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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions

 

20 - User's Manual

 

 

 Volume: When the 

 Mute function is not activated, move the slider bar to adjust the volume on the 

local computer�

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Talk: Click this button to talk to people around the Network Camera� Audio will project from 

the external speaker connected to the Network Camera. Click this button 

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 Mic On button 

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Full Screen: Click this button to switch to full screen mode� Press the “Esc” key to switch back to normal 

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■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG:

Video Title

: The video title can be configured. For more information, 

please refer to Video Settings on 

page 49�

Time: Display the current time� For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 49�

Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video� For more information, please 

refer to Video Settings on page 49�

Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the Network Camera model and Network Camera 

configuration, some buttons may not be available.

 Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images� The captured images will be displayed 

in a pop-up window� Right-click the image and choose 

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 to save it in JPEG (*.jpg) or BMP 

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Summary of Contents for IP7142

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Page 2: ...TSP Players 15 Using 3GPP compatible Mobile Devices 16 Using VIVOTEK Recording Software 17 Main Page 18 Client Settings 22 Configuration 24 System 25 Security 27 HTTPS 28 Network 33 DDNS 44 Access List 46 Audio and Video 49 Motion Detection 58 Camera Control 61 Camera Tampering Detection 66 Homepage Layout 67 Application 70 Recording 83 System Log 86 View Parameters 87 Maintenance 88 Appendix 92 U...

Page 3: ...ce for scanners or pan tilts driver connection and HTTPS encrypted data transmission Read Before Use The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country The Network Camera is not only a high performance web ready camera but can also be part of a flexible surveillance system It is the user s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing ...

Page 4: ... Audio Out green Microphone In pink Power Cord Socket black General I O Terminal Block Earth N C 485B 485A AC24V AC24V N C No Connector 485B RS485 485A RS485 AC24V Power in AC 24V AC24V Power in AC 24V GND Ground DI Digital Input DO Digital Output 12V Power 12V DC GND DI DO 12V Pin Name Specification N C No Connector 485B RS485 3 3V 485A RS485 3 3V AC24V Power in AC 24V AC 24V 5 AC24V Power in AC ...

Page 5: ... used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation If the system problems remain after reset restore the factory settings and install again Reboot Press and release the reset button with a paper clip or thin object Wait for the Network Camera to reboot Restore Press and hold the reset button until the status LE...

Page 6: ...he Internet For more information please refer to Network deployment on page 8 for details 5 Install the Installation Wizard 2 to assign IP address to the Network Camera For more information please refer to Software installation on page 11 for details 6 Access to the Network Camera from the Internet For more information please refer to Accessing the Network Camera on page 13 for details 7 Unscrew t...

Page 7: ...new one if you open the back cover after installation Note If you want to use the supplied sun shield for outdoor environments please follow the steps below to install 1 Tighten the supplied two screws 2 Attach the supplied sun shield to the Network Camera and slide it to the desired position 3 Fix the sun shield with supplied screws and washers Please use different screws for ceiling mount 4 Secu...

Page 8: ...c IP The third way is to use PPPoE Internet connection via a router Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet make sure you have a router and follow the steps below 1 Connect your Network Camera behind a router the Internet environment is illustrated below Regarding how to obtain your IP address please refer to Software Installation on page 11 for details 1 N C No Connector 485B RS485...

Page 9: ... how to forward ports on the router please refer to your router s user s manual 3 Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP Internet Service Provider Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Network Camera from the Internet Please refer to Network Type on page 33 for details Internet connection with static IP Choose this connection type if you are requir...

Page 10: ...tch router supports PoE refer to the following illustration to connect the Network Camera to a PoE enabled switch router When using a non PoE switch If your switch router does not support PoE use a PoE power injector optional to connect between the Network Camera and a non PoE switch router POWE R COLLIS ION LINK R E CE IVE PAR TITION 1 2 3 4 5 PoE Switch power data transmission POWE R COLLIS ION ...

Page 11: ...ext to continue the program 3 The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN 4 After searching the main installer window will pop up Click on the MAC and model name which matches the product label on your device to connect to the Network Camera via Internet Explorer 0002D1070417 00 02 D1 07 04 17 192 168 5 151 IP7153 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Opera...

Page 12: ...VIVOTEK A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 12 User s Manual Ready to Use 1 Access the Network Camera from the LAN 2 Retrieve live video through a web browser or recording software ...

Page 13: ...ss the Netwotk Camera 1 Launch your web browser ex Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Netscape 2 Enter the IP address of the Network Camera in the address field Press Enter 3 The live video will be displayed in your web browser 4 If it is the first time installing the VIVOTEK network camera an information bar will pop up as shown below Follow the instructions to install the required pl...

Page 14: ...t how to enable password protection please refer to Security on page 27 If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX Controls please enable the ActiveX Controls for your browser 1 Choose Tools Internet Options Security Custom Level 2 Look for Download signed ActiveX controls select Enable or Prompt Click OK 3 Refresh your web browser then install the Acti...

Page 15: ...treaming through port number 554 please set the RTSP port to 554 For more information please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 42 For example 4 The live video will be displayed in your player For more information on how to configure the RTSP access name please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 42 for details rtsp 192 168 5 151 554 live sdp Video 16 38 01 2008 01 03 1 Launch the RTSP player 2 Choose Fi...

Page 16: ... RTSP Streaming on page 42 2 As the the bandwidth on 3G networks is limited you will not be able to use a large video size Please set the video and audio streaming parameters as listed below For more information please refer to Audio and Video on page 49 Video Mode MPEG 4 Frame size 176 x 144 Maximum frame rate 5 fps Intra frame period 1S Video quality Constant bit rate 40kbps Audio type GSM AMR 1...

