Vivotek IP3112 User Manual

Vivotek IP3112 User Manual

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  • Page 2 Product name: Network Camera (IP31x2) Release Date: 2005/04/07 Manual Revision: 3.30 Web site: www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in Taiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2005. All rights reserved - 1 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...
  • Page 3: Before You Use This Product

    For paragraphs preceded by completely the warnings. Ignoring the warnings may result in serious hazards or injuries. This also ensures the product is used properly as the reader should use caution to understand - 2 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Build a security application ... 30 Software revision upgrade ... 33 Definitions in Configuration ... 34 System parameters ... 35 Security settings ... 36 Network settings... 37 General ... 37 SMTP ... 37 FTP ... 38 - 3 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...
  • Page 5 System configuration URL ... 55 Security configuration URL ... 56 Network configuration URL... 56 DDNS & UPnP configuration URL ... 58 Video configuration URL ... 59 Image quality configuration URL ... 60 - 4 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...
  • Page 6 Application configuration URL ... 61 Homepage layout configuration URL ... 62 D. Technical specifications ... 63 - 5 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...
  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents IP3112/IP3122 Power adapter Camera stand I/O terminal block connector Software CD Quick installation guide Warranty card - 6 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...
  • Page 8: Installation

    INPUT (Initial state of DI is low) INPUT (Max. 50mA, 12VDC) SW_COMMON OUTPUT (open from SW_OPEN at initial state) (close with SW_OPEN when set DO to ON) SW_NOPEN OUTPUT (Max. 1A, 24VDC or 0.5A, 125VAC - 7 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 9: Software Installation

    Install option. Refer to “Network settings” on the System Configuration page for details. If any setting is entered incorrectly and cannot proceed to setting up the Network Camera, restore the factory settings following the steps in the “Troubleshooting” chapter of the Appendix. - 8 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 10: Add Password To Prevent Unauthorized Access

    Once the password is set, there is no provision to recover the Administrator’s password. The only option is to restore to the original factory default settings. - 9 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 11: How To Use

    The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if authentication fails. The user may check the option box to save the password for future convenience. This option is not available to the Administrator for obvious reason. - 10 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 12: Installing Plug-In

    Users may click on to proceed. If the web browser does not allow the user to continue to install, check the Internet security option and lower the security levels or contact your IT or networking supervisor for help. - 11 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 13: Primary User's Capability

    The main page layout has two parts: Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View: What the camera sees. Click on the configuration link to the left of the image window to enter the configuration page. - 12 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 14: Digital Zoom

    Clicking on the “On” or “Off” button turns the digital output to either on or off status. Snapshot Click on , web browser will pop up a new window to show the snapshot. Users can point at the snapshot and click the right button of mouse to save it. - 13 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 15: Client Settings

    The TCP protocol allows for less packet loss and produces a more accurate video display. The downside with this protocol is that the real-time effect is worse than that with the UDP protocol. - 14 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 16 If the network environment is changed, or the user wants to let the web browser to detect again, manually select the UDP protocol, save, and return HOME to re-connect. <url> http://<Network Camera>/protocol.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or the original IP address of the Network Camera. - 15 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 17: Administrator's Capability

    1 Mbps, set the “Fix bit rate” to 1000Kbps or 1200Kbps, and set “Fix quality” at the highest quality. The maximum frame rate is 25 in PAL system and 30 in NTSC system. If your network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps, you can fix - 16 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 18: Only Quality Images Will Do

    “Fix bit rate”. You can also fix the bandwidth according to your actual network speed and adjust the frame rate. Start from 30 fps down for best results but not below 15 fps. If the image qualities are not improved, select a lower bandwidth setting. - 17 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 19: Opening Accounts For New Users

    That allows multiple visitors share the same account of different level. An option to access DI/DO is provided for each account. Some users may need to prohibit from controlling your attached devices. You may delete some - 18 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 20: Change Homepage Layout

