Veo Observer Plus User manual

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Table of Contents
1. System Features
1-1.Package Contents
1-2.System Requirements
1-3.Hardware Description and Features
1-4.Observer Plus Hardware Specification
2. Installation
2-1. Observer Plus Hardware Setup
2-2. Observer Plus Hardware Setup (Wireless LAN Setup)
2-3. Connecting to an Access Point (AP)
3. Accessing the Observer Plus
3-1.Change the Observer Plus IP Status
3-2.On the LAN with DHCP Server
3-3.On the LAN without DHCP Server
3-4.On the LAN use with the ADSL Router
3-5.Access the Observer Plus by ordinary user login.
4. Observer Plus Network Camera on-line
5. Change Password
6. Camera Control
6-1. Quality Setting
6-2. Resolution Setting
6-3. Frequency Setting
6-4. Camera Advanced adjust
6-5. Operation Mode
7. View Log File
8. Configuration
8-1.System Setup
8-1-1. Camera Name
8-1-2. Camera’s Time
8-1-3. Webserver Port Number
8-2. User Setup
8-2-1. User Management

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8-3. Motion Detect Setup
8-3-1. Motion Detection Enable / Disable
8-3-2. Motion detected mail function
8-3-3. Motion detected mail
8-3-4. Motion detected message on the main window.
8-3-5. FTP uploads when motion detected.
8-4.Alert IN Setup
8-4-1.Alert IN Setup
8-4-2.Alert IN with motion detected mail function(mail setting)
8-4-3.Motion detected mail (Alert IN Enabled)
8-4-4.Motion detected messenger on main window(Alert IN Enabled)
8-4-5.FTP uploads when motion detected(alert IN Enabled)
8-5. Network Setup
8-5-1. Manual Setup
8-5-2. Connect to ADSL by PPPOE mode
8-6. Audio Setup
8-6-1. Audio Configure
8-7. DDNS Setup
8-7-1. DDNS Server
9. Snapshots
10. Image Recording
10-1. Save as JPEG
10-2. Save as AVI
10-3. Save Current Picture As…
11.GPIO Function
12.Hardware Reset Function
13. Accessing Observer Plus over the Internet
14.POE(Power over Ethernet) Function

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15.Pan and Tilt Control
15-1.Control the camera in the main window
15-2.Position Points Pre setting
15-3.Image Rotate Setting
15-4.Camera Moving Step Size

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1-1. Package Contents
Observer Plus Pan/Tilt Network Camera x 1
Power Adapter (5V 2A) x 1
Red Color 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN Cable (MDI / X, Cross over LAN cable)
Blue Color 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN Cable (MDI)
Observer Plus installation CD-ROM x 1
Observer Plus User’s Manual x 1
Warranty Card X 1
Climber with screws X 2
1-2. System Requirements
To view the camera web page
Web Browser –Internet Explorer for Windows 6.0 or higher
PC with Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP connected to LAN
To run the included software (IPEDIT.exe) applications
PC - Intel Pentium 4or higher, 256MB RAM, 150 MB Hard Disk Space
Support 800x600 resolution with 32- bit color Display Card
Support Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, or Windows XP , XP –SP2
To access cameras from the Internet
Broadband Internet Connection (DSL,Cable Modem) with min. 128k upload
speed
1-3. Hardware Description and Features
Stand-alone network camera for flexible installation.
Simple installation and multiple mounting methods.
Embedded Web Server Supported.
No computer is needed at the monitored site.
Access live video via web browser at anytime and any place for remote
surveillance and management.
2 default HTTP portssupported, they can be changed to fit different network
environments.
Built-in Motion Detection for security at no extra cost.
Standard JPEG Image Format.
Record AVI (Video) or Motion JPEG images onto hard disk for future viewing.
Capture snapshots and video to your PC.

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Password protection, Supervisor password system for you to decide who has
authority to access the cameras.
Real-Time Motion Detection for E-mail and FTP alert.
E-Mail the Detected Images to preset e-Mail address.
FTP the Detected Images to preset FTP server.
Directly connect to ADSL by PPPoE, mail the IP setting to preset mail address.
5 different resolutions, 5 different image quality.
3different Light Frequencies: Outdoor, Indoor 50Hz and Indoor 60Hz.
Unlimited number of users concurrently browsing the same camera.
E-Mail notification for sharing or notifying information actively to the connected
party.
Camera Name Support.
Web console configuration interface.
LAN/WAN interface supported.
Support Fixed IP or Dynamic IP by DHCP.
Log List report.
Built-in Microphone
Network
Fixed IP.
Dynamic IP by DHCP.
Directly connect to ADSL by PPPoE, mail the IP setting to preset mail address.
User Management
User Management for Add User, Delete User, and Change Password.
Administrator, privilegeduser to change any settings.
General users, view imagesonly.
Camera Control
Resolution: 160x120, 176x144, 320x240, 352x288, 640x480.
Quality: Low, Medium, High
Image Rotate / Flip Function
Video Adjustment: Saturation, Hue, Sharpness
Built-in stepping motor for Camera PAN / TILT
Camera Pan Degree ( Mechanic angle ): 300 degree (-165° ~ +165°)
Camera Tilt Degree ( Mechanic angle ): 120 degree (Down 30° ~ up 90°)
P/T Control: Up ,Down ,Right ,Left, Up-Right ,Up-Left, Down-Right ,Down-Left,
Center
Position presetting : 6 point

