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VN-V686U 　　
API GUIDE
This document provides a description of protocols and API of VN-V686.
Refer Readme file in the CD-ROM for updated information.
2008.6.19. JVC
LST0652-001A
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  • Page 1 IP Camera VN-V686U 　　 API GUIDE This document provides a description of protocols and API of VN-V686. Refer Readme file in the CD-ROM for updated information. 2008.6.19. JVC LST0652-001A...
  • Page 2 Updates Version Date Updates 1.00 2007/12/13 First release. 1.01 2008/4/25 Limitation of Registering Preset Position is added. Fixed auto patrol number for auto return. Fixed api text for getting status of a privacy masking area. 1.02 2008/6/19 - Boundary option is added to JPEG request API. - Status of Intelligent tracking is added to JPEG format and MPEG-4 stream.
  • Page 3 Custom Application Software Development Guide VN-V686 can be used from a custom application software by utilizing the API and protocols for VN-V686. The following operations are possible. ● Getting JPEG from VN-V686. ● Getting MPEG-4 from VN-V686. ● Getting Alarm from VN-V686. ●...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Content 1. Getting JPEG from VN-V686 via HTTP 2. Getting MPEG-4 from VN-V686 via HTTP 3. API to Search VN-V686 4. Getting Alarm from VN-V686 via TCP 5. Using API that Requires Basic Authentication 6. API for Getting/Changing Parameters of VN-V686 7.

  • Page 5: Getting Jpeg From Vn-V686 Via Http

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK<CRLF> Connection: close<CRLF> Content-type: multipart/x-mixed-replace;boundary=-foo<CRLF> Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:33:12 GMT<CRLF> Server: JVC VN-V686 Network Camera<CRLF> x-vnv25_response: encode=jpeg&framerate=30&framesize=vga&boundary=on&ptz_info=off<CRLF><CRLF> 4) VN-V686 sends out JPEG data after returning HTTP response. JPEG files with boundary structure will be sent out continuously after HTTP Response as follows. Content-Length in boundary structure shows file size of each JPEG file.
  • Page 6 When ptz_info=on is specified, boundary, pan/tilt/zoom information and JPEG file will be sent out continuously after HTTP Response as follows. HTTP Response boundary pan/tilt/zoom information JPEG (No. 1) boundary pan/tilt/zoom information JPEG (No. 2) Example of Booundary and pan/tilt/zoom information: --foo<CRLF>...
  • Page 7 1.2. API Format Structure space space HTTP/1.1 0x0D 0x0A Host: space IP Address of VN-V686 0x0D 0x0A 0x0D 0x0A Unlike APIs for getting/setting parameters, Accept line is not required. Basic authentication is also not necessary. Example GET /api/video?encode=jpeg&framerate=30&boundary=on&ptz_info=off HTTP/1.1<CRLF> Host: 192.168.0.2<CRLF><CRLF> Parameter value is indicated using =.
  • Page 8 HTTP/1.1 200 OK<CRLF> Content-Type: multipart/x-mixed-replace;boundary=--foo<CRLF> Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:33:12 GMT<CRLF> Server: JVC VN-V686 Network Camera<CRLF> x-vnv686_response: encode=jpeg&framerate=30&framesize=vga&boundary=on&ptz_info=off<CRLF><CRLF> When API is successfully received with boundary=off VN-V686 will return 200 OK. Content-Length shows file size of first JPEG. The x-vnv686_response line indicates actual parameters.
  • Page 9 The following information is stored in the comment segment 1. Each item has a fixed length. Item Size Example Note Version Information Indicates the version of information stored in the comment JVC V1.0 segment. File Size Indicates JPEG size in bytes. size = 123456 Width Width of JPEG.

  • Page 10: Getting Mpeg-4 From Vn-V686 Via Http

    Note <CRLF> denotes the line feed code ( 0x0D, 0x0A 3) VN-V686 returns HTTP response. Example HTTP/1.1 200 OK<CRLF> Connection: close<CRLF> Content-Type: video/mp4v-es<CRLF> Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:33:12 GMT<CRLF> Server: JVC VN-V686 Network Camera<CRLF> x-vnv686_response: encode=mpeg4&framerate=15&framesize=vga&ptz_info=off<CRLF><CRLF> 4) VN-V686 sends out MPEG-4 data after returning HTTP response.
  • Page 11 HTTP Response and MPEG-4 stream sent out by VN-V686 are as follows. HTTP Response VOP of MPEG-4 (No. 1) VOP of MPEG-4 (No. 2) When ptz_info=on is specified, boundary, pan/tilt/zoom information and MPEG-4 VOP will be sent out continuously after HTTP Response are as follows. HTTP Response boundary pan/tilt/zoom information...
  • Page 12 Details of MPEG-4 stream is explained later. 5) When the client wants to stop current MPEG-4 transmission, the client disconnects TCP80. VN-V686 does not accept further API via current TCP that is used for JPEG transmission. To change parameter, disconnect current TCP to stop the MPEG-4 transmission, connect new TCP, and send API with new parameter. 2.2.
  • Page 13 Server: JVC VN-V686 Network Camera<CRLF> x-vnv686_response: encode=mpeg4&framerate=30&framesize=vga&ptz_info=off<CRLF><CRLF> MPEG-4 framerate can be changed by Web page or API. When MPEG-4 framerate is changed, the framerate of current stream is changed also. 2.4. Restrictions Access restriction VN-V686 has access restriction feature that enables to deny access from a specific IP address. If MPEG-4 is requested from the IP address of access restriction, VN-V686 disconnects the TCP connection after API is sent.

