Planet Technology ICA-500C User Manual

Internet Camera ICA-500 User’s Manual

Installation 1. Mount the Camera on the supplied Base and Stand. Use 4 screws to fix the ICA-500 onto the ceiling as below. You can also put the Netw

Setup Initial setup can be performed either from the web browser or using the supplied Windows-based camera utilities. This program can locate the IC

• After modifications, you may now connect the camera via web browser. 8

3 Chapter 3 Advanced Viewing Setup This Chapter provides information about the optional settings and features for viewing video via the ICA-500. This

Camera setting 3. Make the required adjustments, as explained below, and save your changes. Video Settings Resolution Select the desired video res

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Controlling User Access to the Video Stream By default, only system administrators can connect to the ICA-500 and view live Video. If desired, you ma

Making Video available from the Internet If your LAN is connected to the Internet, typically by a Broadband Gateway/Router and Broadband modem, you c

DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Many Internet connections use a "Dynamic IP address", where the Internet IP address is allocated whenever the Internet c

The "Port" for the Port Forwarding / Virtual Server entry above is the "Second Port" number specified on the Network screen of t

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You can then select the camera in the Cameras list on the main screen, and click OK to establish a connection and view live video. Please check respe

4 Chapter 4 Web-based Management This Chapter provides Setup details of the ICA-500’s Web-based Interface. This Chapter is for Administrators only. I

Welcome Screen When you connect, the camera Home screen will be displayed. Camera Home Screen The Home screen can be divided into three areas: • V

Viewing Area This screen is displayed when you log in machine Viewing Area Screen • The ICA-500 web page requires ActiveX control to display the v

Control Panel Screen When you connect, the camera control panel screen will be displayed. Camera direction Up, Down, Left, Right, Home Camera speed

be higher Standard: System default value Frame rate adjustment directly Adjust video frame rate via giving a number directly. 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 3

User Setup user name, password and login privilege IP Filter Setup legal IP address of user login (This function should be used with function “User

Camera Screen This screen is displayed when the Camera menu option is clicked. Note: please adjust carefully to have proper machine configurations.

Saturation, Sharpness, Contrast, Hue Key in respective value for image adjustment. It is not required to adjust this value when the image is vivid. C

Network Screen This screen is displayed configure Network setting such as IP address, DHCP, DDNS and PPPoE. Network screen Data - Network Screen Ne

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...1 Overview ...

DDNS screen Network Settings Enable DDNS Enable or disable DDNS function. Username, Password Enter the Username/Password for your DDNS account. Do

PPPoE screen Please consult your ISP personnel to obtain proper PPPoE/IP address related information, and input carefully. If Internet connection

User Screen This User setting can set up to 10 different usernames and passwords. Every one set of username and password can be acted as an Administr

Event Screen This is start two different sensors and motion detection for security purpose. If any motion detected or sensor has been activated, the

Motion Detection Setup motion detection area and sensor sensitivity Time Setting Setup the Network Camera time configuration Popup Setup event mes

Image file name Please input the basic file name you want to assign to the images when sending to the FTP server. Suffix Select the suffix to add t

SMTP Screen This screen is displayed when the SMTP menu option is clicked. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for sending e-mail mess

Alarm 1 & Alarm 2 Screen This screen is displayed when the Alarm 1/Alarm 2 menu option is clicked. You can select Manual or Event for the Alarm m

Network Settings Enable Motion Detection Enable or disable Motion Detection function in ICA-500 Sensitivity Select the desired option to suit your en

Time Setting Screen This screen is displayed when the Time Setting menu option is clicked. Time Screen Network Settings IP Cam Time Provides setti

Popup Screen This screen is displayed setting event message while motion or sensors has been activated When any one of alarms enabled, and one of the

Firmware upgrade Screen This screen is displayed when you click the Firmware Upgrade menu on the Status screen. Firmware Upgrade Screen This screen

6. The upgrade progress status information will be displayed on the screen. Once the upgrading process completed, the Network Camera will reboot th

Network Settings FTP Upload a captured image to server Mail Mail captured image to specific mail address Alarm 1 Enable Alarm output 1 Alarm 2 Enab

