Vivotek CC8160 User Manual

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CC8160

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User’s Manual

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Rev. 1.0

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Table of Contents

Revision History ......................................................................................................................................3

Overview.......................................................................................................................................................4

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

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

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

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

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

Network Deployment ..................................................................................................................................12

Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet ................................................................................. 12

Software Installation .............................................................................................................................. 14

Ready to Use ......................................................................................................................................... 15

Accessing the Network Camera .................................................................................................................16

Using Web Browsers .............................................................................................................................16

Using RTSP Players ..............................................................................................................................19

Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ............................................................................................... 20

Using VIVOTEK Recording Software .................................................................................................... 21

Main Page ..................................................................................................................................................22

Client Settings ............................................................................................................................................27

H.264 Media Options ............................................................................................................................ 27

H.264 Protocol Options ........................................................................................................................27

MP4 Saving Options ............................................................................................................................. 28

Local Streaming Buffer Time ................................................................................................................28

Conguration ..............................................................................................................................................32

System > General settings ....................................................................................................................33

System > Homepage layout .................................................................................................................35

System > Logs ......................................................................................................................................38

System > Parameters ........................................................................................................................... 40

System > Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 41

Media > Image ....................................................................................................................................45

Exposure

Media > Video .......................................................................................................................................53

Media > Video .......................................................................................................................................54

Media > Audio........................................................................................................................................ 61

Network > General settings ................................................................................................................... 62

Network > Streaming protocols ...........................................................................................................69

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Application ................................................................................................................................................. 77

Network > SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) .................................................................. 78

Network > FTP ......................................................................................................................................79

Security > User accounts ......................................................................................................................80

Security > HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) ........................................................81

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Security > Access List ........................................................................................................................................ 88

PTZ > PTZ settings .............................................................................................................................................. 93

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

Applications > Motion detection...........................................................................................................................111

Applications > Tampering detection ................................................................................................................... 114

Applications > Audio detection ......................................................................................................................... 115

Applications > Package management - a.k.a., VADP (VIVOTEK Application Development Platform) ............. 117

Recording > Recording settings ........................................................................................................................ 120

Appendix ................................................................................................................................................................. 125

URL Commands for the Network Camera .......................................................................................................... 125

1. Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 125

2. Style Convention ........................................................................................................................................... 125

Technical Specications ..................................................................................................................................... 212

Technology License Notice ................................................................................................................................. 213

H.264 ................................................................................................................................................................. 213

MPEG-4 AAC Technology ................................................................................................................................. 213

AMR-NB Standard ............................................................................................................................................. 213

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ................................................................................................................. 214

Revision History

Rev. 1.0: Initial release

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Overview

VIVOTEK’s CC8160 is a low profile network camera especially designed for 180° panoramic indoor surveillance. The unique design makes it a great choice for retail, convenience stores, hotels,

classrooms, and ofces. The 180° panoramic view in 1080P provides amazing situational surveillance

coverage. The unique mounting design facilitates easy installation on a wall, or counter to capture faces at eye level. A built-in microphone further increases the level of surveillance while recording sound within a 5 meter radius.

The CC8160 supports industry-standard H.264 compression technology, reducing file sizes and

conserving valuable network bandwidth. Together with the ST7501 multi-lingual 32-channel recording software, users can set up an easy-to-use IP surveillance system with ease.

Liability/ Disclaimer

Please inform your local VIVOTEK ofce of any inaccuracies or omissions. VIVOTEK cannot

be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. VIVOTEK makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document, including, but not limited to, the

implied warranties of merchantability and tness for a particular purpose. VIVOTEK shall not be

liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material. This product is only to be used for its intended purpose.

Intellectual Property Rights

VIVOTEK has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents or pending patent applications in the Taiwan, United Sates and other countries. This product contains licensed third-party software also. Please visit VIVOTEK website for more information.

Trademark Acknowledgments

The trademark "VIVOTEK" or any other trademarks, service marks, trade names, distinctive logos, pictures, or designs as designated by VIVOTEK and as used on or in connection with the Product are the sole properties of VIVOTEK ("VIVOTEK Trademarks and Trade Names"). VIVOTEK are registered trademarks or trademark applications in various jurisdictions. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

User hereby acknowledges and recognizes that any and all "VIVOTEK’s Trademarks and Trade

Names, patents, copyrights, know-how and other intellectual property rights” used or embodied in the Product are and shall remain the sole properties of VIVOTEK. .

