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    C G-WLNCM4G Dual-stream IP Camer a[...]

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    (A ) C onn ect Y ou r C ame ra (B ) F i nd the Ca mer a ’ s IP A ddr ess (C ) C onf igur e Y our Ca mer a (D ) E njo y t he c on ven ient r emo te m onit orin g ev erywhe re ! C G-WLNCM4G Quick star t guide[...]

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    T able of C onten ts Be fore Use 1. Introduction 6 1.1 Package Cont ents .........................................................................................06 1.2 System Requirement ...................................................................................06 1.3 Product Fea tures ......................................................[...]

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    3.7 T ools .........................................................................................................................39 3.8 USB ...........................................................................................................................40 3.9 Information .................................................................[...]

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    6 Before Use 1. Introduc tion Thank you for purchasing corega WLNCM4G, a high-per formance network camera that can be operated wirelessly . This multifunc tional surveillance system not only suppor ts high-quality video and two- way audio , but also adjusts its light mode automatically according to the environmental lighting conditions. The definin[...]

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    7 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual RAM: 512MB Resolution: 800x600 or above Web B rowser : M icro soft ® I nterne t E xplore r 6 .0 or ab ove , Firefox and Safari Networking: LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-T X F ast Ethernet. Wireless LAN: IEEE 802.11b/g 1.3 Product F eatures • 1/4” CMOS Image Sensor • 802.11g/b wireless LAN and 10BaseT/100BaseTX E[...]

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    8 Before Use 1.4 Product Overview 1.5 Installing the Camer a Stand The camer a comes with a stand , and y ou can attach i t to the camer a to set up the camera on a desk, mount it on the wall or on the ceiling, as the three images shown below . Other wise, the stand is not necessary for ordinary use.[...]

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    9 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual On the de sk On the wa ll On the ce iling 1.4 Product Overview 1.5 Installing the Camer a Stand The camer a comes with a stand , and y ou can attach i t to the camer a to set up the camera on a desk, mount it on the wall or on the ceiling, as the three images shown below . Other wise, the stand is not necessary for ordinar[...]

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    12 Basic Settings 2. S etting Up the C amera 2.1 Connecting Y our Produc t to a Local Area Netw ork (LAN) S te p 1 : Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the camera to your local area network while plugging the power adapter in to a power outlet. St ep 2: The “Power” LED will show a steady amber light, meaning the camera has been automati[...]

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    13 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 2.2 Installing the Sof twar e S t e p 1 : Inser t the installation CD into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive. The corega welcome page will launch automatically . S te p 2 : Click [Inst all Software] and you will see the following page with two programs: NC Finder and NC Monitor . S te p 3 : Click [NC Finder] button and the [...]

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    14 Basic Settings S t e p 4 : T hen you ca n go to “S tar t ” --> “Pro gra ms” --> “ co reg a ” - -> “NCFinder” to access the program in the future without using the included CD-ROM. Y ou can also install NC M onitor at this moment. Just click on [NC Monitor] button to start the installation. Please follow the st eps shown [...]

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    15 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 2.3 Acc essing the Live View Page Step 1: Insert the installation CD into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive. (If you have installed NC F inder in your computer , you do not have t o use the installation CD) S t e p 2 : Click [NC Finder] to locate the current IP address of the camera. T he default IP address is 192.168.1.245[...]

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    16 Basic Settings N OTE : S ome web browsers require installing “ ActiveX Control” add- on. Please click [OK] to install it to access the Live V iew page . N O T E: If the camera ’ s IP address exists in a different subnet from that in your rout er , please double click the IP address shown on the screen or click [Change IP] to mo dify your c[...]

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    17 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 2.4 Using the Liv e View P age The live image is now displayed on the right side and some configuration buttons ar e shown on the left side. This page provides you with many useful viewing and management functions, including: • Camera Inf ormation - Display the camera ’ s location, date and time . The information can [...]

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    18 Basic Settings - Browse: T o assign the destination folder t o captured video clips and still images. - T alk: T o allow the person at the camera ’ s location to hear sounds and voices fr om your location. ( Y ou need to connect an external speaker to the camera when using this function, as the camera has no built-in speaker . Only one user is[...]