Page 17: ...ding software allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple Network Cameras Please install the recording software then launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Channel list For detailed information about how to use the recording software please refer to the user s manual of the software or download it from http www vivotek com ...

Page 18: ...r one for live viewing Digital Output Click to turn the digital output device on or off Configuration Area Client Settings Click this button to access the client setting page For more information please refer to Client Settings on page 22 Configuration Click this button to access the configuration page of the Network Camera It is suggested that a password be applied to the Network Camera so that o...

Page 19: ...images The captured images will be displayed in a pop up window Right click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG jpg or BMP bmp format Digital Zoom Click and uncheck Disable digital zoom to enable the zoom operation The navigation screen indicates the part of the image being magnified To control the zoom level drag the slider bar To move to a different area you want to magnify d...

Page 20: ...tton Full Screen Click this button to switch to full screen mode Press the Esc key to switch back to normal mode The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG Video Title The video title can be configured For more information please refer to Video Settings on page 49 Time Display the current time For more information please refer to Video Settings on page 49 Title and Time ...

Page 21: ...a different area you want to magnify drag the navigation screen Start MP4 Recording Click this button to record video clips in MP4 file format to your computer Press the Stop MP4 Recording button to end recording When you exit the web browser video recording stops accordingly To specify the storage destination and file name please refer to MP4 Saving Options on page 23 for details Full Screen Clic...

Page 22: ...ant Note that each unicast client connecting to the server takes up additional bandwidth and the Network Camera allows up to ten simultaneous accesses UDP multicast This protocol allows multicast enabled routers to forward network packets to all clients requesting streaming media This helps to reduce the network transmission load of the Network Camera while serving multiple clients at the same tim...

Page 23: ...u can specify the storage destination and file name Folder Specify a storage destination for the recorded video files File Name Prefix Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the video file name Add date and time suffix to the file name Select this option to append the date and time to the end of the file name CLIP_20090108 180853 Date and time suffix The format is YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS File...

Page 24: ... Application Recording System log View parameters are not displayed in Basic Mode If you want to set up advanced functions please click Advanced Mode on the bottom of the configuration list to quickly switch to Advanced Mode In order to simplify the user interface the detailed information will be hidden unless you click on the function item When you click on the first sub item the detailed informa...

Page 25: ...ttom of the configuration list to quickly switch over System This section explains how to configure the basic settings for the Network Camera such as the host name and system time It is composed of the following three columns System System Time and DI and DO When completed with the settings on this page click Save at the bottom of the page to enable the settings System Host name Enter a desired na...

Page 26: ...a protocol which synchronizes computer clocks by periodically querying an NTP Server NTP server Assign the IP address or domain name of the time server Leaving the text box blank connects the Network Camera to the default time servers Update interval Select to update the time using the NTP server on an hourly daily weekly or monthly basis Time zone Advanced Mode Select the appropriate time zone fr...

Page 27: ...ers the privilege Operators will also have the ability to control the Network Camera through the main page Please refer to Main Page on page 18 Allow anonymous viewing If you check this item any client can access the live stream without entering a User ID and Password Manage User Administrators can add up to 20 user accounts 1 Input the new user s name and password 2 Select the privilege level for...

Page 28: ...ation then select a connection option HTTP HTTPS or HTTPS only Note that you have to create and install a certificate first in the second column before clicking the Save button Create and Install Certificate Method Before using HTTPS for communication with the Network Camera a Certificate must be created first There are three ways to create and install a certificate Create self signed certificate ...

Page 29: ...n the third column as shown below You can click Property to view detailed information about the certificate 5 Click Home to return to the main page Change the address from http to https in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS https 192 168 5 151 index html https ...

Page 30: ...ate the certificate 3 The Certificate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below You can click Property to see detailed information about the certificate Create certificate and install Select this option if you want to create a certificate from a certificate authority 1 Select this option 2 Click Create to open the Create Certificate page then click Save to gene...

Page 31: ...timedia Communication Solutions User s Manual 31 3 If you see the following Information bar click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of the page to allow pop ups 4 The pop up window shows an example of a certificate request ...

Page 32: ...click Upload in the second column NOTE How do I cancel the HTTPS settings 1 Uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection in the first column and click Save a warning dialog will pop up 2 Click OK to disable HTTPS 3 The webpage will redirect to a non HTTPS page automatically If you want to create and install other certificates please remove the existing one To remove the signed certificate uncheck Enable...

Page 33: ...Use fixed IP address Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network Camera 1 You can make use of VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network Camera on LAN Please refer to Software Installation on page 11 for details 2 Enter the Static IP Subnet mask Default router and Primary DNS provided by your ISP Enable UPnP presentation Select this o...

Page 34: ...Home Configuration Application Server Settings please refer to Server Settings on page 76 to add a new email or FTP server 3 Go to Configuration Application Media Settings please refer to Media Settings on page 79 Select System log so that you will receive the system log in TXT file format which contains the Network Camera s public IP address in your email or on the FTP server 4 Go to Configuratio...

Page 35: ...r Note that you must log on to the computer as a system administrator to install the UPnPTM components 1 Go to Start click Control Panel then click Add or Remove Programs 2 In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box click Add Remove Windows Components 3 In the Windows Components Wizard dialog box select Networking Services and click Details ...

Page 36: ...hortcuts under My Network Places Enabling UPnP port forwarding allows the Network Camera to open a secondary HTTP port on the router not HTTP port meaning that you have to add the secondary HTTP port number to the Network Camera s public address in order to access the Network Camera from the Internet For example when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080 refer to th...

Page 37: ...er 6 5 Mozilla Firefox 3 0 or above When IPv6 is enabled by default the network camera will listen to router advertisements and be assigned with a link local IPv6 address accordingly IPv6 Information Click this button to obtain the IPv6 information as shown below If your IPv6 settings are successful the IPv6 address list will be listed in the pop up window The IPv6 address will be displayed as fol...

