Polaroid IP300 manual

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2 3 IP300 Manual T able of Contents Welcome 3 1 .1 F eatures 3 1 .2 Pac king List 4 1 .3 Product Views 4 1 .4 PC Sy stem Requirements 6 1 .5 Hardware Instr uction 7 1 .6 Sof tware Installation 8 2 Sofware Operationl 1 0 2.1 IP Camera T ool 1 0 2.2 CAMERA LOGIN 1 4 2.3 TO USE IE BR OWSER T O GAIN A CCESS 1 7 2.4 SAF ARI, FIREFOX, GO OGLE CHROME BR O[...]

4 5 IP300 Manual 1 .2 Pac king List After unpac king, chec k that the following items are in your possession: ITEM: Q UANTITY * IP Camera (1) * WI-FI Antenna (1) (only available for wireless models) * User Manua (1) * DC Power Supply (1) * CD (1) * Network Cable (1) NO TE: If any items are missing, contact P olaroid immediately at 1-877 -836-1 1 90[...]

6 7 IP300 Manual 1.3.3 Bottom View Figure 1 .3 Beware: If your camera does not include several stic ker s, suc h as MAC address and QC stic k er , it could be a fak e IPCAM and will not work with original rmware or be able to be serviced by our af ter sales service. Make sure it has the MAC address and serial number . 1 .4 PC System Requirements[...]

8 9 IP300 Manual 1 .6 Sof tware Installation IMPORT ANT : Before installing the Acti ve X softw are to run your camera, mak e certain both your Firew all and Anti-Virus are shut of f. It is safe to do so and this will ensure the softw are installs properly and without interference. Next: IP CAMERA T OOL. The IP CAMERA TOOL is included in the CD tha[...]

10 11 IP300 Manual PRE-INST ALLA TION PRECA UTIONS: 1 . Use only the power adaptor that comes with the product. DO NOT attempt to substitute it with any other as other adaptors may cause damage to your unit. 2. Make sure the camera unit is mounted in an indoor environment where rain or other forms of moisture cannot get into it. 3. DO not touc h or[...]

12 13 IP300 Manual 2.1 .1 .1 Basic Properties Under Basic Proper ties you will nd three options. 1) Device ID 2)System Firmware V er sion 3) W eb UI version (see gure 2.1) Figure 2.1 Device ID . This is the same ID as the one found on the stic k er on the bottom of your camera. It is called the MAC ID. If there are man y IP Cameras on your de[...]

14 15 IP300 Manual Figure 2.4 Begin by entering your correct User and P assword to upgrade system rmware and UI. Please note that you must upgrade the system rmware rst and the W eb UI second or you could sustain damage to the camera. Before downloading the rmware, make sure it is the correct and appropriate type for your camera. Follow[...]

16 17 IP300 Manual Figure 2.7 2.3 TO USE IE BROWSER T O GAIN ACCESS Figure 2.8 The rst time you login to a camera, it is possible to get the ActiveX prompt with a box around it (as seen in g. 2.8). In this case clic k this prompt r st and c hoose Run Add-on. This is telling you to refresh and login the camera again. Once done, you will rec[...]

18 19 IP300 Manual Figure 2.9 Figure 3.0 NO TE: If live video stream does not come up, but instead a red cross suc h as this appear s on the screen or the screen goes blac k, follow the following steps: 1 . Close your computer ’ s rewall. 2. Change all the Acti veX settings to enable (including IE BRO WSER,T ool, Internet options, Security , C[...]

20 21 IP300 Manual Here are some other things you can do if the video still does not appear . 1 . Go to your computer ’ s Start menu and go to Internet Explorer , c hoose internet attributes to enter , or go directly to your Control Panel, c hoose Internet Explorer and go to security settings. If the red bo x continues to appear and video does no[...]

22 23 IP300 Manual 2.6 ACTIVEX MODE FOR IE BRO WSER ACCESS When you login the camera in Acti veX model you will be asked what level of user you are: Visitor , Operator, or Administrator. Eac h of these user types come with different levels of authority and usage privileges (see 3.1 1 for user settings, gure 8.5) 2.7 VISITOR S T A TUS When you si[...]

24 25 IP300 Manual Rate and Resolution Set rate or speed of frames per second from full speed to 1fp/5s (see gure 3. 8) Resolution: S et the resolution to 160*120/V GA (640*480) QVGA (320*240) as in gure 3.9) Figure 3.8 Figure 3.9 NO TE: Y ou can reduce le size by setting the resolution lower , as in gure 3.9. T op Menu (LIVE VIDEO) Cli[...]

26 27 IP300 Manual Figure 4.2 Audio Buf fer. Clic k here and window box will give you a choice of 1,2,3,4,or 5 seconds’ buffer of audio. This will prevent dropouts, clic ks, or pops. Rev ersal : Click here and video image can be seen reversed (up or down; this particularly impor tant when camera is mounted on ceiling). Mirror . Clcik to see mirro[...]

28 29 IP300 Manual Clic k to support 15 positions. Begin by rotating camera to the position you want. Then click the preset position icon and a pop-up will appear with 15 position slots. Keep moving camera to desired positions and set one at a time muc h the same way you’ d preset the radio stations in your car. Then whenever you hit preset, the [...]

30 31 IP300 Manual Figures 4.9 3.1 .2 Set Multi-Device on WAN using P ort Forwarding. Por t Forwarding will allow you to view your camera live on the internet from anywhere, using your PC, smar t phone or tablet device. T o do this, start by making sure you have your router ’ s manual in hand in order to understand some of the terms we are referr[...]

