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Xanboo iG3 Installation Guide

Product Description

The Xanboo iG3 Gateway connects to your high speed Internet service so you can view and

control your home remotely through the Internet.

Package Contents

• (1) Gateway

• (1) 15v Power Supply

• (1) 6’ Ethernet Cable

• (1) Mounting hardware kit

• (1) Installation guide

1) Plug Ethernet network cable into the LAN jack on the back of the gateway.

Connect the other end into your router or directly into your cable/DSL

modem.

Note: if you are plugging it directly into your cable/DSL modem,

you may need to reset it after powering up the gateway.

2) Plug the two wired cameras into

‘CAM 1’

and

’CAM 2’

ports.

3) Plug the power adapter into the ‘Power’ port on the back of the gateway.

Plug the other end into an available power outlet.

4) The ‘Service’ light on the front of the gateway will blink red for a period of

1-3 minutes. It should then go to a solid yellow.

Note: If it continues to blink Red, please consult the troubleshooting

section in the iG3 manual.

5) Before configuring your gateway, you must create an account on the

Xanboo network. Point your browser to http://ng.xanboo.com. Click on the

‘Register New Account’ link to get to the account creation page. Fill in all of

the fields and click submit to create your account.

Summary of content (21 pages)

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Xanboo iG3 Installation Guide Product Description connects to your high speed Internet service so you can view and control your home remotely through the Internet. The Xanboo iG3 Gateway Package Contents • • • • • (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Gateway 15v Power Supply 6’ Ethernet Cable Mounting hardware kit Installation guide 1) Plug Ethernet network cable into the LAN jack on the back of the gateway. Connect the other end into your router or directly into your cable/DSL modem.
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6) You will first need to access it from a PC located on the same network. Place the CD provided into your PC and launch the XanAssist setup program. 7) Follow the installation wizard to install Xanassist. After it is finished installing it is recommended that you reboot your computer. 8) Launch XanAssist by clicking the icon that was placed on your desktop. 9) You should now see your gateway appear in the list. Select it and click the ‘Launch’ button.
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10) In order to configure the gateway you must first log into it. Type ‘admin’ for the login name and ‘admin’ for the password. This is the default setting and can be changed later. Note: This is the login for the local admin which is different then your xanboo account created above.
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12) Set the date and time and then click next 13) Choose a name for the gateway and then click next.
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14) Enter the Xanboo account created in Step #5 and then click next. Note: The login and password fields are case sensitive. 15) You will now need to ‘discover’ the devices you wish to use with the gateway (cameras, sensors, etc). Be sure that your wired cameras are plugged into the gateway before you start the discovery process. Also make sure your wireless devices are located in the desired location and are powered properly. A 9v power adapter powers the wireless cameras.
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plugged in, the light on the camera will turn red. The wireless sensors are powered by two ‘AAA’ batteries (included). Slide the battery cover off and make sure the batteries are inserted properly. The light on the sensor will turn on briefly each time the sensor is opened or closed. Otherwise, check the batteries again. Click the ‘Next’ button to start discovering your devices. Note: The discovery process will automatically timeout after 10 minutes.
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20) Click Next. You are now finished with the first time setup. Click next again to get to the home page of the configuration screens. Note: The next time you log in, you will see this page. The setup wizard only appears the first time the gateway is powered or after it has been reset.
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21) You are now ready to interact with your devices. Point your browser to http://ng.xanboo.com and proceed to login with the user name and password you setup in step #5. 22) The ‘Inbox’ is the default view you will see upon logging on. This will contain a list of items that represent: • Events: Door sensor open/close • Images: Captured manually or through motion sensor events • Video Clips: Captured manually. Note: playing back the video clips requires installation of the Quicktime player.
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USING XANBOO.COM 1) The ‘Control Panel’ allows you to control your gateway and devices. After clicking on it you will see your gateway name you selected during setup as well as the devices you discovered.
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Controlling Cameras 1. Click on a camera link from the ‘Control Panel’ to control the camera. 2. Click Play to turn on the web camera. Note: it may take up to 60 seconds before you may see the image on the initial loading. While it is loading you will see a ‘static’ image. This image is not coming from the cameras. 3. Click on the ‘Arm’ button to arm the cameras motion sensor 4. Click on the ‘Image’ or ‘Video’ button to capture an image or video clip.
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8. Click on the ‘Control Panel’ to control other cameras or sensors. Each camera will retain its own settings. Controlling Sensors 1. Click on the sensor link from the ‘Control Panel’ to control a sensor. 2. Select Arm and click the ‘Send’ Button to arm the sensor. Once armed the sensor will send events to the inbox each time the sensor is opened or closed.
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3. The sensor can also be configured to capture an image upon an open or close event from any camera. Note: You can configure different cameras for each action. 4. Select the ‘device action setup’ link in the event section of the page. You can choose either Contact Opened or Contact Closed. 5. Choose a camera from the list. 6. Then click on the ‘[Apply]’ link.
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Using the ‘Hi-Mom’ Camera 1. After the camera has been discovered with the gateway, it can be used to send short video clips with the touch of a button. 2. When the camera is ready for a recording, the light will be a solid green. At this time you can push the button on the camera to start recording. 3. The light will flash green while the video is being captured. 4.
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ADDITIONAL iG3 GATEWAY INFORMATION Discovering Devices (SLIDE 10) NOTE: New devices can only be discovered when the gateway has an active Internet connection (ie, your gateway is connected to the internet). In order for the gateway to control Xanboo devices such as cameras and sensors, each device must be registered with the Gateway. The iG3 Gateway establishes a “secure wireless network” between itself and all discovered Xanboo devices. The gateway can only control devices that it has discovered.
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RESET CONFIGURATION (SLIDE 10) To reset the iG3 Gateway back to the factory default settings: a) Log into the iG3 using XanAssist b) Click on the SYSTEM tab c) Click on the RESET CONFIGURATION menu option on the left F) CLICK on the RESET CONFIGURATION button G) You must then re-power the gateway, by first turning it off, then on. H) Upon re-powering, you will need to follow the 1st time setup instructions mentioned above in Step 4.
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D) You can now view your software version Configuring Network Settings (Advanced users only) (SLIDE 12) The gateway is configured to use a DHCP server by default to obtain it’s IP address. Most users will not have to change from this configuration. In the event that you need to modify network configuration, you can do so through the gateway admin pages.
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Troubleshooting SYMPTOM LAN status indicator is not lit or red SERVICE status indicator stays flashing red Wireless Video problems Wireless devices are not being discovered The gateway does not seem to be responding to commands I issue on the website REMEDY 1. Ensure all network cables are firmly connected 2. Check to make sure that the network cable is plugged into an active port 1. Ensure all network cables are firmly connected 2.
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The gateway does not show up in the XanAssist list Events from the gateway do not show the proper date and time pages locally 4. Re-power the gateway 1. Ensure that the gateway has an active internet connection. The LAN and SERVICE indicator should be green. 2. Verify the computer that you are running XanAssist from has an active network connection and is on the same network as the gateway 3. Press F5 in the XanAssist application to refresh the list 1.
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Yes, the gateway uses a radio frequency to control the wireless devices. These radio waves can go through solid objects including walls, floors and ceilings. Can the gateway work behind firewalls? Yes, the gateway automatically adjusts to work behind firewalls. In this scenario, all communication is performed indirectly through the backend server. You may see delays on up to 30 seconds for transactions to transpire.
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.