Farlink FL301 User manual

Wireless IP/Internet Camera
User Manual
Day & Night
Model : FL301
Pan & Tilt
Model: FL501
Revision: 151010
Date: 2010/10/15
For firmware version v020308

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................5
2. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION AND QUICK INSTALLATION/USAGE .................................7
2.1. MAJOR HARDWARE COMPONENTS..........................................................................................7
2.2. QUICK INSTALLATION AND USAGE...........................................................................................9
2.3. WIRELESS CONNECTION(FOR IP CAMERA).....................................................................13
3. WEB CONFIGURATIONS...........................................................................................................15
3.1. INFORMATION .........................................................................................................................16
3.2. VIDEO DISPLAY ......................................................................................................................17
3.3. NETWORK...............................................................................................................................19
3.4. WIFI SECURITY.......................................................................................................................21
3.5. ADVANCED NETWORK ...........................................................................................................24
3.6. VIDEO SETTINGS....................................................................................................................25
3.7. 3GPP/RTSP SETTINGS.........................................................................................................27
3.8. EMAIL/FTP ALARM..................................................................................................................28
3.9. DI/DO SETTINGS....................................................................................................................30
3.10. NAS SETTINGS.......................................................................................................................31
3.11. SD-CARD SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................33
3.12. SCHEDULING ..........................................................................................................................35
3.13. LED DISPLAY CONTROL.........................................................................................................37
3.14. DATE/TIME..............................................................................................................................38
3.15. ADMIN .....................................................................................................................................39
3.16. UPGRADE................................................................................................................................40
3.17. REBOOT..................................................................................................................................42
3.18. SAFE MODE............................................................................................................................43
3.19. SET TO FACTORY DEFAULT ....................................................................................................44
4. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................45
4.1. FEATURES...............................................................................................................................45
4.2. SPECIFICATIONS.....................................................................................................................46
5. PACKAGE CONTENTS...............................................................................................................50

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List of Figures and Tables
Figure 2-1: Major components in the front panel
Figure 2-2: Major components in the back panel
Figure 2-3: Farlink IP Camera connection diagram.
Figure 2-4: Connect Ethernet cable to a switch/router.
Figure 2-5: The installation CD disk
Figure 2-6: The ID/Password card
Figure 2-7: Running window of FarlinkView program
Figure 2-8: Pop-up play-video password window
Figure 2-9: Unplug the Ethernet cable to enable the WiFi function
Figure 3-1: Open the web configuration page from FarlinkView software
Figure 3-2: Farlink IP Camera Web configuration login page
Figure 3-3: Farlink IP Camera Information page
Figure 3-4: Video display page
Figure 3-5: Network settings page for DHCP function
Figure 3-6: Network settings page for fixed IP address
Figure 3-7: WiFi security disabled page
Figure 3-8: WiFi security enabled page
Figure 3-9: WiFi testing page
Figure 3-10: Advanced network settings page
Figure 3-11: Video settings page
Figure 3-12: 3GPP/RTSP enabled page
Figure 3-13: Email/FTPAlarm page
Figure 3-14: D/O Settings page
Figure 3-15: NAS Storage settings page
Figure 3-16: SD-Card settings page
Figure 3-17: SD-Card information page
Figure 3-18: Schedule Management page
Figure 3-19: Led Control settings page
Figure 3-20: System date/time settings page
Figure 3-21: Admin settings page
Figure 3-22: Firmware upgrade settings page
Figure 3-23: Firmware upgrade status page
Figure 3-24: System reboot settings page
Figure 3-25: System reboot under-going page
Figure 3-26: Safe mode information page
Figure 3-27: Stick the reset button to set to the factory default
Figure 5-1: The Farlink IP Camera body

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Figure 5-2: Power Adaptor
Figure 5-3: Quick installation guide
Figure 5-4: Ethernet cable
Figure 5-5: Installation CD
Figure 5-6: ID/Password Card
Table A-1: List of tested Wireless AP/router devices
Table A-2: List of tested Wired NAT/router devices