32 33 IP300 Manual 3.1 .4 Restore Factory S ettings Figure 5.5 Clic king on Restore Factory Set tings will cause a prompt to pop-up. Select OK and the camera will return to original factory settings and the device will reboot. 3.1 .5 Reboot Device Clic king on Reboot the Device will cause a prompt to pop-up. Select OK and the device will reboot. Fi[...]

34 35 IP300 Manual 3.4 Wireless LAN Set tings Figure 6.1 Figure 6.2 Note: Follow the instruction numbers as they appear in this gure. 1 . Y ou must have a wireless router. 2. Y our wireless antenna must be installed on camera. 3. If your router is encrypted, you must ascertain and keep the key code. 4. T o login in to a camera, clic k on Network[...]

36 37 IP300 Manual 3.5 ADSL Set tings When connect to the Internet through ADSL directly, simply enter ADSL user name and password obtained from ISP . (see gure 6.6 and gure 6.7 below) Figure 6.6 Figure 6.7 3.6 UPnP Set tings Clic k UPnP Settings to c hoose Using UPnP to Map Port Figure 6.8 All you have to do is clic k Submit in order to auto[...]

38 39 IP300 Manual Figure 7 .3 In order to do this you must have registered account before hand, have and kept the user name, password, host, and then input the information. NO TE: If your camera default port reads 80, it must be c hanged to another number , clikck OK, and camera will reboot. Figure 7 .4 NO TE: Subnet Mask, Gateway , DNS Server sho[...]

40 41 IP300 Manual BELKIN: 1 . Login router 2. Choose “Firewall” , select “Vir tual Servers” 3. Input the port (except 80) and IP address, then clic k SA VE. NO TE: The port and IP address should be same as camera. Figure 7 .6 SETTINGS AND SEARCHING FOR THE NETWORK P A TH, ONCE IT COMES UP Y OU CAN RUN YOUR MOUSE O VER THE ICONS FOR PC AND [...]

42 43 IP300 Manual Figure 7 .9 3.8 System S ettings Figure 8.0 3.8.1 Device Inf o This will give information about the following: Device ID, Firmware V ersion, embedded Web UI V ersion, Alias, Alarm Status, DDNS Status and UPnP Status. Figure 8.1 DLINK: 1 . Login the router 2. Choose “ Advanced” , select “V irtual S ervers” 3. Input the por[...]

44 45 IP300 Manual Visitor: S ee gure 2.7 details of usage at this level. Operator: Y ou can control the direction of the IP Camera and set parameter s. Administrator: Y ou can set up advanced congurations of the IP Camera. (See 3.1 .22) Figure 8.5 3.12 PT S ettings Figure 8.6 1 . Go center on boot. Automatically rotates camera at star t. 2. [...]

46 47 IP300 Manual MSN Set tings. NO TE: Before setting MSN, set por t forwarding (see DDNS set ting instructions for details) Go to MSN settings P age. File in correct user name and password, add MSN buddies, up to ten friends. Once submitted, they will appear in MSN friend’ s list. For MSN status, clic k on Device info. After you run your MSN p[...]

48 49 IP300 Manual authorization selection. SMTP User . Input correct SMTP user; usually his or her full email address. Sometimes the address can be input ted without the sufx and just using the user name. SMTP P assword. Input correct password. NO TE: Clic k Submit before going to TEST . Figure 9.2 If clic king on TEST yields an error , rechec [...]

50 51 IP300 Manual Figure 9.5 Here are some errors you could receive after your FTP set-up: 1) Cannot connect to server . Check to see if FTP set-up was cor rect. 2) Network error . Please try again later . 3) Server er ror . 4) Incorrect user or password. Please c heck whether user name or password is correct. 5) Cannot access folder . Mak e sure [...]

52 53 IP300 Manual 3.1 8.2 Motion Detection Sensitivity . Y ou may choose up to 1 0 settings of sensitivity for motion, 1 0 being the most sensitive. See gure below: Figure 9.9 3.1 8.3 Alarm Input Armed/ IO Linkage on Alarm In the event that you want to connect external alarm devices to w ard off or frighten intruders, you must choose Alarm Inpu[...]

54 55 IP300 Manual 3.1 9 Send Mail on Alarm When you clic k on the “Send Mail On Alarm” box, an email with picture will automatically be sent if alarm is triggered. (Make sure your Mail Service Set tings are correct, gure 9.1) NO TE: Eac h time an alarm is triggered, 6 snapshots will be sent via email. Eac h alarm will last for 60 seconds. U[...]

56 57 IP300 Manual Alarm Record P ath. Here you may c hoose the le on your PC you want the alarm messaging to go to. NO TE: If your could not set a path using Windows 7 or Vista, take the following steps: First, add the IP address to the IE’ s trusted sites. The steps are IE browser to T ool to Internet Proper to S ecurity to trusted sites to [...]

58 59 IP300 Manual 3.22 Sign in mobile phone For monitoring using a mobile phone, you must rst c hoose Sign in mobile phone, login the camera, and the following will window and interface will appear on your computer screen: Figure 1 1 .3 NO TE: Mobile phone does not support Acti veX, therefore, Mobile phone only provides simple functions suc h a[...]

60 61 IP300 Manual UPnP AL WA YS F AILS? Sometimes your rew all or anti-virus software fails to allow the connection. It is recommended you try port forw arding manually in your router . WHY ISN’T THE SHORTCUT TO IP C AMERA TOOL APPEARING? If you use Windows7 or Vista it may be necessary to c heck if you installed it properly . Y ou should be [...]

62 63 IP300 Manual PROBLEMS WITH NETWORK BANDWIDTH? The picture quality you are getting is subject to several factors: Network bandwidth, PC performance, the number of visitors accessing at one time, or whether your using a switc h or a hub for access (use of a switch is recommended for multiple cameras) HOW DO I REGIS TER A DDNS ACCOUNT ON WEB? Go[...]