Vivotek IP8162 User Manual

Rev. 1.2

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Table of Contents

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

Revision History �� 4

Read Before Use �� 5

Package Contents �� 5

Physical Description �� 6

Installation

Hardware Installation �� 8

Network Deployment �� 9

Software Installation �� 12

Ready to Use �� 13

Fine-tune the CS-Mount �� 14

Accessing the Network Camera

Using Web Browsers �� 16

Using RTSP Players �� 18

Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices �� 19

Using VIVOTEK Recording Software �� 20

Main Page Client Settings

Conguration

System > General settings �� 30

System > Homepage layout �� 32

System > Logs �� 35

System > Parameters �� 36

System > Maintenance �� 37

Media > Image �� 41

Media > Video �� 48

Media > Audio�� 53

Network > General settings �� 54

Network > Streaming protocols �� 62

Network > SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) �� 71 Security > User Account �� 72

Security > HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) ��73

Security > Access List �� 78

PTZ > PTZ settings �� 83

Event > Event settings�� 90

Applications > Motion detection�� 103

Applications > DI and DO �� 106

Applications > Tampering detection �� 106

Recording > Recording settings �� 107

Local storage > SD card management �� 112

Local storage > Content management �� 11 3

Appendix

URL Commands for the Network Camera �� 11 6

Technical Specications ��197

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Technology License Notice ��198

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ��199

Appendix

URL Commands for the Network Camera �� 115

Technical Specications ��196

Technology License Notice ��197

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ��198

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Overview

VIVOTEK IP8162/62P are part of the SUPREME series product line offering 1080p HD resolution with superb image quality� The camera can capture a more comprehensive view than

a standard VGA camera, signicantly reducing the number of cameras required. It is especially

suitable for monitoring wide open spaces such as building entrances, airports, or applications

requiring accurate identication.

The IP8162/62P employ many advanced features to allow users to fully enjoy the high denition

video� With high performance H�264/MPEG-4/MJPEG compression technology, the camera offers high-quality video in full HD @ 30fps with a minimum of bandwidth consumption� The

Video Cropping feature allows a user to only transfer user-dened regions for viewing instead of an entire scene, which can also be used to optimize bandwidth and enhance storage efciency.

The ePTZ function enables users to zoom in and focus on a region of interest in the camera view with only a few clicks, providing an additional level of image enhancement�

Additional value-added functions that give users more flexibility and efficiency of use include WDR Enhancement, which allows users to identify image details in extremely bright and dark environments� The Focus Assist button can aid an installer to precisely adjust the camera� When pressing the Focus Assist button on the camera unit, an indicator will be displayed on screen with detailed focusing information, which will vary in accordance with the manual adjustment�

Moreover, holding down the button will zoom in on the target area for ne tuning, resulting in

better usability and picture clarity� The IP8162P model comes with an advanced P-Iris lens, which controls the iris opening with extreme precision at an optimal level at all times via the

built-in stepper motor, resulting in superior sharpness and depth of eld as well as image quality.

As with all VIVOTEK true day/night cameras, the IP8162/62P feature a removable IR-cut lter,

maintaining clear images 24 hours a day� Together with WDR Enhancement, users can identify image details in extremely bright as well as dark environments� Also featuring a myriad of other

high-end features such as SD/SDHC card slot, PoE, multiple streams, and the included 32CH recording software, the IP8162/62P is indisputably the top choice for reliable and high

performance megapixel surveillance�

Revision History

■ Rev. 1.0: Initial release

■ Rev. 1.1: Added description for P-iris control options, SVC-T, Flexible bitrate control, Recoverable Recording, and other related rmware options.

* The Seamless Recording feature is congured through the VAST management software.

■ Rev. 1.2: Added supported SD card capacity to 32GB.

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Read Before Use

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

is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a exible surveillance

system� It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use�

It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below� Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the Network Camera is installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation� This also ensures the product is used properly as intended�

The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who have basic networking knowledge� It is designed for various applications including video sharing, general security/surveillance, etc� The Configuration chapter suggests ways to best utilize the Network Camera and ensure proper operations� For creative and professional developers, the URL Commands of the Network Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing homepages or integrating with the current web server�

Package Contents

■ IP8162/62P

■ Power Adapter

■ Camera Stand

■ CS-mount Lens

■ Software CD

■ Warranty Card

■ Quick Installation Guide

■ L-type Hex Key Wretch

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Physical Description

Front Panel

Light Sensor

Lens

Back Panel

Status LED

Built-in Microphone

Audio Out

BNC Video Out

Microphone In

External/Internal

MIC Switch

Ethernet 10/100

RJ45 Socket

Recessed Reset

Button

Lens

General I/O Terminal Block

SD/SDHC Card Slot NTSC/PAL Switch

Power Cord Socket 12V DC

General I/O Terminal Block

Focus Assist Button

DC-iris Control Cable Socket (IP8162) or P-iris Control Cable Socket (IP18162P)

Focus Controller

Zoom Controller

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. The 24V AC can be used as an

alternate power source�

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Pin Name

1 Power +12V 2 Digital Output 3 Digital Input 4 Ground 5 AC 24V input 6 AC 24V input 7 RS-485 + 8 RS-485 -

87654321

DI/DO Diagram

Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method�

12V

PIN 1

Power+12V

PIN 2

Digital output

+12V

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PIN 3

Digital input

PIN 4

Ground

Status LED

The LED indicates the status of the Network Camera�

Item LED status Description

Steady Red Power on and system booting

1

Red LED unlighted Power off Steady Red + Blink Green every 1 sec� Network works (heartbeat)

2

Steady Red + Green LED unlighted Network fail 3 Steady Red + Blink Green every 2 sec� Audio mute (heartbeat) 4 Blink Red every 0�15 sec� + Blink Green every 1 sec� Upgrading Firmware 5 Blink Red every 0�15 sec� + Blink Green every 0�15 sec� Restore default

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Hardware Reset

Status LED

Recessed Reset

Button

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

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

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

SD/SDHC Card Capacity

This network camera is compliant with SD/SDHC 16GB / 32GB and other preceding standard SD cards�

Installation

Hardware Installation

Follow the steps below to mount the lens to the Network Camera:

1� Mount the lens by turning it clockwise onto the camera mount until it stops� If necessary, turn the lens counterclockwise slowly until it gets the best attitude� 2� Connect the DC-iris control cable to the socket� (IP8162) Connect the P-iris control cable to the socket� (IP8162P)