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1. Introduction
The Farlink IP Camera is designed with the “user-friendly” idea deep in mind.
The user can install the Farlink IP Camera easily on his/her home network and then
access the Farlink IP Camera anywhere in the world through the accompanied video
management software - FarlinkView program without setting some complicated DNS
name or changing the router’s settings. It’s just a Plug & Play action.
(Model - FL501) With pan/tilt support, users can monitor the video in a much
larger viewing angle range.
For indoor surveillance and remote monitoring, the Farlink IP Camera provides
the best image quality in its class, and excellent performance. The Farlink IP Camera
also provides the best bandwidth efficiency, it offers 640x480 resolutions, 30 fps
frame rate, real MPEG4 image compression ability. The built-in microphone
enables remote users to not only view, but also listen for additional monitoring
options.
With 3GPP/ISMA support, users can see the video of the Farlink IP Camera on
any 3G mobile phone anywhere, anytime. The big difference is that there is software
for downloading to the mobile phone so that the fixed IP address is not needed for the
Farlink IP Camera. The video settings including frame rate, resolution and bandwidth
could be different for PC monitoring and mobile viewing.
(Model - FL301) With the very low light sensitive video sensor and IR LEDs,
the IP Camera can work day and night, satisfying all Internet Household Guardian and
indoor surveillance needs.
The NAS storage function can easily turn any NAS device to a NVR device. The
schedule function provides full scheduling of email/ftp sending, motion detection and
NAS recording event. With the built-in Web server, the Farlink IP Camera can also be
managed from a standard web browser on a Windows computer. With the ActiveX
support, users can also see the video display on the Windows IE browser.
The Farlink IP Camera provides both wireless IEEE 802.11 b/g and wired
Ethernet network interfaces for flexible installation. It supports the WEP and WPA
(Wi-Fi Protected Access) security modes to provide the best security for wireless
networks. It provides motion detection function. Users can easily setup this function
and receive the notification with the snapshot images through email and/or ftp when
some motion events are detected.
The Farlink IP Camera is ideal for securing small businesses, home offices and
residences over a local area network and/or the Internet.

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The differences
It’s very easy to see the video of the Farlink IP Camera, you need only to key in
the ID/Password of the Farlink IP Camera anywhere in the world, you do not need to
remember the IP address or domain name or DDNS name or port number. And you
do not need to modify the settings (like port mapping, fixed IP, DDNS, virtual server) of
the NAT/router devices, it’s just a plug & play usage.
So, the differences are the followings:
♦Public IP address needed? No
♦Dynamic DNS needed? No
♦Port mapping in router? No
♦Virtual server in router? No
♦UPnP support in router? No
♦What’s needed? ID and Password

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2. Hardware description and quick installation/usage
The Farlink IP Camera is designed to be very easy to install and use. First, let’s
see the major components of the Farlink IP Camera products.
2.1. Major hardware components.
The major components on the front panel of the IP Camera are the built-in
microphone, lens and LEDs :
1. Microphone – for receiving the audio/voice. Effective distance is about 5 meters.
2. Lens – the lens is inside the mask and the focus of the lens is fixed, you do not
need to spend time to adjust the focus, the effective focus range is from 30cm to
infinity.
3. Status indication LED (red) – this LED is to indicate the Internet connection status.
When the Internet connection is connected, the LED will be constant red light. If
there is any Internet connection problem, the LED will be blinking red light.
4. Ethernet indication LED (blue) – this LED is to indicate if the Ethernet link is ok
and packet traffic is sending/receiving. When the Ethernet cable is connected, the
LED is constant blue light. When there is packet sending/receiving, the LED is
blinking blue light.
FL501 FL301
Figure 2-1: Major components in the front panel
The major components on the back panel of the IP Camera are the bracket screw
jack, power jack, Ethernet jack and reset button:
1. Bracket screw jack – this is the position to screw in the bracket of the Farlink IP
Camera. With the bracket, you can put the Farlink IP Camera on the desk, on the
wall or on the ceiling. (Bracket not provided)
2. Power jack – this is the place to plug in the power adaptor. The power needed for
this Farlink IP Camera is 5V/1.0A, please make sure you are using the correct
power adaptor.
3. Ethernet jack – this is the place to plug in the RJ45 Ethernet cable. When the

