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Vivotek FD8137H User Manual

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1MP • H.264 • MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC • Compact Design
Fixed Dome
Network Camera
Rev. 1.1

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  • Page 1 FD8137H/8137HV Fixed Dome Network Camera User’s Manual 1MP • H.264 • MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC • Compact Design Rev. 1.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Event > Event settings........................... 94 Applications > Motion detection......................107 Applications > Digital input ........................110 Applications > Tampering detection ....................110 Applications > VADP (VIVOTEK Application Development Platform (FD8137H Series) ......111 Recording > Recording settings ......................113 2 - User's Manual...
  • Page 3 VIVOTEK Local storage > SD card management ..................... 118 Local storage > Content management ..................... 119 Appendix ..............................URL Commands for the Network Camera ....................122 Technical Specifications ........................... 194 Technology License Notice ........................195 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ....................... 196...

  • Page 4: Overview

    This function enables the FD8137H series to be widely applicable in high contrast environments such as lobby entrances, parking lots, ATMs, loading areas, and much more.

  • Page 5: Read Before Use

    Commands of the Network Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing homepages or integrating with the current web server. Package Contents ■ FD8137H / FD8137HV ■ Screws / cable tie (indoor)/ Terminal block plug-in / Waterproof connector (outdoor) ■ Software CD ■...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installtion - Fd8137H

    VIVOTEK Hardware Installtion - FD8137H Physical Description Light Sensor Black Cover Lens IR LEDs (8 units, distance 15m) Reset Button Status LED Microphone MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC Card Slot contacts Cable clip RJ45 Plug 6 - User's Manual...
  • Page 7 VIVOTEK General I/O Terminal Block This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external input / output devices. The pin definitions are described below. The 24V AC can be used as an alternate power source.

  • Page 8: Installation

    VIVOTEK Installation Removing Dome Cover First, follow the instructions below to remove the dome cover. Flip the black retention tabs in the clockwise direction to release the dome cover (clockwise if you look from the bottom up.) Then remove the black cover as shown below.
  • Page 9 VIVOTEK To install the camera to a ceiling or wall: 1. Attach the alignment sticker to the ceiling/wall. 2. Through the two circles on the sticker, drill two pilot holes into the ceiling/wall. 3. The Network Camera can be mounted with the cable routed through the ceiling/wall or from the side.

  • Page 10: Network Deployment

    VIVOTEK Network Deployment Set up the Network Camera through Power over Ethernet (PoE) When using a PoE-enabled switch The Network Camera is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of power and data via a single Ethernet cable. Follow the below illustration to connect the Network Camera to a PoE-enabled switch via Ethernet cable.

  • Page 11: Hardware Installtion - Fd8137Hv

    VIVOTEK Hardware Installtion - FD8137HV Light Sensor Black Cover Lens IR LEDs (8 units, distance 15m) Reset Button Status LED Microphone MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC Card Slot contacts RJ45 Plug User's Manual - 11...
  • Page 12 VIVOTEK Hardware Installation 1. Remove the dome cover. 2. Then remove the black cover as shown below. 3. Pass Ethernet and DI wires through the rubber seals and the waterproof connectors. To LAN/WAN Cable gauge: Ethernet: 5~6.3mm DI: 1~2mm 12 - User's Manual...
  • Page 13 VIVOTEK Wall Mount Ceiling Mount 1. Attach the alignment sticker to the ceilling/wall. 2. Drill three pilot holes into the ceilling/wall. 3. If you want to feed the cable through the ceiling/wall, drill a cable hole A as shown in the above picture.
  • Page 14 VIVOTEK Adjusting the Lens Adjust the camera lens to the desired viewing angle: 1. Loosen the tilt adjustment screws on both sides 2. Turns the lens modules toward the direction you prefer. 3. Tighten the adjustment screws. Loosen Tighten Pan 350°...
  • Page 15 VIVOTEK Internet connection via a router Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow the steps below. 1. Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below. Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 16 for details.

  • 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 installer window will prompt. Click on the MAC and model name that matches the one printed on the product label.

  • 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: Completion

    VIVOTEK Completion 1. Align the inner side of the black cover with the notches on both sides of the lens, fix the black cover. 2. If you choose to feed the cable through the ceiling/wall, arrange the cable neatly through the cable hole.

  • Page 19: Accessing The Network Camera

    3. 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 to your computer.
  • Page 20 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 77.
  • Page 21 VIVOTEK IMPORTANT: • Currently the Network Camera utilizes 32-bit ActiveX plugin. You CAN NOT open a management/view session with the camera using a 64-bit IE browser. • If you encounter this problem, try execute the Iexplore.exe program from C:\Windows\ SysWOW64. A 32-bit version of IE browser will be installed.

  • Page 22: Using Rtsp Players

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

  • Page 23: 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 24: 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. 24 - User's Manual...

  • Page 25: Main Page

    VIVOTEK Main Page This chapter explains the layout of the main page. It is composed of the following sections: VIVOTEK INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, Menu, and Live Video Window. Resize Buttons VIVOTEK INC. Host Name...
  • Page 26 VIVOTEK Configuration Area Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 30. Configuration: Click this button to access the configuration page of the Network Camera. It is suggested that a password be applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the Network Camera.
  • Page 27 VIVOTEK PTZ Panel: This Network Camera supports “digital“ (e-PTZ) pan/tilt/zoom control, which allows roaming a smaller view frame within a large view frame. Please refer to PTZ settiings on page 90 for detailed information. Global View: Click on this item to display the Global View window. The Global View window contains a full view image (the largest frame size of the captured video) and a floating frame (the viewing region of the current video stream).

