LevelOne FCS-5011 User Manual

LevelOne

FCS-5011

Outdoor WDR PoE Network Camera w/ IR LEDs

User’s Manual

Ver 1.0.0 – 0811

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Table of Contents

Overview ....................................................................................... 3

Package contents....................................................................... 4

Physical description.................................................................... 5

Installation..................................................................................... 7

Hardware installation ................................................................. 7

Network deployment .................................................................. 9

Software installation .................................................................15

How to Use Installation Wizard ...................................................15

Accessing the Network Camera ........................................................31

Using RTSP players...................................................................33

Using 3GPP-compatible mobile devices ........................................34

Using recording software ...........................................................34

Main Page .....................................................................................35

Client Settings...............................................................................39

Configuration.................................................................................41

System ...................................................................................41

Security ..................................................................................43

HTTPS.....................................................................................44

Network ..................................................................................46

DDNS......................................................................................54

Access list................................................................................55

Audio and video........................................................................56

Motion detection.......................................................................62

Camera control.........................................................................64

Application...............................................................................67

Recording................................................................................75

System log ..............................................................................76

View parameters.......................................................................77

Maintenance ............................................................................78

Appendix ......................................................................................82

URL Commands of the Network Camera.......................................82

Technical Specifications ...........................................................112

Technology License Notice........................................................114

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE................................................116

Overview

LevelOne’s outdoor day/night network camera FCS-5011 is equipped with a
wide dynamic range CMOS sensor to cope with any challenging lighting
conditions.

Designed for outdoor 24-hour surveillance, FCS-5011 features the basics of
day and night and vandal-proof functions that users can easily build up a
cost-effective IP surveillance system without additional accessories. With a
removable IR-cut filter and built-in IR illuminators, up to 15m, it can
automatically remove the filter and turn on the IR illuminators during the night
time to accept IR illumination for low light sensitivity. Meanwhile, the
IP66-rated integrated housing shields this camera from dust and water,
allowing it to be applied in harsh weather conditions of outdoor environments.
FCS-5011 with WDR (Wide dynamic range) feature can be very helpful to
cope with very challenging lighting conditions. It is capable of capturing both
of the dark part and bright part and combining the differences into a scene to
generate a highly realistic image as the original scene. Because it preserves
as much information in the video as possible, FCS-5011 helps provide video
quality closer to the capabilities of the human eye. Consequently, it is largely
applied in highly contrast environments such as lobby entrances, parking lots,
ATM, loading areas and much more.
Incorporating numbers of advanced features including simultaneous dual
streams, 3GPP mobile surveillance, 802.3af compliant PoE, two-way audio by
SIP protocol, RS-485 interface for scanners or pan/tilts driver connection, and
HTTPS encrypted data transmission, LEVELONE FCS-5011 allows users to
boost your robust IP surveillance system by reproducing clear images in
proper color in extreme high-contrast environments for your indoor/outdoor
security and monitoring applications.

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 also
can 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 this unit for
its intended use.

It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according
to the Package contents listed below. Take notice of the warnings in Quick
Installation Guide before the Network Camera is installed; then carefully read
and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to avoid damages due to
faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used
properly as intended.
The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be
straightforward for those who have basic network knowledge. It is designed
for various applications including video sharing, general security/surveillance,
etc. The Configuration chapter suggests ways to best utilize the Network
Camera and ensure proper operations. For the creative and professional
developers, the URL Commands of the Network Camera section serves to be
a helpful reference to customize existing homepages or integrating with the
current web server.

Package contents

[1] FCS-5011
[2] Power Adapter
[3] Sun Shield
[4] Camera Stand
[5] Silica Gel
[6] Screws
[7] RJ45 Female/Female Coupler
[8] CD Manual/Utility
[9] Quick Installation Guide

Physical description

Front panel

Connectors

General I/O Terminal Block

This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to
connect external input / output devices. The pin definitions are described
below.

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 24V AC 24V ± 5%
GND Ground
DI Digital Iutput OPEN/Short-to-GND, isolation 2kV
DO Digital Output Max. 40VDC, max. 400mA, isolation 2kV
+12V Power +12V 12VDC ± 10%, max. 0.4A

DI/DO Diagram

Refer to the following illustration for connection method.

Status LED

The LED indicates the status of the Network Camera.
Status LED Description
Blinking red (two short, one
long)

1. Power is being supplied to the Network
Camera

2. Restore, or reboot the Network Camera

Hardware Reset

There is a reset button on the inner side of the Network Camera. It is used to
reboot the Network Camera or restore the Network Camera to factory default.
Sometimes rebooting the Network Camera could set the Network Camera
back to normal state. If the problems remain after rebooted, restore the
Network Camera to factory default and install again.

Reboot: Press and release the reset button. The status LED will blinks two

short one long in red.

Restore: Press the reset button continuously for over 5 seconds until the

status LED blinks two short one long in red. Note that all settings will be
restored to factory default.

Installation

Hardware installation

Follow the steps below to install the Network Camera:

1. Open the lens cover.

2. Secure the Network Camera to the supplied camera stand as the illustration
shows.

3. Secure the Network Camera to the wall/ceiling by the supplied camera
stand.

4. Feed power to the Network Camera and connect it to the Internet. For more
information, please refer to Network deployment section for details.

5. Install the “Installation Wizard“ to assign IP address to the Network Camera.
For more information, please refer to Software installation section for details.

6. Access to the Network Camera from the Internet. For more information,
please refer to Accessing the Network Camera section for details.

7. Unscrew the zoom controller to adjust the zoom factor. Upon completion,
tighten the zoom controller. Unscrew the focus controller to adjust the focus
range. Upon completion, tighten the focus controller.

8. Put the supplied silica gel into the Network Camera and tighten the lens
cover. (Please replace the silica gel with a new one if you open the lens 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 two screws. (Please use different screws

for ceiling mount.)

4. For ceiling mount, please add the two supplied washers as the
illustration to secure the camera stand.

Network deployment

Setup the Network Camera over the Internet

This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to Internet
connection.

1. If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, make connection
from general I/O terminal block.

2. Use the supplied RJ45 female/female coupler to connect the Network

Camera to a switch. Use Category 5 Cross Cable when Network Camera is
directly connected to PC.

3. Connect the power cable from the Network Camera to a power outlet.

There are several ways to setup the Network Camera over the Internet. The
first way is to setup the Network Camera behind a router. The second way is
to utilize a static 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 as below. About how to get your IP address, please refer to
Software installation on latter pages for details.

2. In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network
Camera is 192.168.0.3, please forward the following ports for the Network
Camera on the router.

■ HTTP port

■ RTSP port

■ RTP port for audio

■ RTCP port for audio

■ RTP port for video

■ RTCP port for video

If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page, please open the
ports accordingly on your router. For information on how to forward ports on
the router, please refer to the user’s manual of your router.

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 latter
pages for details.

Internet connection with static IP

Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the
Network Camera and follow the steps below.

1. Set up the Network Camera in a LAN. Please refer to Software installation
on latter pages for details.

2. Go to Configuration > Network > Network Type. Select LAN > Use fixed IP
address.

3. Enter the static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, Primary DNS provided by
your ISP.

Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet)

Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL
Line. Please refer to PPPoE section for details.

Set up the Network Camera through Power over Ethernet (PoE)

When using a PoE-enabled switch

The Network Camera is PoE-compliant, which allows it to be powered via a
single Ethernet cable. If your switch/router supports PoE, refer to the following
illustration to connect the Network Camera to a PoE-enabled switch/router via
an Ethernet cable.

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.

Software installation

At the end of the hardware installation, users can use Installation Wizard
program included in the product CDROM to find the location of the Network
Camera. There may be many Network Cameras in the local network. Users

can differentiate the Network Cameras with the MAC address . The MAC

address is printed on the label which is on the bottom of the Network
Camera body.

How to Use Installation Wizard

Installation

The following are steps for the software installation.

STEP 1: Put the Installation disk into the CD-ROM drive, and the installation

should start automatically. If the installation does not start, click on “Start” on
the lower left corner of your screen, open “My Computer” and double click
on the CD-ROM->Installation_Wizard.exe. The Installation Wizard
Installation Window will appear.

Installation Wizard Installation Window

STEP 2: Please read the license agreement first, and then click on “I Agree”

to continue the installation process. The install process will go on and then
the below window will appear. This page is for you to select the additional

component you want to install. The component “Create shortcut on desktop”
will create a shortcut on the desktop. It is more convenient for you to launch

Install Wizard 2. After selecting the components, please click on the “Next”

Button to continue.

Select components to install for the Installation Wizard

STEP 3: Select the installation directory for this application software and

click on “Install” button. You can also change the installation directory by
clicking on “Browse…” button. After the proper directory chose, please click
on the “Install” button to continue.

Destination Location for Installation

STEP 4: After clicking “Install” button, the install system will install the

Installation Wizard to your computer, and a progress bar will display on the
dialog. After completed the installation, please click on the “Close” button.

Completed

Using Installation Wizard

User Interface

Once you run the Installation Wizard, after a short searching time, you will

see the user interface as below. “Manual Setup” button, a “Refresh
Devices” button and an arrow button on the left panel of your user interface.

When you click on the arrow button, you will see more advanced functional

buttons: “Firmware Upgrade”, “Restore Default” and “About IW”. You

can select your device by double-clicking it in the device list. The left three

buttons (“Manual Setup”, “Firmware Upgrade”, and “Restore Default”)

won’t be enabled until you select at least one device.

User interface of Installation Wizard

Installation Wizard allows you to setup one device at one time and upgrade
multiple devices (of the same model) at the same time. If you selected

different models, then the “Firmware Upgrade” button would be disabled.

User interface of Installation Wizard after clicking on the arrow button

Action buttons

Refresh devices

Clicking on the “Refresh Devices” button will refresh the device list and

search all devices on the LAN again. Refreshing the device list will take
several seconds.