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Ethernet link is ok, the Ethernet indication LED on the front side will be blue light.
4. Reset button – this is the button to reset the Farlink IP Camera to default factory
settings. You need to use a small stick like pencil or tooth stick to press the reset
button for more than 3 seconds to enable the reset function. Usually when you
forgot the administrator password, you will probably need to do these reset action
to reset to the default factory settings. Please refer to section 3.19 for more
details.
5. Wall mount – these are the slots to hang the Farlink IP Camera on the ceiling or on
the wall.
6. Antenna – this is the 802.11 b/g wireless antenna.
7. Digital I/O: (For FL501 only) one digital input and one digital output is provided to
give users control to alarm speaker or to signal alarm detection.
8. Micro-SD card slot: (For FL501 only) for inserting the micro SD-Card. (support up
to 16G bytes)
FL501
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FL301
Figure 2-2: Major components in the back panel

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2.2. Quick installation and usage
There are only three things that you need to do to see the video from the Farlink IP
Camera.
1. Connect the Farlink IP Camera to the home/office network.
2. Install the FarlinkView software on the notebook/PC.
3. Key in the ID/password of the FARLINK IP CAMERA (from the ID/Password card)
on the FarlinkView, and then you can see the video.
First, Connect the FARLINK IP CAMERA to the home/office network
Please connect the Farlink IP Camera accessories correctly, including the power
adapter and Ethernet cable, as shown in Figure 2-3. And connect the other end of the
Ethernet cable to the home network or office network. Usually, this Ethernet cable is
plugged into a home NAT/router device or an Ethernet switch if in the office, as shown
in Figure 2-4. Since the default settings of the Farlink IP Camera use DHCP function
and very often there is a DHCP server on most of the Home/office network, the Farlink
IP Camera should be connected to the Internet immediately. The Internet status LED
is constant red light to indicate this good connection status. If the LED is
blinking, please refer to section 3.3~3.5 to try other network settings.
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Figure 2-3: FARLINK IP CAMERA connection diagram.

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Figure 2-4: Connect Ethernet cable to a switch/router.
Second, Install the FarlinkView software on the notebook/PC
Please insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive in your notebook or
personal computer (must be running Microsoft Windows OS). Execute the program
FarlinkViewInstaller-xxx.exe on the disk. The program will pop-up some messages
about the installation options, click the “next” button to proceed with the installation.
After the installation is completed, there will be a FarlinkView icon on the
desktop of your computer screen. Double click on this icon and the FarlinkView
program will run immediately.
Figure 2-5: The installation CD disk
Third, Use FarlinkView program to see the video

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Figure 2-7 is the running window of the FarlinkView program. If the computer and
Farlink IP Camera are connected to the same network, the Camera ID will be
displayed in the “Auto Search” list. You can double click the “Auto Search” to search
all the connected Farlink IP Cameras any time. Double click on the Camera ID in the
“Auto Search” list and key in the video password as shown in the ID/Password Card.
(Figure 2-6) Click “ok” to view the video on the window. (Figure 2-8)
Figure 2-6: The ID/Password card
Notice :
1. You can change the video password in the web configuration pages. Please refer
to section 3.6 for more information.
2. You can also add the Farlink IP Camera into the CameraList in the FarlinkView to
have more convenient video display, please refer to the user manual of the
FarlinkView for more functions.
Seeing the video in a remote location
Install the FarlinkView software in any remote PCs/Laptops. Add your IP
CAMERAID in the “CameraList” folder of the FarlinkView software, key in the Camera
ID and Password. Double click on the Camera item and you will see the Camera
video immediately. No further NAT/router setting modifications are needed.

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Figure 2-7: Running window of FarlinkView program
Figure 2-8: Pop-up play-video password window