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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 rst 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

■ CC8160 - the Network Camera

■ Screws

■ Quick Installation Guide / Warranty Card

Symbols and Statements in this Document

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

Reset button

Lens

Microphone

LED

Camera bracket

RJ-45 release hole

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Considerations

Camera View Coverage

Side View

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Vertical: 100º

Installation Concern

15º

Horizontal:

180º

Top View

1.6~1.8m

Recognition

Perception

The camera is designed to capture human activities in a near-hemispheric field of view, at a place such as a cashier or bank counter. Due to the optical characteristics of wide-angle lens, image quality decreases as distance from an object increases. It is therefore recommended to install the camera within 3 meters or closer to the objects of your interest. The focus center should also be aligned with objects of importance, say, human faces.

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Reset Button

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 a reset, press the reset button longer to restore the factory settings and install again.

Reset: Press and release the recessed reset button with a straightened paper clip. Wait for the Network Camera to reboot.

Restore: Press and hold the recessed reset button for at least several seconds to restore. Note that all settings will be restored to factory defaults.

NOTE:

To detach a camera, remove the retention screw from the top and from the bottom, and insert a straightened paperclip into the release button to press on the RJ-45 locking tab.

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Hardware Installation

Connecting Ethernet Cable

1. Insert your Ethernet cable through the opening at the bottom of the camera bracket.

2. If using a round cable: When the RJ-45 plug is fully inserted, use the round-head screw with a washer to secure its position from the bottom of the bracket.

If using a flat cable: Pass the cable through the opening and attach to camera.

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Round cable

IMPORTANT: NOTE:

Record the MAC address before installing the camera.

It is recommended to use an Ethernet cable that comes without the strain relief boot. You can remove the boot if your cable comes with one.

Network Camera

Model No: XXXXXX MAC: 0002D1083236

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

Made in Taiwan

Flat cable

Strain relief boot

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Mounting the Network Camera - Wall Mount

1. You can install the camera to a vertical surface by driving screws through the holes shown below.

2. You may also install the bracket to a 4” x 2” utility box (as outlet or switch socket).

3. Another option is using the 15° tilt bracket so that the camera can be installed to an overlooking position. Attach the bracket to a utility box, and then secure the mount bracket. You can route the cable through the hole in the middle.

4. Attach a rubber seal pad to the bottom of the mount bracket.

5. Install the camera. Make sure the RJ-45 connector is properly connected.

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LED Definitions

Item LED status Description

1 Steady Red Power is on and system booting

Red LED off Powered down

2 Red blinks every 1 second.

On for 1 second, and Off for another.

Network works (heartbeat). Note that on this model, LED blinking may not be very discernible.

Steady Red Network failed.

3 Blinks Red every 0.15 second.

Upgrading rmware.

On for 0.15 second, and Off for another)

4 Blinks Red every 0.15 second.

Restoring defaults. On for 0.15 second, and Off for another.

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To detach a camera, remove the retention screw from the top and from the bottom, and insert a straightened paperclip into the release button to press on the RJ-45 locking tab.

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Network Deployment

Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet

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.

Internet connection via a router

Before enabling the access to 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 14 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

Internet

Cable or DSL Modem

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

LINK

POWER

COLLISION

RECEIVE

PARTITION

LAN (Local Area Network) Router IP address : 192.168.0.1

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.

■ Secondary HTTP port: 8080

■ RTSP port: 554

■ RTP port for audio: 5558

■ RTCP port for audio: 5559

■ RTP port for video: 5556

■ RTCP port for video: 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 55 for details.

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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 conguration on page 55 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 79 for details.

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 an Ethernet cable.

NOTE:

1. The camera is only to be connected to PoE networks without routing to outside plants.

2. For PoE connection, use only UL listed I.T.E. with PoE output.

Power + Data Transmission

PoE Switch

POW

I S

ION

I N

CEIVE

PARTITIO

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 Power Injector

(optional)

I N

POW

I S

ION

RECEIVE

PARTITIO

Non-PoE Switch

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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.

Installation

Wizard 2

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

4. After a brief search, the main installer window will pop up. Double-click on the MAC address that matches the one printed on the camera label or the S/N number on the package box label to open a browser management session with the Network Camera.

00-02-D1-08-32-36 192.168.5.109 CC8160

0002D1083236

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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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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

IMPORTANT:

If you encounter this problem, try execute the Iexplore.exe program from C:\Windows\

•

SysWOW64. A 32-bit version of IE browser will be installed. On Windows 7, the 32-bit explorer browser can be accessed from here: C:\Program Files

•

(x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

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

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 prompt as

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

Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).