If you want to link to your device, double-clicking it on your device list will
lead you to the browser for operating your device.

Function buttons

Function buttons

Click on this button to modify the setting of the selected devices. For more
detail, please refer to 0 Manual Setup.

Click on this button to upgrade the firmware of the selected devices. For
more detail, please refer to 0 Upgrade

Click on this button to restore the selected device to factory default.

Click on this button to get version information of the Installation Wizard .

Manual Setup

When you select one device in the selection list, the “Manual Setup”

button will be enabled. Click on it to modify the settings of the selected

device. After clicked on the “Manual Setup” button, Installation Wizard

would try to connect to the selected device.

The default Administrator’s password is blank and the Network Camera

initially will not ask for any password. If the authentication is failed, there

would be a pop-up dialog window to ask for correct password. If you failed
three times, the Installation Wizard would show you a warning dialog window
and abort the connecting to the selected device.

Authentication Dialog Window

Authentication error

System Setting

After connected to the selected device, the Installation Wizard will switch to
system setting page as below.

System setting page

Click on this button to cancel the setup progress.

Click on this button to keep the present setting and go to the next page.

Change Host Name

The “Hostname” is used for the homepage title of main page and is displayed

as the title in the video window of the main page. The maximum string length
is 40 characters or 20 characters in double-byte-character-systems like
Chinese or Japanese. But for some models supported Unicode, the maximum
string length depends on the characters you input, and it may less than 20
characters.

Change root password

To change the administrator’s password, type the new password in both

“Password” and “Confirm Password” text boxes identically. What is typed

will be displayed as asterisks for security purposes. The maximum password
depends on the server you connected.

Adjust date and time

Date/Time setup

There are three ways to adjust system date and time:

1. "Synchronize with computer time": The easiest way is to make

device synchronized with your computer time.

2. “Set date and time manually”: Set the date and time manually by

entering new values. Notice the format in the related field while typing.

3. “Synchronize to network time server automatically”: Make device

automatically synchronize with timeservers over the Internet every hour.

If you want to keep the current date and time, please choose “Keep current
date and time”.

Network Setting

The Installation Wizard can help you to setup the network connection with

LAN or PPPoE. After you clicked on the “Next” button on the System page,

the Installation Wizard would lead you to the PPPoE setting page. If you

want to connect your server to Internet via PPPoE, please click on “Yes” to
start the PPPoE setting process, or click on “No” to invoke the LAN setting.

Choosing the network type

PPPoE Setting

Network setting for PPPoE

If you click on “Yes” in the “Network Type” dialog window, you will be led to
the PPPoE setting page. In this page, you can input the “PPPoE

username” and “PPPoE password” provided by your ISP, and then the

server will be set to PPPoE mode rather than LAN mode when the setup is
completed. If you don’t know the account information, please contact your

ISP. After inputting the account information, please click on the “Next”

button to continue your next step.

LAN Setting

If you click on “No” in the “Network Type” dialog window, you will be led to

the Network setting page. In this page, you can change the server’s IP
address, subnet mask, default gateway, primary DNS server, secondary
DNS and DHCP server. Please refer to the below page.

Network Setting for LAN

You could set up the network with DHCP or fixed IP:

1. DHCP: Check the "Get IP by DHCP Server automatically" will force

the device to renew its IP address whenever it reboots, and the related
network configuration is provided by the DHCP server.

2. Fixed IP: If you want the device to use a fixed IP, please uncheck the

"Get IP by DHCP Server automatically" checkbox and assign a valid IP

address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS server for the device.

Apply to selected device

After configuring all the settings, the apply page will show up. Click on

“Apply” button to apply the changes to the selected device or click on
“Back” button to go back to the previous page and modify the setting again.

Apply page

When you click on the “Apply”, it will start to update your settings to server.

Upgrade

When you select one device or multiple devices (of the same model), the

“Firmware Upgrade” button will be enabled. Click on it to upgrade the
firmware of the selected device(s). After click on the “Firmware Upgrade”

button, Installation Wizard will try to connect the selected device(s) and lead
you to the firmware upgrade page.

Click on the “Firmware Upgrade”

Device Information

After connected to the selected device(s), it would display as below. If you select more
than one device, then the device information will show all the selected devices. You
can switch to the server info by click on the tab control.

Device information

Multiple devices information

Firmware Information

The selected firmware information will show the information about the file that you selected.

z Firmware version: The version number of the selected firmware.

Select Firmware

You can use the “Select firmware” button to browse the file that you want upgrade onto the

selected device(s). After selected the file, Installation Wizard will check whether the file you
selected is correct. If it’s the correct version, then the package information will display the

information about the file and enable the “Start Upgrade” button. Therefore you can click on

the button to upgrade the firmware. If not, then it will be a pop-up warning message.

Select firmware

Firmware Information

Warning message for unmatched firmware

Start Upgrade

Clicking on the “Start Upgrade” button to upgrade the firmware of the selected device(s), and

it will be a pop-up dialog window to show the progress of the upgrading process. Usually, it will
take about 5 to 10 minutes to finish the firmware upgrading. It depends on your server model
and network bandwidth. We recommend you do the upgrade process in wired LAN
environment rather than PPPoE or wireless environment.

Update progress

After the upgrade process had been done, you could see the dialog window as below. Please

click on the button “OK” to finish it.

Upgrade Done

Accessing the Network Camera

This chapter explains how to access the Network Camera through web browsers, RTSP
players, 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, and LEVELONE recording software.

Using web browsers

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.

NOTE

► For Mozilla Firefox or Netscape users, your browser will use Quick Time to stream the live
video.

► By default, the Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized
accesses, it is highly recommended to set a password for the Network Camera. For more
information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on latter pages.

► If you see a warning message at initial access, click Yes to install an ActiveX® control on

your computer.

► If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX®
Controls, please enable your 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.

Using RTSP players

To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following
players that support RTSP streaming.

1. Launch a RTSP player.

2. Choose File > Open URL. An URL dialog box will pop up.

3. Type the URL command in the text box. The format is rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp
port>/<access name for stream1 or stream2>
For example:

4. The live video will be displayed in your player.
For more information on how to configure RTSP access name, please refer to RTSP
Streaming on latter pages for details.

Using 3GPP-compatible mobile devices

To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the
Network Camera can be accessed from the Internet. For more information on how to set up the
Network Camera over the Internet, please refer to Setup the Network Camera over the Internet
on latter pages.

To utilize this feature, please check the following settings on your Network Camera:

1. Because most players on 3GPP mobile phones do not support RTSP authentication, make

sure the authentication mode of RTSP streaming is set to disable. For more information,
please refer to RTSP Streaming on latter pages.

2. As the 3G network bandwidth is limited, you can’t use large video size. Please set the video

and audio streaming parameters as listed below. For more information, please refer to Audio
and video on latter pages.

3. As most ISP and players only support port number 554 to allow RTSP streaming to go

through, please set the RTSP port to 554.For more information, please refer to RTSP
Streaming on latter pages.

4. Launch the players on 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, (ex. Real Player).Type the URL

commands in the player.
The format is rtsp://<public ip address of your camera>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1
or stream2>. For example:

Using recording software

The product software CD also contains recording software-IP CamSecure, 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 IP CamSecure, please refer to the user’s manual of
the software or download it at http://global.level1.com.

Main Page

This chapter explains the layout of the main page. It is composed of the following four sections:
Logo of LEVELONE, Menu, Host Name, and Live Video Window.

Logo of LEVELONE

Click this logo to visit LEVELONE website.

Menu

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 Save Picture As to save it in
JPEG (*.jpg) or BMP (*.bmp) format.

Language: Click this button to choose a language for the displayed interface. Language
options are available in: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Português, 簡

体中文 and 繁體中文.

Configuration

: Click this button to access the configuration page of Network Camera. It is
suggested that a password is applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can
configure the Network Camera. For more information, please refer to Configuration on latter
pages.

Client Settings

: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please

refer to Client Settings on latter pages.

Digital Output: Click this button to turn on or off the digital output device.

Host Name

The host name can be customized to fit your needs. For more information, please refer to
System on latter pages.

Live Video Window

The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MPEG-4:

Video title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Video settings on
latter pages.

Time

: Display the current time. For more information, please refer to Video settings on latter pages.

Title and time

: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For more information,

please refer to Video settings on latter pages.

MPEG-4 protocol and media options: The transmission protocol and media options for
MPEG-4 video streaming. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on latter pages.

Video and audio control buttons: Depending on the Network Camera model and Network
Camera configuration, some buttons may not be available.

Digital zoom edit: Deselect Disable digital zoom to enable the zoom operation. The
navigation screen indicates which part of the image is being magnified. To control the zoom
level, drag the slider bar. To move to 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 quit the web

browser, video recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and the file
name, please refer to MP4 Saving Options on latter pages for details.

Talk: Click this button to talk to people around the Network Camera. Audio will come out

from the external speaker connected to the Network Camera.

Pause: Pause the transmission of streaming media. The button becomes Resume
button after clicking the Pause button.

Resume: Resume the transmission of streaming media. The button becomes Pause
button after clicking the Resume button.

Stop: Stop the transmission of streaming media. Click the Resume button to continue
transmission.

Volume: When the mute function is not activated, move the slider bar to adjust the
volume at local computer.

Mute: Turn off the volume at local computer.

Mic Volume: When the mute function is not activated, move the slider bar to adjust the
microphone volume at local computer.

Mute: Turn off the microphone volume at local computer.

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 latter pages.

Time: Display the current time. For more information, please refer to Video settings on latter
pages.

Title and time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For more
information, please refer to Video settings on latter pages.

Video and audio control buttons: Depending on the Network Camera model and Network
Camera configuration, some buttons may not be available.

