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Chapter 6

Windows
Viewing/Recording Utility

This Chapter describes how to use the supplied Utilities package to view and
listen the live streams generated by the Network Camera.

Overview

The Utilities package includes following three functions:

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LiveView - to view/listen the live streams.

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View Recordings - to record the live streams.

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Setup - to configure the Utilities such as adding camera, making recording schedules and
setting required parameters, etc..

The Utilities must be installed in the Windows before they can be configured.

System Requirements

In order to use the utility of Network Camera, you need to meet the following requirements:

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Windows XP SP3, 32-bit Windows Vista/Windows 7.

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Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (it should be installed on Windows
XP/VISTA via "Windows Update").

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Internet Explorer 6 or later, Firefox 3.0 or later

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2GB RAM

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Individual Graphic Card

Installation

Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your drive. If the setup program does not start
automatically, run

NetworkCamera.exe

in the root folder. You will see the

Welcome

screen shown below.

Summary of Contents for RC8221V2

Page 1: ...Wireless Network Camera User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...lling User Access to the Video Stream 24 Making Video available from the Internet 25 Viewing Live Video via the Internet 28 Motion Detection Alerts 29 CHAPTER 5 WEB BASED MANAGEMENT 30 Introduction 30 Connecting to Network Camera 30 Welcome Screen 31 Administration Menu 32 System Screen 33 Network Screen 35 Wireless Screen 39 DDNS Screen 42 IP Filter 44 I O Port 45 Streamings 46 Video Audio Screen...

Page 3: ...rogram for Streams Configuration 79 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 82 Overview 82 Problems 82 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS 85 Network Camera 85 Regulatory Approvals 85 Copyright Notice 86 APPENDIX B NETWORK CAMERA HTTP CGI 87 User level CGI commands user level privilege 87 Admin level CGI commands administrator level privilege 102 Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Document Version 1 0 All trademarks and ...

Page 4: ...d audio directly to your PC The high compression capabilities of H 264 reduce network bandwidth requirements to amazingly low levels The Network Camera also features an SD Secure Digital card slot which enables the users to read and write data to SD card inserted in the slot A convenient and user friendly Windows program is provided for both viewing and recording video If necessary you can even vi...

Page 5: ...deo to your PC The recorded files are in a standard Windows Media format and thus usable by a wide variety of programs if required Motion Detection This feature can detect motion in the field of view The Network Camera will compare consecutive frames to detect changes caused by the movement of large objects This function only works indoors due to the sensitivity of the CMOS sensor When motion is d...

Page 6: ... compatibility with the 802 11b standard so 802 11n 802 11b and 802 11g Wireless stations can be used simultaneously Wired and Wireless Network Support The Network Camera supports either wired or wireless transmission WEP Support Full WEP support 64 128 Bit on the Wireless interface is provided WPA WPA2 Support The WPA Personal WPA2 Personal standard is also supported allowing advanced encryption ...

Page 7: ...ns but you should ensure that the lens cover remain clean The image quality is degraded if the lens cover is dirty or smudged 2 PIR Sensor The PIR sensor is designed for human body detection 3 Privacy LED On The Privacy function is enabled Off The Privacy function is disabled 4 Microphone The built in microphone is useful for bi direction voice conversation ...

Page 8: ...t port and 1 output port Please see the following External I O Port section for more details 4 Micro SD Card slot Insert the SD card into the slot if required 5 Privacy Button On Green The privacy mode is activated User can not access to the video audio from the camera Off The privacy mode is not in use User can get access to the video audio from the camera 6 WPS Button Push the WPS button on the ...

Page 9: ...g data Blinking Green Data is being transmitted or received via the LAN or Wireless connection On Amber If the LED is on for 5 seconds the WPS function is failed Blinking Amber WPS function is being processed External I O Port The following is the I O port image and the definition table Pin Definition Pin No Function Description 1 DI Photo Coupler Input Type Photo coupler Isolated digital input po...

Page 10: ... GND DO GND Package Contents The following items should be included If any of these items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer immediately 1 Wireless Network Camera 2 Camera Stand 3 Power adapter 4 Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 11: ...uto Installation Wireless Network Camera 1 Assemble the Camera Attach the Camera Stand to the camera 2 Connect the LAN Cable Connect the Network Camera to a 10 100BaseT hub or switch using a standard LAN cable For this Model it will disable the Wireless Interface The Wireless and LAN interfaces cannot be used simultaneously Using the LAN interface is recommended for initial configuration After the...

Page 12: ...erent one may cause hardware damage 4 Check the LEDs The Power LED will turn on briefly then start blinking It will blink during startup which takes 55 to 57 seconds After startup is completed the Power LED should remain ON The Network LED should be ON For more information refer to Physical Details Wireless Network Camera in Chapter 1 ...

