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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Ready to Use ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 Accessing the Network Camera 12 Using Web Browsers �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12 Using RTSP Players ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14 Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15 Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������16 Main Page 17 Client Settings 21 Configuration 23 System ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������24 Security �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������26 HTTPS ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������27...

  • Page 3: Read Before Use

    Users can receive multiple streams simultaneously in different resolutions, frame rates and image qualities for viewing on different platforms� Thanks to its day and night function achieved by a built-in removable IR-cut filter, the IP8161 is able to maintain clear images 24 hours a day�...

  • Page 4: Physical Description

    VIVOTEK Physical Description Front Panel Light Sensor Lens Built-in Microphone Back Panel Audio Out BNC Video Out Status LED Microphone In SD/SDHC Card Slot External/Internal NTSC/PAL Switch MIC Switch Power Cord Socket Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket General I/O Terminal Block...

  • Page 5: Status Led

    VIVOTEK DI/DO Diagram Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method� PIN 1 Power+12V PIN 2 Digital output +12V PIN 3 Digital input PIN 4 Ground Status LED The LED indicates the status of the Network Camera� Item...

  • Page 6: Installation 6

    VIVOTEK Hardware Reset Status LED Recessed Reset Button The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings� Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation� If the system problems remain after reset, restore the factory settings and install again�...

  • Page 7: Network Deployment

    VIVOTEK Network Deployment Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to an Internet connection� 1� If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, connect them to the general I/O terminal block�...
  • Page 8 VIVOTEK 2� In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network Camera is 192�168�0�3, please forward the following ports for the Network Camera on the router� ■ HTTP port ■ RTSP port ■ RTP port for audio ■...
  • Page 9 VIVOTEK Set up the Network Camera through Power over Ethernet (PoE) When using a PoE-enabled switch The Network Camera is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of power and data via a single Ethernet cable� Follow the below illustration to connect the Network Camera to a PoE-enabled switch via Ethernet cable�...

  • Page 10: Software Installation

    After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program� 3� The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN� 4� After searching, the main installer window will pop up� Click on the MAC and model name which matches the product label on your device to connect to the Network Camera via Internet Explorer�...

  • Page 11: Ready To Use

    VIVOTEK Ready to Use 1� Access the Network Camera on the LAN� 2� Retrieve live video through a web browser or recording software� User's Manual - 11...

  • Page 12: Accessing The Network Camera 12

    3� The live video will be displayed in your web browser� 4. If it is the first time installing the VIVOTEK network camera, an information bar will pop up as shown below� Follow the instructions to install the required plug-in on your computer�...
  • Page 13 VIVOTEK ► By default, the Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access, it is highly recommended to set a password for the Network Camera� For more information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on page 26�...

  • Page 14: Using Rtsp Players

    VIVOTEK Using RTSP Players To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following players that support RTSP streaming� Quick Time Player Real Player VLC media player 1� Launch the RTSP player� mpegable Player 2�...

  • Page 15: Using 3Gpp-Compatible Mobile Devices

    VIVOTEK Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the Network Camera can be accessed over the Internet� For more information on how to set up the Network Camera over the Internet, please refer to Setup the Network Camera over the Internet on page 7�...

  • Page 16: Using Vivotek Recording Software

    VIVOTEK Using VIVOTEK Recording Software The product software CD also contains recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple Network Cameras� Please install the recording software; then launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Channel list� For detailed information about how to use the recording software, please refer to the user’s manual of the software or...

  • Page 17: Main Page 17

    VIVOTEK Main Page This chapter explains the layout of the main page� It is composed of the following sections: VIVOTEK INC� Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, Menu, and Live Video Window� VIVOTEK INC. Logo Host Name Camera Control Area...
  • Page 18 VIVOTEK Configuration Area Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page� For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 21� Configuration: Click this button to access the configuration page of the Network Camera. It is suggested that a password be applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the Network Camera�...
  • Page 19 VIVOTEK Pause: Pause the transmission of the streaming media� The button becomes the Resume button after clicking the Pause button� Stop: Stop the transmission of the streaming media� Click the Resume button to continue transmission� Start MP4 Recording: Click this button to record video clips in MP4 file format to your computer�...
  • Page 20 VIVOTEK Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images� The captured images will be displayed in a pop-up window� Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*�jpg) or BMP (*�bmp) format� Digital Zoom: Click and uncheck “Disable digital zoom” to enable the zoom operation� The navigation screen indicates the part of the image being magnified.

  • Page 21: Client Settings 21

    VIVOTEK Client Settings This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the local computer� When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom to enable the settings� H.264 / MPEG-4 Media Options H.264/MPEG-4 Media Options...

  • Page 22: Mp4 Saving Options

    VIVOTEK MP4 Saving Options Users can record live video as they are watching it by clicking Start MP4 Recording on the main page. Here, you can specify the storage destination and file name. Folder: Specify a storage destination for the recorded video files.

  • Page 23: Configuration 23

    Click Configuration on the main page to enter the camera setting pages� Note that only Administrators can access the configuration page. VIVOTEK offers an easy-to-use user interface that helps you set up your network camera with minimal effort� To simplify the setting procedure, two types of user interfaces are available: Advanced Mode for professional users and Basic Mode for entry-level users�...