  • Page 28: Go To

    VIVOTEK Pause: Pause the transmission of the streaming media. The button becomes the Resume button after clicking the Pause button. Stop: Stop the transmission of the streaming media. Click the Resume button to continue transmission. Start MP4 Recording: Click this button to record video clips in MP4 file format to your computer.
  • Page 29 VIVOTEK ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG: Video Title Time 2013/02/25 17:08:56 Video (HTTP-V) Title and Time Video 17:08:56 2013/02/25 Video Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 49.

  • Page 30: Client Settings

    VIVOTEK Client Settings This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the local computer. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom to enable the settings. H.264 Protocol Options Depending on your network environment, there are four transmission modes of H.264 streaming:...

  • Page 31: 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 on your PC for the recorded video files. The location can be changed.

  • Page 32: Joystick Settings

    VIVOTEK Joystick Settings Enable Joystick Connect to the USB plug of the joystick to a USB port on your management computer. Supported by the plug-in in the main page (Microsoft’s DirectX), once the plug-in in the main page is loaded, it will automatically detect if there is any joystick on the computer.
  • Page 33 VIVOTEK Buttons Configuration Click the Configure Buttons button, a window will prompt as shown below. Please follow the steps below to configure your joystick buttons: 1. Select a button number from the Button # pull-down menu. Tips If you are not sure of the locations of each button, use the Properties window in the Game Controllers utility.

  • Page 34: Configuration

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

  • Page 35: System > General Settings

    VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Navigation Area Configuration List Click to switch to Basic Mode Firmware Version Each function on the configuration list will be explained in the following sections. Those functions that are displayed only in Advanced Mode are marked with Advanced Mode . If you want to set up advanced...
  • Page 36 VIVOTEK System time Keep current date and time: Select this option to preserve the current date and time of the Network Camera. The Network Camera’s internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the power of the system is turned off.

  • Page 37: System > Homepage Layout

    Theme Options (the second tab on this page). The settings will be displayed automatically in this Preview field. The following shows the homepage using the default settings: ■ Hide Powered by VIVOTEK: If you check this item, it will be removed from the homepage. Logo graph Here you can change the logo that is placed at the top of your homepage.
  • Page 38 VIVOTEK Theme Options Here you can change the color of your homepage layout. There are three types of preset patterns for you to choose from. The new layout will simultaneously appear in the Preview filed. Click Save to enable the settings.
  • Page 39 VIVOTEK ■ Follow the steps below to customize your homepage: 1. Click Custom on the left column. 2. Click the field where you want to change the color on the right column. Color Selector Custom Pattern 3. The palette window will pop up as shown below.

  • Page 40: System > Logs

    VIVOTEK System > Logs Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send the system log to a remote server as backup. Log server settings Follow the steps below to set up the remote log: 1. Select Enable remote log.
  • Page 41 You can install the included ST7501 recording software, which provides an Event Management function group for delivering event messages via emails, GSM short messages, onscreen event panel, or to trigger an alarm, etc. For more information, refer to the ST7501 User Manual. VIVOTEK Network Cameras Internet 3G Cell phone HTTP...

  • Page 42: System > Parameters

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

  • Page 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 locate 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 61). 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: 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, Image settings, Exposure, and Privacy mask. General settings Video title Show_timestamp_and video_title_in_video_and_snapshots: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video as the picture shown below.
  • Page 48 VIVOTEK Day/Night Settings Switch to B/W in night mode Select this to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to Black/White during night mode. Turn on built-in IR illuminator in night mode Select this to turn on the built-in IR illuminators (effective range up to 15 meters) when the camera detects low light condition and enters the night mode.
  • Page 49 VIVOTEK Image settings On this page, you can tune the White balance and Image adjustment. Sensor Setting 1: For normal situations Sensor Setting 2: For special situations White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature. ■ You may follow the steps below to adjust the white balance to the best color temperature.
  • Page 50 VIVOTEK Noise reduction ■ Enable noise reduction: Check to enable noise reduction in order to reduce noises and flickers in image. This applies to the onboard 3D Noise Reduction feature. Use the pull-down menu to adjust the reduction strength. Note that applying this function to the video channel will consume system computing power.
  • Page 51 VIVOTEK ■ Custom: This option allows you to manually add a specific window as a measuring area. The measuring window refers to “weighted window“ where the lighting condition within the particular area is taken into account. Camera firmware then adopts the weighted averages method to calculate the value.
  • Page 52 VIVOTEK You can click Restore to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the settings. If you want to configure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Profile of exposure settings page as shown below.
  • Page 53 VIVOTEK Privacy mask Advanced Mode Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to address privacy concerns. 2012/11/09 17:08:56 ■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1. Click New to add a new window.

  • Page 54: Media > Video

    Stream settings This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame sizes ranging from 176 x 144 to 1280x800 (FD8137H series). The definition of multiple streams: ■ Stream 1: Users can define the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame Size"...

