Vivotek IB8381, 8381-E, IB8381-E User Manual

Rev. 1.1

User’s Manual

IB8381 / 8381-E

Bullet
Network Camera

5MP • 30M Smart IR • Smart Focus System • IP67 •
Cable Management

Rev.: 1.0

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Table of Contents

Overview

.....................................................................................................................................................

4

Revision History ...................................................................................................................................... 4

Read Before Use ..................................................................................................................................... 5

Package Contents ................................................................................................................................... 5

Symbols and Statements in this Document ............................................................................................. 5

Physical Description ................................................................................................................................ 6

Installation

...................................................................................................................................................

9

Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................................... 9

Network Deployment ............................................................................................................................. 13

Software Installation .............................................................................................................................. 16

Ready to Use ......................................................................................................................................... 17

Accessing the Network Camera

............................................................................................................

19

Using Web Browsers ............................................................................................................................. 19

Using RTSP Players .............................................................................................................................. 21

Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ............................................................................................... 22

Using VIVOTEK Recording Software .................................................................................................... 23

Main Page

.................................................................................................................................................

24

Client Settings

..........................................................................................................................................

29

Conguration

............................................................................................................................................

34

System > General settings .................................................................................................................... 35

System > Homepage layout ................................................................................................................. 37

System > Logs ...................................................................................................................................... 40

System > Parameters ........................................................................................................................... 41

System > Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 42

Media > Image .................................................................................................................................... 46

Media > Video ....................................................................................................................................... 55

Media > Audio........................................................................................................................................ 62

Network > General settings ................................................................................................................... 63

Network > Streaming protocols ........................................................................................................... 71

Network > SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) .................................................................. 80

Security > User Account ........................................................................................................................ 81

Security > HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) ........................................................82

Security > Access List ......................................................................................................................... 89

PTZ > PTZ settings ............................................................................................................................... 94

Event > Event settings........................................................................................................................... 97

Applications > Motion detection........................................................................................................... 110

Applications > DI and DO .................................................................................................................... 113

Applications > Tampering detection .................................................................................................... 11 3

Applications > Audio detection .......................................................................................................... 114

Applications > VADP (VIVOTEK Application Development Platform) ................................................ 116

Recording > Recording settings ......................................................................................................... 11 8

Local storage > SD card management ................................................................................................ 123

Local storage > Content management ................................................................................................ 124

Appendix

................................................................................................................................................

127

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URL Commands for the Network Camera ................................................................................................ 127

Technical Specications ...........................................................................................................................204

Technology License Notice .......................................................................................................................205

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) .......................................................................................................206

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Overview

VIVOTEK IB8381/81-E is a brand-new professional outdoor bullet network camera offering up
to 25 fps @ 5-Megapixel or 30 fps @ 1080p resolution with superb image quality. Equipped

with new image technology, IB8381/81-E provides the excellent image quality and ner detail

than ever before. The powerful 3D Noise Reduction technology and Smart Stream technology
enables the IB8381/81-E to optimize resolution on a desired object or area to maximize

efciency of bandwidth usage.

The IP67-rated housing is also designed to ensure the camera body withstands rain and dust
and guarantees smooth operation under a multitude of harsh weather conditions. Additionally,
the wide operating temperature range further enhances the IB8381-E’s performance and
reliability in extremely cold and warm weather even with PoE.

Revision History

■ Rev. 1.0: Initial release

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Read Before Use

The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera

is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a exible 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 note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the Network
Camera is installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to
avoid damage 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 networking 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 creative and professional developers, the URL
Commands of the Network Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing
homepages or integrating with the current web server.

Package Contents

■ IB8381 or IB8381-E with an RJ45 Cable

■

Sun Shield / Wrench / RJ45 Female-Female Coupler / Double-sided Tape / Screws

■ Wall Mount Bracket

■ CS-mount Lens

■ Waterproof Connector for RJ45 Ethernet Enclosure

■ Waterproof Connector (for connecting other wires)

■ Alignment Sticker / Desiccant Bag

■ Warranty Card

■ Quick Installation Guide

■ Software CD

Symbols and Statements in this Document

i

INFORMATION: provides important messages or advices that might help prevent

inconvenient or problem situations.

NOTE: Notices provide guidance or advices that are related to the functional integrity of

the machine.

Tips: Tips are useful information that helps enhance or facilitae an installation, function,

or process.

WARNING: or IMPORTANT:: These statements indicate situations that can be

dangerous or hazardous to the machine or you.

Electrical Hazard: This statement appears when high voltage electrical hazards might

occur to an operator.

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Physical Description

Status LED

The LED indicates the status of the Network Camera.

Item LED status Description

1

Green and Red lit for once, and then turn steady red Power on and system booting
Red LED off Power off

2 Steady Red and Green blinking every 1 sec. Network normal (heartbeat)

Steady Red and Green LED is off Network failed

3

Red blinking every 0.15 sec., and Green LED blinking
every 1 sec.

Upgrading firmware

4

Red blinking every 0.15 sec. and Green LED blinking
every 0.15 sec.

Restoring default

IR LEDs

Lens

Light Sensor

NTSC-PAL switch

General I/O Terminal Block

Reset Button

SD/SDHC/SDXC Card Slot

NTSC

PAL

Auto Focus

Zoom in

Zoom out

Red LED

Green LED

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DI/DO Diagram

Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method.

Gnd

Camera Power

Input

Output

+12
VDC
Max.

VDC

Switch

BJT transistor

Gnd

Camera Power

Input

Output

+12
VDC

VDC

Switch

BJT transistor

Relay

Relay

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Hardware Reset

The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes
resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation. If the system problems remain
after reset, restore the factory settings and install again.

Reset: Press and release the recessed reset button. Wait for the Network Camera to reboot.

Restore: Press and hold the recessed reset button until the status LED rapidly blinks. Note that
all settings will be restored to factory default. Upon successful restore, the status LED will blink
green and red during normal operation.

SD/SDHC/SDXC Card Capacity

This network camera is compliant with SD/SDHC/SDXC 16GB / 8GB / 32GB /64GB and other
preceding standard SD cards.

Reset Button

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Installation

Hardware Installation

1. Attach the alignment sticker to the wall. Drill four holes into the wall. Then hammer the
supplied plastic anchors into the holes and secure the plate with supplied screws.

2. Fix the intersection bracket to the side of the Network Camera with two screws.

3. Feed the RJ45 cable through the front opening of the wall mount bracket. (If you want to

use external devices such as sensors and alarms, please refer to the assembling steps
on the next page.)

4. Push the spring mortise and hook the bracket onto the groove of the wall mount bracket.

5. Secure the two screws on the other side of the wall mount bracket.

6. Hang the wall mount bracket to the mounting plate.

7. Fix the wall mount bracket with the supplied screw.

8. Adjust the angle of the wall mount bracket to aim at the shooting area.

1

2

6

3

5

7

8

4

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Waterproof Connector

Components of the Waterproof Connector

Seals (C)

Housing (D)

Sealing Nut (E)

Seal (B)

Screw Nut (A)

Pin Denitions

NOTE:

In addition to PoE (Power over Ethernet), you can also supply power to the camera using
pins #1~#4 from the terminal block, either using DC 12V or AC24V.

Open the rear cover by rotating to the
alignment mark, and pull the cover off the
canister.

If you should need to open the front
cover, make sure you tighten it up later
so that the camera can be waterproof.

IMPORTANT:

1 AC 24V IN
2 AC 24V IN
3 DC12V+ IN
4 DC12V- IN
5 DI­6 DI+
7 DO­8 DO+

9 RS485_N
10 RS485_P
11 EXT_MIC
12 Audio Out
13 Audio GND
14 TV Out
15 GND

15

1

Pin number

Pin Denitions

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1. Disassemble the components of the waterproof connector into part (A) ~ (E) as shown
above.

2. Open the rear cover of the Network Camera.

3. Remove the rubber stopper from the bottom of the Network Camera and secure the
screw nut (A) tightly.

4. You may choose to use AC24V or DC12V inputs as power source, please feed the
power lines through the wall mount bracket and the waterproof connector (E --> D -->
B --> A) as illustrated below. Pass power lines through the rubber seal (B) and then
connect the power lines to the terminal block.

5. If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, feed the cables through the
wall mount bracket and the waterproof connector (E --> D --> B --> A) as the illustration

shown below. Then refer to the pin denition to connect them to the general I/O terminal

block. Note: The recommended cable gauge is 2.0 ~ 2.8 mm.

6. Push the seal (B) into the housing (D).

7. Insert the seals (C) into the empty holes on the seal (B) to avoid moisture.

8. Secure the sealing nut (E) tightly.

Assembling Steps

9. Open the aluminum foil vacuum bag
and take out the desiccant bag. Attach
the desiccant bag to the inner side of the
rear cover, to under the insulation pad,
and then tighten the rear cover. (Please

replace the desiccant bag with a new one
whenever you open the rear cover.)

9-2

9-2

9-1

5

4

8

(E)

3

4

(E)

(D)

(B)

(A)

7

6

(C)

(B)

(D)

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

(D)

(B)

(C)

(A)

(E)

Components of the Waterproof
Connector

Screw Nut (C)

Housing (D)

Gasket (E)

Seal (B)

Sealing Nut (A)

RJ45 Cable Dimension (unit: mm)

Prepare an Ethernet
cable and strip part of the
sheath.

Insert the housing into the
screw nut.

Insert the seal into the
housing.

Insert the stripped Ether­net cable through the seal­ing nut and the housing.

Clamp the cable

with an RJ45 plug.

Push the RJ45 plug into

the housing, then secure
the sealing nut tightly.