  • Page 24: System

    VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Configuration List Click to switch to Basic Mode Firmware Version Each function on the configuration list will be explained in the following sections. Those functions that are displayed only in Advanced Mode are marked with Advanced Mode � If you want to set up advanced...
  • Page 25 VIVOTEK System Time Keep current date and time: Select this option to preserve the current date and time of the Network Camera� The Network Camera’s internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the power of the system is turned off�...

  • Page 26: Security

    VIVOTEK Security This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts� Root Password The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted� If you want to add more accounts in the Manage User column, please apply the password for the “root” account first.

  • Page 27: Https

    VIVOTEK HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) Advanced Mode This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL (Secure Socket Layer)� It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher security level� Enable HTTPS Check this item to enable HTTPS communication, then select a connection option: "HTTP & HTTPS"...
  • Page 28 VIVOTEK 4. The Certificate Information will automatically de displayed in the third column as shown below. You can click Property to view detailed information about the certificate. 5� Click Home to return to the main page� Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard�...
  • Page 29 VIVOTEK Create self-signed certificate manually 1� Select this option� 2� Click Create to open the Create Certificate page, then click Save to generate the certificate. 3. The Certificate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below. You can click Property to see detailed information about the certificate.
  • Page 30 VIVOTEK 3� If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of the page to allow pop-ups� 4. The pop-up window shows an example of a certificate request. 30 - User's Manual...
  • Page 31 VIVOTEK 5� Look for a trusted certificate authority that issues digital certificates� Enroll the Network Camera� Wait for the certificate authority to issue a SSL certificate; click Browse... to search for the issued certificate, then click Upload in the second column.

  • Page 32: Snmp

    VIVOTEK SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Advanced Mode This section explains how to use the SNMP on the network camera� The Simple Network Management Protocol is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices� It helps network administrators to remotely manage network devices and find, solve network problems with ease.

  • Page 33: Network

    Use fixed IP address: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network Camera� 1� You can make use of VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network Camera on LAN� Please refer to Software Installation on page 10 for details�...
  • Page 34 VIVOTEK Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses� Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS� Primary WINS server: The primary WINS server that maintains the database of computer name and IP address�...
  • Page 35 VIVOTEK NOTE ► If the default ports are already used by other devices connected to the same router, the Network Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera� ► If UPnP is not supported by your router, you will see the following message: Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.
  • Page 36 VIVOTEK 4� In the Networking Services dialog box, select Universal Plug and Play and click OK� 5� Click Next in the following window� 6� Click Finish� UPnP is enabled� ► How does UPnP work? UPnP networking technology provides automatic IP configuration and dynamic discovery of devices added to a network.
  • Page 37 VIVOTEK Enable IPv6 Select this option and click Save to enable IPv6 settings� Please note that this only works if your network environment and hardware equipment support IPv6� The ® browser should be Microsoft Internet Explorer 6�5, Mozilla Firefox 3�0 or above�...
  • Page 38 VIVOTEK Please follow the steps below to link to an IPv6 address: 1� Open your web browser� 2� Enter the link-global or link-local IPv6 address in the address bar of your web browser� 3� The format should be: http://[2001:0c08:2500:0002:0202:d1ff:fe04:65f4]/ IPv6 address 4�...
  • Page 39 Authentication server (usually a RADIUS server): Checks the client certificate and decides whether to accept the end user’s access request� ■ VIVOTEK Network Cameras support two types of EAP methods to perform authentication: EAP-PEAP and EAP-TLS� Please follow the steps below to enable 802�1x settings: 1�...
  • Page 40 VIVOTEK 3� When all settings are complete, move the Network Camera to the protected LAN by connecting it to an 802�1x enabled switch� The devices will then start the authentication automatically� NOTE ► The authentication process for 802�1x: 1� The Certificate Authority (CA) provides the required signed certificates to the Network Camera (the supplicant) and the RADIUS Server (the authentication server)�...
  • Page 41 VIVOTEK QoS (Quality of Service) Advanced Mode Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism, which guarantees a certain quality to different services on the network� Quality of service guarantees are important if the network capacity is insufficient, especially for real-time streaming multimedia applications. Quality can be defined as, for instance, a maintained level of bit rate, low latency, no packet dropping, etc�...
  • Page 42 VIVOTEK QoS/DSCP (the DiffServ model) DSCP-ECN defines QoS at Layer 3 (Network Layer)� The Differentiated Services (DiffServ) model is based on packet marking and router queuing disciplines. The marking is done by adding a field to the IP header, called the DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint)� This is a 6-bit field that provides 64 different class IDs�...
  • Page 43 VIVOTEK HTTP Advanced Mode To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera first; please refer to Security on page 26 for details� Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides two types of security settings for an HTTP transaction: basic and digest�...
  • Page 44 VIVOTEK URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 5> For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2�mjpg: 1� Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape� 2� Type the above URL command in the address bar� Press Enter�...
  • Page 45 To stop talking, click again� The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips� You can utilize VIVOTEK's Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade the firmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21. It also can be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535�...