  • Page 55: Media > Video

    VIVOTEK Please follow the steps below to set up those settings for a stream: 1. Select a stream for which you want to set up the viewing region. 2. Select a Region of Interest from the drop-down list. The floating frame, the same as the one in the Gloabl View window on the home page, will resize accordingly.
  • Page 56 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 and MJPEG compression standards (Dual Codec) for real-time viewing. If the H.264...
  • Page 57 VIVOTEK The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution. ■ Intra frame period Determine how often for firmware 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 58 VIVOTEK JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera sends consecutive JPEG images to the client, producing a moving effect similar to a filmstrip. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees the same image quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage. Because the media contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client.

  • Page 59: 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 muted, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the Client Settings page.

  • Page 60: 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 61 VIVOTEK Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses. Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS. Primary WINS server: The primary WINS server that maintains the database of computer names and IP addresses.
  • Page 62 VIVOTEK NOTE: NOTE ► If the default ports are already used by other devices connected to the same router, the Network Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera. ► If UPnP is not supported by your router, you will see the following message: Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.
  • Page 63 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 64 VIVOTEK Enable IPv6 Select the Enable IPv6 checkbox 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 7 or 8, Mozilla Firefox 13.0 or above.
  • Page 65 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 66 1025 and 65535. FTP port: The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips. You can utilize VIVOTEK's Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade the firmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21.

  • Page 67: 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 77 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 68 VIVOTEK URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1~3> For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2.mjpg: 1. Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape. 2. Type the above URL command in the address bar. Press Enter.
  • Page 69 VIVOTEK Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides three types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest. basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential risks of it being intercepted.
  • Page 70 VIVOTEK Multicast settings for stream 1 ~ 2: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 ~ 2. Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on the other hand, sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address.
  • Page 71 IP address, to have a fixed host and domain name. Express link Express Link is a free service provided by VIVOTEK server, which allows users to register a domain name for a network device. One URL can only be mapped to one MAC address.
  • Page 72 DDNS: Dynamic domain name service Enable DDNS: Select this option to enable the DDNS setting. Provider: Select a DDNS provider from the provider drop-down list. VIVOTEK offers Safe100.net, a free dynamic domain name service, to VIVOTEK customers. It is recommended that you register Safe100.net to access VIVOTEK’s Network Cameras from the...
  • Page 73 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 74 VIVOTEK Network > QoS (Quality of Service) Advanced Mode Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism, which guarantees a certain quality to different services on the network. Quality of service guarantees are important if the network capacity is insufficient, especially for real-time streaming multimedia applications. Quality can be defined as, for instance, a maintained level of bit rate, low latency, no packet dropping, etc.
  • Page 75 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 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: Security > User Accounts

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

  • Page 78: Security > Https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Over Ssl)

    VIVOTEK Security > HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) Advanced Mode This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL (Secure Socket Layer). It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher security level.
  • Page 79 VIVOTEK 5. Click Save to preserve your configuration, and your current session with the camera will change to the encrypted connection. 6. If your web session does not automatically change to an encrypted HTTPS session, click Home to return to the main page. Change the URL address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard.
  • Page 80 VIVOTEK Create certificate request and install 1. Select the option from the Method pull-down menu. 2. Click Create certificate to proceed. 3. The following information will show up in a pop-up window after clicking Create. Then click Save to generate the certificate request.
  • Page 81 VIVOTEK 5. Look for a trusted certificate authority, such as Symantec’s VeriSign Authentication Services, that issues digital certificates. Sign in and purchase the SSL certification service. Copy the certificate request from your request prompt and paste it in the CA’s signing request window. Proceed with the rest of the process as CA’s instructions on their webpage.
  • Page 82 VIVOTEK 7. Open a new edit, paste the certificate contents, and press ENTER at the end of the contents to add an empty line. 8. Convert file format from DOS to UNIX. Open File menu > Conversions > DOS to Unix.
  • Page 83 VIVOTEK 9. Save the edit using the “.crt” extension, using a file name like “CAcert.crt.” 10. Return to the original firmware session, use the Browse button to locate the crt certificate file, and click Upload to enable the certification. User's Manual - 83...
  • Page 84 VIVOTEK Note that 11. When the certifice file is successfully loaded, its status will be stated as Active. a certificate must have been created and installed before you can click on the “Save" button for the configuration to take effect.

  • Page 85: Security > Access List

    VIVOTEK Security > Access List Advanced Mode This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PCs’ IP addresses. General Settings Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10 clients (including stream 1 to stream 4). The default value is 10. If you modify the value and click Save, all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explorer or Quick Time Player).
  • Page 86 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 87 VIVOTEK There are three types of rules: Single: This rule allows the user to add an IP address to the Allowed/Denied list. For example: 192.168.2.1 Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List.
  • Page 88 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 89 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 90: Ptz > Ptz Settings

    VIVOTEK PTZ > PTZ settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. There are two ways to enable the camera control function: Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation. Within a field of view, it allows users to quickly move the focus to a target area for close-up viewing without physically moving the camera.
  • Page 91 VIVOTEK Home page in the E-PTZ Mode x3.3 ■ The e-Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected position. ■ If you have set up different preset positions for different streams, you can select one of the video streams to display its separate preset positions.
  • Page 92 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 93 VIVOTEK NOTE: NOTE ► The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the Home page. Select one from the Go to menu, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position. ► Click Patrol: The Network Camera will patrol along the selected positions repeatedly.

