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FE8171V
FE8171V
3.1MP • 360º Surround View • WDR Enhanced • EN50155
Rev. 1.1a

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  • Page 1 FE8171V FE8171V 3.1MP • 360º Surround View • WDR Enhanced • EN50155 Rev. 1.1a...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Accessing the Network Camera 18 Using Web Browsers ..........................18 Using RTSP Players ..........................21 Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ....................22 Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ....................23 Main Page 24 Client Settings 33 H.264 / MPEG-4 Media Options ......................33 H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol Options .......................33 MP4 Saving Options ..........................34...
  • Page 3 VIVOTEK Day/Night Settings ............................... 78 Preference ................................79 Exposure ................................Privacy mask ..............................85 Media > Video ..............................86 Stream settings  Media > Audio............................... 89 Audio Settings  89 PTZ > PTZ settings ............................. 90 Digital PTZ Operation (E-PTZ Operation)  90 Event >...

  • Page 4: Overview4

    (ROI). As with all VIVOTEK true day/night cameras, the FE8171V features a removable IR-cut filter, maintaining clear images 24 hours a day. Its IP66-rated housing is designed to help the camera body withstand rain and dust and ensures operation under a multitude of harsh weather conditions.

  • Page 5: Read Before Use

    For creative and professional developers, the URL Commands of the Network Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing homepages or integrating with the current web server. Package Contents ■ FE8171V - the Network Camera ■ DC Power Adapter ■ Alignment Stickers ■ Power & I/O Cables ■...

  • Page 6: Physical Description

    VIVOTEK Physical Description Inner View Contacts for Internal Microphone (B) Lens Pin Header (J7) Spring Contacts Align (B) to (A) when attaching the dome cover Pin Header (J6) Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC Card Slot Reset Button 6 - User's Manual...
  • Page 7 IP66-rated Vandal- proof Dome Cover Built-in Microphone Network Camera IMPORTANT! Record the MAC Model No: FE8171V MAC: 0002D1XXXXXX address under the camera base before installing the camera. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to...

  • Page 8: Hardware Reset

    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 Hardware Reset 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.

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    VIVOTEK Hardware Installation Opening Dome Cover First, use the included T20 hex key stardriver to loosen 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: Connecting Rj45 Ethernet Cable

    VIVOTEK Connecting RJ45 Ethernet Cable RJ45 Cable Dimension (unit: mm) NOTE: Recommended cable gauge: 24AWG (0.51 mm) This equipment is only to be connected to PoE networks Assembling Steps without routing to outside plant. Rubber Seal 1. Drill a hole on the rubber seal plug and insert Plug an Ethernet cable through the opening.
  • Page 11 VIVOTEK Ceiling/Wall Mount without Mounting Plate (Choose this mounting type if you would like to feed the cables form the bottom of the camera) 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker for camera base to the ceiling/wall. 2. Using the three circles on the sticker, drill three pilot holes into the ceiling. Then hammer the three supplied plastic anchors into the holes.
  • Page 12 VIVOTEK Ceiling/Wall Mount with Mounting Plate (Choose this mounting type if you would like to feed the cables form the side) 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker for the supplied mounting plate to the ceiling/wall. 2. Using the three circles on the sticker, drill three holes into the ceiling. Then hammer the three supplied plastic anchors into the holes.

  • Page 13: Network Deployment 13

    VIVOTEK Network Deployment Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet There are several ways to set up the Network Camera over the Internet. The first way is to set up the Network Camera behind a router. The second way is to utilize a static...
  • Page 14 VIVOTEK Internet connection with static IP Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Network Camera. Please refer to LAN configuration on page 58 for details. Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL Line.
  • Page 15 VIVOTEK General Connection (without PoE) 1. If you have external DI devices, make the connection from general I/O terminal block. 2. Ethernet, power and IO cables are user-supplied. Use a Category 5 Cross Cable when Network Camera is directly connected to PC.

  • Page 16: 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 main installer window will pop up. Double-click on the MAC address that matches the one printed on the camera label or the S/N number on the package box label to open a browser management session with the Network Camera.

  • Page 17: 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 18: Accessing The Network Camera 18

    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 19 VIVOTEK NOTE: For Mozilla Firefox or Netscape users, your browser will use Quick Time to stream live video If you do not have Quick Time on your computer, please download Quick Time from Apple Inc's website, and then launch your web browser...
  • Page 20 VIVOTEK NOTE: 1 By default, your Network Camera is not password-protected To prevent unauthorized access, it is highly recommended to configure a password for your camera later. For more information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on...

