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Video 

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<serial number> 

0002D1000001     

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<software version> 

IP2001-1A-5168-0101  

 

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2001/08/14 

    

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07:00:00 

     

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root 

     

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Summary of Contents for IPVS1A

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Page 2: ... to use for those who already have basic network knowledge If there is a system error and it does not recover easily due to erroneous configuration check the section Auxiliary buttons to restore factory default settings and run installation again Video Server has been designed for various environments and can be used to build various applications for general security or demonstration purposes For ...

Page 3: ...ear Panel 2 How to Install 6 Ethernet Environment 7 Hardware installation 7 Software configuration 9 First access to Video Server 18 Modem Environment 20 Hardware installation 20 Software configuration 22 First access to Video Server 30 How to Use 32 Authentication 33 Primary user s capability 35 Client Setting 37 ...

Page 4: ...3 System configuration 39 Advanced functions 72 URL commands of Video Server 78 Appendix 92 A POST procedure 92 B Frequently asked questions 94 C Technical specifications 98 ...

Page 5: ...4 Package Contents Video Server IPVS1A Power adapter Null modem cable I O terminal block connector Software CD Camera control cable ...

Page 6: ...ront Panel BNC video input 75Ohms resistance video port for connecting an external camera To ensure video modulation type being correctly detected cameras should be attached and powered on before the Video Server is powered on ...

Page 7: ...00 socket Connect to Ethernet network with a UTP category 5 cable that cannot exceed 100 meters Once the Ethernet cable is connected without error Video Server will utilize Ethernet interface regardless of modem connection COM port This RS232 serial port can connect with a modem or included null modem cable to utilize ...

Page 8: ... pins for device control These pins can be divided into two categories based on their functions including RS485 and digital inputs and outputs If the device connected to COM has an RS485 interface wire two control lines to pin 5 and pin 6 After switching to RS485 on the configuration page the PTZ control commands will be directed through pin 5 and pin 6 If the distance from the controlled device i...

Page 9: ...below Network interface depends on the peripherals including Ethernet UTP cable modem or null modem cable If the Ethernet cable between Video Server and Ethernet hub is good Video Server will choose the Ethernet network If Ethernet is unavailable but a operational modem is connected the network interface will be PPP with modem If either of the above is not the case Video Server will try the interf...

Page 10: ...e restore button Restart the system by unplugging and re plugging the power jack While keeping the button pressed the system will perform POST twice rather than the usual once which can be observed from the flashing LEDs After the system flashes the LEDs for the second time withdraw the stick to release the button The system will have restored factory default settings at that moment Power adapter ...

Page 11: ...rnet can provide higher bandwidth to achieve the best performance while dial up network with modem is more common in current Internet applications Refer to the related installation section for your network environment If both interfaces are available Ethernet is recommended and will be chosen as the first priority if Ethernet cable and modem are concurrently attached Managing to install in the oth...

Page 12: ...uld memorize the serial numbers on the packages respectively for future use Cable connection Shut down all the peripheral devices prior to connection Connect the supplied cables from Video Server to related devices according to the following steps Note that the power adaptor must be kept unplugged until other cables are firmly connected ...

Page 13: ...ideo Server is ready for software configuration as described in this manual At this stage network speed and video modulation type are automatically detected If the detection of video modulation fails administrators may change the setting on the configuration page Refer to the configuration section for further information Connect the power jack of the power adapter to Video Server prior to plugging...

Page 14: ...ironments The manual procedure is described next After the POST is done Video Server will try to configure itself by detecting the network environment If there is DHCP service over the network the Installer program will catch the given information and display the serial number and given IP address for each Video Server as following figure If no DHCP service is available a previous IP address will ...

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Page 16: ...strator wants to use another IP address modify the IP text field below the list window If the administrator wants to fix the IP address of the unit check the option Use this IP whenever system boots to skip future installation procedures Otherwise the unit will need installation whenever it is restarted ...