  • Page 46: Rtsp Streaming

    VIVOTEK RTSP Streaming To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that you have set a password for the Network Camera first; please refer to Security on page 26 for details� Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides three types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest�...
  • Page 47 VIVOTEK RTSP port /RTP port for video, audio/ RTCP port for video, audio ■ RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media. By default, the port number is set to 554� ■ The RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is used to deliver video and audio data to the clients. By default, the RTP port for video is set to 5556 and the RTP port for audio is set to 5558�...

  • Page 48: Ddns

    DDNS: Dynamic domain name service Enable DDNS: Select this option to enable the DDNS setting� Provider: Select a DDNS provider from the provider drop-down list� VIVOTEK offers Safe100.net, a free dynamic domain name service, to VIVOTEK customers� It is recommended that you register Safe100.net to access VIVOTEK’s Network Cameras from the Internet�...
  • Page 49 4� Select Enable DDNS and click Save to enable the setting� ■ CustomSafe100 VIVOTEK offers documents to establish a CustomSafe100 DDNS server for distributors and system integrators� You can use CustomSafe100 to register a dynamic domain name if your distributor or system integrators offer such services�...

  • Page 50: Access List

    VIVOTEK Access List Advanced Mode This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PC’s IP address� General Settings Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10 clients (including stream 1 and stream 2)� The default value is 10� If you modify the value and click Save, all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explore or Quick Time Player)�...
  • Page 51 VIVOTEK ■ Refresh: Click this button to refresh all current connections. ■ Add to deny list: You can select entries from the Connection Status list and add them to the Deny List to deny access� Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player)�...
  • Page 52 VIVOTEK Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List� For example: IP address 192�168�2�x will be bolcked� Range: This rule allows the user to assign a range of IP addresses to the Allow/Deny List� This rule is only applied to IPv4�...

  • Page 53: Audio And Video

    Network Camera� This function can work seamlessly with VIVOTEK’s ST7501 recording software� When an event occurs, the recording software can request time shift cache stream from the camera, which allows the user to get an earlier video data�...
  • Page 54 VIVOTEK Overlay title and time stamp on video: Select this option to place the video title and time on the video streams� Note that when the frame size is set to 176 x 144 as shown in the picture below, only the time will be stamped on the video streams�...
  • Page 55 VIVOTEK White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature� ■ Auto The Network Camera automatically adjusts the color temperature of the light in response to different light sources� The white balance setting defaults to Auto and works well in most situations�...
  • Page 56 VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Privacy Mask Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page� On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to address privacy concerns� ■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1� Click New to add a new window�...
  • Page 57 VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Sensor Settings Click Sensor Settings to open the Sensor Settings page� On this page, you can set the maximum exposure time, exposure level, and AGC (Auto Gain Control) settings� You can configure two sets of sensor settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as day/night/schedule mode�...
  • Page 58 VIVOTEK If you want to configure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Sensor Settings Profile Settings page as shown below. Please follow the steps beolw to setup a profile: 1� Check Enable this profile�...
  • Page 59 VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Viewing Window Click Viewing Window to open the Viewing Window Settings page� This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame size ranging from 176 x 144 to 1600 x 1200� The definition of multiple streams: ■ Stream 1: Users can define the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame Rate" (size of the live view window)�...
  • Page 60 VIVOTEK Click Viewing Window to open the viewing region settings page� On this page, you can set the Region of Interest and the Output Frame Size for stream 1 ~ 3� Please follow the steps below to set up those settings for a stream: 1�...
  • Page 61 VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Cropping Setting Click Cropping Setting to open the Cropping Settings page� Please follow the steps below to set up cropping mode for mutiple streams: 1� Click Cropping Setting to open the window as shown below� 2� Select a Captured area from the drop-down list. The floating frame, the same as the one in the Global View window on the home page, will resize accordingly�...
  • Page 62 VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Video Quality Settings Click the stream item to display the detailed information� The maximum frame size will follow your settings in above sections� fixed This Network Camera offers real-time H�264, MPEG-4 and MJEPG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing�...
  • Page 63 VIVOTEK ■ Intra frame period Determine how often to plant an I frame� The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption� Select the intra frame period from the following durations: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, and 4 seconds�...
  • Page 64 VIVOTEK Day/Night Settings Switch to B/W in night mode Select this to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to B/W during night mode� IR cut filter With a removable IR-cut filter, this Network Camera can automatically remove the filter to let IR light into the sensor during low light conditions�...

  • Page 65: Audio Settings

    VIVOTEK Audio Settings Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the Network Camera to all clients� Note that if mute mode is turned on, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the Client Settings page�...

  • Page 66: Motion Detection

    VIVOTEK Motion Detection This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total of three motion detection windows can be configured. Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations Motion Detection Setting 2: Follow the steps below to enable motion detection:...
  • Page 67 VIVOTEK A green bar indicates that even though motions have been detected, the event has not been triggered because the image variations still fall under the defined threshold. Percentage = 30% If you want to configure other motion detection settings for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below�...
  • Page 68 VIVOTEK NOTE ► How does motion detection work? There are two motion detection parameters: Sensitivity and Percentage� In the illustration above, frame A and frame B are two sequential images� Pixel differences between the two frames are detected and highlighted in gray (frame C) and will be compared with the sensitivity setting� Sensitivity is a value that expresses the sensitivity to moving objects�...