Digital zoom edit: Deselect Disable digital zoom to enable the zoom operation. The

navigation screen indicates which part of the image is being magnified. To control the zoom
level, drag the slider bar. To move to 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 quit the web
browser, video recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and the file
name, please refer to MP4 Saving Options on latter pages for details.

Talk: Click this button to talk to people around the Network Camera. Audio will come out

from the external speaker connected to the Network Camera.

Mic Volume: When the mute function is not activated, move the slider bar to adjust the

microphone volume at local computer.

Mute: Turn off the microphone volume at local computer.

Client Settings

This chapter explains how to select the streaming source, transmission mode and saving
options at local computer. It is composed of the following four sections: Stream Options,
MPEG-4 Media Options, MPEG-4 Protocol Options and MP4 Saving Options. When completed
with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom to take effect.

Stream Options

The Network Camera supports MPEG-4 and MJPEG dual streams. For more information,
please refer to Video settings on latter pages.

MPEG-4 Media Options

Select to stream video or audio data. This works only when the video mode is set to MPEG-4.

MPEG-4 Protocol Options

Depending on your network environment, there are four transmission modes of MPEG-4
streaming:

UDP unicast: This protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However,
network packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be broken. Activate
UDP connection when occasions require time-sensitive responses and the video quality is less
important. 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 time. Note that to utilize this feature,
the Network Camera must be configured to enable multicast streaming at the same time. For
more information, see RTSP Streaming on latter pages.

TCP

: This protocol guarantees the complete delivery of streaming data and thus provides
better video quality. Nevertheless, the downside with this protocol is that its real-time effect is
not as good as that of the UDP protocol.

HTTP: This protocol allows the same quality as TCP protocol and you don’t need to open
specific port for streaming under some network environments. Users inside a firewall can utilize
this protocol to allow streaming data to come through.

MP4 Saving Options

Users can record the live video as they are watching it by clicking Start MP4 Recording on
the main page. Here, you 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 put in front of the video file name.

Add date and time suffix to the file name

: Select this option to add date and time to the file name suffix.

Configuration

Only Administrators can access the system configuration page. Each category in the left menu
will be explained in the following sections.

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 on the page
bottom to take effect.

System

Host name

: Set a desired name for the Network Camera. The text will be displayed at the top

of the main page.

System Time

Enable Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to enable daylight saving time (DST). During
DST, the system clock moves one hour ahead. Note that to utilize this feature, please set the
time zone for your Network Camera first. Then, the starting time and ending time of the DST is
displayed upon selecting this option. To manually configure the daylight saving time rules,
please refer to Upload / Export Daylight Saving Time Configuration File for details.

Time zone: According to your local time zone, select one from the drop-down list.

Keep current date and time

: Select this option to reserve the current date and time of the
Network Camera. The Network Camera’s internal real-time clock maintains the date and time
even when the power of the system is turned off.

Sync with computer time

: Select this option to synchronize the date and time of the Network
Camera with the local computer. The read-only date and time of the PC is displayed as
updated.

Manual: The administrator can enter the date and time manually. Note that the date and time
format are [yyyy/mm/dd] and [hh:mm:ss].

Automatic: The Network Time Protocol is a protocol serves synchronize 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 with the NTP server on hourly, daily, weekly, or
monthly basis.

DI and DO

Digital input

: Select High or Low to define normal status of the digital input. The Network

Camera will report the current status.

Digital output: Select Grounded or Open to define normal status of the digital output. The
Network Camera will show whether the trigger is activated or not.

Security

This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts. It is
composed of the following three columns: Root Password, Add User and Manage User.

Root Password

The administrator account “root” is permanent and can not be deleted. Please note that if you
want to add more accounts, you must apply a password for the “root” account first.

1. Type the password identically in both text boxes.

2. Click Save to enable password protection.

3. A window will be prompted for authentication; type the correct user’s name and password in
related
fields to access the Network Camera.

Add User

Administrators can add up to twenty user accounts.

1. Input the new user’s name and password.

2. Select the desired security level. Click Add to take effect.

Access rights are sorted by user types. There are three kinds of user types. Only
administrators can access the Configuration page. Operators and viewers can not access the
configuration page. Though operators can not access the page, they are capable of using the
url commands to get and set the value of parameters. For more information, please refer to
URL Commands of the Network Camera. Viewers can only access the main page.

Manage User

Here you can change user’s access rights or delete user accounts.

1. Pull down the user list to find an account.

2. Make necessary changes and then click Save or Delete to take effect.

HTTPS

This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL.

Enable HTTPS

Select this option to turn on the HTTPS communication.

Create and Install Certificate

Select either to create a self-signed certificate or a signed certificate.

To create a certificate from a certificate authority

1. Click Create for Certificate request. The Create Certificate window will pop up.

2. Fill in the information required for generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and click
Save.

3. Here is an example of a CSR:

4. Look for a trusted certificate authority that issues digital certificates. Enroll the Network
Camera.
Wait for the certificate authority to issue a SSL certificate; then upload the issued certificate
to the
Network Camera.

5. Browsing the Network Camera using HTTPS helps to protect streaming data over the
Internet.

To create a self-signed certificate

1. Click Create for Create and Install Certificate. This pops up the Create Certificate window.

2. Fill in the information required for generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and click
Save.

3. Browsing the Network Camera using HTTPS helps to protect streaming data over the
Internet.

Certificate Information

Here display the certification information. Users may click Property for details. To remove the
signed certificated, uncheck the Enable HTTPS secure connection and click Remove.

Network

This section explains how to configure wired network connection for the Network Camera. It is
composed of the following five columns: Network Type, HTTP, Two way audio, FTP and RTSP
Streaming. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to take effect.

Network Type

LAN

Select this option when the Network Camera is deployed in a local area network (LAN) and is
intended to be accessed by local computers.

Get IP address automatically: Select this option to obtain an available dynamic IP address
assigned by a DHCP server each time the camera is connected to the LAN. If there is no
DHCP server in the LAN, the default IP address will be 169.254.xxx.xxx.You may execute
Installation Wizard to find the IP address of your Network camera.

Use fixed IP address: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network
Camera.

Enable UPnP presentation: Select this option to enable UPnPTM presentation for your Network
Camera so that whenever a Network Camera is presented to the LAN, shortcuts of connected
Network Cameras will be listed in My Network Places. Currently, UPnPTM is supported by
Windows XP or later. Note that to utilize this feature, please make sure the UPnPTM
component is installed on your computer.

Enable UPnP port forwarding: To access the Network Camera from the Internet, select this
option to allow the Network Camera to open ports on the router automatically so that video
streams can be sent out from a LAN. To utilize of this feature, make sure that your router
supports UPnPTM and it is activated.

PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)

Select this option to configure your Network Camera to make it accessible from anywhere as
long as there is an Internet connection. Note that to utilize this feature, it requires an account
provided by your ISP.

Follow the steps below to acquire your Network Camera’s public IP address.

1. Set up the Network Camera in a LAN.

2. Go to Configuration > Application > Server Settings (please refer to Server Settings) to add
a new server -- email or FTP server.

3. Go to Configuration > Application > Media Settings (please refer to Media Settings). Select
System log so that you will receive a list of 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 Configuration > Network > Network Type. Select PPPoE and enter the user name and
password provided by your ISP. Click Save to take effect.

5. The Network Camera starts to reboot.

6. Disconnect the power source of the Network Camera; remove it from the LAN environment
to the Internet.

NOTE

► If the default ports are already used by other device connecting to the same router, the
Network Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera.

► If UPnPTM is not supported by your router, you will see the following message.

► Steps to enable UPnPTM user interface on your computer:

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, and 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 then click
Details.

4. In the Networking Services dialog box, select Universal Plug and Play and then click OK.

5. Click Next in the following window.

6. Click Finish. UPnPTM is enabled.

► How does UPnPTM work?

UPnPTM networking technology provides automatic IP configuration and dynamic discovery
of devices added to a network. Services and capabilities offered by networked devices, such
as printing and file sharing, are available among each other without bothersome network
configuration. In the case of Network Cameras, you will see Network Camera shortcuts at
My Network Places.
Below for the Network Camera’s IP address.

► Enabling UPnP port forwarding allows the Network Camera to open secondary HTTP port
on the router, not HTTP port, meaning that you have to add the secondary HTTP port number
behind 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 the list

► If the PPPoE settings are incorrectly configured or the Internet access is not working,
restore the Network Camera to factory default; please refer to Restore on latter pages for
details. After the Network Camera is reset to factory default, it is accessible in a LAN.

HTTP

Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera
provides two types of security settings for a HTTP transaction: basic and digest. If basic
authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format; there can be potential risks
of being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted in 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. Also, they can be assigned with another port number between 1025
and 65535. If the ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning messages are displayed:

To access the Network Camera within a LAN, both 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 the
secondary HTTP port is set to 8080, refer to the list below for the Network Camera’s IP
address.

Access name for stream 1 / Access name for stream 2

: The access name is used to
differentiate the streaming source. When using Mozilla Firefox or Netscape to access the
Network Camera, and the video mode is set to JPEG, users will receive continuous JPEG
pictures. This technology, known as “server push”, allows the Network Camera to feed live
pictures to Mozilla Firefox and Netscape.
Use http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream1 or stream2> to make

connection.

For example, when the access name for stream 1 is set to video.mjpg:

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape.

2. Type the URL command in the address field. Press Enter.

3. The JPEG images will be displayed in your web browser.

NOTE

► To utilize the HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the
Network Camera first; please refer to Security section for details.

► Microsoft® Internet Explorer does not support server push technology; therefore, 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. Also, it can be assigned with another port number
between 1025 and 65535.

Two way audio

By default, the two way audio port is set to 5060. Also, it can be assigned with another port
number between 1025 and 65535.

The Network Camera supports two way audio communication so that operators can transmit
and receive audio simultaneously. By using the Network Camera’s built-in microphone and an
external speaker, you can communicate with people around the Network Camera.

