Edimax Technology Co 9530151106 Entry Level 802.11n Wireless Internet Camera User Manual IC 3015Wn V1 0x

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SOHOInternetCamera

UserManual

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‐ CONTENTS‐

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ChapterIIntroduction..........................................................................................................5

1.1HighlightsofyournewNetworkIPCamera....................................................5

1.2SafetyInstructions...........................................................................................6

1.3PackagingContents.........................................................................................7

1.4InstallIPCamera............................................................................................10

ChapterIIUsingNetworkIPCamerabyWebInterface.....................................................12

2.1NetworkSetup...............................................................................................................12

2.2ConnecttoIPCamera’sWebUserInterfaceandInstallActiveXPlugin(forIEbrowser

only).....................................................................................................................................15

2.3ViewingLiveVideo.........................................................................................................20

ChapterIIISetupIPCamera....................................................................................................23

3‐1Basic/NetworkSettings...............................................................................................24

3‐2Wireless.........................................................................................................................27

3‐3DynamicDNS.................................................................................................................32

3‐4Date&Time...................................................................................................................34

3‐5Users..............................................................................................................................36

3‐6UPnP..............................................................................................................................39

3‐7Bonjour..........................................................................................................................40

ChapterVIVideoConfiguration...........................................................................................41

4‐1VideoSettings................................................................................................................41

4‐2ImageAppearance........................................................................................................43

ChapterVEventsConfiguration...........................................................................................44

5‐1MotionDetectionSetup................................................................................................44

5‐1‐1DetectionRegion....................................................................................................46

5‐1‐2FTP..........................................................................................................................49

5‐1‐3SMTP......................................................................................................................51

ChapterVISystemConfiguration.........................................................................................54

6‐1‘Basic’Settings...............................................................................................................54

6‐1‘Advanced’Settings.......................................................................................................56

ChapterVIISystemStatus....................................................................................................58

7‐1SystemInformation.......................................................................................................58

7‐2SystemLog.....................................................................................................................60

ChapterVIIIAdvancedOperations..........................................................................................62

8.1ApplyforfreeDYNDNSaccount....................................................................................62

ChapterIXWindowsSurveillanceUtility..............................................................................69

9‐1InstallingIPCameraAdministrationSoftware..............................................................69

9‐2UsingIPcamerasurveillancesoftware.........................................................................81

9‐3ConfigureIPcamerasurveillancesoftware...................................................................84

9‐3‐1Configurecameras.................................................................................................84

9‐3‐1‐1‘Camera’tab............................................................................85

9‐3‐1‐2ScheduleRecording.................................................................87

9‐3‐1‐3Audio.......................................................................................90

9‐3‐1‐4MotionRecord.........................................................................91

9‐3‐2GeneralSettings.....................................................................................................93

9‐3‐2‐1‘General’tab............................................................................93

9‐3‐2‐2‘E‐MailSetting’tab..................................................................95

9‐3‐2‐3Security....................................................................................97

9‐3‐2‐4About.......................................................................................99

9‐4ChangeDisplayLayout................................................................................................100

9‐5Full‐screenmode.........................................................................................................103

9‐6Scan.............................................................................................................................104

9‐7Zoom‐in/Zoom‐out....................................................................................................105

9‐8PTZ...............................................................................................................................106

9‐9Snapshot......................................................................................................................107

9‐10Recording..................................................................................................................108

9‐11VideoPlayback..........................................................................................................109

ChapterXAppendix............................................................................................................110

10.1Troubleshooting........................................................................................................110

10.2Specification..............................................................................................................111

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ChapterIIntroduction

1.1 HighlightsofyournewNetworkIPCamera

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CongratulatesonpurchasingthistinynetworkIPCamera!Itstinysize

maximizesportabilityandeasesinstallation;youcaneasilyinstallthe

camerainmostplaceswhereyouneedvideosurveillance.Ifthere’sno

EthernetcableavailableattheplaceyouwishtoinstallthisIPcamera,

youcanusebuilt‐inwirelessnetworktoconnecttoyournetwork,and

savesthecostofcabling.

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OtherhighlightsofthisnetworkIPCamerainclude:

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z Compactsizeandlightweightdesign,installsanywhere.

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z Mountingholelocatedatcamera’sback,compatiblewithmostof

cameratripods.

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z Wirelessnetworkwithdatasecurity(encryption),securesdata

transferovertheair.

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z Fixed‐focuslens,workswithmostofenvironments.

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1.2 SafetyInstructions

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Pleaseobeythesafetyinstructionslistedbelowwhenyou’reusingthis

NetworkIPCamera,oryouwouldharmthiscameraand/oryourself!

Also,thewarrantywillbecomevoidifyoudisobeythesesafety

instructions.

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z ThisNetworkIPCameraissophisticatedelectronicdevice;donot

dropitfromhighplaces.

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z DonotplacethisIPCameraathot/humidplaces,andavoiddirect

sunlight.

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z ThisIPCameraisnotatoy;keepitoutfromthereachofchildren.

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z DonotinsertanyaccessoriesofthisIPCameraintoyourbody.

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z IfyouwanttousethisIPCameraatanyplacethatmaybespilledby

waterordirt,asecureandwater‐proofcamerahousingisrequired.

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z DonotpullanycordthatisconnectedtothisIPCamerabyforce.

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z IPCamerawillbecomehotafterlongtimeofuse.Refrainfromtouch

IPCamerawithhand,orcoverthisIPcamerawithpaperorcloth.

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z IftheIPCamerafallsintowaterwhenpowered,donotattemptto

retrieveitbackbyyourself!Findaqualifiedelectrictechnicianfor

help.

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1.3 PackagingContents

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PleasecheckthecontentsofyournewNetworkIPCamerawhenyou

unpackthepackage.Ifanyitemismissing,pleasecontactyourdealerof

purchaseforhelp.

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ItemNo.DescriptionQuantity

1NetworkIPCamera1

2ACpoweradapter1

3Ethernetcable1

4UsermanualWindowsUtilityCDROM1

5Quickinstallationguide1

FamiliarwithyournewNetworkIPCamera

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[Front]

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ItemDescription

1‐LensIPCamera’slens.Pleasekeepthelenscleananddonot

touchbyfinger.

2‐POWERLEDPOWERLEDwilllightwhentheIPcameraispoweredon,

andwillflashwhenresettingIPcamera’ssettings.

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(LEDlightcanbeswitchedoffevenIPcameraispowered

onwhennecessaryforsecurityreasons)

3‐NetworkLEDEthernetLEDwilllightwhenIPcameraisconnectedto

Ethernetnetwork,anditwillflashfastwhentransferring

data(ItwillflashslowwhenusingWPS).

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(LEDlightcanbeswitchedoffevenIPcameraispowered

onwhennecessaryforsecurityreasons)

4‐AntennaWirelessantenna.Pleasekeeptheantennaperpendicular

tothegroundforbestsignalreception.

Power/WPSLED

LAN/WiFiLED

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Lens

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Antenna

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ItemDescription

1‐TripodconnectorThismountingholeiscompatiblewithmostofcamera

tripodorcamerastand,soyoucanfixthecameraata

secureplace.

2‐LANConnectstoyourlocal areanetwork.

3‐5VDCConnectsto5VDCpoweradapter.

4‐WPS/RESETWhentheIPcamera isnotfunctioningproperly,youcan

pressresetbuttontoresettheIPcamera.Youcanalso

pressandholdthisbuttonformorethan10secondsto

clearallsettingsofIPcamera,includeadministrator

password.

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LANport

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TripodConnector

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WPS/ResetPOWER

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1.4 InstallIPCamera

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PleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstosetupyournewIPcamera.