Page 38: ... the webpage in the following address format Please refer to HTTP on page 39 for detailed information If you choose PPPoE as the Network Type the PPP0 address will be displayed in the IPv6 information column as shown below Manually setup the IP address Select this option to manually set up IPv6 settings if your network environment does not have DHCPv6 server and router advertisements enabled route...

Page 39: ...e HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080 They can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535 If the ports are incorrectly assigned the following warning messages will be displayed To access the Network Camera on the LAN both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be used to access the Network Camera For example when the HTTP port is set to 80 and t...

Page 40: ...using http ip address http port access name for stream1 or stream2 will fail to access the Network Camera HTTPS By default the HTTPS port is set to 443 It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535 Two way audio By default the two way audio port is set to 5060 Also it can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535 The Network Camera supports two way audi...

Page 41: ...o and Video Settings on page 49 Click to enable audio transmission to the Network Camera click to adjust the volume of microphone click to turn off the audio To stop talking click again FTP The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips You can utilize VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade the firmware via FTP server By default the FTP port is set to 21 It also can be assigned to a...

Page 42: ...d access The availability of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes is listed in the following table Access name for stream 1 Access name for stream 2 This Network camera supports dual streams simultaneously The access name is used to differentiate the streaming source If you want to use an RTSP player to access the Network Camera you have to set the video mode to MPEG 4 and use the...

Page 43: ...ly assigned the following warning message will be displayed Multicast settings for stream 1 Multicast settings for stream 2 Click the items to display the detailed configuration information Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 or stream 2 Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point to point transmission multicast on the other hand sends a stream to the...

Page 44: ...Additionally we offer other DDNS providers such as Dyndns org Dynamic Dyndns org Custom TZO com DHS org CustomSafe100 dyn interfree it Note that before utilizing this function please apply for a dynamic domain account first Safe100 net 1 In the DDNS column select Safe100 net from the drop down list Click I accept after reviewing the terms of the Service Agreement 2 In the Register column fill in t...

Page 45: ...ssfully created you will see a success message in the DDNS Registration Result column 3 Click Copy and all for the registered information will be uploaded to the corresponding fields in the DDNS column 4 Select Enable DDNS and click Save to enable the setting Forget key Click this button if you have forgotten the key to Safe100 net or CustomSafe100 Your account information will be sent to your ema...

Page 46: ...lients have to enter a user name and password to access the live video The user name will be displayed in the User ID column If the administrator allows clients to link to the webpage without a user name and password the User ID column will be empty There are some situations which allow clients access to the live video without a user name and password 1 The administrator does not set up a root pas...

Page 47: ...e checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will automatically try to re link again IE Explore or Quick Time Player Enable access list filtering Check this item and click Save if you want to enable the access list filtering function Filter There are two lists for permission control Allowed list and Denied list Only those clients whose IP addresses are on the Allowed list and no...

Page 48: ...ete Denied List column make a selection and click Delete NOTE For example when the range of IP addresses in the allowed list is set from 1 1 1 0 to 192 255 255 255 and the range in the denied list is set from 1 1 1 0 to 170 255 255 255 only users IP located between 171 0 0 0 and 192 255 255 255 can access the Network Camera Administrator IP address Always allow the IP address to access this device...

Page 49: ...stent with local utility settings to eliminate image flickering associated with fluorescent lights Note that after the power line frequency is changed you must disconnect and reconnect the power cord of the Network Camera in order for the new setting to take effect Video orientation Flip vertically reflect the display of the live video Mirror horizontally reflect the display of the live video Sele...

Page 50: ...Click Image settings to open the Image Settings page On this page you can tune the White balance Brightness Saturation Contrast and Sharpness settings for the video White balance Adjust the value for the best color temperature Auto The Network Camera automatically adjusts the color temperature of the light in response to different light sources The white balance setting defaults to Auto and works ...

Page 51: ... set to 0 Sharpness Adjust the image sharpness level which ranges from 5 to 5 The default value is set to 0 You can click Preview to fine tune the image or click Restore to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes When completed with the settings on this page click Save to enable the setting and click Close to exit the page Privacy Mask Advanced Mode Click Privacy Mask to ope...

Page 52: ...set the AGC level 2X 4X or 8X The default value is 4X Enable WDR Wide Dynamic Range Select this option to enable the WDR function With WDR the Network Camera can cope with very challenging lighting conditionsby combining the dark and bright parts of an image to generate a realistic image representative of what is seen with the human eye Note If you select this function Exposure level and Enable AG...

Page 53: ...ofile Settings page as shown below Please follow the steps beolw to set up a profile 1 Check Enable this profile 2 Select the applied mode Day mode Night mode or schedule mode Please manually enter a range of time if you choose Schedule mode 3 Configure Exposure settings in the second column Please refer to last page for detailed information 4 Click Save to enable the setting and click Close to ex...

Page 54: ...s 5fps 8fps 10fps 15fps 20fps and 25fps If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz the frame rates are selectable at 1fps 2fps 3fps 5fps 8fps 10fps 15fps 20fps 25fps and 30fps You can also select Customize and manually enter a value Intra frame period Determine how often to plant an I frame The shorter the duration the more likely you will get better video quality but at the cost of higher network...

Page 55: ...he frame sizes are selectable in the following resolutions 176 x 144 352 x 240 and 720 x 480 Maximum frame rate This limits the maximum refresh frame rate per second Set the frame rate higher for smoother video quality If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz the frame rates are selectable at 1fps 2fps 3fps 5fps 8fps 10fps 15fps 20fps and 25fps If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz the fram...

