TP-Link TL-SC3171G User manual

TL-SC3171G
Wireless Day/Night Surveillance Camera
REV: 1.0.1
1910010431

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FCC 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 pro-vide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. 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 or more of the following
measures:
¾Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
¾Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
¾Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
¾Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
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.
2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized
modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
CE Mark Warning
This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in
which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

CONTENTS
Package Contents.........................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1 Minimum System Requirements.............................................................................2
Chapter 2 Physical Overview....................................................................................................3
2.1 Front View ......................................................................................................................3
2.2 Bottom view....................................................................................................................3
Chapter 3 Using IP Camera via Web Browser .........................................................................5
3.1 Obtain the IP Address ....................................................................................................5
3.2 Windows Web Browser ..................................................................................................7
3.3 Mac Web Browser ..........................................................................................................9
Chapter 4 Operating IP Camera via Mobile Phone................................................................12
4.1 3G Streaming Mobile View Mode .................................................................................12
4.1.1 3G Mobile Phone Streaming Viewing...................................................................12
4.1.2 2.5G Mobile Phone WAP Viewing ........................................................................12
4.1.3 2.5G Mobile Phone Browser Viewing...................................................................12
4.2 Using IP Camera via iPhone ........................................................................................13
Chapter 5 Configuration of Main Menu..................................................................................14
5.1 Live View......................................................................................................................14
5.1.1 Snapshot..............................................................................................................14
5.1.2 Zoom in/out the image via the monitor window ....................................................15
5.1.1 Video play buttons................................................................................................15
5.1.2 Audio buttons .......................................................................................................15
5.2 Setting..........................................................................................................................16
5.3 Client Setting................................................................................................................17
5.3.1 Mode ....................................................................................................................17
5.3.2 View Size .............................................................................................................17
5.3.3 Protocol................................................................................................................18
5.3.4 Video Buffer .........................................................................................................18
5.4 Image Setup.................................................................................................................18
5.4.1 Brightness ............................................................................................................18
5.4.2 Contrast ...............................................................................................................19
5.4.3 Saturation.............................................................................................................19
5.4.4 Hue ......................................................................................................................19
5.4.5 Default..................................................................................................................19
Chapter 6 Setting-BASIC.........................................................................................................20
6.1 System .........................................................................................................................20
6.1.1 Information ...........................................................................................................20
6.1.2 Date/Time.............................................................................................................21
6.1.3 Initialize ................................................................................................................22
6.2 Camera ........................................................................................................................23
6.2.1 General ................................................................................................................23
6.2.2 MPEG4 ................................................................................................................24
6.2.3 MJPEG.................................................................................................................27
6.3 Network........................................................................................................................28

6.3.1 Information ...........................................................................................................29
6.3.2 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)....................................................31
6.3.3 DDNS (Dynamic DNS) .........................................................................................32
6.3.4 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) ..........................................................................36
6.3.5 Bonjour.................................................................................................................37
6.3.6 IP Notification.......................................................................................................38
6.3.7 Wireless ...............................................................................................................40
6.3.8 Messenger ...........................................................................................................44
6.4 Security ........................................................................................................................49
6.4.1 Account ................................................................................................................50
6.4.2 HTTPS .................................................................................................................51
Chapter 7 Setting-Advance.....................................................................................................53
7.1 FTP client .....................................................................................................................53
7.1.1 General ................................................................................................................54
7.1.2 Alarm sending ......................................................................................................54
7.1.3 Periodical sending................................................................................................57
7.2 SMTP ...........................................................................................................................59
7.2.1 General ................................................................................................................59
7.2.2 Alarm sending ......................................................................................................62
7.2.3 Periodical sending................................................................................................65
7.3 HTTP event ..................................................................................................................67
7.3.1 General ................................................................................................................68
7.3.2 Alarm sending ......................................................................................................69
7.4 Alarm output.................................................................................................................71
7.4.1 Setting..................................................................................................................72
7.5 Schedule ......................................................................................................................74
7.5.1 Setting..................................................................................................................75
7.6 Alarm input ...................................................................................................................76
7.6.1 Setting..................................................................................................................76
7.7 Motion detection...........................................................................................................77
7.7.1 Setting..................................................................................................................78
7.8 System Log ..................................................................................................................78
7.8.1 Setting..................................................................................................................79
Appendix .....................................................................................................................................80
FAQ ..............................................................................................................................................84

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Package Contents
The follow items should be found in your package:
¾TL-SC3171G Wireless Day/Night Surveillance Camera
¾Power Adapter
¾Mounting Bracket with three screws, a Lock Ring, a Brace and a Base Plate
¾RJ45 Cable
¾Quick Installation Guide
¾Resource CD, including:
zThis User Guide
zApplication Guide
zOther helpful information
)Note:
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or
missing, please contact your distributor.