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1. SecuretheIPCameratothetripodorcamerastandbymountinghole.

IfyouwanttoplacetheIPcameraondesk,pleasemakesureitwill

notfalldownbyaccident.

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2. ConnectEthernetcabletoLANport.Forfirst‐timeinstallationyou’ll

needEthernetcabletodoconfiguration;IfthisIPcamerais

configuredtousewirelessnetwork,youcanskipthisstep.

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3. PlugDCpoweradaptertopoweroutletonthewall.

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ConnectEthernetnetcable

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4. ConnectDCpowercabletoIPCamera’sDCpowerconnector.

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Ifeverything’sok,youshouldseethePOWERLEDlightup(andEthernet

LED,ifEthernetcableisinserted).Ifnot,pleaserecheckeverystepand

tryagain,oraskyourdealerofpurchaseforhelp.

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PleasenoteifyouconfiguredIPcameratoswitchLEDlightsoff,two

LEDlightswon’tlight.

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ConnectDCpowercabletoDCJack

ChapterIIUsingNetworkIPCamerabyWebInterface

2.1NetworkSetup

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ThisIPcamera’sdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.3,andyoumustusea

computerthatuses192.168.2.xIPaddresstoconnecttoit.

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Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstosetupyourcomputer’sIP

address:

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1. Pleaseclick‘Start’buttonandthenclick‘ControlPanel’.

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2. Click‘Viewnetworkstatusandtasks’under‘NetworkandInternet’

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3. Ifyoudidn’tsee‘NetworkandInternet’incontrolpanel,pleaselook

for‘NetworkandSharingCenter’iconanddouble‐clickit.

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4. Click‘LocalAreaConnection’

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5. Click‘Properties’

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6. Click‘InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4),andthenclick

‘Properties’

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7. Click‘UsethefollowingIPaddress’,andtheninput‘192.168.2.1’in‘IP

address’and‘255.255.255.0’inSubnetmask’,justlikeshownonthe

left.Click‘OK’whenfinish,andcloseallopenwindowsyouopened

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2.2ConnecttoIPCamera’sWebUserInterfaceandInstall

ActiveXPlugin(forIEbrowseronly)

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Forfirst‐timeinstallation,youcanconnecttoIPcamerabyInternet

ExplorerwebbrowserbyenteringitsdefaultIPaddress:192.168.2.3in

addressbar:

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Theuseloginscreenwillappearwhenyougetconnected:

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IPCamera’sadministratorusernameis‘admin’(lowercase)and

passwordis‘1234’bydefault.Click‘OK’buttonorpress‘ENTER’keyon

yourkeyboardwhenyoufinishenteringusernameandpassword.

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WhenyouconnecttoIPCameraforthefirsttime,you’llseethe

followingmessage:

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ThismessagepromptsyouthatyouneedtoinstallActiveXpluginbefore

youcanseethevideofromIPCamera.Click‘DownloadActiveX’linkto

installActiveXplugin:

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Click‘Run’tostartinstallation.Afterfewseconds,you’llseethis

message:

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ForIE9:ThemessagewillappearatthebottomofInternetExplorer:

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Click‘Run’tobegininstallation.YoumayseeUAC(UserAccountControl)

messageafteryouclick‘Run’button:

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Click‘Yes’tocontinue.Installationprocedurewillbegin:

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Click‘Next’and‘Install’whenyou’repromptedtoinstallActiveXcontrol.

Whenyouseethismessage,installationiscomplete:

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Click‘Finish’toclosethewindow.Now,gobacktowebbrowserwindow

andloginagain,youshouldbeabletoseecamera’simage:

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2.3ViewingLiveVideo

ToviewthelivevideofromIPcamera,pleaselogontoIPcamera’sweb

interfaceasdescribedinlastchapter,andyoucanseelivevideoview:

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Whenyou’reinothersetuppagesofIPcamera,youcanclick‘LiveView’

linklocatedattheupper‐rightcornerofIPcamera’swebinterface:

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Therearealsosomefunctionsyoucanuseincamera’sliveviewpage:

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Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:

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ItemDescription

Snapshot

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Takeasnapshot(saveapicture)ofcurrentlive

view.Clickthefolderfield(‘c:\’bydefault)and

you’llbepromptedtoselectafolderinyour

computer,andclick‘Getsnapshot’buttontosave

apicture.

Record



Startrecordingvideo.Clickthefolderfield(‘c:\’

bydefault)andyou’llbepromptedtoselecta

folderinyourcomputer,andclick‘Start

recording’buttontostartrecording.

Fittowindow



Clickthisbuttonandtheliveviewareawilladjust

accordingtothesizeofwebbrowser

automatically.

FullScreen



Clickthisbuttonandtheliveviewwillexpand

andfitthesizeofyourcomputermonitor.Press

‘Esc’keyonyourkeyboardtoresume.

DigitalZoom



Clickthisbuttonandanewwindowwillpopup:



Check‘Enable’boxtoenabledigitalzoom

(enlargevideosoyoucanseeobjectsindetail).

Dragtheslidebarfrom100%(noenlargement)

to400%toenlargetheimage.Thelevelof

enlargementwillbedisplayedin‘ZoomFactor’

field.



Whenyou’reenlargingimage(i.e.ZoomFactor>

100%),agreenrectangularwillappearinthe

imagearea:



Dragthegreenrectangulartomovetheposition

ofenlargedareainimage.





ChapterIIISetupIPCamera

TosetuptheIPcamera,pleaselogontoIPcamera’swebinterfaceand

click‘Setup’linkontheupper‐rightcorner:



Thesetupmenuwillappear:



Therearefivesetupcategories:Basic,Video,Events,System,andStatus,

whicharelocatedattheleftofwebinterface.Whenyouclickonthelink

ofeverycategory,itwillexpandandshowsub‐menu.



Pleaserefertofollowingchaptersfordetailedinstructions.



31Basic/NetworkSettings



Inthismenu,youcansetupEthernetnetworksettings.

(NOTWirelessNetwork!)



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

NetworkTypeSelectthetypeofEthernetconnection:StaticIP,DHCP,

andPPPoE.Pleaseselectonefromdropdownmenu,if

you’renotsure,pleaseconsultyournetwork

administratororISP.



StaticIP:



IP:PleaseassignanIPaddresstothisIPcamera.



Netmask:PleaseinputthenetmaskofIPaddress.



Gateway:Pleaseinputthegatewayaddressofyour

network.



PrimaryDNS:InputtheIPaddressofDNSserver.



SecondaryDNS:InputtheIPaddressofsecondary

(backup)DNS.Youcanleavethisfieldblankifno

secondaryDNSisavailable.



HTTPport:Thedefaultwebportnumberis80,if

youwanttochangeit,youcaninputitfrom1024~

65535inthisfield.WhenyouconnecttothisIP

cameranexttime,youhavetoaddacolonandport

numberafterIPcamera’sIPaddress.Forexample,

ifthecamera’sIPaddressis192.168.2.3andHTTP

portnumberis82,youhavetoinput

‘http://192.168.2.3:82’inwebbrowser’saddress

bar.



DHCP:IPcamerawillobtainIPaddressfromDHCP

serveronyourlocalareanetworkautomatically.



PPPoE:IPcamerawillconnecttonetworkbyPPPoE.



PleaseinputPPPoEusernameandpassword,andinput

MTUvaluewhenrequired.



Pleasenote:Insomecasesyoucanimprovenetwork

efficiencyorcorrectconnectionproblembysettinga

newMTUvalue,however,Inmostcasesyoudon’thave

tochangeMTUsetting.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



32Wireless



Youcanestablishwirelessconnectionstoothernetworkdevicessuchas

networkAP.