Page 56: ...ent light Day mode In day mode the Network Camera switches on the IR cut filter at all times to block infrared light from reaching the sensor so that the colors will not be distorted Night mode In night mode the Network Camera switches off the IR cut filter at all times for the sensor to accept infrared light thus helping to improve low light sensitivity Schedule mode The Network Camera switches b...

Page 57: ...xternal audio input according to ambient conditions Adjust the gain from 12 db most sensitive 33 db least sensitive Audio type Select audio codec AAC or GSM AMR and the bit rate Advanced Mode AAC provides good sound quality at the cost of higher bandwidth consumption The bit rates are selectable from 16Kbps 32Kbps 48Kbps 64Kbps 96Kbps and 128Kbps GSM ARM is designed to optimize speech quality and ...

Page 58: ...to moving objects and the space ratio of all alerted pixels by moving the Sensitivity and Percentage slider bar 4 Click Save to enable the settings 5 Select Enable motion detection to enable this function For example The Percentage Indicator will rise or fall depending on the variation between sequential images When motions are detected by the Network Camera and are judged to exceed the defined th...

Page 59: ...al of three motion detection windows can be configured on this page as well Please follow the steps beolw to set up a profile 1 Create a new motion detection window 2 Check Enable this profile 3 Select the applicable mode Day mode Night mode or Schedule mode Please manually enter a time range if you choose Schedule mode 4 Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page This moti...

Page 60: ...settings are expected to detect slight movements while smaller sensitivity settings will neglect them When the sensitivity is set to 70 the Network Camera defines the pixels in the purple areas as alerted pixels frame D Percentage is a value that expresses the proportion of alerted pixels to all pixels in the motion detection window In this case 50 of pixels are identified as alerted pixels When t...

Page 61: ...0 and Pelco D protocol If none of the above PTZ drivers is supported by your PTZ scanner please select Custom camera scanner Please refer to the user s manual of your PTZ scanner to determine the Camera ID PTZ driver and Port settings The Camera ID is necessary to control multiple cameras If you click Save to enable this function the camera control panel will be displayed on the main page Please r...

Page 62: ...o the desired position using the buttons on the right side of the window 2 Enter a name for the preset position which allows for up to forty characters Click Add to enable the settings The preset positions will be displayed under the Preset Location list on the left hand side 3 To add additional preset positions please repeat steps 1 2 4 To remove a preset position from the list select it from the...

Page 63: ... Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User s Manual 63 The Camera Control Panel and Preset Positions will be displayed on the home page Click Go to The Network Camera will move to the selected preset position ...

Page 64: ...elect 2 The selected preset location will be displayed on the Source list 3 Set the Dwelling time for the preset location during auto patrol You can also manually enter a value in the blank and click Update 4 Repeat step 1 and 3 to select additional preset locations 5 If you want to delete a selected location select it from the Source list and click Remove 6 Select a location and click Up or Down ...

Page 65: ...to open the Custom Command page to set the commands in the Control Settings session Please refer to your PTZ scanner user s manual to enter the commands in the following fields Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page The command buttons will be displayed on the main page NOTE If you select DynaDome SmartDOME Lilin PIH 7x00 or Pelco D protocol as the PTZ driver the Contro...

Page 66: ...ow to set up the camera tamper detection function 1 Check Enable camera tampering detection 2 Enter the tamper trigger duration 10 sec 10 min The tamper alarm will be triggered only when the tampering factor the difference between current frame and pre saved background exceeds the trigger threshold 3 Set up the event source as Camera Tampering Detection on Application page Event Settings Server Se...

Page 67: ... this page The settings will be displayed automatically in this Preview field The following shows the homepage using the default settings Hide Powered by VIVOTEK If you check this item it will be removed from the homepage Logo Here you can change the logo at the top of your homepage Follow the steps below to upload a new logo 1 Click Custom and the Browse field will appear 2 Select a logo from you...

Page 68: ... types of preset patterns for you to choose from The new layout will simultaneously appear in the Preview filed Click Save to enable the settings Font Color of the Video Title Font Color Background Color of the Control Area Font Color of the Configuration Area Background Color of the Configuration Area Background Color of the Video Area Frame Color Preset Patterns ...

Page 69: ...umn 2 Click the field where you want to change the color on the right column 3 The palette window will pop up as shown below 4 Drag the slider bar and click on the left square to select a desired color 5 The selected color will be displayed in the corresponding fields and in the Preview column 6 Click Save to enable the settings 1 2 3 4 Color Selector Custom Pattern ...

Page 70: ...scripts you can upload if the current amount of customized scripts has reached the limit an alert message will pop up If you need more information please ask for VIVOTEK technical support In the illustration on the right an event can be triggered by many sources such as motion detection or external digital input devices When an event is triggered you can specify what type of action that will be pe...

Page 71: ...nd Action to set an event A total of 3 event settings can be configured Event name Enter a name for the event setting Enable this event Select this option to enable the event setting Priority Select the relative importance of this event High Normal or Low Events with a higher priority setting will be executed first Detect next event after seconds Enter the duration in seconds to pause motion detec...

Page 72: ...deo motion detection This option makes use of the built in motion detection mechanism as a trigger source To enable this function you need to configure a Motion Detection Window first For more information please refer to Motion Detection on page 58 for details Periodically This option allows the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other defined minute Up to 999 minutes are allowed Dig...

Page 73: ...ure the Tampering Detection option first Please refer to page 66 for detailed information Event Schedule Specify the period for the event Select the days of the week Select the recording schedule in 24 hr time format Action Define the actions to be performed by the Network Camera when a trigger is activated Trigger digital output for seconds Select this option to turn on the external digital outpu...

