Edimax IC-7100 User Manual

IC-7100 / IC-7100W / IC-7100P User Manual 10-2011 / v1.0

9 Wireless (IC-7100W only) When the Network Camera is linked to a wireless network, this LED will light up. The LED will flash while video is tran

99 3.3.1.2 Schedule Recording In this tab, you can setup scheduled video recording, so you can record the video captured by all cameras you have by

100 Please specify the time duration of this one-time schedule (the date and time of „From‟ and „To‟), then click „OK‟ to save settings. Please no

101 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 (fo

102 3.3.1.3 Audio For cameras that support audio, you can use this tab to decide if you wish to hear the audio captured by selected camera.

103 3.3.1.4 Motion Record With this function activated, only motions captured by the camera will be recorded, so you don‟t have to waste hard disk s

104 triggered 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 settin

105 3.3.2 General Settings You can set system-wide settings of this network camera surveillance software in this menu. 3.3.2.1 „General‟ tab All g

106 Space Max Video File Size Defines the maximum file size of every video file. When the size of file exceeds this value, network camera surveillanc

107 3.3.2.2 „E-Mail Setting‟ tab If you want to use motion detection function and wish to get an email that contains the image captured by the camer

108 Edit Select an email address from „Recipient E-Mail Address‟ box, and click „Edit‟ to edit the email address. Delete Delete selected email addre

10 IC-7100: USB Port Power Connector SD Card Slot Ethernet Port Audio Connector Back View

109 3.3.2.3 Security If you don‟t want other people to access this network camera surveillance software, you can set a password to protect it. You‟

110 Here are the descriptions of all setting items: Item Description Enable Requires password authentication when this software starts. Disable Pa

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112 3.4 Change Display Layout This network camera surveillance software provides 8 kinds of display layout: Every layout displays different numbe

113 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 ca

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115 Layout style 7: 13 Cameras Displays the video of up to 13 cameras. Layout style 8: 16 Cameras Displays the video of up to

116 3.5 Full-screen mode If you want to use all available spaces on your monitor to display surveillance image, you can click „Full Screen‟ button t

117 3.6 Scan If you have more than one camera configured, and you wish to switch the displaying image between cameras, you can click „Scan‟ button t

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

11 IC-7100W: Antenna Base Power Connector WPS Button SD Card Slot Audio Connector Ethernet P

119 3.7 Zoom-in / Zoom-out For cameras that support zoom-in / zoom-out function, you can use this function to see more objects that fall in the scop

120 zoom-in, you may need to use PTZ buttons - described in next section) to find an object you wish to see its detail).

121 3.8 PTZ For cameras that support pan - tilt function ( but this model doesn‟t support PTZ function), you can change the position that camera p

122 3.9 Snapshot You can take a snapshot of selected camera and save it to „Snapshot‟ sub-folder of pre-defined data directory. Click snapsh

123 3.10 Recording You can start video recording of selected camera manually by clicking „Start Recording‟ button: When recording starts, y

124 3.11 Video Playback You can playback all recorded video by clicking this button. A new window will appear: You have to search the vi

125 Chapter IV: How to Access the Network Camera Remotely with iPhone & Android Phones IC-7100 series features smart phone support for iPhone us

126 in the I-Phone. To apply for this, refer to the Appendix “How to apply for a free DNS account in the http://www.dyndns.org ” In this guide, we as

127 Configure the Broadband Router based on the following:

128 4.1 iPhone App Installation Please download „Ediview‟ application from Apple‟s Appstore You can launch EdiView by clicking „EdiView‟ icon. Yo

12 IC-7100P: Item Description Power Connector Connects to 12V DC power adapter SD Card Slot Accepts SD / SD-HC memory card fo

129 When you launch EdiView, it will attempt to connect to existing configured network cameras. Please make sure you‟re connected to wireless access

130 You can click this button repeatedly to switch 1 camera / 4 cameras / 12 cameras view. You can manage network cameras in „Cameras‟ list. To add

131 To add an network camera manually or add an network camera on Internet, click ‘Add Camera Manually’ button. In this page, you can input network

132 Camera Name: You can define a name for this network camera to help you to remember the purpose / location of this network camera. IP: Input netw

133 Sharpness: Select video sharpness (1 to 5, lowest to highest). Video Quality: (Highest to Lowest, select a lower video quality will help when ne

134 Now you can back to „Live‟ menu, if you see a snapshot appear, it indicates the network camera is correctly configured. Click snapshot pictur

135 the button on the upper-right corner to switch to „Gesture‟ mode and use your finger to slide on the live image view, and network camera will mov

136 All network cameras will be listed and you can choose one to see its events list. All events of selected network camera will be listed here. Y

137 Event‟s snapshot and event date / time will be displayed. Click the button with network camera‟s name (upper-left corner) to go back. You