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Network Deployment

Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet

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

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

terminal block� 2� Connect the camera to a switch via Ethernet cable� 3� Connect the power cable from the Network Camera to a power outlet�

3

1

1: Power +12V 2: Digital output 3: Digital input 4: Ground 5: AC 24V

2

6: AC 24V 7: RS485+ 8: RS485-

LINK

RECEIVE

1

2

PARTITION

3

4

5

Ethernet Switch

NOTE

NOTE:

POWER

COLLISION

► There are two power supply modes-- feed power from the Network Camera to the external

DO device or feed power to the external Do device from an external power supply� Please

follow the instruction below to connect the external DO device:

1� Feed power by the Network Camera - connect to pin 1 & pin 2

1: Power +12V 2: Digital output

3: Digital input 4: Ground

2� Feed power by an external power supply - connect to pin 2 & pin 4

For 5V Network Camera: < 5V, 100mA; for 12V Network Camera: < 12V, 100mA

1: Power +12V

2: Digital output

3: Digital input

4: Ground

3� Please note that this camera is for indoor use only�

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�

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Internet connection via a router

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

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

Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 12 for details�

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

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

Internet

Cable or DSL Modem

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

LINK

POWER

COLLISION

RECEIVE

1

2

PARTITION

3

4

5

LAN (Local Area Network) Router IP address : 192.168.0.1

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

■ 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 54 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 54 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 55 for details�

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

When using a PoE-enabled switch

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

power + data transmission

POWER

COLLISION

1

2

LINK

RECEIVE

PARTITION

3

4

5

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�

PoE Power Injector

(optional)

POWER

COLLISION

1

2

3

4

Non-PoE Switch

LINK

RECEIVE

PARTITION

5

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Software Installation

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

IW

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�

2

Installation

Wizard 2

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

4� After a brief search, the installer window will prompt� Click on the MAC and model name that matches the one printed on the product label� You can then double-click on the address to

open a management session with the Network Camera�

Network Camera

Model No: IP8162P

MAC:0002D1730202

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

R o H S

Made in Taiwan

00-02-D1-73-02-02 192.168.5.151 IP8162

0002D1730202

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Ready to Use

1� Access the Network Camera on the LAN� 2� Retrieve live video through a web browser or the included ST-7501 recording software�

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3� Unscrew the zoom controller to adjust the zoom factor� Upon completion, tighten the zoom controller� 4� Unscrew the focus controller to adjust the focus range� Upon completion, tighten the focus controller�

T

N

3

4

W

∞

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Fine-tune the CS-Mount

1�Detach the CS-mount lens from the camera body�

2�Turn the right side of the camera body up�

3�Use the supplied L-type hex key wrench to loosen the lens mounting screw; the CS

mount ring becomes rotatable�

4.Use a coin to turn the CS-mount ring; ne-tune the distance between the sensor and the

lens�

5.When nished, tighten the lens mounting screw to x the CS-mount ring.

6�Attach the CS-mount lens back to the camera body�

Lens mounting screw

CS-mounting ring

3

1

2

4

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NOTE

NOTE:

When choosing the lens for your IP8162/62P, please notice the specications as below.

1.Flange back length (distance A-B) must be longer than 12.5mm. If the ange back

length is too short, the bottom of screw mount may hit the ICR, or result in out of focus

when adjusting the focus controller.

2.The screw mount (distance A-C) must be shorter than 4.5mm; in case that the bottom of

screw mount may hit the ICR.

3.The distance between the edge of lens (A) and front panel (D) must NOT be longer than

0.5mm; or, it may hit the front panel when adjusting the focus controller, or result in out of

focus.

1

0.5

A

C

2 3

A C

sensor

ICR

A

D

B

A

A (lens edge)

B

D (front panel)

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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:

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 72�

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

®

Controls, please enable the ActiveX

Controls for your browser�

®

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

2. Look for Download signed ActiveX

®

controls; select Enable or Prompt� Click OK�

3. Refresh your web browser, then install the ActiveX

complete installation�

®

control� Follow the instructions to

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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 the RTSP player�

mpegable Player

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

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

pvPlayer

stream1 or 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 63�

For example:

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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

For more information on how to configure the RTSP access name, please refer to RTSP

Streaming on page 63 for details�

Video 16:38:01 2011/06/25

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Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices

To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the Network Camera can be accessed over the Internet� For more information on how to set up the Network Camera over the Internet, please refer to Setup the Network Camera over the Internet on page 9�

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 63�

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

Please set the video and audio streaming parameters as listed below�

For more information, please refer to Stream settings on page 79�

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

3� As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set

the RTSP port to 554� For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 63�

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

5� Type the following URL commands into the player�

The address format is rtsp://<public ip address of your camera>:<rtsp port>/<RTSP streaming

access name for stream 3>�

For example:

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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Using VIVOTEK Recording Software

The product software CD also contains recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple Network Cameras� Please install the recording software; then launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Channel list� For detailed information

about how to use the recording software, please refer to the user’s manual of the software or download it from http://www.vivotek.com�

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VIVOTEK INC. Logo

Live View Window

Camera Control Area

Configuration Area

Host Name

Resize Buttons

Hide Button

SVC Frame Rate Menu

Main Page

This chapter explains the layout of the main page. It is composed of the following sections:

VIVOTEK INC� Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, Menu, and Live Video Window�

VIVOTEK INC. Logo

Click this logo to visit the VIVOTEK website�

Host Name

The host name can be customized to t your needs. For more information, please refer to System on page 30.

Camera Control Area

Video Stream: This Network Camera supports multiple streams (stream 1 ~ 4) simultaneously. You can select either one for live viewing� For more information about multiple streams, please refer to page 79 for detailed information�

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

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

information about event setting, please refer to page 88� If you want to hide this item on the homepage, please go to the System > Homepage Layout > General settings > Customized button to deselect “show manual trigger button”�

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

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Focus Assist_

There are two options for you to ne-tune the camera focus. You can either connect the camera to an analog display device, or adjust the focus through networking. Please follow the steps below:

Video Out

Focus Assist Button

Analog video output (BNC)

■

1� Connect the analog display device to the Video Out socket ( for BNC cable)�

2. Push the focus assist button on the back panel of the camera, then a oating indicator will be

displayed onscreen showing detailed focus information, which will change in accordance with the

manual adjustment�

FOCUS VALUE

220/325

The pink bar variates according to current focus value.