  • Page 94: Event > Event Settings

    VIVOTEK Event > Event settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to responds to particular situations (event). A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notifications. Click on Help, there is an illustration shown in the pop-up window explaining that an event can be triggered by many sources, such as motion detection or external digital input devices.
  • Page 95 VIVOTEK ■ Event name: Enter a name for the event setting. ■ Enable this event: Select this option to enable the event setting. ■ Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, or Low). Events with a higher priority setting will be executed first.
  • Page 96 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 110 for detailed information.
  • Page 97 VIVOTEK Add server It is necessary to configure the server and media settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such as which server to send the media files to) when a trigger is activated. Click server to open the server setting window.
  • Page 98 VIVOTEK To verify if the email settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up window. If successful, you will also receive an email indicating the result. Click Save server to enable the settings. Note that after you configure the first event server, the new event server will automatically display on the Server list.
  • Page 99 VIVOTEK ■ Passive mode Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests. If the FTP server supports passive mode, select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to pass through the firewall. The firmware default has the Passive mode checkbox selected.
  • Page 100 VIVOTEK Network storage: Select to send the media files to a networked storage when a trigger is activated. Please refer to NAS server on page 116 for details. Note that only one NAS server can be configured. Click Save server to enable the settings.
  • Page 101 VIVOTEK Click 20130120 to open the directory: The format is: HH (24r) Click to open the file list for that hour 2013/01/20 2013/01/20 Click to go back to the previous Click to delete level of the directory selected items Click to delete all...
  • Page 102 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 103 VIVOTEK ■ Add date and time suffix to the file name Select this option to add a date/time suffix to the file name. For example: Snapshot_20101213_100341 File name prefix Date and time suffix The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS Click Save media to enable the settings.
  • Page 104 VIVOTEK ■ Maximum file size Specify the maximum file size allowed. Some users may need to stitch the video clips together when searching and packing up forensic evidence. ■ File name prefix Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the file name.
  • Page 105 VIVOTEK In the Event settings column, the Servers and Medias you configured will be listed; please make sure the Event -> Status is indicated as ON, in order to enable the event triggering action. When completed, click the Save event button to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event Settings page.
  • Page 106 Please note that there is a limited number of customized scripts you can upload; if the current amount of customized scripts has reached the limit, an alert message will prompt. If you need more information, please contact VIVOTEK technical support. 20130213...

  • Page 107: Applications > Motion Detection

    VIVOTEK Applications > Motion detection This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total of three motion detection windows can be configured. 2010/12/10 17:08:56 2013/2/3 14:39:12 Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations hallway...
  • Page 108 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 preset threshold. Percentage = 30% If you want to configure other motion detection settings for day/night/schedule mode (e.g., for a different lighting condition), please click on Profile to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below.
  • Page 109 VIVOTEK NOTE NOTE: ► How does motion detection work? There are two motion detection parameters: Sensitivity and Percentage. In the illustration above, frame A and frame B are two sequential images. Pixel differences between the two frames are detected and highlighted in gray (frame C) and will be compared with the sensitivity setting. Sensitivity is a value that expresses the sensitivity to moving objects.

  • Page 110: Applications > Digital Input

    VIVOTEK Applications > Digital input Advanced Mode Connect Digital input devices to the camera's terminal block, the camera will automatically detect the current connection state as pulled-high or pulled-low. You may then define the Normal status of the digital input.

  • Page 111: Applications > Vadp (Vivotek Application Development Platform (Fd8137H Series)

    Platform (FD8137H Series) Users can store and execute VIVOTEK's or 3rd-party software modules onto the camera's flash memory or SD card. These software modules can apply in video analysis for intelligent video applications such as license plate recognition, object counting, or as an agent for edge recording, etc.
  • Page 112 VIVOTEK To start a module, select the checkcircle in front, and click the Start button. If you should need to remove a module, select the checkcircle in front and then click the Stop button. By then the module status will become OFF, and the X button will appear at the end of the row.

  • Page 113: 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 via the camera’s web console (in the Local storage .
  • Page 114 VIVOTEK If you enable adaptive recording on a camera, only when an event is triggered on Camera A will the server record the full frame rate streaming data; otherwise, it will only request the I frame data during normal monitoring, thus effectively saves bandwidths and storage space.
  • Page 115 VIVOTEK 2. Destination You can select the SD card or network storage (NAS) for the recorded video files. If you have not configured a NAS server, see details in the following. NAS server Click Add NAS server to open the server setting window and follow the steps below to set up: 1.
  • Page 116 VIVOTEK If successful, you will receive a test.txt file on the network storage server. 3. Enter a server name. 4. Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page. ■ Capacity: You can choose either the entire free space available or limit the reserved space. The recording size limit must be larger than the reserved amount for cyclic recording.
  • Page 117 VIVOTEK Event f you want to enable recording notification, please click to configure event triggering settings. Please refer to Event > Event settings on page 94 for more details. When completed, select Enable this recording. Click Save to enable the setting and click Close to exit this page.

  • Page 118: Local Storage > Sd Card Management

    VIVOTEK Local storage > SD card management Advanced Mode This section explains how to manage the local storage on the Network Camera. Here you can view SD card status, and implement SD card control. SD card staus This column shows the status and reserved space of your SD card. Please remember to format the SD card when using for the first time.

