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Product name:
Release Date:
Manual Revision:

Network Camera (FD6111V/FD6121V)
2006/03/15
1.10

Web site:
Email:

www.vivotek.com
technical@vivotek.com
sales@vivotek.com
©Copyright 2000-2005. All rights reserved

Made in Taiwan.

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Before You Use This Product
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited in your country by law. The
Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be
part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the
operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use.
It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the
list in the "Package Contents" chapter. Take notice of the warnings in “Quick
installation Installation guideGuide” before the Network Camera is installed, then
carefully read and follow the instructions in the “Installation” chapter to avoid
damages due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is
used properly as intended.
The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for
those who have basic network knowledge. The “Troubleshooting” chapter in the
Appendix provides remedies to the most common errors in set up and configuration.
You should consult this chapter first if you run into a system error.
The Network Camera is designed for various applications including video sharing,
general security/surveillance, etc. The “How to Use” chapter suggests ways to best
utilize the Network Camera and ensure proper operations. For the creative and
professional developers, the "URL Commands of The the Network Camera" chapter
serves to be a helpful reference to customize existing homepages or integrating with
the current web server.

For paragraphs preceded by
completely the warnings.

the reader should use caution to understand

Ignoring the warnings may result in serious hazards or

injuries.

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Package Contents
FD6111V/FD6121V

Software CD

Power adapter

Quick installation guide

Screw Pack
Warranty card

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Table of Contents
Before You Use This Product....................................................................2
Package Contents ....................................................................................3
Table of Contents.......................................................................................... 1
Installation ..............................................................................................4
Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4
Ethernet Connection .................................................................. 4
Mount the Camera .................................................................... 5
Software Installation ............................................................................ 9
Initial Access to the Network Camera .................................................... 13
Installing Plug-in .......................................................................... 13
Check Network Settings ................................................................ 14
Add Password to Prevent Unauthorized Access .................................. 14
How to Use ............................................................................................ 15
Authentication ................................................................................... 15
Primary User’s Capabilities .................................................................. 16
Main Screen with Camera View ....................................................... 16
The Configuration: .................................................................. 17
The camera view..................................................................... 17
Client Settings ............................................................................. 18
Administrator’s Capabilities ................................................................. 20
Fine-tuning for Best Performance .................................................... 20
For Best Real-time Video Images............................................... 21
Only Quality Images Will Do ..................................................... 21
Somewhere Between Real-time and Clear Images ....................... 22
Select for Motion JPEG ............................................................. 22
Opening Accounts for New Users .................................................... 23
Protect Network Camera by Passwords ....................................... 23
More Flexible Options for Viewers .............................................. 24
Build a Multimedia Web Attraction Site............................................. 24

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Demo on Multiple Sites – Mid-scale Service................................. 24
Product Demo for E-business – Large-scale Service ..................... 24
If the web space has FTP service ............................................... 25
If the web space has no FTP service .......................................... 26
Build a Security Application............................................................ 28
Send Snapshots When Motion is Detected .................................. 29
Definitions in Configuration ................................................................. 31
System Parameters ............................................................................ 32
User Group Administration .................................................................. 33
Edit User ..................................................................................... 35
Network Settings ............................................................................... 36
General ....................................................................................... 36
HTTP .......................................................................................... 37
Streaming ................................................................................... 37
DDNS & UPnP .................................................................................... 39
Mail & FTP......................................................................................... 41
SMTP .......................................................................................... 41
FTP ............................................................................................ 41
Video Codec Parameters ..................................................................... 44
Image Settings ............................................................................ 46
Camera Settings........................................................................... 47
Audio ............................................................................................... 48
Motion Detection................................................................................ 50
Application Setup ............................................................................... 52
Weekly Schedule .......................................................................... 52
Event Operation ........................................................................... 52
Sequential Operation .................................................................... 53
Naming rule of snapshot file........................................................... 54
Viewing System Log ........................................................................... 56
Viewing System Parameters ................................................................ 56
Factory Default .................................................................................. 56
Appendix ............................................................................................... 57
A. Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 57

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C. URL commands of Network Camera .................................................. 61
Overview..................................................................................... 61
Style convention........................................................................... 61
General CGI URL syntax and parameters ......................................... 62
Get server parameter values .......................................................... 62
Set server parameter values .......................................................... 64
Available parameters on the server ................................................. 65
Application page CGI command ...................................................... 75
Drive the digital output ................................................................. 78
Query status of the digital input ..................................................... 79
Query status of the digital output.................................................... 80
Capture single snapshot ................................................................ 81
Account management ......................................................................... 82
System logs................................................................................. 83
Configuration file .......................................................................... 84
System Information ...................................................................... 84
D. Technical Specifications................................................................... 87
Technology License Notice ..................................................................... 6
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ................................................. 6

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Installation
Hardware Installation
Please verify that your product package contains all the accessories listed in the
foregoing Package Contents. Depending on the user’s application, an Ethernet cable
may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of UTP Category 5 and not
exceed 100 meters in length.
Connect the power adapter jack to the Network Camera before plugging in to the
power socket. This will reduce the risk of accidental electric shock.

Upon powering up, the device runs through a self-test procedure and the LEDs will
blink between green and red for a few times. If self-test passes, the green LED will
shut off while the red LED is constantly on and the Network Camera will be on
stand-by and ready for software installation. If self-test fails the red LED will blink
several times. Refer to Appendix A for troubleshooting.

Ethernet Connection
Make sure the Ethernet is firmly connected to a switch hub; then, plug in the power
adapter. If the LED turns out to be steady green after self-test, go to next paragraph
“Software Installation”.
The Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block with one digital input and
one relay switch for device control. Pin 3 and Pin 4 can be connected to an external
sensor device and the state of voltage can be monitored from the initial state 'LOW'.
The relay switches Pin 1 and Pin 2 can be used to turn on or off an external device.

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Consult with the dealer of the peripherals for correct installation.
1

SW_NOPEN

OUTPUT (Max. 1A, 24VDC or 0.5A, 125VAC)

2

SW_COMMON

OUTPUT (open from SW_OPEN at initial state)
(close with SW_OPEN when set DO to ON)

3

DI+

INPUT (Max. 50mA, 12VDC)

4

DI-

INPUT (Initial state of DI is low)

Mount the Camera
1. Use the supplied wrench to remove the dome cover

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2. Fix the camera to the wall/ceiling with four supplied screws

3. Make connections

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4. Use the pan/tilt mechanism to set the camera to a proper position; then adjust the
zoom and focus of the lens with zoom and focus lock screw

5. Attach the dome cover back to the camera

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z Waterproof Process
To completely avoid the camera from water sock, apply waterproof process if
necessary.
1. Utilize silicone clay or similar waterproof material applied to the screws, screw
holes and other necessary portions.
2. Tape the junction points of the connecters on the cable.

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Software Installation
In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and
"Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and
grant user access to the camera.
At the end of the hardware installation, the Administrator must place the product
software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the PC running in MS Windows. An auto-run
program will pop up (If the program is not on auto-run, go to the root directory of the
software CD and click on “autorun.exe”).

Click on “Software Utility” item, after the window contains changed, click on
“Installation Wizard” to run Vivotek’s installation program.

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Upon Installation Wizard’s start up, a searching box will pop up.

