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Vivotek IP2112 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Before You Use

    Before You Use It is important to carefully examine the contents with the Chapter Package Contents after opening the package. If there is anything missing, contact your reseller. Read the Chapter Physical Description before assembling and operating the device and peripherals.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Before You Use ...1 Table of Contents ...2 Package Contents...4 Features and Benefits...5 Physical Description ...7 Front Panel ...7 Rear Panel ...8 How to Install ...10 Ethernet Environment... 11 How to Use ...16 Authentication ... 16 Installing Plug-in... 17 Main Page ...
  • Page 4 Configure System via FTP ... 42 Telnet Commands ... 47 Appendix ...49 A. Troubleshooting ... 49 B. Frequently Asked Questions... 49 B. Frequently Asked Questions... 50 C. Upgrade System Firmware ... 54 D. URL Commands of Network Camera ... 55 E.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    Package Contents If any of the following items are missing, please contact your reseller. Network Camera IP2112/IP2122 Power adapter Camera Stand CS Ring and wrench I/O Connector Software CD Quick installation guide Warranty card...

  • Page 6: Features And Benefits

    Features and Benefits Network Camera is a high-performance networking video transmitter. With powerful VLIW DSP core and fully optimized algorithm, it can compress and transmit the high quality real-time video through standard TCP/IP inter-network. In addition to meet the basic needs of video feed, many advanced features are added to help building applications of surveillance or web attraction.
  • Page 7 security system in your home or office. ☆ Weekly schedule for automatic surveillance The user-defined time period will repeat weekly to check any security settings and accordingly sending notification or drive external devices. It is easy to install in SOHO, retail shop and home as a security system. ☆...

  • Page 8: Physical Description

    Physical Description Front Panel Status LED The dual color LED indicates system and network status including power-on-self-test and system activity. Refer to the Appendix for details. Manual focus ring The ring of the lens can be rotated to fine tune the focus. The video output at the rear panel can be used to monitor.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel BNC video output connector A 75Ohms-resistance video connector can be connected to a TV for monitoring the video from the front CCD sensor. Ethernet 10/100 socket Connect to an Ethernet network with a UTP category 5 cable of length shorter than 100 meters according to the standard.
  • Page 10 Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block with one digital input and one relay switch for device control. Pin 1 and pin 2 can be connected to an external sensor and the state of voltage will be monitored from the initial state 'LOW'. The relay switch of pin 3 and pin 4 can be used to turn on or off the external device.

  • Page 11: How To Install

    How to Install To easily fit into various environments, Network Camera automatically detects the attached interfaces and configures itself to the best condition. The high performance built-in CCD and lens always give users delicate image quality. In the following content, "user" refers to those who can access Network Camera and "administrator"...

  • Page 12: Ethernet Environment

    Ethernet Environment Hardware installation Before installing multiple Network Cameras at the well-chosen locations, the administrator should memorize the serial numbers on the packages respectively for future use. Cable connection Connect the supplied cables from Network Camera to related devices according to the above diagram.

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    Software installation Easy way with installer program In order to configure Network Camera’s remotely, administrators should keep the serial numbers of the new Network Camera’s for identification and initial passwords. After successfully mounting Network Camera’s in the proper position, run the Installer program on the PC in the same network to locate the newly mounted Network Camera’s.
  • Page 14 click directly on to access the Network Camera in the default browser. If the IP address is taken by another network device in the network, the Installer program will pop out another message window to warn that the assigned IP conflicts. In this case, administrators should ask the network supervisor for a vacant IP address.
  • Page 15 Manual way with existing programs For those environments such as MAC, Linux, Unix or other operating systems, whose installer is not yet available, some common network tools including ARP and PING can be used to install Network Camera. Before proceeding further, make sure ARP and PING programs exist.

  • Page 16: First Access To Network Camera

    First access to Network Camera Change initial password of administrator Starting the Web browser to connect to the assigned IP address of Network Camera, users will be asked for user name and password by an authentication message window. A root password, identical to the Network Camera's serial number, is needed for the initial access to a newly installed Network Camera.

