Vivotek VS8102~EOL VS8102 1 Channel Video Server User Manual

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Table of Contents

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

Read Before Use ��3

Package Contents ��3

Physical Description ��4

Network Deployment ��7

Software Installation ��10

Ready to Use �� 11

Accessing the Video Server .......................................................................................................................12

Using Web Browsers ��12

Using RTSP Players ��14

Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ��15

Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ��16

Main Page ..................................................................................................................................................17

Client Settings ............................................................................................................................................21

Conguration ..............................................................................................................................................23

System ��24

Security ��26

HTTPS ��27

SNMP ��32

Network ��33

DDNS ��48

Access List ��50

Audio and Video ��53

Motion Detection ��59

Camera Tampering Detection ��61

Camera Control ��62

Homepage Layout ��67

Application ��70

Recording ��83

Local Storage ��86

System Log ��90

View Parameters ��91

Maintenance ��92

Appendix ....................................................................................................................................................96

URL Commands for the Network Camera/Video Server ��96

Technical Specications ��134

Technology License Notice ��135

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ��136

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Overview

VIVOTEK VS8102 is a 1-CH video server supporting the high-performance H�264 compression format

that drastically reduces le sizes and conserves valuable bandwidth and storage space. With MPEG-4

and MJPEG compatibility, video streams also can be transmitted in either of these formats for versatile

applications. The streams can also be individually congured with separate frame rates, resolution, and

image quality so as to meet different needs or bandwidth constraints� Users can receive multiple streams

simultaneously in different settings for viewing on different platforms such as PCs or mobile phones�

The integrated 802�3af compliant PoE function reduces cabling problems, making the VS8102 a cost-

effective surveillance solution� The built-in SD/SDHC card slot offers a convenient and portable storage

option to prevent data loss in case of network disconnection� Since all data can be stored on a SD/SDHC

card, the on-board storage design signicantly reduces bandwidth consumption.

The VS8102 comes with VIVOTEK’s ST7501 32-CH central management software for high scalability

and easy-to-use operation� With the VS8102, you can upgrade to a full-featured, high-end IP surveillance

solution using existing infrastructure�

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 Conguration 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�

Package Contents

■ VS8102

■ Power Adapter

■ Software CD

■ Warranty Card

■ Quick Installation Guide

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Physical Description

Front Panel

Back Panel

General I/O Terminal Block

This video server provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external input /

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

87654321

Pin Name

1 Power +12V

2 Digital output

3 Digital input

4 Ground

5 AC 24V input

6 AC 24V input

7 RS-485 +

8 RS-485 -

Power Cord Socket

Ethernet 10/100

RJ45 Socket

Status LEDs

General I/O Terminal Block

SD/SDHC Card Slot

12345678

Ethernet

BNC Video Input

Audio

Out

Video

Reset

SD Card

Audio

In

RCA Audio Output

RCA Audio Input

Recessed Reset Button

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DI/DO Diagram

Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method�

12V

+12V

Digital output

PIN 1

Power+12V

PIN 2

Digital input

PIN 3

Ground

PIN 4

Status LED

The LED indicates the status of the video server�

Item LED status Description

1

Steady Red Power on and system booting

Red LED unlighted Power off

2

Steady Red + Blink Green every 1 sec� Network works (heartbeat)

Steady Red + Green LED unlighted Network fail

3 Steady Red + Blink Green every 2 sec� Audio mute (heartbeat)

4 Blink Red every 0�15 sec� + Blink Green every 1 sec� Upgrading Firmware

5 Blink Red every 0�15 sec� + Blink Green every 0�15 sec� Restore default

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Hardware Reset

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 with a paper clip or thin object� Wait for the

video server to reboot�

Restore: Press and hold the recessed reset button until the status LED rapidly blinks� It takes

about 30 seconds� Note that all settings will be restored to factory default� Upon successful

restore, the status LED will blink green and red during normal operation�

SD/SDHC Card Capacity

This video server is compliant with SD/SDHC 16GB / 8GB and other preceding standard SD

cards�

Audio

Out

Video

Reset

SD Card

Audio

In

Recessed Reset Button

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Network Deployment

Setting up the Video Server over the Internet

This section explains how to congure the video server to an Internet connection�

1� Make video connection from the camera to the BNC video input�

2� Make audio connection from the Line-Out audio source to the RCA audio input�

3� Make audio connection from RCA audio output to the speaker�

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

terminal block�

5� Connect the video server to a switch via Ethernet cable�

6� Connect the power cable from the video server to a power outlet�

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

�

OUT

CAMERA NO�

MIC

POWER

INVIDEO OUT

1 2 3

OFF ON

2

1

3

PO W ER

COLLI SIO N

LINK

REC EI V E

PARTI TI ON

1

2

3

4

5

4

5

6

1: Power +12V

2: Digital output

3: Digital input

4: Ground

5: AC 24V

6: AC 24V

7: RS485+

8: RS485-

Ethernet Switch

Analog Camera

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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 10 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

LAN (Local Area Network)

Router IP address : 192.168.0.1

WAN (Wide Area Network )

Router IP address : from ISP

Cable or DSL Modem

POW ER

COLLISIO N

LINK

RECE IV E

PARTIT I ON

1

2

3

4

5

Internet

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�

■ HTTP port

■ RTSP port

■ RTP port for audio

■ RTCP port for audio

■ RTP port for video

■ RTCP port for video

If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page, please open the ports accordingly

on your router� For information on how to forward ports on the router, please refer to your

router’s user’s manual�

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

Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Video server from the

Internet� Please refer to Network Type on page 33 for details�

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 33 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 34 for details�

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Set up the Video Server through Power over Ethernet (PoE)

When using a PoE-enabled switch

The video server is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of power and data via a single

Ethernet cable� Follow the below illustration to connect the video server to a PoE-enabled switch

via Ethernet cable�

PO W E R

COLLISIO N

LINK

REC E I V E

PARTI TI ON

1

2

3

4

5

When using a non-PoE switch

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

between the video server and a non-PoE switch�

PoE Switch

PO W ER

COLLISION

LINK

RECE I V E

PARTI TI ON

1

2

3

4

5

Non-PoE Switch

PoE Power Injector

(optional)

power + data transmission

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Software Installation

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

your video server on the LAN�

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

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

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

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

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

4� After searching, the main installer window will pop up� Click on the MAC and model name

which matches the product label on your device to connect to the video server via Internet

Explorer�

0002D1730202

00-02-D1-73-02-02 192.168.5.151 VS8102

Video Server

Model No: VS8102

Made in Taiwan

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules� Operation is subject to

the following two conditions:

(1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation�

MAC:0002D1730202

R o H S

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Ready to Use

1� Access the video server on the LAN�

2� Retrieve live video through a web browser or recording software�

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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 (ex� Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Netscape).

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-in on your computer�

NOTE

► For Mozilla Firefox or Netscape users, your browser will use Quick Time to stream the live

video. If you donn’t have Quick Time on your computer, please download it rst, then launch

the web browser�

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► 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 26�

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

®

Controls, please enable the ActiveX

®

Controls for your browser�

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

2. Look for Download signed ActiveX

®

controls; select Enable or Prompt� Click OK�

3. Refresh your web browser, then install the Active X

®

control� Follow the instructions to

complete installation�

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Using RTSP Players

To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following

players that support RTSP streaming�

Quick Time Player

Real Player

VLC media player

mpegable Player

pvPlayer

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 46�

For example:

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

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

Streaming on page 46 for details�

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

Video 16:38:01 2008/01/03

1� Launch the RTSP 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

stream1 or stream2>

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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

se

rver over the Internet, please refer to Setup the video server over the Internet on page 7�

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 46�

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

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

Video Mode MPEG-4

Frame size 176 x 144

Maximum frame rate 5 fps

Intra frame period 1S

Video quality (Constant bit rate) 40kbps

Audio type (GSM-AMR) 12�2kbps

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

the RTSP port to 554� For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 46�

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

5� Type the following URL commands into the player�

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

access name for stream 3>�

For example:

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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Using VIVOTEK Recording Software

The product software CD also contains recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring

and video recording for multiple 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�

VIVOTEK INC. Logo

Click this logo to visit the VIVOTEK website�

Host Name

The host name can be customized to t your needs. For more information,

please refer to

System on page

24�

Camera Control Area

Video Stream: This video server supports multiple streams (stream 1 ~ 4) simultaneously� You can select

either one for live viewing� For more information about multiple streams, please refer to page 56 for

detailed information�

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

Conguration Area

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

Client Settings on page 21�

Conguration: Click this button to access the conguration page of the video server. It is suggested that

a password be applied to the video server so that only the administrator can congure the video server.

For more information,

please refer to Conguration on page 23�

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

�

Host Name

Live View Window

VIVOTEK INC� Logo

Camera Control Area

Configuration Area

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Live Video Window

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

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

page 53�

MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for MPEG-4 video

streaming. For further conguration, please refer to Client Settings on page 21�

Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Video Settings on page 53�

Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further conguration,

please refer to Video Settings on page 53�

Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the video server model and video server conguration,

some buttons may not be available�

Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images� The captured images will be displayed

in a pop-up window� Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*�jpg) or BMP

(*�bmp) format�

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

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

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

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

after clicking the Pause button�

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

transmission�

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

Press the

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

recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and le name, please refer to MP4 Saving

Options on page 22 for details�

Video and Audio Control Buttons

MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options

Video Title

Time

Title and Time

Video 17:08:56 2008/06/25

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

local computer�

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

clicking the Mute button�

Talk: Click this button to talk to people around the video server� Audio will project from the external

speaker connected to the video server� Click this button

again to end talking transmission�

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

microphone volume on the local computer�

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

after clicking the Mute button�

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

mode�

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

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

page 53�

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

Video Settings on page 53�

Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video� For more information, please

refer to

Video Settings on page 53�

Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the video server model and video server conguration,

some buttons may not be available�

Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images� The captured images will be displayed

in a pop-up window� Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*�jpg) or BMP

(*�bmp) format�

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

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

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

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

Press the

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

recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and le name, please refer to MP4 Saving

Options on page 22 for details�

Time

Video Title

Title and Time

Video Control Buttons

Video 13:44:17 2008/06/30

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

mode�

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Client Settings

This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the

local computer� When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom

to enable the settings�

H.264 / MPEG-4 Media Options

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

MPEG-4�

H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol Options

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

streaming:

UDP unicast: This protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams� However, network

packets may be lost due to network burst trafc and images may be broken. Activate UDP connection

when occasions require time-sensitive responses and the video quality is less important� Note that each

unicast client connecting to the server takes up additional bandwidth and the 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

congured to enable multicast streaming at the same time. For more information, please refer to RTSP

Streaming on page 46�

TCP: This protocol guarantees the complete delivery of streaming data and thus provides better video

quality� The downside of this protocol is that its real-time effect is not as good as that of the UDP protocol�

HTTP: This protocol allows the same quality as TCP protocol without needing to open specic ports for

streaming under some network environments. Users inside a firewall can utilize this protocol to allow

streaming data through�

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MP4 Saving Options

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

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

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

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

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

le name.

CLIP_20080108-180853

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

File name preﬁx

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Conguration

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

Administrators can access the conguration page.

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

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

Advanced Mode for professional users and Basic Mode for entry-level users� Some advanced

functions (HTTPS/ Access list/ Homepage layout/ Application/ Recording/ System log/ View

parameters) are not displayed in Basic Mode�

If you want to set up advanced functions, please click

[Advanced Mode] on the bottom of the

conguration list to quickly switch to Advanced Mode.

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

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

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

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

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

Basic Mode

Click to switch to Advanced Mode

Firmware Version

Configuration List

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Advanced Mode

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

displayed only in Advanced Mode are marked with

Advanced Mode

� If you want to set up advanced

functions, please click

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

System

This section explains how to congure 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�

Configuration List

Firmware Version

Click to switch to Basic Mode

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System Time

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�

Time zone

Advanced Mode

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

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

Time Conguration File on page 93 for details�

DI and DO

Digital input: Select High or Low to dene normal status for the digital input. The video server will report

the current status�

Digital output: Select Grounded or Open to dene normal status for the digital output. The video server

will show whether the trigger is activated or not�

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Security

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

Root Password

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

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

1� 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 video server.

Manage Privilege

Advanced Mode

Digital Output & PTZ control: You can modify the manage privilege of operators or viewers� Check or

uncheck the item, then click Save to enable the settings� If you give Viewers the privilege, Operators will

also have the ability to control the video server through the main page� (Please refer to Main Page on

page 17�)

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

User ID and Password�

Manage User

Administrators can add up to 20 user accounts�

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

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

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

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

the URL Commands to get and set the value of parameters� For more information, please refer to URL

Commands of the video server on page 96� Viewers access only the main page for live viewing�

Here you also can change a user’s access rights or delete user accounts�

1� Select an existing account to modify�

2� Make necessary changes and click Update or Delete to enable the setting�

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HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL)

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL

(Secure Socket Layer)� It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher

security level�

Enable HTTPS

Check this item to enable HTTPS communication, then select a connection option: "HTTP & HTTPS"

or "HTTPS only". Note that you have to create and install a certicate rst in the second column before

clicking the Save button�

Create and Install Certicate Method

Before using HTTPS for communication with the video server, a Certicate must be created rst. There

are three ways to create and install a certicate:

Create self-signed certificate automatically

1� Select this option�

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

& HTTPS” or “HTTPS only”.