  • Page 21: Using Rtsp Players

    VIVOTEK Using RTSP Players To view the H.264/MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following players that support RTSP streaming. Quick Time Player Real Player 1. Launch the RTSP player. 2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will prompt.

  • Page 22: 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 23: 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 24: Main Page 24

    VIVOTEK Main Page This chapter explains the screen elements on the main page. It is composed of the following sections: VIVOTEK INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, and Live Video Window. VIVOTEK logo Resize Buttons Host name...
  • Page 25 VIVOTEK (Original) Display mode: 1O View (Original View) When mounted on a ceiling, the fisheye camera can cover an approximately 50 m² of surveillance area, while still keeping details in videos with recognizable facial features of people trafficking through the area.
  • Page 26 VIVOTEK (Single Regional) Display mode: The 1R mode provides access to one image section within the hemisphere. You can zoom in or out (using the mouse wheel or PTZ panel) or travel through to other areas within the hemisphere using simple mouse clicks and drags.
  • Page 27 VIVOTEK 1O3R (One Original & Three Regional) Display mode: The 1O3R mode provides access to multiple live view sections within the hemisphere and the reference to their relative positions on the Original view. The FOV indicators (#1 ~ #3) interact with your current operation as you may zoom in/out or move the live view sections elsewhere.
  • Page 28 VIVOTEK (Four Regional) Display mode: The view control and look and feel are identical to that as described in the 1O3R mode except the Original window. 4R PRO (Four Regional Proactive) Display mode: The 4R PRO mode is similar to the 4R mode except that the quad view windows consecutively rotate in correspondence to the change of view area in one window.
  • Page 29 VIVOTEK Video Stream: This Network Cmera supports multiple streams (stream 1 ~ 4) simultaneously. You can select any one of them for live viewing. For more information about multiple streams, please refer to page 86 for detailed information. Manual Trigger: Click to enable/disable an event trigger manually. Please configure an event setting before enabling this function.
  • Page 30 VIVOTEK Configuration Area Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 33. Configuration: Click this button to access more of the configuration options provided with the Network Camera.
  • Page 31 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. Pause: Pause the transmission of the streaming media. The button becomes the Resume button after clicking the Pause button.
  • Page 32 VIVOTEK Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 77. Video Control Buttons: Depending on the camera model and your current configuration, some buttons may not be available.

  • Page 33: Client Settings 33

    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 34: 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 35: Configuration 35

    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 36: 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 37 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 38: 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 at the top of your homepage.
  • Page 39 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 40 VIVOTEK ■ Follow the steps below to set up a custom homepage: 1. Click Custom on the left column. 2. Click to select a color on on the right column. Color Selector Custom Pattern 3. The palette window will pop up as shown below.

  • Page 41: System > Logs

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

  • Page 42: System > Parameters

    The View Parameters page lists the entire system’s parameters in an alphabetical order. If you need technical assistance, use a text-editor program to copy and save the parameters listed on this page. Send the parameter text file to VIVOTEK’s technical support. 42 - User's Manual...

  • Page 43: 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 44 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 58). Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings (please refer to Import/Export files below on this page).
  • Page 45 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 46 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 47: 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” account first.

  • Page 48: 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. Create and Install Certificate Method Before using HTTPS for communication with the Network Camera, a Certificate must be created first.
  • Page 49 VIVOTEK 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. Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS.
  • Page 50 VIVOTEK 3. The following information will show up in a pop-up window after clicking Create. Then click Save to generate the certificate. 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.
  • Page 51 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. 5. Look for a trusted certificate authority that issues digital certificates. Enroll the Network Camera.
  • Page 52 VIVOTEK Click this checkbox to enable HTTPS communication, and then select a connection option from below: "HTTP & HTTPS" or "HTTPS only." Note that a certificate must have been created and installed before you can click on the "save" button for the configuration to take effect.

  • Page 53: 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 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 54 VIVOTEK ■ Disconnect: If you want to break off the current connections, please select them and click this button. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explorer or Quick Time Player).
  • Page 55 VIVOTEK Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List. The routing prefix is written in CIDR notation. For example: accesses from 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.

  • Page 56: Security > Ieee 802.1X

    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 57 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 58: 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 16 for details.
  • Page 59 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 60 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 61 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 62 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 63 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 64 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 65 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, or assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.