325/325

The pink bar reaches the peak while reaching the best focus.

BEST FOCUS

3. Continue pushing the button to zoom in on the target area for ne tuning.

4� Click the “Esc” button to leave the full screen mode� 5� The Video Stream will become “FA” as shown on the right�

Networking video output

■

1� Click “on“ to enable the focus assist function, then the Live Video Window will become full screen for precise focus adjustment�

2. Continue pushing the button to zoom in on the target area for ne tuning.

3� Click the “Esc” button to leave the full screen mode� 4� The Video Stream will become “FA” as shown on the right�

PTZ Panel: This Network Camera supports both “digital“ (e-PTZ) and “mechanical“ pan/tilt/zoom control. Please refer to PTZ settiings on page 83 for detailed information�

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

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

Tilt/Zoom)� For more information about e-PTZ operation, please refer to E-PTZ Operation on page 83� For more information about how to set up the viewing region of the current video stream, please refer to page 79�

The viewing region of the current video stream

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H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options

Conguration Area

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

Conguration: Click this button to access 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 29.

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

日本語

, Português,

簡体中文

, and

繁體中文

� Please

note that you can also change a language on the Conguration page; please refer to page 29.

Hide Button

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

Resize Buttons

:

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

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

Live Video Window

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

Video Title

Title and Time

Zoom Indicator

Video (TPC-AV)

Video 17:08:56 2011/06/25

x4.0

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 79�

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

MPEG-4 video streaming. For further conguration, please refer to Client Settings on page 27.

2011/02/25 17:08:56

Time

Video and Audio Control Buttons

Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Media > Image > Genral settings on page 72�

Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further conguration, please refer to Media > Image > General settings on page 72�

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Frame Rate Level: SVC

The camera supports the latest SVC-T (Scalable Video Coding - Temporal) feature� The

SVC feature enables streaming of videos for multiple clients from one single set of layered

IP packets� Designed for saving bandwidth and CPU load on client stations, the frame

rate of a video stream appearing on the live view can be individually adjusted� This feature

applies when an administrator experiences unstable video streaming due to the lack of

network bandwidth, less-than-ideal hardware, or during an occurence of network problems�

30fps

Client PC

25fps

Notebook

5fps

3G Cell Phone

SVC Packet

Network Camera

LAN

VAST Server

LAN/WAN

Stream

on Demand

Stream

on Demand

Stream

on Demand

Stream on Demand

60fps

NVR Storage

A slide bar will appear below the view cell� Click and drag the drop-down menu� A numeric

indicator will display the current selection� See below for the frame rates represented by

the numeric indicator�

Indicator Frames per second (fps)

Maximum 30

7 26

6 22

5 18

4 12

3 8

2 4

1 1

Minimum 1/4

NOTE:

1� The SVC feature only applies to stream #1�

2� The SVC feature only applies to an H�264 stream� It is not applicable to MPEG-4 and MJPEG

streams. Please refer to Conguration -> Media -> Video for individaul stream settings.

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Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the Network Camera model and Network Camera conguration, some buttons may not be available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Press the

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

recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and le name, please refer to MP4 Saving Options on page 28 for details�

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

local computer�

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

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

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

again to end talking

transmission�

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

microphone volume on the local computer�

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

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

mode�

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

Video Title

Title and Time

Video (HTTP-V)

Video 17:08:56 2011/06/25

2011/02/25 17:08:56

Time

Video Control Buttons

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 72�

Time: Display the current time. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 72.

Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 72

�

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

conguration, some buttons may not be available.

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

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

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

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

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

Press the

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

recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and le name, please refer to MP4 Saving Options on page 28 for details�

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

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Client Settings

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

H.264 / MPEG-4 Media Options

H.264/MPEG-4 Media Options

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

H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol Options

H.264/MPEG-4 Protocol Options

Depending on your network environment, there are four transmission modes of H�264 or MPEG-4

streaming:

UDP unicast: This protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However, network packets may be lost due to network burst trafc and images may be broken. Activate UDP connection

when occasions require time-sensitive responses and the video quality is less important� Note that each unicast client connecting to the server takes up additional bandwidth and the Network Camera allows up to ten simultaneous accesses�

UDP multicast: This protocol allows multicast-enabled routers to forward network packets to all clients requesting streaming media� This helps to reduce the network transmission load of the Network Camera while serving multiple clients at the same time� Note that to utilize this feature, the Network Camera must be configured to enable multicast streaming at the same time� For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 63�

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

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

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MP4 Saving Options

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

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

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

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

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

CLIP_20110628-180853

File name preﬁx

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

Local Streaming Buffer Time

Due to the unsteady bandwidth ow, the live streaming may lag and not be very smoothly. If you enable

this option, the live streaming will be stored on the camera’s buffer area for a few seconds before playing on the live viewing window� This will help you see the streaming more smoothly� If you enter 3000

Millisecond, the streaming will delay 3 seconds�

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Conguration

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

Administrators can access the conguration page.

VIVOTEK offers an easy-to-use user interface that helps you set up your network camera with

minimal effort. To simplify the setting procedure, two types of user interfaces are available:

Advanced Mode for professional users and Basic Mode for entry-level users� Some advanced functions (PTZ/ Event/ Recording/ Local storage) are not displayed in Basic Mode�

If you want to set up advanced functions, please click [Advanced Mode] on the bottom of the

conguration list to quickly switch to Advanced Mode.

In order to simplify the user interface, the detailed information will be hidden unless you click on

the function item. When you click on the rst sub-item, the detailed information for the rst sub-

item will be displayed; when you click on the second sub-item, the detailed information for the

second sub-item will be displayed and that of the rst sub-item will be hidden.

The following is the interface of the Basic Mode and the Advanced Mode:

Basic Mode

Navigation Area

Configuration List

Click to switch to Advanced Mode

Firmware Version

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Advanced Mode

Navigation Area

Configuration List

Click to switch to Basic Mode

Firmware Version

Each function on the conguration list will be explained in the following sections. Those functions that are

displayed only in Advanced Mode are marked with

Advanced Mode

� If you want to set up advanced

functions, please click [Advanced Mode] on the bottom of the conguration list to quickly switch over.