3� Click Save to generate a certicate.

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

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

5� Click Home to return to the main page� Change the address from “

http://” to “https://“ in the address

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

enable HTTPS�

https://192�168�5�151/index�html

https://

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Create self-signed certificate manually

1� Select this option�

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

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

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

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

authority�

1� Select this option�

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

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3� If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of the page

to allow pop-ups�

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

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5. Look for a trusted certicate authority that issues digital certicates. Enroll the video server. Wait for

the certicate authority to issue a SSL certicate; click Browse... to search for the issued certicate,

then click Upload in the second column�

NOTE

► How do I cancel the HTTPS settings?

1� Uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection in the rst column and click Save; a warning dialog

will pop up�

2� Click OK to disable HTTPS�

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

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

signed certificate, uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection in the first column and click Save�

Then click Remove to erase the certicate.

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SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to use the SNMP on the video server� 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, video servers, web server, and database�

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

SNMP Conguration

Enable SNMPv1, SNMPv2c

Select this option and enter the names of Read/Write community and Read Only community according to

your NMS settings�

Enable SNMPv3

This option contains cryptographic security, a higher security level, which allows you to set the

Authentication password and the Encryption password�

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

community name�

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

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

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

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Network

This section explains how to congure a wired network connection for the video server.

Network Type

LAN

Select this option when the video server is deployed on a local area network (LAN) and is intended to be

accessed by local computers� The default setting for the Network Type is LAN� Rememer to click Save

when you complete the Network setting�

Get IP address automatically: Select this option to obtain an available dynamic IP address assigned by

the DHCP server each time the camera is connected to the LAN�

Use xed IP address: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the video server�

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 10 for details�

2� Enter the Static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, and Primary DNS provided by your ISP�

Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet� The default value is

“255.255.255.0”.

Default router: This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet� Invalid

router setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet�

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

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

Primary WINS server: The primary WINS server that maintains the database of computer name and IP

address�

Secondary WINS server: The secondary WINS server that maintains the database of computer name

and IP address�

Enable UPnP presentation: Select this option to enable UPnP

TM

presentation for your video server so that

whenever a video server is presented to the LAN, shortcuts of connected video servers will be listed in

My Network Places� You can click the shortcut to link to the web browser� Currently, UPnP

TM

is supported

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

TM

component is

installed on your computer�

Enable UPnP port forwarding: To access the video server from the Internet, select this option to allow the

video server to open ports on the router automatically so that video streams can be sent out from a LAN�

To utilize of this feature, make sure that your router supports UPnP

TM

and it is activated�

PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)

Select this option to congure your video server 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 video server’s public IP address�

1� Set up the video server on the LAN�

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

76) to add a new email or FTP server�

3. Go to Conguration > Application > Media Settings (please refer to Media Settings on page 79)� Select

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

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

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

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

5� The video server will reboot�

6� Disconnect the power to the video server; remove it from the LAN environment�

Video Server (192�168�5�151)

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NOTE

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

will select other ports for the video server�

► If UPnP

TM

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

Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.

► Steps to enable the UPnP

TM

user interface on your computer:

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

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�

6� Click Finish� UPnP

TM

is enabled�

► How does UPnP

TM

work?

UPnP

TM

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

added to a network. Services and capabilities offered by networked devices, such as printing and le

sharing, are available among each other without the need for cumbersome network conguration. In

the case of video servers, you will see video server shortcuts under My Network Places�

► Enabling UPnP port forwarding allows the video server 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 video server’s

public address in order to access the video server 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 video server’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

video server to factory default; please refer to Restore on page 92 for details� After the video server is

reset to factory default, it will be accessible on the LAN�

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Enable IPv6

Select this option and click Save to enable IPv6 settings�

Please note that this only works if your network environment and hardware equipment support IPv6� The

browser should be Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer 6.5, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above.

When IPv6 is enabled, by default, the video server will listen to router advertisements and be assigned

with a link-local IPv6 address accordingly�

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

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

address will be displayed as follows:

Link-global IPv6 address/network mask

Link-local IPv6 address/network mask

Refers to Ethernet

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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:

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 in

the following address format: (Please refer to HTTP on page 43 for detailed information�)

► If you choose PPPoE as the Network Type, the [

PPP0 address] will be displayed in the IPv6

information column as shown below�

Manually setup the IP address: Select this option to manually set up IPv6 settings if your network

environment does not have DHCPv6 server and router advertisements-enabled routers�

If you check this item, the following blanks will be displayed for you to enter the corresponding

information:

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

IPv6 address

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

IPv6 address

Secondary HTTP port

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IEEE 802�1x

Advanced Mode

Enable this function if your network environment uses IEEE 802�1x, which is a port-based network

access control� The network devices, intermediary switch/access point/hub, and RADIUS server must

support and enable 802�1x settings�

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

authentication to network devices (clients) attached to a network port (wired or wireless). If all certicates

between client and server are veried, a point-to-point connection will be enabled; if authentication fails,

access on that port will be prohibited. 802.1x utilizes an existing protocol, the Extensible Authentication

Protocol (EAP), to facilitate communication�

■

The components of a protected network with 802�1x authentication:

1�

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

2�

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

from communicating with the authentication server�

3�

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

accept the end user’s access request�

■

VIVOTEK video servers 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 video server to the protected network with 802�1x, please apply a digital

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

server�

2. Connect the video server to a PC or notebook outside of the protected LAN. Open the conguration

page of the video server as shown below� Select EAP-PEAP or EAP-TLS as the EAP method� In the

following blanks, enter your ID and password issued by the CA, then upload related certicate(s).

Supplicant

(Network Camera)

Authenticator

(Network Switch)

Authentication Server

(RADIUS Server)

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3� When all settings are complete, move the video server 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 Certificate Authority (CA) provides the required signed certificates to the video server (the

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

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

The client offers its identity and client certicate, which is then forwarded by the switch to the RADIUS

Server, which uses an algorithm to authenticate the video server and returns an acceptance or

rejection back to the switch�

3. The switch also forwards the RADIUS Server’s certicate to the video server.

4� Assuming all certicates are validated, the switch then changes the video server’s state to authorized

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

VIVOTEK

Network Camera

RADIUS Server

Certificate Authority

(CA)

Protected LAN

Certificate

1

2

3

4

Network Switch

Certificate

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QoS (Quality of Service)

Advanced Mode

Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism, which guarantees a certain quality

to different services on the network� Quality of service guarantees are important if the network capacity

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

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

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

■

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

■

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

reliability and stability on the network�

Requirements for QoS

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

■

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

■

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

QoS models

CoS (the VLAN 802�1p model)

IEEE802�1p defines a QoS model at OSI Layer 2 (Data Link Layer), which is called CoS, Class of

Service. It adds a 3-bit value to the VLAN MAC header, which indicates prioritization from 0~7 (Eight

different classes of service are available)� 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

► The web browsing may fail if the CoS setting is incorrect.

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

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

"nely-grained" trafc control.

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

is based on L2 protocol�

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QoS/DSCP (the DiffServ model)

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

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

IP header, called the DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint)� This is a 6-bit field that provides 64

different class IDs� It gives an indication of how a given packet is to be forwarded, known as the Per Hop

Behavior (PHB)� The PHB describes a particular service level in terms of bandwidth, queueing theory,

and dropping (discarding the packet) decisions� Routers at each network node classify packets according

to their DSCP value and give them a particular forwarding treatment; for example, how much bandwidth

to reserve for it�

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

(0~63)�

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HTTP

Advanced Mode

To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the video server rst; please

refer to Security on page 26 for details�

Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the video server 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 video server on the LAN, both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be used to

access the video server� 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 video server’s IP address�

Access name for stream 1 ~ 4: This video server supports multiple streams simultaneously� The access

name is used to differentiate the streaming source� Users can click Conguration > Audio and Video >

Video Settings to set up the video quality of linked streams�

When using Mozilla Firefox or Netscape to access the video server 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 video server to feed live pictures to Mozilla Firefox and Netscape.

on a LAN

http://192�168�4�160 or

http://192�168�4�160:8080

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URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 4>

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�

NOTE

► Microsoft

®

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

address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 4>

will fail to access the video server�

HTTPS

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

and 65535�

Two way audio

By default, the two way audio port is set to 5060� Also, it can also be assigned to another port number

between 1025 and 65535�

The video server supports two way audio communication so that operators can transmit and receive

audio simultaneously� By using the video server’s built-in or external microphone and an external

speaker, you can communicate with people around the video server�

http://192.168.5.151/video2.mjpg

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Note that as JPEG only transmits a series of JPEG images to the client, to enable the two-way audio

function, make sure the video mode is set to “MPEG-4” on the Audio and Video Settings page and the

media option is set to “Video and Audio” on the Client Settings page. Please refer to Client Settings on

page 21 and Audio and Video Settings on page 53�

Click

to enable audio transmission to the video server; click to adjust the volume of microphone;

click

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

FTP

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

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

assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535�

Audio transmitted from operators

Audio transmitted to operators

America

Taiwan

Mute

Audio is being transmitted to the Network Camera

Mic Volume

Talk Button

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RTSP Streaming

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

rst; please refer to Security on page 26 for details�

Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the video server provides three types

of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest�

If

basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential

risks of it being intercepted� If

digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using

MD5 algorithm, thus providing better protection against unauthorized access.

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

Access name for stream 1 ~ 4: This video server 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 video server, you have to set the video mode to MPEG-

4

and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming data�

rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 ~ 4>

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�

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

Quick Time player Real Player

Disable O O

Basic O O

Digest O X

Video 16:38:01 2008/01/03

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RTSP port /RTP port for video, audio/ RTCP port for video, audio

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

number is set to 554�

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

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

■ The RTCP (Real-time Transport Control Protocol) allows the video server to transmit the data by

monitoring the Internet trafc volume. By default, the RTCP port for video is set to 5557 and the RTCP

port for audio is set to 5559�

The ports can be changed to values between 1025 and 65535� The RTP port must be an even number

and the RTCP port is the RTP port number plus one, and thus is always an odd number� When the RTP

port changes, the RTCP port will change accordingly�

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

Multicast settings for stream 1 ~ 4: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information�

Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 ~ 4�

Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on the other

hand, sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at

the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address� Therefore, enabling multicast can

effectively save Internet bandwith�

The ports can be changed to values between 1025 and 65535� The multicast RTP port must be an even

number and the multicast RTCP port number is the multicast RTP port number plus one, and thus is

always odd� When the multicast RTP port changes, the multicast RTCP port will change accordingly�

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

displayed:

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

packet can be forwarded�

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DDNS

This section explains how to congure the dynamic domain name service for the video server.

DDNS is a service that allows your video server, especially when assigned with a dynamic IP

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

DDNS: Dynamic domain name service

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

Provider: Select a DDNS provider from the provider drop-down list�

VIVOTEK offers

Safe100.net, a free dynamic domain name service, to VIVOTEK customers� It is

recommended that you register

Safe100.net to access VIVOTEK’s video servers from the Internet�

Additionally, we offer other DDNS providers, such as Dyndns�org(Dynamic), Dyndns�org(Custom), TZO�

com, DHS�org, CustomSafe100, dyn-interfree�it�

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

■ Safe100�net

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

terms of the Service Agreement�

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

click Register� After a host name has been successfully created, a success message will be displayed

in the DDNS Registration Result column�

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�

[Register] Successfully Your account information has

been mailed to registered e-mail address

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

■

CustomSafe100

VIVOTEK offers documents to establish a CustomSafe100 DDNS server for distributors and system

integrators� You can use CustomSafe100 to register a dynamic domain name if your distributor or system

integrators offer such services�

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

2. In the Register column, ll in the Host name, Email, Key, and Conrm Key; then click Register� After a

host name has been successfully created, you will see a success message in the DDNS Registration

Result column�

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

DDNS column�

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

Forget key: Click this button if you have forgotten the key to Safe100�net or CustomSafe100� Your

account information will be sent to your email address�

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

providers:

■

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

■ TZO�com: visit http://www.tzo.com/

■ DHS�org: visit http://www�dhs�org/

■ dyn-interfree�it: visit http://dyn-interfree�it/

[Register] Successfully Your account information has

been mailed to registered e-mail address

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Access List

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PC’s IP address�

General Settings

Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10

clients (including stream 1 and stream 2)� The default value is 10� If you modify the value and click Save,

all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explore or Quick

Time Player)�

View Information: Click this button to display the connection status window showing a list of the current

connections� For example:

■ IP address: Current connections to the Video server.

■ Elapsed time: How much time the client has been at the webpage.

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

and password to access the live video� The user name will be displayed in the User ID column� If the

administrator allows clients to link to the webpage without a user name and password, the User ID

column will be empty�

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

password:

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

password and manage user accounts, please refer to Security on page 26�

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 46�

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

about Allow Anonymous Viewing, please refer to Security on page 26�

Connection status

192.168.3.25

61.22.15.3

192.168.1.147

IP address

45:00:34

00:10:09

12:20:34

Elapsed time

greg

anonymous

root

User ID

Add to Deny List DisconnectRefresh

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

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

to deny access� Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily

and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player)� If you want to enable the

denied list, please check Enable access list ltering and click Save in the rst column.