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

Wireless

Connection

Youcanenableordisablewirelessfunctionality

here.



Pleasenote:Youcanswitchwirelessnetworkoff,

butyoucan’tswitchwiredEthernetoff.

NetworkType Selectthetypeofnetworkyouwishtoconnect:

Infra(infrastructure:wirelessaccesspoint)orAd

Hoc(pointtopointwirelessconnection).

ModeSelectthewirelessoperatingmode:



B(802.11b,maximum11mbps)

G(802.11g,maximum54mbps)

N(802.11n,maximum150mbps).



Youcanselectmixedmode(2.4GHzB+G+N)soIP

camerawillworkwithallkindsofwireless

Whenyouenterthis

page,IPcamerawillscan

forwirelessdevices

nearbyautomatically

anddisplaythemhere.

network.IfyouselectB,G,orNonly,thenIP

camerawillbeabletocommunicatewith

wirelessnetworkofsameoperatingmodeonly.

BandSelectwirelessband:20MHzonlyor20/40MHz

autoswitch.It’srecommendedtoselect‘Auto

20/40MHz’.

AvailableNetworksIPcamerawilllistallnearbynetworksandtheir

parameterinthisfield.Ifthenetworkyouwishto

connectdoesnotappearhear,click‘Refresh’to

rescanagain.Youcanclick‘Refresh’buttonfor

manytimesuntilthenetworkyouwishto

connectappearinthelist.



Ifyouwishtoconnecttoaspecificnetwork,

selecttheradiobuttonofthenetworkyouwish

toconnect(under‘Connect’field),andthe

network’sconnectionparameterwillappearin

thefieldsbelow.



Tips:Ifyoucan’tseethenetworkyouwishto

connectafteryouclick‘Refresh’buttonformany

times,pleasemoveIPcameraclosertothe

network’saccesspoint).

SSIDInputnetwork’sSSID(accesspoint’swireless

name)here,orselectonenetworkfromnetwork

listabove.



Ifhenetworkyouwishtoconnectisa‘hidden’

network(SSIDishiddentothepublic),youhave

toinputSSIDmanually.

ChannelSelectwirelesschannelnumber.Use‘Auto’to

selectchannelautomatically.

AuthenticationSelectauthenticationtype:



None:noencryption



WEP:useWEPencryption



WPA‐PSK:UseWPAwithPSKencryption.



WPA2‐PSK:UseWPA2withPSKencryption.



Theauthenticationtypeyouselectedheremust

beidenticalwiththesettingofaccesspoint.

EncryptionTypeSelectwirelessencryptiontype.Thisoptionwill

varydependsontheauthenticationtypeofthe

networkyouwishtoconnect.



Theencryptiontypeyouselectedheremustbe

identicalwiththesettingofaccesspoint.

WPAPre‐sharedKeyInputWPApre‐sharedkeyhere,mustbeidentical

withthesettingofaccesspoint.



(Thisfieldisnotavailablewhenauthentication

typeisnoneorWEP).

WEPKeyFormatSelectWEPkey’sformat:HexorASCII.



Thissettingmustbeidenticalwiththesettingof

thenetworkyouwishtoconnect.

WEPKeylengthSelectWEPkey’slength:64or128‐bit.



Thissettingmustbeidenticalwiththesettingof

thenetworkyouwishtoconnect.

WEPKeyInputWEPkeyhere.



Thissettingmustbeidenticalwiththesettingof

thenetworkyouwishtoconnect.



YoucanalsosetupencryptedwirelessconnectionbyWPS(Wi‐Fi

ProtectedSetup):



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

SelfPinCodeDisplaysthe8‐digitpincodeofthisIPcamera.

Writethisnumberdownandyou’llneedthis

numbersogetconnectedwithother

WPS‐enablednetworkdeviceswhenrequested.

ConfigureviaPush

Button

Click‘StartPBC’buttontostartPBC‐styleWPS

pairingsequence:Clickthisbutton,andpush

WPSbuttonoftheaccesspoint(orclicka

softwarebuttoninaccesspoint’sconfiguration

webpage).



YoumustpressWPSbuttonofthewireless

deviceyouwishtoconnectwithin120seconds.

Configurevia

PinCode

Click‘StartPIN’tostartPIN‐styleWPSpairing

sequence.YouhavetoinputWPSregistrar’sSSID

in‘RegistrarSSID’fieldfirst.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



33DynamicDNS



IfyourInternetserviceproviderdidn’tissueyouafixedIPaddress,you

canusethisfunctiontoreportyourcurrentIPaddresstodynamicDNS

serviceprovider,soyoucanlocateyourIPcamerawithouthavingafixed

IPaddress.



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

EnableDDNSSelect‘Enable’toenableDDNSfunctionality,

orselect‘Disable’todisableDDNSfunctionality.

ProviderSelectDynamicDNSserviceprovideryou’reusing

fromdropdownmenu.

HostNameInputthehostnameyouregisteredwithDDNS

serviceprovider.

UserNameInputtheusernameyouregisteredwithDDNS

serviceprovider.

PasswordInputthepasswordyouregisteredwithDDNS

serviceprovider.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



TIPS:Youcanregisterfree(orpaid)dynamicDNSservicefromfollowing

website:



Dyndns:www.dyndns.org

RefertoChapterVIIIforDDNSapplication.



34Date&Time



YoucansetupIPcamera’ssystemdateandtimehere.Maintaininga

correctsystemtimeisveryessentialwhenyouneedtoreplayrecorded

video.



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

ModeSelectdate&timesetupmode:



Manually:Settimemanually.



NTP:UseNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)tosetup

dateandtimeautomaticallyvianetwork.Ifyou

haveInternetconnectionorthere’saNTPserver

onyourlocalnetwork,youcanselectthis

functiontohelpyoutokeepIPcamera’sdateand

timecorrect.

SetDate/Time

Manually

Thereare6fieldsforyoutoinputcurrentdate/

time.Theformatis:



YYYY/MM/DDHH:MM:SS

SynchronizetoPC

time

Clickthisbuttonthefilldate/timefieldwith

yourcomputer’sdateandtime.

NTPServerInputNTPserver’shostnameorIPaddress.

TimeZoneSelectthetimezoneoftheplaceyoulivefrom

dropdownmenu.

DaylightSavingIftheareayouliveusesdaylightsaving,select

‘Enable’,orselect‘Disable’whendaylightsaving

isnotused.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



35Users



Besidesdefaultsystemoperatoraccount‘administrator’,youcanadd

additionaloperatoraccountoruseraccounthere:



Operatoraccountscanperformallfunctionalitiesanddoconfigurations

ofthisIPcamera,whileguestaccountscanviewimageonly.







Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

UserListListsallexistingoperators/usershere.Tomodify

anoperator/user’ssetting,clickhis/hername

herefirst.

UserNameInputuser’snamehere.

PasswordInputuser’spasswordhere.

Confirmpassword Inputuser’spasswordhereagainfor

confirmation.

AuthoritySelectthisuser’sprivilege:

Operatorcanviewvideoandgotosetuppageto

changevideosetting.

Guestcanviewvideoonly.

AddClickthisbuttontoaddanewuserwithsettings

above.

ModifyClickthisbuttontosavechangesofanexisting

user.

Remove Clickthisbuttontoremoveauser.Youmust

selectauserin‘UserList’fieldfirst.

AnonymousLoginSelect‘Enable’toenableanonymoususerto

functionisusefulwhenyouwanttoestablisha

remotevideoserverwhichwelcomeseveryone

toviewthevideo.



