Vivotek IP7139 User Manual
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IP7139
IP Surveillance
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Product Name: Network Camera (IP7139)
Release Date: 2008/03/01
Manual Revision: 2.1
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Before You Use This Product
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The
Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be
part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the
operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use.
It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the
list in the "Package Contents" chapter. Take notice of the warnings in “Quick
installation guide” before the Network Camera is installed, then carefully read and
follow the instructions in the “Installation” chapter to avoid damages due to faulty
assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used properly as
intended.
The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for
those who have basic network knowledge. The “Troubleshooting” chapter in the
Appendix provides remedies to the most common errors in set up and configuration.
You should consult this chapter first if you run into a system error.
The Network Camera is designed for various applications including video sharing,
general security/surveillance, etc. The “How to Use” chapter suggests ways to best
utilize the Network Camera and ensure proper operations. For the creative and
professional developers, the "URL Commands of The Network Camera " chapter
serves to be a helpful reference to customize existing homepages or integrating with
the current web server.
For paragraphs preceded by the reader should use caution to understand
completely the warnings. Ignoring the warnings may result in serious hazards or
injuries.
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Table of Contents
Before You Use This Product......................................................................2
Package Contents.................................................................................... 6
Installation .............................................................................................7
Hardware installation..........................................................................7
Software installation...........................................................................8
Initial Access to the Network Camera....................................................9
Check Network Settings ................................................................9
Add Password to prevent Unauthorized Access.................................. 9
How to Use ..................................................................................... 10
Authentication............................................................................ 10
Installing plug-in.............................................................................. 11
Primary user’s capability ................................................................... 13
Main Screen with Camera View..................................................... 13
Digital Zoom.............................................................................. 16
MP4 Recording ........................................................................... 17
Snapshot................................................................................... 17
Language .................................................................................. 18
Client settings............................................................................ 18
Digital output............................................................................. 20
Administrator’s capability .................................................................. 20
Fine-tuning for Best Performance.................................................. 20
Opening accounts for new users ................................................... 23
Build a security application .......................................................... 24
Software revision upgrade ........................................................... 25
Definitions in Configuration ..................................................................... 26
System parameters .......................................................................... 27
Security settings.............................................................................. 28
HTTPS.............................................................................................30
Network settings.............................................................................. 30
Network type ............................................................................. 30
HTTP ........................................................................................ 31
FTP .......................................................................................... 31
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RTSP Streaming ......................................................................... 31
WIRELESS ...................................................................................... 34
DDNS............................................................................................. 36
Access List ...................................................................................... 37
Audio and Video............................................................................... 38
Video Settings............................................................................ 38
Video orientation ........................................................................ 38
Audio settings ............................................................................ 39
Image Settings .......................................................................... 41
Privacy Mask.............................................................................. 42
Motion detection .............................................................................. 43
Application...................................................................................... 45
Event........................................................................................ 46
Server ...................................................................................... 48
Media ....................................................................................... 49
Recording ....................................................................................... 51
System log...................................................................................... 53
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Viewing system parameters............................................................... 54
Maintenance.................................................................................... 56
Appendix.............................................................................................. 58
A. Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 58
Status LED ................................................................................ 58
Reset and restore ....................................................................... 58
B. URL commands of the Network Camera........................................... 59
Overview................................................................................... 59
Style convention......................................................................... 59
General CGI URL syntax and parameters ....................................... 60
Security level............................................................................. 61
Get server parameter values ........................................................ 61
Set server parameter values ........................................................ 63
Available parameters on the server ............................................... 64
Drive the digital output ............................................................... 89
Query status of the digital input ................................................... 89
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Query status of the digital output ................................................. 90
Capture single snapshot .............................................................. 91
Account management ................................................................. 92
System logs............................................................................... 93
Upgrade firmware....................................................................... 94
IP filtering ................................................................................. 95
RTSP SDP.................................................................................. 96
D. Technical specifications ................................................................. 97
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Package Contents
IP7139
Power adapter
Camera stand
Software CD
Quick installation guide
ϡʳ The diameter of the screw can not be less
than 4.5 inch
Antenna
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Installation
In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and
"Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant
user access to the camera.
Hardware installation
Please verify that your product package contains all the
accessories listed in the foregoing Package Contents.
Depending on the user’s application, an Ethernet cable
may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the
specs of UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in
length.
Connect the power adapter jack to the Network
Camera before plugging in to the power socket. This will
reduce the risk of accidental electric shock.
