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Vivotek FD8372 User Manual

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FD8372
User's Manual
5MP • Full HD • Smart Focus System
Fixed Dome
Network Camera
Rev. 1.1

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  • Page 1 FD8372 Fixed Dome Network Camera User’s Manual 5MP • Full HD • Smart Focus System Rev. 1.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Accessing the Network Camera ....................21 Using Web Browsers ..........................21 Using RTSP Players ..........................24 Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ....................25 Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ....................26 Main Page ..........................27 Client Settings ..........................32 Configuration ..........................34 System > General settings ........................35 System >...
  • Page 3 VIVOTEK Technical Specifications ........................... 198 Technology License Notice ........................199 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ....................... 200 User's Manual - 3...

  • Page 4: Overview

    The FD8372 employs many advanced features to allow the user to fully utilize the high definition video. The ePTZ function enables users to zoom in and focus on a region of interest (ROI) in the camera view with only a few clicks of a mouse.

  • Page 5: Read Before Use

    Commands of the Network Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing homepages or integrating with the current web server. Package Contents ■ FD8372 ■ Mounting Plate ■ Alignment sticker/Ceiling Hole Template Sticker ■ L-type Hex key wrench / Moisture absorber / Screws / Hex Nut / Double-side tape / AV cable ■...

  • Page 6: Physical Description

    VIVOTEK Physical Description Inner View Vari-focal IR LEDs (15 units, effective up to Lens 20m) Black Cover Tilt Adjustment Screw Micro SD/SDHC Card Slot Jumpers Reset Button Video Output Microphone NTSC Internal 60Hz Audio/Video Out External 50Hz (green) General I/O Terminal...
  • Page 7 VIVOTEK NOTE: 1. There is no internal microphone. Connect an external microphone if you need audio inputs. 2. Use the included AV cable to connect to a camera tester or LCD monitor to begin initial setup. LCD Monitor/ Camera tester...
  • Page 8 VIVOTEK Hardware Reset 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 9: Installation

    VIVOTEK Installation Removing Dome Cover First, use the included T20 hex key wrench to loose the four screws and detach the dome cover from the camera base. Follow the steps below to install the camera either to a ceiling or a wall.
  • Page 10 VIVOTEK Waterproof Connector Sealing Nut (A) Housing (B) Seals (C) Seal (D) Screw Nut (E) Hex Nut (F) Assembling Steps 1. Disassemble the components of the Refer to the pin definition to connect them waterproof connector into parts (A) ~ (F) to the general I/O terminal block.
  • Page 11 VIVOTEK Connecting RJ45 Ethernet Cable RJ45 Cable Dimension (unit: mm) Recommended cable gauge: 24AWG (0.51 mm) Assembling Steps Rubber Seal 1. Drill a hole on the rubber seal Plug plug and insert an Ethernet ca- ble through the opening. 2. Strip part of the sheath from the Ethernet cable.
  • Page 12 VIVOTEK IMPORTANT: Record the MAC address under the camera base before installing the camera. Tips: Replace the side opening cover with the included side outlet bushing if you want to route cables from the side of camera. The 1/2" protection conduits and tubing, if applied, are separately purchased.
  • Page 13 VIVOTEK Wall mount 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker to the wall. 2. Using the circle marks on the sticker, drill at least 2 pilot holes symmetrically on each side into the wall. Then hammer the four supplied plastic anchors into the holes.
  • Page 14 VIVOTEK Ceiling mount 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker to the ceiling. 2. Using the circle marks on the sticker, drill at least 2 pilot holes symmetrically on each side into the ceiling. Then hammer the four supplied plastic anchors into the holes.

  • Page 15: Network Deployment

    VIVOTEK Network Deployment General Connection (without PoE) Non-PoE Switch Pin 2 Black Pin 1 AC 24V±10% Ethernet 1. Connect RJ45 Ethernet cable to a switch. 2. Connect the AC cables from the terminal block as an alternate power source. The IO cables are user-supplied.
  • Page 16 VIVOTEK When using a non-PoE switch Use a PoE power injector (optional) to connect between the Network Camera and a non-PoE switch. PoE Power Injector (optional) Non-PoE Switch 16 - User's Manual...
  • Page 17 VIVOTEK Internet connection via a router Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow the steps below. 1. Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below.

  • Page 18: 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 a brief search, the installer window will prompt. Click on the MAC and model name that matches the one printed on the product label.

  • Page 19: Ready To Use

    VIVOTEK Ready to Use 1. A browser session with the Network Camera should prompt as shown below. 2. You should be able to see live video from your camera. You may also install the 32-channel recording software from the software CD in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras. For its installation details, please refer to its related documents.

  • Page 20: Completion

    VIVOTEK To adjust the zoom factor and focus range 1. The camera comes with a motorized vari- focal lens module. With a web console, you can enter the Configuration > Media > Image > Focus page to tune the image zoom and focus.

  • Page 21: Accessing The Network Camera

    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 prompt as shown below. Follow the instructions to install the required plug-in on your computer.
  • Page 22 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 80.
  • Page 23 VIVOTEK IMPORTANT! • Currently the Network Camera utilizes 32-bit ActiveX plugin. You CAN NOT open a management/view session with the camera using a 64-bit IE browser. • If you encounter this problem, try execute the Iexplore.exe program from C:\ Windows\SysWOW64. A 32-bit version of IE browser will be installed.

