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VS8100
Video Server
User’s Manual
H.264 • Compact Size • Easy Installation
Rev. 1.0
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Table of Contents
Revision History ................................................................................................3
Package Contents .............................................................................................. 3
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 4
Read Before Use ................................................................................................ 4
Physical Description ........................................................................................... 5
Network Deployment .......................................................................................... 9
Software Installation ......................................................................................... 12
Ready to Use .................................................................................................... 13
Accessing the Video Server ....................................................................................... 14
Using Web Browsers ........................................................................................ 14
Using RTSP Players .........................................................................................16
Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ..........................................................17
Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ............................................................... 18
Main Page .................................................................................................................. 19
Client settings ............................................................................................................. 22
Conguration .............................................................................................................. 25
System .............................................................................................................26
System > Homepage layout ............................................................................27
System > Logs .................................................................................................30
System > Parameters ...................................................................................... 32
System > Maintenance ..................................................................................... 33
Media > Image ...............................................................................................37
Media > Video ..................................................................................................40
Media > Audio................................................................................................... 44
Network > General settings .............................................................................. 45
Network > Streaming protocols ......................................................................52
Network > SNMP
Security > User accounts .................................................................................62
Security > HTTPS
Security > Access List ....................................................................................70
PTZ > PTZ settings .......................................................................................75
Event > Event settings......................................................................................81
Applications > Motion detection........................................................................94
Applications > Tampering detection .................................................................97
Recording > Recording settings ......................................................................98
(Simple Network Management Protocol) . 61
(Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL)
63
Appendix .................................................................................................................. 103
URL Commands for the Network Camera/Video Server ................................103
Technical Specications .................................................................................185
Technology License Notice ............................................................................. 186
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) .............................................................187
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Revision History
1. Rev. 1.0: Initial release.
Package Contents
■ VS8100
■ Quick Installation Guide
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Overview
VIVOTEK VS8100 is a small-sized H.264 1-CH video server that helps you migrate from analog to digital
surveillance system with ease. Its power sharing with CCTV and tiny design make it ideal for front-end
installation and surveillance applications such as home, ofces, retail stores, banks, and city surveillance,
where their power supply and IP network connections are already settled. VS8100 supports a variety
types of analog cameras, including PTZ cameras with its Pan/Tilt/Zoom control through the built-in RS485 port.
With the high-performance H.264 compression format, it drastically reduces the le sizes and conserves
valuable bandwidth and storage space. Supporting simultaneous multiple streams, the video streams
can be transmitted in either H.264 or MJPEG formats for versatile applications. The streams can also
be individually congured with separate frame rates, resolution, and image quality so as to meet different
platforms or bandwidth constraints.
Together with the ST7501 multi-lingual 32-channel recording software, users can set up an easy-to-use
IP surveillance system with ease. VIVOTEK also provides the smart phone application iViewer, both for
iPhone and Android phones, enable users to monitor live video off-site.
Read Before Use
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The video server 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 video server 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 video server 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 Conguration chapter suggests ways to best utilize the video server and ensure
proper operations. For creative and professional developers, the URL Commands of the video server
section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing homepages or integrating with the current
web server.
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Physical Description
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3
2
NOTE:
4 5
1 BNC input (male)
1
RS
2 DC 12V output (to camera)
3 DC 12V input (to power source)
4 Reset button
5 Audio input phonejack
6 RS485
7 RJ-45 Ethernet connector
6
7
The video server consumes approximately 12V @ 0.15A = 1.8W power.
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Installation
Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method.
3
4 5
1
Analogue camera
RS
7
6
DC12V
9
LAN
2
VS8100
8
1. Connect the BNC input connector to that on an analogue camera.
2. Connect the DC 12V output to the 12V input on the analogue camera.
3. Connect the DC 12V input to a 12V power source. Normally a 12V 1.5A power adapter will be
sufcient.
4. The Reset button can be used to re-start the video server.
5. If the camera has an embedded microphone, connect a stereo jack to the Audio input.
6. If a camera is mounted on a PTZ scanner, you may connect the RS485 pins for PTZ control.
7. Connect an Ethernet cable to the RJ45 Ethernet port, and connect another end to an Ethernet
switch.
8. See the table below for LED denitions.
9. Visit www.vivotek.com to download the IW2 utility program. Use the IW2 utility to locate and
access your video server.
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Status LED
Item LED status Description
Steady Orange Powered on, and system booting
1
Orange LED off Power is off.
Steady Orange & Green blinking every 1 sec.
(Green LED on for 1 sec., and off for another 1
2
sec.)
Steady Orange & Green LED off Network failed.
Orange blinks every 0.15 sec. + Green blinks every
3
1 sec. (Orange on for 0.15 sec. and off for 0.15
sec. ) (Green on for 1 sec and off for 1 sec.)
Orange blinks every 0.15 sec. + Green blinks every
0.15 sec. (LEDs on together on for 0.15 sec and off
4
for 0.15 sec., and repeat the pattern)
Network is working (heartbeat)
Upgrading firmware
Restoring defaults
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Hardware Reset
The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes
resetting the system can return the video server 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 using a straightened paper clip. Wait for the
video server to reboot.
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Network Deployment
Setting up the Video Server over the Internet
There are several ways to set up the video server over the Internet. The rst way is to set up
the video server 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 video server over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow the
steps below.
1. Connect your video server behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below.
Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 12 for
details.
IP address : 192.168.0.3
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
IP address : 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
Internet
Cable or DSL Modem
WAN (Wide Area Network )
Router IP address : from ISP
LINK
POWER
COLLISION
RECEIVE
1
2
PARTITION
3
4
5
LAN (Local Area Network)
Router IP address : 192.168.0.1
2. In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Video server is
192.168.0.3, please forward the following ports for the Video server on the router.
■ Secondary HTTP port: 8080
■ RTSP port: 554
■ RTP port for audio: 5558
■ RTCP port for audio: 5559
■ RTP port for video: 5556
■ RTCP port for video: 5557
If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page, please open the ports accordingly
on your router. For information on how to forward ports on the router, please refer to your
router’s user’s manual.
3. Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Video server from the
Internet. Please refer to Network Type on page 89 for details.
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For example, your router and IP settings may look like this:
Device IP Address: internal
port
IP Address: External Port (Mapped port on the
router)
Public IP of router 122.146.57.120
LAN IP of router 192.168.2.1
Camera 1 192.168.2.10:80 122.146.57.120:8000
Camera 2 192.168.2.11:80 122.146.57.120:8001
... ... ...
Congure the router, virtual server or rewall, so that the router can forward any data coming
into a precongured port number to a network camera on the private network, and allow data
from the camera to be transmitted to the outside of the network over the same path.
From Forward to
122.146.57.120:8000 192.168.2.10:80
122.146.57.120:8001 192.168.2.11:80
... ...
When properly congured, you can access a camera behind the router using the HTTP request
as follows: http://122.146.57.120:8000
If you change the port numbers on the Network conguration page, please open the ports
accordingly on your router. For example, you can open a management session with your router
to congure access through the router to the camera within your local network. Please consult
your network administrator for router conguration if you have troubles with the conguration.
For more information with network conguration options (such as that of streaming ports), please
refer to Conguration > Network Settings. VIVOTEK also provides the automatic port forwarding
feature as an NAT traversal function with the precondition that your router must support the
UPnP port forwarding feature.
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Internet connection with static IP
Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Video server. Please
refer to LAN on page 45 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 41 for details.
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Software Installation
Download Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) from VIVOTEK’s website. The utility helps you set up your
video server on the LAN.
IW
1. Install IW2. When done, double click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop
to launch the program.
2. The program will conduct an analysis of your network environment.
After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program.
2
Installation
Wizard 2
3. The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN.
4. After a brief search, the main installer window will prompt. Double-click on the MAC and
model name which matches the product label on your device to connect to the Network
Camera via a web browser.