Page 13: ...AN Subsequent administration can be performed with your Web browser as explained in Chapter 5 Web based Management Setup Procedure 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your drive If the setup program does not start automatically run NetworkCamera exe in the root folder You will see the Welcome screen shown below Click the Setup Camera button to start the setup Wizard Figure 4 Welcome Screen 2 The nex...

Page 14: ...ult values enter administrator for the name and leave the password blank Otherwise enter the Administrator Name and Administrator Password set on the Maintenance screen Figure 6 Password Dialog 4 This screen allows you to enter a suitable Description and set the correct Time Zone Date and Time Make any desired changes then click Next to continue Figure 7 Camera Settings 5 On the following IP Addre...

Page 15: ...dress the following TCP IP Settings screen will be displayed Figure 9 TCP IP Settings Enter an unused IP Address from within the address range used on your LAN The Subnet Mask and Default Gateway fields must match the values used by PCs on your LAN The Primary DNS address is required in order to use the E mail alert or Dynamic DNS features Enter the DNS Domain Name Server address recommended by yo...

Page 16: ...vided by your ISP Enter the Password for the user name above Click Next 8 The next screen shown below displays all details of the Network Camera Click Next if the settings are correct Click Back to modify any incorrect values Figure 11 Save Settings 9 Click OK to confirm that you want to save the new settings If you want to cancel your changes click Cancel ...

Page 17: ... OK you will see the screen below Figure 13 Final Screen Clicking the Install Utility button will install the Viewing Recording utility described in Chapter 6 Windows Viewing Recording Utility 11 Click Exit to end the Wizard Setup is now complete ...

Page 18: ... the video stream to known users by requiring viewers to supply a username and password See Chapter 4 Advanced Viewing Setup for details To make Live Video from the camera available via the Internet your Internet Gateway or Router must be configured correctly See Making Video available from the Internet in Chapter 4 Advanced Viewing Setup for details Requirements To view the live video stream gene...

Page 19: ...The first time you connect to the camera you will be prompted to install an ActiveX component OCX or CAB file as in the example below You must install this ActiveX component OCX or CAB file in order to view the Video stream in Internet Explorer Click the Yes button to install the ActiveX component Figure 15 ActiveX OCX Prompt 8 Video will start playing automatically There may be a delay of a few s...

Page 20: ...information from the Administrator of the camera you wish to connect to Internet IP Address or Domain Name of the camera Port number for HTTP connections Login username password if required 2 Start Internet Explorer 3 In the Address box enter the following HTTP Internet_Address port_number Where Internet_Address is the Internet IP address or Domain Name of the camera and port_number is the port nu...

Page 21: ...twork Camera administrator 7 The first time you connect to the camera you will be prompted to install an ActiveX component OCX or CAB file as in the example below You must install this ActiveX component OCX or CAB file in order to view the Video stream in Internet Explorer Click the Yes button to install the ActiveX component Figure 17 ActiveX OCX Prompt 8 Video will start playing automatically Th...

Page 22: ...t button or icon See the table below for details Note The options can only be configured while using IE browser Other browsers can just view the video rather than configuration If after installing the OCX the video still cannot be viewed please install the decoders to solve this problem You can install it from the following screens Supplied Windows based setup Wizard View Video Screen preferred Fi...

Page 23: ... original size Zoom Out A digital zoom out feature is available To zoom out the window click this icon Zoom In A digital zoom in feature is available To zoom in the window click this icon Snapshot Click this to take a single JPEG snapshot image of the current video Speaker On Off Use this button to turn the PC s speaker on or off Microphone On Off Use this button to toggle the microphone on or off...

Page 24: ...o Adjusting the video image Controlling user access to the live video stream Making video available from the Internet Using the Motion Detection feature Adjusting the Video Image If necessary the Network Camera Administrator can adjust the Video image To Adjust the Video Image 1 Connect to the Web based interface of the Network Camera See Chapter 5 Web based Management for details 2 Select Adminis...

Page 25: ...nd 150 Max Frame Rate Select the desired Maximum frame rate for the video stream The default value is 30 User Defined URI You may enter the URI up to 32 characters long for accessing the live video from camera through cell phone connection Streaming 2 3 Settings Enable Check the box if you want to enable the streaming Cropping Streaming 3 Only Choose the desired option as required Video Format Sel...

Page 26: ... Select the desired Maximum frame rate for the video stream The default value is 30 User Defined URI You may enter the URI up to 32 characters long for accessing the live video from camera through cell phone connection ...

Page 27: ...sired options for Access Access Select the desired option as required If the User Access is enabled users will be prompted for a username and password when they connect to the camera for viewing video When Video Access is enabled viewing video is only available during the scheduled periods and unavailable at other times If this option is selected you need to define a schedule otherwise it is alway...

Page 28: ...the Network Camera The Router Gateway uses the Port Number to determine which incoming connections are intended for the Network Camera This feature is normally called Port Forwarding or Virtual Servers and is illustrated below The Port Forwarding Virtual Server entry tells the Router Gateway that incoming TCP connections on port 1024 should be passed to the Network Camera If necessary check the us...