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NOTE:

For Mozilla Firefox or Netscape users, your browser will use Quick Time to stream live video. If you do not have Quick Time on your computer, please download Quick Time from Apple Inc's website, and then launch your web browser.

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NOTE:

1. By default, your Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access,

it is highly recommended to congure a password for your camera later.

For more information

about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on page 77.

2. If you see a dialogue box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX

Controls®, please enable ActiveX Controls for your browser.

To enable the ActiveX® Controls for your browser:

2-1. Choose Tools > Internet Options >

Security > Custom Level.

2-2. Look for Download signed ActiveX®

controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK.

2-3. Refresh your web session, then install the ActiveX

complete installation.

control. Follow the instructions to

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Using RTSP Players

To view the H.264 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following players that support RTSP streaming.

Quick Time Player

VLC Player

1. Launch the RTSP player.

2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will prompt.

3. The address format is rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<RTSP streaming access name for stream1 to stream4>

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 63. For example:

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

4. The live video will be displayed in your player. For more information on how to congure the

RTSP access name, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 63 for details.

Video 16:38:01 2011/03/25

The RTSP players will show the original oval-shape image. You can access the Regional views via the ST7501 or VAST software. See page 64 for an example.

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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

12.

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 “disabled.”

For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 63.

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 50.

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 63.

4. Launch the player on the 3GPP-compatible mobile devices (e.g., VLC or Real Player).

5. Type the following URL commands in the URL eld.

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 screen elements on the main page. It is composed of the following

sections: VIVOTEK INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Conguration Area, and Live

Video Window.

VIVOTEK logo

Resize Buttons

Host name

Camera Control Panel

Live View window

Configuration Area

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 > General

Settings on page 33.

Tips:

The onscreen Java control can malfunction under the following situations: A PC connects to different cameras that are using the same IP address (or the same camera

running different rwmare versions).

Removing your browser cookies will solve this problem.

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Control Panel

Video Stream: This Network Cmera supports dual stream display (stream #1 and #2) simultaneously. You can select any one of them for live viewing. For more information about multiple streams, please refer to page 50 for detailed information.

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

before enabling this function. A total of 3 or 4 event settings can be congured. For more information

about event setting, please refer to page 94. If you want to hide this item on the homepage, please go to the System > Homepage Layout > General settings > Customized button to deselect the “show manual trigger button” checkbox.

Conguration Area

Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 27.

Conguration: Click this button to access more of the conguration options provided with the Network

Camera. It is suggested that a password is applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the Network Camera. For more information, please refer to the description for the

Conguration menus on page 32.

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

also change a language on the Conguration page; please refer to page 32.

日本語

, Português,

簡体中文

, and

繁體中文

. You can

Hide Button

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

Return to Home Position

Left

Right

Down

Zoom Out

Zoom In

Auto Focus

Focus Near

Start to Auto Pan

Focus Far

Auto Tracking

Start to Auto Patrol

Stop Auto Panning/patrolling/tracking

Pan: Click this button to start the auto pan (360° continuous rotation).

Stop: Click this button to stop the Auto Pan, Auto Patrol, and Auto Tracking functions.

Patrol: Once the Administrator has determined the list of preset positions (including the zoom-in action on a particular position), click this button to command the camera to patrol among those positions on the Patrol List. The Network Camera will patrol continuously. For more information, please refer to PTZ control on page 93.

Track: Allows the camera to move along following the moving objects in the current eld of view. If you observe an object of your interest, click this button to track the object. Note that this function does not apply in an extremely crowded area, such as a market or sidewalk full of pedestrian activities. Constant shift of tracked objects will decrease the usability of this feature.

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Time

Once started, you can use the Stop button to stop the current action. A click on the screen can also stop the tracking action.

Another key concept is that the camera only detect movements within the current eld of view.

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:

H.264 Protocol and Media Options

Video Title

Title and Time

Video (TPC-AV)

Video 13:59:05 2017/07/04

Video and Audio Control Buttons

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Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video settings on page 50.

H.264 Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol (TCP or UDP, etc.)and media options for

H.264 video streaming. For further conguration, please refer to Client Settings on page 27.

Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Media > Image > Genral settings on page 45.

Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further conguration, please refer to Media > Image > Genral settings on page 45.

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 28 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.

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

Title and Time

Video (HTTP-V)

Video 17:08:56 2017/03/10

2017/03/10 17:08:56

Time

Video Control Buttons

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 45.

Time: Display the current time. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 45.

Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 45

Video Control Buttons: Depending on the camera model and your current conguration, some buttons may not be available.

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 28 for details.

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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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 Media Options

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

H.264 Protocol Options

Depending on your network environment, there are four options with the transmission protocols with H.264 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 63.