Video Server
Model No: VS8100
Class A
xxxxx
Made in Taiwan
R oH S
00-02-D1-73-02-02 192.168.5.151 VS8100
0002D1730202
MAC:0002D1730202
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Ready to Use
1. A browser session with the Video Server 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 VIVOTEK's website in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras.
For its installation details, please refer to its related documents.
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Accessing the Video Server
This chapter explains how to access the video server 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 video servers on the LAN.
If your network environment is not a LAN, follow these steps to access the Netwotk Camera:
1. Launch your web browser (e.g., Microsoft
2. Enter the IP address of the video server 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 video server, an information bar will pop up as
shown below. Follow the instructions to install the required plug-ins on your computer.
®
Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
NOTE:
► By default, the video server is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access, it is
highly recommended to set a password for the video server. For more information about how
to enable password protection, please refer to Security on page 82.
► If you see a dialog box indicating that your security
®
settings prohibit running ActiveX
®
enable the ActiveX
Controls for your browser.
Controls, please
1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Security
> Custom Level.
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2. Look for Download signed ActiveX® controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK.
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3. Refresh your web browser, then install the Active X® control. Follow the instructions to
complete installation.
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Using RTSP Players
To view the live view streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following
players that support RTSP streaming.
Quick Time Player
VLC 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 53.
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,
Streaming on page 53
for details.
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please refer to RTSP
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Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices
To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the video
server can be accessed over the Internet. For more information on how to set up the video
rver over the Internet, please refer to Setup the video server over the Internet on page 9.
se
To utilize this feature, please check the following settings on your video server:
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 53.
2. As the the bandwidth on 3G networks is limited, you will not be able to use a large video size.
Please congure the video and audio streaming parameters as listed below.
Video Mode H.264
Frame size QCIF
Maximum frame rate 5 fps
Intra frame period 1S
Video quality (Constant bit rate) 40kbps
Audio type (G.711) 64kbps
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 53
.
4. Launch the player on the 3GPP-compatible mobile devices (e.g., VLC 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 recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple video
servers. Please install the recording software; then launch the program to add the video server
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. The Manual Trigger and Digital Input/Digital Output control menus are
expandable and collapsible, while the PTZ navigation panel is available only when a PTZ
camera is attached.
VIVOTEK INC. Logo
Manual Trigger Area
VIVOTEK INC. Logo
Click this logo to visit the VIVOTEK website.
Host Name
The host name can be customized to t your needs. For more information,
on page 26.
Live View Window
please refer to
Host Name
Configuration Area
System settings
Camera Control Area
Video Stream: VS8100 supports 1 channel for video live viewing. The channel allows you to view only
one stream. For more information about video settings, please refer to page 40 for detailed information.
PTZ Control Area: The up/down/left/right/zoom/focus/pan buttons allow
you to adjust the video in the viewing window to the spot you wish
to watch.
screen. Click Patrol to move from one point to another; click it again to
stop patroling. Click Stop to stop the pan movement. Please refer to
Conguration > PTZ on page 75 for more information.
Pan/Tilt/Zoom Speed: In the drop-down list, the speed ranges from
-5~5 (slow/fast).
Note that PTZ panel is only available when the Mechanical PTZ
function is enabled.
Home button allows you to resume the center of the
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Manual Trigger Area
Click to enable/disable an event trigger manually. Please congure an event setting on Application page
before enable this function. A total of 4 event settings can be congured. For more information about
event settings, please refer to page 81.
If you want to hide this item on the homepage, please go to the Homepage layout page to uncheck “show
manual trigger button”. Please refer to page 27 for details.
Conguration Area
Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to
Client Settings on page 22.
Conguration: Click this button to access the conguration page of the video server. It is suggested that
a password be applied to the video server so that only the administrator can congure the video server.
For more information, please refer to Conguration on page 25.
Language: Click this button to choose a language for the user interface. Language options are available
in: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano,
日本語
, Português,
簡体中文
, and
繁體中文
.
Live Video Window
Protocol and Media Options
Video Title
Title and Time
Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video settings on
page 40.
Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for video streaming. For
further conguration, please refer to Client settings on page 22.
Video (UDP-AV)
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Time
Video and Audio Control Buttons
Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Video settings on page 40.
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Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further conguration,
please refer to Video settings on page 40.
Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the video server model and video server conguration,
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 magnied. 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 23 for details.
Volume: When the Mute function is not activated, move the slider bar to adjust the volume on the
local computer.
Mute: Turn off the volume on the local computer. The button becomes the Audio On button after
clicking the Mute button.
Full Screen: Click this button to switch to full screen mode. Press the “Esc” key to switch back to normal
mode.
Go to: The drop-down menu enables you to locate and move to a preset location instantly on the viewing
window.
If you mute the audio option onboard (in Media > Audio window), or you select an MJPEG video stream that
contains no audio input, you will be prompted by the following message on an IE browser.
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Client settings
This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the
local computer. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom
to enable the settings.
H.264 media options
Select to stream video or audio data or both. This is enabled only when the video mode is set to H.264.
H.264 protocol options
Depending on your network environment, there are four transmission modes of H.264:
UDP unicast: This protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However, network
packets may be lost due to network burst trafc 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 video server 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 video server
while serving multiple clients at the same time. Note that to utilize this feature, the video server must be
congured to enable multicast streaming at the same time. For more information, please refer to RTSP
Streaming on page 53.
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 specic 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 prex: Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the video le name.
Add date and time sufx to the le name: Select this option to append the date and time to the end of the
le name.
CLIP_20110114-180853
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 temporarily on your client PC’s cache memory for a few
seconds/milli-seconds before being played on the live viewing window. This will help you see the
streaming more smoothly. If you enter 3,000 Millisecond, the streaming will delay for 3 seconds.
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Joystick settings
Calibrate: Make sure a joystick is already attached to your COM port or USB port on your client
computer. Click on the Calibrate button and the Windows Game Controller function will be started.
If properly connected, your operating system should have already detected the joystick. Follow the
onscreen instructions to calibrate your joystick.
Configure buttons: You can define individual joystick buttons using this function. Click to open a
configuration window and assign functions to joystick buttons using the following steps: 1. Select a
button uing the pull-down menu. 2. Select an Action to be toggled by the button. 3. Click on the Assign
button, and then repeat the process to dene other buttons.
1
2
3
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Conguration
Click Configuration on the main page to enter the camera setting pages. Note that only
Administrators can access the conguration page.
VIVOTEK offers an easy-to-use user interface that helps you set up your video server with
minimal effort.
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 subitem 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 main conguration page:
Configuration List
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System
This section explains how to congure the basic settings for the video server, 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 video server. The text will be displayed at the top of the main
page.
Turn off the LED indicators: If you do not want to let others know that the video server is in operation, you
can select this option to turn off the LED indicators.
System time
Time zone : 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 conguration le on
page 34 for details.
Keep current date and time: Select this option to preserve the current date and time of the Video server.
The video server’s internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the power of the
system is turned off.
Sync with computer time: Select this option to synchronize the date and time of the video server 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 video server to the default time servers.
Update interval: Select to update the time using the NTP server on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly
basis.
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System > Homepage layout
This section explains how to set up your own customized homepage layout.
General settings
This column shows the settings of your hompage layout. You can manually select the background and
font colors in Theme Options (the second tab on this page). The settings will be displayed automatically
in this Preview eld. The following shows the homepage using the default settings:
■ Hide Powered by VIVOTEK: If you check this item, it will be removed from the homepage.
Logo graph
Here you can change the logo that is placed at the top of your homepage.
Follow the steps below to upload a new logo:
1. Click Custom and the Browse eld will appear.
2. Select a logo from your les.
3. Click Upload to replace the existing logo with a new one.
4. Enter a website link if necessary.
5. Click Save to enable the settings.
Customized button
If you want to hide manual trigger buttons on the homepage, please uncheck this item. This item is
checked by default.
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Theme Options
Here you can change the color of your homepage layout. There are three types of preset patterns for you
to choose from. The new layout will simultaneously appear in the Preview led. Click Save to enable the
settings.
