Vivotek IP-8332C User Manual

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Network Camera

User’s Manual

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Table of Contents

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

Read Before Use ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Package Contents ................................................................................................................................... 3

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

Symbols and Statements in this Document ............................................................................................. 3

Physical Description ................................................................................................................................ 4

Installation ....................................................................................................................................................7

Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................................... 7

Network Deployment ............................................................................................................................. 10

Software Installation .............................................................................................................................. 13

Ready to Use ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Secure the Shooting Angle .................................................................................................................... 15

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

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

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

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

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

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

Client Settings ............................................................................................................................................25

Conguration ..............................................................................................................................................27

System ..................................................................................................................................................28

Security .................................................................................................................................................30

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) ...................................................................................31

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) ..................................................................................39

Network .................................................................................................................................................40

DDNS ....................................................................................................................................................54

Access List ...........................................................................................................................................56

Video .....................................................................................................................................................59

Motion Detection ...................................................................................................................................69

Camera Tampering Detection ............................................................................................................... 72

Camera Control ..................................................................................................................................... 73

Homepage Layout ................................................................................................................................ 76

Application ............................................................................................................................................ 79

Recording ............................................................................................................................................. 92

Local Storage .......................................................................................................................................96

System Log ........................................................................................................................................100

View Parameters ................................................................................................................................101

Maintenance ........................................................................................................................................ 102

Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................106

URL Commands for the Network Camera ...........................................................................................106

Technical Specications ......................................................................................................................156

Technology License Notice ..................................................................................................................157

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) .................................................................................................. 158

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Overview

Read Before Use

The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not

only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a exible surveillance system. It is

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

It is important to rst verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents

listed below. Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the Network Camera is installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used properly as intended.

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

Package Contents

■ IP8332-C

■ Alignment Sticker

■ L-type Hex Key Wrench / Desiccant Bag / Screws / RJ45 Female/Female Coupler /Waterproof

Connector

■ Ball Swivel Mount Bracket

■ Quick Installation Guide / Warranty Card

■ Software CD

Revision History

■ Rev. 1.0: Initial release.

Symbols and Statements in this Document

INFORMATION: provides important messages or advices that might help prevent inconvenient

or problem situations.

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

machine.

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

process.

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

hazardous to the machine or you.

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

to an operator.

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Physical Description

Front Panel

Light Sensor

Lens

IR LEDs

Back Panel

Connectors

Reset Button

MicroSD/SDHC Card Slot

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General I/O Terminal Block

Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Plug

Power Cord Socket (Black)

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General I/O Terminal Block

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

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

GND DI AC24V AC24V

Pin Name

GND Ground

DI Digital Iutput AC24V 24V AC24V 24V

DI Diagram

Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method.

+12V

PIN 2

Digital input

PIN 1

Ground

MicroSD/SDHC Card Capacity

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

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Hardware Reset

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 paper clip or thin object. 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.

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Installation

Hardware Installation

If you prefer installing a MicroSD card as onboard storage:

1. Loosen the waterproof connector, and then remove the rubber seal, and the waterproof connector.

2. Loosen and open the rear cover.

3. Install a MicroSD/SDHC card.

4. Tear down the aluminum foil vacuum bag and take out the dessicant bag. Attach the supplied desiccant bag to the inner side of the Network Camera. (Please replace the dessicant bag with a new one every time you open the rear cover.)

5. Make sure all cable lines are securely connected.

icro

Silica gel

IMPORTANT:

Although the camera and the cable gland on the camera's end are waterproof, the cable molding at the other end is not waterproof.

Measures should be taken to prevent water from leaking in through the cable-end molding, such as the use of expanding foam sealant, putties, and so on. Note that the cable gland on the camera should also be securely fastened to attain its waterproof functionality.

Waterproof Not Waterproof

Cable Gland

Cable Molding

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5. Tighten the rear cover, rubber seal and waterproof connector.

6. Pass the cables through the center of the ball swivel mount bracket, one at a time.

7. Fasten the bracket to the camera using 3 hex socket screws.

NOTE:

The camera weighs up to 1.28 kgs. Make sure the mounting surface can support this camera.

8. Loosen the fastening ring on the mount bracket, and aim the camera at the area of your interest. When done, tighten the fastening ring.

