Kguard PLM00 Installation and operation manual

WiFi IP Camera
PLM00
Web Client Manual
Default user name: admin
Default password: 123456

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Set Up Your Camera Wirelessly Through Your Mobile Devices.................................5
Congure the IP Camera Using the KViewLink App .................................................6
Congure the IP Camera Using the Web Client........................................................6
Log In .....................................................................................................................7
Live Screen.............................................................................................................. 8
Task Bar .................................................................................................................. 8
Screen Mode .......................................................................................................... 9
Quick Menu ............................................................................................................ 9
Live ....................................................................................................................... 11
Playback...............................................................................................................12
Playback Control................................................................................................... 12
Task Bar ................................................................................................................ 13
Time Bar ............................................................................................................... 13
Remote Sengs ...................................................................................................14
Display Menu........................................................................................................ 14
Live .............................................................................................................14
Image Control.............................................................................................15
Privacy Zone ...............................................................................................16
Record Menu ........................................................................................................ 16
Rec Parameters...........................................................................................16
Record Schedule.........................................................................................17
Record Snapshot ........................................................................................17
Network Menu ..................................................................................................... 18
Network Seng..........................................................................................18
WiSet........................................................................................................19
Video Streaming.........................................................................................19
Email...........................................................................................................20
DDNS ..........................................................................................................20
IP Filter .......................................................................................................21
RTSP............................................................................................................ 21
FTP.............................................................................................................. 21
Contents

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Alarm Menu.......................................................................................................... 22
Moon........................................................................................................22
Wireless Alarm Status ................................................................................22
Wireless Alarm Sensor ...............................................................................23
Device Menu ........................................................................................................ 23
SD Card.......................................................................................................23
Log..............................................................................................................24
Audio ..........................................................................................................24
Audio File....................................................................................................24
BreathingLight ............................................................................................25
System Menu........................................................................................................ 25
Date/Time ..................................................................................................25
Users........................................................................................................... 26
Info .............................................................................................................26
Advanced Menu ................................................................................................... 27
Firmware Update........................................................................................27
Load Default ............................................................................................... 27
Maintain .....................................................................................................27
Local Sengs........................................................................................................ 28
Informaon........................................................................................................... 28
Logo.................................................................................................................... 28

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Safety Informaon
Warning
This is the symbol for indicang any potenal hazard,
risk or condion requiring special aenon.
The user needs to refer to the important operang
and maintenance or servicing instrucons.
Cauon
The lighng ash with an arrow head symbol, in an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user.
There is dangerous “voltage” presence near by the
product’s enclosure which may be risk of person.
Safety Precauons
1. Read the user manual carefully before aempng
to install the camera and keep the manual for future
reference.
2. Follow all instrucons.
3. Always keep the glass lens clean to obtain the best
picture quality. Clean only with dry cloth.
4. Do not install near water or heat sources such as
radiators or other apparatus that produce heat.
5. Do not install the camera in places with high humidity.
6. Do not install the camera in places highly exposed to
gas or oil.
7. Do not install the camera in places enclosed by metal.
This may shield the electromagnec waves and cause
signal recepon to fail.
8. Do not touch the camera with wet hands.
9. Do not expose the camera to radioacvity or place
near medical equipment with radio waves.
10. Do not service the camera by yourself. Refer all
servicing to authorized personnel.
11. Always handle the device with care.
Warning
To prevent re or shock, DO NOT expose the unit to rain or
moisture.
Cauon
To reduce the risk of electric shock, DO NOT use other power
cables other than the one supplied.
FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class C digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protecon against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instrucons, may cause harmful
interference to radio communicaons. Operaon of this
equipment in a residenal area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.
Modicaons not expressly approved by the
manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment under FCC rules.
Copyright
Copyright @All Rights Reserved.
All other trademarks menoned in this manual are
trademarks of their respecve companies.
Limitaon of Liability
• This publicaon is provided “AS IS” without warranty of
any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not
limited to, the implied warranes of merchantability,
tness for any parcular purpose, or non-infringement
of a third party’s rights.
• This publicaon may include technical inaccuracies
or typographical errors. Changes may be made to
the informaon herein, at any me, for publicaon
improvements and/or of the corresponding device(s).
Disclaimer of Warranty
In no event shall the supplier be liable to any party
or any person, except for replacement or reasonable
maintenance of the product, for the cases, including but
not limited to the following:
• Any damage or loss, including but without limitaon,
direct or indirect, special, consequenal or exemplary,
arising out of or relang to the device;
• Personal injury or any damage caused by inappropriate
use or negligent operaon of the user;
• Unauthorized disassemble, repair or modicaon of
the device by the user;
• Any problem, consequenal inconvenience, or loss or
damage, arising out of combining the system with the
devices of a third party;
• Any claim or acon for damages, brought by any
person or organizaon being a photogenic subject, due
to violaon of privacy with the result of pictures from
a surveillance camera, including saved data, for some
reason, becomes public or is used for the purpose
other than for surveillance.
Safety and Regulatory Info

