Enfora Observer IV ユーザーズマニュアル

 

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To configure the Observer camera, communication must first be established with a desktop PC.  
A pass thru serial cable is used to connect the 9-pin D connector on the camera to a similar 
connector associated with a serial COM port on the computer. 
 
Once communications is established, any web browser  (Internet Explorer, Netscape) on the PC 
can navigate the pages internal to the camera.  These pages allow camera options to be selected 
and configuration parameters entered.  Once the camera is configured, it is disconnected from the 
PC; the configuration will be maintained even with the power off.  The configuration process 
need not be repeated until a different type of operation is required.  See the section, "Browsing 
the Camera’s Web Pages", for detailed instructions on accessing and setting camera parameters. 
 
Establishing communications with a PC 
 
A serial communications link between a desktop PC and the Observer is required to configure 
and test the camera.  A software utility can be found on the accompanying CD that will setup this 
link on the user’s computer.  This utility will properly configure a desktop computer, using either 
Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating system, to communicate with the Observer IV camera.  
The use of this utility, “InstallObserver.exe”, is described in Appendix G.  Users with Windows 
98 SE operating systems will need to manually configure their computer to make the required 
connection.  Examples for accomplishing this are found in Appendix D of this document. 
 
Once the appropriate communications driver and protocol have been installed in the desktop PC 
the Observer can be connected.  Connect a straight thru 9 pin serial cable to the 9 pin connector 
on the back of the Observer and connect the other end to the COM port on the PC that you 
selected while installing the modem driver.  Make sure the camera is plugged into the correct 
COM port. 
 
Place switch 1 on the back panel down (OFF) and switches 2 and 3 up (ON).  Turn the Observer 
Camera on by pushing the power switch on the back panel to the left. The red LED on the back 
panel will come on and blink.  Click on the “Observer on Com1” icon that was created when the 
communications link was installed by the InstallObserver utility.  A window will pop up showing 
that the connection is being established; this may take a few seconds.  The LEDs on the back of 
the Observer Camera should progress from red to yellow to green once the connection is 
successful.  Now the camera can be configured via a desktop computer and Internet Explorer. 
 
Configuring the camera using a web browser

 

 
Open a web browser on the computer.  In the address bar at the top type "http://10.1.1.1." and 
click on 'go'. The numbers 10.1.1.1 are the network address for the Observer camera.  The 
camera’s home page should appear.  If there are other network connections on the PC there 
maybe an initial delay of a few seconds before the camera’s page appears.  The camera’s web 
pages are best suited for viewing on an 800 x 600 resolution monitor.  They can be viewed as 
well on higher resolution settings, although it may be necessary to reduce the text sized displayed 
by the browser.  If the cameras pages have overlapping frames go to 'View - Text Size’ with the 
IE tool bar and reduce the text size one step.  The web pages presented by the Observer Camera 
are described in the next section.