Fastening ring

75º Tilt

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360º Pan

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9. Secure the Network Camera to a wall or ceiling.

Ceiling Mount

Wall Mount

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GND DI AC24V AC24V

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, make the connection from the general I/O terminal block.

2. Use the supplied RJ45 female/female coupler to connect the Network Camera to a switch.

Use a Category 5 Cross Cable when Network Camera is directly connected to PC.

3. Connect the power cable from the Network Camera to a power outlet.

GND: Ground DI: Digital Input AC24V: 24V AC24V: 24V

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

Internet connection via a router

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

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

Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 13 for details.

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

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

Internet

Cable or DSL Modem

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

LINK

POWER

COLLISION

RECEIVE

PARTITION

LAN (Local Area Network) Router IP address : 192.168.0.1

2. In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network Camera is

192.168.0.3, please forward the following ports for the Network Camera on the router.

■ HTTP port: default is 80

■ RTSP port: default is 554

■ RTP port for audio: default is 5558

■ RTCP port for audio: default is 5559

■ RTP port for video: default is 5556

■ RTCP port for video: default is 5557

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

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

Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Network Camera from the Internet. Please refer to Network Type on page 37 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 37 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 38 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

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PARTITIO

When using a non-PoE switch

If your switch/router does not support PoE, use a PoE power injector (optional) to connect

between the Network Camera and a non-PoE switch.

PoE Power Injector

(optional)

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Non-PoE Switch

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PARTITIO

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Software Installation

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

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

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

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

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

3. The program will search for VIVOTEK Video Receivers, Video Servers or Network Cameras

on the same LAN.

4. After a brief search, the main installer window will pop up. Double-click on the MAC address

that matches the one printed on the camera label or the S/N number on the package box label to open a browser management session with the Network Camera.

Network Camera

Model No: IP8332-C

MAC:0002D1733012

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

Pat. 6,930,709

Made in Taiwan

RoHS

00-02-D1-73-02-02 192.168.5.151 IP8332-C

0002D1730202

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Ready to Use

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

2. You should be able to see live video from your camera. You may also install the 32-channel

recording software from the software CD in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras. For its installation details, please refer to its related documents.

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Secure the Shooting Angle

When you are done with tuning the eld of view and obtain a satisfactory image, tighten the

fastening ring and the 3 small hex screws on the ball-swivel bracket.

NOTE:

Orient the camera so that the protruding edge of its sunshield is positioned against the direction of direct sunlight.

Protruding edge

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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 Network Camera:

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

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

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

4. If it is the rst time installing the VIVOTEK network camera, an information bar will 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 do not 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 30.

► 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 Active X

complete installation.

control. Follow the instructions to

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IMPORTANT:

•

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

Currently the Network Camera utilizes 32-bit ActiveX plugin. You CAN NOT

open a management/view session with the camera using a 64-bit IE browser.

If you encounter this problem, try execute the Iexplore.exe program from C:\ Windows\SysWOW64. A 32-bit version of IE browser will be installed.

On Windows 7, the 32-bit explorer browser can be accessed from here:

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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 49.

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 49 for details.

Video 16:38:01 2010/01/13

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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

10.

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 49.

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 Viewing Window on page 61.

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

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 49.

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

5. Type the following URL commands into the player.

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

access name for stream 3>.

For example:

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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Using VIVOTEK Recording Software

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

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Main Page

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

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

VIVOTEK INC. Logo

Camera Control Area

Configuration Area

Host Name

Live View 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

28.

Camera Control Area

Video Stream: This Network Cmera 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 61 for detailed information.

Conguration Area

Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 25.

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 27.

Language: Click this button to choose a language for the user interface. Language options are available

in: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano,

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日本語

, Português,

簡体中文

, and

繁體中文

Live Video Window

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

MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options

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Video Title

Title and Time

2010/01/13 13:44:17

Video 13:44:17 2010/01/13

Time

Video Control Buttons

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 56.

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 25.

Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Video Settings on page 56.

Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further conguration, please refer to Video Settings on page 56.

Video 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 26 for details.

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

mode.

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

Video Title

Title and Time

Video 13:44:17 2010/01/13

2010/01/13 13:44:17

Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 56.

