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Airsight XX40A User manual

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Manual is about: Outdoor P2P Wireless/Wired IP Network Pan/Tilt/Zoom Camera

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    Outdoor p2p wireless/wired ip network pan/tilt/zoom camera model xx60a user manual.

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    2 contents 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 f eatures ..........................................................................................................

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    3 1. Introduction this is an integrated wireless ip camera solution. It combines a high quality digital video camera with network connectivity and a powerful web server to bring clear pictures to your desktop from anywhere on your local network or over the internet. The main function of the camera i...

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    4 1.3 product views 1.3.1 front view figure 1.1 1 wireless antenna: wi-fi antenna (rotate to vertical position as shown above). 2 housing: alloy waterproof housing. 3 infrared leds: 66 infrared leds with 8-15 meter night vision . 4 lens: cmos sensor with fixed zoom lens. . 1.3.2 cable interface figu...

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    5 power: dc 12v/2a power supply. 1.4 pc system requirements system configuration requirements: cpu: 2.06ghz or above. Memory: 256m or above. Network card: 10m or above. Display card: 64m or above memory. Recommended operating system: windows xp, windows vista, windows 7. 1.5 hardware instruction fol...

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    6 2. Activex: double click “appinstall.Exe”—“next”—“install”—“finish”. Figure 1.4 figure 1.5 figure 1.6.

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    7 figure 1.7 after this is done, the icon “ip camera tool” will be displayed on your desktop. Caution: before installing and using the product, please read the following precautions carefully and make sure they are fully understood. Use only the power adaptor included with the product. Use of an una...

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    8 2. Software operation 2.1 ip camera tool when the device has been mounted properly, you can double-click the icon “ip camera tool” and a dialog box shown in figure 1.8 will pop up. Figure 1.8 note: the software searches ip servers automatically over your lan. There are 3 cases: 1. No ip cameras fo...

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    9 figure 1.9 2.1.1 .1 basic properties there is some device information in the basic properties, such as device id, system firmware version, and web ui version.（figure 2.0). The device id is the camera’s mac id, which should be the same as shown on the sticker on the bottom of the camera. Every came...

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    10 2.1.1.2 network configuration below shows how you can configure the network parameters. Figure 2.1 obtain ip from dhcp server: if clicked, the device will obtain ip from dhcp server. In other words, the camera will have a dynamic ip. (make sure the router which the camera connects to has dhcp fun...

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    11 2.1.1.3 upgrade firmware enter the correct user and password to upgrade system firmware and web ui. Please upgrade system firmware first and then upgrade web ui or it may damage the camera.（figure 2.3). Figure 2.3 please download the firmware package for the correct type of your camera before you...

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    12 2.To access the camera by ie browser directly, just type the camera’s ip address, for example, if the camera’s ip address is 192.168.1.123: figure 2.4 figure 2.5 the default user name is admin, no password (leave blank). Input the correct user name and password, the sign in interface will pop-up....

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    13 (2) “server push mode”: available in firefox, safari, and google chrome browser. (3) “sign in mobile phone”: available in mobile phone. 2.3 for ie browser choose activex mode (for ie browser), and sign in. Figure 2.7 figure 2.8 the first time you login to the camera, you might get an activex prom...

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    14 figure 2.9 note: if there is still no live video after you run activex, and a red cross shows in the center of the screen, or even just a black screen, please try to enable the activex options of ie security settings. Please do the following steps: 1. Close the firewall of your computer. 2. Chang...

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    15 figure 3.1 click ok and restart the browser. You can also click “start” menu->“internet explorer”, and choose “internet attributes”, or via “control panel” ->“internet explorer”, to access security settings. Note: make sure that your firewall or anti-virus software doesn’t block the software or a...

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    16 figure 3.3 2.5 for mobile phone choose sign in mobile phone, and sign in. Mobile phone doesn’t support activex, so only some basic functions are available in this mode. It supports iphone, smart phone, 3g phone, etc. Normally, if the mobile phone supports network video, then it should work with y...

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    17 2.6 activex mode (for ie browser) login to the camera in activex mode, the main user interface is as below: note: there are 3 levels of users, visitor, operator, administrator, if you login with different users, the use authority is different. (see 3.11 user settings, figure 8.5). 2.7 for visitor...

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    18 status of channels: there are 9 icons at the bottom of the ui which show the status of each channel of the camera. Grey color, means there is no device connected to the main device for this channel. Green color, means the device is connected for this channel, and it works well. Red color, means t...

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    19 figure 3.7 rate and resolution: rate: set video frame here, from “full-speed to 1fp/5s”. (figure 3.8). Resolution: set the resolution to be 160*120/vga (640*480)/qvga (320*240). (figure 3.9). Note: when doing recording, rate and resolution parameter settings is very helpful for getting smaller si...

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    20 figure 4.0 click to get live video. When you want to get back to live video from other menus, just click it. Only under live video, you can do the operation on the right side, such as play, stop, snapshot etc. Click to get into play mode, when you click the stop icon, the video will be stopped, t...