Page 29: ...ter 5 Web based Management for further details on using the Network screen Viewers need to know this port number in order to connect and view live Video so you must inform viewers of the correct port number DDNS Dynamic DNS Many internet connections use a Dynamic IP address where the Internet IP address is allocated whenever the Internet connection is established This means that other Internet use...

Page 30: ... whenever it detects that the Internet IP address has changed and inform the DDNS server of the new IP address Internet users can then connect to the camera using the Domain Name allocated by the DDNS service provider Example HTTP mycamera dyndns tv 1024 mycamera dyndns tv is domain host name 1024 is the port number ...

Page 31: ...ple IP address HTTP 203 70 212 52 1024 Where the Router Gateway s Internet IP address is 203 70 212 52 and the Secondary Port number on the Network Camera is 1024 Example Domain Name HTTP mycamera dyndns tv 1024 Where the Router Gateway s Domain name is mycamera dyndns tv and the Secondary Port number on the Network Camera is 1024 Viewing Live Video with the Viewing Recording Utility If using the ...

Page 32: ...ensor Note The Motion Detection settings can only be configured while using IE browser To Use Motion Detection Alerts Using the Web based interface on the Network Camera select the Motion Detection screen then configure this screen as described below Figure 26 Motion Detection 1 Enable the Motion Detection feature 2 Set the area or areas of the video image to be examined for movement You can defin...

Page 33: ...ork Camera If using only your Web Browser use the following procedure to establish a connection from your PC to the Network Camera Once connected you can add the Network Camera to your Browser s Favorites or Bookmarks Connecting using your Web Browser 1 Use the Windows utility to get the IP address of the Network Camera 2 Start your WEB browser 3 In the Address box enter HTTP and the IP Address of...

Page 34: ...owing screen will be displayed Figure 27 Welcome Screen The menu options available from this screen are View Video View live Video using your Web Browser See Chapter 3 Viewing Live Video for details Administration Access the Administration menu ...

Page 35: ...ork Camera The Administration menu contains the following options Setup System Network Wireless DDNS IP Filter I O Port Video Audio Streaming Video Audio Video Access User Database Event Motion Detection Audio Detection E Mail FTP HTTP SD Card SMB CIFS Client Event Trigger Administration Maintenance Status Log ...

Page 36: ...mera Date Time Date Format Select the desired date format it will also be used to display the date and time as an overlay on the video image The abbreviations used to predefine the date formats are list as follows YYYY MM DD Year Month Day e g 2006 01 31 MM DD YYYY Month Day Year e g 01 31 2006 DD MM YYYY Day Month Year e g 31 01 2006 Current Date Time This displays the current date and time on th...

Page 37: ...act a Network Time Server at regular intervals and update its internal timer NTP Server Address Enter the address for the desired NTP server Update The Schedule determines how often the Network Camera contacts the NTP Server Select the desired options LED Operation Enable this if you want to use this function Privacy Button If Enabled click the Privacy button will stop uploading the stream without...

Page 38: ...35 Network Screen This screen is displayed when the Network option is clicked Figure 29 Network Screen ...

Page 39: ... to connect and login This software is no longer required and should not be used Username The user name or account name provided by your ISP Password Enter the password for the login name above Obtain DNS server address automatically If selected the Network Camera will use the DNS address or addresses provided by the DHPC server This option is only available if the IP address setting is Obtain an ...

Page 40: ...ol a standard for connected client s to control streaming data MPEG 4 over the World Wide Web Enter the RTSP Port number between 1024 and 65535 in the field provided The default RTSP Port is 554 The RTP Real Time Transport Protocol an Internet protocol for transmitting real time data such as audio and video Max RTP Data Packet field will let users limit the size of the file Enter the desired value...

Page 41: ... the Network Camera can be accessed through a Bonjour enabled browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer with a Bonjour plug in or Safari browser You can also find other Bonjour enabled devices on your network QoS Enable QoS Mode If enabled the throughput level for Video and Audio is guaranteed through QoS Quality of Service DSCP Enter the desired value of Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP ...

Page 42: ...available APs WSC PIN Code It displays the WSC PIN code number for the camera Network Type This determines the type of wireless communication used by the Network Camera If you have an Access Point select Infrastructure Otherwise select Ad hoc SSID This must match the value used by other devices on your wireless LAN The Default is ANY Note The SSID is case sensitive Domain Select your region from t...

Page 43: ...ver on your LAN WEP Authentication Type Normally this can be left at the default value of Automatic If that fails select the appropriate value Open System or Shared Key Check your wireless card s documentation to see what method to use Note In Infrastructure mode either setting will normally work since most Access Points can use both methods WEP Encryption Select the WEP Encryption level 64 Bit Ke...