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    19 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 2.5 Quick Setup F or first time network camera users who are not familiar with this product, we provide a very simple setup tool called “Smart Wizard.” It consists of detailed i nstructions that will help you set up your network as well as some basic functions. Please follow those st eps below to set up your camera: S[...]

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    20 Basic Settings St ep 3: IP Settings St ep 4: Email Settings[...]

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    21 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual St ep 5: Wireless Network ing S t e p 6 : This step shows the new configuration of your camera. Please confirm all the information and click [Apply] if they are correct. Other wise, click [Prev] to go back to previous step(s) to make corrections. Click [Cancel] to end the wizard and discard you changes . F or more setting[...]

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    24 Advanced Settings 3. A dv anced Settings In the previous chapter , we learned the camera’ s basic functions and used “Smart Wizard” to set up some simple configurations . In this chapter , you will further configure the camera to meet your personal preferenc e. Please first click [Setup] on the live view page, and you will see many configu[...]

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    25 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual The camera has a built-in back up battery , but af ter the camera is unplugged for too long and the battery runs out, the date & time settings may go back to factory default. 3. 1.3 Use r There are thr ee diff erent ma nagement l evels f or the camera, including: Administra tor: Only one administrator is allowed for t[...]

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    26 Advanced Settings 3.2 Network 3. 2.1 Net wo rk If you have set up your network in Smar t Wizard, here you can change more detailed settings. If you did not use Smar t Wizard previously , it is okay to set up the network completely here . IP Setting: • DHCP: Select this option when your network uses the DHCP ser ver , such as a NA T router . Wh[...]

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    27 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual service provider . Please also enter the user name and password here. The camera will get an IP address from the ISP as starting up. Pl ea se n ot e t hat on ce th e c am era ge ts an IP ad dr es s f rom th e I SP as star ting up, it automatically sends a notification email to you. Therefor e, you have to set up the email[...]

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    28 Advanced Settings example, HT TP port:81. When you use web browser to access the second camera, you may type http://camera’ s IP address:81 to get the live view page. • RTSP P or t: Configure the transmission of streaming da ta within the network. The default RTSP (Real Time Streaming Pr otocol) port is 554. 3. 2.2 IP Fi lte r The IP Filt er[...]

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    29 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual Please first select [Enable] to enable the wirelss function. • Network ID (SSID): Click [Site Survey] to display the a vailable wireless networks. Please double click the ESSID which you would like to connect from the Site Survey list. • Wireless Mode: S elect the type of wireless communication for the camera, either [...]

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    30 Advanced Settings T o include date and time information on your image, selec t [Includes Date & Time] option. The information will show in white color . Y ou can add a black background behind the displayed date and time by selecting [Enable Opaque]. 3. 3.2 Vid eo The camera supports both MPEG4 and MJPEG compression. MJPEG captures the images[...]

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    31 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual Since the camera suppor ts 3GPP format, you can also choose if you would like to ha ve audio enabled while using 3GPP-supported mobile devices. T o view the real-time streaming images captured by the camera, please enter the RTSP link: rtsp://(IP address of the camera)/ 3gp on your mobile device . (F or information about [...]

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    32 Advanced Settings 3.4 Ev ent Ser v er The camera allows you to have your captured images uploaded to a FTP server , sent to assigned ema il addresses , or stored t o your netw ork storage ser ver . Here you can set up your preferr ed destinations step by step . Please note that only still images can be captured when those below methods are used.[...]

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    33 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 3. 4.2 Ema il The email settings here are ver y similar to those in Smar t Wizard. If you ar e satisfied wit h your curr ent settings , you do not ha ve to change anything here . O therwise, please configure your email server here . • SMTP Server Address: Enter the mail server address, such as “hotmail.com ” . • S[...]

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    34 Advanced Settings to users. • Pa th: Assign a path on the network storage server that you would like to upload files to . • User Name: Enter the username to login to the server . • Passw ord: En ter the password to login to the server . • Split By: When a file is too large to be uploaded smoothly , use this option to split it by file siz[...]

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    35 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual Move the “ Threshold” slide bar to adjust the sensitivity lev el of motion detecting. When the level is set low , even slight motions can be detected (A). When the level is set high, only big and obvious motions can be detected (B). Make sure to click [Save] to sa ve the settings when you are done. An image will be ta[...]