  • Page 66: 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 47 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 67 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 68 NOTE: An original, oval view will be displayed using all RTSP players. For access to the Regional Views, you can install VIVOTEK's ST-7501 or VAST software. You can right-click on a live view window to see the Display mode options.
  • Page 69 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 70 VIVOTEK Multicast settings for stream 1 ~ 4: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for streams 1 ~ 4. 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 71: Network > Qos (Quality Of Service)

    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.
  • Page 72 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 73: Network > Ddns

    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. This service will check out if the host name is valid and automatically open a port on your router.

  • Page 74: Manual Setup 74

    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 75 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 76: 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 77: 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, Preference, Exposure, and Privacy mask. General settings Timestamp and video title: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video as the picture shown below.

  • Page 78: Day/Night Settings

    VIVOTEK Floor: The Display modes with the Floor mount type are identical to those for the Ceiling mount except that the images are not vertically flipped. Color: Select to display color or black/white video streams. Power line frequency: Set the power line frequency consistent with local utility settings to eliminate image flickering associated with fluorescent lights.

  • Page 79: Preference

    VIVOTEK Preference On this page, you can tune the White balance, Image adjustment and WDR enhanced parameters. You can configure two sets of preferred settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as day/night/schedule mode. Sensor Setting 1:...
  • Page 80 VIVOTEK ■ Sharpness: Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from -3 to +3. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value. ■ Gamma curve: This function is for user to select a proper gamma curve value to adjust the gray-scale of the monitor.
  • Page 81 VIVOTEK If you want to configure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Profile Settings page as shown below. 2011/03/13 17:08:56 2011/03/13 17:08:56 Please follow the steps below to setup a profile: 1. Check Enable and apply this profile.

  • Page 82: Exposure

    VIVOTEK Exposure Advanced Mode On this page, you can set the Exposure measurement window, Exposure level, Exposure mode, Exposure time, Gain control, and Day/Night mode settings. You can configure two sets of Exposure settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as day/night/schedule mode.
  • Page 83 VIVOTEK The inclusive window refers to the “weighted window“; the exclusive window refers to “ignored window“. It adopts the weighted averages method to calculate the value. Include Exclude Weighted region Ignored region ■ BLC (Back Light Compensation): This option will automatically add a “weighted region“ in the middle of the window and give the necessary light compensation.
  • Page 84 VIVOTEK Day/Night Switch to B/W in night mode Select this checkbox to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to Black & White display during the night mode. Turn on external IR illuminator in night mode If your camera is installed with an IR illuminator and the digital output signals are connected to it, you can turn on the supplementary illuminator during low-light conditions.

  • Page 85: Privacy Mask

    Privacy mask Advanced Mode Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out certain sensitive zones to address privacy concerns. 2011/03/15 17:08:56 2011/03/15 17:08:56 2011/03/15 17:08:56 ■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 86: Media > 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 users to retrieve video footages taken before the occurence of an event.
  • Page 87 VIVOTEK Click the stream item to display the detailed information. This Network Camera offers real-time H.264, MPEG-4 and MJPEG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing. H.264 MPEG-4 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol. There are four parameters for you to adjust the video performance: ■...
  • Page 88 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 89: Media > Audio

    VIVOTEK Media > Audio 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 90: Ptz > Ptz Settings

    VIVOTEK PTZ > PTZ settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. The PTZ function allows users to quickly move the focus to a target area for close-up viewing without physically zooming the camera.
  • Page 91 VIVOTEK 2. Adjust the shooting area to the desired position using the PTZ keypad, the FOV indicators, or mouse clicks on the live screen. To begin the mouse control, click on the two interactive windows. If you click on the Original view window, an FOV indicator will appear. You can click and hold down the left mouse button to drag the FOV indicator to a position you prefer.
  • Page 92 VIVOTEK Home page in Regional Display Mode Shown below is the display order of preset positions when you click on the Rotate button on the main page. Preset positions Preset positions 7 6 6 ■ The preset positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the Go to drop-down list, and the preset position will display on one of the Regional view windows.

  • Page 93: Event > Event Settings

    VIVOTEK Event > Event settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to respond 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 94 VIVOTEK ■ Event name: Enter a name for the event setting. ■ Enable this event: Select this checkbox 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 95 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 109 for detailed information.

  • Page 96: Add Server

    VIVOTEK Add server Click Add server to unfold the server setting window. You can specify where the notification messages are sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 server settings can be configured. There are four choices of server types available: Email, FTP, HTTP, and Network storage. Select the item to display the detailed configuration options.
  • Page 97 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, then click Close to exit the Add server page.
  • Page 98 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. To verify if the FTP settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up window as shown below.
  • Page 99 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 112 for details. Click Save server to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the Add server page.

