswordis
‘1234’bydefault.Click‘OK’buttonorpress‘ENTER’keyonyourkeyboardwhen
youfinishenteringusernameandpassword.
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WhenyouconnecttoIPCameraforthefirsttime,you’llseethefollowing
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ThismessagepromptsyouthatyouneedtoinstallActiveXpluginbeforeyou
canseethevideofromIPCamera.Click‘DownloadActiveX’linktoinstallActiveX
plugin:
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Click‘Run’tostartinstallation.Afterfewseconds,you’llseethismessage:
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ForIE9:ThemessagewillappearatthebottomofInternetExplorer:

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Click‘Run’tobegininstallation.YoumayseeUAC(UserAccountControl)
messageafteryouclick‘Run’button:
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Click‘Yes’tocontinue.Installationprocedurewillbegin:
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Click‘Next’and‘Install’whenyou’repromptedtoinstallActiveXcontrol.When
youseethismessage,installationiscomplete:
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Click‘Finish’toclosethewindow.Now,gobacktowebbrowserwindowand
loginagain,youshouldbeabletoseecamera’simage:
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2.3LiveVideoMonitoring
ToviewthelivevideofromIPcamera,pleaselogontoIPcamera’swebinterface
asdescribedinlastchapter,andyoucanseelivevideoview:
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Whenyou’reinothersetuppagesofIPcamera,youcanclick‘LiveView’link
locatedattheupper‐rightcornerofIPcamera’swebinterface:
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Therearealsosomefunctionsyoucanuseincamera’sliveviewpage:
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Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:
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ItemDescription
Snapshot
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Takeasnapshot(saveapicture)ofcurrent
liveview.Clickthefolderfield(‘c:\’by
default)andyou’llbepromptedtoselecta
folderinyourcomputer,andclick‘Get
snapshot’buttontosaveapicture.
Record
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Startrecordingvideo.Clickthefolderfield
(‘c:\’bydefault)andyou’llbepromptedto
selectafolderinyourcomputer,andclick
‘Startrecording’buttontostartrecording.
Fittowindow
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Clickthisbuttonandtheliveviewareawill
adjustaccordingtothesizeofweb
browserautomatically.
FullScreen
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Clickthisbuttonandtheliveviewwill
expandandfitthesizeofyourcomputer
monitor.Press‘Esc’keyonyourkeyboard
toresume.
DigitalZoom
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Clickthisbuttonandanewwindowwill
popup:
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Check‘Enable’boxtoenabledigitalzoom
(enlargevideosoyoucanseeobjectsin
detail).Dragtheslidebarfrom100%(no
enlargement)to400%toenlargethe
image.Thelevelofenlargementwillbe
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Whenyou’reenlargingimage(i.e.Zoom
Factor>100%),agreenrectangularwill
appearintheimagearea:
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Dragthegreenrectangulartomovethe
positionofenlargedareainimage.
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