Note that as JPEG only transmits a series of JPEG images to the client, to utilize this feature,
make sure the video mode is set to “MPEG-4” and the media option is set to “Video and
Audio”.

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 Network Camera to utilize LEVELONE Installation Wizard 2 to
upgrade firmware. By default, the FTP port is set to 21. Also, it can be assigned with another
port number between 1025 and 65535.

RTSP Streaming

Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera
provides three types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic and
digest. If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format; there can
be potential risks of being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are
encrypted in MD5 algorithm and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses.

The accessibility of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes are listed in the
following table:

Quick Time player Real Player

Disable O O
Basic O O
Digest O X

O indicates that the authentication mode is supported by the RTSP player.
X indicates that the authentication mode is NOT supported by the RTSP player.

Access name for stream 1 / Access name for stream 2: The access name is used to
differentiate the streaming source. When using a RTSP player to access the Network Camera,
and the video mode is set to MPEG-4, use the following RTSP URL command to request a
transmission of streaming data.

rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 or stream2>
For example, when the access name for stream 1 is set to live.sdp:

1. Launch a RTSP player.

2. Choose File > Open URL. An URL dialog box will pop up.

3. Type the URL command in the text box.
For example:

4. The live video will be displayed in your player.

RTSP port /RTP port for video, audio/ RTCP port for video, audio

The RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media. By default,
the port number is set to 554.

The RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is used to deliver video and audio data to the clients.
By default, the RTP port for video is set to 5556 and the RTP port for audio is set to 5558.

The RTCP (Real-time Transport Control Protocol) allows the Network Camera to transmit the
data by monitoring Internet traffic volume. By default, the RTCP port for video is set to 5557
and the RTCP port for audio is set to 5559.

The five ports can be changed between 1025 and 65535. The RTP port must be an even
number and the RTCP port is RTP port number plus one, and thus always be odd. When the
RTP port changes, the RTCP port will change accordingly.

If the RTP ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning message is displayed:

Multicast settings for stream 1 / Multicast settings for stream 2

: Select the Always multicast 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
multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream by requesting a copy
from the Multicast group address.

The five ports can be changed between 1025 and 65535. The multicast RTP port must be an
even number and the multicast RTCP port number is the multicast RTP port number plus one,
and thus it is always be odd. When the multicast RTP port changes, the multicast RTCP port
will change accordingly.

If the multicast RTP video ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning message is
displayed:

Multicast TTL [1~255]:The multicast TTL (Time to live) is the value that tells the router the
range a packet can be forwarded.

The path of multicast stream1 is http://camera's IP address/live1.sdp while the one of multicast
stream2 is http://camera's IP address/live2.sdp.

NOTE

► To utilize the RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that your have set a password for
the Network Camera first; please refer to Security section for details.

DDNS

This section explains how to configure dynamic domain name service for the Network Camera.
DDNS is a service that allows your Network Camera, especially when assigned with a dynamic
IP address, to have a fixed host and domain name.

DDNS: Dynamic domain name service

Enable DDNS: Select this option to enable the DDNS setting.

Provider: Select a DDNS provider of your choice from the Provider drop-down list.

We offer other DDNS providers, such as Dyndns.org(Dynamic), Dyndns.org(Custom),
TZO.com, DHS.org, dyn-interfree.it. Note that to utilize this feature, please apply a dynamic
domain account first.

Refer to the following links to apply a dynamic domain account when selecting other DDNS
providers:

■ Dyndns.org(Dynamic) / Dyndns.org(Custom): visit http://www.dyndns.com/

■ TZO.com: visit http://www.tzo.com/

■ DHS.org: visit http://www.dhs.org/

■ dyn-interfree.it: visit http://dyn-interfree.it/

Access list

This section explains how to control the access permission by checking the client PC’s IP
addresses. It is composed of the following four columns: Allowed list, Denied list, Delete
allowed list, and Delete denied list.

Allowed list / Denied list

There are two lists for permission control: Allowed list and Denied list. Only those clients whose
IP addresses are in the Allowed list and not in the Denied list can access the Network Camera.

1. In the Allowed list or Denied list column, type the starting IP address and ending IP address
in the text boxes. A total of ten lists can be configured for both columns.

2. Click Add to take effect.

NOTE

► For example, when the range of allowed list is set from 1.1.1.0 to 192.255.255.255 and the
range
of 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.

Delete allowed list / Delete denied list

1. In the Delete allowed list or Delete denied list, select a list from the drop-down list.

2. Click Delete to take effect.

Audio and video

This section explains how to cofigure audio and video performances of the Network Camera. It
is composed of the following two columns: Video settings and Audio settings.

Video settings

Video title

: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video.

Color: Select to display colorful or black/white video streams.

Power line frequency: Set the power line frequency in consistent with local utility settings to
eliminate uncomfortable image flickering associated with fluorescent lights. Note that after the
power line frequency is changed, it is required to 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. Select both options if the Network Camera is installed
upside-down (ex. on the ceiling) to correct the image orientation.

White balance

: Adjust the value for best color temperature.

■ Auto
The Network Camera automatically adjusts the color temperature of light in response to
different light sources. The white balance setting defaults to Auto and works well in most
situations.

■ Keep current value
Follow the steps below to manually set the white balance to compensate for the ambient
lighting conditions.

1. Set the White balance to Auto.

2. Place a sheet of white paper in front of the lens; then allow the Network Camera to adjust
the color temperature automatically.

Maximum Exposure Time

: 1/30 S, 1/15 S, 1/5 S, and Auto.

Overlay title and time stamp on video

: Select this option to place the video title and time on
video streams.
Note that when the frame size is set to 176 x 144 as the right picture below, only time will be
stamped on video streams.

Image Settings

Click Image settings to open the Image Settings page. In this page, you can tune Brightness,
Saturation, Contrast, and Hue for video compensation. Each field has eleven levels ranged
from -5 to +5. The value 0 indicates default auto tuning. 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 take effect and click Close to quit the
page.

Privacy mask

Click Privacy Mask to open the Privacy Mask page. In this page, you can block out some
sensitive zones for privacy concerns.

■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below:

1. Click New to add a new window.

2. To resize and drag-drop the window, which is recommended to be at least twice the size of
the object (height and width) you want to cover.

3. Enter a descriptive Window Name and click Save to take effect.

4. Select Enable privacy mask to enable this function.

NOTE

► Up to 5 privacy mask windows can be set in the same screen.

► If you want to delete the window, please click on the ‘x’ at the upper right-hand corner of the

window to close the window.

Sensor Settings

Click Sensor Settings to open the Sensor Settings page. In this page, you can set the exposure
level, AGC, WDR (Wide Dynamic Range), night mode, and IR cut filter.

Exposure level:
You can manually set up the Exposure level, which ranges from 1 to 8. The default value is 4.

AGC (Auto Gain Control):
You can manually set up the AGC level (2X, 4X, or 8X). The default value is 4X.

Enable WDR (Wide Dynamic Range)

:
Select it to enable the WDR function. This Network Camera with WDR feature can cope with
very challenging lighting conditions. It is capable of capturing both of the dark part and bright
part of a target and combining the differences into a scene to generate a highly realistic image
as the human eyes can see. Note that if you select this function, Exposure level and AGC
function will be disabled.

Switch to B/W in night mode:
Select it to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to B/W in night mode.

IR cut filter:
With a removable IR-cut filter and built-in IR illuminators, up to 15m, this Network Camera can
automatically remove the filter and turn on the IR illuminators during the nighttime to accept IR
illumination for low light sensitivity.

■ Auto

The Network Camera automatically removes the filter by judging the level of ambient light.

■ Schedule mode

The Network Camera switches between day mode and night mode based on specified
schedule. Enter the starting time and ending time for the day mode. Note that the time format
is [hh:mm] and is expressed in 24-hour clock time. By default, the starting time and ending
time of day mode are set to 07:00 and 18:00.

■ Day mode

In day mode, the Network Camera switches on the IR cut filter at all times to block the
infrared light from reaching the sensor so that the colors will not be distorted.

■ Night mode

In night mode, the Network Camera switches off (remove) the IR cut filter to allow the
infrared light to pass through. This improves the sensitivity of the Network Camera in
low-light conditions.

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 take effect and click Close to quit the page.

Video quality settings for stream 1 / stream 2

: You can set up two seperate streams for the
Network Camera for different viewing devices. For example, set the Network Camera to a
smaller frame size and a lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones. Or, set the
Network Camera to a larger video size and a higher bit rate for live viewing on web browsers.

■ Mode
The Network Camera offers two choices of video compression standards for real-time viewing:
MPEG-4 and MJPEG.
If MPEG-4 is selected, it is streamed in RTSP protocol. There are four dependent parameters
provided in MPEG-4 mode for video performance adjustment.

■ Frame size
Select the video size. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth. The frame
sizes are selectable in the following resolutions: 176 x 144, 352 x 240 and 720 x 480.

■ Maximum frame rate
This limits the maximal refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for a
smoother video quality.
If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at the following
rates: 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps and 25fps. If the power line frequency
is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are selectable at the following rates: 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,
8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps and 30fps.

■ Intra frame period
Determine how often to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get
a better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the
intra frame period from the following duration: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds,
3 seconds and 4 seconds.

■ Video quality
A complex scene generally produces larger file size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be
needed for data transmission. Therefore, if Constant bit rate is selected, the bandwidth
utilization is fixed at a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performances. The bit
rates are selectable at the following rates: 20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps, 64Kbps,
128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps and 4Mbps.

On the other hand, if Fixed quality is selected, all frames are transmitted with the same
quality; bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. The video qualities are selectable at
the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed and Excellent.

If JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera continuously sends JPEG images to the clients,
producing dynamic effects similar to movies. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees
the same image quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage. And
because the media contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted
to the clients.