  • Page 100: Add Media

    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 101 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_20110320_100341 File name prefix Date and time suffix The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS Click Save media to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the Add media page.
  • Page 102 VIVOTEK ■ Maximum duration Specify the maximum recording duration in seconds. Up to 10 seconds of video can be recorded. For example, if pre-event recording is set to 5 seconds and the maximum duration is set to 10 seconds, the Network Camera continues to record for another 4 seconds after a trigger is activated.
  • Page 103 VIVOTEK ■ View: Click this button to open a file list window. This function is only for SD card and Network Storage. If you click View button of SD card, a Local storage page will pop up for you to manage recorded files on SD card.
  • Page 104 VIVOTEK Here is an example of the Event setting: When completed the settings with steps 1~3 to arrange Schedule, Trigger, and Action of an event, click Save event to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page. The following is an example of the Event setting page:...
  • Page 105 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’s technical support. Click to upload a file...

  • Page 106: Applications > Motion Detection

    VIVOTEK Applications > Motion detection This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total of five motion detection windows can be configured. Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations Motion Detection Setting 2: For special situations Follow the steps below to enable motion detection: 1.
  • Page 107 VIVOTEK on page 93. 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 specific motion detection settings individually for day/night/schedule operations, please click Profile to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below.
  • Page 108 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 109: Applications > Di And Do

    VIVOTEK Applications > DI and DO Advanced Mode Digital input: Select High or Low to define the activate status for the digital input. The Network Camera's current status is shown on the right. Digital output: Select Grounded or Open to define normal status for the digital output. The Network Camera will show whether the trigger is activated or not.

  • Page 110: 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: Please remember to format your SD card when used for the first time. Please refer to page 115 for detailed information.
  • Page 111 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 streaming data in full frame rate; otherwise, it will only request the I frame data during normal monitoring, thus effectively save lots of bandwidths and storage.
  • Page 112 VIVOTEK 2. Destination You can select the SD card or network storage (NAS) for the recorded video files. NAS server Click Add NAS server to open the server setting window and follow the steps below to set up: 1. Fill in the information for the access to the shared networked storage.
  • Page 113 VIVOTEK If successful, you will receive a test.txt file on the networked storage server. 3. Enter a server name. 4. Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page. ■ Capacity: You can either choose the entire available space or impose a reserved space. The Reserved space should be of the size of at least 15MBytes.
  • Page 114 VIVOTEK card. The new recording name will appear on the recording page as shown below. To remove an existing recording setting from the list, single-click to select it and click Delete. Video (Name): Click to open the Recording settings page to modify.

  • Page 115: Local Storage > Sd Card Management

    VIVOTEK Local storage > SD card management 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 116: Local Storage > Content Management

    VIVOTEK Local storage > Content management 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. If you do not select any criteria and click Search button, all recorded data will be listed in the Search Results cloumn.
  • Page 117 VIVOTEK ■ View: Click on a search result which will highlight the selected item in purple as shown above. Click the View button and a media window will pop up to play back the selected file. For example: Click to select the Display mode Click to adjust the image size ■...