Time

Video Control Buttons

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

Video Settings on page 56.

Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 56.

Video 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 26 for details.

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

normal mode.

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Client Settings

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

H.264 / 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 49.

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_20100113-180853

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 3,000 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 (HTTPS/ Access list/ Homepage layout/ Application/ Recording/ System log/ View parameters) 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

Configuration List

Click to switch to Advanced

Firmware Version

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Advanced Mode

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 tagged with the

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.

System

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

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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 on the Maintenance page, please refer to Upload / Export Daylight Saving

Time Conguration File on page 100 for details.

Digital Input

Digital input: Select High or Low to dene normal status for the digital input. Connect an external device to the digital input pin, and the Network Camera will automatically report the current status.

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Security

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

Root Password

The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted. If you want to add more accounts in the Manage User column, please apply the password for the “root” account rst.

1. Key in the identical passwords in both text boxes, then click Save to enable password protection.

2. A window will prompt for authentication; enter the correct user’s name and password in their respective

elds to access the Network Camera.

Manage Privilege

Allow anonymous viewing: If you check this item, any client can access the live stream without entering a User ID and Password. Select or deselect checkboxes to dene a user’s rights to the operation and

access to the live view.

Advanced Mode

Manage User

Administrators can create up to 20 user accounts.

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

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

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

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

the URL Commands to get and set the value of parameters. For more information, please refer to URL Commands of the Network Camera on page 103. 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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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.

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 in the second column before

clicking the Save button.

Create and Install Certicate Method

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

Create self-signed certificate automatically

1. Select this option.

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

& HTTPS” or “HTTPS only”.

3. Click Save to generate a certicate.

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https://

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

click Property to view detailed information about the certicate.

5. Click Home to return to the main page. Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard. 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 self-signed certificate manually

1. Select this option.

2. Click Create to open the Create Certicate page, then click Save to generate the certicate.

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3. 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.

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

authority.

1. Select this option.

2. Click Create to open the Create Certicate page, then click Save to generate the certicate.

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

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

5. Click Browse... to search for the issued certicate, then click Upload in the second column.

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5. Look for a trusted certificate authority, such as Symantec’s VeriSign Authentication Services, that issues digital certificates. Sign in and purchase the SSL certification service. Copy the certificate request from your request prompt and paste it in the CA’s signing request window. Proceed with the rest of the process as CA’s instructions on their webpage.

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

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

IDM Computer Solutions’ UltraEdit.

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

empty line.

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

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

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NOTE

NOTE:

► How do I cancel the HTTPS settings?

1. Uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection in the rst column and click Save; a warning dialog will pop up.

2. Click OK to disable HTTPS.

3. The webpage will redirect to a non-HTTPS page automatically.

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

signed certificate, uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection in the first column and click Save. Then click Remove to erase the certicate.

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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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Network

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 14 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 name and IP address.

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

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,

UPnP UPnP

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

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

and it is activated.

PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)

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

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

Follow the steps below to acquire your Network Camera’s public IP address.

1. Set up the Network Camera on the LAN.

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

82) to add a new email or FTP server.

3. Go to Conguration > Application > Media Settings (please refer to Media Settings on page 85). Select

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

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

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

provided by your ISP. Click Save to enable the setting.

5. The Network Camera will reboot.

6. Disconnect the power to the Network Camera; remove it from the local network.

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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.

► If UPnP

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

Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.

► Steps to enable the UPnP

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

user interface on your computer:

components.

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

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

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

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

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5. Click Next in the following window.

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6. Click Finish. UPnP

► How does UPnP

UPnP

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

is enabled.

work?

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

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

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

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

From the Internet In LAN http://203.67.124.123:8080 http://192.168.4.160 or

http://192.168.4.160:8080

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

Network Camera to factory default; please refer to Restore on page 99 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 on page 47 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 set up the IP address: Select this option to manually set up IPv6 settings if your network environment does not have DHCPv6 server and 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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IEEE 802.1x

Advanced Mode

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

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

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

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

The components of a protected network with 802.1x authentication:

■

Supplicant

(Network Camera)

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

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

Authenticator

(Network Switch)

Authentication Server

(RADIUS Server)

from communicating with the authentication server.

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

accept the end user’s access request.

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

■

and EAP-TLS.