  • Page 14: Api To Search Vn-V686

    I-VOP P-VOP There are VOL, Userdata1, GOV and Userdata2 before each I-VOP. 　 Data Structure before I-VOP Item Note VOL of MPEG-4 Video Userdata1 Reserved GOV of MPEG-4 Video Userdata2 Userdata 　　 Data Structure of Userdata2 Item Example Note Start Code 0x000001B2 Start code of userdata in MPEG-4 Video Product Name...

  • Page 15: Using Api That Requires Basic Authentication

    Response Example system.id=VN-V686U(192.168.0.2/24)&200 OK<CRLF> 4. Getting Alarm from VN-V686 4.1. Procedure 1) The client establishes a TCP connection to port number 32040. 2) When motion is detected from the video image of VN-V686, or when there are changes to the alarm input (make or break), VN-V686 will send out alarm information in the following format.
  • Page 16 space API Characters space HTTP/1.1 0x0D 0x0A Accept: space text/plain (or text/html) 0x0D 0x0A Host: space IP Address of VN-V686 0x0D 0x0A Authorization: Basic space Encoded 0x0D 0x0A 0x0D 0x0A User Name and Password The following is an example of API for Getting subnet mask of VN-V686. Example GET /api/param?network.interface.subnetmask HTTP/1.1<CRLF>...