Page 74: ...Network Camera will know what action to take such as which server to send the media files to when a trigger is activated Add Server Add Media Click Add Server to configure Server Settings For more information please refer to Server Settings on page 76 Click Add Media to configure Media Settings For more information please refer to Media Settings on page 79 Here is an example of the Event Settings ...

Page 75: ...red by motion detection the Network Camera will automatically send snapshots via e mail If you want to stop the event trigger you can click ON to turn it to OFF status or click Delete to remove the event setting To remove a server setting from the list select a server name from the drop down list and click Delete Note that only when the server setting is not being applied to an event setting can i...

Page 76: ... via email when a trigger is activated Sender email address Enter the email address of the sender Recipient email address Enter the email address of the recipient Server address Enter the domain name or IP address of the email server User name Enter the user name of the email account if necessary Password Enter the password of the email account if necessary Server port The defualt mail server port...

Page 77: ...Remote folder name Enter the folder where the media file will be placed If the folder name does not exist the Network Camera will create one on the FTP server Passive mode Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests If the FTP server supports passive mode select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to pass through the firewall To veri...

Page 78: ...click Test The result will be shown in a pop up window as below If successful you will receive a test txt file on the HTTP server Click Save to enable the settings then click Close to exit the page Network storage Select to send the media files to a network storage location when a trigger is activated Please refer to Network Storage Setting on page 83 for details Click Save to enable the settings ...

Page 79: ...area it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit Enter a number to decide how many images to capture before a trigger is activated Up to 7 images can be generated Send post event images Enter a number to decide how many images to capture after a trigger is activated Up to 7 images can be generated For example if both the Send pre event images and Send post event images are set to 7 a total of ...

Page 80: ... For example if pre event recording is set to five seconds and the maximum duration is set to ten seconds the Network Camera continues to record for another 4 seconds after a trigger is activated Maximum file size Specify the maximum file size allowed File name prefix Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the file name For example Click Save to enable the settings then click Close t...

Page 81: ...ge You can continue to select a server and media type for the event Please go back to page 66 for detailed information Create folders by date time and hour automatically If you check this item the system will generate folders automatically by date View Click this button to open a file list window This function is only for Network Storage If you click View button of Network storage a file directory...

Page 82: ...to delete selected items Click to delete all recorded data Click to go back to the previous level of the directory The format is HH 24r Click to open the file list for that hour The format is File name prefix Minute mm You can set up the file name prefix on Media Settings page Please refer to page 79 for detailed information ...

Page 83: ...g up this page please set up the Network Storage on the Server Settings page first Network Storage Setting Click Server to open the Server Settings page and follow the steps below to set up 1 Fill in the information for your server For example 2 Click Test to check the setting The result will be shown in the pop up window 1 2 3 4 Network storage path server name or IP address folder name User name...

Page 84: ...ose to exit the page Recording Settings Click Add to open the recording setting page In this page you can define the recording source recording schedule and recording capacity A total of 2 recording settings can be configured Recording name Enter a name for the recording setting Enable this recording Select this option to enable video recording Priority Select the relative importance of this recor...

Page 85: ...reserved amount is reserved for cyclic recording to prevent malfunction This value must be larger than 15 MBytes If you want to enable recording notification please click Application to set up Please refer to Trigger Recording notify on page 73 for detailed information When completed select Enable this recording Click Save to enable the setting and click Close to exit this page When the system beg...

Page 86: ...cording tool to receive system log messages from the Network Camera An example is Kiwi Syslog Daemon Visit http www kiwisyslog com kiwi syslog daemon overview Follow the steps below to set up the remote log 1 In the IP address text box enter the IP address of the remote server 2 In the port text box enter the port number of the remote server 3 When completed select Enable remote log and click Save...

Page 87: ...a Communication Solutions User s Manual 87 View Parameters Advanced Mode The View Parameters page lists the entire system s parameters in alphabetical order If you need technical assistance please provide the information listed on this page ...

Page 88: ...ils after rebooting manually enter the IP address of the Network Camera in the address field to resume the connection Restore This feature allows you to restore the Network Camera to factory default settings Network Type Select this option to retain the Network Type settings please refer to Network Type on page 33 Daylight Saving Time Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings ...

Page 89: ...teps below to export 1 In the Export files column click Export to export the daylight saving time configuration file from the Network Camera 2 A file download dialog will pop up as shown below Click Open to review the XML file or click Save to store the file for editing 3 Open the file with Microsoft Notepad and locate your time zone set the start and end time of DST When completed save the file I...

Page 90: ...ipts Upload setting backup file Click Browse to upload a setting backup file Please note that the model and firmware version of the device should be the same as the setting backup file If you have set up a fixed IP or other special settings for your device it is not suggested to upload a settings backup file Upgrade Firmware This feature allows you to upgrade the firmware of your Network Camera It...

Page 91: ...eded The following message is displayed when you have selected an incorrect firmware file Starting firmware upgrade Do not power down the server during the upgrade The server will restart automatically after the upgrade is completed This will take about 1 5 minutes Wrong PKG file format Unpack fail Reboot system now This connection will close ...

Page 92: ... description of the name for the server denoted with servername in the URL syntax description below that is replaced with the string myserver in the URL syntax example further down in the page URL syntax is denoted with the word Syntax written in bold face followed by a box with the referenced syntax as shown below For example name of the server is written as servername and is intended to be repla...

Page 93: ... digital output 1 to active Security Level SECURITY LEVEL SUB DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION 0 anonymous Unprotected 1 view anonymous viewer dido camctrl 1 Can view listen talk to camera 2 Can control DI DO PTZ of the camera 4 operator anonymous viewer dido camctrl operator Operator access rights can modify most of the camera s parameters except some privileges and network options 6 admin anonymous viewer ...

