Motion JPEG Internet Camera - Edimax

Motion JPEG Internet Camera
IC-1500 / IC-1500Wg
Version 3.0 November, 2007

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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 5
2. PACKAGE CONTENT .................................................................................................................... 5
3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENT .............................................................................................................. 5
4. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................ 5
4.1 Connect The Cable .......................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Check The LED And Focusing At The Front Panel ............................................................. 6
4.3 Familiar With The Internet Camera’s Ports ...................................................................... 6
5. INSTALLING SOFTWARE WITH THE INSTALLATION WIZARD ........................................................ 7
6. USING THE CAMERA VIEWER ..................................................................................................... 10
6.1 Run The Camera Viewer ...................................................................................................... 10
6.2 How To Use The Camera Viewer To View Live Video? .......................................................... 11
6.3 How To Check The Camera Viewer Status? .......................................................................... 12
6.4 Familiar With The Control Buttons ....................................................................................... 12
6.4 Familiar With The Control Buttons (Continued) ................................................................... 13
6.5 What Are The Settings You Change In The Camera Viewer? ................................................. 13
6.6 How To Record The Video Using The Camera Viewer? ......................................................... 14
6.6.1 Manual Recording ......................................................................................................... 14
6.6.2 How To Change The Snapshot And Recording Directory? .............................................. 15
6.6.3 Schedule Recording....................................................................................................... 15
6.7 How To Check If The Internet Camera Is Connected Successfully? ........................................ 17
6.8 What Is The Current Version Of Your Camera Viewer? ......................................................... 19
6.9 How To Playback The Recorded Video Stream File? ............................................................. 19
6.10 How To Rotate The Video? ................................................................................................ 20
7. USING THE ADMIN UTILITY ........................................................................................................ 20
7.1 General Setting .................................................................................................................... 20
7.2 How To Use The Detail Setting In The Admin Utility? ........................................................... 21
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7.2.1 Network Setting ............................................................................................................ 22
7.2.2 E‐Mail Setting ............................................................................................................... 23
7.2.3 FTP Settings .................................................................................................................. 24
7.2.4 Date / Time Settings ..................................................................................................... 25
7.2.5 Resolution .................................................................................................................... 25
7.2.6 Advanced Settings ........................................................................................................ 26
7.2.7 Admin And User Accounts ............................................................................................. 27
7.2.8 How To Do Firmware Upgrade? & How To Reset To Factory Default? ........................... 28
7.2.9 About The Admin Utility ............................................................................................... 29
8. USING THE WEB BROWSER (You need an Internet Explorer v6.x or above) ................................ 29
8.1 How To Use The Internet Explorer To View Live Video? ....................................................... 29
8.2 How To Use The Internet Explorer To Configure The Internet Camera? ................................ 30
8.2.1 Camera Setting ............................................................................................................. 31
8.2.2 LAN Setting ................................................................................................................... 32
8.2.3 WLAN (for IC‐1500Wg only) .......................................................................................... 34
8.2.4 E‐Mail and FTP .............................................................................................................. 35
8.2.5 Motion Detection ......................................................................................................... 36
8.2.6 System .......................................................................................................................... 37
8.2.7.Schedule........................................................................................................................38
8.2.8 Status ........................................................................................................................... 39
8.2.9 User Accounts ............................................................................................................... 39
9. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...............................................................................................40
10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................40
11. Appendix A: Router/Gateway Setup for Internet Viewing .......................................................41
12. Appendix B: Configuring Your Internet Camera To A Wireless Network ................................... 42
13. Appendix C: Viewing via UPnP in Windows XP ......................................................................... 44
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1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the IC-1500/IC-1500Wg Internet Camera. This Internet Camera sends live
video through 10/100Mbps wired network or 54Mbps on wireless network to the web browser or the Camera
Viewer across the Internet. This enables you to view the Internet Camera anywhere in the world! This compact,
self-contained unit lets you keep an eye on your home, your kids, and your workplace—whatever’s important to
you. How does the Internet Camera do all of this? Unlike standard “web cams” that require an attached PC, the
Internet Camera can connect directly to a network. The Motion JPEG video compression produces a high quality,
high-frame rate and 640 x 480 video streaming. The Camera Viewer allows you to record the video to your local
hard drive, or on a predetermined schedule. Use this User Manual to help you to integrate the Internet Camera
into your network. These instructions should be all you need to get the most out of the Internet Camera.
2. PACKAGE CONTENT
�One Internet Camera �One Power Adapter �One Camera Stand �One 100M Category 5 Ethernet Cable
�One Quick Installation Guide �One CD (Including User Manual/Utility) �One Antenna (Only for IC-1500Wg)
If any of the above items are missing, please contact your supplier.
3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
System requirement for PC, MAC or Notebook PC to access the Internet Camera are: �OS System: Windows
2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista �IE Version: 6.0.29 + SP2 or above �CPU: Intel Pentium III 750MHz above or
Intel Celeron 1GHz above �Memory Size: 128MB (256MB recommended) �DirectX 7.0 or above �VGA card
with fully DirectX 7.0 supported. �VGA Card Resolution: 800 x 600 or above.
4. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
4.1 Connect The Cable
Connect to a power outlet.
Connect to the
router/network.
�Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port located at the back panel of the Internet Camera and attach it
to the router or your network.
