Vivotek IP7138, IP7139 User Manual

IP Surveillance

IP7138/IP7139

Mega-Pixel

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Table of Contents

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

Read Before Use ��3

Package Contents �� 3

Physical Description �� 4

Installation ....................................................................................................................................................6

Network deployment ��6

Software Installation �� 10

Accessing the Network Camera .................................................................................................................11

Using Web Browsers �� 11

Using RTSP Players ��13

Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ��14

Using VIVOTEK Recording Software �� 15

Main Page ..................................................................................................................................................16

Client Settings ............................................................................................................................................19

Conguration ..............................................................................................................................................21

System ��21

Security ��23

HTTPS ��24

Network ��29

Wireless LAN (IP7139 only) ��40

DDNS ��43

Access List ��45

Audio and Video �� 48

Motion Detection ��54

Application ��56

Recording �� 69

System Log ��72

View Parameters �� 73

Maintenance ��74

Appendix ....................................................................................................................................................78

URL Commands of the Network Camera ��78

Technical Specications ��118

Technology License Notice �� 119

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ��120

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Overview

VIVOTEK IP7138/7139, equipped with a 1�3M-pixel (1280x1024) CMOS sensor, is a professional network camera offering higher resolution of video for detail remote monitoring and indoor surveillance applications� Embedded with VIVOTEK VVTK-1000 SoC, it is able to deliver dual streams with different resolutions and video qualities upon different devices simultaneously such as computers or 3G cell phones for real-time monitoring� To prevent

unexpected connection failure, it builds in a compact ash card slot for local storage; thus, the

snapshots and video clips generated by events or scheduled recording can temporarily be stored on the memory card for later retrieval� More noticeable, many advanced features for versatile applications are included: 3GPP mobile surveillance, two-way audio by SIP, digital I/O

interface, built-in 802.3af compliant PoE (IP7138); 802.11b/g WLAN (IP7139), and appropriate

lens selection with CS mount� By offering exceptional image details, it could be the best choice

for monitoring extensive areas such as airports, factories, retail stores, schools, ofces or banks.

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 Conguration 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

■ IP7138 / IP7139

■ Power Adapter

■ Camera Stand

■ Software CD

■ Quick Installation Guide

■ Warranty Card

■ Antenna (IP7139 only)

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Antenna

MIC

Manual Focus Ring

Internal Ring Screw

Antenna

MIC In

General I/O Terminal Block

Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket

Audio Out

Indented Reset Button

Power Cord Socket

Status LED

CF Card Slot

Physical Description

Front panel

Rear panel

Upper cover

CF card slot

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General I/O Terminal Block

This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external

input / output devices. The pin denitions are described below.

Pin Name

1 Digital output 2 Digital input 3 DC power 4 Ground

Status LED

The color of LED indicates the status of the Network Camera�

Status LED color Description

Steady green and blink red (once) Loading system after power on

Steady green During booting procedure

Steady orange (green + red) till IP address is confirmed Detecting and setting network

Blink green / orange every second and steady red After network is setup (system up)

Blink orange every second and fast blink red During the upgrade firmware process

Hardware Reset

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

Reset: Press and release the indented reset button with a paper clip or thin object� Wait for the Network Camera to reboot�

Restore: Press and hold the reset button until the status LED rapidly blinks� It takes about 30 seconds� Note that all settings will be restored to the factory default�

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Installation

Network deployment

Setup the Network Camera over the Internet

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

1� If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, make the connection from the general I/O terminal block� 2� Connect the camera to a switch via Ethernet cable� 3� Connect the supplied power cable from the Network Camera to a power outlet�

1: Digital ouput

1

2: Digital input 3: DC Power 4: Ground

3

2

Ethernet Switch

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

to use PPPoE�

Internet connection via a router

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

1� Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below� Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 10 for details�

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

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

LAN (Local Area Network) Router IP address : 192.168.0.1

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

Cable or DSL Modem

POWER

COLLISION

LINK RECEIVE

PARTITION

1

2

3

4

5

Internet

2� In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network Camera is 192�168�0�3, please forward the following ports for the Network Camera on the router�

■ HTTP port

■ RTSP port

■ RTP port for audio

■ RTCP port for audio

■ RTP port for video

■ RTCP port for video

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

3� Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider)� Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Network Camera from the Internet� Please refer to Network Type on page 30 for details�

Internet connection with static IP

Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Network Camera� Please refer to LAN on page 29 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 30 for details�

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POWER

COLLISION

LINK

RECEIV E

PARTITION

1

2

3

4

5

POWER

COLLISION

LINK

RECEIVE

PARTITION

1

2

3

4

5

Set up the Network Camera through Power over Ethernet (PoE) (IP7138 only)

When using a PoE-enabled switch

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

power + data transmission

PoE Switch

When using a non-PoE switch

If your switch/router does not support PoE, use a PoE power injector (optional) to connect between the Network Camera and a non-PoE switch/router�

PoE Power Injector

(optional)

Non-PoE Switch

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POWER

COLLISION

LINK

RECEIVE

PARTITION

1

2

3

4

5

ADSL/Cable/Hub

AP

Set up the Network Camera through Wireless Connection (IP7139 only)

1� Check the SSID currently set on your wireless access point (AP)�

2. Go to IP7139's Conguration > Advanced mode > Wireless.

3� Type in the SSID consistent with the setting on your AP� 4� Select the Wireless mode as "Infrastructure"� 5� Click Save� The Network Camera starts to reboot�

6� Wait for the live image to be reloaded to your browser� Then, unplug the power cable and Ethernet cable from the Network Camera� 7� Replug the power cable to the camera� The Network Camera now operates in wireless mode�

IP7139

NOTE

► SSID, abbreviated from Service Set Identier, is the name assigned to the wireless network.

The IP7139's factory SSID setting is set to "default"�

► Select "Ad-Hoc" wireless mode if you want the IP7139 to communicate without using an AP

or wireless router�

For detailed information about wireless connection, please refer to Wireless LAN on page 40�

►

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Network Camera

Model No: IP7138

Made in Taiwan

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

Pat. 6,930,709

RoHS

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MAC:0002D10465F1

Software Installation

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

your Network Camera on the LAN�

1� Install IW2 under the Software Utility directory from the software CD� Double click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop to launch the program�

2� The program will conduct an analysis of your network environment� After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program�

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

4� After searching, the main installer window will pop up� Click on the MAC and model name

which matches the product label on your device to connect to the Network Camera via Internet Explorer�

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Accessing the Network Camera

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

Using Web Browsers

Use Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to access to the Network Cameras on the LAN.

If your network environment is not a LAN, follow these steps to access the Netwotk Camera: 1� Launch your web browser (ex� 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 pop up as

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

®

Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Netscape).

NOTE

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

video. If you don’t have Quick Time on your computer, please download it rst, then launch

the web browser�

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

it is highly recommended to set a password for the Network Camera�

For more information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on

page 23�

®

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

®

Controls, please enable your ActiveX

Controls for your browser�

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

2. Look for Download signed ActiveX

®

controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK�

3. Refresh your web browser, then install the Active X

complete installation�

®

control� Follow the instructions to

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rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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Using RTSP Players

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

Quick Time Player

Real Player

VLC media player 1� Launch an RTSP player�

mpegable Player

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

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

pvPlayer

stream2>

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 38� For example:

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

For more information on how to configure RTSP access name, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 38 for details�

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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

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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 6�

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

1� Because most players on 3GPP mobile phones do not support RTSP authentication, make sure the authentication mode of RTSP streaming is set to disable� For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 38�

2. As the the bandwidth on 3G networks is limited, you will not be able to use a large video size.

Please set the video and audio streaming parameters as listed below� For more information, please refer to Audio and Video on page 48�

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 38�

4� Launch the players on 3GPP-compatible mobile devices (ex� Real Player)�

5� Type the following URL commands in the player�

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

For example:

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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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Logo of VIVOTEK INC.

Live View Window

Menu

Host Name

Main Page

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

VIVOTEK INC. Logo

Click this logo to visit VIVOTEK website�

Host Name

The host name can be customized to t your needs. For more information,

21�

Menu

Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images� The captured images will be displayed in a pop-up window� Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*�jpg) or BMP (*�bmp) format�

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

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

that a password be applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the Network Camera� For more information, please refer to Conguration on page 21�

Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page� For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 19�

日本語

, Português,

please refer to

簡体中文

and

System on page

繁體中文

�

Digital Output: Click to turn the digital output device on or off�

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Video and Audio Control Buttons

MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options

Video Title

Time

Title and Time

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Live Video Window

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

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 48�

MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for MPEG-4 video streaming. For further conguration, please refer to Client Settings on page 19�

Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Video Settings on page 48�

Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further conguration, please refer to Video Settings on page 48�

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

conguration, some buttons may not be available.