  • Page 118: 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 119: 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 120 VIVOTEK [&<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 121: 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 122: 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 123 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 124 VIVOTEK 7.1 system Group: system NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) hostname string[64] 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 125 VIVOTEK -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 126 VIVOTEK 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 200: GMT 05:00...
  • Page 127 VIVOTEK 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] NONE Display the current daylight saving end time.
  • Page 128 VIVOTEK 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. This command can cooperate with other “restoreexceptXYZ”...
  • Page 129 VIVOTEK is not an ODM model, this field will be equal to “modelname” serialnumber <mac <product 12 characters MAC address address> (without hyphens). address> firmwareversion string[40] <product Firmware version, including dependent model, company, and > version number in the format: <MODEL-BRAND-VERSION>...
  • Page 130 VIVOTEK daynight day, night <product Current status of day, <product dependent> dependent> night. onlinenum_rtsp integer Current number of RTSP connections. onlinenum_httppush integer Current number of HTTP push server connections. eth_i0 <string> <product Get network information dependent> from mii-tool. vi_i<0~(nvi-1)> <boolean>...
  • Page 131 VIVOTEK (capability.ndo > 0) privilege_camctrl view, operator, view Indicate which privileges <product dependent> admin and above can control PTZ (capability.ptzenabled > 0 or capability.eptz > 0) user_i0_name string[64] root User name of root user_i<1~20>_name string[64] <blank> User name user_i0_pass password[64] <blank>...
  • Page 132 VIVOTEK ”/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi? network_preprocess=9&network_http_port=555 6& network_rtp_videoport=20480” type lan, Network connection type. pppoe <product dependent> resetip <boolean> 1 => Get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot. 0 => Use preset ipaddress, subnet, rounter, dns1, and dns2. ipaddress <ip...
  • Page 133 VIVOTEK ca_time <integer> CA installed time. Represented in EPOCH ca_size <integer> CA file size (in bytes) certificate_exist <boolean> Certificate installed flag (for TLS) certificate_time <integer> Certificate installed time. Represented in EPOCH certificate_size <integer> Certificate file size (in bytes) privatekey_exist <boolean>...
  • Page 134 VIVOTEK 7.6.3 IPV6 Subgroup of network: ipv6 (capability.protocol.ipv6 > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable IPv6. addonipaddress <ip address> <blank> IPv6 IP address. addonprefixlen 0~128 IPv6 prefix length. addonrouter <ip address> <blank> IPv6 router address. addondns <ip address>...
  • Page 135 VIVOTEK =1 and capability.nmediastream > s2_accessname string[32] video3.mjpg Http server push access name for <product stream 3 dependent> (capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and capability.nmediastream > s3_accessname string[32] video4.mjpg Http server push access name for <product stream 4 dependent> (capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and capability.nmediastream >...
  • Page 136 VIVOTEK s1_accessname <boolean> live2.sdp RTSP access name for stream2. (capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and capability.nmediastream > 1) s2_accessname <boolean> live3.sdp RTSP access name for stream3 (capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and capability.nmediastream > 2) s3_accessname <boolean> live4.sdp RTSP access name for stream4 (capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and capability.nmediastream > 3) s0_audiotrack <boolean>...
  • Page 137 VIVOTEK 7.6.8 SIP port Subgroup of network: sip (capability.protocol.sip> 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 1025 ~ 65535 5060 SIP port. 7.6.9 RTP port Subgroup of network: rtp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoport 1025 ~ 65535 5556 Video channel port for RTP.

  • Page 138: Video Input

    VIVOTEK 1 => deny ipv4list_i<0~9> Single address: <blank> IPv4 address list. <ip address> Network address: <ip address / network mask> Range address:<start ip address - end ip address> ipv6list_i<0~9> String[44] <blank> IPv6 address list. 7.8 Video input Group: videoin NAME...
  • Page 139 VIVOTEK Bit 3 => Support tilt operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 4 => Support zoom operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 5 => Support focus operation; 0(not support), 1(support) text string[16] <blank> Enclose caption. imprinttimestamp <boolean> Overlay time stamp on video.
  • Page 140 VIVOTEK agcmode auto,fixed Set auto gain control mode. maxgain 0~100 Manual set maximum gain value. mingain 0~100 Manual set minimum gain value. color 0, 1 0 =>monochrome 1 => color flip <boolean> Flip the image. mirror <boolean> Mirror the image.
  • Page 141 VIVOTEK video profile. s<0~(m-1)>_codectype mpeg4, mjpeg, H264 Video codec type. h264 <product dependent> s<0~(m-1)>_resolution Reference 1536x1536 Video resolution in pixels. capability_vide oin_resolution s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_intrap 250, 500, 1000 Intra frame period in eriod 1000, 2000, milliseconds. 3000, 4000 s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_rateco cbr, vbr cbr, constant bitrate...
  • Page 142 VIVOTEK s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant Quality of video when 99, 100 choosing vbr in “ratecontrolmode”. 99 is the customized manual input setting. 1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality. 100 is percentage mode. s<0~(m-1)>_h264_qvalue 0~51 Manual video quality level input. (s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant = 99) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_qpercen...
  • Page 143 VIVOTEK fps (for JPEG). wdrc_mode WDR enhanced. 0: off 1: auto 2: always on 3: keep current value wdrc_strength WDR enhanced. 0: low 1: medium 2: high mounttype ceiling, wall, wall Mount type floor 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).
  • Page 144 VIVOTEK rgain 0~100 Manual set rgain value of gain control setting. bgain 0~100 Manual set bgain value of gain control setting. wdrc_mode WDR enhanced. 0: off 1: auto 2: always on 3: keep current value wdrc_strength WDR enhanced. 0: low...
  • Page 145 VIVOTEK 7.10 IR cut control Group: ircutcontrol (capability.nvideoinprofile > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mode auto, auto Set IR cut control mode day, night, schedule <product dependent> daymodebegintime 00:00~23:59 07:00 Day mode begin time daymodeendtime 00:00~23:59 18:00 Day mod end time bwmode <boolean>...
  • Page 146 VIVOTEK sharpnesspercent 0~100 Adjust sharpness value of percentage when sharpness=100 gammacurve 0~100 Gamma curve. lowlightmode <boolean> Enable/disable low light mode. profile_i0_enable <boolean> Enable/disable this profile setting profile_i0_policy day, night The mode which the profile is night, applied to. schedule profile_i0_begintime...
  • Page 147 VIVOTEK 2: always on 3:keep current value User's Manual - 147...
  • Page 148 VIVOTEK 7.12 Image setting for preview Group: imagepreview_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 149 VIVOTEK 7.13 Exposure window setting per channel Group: exposure_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mode auto, custom, auto The mode indicates how to decide the exposure. auto: Use full view as the only one exposure window.
  • Page 150 VIVOTEK window. 7.14 Audio input per channel Group: audioin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products (capability.audioin>0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) source micin, micin micin => use built-in linein microphone input. linein => use external microphone input. mute 0, 1 Enable audio mute.