Ifyouonlywanttoallowregisteredusertologin,

select‘Disable’.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



36UPnP



Whenyouenablethisfunction,WindowscomputerscandiscoverthisIP

camerafromwindowsnetworkneighbordirectly,andyoudon’thaveto

knowthisIPcamera’sIPaddressinadvance(Thisonlyworksonlocal

areanetwork).



Select‘Enable’toenablethisfunction,orselect‘Disable’toprevent

usersonlocalareanetworktodiscoverthisIPcamera.





37Bonjour



Whenyouenablethisfunction,Macintoshcomputerscandiscoverthis

IPcamerafromsafariwebbrowserdirectly,andyoudon’thavetoknow

thisIPcamera’sIPaddressinadvance(Thisonlyworksonlocalarea

network).



Select‘Enable’toenablethisfunction,orselect‘Disable’toprevent

usersonlocalareanetworktodiscoverthisIPcamerabysafaribrowser.



Tips:Bonjourfunctionmustbeenabledinsafaribrowserfirst.



ChapterVIVideoConfiguration

Invideoconfigurationsetuppage,youcanchangetheresolutionand

framerate,soyoucandecidethevideoqualitybythebandwidthyou

have.



41VideoSettings



Youcanchangeresolutionandframeratesettingshere.



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

ResolutionChangevideoresolutionfromdropdownlist.

Availableresolutionsare:



SXVGA(1280x960)

VGA(640x480)

QVGA(320x240)



Higherresolutionprovidesmodevideodetails,

butrequiresmorebandwidth.

MAX.FramerateSelectthemaximumvideoframerate.Higher

framerateprovidesmorefluentvideo,butalso

requiresmorebandwidth.



Pleasenote:Whentheenvironmentisdark,this

IPcamerawillautomaticallyadjustframerate

toalowersettingtoprovidebettervideo

qualitybyusingalongerexposuretime.

PowerfrequencySelecttheACutilitypower’sfrequency(50or

60Hz).Thiswillhelpreducetheflickerofvideo

whenthere’scertainkindoflamp.



Ifyoudon’tknowthefrequencyofpoweryou’re

using,youcanconsultyourutilitypower

company.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



42ImageAppearance



Youcanchangevideoappearancesettingshere.



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

Brightness/

Contrast/

Saturation/

Sharpness/

Hue

Changevideo’sappearance.Ifyouthinkyou

don’tlikethevideoasitappears,youcanchange

theseparameters.



Dragtheblueleverbymousetochangethe

value.

ResettodefaultClickthisbuttontoresetallsettingsbackto

defaultvalue(50).

SavevalueSavechangesyoumade.





ChapterVEventsConfiguration

ThisIPcameraiscapabletodetectmotions.Youcanusethisfunctionto

usethisIPcameraasasecurityalarmandsendtheimagetoyouby

E‐MailoruploadtoFTPserverwhenthere’smotion.



51MotionDetectionSetup



Youcanenableordisablemotiondetectionsettingshere.







Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

MotionDetection

enable

Select‘Enable’toenablemotiondetection

function,or‘Disable’todisableit.

MotionDetection

Interval

SelectthetimeintervalthisIPcameradetects

motion.



Todetectminormotions,selectashortertime;

toignoreminormotions,selectalongertime.

Sendsnapshotto

E‐Mail

Select‘Enable’tosendasnapshotpictureto

designatedemailrecipient;select‘Disable’to

disablethisfunction.

Sendsnapshotto

FTP

Select‘Enable’touploadasnapshotpictureto

designatedFTPserver;select‘Disable’todisable

thisfunction.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



511DetectionRegion



YoucansetuptheareainvideowhereIPcamerashoulddetectchanges

invideo(motion).Motionsoutsideofdetectionregionwillbeignoredby

IPcamera,andIPcamerawilldonothingwhenamotionisdetected

outsideofdetectionregion.Thiswillhelpyoutominimizethechanceof

falsealarm.



Whenyouselectthissetuppage,you’llseethefollowingsetuppage:



(Thesetuppage’svideoviewwindowisintentionallysettoblacksoyou

cansee3motiondetectionregionsclearly).



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

Region1/

Region2/

Region3

Checktheboxtoenablethismotiondetection

area.Arectanglewillappearonthevideoview

whenit’schecked(enabled).



Tochangethesizeofmotiondetectionarea:



Pointthemousetotheupper‐left,upper‐right,

lower‐left,lower‐rightcornerofmotion

detectionrectangle,anddragthemouse.



Movemotiondetectionarea:



Putthemousewithinthemotiondetectionarea,

anddragthemouse.

SensitivityChangethesensitivityofmotiondetection.Setto

ahighervalue(right)andIPcamerawilltrigger

thealarmwhenthere’reonlysmallchangesin

video.IfyoufoundthatIPcamerasendsE‐mail

oruploadspicturetoFTPtoofrequently,and

there’snothinghappeninthesnapshotvideo,

youcansettoalowervalue.

ThresholdSetthemotiondetectionthresholdhere(input

number0to100).AhighervaluerepresentsIP

camerawillonlytriggeralarmwhentheobjectin

motiondetectionareaisreallybig.

RefreshRefreshthereferencepicture.

SaveSavechangesyoumadeinthispage.





512FTP



YoucanuploadasnapshotpicturewhenmotiondetectedbythisIP

camera.



Whenyouselectthissetuppage,you’llseethefollowingsetuppage:



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

FTPServerInputtheIPaddressorhostnameoftheFTP

server.

UserNameInputtheusernamerequiredbyFTPserver.

PasswordInputthepasswordofFTPserver.

PortInputtheportnumberofFTPserver,thisshould

anintegerbetween1to65535.



Pleasedon’tchangethisvalueuntilinstructedby

FTPserver’sadministrator.

PathInputthepath(folder)youwishtosavesnapshot

fileonFTPserver.Ifyoudon’twanttospecify

folder,youcanleavethisfieldblank,and

snapshotfileswillbesavedinthedefaultfolder

whenloggedontoFTPserver.

PassivemodeDefaultsettingis‘Enable’(usepassivemode).If

theFTPserveryou’regoingtousedoesnot

supportpassivemode(usingactivemode),select

‘Disable’here.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.Youcanalsoclick‘Senda

testfile’buttontouploadatestfiletoFTPserver,andamessageboxwill

appeartoindicateiftheFTPuploadissuccessful,soyoucanexamineif

theparametersyousetinthispagearecorrect.



513SMTP



YoucansendasnapshotpicturebyE‐Mailwhenmotiondetectedbythis

IPcamera.



Whenyouselectthissetuppage,you’llseethefollowingsetuppage:



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

PublicServerIfyou’reusingHotmail,Yahoomail,orGoogle

mail,selectappropriateitemfromdropdown

menu,andIPcamerawillfilltheSMTPserver

addressandportnumberforyouautomatically.

SMTPServerInputthehostnameorIPaddressofSMTP

server.SMTPserverisusuallyprovidedbyyour

ISP.

SMTPPortInputtheSMTPportnumberhere.MostofSMTP

serversuseportnumber‘25’,whilesomeSMTP

serversusesencryptedconnectionandport

numberis‘465’.Consultmailserver

administratorwhenindoubt.

RecipientE‐Mail

Address

InputE‐mailrecipient(receiver)’sE‐mailaddress

here.

SenderE‐Mail

Address

InputanE‐Mailaddresshere,whichwillbeused

byE‐Mailsender’saddress.Thiswillhelpyouto

identifytheE‐MailsentbythisIPcamera,and

willhelpyoutopreventproblemscausedby

anti‐spamsoftware.

SSL/TLSSelect‘SSLorTLS’whenyourSMTPserver

requiresencryption.



Whenindoubt,consultyourSMTPserver

administrator.

