CTC Union IPCAM-8309FW User manual

Brand: CTC Union

Model: IPCAM-8309FW

Category: Security cameras

Type: User manual

IPCAM-8309FW

Wireless Dual Stream Network Camera

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Table of contents

INSTALLATION & PRODUCT SPEC.......................................................... 6

2. USING IP CAMERA VIA MOBILE PHONE OR MEDIA PLAYER............... 9

3. SETTING UP WIRELESS CONFIGURATION .......................................... 10

4. HOW TO USE INTELLIGENT IP INSTALLER.......................................... 12

4.1. Initial use Intelligent IP Installer ...........................................................................12

4.2. Configuration of Main Menu.................................................................................13

4.3. Camera................................................................................................................14

4.3.1. Setup...................................................................................................................................15

4.3.2. Upgrade..............................................................................................................................22

4.3.3. Factory Default....................................................................................................................23

4.3.4. Reboot.................................................................................................................................24

4.4. User.....................................................................................................................25

4.4.1. Info......................................................................................................................................28

4.4.2. User.....................................................................................................................................29

4.4.3. Date/Time............................................................................................................................30

4.4.4. TCP/IP.................................................................................................................................31

4.4.5. PPPoE.................................................................................................................................32

4.4.6. DDNS..................................................................................................................................33

4.5. About...................................................................................................................34

5. USING IP CAMERA VIA WEB BROWSER .............................................. 35

6. CONFIGURATION .................................................................................... 36

6.1. Initially accessing the IPCAM...............................................................................37

6.2. Configuration of Main Screen ..............................................................................38

6.2.1. Setting.................................................................................................................................38

6.2.2. Client Setting.......................................................................................................................38

6.2.3. Image Setup........................................................................................................................39

6.2.4. Live View.............................................................................................................................40

6.3. Basic Setting........................................................................................................41

6.3.1. System................................................................................................................................41

6.3.1.1. Information..........................................................................................................41

6.3.1.2. Date & Time Setting............................................................................................42

6.3.1.3. Initialization.........................................................................................................44

6.3.2. Camera...............................................................................................................................45

6.3.2.1. General...............................................................................................................45

6.3.2.2.

MPEG-4..............................................................................................................46

6.3.2.3. M-JPEG..............................................................................................................49

6.3.3. Network...............................................................................................................................50

6.3.3.1. Information..........................................................................................................50

6.3.3.2. PPPoE................................................................................................................51

6.3.3.3. DDNS..................................................................................................................52

6.3.3.4. UPnP ..................................................................................................................53

6.3.3.5. IP Notification .....................................................................................................54

6.3.4. Security...............................................................................................................................56

6.3.4.1. Accounts.............................................................................................................56

6.3.4.2. HTTPS................................................................................................................57

6.4. Advanced Settings...............................................................................................58

6.4.1. FTP Client...........................................................................................................................58

6.4.1.1. General...............................................................................................................58

6.4.1.2. Alarm Sending....................................................................................................59

6.4.1.3. Periodical Sending..............................................................................................61

6.4.2. SMTP..................................................................................................................................62

6.4.2.1. General...............................................................................................................62

6.4.2.2. Alarm Sending....................................................................................................64

6.4.2.3. Periodical Sending..............................................................................................66

6.4.3. HTTP Event.........................................................................................................................67

6.4.3.1. General...............................................................................................................67

6.4.3.2. Alarm sending.....................................................................................................68

6.4.4. Schedule.............................................................................................................................69

6.4.5. Motion Detection.................................................................................................................70

6.4.6. System Log.........................................................................................................................72

1. Installation & Product SPEC

Installation Steps

Follow these steps to install the CTC Union IPCAM-8309FW on your LAN:

1. Check the package contents against the list below.

2. Setup the device. See Chapter 3.1 on the available methods

Package Contents

Video Server CTC Union IPCAM-8309FW Network camera

Power Adapter Country-specific

CD User manual Documents

Camera Stand Supplied with mounting screws

Overview

Front Panel：

Focus Adjustment Ring: Adjust the focus ring to get a clear image.

Rear Panel：

Reset: When the device is powered, press the Reset Button to reboot the device, or

hold the Reset Button for 10 seconds to set the settings back to factory default.

Product Specification

2. Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone or Media

Player

To use IP cameras via mobile phones, please make sure your RTSP is set to “ON”.

