Edimax IC-3100 User manual

IC-3100 / IC-3100W / IC-3100P
User Manual
04-2012 / v1.0

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TableofContents
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Chapter I: Familiar with your Internet Network Camera...................................4
1.1 Package Contents........................................................................................4
1.2 Basic Introduction.........................................................................................5
1.3 Product Highlights ........................................................................................6
1.4 Key Components..........................................................................................7
1.5 Descriptions for LED Indicators................................................................11
1.6 Camera Installation ....................................................................................12
1.7 Locate the IPAddress of this Network Camera.....................................13
1.8 Using the Camera Admin Software to Locate the Camera..................17
2.1 Camera Settings.........................................................................................29
2.1.1 MJPEG................................................................................................34
2.1.2 MPEG4 ...............................................................................................35
2.1.3 H.264...................................................................................................36
2.1.4 OSD...........................................................................................................37
2.2.1 LAN............................................................................................................39
2.2.2 WLAN.................................................................................................42
2.2.3 Dynamic DNS ..................................................................................45
2.2.4 UPnP.................................................................................................46
2.2.5 LoginFree .........................................................................................48
2.2.6 RTSP.................................................................................................49
2.3 Motion Detection.........................................................................................50
2.3.1 Motion Detection .............................................................................51
2.3.2 Motion Region....................................................................................53
2.4 System Info..................................................................................................60
2.4.1 Camera Information........................................................................61
2.4.2 Date / Time Setting..........................................................................62
2.4.4 Utilities...............................................................................................65
2.5 Account.........................................................................................................67
2.6.1 Status...................................................................................................70
2.6.2 Space Alarm........................................................................................71
2.6.3 File Management ................................................................................73
Chapter III: Using Surveillance Software .......................................................74
3-1 Installing Network Camera Surveillance Software................................74
3-2 Using Network Camera surveillance software.......................................78
3-3 Configure Network Camera surveillance software................................81

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3-3-1 Configure cameras.........................................................................81
3-3-2 General Settings.............................................................................90
3-4 Change Display Layout.............................................................................96
3-5 Full-screen mode........................................................................................99
3-6 Scan............................................................................................................100
3-7 Zoom-in / Zoom-out .................................................................................101
3-8 PTZ.............................................................................................................102
3-9 Snapshot....................................................................................................103
3-10 Recording................................................................................................104
3-11 Video Playback.......................................................................................105
Chapter IV: How to Access the Network Camera Remotely with iPhone &
Android Phones ...........................................................................................106
4.1 iPhone App Installation............................................................................109
4.2 Android App installation ...........................................................................120
4.3 Web browser installation .........................................................................135
Chapter V: Appendix....................................................................................140
5.1 Specifications ............................................................................................140
5.2 How to apply for a free DNS account at http://www.no-ip.com.........141
5.3 Troubleshooting........................................................................................143

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Chapter I: Familiar with your Internet Network Camera
1.1 Package Contents
Thank you for purchasing this Network Camera! Before you start to use this
Network Camera, please check the package contents. If anything is missing,
please contact the dealer of purchase and return the package to claim for
missing contents.
System Requirements
‧Computer with Windows®7, Vista or XP
‧PC with dual core or above; at least 2GB RAM
‧Internet Explorer 6.0 above
‧Existing 10/100 Ethernet-based network or wireless 802.11b/g/n network(for
wireless model only)
Item Name Quantity
1 Network Camera 1
2 Antenna(wireless model only) 1
3 Power Adapter 1
4 Ethernet Cable 1
5 Driver and User Manual CD-ROM 1
6 Accessory kit 1
7 Quick Installation Guide 1

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1.2 Basic Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this Network camera! This Network camera is an
ideal product for all kinds of video surveillance purposes, like home/office
safety, kid/pet monitoring, and remote video acquire etc. Edimax IC-3100
series is tailor made to stream live video over your network. You can view the
Network camera's video from anywhere on your local computers or via the
Internet. Besides, Edimax IC-3100 series features high quality and high frame
rate video streaming through advanced video compression. In order to achieve
the highest video quality, simply select H.264, MPEG4 or M-JPEG depending
on your network settings.
You can discover more useful functions in next section!

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1.3 Product Highlights
No pre-loaded software required - all you need is a browser like Internet
Explorer 6 (and above, with plugin installed).
With supplied video surveillance software, you can connect up to 16 video
cameras and view images captured by every camera at the same time.
Supports 3 video resolutions: MJPG and H.264 SXGA(1280 x 1024), VGA
(640 x 480), and QVGA(320 x 240); MPEG4 XGA(1024 x 768), VGA(640
x 480), and QVGA (320 x 240).
Anti-flicker function (eliminates flash caused by fluorescent lights, 50 /
60Hz selectable).
Supports all major web browser, including Microsoft Internet Explorer,
Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera*.
Audio function, suitable for applications like video conference or
environment monitor.
Wired and wireless network (802.11b / 802.11g / 802.11n) support,
supports up to 100Mbps for wired network and 100Mbps for wireless
network.
Wireless data encryption (WEP / WPA)
Supports DHCP and PPPoE protocol, you can also assign a fixed IP
address to the camera also.
Supports Dynamic DNS (used to allocate the Network Camera’s Internet
address, when the ISP you’re using does not assign you with a fixed
Internet address).
Supports UPnP, Windows XP (and above) will discover this Network
Camera in network neighbor automatically.
Send captured picture and video by Email or FTP when motion is
detected.
Configurable motion detection sensitivity (6 levels from most sensitive to
least sensitive).
Built-in real-time clock, date and time information will be recorded with
every captured picture / video clip (also supports auto time
synchronization via network time protocol).
Upgradeable firmware.
Supports up to 16 users, and you can set different password to different
user.
Usage and event logging.
*Some functionality like ‘fit to window’ only works on Microsoft Internet
Explorer.