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Set Up Your Camera Wirelessly Through Your Mobile Devices
To connect the IP camera to the WiFi network, perform the following:
IMPORTANT!
• Make sure the IP camera is powered on.
• Make sure your smartphone/tablet uses WiFi connecon, not mobile data network.
1. Scan the QR code on the IP camera with your smartphone/tablet. You will be directed to KViewLink app
download site.
2. Download and open the KViewLink app in your smartphone/tablet.
3. Tap to add a new IP camera.
4. Tap Skip to skip the introducon and access the connecon page.
5. Tap Smart WiFi.
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6. When you hear the ding-dong sound form the IP camera, scan the QR code on the IP camera.
Web Client

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Web Client
7. Enter the name for the IP camera and tap Connue.
8. Enter the password of the WiFi router and tap OK.
IMPORTANT! Your smartphone/tablet and IP camera must be connected to the same WiFi router.
Wait unl the conguraon is done. When you see the Live view, this indicates the setup is complete.
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Congure the IP Camera Using the KViewLink App
To congure the IP camera sengs on KViewLink app, tap next to the IP camera you
want to set up. Then select Advanced Sengs and perform the necessary conguraons.
Congure the IP Camera Using the Web Client
Most funcons of IP camera can be congured through “Advanced Sengs” on KViewLink app. But there are some
funcon sengs, such as DST, image control, DDNS, footage downloading, IP Filter, and etc, are not available on the
KViewLink app. These sengs must be set on the Web Client. Prior accessing the IP camera’s Web Client through your
notebook, make sure the IP camera is connected to the WiFi network and your notebook is connected to the same
WiFi router as your IP camera.
Internet
PLM00
IP Camera
Notebook
WiFi Router

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Web Client
NOTE:
• For more informaon on connecng the IP camera to the WiFi network, please follow the the instrucons wrien in
supplied Quick Guide.
To access the Web Client, perform the following:
1. Download and install the DeviceSearch soware to your notebook.
NOTE: The DeviceSearch soware is available at hp://kguardsecurity.server289.com/kguard/
KguardWEBSite/Ulity/IPcam/PLM00/.
2. Double-click the icon to open the remote tool.
3. The program lists the IP camera by IP address. Click on the IP camera IP address eld to open the IP camera
Web Client on your notebook default web browser.
NOTE: If you need to alter the connecon parameters, do the modicaons rst and then click Modify to
save the sengs.
Log In
1. Enter the user name and password.
2. Click Login to sign in.
NOTE: The default user name and password are “admin”and “123456”.

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Web Client
Live Screen
Aer you login to Web Client, the Live screen opens. On Live screen, you will see the live view from the IP camera,
access the Quick menu and funcons on the Task bar, select a screen mode, and congure local and remote sengs.
Screen mode
Quick menu
Live view
Task bar
Stop/Play Live view
Task Bar
To access the common funcons, click the respecve icon shown on the task bar.
• Click to zoom in an area on the video.
• Click to start recording manually. The video recording starts and the icon changes from to . Click the
icon again to stop the manual recording. A dialog box appears on the screen.
The recording is saved to the default locaon in your notebook. To change the video saving locaon, refer to “Local
Sengs” on page 28. To open the recording folder, click “Open”.
• Click to capture a snapshot. A dialog box appears on the screen.