Font Color of the
Video Title
Font Color
Background Color of the
Control Area
Font Color of
the Configuration Area
Background Color of the
Configuration Area
Preset patterns
Background Color of
the Video Area
Frame Color
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■ Follow the steps below to set up the customed homepage:
1. Click Custom on the left column.
2. Click the eld where you want to change the color on the right column.
Custom
Pattern
3. The palette window will pop up as shown below.
VIVOTEK
Color Selector
2
1
4
4. Drag the slider bar and click on the left square to select a desired color.
5. The selected color will be displayed in the corresponding elds and in the Preview column.
6. Click Save to enable the settings.
3
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System > Logs
This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to send the system log to a remote
server as backup.
Log server settings
Follow the steps below to set up the remote log:
1. Select Enable remote log.
2. In the IP address text box, enter the IP address of the remote server.
2. In the port text box, enter the port number of the remote server.
3. When completed, click Save to enable the setting.
You can congure the Network Camera to send the system log le to a remote server as a log backup.
Before utilizing this feature, it is suggested that the user install a log-recording tool to receive system log
messages from the Network Camera. An example is Kiwi Syslog Daemon. Visit http://www.kiwisyslog.
com/kiwi-syslog-daemon-overview/.
System log
This column displays the system log in a chronological order. The system log is stored in the Network
Camera’s buffer area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain limit.
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You can install the included ST7501 recording software, which provides an Event Management
function group for delivering event messages via emails, GSM short messages, onscreen event
panel, or to trigger an alarm, etc. For more information, refer to the ST7501 User Manual.
VIVOTEK Network Cameras
Internet
3G Cell phone
Cell phone
Short message
GSM
Modem
HTTP
PC with
ST7501 Recording Software
Digital output
Email
PTZ
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Access log
Access log displays the access time and IP address of all viewers (including operators and
administrators) in a chronological order. The access log is stored in the Network Camera’s buffer area
and will be overwritten when reaching a certain limit.
System > Parameters
The View Parameters page lists the entire system’s parameters. If you need technical
assistance, please provide the information listed on this page.
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System > Maintenance
This chapter explains how to restore the Network Camera to factory default, upgrade rmware
version, etc.
General settings > Upgrade rmware
This feature allows you to upgrade the firmware of your Network Camera. It takes a few minutes to
complete the process.
Note: Do not power off the Network Camera during the upgrade!
Follow the steps below to upgrade the rmware:
1. Download the latest rmware le from the VIVOTEK website. The le is in .pkg le format.
2. Click Browse… and locate the rmware le.
3. Click Upgrade. The Network Camera starts to upgrade and will reboot automatically when the upgrade
completes.
If the upgrade is successful, you will see “Reboot system now!! This connection will close”. After that, reaccess the Network Camera.
The following message is displayed when the upgrade has succeeded.
Reboot system now!!
This connection will close.
The following message is displayed when you have selected an incorrect rmware le.
Starting firmware upgrade...
Do not power down the server during the upgrade.
The server will restart automatically after the upgrade is
completed.
This will take about 1 - 5 minutes.
Wrong PKG file format
Unpack fail
General settings > Reboot
This feature allows you to reboot the Network Camera, which takes about one minute to complete. When
completed, the live video page will be displayed in your browser. The following message will be displayed
during the reboot process.
If the connection fails after rebooting, manually enter the IP address of the Network Camera in the
address eld to resume the connection.
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General settings > Restore
This feature allows you to restore the Network Camera to factory default settings.
Network: Select this option to retain the Network Type settings (please refer to Network Type on page
45).
Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings (please refer to
Import/Export les below on this page).
Custom Language: Select this option to retain the Custom Language settings.
If none of the options is selected, all settings will be restored to factory default. The following message is
displayed during the restoring process.
Import/Export les
This feature allows you to Export / Update daylight saving time rules, custom language le, conguration
le, and server status report.
Export daylight saving time conguration le: Click to set the start and end time of DST (Daylight Saving).
Follow the steps below to export:
1. In the Export les column, click Export to export the daylight saving time conguration le from the
Network Camera.
2. A le download dialog will pop up as shown below. Click Open to review the XML le or click Save to
store the le for editing.
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3. Open the le with Microsoft® Notepad and locate your time zone; set the start and end time of DST.
When completed, save the le.
In the example below, DST begins each year at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and ends at
2:00 a.m. on the rst Sunday in November.
Update daylight saving time rules: Click Browse… and specify the XML le to update.
If the incorrect date and time are assigned, you will see the following warning message when uploading
the le to the Network Camera.
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The following message is displayed when attempting to upload an incorrect le format.
Export language file: Click to export language strings. VIVOTEK provides nine languages: English,
Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano,
日本語,
Português,
簡体中文
, and
繁體中文
.
Update custom language le: Click Browse… and specify your own custom language le to upload.
Export conguration le: Click to export all parameters for the device and user-dened scripts.
Update conguration le: Click Browse… to update a conguration le. Please note that the model and
rmware version of the device should be the same as the conguration le. If you have set up a xed IP
or other special settings for your device, it is not suggested to update a conguration le.
Export server staus report: Click to export the current server status report, such as time, logs,
parameters, process status, memory status, le system status, network status, kernel message ... and so
on.
Tips:
• If a firmware upgrade is accidentally disrupted, say, by a power outage, you still have a last resort
method to restore normal operation. See the following for how to bring the camera back to work:
Applicable scenario:
(1) Power disconnected during rmware upgrade.
(2) Unknown reason causing abnormal LED status, and a Restore cannot recover normal working
condition.
You can use the following methods to activate the camera with its backup rmware:
(1) Press and hold down the reset button for at least one minute.
(2) Power on the camera until the Red LED blinks rapidly.
(3) After boot up, the rmware should return to the previous version before the camera hanged. (The
procedure should take 5 to 10 minutes, longer than the normal boot-up process). When tthis
process is completed, the LED status should return to normal.
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Media > Image
This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera. It is
composed of the following four columns: General settings, Image settings, Exposure, and
Privacy mask.
General settings
Video title
Show_timestamp_and video_title_in_video_and_snapshots: Enter a name that will be displayed on the
title bar of the live video as the picture shown below.
Video Title
Title and Time
Video 17:08:56 2013/02/09
2013/02/09 17:08:56
Color: Select to display color or black/white video streams.
Video orientation: Flip - vertically reflect the display of the live video; Mirror - horizontally reflect the
display of the live video. Select both options if the Network Camera is installed upside-down (e.g., on the
ceiling) to correct the image orientation. Please note that if you have preset locations, those locations will
be cleared after ip/mirror setting.
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Image settings
On this page, you can tune the White balance and Image adjustment.
Image Adjustment
■ Brightness: Adjust the image brightness level, which ranges from 0% to 100%.
■ Contrast: Adjust the image contrast level, which ranges from 0% to 100%.
■ Saturation: Adjust the image saturation level, which ranges from 0% to 100%.
■ Sharpness:
Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from
0% to 100%
.
■ X-offset: Adjust the image to the proper position horizontally.
■ Enable deinterlace: Check to enable deinterlace, and choose Adaptive mode or Blend mode in the
drop-down list. Adaptive mode provides the best image quality, while Blend mode provides better
image quality (than not using the deinterlace function at all).
■ Enable noise reduction: Check to enable noise reduction in order to reduce noises and flickers in
image. This applies to the onboard 3D Noise Reduction feature. Use the pull-down menu to adjust
the reduction strength. Note that applying this function to the video channel will consume system
computing power.
3D Noise Reduction is mostly applied in low-light conditions. When enabled in a low-light condition
with fast moving objects, trails of after-images may occur. You may then select a lower strength level
or disable the function.
■ Restore: Click to restore the default setting.
■ Save: When nished with the setting, click Save to enable the settings.
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Privacy mask
Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to
address privacy concerns.
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■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below:
1. Click New to add a new window.
2. You can use the mouse cursor to size and drag-drop the window, which is recommended to be
at least twice the size of the object (height and width) you want to cover.