Please follow the steps below to enable 802.1x settings:

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

certicate from a Certicate Authority (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

(CA)

Certificate

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Network Switch

Protected LAN

RADIUS Server

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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.

Advanced Mode

Requirements for QoS

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

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

■

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

■

QoS models

CoS (the VLAN 802.1p model)

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

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

for each application (0~7).

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

NOTE:

► A VLAN -capable Switch (802.1p) is required. A web session 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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HTTP

Advanced Mode

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

please refer to Security on page 30 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 Conguration > Video > Video Settings to set up the video quality of linked streams. For more information about how to set up the video quality, please refer to Viewing Windows on page 61.

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.

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► Microsoft

NOTE:

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 103.

HTTPS

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

FTP

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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RTSP Streaming

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

Camera rst; please refer to Security on page 30 for details.

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

If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, 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.

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

Video 16:38:01 2010/01/13

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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RTSP port /RTP port for video/ RTCP port for video

■ 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 data to the clients. By default, the RTP

port for video is set to 5556.

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

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

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

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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DDNS

This section explains how to configure the dynamic domain name service for the Network Camera. DDNS is a service that allows your Network Camera, especially when assigned with a

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

DDNS: Dynamic domain name service

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

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

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

■ Safe100.net

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

terms of the Service Agreement.

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

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

[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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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 ~ stream 5). 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. Note that only computers currently having a live view session will be listed here.

For example:

Connection status

IP address

192.168.1.147

61.22.15.3

192.168.3.25

Elapsed time

Add to Deny List DisconnectRefresh

12:20:34

00:10:09

45:00:34

User ID

root

anonymous

greg

■ 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 on page 30.

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 49.

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

about Allow Anonymous Viewing, please refer to Security on page 30.

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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 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.

Filter

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 page 41 for detailed information.

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

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

For example:

IP address 192.168.2.x will be blocked.

This column is also available with IPv6 addresses. Only that a prex length is entered in the network mask eld.

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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Video

This section explains how to congure the video settings of the Network Camera.

Video Settings

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

Video Title

Title and Time

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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 in order for the new setting to take effect.

Select caching stream: This Network Camera supports time shift cache stream on the Network Camera. Select one stream and check the below option Enable time shift caching stream.

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.

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

Enable time shift caching stream

Advanced Mode

: Check this item to enable the time shift cache

stream on the Network Camera, which will stores video in the camera’s embedded memory for a period of time depending on the cache memory of each Network Camera. This function can work seamlessly with VIVOTEK’s recording software. When an event occurs, the recording software can request time shift cache stream from the camera, which allows the user to acquire video data recorded before an event.

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

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Image Settings

Advanced Mode

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

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

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■ Auto

The Network Camera automatically adjusts the color temperature of the light in response to different light

sources. The white balance setting defaults to Auto and works well in most situations.

■ Keep current value

Follow the steps below to manually set the white balance to compensate for the ambient lighting conditions.

1. Set the White balance to Auto and click Save.

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

temperature automatically.

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

4. Click Save to enable the new setting.

Image Adjustment

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

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

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

■ Sharpness:

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

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

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

of the object (height and width) you want to cover.

3. Enter a Window Name and click Save to enable the setting.

4. Select Enable privacy mask to enable this function.

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NOTE

►

► If you want to delete the

NOTE:

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

privacy mask

window, please click the ‘x’ mark on the upper right-hand corner

of the window.

Sensor Settings

Advanced Mode

Click Sensor Settings to open the Sensor Settings page. On this page, you can set the maximum exposure time, exposure level, and AGC (Auto Gain Control) settings. You can configure two sets of

sensor settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as day/night/schedule

mode.

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Sensor Setting 1:

For normal situations

Sensor Setting 2:

For special situations

Exposure

■ Maximum Exposure Time: Select a proper maximum exposure time according to the light source of

the surroundings. Shorter exposure times result in less light. The exposure times are selectable for the

following durations:

1/480 second, 1/240 second, 1/120 second, 1/60 second, 1/30 second, 1/15 second, and 1/5 second. If

you want to set up 60 fps, please select 1/60 second.

■ Exposure level: You can manually set the Exposure level, which ranges from 1 to 8 (dark to bright).The

default value is 4.

