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  • Page 2 Product name: Wireless Network Camera with Pan/Tilt(PT7137) Release Date: 2007/09/27 Manual Revision: 2.10 Web site: www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in Taiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2007. 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 the reader should use caution to understand completely the warnings. Ignoring the warnings may result in serious hazards or injuries. - 2 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Security settings ................31 Network settings................32 Network type ................32 HTTP ..................33 RTSP Streaming ................. 33 WLAN Configuration ..............36 DDNS..................... 39 Access List ..................40 Audio and Video................41 General ..................41 - 3 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...
  • Page 5 Set server parameter values ............59 Available parameters on the server ..........61 Camera Control ................72 Recall ..................73 Application page CGI command ............ 74 Capture single snapshot .............. 77 Account management ..............77 - 4 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...
  • Page 6 System logs................78 Configuration file ................ 79 Upgrade firmware ............... 80 C. Technical specifications ..............81 - 5 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents PT7137 Software CD Power adapter Quick installation guide Mounting Kit & Pads Warranty card Antenna - 6 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Network Camera will try WLAN. During the searching and connecting process to the wireless access point or station, the red LED of the Network Camera will flash every second. Until the Network Camera connects to the other wireless device, the red LED - 7 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 9: To Install In Ethernet

    SSID “default”. Once any access point is found, the LED will turn blue to wait for installation. If the network environment cannot meet the default settings, install Network Camera in Ethernet to proceed with wireless LAN configuration. - 8 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 10: Software Installation

    (If the program is not on auto-run, go to the root directory of the software CD and click on “autorun.exe”). Click on “Software Utility” item, after the window contains changed, click on “Installation Wizard” to run Vivotek’s installation program. - 9 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 11 Upon Installation Wizard’s start up, a searching box will pop up. This program searches for Vivotek’s product on the same LAN: After searching, Vivotek Video Servers or Network Cameras will be located by the Installation Wizard. There may be several...
  • Page 12 Administrator can click on button “Link to selected device” to connect the I.E. to the camera. If the camera is not on the IP installer list, click on the “Search” button to search for the camera on the LAN. - 11 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 13 Network Cameras with the serial number. The serial number is printed on the labels on the carton and the back of the Network Camera body. Please refer to the user’s manual of Installation Wizard for detail. - 12 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 14: Initial Access To The Network Camera

    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. - 13 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 15: How To Use

    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. *If the administrator (root user) assigns no password, everybody can access the homepage directly. - 14 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 16: 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. - 15 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 17: Primary User's Capability

    Camera View: What the camera sees. Pan/Tilt control buttons: These buttons provide a command interface to control the aim of the camera. Click on the configuration link to the left of the image window to enter the configuration page. - 16 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 18: The Configuration

    Camera to different target. Using mouse to click on the target inside the video will command the Network Camera to aim at the target. View capabilities This feature allows users to open a digital zoom control window to specify the zoom - 17 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 19 “Play” The option will connect to the Network Camera. The button is the same one as “Pause”. “Pause” The option will pause the video, but the connection remains. The button is the same one as “Play”. - 18 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 20 This button commands the camera to patrol between the preset positions on the Patrol List, which can be modified on the “Camera control page”. After one patrol cycle, the camera returns to the original position. “Stop” This stops the “Auto Pan” command or “Auto Patrol” command. - 19 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 21: Client Settings

    The other is “Protocol Options” which allows choices on connection protocol between client and server. There are four protocols choices to optimize your usage – Multicast, UDP, TCP and HTTP. - 20 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 22 PC and will be used for the next connection. If the network environment is changed, or the user wants to let the web browser to detect again, manually select the UDP protocol, save, and return HOME to re-connect. - 21 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 23 <url> http://<Network Camera>/client.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or the original IP address of the Network Camera. - 22 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 24: Administrator's Capability