    The overloaded viewers will have snapshot mode instead. Change homepage layout How to change the subject text of homepage 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Change the text in “Host name”, 3. Click on “Save” button. - 19 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 21 3. Find “Background graph” and choose “blank”, 4. Find “Background color” and pull down the list to choose any color you like, 5. Click on “Save” button. * The background color is better to contrast with the font. - 20 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 22 6. Open an FTP client program and connect to the Network Camera. The user name and password is as same as the Administrator’s. 7. Transfer wallppr.jpg in local folder to the Network Camera, 8. Close the FTP program and reload the homepage of the Network Camera. - 21 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 23 5. Prepare an image file with size less than 65000 bytes and rename it to logo.gif, 6. Open an FTP client program and connect to the Network Camera. The user name and password is as same as the Administrator’s. - 22 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 24 8. Close the FTP program and reload the homepage of the Network Camera. If you want to add hyperlink to the logo image, 3. Find “Logo link” and type the hyperlink in the edit box, for example, http://www.mywebsite.com, 4. Click on “Save” button. - 23 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 25 <!-- Copy the next bold line to where you want to show the image coming from Network Camera. This line is remark only and is hidden on homepage. //--> <OBJECT ID=VAMCtrl></OBJECT> </p> </body> </html> ****** Example homepage end ****** - 24 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 26 Refer to tutorials of writing HTML and scripts. If the customized homepage goes wrong and cannot display, link to the “Homepage layout” page, “http://<IP address of Network Camera>/setup/layout.html”, to disable “Use the customized homepage”. - 25 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 27: Build A Multimedia Web Attraction Site

    3. Go to the page bottom and check “Allow more viewers with snapshot mode”, 4. Set the snapshot interval to refresh the still image automatically. The longer the snapshot interval is, the better the snapshot mode works for more viewers. - 26 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 28 2. Click on “Network” at the left column, 3. Fill the FTP related settings including server, user name and password, as well as the upload path if specified by the web space, 4. Click on save and wait for system restart, - 27 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 29 Network Camera. Define the refresh interval according to your network bandwidth for best result. If the refresh rate is too fast and there is a large number of visitors, this may overload the Network Camera and slows the response. - 28 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 30 </script> <!-- End of scripts to auto refresh the image. //--> </p> </body> </html>****** Example homepage end ****** //SECONDS BETWEEN REFRESH //IMAGE WIDTH //IMAGE HEIGHT (NTSC:240; PAL:288) src="'+image+'" height="'+imgheight+'" - 29 - //IMAGE URL www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 31: Build A Security Application

    "Snapshots begin" time and "Snapshots end" time monitor trigger conditions every day, 4. Check the “Event operation”. The trigger condition can be set to detected motion or status of the attached device, - 30 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 32 13. Clicking on “Save” enables the activity display. Green means the motion in the window is under the watermark set by Administrator and red means it is over the watermark, 14. Click on “Application” at the left column, 15. Check the window name set in step 10, - 31 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 33 16. Check “Upload snapshots while motion detected”, if e-mailing the snapshots is preferred, 17. Check “Send snapshots by email”, 18. Click on save to validate. - 32 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 34: Software Revision Upgrade

    Software revision upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date software from the web site of Vivotek. An easy-to-use Upgrade Wizard is provided to upgrade the Network Camera with just a few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administrator only. To upgrade the system, follow the procedures below.
  • Page 35: Definitions In Configuration

    If the Administrator also wants to set certain options through the URL, read the reference appendix for details. <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/config.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 34 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 36: System Parameters

    Network Camera to the default time-servers. "Time zone" Adjust the time with that of the time-servers for local settings. Remember to click on to immediately validate the changes. Otherwise, the correct time will not be synchronized. - 35 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 37: Security Settings

    This feature must be supported by the java script capability of the web browsers. “Snapshot interval” defines the refresh rate of the still image in the homepage seen by the overloaded viewers. - 36 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 38: Network Settings

    “Recipient email address 1” The email address of the recipients for snapshots or log file. Multiple recipients must be separated by semicolon, ‘;’. “SMTP (mail) server 2” The domain name or IP address of another email server once the previous server is unreachable. - 37 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 39: Ftp

    “2nd FTP remote folder” Granted folder on the backup FTP server. “Secondary FTP passive mode” Passive mode setting for the backup FTP server. HTTP “Http port” This can be other than the default Port 80. Once the port is changed, the - 38 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 40: Streaming

    Some invalid settings may cause the system failing to respond. Change the configuration only if necessary and consult with your network supervisor or experienced users for correct settings. Once the system has lost contact, refer to Appendix A for reset and restore procedures. - 39 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 41: Ddns And Upnp Settings

    DDNS service and UPnP function. Network Camera provides a free DDNS service. Administrators can choose safe100.net in the “Providers” field to use it. At the first time, Administrators must register an account for it. - 40 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 42: Video Codec Parameters

    -5 to +5. The user may press to fine-tune the image. When the image is O.K., press to set the image settings. Click on this to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes. - 41 - www.vivotek.com...
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  • Page 44: Motion Detection

    Higher sensitivity and small percentage will allow easier motion detection. The following figure shows the screen when is clicked. The monitoring window has been outlined in red and the graphic bar goes red since the goldfish is moving. - 43 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 45: Application Settings