Page 44: ...nal Shared Key Enter the key value Data is encrypted using a key derived from the network key Other Wireless Stations must use the same network key The PSK must be from 8 to 63 characters or 64 hex characters in length ...

Page 45: ...detects that the Internet IP address has changed and inform the DDNS server of the new IP address The Check WAN IP Address determines how often the Network Camera checks if the Internet IP address has changed This system allows other internet users to connect to you using the Domain Name allocated by the DDNS service provider This screen is displayed when the DDNS menu option is clicked Figure 31 ...

Page 46: ...Key Enter the password for the DDNS account Check WAN IP Address Set the schedule for checking if the Internet IP address has changed If the IP address has changed the DDNS Server will be notified NOTE If the DDNS Service provided some software to perform this IP address update or notification you should NOT use this software The update is performed by the camera ...

Page 47: ...nu option is clicked Figure 32 IP Filter Screen Data IP Filter Screen IP Filter IP Filter Select the desired method to perform the IP address or addresses filtering function Single Range Select to perform either single IP address or a range of IP addresses that you desired IP Address Enter an IP address or a range of IP addresses you would like to allow or deny ...

Page 48: ...te of the input port Once the configured state is happened it will trigger the event actions Triggered When Select the desired State High Low Rising Falling Output Ports Current State It indicates the current state of the output port Default State Select the desired option from the drop down list Manual Trigger Select the option to control the output state Action When Triggered If an event is happ...

Page 49: ...2 Enter 554 for RTSP port number in the Network screen 3 Both MPEG 4 and H 264 format support cell phone option 4 Enter the following address in the URI RTSP Router IP address User Defined URI 5 Select 15 fps for Max Frame Rate Note Due to the bandwidth limitation for the cell phone usage please set the resolution quality and frame rate to lower values Figure 34 Streamings Screen ...

Page 50: ...ect the desired Maximum frame rate for the video stream The default value is 30 User Defined URI You may enter the URI up to 32 characters long for accessing the live video from camera through cell phone connection Streaming 2 3 Settings Enable Check the box if you want to enable the streaming Cropping Streaming 3 Only Choose the desired option as required Video Format Select the desired format fr...

Page 51: ... Select the desired Maximum frame rate for the video stream The default value is 30 User Defined URI You may enter the URI up to 32 characters long for accessing the live video from camera through cell phone connection ...

Page 52: ...tter image For example if the camera is facing a bright light the image may be too dark In this case you can increase the brightness Sharpness Select the desired option for the sharpness You can select a Sharpness value between 3 and 3 Contrast Select the desired option for the Contrast You can select a value between 3 and 3 Saturation Select the desired option for the Saturation You can select a ...

Page 53: ...red volume for the speaker Flip This setting will have the image swapped top to bottom Mirror This setting will have the image swapped left to right Enable Time Stamp If enabled the current time will be displayed on the Video image Enable Text Display Enable this setting if you want text to be displayed on the Video image and enter the desired text up to 20 characters This feature is often used to...

Page 54: ...e menu option to create the desired users Video Access Enable Scheduled Video Access If enabled Viewing video is available during the scheduled periods and unavailable at other times If this option is selected you need to define a schedule If no schedule is defined this option is always disabled If disabled The option will remain disabled until you enable it Note that regardless of which setting i...

Page 55: ...oose the desired option for the period Start Time Enter the start time using a 24 hr clock End Time Enter the end time using a 24 hr clock Add Click this button to add a new period Clear Use this button to clear the input fields ...

Page 56: ... database User Properties User Name Enter the name for the user here Spaces punctuation and special characters must NOT be used in the name The name is case insensitive case is ignored so you can not have 2 names which differ only by case User Password The password for this user Confirm Password Re enter the password for the user to ensure it is correct Control Level Select either Viewer or Operat...

Page 57: ...Motion Detection Set Detection Areas You can set the full screen or selected areas of the video image to be examined Note Motion detection can be triggered by rapid changes in lighting condition as well as by moving objects For this reason it should only be used indoors Indicator Threshold Administrator needs to adjust the relation between indicator and threshold for each area ...

Page 58: ...gure 39 Audio Detection Screen Data Audio Detection Screen Audio Detection Current Volume It displays the current volume of the environment Click Refresh to update the status Triggered Volume Drag the bar to set the volume for triggering Triggered When Choose the desired situation for triggering the audio detection ...

Page 59: ...rd Enter your password for the SMTP Server POP server name Enter the name for the POP Server Show From as Enter the E Mail address to be shown in the From field when the E Mail is received Test the Server Click this button to test the server connection Secondary SMTP Check the box to upload to the Secondary SMTP if the camera can not connect to the primary SMTP E Mail Setup E mail Address Enter at...

Page 60: ...57 Subject Enter the desired text to be shown as the Subject for the E Mail when it is received Subject can not exceed 48 alphanumeric characters ...