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Web Client
The snapshot is saved to the default locaon in your notebook. To view the snapshot, click “PreView”. To change the
snapshot saving locaon, refer to “Local Sengs” on page 28. To open the snapshot folder, click “Open”.
• Click to mute audio.
• Click to acvate microphone and send your voice to the IP camera.
NOTE: You can talk between the PC and IP camera if an audio device is connected.
Screen Mode
Select the streaming mode between MainStream, SubStream, and MobileStream for the remote live view on
notebook. Modicaons to the streaming mode do not aect the recorded video. You can also choose to display the
remote view in Portrait mode or Full Screen mode.
• Portrait mode ( ): • Full Screen mode ( ):
NOTE: Streaming mode sengs depend on the streaming parameters set in “Video Streaming” on page 19.
Quick Menu
To congure the IP camera breathing, adjust the color sengs, and start using Cruise mode, click the respecve icon
shown in the Quick menu.
• Click to disable the IP camera breathing eect. Click to enable IP camera breathing eect.
• Click to adjust the color sengs of the video.
- Hue ( ): Adjust the red and green balance of the video.
- Brightness ( ): Adjust the brightness level of the video.
- Contrast ( ): Adjust the level of dierence between the lightest and darkest
parts of the video.
- Saturaon ( ): Set the color intensity of the video.
- Sharpness ( ): Adjust the sharpness of the video.
NOTE: Click Default to reset all color sengs to the default values.

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Web Client
• Click to set preset points and use Cruise mode.
To add a preset point, perform the following:
1. Click the direcon arrows on the pointer pan to move the camera to the
desired direcon. 1
2. Click to add the preset point. 2
3. Click to go to the preset point (for tesng). 3
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to add more preset points.
1
2
3
To delete a preset point, perform the following:
1. Enter the preset point number you want to delete. 1
2. Click to delete the preset point. 2
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Web Client
To use Cruise mode, perform the following:
1. Click to start cruise. 1
2. Click to stop cruise. 2
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Live
Click Live to access the live video from the IP camera (refer to “Live Screen” on page 8). To modify the IP camera
name, or current date and me, refer to “Display Menu” on page 14.

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Playback
Click Playback to search and playback the recorded videos.
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2
3
Playback control Time bar Task bar
4
To playback a recorded video, perform the following:
1. Select the recording type. 1
2. Click Search to nd recordings. 2
3. Select the recording of a day in the calendar. 3
NOTE: Those days that have recordings are marked with blue triangles ( ).
4. Click (play) to start playing the video. 4
Playback Control
Control the video playback using the following buons:
• Click to playback video or to pause playback.
• Click to stop video playback.
• Click to skip to the next recording le.
• Click to reverse the recording.
• Click to fast forward the recording.
• Click to mute audio or to unmute audio.

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Web Client
Task Bar
To access the common funcons of the playback, click the respecve icon shown on the task bar.
• Click to switch playback to full screen mode or click to switch playback to portrait mode.
• Click to back up a fracon of the video. To trim video, perform the following:
a) During the video playback, click on the Time Bar to mark the beginning of the video footage you wish to backup.
b) Click to start selecng the footage. The icon changes from to .
c) Click on the Time Bar to mark the end of the video footage you wish to backup.
d) Click to save the footage. A dialog box appears on the screen.
The footage is saved to the default locaon in your notebook. To change the video saving locaon, refer to “Local
Sengs” on page 28. To open the recording folder, click “Open”.
• Click to capture a snapshot.
• Click to download recording(s). Check the recording(s) you want to download and click Start download.
• Click to zoom in an area on the video.
Time Bar
Click or to change the me bar step from 2 hours to 5 minutes.
2-hours interval
5-minutes interval

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Remote Sengs
Click Remote Sengs to congure IP camera sengs, such as video recording, network, storage, and etc.
Remote Sengs menu Menu opon/seng/status
NOTE:
• Aer altering sengs, click Save to save the modicaons.
• Click Refresh to renew the sengs.
• Click Default to restore the default values to the current menu items.
Display Menu
Select this menu opon to congure the display sengs.
Live
Congure Live display sengs.
Name: Enter the IP camera
name.
Channel Display: Enable or
disable displaying IP camera
name on the Live screen.
Time Display: Enable or
disable displaying current me
on the Live screen.
Flicker Control: Set IP camera
mode depending on your
geographical locaon.
NOTE: 50Hz corresponds to
PAL mode and 60Hz to NTSC
mode.
Transparency: Set the menu transparency level from 1 to 128.