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 using 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 behind a rewall can utilize this protocol to allow

camera’s streaming data to pass through.

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MP4 Saving Options

Users can record live video as they are watching it by clicking the “Start MP4 Recording” button 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.

CLIP_20110328-180853

File name preﬁx

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

Local Streaming Buffer Time

Due to possible occurrences of unsteady network transmission, live streaming may lag and not be very smoothly. If you enable this option, the live streaming will be stored on the camera’s buffer for a few seconds before being played on the client computer’s live view window. This helps produce a smoothlier live streaming. If you enter a vlue of 3,000 milliseconds, the streaming will delay for 3 seconds.

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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 congure 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.

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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NOTE:

• 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.

• 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. The precondition is that the camera must have the access to the Internet.

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 42 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 that is placed 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

Font Color

Background Color of the Control Area

Font Color of the Configuration Area

Background Color of the Configuration Area

Preset patterns

Background Color of the Video Area

Frame Color

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

1. Click Custom on the left column.

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

Custom Pattern

3. The palette window will pop up as shown below.

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Color Selector

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.

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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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PTZ

You can install the included VAST recording software, which provides an Event Management function group for delivering event messages via emails, GSM short messages, onscreen event panel, or to trigger an alarm, etc. For more information, refer to the VAST User Manual.

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Internet

3G cell phone

Cell phone

Short message

GSM

Modem

HTTP

PC running

VAST Recording Software

Digital output

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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 locate 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.

Reboot system now!! This connection will close.

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

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

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.

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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

55).

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 and related settings.

Focus position: Retain the lens focus position using the previously saved position parameters.

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 staus 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.

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

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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, Focus,

and Privacy mask. The Focus window is available only for models that come with motorized

lens.

General settings

Video title 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. A zoom indicator will be displayed on the Home page when you zoom in/out on the live viewing window as shown below. You may zoom in/out on the image by scrolling the mouse wheel inside the live viewing window, and the maximum zoom in will be up

to 4 times.

Video Title

Title and Time

Zoom Factor

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Zoom In

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Zoom Out

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.

Video font (.ttf): You can select a True Type font le for the display of textual messages on video.

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.

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Video orientation: Flip - vertically reflect the display of the live video; Mirror - horizontally reflect the display of the live video. Select both options if the Network Camera is installed upside-down (e.g., on the ceiling) to correct the image orientation. Please note that if you have preset locations, those locations will

be cleared after ip/mirror setting.

Rotate

MirrorNormal Flip Rotate 90°

clockwise

The rotation here indicates clockwise rotation.

Rotation can be applied with ip, mirror, and

physical lens rotation (see below) settings to adapt to different mounting locations.

The gures in the illustration are shown in a

consecutive order.

The camera may be installed on a vertical, side-facing, or tilted surface in order to accommodate the interior or exterior design of a building or vehicle. The interior of a building can be shaped as a narrow rectangular space, such as a corridor. The conventional HD image, such as that of a 16:9 aspect ratio,

will be incongruous with its wide horizontal view. With video rotation, the camera can more readily cover the eld of view on a tall and narrow scene.

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Image settings

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

Sensor Setting 2: For special situations

Sensor Setting 1: For normal situations

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

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

1. Place a sheet of paper of white or cooler-color temperature color, such as blue, in front of the lens,

then allow the Network Camera to automatically adjust the color temperature.

2. Click to select the Fix current value and confirm the setting while the white balance is being

measured.

■ You may also manually tune the color temperature by pulling the RGain and BGain slide bars.

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%.

■ Saturation: Adjust the image saturation level, which ranges from 0% to 100%.

■ Sharpness:

Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from

■ Gamma curve:

Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from

0% to 100%

0 to 0.45

You may let rmware Optimize your display or select a value to change the preferred level of Gamma

correction towards higher contrast or towards the higher luminance for detailed expression for both dark and lighted areas of an image.

Defog: Defog helps improve the visibility quality of captured image in poor weather conditions such as smog, fog, or smoke.

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Noise reduction

■ Enable noise reduction: Check to enable noise reduction in order to reduce noises and flickers in

image. This applies to the onboard 3D Noise Reduction feature. Use the pull-down menu to adjust the reduction strength. Note that applying this function to the video channel will consume system computing power.

3D Noise Reduction is mostly applied in low-light conditions. When enabled in a low-light condition

with fast moving objects, trails of after-images may occur. You may then select a lower strength level or disable the function.

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 mode to adjust all settings above in a tabbed window for special lighting conditions.