  • Page 17: How To Use

    How to Use Open your familiar web browser and connect to Network Camera just like any general web site and the video will present on demand. Make sure the web address of the target Network Camera is accurate. Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of Network Camera, a dialogue window will pop out to request a username and password.

  • Page 18: Installing Plug-In

    Installing Plug-in If it is initial access to Network Camera via the Web browser supporting server push, the motioned pictures will display directly. If the Web browser is Internet Explorer in Windows, users will be asked to install a new plug-in that is provided by Network Camera. This plug-in has been registered for certificate and is used to display motioned pictures in the Internet Explorer.

  • Page 19: Main Page

    Main Page Basic functions are displayed in main entrance page of Network Camera. The first figure below is graphic mode that has better visual effect and the second one is text mode that will shorten download time. The main page may look different depending on the PT scanner or the privilege of the user.
  • Page 20 Text mode Network Camera Video quality selection It allows users to adjust the video quality for speed or smoothness. The performance is also subject to the network bandwidth and the number of users. Five options are available to be chosen from “Medium” to “Excellent”. “Medium” quality means the picture has the quickest refresh rate but the worst image quality and “Excellent”...
  • Page 21 “Standard×2” and “Double”. “Half×2” consumes the same bandwidth as “Half” but has the same size with “Standard”. Of course the visual effect is worse than “Standard”. “Standard×2” compared to “Double” is similar to the case. “Half×2” is especially suits in the low bandwidth environment like a dial-up network. To fit into the small image area, timestamp will be skipped in “Half”...

  • Page 22: System Configuration

    System Configuration Introduction The system configuration can be easily done remotely on Internet Explorer through the Web interface. There are two wizards in addition to classified categories of system configurations. They can give friendly instructions and facilitate the setup job. Alternately administrators may type directly the URL of system configuration, “http://<IP address of Network Camera>/setup/config.html”, to directly enter the configuration page.

  • Page 23: Setup Wizard

    Setup Wizard The setup wizard will guide administrator to enter necessary information including system name, current date and time, administrator’s password, video configuration and captions, and network settings. Administrators can exit the procedures anytime to reserve the current configuration. Finally the setup wizard will ask for reboot to validate the changes and administrators can decide to reboot later.

  • Page 24: Definitions Of Configuration

    Definitions of Configuration System parameters Change host name The “host name” is used for the homepage title of main page and displays as the title over the video window on the main page. The maximum string length is 40 characters or 20 characters in double-byte-character-systems like Chinese or Japanese.
  • Page 25 Security privilege Change root password To change the administrator’s password, type the new password in both text boxes identically. What is typed will be displayed as asterisks for security purposes. The maximum password is 16 characters. After pressing , the web browser will ask administrators for the new password for access.

  • Page 26: Network Settings

    Network settings Fix the IP address To eliminate incautious mistakes during installation, Network Camera will stay in installation mode whenever it starts unless "Reset network at next boot" is disabled. This option can also be disabled using the Installer program. Once the option is disabled, Network Camera will skip installation at the next boot and the Installer program will not find the installed units.
  • Page 27 FTP. Even in modem application, Network Camera will send out a connection log whenever it dials out to an ISP or dialup server outside. If the administrator has setup some applications in either event mode or sequential mode, Network Camera will send out snapshots once conditions are met.
  • Page 28 Administrators should notice that the basic network settings including IP address, subnet mask, default router and DNS servers will be cleared when the network interface is switched to the other between Ethernet and modem. Video and motion detection Adjust image settings "Time stamp"...
  • Page 29 Application constitution Administrators can use combinations of options on the application page to perform many useful security applications. Network Camera provides two application modes; one is performed according to the settings on the web page, the other is performed according to the external command script.
  • Page 30 event” option to drive some device attached to the digital output several seconds after the event happens and/or send snapshots that are taken right at the moment. . If administrators want to receive some snapshots to check the event, please check the “Upload snapshot while input condition match”...

