Planet ICA-8500 User manual

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5 Mega-pixel Fisheye IP Camera
for Indoor Use
ICA-8500 / ICA-W8500
Quick Installation Guide

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction.................................................................................... 3
1.1 Before Installation............................................................................... 3
1.2 System Requirements......................................................................... 3
Chapter 2. Physical Description and Installation .......................................... 4
2.1 Package Contents ............................................................................... 4
2.2 Physical Details................................................................................... 4
2.3 Installation ........................................................................................... 6
2.4 Wall/Ceiling Mount Installation Procedure........................................ 7
Chapter 3. Camera Windows Utility................................................................ 9
3.1 Network Configuration........................................................................ 9
3.2 Opening the Web-based UI............................................................... 10
Further Information........................................................................................ 12

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Chapter 1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing PLANET 5 Mega-pixel Fish-Eye Panorama IP Camera. The Fish-Eye
lens can view 360 degrees panoramic wide angle view without blind spot. With user friendly
interface, it is an easy-to-use IP camera which is designed for security application. The IP
camera delivers a clear image through multi-streaming H.264 and Motion JPEG video up to 1920
x 1920 pixels.
The IP camera supports digital Pan/Tilt and zoom function can provide users with 10 different
video modes. It applies perspective correction software to eliminate the rounding normally
associated with Fish-Eye lenses and thus saves lots of traditional mechanical Pan/Tilt
maintenance cost.
It has a built-in ICR (IR-cut filter removable) for day / night surveillance and provides surveillance
functions including DI/DO alarm, MicroSD card support for local storage, and 2-way audio that
enables audio communication between local and remote IP camera installed sites by connecting
the external microphone and speaker. Moreover, the IP camera can be managed by PLANET
Cam Viewer IP Surveillance management software for multi-camera video surveillance
application and provides monitoring, recording and event management functions to secure your
property and life.
1.1 Before Installation
Before installation, please be sure to read this quick installation guide and user’s manual (CD)
carefully to complete machine installation. This guide shows how to quickly set up the IP camera.
1.2 System Requirements
CPU Intel® Core™ i3 2.4GHz
RAM 4GB
Video RAM 1GB
Display Chip nVIDIA GeForce 8500GT or ATI Radeon HD 4350 or above
Display Resolution 1366 x 768 24bits
Operating System Windows XP with SP3 / Vista / Win7
DirectX 9.0c or above
Network Wired Ethernet 100Base-TX

Chapter 2. Physical Description and Installation
2.1 Package Contents
IP Camera Unit x 1
Power Adapter x 1
Quick Installation Guide x 1
User’s Manual CD x 1
Wall Mount Kit x 1
Mounting Label x 1
GPIO Connector x 1
2.2 Physical Details
Front Panel
Interface Description
Light Sensor
The Light sensor is for detecting the IP camera
environment illuminance, and if the IP camera is in the
dark/night environment, it will let IR cut filter off for a
clear night view.
Mic
The IP camera has a built-in internal microphone
which is hidden in the pinhole located on the front
panel.
Reset Button This button is hidden in the pinhole. Please refer to the
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user’s manual for more information.
Speaker The IP camera has a built-in internal speaker which is
hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel.
Bottom Panel
Interface Description
Power Jack
The input power is DC 12V, 2A.
ONLY use the power adapter that comes
with the package. Otherwise, the product
may be damaged.
RJ-45 LAN Socket
Connect to PC or Hub/Switch.
It connects to 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX
Fast Ethernet cabling. This Ethernet port built
auto-negotiation protocol can detect or negotiate
the transmission speed of the network
automatically. Please use CAT-5 cable to connect
the Network Camera to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet
network switch or hub.
ONLY use one power source, either from
DC or from 802.3af Power over Ethernet.
(For ICA-8500 only)
MicroSD Card Slot The IP camera has a built-in MicroSD card slot for
MicroSD memory card for image / video event
recording.
Audio Out Connect a loud speaker to the IP camera. This is
for voice alert and two-way audio.
Audio In Connect a microphone to the IP camera.
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GPIO The 7-pin terminal block includes 1 input port and
2 output ports.
Terminal block for I/O connectors:
Pin Function Description
1 GND
2 DI
3 GND
4 DO_COM
5 DO_NO2
6 DO_COM
7 DO_NO1
Digital Input: Only one set is designed in this
camera model. The internal device is also a
photo-coupled electrical relay, and the external
device can be simply an On/Off switch. Each
set of On/Off switch can be connected as one
trigger source.
Digital Output: Each digital output pin to COM
is a photo-coupled relay on Normal Open
status. External device can directly connect to
the terminals. However, the current that will go
through the 2 nodes must not exceed 130mA.
An external “Relay” can also be connected to
the terminals as an implementation. In this
case, current (or/and voltage) limitation is
specified by the external Relay.
2.3 Installation
Step 1. Prepare a PC with Ethernet link to the network
Step 2. Connect an Ethernet cable
Connect LAN port (RJ-45) of the IP camera to a network switch. For ICA-8500,
when this switch is a PoE device, you can ignore the next step.
For ICA-8500, If there has an IEEE 802.3af PoE switch in your network, you can
connect the IP camera’s LAN cable to this PoE switch to obtain power. The power
adapter is unnecessary when the IP camera is powered by PoE switch.
Step 3. Attach the power supply
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Plug the power adapter in the IP camera and connect the other end to the power
outlet.
Only use the power adapter supplied with the IP camera; otherwise, the product may
be damaged.
Step 4. Plug Power on 100V ~ 240V
Ensure the power adaptor specification matches the power system (100 ~ 110V
AC or 220 ~ 240VAC) and connect the adaptor to the outlet.
Step 5. Check LED status
The Power LED is defined to identify the IP camera status. When the IP camera is
booting, the LED will flash, and while the IP camera is ready, the LED will be
green.
Step 6. Adjust lens focus
Clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation can be adjusted for the focus of
the IP camera lens.
2.4 Wall/Ceiling Mount Installation Procedure
Step1. Stick the given mounting label at the installation location.
Step2. Take the wall mount bracket, put it on the target place and fix it with the supplied screws
(total of 2).
Step3. Load the camera into the wall mount. Be sure the camera is mated with two fixed
screws, and rotate the camera clockwise to lock it in position.
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Chapter 3. Camera Windows Utility
This chapter shows how to quickly set up your IP camera. The IP camera is with the default
settings. However, to help you find the networked IP camera quickly, the Windows utility
(PLANET IPInstaller) can search the IP camera in the network that can help you to configure
some basic setting before you start advanced management and monitoring.
Please insert the bundled CD disk into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. When the welcome web page
appears, please click your IP camera name on the IP camera list, i.e. ICA-8500 Series. Then
click on the utility IPInstaller to start the program.
3.1 Network Configuration
Please click “Search Network Device” button. PLANET IPInstaller will list the networked IP
camera in the LAN. If the IP camera cannot be found, you may check whether this IP camera is
connected to the network properly and press the search button again.
1. Click the menu bar Device Search to search the device in the LAN.
2. Select the IP camera with the MAC address corresponding to the IP camera that is to be
configured.
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3. Double click the item to open the Property Page or click the menu bar Property.
4. After filling the desired settings in the properties, click on “Set” button to complete the
configuration settings.
3.2 Opening the Web-based UI
If IPInstaller finds the IP camera, please select the device you want to view and click the
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