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�

Press the recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and the le name, please refer to MP4

Saving Options on page 20 for details�

external speaker connected to the Network Camera� Click this button again to stop talk�

after clicking the Pause button�

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

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

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

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

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

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

transmission�

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

local computer�

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Time

Video Title

Title and Time

Video Control Buttons

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

after clicking the Mute button�

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

microphone volume at local computer�

Mute: Turn off the Mic volume at local computer� The button becomes Mic on button after

clicking the Mute button�

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

mode�

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

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 48�

Time: Display the current time� For more information, please refer to

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

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

conguration, some buttons may not be available.

screen indicates which part of the image is 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�

Press the recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and the le name, please refer to MP4

Saving Options on page 20 for details�

Video Settings on page 48�

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

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

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

Full Screen: Click this button to switch to full screen mode. Press “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�

Stream Options

The Network Camera supports MPEG-4 and MJPEG dual streams� For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 48�

MPEG-4 Media Options

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

MPEG-4 Protocol Options

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

UDP unicast: This protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams� However, network

packets may be lost due to network burst 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 congured to enable multicast streaming at the same time. For more information, see RTSP

Streaming on page 34�

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

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Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

File name preﬁx

HTTP: This protocol allows the same quality as TCP protocol without needing to open specic ports for streaming under some network environments. Users inside a rewall can utilize this protocol to allow

streaming data through�

MP4 Saving Options

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

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

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

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

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

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Conguration

Click Configuration on the main page will enter the camera setting pages� Note that only

Administrators can access the conguration page.

System

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 three columns: System, System Time and DI and DO� When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom 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�

Turn off the LED indicators: If you don’t want to let others know that the network camera is working, you can select this option to turn off the LED indicators�

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System Time

Enable Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to enable daylight saving time (DST)� During DST, the

system clock moves one hour ahead. Note that to utilize this feature, please set the time zone for your Network Camera rst. Then, the starting time and ending time of the DST is displayed upon selecting this option. To manually congure the daylight saving time rules, please refer to Upload / Export Daylight Saving Time Conguration File on page 75 for details�

Time zone: Select the appropriate time zone from the list.

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�

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

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

Automatic: The Network Time Protocol is a protocol which synchronizes computer clocks by periodically querying an NTP Server�

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

Update interval: Select to update the time with the NTP server on hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis�

DI and DO

Digital input: Select High or Low to dene normal status of the digital input. The Network Camera will report the current status�

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

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Security

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

1� Type the password identically in both text boxes, and 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.

Manage Privilege

Digital Output: You can modify the manage privilege (Digital Output) of operators or viewers� Check or uncheck the item, then click Save to enable the settings� If you give Viewer the privilege to control Digital Output, Operators will also have the ability to control the Network Camera through the main page� (Please refer to Main Page on page 16�)

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

Manage User

Administrators can add up to 20 user accounts� 1� Input the new user’s name and password� 2� Select the privilege level for new user account� Click Add to enable the settings�

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

access the Conguration page. Though operators cannot access the Congurationpage, 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 78� Viewers access only the main page for live viewing�F

Here you also can change user’s access rights or delete user accounts� 1� Select an existing account to modify� 2� Make necessary changes then click Update or Delete to enable the settings�

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HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL)

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

Enable HTTPS

Check this item to enable HTTPS communication, then select a connection option: "HTTP & HTTPS"

or "HTTPS only". Note that you have to create and install certicate rst in the second column before

clicking the Save button�

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 certicate:

Create self-signed certificate automatically

1� Select this option�

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

& HTTPS” or “HTTPS only”.

3� Click Save to generate certicate.

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https://

4. The Certicate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below. You can

click Property to see the detailed information of the certicate.

5� Click Home to return to the main page� Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address

bar and press Enter on your keyboard� If you see the following message, please click Continue to this website�

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Create self-signed certificate manually

1� Select this option� 2� Click Create to open a Create Certicate page, then click Save to generate the certicate.

3. The Certicate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below. You

can click Property to see the detailed information of the certicate.

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

& HTTPS” or “HTTPS only”. Click Save to enable the settings�

5� Please refer to step 5� on last page�

Create certificate and install : Select this option if you want to create a certicate from a certicate

authority�

1� Select this option� 2� Click Create to open a Create Certicate page, then click Save to generate the certicate.

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3� If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar on the top of the

page to allow pop-ups�

4. The Pop-up window shows an example of a certicate request.

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5� Look for a trusted certificate authority that issues digital certificates� Enroll the Network Camera�

Wait for the certificate authority to issue a SSL certificate; click Browse... to search for the issued certicate, then click Upload in the second column�

6� Please refer to step 4�~ 5� on page 25�

NOTE

► How to cancel HTTPS settings?

1� Uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection in the rst column and click Save, then a warning

dialog will pop up�

2� Click OK to disable HTTPS�

► If you want to create and install other certificate, please remove the existing one. To remove the

signed certificated, uncheck the Enable HTTPS secure connection in the first column and click

Save� Then click Remove to erase the certicate.

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Network

This section explains how to congure 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 of Network Type is LAN� Remember to click Save when you complete the Network setting�

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

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

1. You can make use of VIVOTEK installation wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network

Camera on the LAN� Please refer to Software Installation on page 10 for details� 2� Enter the static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, Primary DNS provided by your ISP�

Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet� The default value is

“255.255.255.0”.

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

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Network Camera (192.168.5.151)

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 name and IP address�

Secondary WINS server: The secondary WINS server that maintains the database of computer name and IP address�

TM

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, shortcuts of connected Network Cameras will be listed in My Network Places� You can click the shortcut to link to the web browser� Currently,

TM

UPnP UPnP

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

TM

component is installed on your computer�

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

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

TM

and it is activated�

PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)

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

ISP�

Follow the steps below to acquire your Network Camera’s public IP address� 1� Set up the Network Camera on the LAN�

2. Go to Home > Conguration > Application > Server Settings (please refer to Server Settings on page

62) to add a new server -- email or FTP server�

3. Go to Conguration > Application > Media Settings (please refer to Media Settings on page 65)� Select

System log so that you will receive the system log in TXT file format which contains the Network

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

4. Go to Conguration > Network > Network Type. Select PPPoE and enter the user name and password

provided by your ISP� Click Save to enable the settings�

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 device connecting to the same router, the Network

Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera�

TM

► If UPnP

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

Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.

TM

► Steps to enable UPnP

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

user interface on your computer:

TM

components�

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

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

3�

In the Windows Components Wizard dialog box, select Networking Services then click Details�

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From the Internet On the LAN

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

http://192.168.4.160:8080

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

5� Click Next in the following window�

TM

6� Click Finish� UPnP

► How does UPnP

UPnP

TM

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

TM

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�

► 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 74 for details� After the Network

Camera is reset to factory default, it is accessible on the LAN�

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Enable IPv6

Select this option then 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 get 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:

For example:

refer to Ethernet

Link-global IPv6 address/network mask

Link-local IPv6 address/network mask

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

IPv6 address

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

IPv6 address

Secondary HTTP port

Please follow the steps below to link to IPv6 address: 1� Open your web browser� 2� Enter the link-global or link-local IPv6 address to the address bar of your web browser� 3� The format should be:

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

NOTE

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

the following address format: (Please refer to HTTP on page 35 for detailed information�)

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

information column as shown below�

Manually setup the IP address: Select this option to manually setup 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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In LAN

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

HTTP

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

please refer to Security on page 23 for details�

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

algorithm and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses.

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

To access the Network Camera on the LAN, both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be used to access the Network Camera� For example, when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080, refer to the list below for the Network Camera’s IP address�

Access name for stream 1 / Access name for stream 2: The access name is used to differentiate the streaming source�

When using Mozilla Firefox or Netscape to access the Network Camera and the video mode is set to

JPEG, users will receive video comprised of continuous JPEG images� This technology, known as “server

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

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http://192.168.5.151/video2.mjpg

URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream1 or stream2> For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2�mjpg:

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape.