  • Page 119: Local Storage > Content Management

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

  • Page 120: Search Results

    VIVOTEK Search Results The following is an example of search results. There are four columns: Trigger time, Media type, Trigger type, and Locked. Click to sort the search results in either direction. Enter a key word to filter the Numbers of entries displayed...
  • Page 121 VIVOTEK ■ Lock/Unlock: Select the desired search results, then click this button. The selected items will become Locked, which will not be deleted during cyclic recording. You can click again to unlock the selections. For example: Click to switch pages ■...

  • Page 122: 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 123: General Cgi Url Syntax And Parameters

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 3. General CGI URL Syntax and Parameters 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 124: Security Level

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 4. Security Level SECURITY SUB-DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION LEVEL anonymous Unprotected. 1 [view] anonymous, viewer, 1. Can view, listen, talk to camera. dido, camctrl 2. Can control DI/DO, PTZ of the camera. 4 [operator] anonymous, viewer, Operator access rights can modify most of the camera’s...

  • Page 125: Get Server Parameter Values

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 5. Get Server Parameter Values Note: The access right depends on the URL directory. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/anonymous/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] Where the <parameter> should be <group>[_<name>]. If you do not specify any parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned.
  • Page 126 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 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 126 - User's Manual...

  • Page 127: Set Server Parameter Values

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 6. Set Server Parameter Values Note: The access right depends on the URL directory. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/anonymous/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value> [&<parameter>=<value>…][&return=<return page>] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value> [&<parameter>=<value>…][&return=<return page>] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value> [&<parameter>=<value>…][&return=<return page>] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value> [&<parameter>=<value>…][&return=<return page>]...
  • Page 128 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 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...

  • Page 129: Available Parameters On The Server

    URL Command Document for All Series 7. Available parameters on the server This chapter defines all the parameters which can be configured or retrieved from VIVOTEK network camera or video server. The general format of description is listed in the table below...
  • Page 130 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.1 system Group: system NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) hostname string[64] Mega-Pixel Host name of server. Network Camera ledoff <boolean> Turn on (0) or turn off (1) all led indicators. date <YYYY/MM/ <current...
  • Page 131 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series America, Central Time, Mexico City, Saskatchewan -200: GMT-05:00 Eastern Time, New York, Toronto -201: GMT-05:00 Bogota, Lima, Quito, Indiana -180: GMT-04:30 Caracas -160: GMT-04:00 Atlantic Time, Canada, La Paz, Santiago -140: GMT-03:30 Newfoundland...
  • Page 132 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series Muscat, Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan 180: GMT 04:30 Kabul 200: GMT 05:00 Ekaterinburg, Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent 220: GMT 05:30 Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi 230: GMT 05:45 Kathmandu 240: GMT 06:00 Almaty, Novosibirsk, Astana, Dhaka,...
  • Page 133 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series daylight_timezones string List time zone index which support daylight saving time. updateinterval 0 to Disable automatic time 3600, adjustment, otherwise, it 86400, indicates the seconds between 604800, NTP automatic update 2592000 intervals. restore Restore the system <positive...
  • Page 134 7.1.1 system.info Subgroup of system: info (The fields in this group are unchangeable.) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) modelname string[40] FD8137H Internal model name of the server serialnumber <mac <product 12 characters MAC address address> (without hyphens). address> firmwareversion string[40] <product...
  • Page 135 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series dependent> model, company, and version number in the format: <MODEL-BRAND-VERSION> language_count <integer> Number of webpage languages available on the server. language_i<0~(count-1)> string[16] English Available language lists. Deutsch Español Français Italiano 日本語 Português 简体中文...
  • Page 136 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 0 => Inactive 1 => Active 7.3 digital input behavior define Group: di_i<0~(ndi-1)> NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) normalstate high, high Indicates open circuit or closed circuit (inactive status) 7.4 security Group: security...
  • Page 137 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.5 network Group: network NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) preprocess <positive NULL An 32-bit integer, each bit can be set separately as integer> follows: Bit 0 => HTTP service; Bit 1=> HTTPS service;...
  • Page 138 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series address> dns1 <ip <blank> Primary DNS server. address> dns2 <ip <blank> Secondary DNS server. address> wins1 <ip <blank> Primary WINS server. address> wins2 <ip <blank> Secondary WINS server. address> 7.5.1 802.1x Subgroup of network: ieee8021x...
  • Page 139 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.5.2 QOS Subgroup of network: qos_cos NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable/disable CoS (IEEE 802.1p) vlanid 1~4095 VLAN ID video Video channel for CoS audio Audio channel for CoS eventalarm...
  • Page 140 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.5.4 FTP Subgroup of network: ftp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 21, 1025~65535 Local ftp server port. 7.5.5 HTTP Subgroup of network: http NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 80, 1025 ~ HTTP port.
  • Page 141 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.5.7 RTSP Subgroup of network: rtsp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 554, 1025 ~ RTSP port. 65535 anonymousviewing <boolean> Enable anoymous streaming viewing. authmode disable, disable RTSP authentication mode. basic, digest...
  • Page 142 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.5.8 RTP port Subgroup of network: rtp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURIT DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoport 1025 ~ 65535 5556 Video channel port for RTP. audioport 1025 ~ 65535 5558 Audio channel port for RTP.
  • Page 143 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series => <blank> deny_i<0~9>_start 1.0.0.0 ~ <blank> Denied starting IPv4 255.255.255.255 address for connection. deny_i<0~9>_end 1.0.0.0 ~ <blank> Denied ending IPv4 255.255.255.255 address for connection. ipv6_allow_i<0~9> String[44] ipv6_allow_i0 Allowed IPv6 address for => ::/0 connection.