Attach the gasket to the
front of the housing.

Assembling Steps

Recommended cable gauge:
O. D. 5.5~7

Connect the Ethernet cable to the RJ45 cable and secure

the connectors tightly.

Cabling Assembly: RJ45 Cable Connector

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Network Deployment

Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet

This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to an Internet connection.

1. If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, connect them to the general I/O
terminal block.

2. Connect the camera to a switch via Ethernet cable.

3. Connect either the DC 12V or AC 24V power wires from the Network Camera to a power
outlet.

There are several ways to set up the Network Camera over the Internet. The rst way is to set
up the Network Camera behind a router. The second way is to utilize a static IP. The third way is
using PPPoE.

2

3

POWER

COLLISION

LINK

RECEIVE

PARTITION

1

2

3

4

5

Ethernet Switch

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Internet connection via a router

Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow
the steps below.

1. Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below.

Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 16 for
details.

IP address : 192.168.0.3
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1

IP address : 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1

LAN (Local Area Network)
Router IP address : 192.168.0.1

WAN (Wide Area Network )
Router IP address : from ISP

Cable or DSL Modem

POWER

COLLISION

LINK
RECEIVE

PARTITION

1

2

3

4

5

Internet

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: default is 80

■ RTSP port: default is 554

■ RTP port for audio: default is 5558

■ RTCP port for audio: default is 5559

■ RTP port for video: default is 5556

■ RTCP port for video: default is 5557

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 your
router’s documentation.

3. Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Network Camera from the
Internet. Please refer to Network Type on page 63 for details.

Internet connection with static IP

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

Please refer to LAN settings on page 63 for details.

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 on page 64 for details.

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

When using a PoE-enabled switch

The Network Camera is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of power and data via a single
Ethernet cable. Follow the below illustration to connect the Network Camera to a PoE-enabled
switch via Ethernet cable.

POWER

COLLISION

LINK

RECEIVE

PARTITION

1

2

3

4

5

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.

PoE Switch

power + data transmission

POWER

COLLISION

LINK

RECEIVE

PARTITION

1

2

3

4

5

Non-PoE Switch

PoE Power Injector

(optional)

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Software Installation

Installation Wizard 2 (IW2), free-bundled software included on the product CD, helps you set up
your Network Camera on the LAN.

1. Install IW2 under the Software Utility directory from the software CD.

Double click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop to launch the program.

2. The program will conduct an analysis of your network environment.

After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program.

3. The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN.

4. After a brief search, the installer window will prompt. Click on the MAC and model name

that matches the one printed on the product label. You can then double-click on the address to

open a management session with the Network Camera.

0002D1730202

00-02-D1-73-02-02 192.168.5.151 IB8381-E

Installation

Wizard 2

IW

2

Network Camera

Model No: IB8381-E

Made in Taiwan

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Pat. 6,930,709

MAC:0002D1730202

R o HS

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Ready to Use

1. A browser session with the Network Camera should prompt as shown below

2. You should be able to see live video from your camera. You may also install the 32-channel
recording software from the software CD in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras. For
its installation details, please refer to its related documents.

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If you want to use the supplied sun shield for outdoor environments, please follow the
steps below to install:

1. Tighten the supplied two hex couplers.

2. Attach the supplied sun shield to the Network Camera and slide it to the desired position.

3. Fix the sun shield with the supplied two screws.

NOTE:

VIVOTEK also provides other accessories for versatile applications as the following

illustrations. Please visit VIVOTEK's ofcial website for more purchase information.

Accessories

Corner Mount Bracket

Pole Mount Bracket

1

2

3

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Accessing the Network Camera

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

Using Web Browsers

Use Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to access to the Network Cameras on the LAN.
If your network environment is not a LAN, follow these steps to access the Netwotk Camera:

1. Launch your web browser (e.g., Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).

2. Enter the IP address of the Network Camera in the address eld. Press Enter.

3. The live video will be displayed in your web browser.

4. If it is the rst time installing the VIVOTEK network camera, an information bar will pop up as

shown below. Follow the instructions to install the required plug-in on your computer.

NOTE

► For Mozilla Firefox users, your browser will use Quick Time to stream the live video. If you do

not have Quick Time on your computer, please download it rst, then launch the web browser.

► By default, the Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access,

NOTE:

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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
page 81.

► If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX

®

Controls, please enable the ActiveX

®

Controls for your browser.

1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level.

2. Look for Download signed ActiveX

®

controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK.

3. Refresh your web browser, then install the ActiveX

®

control. Follow the instructions to

complete installation.

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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.

Quick Time Player

VLC media player

VLC media player

mpegable Player

pvPlayer

As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set the
RTSP port to 554. For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 72.
For example:

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

For more information on how to configure the RTSP access name, please refer to RTSP
Streaming on page 72 for details.

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

1. Launch the RTSP player.

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

3. The address format is rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<RTSP streaming access name for
stream1 or stream2>

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Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices

To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the Network
Camera can be accessed over 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 page

13.

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 page 72.

2. As the the bandwidth on 3G networks is limited, you will not be able to use a large video size.
Please set the video and audio streaming parameters as listed below.

For more information, please refer to Stream settings on page 90.

Video Mode MPEG-4
Frame size 176 x 144
Maximum frame rate 5 fps
Intra frame period 1S
Video quality (Constant bit rate) 40kbps
Audio type (GSM-AMR) 12.2kbps

3. As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set
the RTSP port to 554. For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 72.

4. Launch the player on the 3GPP-compatible mobile devices (ex. Real Player).

5. Type the following URL commands into the player.
The address format is rtsp://<public ip address of your camera>:<rtsp port>/<RTSP streaming
access name for stream 3>.

For example:

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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Using VIVOTEK Recording Software

The product software CD also contains recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring
and video recording for multiple Network Cameras. Please install the recording software; then
launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Channel list. For detailed information
about how to use the recording software, please refer to the user’s manual of the software or
download it from http://www.vivotek.com.

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Main Page

This chapter explains the layout of the main page. It is composed of the following sections:
VIVOTEK INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, Menu, and Live
Video Window.

VIVOTEK INC. Logo

Click this logo to visit the VIVOTEK website.

Host Name

The host name can be customized to t your needs. For more information, please refer to System on page 35.

Camera Control Area

Video Stream: This Network Camera supports multiple streams (streams 1 ~ 4) simultaneously. You can
select either one for live viewing. For more information about multiple streams, please refer to page 90
for detailed information.

Manual Trigger: Click to enable/disable an event trigger manually. Please configure an event setting

on Application page before enable this function. A total of 3 event settings can be congured. For more

information about event setting, please refer to page 97. If you want to hide this item on the homepage,
please go to the System > Homepage Layout > General settings > Customized button to deselect
“show manual trigger button”.

Digital Output: Click to turn the digital output signal on or off.

VIVOTEK INC.
Logo

Camera Control
Area

Configuration
Area

Host Name

Resize Buttons

Hide Button

Live View Window

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Auto Focus

There are two options for you to ne-tune the camera focus.

Press the button, and the camera rmware will automatically perform an auto-sensing process on its

vari-focal lens to look for the best focus. The process takes about a minute to complete. This function
applies when you see the image is out of focus when the surrounding lighting condition is changed
drastically for some reasons. You can press the button for longer than 1 second to perform a full-range
scan. Forcing a re-focusing may improve the image quality.

Global View: Click on this item to display the Global View window. The Global View window contains a

full view image (the largest frame size of the captured video) and a oating frame (the viewing region of
the current video stream). The oating frame allows users to control the e-PTZ function (Electronic Pan/

Tilt/Zoom). For more information about e-PTZ operation, please refer to E-PTZ Operation on page 94.
For more information about how to set up the viewing region of the current video stream, please refer to
page 90.

The viewing region of
the current video
stream

The largest frame size

Auto Focus Button

PTZ Panel: This Network Camera supports “digital PTZ“ (e-PTZ). Please refer to PTZ settiings on page
94 for detailed information.

1. For a megapixel camera, it is recommended to use monitors of the 24" size or larger, and

are capable of 1600x1200 or better resolutions.

2. Below are the defaults for Audio settings:
For cameras with built-in microphone: Not Muted.
For cameras without built-in microphone: Muted.

To receive audio into from external microphone, you may need to enable the audio input

from Media > Audio. Refer to page 62 for more information.

NOTE:

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Conguration Area

Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to
Client Settings on page 29.

Conguration: Click this button to access the conguration page of the Network Camera. It is suggested

that a password be applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the

Network Camera. For more information, please refer to Conguration on page 34.

Language: Click this button to choose a language for the user interface. Language options are available
in: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano,

日本語

, Português,

簡体中文

, and

繁體中文

. Please

note that you can also change a language on the Conguration page; please refer to page 34.

Hide Button

You can click the hide button to hide the control panel or display the control panel.

Resize Buttons

:

Click the Auto button, the video cell will resize automatically to t the monitor.

Click 100% is to display the original homepage size.
Click 50% is to resize the homepage to 50% of its original size.
Click 25% is to resize the homepage to 25% of its original size.

Live Video Window

■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to H.264 / MPEG-4:

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on
page 26.

H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for H.264 /

MPEG-4 video streaming. For further conguration, please refer to Client Settings on page 29.

Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Media > Image > Genral settings
on page 81.

Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further conguration,
please refer to Media > Image > General settings on page 81.

Video and Audio Control Buttons

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Title and Time

2013/04/25 17:08:56

Time

Video (TPC-AV)

H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options

Video Title

x4.0

Zoom Indicator

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

conguration, some buttons may not be available.

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

in a pop-up window. Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*.jpg) or BMP

(*.bmp) format.