3. Enter a Window Name and click Save to enable the setting.
4. Click on the Enable privacy mask checkbox to enable this function.
NOTE:
►
Up to 5 privacy mask windows can be set up on the same screen.
► If you want to delete the
privacy mask
window, please click the ‘x’ on the upper right corner of
the window.
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Media > Video
Stream settings
This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame sizes ranging QCIF (176x144) to D1
(704x480 NTSC pixels).
Click the stream item to display the detailed information. The maximum frame size will follow your
settings in the above Viewing Window sections.
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This Network Camera provides real-time H.264 and MJPEG compression standards (Dual Codec) for
real-time viewing. If the H.264 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol. There are
several parameters through which you can adjust the video performance:
■ Frame size
You can set up different video resolutions for different viewing devices. For example, set a smaller
frame size and lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video size and a higher
bit rate for live viewing on web browsers. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth.
■ Maximum frame rate
This limits the maximum refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for smoother video
quality and for recognizing moving objects in the eld of view.
If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps,
10fps, 12fps, 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, 12fps, 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.
■ Intra frame period
Determine how often for rmware to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you
will get better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the intra
frame period from the following durations: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds,
and 4 seconds.
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■
Video quality
• Constant bit rate: A complex scene generally produces a larger file size, meaning that
higher bandwidth will be needed for data transmission. The bandwidth utilization is
configurable to match a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performance.
The bit rates are selectable at the following rates:
128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mbps, 6Mbps, and 8Mbps
20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps, 64Kbps,
. You
can also select Customize and manually enter a value.
- Target bit rate: select a bit rate from the pull-down menu. The bit rate ranges from 20kbps
to a maximum of 40Mbps. The bit rate then becomes the Average or Upper bound bit rate
number. The Network Camera will strive to deliver video streams around or within the bit
rate limitation you impose.
- Policy: If Frame Rate Priority is selected, the Network Camera will try to maintain the
frame rate per second performance, while the image quality will be compromised. If Image
quality priority is selected, the Network Camera may drop some video frames in order to
maintain image quality.
• Fixed quality: On the other hand, if Fixed quality is selected, all frames are transmitted
with the same quality; bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. The video quality
can be adjusted to the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and
Excellent. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value.
- Maximum bit rate: With the guaranteed image quality, you might still want to place a bit
rate limitation to control the size of video streams for bandwidth and storage concerns.
The congurable bit rate starts from 1Mbps to 40Mbps. This can ensure bandwidth is not
exhausted when extra-high bit rate is accidentally produced, e.g., lots of noises in a video
taken by the night time.
You may also manually enter a bit rate number by selecting the Customized option.
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If JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera sends consecutive JPEG images to the client,
producing a moving effect similar to a lmstrip. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees
the same image quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage. Because
the media contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client.
There are three parameters provided in MJPEG mode to control the video performance:
■ Frame size
You can set up different video resolution for different viewing devices. For example, set a smaller
frame size and lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video size and
a higher bit rate for live viewing on web browsers. Note that a larger frame size takes up more
bandwidth.
■ Maximum frame rate
This limits the maximum refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for smoother
video quality.
If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,
8fps, 10fps, 12fps, 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, 12fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps.
You can also select Customize and manually enter a value. The frame rate will decrease if you
select a higher resolution.
■ Video quality
Refer to the previous page setting an average or upper bound threshold for controlling the
bandwidth consumed for transmitting motion jpegs. The conguration method is identical to that
for H.264.
For Constant Bit Rate and other settings, refer to the previous page for details.
NOTE
►
NOTE:
Video quality and xed quality refers to the compression rate, so a lower value will produce higher
quality.
►
Converting high-quality video may signicantly increase the CPU loading, and you may encounter
streaming disconnection or video loss while capturing a complicated scene. In the event of
occurance, we suggest you customize a lower video resolution or reduce the frame rate to obtain
smooth video.
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Media > Audio
Audio Settings
Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the Network Camera to all clients. Note that
if muted, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the Client Settings
page. In that case, the following message is displayed:
Internal microphone input gain: Select the gain of the internal audio input according to ambient
conditions. Adjust the gain from 100% (most sensitive) to 0% (least sensitive).
Audio type: .
■ G.711 provides good sound quality and requires about 64Kbps. Select the operation mode as pcmu
(μ-Law) or pcma (A-Law) mode.
■ G.726 is a speech codec standard covering voice transmission at rates of 16, 24, 32, and 40kbit/s.
When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the settings.
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Network > General settings
This section explains how to congure a wired network connection for the Network Camera.
Network Type
LAN
Select this option when the Network Camera is deployed on a local area network (LAN) and is intended
to be accessed by local computers. The default setting for the Network Type is LAN. Please rememer to
click on the Save button when you complete the Network setting.
Get IP address automatically: Select this option to obtain an available dynamic IP address assigned by
the DHCP server each time the camera is connected to the LAN.
Use xed IP address: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network Camera.
1. You can make use of VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network
Camera on LAN. Please refer to Software Installation on page 12 for details.
2. Enter the Static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, and Primary DNS provided by your ISP or network
administrator.
Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is
“255.255.255.0”.
Default router: This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet. Invalid
router setting will disable the transmission to destinations across different subnets.
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Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses.
Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS.
Primary WINS server: The primary WINS server that maintains the database of computer names and IP
addresses.
Secondary WINS server: The secondary WINS server that maintains the database of computer names
and IP addresses.
TM
Enable UPnP presentation: Select this option to enable UPnP
presentation for your Network Camera
so that whenever a Network Camera is presented to the LAN, the shortcuts to connected Network
Cameras will be listed in My Network Places. You can click the shortcut to link to the web browser.
Currently, UPnP
sure the UPnP
TM
is supported by Windows XP or later. Note that to utilize this feature, please make
TM
component is installed on your computer.
Mega-pixel Network Camera (192.168.5.151)
Enable UPnP port forwarding: To access the Network Camera from the Internet, select this option to
allow the Network Camera to open ports automatically on the router so that video streams can be sent
out from a LAN. To utilize of this feature, make sure that your router supports UPnP
TM
and it is activated.
PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)
Select this option to congure 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 Conguration > Event > Event settings > Add server (please refer to Add server on page 84) to
add a new email or FTP server.
3. Go to Conguration > Event > Event settings > Add media (please refer to Add media on page 89).
Select System log so that you will receive the system log in TXT le format which contains the
Network Camera’s public IP address in your email or on the FTP server.
4. Go to Conguration > Network > General settings > Network type. Select PPPoE and enter the user
name and password provided by your ISP. Click Save to enable the setting.
5. The Network Camera will reboot.
6. Disconnect the power to the Network Camera; remove it from the LAN environment.
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NOTE
NOTE:
► If the default ports are already used by other devices connected to the same router, the Network
Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera.
TM
► If UPnP
is not supported by your router, you will see the following message:
Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.
TM
► Steps to enable the UPnP
Note that you must log on to the computer as a system administrator to install the UPnP
user interface on your computer:
TM
components.
1. Go to Start, click Control Panel, then click Add or Remove Programs.
2. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3.
In the Windows Components Wizard dialog box, select Networking Services and click Details.
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4. In the Networking Services dialog box, select Universal Plug and Play and click OK.
5. Click Next in the following window.
TM
6. Click Finish. UPnP
► How does UPnP
UPnP
TM
networking technology provides automatic IP conguration and dynamic discovery of devices
TM
is enabled.
work?
added to a network. Services and capabilities offered by networked devices, such as printing and le
sharing, are available among each other without the need for cumbersome network conguration. 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 33 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 the Enable IPv6 checkbox 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
When IPv6 is enabled, by default, the network camera will listen to router advertisements and be
assigned with a link-local IPv6 address accordingly.
®
Internet Explorer 7 or 8, Mozilla Firefox 13.0 or above.