  • Page 17: Api For Getting/Changing Parameters Of Vn-V686

    Date: Fri, 13 MAY 2005 07:33:12 GMT<CRLF> Server: JVC VN-V686 API Server<CRLF> network.interface.subnetmask=255.0.0.0&200 OK<CRLF> 4) The client disconnects TCP80 to end the use of API. Note: APIs for getting/setting parameters are not restricted by the access restriction function. 6. API for Getting/Changing Parameters of VN-V686 This section provides description of APIs for getting/changing parameters of VN-V686.
  • Page 18 An error code will be returned when setting is not properly performed. Example: ParamA.ParamB.ParamC&401 Unauthorized 6.2. Camera These APIs are related to camera settings. Same functions are shown on the Camera page of the WEB setting page and PTZ Controller of built-in viewer. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the Camera page and PTZ Controller.
  • Page 19 To set as blank, specify as %00(0x25, 0x30, 0x30). To use space, specify as %20(0x25, 0x32, 0x30). If you want to set "Comment In JPEG" for example, specify as follows. /api/param?camera.id=Comment%20In%20JPEG set sender's mail address, s The Camera ID is used as sender's display name of alarm mail. If you want to Setting Sender Mail Address for VN-V686".
  • Page 20 Example of setting a value /api/param?camera.image.pedestal=50 Example of 1 step change /api/param?camera.image.pedestal=+ Example of response camera.image.pedestal&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change pedestal setting. Specify 0 to 100, "+" or "-". The value is mapped to 3 internal levels. It becomes brighter 1 step by specifying "+", darker 1 step by specifying "-". The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save.
  • Page 21 Example of response camera.image.gamma.activelevel&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change active gamma level setting. Specify from . The change is saved by the API, 0 to 100 camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Thie setting is valid when gamma setting is "active".
  • Page 22 becomes sharper 1 step by specifying "+", softer 1 step by specifying "-". The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Color Level from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.color Example of response camera.image.color=50&200 OK Interpretation Acquire color level value.
  • Page 23 reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Stabilizer Level from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.stabilizer.level Example of response camera.image.stabilizer.level=100&200 OK Interpretation Acquire stabilizer level. Value from 0 to 100 is returned. The level is 3 steps internally. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Stabilizer Level for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.stabilizer.level=data Example of setting /api/param?camera.image.stabilizer.level=0...
  • Page 24 Getting AGC from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.brightness Example of response camera.image.brightnesss=autoL&200 OK Interpretation Acquire AGC setting. "manual", "autoL", "autoM" or "autoH" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting AGC for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.brightness=data Example /api/param?camera.image.brightness=auto Example of response camera.image.brightness&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change AGC setting.
  • Page 25 "quality" is returned. In case of "motion", AGC is used before using sense up. In case of "quality", sense up is used before using AGC. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting ALC priority for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.auto_exposure.priority=data Example /api/param?camera.auto_exposure.priority=quality Example of response camera.auto_exposure.priority&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change ALC priority.
  • Page 26 Interpretation Acquire B&W mode. "color", "bw", "autoL", "autoM" or "autoH" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting B&W Mode for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.true_daynight=data Example /api/param?camera.image.true_daynight=autoM Example of response camera.image.true_daynight&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change B&W mode. Specify "color", "bw", "autoL", "autoM" or "autoH". IR filter is on when "color"...
  • Page 27 Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Light for focus in B&W mode for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.true_daynight.light=data Example /api/param?camera.image.true_daynight.af=infrared Example of response camera.image.true_daynight.light&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change light setting for focus in B&W mode. Specify "normal" or "infrared". When the setting is "infrared", focus at zooming works correctly with infrared light in B&W mode.
  • Page 28 Setting Iris for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.iris=data Example to set fixed value /api/param?camera.iris=50 Example to set auto /api/param?camera.iris=autoM Example to change from auto to maual /api/param?camera.iris=manual Example of response camera.iris&202 Accepted(camera(num).status=save or camera.motion.auto_pan.image=save) Interpretation Change iris setting. Specify 0 to 100 to set fixed value. 100 means full open. Specify "autoL", "autoM"...
  • Page 29 Interpretation Acquire white balance setting. "autoW", "autoN" or "manual" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting White Balance for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.white_balance=data Example /api/param?camera.image.white_balance=autoW Example of response camera.image.white_balance&202 Accepted(camera.status=save or camera.motion.auto_pan.image=save) Interpretation Change white balance setting. Specify "autoW", "autoN", "manual" or "op_auto". "autoW" works in wide range, and "autoN"...
  • Page 30 Interpretation Acquire B-gain of white balance setting. s0 to s255 is returned. The s before number means "step". Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting B-Gain of White Balance for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.white_balance.b=data Example of response camera.image.white_balance.b&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change B-gain white balance setting. Specify s0 to s255. The s before number means "step". The change is saved to preset position by the API, camera(num).status=save.
  • Page 31 Example of response camera.image.blc=off&200 OK Interpretation Acquire Back Light Compensation setting. "off", "a", "b", "c" or "d" is returned. Refer the instruction manual for detailed information of "a", "b", "c" and "d". Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Back Light Compensation for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.blc=data Format of setting ON /api/param?camera.image.blc=a Example of response camera.image.blc&202 Accepted(camera.status=save)
  • Page 32 Example /api/param?encode(1).framesize=qvga Example of response encode(1).framesize&202 Accepted(encode(1).status=save) Interpretation Change JPEG frame size. Specify "vga" or "qvga". File size setting is changed automatically when frame size is changed. If frame size is changed from vga to qvga, file size is changed to third part of original size. If frame size is changed from qvga to vga, file size is changed to three times size.
  • Page 33 Example of response encode(1).quality&202 Accepted(encode(1).status=save) Interpretation Change the file size setting of JPEG. The unit of set values is in KB. VN-V686 will perform rate control with this file size as the target. When frame size is VGA, setting between the range of 10k to 100k is possible. When frame size is QVGA, setting between the range of 3k to 33k is possible.
  • Page 34 Getting MPEG-4 bitrate Setting from VN-V686 Format /api/param?encode(2).bitrate Example of response encode(2).bitrate=8000000&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the bitrate setting of MPEG-4. If the response is 8000000 for example, the setting is 8Mbps. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting MPEG-4 bitrate Setting for VN-V686 Format /api/param?encode(2).bitrate=Data Example /api/param?encode(2).bitrate=2000000 Example of response encode(2).bitrate&202 Accepted(encode(2).status=save)
  • Page 35 Interpretation Acquire frame rate of MPEG-4 encoding. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting MPEG-4 Frame Rate Setting for VN-V686 Format /api/param?encode(2).framerate=data Example /api/param?encode(2).framerate=30 Example of response encode(2).framerate&202 Accepted(encode(2).status=save) Interpretation Change frame rate of MPEG-4. Specify 30, 25, 15, 10, 7.5, or 1. If vbr is set to MPEG-4 rate control, frame rate of MPEG-4 becomes 30fps.