This program

searches for Vivotek’s product on the same LAN:
After searching, Vivotek Video Servers or
Network Cameras will be located by the
Installation Wizard. There may be several
entries

shown

Administrator

in
may

the

window.

The

differentiate

the

Network Cameras with the serial number.

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For the series number in the “Serial Number” field, please check the label on the
bottom of the camera.

The IP addresses shown in the "Current IP Address" field reflect those on the local
network.

They may be from the DHCP server.

If there is no DHCP server, the

camera will try to find a free IP address (this takes from 15 second to 3 minutes,
depending on the LAN status). The method of finding IP address is seeking from
192.168.0.99, to 192.168.0.254. If any of the address inside this range is free, the
Network Camera will be assigned to this IP address, and its subnet mask would be
255.255.255.0. If none of the addresses is free, the Network Camera will try the
range from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.98.

After an IP address is assigned to the

camera, the “Activity” status LED blinks.
The Vivotek’s new UPnP function will always assign an IP address for the Network
Camera.

The Administrator can click on button

“Link to selected device” to connect

the I.E. to the camera. If the camera is not on the IP installer list, click on the
“Search” button to search for the camera on the LAN.

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For more detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual
of the Installation Wizard.

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Initial Access to the Network Camera
Installing Plug-in
For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may
prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera after a period
of time of downloading. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings
of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may
prohibit any installation and execution attempt. This plug-in has been registered for
certificate and is used to display the video in the browser. Users may click on
to proceed. If the web browser does not allow the user to continue to install, check
the Internet security option and lower the security levels or contact your IT or
networking supervisor for help.

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Check Network Settings
The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software
installation onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the
network settings on the configuration page, including the correct subnet mask and IP
address of gateway and DNS. Ask your network administrator or Internet service
provider for the detail information. By default the Network Camera requires the
Administrator to run installation every time it reboots. If the network settings are to
remain unchanged, disable the Install option. Refer to “Network settings” on the
System Configuration page for details. If any setting is entered incorrectly and cannot
proceed to setting up the Network Camera, restore the factory settings following the
steps in the “Troubleshooting” chapter of the Appendix.

Add Password to Prevent Unauthorized Access
The default Administrator’s password is blank and the Network Camera initially will
not ask for any password. The Administrator should immediately implement a new
password as a matter of prudent security practice. Once the Administrator’s
password is saved, the Network Camera will ask for the user’s name and password
before each access. The Administrator can set up a maximum of twenty (20) user
accounts. Each user can access the Network Camera except to perform system
configuration. Some critical functions are exclusive for the Administrator, such as
system configuration, user administration, and software upgrades. The user name for
the Administrator is permanently assigned as “root”. Once the password is changed,
the browser will display an authentication window to ask for the new password. Once
the password is set, there is no provision to recover the Administrator’s
password. The only option is to restore to the original factory default
settings.

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How to Use
Authentication
After opening the web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a
dialogue window pops up to request a username and password.
The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if
authentication fails. The user may check the option box to save the password for
future convenience.

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Primary User’s Capabilities
Main Screen with Camera View
The main page layout has two parts:
Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user
interfaces.
Camera View: What the camera sees.

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The Configuration:
“Digital Output”
Clicking on the “On” or “Off” button turns the digital output to either on or off
status.
“Snapshot”
Clicking on the “Snapshot” can get a JPEG format image of the current camera view
in another window.
“Client Settings”
Clicking on this button links you to the client setting pages, please check the
following session for more details.
“Configuration” Only the Administrator can access camera configurations.

The camera view
The information bar at the top of the camera view shows the assigned caption and
the current date/time. The information bar at the bottom of the camera view shows
the current streaming mode and audio transmission mode. You can push/toggle
the talk button to talk to the remote server. The volume of speaker and microphone
can also be adjusted.

Digital zoom
Talk button

Microphone volume
Speaker volume

The camera view provides not only the live video, but also a way to aim the
Network Camera to different target. Using mouse to click on the target inside the
video will command the Network Camera to aim at the target and with the mouse
wheel up or down, the camera view will zoom out or in.

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Client Settings
There are four settings for the client side.
Media Options - For the User to determine whether to receive video, audio or
both.
Protocol Options – Which allows choiceschoosing on connection protocol between
client and server. There are two protocol choices to optimize your usage – UDP and
HTTP.
The UDP protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However, some
packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be obscured.
The HTTP protocol must be selected if the network is protected by a firewall which
allows only HTTP Port (80) to be opened. If there is no restriction, UDP protocol is
recommended. Generally speaking, the client’s choice will be in the order of UDP →
HTTP. After the Network Camera is connected successfully, “Protocol Options” will
indicate the selected protocol. The selected protocol will be recorded in the user's PC
and will be used for the next connection. If the network environment is changed, or
the user wants to let the web browser to detect again, manually select the UDP
protocol and save, then return to HOME to connect to the Network Camera.

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Streaming Options – For users to select the video streaming types. Select
“Streaming Video” options, the video connection will keep alive to enable you to see
smooth video, while “Single JPEG” options will let you see the video in JPEG format
by client periodic update the JPEG image from server according to the “Frame rate”
settings.
Talk Button Control Style – For the User to determine whether to “click once and
talk” or “push to talk”.

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Administrator’s Capabilities
Fine-tuning for Best Performance
There are a few choices the Administrator is allowed to maximize the capabilities of
the Network Camera. Best performance generally equates to the fastest image
refresh rate with the best video quality, and at the lowest network bandwidth as
possible. The six factors, “Size”, “Maximum frame rate”, “Video codec type”, “Key
frame interval”, “Fix bit rate”, and “Fix quality” on the Video Configuration page, are
correlative to allow for achieving the best performance possible.

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For Best Real-time Video Images
To achieve good real-time visual effect, the network bandwidth should be large
enough to allow a transmission rate of greater than 20 image frames per second.

If

the broadband network is over 1 Mbps, set the “Fix bit rate” to 1000Kbps or
1200Kbps, or set “Fix quality” at the highest quality. The maximum frame rate is 25
fps in a 50Hz system and 30 fps in a 60Hz system. If your network bandwidth is more
than 384Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the
maximum frame rate to 25 fps or 30 fps. If you are shooting fast-moving images, you
may want to slow the maximum frame rate down to 20 fps in order to lower the rate
of data transmission. This allows for better video quality and the human eyes cannot
readily detect the differences between those of 20, 25, or 30 frames per second. If
your network bandwidth is below 384 Kbps, set the “Fix bit rate” according to your
bandwidth and try to get the best performance by fine-tuning with the “Maximum
frame rate”. In a slow network, greater frame rate results in blur images. Another
work-around is to choose “Half” in the “Size” option for better images, or “Halfx2” for
a larger image view. Video quality performance will vary somewhat due to the
number of users viewing on the network; even when the parameters have initially
been finely tuned. Performance will also suffer due to poor connectivity because of
the network’s burst constraint.
In multi-user environment, the user who has poor network performance will receive
only the key frame in MPEG4 format. Try to reduce the key frame interval can improve
the frame rate for poor network performance, but the penalty is the increasing of
network traffic. If the server is running on the Internet, select the “improve efficiency
in the multi-user environment” will improve the efficiency in the multi-user
environment.