138 Please note that you need active Internet connection to show map on your iPhone. Click ‘Map’ button at the bottom of your iPhone to access Map m

13 Antenna Base (IC-7100W only) Connects to supplied antenna WPS Button (IC-7100W only) Press the WPS button (click) on the Network Cam and click o

139 current location manually. If the network camera you’re about to mark on the map does not locate at your current location, you can also use yo

140 4.2 Android App installation To install Ediview application, launch „Market‟. (In your Android device‟s „All apps‟ menu) Click magnifier icon

141 You should able able to find Ediview utility (If not, please check spelling), and click „Download‟ to download and install Ediview Android wil

142 Please be patient while EdiView is being installed. When EdiView utility is successfully installed, you‟ll see this message. Click „Open‟ to

143 utility later You can launch EdiView by clicking „EdiView‟ icon in „All Applications When you launch EdiView, it will search for all Edimax ne

144 your Edimax network camera is located on your local area network. If you want to add a Ediamx network camera on Internet, please click ‘Manually

145 When an network camera has been added successfully, you‟ll see it appear in EdiView utility‟s camera list

146 Please repeat last step to add more network cameras you wish to connect. To repeat last step, press ‘Menu’ key on your Android device and click

147 If there are new events available, click icon To configure network camera’s parameters, click icon When you click an network camera in c

148 To take a snapshot of current live image and save it on your Android device, click button. You‟ll see „Save Snapshot‟ message appear, which

14 Item Description Reset Button Press the button with pen nib and hold for 5 seconds to reset the camera settings to fa

149 If you have more than 1 network cameras, you can click button and you can see the image of up to 4 network cameras at the same time; Click on

150 Click ‘Done’ button when you finish, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort. You’ll see the result after you click Done’. When a new event (movement) has b

151 All events will be displayed here, with the time which triggered this event. Click on the event to see enlarged picture The image of this even

152 To see enlarged picture, hold your Android device horizontally To save a snapshot of this event, click button. You‟ll see „Saved event image

153 When you‟re in camera list, press „Menu‟ button on your Android device. A menu will appear on the bottom of EdiView utility. See live images

154 You can use this function to mark your network camera on Google map, so you can locate them and remember their physical location easily. Please

155 Google map will be shown on your Android device, and it will attempt to locate your current location by GPS and network If you‟re using your And

156 When you found the location where network camera is installed, press „Menu‟ button on your Android device and click „Locate‟ button and a camera

157 4.3 Web browser installation Please make sure your web browser supports JAVA first. If your web browser does not support JAVA, you can install J

158 Input the following web address in your web browser‟s address bar: “XXXXXXXXXXXX.myedimax.com”. Where XXXXXXXXXXXX is the 12 characters of

15 Item Description Tripod Connector Connects to tripod to secure the camera when the camera is not put on a horizont

159 You should be able to see the image of network camera now. You can click function buttons below. Enlarge / reduce image size Click + o

160 you want to see details of certain object in the image. Configure network camera Click this button to display network camera configuration me

161 Click circle located in the center or arrow set to return network camera to „Home‟ (original) position. If you no longer need to use pan-tilt fu

162 Click this button to enlarge image view to full-screen size, all functino buttons will disappear to maximumize display area. Click anywhere in t

163 Chapter V: Appendix 5.1 Specifications Max Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels Sensor: 1.3Mega pixels 1/4" color CMOS sensor Gain control: Auto

164 5.2 How to apply for a free DNS account at http://www.dyndns.org It‟s very likely your IP address (the Internet location) keeps changing every a

165 First, go to http://www.dyndns.org and apply for an account. And follow the steps: Now, you could locate your home network camera using ht

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167 5.3 Troubleshooting If the network camera is not working properly, before you contact the dealer of purchase for help, please check the troubles

168 c. If you‟re connecting this camera from Internet, it could be caused by a slow Internet connection, and it‟s not a problem caused by camera. H

16 1.5 Camera Installation Please follow the following instructions to set your network camera up. 1. Unpack the product package and check if

169 camera is located, switch it on and see if image looks better. I set the network camera to send image by Email or FTP, but nothing is received a

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17 3. Plug the power adapter to wall socket, and connect the power connector to the power jack located at the bottom of the network camera.

18 5. Place the camera at a secure place, and point the camera to the place you wish to monitor. If you wish to hang the camera on the ceiling or wa

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19 1.6 Locating the IP Address of this Network Camera Default IP address of this network camera is 192.168.2.3. If you wish to assign another IP add

20 2. Double-click „Network Connections‟ icon. 3. Right-click „Local Area Connection‟, and click „Properties‟.

21 4. Select „Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)‟, then click „Properties‟.