  • Page 36: Alarm Setting

    Setting MPEG-4 Priority Setting for VN-V686 Format /api/param?encode(2).priority=data Example /api/param?encode(2).priority=motion Example of response encode(2).priority&202 Accepted(encode(2).status=save) Interpretation Change priority of MPEG-4. Specify "motion" or "quality". To keep frame rate, select "motion". To keep image quality, select "quality". The change is saved by the API, encode(2).status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator 6.4.
  • Page 37 Allowed users admin, operator Getting Alarm Action from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.event(Number).action Example When Getting action of alarm action No. 1 /api/param?application.event(1).action Example of Response application.event(1).action=mailto/somebody@somecompany.com/none/Message&200 Interpretation Acquire the alarm action of the specified alarm action number. 5 alarm actions and 1 periodic FTP assigned to No.6 are available, so alarm action number can be 1 to 6.
  • Page 38 application.event(1).action=udpto/10.0.0.100/20000/Message&200 OK When alarm output is specified, pinout, distinction between make/break (m1 or b1) and output time (millisecond) will be returned. Segments are indicated by /. Example of Response application.event(1).action=pinout/m1/1500&200 OK When preset position is specified, position number will be returned. Example of Response when position number is 2 application.event(1).action=camera.position(2).status/goto&200 OK When B&W mode is specified, true_daynight/bw, true_daynight/color, true_daynight/autoH, true_daynight/autoM or...
  • Page 39 Specify mailto, mail address, JPEG attach and the character string to be sent when sending via mail. Segments are indicated by /. The maximum number of characters for the mail address is 95. To attach JPEG, specify object01. If none is specified instead of object01, JPEG is not attached to the mail. Number of the character string is from 1 to 127 bytes.
  • Page 40 Specify pinout, distinction between make/break (m1 or b1) and the time (millisecond) when alarm output is specified. Segments are indicated by /. The time is 0 or from 100 to 5000. When the time is 0, alarm output does not come back to previous state.
  • Page 41 Example of Response application.event(1).filter(sunday).status&202 Accepted(application.event(1).status=restart) Interpretation Set filter setting of the alarm action for the specified alarm number. Up to 5 alarm actions can be specified, and periodic FTP is assigned to event No.6, therefore the number of alarm(number) can be set between the range of 1 to 6.
  • Page 42 time can be from 000001 to 240000. Start time must be earlier than end time. The changes to filter of alarm action is saved by /api/param?application.event(Number).status=restart. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Alarm Filter Type from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.event(Number).filter(WeekOfDay).type Example When Getting Type of Sunday filter of Alarm No. 1 /api/param?application.event(1).filter(sunday).type Example of Response application.event(1).filter(sunday).type=mask&200 OK Interpretation Acquire filter type of the alarm action for the specified alarm number.
  • Page 43 Example When Getting Trigger of Alarm No. 1 /api/param?application.event(1).trigger Example of Response application.event(1).trigger=m1&200 OK Interpretation Acquire Trigger of the alarm action for the specified alarm number. Up to 5 alarm actions can be specified, and periodic FTP is assigned to event No.6, therefore the number of alarm(number) can be set between the range of 1 to 6.
  • Page 44 specify m1 in the case of Make for alarm input 1. specify b1 in the case of Break for alarm input 1. specify m2 in the case of Make for alarm input 2. specify b2 in the case of Break for alarm input 2. specify v1 for motion detection of video.
  • Page 45 Interpretation Change the address setting of the SMTP server. Specify the IP address or FQDN. The maximum FQDN size is 63 bytes. Specify as 0.0.0.0 when the SMTP server is not set. It is also possible to leave the setting field blank as follows.
  • Page 46 Allowed users admin, operator Getting "POP before SMTP" Setting from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.smtp.type Example of Response application.smtp.type=pbs&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the "POP before SMTP" setting. "simple" is returned when this is set to off. "pbs" is returned when this is set to on. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting "POP before SMTP"...
  • Page 47 Interpretation Acquire the port number setting of the POP server. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting POP Server Port Number for VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.pop.port=data Example /api/param?application.pop.port=110 Example of Response application.pop.port&200 OK Interpretation Change the port number setting of the POP server. Allowed users admin, operator Getting POP Server User Name Setting from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.pop.user...
  • Page 48 Setting POP Server Password for VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.pop.password=data Example /api/param?application.pop.password=someword Example of Response application.pop.password&200 OK Interpretation Change the password setting of the POP server. The maximum password size is 32 bytes. Set as follows when this is to be left blank. /api/param?application.pop.password=%00 Allowed users admin, operator (Note: There is no API for reading passwords.) Getting FTP Server Address Setting from VN-V686...
  • Page 49 Interpretation Change the FTP server directory setting used for FTP transmission. It is possible to set FTP transmission to a directory under the FTP server home directory by specifying that directory name. Use %2F to segment the directory. ("2F" is ASCII code of "/".) The maximum directory name size is 63 bytes. Example /api/param?application.ftp.path=subdir1%2Fsubdir2 By leaving the setting blank as follows, FTP transmission will be set to the FTP server home directory.
  • Page 50 Example of Response application.ftp.naming=default&200 OK Interpretation Acquire file naming of periodic FTP. "default", "type1" or "type2" is returned. When default is set, the file name is as YYYYMMDDHHMMSS-NNN-2.jpg. Example 20060207201315-001-2.jpg When type1 is set, the file name is as ***YYYMMDDHHMMSSNNN.jpg. "***" can be gotten by another API, /api/param?application.ftp.naming_option.
  • Page 51 File Name Example Camera.jpg Allowed users admin, operator Setting User Define Name of File Naming for VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.ftp.naming_option=data Example of Response application.ftp.naming_option&200 OK Interpretation Change user define name for file naming of periodic FTP. The maximum size is 16 bytes. When /api/param?application.ftp.naming_option is set to "type1", the file name is as ***YYYMMDDHHMMSSNNN.jpg, and "***"...
  • Page 52 For Post Duration /api/param?application.object.postrec&200 OK Interpretation Change parameters for PrePost + ftp. These parameters are used when recftp is set as an alarm action. Specify 30, 15, 10, 7.5, 6, 5, 3, 2, or 1 for frame rate. Maximum Pre/Post duration is 60 seconds. Setting zero to Pre and Post duration is invalid.
  • Page 53 Allowed users admin, operator 6.6. PTZ The APIs below are related to pan/tilt/zoom control. These are equivalent to the features on the PTZ page of the WEB setting page and PTZ Controller of built-in viewer. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the PTZ page and PTZ Controller.
  • Page 54 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change timeout of Auto Return in seconds. Specify 60, 120, 180, 300, 600, 1200, 1800 or 3600. The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Auto Return Status from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_return.status Example of response camera.motion.auto_return.status=on&200 OK...