2� Type the URL command in the address bar� Press Enter� 3� The JPEG images will be displayed in your web browser�

NOTE

®

► Microsoft

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

address>:<http port>/<access name for stream1 or stream2> will fail to access the Network Camera�

HTTPS

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

Two Way Audio

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

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

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Mute

Audio is being transmitted to the Network Camera

Mic volume

Talk button

Audio send from operators

Audio send to operators

America

Taiwan

Note that as JPEG only transmits a series of JPEG images to the client, to enable the two-way audio

function, make sure the video mode is set to “MPEG-4” on the Audio and Video Settings page and the media option is set to “Video and Audio” on the Client Settings page. Please refer to Client Settings on

page 19 and Audio and Video Settings on page 48�

Click

microphone; click

to enable audio transmission to the Network Camera; click to adjust the volume of

to turn off the audio� To stop talking, click again�

FTP

FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips. And you can utilize VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade rmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21. It also can be assigned with

another port number between 1025 and 65535�

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rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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RTSP Streaming

To utilize the RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera rst; please refer to Security on page 23 for details�

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

and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses.

The availability of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes is listed in the following table:

Quick Time player Real Player

Disable O O Basic O O Digest O X

Access name for stream 1 / Access name for stream 2: This Network camera supports dual streams simultaneously� The access name is used to differentiate the streaming source� If you want to use a RTSP player to access the Network Camera, you have to set the video mode to

MPEG-4, and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of streaming data�

rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 or stream2>

For example, when the access name for stream 1 is set to live�sdp: 1� Launch an RTSP player�

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

3� Type the URL command in the text box� For example: 4� The live video will be displayed in your player as shown below�

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RTSP port /RTP port for video, audio/ RTCP port for video, audio The RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media� By default, the port number is set to 554�

■ The RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is used to deliver video and audio data to the clients. By

default, the RTP port for video is set to 5556 and the RTP port for audio is set to 5558�

■ The RTCP (Real-time Transport Control Protocol) allows the Network Camera to transmit the data by

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

for audio is set to 5559�

The ve 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 odd� 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:

Multicast settings for stream 1 / Multicast settings for stream 2: Click the items to display the detailed

conguration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 or stream 2.

Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on the other

hand, sends a stream to the 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 ve 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 is thus 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�

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Wireless LAN (IP7139 only)

SSID (Service Set Identifier): This is the name that identifies a wireless network� Access Points and

wireless clients attempting to connect to a specic WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is “default”. Note: The maximum length for an SSID is 32 single-byte characters and cannot consist of “, <, >, or blank spaces.

Wireless mode: Click on the pull-down menu to select from the following options:

Infrastructure: Connect the Network Camera to the WLAN via an Access Point� (default setting)

■

Ad-Hoc: Connect the Network Camera directly to a host equipped with a wireless adapter in a peer-to-

■

peer environment�

Channel: While in infrastructure mode, the channel is selected automatically to match the channel setting of the selected Access Point� In Ad-Hoc mode, the channel must be manually set to the same channel for each wireless adapter� The default channel setting depends on the installed region�

TX rate: This eld is for selecting the maximum transmission rate over the network. The default setting is “auto”, that is, the Network Camera will try to connect to other wireless devices with highest transmission

rate�

Security: Select the data encrypt method� There are four types, including: none, WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK�

None: No data encryption�

1�

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WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): This allows communication only with other devices with identical

2�

WEP settings�

Authentication Mode: Choose one of the following modes. The default setting is “Open”.

■

Open – Communicates the key across the network� Shared – Allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings�

Key length: The administrator can set the key length to 64 or 128 bits�

■

The default setting is “64 bits”.

Key format: Hexadecimal or ASCII. The fault setting is “HEX”.

■

HEX digits consist of the numbers 0~9 and the letters A-F�

ASCII is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127 except “, <, > , and the space character which are reserved�

Network Key: Enter a key in either hexadecimal or ASCII format�

■

You can select different key lengths, the acceptable input lengths are as follows: 64-bit key length: 10 Hex digits or 5 characters� 128-bit key length: 26 Hex digits or 13 characters�

NOTE

► When 22(“), 3C(<), or 3E(>) are input as network keys, the key format cannot be changed to ASCII

format�

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WPA-PSK: Use WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) pre-shared key�

3�

More secure than WEP, the Wi-Fi Alliance developed WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) in 2003 to address WEP’s weaknesses� Improvements included TKIP, which changes the encryption key for each data transmission�

Algorithm: Choose one of the following algorithms for WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK modes�

■

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol): A security protocol used in IEEE 802�11 wireless networks�

TKIP is a “wrapper” that goes around the existing WEP encryption. TKIP is comprised of the same encryption engine and RC4 algorithm dened for WEP; however, the key used for encryption in TKIP is 128 bits long. This solves the rst problem of WEP: a short key length. (From Wikipedia)

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard): In cryptography, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as Rijndael, is a block cipher adopted as an encryption standard by the U�S� government� As of 2006, AES is one of the most popular algorithms used in symmetric key cryptography� (From Wikipedia)

Pre-shared Key: Enter a key in ASCII format� The length of the key can be between 8 to 63 characters�

■

WPA2-PSK: Use WPA2 pre-shared key�

4�

This advanced protocol, certied through Wi-Fi Alliance’s WPA2 program, implements the mandatory

elements of 802�11i� In particular, it introduces a new AES-based algorithm, CCMP, that is considered

fully secure. From March 13, 2006, WPA2 certication is mandatory for all new devices wishing to be certied by the Wi-Fi Alliance as “Wi-Fi CERTIFIED.” (From Wikipedia)

NOTE

► After wireless congurations are completed, click Save and the camera will reboot� Wait for the live

image ito be reloaded to your browser� For VIVOTEK 7000-series cameras, you have to unplug the

power and Ethernet cables from the camera; then re-plug the power cable to the camera. The camera

will switch to wireless mode�

► Some invalid settings may cause the system to fail to respond. Change the conguration settings only

if necessary and consult with your network supervisor or experienced users for correct settings� Once the system has lost contact, please refer to Maintenance on page 74 for reset and restore procedures�

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

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.

DDNS: Dynamic Domain Name Service

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

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

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

■ Safe100�net

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

terms of the Service Agreement�

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

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

3� Click Copy and all the registered information will automatically be uploaded to the corresponding elds

in the DDNS column on the top of the page as the picture shows�

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

4� Select Enable DDNS then click Save to enable the settings�

■ CustomSafe100

VIVOTEK offers documents to establish 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 a dynamic domain account when selecting other DDNS providers:

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

■ TZO�com: visit http://www.tzo.com/

■ DHS�org: visit http://www�dhs�org/

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

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Connec tion status

192.168.3.25

61.22.15.3

192.168.1.147

IP address

45:00:34

00:10:09

12:20:34

Elapsed time

greg

anonymous

root

User ID

Add to Deny List DisconnectRefresh

Access List

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

General Settings

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

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

■ IP address: Current connections to the Network Camera.

■ Elapsed time: How much time the client link to 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

There are some situations which allow clients access to the live video without a user name and password: 1� The administrator does not set up a root password� For more information about how to set up a root

2� The administrator has set up a root password, but set RTSP Authentication to “disable“� For more

3� The administrator has set up a root password, but allows anonymous viewing� For more information

password and manage user accounts, please refer to Security on page 23�

information about RTSP Authentication, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 38�

about Allow Anonymous Viewing, please refer to Security on page 23�

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■ Refresh: Click this button will 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)�

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

Filter

There are two lists for permission control: Allowed list and Denied list� Only those clients whose IP addresses are on the Allowed list and not on the Denied list can access the Network Camera� 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 page 33 for detailed information�

■ Add a rule to Allowed/Denied list: Click Add to add a rule to Allowed/Denied list�

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

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Allowed

List

Denied

List

Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List� For example:

IP address 192�168�2�x will be bolcked�

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

■ Delete Allowed/Denied list:

In the Delete Allowed List or Delete Denied List column, make a selection and click Delete�

NOTE

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

of denied list is set from 1�1�1�0 to 170�255�255�255, Only users’ IP located between 171�0�0�0 and 192�255�255�255 can access the Network Camera�

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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Video Title

Audio and Video

This section explains how to cogure the audio and video settings of the Network Camera. It is

composed of the following two columns: Video Settings and Audio Settings�

Video Settings

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

Color: Select to display color or black/white video streams�

Power line frequency: Set the power line frequency consistent with local utility settings to eliminate image

ickering associated with uorescent lights. Note that after the power line frequency is changed, you

must disconnect and reconnect the power cord of the Network Camera in order for the new setting to take effect�

Video orientation: Flip--vertically reect the display of the live video; Mirror--horizontally reect the display of the live video� Select both options if the Network Camera is installed upside-down (ex� on the ceiling) to correct the image orientation�

Maximum Exposure Time: Select a proper maximum exposure time according to the light source of the surroundings� The exposure time are selectable at the following duration: 1/120 second, 1/60 second, 1/30 second, 1/15 second, and 1/5 second� Shorter exposure time would accept less light amount�

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Overlay title and time stamp on video: Select this option to place the video title and time on the video streams�

Note that when the frame size is set to 176 x 144 as shown in the picture below, only the time will be

stamped on the video streams�

Image Settings

Click Image settings to open the Image Settings page� On this page, you can tune Brightness, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness, and White balance for video compensation�

Image Adjustment

■ Brightness: Adjust the image brightness level, which ranges from -5 to +5. The default value is set to 0.