■ Max gain (Auto Gain Control): You can manually set the AGC level (2X, 4X, or 8X). The default value is

4X.

■ Enable BLC (Back Light Compensation): Enable this option when the object is too dark or too bright

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to recognize. It allows the camera to adjust to the best light conditions in any environment and

automatically give the necessary light compensation.

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

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Please follow the steps beolw 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 settings in the second column. Please refer to the previous page for detailed

information.

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

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Viewing Window

Advanced Mode

Click Viewing Window to open the Viewing Window Settings page.

The IP8332 supports multiple streams with frame size ranging from 176 x 144 to 1280 x 800.

The denition of multiple streams:

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

of the live view window).

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

of the live view window).

■ Stream 3: Users can dene 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 streams 1 ~ 3.

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

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

2. Select a Region of Interest from the drop-down list, the oating frame will resize accordingly. If you want to set up a customized viewing region, you can also resize and drag the floating 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.

NOTE:

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

maximum resolution).

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■ The parameters of the multiple streams:

Region of Interest Output frame size

Stream 1 1280 X 800 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1280 X 800 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) Stream 2 1280 X 800 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1280 X 800 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) Stream 3 1280 X 800 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1280 X 800 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) Stream 4 1280 X 800 (Fixed) 1280 X 800 ~ 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 video stream. Then you can go back to the home page to test the settings.

Output Frame Size

Video Quality Settings

Advanced Mode

Click the stream item to display the detailed information. This Network Camera offers real-time H.264,

MPEG-4 and MJEPG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing.

The IP8332-C supports multiple streams with frame size ranging from 176 x 144 to 1280 x 800.

The maximum frame size will follow your settings in the above Viewing Window sections.

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If H.264 / MPEG-4 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol. There are four 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.

■ Maximum frame rate

This places a limitation on 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.

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■ Intra frame period

Determine how often to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the intra frame period

from the following durations: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, and 4 seconds.

■ Video quality A complex scene generally produces a larger le size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be needed

for data transmission. Therefore, if Constant bit rate is selected, the bandwidth utilization is xed at a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performance. The bit rates are selectable at the

following rates: 20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps, 64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps,

1Mbps, 1.5Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mbps, 6Mbps, and 8Mbps. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value.

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

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

manually enter a value.

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

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

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

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

■ Frame size

■ Maximum frame rate

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

■ 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 fixed quality refers to the compression rate, so a lower value will produce higher

quality.

►

Converting high-quality video may significantly increase the CPU loading, and you may encounter streaming disconnection or video loss while capturing a complicated scene. In the above does occur, we suggest you customize a lower video resolution or reduce the frame rate to obtain smooth video.

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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.

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. When the camera is

installed with external IR lights, you may let the digital input from the external devices determine when

to turn the IR cut lter on or off.

■ Schedule mode The Network Camera switches between day mode and night mode based on a specied 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.

Disable IR LED If you do not want to use the IR illuminators, you can select this option to turn it off.

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Motion Detection

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

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Motion Detection Setting 1:

For normal situations

Follow the steps below to enable motion detection:

For special situations

Follow the steps below to enable motion detection:

Motion Detection Setting 2:

1. Click New to add a new motion detection window.

2. In the Window Name text box, enter a name for the motion detection window.

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

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

3. Define the sensitivity to moving objects and the space ratio of all alerted pixels by moving the

Sensitivity and Percentage slider bar.

4. Click Save to enable the settings.

5. Select Enable motion detection to enable this function.

For example:

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

motions are detected by the Network Camera and are judged to exceed the defined threshold, the

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

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

trigger source. For more information on how to set an event, please refer to Application on page 76.

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

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

Percentage = 30%

If you want to congure other motion detection settings for day/night/schedule mode, please click Prole to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below. A total of three motion detection

windows can be congured on this page as well.

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

1. Create a new motion detection window.

2. Check Enable this prole.

3. Select the applicable mode: Day mode, Night mode, or Schedule mode. Please manually enter a time

range if you choose the Schedule mode.

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

This motion detection window will also be displayed on the Event Settings page. You can go to Application > Event Settings > Trigger to choose it as a trigger source. Please refer to page 78 for detailed information.

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NOTE

NOTE:

► How does motion detection work?