  • Page 24: 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 25: 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 To utilize this feature, please check the following settings on your Network Camera: 1.

  • Page 26: Using Vivotek Recording Software

    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 download it from http://www.vivotek.com. 26 - User's Manual...

  • Page 27: Main Page

    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. Resize Buttons VIVOTEK INC. Host Name...
  • Page 28 VIVOTEK Configuration Area Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 32. 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 29 VIVOTEK PTZ Panel: This Network Camera supports “digital“ (e-PTZ) pan/tilt/zoom control, which allows roaming a smaller view frame within a large view frame. Please refer to PTZ settiings on page 91 for detailed information. Global View: Click on this item to display the Global View window. The Global View window contains a full view image (the largest frame size of the captured video) and a floating frame (the viewing region of the current video stream).
  • Page 30 VIVOTEK Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the Network Camera model and Network Camera configuration, some buttons may not be available. 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.
  • Page 31 VIVOTEK ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG: Video Title Time 2011/02/25 17:08:56 Video (HTTP-V) Title and Time Video 17:08:56 2011/06/25 Video Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 48.

  • Page 32: Client Settings

    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 33: 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. The location can be changed.

  • Page 34: Configuration

    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 35: System > General Settings

    VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Navigation Area 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 36 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 37: System > Homepage Layout

    Theme Options (the second tab 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 graph Here you can change the logo that is placed at the top of your homepage.
  • Page 38 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 39 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 40: System > Logs

    VIVOTEK System > Logs Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send the system log to a remote server as backup. Log server settings Follow the steps below to set up the remote log: 1. Select Enable remote log.

  • Page 41: System > Parameters

    VIVOTEK Access log Access log displays the access time and IP address of all viewers (including operators and administrators) in a chronological order. The access log is stored in the Network Camera’s buffer area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain limit.

  • Page 42: System > Maintenance

    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 43 VIVOTEK General settings > Restore This feature allows you to restore the Network Camera to factory default settings. Network: Select this option to retain the Network Type settings (please refer to Network Type on page 63). Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings (please refer to Import/Export files below on this page).
  • Page 44 VIVOTEK ® 3. Open the file with Microsoft Notepad and locate your time zone; set the start and end time of DST. When completed, save the file. In the example below, DST begins each year at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2:00 a.m.
  • Page 45 VIVOTEK The following message is displayed when attempting to upload an incorrect file format. Export language file: Click to export language strings. VIVOTEK provides nine languages: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Português, 簡体中文, and 繁體中文 . Update custom language file: Click Browse… and specify your own custom language file to upload.

  • Page 46: Media > Image

    VIVOTEK Media > Image Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera. It is composed of the following four columns: General settings, Picture settings, Exposure, and Privacy mask. General settings Video title Show_timestamp_and video_title_in_video_and_snapshots: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video as the picture shown below.
  • Page 47 VIVOTEK Day/Night Settings Switch to B/W in night mode Select this to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to Black/White during night mode. Turn on external IR illuminator in night mode Select this to turn on an external IR illuminator (connected via Digital Output lines) when the camera detects low light condition and enters the night mode.

  • Page 48: Image Settings

    VIVOTEK Image settings On this page, you can tune the White balance, Image adjustment and WDR enhanced . Sensor Setting 1: For normal situations Sensor Setting 2: For special situations White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature.
  • Page 49 VIVOTEK WDR enchanced: This function allows users to identify more details of objects in the high contrast environment especially for details in the shaded area. You may check the Enable WDR enhanced checkbox, and then adjust the sensitivity (low, high) and the strength (low, medium, high) to reach the best image quality.
  • Page 50 VIVOTEK Measurement Window: This function allows users to configure measurement window(s) for low light compesation. ■ Full view: Calculate the full range of view and offer appropriate light compesation. ■ Custom: This option allows you to manually add specific windows as measuring areas. The measuring window refers to “weighed window“...
  • Page 51 VIVOTEK You can click Restore to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the settings. If you want to configure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Profile of exposure settings page as shown below.
  • Page 52 VIVOTEK Focus Advanced Mode The camera comes with a motorized vari-focal lens, and therefore a smart focus function panel is provided to facilitate zoom and focus configuration. ■ Zoom: If you need to zoom in to a field of view, click and drag the pointer to the right to zoom in.
  • Page 53 VIVOTEK range of focus. The full-range scan takes a longer time to complete. A full-range scan usually takes approximately 3 minutes or longer. ■ Fully-open Iris: By default, this checkbox is selected for performing an auto scan and should provide an optimal scan result.
  • Page 54 VIVOTEK Privacy mask Advanced Mode Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to address privacy concerns. 2010/12/09 17:08:56 2010/12/09 17:08:56 ■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 55: Media > Video

    VIVOTEK Media > Video Advanced Mode FOV (Field of View) Select a resolution from the list. The default is 5 Megapixels, and if bandwidth or frame rate per second is of the concern you can select a lower resolution. The configurable options are: 5MP (4:3) at 10fps, 3MP (4:3) 20fps, 2MP (4:3) 30fps, 1080P (16:9) 30fps, and 720P (16:9) at 60fps.
  • Page 56 VIVOTEK Stream settings This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame size ranging from 176 x 144 to 2560 x 1920 pixels. The definition of multiple streams: ■ Stream 1: Users can define the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame Size"...