    The normal state is open. Either email or FTP can be used to command uploading snapshots. The snapshot names will be “vpre.jpg”, “vtrg.jpg”, and “vpos.jpg”, respectively. They stand - 44 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 46: Sequential Operation

    “video@20030102030405.jpg” means the JPEG image was captured in the year 2003, January the 2 , at 3 o’clock, 4 minute, and 5 second. If this suffix is omitted, the file named “video.jpg” on the external FTP server will be refreshed at the specified interval. - 45 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 47: Homepage Layout Settings

    ”Font color", pull down the list to select any color for the text in the homepage. ”Background color", pull down the list to select any color for the homepage background. It can be seen when the background image is not displayed. - 46 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 48: Viewing System Log

    After clicking on the “Restore” button and make confirmation, the system will restart and require the installer program to set up the network again. - 47 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 49: Appendix

    Poke the wrench to click on the button. RESTORE: 1. Poke the wrench to press on the button continuously. 2. Wait for self-diagnostic to run twice. 3. Withdraw the wrench as soon as the second self-diagnostic starts. - 48 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 50: Frequently Asked Questions

    A The timestamp is based on the system time of the Network Camera. It is maintained by a real-time clock inside and can be automatically synchronized with the time server if the Network Camera is connected to the Internet and the function is enabled. - 49 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 51 A Too many users requesting the real-time multimedia content will jam the network. For best results, the Network Camera is designed to accommodate maximum ten (10) users to watch and listen to the Network Camera at the same time. For a larger number - 50 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 52 Q Why can I not access the Network Camera when I setup some options in the application? A Since the Network Camera is a "network device", any incorrect network settings will make it unreachable. If this happens, restore the factory default settings following the procedures in Appendix A. - 51 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 53: Url Commands Of The Network Camera

    For instance, typing http://192.168.0.201/cgi-bin/setdo.cgi?do=h in the address bar of the web browser will command the Network Camera, with IP address of 192.168.0.201, to set digital output to connect to NC with COMMON. Restore factory default settings /setup/restore.cgi - 52 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 54: Restart System

    The Network Camera will automatically restart after restoring factory default configurations. Restart system /setup/reset.cgi Restart the Network Camera without warning. - 53 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 55: Page Url

    The Administrator may use the following links to show the images saved in the Network Camera on another page. Resource name system logo image background image Referenced URL /client.html /setup/config.html /setup/system.html /setup/security.html /setup/network.html /setup/video.html /setup/motion.html /setup/image.html /setup/app.html /setup/layout.html /setup/logfile.html /setup/parafile.html /setup/factory.html Referenced URL /pic/logo.gif /pic/wallppr.jpg - 54 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 56: General Format Of Command Url

    LED keep date and time unchanged use NTP server to synchronize directly adjust date and time year, month and date separated by slash hour, minute and second separated by colon time zone, 8 means GMT +8:00 - 55 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 57: Security Configuration Url

    DIDO access prohibit for DIDO access DESCRIPTION enable installation at next boot disable installation at next boot Network Camera's IP address subnet mask default gateway domain name of Network Camera primary DNS server secondary DNS server - 56 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 58 FTP server access FTP server in passive mode access FTP server in active mode user name for secondary FTP server password for secondary FTP server upload folder in secondary FTP server - 57 - secondary SMTP www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 59: Ddns & Upnp Configuration Url

    DynDNS.org(Dynamic) DynDNS.org(Custom) TZO.com dhs.org hostname Camera The login username of DDNS server or the email address registered in DDNS server. The login password of DDNS server or the key given by the DDNS server. - 58 - Network www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 60: Video Configuration Url

    64K bps set bit rate to 128K bps set bit rate to 256K bps set bit rate to 384K bps set bit rate to 512K bps - 59 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 61: Image Quality Configuration Url

    DESCRIPTION adjust brightness of image adjust contrast of image adjust hue of image adjust saturation of image not save the parameters recall the original settings save the parameters - 60 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 62: Application Configuration Url

    DO when motion detected upload snapshot when DI condition matched upload snapshot detected seconds interval for sequential mode time to start sequential mode time to stop sequential mode - 61 - trigger trigger trigger condition when motion www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 63: Homepage Layout Configuration Url

    URL URL of image for logo URL to link when clicking on logo hide background image use default background use image from URL URL of image for background color index for font color index for background - 62 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 64: D. Technical Specifications

    Universal switching power supply included Input: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 0.4A Output: 12VDC, 1.5A - Operating Environment Temperature: 0-50°C/32-122°F Humidity: 95%RH - EMI & Safety CE, FCC - Viewing system requirement Operating system Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Browser Internet Explorer 5.x or above - 63 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 65 B of EN55022/1998, and the requirement for immunity according to EN50082-1/1992. 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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