�Connect the power adapter to the Internet Camera located at the back panel and connect it to a power
outlet.
When power on the Internet Camera, the Ready LED will light in orange. It is highly recommended to use
the power adapter shipped with the Internet Camera, do NOT use any other power adapter from any sources.
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4.2 Check The LED And Focusing At The Front Panel
The Internet Camera has a focus ring that allows you to modify the focus of the Internet Camera. To adjust the
focus, rotate the dark focus ring. There are three (IC-1500) or four (IC-1500wg) LEDs indicating the Internet
Camera status and networking status.
�Monitoring
When someone is viewing the Internet Camera, the LED will stay lit.
�Ready
When the Internet Camera is powered on and ready for access, the LED will stay lit.
�LAN
When the Internet Camera is linked to the wired network, the LED will stay lit. The LED will be flashing when a
video is transmitting or receiving through the wired network.
�WLAN (IC-1500Wg only)
When the Internet Camera is linked to a Wireless LAN AP or a Wireless Station, the LED will stay lit. The LED
will be flashing when a video is transmitting or receiving through wireless network.
4.3 Familiar With The Internet Camera’s Ports
The Internet Camera has three ports and a Reset button at the back panel.
�Antenna Connector : (IC-1500Wg only) Standard reverse SMA connector where any antennas with reverse
SMA connector can connect to this Internet Camera.
�Power : Connect to the power adapter.
�LAN : Connect to the Ethernet network cable.
�Reset :
To reset but keep your existing settings, power on the Internet Camera and press the reset button with a pencil
tip for 2 seconds. The Internet Camera will reboot and keeping your existing settings.
To reset the Internet Camera to factory default settings, power on the Internet Camera and press
the reset button with a pencil tip for 20 seconds. The Internet Camera will reboot and restore to the
factory default settings.
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5. INSTALLING SOFTWARE WITH THE INSTALLATION WIZARD
You must disable all personal firewall (eg: Norton/McAfee) during this software installation.
�Insert the CD shipped along with the Internet Camera into your CD-ROM drive. The “Autorun.exe” program
should be executed automatically. If not, run “Autorun.exe” manually from “Autorun” folder in the CD-ROM
drive.
�The Installation Wizard will show four selections, select “IC-1500 / Wg” and click on “Setup Utility”.
1) Click On Setup Utility.
2) Click Next.
3) Click Next.
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4) Click Install.
5) Click Finish.
�The software installation is completed. The system will auto run the software called “Admin Utility“ to allow
you to configure the Internet Camera.
You must disable all personal firewall (eg: Norton/McAfee) during this configuration. You can enable the
firewall once the configuration is completed.
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�The Admin Utility will search for the Internet Camera. The cameras found in the network will be listed at the left
window. Select the IC-1500 icon and click on “Setting Wizard”.
�By default the password is “1234” and click “OK” to login to the IP setup page.
�The IP Address, Subnet and Gateway must correspond to your router/network IP range. By default, the IP
address of the Internet Camera is 192.168.2.3.
� IP Address => Set an IP address within your router’s IP range.
� Subnet => Set the Subnet Mask that correspond to your router.
� Gateway => Gateway is the IP address of your router.
� By default Video port is 4321. Please use the default “4321”.
.
.
1) Select IC-1500.
2) Click on Setting
Wizard.
Enter password
“1234” and then
click OK button.
Click “Finish” to
save the settings.
�A window will pop up to ask you if you want to run the “Camera Viewer” to view the video of the Internet
Camera. Click “OK”.
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�The Camera Viewer will display the video immediately. You can view 4 Internet Cameras at the same time
using the Camera Viewer.
The installation and configuration of the Internet Camera is now completed. You can now enable any
firewall you have disabled during the above installation.
This Installation Wizard installed 2 utilities, the “Admin Utility” (Refer Chapter 7) and the “Camera Viewer”
(Refer Chapter 6) in your computer. You can find these under “Start>All Programs>IP Camera>”.
�You also can view the Internet Camera using the web browser (Internet Explorer 6.x and above). (Refer
Chapter 8).
6. USING THE CAMERA VIEWER
Click “OK”.
After the hardware and software installation (as in Chapter 4 and 5), you can now use the Camera Viewer to
view the video, to schedule video recording, playback video and configure your video viewing.
6.1 Run The Camera Viewer
�Click on Start>All Programs>IP Camera>Camera Viewer. You will see a Control Panel window.
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6.2 How To Use The Camera Viewer To View Live Video?
�To view the Internet Camera, Right-click on and select Configure Camera 1.
�Enter your Internet Camera’s IP Address (By default is 192.168.2.3). Your Internet Camera may have
different IP Address. Use default Video Port as “4321” and enter Username/Password (By default is
admin/1234). Click OK and the live video will be displayed.
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�If you have 4 Internet Cameras, repeat the above by right-click on , or to view the Camera 2,
Camera 3 and Camera 4 simultaneously. All 4 Internet Cameras must set to different IP address and Video port
number. (Please use the below recommended video port numbers but the IP addresses must correspond
to your router/network IP range).