Only Quality Images Will Do
To have the best video quality, you should set “Fix quality” at “Detailed” or “Excellent”
and adjust the “Maximum frame rate” to match your network’s bandwidth. If your
network is slow and you receive “broken” pictures, go to the HTTP protocol in
“Connection type” and choose a more appropriate mode of transmission. The images
may suffer a time delay due to a slower connection.

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Somewhere Between Real-time and Clear Images
If you have a broadband network, set “Fix quality” at ”Normal” or better, rather than
setting “Fix bit rate”. You can also fix the bandwidth according to your actual network
speed and adjust the frame rate. Start from 30 fps down for best results but not
below 15 fps. If the image qualities are not improved, select a lower bandwidth
setting.

Select for Motion JPEG
The Network Camera is a camera with dual video codec, they’re MPEG4 and MJPEG.
If MJPEG is selected, the camera will transmit video data in JPEG format. Therefore,
it requires higher bandwidth to view smooth video. General speaking, each normal
sized JPEG image would be 3k~12k bytes, depending on the selected video quality
and contents. Together with the frame rate selected, the administrator can control
the bandwidth of each connection.

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Opening Accounts for New Users

1

2

3

Protect Network Camera by Passwords
The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means
everyone can access the Network Camera including the configuration as long as the
IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is
intended to be accessed by others. Type a new word twice in the first field to enable
protection. This password is used to identify the administrator. Then add an account
with user name and password for your friends in the second field. The Network
Camera can provide ten twenty accounts for your valuable customers or friends. Each
account identifies the access right rather than the real visitor. That allows multiple
visitors share the same account of different level. Each account has four kinds of
privileges, which can be set individually. The “I/O access” privilege permits the user

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to access DI/DO of the server. The “Talk” privilege permits the user to send speech
to the Network Camera. The “Listen” privilege permits the user to listen sounds from
the server. You may edit or delete some users from the third field.

More Flexible Options for Viewers
If you want to have a guest account for viewers only, you just need to add a user
without password and disable all the privileges. Share the account to your friends to
access your camera.

Build a Multimedia Web Attraction Site
Demo on Multiple Sites – Mid-scale Service
The Network Camera can allow ten visitors on-line simultaneously. After Installation,
focus the Network Camera on any object you wish to share, and tell the visitors to
type in the web browser address. Caution: You may want to maintain your visitor’s list
in the security configuration page to block out unexpected visitors.

Product Demo for E-business – Large-scale Service
If the number of visitors has exceeded the limit, the Network Camera can allow the
"overload" viewers to see the snapshots in JPEG mode, on the homepage. These are
still images and will be refreshed periodically and automatically.

1. Click on “Client Settings” on the homepage,
2. Select “Single JPEG” in “Streaming Options”,
3. Set the snapshot interval to refresh the still image automatically. The longer the
snapshot interval, the better the snapshot mode works for multiple viewers.
If you want to expand to allow in more viewers, the host server should be able to
handle large network traffic, which must handle the picture refreshing from the
Network Camera.

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If the web space has FTP service
Set the Network Camera up as an FTP client to upload the pictures. The access to the
Network Camera will be independent of the number of viewers and the picture quality
will remain constant.

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1. Click on “Configuration” on the homepage,
2. Click on “Mail & FTP” in the left column,
3. Fill in the FTP related settings including server, server port, user name and
password, as well as the upload path if it is specified by the web space,
4. Click on “Save”,
5. Click on “Application” in the left column,
6. Select the day or days of the week in “Weekly schedule” you want to upload the
pictures,
7. Select “Sequential operation” and set the interval,
8. Unselect “FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix” as the upload method and
click on “Save”,
9. The image file uploaded to the web space is named “video.jpg”. Check if the file is
successfully uploaded to the correct folder,
10. Prepare a homepage with the embedded image reference to the image file
uploaded via FTP in advance.

If the web space has no FTP service
An auto-refresh homepage can be used to periodically poll the newest image from the
Network Camera. It is most efficient if using a free web space provider as the FTP
service may be limiting.
1. Prepare an auto-refresh homepage as the following example. The URL of image is
http://“IP address of the Network Camera”/cgi-bin/video.jpg. Modify the IP address
according to your Network Camera. Define the refresh interval according to your
network bandwidth for best result. If the refresh rate is too fast and there is a large
number of visitors, this may overload the Network Camera and slows the response.

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Example of an auto-refresh web page:


Example - auto refresh


MiniAVServer Demo

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Clicking on “Save” enables the activity display. Green means the motion in the window is under the watermark set by the Administrator and red means it is over the watermark, 13. Click on “Application” in the left column, 14. Check on the window name set in step 9, - 29 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 15. Check “Upload snapshots while motion detected”, if e-mailing the snapshots is preferred, 16. Check “Send snapshots by email”, 17. Click on “Save” to validate. - 30 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access system configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages. The bold texts are the specific phrases on the Option pages. The Administrator may type the URL below the figure to directly enter the frame page of configuration. If the Administrator also wants to set certain options through the URL, read the reference appendix for details. http:///setup/config.html is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. http:///setup/system.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 31 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 System Parameters "Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the main page. “Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to shut off the LED on the Ethernet connecter. It can prevent the camera’s operation being noticed. "Keep current date and time" Click on this to reserve the current date and time of the Network Camera. An internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the power of the system is turned off. "Sync with computer time" Synchronize the date and time of the Network Camera with the local computer. The read-only date and time of PC is displayed as updated. “Manual” Adjust the date and time according to what is entered by the Administrator. Notice the format in the related fields while doing the entry. “Automatic” Synchronize with the NTP server over the Internet whenever the Network Camera starts up. It will fail if the assigned time-server cannot be reached. “NTP server” Assign the IP address or domain name of the time-server. Leaving the text box blank connects the Network Camera to the default time-servers. "Time zone" Adjust the time with that of the time-servers for local settings. “Update interval” Select hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly update with the time on the NTP server. Remember to click on to immediately validate the changes. Otherwise, the correct time will not be synchronized. - 32 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 User Group Administration “Root password” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new password identically in both text boxes. The typed entries will be displayed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser will ask the Administrator for the new password for access. to insert the “Add user” Type the new user's name and password and press new entry. The new user will be displayed in the user name list. There is a maximum of ten twenty user accounts. Each user can have four privileges – “I/O access”, “Talk” and “Listen”. “I/O access” Allows user to control the DO and get status of the DI. “Talk” Allows user to talk to the server. “Listen” Allows user to listen from the server. “Delete user” Pull down the user list to find the user’s name and press to complete. “Edit user” Pull down the user list to find the user’s name and press user’s password and privilege. to edit the - 33 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 http:///setup/security.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 34 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Edit User Type the new password, change the privilege and press to modify the account. http:///setup/edituser.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 35 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Network Settings Any changes made on this page will need to restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on . "Get IP address automatically" & “Use fixed IP address” The default status is “Get IP address automatically”. This can be tedious having to perform software installation whenever the Network Camera starts. Therefore, once the network settings, especially the IP address, have been entered correctly, select “Use fixed IP address” then the Network Camera will skip installation at the next boot. The Network Camera can automatically restart and operate normally after a power outage. Users can run IP installer to check the IP address assigned to the Network Camera if the IP address is forgotten or using the UPnP function provided by the Network Camera (MS Windows XP provides UPnP function at My Network Place). As for how to get IP address automatically, please refer to the section of Software Installation. General “IP address” This is necessary for network identification. “Subnet mask” It 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 different subnet. Invalid router setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet. “Primary DNS” The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses. “Secondary DNS” The secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS. - 36 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 HTTP “HTTP port” This can be other than the default Port 80. Once the port is changed, the User must be notified the change for the connection to be successful. For instance, when the Administrator changes the HTTP port of the Network Camera whose IP address is 192.168.0.100 from 80 to 8080, the User must type in the web browser “http://192.168.0.100:8080” instead of “http://192.168.0.100”. Streaming “UDP Video audio channel port” This can be something other than the default port 5002 in order to work with the port opened by the firewall. “UDP Audio video channel port” This can be something other than the default port 5003 in order to work with the port opened by the firewall. - 37 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 http:///setup/network.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 38 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 DDNS & UPnP “Enable DDNS” This option turns on the DDNS function. “Provider” The provider list contains four hosts that provide DDNS services. Please connect to the service provider’s website to make sure the service charges. “Host Name” If the User wants to use DDNS service, this field must be filled. Please input the hostname that is registered in the DDNS server. “Username/E-mail” The Username or E-mail field is necessary for logging in the DDNS server or notify the User of the new IP address. Note: when this field is input as “Username” the following field must be input as “Password”. “Password/Key” Please input the password or key to get the DDNS service. “Enable UPnP” This turns on or off the UPnP function. When UPnP is turned off, the camera cannot be found through network neighbors in MS Windows XP. If the UPnP network component is installed in Windows XP, the hostname of the Network Camera will be shown with bracketed IP address in the Network neighbors. Ex: Network Camera with Pan/Tilt (xxx.xxx.xxx.96). That is: The hostname of the Network Camera is “Network Camera with Pan/Tilt”, and the IP address of the Network Camera is xxx.xxx.xxx.96, depends on the last value of the IP address assigned to the Network Camera. “Enable UPnP Port Forwarding” This turns on or off the UPnP port forwarding function. If your camera is behind an NAT router and your router supports UPnP port forwarding, turn on this option will help you to access your camera. “Save” Click on this button to save current settings for the DDNS service and UPnP function. - 39 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 http:///setup/ddnsupnp.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 40 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Mail & FTP SMTP “1st SMTP (mail) server” The domain name or IP address of the external email server. “1st SMTP account name” Granted account name on the email server. “1st SMTP password” Granted password on the email server. “1st recipient email address” The email address of recipients for snapshots or log file. Multiple recipients must be separated by semicolon, ‘;’. “2nd SMTP (mail) server” The domain name or IP address of another email server once the previous server is unreachable. “2nd SMTP account name” Granted account name on the backup SMTP server. “2nd SMTP password” Granted password on the backup SMTP server. “2nd recipient email address” The email address of recipients for the backup server. “Sender email address” The return email address used in the event the mails fail to send out. FTP “Built-in FTP server port” This can be other than the default Port 21. The User can change this value from 1 to 65535. After the change, the external FTP client program must change the server port of connection accordingly. “1st FTP server” The domain name or IP address of the external FTP server. The following user settings must be correctly configured for remote access. “1st FTP server port” The port to access the external FTP server. “1st FTP user name” Granted user name on the external FTP server. “1st FTP password” Granted password on the external FTP server. “1st FTP remote folder” Granted folder on the external FTP server. This folder is for system log information and for images captured due to sequential operation or digital - 41 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 input events. The string must conform to that of the external FTP server. Some FTP servers cannot accept preceding slash symbol before the path without virtual path mapping. Refer to the instructions for the external FTP server for details. The folder privilege must be open for upload. “1st FTP remote folder for motion detection” Granted folder on the external FTP server. This folder is for images captured due to motion detection events. The string must conform to that of the external FTP server. Some FTP servers cannot accept preceding slash symbol before the path without virtual path mapping. Refer to the instructions for the external FTP server for details. The folder privilege must be open for upload. “1st FTP passive mode” The Network Camera is located inside the network protected by a firewall, data connection for FTP may be prohibited. By selecting passive mode, the FTP can bypass the rule and allow snapshot upload to proceed. If the passive mode is selected, the Network Camera can automatically attempt for active mode, if the external FTP server does not support passive mode. “2nd FTP server” The domain name or IP address of the backup FTP server. “2nd FTP server port” The port to access the backup FTP server. “2nd FTP user name” Granted user name on the backup FTP server. “2nd FTP password” Granted password on the backup FTP server. “2nd FTP remote folder” Granted folder on the backup FTP server. This folder is for system log information and for images captured due to sequential operation or digital input events. “2nd FTP remote folder for motion detection” Granted folder on the external FTP server. This folder is for images captured due to motion detection events. “2nd FTP passive mode” Passive mode setting for the backup FTP server. - 42 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 http:///setup/mailftp.