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Wireless LAN
Support USB Wireless Dongle for IEEE802.11 b and g
Zydas Chipset WiFi USB Dongle
E-Mail the Detected Images to preset e-Mail address.
FTP the Detected Images to preset FTP server.
Motion Detection
Software Real-Time Motion Detection.
Choice of Selected area.
E-Mail the Detected Images to preset e-Mail address.
FTP the Detected Images to preset FTP server.
Browser Support
IE only (ActiveX Control) savesthe current image local PC.
ActiveX controls: ActiveX controlssupport full functions, including the Right
Mouse Button Menu control.
Utility
IPEDIT.EXE to scan the Installed Observer Plus and change the Camera Name
and IP Address
Power
Power DC 5V 2A, switching type power supply
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) , IEEE 802.3af
Power consumption 6.5W (1300mA x 5 V) ,maximum

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1-4. Observer Plus Hardware Specification
Built-in web server allows camera to be accessed by standard Internet browser
Network, RJ-45: 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet networks
Network ready, IP address able (no PC required.)
Motion-JPEG based compression
Size: 160 mm x 70 mm x 57 mm
Weight: 500g
Power Supply: 12 V , DC/ 2A

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2. Installation
Before installing the Observer Plus, you should have an available Ethernet LAN
connection (RJ-45 port). To view the camera’s image or make any manual
configuration changes, you will need a Windows PC with Internet Explorer 6.0 or
higher and connection to the LAN.
2-1. Observer Plus Hardware Setup (LAN Setup)
1. Plug the Ethernet cable into Observer Plus
2. Plug the Ethernet cable into PC or Router
3. Connect the Power Supply to the Observer Plus, Camera power LED ON
4. Wait 45 sec to 60 sec, the camera will auto Pan and Tilt, moving to camera
center
5. Use the IPEdit.exe tools to find the Observer Plus and setup camera IP address.
6. Use IE to view the Observer Plus image.
7. Connect to Router using Blue Cable when settings completed
Step 1
.
Plug the Ethernet cable into
Observer
Plus
Plug the included RED Color Ethernet cable into the
RJ- 45 connector at the back of the camera as
shown.
Step 2
.
Plug the Ethernet cable into PC
or Router
1.Temporarily disconnect the existing network cable
from the PC.
2.Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into any
available LAN port. A typical home router /gateway
connection is shown on the left.
Step 3
.
Connect the Power Supply to the
Observer
Plus
Connect the power supply to the back of the Observer
Plus as shown, and then plug the supply into an
available power outlet.
The Camera Power LED ON (Blue)

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Step
4
.
Ensure the
Camera
power light is li
ghting
When the Observer Plus is connected with power,
the LED light on top of the Observer Plus will light
up. This indicates that the Observer Plus is powered
on.
Wait 45 sec to 60 sec, camera will auto pan tilt
and moving camera center
Step
7
.
Connect
Camera
to the ADSL Modem
or LAN Hub
1. Remove the Red LAN cable from the PC when all
the settings are completed.
2. Reconnect the existing network cable to the PC.
3. Using the blue network cable provided, connect
one end to the IP-Cam, and the other, to the
ADSL model of LAN hub.
4. Return to Step 6
Step
6
.
Using IE to
view
Observer Plus
image
1. Start the Internet Explorer, key in the IPAddress
of Observer Plus into the Address field, such as
192.168.1.245.
2. Turn the lens to the left or right to adjust the
clarity of the focus.
Step
5
.
Using IPEdit.exe to test the IP
-
Cam
1. Use IPEDIT.EXEto find the installed Observer Plus.
2. The Observer Plus without IP allocated by DHCP will
have a default IP Address of 169.254.xx.xx.
3. Select this Observer Plus on Camera List Window.
4. The default configuration will be shown on
the right window.
5. Change Observer Plus network settings.
Update the Camera Name (Fixed IP).
Update the GatewayAddress
Update the IP address
Update the Network Mask
Http Port update the 80 port then ‘Submit’ it.
After the ‘Submit’button is clicked, the IP information of
this Observer Plus will be updated.

