Gembird iCam33 User manual

iCam33
User’s Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction…………………..………..……1
1.1 Package Contents………….……………....2
1.2 System Requirement ……………………....2
1.3 Hardware Description and
Connection……………………………….…3
Chapter 2 Installation and configurations……..........5
2.1 IP camera installation ……………………5
2.2 CAM_EZ SEARCH………………….……8
Chapter 3 Login ………….………………………….…10
3.1 Liveview…………….………………………..13
3.2 Live capture………………………………….16
Chapter 4 Advanced Function With Liveview……….17
4.1 Image Adjustment .....................................17
4.2 AVI Record Setup......................................18
4.3 Zoom inDisplay.........................................18
4.4 Motion Detection Setup.............................19
Chapter 5 Advanced Application..............................20
5.1 Image Setup ............................................20
5.2 Capture View............................................21
5.3 Event Trigger............................................22
5.4 Network Setup..........................................23
5.5 Server Setup.............................................25
5.6 Administration Setup……………….………27
5.7 Update……....……...……...…………..……29
APPENDIX……....……...…….………...…….…….……30
APPENDIX A. PPPOE & DDNS
installation.………….………..……….....……30
APPENDIX B. FAQ……………..........…………36
0 APPENDIX C. Configuring……………….….….38

iCam33 User’s Guide
Internet Protocol Camera
Chapter 1 ：Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the iCam33 IP Network
Camera!
iCam33 is an affordable and efficient remote
monitoring-managing surveillance solution. Simple
installation, internal Web server, can be accessed any time
– any places. iCam33 capable of directly connected to
local and broadband network. Using internet explorer such
as IE, user can perform remote image surveillance and
management task, allowing instants grasp of the
surveillance site.
Support network protocol such as: PPPoE, DHCP, Static
IP, DDNS, SMTP, FTP, NTP. iCam33 also combined the
hardware-accelerated Motion Detection and Night-Vision
function, profession the remote surveillance system with safety
protection and joy of using.
iCam33 is the most cost-efficient solution for your network
surveillance product and broadband network camera, a wise
choice that you have made
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1.1 Package Contents
Please verify the below is include in the package before
installing the iCam33 Network Camera.
Includes:
iCam33 Network Camera
DDNS Card
iCam33 Utilities CD
PowerAdaptor
User Menu
Quick Installation Guide
If any of the above is damaged or missing, pleas contact
your local distributor for replacement.
1.2 System Requirement
Computer System：
1. Processor：Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz or faster
2. Memory ：128MB internal (recommended
256MB) or more
3.OS ：Windows 2000/Windows XP
4. Browser ：Microsoft IE 6.0 or above
5. Hard drive ：At least 10MB disk space
Network：
Equip with 10/100Mbps Ethernet connection capability.
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1.3 Hardware Descriptions and Connection
Product Bottom：
Figure 1.iCam33 Network Camera Bottom View
SW1: Hardware Rest
SW2: Press to restore factory default IPAddress
(192.168.1.100) (Press and hold more than 5 seconds)
Bottom Front：
Figure 2. iCam33 Network Camera Front View
Lens
Lens
Status LED
Infrared LED
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Connectors：
Figure 3. iCam33 Network Camera rear view
SD Storage Card：
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Chapter 2：Installation and
configurations
2.1 Hardware Installation
Figure 5. Installation diagram
Step 1. Plug the Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 connector at
the LAN connector as picture shown.
Step 2. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into any
available LAN port.Atypical home router/gateway
connection shown as below.
Switch
Ethernet
Step 3. Connect the power supply to the Power connector, and
then plug the supply into an available power outlet.
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During Power On or while pressing SW1 button;
LED(D5) flash for 3 times follow with a short period of
light out(about 5 seconds) for system reinitiating
process. When system regains its working stage, the
LED (D5) should flash in a 1 second interval.
Step 4. Insert the SD card (optional) into the SD card slot
as shown below. (figure 6)。
Figure 6. Insertion of SD memory storage card
Caution：
During Power ON or while pressing SW2 button; press and
hold 5 seconds continuously then release, will be restored
to factory default.
Make sure your iCam33 Network Camera are using the provided
power adaptor, using unauthorized power adaptor may due
damage to the Network Camera.

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2.2 CAM_EZ SEARCH
Browse the IP camera CD. Execute the d:\Utility\CAM_EZ
search program. The CAM_EZ search can be used to
manually configure the IP camera’s network settings. It
may be necessary to use this tool assign an IP address for
your IP camera if your IP camera network setting need
configuration. This tool is also helpful for finding all the
cameras on your network. CAM_EZ search also display
the IP camera’s status and link to Internet Explorer Web
control.
Note: The CAM_EZ search must be run from a PC on the local area
network where the camera to be set up is located.
Procedure：
1. Run CAM_EZ Search camera search application.
2. Modifying iCam33’s IP and other settings, as show below:
* Name: User defined name for iCam33.
* IP: IP address for iCam33; for example, if computer’s IP is
192.168.1.168, you could set iCam33’s IP 192.168.1.* (* =
1~254), make sure the IP assigned don’t conflict with other
device in the network.
* Subnet mask: default as 255.255.255.0.
* Default Gateway: Same Default Gateway of your
computer’s network setting.
* HTTP Port: default as port 80.
3. After configuration, click “Submit” to renew iCam33 network
setting.
4. Click “Update” to refresh iCam33 list.
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5. Access the iCam33 setup page via Internet Explorer by double
click on “your iCam33 list”.