  • Page 57: Media > Video

    VIVOTEK Media > Video NOTE: ► All the items in the “Region of Interest” should not be larger than the “Output Frame Size“ (current maximum resolution). ■ The parameters of the multiple streams: Region of Interest Output frame size Stream 1...
  • Page 58 VIVOTEK Click the stream item to display the detailed information. The maximum frame size will follow your settings in the above Viewing Window sections. This Network Camera offers real-time H.264, MPEG-4, and MJPEG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing. If H.264 / MPEG-4...
  • Page 59 VIVOTEK The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution. ■ 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 60 VIVOTEK JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera sends consecutive JPEG images to the client, producing a moving effect similar to a filmstrip. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees the same image quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage. Because the media contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client.

  • Page 61: Media > Audio

    VIVOTEK Media > Audio Advanced Mode Audio Settings Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the Network Camera to all clients. Note that if muted, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the Client Settings page.

  • Page 62: Network > General Settings

    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 18 for details.
  • Page 63 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 names and IP addresses.
  • Page 64 VIVOTEK NOTE: 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 65 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 66 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 67 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 68 VIVOTEK Port HTTPS port: By default, the HTTPS port is set to 443. It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. Two way audio port: By default, the two way audio port is set to 5060. Also, it can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.
  • Page 69 To stop talking, click again. FTP port: 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.

  • Page 70: Network > Streaming Protocols

    VIVOTEK Network > Streaming protocols Advanced Mode HTTP streaming To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera first; please refer to Security > User account on page 80 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 71 VIVOTEK URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1, 2, or 3> 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 72 VIVOTEK 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. basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential risks of it being intercepted.
  • Page 73 VIVOTEK Multicast settings for stream 1, 2, and 3: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 or 2. Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on the other hand, sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address.
  • Page 74 IP address, to have a fixed host and domain name. Express link Express Link is a free service provided by VIVOTEK server, which allows users to register a domain name for a network device. One URL can only be mapped to one MAC address.
  • Page 75 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...
  • Page 76 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 77 VIVOTEK Network > 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 78 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 79: Network > Snmp (Simple Network Management Protocol)

    VIVOTEK Network > 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 80: Security > User Account

    VIVOTEK Security > User Account 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”...

  • Page 81: Security > Https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Over Ssl)

    VIVOTEK Security > 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.
  • Page 82 VIVOTEK 5. Click Home to return to the main page. Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the ad- dress bar and press Enter on your keyboard. Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS.
  • Page 83 VIVOTEK Create certificate and install : Select this option if you want to create a certificate from a certification authority. 1. Select this option from a method pull-down menu. 2. Click Create certificate to generate the certificate. 3. The following information will appear in a pop-up window after clicking Create. 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.
  • Page 84 VIVOTEK 4. 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. 5. Copy the contents of the Certificate request (in PEM format). Use the contents to apply for a 3rd-party certification authority such as Symantec VeriSign.
  • Page 85 VIVOTEK NOTE: NOTE ► How do I cancel the HTTPS settings? 1. Click on the Remove certificate button. 2. If you are currently running a secure connection The webpage will redirect to a non-HTTPS page automatically. Enable HTTPS Check this item to enable HTTPS communication, then select a connection option: "HTTP &...

  • Page 86: Security > Access List

    VIVOTEK Security > 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 to stream 3). 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 Explorer or Quick Time Player).
  • Page 87 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 88 VIVOTEK There are three types of rules: Single: This rule allows the user to add an IP address to the Allowed/Denied list. For example: 192.168.2.1 Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List.
  • Page 89 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 90 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 91: Ptz > Ptz Settings

    VIVOTEK PTZ > PTZ settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. Digital PTZ Operation (E-PTZ Operation) The e-PTZ control settings section will be displayed as shown below: 2010/12/10 17:08:56 2011/12/10 17:08:56 x1.8 Select Stream: Select a video stream to set up the e-PTZ control. Please note that each stream can possess its own preset and patrol settings.
  • Page 92 VIVOTEK Home page in E-PTZ Mode 2012/04/10 17:08:56 x3.3 ■ 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 position. ■ If you have set up different preset positions for different streams, you can select one of the video streams to display its separate preset positions.
  • Page 93 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. Select the preset locations on the list, and click 2. The selected preset locations will be displayed on the Patrol locations list.
  • Page 94 VIVOTEK NOTE: NOTE ► The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the Go to drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position. ► Click Patrol: The Network Camera will patrol along the selected positions repeatedly. Please refer to page 93 to see more details.

