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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Adjusting the Lens ..........................11 Completion ............................12 Accessing the Network Camera 13 Using Web Browsers ..........................13 Using RTSP Players ..........................15 Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ....................16 Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ....................17 Main Page 18 Client Settings 22 Configuration 24 System ..............................25 Security ..............................27 HTTPS ..............................28...
Page 3: 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 ■ MD8562 / MD8562D ■ Software CD ■ Alignment Sticker ■ Quick Installation Guide / Warranty Card ■...
Page 4: Physical Description
Inner View Reset Button Status LED Lens Screw Holes MicroSD/SDHC Card Slot Outer View MD8562 (PoE) MD8562D (PC power) General I/O Terminal Block Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Plug Microphone In (pink) Power Cord Socket (black) Waterproof Level: IP67 General I/O Terminal Block This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external input / output devices.
Page 5: Installation 5
VIVOTEK Hardware Reset 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 6: Ceiling Mount
VIVOTEK 4. Through the 3 holes on the camera base, insert the screws to corresponding holes and se- cure the camera base with a screwdriver. Ceiling Mount Wall Mount IMPORTANT! P l e a s e s e c u r e t h e s c r e w s tightly to avoid moisture.
Page 7: Network Deployment
VIVOTEK Installing the Ground Wire As shown in the figure below, secure one side of the supplied ground wire to the screw hole, route the wire, and attach the other end to a junction box or a grounded conduit. Network Deployment...
Page 8 VIVOTEK 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 The third way is to use PPPoE.
Page 9 Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please refer to PPPoE on page 35 for details. Set up the Network Camera through Power over Ethernet (PoE) (MD8562) When using a PoE-enabled switch The Network Camera is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of power and data via a single Ethernet cable.
Page 10: Software Installation
After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program. 3. The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN. 4. After 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 serial number on the package box label to open a browser management session with the Network Camera.
Page 11: 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 12: Completion
VIVOTEK Fine-tune the Camera Focus The focus of this network camera is set from 1.0m to infinity by factory default. If you want to focus on objects closer than 1.0m or the lens has lost focus, please fine tune it in the following way.
Page 13: Accessing The Network Camera 13
3. The live video will be displayed in your web browser. 4. If it is the first time installing the VIVOTEK network camera, an information bar will pop up as shown below. Follow the instructions to install the required plug-in on your computer.
Page 14 VIVOTEK NOTE: For Mozilla Firefox or Netscape users, your browser will use Apple Inc.’s Quick Time to stream the live video. If you don’t have Quick Time on your computer, please download it first, then launch the web browser. 14 - User's Manual...
Page 15 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 27.
Page 16: 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 mpegable Player 2.
Page 17: 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 8.
Page 18: 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. 18 - User's Manual...
Page 19: Main Page 18
The host name can be customized to fit your needs. For more information, please refer to System on page 25. Camera Control Area Video Stream: MD8562/8562D supports multiple streams (stream 1 ~ 4) simultaneously. You can select any one for live viewing. For more information about multiple streams, please refer to page 58 for detailed information.
Page 20 VIVOTEK Global View: Click on this item to display the Global The region being View window. The Global View window contains displayed on the live a full view image (the largest frame size of the view window captured video) and a floating frame (the view region of the current video feed).
Page 21 VIVOTEK MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for MPEG-4 video streaming. For further configuration, please refer to Client Settings on page 22. Time: Display the current time. For further configuration, please refer to Video Settings on page 53.
Page 22 VIVOTEK ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG: Time Video Title 2011/05/17 11:46:50 Title and Time Video 11:46:50 2011/05/17 Video Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 53.
Page 23: Client Settings 22
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. MPEG-4 Media Options Select to stream video or audio data or both.
Page 24: 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 25: Configuration 24
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 26: System
VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Configuration List Click to switch to Basic Mode Firmware Version Each function on the configuration list will be explained in the following sections. Those functions that are displayed only in Advanced Mode are marked with Advanced Mode . If you want to set up advanced...
Page 27 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 28 Theme Options (the third column on this page). The settings will be displayed automatically in this Preview field. The following shows the homepage using the default settings: ■ Hide Powered by VIVOTEK: If you check this item, it will be removed from the homepage. Logo Here you can change the logo at the top of your homepage.