  • Page 69: Camera Tampering Detection

    VIVOTEK Camera Tampering Detection This section explains how to set up camera temper detection� With tamper detection, the camera is capable of detecting incidents such as redirection, blocking or defocusing, or even spray paint� Please follow the steps below to set up the camera tamper detection function: 1�...

  • Page 70: Camera Control

    Then you can configure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following settings. VIVOTEK offers three PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, and Pelco D protocol� If none of the above PTZ drivers is supported by your PTZ scanner, please select Custom camera (scanner)�...

  • Page 71: Preset Positions

    Transparent HTTP Tunnel� The UART commands will be sent through HTTP tunnel established between the RS-485 device and the linked camera� For detailed application notes, please refer to URL Commands on page 106 or http://www.vivotek.com/downloadfiles/faq/videoserver/UART_HTTP_Tunnel. pdf� Preset Positions If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D protocol as the PTZ driver and click the Save button, the Preset Position button will be enabled�...
  • Page 72 VIVOTEK Home page in Mechanical PTZ Mode ■ The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page� Select one from the drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position� 72 - User's Manual...

  • Page 73: Patrol Settings

    VIVOTEK Patrol Settings You can select some preset positions for the Network Camera to patrol� Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule: 1� Click a preset location on the list and click Select� 2� The selected preset location will be displayed on the Source list�...
  • Page 74 VIVOTEK Custom Command If Custom Camera (scanner) is selected as the PTZ driver, the Preset Position and PTZ Control Panel on the main page will be disabled� You will need to configure command buttons to control the PTZ scanner� Click Custom Command to open the Custom Command page to set the commands in the Control Settings session�...
  • Page 75 VIVOTEK E-PTZ Operation If you select “Digital“, the e-PTZ control settings section will be displayed as shown below: Select Stream: Select one of the stream 1~3 to set up the e-PTZ control� Please note that each stream can be set up with its own e-preset positions and e-patrol settings� For detailed information about...
  • Page 76 VIVOTEK Home page in E-PTZ Mode x1.0 ■ The e-Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page� Select one from the drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected e-preset position� ■ If you have set up different e-preset positions for stream 1~3, you can select one of the video streams to display its separate e-preset positions�...

  • Page 77: Homepage Layout

    Theme Options (the third column on this page)� The settings will be displayed automatically in this Preview field. The following shows the homepage using the default settings: ■ Hide Powered by VIVOTEK: If you check this item, it will be removed from the homepage� Logo Here you can change the logo at the top of your homepage�...
  • Page 78 VIVOTEK Theme Options Here you can change the color of your homepage layout� There are three types of preset patterns for you to choose from� The new layout will simultaneously appear in the Preview filed. Click Save to enable the settings�...
  • Page 79 VIVOTEK ■ Follow the steps below to set up the customed homepage: 1� Click Custom on the left column� 2. Click the field where you want to change the color on the right column. Color Selector Custom Pattern 3� The palette window will pop up as shown below�...

  • Page 80: Application

    Please note that there is a limited number of customized scripts you can upload; if the current amount of customized scripts has reached the limit, an alert message will pop up� If you need more information, please ask for VIVOTEK technical support� Click to upload a file...
  • Page 81 VIVOTEK Event Settings In the Event Settings column, click Add to open the Event Settings page� On this page, you can arrange three elements -- Trigger, Schedule, and Action to set an event� A total of 3 event settings can be configured.
  • Page 82 VIVOTEK An event is an action initiated by a user-defined trigger source; it is the causal arrangement of the following three elements: Trigger, Event Schedule, and Action� Trigger This is the cause or stimulus which defines when to trigger the Network Camera. The trigger source can be configured to use the Network Camera’s built-in motion detection mechanism or external digital input...
  • Page 83 VIVOTEK ■ Recording notify This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording starts to rewrite older data� ■ Camera tampering detection This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the camera detects that is is being tampered with�...
  • Page 84 VIVOTEK To set an event with recorded video or snapshots, it is necessary to configure the server and media settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such as which server to send the media files to) when a trigger is activated�...
  • Page 85 VIVOTEK When completed, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event Settings page� The new event settings / server settings / media settings will appear in the event drop-down list on the Application page� Here is an example of the Application page with an event setting: When the Event Status is ON, once an event is triggered by motion detection, the Network Camera will automatically send snapshots via e-mail�...

  • Page 86: Server Settings

    VIVOTEK Server Settings Click Add Server on Event Settings page to open the Server Setting page� On this page, you can specify where the notification messages are sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 server settings can be configured.
  • Page 87 VIVOTEK FTP: Select to send the media files to an FTP server when a trigger is activated. ■ Server address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the FTP server. ■ Server port By default, the FTP server port is set to 21� It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535�...
  • Page 88 VIVOTEK HTTP: Select to send the media files to an HTTP server when a trigger is activated. ■ URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server. ■ User name: Enter the user name if necessary. ■ Password: Enter the password if necessary.