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
Link-local IPv6 address/network mask
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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:
NOTE:
► If you have a Secondary HTTP port (the default value is 8080), you can also link to the webpage using
the following address format: (Please refer to HTTP streaming on page 52 for detailed information.)
http://[2001:0c08:2500:0002:0202:d1ff:fe04:65f4]/:8080
IPv6 address
Secondary HTTP port
► If you choose PPPoE as the Network Type, the [PPP0 address] will be displayed in the IPv6
information column as shown below.
Manually setup the IP address: Select this option to manually configure IPv6 settings if your network
environment does not have DHCPv6 server and router advertisements-enabled routers. If you check this
item, the following blanks will be displayed for you to enter the corresponding information:
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HTTPS port: By default, the HTTPS port is set to 443. It can also be assigned to another port number
between 1025 and 65535.
FTP port: The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips. You can utilize VIVOTEK's
Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade the rmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21. It also
can be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.
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Network > Streaming protocols
HTTP streaming
To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera rst;
please refer to Security > User account on page 62 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 ~ 3: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The
access name is used to identify different video streams. Users can click Media > Video > Stream
settings to set up the video quality of linked streams. For more information about how to set up the video
quality, please refer to Stream settings on page 40.
When using Mozilla Firefox to access the Network Camera and the video mode is set to JPEG, users
will receive video comprised of continuous JPEG images. This technology, known as “server push”,
allows the Network Camera to feed live pictures to Mozilla Firefox.
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URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1~3>
For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2.mjpg:
1. Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape.
2. Type the above URL command in the address bar. Press Enter.
3. The JPEG images will be displayed in your web browser.
http://192.168.5.151/video2.mjpg
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NOTE
► Microsoft
NOTE:
®
Internet Explorer does not support server push technology; therefore, you will not be able
to access a video stream using http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1~3> .
RTSP Streaming
To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that you have set a password for controlling the
access to video stream rst. Please refer to Security > User account on page 62 for details.
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Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides three
types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest.
If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential
risks of it being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using
MD5 algorithm, thus providing better protection against unauthorized access.
The availability of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes is listed below:
Quick Time player VLC
Disable O O
Basic O O
Digest O X
Access name for stream 1 ~ 3: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The
access name is used to differentiate the streaming source.
If you want to use an RTSP player to access the Network Camera, you have to set the video mode to
H.264 and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming data.
rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream 1 to 3>
For example, when the access name for stream 1 is set to live.sdp:
1. Launch an RTSP player.
2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up.
3. Type the above URL command in the text box.
4. The live video will be displayed in your player as shown
below.
Video 16:38:01 2013/02/25
rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp
RTSP port /RTP port for video and 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 trafc volume. By default, the RTCP port for video is set to 5557.
The ports can be changed to values between 1025 and 65535. The RTP port must be an even number
and the RTCP port is the RTP port number plus one, and thus is always an odd number. When the RTP
port changes, the RTCP port will change accordingly.
If the RTP ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning message will be displayed:
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Multicast settings for stream 1 ~ 3: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information.
Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 ~ 3.
Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on the other
hand, sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at
the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address. Therefore, enabling multicast can
effectively save Internet bandwith.
The ports can be changed to values between 1025 and 65535. The multicast RTP port must be an even
number and the multicast RTCP port number is the multicast RTP port number plus one, and thus is
always odd. When the multicast RTP port changes, the multicast RTCP port will change accordingly.
If the multicast RTP video ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning message will be
displayed:
Multicast TTL [1~255]: The multicast TTL (Time To Live) is the value that tells the router the range a
packet can be forwarded.
Initial TTL Scope
0 Restricted to the same host
1 Restricted to the same subnetwork
32 Restricted to the same site
64 Restricted to the same region
128 Restricted to the same continent
255 Unrestricted in scope
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Network > DDNS
This section explains how to configure the dynamic domain name service for the Network
Camera. DDNS is a service that allows your Network Camera, especially when assigned with a
dynamic IP address, to have a xed host and domain name.
Express link
Express Link is a free service provided by VIVOTEK server, which allows users to register a
domain name for a network device. One URL can only be mapped to one MAC address. This
service will examine if the host name is valid and automatically open a port on your router. If
using DDNS, the user has to manually congure UPnP port forwarding. Express Link is more
convenient and easier to set up.
Please follow the steps below to enable Express Link:
1. Make sure that your router supports UPnP port forwarding and it is activated.
2. Check Enable express link.
3. Enter a host name for the network device and click Save. If the host name has been used by
another device, a warning message will show up. If the host name is valid, it will display a
message as shown below.
https://0002D1123456.2bthere.net
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Manual setup
DDNS: Dynamic domain name service
Enable DDNS: Select this option to enable the DDNS setting.
Provider: Select a DDNS provider from the provider drop-down list.
VIVOTEK offers Safe100.net, a free dynamic domain name service, to VIVOTEK customers. It is
recommended that you register Safe100.net to access VIVOTEK’s Network Cameras from the Internet.
Additionally, we offer other DDNS providers, such as Dyndns.org(Dynamic), Dyndns.org(Custom), TZO.
com, DHS.org, CustomSafe100, dyn-interfree.it.
Note that before utilizing this function, please apply for a dynamic domain account rst.
■ Safe100.net
1. In the DDNS column, select Safe100.net from the drop-down list. Click I accept after reviewing the
terms of the Service Agreement.
2. In the Register column, ll in the Host name (xxxx.safe100.net), Email, Key, and Conrm 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 Conrm 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/
■ dyn-interfree.it: visit http://dyn-interfree.it/
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Network > QoS (Quality of Service)
Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism, which guarantees a certain quality
to different services on the network. Quality of service guarantees are important if the network capacity
is insufcient, especially for real-time streaming multimedia applications. Quality can be dened as, for
instance, a maintained level of bit rate, low latency, no packet dropping, etc.
The following are the main benets of a QoS-aware network:
The ability to prioritize trafc and guarantee a certain level of performance to the data ow.
■
The ability to control the amount of bandwidth each application may use, and thus provide higher
■
reliability and stability on the network.
Requirements for QoS
To utilize QoS in a network environment, the following requirements must be met:
All network switches and routers in the network must include support for QoS.
■
The network video devices used in the network must be QoS-enabled.
■
QoS models
CoS (the VLAN 802.1p model)
IEEE802.1p defines a QoS model at OSI Layer 2 (Data Link Layer), which is called CoS, Class of
Service. It adds a 3-bit value to the VLAN MAC header, which indicates the frame priority level from 0
(lowest) to 7 (highest). The priority is set up on the network switches, which then use different queuing
disciplines to forward the packets.
Below is the setting column for CoS. Enter the VLAN ID of your switch (0~4095) and choose the priority
for each application (0~7).
If you assign Video the highest level, the switch will handle video packets rst.
NOTE:
► A VLAN Switch (802.1p) is required. Web browsing may fail if the CoS setting is incorrect.
►The Class of Service technologies do not guarantee a level of service in terms of bandwidth and
delivery time; they offer a "best-effort." Users can think of CoS as "coarsely-grained" trafc control and
QoS as "nely-grained" trafc control.
► Although CoS is simple to manage, it lacks scalability and does not offer end-to-end guarantees since
it is based on L2 protocol.
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QoS/DSCP (the DiffServ model)
DSCP-ECN defines QoS at Layer 3 (Network Layer). The Differentiated Services (DiffServ) model is
based on packet marking and router queuing disciplines. The marking is done by adding a eld to the
IP header, called the DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint). This is a 6-bit field that provides 64
different class IDs. It gives an indication of how a given packet is to be forwarded, known as the Per Hop
Behavior (PHB). The PHB describes a particular service level in terms of bandwidth, queueing theory,
and dropping (discarding the packet) decisions. Routers at each network node classify packets according
to their DSCP value and give them a particular forwarding treatment; for example, how much bandwidth
to reserve for it.
Below are the setting options of DSCP (DiffServ Codepoint). Specify the DSCP value for each application
(0~63).
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Network > SNMP
(Simple Network Management Protocol)
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 conguring SNMP settings on the this page, please enable your NMS rst.