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2.3. Wireless connection
The Farlink IP Camera can also be connected to the home/office network
through the 802.11 b/g wireless connection. There are only three things that you need
to do to have the wireless connection:
1. Set the WiFi security settings on the web configuration page.
2. Test if the WiFi settings are correct.
3. Unplug the Ethernet cable.
First, set the WiFi security settings on the web configuration page.
Make sure there is a WiFi router or AP on your home or office network. Write
down the WiFi security parameters used in this WiFi AP/router, including the SSID,
security mode, encryption protocols and the “key” values. The supported WiFi
security modes are WEP (64 bits and 128 bits) and WPA-PSK (TKIP and AES).
The easiest way to set the WiFi settings on the Farlink IP Camera is through
FarlinkView software. Right-click the searched Farlink IP Camera ID in the “Auto
Search” list and click the “Web Configure” to open the login window. Goto Network ->
WiFi Security. Fill in all the WiFi security parameters you have written down. The WiFi
configuration is complete now.
Please refer to section 3.4 for more detailed description if needed
.
Second, test if the WiFi settings are correct
You can now test if the above WiFi settings are correct. Click the “WiFi test” on
the “WiFi Security” settings web page. The testing result will be displayed in less than
60 seconds. If the test is failed, please check the WiFi security parameters and test
again.
Third, unplug the Ethernet cable
Once WiFi test is successful, you can then unplug the Ethernet cable from the
Farlink IP Camera and it will connect to the Internet automatically.
Notice :
1. Please remember that the WiFi connection will use a different IP address, you will
need to do the “Auto Search” function in the FarlinkView to find the Farlink IP
Camera again after the WiFi is connected.
2. If you want to switch back to the wired Ethernet connection, just plug in the
Ethernet cable into the Farlink IP Camera. Do not need to disable the WiFi
function on the web pages.

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Figure 2-9: Unplug the Ethernet cable to enable the WiFi function

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3. Web configurations
You can login into the web configuration page by directly key-in the IP address of
the Farlink IP Camera or Right-click the searched Farlink IP Camera ID in the “Auto
Search” list of the FarlinkView software and click the “Web Configure” to open the
login window.
Figure 3-1: Open the web configuration page from FarlinkView software
The default login account is “admin”, leave the Password field empty.
Figure 3-2: FARLINK IP CAMERA Web configuration login page

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3.1. Information
The first page of the web configuration is the information page. You can see the
model name/firmware version, Camera ID, registration status, network type and
current video settings (bandwidth, resolution) in this page.
The Farlink IP Camera can be viewed remotely via FarlinkView software only
when the IP Camera is registered. If this IP Camera is not registered, please check
the Ethernet wiring & the Internet connection of your network environment. The
“Network type” field displays the network connection (wired or wireless) and method
(DHCP, PPPoE or static ip) the IP Camera is running. The “Video users” field displays
the number of connected video viewing users.
Figure 3-3: FARLINK IP CAMERA Information page

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3.2. Video Display
This display page allows you to view the video display and control the pan/tilt
movement of the Farlink IP Camera. An ActiveX component will be automatically
downloaded into the browser on the first activation. This could take some time
depending on the internet speed. The component is downloaded from a public
domain; therefore the computer must have an Internet access.
Figure 3-4: Video display page
Pan/tilt control (For FL502w Model Only)
1. Control by FarlinkView – this is to enable/disable the pan/tilt control function by
FarlinkView software.
2. Speed – this is to control the pan/tilt moving step distance for each pan or tilt
movement, fast means larger step movement.
3. Pan – click this button to do one horizontal pan scan movement.
4. Tilt – click this button to do one vertical tilt scan movement.
5. Patrol control – you can set up to 5 patrol points. To set the patrol points, first
move the Farlink IP Camera to the desired view position by clicking the different
arrow buttons, and then press the “position” button of the specific patrol point. The
(x,y) axis values will be updated accordingly. You can click the (x,y) axis of the
patrol point to direct the view to this specific patrol point directly. After the patrol
points are set, you can click the “Patrol” button to start the patrol through these
points one time.
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patrol point.
7. Patrol – click this button to start the patrol movement.
8. Stop – this will stop the patrol movement.

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3.3. Network
The Network page allows you to modify the network settings of the wired
Ethernet. The default settings use DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically. In
most of the home and office network environment, there is a DHCP server running,
therefore no setting is required.
If the Ethernet cable is unplugged, the Farlink IP Camera will lose connection.
But as soon as the Ethernet cable is plugged in again, it will obtain a new IP address
immediately.
Figure 3-5: Network settings page for DHCP function
If the network environment does not support DHCP function, you will need to set
the network settings manually. Fill in all the fields including “IP address”, “Subnet
mask”, “Default gateway” and “DNS server”.All these settings must be correct for your
network environment, otherwise the Farlink IP Camera won’t work.
The default setting is “Obtain an IP address automatically”.

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Figure 3-6: Network settings page for fixed IP address