  • Page 89: Media Settings

    VIVOTEK Media Settings Click Add Media on the Event Settings page to open the Media Settings page� On this page, you can specify the type of media that will be sent when a trigger is activated� A total of 5 media settings can be configured.
  • Page 90 VIVOTEK Video clip: Select to send video clips when a trigger is activated� ■ Source: The source of video clip, which will be identical to the time shift caching stream. For more information about time shift caching stream, please refer to page 53�...
  • Page 91 VIVOTEK You can continue to select a server and media type for the event� Please go back to page 66 for detailed information� ■ SD Test: Click to test your SD card� The system will display a message indicating success or failure� If you want to use your SD card for local storage, please format it before use�...
  • Page 92 VIVOTEK The following is an example of a file destination with video clips: The format is: YYYYMMDD 20081120 Click to open the directory 20081121 20081122 Click to delete all recorded data Click to delete selected items Click 20081120 to open the directory:...

  • Page 93: Recording

    VIVOTEK Recording Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the recording settings for the Network Camera. Recording Settings Insert your SD card and click here to test NOTE ► Before setting up this page, please set up the Network Storage on the Server Settings page first.
  • Page 94 VIVOTEK If successful, you will receive a test.txt file on the network storage server. 3� Enter a server name� 4� Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page� Recording Settings Click Add to open the recording setting page� In this page, you can define the recording source, recording schedule, and recording capacity.
  • Page 95 VIVOTEK Source: Select the recording source (stream 1 ~ 4)� Trigger: Select a trigger source� ■ Schedule: The server will start to record files on the local storage or network storage (NAS). ■ Network fail: Since network fail, the server will start to record files on the local storage (SD card).

  • Page 96: Local Storage

    VIVOTEK Local Storage Advanced Mode This section explains how to manage the local storage on the Network Camera� Here you can view SD card status, search for recorded files to playback, download, etc. no SD card SD Card Management SD card status: This column shows the status and reserved space of your SD card� Please remember to format the SD card when using for the first time.

  • Page 97: Searching And Viewing The Records

    VIVOTEK SD card control ■ Enable cyclic storage: Check this item if you want to enable cyclic recording� When the maximum capacity is reached, the oldest file will be overwritten by the latest one. ■ Enable automatic disk cleanup: Check this item and enter the number of days you wish to retain a file.
  • Page 98 VIVOTEK Search Results The following is an example of search results� There are four columns: Trigger time, Media type, Trigger type, and Locked� Click to sort the search results in either direction� Enter a key word to filter the Numbers of entries displayed on one page...
  • Page 99 VIVOTEK Download: Click on a search result to highlight the selected item in purple as shown above� Then click the Download button and a file download window will pop up for you to save the file. JPEGs to AVI: This functions only applies to “JPEG“ format files such as snapshots� You can select several snapshots from the list, then click this button.

  • Page 100: System Log

    VIVOTEK System Log Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send the system log to the remote server as backup� Remote Log You can configure the Network Camera to send the system log file to a remote server as a log backup.

  • Page 101: View Parameters

    VIVOTEK View Parameters Advanced Mode The View Parameters page lists the entire system’s parameters in alphabetical order� If you need technical assistance, please provide the information listed on this page� User's Manual - 101...

  • Page 102: Maintenance

    VIVOTEK Maintenance This chapter explains how to restore the Network Camera to factory default, upgrade firmware version, etc� Reboot This feature allows you to reboot the Network Camera, which takes about one minute to complete� When completed, the live video page will be displayed in your browser� The following message will be displayed during the reboot process�...
  • Page 103 VIVOTEK Export / Upload Files Advanced Mode This feature allows you to Export / Upload daylight saving time rules, custom language files, and setting backup files. Export daylight saving time configuration file: Click to set the start and end time of DST�...
  • Page 104 Note: Do not power off the Network Camera during the upgrade! Follow the steps below to upgrade the firmware: 1. Download the latest firmware file from the VIVOTEK website. The file is in .pkg file format. 2� Click Browse… and specify the firmware file.
  • Page 105 VIVOTEK The following message is displayed when the upgrade has succeeded� Reboot system now!! This connection will close. The following message is displayed when you have selected an incorrect firmware file. Starting firmware upgrade... Do not power down the server during the upgrade.

  • Page 106: Url Commands For The Network Camera

    VIVOTEK Appendix URL Commands for the Network Camera Overview For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network Camera/Video Server can be easily integrated through URL syntax� This section specifies the external HTTP-based application programming interface� The HTTP-based camera interface provides the functionality to request a single image, control camera functions (PTZ, output relay etc�), and get and set...

  • Page 107: General Cgi Url Syntax And Parameters

    VIVOTEK General CGI URL Syntax and Parameters CGI parameters are written in lower-case and as one word without any underscores or other separators. When the CGI request includes internal camera parameters, these parameters must be written exactly as they are named in the camera or video server. The CGIs are organized in functionally-related directories under the cgi-bin directory.
  • Page 108 VIVOTEK http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] Where the <parameter> should be <group>[_<name>] or <group>[.<name>]. If you do not specify any parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned. If you specify only <group>, the parameters of the related group will be returned.