Enable to apply these settings at:

Select the mode this prole to apply to: Night mode or Schedule mode.

Please manually enter a range of time if you select the Schedule mode. Then check Save to take effect.

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Exposure

On this page, you can set the Exposure measurement window, Exposure level, Exposure mode, Exposure time, Gain control, and Day/Night mode settings. You can configure two sets of Exposure settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as the day/night/schedule mode.

Sensor Setting 2: For special situations

Sensor Setting 1: For normal situations

Measurement Window: This function allows users to set measurement window(s) for low light compensation. For example, where low-light objects are posed against an extremely bright background. You may want to exclude the bright sunlight shining through a building's corridor.

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

light compensation.

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

A total of 10 windows can be congured. Please refer to the next page for detailed illustration.

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The inclusive window refers to the “weighed window“; the exclusive window refers to “ignored window“. It adopts the weighed averages method to calculate the value. The inclusive windows have a higher priority. You can overlap these windows, and, if you place an exclusive window within a larger inclusive window, the exclusive part of the overlapped windows will be deducted from the inclusive window. An exposure value will then be calculated out of the remaining of the inclusive window.

Exclude

Include

Exclude

Weighted region

Ignored region

■ BLC (Back Light Compensation): This option will automatically add a “weighted region“ in the middle of

the window and give the necessary light compensation.

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 semi-circular pointers on the Exposure time and Gain control slide bars to specify a range of shutter time and Gain control values within 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.

Exposure mode:

■

You can click and drag the semi-circular pointers on the Exposure time and Gain control slide bars

to specify a range of shutter time and Gain control values within which the camera can automaticallly

tune to an optimal imaging result. You can also congure the iris size to control the amount of light. For

example, 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.

■ Flickerless

: This function helps avoid the ickering on images because of the fast shutter movement and the inconsistency between power line frequency (50 or 60Hz) and exposure time. When selected, the exposure time will be forced to stay longer than 1/120 second. For cameras that come with xed

iris lens, setting the exposure time to longer than 1/120 second may introduce too much lights to the lens. Users can use this option to observe whether the result of long exposure time is satisfactory.

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AE Speed Adjustment:

■

This function (Automatic Exposure) applies when you need to monitor fast changing lighting conditions.

For example, the camera may need to monitor a highway lane or entrance of a parking area at night where cars passing by with their lights on can bring fast changes in light levels. The same applies if the camera is installed on a vehicle, and when it needs to adapt to fast changes of light when entering and leaving a tunnel. The speed level and sensitivity can be manually adjusted.

Enable WDR enhanced:

This function allows users to identify more image details with an extreme contrast from an object of interest with one shadowed side against a bright background, e.g., an entrance. You may select the Enable WDR enhanced checkbox, and then adjust the strength (low, medium, high) to reach the best image quality.

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.

Please follow the steps below to set up a prole:

1. Select the Prole mode tab.

2. Select the applicable mode: Night mode or Schedule

mode. Please manually enter a range of time if you choose the Schedule mode.

3. Congure 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.

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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.

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■ To congure privacy mask windows,

1. Click New to add a new window.

2. You can use 4 mouse clicks to create a new masking 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. Click on the Enable privacy mask checkbox to enable this function.

NOTE:

►

Up to 5 privacy mask windows can be congured on the same screen.

► If you want to delete the

privacy mask

window, please click the ‘x’ mark on the side of window name.

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Media > Video

This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame sizes ranging from 176 x 144 to 1920 x 1080

pixels.

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: The default frame size for Stream 2 is set to the 1280 x 720.

■ Stream 3: The default frame size for Stream 3 is set to the 640 x 360.

■ Stream 4: The default frame size for Stream 3 is set to the 1920 x 1080.

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 set up those settings for a stream:

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 with your mouse.

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

monitoring device.

Media > Video

NOTE:

► 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:

Region of Interest Output frame size

Stream 1 1920 x 1080 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1920 x 1080 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) Stream 2 1920 x 1080 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1920 x 1080 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) Stream 3 1920 x 1080 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1920 x 1080 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) Stream 4 Fixed Fixed

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 93.

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Region of Interest (Viewing Region)

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Output Frame Size (Size of the Live View Window)

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Click the stream item 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 MJPEG compression standards (Dual Codec) for realtime viewing. If the H.264 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol. There are several parameters through which you can adjust the video performance:

■ Frame size

You can set up 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, or recording the stream to an NVR. 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.

If the deault 1080P frame size is selected and the power line frequency is set to 50Hz , the frame rates

are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 12fps, 15fps, and up to 25fps. If the power line

frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 12fps,

15fps, and up to 30fps. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value.

