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This document provides technical information for the user. Videology reserves the right to modify the information in this document as necessary. The customer should make sure that they have the most recent manual version. Videology holds no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
URL commands of the Video Server ............52 Appendix......................61 8.1. POST procedure..................61 8.2. Frequently asked questions ................ 62 8.3. Technical specifications................64 Contact......................65 Contact......................65 Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 2 of 65...
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For paragraphs preceded by the reader should use caution to understand completely the warnings. Ignoring the warnings may result in serious hazards or injuries. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 3 of 65...
1. Package Contents Video Server SV11A-M4 Power adapter Camera control cable Null modem cable I/O connector and wrench Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 4 of 65...
Ethernet is not available. If video server operates with Ethernet interface, administrators may use this port to control PTZ camera attached to VIDEO. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 5 of 65...
If either of the above is not the case, the video server will try the interface of PPP with a null modem. (Note: Do not attempt to access server until the “heart beat” green LED begins pulsing.) Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 6 of 65...
"Administrator" refers to the supervisor who has the root password to configure the video server in addition to general access. The administrator should carefully read this manual, especially during installation. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 7 of 65...
Connect the jack of the power adapter to the Video Server prior to plugging the utility end into the utility power socket. This will reduce accidental electric surge shock. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
IP address of the video server every time it boots up. If the option stays checked, the video server will pick up any available IP address automatically every time the system boots up. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
Ethernet card. After necessary information is entered, a modem can be used to dial into the Internet. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 10 of 65...
5.2.1. Install a New Modem Open the control panel and double click the Phone and Modems icon. Click on the Modems Tab and click the Add button Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 11 of 65...
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Check "Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list" item and click on Next to install a new modem. From (Standard Modem Type) choose the Standard 33600 bps Modem and click Next. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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Choose the serial port that the included null modem cable is attached to and click Next. The null modem is now ready for use. If no Dial-Up adapter exists in the system, Windows will automatically prompt to install. Click Finish to continue. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 13 of 65...
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5.2.2. Setup a New Connection After the 33600 bps modem is installed, open the control panel and double click the Network Connections. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 15 of 65...
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Click on Create a new Connection. Select “Connect to the Internet” for your connection type, then click Next. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 16 of 65...
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Choose “Set up my connection manually”, then click Next. To connect to the internet, select “Connect using a dial-up modem”, then click Next. Type the Name of your ISP then click Next. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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Just enter arbitrary digits as the phone number and click Next. The phone number used here is not important. Make the connection available to any user by selecting “Anyone’s Use”, then click Next. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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Check “Use this account name and password when anyone connects to the Internet from this computer” and check “Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection”. Click Next. Click Finish. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 19 of 65...
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If dial-out configuration is activated, the video server will dial out to send a system startup log to test and drop the call after the pre-configured period. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 22 of 65...
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. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
The video server supports our 20Z704T-PZ, Sony EVID30, Cannon VCC4 or Pelco-D PTZ camera for this functionality. <url> http://< Video server> <video server> is the domain name or pure IP address of the video server. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 24 of 65...
PC and will be used for the next connection. If the network environment is changed, or the user wants to let the web browser detect again, manually select the UDP protocol, save, and return to HOME to re-connect. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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In the Client setting page, protocol option will be set as Http protocol. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 26 of 65...
URL, read the section on advanced usage for reference. <url> http://<video server>/setup/config.html <video server> is the domain name or the original IP address of the video server. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 27 of 65...
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When a user sets an illegal range of Date or Time, the server will not accept this new setting and will restore to the last setting. The legal range of year is between: 2000~2035. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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To edit a user account, pull down the user list to find the user name and click on “Edit.” To delete a user, pull down the user list to find the user name to be deleted and click on Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006...
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"Secondary DNS.” After changing network settings, be sure to leave "Reset network at next boot" blank to skip installation when the system restarts. Otherwise the settings will be erased. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 30 of 65...
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There are two methods to send files, e-mail (SMTP) and FTP. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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“2nd FTP password” Granted password on the backup FTP server. “2nd FTP remote folder” Granted folder on the backup FTP server. “Secondary FTP passive mode” Passive mode setting for the backup FTP server. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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The video server will automatically restart. If "Reset network at next boot" is kept checked, run the installer procedure again. Otherwise the video server will restart automatically. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 33 of 65...
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The administrator should notice that the IP address, subnet mask, default router and DNS servers will be cleared when the network interface is switched to the other. Refer to the related section of Ethernet or modem for software installation. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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192.168.0.96). That is: The hostname of the video server is “Video Server,” and the IP address of the video server is 192.168.0.96. “Save” Click on the button save current settings for the DDNS service and UPnP function. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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Once double is chosen for video size, the “Maximum frame rate” will be limited up to 10 only. "Modulation" The type is auto-detected during initialization, but the administrator can still set it manually. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 36 of 65...