  • Page 109: Set Server Parameter Values

    (Note: The return page can be a general HTML file (.htm, .html) or a VIVOTEK server script executable (.vspx) file. It cannot be a CGI command or have any extra parameters. This parameter must be placed at the end of the parameter list Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n...

  • Page 110: Available Parameters On The Server

    VIVOTEK <parameter>=<value>\r\n [<parameter pair>] Only the parameters that you set and are readable will be returned. Example: Set the IP address of server to 192.168.0.123: Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi?network_ipaddress=192.168.0.123 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: 33\r\n \r\n network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n Available parameters on the server...
  • Page 111 VIVOTEK everything inside <> A description integer primary key SQLite data type. A 32-bit signed integer. The value is assigned a unique integer by the server. text SQLite data type. The value is a text string, stored using the database encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16BE or UTF-16-LE).
  • Page 112 VIVOTEK -280: GMT-07:00 Mountain Time, Denver -281: GMT-07:00 Arizona -240: GMT-06:00 Central America, Central Time, Mexico City, Saskatchewan -200: GMT-05:00 Eastern Time, New York, Toronto -201: GMT-05:00 Bogota, Lima, Quito, Indiana -180: GMT-04:30 Caracas -160: GMT-04:00 Atlantic Time, Canada, La...
  • Page 113 VIVOTEK Krasnoyarsk 320: GMT 08:00 Beijing, Chongging, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei 360: GMT 09:00 Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, Seoul, Yakutsk 380: GMT 09:30 Adelaide, Darwin 400: GMT 10:00 Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Guam, Vladivostok 440: GMT 11:00 Magadan, Solomon Is., New...
  • Page 114 VIVOTEK except for a union of the combined results. restoreexceptdst Restore the system parameters to default <positive integer> values except all daylight saving time settings. This command can cooperate with other “restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When cooperating with others, the system parameters will be restored to default values except for a union of combined results.
  • Page 115 VIVOTEK Group: status NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) di_i<0~(ndi-1)> <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered do_i<0~(ndo-1)> <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered daynight day, night Current status of day, night. onlinenum_rtsp integer Current number of RTSP connections.
  • Page 116 VIVOTEK privilege operator, admin Group: network NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) type lan, Network connection type. pppoe preprocess 0~15 Stop related process before setting port value. resetip <boolean> 1 => Get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot.
  • Page 117 VIVOTEK Subgroup of network: qos NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cos_enable <boolean> Enable/disable CoS (IEEE 802.1p) cos_vlanid 1~4095 VLAN ID cos_video Video channel for CoS cos_audio Audio channel for CoS cos_eventalarm Event/alarm channel for CoS cos_management Management channel for CoS...
  • Page 118 VIVOTEK s0_accessname string[32] HTTP server push access name for stream 1. (capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and video.stream.count>0) s1_accessname string[32] HTTP server push access name for stream 2. (capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and video.stream.count>1) s2_accessname string[32] Http server push access name for stream 3 (capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and video.stream.count>2)
  • Page 119 VIVOTEK video.stream.count>2) s3_accessname string[32] RTSP access name for stream4 (capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and video.stream.count>3) s4_accessname string[32] RTSP access name for stream5 (capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and video.stream.count>4) s0_audiotrack <integer> The current audio track for stream1. -1 => audio mute s1_audiotrack <integer> The current audio track for stream2.
  • Page 120 VIVOTEK audioport 1025 ~ 65535 Audio channel port for RTP. (capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1) Subgroup of network: pppoe NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) user string[128] PPPoE account user name. pass password[64] PPPoE account password. Group: ipfilter NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean>...
  • Page 121 VIVOTEK (product dependent) irismode fixed, Iris mode indoor, outdoor enablewdr <boolean> Enable/disable WDR <product dependent> enableblc <boolean> Enable backlight compensation. (product dependent) Set auto gain control to normal level or MAX level. (product dependent) color <boolean> 0 =>monochrome 1 => color flip <boolean>...
  • Page 122 VIVOTEK Group: videoin_profile_i<0~(m-1)> NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable/disable this profile setting policy day, The mode which the profile is applied to. night, schedule begintime hh:mm Begin time of schedule mode. endtime hh:mm End time of schedule mode.
  • Page 123 VIVOTEK 1280x1024 CCD => QCIF, 176x120, CIF, 352x240, 4CIF, 704x480 PAL => QCIF, 176x144, CIF, 352x288, 4CIF, 704x576 VS => QCIF, 176x120, 176x144, CIF, 352x240, 352x288, 4CIF, 704x480, 704x576 s<0~(m-1)>_enableeptz <boolean> Indicate whether to support eptz s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_intr 250, 500, Intra frame period in milliseconds.