■ Saturation: Adjust the image saturation level, which ranges from -5 to +5. The default value is set to 0.

■ Contrast: Adjust the image contrast level, which ranges from -5 to +5. The default value is set to 0.

■ Sharpness: Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from -3 to +3. The default value is set to 3.

White Balance: Adjust the value for best color temperature�

■ Auto

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

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■ Keep current value

Follow the steps below to manually set the white balance to compensate for the ambient lighting conditions� 1� Set the White balance to Auto and click Save�

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

temperature automatically�

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

4� Click Save to enable the settings�

You can click Preview to fine-tune the image, or click Restore to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes� When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page�

Privacy Mask

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

■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1� Click New to add a new window�

2. Use the mouse to size and drag-drop the window, which is recommended to be at least twice the size

of the object (height and width) you want to cover� 3� Enter a Window Name and click Save to enable the settings� 4� Select Enable privacy mask to enable this function�

NOTE

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

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

the window�

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Options of Video

Choose either Video quality rst or Video frame rate rst for the video streams�

Video quality settings for stream 1 / stream 2

The Network Camera offers two choices of video compression standards for real-time viewing, so you can choose MPEG-4 or MJPEG for dual streams�

Click the items to display the detailed conguration settings. You can set up two seperate streams for the Network Camera 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�

If MPEG-4 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol� There are four parameters provided in MPEG-4 mode which allow you to adjust the video performance:

■ Frame size Select the video size. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth. The frame sizes are

selectable in the following resolutions: 176 x 144, 360 x 240, 640 x 480, and 800 x 600�

■ Maximum frame rate

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

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

selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps� You can also select Customize and manually enter a value�

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■ Intra frame period

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

■ Video quality

A complex scene generally produces a larger le size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be needed for data transmission. Therefore, if Constant bit rate is selected, the bandwidth utilization is xed at

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, and 4Mbps� You can also select Customize and manually enter a value�

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�

If JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera continuously sends JPEG images to the client, producing

a moving effect similar to a lmstrip. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees the same image

quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage� Because the media contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client� There are three parameters provided in MJPEG mode to control the video performance:

■ Frame size Select the video size. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth. The frame sizes are

selectable in the following resolutions: 176 x 144, 360 x 240, 640 x 480, 800 x 600, and 1280 x 1024�

■ Maximum frame rate

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

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

at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps� You can also select Customize and manually enter a value�

■ Video quality

The video qualities are selectable at the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and Excellent� You can also select Customize and manually enter a value�

NOTE

The Maximum frame rate for 800 x 600 and 1280 x 1024 is limited to 8fps�

►

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

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Audio Settings

The Network Camera offers two inputs to capture audio - internal microphone or external microphone�

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

Internal microphone input gain: Select the gain of the internal audio input according to ambient conditions� Adjust the gain from +12 db (most sensitive) ~ -34�5 db (least sensitive)�

External microphone input: Select the gain of the external audio input according to ambient conditions�

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

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

selectable from:16Kbps, 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps and128Kbps�

■ GSM-ARM is designed to optimize speech quality and requires less bandwidth. The bit rates are

selectable at the following rates: 4�75Kbps, 5�15Kbps, 5�90Kbps, 6�7Kbps, 7�4Kbps, 7�95Kbps, 10�2Kbps and 12�2Kbps�

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

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Video(TCP-AV)

Motion Detection

This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total of three motion detection windows can be congured.

Follow the steps below to enable motion detection:

1� Click New to add a new motion detection window� 2� In the Window Name text box, enter a name for the motion detection window�

■ To move and resize the window, drag and drop your mouse on the window.

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

3. Dene the sensitivity to moving objects and the space ratio of all alerted pixels by moving the

Sensitivity and Percentage slider bar� 4� Click Save to enable the settings� 5� Select Enable motion detection to enable this function�

For example:

The Percentage Indicator will rise or fall depending on the variation between sequential images� When

motions are detected by the Network Camera and are judged to exceed the dened threshold, the

red bar rises� Meanwhile, the motion detection window will be outlined in red� Photos or videos can be

captured instantly and congured to be sent to a remote server (Email, FTP) by utilizing this feature as a

trigger source� For more information on how to set an event, please refer to Application on page 56�

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Percentage = 30%

A

B D

C

A green bar indicates that even though motions have been detected, the event has not been triggered

because the image variations still fall under the dened threshold.

NOTE

► How does motion detection work?

There are two motion detection parameters: Sensitivity and Percentage� In the illustration above, frame A and frame B are two sequential images� Pixel differences between the two frames are detected and highlighted in gray (frame C) and will be compared with the sensitivity setting� Sensitivity is a value that expresses the sensitivity to moving objects� Higher sensitivity settings are expected to detect slight movements while smaller sensitivity settings will neglect them� When the sensitivity is set

to 70%, the Network Camera denes the pixels in the purple areas as “alerted pixels” (frame D).

Percentage is a value that expresses the proportion of “alerted pixels” to all pixels in the motion detection window. In this case, 50% of pixels are identied as “alerted pixels”. When the percentage is set to 30%, the motions are judged to exceed the dened threshold; therefore, the motion window will

be outlined in red�

For applications that require a high level of security management, it is suggested to use higher sensitivity settings and smaller percentage values�

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Application

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

(event)� A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends

buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notications.

In the illustration on the right, an event can be triggered by many sources, such as motion detection or external digital input devices� When an event is triggered, you can specify what type of action that will be

performed. You can congure the Network

Camera to send snapshots or videos to your email address or FTP site�

Customized Script

This function allows you to upload a sample script (.xml le) to the webpage, which will save your time on conguring the settings. Please note that there is a limited number of customized scripts you can upload; if the current amount of customized scripts has reached the limit, an alert message will pop up. If you

need more information, please ask for VIVOTEK technical support�

Click to upload

a le.

Click to modify the script online

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Event Settings

In the Event Settings column, click Add to open the Event Settings page� On this page, you can arrange three elements -- Trigger, Schedule, and Action to plot an event� A total of 3 event settings can

be congured.

Event name: Enter a name for the event setting�

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

Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, or Low)� Events with higher priority

setting will be executed rst.

Detect next event after

seconds: Enter the duration in seconds to pause motion detection after a

motion is detected�

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An event is an action initiated by a user-defined trigger source; it is the causal arrangement of the

following three elements: Trigger, Event Schedule, and Action�

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 below� Select the item to display the detailed

conguration options.

■ Video motion detection

This option makes use of the built-in motion detection mechanism as a trigger source� To enable this function, you need to congure a Motion Detection window rst. For more information, please refer to Motion detection on page 54 for details�

■ Periodically

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

minutes are allowed�

■ Digital input

This option allows the Network Camera to use an external digital input device or sensor as a trigger source� Depending on your application, there are many choices of digital input devices on the market which helps to detect changes in temperature, vibration, sound, and light, etc�

■ System boot

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

■ Recording notify

This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording starts to rewrite older data� If you want receive Recording notify message, please refer to page 67 for detailed information�

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Event Schedule

Specify the period for the event�

■ Select the days of the week.

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

Action

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

■ Trigger digital output for

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

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To set an event with recorded 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.

■ Add

Server / Add Media Click Add Server to configure Server Settings� For more information, please refer to Server Settings on page 62� Click Add Media to configure Media Settings� For more information, please refer to Media Settings on page 65�

Here is an example of Event Settings page:

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When completed, click Save to enable the settings then click Close to exit Event Settings page� The new event settings / server settings / media settings will appear in the event drop-down list on the Application page� Here is an example of Application page with an event setting:

When the Event Status is ON, once an event is triggered by motion detection, the Network Camera will automatically send snapshots via e-mail�

If you want to stop the event trigger, you can click ON to turn it into OFF status or click Delete to remove the event setting�

To remove a server setting from the list, select a server name from the drop-down list and click Delete� Note that only when the server setting is not being applied to an event setting can it be deleted�

To remove a media setting from the list, select a media name from the drop-down list and click Delete� Note that only when the media setting is not being applied to an event setting can it be deleted�

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Server Settings

Click Add Server on Event Settings page to open the Server Setting page� On this page, you can specify

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

Server name: Enter a name for the server setting�

Server Type

There are four choices of server types available: Email, FTP, HTTP, and Network storage� Select the item

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page�

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

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

■ Server port

By default, the FTP server port is set to 21� It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535�

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

■ Password: Enter the password of the FTP account.

