Iqinvision IQeye User manual

user's
guide

manual version 1.5/2
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Notices
© 2001, IQinVision. All rights reserved. No part or contents of this manual may be transmitted
or reproduced without written permission from IQinVision.
The release date for this manual is April 25, 2001. The instructions contained in this manual
correspond to operating software version 1.5/2. Due to updates in the camera’s operating
software, this manual will change periodically and may change without notice. Current versions
of the manual are kept at the IQinVision web site (www.IQeye.com).
The screenshots in this manual are used for explanatory purposes. Your actual screens may
differ from the screenshots included in this manual.
For the on-line version of this manual, all cross-references to other chapters, sections, and pages
are highlighted in blue. These highlighted words are links to the indicated section. Navigate to
the section indicated in the cross-reference by clicking the highlighted word.
This product is partially based on source code appearing in “The Working Programmer's Guide
to Serial Protocols,” Copyright (c) 1995 Tim Kientzle and Coriolis Group, Inc.
Portions Copyright Netscape Communications Corporation, 1999. All Rights Reserved.
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United States and other countries. Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company or product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Table of Contents
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Notices 2
1: Introduction 6
1.1 Overview 6
1.2 Features 6
1.3 The IQeye Camera 7
1.3.1 The IQEye1 and IQEye2 7
1.3.2 The IQEye3 8
1.4 Installation Basics 9
1.5 Configuration Basics 10
1.5.1 Browser-Based Settings Pages 10
1.5.2 Online Help Pages 11
1.5.3 VisiCon 11
1.6 Lens Mount Compatibility 11
1.7 Browser Compatibility 12
1.7.1 Browser Support 12
1.7.2 Browser Management 12
2: Installation & Initial Configuration 13
2.1 Overview 13
2.2 Connectors 13
2.2.1 Connect Ethernet 13
2.2.2 Connect Power 13
2.3 Assign the IP Address 14
2.3.1 VisiCon 14
2.3.2 Directed Ping Packet 17
2.4 Configure the Camera 19
2.4.1 Focus 20
2.4.2 Image Size and Orientation 21
2.4.3 Image Settings 23
2.4.4 Server Settings 25
2.5 Access the Camera 26
2.5.1 Pan/Tilt/Zoom Within Images 27
2.5.2 View Still Images 28
2.5.3 Save Images (optional) 29

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3: Image Configuration 30
3.1 Overview 30
3.2 Navigation 30
3.3 Image Settings 32
3.4 Window Tools 36
3.4.1 Hot Spot Tool 37
3.4.2 Crop Tool 37
3.4.3 Gain Window Tool 37
3.5 Focus 38
4: Server Configuration 40
4.1 Overview 40
4.2 Server Setup Items 41
4.3 Important Server Information 44
5: Access Control 45
5.1 Overview 45
5.2 Passwords 46
5.2.1 General Password 46
5.2.2 Management Password 47
5.2.3 Cookies 47
5.3 Access Hours 48
6: Trigger Event Configuration 49
6.1 Overview 49
6.2 Trigger Settings 49
6.2.1 General Settings 51
6.2.2 E-mail Settings 53
6.2.3 FTP Settings 55
6.2.4 Verify Outgoing Connection 57
7: Modem Settings 59
7.1 Overview 59
7.2 Enabling Dial-up Connectivity 60
7.2.1 Connect a Compatible Modem 60
7.2.2 Configure Dial-up Settings 61
7.3 Using the Modem 62
7.3.1 Dial-in Connections 62
7.3.2 Dial-out Connections 62

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8: VisiCon 63
8.1 Overview 63
8.2 Managing the Camera 63
8.3 Using Browser-Based Configuration Pages 65
8.4 Installing New Operating Software 66
8.5 Rebooting 69
9: Lenses 70
9.1 Overview 70
9.2 Lens Selection 70
9.2.1 Imaging Chip Size (format) 70
9.2.2 Focal Length 71
9.2.3 Lens Mounts 72
9.2.4 Depth of Field 73
9.2.5 Iris (aperture) 73
9.3 Lens Compatibility 74
9.3.1 Compatible Lenses 74
9.3.2 Incompatible Lenses 74
A: Technical Support 75
B: Troubleshooting 76
C: Pinouts 80
D: Focus Utilities 83
E: Software Updates (Manual) 87
Certifications 91
Warranty 92
Index 93

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1: Introduction
1.1 Overview
The IQeye is a digital camera that contains a compression engine and an integrated web server.
This combination enables the IQeye to capture live digital images, host its own web site, and
deliver the images via the World Wide Web without needing any additional computer
equipment, plug-ins, or software.
1.2 Features
The IQeye offers a wide range of versatile features. Most importantly, the camera:
• Supports the most commonly used World Wide Web browsers: Netscape 4.67 and higher
(4.0 and higher necessary for configuration) and Internet Explorer 5.5 and higher,
Note:
Refer to the Browser Compatibility section on page 12 of this chapter for
information on the operational differences between the two browsers.
• Connects to the Internet through an ordinary RJ45 10/100BASE-T Ethernet port,
• Contains a web-based configuration utility for image, web server, and security settings,
• Supports the TCP/IP protocol for easy connectivity and hassle-free software upgrades,
• Can place images on external FTP servers,
• Can e-mail images to remote users,
• Can be easily configured to capture images in any size up to 640 by 480 pixels (IQeye1
and IQeye2) or 1288 by 1032 pixels (IQeye3, subject to change), and
• Protects all browser-based settings with encrypted passwords.