Upon powering up, the LED will become lighted first and then the device will go through
booting process. The LED will be steady orange for getting IP address. After getting IP
Address, the LED will blink green every second and the red-color is always on.
The Network Camera will first detect Ethernet. Operating in either network mode, the
LED will blink green-color as heartbeat to indicate alive.
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To install in Ethernet
Make sure the Ethernet is firmly connected to a switch hub. After attaching the Ethernet
cable plug in the power adapter. If the LED turns out to blink green-color, go to next
paragraph “Software installation”. If the Ethernet is not available, Network Camera will
switch to wireless LAN mode.
This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block with one digital input and one
digital output device control. The pin definition is as below.
Software installation
At the end of the hardware installation, users can use Installation Wizard program
included in the product CDROM to find the location of the Network Camera. There may be
many Network Cameras in the local network. Users can differentiate the Network
Cameras with the serial number. The serial number is printed on the labels on the carton
and the back of the Network Camera body. Please refer to the user’s manual of
Installation Wizard for detail.
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Once installation is complete, the Administrator should proceed to the next
section "Initial access to the Network Camera" for necessary checks and
configurations.
Initial Access to the Network Camera
Check Network Settings
The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software
installation onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the
network settings on the configuration page, including the correct subnet mask and IP
address of gateway and DNS. Ask your network administrator or Internet service
provider for the detail information. By default the Network Camera requires the
Administrator to run installation every time it reboots. If the network settings are to
remain unchanged, disable the Install option. Refer to “Network settings” on the
System Configuration page for details. If any setting is entered incorrectly and cannot
proceed to setting up the Network Camera, restore the factory settings following the
steps in the “Troubleshooting” chapter of the Appendix.
Add Password to prevent Unauthorized Access
The default Administrator’s password is blank and the Network Camera initially will not
ask for any password. The Administrator should immediately implement a new
password as a matter of prudent security practice. Once the Administrator’s password
is saved, the Network Camera will ask for the user’s name and password before each
access. The Administrator can set up a maximum of twenty (20) user accounts. Each
user can access the Network Camera except to perform system configuration. Some
critical functions are exclusive for the Administrator, such as system configuration, user
administration, and software upgrades. The user name for the Administrator is
permanently assigned as “root”. Once the password is changed, the browser will
display an authentication window to ask for the new password. Once the password
is set, there is no provision to recover the Administrator’s password. The
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only option is to restore to the original factory default settings.
How to Use
A PC with Windows operating system can use the Internet Explorer to connect to the
Network Camera. A plug-in will be installed into the IE when it is connected for the first
time. A PC with Linux operating system can connect to the camera using a browser like
Firefox. It needs to install QuickTime first to view streaming.
Authentication
After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a
dialogue window pops up to request a username and password. Upon successful
authentication, the following figure is displayed.
The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if
authentication fails. The user may check the option box to save the password for future
convenience. This option is not available to the Administrator for obvious reason.
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Installing plug-in
For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt
for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera when the Internet
Explorer. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC
or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any
installation and execution attempt. This plug-in has been registered for certificate and
is used to display the video in the browser. Users may click on
the web browser does not allow the user to continue to install, check the Internet
security option and lower the security levels or contact your IT or networking
supervisor for help.
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Primary user’s capability
Main Screen with Camera View
The main page layout has two parts:
Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces.
Camera View: What the camera sees.
Click on the configuration link to the left of the image window to enter the configuration
page.
Here is the layout in IE when it is MPEG-4 streaming.
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The function in JPEG will be a little different when it is JPEG streaming. Only digital
zoom and record button are supported.
Here is the layout in Firefoex when it is MPEG-4 streaming. It invokes Quick Time to
stream the live video.
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Here is the layout in Firefoex when it is JPEG streaming.
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Digital Zoom
Click on the magnifier icon under the camera view then the digital zoom control
panel will be shown. Uncheck “Disable digital zoom” and use the slider control to
change the zoom factors.
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MP4 Recording
Click on the red circle button on the plugin to start MP4 recording. You can set the
related options in client setting page.
Snapshot
Click on “Snapshot”, web browser will pop up a new window to show the snapshot.
Users can point at the snapshot and click the right button of mouse to save it.
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Language
Click on the language, all supported languages are shown in the drop-down list. The
user can choose the different display language.
Client settings
There are four settings for the client side in IE. The first one is “Stream Options” for
users to determine which stream to be streaming. This product supports dual-stream.
