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SkyIPCam500W Wireless Night Vision Network Camera Model # AICN500W User's Manual Ver. 1.0 - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 2
Camera 6 CHAPTER 3 ...7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 7 3.1 Installing SkyIPCam Utility 7 3.2 Using SkyIPCam Utility 8 3.3 Viewing Images 13 3.4 Using SkyIPCam View 17 Information...30 CHAPTER 4 ...31 CONFIGURATION ...31 4.1 Using the Web Configuration 31 4.2 Basic Setup ...31 4.3 Network Settings - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 3
carefully. You should have the following: 5 One SkyIPCam500W Wireless Night Vision Network Camera. 5 One Antenna. 5 One AC Power Adapter. 5 One Camera Stand. 5 One Ethernet Cable (Cat.5). 5 One Installation CD-ROM. 5 One Quick Installation Guide. NOTE Once any item contained is damaged or missing - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 4
Internet. In addition, the camera can be upgraded over the network when a new firmware is available. The users are also allowed to monitor the images and take snapshots via the network. „ Multiple Platforms Supported The camera supports multiple network protocols, including TCP/IP, SMTP e-mail, HTTP - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 5
you can keep the archives and restore them at any time. 1.4 System Requirements „ Networking LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet. WLAN: 802.11b/g Wireless LAN „ Accessing the Camera using Web Browser Platform: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista CPU: Intel Pentium III 350MHz - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 6
screw holes located in the base of the camera stand. The Camera Stand 2.2 Connecting the Camera to LAN/WLAN Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the camera to your local area network (LAN). When you connect the AC power adapter, the camera is powered on automatically. You can verify the - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 7
antenna to the camera. When the camera is powered on, the camera will automatically search any access point with "default" SSID and with security encryption disabled. Connecting the Antenna NOTE If the camera cannot connect to your wireless network, you need to connect the camera to LAN first - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 8
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Installing SkyIPCam Utility Step 1 Insert the provided CD and wait for the auto-run screen to appear. Step 2 Click on Install SkyIPCam Utility. Note: If the autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to Start, Run, type D:\ Utility\Setup.exe (where D is the - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 9
(All) Programs > Airlink101 > Airlink101 SkyIPCam Utiliy Step 2 Select the IP Camera you want to configure from the list and click on the Change IP button. Note: If the Camera's IP address does not show up in the window, make sure the camera is properly connected to the same network as your computer - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 10
suggested one has already been used by another device in the same network. Another option is that if your router's DHCP server is enabled, you can select DCHP, so the router will automatically assign a dynamic IP address to your camera. Enter "admin" for both the ID and password, and click Change - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 11
and password. Enter admin for both User name and Password, and click OK. Step 6 The camera viewing window will appear. Click on Setup, then click Smart Wizard. Step 7 Enter a name for your camera and a location if you like. Then enter "admin" for both Admin Password and Confirm Password. Click - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 12
camera's IP settings in the below window. If you have done this in Step 3, click Next and go to the next step. Step 9 If you would like to set up email alerts that you can receive in the future, enter your email information here. You can get this information from your internet service - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 13
router's (or access point's) setting if you would like to connect the camera wirelessly to the network. You can log in to the router's (or AP's) web configuration pages to get the SSID and encryption details. Click Next. Step 11 Confirm your - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 14
3.3 Viewing Images Method 1 --- Access from Web Browser Step 1 If you know the IP address of your network camera, you may open the Web Browser on your computer. Step 2 Type the IP address of your camera (the default IP is 192.168.1.240) in the Address bar, and then press [Enter]. Step 3 Enter "admin - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 15
Step 5 Click on Install, and then you may be able to view images. Step 6 To get a clear view of images, you can simply rotate the camera's lens clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the focus. - 14 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 16
Method 2 --- Access from SkyIPCam Utility Step 1 Go to Start > (All) Programs > AirLink101 > AirLink101 SkyIPCam Utiliy, and open the Airlink101 SkyIPCam Utility. Step 2 Select your camera from the list and click Link - 15 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 17
Step 3 Follow Step 3 to Step 6 mentioned in Method 1. - 16 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 18
3.4 Using SkyIPCam View To Install the Program Step 1 Click on Install SkyIPCam View from the auto-run screen. Step 2 Keep clicking Next on the following windows Step 3 Click Close to complete the installation - 17 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 19
To Launch the Program This section describes the user interface and operating instructions of SkyIPCam View. To launch the program, click Start > Programs > AirLink101 > AirLink101 SkyIPCam View, and the main screen will appear as below: NOTE Please set the resolution to 1024x768 or above on your - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 20
play the recorded video file using the media player on the computer (for example, Windows Media Player by default). - LOCK: Click to lock the camera controls. Click again to resume controls for the camera. If you have set ID and Password in SETTING > Account, you will be asked to enter the required - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 21
camera. This button is available only when the connected camera supports the trigger out connector, which is used to control the external device connected to the camera camera. This button is available only when the connected camera supports these buttons to adjust the camera's viewing angle to Up ( - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 22
- SWING: If you have saved two or more positions for the selected camera, click this button to control the camera swinging from one position to another position. „ Video View Window and Camera List Video View Window Camera List - Video View Window: This window displays the video view of the selected - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 23
the camera's IP address. Click Search camera to search the available camera within the network. Once the camera is found and is shown in the list, select it and click Add Camera. z Select the Input tab to add a camera by entering its IP address directly. Enter the camera's IP address (default: 192 - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 24
the Web browser that displays live view image and Web Configuration of the selected camera. To Record Video SkyIPCam View provides three methods to record video clips: one is to click the RECORD/ALL RECORD button to record manually; the second is to record by motion detection; the third is to set - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 25
Click SETTING > Motion Configuration, and then select the Recording option to enable the selected camera to record by motion detection. z Schedule recording This recording method will work after you have completed the required settings in Schedule Recording Configuration. The recording schedule can - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 26
file reaches the specified size limit. z Reserved HDD space for each camera: This option allows you to set to reserve the storage space on the hard disk drive for the recording of each camera. Before setting the reserve space on the hard disk drive, you can - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 27