Page 61: ... Server to be connected Login name Enter your login name for the FTP Server Password Enter your password for the FTP Server Enable Passive Mode Check the box to enable the Passive mode feature of the FTP File Path Name Enter the file path name of the FTP Test the Server Click this button to test the server connection Secondary FTP Check the box to upload to the Secondary FTP if the camera can not ...

Page 62: ...eds to pass through a Proxy Server to do the HTTP notification Proxy User Name Enter the user name for the proxy server Proxy Password Enter the password for the proxy server Proxy Port Number Enter the port number for the proxy server Method Select the desired method of form data encoding Get It should be used if and only if the form processing is independent which typically means a pure query fo...

Page 63: ...a SD Card Screen Card Management Card Status It shows details of the card if any Total Size Used Size Free Size Used Refresh Click this button to update the status of the current SD card Format Format the SD card by clicking the Format button Safely Remove When you want to remove the card click this button ...

Page 64: ...ace is not enough for further recording Stop recording If the disk space limit is reached no further recording is done Access Schedule Scheduled Periods This displays all periods you have entered into the database If you have not entered any periods this list will be empty Delete Use the Delete button to delete the selected item in the list Add New Schedule Day Choose the desired option for the pe...

Page 65: ...FS Client Browse SMB CIFS Server Click Browse button to select the desired SMB CIFS server Server Name Enter the name of your SMB CIFS server File Path Enter the file path of your SMB CIFS server User Name Enter the user name for the SMB CIFS client account Password Enter the password for the SMB CIFS client account Test the Server Click this button to test the server connection ...

Page 66: ...on about their configuration as listed below Name the descriptive event name set by the user Effective Time Frame shows when the event at a set time will be triggered Trigger by shows what kind trigger activate the event Action shows what kind of the actions will be issued when the event been triggered New Schedule Effective Time Frame Choose the desired option for the period Start Time Choose the...

Page 67: ...ment will be delivered to the SMTP server SMTP Server must be configured on the E Mail page FTP If checked an FTP upload will be activated to the FTP server FTP servers must be configured on the FTP page Output Port If checked the output port state will be activated as configured Output port must first be configured on the I O Port page HTTP If checked a HTTP CGI command will be delivered to the H...

Page 68: ...er the password for the Administrator to ensure it is correct Firmware Upgrade Upgrade File Click the Browse button and browse to the location on your PC where you stored the Firmware file Select this file Start Click this button to start the Firmware When the upgrade is finished the Network Camera will restart and this management connection will be unavailable during the restart Clear File Name T...

Page 69: ...iguration File Click Restore button to reinitialize the camera to load the new updated software Do this after loading the upgrade file Clear File Name This does NOT stop the Restore process if it has started It only clears the input for the Restore Configuration File field Restore Factory Defaults Click Defaults button to reloads all default settings on the camera Restart Camera Click Restart butt...

Page 70: ...such as location F W version The version of the current firmware installed Network MAC Address The current IP address of the Network Camera IP Address The IP Address of the Network Camera Network Mask The network mask associated with the IP address above Gateway The IP Address of the remote Gateway associated with the IP Address above WINS Address The IP Address of the WINS server ...

Page 71: ...rently used Security The current security setting for Wireless connections Signal Strength This shows the strength of the signal Streaming 1 3 Video Format It displays the current format of video Resolution The image size of the video stream Video Quality This displays the image quality of the video stream Frame Rate This displays the frame rate of the video stream Buttons Refresh Update the log a...

Page 72: ...en Log System Log This is a log of system activity Refresh Button Click this to update the data shown on screen Clear Log Click this button to restart the log Enable Syslog Service Check the box to enable the System Log Server feature Syslog Server Address Enter the address of the Syslog Server ...

Page 73: ...ed parameters etc The Utilities must be installed in the Windows before they can be configured System Requirements In order to use the utility of Network Camera you need to meet the following requirements Windows XP SP3 32 bit Windows Vista Windows 7 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 Service Pack 1 it should be installed on Windows XP VISTA via Windows Update Internet Explorer 6 or later Firefox 3 0 or ...

Page 74: ...tor icon on the desktop or click Monitor menu item in the Windows main program menu to launch the Utilities System Tray Icon When started the program will create an icon in the Windows system tray on the taskbar as shown below Figure 50 System Tray Icon You can right click the icon and it will provides a menu which allows you to launch utility program view the utility details or even exit the util...

Page 75: ...displayed Figure 51 Main Screen If no cameras have been defined and added to the Utilities no video will be displayed Utilities should be configured first to view the camera streams See the following section for information on defining a camera Note that each Camera is given a number Channel Number ...

Page 76: ...plays the data for the selected camera Check that the Camera Details shown on the right is correct Enter associated User Name and Password Note The Port Number User Name Password and Stream Type can only be modified in the WEB UI instead of Camera Setup screen Click the Test Camera button to check that a connection and login can be performed successfully Click Add button The camera will now appear...