22 5. In „IP address‟ field, please fill in any IP address begins with „192.168.2‟, and ends with a value greater than 2 and less than 254 (You can

23 1.7 Using the Camera Admin Software to Locate the Camera If you can‟t connect to the camera by the instructions given in last chapter, you can us

24 1. Double-click Ediview finder installer, and click „Run‟ when you‟re prompted: 2. Ediview finder will list all Ediamx network cameras found

25 3. Ediview finder will inspect network camera‟s connection type and if it‟s connected to Internet, this may take a few seconds, please be patien

26 4. This message will tell you if your network camera is connected to Internet (connected to the cloud), and the connection type (wired or wireless

27 After the camera finder utility is launched, all cameras found on your local area network will be displayed. To preview the image of network camer

28 Search camera: Click this button to search all cameras on local area network again. Configure camera: Click this button to configure camera

2 Table of Contents Chapter I: Getting Familiar with Your Network Camera ... 5 1.1 Package Contents ...

29 Input the password (default: 1234) and click OK to configure the camera‟s network and security setting: In „Lan Setting‟ page, you can configur

30 1.8 Logging in the Management Interface Make sure the network camera is correctly powered (Power LED is on), and then launch Internet Explorer an

31 If this is the first time you log onto web management interface, you‟ll be prompted to install ActiveX Plugin: When you see this message, pleas

32 Click „Run‟ to install plugin: Please click „Next‟ button to start installation (click „Next‟ or „Install‟ when you‟re prompted, until installa

33 Click „Finish‟ to complete plugin installation. Now you can go back to web browser, and you should be able to see the image captured by camera

34 Note: If you see one of these messages (or both): Your computer may not have the display capability that this network camera r

35 Chapter II: Using the Management Interface 2.1 Camera Settings The first menu after you logged onto web management interface is „Camera‟, and th

36 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Pan/Tilt Speed Specifies the moving speed when you use pan /

37 Pan / Tilt Control Moves camera to a new direction. Press one of 8 directional buttons to move the camera, and press „H‟ to move the camera back

38 image, you can click this button to set digital zoom: Click „Enable‟ to enable digital zoom function, then you can drag the slide bar to adjus

3 2.6.4 Utilities ... 78 2.6.5 Status...

39 2.2 Video You can change video-related settings of this network camera in „Video‟ menu. You can access this menu by clicking „Video‟ on the top o

40 2.2.1 MJPEG You can adjust video settings when you select „MJPEG‟ as video type in „Camera‟ menu. The descriptions of every setting in this men

41 2.2.2 MPEG4 You can adjust video settings when you select „MPEG4‟ as video type in „Camera‟ menu. The descriptions of every setting in this men

42 2.2.3 H.264 You can adjust video settings when you select „H.264‟ as video type in „Camera‟ menu. The descriptions of every setting in this men

43 2.2.4 OSD If you need to display information about this camera, like camera‟s name or current date / time, you can use OSD (On-Screen Display) men

44 2.3 Pan and Tilt This network camera supports pan and tilt function, as you explored in last section. You can also make the camera move automatic

45 3. When you move the camera to the position you want, type a name in „Position name‟ field, and click „Set to Point n‟ (where „n‟ is the number of

46 2.3.2 Guard Tour You can make the camera move between many pre-defined positions, and define the time you wish to pause at every position; this i

47 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Name Input the name of this set of guard tour here. As you

48 View Time: Define the time you wish the camera to stop at this position in seconds. View Order: Give this position a number greater than 1 and no

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49 2.4 Network Settings All network-related settings can be found in this menu, and you have to specify TCP/IP parameters in this menu if you want t

50 2.4.1 LAN You can define IP address and select the port number you wish to use here.

51 The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Network Type This camera can obtain the IP address from DHCP

52 most of ISPs and will give you a nice network performance. Click „Apply‟ to save settings and make the new settings take effect.

53 2.4.2 WLAN The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item Description Wireless Connection Select „Enable‟ to activat

54 wireless access point). You can set to „Adhoc‟ when you don‟t have any wireless access point, but your computer has wireless network card. Set to

55 SSID Input the SSID of the wireless access point you wish to connect. It should be less than 32 alphanumerical characters. When you select a wire

56 2.4.3 Dynamic DNS If your ISP does not give you a fixed Internet IP address (i.e. the Internet address you‟re using when you access the Internet

57 2.4.4 UPnP When UPnP function is activated, all UPnP-compatible computers / network devices will be able to discover this network camera automati

58 Click the message to open „My Network Places‟, and you‟ll see the network camera: You can double-click the icon to launch Internet Explorer and

5 Chapter I: Getting Familiar with Your Network Camera 1.1 Package Contents Thank you for purchasing this Network camera! Before you start to use t

59 2.4.5 LoginFree This camera provides a method to let unauthorized users to view the image captured by this camera, which is called as „LoginFree‟

60 2.4.6 RTSP If you want to watch video captured by this network camera by your own RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) media player, you can use