Page 29 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 30 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 31 VIVOTEK System Log Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send the system log to the remote server as backup. Log server settings You can configure the Network Camera to send the system log file to a remote server as a log backup.
Page 32 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. 32 - User's Manual...
Page 33 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 34 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 51). Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings (please refer to Import/Export files below on this page).
Page 35 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 36 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 37: Security
VIVOTEK Security This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts. Root Password The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted. If you want to add more accounts in the Manage User column, please apply the password for the “root” account first.
Page 38 VIVOTEK HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) Advanced Mode This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL (Secure Socket Layer). It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher security level. Enable HTTPS Check this item to enable HTTPS communication, then select a connection option: "HTTP & HTTPS"...
Page 39: Https
VIVOTEK 4. The Certificate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below. You can click Property to view detailed information about the certificate. 5. Click Home to return to the main page. Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard.
Page 40 VIVOTEK Create self-signed certificate manually 1. Select this option. 2. Click Create to open the Create Certificate page, then click Save to generate the certificate. 3. The Certificate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below. You can click Property to see detailed information about the certificate.
Page 41 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. User's Manual - 41...
Page 42 VIVOTEK 5. Look for a trusted certificate authority that issues digital certificates. Enroll the Network Camera. Wait for the certificate authority to issue a SSL certificate; click Browse... to search for the issued certificate, then click Upload in the second column.
Page 43: General Settings
VIVOTEK Access List Advanced Mode This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PC’s IP address. General Settings Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10 clients (including stream 1 and stream 2). The default value is 10. If you modify the value and click Save, all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explore or Quick Time Player).
Page 44 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 45 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 the CIDR notation. For example: IP address 192.168.2.x will be blocked. Range: This rule allows the user to assign a range of IP addresses to the Allow/Deny List.
Page 46 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 47 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 48: Network
Use fixed IP address: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network Camera. 1. You can make use of VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network Camera on LAN. Please refer to Software Installation on page 11 for details.
Page 49 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 50 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 51 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 52 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 53 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 54 Access name for stream 1 ~ 5: MD8562/8562D supports multiple streams simultaneously. The access name is used to differentiate the streaming source. Users can click Configuration > Audio and Video > Video Settings to set up the video quality of linked streams. For more information about how to set up the video quality, please refer to Viewing Windows on page 58.
Page 55 65535. The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips. You can utilize VIVOTEK's Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade the firmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21. It also can be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.
Page 56: Rtsp Streaming
Real Player Disable Basic Digest Access name for stream #1 ~ 5: MD8562/8562D supports supports multiple streams simultaneously. The access name is used to differentiate the streaming source. If you want to use an RTSP player to access the Network Camera, you have to set the video mode to MPEG-4 and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming data.
Page 57 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 58 VIVOTEK QoS (Quality of Service) Advanced Mode Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism, which guarantees a certain quality to different services on the network. Quality of service guarantees are important if the network capacity is insufficient, especially for real-time streaming multimedia applications. Quality can be defined as, for instance, a maintained level of bit rate, low latency, no packet dropping, etc.
Page 59 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 60: 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 61 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 62 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 63 VIVOTEK SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Advanced Mode This section explains how to use the SNMP on the network camera. The Simple Network Management Protocol is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices. It helps network administrators to remotely manage network devices and find, solve network problems with ease.
Page 64 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 65 VIVOTEK Preference On this page, you can tune the Image adjustment parameters. You can configure two sets of preferred settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as day/night/schedule mode. White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature.
Page 66 VIVOTEK ■ Enable low light compensation: Select this option in low light mode, and the values of sharpness and brightness will change automatically as the noise reduction function. WDR enhanced: This function allows users to identify more image details with an extreme contrast from an object of interest with one shadowed side against a bright background, e.g., the entrance into a...
Page 67 VIVOTEK Exposure Advanced Mode On this page, you can set the Exposure measurement window, Exposure level, Exposure mode, Exposure time, and Gain control 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 68 VIVOTEK ■ Custom: This option allows you to manually add customized windows as inclusive or exclusive regions. A total of 10 windows can be set. The inclusive window refers to “weighted window“; the exclusive window refers to “ignored window“. It adopts the weighted averages method to calculate the value.