■ Frame size
Select the video size. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth. The frame
sizes are
selectable in the following resolutions: 176 x 144, 352 x 240 and 720 x 480.

■ Maximum frame rate
This limits the maximal refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for a
smoother video
quality.

If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at the following
rates: 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps and 25fps. If the power line
frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are selectable at the following rates: 1fps, 2fps,
3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps and 30fps.

■ Video quality
```The video qualities are selectable at the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good,
Detailed and ```Excellent.

Disable IR LED:
If you don’t want to let others know that the network camera is on, you can select this option to
turn off the LED illuminators. This will prevent the Network Camera’s operation from being
noticed.

Audio settings

Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the Network Camera to all clients.
Note that if mute mode is turned on, no audio data will be transmitted to all clients even though
the audio transmission is enabled in the Client Settings page. In that case, the following
message is displayed.

Input gain: There are two options for external microphone input gain, 0db and 20db.

Audio type: Select audio codec AAC or GSM-AMR and the bit rate.

■ AAC targets at performing good sound quality at the cost of higher bandwidth consumption.
The bit
rates are selectable at the following rates: 16Kbps, 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps
and128Kbps.

■ GSM-ARM is designed to optimize speech quality and requires less bandwidth. The bit rates
are selectable at the following rates: 4.75Kbps, 5.15Kbps, 5.90Kbps, 6.7Kbps, 7.4Kbps,

7.95Kbps, 10.2Kbps and 12.2Kbps.

When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to take effect.

Motion detection

This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total
of three motion detection windows can be configured.

To enable motion detection, follow the steps below:

1. Click New to add a new motion detection window.

2. In the Window Name text box, enter a descriptive name for the motion detection window.

■ To move and resize the window, drag-drop the window.

■ To delete window, click X at top right of the window.

3. Define the sensitivity to moving objects and the space ratio of all alerted pixels by moving
the Sensitivity and Percentage slider bar.

4. Click Save to take effect.

5. Select Enable motion detection to enable this function.

For example:
The Percentage Indicator will rise or fall depending on the image variation. When motions are
detected by the Network Camera and are judged to exceed the defined threshold, a red bar
rises. Meanwhile, the motion detection window will be outlined in red. Photos or videos can be
captured instantly and configured to send to the remote server (Email, FTP) by utilizing this
feature as a trigger source. For more information on how to plot an event, please refer to
Application section.

A green bar indicates that even though motions are detected, the event will not be triggered
because the image variations are still falling under the defined threshold.

NOTE

► How does motion detection work?

There are two parameters for setting the motion detection: Sensitivity and Percentage. In the
illustration above, frame A and frame B are two sequential images. Pixel differences
between the two frames are detected and highlighted in gray (frame C), and will be
compared with the sensitivity setting. Sensitivity is a value that expresses the sensitivity to
moving objects. Higher sensitivity settings are expected to sense a slight movement while
smaller sensitivity settings tend to neglect it. 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
the percentage is set to 30%, the motions are judged to exceed the defined threshold;
therefore, the motion window will be outlined in red.

For applications that require higher security management, it is suggested to set higher
sensitivity settings and smaller percentage values.

Camera control

This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation by
connecting with a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface.

RS485 Settings

Disable

: Select this option to disable this function.

PTZ camera: Select this option to enable PTZ operation.
To utilize this feature, please connect the Network Camera with a PTZ driver or scanner via
RS485 interface first. And then you can configure the PTZ driver and RS485 port settings in

the following diagram.

LEVELONE offers three PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00 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 set the
Camera ID, PTZ driver, and Port settings. The Camera ID is necessary for multiple cameras
control. If you select PTZ camera and click Save to enable this function, the camera control
panel will be displayed in the main page as the following diagram:

Preset Position

Click Preset Position to open the Preset Position page. In this page, you can set the preset
position for the Network Camera. A total of 20 preset positions can be configured.

Follow the steps below to set preset positions:

1. Adjust the Network Camera to a desired position with the buttons on the right side of the
window.

2. In the Preset position name text box, enter a descriptive name for the preset position. The
preset position name allows up to forty characters. Click Add to take effect. The preset position
name will appear in the Preset Positions drop-down list. To remove a preset position from the
list, select a preset position name from the Preset Positions drop-down list and then click
Delete.

3. You can click “Go to” to aim at preset positions, which will also displayed in the main page.

4. Click Save to take effect.

Custom Command

If the Custom camera (scanner) is selected as the PTZ driver, the PTZ control panel on the
main page will not take effect. You need to configure command buttons to control the PTZ
scanner. Click Custom Command to open the Custom Command page. A total of five
command buttons can be configured. Please refer to the user's manual of your PTZ
scanner to enter the command in the following blanks.

Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to quit the page.

The command button will appear in the main page as the following diagram.

Application

This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to react in response to particular
situations. A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends
buffered images to a FTP server or via e-mail as notifications.

In the illustration below, 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 kind of
action will be performed. You can configure the Network Camera to send snapshots or videos
to your email address or FTP site.

To start plotting an event, it is suggested to configure server and media columns first so that
the Network Camera will know what action shall be performed when a trigger is activated.

Media Settings

In Media Settings column, click Add to open the media setting page. In this page, you can
specify what kind of media to send when a trigger is activated. A total of five media settings
can be configured.

Media name: Enter a descriptive name for the media setting.

Media Type: There are three choices of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and
System log.

Snapshot: Select to send snapshots when a trigger is activated.

■ Source: Select to take snapshots from stream 1 or stream 2.

■ Send pre-event images

The Network Camera has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit. Specify
to capture how many images before a trigger is activated. Up to seven images can be
generated.

■ Send post-event images

Specify to capture how many images after a trigger is activated. Up to seven images can be
generated.

For example, if both the Send pre-event images and Send post-event images are set to
seven, a total of fifteen images are generated after a trigger is activated.

■ File Name Prefix

Enter the text that will be put in front of the file name.

■ Add date and time suffix to the file name

Select this option to add date and time to the file name suffix.

For example:

Video Clip: Select to send video clips when a trigger is activated.

■ Source: Select to record video clips from stream 1 or stream 2.

■ Pre-event recording

The Network Camera has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit. Specify
to record video clips for how many seconds before a trigger is activated. Up to nine seconds
can be set.

■ Maximum duration

Specify the maximal recording duration in seconds. Up to ten seconds can be set.
For example, if the 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 four seconds after a
trigger is activated.

■ Maximum file size

Specify the maximal file size allowed.

■ File Name Prefix

Enter the text that will be put in front of the file name.

For example:

System log: Select to send a system log when a trigger is activated.

When completed, click Save to take effect and then click Close to quit this page. The new

media name will appear in the media drop-down list on the Application page as below. To
remove a media setting from the list, select a media name from the drop-down list and then
click Delete. Note that only when the media setting is not being applied to an event setting can
it be deleted.

Server Settings

In the Server column, click Add to open the server setting page. In this page, you can specify
where the notification messages will be send when a trigger is activated. A total of five server
settings can be configured.

Server name: Enter a descriptive name for the server setting.

Server Type

: There are four choices of server types available: Email, FTP, HTTP, and Network

storage.

Email: Select to send the media 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.

■ Password: Enter the password of the email account.

To verify if the email settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a
pop-up window. If it works, you will also receive an email indicating the result.

FTP: Select to send the media to a FTP server when a trigger is activated.

■ Server address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the FTP server.

■ Server port

By default, the FTP port server is set to 21. Also, it can be assigned with another port
number between 1025 and 65535.

■ User name: Enter the login name of the FTP account.

■ Password: Enter the password of the FTP account.

■ Remote folder name

Enter a folder to place the media file. 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 verify if the FTP settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a
pop-up window. If it works, you will also receive a test.txt file on the FTP server.

HTTP: Select to send the media to a HTTP server when a trigger is activated.

■ URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server.

■ User name: Enter the user name.

■ Password: Enter the password.

To verify if the HTTP settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a
pop-up window. If it works, you will also receive a test.txt file on the HTTP server.

Network storage: Select to send the media to a Network storage when a trigger is activated.

■ Network storage location: Enter the path of the network storage.

■ Workgroup: Enter the workgroup for network storage.

■ User name: Enter the user name.

■ Password: Enter the password.

To verify if the network storage settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be
shown in a pop-up window. If it works, you will also receive a test.txt file on the network storage