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2-2. Observer Plus Hardware Setup (Wireless LAN Setup)*
*Only available for VIPN-2100 WIFI
The Observer Plus provides a USB port for extra device.
Check the diagram for extra function
Observer Plus VIPN-2XXX Network Camera support wireless LAN USB Dongle, the
USB port in camera back panel. The camera support dual mode, LAN and WLAN,
when you want to use wireless LAN with Observer Plus VIPN-2XXX, please follow
setup step and notes.
1. Setup first your camera to the router as explained in the Installation
2. Plug Observer Plus USB WiFi Dongle into camera WiFiUSB port
3. Use IE browser, into Camera Configuration page -> Network page
4. Wireless LAN Enable. And Manually setup IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway or
Automatically by DHCP

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5. Configuration page -> Wireless Interface page
Setup wireless all setting value, such as
Network Name (ESS ID), Channel, Operation
Mode and WEP settings, than click Set button
6. Select “Reboot Immediately”button for reboot.
(wait 60sec)
7. Use IP-EDIT.EXE software to find out camera
(Now, camera in Wireless LAN status)
8. Use IP-EDIT.EXE, Camera List will show 2 cameras.
9. Use IE Browser to watch IP-cam image (wireless mode)
10. If you can find camera in IP-EDIT list and see camera video from IE, than mean
is your camera wireless setup completed, when camera in wireless mode,
IP-Edit software can’t change any setting, you must use IE into setup page to
change camera setting.
11. Configuration page -> Network -> Disable LAN
12. Remove LAN Cable from camera RJ-45 connector and select
“Reboot Immediately”button for reboot again (wait 60 sec)
13. Use IE Browser to watch IP-cam image (wireless mode)
NOTES: If you can’t find camera in IP-EDIT list , than mean is something wrong,
you need use reset button to reboot camera and setup again (from step 1).
Use Pin to press Reset button 10 sec, than camera will reboot

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2-3. Connecting to an Access Point (AP)
Your 802.11g USB 2.0 USB dongle also enables a group of wireless stations to
communicate with each other. It acts as bridging functions between the wireless
network and the wired LAN network.
e.g. ASCII : [0~9] [A~Z] [_] , 64bit/5 characters,128bit/13 characters

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3. Accessing the Observer Plus
3-1. Change the Observer Plus IP Status
Using the IPEdit.exe, you could select the
different network options.
The PC network options will display the
Gateway and Net mask network settings,
Which you can edit with IPEdit.exe .
Alternatively, you may contact your network
system administrator to provide you with the
details of your network Gateway and Net mask
settings.
Enter the Camera’s IP number.
If you allow outsiders to see the Observer Plus, please enter another IP
address.
If you only want the Observer Plus to be viewed in the internal network, you
could enter a local IP number Example: 192.168.1.88.
Clicking “Submit” will update all of changes mode to the Observer Plus settings.
Launch IE Browser.
Go to Observer Plus Network Setup PPPoESet ADSL User ID and Password
provided by HinetClick Submit and restart the PC.

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3-2. On the LAN with DHCP Server
3-3. On the LAN without DHCP Server
1. Use IPEDIT.exe to find the installed
Observer Plus.
2. The Observer Plus without IP allocated
by DHCP will have a default IP Address
of 169.254.xx.xx.
3. Select this Observer Plus in the Camera
ListsWindow.
4. The default configurationswill be shown in
the right window.
1. Update the Camera Name (Fixed IP)
2. Update the Gateway Address (192.168.1.254).
3. Update the IP address of this IP-Cam (192.168.1.xx).
4. Update the Network Mask (255.255.255.0).
5. Http Port1 type in 80 and press ‘Submit’ it.
After the button ‘Submit’ is clicked, the IP information of this Observer Plus will be
updated.
Access this Observer Plus by this IP address; on the Configuration -> Network, the
Fixed IP address was assigned.
1.
Use IPEDIT.EXE to find th
e installed
Observer Plus.
2. Selectthis Observer Plus in the Camera
ListsWindow.
3. The default configurationswill be shown
in the right window.
4. Update the Camera’s IP status.