CAM_EZ Search diagram：
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Internet Protocol Camera
Chapter 3 : System Login
System login ensure authentication is done to any
attempted access to the system. Our system provided 2
level of administrative mode: Administrator and General
user.
After Login successfully, you should be able to enable
network surveillance and camera configuration; Following
is the steps to it:
Step 1. To access the System Login, do either of
following：
1. Using CAM_EZ Search, double click on your
iCam33’s name in the update list.
2. Enter the IP address for iCam33 in the address bar then press
“Enter”
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Step 2. The System Login pages should shown as below:
Step 3. Enter the Account ID and Password;
Default Account ID = “admin”, Password = “password”.
Step 4. Click Submit Button, then instants capture form camera
should be shown, as below:
Step 5. If account information was not entered correctly, single
click “Cancel” to re-enter again.
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3.1 Real-time Surveillance
While running IPCAM for the first time, “Internet Explore
Security Settings” have to be change to view captured
image properly; Or else, the following warning message
will appear.
The “Internet Explore SecuritySettings” only required to
be done once.
Internet Explore Security Settings：
Change the following setting to enable browsing of web interface,
in Internet Explorer by clicking “Tool”=>”Internet
Options”=>”Security”=>”Custom Level”.
1. Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting
(Enable)
2. Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as
safe (Prompt)
3. Download unsignedActiveX controls (Prompt)
4. Download signedActiveX Controls (Enable)
5. RunActiveX control and Plug-ins (Enable)
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6.
Change the security setting as above shown, and
then click on “OK” button. Warning message then
appears, as shown the left.
Click “Yes”, then “Ok” to save the setting and quit
configuration.
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CAUTION: Enable the option for “Downloading
unsigned ActiveX controls” may cause problems on
your computer. It allows hackers or a virus to be
installed on your system without notice. Select
“Prompt” option to “Downloading Unsigned ActiveX
controls” is recommended.
Signed ActiveX controls generate a set of encrypted
signature to validate the author and company to
ensure the ActiveX controls is safe and trust-worthy
to run.
Security Warning Popup will be shown as below:
Click “Yes” to perform installation, after installation the Real-time
Surveillance is ready to run for the first time.
Warning: This action will load the ActiveX component from
iCam33 system to client-side computer.
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3.2 Real-time Snapshot
This function enables hotkey to trigger saving captured
picture to computer.
Step 1. Enter the LiveView menu.
Step 2. Place the mouse cursors over the Liveview
image, press and hold the “Ctrl” key.
Step 3. Right click mouse
Step 4. Release “Ctrl” Key, now a single-shot static image is
captured.
Step 5. Click on CaptureView menu to browse the captured
images, see Chapter 5.2 for details.
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Chapter 4. Advanced Function With
Liveview
Place the mouse cursors over the Liveview image, then
right click, list with 4 options will shown as below:
* Image：Image configuration adjustment
* Record：Record AVI formatted document
* Zoom：Zooming the chosen windows
* Motion Detect Set：Motion Detect Configuration
Their function is described in the follow:
4.1 Image Adjustment
Step 1. Place the mouse cursors over the Liveview image.
Step 2. right click and choose image on the menu, change
the image control value, as below:
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4.2 AVI Record Setup
Step 1. Place the mouse cursors over the Liveview
image.
Step 2. right click and choose image on the menu,
adjust the AVI Frame Rate and document name,
click “START” button to start recording, and
“STOP” button to stop recording.
4.3 Zoom in Display
Step 1. Place the mouse cursor over the Liveview
image.
Step 2. Right click and choose Zoom on the menu
Step 3. Use cursor to box the area to be zoom, now area
boxed is enlarged on the Liveview area.
Step 4. Resume original size with Step 1 & Step 2
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4.4 Motion Detection Setup
You can also use right click control to set two predefined
motion detection areas,and set motion detection levels for
each area. Right click on the image to display the drop
down menu and select on the Motion detection option with
the mouse. Motion
detection must be enabled ont he alerts page for motion
detection to operate.
Click 1 to set motion detection area 1. Use the mouse to
draw a square on the screen. Click and hold the left mouse
button and drag the square across the area to be
monitored. Repeat the procedure to set area 2. This function can
be enabled in 640x480 and 320x240 display mode. Whole the
image area is detected when in 160x120 display mode.
Click Motion Detect Set to set a sensitivity level for each area,
15 is most sensitive, 1 is least sensitive.
Enable motion detection on the alerts page, see “Event Triggling”
for details.
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Chapter 5 Advanced Application
This chapter will cover the Advanced Application for
iCam33, includes:
* Image Setup
* Capture View
* Network Setup
* Server Setup
* Event Trigger Setup
* Administration Setup
* FW Update
5.1 Image Setup
Includes：
* Resolution：Image output resolution of 3 grades: 160x120,
320x240 and 640x480. Default as 320x240.
* Quality：Image Quality of 3 grades: Fine, Normal and Basic.
Default as Basic.
* Anti-Flicker：Anti-Flicker frequency of 3 speeds: 50Hz, 60Hz
and Outdoor. Default as 60Hz.
Operation Procedure：
Step 1. Click on ImageSet to enter this menu.
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