ActiveX Control This feature only supports on the ActiveX control within Microsoft® Internet Explorer. View This screen is displayed when you cli

Rotate & Quality & Resolution Rotate: An image can be rotated in predefined 180-degree increments. Quality: Available quality : ‧High (D

Save as JPEG: Select this option and click “Save as JPEG” for detailed configurations. The pre-defined schedule can be set by JPEG. During the JP

• Please select the “Save Current Picture As “ to save the current display image into the local PC. • Please input the saved ”file name”, and click

5 Chapter 5 Client UTILITY INSTALLATION The CamView utility for ICA-500 is a powerful utility for video recording, viewing, and camera administrati

• Decide which directory to install the software. By default, just hit the Next button to continue 45

1 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter provides details of the ICA-500's features, components and capabilities. Overview As broadband communicati

• Decide the program group name. By default, just hit the Next button to continue. • Decide whether to create a desktop icon of the program. By d

• Ready to install. By default, just hit the Install button to start installation. 47

• Installing, wait for a moment. • Installation complete. Press Finish to launch the program. Otherwise, uncheck the check box to run the progr

HOW TO USE After successfully installing the utility, this icon, , will be added to the desktop. Double click on it to launch the program.

5.2. CamView User Interface CamView main screen. 5.2. 5.2. 5.2.5.2.5.2.5.2.5.2.5.2.5.2.5.2.1. Date and Time The current date and time of the

5.2.6. Camera Zoom Here are two buttons to zoom in or zoom out on the image. Note: camera zoom feature is reserved for future PTZ model. 5.2.7. Cam

Figure 5.3.1. The Application Tab 5.3.2. Camera Settings As shown in Figure 5.3.2, users can set parameters of each camera. If the Restore button

Figure 5.3.2. The Camera Tab 5.3.3. Scheduling As shown in Figure 5.3.3, users can schedule recording tasks. When you press the Add button, the edi

Figure 5.3.3. The Scheduling Tab 5.3.4. Application Settings Figure 5.3.4 shows settings for the global scope of the application including initiali

Figure 5.3.4. The Application Tab 5.4. Camera Configuration Users can hit the button shown in Figure 5.4 to configure the specified camera. The

• Ease of use Plug-N-Watch capability to simplify system integration in an existing network environment • Meeting SOHO, business, or public facilitie

Figure 5.5-1 Figure 5.5-2 Figure 5.5-3 Figure 5.5-4 5.6. Playback When you press the Playback button on the panel as shown in Figure 5.6, a f

Figure 5.6.2. The Snapshot List Tab 5.6.3. Video Search The video search tab lists video file information about the specified search. When you ent

5.7. Image Rotation After the button is pressed, the display image rotates 180 degree. It is used for the camera being installed upside-down direct

Figure 5.8.1. Layout example 1 Figure 5.8.2. Layout example 2 59

• When your mouse moves over the camera icon, you can click the right button to display a menu which has options to set the configuration, show the

Appendix A: Alarm I/O Connector The terminal block is used in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording, alarm n

Appendix B: Troubleshooting Q: The video and audio codec is adopted in the Network Camera? A: The Network Camera utilizes JPEG compression to providi

assigned to the PC properly. • Antivirus software on the PC might interfere with the setup program. Disable the firewall of the antivirus software du

Q: Check the ICA-500’s ActiveX is installed on your computer A: Go to C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files and check to see if there is an entry for t

A: • To insure the images you are viewing are the best they can be, set the Display property setting (color quality) to 16bit at least and 24 bit or

Physical Details ICA-500 Rear Panel Rear Panel LAN port Use a standard LAN cable to connect your ICA-500 to a 10/100BaseT hub or switch. Alarm I/O

Appendix C: Bandwidth Calculation The frame rate of video transmitted from the ICA-500 depends on connection bandwidth between client and server and

Appendix D: Specifications Model ICA-500 Hardware Sensor 1/3” CCD sensor Iris control Video-drive iris control Gain control High/Low switchable Wh

Package Contents The following items should be included: If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately. • Pla

2 Chapter 2 Basic Setup This Chapter provides details of installing and configuring the ICA-500. System Requirements • To use the LAN interface, a s