Digital Zoom: Click and uncheck “Disable digital zoom” to enable the zoom operation. The navigation

screen indicates the part of the image being magnied. To control the zoom level, drag the slider bar. To

move to a different area you want to magnify, drag the navigation screen.

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

after clicking the Pause button.

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

transmission.

Start MP4 Recording: Click this button to record video clips in MP4 file format to your computer.

Press the

Stop MP4 Recording button to end recording. When you exit the web browser, video

recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and le name, please refer to MP4 Saving
Options on page 30 for details.

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

local computer.

Mute: Turn off the volume on the local computer. The button becomes the Audio On button after

clicking the Mute button.

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

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

again to end talking

transmission.

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

microphone volume on the local computer.

Mute: Turn off the Mic volume on the local computer. The button becomes the Mic On button

after clicking the Mute button.

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

mode.

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

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on
page 81.

Time: Display the current time. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 81.

Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For more information, please
refer to Media > Image on page 81.

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

conguration, some buttons may not be available.

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

in a pop-up window. Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*.jpg) or BMP

(*.bmp) format.

Digital Zoom: Click and uncheck “Disable digital zoom” to enable the zoom operation. The navigation

screen indicates the part of the image being magnied. 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 exit the web browser, video

recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and le name, please refer to MP4 Saving
Options on page 30 for details.

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

mode.

Video Control Buttons

Video 17:08:56 2014/04/25

Title and Time

2014/04/25 17:08:56

Time

Video (HTTP-V)

Video Title

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Client Settings

This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the
local computer. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom
to enable the settings.

H.264 / MPEG-4 Media Options

Select to stream video or audio data or both. This is enabled only when the video mode is set to H.264 or
MPEG-4.

H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol Options

Depending on your network environment, there are four transmission modes of H.264 or 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 trafc 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, please refer to
RTSP Streaming on page 72.

TCP: This protocol guarantees the complete delivery of streaming data and thus provides better video
quality. The downside of 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 without needing to open specic ports for
streaming under some network environments. Users inside a firewall can utilize this protocol to allow
streaming data through.

H.264/MPEG-4 Media Options

H.264/MPEG-4 Protocol Options

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MP4 Saving Options

Users can record live video as they are watching it by clicking Start MP4 Recording on the main

page. Here, you can specify the storage destination and le name.

Folder: Specify a storage destination for the recorded video les.

File name prex: Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the video le name.

Add date and time sufx to the le name: Select this option to append the date and time to the end of the
le name.

Local Streaming Buffer Time

In a busy network, fluctuations in available bandwidth can occur. Video streaming may lag and may
not proceed very smoothly. If you enable this option, video streams from the camera will be temporarily
stored on the computer’s cache memory for a configurable period of time (seconds or milliseconds)
before being played on a web session. This will help you see the streaming more smoothly. If you enter
3000 Millisecond, the streaming will delay for 3 seconds.

CLIP_20110628-180853

Date and time suffix

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

File name prefix

Two way audio

Select one of the checkboxes to determine if the audio transmission in and out of the camera is
performed in half- or full-duplex mode.

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Joystick Settings

Enable Joystick

Connect to the USB plug of the joystick to a USB port on your management computer. Once a

USB joystick is connected, the related joystick conguration will be available on the Client settings

window. The joystick should work properly without installing any other driver or software.

Then you can begin to configure the joystick settings of connected devices. Please follow the
instructions below to enable joystick settings.

1. Click on the Congure buttons button. If your joystick is working properly, it will be displayed on

the drop-down list.

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Buttons Conguration

In the Joystick Settings window, you can use the combinations of pull-down menus, Actions and

Button number, to assign joystick buttons with different functions. The number of buttons may differ
from the joystick you attached.

Please follow the steps below to congure your joystick buttons:

1. Select the number of the button you want to congure from its pull-down list.

For example: Assign Preset 1 (move to preset 1 position) to Button 1.

2. Select an action from the Actions menu. Click Assign to associate the button with an action.

3. Your conguration will be automatically saved.

4.

To disable an assignment, select the number of a button, and then click the Delete button. The

associated action will then be cleared.

5. Repeat the above process to assign actions to other buttons.

When done, simply close the

conguration window.

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• If you want to assign Preset actions to your joystick, the PTZ preset locations should be congured

in advance.

• If your joystick is not working properly, it may need to be calibrated. Click the Calibrate button to
open the Game Controllers window located in Microsoft Windows control panel and follow the
instructions for trouble shooting.

NOTE:

• The joystick will appear in the Game Controllers list in the Windows Control panel. If you want to
check out for your devices, go to the following page: Start -> Control Panel -> Game Controllers.

• Follow the onscreen instructions to calibrate your joystick.

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Conguration

Click Configuration on the main page to enter the camera setting pages. Note that only

Administrators can access the conguration page.

VIVOTEK provides an easy-to-use user interface that helps you set up your network camera
with minimal effort. In order to simplify the user interface, detailed information will be hidden
unless you click on the function item. When you click on the first sub-item, the detailed

information for the rst sub-item will be displayed; when you click on the second sub-item, the
detailed information for the second sub-item will be displayed and that of the rst sub-item will

be hidden.

The following is the interface of the main page:

Configuration List

Firmware Version

Navigation Area

Each function on the conguration list will be explained in the following sections.

The Navigation Area provides access to all different views from the Home page (for live viewing),
Conguration page, and multi-language selection.

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System > General settings

This section explains how to congure the basic settings for the Network Camera, such as the

host name and system time. It is composed of the following two columns: System, and System
Time. When finished with the settings on this page, click Save at the bottom of the page to
enable the settings.

System

Host name: Enter a desired name for the Network Camera. The text will be displayed at the top of the
main page, and also on the view cells of the ST7501 and VAST management software.

Turn off the LED indicators: If you do not want others to notice the network camera is in operation, you
can select this option to turn off the LED indicators.

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System time

Keep current date and time: Select this option to preserve 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.

Synchronize 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 which synchronizes computer clocks by periodically
querying an NTP Server.

NTP server: Assign the IP address or domain name of the time-server. Leaving the text box blank
connects the Network Camera to the default time servers.

Update interval: Select to update the time using the NTP server on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly
basis.

Time zone : Select the appropriate time zone from the list. If you want to upload Daylight Savings Time
rules, please refer to System > Maintenance > Import/ Export les on page 43 for details.

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System > Homepage layout

This section explains how to set up your own customized homepage layout.

General settings

This column shows the settings of your hompage layout. You can manually select the background and
font colors in Theme Options (the second tab on this page). The settings will be displayed automatically

in this Preview eld. The following shows the homepage using the default settings:

■ Hide Powered by VIVOTEK: If you check this item, it will be removed from the homepage.

Logo graph
Here you can change the logo at the top of your homepage.

Follow the steps below to upload a new logo:

1. Click Custom and the Browse eld will appear.

2. Select a logo from your les.

3. Click Upload to replace the existing logo with a new one.

4. Enter a website link if necessary.

5. Click Save to enable the settings.

Customized button
If you want to hide manual trigger buttons on the homepage, please uncheck this item. This item is
checked by default.

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Theme Options

Here you can change the color of your homepage layout. There are three types of preset patterns for you
to choose from. The new layout will simultaneously appear in the Preview led. Click Save to enable the
settings.

Font Color of the
Video Title

Background Color of
the Video Area

Frame Color

Font Color

Background Color of the
Control Area

Font Color of
the Configuration Area

Background Color of the
Configuration Area

Preset patterns

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■ Follow the steps below to set up the customized homepage:

1. Click Custom on the left column.

2. Click the eld where you want to change the color on the right column.

3. The palette window will prompt as follows.

4. Drag the slider bar and click on the left square to select a desired color.

5. The selected color will be displayed in the corresponding elds and in the Preview column.

6. Click Save to enable the settings.

1

2

3

4

Color Selector

Custom
Pattern

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System > Logs

This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to send the system log to a remote

server as backup.

Log server settings

Follow the steps below to set up the remote log:

1. Select Enable remote log.

2. 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, click Save to enable the setting.

You can congure the Network Camera to send the system log le to a remote server as a log backup.

Before utilizing this feature, it is suggested that the user install a log-recording tool to receive system log
messages from the Network Camera. An example is Kiwi Syslog Daemon. Visit http://www.kiwisyslog.

com/kiwi-syslog-daemon-overview/.

System log

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

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Access log

Access log displays the access time and IP address of all viewers (including operators and
administrators) in a chronological order. The access log is stored in the Network Camera’s buffer
area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain limit.

System > Parameters

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

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System > Maintenance

This chapter explains how to restore the Network Camera to factory default, upgrade rmware

version, etc.

General settings > Upgrade rmware

This feature allows you to upgrade the firmware of your Network Camera. It takes a few minutes to
complete the process.

Note: Do not power off the Network Camera during the upgrade!

Follow the steps below to upgrade the rmware:

1. Download the latest rmware le from the VIVOTEK website. The le is in .pkg le format.

2. Click Browse… and specify the rmware le.

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

If the upgrade is successful, you will see “Reboot system now!! This connection will close”. After that, re­access the Network Camera.

The following message is displayed when the upgrade has succeeded.

The following message is displayed when you have selected an incorrect rmware le.

General settings > Reboot

This feature allows you to reboot the Network Camera, which takes about one minute to complete. When
completed, the live video page will be displayed in your browser. The following message will be displayed
during the reboot process.

If the connection fails after rebooting, manually enter the IP address of the Network Camera in the

address eld to resume the connection.

Starting firmware upgrade...
Do not power down the server during the upgrade.
The server will restart automatically after the upgrade is
completed.
This will take about 1 - 5 minutes.
Wrong PKG file format
Unpack fail

Reboot system now!!
This connection will close.