Navigation Area provides an instant switch among Home page (the monitoring page for live viewing),

Client settings, Conguration page, and multi-language selection�

System > General settings

This section explains how to congure the basic settings for the Network Camera, such as the host name and system time. It is composed of the following two columns: System, and System

Time� When finished with the settings on this page, click Save at the bottom of the page to enable the settings�

System

Host name: Enter a desired name for the Network Camera. The text will be displayed at the top of the main page, and also on the view cell of ST-7501 and VAST management software�

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

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System time

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

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

Manual: The administrator can enter the date and time manually. Note that the date and time format are

[yyyy/mm/dd] and [hh:mm:ss].

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

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

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

Time zone

Advanced Mode

: Select the appropriate time zone from the list. If you want to upload

Daylight Savings Time rules, please refer to System > Maintenance > Import/ Export les on page 38 for details�

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System > Homepage layout

Advanced Mode

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

General settings

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

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

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

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

Follow the steps below to upload a new logo: 1� Click Custom and the Browse eld will appear.

2. Select a logo from your les.

3� Click Upload to replace the existing logo with a new one� 4� Enter a website link if necessary� 5� Click Save to enable the settings�

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

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Theme Options

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

Font Color of the Video Title

Font Color

Background Color of the Control Area

Font Color of the Configuration Area

Background Color of the Configuration Area

Background Color of the Video Area

Frame Color

Preset patterns

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

1� Click Custom on the left column�

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

Custom Pattern

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

Color Selector

2

1

4

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

5. The selected color will be displayed in the corresponding elds and in the Preview column� 6� Click Save to enable the settings�

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System > Logs

Advanced Mode

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

server as backup�

Log server settings

Follow the steps below to set up the remote log:

1� Select Enable remote log� 2� In the IP address text box, enter the IP address of the remote server� 2� In the port text box, enter the port number of the remote server� 3� When completed, click Save to enable the setting�

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

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

com/kiwi-syslog-daemon-overview/�

System log

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

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Access log

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

System > Parameters

Advanced Mode

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

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System > Maintenance

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

version, etc�

General settings > Upgrade rmware

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

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

Follow the steps below to upgrade the rmware:

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

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

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

The following message is displayed when the upgrade has succeeded�

Reboot system now!! This connection will close.

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

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

General settings > Reboot

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

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

address eld to resume the connection.

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General settings > Restore

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

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

54)�

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

Import/Export les below on this page).

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

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

Import/Export les

Advanced Mode

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

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

Follow the steps below to export:

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

Network Camera�

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

store the le for editing.

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

When completed, save the le.

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

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

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

the le to the Network Camera.

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

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

日本語,

Português,

簡体中文

, and

繁體中文

�

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

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

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

Export server staus report: Click to export the current server status report, such as time, logs, parameters, process status, memory status, le system status, network status, kernel message ... and so

on�

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Media > Image

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera� It is

composed of the following four columns: General settings, Picture settings, Exposure, and

Privacy mask�

General settings

Show information in videos and snapshots Timestamp and video title: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video as

the picture shown below�

Zoom factor: If you check this item, the zoom indicator will be displayed on the Home page when you zoom in/out the live viewing window as the picture shown below� You may zoom in/out the image by scrolling the mouse wheel inside the live viewing window, and the maximum zoom in will be up to 4 times�

Video Title

Title and Time

Video 17:08:56 2010/11/25

2010/12/09 17:08:56

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

after ip/mirror.

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Day/Night Settings

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

Turn on external IR illuminator in night mode Select this to turn on an external IR illuminator (connected via Digital Output lines) when the camera detects low light condition and enters the night mode�

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

light into the sensor during low light conditions�

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

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

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

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

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

■ Synchronize with digital input The Network Camera automatically removes the IR cut lter when DI triggers.

■ Schedule mode

The Network Camera switches between day mode and night mode based on a specified

schedule. Enter the start and end time for day mode. Note that the time format is [hh:mm] and is expressed in 24-hour clock time. By default, the start and end time of day mode are set to 07:00 and 18:00.

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

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

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

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Picture settings

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

Sensor Setting 1:

For normal situations

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Sensor Setting 2:

For special situations

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

■ Auto: It will automatically adjust the color temperature of the light in response to different light

sources�

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

1� Set the White balance to Auto� 2� Place a sheet of white paper in front of the lens, then allow the Network Camera to adjust the

color temperature automatically�

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

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

Image Adjustment

■ Brightness: Adjust the image brightness level, which ranges from -5 to +5.

■ Contrast: Adjust the image contrast level, which ranges from -5 to +5. Please note that this

function will be disabled if you enable WRD enhancement in the column below�

■ Saturation: Adjust the image saturation level, which ranges from -5 to +5. You can also select

Customize and manually enter a value�

■ Sharpness:

Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from -3 to +3�

You can also select

Customize and manually enter a value�

■ Gamma curve: This function is for user to

scale of the monitor�

select a proper gamma curve value to adjust the gray-

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■ Enable low light compensation: Select this option in low light mode, and the values of sharpness

and brightness will change automatically as the noise reduction function�

WDR enhanced:

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

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

Activated period:

Select the mode this profile to apply to: Day mode, Night mode, or Schedule

mode� Please manually enter a range of time if you choose Schedule mode� Then check Save to

take effect�

Exposure

Advanced Mode

On this page, you can set the Measurement window, Exposure level, Exposure mode, Iris adjustment, Iris speed, Exposure time, and Gain control settings� Please note that if you set Exposure Mode to Auto, detailed configurations will be invalidated since the sensor library will automatically adjust the value according to the ambient light�

Sensor Setting 1:

For normal situations

Sensor Setting 2:

For special situations

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

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

light compesation�

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

regions� A total of 10 windows can be set� The inclusive window refers to “weighted window“; the exclusive window refers to “ignored window“� It adopts the weighted averages method to calculate the value�

Include

X

Weighted region

Ignored region

Exclude

X

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

middle of the window and give the necessary light compensation�

Exposure control:

■

Exposure level: You can manually set the Exposure level, which ranges from -2.0 to +2.0 (dark to

bright)�

■

Exposure mode (Auto): Select Auto to set a proper maximum exposure time (second) according to the light source of the surroundings� You can set iris mode as "indoor" or "outdoor" to reach the best image quality� You may also adjust iris sensitivity from 1 to 10�

■

Exposure mode (Manual): Select Manual to set a fixed exposure time and gain� Shorter exposure times result in less light� Then, tune the slider bar to set the Exposure time and Gain Control to the best image quality� High gain control value will generate a certain amount of noise� Note that if you select Manual Exposure mode, the Iris adjustment and Iris speed slide bars will appear, while the Iris sensitivity option will not be available�

■

Iris Adjustment: The camera comes with a P-iris lens, which controls the iris opening with

extreme precision by its built-in stepping motor� Via software controls, the lens maintains the iris

opening at an optimal level at all times, resulting in superior sharpness and depth of eld as well

as image quality�

You can manually tune the value of iris opening (aperture size), which can range from 1 to 100

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(long depth of eld).