  • Page 55 Allowed users admin, operator Specify target for Intelligent Tracking for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).target=sx-sy /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).target=sx-sy-R-G-B Example to specify position (10, 20) /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).target=s10-s20 Example to specify position (10, 20) and color (255, 0, 0) /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).target=s10-s20-255-0-0 Example of Response camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).target&200 OK Interpretation Specify target of Intelligent tracking. 2 APIs, one for specifying position of the target, another for specifying position and color of the target, are available.
  • Page 56 /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).restarttime Example of response camera.motion.auto_tracking(1).restarttime=10&200 OK Interpretation Acquire restart time of Auto Tracking or Intelligent tracking in seconds. In case of Auto tracking, if there is no motion, the camera goes to home position after the restart time, and restarts Auto Tracking. In case of Intelligent tracking, if the camera loses the target, the camera goes to home position after the restart time, and restarts Intelligent Tracking.
  • Page 57 Getting Tracking Zoom setting of Intelligent Tracking from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).zoom Example of response camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).zoom=on&200 OK Interpretation Acquire tracking zoom setting of Intelligent Tracking. When it is on, Intelligent tracking changes zoom position automatically. When it is off, Intelligent tracking keeps current zoom position. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Tracking Zoom of Intelligent Tracking for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).zoom=data...
  • Page 58 Interpretation Acquire maximum zoom of Intelligent Tracking. Zoom limit can not be bigger than maximum zoom. Value from 1.00 to 21.37 is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Maximum Zoom of Intelligent Tracking for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).max_zoom=data Example of Response camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).max_zoom&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change maximum zoom of Intelligent Tracking.
  • Page 59 current resolution is QVGA. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Dead Zone of Intelligent Tracking for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).dead_zone=data Example of Response camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).dead_zone&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change dead zone of Intelligent Tracking. Motion smaller than dead zone is ignored by Intelligent tracking.
  • Page 60 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change On/Off of Pan Limit. Specify "on" or "off". The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Left Side of Pan Limit from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.pan.limit.left Example of response camera.motion.pan.limit.left=90.00&200 OK Interpretation Acquire left side of Pan Limit in degrees.
  • Page 61 Getting Tilt Limit from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.limit.upper Example of response camera.motion.tilt.limit.upper=5&200 OK Interpretation Acquire Tilt Limit in degrees. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Tilt Limit for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.limit.upper=data Example to set horizontal /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.limit.upper=5 Example of Response camera.motion.tilt.limit.upper&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Set Tilt Limit.
  • Page 62 off : Auto Flip function does not activate. full_digital : This is Digital Flip on Web page. The top/bottom and left/right of the image flips when the object has passed the bottom of the camera, at the position of 135 degrees. half : Thi is Mode1 on Web page.
  • Page 63 Moving to Specified Pan Position for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.pan=data Example to move to absolute 90 degrees /api/param?camera.motion.pan=90.00 Example to move to relative 45 degrees /api/param?camera.motion.pan=+45.00 Example of Response camera.motion.pan&200 OK Interpretation Move to specified pan position. To move to absolute position, specify from 0.00 to 359.99. Allowed users admin, operator Pan Operation for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.pan.status=data...
  • Page 64 Format /api/param?camera.motion.variable_pantiltspeed.status Example of Response camera.motion.variable_pantiltspeed.status=on&200 OK Interpretation Acquire current setting of variable pan/tilt speed. "on" or "off" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Status of Variable Pan/Tilt Speed for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.variable_pantiltspeed.status=data Example to set on /api/param?camera.motion.variable_pantiltspeed.status=on Example of Response camera.motion.variable_pantiltspeed.status&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Set status of variable pan/tilt speed.
  • Page 65 Setting Direction of Tilt Operation for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.mode=data Example to set to up /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.mode=up Example of Response camera.motion.tilt.mode&200 OK Interpretation Set direction of tilt operation. Specify up or down. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Speed of Tilt Operation for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.speed=data Example to set maximum speed /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.speed=100...
  • Page 66 means Wide edge and 99.99 means Tele edge. Allowed users admin, operator Zoom Operation for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.zoom.status=data Example to start zoom /api/param?camera.motion.zoom.status=start Example of Response camera.motion.zoom.status&200 OK Interpretation Start or stop zoom operation. Specify start or stop. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Direction of Zoom Operation for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.zoom.mode=data Example to set to Tele...
  • Page 67 zoom is Tele edge, focus can be from 0.00 to about 78. When focus is set to auto, easy_auto is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Moving to Specified Focus Position for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.focus=data Example to move to absolute 50.00 /api/param?camera.focus=50.00 Example to move to relative 5 Near /api/param?camera.focus=+5.00...
  • Page 68 Interpretation Set speed of focus operation. Specify 0 to 100. The speed is 4 steps internally. Allowed users admin, operator (3) Preset Position Getting Current Preset Position from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.status Example of response camera.status=3&200 OK Interpretation Acquire current preset position after moving to preset position. "none" is returned after moved from preset position.
  • Page 69 Moving to Preset Position for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.position(number).status=goto Example of Response camera.position(3).status&200 OK Interpretation Move to specified preset position. Specify from 0 to 99 as position number. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Title of Preset Position from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.position(number).comment Example of response camera.position(3).comment=entrance&200 OK Interpretation Acquire title of specified preset position.
  • Page 70 Example of Response camera.motion.auto_pan.status&200 OK Interpretation Start/stop auto pan. Specify start, stop, goto_start or goto_end. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Direction of Auto Pan from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_pan.mode Example of response camera.motion.auto_pan.mode=left&200 OK Interpretation Acquire direction of auto pan. "left", "right" or "return" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Direction of Auto Pan for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_pan.mode=data...
  • Page 71 Interpretation Set current position as start position of auto pan. Pan/tilt/zoom/focus positions are saved. Caution: Though Moving to tilt position over 90 degrees is possible when auto flip mode is digital flip, select tilt position under 90 degrees as start position of auto pan. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Current Position as End Position of Auto Pan for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_pan.end_point=present...