  • Page 31: Homepage Layout

    Homepage layout There are two homepage display modes. One is "Image mode" that uses graphics for links; the other is "Text mode" that mostly uses text for links. Administrators may easily give Network Camera a different presence of homepage. The "logo graph"...

  • Page 32: View Log File

    View log file There is some useful information in the system log including current system configuration and activity history with timestamp for tracking. View parameters The whole system parameters will be categorized listed for administrators to check. The content is the same as CONFIG.INI. Factory default It is used to restore the factory default settings.

  • Page 33: Advanced Functions

    Advanced Functions Capture Up-to-date Still Images Get snapshot via URL Administrator and users can use the specific URL to capture the current still image. http://<IP of Network Camera>/cgi-bin/video1.jpg[?<param>=<value>] param value quality size Get snapshot via FTP Administrator and users can log-in the FTP daemon of Network Camera to download the refreshed JPEG image named video.jpg.
  • Page 34 Video Embedded in Customers’ Homepage In additional to the URL, some scripts should be added to download a plug-in for motion pictures. The following example simply displays title text and a real-time video window in Internet Explorer or Netscape. The user name and password should be configured in advance.
  • Page 35 Download Event-triggered Snapshots There are three video image files for the video channel of three stages: pre-alarm, the moment when triggered and post-alarm. Only the snapshots captured by the last event are preserved. Administrator and users can use FTP or URL to get the saved snapshots. They can also be browsed from the application page in system configuration.

  • Page 36: Uploading Snapshots Periodically

    Uploading Snapshots Periodically Upload snapshots to external FTP server In sequential mode, Network Camera will send out snapshots according to interval and period settings. If snapshot files are intended for quick updates, it is better to skip date and time suffix. The file name will then be video.jpg. If the snapshots are used for occasional monitoring, suffix with date and time can help administrators classify them easily.

  • Page 37: Customize Graphics In Homepage

    Customize Graphics in Homepage While in text mode, there is a small icon named BTN_TEXT.GIF preceding with each link that can be changed by administrators. While in image mode, the default method will use the image stored in Flash memory. The followings are the referenced file name and size limitation of each stored images.

  • Page 38: Command Script For Complex Applications

    Command Script for Complex Applications Besides the application wizard, Network Camera provides a more professional command script for advanced applications. The command script will be executed exclusively with the settings in Application page of system configuration except for the weekly schedule. To build the advanced application, follow the steps below.
  • Page 39 “Digital input state”: “M”: “Channel Number”: “Video input state”: “Delay time”: “Digital output number”: always 1 “Digital output state”: “V”: “P”: “W”: “IP”: “Port”: “Message”: “U”: “Method”: “S”: “N”: “;”: The filename format is, image characterization (pre, trg, pos) year month hour minute...
  • Page 40 Practical examples Command line Description M1=1C; When any motion is detected, “Normal Close” of relay output will short with “Common”. 1\=(5)1O; When DI transients from high to low, “Normal Open” of relay output will short with COMMON in 5 seconds. A\=W{192.168.0.1 If there is no video signal, a message “no signal!”...

  • Page 41: Url For External Device Control

    URL for External Device Control Query status of digital input /cgi-bin/getdi.cgi Network Camera will return the status of digital input. Drive digital output /cgi-bin/setdo.cgi?do1=<state> <state>: C, O denoting Normal Close or Normal Open respectively.

  • Page 42: Url Of System Maintenance

    URL of System Maintenance Download System Log via FTP Besides viewing the system log from the web page, administrators can download the system log file, SYSTEM.LOG, via FTP. To log into the FTP daemon, enter “root” as the user name and the same administrator’s password used in Web access. Restart System via URL /cgi-bin/reset.cgi Restart Network Camera without warning.

