TRENDnet TV-IP200 User manual

Internet Camera
TV-IP200
User’s Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE..............................................................................5
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................6
SYSTEM REQUIREMENT...................................................................7
INTERNET CAMERA.......................................................................................7
Network:...................................................................................................7
Recommended PC or Notebook to Access the Internet Camera.....7
FEATURES AND BENEFITS............................................................9
SIMPLE TO USE..............................................................................................9
SUPPORT VARIETY OF PLATFORMS..........................................................10
WEB CONFIGURATION................................................................................10
REMOTE UTILITY.........................................................................................10
CONNECTION TO EXTERNAL DEVICES.....................................................11
BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS............................................................11
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION...............................................................13
FRONT PANEL..............................................................................................13
Power LED.............................................................................................14
LAN LED................................................................................................14
REAR PANEL................................................................................................15
Network Cable Connector...................................................................15
DC Power Connector...........................................................................16
Reset Button...........................................................................................16
I/O Connector........................................................................................16
TOP PANEL...................................................................................................17
Screw Hole.............................................................................................17
BOTTOM PANEL...........................................................................................17
Screw Hole.............................................................................................18

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UNPACKING THE INTERNET CAMERA................................19
CONNECTINGTHE INTERNET CAMERATOTHE CAMERA STAND.........20
HARDWARE INSTALLATION........................................................21
1 CONNECT AN ETHERNET CABLE............................................................21
2 ATTACH THE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY..............................................22
SECURITY...................................................................................................23
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION..........................................................24
WEB CONFIGURATION................................................................................24
MAIN MENU IMAGE....................................................................................26
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION........................................................................27
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION........................................................................27
System Administration -System..........................................................27
System Administration -Image...........................................................34
System Administration -Users............................................................36
System Administration –DateTime.....................................................38
System Administration –Trigger.........................................................39
System Administration -Information.................................................43
System Administration -Tools............................................................43
VIEW IMAGE –ACTIVEX MODE...............................................................45
VIEW IMAGE –JAVA MODE.......................................................................47
INTERNET CAMERA APPLICATION........................................49
APPLICATIONS.............................................................................................50
INTERNET CAMERAAPPLICATION DIAGRAMS........................................51
Home Applications................................................................................51
SOHO Applications...............................................................................52
Enterprise Applications........................................................................53
I/O Connector Application..................................................................54
AUTO-RUN INSTALLATION...........................................................55
IPVIEW APPLICATION INSTALLATION...............................58
INSTALLATION.............................................................................................58

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IPVIEW –GETTING STARTED.....................................................65
IPVIEW.........................................................................................................65
HOW TO CHANGE PASSWORD....................................................................66
Change Password..................................................................................66
HOW TO CHANGE IP ADDRESS .................................................................68
Change IP Address ...............................................................................68
HOW TO ADD A CAMERA...........................................................................70
Add Camera ...........................................................................................70
HOW TO DELETE A CAMERA.....................................................................74
Delete Camera.......................................................................................74
HOW TO VIEW A CAMERA..........................................................................75
View Camera..........................................................................................75
HOW TO SNAP SHOT A CAMERA................................................................76
Snap shot Camera.................................................................................76
HOW TO ADJUST THE PROPERTY SETTING..............................................77
Property Setting.....................................................................................77
Menu Bar................................................................................................89
Menu Bar -File.....................................................................................90
Menu Bar –View...................................................................................90
Columns..................................................................................................90
Viewing Format.....................................................................................91
List View.................................................................................................91
Menu Bar -Camera ..............................................................................92
Enable Function....................................................................................93
Menu Bar -Tools...................................................................................93
Menu Bar -Help....................................................................................94
IPVIEW ICON DESCRIPTION.......................................................................95
CONTEXT SENSITIVE MENU.......................................................................97
UNINSTALL IPVIEW APPLICATION.......................................99
APPENDIX................................................................................................102
AFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.......................................................102
BPING YOUR IP ADDRESS....................................................................105
CTROUBLE SHOOTING.............................................................................106
DI/O CONNECTOR....................................................................................110

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EUPGRADE FIRMWARE............................................................................112
FTIME ZONE TABLE.................................................................................113
GXPLUG CONTROL INSTALLATION.......................................................115
HADJUST INTERNET CAMERA FOCUS...................................................119
ISPECIFICATION........................................................................................122
GGLOSSARY OF TERMS...........................................................................125

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This manual describes Internet Camera, including a
description of the features, as well as the installation
procedures and web configuration. Included in the
manual are the operating procedures for the IPView
application.

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for the purchase of the Internet Camera
connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet. It is
different from the conventional PC Camera, the Internet
Camera is a standalone system with built-in CPU and
web-based solutions providing a low cost solution that
can transmit high quality video images for monitoring.
The Internet Camera can be managed remotely, accessed
and controlled from any PC/Notebook over the Intranet
or Internet via a web browser. The simple installation
procedures and web-based interface offers easy
integration to your network application environments
coupled with many applications such as remote
monitoring for a cost-effective solution.

