Securicam® Network IP Camera User Manual

1, introduction

Thank you for purchasing a Securicam® Professional Series IP camera. This manual is a quick setup

guide, for a more detailed explanation, please refers to the CD Rom.

This user manual has been designed to help you make the most of your Securicam® IP camera and

its various features and functions.

Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is

given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change

without prior notice.

PRECAUTIONS

• Only use a regulated DC12V Power Supply to operate this product, incorrect voltage usage may

damage the device.

• Keep this product away from very strong magnetic fields.

• Only refer servicing to qualified personnel.

• Do not attempt change or modify this product; the warranty will be void.

WARNING: Do not attempt to open the units with the power adaptor connected to avoid any risk of

personal injury. Please consult qualified service personnel.

CD Contents

A software CD is provided with this camera, it contains useful Programs, associated with all

Securicam Series IP cameras. The contents are as below

CMS Software - Central Management Software (CMS software) for Securicam based IP

cameras and NVRs, this powerful software allows users to connect to and view security

cameras from multiple devices, using a central client application.

H264 Player – Software used to play, H264 file types.

H264 to AVI Converter – A useful piece of software which allows you to convert H264 type

files, to the AVI format.

HDD Player – This software allows a user to playback H264 files, directly stored on a

Computer or NVRs hard disk drive.

IEActiveX Control – This folder contains the ActiveX Control, used to enable IP Camera

monitoring via the Microsoft Internet Explorer, web browser

Manuals - This folder contains user manuals for various Securicam Products

Mobile Monitor- This folder contains the remote monitoring application; both the iPhone

and Android versions can be found in this folder.

Upgrade Tool- A very important software program, used to modify a Securicam® IP cameras,

web address

2, interface

Please note, only Securicam® IP Cameras with Audio, will have an RCA Audio In, Jack

3, Initial Boot up and configuration

3.1 Boot up

The Securicam® Series IP cameras are POE enabled, hence please power the cameras via connecting

directly to a POE port on the NVR or a POE switch.

If the camera is to be used as a standalone, device, please connect to a 12V DC Power supply. Please

also make sure to connect the camera to your LAN via an Ethernet cable, by connecting to a switch

or router.

Please note the camera boot up time can be up to 50 seconds

3.2 IP Configuration

Securicam® Default IP Camera Configuration

[IP address] : The default IP address is 192.168.1.10;

[Subnet Mask] : The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0;

[Default Gateway] : The default gateway is 192.168.1.1

Please note the IP cameras default gateway must be modified to match your routers gateway

address

To update the IP cameras IP address, first we must find the required network Details

Please ensure the IP Camera is connected via an Ethernet cable to your local router and is powered

on

The camera needs to be set to your home\office network, this step is only required once

On a pc or laptop connected to your network go to start Type cmd in the search box and press

enter. A command prompt appears as below

Pleas type IPconfig /all your network details including gateway and DNS server address are shown as

below

Here we can see that the default gateway address is 192.168.0.1 this is our router address therefore

the devices connected to this network must be 192.168..0.XXX the last 3 digits can be 000 to 255

Now that we have these details, it’s time to change the settings on the IP Camera to match our

network settings.

Please run and install the program in the “Upgrade Tool” Folder, on the CD Rom, provided

The following dialog box appears, with the IP Camera, set to the default IP address

Please note that the IP address by default is 192.168.1.10.. However to match our network we need

an address such as 192.168.0.XXX, we therefore need to change the address details and gateway.

Please click on the checkbox to the far left, next to the IP Camera details and highlight it blue, then

modify the New IP to say 192.168.0.25

Subnet mask must be 255.255.255.0

And gateway to our gateway address.. i.e. 192.168.0.1,

Now click on the modify IP button, the cameras IP address has now been updated to match your

network settings. Please allow up to 50 seconds for the Camera to reboot.

4, LAN Access – There are two ways to access the IP Camera footage, via your Local area network,

the first is direct access via the internet explorer browser, the other method is via the CMS software

provided on the CD, we will discuss both methods

4.1 Access via internet Explorer (IE)

Open the browser and enter the IP address of the camera, in the above example we set the IP

address to 192.168.0.25, hence we would enter that value. Enter the username and password

(Default username is admin and there is no password). The following screen appears, please click on

the

Please note: an ActiveX plug-in needs to be installed if you login via internet explorer, this can be

installed from the CD (IEActiveX Folder), or installed into the browser, via the internet.

The plug-in prompt usually appears as a yellow bar, near the top of the browser interface, please

click on this and select “Run Add-on”. You should now be able to login to the cameras interface, via

Internet Explorer

If you have any issues installing the ActiveX control, please modify your browser security settings.

Go to <Internet explorer><Tools><Internet options><Security><Custom Level><ActiveX> and enable

all ActiveX Controls

4.2 Login via the CMS software

On the CD, please locate the CMS Software folder, double click and install the General_CMS.exe

software

Start the program, using the default login credentials. The Program interface is as below.

First of all you will need to click on the system icon, at the bottom right of the program

Next click device manager icon

And add an area; in this case, i have called it “home”

Click Ok, to proceed

Next we need to add a device, we can do this by clicking on the “add device” icon,

Clicking IP search, locates our camera, once found, simply click on it and press ok

The device , has now been added, and appears under the home icon to the top left, click twice to

show the camera, and drag to any of the empty boxes (marked with the H264 Logo) to begin viewing

the associated footage.

5, Remote access

The IP Camera can be connected to an NVR or used as a single device, in both cases, the Securicam®

IP camera, can be accessed, without any need for complex port forwarding, simply download the

“XMEYE” app from the apple App Store or for Android Devices, from Google Play. (The XMEye

software can also be found on the CD provided, please find inside the “Mobile Monitor” Folder)

Please register with XMEye, and then access the app and go to the add device section

The device name can be anything you like, for example “Home camera” or in this case “Test”

Each camera comes with a unique serial number, which can be scanned and added to the XMEYE

application. If the scan code is not present on the camera, the cameras unique id can be found by

accessing the device, through the CMS software

To do this, click “Remote Config” and click the IP address on the left hand pane, and click on the

version tab, the IP Cameras unique id is displayed next to the Serial ID

Once the serial number, device name, username and password have been entered, click on the “OK”

button, to save the settings, next click on the arrow at the top left, to go to the devices list, please

see below

Finally, click the icon, to view the cameras output.

6, Instructions for Securicam® IP Cameras with Audio Function

This section provides information related to Securicam® Cameras that incorporate audio

functionality, this section only applies to cameras such as IP1080PLDA-MVF, IP1080PSDA-F and

IP1080PBA-VF. These devices have a RCA Phono Female input jack , for connection to microphone

pickup devices

6.1, Audio setup

Please note that a microphone pickup device is required to use the audio function of the IP Camera.

The Microphone will require 12V DC power and can be connected to the Cameras Audio in port, via

an RCA Coupler, please see image below

Once the microphone has been connected and powered, please enable audio in the settings page.

This can be done via the Securicam® CMS software, please go to <Remote

Settings><System><Encode>

Please tick audio in the associated checkbox, if you would like the Audio function to work via the

XMEye app, and then please also enable the Audio function, in the sub stream Checkbox.

The same procedure applies, if you are accessing the Securicam® IP Camera via internet Explorer,

simply go to <DeviceCfg><System><Encode>, where you will be able to enable the Audio function