  • Page 72: Auto Patrol

    seconds, and limited number of commands can be recorded. When the duration or command number is over, error response is returned to pan/tilt/zoom/focus command as below. 206 Partial Content, auto_trace(timeout) 206 Partial Content, auto_trace(memoryfull) If stop is specified after those limitations, "206 Partial Content" is returned. After the stop commad, normal response is returned to pan/tilt/zoom/focus command.
  • Page 73 Allowed users admin, operator, user Getting Preset Postion Number of Auto Patrol from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_patrol(number1).position(number2) Example to get preset position number of patrol nuber 3 in mode 1 /api/param?camera.motion.auto_patrol(0).position(3) Example of response camera.motion.auto_patrol(0).position(3)=5&200 OK Interpretation Acquire preset position number of specified patrol number in a mode of auto patrol. Auto patrol mode is from 0 to 2.

  • Page 74: Privacy Masking

    is saved by the API, camera.motion.auto_patrol.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Saving Preset Position Number/Duarion of Auto Patrol for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_patrol(number).status=save Example of Response camera.motion.auto_patrol(0).status&202 Accepted(camera.motion.auto_patrol.status=save) Interpretation Save preset position number and duration of specified mode of auto patrol. Auto patrol mode is from 0 to 2.
  • Page 75 number. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Status of a Privacy Masking Area for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.private_mask.area(number).status=data Example of Response camera.private_mask.area(number).status&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change each status of privacy masking area. Specify from 0 to 7 as area number. Specify "on" or "off".

  • Page 76: Motion Detect

    "clear" or "exit". When editing is started, zoom is changed to Wide edge, and pan/tilt positions are restored if the privacy masking area has settings. Pan/tilt position of the privacy masking area can be changed by pan/tilt APIs. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Width of Privacy Masking Area for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.private_mask.width=data Example to expand the width 1 step /api/param?camera.private_mask.width=+...
  • Page 77 Caution: Motion detect does not work during auto tracking. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Motion Detect Sensitivity from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.detection.level Example of response camera.detection.level=20&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the motion detect sensitivity. A value between 0 to 100 will be returned. The larger the value, the higher will be the sensitivity.
  • Page 78 Example /api/param?camera.detection.area=000102030405060708090001 Example of response camera .detection.area&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change the motion detect mask. Specify using a 24 ASCII character string. Refer to the item on "Getting Motion Detect Mask from VN-V686" on the interpretation of this character string. To mask all blocks, specify all zeros in the ASCII character string.
  • Page 79 Getting IP Address from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.ip Example of Response network.interface.ip=192.168.0.2&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the current IP address. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting IP Address for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.ip=data Example /api/param?network.interface.ip=192.168.0.2 Example of Response network.interface.ip&202 Accepted(network.interface.status=restart) Interpretation Change the IP address. To validate the change, use "network.interface.status=restart" API that reboots VN-V686 in about 1 minute.
  • Page 80 Interpretation Acquire the current default gateway. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Default Gateway for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.gateway=data Example /api/param?network.gateway=192.168.0.254 Example of Response network.gateway&200 OK Interpretation Change the default gateway. To set static default gateway, disable DHCP. Default gateway can not be changed when DHCP is enabled.