■ FTP folder name Enter the folder where the media le will be placed. If the folder name does not exist, the Network

Camera will create one on the FTP server�

■ Passive mode

Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests� If the FTP server supports passive mode, select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to

pass through the rewall.

To verify if the FTP settings are correctly congured, click Test� The result will be shown in a pop-up window as shown below. If successful, you will also receive a test.txt le on the FTP server.

Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page�

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

■ URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server.

■ User name: Enter the user name if necessary.

■ Password: Enter the password if necessary.

To verify if the HTTP settings are correctly congured, click Test� The result will be shown in a pop-up window as below. If successful, you will receive a test.txt le on the HTTP server.

Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page�

Network storage: Select to send the media les to a network storage location when a trigger is activated. Please refer to Network Storage Setting on page 69 for details�

Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page�

When completed, the new server settings will automatically be displayed on the Event Settings page� For example:

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1 pic. 2 pic. 3 pic. 4 pic. 5 pic. 6 pic. 7 pic. 8 pic. 9 pic.

10 pic. 11 pic. 10 pic. 12 pic. 13 pic. 14 pic. 15 pic.

The moment the trigger

is activated.

Snapshot_20080104_100341

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

File name preﬁx

Media Settings

Click Add Media on the Event Settings page to open the Media Settings page� On this page, you can specify the type of media that will be sent when a trigger is activated� A total of 5 media settings can be

congured.

Media name: Enter a name for the media setting�

Media Type

There are three choices of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System log� Select the item

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

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

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

■ Send

pre-event images

The Network Camera has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit. Enter a number

to decide how many images to capture before a trigger is activated� Up to 7 images can be generated�

■ Send

post-event images Enter a number to decide how many images to be captured after a trigger is activated� Up to 7 images can be generated�

For example, if both the Send pre-event images and Send post-event images are set to 7, a total of 15 images are generated after a trigger is activated�

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

■ Add date and time sufx to the le name Select this option to add a date/time sufx to the le name.

For example:

Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page�

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Video_20080104_100341

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

File name preﬁx

1 sec. 2 sec. 3 sec. 4 sec. 5 sec. 6 sec. 7 sec. 8 sec. 9 sec. 10 sec.

The moment the trigger

is activated.

Video clip: Select to send video clips when a trigger is activated�

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

■ Pre-event recording The Network Camera has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit. Enter a number

to decide the duration of recording before a trigger is activated� Up to 9 seconds can be set�

■ Maximum duration

Specify the maximum recording duration in seconds� Up to 10 seconds can be set�

For example, if pre-event recording is set to ve seconds and the maximum duration is set to ten

seconds, the Network Camera continues to record for another 4 seconds after a trigger is activated�

■ Maximum le size Specify the maximal le size allowed.

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

For example:

Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page�

System log: Select to send a system log when a trigger is activated� Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page�

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20081122

Recording notify message: Select to send a recording notication message when a trigger is activated. The following is an example of a recording notication message (.txt le), which shows a list of deleted

previously-recorded data due to cycle recording�

When completed, click Save to enable the settings then click Close to exit this page� The new media settings will appear on the Event Settings page�

You can continue to select a server and media type for the event� Please go back to page 66 for detailed information�

■ CF Test: Click to test your CF card� The system will display a message indicating success or failure� If you want to use your CF card for local storage, please format it before use� Please refer to page 77 for detailed information�

■ Create folders by date time and hour automatically: If you check this item, the system will generate

folders automatically by date�

■ Folder: You can assign a preset folder on CF card for local storage.

■ View: Click this button to open a le list window. This function is only for CF card and Network Storage. Following is an example of le destination with video clips:

The format is: YYYYMMDD

Click to open the directory

Click to delete some items

Click to delete all recorded data

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Click 20081120 to open the directory:

The format is: HH (24r)

Click to open the le list of that hour

Click to delete some items

Click to go back to the previous level of the directory

Click to delete all recorded data

The format is: File name prex + Minute (mm)

You can set up the le name prex on Media Settings page.

Please refer to page 65 for detailed information�

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1

2

3

4

the path of the network storage (\\server name or IP address\folder name)

the user name and password of your server

Recording

This section explains how to congure the recording settings for the Network Camera.

Recording Settings

Insert your CF card and click here to test

NOTE

► Before setting up this page, please set up the Network Storage on the Server Settings page rst. ► Please remember to format your CF card when using for the rst time. Please refer to page 77 for

detailed information�

Network Storage Setting

Please refer to page 62 to open the Server Settings page and follow the steps below to set up: 1� Fill in the information for your server� For example:

2� Click Test to check the setting� The result will be shown in a pop-up window�

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If successful, you will receive a test.txt le on the network storage server.

3� Enter a server name 4� Click Save to complete the setting and click Close to exit the page�

Recording Settings Click Add to open the recording setting page� In this page, you can define the recording source,

recording schedule and recording capacity. A total of 2 recording settings can be congured.

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20081122

Recording name: Enter a name for the recording setting�

Enable this recording: Select this option to enable video recording�

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

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

Recording schedule: Specify the recording duration�

■ Select the days of the week.

■ Select the recording start and end times in 24-hr time format.

Destination: You can select the CF card or network storage that was set up for the recorded video les.

Folder: This blank will only be displayed if you select a local storage CF card for local storage� Enter the

folder name to store the media les.

Capacity: You can choose either the entire free space available or limit the recording size. The recording size limit must be larger than the reserved amount for cyclic recording.

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

Enable cyclic recording: If you check this item, when the maximum capacity is reached, the oldest le will be overwritten by the latest one� The reserved amount is reserved for cyclic recording to prevent malfunction� This value must be larger than 15 MBytes�

If you want to enable recording notication, please click Application to set up� Please refer to Trigger > Recording notify on page 58 for detailed information�

When completed, select Enable this recording� Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit

this page. When the system begins recording, it will send the recorded les to the Network Storage.

The new recording name will appear in the drop-down list on the recording page as shown below�

To remove a recording setting from the list, select a recording name from the drop-down list and click Delete�

■ Click Video (Name): Open the Recording Settings page to modify�

■ Click ON (Status): The Status will become OFF and stop recording�

■ Click NAS (Destination): Open the recorded le list as shown below. For more information about folder

naming rule, please refer to page 67 for details�

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System Log

This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send the system log to the remote server as backup�

Remote Log

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/�

Follow the steps below to set up the remote log: 1� In the IP address text box, enter the IP address of the remote server� 2� In the port text box, enter the port number of the remote server� 3� When completed, select Enable remote log and click Save to enable the settings�

Current Log

This column displays the system log in 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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View Parameters

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

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Maintenance

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

version, etc�

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.

Restore

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

Network Type: Select this option to retain the Network Type settings (Please refer to Network Type on page 29)�

Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings (Please refer to System on page 21)�

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

The following message is displayed during the restoring process�

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Upload / Export Daylight Saving Time Conguration File

This feature allows you to Export / Upload daylight saving time rules�

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.

®

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.

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Upload daylight saving time rule: Click Browse… and specify the XML le to upload. To enable the DST, please refer to System Time on page 22� If the incorrect date and time is assigned, you will see the following warning message when uploading

the le to the Network Camera.

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

Backup / Restore

Click Backup to export all parameters of the device and user-dened script. Click Browse… to select a setting backup le, then click Restore to upload the backup le. Please note

that the model and rmware version of the device should be the same as the setting backup le. If you have set up xed IP or other special settings for your device, it is not suggested to upload a settings backup le.

Upgrade Firmware

This feature allows you to upgrade the rmware of your Network Camera. It takes a few minutes to

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

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

Follow the steps below to upgrade the rmware:

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

2� Click Browse… and specify the rmware le. 3� Click Upgrade� The Network Camera starts to upgrade and will reboot automatically when the upgrade

completes�

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

reaccess the Network Camera�

The following message is displayed when the upgrade has succeeded�

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

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Appendix

URL Commands of the Network Camera

Overview

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

Style convention

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

<servername> in the URL syntax description below, that is replaced with the string myserver in the URL

syntax example, also below�

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

syntax as seen below. The name of the server is written as <servername>. This is intended to be

replaced with the name of the actual server� This can either be a name, e�g�, "mywebcam" or "thecam� adomain�net" or the associated IP number for the server, e�g�, 192�168�0�220�

Syntax:

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

Description of returned data is written with "Return:" in bold face followed by the returned data in a box� All data returned as HTTP formatted, i�e�, starting with the string HTTP is line separated with a Carriage Return and Line Feed (CRLF) printed as \r\n�

Return:

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

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

Example: request a single snapshot image

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

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Overview

For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, Network Camera/Video

server can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This document provides the supersets of URL

commands V2 for 7000 series products.