Page 77: ... Internet IP address of the desired Wireless Network Camera Login The camera Administrator can require that users provide a username and password before being allowed to view the live video If the Administrator has not enabled this option the Login fields can be left blank Otherwise you must enter the User Name and Password allocated to your by Administrator Port Number This will normally display ...

Page 78: ...to right Flip Video Click this to have the image swapped top to bottom Speaker On Off To turn On Off the speaker volume for the camera in focused viewport Microphone On Off To turn On Off the audio upload function for the camera in the focused viewport Volume If Speaker Microphone is enabled you can click the icon then drag and drop to raise or lower the volume Zoom Camera A digital zoom in featur...

Page 79: ...al slider bar to have quicker movement of the Network Camera to the desired position Setup Click this button to open the Utilities configuration program View Recordings Click this button to launch the recording program which allows you to browse through the previously saved recordings Please see the View Recordings Program for Streams Recording section for details Channel Indicator This indicates ...

Page 80: ...arily stop playing Skip to Previous Record Use this to view the previous record Zoom In To zoom in on a section of the window drag the slider bar to the desired magnified rate of a viewport Snapshot Click this to take a still image of the current video Print Click this to print the current frame which is showing in the screen Speaker To play a recorded file select the desired volume Hour Left It d...

Page 81: ...78 Recording Bar It displays the recordings that match your requests Calendar Choose the date of the calendar for finding desired recordings ...

Page 82: ... Playback program in the Utilities package If you want to change the default settings of recording parameters before doing any recording please see the Settings section for details Recording Options To make recording schedules click the Recording Options tab on the Setup screen You will see a screen like the example below Figure 54 Recording Options If necessary change these settings to suit your ...

Page 83: ...er if you want to change the default path Note that file names for the recordings are automatically assigned using an internal date time coding rule Instant Recording Time Limit Maximum Time Limit for Instant Recording This sets the maximum time period of a recording which is started by clicking the Record button on the Monitor main screen If the recording is not stopped manually before the arrang...

Page 84: ...ed Space per Camera Enter the maximum amount of disk space assigned to each camera for stream recordings When allowed space is full Select the desired option for the behavior when the disk space limit is reached Overwrite earliest file The Recorder will overwrite the oldest file if the space is not enough for further recording Stop Recording If the disk space limit is reached no further recording ...

Page 85: ...nsure that your PC and the Network Camera are on the same network segment If you don t have a router this must be the case Ensure that your PC has the TCP IP network protocol loaded In Windows this is done by using Control Panel Network If an entry for TCP IP Network card is not listed use Add Protocol Microsoft TCP IP to add it You then need to select the new entry TCP IP Network card click Prope...

Page 86: ...he E Mail will not accept mail This is to prevent span being sent from the server Try using a different SMTP server or contact your ISP to see if SMTP access is being blocked Problem 7 Using the motion detection feature I receive E Mails which don t show any moving objects Solution 7 The motion detection feature doesn t actually detect motion It compares frames to see if they are different Major d...

Page 87: ...ding setup feature to be used Even if I run it with IE browser in non protected mode of Windows 7 the folder like Windows still can not be accessed There is no recording files found in this folder as well Solution 11 There will be no local recording files and the setup service of associated folder if the IE browser is in protected mode To use the local recording feature please operate IE browser i...

Page 88: ...gulatory Approvals FCC Statement 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception wh...

Page 89: ...rmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter CE Approvals The Network Camera and the Ethernet Network Camera meet the guidelines of the European Union and comply with the 99 5 EEC and RTTE 99 5EG directives...

Page 90: ...in privacy mode it will reject the streaming snapshot request with 406 Not Acceptable and stop video post for event Video and Image commands Stream M JPEG video HTML page for the end user Method GET URL http ip img mjpeg htm Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text html r n http ip img video mjpeg B ...

Page 91: ... support the audio stream feature we add an extra header at begin of the stream data mjpeg audio to describe the frame information and sending status The extra header contains 48 bytes in little endian the fields are shown as following Location Parameter Value and description 0 3 Magic String The string to identify the header It must be MJPG 4 7 Frame Size The frame size bytes 8 9 Width The JPEG w...

Page 92: ...idth is 320 height is 240 sent data size is 2000 slice size is 2000 timestamp is 0 frame type is 1 JPEG version number is 1 The header will look like as follows 4D 4A 50 47 2A 17 00 00 40 01 F0 00 D0 07 00 00 D0 07 00 00 00 00 01 02 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2000 bytes JPEG data We will regard others client as the PushServer HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content...

Page 93: ...20x240 or 352x240 NTSC 352x288 PAL depends on models 3 640x480 or 704x480 NTSC 704x576 PAL depends on models 4 1280x720 depends on models quality Quality level 1 Very high 2 High 3 Normal 4 Low 5 Very low Example 1 To snapshot a 640x480 or 704x480 NTSC 704x576 PAL depends on models very high quality JPEG image from network camera 192 168 0 99 http 192 168 0 99 img snapshot cgi size 3 quality 1 Exa...