For example: If your router IP Address is 192.168.0.1, then you can set the Internet Cameras to:
• Camera 1 is 192.168.0.100 Video Port is 4321
• Camera 2 is 192.168.0.101 Video Port is 4322
• Camera 3 is 192.168.0.102 Video Port is 4323
• Camera 4 is 192.168.0.103 Video Port is 4324
6.3 How To Check The Camera Viewer Status?
�The status bar shows at different colour to indicate the status of each Internet Camera.
Camera Status
Yellow No camera has been configured to .
Blue The camera is connected and playing the live video.
Pink The camera has been configured but it is not connected at this point.
Red The camera is recording.
6.4 Familiar With The Control Buttons
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Control Buttons
Play Click on “Play” button to play the video (in normal and playback mode).
Stop
Pause
Click on “Stop” button to stop the current video. In playback mode, click on
“Stop” to stop playing the video.
Click on “Pause” button to pause the current video. To resume the video, click
on “Play” button to resume.
Forward “Forward” button applied only to play back the recording file (in playback
mode). Click on “Forward” will move the video faster.
Snapshot
Record
Click on “Snapshot” to take a snapshot of the video and save the picture as a
bitmap file in the hard disk.
Click on “Record” to record the video.
6.4 Familiar With The Control Buttons (Continued)
Setting 2x2 Views Open File
Small Size Large Size Rotate
6.5 What Are The Settings You Change In The Camera Viewer?
�Click on “Setting” button in the Camera Viewer’s Control Panel, the Setting window will pop up.
Note: Before you change the setting such as IP Address, Video Port, etc. in the “Setting” option, you must
disconnect the Internet Camera first by clicking on the “Stop” button.
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Setting
Name Enter Your Internet Camera’s Name.
IP Address IP address of the Internet Camera. (This must correspond to your router IP range).
Video Port The Video port used by the Internet Camera. (By default is 4321).
Model Select Your “Internet Camera” (This camera only supports MJPEG).
Username The username to login into the Internet Camera. By default, the username is “admin”.
Password The password to login into the Internet Camera. By default, the password is “1234”.
Discover
Click “Discover”, then the camera’s auto-discover windows will pop up. The window
will show all the cameras available on your LAN environment.
6.6 How To Record The Video Using The Camera Viewer?
�This Camera Viewer allows you to record the video in AVI file format.
There are two types of video recording – Manual Recording and Schedule Recording.
6.6.1 Manual Recording
Manual Recording
You can manually record the video stream. Click “Record” button, the Camera Viewer will start to record
immediately. You can assign the path in the “Setting” dialog. If you want to stop recording, click “Stop”
button.
Note: Before manual recording, select the Internet Camera 1,2,3 or 4. Then, ensure that the Camera
Viewer is successfully connected to the Internet Camera.
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6.6.2 How To Change The Snapshot And Recording Directory?
�You can change the snapshot and video directory. Click on “Setting” button in the Camera Viewer’s
Control Panel and then click on “General” tab.
Snap Shot Directory
Record Directory
Free Disk Space
Max Recording Space
General
Click on Change button to change the directory. This snapshot directory will
store the bitmap files. The default folder is where the software program is
installed, “C:\Program Files\Internet Camera”.
Click on Change button to change the directory. This record directory will store
the recorded video file (AVI). The default folder is where the software program
is installed, “C:\Program Files\Internet Camera”.
The current free disk space of the hard drive where is assigned to save
recording files.
You can reserve a disk space to store the recorded video and snapshot files. If
the space is full, a message will pop up to remind you.
Used Disk Space The current used disk space for saving the recording file.
Max Video File Size
This let you to assign a maximum size of each video file. The upper bound of
this value is 2 GB per file.
6.6.3 Schedule Recording
Schedule Recording
You can assign a schedule and let this Camera Viewer automatically record the video stream. The file
name of the recorded video file is followed the date and time of the recording. For example, the file name
is “IPCamera_2007-10-01-23-00-00.avi”. This means that the video was recorded on 2007/10/01 at
23:00:00.
Note:
A. Before you set up the Schedule Recording, the Camera Viewer must be up and running and ensure it is
successfully connected to the Internet Camera, otherwise the Schedule Recording will fail.
B. The One-Time or Weekly Schedule should not overlap; otherwise the Schedule Recording will fail.
�Click on “Setting” button in the Camera Viewer’s Control Panel and then click on “Recording” tab.
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One-Time Schedule
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Cycle Recording
One-Time Schedule
Weekly Schedule
Schedule
Weekly Schedule
Select this item to enable Cycle Recording. When the Cycle Recording is enabled
and the storage usage has already reached the maximum reserved storage space,
the Camera Viewer will automatically delete the oldest recorded video file and use
the space to store the new video file.
You can assign a period of time and the Camera Viewer will automatically record the
video stream only during that period of time. (By default, the starting time is set to be
2 minutes later from the current time.)
You can assign the days in a week and the period of time in a day to record the video
stream. The Camera Viewer will automatically record the video stream during the
periods of time and days.
Schedule
New Click “New” to add a new recording schedule.
Edit Select an existing schedule in the schedule list and click “Edit” to edit the schedule.
Delete
Select an existing schedule in the schedule list and click “Delete” to delete the
schedule.
6.7 How To Check If The Internet Camera Is Connected Successfully?
�You can see the current status information of the connection session between the Camera Viewer and the
Internet Camera. Click on “Setting” button in the Camera Viewer’s Control Panel and then click on “Status”
tab.