B D

There are two motion detection parameters: Sensitivity and Percentage. In the illustration above,

frame A and frame B are two sequential images. Pixel differences between the two frames are detected and highlighted in gray (frame C) and will be compared with the sensitivity setting. Sensitivity

is a value that expresses the sensitivity to moving objects. Higher sensitivity settings are expected to

detect slight movements while smaller sensitivity settings will neglect them. When the sensitivity is set

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

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

be outlined in red.

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

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Camera Tampering Detection

This section explains how to set up camera tamper detection. With tamper detection, the camera is capable of detecting incidents such as redirection, blocking or defocusing, or even spray paint.

Please follow the steps below to set up the camera tamper detection function:

1. Check Enable camera tampering detection.

2. Enter the tamper trigger duration. (10 sec. ~ 10 min.) The tamper alarm will be triggered only when the

tampering factor (the difference between current frame and pre-saved background) exceeds the trigger threshold.

3. Set up the event source as Camera Tampering Detection on Application page > Event Settings /

Server Settings (how to send alarm message) / Media Settings (send what type of alarm message). Please refer to page 78 for detailed information.

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Camera Control

This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. The Camera Control works only when a streaming view is not showing the full of the camera’s largest frame size. For example, when showing a 640x400 frame out of the 1280x800 maximum size frame.

The onscreen control allows users to quickly move the focus to a pre-congured target area for

close-up viewing without physically zooming the camera.

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Select stream: You can only apply e-PTZ control on stream #1. Refer to the following page for details about how to set up preset and patrol settings.

Auto pan/patrol speed: Select the speed from 1~5 (from slow to 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.

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Camera Control on the Home page

Region of Interest (Viewing Region)

Output Frame Size (Size of the Live View Window)

■ The 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 preset positions for stream #1, you can select another video stream to display its different preset positions.

Global View

In addition to using the control panel, you can also use the mouse to drag or resize the oating frame to

pan/tilt/zoom the viewing region. The live view window will also move to the viewing region accordingly.

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

the oating frame.

Click on Image

The Camera Control function also supports “Click on Image“. When you click on any point of the Global

View Window or Live View Window, the viewing region will also move to that point.

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Patrol settings

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

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

1. Use mouse clicks on the screen or the PTZ panel to move the current view to a desired position.

2. Enter a name as the Preset position name, and then click the Add button.

3. The position you created will be listed in the Preset locations column.

4. Repeat the above process by moving to different positions and mark those positions as Preset

positions.

5. Select a location each by a mouse click and click the Select button.

6. Selection locations will be listed in the Selected locations column.

7. You may then use the Up or Down button to change the patrolling order, or change the dwelling time

for the camera’s eld of view to stay on a specic location.

8. When done with all conguration details, click on the Save button.

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Homepage Layout

Advanced Mode

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

Preview

This column shows the settings of your hompage layout. You can manually select the background and font colors in Theme Options (the third column 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

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.

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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.

Preset Patterns

Font Color

Background Color of the Control Area

Font Color of the Configuration Area

Background Color of the Configuration Area

Font Color of the Video Title

Background Color of the Video Area

Frame Color

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

1. Click Custom on the left column.

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

Custom Pattern

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

Color Selector

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

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

6. Click Save to enable the settings.

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Application

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 notications.

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

can congure the Network Camera to send snapshots

or videos to your email address or FTP site.

Event Trigger

ex. Motion Detection, Digital Input, System Reboot

ex. Snapshot, Video Clips, System Log

Media

(what to send)

Action

Server

(where to send)

ex. Email, FTP, HTTP Server, Network Storage

Customized Script

This function allows you to upload a sample script (.xml le) to the webpage, which will save your time on conguring the settings. Please note that there is a limited number of customized scripts you can upload;

if the current amount of customized scripts has reached the limit, an alert message will pop up. If you need more information, please ask for VIVOTEK technical support.

Click to upload a le

Click to modify the script online

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Event Settings

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

congured.

Event name: Enter a name for the event setting.

Enable this event: Select this option to enable 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.

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

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

Trigger

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

devices. There are several choices with trigger sources as shown below.

Select the item to display the detailed

conguration options.

■ Video motion detection

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

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

Motion Detection on page 66 for details.