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Chapter 1 Minimum System Requirements
We strongly recommend your computers follow our minimum requirements in order to use this
IP-Camera normally. If your computer doesn’t meet these requirements below, it might cause
some problems.
Item Requirements
CPU Pentium 4 1600MHz (or equivalent AMD)
Graphic
Card 64 MB RAM graphic cards(or equivalent on-board graphic cards)
RAM 512 MB
Operating
System
Windows 98, Windows ME (Please see )Note)
Windows2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Mac OS X Leopard, Linux
Windows OS: Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Maxthon
MAC OS: Safari, Firefox
Web
Browser
Linux OS: Firefox
)Note:
1) If you are using Windows 98 or Windows ME, please install IP Installer before using WEB UI
to ensure the system runs normally.
2) If you can't view the record video file, please install Xvid codec while installing Intelligent IP
Installer. (For Windows 98, ME or 2000 server, the codec might not work properly. You’ll need
to download Xvid codec 1.0 from the Internet.)
3) Please always update the latest Windows component. (Net Framework, Windows Media
Player, Enhance ActiveX Security)

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Chapter 2 Physical Overview
2.1 Front View
Figure 2-1
Focus Adjustment Ring:Adjust the focus to get a clear image.
Built-in Microphone: Built-in microphone for two-way audio.
2.2 Bottom view
Figure 2-2
Wireless Antenna: For connection of IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network.
Audio In: To support audio in with Microphone for two way audio.
Audio Out: To support audio out with earphones or speakers for two way audio.
Power Connector: For connection of 12V DC input.
Power LED Indicator: Power LED will light up after completing the boot process.
Reset: To successfully restore the camera to factory defaults, please keep the device powered on,
Focus Adjustment Ring
Built-in Microphone
Wireless Antenna
A
udio In
A
udio Out Power Connecto
r
Power LED Indicato
r
Network Connecto
r
Reset I/O Terminal Connecto
r

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then press and hold the Reset Button for at least 10 seconds. The CPU of the camera starts to
work completely 1 minute after you release the Reset button.
I/O Terminal Connector: Input/Output to support External Alarm and Sensor used for motion
detection, event triggering and alarm notification, etc.
Network Connector: For connection to the Ethernet via RJ45 standard.

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Chapter 3 Using IP Camera via Web Browser
3.1 Obtain the IP Address
1. Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM driver. The Setup Wizard will automatically pop up
on your computer’s screen as shown in the figure below.
Figure 3-1
2. Choose the Intelligent IP Installer, and then the next screen appears. Click on Intelligent IP
Installer to begin the installation.

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Figure 3-2
3. After the installation is finished, click Start > Program Files > TP-LINK >Intelligent IP
Installer to start using the program.
Figure 3-3
4. The following screen will then display. Click the Search button to search Network Cameras in
the network; it displays Network Cameras information including IP Address.

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Figure 3-4
3.2 Windows Web Browser
1. Click Link to IE button in Figure 3-4 or launch your web browser, and enter the IP address
(obtain from Figure 3-4Figure 3-4) of the IP camera in the Location / Address field of your
browser.
)Note:
1) For the first time login with IE, you will need to enable “Download signed ActiveX controls”.
Please go to Tool→Internet Options…→Security→Custom Level… and find Download
signed ActiveV controls to prompt it. For detailed information, please refer to the Quick
Installation Guide.
2) If you only want to view the video without setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm” as your
web URL . For example, you can enter “http://192.168.1.100/index2.htm” as your web URL to
view the video without setting page.
2. Enter the default User name “admin” and password “admin” in the login window as shown