  • Page 95: Event > Event Settings

    VIVOTEK Event > Event settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to responds to particular situations (event). A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notifications. Click on Help, there is an illustration shown in the pop-up window explaining that an event can be triggered by many sources, such as motion detection or external digital input devices.
  • Page 96 VIVOTEK ■ Event name: Enter a name for the event setting. ■ Enable this event: Select this option to enable the event setting. ■ Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, or Low). Events with a higher priority setting will be executed first.
  • Page 97 VIVOTEK ■ Camera tampering detection This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the camera detects that is is being tampered with. To enable this function, you need to configure the Tampering Detection option first. Please refer to page 111 for detailed information.
  • Page 98 VIVOTEK Add server 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 Add server media files to) when a trigger is activated.
  • Page 99 VIVOTEK To verify if the email settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up window. If successful, you will also receive an email indicating the result. Click Save server to enable the settings. Note that after you set up the first event server, the new event server will automatically display on the Server list.
  • Page 100 VIVOTEK ■ Passive mode Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests. If the FTP server supports passive mode, select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to pass through the firewall. The firmware default has the Passive mode checkbox selected.
  • Page 101 VIVOTEK Network storage: Select to send the media files to a network storage location when a trigger is activated. Please refer to NAS server on page 115 for details. Click Save server to enable the settings. ■ 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 102 VIVOTEK Click 20110220 to open the directory: The format is: HH (24r) Click to open the file list for that hour 2011/02/20 2011/02/20 Click to go back to the previous Click to delete level of the directory selected items Click to delete all...
  • Page 103 VIVOTEK Add media Add media Click to open the media setting window. 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. There are three choices of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System log.
  • Page 104 VIVOTEK ■ Add date and time suffix to the file name Select this option to add a date/time suffix to the file name. For example: Snapshot_20101213_100341 File name prefix Date and time suffix The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS Click Save media to enable the settings.
  • Page 105 VIVOTEK ■ Maximum file size Specify the maximum file size allowed. ■ File name prefix Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the file name. For example: Video_20101213_100341 File name prefix Date and time suffix The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS Click Save media to enable the settings.
  • Page 106 VIVOTEK In the Event settings column, the Servers and Medias you configured will be listed; please make sure the Event -> Status is indicated as ON, in order to enable the event triggering action. When completed, click Save event to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event Settings page.
  • Page 107 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 prompt. If you need more information, please contact VIVOTEK technical support. Click to upload a file...

  • Page 108: Applications > Motion Detection

    VIVOTEK Applications > 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. 2010/12/10 17:08:56 Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations Motion Detection Setting 2:...
  • Page 109 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 110 VIVOTEK NOTE 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 111: Applications > Di And Do

    VIVOTEK Applications > DI and DO Advanced Mode Connect DI or DO devices to the camera's terminal block, the camera will automatically detect the current connection state as pulled-high or pulled-low. You may then define the triggering condition. Digital input: Select High or Low to define the "Normal status" for the digital input. The Network Camera will report the current status.

  • Page 112: Recording > Recording Settings

    VIVOTEK Recording > Recording settings 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: NOTE ► Please remember to format your SD card when using it for the first time. Please refer to page 117 for detailed information.
  • Page 113 VIVOTEK If you enable adaptive recording and enable time-shift cache stream on Camera A, only when an event is triggered on Camera A will the server record the full frame rate streaming data; otherwise, it will only request the I frame data during normal monitoring, thus effectively save lots of bandwidths and storage space.
  • Page 114 VIVOTEK 2. Destination You can select the SD card or network storage (NAS) for the recorded video files. If you have not configured a NAS server, see details in the following. NAS server Click Add NAS server to open the server setting window and follow the steps below to set up: 1.
  • Page 115 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. ■ Capacity: You can choose either the entire free space available or limit the reserved space. The recording size limit must be larger than the reserved amount for cyclic recording.
  • Page 116 VIVOTEK Event f you want to enable recording notification, please click to configure event triggering settings. Please refer to Event > Event settings on page 95 for more details. When completed, select Enable this recording. Click Save to enable the setting and click Close to exit this page.

  • Page 117: Local Storage > Sd Card Management

    VIVOTEK Local storage > SD card management Advanced Mode This section explains how to manage the local storage on the Network Camera. Here you can view SD card status, and implement SD card control. SD card staus 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 118: Local Storage > Content Management

    VIVOTEK Local storage > Content management Advanced Mode This section explains how to manage the content of recorded videos on the Network Camera. Here you can search and view the records and view the searched results. Searching and Viewing the Records This column allows the user to set up search criteria for recorded data.

  • Page 119: Search Results

    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...
  • Page 120 VIVOTEK ■ Lock/Unlock: Select the desired search results, then click this button. The selected items will become Locked, which will not be deleted during cyclic recording. You can click again to unlock the selections. For example: Click to switch pages ■...

  • Page 121: Appendix

    VIVOTEK Appendix URL Commands for the Network Camera 1. 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.

