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Veo 802.11b User Manual
Summary of 802.11b
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Page 1 of 69 rev. 04-23-2003 ethernet and 802.11b (wifi) network camera.
Page 2: Table of Contents
Page 2 of 69 table of contents chapter 1: welcome to the veo observer ..................................................................................... 4 1.1 package contents.............................................................................................................................
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Page 3 of 69 appendix f: motion sensor setup ................................................................................................. 59 appendix g: frequently asked questions, troubleshooting, and technical support ... 61 appendix h: estimating bandwidth consumption ..........................
Page 4: Welcome to The Veo Observer
Page 4 of 69 welcome to the veo observer thank you for purchasing the veo observer. The observer combines a high quality digital video camera with network connectivity and a powerful web server to bring clear video to your desktop from anywhere on your local network or over the internet. The wireles...
Page 5: 1.1 Package Contents
Page 5 of 69 rev. 04-23-2003 1.1 package contents before installing your observer camera, please check your package contents to ensure that all items have been included. If any of the listed items are missing, please contact your reseller from where you purchased the camera for assistance. Wireless ...
Page 6: 1.2 Requirements
Page 6 of 69 1.2 requirements to connect the camera to your lan: wireless observer (infrastructure mode) wireless observer (ad-hoc mode) observer 802.11b (wifi) access point 802.11b (wifi) network interface card for pc open rj-45 port on your router/gateway to view the camera web page • web browser ...
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Page 7 of 69 1.3 hardware description and features 1 network activity led the green led indicates if there is a connection to your network. If there is network activity, the green led will blink. 2 external microphone connection port connect a standard 1/8” (3.5 mm) computer microphone into this por...
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Page 8 of 69 ip address display ip address lcd the lcd will indicate the last three digits of your ip address. For example, if the ip address “192.168.0.123” is assigned to the veo observer camera, the lcd will display “123.” refer to section 2.2 getting an ip addressfor more information..
Page 9: Camera Setup
Page 9 of 69 camera setup observer (ethernet) network camera before installing the veo observer camera, you should have an available ethernet lan connection (rj-45 port). To view the camera’s image or make any manual configuration changes, you will need a windows pc with internet explorer 5.0 or hig...
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Page 10 of 69 turning the camera on step 6. Observe the ip address display on the lower left side of the camera. As soon as you power up your camera you’ll notice that the ip address display starts blinking. This means the camera is searching for an ip address using dhcp. After a few seconds the dis...
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Page 11 of 69 network address is 192.168.0 and the camera display is showing 020, the ip address for the camera is 192.168.0.20 (drop leading zeros). You can easily determine your network address by checking the ip address of any pc on the network or using the observer setup utility. 2.2 hardware se...
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Page 12 of 69 the wireless setup dialog appears showing the camera’s current wireless settings which are the defaults. Ssid (network name): enter the ssid (name) of the access point to which the camera will connect. Be sure to enter the ssid exactly as it appears on your access point’s setup page. C...
Page 13: 2.3 Mounting The Camera
Page 13 of 69 step 6. Click the “login” button to launch internet explorer and view the camera’s home page. Step 7. Don’t forget to add the camera’s homepage to your favorites for easy access in the future. Determining a camera’s full ip address using the ip display other than the last 3 digits, all...
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Page 14 of 69 step 6. Place the camera on the mounting bracket platform and rotate the camera to be facing in the desired direction. Step 7. Secure the camera to the mounting bracket using the thumbscrew located on the bottom of the platform. Step 1. Find a suitable location to mount the camera. Ste...
Page 15: Accessing The Camera
Page 15 of 69 accessing the camera you can access observer cameras from any windows pc on your lan. There are two easy ways to access a camera, by browsing the camera’s on-board homepage using internet explorer or using the included pc application veo observer studio. The browser method does not req...
Page 16: 3.2 Web Browser Access
Page 16 of 69 3.2 web browser access 1. From any pc on the local network, start internet explorer and enter the camera’s ip address in the address bar, as shown below, then press enter. For help on determining the camera ip address refer to section 2.2: getting an ip address. 2. The first time you a...
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Page 17 of 69 5. The camera login page will appear. Type in your username and password and click login. 6. Once you are logged in, the main viewing page will open and the live video will start. Note: the username and password are case sensitive. Note: if another user is currently logged into the cam...
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Page 18 of 69 the following features are available on the live video page: pan/tilt clicking any of the yellow directional buttons will cause the camera to move one small step in that direction. Click and hold the left mouse key down to make the camera move one large step. When the camera reaches it...