SMTP

Authentication

Select‘Enable’whenyourSMTPserverrequires

authentication.



Whenindoubt,consultyourSMTPserver

administrator.

AccountInputSMTPaccountwhenyourSMTPserver

requiresauthentication.

PasswordInputthepasswordusedforSMTPserver

authentication.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.Youcanalsoclick‘Senda

testE‐mail’buttontosendatestE‐mailtoSMTPserver,andamessage

boxwillappeartoindicateiftheE‐mailsendissuccessful,soyoucan

examineiftheparametersyousetinthispagearecorrect.



ChapterVISystemConfiguration

Youcanconfigurethebasicsystemsettingsinthissetuppage,orbackup

/restoresystemconfigurations.

61‘Basic’Settings



Youcansetthecamera’snameandpasswordhere.Youcanalsochange

thebehaviorofLEDlights.







Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

IPCameraNameSetthenameofIPcamera.It’srecommendedto

useameaningfulnamewhichcandescribethe

locationwheretheIPcameraisinstalled.Thiswill

helpyoutoidentifyIPcamerawhenyouhave

morethanoneIPcameras.

Administrator

Password

Inputadministrator’snewpasswordhereifyou

wanttochangeit.

ConfirmPasswordInputadministrator’snewpasswordhereagain

forconfirmation.

LEDIndicationForsecurityreasons,youcandisabletheLED

lightsinfrontofIPcamerabyselect‘off’here,so

otherpeoplecan’tidentifyiftheIPcamerais

workingbythem.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



61‘Adva nc e d’ Settings



YoucansaveorrestoreIPcamera’sconfigurationfilehere.Youcanalso

reboottheIPcameraremotelyhere.







Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

FirmwareFilenameYoucanimprovethefunctionalityofthisIP

camerabyuploadingnewfirmwarefilewhen

available.



Pleasedownloadnewfirmwarefilefromour

website,andsaveittoyourcomputer’shard

disk.Then,click‘Browse’buttontoselectthefile

onyourharddisk,andclick‘Ap pl y ’buttonto

uploadthefirmwaretoIPcamera.

BackupConfigClick‘Appl y ’buttontodownloadcurrent

configurationasafileandsaveitonyour

computer’sharddrive.

RestoreConfigClick‘Browse’buttontoselectapreviously‐saved

configurationfileonyourcomputer’sharddrive,

andthenclick‘A ppl y ’touploadtheconfiguration

file.

RebootNowClickthisbuttontorebootIPcamera.This

functionisusefulwhenyouthinkIPcamerais

notworkingproperly.

ResettodefaultResettheIPcamera’ssettingbacktodefault

value.Thereare2options:



1) KeepNetworkSetting:Resetallsettingsback

todefaultvalue,exceptnetworksettings.You

canstillusethesameIPaddresstoconnectto

theIPcamera.



2) FactoryDefault:Resetallsettings,include

networksettings.PleasereconnecttoIP

camerabyitsdefaultIPaddress:192.168.2.3



Click‘App ly ’toreset.Youcanpressandhold

‘WPS/Reset’buttonformorethan10seconds

toresetIPcamera’ssettingtodefaultvalue.





ChapterVIISystemStatus

YoucanviewthestatusofthisIPcamera,whichishelpfulwhenyou

needtododetailedconfiguration,ordebug.

71SystemInformation



Youcanseesystem‐wideinformationofthisIPcamerahere.





Asysteminformationsummarypagewillappearlikethis:





72SystemLog



TheIPcamera’susageandactionswillbedisplayedhere.





Thesystemlogwillappearhere,youcanusescrollbartoviewlogs,with

someadjustableparameters:



Thedescriptionsoftheseitemsarelistedbelow:



ItemDescription

LogLevelSelecttheloglevelfromdropdownlist.Select0

andtheIPcamerawillonlylogveryimportant

information,orselect4tologeverything.

RemoteLogThisIPcameracansendloginformationtoa

remoteserverforarchive.Select‘Enable’to

enablethisfunction.



ThisIPcamerasupportssysloglogserver.

RemoteLogServerInputtheIPaddressorhostnameoflogserver

youwishtouse.



Click‘App ly ’buttontosavechangesyoumade.



ChapterVIIIAdvancedOperations



Inthischapter,you’lllearnhowtoapplyafreeDYNDNSaccounttouse

withthisIPcamerawhenyoudon’thaveafixedIPaddress,andviewthe

videoofthisIPcameraonyouriPhone.



8.1ApplyforfreeDYNDNSaccount



IfyourISPissuesyouwithanIPaddresswhichisnotfixed,pleasefollow

thefollowinginstructionstoapplyforafreeDYNDNSaccounttogeta

hostnamewhichisdynamicallymappedtoyourcurrentIPaddress.



1. Launchyourwebbrowserandnavigatetohttp://www.dyndns.org



2. Click‘SignIn’button(locatedatupper‐rightcornerofdyndns.org’s

webpage)



3. Click‘CreateanAccount’inpop‐upmenu.



4. Fillallfieldsappearinthismenu,andclick‘CreateAccount’buttonto

createanewaccount.You’llbepromptediftheaccountyouselected

isnotavailable.



5. Whenyouseethisimage,you’llreceiveane‐mailconfirmationatthe

e‐mailboxyouregisteredwithdyndns.org.





6. Checkyoure‐mailboxandyoushouldbeabletogetconfirmation

e‐mail.Clickthelinktoconnecttodyndns.orgwebsiteandcomplete

registrationprocedure.Ifyoudidn’tgetthemail,pleasere‐checkthe

e‐mailaddress,orclick‘resendingit’linkinlaststep.



Also,ifnothinghappenafteryouclickthelink,pleasecopythelink

textandpasteitinwebbrowser’saddressbar.



7. Whenyousee‘AccountConfirmed’webpage,indicatesyour

dyndns.orgaccounthasbeenconfirmedandactivated.Nowyoucan

click‘CreateadynamicDNShostwithinourFreedomains’linkto

continue.



8. Click‘CreateHostname’button.



9. Inthispage:



Inputthehostnameofyourchoicein‘Hostname’field,

Selectadomainnameindropdownmenu,

Select‘HostwithIPaddress’for‘ServiceType’,

InputcurrentIPaddressin‘IPAddress’field(orclickthelinkbelowto

usedetectedIPaddresstofillthisfield’.



10. Click‘Addtocart’continue.



11. Click‘Next’tocontinue.



12. Click‘ActivateServices’tocontinue.



13. Whenyouseethismessage,indicatesyourfreedyndns.orghostname

mappingservicehasbeenactivated.Youcangotochapter2‐2‐3to

useyourdyndns.orgusername,password,andhostname+domain

nametolocateyourIPcameraonInternetevenyou’reusingdynamic

IPaddress!



ChapterIXWindowsSurveillanceUtility

BesidesusingwebbrowsertooperatethisIPcamera,youcanalsouse

windowsutilitytousethisIPcamera,whichprovidesfasteraccesstoall

functionsofthisIPcamera.



9‐1InstallingIPCameraAdministrationSoftware



Therearetwofilesinthesurveillancesoftware’sfolder:

Setup_Admin_xxxandSetup_Viewer_xxx(xxxisversionnumberandwill

bedifferentastheversionnumberchanges).Pleaseinstall

Administrationsoftwarefirst.Youcanuseadministrationsoftwareto

locateandadministerIPcamerasonyourlocalareanetwork.



PleasenotethatyoustillhavetoconfigureremoteIPcameras(i.e.IP

camerasonInternet)manually.



1.DoubleclicktheSetup_Admin_xxxfilelocatedin‘xxx’folderin

suppliedCD‐ROM,whenthefollowingwindowappears,click‘Next’.