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

button� Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will

automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player)�

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

function�

Filter

There are two lists for permission control: Allowed list and Denied list� Only those clients whose IP

addresses are on the Allowed list and not on the Denied list can access the Video server� Please note

that the IPv6 access list column will not be displayed unless you enable IPv6 on the Network page� For

more information about IPv6 Settings, please refer to page 37 for detailed information�

■ Add a rule to Allowed/Denied list: Click Add to add a rule to Allowed/Denied list�

There are three types of rules:

Single: This rule allows the user to add an IP address to the Allowed/Denied list�

For example:

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Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the

Allow/Deny List�

For example:

Range: This rule allows the user to assign a range of IP addresses to the Allow/Deny List� This rule is

only applied to IPv4�

For example:

■ Delete Allowed/Denied list:

In the Delete Allowed List or Delete Denied List column, make a selection and click Delete�

NOTE

► For example, when the range of IP addresses on the allowed list is set from 1.1.1.0 to

192�255�255�255 and the range in the denied list is set from 1�1�1�0 to 170�255�255�255, only users’

IPs between 171�0�0�0 and 192�255�255�255 can access the video server�

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.

Allowed

List

Denied

List

IP address 192�168�2�x will be bolcked�

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Audio and Video

This section explains how to cofigure the audio and video settings of the video server� It is

composed of the following two columns: Video Settings and Audio Settings�

Video Settings

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

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

Modulation: Select NTSC or PAL according to your linked device�

Select caching stream: This video server supports time shift cache stream on the video server� Select

one stream and check the below option Enable time shift cashing stream�

Enable time shift caching stream

Advanced Mode

: Check this item to enable the time shift cache

stream on the video server, which will stores video in the video server’s embedded memory for a period

of time depending on the cache memory of each video server� This function can work seamlessly with

VIVOTEK’s ST7501 recording software� When an event occurs, the recording software can request time

shift cache stream from the camera, which allows the user to get an earlier video data�

Video orientation: Flip--vertically reect the display of the live video; Mirror--horizontally reect the display

of the live video� Select both options if the linked device is installed upside-down (ex� on the ceiling) to

correct the image orientation�

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

streams�

Video Title

Title and Time

Video 17:08:56 2008/06/25

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

stamped on the video streams�

Image Settings

Advanced Mode

Click Image Settings to open the Image Settings page� On this page, you can tune the White balance,

Brightness, Saturation, Contrast, and Sharpness settings for the video�

Image Adjustment

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

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

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

■ Sharpness:

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

17:08:56 2008/06/25

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You can click Preview to fine-tune the image, or click Restore to recall the original settings without

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

setting and click Close to exit the page�

Privacy Mask

Advanced Mode

Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to

address privacy concerns�

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

1� Click New to add a new window�

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

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

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

4� Select Enable privacy mask to enable this function�

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-hand corner of

the window�

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Video quality settings for stream 1 ~ 4

Advanced Mode

Click the items to display the detailed video quality settings�

NOTE

► The frame size of stream 4 is xed to QCIF. If you want to stream out the video to a mobile device,

please select stream 4�

This video server offers real-time H�264, MPEG-4, and MJEPG compression standards (Triple Codec)

for real-time viewing�

If

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

for you to adjust the video performance:

xed

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■ 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. The

frame sizes are selectable in the following resolutions: QCIF, CIF, 4CIF, and D1.

■ Maximum frame rate

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

quality�

If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,

8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are

selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps� You can also select

Customize and manually enter a value� The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution�

■ Intra frame period

Determine how often to plant an I frame� The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get better

video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption� Select the intra frame period

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

■ Video quality

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

for data transmission� Therefore, if Constant bit rate is selected, the bandwidth utilization is xed at

a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performance� The bit rates are selectable at the

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

1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, and 4Mbps� You can also select Customize and manually enter a value�

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

bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. The video quality can be adjusted to the following

settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and Excellent� You can also select Customize and

manually enter a value�

If

JPEG mode is selected, the video server continuously sends JPEG images to the client, producing

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

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

contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client� There are three

parameters provided in MJPEG mode to control the video performance:

■ Frame size

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. The

frame sizes are selectable in the following resolutions: QCIF, CIF, 4CIF, and D1.

■ Maximum frame rate

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

quality�

If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,

8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are

selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps� You can also select

Customize and manually enter a value� The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution�

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■ Video quality

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

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

NOTE

►

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

quality�

►

Converting high-quality video may significantly increase the CPU loading, and you may encounter

streaming disconnection or video loss while capturing a complicated scene� In the event of occurance,

we suggest you customize a lower video resolution or reduce the frame rate to obtain smooth video.

Audio Settings

Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the video server to all clients� Note that if

mute mode is turned on, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the

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

Internal microphone input gain: Select the gain of the internal audio input according to ambient

conditions� Adjust the gain from +21 db (most sensitive) ~ -33 db (least sensitive)�

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

Advanced Mode

�

■ AAC provides good sound quality at the cost of higher bandwidth consumption. The bit rates are

selectable from: 16Kbps, 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps, and 128Kbps�

■ GSM-ARM is designed to optimize speech quality and requires less bandwidth. The bit rates are

selectable from: 4�75Kbps, 5�15Kbps, 5�90Kbps, 6�7Kbps, 7�4Kbps, 7�95Kbps, 10�2Kbps, and

12�2Kbps�

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

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Motion Detection

This section explains how to congure the video server to enable motion detection. A total of

three motion detection windows can be congured.

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 and drop your mouse on the window.

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

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

Sensitivity and Percentage slider bar�

4� Click Save to enable the settings�

5� Select Enable motion detection to enable this function�

For example:

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

motions are detected by the video server and are judged to exceed the dened threshold, the red bar

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

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

source� For more information on how to set an event, please refer to Application on page 70�

Video(TCP-AV)

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

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

NOTE

► How does motion detection work?

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 video server denes the pixels in the purple areas as “alerted pixels” (frame D).

Percentage is a value that expresses the proportion of “alerted pixels” to all pixels in the motion

detection window. In this case, 50% of pixels are identied as “alerted pixels”. When the percentage is

set to 30%, the motions are judged to exceed the dened threshold; therefore, the motion window will

be outlined in red�

For applications that require a high level of security management, it is suggested to use higher

sensitivity settings and smaller percentage values�

Percentage = 30%

A

B D

C

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Camera Tampering Detection

This section explains how to set up camera temper detection� With tamper detection, the

camera is capable of detecting incidents such as redirection, blocking or defocusing, or even

spray paint�

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

1� Check Enable camera tampering detection�

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

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

threshold�

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

Server Settings (how to send alarm message) / Media Settings (send what type of alarm

message)� Please refer to page 79 for detailed information�

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Camera Control

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�

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 driver or scanner via RS485

interface rst. Then you can congure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following settings.

VIVOTEK offers three PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, and Pelco D 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 64�

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 96 or http://www.vivotek.com/downloadles/faq/videoserver/UART_HTTP_Tunnel.

pdf�

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Preset Positions

If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D 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

congured.

Please follow the steps below to preset a position:

1� Adjust the shooting area to the desired position using the buttons on the right side of the window�

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

settings� The preset positions will be displayed under the Preset Location list on the left-hand side�

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

4� To remove a preset position from the list, select it from the drop-down list and click Delete�

5� The preset positions will also displayed on the main page� Please refer to the illustration on the next

page�

6� Click Save to enable the settings�

Functions are the same

as the Control Panel on

the home page

1

2

4

6

2

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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�

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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� Click a preset location on the list and click Select�

2� The selected preset location will be displayed on the Source list�

3� Set the Dwelling time for the preset location during auto patrol� You can also manually enter a value

in the blank and click Update�

4� Repeat step 1 and 3 to select additional preset locations�

5� If you want to delete a selected location, select it from the Source list and click Remove�

6� Select a location and click Up or Down to rearrange the patrol order�

7� Click Save to enable the settings�

1

2

6

5

7

3

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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 congure 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�

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

NOTE

►If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin

PIH-7x00, or Pelco D protocol as the PTZ

driver, the Control Settings column will not

be displayed�

►For all PTZ drivers, a total of ve additional

command buttons can be congured.

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Homepage Layout

Advanced Mode

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

Preview

This column shows the settings of your hompage layout� You can manually select the background and

font colors in Theme Options (the third column on this page)� The settings will be displayed automatically

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

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

Logo

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

Follow the steps below to upload a new logo:

1� Click Custom and the Browse eld will appear.

2. Select a logo from your les.

3� Click Upload to replace the existing logo with a new one�

4� Enter a website link if necessary�

5� Click Save to enable the settings�

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Theme Options

Here you can change the color of your homepage layout� There are three types of preset patterns for you

to choose from� The new layout will simultaneously appear in the Preview led. Click Save to enable the

settings�

Font Color of the Video

Title

Font Color

Background Color of the

Control Area

Font Color of the Configuration Area

Background Color of the

Configuration Area

Background Color of the

Video Area

Frame Color

Preset Patterns

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

1� Click Custom on the left column�

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

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

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�

1

2

3

4

Color Selector

Custom

Pattern

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Application

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to configure the video server to responds to particular situations

(event)� A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the video server sends buffered

images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notications.

Customized Script

This function allows you to upload a sample script (.xml le) to the webpage, which will save your time on

conguring the settings. Please note that there is a limited number of customized scripts you can upload;

if the current amount of customized scripts has reached the limit, an alert message will pop up. If you

need more information, please ask for VIVOTEK technical support�

In the illustration on the right, an event can be triggered

by many sources, such as motion detection or external

digital input devices� When an event is triggered, you

can specify what type of action that will be performed�

You can congure the video server to send snapshots

or videos to your email address or FTP site�

ex. Motion Detection,

Digital Input,

System Reboot

Event Trigger

ex. Snapshot, Video Clips,

System Log, Digital Output

ex. Email, FTP, HTTP Server,

Network Storage

Media

(what to send)

Server

(where to send)

Action

Click to upload a le

Click to modify the

script online

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Event Settings

In the Event Settings column, click Add to open the Event Settings page� On this page, you can

arrange three elements -- Trigger, Schedule, and Action to set an event� A total of 3 event settings can be

congured.

Event name: Enter a name for the event setting�

Enable this event: Select this option to enable the event setting�

Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, or Low)� Events with a higher priority

setting will be executed rst.

Detect next event after

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

motion is detected�

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

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

Trigger

This is the cause or stimulus which denes when to trigger the video server. The trigger source can be

congured to use the video server’s built-in motion detection mechanism or external digital input devices.

There are several choices of trigger sources as shown below�

Select the item to display the detailed

conguration options.

■ Video motion detection

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

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

Motion Detection on page 59 for details�

■ Periodically

This option allows the video server to trigger periodically for every other dened minute. Up to 999

minutes are allowed�

■ Digital input

This option allows the video server to use an external digital input device or sensor as a trigger source�

Depending on your application, there are many choices of digital input devices on the market which

helps to detect changes in temperature, vibration, sound, and light, etc�

■ System boot

This option triggers the video server when the power to the video server is disconnected�

■ Recording notify

This option allows the video server to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording starts to

rewrite older data�

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■ Camera tampering detection

This option allows the video server to trigger when the camera detects that is is being tampered with�

To enable this function, you need to configure the Tampering Detection option first� Please refer to

page 61 for detailed information�

■ Video loss

This option triggers the video server when the transmitted media les are missing.

■ Video restore

This option triggers the video server when the camera starts to transmit video les.

Event Schedule

Specify the period for the event�

■ Select the days of the week.

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

Action

Dene the actions to be performed by the video server when a trigger is activated.

■ Trigger digital output for

seconds

Select this option to turn on the external digital output device when a trigger is activated� Specify the

length of the trigger interval in the text box�

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

media settings so that the video server will know what action to take (such as which server to

send the media files to) when a trigger is activated�

■ Add

Server / Add Media

Click Add Server to configure

Server Settings� For more information, please refer to Server Settings

on page 76�

Click Add Media to configure

Media Settings� For more information, please refer to Media Settings on

page 79�

Here is an example of the Event Settings page:

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When completed, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event Settings page� The new

event settings / server settings / media settings will appear in the event drop-down list on the Application

page�

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

When the Event Status is

ON, once an event is triggered by motion detection, the video server will

automatically send snapshots via e-mail�

If you want to stop the event trigger, you can click

ON to turn it to OFF status or click Delete to remove

the event setting�

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

Note that only when the server setting is not being applied to an event setting can it be deleted�

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

Note that only when the media setting is not being applied to an event setting can it be deleted�

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Server Settings

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

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

congured.

Server name: Enter a name for the server setting�

Server Type

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

Select the item

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

connection (SSL).

To verify if the email settings are correctly congured, click Test� The result will be shown in a pop-up

window� If successful, you will also receive an email indicating the result�

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

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

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

■ Server port

By default, the FTP server port is set to 21� It can also be assigned to another port number between

1025 and 65535�

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

■ Password: Enter the password of the FTP account.