Page 19: 3.3 Camera Configuration
Page 19 of 69 3.3 camera configuration 1. Click the setup button at the top of the main page to access the configuration pages. Camera information the following settings are found on the camera information page: setting description valid entries default camera name a name you assign to the camera to...
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Page 20 of 69 user accounts the user account page is where you add and remove usernames and passwords. User accounts allow you to control access to a camera. You should change the default username and password immediately and don’t give this out to anyone. For everyone else, you should set up either...
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Page 21 of 69 motion detection the camera can be triggered by a motion sensor input to send you an email with a snapshot of the current image attached. To enable this capability, check the enable detection checkbox and fill in the fields on the page as described below: smtp server address this is th...
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Page 22 of 69 message any text message you wish to include in the body of the email. Reset interval sets the time interval, after an alert, before another detection event can occur. Video properties settings on this page affect the camera’s image size and quality and bandwidth consumed by the video ...
Page 23: Pc Software Installation
Page 23 of 69 pc software installation in addition to a rich web page interface, the veo observer includes several powerful pc applications which provide additional functionality. To install theveo observer studio software: 1. Insert the installation cd into the cd-rom drive. The initial screen will...
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Page 24 of 69 3. You’ll see the license agreement. Please read this agreement carefully. If you agree to the license agreement, click yes to continue. If you do not agree and click no to the license agreement, the software will not be installed. License agreement screen choose destination location s...
Page 25: Observer Setup Utility
Page 25 of 69 observer setup utility the observer setup utility can be used to manually configure the camera’s network settings. It may be necessary to use the setup utility to manually assign an ip address for your camera if your network does not support dhcp. The utility is also very helpful for f...
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Page 26 of 69 step 3. Enter the subnet mask and gateway. These settings should match the pc. Optionally, you may enter a camera name to help identify this camera. Step 4. Click set. You will see a dialog prompting you to enter a username and password. You must enter a valid admin username and passwo...
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Page 27 of 69 5.3 updating the camera’s firmware step 1. Visit the observer support website to download the latest firmware (only if you are experiencing problems with your camera). Place the files on your desktop or in another folder which is easy to get to. If the files are zipped (archived), you ...
Page 28: 6.1 Camera Manager
Page 28 of 69 observer studio pc application veo observer studio is a suite of applications designed to enhance your observer experience. View camera is where you can quickly connect to and control cameras on your local network or anywhere over the internet. You can also capture snapshots and video ...
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Page 29 of 69 add a camera click the add button to add a camera to the list. The following window appears: the default settings will appear in their corresponding boxes. Modify the settings as needed for the camera you wish to connect to. Camera label a label used to help you to remember which camer...
Page 30: 6.2 Logging Into A Camera
Page 30 of 69 group click the group button to set up a camera group to easily log in. Once you define a group of up to four cameras, you can log in to the whole group with one click. 1. Select up to four cameras from the list on the left. 2. Click select to add the cameras to the group. 3. Enter a g...
Page 31: 6.3 Camera View Controls
Page 31 of 69 6.3 camera view controls pan and tilt controls: click on any of the arrow buttons to move the camera one small step in the direction indicated by the arrow. Holding down a button for a few seconds will move the camera one large step. Digital zoom control 2x click to zoom in on the imag...
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Page 32 of 69 click the speaker button to enable or disable audio streaming. Audio controls enabled disabled settings only admin level user may access camera settings. The settings button is not present when logged in as a non-admin user. Click the settings button to open the settings window. Max. F...
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Page 33 of 69 recording a video 1. Adjust the volume using the audio level slider. 2. Click [record] to record your video. Click the stop button any time to end recording. 3. After the recording stops, the following buttons will appear on the bottom of the screen: [save frame] - saves the current fr...
Page 34: 6.4 Using The Gallery
Page 34 of 69 6.4 using the gallery the gallery is an album application you use to store and access snapshots and video clips captured with observer cameras. It can also manage other types of media for you such as sound bites and animations. Viewing pictures in the gallery 1. Click the view gallery ...
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Page 35 of 69 [add a new scene] add a new video or picture to your movie. You can either add an existing video/picture from your computer or record a new video/picture from your veo camera for insertion. [add background music] add music to your movie. [remove music] remove music from your movie. Whe...