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General settings > Restore

This feature allows you to restore the Network Camera to factory default settings.

Network: Select this option to retain the Network Type settings (please refer to Network Type on page

63).

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

Import/Export les below on this page).

Custom Language: Select this option to retain the Custom Language settings.

VADP: Retain the VADP modules (3rd-party software stored on the SD card) and related settings.

If none of the options is selected, all settings will be restored to factory default. The following message is
displayed during the restoring process.

Import/Export les

This feature allows you to Export / Update daylight saving time rules, custom language le, conguration
le, and server status report.

Export daylight saving time conguration le: Click to set the start and end time of DST (Daylight Saving).

Follow the steps below to export:

1. In the Export les column, click Export to export the daylight saving time conguration le from the

Network Camera.

2. A le download dialog will pop up as shown below. Click Open to review the XML le or click Save to

store the le for editing.

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3. Open the le with Microsoft® Notepad and locate your time zone; set the start and end time of DST.
When completed, save the le.

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

2:00 a.m. on the rst Sunday in November.

Update daylight saving time rules: Click Browse… and specify the XML le to update.

If the incorrect date and time are assigned, you will see the following warning message when uploading

the le to the Network Camera.

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The following message is displayed when attempting to upload an incorrect le format.

Export language file: Click to export language strings. VIVOTEK provides nine languages: English,
Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano,

日本語,

Português,

簡体中文

, and

繁體中文

.

Update custom language le: Click Browse… and specify your own custom language le to upload.

Export conguration le: Click to export all parameters for the device and user-dened scripts.

Update conguration le: Click Browse… to update a conguration le. Please note that the model and
rmware version of the device should be the same as the conguration le. If you have set up a xed IP
or other special settings for your device, it is not suggested to update a conguration le.

Export server status report: Click to export the current server status report, such as time, logs,

parameters, process status, memory status, le system status, network status, kernel message ... and so

on.

Tips:

• If a firmware upgrade is accidentally disrupted, say, by a power outage, you still have a last resort

method to restore normal operation. See the following for how to bring the camera back to work:

Applicable scenario:

(a) Power disconnected during rmware upgrade.

(b) Unknown reason causing abnormal LED status, and a Restore cannot recover normal working

condition.

You can use the following methods to activate the camera with its backup rmware:

(a) Press and hold down the reset button for at least one minute.
(b) Power on the camera until the Red LED blinks rapidly.

(c) After boot up, the rmware should return to the previous version before the camera hanged. (The

procedure should take 5 to 10 minutes, longer than the normal boot-up process). When tthis
process is completed, the LED status should return to normal.

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Media > Image

This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera. It is
composed of the following four columns: General settings, Picture settings, Exposure, and
Privacy mask.

General settings

Show timestamp and video title in video and snapshots:
Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video as the picture shown below.

Position of timestamp and video title on image: Select to display time stamp and video title on the
top or at the bottom of the video stream.

Timestamp and video title font size: Select the font size for the time stamp and title. Color: Select to
display color or black/white video streams.

Power line frequency: Set the power line frequency consistent with local utility settings to eliminate
image flickering associated with fluorescent lights. Note that after the power line frequency is
changed, you must disconnect and reconnect the power cord of the Network Camera in order for
the new setting to take effect.

Video Title

Title and Time

Video 17:08:56 2014/7/09

2014/7/09 17:08:56

X2.1

Zoom Factor

Zoom In

Zoom Out

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Video orientation: Flip--vertically reect the display of the live video; Mirror--horizontally reect 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. Please note that the preset locations will be cleared

after ip/mirror.

Day/Night Settings

Switch to B/W in night mode
Select this to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to Black/White during night
mode.

Turn on external IR illuminator in night mode
Select this to turn on the external IR illuminator when the camera detects low light condition and
enters the night mode. A DO connection to external IR is needed.

Turn on built-in IR illuminator in night mode
Select this to turn on the camera’s onboard IR illuminator when the camera detects low light
condition and enters the night mode.

IR cut lter
With a removable IR-cut lter, this Network Camera can automatically remove the lter to let IR

light into the sensor during low light conditions.

■ Auto mode

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

■ Day mode

In day mode, the Network Camera switches on the IR cut lter at all times to block infrared light

from reaching the sensor so that the colors will not be distorted.

■ Night mode

In night mode, the Network Camera switches off the IR cut lter at all times for the sensor to

accept infrared light, thus helping to improve low light sensitivity.

■ Synchronize with digital input

The Network Camera automatically removes the IR cut lter when DI triggers. Some external

housing may come with its light sensor and IR lights, and has a pin signal to tell the camera to

switch off its IR cut lter.

■ Schedule mode

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

Light sensor sensitivity
Select Low, Normal, or High sensitivity for the light sensor.

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Image settings

On this page, you can tune the White balance, Image adjustment and WDR enhanced .

White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature.

■ Auto: Firmware will automatically adjust the color temperature in the current lighting condition in

response to different light sources.

You may follow the steps below to adjust the white balance to the best color temperature.

1. Set the White balance to Auto.

2. Place a sheet of white paper or a cooler-color (such as blue) in front of the lens, then allow the

Network Camera to automatically adjust the color temperature.

3. Check Fix current value to conrm the setting while the white balance is being measured.

■ Manual: This item allows user to input the R gain & B gain manually.

Image Adjustment

■ Brightness: Adjust the image brightness level, which ranges from 0% to 100%.

■ Contrast: Adjust the image contrast level, which ranges from

0% to 100%

. Please note that this

function will be disabled if you enable WDR enhancement in the column below.

■ Saturation: Adjust the image saturation level, which ranges from

0% to 100%

. You can also select

Customize and manually enter a value.

■ Sharpness:

Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from

0% to 100%. You can also select

Customize and manually enter a value.

100%

100%

100%

Sensor Setting 2:
For special situations

Sensor Setting 1:
For normal situations

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WDR enchanced:

This function allows users to identify more details of objects in the high contrast
environment especially for details in the shaded area. You may check the Enable WDR enhanced
checkbox, and then adjust the strength (low, medium, high) to reach the best image quality.

Note that the Preview button has been cancelled, all changes made to image settings is directly
shown on screen. You can click Restore to recall the original settings without incorporating the
changes. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the setting. You can
also click on Prole to adjust all settings above in a pop-up window.

Activated period:

Select the mode this profile to apply to: Day mode, Night mode, or Schedule
mode. Please manually enter a range of time if you choose Schedule mode. Then check Save to
take effect.

Noise reduction:

In low light conditions where electronic gains are applied to reveal more details,
noises may also increase. Select this option to reduce noises in images. Noise reduction, a.k.a., 3D
Noise Filter, decreases noises on images and hence reduces the bit rate consumed and also helps
with smooth streaming.

Note that with fast moving objects in dark environments, trailing smears may occur when this
function is enabled.

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Measurement Window: This function allows user to set measurement window(s) for low light
compesation.

■ Full view: Calculate the full range of view and offer appropriate

light compesation.

■ Custom: This option allows you to manually add customized windows as inclusive regions. A total

of 5 windows can be configured. The inclusive window refers to “weighted window“ where the
weighted averages method will be applied to calculate the value.

Weighted region

X

Include

A total of 5 inclusive windows can be created for a view.

Note that the title pane of the Include windows is not included into the calculation.

Sensor Setting 1:
For normal situations

Sensor Setting 2:
For special situations

Exposure

On this page, you can set the Measurement window, Exposure level, Exposure mode, Iris
adjustment, Iris mode, and Iris sensibility settings. Please note that if you set Exposure Mode to

Auto, detailed congurations will be invalidated since the sensor library will automatically adjust

the value according to the ambient light.

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Exposure control:

■

Exposure level: You can manually set the Exposure level, which ranges from -2.0 to +2.0 (dark
to bright). You can click and drag the circular pointers on the Exposure time and Gain control
slide bars to specify a range of shutter time and Gain control values around which the camera
can automatically tune to an optimal imaging result. You may prefer a shorter shutter time to
better capture moving objects, while a faster shutter reduces light and needs to be compensated
by electrical brightness gains.

■ BLC: When selected, a BLC window will appear on screen meaning that the center of the scene

will be taken as a weighed area. This option enables light compensation for images that are too
dark or too bright to recognize; for example, for the dark side of objects that is posed against
bright sunlight.

Auto: If you set Exposure mode as Auto, the Exposure time and Gain control will not be

congurable since the sensor library will automatically adjust the value according to the ambient

light.

■ Iris mode:

Select Indoor or Outdoor iris mode to adapt to the installation. The preset iris

aperture setting will apply.

Manual: Select Manual to set a xed exposure time, gain, and iris settings. Then, tune the slide
bar to set the Exposure time and Gain Control to the best image quality. A shorter exposure
time allows less amount of light to enter the sensor; while a higher gain control value generates
certain amount of noises.

■ Iris adjustment: Use the pointer to manually enlarge or reduce the aperture size.

■ Maximum Exposure Time: Use the pointer to manually place a limitation on the maximum

shutter speed.

■ Maximum Gain Control: Use the pointer to manually increase or decrease the strength exerted
as electronic gains.

■

Exposure mode: Select Auto or Manual mode according to your needs.

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Please follow the steps below to setup a prole:

1. Check Enable this prole.

2. Select the applied mode: Day mode, Night
mode, or Schedule mode. Please manually
enter a range of time if you choose Schedule
mode.

3. Configure Exposure control settings in the
folowing columns. Please refer to previous
dicussions for detailed information.

4. Click Save to enable the setting and click Close
to exit the page.

You can click Restore to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes. When
completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the settings.