2.Youcanspecifythedestinationfolderofsoftwareinstallation,youcan

justusethedefaultfolder,andclick‘Next’tocontinue.



3.Ifyouneedinstallationprogramtocreateadesktopiconoraquick

launchiconforyou,clickallitemsyouneedhere,thanclick‘Next’to

continue.



4.Herelistsalloptionsyouchoseinprevioussteps,ifeverything’s

correct,click‘Install’tostartinstallingprocedure,orclick‘Back’togo

backtoprevioussteptomodifyinstallingsettings.



5.Theinstallingprocedurewilltakesometime,pleasebepatient.



6.Whenyouseethiswindow,itmeansthesoftwareinstallingprocedure

iscomplete.Pleaseclick‘Finish’tofinishtheprocedure(IPcamera

surveillancesoftwarewillstartafteryouclick‘Finish’button,ifyouwant

tostartitlater,uncheck‘LaunchIPCamSurveillanceSoftware’box).



1. Aftersoftwareislaunched,youcanclickbuttontosearchforIP

camerasonyourlocalareanetwork.



8.Whenone(ormore)IPcamera(s)isfound:



youcanclickbuttontoconnecttoIPcamerabywebbrowser,orclick

buttontoconfigureitssetting.You’llbepromptedtoinputIP

camera’sadministratorusernameandpasswordifyouwishtoconfigure

it:





Therearetwosettingpages.



LANSetting:



YoucanconfigureIPcamera’sIPaddresssettinginthispage.Youcan

eitheruse‘DHCP’(IPcamerawillacquireIPaddressfromDHCPserveron

yourlocalareanetworkautomatically),or‘ManualIP’(youhavetoinput

IPaddressmanually).





Security:



YoucanchangeIPcamera’sname,andchangeitsadministrator

passwordherebyinputtingnewpasswordinboth‘NewPassword’and

‘ConfirmPassword’field.

9.2InstallVideoViewer



1.Double‐clickSetup_Viewer_xxxfiletostartinstallation.



2.Click‘Next’tocontinue.



3.Youcanunchecktheboxeshereifyoudon’twanttocreatedesktop/

quicklaunchicon,andclick‘Next’tocontinue.



4.Pleasecheckifeverything’scorrecthere.Ifyouwanttochangeany

setting,click‘Back’togobacktopreviouspage,orclick‘Install’tostart

installation.



5.Installationproceduretakesfewsecondstofewminutestocomplete,

pleasebepatient.



6.Installationiscompletewhenyouseethismessage.Youcanclick

‘Finish’tofinishinstallationprocedureandlaunchutility,orunckeck

‘LaunchIPCamSurveillanceSoftware’boxbeforeyouclick‘Finish’button

ifyoudon’twanttolaunchsoftwareafterinstallationiscomplete.



9‐2UsingIPcamerasurveillancesoftware



Youcanclick‘IPCamSurveillanceSoftware’iconfromdesktop,quick

launchbar,orstartmenutostarttheIPcamerasurveillancesoftware.



HerearedescriptionsforallcomponentsofIPcamerasurveillance

software:



Before you start:

IP camera surveillance software will only work when your monitor’s

resolution is ‘1024 x 768’. Please change the resolution before you

use IP camera surveillance software, or it won’t start.

Language

Display

layout

Fullscreen/

Scan

ZoomOut/

ZoomIn

PTZControl/

Home

Recording/Systemconfigure

Playback/Snapshot

Closewindow(stopsurveillance)/

Minimizewindow

Videodisplayingarea

Messagedisplay

box

Youcanputthemousecursoronacertaincomponentandseeitsbutton

name,andhere’redetaileddescriptionsofallbuttons:



ItemDescription

Videodisplaying

area

Theimageofallconnectedcameraswillbedisplayed

here.

LanguageSelectalanguagefromthisdropdownmenuto

changedisplaylanguage.

Displaylayout



Changecameraimagedisplaylayout(Clickalayout

icontochangecameradisplaylayout).Thereare8

kindsofavailabledisplaylayouts.

Fullscreen



Clickthisbuttontoswitchtofullscreenmode(only

displayallcamera’simage),press‘ESC’keytoquit

fullscreenmode.

Scan



ClickthisbuttonandtheIPcamerasurveillance

softwarewillswitchdisplayingtheimageofall

connectedcameraautomatically.Clickthisbutton

oncetoactivatescanfunction(scaniconwillbecome

blue),clickagaintostopscanning(scaniconwill

becomewhite).

Zoomout



Zoom‐out(Toseemoreobjects).

Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforsupportedcameras.

ZoomIn



Zoom‐in(Tooseemoredetails).

Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforsupportedcameras.

PTZcontrol



Thereare8directionsinPTZcontrolring.Ifthe

camerayouconnectsupportPTZ,youcanusePTZ

controlringtochangethedirectionthatcamera

pointsto.

Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforsupportedcameras.

Home



Clickthisbuttontoreturnthecamerato‘Home’

(default)position.

Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforsupportedcameras.

Recording



Startvideorecording.

ConfigureSoftware/cameraconfiguration.



Playback



Playbackarecordedvideofile.

Snapshot



Takeasnapshotofcurrentcamera.

Messagedisplay Displaysallsystemmessageslikecamerais

disconnectedetc.

Closewindow

(stop

surveillance)



TerminatesIPcamerasurveillancesoftware.

Minimize

window



MinimizesIPcamerasurveillancesoftwarewindow.

Videodisplaying

area

Displaystheimageofallcamerasbythedisplay

layoutyouselected.

9‐3ConfigureIPcamerasurveillancesoftware



9‐3‐1Configurecameras



BeforeyouusethisIPcamerasurveillancesoftware,youmustconfigure

thecamera(s)youwishtoconnect.Pleaseclick‘Systemconfigure’button

andapopupmenuwillappear:

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Pleaseselect‘ConfigureCameras’toconfigurecameras:

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Note: If you’re prompted by a windows security alert which asks you if

you want to block ‘IPCamViewer’ program, please click ‘Unblock’

button, of IP camera surveillance software will not be able to function

correctly.

9‐3‐1‐1‘Camera’tab

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Inthistabyoucanconfigureallcamerasyouwishtoconnect.Upto16

camerascanbeconnectedsimultaneously:

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Herearethedescriptionsofallsettingitems:

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ItemDescription

ChannelSelectthechannelnumberyouwishtoset.

CameraSearchAllcamerasfoundonyourlocalnetworkwillbe

displayedin‘CameraSearch’box.

SelectSelectacameralistedin‘CameraSearch’box,and

click‘Select’buttontofillallparametersofselected

cameraineverycameraconfigurationfields.

RefreshRescanallcamerasonyourlocalnetwork.Ifyou

didn’tseethecamerayouexpectedin‘Camera

Search’box,ornewcamerashasbeenjoinedtoyour

localnetworkafterlastscan.

Name*Inputthenameofcamerahere.Defaultvalueisthe

first6bytesofcamera’sMACaddress,youcan

changethenameofcamerasoyoucanremember

thecamera’slocationofpurposeeasily.

ModelDisplaysthemodelofselectedcamera,thisfieldcan

notbechanged.

IP*InputtheIPaddressofcamera.

Username*Inputtheusernameofcamera.

WebPort*Inputthewebportofthecamera.Bydefaultit’s‘80’.

PasswordInputthepasswordofcamera.Defaultvalueis

‘1234’.Youshouldchangethepasswordifyou

changedthepasswordofselectedcamera.

VideoFormat** Selectthevideoencodingformatofthiscamera

(MJPEGorMPEG4).