61 MPEG4 RTSP Path Input the path of MPEG4 RTSP video file. When you use RTSP-compatible media player to play RTSP stream, please remember to add „.s

62 2.5 Motion Detection When you wish to use this camera to monitor the activities, motion detection function will be very useful. Camera will detect

63 2.5.1 Motion Detection You can use this menu to setup basic motion detection settings: The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be

64 Recording Time Select the duration you wish this camera to record image when a motion is detected from dropdown menu. Available options are 1, 2,

65 2.5.2 Motion Region You can define the motion detection region within the image that camera captures, so this camera will ignore motions which are

66 Sensitivity Move the slide bar to change the motion detection sensitivity setting: Drag the slide to the right to increase sensitivity (camera wil

67 2.5.3 Email You can define the destination address of E-mail sending and mail server parameters here. The descriptions of every setting in thi

68 SMTP enable SSLv2/v3 function Select „Enable‟ if your SMTP server supports SSLv2/v3 such as gmail. SMTP Authentication Some SMTP server requi

6 1.2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Network camera! This Network camera is an ideal product for all kinds of video surveillance purpose

69 2.5.4 FTP Configuration You can set FTP server‟s parameters here. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given below: Item De

70 know, please ask FTP server‟s administrator; most of FTP servers will work fine with both modes, but if you found that non-passive mode is not wor

71 2.5.5 SD Card Configuration You can define the filename and destination folder when saving a file in SD card. The descriptions of every settin

72 2.6 System Info You can use this menu to get the operational information of this camera: After you selected „System Info.‟, a sub-menu will ap

73 2.6.1 Camera Information Camera information allows you to set the name and administrator‟s password of this camera. The descriptions of every

74 2.6.2 Date / Time Setting This setting allows you to change the date and time of the real time clock in this network camera. You can set the time

75 ISP for the IP address or host name, if they have one. Daylight Saving Time If your area of residence uses daylight saving, select „Yes‟; otherwis

76 2.6.3 Schedule You can use this menu to setup Schedule Snapshot/Recording settings: Item Description Enable FTP Schedule Select „Enable‟ to se

77 Enable E-Mail Schedule Select „Enable‟ to send the Schedule Snapshot to the appointed e-mail address, or select‟ Disable‟ to disable this function

78 2.6.4 Utilities This menu allows you to upgrade firmware, clear all settings, reboot the network camera, and switch LED lights on/off. The d

7 1.3 Product Features No pre-loaded software required - all you need is a browser like Internet Explorer 6 (and above, with plugin installed).

79 settings. NOTE: IP address will be reset to default value ‘192.168.2.3’ also. You’ll need to change the IP address setting of your computer if th

80 2.6.5 Status This menu provides all information about this network camera, like firmware version, system uptime, date / time, and network informat

81 2.6.6 System Log All activities of this network camera will be logged, and you are allowed to enter „System Log‟ menu to view these logs.

82 2.7 Account If you wish to allow other people to view the live image captured by this camera, but don‟t want to allow them to modify system setti

83 when accessing the camera). Add Click this button to add the account. Modify Modify an existing user‟s information. You have to select a user from

84 2.8 SDHC After you selected „System Info.‟, a sub-menu will appear. There are 4 sub-menus available here: Please click the SD card setting y

85 2.8.1 Status Here shows the remaining card space for you.

86 2.8.2 Space Alarm When you‟re using SD card to store captured image and video clip, you can have this camera to send an E-mail to you when there‟s

87 SMTP Authentication Select „Enable‟ if the SMTP server you‟re using requires authentication, and input the username and password below; If the SMT

88 2.8.3 File Management You can use this menu to manage the files stored on SD card. The descriptions of every setting in this menu will be given

8 1.4 Key Components Item Description Power/Cloud The power LED will flash and light up when the camera is powered on and

89 Chapter III: Using the Surveillance Software 3.1 Installing network Camera Surveillance Software The network camera surveillance software provid

90 3. If you need installation program to create a desktop icon or a quick launch icon for you, click all items you need here, then click „Next‟ to

91 4. Here lists all options you chose in previous steps, if everything‟s correct, click „Install‟ to start installing procedure, or click „Back‟ to

92 6. When you see this window, it means the software installing procedure is complete. Please click „Finish‟ to finish the procedure (network camera

93 3.2 Using network camera surveillance software You can click „IPCam Surveillance Software‟ icon from desktop, quick launch bar, or start menu to

94 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 V

95 Playback Playback a recorded video file. Snapshot Take a snapshot of current camera. Message display Displays all system messages like camera is

96 3.3 Configure network camera surveillance software 3.3.1 Configure cameras Before you use this network camera surveillance software, you must co

97 3.3.1.1 „Camera‟ tab In this tab you can configure all cameras you wish to connect. Up to 16 cameras can be connected simultaneously: Here are

98 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