■ FTP folder name

Enter the folder where the media le will be placed. If the folder name does not exist, the video server

will create one on the FTP server�

■ Passive mode

Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests� If the FTP server

supports passive mode, select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to

pass through the rewall.

To verify if the FTP settings are correctly congured, click Test� The result will be shown in a pop-up

window as shown below. If successful, you will also receive a test.txt le on the FTP server.

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

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

■ URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server.

■ User name: Enter the user name if necessary.

■ Password: Enter the password if necessary.

To verify if the HTTP settings are correctly congured, click Test� The result will be shown in a pop-up

window as below. If successful, you will receive a test.txt le on the HTTP server.

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

Network storage: Select to send the media les to a network storage location when a trigger is activated�

Please refer to Network Storage Setting on page 83 for details�

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

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

For example:

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Media Settings

Click Add Media on the Event Settings page to open the Media Settings page� On this page, you can

specify the type of media that will be sent when a trigger is activated� A total of 5 media settings can be

congured.

Media name: Enter a name for the media setting�

Media Type

There are three choices of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System log�

Select the item

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

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

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

■ Send

pre-event images

The video server has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit� Enter a number to

decide how many images to capture before a trigger is activated� Up to 7 images can be generated�

■ Send

post-event images

Enter a number to decide how many images to capture after a trigger is activated� Up to 7 images can

be generated�

For example, if both the Send pre-event images and Send post-event images are set to 7, a total of 15

images are generated after a trigger is activated�

■ File name prex

Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the le name.

■ Add date and time sufx to the le name

Select this option to add a date/time sufx to the le name.

For example:

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

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

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

Trigger Activation

Snapshot_20080104_100341

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

File name preﬁx

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

■ Source: The video source. The stream source will be identical to the preset time shift caching stream.

For more information about time shift caching stream, please refer to page 53�

■ Pre-event recording

The video server has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit� Enter a number to

decide the duration of recording before a trigger is activated� Up to 9 seconds can be set�

■ Maximum duration

Specify the maximum recording duration in seconds� Up to 10 seconds can be set�

For example, if pre-event recording is set to five seconds and the maximum duration is set to ten

seconds, the video server continues to record for another 4 seconds after a trigger is activated�

■ Maximum le size

Specify the maximum le size allowed.

■ File name prex

Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the le name.

For example:

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

System log: Select to send a system log when a trigger is activated�

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

When completed, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit this page� The new media

settings will appear on the Event Settings page�

Video_20080104_100341

Date and time sufﬁx

The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS

File name preﬁx

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

information�

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

you want to use your SD card for local storage, please format it before use� Please refer to page 83 for

detailed information�

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

folders automatically by date�

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

Storage�

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

on SD card� For more information about Local storage, please refer to page 86 for illustration�

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

recorded data on Network storage�

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

20081120

20081121

20081122

Click to delete selected items

Click to delete all recorded data

The format is: YYYYMMDD

Click to open the directory

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Click 20081120 to open the directory:

Click to delete

selected items

Click to delete all

recorded data

Click to go back to the previous

level of the directory

The format is: HH (24r)

Click to open the le list for that hour

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

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

Please refer to page 79 for detailed information�

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Recording

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to congure the recording settings for the video server.

Recording Settings

NOTE

► Before setting up this page, please set up the Network Storage on the Server Settings page rst.

► Please remember to format your SD card when using for the rst time. Please refer to page 86 for

detailed information�

Network Storage Setting

Click

Server to open the Server Settings page and follow the steps below to set up:

1� Fill in the information for your server�

For example:

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

1

2

3

4

Network storage path

(\\server name or IP address\folder name)

User name and password for your server

Insert your SD card and click here to test

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

3� Enter a server name�

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

Recording Settings

Click Add to open the recording setting page� In this page, you can define the recording source,

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

Recording name: Enter a name for the recording setting�

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

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

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

Trigger: Select a trigger source�

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

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

Recording Schedule: Specify the recording duration�

■ Select the days of the week.

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

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

Capacity: You can choose either the entire free space available or limit the recording size. The recording

size limit must be larger than the reserved amount for cyclic recording.

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

Enable cyclic recording: If you check this item, when the maximum capacity is reached, the oldest le

will be overwritten by the latest one� The reserved amount is reserved for cyclic recording to prevent

malfunction� This value must be larger than 15 MBytes�

If you want to enable recording notication, please click

Application to set up� Please refer to Trigger >

Recording notify on page 72 for detailed information�

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

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

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

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

Delete�

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

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

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

folder naming rules, please refer to page 82 for details�

20081120

20081121

20081122

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Local Storage

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to manage the local storage on the video server� Here you can view

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

SD Card Management

SD card status: This column shows the status and reserved space of your SD card� Please remember to

format the SD card when using for the rst time.

no SD card

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SD card control

■ Enable cyclic storage: Check this item if you want to enable cyclic recording� When the maximum

capacity is reached, the oldest le will be overwritten by the latest one.

■ Enable automatic disk cleanup: Check this item and enter the number of days you wish to retain a le.

For example, if you enter “7 days”, the recorded les will be stored on the SD card for 7 days.

Click Save to enable your settings�

Searching and Viewing the Records

This column allows the user to set up search criteria for recorded data� If you do not select any criteria

and click Search button, all recorded data will be listed in the Search Results cloumn�

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

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

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

window�

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Search Results

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

type, and Locked� Click

to sort the search results in either direction�

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

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

For example:

Numbers of entries displayed on one page

Enter a key word to lter the

search results

Click to switch

pages

Highlight an

item

Click to adjust the image size

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Download: Click on a search result to highlight the selected item in purple as shown above� Then click

the Download button and a le download window will pop up for you to save the le.

JPEGs to AVI: This functions only applies to “JPEG“ format files such as snapshots� You can select

several snapshots from the list, then click this button. Those snapshots will be converted into an AVI le.

Lock/Unlock: Select the desired search results, then click this button� The selected items will become

Locked, which will not be deleted during cyclic recoroding� You can click again to unlock the selections�

For example:

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

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System Log

Advanced Mode

This section explains how to congure the video server to send the system log to the remote

server as backup�

Remote Log

You can configure the video server to send the system log file 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 video server� An example is Kiwi Syslog Daemon� Visit http://www�kiwisyslog�com/

kiwi-syslog-daemon-overview/

�

Follow the steps below to set up the remote log:

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

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

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

Current Log

This column displays the system log in chronological order� The system log is stored in the video server’s

buffer area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain limit�

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View Parameters

Advanced Mode

The View Parameters page lists the entire system’s parameters in alphabetical order� If you

need technical assistance, please provide the information listed on this page�

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Maintenance

This chapter explains how to restore the video server to factory default, upgrade firmware

version, etc�

Reboot

This feature allows you to reboot the video server, 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 video server in the address

eld to resume the connection.

Restore

This feature allows you to restore the video server to factory default settings�

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

page 33)�

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

System on page 24)

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�

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Export / Upload Files

Advanced Mode

This feature allows you to Export / Upload daylight saving time rules, custom language les, and setting

backup les.

Export daylight saving time conguration le: Click to set the start and end time of DST�

Follow the steps below to export:

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

video server�

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.

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.

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Upload daylight saving time rule: Click Browse… and specify the XML le to upload.

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

the le to the video server.

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

�

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

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

Upload setting backup le: Click Browse… to upload a setting backup le. Please note that the model

and rmware version of the device should be the same as the setting backup le. If you have set up a

xed IP or other special settings for your device, it is not suggested to upload a settings backup le.

Upgrade Firmware

This feature allows you to upgrade the rmware of your video server. It takes a few minutes to complete

the process�

Note: Do not power off the video server during the upgrade!

Follow the steps below to upgrade the rmware:

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

2� Click Browse… and specify the rmware le.

3� Click Upgrade� The video server 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, re-

access the video server�

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The following message is displayed when the upgrade has succeeded�

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

Reboot system now!!

This connection will close.

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Appendix

URL Commands for the Network Camera/Video Server

Overview

For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network

Camera/Video Server can be easily integrated through URL syntax� This section specifies the external

HTTP-based application programming interface� The HTTP-based camera interface provides the

functionality to request a single image, control camera functions (PTZ, output relay etc�), and 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, text within angle brackets denotes content that

is to be replaced with either a value or a string� When replacing the text string, the angle brackets

should also be replaced� An example of this is the description of the name for the server, denoted with

<servername> in the URL syntax description below, that is replaced with the string myserver in the URL

syntax example further down in the page�

URL syntax is denoted with the word "Syntax:" written in bold face followed by a box with the referenced

syntax as shown below� For example, name of the server is written as <servername> and 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://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/video�jpg

Description of returned data is written with "Return:" in bold face followed by the returned data in a box� All data is

returned in HTTP format, i�e�, each line is separated with a Carriage Return and Line Feed (CRLF) printed as \r\n�

Return:

HTTP/1�0 <HTTP code> <HTTP text>\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/viewer/video�jpg

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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, these parameters must be written exactly as

they are named in the camera or video server. The CGIs are organized in functionally-related directories

under the cgi-bin directory. The file extension .cgi is required.

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/<subdir>[/<subdir>...]/<cgi>.<ext>

[?<parameter>=<value>[&<parameter>=<value>...]]

Example: Set digital output #1 to active

Security Level

SECURITY LEVEL SUB-DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION

0 anonymous Unprotected.

1 [view] anonymous, viewer, dido,

camctrl

1. Can view, listen, talk to camera.

2. Can control DI/DO, PTZ of the camera.

4 [operator] anonymous, viewer, dido,

camctrl, operator

Operator access rights can modify most of the camera’s

parameters except some privileges and network options.

6 [admin] anonymous, viewer, dido,

camctrl, operator, admin

Administrator access rights can fully control the camera’s

operations.

7 N/A Internal parameters. Unable to be changed by any

external interfaces.

Get Server Parameter Values

Note: The access right depends on the URL directory.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/

anonymous/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>]

[&<parameter>…]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/

viewer/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>]

http://mywebserver/cgi-bin/dido/setdo.cgi?do1=1

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[&<parameter>…]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>]

[&<parameter>…]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>]

[&<parameter>…]

Where the <parameter> should be <group>[_<name>] or <group>[.<name>]. If you do not specify any

parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned. If you specify only <group>, the parameters

of the related group will be returned.

When querying parameter values, the current parameter values are returned.

A successful control request returns parameter pairs as follows:

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/html\r\n

Context-Length: <length>\r\n

\r\n

where <parameter pair> is

<parameter>=<value>\r\n

[<parameter pair>]

<length> is the actual length of content.

Example: Request IP address and its 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

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Set Server Parameter Values

Note: The access right depends on the URL directory.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/

anonymous/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>

[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>][&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>

[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>] [&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>

[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>] [&return=<return page>]

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value>

[&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>] [&return=<return page>]

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

value to assigned Assign <value> to the parameter <group>_<name>.

update

<boolean> Set to 1 to update all fields (no need to update parameter in each

group).

return

<return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned.

The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to

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

cannot be a CGI command or have any extra parameters. This

parameter must be placed at the end of the parameter list

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/html\r\n

Context-Length: <length>\r\n

\r\n

where <parameter pair> is

<parameter>=<value>\r\n

[<parameter pair>]

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Only the parameters that you set and are 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

Valid values:

VALID VALUES DESCRIPTION

string[<n>] Text strings shorter than ‘n’ characters. The characters “,’, <,>,& are invalid.

string[n~m] Text strings longer than `n’ characters and shorter than `m’ characters. The

characters “,’, <,>,& are invalid.

password[<n>] The same as string but displays ‘*’ instead.

integer Any number between (-2

31

– 1) and (2

31

– 1).

positive integer Any number between 0 and (2

32

– 1).

<m> ~ <n> Any number between ‘m’ and ‘n’.

domain name[<n>] A string limited to a domain name shorter than ‘n’ characters (eg. www.ibm.com).

email address [<n>] A string limited to an email address shorter than ‘n’ characters (eg.

joe@www.ibm.com).

ip address A string limited to an IP address (eg. 192.168.1.1).

mac address A string limited to contain a MAC address without hyphens or colons.

boolean A boolean value of 1 or 0 represents [Yes or No], [True or False], [Enable or

Disable].

<value1>, <value2>,

<value3>, …

Enumeration. Only given values are valid.

blank A blank string.

everything inside <> A description

integer primary key SQLite data type. A 32-bit signed integer. The value is assigned a unique integer by

the server.

text SQLite data type. The value is a text string, stored using the database encoding

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(UTF-8, UTF-16BE or UTF-16-LE).

coordinate x, y coordinate (eg. 0,0)

window size window width and height (eg. 800x600)

NOTE: The camera should not be restarted when parameters are changed.

Group: system

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

hostname string[40] 1/6 Host name of server (Network Camera, Wireless Network

Camera, Video Server, Wireless Video Server).

ledoff <boolean> 6/6 Turn on (0) or turn off (1) all led indicators.

date <yyyy/mm/dd>,

keep, auto

6/6 Current date of system. Set to ‘keep’ to keep date

unchanged. Set to ‘auto’ to use NTP to synchronize date.

time <hh:mm:ss>,

keep, auto

6/6 Current time of the system. Set to ‘keep’ to keep time

unchanged. Set to ‘auto’ to use NTP to synchronize time.

datetime <MMDDhhmmYY

YY.ss>

6/6 Another current time format of the system.

ntp <domain name>,

<ip address>,

<blank>

6/6 NTP server.

