ST & T WCAM71 manual

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 1 Web Camera USER GUIDE for IP Camera WCAM71 Version 0.9 2004,06,24[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 2 Chapter One: Introduction ......................................................... 3 Features ....................................................................................................................... .......................... 3 Specification................................[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 3 Chapter One: Introduction Features  Easy to install, Plug and Play  Remote surveillance via network  Embedded Web Server to watch the video over the internet  IP assignment via Web Page / Utility . Easy for user to set.  Built-in CMOS module provides an All-In-One system ?[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 4 Package Content  IP camera WCAM71  5V DC / 1A Power Adapter  Crosslink cable (RJ45) System Requirement  Microsoft Windows 98 or later version.  Microsoft Internet Explor er 6.0 or later version.  JVM 1.3 or later version. Cont act information Phone (+886-6-6006789 ext.21[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 5 Chapter Two: Hardware of IP camera WCAM71 The appearance of IP camera WCAM71[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 6 Port and LEDs RJ-45: IP camera WCAM71 has one RJ -45 port for Ethernet connection. DC Power: IP camera WCAM71 use 5V DC / 1A Power Adapter . Power LED: It is ON w hen a valid connection occurs. T ransmit LED: Blink when IP camera WCAM71 transmit s Packets. DC Power T ransmit LED Power LED[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 7 Chapter Three: Connecting IP Camera WCAM71 This Chapter contains step-by-step instruct ion to connect IP camera WCAM71P to your network. Local Network (LAN) 1. Plug in the power supply . 2. Connect to your network with a RJ-45 Cable. 3. IP Camera WCAM71’s defaul t IP address is 192.168.[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 8 7. Click on your TCP/IP protocol then click on < properties >. Under < Specify an IP addre ss > enter the correct IP address and Subnet mask. Then restart your Network connection. 9. If your network is not connected to the Inter net, you can use crosslink cable (RJ-45) that co[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 9 Chapter Four: Browser This Chapter contains information about how to configure your IP camera WCAM71 and how to see the image. Login Entering IP Camera WCAM71 IP address in your browser, you will be able to access the homepage. If it’s the first time you login the homepage, you need to [...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 10 Vi e w If login is successful, the image and functi on buttons will be showed in the browser. 1. Show real-time image, or 2. Press “Image Parameter”, link to the image param eter setting page. 3. Press “Network Configuration”, link to the network configuration setting page. 4. Pr[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 1 1 Change Password Input old password and new p ass word, and then press “Save” button. The p as sword will be changed, and return to V iew page. Image Parameter Press “Image Parameter” to set image parameters.[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 12 Image parameters include resolution, anti-flicker , quality , and brightness. Network Configuration There are two ways to set network confi guration – “Fixed IP” and “ADSL PPPoE”. 1. Fixed IP[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 13 If using a fixed IP setting, please select “Fixed IP”, input IP Address, Gateway , Subnet Mask, and DNS. Then press “Save” to change network setting. The new setting takes ef fect immediately , so you must connect to new IP address. 2. ADSL PPPoE[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 14 If using ADSL PPPoE, please select “ADSL PPPoE”, input ADSL User’s ID, ADSL User ’s Password, E-mail, and SMTP Mail Server . After pressing “Save” button, IP camera will send a new IP address to the e-mail that you set. Then you can connect to new IP address.[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 15 Chapter Five: Applications 1. Environment surveillance 2. House security 3. Baby/Home care 4. Office Internet[...]

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    茂發團隊 © 2003 ST&T Group. All rights reserved . 16 Chapter Six: FAQ Q: IP Camera WCAM71 cannot show image. A: 1. Reset IP camera WCAM71 and re-login. 2. T ry to set image parameters as QVGA (320x240) and low quality . Sometimes the condition of network is bad, and the image is not complete. The browser only shows complete image. Q: Somet[...]