IP Camera HLC-830W User manual

*** USER’S MANUAL ***
FCC ID : UTBHLC830W

The Federal Communication Commission Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may
cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of more of the following
measures: -
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced Radio/TV technician for help.
Use only shielded cables to connect I/O devices to this equipment. You are cautioned that change
or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your
authority to operate the equipment.
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO
THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL
INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERECE RECEIVED,
INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.
1. This device may not cause harmful interference and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

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HLC-830W

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Content
I. PREFACE....................................................................................................................................... 3
II. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................... 3
III. PRODUCT INSTALLATION....................................................................................................... 5
A. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................. 5
B. IPASSIGNMENT............................................................................................................................ 5
C. INSTALLACTIVEXCONTROL:.......................................................................................................... 7
IV. LIVE VIDEO ............................................................................................................................... 9
V. HLC-83 CONFIGURATION...........................................................................................................11
A. SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................................11
B. NETWORK .................................................................................................................................. 14
C. MULTIMEDIA ............................................................................................................................... 16
D. EVENT ....................................................................................................................................... 19
VI. NETWORK CONFIGURATION................................................................................................ 22
VII. PACKAGE CONTENTS........................................................................................................... 24

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I. Preface
HLC-83 is a CMOS IP camera. It builds in web server. User views real-time video
via IE browser. HLC-83 supports MPEG-4 video compression which provides
smooth and high quality video. The video can be stored in the SD card, and can be
playback remotely.
HLC-83 is an easy-to-use IP camera which is designed for home security
application.
II.Product Specifications
zMPEG4 compression
zSupports SD card for local recording
zWireless network connection﹝Optional﹞
z2-way audio
zOnline firmware upgrade
zReal-time video recording
zCompatible with Microsoft Windows Media Player

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Hardware
CPU ARM 9 ,32 bit RISC
RAM 64MB
ROM 8MB
Image sensor 1/4” CMOS
Microphone Built-in
Network
Ethernet 10/ 100 Base-T
Network Protocol HTTP, TCP/ IP, SMTP, FTP, PPPoE, DHCP, DDNS, NTP
Wireless (Optional)
Wireless 802.11b/g
WEP 64/ 128 bit
System
Video Resolution 640x480, 320x240, 160x120
Video adjust Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue
Image snapshot Yes
Full screen monitoring Yes
Compression format MPEG-4
Video bitrate adjust CBR, VBR
Motion Detection Yes, 3 different areas
Triggered action Mail, FTP, Save to SD card
Pre/ Post alarm Yes, configurable
Security Password protection
Firmware upgrade HTTP mode, can be upgraded remotely
Simultaneous connection Up to 10
Audio Yes, 2-way
SD card management
Recording trigger Motion Detection, Network break down
Video format AVI
Video playback Yes
Delete files Yes
Web browsing requirement
OS Windows 2000, XP, 2003
Internet browser Microsoft IE 6.0 or above

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III. Product Installation
A. Hardware Installation
i. Connect power adaptor
ii. Connect ethernet cable
iii. Set up the network configurations according to the network environment.
For further explanation, please refer to chapter VI, “Network
Configuration for HLC-83”.
B. IP Assignment
i. Use the software, “IP Installer” to assign the IP address of HLC-83. The
software is in the attached software CD.
ii. There are two languages for the IP installer
a. IPInstallerCht.exe: Chinese version
b. IPInstallerEng.exe: English version
iii. There are 3 kinds of IP configuration.
a. Fixed IP (Public IP or Virtual IP)
b. DHCP (Dynamic IP)

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c. Dial-up (PPPoE)
iv. Execute IP Installer
v. For Windows XP SP2 user, it may popup the following message box.
Please click “Unblock”.
vi. The GUI of the IP Installer:
vii. IP Installer searches all the IP cameras which connect to the intranet
and lists on the left side of the IP Installer. Just click the “Search Device”
to re-search again.
viii. Click one of the IP camera listed on the left side. The network
configuration of this IP camera will show on the right side. Change the

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parameter and click “Submit”. The following dialogue box will show. Just
click “OK”. It will the change the IP and reboot the camera.
ix. Click “Search Device” to research the IP camera. Double click the IP
camera listed on the left side. It will open an IE browser and connect to
this IP camera directly.
C. Install ActiveX control:
For the first time to view the camera video via IE, it will ask you to install the
ActiveX component.
If the installation failed, please check the security setting for the IE browser.
i. IE ÆTools ÆInternet Options… ÆSecurity Tab ÆCustom Level… Æ
Security Settings ÆDownload unsigned ActiveX controlsÆSelect
“Enable” or Prompt.
ii. IE ÆTools ÆInternet Options… ÆSecurity Tab ÆCustom Level…
ÆInitialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe ÆSelect
“Enable” or Prompt.