Page 94: ...y only group the parameters of the related group will be returned When querying parameter values the current parameter values are returned A successful control request returns parameter pairs as follows Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content Type text html r n Context Length length r n r n parameter pair where parameter pair is parameter value r n parameter pair length is the actual length of content ...

Page 95: ...te value return return page PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION group _ name value to assigned Assign value to the parameter group _ name update boolean Set to 1 to update all fields no need to update parameter in each group return return page Redirect to the page return page after the parameter is assigned The return page can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path If you omit t...

Page 96: ...ters are invalid string n m Text strings longer than n characters and shorter than m characters The characters are invalid password n The same as string but displays instead integer Any number between 231 1 and 231 1 positive integer Any number between 0 and 232 1 m n Any number between m and n domain name n A string limited to a domain name shorter than n characters eg www ibm com email address n...

Page 97: ...e string 40 1 6 Host name of server Network Camera Wireless Network Camera Video Server Wireless Video Server date yyyy mm dd keep auto 6 6 Current date of system Set to keep to keep date unchanged Set to auto to use NTP to synchronize date time hh mm ss keep auto 6 6 Current time of the system Set to keep to keep time unchanged Set to auto to use NTP to synchronize time datetime MMDDhhmmYYYY ss 6...

Page 98: ...h Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London 40 GMT 01 00 Amsterdam Berlin Rome Stockholm Vienna Madrid Paris 41 GMT 01 00 Warsaw Budapest Bern 80 GMT 02 00 Athens Helsinki Istanbul Riga 81 GMT 02 00 Cairo 82 GMT 02 00 Lebanon Minsk 83 GMT 02 00 Israel 120 GMT 03 00 Baghdad Kuwait Riyadh Moscow St Petersburg Nairobi 121 GMT 03 00 Iraq 140 GMT 03 30 Tehran 160 GMT 04 00 Abu Dhabi Muscat Baku Tbilisi ...

Page 99: ...ring 19 6 7 Display the current daylight saving start time product dependent daylight_auto_end time string 19 6 7 Display the current daylight saving end time product dependent daylight_manual_ offset integer 6 6 Manually set daylight saving time with offset daylight_manual_ begintime string 19 6 6 Manually set daylight saving time beginning daylight_manual_ endtime string 19 6 6 Manually set dayl...

Page 100: ...e system parameters will be restored to default values except for a union of combined results restoreexceptlang Any Value 7 6 Restore the system parameters to default values except the custom language file the user has uploaded This command can cooperate with other restoreexceptXYZ commands When cooperating with others the system parameters will be restored to the default value except for a union ...

Page 101: ...ported on the server customlanguage_co unt integer 0 6 Number of custom languages which have been uploaded to the server customlanguage_i 0 maxcount 1 string 0 6 Custom language name Group status NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION di_i 0 ndi 1 boolean 1 7 0 Inactive normal 1 Active triggered do_i 0 ndo 1 boolean 1 7 0 Inactive normal 1 Active triggered onlinenum_rtsp integer 6 7 Current numbe...

Page 102: ...er password user_i0_privilege viewer operator admin 6 7 Root privilege user_i 1 20 _ privilege viewer operator admin 6 6 User privilege Group network NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION type lan pppoe 6 6 Network connection type preprocess 0 15 6 6 Stop related process before setting port value resetip boolean 6 6 1 Get ipaddress subnet router dns1 dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot 0 Use pr...

Page 103: ...t DESCRIPTION port 21 1025 65535 6 6 Local ftp server port Subgroup of network http NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION port 80 1025 65535 6 6 HTTP port alternateport 1025 65535 6 6 Alternate HTTP port authmode basic digest 1 6 HTTP authentication mode s0_accessname string 32 1 6 HTTP server push access name for stream 1 capability protocol spush_mjpeg 1 and video stream count 0 s1_accessname ...

Page 104: ...otocol rtsp 1 and video stream count 1 s0_audiotrack integer 6 6 The current audio track for stream1 1 audio mute s1_audiotrack integer 6 6 The current audio track for stream2 1 audio mute Subgroup of network_rtsp_s 0 n 1 multicast n is stream count capability protocol rtp multicast 1 NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION alwaysmulticast boolean 4 4 Enable always multicast ipaddress ip address 4...

Page 105: ... 6 Administrator IP address maxconnection 1 10 6 6 Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection s allow_i 0 9 _start 1 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 6 6 Allowed starting IPv4 address for connection allow_i 0 9 _end 1 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 6 6 Allowed ending IPv4 address for connection deny_i 0 9 _start 1 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 6 6 Denied starting IPv4 address for connection deny_i 0 9 _end 1 0 0 0 255...

Page 106: ...night schedule 4 4 The mode which the profile is applied to begintime hh mm 4 4 Begin time of schedule mode endtime hh mm 4 4 End time of schedule mode autoiris boolean 4 4 Enable auto Iris product dependent exposurelevel 1 8 4 4 Exposure level product dependent maxexposure 1 120 4 4 Maximum exposure time agc 0 2 4 4 Set auto gain control to normal level or MAX level product dependent enablewdr bo...

Page 107: ...352x240 720x480 1 4 Video resolution in pixels s 0 m 1 _mpeg4_intr aperiod 250 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 4 4 Intra frame period in milliseconds s 0 m 1 _mpeg4_rate controlmode cbr vbr 4 4 cbr constant bitrate vbr fix quality s 0 m 1 _mpeg4_qua nt 0 1 5 4 4 Quality of video when choosing vbr in ratecontrolmode 0 is the customized manual input setting 1 worst quality 5 best quality s 0 m 1 _mpeg4_bitr...