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Connected
Stream Started At
Time Elapsed
Video Received
Audio Received
Frame Rate
Data Rate
Number of Frames
Status
It displays “Yes” when the Camera Viewer is connected to the Internet Camera
and displays “No” when the Camera Viewer is not connected to the Internet
Camera.
The beginning time of the current connection session between the Camera
Viewer and the Internet Camera.
The elapsed time of the current connection session between the Camera
Viewer and the Internet Camera.
The total size (Unit in KByte) of video stream received during the current
connection session between the Camera Viewer and the Internet Camera.
The total size (Unit in KByte) of audio stream received during the current
connection session between the Camera Viewer and the Internet Camera.
The frame rate (frame per second) of the current video downloading speed
from the Internet Camera to the Camera Viewer.
The data rate (KByte per second) of the current video downloading speed from
the Internet Camera to the Camera Viewer.
The total number of video frames received during the current connection
session between the Camera Viewer and the Internet Camera.
Number of Users The total number of users that is currently viewing the Internet Camera.
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6.8 What Is The Current Version Of Your Camera Viewer?
�Click on “Setting” button in the Camera Viewer’s Control Panel and then click on “About” tab.
6.9 How To Playback The Recorded Video Stream File?
�Click on “Open File” button in the Camera Viewer’s Control Panel and the “Open File” window will pop
up. Select the AVI file that you want to playback. The Camera Viewer will start playing the selected video file.
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6.10 How To Rotate The Video?
�Click on “Rotate” button in the Camera Viewer’s Control Panel, it lets you to rotate the video frame 180
degree angles each time you click the “Rotate” button. With this function, you can view the live video with normal,
and 180 degree angles counter clockwise.
7. USING THE ADMIN UTILITY
The Admin Utility allows you to search and setup the cameras located within the Intranet or on the Internet. Using
the Admin Utility, you can view all the information of the selected internet camera; furthermore, it provides a
setting wizard, which can guide you to add the camera to the network easily and promptly.
Run the Admin Utility:
- Click “Start”, select “All Programs>IP Camera>Admin Utility”.
7.1 General Setting
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LAN
Auto Discover Click Auto Discover to search the Internet Camera within the network.
Camera List
Add
The list shows the Internet Camera’s name and the setup status of the Internet Camera.
Internet
Click “Add” will appear a window for you to enter the IP Address of the Internet Camera on the
Internet. (You need to use Public IP Address to connect via the Internet).
Delete Click “Delete” to delete the Internet Camera from the list.
Camera List
Information Of
Camera
The list shows the Internet Camera’s name and the connect status.
Information of Camera
It displays all information of the selected Internet Camera. These information are Firmware
Version, Network Information, IP Address, UPnP Setting, DDNS Setting, Resolution and E-mail
setting, etc.
Camera Setting
Detail Setting Click “Detail Setting” to configure more settings of the Internet Camera such as IP address,
Resolution, password and firmware upgrade, etc.
Setting Wizard Click “Setting Wizard” to setup the Internet Camera.
7.2 How To Use The Detail Setting In The Admin Utility?
�Click on “Detail Setting”, a screen will pop up for you to enter the “Administrator Name” and “Password”. The
default Name is “admin” and Password is “1234”. Click “OK” button.
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7.2.1 Network Setting
Network Setting
DHCP It’s recommended to Disable the DHCP. Set a fix IP Address to the Internet Camera.
Internet
Camera Name
IP Address
Subnet Mask
The default camera name is “IC1500/Wg”. You can change the name to a name that
meaningful to you.
Enter an unused IP Address within the IP address range used in your router/network. If the IP
Address of your router is from 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.254, you can set an unused IP
Address from this range, for example: 192.168.2.250.
The Subnet Mask field must match the Subnet Mask in your router. For example:
255.255.255.0.
Gateway The Gateway is the IP Address of your router.
DNS Server
Video Port
Web Port
DNS Server (Domain Name Server) that translates names to IP addresses. Set the same DNS
Server as the PCs on your LAN. (You can set it to be the same as the Gateway).
Network Setting
The Video Port is used to transmit or receive the video streaming in the network. The default
port “4321”.
This camera supports web connection, the default web port is 80. You can change it to port
8080. If you change the web port from 80 to 8080, you must type http://192.168.2.3:8080 to
connect the camera using the web browser.
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7.2.2 E-Mail Setting
E-Mail Setting
This camera supports “Snap Shot” and “Motion Detection” functions. When the Motion
Detection is enabled, the Internet Camera will take a picture when a motion has been
Recipient E-
detected. You can set it to send the picture to your email address. (You need to enable the
Mail Address
Motion Detection function, please refer to page 35).
Enter the E-Mail Account to receive the picture.
SMTP Server Enter the SMTP Server for the E-Mail sending.
Sender E-Mail
Address
Specified the e-mail address of the sender.
Authentication
Enable or Disable the SMTP Authentication. (This must correspond to your email server’s
configuration).
Username When Authentication is enabled, input the SMTP Username.
Password When Authentication is enabled, input the password.
Send a Test
Email
Press this button to send a test e-mail to your mailbox. You can use this function to test if
your setting is correct.
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7.2.3 FTP Settings
FTP Settings
This camera supports “Snap Shot” and “Motion Detection” functions. When Motion
Detection is enabled, the Internet Camera will take a picture when a motion has been
FTP Server detected. You can send the picture to your FTP server. (You need to enable the Motion
Detection function, please refer to page 35).
Enter the FTP address.
FTP Port Enter the port of the FTP server.
User Name Specify the user account of ftp server.
Password Specify the Password of your ftp account.
Remote
Folder
Specify the folder of the ftp site where the picture will be saved.
Password When Authentication is enabled, input the password.
Passive Mode
If your Internet Camera is connected to a router/ NAT, you normally need to enable
Passive Mode.
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7.2.4 Date / Time Settings
7.2.5 Resolution
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7.2.6 Advanced Settings
UPnP
Advanced Setting
When the UPnP function is enabled, the camera can be detected by UPnP
compliant system such as Windows XP. The camera will be displayed in the
Neighbourhood of Windows XP, so you can directly click the camera to view
the video through web browser.
Many internet connections use a "Dynamic IP address", where the Internet IP
address is allocated dynamically whenever the Internet connection is
established. Internet users should know the IP Address of the camera when
they want to connect to the camera every time. DDNS is designed to solve this
DDNS
problem, by allowing users to connect to your Internet Camera using a domain
name, without worrying if you have the right Public IP address.
(You need to register your DDNS with a DDNS Service Provider before you
can use this function, eg: DynDNS).
Enable/Disable Enable or disable DDNS function of the camera.
Several companies provide DDNS service. This camera supports the service
Provider
from DynDNS, whom is one of the DDNS providers.
The domain name given by DynDNS is eg:“registername.dyndns.com”. Enter
Domain Name the domain name that you have registered for the camera from DynDNS web
site.
Account Enter the login name for the DDNS service.
Password Enter the password for the DDNS service.
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7.2.7 Admin And User Accounts
Users
Administrator Set the password of the Administrator account
Current Password Enter the current password of the camera.
New Password Enter your new password.
Confirm New Password Retype the new password to confirm.
User
Set up the user account and password. Your camera can support 4 user
accounts.
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7.2.8 How To Do Firmware Upgrade? & How To Reset To Factory Default?
Tools
Firmware Version Display current firmware version.
You can upgrade the camera’s firmware. Press this button and select the
correct firmware file to upgrade. (You can get the latest firmware file from
Firmware Update Edimax website, download and save the firmware file to your computer in
order to perform the firmware upgrade).
Reset to Default
Click on this button will reset the Internet Camera to factory default settings. All
settings you have configured will be lost. The default settings of the camera
are: Camera Name: “IP Camera” IP Address: “192.168.2.3” Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0 Administrator Name: “admin” Password: “1234” Video Port:
“4321” Web Port: “80”
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7.2.9 About The Admin Utility
8. USING THE WEB BROWSER (You need an Internet Explorer v6.x or above)
8.1 How To Use The Internet Explorer To View Live Video?
�Open the Internet Explorer. Click on Start>All Program>Internet Explorer.
At the Address bar, type the IP address of your
Internet Camera (in this example, we use
192.168.2.3). Press Enter.
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�Install the ActiveX Plug-in.
Enter User name as
“admin” (lower case).
Password is “1234”.
Then, Click “OK”.
Click “Install”.
You are only required to install this ActiveX Plug-in once. At the very first time when you are viewing the
Internet Camera with the Internet Explorer.
�After the installation of the ActiveX Plug-in, the video image will be displayed in the Internet Explorer.
In this example, the IP
Address of Internet
Camera is
192.168.2.3. Your
IC-1500/IC-1500Wg
may have different
IP Address.
8.2 How To Use The Internet Explorer To Configure The Internet Camera?
�You can configure the Internet Camera using the menu options on the web control screen. They are:
�Camera – View live video and adjust the video.
�LAN – Configure the camera LAN settings.
�WLAN (for IC-1500Wg only) – Configure the Wireless Connection.
�E-Mail & FTP – Configure E-Mail address and FTP server for Motion Detection.
�Motion Detection – Configure the Motion Detection.
�System – Configure the System settings.
�Status – Shows the camera information and current status.
�Users – Setup up to 4 user accounts.
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8.2.1 Camera Setting
Resolution
Camera Setting
Select the desired video resolution format. Larger resolution requires more
bandwidth. 640 x 480 is “VGA” format. 320 x 240 is “CIF” format. The default
resolution is CIF format.
Image Quality Adjust this property to control the video quality
Max Frame Rate
Set the video max frame rate. This camera can support at the most 30 frames per
second. Set the frame rate higher can get video smoother. But will use more
bandwidth.
Frequency Adjust this property to fit light frequency.
You can adjust the brightness of the video. If the video is too dark, you can input
Brightness the larger number in this text box. The video will be brighter. This value can be
from 1 to 100.
Contrast
You can adjust the contrast by changing the value. This value can be from 1 to
100.
Saturation
You can adjust the saturation by changing the value. This value can be from 1 to
100.
Hue You can adjust the hue by changing the value. This value can be from 1 to 100.
Whiteness
You can adjust the white balance by changing this value. This value can be from
10 to 30.
Enable Auto Exposure You can enable Auto Exposure by check this box.
Apply When you finish “AV Server” setting, click this button to validate the setting values.
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8.2.2 LAN Setting
Network Type
IP Address
Subnet Mask
LAN
This camera can obtain IP via DHCP protocol or specified static IP Address to it. It’s
recommended to use Static IP Address.
Enter an unused IP Address within the IP address range used in your router/network. If
the IP Address of your router is from 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.254, you can set an
unused IP Address from this range, for example: 192.168.2.250.
The Subnet Mask field must match the Subnet Mask in your router. For example:
255.255.255.0.
Gateway The Gateway is the IP Address of your router.
DNS Server
AV Control Port
Web Port
DNS Server (Domain Name Server) that translates names to IP addresses. Set the same
DNS Server as the PCs on your LAN. (You can set it to be the same as the Gateway).
The AV Control Port is used to transmit or receive the video streaming in the network.
The default port “4321”.
This camera supports web connection, the default web port is 80. You also can change it
to port 8080. If you change the web port from 80 to 8080, you must type
http://192.168.2.3:8080 to connect the camera using the web browser.
Apply When you finish the “LAN” settings, click “Apply” to save the settings.
Dynamic DNS
Enable DDNS Enable or disable DDNS function of the camera.
Provider
Domain Name
Several companies provide DDNS service. This camera supports the service from
DynDNS company.
The domain name given by DynDNS is “registername.dyndns.com”. Enter the domain
name that you register for the camera from DynDNS web site.
User Name Enter the login name for the DDNS service.
Password Enter the password for the DDNS service.
Apply When you finish the “Dynamic DNS” setting, click “Apply”.
UPnP
Enable UPNP Enable or disable UPnP function of the camera.
Apply When you finish the “UPnP” setting, click “Apply”.
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LoginFree
Filename That’s mean user can get a snapshot image from browser (IE and firefox ). The
format is like:
You can from internet or intranet to get a picture .Where you can get different
pictures every few minutes because all pictures stock in the IC CAM temporary .
You should input a file name (Ex: “pppp”), for URL . Then you can get the
snapshot image from IE http://192.168.2.3/pppp.jpg” without authentication . If
you will get the picture from internet . You should enable the relative
port(EX:8080) for IP CAM . (EX: http://192.168.2.3:8080/pppp.jpg )
PS:If you want to disable loginfree function, please keep filename field empty.
Apply When you finish the “LoginFree” setting, click “Apply”.
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8.2.3 WLAN (for IC-1500Wg only)
Wireless connection
Network Type
Wireless Setting
Enable or disable the wireless function of the Internet Camera. By default, the
function is disabled.
Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of a Wireless LAN
Access Point or Router. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router.
Ad-Hoc – Select this mode if you want to connect to other wireless stations in the
Wireless LAN network without an Access Point or Router.
Available Networks Select the networks listed below and click apply to connect to the specified network.
The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a
WLAN (for IC-1500Wg only). The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two colocated
WLANs. You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with
SSID the same SSID can interconnect to the card. If you want to add one of the networks
nearby to the profile list, pull down the menu, all the networks nearby will be listed
and you can add one of them to the profile list.
Channel
This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number of the radio
channel used for the network. The channel setting should be the same with the
network you are connecting to.
Basic Rate The camera will use the data rate you have selected to transmit the data.
Authentication and
Encryption Type
WPA Pre-Shared
Key
WEP Key Length
WEP Key Format
Choose the authentication type you want to use. “None” means that you don’t want
any encryption for wireless. “Open System” means that you can use WEP for
encryption or no encryption. When you select “Shared Key”, you must use WEP for
encryption. The last option is “WPA-PSK”. When you select this authentication type,
you can use WPA-TKIP or WPA-AES. (You must use the same Authentication
and Encryption that you used in your wireless router/wireless network).
The WPA-PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or numbers.
(You must use the same key that you used in your wireless router/wireless
network).
You may select 64-bit or 128-bit to encrypt transmitted data. Larger key length will
provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower.
Hexadecimal – Only “A-F“, “a-f“ and “0-9“ are allowed to be set as WEP key. ASCII –
Numerical values, characters or signs are allowed to be WEP key.
Default Key Select one of the keys (1~4) as the encryption key.
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Key1 ~ Key4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box
by following rules below. 64-bit – Input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range)
or 5-digit ASCII characters (including “a-z” and “0-9”) as the encryption keys. For example:
“0123456aef“ or “test1”.
128-bit – Input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 13-digit ASCII
characters (including “a-z” and “0-9”) as the encryption keys. For example:
“01234567890123456789abcdef“ or “administrator”.
Apply When you finish “WLAN” settings, click this button to save the settings.
8.2.4 E-Mail and FTP
The “E-Mail & FTP” configuration allows you to setup E-Mail and FTP when the Motion Detection is enabled. The
Internet Camera can send images to your e-mail account or FTP server when Motion has been detected.
Recipient E-Mail Address
AV Server
This camera supports “Snap Shot” and “Motion Detection” functions. You can
the picture to your E-Mail account.
Enter the E-Mail Account to receive the picture.
SMTP Server Enter the SMTP Server for the E-Mail sending.
Sender E-Mail Address Specified the e-mail address of the sender.
SMTP Authentication Enable or Disable the SMTP Authentication.
Username When Authentication is enabled, input the SMTP Username.
Password When Authentication is enabled, input the password.
Press this button to send a test e-mail to your mailbox. You can use this
Send a Test Email
function to test if your setting is correct.
This camera supports “Snap Shot” and “Motion Detection” functions. When
Motion Detection is enabled, the Internet Camera will take a picture when a
FTP Server
motion has been detected. You can send the picture to your FTP server.
Enter the FTP address.
FTP Port Enter the port of the FTP server.
User Name Specify the user account of ftp server.
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Password Specify the Password of your ftp account.
Remote Folder Specify the folder of the ftp site that you want to store the picture.
Password When Authentication is enabled, input the password.
Passive Mode
If your Internet Camera is connected to a router/ NAT, you normally need to
enable Passive Mode.
8.2.5 Motion Detection
When Motion Detection is enabled, the Internet Camera will take a picture when a motion has been detected.
You can configure it to send the picture to your E-mail address or to your ftp server (Refer to previous page).
Motion Detection Enable
Motion Detection
Enable or Disable the Motion Detection Function.
Next Event Detected Setup the interval between two events. For example, if you setup the interval to 5
Interval
seconds, the next event will start after this event finished + 5 seconds.
Threshold Setup the sensitivity of motion detection.
Send Recording File to E-
Mail
Select Yes to send the pictures to your e-mail account that you had specified at
“E-Mail & FTP” menu.
E-Mail Subject Specify the subject of motion detection notify e-mail.
Send Recording File to
FTP
Select Yes to send the pictures to your FTP server that you had specified at “E-
Mail & FTP” menu.
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8.2.6 System
The “System” allows users to setup the camera’s parameters, like camera name, data/time setting, firmware
upgrade and reset.
Camera Name
System
The default camera name is “IC1500 or IC1500Wg”. You can change the
name to a name that meaningful to you.
Login Name Setup your administrator account’s login name. Default name is “admin”
Password Enter up to 4 digits password for the new user account.
Confirm Password Enter the password again to confirm the setting.
Set Date/Time manually Set the current Date and Time.
NTP Server Synchronize the Date and Time with NTP server.
Time Zone Select the time zone of your Internet Camera.
NTP Server Specify the IP Address of the NTP Server.
You can upgrade the camera’s firmware. Press this button and select the
correct firmware file to upgrade. (You can get the latest firmware file from
Upgrade Firmware
Edimax website, download and save the firmware file to your computer in
order to perform the firmware upgrade).
Click on the Reset button will reset the Internet Camera to factory default
settings. All settings you have configured will be lost. The default settings of
Reset to Factory Defaults the camera are: Camera Name: “IP Camera” IP Address: “192.168.2.3” Subnet
Mask: 255.255.255.0 Administrator Name: “admin” Password: “1234” Video
Port: “4321” Web Port: “80”
Reboot Device To reboot the Internet Camera, click “Reboot”.
There are four LEDs to indicate the status of Internet Camera. If you wish to
LED Setting turn off the LED light, click on “LED Light OFF”. To turn on the LED light, click
on “LED Light ON”.
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8.2.7 Schedule
The "Schedule" function allows users to transfer one image to FTP or E-mail every seconds, minutes, hours or
days.
Schedule
Enable FTP Schedule The "Schedule" function allows users to transfer one image to FTP or E-mail
every seconds, minutes, hours or days.
Time Interval To setup the interval for capture 1 picture by ‘’seconds’’, ‘’minutes’’, ‘’hours’’ or
‘’days’’
File control To choose the file name of picture by ‘’date/time’’ composition or overwrite the
picture with only 1 file name you named.
Enable E-Mail Schedule To enable picture capturing schedule function and send pictures to Email.
Time interval To setup the interval to send the image .
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8.2.8 Status
The “Status” shows the current firmware version, uptime, system time and IP information of the camera.
8.2.9 User Accounts
This “Users” web menu allows you to add four user accounts which will lets them to only view the video using the
Camera Viewer and the Internet Explorer. They cannot configure the camera.
User 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
User # Enable or Disable the user number #.
Login Enter the login name.
Password Enter up to 4 digits password for the new user account.
Confirm Password Enter the password again to confirm the setting.
Apply Click “Apply” to save the user account setting.
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9. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q1: What is an Internet Camera?
A: The Internet Camera is a standalone system connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. It is
different from the conventional PC Camera. The Internet Camera is an all-in-one 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
and Internet via a web browser or camera viewer.
Q2: What algorithm is used to compress the digital image?
A: The Internet Camera utilizes MJPEG video compression technology to provide high quality images.
MJPEG is a standard for video compression and can be applied to various application software.
Q3: What network cable is required for the Internet Camera?
A: The Internet Camera uses Category 5 UTP Twisted-pair cable allowing 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T
networking.
Q4: Can the Internet Camera be setup as a PC-cam on the computer?
A: No, the Internet Camera is used only on Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network.
Q5: Can the Internet Camera be connected on the network if it consists of only private IP Addresses?
A: Yes, the Internet Camera can be connected to a LAN with private IP Addresses.
Q6: The focus on the Internet Camera is bad, how can I correct it?
A: Adjust the Internet Camera’s focus ring manually.