  • Page 151: Motion Detection Settings

    VIVOTEK <product dependent> pcma 7.15 Time Shift settings Group: timeshift, c for n channel products, m is stream number (capability.timeshift > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable time shift streaming. c<0~(n-1)>_s<0~ <boolean> Enable time shift streaming for (m-1)>_allow...
  • Page 152 VIVOTEK mode. i<0~(m-1)>_endtime hh:mm 06:00 End time of schedule mode. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~4>_enable <boolean> Enable motion window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~4>_name string[14] <blank> Name of motion window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~4>_ polygon 0 ~ 320,0 Coordinate of polygon ~ 240, 0 ~ window position. 320,0 ~ (4 points:...
  • Page 153 VIVOTEK DynInterfree, TZO => tzo.com CustomSafe100, DHS => dhs.org PeanutHull, DynInterfree =>dyn-interfree.it IODATA, CustomSafe100 => DO_JP, Custom server using safe100 method MYDNS_JP, PeanutHull => PeanutHull customizeddyndns, IODATA => iodata.jp DP21, DO JP => ddo.jp NetHome, MYDNS JP => mydns.jp ADAMA_LAND, Customizeddyndns =>...
  • Page 154 VIVOTEK stname <provider>_us string[64] <blank> Your user name or email to login to ernameemail the DDNS service provider <provider>_pa string[64] <blank> Your password or key to login to the sswordkey DDNS service provider. <provider>_se string[128] <blank> The server name for safe100.

  • Page 155: System Log

    VIVOTEK router, 3 = no need for port forwarding 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.

  • Page 156: Camera Ptz Control

    VIVOTEK 7.23 camera PTZ control Group: camctrl (capability.camctrl.httptunnel > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enablehttptunnel <boolean> Enable HTTP tunnel for camera control. Group: camctrl_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.ptzenabled) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) panspeed -5 ~ 5...
  • Page 157 VIVOTEK 7.24 UART control Group: uart (capability.nuart > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) ptzdrivers_i<0~19, string[40] <product Name of the PTZ driver. 127>_name dependent> ptzdrivers_i<0~19, string[128] < product Full path of the PTZ driver. 127>_location dependent > enablehttptunnel <boolean>...
  • Page 158 VIVOTEK ptzdriver 0~19, The PTZ driver is used by this 127 (custom), (no driver) COM port. 128 (no driver) 7.25 SNMP Group: snmp (capability.snmp > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) SNMP v2 enabled. 0 for disable, 1 for enable SNMP v3 enabled.
  • Page 159 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 160 VIVOTEK 7.27 Privacy mask Group: privacymask_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable privacy mask. win_i<0~4>_enable <boolean> Enable privacy mask window. win_i<0~4>_name string[14] <blank> Name of the privacy mask window. win_i<0~4>_ 0 ~ 320,0 ~ 240,...
  • Page 161 VIVOTEK integer> naudioin Number of audio inputs. <positive integer> naudioout Number of audio outputs. <positive integer> nvideoin <positive Number of video inputs. integer> nmediastream <positive Number of media stream integer> per channels. nvideosetting <positive Number of video settings integer> per channel.
  • Page 162 VIVOTEK 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 5 => Support focus operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 6 => Support iris operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 7 => External or built-in PT; 0(built-in), 1(external) Bit 8 => Invalidate bit 1 ~ 0(bit 1 ~ 7 are valid), 1(bit 1 ~ 7 are invalid) Bit 9 =>...
  • Page 163 VIVOTEK protocol_rtp_multicast_ <boolean> Indicate whether to support scalable scalable multicast. protocol_rtp_multicast_ <boolean> Indicate whether to support backchannel backchannel multicast. protocol_rtp_tcp <boolean> Indicate whether to support RTP over TCP. protocol_rtp_http <boolean> Indicate whether to support RTP over HTTP. protocol_spush_mjpeg <boolean> Indicate whether to support server push MJPEG.
  • Page 164 VIVOTEK by commas) <product dependent> audio_aec <boolean> Indicate whether to support acoustic echo cancellation. audio_extmic <boolean> Indicate whether to support external microphone input. audio_linein <boolean> Indicate whether to support external line input. (It will be replaced by audio_mic and audio_extmic.) audio_lineout <boolean>...
  • Page 165 VIVOTEK Both server, Rx = receiver box, Both = DVR. network_wire <boolean> Indicate whether to support Ethernet. network_wireless <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless. wireless_s802dot11b <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless 802.11b+. wireless_s802dot11g <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless 802.11g.
  • Page 166 VIVOTEK nanystream 0, <positive number of any media integer> stream per channel <boolean> Indicate whether to support Intelligent Video analysis tampering <boolean> Indicate whether to support tampering detection. test_ac <boolean> Indicate whether to support test ac key. version_onvifdaemon <string> 1.6.0.6...