  • Page 144: Video Input

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.7 video input Group: videoin NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cmosfreq 50, 60 CMOS frequency. whitebalance auto, auto “auto” indicates auto white manual, balance. rbgain “manual” indicates keep current value. “rbgain” indicates using rgain and gbain.
  • Page 145 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 1: on wdr_strength WDR Pro strength. 0: low 1: medium 2: high cmosfreq 50, 60 CMOS frequency. maxgain Manual set maximum gain value. color 0, 1 0 =>monochrome 1 => color flip <boolean>...
  • Page 146 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series s<0~(m-1)>_codectype mjpeg, h264 h264 Video codec type. svc is only supported with stream 0. s<0~(m-1)>_resolution 176x144, 1280x800 Video resolution in pixels. 384x216, 640x360, 1280x720, 1280x800 s<0~(m-1)>_h264_intraper 250, 500, 1000 Intra frame period in 1000, 2000, milliseconds.
  • Page 147 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series s<0~(m-1)>_h264_bitrate 1000~4000000 3000000 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr in “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_h264_maxframe 1~30 Set maximum frame rate in fps (for h264). s<0~(m-1)>_h264_profile Indicate H264 profiles 0: baseline 1: main profile 2: high profile s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_priorit...
  • Page 148 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series choosing cbr in “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_forcei Force I frame. 7.7.1.1 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 149 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.8 IR cut control Group: ircutcontrol NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mode auto, auto Set IR cut control mode day, night, schedule daymodebegintime 00:00~23:59 07:00 Day mode begin time daymodeendtime 00:00~23:59 18:00...
  • Page 150 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series saturationpercent 0 ~ 100 Adjust saturation of image by percentage. Less 0 <-> 100 More saturation sharpnesspercent 0~100 Adjust sharpness of image by percentage. Softer 0 <-> 100 Sharper dnr_mode 3D noise reduction.

  • Page 151: Motion Detection Settings

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.11 Time Shift settings Group: timeshift, c for n channel products, m is stream number NAME VALUE DEFAUL SECURIT 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 URL Command Document for All Series schedule i<0~(m-1)>_begintime hh:mm 18:00 Begin time of schedule mode. i<0~(m-1)>_endtime hh:mm 06:00 End time of schedule mode. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_enable <boolean> Enable motion window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_name string[14] <blank> Name of motion window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_left 0 ~ 320 Left coordinate of window position.
  • Page 153 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.14 DDNS Group: ddns NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable the dynamic DNS. provider Safe100, DyndnsDy Safe100 => safe100.net DyndnsDynamic, namic DyndnsDynamic => dyndns.org DyndnsCustom, (dynamic) DynInterfree, DyndnsCustom => dyndns.org...
  • Page 154 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series active. “badnetwork” : Express Link is not supported under this network environment. string[64] <blank> The URL to connect to this camera by express link. setparamlevel Show log of parameter setting. 0: disable 1: Show log of parameter setting set from external.

  • Page 155: System Log

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.17 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, 1025~65535 514 Server port used for log.
  • Page 156 Hyperlink of the logo vivotek.co logo_powerbyvvtk_hidden <boolean> 0 => display the power by vivotek logo 1 => hide the power by vivotek logo theme_option 1~3: One of the default themes. 4: Custom definition. theme_color_font string[7] #ffffff Font color...

  • Page 157: Privacy Mask

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 1 -> Visible 7.20 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.
  • Page 158 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series integer> Number of virtual inputs <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.
  • Page 159 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 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), 1(support) Bit 6 => Support iris operation;...
  • Page 160 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series ePTZ or not. The rest may be deduced by analogy remotefocus <boolean> Indicate whether to support remote focus function. npreset 0, <positive Number of preset integer> locations. protocol_https < boolean > Indicate whether to support HTTP over SSL.
  • Page 161 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series protocol_ieee8021x <boolean> Indicate whether to support IEEE802.1x. protocol_qos_cos <boolean> Indicate whether to support CoS. protocol_qos_dscp <boolean> Indicate whether to support QoS/DSCP. protocol_ddns <boolean> Indicate whether to support DDNS. videoin_type 0, 1, 2 0 => Interlaced CCD 1 =>...
  • Page 162 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series videoin_streamcodec 1 ~ 15, 1~15 < Available stream (2 streams) codectype (Bit 0 -> > mpeg4, Bit 1 -> mjpeg, Bit 2 -> h264, Bit 3 -> svc) videoin_fov <a list of 1280x800 Available crop size list.
  • Page 163 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series uart_httptunnel <boolean> Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for UART transfer. camctrl_httptunnel <boolean> The attribute indicates whether sending camera control commands through HTTP tunnel is supported. 0: Not supported 1: Supported camctrl_privilege <boolean>...
  • Page 164 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series support HTTP tunnel for event/control transfer. joystick <boolean> Indicate whether to support joystick control. storage_dbenabled <boolean> Media files are indexed in database. nanystream 0, <positive number of any media integer> stream per channel <boolean>...
  • Page 165 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series media_videoclip_maxsize <positive 4096 Maximum size (KB) of a integer> videoclip. media_videoclip_maxlength <positive Maximum length (second) integer> of a videoclip. media_videoclip_maxpreevent <positive Maximum duration integer> (second) after event occurred in a videoclip. localstorage_manageable <boolean>...
  • Page 166 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series wdrc 0, 1 0: Non-support WDR Enhanced 1: Support WDR Enhanced 0, 1 0: Non-support WDR Pro 1: Support WDR Pro 0, 1 0: Non-support 3D noise reduction 1: Support 3D noise reduction...