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When popup the following dialogue box, click “Yes”.

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IV. Live Video
Start a IE browser, type the IP address of the IP camera in the address field. It will
show the following dialogue box. Key-in the user name and password. The default
user name and password are “admin” and “admin”.
When connect to the HLC-83。The following GUI shows.

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1. : Get into the administration page
2. : Video Snapshot
3. Shows how many people connect to this IP camera
4. Show system time, video resolution, and video refreshing rate
5. HLC-83 supports 2-way audio. Click the “Chatting” check box. The you can use
microphone which connect to the PC to talk to server side, which is HLC-83 side.
Double-click the video, it will change to full screen mode. Press “Esc” or double-click
the video again, it will change back to normal mode.
Right-Click the mouse on the video, it will show a pop-up menu.
1. Snapshot: Save a jpg picture
2. Record Start: Record the video in the local PC. It will ask you where to save the
video. To stop recording, right-click the mouse again. Select “Record Stop”. The

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video format is AVI. Use Microsoft Media Player to play the recorded file.
3. Mute: Turn of the audio. Click again to turn on it.
4. Full Screen: Full-screen mode.
V. HLC-83 Configuration
Click to get into the administration page. Click to back to the live video
page.
A.System
i、System Information
Set up the camera name, select language, and set up the camera time.
a. Server Name: This is the Camera name. This name will show on
the IP Installer.
b. Select language: There are English, Traditional Chinese, and
Simple Chinese to select. When change, it will show the following
dialogue box for the confirmation of changing language.

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c. Server time setting: Use NTP or Input Date & Time manually.
ii、User Management
HLC-83 supports three different users, administrator, general user, and
anonymous user.

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a. Anonymous User Login:
Yes: Allow anonymous login
No: Need user name & password to access this IP camera
b. Add user:
Type the user name and password, then click “Add/Set”.
c. Click “edit” or “delete” to modify the user.
iii、System update:

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To update the firmware online, click “Browse…” to select the firmware.
Then click “Upgrade” to the procedure.
Reboot system: re-start the IP camera
Factory default: delete all the settings in this IP camera.
B.Network
i、IP Setting
HLC-83 supports DHCP and static IP.
a. Static IP：Type IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS
manually.

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b. DHCP：Using DHCP, HLC-83 will get all the network parameters
automatically.
1.1.1PPPoE:
Select “Enabled” to use PPPoE.
Key-in Username and password for theADSL connection.
Send mail after dialed: When connect to the internet, it will send a mail to
a specific mail account. For the mail setting, please refer to “Mail and
FTP” settings.
ii、DDNS:
HLC-83 supports DDNS (Dynamic DNS) service.
a. DynDNS；
1. Enable this service

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2. Key-in the DynDNS server name, user name, and password.
3. Set up the IP refreshing rate.
4. Click “Apply”
b. Camddns service:
1. Key-in user name.
2. Click “Apply”.
c. DDNS Status
1. Updating: Information update
2. Idle: Stop service
3. DDNS registration successful, can now log by
http://<username>.ddns.camddns.com: Register successfully.
4. Update Failed, the name is already registered: The user name
has already been used. Please change it.
5. Update Failed, please check your internet connection: Network
connection failed.
6. Update Failed, please check the account information you
provide: The server, user name, and password may be wrong.
iii、Wireless Setting (This section is for HLC-83W only)
C.Multimedia
i、Image Setting

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Adjust “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Hue”, and “Saturation” to get clear
video.
ii、Video Setting
a. Basic Mode:
1. Resoultion:
There are 3 resolutions to choose.
VGA – 640X480
CIF – 320X240
QCIF – 160X120
2. Quality:
There are 5 levels to adjust, The higher the quality is, the

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bigger the file size is.
3. Video System:
Please select 60 (Hz) if you are in America, Taiwan…
Please select 50 (Hz) if you are in Europe, China…
b. Advanced Mode:
1. Resoultion:
There are 3 resolutions to choose.
VGA – 640X480
CIF – 320X240
QCIF – 160X120
2. Bitrate Control Mode
There are CBR﹝Constant Bit Rate﹞and VBR﹝Variable Bit
Rate﹞to use.
CBR；64Kbps~4Mbps。
VBR：Q=3~30。
3. Video Frame Rate
The video refreshing rate per second.
4. GOP
It means "Group of Pictures". The higher the GOP is, the better
the quality is.
5. Video System:
Please select 60 (Hz) if you are in America, Taiwan…
Please select 50 (Hz) if you are in Europe, China…
iii、Audio:
HLC-83 supports 2-way audio. Select “Enable” to start this function.