• The smallest number, 1, means the iris is open as wide as possible (largest amount of light

received with shortest depth of eld)�

• The largest number, 100, means the iris is narrowed down as much as possible (smallest

amount of light received with longest depth of eld)�

Once set, the iris will stay at current position as long as the lighting condition allows� When

external lighting conditions exceed an acceptable range, the P-iris mechanism adjusts itself�

■ Iris speed:

The Iris speed slide bar is for adjusting the opening or closing speed of the iris

from 1 (High) to 3 (Low) steps� You can also adjust the Gain control and Exposure level

according to the ambient light�

■ Y

ou can manually adjust the Exposure time and Gain control according to the ambient light�

Noted that this function is only available for IP8162P.

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

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

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

1� Check Enable this prole�

2. Select the applied mode: Day mode, Night

mode, or Schedule mode� Please manually

enter a range of time if you choose Schedule mode� 3� Configure Exposure control settings in the

folowing columns� Please refer to previous

dicussions for detailed information� 4� Click Save to enable the setting and click

Close to exit the page�

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Privacy mask

Advanced Mode

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

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

1� Click New to add a new window� 2� You can use the mouse cursor to size and drag-drop the window, which is recommended to be

at least twice the size of the object (height and width) you want to cover� 3� Enter a Window Name and click Save to enable the setting� 4� Check Enable privacy mask to enable this function�

NOTE

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 corner of

the window�

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Media > Video

Stream settings

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

The denition of multiple streams:

■ Stream 1: Users can define the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame

Rate" (size of the live view window)�

■ Stream 2: Users can define the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame

Rate" (size of the live view window)�

Advanced Mode

■ Stream 3: Users can define the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame

Rate" (size of the live view window)�

■ Stream 4 (Global view stream): This stream captures the full view of the video and users can also

dene the "Output Frame Rate" (size of the live view window).

Click Viewing Window to open the viewing region settings page� On this page, you can set the Region of Interest and the Output Frame Size for stream 1 ~ 3.

Please follow the steps below to set up those settings for a stream:

1� Select a stream for which you want to set up the viewing region� 2� Select a Region of Interest from the drop-down list. The oating frame, the same as the one

in the Gloabl View window on the home page, will resize accordingly� If you want to set up a

customized viewing region, you can also resize and drag the oating frame to a desired position

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

monitoring device�

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NOTE

NOTE:

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

(current maximum resolution)�

■ The parameters of the multiple streams:

Region of Interest Output frame size

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

When completed with the settings in the Viewing Window, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the window� The selected Output Frame Size will immediately be applied to the Frame size of each video stream� Then you can go back to the home page to test the e-PTZ function� For more information about the e-PTZ function, please refer to page 83�

Region of Interest (Viewing Region)

Output Frame Size (Size of the Live View Window)

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

This Network Camera offers real-time H�264, MPEG-4 and MJEPG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing� Stream #1 also features the SVC capability for adaptive frame rate setting� If H.264 / MPEG-4 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol� There are

several parameters for you to adjust the video performance:

■ Frame size

You can set up different video resolution for different viewing devices� For example, set a smaller

frame size and lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video size and

a higher bit rate for live viewing on web browsers� Note that a larger frame size takes up more

bandwidth� By default, stream #3 is down-sized to 176x144 for monitoring on hand-held devices�

■ Maximum frame rate

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

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

If the 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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The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution�

■ 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

Constant bit rate:

• Bit rate restriction: You can select either the Average or Upper bound method as a

limiting factor� The Average method allows the bit rate consumed to uctuate around the target bit rate, e�g�, slightly higher or lower than 6Mbps� The Average method can apply when regulating the storage space taken when recording a video feed� The Upper bound method places a limitation on the maximum bit rate, and can be used to regulate the network bandwidth taken by a video stream�

• Target bit rate: A complex scene generally produces a larger le size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be needed for data transmission� The bandwidth utilization

is configurable to match a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality

performance. The bit rates are selectable at the following rates: 20Kbps, 30Kbps,

40Kbps, 50Kbps, 64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mbps, 6Mbps, 8Mbps, 10Mbps, 12Mbps, 14Mbps, and 16Mbps� You can

also select Customize and manually enter a value�

• Policy: When bandwidth and storage space become an issue, there will always be a compromise between image quality and frame rate per second� It is users’ responsibility for an adequate bandwidth planning before they deploy network cameras� The policy here helps users with the initial network planning�

1� Frame rate priority - The camera will try to deliver a video stream with an optimal

frame rate, e�g�, 30fps, while image quality can be compromised� For example, users may prefer frame rate over quality where dropped frames are not preferred such as monitoring the consecutive actions in a manufacturing facility�

2� Image quality priority - The camera will try to deliver images in its highest quality

while the number of frames per second can be compromised�

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Fixed quality: On the other hand, if Fixed quality is selected, all frames are transmitted with the same quality;

bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable� The video quality can be adjusted to the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and Excellent. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value�

The configurable options for SVC stream are identical to those for the H�264 compression methodology� Note that the SVC feature is only applicable to stream #1� In SVC mode, the Intra

frame period is not congurable. Please refer to page 24 for the introduction of the SVC feature.

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

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

■ Maximum frame rate

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

■ Video quality The video quality can be adjusted to the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed,

and Excellent� You can also select Customize and manually enter a value�

NOTE:

NOTE

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

►

quality�

►

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

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

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Media > Audio

Audio Settings

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

Settings page. In that case, the following message is displayed:

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

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

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

■ AAC provides good sound quality at the cost of higher bandwidth consumption. The bit rates are selectable from: 16Kbps, 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps, and 128Kbps.