  • Page 122: General Cgi Url Syntax And Parameters

    VIVOTEK 3. 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 123 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 124: 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 125: 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 7. Available parameters on the server...
  • Page 126 VIVOTEK blank A blank string. 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 127 VIVOTEK 7.1 System Group: system NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) hostname string[40] Mega-Pixel Host name of server Network (Network Camera, Camera Wireless Network Camera, Video Server, Wireless Video Server). ledoff <boolean> Turn on (0) or turn off (1) all led indicators.
  • Page 128 VIVOTEK Island, Samoa -400: GMT-10:00 Hawaii -360: GMT-09:00 Alaska -320: GMT-08:00 Las Vegas, San_Francisco, Vancouver -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,...
  • Page 129 VIVOTEK 82: GMT 02:00 Lebanon, Minsk 83: GMT 02:00 Israel 120: GMT 03:00 Baghdad, Kuwait, Riyadh, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nairobi 121: GMT 03:00 Iraq 140: GMT 03:30 Tehran 160: GMT 04:00 Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan 180: GMT 04:30 Kabul...
  • Page 130 VIVOTEK 520: GMT 13:00 Nuku'Alofa daylight_enable <boolean> Enable automatic daylight saving time in time zone. daylight_dstactualmode <boolean> Check if current time is under daylight saving time. (Used internally) daylight_auto_begintime string[19] NONE Display the current daylight saving start time. daylight_auto_endtime string[19]...
  • Page 131 VIVOTEK commands. When cooperating with others, the system parameters will be restored to the default value except for a union of the combined results. restoreexceptdst <Any Restore the system value> parameters to default values except all daylight saving time settings.
  • Page 132 Subgroup of system: info (The fields in this group are unchangeable.) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) modelname string[40] FD8372 Internal model name of the server (eg. IP7139) extendedmodelname string[40] FD8372 ODM specific model name of server (eg. DCS-5610). If it is not an ODM model, this field will be equal to “modelname”...
  • Page 133 VIVOTEK 7.2 Status Group: status NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoactualmodulation ntsc, The actual modulation <product dependent> type (videoin.type=0). di_i<0~(ndi-1)> <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal <product dependent> 1 => Active, triggered (capability.ndi > 0) do_i<0~(ndo-1)> <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal <product dependent>...
  • Page 134 VIVOTEK 7.4 digital output behavior define Group: do_i<0~(ndo-1)> (capability.ndo > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) normalstate open, open Indicate open circuit or grounded closed circuit (inactive status) 7.5 security Group: security NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) privilege_do...
  • Page 135 VIVOTEK 7.6 network Group: network NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) preproces <positive <blank> An 32-bit integer, each bit can be set separately integer> as follows: Bit 0 => HTTP service; Bit 1=> HTTPS service; Bit 2=> FTP service; Bit 3 => Two way audio and RTSP Streaming service;...
  • Page 136 VIVOTEK address> router <ip <blank> Default gateway. address> dns1 <ip <blank> Primary DNS server. address> dns2 <ip <blank> Secondary DNS server. address> wins1 <ip <blank> Primary WINS server. address> wins2 <ip <blank> Secondary WINS server. address> 7.6.1 802.1x Subgroup of network: ieee8021x (capability.protocol.ieee8021x > 0)
  • Page 137 VIVOTEK 7.6.2 QOS Subgroup of network: qos_cos (capability.protocol.qos.cos > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable/disable CoS (IEEE 802.1p) vlanid 1~4095 VLAN ID video Video channel for CoS audio Audio channel for CoS <product (capability.naudio > 0) dependent>...
  • Page 138 VIVOTEK 7.6.4 FTP Subgroup of network: ftp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 21, 1025~65535 Local ftp server port. 7.6.5 HTTP Subgroup of network: http NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 80, 1025 ~ HTTP port. 65535 alternateport...
  • Page 139 VIVOTEK 7.6.6 HTTPS port Subgroup of network: https_port (capability.protocol.https > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 443, 1025 ~ HTTPS port. 65535 7.6.7 RTSP Subgroup of network: rtsp (capability.protocol.rtsp > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 554, 1025 ~ RTSP port.
  • Page 140 VIVOTEK s0_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream1. s1_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream2. s2_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream3. 7.6.7.1 RTSP multicast Subgroup of network_rtsp_s<0~(n-1)>: multicast, n is stream count (capability.protocol.rtp.multicast > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) alwaysmulticast <boolean>...
  • Page 141 VIVOTEK (capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1) 7.6.10 PPPoE Subgroup of network: pppoe (capability.protocol.pppoe > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) user string[128] <blank> PPPoE account user name. pass password[64] <blank> PPPoE account password. 7.7 IP Filter Group: ipfilter NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 142: Video Input