*Do not use “skip to invoke default server” for default

value.

timezoneind

ex

-489 ~ 529 6/6 Indicate timezone and area.

-480: GMT-12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein

-440: GMT-11:00 Midway Island, Samoa

-400: GMT-10:00 Hawaii

-360: GMT-09:00 Alaska

-320: GMT-08:00 Las Vegas, San_Francisco, Vancouver

-280: GMT-07:00 Mountain Time, Denver

-281: GMT-07:00 Arizona

-240: GMT-06:00 Central America, Central Time, Mexico

City, Saskatchewan

-200: GMT-05:00 Eastern Time, New York, Toronto

-201: GMT-05:00 Bogota, Lima, Quito, Indiana

-180: GMT-04:30 Caracas

-160: GMT-04:00 Atlantic Time, Canada, La Paz, Santiago

-140: GMT-03:30 Newfoundland

-120: GMT-03:00 Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Georgetown,

Greenland

-80: GMT-02:00 Mid-Atlantic

-40: GMT-01:00 Azores, Cape_Verde_IS.

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0: GMT Casablanca, Greenwich Mean Time: Dublin,

Edinburgh, Lisbon, London

40: GMT 01:00 Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm,

Vienna, Madrid, Paris

41: GMT 01:00 Warsaw, Budapest, Bern

80: GMT 02:00 Athens, Helsinki, Istanbul, Riga

81: GMT 02:00 Cairo

82: GMT 02:00 Lebanon, Minsk

83: GMT 02:00 Israel

120: GMT 03:00 Baghdad, Kuwait, Riyadh, Moscow, St.

Petersburg, Nairobi

121: GMT 03:00 Iraq

140: GMT 03:30 Tehran

160: GMT 04:00 Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan

180: GMT 04:30 Kabul

200: GMT 05:00 Ekaterinburg, Islamabad, Karachi,

Tashkent

220: GMT 05:30 Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi

230: GMT 05:45 Kathmandu

240: GMT 06:00 Almaty, Novosibirsk, Astana, Dhaka, Sri

Jayawardenepura

260: GMT 06:30 Rangoon

280: GMT 07:00 Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Krasnoyarsk

320: GMT 08:00 Beijing, Chongging, Hong Kong, Kuala

Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei

360: GMT 09:00 Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, Seoul, Yakutsk

380: GMT 09:30 Adelaide, Darwin

400: GMT 10:00 Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney,

Guam, Vladivostok

440: GMT 11:00 Magadan, Solomon Is., New Caledonia

480: GMT 12:00 Aucklan, Wellington, Fiji, Kamchatka,

Marshall Is.

520: GMT 13:00 Nuku'Alofa

daylight_en

able

<boolean> 6/6 Enable automatic daylight saving time in time zone.

daylight_dst

actualmode

<boolean> 6/7 Check if current time is under daylight saving time.

(Used internally)

daylight_aut

o_begintime

string[19] 6/7 Display the current daylight saving start time.

(product dependent)

daylight_aut string[19] 6/7 Display the current daylight saving end time.

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o_endtime (product dependent)

daylight_tim

ezones

string 6/6 List time zone index which support daylight saving time.

updateinter

val

0, 3600, 86400,

04800, 2592000

6/6 0 to Disable automatic time adjustment, otherwise, it

indicates the seconds between NTP automatic update

intervals.

restore 0, <positive

integer>

7/6 Restore the system parameters to default values after

<value> seconds.

reset 0, <positive

integer>

7/6 Restart the server after <value> seconds if <value> is

non-negative.

restoreexce

ptnet

<Any value> 7/6 Restore the system parameters to default values except

(ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2, pppoe).

This command can cooperate with other

“restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When cooperating with

others, the system parameters will be restored to the

default value except for a union of the combined results.

restoreexce

ptdst

<Any value> 7/6 Restore the system parameters to default values except all

daylight saving time settings.

This command can cooperate with other

“restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When cooperating with

others, the system parameters will be restored to default

values except for a union of combined results.

restoreexce

ptlang

<Any Value> 7/6 Restore the system parameters to default values except the

custom language file the user has uploaded.

This command can cooperate with other

“restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When cooperating with

others, the system parameters will be restored to the

default value except for a union of the combined results.

Subgroup of system: info (The fields in this group are unchangeable.)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

modelname string[40] 0/7 Internal model name of the server (eg. IP7139)

extendedmodelname string[40] 0/7 ODM specific model name of server (eg. DCS-5610).

If it is not an ODM model, this field will be equal to

“modelname”

serialnumber <mac

address>

0/7 12 characters MAC address (without hyphens).

firmwareversion string[40] 0/7 Firmware version, including model, company, and

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version number in the format:

<MODEL-BRAND-VERSION>

language_count <integer> 0/7 Number of webpage languages available on the

server.

language_i<0~(count-1)> string[16] 0/7 Available language lists.

customlanguage_maxcou

nt

<integer> 0/6 Maximum number of custom languages supported

on the server.

customlanguage_count <integer> 0/6 Number of custom languages which have been

uploaded to the server.

customlanguage_i<0~(m

axcount-1)>

string 0/6 Custom language name.

Group: status

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

di_i<0~(ndi-1)> <boolean> 1/7 0 => Inactive, normal

1 => Active, triggered

do_i<0~(ndo-1)> <boolean> 1/7 0 => Inactive, normal

1 => Active, triggered

onlinenum_rtsp integer 6/7 Current number of RTSP connections.

onlinenum_httppush integer 6/7 Current number of HTTP push server connections.

eth_i0 <string> 1/99 Get network information from mii-tool.

Group: di_i<0~(ndi-1)> (capability.ndi > 0)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

normalstate high, low 1/1 Indicates open circuit or closed circuit (inactive status)

Group: do_i<0~(ndo-1)> (capability.ndo > 0)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

normalstate open, grounded 1/1 Indicate open circuit or closed circuit (inactive status)

Group: security

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

privilege_do view, operator, admin 6/6 Indicate which privileges and above can

control digital output

privilege_camctrl view, operator, admin 6/6 Indicate which privileges and above can

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user_i0_name string[64] 6/7 User name of root

user_i<1~20>_name string[64] 6/7 User name

user_i0_pass password[64] 6/6 Root password

user_i<1~20>_pass password[64] 7/6 User password

user_i0_privilege viewer, operator, admin 6/7 Root privilege

user_i<1~20>_ privilege viewer, operator, admin 6/6 User privilege

Group: network

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

type lan, pppoe 6/6 Network connection type.

preprocess 0~15 6/6 Stop related process before setting port value.

resetip <boolean> 6/6 1 => Get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 from DHCP server

at next reboot.

0 => Use preset ipaddress, subnet, rounter, dns1, and dns2.

ipaddress <ip address> 6/6 IP address of server.

subnet <ip address> 6/6 Subnet mask.

router <ip address> 6/6 Default gateway.

dns1 <ip address> 6/6 Primary DNS server.

dns2 <ip address> 6/6 Secondary DNS server.

wins1 <ip address> 6/6 Primary WINS server.

wins2 <ip address> 6/6 Secondary WINS server.

Subgroup of network: ieee8021x

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable/disable IEEE 802.1x

eapmethod eap-peap, eap-tls 6/6 Selected EAP method

identity_peap String[64] 6/6 PEAP identity

identity_tls String[64] 6/6 TLS identity

password String[254] 6/6 Password for TLS

privatekeypassword String[254] 6/6 Password for PEAP

ca_exist <boolean> 6/6 CA installed flag

ca_time <integer> 6/7 CA installed time. Represented in EPOCH

ca_size <integer> 6/7 CA file size (in bytes)

certificate_exist <boolean> 6/6 Certificate installed flag (for TLS)

certificate_time <integer> 6/7 Certificate installed time. Represented in EPOCH

certificate_size <integer> 6/7 Certificate file size (in bytes)

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privatekey_exist <boolean> 6/6 Private key installed flag (for TLS)

privatekey_time <integer> 6/7 Private key installed time. Represented in EPOCH

privatekey_size <integer> 6/7 Private key file size (in bytes)

Subgroup of network: qos

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

cos_enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable/disable CoS (IEEE 802.1p)

cos_vlanid 1~4095 6/6 VLAN ID

cos_video 0~7 6/6 Video channel for CoS

cos_audio 0~7 6/6 Audio channel for CoS

cos_eventalarm 0~7 6/6 Event/alarm channel for CoS

cos_management 0~7 6/6 Management channel for CoS

cos_eventtunnel 0~7 6/6 Event/Control channel for CoS

dscp_enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable/disable DSCP

dscp_video 0~63 6/6 Video channel for DSCP

dscp_audio 0~63 6/6 Audio channel for DSCP

dscp_eventalarm 0~63 6/6 Event/alarm channel for DSCP

dscp_management 0~63 6/6 Management channel for DSCP

Subgroup of network: ipv6

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable IPv6.

addonipaddress <ip address> 6/6 IPv6 IP address.

addonprefixlen 0~128 6/6 IPv6 prefix length.

addonrouter <ip address> 6/6 IPv6 router address.

addondns <ip address> 6/6 IPv6 DNS address.

allowoptional <boolean> 6/6 Allow manually setup of IP address setting.

Subgroup of network: ftp

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 21, 1025~65535 6/6 Local ftp server port.

Subgroup of network: http

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 80, 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 HTTP port.

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alternateport 1025~65535 6/6 Alternate HTTP port.

authmode basic, digest 1/6 HTTP authentication mode.

s0_accessname string[32] 1/6 HTTP server push access name for stream 1.

(capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and

video.stream.count>0)

s1_accessname string[32] 1/6 HTTP server push access name for stream 2.

(capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and

video.stream.count>1)

s2_accessname string[32] 1/6 Http server push access name for stream 3

(capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and

video.stream.count>2)

s3_accessname string[32] 1/6 Http server push access name for stream 4

(capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and

video.stream.count>3)

s4_accessname string[32] 1/6 Http server push access name for stream 5

(capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and

video.stream.count>4)

anonymousviewing <boolean> 1/6 Enable anoymous streaming viewing.

Subgroup of network: https

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 443, 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 HTTPS port.

Subgroup of network: rtsp

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 554, 1025 ~ 65535 1/6 RTSP port. (capability.protocol.rtsp=1)

anonymousvi

ewing

<boolean> 1/6 Enable anoymous streaming viewing.

authmode disable, basic, digest 1/6 RTSP authentication mode.

(capability.protocol.rtsp=1)

s0_accessna

me

string[32] 1/6 RTSP access name for stream1.

(capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and video.stream.count>0)

s1_accessna

me

string[32] 1/6 RTSP access name for stream2.

(capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and video.stream.count>1)

s2_accessna

me

string[32] 1/6 RTSP access name for stream3

(capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and video.stream.count>2)

s3_accessna string[32] 1/6 RTSP access name for stream4

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s0_audiotrac

k

<integer> 6/6 The current audio track for stream1.

-1 => audio mute

s1_audiotrac

k

<integer> 6/6 The current audio track for stream2.

-1 => audio mute

s2_audiotrac

k

<integer> 6/6 The current audio track for stream2.

-1 => audio mute

s3_audiotrac

k

<integer> 6/6 The current audio track for stream2.

-1 => audio mute

Subgroup of network_rtsp_s<0~(n-1)>: multicast, n is stream count

(capability.protocol.rtp.multicast=1)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

alwaysmulticast <boolean> 4/4 Enable always multicast.

ipaddress <ip address> 4/4 Multicast IP address.

videoport 1025 ~ 65535 4/4 Multicast video port.

audioport 1025 ~ 65535 4/4 Multicast audio port.

ttl 1 ~ 255 4/4 Multicast time to live value.

Subgroup of network: sip

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

port 1025 ~ 65535 1/6 SIP port. (capability.protocol.sip=1)

Subgroup of network: rtp

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

videoport 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 Video channel port for RTP. (capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1)

audioport 1025 ~ 65535 6/6 Audio channel port for RTP. (capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1)

Subgroup of network: pppoe

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

user string[128] 6/6 PPPoE account user name.

pass password[64] 6/6 PPPoE account password.

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Group: ipfilter

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable access list filtering.

admin_enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable administrator IP address.

admin_ip String[44] 6/6 Administrator IP address.

maxconnection 1~10 6/6 Maximum number of concurrent streaming

connection(s).

allow_i<0~9>_start 1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Allowed starting IPv4 address for connection.

allow_i<0~9>_end 1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Allowed ending IPv4 address for connection.

deny_i<0~9>_start 1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Denied starting IPv4 address for connection.

deny_i<0~9>_end 1.0.0.0 ~

255.255.255.255

6/6 Denied ending IPv4 address for connection.

ipv6_allow_i<0~9> String[44] 6/6 Allowed IPv6 address for connection.

ipv6_deny_i<0~9> String[44] 6/6 Denied IPv6 address for connection.