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    36 Advanced Settings 3.6 Ev ent C onfig 3. 6.1 Gen er al Sett in g • Snapshot/Recording Subf older: Please name the subfolder f or captured files. O therwise, leave this option blank to use the default setting. • Network St orage Recording Time P er Ev ent: Specify the recording time when y ou use a network storage server . Click [Apply] t o a[...]

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    37 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual Double click the profile you just added, a new window will show up with detailed settings: • Profile Name: Here displays the pr ofile name selected in the list. • Weekda ys: S elect the weekday(s) tha t you are going to assign time periods in the schedule pr ofile. The weekda y that has been assigned with a time perio[...]

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    38 Advanced Settings • Schedule Profile: F rom the pull-down menu, you can have motion detect trigger function enabled all the time by selec ting [Alwa ys], or you can hav e it enabled only during the time period (the specific schedule profile) assigned previously . • Action: In “Event Server ” step , we have configur ed FTP , emails, and n[...]

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    39 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual N OTE : If the setting value of the “N etwork Storage Recording Time Per Event” option in G eneral Setting is longer than the interval time for Network Storage Schedule, the recorded file will b e a continuous video clip. For example, if you set the Network Storage Recording Time Per Event as ten seconds and the inter[...]

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    40 Advanced Settings • F ac tory Reset: Click [Reset] to reset the camera back to factory default settings • System R eboot: Click [Reboot] to restar t the camera. The camera configurations will be retained after rebooting . • Configur ation: Y ou can save y our camera configurations as a backup file on your computer . Click [Get the Back up [...]

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    41 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual of the device. • USB Setting: Y ou can choose [Stop Recording] or [Recycle – Delete Oldest F older] when the USB device’ s storage space is full. However , if yo u only hav e one folder left, the system will not delete th at folder . Click [Apply] to accept y our settings. N O T E : Only still images can be captured[...]

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    42 Advanced Settings 3.10 Advanc ed Configur ation When the Camer a Is behind a NA T Router If your camera is connected to a NA T router , you need to open a “ Vir tual Ser v er ” port f or the camera in the router to allow remote netw ork access. Here we use corega WLBARGMO wireless router as an example: (as the image below)-. St ep 1: Selec t[...]

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    43 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual When you need to access the camera from a remote site, you may simply t ype http://Router ’ s W AN IP: http por t/ in your web browser ’ s URL bar to get the live view page , for example, http://x.x.x.x:80/[...]

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    46 NC Monitor 4. About NC Monitor NC Monitor is a convenient and easy-to-use network camera ma na ge me nt so f tw are . Y o u c an u se t hi s in te gra te d a pp li ca ti on to access and control up to 16 cameras all at once, which allows you to monitor multiple places and recor d events effectively . In this chapter , we will explain the basic f[...]

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    47 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 4.2 Installation Please refer t o chapter 2.2 for software installation. 4.3 Launching the Progr am On your computer , please go to “S tart ” --> “Pr ograms” --> “ corega ” --> “NCMonitor” to star t the program. Please make sure your computer screen ’ s resolution is at least 1024x768, other wis[...]

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    48 NC Monitor camera will now display in the camera list, and the live image of that camera will show on the main page. 4.5 F unc tions Overview 4. 5.1 Con tr ol Pane l SETTING: Click to enter the Setting section of NC Monitor . Click again to return to the main screen. P L A Y: Click to play recorded video files using the media player on the compu[...]

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    49 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 4. 5.2 Vie w Sel ecti on View Mode Buttons: NC Monitor provides multiple view options, including 1/4/9/16 windows and full screen mode. Y ou can simply click on the button (1, 4, 9, 16 or Full) to switch to that mode. ( T o go back from full screen mode, please right click your mouse and click on “return ”) S CA N: Wh[...]

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    50 NC Monitor 4. 5.3 Cam er a P anel TRIGGER OUT : The function is not available f or CG-WLNCM4G. SNAPSHO T: Click to capture a still image using the selected camera and save the file in the computer . ( T o set the recording file path, please go to “Setting” --> “R ecor ding Configuration ” --> “Recording File Pa th ”) REC ORD: C[...]