Page 69 VIVOTEK 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. ■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1. Click New to add a new window.
Page 70 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 71 VIVOTEK NOTE: ► All the items in the “Region of Interest” cannot be greater than the “Output Frame Size“ (current ► All the items in the “Region of Interest” cannot be greater than the “Output Frame Size“ (current maximum resolution).
Page 72 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 MJEPG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing.
Page 73 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 74 VIVOTEK Click Viewing Window to open the viewing region settings page. On this page, you can set the Region of Interest and the Output Frame Size for stream 1 ~ 3. (48,224) 1200x616 custom 1200x616 Please follow the steps below to set up those settings for a stream: 1.
Page 75 VIVOTEK Audio Settings Advanced Mode 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 76 VIVOTEK PTZ > PTZ settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation. It allows users to quickly move the focus to a pre- configured target area for close-up viewing without physically zooming the camera.
Page 77 VIVOTEK Home page in E-PTZ Mode x2.0 ■ The e-Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected e-preset position. ■ If you have set up different e-preset positions for streams 1~3, you can select one of the video streams to display its separate e-preset positions.
Page 78 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 79 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 80 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 81 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 102 for detailed information.
Page 82: Add Server
VIVOTEK To configure an event with video recording or snapshots, it is necessary to configure/provide servers and storage media settings so that the Network Camera will know where to send the media files to when a trigger is activated. Add server Click Add server to unfold the server setting window.
Page 83 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 84 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 85 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 105 for details. Click Save event to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the Add server page.
Page 86: 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 87 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 88 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 89 VIVOTEK ■ View: On the Action window, click this button to open a file list window. This function is only for SD card and Network Storage. If you click View button for an SD card, a Local storage page will pop up for you to manage recorded files on SD card.
Page 90 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 91 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 92 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. Follow the steps below to enable motion detection: 1. Click New to add a new motion detection window.
Page 93 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% This motion detection window will also be displayed on the Event Settings page. You can go to Application >...
Page 94 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. Set up the event source as DI on Event > Event settings > Trigger. Please refer to page 90 for detailed information.
Page 95: 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 111 for detailed information.
Page 96 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 97 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 98 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 99 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 100 VIVOTEK Local Storage Advanced Mode This section explains how to manage the local storage on the Network Camera. Here you can view SD card status, search for recorded files to playback, download, etc. no SD card SD Card Management SD card status: This column shows the status and reserved space of your SD card. Please remember to format the SD card when using for the first time.
Page 101 VIVOTEK SD card control ■ Enable cyclic storage: Check this item if you want to enable cyclic recording. When the maximum capacity is reached, the oldest file will be overwritten by the latest one. ■ Enable automatic disk cleanup: Check this item and enter the number of days you wish to retain a file.
Page 102 VIVOTEK Search Results The following is an example of search results. There are four columns: Trigger time, Media type, Trigger type, and Locked. Click to sort the search results in either direction. Enter a key word to filter the Numbers of entries displayed on one page...
Page 103 VIVOTEK Download: Click on a search result to highlight the selected item in purple as shown above. Then click the Download button and a file download window will pop up for you to save the file. JPEGs to AVI: This functions only applies to “JPEG“ format files such as snapshots. You can select several snapshots from the list, then click this button.
Page 104: Style Convention
VIVOTEK Appendix URL Commands for the Network Camera Overview For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network Camera/Video Server can be easily integrated through URL syntax. This section specifies the external HTTP-based application programming interface. The HTTP-based camera interface provides the functionality to request a single image, control camera functions (PTZ, output relay etc.), and get and set...
Page 105: 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 106 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 107: 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 108: 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 109 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 110 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 111 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 112 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 113 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 114 Subgroup of system: info (The fields in this group are unchangeable.) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) modelname string[40] MD8562 Internal model name of the server (eg. IP7139) extendedmodelname string[40] MD8562 ODM specific model name of server (eg. DCS-5610). If it 114 - User's Manual...
Page 115 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 116 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 117 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 118 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 119 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 120 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 121 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 122 VIVOTEK 7.6.7 RTSP Subgroup of network: rtsp (capability.protocol.rtsp > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 554, 1025 ~ RTSP port. 65535 (capability.protocol.rtsp=1) anonymousviewing <boolean> Enable anoymous streaming viewing. authmode disable, disable RTSP authentication mode. basic, (capability.protocol.rtsp=1) digest s0_accessname <boolean>...