  • Page 124 VIVOTEK s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_ma 1~25, Set maximum frame rate in fps (for MPEG-4). xframe 26~30 (only for NTSC or 60Hz CMOS) s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_qval 2~31 Manual video quality level input - choose customize input “mpeg4_quant = 0” (for MPEG-4). s<0~(m-1)>_h264_intrap 250, 500, Intra frame period in milliseconds.
  • Page 125 VIVOTEK exposurelevel Preview of exposure level (product dependent) enableblc <boolean> Preview of enable backlight compensation. (product dependent) enablewdr <boolean> Preview of enable/disable WDR <product dependent> Preview of set auto gain control to normal level or MAX level. (product dependent) autoiris <boolean>...
  • Page 126 VIVOTEK 64000, 96000, 128000 s<0~(m-1)>_gamr_bitrate 4750, Set AMR bitrate in bps. 5150, 5900, 6700, 7400, 7950, 10200, 12200 Group: image_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) brightness -5 ~ 5 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings.
  • Page 127 VIVOTEK contrast -5 ~ 5 Preview of contrast adjustment of image according to mode settings. sharpness <product dependent> Preview of sharpness adjustment of image according to mode settings. IBPE_edgeenable <boolean> Preview of adjusting enabling edge enhancement. (Haydn only) IBPE_edgestrength 1 ~ 128 Preview of adjusting edge enhancement strength.
  • Page 128 VIVOTEK win_i<0~2>_enable <boolean> Enable motion window 1~3. win_i<0~2>_name string[14] Name of motion window 1~3. win_i<0~2>_left 0 ~ 320 Left coordinate of window position. win_i<0~2>_top 0 ~ 240 Top coordinate of window position. win_i<0~2>_width 0 ~ 320 Width of motion detection window.
  • Page 129 VIVOTEK Group: ddns NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable the dynamic DNS. provider Safe100, Safe100 => safe100.net DyndnsDynamic, DyndnsDynamic => dyndns.org (dynamic) DyndnsCustom, DyndnsCustom => dyndns.org (custom) TZO, TZO => tzo.com DHS, DHS => dhs.org DynInterfree, DynInterfree =>dyn-interfree.it...
  • Page 130 VIVOTEK serverip <IP address> Log server IP address. serverport 514, 1025~65535 Server port used for log. level Levels used to distinguish the importance of the information: 0: LOG_EMERG 1: LOG_ALERT 2: LOG_CRIT 3: LOG_ERR 4: LOG_WARNING 5: LOG_NOTICE 6: LOG_INFO...
  • Page 131 VIVOTEK 2: enable PTZ commands with UART tunnel. disablemdonptz <boolean> Disable motion detection on PTZ operation. Group: snmp (capability.snmp) (product dependent) NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) SNMP v2 enabled. 0 for disable, 1 for enable SNMP v3 enabled. 0 for disable, 1 for enable...
  • Page 132 VIVOTEK Number of IR interfaces. <positive integer> npir Number of PIRs. <positive integer> Number of digital inputs. <positive integer> Number of digital outputs. <positive integer> naudioin Number of audio inputs. <positive integer> naudioout Number of audio outputs. <positive integer> nvideoin <positive integer>...
  • Page 133 VIVOTEK 1(bit 1 ~ 7 are invalid) Bit 9 => Reserved bit; Invalidate lens_pan, Lens_tilt, lens_zoon, lens_focus, len_iris. 0(fields are valid), 1(fields are invalid) evctrlchannel <boolean> Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for event/control transfer. joystick <boolean> Indicate whether to support joystick control.
  • Page 134 VIVOTEK resolution separated by commas> videoin_maxframera <a list of available Available maximum frame list. maximum frame rate separated by commas> videoin_codec <a list of available Available codec list. codec types separated by commas> videoout_codec <a list of the available Available codec list.
  • Page 135 VIVOTEK 802.11g. wireless_beginchan 1 ~ 14 Indicate the begin channel of wireless network wireless_endchanne 1 ~ 14 Indicate the end channel of wireless network wireless_encrypt_w <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless WEP. wireless_encrypt_w <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless WPA.
  • Page 136 VIVOTEK trigger boot, Indicate the trigger condition: “boot” = System boot motion, “di”= Digital input seq, “motion” = Video motion detection visignal, “seq” = Periodic condition recnotify, “visignal” = Video input signal loss. tampering, “pir” = PIR detection. “recnotify” = Recording notification.
  • Page 137 VIVOTEK lowlightcondition 0, 1 0 => Do action at all times 1 => Do action in low-light conditions action_do_i<0~(ndo-1) 0, 1 Enable or disable trigger digital output. >_enable action_do_i<0~(ndo-1) 1~999 Duration of the digital output trigger in seconds. >_duration action_cf_enable 0.
  • Page 138 VIVOTEK ftp_passive 0, 1 Enable or disable passive mode. 0 = disable passive mode 1 = enable passive mode email_address string[128] Email server address. email_sslmode 0, 1 Enable support SSL. email_port 0~65535 Port to connect to the server. email_username string[64] Username to log in to the server.
  • Page 139 VIVOTEK videoclip_prefix string[16] Indicate the prefix of the filename. videoclip_preevent 0 ~ 9 Indicates the time for pre-event recording in seconds. videoclip_maxduration 1 ~ 10 Maximum duration of one video clip in seconds. videoclip_maxsize 50 ~ 1500 Maximum size of one video clip file in Kbytes.
  • Page 140 VIVOTEK weekday 0~127 Indicate which weekday is scheduled. One bit represents one weekday. bit0 (LSB) = Saturday bit1 = Friday bit2 = Thursday bit3 = Wednesday bit4 = Tuesday bit5 = Monday bit6 = Sunday For example, to detect events on Friday and Sunday, set weekday as 66.
  • Page 141 VIVOTEK countryname string[2] Country name in the certificate information. stateorprovincename string[128] State or province name in the certificate information. localityname string[128] The locality name in the certificate information. organizationname string[64] Organization name in the certificate information. unit string[32] Organizational unit name in the certificate information.