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    21 figure 4.1 audio video settings figure 4.2 audio buffer: click this icon, it will show five numbers, which means 1/2/3/4/5 seconds buffer of audio. Reversal: click this icon to reverse (flip) the image. Click again to go back to normal. Mirror: click this icon to see a mirror image. Click again t...

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    22 mode: this mode is optional, 50hz/60hz for the users who use 50hz/60hz frequency, outdoor for users who want to use the camera to monitor towards an outdoor environment. Note: the camera should be used in an indoor environment (unless protected from the elements). Bright: set the parameters to ad...

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    23 click set preset position button it will pop-up a dialog frame (figure 4.5), choose the any number (1-8) you want to set it to. Note: if you set different positions with the same number, the camera will record the last position setting only. Call preset position. It supports 8 preset positions. I...

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    24 figure 4.6 3.1 multi-device settings multi-device settings this camera can support max. 9 device channels at the same time. 3.1.1 set multi-device in lan in the multi-device settings page, you can see all devices searched in lan. The 1st device is the default one. You can add more cameras listed ...

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    25 figure 4.7 click live video and then select to see four channels, or click to see nine channels. Figure 4.8.

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    26 figure 4.9 3.1.2 set multi-device for wan if you want to view cameras from the internet, you have to add these devices by ddns domain name. Make sure all these cameras you want to add have ddns set successfully. (see 3.7 ddns service settings) login to the first camera by ddns domain name and por...

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    27 figure 5.1 note: add the other camera in the same way, click submit to add all of them. Figure 5.2.

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    28 click live video and then select to see four channels, or to see nine channels. In this case, you can see all the cameras from a remote position by internet, for example, if you are on a business trip, you can use the first camera’s (host camera) ddns to view all the devices via the internet. Fig...

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    29 3.1.4 restore factory settings click restore factory settings, will pop-up a prompt, select ok, all the parameter will be returned to factory settings, and the device will reboot. Figure 5.5 3.1.5 reboot device click reboot the device, will pop-up a prompt, select ok, then the device will reboot....

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    30 you can also do the same settings from ip camera tool. (figure 2.3). Figure 5.7 if you don’t know the subnet mask, gateway, dns server. Please check the local area connection status of your computer; it contains all this information, steps as below: 1. Control panelnetwork connectionslocal area...

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    31 figure 5.9 if you don’t know the dns server, you can set it the same as gateway. If the router supports dhcp function, you can choose “obtain ip from dhcp server” to get dynamic ip. Figure 6.0 http port: in most cases, you can leave this value as-is. However, if your internet service provider blo...

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    32 figure 6.2 figure 6.3 figure 6.4.

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    33 figure 6.5 3.5 adsl settings when connected to the internet through adsl directly, you can enter the adsl username and password obtained from isp. Figure 6.7 3.6 upnp settings click upnp settings to choose using upnp to map port:.

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    34 figure 6.8 select it and click submit, then the camera will support upnp port forwarding automatically. It’s helpful for using ddns. If your router supports upnp, then you won’t need do port forwarding in the router. Figure 6.9 note: here upnp is only for port forwarding. It relates to the securi...

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    35 figure 7.1 third party ddns if you use third party ddns, please choose the server you use, such as “3322.Org” or “dyndns.Org” as below: figure 7.2.

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    36 figure 7.3 you have to register an account first, enter the user, password, and host. Note : only one ddns can be chosen, for example, if you use the manufacturer’s ddns, the third party one won’t work, if you use the third party ddns, the manufacturer’s one won’t work. To change the camera’s por...

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    37 this is the most important step. You need to set port forwarding in your router, to refer to the ip of your camera correctly, for ddns to work. There are so many kinds of routers, so it’s difficult to show fixed steps, but here are some samples of different router’s port forwarding settings, just...

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    38 figure 7.6 dlink: 1. Login to the router. 2. Choose “advanced”, select “virtual servers” 3. Input the port, ip address, protocol, then click save. Note: the “public port” & “private port” should be the same as camera’s port, choose the protocol to be “both”. Figure 7.7 after all these 4 steps are...

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    39 figure 7.8 figure 7.9 p2p settings: check p2p information here, using the guid, you can view the camera via iphone, or android phone at any time, from anywhere, when connected to the network. You can set your own user name and password here..

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    40 3.8 system settings figure 8.0 3.8.1 device info you can find the information about device id, firmware version, embedded web ui version, alias, alarm status, ddns status, upnp status and msn status. Figure 8.1 3.9 alias settings default device name is anonymous. You set any new name for your cam...

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    41 3.10 date &time settings set the date and time for your camera. Choose the clock time zone of your country. You can choose sync with ntp server (figure 8.3) or sync with pc time (figure 8.4). Figure 8.3 figure 8.4 3.11 users settings eight accounts are acceptable for this system. Here you can set...