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The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution.

■ Intra frame period

Determine how often for rmware 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.

■ Smart stream II

■ Dynamic Intra frame period

High quality motion codecs, such as H.264, utilize the redundancies between video frames to deliver

video streams at a balance of quality and bit rate.

The encoding parameters are summarized and illustrated below. The I-frames are completely self- referential and they are largest in size. The P-frames are predicted frames. The encoder refers to the

previous I- or P-frames for redundant image information.

H.264 Frame Types

P I P P P P P P P I P P P P P P P I

By dynamically prolonging the intervals for I-frames insertion to up to 10 seconds, the bit rates required for streaming a video can be tremendously reduced. When streaming a video of a static scene, the Dynamic Intra frame feature can save up to 53% of bandwidth. The amount of bandwidth thus

saved is also determined by the activities in the eld of view. If activities occur in the scene, rmware

automatically shortens the I-frame insertion intervals in order to maintain image quality. In the low

light or night conditions, the sizes of P-frames tend to be enlarged due to the noises, and hence the

bandwidth saving effect is also reduced.

Streaming a typical 2MP scene normally requires 3~4Mb/s of bandwidth. With the Dynamic Intra frame

function, the bandwidth for streaming a medium-trafc scene can be reduced to 2~3Mb/s, and during the no-trafc period of time, down to 500kb/s.

Dynamic Intra Frame w/ static scenes

P I P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P I

Static scene

P I P P P P P P P I P P P P P P P I

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Dynamic Intra Frame w/ activities in scenes

Activities

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With the H.264 codec in an optimal scenario and when Dynamic Intra frame is combined with the Smart Stream function, an 80% of bandwidth saving can be achieved compared with using H.264 without enabling these bandwidth-saving features.

• Smart codec: Smart codec effectively reduces the quality of the whole or the noninterested areas on a screen and therefore reduces the bandwidth consumed.

You can manually specify the video quality for the foreground and the background areas.

• Slide bar to the right - higher quality in the ROI areas

• Slide bar to the left - higher quality in the nonROI areas.

Select an operation mode if Smart codec is preferred.

- Auto tracking: The Auto mode congures the whole screen into the non-interested area. The video quality of part of the screen returns to normal when one or more objects move in that area. The remainder of the screen where there are no moving objects (no pixel changes) will still be transmitted in low-quality format.

- Manual: The Manual mode allows you to congure 3 ROI windows (Region of Interest, with Foreground quality) on the screen. The areas not included in any ROI windows will be considered as the non-interested areas. The details in the ROI areas will be transmitted in a higher-quality video format.

As illustrated below, the upper screen may contain little details of your interest,

while the sidewalk on the lower screen is included in an ROI window.

non-interested

ROI_0

ROI

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As the result, the lower screen is constantly displayed in high details, while the upper

half is transmitted using a lower-quality format. Although the upper half is transmitted using a lower quality format, you still have an awareness of what is happening on the whole screen.

non-ROI: lower-quality

ROI: higher-quality

- Hybrid: The major difference between the “Manual” mode and the “Hybrid” mode is that:

In the “Hybrid“ mode, any objects entering the non-interested area will restore the

video quality of the moving objects and the area around them. The video quality of the associated non-interested area is immediately restored to normal to cover the moving objects.

In the “Manual” mode, the non-interested area is always transmitted using a low-

quality format regardless of the activities inside.

- Quality priority: Use the slide bar to tune the quality contrast between the ROI and non- interested areas.

The farther the slide bar button is to the right, the higher the image quality of the

ROI areas. On the contrary, the farther the slide bar button to the left, the higher the image quality of the non-interested area.

In this way, you may set up an ROI window as a privacy mask by covering a

protected area using an ROI window, while the remaining screen become the non-

interested area. You may then congure the non-interested area to have a high

image quality, or vice versa.

You should also select the Maximum bit rate from the pull-down menu as the threshold to contain the bandwidth consumption for both the high- and low-quality video sections in a smart stream.

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it rate control

Constrained bit rate:

A complex scene generally produces a larger file 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, ~ to 40Mbps. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value up to

40Mbps.

• - Quality upper bound: Select a desired quality ranging from Medium to Excellent

- 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 becomes the Average or Upper bound bit rate number. The Network Camera will strive to deliver video streams around or 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 the 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.

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Fixed quality:

On the other hand, if Fixed quality is selected, all frames are transmitted with the same quality; bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. 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.

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. The congurable bit rate starts from 1Mbps to 40Mbps.

