Planet Networking & Communication ICA-101 User manual

Internet Camera
ICA-101/ICA-101W
User s Manual

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Revision
User s Manual for PLANET Internet Camera:
Model: ICA-101/ICA-101W
Rev: 1.0 (May 2003)
Part No. EM-ICA101

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................1
ICA-101/ICA-101W Features.................................................................................1
Package Contents.................................................................................................2
Physical Details.....................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION........................................................................................5
Requirements........................................................................................................5
Connecting ICA-101 series to the Camera Stand...............................................5
Hardware Install Procedure..................................................................................6
CHAPTER 3 INITIAL SETUP........................................................................................7
Preparation............................................................................................................7
Procedures............................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 4 WEB USER INTERFACE.......................................................................12
Introduction.........................................................................................................12
Login....................................................................................................................12
ViewVideo...........................................................................................................12
Administration.....................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 5 CLIENTUTILITY....................................................................................26
Install Procedure.................................................................................................26
Using Viewer & Recorder Utility........................................................................28
APPENDIX AFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS..................................................33
APPENDIX B TROUBLE SHOOTING.........................................................................34
APPENDIX C SPECIFICATION...................................................................................36

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Chapter 1
Introduction
As broadband communication gets more and more popular, transferring video and
audio through networkshas becomeamajor issue. The ICA-101 familyprovides an
advanced Internet Camera solution, supporting wired or wireless Ethernet networking.
The ICA-101/ICA-101Wcan be placed wherever there is awired/wireless LAN or an
available xDSL/Cable modemconnection, and the ICA-101 familyalso supports DDNS.
Even when your gatewaydoes not support DDNS, it can still co-operate with the ICA-
101 familyand provide live images to Internet users.
The ICA-101 familyuses advanced MPEG-4 video compression technology.An ad-
vanced microcomputer is integrated into this camera to digitizelive video, and then
compress the video streamusing MPEG-4. The high compression capabilities of
MPEG-4 reduce networkbandwidth requirements to amazinglylowlevels. With their
Plug-N-Watch capability,anetworkadministrator or systemoperator can seamlessly
complete networkdeployment in just minutes!
ICA-101/ICA-101W Features
Simple to use
Plug-N-Watch capabilityto simplifysystemintegration in an existing networkenviron-
ment
Suitable for home, business, or public facilities
The ICA-101 familycan be deployed in manydifferent situations and reduce the cost
ofhuman resources, offering flexibility,affordability,and reliabilityfor surveillance of
manufacturing and other facilities.
Remote Monitoring and Management.
ICA-101 series can fullyintegrate with your network.Bythe conveniences ofworld
wide Internet, you can do the monitoring anywhere. Via add-on utility,network adminis-
trators can decide whether individuals or the whole teammayaccess ICA-101 series.
Multi-user password protection support offers more flexibilitywhile managing ICA-101
series.
Multiple platform support
Supports TCP/IP networking, SMTPe-mail, HTTP, PPPoE and other Internet related
protocols. The ICA-101 familycan be applied and utilized in amixed operating system
networkenvironment.
Easyconfiguration
The networkadministrator can configure and manage ICA-101 familyvia Windows-
based utilityor web interface.
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Bundled recording utility
Provides the convenience to schedule your recording plan.
Motion detection
Monitoring anysuspicious movement in specific area.
DDNS support
In order to viewvideo over Internet, the user must knowthe Internet IP address ofthe
gatewayused bythe camera. Ifthe gatewayhas adynamic IP address, DDNS (Dy-
namic DNS) is required. Since manygatewaysdo not support DDNS, this function is
incorporated into ICA-101 family.
Audio support
With an external microphone attached, audio can be recorded with live images.
Package Contents
The following items should be included:
•Internet Camera unit
•Camera Stand Accessory
•Power Adapter
•CD-ROM
•QuickInstallation Guide
Ifanyofthe above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immedi-
ately.
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Front Panel
Front Panel of ICA-101W
Front Panel of ICA-101
LED definition:
PWROn - Internet Camera is powered on.
ACTBlink- Internet Camera is active.
LAN On –LAN port is active.
Blink –Data is transferring via LAN port.
WLAN On –Wireless interface is active.
Blink –Data is transferring via wireless interface.
Rear Panel
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Reset Button This button has two (2) functions:
• When pressed and released, Internet Camera will
reset (restart).
• When reset button is pressed over 3 seconds and
then release. ALLdata will be clear and restore ALL
settings to the factorydefault values.
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Chapter 2
Installation
Requirements
ICA-101 ICA-101W
Network Environment
LAN 10/ 100M Ethernet 10/ 100M Ethernet
IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN
Monitoring System Recommended
System Hard-
ware
•CPU: PentiumII, 266 MHzor above
•MemorySize: 32 MB (64 MB recommended)
•VGA card resolution: 800x600 or above
System Requirement for Viewer & Recorder Application