■ GSM-ARM is designed to optimize speech quality and requires less bandwidth. The bit rates are selectable from: 4.75Kbps, 5.15Kbps, 5.90Kbps, 6.7Kbps, 7.4Kbps, 7.95Kbps, 10.2Kbps, and

12�2Kbps�

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

pcma (A-Law) mode�

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

NOTE

NOTE:

Advanced Mode

�

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

microphone� The internal/external microphone switch is located on the back panel of the Network Camera�

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Network > General settings

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

Network Type

LAN

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

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

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

1� You can make use of VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network Camera on LAN� Please refer to Software Installation on page 12 for details� 2� Enter the Static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, and Primary DNS provided by your ISP�

Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is “255�255�255�0”�

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

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

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

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

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

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�

Mega-pixel Network Camera (192.168.5.151)

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

TM

and it is activated�

PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)

Select this option to congure your Network Camera to make it accessible from anywhere as long as

there is an Internet connection� Note that to utilize this feature, it requires an account provided by your ISP�

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

2. Go to Conguration > Event > Event settings > Add server (please refer to Add server on page 93) to

add a new email or FTP server�

3. Go to CConguration > Event > Event settings > Add media (please refer to Add media on page 98). Select System log so that you will receive the system log in TXT le format which contains the

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

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

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

5� The Network Camera will reboot� 6� Disconnect the power to the Network Camera; remove it from the LAN environment�

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NOTE:

NOTE

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

Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera�

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 the 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 and click Details�

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

5� Click Next in the following window�

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6� Click Finish� UPnP

► How does UPnP

UPnP

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�

From the Internet In LAN

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

http://192.168.4.160:8080

► If the PPPoE settings are incorrectly configured or the Internet access is not working, restore the

Network Camera to factory default; please refer to Restore on page 38 for details� After the Network Camera is reset to factory default, it will be accessible on the LAN�

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Enable IPv6

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

®

Internet Explorer 6�5, Mozilla Firefox 3�0 or above�

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

IPv6 Information: Click this button to obtain the IPv6 information as shown below.

If your IPv6 settings are successful, the IPv6 address list will be listed in the pop-up window� The IPv6

address will be displayed as follows:

Refers to Ethernet

Link-global IPv6 address/network mask

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Link-local IPv6 address/network mask

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

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

3. The format should be:

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

IPv6 address

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

For example:

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NOTE

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

the following address format: (Please refer to HTTP streaming on page 62 for detailed information�)

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

IPv6 address

Secondary HTTP port

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

information column as shown below�

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

information:

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Port

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

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

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

Note that as JPEG only transmits a series of JPEG images to the client, to enable the two-way audio function, make sure the video mode is set to “MPEG-4” on the Media > Video > Stream settings page and the media option is set to “Media > Video > Stream settings” on the Client Settings page� Please refer to Client Settings on page 27 and Stream settings on page 79�

Audio transmitted to operators

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America

Audio transmitted from operators

Taiwan

Audio is being transmitted to the Network Camera

Mic Volume

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Talk Button

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

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

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

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

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

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Network > Streaming protocols

Advanced Mode

HTTP streaming

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

please refer to Security > User account on page 72 for details�

Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides two

types of security settings for an HTTP transaction: basic and digest.

If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format and there can be potential risks of being intercepted� If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using MD5 algorithm and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses�

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

incorrectly assigned, the following warning messages will be displayed:

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

On the LAN

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

Access name for stream 1 ~ 5: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The

access name is used to differentiate the streaming source� Users can click Media > Video > Stream settings to set up the video quality of linked streams� For more information about how to set up the video

quality, please refer to Stream settings on page 79�

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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URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 5> For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2�mjpg: 1� Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape� 2� Type the above URL command in the address bar� Press Enter� 3� The JPEG images will be displayed in your web browser�

http://192.168.5.151/video2.mjpg

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NOTE

®

► Microsoft

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

address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 5> will fail to access the Network Camera�

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

commands, please refer to page 116�

RTSP Streaming

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

Camera rst; please refer to Security > User account on page 72 for details.

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Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides three types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest.

If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential risks of it being intercepted� If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using MD5 algorithm, thus providing better protection against unauthorized access�

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

Quick Time player Real Player

Disable O O Basic O O Digest O X

Access name for stream 1 ~ 5: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The

access name is used to differentiate the streaming source� If you want to use an RTSP player to access the Network Camera, you have to set the video mode to

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

data�

rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 ~ 5>

For example, when the access name for stream 1 is set to live�sdp: 1� Launch an RTSP player� 2� Choose File > Open URL� A URL dialog box will pop up� 3� Type the above URL command in the text box�

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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

■ RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media. By default, the port

number is set to 554�

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

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

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

port for audio is set to 5559�

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

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

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Multicast settings for stream 1 ~ 4: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 ~ 4.

Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on the other hand, sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address� Therefore, enabling multicast can effectively save Internet bandwith�

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

If the multicast RTP video ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning message will be

displayed:

Multicast TTL [1~255]: The multicast TTL (Time To Live) is the value that tells the router the range a

packet can be forwarded�

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Network > DDNS

This section explains how to congure the dynamic domain name service for the Network

Camera� DDNS is a service that allows your Network Camera, especially when assigned

with a dynamic IP address, to have a xed host and domain name.

Express link

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

Please follow the steps below to enable Express Link:

1� Make sure that your router supports UPnP port forwarding and it is activated� 2� Check Enable express link� 3� Enter a host name for the network device and click Save� If the host name has been used

by another device, a warning message will show up� If the host name is valid, it will show a message as shown below�

https://0002D1123456.2bthere.net

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Manual setup

DDNS: Dynamic domain name service

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

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

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

■ Safe100�net

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

the terms of the Service Agreement�

2. In the Register column, 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�

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

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

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

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

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

■ CustomSafe100

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

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

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

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

the DDNS column�

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

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

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

DDNS providers:

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

■ 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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Advanced Mode

Network > QoS (Quality of Service)

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

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

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

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

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

■

The ability to control the amount of bandwidth each application may use, and thus provide higher

■

reliability and stability on the network�

Requirements for QoS

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

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

■

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

■

QoS models

CoS (the VLAN 802�1p model)

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

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

for each application (0~7).

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

NOTE:

NOTE

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

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

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

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

it is based on L2 protocol�

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QoS/DSCP (the DiffServ model)

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

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

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

Below are the setting options of DSCP (DiffServ Codepoint)� Specify the DSCP value for each application

(0~63).