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Web Client
TIP: You can drag the IP camera name and date/me box to the desired locaon on the Live view.
Camera name
Date and me
Image Control
Congure the image control sengs.
IR-CUT: Select the desired
built-in lter switch-over mode
to ensure the IP camera works
properly both in the daylight
and night.
IR-CUT Delay: Set the IR-CUT
switching me delay.
Flip/Mirror: Click the
respecve checkbox to ip or
mirror the video image.
Back Light: Enable to compensate the darkness of the subject when shoong against bright light sources. For
example, sunlight.
3D Noise Reducon: Enable to digitally minimize video noise and extend the storage.
Level: Set the 3D noise reducon level.
WDR (Wide Dynamic Range): Enable to allow automacally adjust the brightness and contrast of the video when
shoong in the darkness with bright light sources.
AGC (Automac Gain Control): Congure when shoong in changing lightning environments. The video image is
brightened in dark areas.
White Balance: Select the white balance level between Auto (automac adjustment), Manual (manual adjustment of
red and blue gain), or indoor (opmized according to the indoor environment).
Shuer: Set the shuer mode.
Time Exposure: Select the exposure me of the IP camera.

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Privacy Zone
Set the privacy zone on the video.
Privacy Zone: Click the
checkbox to enable selecng a
privacy zone.
Drag the cursor over the
desired area where you want
the privacy zone to appear. The
marked area is then lled with
maroon color, indicang the
zone locaon.
To delete, click on the privacy
area and then click Delete.
NOTE: The privacy zone is not visible on Live view as well as in the video le.
Record Menu
Select this menu opon to congure the recording sengs.
Rec Parameters
Congure the recording parameters.
Record: Enable or disable the
video recording.
Pack Duraon: Set the me
interval how long video
material you want to save to
one video le.
Stream Type: Set the recording resoluon. The available opons include Main Stream (higher resoluon) and Sub
Stream (lower resoluon). To modify the streaming parameters, refer to “Video Streaming” on page 19.
Audio: Enable or disable the audio recording.
NOTE: Audio recording can only be enabled if Audio is enabled for the streaming mode. Refer to “Video Streaming”
on page 19.

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Web Client
Record Schedule
Set the recording schedule.
Week: Select a day of the week
when you want to set the
recording schedule.
Normal (green): Indicates
connuous recording.
Moon (yellow): Indicates
moon based recording.
Sensor (sensor): Indicates
wireless alarm sensor triggered
recording.
No Record: Indicates there
is no recording set for the
selected me slot(s).
Copy: Select the schedule of a day that you want to copy to another day (or All days). Then click Copy.
To set the recording schedule, drag the cursor over the upper (Normal), middle (Moon), or lower (Sensor) me
slot(s). In the example schedule, normal recording takes place from 12:00PM unl 21:30PM. Moon and sensor
based recording takes place from 21:30PM unl 12AM.
The recording begins when the system day and me matches with the set day and me in the schedule.
To delete a recording for the me slot, drag again the cursor over the desired me slot(s).
Record Snapshot
IMPORTANT! This feature is not supported with PLM00 IP camera.
Congure the snapshot capturing sengs.
Snapshot: Enable or disable
capturing snapshots.
Interval: Set the snapshot
capturing interval.
Snapshot Type: Set the snapshot capturing resoluon. The available opons include MainStream, SubStream, and
MobileStream.
NOTE: Streaming mode sengs depend on the streaming mode parameters in “Video Streaming” on page 19.