SNMP Conguration
Enable SNMPv1, SNMPv2c
Select this option and enter the names of Read/Write community and Read Only community according to
your NMS settings.
Enable SNMPv3
This option contains cryptographic security, a higher security level, which allows you to set the
Authentication password and the Encryption password.
■ Security name: According to your NMS settings, choose Read/Write or Read Only and enter the
community name.
■ Authentication type: Select MD5 or SHA as the authentication method.
■ Authentication password: Enter the password for authentication (at least 8 characters).
■ Encryption password: Enter a password for encryption (at least 8 characters).
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Security > User accounts
This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts.
Root Password
The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted. If you want to add
more accounts in the Manage User column, please apply the password for the “root” account rst.
1. Type the password identically in both text boxes, then click Save to enable password protection.
2. A window will be prompted for authentication; type the correct user’s name and password in their
respective elds to access the Network Camera.
Privilege Management
PTZ control: You can modify the management privilege for operators or viewers. Select or deselect the
checkboxes, then click Save to enable the settings. If you give Viewers the privilege, Operators will also
have the ability to control the Network Camera through the main page. (Please refer to Conguration on
page 25).
Allow anonymous viewing: If you check this item, any client can access the live stream without entering a
User ID and Password.
Account Management
Administrators can create up to 20 user accounts.
1. Input the new user’s name and password.
2. Select the privilege level for the new user account. Click Add to enable the setting.
Access rights are sorted by user privilege (Administrator, Operator, and Viewer). Only administrators
can access the Conguration page. Although operators cannot access the Conguration 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 can only access the main page for live
viewing.
Here you also can change a user’s access rights or delete user accounts.
1. Select an existing account to modify.
2. Make necessary changes and click Update or Delete to enable the setting.
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Security > HTTPS
(Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL)
This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL
(Secure Socket Layer). It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher
security level.
Create and Install Certicate Method
Before using HTTPS for communication with the Network Camera, a Certicate must be created rst.
There are three ways to create and install a certicate:
Create self-signed certificate
1. Select this option from a pull-down menu.
2. In the rst column, select Enable HTTPS secure connection, then select a connection option: “HTTP
& HTTPS” or “HTTPS only”.
3. Click Create certicate to generate a certicate.
4. The Certicate Information will automatically be displayed as shown below. You can click Certicate
properties to view detailed information about the certicate.
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https://
5. Click Save to preserve your conguration, and your current session with the camera will change to the
encrypted connection.
6. If your web session does not automatically change to an encrypted HTTPS session, click Home to return to the main page. Change the URL address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press
Enter on your keyboard. Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS.
https://192.168.5.151/index.html
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Create certificate request and install
1. Select the option from the Method pull-down menu.
2. Click Create certicate to proceed.
3. The following information will show up in a pop-up window after clicking Create. Then click Save to
generate the certicate request.
4. The Certicate request window will prompt.
If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of the page
to allow pop-ups.
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5. Look for a trusted certificate authority, such as Symantec’s VeriSign Authentication Services, that
issues digital certificates. Sign in and purchase the SSL certification service. Copy the certificate
request from your request prompt and paste it in the CA’s signing request window. Proceed with the
rest of the process as CA’s instructions on their webpage.
6. Once completed, your SSL certicate should be delivered to you via an email or other means. Copy
the contents of the certicate 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 certicate contents, and press ENTER at the end of the contents to add an
empty line.
8. Convert le format from DOS to UNIX. Open File menu > Conversions > DOS to Unix.
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9. Save the edit using the “.crt” extension, using a le name like “CAcert.crt.”
10. Return to the original rmware session, use the Browse button to locate the crt certicate le, and
click Upload to enable the certication.
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11. When the certifice file is successfully loaded, its status will be stated as Active.
Note that a
certicate must have been created and installed before you can click on the “Save" button
for the conguration to take effect.
12.To begin an encrypted HTTPS session, click Home to return to the main page. Change the URL
address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard. Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS.
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Security > Access List
This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PCs’ IP addresses.
General Settings
Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10
clients (including stream 1 to stream 3). The default value is 10. If you modify the value and click Save,
all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explorer or Quick
Time Player).
View Information: Click this button to display the connection status window showing a list of the current
connections. For example:
Note that only consoles that are currently displaying live streaming will be listed in the View Information
list.
■ IP address: Current connections to the Network Camera.
■ Elapsed time: How much time the client has been at the webpage.
■ User ID: If the administrator has set a password for the webpage, the clients have to enter a user name
and password to access the live video. The user name will be displayed in the User ID column. If the
administrator allows clients to link to the webpage without a user name and password, the User ID
column will be empty.
There are some situations that allow clients access to the live video without a user name and
password:
1. The administrator does not set up a root password. For more information about how to set up a root
password and manage user accounts, please refer to Security > User account on page 62.
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 53.
3. The administrator has set up a root password, but allows anonymous viewing. For more information
about Allow Anonymous Viewing, please refer to page 62.
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■ Refresh: Click this button to refresh all current connections.
■ Add to deny list: You can select entries from the Connection Status list and add them to the Deny List
to deny access. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily
and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player). If you want to enable the
denied list, please check Enable access list ltering and click Save in the rst column.
■ Disconnect: If you want to break off the current connections, please select them and click this
button. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will
automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player).
Filter
Enable access list ltering: Check this item and click Save if you want to enable the access list ltering
function.
Filter type: Select Allow or Deny as the lter type. If you choose Allow Type, only those clients whose
IP addresses are on the Access List below can access the Network Camera, and the others cannot. On
the contrary, if you choose Deny Type, those clients whose IP addresses are on the Access List below
will not be allowed to access the Network Camera, and the others can.
Then you can Add a rule to the following Access List. Please note that the IPv6 access list column
will not be displayed unless you enable IPv6 on the Network page. For more information about IPv6
Settings, please refer to Network > General settings on page 49 for detailed information.
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There are three types of rules:
Single: This rule allows the user to add an IP address to the Allowed/Denied list.
For example:
192.168.2.1
Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the
Allow/Deny List. The address and network mask are written in CIDR format.
For example:
IP address range 192.168.2.x will be bolcked.
If IPv6 lter is preferred, you will be prompted by the following window. Enter the IPv6 address and
the two-digit prex length to specify the range of IP addresses in your conguration.
Range: This rule allows the user to assign a range of IP addresses to the Allow/Deny List.
Note: This rule only applies to IPv4 addresses.
For example:
Administrator IP address
Always allow the IP address to access this device: You can check this item and add the Administrator’s
IP address in this eld to make sure the Administrator can always connect to the device.
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Security > IEEE 802.1X
Enable this function if your network environment uses IEEE 802.1x, which is a port-based network
access control. The network devices, intermediary switch/access point/hub, and RADIUS server must
support and enable 802.1x settings.
The 802.1x standard is designed to enhance the security of local area networks, which provides
authentication to network devices (clients) attached to a network port (wired or wireless). If all certicates
between client and server are veried, a point-to-point connection will be enabled; if authentication fails,
access on that port will be prohibited. 802.1x utilizes an existing protocol, the Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP), to facilitate communication.
The components of a protected network with 802.1x authentication:
■
Supplicant
(Network Camera)
Supplicant: A client end user (camera), which requests authentication.
1.
Authenticator (an access point or a switch): A “go between” which restricts unauthorized end users
2.
Authenticator
(Network Switch)
Authentication Server
(RADIUS Server)
from communicating with the authentication server.
Authentication server (usually a RADIUS server): Checks the client certicate and decides whether to
3.
accept the end user’s access request.
VIVOTEK Network Cameras support two types of EAP methods to perform authentication: EAP-PEAP
■
and EAP-TLS.
Please follow the steps below to enable 802.1x settings:
1. Before connecting the Network Camera to the protected network with 802.1x, please apply a digital
certicate from a Certicate Authority (i.e., your network administrator) which can be validated by a
RADIUS server.