Page 123 VIVOTEK (capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and capability.nanystream = s0_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream1. s1_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream2. s2_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream3. s3_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream4. S4_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream5. 7.6.7.1 RTSP multicast Subgroup of network_rtsp_s<0~(n-1)>: multicast, n is stream count (capability.protocol.rtp.multicast...
Page 124 VIVOTEK 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. (capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1) audioport 1025 ~ 65535 5558 Audio channel port for RTP. (capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1) 7.6.10 PPPoE Subgroup of network: pppoe (capability.protocol.pppoe > 0)
Page 125: Video Input
0~12 Exposure level autoiris <boolean> Enable auto Iris. (not used in MD8562) enablewdr <boolean> Enable/disable wide dynamic range. (not used in MD8562) enableblc <boolean> Enable backlight compensation. 0,1,2 Set auto gain control to normal level or MAX level. 0->2x, 1->4x, 2->8x...
Page 126 VIVOTEK camera; 0 (external), 1(built-in) Bit 2 => Support pan operation; 0(not support), 1(support) 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),...
Page 127 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. (not used in MD8562) enablewdr <boolean> Enable/disable wield dynamic range. (not used in MD8562) enableblc Enable backlight...
Page 128 Video input option: framerate, crop (1) video quality first mode (2) video frame rate first mode (3) cropping mode (not used in MD8562) preoptions quality, quality Record the previous video framerate, crop options. (not used in MD8562) enablepreview <boolean>...
Page 129 VIVOTEK 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 ntrolmode vbr, fix quality s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_quant Quality of video when 99, 100 choosing vbr in “ratecontrolmode”. 99 is the customized manual input setting.
Page 130 VIVOTEK 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 1~100 Manual video quality level input. (s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant = 100) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_bitrate 1000~160000 30000000 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr in “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_h264_maxfra...
Page 131 Enable backlight compensation. exposurelevel 0~12 Exposure level 0,1,2 Set auto gain control to normal level or MAX level. 0->2x, 1->4x, 2->8x (not used in MD8562) 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.
Page 132 VIVOTEK enablewdr <boolean> Enable/disable wield dynamic range. (not used in MD8562) whitebalance auto, manual manual “auto” indicates auto white balance. “manual” indicates keep current value. rgain 0~100 Manual set rgain value of gain control setting. bgain 0~100 Manual set bgain value of gain control setting.
Page 133 Manual set maximum gain value. mingain 0~100 Manual set minimum gain value. autoiris <boolean> Enable auto Iris. (not used in MD8562) 7.10 IR cut control Group: ircutcontrol (not used in MD8562) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mode auto, auto...
Page 134 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 135 VIVOTEK sharpness -3~3,100 Adjust sharpness of image according to mode settings. sharpnesspercent 0~100 Adjust sharpness value of percentage when sharpness=100 gammacurve 0~100 Gamma curve lowlightmode <boolean> Enable/disable low light mode. Group: imagepreview NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoin_whitebalance auto,...
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Page 137 VIVOTEK 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 linein linein micin => use built-in microphone input. linein => use external microphone input. mute 0, 1 Enable audio mute.
Page 138: Motion Detection Settings
VIVOTEK 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 specific stream.
Page 139 VIVOTEK more than ‘duration’ second(s), then tamper detection is triggered. 7.18 DDNS Group: ddns (capability.ddns > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable the dynamic DNS. provider Safe100, DyndnsDyn Safe100 => safe100.net DyndnsDynamic, amic DyndnsDynamic => dyndns.org...
Page 140 VIVOTEK ALARM, Dlink =>D-LINK ChangeIP, DlinkCN => D-LINK CN NOIP Logitec => logitec.co.jp SWISSCOM GE_Security =>GE Security CustomizedTZO HUAGAI => huagai.com <product 3322 => 3322.net dependent> ALARM => alarm.com ChangeIP => TOSHIBA NOIP => TOSHIBA SWISSCOM =>swiss.com CustomizedTZO => Customized server using TZO method <product dependent>...