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3-4. On the LAN use with the ADSL Router
If the Observer Plus was installed on the ADSL router, the Observer Plus will
dynamically be allocated an IP address from the DHCP server. However, if you want
to access the Observer Plus from the WAN, the Observer Plus IP address needs to
be setup as fixed IP. Same goes for the Virtual Server function of ADSL router, which
needs to be setup as well.
1. Setup the Observer Plus as Fixed IP, such as 192.168.0.49.
2. Enter the administrator page of +ADSL router. (Use sonnet ASDL router as an
example).
3. Enter the Virtual Server Page.
A. Setup the mapping of HTTP Port (80) to 192.168.0.49.
B. Restart the ADSL router.
Then the Observer Plus can be accessed from WAN, by the ADSL WAN IP Address.
3-5. Access the Observer Plus by ordinary user login.
If the user accesses the Observer Plus by an ordinary user account, the Observer
Plus would not allow the user to access the privileged functions. From the following
screen, the Camera Control, Resolution, Quality, and Configuration are disabled.
4. Observer Plus Network Camera on-line
After setting up the IP based on the above step, execute IE directly on PC. The left
side of the above diagram is the control panel and the right side is image display.

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5. Change Password
Before you select “Change Password” check button, make sure “User authorization
required” enable the user check function
1. When you want to Change Password, set anew
password to replace the old password.
2. If you get this message from windows screen, that
mean “User authorization required” mode is not
set yet.Please
Click “ConfigurationUser Setup User
Management User authorization required
3. Select “Yes“ then press “Set” button , check box will
enable the user check when the users want to
access the Observer Plus.The login window will
prompt for the User name and Password.
6. Camera Control
On the IE Browser, right mouse click on the video to activate a pop-up menu. You
can then change the camera settings accordingly.
6-1. Quality Setting
The Observer Plus provides 3 image quality settings. The
user can select the Quality setting from the Quality list box.
Low
Medium
High
Note: The value in the list box displaysthe current setting of the current image.
When you make a new selection, the value on the list box will be changed to the
new image quality settings.

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6-2. Resolution Setting
Observer Plus provides 5 resolutions
640 X 480
320 X 240
352 X 288
176 X 144
160 X 120
User can select the desired new setting from the “Resolution” list box.
Note: The value in the list box displaysthe current setting of the current image.
When you make a new selection, the value on the list box will be changed to the
new image quality settings.
6-3. Frequency Setting
Observer Plus providesthe Frequency setting for
Outdoor
Indoor & 50 (For PAL system)
Indoor & 60 (For NTSC system)
6-4. Camera Advanced Adjust
Observer Plus providesthe advanced setting for
Saturation
Hue
Sharpness
To control the camera, use the “+” to increase, “-“ to decrease it, or “STD” to
return to default value.
6-5.Operation Mode
Continuous Mode:
The Observer Plus will always try to capture the image
as fast as possible.This is the default setting.
Periodic Mode:
MS (mill-second) or s (second) can be set. The value set must be greater than 0.
Setting the periodic mode to 5 seconds will update the image every 5 seconds. The
time interval can be checked by the time displayed on the image.

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7. View Log File
The user can check the log information of the Observer Plus, including the Main Info,
Appended Info, Operator IP, Operator MAC, and Time.
Select the ”Camera Window” button to return to Camera mode.

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8. Configuration
Only the administrator can select the “Configuration”;
the ordinary user account does not have this privilege
to access this function.
The screen is the main menu for configuration setting, when the administrator
selects the “Configuration” in the main window.
Observer Plus provides 6 types of configurations:
System Setup
User Setup
To add/delete user, change password;
Enable/Disable user check.
Add / Delete User Account.
Change Password.
Motion Detection
Enable/Disable motion detection.
Motion detected mail setting.
Motion detected FTP setting.
Alert OUT setting
Alert IN Setup
Alert IN Setting
Motion detected mail setting.
Motion detected FTP setting.
Network –Observer Plus Network connection setting.
DHCP –setting the IP dynamically.
Fixed IP –setting the IP manually.
Connect to ADSL by PPPoE.
Wireless Interface
Network Name (ESS ID), Channel, Operation Mode and WEP settings

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Audio
Client Configure Setting
Server Configure Setting
DDNS
DynDns
Pan/Tilt
Preset Point –Set /Move/Clear
Rotate 0 / Rotate 180 / Flip Horizontal/Flip Vertical
Step Size –Small/Medium/Large
Camera Window
Turn Back to Live Video Window
8-1. System Setup
8-1-1. Camera Name
The camera name can be set on the “Camera Name” field,
and select “change “ to summit it .
8-1-2. Camera’s time
Select “NTP ” button
Key in the Sever IP address like: http://www.org.ntp.org
Press ”adjust” to activate
After Observer Plus get the time from NTP server,
it will update the Camera’s time field.
Select “Input new time” button and click on
“Synchronize with PC’s time“
Key in “mm/dd/yyyy” format into “Date“ field,
and “hh:mm:ss ” by 24 hours format into
“Time“ field!
Select the “Adjust” button to adjust the time!