Hirschmann VIP multimedia LAN adapter User Manual Download Page 1

Video over IP

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Page 2: ...wledge Hirschmann reserves the right to change the contents of this manual without prior notice Hirsch mann can give no guarantee in respect of the correctness or accuracy of the details in this manua...

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Page 4: ...address to the PC s ARP routing table 18 2 Assign the IP address using the ping command 18 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 19 Connecting Video Sources or Displays 19 Connecting Audio Equipment 20 Con...

Page 5: ...an IP Address using the DHCP Protocol 52 Technical Specification 53 Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility 53 Interfaces 53 Power Adapter 53 Physical Specification 54 Environmental Specificatio...

Page 6: ...features functions or specifications that apply to both encoder and decoder models the man ual refers to the VIP unit Audience To configure and install the VIP units you should have the following bac...

Page 7: ...directory names courier font Screen text user typed command line entries courier font User typed string enter without double quotes Initial Caps Menu titles and window and button names Enter Named ke...

Page 8: ...ons After an introduction to the front and back panel connectors you are in a good position to follow the installation and configuration details given in the succeeding chapters Multimedia Gateway Con...

Page 9: ...Browser using any PC on the network VIP SW1 or VIP SW1 software application VIP VRx hardware receiver and attached monitor Typical Applications VIP provides a set of advanced features for remote video...

Page 10: ...r pre alarm history Autonomous connection setup Automatic sending of alarm email messages with attached picture Remote control of all internal functions via UDP IP Flash memory for firmware upgrade Op...

Page 11: ...connectors at the front and the rear panel The front panel connectors are dedicated to the media interfaces i e video audio and data and are depicted in Fig ure 3 Note that the audio connectors 3 4 an...

Page 12: ...telephone hand set Note that either the handset or the line interface is active at any given time Selection of the interface is described in chapter 4 For a detailed description of the audio interfac...

Page 13: ...for direct connection of external signalling devices for example knobs or contacts Also the relay output facilitates switching of peripheral devices for example lights or electric door openers Note U...

Page 14: ...mposite PAL or NTSC output may be used In order to connect a monitor to the VIP VRx receiver use a standard coaxial cable and plug it into the BNC connector at the front side of the unit Any PAL or NT...

Page 15: ...receptacle labelled Ethernet UTP at the rear side of the unit The connection to a 10BASE T network can be made directly or via a hub or switch A correct connection is indicated by the green LINK LED...

Page 16: ...ug the primary side into the wall outlet and the secondary side with the small clip into the unit When the power adapter is connected correctly to the VIP the green power LED at the front side is lit...

Page 17: ...t can be found on the bottom label of the unit At the command line in a DOS box type the following C arp s IP address MAC address For example the command line C arp s 192 168 0 5 00 60 54 04 F5 94 wil...

Page 18: ...standard PAL or NTSC When using VCRs as input source the video quality can be improved by setting the Input Source in the Video Configuration Page see chapter 4 to VCR The video input is equipped with...

Page 19: ...modes or switched off The audio decoder will automatically follow the selected audio coding of the transmitter In cases where the receiver is not capable of decoding the selected mode e g software de...

Page 20: ...stop bit and no parity bit 8N1 An online help function can be evoked by typing in the terminal win dow For more information on the command set refer to chapter 4 Transparent Data Port The second seri...

Page 21: ...een pin 1 and pin 2 Also alarm action e g connecting to an alarm IP address or sending an alarm email can be con figured Refer to chapter 4 for a discussion of the possibilities The relay output may b...

Page 22: ...he rear side of the unit The connection to the Ethernet network can be made directly or via a hub The green LINK LED at the rear panel of the VIP unit is on as soon as the connection to the network is...

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Page 24: ...question mark will prompt the VIP unit to output the help screen on the terminal window Help menu this site i set the IP address s set the subnet mask g set the gateway IP address a set the alarm IP...

Page 25: ...up a new gateway IP address Enter new gateway IP address old 192 168 0 10 new gateway IP address Enter gateway IP address set to new gateway IP address a Set up a new alarm IP to connect to Enter new...

Page 26: ...http IP Address where IP Address is the IP address of the unit that you want to configure Use the standard dot separated format x x x x for entry of the address If you have already entered a symbolic...

Page 27: ...item at a time Then press the respective Set button on the right hand side of the screen If more than one item needs to be changed execute the procedure repeatedly If more than one item is changed wit...

Page 28: ...for information only Whenever you are in need of technical support make sure you have these numbers at hand The following table gives detailed information about the items on the general configuration...

Page 29: ...ask must match the default IP address Note that changing the IP address also affects the current Browser connection You will have to enter the new URL to regain connectivity to the VIP unit Subnet mas...

Page 30: ...re and revision Software n a Read only firmware version number important information should you need technical support Firmware Upload n a Enter the name of the file containing new firmware pressing t...

Page 31: ...en password protection is enabled as described above any attempt to configure the unit i e selecting one of the configuration pages will prompt the following password screen to appear Figure 13 Screen...

Page 32: ...or receiver units R or both B Figure 14 Video Configuration Menu Configuration Item Default Settings Type Description Video quality super fast T On restricted bandwidth channels the video quality pref...

Page 33: ...rmation may be stamped into the live video frame at either the upper or lower right hand corner Note that the stamp ing takes place at the transmitter before the actual coding takes place Therefore th...