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Page 36 of 69 e) to send your movie to a friend: 1) click e-mail movie to a friend. 2) type in the requested information. 3) the default name given to the movie is default.Wmv. To rename the movie before sending, click on the words “default.Wmv” in the attachment text box and click [rename]. 4) clic...
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Page 37 of 69 autoplay [page link] - link an object/image/page to another page. Linking to another page if you want to include a function on your page that allows you to click on a text/picture to link to other web pages, follow the steps below: a) select the text or picture on the main screen that ...
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Page 38 of 69 full internet name enter sub-directory enter default name of homepage 7. Select the background music. Click [set background music]. 8. Choose your background music. To listen to the music before selecting, place your cursor on without clicking. You may click [mute] to turn the backgrou...
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Page 39 of 69 flip image upside down drag to resize image display more commands return image to original size applying text, images, videos, and animated characters adding and editing text a) click [new text] to add new text to the scene/page. B) double-click on the text to edit it. A screen similar...
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Page 40 of 69 when you click , the following box appears: adding sound effects to an animated character you can add a sound effect to an animated character either by inserting a .Wav file from the sound effects folder and then click . Note: sound effects are only applied when the animated character ...
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Page 41 of 69 6.7 configuring your e-mail program to send files in order to send your files directly from the veo observer studio, you must change your default mail agent, otherwise known as messaging application program interface (mapi). For e -mail programs that do not support mapi (i.E. Aol, web-...
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Page 42 of 69 3. Under "e-mail" select the e-mail provider that you normally use to send e-mail. (i.E. America online, hotmail, yahoo! Mail) note: if you do not see america online, hotmail, or yahoo! Mail listed under the “e-mail” section, you’ll need to install the latest version of america online ...
Page 43: Accessing Cameras Over The
Page 43 of 69 accessing cameras over the internet if your home or business lan is connected to the internet through a high speed (broadband) internet connection, with at least 128 kbps upload bandwidth, you can access your cameras by web browser from anywhere on the internet. To do this you need to:...
Page 44: 7.3 Port Forwarding
Page 44 of 69 7.3 port forwarding all tcp/ip (internet) networking uses software ports. Ports can be thought of as channels on your television. By default, all web page traffic is on channel (port) 80. By default, the observer uses port 80 to deliver its web page to your browser and port 1600 to sen...
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Page 45 of 69 you camera is now live on the internet. Browsing your camera from the internet is the same as browsing on your lan except that you must enter your wan ip address (or camera domain name if you’ve set up a ddns service) instead of the lan ip address. 7.5 accessing multiple cameras over t...
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Page 46 of 69 the internet uses dns servers to lookup domain names and translate them into ip addresses. Domain names, such as www.Veo.Com, are just easy to remember aliases for ip addresses. A dynamic dns service is unique because it provides a means of updating your ip address so that your listing...
Page 47: Restoring Factory Default
Page 47 of 69 restoring factory default settings press and hold the power button down for 6 seconds to reset the camera to the factory defaults. You will see “300” displayed in the ip address lcd display to indicate that the camera has been reset. Release the power button to reset the camera. Append...
Page 48: External Microphone
Page 48 of 69 external microphone if you would like to use an external microphone (not included), you can attach any standard 1/8” (3.5 mm) microphone to the veo observer’s external microphone connection port located on the rear of the camera. Using an external microphone will automatically disable ...
Page 49: Network Utilities
Page 49 of 69 network utilities microsoft windows includes various network information utilities to determine various network configurations. To determine your ip address and network settings, follow the steps below, depending on your operating system. C.1 determining your ip address and network set...
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Page 50 of 69 3) if there is a camera, or a pc or other network device online and using this address you will see: pinging 123.123.123.123 with 32 bytes of data: reply from 123.123.123.123: bytes=32 time reply from 123.123.123.123: bytes=32 time reply from 123.123.123.123: bytes=32 time reply from 1...
Page 51: Router Configuration
Page 51 of 69 router configuration the following section describes the initial configuration of the router and port forwarding for some of the most common routers from 3com, belkin, d-link, linksys, microsoft, netgear, proxim, siemens, and smc. In order to access the veo observer/wireless observer f...
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Page 52 of 69 54g wireless dsl/cable gateway router - [f5d7230-4] 1) log into your router. 2) on the main page, select firewall on the left side of the page. 3) under firewall, select virtual servers. 4) enter the following information on the page: line #1: enable: checked in description: veoweb int...