Page 94: ...TTP 1 0 r n Host 192 168 0 99 r n Return OK HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Client starts to upload the audio stream Unauthorized Bad username password HTTP 1 0 401 Unauthorized r n RTP RTSP User can stream video and audio through the following URLs Video and audio rtsp ip img media sav Video only rtsp ip img video sav Audio only rtsp ip img audio sav If the client player is QuickTime player there are always ...

Page 95: ...t the following four RTP protocols But user needs to specify the desired RTP protocol in the player 1 Unicast RTP 2 Multicast RTP 3 RTP over RTSP RTP over TCP 4 RTP over RTSP over HTTP HTTP tunnel Return Video and or audio will be returned ...

Page 96: ...0 OK r n data Method GET URL http ip img media flv Return media content HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n data Extension to the streaming URL defines We extend some parameters for some products which support the multiple streamings simultaneously Related URLs video asf video mjpeg mjpeg cgi snapshot cgi media sdp media sav video sav Extension syntax ...

Page 97: ...e parameter channel is the main key with priority Response error if parameters are not correct If only channel parameter provided stream the default video priority is MPEG4 MJPEG H264 If none parameter provide use the default channel number and then stream the video by priority channel 1 2 3 If only video parameter provided stream the video from the channel supports use the default channel number ...

Page 98: ...4 To view the H264 at 2nd channel video sav channel 2 video H264 To view the MPEG4 at 2nd channel video sav channel 2 video MPEG4 or video sav video MPEG4 padding If the product supports padding data over the streaming such as motion information we will append the parameter padding no yes to identify default no this parameter depends on products and streaming types Example To view the streaming wi...

Page 99: ...cate the HTTPS disabled rtsp_port 554 r n Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n parameter pair r n parameter pair r n Here are the details of parameter pairs Parameter Value and description hostname Camera name example sc123456 description Camera description example Hello camera defname Camrea default name example default name mac Camera s MAC address example 00C002123456 comp...

Page 100: ...lution2 Won t provide this paramter if there is not such video format enabled or supported mic_in Current MIC in setting valid values on off speaker_out Current Speaker out setting valid values on off audio_duplex_ mode Only valid for the products have such setting feature in Web UI Current audio duplex mode setting only off is valid example Talk only mic_in off speaker_out on Listen only mic_in o...

Page 101: ...mg query cgi This CGI indicates the accessed user s privilege with some H W features Ex The user could use Speaker Out but couldn t control the I O ports etc Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n mic_in on off r n speaker_out on off r n ptctrl on off r n ioctrl on off r n interlace 0 1 r n only for analog CCTV input ...

Page 102: ...airs parameters depend on product models error value response indicate that Failed to query control the peripheral equipments Parameter Pairs Table Parameter Get Set Value and description privacy_button Query only Privacy button status valid values disabled off on pir Query only PIR status valid values disabled actionless active light_sensor Query only Light sensor status valid values disabled nig...

Page 103: ... valid values disabled off on disabled is only valid for query CGI wl_leds Get Set White light LEDs status valid values disabled off on disabled is only valid for query CGI Control the peripheral components status Method GET URL http ip io control_pc cgi parameter value parameter pair Parameter Value and description Please refer to the Parameter Pairs Table Return Successful request returns all gr...

Page 104: ...Method GET URL http ip io query_filter cgi Return Network Camera will return a Web page that contains the following messages HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n filter 0 1 r n 0 Close the window 1 Open the window r n ...

Page 105: ...llowing messages HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n Firmware Version V1 0 01 r n Serial Number SQJ00G100001 r n Reboot Method GET URL http ip adm reboot cgi Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n OK r n Restore to factory defaults Method GET URL http ip adm reset_to_default cgi Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n OK r n ...

Page 106: ...ontent type text plain r n r n OK r n Get Set group parameters Get group parameters Method GET URL http ip adm get_group cgi parameter value value Parameter Value and description group 1 To get all group settings group_name The group name is case insensitive 2 To get a specific setting from a group group_name parameter_name 3 To get the settings from multiple groups group_name group_name Note that...

Page 107: ...Value and description group Group name is specified here The group name is case insensitive Note that all group values are defined in the Network Camera Configuration Spec 1 To set a specific setting in a group group group1 key value 2 To get the settings from multiple groups group group1 key value group group2 key value Return Successful request returns all group parameters or the specified param...

Page 108: ...Spec year Year 2005 2037 month Month 1 12 day Day 1 31 hour Hour 0 23 minute Minute 0 59 second Second 0 59 Return Successful request returns all group parameters or the specified parameters as below HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n OK r n parameter pair r n parameter pair r n r n Upgrade firmware Method POST URL http ip adm upgrade cgi Message body boundary FW binary data The c...