Support OS Win 98 SE, Win 2000, Win Me, Win XP
System
Hardware
•CPU: PentiumIII, 450 MHzor above
•MemorySize: 128 MB (256 MB recommended)
•VGA card resolution: 800x600 or above
Connecting ICA-101 series to the Camera Stand
ICA-101 series comes with acamera stand accessorywith aswivel ball screwhead
that can be attached to ICA-101 series' bottom screwhole. Attach the camera stand to
ICA-101 series and station it for your application. There are three holes located in the
base ofthe camera stand allowing ICA-101 series to be mounted on the ceiling or any
wall securely.
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Hardware Install Procedure
1.Connect an Ethernet cable
Connect one end ofan Ethernet cable to the LAN port located on the ICA-101/101W
rear panel and attach the other end to the networkdevice (hub or switch). Ifyou want
to use wireless connection for ICA-101W, you can skip this step.
2.Attach the external power supply
Connect the provided power adapter to the ICA-101s connector labeled "5VDC" on
rear panel.
3.Check the LEDs
The PWR would flash for fewseconds to detect networkconnection. The network
indication LEDs (LAN or WLAN) would be on depending on which networktype is
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Chapter 3
Initial Setup
Preparation
The initial setup ofICA-101 series must be done through bundled Setup Wizard utility.
Before starting installation, please ensure that:
• Your PC can establish a physical connection to the Internet Camera. The PC and
the Internet Camera must be directlyconnected (using the LAN port on the Inter-
net Camera) or on the same LAN segment. That is, the PC must be configured to
an IP address and subnet maskin 192.168.0.x segment. For example: IP:
192.168.0.2, subnet mask: 255.255.255.0.
• The Internet Camera must be installed and powered ON.
• Ifthe Internet Camera's default IP Address (192.168.0.20) is alreadyused by
another device, the other device must be turned OFF until the Internet Camera is
allocated a newIP Address during configuration.
Procedures
1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the autorun program. Once
completed, a menu screen would appear as follow.
2. Clickon Setup Wizard hyperlinkto activate the initial setup.
Ifthe above screen is not shown, you can start the installation as follows.
•Clickon Start Menu/ Run.
•Enter “D:\Utility\wizard.exe”in the appeared box, where “D”is the letter ofyour
CD-ROM drive.
•Clickon “OK”button.
3. Once the wizard is activated, it would search available camera automatically.
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4. The screen will list all cameras in your LAN. You can viewtheir current settings by
selecting respective Device Name fromleft panel. Choose the one you want to
configure, click Next.
5. A password verification screen will pop up. Please keyin administrator name and
password for login. The default strings are admin/admin.
6. In the next screen, you can select Fixed IP Address”or Dynamic IP Address”.
Fixed IP Address is recommended, and can always be used. Dynamic IP Ad-
dress can onlybe used ifyour LAN has a DHCP Server. Ifyou select Dynamic
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7. Enter the desired networksettings: IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gate-
way. Click Next”to proceed.
8. Ifyou are using ICA-101, please skip to step 10. This screen allows you to config-
ure wireless settings: Mode, Authentication Type, ESSID, Domain, and Channel.
Enter appropriate values in each field, then click Next”.
9. WEP keysettings are used to secure your wireless connection. Enter the suitable
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10. The next screen allows you to enter a suitable Description, and set the correct
Date, Time, and Time Zone. Make anydesired changes, then click Next to con-
tinue.
11. The Save settings screen displays all the details ofyour camera. Click Save”ifall
settings are correct, or click Back”to modifyincorrect values.
12. After saving all settings, the followscreen appears. You can clickthe “Web UI”to
connect to the camera using your Web Browser, or click Exit”to close Setup
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13. Clickon Web UI”to access the web interface ofICA-101 series. Please refer to
chapter 4 for more information about web UI. Clickon Exit”to close Setup Wiz-
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Chapter 4
Web User Interface
Introduction
After finishing the initial setup ofICA-101 series, your camera is readyto use for all
users in LAN. This chapter describes howto viewlive image and manage camera with
web browser. The demonstration screens are fromICA-101W, the screens ofICA-101
are similar except some wireless settings.
Login
Activate the web browser, type “http://192.168.0.20”in the address box to access
Welcome page ofICA-101 series. The lower right ofthe page shows information of
Device Name, Description, and IP Address.
There are four options which are available for all screens:
•Home: return to Welcome page.
•ViewVideo: viewlive images.
•Administration: access the management screens.
•Exit: close the current screen and terminate the connection to camera.
ViewVideo
You can viewlive video via web browser byselecting ViewVideo”option. Please
note that this option needs to download and install an ActiveX control“NetCamPlayer-
web.ocx”to your computer. Please change the securitysettings ofyour browser with
following procedures first.
1. Click “Tools”fromupper tool bar ofbrowser, select “Internet Options…”.
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3. Find the settings of “Download unsigned ActiveX controls”, change the option to
“Prompt”.
4. Click “OK”button.
5. Click “Yes”while Warning dialog box appears.
6. Click “Apply”, then “OK”button to finish the setting.
After the setting is done, a “SecurityWarning”dialog box would appear while you
select “ViewVideo”. Ensure the path and the ocx file name is correct, then click “Yes”
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Once the installation is successfullyfinished, you will see the live video immediately.
Administration
Once you click “Administration”option, a dialog box will pop up. Please enter default
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The management screens contain 5 sub-screens: System, Network, Image, User, and
Status.
System
System Settings:
Device Name:
This field displays the name ofyour ICA-101 series. It cannot be changed.
Description:
This field is used for entering a descriptive name for the location used byICA-101
series.
Time:
Enter the current time.
Date:
Enter the current date.
Timezone: