Manual TP-Link TL-SC3230N

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    TL-SC3230N Wireless N Megapixel Surveillance Camera REV : 1.0.0 1910010754 ...

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    I COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specific ations may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivat ...

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    II FCC ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digit al camera, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and ...

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    III This camera has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below , an d having a maximum gain of 3 dBi. Antennas not included in th is list or having a gain greater than 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this came ra. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna ty ...

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    IV Safety Information z When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power b utton, the only way to co mpletely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. z Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs y ourself. Y ou run the risk of elec ...

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and T echnology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Megapixel Surveillance Camera Model No.: TL-SC3230N T rademark: TP-LINK ...

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    Contents Package C ontent s..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Overview .............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... ...

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    6.3.1 System ......................................................................................... 38 6.3.2 Date & T ime ................................................................................. 39 6.3.3 Maint enance ................................................................................ 40 6.4 V ideo: Confi gure pr ofile . ...

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    1 Package Content s The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-SC3230N Wireless N Megapixel Surveillance Camera ¾ Power Adapter ¾ Camera Stand with screws ¾ Detachable WLAN antenna ¾ RJ45 Cable ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD, including: z This User Guide z Other helpful information ) Note: Make sure that the package ...

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    2 Chapter 1 Overview The user guide explains how to op erate this camera from a com puter. The user should read this manual completely and carefully before operating the camera. 1.1 Introduction This camera is an inexpensive and fully scalable surveillance camera. Because the cameras can be plugged into your existing local area network (LAN), you w ...

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    3 1.3 Minimum System Requirement s FPS (QVGA) ~120 120~360 360~540 540~960 960~ CPU Intel P4 2.4GHz Intel P4 3.2GHz Intel Pentium D 950 3.4GHZ Intel core 2 Duo E8600 3.3GHZ Intel core i7 2600K 3.8GHZ or above RAM 512MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 8GB or above Display 1024x768 resolution or above Support DirectX 9.0c or above Intel 945G or Intel 965G or above OS ...

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    4 Chapter 2 Physical Description 2.1 Front V iew Antenna: The user can attach the included antenna to ant enna connector (SMA type) or use another high-gain antenna to get higher perform ance. This camera has a SMA type antenna. Lens & focus ring: The user could use this ring to adjust focus manually. Microphone: The camera has a built-in inter ...

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    5 2.2 Bottom V iew Audio Output Jack: Audio-out Jack allows this camera to output audio or alerting sound. DC Power Jack: The input power is 12VDC. Supply the po wer to the camera with the power adapter included in package. Otherwise, the improper power adapter may damage the unit and result in danger. Factory Default Reset: This button is hidden i ...

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    6 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Follow the steps below to mount your camera. 1. Attach the camera with the included stand 2. Place the camera on the table or fix it onto ceiling or wall Use three screws to fix the camera onto the ceili ng or wall. You could also put the camera on the table directly. 3. Plug an Ethernet cable into the camera Conne ...

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    7 4. Connect the external power supply to camera Connect the attached power adapter to the DC power jack of the camera. Note : Use the power adapter, 12VDC, included in the package and connect it to wall outlet for AC power. Once you have installed the camera well and powe red it on, the Power LED (orange) will turn on later. Once the Power LED tur ...

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    8 Chapter 4 Preparation 4.1 Search and Set up by IP Search When you installed the camera on a LAN environm ent, you have two easy ways to search yo ur cameras by IP Search or UPnP™ discovery. Here is the way to execute IP Search to discover camera’s IP address and set up rela ted parameter in a camera. 4.1.1 Search When launch the IP Search, a ...

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    9 4.1.2 Vi ew If IP Search finds network cameras, View button will be available. Pl ease select the camera you want to view and click the View button. Then you could see t he video from camera directly. Furthermore, you could double click the left button of mouse to link to the network camera by browser. 4.1.3 LAN In case you want to change the IP ...

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    10 If you do not want to change userna me and/or password, just click “ Submit ” button to perform your setting accordingly. Click “ << ” button to go back to the previous page. If you like to change username and/or password of t he camera, just click the check button. Then, the related fields will show up as below. After keying in ne ...

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    11 4.1.4 Wireless In case you want to change the IP related param eters of wireless interface, please select the camera you want to configure and click the WIRELESS button. Relative settings will be carried out as above. Click SSID to select your wireless AP or router and key in WEP or WPA key. Click >> to go to next step: ...

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    12 Confirm the wireless setting and then submit the settings. Click OK to confirm these parameters, then IP Search will start to configure this camera with specified information. ...

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    13 Once this step is finished, IP Search will prom pt you to unplug the Ether net cable to activate wireless access. Then IP Search will prompt you to test wireless setti ng or finish wireless procedure as below. 4.2 UPnP of Windows® XP , Vist a or 7 UPnP™ is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architec ture that provides co ...

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    14 ) Note: Windows 2000 does not support UPnP feature . To discover your camera, go to your Desktop and click My Network Places . Click the targeted camera . Then Internet Explorer will connec t to this camera automatically. 4.3 Inst all the camera behind a NA T Router Once installed, the camera is accessible on your LAN. To access the camera from ...

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    15 Step2: Enable UPnP NAT traversal option of the camera Refer to Setting Î Network Î UPnP page for detail NAT traversal se tting. Note that this option is enabled by default. 4.4 Access the camera from the Internet Explorer for the first time 1. Start the web browser on the computer and ty pe the IP address of the camera you want to monitor as b ...

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    16 4.5 Logging in as a User If you log in the camera as an ordinary user , “Setting” function will not be accessible. 4.6 Logging in as an Administrator If you log in the camera as an Administrator, y ou can perform all the settings provided by the camera. ...

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    17 Chapter 5 Operating the Camera Start-up screen will be shown as follow no matter you log into the camera as an ordinary user or as an administrator. 5.1 Monitor Image Section The image shot by the camera is shown here. The date and time are displayed at the top of the window. 5.2 V ideo Profile The camera supports multi-pr ofile function for H.2 ...

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    18 5.5 Full Screen Enlarge video to full screen display. : Enlarge video to full screen display. Press “E SC” key to return to the o riginal screen display. 5.6 Digit al Zoom Click to activate this function as above. The user can scroll the mouth over the video to adjust zoom ratio and position. 5.7 2-W ay Audio The camera supports 2-way audio ...

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    19 5.8 Record Click the icon to activate this function. Press to start recording. The video file is saved as ASF format into your local PC . While you want to stop it, press Stop to stop recording. Select Browser and the pop-u p window will display. Select the save path and file name prefix, and select OK to continue. After stopping recording, list ...

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    20 5.9 Snap shot Click the icon to activate this function. Press to take a picture. The image file is saved as JPEG format into your local PC. Select Browser and the pop-up window will display. Select the save path and file name prefix, and select OK to continue. If you like to retrieve the saved image, select the file to display the saved image by ...

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    21 5.10 About Click the icon to show this ActiveX information. ...

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    22 Chapter 6 Administrating the Camera This function is only available for the user logged into camera as administrator. Click on each menu name to display its setting page Item Action Network Configure Network settings such as DHCP, DDNS, 3GPP, PPPoE and UPnP Camera Adjust camera parameters, position, and set camera tour System Configure system in ...

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    23 6.1.1 Network This section provides the menu for connec ting the camera through Ethernet cable. ¾ MAC address: Displays the Ethernet MAC address of t he camera. Note that the user can not modify it. ¾ Obtain IP address automatically (DHCP): DHCP: Stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Enable this checkbox when a DHCP serv er is instal ...

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    24 user can access the camera by either http://xx. xx.xx.xx/ , or http://xx. xx.xx.xx: xxxx/ . If multiple cameras are installed on the LAN and also requi red to be accessed from the WAN, then the HTTP Port can be assigned as the virtual server po rt mapping to support multiple cameras. Click OK to save and enable the setting. 6.1.2 Wireless If you ...

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    25 Step 2: Key in security key of WEP or WPA. Then click “ Submit ” button to activate wireless setting. If the user wants to configure wireless setti ngs manually, please follow the steps as below: ¾ MAC address: Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the WLAN card. Note that the user can not change it. ¾ Site survey: Click the “Refresh” b ...

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    26 of a network scan. Access points with a di sabled SSID Broadcast will not appear unless the camera is associated with it. The following information is provided: ¾ Interface Select: “Wired (Ethernet) only” or “Auto – wir ed if cable is connected, otherwise wireless”: Choose wired or wireless mode. Howeve r, note that wired is priority. ...

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    27 6.1.3 HTTPS HTTPS: Stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HTTPS is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with the SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted co mmunication and secure identification of a network web server. HTTPS connections are often used for sensitive trans actions in corporate informati on systems. The main idea o ...

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    28 WAN IP address is when you want to access your camera over the Internet. One of the possible solutions to the dynamic IP address problem come s in the form of a dynamic DNS service. A dynamic DNS service is unique because it provides a means of updating your IP address so that your listing will remain cu rrent when your IP address changes . Ther ...

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    29 6.1.5 PPPoE PPPoE: Stands for Point to Po int Protocol over Ethernet A standard builds on Ethernet and Point-to-Point netwo rk protocol. It allows your camera with xDSL or cable connects with br oadband network d irectly, then your camera can dial up and get a dynamic IP address. For more PPPoE and Internet configuration, please c onsult your de ...

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    30 6.1.6 Streaming RTSP is a streaming control protoc ol, and a starting point for n egot iating transports such as RTP, multicast and Unicast, and for negotia ting codecs. RTSP can be consi dered a "remote control" for controlling the media stream deliver ed by a me dia server. RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol for the actua ...

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    31 ¾ UPnP: To enable or disable the UPnP service here. ¾ Friendly Name: To show the friendly name of this camera here. ¾ UPnP NAT Traversal: When enabled, the camera will attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network, using UPnP™. Note that UPnP™ must be enabled in the NAT router first. ¾ Port Range: The port range will ...

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    32 ¾ Bonjour: To enable or disable the Bonjour service here. ¾ Friendly Name: To show the friendly name of this camera here. 6.1.9 ONVIF ONVIF is a global and open industry forum with t he goal to facilitate t he development and use of a global open standard for the interface of physical IP -based security products. Or in other words, create a st ...

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    33 ¾ ONVIF: To enable or disable the ONVIF interface here. ¾ Version: Currently, the V1.0 or V1.01/V1 .02/V2.0 /V2.1.1 is available. 6.1.10 IP Filter You can enter different users’ IP addresses which are allowed or denied to enter by the camera. ...

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    34 ¾ IP Filter: To enable or disable the IP filter function here. ¾ IP Filter Policy: Choose the filter policy where is denying or allowing. 6.1.11 IP Notification In case the IP address is changed, system is abl e to send out an email to alert someone if the function is enabled. ...

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    35 ¾ SMTP Notification (e-mail): If this function is enabled, the “ Send to ” and “ Subject ” fields need to be filled. ¾ Send To: Type the receiver’s e-mail address. This address is used for mail reply. ¾ Subject: Type the subject/title of the E-mail. ¾ TCP Notification: If this function is enabled, the “ TCP Server “, “ TCP Po ...

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    36 ¾ Proxy Login Pass w ord: Type the password for the HTTP Proxy. ¾ Custom parameter: The user can set specific parameters to HTTP server. ¾ Message: The message will be sent to HTTP server. 6.2 Camera: Adjust camera p arameters Use this menu to set the functions of the camera parameters of the camera. 6.2.1 Picture ¾ Rotation: Turn the “Mir ...

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    37 ¾ White Balance: Auto: will adjust the white balance automatically. Hold: will hold the white balance. ¾ Exposure Control: Auto: will adjust the inte rnal gain automatically. Hold: will hold the internal gain. ¾ Maximum Exposure Time: Set the Maximum Exposure Time. However, the real exposure time may be shorter in good light condition. ¾ Pow ...

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    38 windows to mask the video captured by this camera. By dragging mouse on the image, you can change the position and size of the selected window accordingly. ¾ Name: Name of the specified privacy window. ¾ Level: To define the gray level of mask bl ock. The smaller value, the darker. 6.3 System: Configure and maint ain system Use this menu to pe ...

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    39 6.3.2 Date & T ime You can set up the camera or make it synchroni zed with PC or remote NTP server. Also, you may select your time zone in order to synchronize time locally. ¾ Server Date & Time: Displays the date and time of the camera. ¾ PC Time: Displays the date and time of the connected PC. ¾ Adjust: - Synchronize with PC: Click ...

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    40 6.3.3 Maintenance ¾ Hard Factory Default (Include the network setting): Recall the camera hard factory default settings. Note that click this b utton will reset all camera’s parameters to the factory settings (including the IP address). ¾ Factory Default (Except the netw ork setting): The unit is restarted and most current settings are reset ...

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    41 5. Once the firmw are file was selected, click “ Fir mware Upgrade ” button. 6. The upgrade progress information will be displayed. Once the uploading process completed, the camera will r eboot the system automatically. 7. Please wait for timer count down, and then you can use IP S earch to search the camera again. ) Note: The download firmw ...

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    42 6.4.1 Common ¾ Text Overlay Setting: There are some important inform ation can be embedded into image, including date, time, and/or text. The user also can change the font color, background color, or transparency. ...

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    43 6.4.2 V ideo Profile ¾ Name: To assign a name to the selected profile. ¾ Video Type: Video codec of the selected profile. ¾ Resolution: Shows the resolution of the selected profile. ¾ ROI: Assign the selected profile as a ROI stream or not. (Only available for the profiles with max resolution) ¾ Rate Control: Defines the rate control method ...

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    44 ¾ Max Frame Rate: Defines the targeted frame rate of this profile. For exampl e, set the frame rate to 30 fps, then the image will be updated for 30 frames per second as p ossible. The user needs to set reasonable max frame rate ve rsus video quality under the limited bandwidth. ¾ GOP Control: Defines the Intra/Inter-frame (I/P) ratio of this ...

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    45 6.5 Audio: Audio p arameters ¾ Audio: To enable or disable audio function ¾ Audio Type: To select audio codec ¾ Audio Mode: To select Simplex or Full duplex (2-way audio) mode ¾ Input Gain: To adjust gain of input audio ¾ Output Gain: To adjust gain of output audio 6.6 User: Manage user name, p assword and login privilege Use this menu to a ...

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    46 ¾ Viewer login: Select “Anonymous” to allow all users to view the video as long as they are connected. Otherwise, only us ers in database can view the video after login. ¾ Access Right: Administrator can access every functi on in this camera. However, viewers only can view the video and access limited function. ¾ Add, Modify, and Delete o ...

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    47 ¾ SMTP Server: Type the SMTP server name or the IP address of the SMTP server. ¾ Test: Send a test mail to mail server to check this account is available or not. ¾ SMTP Port: Set port number of SMTP service. ¾ SSL: Enable SSL function or not. ¾ SMTP Authentication: Select the authentication r equired when you send an e-mail. Disable : if no ...

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    48 ¾ Add and Del: To add or delete the motion windows. T he user can specify up to 10 Included and/or Excluded windows to monitor the vide o captured by this camera. By dragging mouse on the image, you can change the position and size of the selected motion window accordingly. ¾ Included or Excluded Window: These windows can be specified as Inclu ...

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    49 6.9.1 SD Card ¾ Enable automatic disk cleanup: Delete old recorded files while the conditions are reached as below. ¾ Remove recordings order than: Delete old files by days. ¾ Remove oldest recordings when disk is: Delete old files by left capacity. 6.9.2 SAMBA Server The camera can send video stream to specified SAMBA server. ...

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    50 ¾ SAMBA Host: Type the IP address of the SAMBA server. ¾ Share: Type the video storage destination on the SAMBA server. ¾ SAMBA username: Type the user name to login the SAMBA server. ¾ SAMBA Login Password: Type the password to login the SAMBA server. 6.10 Continuous Recording The camera provides continuous vi deo recording f eature to stor ...

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    51 ¾ Disable / Enable: Enable or disable t he continuous recording feature in camera. ¾ Record File Type: Select video profile to be used in vi deo recording. Please note that max. 5 minutes of video can be recorded. ¾ Disk: Select SD card or SAMBA serv er as recording destination. ¾ Path: Type the password to login the SAMBA server. ¾ Restart ...

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    52 This page shows the event triggered or scheduled recorded video files list in SD card or on the samba server. The user may play or delete the selected file. ...

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    53 6.12 Event Server: Set up FTP/ TCP/HTTP/SAMBA server configuration 6.12.1 FTP Server You may set up FTP parameters for further operation of Event Schedule. That ’s, if users want to send the alarm message to an FTP server, it will need to configure parameters here and also add at least one event schedule to enable event triggering as SMTP. ¾ ...

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    54 6.12.2 TCP Server In addition to send video file to FTP server, the camera also can send ev ent message to specified TCP server. ¾ Name: The user can specify multiple TCP server s as wish. Therefore, the user needs to specify a name for each TCP server setting. ¾ TCP Server: Type the server name or the IP address of the TCP server. ¾ TCP Port ...

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    55 ¾ Name: The user can specify multiple HTTP servers as wish. Therefore, the user needs to specify a name for each HTTP server setting. ¾ URL: Type the server name or the IP address of the HTTP server. ¾ Test: Check the HTTP server whether it is available or not. ¾ HTTP Login name: Type the user name for the HTTP server. ¾ HTTP Login Password ...

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    56 ¾ Name: The user can specify multiple HTTP servers as wish. Therefore, the user needs to specify a name for each HTTP server setting. ¾ SAMBA Server: Type the server name or the IP address of the SAMBA server. ¾ Test: Check the SAMBA server whether th is account is available or not. ¾ SAMBA Login name: Type the user name for the SAMBA server ...

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    57 ¾ Name: Name of the Event or Schedule. ¾ Enable: Enable or disable this Event or Schedule. ¾ Typ e: Event trigger or Schedule trigger. ¾ Enable Time: Define the feasible time slot. ¾ Trigger by: Select the triggered sources. ¾ Action: Define the actions onc e event triggered. Example 1: Send file to FTP server by motion triggered always: 1 ...

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    58 Example 2: Send file to E-Mail server by motion trigger ed from Friday 18:00 to Saturday 06:00 1. Select event trigger . 2. Enable time: start from Friday 18:00 and keep work in 12 hours, so it will stop on Saturday 06:00. 3. T rigger by : Motion Area (Added in Object Detection page) 4. Action : Send e-mail (Add in E-Mail p age) 1) T o email add ...

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    59 Example 3: Enable Voice Alert every 10-minute during 18:00 to 24:00 from Monday to Friday. 1. Type: Select schedule trigger and interval is 10-minute. 2. Enable time: Select Monday to Friday, and set start time from 18:00 and keep work in 6 hours. 3. Trigger by : You do not need to choose it, because this will be triggered every 10 minute 4. Act ...

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    60 6.13.2 Record The user can choose the ty pe of record file for ev ent or schedule application. ...

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    61 ¾ Record File Type: Choose a profile to record. ¾ Record File Prefix: Define the prefix of recorded filename. ¾ JPEG Picture Numbers: Define the picture numbers of JPEG to be sent out. (by mode) ¾ Pre-Trigger Duration: Define the maximum duration of pre-alarm. ¾ Best Effort Duration: Define the best effort dur ation of post-alarm. ¾ Max Fi ...

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    62 Appendix A: Troubleshooting & FAQ Question Answer or Resolution Features The video and audio codec is adopted in the camera. The camera utilizes H.264, MPEG4 and JPEG triple compression to provide high quality images. H.264 and MPEG4 are standards for video compression and JPEG is a standard for image compression. The audio codec is defined ...

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    63 IP Search program cannot find the camera. z Re-power the camera if the program cannot find the unit within 1 minute. z Do not connect camera over a router. IP Search program cannot detect camera over a router. z If IP address is not assigned to the PC which running IP Search program, then IP Search program cannot find camera. Make sure that IP a ...

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    64 z The port number assigned in your camera might not be available via Internet. Check your ISP for available port. z The proxy server may prevent yo u from connecting directly to the camera, set up not to use the proxy server. z Confirm that Default Gateway address is correct. z The router needs Port Forwar ding feature. Refer to your router&apos ...

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    65 z Check the bandwidth of Internet connection. If the Internet bandwidth is lower than target bi t rate, the video streaming will not work correctly. The unreadable characters are displayed. Use the operating system of the selected language. Set the Encoding or the Character Se t of the selected language on the Internet Explorer. Frame rate is sl ...

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    66 around the camera brighter. Noisy images occur. The video images might be noisy if the camera is located in a very low light environment. Make the condition around the camera brighter or turn the White-light LED on. Miscellaneous Cannot play the recorded ASF file Have installed Microsoft®’s Di rectX 9.0 or later and use the Windows Media Play ...

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    67 Appendix B: PING IP Address The PING (stands for Packet Internet Groper) command is used to detect whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It’s also a very useful tool to confirm t he camera installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other cameras over the network. ...

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    68 Appendix C: Bandwidth Estimation The frame rate of video transmitted from th e camera depends on connection bandwidth between client and server, video resolution, codec type, and quality setting of server. Here is a guideline to help you roughly estimate the bandwidth requirements form your camera. The required bandwidth depends on content of vi ...

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    69 Appendix D: Specifications Camera LAN WLAN Image Camera 1.3 Mega-pixel image sensor Effective Pixels 1280 x 1024 pixels Sensitivity 1.0V/lux-sec Lens 4.3mm IP Module Video Video Encoder H.264, MPEG4 and Motion JPEG simultaneously (T ri-encoders ) Video Profile 8 profiles simultaneously (including 3GPP profile) Frame Rate Up to 30fps for all reso ...

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    70 Power Supply 12V DC external power adapter Power Consumption 2W 3W Connectors RJ-45 10BaseT/100BaseTX DC power jack Audio out Factory default reset Micro SD card (Max 32GB, Class 6) Indication LED Green and orange LEDs Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Operating Humidity 20% ~ 80% (non-condensing) Dimension HxWxD:74.5 x 52.6 ...

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    71 Appendix E: Configure Port Forwarding Manually The camera can be used with a router. If the came ra wants to be accessed from the WAN, its IP address needs to be set up as fixed IP address, also the port forwarding or Virtual Server function of router needs to be set up. This camera supports UPnP traversal function. Therefore, the user could use ...

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    72 Your WAN IP Address will be listed here. Note: Because a dynamic WAN IP can change from time to time depending on your ISP, you may want to obtain a Static IP address from your ISP. A Static IP address is a fixed IP address that will not change over time and will be more conv enient for you to use to access yo ur camera from a remote location. I ...

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    73 the video from the camera over the Internet. The r outer connects to the Inte rnet over a series of numbered ports. The ports normally used by the camera are blocked from access over the Internet. Therefore, these ports need to be made accessible over t he Internet. This is accomplished using the Virtual Server function on the router. The Virtua ...

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    74 Appendix F: DDNS Application 1. Preface If you have a Cable modem or xDSL, this is a great way to host your own camera or other TCP/IP Service. Get your own domain like www.yournam e.com, www.yo urname.com.tw etc. (Note: This domain must be registered with Internic via registration authorities such as Network Solutions, DirectNIC, Register.com e ...

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    75 (3) After the columns show up at the lef t side, click “ Create Account”. (4) Fill the application agreement and necessary information. a) Username b) E-mail addre ss and confirmation c) Password and confirmation ...

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    76 d) Submit all the input informat ion and finish creating an account (5) Check your e-mail mailbox. There will be an e-mail with a title “Y our DynDNS Account Information“. Click the hyperlink address to conf irm the DDNS service that you just applied. Click these two options ...

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    77 Then DDNS you applied activated. (6) Enter the web page http://www .dyndns.org/ again. Input your username and password that you just applied to login administration interface of DDNS server . (7) If the correct username and password are inpu t, you can see the following picture at the Click to confirm Input your account ...

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    78 top-right of the login page. (8) Click the “ Services”. (9) Click the “ Dynamic DNS ”. (10) Click the “ Get S tarted ”. ...

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    79 (1 1) We could create a domain name without any c harge at this step. First, we input the host name. (Pink No.1) Then we pick a domain t hat is easy to remember . (Pink No.2) The 3 rd step is to click “Offline Hostname” from Servic e T ype. (Pink No.3) Finally , click the “Create Host” to submit the domain name informati on and finish DD ...

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    80 access the DDNS and PPPoE pages. After saving the modification, restart the camera. Then the external users could browse the Networked camera by the input of their domain name. ...

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    81 Appendix G: Power Line Frequency Country V oltage Frequency Comment s Argentina 220V 50 Hz *Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and elsewhere. Australia 230V* 50 Hz *Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch. Though nominal voltage has been officially cha nged to 230V , 240V is within tolerances and commonly fou ...

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    82 Appendix H: 3GPP To use the 3GPP function, in addition to previous section, you might need more information or configuration to make this function work. Please note that to use the 3GPP function, it strongly recommends to install the camera with a public and fixed IP address without any firewall protection. RTSP Port: Port 554 is the default for ...

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    83 Appendix I: Enable UPnP of Windows XP Use the following steps to enable UP nP settings only if your operat ing system of PC is running Windows XP. Go to Start > Settings . Click Control Panel Click Add or Remove Programs ...

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    84 Click Add/Remove Windows Components The following screen will appear: Select Networking Services Click Details ...

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    85 Select Universal Plug and Play Click OK Click Next ...

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    86 Please wait while Setting up configures the components. Click Finish ...

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