Page 109: ...nore the last data misaligned by dword Upload configuration content Method POST URL http ip adm upload cgi Message body boundary configuration content encoded in Base64 fvormat All data in the configuration are encoded in a Base64 format Network camera will be automatically rebooted after received and loaded the configuration content Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n OK r ...

Page 110: ... dword DataSize 4 bytes the size of configuration content excluding this file tail TLV block type define Type Description 0x0001 Logo image 0x0002 HTTPS CA 0x0003 802 1x ROOT CA 0x0004 802 1x User CA Download logs Method GET URL http ip adm log cgi Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n log data Motion detection commands The user could configure the motion detection in max up t...

Page 111: ...rom 0 to 479 and ascend from top to bottom 6 4 0 0 0 4 8 0 6 3 9 4 7 9 The configured area coordinate The left top corner is the start position The right bottom corner is the stop position X 1 Y 1 X 2 Y 2 Whatever the current streaming resolution is the replied coordinate always maps to the 640x480 scale Get Motion Detection Settings Method GET URL http IP adm get_group cgi group MOTION Please ref...

Page 112: ...xt plain r n r n OK r n Notes In some special models the first motion window is used for full screen the S W OCX side needs to do it as the following way without changing any configure item 1 Use md_switch1 as the switch of full screen or sub windows 2 The md_window1 always sets to 640x480 size If md_switch1 1 then the camera needs to detect in the whole screen video The OCX can t allow the user t...

Page 113: ...client bring the extension parameter padding yes by request please refer to the chapter Extension to the streaming URL defines for details The following padding data starts from the 1st byte of the padding area after the normal streaming frames Padding format Intel format 4 Bytes 1 Byte 1 4 Byte XXX Byte 1 Byte 1 4 Byte XXX Byte 2 Bytes Total Length Command_1 Length Data Command_2 Length Data Padd...

Page 114: ...s on models in video frame Byte 1 The data length of the data depends on the windows number Byte 2 Motion detection is enabled or not main switch and whether it is in the effect schedule or not 0x00 0 Off 0x01 1 On not in effect schedule 0x11 17 On in effect schedule Block1 n The Motion windows information block 8 bytes per block the blocks numbers is the windows number Byte 1 2 in block Current m...

Page 115: ...e effect schedule or not 0x00 0 Off 0x01 1 On Triggered not in effect schedule 0x11 17 On Triggered in effect schedule 0x03 PIR sensor Padding in video frame The data length is 1 Byte 1 The PIR sensor is triggered or not and whether it is in the effect schedule or not 0x00 0 Off 0x01 1 On Triggered not in effect schedule 0x11 17 On Triggered in effect schedule 0x04 Audio Volume Detection Padding i...

Page 116: ... Ex Command 0xC1 needs length 500 data Length Command Length Total 500 bytes End 0x00 0x00 0x01 0xFD 0xC1 0x01 0xF4 Data Data Data 0xBF 0x00 0x1FD 509 total length 509 bytes 0x01F4 500 length of command 0xC1 500 bytes Wireless Commands Wireless Site Survey Method GET URL http ip adm site_survey cgi Return The result to wireless site survey will be returned after a timeout the timeout in camera is ...

Page 117: ...0 OK r n Content type text xml r n r n xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 r n SiteList r n SiteList r n The parameters of result as below Parameter Value Description SSID Wireless SSID up to 32 ASCII characters but because the result is xml file format the max string length will catch up to 192 and the translated characters as below quot lt gt amp BSSID Wireless BSSID six groups of two hexadecimal dig...

Page 118: ...penSystem SharedKey Encryption Wireless encryption method the value can be Unknown None WEP TKIP AES Mixed TKIP AES Channel Wireless channel Integer type the value can be 1 14 Signal Wireless signal percentage Integer type the value can be 1 100 100 is the strongest WPS Expressing whether AP support WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup function the value can be No Yes PBC PIN Code Wireless status query Metho...

Page 119: ...i the cgi will stop survey and return the result if timeout valid values 5 120 default is 30 action Optional this CGI will terminate survey action stop Return The result will be returned in xml format as following the content size depends on how many servers in the network Successful request returns the result of Samba site survey as below case sensitive HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content type text xml r...

Page 120: ...ter cmd Optional the valid value is mkdir create a new folder given by the path parameter rmdir delete a folder given by the path parameter If there is no this parameter the CGI will survey the shared folder list in the given url by default need_rights Optional check the user rights for the folder only for the survey command Regard as read rights without this parameter r Have the read rights w Hav...

Page 121: ...ion Status Value as following all are in lower case ok Operate the folder successfully invalid Invalid input parameters unauth Need the correct username password denied Denied resoource occupied file exist There is the file reject the operation readonly Read only rights writeonly Write only rights error Error happened Name The folder name ...

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