■ Manual Trigger

This option allows an event to be manually triggered using the Manual Trigger buttons on the home page.

■ Periodically

This option allows the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other defined minute. The maximum duration is to 999 minutes.

■ 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 and restored.

■ Recording notify

This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording

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starts to rewrite older data.

■ 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 69 for detailed information.

Event Schedule

Specify the period for the event.

■ Select the days in a week.

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

Action

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

To set an event with recorded video or snapshots, it is necessary to congure the server and

media settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such as which server to send the media files to) when a trigger is activated.

■ Add

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Server / Add Media Click Add Server to configure Server Settings. For more information, please refer to Server Settings on page 82. Click Add Media to configure Media Settings. For more information, please refer to Media Settings on page 85.

Here is an example of the Event Settings page:

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When completed, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event Settings page. The new event settings / server settings / media settings will appear in the event drop-down list on the Application page.

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Here is an example of the Application page with an event setting:

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

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

To remove a server setting from the list, select a server name from the drop-down list and click Delete. Note that you can only delete a server when it is not involed in an event setting.

To remove a media setting from the list, select a media name from the drop-down list and click Delete. Note that you can only delete a media setting when it is not involved in an event setting.

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Server Settings

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

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

Server name: Enter a name for the server setting.

Server Type

There are four choices of server types available: Email, FTP, HTTP, and Network storage. to display the detailed conguration options. You can congure either one or all of them.

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

Select the item

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

■ Server port:

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

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

■ Password: Enter the password of the FTP account.

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

Camera will create one on the FTP server.

■ Passive mode

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

pass through the rewall.

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

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

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

■ URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server.

■ User name: Enter the user name if necessary.

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■ Password: Enter the password if necessary.

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

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

Network storage: Select to send the media les to a network storage location when a trigger is activated. Please refer to Network Storage Setting on page 89 for details.

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

When completed, the new server settings will automatically be displayed on the Event Settings page.

For example:

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Media Settings

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

congured.

Media name: Enter a name for the media setting.

Media Type

There are three choices of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System log. to display the detailed conguration options. You can congure either one or all of them.

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

Select the item

■ 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.

■ 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_20100113_100341

File name preﬁx

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

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

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

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■ Source: Select a 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_20100113_100341

File name preﬁx

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

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

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

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

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

■ 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 on board storage, please format it before use. Please refer to page 89 for detailed information.

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

folders automatically by date.

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

If you click View button of SD card, a Local storage page will prompt for you to manage recorded les

on SD card. For more information about Local storage, please refer to page 93 for illustration.

If you click View button of Network storage, a file directory window will pop up for you to view

recorded data on Network storage. For detailed illustration, please refer to the next page.

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

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Click to delete selected items

Click 20100115 to open the directory:

The format is: HH (24r)

Click to open the le list for that hour

Video Clip_58.mp4

Video Clip_59.mp4

20100115

20100116

20100117

The format is: YYYYMMDD

Click to open the directory

Click to delete all recorded data

2010/01/15

Click to delete selected items

Click to go back to the previous level of the directory

Click to delete all recorded data

Video Clip_58.mp4

Video Clip_59.mp4

2010/01/15

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

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

Please refer to page 85 for detailed information.

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Recording

Advanced Mode

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

Recording Settings

Insert your SD card and click here to test

NOTE:

► Before setting up this page, please set up the Network Storage on the Server Settings page rst. ► Please remember to format your SD card when using for the rst time. Please refer to page 93 for

detailed information.

Network Storage Setting

If you have not congured a networked storage, click Server to open the Server Settings page and follow the steps below:

1. Fill in the information for your server.

For example:

Network storage path (\\server name or IP address\folder name)

User name and password for your server

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

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

3. Enter a server name.

4. Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page.

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

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

Recording name: Enter a name for the recording setting.

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

With adaptive recording: You can specify the length of video recording to be taken before and after an event. When enabled, the network camera will record only the I frame during normal situation, and raise

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the video frame rate to full on the occurrence of an event. Doing so can save the bandwidth and storage requirements.

If you enable adaptive recording and enable time-shift cache stream on Camera A, only when an event is triggered on Camera A will the server record the streaming data in full frame rate; otherwise, it will only request the I frame data during normal monitoring, thus effectively save lots of bandwidths and storage.