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1.3 The IQeye Camera
1.3.1 The IQEye1 and IQEye2
The front of the camera has an LED and a lens mount. The rear has the camera’s hardware
address, connection ports, power supply input, and two LEDs.
(1) Red “Image Capture” LED Programmable LED. By default, it flashes each time the
IQeye camera captures an image when a user is connected
to the camera. It also indicates the level of focus when
using the focus utility.
(2) Lens The IQeye camera ships with an 8mm 1:1.2 lens.
(3) RJ45 Ethernet Port Accepts an RJ45 Ethernet connector.
(4) Din-8 Serial Port Allows users to perform camera management or attach a
modem to the IQeye camera.
(5) Green “Status” LED Flashes to indicate that power is being supplied to the
camera and also flashes to indicate the boot process.
(6) Hardware Address Necessary when assigning an IP address to the camera.
(7) Power Input Accepts the power plug of the included power supply.
(8) Screw Terminal Relay I/O Allows users to attach an external device such as an
infrared motion sensor.
(9) Focus/Factory Reset Button Dual-purpose button. When pressed once, it initiates the
focus utility. When pressed and held during the boot
process, it returns all settings to their factory defaults.
Note:
After completing a factory reset, you will need to reassign the camera’s
IP address before any connectivity will be available. Refer to the
Installation & Initial Configuration chapter for more information about
assigning an IP address.
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(11) Yellow “Link/Activity” LED Lights steadily to indicate a successful network
connection and flashes to indicate the presence of
network or serial activity. Also used to indicate the level
of focus when using the focus utility.
1.3.2 The IQEye3
The front of the camera has an LED, a lens mount, and a focusing wheel. When the lens is
removed, you can see the lens selector and imager chip inside the camera. The rear has the
camera’s hardware address, connection ports, power supply input, and two LEDs.
(1) Lens Mount Attach a C-mount or CS-mount lens.
(2) Imager Chip Captures the images through the lens.
(3) Focus Wheel Turn the wheel to adjust the focus.
(4) Lens Selection Pointer Turn the Focus Wheel until the pointer is over the line
marked C or CS, which corresponds to the type of lens
attached to the camera.
(5) Red “Image Capture” LED Programmable LED. By default, it flashes each time the
IQeye camera captures an image when a user is connected
to the camera. It also indicates the level of focus when
using the focus utility.
(6) Power Input Accepts the power plug of the included power supply.
(7) RJ45 Ethernet Port Accepts an RJ45 Ethernet connector.
(8) Mic In Port Accepts a stereo miniplug to provide sound to those
viewing the image.
(9) Audio Out Port Accepts a stereo miniplug.
(10) Auto Iris Port Accepts an auto-iris connector that is attached to the lens.
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(11) DB9 Serial Port Allows users to perform camera management or attach a
modem to the IQeye camera.
(12) Screw Terminal Relay I/O Allows users to attach an external device such as an
infrared motion sensor.
(13) Hardware Address Necessary when assigning an IP address to the camera.
1.4 Installation Basics
The IQeye camera becomes operational once it is:
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Connected to an Ethernet network using twisted-pair Ethernet cable,
Note: To configure the camera to operate with an external modem, refer to the
Modems chapter.
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Connected to its power supply and plugged into an ordinary electrical outlet, and
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Assigned an IP Address.
Note:
If your IQeye is installed on a network that uses a DHCP server to assign
IP addresses, you will need to enable the DHCP feature in the camera.
See DHCP on page 42 for more information.
Once you assign an IP address to the camera, you can access the camera from your favorite web
browser by typing its IP address into the browser’s URL/Location field.
After you enter the IP address into the browser, you will see the IQeye camera’s View Images
page, which should look similar to the following:
The IQeye’s home page allows you to view live images, access still images, and navigate to the
browser-based configuration pages.

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1.5 Configuration Basics
Once an IQeye camera is properly installed, you can customize image settings, security features,
and networking capabilities. While some of the camera’s features will need to be customized
only for particular situations, other features will need to be configured for all installations.
These important features can be configured using the browser-based configuration page and are
discussed in the following places in this manual:
• Clock, see the Clock Date section on page 26
• Login and privileged passwords, see the Passwords section on page 46
• The network gateway, see the TCP/IP Gateway section on page 25
• Image lighting, see the lighting section on page 33
Use the camera’s browser-based configuration pages to adjust the features mentioned above.
These pages contain fields that allow you to reconfigure most of the camera’s default settings.
1.5.1 Browser-Based Settings Pages
IQeye cameras contain browser-based settings pages for configuring most settings. The pull-
down menus and text input fields on the these pages enable you to optimize the performance of
your camera. When using the pull-down menus, all settings will activate once you choose the
appropriate setting. For the text input areas, all settings will activate once you press <Tab>.
To adjust the settings on the browser-based settings pages:
1Become the privileged user (see Passwords on page 46).
2Choose the setting you want to adjust.
3Select the appropriate value from the pull-down menu or enter the appropriate
value into the form field and then press <Tab>.
Note: When using the pull-down menus, the setting will change once you select
the appropriate setting.
4Repeat this process for any other settings you want to adjust.
5Press the Logout Session button.
The Logout feature will close that privileged session, which ensures that no one else can
access the privileged features of your camera from that computer without logging in. You
will also end the privileged session by quitting your browser.
Note: For the browser-based pages to operate properly on Netscape browsers,
you must enable both Java and JavaScript. These options are available
within the Advanced area of the Preferences settings. Access these
settings by selecting Edit from the menu bar. Within the Edit menu,
choose Preferences and then scroll down to Advanced. Enable Java and
JavaScript by clicking the appropriate check boxes.