  • Page 167: Event Setting

    VIVOTEK 7.29 Customized event script Group: event_customtaskfile_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[41] <blank> Custom script identification of this entry. date string[17] <blank> Date of custom script. time string[17] <blank> Time of custom script. 7.30 Event setting Group: event_i<0~2>...
  • Page 168 VIVOTEK mdwin <integer> Indicate the source window id of motion detection. This field is required when trigger condition is “md”. One bit represents one window. The LSB indicates the 1 window. For example, to detect the 1 and 3 windows, set mdwin as 5.
  • Page 169 VIVOTEK action_do_i<0~(ndo-1) 0, 1 Enable or disable trigger digital >_enable output. action_do_i<0~(ndo-1) 1~999 Duration of the digital output trigger >_duration in seconds. action_goto_enable <Boolean> Enable/disable ptz goto preset <product dependent> position on event triggered. action_goto_name string[40] <blank> Specify the preset name that ptz goto <product dependent>...
  • Page 170 VIVOTEK action_ patrol _server 0~255 Indicate the target servers to which (only for VS series) the snapshots taken during patrol <product dependent> dwelling time should be sent. One bit represents one application server (server_i0~i4). bit0 (LSB) = server_i0. bit1 = server_i1.
  • Page 171 VIVOTEK email_address string[128] NULL Email server address. email_sslmode 0, 1 Enable support SSL. email_port 0~65535 Port to connect to the server. email_username string[64] NULL Username to log in to the server. email_passwd string[64] NULL Password of the user. email_senderemail string[128] NULL Email address of the sender.
  • Page 172 VIVOTEK snapshot_preevent 0 ~ 7 Indicates the number of pre-event images. snapshot_postevent 0 ~ 7 The number of post-event images. videoclip_source <integer> Indicate the source of media stream. 0 means the first stream. 1 means the second stream and etc.
  • Page 173 VIVOTEK cyclic 0: Disable cyclic recording 1: Enable cyclic recording notify 0: Disable recording notification 1: Enable recording notification 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.
  • Page 174 VIVOTEK reserveamount The reserved amount in Mbytes when choosing cyclic recording mechanism. 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.

  • Page 175: Eptz Setting

    VIVOTEK 1 = Active countryname string[2] Country name in the certificate information. stateorprovincename string[128] Asia 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.
  • Page 176 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. (capability.eptz > 0) 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 ","...