  • Page 167: Event Setting

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.23 Event setting Group: event_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL Identification of this entry. enable 0, 1 Enable or disable this event. priority 0, 1, 2 Indicate the priority of this event: “0”...
  • Page 168 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series mdwin 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 URL Command Document for All Series action_cf_backup <boolean> Enable the capability of backing up recorded files to the SD card when network is lost. 0: Disabled 1: Enabled action_server_i<0~4>_en 0, 1 Enable or disable this server action. able action_server_i<0~4>_m...
  • Page 170 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 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 171 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series snapshot_datesuffix 0, 1 Add date and time suffix to filename: 1 = Add date and time suffix. 0 = Do not add. snapshot_preevent 0 ~ 7 Indicates the number of pre-event images. snapshot_postevent...
  • Page 172 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 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).
  • Page 173 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series reserveamount 0~15000000 The reserved amount in Mbytes when choosing cyclic recording mechanism. dest The destination to store the recorded data. “cf” means local storage (SD card). “0~4” means the index of the network storage.
  • Page 174 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.27 HTTPS Group: https NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> To enable or disable secure HTTP. policy <Boolean> If the value is 1, it will force HTTP connection redirect to HTTPS connection...

  • Page 175: Region Of Interest

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.28 Storage management setting Currently it’s for local storage (SD card) Group: disk_i<0~(n-1)> n is the total number of storage devices. PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[16] NULL Disk name. cyclic_enabled <boolean>...
  • Page 176 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series panspeed -5 ~ 5 Pan speed (It should be set by eCamCtrl.cgi rather than by setparam.cgi.) zoomspeed -5 ~ 5 Zoom speed (It should be set by eCamCtrl.cgi rather than by setparam.cgi.) autospeed...
  • Page 177 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.31 Exposure window setting per channel Group: exposurewin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mode auto, custom, blc auto The mode indicates how to decide the exposure. auto: Use full view as the only one exposure window.
  • Page 178 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series i0_win_i0_policy 0: Indicate exclusive. 1: Indicate inclusive. i0_win_i0_home <coordinate> 80,60 Left-top corner coordinate of the window. <x,y> => <”0~288”, “0~208”> i0_win_i0_size <window size> 160x120 Width and height of the window. <wxh> => <”0~320”x”0~240”>...
  • Page 179 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 7.33 VIVOTEK Application Development Platform setting Group: vadp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) version <string> 1.1.0.0 Indicate the VADP version. resource_total_video <integer> Indicate total video resource number of the system. resource_total_audio <integer>...
  • Page 180 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series module_order <blank> The execution order of the string[40] enabled modules. module_save2sd <boolean> Indicate if the module should be saved to SD card when user want to upload it. If the value is false, save...
  • Page 181 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8. Useful Functions8.1 Query Status of the Digital Input Note: This request requires Viewer privileges Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/getdi.cgi?[di0][&di1][&di2][&di3] If no parameter is specified, all of the digital input statuses will be returned.

  • Page 182: Capture Single Snapshot

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.2 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.

  • Page 183: Account Management

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.3 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 184: System Logs

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.4 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 8.5 Upgrade Firmware...
  • Page 185 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.6 ePTZ Camera Control Note: This request requires camctrl privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/camctrl/eCamCtrl.cgi?channel=<value>&stream=<value> [&move=<value>] – Move home, up, down, left, right [&auto=<value>] – Auto pan, patrol [&zoom=<value>] – Zoom in, out [&zooming=<value>&zs=<value>] –...
  • Page 186 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 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 187 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.7 ePTZ Recall Note: This request requires camctrl privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/camctrl/eRecall.cgi?channel=<value>&stream=<value>& recall=<value>[&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source. stream <0~(m-1)> Stream. recall Text string less than One of the present positions to recall.
  • Page 188 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series relative path according to the current path. 8.9 IP Filtering Note: This request requires Administrator access privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi? method=<value>&[start=<ipaddress>&end=<ipaddress>][&index=<value>] [&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION method addallow Add allowed IP address range to the server. Start and end parameters must be specified.
  • Page 189 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.9.1 IP Filtering for ONVIF Syntax: <product dependent> http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?type[=<value>] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?method=add<v4/v6>&ip=<ipaddress>[&index=<val ue>][&return=<return page>] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?method=del<v4/v6>&index=<value>[&return=<retu rn page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION type NULL Get IP filter type allow, deny Set IP filter type method addv4 Add IPv4 address into access list.
  • Page 190 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.10 Event/Control HTTP Tunnel Channel 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]...
  • Page 191 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.11 Get SDP of Streams Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Method: GET 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”...
  • Page 192 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION cmd_type <string> Required. Command to be executed, including search, insert, delete, update, and queryStatus. Command: search PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION label <integer primary key> Optional. The integer primary key column will automatically be assigned a unique integer.
  • Page 193 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series If you want to search for a time period, please apply “TO” operation. Ex. triggerTime=’2008-01-01 00:00:00’+TO+’2008-01-01 23:59:59’ is to search for records from the start of Jan 1 2008 to the end of Jan 1 2008.