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below.
Figure 3-5
)Note:
The default User name “admin” and Password “admin” are set at the factory for the administrator.
You can change them in the Account Menu (Please check “SETTING →BASIC →Security →
Account”).
3. The web-based management page will display on your screen. On the leftmost column of the
web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and Image Setup. For more
details, you can refer to Section 5.2 Setting, Section 5.3 Client Setting and Section 5.4
Image Setup.
Figure 3-6

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3.3 Mac Web Browser
1. Click the Safari icon on the screen as the figure below shown, and enter the IP address of the
IP camera (which can be obtained from Figure 3-4) in the Location / Address field of your
browser.
)Note:
If you only want to view the video without setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm” as your web
URL. For example, you can enter “http://192.168.1.100/index2.htm” as your web URL to view the
video without setting page.
Figure 3-7

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2. Enter the default User name “admin” and password “admin” in the dialog box as shown below.
Figure 3-8
)Note:
The default Name “admin” and Password “admin” are set at the factory for the administrator. You
can change them in the Account Menu (Please check “SETTING →BASIC →Security →
Account”).

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3. The web-based management page will be display on your screen. In the leftmost column of
the web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and Image Setup. For more
details, you can refer to Section 5.2, Section 5.3 and Section 5.4.
Figure 3-9

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Chapter 4 Operating IP Camera via Mobile Phone
4.1 3G Streaming Mobile View Mode
4.1.1 3G Mobile Phone Streaming Viewing
For 3G mobile phone viewing, type “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp ” into your 3G Streaming
Link. <IP> is the Public IP address of your IP camera; <PORT> is the RTSP port of your IP camera
(Default value is 554.) Example: rtsp://100.10.10.1:554/video.3gp
)Note:
You can also use RTSP clients (RealPlayer, VLC, QuickTime Player…etc.) to view RTSP
streaming, just type in “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp” as the Player URL.
4.1.2 2.5G Mobile Phone WAP Viewing
For 2.5G mobile phone viewing, type “http://<IP>/mobile.wml” into your 2.5G WAP Browser. <IP>
is the Public IP address of your IP camera.
4.1.3 2.5G Mobile Phone Browser Viewing
For 2.5G mobile phone viewing, type “http://<IP>/mobile.htm” into your 2.5G Web Browser. <IP>
is the Public IP address of your IP camera.

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4.2 Using IP Camera via iPhone
You can use TP-LINK Web User Interface via iPhone. Please follow the setting process below.
Then you can use TP-LINK Web UI via iPhone.
1. Select Safari function 2. Enter IP address in
y
our web link.
3. Enter name and password.
Default values are both admin.
Then click Lo
g
in
4. The TP-LINK User Interface and live
image will show up in the middle of the
screen.
)Note: It will show continuous snapshots
not a real time video streaming. Therefore, the
recording feature is disabled.

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Chapter 5 Configuration of Main Menu
You would find that the illustrative web pages in this Manual are all orange. Please note that
they're from our latest firmware, which can be downloaded from our website. Web pages in our
previous firmware are blue.
On the leftmost column of the web-based management page are Setting, Client Setting, and
Image Setup. For more details, you can refer to Section 5.2 Setting, Section 5.3 Client Setting,
Section 5.4 Image Setup.
On the right column of the web-based management page, you can use Live View. There are four
different functions which are Snapshot, Zoom, Audio and Video Play. You can see more details
as follows.
5.1 Live View
5.1.1 Snapshot
You can capture a still image shot by the camera and save it in your computer.
Symbols Meaning
click to display a snapshot window
Save
Image to save the picture in your computer
Close to return to the view page
full Screen
Audio button
Video Play Zoom in / Out
Snapshot Full screen

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5.1.2 Zoom in/out the image via the monitor window
zClick to display the digital zoom in window.
zPull to adjust the digital zoom range, and it will be
showed on the above window.
zYou can use the left click of your mouse to move the to any where on the window to
view the desired detail more clearly.
5.1.3 Video play buttons
Symbols Meaning
Pause the current video
Play the video
Stop the current video
Record the current video
5.1.4 Audio buttons
Symbols Meaning )Note
Speakers turned on
mean the speakers of your computer are
turned on to transmit the sounds from the
connected IP camera(s)
Speakers turned off
Microphone turned on
mean you can broadcast to the connected
IP camera(s) via the Ethernet using your
microphone