ResetClearallfieldsin‘CameraConfiguration’section.

OKSavesettingsinthistab.

CancelDiscardallsettingsinthistab.

*:It’srecommendedtouse‘Select’buttontofillthecontentofthisfield.

**:Onlyavailableforcamerassupportthisfunction.

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Afteryou’vesetallchannelsyouwishtoset,click‘OK’tosavesettings,

andifeverything’scorrect,you’llseethecamera’simageinIPcamera

surveillancesoftware’smainmenu:

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9‐3‐1‐2ScheduleRecording

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Inthistab,youcansetupscheduledvideorecording,soyoucanrecord

thevideocapturedbyallcamerasyouhavebyapre‐definedschedule.

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Herearethedescriptionsofallsettingitems:

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ItemDescription

ChannelSelectthechannelnumberyouwishtoset.

OneTime

Schedules

Youcanspecifytheone‐timescheduleforselectedcamera;

thisschedulewillbeexecutedonceonly.

New

(OneTime

Schedules)

Clickthisbuttonandanewwindowwillappear:

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Pleasespecifythetimedurationofthisone‐timeschedule

(thedateandtimeof‘From’and‘To’),thenclick‘OK’to

savesettings.

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Pleasenoteyoumustsetaschedulethatwillbehappened

inthefuture,youcannotsetascheduleinthepast.

EditYoucanmodifyascheduledrecordingitem.Selecta

schedulein‘OneTimeSchedules’list,andclick‘Edit’button

toeditthestartandendtimeofthisschedule.

DeleteDeleteaselectedscheduleitem.

New

(Weekly

Schedules)

Clickthisbuttonandanewwindowwillappear:

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Youcandefinerecordingschedulethatwillbeexecutedat

thespecifiedtimeofcertainweekday(s)inaweek.Please

checkallweekdaysthatapplies,andsetthestarttimein

‘From’field.Youcansetthedurationofvideorecordingin

‘Period’field(formatisHH:MM:SS),andtheendtimewill

becalculatedautomaticallyanddisplayedin‘To’field.You

canalsoclick‘AllTimeRecord’buttontodefinearecording

schedulethatwillbeexecutedeveryweekday,from

12:00:00AMto11:59:59PM.

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Click‘OK’tosavechanges.

EditYoucanmodifyascheduledrecordingitem.Selecta

schedulein‘OneTimeSchedules’list,andclick‘Edit’button

toeditthestartandendtimeofthisschedule.

DeleteDeleteaselectedscheduleitem.

OKSavesettingsinthistab.

CancelDiscardallsettingsinthistab.

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9‐3‐1‐3Audio

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Forcamerasthatsupportaudio,youcanusethistabtodecideifyou

wishtoheartheaudiocapturedbyselectedcamera.

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Herearethedescriptionsofallsettingitems:

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ItemDescription

ChannelSelectthechannelnumberyouwishtoset.

MuteAudioCheckthisboxandtheIPcamerasurveillance

softwarewillnotplaytheaudiocapturedbythis

camera.

RecordVideo

Only

CheckthisboxandtheIPcamerasurveillance

softwarewillnotrecordtheaudiocapturedbythis

camera.

OKSavesettingsinthistab.

CancelDiscardallsettingsinthistab.

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9‐3‐1‐4MotionRecord

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Withthisfunctionactivated,onlymotionscapturedbythecamerawill

berecorded,soyoudon’thavetowasteharddiskstoragespaceon

imagesyoudon’tneedtopayattentionto.

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Herearethedescriptionsofallsettingitems:

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ItemDescription

ChannelSelectthechannelnumberyouwishtoset.

EnableEnablemotionrecordfunction.

DisableDisablemotionrecordfunction.

RecordingTimeSelectthetimedurationthatcamerawillrecord

whenamotionhasbeendetectedfromdropdown

menuinseconds.

InvokealarmSendanalarmwhenamotionhasbeendetectedby

WARNING: For applications that security is highly concerned, it’s not

recommended to use this function since some tiny changes you may

need to know may not be able to trigger the camera and the camera

will not start recording.

whenmotionis

triggered

thecamera.

Sendmailwhen

motionis

triggered

Sendanemailtoapre‐definedaddresswhena

motionhasbeendetectedbythecamera.

OKSavesettingsinthistab.

CancelDiscardallsettingsinthistab.

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9‐3‐2GeneralSettings

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Youcansetsystem‐widesettingsofthisIPcamerasurveillancesoftware

inthismenu.

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9‐3‐2‐1‘General’tab

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Allgeneralsettingslikefilestoragedirectoryandrecordingspacescanbe

sethere.

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Herearethedescriptionsofallsettingitems:

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ItemDescription

DataDirectorySetthedirectory(folder)youwishtostorethe

recordedvideoandcapturedimage.Youcanclick

‘Browse’buttontopickadirectoryinyourharddisk.

FreeRecording

Space

Displaysremainingstoragespace.

MaxVideoFile

Size

Definesthemaximumfilesizeofeveryvideofile.

Whenthesizeoffileexceedsthisvalue,IPcamera

surveillancesoftwarewillopenanotherfiletorecord

thevideo.

ScanTimeDefinethetimeperiodtopausebetweenevery

cameraswitchwhenyouactivate‘Scan’function.

CycleRecordingYoucandecidethebehaviorwhenharddiskspaceis

full:

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Disable:Donotoverwriterecordedvideofiles.

Enable:Overwriterecordedvideofiles.

OKSavesettingsinthistab.

CancelDiscardallsettingsinthistab.

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9‐3‐2‐2‘E‐MailSetting’tab

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Ifyouwanttousemotiondetectionfunctionandwishtogetanemail

thatcontainstheimagecapturedbythecamera,pleasesetupyouremail

relatedparametersherefirst.



Herearethedescriptionsofallsettingitems:

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ItemDescription

E‐MailSubjectSpecifythesubjectofsendingemail.

RecipientE‐MailHerelistsallemailaddressesyouset.

Address

NewClickthisbuttonandyou’llbepromptedtoinputthe

emailaddress.Click‘OK’tosavechanges.



EditSelectanemailaddressfrom‘RecipientE‐Mail

Address’box,andclick‘Edit’toedittheemail

address.

DeleteDeleteselectedemailaddress.

SenderE‐Mail

Address

Specifytheemailaddressofemailsender.

SMTPServerSpecifytheIPaddressorhostnameoftheSMTP

serveryouwishtouse.FormostofISPstheywill

onlyallowitssubscribertousetheirSMTPserver,if

youdon’tknowwhichSMTPserveryoushoulduse,

pleaserefertothesettingofyouremailsoftwareor

askyourISP/networkadministrator.

SMTPportSpecifytheportnumberoftheSMTPserveryou

wishtousehere.Bydefault(andthesettingofmost

ofSMTPservers)it’s‘25’.

SMTPAuthSelect‘Enable’ifyourSMTPserverrequires

authentication,select‘Disable’ifit’snotrequired.If

youdon’tknowifyourSMTPserverrequires

authentication,pleaserefertothesettingofyour

emailsoftwareoraskyourISP/network

administrator.

SMTPAccountInputtheSMTPaccount(username)ofyourSMTP

serverhere.Inmostcases,it’sthesamewithyour

POP3username(theoneyouusedtoreceiveemail).

Pleaserefertothesettingofyouremailsoftwareor

askyourISP/networkadministratorifyou’renot

sureaboutthis.

SMTPPasswordInputtheSMTPpasswordofyourSMTPserverhere.

Inmostcases,it’sthesamewithyourPOP3

password(theoneyouusedtoreceiveemail).Please

refertothesettingofyouremailsoftwareorask

yourISP/networkadministratorifyou’renotsure

aboutthis.