2. Connect the Network Camera to a PC or notebook outside of the protected LAN. Open the
conguration 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 certicate(s).
IMPORTANT
The maximum length of password is 200
symbols.
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3. When all settings are complete, move the Network Camera to the protected LAN by connecting it to an
802.1x enabled switch. The devices will then start the authentication automatically.
NOTE:
► The authentication process for 802.1x:
1. The Certicate Authority (CA) provides the required signed certicates 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 certicate, 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 certicate 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-congured port.
Certificate Authority
1
Certificate
(CA)
1
Certificate
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Network Switch
Protected LAN
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PTZ > PTZ settings
This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation by
connecting to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface. Before conguration, connect the
video server to a PTZ camera or PTZ scanner via RS485 interface.
RS485 settings
Disable: Select this option to disable this function.
PTZ camera: Select this option to enable PTZ operation.
To utilize this feature, please connect the Network Camera to a PTZ camera or PTZ scanner via RS485
interface rst. Then you can congure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following settings.
VIVOTEK provides several PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, Pelco D, Pelco P, and
Samsung Scc643 protocol. If none of the above PTZ drivers is supported by your PTZ scanner, please
select Custom camera (scanner). Please refer to the user’s manual of your PTZ scanner to determine
the Camera ID, PTZ driver, and Port settings. The Camera ID is necessary to control multiple cameras.
If you click Save to enable this function, the camera control panel will be displayed on the main page.
Please refer to the illustration on page 80.
Transparent HTTP Tunnel: If you want to use your own RS-485 device, you can use UART commands to
build a Transparent HTTP Tunnel. The UART commands will be sent through HTTP tunnel established
between the RS-485 device and the linked camera. For detailed application notes, please refer to URL
Commands on page 103 or the FAQ pages on VIVOTEK’s website.
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Preset positions
If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D, Pelco P protocol, Samsung scc643
protocol protocol as the PTZ driver and click the Save button, the Preset Position button will be enabled.
Click Preset Position to open the settings page. You can also select preset positions for the camera to
patrol. A total of 20 preset positions can be congured.
Please follow the steps below to preset a position:
1. Select Channel in the drop-down list.
2. Adjust the shooting area to the desired position by using the buttons on the right.
The default Home
position is set as the center position.
3. Enter a name for the preset position, which allows up to forty characters. Click Add to enable the
settings. The preset positions will be displayed under User preset locations.
4. To add additional preset positions, please repeat steps 1~2.
5. Select the preset positions and click on Save to enable the settings.
6. The positions saved will show up in Go to drop down list on the Home page. See next page
7. To remove a preset position from the list, select it and click Remove.
1
2
Functions are the same
as the Control Panel on
the home page
6
3
7
5
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■ The Camera Control Panel and Preset positions will be displayed on the home page:
■ Click Go to: Select one from the drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected
preset position.
Camera ID settings
The Camera ID is necessary to control multiple cameras. If you click Save to enable this function, the
camera control panel will be displayed on the main page.
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Patrol settings
You can select some preset positions for the Network Camera to patrol.
Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule:
1. Select Channel in the drop-down list.
2. Select the preset locations on the list, and click
3. The selected preset locations will be displayed on the Patrol locations list.
4. Set the Dwelling time for the preset location during auto patrol.
5. If you want to delete a preset location from the Patrol locations list, select it and click Remove.
6. Select a location and click
7. Select patrol locations you want to save in the list and click Save to enable the patrol settings.
8. To implement the patrol schedule, please go to homepage and click on Patrol button.
to rearrange the patrol order.
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Custom Command
If Custom Camera (scanner) is selected as the PTZ driver, the Preset Position and PTZ Control
Panel on the main page will be disabled. You will need to congure command buttons to control the PTZ
scanner. Click Custom Command to open the Custom Command page to set the commands in the
Control Settings session. Please refer to your PTZ scanner user's manual to enter the commands in the
following elds. Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page.
NOTE:
► If you select DynaDome/
SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00,
or Pelco D protocol as the PTZ
driver, the Control Settings
column will not be displayed.
►For all PTZ drivers, a total of
five additional command buttons
can be configured.
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►The command buttons will be displayed on the main page:
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Event > Event settings
Advanced Mode
This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to responds to particular situations
(event). A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends
buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notifications. Click on Help, there is
an illustration shown in the pop-up window explaining that an event can be triggered by many
sources, such as motion detection or external digital input devices. When an event is triggered,
you can specify what type of action that will be performed. You can configure the Network
Camera to send snapshots or videos to your email address or FTP site.
Event
To congure an event with reactive measures such as recording video or snapshots, it is necessary to
congure the server and media settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such
as which server to send the media les to) when a trigger is activated. An event is an action initiated by a
user-dened trigger source
can arrange three elements -- Schedule, Trigger, and Action to set an event. A total of 3 event settings
can be congured.
In the Event column, click Add to open the event settings window. Here you
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■ Event name: Enter a name for the event setting.
■ Enable this event: Select this option to enable the event setting.
■ Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, or Low). Events with a higher
priority setting will be executed rst.
■ Detect next event after
seconds: Enter the duration in seconds to pause motion detection after
a motion is detected. This can prevent event-related actions to take place too frequently.
Schedule
1.
Specify the period of them during which the event trigger will take effect. Please select the days of the
week and the time in a day (in 24-hr time format) for the event triggering schedule. For example, you
may prefer an event to be triggered only during the off-ofce hours.
2. Trigger
This is the cause or stimulus which denes when to trigger the Network Camera. The trigger source can
be congured to use the Network Camera’s built-in motion detection mechanism or external digital input
devices.
There are several choices of trigger sources as shown on the next page.
detailed conguration 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 congure a Motion Detection Window rst. For more information, please refer to
Motion Detection on page 94 for details.
Select the item to display the
■ Periodically
This option allows the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other dened minute. Up to 999
minutes are allowed.
■ System boot
This option triggers the Network Camera when the power to the Network Camera is disconnected and
re-connected.
■ Recording notify
This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording
starts to overwrite older data.
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■ 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 congure the Tampering Detection option rst. Please refer
to page 97 for detailed information.
■ Manual Trigger
This option allows users to enable event triggers manually by clicking the on/off button on the
homepage. Please congure 1 to 3 associated events before using this function.
■ Video loss: triggers an event when video transaction is discontinued.
■ Video restore: triggers an event when video transaction is re-established.
3. Action
Dene the actions to be performed by the Network Camera when a trigger is activated.
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Add server
It is necessary to congure the server and media settings so that the Network Camera will know what
action to take (such as which server to send the media les to) when a trigger is activated. Click
server
to open the server setting window. You can specify where the notication messages are sent to
Add
when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 server settings can be congured.
There are four choices of server types available: Email, FTP, HTTP, and Network storage.
to display the detailed conguration options. You can congure either one or all of them.
Select the item
Server type - Email
Select to send the media les via email when a trigger is activated.
■ Server name: Enter a name for the server setting.
■ Sender email address: Enter the email address of the sender.
■ Recipient email address: Enter the email address of the recipient.
■ Server address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the email server.
■ User name: Enter the user name of the email account if necessary.
■ Password: Enter the password of the email account if necessary.
■ Server port: The default mail server port is set to 25. You can also manually set another port.
If your SMTP server requires a secure connection (SSL), select This server requires a secure
connection (SSL).
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To verify if the email settings are correctly congured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up
window. If successful, you will also receive an email indicating the result.
Click Save server to enable the settings.
Note that after you congure the rst event server, the new event server will automatically display on the
Server list. If you wish to add other server options, click Add server.
Server type - FTP
Select to send the media les to an FTP server when a trigger is activated.
■ Server name: Enter a name for the server setting.
■ Server address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the FTP server.
■ Server port: By default, the FTP server port is set to 21. It can also be assigned to another port number
between 1025 and 65535.
■ User name: Enter the login name of the FTP account.
■ Password: Enter the password of the FTP account.
■ FTP folder name
Enter the folder where the media les will be placed. If the folder name does not exist, the Network
Camera will automatically create one on the FTP server.