server.

When completed, click Save to take effect and then click Close to quit this page. The new
server name will appear in the server drop-down list on the application page as below. To
remove a server setting from the list, select a server name from the drop-down list and then
click Delete. Note that only when the server setting is not being applied to an event setting can
it be deleted.

Event Settings

In the Event column, click Add to open the event setting page. In this page, you can arrange
the three elements -- Trigger, Schedule and Action to plot an event. A total of three event
settings can be configured.

Event name: Enter a descriptive name for the event setting.

Enable this event: Select this option to enable this event setting.

Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, and Low). Events with
higher priority setting will be executed first.

Detect next event after seconds: Enter the duration in seconds to pause motion detection
after a motion is detected.

An event is an action initiated by user-defined trigger source; it is the causal arrangement of
the following three elements: Trigger, Event Schedule, and Action.

Trigger: Also referred as the cause or stimulus, defines when to trigger the Network Camera.
The trigger source can be configured to use the Network Camera’s built-in motion detection
mechanism or external digital input devices.There are four choices of trigger sources:

■ Video motion detection

Select this option to allow the Network Camera to use the built-in motion detection
mechanism as a trigger source. To enable this function, you need to configure Motion
detection first. For more information, please refer to Motion detection section for details.

■ Periodically

Select this option to allow the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other defined
minute. At most 999 minutes can be set.

■ Digital input

Select one of the Digital inputs to allow the Network Camera to use external digital input
device as a trigger source. Depending on your applications, there are choices of digital input

devices on the market which helps to sense any changes in temperature, vibration, sound
and light, etc.

■ System boot

Select this option to allow the Network Camera to trigger when the power of Network Camera
is disconnected.

Event Schedule: The effective period in which the event stays active. Specify the effective
period for the event.

■ Select the days on weekly basis.

■ Select the time for recording in 24-hr time format.

Action: Also referred as the effect, defines the action to be performed by the Network Camera
when the trigger is activated. Select the action to perfom when a trigger is activated.

■ Trigger D/O for

seconds
Select this option to turn on external digital output device when a trigger is activated. Specify
the length of trigger interval in the text box.

■ Server name / Media name
Select the server and media name to allow the Network Camera to send the media files to
the server when a trigger is activated.

When completed, select Enable this event. Click Save to take effect and then click Close to
quit this page. The new event name will appear in the event drop-down list on the application
page. To remove an event setting from the list, select an event name from the drop-down list
and then click Delete.

Recording

This section explains how to configure the recording settings for the Network Camera.

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 two recording settings can be configured.

Recording name

: Enter a descriptive name for the recording setting.

Enable this recording

: Select this option to enable video recording.

Priority: Select the relative importance of this recording setting (High, Normal, and Low).

Source: Select the recording source (stream 1 or stream 2).

Recording Schedule: Specify the recording duration.

■ Select the days on weekly basis.

■ Select the time for recording in 24-hr time format.

Destination: Specify a storage destination for the recorded video files. Note that the destination
field is empty by default. Please go to Configuration > Application > Server Settings to set a
Network storage server; please refer to Server Settings section.

Max. recording capacity: Please note that when the maximum capacity is reached, the oldest

file will be overwritten by the latest one.

File size for each recording: Specify the file size for each recording media.

File name prefix: Enter the text that will be put in front of the file name.

When completed, select Enable this recording. Click Save to take effect and then click Close to
quit this page. The new recording name will appear in the recording drop-down list on the
recording page. To remove a recording setting from the list, select a recording name from the
drop-down list then and click Delete.

System log

This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send system log to remote
server as a backup. It is composed of the following two columns: Remote Log and Current Log.

Remote Log

You can configure the Network Camera to send the system log file to a remote server as a log
backup. Before utilizing this feature, it is suggested to install a log-recording tool to receive
system log messages from the Network Camera. For example, a tool -- 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 to take effect.

Current Log

This column displays the system’s log in chronological order. The system log is stored in the
Network Camera’s buffer area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain amount.

View parameters

The View parameters page lists the entire system’s parameters in alphabetical order. If you
need technical assistance, please provide the information listed in this page.

Maintenance

This chapter explains how to restore the Network Camera to factory default, upgrade firmware
version, etc.

Reboot

This feature allows you to turn off and then turn on the Network Camera. It takes about one ~
two minutes to complete the process. When completed, the live video will be displayed in your
browser. The following message is displayed during the rebooting process.

If the connection fails 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. Two settings can be
excluded:

Network Type: Select this option to retain the Network Type settings (please refer to Network
Type section).

Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings (please
refer to System section)

If none of the options is selected, all settings will be restored to factory default.

The following message is displayed during the restoring process.

Upload / Export Daylight Saving Time Configuration File

This feature allows you to set the starting time and ending time of DST.
Follow the steps below to set up:

1. In the Export Daylight Saving Time Configuration File Column, click Export to export an

Extensible Markup Language (*.xml) file from the Network Camera.

2. Open the XML file using Microsoft® Notepad and locate your time zone; set the starting time

and
ending time of the DST. When completed, save the file.

In the example below, the DST begins each year at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in
March and ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in November.

3. In the Upload Column, click Browse… and specify the XML file.

If the incorrect date and time is assigned, you will see the following warning message when
uploading the file to the Network Camera.

4. Click Upload. To enable the DST, see System Time section.
The following message is displayed when attempting to upload an incorrect file format.

Upgrade Firmware

This feature allows you to upgrade the firmware on your Network Camera. It takes about five
minutes to complete the process.
Note that do not power off the Network Camera during the upgrade.

Follow the steps below to upgrade firmware:

1. Download a new firmware file from LEVELONE website. The file is in pkg file format.

2. Click Browse… and specify the firmware file.

3. Click Upgrade. The Network Camera starts to upgrade and will reboot automatically when

the upgrade completes.

The upgrade is successful as you see “Reboot system now!! This connection will close”. After
that, re-access the Network Camera.
The following message is displayed when the upgrade is succeeded.

The following message is displayed when you have selected an incorrect firmware file.

Appendix

URL Commands of the Network Camera

Overview

For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, Network
Camera/Video server can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section specifies the
external HTTP based application programming interface. The HTTP based camera interface provides
the functionality to request a single image, to control camera functions (PTZ, output relay etc.) and to
get and set internal parameter values. The image and CGI-requests are handled by the built in Web
server.

Style convention

In URL syntax and in descriptions of CGI parameters, a text within angle brackets denotes a content
that is to be replaced with either a value or a string. When replacing the text string also the angle
brackets shall be replaced. An example of this is the 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, also below.

URL syntax' are written with the “Syntax:" word written in bold face followed by a box with the referred

syntax as seen below. The name of the server is written as <servername>. This is intended to be
replaced with the name of the actual server. This can either be a name, e.g., "mywebcam" or
"thecam.adomain.net" or the associated IP number for the server, e.g., 192.168.0.220.

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg

Description of returned data is written with "Return:" in bold face followed by the returned data in a box. All data

returned as HTTP formatted, i.e., starting with the string HTTP is line separated with a Carriage Return and Line
Feed (CRLF) printed as \r\n.

Return:

HTTP/1.0 <HTTP code> <HTTP text>\r\n

URL syntax examples are written with "Example:" in bold face followed by a short description and a light grey box
with the example.

Example: request a single snapshot image

http://mywebserver/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg

General CGI URL syntax and parameters

CGI parameters are written in lower-case and as one word without any underscores or other separators. When
the CGI request includes internal camera parameters, the internal parameters must be written exactly as they are

named in the camera or video server. The CGIs are organized in function related directories under the cgi-bin
directory. The file extension of the CGI is required.

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/<subdir>[/<subdir>...]/<cgi>.<ext>[?<parameter>=<value>[&<parameter>=<value>...]]

Example: Setting digital output #1 to active

http://mywebserver/cgi-bin/dido/setdo.cgi?do1=1

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 dido, ptz of camera

4 [operator] anonymous, viewer, dido,

camctrl, operator

Operator’s access right can modify most of
camera’s parameters except some privilege
and network options

6 [admin] anonymous, viewer, dido,

camctrl, operator, admin

Administrator’s access right can fully control
the camera’s operation.

7 N/A Internal parameters. Unable to be changed by

any external interface.

Get server parameter values

Note: The access right depends on the URL directory.
Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/anonymous/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>][&<parameter>…]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>][&<parameter>…]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>][&<parameter>…]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>][&<parameter>…]