This section specifies the external HTTP based application programming interface. The HTTP based camera

interface provides the functionality to request a single image, to control camera functions (PTZ, output relay

etc.) and to get and set internal parameter values. The image and CGI-requests are handled by the built in

Web server.

Style convention

In URL syntax and in descriptions of CGI parameters, a text within angle brackets denotes a content that is

to be replaced with either a value or a string. When replacing the text string also the angle brackets shall be

replaced. An example of this is the description of the name for the server, denoted with <servername> in the

URL syntax description below, that is replaced with the string myserver in the URL syntax example, also

below.

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

syntax as seen below. The name of the server is written as <servername>. This is intended to be replaced

with the name of the actual server. This can either be a name, e.g., “mywebcam” or “thecam.adomain.net”

or the associated IP number for the server, e.g., 192.168.0.220.

Special note will be marked as RED words to take care.

Syntax:

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

Description of returned data is written with “Return:” i n bold face f o l l owed by the r e t u rned data in a b o x. All

data returned as HTTP formatted, i.e., starting with the string HTTP is line separated with a Carriage Return

and Line Feed (CRLF) printed as \r\n.

Return:

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

URL syntax examples are written with “Example:” in bold face followed by a short description and a light

grey box with the example.

Example: request a single snapshot image

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

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General CGI URL syntax and parameters

CGI parameters are written in lower-case and as one word without any underscores or other separators.

When the CGI request includes internal camera parameters, the internal parameters must be written exactly

as they are named in the camera or video server. The CGIs are organized in function related directories

under the cgi-bin directory. The file extension of the CGI is required.

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/<subdir>[/<subdir>...]/<cgi>.<ext

>

[?<parameter>=<value>[&<parameter>=<value>...]]

Example: Setting digital output #1 to active

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

Security level

SECURITY LEVEL SUB-DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION

0 anonymous Unprotected.

1 [view] anonymous, viewer,

dido, camctrl

1. Can view, listen, talk to camera

2. Can control dido, ptz of camera

4 [operator] anonymous, viewer,

dido, camctrl, operator

Operator’s access right can modify most of camera’s

parameters except some privilege and network options

6 [admin] anonymous, viewer,

dido, camctrl, operator,

admin

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

operation.

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

interface.

Get server parameter values

Note: The access right depends on the URL directory.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

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

>]

[&<parameter>…]

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

[&<parameter>…]

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

[&<parameter>…]

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

[&<parameter>…]

where the <parameter> should be <group>[_<name>] or <group>[.<name>] If you do not specify the

any parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned. If you specify only <group>, the

parameters of related group will be returned.

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

Successful control request returns ٛooleanٛr pairs as follows.

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/html\r\n

Context-Length: <length>\r\n

\r\n

where <parameter pair> is

<parameter>=<value>\r\n

[<parameter pair>]

<length> is the actual length of content.

Example: request IP address and it’s response

Request:

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

Response:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/html\r\n

Context-Length: 33\r\n

\r\n

network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n

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Set server parameter values

Note: The access right depends on the URL directory.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/anonymous/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>

[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>][&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>

[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>] [&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>

[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>] [&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>

[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>] [&return=<return page>]

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

value to assigned Assign <value> to the parameter <group>_<name>

update

<

ٛ

oolean> set to 1 to actually update all fields (no need to use update

parameter in each group)

return

<return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is

assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative

path according the the current path. If you omit this parameter,

it will redirect to an empty page.

(note: The return page can be a general HTML file(.htm, .html)

or a Vivotek server script executable (.vspx) file. It can not be a

CGI command. It can not have any extra parameters. This

parameter must be put at end of parameter list)

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/html\r\n

Context-Length: <length>\r\n

\r\n

where <parameter pair> is

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<parameter>=<value>\r\n

[<parameter pair>]

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

Example: Set the IP address of server to 192.168.0.123

Request:

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

Response:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/html\r\n

Context-Length: 33\r\n

\r\n

network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n

Available parameters on the server

Valid values:

VALID VALUES DESCRIPTION

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

Password[<n>] The same as string but display ‘*’ instead

integer Any number between (-231 – 1) and (231 – 1)

positive integer Any number between 0 and (232 – 1)

<m> ~ <n> Any number between ‘m’ and ‘n’

domain name[<n>] A string limited to contain a domain name shorter than ‘n’ characters (eg.

www.ibm.com)

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

joe@www.ibm.com)

ip address A string limited to contain an ip address (eg. 192.168.1.1)

mac address A string limited to contain mac address without hyphen or colon connected

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

Disable].

<value1>,

<value2>,

<value3>,

…

Enumeration. Only given values are valid.

Blank A blank string

everything inside <> As description

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NOTE: The camera should prevent to restart when parameter changed.

Group: system

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

hostname string[40] 1/6 host name of server

(Network Camera,

Wireless Network Camera,

Video Server,

Wireless Video Server)

ledoff <boolean> 6/6 turn on(0) or turn off(1) all led

indicators

date <yyyy/mm/dd>,

keep,

auto

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

keeping date unchanged. Set to ‘auto’

to use NTP to synchronize date.

time <hh:mm:ss>,

keep,

auto

6/6 Current time of system. Set to ‘keep’

keeping time unchanged. Set to ‘auto’

to use NTP to synchronize time.

datetime <MMDDhhmmYYYY.ss> 6/6 Another current time format of system.

ntp <domain name>,

<ip address>,

<blank>

6/6 NTP server

*do not use “skip to invoke default

server” for default

timezoneindex -489 ~ 529 6/6 Indicate timezone and area

-480: GMT-12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein

-440: GMT-11:00 Midway Island,

Samoa

-400: GMT-10:00 Hawaii

-360: GMT-09:00 Alaska

-320: GMT-08:00 Las Vegas,

San_Francisco, Vancouver

-280: GMT-07:00 Mountain Time,

Denver

-281: GMT-07:00 Arizona

-240: GMT-06:00 Central America,

Central Time, Mexico City,

Saskatchewan

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

York, Toronto

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

Indiana

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-160: GMT-04:00 Atlantic Time,

Canada, Caracas, La Paz, Santiago

-140: GMT-03:30 Newfoundland

-120: GMT-03:00 Brasilia, Buenos

Aires, Georgetown, Greenland

-80: GMT-02:00 Mid-Atlantic

-40: GMT-01:00 Azores,

Cape_Verde_IS.

0: GMT Casablanca, Greenwich Mean

Time:Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon,

London

40: GMT 01:00 Amsterdam, Berlin,

Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, Madrid, Paris

41: GMT 01:00 Warsaw, Budapest,

Bern

80: GMT 02:00 Athens, Helsinki,

Istanbul, Riga

81: GMT 02:00 Cairo

82: GMT 02:00 Lebanon, Minsk

83: GMT 02:00 Israel

120: GMT 03:00 Baghdad, Kuwait,

Riyadh, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nairobi

121: GMT 03:00 Iraq

140: GMT 03:30 Tehran

160: GMT 04:00 Abu Dhabi, Muscat,

Baku,

Tbilisi, Yerevan

180: GMT 04:30 Kabul

200: GMT 05:00 Ekaterinburg,

Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent

220: GMT 05:30 Calcutta, Chennai,

Mumbai, New Delhi

230: GMT 05:45 Kathmandu

240: GMT 06:00 Almaty, Novosibirsk,

Astana, Dhaka, Sri Jayawardenepura

260: GMT 06:30 Rangoon

280: GMT 07:00 Bangkok, Hanoi,

Jakarta, Krasnoyarsk

320: GMT 08:00 Beijing, Chongging,

Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore,

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Taipei

360: GMT 09:00 Osaka, Sapporo,

Tokyo, Seoul, Yakutsk

380: GMT 09:30 Adelaide, Darwin

400: GMT 10:00 Brisbane, Canberra,

Melbourne, Sydney, Guam, Vladivostok

440: GMT 11:00 Magadan, Solomon Is.,

New Caledonia

480: GMT 12:00 Aucklan, Wellington,

Fiji, Kamchatka, Marshall Is.