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    42 figure 8.5 3.12 pan/tilt/zoom (ptz) settings figure 8.6 1. Go center on boot: the camera rotates to the center automatically when it starts. 2. Pt speed: set pan/tilt speed. 3. Upward patrol speed: set the speed of cruising upward. 4. Downward patrol speed: set the speed of cruising downward. 5. ...

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    43 figure 8.7 set the pilot lamp mode, to one of the following three options: (1) non-connected network out: blinks while connected to the internet and turn off when disconnected. (2) non-connected network with more slow-frequency flicker: blinks while connect to the internet and more slower when di...

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    44 note: set the port forwarding successfully before setting msn (refer to port forwarding in ddns settings). Then go to the msn settings page, fill in the correct user name and password, add the msn buddy, max. Up to 10 friends, after submitting, the user(s) will be shown in your msn friend list. C...

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    45 3.16 mail service settings set mail service settings to enable the camera to send e-mail alerts when motion is detected. Figure 9.1 sender: make sure the sender mailbox server provider supports smtp, and the mailbox should not enable ssl or tsl encryption. Receiver: here you can set four receiver...

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    46 if it shows the following errors when you click test. Please check that the information you filled in is correct and try again. 1) cannot connect to the server. 2) network error. Please try later. 3) server error. 4) incorrect user or password. 5) the sender is denied by the server. Maybe the ser...

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    47 figure 9.4 ftp server: if your ftp server is set up in lan. You can set as figure 9.3. If you have an ftp server that can be accessed from the internet, you can set as figure 9.4. Ftp port: usually the port is 21. Ftp upload folder: make sure that the folder you plan to store images in exists. Th...

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    48 3.18 alarm service settings figure 9.6 enter alarm service settings page to configure motion detection function. 3.18.1 motion detect armed if you enable motion detect armed, it will record and make an alarm sound when there is motion detected. Figure 9.7 after you enable motion detect armed, if ...

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    49 3.18.2 motion detect sensitivity you can choose level 1-10; level 10 means the most sensitive, 1 means the least sensitive. Figure 9.9 3.18.3 alarm input armed / io linkage on alarm if you want to connect external alarm devices, when it’s an alarm input device, choose alarm input armed to enable ...

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    50 figure 10.1 there are two options for output level. (figure 10.2). High: when chosen, the io pins work as a switch that is closed. Low: when chosen, the io pins work as a switch that is switching off . Figure 10.2 3.18.4 io pins for io alarm linkage figure 10.3 i/o pins: 1 alarm input 2 alarm inp...

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    51 upload interval: set the upload interval (seconds). Note: the total alarm time is 60 seconds. Figure 10.4 scheduler here you can set the camera alarm during the time you set. Choose scheduler and set the date & time range. (figure 10.5) from monday to sunday, and every day divided into 24 hours, ...

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    52 10.6). 3. If you set record on alarm, the camera will record automatically for approx one minute. You can find the record file in the folder which you set. (figure 10.9). 4. If you set send mail on alarm, you will receive e-mail alarm alert once motion is detected. (figure 10.0). 5. You can also ...

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    53 figure 11.1 3.21 server push mode (for safari, firefox, google browser) choose server push mode, login the camera, you will see the main user interface as below: figure 11.2 note: server push mode does not support activex. Play, stop, record, audio, talk, multi-device settings, path settings func...

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    54 3.22 sign in mobile phone if you are using a mobile phone, choose sign in mobile phone, login to the camera, you will see the main user interface as below: figure 11.3 note: mobile phone mode doesn’t support activex. In mobile phone mode, it only supports some simple functions, such as resolution...

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    55 4. Appendix 4.1 frequently asked questions note: for most problems you might encounter, please check network connections first. Check the working status revealed by the indicators on the network server, hub, exchange and network card. If abnormal, check the network connections. 4.1.1 i have forgo...

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    56 4.1.6 upnp always fails upnp only contains port forwarding in our recent software. Sometimes, it might fail to do port forwarding automatically because of firewall or anti-virus software. It also relates to your router’s security settings. So we recommend you do port forwarding manually. You can ...

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    57 4.1.13 there’s no picture (problems with activex controller) if using ie browser to connect the camera for the first time, and there is no image displayed, you might need to install activex. You need to change some browser settings to enable activex. (see: for ie browser). 4.1.14 problems with ne...

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    58 5. Specifications model xx60a image sensor image sensor 1/4" color cmos sensor display resolution 640 x 480 pixels (300k pixels) lens 3x optical zoom mini. Illumination 0.5 lux, f2.0 lens type glass lens viewing angle 30.7°~ 69° audio input 1 channel audio input output 1 channel audio output audi...

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    59 6. Obtaining technical support we hope your experience with your ip network camera is enjoyable, but if you experience any issues or have any questions that this user’s guide has not answered, please visit www.X10.Com/support , e-mail support@x10.Com or call 1-800-442-5065. This user manual is ba...