    The three factors, “Maximum frame rate”, “Constant bit rate”, and “Fix quality” on the Audio and Video Configuration page, are correlative to allow for achieving the best performance possible. - 23 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 25 “broken” pictures, go to the TCP protocol in “Connection type” and choose a more appropriate mode of transmission. The images may suffer a time delay due to a slower connection. The delay will also increase with added number of users. - 24 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 26 “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. - 25 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 27: Opening Accounts For New Users

    This password is used to identify the administrator. Then add an account with user name and password for your friends in ○ . Network Camera can provide twenty accounts for your valuable customers or friends. You may delete some users from ○ - 26 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 28: Build A Security Application

    12.Set the delay before detecting next motion to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event, 13.Set the number of pre-event and post-event images to be uploaded, 14.Check the window name set in step 5, 15.Check the way to upload snapshot, Click on save to validate. - 27 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 29: 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 30: Definitions In Configuration

    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. <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/system.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 29 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 31: System Parameters

    Network Camera to the default time-servers. “Update interval” Select hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly update with the time on the NTP server. Remember to click on to immediately validate the changes. Otherwise, the correct time will not be synchronized. - 30 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 32: Security Settings

    The new user will be displayed in the user name list. There is a maximum of twenty user accounts. “Manager user” Pull down the user list to find the user’s name and press complete. <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/security.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 31 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 33: Network Settings

    “Enable UPnP presentation” Enable the UPnP camera short cut “Enable UPnP port forwarding” Enable uPnP port forwarding “PPPoE” If using the PPPoE interface , fill the following settings from ISP “User name” The login name of PPPoE account “Password” The password of PPPoE account - 32 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 34: Http

    “Multicast audio port” This can be other than the default port 5562. It must be an even number. “Multicast rtcp audio port” This port must be multicast audio port plus 1. “Multicast TTL” This option indicates the Time-To-Live of multicast packets. - 33 - www.vivotek.com...
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  • Page 36 <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/network.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 35 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 37: Wlan Configuration

    ▶ “Shared” – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings. “Key length” The administrator can select the key length among 64 or 128 bits. 64bits is the default setting. “Key format” Hexadecimal or ASCII. “HEX” is the default setting. - 36 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 38 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. - 37 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 39 <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/wireless.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 38 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 40: Ddns

    “Password/Key” Please input the password or key to get the DDNS service. “Save” Click on this button to save current settings for the DDNS service and UPnP function. <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/ddns.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 39 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 41: Access List

    Delete button. Both the Allow List and Deny List can have 20 entries. <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/accesslist.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 40 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 42: Audio And Video

    Consequently, to ensure detailed video quality (quantization rate) regardless of the network, it will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximal frames when images change drastically. Video orientation “Flip” Vertically rotate the video. - 41 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 43: Audio Settings

    “White balance” Adjust the value for best color temperature. Audio settings “mute” Audio mute “Audio type” Select audio codec “AAC” or “GSM-AMR” and the bit rate <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/audiovideo.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 42 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 44: Image Settings

    “Brightness” “Contrast” fields value 0 indicates auto tuning. user press fine-tune image. When the image is O.K., press to set the image settings. Click on this to recall the original settings without incorporating changes. - 43 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 45: Camera Control

    The “Home” button aims the camera to the center. “Pan speed” This controls the range of the horizontal movement of the camera. The greater the value, the greater angular movement when performing the “Left” or “Right” functions. - 44 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 46: Preset Function Area

    The button is valid for “Auto pan/patrol speed”, “Enable IR control”, “Dwelling time” and “Patrol selections”. In other words, after changing these settings, and the “Save” button is not clicked, the new setting of the camera will not take effect. - 45 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 47: Email & Ftp

    “Server address” The domain name or the IP address of the external FTP server. The following user settings must be correctly configured for remote access. “FTP server port” This can be other than the default port 21. The user can change - 46 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 48 Refer to the instructions for the external FTP server for details. The folder privilege must be open for upload. <url> http://<Network Camera>/setup/mailftp.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. - 47 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 49: 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. - 48 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 50: Application Settings