  • Page 43: Configure System Via Ftp

    Configure System via FTP Administrators can use FTP to configure Network Camera much quicker than Web page especially for multiple targets. To configure system via FTP, first download the parameter file, CONFIG.INI, to customize each field according to the environment and then upload back to validate the new settings.
  • Page 44 (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) <user password> (0)0002D1040011 (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) <more guests enabled> <more guests interval> [LAYOUT] <layout type> <font color> <background color> <logo type> <background type>...
  • Page 45 [NETWORK] <install enabled> <ppp enabled> <ethernet address> 00-02-D1-04-00-11 <host ip> 192.168.0.207 <subnet mask> 255.255.255.0 <gateway ip> 0.0.0.0 <primary name server> 0.0.0.0 <secondary name server> 0.0.0.0 <ntp enabled> <network timing server> <smtp mail server> <mail recipient address> <mail return address> Network Camera <backup smtp mail server>...
  • Page 46 <backup ftp passive> <http server port> <bandwidth limit> [VIDEO] <overlay timestamp> <caption text> <colored video> <video quality> <default size> <brightness> <contrast> <hue> <saturation> [ALERT] <script file enabled> <motion detection channel enabled> <snapshot channel enabled> <series snapshot channel enabled> <application mode> <visual alert>...
  • Page 47 <percentage of sensitivity> <tenth seconds to snapshot after event> <snapshots taken after event> <time to start snapshot> 00:00:00 <time to stop snapshot> 00:00:00 [DEMO] <demo enabled> <video is open> 1~99 24 hours format 24 hours format or YES or YES...

  • Page 48: Telnet Commands

    Telnet Commands Network Camera has a Telnet daemon for only administrators to access some seldom used functions. Using any general terminal program to connect to Network Camera will prompt the user for a password. Username is not requested here since only administrators can access the Telnet daemon.

  • Page 49: Erase Snapshots Stored In Flash Memory

    Erase snapshots stored in Flash memory Typing "erase image" will clear all snapshots saved in Flash memory. Erase logo and graphic buttons Typing "erase graph" will clear all images used on the homepage. If no new images are uploaded, the system will switch to text mode and use default images instead. Skip installation at next boot Typing "lock"...

  • Page 50: Appendix

    Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED After the power has been turned on, Network Camera will perform a self-diagnostic to detect any hardware defects. The following table lists the LED patterns in general conditions. In case of any fatal error, the LED will blink in another pattern. Condition During self-diagnostic after power on Ethernet signal is lost...

  • Page 51: Frequently Asked Questions

    B. Frequently Asked Questions Q Why can’t I see the Network Camera in the installer after reboot? A The installer is only used to install the IP address of Network Camera. If the IP address is fixed by checking the option in the installer, the Network Camera will no longer appear in the installer.
  • Page 52 Q How can I use a name instead of the IP address to connect Network Camera? A To allow users to connect to Network Camera through an easily memorized name, the administrators must first configure the name server in his network. Here is an example: the administrator installs the Network Camera with a reserved IP address and assigns it with a name in the domain name service, then users can connect to Network Camera by typing a name instead of IP address.
  • Page 53 2. bandwidth share, 3. number of users, 4. number of video input is accessed at one time, 5. the complicated objects in view results in larger image file, 6. the level of your PC or notebook which is responsible of displaying images. In general, the transfer rate in general local network environment can achieve over 200 kilobytes per second and approximately 10 to 20 pictures of normal environment per second.
  • Page 54 ‘Input is Rising’ and ‘Input is Falling’ rather than ‘Input is High’ and ‘Input is Low’ to let the condition be triggered only when state is changed. Q The image is not clear enough. Is anything broken? A The lens can be fine adjusted by rotating the outer ring. Please rotate it clockwise or counter-clockwise to focus near or far.

  • Page 55: Upgrade System Firmware

    C. Upgrade System Firmware Customers can frequently check the appropriate product folder on our web site to download the latest firmware. Only administrators can upgrade the system firmware of Network Camera. Easy way via Upgrade Wizard Run the Upgrade Wizard included in the product CDROM and proceed by the prompts. Refer to the user's guide of Upgrade Wizard for details.