    VIVOTEK 7.8 Video input Group: videoin NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cmosfreq 50, 60 CMOS frequency. (capability.videoin.type=2) whitebalance auto, manual auto “auto” indicates auto white balance. “manual” indicates keep current value. exposurelevel 0~12 Exposure level autoiris <boolean> Enable auto Iris.
  • Page 143 Video input option: framerate, crop (1) video quality first mode (2) video frame rate first mode (3) cropping mode (not used in FD8372) enablepreview <boolean> Usage for UI of exposure settings. Preview settings of video profile. 7.8.1 Video input setting per channel Group: videoin_c<0~(n-1)>...
  • Page 144 VIVOTEK gain control setting. bgain 0~100 Manual set bgain value of gain control setting. exposurelevel 0~12 Exposure level autoiris set 1 to enable auto iris, set 0 to disable auto iris. irismode fixed, indoor, indoor Video Iris for DC Iris.
  • Page 145 VIVOTEK (x,y) coordinate. crop_size <window size> 2560x1920 Crop width and height. (WxH) (width must be 16x or 32x and height must be 8x) crop_preview < boolean > Usage for UI of crop setting s<0~(m-1)>_codectype mpeg4, mjpeg, H264 Video codec type.
  • Page 146 VIVOTEK dependent> s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_maxfr 1~50, Set maximum frame rate in 51~60 (only fps (for MPEG-4). for NTSC or 5M : 1~10fps 60Hz CMOS) 3M : 1~20fps 2M : 1~30fps 1080P : 1~25fps 720P : 1~60fps (for NTSC or 60Hz CMOS) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_intraperi...
  • Page 147 VIVOTEK 720P : 1~60fps (for NTSC or 60Hz CMOS) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_profile Indicate H264 profiles <product dependent> 0: baseline 1: main profile 2: high profile s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_quant 1~5, Quality of JPEG video. 99, 100 99 is the customized manual input setting. 1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality.
  • Page 148 VIVOTEK 7.8.1.1 Alternative video input profiles per channel In addition to the primary setting of video input, there can be alternative profile video input setting for each channel which might be for different scene of light (daytime or nighttime). Group: videoin_c0_profile_i<0~(m-1)>...
  • Page 149 VIVOTEK rgain 0~100 Manual set rgain value of gain control setting. bgain 0~100 Manual set bgain value of gain control setting. irismode fixed, indoor, indoor Video Iris for DC Iris. outdoor wdrc_mode WDR enhanced. 0: off 1: auto 2: always on...
  • Page 150 VIVOTEK 2: high 0,1,2 Set auto gain control to normal level or MAX level. 0->2x, 1->4x, 2->8x agcmode auto,fixed auto Set auto gain control mode. maxgain 0~100 Manual set maximum gain value. mingain 0~100 Manual set minimum gain value. autoiris <boolean>...
  • Page 151 VIVOTEK 7.11 Image setting per channel Group: image_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) brightness -5~5 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings. saturation -5~5,100 Adjust saturation of image according to mode settings. 100 for saturation percentage mode.
  • Page 152 VIVOTEK percentage when sharpness=100 profile_i0_gammacurve 0~100 Gamma curve profile_i0_lowlightmode <boolean> Enable/disable low light mode. profile_i0_wdrcstrength WDR enhanced 0: low 1: medium 2: high profile_i0_wdrcmode WDR enhanced 0: off 1: auto 2: always on 3:keep current value 7.12 Image setting for preview Group: imagepreview_c<0~(n-1)>...
  • Page 153 VIVOTEK Group: imagepreview NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoin_whitebalance auto, auto Preview of adjusting white balance of manual, image according to mode settings rbgain videoin_restoreatwb 0, 1~ Restore of adjusting white balance of image according to mode settings videoin_rgain...
  • Page 154 VIVOTEK auto: Use full view as the only one exposure window. custom: Use inclusive and exclusive window. blc: Use BLC. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~9>_enable <boolean> Enable or disable the window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~9>_policy 0: Indicate exclusive. 1: Indicate inclusive. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~9>_home <coordinate> (150,110) Left-top corner coordinate of the window.

  • Page 155: Motion Detection Settings

    VIVOTEK s<0~(m-1)>_aac4_bitrate 16000, 16000 Set AAC4 bitrate in bps. <product dependent> 32000, 48000, 64000, 96000, 128000 s<0~(m-1)>_gamr_bitrate 4750, 12200 Set AMR bitrate in bps. <product dependent> 5150, 5900, 6700, 7400, 7950, 10200, 12200 s<0~(m-1)>_g711_mode pcmu, pcmu Set G.711 mode. <product dependent>...
  • Page 156 VIVOTEK NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) i<0~(m-1)>_enable <boolean> Enable profile 1 ~ (m-1). i<0~(m-1)>_policy day, night The mode which night, the profile is schedule applied to. i<0~(m-1)>_begintime hh:mm 18:00 Begin time of schedule mode. i<0~(m-1)>_endtime hh:mm 06:00 End time of schedule mode.
  • Page 157 VIVOTEK 7.17 Tampering detection settings Group: tampering_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.tampering > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable tamper detection. threshold 0 ~ 255 Threshold of tamper detection. duration 10 ~ 600 If tampering value exceeds the ‘threshold’ for more than ‘duration’...
  • Page 158 VIVOTEK DO_JP_FREE, Address.net => non-functional EPolice, service provider PCCW, Luna_VC => cybergate ddns MegaChips, Mars_VC => cybergate ddns DLink, Planex_VC => cybergate ddns DLinkCN Sun_VC => cybergate ddns Logitec, Nexus_Control => nexus control GE_Security, DO_JP_FREE => dp-21.net (free) HUAGAI, Epolice => epolice.com.tw 3322, PCCW =>...
  • Page 159 VIVOTEK 7.19 Express link Group: expresslink PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable express link. state onlycheck, NULL Camera will check the status of onlyoffline, network environment and express link checkonline, badnetwork string[64] NULL The url user define to link to camera 7.20 UPnP presentation...

  • Page 160: System Log

    VIVOTEK 7.22 System log Group: syslog NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enableremotelog <boolean> Enable remote log. serverip <IP address> <blank> Log server IP address. serverport 514, Server port used for log. 1025~65535 level Levels used to distinguish the importance of the...
  • Page 161 Hyperlink of the logo w.vivotek.c logo_powerbyvvtk_hidden <boolean> 0 => display the power by vivotek logo 1 => hide the power by vivotek logo custombutton_manualtrigger_s <boolean> Show or hide manual trigger (VI) button in homepage <product dependent> 0 -> Hidden 1 ->...

