INTRODUCTION..............................................................5 FEATURES AND BENEFITS .........................................................6 UNPACKING THE PACKAGE .......................................................8 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT.............................................................9 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ..........................................................10 2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION.................................15 ATTACHING THE CAMERA TO THE STAND ...............................15 CONNECTING THE ETHERNET CABLE ......................................16 ATTACHING THE POWER SUPPLY ............................................16 3. SECURITY.........................................................................17 4. APPLICATION OF THE CAMERA.......................18 APPLICATIONS .........................................................................19 APPLICATION DIAGRAMS OF THE CAMERA.............................20 2 5. USING THE CAMERA .................................................22 WEB CONFIGURATION UTILITY...............................................22 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ......................................................24 VIEW VIDEO – ACTIVEX MODE ..............................................49 VIEW IMAGE – JAVA MODE.....................................................50 6. IPVIEW PRO ....................................................................52 INSTALLATION.........................................................................52 GETTING STARTED ..................................................................56 USING IPVIEW PRO .................................................................59 CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM.....................................................64 7. APPENDIX.........................................................................78 A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS........................................78 B PING YOUR IP ADDRESS.....................................................81 C TROUBLE SHOOTING ............................................................82 D TIME ZONE TABLE ...............................................................86 E XPLUG CONTROL INSTALLATION.........................................88 F ADJUST INTERNET CAMERA FOCUS .....................................92 G SPECIFICATION.....................................................................93 H GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..........................................................95 3 ABOUT THIS GUIDE This manual provides instructions and illustrations on how to use your SOHO Internet Camera, includes: o Chapter 1, Introduction, provides the general information on the camera. o Chapter 2, Hardware Installation, describes the hardware installation procedure for the camera. o Chapter 3, Security, camera. explains the security feature of the o Chapter 4, Application of the Camera, illustrations of the camera’s applications. provides the o Chapter 5, Using the Camera, guides you through the configuration using the web browser. o Chapter 6, IPView Pro, helps you to install and use the software. o Chapter 7, Appendix. Please note that the illustrations or setting values in this manual are FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY. The actual settings and values depend on your system and network. If you are not sure about the respective information, please ask your network administrator or MIS staff for help. 4 1 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Internet Camera, a camera device that can be connected directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network and also supported by the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.11g standard. Compared to the conventional PC Camera, the Wireless Internet Camera features a built-in CPU and web-based solutions that can provide a cost- effective solution to transmit real-time high-quality video images and sounds for monitoring. The Wireless Internet Camera can be managed remotely, accessed and controlled from any PC/Notebook over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser. The simple installation procedures and web-based interface allow you to integrate it into your network easily. With comprehensive applications supported, the Wireless Internet Camera is your best solution for remote monitor, high quality, and high performance video images. 5 Features and Benefits Simple To Use The Wireless Internet Camera is a standalone system with built-in CPU requiring no special hardware or software such as PC frame grabber cards. The Wireless Internet Camera supports both ActiveX mode (for Internet Explorer users) and Java mode (for Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator users). Therefore, all that is required is a web browser software such as Internet Explorer 5.0 or above or Netscape 6.0 or above. Just plug and view the picture from your Wireless Internet Camera with a valid IP Address. Support Variety of Platforms The Wireless Internet Camera supports TCP/IP networking, SMTP e-mail, HTTP and other Internet related protocols, an...