Page 108: ...le auto Iris product dependent enablewdr boolean 6 6 Preview of enable disable WDR agc normal max 4 4 Preview of set auto gain control to normal level or MAX level product dependent exposurelevel 1 8 4 4 Preview of exposure level product dependent Group ircutcontrol NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION mode auto day night di schedule 6 6 Set IR cut control mode daymodebegintime 00 00 23 59 6 6 ...

Page 109: ... AMR bitrate in bps Group image_c 0 n 1 for n channel products NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION brightness product dependent 4 4 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings saturation 5 5 4 4 Adjust saturation of image according to mode settings contrast 5 5 4 4 Adjust contrast of image according to mode settings sharpness product dependent 4 4 Adjust sharpness of image according ...

Page 110: ...window position win_i 0 2 _top 0 240 4 4 Top coordinate of window position win_i 0 2 _width 0 320 4 4 Width of motion detection window win_i 0 2 _height 0 240 4 4 Height of motion detection window win_i 0 2 _objsize 0 100 4 4 Percent of motion detection window win_i 0 2 _sensitivity 0 100 4 4 Sensitivity of motion detection window profile_i 0 m 1 _enable boolean 4 4 Enable profile 1 m 1 profile_i ...

Page 111: ...e than duration then tamper detection is triggered Group ddns NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION enable boolean 6 6 Enable or disable the dynamic DNS provider Safe100 DyndnsDynamic DyndnsCustom TZO DHS DynInterfree CustomSafe100 6 6 Safe100 safe100 net DyndnsDynamic dyndns org dynamic DyndnsCustom dyndns org custom TZO tzo com DHS dhs org DynInterfree dyn interfree it CustomSafe100 Custom ser...

Page 112: ...g Group syslog NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION enableremotelog boolean 6 6 Enable remote log serverip IP address 6 6 Log server IP address serverport 514 1025 65535 6 6 Server port used for log level 0 7 6 6 Levels used to distinguish the importance of the information 0 LOG_EMERG 1 LOG_ALERT 2 LOG_CRIT 3 LOG_ERR 4 LOG_WARNING 5 LOG_NOTICE 6 LOG_INFO 7 LOG_DEBUG Group camctrl_c 0 n 1 for n ...

Page 113: ...nnel zoom_port integer 1 4 Zoom channel zoom_camid 0 255 1 4 ID of camera on zoom channel patrolseq string 64 1 4 For external device The indexes of patrol points separated by patroldwelling string 128 1 4 For external device The dwelling time of each patrol point separated by Group uart capability nuart 0 product dependent NAME VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION ptzdrivers_i 0 19 127 _name string...

Page 114: ...vtk_hidden boolean 1 6 0 display the power by vivotek logo 1 hide the power by vivotek logo theme_option 1 4 1 6 1 3 One of the default themes 4 Custom definition theme_color_font string 7 1 6 Font color theme_color_configfont string 7 1 6 Font color of configuration area theme_color_titlefont string 7 1 6 Font color of video title theme_color_controlbackground string 7 1 6 Background color of con...

Page 115: ... integer 0 7 Number of digital outputs naudioin 0 positive integer 0 7 Number of audio inputs naudioout 0 positive integer 0 7 Number of audio outputs nvideoin positive integer 0 7 Number of video inputs nmediastream positive integer 0 7 Number of media stream per channels nvideosetting positive integer 0 7 Number of video settings per channel naudiosetting positive integer 0 7 Number of audio set...

Page 116: ...The maximum allowed simultaneous connections protocol_maxgenconnec tion positive integer 0 7 The maximum general streaming connections protocol_maxmegaconn ection positive integer 0 7 The maximum megapixel streaming connections protocol_rtp_multicast_ scalable boolean 0 7 Indicate whether to support scalable multicast protocol_rtp_multicast_ backchannel boolean 0 7 Indicate whether to support back...

Page 117: ...l microphone input audio_linein boolean 0 7 Indicate whether to support external line input audio_lineout boolean 0 7 Indicate whether to support line output audio_headphoneout boolean 0 7 Indicate whether to support headphone output audioin_codec a list of the available codec types separated by commas 0 7 Available codec list audioout_codec a list of the available codec types separated by commas ...

Page 118: ...oolean 0 7 Indicate whether to support wireless WPA2 derivative_brand boolean 0 7 Indicate whether to support the upgrade function for the derivative brand For example if the value is true the VVTK product can be upgraded to VVXX TCVV TCXX is excepted evctrlchannel boolean 0 7 Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for event control transfer Group event_customtaskfile_i 0 2 PARAMETER VALUE SECURI...

Page 119: ...This field is required when trigger condition is md One bit represents one window The LSB indicates the 1st window For example to detect the 1st and 3rd windows set mdwin as 5 mdwin0 integer 6 6 Indicate which motion detection windows of profile 1 detect inter 1 999 6 6 Interval of snapshots in minutes This field is used when trigger condition is seq weekday integer 6 6 Indicate which weekday is s...

Page 120: ...s entry type email ftp http ns 6 6 Indicate the server type email email server ftp FTP server http HTTP server ns network storage http_url string 128 6 6 URL of the HTTP server to upload http_username string 64 6 6 Username to log in to the server http_passwd string 64 6 6 Password of the user ftp_address string 128 6 6 FTP server address ftp_username string 64 6 6 Username to log in to the server...

Page 121: ...ce of media stream 0 means the first stream 1 means the second stream and etc 2 means the third stream and etc 3 means the fourth stream and etc snapshot_prefix string 16 6 6 Indicate the prefix of the filename snapshot_datesuffix 0 1 6 6 Add date and time suffix to filename 1 Add date and time suffix 0 Do not add snapshot_preevent 0 7 6 6 Indicates the number of pre event images snapshot_posteven...