If you want to congure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Prole to
open the Prole of exposure settings page as shown below.

Activated period:

Select the mode this profile to apply to: Day mode, Night mode, or Schedule
mode. Please manually enter a range of time if you choose Schedule mode. Then check Save to
take effect.

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Focus

Focus, also known as Remote Focus, is applicable to Network Cameras that are equipped
with stepping motor lens. The automated focus adjustment function eliminates the needs
to physically adjust camera focus. In an outdoor deployment consisting of a large number
of cameras, the auto focus function can be very helpful when these cameras become out
of focus after days or weeks of operation. And that can easily result from the effects of
natural forces, e.g., shrink and expand due to a wide range of operating temperatures and
the vibration caused by wind.

.

Focus Window

Streaming Window

2

4

3

1

5

Below is the procedure to perform
the automated Zoom and Focus
function:

1. Use the Zoom slide bar to find
an optimal view of the area of
interest where you want to adjust
its focus. Click and drag the
double-triangle pointer to rapidly
adjust the zoom ratio. The Focus
pointer moves with the Zoom
pointer correspondingly.

2. Select from the bottom of the
screen whether you want to
perform focus adjustment on the
Full view or within a Custom
focus window. You can create
a custom window and click and
drag the window to a desired
position on screen.

3. Click to select the Full-range

scan and/or the Fully-open iris checkboxes. When selected, a full-range scan through
the camera's entire focal length can take about 80 seconds. If not, the auto focus scan
will only go through the length where optimal focus may occur, and that takes about 12
seconds. In theory, best results of the auto scan can be acquired when the camera's iris
is fully open. The iris fully open checkbox is selected by default.

4. Click on the Perform auto focus button, and wait for the scan to complete.

5. After a short while, the clearest image obtained should be displayed. Use the "<," ">,"

"<<," or ">>" buttons to ne-tune the focus if you are not satised with the results.

The methodology of using the Resize Buttons at the upper left corner of the streaming
window is the same as that on the home page.

If you restore system defaults on this camera, a full-range focus scan will take place
automatically.

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Privacy mask

Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to
address privacy concerns.

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

1. Click New to add a new window.

2. You can use the mouse cursor to size 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 Window Name and click Save to enable the setting.

4. Check Enable privacy mask to enable this function.

►

Up to 5 privacy mask windows can be set up on the same screen.

► If you want to delete the

privacy mask

window, please click the ‘x’ on the upper right corner of

the window.

NOTE:

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Media > Video

FOV (Field of View)

Select a resolution from the list. The default is 5 Megapixels, and if bandwidth or frame rate per
second is of the concern, you can select a lower resolution. The other configurable options is
1080P (16:9) at 30fps.

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Stream settings

This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame sizes ranging from 176 x 144 to 2560 x

1920. (in 5 Megapixels frame size)

The denition of multiple streams:

■ Stream 1: Users can dene the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame size"

(size of the live view window).

■ Stream 2: Users can dene the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame size"

(size of the live view window).

■ Stream 3: A separately-coingured viewing window is not available for stream #3.

Click Viewing Window to open the viewing region settings page. On this page, you can congure
the Region of Interest and the Output Frame Size for a video stream. For example, you can crop
only a portion of the image that is of your interest, and thus save the bandwidth needed to transmit
the video stream. As the picture shown below, the area of your interest in a parking lot should be
the vehicles. The blue sky is of little value for the surveillance purpose.

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Please follow the steps below to congure video stream settings:

1. Select a stream for which you want to set up the viewing region.

2. Select a Region of Interest from the drop-down list. The oating frame, the same as the one
in the Gloabl View window on the home page, will resize accordingly. If you want to set up a
customized viewing region, you can also resize and drag the oating frame to a desired position
using your mouse.

3. Choose a proper Output Frame Size from the drop-down list according to the size of your
monitoring device.

► All the items in the “Region of Interest” should not be larger than the “Output Frame Size“

(current maximum resolution).

■ The parameters of the multiple streams:

NOTE:

Region of Interest Output frame size

Stream 1 2560 x 1920 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 2560 x 1920 ~176 x 144 (Selectable)
Stream 2 2560 x 1920 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 2560 x 1920 ~176 x 144 (Selectable)
Stream 3 2560 x 1920 (Fixed) 2560 x 1920 ~176 x 144 (Selectable)

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When completed with the settings in the Viewing Window, click Save to enable the settings and
click Close to exit the window. The selected Output Frame Size will immediately be applied to
the Frame size of each video stream. Then you can go back to the home page to test the e-PTZ
function. For more information about the e-PTZ function, please refer to page 94.

Output Frame Size
(Size of the Live View Window)

Region of Interest
(Viewing Region)

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Click the stream setting to display the detailed information. The maximum frame size will follow
your settings in the above Viewing Window sections.

This Network Camera offers real-time H.264 and MJEPG compression standards (Dual Codec) for

real-time viewing. If the H.264 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol. There
are several parameters for you to adjust the video performance:

■ Frame size
You can congure different video resolutions for different viewing devices. For example, set a

smaller frame size and lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video
size and a higher bit rate for live viewing on web browsers. Note that a larger frame size takes
up more bandwidth.

■ Maximum frame rate

This limits the maximum refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for smoother

video quality and for recognizing moving objects in the eld of view.

The frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If
the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,
8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If you selected the 1080P mode in the FOV page and the
60Hz power line frequency is selected, you can configure frame rate to 30fps. You can also
select Customize and manually enter a value.

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■ Intra frame period

Determine how often to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get
better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the intra
frame period from the following durations: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3
seconds, and 4 seconds. The default is 1 second if the stream resolution is set to 5MP.

■

Video quality

• Constant bit rate: A complex scene generally produces a larger le size, meaning that

higher bandwidth will be needed for data transmission. The bandwidth utilization is

congurable to match a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performance.

The bit rates are selectable at the following rates:

20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps,
64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mbps, 6Mbps,
8Mbps, 10Mbps, 12Mbps, 14Mbps, 16Mbps, 18Mbps, 20Mbps, 24Mbps, 28Mbps, 32Mbps,

36Mbps, and 40Mbps

. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value.

- Target bit rate: select a bit rate from the pull-down menu. The bit rate ranges

from 20kbps to a maximum of 40Mbps. The bit rate then can be a limiting factor for
controlling the quality and the bandwidth consumed for transmitting this video stream.

This bit rate restriction method is particularly useful when planning a conguration

consisting of numerous cameras where video streams can produce high demands
both on network bandwidth and storage space. For example, storing a 6Mbps stream

for 24 hours requires a 63GB disk space. The Network Camera will strive to deliver
video streams within the bit rate limitation you impose.

- Policy: If Frame Rate Priority is selected, the Network Camera will try to maintain

the frame rate per second performance, while image quality will be compromised. If
Image quality priority is selected, the Network Camera may drop some video frames
in order to maintain image quality.

• Fixed quality: On the other hand, if Fixed quality is selected, all frames are
transmitted with the same quality; bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. If
Fixed quality is selected, frame rate performance will be compromised.

- Quality: You can select the following quality options - Medium, Standard,

Good, Detailed, and Excellent. The image quality will then be determined by the
compression rate. For example, a lower quality means a higher compression rate.
The higher the compression rate, the higher the possibility of image distortion, etc.
You can also select Customize and manually enter a logical value from 0 to 51

(H.264) or 2 to 97(MJPEG).

- Maximum bit rate: With the guaranteed image quality, you might still want to place

a bit rate limitation to control the size of video streams for bandwidth and storage
concerns. This can occur when in the night mode, a fixed quality configuration is
applied, and the bandwidth consumption dramatically increases due to the noises
generated in the low light condition. Placing a high water threshold can ensure that
the bandwidth consumption does not go out of control. The configurable bit rate
starts from 1Mbps to 40Mbps.

You may also manually enter a bit rate number by selecting the Customized option.

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■ Frame size

You can set up different video resolution for different viewing devices. For example, set a smaller
frame size and lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video size and
a higher bit rate for live viewing on web browsers. Note that a larger frame size takes up more
bandwidth.

■ Maximum frame rate

This limits the maximum refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for smoother
video quality.
If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,
8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates
are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps. You can also
select Customize and manually enter a value. The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher
resolution.

■ Video quality

The video quality can be adjusted to the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed,
and Excellent. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value. Please refer to the
description in H.264 mode on the previous page for more details.

NOTE

►

Video quality and xed quality refer to the compression rate, so a lower value will produce higher

quality.

►

Converting high-quality video may signicantly increase the CPU loading, and you may encounter

streaming disconnection or video loss while capturing a complicated scene. In the event of
occurance, we suggest you customize a lower video resolution or reduce the frame rate to obtain
smooth video.

NOTE:

If JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera continuously sends JPEG images to the client,
producing a moving effect similar to a lmstrip. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees

the same image quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage. Because

the media contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client.
There are three parameters provided in MJPEG mode to control the video performance:

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Media > Audio

Audio Settings

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

External microphone input: Select the gain of the external audio input according to ambient
conditions. Adjust the gain from +21 db (most sensitive) or -33 db (least sensitive).

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

■ AAC provides good sound quality at the cost of higher bandwidth consumption. The bit rates are

selectable from: 16Kbps, 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps, and 128Kbps.

■ G.711 also provides good sound quality and requires about 64Kbps. Select pcmu (μ-Law) or

pcma (A-Law) mode.

■ G.726 is a speech codec standard covering voice transmission at rates of 16, 24, 32, and 40kbit/

s.

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

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Network > General settings

This section explains how to congure a wired network connection for the Network Camera.