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Page 53 of 69 for id #1: service port: 80 server ip: type in the camera's ip address, for example: 192.168.0.3 enabled/disabled: enabled for id #2: service port: 1600 server ip: type in the camera's ip address, for example: 192.168.0.3 enabled/disabled: enabled 4) save your settings. The observer sh...
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Page 54 of 69 enable: checked in 5) click on apply to save the settings. The observer should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet. Microsoft (http://www.Microsoft.Com/hardware/broadbandnetworking ) wired base station - [mn-100] wireless base station - [mn-50...
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Page 55 of 69 5) click apply to save the settings. The observer should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet. Proxim (http://www.Proxim.Com) orinoco bg-2000 broadband gateway 1) log into your router. 2) on the router's main page, click on setup at the top of ...
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Page 56 of 69 5) under pc (server), select your camera or the camera's ip address from the list. If the camera is not listed, select the link titled "my pc is not listed." 6) leave protocol as tcp. 7) under internal port no type in: 80 8) under external port no type in: 80 9) click on add to save th...
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Page 57 of 69 5) click apply to save the settings. The observer should now be configured to work with your router and be accessible from the internet. Smc7004awbr - barricade 4-port 11mbps wireless broadband router 1) log into your router. 2) click on virtual server on the left side of the page. 3) ...
Page 58: Internet Explorer Security
Page 58 of 69 internet explorer security settings the veo observer web page communicates with the camera using a combination of javascript and an activex control. The activex control must be downloaded from the camera and installed on your pc. There are four things that your internet explorer securi...
Page 59: Motion Sensor Setup
Page 59 of 69 motion sensor setup by connecting the optional motion sensor to the camera’s motion sensor jack, you can enable motion detection alert emails with an attached image. After connecting the sensor as shown, you must configure the camera’s motion detection settings. Refer to section 3.3 ca...
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Page 60 of 69 1. Locate the motion sensor connector at the rear of the camera. The holes for inserting the sensor wires are labeled 1 through 4 from left to right. 2. Use a small screwdriver to depress and latch down the orange tabs over holes 1, 2 and 4. 3. Insert the red wire into hole #1 until th...
Page 61: Frequently Asked Questions,
Page 61 of 69 frequently asked questions, troubleshooting, and technical support problem or question resolution or answer what username and password do i use the first time i access the camera or after a factory default reset? Username = admin, password = password (all lowercase) what do i do if i c...
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Page 62 of 69 lan connection to camera: 1. Check that the camera is on and that the ethernet status led is on or blinking. 2. Cycle the power off and then on and re-check. 3. Confirm that the ip address of the camera does not conflict with another device on the network by pinging the address with th...
Page 63: Technical Support:
Page 63 of 69 performance issues slow frame rate your connection to the camera does not have enough bandwidth to support a higher frame rate for the streamed image size. Try reducing the video streaming size to 160x120 or 320x240 and/or disabling audio. Blank screen or very slow video when audio is ...
Page 64: Estimating Bandwidth
Page 64 of 69 estimating bandwidth consumption here is a guide to help you understand the bandwidth requirements for your camera. Bandwidth is equal to the average frame data size in kilobits multiplied by the average frame rate in frames per second. Frame data size, or the number of bits comprising...
Page 65: Technical Specifications
Page 65 of 69 technical specifications veo observer network camera technical specifications resolution vga (640 x 480) type ccd color depth 24 bit streaming sizes 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x 480 compression motion jpeg (in hardware) frame rate 160 x 120 10 fps 320 x 240 10 fps 640 x 480 5 fps image ...
Page 66: Glossary
Page 66 of 69 glossary term explanation relates to camera how 802.11b ieee standard for wireless networking devices. Wireless observers are interoperable with 802.11b devices. Ad-hoc peer to peer network. Method for directly connecting devices on a wireless network to each other without an access po...
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Page 67 of 69 ssid service set identifier. A unique name shared among all devices on a wireless network. The wireless observer uses this setting to determine which network to connect to. Smtp simple mail transfer protocol. The camera sends email with this protocol. Tcp/ip transmission control protoc...
Page 68: Warranty
Page 68 of 69 warranty veo statement of limited warranty veo warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of (2) years from the date of original purchase. If this product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period, veo will,...
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Page 69 of 69 exclusion of damages: veo's liability is limited to the cost of repair or replacement of the product. Veo shall not be liable for: • damage to other property caused by any defects in the product, damages based upon inconvenience, loss of use of the product, loss of time, loss of profit...