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Web Client
Network Menu
Select this menu opon to congure the network sengs.
Network Seng
Set the network parameters depending on your network type. The available opons include DHCP (automacally
obtaining parameters), PPPoE (requires user name and password), or stac (manual network conguraon).
If you are not sure in your network type or sengs, please contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
DHCP: This is the network type when a device on your network (usually a router)
assigns automacally all the network parameters for your camera.
PPPoE: You need an authencaon user name and password to the Internet. This
network protocol allows the device to be directly connected using a DSL modem.
Stac: Requires all the network parameters to be lled in manually.
Type: Select the network type
that you are using.
Client Port: Enter the port that
the IP camera will use to send
informaon through. If the
default port 9000 is already
taken by other applicaons,
please change it.
HTTP Port: Enter the connecon
port for the Web Client. If the
default port 80 is already taken
by other applicaons, please
change it.
Mobile Port: The default
value. No need to modify this
parameter.
IP Address: Enter the IP address
of the IP camera (for Stac type
network only).
Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet
address of the IP camera (for
Stac type network only).
Gateway: Enter the gateway
address for the IP camera (for
Stac type network only).
User Name/Password: Enter
the login credenals PPPoE
network connecon.
DNS1/DNS2: Enter the primary
and secondary (oponal) DNS
server address.
UPNP: Enable this funcon if
you need to connect to the IP
camera remotely through the
router using port forwarding.
NOTE: If your router does not
support UPnP, make sure the
port forwarding is completed
manually. Please see the
customized free guide on hp://
pororward.com/kguard.

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Web Client
WiSet
Set the default Wi network connecon sengs.
Wi: Enable or disable
connecng the IP camera to the
Wi network.
SSID: Enter the SSID of the
default Wi network manually
or double-click the desired SSID
shown in the table.
Pass Phrase: Enter a password for security-enabled Wi network.
Video Streaming
Congure the video streaming parameters.
NOTE: You can set a dierent streaming mode for live view and video recording.
MainStream:
SubStream:
Resoluon: Select the size of
the recorded video. The higher
the resoluon, the larger the
le size.
FPS: Set the number of frames
per second the IP camera will
record.
Audio: Enable or disable audio.
I Frame Interval: Set the
video compression interval
when transming the video
over Internet. The shorter the
interval, the beer the image
quality.
Bitrate Control: Select the
bitrate level and speed based
on the complexity of the scene.
For a simple scene, such as a
gray wall is suitable constant
bitrate (CBR) with lower speed.
For more complex scene, such
as a busy street is suitable
variable bitrate (VBR) with
higher speed.
MobileStream: Quality: If you want to set the
bitrate by yourself, then select
User_Dened mode and set
the bitrate. For a preset bitrate
(2048), select Pre_Dened
mode.

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Email
Congure the email sengs.
Email: Enable or disable email
funcon.
SSL: Enable if your email server
requires SSL vericaon. If you
are not sure, please consult
your email service provider. For
example, if you are using Gmail
then this opon should be
enabled.
SMTP Port: Enter the SMTP port of your email server. For example, if you are using Gmail, the SMTP port is 465.
SMTP Server: Enter the SMTP server address of your email.
Sender: Enter your email address.
Sender Password: Enter the password of your email.
Receiver 1/Receiver 2/Receiver 3: Enter the email address(es) where you want to receive the event nocaons
from the IP camera.
Interval: Congure the length of the me interval between the nocaon emails from the IP camera.
DDNS
Congure the DDNS sengs. DDNS provides a stac address to simplify remote connecon to your IP camera. To
use DDNS, you need to open an account on the DDNS service provider’s web page. For example, KGUARD.ORG:
hp://www.kguard.org.
DDNS: Enable or disable DDNS
funcon.
Server: Select the preferred
DDNS server.
Host Name: Enter the host
name address. This will be the
address you type in the URL
box when you want to connect
remotely to the IP camera.
User Name/Password: Enter the user name and password you obtained when creang an account on the DDNS
service provider’s web page. For example, user name for KGUARD.ORG users is the email address you used when
creang the account on KGUARD.ORG web page.
Aer all parameters are entered, click Test DDNS to test DDNS sengs.