Network Type

LAN

Select this option when the Network Camera is deployed on a local area network (LAN) and is intended
to be accessed by local computers. The default setting for the Network Type is LAN. Rememer to click
Save when you complete the Network setting.

Get IP address automatically: Select this option to obtain an available dynamic IP address assigned by
the DHCP server each time the camera is connected to the LAN.

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

1. You can make use of VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network
Camera on LAN. Please refer to Software Installation on page 16 for details.

2. Enter the Static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, and Primary DNS provided by your ISP.

Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is
“255.255.255.0”.

Default router: This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet. Invalid
router setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet.

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Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses.

Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS.

Primary WINS server: The primary WINS server that maintains the database of computer names and IP
addresses.

Secondary WINS server: The secondary WINS server that maintains the database of computer names
and IP addresses.

Enable UPnP presentation: Select this option to enable UPnP

TM

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. You can click the shortcut to link to the web browser. Currently,
UPnP

TM

is supported by Windows XP or later. Note that to utilize this feature, please make sure the

UPnP

TM

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 UPnP

TM

and it is activated.

PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)

Select this option to congure 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 on the LAN.

2. Go to Conguration > Event > Event settings > Add server (please refer to Add server on page 100) to

add a new email or FTP server.

3. Go to Conguration > Event > Event settings > Add media (please refer to Add media on page 105).
Select System log so that you will receive the system log in TXT le format which contains the

Network Camera’s public IP address in your email or on the FTP server.

4. Go to Conguration > Network > General settings > Network type. Select PPPoE and enter the user

name and password provided by your ISP. Click Save to enable the setting.

5. The Network Camera will reboot.

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

Mega-pixel Network Camera (192.168.5.151)

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NOTE

► If the default ports are already used by other devices connected to the same router, the Network

Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera.

► If UPnP

TM

is not supported by your router, you will see the following message:

Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.

► Steps to enable the UPnP

TM

user interface on your computer:

Note that you must log on to the computer as a system administrator to install the UPnP

TM

components.

1. Go to Start, click Control Panel, then click Add or Remove Programs.

2. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Add/Remove Windows Components.

3.

In the Windows Components Wizard dialog box, select Networking Services and click Details.

NOTE:

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

5. Click Next in the following window.

6. Click Finish. UPnP

TM

is enabled.

► How does UPnP

TM

work?

UPnP

TM

networking technology provides automatic IP conguration and dynamic discovery of devices
added to a network. Services and capabilities offered by networked devices, such as printing and le
sharing, are available among each other without the need for cumbersome network conguration. In

the case of Network Cameras, you will see Network Camera shortcuts under the My Network Places.

► Enabling UPnP port forwarding allows the Network Camera to open a secondary HTTP port on the

router-not HTTP port-meaning that you have to add the secondary HTTP port number to the Network
Camera’s public address in order to access the Network Camera from the Internet. For example,
when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080, refer to the list below for
the Network Camera’s IP address.

From the Internet In LAN

http://203.67.124.123:8080 http://192.168.4.160 or

http://192.168.4.160:8080

► 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 page 43 for details. After the Network
Camera is reset to factory default, it will be accessible on the LAN.

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Enable IPv6

Select this option and click Save to enable IPv6 settings.
Please note that this only works if your network environment and hardware equipment support IPv6. The
browser should be Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer 6.5, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above.

When IPv6 is enabled, by default, the network camera will listen to router advertisements and be
assigned with a link-local IPv6 address accordingly.

IPv6 Information: Click this button to obtain the IPv6 information as shown below. You may need to click

the Save button rst to acquire related information.

If your IPv6 settings are successful, the IPv6 address list will be listed in the pop-up window. The IPv6
address will be displayed as follows:

Link-global IPv6 address/network mask

Link-local IPv6 address/network mask

Refers to Ethernet

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Please follow the steps below to link to an IPv6 address:

1. Open your web browser.

2. Enter the link-global or link-local IPv6 address in the address bar of your web browser.

3. The format should be:

4. Press Enter on the keyboard or click Refresh button to refresh the webpage.
For example:

NOTE

► If you have a Secondary HTTP port (the default value is 8080), you can also link to the webpage in

the following address format: (Please refer to HTTP streaming on page 71 for detailed information.)

► If you choose PPPoE as the Network Type, the [PPP0 address] will be displayed in the IPv6

information column as shown below.

Manually setup the IP address: Select this option to manually set up IPv6 settings if your network
environment does not have DHCPv6 server and router advertisements-enabled routers.
If you check this item, the following blanks will be displayed for you to enter the corresponding
information:

http://[2001:0c08:2500:0002:0202:d1ff:fe04:65f4]/

IPv6 address

http://[2001:0c08:2500:0002:0202:d1ff:fe04:65f4]/:8080

IPv6 address

Secondary HTTP port

NOTE:

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Port

HTTPS port: By default, the HTTPS port is set to 443. It can also be assigned to another port number
between 1025 and 65535.

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

The Network Camera supports two way audio communication so that operators can transmit and receive
audio simultaneously. By using the Network Camera’s built-in or external 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 enable the two-way audio

function, make sure the video mode is set to “MPEG-4” on the Media > Video > Stream settings page
and the media option is set to “Media > Video > Stream settings” on the Client Settings page. Please
refer to Client Settings on page 29 and Stream settings on page 69.

Audio transmitted from operators

Audio transmitted to operators

America

Taiwan

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Audio is being transmitted to the Network Camera

Mute

Mic Volume

Talk Button

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 port: The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips. You can utilize VIVOTEK's

Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade the rmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21. It also

can be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.

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Network > Streaming protocols

HTTP streaming

To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera rst;

please refer to Security > User account on page 81 for details.

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

HTTP port / Secondary HTTP port: By default, the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is
set to 8080. They can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. If the ports are
incorrectly assigned, the following warning messages will be displayed:

To access the Network Camera on the LAN, both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be used
to access the Network Camera. For example, when the HTTP port is set to 80 and 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 ~ 3: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The
access name is used to differentiate the streaming source. Users can click Media > Video > Stream
settings to set up the video quality of linked streams. For more information about how to set up the video
quality, please refer to Stream settings on page 90.

When using Mozilla Firefox to access the Network Camera and the video mode is set to JPEG, users

will receive video comprised of continuous JPEG images. This technology, known as “server push”,

allows the Network Camera to feed live pictures to Mozilla Firefox and Netscape.

On the LAN

http://192.168.4.160 or
http://192.168.4.160:8080

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URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 3>
For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2.mjpg:

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape.

2. Type the above URL command in the address bar. Press Enter.

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

NOTE

► Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer does not support server push technology; therefore, using http://<ip

address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 3> will fail to access the Network Camera.

► Users can only use URL commands to request the stream 5. For more information about URL

commands, please refer to page 127.

RTSP Streaming

To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that you have set a password for the Network

Camera rst; please refer to Security > User account on page 81 for details.

http://192.168.5.151/video2.mjpg

NOTE:

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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, but there can be potential
risks of it being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using
MD5 algorithm, thus providing better protection against unauthorized access.
The availability of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes is listed in the following table:

Access name for stream 1 ~ 3: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The
access name is used to differentiate the streaming source.
If you want to use an RTSP player to access the Network Camera, you have to set the video mode to

H.264 / MPEG-4 and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming

data.

rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 ~ 3>

For example, when the access name for stream 1 is set to live.sdp:

1. Launch an RTSP player.

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

3. Type the above URL command in the text box.

4. The live video will be displayed in your player as shown
below.

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

■ 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 the Internet trafc volume. By default, the RTCP port for video is set to 5557 and the RTCP

port for audio is set to 5559.

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

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

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

Quick Time player VLC Player

Disable O O
Basic O O
Digest O X

Video 16:38:01 2011/06/25

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Multicast settings for streams #1 ~ #3: Click the items to display the detailed conguration information.
Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for streams #1 ~ #3.

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 at
the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address. Therefore, enabling multicast can
effectively save Internet bandwith.

The ports can be changed to values 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 is
always 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 will be
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.

Initial TTL Scope
0 Restricted to the same host
1 Restricted to the same subnetwork
32 Restricted to the same site
64 Restricted to the same region
128 Restricted to the same continent
255 Unrestricted in scope

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Network > DDNS

This section explains how to congure the 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 xed host and domain name.

Express link

Express Link is a free service provided by VIVOTEK server, which allows users to register
a domain name for a network device. One URL can only be mapped to one MAC address.
This service will check out if the host name is valid and automatically open a port on your
router. Unlike DDNS, the user has to manually check out UPnP port forwarding, Express
Link is more convenient and easy to set up.

Please follow the steps below to enable Express Link:

1. Make sure that your router supports UPnP port forwarding and it is activated.

2. Check Enable express link.

3. Enter a host name for the network device and click Save. If the host name has been used
by another device, a warning message will show up. If the host name is valid, it will show a
message as shown below.

https://vivotek_test3454.2bthere.net

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Manual setup

DDNS: Dynamic domain name service

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

Provider: Select a DDNS provider from the provider drop-down list.
VIVOTEK offers Safe100.net, a free dynamic domain name service, to VIVOTEK customers. It
is recommended that you register Safe100.net to access VIVOTEK’s Network Cameras from the
Internet. Additionally, we offer other DDNS providers, such as Dyndns.org(Dynamic), Dyndns.
org(Custom), TZO.com, DHS.org, CustomSafe100, dyn-interfree.it.

Note that before utilizing this function, please apply for a dynamic domain account rst.

■ Safe100.net

1. In the DDNS column, select Safe100.net from the drop-down list. Click I accept after reviewing
the terms of the Service Agreement.