(Default is “ON”) To change the settings of IP cameras, please see “Settings” for details.

3G Mobile Phone viewing

For 3G mobile phone viewing, type “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp” into your 3G web

browser. <IP> is the IP address of your IP camera, <PORT> is the RTSP port of your IP

camera (Default value is 8554.)

Example: rtsp://100.10.10.1:8554/video.3gp

Note:

You can also use RTSP clients (RealPlayer, Quicktime…etc.) to view RTSP streaming,

just type in “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp” as the Player’s URL

2.5G Mobile Phone viewing

For 2.5G mobile phone viewing, type “<IP>/mobile.wml” into your 2.5G web browser.

<IP> is the IP address of your IP camera.

Computer viewing

You can also use RTSP clients (RealPlayer, Quicktime…etc.) to view RTSP streaming,

just type in “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.mp4” as the Player’s URL.

3. Setting up Wireless Configuration

This chapter describes how to set up the camera’s wireless connection. The wireless

connection has to be set up using network cable connection. After correctly setting the

camera, the wireless function can work without network cable connection.

1. Connect to the IP Camera using network cable connection. Enter the configuration

page (See “Network” chapter for details.)

2. Go “Settings -> Basic -> Network -> Wireless”, set the Wireless option to “On”, then

click on “Refresh”.

3. Choose the wireless AP you wish to connect, enter password if needed. (If you don’t

know the settings of the wireless AP, please ask your network administrator.)

4. If you’re using DHCP, the new IP address will show up after wireless setup succeeds.

4. How to Use Intelligent IP Installer

This chapter introduces how to monitor the image from the camera using Intelligent IP

Installer. The IP cameras can be used with Microsoft web browsers and Intelligent IP

Installer in Windows operating systems. This document focuses on introducing you to

Intelligent IP Installer. If you want to know how to use IP cameras with Microsoft web

browsers, please check the camera user manuals.

4.1. Initial use Intelligent IP Installer

1. Install the program of Intelligent IP Installer.

Note:

• If you’re using Windows 98 or ME, please install IP Installer before using WEB UI to

ensure the system runs normally.

• If you can’t view the recorded video file (missing video decoder), please install Xvid

codec while installing Intelligent IP Installer. (For Windows 98, ME or 2000 server, the

codec might not work properly. You’ll need to download Xvid codec 1.0 from the

internet.)

2. Click Start -> Program Files ->CTCU-> Intelligent IP Installer -> Intelligent IP Installer

to start using the program.

4.2. Configuration of Main Menu

Main Menu

Camera

Click this button to get into common information of all Network Cameras in local

network. You can connect the specific Network Cameras to get live video and to

optimize video setting.

User

Click this button to get into user basic setting information of all Network Cameras in

network. You can connect the specific Network Cameras to get and set basic values.

This section includes Info, User, Date Time, TCP/IP, PPPoE and DDNS.

Note:

• Only the administrator has access to the Settings.

About

Click this button to get the information of Intelligent IP Installer.

4.3. Camera

The Camera page provides you all Network Cameras in the network with product

factory information, including product Name, IP Address, MAC, Mod. Name and Mod.

ID.

Search：Click it to search Network Cameras in the network, it displays Network

Cameras information including Name, IP Address, MAC, Mod. Name and Mod. ID.

Note:

If the camera is not located in local network, it will appear in red text. Some

information is not available when the IP camera is not in local network.

The IP addresses shown in the "IP Address" field reflect those on the local network.

They may be from the DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server, the IP Camera will

try to find a free IP address (this takes from 15 second to 3 minutes, depending on

the LAN status). The method of finding IP address is seeking from 192.168.1.2, to

192.168.1.254. If any of the address inside this range is free, the Network IP

Camera will be assigned to this IP address, and its subnet mask would be

255.255.255.0.

Link to IE：After searching Network Cameras in network, you can click to specific

Network

Cameras in search area and press Link to IE to use IP cameras with

Microsoft web browses.

4.3.1. Setup

Choose a network camera, click on Setup to change the

configurations. You have to key in the username and password of the

administrator to enter the setup page.

The following screen will display:

Note:

For IP cameras not in local network area (which appears in red in the search

screen), you can still use setup to change the configurations of these cameras.

System Information: The system information is displayed.