  • Page 162: Privacy Mask

    VIVOTEK themes. 4: Custom definition. theme_color_font string[7] #ffffff Font color theme_color_configfont string[7] #ffffff Font color of configuration area. theme_color_titlefont string[7] #098bd6 Font color of video title. theme_color_controlbackgroun string[7] #565656 Background color of control area. theme_color_configbackground string[7] #323232 Background color of configuration area.
  • Page 163 VIVOTEK 7.26 Capability Group: capability NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) api_httpversion <string> 0100a The HTTP API version. bootuptime <positive Server bootup time. integer> Number of IR interfaces. <positive (Recommand to use ir for integer> built-in IR and extir for...
  • Page 164 VIVOTEK nuart Number of UART <positive interfaces. integer> nvideoinprofile <positive Number of video input integer> profiles. nmotionprofile 0, <positive Number of motion profiles. integer> ptzenabled 0, <positive An 32-bit integer, each bit integer> can be set separately as follows: Bit 0 => Support camera control function;...
  • Page 165 VIVOTEK 0(bit 1 ~ 7 are valid), 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.
  • Page 166 VIVOTEK protocol_spush_mjpeg <boolean> Indicate whether to support server push MJPEG. protocol_snmp <boolean> Indicate whether to support SNMP. protocol_ipv6 <boolean> Indicate whether to support IPv6. videoin_type 0, 1, 2 0 => Interlaced CCD 1 => Progressive CCD 2 => CMOS videoin_resolution <a list of...
  • Page 167 VIVOTEK maximum frame rate separated by commas> <product dependent> maxcodecfps <a list of (60,60,60), Available maximum codec available (60,60,60), frame list. maximum codec (60,60,60), For example: frame rate (60,60,60), (10,13,10) means separated by (60,60,60), In 2560x1920, commas> (60,60,60), Mpeg4 maximum fps is <product...
  • Page 168 VIVOTEK audio_lineout <boolean> Indicate whether to support line output. audio_headphoneout <boolean> Indicate whether to support headphone output. audioin_codec aac4, gamr, g711 aac4, gamr, Available codec list for <product g711 audio input. dependent> audioout_codec g711 g711 Available codec list for SIP.
  • Page 169 VIVOTEK support wireless 802.11b+. wireless_s802dot11g <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless 802.11g. wireless_encrypt_wep <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless WEP. wireless_encrypt_wpa <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless WPA. wireless_encrypt_wpa2 <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless WPA2. derivative_brand <boolean> Indicate whether to...

  • Page 170: Event Setting

    VIVOTEK version_onvifdaemon <string> 1.5.0.0 Indicate ONVIF daemon version image_wdrc <Boolean> Indicate whether to support WDR enhanced. image_ iristype <string> dciris Indicate iris type. image_ focusassist <Boolean> Indicate whether to support focus assist. 7.27 Customized event script Group: event_customtaskfile_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE...
  • Page 171 VIVOTEK trigger boot, boot Indicate the trigger condition: “boot” = System boot motion, “di”= Digital input seq, “motion” = Video motion detection recnotify, “seq” = Periodic condition tampering, “visignal” = Video input signal loss. visignal, “recnotify” = Recording notification. “tampering” = Tamper detection.
  • Page 172 VIVOTEK <integer> Indicate the source id of vi trigger. This field is required when trigger condition is “vi”. One bit represents one digital input. The LSB indicates VI 0. inter 1~999 Interval of snapshots in minutes. This field is used when trigger condition is “seq”.
  • Page 173 VIVOTEK action_cf_enable <Boolean> Enable or disable sending media to SD card. action_cf_folder string[128] <blank> Path to store media. action_cf_media NULL, 0~4 <blank> Index of the attached media. action_cf_datefolder <boolean> Enable this to create folders by date, time, and hour automatically.
  • Page 174 VIVOTEK 7.29 Server setting for event action Group: server_i<0~4> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL Identification of this entry type email, email Indicate the server type: ftp, “email” = email server http, “ftp” = FTP server “http” = HTTP server “ns”...
  • Page 175 VIVOTEK ns_workgroup string[64] NULL Workgroup for network storage. 7.30 Media setting for event action Group: media_i<0~4> (media_freespace is used internally.) PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL Identification of this entry type snapshot, snapshot Media type to send to the server or systemlog, store on the server.
  • Page 176 VIVOTEK videoclip_preevent 0 ~ 9 Indicates the time for pre-event recording in seconds. videoclip_maxduration 1 ~ 20 Maximum duration of one video clip in seconds. videoclip_maxsize 50 ~ 6144 1000 Maximum size of one video clip file in Kbytes. 7.31 Recording Group: recording_i<0~1>...
  • Page 177 VIVOTEK notifyserver 0~31 Indicate which notification server is scheduled. One bit represents one application server (server_i0~i4). bit0 (LSB) = server_i0. bit1 = server_i1. bit2 = server_i2. bit3 = server_i3. bit4 = server_i4. For example, enable server_i0, server_i2, and server_i4 as notification servers;...
  • Page 178 VIVOTEK dest The destination to store the recorded data. “cf” means local storage (CF or SD card). “0” means the index of the network storage. cffolder string[128] NULL Folder name. maxsize 100~900 Unit: Mega bytes. <product dependent> <product <product When this condition is reached, dependent>...
  • Page 179 State or province name in the certificate information. localityname string[128] Asia The locality name in the certificate information. organizationname string[64] VIVOTEK Inc. Organization name in the certificate information. unit string[32] VIVOTEK Inc. Organizational unit name in the certificate information. commonname string[64] www.vivotek.