2. In the Register column, ll in the Host name (xxxx.safe100.net), Email, Key, and Conrm Key,

and click Register. After a host name has been successfully created, a success message will
be displayed in the DDNS Registration Result column.

3. Click Copy and all the registered information will automatically be uploaded to the corresponding

elds in the DDNS column at the top of the page as seen in the picture.

[Register] Successfully Your account information has
been mailed to registered e-mail address

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[Register] Successfully Your account information has
been mailed to registered e-mail address

4. Select Enable DDNS and click Save to enable the setting.

■ CustomSafe100

VIVOTEK offers documents to establish a CustomSafe100 DDNS server for distributors and
system integrators. You can use CustomSafe100 to register a dynamic domain name if your
distributor or system integrators offer such services.

1. In the DDNS column, select CustomSafe100 from the drop-down list.

2. In the Register column, ll in the Host name, Email, Key, and Conrm Key; then click Register.
After a host name has been successfully created, you will see a success message in the DDNS
Registration Result column.

3. Click Copy and all for the registered information will be uploaded to the corresponding elds in
the DDNS column.

4. Select Enable DDNS and click Save to enable the setting.

Forget key: Click this button if you have forgotten the key to Safe100.net or CustomSafe100. Your
account information will be sent to your email address.

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

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

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

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Network > QoS (Quality of Service)

Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism, which guarantees a certain quality
to different services on the network. Quality of service guarantees are important if the network capacity

is insufcient, especially for real-time streaming multimedia applications. Quality can be dened as, for

instance, a maintained level of bit rate, low latency, no packet dropping, etc.

The following are the main benets of a QoS-aware network:

■

The ability to prioritize trafc and guarantee a certain level of performance to the data ow.

■

The ability to control the amount of bandwidth each application may use, and thus provide higher
reliability and stability on the network.

Requirements for QoS

To utilize QoS in a network environment, the following requirements must be met:

■

All network switches and routers in the network must include support for QoS.

■

The network video devices used in the network must be QoS-enabled.

QoS models

CoS (the VLAN 802.1p model)

IEEE802.1p defines a QoS model at OSI Layer 2 (Data Link Layer), which is called CoS, Class of
Service. It adds a 3-bit value to the VLAN MAC header, which indicates the frame priority level from 0
(lowest) to 7 (highest). The priority is set up on the network switches, which then use different queuing
disciplines to forward the packets.

Below is the setting column for CoS. Enter the VLAN ID of your switch (0~4095) and choose the priority
for each application (0~7).

If you assign Video the highest level, the switch will handle video packets rst.

NOTE

► The VLAN Switch (802.1p) is required. The web browsing may fail if the CoS setting is incorrect.

► Class of Service technologies do not guarantee a level of service in terms of bandwidth and delivery

time; they offer a "best-effort." Users can think of CoS as "coarsely-grained" trafc control and QoS as
"nely-grained" trafc control.

► Although CoS is simple to manage, it lacks scalability and does not offer end-to-end guarantees since

it is based on L2 protocol.

NOTE:

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QoS/DSCP (the DiffServ model)

DSCP-ECN defines QoS at Layer 3 (Network Layer). The Differentiated Services (DiffServ) model is

based on packet marking and router queuing disciplines. The marking is done by adding a eld to the

IP header, called the DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint). This is a 6-bit field that provides 64
different class IDs. It gives an indication of how a given packet is to be forwarded, known as the Per Hop
Behavior (PHB). The PHB describes a particular service level in terms of bandwidth, queueing theory,
and dropping (discarding the packet) decisions. Routers at each network node classify packets according
to their DSCP value and give them a particular forwarding treatment; for example, how much bandwidth
to reserve for it.

Below are the setting options of DSCP (DiffServ Codepoint). Specify the DSCP value for each application
(0~63).

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Network > SNMP

(Simple Network Management Protocol)

This section explains how to use the SNMP on the network camera. The Simple Network
Management Protocol is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of
management information between network devices. It helps network administrators to remotely

manage network devices and nd, solve network problems with ease.

■ The SNMP consists of the following three key components:

1. Manager: Network-management station (NMS), a server which executes applications that monitor and
control managed devices.

2. Agent: A network-management software module on a managed device which transfers the status of
managed devices to the NMS.

3. Managed device: A network node on a managed network. For example: routers, switches, bridges,
hubs, computer hosts, printers, IP telephones, network cameras, web server, and database.

Before conguring SNMP settings on the this page, please enable your NMS rst.

SNMP Conguration

Enable SNMPv1, SNMPv2c
Select this option and enter the names of Read/Write community and Read Only community according to

your NMS settings.

Enable SNMPv3
This option contains cryptographic security, a higher security level, which allows you to set the
Authentication password and the Encryption password.

■ Security name: According to your NMS settings, choose Read/Write or Read Only and enter the

community name.

■ Authentication type: Select MD5 or SHA as the authentication method.

■ Authentication password: Enter the password for authentication (at least 8 characters).

■ Encryption password: Enter a password for encryption (at least 8 characters).

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Security > User Account

This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts.

Root Password

The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted. If you want to add

more accounts in the Manage User column, please apply the password for the “root” account rst.

1. Type the password identically in both text boxes, then click Save to enable password protection.

2. A window will be prompted for authentication; type the correct user’s name and password in their

respective elds to access the Network Camera.

Privilege Management

Digital Output & PTZ control: You can modify the management privileges of operators or viewers.
Select or deselect the item, then click Save to enable the settings. If you give Viewers the privilege,
Operators will also have the ability to control the Network Camera through the main page. (Please refer

to Conguration on page 34).

Allow anonymous viewing: If you check this item, any client can access the live stream without entering a
User ID and Password.

Account Management

Administrators can add up to 20 user accounts.

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

2. Select the privilege level for the new user account. Click Add to enable the setting.

Access rights are sorted by user privilege (Administrator, Operator, and Viewer). Only administrators can

access the Conguration page. Though operators cannot access the Conguration page, they can use

the URL Commands to get and set the value of parameters. For more information, please refer to URL
Commands of the Network Camera on page 127. Viewers access only the main page for live viewing.

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

1. Select an existing account to modify.

2. Make necessary changes and click Update or Delete to enable the setting.

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Security > HTTPS

(Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL)

This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL
(Secure Socket Layer). It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher
security level.

Create and Install Certicate Method

Before using HTTPS for communication with the Network Camera, a Certicate must be created rst.
There are three ways to create and install a certicate:

Create self-signed certificate

1. Select this option from a pull-down menu.

2. In the rst column, select Enable HTTPS secure connection, then select a connection option: “HTTP

& HTTPS” or “HTTPS only”.

3. Click Create certicate to generate a certicate.

4. The Certicate Information will automatically be displayed as shown below. You can click Certicate

properties to view detailed information about the certicate.

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5. Click Save to preserve your conguration, and your current session with the camera will change to the
encrypted connection.

6. If your web session does not automatically change to an encrypted HTTPS session, click Home to re­turn to the main page. Change the URL address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press
Enter on your keyboard. Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS.

https://192.168.5.151/index.html

https://

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Create certificate request and install

1. Select the option from the Method pull-down menu.

2. Click Create certicate to proceed.

3. The following information will show up in a pop-up window after clicking Create. Then click Save

to generate the certicate request.

4. The Certicate request window will prompt.

If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of
the page to allow pop-ups.

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5. Look for a trusted certicate authority, such as Symantec’s VeriSign Authentication Services, that

issues digital certicates. Sign in and purchase the SSL certication service. Copy the certicate

request from your request prompt and paste it in the CA’s signing request window. Proceed with
the rest of the process as CA’s instructions on their webpage.

6. Once completed, your SSL certicate should be delivered to you via an email or other means.

Copy the contents of the certicate in the email and paste it in a text/HTML/hex editor/converter,

such as IDM Computer Solutions’ UltraEdit.

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7. Open a new edit, paste the certicate contents, and press ENTER at the end of the contents to add an

empty line.

8. Convert le format from DOS to UNIX. Open File menu > Conversions > DOS to Unix.

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9. Save the edit using the “.crt” extension, using a le name like “CAcert.crt.”

10. Return to the original rmware session, use the Browse button to locate the crt certicate le, and

click Upload to enable the certication.

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11. When the certifice file is successfully loaded, its status will be stated as Active.

Note that a

certicate must have been created and installed before you can click on the “Save" button for
the conguration to take effect.

12.To begin an encrypted HTTPS session, click Home to return to the main page. Change the URL ad­dress from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard. Some Security
Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS.

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Security > Access List

This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PC’s IP address.

General Settings

Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10
clients (including stream 1 and stream 2). The default value is 10. If you modify the value and click Save,
all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explore or Quick
Time Player).

View Information: Click this button to display the connection status window showing a list of the current
connections. For example:

Note that only consoles that are currently displaying live streaming will be listed in the View Information
list.

■ IP address: Current connections to the Network Camera.

■ Elapsed time: How much time the client has been at the webpage.

■ User ID: If the administrator has set a password for the webpage, the clients have to enter a user name

and password to access the live video. The user name will be displayed in the User ID column. If the
administrator allows clients to link to the webpage without a user name and password, the User ID
column will be empty.

There are some situations which allow clients access to the live video without a user name and
password:

1. The administrator does not set up a root password. For more information about how to set up a root
password and manage user accounts, please refer to Security > User account on page 81.

2. The administrator has set up a root password, but set RTSP Authentication to “disable“. For more
information about RTSP Authentication, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 72.

3. The administrator has set up a root password, but allows anonymous viewing. For more information
about Allow Anonymous Viewing, please refer to page 81.

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■ Refresh: Click this button to refresh all current connections.