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Network > SNMP

(Simple Network Management Protocol)

Advanced Mode

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

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

■ The SNMP consists of the following three key components:

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

control managed devices�

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

managed devices to the NMS�

3. Managed device: A network node on a managed network. For example: routers, switches, bridges,

hubs, computer hosts, printers, IP telephones, network cameras, web server, and database�

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

SNMP Conguration

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

your NMS settings�

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

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

community name�

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

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

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

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Security > User Account

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

Root Password

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

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

1� Type the password identically in both text boxes, then click Save to enable password protection� 2� A window will be prompted for authentication; type the correct user’s name and password in their

respective elds to access the Network Camera.

Privilege Management

Digital Output & PTZ control: You can modify the manage privilege of operators or viewers. Check or uncheck the item, then click Save to enable the settings� If you give Viewers the privilege, Operators will

also have the ability to control the Network Camera through the main page. (Please refer to Conguration

on page 29)�

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

Advanced Mode

Account Management

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

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

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

the URL Commands to get and set the value of parameters� For more information, please refer to URL Commands of the Network Camera on page 116� Viewers access only the main page for live viewing�

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

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Security > HTTPS

(Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL)

Advanced Mode

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

Create and Install Certicate Method

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

Create self-signed certificate

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

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

& HTTPS” or “HTTPS only”�

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

4. The Certicate Information will automatically be displayed as shown below. You can click Certicate properties to view detailed information about the certicate.

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https://

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

bar and press Enter on your keyboard� Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up� Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS�

https://192.168.5.151/index.html

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

cation authority�

1� Select this option from a method pull-down menu� 2� Click Create certicate to generate the certicate.

3� The following information will appear in a pop-up window after clicking Create� If you see the fol-

lowing Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of the page to allow pop-ups�

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

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

. Copy the contents of the Certicate request (in PEM format). Use the contents to apply for a 3rd-party

5

certication authority such as Symantec VeriSign. Wait for the certicate authority to issue an SSL certicate; click Browse to search for the issued certicate, and then click Upload to nish the process.

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NOTE:

NOTE

► How do I cancel the HTTPS settings?

1� Click on the Remove certicate button�

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2� If you are currently running a secure connection The webpage will redirect to a non-HTTPS page automatically�

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 a certicate rst before clicking the Save button�

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Security > Access List

Advanced Mode

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 has been at the webpage.

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

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

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

password:

1� The administrator does not set up a root password� For more information about how to set up a root

password and manage user accounts, please refer to Security > User account on page 72�

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

information about RTSP Authentication, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 63�

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

about Allow Anonymous Viewing, please refer to page 72�

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

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

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

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

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

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

function�

Filter

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

Then you can Add a rule to the following Access List� Please note that the IPv6 access list column will not be displayed unless you enable IPv6 on the Network page� For more information about IPv6 Settings, please refer to Network > General settings on page 54 for detailed information�

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

192.168.2.1

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

For example:

IP address 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.

Note: This rule is only applied to IPv4. For example:

Administrator IP address

Always allow the IP address to access this device: You can check this item and add the Administrator’s IP address in this eld to make sure the Administrator can always connect to the device.

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Advanced Mode

Security > IEEE 802.1X

Enable this function if your network environment uses IEEE 802�1x, which is a port-based network access control� The network devices, intermediary switch/access point/hub, and RADIUS server must support and enable 802�1x settings�

The 802�1x standard is designed to enhance the security of local area networks, which provides

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

access on that port will be prohibited� 802�1x utilizes an existing protocol, the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), to facilitate communication�

The components of a protected network with 802.1x authentication:

■

Supplicant

(Network Camera)

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

1�

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

2�

Authenticator

(Network Switch)

Authentication Server

(RADIUS Server)

from communicating with the authentication server�

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

3�

accept the end user’s access request�

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

■

and EAP-TLS�

Please follow the steps below to enable 802.1x settings:

1� Before connecting the Network Camera to the protected network with 802�1x, please apply a digital

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

server�

2� Connect the Network Camera to a PC or notebook outside of the protected LAN� Open the

conguration page of the Network Camera as shown below. Select EAP-PEAP or EAP-TLS as the EAP method� In the following blanks, enter your ID and password issued by the CA, then upload

related certicate(s).

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

802�1x enabled switch� The devices will then start the authentication automatically�

NOTE:

NOTE

► The authentication process for 802.1x:

1� The Certicate Authority (CA) provides the required signed certicates to the Network Camera (the

supplicant) and the RADIUS Server (the authentication server)�

2� A Network Camera requests access to the protected LAN using 802.1X via a switch (the authenticator)�

The client offers its identity and client certicate, which is then forwarded by the switch to the RADIUS Server, which uses an algorithm to authenticate the Network Camera and returns an acceptance or rejection back to the switch�

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

4� Assuming all certificates are validated, the switch then changes the Network Camera’s state to

authorized and is allowed access to the protected network via a pre-congured port.

Certificate Authority

1

(CA)

Certificate

1

Certificate

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Network Camera

2

4

Network Switch

Protected LAN

RADIUS Server

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PTZ > PTZ settings

Advanced Mode

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

There are two ways to enable the function:

1. Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation. It allows users to quickly move the focus to a target area

for close-up viewing without moving the camera physically� Please refer to below for detailed instruction�

2. Mechanical: Connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface.

Digital PTZ Operation (E-PTZ Operation)

If you select “Digital“, the e-PTZ control settings section will be displayed as shown below:

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Auto pan/patrol speed: Select the speed from 1~5 (slow/fast) to set up the Auto pan/patrol speed control�

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

Home page in E-PTZ Mode

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

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

Global View In addition to using the e-PTZ control panel, you can also use the mouse to drag or resize the floating frame to pan/tilt/zoom the viewing region� The live view window will also move to the viewing region accordingly�

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

move the oating frame.

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

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Mechanical PTZ Operation (When camera is mounted on an external pan/tilt scanner)

If you have your camera mounted and connected to an external pan/tilt head via the RS485 control lines, your can configure the Activated mode as “Mechanical�” You may

then set identical conguration both on your camera and the pan/tilt scanner. Refer to the terminal block pin denitions on page 6 for RS485 connections.

Select the PTZ camera checkbox to open PTZ-related settings� The most widely used RS485 protocol is Pelco-D� The camera translates IP-based PTZ commands into RS485 commands and sends them to an external pan/tilt scanner that then converts them to motor movements� Doing so, the camera can pan or tilt to the desired view area�

As there are many pan/tilt heads or scanners on the market, you should test the

conguration with RS485 control connections when deploying the camera.