Therefore, there are two streams to choose. The second one is “MPEG-4 Media
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Options”. for users to determine which media to be streaming under MPEG-4 mode.
The third one is “MPEG-4 Protocol Options” which allows choices on connection
protocol between client and server. There are four protocols choices to optimize your
usage – UDP unicast, UDP multicast, TCP and HTTP.
The UDP unicast protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However,
some packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be obscured.
The UDP multicast protocol allows to save the bandwidth of server while serving
multiple clients at the same time.
The TCP protocol allows for less packet loss and produces a more accurate video
display. The downside with this protocol is that the real-time effect is worse than that
with the UDP protocol.
The HTTP protocol allows the same quality as TCP protocol and the user don’t need to
open specific port to streaming under some network environment.
If no special need is required, UDP unicast protocol is recommended. Generally
speaking, the client’s choice will be in the order of UDP multicast Ш UDP unicast Ш
TCP Ш HTTP. After the Network Camera is connected successfully, “Protocol Option”
will indicate the selected protocol. The selected protocol will be recorded in the user's
PC and will be used for the next connection. If the network environment is changed, or
the user wants to let the web browser to detect again, manually select the UDP protocol,
save, and return HOME to re-connect.
The fourth one is “Save Options”. User can specify the recording folder, file name
prefix and suffix here.
There is only one setting “Stream Options” for the client side in Firefox. User can
choose to view stream1 and stream2.
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<url> http://<Network Camera>/clientset.html
<Network Camera> is the domain name or the original IP address of the Network
Camera.
Digital output
Click on “ON”, the digital output of the Network Camera will be triggered. Or, Clicking
on “OFF” can let the digital output turn into normal state.
Administrator’s capability
Fine-tuning for Best Performance
Best performance generally equates to the fastest image refresh rate with the best
video quality, and at the lowest network bandwidth as possible. The three factors,
“Maximum frame rate”, “Constant bit rate”, and “Fix quality” for MPEG-4 mode and
“Maximum frame rate” and “Fix quality” for JPEG mode on the Audio and Video
Configuration page, are correlative to allow for achieving the best performance
possible.
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For Viewing by Mobile Phone
Most 3GPP cell phone supports media streaming with MPEG4 video and GSM-AMR
audio. Due to the limitation of the bandwidth for 3GPP, only 176x144 video solution
will be supported for cell phone viewing. Please set related video settings first as
mentioned when viewing by mobile phone.
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For Best Real-time Video Images
To achieve good real-time visual effect, the network bandwidth should be large enough
to allow a transmission rate of greater than 20 image frames per second. If the
broadband network is over 1 Mbps, set the “Fix bit rate” to 1000Kbps or 1200Kbps, or
set “Fix quality” at the highest quality. The maximum frame rate is 30. If your network
bandwidth is more than 512Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth
and set the maximum frame rate to 30 fps. If the images vary dramatically in your
environment, you may want to slow the maximum frame rate down to 20 fps in order
to lower the rate of data transmission. This allows for better video quality and the
human eyes cannot readily detect the differences between those of 20, 25, or 30
frames per second. If your network bandwidth is below 512 Kbps, set the “Fix bit rate”
according to your bandwidth and try to get the best performance by fine-tuning with
the “Maximum frame rate”. In a slow network, greater frame rate results in blur images.
Video quality performance will vary somewhat due to the number of users viewing on
the network; even when the parameters have initially been finely tuned. Performance
will also suffer due to poor connectivity because of the network’s burst constraint.
Only Quality Images Will Do
To have the best video quality, you should set “Fix quality” at “Detailed” or “Excellent”
and adjust the “Maximum frame rate” to match your network’s bandwidth. If your
network is slow and you receive “broken” pictures, go to the TCP or HTTP protocol in
“MPEG-4 Protocol Options” and choose a more appropriate mode of transmission. The
images may suffer a time delay due to a slower connection. The delay will also increase
with added number of users.
Somewhere Between Real-time and Clear Images
If you have a broadband network, set “Fix quality” at ”Normal” or better, rather than
setting “Fix bit rate”. You can also fix the bandwidth according to your actual network
speed and adjust the frame rate. Start from 30 fps down for best results but not below
15 fps. If the image qualities are not improved, select a lower bandwidth setting.