520: GMT 13:00 Nuku’Alofa

daylight_enable <ٛoolean> 6/6 enable automatic daylight saving to

time zone

daylight_dstactualmode <ٛoolean> 6/7 check if current time is under daylight

saving time.

Daylight_auto_begintime string[19] 6/7 display the current daylight saving

begin time.

(product dependent)

daylight_auto_endtime string[19] 6/7 display the current daylight saving end

time.

(product dependent)

updateinterval 0,

3600,

86400,

604800,

2592000

6/6 0 to Disable automatic time

adjustment, otherwise, it means the

seconds between NTP automatic update

interval.

restore 0,

7/6 Restore the system parameters to

default value after <value> seconds.

reset 0,

7/6 Restart the server after <value>

seconds if <value> is non-negative.

restoreexceptnet <Any value> 7/6 Restore the system parameters to

default value except (ipaddress,

subnet, router, dns1, dns2, pppoe).

This command can cooperate with other

“restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When

cooperating with others, the system

parameters will be restored to default

value except a union of combined

results.

restoreexceptdst <Any value> 7/6 Restore the system parameters to

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default value except all daylight saving

time settings.

This command can cooperate with other

“restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When

cooperating with others, the system

parameters will be restored to default

value except a union of combined

results.

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

modelname string[40] 0/7 Internal model name of server (eg. IP7139)

extendedmodelname string[40] 0/7 ODM specific model name of server (eg.

DCS-5610). If it is not ODM case, this field will be

equal to “modelname”

serialnumber <mac

address>

0/7 12 characters mac address without hyphen

connected

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

company, and version number in the format

<MODEL-BRAND-VERSION>

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

server

language_i<0~(count-1)> string[16] 0/7 Available language lists

Group: status

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

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

1 => Active, triggered

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

1 => Active, triggered

onlinenum_rtsp integer 6/7 current RTSP connection numbers

onlinenum_httppush integer 6/7 current HTTP push server connection numbers

eth_i0 <string> 1/99 Get network information from mii-tool

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

normalstate high,

low

1/1 indicate whether open circuit or closed

circuit represents inactive status

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

normalstate open,

grounded

1/1 indicate whether open circuit or closed

circuit represents inactive status

Group: security

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

privilege_do view, operator,

admin

6/6 Indicate which privilege and above can control

digital output

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

user_i<1~20>_name string[64] 6/7 User’s name

user_i0_pass password[64] 6/6 root’s password

user_i<1~20>_pass password[64] 7/6 User’s password

user_i0_privilege viewer,

operator,

admin

6/7 root’s privilege

user_i<1~20>_

privilege

viewer,

operator,

admin

6/6 User’s privilege.

Group: network

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

type lan,

pppoe

6/6 Network connection type

preprocess 0~15 6/6 Stop related process before set port value

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

DHCP server at next reboot

0 => use preset ipaddress, subnet, rounter, dns1, and

dns2

ipaddress <ip address> 6/6 IP address of server

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subnet <ip address> 6/6 subnet mask

router <ip address> 6/6 default gateway

dns1 <ip address> 6/6 primary DNS server

dns2 <ip address> 6/6 secondary DNS server

wins1 <ip address> 6/6 primary WINS server

wins2 <ip address> 6/6 secondary WINS server

Subgroup of network: ipv6

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable IPv6

addonipaddress <ip address> 6/6 IPv6 IP address

addonprefixlen 0~128 6/6 IPv6 prefix length

addonrouter <ip address> 6/6 IPv6 router address

addondns <ip address> 6/6 IPv6 DNS address

allowoptional <boolean> 6/6 Allow Manually setup the IP address setting

Subgroup of network: ftp

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 21, 1025~65535 6/6 local ftp server port

Subgroup of network: http

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 80, 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 HTTP port

alternateport 1025~65535 6/6 Alternative HTTP port

authmode basic,

digest

1/6 HTTP authentication mode

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

(capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and

video.stream.count>0)

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

(capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and

video.stream.count>1)

anonymousviewing <boolean> 1/6 Enable anoymous streaming viewing.

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Subgroup of network: https

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 443, 1025 ~

65535

6/6 HTTPS port

Subgroup of network: rtsp

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 554, 1025 ~

65535

1/6 RTSP port

(capability.protocol.rtsp=1)

anonymousviewing <boolean> 1/6 Enable anoymous streaming viewing.

authmode disable,

basic,

digest

1/6 RTSP authentication mode

(capability.protocol.rtsp=1)

s0_accessname string[3b;42] 1/6 RTSP access name for stream1

(capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and

video.stream.count>0)

s1_accessname string[32] 1/6 RTSP access name for stream2

(capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and

video.stream.count>1)

s0_audiotrack <integer> 6/6 The current audio track for stream1.

-1 => audio mute

s1_audiotrack <integer> 6/6 The current audio track for stream2.

-1 => audio mute

Subgroup of rtsp_s<0~(n-1)>: multicast, n is stream count (capability.protocol.rtp.multicast=1)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

alwaysmulticast <boolean> 4/4 Enable always multicast

videoport 1025 ~ 65535 4/4 Multicast video port

audioport 1025 ~ 65535 4/4 Multicast audio port

ipaddress <ip address> 4/4 Multicast IP address

ttl 1 ~ 255 4/4 Mutlicast time to live value

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Subgroup of network: sip

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 554, 1025 ~

65535

6/6 SIP port

(capability.protocol.sip=1)

Subgroup of network: rtp

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

videoport 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 video channel port for RTP

(capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1)

audioport 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 audio channel port for RTP

(capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1)

Subgroup of network: pppoe

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

user string[128] 6/6 PPPoE account user name

pass password[64] 6/6 PPPoE account password

Group: wireless

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

ssid string[32] 6/6 SSID for wireless lan settings.

The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9] [/] [.]

[_] [=] [ ] [-] [+] [*].

wlmode Infra,

Adhoc

6/6 wireless mode

Infra: Infrastructure

channel 1~11 or

1 ~ 13 or

10~11 or

10~13 or

1~14

6/6 USA and Canada

Europe

Spain

France

All

txrate NONE, 1M, 2M,

5.5M, 11M, 6M, 9M,

12M, 18M, 24M, 36M,

48M, 54M, Auto

6/6 Maximum ٛooleanٛ rate in Mbps

encrypt 0~3 6/6 encryption method (product depedent)

0=> NONE,

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1 => WEP,

2 => WPA,

3 => WPA2PSK

authmode OPEN, SHARED 6/6 Authentication mode

keylength 64, 128 6/6 key length in bits

keyformat HEX, ASCII 6/6 key1 ~ key4 presentation format

keyselect 1 ~ 4 6/6 default key number

key1 password [32] 6/6 WEP key1 for encryption.

The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9].

key2 password [32] 6/6 WEP key2 for encryption.

The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9].

key3 password [32] 6/6 WEP key3 for encryption.

The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9].

key4 password [32] 6/6 WEP key4 for encryption.

The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9].

domain ‘U’ for USA

‘C’ for Canada

‘E’ for Euro

‘S’ for Spain

‘F’ for France

‘I’ for Isrel

‘A’ for All

6/7 Wireless domain

algorithm AES, TKIP 6/6 Algorithm

presharedkey password [63] 6/6 WPA mode pre-shared key.

The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9].

Group: ipfilter

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable access list filtering

admin_enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable administrator IP address

admin_ip String[44] 6/6 Administrator IP address

maxconnection 1~10 6/6 Maximum number of concurrent streaming

connection(s)

allow_i<0~9>_start 1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Allowed starting IPv4 address for connection

allow_i<0~9>_end 1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Allowed ending IPv4 address for connection

deny_i<0~9>_start 1.0.0.0 ~ 6/6 Denied starting IPv4 address for connection

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255.255.255.255

deny_i<0~9>_end 1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Denied ending IPv4 address for connection

ipv6_allow_i<0~9> String[44] 6/6 Allowed IPv6 address for connection

ipv6_deny_i<0~9> String[44] 6/6 Denied IPv6 address for connection

Group: videoin

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

cmosfreq 50, 60 4/4 CMOS frequency

(videoin.type=2)

(product dependent)

whitebalance <product

dependent>

4/4 auto, auto white balance

manual

indoor, 3200K

fluorescent, 5500K

outdoor, > 5500K

atwbvalue 0 ~ 65535 4/4 The auto white balance value.

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

color 0, 1 4/4 0 =>monochrome

1 => color

flip <boolean> 4/4 flip the image

mirror <boolean> 4/4 mirror the image

ptzstatus <integer> 1/7 An 32-bits integer, each bit can be set

separately as follows:

Bit 0 => Support camera control

function 0(not support), 1(support)

Bit 1 => Build-in or external camera.