Page 141 VIVOTEK 7.20 UPnP presentation Group: upnppresentation NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable the UPnP presentation service. 7.21 UPnP port forwarding Group: upnpportforwarding NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable the UPnP port forwarding service.
Page 142: Camera Ptz Control
VIVOTEK 6: LOG_INFO 7: LOG_DEBUG setparamlevel Show log of parameter setting. 0: disable 1: Show log of parameter setting set from external. 2. Show log of parameter setting set from external and internal. 7.23 camera PTZ control Group: camctrl (capability.camctrl.httptunnel > 0)
Page 143 VIVOTEK PTZ camera. isptz 0 ~ 2 0: disable PTZ commands. 1: enable PTZ commands with PTZ driver. 2: enable PTZ commands with UART tunnel. disablemdonptz <boolean> Disable motion detection on PTZ operation. 7.24 UART control Group: uart (capability.nuart > 0)
Page 144 VIVOTEK uartmode rs485, rs485 RS485 or RS232. rs232 customdrvcmd_i<0~ string[128] <blank> PTZ command for custom 9> camera. speedlink_i<0~4>_n string[40] <blank> Additional PTZ command name. speedlink_i<0~4>_c string[128] <blank> Additional PTZ command list. ptzdriver 0~19, The PTZ driver is used by this...
Page 145 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 146: Privacy Mask
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>_left 0 ~ 320/352 Left coordinate of window position.
Page 147 VIVOTEK <positive (manual trigger) integer> Number of digital outputs. <positive 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.
Page 148 VIVOTEK 1(support) Bit 4 => Support zoom operation; 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 ~...
Page 149 VIVOTEK protocol_maxgenconnection <positive The maximum general integer> streaming connections . protocol_maxmegaconnection <positive The maximum megapixel integer> streaming connections. 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.
Page 150 VIVOTEK videoout_codec <a list of the <blank> Available codec list. available codec types separated 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.
Page 151 VIVOTEK 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. wireless_encrypt_wep <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless WEP. wireless_encrypt_wpa <boolean> Indicate whether to support wireless WPA.
Page 152: Event Setting
VIVOTEK tampering <boolean> Indicate whether to support tampering detection. test_ac <boolean> Indicate whether to support test ac key. version_onvifdaemon <string> 1.5.0.0 Indicate ONVIF daemon version image_wdrc <Boolean> Indicate whether to support WDR enhanced. image_ iristype <string> fixiris Indicate iris type.
Page 153 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 154 VIVOTEK weekday 0~127 Indicate which weekday is scheduled. One bit represents one weekday. bit0 (LSB) = Saturday bit1 = Friday bit2 = Thursday bit3 = Wednesday bit4 = Tuesday bit5 = Monday bit6 = Sunday For example, to detect events on...
Page 155 VIVOTEK action_server_i<0~4>_ NULL, 0~4 <blank> Index of the attached media. media action_server_i<0~4>_ <boolean> Enable this to create folders by date, datefolder time, and hour automatically. action_patrol_enable <Boolean> Enable/disable ptz patrol when event (only for VS series) triggered. <product dependent> action_ patrol _server...
Page 156 VIVOTEK ftp_passwd string[64] NULL Password of the user. ftp_port 0~65535 Port to connect to the server. ftp_location string[128] NULL Location to upload or store the media. ftp_passive 0, 1 Enable or disable passive mode. 0 = disable passive mode 1 = enable passive mode...
Page 157 VIVOTEK snapshot_prefix string[16] Snapshot1_ Indicate the prefix of the filename. media_i0=> Snapshot1_ media_i1=> Snapshot2_ media_i2=> Snapshot3_ media_i3=> Snapshot4_ media_i4=> Snapshot5_ snapshot_datesuffix 0, 1 Add date and time suffix to filename: 1 = Add date and time suffix. 0 = Do not add.
Page 158 VIVOTEK 7.33 Recording Group: recording_i<0~1> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL Identification of this entry. trigger schedule, schedule The event trigger type networkfail schedule: The event is triggered by schedule networkfail: The event is triggered by the failure of network connection.
Page 159 Indicate the prefix of the filename. cyclesize 200~ The maximum size for cycle recording in Kbytes when choosing to limit recording size. (not used in MD8562) reserveamount The reserved amount in Mbytes when choosing cyclic recording mechanism. User's Manual - 159...