Group: videoin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products, and m is stream number

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

modulation ntsc, pal, auto 4/4 Set video input modulation type. (videoin.type=0)

(product dependent)

color 0, 1 4/4 0 =>monochrome

1 => color

flip <boolean> 4/4 Flip the image.

mirror <boolean> 4/4 Mirror the image.

ptzstatus <integer> 1/7 A 32-bit integer, each bit can be set separately as

follows:

Bit 0 => Support camera control function; 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 1 => Built-in or external camera; 0

(external), 1(built-in)

Bit 2 => Support pan operation; 0(not support),

1(support)

Bit 3 => Support tilt operation; 0(not support),

1(support)

Bit 4 => Support zoom operation; 0(not support),

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1(support)

Bit 5 => Support focus operation; 0(not support),

1(support)

text string[16] 1/4 Enclose caption.

imprinttimestamp <boolean> 4/4 Overlay time stamp on video.

s<0~(m-1)>_codec

type

h264, mpeg4,

mjpeg

1/4 Video codec type.

s<0~(m-1)>_resolu

tion

QCIF, 176x120,

176x144,

CIF, 352x240,

352x288, 4CIF,

704x480,

704x576 D1,

720x480

720x576

1/4 Video resolution in pixels.

s<0~(m-1)>_h264

_intraperiod

250, 500, 1000,

2000, 3000, 4000

4/4 Intra frame period in milliseconds.

s<0~(m-1)>_h264

_ratecontrolmode

cbr, vbr 4/4 cbr, constant bitrate

vbr, fix quality

s<0~(m-1)>_h264

_quant

99, 1~5 4/4 Quality of video when choosing vbr in

“ratecontrolmode”.

99 is the customized manual input setting.

1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_h264

_qvalue

0~51 7/4 The specific quality parameter of the H264

encoder.

0 = best quality, 51 = worst quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_h264

_bitrate

1000~4000000 4/4 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr in

“ratecontrolmode”.

s<0~(m-1)>_h264

_maxframe

1~30 1/4 Set maximum frame rate in fps (for H.264).

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg

4_intraperiod

250, 500, 1000,

2000, 3000, 4000

4/4 Intra frame period in milliseconds.

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg

4_ratecontrolmode

cbr, vbr 4/4 cbr, constant bitrate

vbr, fix quality

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg

4_quant

0, 1~5 4/4 Quality of video when choosing vbr in

“ratecontrolmode”.

0 is the customized manual input setting.

1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg 1~31 7/4 The specific quality parameter of the Mpeg4

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4_quantlevel encoder.

1 = best quality, 31 = worst quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg

4_bitrate

1000~4000000 4/4 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr in

“ratecontrolmode”.

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg

4_maxframe

1~30 1/4 Set maximum frame rate in fps (for MPEG-4).

s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg

4_qvalue

1~31 4/4 Manual video quality level input - choose customize

input “mpeg4_quant = 0” (for MPEG-4).

s<0~(m-1)>_mjpe

g_quant

1 ~ 5 4/4 Quality of JPEG video. 0 is the customized manual

input setting. 1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_mjpe

g_quantlevel

2~97 7/4 The specific quality parameter of the JPEG encoder.

2 = best quality, 97 = worst quality.

s<0~(m-1)>_mjpe

g_maxframe

1~30 1/4 Set maximum frame rate in fps (for JPEG).

s<0~(m-1)>_mjpe

g_qvalue

2~97 4/4 Manual video quality level input - choose customize

input “mjpeg_quant = 0” (for MJPEG).

s<0~(m-1)>_forcei 1 7/6 Force I frame.

enablewdr <boolean> 6/6 Enable/disable WDR

Group: audioin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products (capability.audioin>0)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

source linein 4/4 Linein => use line input.

mute 0, 1 4/4 Enable audio mute.

gain 0~37 4/4 Gain of input.

boostmic 0~37 4/4 Gain of input.

s<0~(m-1)>_codectype aac4, gamr 4/4 Set audio codec type for input.

s<0~(m-1)>_aac4_bitrate 16000, 32000, 48000, 64000,

96000, 128000

4/4 Set AAC4 bitrate in bps.

s<0~(m-1)>_gamr_bitrate 4750, 5150, 5900, 6700,

7400, 7950, 10200, 12200

4/4 Set AMR bitrate in bps.

Group: image_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

brightness <product dependent> 4/4 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings.

saturation -5 ~ 5 4/4 Adjust saturation of image according to mode settings.

contrast -5 ~ 5 4/4 Adjust contrast of image according to mode settings.

sharpness <product dependent> 4/4 Adjust sharpness of image according to mode settings.

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Group: imagepreview_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

brightness <product dependent> 4/4 Preview of brightness adjustment of image according to

mode settings.

saturation -5 ~ 5 4/4 Preview of saturation adjustment of image according to

mode settings.

contrast -5 ~ 5 4/4 Preview of contrast adjustment of image according to

mode settings.

sharpness <product dependent> 4/4 Preview of sharpness adjustment of image according to

mode settings.

Group: timeshift, c for n channel products, m is stream number

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable time shift streaming.

c<0~(n-1)>_s<0~(

m-1)>_allow

<boolean> 4/4 Enable time shift streaming for specific stream.

(product dependent)

Group: motion_c<0~(n-1)> for m profile and n channel product

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable motion detection.

win_i<0~2>_enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable motion window 1~3.

win_i<0~2>_name string[14] 4/4 Name of motion window 1~3.

win_i<0~2>_left 0 ~ 320 4/4 Left coordinate of window position.

win_i<0~2>_top 0 ~ 240 4/4 Top coordinate of window position.

win_i<0~2>_width 0 ~ 320 4/4 Width of motion detection window.

win_i<0~2>_height 0 ~ 240 4/4 Height of motion detection window.

win_i<0~2>_objsize 0 ~ 100 4/4 Percent of motion detection window.

win_i<0~2>_sensitivity 0 ~ 100 4/4 Sensitivity of motion detection window.

Group: tampering_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable or disable tamper detection.

threshold 0 ~ 255 4/4 Threshold of tamper detection.

duration 10 ~ 600 4/4 If tampering value exceeds the ‘threshold’ for more than ‘duration’,

then tamper detection is triggered.

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Group: ddns

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable or disable the dynamic DNS.

provider Safe100,

DyndnsDynamic,

DyndnsCustom,

TZO,

DHS,

DynInterfree,

PeanutHull,

CustomSafe100

6/6 Safe100 => safe100.net

DyndnsDynamic => dyndns.org (dynamic)

DyndnsCustom => dyndns.org (custom)

TZO => tzo.com

DHS => dhs.org

DynInterfree =>dyn-interfree.it

PeanutHull => PeanutHull

CustomSafe100 => Custom server using safe100

method

<provider>_hostname string[128] 6/6 Your dynamic hostname.

<provider>_usernam

eemail

string[64] 6/6 Your user or email to login to the DDNS service

provider

<provider>_password

key

string[64] 6/6 Your password or key to login to the DDNS service

provider.

<provider>_serverna

me

string[128] 6/6 The server name for safe100. (This field only

exists if the provider is customsafe100)

Group: upnppresentation

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable or disable the UPNP presentation service.

Group: upnpportforwarding

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 Enable or disable the UPNP port forwarding service.

upnpnatstatus 0~3 6/7 The status of UpnP port forwarding, used internally. 0 = OK, 1 =

FAIL, 2 = no IGD router, 3 = no need for port forwarding

Group: syslog

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enableremotelog <boolean> 6/6 Enable remote log.

serverip <IP address> 6/6 Log server IP address.

serverport 514, 1025~65535 6/6 Server port used for log.

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level 0~7 6/6 Levels used to distinguish the importance of the

information:

0: LOG_EMERG

1: LOG_ALERT

2: LOG_CRIT

3: LOG_ERR

4: LOG_WARNING

5: LOG_NOTICE

6: LOG_INFO

7: LOG_DEBUG

Group: camctrl_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.ptzenabled)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

panspeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Pan speed

tiltspeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Tilt speed

zoomspeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Zoom speed

autospeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Auto pan speed

focusspeed -5 ~ 5 1/4 Auto focus speed

patrolseq string[64] 1/4 (For external device) The indexes of patrol points, separated by “,”

patroldwelli

ng

string[128] 1/4 (For external device) The dwelling time of each patrol point,

separated by “,”

Group: snmp (capability.snmp) (product dependent)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

v2 0~1 6/6 SNMP v2 enabled. 0 for disable, 1 for enable

v3 0~1 6/6 SNMP v3 enabled. 0 for disable, 1 for enable

secnamerw string[31] 6/6 Read/write security name

secnamero string[31] 6/6 Read only security name

authpwrw string[8~128] 6/6 Read/write authentication password

authpwro string[8~128] 6/6 Read only authentication password

authtyperw MD5,SHA 6/6 Read/write authentication type

authtypero MD5,SHA 6/6 Read only authentication type

encryptpwrw string[8~128] 6/6 Read/write passwrd

encryptpwro string[8~128] 6/6 Read only password

encrypttyperw DES 6/6 Read/write encryption type

encrypttypero DES 6/6 Read only encryption type

rwcommunity string[31] 6/6 Read/write community

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rocommunity string[31] 6/6 Ready only community

syslocation string[128] 6/6 Description of Camera location (Ex. Address)

syscontact string[128] 6/6 Description of Camera contactor (Ex. E-mail)

Group: privacymask_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable privacy mask.

win_i<0~4>_enable <boolean> 4/4 Enable privacy mask window.

win_i<0~4>_name string[14] 4/4 Name of the privacy mask window.

win_i<0~4>_left 0 ~ 320/352 4/4 Left coordinate of window position.

win_i<0~4>_top 0 ~ 240/288 4/4 Top coordinate of window position.

win_i<0~4>_width 0 ~ 320/352 4/4 Width of privacy mask window.

win_i<0~4>_height 0 ~ 240/288 4/4 Height of privacy mask window.

Group: capability

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

api_httpversion 0200a 0/7 The HTTP API version.

bootuptime <positive integer> 0/7 Server bootup time.

nir 0, <positive integer> 0/7 Number of IR interfaces.

npir 0, <positive integer> 0/7 Number of PIRs.

ndi 0, <positive integer> 0/7 Number of digital inputs.

ndo 0, <positive integer> 0/7 Number of digital outputs.

naudioin 0, <positive integer> 0/7 Number of audio inputs.

naudioout 0, <positive integer> 0/7 Number of audio outputs.

nvideoin <positive integer> 0/7 Number of video inputs.

nmediastream <positive integer> 0/7 Number of media stream per channels.

nvideosetting <positive integer> 0/7 Number of video settings per channel.

naudiosetting <positive integer> 0/7 Number of audio settings per channel.

nuart 0, <positive integer> 0/7 Number of UART interfaces.

nvideoinprofile <positive integer> 0/7 Number of videoin profiles.

nmotionprofile <positive integer> 0/7 Number of motion profiles.

ptzenabled <positive integer> 0/7 An 32-bit integer, each bit can be set

separately as follows:

Bit 0 => Support camera control function;

0(not support), 1(support)

Bit 1 => Built-in or external camera;

0(external), 1(built-in)

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Bit 2 => Support pan operation, 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 3 => Support tilt operation; 0(not support),

1(support)

Bit 4 => Support zoom operation; 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 5 => Support focus operation; 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 6 => Support iris operation; 0(not

support), 1(support)

Bit 7 => External or built-in PT; 0(built-in),

1(external)

Bit 8 => Invalidate bit 1 ~ 7; 0(bit 1 ~ 7 are

valid), 1(bit 1 ~ 7 are invalid)

Bit 9 => Reserved bit; Invalidate lens_pan,

Lens_tilt, lens_zoon, lens_focus, len_iris.

0(fields are valid), 1(fields are invalid)

npreset <positive integer> 0/7 Number of preset locations.

eptz <positive integer> 0/7 A 32-bit integer, each bit can be set separately

as follows:

Bit 0 => stream 1 supports ePTZ or not.

Bit 1 => stream 2 supports ePTZ or not.

The rest may be deduced by analogy

protocol_https < boolean > 0/7 Indicate whether to support HTTP over SSL.

protocol_rtsp < boolean > 0/7 Indicate whether to support RTSP.

protocol_sip <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support SIP.

protocol_maxconn

ection

<positive integer> 0/7 The maximum allowed simultaneous

connections.

protocol_maxgenc

onnection

<positive integer> 0/7 The maximum general streaming connections .

protocol_maxmeg

aconnection

<positive integer> 0/7 The maximum megapixel streaming

connections.

protocol_rtp_multi

cast_scalable

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support scalable multicast.

protocol_rtp_multi

cast_backchannel

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support backchannel

multicast.

protocol_rtp_tcp <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support RTP over TCP.

protocol_rtp_http <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support RTP over HTTP.

protocol_spush_mj <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support server push

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peg MJPEG.

protocol_snmp <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support SNMP.

protocol_ipv6 <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support IPv6.

videoin_type 0, 1, 2 0/7 0 => Interlaced CCD

1 => Progressive CCD

2 => CMOS

videoin_resolution <a list of available

resolution separated by

commas>

0/7 Available resolutions list.

videoin_maxframe

rate

<a list of available

maximum frame rate

separated by commas>

0/7 Available maximum frame list.

videoin_codec <a list of available

codec types separated

by commas>

0/7 Available codec list.

videoout_codec <a list of the available

codec types separated

by commas)

0/7 Available codec list.

audio_aec <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support acoustic echo

cancellation.

audio_extmic <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support external

microphone input.

audio_linein <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support external line input.

audio_lineout <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support line output.

audio_headphoneo

ut

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support headphone

output.

audioin_codec <a list of the available

codec types separated

by commas)

0/7 Available codec list.

audioout_codec <a list of the available

codec types separated

by commas)

0/7 Available codec list.

uart_httptunnel <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for

UART transfer.

camctrl_privilege <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support “Manage Privilege”

of PTZ control in the Security page.

transmission_mod

e

Tx, Rx, Both 0/7 Indicate transmission mode of the machine: TX

= server, Rx = receiver box, Both = DVR.

network_wire <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support Ethernet.