  • Page 194: Technical Specifications

    VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series Ex. Update records whose key numbers are 2 and 3 to be unlocked status. http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=update&isLocked=0&label=2&label=3 8.13.1 Return Message The returned results are always in XML format, except for storage status related elements that can be returned in javascript format.
  • Page 195 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series backup <Boolean> Indicate if the file is generated when network loss. Subgroup of stormgr_disk: i<0~(n-1)>: n is the total number of storage devices. Element name Type Description name string Description of specified storage device.
  • Page 196 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series <backup>0</backup> </i1> </stormgr> Ex. Local storage status in XML format. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <stormgr version="0.0.0.1"> <disk> <i0> <name>SDcard</name> <status>ready</status> <totalSize>7824444</totalSize> <freeSize>7824388</freeSize> <usedSize>56</usedSize> </i0> </disk> </stormgr> Ex. Local storage status in javascript format.
  • Page 197 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/downloadMedias.cgi?<File_Path> The <File_Path> is in queryststus return message. <servername> downloadMedias.cgi http:// /cgi-bin/admin/ ?/mnt/auto/CF/NCMF/20090310/07/02. For creating an AVI file by giving a list of JPEG files, you can use “/cgi-bin/admin/jpegtoavi.cgi”. Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/jpegtoavi.cgi?<resolution>=<width>x<height>&<fps>=<num >&<list>=<fileList>...
  • Page 198 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.14 Virtual input Note: Change virtual input (manual trigger) status. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setvi.cgi?vi0=<value>[&vi1=<value>][&vi2=<value>] [&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION vi<num> state[(duration)nstate] Ex: vi0=1 Setting virtual input 0 to trigger state Where "state" is 0, 1. “0”...
  • Page 199 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series The resource is unavailable, ex. Virtual input is waiting for next state. Examples: 1. setvi.cgi?vi0=0(15000)1 2. setvi.cgi?vi0=1 Request 2 will not be accepted during the execution time(15 seconds). 8.15 Open Timeshift Stream (timeshift_enable=1, timeshift_c<n>_s<m>_allow=1)
  • Page 200 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series request. Ex: Request the streaming from 12:20 rtsp://10.0.0.1/live.sdp?maxsft=10&reftime=12:30 forcechk Check if the requested stream enables timeshift, feature and if minsft is achievable. If false, return “415 Unsupported Media Type”. minsft <positive How many seconds of cached stream client can integer>...
  • Page 201 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series mjpeg_quant 0, 1~5 Quality of JPEG video. 99, 1~5 0,99 is the customized manual <product dependent> input setting. 1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality. <product dependent> mjpeg_qvalue 10~200 Manual video quality level 2~97 <product...
  • Page 202 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series h264_intraperiod 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 1000 Intra frame period in 4000 milliseconds. h264_ratecontrolmode cbr, vbr cbr: constant bitrate vbr: fix quality h264_quant 0, 1~5 Quality of video when choosing 99, 1~5 vbr in “h264_ratecontrolmode”.
  • Page 203 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series 8.17 Export Files Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET Syntax: For daylight saving time configuration file: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/exportDst.cgi For language file: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/export_language.cgi?currentlanguage=<value> PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION currentlanguage 0~20 Available language lists. Please refer to:...
  • Page 204 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series filename =<file name>\r\n \r\n <multipart encoded form data> For setting backup file: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/upload_backup.cgi Post data: filename =<file name>\r\n \r\n <multipart encoded form data> Server will accept the file named <file name> to upload this one to camera.
  • Page 205 VIVOTEK URL Command Document for All Series e=2011_0312_040510.000 Play recordings for length seconds which start from stime rtsp://10.10.1.2/mod.sdp?stime=20110312_040400.000&leng th=120 Play recordings for length seconds which ends at etime rtsp://10.10.1.2/mod.sdp?etime=20110312_040400.000&leng th=120 Play file file rtsp://10.10.1.2/mod.sdp?filename=/mnt/link0/ <End of document> User's Manual - 205...
  • Page 206 POE-IJ-1748NDN L-shape wall mount 802.3af Compliant PoE Injector All speci cations are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2013 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. Distributed by: VIVOTEK INC. 6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • Page 207 POE-IJ-1748NDN L-shape wall mount 802.3af Compliant PoE Injector All speci cations are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2013 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. Distributed by: VIVOTEK INC. 6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan, R.O.C.

  • Page 208: Technology License Notice

    VIVOTEK Technology License Notice AMR-NB Standard THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AMR-NB STANDARD PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT. WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, THE FOLLOWING LICENSORS’ PATENTS MAY APPLY: TELEFONAKIEBOLAGET ERICSSON AB: US PAT. 6192335; 6275798; 6029125; 6424938; 6058359. NOKIA CORPORATION: US PAT.

  • Page 209: 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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