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 43 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Video Codec Parameters “Text on video” The text will be displayed in the black bar above the video window with a timestamp. The timestamp is captured from date and time of the Network Camera that is maintained by a built-in real-time clock. “Color” Select either for color or monochrome video display. "Size" There are five options for three video sizes. “Half” is the quarter size of “Normal” and “Normal” is the quarter size of “Double”. “Half x 2” has the same video size as “Normal” but of a lesser quality, while consuming less network bandwidth. “Normal x 2” has the same size as “Double” but of a lesser quality. “Video codec type” It can be either MJPEG or MPEG4. In MJPEG mode, the video frames are independent. In MPEG4 mode, there are I frames and P frames. To decode a P frame need the information of previous frame. MPEG4 consumes much less network bandwidth than MJPEG. There are five dependent parameters provided for video performance adjustment. "Maximum frame rate" This limits the maximal refresh frame rate, which can be combined with the "Video quality control" to optimize the bandwidth utilization and video quality. If the User wants to fix the bandwidth utilization regardless of the video quality, choose "Fix bit rate" and select the desired bandwidth. MPEG4 video are composed by I frames and P frames as the following sequence. IPPPPPIPPPPPIPPPP… “Key frame interval” determines how many repeated P frames will appear after one I frame. Large “Key frame interval” can reduce the bit rate, but cause image corrupt longer if there is packet loss while transmission. “Fix bit rate” option and “Key frame interval” option are only available in “MPEG4” mode. The video quality may be poor due to the sending of maximal frame rate within the limited bandwidth when images are moving rapidly. Consequently, to ensure detailed video quality (quantization rate) regardless of the network, it will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximal frames when images change drastically. "Flip" Vertically rotate the video. "Mirror" Horizontally rotate the video. Check options both if the Network Camera is installed upside down. “Improve efficiency in the multi-user environment” Check this option to - 44 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 improve efficiency in the multi-user environment when running in the low bandwidth environment. But it will cause each connection slow a few minutes when connection established. “Time stamp on video” When selected the time stamp format is: a) “Size” becomes Normal or Double, “Text on video hh:mm:ss yyyy/mm/dd” b) “Size” becomes half, “hh:mm:ss yyyy/mm/dd” http:///setup/video.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 45 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Image Settings Click on “Image Settings” to pop up another window for tuning "Brightness", “Contrast”, “Hue” "Saturation" and for video eleven levels compensation. Each field has ranged from -5 to +5. The User may press “Preview” to fine-tune the image. When the image is O.K., press “Save” to set the image settings. Click on “Restore” to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes. - 46 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Camera Settings Click on “Camera Settings” button, the Camera settings window will pop up. “BLC” - back light compensation, enable this will help to identify In the Camera Settings window, click on “Preview” to see the effect of changing the options. Click on “Save” to set the Camera Settings. Click on “Restore” to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes. - 47 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Audio “Transmission mode” There are five options to select. For all the modes, only one client can talk to the server at the same time. “Full-duplex (Talk and listen simultaneously)” In this mode, the User can talk to the server while listening sound from the server simultaneously. “Half-duplex (Talk or listen, not at the same time)” In this mode, the User can talk to the server or listen from the server, but not at the same time. “Simplex – Talk only” In this mode, the User can only talk to the server. “Simplex – Listen only” In this mode, the User can only listen from the server. “Disable” In this mode, the audio is disabled in both directions. “Send audio from the active client to all the other clients” In half duplex transmission mode, select the option to talk to the server and broadcast your voice to all the other clients. “Improve audio quality in low bandwidth environment” If the Network Camera works in versatile or low network bandwidth environment, the User can check this option to improving audio quality by sacrificing some real-time synchronization. “Acoustic echo cancellation” In full-duplex mode, the server can play sound from the client and receive sound from the environment and send to client. Since the sound from the client is played by server, it will also be received by the server’s microphone and send back to client. That is the client will hear its echo. Select this option can prevent echo by sacrificing the video frame rate. “Bit rate” There are three kinds of bit-rate for audio. 32Kbps and 24Kbps are suitable for both music and speech like audio while 8Kbps are suitable for only speech like audio. - 48 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 http:///setup/audio.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 49 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Motion Detection “Enable motion detection” Check this option to turn on motion detection. Click on this button to add a new window. At most three windows can exist simultaneously. Use the mouse to click, hold and drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to move. Clicking on the ‘x’ at the upper right-hand corner of the window to delete the window. Remember to save in order to validate the changes. Click on this button to save the related settings. A graphic bar will rise or fall depending on the image variations. A green bar means the image variation is under monitoring level and a red bar means the image variation is over monitoring level. When the bar goes red, the detected window will also be outlined in red. Going back to the homepage, the monitored window is hidden but the red frame shows when motion is detected. “Window Name” The text will show at the top of the window. “Sensitivity” This sets the endurable difference between two sequential images. “Percentage” This sets the space ratio of moving objects in the monitoring window. Higher sensitivity and small percentage will allow easier motion detection. - 50 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 http:///setup/motion.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 51 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Application Setup Weekly Schedule “Sun” ~ “Sat” Select the days of the week to perform the following operations. “Snapshots begin at” Set the time to start operations. “Snapshots stop at” Set the time to stop operations. Setting identical begin time and stop time means 24-hour operation. “All the time except for the above schedule” Invert the selected schedule. The default setting of this option is checked. “Snapshot file name prefix” Specify the prefix name for the snapshot file. Please check naming rule of snapshot file for more detail. Event Operation “Delay second(s) before detecting next event” Set the time delay before restarting to check on the triggering condition when the current condition is triggered. “Send pre-event image(s) when event occurs” Specify how many pre-event snapshot will be sent if events happen. “Trigger condition” There are four conditions relative to the digital input and three windows for motion detection. More than one condition can be selected at once. Select the appropriate digital input condition that suits the characteristics of the external device. “high”, “low” selects level-triggering via external voltage input. “rising”, “falling” is for edge-triggering. There are three windows for motion detection each can be assigned a name. If motion detection has not been set up, it will not be shown. If this happens, clicking on “Motion detection” and a note will show to direct the User to the configuration page for motion detection. “Trigger action” There are four options for two types of action. More than one condition can be selected at once. While choosing to trigger an output alarm, the - 52 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 digital output will short both pins and complete the external device’s circuit. The normal state is open. Either email or FTP can be used to command uploading snapshots. The date and time suffix may also be added as an option. Confirm the external mail or FTP server settings in the network configuration. “Reset output” Select and save this option to reset the external device at the digital output to return to the original state. Sequential Operation “Snapshot interval” The Network Camera will send snapshots at the specified intervals to the external server. “Send snapshots by email” This selects the uploading method following the intervals