  • Page 142: Drive The Digital Output

    VIVOTEK Group: eptz_c<0~(n-1)>_s<0~(m-1)> for n channel product. and m is the number of streams which support ePTZ. PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) patrolseq string[120] The indexes of patrol points, separated by “,” patroldwelling string[160] The dwelling time of each patrol point, separated by “,”...

  • Page 143: Query Status Of The Digital Input

    VIVOTEK Query Status of the Digital Input Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/getdi.cgi?[di0][&di1][&di2][&di3] If no parameter is specified, all of the digital input statuses will be returned. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <length>\r\n \r\n [di0=<state>]\r\n...

  • Page 144: Capture Single Snapshot

    VIVOTEK Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/getdo.cgi?[do0][&do1][&do2][&do3] If no parameter is specified, all the digital output statuses will be returned. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <length>\r\n \r\n [do0=<state>]\r\n [do1=<state>]\r\n [do2=<state>]\r\n [do3=<state>]\r\n where <state> can be 0 or 1. Example: Query the status of digital output 1.

  • Page 145: Account Management

    VIVOTEK resolution <available resolution> 0 The resolution of the image. quality The quality of the image. streamid 0~(m-1) <product The stream number. <product dependent> dependent> The server will return the most up-to-date snapshot of the selected channel and stream in JPEG format. The size and quality of the image will be set according to the video settings on the server.

  • Page 146: System Logs

    VIVOTEK admin Administrator privilege. return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. 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.
  • Page 147 VIVOTEK ePTZ Camera Control Note: This request requires camctrl privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/camctrl/eCamCtrl.cgi?channel=<value>&stream=<value> [&move=<value>][&auto=<value>][&zoom=<value>] [&zooming=<value>&zs=<value>] [&vx=<value>&vy=<value>&vs=<value>] [&speedpan=<value>][&speedtilt=<value>][&speedzoom=<value>][&speedapp=<value>] [&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of video source. stream <0~(m-1)> Stream. move home Move to home ROI. Move up.
  • Page 148 VIVOTEK ePTZ Recall Note: This request requires camctrl privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/camctrl/eRecall.cgi?channel=<value>&stream=<value>& recall=<value>[&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source. stream <0~(m-1)> Stream. recall Text string less than 40 characters One of the present positions to recall.

  • Page 149: System Information

    VIVOTEK System Information Note: This request requires Normal User privileges. (obsolete) Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/sysinfo.cgi Server will return the system information. In HTTP API version 2, the CapVersion will be 0200. All fields in the previous version (0100) are obsolete. Please use “getparam.cgi?capability” instead.
  • Page 150 VIVOTEK PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION Method addallow Add allowed IP address range to the server. Start and end parameters must be specified. If the index parameter is specified, it will try to add starting from the index position. adddeny Add denied IP address range to the server. Start and end parameters must be specified.
  • Page 151 VIVOTEK Syntax: For HTTP push server (MJPEG): http://<servername>/<network_http_s<0~m-1>_accessname> For RTSP (MP4), the user needs to input the URL below into an RTSP compatible player. rtsp://<servername>/<network_rtsp_s<0~m-1>_accessname> “m” is the stream number. For details on streaming protocol, please refer to the “control signaling” and “data format” documents.
  • Page 152 VIVOTEK Storage managements (capability.storage.dbenabled=1) Note: This request requires administrator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=<cmd_type>[&<parameter>=<value>…] The commands usage and their input arguments are as follows. PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION cmd_type <string> Required. Command to be executed, including search, insert, delete, update, and queryStatus.
  • Page 153 VIVOTEK Indicate if the file is locked or not. 0: file is not locked. 1: file is locked. A locked file would not be removed from UI or cyclic storage. triggerTime <text> Optional. Indicate the event trigger time. (not the file created time) Format is “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS”...
  • Page 154 VIVOTEK Command: update PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION label <integer primary key> Required. Identify the designated record. Ex. label=1 isLocked <boolean> Required. Indicate if the file is locked or not. Ex. Update records whose key numbers are 1 and 5 to be locked status.

  • Page 155: Technical Specifications

    User's Manual - 155 VIVOTEK INC. VIVOTEK USA, INC. 6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho,Taipei County, Taiwan 470 Lakeside Drive Suite C, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Ver 1.5 |T: +886 2 82455282| F: +886 2 82455532| E: sales@vivotek.com |T: 408-773-8686| F: 408-773-8298| E: salesusa@vivotek.com...

  • Page 156: Technology License Notice

    VIVOTEK 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 WITH REGARD TO PC SOFTWARE, OF WHICH YOU MAY MAKE SINGLE COPIES FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES� FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://WWW�VIALICENSING�COM�...

  • Page 157: Electromagnetic Compatibility (Emc)

    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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