The Maximum bit rate setting in the Fixed quality conguration can ensure a reasonable

and limited use of network bandwidth. For example, in low light conditions where a Fixed

quality setting is applied, video packet sizes can tremendously increase when noises are

produced with electrical gains.

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

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If the JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera sends consecutive JPEG images to the client, producing a moving effect similar to a filmstrip. 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:

■ 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 from 1fps to 25fps. If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are selectable from 1fps to 30fps. You can also

select Customize and manually enter a value. The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution.

■ Video quality

Refer to the previous page setting an average or upper bound threshold for controlling the bandwidth

consumed for transmitting motion jpegs. The conguration method is identical to that for H.264.

For Constant Bit Rate and other settings, refer to the previous page for details.

NOTE:

►

Converting high-quality video may significantly 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.

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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:

Internal microphone input: Select the gain of the external audio input according to ambient conditions. Adjust the gain from 0% to 100%.

Audio type: Select audio codec and the sampling bit rate .

■ 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. Please rememer to click on the Save button 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 14 for details.

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

administrator.

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 disable the transmission to destinations across different subnets.

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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

presentation for your Network Camera so that whenever a Network Camera is presented to the LAN, the shortcuts to connected Network Cameras will be listed in My Network Places. You can click the shortcut to link to the web browser. Currently, UPnP sure the UPnP

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

component is installed on your computer.

Mega-pixel Network Camera (192.168.5.151)

Enable UPnP port forwarding: To access the Network Camera from the Internet, select this option to allow the Network Camera to open ports automatically on the router so that video streams can be sent

out from a LAN. To utilize of this feature, make sure that your router supports UPnP

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 101) 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 106). 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.

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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

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

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

user interface on your computer:

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.

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

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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.

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6. Click Finish. UPnP

► How does UPnP

UPnP

networking technology provides automatic IP conguration and dynamic discovery of devices

is enabled.

work?

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 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 42 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.

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:

Refers to Ethernet

Link-global IPv6 address/network mask

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Link-local IPv6 address/network mask

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:

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

IPv6 address

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

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

the following address format: (Please refer to HTTP streaming on page 69 for detailed information.)

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

IPv6 address

Secondary HTTP port

► 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:

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Network > Streaming protocols

HTTP

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 80 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.

On the LAN

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

Access name for stream 1 ~ 4: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The access name is used to identify different video streams. 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 54.

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.

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URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1, 2, 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.

http://192.168.5.151/video2.mjpg

NOTE:

► Microsoft® Internet Explorer does not support server push technology; therefore, you will not be able

to access a video stream using http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1, 2, 3> .

RTSP

To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that you have set a password for controlling the access to video stream rst. Please refer to Security > User account on page 80 for details.

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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 below:

Quick Time player VLC

Disable O O Basic O O Digest O X

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 and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming data. rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream 1 to 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.

Video 16:38:01 2016/01/25

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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.

■ 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.

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:

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

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

IMPORTANT:

The Multicast metadata port is utilized by VIVOTEK VADP modules to transfer video analytics results,

PTZ stream, textual data, and event messages between the camera and the client side running and observing the video analysis. If your client side computer is located outside the local network, you may

need to open the associated TCP port on routers and rewall.

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Network > DDNS

This section explains how to configure 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 examine if the host name is valid and automatically open a port on your router. If

using DDNS, the user has to manually congure UPnP port forwarding. Express Link is more

convenient and easier 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 display a message as shown below.

https://0002D1123456.2bthere.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, fill in the Host name (xxxx.safe100.net), Email, Key, and Confirm Key, and click Register. After a host name has been successfully created, a success message will be displayed in the DDNS Registration Result column.

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

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.

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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/

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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:

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

►The 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.

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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).

Note that different vendors of network devices might have different methodologies and unique implementations. Shown below is a sample corresponding information from a Cisco switch. You should enter a DSCP tag value according to the information provided by the network devices.

QoS Baseline/Technical Marketing Classication and Marking Recommendations

Application Layer3 Classication Layer 2 CoS/MPLS EXP

IPP PHB DSCP IP Routing 6 CS6 48 6 Voice 5 EF 46 5 Interactive Video 4 AF41 34 4 QoS B Streaming-Video 4 CS4 32 4

Locally-dened Mission-

Critical Data Call-signaling 3 AF31/CS3 26/24 3 Transactional Data 2 AF21 18 2 Network Management 2 CS2 16 2 Bulk Data 1 AF11 10 1 Scavenger 1 CS1 8 1 Best Effort 0 0 0 0

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Network > SNMP

(Simple Network Management Protocol)

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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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Network > FTP

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The newer rmware may disable the FTP port for security concerns. You can manually enable the FTP

server service to enable the FTP function.