Page 122: ...first stream 1 means the second stream and etc 2 means the third stream and etc 3 means the fourth stream and etc limitsize 0 1 6 6 0 Entire free space mechanism 1 Limit recording size mechanism cyclic 0 1 6 6 0 Disable cyclic recording 1 Enable cyclic recording notify 0 1 6 6 0 Disable recording notification 1 Enable recording notification notifyserver 0 31 6 6 Indicate which notification server ...

Page 123: ...ng size reserveamount 15 6 6 The reserved amount in Mbytes when choosing cyclic recording mechanism dest cf 0 4 6 6 The destination to store the recorded data cf means CF card 0 4 means the index of the network storage cffolder string 128 6 6 Folder name Group custom_i 0 2 PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY get set DESCRIPTION name string 40 6 6 Identification of customized event script file Group https pro...

Page 124: ...4 6 6 Common name in the certificate information validdays 0 9999 6 6 Valid period for the certification Drive the Digital Output Note This request requires Viewer privileges Method GET POST Syntax http servername cgi bin dido setdo cgi do1 state do2 state do3 state do4 state return return page Where state is 0 or 1 0 means inactive or normal state while 1 means active or triggered state PARAMETER...

Page 125: ...ital input statuses will be returned Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content Type text plain r n Content Length length r n r n di0 state r n di1 state r n di2 state r n di3 state r n where state can be 0 or 1 Example Query the status of digital input 1 Query Status of the Digital Output Note This request requires Viewer privileges Method GET POST Request http myserver cgi bin dido getdi cgi di1 Respons...

Page 126: ...Content Length length r n r n do0 state r n do1 state r n do2 state r n do3 state r n where state can be 0 or 1 Example Query the status of digital output 1 Request http myserver cgi bin dido getdo cgi do1 Response HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content Type text plain r n Content Length 7 r n r n do1 1 r n Capture Single Snapshot Note This request requires Normal User privileges Method GET POST Syntax http ...

Page 127: ...ement Note This request requires Administrator privileges Method GET POST Syntax http servername cgi bin admin editaccount cgi method value username name userpass value privilege value privilege value return return page PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION Add Add an account to the server When using this method the username field is necessary It will use the default value of other fields if not specified D...

Page 128: ...ccording to the current path If you omit this parameter it will redirect to an empty page System Logs Note This request require Administrator privileges Method GET POST Syntax http servername cgi bin admin syslog cgi Server will return the most up to date system log Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content Type text plain r n Content Length syslog length r n r n system log information r n Upgrade Firmwa...

Page 129: ... value speedlink value vx value vy value vs value return return page PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel 0 n 1 Channel of video source camid 0 positive integer Camera ID home Move to camera to home position up Move camera up down Move camera down left Move camera left move right Move camera right speedpan 5 5 Set the pan speed speedtilt 5 5 Set the tilt speed speedzoom 5 5 Set the zoom speed speed...

Page 130: ...e can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path If you omit this parameter it will redirect to an empty page Recall capability ptzenabled 1 Note This request requires Viewer privileges Method GET Syntax http servername cgi bin viewer recall cgi recall value channel value return return page PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION recall Text string less than 30 characters One of the pre...

Page 131: ...he parameter is assigned The return page can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path If you omit this parameter it will redirect to an empty page System Information Note This request requires Normal User privileges obsolete Method GET POST Syntax http servername cgi bin sysinfo cgi Server will return the system information In HTTP API version 2 the CapVersion will be 0200...

Page 132: ...ry to add starting from the index position deleteallow Remove allowed IP address range from server If start and end parameters are specified it will try to remove the matched IP address If index is specified it will try to remove the address from given index position start end parameters have higher priority then the index parameter Method deletedeny Remove denied IP address range from server If s...

Page 133: ...tring 22 content type application x vvtk tunnelled pragma no cache cache control no cache content length 32767 expires Sun 9 Jam 1972 00 00 00 GMT User must use GET and POST to establish two channels for downstream and upstream The x sessioncookie in GET and POST should be the same to be recognized as a pair for one session The contents of upstream should be base64 encoded to be able to pass throu...

Page 134: ...nels for downstream and upstream The x sessioncookie in GET and POST should be the same to be recognized as a pair for one session The contents of upstream should be base64 encoded to be able to pass through the proxy server This channel will help perform real time event notification and control The event and control formats are described in another document Get SDP of Streams Note This request re...

Page 135: ...s Senddata capability nuart 0 Note This request requires Viewer privileges Method GET POST Syntax http servername cgi bin viewer senddata cgi com value data value flush value wait value read value PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION com 1 max com port number The target COM RS485 port number data hex decimal data hex decimal data The hex decimal data is a series of digits from 0 9 A F Each comma separates ...

Page 136: ... of Multimedia Communication Solutions 136 User s Manual Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content Type text plain r n Content Length system information length r n r n hex decimal data r n Where hexadecimal data is digits from 0 9 A F ...

Page 137: ...indicator 12V DC 24V AC Power consumption Max 6 W 802 3af compliant Power over Ethernet Temperature 20 60 C 4 140 F Humidity 20 80 RH Compression GSM AMR speech encoding bit rate 4 75 kbps to 12 2 kbps MPEG 4 AAC audio encoding bit rate 16 kbps to 128 kbps Interface External microphone input Audio output Supports two way audio via SIP protocol Supports audio mute Compression MJPEG MPEG 4 Streaming...

Page 138: ...ING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC PLEASE REFER TO HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM AMR NB Standard THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AMR NB STANDARD PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT THE FOLLOWING LICENSORS PATENTS MAY APPLY TELEFONAKIEBOLAGET ERICSSON AB US PAT 6192335 6275798 6029125 6424938 6058359 NOK...

Page 139: ...can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the installation manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic envi...

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