Page 34: ...efault Settings Description Audio interface line I O VIP features two different audio inter faces line input and output via cinch sockets and a telephone handset inter face via a RJ 11 plug The handse...

Page 35: ...ng any of the two different cod ing algorithms G 711 or G 728 the audio function is switched on The tradeoff is given on the Web page G 711 is the pre ferred operation if bandwidth is not a concern G...

Page 36: ...ocated in a secure alarm center type environment while the transmitter is mounted inside or at the location to be monitored Additional information regarding remote video surveillance may also be found...

Page 37: ...nfiguration an alarm may be triggered when a contact opens or closes Alarm status off Current alarm activation status can be displayed via on screen display similar to the name date and time stamping...

Page 38: ...he auto connect feature will guarantee an active connection to the given alarm IP address even after connection break down or network failures If auto connect has been selected the network cable may b...

Page 39: ...tion or condition A typical application is having the relay following the status of the connection for exam ple in order to power peripheral equip ment or even the camera itself Operate relay n a Clic...

Page 40: ...232 parameters of the terminal port at the rear panel may be changed The default parameters of the transparent data port do agree with the most commonly used settings as shown in the table below Figur...

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Page 42: ...played In order to activate the Server Push feature just click on the button below the live video window in the center of VIP VTx s homepage The unit will continuously grab snapshots to be JPEG encode...

Page 43: ...sing the alarm IP address field Use either a terminal program or a Web Browser for entering the settings Once all addresses are configured the actual connection is established by typing c in the termi...

Page 44: ...igned for easy to use professional remote video surveil lance tasks Based on standard components for network access via LAN ISDN GSM and analogue telephone lines all data streams are completely proces...

Page 45: ...Browser look and feel for ease of use Video audio and data communication via ISDN LAN TCP IP GSM Modem Full screen display of a single video stream or quad split replacement of conventional video mon...

Page 46: ...s and other security measures have to be configured appropriately Alternatively a dial up connection to an Internet Service Provider ISP may be used in order to provide Internet connectivity for your...

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Page 48: ...on the unit will try to connect to the specified alarm IP address every time The receiving station alarm IP address can either be another VIP VRx unit or a PC running VIP SW1 Video Motion Detection Fe...

Page 49: ...load using the Web browser is accomplished as follows 1 Obtain the latest version of the VIP firmware from the Internet http www Hirschmann com 2 Using the Browser select the page General Settings of...

Page 50: ...start download of the firmware put firmware filename 9 As soon as all data has been transferred VIP should respond with 226 transfer complete 10 Now VIP is busy uncompressing the uploaded file and re...

Page 51: ...erver Using the DHCP protocol is especially useful in larger networks where tracking down a free IP address may be tedious Whenever a new IP address has been assigned a message is output over the term...

Page 52: ...Format CIF 704 x 576 CIF 352 x 288 QCIF 176 x 144 Video Frame Rate up to 30 frames second Audio Coding G 711 G 728 Data Communication Remote Control H 224 Video Input VIP VTx only BNC PAL NTSC 75 Ohms...

Page 53: ...al Specification Electromagnetic Emissions Safety Dimensions 103 x 103 x 33 mm Weight 0 4 kg without power supply Operating Temperature 5 to 40 C Operating Humidity 90 maximum relative humidity noncon...

Page 54: ...ve it should be on check the following conditions Is the VIP connected correctly with the enclosed power supply to the power plug socket Make sure the power supply is properly connected to a functioni...

Page 55: ...ddress for your VIP Is your Web Browser configuration correct Is the TCP IP protocol installed on your PC operating system and is an IP address assigned to the PC Are Subnetmask and Gateway setup prop...

Page 56: ...ake sure network connectivity is available e g by using the ping command as described above Troubleshooting the Video Connection If no video or a distorted video image is displayed at the VIP VRx rece...

Page 57: ...eck the microphone and loudspeaker together with other audio equipment and make sure the microphone is switched on if it is equipped with a power switch Test between a VIP AVTx transmitter and VIP SW1...

Page 58: ...r followed by reset Opening this page will reset the nonvolatile configuration memory to the factory defaults Example http 192 168 0 5 reset Attention This action will also reset the IP address of the...

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Page 60: ...y ITU T HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTML Hypertext Markup Language Hub Multiplexer to connect a number of Ethernet units to a 10BASE T segment ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol ID Identifica...

Page 61: ...to a globally unique address Parameter Values used for the configuration of the VIP system Picture A video picture that has been digitized at a given res olution PPP See Point to Point Protocol Point...

Page 62: ...ing of 35 Audio interface selection 35 Audio interface DC power 35 Audio line I O 20 Audio output 53 Audio output level setting of 36 Auto connect setting of 39 Automatic connection 39 Automatic recon...

Page 63: ...signment 20 Hardware flow control 13 Hardware version number 31 Hardware to hardware 44 HTML 27 59 HTTP server 25 27 HTTP server page organization 27 I I O connector pin assignment of 22 ID of the uni...

Page 64: ...59 Restricted access 30 RS 232 interface 21 45 RS 232 interface flow control mechanism 45 RS 232 transparent data port 41 S Send email setting of 39 Sensitivity motion detector 49 Serial interface te...

Page 65: ...ion page 33 Video format 53 Video frame rate 53 Video input 53 Video input source setting of 34 Video motion detection masking regions 38 Video motion detection sensitivity setting 38 Video output 53...

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