VIVOTEK provides five PTZ drivers including, DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, Pelco D, Pelco P, and Samsung scc643 protocols� If none of these is supported by your PTZ scanner, please select Custom camera (scanner)� Please refer to the documentation of your PTZ scanner to determine the Camera ID, PTZ driver, and port settings� The camera ID is required if you connect multiple cameras on an RS485 data bus� After you enable the settings by clicking on the Save button, the Mechanical PTZ panel will be available on the home page�

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■ Transparent HTTP Tunnel: HTTP tunnel is useful when exerting commands over the Internet.

Response time can be significantly reduced� You can use UART commands to build a Transparent HTTP Tunnel� The UART commands will be sent through HTTP tunnel established between the RS485 device and the linked camera� For detailed application notes, please refer to URL Commands on

page 118 or http://www.vivotek.com/downloadles/support/faq/172_document_2.pdf.

Preset positions If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D, Pelco P protocol, or Samsung scc643

protocol as the PTZ driver and click the Save button, the Preset Position button will be enabled� Click Preset Position to open the settings page� (The Preset Position button is available when a driver is

selected)� You can also select preset positions for the camera to patrol� A total of 20 preset positions can

be congured.

Please follow the steps below to preset a position:

1� Adjust the shooting area to the desired position using the PTZ buttons on the upper right of the

window� The default Home position is set as the center position�

2� Enter a name for the preset position, which is up to forty characters in length� Click Add to enable the

settings� The preset positions will be displayed under the User preset locations panel�

3. To add additional preset positions, please repeat steps 1~2.

4� Select multiple preset positions each by a click on its checkbox and click Save to enable the settings� 5� The positions saved will appear in the Go to drop down list on the Home page� 6� To remove a preset position from the list, select it and click Remove�

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Functions are the same as the Control Panel on

x2.1

the home page

1

5

2

6

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Patrol settings

You can select some preset positions for the Network Camera to patrol�

Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule:

1� Select the preset locations on the list, and click 2� The selected preset locations will be displayed on the Patrol locations list�

3� Set the Dwelling time for the preset location during auto patrol� 4� If you want to delete a preset location from the Patrol locations list, select it and click Remove�

5� Select a location and click 6� Select patrol locations you want to save in the list and click Save to enable the patrol settings�

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

the next page�

to rearrange the patrol order�

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2

1

3

4

5

6

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Home page in Mechanical PTZ Mode

The Preset positions will also be displayed on the home page� Select one from the Go to drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position�

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

continuously�

NOTE:

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The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the Go to drop-down

►

list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position.

►

Click Patrol: The Network Camera will patrol among the selected preset positions continuously. Please

refer to page 87 to see more details.

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Custom command

If Custom Camera (pan/tilt head or scanner) is selected as the PTZ driver, the Preset Position and PTZ Control Panel on the main page will be disabled� You will need to configure command buttons to control the PTZ scanner� Click Custom Command to open the Custom Command page to set the

commands in the Control Settings session. Please refer to your PTZ scanner user's manual to enter the commands in the following elds. Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page�

NOTE:

►If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D protocol as the PTZ driver, the

Control Settings column will not be displayed�

►For all PTZ drivers, a total of ve additional command buttons can be congured.

►The command buttons will be displayed on the main page:

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Event > Event settings

Advanced Mode

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

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

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

Event

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

■ Detect next event after

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

a motion is detected� This can prevent event triggers to be too frequently delivered�

Schedule

1�

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

2� Trigger

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

devices�

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

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 103 for details�

Select the item to display the

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

minutes are allowed�

■ 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�

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■ Camera tampering detection

This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the camera detects that is is being tampered with� To enable this function, you need to congure the Tampering Detection option rst. Please refer to page 106 for detailed information�

■ Manual Trigger

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

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

3� Action

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

■ Trigger digital output for seconds

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

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

be displayed after you set up the network storage (NAS)�

■ Move to preset location

Select a preset location you’ve congured. Note that please congure Preset locations rst. To know

more details, please go to page 86�

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Add server

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

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

Add server

to open the server setting window� You can

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

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

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

Select the item

Server type - Email

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Click Save server to enable the settings�

To note that after you set up the rst event server, a new item for event server will automatically show up

on the Server list� If you wish to add other server options, click Add server�

Server type - FTP

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

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

■ 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 automatically create one on the FTP server�

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■ 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 server to enable the settings�

Server type - HTTP

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

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

■ 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 server to enable the settings�

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Network storage: Select to send the media les to a network storage location when a trigger is activated� Please refer to NAS server on page 110 for details�

Click Save server to enable the settings�

■ SD Test: Click to test your SD card. The system will display a message indicating success or failure. If

you want to use your SD card for local storage, please format it before use� Please refer to page 98 for detailed information�

■ View: Click this button to open a le list window. This function is only for SD card and Network Storage.

If you click the View button of SD card, a Local storage page will pop up for you to manage recorded

les on SD card. For more information about Local storage, please refer to page 112. If you click the View button of Network storage, a le directory window will pop up for you to view recorded data on

Network storage� For detailed illustration, please refer to the next page�

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

folders automatically by the date when video footages are stored onto the networked storage�

The following is an example of a le destination with video clips:

20100820

20100821

20100822

The format is: YYYYMMDD

Click to open the directory

Click to delete all recorded data

Click to delete selected items

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Click 20110220 to open the directory:

The format is: HH (24r)

Click to open the le list for that hour

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2011/02/20

Click to delete selected items

Click to go back to the previous level of the directory

Click to delete all recorded data

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

You can set up the le name prex on Add media page. Please

refer to next page for detailed information�

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Add media

Click

Add media

to open the media setting window� 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. 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.

Media type - Snapshot Select to send snapshots when a trigger is activated�

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

■ Source: Select to take snapshots from stream 1 ~ 4.

■ 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 capture 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�

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

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

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

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■ 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:

Snapshot_20101213_100341

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File name preﬁx

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

Click Save media to enable the settings�

To note that after you set up the first media server, a new column for media server will automatically show up on the Media list� If you wish to add more other media options, click Add media�

Media type -

Video clip

Select to send video clips when a trigger is activated�

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

■ Source: Select the source of video clip.

■ 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 five 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�

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

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

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

For example:

Video_20101213_100341

File name preﬁx

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

Click Save media to enable the settings�

Media type - System log Select to send a system log when a trigger is activated�

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

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