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SYSTEM
REQUIREMENT
Internet Camera
Network:
Local Area Network:
10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base TX Fast Ethernet
Recommended PC or Notebook to
Access the Internet Camera
Web Browser:
System requirement:
CPU: Pentium II, 266 MHz or above
Memory Size: 32 MB (64 MB recommended)
VGA card resolution: 800x600 or above

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?? Internet Explorer 5.0 or above (ActiveX & JAVA Mode –
Image View for Windows OS and JAVA Mode –Image
View for other OS)
?? Netscape 6.0 or above (JAVA Mode –Image View)
IPView Application:
Support OS: Win 98, Win 98 SE, Win 2000, Win Me, Win XP
System requirement for IPView:
CPU: Pentium III, 450 MHz or above
Memory Size: 128 MB (256 MB recommended)
VGA card resolution: 800x600 or above

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FEATURES AND
BENEFITS
This section describes the features and benefits of the Internet
Camera
Simple To Use
The Internet Camera is a standalone system with built-in CPU
requiring no special hardware or software such as PC frame
grabber cards. The Internet Camera supports both ActiveX mode
for Internet Explorer and Java mode for Internet Explorer and
Netscape Navigator. Therefore, all that is required is a web
browser software such as Internet Explorer 5.0 or above or
Netscape 6.0 or above. Just plug and view the picture from your
Internet Camera with a valid IP Address.

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Support Variety of Platforms
Supporting TCP/IP networking, SMTP e-mail, HTTP and other
Internet related protocols. The Internet Camera can be utilized in
a mixed operating system environment such as Windows, Unix,
and Mac. It can be integrated easily into other www/Intranet
applications.
Web Configuration
Applying a standard web browser, administrator can configure
and manage the Internet Camera directly from its own web page
via the Intranet or Internet. Up to 64 users name and password
are permitted with privilege setting controlled by the
administrator.
Remote Utility
Powerful IPView application assigns administrator with a pre-
defined user ID and password whom can modify the Internet
Camera settings from the remote site via Intranet or Internet.
When new firmware is available you can also upgrade remotely

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over the network for added convenience. Users are also allowed
to monitor the image, and take snapshots.
Connection to External Devices
Supporting auxiliary Input/Output Connector, you can connect
the Internet Camera to a variety of external devices such as IR-
sensors, switches and alarm relays. One can combine with
programmable alarming facilities to develop a variety of security
applications that are triggered on alarm-based events. The
Internet Camera provides up to two in/out external devices for
connectivity.
Broad Range of Applications
With today’s high-speed Internet services, the Internet Camera
can provide the ideal solution for live video images over the
Intranet and Internet for remote monitoring. The Internet Camera
allows remote access from a web browser for live image viewing
and allows administrator to manage and control the Internet
Camera anywhere and any time in the world. Apply the Internet
Camera to monitor various objects and places such as homes,
offices, banks, hospitals, child-care centers, amusement parks and
other varieties of industrial and public monitoring. The Internet

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Camera can also be used for intruder detection, capture still
images for archiving and many more applications.

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PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION
This section describes the externally visible features of the
Internet Camera.
Front Panel
Power LED LAN LED

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Power LED
The Power LED is positioned on the right side of the Internet
Camera’s lens while facing the Internet Camera.
Steady blue confirms the Internet Camera is powered on.
Note:
There are three settings for the Power LED to control the light
illumination for monitoring purpose from Normal / Off / Dummy.
Please refer to the Web Configuration section for detailed
information and usage.
LAN LED
The LAN LED is positioned on the far right side of the Internet
Camera’s lens while facing the Internet Camera. It is located
right of the Power LED
Steady orange confirms good connection to LAN connectivity.
Dependent on the data traffic the LED will begin to flash to
indicate the Internet Camera is receiving/transceiving from/to the
LAN or network.
Note:
There are three settings for the LAN LED to control the light
illumination for monitoring purpose from Normal / Off / Dummy.
Please refer to the Web Configuration section for detailed
information and usage.

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Rear Panel
Network Cable Connector
The Internet Camera’s rear panel features an RJ-45 connector for
connections to 10Base-T Ethernet cabling or 100Base-TX Fast
Ethernet cabling (which should be Category 5 twisted-pair cable).
The port supports the NWay protocol, allowing the Internet
Camera to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission
speed of the network.
Network Cable
Connector
I/O Connector
DC Power
Connector
Reset Button

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DC Power Connector
The DC power input connector is located on the Internet
Camera’s rear panel and is labeled DC 5V with a single jack
socket to supply power to the Internet Camera. Power will be
generated when the power supply is connected to a wall outlet.
Reset Button
Reset will be initiated when the reset button is pressed once and
Power LED begins to flash.
Factory Reset will be initiated when the reset button is pressed
continuously for three seconds or when Power LED begins to
light up. Release the reset button and the Power LED will begin
to flash indicating the Internet Camera is changing to factory
reset. When factory reset is completed the IP address will return
to the default setting as 192.168.0.20.
I/O Connector
There are four I/O connectors, two for input and two for output
situated on the rear panel. The I/O connectors provide the
physical interface to send and receive digital signals to a variety
of external alarm devices. Please refer to the User’s Guide
appendix for detailed information.

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Top Panel
Screw Hole
Located on the top panel of the Internet Camera the screw hole is
used to connect the camera stand onto the Internet Camera by
attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw hole
of the Internet Camera.
Bottom Panel
Screw Hole
Screw Hole

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Screw Hole
Located on the bottom panel of the Internet Camera the screw
hole is used to connect the camera stand onto the Internet Camera
by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw
hole of the Internet Camera.

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UNPACKING THE
INTERNET CAMERA
Carefully remove all items from the package. In addition to this
User’s Guide, be certain that you have:
?? One Internet Camera
?? One Installation CD-ROM
?? One Quick Installation Guide
?? One AC power adapter suitable for your country’s
electric power
?? One Camera Stand
If any item is missing, or if you find any damage or mismatch,
promptly contact your dealer for assistance.