Page 17: ...message window will pop open to inform if the IP address is valid If the IP is not taken by another network device in the network the Installer program will continue with the setup Otherwise another message window will warn that the assigned IP ...

Page 18: ...13 conflicts In this case administrators should ask the network supervisor for a vacant IP address ...

Page 19: ...cation administrators may keep the address information for user s request After clicking on the Assigned field will be labeled Yes Administrators may click directly on to access the newly installed server in the default browser ...

Page 20: ...er system boots a dialog window may pop out to ask for Server FTP Port and Root Password because they are already changed to other than default settings If the settings are lost restore default settings and use installer to install again ...

Page 21: ...users to connect to Video Server through an easily memorized name the administrators must first configure the name server in his network Here is an example When the administrator wants to set up Video Server with a fixed IP address and let users connect to Video Server by typing a name instead of IP address the administrator may reserve the IP from DHCP service and assign it with name in the domai...

Page 22: ...ntity in the system s name table The Ethernet address is identical to the serial number of Video Server and should be typed in the appropriate format with every two characters separated by a hyphen like uu vv ww xx yy zz Once a name entity is added type ping assigned IP address to invite the new Video Server If it replies that means Video Server has accepted the assigned IP address and is ready fo...

Page 23: ... access to a newly installed Video Server The administrator must change the root password immediately after the initial installation to ensure security The new root password should be well memorized since there is no way to retrieve or recover it After changing the password the browser will display an authentication window again to ask for the new password The other important part is network setti...

Page 24: ...ing this option will skip the installation procedure during the next power up and use the previous settings If the install option stays checked Video Server will perform the installation procedure every time the system boots up Details about configurations are described in the How to Use section Related figures are attached for easy reference ...

Page 25: ...ncluded null modem cable is connected to perform system configuration Then both lower LEDs will turn on until null modem connection is established If users have setup a remote dialup server or subscribed to an ISP service Video Server can be configured to dial to the server upon special events Otherwise it will wait permanently for the user s call to establish a network connection to provide servi...

Page 26: ...ver through the null modem cable directly without modem or Ethernet card After necessary information is entered a modem can be used to dial into the Internet Power on Make sure all cables are correctly and firmly connected Turn on cameras sensors alarm devices and then finally attach power adaptor of Video Server to the electric power outlet Since most automatic detections of hardware perform when...

Page 27: ...For the first time users should connect the included null modem cable between the COM port of Video Server and any COM port of the PC for initial setup Install a new modem Open the control panel and double click the modems icon ...

Page 28: ...23 Check Don t detect my modem item and click on to install a new modem From Standard Modem Type choose the Standard 33600 bps Modem and click on ...

Page 29: ...serial port that the included null modem cable is attached to and click on The null modem is now ready for use If no Dial Up adapter exists in the system Windows will automatically prompt to install Press to continue ...

Page 30: ...tup a new connection After the 33600 bps modem is installed open the dialup network folder in Windows to build a new connection Select the device as the newly installed standard 33600 bps modem and click on ...

Page 31: ...rbitrary digits as phone number and click on The phone number used here is not important After clicking on this new connection will display in the Dial up Networking folder and will be used for null modem connections ...

Page 32: ...27 Right click on the newly setup connection icon for properties In the first General page clear Use area code and Dialing Properties option and click on ...

Page 33: ...he speed and click on On the second page only check Enable software compression and TCP IP while leaving others blank Keep other settings as default values and click on Now the connection is ready for null modem connection ...

Page 34: ...ators after successful installation Notice that the letters in the serial number should be capital form For example type A instead of a After some negotiation prompts a connection status window will show the speed is 115200 bps After connection is established successfully go to the next section First access to Video Server If an error message indicates a hardware error while connecting for the fir...

Page 35: ...word are the same as what was entered during installation After successful authentication administrators should see the motion pictures in the main page When using Microsoft Internet Explorer administrators should allow a plug in provided by Video Server to install additionally For best security administrators must change the password on the system page of configuration immediately After changing ...

Page 36: ... needed for correct modem operation Refer to the modem setting section in configuration for further settings Video Server will wait for someone to dial in If the administrator has setup some conditions in the application Video Server will automatically dial out based on the administrator s configuration Refer to the application section in configuration for special security applications After every...

Page 37: ...nd audio correctly Also benefit from web interface each function and each configuration has its specific URL that allows advanced users easily integrate them into existing software program The preparation of the primary users to utilize Video Server is quite simple since administrators have done the majority of the installation Most administrators find the installation is easy in general environme...

Page 38: ...tal letters The serial number can be found on the labels under the body of Video Server and the top side of the carton The primary users will be allowed to enter as soon as the administrator finishes adding user profiles Upon successful authentication the main page will be displayed In the figure below the foreground is the login window and the background shows the message when authentication fail...

Page 39: ...vided by Video Server This plug in has not been registered for certificate and is used to display motioned pictures in the browser Users may click on to install the plug in If the web browser does not allow the user to install check the Internet security option to lower security levels or contact network supervisors ...

Page 40: ...s depending on the settings in configuration The assigned caption and system date time will display in the banner above the image window There might be some windows enclosed by red lines shown in the image as soon as motion is detected in the related windows Click on the configuration link to the right of the image window to enter the configuration page ...

Page 41: ... previously pull down the Preset Position list to select one and click on Only the administrator can preset the camera locations Primary users are only allowed to browse the preset locations Five buttons below the image can be used to control cameras in ways other than pan tilt and zoom They should be pre configured by administrators with reference to the instruction manual of the cameras url http...

Page 42: ...n the browser Users may click on to install the plug in If the web browser does not allow the user to install check the Internet security option to lower security levels or contact network supervisors There are two settings for the client side One is Media Option You can mute the audio by checking this option The other is Protocol Option You can choose the connection protocol between client and se...

Page 43: ...wall and it opens HTTP port 80 only you can select HTTP protocol only In this mode audio will not be sent and you just can see the video only If you don t know which protocol you should choose select the UDP protocol and the client will try these protocols in this order UDP TCP HTTP After the client connects to the Video Server successfully Protocol Option will be set as the working protocol autom...

Page 44: ... Http protocol System configuration There are two methods provided for configuration Web interface is quite easy and clear to use and FTP with script file is rapid for mass installation System configuration can be accessed only by administrators Administrators may type the URL below the figure to directly enter the configuration page If administrators also want to set certain options through the U...

Page 45: ...e host name is changed without adjusting date and time of Video Server click on Keep current date and time There are three ways to adjust system date and time The easiest is to make Video Server sync with computer time The second is to set the date and time manually Notice the format in the related field while typing The third is to make Video Server automatically synchronize with timeservers over...

Page 46: ... forget to set the Time Zone offset for local settings It only affects the hour in NTP method Click on to validate changes When user sets the illegal range of Date or Time server will not accept this new setting and restore to the last setting The legal range of year is between 2000 2035 User group administration To change the administrator s password type the new password in both text boxes ident...

Page 47: ... s name and password and press to insert the entry There are a total of twenty user accounts Since only administrators can change a user s password confirmation for a user s password is not necessary To delete a user pull down the user list to find the user name to be deleted and press Network settings ...

Page 48: ...pecific network settings Administrators should change the configuration according to what is given by the service provider The configuration may include IP address Subnet Mask Default Router Primary DNS and Secondary DNS After changing network settings be sure to leave Reset network at next boot blank to skip installation when the system restarts Otherwise the settings will be erased Video Server ...

Page 49: ...han default 21 These ports of Control Channel Port Audio Channel Port and Video Channel Port which are used in media transmission can also be changed Administrators should have enough acknowledge before changing the default port If the Video Server works in variation or low bandwidth comparing with video bandwidth environment the client side will receive the poor quality of media For improving thi...

Page 50: ...should notice that the IP address subnet mask default router and DNS servers will be cleared when the network interface is switched to the other Refer to the related section of Ethernet or modem for software installation ...

Page 51: ...ected camera and B W option might speed up the encoder a little Size option allows users to adjust the image size taking into consideration bandwidth and visual effect Three options are available including half half 2 and normal Half 2 consumes the same bandwidth as half but is the same size as normal Of course the image is not as good as normal Half 2 is especially suited to low bandwidth environ...

Page 52: ... to send maximal frames within the limited bandwidth when images change drastically Consequently to ensure the video quantization rate regardless of the bandwidth it will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximal frames when images change drastically The option Enable Motion Detection will control the event of motion detection on the application page If this option is enabled the preset windows f...

Page 53: ...cluding Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation for video compensation Each field has eleven levels ranged from 5 to 5 The user may press to fine tune the image When the image is O K press to memorize the image settings or to recall the original settings If parameters are changed without saving they will be used until the next system startup ...

Page 54: ... to add a new window The typed text in Window Name will show at the top of the window Use the mouse to drag the border to the desired size or title bar for location Higher sensitivity and small percentage will make motion easier detected easier and vice versa After clicking a graphic bar will go up or down depending on the image variation A green bar means the image variation is under monitoring l...

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Page 56: ...51 The following figure shows the screen when is clicked The monitoring windows will be marked by red squares ...

Page 57: ... to Modem page for modem configuration Options on this page will be ignored Video Server supports RS232 and RS485 interfaces to control external serial port devices Refer to the hardware description to connect an RS485 device The included camera control cable can be used for Sony or Canon cameras The choice Auto Detect Driver in driver option will let Video Server detect the supported camera model...

Page 58: ...pecific URL can be utilized as an alternative method See the advanced section for details To preset the camera head position press and another window will pop up with the camera view and control buttons for preview After moving it to the desired position enter the preset position name and click on Note that if improper characters are used in the position name a warning message window will pop up T...

Page 59: ...unctions The Commands should be entered in ASCII format Video Server will translate it into binary code and send it out through the serial port For instance a text string of 8101ABCDEF will be translated into five bytes of hexadecimal 81 01 AB CD and EF The maximal length of a command string is 60 which is equivalent to 30 hexadecimal bytes Display string is for text on command buttons and should ...

Page 60: ...n enter the specific command related to PTZ in the respective field The custom command for Control Setting should be edited in ASCII format Video Server will interpret the ASCII format command to binary string For instance 012000ABCD will be sent out of the COM port as five hexadecimal bytes of 01 20 00 AB and CD If the command string is composed of two or more commands a comma should be inserted ...

Page 61: ...ything is set click on to save the commands and click on to close the command setting window Double check the driver settings and then click on to save the configurations of the custom camera Since changing drivers will restart the system a message window like the following figure will pop up to confirm your actions The system will restart right after clicking on ...

Page 62: ...pplications also remember to choose Network option to enter mail server address and recipient s e mail address If Dialout allowed is not checked Video Server will not send out any snapshots when events occur and the settings except for Initial modem command in this page will have no effect The system will preset the attached modem to eliminate echo and mute line sound To initialize the modem with ...

Page 63: ... pre configured server outside When a connection is successfully established Video Server will send out a connection log to notify given network settings For those installations that may switch the network interface between Ethernet and PPP administrators should notice that the settings of FTP or SMTP servers might be different from what is in an Ethernet environment If the network interface is ch...

Page 64: ...ut snapshot with date and time suffix is disabled the up to date snapshot will overwrite the file There are two application methods to upload snapshots Sequential operation will send out snapshots continuously over a configured period This mode can be used to integrate with another web server to serve overloaded requests If the date and time suffix option is disabled Video Server can use FTP to up...

Page 65: ...tages of snapshots will be VPRE JPG VTRG JPG and VPOS JPG Since the same event may exist for a while administrators can set delay time in Delay seconds before detecting next event to reduce multiple triggers by the same event There are two kinds of Trigger condition For digital input there are four options provided to combine with the user s device Rising and falling will make events happen once F...

Page 66: ...mages from system memory are quick to get but limited by memory size Images from external resources can be larger and more beautiful but will need more time to load If the background is skipped the background color will fill the browser window Administrators also can give the system logo a logo link to refer to another web site The font color and background color can be chosen from sixteen colors ...

Page 67: ...EO SERIAL ALERT and LAYOUT The category name in brackets should be in upper case The item name in angle braces should be in lower case Some items related to disable enable should use the keywords YES NO The number zero entry in user name and user password is for the administrator i e root Since the password when logging into FTP is not encrypted it is recommended to use the Web instead of FTP to c...

Page 68: ...1 1A 5168 0101 Read only string current date 2001 08 14 year month date Read only string current time 07 00 00 hour minute second Read only string time zone 0 From 12 to 12 user name 0 root Read only string 1 String shorter than 15 characters 2 The followings are as same as above 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ...

Page 69: ... serial number 1 String shorter than 15 characters 2 The followings are as same as above 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 LAYOUT font color 1 color index 0 for black 1 for white 2 for green background color 3 for maroon 4 for olive 5 for navy 6 for purple ...

Page 70: ... http link when background type is 2 no longer than 80 logo link http www xxx com providing external link when clicking on logo no longer than 80 com speedlink name 0 AT on of no longer than 8 characters some language will use double bytes 1 AT bg ed no longer than 8 characters some language will use double bytes 2 AT mode no longer than 8 characters some language will use double bytes 3 bklt on n...

Page 71: ...server 168 95 1 1 Standard IP format ntp enabled YES or NO network timing server ntp cup external hp com Standard IP format or string shorter than 40 characters smtp mail server Standard IP format or string shorter than 40 characters mail recipient address String shorter than 80 characters mail return address String shorter than 80 characters backup smtp mail server Standard IP format or string sh...

Page 72: ...r string shorter than 40 characters backup ftp username String shorter than 15 characters backup ftp password String shorter than 15 characters backup ftp init path String shorter than 40 characters http server port 80 Integer less than 1024 control channel port 5001 Integer less than 65535 control channel port 5002 Integer less than 65535 control channel port 5003 Integer less than 65535 low band...

Page 73: ... 4 representing Medium Standard Good Detailed Excellent brightness 0 among 5 and 5 contrast 0 among 5 and 5 hue 0 among 5 and 5 saturation 0 among 5 and 5 rate control YES for fix bit rate NO for fix quality bit rate 384k 1200k 1000k 768k 512k 384k 256k 128k 64k frame rate 30 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 25 30 30 for NTSC only video size 3 1 2 3 representing half halfx2 normal motion detect enabled NO flip NO...

Page 74: ...on VCC1 Canon VCC3 Dynacolor Dome and Pelco Camera uart mode RS232 or RS485 speedlink commands 0 String shorter than 80 characters 1 String shorter than 80 characters 2 String shorter than 80 characters 3 String shorter than 80 characters 4 String shorter than 80 characters custom ccd commands UP String shorter than 80 characters DOWN String shorter than 80 characters ...

Page 75: ...han 80 characters NEAR String shorter than 80 characters FAR String shorter than 80 characters ALERT application mode 0 for none 1 for sequential mode 8 for event mode 9 for both upload method 0 0 for FTP 1 for email file with time suffix YES or NO seconds to snapshot after event 0 seconds to snapshot periodically 0 time to start snapshot 00 00 00 24 hours format time to stop snapshot ...

Page 76: ...71 00 00 00 24 hours format seconds delay before next event 3 ...

Page 77: ... the system will restart and require the installer program to setup the network Clear data path for proprietary commands Video Server provides a highly customized control support to third party serial interface devices aside from PTZ cameras That means in addition to setting up a custom camera with PTZF commands users may utilize this mode and introduce a customized homepage to transmit arbitrary ...

Page 78: ...o Server will send out snapshots according to interval and period settings If snapshot files are intended for quick updates it is better to skip date and time suffix The file name will then be video jpg If the snapshots are used for occasional monitoring suffix with date and time can help administrators classify them easily Customizing homepage images There is a small icon before each link that ca...

Page 79: ...ction for further information Software revision upgrade Customers can frequently check the appropriate product folder on our web site to download the latest firmware Only administrators can upgrade the system firmware of Video Server Easy way via Upgrade Wizard Run the Upgrade Wizard included in the product CDROM and proceed by the prompts Refer to the user s guide of Upgrade Wizard for details Al...

Page 80: ...ing the update process After the system restarts Video Server may need installation depending on whether the Reset network at next boot option is enabled or not After Video Server boots up reload the web page in the browser If power fails during the software upgrade the program in the memory of Video Server may be destroyed permanently If Video Server cannot restart properly ask the dealer for tec...

Page 81: ...ebug command This will cause Video Server to start dumping the detailed debugging information while the system is running This is useful to examine if any error has occurred when the system operates abnormally The stored information will be cleared automatically after the dump Video Server will continue to dump new messages unless the connection is broken If Telnet is not connected any messages wi...

Page 82: ...ge If no new images are uploaded the system will switch to text mode and use default images instead Skip installation during the next boot Typing lock will inform Video Server to fix current network settings It need not wait for installation during the next boot Reset network for new settings Typing unlock will make Video Server give up current settings and wait for installation Restore factory de...

Page 83: ...ve motorized camera in PTZ direction direction up left right down home vision wide tele command 1 2 3 4 5 cgi bin camctrl cgi move direction zoom vision cust command Preset Recall camera position cgi bin recall cgi recall POSITION where POSITION denotes the text string of a location that is preset in system configuration Query status of digital inputs setup getdi cgi Video Server will return statu...

Page 84: ...79 address of 192 168 0 201 to set digital output to connect to NC with COMMON ...

Page 85: ...e COM with 0x12 0x34 0x56 followed by 0xAB 0xCD 0xEF Each comma separates the commands by 200 milliseconds flush yes means the receive data buffer of COM port must be cleared before read Then read 6 bytes after waiting for 1000 milliseconds The read data can be up to 128 bytes and will return as ASCII coded hexadecimal value e g 0x41 0x42 0x43 read from COM port will show in returned homepage as 4...

Page 86: ...etting page client html configuration page setup config html system option setup system html security option setup security html network option setup network html video option setup video html image quality option setup image html camera control setup camera html modem setup modem html preset PTZ camera setup preset html custom command setting setup command html custom camera setting setup custom ...

Page 87: ...c back gif icon image for link indicator pic btn_text gif General format of command URL Every configuration can be set through URL with POST method by administrators only general format URL name value name value method POST authorized user root System configuration URL URL setup system cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION host text string shorter than 15 characters system name keep keep date and time unchan...

Page 88: ...text string shorter than 15 characters existing user name Network configuration URL URL setup network cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION YES enable installation at next boot reset NO disable installation at next boot ip IP address Video Server s IP address subnet IP address subnet mask router IP address default gateway domain text string shorter than 40 characters domain name of Video Server dns1 IP addre...

Page 89: ...vironment ftp1 domain name or IP address primary FTP server ftpuser1 text string shorter than 15 characters user name for primary FTP server ftppass1 text string shorter than 15 characters password for primary FTP server ftpfolder1 text string shorter than 40 characters upload folder in primary FTP server ftp2 domain name or IP address secondary FTP server ftpuser2 text string shorter than 15 char...

Page 90: ...uality of video 64000 set bit rate to 64K bps 128000 set bit rate to 128K bps 256000 set bit rate to 256K bps 384000 set bit rate to 384K bps 512000 set bit rate to 512K bps 768000 set bit rate to 768K bps 1000000 set bit rate to 1000K bps bitrate 1200000 set bit rate to 1200K bps Auto let Video Server detect video modulation NTSC set directly to NTSC type mode other than above set directly to PAL...