  • Page 81: Network Details

    Example /api/param?network.dns.status=on Example of Response network.dns.status&200 OK Interpretation Change status of DNS server setting, or validate changes to DNS server settings. Specify "on", "off" or "restart". Changes of DNS server settings become valid by "restart". Allowed users admin, operator Getting DNS Server IP Address from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.dns.ip Example of Response network.dns.ip=10.0.0.150&200 OK Interpretation Acquire IP address of DNS server.
  • Page 82 Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting TOS Value of JPEG for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.dscp.video.jpeg=data Example /api/param?network.interface.dscp.video.jpeg=56 Example of Response network.interface.dscp.video.jpeg&202 Accepted(network.interface.status=restart) Interpretation Change TOS that includes DHCP field for JPEG. The range of set value is between 0 to 255 though MSB 6 bits in the value is valid.
  • Page 83 Example /api/param?network.interface.ttl.unicast=56 Example of Response network.interface.ttl.unicast&202 Accepted(network.interface.status=restart) Interpretation Change TTL of unicast. The range of set value is between 1 to 255. To validate the change, use "network.interface.status=restart" API. Allowed user admin Getting Multicast TTL Value from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.ttl.multicast Example of Response network.interface.ttl.multicast=16&200 OK Interpretation Acquire TTL of multicast.
  • Page 84 Allowed user admin Getting Network Negotiation Setting from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.negotiation Example of Response network.interface.negotiation=auto&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the network Negotiation setting. Either auto, 100full, 100half, 10full or 10half will be returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Network Negotiation for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.negotiation=data Example /api/param?network.interface.negotiation=auto Example of Response...
  • Page 85 Allowed users admin, operator 6.13. Multicast Streaming The APIs below are related to manual streaming. These are equivalent to the features on the Streaming page of the WEB setting page. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the Streaming page. Getting Status of JPEG Multicast Streaming from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.destination(1).status Example of Response network.destination(1).status=off&200 OK...
  • Page 86 "network.destination(1).host=start" API. Allowed user admin Getting JPEG Multicast Port Number from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.destination(1).port Example of Response network.destination(1).port=49152&200 OK Interpretation Acquire JPEG multicast port number. Allowed users admin, operator Setting JPEG Multicast Port Number for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.destination(1).port=data Example /api/param?network.destination(1).port=49152 Example of Response network.destination(1).port&202 Accepted(network.destination(1).host=save) Interpretation Change JPEG multicast port number.
  • Page 87 Format /api/param?network.destination(2).status Example of Response network.destination(2).status=off&200 OK Interpretation Acquire status of MPEG-4 multicast streaming. Either on or off will be returned. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Status of MPEG-4 Multicast Streaming, or Save Changes for VN- V686 Format /api/param?network.destination(2).status=data Example /api/param?network.destination(2).status=start Example of Response network.destination(2).status&200 OK Interpretation Start/stop MPEG-4 multicast streaming, or save changes to multicast streaming settings.

  • Page 88: Access Restrictions

    Allowed users admin, operator Setting MPEG-4 Multicast Port Number for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.destination(1).port=data Example /api/param?network.destination(1).port=59152 Example of Response network.destination(1).port&202 Accepted(network.destination(1).host=save) Interpretation Change MPEG-4 multicast port number. Specify from 2 to 65534. To validate the change, use "network.destination(2).host=save" API. After the save, start streaming by "network.destination(2).host=start" API. Allowed user admin .14.
  • Page 89 Interpretation Acquire the IP address setting of the restricted client. Setting is possible up to 10 items. Specify a value between 1 to 10 for the number. The following will be returned if subnet mask was specified. Example of Response 2 network.access_control(stream_out).host(1)=10.0.0.0/24&200 OK The above example indicates that the range is between 10.0.0.0 to 10.0.0.255.
  • Page 90 Example /api/param?network.ntp.status=on Example of Response network.ntp.status&200 OK Interpretation Change the on/off status of SNTP client, or validate changes to settings. Specify "on", "off" or "restart". as on or off. IP address of NTP server and access interval are validated by "restart". Allowed users admin, operator Getting NTP Server Address from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.ntp.host...
  • Page 91 Getting Access Interval Unit of NTP from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.ntp.unit Example of Response network.ntp.unit=hour&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the unit of interval for accessing the NTP server. "min", "hour" or "day" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Access Interval Unit of SNTP for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.ntp.unit=data Example /api/param?network.ntp.unit=day Example of Response...
  • Page 92 Timezone Character String Description Timezone that is 12 hours earlier than the Greenwich Mean Time. GMT-12 Timezone that is 11 hours earlier than the Greenwich Mean Time. GMT-11 Timezone that is 10 hours earlier than the Greenwich Mean Time. GMT-10 Same timezone as GMT-10 Hawaii Timezone that is 9 hours and 30 minutes earlier than the Greenwich Mean Time.
  • Page 93 Timezone that is 8 hours and 45 minutes later than the Greenwich Mean Time. GMT+8:45 Timezone that is 9 hours later than the Greenwich Mean Time. GMT+9 Timezone that is 9 hours and 30 minutes later than the Greenwich Mean Time. GMT+9:30 Same timezone as GMT+9.