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SV11A-M4 uses MPEG4 codec compression for best streaming solution. The compressed video data is far less than JPEG in normal cases but it still depends on the level of difference between every two sequential images. There are three dependent parameters provided for adjustment.
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The following figure shows the screen when is clicked. The monitoring windows will be marked by red squares. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 38 of 65...
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The video server can support any other custom camera by selecting "Custom Camera" type. If the attached device is not a PTZ camera, a specific URL can be utilized as an alternative method. See the advanced section for details. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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To delete the previously preset position, pull down the position list to find the position name and click Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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60 characters, which is equivalent to 30 hexadecimal bytes. "Display string" is for text on the command buttons and should be less than 8 characters. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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“01000305, 01000300” in the Move Left field. This means the camera will pan left for 200 milliseconds. When everything is set, click on to store the commands and click on to close the command setting window. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 43 of 65...
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Based on the settings of DI/DO in the application, the system will send mail or upload via FTP with image attachment upon the event occurring. In that case the video server will need a network connection and automatically dial out to the pre-configured outside server. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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In the Client setting page, protocol option will be set as Http protocol. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 45 of 65...
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"Trigger action" settings. The post-event snapshot can be configured to be delayed after events according to the setting in "Take snapshot at X seconds after event.” Where X = 0-999. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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If the administrator is not sure of the digital output status before configuring applications, "Reset output" can be used to return the digital output to the default “Normal Close” state. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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"logo link" to refer to another web site. The "font color" and "background color" can be chosen from sixteen colors to achieve the best visual effect. See "Customizing homepage images" section in "Advanced functions" for how to replace images. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 48 of 65...
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URL. The video server will parse the command and transfer into binary code to send out. See the Clear Data Mode serial port driver in the URL commands of the video server section for detailed description. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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Username is not requested here since only the administrator can access the Telnet daemon. The password is as same as that used for web access. After Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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Typing "clear" will make the video server restore factory settings but not restart. To validate new settings, type "reset" to make the system restart. 7.3.4.30. Reset system Typing "reset" will make the video server perform a software reset. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 51 of 65...
0x43 read from COM port will show in returned homepage as 414243 instead of ABC. 7.3.5.7. Restore factory default settings /setup/restore.cgi The video server will automatically restart after restoring factory default configurations. 7.3.5.8. Restart system /setup/reset.cgi Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 52 of 65...
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/pic/back.gif icon image for link indicator /pic/btn_text.gif 7.3.5.11. General format of command URL Every configuration can be set through URL with POST method by the administrator only. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 53 of 65...
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<text string shorter than 15 add new user characters> userpass <text string shorter than 15 new user's password characters> deluser <text string shorter than 15 existing user name characters> Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 54 of 65...
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FTP server characters> ftppass2 <text string shorter than 15 password for secondary FTP server characters> ftpfolder2 <text string shorter than 40 upload folder in secondary FTP server characters> Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 55 of 65...
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<other than yes> disable motion detection flip flip image <other than yes> normal image mirror mirror image <other than yes> normal image Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 56 of 65...
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7.3.5.18. Camera preset configuration URL URL: /setup/preset.cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION addpos <text string shorter than 40 add preset position characters> delpos <existing position name> delete preset position Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 57 of 65...
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<text string shorter than 80 zoom in command string of COM characters> wide <text string shorter than 80 zoom out command string of COM characters> Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 58 of 65...
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< not required > upload snapshot when motion detected sinter <integer> seconds interval for sequential mode sbegin <hh:mm:ss> time to start sequential mode send <hh:mm:ss> time to stop sequential mode Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 59 of 65...
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<text string shorter than 38 Account name of DDNS characters> passkey <text string shorter than 38 password of DDNS characters> enupnp <not required> Enable UPnP Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 60 of 65...
Number before attempting to access the video servers. Make sure the LED is blinking and the Red LED flashes occasionally. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 61 of 65...
To achieve the best effect, the video server will allow several users to be connected. It is recommended to build another web server to host a large quantity of users by periodically retrieving images from the video server. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A...
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A. Although the video server allows users to choose color or black-and-white images for each camera, hybrid camera types may increase video processing time and reduce system performance. Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 63 of 65...
Motion detection with percentage & sensitivity 1 Relay Out 3 color images per camera for pre-/post-alarm Automatic transfer of stored images via e-mail of FTP Recording Software 16-channel (optional) Approbations FCC, CE Doc # APN SV11A-M4 Issue Date: 09/14/2006 Revision: A Page 64 of 65...
Please note that data in this application note is subject to change without notification! VIDEOLOGY IMAGING SOLUTIONS is an ISO 9001 registered video camera developer and manufacturer serving industrial, machine vision, biometric, security, and specialty OEM markets. Videology designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes video, image acquisition, and display technologies and products to OEMs worldwide.
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