Page 91: ... quality configuration URL URL setup image cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION brightness 5 5 adjust brightness of image contrast 5 5 adjust contrast of image hue 5 5 adjust hue of image saturation 5 5 adjust saturation of image preview not required not save the parameters restore not required recall the original settings save not required save the parameters Camera configuration URL URL setup camera cgi N...

Page 92: ...guration URL URL setup command cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION str1 text string shorter than 8 characters button name of custom command 1 of COM str2 text string shorter than 8 characters button name of custom command 2 of COM str3 text string shorter than 8 characters button name of custom command 3 of COM str4 text string shorter than 8 characters button name of custom command 4 of COM str5 text stri...

Page 93: ...data integer set data bits of COM 1 set 1 stop bit of COM stop 2 other than 1 set 2 stop bits of COM None set parity check of COM to none Odd set parity check of COM to odd parity Even set parity check of COM to even up text string shorter than 80 characters tilt up command string of COM down text string shorter than 80 characters tilt down command string of COM left text string shorter than 80 ch...

Page 94: ...eatt integer redial attempts discon integer minutes delay before disconnection init text string shorter than 40 characters command to initialize modem phone1 text string shorter than 40 characters phone number of primary ISP user1 text string shorter than 40 characters user name for primary ISP pass1 text string shorter than 40 characters password for primary ISP phone2 text string shorter than 40...

Page 95: ...ising as trigger condition difall not required set DI falling as trigger condition motion1 not required set motion window1 as trigger condition motion2 not required set motion window2 as trigger condition motion3 not required set motion window3 as trigger condition ioalarm not required trigger DO when DI condition matched mdalarm not required trigger DO when motion detected ioupload not required u...

Page 96: ...mage for logo linkurl text string shorter than 80 characters URL to link when clicking on logo blank hide background image def use default background cusback url use image from URL backurl text string shorter than 80 characters URL of image for background fcolor 0 15 color index for font bcolor 0 15 color index for background ...

Page 97: ... for a while and then light depending on the chosen network interface If Ethernet is available LED2 will flash like a heartbeat after network installation is done Otherwise if modem is available LED2 will flash alike to indicate listening for dial in connection while LED3 is lit If the included null modem cable is connected both LEDs will stay on and then LED2 will start flashing after the connect...

Page 98: ...93 Ethernet interface failure includes not only components on board but also Ethernet cable and the devices of the opposite end ...

Page 99: ...e using Internet Explorer adjust the security level of Internet Explorer to allow installation of plug ins 3 If the problem still exists after adjusting the current users may be over the system allows Q What is the plug in for A The plug in provided by Video Server is used to display motion pictures on Internet Explorer If your system does not allow installation of any plug in software the securit...

Page 100: ...is no limitation of users However the video quality also depends on the network bandwidth To achieve the best effect Video Server will allow several users to be connected It is recommended to build another web server to host a large quantity of users by retrieving images from Video Server periodically Q How fast is the video rate of Video Server A The MPEG4 codec can process 30 frames per second i...

Page 101: ...ess integrate the URL to another homepage on your own web server Q How fast will Video Server check the status of digital inputs A Video Server will check input status in less than half a second However to avoid repeatedly checking conditions too often and to allow the devices connected to digital outputs to function properly Video Server will delay 3 seconds by default after each condition matche...

Page 102: ...97 good A Although Video Server allows users to choose color or black and white images for each camera hybrid camera types may increase video processing time and reduce system performance ...

Page 103: ...r Internet Explorer 4 x or above General I O 1 opto isolated sensor input max 12VDC 50mA 1 output relay max 24VDC 1A 125VAC 0 5A Alarm Features Motion detection with percentage and sensitivity Daily repeat timing schedule 3 color JPEG images for pre post alarm image storage Automatic transfer of stored images via email or FTP with event triggered actions RS232 RS485 9 pin D SUB RS232 or RS485 PTZ ...

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