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Opening accounts for new users
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Protect Network Camera by passwords
The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means
everyone can access the Network Camera including the configuration as long as the IP
address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is
intended to be accessed by others. Type a new word twice in Ϥ
This password is used to identify the administrator. Then add an account with user
name, password and authentication for your friends in Ϥ
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Build a security application
The Administrator can use the built-in motion detection to monitor any movement to
perform many useful security applications. To upload the snapshots, users can choose
either email, FTP, HTTP, Network storage or CF according to user’s needs. All servers
setting are in Server section on Application page. Refer to the definition section for
detail configuration.
1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage,
2. Click on “Motion detection” at the left column,
3. Check “Enable motion detection”,
4. Click on new to have a new window to monitor video,
5. Type in a name to identify the new window,
6. Use the mouse to click, hold, and drag the window corner to resize or the title bar to
move,
7. Fine-tune using the “Sensitivity” and “Percentage” fields to best suit the camera’s
environment. Higher ”Sensitivity” detects the slighter motion. Higher “Percentage”
discriminates smaller objects,
8. Clicking on “Save” enables the activity display. Green means the motion in the
window is under the watermark set by Administrator and red means it is over the
watermark,
9. Click on “Application” at the left column,
10.Add a server in server section,
11.Add a media with snapshot type in media section. And Set the number of pre-event
and post-event images to be uploaded
12.Add a event in event section
z Enter one event name and enable this event.
z Check the weekdays as you need and give the time interval to monitor the
motion detection every day,
z Select the Trigger on Motion detection and Check the window name set in step
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z Set the appropriate delay time to avoid continuous false alarms following the
original event
z Check the server name set in Step 10 and select the media name set in Step
11.
13.Click on save to validate.
Software revision upgrade
Customers can obtain the up-to-date software from the web site of Vivotek. An
easy-to-use Upgrade Wizard is provided to upgrade the Network Camera with just a
few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administrator only. To upgrade the
system, follow the procedures below.
1. Download the firmware file named “xxx.pkg” from the appropriate product folder.
2. Run the Installation Wizard and proceed following the prompts. Refer to the
instructions of the Installation Wizard for details.
3. Or upgrade firmware from HTTP web page directly
3. The whole process will finish in a few minutes and it will automatically restart the
system.
If power fails during the writing process of Flash memory, the program in the
memory of the Network Camera may be destroyed permanently. If the Network
Camera cannot restart properly, ask your dealer for technical service.
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Definitions in Configuration
Only the Administrator can access system configuration. Each category in the left
column will be explained in the following pages. The bold texts are the specific phrases
on the Option pages. The Administrator may type the URL below the figure to directly
enter the frame page of configuration. If the Administrator also wants to set certain
options through the URL, read the reference appendix for details.
<url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/system.html
<Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera.
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System parameters
"Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the main page.
“Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to shut off the LED on the rear. It can
prevent the camera’s operation being noticed.
"Time zone" Adjust the time with that of the time-servers for local settings.
"Keep current date and time" Click on this to reserve the current date and time of
the Network Camera. An internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even
when the power of the system is turned off.
"Sync with computer time" Synchronizes 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” Adjust the date and time according to what is entered by the Administrator.
Notice the format in the related fields while doing the entry.
“Automatic” Synchronize with the NTP server over the Internet whenever the
Network Camera starts up. It will fail if the assigned time-server cannot be reached.
“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 hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly update with the time on the
NTP server.
“Digital input” Select High or Low to define normal status of the digital input. The
current status is shown, too.
“Digital output” Select Grounded or Open to define normal status of the digital output.
The current status is shown, too.
Remember to click on
correct time will not be synchronized.
to immediately validate the changes. Otherwise, the
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Security settings
“Root password” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new
password identically in both text boxes. The typed entries will be displayed as asterisks
for security purposes. After pressing
for the new password for access.
“Add user” Type the new user's name and password and press
entry. The new user will be displayed in the user name list. There is a maximum of
twenty user accounts. There are three kinds of authentication: Administrator, Operator
and Viewer. Administrator can fully control the camera operation. Operator’s access
right can modify most of camera’s parameters except some privilege and network
options. Viewer can view, listen and talk to camera; control dido, ptz of camera.
Network Camera can provide twenty accounts for your valuable customers or friends.
“Manage user” Pull down the user list to find the user’s name and press
delete the selected user. Or edit the password or authentication of the selected user
and press
to take effect.
, the web browser will ask the Administrator
to insert the new
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<url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/security.html
<Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera.
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