  • Page 56: Url Commands Of Network Camera

    D. URL Commands of Network Camera For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, Network Camera can be easily integrated through convenient URL. This section lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of Network Camera. Some RFC standards related to HTML may be a good reference for implementation of the customized homepage.
  • Page 57 Resource name system logo image background image button image for configuration icon image for link indicator Referenced URL /logo.gif /back.gif /btn_conf.gif /btn_text.gif...

  • Page 58: General Format Of Command Url

    General format of command URL Every configuration can be set through URL with POST method by administrators only. <general format> URL[?[name=value][&name=value]……] <method> POST <authorized user> root System configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/system.cgi NAME VALUE host <text string shorter than 15 characters> method keep auto...

  • Page 59: Network Configuration Url

    characters> slow <not required> open <not required> demoioallowed <not required> slow <not required> delay <integer> Network configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/network.cgi NAME VALUE reset <other than yes> <IP address> subnet <IP address> router <IP address> domain <text string shorter than 40 characters>...

  • Page 60: Video Configuration Url

    returnmail <text string shorter than 80 characters> ftp1 <domain name or IP address> primary FTP server ftprp1 <number less than 65535> ftpuser1 <text string shorter than 15 characters> ftppass1 <text string shorter than 15 characters> ftpfolder1 <text string shorter than 40 characters>...
  • Page 61 Excellent highest resolution...

  • Page 62: Image Quality Configuration Url

    Image quality configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/imagesetting.cgi NAME VALUE brightness <-5 ~ 5> contrast <-5 ~ 5> <-5 ~ 5> saturation <-5 ~ 5> preview <not required> restore <not required> save <not required> Motion detection configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/motion.cgi NAME VALUE <integer>...
  • Page 63 dirise <not required> difall <not required> delay <integer> ioalarm <not required> mdalarm <not required> ioupload <not required> mdupload <not required> resetdo <not required> smode <not required> sinter <integer> smethod mail suffix <not required> Enable DI is rising Enable DI is falling delay time of DO after event trigger DO when DI condition matched trigger DO when motion detected...

  • Page 64: Homepage Layout Configuration Url

    Homepage layout configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/layout.cgi NAME VALUE cuslogo blank logourl <text string shorter than 80 characters> linkurl <text string shorter than 80 characters> cusback blank backurl <text string shorter than 80 characters> fcolor <0 ~ 15> bcolor <0 ~ 15> dismode image text...

  • Page 65: Time Zone Table

    E. Time Zone Table While setting the time zone in automatic date/time synchronization, find the hour offset in the followings for your region. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, which is the global time that all time zones are measured from. (GMT–12:00) International Date Line West (GMT-11:00)
  • Page 66 (GMT+01:00) West Central Africa (GMT+02:00) Athens, Istanbul, Minsk (GMT+02:00) Bucharest (GMT+02:00) Cairo (GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria (GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius (GMT+02:00) Jerusalem (GMT+03:00) Baghdad (GMT+03:00) Kuwait, Riyadh (GMT+03:00) Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd (GMT+03:00) Nairobi (GMT+03:30) Tehran (GMT+04:00) Abu Dhabi, Muscat (GMT+04:00) Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan (GMT+04:30)
  • Page 67 (GMT+10:00) Hobart (GMT+10:00) Vladivostok (GMT+11:00) Magadan, Solomon Is., New Caledonia (GMT+12:00) Auckland, Wellington (GMT+12:00) Fiji, Kamchatka, Marshall Is.. (GMT+13:00) Nuku’alofa...

  • Page 68: Technical Specifications

    Features Adjustable image size and quality B/W or color control Timestamp and text overlay Resolution IP2112 Up to 30 frames at 176x112 Up to 30 frames at 352X240 Up to 9 frames at 704X480 IP2122 Up to 25 frames at 176x144...
  • Page 69 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 a particular purpose.

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