OKSavesettingsinthistab.

CancelDiscardallsettingsinthistab.

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9‐3‐2‐3Security

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Ifyoudon’twantotherpeopletoaccessthisIPcamerasurveillance

software,youcansetapasswordtoprotectit.



You’llneedtoinputthepasswordeverytimeyouwishtousethisIP

camerasurveillancesoftware:



Tosetpassword,pleaseuse‘Security’tabin‘GeneralOptions’menu:



Herearethedescriptionsofallsettingitems:



ItemDescription

EnableRequirespasswordauthenticationwhenthis

softwarestarts.

DisablePasswordauthenticationisnotrequiredwhenthis

softwarestarts.

PasswordInputthepasswordyouwishtousehere.

Confirm

Password

Inputthepasswordyouwishtousehereagain.

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9‐3‐2‐4About

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ThistabshowstheversionnumberoftheIPcamerasurveillance

softwareyou’reusing.

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9‐4ChangeDisplayLayout

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ThisIPcamerasurveillancesoftwareprovides8kindsofdisplaylayout:



Everylayoutdisplaysdifferentnumberofcameraandcamera

arrangement,youcanclicktheiconthatpresentsaspecifickindof

layout,andthevideodisplayingareawillchangeaccordingly.



Layoutstyle1:1

Cameraonly



Displaysthevideoof1cameraonly.





Layoutstyle2:4

Cameras



Displaysthevideoofupto4cameras.





Layoutstyle3:6

Cameras



Displaysthevideoofupto6cameras.



 





Layoutstyle4:8

Cameras



Displaysthevideoofupto8cameras.







Layoutstyle5:9

Cameras



Displaysthevideoofupto9cameras.

















Layoutstyle6:

10Cameras

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Displaysthevideoofupto10cameras.

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Layoutstyle7:

13Cameras

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Displaysthevideoofupto13cameras.

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Layoutstyle8:

16Cameras

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Displaysthevideoofupto16cameras.

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9‐5Full‐screenmode

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Ifyouwanttouseallavailablespacesonyourmonitortodisplay

surveillanceimage,youcanclick‘FullScreen’buttontoswitchdisplay

modetofull‐screenmode.

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Toexitfull‐screenmode,press‘ESC’key.

9‐6Scan

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Ifyouhavemorethanonecameraconfigured,andyouwishtoswitch

thedisplayingimagebetweencameras,youcanclick‘Scan’buttonto

switchbetweenallconfiguredcameras.

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Click‘Scan’buttononcetoactivatescanfunction(scaniconwillbecome

blue),clickagaintostopscanning(scaniconwillbecomewhite).

NOTE: If a camera is configured but disconnected, it will still be

displayed in a scan sequence (you’ll see nothing and you’ll see

‘Disconnected’ text displayed at the upper-left corner of display

image).

9‐7Zoom‐in/Zoom‐out

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Forcamerasthatsupportzoom‐in/zoom‐outfunction,youcanusethis

functiontoseemoreobjectsthatfallinthescopeofcamera’sview,or

enlargetheimagesizeofacertainobjecttoseeitsdetail.

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Pleaseselectacamerainvideodisplayingareabyclickingonitsimage,

thenclickbuttontoseemoreobjectsthatfallinthescopeof

camera’sview,orclicktoenlargetheimagesizeofacertainobject

toseeitsdetail(Beforezoom‐in,youmayneedtousePTZbuttons‐

describedinnextsection)tofindanobjectyouwishtoseeitsdetail).

9‐8PTZ

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Forcamerasthatsupportpan‐tiltfunction,youcanchangetheposition

thatcamerapointsto,toseedifferentplacesthatfallinthescopeof

camera’sview.

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Pleaseselectacamerainvideodisplayingareabyclickingonitsimage,

andthenclickthedirectionsyouwishthecameratomoveto(total8

directionsavailable).Click‘Home’button()toreturntocamera’s

home(default)position.

9‐9Snapshot

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Youcantakeasnapshotofselectedcameraandsaveitto‘Snapshot’

sub‐folderofpre‐defineddatadirectory.

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Clicksnapshotbuttononcetotakeasnapshot;youcantakeasmuch

snapshotasyouwantbeforeharddiskisfull.

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9‐10Recording

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Youcanstartvideorecordingofselectedcameramanuallybyclicking

‘StartRecording’button:

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Whenrecordingstarts,you’llseeamessagedisplayedinmessage

displayingboxlike‘1/110:00:00,Camera2StartManual’,whichmeans

camera1startsrecordingmanuallyon1/1at10:00:00.

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Tostoprecording,click‘StartRecording’buttonagain,andyou’llseea

messagedisplayedinmessagedisplayingboxlike‘1/110:00:00,Camera

2StopManual’.

9‐11VideoPlayback

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Youcanplaybackallrecordedvideobyclickingthisbutton.

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Anewwindowwillappear:

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Youhavetosearchthevideofilebeforeyoucanplayit.Therearetwo

kindsofvideosearch:TimeSearch(searchallvideosfilethatfallsina

specificperiodoftime)andMotionSearch(searchallvideosrecordedby

motiondetectionfunctionandfallsinaspecificperiodoftime).

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Pleasedefinethestartandenddate/timeofthetimeperiodyouwish

tosearch,andthenclick‘Search’button(of‘TimeSearch’of‘Motion’

Search’).Allfoundvideoswillbedisplayed,selectthevideoyouwishto

playandclick‘Play’buttontoplayback.

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ChapterXAppendix

10.1Troubleshooting

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Pleasedon’tpanicwhenyoufoundthisIPCameraisnotworking

properly.BeforeyousendthisIPCamerabacktous,youcandosome

simplecheckstosaveyourtime:

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ProblemdescriptionPossiblesolution(s)

Can’tconnecttoIPCamera1) PleasechecktheIPaddressofIPCameraagain.

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2) Pleasemakesurethenetworkcableiscorrectlyconnected

toyourlocalareanetwork.

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3) PleasemakesurepowercableiscorrectlyconnectedtoIP

Camera.

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4) PleasemakesureIPCameraisswitchedon(theLEDlights

onIPCamerawilllightup),ifLEDlightsarenotswitched

offbyconfigurationmenu(System‐>Basic‐>LEDlight).

NoIPCamerafound1) ‘Autosearch’functiononlyworksonIPCameraslocated

onlocalareanetwork.

Noimage1) IftheplacewhereIPcameraisinstalledistoodark,tryto

addsomelightswhenpossible.

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2) Checkifthere’sanythingcoveringthelens.

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10.2Specification

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HardwareSpecification

ProductEntry‐level802.11nwirelessInternetcamera

CPUMIPS

Wireless802.11n(1T1R)

DSPImagebackendIC

Flash4MB

RAM32MB

ImagesensorMegapixelCMOSsenso

LensFixedfocus(F/N2.8)

LAN10/100MUTPx1

ACAdapter5VDC,1A

Dimenion80x65x27(mm)

Temperature0o~40oc

Humidity10~90%,non‐condensing

CertificationFCCClassB,CEMark

CompressionM‐JPEG

Framerate30@VGA/QVGA,10‐15@HD

WirelesssecurityWEP/WPA/WPS

UserlevelAdmin/Operator/Guest

Supportedweb

browser

IE/Safari/Firefox/Chrome/Opera

SupportedOSXP/Vista/Win7

SupportedtooliPhone/ipad/androidphone/androidpadon

browser

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SuppliedSoftware

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Federal Communication Commission

Interference Statement

FCC Part 15

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,

the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

FCC Caution

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)

this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.

For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be

operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled

environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm

between the radiator & your body.

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