VIVOTEK
User's Manual - 45
HTTP
Advanced Mode
To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the video server first; please
refer to Security on page 28 for details.
Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the video server provides two types of
security settings for an HTTP transaction: basic and digest.
If
basic
authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format and there can be potential
risks of being intercepted. If
digest
authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using MD5
algorithm and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses.
HTTP port / Secondary HTTP port: By default, the 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 video server on the LAN, both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be used to
access the video server. For example, when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is
set to 8080, refer to the list below for the video server’s IP address.
Access name for channel 1~4/8: VS8401 supports 4 channels for video live viewing, as VS8801 supports
8 channels. Each channel allows you to view only one stream. The access name is used to differentiate
the streaming source. Users can go to
Configuration > Audio and video > Video settings
to set up the
video quality of linked streams.
When using Mozilla Firefox or Netscape to access the video server and the video mode is set to JPEG,
users will receive video comprised of continuous JPEG images. This technology, known as “server push”,
allows the video server to feed live pictures to Mozilla Firefox and Netscape.
on a LAN
http://192.168.4.160 or
http://192.168.4.160:8080