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■ Passive mode
Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests. If the FTP server
supports passive mode, select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to
pass through the rewall. The rmware default has the Passive mode checkbox selected.
To verify if the FTP settings are correctly congured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up
window as shown below. If successful, you will also receive a test.txt le on the FTP server.
Click Save server to enable the settings.
Server type - HTTP
Select to send the media les to an HTTP server when a trigger is activated.
■ Server name: Enter a name for the server setting.
■ URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server.
■ User name: Enter the user name if necessary.
■ Password: Enter the password if necessary.
To verify if the HTTP settings are correctly congured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up
window as shown below. If successful, you will receive a test.txt le on the HTTP server.
Click Save server to enable the settings.
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Network storage:
Select to send the media les to a networked storage when a trigger is activated. Please refer to NAS
server on page 100 for details. Note that only one NAS server can be congured.
Click Save server to enable the settings.
■ View: Click this button to open a le list window. This function is only for Networked Storage.
If you click the View button, a storage share's page will prompt so that you can manage the recorded
les on it. A le directory window will prompt for you to view recorded data on Networked storage. For
detailed illustration, please refer to the next page.
■ Create folders by date, time, and hour automatically: If you select this item, the system will
automatically create folders by the date when video footages are stored onto the networked storage.
The following is an example of a le destination with video clips:
20130120
20130121
20130122
The format is: YYYYMMDD
Click to open the directory
Click to delete all recorded data
Click to delete selected items
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Click 20130120 to open the directory:
The format is: HH (24r)
Click to open the le list for that hour
2013/01/20
2013/01/20
Click to delete
selected items
Click to go back to the previous
level of the directory
Click to delete all
recorded data
2013/01/20
2013/01/20
The format is: File name prex + Minute (mm)
You can set up the le name prex on Add media page. Please
refer to next page for detailed information.
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Click
Add media
to open the media setting window. You can specify the type of media that will be
sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 media settings can be congured. There are three choices
of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System log.
Select the item to display the detailed
conguration options. You can congure either one or all of them.
Media type - Snapshot
Select to send snapshots when a trigger is activated.
■ Media name: Enter a name for the media setting.
■ Source: Select to take snapshots from any of the video streams.
■ Send
pre-event images
The Network Camera has a buffer to temporarily hold data for a short period of time. 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 can be 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 prex
Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the le name.
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■ Add date and time sufx to the le name
Select this option to add a date/time sufx to the le name.
For example:
Snapshot_20101213_100341
File name prefix
Date and time suffix
The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS
Click Save media to enable the settings.
Note that after you set up the rst media server, a new column for media server will automatically display
on the Media list. If you wish to add more media options, click Add media.
Media type -
Video clip
Select to send video clips when a trigger is activated.
■ Media name: Enter a name for the media setting.
■ Source: Select a video stream as the source of video clip.
■ Pre-event recording
The Network Camera has a buffer to temporarily hold 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. The duration can be up to 10 seconds.
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.
Trigger Activation
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■ Maximum le size
Specify the maximum le size allowed. Some users may need to stitch the video clips together when
searching and packing up forensic evidence.
■ File name prex
Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the le name.
For example:
Video_20101213_100341
File name prefix
Date and time suffix
The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS
Click Save media to enable the settings.
Media type - System log
Select to send a system log when a trigger is activated.
Click Save media to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
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In the Event settings column, the Servers and Medias you congured will be listed; please make sure the
Event -> Status is indicated as ON, in order to enable the event triggering action.
When completed, click the Save event button to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event
Settings page. The new Event / Server settings / Media will appear in the event drop-down list on the
Event setting page.
Please see the example of the Event setting page below:
When the Event Status is ON, the event configuration above 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 the ON button to turn it to OFF status or click the
Delete button 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 setting when it is not applied in an existing 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 applied in an existing setting.
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Customized Script
This function allows you to upload a sample script (.xml le) to the webpage, which will save your time on
conguring 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 prompt. If you
need more information, please contact VIVOTEK technical support.
20130213
20130213
Click to upload a le
Click to modify the
script online
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Applications > Motion detection
This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total
of three motion detection windows can be congured.
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Motion Detection Setting 1:
For normal situations
hallway
Motion Detection Setting 2:
For special situations
Follow the steps below to enable motion detection:
1. Click New to add a new motion detection window.
2. In the Window Name text box, enter a name for the motion detection window.
■ To move and resize the window, drag it to a preferred location, and let cursor stay on the edge of the
window until it changes into the resize cursor.
■ To delete a window, click X on the upper 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 considered to exceed the preset threshold, the
red bar rises. Meanwhile, the motion detection window will be outlined in red for 2 or 3 seconds. Photos
or videos can be captured instantly and congured to be sent to a remote server (via an Email or FTP
server). For more information on how to configure an event setting, please refer to Event settings on
page 81.
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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 preset threshold.
Percentage = 30%
If you want to congure other motion detection settings for day/night/schedule mode (e.g., for a different
lighting condition), please click on Prole to open the Motion Detection Prole Settings page as shown
below. Another three motion detection windows can be congured on this page.
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Please follow the steps beolw to set up a prole:
1. Create a new motion detection window.
2. Check Enable this prole.
3. Select the applicable period of time for the Schedule mode. Please manually enter a range of time.
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 Event >
Event settings > Trigger to select it as a trigger source. Please refer to page 82 for detailed information.
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NOTE
NOTE:
► How does motion detection work?
A
B D
C
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 denes 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 identied as “alerted pixels”. When the percentage is
set to 30%, the motions are judged to exceed the dened 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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Applications > 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 Event > Event settings >
Trigger. Please refer to page 82 for detailed information.
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Recording > Recording settings
Advanced Mode
This section explains how to congure the recording settings for the Network Camera.
Recording Settings
Recording Settings
Click Add to open the recording setting window. On this page, you can dene the adaptive recording,
recording source, recording schedule, and recording capacity. A total of 2 recording settings can be
congured.
■ Recording name: Enter a name for the recording setting.
■ Enable this recording: Select this option to enable video recording.
■ With adaptive recording:
Select this option will activate the frame rate control according to alarm trigger.
The frame control means that when there is a triggered alarm, the frame rate will raise up to the value
you’ve congured on the Video quality page. Please refer to page 40 for more information.
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If you enable adaptive recording on a camera, only when an event is triggered on Camera A will the
server record the full frame rate streaming data; otherwise, it will only request the I frame data during
normal monitoring, thus effectively saves bandwidths and storage space.
NOTE:
► To enable adaptive recording, please make sure
you’ve set up the trigger source such as Motion
Bandwidth
I frame ---> Full frame rate ---> I frame
Bandwidth
Activity Adaptive Streaming
for Dynamic Frame Rate Control
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.
► When the I frame period is >1s on Video settings
page, firmware will force decrease the I frame
period to 1s when adaptive recording is enabled.
Continuous recording
Time
The alarm trigger includes: motion detection and DI detection. Please refer to Event Settings on page 81.
■ Pre-event recording and post-event recording
The Network Camera has a buffer that temporarily holds data for a period of time. Therefore, when an
event occurs, the camera can restrieve image frames taken several seconds ago. Enter a number to
dene the duration of recording before and after a trigger is activated.
■ Priority: Select the relative importance of this recording (High, Normal, or Low). Recording with a higher
priority setting will be processed rst.
■ Source: Select a video stream as the recording source.
NOTE:
► To enable recording notication please congure Event settings rst . Please refer to page 81.
Please follow the steps below to set up the recording.
1. Trigger
Select a trigger source.
■ Schedule: The server will start to record les on the local storage or network storage (NAS).
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2. Destination
You can select a networked storage (NAS) for the recorded video les. If you have not congured a NAS
server, see details in the following.
NAS server
Click Add NAS server to open the server setting window and follow the steps below to set up:
1. Fill in the information for your server.
For example:
3
Network storage path
(\\server name or IP address\folder name)
1
2
4
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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