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    51 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 4. 5.4 Sys te m This section shows each camera ’ s time and date. 4.5.5 PAN-TILT CONTROL Panel (unavailable for CG- WLNCM4G) 4. 5.6 Liv e Vie w Sc re en This screen display s all connected cameras’ live images. Live V iew Screen: Live image will show here Camera list[...]

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    52 NC Monitor 4. 5.7 Cam er a L ist This sec tion displays all connected cameras’ information (view mode is based on the selected viewing option). 4.6 NC Monitor Settings Click “SET TING” button on the top left side to access the setup page. Make sure to have at least one camera connec ted befor e you star t the setup. There are a few useful [...]

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    53 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 4. 6.2 Cam er a C onfi gu rat ion T o view live images of one of the connected cameras on the web browser , please first select a camera and then click [Link web page] but ton. Y ou m ay have t o ente r th e use r nam e an d pas sword o f th e camera to access the liv e view page and web configuration, 4. 6.3 Rec or din g[...]

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    54 NC Monitor triggered recording. Please first configure some basic recording settings here for each camera. • Recording F ile Path: Click [Browse] to indicate a destination f older for your futur e recording files. • Each Recording F ile Size: This option allows you to set a recording file size limit so the recording file will be divided in t[...]

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    55 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual recording schedule to the list. Click [Apply] to sav e the setting. • Day s: Click [Da ys] tab and assign a recording schedule. After selecting several time periods, you can click [F etch T emplate] to copy the setting , and then click [P aste T emplate] to apply it to other weekdays . Click [Apply] to sav e the setting[...]

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    56 NC Monitor Besides, motion configuration also provides some useful motion triggered options, which includes: • Alarm: From the pull-do wn menu select Beep or Music to aler t you for motions detected . When Music is selected , you can customize it by clicking [Browse] and then choosing your fav or ite music (*.w av or *.mp3 file) in the compute[...]

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    57 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 4. 6.6 Ema il Co nfig ur ati on • Mail Server: Enter the mail ser ver address , such as “hotmail.com” . • Mail Fr om: Enter the email address of the user who will send the email, such as aloha@hotmail.com. • Mail T o: Enter the email address of the user who will receive the email. • User Name: Ent er the usern[...]

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    58 NC Monitor 4. 6.8 Oth er s Y ou can sp ecify the scanning int er v al time for the connected cameras. 4. 6.9 Abo ut Here shows the information of the applica tion.[...]

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    59 CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 5. F AQ When the installation fails or the connection does not work normally , it is recommended to take the follo wing actions first: (1) Find y our problem in the F AQ section. (2) Go to corega official website a t http://www .corega-asia.com for the latest information of this pr oduct. (3) Go to corega official website[...]

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    60 (2) Please double check if your camera has properly connec ted to the Internet. (3) If your camera is behind a NA T router , you need to set up a vitural server for the camera on the router . Please refer to chapter 3.10 f or the setting steps. Q2. Wh y is a password required f or accessing the camera? A : T o p r e v e n t u n a u t h o r i z e[...]

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    CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 61 A: (1) Please try cleaning the lens, and adjusting the focus ring. (2) Please make sure the camera ’ s lens is not too close to the target object. The camera may lose focus when it’ s too close to the object. Q6. Wh y does it take so long for the live image to mov e/change? A: (1) This may happen when the network conn[...]

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    62 6. Specific a tions Standard W ireless LAN IEEE802.11, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, Wi-F i ( WP A2-PSK) Frequency IEEE802.11b 2.412GHz~2.472GHz IEEE802.11g 2.412GHz~2.472GHz Roaming Supported Camera Sensor 1/4” Color CMOS sensor Video Sensor Resolution 640 x 480 (approximately 300,000 pix els) Video Compression MPEG4/Motion JPEG selectable Lens F[...]

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    CG-WLNCM4G U ser Manual 63 F ederal Communication Commission Interference Stat ement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter fer ence in a residential installation. This equ[...]

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    64 About cor ega corega K.K. designs, develops and markets professional netw orking products that address the specific needs of small and medium enterprises and home user ’ s easy-to-use , quality and reliable ser vices of networking solutions requirements. Established in 1996, corega 100% founded by Allied T elesis Group in Y okohama, Japan. cor[...]

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