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