Page 160: Local Storage
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. adaptive_enable Indicate whether the adaptive <product dependent> recording is enabled...
Page 161: Region Of Interest
VIVOTEK 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. unit string[32] Vivotek.Inc Organizational unit name in the certificate information.
Page 162: Eptz Setting
VIVOTEK 7.37 ePTZ setting Group: eptz_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product. (capability.eptz > 0) PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) osdzoom <boolean> Indicates multiple of zoom in is “on-screen display” or not smooth <boolean> Enable the ePTZ "move smoothly" feature tiltspeed...
Page 163 VIVOTEK preset_i<0~19>_size <window size> <blank> Width and height of the preset. (It should be set by ePreset.cgi rather than by setparam.cgi.) User's Manual - 163...
Page 164: 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 165 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 166 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 167: Capture Single Snapshot
VIVOTEK 8.5 Capture Single Snapshot Note: This request requires Normal User privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg?[channel=<value>][&resolution=<value>] [&quality=<value>][&streamid=<value>] If the user requests a size larger than all stream settings on the server, this request will fail. PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT DESCRIPTION channel 0~(n-1) The channel number of the video source.
Page 168: Account Management
VIVOTEK 8.6 Account Management Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi? method=<value>&username=<name>[&userpass=<value>][&privilege=<value>] [&privilege=<value>][…][&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION method Add an account to the server. When using this method, the “username” field is necessary. It will use the default value of other fields if not specified.
Page 169: System Log
VIVOTEK 8.7 System Logs Note: This request require Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/syslog.cgi Server will return the most up-to-date system log. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <syslog length>\r\n \r\n <system log information>\r\n 8.8 Upgrade Firmware Note: This request requires Administrator privileges.
Page 170 VIVOTEK 8.9 Camera Control (capability.ptzenabled) 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>] – Zoom in, out [&zooming=<value>&zs=<value>] –...
Page 171 VIVOTEK speedfocus -5 ~ 5 Set the focus speed. speedapp -5 ~ 5 Set the auto pan/patrol speed. auto Auto pan. patrol Auto patrol. stop Stop camera. zoom wide Zoom larger view with current speed. tele Zoom further with current speed.
Page 172 VIVOTEK 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. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.
Page 173 VIVOTEK 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 174 VIVOTEK 8.11 Recall (capability.ptzenabled) 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 175 VIVOTEK 8.13 Preset Locations (capability.ptzenabled) 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)> Channel of the video source.
Page 176 VIVOTEK 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. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path.
Page 177 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 178 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 179 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 180 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 181 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 182 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 183 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 184 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 185 VIVOTEK 8.23 Open Timeshift Stream (capability.timeshift > 0, timeshift_enable=1, timeshift_c<n>_s<m>_allow=1) Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Syntax: For HTTP push server (MJPEG): http://<servername>/<network_http_s<m>_accessname>?maxsft=<value>[&tsmode=<value>&reftime =<value>&forcechk&minsft=<value>] For RTSP (MP4 and H264), the user needs to input the URL below into an RTSP compatible player.
Page 186 VIVOTEK interger> least. (Used by forcechk) Return Code Description 400 Bad Request Request is rejected because some parameter values are illegal. 415 Unsupported Media Type Returned, if forcechk appears, when minsft is not achievable or the timeshift feature of the target stream is not enabled.
Page 187 VIVOTEK 2~97 <product (This must be present if mjpeg_quant <product dependent> dependent> is equal to 0, 99) <product dependent> mjpeg_maxframe 1~25, Set maximum frame rate in fps (for 26~30 (only for NTSC or JPEG). 60Hz CMOS) mpeg4_intraperiod 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 1000 Intra frame period in milliseconds.
Page 188 VIVOTEK dependent> equal to 0, 99) <product dependent> h264_bitrate 1000~8000000 512000 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr 1000~4000000 <product in “h264_ratecontrolmode”. <product dependent> dependent> h264_maxframe 1~25, Set maximum frame rate in fps (for 26~30 (only for NTSC or H264).
Page 189: Technical Specifications
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Page 190: 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 191: Electromagnetic Compatibility (Emc)
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