NOTE:

► To enable adaptive recording, please make sure

Bandwidth

I frame ---> Full frame rate ---> I frame

Bandwidth

Activity Adaptive Streaming

for Dynamic Frame Rate Control

you’ve set up the trigger sources such as Motion Detection, DI Device, or Manual Trigger.

► When there is no alarm trigger:

- JPEG mode: record 1 frame per second.

- H.264 mode: record the I frame only.

- MPEG-4 mode: record the I frame only.

► When the Intra frame period has been set to larger

than >1s on Video settings page, the Intra frame

Continuous recording

Time

period will be forced down to 1s when the adaptive recording is activated.

The alarm trigger includes: motion detection and DI detection. Please refer to Event settings on page 77.

■ Pre-event recording and post-event recording

The Network Camera comes with a buffer area. The buffer temporarily holds data up to a certain limit. This enables the camera to record pre- and post-event videos. Enter a number in each text box.

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

■ Source: Select a stream for the recording source.

NOTE:

► To enable adaptive recording, please also enable time shift caching stream and select a caching

stream on Media > Video > Stream settings. Please refer to page 63 for detailed instruction.

► To enable recording notication please congure Event settings rst. Please refer to page 77.

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

Source: Select the recording source (stream 1 ~ 4).

Trigger: Select a trigger source.

■ Schedule: The server will start to record les on the local storage or network storage (NAS).

■ Network fail: Since network fail, the server will start to record les on the local storage (SD card).

Recording Schedule: Specify the recording duration.

■ Select the days in a week as the time when the recording will take place.

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

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

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

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

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

If you want to enable recording notication, please click Application to set up. Please refer to Trigger > Recording notify on page 79 for detailed information.

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

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

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

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

■ Click Video (Name): Opens the Recording Settings page to modify.

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

■ Click NAS (Destination): Opens the le list of recordings as shown below. For more information about

folder naming rules, please refer to page 88 for details.

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Local Storage

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to manage the SD card for on board storage. Here you can view SD

card status, search for recorded les to playback, download, etc.

no SD card

SD Card Management

SD card status: This column shows the status and reserved space of your SD card. Please remember to format the SD card when using for the rst time.

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SD card control

■ Enable cyclic storage: Check this item if you want to enable cyclic recording. When the maximum capacity is reached, the oldest le will be overwritten by the latest one.

■ Enable automatic disk cleanup: Check this item and enter the number of days you wish to retain a le. For example, if you enter “7 days”, the recorded les will be stored on the SD card for 7 days.

Click Save to enable your settings.

Searching and Viewing the Records

This column allows the user to set up search criteria for recorded data. If you do not select any criteria and click Search button, all recorded data will be listed in the Search Results cloumn.

File attributes: Select one or more items as your search criteria.

Trigger time: Manually enter the time range you want to search.

Click Search and the recorded data corresponding to the search criteria will be listed in Search Results window.

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Search Results

The following is an example of search results. There are four columns: Trigger time, Media type, Trigger

type, and Locked. Click

Numbers of entries displayed on one page

to sort the search results in either direction.

Enter a key word to lter the

search results

Highlight an item

Click to switch pages

View: Click on a search result which will highlight the selected item in purple as shown above. Click the

View button and a media window will pop up to play back the selected le. For example:

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Download: Click on a search result to highlight the selected item in purple as shown above. Then click the Download button and a le download window will pop up for you to save the le.

JPEGs to AVI: This functions only applies to “JPEG“ format files such as snapshots. You can select several snapshots from the list, then click this button. Those snapshots will be converted into an AVI le.

Lock/Unlock: Select the desired search results, then click this button. The selected items will become Locked, which will not be deleted during cyclic recoroding. You can click again to unlock the selections.

For example:

Remove: Select the desired search results, then click this button to delete the les.

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System Log

Advanced Mode

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

Remote Log

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

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

com/kiwi-syslog-daemon-overview/.

Follow the steps below to set up the remote log:

1. In the IP address text box, enter the IP address of the remote server.

2. In the port text box, enter the port number of the remote server.

3. When completed, select Enable remote log and click Save to enable the setting.

Current Log

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

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