0(external), 1(build-in)

Bit 2 => Support pan operation. 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 3 => Support tilt operation. 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 4 => Support zoom

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

Bit 5 => Support focus operation.

0(not support), 1(support)

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text string[16] 1/4 enclosed caption

imprinttimestamp <boolean> 4/4 Overlay time stamp on video

maxexposure 1~120 4/4 Maximum exposure time

options quality,

framerate

4/4 To customize video quality first or video

frame rate first.

(product dependent)

s<0~(m-1)>_codectype mpeg4, mjpeg 4/4 video codec type

s<0~(m-1)>_resolution VGA CMOS =>

176x144,

160x120,

320x240,

640x480

30 3M CMOS =>

176x144,

320x240,

640x480,

800x600,

1280x1024

CCD =>

QCIF,

176x120,

C IF,

352x240,

4CIF,

704x480

PAL =>

QCIF,

176x144,

C IF,

352x288,

4CIF,

704x576

VS =>

QCIF,

176x120,

176x144,

4/4 Video resolution in pixel

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C IF,

352x240,

352x288,

4CIF,

704x480,

704x576

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_intraper

iod

250, 500, 1000,

2000, 3000,

4000

4/4 The period of intra frame in milliseconds

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_ratecon

trolmode

cbr, vbr 4/4 cbr, constant bitrate

vbr, fix quality

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_quant 0, 1~5 4/4 quality of video when choosing vbr in

“ratecontrolmode”.

0 is customized manual input setting.

1 is worst quality and 5 is the best

quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_qvalue 1~31 7/4 The specific quality parameter of mpeg4

encoder.

1 is best quality and 31 is the worst

quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_bitrate 1000~4000000 4/4 Set bit rate in bps when choose cbr in

“ratecontrolmode”

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_maxframe1~25,

26~30 (only for

NTSC or 60Hz

CMOS)

4/4 set maximum frame rate in fps (for

MPEG-4)

s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_quant 0 ~ 5 4/4 quality of jpeg video.

0 is customized manual input setting.

1 is worst quality and 5 is the best

quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_qvalue 10~200 7/4 The specific quality parameter of jpeg

encoder.

10 is best quality and 200 is the worst

quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_maxframe1~25,

26~30 (only for

NTSC or 60Hz

CMOS)

4/4 set maximum frame rate in fps (for

JPEG)

s<0~(m-1)>_forcei 1 7/6 Force I frame

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

source micin,

linein

4/4 micin => use external microphone input

linein => use line input

mute 0, 1 4/4 Enable audio mute

gain 0~31 4/4 Gain of input

boostmic 0, 1 4/4 Enable microphone boost

s<0~(m-1)>_codectype aac4, gamr 4/4 set audio codec type for input

s<0~(m-1)>_aac4_bitrate 16000,

32000,

48000,

64000,

96000,

128000

4/4 set AAC4 bitrate in bps

s<0~(m-1)>_gamr_bitrate 4750,

5150,

5900,

6700,

7400,

7950,

10200,

12200

4/4 set AMR bitrate in bps

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

brightness <product dependent> 4/4 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings.

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

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

sharpness <product dependent> 4/4 Adjust sharpness of image according to mode settings.

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

brightness <product dependent> 4/4 Preview of adjusting brightness of image

according to mode settings.

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

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according to mode settings.

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

to mode settings.

sharpness <product dependent> 4/4 Preview of adjusting sharpness of image

according to mode settings.

videoin_whiteba

lance

auto,

manual

4/4 Preview of adjusting white balance of image

according to mode settings

videoin_restore

atwb

0, 1~ 4/4 Restore of adjusting white balance of image

according to mode settings

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <ٛoolean> 4/4 enable motion detection

win_i<0~2>_enable <ٛoolean> 4/4 enable motion window 1~3

win_i <0~2>_name string[14] 4/4 name of motion window 1~3

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

win_i <0~2>_top 0 ~ 240 4/4 Top coordinate of window position.

win_i <0~2>_width 0 ~ 320 4/4 Width of motion detection window.

win_i<0~2>_height 0 ~ 240 4/4 Height of motion detection window.

win_i<0~2>_objsize 0 ~ 100 4/4 Percent of motion detection window.

win_i<0~2>_sensitivity 0 ~ 100 4/4 Sensitivity of motion detection window.

Group: ddns

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable or disable the dynamic dns.

provider Safe100,

DyndnsDynamic,

DyndnsCustom,

TZO,

DHS,

DynInterfree,

PeanutHull,

CustomSafe100

6/6 Safe100 => safe100.net

DyndnsDynamic => dyndns.org (dynamic)

DyndnsCustom => dyndns.org (custom)

TZO => tzo.com

DHS => dhs.org

DynInterfree =>dyn-interfree.it

PeanutHull => peanut hull

CustomSafe100 =>

Custom server using safe100 method

<provider>_hostnamestring[128] 6/6 Your dynamic hostname.

<provider>_userna string[64] 6/6 Your user or email to login ddns service provider

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meemail

<provider>_passwo

rdkey

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

provider

<provider>_servern

ame

string[128] 6/6 The server name for safe100.

(This field only exists for provider is

customsafe100)

Group: upnppresentation

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

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

Group: upnpportforwarding

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

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

upnpnatstatus 0~3 6/7 The status of UpnP port forwarding, used internally.

0 is OK, 1 is FAIL, 2 is no IGD router, 3 is no need to

do port forwarding

Group: syslog

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enableremotelog <boolean> 6/6 enable remote log

serverip <IP address> 6/6 Log server IP address

serverport 514,

1025~65535

6/6 Server port used for log

level 0~7 6/6 The levels to distinguish the importance of

information.

0: LOG_EMERG

1: LOG_ALERT

2: LOG_CRIT

3: LOG_ERR

4: LOG_WARNING

5: LOG_NOTICE

6: LOG_INFO

7: LOG_DEBUG

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

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable the privacy mask

win_i<0~4>_enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable the privacy mask window

win_i<0~4>_name string[14] 4/4 The name of privacy mask window

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

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

win_i<0~4>_width 0 ~ 320/352 4/4 Width of privacy mask window

win_i<0~4>_height 0 ~ 240/288 4/4 Height of privacy mask window

Group: capability

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

api_httpversion 0200a 0/7 The HTTP API version.

bootuptime <positive integer> 0/7 The server bootup time

nir 0,

0/7 number of IR interface

ndi 0,

0/7 number of digital input

ndo 0,

0/7 number of digital output

naudioin 0,

0/7 number of audio input

naudioout 0,

0/7 number of audio output

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

nmediastream <positive integer> 0/7 number of media stream per channel

nvideosetting <positive integer> 0/7 number of video settings per channel

naudiosetting <positive integer> 0/7 number of audio settings per channel

nuart 0,

0/7 number of UART interface

ptzenabled < positive integer> 0/7 An 32-bits integer, each bit can be set

separately as follows:

Bit 0 => Support camera control function

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0(not support), 1(support)

Bit 1 => Build-in or external camera.

0(external), 1(build-in)

Bit 2 => Support pan operation. 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 3 => Support tilt operation. 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 4 => Support zoom operation.

0(not support), 1(support)

Bit 5 => Support focus operation.

0(not support), 1(support)

Bit 6 => Support iris operation.

0(not support), 1(support)

Bit 7 => External or build-in PT.

0(build-in), 1(external)

Bit 8 => Invalidate bit 1 ~ 7.

0(bit 1 ~ 7 are valid),

1(bit 1 ~ 7 are invalid)

Bit 9 => Reserved bit; Invalidate

lens_pan, Lens_tilt, lens_zoon,

lens_focus, len_iris.

0(fields are valid),

1(fields are invalid)

evctrlchannel <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support the http

tunnel for event/control transfer

protocol_https < boolean > 0/7 indicate whether to support http over SSL

protocol_rtsp < boolean > 0/7 indicate whether to support rtsp

protocol_sip <boolean> 0/7 indicate whether to support sip

protocol_maxconnection<positive integer> 0/7 The maximum allowed simultaneous

connections

protocol_maxgenconn

ection

<positive integer> 0/7 The maximum allowed simultaneous

general connections

protocol_maxmegaco

nnection

<positive integer> 0/7 The maximum allowed simultaneous

mega pixel connections

protocol_rtp_multicast

_

scalable

<ٛoolean> 0/7 indicate whether to support scalable

multicast

protocol_rtp_multicast_<ٛoolean> 0/7 indicate whether to support backchannel

multicast

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