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network_wireless <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support wireless.

wireless_s802dot1

1b

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support wireless

802.11b+.

wireless_s802dot1

1g

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support wireless 802.11g.

wireless_begincha

nnel

1 ~ 14 0/7 Indicate the begin channel of wireless network

wireless_endchann

el

1 ~ 14 0/7 Indicate the end channel of wireless network

wireless_encrypt_

wep

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support wireless WEP.

wireless_encrypt_

wpa

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support wireless WPA.

wireless_encrypt_

wpa2

<boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support wireless WPA2.

derivative_brand <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support the upgrade

function for the derivative brand. For example,

if the value is true, the VVTK product can be

upgraded to VVXX. (TCVV<->TCXX is

excepted)

evctrlchannel <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for

event/control transfer.

joystick <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support joystick control.

storage_dbenabled <boolean> 0/7 Media files are indexed in database.

nanystream <positive integer> 0/7 number of any media stream per channel

iva <boolean> 0/7 Indicate whether to support Intelligent Video

analysis

Group: event_customtaskfile_i<0~2>

PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

name string[41] 6/6 Custom script identification of this entry.

date string[17] 6/6 Date of custom script.

time string[17] 6/6 Time of custom script.

Group: event_i<0~2>

PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

name string[40] 6/6 Identification of this entry.

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enable 0, 1 6/6 Enable or disable this event.

priority 0, 1, 2 6/6 Indicate the priority of this event:

“0” = low priority

“1” = normal priority

“2” = high priority

delay 1~999 6/6 Delay in seconds before detecting the next event.

trigger boot,

di,

motion,

seq,

visignal,

virestore,

p i r,

recnotify,

tampering,

6/6 Indicate the trigger condition:

“boot” = System boot

“di”= Digital input

“motion” = Video motion detection

“seq” = Periodic condition

“visignal” = Video input signal loss.

“virestore” = Video input signal resotore

“pir” = PIR detection.

“recnotify” = Recording notification.

“tampering” = Tamper detection.

triggerstatus String[40] 6/6 The status for event trigger

di <integer> 6/6 Indicate which DI detects. This field is required

when trigger condition is “di”. One bit represents

one digital input. The LSB indicates DI 0.

mdwin <integer> 6/6 Indicate which motion detection windows detect.

This field is required when trigger condition is

“md”. One bit represents one window. The LSB

indicates the 1

st

window. For example, to detect

the 1

st

and 3

rd

windows, set mdwin as 5.

inter 1~999 6/6 Interval of snapshots in minutes. This field is used

when trigger condition is “seq”.

weekday 0~127 6/6 Indicate which weekday is scheduled. One bit

represents one weekday.

bit0 (LSB) = Saturday

bit1 = Friday

bit2 = Thursday

bit3 = Wednesday

bit4 = Tuesday

bit5 = Monday

bit6 = Sunday

For example, to detect events on Friday and

Sunday, set weekday as 66.

begintime hh:mm 6/6 Begin time of the weekly schedule.

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endtime hh:mm 6/6 End time of the weekly schedule.

(00:00 ~ 24:00 sets schedule as always on)

action_do_i<0~(ndo-1)>_enable 0, 1 6/6 Enable or disable trigger digital output.

action_do_i<0~(ndo-1)>_duratio

n

1~999 6/6 Duration of the digital output trigger in seconds.

action_cf_enable 0. 1 6/6 Enable media write on CF.

action_cf_folder string[128] 6/6 Path to store media.

action_cf_media NULL, 0~4 6/6 Index of the attached media.

action_cf_datefolder <boolean> 6/6 Enable this to create folders by date, time, and

hour automatically.

action_server_i<0~4>_enable 0, 1 6/6 Enable or disable this server action.

The default value is 0.

action_server_i<0~4>_media NULL, 0~4 6/6 Index of the attached media.

action_server_i<0~4>_datefolde

r

<boolean> 6/6 Enable this to create folders by date, time, and

hour automatically.

action_goto_enable <Boolean> 6/6 Enable/disable ptz goto preset on event triggered.

action_goto_name string[40] 6/6 Preset name that ptz goto on event triggered.

Group: server_i<0~4>

PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

name string[40] 6/6 Identification of this entry

type email,

ftp,

http,

ns

6/6 Indicate the server type:

“email” = email server

“ftp” = FTP server

“http” = HTTP server

“ns” = network storage

http_url string[128] 6/6 URL of the HTTP server to upload.

http_username string[64] 6/6 Username to log in to the server.

http_passwd string[64] 6/6 Password of the user.

ftp_address string[128] 6/6 FTP server address.

ftp_username string[64] 6/6 Username to log in to the server.

ftp_passwd string[64] 6/6 Password of the user.

ftp_port 0~65535 6/6 Port to connect to the server.

ftp_location string[128] 6/6 Location to upload or store the media.

ftp_passive 0, 1 6/6 Enable or disable passive mode.

0 = disable passive mode

1 = enable passive mode

email_address string[128] 6/6 Email server address.

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email_sslmode 0, 1 6/6 Enable support SSL.

email_port 0~65535 6/6 Port to connect to the server.

email_username string[64] 6/6 Username to log in to the server.

email_passwd string[64] 6/6 Password of the user.

email_senderemail string[128] 6/6 Email address of the sender.

email_recipientemail string[128] 6/6 Email address of the recipient.

ns_location string[128] 6/6 Location to upload or store the media.

ns_username string[64] 6/6 Username to log in to the server.

ns_passwd string[64] 6/6 Password of the user.

ns_workgroup string[64] 6/6 Workgroup for network storage.

Group: media_i<0~4> (media_freespace is used internally.)

PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

name string[40] 6/6 Identification of this entry

type snapshot,

systemlog,

videoclip

6/6 Media type to send to the server or store on the server.

snapshot_source <integer> 6/6 Indicate the source of media stream. 0 means the first

stream. 1 means the second stream and etc. 2 means

the third stream and etc. 3 means the fourth stream

and etc.

snapshot_prefix string[16] 6/6 Indicate the prefix of the filename.

snapshot_datesuffix 0, 1 6/6 Add date and time suffix to filename:

1 = Add date and time suffix.

0 = Do not add.

snapshot_preevent 0 ~ 7 6/6 Indicates the number of pre-event images.

snapshot_postevent 0 ~ 7 6/6 The number of post-event images.

videoclip_source <integer> 6/6 Indicate the source of media stream. 0 means the first

stream. 1 means the second stream and etc. 2 means

the third stream and etc. 3 means the fourth stream

and etc.

videoclip_prefix string[16] 6/6 Indicate the prefix of the filename.

videoclip_preevent 0 ~ 9 6/6 Indicates the time for pre-event recording in seconds.

videoclip_maxduration 1 ~ 10 6/6 Maximum duration of one video clip in seconds.

videoclip_maxsize 50 ~ 1500 6/6 Maximum size of one video clip file in Kbytes.

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Group: recording_i<0~1>

PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

name string[40] 6/6 Identification of this entry.

trigger schedule, networkfail 6/6 Trigger type of this entry.

enable 0, 1 6/6 Enable or disable this recording.

priority 0, 1, 2 6/6 Indicate the priority of this recording:

“0” indicates low priority.

“1” indicates normal priority.

“2” indicates high priority.

source <integer> 6/6 Indicate the source of media stream. 0 means the first stream.

1 means the second stream and etc. 2 means the third stream

and etc. 3 means the fourth stream and etc.

limitsize 0,1 6/6 0: Entire free space mechanism

1: Limit recording size mechanism

cyclic 0,1 6/6 0: Disable cyclic recording

1: Enable cyclic recording

notify 0,1 6/6 0: Disable recording notification

1: Enable recording notification

notifyserver 0~31 6/6 Indicate which notification server is scheduled. One bit

represents one application server (server_i0~i4).

bit0 (LSB) = server_i0.

bit1 = server_i1.

bit2 = server_i2.

bit3 = server_i3.

bit4 = server_i4.

For example, enable server_i0, server_i2, and server_i4 as

notification servers; the notifyserver value is 21.

weekday 0~127 6/6 Indicate which weekday is scheduled. One bit represents one

weekday.

bit0 (LSB) = Saturday

bit1 = Friday

bit2 = Thursday

bit3 = Wednesday

bit4 = Tuesday

bit5 = Monday

bit6 = Sunday

For example, to detect events on Friday and Sunday, set

weekday as 66.

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begintime hh:mm 6/6 Start time of the weekly schedule.

endtime hh:mm 6/6 End time of the weekly schedule. (00:00~24:00 indicates

schedule always on)

prefix string[16] 6/6 Indicate the prefix of the filename.

cyclesize 20~ 6/6 The maximum size for cycle recording in Kbytes when

choosing to limit recording size.

reserveamo

unt

15~ 6/6

T

he reserved amount in Mbytes when choosing cyclic recording

mechanism.

dest cf, 0~4 6/6 The destination to store the recorded data.

“cf” means CF card.

“0~4” means the index of the network storage.

cffolder string[128] 6/6 Folder name.

Group: https (product dependent)

NAME VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

enable <boolean> 6/6 To enable or disable secure HTTP.

policy <Boolean> 6/6 If the value is 1, it will force HTTP connection redirect to

HTTPS connection

method auto,

manual,

install

6/6 auto => Create self-signed certificate automatically.

manual => Create self-signed certificate manually.

install => Create certificate request and install.

status -3 ~ 1 6/6 Specify the https status.

-3 = Certificate not installed

-2 = Invalid public key

-1 = Waiting for certificate

0 = Not installed

1 = Active

countryname string[2] 6/6 Country name in the certificate information.

stateorprovincename string[128] 6/6 State or province name in the certificate information.

localityname string[128] 6/6 The locality name in the certificate information.

organizationname string[64] 6/6 Organization name in the certificate information.

unit string[32] 6/6 Organizational unit name in the certificate information.

commonname string[64] 6/6 Common name in the certificate information.

validdays 0 ~ 9999 6/6 Valid period for the certification.

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Group: disk_i<0~(n-1)> n is the total number of storage devices.

PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY

(get/set)

DESCRIPTION

cyclic_enabled <boolean> 6/6 Enable cyclic storage method.

autocleanup_enabled <boolean> 6/6 Enable automatic clean up method. Expired and not

locked media files will be deleted.

autocleanup_maxage <positive integer> 6/6 To specify the expired days for automatic clean up.

Drive the Digital Output

Note: This request requires Viewer privileges.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/setdo.cgi?do1=<state>[&do2=<state>]

[&do3=<state>][&do4=<state>][&return=<return page>]

Where state is 0 or 1; “0” means inactive or normal state, while “1” means active or triggered state.

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

0 – Inactive, normal state

do<num>

0, 1

1 – Active, triggered state

return

<return

page>

Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return

page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. If you

omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.

Example: Drive the digital output 1 to triggered state and redirect to an empty page.

http://myserver/cgi-bin/dido/setdo.cgi?do1=1

Query Status of the Digital Input

Note: This request requires Viewer privileges.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/getdi.cgi?[di0][&di1][&di2][&di3]

If no parameter is specified, all of the digital input statuses will be returned.

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Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/plain\r\n

Content-Length: <length>\r\n

\r\n

[di0=<state>]\r\n

[di1=<state>]\r\n

[di2=<state>]\r\n

[di3=<state>]\r\n

where <state> can be 0 or 1.

Example: Query the status of digital input 1.

Query Status of the Digital Output

Note: This request requires Viewer privileges.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/getdo.cgi?[do0][&do1][&do2][&do3]

If no parameter is specified, all the digital output statuses will be returned.

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/plain\r\n

Content-Length: <length>\r\n

\r\n

[do0=<state>]\r\n

Request:

http://myserver/cgi-bin/dido/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=1\r\n

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[do1=<state>]\r\n

[do2=<state>]\r\n

[do3=<state>]\r\n

where <state> can be 0 or 1.

Example: Query the status of digital output 1.

Request:

http://myserver/cgi-bin/dido/getdo.cgi?do1

Response:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/plain\r\n

Content-Length: 7\r\n

\r\n

do1=1\r\n

Capture Single Snapshot

Note: This request requires Normal User privileges.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg?[channel=<value>][&resolution=<value>]

[&quality=<value>][&streamid=<value>]

If the user requests a size larger than all stream settings on the server, this request will fail.