where the <parameter> should be <group>[_<name>] or <group>[.<name>] If you do not specify the any
parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned. If you specify only <group>, the parameters of
related group will be returned.

When query parameter values, the current parameter value are returned.
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.

Example: request IP address and it’s response

Request:
http://192.168.0.123/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?network_ipaddress

Response:
HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n
Content-Type: text/html\r\n
Context-Length: 33\r\n
\r\n
network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n

Set server parameter values

Note: The access right depends on the URL directory.
Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/anonymous/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>
[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>][&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>
[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>] [&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>
[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>] [&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>
[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<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 actually update all fields (no need to use 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 the current path. If you omit this
parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.

(note: The return page can be a general HTML
file(.htm, .html) or a LEVELONE server script executable
(.vspx) file. It can not be a CGI command. It can not have
any extra parameters. This parameter must be put at end of
parameter list)

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>]
Only the parameters that you set and readable will be returned.

Example: Set the IP address of server to 192.168.0.123

Request:
http://myserver/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi?network_ipaddress=192.168.0.123

Response:
HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n
Content-Type: text/html\r\n
Context-Length: 33\r\n
\r\n
network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n

Available parameters on the server

Valid values:

Valid values Description
string[<n>] Text string shorter than ‘n’ characters. The characters “,’, <,>,& are

invalid.
password[<n>] The same as string but display ‘*’ 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 contain a domain name shorter than ‘n’ characters (eg.

www.ibm.com)
email address
[<n>]

A string limited to contain a email address shorter than ‘n’ characters (eg.

[e-mail])
ip address A string limited to contain an ip address (eg. 192.168.1.1)
mac address A string limited to contain mac address without hyphen or colon

connected
boolean A boolean value 1 or 0 represents [Yes or No], [True or False], [Enable or

Disable].
<value1>,
<value2>,
<value3>,

...

Enumeration. Only given values are valid.

blank A blank string
everything inside
<>

As description

Note: The Network Camera should prevent to restart when parameter changed.
Group: system

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

date <yyyy/mm/dd>,

keep, auto

6/6 Current date of system. Set to ‘keep’ keeping date

unchanged. Set to ‘auto’ to use NTP to
synchronize date.

time <hh:mm:ss>,

keep, auto

6/6 Current date of system. Set to ‘keep’ keeping date

unchanged. Set to ‘auto’ to use NTP to
synchronize time.

ntp <domain

name>,
<ip address>,
<blank>

6/6 NTP server

*Do not use “skip to invoke default server” for
default

timezoneindex

-489 ~ 529 6/6

Indicate timezone and area

-480: GMT-12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein

-440: GMT-11:00 Midway Island, Samoa

-400: GMT-10:00 Hawaii

-360: GMT-09:00 Alaska

-320: GMT-08:00 Las Vegas, San_Francisco, Vancouver

-280: GMT-07:00 Mountain Time, Denver

-281: GMT-07:00 Arizona

-240: GMT-06:00 Central America, Central Time, Mexico City,
Saskatchewan

-200: GMT-05:00 Eastern Time, New York, Toronto

-201: GMT-05:00 Bogota, Lima, Quito, Indiana

-160: GMT-04:00 Atlantic Time, Canada, Caracas, La Paz,
Santiago

-140: GMT-03:30 Newfoundland

-120: GMT-03:00 Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Georgetown, Greenland

-80: GMT-02:00 Mid-Atlantic

-40: GMT-01:00 Azores, Cape_Verde_IS.
0: GMT Casablanca, Greenwich 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, Yerevan
180: GMT 04:30 Kabul
200: GMT 05:00 Ekaterinburg, Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent
220: GMT 05:30 Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi
230: GMT 05:45 Kathmandu
240: GMT 06:00 Almaty, Novosibirsk, Astana, Dhaka, Sri
Jayawardenepura
260: GMT 06:30 Rangoon
280: GMT 07:00 Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Krasnoyarsk
320: GMT 08:00 Beijing, Chongging, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur,
Singapore, Taipei
360: GMT 09:00 Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, Seoul, Yakutsk
380: GMT 09:30 Adelaide, Darwin
400: GMT 10:00 Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Guam,
Vladivostok
440: GMT 11:00 Magadan, Solomon Is., New Caledonia
480: GMT 12:00 Aucklan, Wellington, Fiji, Kamchatka, Marshall Is.
520: GMT 13:00 Nuku'Alofa

daylight_enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable automatic daylight saving to time zone
daylight_dstactualmode <boolean> 6/7 Check if current time is under daylight saving time.

daylight_auto_begintime string[19] 6/7 Display the current daylight saving begin time.

daylight_auto_endtime string[19] 6/7 Display the current daylight saving end time.

updateinterval 0,

3600,
86400,
604800,
2592000

6/6 0 to Disable automatic time adjustment, otherwise,

it means the seconds between NTP automatic
update interval.

SubGroup of system: info (The fields in this group are unchangeable.)

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

modelname string[40] 0/7 Model name of server
serialnumber <mac

address>

0/7 12 characters mac address without hyphen

connected

firmwareversion string[40] 0/7 The version of firmware, including model,

company, and version number in the format.

language_count <integer> 0/7 Number of webpage language available on the

server
language_i
<0~(count-1)>

string[16] 0/7 Available language lists

Group: status

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

videoinactualcolor <boolean> 1/4

0 => actual color
1 => not actual color

di_i<0~(ndi-1)> <boolean> 1/7 0 => Inactive, normal

1 => Active, triggered

do_i<0~ndi-1)> <boolean> 1/7 0 => Inactive, normal

1 => Active, triggered
onlinenum_rtsp integer 6/7 Current RTSP connection numbers
onlinenum_
httppush

integer 6/7 Current HTTP push server connection numbers

Group: di_i<0~(ndi-1)>

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

normalstate high,

low

1/1 Indicate whether open circuit or closed circuit represents

inactive status

Group: do_i<0~(ndo-1)>

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

normalstate open,

grounded

1/1 Indicate whether open circuit or closed circuit represents

inactive status

Group: security

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

user_i0_name string[64] 6/7 User’s name of root

user_i<1~20>
_name

string[64] 6/7 User’s name

user_i0_pass password [64] 6/6 Root’s password
user_i<1~20>
_pass

password [64] 7/6 User’s password

user_i0_privilege admin 6/7 Root’s privilege
user_i<1~20>
_ privilege

viewer,
operator,
admin

6/6 User’s privilege

Group: network

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

type lan,

pppoe

6/6 Network connection type

resetip <boolean> 6/6 1 => get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 from DHCP

server at next reboot
0 => use preset ipaddress, subnet, rounter, dns1, and
dns2

ipaddress <ip

address>

6/6 IP address of server

subnet <ip

address>

6/6 Subnet mask

router <ip

address>

6/6 Default gateway

dns1 <ip

address>

6/6 Primary DNS server

dns2 <ip

address>

6/6 Secondary DNS server

wins1 <ip

address>

6/6 Primary WINS server

wins2 <ip

address>

6/6 Secondary WINS server

Subgroup of network: ftp

Name Value Security

(get/set)

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 Alternative HTTP port
authmode basic,

digest

1/6 HTTP authentication mode

s0_accessname string[32] 1/6 Http server push access name for stream 1
s1_accessname string[32] 1/6 Http server push access name for stream 2

Subgroup of network: https

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

port 443, 1025~65535 6/6 https port

Subgroup of network: rtsp

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

port 554,

1025 ~ 65535

6/6 RTSP port

authmode disable,

basic,
digest

1/6 RTSP authentication mode

s0_accessname string[32] 1/6 RTSP access name for stream 1
s1_accessname string[32] 1/6 RTSP access name for stream 2
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 rtsp_s<0~(n-1)>: multicast, n is stream count

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

alwaysmulticast <boolean> 4/4 Enable always multicast
ipaddress <ip address> 4/4 Multicast IP address
videoport 1025 ~ 65535 4/4 Multicast video port
audioport 1025 ~ 65535 4/4 Multicast audio port
ttl 1 ~ 255 4/4 Mutlicast time to live value

Subgroup of network: sip

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

port 5060,

1025 ~ 65535

6/6 SIP port

Subgroup of network: rtp

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

videoport 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 Video channel port for RTP
audioport 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 Audio channel port for RTP

Subgroup of network: pppoe

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

user string[128] 6/6 PPPoE account user name
pass password[64] 6/6 PPPoE account password

Group: ipfilter

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

allow_i<0~9>
_start

1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Allowed starting IP address for RTSP

connection
allow_i<0~9>
_end

1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Allowed ending IP address for RTSP

connection
deny_i<0~9>
_start

1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Denied starting IP address for RTSP

connection
deny_i<0~9>
_end

1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Denied ending IP address for RTSP

connection

Group: videoin

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

cmosfreq 50, 60 4/4 CMOS frequency
whitebalance auto,

keep current value

4/4 auto => auto white balance

keep current value => keep current value
fluorescent => 5500K

outdoor => > 5500K
atwbvalue1 0 ~ 9999999999 4/4 The auto white balance value 1.
atwbvalue2 0 ~ 9999999999 4/4 The auto white balance value 2.
exposurelevel 1~8 4/4 exposure level
enablewdr <boolean> 4/4 Enable wide dynamic range
agc 0~2 4/4 Set auto gain control
daynight auto, schedule, on,

off

4/4 set IR cut filter mode

bwlowluxmode <boolean> 4/4 Turn on or off black/white video in low lux

mode

Group: videoin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products, m is stream number

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

color 0,

1

4/4 0 => monochrome

1 => color
flip <boolean> 4/4 Flip the image
mirror <boolean> 4/4 Mirror the image
ptzstatus <integer> 1/7 An 32-bits integer, each bit can be set

separately as follows:

Bit 0 => Support Network Camera control

function. 0(not support), 1(support)

Bit 1 => Build-in or external Network

Camera. 0(external), 1(build-in)

