Wanscam

HW series IP Camera PC Web User

Manual
Packing list:

IP camera Mounting bracket Antenna Adaptor

CD Lan cable Installation guide Screws

Note: Some models don’t have a separate antenna.

Installation procedure:
Start

Connect the Hardware

Install the Search Tool

Login the IP Camera into LAN

Wireless Settings Login the IP Camera to the PC

Client

Access by Mobile

End

Note: For the first time use of IP Camera, please refer to the procedures above.
 IP Camera

Internet

P
C Router

WAN LAN

Internet Cable Power

IP Camera

Internet

PC
Router

WAN LAN

Internet Cable
Power

Connect the camera with Internet cable to the router, and with the power cord to the mains, like shown
above.

1. Installation of the Search Tool:

Insert the CD and install the following software:
1. Open the File "Browser view" Open "HW”, click on “OCX setup” — “Next” — “Install” — “Finish”

2. Open the File “Search Tool”, Copy the “Search Tool” to the desktop and launch it.

2. Login of the IP Camera into the LAN

After the hardware is connected properly, launch the search tool, and the IP address of the camera will be
displayed automatically.

Note: If the Search Tool issues the message "Subnet mask does not match, please click

Double click the camera IP address in the search tool.

In your default browser a login screen like shown below will be displayed(IE Recommended):
 Note: Both the username and password are “admin”
(Please change the account user name and password for safety later)

After entering the correct user name and password, the Login screen will be displayed.
(It supports 6 visitors watching online at the same time)

Note: If the OCX already has been installed you may login directly. If not, please install OCX.

A. Click on to download and Install it.

B. Refresh the webpage and login again, the camera video will be displayed as below
Live video

3. Wireless Setting
1. Click on the button to access the “Wireless settings” .
2. Search for the WIFI signals and choose the desired SSID.
3. Make sure that all parameters are the same like in your router, enter
the WIFI network key.
4. Click on “Check”, after 30 seconds, the notification will show you if the WIFI settings are successful.
5. If correct, just go back to select “Apply”, then disconnect the network cable.

Note: If the camera IP Address can not be found by the search tool,
please connect the internet cable again to check the WIFI settings.
Checking the WIFI signal connection status

4. Device information Setting

1) Click on the icon to access the “ Device information” settings
2) You will see all information for the IP camera
5. Time Settings
1) Click on the icon to access the “Time set”

2) You may choose any NTP server, then click on “Apply”

3) Choose the desired time and click on “Apply” to activate it

6. Record settings
6.1.Recording in TF card
1) Click on the icon to access the “Record” settings
2) Choose “on”
3) Choose between ”First stream” or ”Second stream”
4) Choose the time schedule for recording
5) Click on “Apply”

6.2 Recording to computer disk

1) The main interface into the machine, as shown below;

2) Click on ,select the recording path;

3) Click on ,Start recording.

Note :If you can not change the recording path , please follow these steps:
First，please open search tool,Find the camera's ip address and copy it :

Then,Run IE browser as administrator :

Finally, Paste IP address of the camera in IE browser, Click “Enter”,then you can modify the video path as below :
7. Alarm Settings & Motion Detection
Configuration
1) First, you should activate the “Motion detection” and choose the display detail that should be monitored
(you may alter the detail as require).
2) You may choose the “The Alarm triggering siren” and time schedule, then click on ”Apply”, If the
motion detect detects a motion in the configured display detail the alarm bell will ring (The model
without audio function is not provided with this alarm ring tone notification)
8. Alarm Notification Setting & Email, FTP
1) The email configuration screen serves for the preparation of the alarm function. If the motion detect
activates your camera is triggered, you will receive an email containing photos. Precondition for this is the
correct setup and test of the service. Here the configuration of a Gmail account as example:

Note: This function only works if the IP camera is connected to the network. If you use Gmail, you must
configure the port as 465, SSL or TLS. But the most important is, that you check if your email client has
SMTP enabled.(“User name” and “Sender” should be same email)

2) FTP service is a precondition for the alarm function. If the motion detect activates your camera an email
with photos will be submitted to you. For this it is required that you configure the email service correctly in
check it for functionality. For example:
3) Alarm Service Settings, please enter the same settings like in the screenshot below:
 9. System log & Net work setting
1). System log is intended for administrators to monitor the system operation

2). In "Network Settings" you may modify the IP address, gateway and port number

10. DDNS Setting

1) Click on the icon and the choose “DDNS Service Settings”.
2) Choose the DDNS server, enter the DDNS user name and password.
3) Submit, refresh, then the DDNS status will be shown as “DDNS Succeed”.

11. PTZ Setting & User Setting

1). Here you may configure some PTZ options
2). Modification of the user password

12. Multiple Settings

1) Refresh the device in the LAN search, then you will find other cameras connected to the same LAN
2) Click on the “2nd device”
3) Click on the desired the camera to add it as the 2nd device , enter the correct user name and password
4) Click on “Apply”
5) You may add up to 9 cameras to the multiple settings
13. Maintainance & ONVIF
1) With this option you may restore the camera to its factory settings, and perform firmware updates.

2) ONVIF Support
14. Auto Snap & Video Mark
1) Capturing of images to the SD card and FTP upload

2) Select the screen detail (you can change the size of the window), click on "Apply" and an obscured screen
area appears
15. Image setting
1) Click on apply to modify the brightness, saturation, sharpness, exposure, contrast
2) Click on the application to modify the exposure mode, infrared lamp,
3) Click on applications to change the value of the IR-cut
4) If you click on “Default” all image settings will restored to the default value

FAQ:

A.On IE11, image settings, motion detection, Video Mark have no image

1)Click into the Settings - Compatibility View

2)Set the compatibility view and click Add

B. Password forgotten
1) Reset your camera. While the power is on, you must press the RESET button for 10 seconds. The button

you will find at the bottom of the camera. With outdoor cameras the white reset button is located at the end

of the power cord.

2) After the reset is completed, the camera is reset to the factory settings, then the username and the

password is "admin".

C. No video, only a black screen, is displayed in the browser

Note: If there is still no live video after running OCX ActiveX, please try to enable the ActiveX options
in the IE security settings by performing the following steps:

1. Deactivate the firewall of your computer.

2. Change the ActiveX settings in “IE” browser > “Tool” > “Internet Options” > “Security” > “Custom
Level” > “ActiveX control and Plug-ins”, all ActiveX options should be configured as “Enable”:

Especially:

Enable: Download unsigned ActiveX controls

Enable: Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe

Enable: Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins

a.

b.