10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Video specification
• Max Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels
• Sensor: 300K pixels 1/4" colour CMOS sensor
• Gain control: Automatic
• Exposure: Automatic
• White Balance: Automatic
• Focal Length: 6.0 mm
• Aperture: F=1.8
Image (Video Setting)
• Image compression: MJPEG Image
• Video Digital 24-bit Colour
• Frame rate: 30fps@CIF, 20fps@VGA
• Video resolution: 320x240, 640x480
System Hardware
• LAN Connector: One RJ-45 port to connect to 10/100Mbps Ethernet
• LED Indicator: Monitoring LED (Green), Ready LED (Orange), LAN LED (Green), Power Supply:
12VDC, 0.5A
HTTP/Utility
• Includes easy-to-use Viewer & Recorder utility
• Provides Admin utility & WEB browser Management
• View multiple cameras simultaneously - Up to 4 cameras at a time
• Manual/Schedule Record, Video Playback/Stop/Forward/Pause
• Supports four additional user accounts for viewing camera
• Auto sending Snap Shot by E-mail or FTP
• Support DDNS and UPnP functions
• Supports Windows 2000/XP/2003
• Firmware Upgradeable
EMI & Safety
• FCC, CE
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11. Appendix A: Router/Gateway Setup for Internet Viewing
How to view the Internet Camera over the Internet?
To view the Internet Camera across the Internet, you need to open some ports in your Router/Gateway, so that
the router can pass through the incoming TCP/UDP connections from the remote PC to the Internet Camera. You
will need to setup port forwarding or virtual server in your router (Please refer to your router’s manual on how
to open the ports). Please see the illustration as below.
These are the port protocol and number you required.
Name Protocol Port LAN IP
Setup 1 TCP 80 192.168.2.3
Setup 2 TCP 4321 192.168.2.3
Setup 3 UDP 13364 192.168.2.3
Setup 4 UDP 4322 192.168.2.3
Port Definition
Setup 1 This is the Web port. You have to configure the protocol to “TCP”.
Setup 2 This is the Video port. You have to configure the protocol to “TCP”.
Setup 3
Setup 4
Setup 1/Setup 2
Setup 2/Setup 4
Setup 3
This is the port for Internet Camera and Admin Utility communication. The
protocol setting should be “UDP”.
This is the port for Internet Camera and Camera Viewer communication. The
protocol setting should be “UDP”.
Viewing Internet Camera via Web Browser Over the Internet (Internet Explorer
v6.x or above)
If you want to view the video via Web Browser, you have to ensure the
Router/Gateway has configured setup1 and setup 2. You need to know the
Public IP address of your network in order to view the Internet Camera. You
can find the Public IP Address in your router’s WAN Status page.
For example, if your Public IP Address is 203.30.212.82. The remote user will
type http://203.30.212.82 at the address bar in the Internet Explorer to view
the live video over the internet.
If the web port is not using default port “80”, but changed to 8080. You will
need to open the port TCP 8080. Then, remote user will need to type
http://203.30.212.82:8080 at the address bar in the Internet Explorer to view
the live video over the internet.
Viewing Internet Camera via Camera Viewer Over the Internet
If you want to use Camera Viewer to view the camera, please make sure the
Router/Gateway has configured setup2 and setup 4. Then, access with the
Public IP Address.
Setup Internet Camera via Admin Utility Over the Internet
If you want to use Admin Utility to configure the Internet Camera via Internet,
the Router/Gateway should configure setup 3. Then, access with the Public
IP Address.
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12. Appendix B: Configuring Your Internet Camera To A Wireless Network
(Only for IC-1500Wg)
1) You can configure your IC-1500Wg to connect to a wireless router/network using the web browser
(Internet Explorer 6.x or above).
Click on “WLAN”.
Select Enable Wireless Connection and click Apply to save the setting.
Click on “Enable”
and then click
Apply button.
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2) IC-1500Wg will automatically detect any wireless router/network and it will be listed in a table. In this
example, connect your IC-1500Wg to your router BTBusinessHub-330.
3) After the wireless settings have been saved successfully, unplug the LAN Ethernet cable from the IC-
1500Wg. (You must unplug the LAN cable to allow wireless connection to take effect).
You can now view the IC-1500Wg without a LAN Ethernet cable connected to the wireless router.
If you connected the LAN Ethernet cable to the IC-1500Wg, the wireless connection won’t work. The IC-
1500Wg only allows one connection at a time, either LAN Ethernet connection or wireless connection.
Wireless Router
Step 3: Click Apply to save.
Step 1: Select
BTBusinessHub-
330.
Step 2: Configure
the Encryption
that correspond
to your router.
Wireless
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13. Appendix C: Viewing via UPnP in Windows XP
When the UPnP function is enabled, the camera can be detected by UPnP compliant system such as Windows
XP. The camera will be displayed in the Network Neighbourhood of Windows XP. You can directly double click
the camera or right click the camera and select “Invoke” to view the video through web browser.
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Enable UPnP in Windows XP SP2
If you can’t find the camera in the Network Neighbourhood of Windows XP SP2 or you have seen the following
message when you double click the camera. Please check if UPnP function is blocked by the firewall. Please
follow the steps below to enable it.
1. Go to “Start\Settings\Network Connections”.
2. Right click the “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”.
3. In the “Local Area Connection Properties”, select “Advanced” option menu and click “Settings”.
4. The “Windows Firewall” screen will be popped up, select “Exceptions” option menu.
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5. Enable “UPnP Framework” from the “Programs and Services list” and click “Ok”.
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