Bit 2 => Support pan operation. 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 3 => Support tilt operation. 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 4 => Support zoom operation. 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 5 => Support focus operation. 0(not

support), 1(support)

text string[16] 4/4 Enclosed caption
imprinttimestamp <boolean> 4/4 Overlay time stamp on video
maxexposure 1~120 4/4 Maximum exposure time
s<0~(m-1)>_codectype mpeg4,

mjpeg

4/4 Video codec type

mpeg4 => MPEG-4

mjpeg => JPEG
s<0~(m-1)>_
resolution

176x144,
352x240,
720x480

4/4 Video resolution in pixel

176x144 => 176x144

352x240 => 352x240

720x480 => 720x480
s<0~(m-1)>_
mpeg4_
intraperiod

250,
500,
1000,
2000,
3000,
4000,

4/4 The period of intra frame in milliseconds

250 => 1/4 S

500 => 1/2 S

1000 =>1 S

2000 => 2 S

3000 => 3 S

4000 => 4 S
s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_
ratecontrolmode

cbr,
vbr

4/4 cbr => constant bitrate

vbr => fix quality

s<0~(m-1)>_
mpeg4_quant

1,
2,
3,
4,
5

4/4 Quality of video when choosing vbr in

“ratecontrolmode”. 1 is worst quality and 5 is

the best quality.

1 => medium

2 => standard

3 => good

4 => detailed

5 => excellent
s<0~(m-1)>_
mpeg4_bitrate

20000,
30000,
40000,
50000,
64000,
128000,
256000,
384000,
512000,
768000,
1000000,
1200000,
1500000,
2000000,
3000000,
4000000

4/4 Set bit rate in bps when choose cbr in

“ratecontrolmode”.

20000 => 20 Kbps

30000 => 30 Kbps

40000 => 40 Kbps

50000 => 50 Kbps

64000 => 64 Kbps

128000 => 128 Kbps

256000 => 256 Kbps

512000 => 512 Kbps

768000 => 768 Kbps

1000000 => 1 Mbps

1500000 => 1.5 Mbps

2000000 => 2 Mbps

3000000 => 3 Mbps

4000000 => 4 Mbps

s<0~(m-1)>_
mpeg4_
maxframe

1,
2,
3,
5,
10,
15,
20,
25,
30 (only for
60Hz)

4/4 Set maximum frame rate in fps (for

MPEG-4).

1 => 1 fps

2 => 2 fps

3 => 3 fps

5 => 5 fps

8 => 8 fps

10 => 10 fps

15 => 15 fps

20 => 20 fps

25 => 25 fps

30 => 30 fps (only for 60Hz)
s<0~(m-1)>_
mjpeg_quant

1,
2,
3,
4,
5

4/4 Quality of jpeg video. 1 is worst quality and

5 is the best quality.

1 => medium

2 => standard

3 => good

4 => detailed

5 => excellent
s<0~(m-1)>_
mjpeg_
maxframe

1,
2,
3,
5,
10,
15,
20,
25,
30 (only for
60Hz)

4/4 Set maximum frame rate in fps (for JPEG).

1 => 1 fps

2 => 2 fps

3 => 3 fps

5 => 5 fps

8 => 8 fps

10 => 10 fps

15 => 15 fps

20 => 20 fps

25 => 25 fps

30 => 30 fps (only for 60Hz)

Group: audioin_c<0~ (n-1)> for n channel products

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

source micin,

linein

4/4 micin => use external microphone input

linein => use line input, i.e. internal microphone

mute 0, 1 4/4 Enable audio mute

0 => Disable
1 => Enable

gain 0~31 4/4 Gain of input

31 => +12 dB
30 => +10.5 dB
29 => +9 dB
28 => +7.5 dB
27 => +6 dB
26 => +4.5 dB
25 => +3 dB
24 => +1.5 dB
23 => 0 dB
22 => -1.5 dB
21 => -3 dB
20 => -4.5 dB
19 => -6 dB
18 => -7.5 dB
17 => -9 dB
16 => -10.5 dB
15 => -12 dB
14 => -13.5 dB
13 => -15 dB
12 => -16.5 dB
11 => -18 dB
10 => -19.5 dB
9 => -21 dB
8 => -22.5 dB
7 => -24 dB
6 => -25.5 dB
5 => -27 dB
4 => -28.5 dB
3 => -30 dB
2 => -31.5 dB
1 => >-33 dB

0 => -34.5 dB
s<0~(m-1)>_
codectype

aac4,
gamr

4/4 Set audio codec type for input

aac4 => AAC

gamr => GSM-AMR
s<0~(m-1)>_
aac4_bitrate

16000,
32000,
48000,
64000,
96000
128000

4/4 Set AAC4 bitrate in bps

16000 => 16 Kbps

32000 => 32 Kbps

48000 => 48 Kbps

64000 => 64 Kbps

96000 => 96 Kbps

128000 => 128 Kbps
s<0~(m-1)>_
gamr_bitrate

4750,
5150,
5900,
6700,
7400,
7950,
10200,
12200

4/4 Set AMR bitrate in bps

4750 => 4.75 Kbps

5150 => 5.15 Kbps

5900 => 5.90 Kbps

6700 => 6.7 Kbps

7400 => 7.4 Kbps

7950 => 7.95 Kbps

10200 => 10.2 Kbps

12200 => 12.2 Kbps

Group: image_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

brightness -5 ~ 5 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.
hue -5 ~ 5 4/4 Adjust hue of image according to mode settings.

Group: imagepreview_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

brightness -5 ~ 5 4/4 Preview of adjusting brightness of image

according to mode settings.

saturation

-5 ~ 5 4/4 Preview of adjusting saturation of image
according to mode settings.

contrast -5 ~ 5 4/4 Preview of adjusting contrast of image

according to mode settings.

hue -5 ~ 5 4/4 Preview of adjusting hue of image according

to mode settings.

videoin_whitebalance auto,

manual

4/4 Preview of adjusting white balance of image

according to mode settings.

videoin_restoreatwb Positive

integer

4/4 Restore auto white balance.

Group: motion_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable motion detection
win_i<0~2>_
enable

<boolean> 4/4 Enable motion window 1~3

win_i <0~2>_
name

string[14] 4/4 Name of motion window 1~3

win_i <0~2>_left 0 ~ 320 4/4 Left coordinate of 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.

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 server using

safe100 method
<provider>_
hostname

string[128] 6/6 Your dynamic hostname.

<provider>_
usernameemail

string[64] 6/6 Your user or email to login ddns service

provider
<provider>_
passwordkey

string[64] 6/6 Your password or key to login ddns service

provider

<provider>_
servername

string[128] 6/6 The server name for safe100. (This field only

exists for provider is customsafe100)

Group: upnppresentation

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable or disable the UPNP presentation service.

Group: upnpportforwarding

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable or disable the UPNP port forwarding service.
upnpnatstatus 0~3 6/7 The status of UpnP port forwarding, used internally.

0 => OK
1 => FAIL
2 => no IGD router
3 => no need to do port forwarding

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 The levels to distinguish the importance of

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 channel product

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

panspeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Pan speed -5 ~ 5
tiltspeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Tilt speed -5 ~ 5
zoomspeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Zoom speed -3 ~ +3
autospeed 1 ~ 5 1/4 Auto pan/patrol speed 1 ~ 5
focusspeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Auto focus speed
dwelling 0 ~ 9999 1/4 Time to dwelling when patrol
axisx -8250~ 8250 1/4 Axis X coordinate, used internally
axisy -560 ~ 1664 1/4 Axis Y coordinate, used internally
pantilt_port <integer> 1/4 The pan and tilt channel.
pantilt_camid 0 ~ 255 1/4 ID of camera on pan/tilt channel.
zoom_port <integer> 1/4 The zoom channel.
zoom_camid 0 ~ 255 1/4 ID of camera on zoom channel.
preset_i<0~19>_name string[40] 1/4 The name of preset location.

preset_i<0~19>_dwelling 0 ~ 255 1/4 The dwelling time of each preset

location

uart 0 ~ (m-1), m is

uart count

1/4 Select correspond uart

cameraid 0~255 1/4 Camera ID to control external PTZ

cameral

isptz <boolean> 1/7 To distinguish the video channel if

mapping to a PTZ camera

disablemdonptz <boolean> 1/4 Disable motion detection on PTZ

operation

Group: uart

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

ptzdrivers_i<0~19,
127>_name

string[40] 1/4 The name of the PTZ driver.

ptzdrivers_i<0~19,
127>_location

string[128] 1/4 The full path of the PTZ driver.

enablehttptunnel <boolean> 4/4 Enable HTTP tunnel channel to control

UART.

Group: uart_i<0~(n-1)> n is uart port count

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

baudrate 110

300
600
1200
2400
3600
4800
7200
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200

4/4 Set baud rate of COM port

110 => 110
300 => 300
600 => 600
1200 => 1200
2400 => 2400
3600 => 3600
4800 => 4800
7200 => 7200
9600 => 9600
19200 => 19200
38400 => 38400
57600 => 57600
115200 => 115200

databit 5

6
7
8

4/4 Data bits in a character frame

5 => 5
6 => 6
7 => 7
8 => 8

paritybit none

odd
even

4/4 For error checking

none => none
odd => odd
even => eve

stopbit 1 2 4/4 1 => 1

2 => 2

uartmode rs485

rs232

4/4 rs485 or rs232

uartreset <boolean> 4/4 Set this flag to true to apply change of UART

configuration.
customdrvcmd_i
<0~9>

string[128] 1/4 PTZ command for custom camera.

speedlink_i
<0~4>_name

string[40] 1/4 Additional PTZ command name

speedlink_i
<0~4>_cmd

string[128] 1/4 Additional PTZ command list

ptzdriver 0~19

127 (custom)
128 (no
driver)

4/4 Which PTZ driver is used by this COM port

Group: privacymask_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable the privacy mask
win_i<0~4>_
enable

<boolean> 4/4 Enable the privacy mask window

win_i<0~4>_
name

string[14] 4/4 The name of privacy mask window

win_i<0~4>_left 0 ~ 320/352 4/4 Left coordinate of window position.
win_i<0~4>_top 0 ~ 240/288 4/4 Top coordinate of window position.

win_i<0~4>_
width

0 ~ 320/352 4/4 Width of privacy mask window

win_i<0~4>_
height

0 ~ 240/288 4/4 Height of privacy mask window

Group: capability

Name Value Security

(get/set)

Description

api_http_version 0200a 0/7 The HTTP API version.
bootuptime <positive integer> 0/7 The server bootup time
nir 0,

<positive integer>

0/7 Number of IR interface

ndi 0,

<positive integer>

0/7 Number of digital input

ndo 0,

<positive integer>

0/7 Number of digital output

naudioin 0,

<positive integer>

0/7 Number of audio input

naudioout 0,

<positive integer>

0/7 Number of audio output

nvideoin <positive integer> 0/7 Number of video input

nmediastream <positive integer> 0/7 Number of media

stream per channel

nvideosetting <positive integer> 0/7 Number of video

settings per channel

naudiosetting <positive integer> 0/7 Number of audio

settings per channel

nuart 0,

<positive integer>

0/7 Number of UART

interface

ptzenabled <positive integer> 0/7 An 32-bits integer, each

bit can be set
separately as follows:
Bit 0 => Support
Network Camera control
function
0(not support),
1(support)
Bit 1 => Build-in or
external Network
Camera.
0(external), 1(build-in)
Bit 2 => Support pan
operation. 0(not
support), 1(support)
Bit 3 => Support tilt
operation. 0(not
support), 1(support)
Bit 4 => Support zoom
operation. 0(not
support), 1(support)
Bit 5 => Support focus
operation. 0(not
support), 1(support)

protocol_https <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support http over SSL

protocol_rtsp <boolean > 0/7 Indicate whether to

support rtsp

protocol_sip <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support sip
protocol_
maxconnection

<positive integer> 0/7 The maximum allowed

simultaneous

connections
protocol_
rtp_multicast_
scalable

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support scalable

multicast
protocol_
rtp_multicast_
scalable

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support scalable

multicast
protocol_rtp_multicast_backchannel

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support backchannel

multicast
protocol_rtp_tcp <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support rtp over tcp
protocol_rtp_http <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support rtp over http
protocol_spush_
mjpeg

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support server push

motion jpeg
protocol_snmp <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support snmp
videoin_type 0,

1,
2

0/7 0 => Interlaced CCD

1 => Progressive CCD

2 => CMOS
videoin_
resolution

<a list of the
available resolution
separates by
comma>

0/7 Available resolutions list

videoin_codec <a list of the

available codec
types separaters
by comma>

0/7 Available codec list

videoout_codec <a list of the

available codec
types separaters
by comma>

0/7 Available codec list

audio_aec <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support acoustic echo

cancellation
audio_extmic <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to

support external

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