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1.4 Key Components
LAN LED: Indicates LAN activity
WLAN LED: Indicates Wireless LAN activity (only work on wired model
plugged with USB WiFi dongle and wireless model)
Power LED: Indicates power status
Focus Ring: Adjusts focus
Front View
LAN LED
WLAN LED
Power LED
Camera
Focus Ring

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Wired model
POE model
Wireless model
SD Card Slot: Accepts SD / SD-HC memory card for image / video storage
USB Port: Connects to certain wireless module.
Antenna Base: Connects to supplied antenna
Top View
USB Port
SD Card Slot
Antenna

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WPS: click the button on IP Cam and click it on the AP you want to connect
wireless connection.(works on wired model with USB wifi dongle
plugged or wireless model)
Reset to Default Button: Press and hold for more than 10 seconds to reset the
camera settings to factory default value.
Power Connector: Connects to 12V DC power adapter
Ethernet Connector: Connect to your local area network
Audio Connector: Connects to external speaker for audio output
Microphone: Built-in microphone for voice pick-up
Bottom View Ethernet Connector
Reset to Default /WPS
Power Connector
Audio Connector
Microphone

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Tripod Connector: Connects to any standard tripod / camera wall holder.
MAC Address Label: Shows the MAC address of this Network Camera. Useful
when you can’t locate the camera on the network.
Back View

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1.5 Descriptions for LED Indicators
LED Name Status Description
Power/Cloud Off Camera is not powered (camera off)
On Camera is correctly powered (camera on)
Flash The power LED will flash and light up
when the camera is powered on and
ready for access to Cloud.
LAN Off LAN port not in use
On LAN port in use
Flash Transferring data via LAN port
WLAN Off Wireless LAN not in use
On Wireless LAN in use
Flash at low
speed Waiting for WPS connection from AP and flash speed is once a second.
Flash Transferring data via wireless LAN

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1.6 Camera Installation
Please follow the following instructions to set your Network Camera up.
1. Unpack the product package and check if anything’s missing.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to your local area network, and connect the
other end to the LAN jack of this Network Camera.
NOTE: You can skip this step if you plan to use wireless LAN only.
3. Plug the power adapter to wall socket, and connect the power connector to
the power jack located at the bottom of the Network Camera.
4. Connect two antennas to the antenna bases, which is located at the back of
this Network Camera.
5. Place the camera at a secure place, and point the camera to the place you
wish to monitor. If you wish to hang the camera on the ceiling or wall,
please use the tripod connector (located at the bottom of the camera) to
secure the camera.
6. Launch Internet Explorer on your computer, and following the instructions
given in next section to set the Network Camera.

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1.7 Locate the IPAddress of this Network Camera
Default IP address of this Network Camera is 192.168.2.3. If you wish to
assign another IP address to this Network Camera, you have to log onto the
web configuration interface of the camera first.
If the left three fields of the IP address of your computer is not 192.168.2, you’ll
have to change the IP address of your computer first:
1. Click ‘Start’ -> ‘Control Panel’

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2. Double-click ‘Network Connections’ icon.
3. Right-click ‘Local Area Connection’, and click ‘Properties’.

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4. Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, then click ‘Properties’.

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5. In ‘IP address’ field, please fill in any IP address begins with ‘192.168.2’,
and ends with a value greater than 2 and less than 254 (You can use the
example in the picture ‘192.168.2.339’). In Subnet mask field, please fill
‘255.255.255.0’. Please keep all other fields empty, and click ‘OK’.
If you changed the IP address of this Network Camera and you forget it,
there’re 2 methods to recover it:
a. Press and hold the ‘Reset’ button located at the bottom of this Network
Camera, to clear all settings of the Network Camera and reset the IP
address back to 192.168.2.3. You’ll lose all settings in the Network
Camera.
b. Ask network administrator to check the DHCP release table, if the
camera was set to obtain the IP address by DHCP, a new record will
be added to DHCP release table on DHCP server when the Network
Camera is connected to the local area network.

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1.8 Using the Camera Admin Software to Locate the Camera
If you can’t connect to the camera by the instructions given in last chapter, you
can use camera admin software to search the camera which is connected to
your local area network. The admin software is also capable to locate multiple
cameras on your local area network.
Please insert the user manual CD-ROM supplied in the product package, and
the CD will automatically running the installation, if not please double-click
‘EdiView Finder utility_v1.0.5’ icon :’.
Then follow the following instructions to install and use camera admin software:

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1. Double-click Ediview finder installer, and click ‘Run’ when you’re prompted:
2. Ediview finder will list all Ediamx network cameras found on local network,
with their IP address and MAC address:
You can click icon to find network cameras on local network again, or
select an network camera and click Icon to configure it (see next step).
To preview the image of network camera, please click the icon indicated by
white arrow, and provide username / password, and a snapshot will be
displayed.
This function is only available when this icon is displayed as blue color.

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3. Ediview finder will inspect network camera’s connection type and if it’s
connected to Internet, this may take a few seconds, please be patient