    #2. The status, schedule, trigger condition, and action of three applications are summaried in the application page. The user can click on Snapshot #1, Snapshot #2 or Video Clip to enter the detail setting page. Snapshot “Enable snapshot” Enable/Disable snapshot application. - 49 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 51: Weekly Schedule

    Remember: This operation is still subject to the conditions set in the weekly schedule. Method for sending snapshot “Email” This selects the uploading method following the intervals set above. The - 50 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 52 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. - 51 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 53: Video Clip

    Video Clip The setting for video clip is mostly the same as snapshot. “Video clip max file size” This indicates the maximum file size for video clip (Kbytes). - 52 - www.vivotek.com...
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  • Page 55: System Log

    Check “Enable remote log” and input the “IP address” and “port” number of the log server to enable the remote log facility. In the “Current log”, it displays the current system log file. The content of the log provides useful information about configuration and connection after system boot- up. - 54 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 56: Viewing System Parameters

    Viewing system parameters Click on this link on the configuration page to view the entire system’s parameter set. The content is the same as those in CONFIG.INI. - 55 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 57: Maintenance

    This function is the same as the “Center” button on the Remote Controller. Please note that there is no confirming message box after clicking on the “Calibrate” button, the Network Camera will calibrate immediately. “upgrade firmware” Select the firmware file and click upgrade button - 56 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 58: Appendix

    Camera. It is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. RESET: Click on the button. RESTORE: 1. Press on the button continuously. 2. Wait for all LED blink fast. 3. Free the button. - 57 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 59: Url Commands Of The Network Camera

    <group>, the parameters of related group will be returned. When query parameter values, the current parameter value are returned. Successful control requests 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 <parameter pair> - 58 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 60: Set Server Parameter Values

    Set server parameter values Note: This request require administrator access Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi? [nosync=<value>&]<parameter>=<value> [&<parameter>=<value>…][&return=<return page>] parameter value description <group>_<name>. value to assigned Assign <value> parameter <group>_<name>.. <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the return - 59 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 61 If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. (note: The return page can be a general HTML file(.htm, .html) or a Vivotek server script executable (.vspx) file. It can not be a CGI command. It can not have any extra parameters. This parameter must be...

  • Page 62: Available Parameters On The Server

    NTP automatic update interval. <0> serialnumber <mac address> 12 characters mac address without hyphen connected firmwareversion <text string shorter The version of firmware, including model, than 39 characters> company, and version number - 61 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 63 – Permit to change server’s configuration <blank> usercount 1 ~ 21 The current account number on the server including root.<1> Group: Network NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION type (r/w) PPPoE pppoeuser <text string shorter than PPPoE account user name (r/w) 80 characters> <blank> - 62 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 64 <text string shorter than mail recipient address (r/w) 80 characters> <blank> mailuser2 <text string shorter than User name of secondary smtp server (r/w) 63 characters> <blank> mailpass2 <text string shorter than Password of secondary smtp server - 63 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 65 FTP server (r/w) 40 characters> <blank> ftppasvmode2 Enable passive mode of primary FTP server (r/w) Disable passive mode of primary FTP server httpport <positive number less HTTP port (r/w) (restart) than 65535> <80> - 64 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 66 (r/w) Shared Shared mode keylength (64, 128) for 802.11g Key length in bits (r/w) <64> keyformat Key1 ~ Key4 will be represented in HEX format (r/w) ASCII Key1 ~ Key4 will be represented in ASCII format - 65 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 67 (r/w) 255.255.255.255 <1.0.0.0> allowend_<0~9> 1.0.0.0 Allowed ending RTSP connection IP address (r/w) 255.255.255.255 <255.255.255.255> denystart_<0~9> 1.0.0.0 Denied starting RTSP connection IP address (r/w) 255.255.255.255 <blank> denyend_<0~9> 1.0.0.0 Denied ending RTSP connection IP address (r/w) 255.255.255.255 <blank> - 66 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 68 20000 set bit rate to 20K bps (r/w) 30000 set bit rate to 30K bps 40000 set bit rate to 40K bps - 67 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 69 (r/w) (in CMOS fixed indoor(3200K) version only) fixed fluorescent (5500K) fixed outdoor( > 5500K) flip flip image (r/w) normal image mirror mirror image (r/w) normal image imprinttimestam 1 Overlay time stamp on video - 68 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 70 <-5 ~ 5> Adjust contrast of image according to mode (r/w) settings. <0> <-5 ~ 5> Adjust hue of image according to mode (r/w) settings. <0> Group: CAMCTRL NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION -5 ~ 5 Pan speed panspeed - 69 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 71 14 characters > <blank> winleft_<0~2> 0 ~ 320 Left coordinate of window position. (r/w) <0> wintop_<0~2> 0 ~ 240 Top coordinate of window position. (r/w) <0> winwidth_<0~2> 0 ~ 320 Width of motion detection window. (r/w) <0> - 70 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 72 Your user or email to login ddns service (r/w) characters. provider <blank> passwordkey Text string shorter than 20 Your password or key to login ddns service (r/w) characters. provider <blank> update 0, 1 Update the above ddns settings to take effect Group: UPNP - 71 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 73: Camera Control