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 can

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

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Security > User accounts

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

PTZ control: You can modify the management privilege for operators or viewers. Select or deselect the checkboxes, 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 93).

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 create 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. Although 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 126. Viewers can only access 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)

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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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https://

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

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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 certificate authority, such as Symantec’s VeriSign Authentication Services, that issues digital certificates. Sign in and purchase the SSL certification service. Copy the certificate 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 to stream 3). 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 Explorer 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 that 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 88.

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 70.

3. The administrator has set up a root password, but allows anonymous viewing.

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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 Explore 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).

Filter

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

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. 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.

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 66 for detailed information.

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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

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:

IP address range 192.168.2.x will be bolcked.

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.

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

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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:

■

Supplicant

(Network Camera)

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

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

Authenticator

(Network Switch)

Authentication Server

(RADIUS Server)

from communicating with the authentication server.

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 (i.e., your network administrator) 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).

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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.

NOTE:

► 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.

Certificate Authority

(CA)

Certificate

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Network Camera

Network Switch

Protected LAN

RADIUS Server

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PTZ > PTZ settings

This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation.

Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation. Within a eld of view,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)

The e-PTZ control settings section will be displayed as shown below:

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/out the

live viewing window as the picture shown on the next page. When completed with the e-PTZ settings, click Save to enable the settings on this page.

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Home page in the E-PTZ Mode

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■ 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 position.

■ If you have set up different preset positions for different streams, you can select one of the video streams to display its separate 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 the viewing region. The live view window will also move to the viewing region

accordingly.

Moving Instantly If you check this item, the live view window will switch to the new viewing region instantly after you move

the oating frame. If not selected, the process of moving from one position to another will be shown.

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.

Note that the”Click on Image” function only applies when you have configured a smaller “Region of Interest” out of the maximum output frame! e.g., an 800 x 600 region from out of the camera’s maximum

frame size.

Patrol button: Click this button, then the Network Camera will patrol among the selected preset positions continuously.

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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 an 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 the Patrol button.

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NOTE:

The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the Home page. Select one from the Go to menu, and

►

the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position.

►

Click Patrol: The Network Camera will patrol along the selected positions repeatedly.

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Event > Event settings

This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to respond 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 explaining 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 congure an event with reactive measures such as recording video or snapshots, it is necessary to congure 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

can arrange three elements -- Schedule, Trigger, and Action to set an event. A total of 3 event settings

can be congured.

In the Event column, click Add to open the event settings window. Here you

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

■ Enable this event: Select this checkbox 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-related actions to take place too frequently.

Schedule

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

may prefer an event to be triggered only during the off-ofce hours.

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 the next page.

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 111 for details.

Select the item to display the

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

minutes are allowed.

■ System boot

This option triggers the Network Camera when the power to the Network Camera is disconnected and re-connected.

■ Recording notify

This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording starts to overwrite 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 is is being tampered with. To enable this function, you need to congure the Tampering Detection option rst. Please refer to page 114 for detailed information.

■ Manual Triggers

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

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

■ VADP

It is presumed that you already uploaded and enabled the VADP modules before you can associatee VADP triggers with an Event setting.

Click on the Set VADP Trigger button to open the VADP setup menu. The triggering conditions available with 3rd-party software modules known as VADP will be listed. Use the arrow buttons to select these triggers. Users may implant these modules for different purposes such as triggering motion detection, or applications related to video analysis, etc. Please refer to page 117 for the

conguration options with VADP modules.

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Once the triggers are congured, they will be listed under the VADP option.

3. Action

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

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Revision History

Overview

Read Before Use

Package Contents

Symbols and Statements in this Document

Physical Description

Hardware Installation

Network Deployment

Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet

Software Installation

Ready to Use

Accessing the Network Camera

Using Web Browsers

Using RTSP Players

Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices

Using VIVOTEK Recording Software

Main Page

Client Settings

H.264 Media Options

H.264 Protocol Options

MP4 Saving Options

Local Streaming Buffer Time

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

System > General settings

System > Homepage layout

System > Logs

System > Parameters

System > Maintenance

Media > Image

Exposure

Media > Video

Media > Video

Media > Audio

Network > General settings

Network > Streaming protocols

Application Layer3 Classication Layer 2 CoS/MPLS EXP

Network > FTP

Security > User accounts

Security > Access List

PTZ > PTZ settings

Event > Event settings