  • Page 180: Region Of Interest

    VIVOTEK 7.34 Region of interest Group: roi_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product, and m is the number of streams which support ROI. (capability.eptz > 0) PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) s<0~(m-1)>_home <coordinate> <product ROI left-top corner coordinate. dependent> s<0~(m-1)>_size <window size> <product ROI width and height.
  • Page 181 VIVOTEK PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) patrolseq string[120] <blank> The patrol sequence of ePTZ. All the patrol position indexes will be separated by "," patroldwelling string[160] <blank> The dwelling time (unit: second) of each patrol point, separated by “,”.
  • Page 182 VIVOTEK custom: Use inclusive and exclusive window. blc: Use BLC. win_i<0~9>_enable <boolean> Enable or disable the window. 0: Indicate exclusive. win_i<0~9>_policy 1: Indicate inclusive. Left-top corner coordinate of win_i<0~9>_home <coordinate> (150,110) the window. Width height win_i<0~9>_size <window size> (100x75) window.

  • Page 183: Drive The Digital Output

    VIVOTEK 8. Useful Functions 8.1 Drive the Digital Output (capability.ndo > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/setdo.cgi?do1=<state>[&do2=<state>] [&do3=<state>][&do4=<state>] Where state is 0 or 1; “0” means inactive or normal state, while “1” means active or triggered state.
  • Page 184 VIVOTEK Example: Query the status of digital input 1 . Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/dido/getdi.cgi?di1 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: 7\r\n \r\n di1=1\r\n 8.3 Query Status of the Digital Output (capability.ndo > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/getdo.cgi?[do0][&do1][&do2][&do3]...

  • Page 185: Capture Single Snapshot

    VIVOTEK \r\n do1=1\r\n 8.4 3D Privacy Mask Note: This request requires admin user privilege <SD81X1> You can set privacy mask only at zoom 1x. To go back to zoom 1x directly, please send this cgi command: "/cgi-bin/camctrl/camposition.cgi?setzoom=0" Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setpm3d.cgi?method=<value>&name=<value>&[maskheight=<val...

  • Page 186: Account Management

    VIVOTEK resolution> quality The quality of the image. streamid 0~(m-1) <product The stream number. 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 187: System Logs

    VIVOTEK operator Operator privilege. 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 188 VIVOTEK 8.10 ePTZ Camera Control (capability.eptz > 0) Note: This request requires camctrl privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/camctrl/eCamCtrl.cgi?channel=<value>&stream=<value> [&move=<value>] – Move home, up, down, left, right [&auto=<value>] – Auto pan, patrol [&zoom=<value>] – Zoom in, out [&zooming=<value>&zs=<value>] – Zoom without stopping, used for joystick [&vx=<value>&vy=<value>&vs=<value>] –...
  • Page 189 VIVOTEK tele Zoom further with current speed. zooming wide or tele Zoom without stopping for larger view or further view with zs speed, used for joystick control. 0 ~ 6 Set the speed of zooming, “0” means stop. <integer> The direction of movement, used for joystick control.
  • Page 190 VIVOTEK PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source. stream <0~(m-1)> Stream. recall Text string less than 40 One of the present positions to recall. characters return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned.
  • Page 191 VIVOTEK [&return=<return page>] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?method=del<v4/v6>&index=<value>[&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION type NULL Get IP filter type allow, deny Set IP filter type method addv4 Add IPv4 address into access list. addv6 Add IPv6 address into access list. delv4 Delete IPv4 address from access list.
  • Page 192 VIVOTEK content-type: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled pragma : no-cache cache-control : no-cache content-length: 32767 expires: Sun, 9 Jam 1972 00:00:00 GMT User must use GET and POST to establish two channels for downstream and upstream. The x-sessioncookie in GET and POST should be the same to be recognized as a pair for one session. The contents of upstream should be base64 encoded to be able to pass through the proxy server.
  • Page 193 VIVOTEK “m” is the stream number. For details on streaming protocol, please refer to the “control signaling” and “data format” documents. 8.21 Storage managements (capability.storage.dbenabled > 0) 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.
  • Page 194 VIVOTEK Please embrace your input value with single quotes. Ex. resolution=’800x600’ isLocked <boolean> Optional. 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.
  • Page 195 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 196 VIVOTEK means inactive or normal Ex: vi0=0(200)1 state while “1” means Setting virtual input 0 to normal state, waiting 200 active or triggered state. milliseconds, setting it to trigger state. Where "nstate" is next Note that when the virtual input is waiting for next state, state after duration.
  • Page 197 VIVOTEK 8.23Remote Focus Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/remoefocus.cgi?function=<value>[&direction=<value>] [&position=<value>][&steps=<value>][&iris] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION function zoom, Function type focus, zoom – Move zoom motor auto, focus – Move focus motor scan, auto – Perform auto focus stop, scan –...

  • Page 198: Technical Specifications

    PoE Kits MS-POE-IJAF PoE injector, 802.3af compliant All speci cations are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2012 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. P/N: 971006400 Distributed by: VIVOTEK INC. 6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan, R.O.C.

  • Page 199: 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 200: Electromagnetic Compatibility (Emc)

    取扱説明書に従って正しい取り扱いをして下さい 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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