  • Page 94: Firmware Update

    6.17. Maintenance The APIs below are related to maintenance. These are equivalent to the features on the Maintenance page of the WEB setting page. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the Maintenance page. Initialization Format /api/param?system.status=initialize Example of Response system.status&200 OK Interpretation Restore all VN-V686 settings to factory defaults.
  • Page 95 Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Time of Auto Cleaning for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.pan.auto_cleaning.time=data Example of Response camera.motion.pan.auto_cleaning.time&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change time of auto cleaning. Specify time in format of hhmmss. To save the change, use "camera.status=save" API. Allowed user admin .18.
  • Page 96 system.session.sending(01).from.framesize=vga&200 OK In case of MPEG-4, system.session.sending(01).from.encode=mpeg4 is returned. In case of multicast, system.session.sending(01).to.ip becomes multicast IP address. Interpretation Acquire the sending status of VN-V686. Starting and stopping stream can be occurred in random order, so it can happen that sending(01) is vacant though sending(02) has information. Allowed users admin, operator, user Getting Log Format /api/param?system.log...
  • Page 97 Example of Response system.software.revision(net)=V1-00&200 OK Interpretation Acquire firmware revisions of streaming manager. Allowed users admin, operator, user Getting Firmware Revisions of PTZ Controller Format /api/param?system.software.revision(sys) Example of Response system.software.revision(sys)=V1-00&200 OK Interpretation Acquire firmware revisions of ptz controller. Allowed users admin, operator, user Getting Firmware Revisions of Image Processor Format /api/param?system.software.revision(cam) Example of Response system.software.revision(cam)=V1-00&200 OK...
  • Page 98 returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Getting Mode of FTP Server from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.ftp.mode Example of Response application.ftp.mode=active&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the mode of FTP server that is used by alarm action. Either active or passive is returned. active mode: Standard mode of FTP server. Also called PORT mode. TCP connection for data is established from 20 port of FTP server to 10020 port of VN-V686.

  • Page 99: List Of Protocols And Port Numbers Used With Vn-V686

    number for data plus one is the port number for control. Allowed user admin, operator 7. List of Protocols and Port Numbers Used with VN-V686 VN-V686 uses the following protocols and port numbers. Protocol / Port Number TCP 80 WEB setting page, API for Getting status and changing settings, acquisition of JPEG from VN-V686 by client UDP 80 Search for VN-V686...
  • Page 100 - TimeFormat Set from 0 to 6 to select time format 0: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.mm 1: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS 2: DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS 3: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS 4: MM/DD HH:MM:SS 5: HH:MM:SS 6: HH:MM - DispMotion Set 1 to display motion detect (MPEG-4 viewer does not have this property.) - FolderName Folder name to save JPEG.
  • Page 101 <PARAM NAME="DispHeight" VALUE="240"> <PARAM NAME="FrameRate" VALUE="15"> <PARAM NAME="Version2" VALUE="1"> </OBJECT> (2) Getting Multicast Execute Play method after setting properties below. <OBJECT ID="JPEGViewer" WIDTH = 640 HEIGHT= 480 CLASSID="CLSID:85D1C139-BE64-430E-955E-EE4939EA4520" CODEBASE="./v686j.cab#version=2,0,1,4"> <PARAM NAME="MultiIP" VALUE="225.0.1.1"> <PARAM NAME="MultiPort" VALUE="49152"> <PARAM NAME="DispWidth" VALUE="640"> <PARAM NAME="DispHeight" VALUE="480">...
  • Page 102 if(obj.value==" Play "){ obj.value="Pause"; JPEGViewer.SetStill(0); }else{ obj.value=" Play "; JPEGViewer.SetStill(1); </SCRIPT> <BODY STYLE="font-family:sans-serif;" onBeforeUnload="stop_click()" onload="play_click()"> <font size="6"> SAMPLE TEXT </font><br> <OBJECT ID="JPEGViewer" WIDTH = 641 HEIGHT= 481 CLASSID="CLSID:85D1C139-BE64-430E-955E-EE4939EA4520" STYLE="border-style:solid;border:1px;border-color:#ffffff;"> <PARAM NAME="IP" VALUE="192.168.0.2"> <PARAM NAME="HttpPort" VALUE="80"> <PARAM NAME="DispWidth" VALUE="640"> <PARAM NAME="DispHeight" VALUE="480"> <PARAM NAME="Version2"...
  • Page 103 VNviewcnt1.Play 8.4. HTML Example for MPEG-4 viewer (1) Getting MPEG-4 at display size QVGA Execute Play method after setting properties below. <OBJECT ID="MPEG4Viewer" WIDTH = 320 HEIGHT= 240 CLASSID="CLSID:062774CF-C5DB-4683-909F-9B1AB013CF35" CODEBASE="./v686m.cab#version=2,0,0,8"> <PARAM NAME="IP" VALUE="192.168.0.2"> <PARAM NAME="HttpPort" VALUE="80"> <PARAM NAME="DispWidth" VALUE="320"> <PARAM NAME="DispHeight" VALUE="240"> <PARAM NAME="FrameRate"...
  • Page 104 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT> function stop_click() { MPEG4Viewer.Stop(); function play_click() { MPEG4Viewer.Play(); function still_click(obj) if(obj.value==" Play "){ obj.value="Pause"; MPEG4Viewer.SetStill(0); }else{ obj.value=" Play "; MPEG4Viewer.SetStill(1); </SCRIPT> <BODY STYLE="font-family:sans-serif;" onBeforeUnload="stop_click()" onload="play_click()"> <font size="6"> SAMPLE TEXT </font><br> <OBJECT ID= MPEG4Viewer"...

  • Page 105: Faq

    <form name="myForm"> <table><tr><td> <INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="still_btn" VALUE="Pause" onclick="still_click(this)"></td><td> </tr></table> </form></BODY></HTML> 8.5. Notes - Enable the JPEG/MPEG-4 frame size that you want in Encoding page of VN-V686. - Start Multicast stream on VN-V686 Web page to use Multicast. The ActiveX does not send request to VN-V686 for starting Multicast stream.

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