  • Page 177: 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 178 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 179: 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 180: 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 181: 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 182 VIVOTEK 8.9 Camera Control (capability.ptzenabled, not used in FE8171) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/camctrl.cgi?[channel=<value>][&camid=<value>] [&move=<value>] – Move home, up, down, left, right [&focus=<value>] – Focus operation [&iris=<value>] – Iris operation [&auto=<value>] – Auto pan, patrol [&zoom=<value>]...
  • Page 183 VIVOTEK speedtilt -5 ~ 5 Set the tilt speed. speedzoom -5 ~ 5 Set the zoom speed. speedfocus -5 ~ 5 Set the focus speed. speedapp -5 ~ 5 Set the auto pan/patrol speed. auto Auto pan. patrol Auto patrol.
  • Page 184 VIVOTEK speedlink 0 ~ 4 Issue speed link command. gaptime 0~32768 The gaptime between two consecutive ptz commands for device. (unit: ms) 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.
  • Page 185 VIVOTEK down Move down. left Move left. right Move right. auto Auto pan. patrol Auto patrol. stop Stop auto pan/patrol. zoom wide Zoom larger view with current speed. 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.
  • Page 186 VIVOTEK 8.11 Recall (capability.ptzenabled, not used in FE8171) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/recall.cgi? recall=<value>[&channel=<value>][&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION recall Text string less than 30 One of the present positions to recall. characters channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source.
  • Page 187 VIVOTEK 8.13 Preset Locations (capability.ptzenabled, not used in FE8171) Note: This request requires Operator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/preset.cgi?[channel=<value>] [&addpos=<value>][&delpos=<value>][&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION addpos <Text string less than Add one preset location to the preset list. 30 characters> channel <0~(n-1)>...
  • Page 188 VIVOTEK stream <0~(m-1)> Stream. addpos <Text string less than Add one preset location to the preset list. 40 characters> delpos <Text string less than Delete preset location from the preset list. 40 characters> return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned.
  • Page 189 VIVOTEK 8.16 UART HTTP Tunnel Channel (capability.nuart > 0) Note: This request requires Operator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/uartchannel.cgi?[channel=<value>] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- GET /cgi-bin/operator/uartchannel.cgi?[channel=<value>] x-sessioncookie: string[22] accept: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled pragma: no-cache cache-control: no-cache ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POST /cgi-bin/operator/uartchannel.cgi x-sessioncookie: string[22] content-type: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled pragma : no-cache...
  • Page 190 VIVOTEK 8.17 Event/Control HTTP Tunnel Channel (capability. evctrlchannel > 0) Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ctrlevent.cgi ------------------------------------------------------------------------- GET /cgi-bin/admin/ctrlevent.cgi x-sessioncookie: string[22] accept: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled pragma: no-cache cache-control: no-cache ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POST /cgi-bin/admin/ ctrlevent.cgi x-sessioncookie: string[22] content-type: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled...
  • Page 191 VIVOTEK 8.18 Get SDP of Streams Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/<network_rtsp_s<0~m-1>_accessname> “m” is the stream number. “network_accessname_<0~(m-1)>” is the accessname for stream “1” to stream “m”. Please refer to the “subgroup of network: rtsp” for setting the accessname of SDP.
  • Page 192 VIVOTEK 8.20 Senddata (capability.nuart > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/senddata.cgi? [com=<value>][&data=<value>][&flush=<value>] [&wait=<value>] [&read=<value>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION 1 ~ <max. com port The target COM/RS485 port number. number> data <hex decimal The <hex decimal data> is a series of digits from 0 ~ 9, A ~ F.
  • Page 193 VIVOTEK 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. PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION cmd_type <string> Required. Command to be executed, including search, insert, delete, update, and queryStatus.
  • Page 194 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 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 =<value>&forcechk&minsft=<value>] “n” is the channel index. “m” is the timeshift stream index. For details on timeshift stream, please refer to the “TimeshiftCaching” documents. PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT DESCRIPTION maxsft <positive Request cached stream at most how many seconds ago. interger>...
  • Page 198 VIVOTEK 8. 24 Open Anystream (capability.nanystream > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Syntax: For HTTP push server (MJPEG): http://<servername>/videoany.mjpg?codectype=mjpeg[&resolution=<value>&mjpeg_quant=<value>& mjpeg_qvalue=<value>&mjpeg_maxframe=<value>] For RTSP (MPEG4), the user needs to input the URL below into an RTSP compatible player. rtsp://<servername>/liveany.sdp?codectype=mpeg4[&resolution=<value>&mpeg4_intraperiod=<value>...
  • Page 199 VIVOTEK mpeg4_ratecontrolmode cbr, vbr cbr: constant bitrate vbr: fix quality mpeg4_quant 0, 1~5 Quality of video when choosing vbr in 99, 1~5 “mpeg4_ratecontrolmode”. <product dependent> 0,99 is the customized manual input setting. 1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality.
  • Page 200 VIVOTEK dependent> 200 - User's Manual...

  • Page 201: Technical Specifications

    ．Local recording of MP4 file On-board Storage ．MicroSD/SDHC card slot ．Stores snapshots and video clips All speci cations are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2011 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. P/N: User's Manual - 201 VIVOTEK INC. VIVOTEK USA, INC.

  • Page 202: 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 203: 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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