the CONTROLS panel, and the following dialog screen will appear, allowing you to select the file to playback. Select the recorded video file under the [camera] path and then click Open to launch the media player to playback. NOTE If your player on the computer don't have video codec to playback - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 28
the sound by clicking Browse and then selecting your favorite music (*.wav or *.mp3 file) in the computer. z Recording: Select this option to enable the camera to record by motion detected. z Send e-Mail: Select this option so that the system will be able to send an email to the specified receiver - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 29
. - Password: Enter the password to login the mail server. - Subject: Enter a subject for the notification email. Account You can set a username and password for the camera here. - 28 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 30
Other Allows you to set the rotation interval if monitoring multiple cameras. - 29 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 31
Information Click SETTING > About to display the information of the software application. - 30 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 32
You can access and manage the camera through the Web browser and the provided software application SkyIPCam View. This chapter describes the Web Configuration, and guides you through the configuration of the camera by using the web browser. To configure the camera, click Setup on the main page of - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 33
PC: Select this option and the date & time settings of the camera will be synchronized with the connected computer. - Synchronize with NTP Server: the IP address of the server and select the update interval in the following two boxes. - Manual: Select this option to set the date and time manually. - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 34
while accessing the camera. Only the "Administrator" is allowed to configure the camera through the Web Configuration. 4.3 Network Settings The Network menu contains three sub-menus that provide the network settings for the camera, such as the IP Setting, DDNS Setting, and IP Filter. - 33 - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 35
service provider. Enter the User Name and Password. The camera will get an IP camera with a router, the DDNS function will not work. To set up DDNS, you will need to use the DDNS function in your router. „ UPnP The camera supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), which is a set of computer network - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 36
- HTTP Port: The default HTTP port is 80. Some ISP's have port 80 blocked. If you are having problems, you can change it to some other port. The suggested port to be used is anything between 1024 to 65535 Network >> IP Filter The IP Filter setting allows the administrator of the camera to limit the - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 37
to restore the default settings of the three options above. - Mirror: Select the Horizontal option to mirror the image horizontally. Select the Vertical option to mirror the image vertically. - Light Frequency: Select the proper frequency according to the camera's location: 50Hz, 60Hz, or Outdoor - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 38
levels: Lowest, Low, Normal, High, and Highest. - Frame Rate: Select Auto or a proper setting depending on your network status. Video & Audio >> Audio „ Camera Microphone In Select the Enable option to enable the camera's audio function, so that you can receive the on-site sound and voice from the - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 39
is correct or not. Once the camera connects to the server successfully, click Apply. Event Server Setting>> FTP „ FTP - Host Address: Enter the IP address of the target FTP server. passive mode. If you are having trouble, you can enable/disable this mode. Event Server Setting >> Email - 38 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 40
Motion Detect The Motion Detect menu contains the command and option that allow you to enable and set up the motion detection feature of the camera. The camera provides two detecting areas. To enable the detecting area, select Window 1 or 2 from the pull-down list, and then select Enable. When the - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 41
Setting - Snapshot/Recording Subfolder: You can assign a given sub-folder for captured file. Otherwise, leave this option blank to use the default setting. Event Configuration >> Schedule Profile This sub-menu displays the scheduled profile(s). To customize the profile, click Add and then enter - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 42
a time period within in the selected weekday. Event Configuration >> Motion Detect Trigger Select the Enable option to enable the trigger function of the camera, so that you can send captured images within the detecting area to the FTP server, or email receiver. You have to configure corresponding - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 43
Click Browse to locate the backup file and then click Restore. „ Update Firmware This item displays the current firmware version. You can upgrade the firmware for your camera once you obtained a latest version of firmware. - Select the firmware: Click Browse to locate the backup file and then click - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 44
4.9 Information The Information menu displays the current configuration and events log of the camera. „ Device Info Display the Basic, Video & Audio, and Network settings of the camera. „ System Log The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system. - 43 - - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 45
TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, DHCP, NTP, DNS, DDNS, SMTP, FTP, PPPoE, UPnP „ User Interface LAN Reset LEDs One RJ-45 port One Reset button Power LED (amber); Link LED (green) „ Audio Input Codec „ Software OS Support Browser Built-in MIC PCM Windows 2000/XP/Vista Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Apple - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 46
speech coding, supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses. This simplifies the task for network administrators because the software keeps track of IP addresses rather than requiring an administrator to manage the task. A new computer can be added to a network without the hassle of manually - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 47
binary numbers. This is a private network, inside an organization or company that uses the same software you will find on the public connected to the computer that "owns" that IP address. ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that maintains a network that is linked to the Internet by way - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 48
as a single address. For routing messages properly within your network, each device requires a unique IP address. But the addresses may not be valid outside your network. NAT solves the problem. When devices within your network request information from the Internet, the requests are forwarded to - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 49
part of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite, forwards packets from one network to another using the same network protocol. RJ-45 connector is used for Ethernet cable connections. A router is the network software or hardware entity charged with routing packets between - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 50
using 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use DOS. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access ) is used to improve the security of Wi-Fi networks, replacing the current WEP standard. It uses its own encryption, Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), to secure - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 51
Technical Support E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard 802.11g specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network - Airlink AICN500W | User Manual - Page 52
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SkyIPCam500W
Wireless Night Vision Network Camera
Model # AICN500W
User’s Manual
Ver. 1.0