    (r/w) enable remote log serverip <IP address> Log server IP address (r/w) serverport <514> Server port used for log (r/w) Camera Control Note: This request requires camera control access privilege Method: GET/POST - 72 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 74: Recall

    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. Recall Note: This request requires camera control access privilege Method: GET - 73 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 75: Application Page Cgi Command

    If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. Application page CGI command Note: This request requires administrator privilege. Method: GET/POST Syntax (For snapshot): http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/gen-new-eventd-conf.cgi? [<prefix_app_index>_snapshot_enable=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_weekday=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_time_method=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_begin_time=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_end_time=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_prefix=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_trigger_type=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_md_win=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_md_prenum=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_md_postnum=<value>] - 74 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 76 [<prefix_app_index>_videoclip_enable=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_weekday=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_time_method=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_begin_time=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_end_time=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_prefix=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_trigger_type=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_maxsize=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_md_win=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_md_delay=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_sq_interval=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_send_method=<value>] [&<prefix_app_index>_ftp_suffix=<value>] Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <length>\r\n \r\n <depends on method value> If(method == get || method == set) tue=<value>\r\n wed=<value>\r\n … - 75 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 77 The numbers of snapshot after event md_postnum 1~999 The delay seconds for detecting next motion md_delay event 1~999 The interval seconds of sequential snapshot sq_interval mail Send snapshot by mail send_method Send snapshot by ftp - 76 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 78: Capture Single Snapshot

    Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n [Content-Length: <image size>\r\n] <binary JPEG image data> Account management Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi? method=<value>&username=<name>[&userpass=<value>][&privilege=<value>] [&privilege=<value>][…][&return=<return page>] - 77 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 79: System Logs

    The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according the the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. System logs Note: This request require administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: - 78 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 80: Configuration File

    \r\n <system log information>\r\n Configuration file Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/configfile.cgi Server will return the up-to-date configuration file. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <configuration file length>\r\n \r\n <configuration data>\r\n - 79 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 81: Upgrade Firmware

    Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/upgrade.cgi Post data: fimage=<file name>[&return=<return page>]\r\n \r\n <multipart encoded form data> Server will accept the upload file named <file name> to be upgraded the firmware and return with <return page> if indicated. - 80 - www.vivotek.com...

  • Page 82: Technical Specifications

    C. Technical specifications - System - Audio Vivotek VVTK-1000 CPU: AAC, GSM-AMR RAM: 32MB SDRAM ROM: 4MB FLASH ROM - Microphone Omni-directional Networking Frequency: 50 – 16000Hz Protocol S/N ratio: more than 60dB TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, DDNS, UPnP, Telnet, NTP, DNS,...

  • Page 83: Technology License Notice

    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 REGARD TO PC SOFTWARE, YOU MAY MAKE SINGLE COPIES FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES. MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER...
  • Page 84 B of EN55022/1998. 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...

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