set above. The snapshot will be attached in the email with the subject title “Periodic snapshots”. “Send snapshots by FTP” The snapshots will be uploaded to the external FTP server with the file name defined in the next option. This can also be used to refresh the captured images stored in the external web server to build creative homepages. “FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix” This option sets up the snapshot capture date and time, which can be used to easily differentiate the snapshot file names in either the sequential or event operation. Please check naming rule of snapshot file for more detail. - 53 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Naming rule of snapshot file Assume the Snapshot file name prefix is Method with date and Sequential Event time suffix FTP Yes _20050107175903.jpg _20050107180653_1_pre.jpg _20050107180654_2_pre.jpg _20050107180655_3_pre.jpg _20050107180659_4_trg.jpg _20050107180700_5_pos.jpg (according to the sending order) No .jpg _1_pre.jpg _2_pre.jpg _3_pre.jpg _4_trg.jpg _5_pos.jpg (according to the sending order) Email N.A _1_pre.jpg .jpg _2_pre.jpg Example: _3_pre.jpg *** Periodic snapshots *** _4_trg.jpg From: http://192.168.1.53 _5_pos.jpg .jpg: 2005/01/07 Example: 17:59:45 Note: Network Camera *** Event snapshots: Motion detected *** From: http://192.168.1.53 _1_pre.jpg 2005/01/07 18:09:16 _2_pre.jpg 2005/01/07 18:09:17 _3_pre.jpg 2005/01/07 18:09:18 _4_trg.jpg 2005/01/07 18:09:19 _5_pos.jpg 2005/01/07 18:09:20 Note: Network Camera - 54 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 http:///setup/app.vspx is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 55 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Viewing System Log Click on the link on the configuration page to view the system log file. The content of the file provides useful information about configuration and connections after system boot-up. Viewing System Parameters Click on this link on the configuration page to view the entire system’s parameter set. The content is the same as those in CONFIG.INI. Factory Default “Factory default” Click on this link on the configuration page to restore factory default settings. Any changes made so far will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial factory settings. After clicking on the “Restore” button and make confirmation, the system will restart and require the installer program to set up the network again. “Calibrate” Recalibrate the home position to the default center to recover the tolerance caused by some external forces. This function is the same as the “Center” button on the Remote Controller. Please note that there is no confirming message box after clicking on the “Calibrate” button, the Network Camera will calibrate immediately. - 56 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED After powering up, the Network Camera performs a self-diagnostic to detect any hardware defects. The following table lists the LED patterns in general. In case of any fatal error, the LED will blink in a pattern other than those below. Condition LED Color During self-diagnostic after power on Blinking in interchanged Green and Red After power on and before network is Red LED is constantly ON and Green LED is OFF setup After network is setup Red LED is constantly ON and Green LED blinking every 0.5 second Ethernet signal is lost Red LED is constantly ON and Green LED is OFF No audio or speak only Red LED is constantly ON and Green LED blinking every second Reset and Restore There is a button on the main board of the camera inside the dome body as shown in the picture. It is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes resetting the system sets the system back to normal state. If the system problems remain after reset, restore the factory settings and install again. Restoring defaults will the factory erase any RESET: Press the button once. RESTORE: 1. Press the button continuously. previous settings. Reset or 2. Plug in the power and wait for the self-diagnostic. restore to run twice. the power on. system after 3. Release the button after both LEDs shut off. as soon as the second self-diagnostic starts.. - 57 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 B. Frequently Asked Questions Q What if I forget my password? A After the Administrator's password has been assigned, every access to the Network Camera needs authentication. If you are one of the managed users, you have to ask the Administrator for the password. If you are the Administrator, there is no way to recover the root password except by restoring the factory default settings. Refer to Appendix A for the procedures. Q Why can I not watch video from the Network Camera after it is authenticated? A There are many possible scenarios regarding this problem, 1. If you have just installed the Network Camera and are unable to watch the video, check if the heartbeat LED is blinking or the lens cap is off. If the heartbeat LED is dim, perform the software installation again. 2. If the Network Camera is well installed and you are accessing the Network Camera for the first time using Internet Explorer, adjust the security level of Internet Explorer to allow installation of plug-ins. 3. If the problem still exists after adjusting, and the message over the image window is showing "connecting", the network traffic may be too crowded. 4. It there is only “A” shown below the image, check the media options in client settings containing video. Q What is the plug-in for? A The plug-in provided by the Network Camera is used to display motion pictures and audio in Internet Explorer. If your system does not allow installation of any plug-in software, the security level of the web browser may need to be lowered. It is recommended that you consult your network supervisors in your office regarding adjustment of the security level. Software installation may be regulated in some offices. Q Why is the timestamp different from the system time of my PC or notebook? A The timestamp is based on the system time of the Network Camera. It is maintained by a real-time clock inside and can be automatically synchronized with - 58 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 the time-server if the Network Camera is connected to the Internet and the function is enabled. Differences of several hours may result from the time zone setting. Q Can I install it on ceiling? A Yes. There are flip and mirror options in video configuration page to correct the images for upside down installation. Q The image is not clear enough. A The image settings and white balance can be fine tuned to achieve the best visual effect. Also notice the power line frequency must match the local utility to synchronize and minimize the effect of flickering florescent lights. Q Why does the image not refresh regularly? A Some anti-virus programs filter the received web content. It takes time to perform data examination and affect the streaming application such as that of Network Camera. However, it only affects the HTTP mode of Network Camera. If the network allows only HTTP mode, disable the web filtering function of the anti-virus program temporarily. During this period, the User should be aware of the risk of malicious network activity. Q I have opened motion detection windows but it cannot work. A If the motion detection windows are set up and names are given, check to see if the function is checked on the first line. While it is enabled, adjust the sensitivity and percentage to monitor the level indicator for best results. Q I cannot hear any sound while watching. A If there is "V" shown below the image, check the sound card in your PC and make sure media options in client settings containing audio. If "AV" is shown, check the audio source of the Network Camera, make sure you are using internal or external microphone. Q How many users are allowed to watch the Network Camera at the same time? A Too many users requesting the real-time multimedia content will jam the network. - 59 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 For best results, the Network Camera is designed to accommodate a maximum of ten (10) users to watch and listen for streaming video and audio at the same time. For a larger number of users, it is recommended to build another web server to host the retrieved contents from the Network Camera. Q How fast is the video rate of the Network Camera? A The MPEG4 codec engine can process up to 30 frames per second internally. However the total performance is subject to many coefficients such as: 1. Network throughput, 2. Bandwidth share, 3. Number of users, 4. The complicated/detailed objects and movement in view, 5. The power of your PC or notebook that is responsible for displaying images. In general, the transfer rate in a general local network environment can achieve over 200 kilobytes per second and approximately 10 to 20 pictures per second from a regular environment. Q How can I keep the Network Camera as private as possible? A The Network Camera is designed for surveillance purposes and has many flexible interfaces. The user authentication and special confirmation in installation can keep the Network Camera from unauthorized access. You may also change the HTTP port to a non-public number. The demo account is good to separate guests from normal users and thus you can easily block guests anytime. You can check the system log to examine any abnormal activities and trace the origins. Q Why can I not access the Network Camera when I setup some options in the application? A Since the Network Camera is a "network camera", any incorrect network settings will make it inaccessible. If this happens, restore the factory default settings following the procedures in Appendix A. - 60 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 C. URL commands of Network Camera For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, Network Camera can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of Network Camera. Overview This section specifies the external HTTP based application programming interface. The HTTP based camera interface provides the functionality to request a single image, to control camera functions (output relay etc.) and to get and set internal parameter values. The image and CGI-requests are handled by the built in Web server. Style convention In URL syntax and in descriptions of CGI parameters, a text in italic within angle brackets denotes a content that is to be replaced with either a value or a string. When replacing the text string also the angle brackets shall be replaced. An example of this is the description of the name for the server, denoted with in the URL syntax description below, that is replaced with the string myserver in the URL syntax example, also below. URL syntax' are written with the “Syntax:" word written in bold face followed by a box with the referred syntax as seen below. The name of the server is written as . This is intended to be replaced with the name of the actual server. This can either be a name, e.g., "mywebcam" or "thecam.adomain.net" or the associated IP number for the server, e.g., 192.168.0.220. Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/video.jpg - 61 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Description of returned data is written with "Return:" in bold face followed by the returned data in a box. All data returned as HTTP formatted, i.e., starting with the string HTTP is line separated with a Carriage Return and Line Feed (CRLF) printed as \r\n. Return: HTTP/1.0 \r\n URL syntax examples are written with "Example:" in bold face followed by a short description and a light grey box with the example. Example: request a single snapshot image http://mywebserver/cgi-bin/video.jpg General CGI URL syntax and parameters CGI parameters are written in lower-case and as one word without any underscores or other separators. When the CGI request includes internal camera parameters, the internal parameters must be written exactly as they are named in the camera or video server. The CGIs are organized in function related directories under the cgi-bin directory. The file extension of the CGI is required. Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/[/...]/. [?=[&=...]] Example: Setting digital output #1 to high http://mywebserver/cgi-bin/setparam.cgi?do1=h Get server parameter values Note: This request require administrator access Method: GET/POST Syntax: - 62 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 http:///cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[] [&…] where the should be [_] or [.] If you do not specify the any parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned. If you specify only , the parameters of related group will be returned. When query parameter values, the current parameter value are returned. Successful control requests returns paramter pairs as follows. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: \r\n \r\n where is =\r\n [] is the actual length of content. Example: request IP address and it’s response Request: http://192.168.0.123/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?network_ipaddress Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: 33\r\n \r\n network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n - 63 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Set server parameter values Note: This request require administrator access Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi? [nosync=&]= [&=…][&return=] parameter value description nosync 0, 1 Specifies that there should be no sync (write) of the corresponding configuration file on flash. If parameter is omitted, a sync write will occur. (note: this parameter must be put at begin of parameter list) _. return value to Assign to the parameter assigned _.. Redirect to the page after the parameter is assigned. The can be a full URL path or relative path according the the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. (note: The return page can be a general HTML file(.htm, .html) or a Vivotek server script executable (.vspx) file. It can not be a CGI command. It can not have any extra parameters. This parameter must be put at end of parameter list) - 64 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: \r\n \r\n where is =\r\n [] Only the parameters that you set and readable will be returned. Example: Set the IP address of server to 192.168.0.123 Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi?Network_IPAddress=192.168.0.123 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: 33\r\n \r\n network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n Available parameters on the server NOTE: The bold characters in table are the default value of each parameter. Group: System NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION hostname <Network Camera >> ledoff 0 Do not turn off the led indicator (r/w) 1 Turn off the led indicator - 65 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 date (r/w) year, month and date separated by slash. keep date unchanged Using NTP to sync date/time automatically time hour, minute and second separated by (r/w) colon. keep date unchanged Using NTP to sync date/time automatically ntp timezone -12 ~ 12 time zone, 8 means GMT +8:00 (r/w) updateinterval <8> 0 ~ 2592000 0 (r/w) to Disable automatic time adjustment, otherwise, it means the seconds between NTP automatic update interval. <0> serialnumber 12 characters mac address without (r) hyphen connected firmwareversion model, company, and version number restore 0 Restore the system parameters to (w) default value. Positive integer Restore the system parameters to default value and restart the server after seconds. reset 0 ~ 65535 Restart (w) the server after seconds. -1 Not restart the server. - 66 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 do<1~4> H – NC connected with COMMON (w) L – NO connected with COMMON di<1~4> H – NC connected with COMMON (r) L – NO connected with COMMON supportscriptversion script/webpage scriptversion installed script/webpage webpageversion enableir(r/w) ptzenabled 0 Turn on the IR control 1 Turn off the IR control 32-bit integer Indicate the operations of camera (r ) supported Group: Security NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION username_<1 than 16 characters> userpass_<0 than 14 characters> The UserPass_0 is root’s password. (r/w) (r/w) userattr_<1~ [dido][|talk][|listen] change user’s privilege. The privilege can 20> [|conf] be the combination of (r/w) dido – Permit I/O access talk – Permit to talk to server listen – Permit to listen from server conf – Permit to change server’s configuration - 67 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 usercount 1 ~ 21 The current account number on the server (r) including root.<1> Group: Network NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION resetip 1 enable to get ipaddress, subnet, router, (r/w)(restart) dns1, dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot 0 Using preset ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 ipaddress IP address of server (r/w) (restart) subnet <192.168.0.99> subnet mask (r/w) (restart) router <255.255.255.0> default gateway (r/w) (restart) dns1 primary DNS server (r/w) (restart) dns2 secondary DNS server (r/w) (restart) smtp1 than 40 characters> mailto1 mailuser1 mailpass1 smtp2 string string shorter shorter User name of primary smtp server - 68 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 than 40 characters> mailto2 mailuser2 mailpass2 returnemail localftpport <21> ftp1 string string string shorter shorter shorter shorter mail recipient address than 40 characters > ftpport1 <21> ftpuser1 ftppass1 ftpfolder1 ftppasvmode1 1 Enable passive mode of primary FTP server (r/w) 0 Disable passive mode of primary FTP string string string shorter shorter shorter user name for primary FTP server server ftp2 ftpport2 <21> ftpuser2 string shorter user name for secondary FTP server - 69 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 ftppass2 ftpfolder2 ftppasvmode2 1 Enable passive mode of primary FTP server (r/w) 0 Disable passive mode of primary FTP string shorter shorter password for secondary FTP server server httpport <80> videoport <5003> audioport <5002> Group: Video NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION text codectype 0 MPEG4 (r/w) 1 MJPEG keyinterval 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 60, 90, Key frame interval (r/w) 120 <120> size 1 half (r/w) 2 half x 2 3 normal 4 normal x 2 5 double color 0 monochrome (r/w) 1 color quality 0 fix bit rate (r/w) 1 fix quantization quant 1 lowest quality of video - 70 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 (r/w) 2 lower quality of video 3 normal quality of video 4 higher quality of video 5 highest quality of video bitrate 64000 set bit rate to 64K bps (r/w) 128000 set bit rate to 128K bps 256000 set bit rate to 256K bps 384000 set bit rate to 384K bps 512000 set bit rate to 512K bps 768000 set bit rate to 768K bps 1000000 set bit rate to 1000K bps 1200000 set bit rate to 1200K bps maxframe 1 set maximum frame rate to 1 fps (r/w) 2 set maximum frame rate to 2 fps 3 set maximum frame rate to 3 fps 5 set maximum frame rate to 5 fps 10 set maximum frame rate to 10 fps 15 set maximum frame rate to 15 fps 20 set maximum frame rate to 20 fps 25 set maximum frame rate to 25 fps 30 (for NTSC only) set maximum frame rate to 30 fps 0 NTSC 1 PAL 2 AUTO 0 NTSC 1 PAL flip 1 flip image (r/w) 0 normal image mirror 1 mirror image modulation (r/w)(in server version only) (restart) actualmodulation (r) (in built-in CCD version only) - 71 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 (r/w) 0 normal image imprinttimestamp 1 Overlay time stamp on video (r/w) 0 Do not overlay time stamp on video udpslowstart 1 Enable udp slow start 0 Disable udp slow start Group: Audio NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION bitrate 8000 set bitrate to 8K bps (r/w) 24000 set bitrate to 24K bps 32000 set bitrate to 32K bps transfermode 0 Full-duplex (Talk & Listen simultaneously) (r/w) 1 Half-duplex (Talk or Listen, not at the same time) sendclientaudio 2 Simplex – Talk only 3 Simplex – Listen only 4 Disable audio 0 Do not send audio from active client to all (r/w) other clients 1 Send audio from active client to all other clients (only possible in Half-duplex) source (r/w) lowbandwidth 0 Use external microphone in 1 Use build microphone 0 Disable (r/w) low bandwidth environment support 1 Improve in low bandwidth environment enableaec 0 Disable (r/w) 1 Enable Group: Image NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION brightness <-5 ~ 5> Adjust