Vivotek IP3135 User Manual
Vivotek IP3135 User Manual

Vivotek IP3135 User Manual

Vivotek network camera user's manual

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  • Page 2 Product name: Network Camera (IP3135) Release Date: 2004/12/02 Manual Revision: 1.30 Web site: www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in Taiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2004. All rights reserved - 1 - www.vivotek.com...
  • 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...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Software revision upgrade ... 28 Definitions in Configuration ... 29 System parameters ... 30 Security settings ... 31 Network settings... 32 General ... 32 SMTP ... 32 FTP ... 33 HTTP ... 33 Streaming ... 34 - 3 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 5 Network configuration URL... 50 DDNS & UPnP configuration URL ... 52 Video configuration URL ... 53 Image quality configuration URL ... 54 Application configuration URL ... 55 Homepage layout configuration URL ... 55 D. Technical specifications ... 57 - 4 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Package Contents IP3135 Power adapter Camera stand Software CD Quick installation guide Warranty card - 5 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 7: Installation

    UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in length. Connect the power adapter jack to the Network Camera before plugging in to the power socket. This will reduce the risk of accidental electric shock. - 5 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 8: Initial Access To The Network Camera

    “root”. Once the password is changed, the browser will display an authentication window to ask for the new password. Once the password is set, there is no provision to recover the Administrator’s password. The - 6 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 9: 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. - 7 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 10: 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. - 8 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 11: 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. - 9 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 12: Digital Zoom

    Digital Zoom Click on the magnifier icon under the camera view then the digital zoom control panel will be shown. Uncheck “Disable digital zoom” and use the slider control to change the zoom factors. - 10 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 13: Snapshot

    The user may click on to install the plug-in. If the web browser does not allow the user to complete the installation, check the Internet security to lower the security level or contact your IT or networking supervisor. - 11 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 14 The selected protocol will be recorded in the user's PC and will be used for the next connection. If the network environment is changed, or the user wants to let the web browser to detect again, manually select the UDP protocol, save, and return HOME to re-connect. - 12 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 15 <url> http://<Network Camera>/protocol.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or the original IP address of the Network Camera. - 13 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 16: 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 30. If your network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth - 14 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 17 “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. - 15 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 18: Opening Accounts For New Users

    The first option allows anyone uses “demo” as the user name to view without password. The Administrator can also decide if more viewers are allowed to watch the video if the viewers exceed the limit. The overloaded viewers will have snapshot mode instead. - 16 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 19: Change Homepage Layout

    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. - 17 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 20 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. - 18 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 21 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. - 19 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 22 If you want to change the default logo stored in the Network Camera, 3. Find “Logo graph” and choose “default”, 4. Click on “Save” button, 5. Prepare an image file with size less than 65000 bytes and rename it to logo.gif, - 20 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 23 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. - 21 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 24 <!-- 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 ****** - 22 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 25 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”. - 23 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 26: 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. - 24 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 27 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. - 25 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 28 </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+'" - 26 - //IMAGE URL www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 29: Build A Security Application

    13.Set the delay to take snapshots after motion to capture the direction of the moving objects, 14.Check the window name set in step 5, 15.Check the way to upload snapshot, 16.Click on save to validate. - 27 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 30: 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 31: 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. - 29 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 32: 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. - 30 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 33: 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. - 31 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 34: 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. - 32 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 35: 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 - 33 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 36: 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. - 34 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 37: Ddns And Upnp Settings

    “Text on video” The text will be displayed in the black bar above the video window with a timestamp. The timestamp is captured from the date and time of the Network Camera that is maintained by a built-in real-time clock. - 35 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 38 -5 to +5. In “Brightness” and “Contrast” fields the value 0 indicates auto tuning. 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. - 36 - www.vivotek.com...
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  • Page 40: 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. - 38 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 41: Application Settings

    This operation is still subject to the conditions set in the weekly schedule. “Send snapshots by email” This selects the uploading method following the intervals set above. The snapshot named “video.jpg” will be attached in the email with the subject title “Periodic snapshots”. - 39 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 42 “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. - 40 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 43: 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. - 41 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 44: Viewing System Log

    After clicking on the “OK” button and make confirmation, the system will restart and require the installer program to set up the network again. - 42 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 45: Appendix

    Blink in interchanged green and red Steady red till Ethernet is detected Steady green till IP address is confirmed Blink green every second Blink green every 4 seconds Other patterns Click on the button. 1. Press on the button continuously. - 43 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 46: 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. - 44 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 47 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 - 45 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 48 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. - 46 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 49: Url Commands Of The Network Camera

    Restore factory default settings /setup/restore.cgi The Network Camera will automatically restart after restoring factory default configurations. Restart system /setup/reset.cgi Restart the Network Camera without warning. - 47 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 50: 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/ddns.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 - 48 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 51: General Format Of Command Url

    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 - 49 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 52: Security Configuration Url

    DESCRIPTION enable installation at next boot disable installation at next boot Network Camera's IP address subnet mask default gateway primary DNS server - 50 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 53 FTP server upload folder in primary 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 - 51 - secondary SMTP www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 54: 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. - 52 - Network www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 55: Video Configuration Url

    64K bps set bit rate to 128K bps set bit rate to 256K bps set bit rate to 384K bps - 53 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 56: Image Quality Configuration Url

    1(3600K) fixed fluorescent 2(4000K) fixed outdoor(6000K) DESCRIPTION adjust brightness of image adjust contrast of image adjust hue of image adjust saturation of image - 54 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 57: Application Configuration Url

    DESCRIPTION hide logo - 55 - when motion trigger trigger trigger www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 58 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 - 56 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 59: Technical Specifications

    - Power Input: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 0.5A Output: 5VDC, 2A - 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 - 57 - www.vivotek.com...
  • Page 60 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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