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

channel

0~(n-1) The channel number of the video source.

resolution

<available resolution> The resolution of the image.

quality

1~5 The quality of the image.

streamed <product dependent>

0~(m-1) The stream number.

The server will return the most up-to-date snapshot of the selected channel and stream in JPEG format. The

size and quality of the image will be set according to the video settings on the server.

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n

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[Content-Length: <image size>\r\n]

Account Management

Note: This request requires Administrator privileges.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi

?

method=<value>&username=<name>[&userpass=<value>][&privilege=<value>]

[&privilege=<value>][…][&return=<return page>]

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

Add Add an account to the server. When using this method, the “username” field is

necessary. It will use the default value of other fields if not specified.

Delete Remove an account from the server. When using this method, the “username”

field is necessary, and others are ignored.

method

edit Modify the account password and privilege. When using this method, the

“

username” field is necessary, and other fields are optional. If not specified, it

will keep the original settings.

username <name> The name of the user to add, delete, or edit.

userpass <value> The password of the new user to add or that of the old user to modify. The

default value is an empty string.

<value> The privilege of the user to add or to modify.

viewer Viewer privilege.

operator Operator privilege.

privilege

admin Administrator privilege.

return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The

<return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current

path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.

System Logs

Note: This request requires Administrator privileges.

Method: GET/POST

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Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/syslog.cgi

Server will return the most up-to-date system log.

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/plain\r\n

Content-Length: <syslog length>\r\n

\r\n

<system log information>\r\n

Upgrade Firmware

Note: This request requires Administrator privileges.

Method: POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/upgrade.cgi

Post data:

fimage=<file name>[&return=<return page>]\r\n

\r\n

Server will accept the file named <file name> to upgrade the firmware and return with <return page> if

indicated.

System Information

Note: This request requires Normal User privileges.

(obsolete)

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/sysinfo.cgi

Server will return the system information. In HTTP API version 2, the CapVersion will be 0200. All fields in the

previous version (0100) are obsolete. Please use “getparam.cgi?capability” instead.

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Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/plain\r\n

Content-Length: <system information length>\r\n

\r\n

Model=<model name of server>\r\n

CapVersion=0200\r\n

PARAMETER(supported

capability version)

VALUE DESCRIPTION

Model system.firmwareversion Model name of the server.

Ex:IP3133-VVTK-0100a

CapVersion MMmm, MM is major version from 00 ~ 99

mm is minor version from 00 ~ 99

ex: 0100

Capability field version.

IP Filtering

Note: This request requires Administrator access privileges.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?

method=<value>&[start=<ipaddress>&end=<ipaddress>][&index=<value>]

[&return=<return page>]

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

addallow Add allowed IP address range to the server. Start and end parameters must be

specified. If the index parameter is specified, it will try to add starting from the

index position.

adddeny Add denied IP address range to the server. Start and end parameters must be

specified. If the index parameter is specified, it will try to add starting from the

index position.

Method

deleteallow Remove allowed IP address range from server. If start and end parameters are

specified, it will try to remove the matched IP address. If index is specified, it will

try to remove the address from given index position. [start, end] parameters

have higher priority then the [index] parameter.

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deletedeny Remove denied IP address range from server. If start and end parameters are

specified, it will try to remove the matched IP address. If index is specified, it will

try to remove the address from given index position. [start, end] parameters

have higher priority then the [index] parameter.

start <ip address> The starting IP address to add or to delete.

end <ip address> The ending IP address to add or to delete.

index <value> The start position to add or to delete.

return <return

page>

Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return

page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. If you

omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.

Get SDP of Streams

Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/<network_rtsp_s<0~m-1>_accessname>

“m” is the stream number.

“network_accessname_<0~(m-1)>” is the accessname for stream “1” to stream “m”. Please refer to the

“subgroup of network: rtsp” for setting the accessname of SDP.

You can get the SDP by HTTP GET.

Open the Network Stream

Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges.

Syntax:

For HTTP push server (MJPEG):

http://<servername>/<network_http_s<0~m-1>_accessname>

For RTSP (MP4), the user needs to input the URL below into an RTSP compatible player.

rtsp://<servername>/<network_rtsp_s<0~m-1>_accessname>

“m” is the stream number.

For details on streaming protocol, please refer to the “control signaling” and “data format” documents.

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Senddata (capability.nuart>0)

Note: This request requires Viewer privileges.

Method: GET/POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/senddata.cgi?

[com=<value>][&data=<value>][&flush=<value>] [&wait=<value>] [&read=<value>]

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

com 1 ~ <max. com port

number>

The target COM/RS485 port number.

data <hex decimal data>[,

<hex decimal data>]

The <hex decimal data> is a series of digits from 0 ~ 9, A ~ F. Each

comma separates the commands by 200 milliseconds.

flush yes,no yes: Receive data buffer of the COM port will be cleared before read.

no: Do not clear the receive data buffer.

wait 1 ~ 65535 Wait time in milliseconds before read data.

read 1 ~ 128 The data length in bytes to read. The read data will be in the return page.

Return:

HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n

Content-Type: text/plain\r\n

Content-Length: <system information length>\r\n

\r\n

<hex decimal data>\r\n

Where hexadecimal data is digits from 0 ~ 9, A ~ F.

Storage managements (capability.storage.dbenabled=1)

Note: This request requires administrator privileges.

Method: GET and POST

Syntax:

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=<cmd_type>[&<parameter>=<value>…]

The commands usage and their input arguments are as follows.

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PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

cmd_type <string> Required. Command to be executed, including search, insert, delete, update, and

queryStatus.

Command: search

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

label <integer

primary key>

Optional.

T

he integer primary key column will automatically be assigned a

unique integer.

triggerType <text> Optional. Indicate the event trigger type. Please embrace your input value

with single quotes.

Ex. mediaType=’motion’ Support trigger types are product dependent.

mediaType <text> Optional. Indicate the file media type. Please embrace your input value

with single quotes.

Ex. mediaType=’videoclip’ Support trigger types are product dependent.

destPath <text> Optional. Indicate the file location in camera. Please embrace your input

value with single quotes.

Ex. destPath =’/mnt/auto/CF/NCMF/abc.mp4’

resolution <text> Optional. Indicate the media file resolution. Please embrace your input

value with single quotes.

Ex. resolution=’800x600’

isLocked <boolean> Optional. Indicate if the file is locked or not.

0: file is not locked.

1: file is locked.

A locked file would not be removed from UI or cyclic storage.

triggerTime <text> Optional. Indicate the event trigger time. (not the file created time)

Format is “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS” Please embrace your input value with

single quotes.

Ex. triggerTime=’2008-01-01 00:00:00’

If you want to search for a time period, please apply “TO” operation.

Ex. triggerTime=’2008-01-01 00:00:00’+TO+’2008-01-01 23:59:59’ is

to search for records from the start of Jan 1

st

2008 to the end of Jan 1

st

2008.

limit <positive integer> Optional. Limit the maximum number of returned search records.

offset <positive integer> Optional. Specifies how many rows to skip at the beginning of the matched

records. Note that the offset keyword is used after limit keyword.

To increase the flexibility of search command, you may use “OR” connectors for logical “OR” search

operations. Moreover, to search for a specific time period, you can use “TO” connector.

Ex. To search records triggered by motion or di or sequential and also triggered between 2008-01-01

00:00:00 and 2008-01-01 23:59:59.

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http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=search&triggerType=’motion’+OR+’di’+OR+’seq’&trigge

rTime=’2008-01-01 00:00:00’+TO+’2008-01-01 23:59:59’

Command: delete

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

label <integer primary key> Required. Identify the designated record.

Ex. label=1

Ex. Delete records whose key numbers are 1, 4, and 8.

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=delete&label=1&label=4&label=8

Command: update

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

label <integer primary key> Required. Identify the designated record.

Ex. label=1

isLocked <boolean> Required. Indicate if the file is locked or not.

Ex. Update records whose key numbers are 1 and 5 to be locked status.

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=update&isLocked=1&label=1&label=5

Ex. Update records whose key numbers are 2 and 3 to be unlocked status.

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=update&isLocked=0&label=2&label=3

Command: queryStatus

PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION

retType xml or javascript Optional.

Ex. retype=javascript

The default return message is in XML format.

Ex. Query local storage status and call for javascript format return message.

http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=queryStatus&retType=javascript

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Technical Specications

External View

．CE, LVD, FCC, VCCI, C-Tick

．CPU: TI DM365 SoC

．Flash: 128MB

．RAM: 128MB

．Embedded OS: Linux 2.6

．PTZ camera control through RS-485

．Supported devices and protocols:

DynaDome / SmartDome

Pelco D

LiLin

Pelco P

Samsung scc643

and customized types

．Supports CGI command serial driver

Alarm and

Event Management

Security

On-board Storage

Users

Dimension

LED Indicator

Power

Approvals

Operating Environments

System

Camera Control

．Compression: H.264, MJPEG & MPEG-4

．Streaming:

Simultaneous multiple streams

H.264 streaming over UDP, TCP, HTTP or HTTPS

MPEG-4 streaming over UDP, TCP, HTTP or HTTPS

MPEG-4 multicast streaming

MJPEG streaming over HTTP or HTTPS

．Supports activity adaptive streaming for dynamic

frame rate control

．Frame rates:

H.264:

Up to 30/25 fps at 720 x 480 (NTSC) /720 x 576 (PAL)

MPEG-4:

Up to 30/25 fps at 720 x 480 (NTSC) /720 x 576 (PAL)

MJPEG:

Up to 30/25 fps at 720 x 480 (NTSC) /720 x 576 (PAL)

Video

Image Settings

Viewing System

Requirements

Installation, Management,

and Maintenance

Applications

Audio

．Compression:

GSM-AMR speech compression, bit rate:

4.75 kbps ~ 12.2 kbps

MPEG-4 AAC audio encoding, bit rate:

16 kbps ~ 128 kbps

．Interface:

Line level input: up to 1 Vrms

Audio output

．Supports two-way audio via SIP protocol

．Supports audio mute

．Adjustable image size, quality, and bit rate

．Time stamp, text caption, and frame rate overlay

．Flip & mirror

．Configurable brightness, contrast and saturation

．Supports privacy masks

．Triple-window video for motion detection

．Tamper detection

．One D/I and one D/O for external sensor and alarm

．Event notification using HTTP, SMTP or FTP

．Local recording of MP4 file

Networking

．10/100 Mbps Ethernet, RJ-45

．Protocols: IPv4, IPv6, TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, UPnP,

RTSP/RTP/RTCP, IGMP, SMTP, FTP, DHCP, NTP,

DNS, DDNS, PPPoE, CoS, QoS, SNMP and 802.1X

．SD/SDHC card slot

．Stores snapshots and video clips

．Multi-level user access with password protection

．IP address filtering

．HTTPS encrypted data transmission

．802.1X port-based authentication for network protection

．Live viewing for up to 10 clients

．130 mm (D) x 78.35 mm (W) x 33.85 mm (H)

Weight

．242 g

．System power and status indicator

．System activity and network link indicator

．12V DC

．24V AC

．Power consumption: Max. 5W

．802.3af compliant Power-over-Ethernet

．Power output: 12V DC (420 mA)

．Temperature: 0 ~ 55 °C (32 ~ 131 °F)

．Humidity: 20% ~ 80% RH

．OS: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista

．Browser: Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer

6.x or above

．Real Player: 10.5 or above

．Quick Time: 6.5 or above

．Installation Wizard 2

．32-CH ST7501 central management software

．Supports firmware upgrade

．SDK available for application development

and system integration

Warranty

．24 months

System Overview

c

Pre-

ampliﬁer

Analog

Camera

PC with

Recording Software

External

Microphone

Speaker

Router

Notebook with

Web Browser

VS8102

video

Audio Out

Audio In

V

78�35 mm

33�85 mm

Front

78�35 mm

33�85 mm

Back

Audio

Out

Video

Reset

SD Card

Audio

In

12345678

Ethernet

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Technology License Notice

MPEG-4 AAC Technology

THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 AAC AUDIO PATENT LICENSE� THIS PRODUCT MAY

NOT BE DECOMPILED, REVERSE-ENGINEERED OR COPIED, EXCEPT WITH REGARD TO PC SOFTWARE,

OF WHICH YOU MAY MAKE SINGLE COPIES FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES� FOR MORE INFORMATION,

PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://WWW�VIALICENSING�COM�

MPEG-4 Visual Technology

THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE

WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD ("MPEG-4 VIDEO") AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT

WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/

OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG-4 VIDEO�

NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE� ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL, INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY

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AMR-NB Standard

THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AMR-NB STANDARD PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT� WITH

RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, THE FOLLOWING LICENSORS’ PATENTS MAY APPLY:

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Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

FCC Statement

This device compiles with FCC Rules Part 15� Operation is subject to the following two conditions�

■ This device may not cause harmful interference, and

■ This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation�

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant

to Part 15 of the FCC Rules� These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment� This equipment

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

with the installation manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications� Operation of this

equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be

required to correct the interference at his own expense�

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class A product� In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which

case the user may be required to take adequate measures�

Liability

VIVOTEK Inc� cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right

to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice� VIVOTEK Inc� makes no warranty

of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document, including, but not limited to, the

implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for any particular purpose�

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