■ Add to deny list: You can select entries from the Connection Status list and add them to the Deny List

to deny access. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily
and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explorer or Quick Time Player). If you want to enable the
denied list, please check Enable access list ltering and click Save in the rst column.

■ Disconnect: If you want to break off the current connections, please select them and click this

button. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will
automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player).

Enable access list ltering: Check this item and click Save if you want to enable the access list ltering
function.

Filter

Filter type: Select Allow or Deny as the lter type. If you choose Allow Type, only those clients whose
IP addresses are on the Access List below can access the Network Camera, and the others cannot
access. On the contrary, if you choose Deny Type, those clients whose IP addresses are on the Access
List below will not be allowed to access the Network Camera, and the others can access.

Then you can Add a rule to the following Access List. Please note that the IPv6 access list column
will not be displayed unless you enable IPv6 on the Network page. For more information about IPv6
Settings, please refer to Network > General settings on page 63 for detailed information.

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Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the
Allow/Deny List. The address and network mask are written in CIDR format.
For example:

Range: This rule allows the user to assign a range of IP addresses to the Allow/Deny List.
Note: This rule is only applied to IPv4.
For example:

Administrator IP address

Always allow the IP address to access this device: You can check this item and add the Administrator’s

IP address in this eld to make sure the Administrator can always connect to the device.

IP address 192.168.2.x will be bolcked.

There are three types of rules:
Single: This rule allows the user to add an IP address to the Allowed/Denied list.
For example:

192.168.2.1

If IPv6 lter is preferred, you will be prompted by the following window. Enter the IPv6 address and the
two-digit prex length to specify the range of IP addresses in your conguration.

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Security > IEEE 802.1X

Enable this function if your network environment uses IEEE 802.1x, which is a port-based network
access control. The network devices, intermediary switch/access point/hub, and RADIUS server must
support and enable 802.1x settings.

The 802.1x standard is designed to enhance the security of local area networks, which provides

authentication to network devices (clients) attached to a network port (wired or wireless). If all certicates
between client and server are veried, a point-to-point connection will be enabled; if authentication fails,

access on that port will be prohibited. 802.1x utilizes an existing protocol, the Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP), to facilitate communication.

■

The components of a protected network with 802.1x authentication:

1.

Supplicant: A client end user (camera), which requests authentication.

2.

Authenticator (an access point or a switch): A “go between” which restricts unauthorized end users

from communicating with the authentication server.

3.

Authentication server (usually a RADIUS server): Checks the client certicate and decides whether to

accept the end user’s access request.

■

VIVOTEK Network Cameras support two types of EAP methods to perform authentication: EAP-PEAP

and EAP-TLS.

Please follow the steps below to enable 802.1x settings:

1. Before connecting the Network Camera to the protected network with 802.1x, please apply a digital

certicate from a Certicate Authority (ie. MIS of your company) which can be validated by a RADIUS

server.

2. Connect the Network Camera to a PC or notebook outside of the protected LAN. Open the
conguration page of the Network Camera as shown below. Select EAP-PEAP or EAP-TLS as the
EAP method. In the following blanks, enter your ID and password issued by the CA, then upload

related certicate(s).

Supplicant

(Network Camera)

Authenticator

(Network Switch)

Authentication Server

(RADIUS Server)

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3. When all settings are complete, move the Network Camera to the protected LAN by connecting it to an

802.1x enabled switch. The devices will then start the authentication automatically.

► The authentication process for 802.1x:

1. The Certicate Authority (CA) provides the required signed certicates to the Network Camera (the
supplicant) and the RADIUS Server (the authentication server).

2. A Network Camera requests access to the protected LAN using 802.1X via a switch (the authenticator).
The client offers its identity and client certicate, which is then forwarded by the switch to the RADIUS
Server, which uses an algorithm to authenticate the Network Camera and returns an acceptance or
rejection back to the switch.

3. The switch also forwards the RADIUS Server’s certicate to the Network Camera.

4. Assuming all certificates are validated, the switch then changes the Network Camera’s state to
authorized and is allowed access to the protected network via a pre-congured port.

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Protected LAN

Certificate

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3

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Network Switch

Certificate

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PTZ > PTZ settings

This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation.
There are two ways to enable the function:

Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation. It allows users to quickly move the focus to a target
area for close-up viewing without physically moving the camera.

Digital PTZ Operation (E-PTZ Operation)

Select Stream: Select one of the stream 1~2 to configure the e-PTZ control. Please note that each
stream can possess its own preset and patrol settings. For detailed information about how to set up
preset and patrol settings, please refer to page 96.

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Auto pan/patrol speed: Select the speed from 1~5 (slow/fast) to set up the Auto pan/patrol speed
control.
Zoom factor display
If you check this item, the zoom indicator will be displayed on the home page when you zoom in or
zoom out the live viewing window as the picture shown on the next page.

When completed with the settings of e-PTZ, click Save to enable the settings on this page.

Home page in E-PTZ Mode

■ The e-Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the drop-down
list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected e-preset position.

■ If you have set up different e-preset positions for stream 1~3, you can select one of the video
streams to display its separate e-preset positions.

Global View
In addition to using the e-PTZ control panel, you can also use the mouse to drag or resize the

oating frame to pan/tilt/zoom on the viewing region. The live view window will also move to the

viewing region accordingly.

Move Instantly
If you select this item, the live view window will respond instantly to the operation on the Global
View.

Click on Image
The e-PTZ function also supports “Click on Image“. When you click on any point of the Global View
Window or Live View Window, the viewing region will also move to that point.

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Patrol settings

You can select some preset positions for the Network Camera to patrol.
Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule:

1. Select the preset locations on the list, and click

.

2. The selected preset locations will be displayed on the Patrol locations list.

3. Set the Dwelling time for the preset location during auto patrol.

4. If you want to delete a preset location from the Patrol locations list, select it and click Remove.

5. Select a location and click

to rearrange the patrol order.

6. Select patrol locations you want to save in the list and click Save to enable the patrol settings.

7. To implement the patrol schedule, please go to homepage and click on Patrol button.

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Event > Event settings

This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to responds to particular situations

(event). A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends
buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notifications. Click on Help, there is
an illustration shown in the pop-up window explains that an event can be triggered by many

sources, such as motion detection or external digital input devices. When an event is triggered,
you can specify what type of action that will be performed. You can configure the Network
Camera to send snapshots or videos to your email address or FTP site.

Event

To set an event with recorded video or snapshots, it is necessary to configure the server and media
settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such as which server to send the

media les to) when a trigger is activated. An event is an action initiated by a user-dened trigger source

.

In the Event column, click Add to open the event settings window. Here you can arrange three elements

-- Schedule, Trigger, and Action to set an event. A total of 3 event settings can be congured.

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

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

■ Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, or Low). Events with a higher
priority setting will be executed rst.

■ Detect next motion detection or digital input after

seconds: Enter the duration in seconds to pause
motion detection after a motion is detected. This can prevent event triggers to be too frequently
delivered.

1.

Schedule

Specify the period of them during which the event trigger will take place. Please select the days of the
week and the time in a day (in 24-hr time format) for the event triggering schedule.

2. Trigger

This is the cause or stimulus which denes when to trigger the Network Camera. The trigger source can
be congured to use the Network Camera’s built-in motion detection mechanism or external digital input

devices.

There are several choices of trigger sources as shown on next page.

Select the item to display the

detailed conguration options.

■ Video motion detection

This option makes use of the built-in motion detection mechanism as a trigger source. To enable this

function, you need to congure a Motion Detection Window rst. For more information, please refer to

Motion Detection on page 110 for details.

■ Periodically
This option allows the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other dened minute. Up to 999

minutes are allowed.

■ Digital input

This option allows the Network Camera to use an external digital input device or sensor as a trigger
source. Depending on your application, there are many choices of digital input devices on the market
that helps to detect changes in temperature, vibration, sound, and light, etc. Refer to page 113 for DI
and DO settings.

■ System boot

This option triggers the Network Camera when the power to the Network Camera is disconnected.

■ Recording notify

This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording
starts to rewrite older data.

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■ Audio detection
A preset threshold can be congured with an external microphone as the trigger to system event. The

triggering condition can be an input exceeding or falling below a threshold. Audio detection can take
place as a complement to motion detection or as a method to detect activities not covered by the
camera's view.

■ Camera tampering detection

This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the camera detects that it is being tampered
with. To enable this function, you need to enable the Tampering Detection function rst. Please refer to
page 113 for detailed information.

■ Manual Trigger

This option allows user to enable event triggers manually by clicking the on/off button on the

homepage. Please congure 1 ~ 3 events before using this function.

3. Action

Dene the actions to be performed by the Network Camera when a trigger is activated.

■ Trigger digital output for seconds

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

■ Backup media if the network is disconnected
Select this option to backup media le on SD card if the network is disconnected. This function will only

be displayed after you set up a network attached storage (NAS).

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Add server

To set an event with recorded video or snapshots, it is necessary to configure the server and media
settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such as which server to send the

media les to) when a trigger is activated. Click

Add server

to open the server setting window. You can

specify where the notication messages are sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 server settings
can be congured.

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

Select the item

to display the detailed conguration options. You can congure either one or all of them.

Server type - Email

Select to send the media les via email when a trigger is activated.

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

■ Sender email address: Enter the email address of the sender.

■ Recipient email address: Enter the email address of the recipient.

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

■ User name: Enter the user name of the email account if necessary.

■ Password: Enter the password of the email account if necessary.

■ Server port: The default mail server port is set to 25. You can also manually set another port.

If your SMTP server requires a secure connection (SSL), check This server requires a secure
connection (SSL).