brightness of image according to - 72 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 (r/w) saturation mode settings. <0> <-5 ~ 5> (r/w) contrast mode settings. <0> <-5 ~ 5> (r/w) hue Adjust contrast of image according to mode settings. <0> <-5 ~ 5> (r/w) mode Adjust saturation of image according to Adjust hue of image according to mode settings. <0> Preview (w) Apply the parameter of image but not save Restore Restore the last saved image parameters Save Directly save the adjust image parameters Group: CCD NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enableblc 0 Turn off backlight compensation (r/w) 1 Turn on backlight compensation 1 Set auto gain control to MAX level Preview Apply the parameter of image but mode (w) not save Restore Restore the last saved image the adjust image parameters Save Directly save parameters Group: Motion NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enabled 0 disable motion detection (r/w) 1 enable motion detection winenabled_<1~3 0 disable motion window #1 > 1 enable motion window #1 (r/w) - 73 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 winname_<1~3> winleft_<1~3> 0 ~ 352 for CCD Left coordinate of window position. (r/w) 0 ~ 320 for CMOS <0> wintop_<1~3> 0 ~ 288 for PAL Top coordinate of window position. (r/w) 0 ~ 240 for <0> NTSC & CMOS winwidth_<1~3> 0 ~ 352 for CCD Width of motion detection window. (r/w) 0 ~ 320 for CMOS <0> winheight_<1~3> 0 ~ 288 for PAL Height of motion detection window. (r/w) 0 ~ 240 for <0> NTSC & CMOS winobjsize_<1~3> 0 ~ 100 Percent of motion detection window (r/w) <0> winsensitivity_<1~ 0 ~ 100 Sensitivity 3> window (r/w) <0> update 1 of motion detection Update the above motion detection (w) settings to take effect Group: DDNS NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enable 0, 1 Enable or disable the dynamic dns. (r/w) provider <0> 1~4 dyndns.org (dynamic) (r/w) dyndns.org (custom) tzo.com dhs.org <1> hostname Text string shorter than Your dynamic hostname. (r/w) 127 characters. usernameemail Text string shorter than Your user or email to login ddns service - 74 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 (r/w) 63 characters. provider passwordkey Text string shorter than Your password or key to login ddns (r/w) 20 characters. service provider update 0, 1 Update the above ddns settings to take (w) effect Group: UPNP NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enable 0, 1 Enable or disable the UPNP service. (r/w) <1> Group: App NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION scriptname enablescript 0 Disable script (r/w) 1 Enable script NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION event 0 (r/w) 1 Group: Feature support motion detection/dido/video loss information in video bitstream Application page CGI command Note: This request requires administrator privilege. Method: GET/POST - 75 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Syntax: http:///setup/app.vspx?[method=][&sun=] [&mon=] [&tue=][&wed=][&thu=][&fri=][&sat=] [&begin_time=][&end_time=][&exclude=] [&eventop=] [&delay=][&prevnum=][&ssfprefix=][&dihigh=] [&dilow=][&difall=][&motion1=][&motion3=][&ioalarm=] [&mdalarm=][&mdupload=][&seqop=][&sinter=] [&smethod=][&suffix=][&resetdo=] Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: \r\n \r\n If(method == get || method == set) { tue=\r\n wed=\r\n … } Else if(method == normal) { Application page contents } parameter Value description - 76 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 method get Get parameters, if no parameter followed, all the parameters value will be listed. Otherwise, it will list followed parameter value. sun set Set parameters normal Display normal application page contents 0/1 Disable/Enable Sunday weekly schedule check box mon 0/1 Disable/Enable Monday weekly schedule check box tue 0/1 Disable/Enable Tuesday weekly schedule check box wed 0/1 Disable/Enable Wednesday weekly schedule check box thu 0/1 Disable/Enable Thursday weekly schedule check box fri 0/1 Disable/Enable Friday weekly schedule check box sat 0/1 Disable/Enable Satday weekly schedule check box begin_time hh:mm:ss Begin time of weekly schedule end_time hh:mm:ss End time of weekly schedule exclude 0/1 Disable/Enable all the time except for the above schedule check box eventop 0/1 Disable/Enable Event operation delay 1~999 Delay seconds before detect next event prevnum 0~6 Number of pre-trigger event images ssfprefix dihigh 0/1 Enable/Disable trigger when input is high dilow 0/1 Enable/Disable trigger when input is low - 77 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 dirise 0/1 Enable/Disable trigger when input is rising difall 0/1 Enable/Disable trigger when input is falling motion1 0/1 Enable/Disable trigger when motion int window #1 is detected motion2 0/1 Enable/Disable trigger when motion int window #2 is detected motion3 0/1 Enable/Disable trigger when motion int window #3 is detected ioalarm 0/1 Enable/Disable DO trigger when DI condition matched mdalarm 0/1 Enable/Disable DO trigger when motion detection condition matched ioupload 0/1 Enable/Disable upload snapshot when DI condition matched mdupload 0/1 Enable/Disable upload snapshot when motion detection condition matched seqop 0/1 Enable/Disable sequential operation sinter 1 ~ 99999 Interval of sequential snapshot in second smethod mail Send snapshot by e-mail ftp Send snapshot by ftp 0/1 Enable/Disable FTP put snapshots with date and suffix time suffix resetdo 0/1 Reset/No reset DO when click save button Example: Enable sequential send snapshot by every 1 second with email. http://myserver/setup/app.vspx?method=set&exclude=1&eventop=0&seqop=1& smethod=mail&sinter=1 Drive the digital output Note: This request requires the privilege of I/O access control. Method: GET/POST - 78 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/setdo.cgi?do1=[&do2=] [&do3=][&do4=][&return=] Where state is H, L. H means NC (normal close) connected with COMMON and L means NO (normal open) connected with COMMON. The number of DO dependents on the server type. parameter Value description do H – NC connected with COMMON L – NO connected with COMMON return Redirect to the page after the parameter is assigned. The can be a full URL path or relative path according the the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. Example: Drive the digital output 1 to high and redirect to an empty page http://myserver/cgi-bin/setdo.cgi?do1=H Query status of the digital input Note: This request requires the privilege of I/O access control. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/getdi.cgi?[di1][&di2][&di3][&di4] If no parameter is specified, all the status of digital input will be returned. Return: - 79 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: \r\n \r\n [di1=]\r\n [di2=]\r\n [di3=]\r\n [di4=]\r\n where can be H or L. Example: Query the status of digital input 1 Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/getdi.cgi?di1 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: 7\r\n \r\n di1=H\r\n Query status of the digital output Note: This request requires the privilege of I/O access control. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/getdo.cgi?[do1][&do2][&do3][&do4] If no parameter is specified, all the status of digital output will be returned. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n - 80 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: \r\n \r\n [do1=]\r\n [do2=]\r\n [do3=]\r\n [do4=]\r\n where can be H or L. Example: Query the status of digital output 1 Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/getdo.cgi?di1 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: 7\r\n \r\n do1=H\r\n Capture single snapshot Note: This request require normal user privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/video.jpg Server will return the most up-to-date snapshot in JPEG format. The size and quality of image will be set according to the JPEG settings on the server. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n - 81 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n [Content-Length: \r\n] Account management Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi? method=&username=[&userpass=][&privilege=] [&privilege=][…][&return=] parameter value description method add Add an account to server. When using this method, “username” field is necessary. It will use default value of other fields if not specified. delete Remove an account from server. When using this method, “username” field is necessary, and others are ignored. edit Modify the account password and privilege. When using this method, “username” field is necessary, and other fields are optional. If not specified, it will keep original settings. username The name of user to add, delete or edit userpass The password of new user to add or that of old user to modify. The default value is an empty string. - 82 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 privilege The privilege of user to add or to modify. The privilege can be the addition of the following values. Ex: A user with DI/DO access and listen privilege can be assigned privilege as privilege=dido&privilege=listen. dido DI/DO access privilege listen listen privilege talk talk privilege camctrl camera control privilege (support only on PT(Z) version) return conf configuration privilege Redirect to the page after the parameter is assigned. The can be a full URL path or relative path according the the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. System logs Note: This request require administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/syslog.cgi Server will return the up-to-date system log. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n - 83 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Content-Length: \r\n \r\n \r\n Configuration file Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/configfile.cgi Server will return the up-to-date configuration file. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: \r\n \r\n \r\n System Information Note: This request requires normal user privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/sysinfo.cgi Server will return the system information. - 84 www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: \r\n \r\n Model=\r\n HostName=\r\n Location=

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