Page 2: Table Of Contents
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Table of Contents Overview3 Read Before Use ��3 Package Contents ��3 Physical Description ��4 Installation 6 Hardware Installation ��6 Network Deployment ��7 Software Installation �� 11 Ready to Use ��12 Accessing the Network Camera 13 Using Web Browsers ��13...
Page 3: Overview3
802�3af compliant PoE (IP7153), 802�11b/g WLAN connection (IP7154), multi-lingual user interface, vari-focal CS mount lens, two-way audio via SIP protocol, and digital I/O for external sensor and alarm. The VIVOTEK IP7153/IP7154 is by far the best choice for a high- performance, professional surveillance system�...
Page 4: Physical Description
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Physical Description Front Panel Antenna (IP7154 only) Light Sensor Built-in Microphone Status LED Back Panel Antenna (IP7154 only) External/Internal Microphone Switch Microphone In Audio Out Ethernet 10/100 Power Cord Socket RJ45 Socket...
Page 5: Status Led
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions DI/DO Diagram Refer to the following illustration for the connection method� PIN 1 Power+12V PIN 2 Digital output +12V PIN 3 Digital input PIN 4 Ground Status LED The LED indicates the status of the Network Camera�...
Page 6: Installation 6
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Hardware Reset Status LED Recessed Reset Button The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings� Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation� If the system problems remain after reset, restore the factory settings and install again�...
Page 7: Network Deployment
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Network Deployment Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to an Internet connection� 1. If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, make the connection from the general I/O terminal block�...
Page 8 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 2� In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network Camera is 192�168�0�3, please forward the following ports for the Network Camera on the router� ■ HTTP port ■...
Page 9 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Set up the Network Camera through Power over Ethernet (PoE) When using a PoE-enabled switch The Network Camera is PoE-compliant, which allows it to be powered via a single Ethernet cable� If your switch/router supports PoE, refer to the following illustration to connect the Network Camera to a PoE-enabled switch/router�...
Page 10 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Set up the Network Camera through Wireless Connection (IP7154 only) 1� Check the SSID for your wireless access point (AP)� 2. Go to the IP7154 Configuration page > Advanced mode > Wireless LAN.
Page 11: Software Installation
After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program� 3� The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN� 4� After searching, the main installer window will pop up� Click on the MAC and model name which matches the product label on your device to connect to the Network Camera via Internet Explorer.
Page 12: Ready To Use
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Ready to Use 1� Access the Network Camera from the LAN� 2� Retrieve live video through a web browser or recording software� 12 - User's Manual...
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 - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ► 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 15: Using Rtsp Players
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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�...
Page 16: Using 3Gpp-Compatible Mobile Devices
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the Network Camera can be accessed over the Internet� For more information on how to set up the Network Camera over the Internet, please refer to Setup the Network Camera over the Internet on page 7�...
Page 17: Using Vivotek Recording Software
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Using VIVOTEK Recording Software The product software CD also contains recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple Network Cameras� Please install the recording software; then launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Channel list� For detailed information about how to use the recording software, please refer to the user’s manual of the software or...
Page 18: Main Page 18
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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, and Live Video Window� VIVOTEK INC. Logo...
Page 19 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Live Video Window ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MPEG-4: MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options Video Title Time Title and Time Video 17:08:56 2008/06/25 Video and Audio Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured.
Page 20 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Volume: When the Mute function is not activated, move the slider bar to adjust the volume on the local computer� Mute: Turn off the volume on the local computer� The button becomes the Audio On button after clicking the Mute button�...
Page 21 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Digital Zoom: Click and uncheck “Disable digital zoom” to enable the zoom operation� The navigation screen indicates the part of the image being magnified. To control the zoom level, drag the slider bar. To move to a different area you want to magnify, drag the navigation screen�...
Page 22: Client Settings 22
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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�...
Page 23: Mp4 Saving Options
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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.
Page 24: 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 25: System
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 26 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 27: Security
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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”...
Page 28: Https
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 29 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 4. The Certificate Information will automatically de displayed in the third column as shown below. You can click Property to view detailed information about the certificate. 5� Click Home to return to the main page� Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard�...
Page 30 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 31 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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.
Page 32 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 33: Network
Use fixed IP address: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network Camera� 1� You can make use of VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network Camera on LAN� Please refer to Software Installation on page 11 for details�...
Page 34 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Network Camera (192.168.5.151) Enable UPnP port forwarding: To access the Network Camera from the Internet, select this option to allow the Network Camera to open ports on the router automatically so that video streams can be sent out from a LAN�...
Page 35 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ► Steps to enable the UPnP user interface on your computer: Note that you must log on to the computer as a system administrator to install the UPnP components� 1� Go to Start, click Control Panel, then click Add or Remove Programs�...
Page 36 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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...
Page 37 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Enable IPv6 Select this option and click Save to enable IPv6 settings� Please note that this only works if your network environment and hardware equipment support IPv6� The ® browser should be Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.5, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above.
Page 38 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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�...
Page 39 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions HTTP Advanced Mode To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera first; please refer to Security on page 27 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 40 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream1 or stream2> For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2�mjpg: 1. Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape. 2� Type the URL command in the address bar� Press Enter�...
Page 41 The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips� You can utilize VIVOTEK 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 42: Rtsp Streaming
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions RTSP Streaming To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that you have set a password for the Network Camera first; please refer to Security on page 27 for details� Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides three types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest�...
Page 43 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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�...
Page 44: Wireless Lan (Ip7154 Only)
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Wireless LAN (IP7154 only) SSID (Service Set Identifier): This is the name that identifies a wireless network� Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID.
Page 45 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 2� WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): This allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings� ■ Authentication Mode: Choose one of the following modes� The default setting is “Open”� Open – Communicates the key across the network�...
Page 46 ► After wireless configurations are completed, click Save and the camera will reboot� Wait for the live image ito be reloaded to your browser� For VIVOTEK 7000-series cameras, you have to unplug the power and Ethernet cables from the camera; then re-plug the power cable to the camera� The camera will switch to wireless mode�...
Page 47: Ddns
DDNS: Dynamic domain name service Enable DDNS: Select this option to enable the DDNS setting� Provider: Select a DDNS provider from the provider drop-down list� VIVOTEK offers Safe100.net, a free dynamic domain name service, to VIVOTEK customers� It is recommended that you register Safe100.net to access VIVOTEK’s Network Cameras from the Internet�...
Page 48 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 49: Access List
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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)�...
Page 50 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ■ 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�...
Page 51: Administrator Ip Address
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List� For example: IP address 192.168.2.x will be bolcked. Range: This rule allows the user to assign a range of IP addresses to the Allow/Deny List� This rule is only applied to IPv4�...
Page 52: Audio And Video
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Audio and Video This section explains how to cofigure the audio and video settings of the Network Camera. It is composed of the following two columns: Video Settings and Audio Settings�...
Page 53 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Overlay title and time stamp on video: Select this option to place the video title and time on the video streams� Note that when the frame size is set to 176 x 144 as shown in the picture below, only the time will be stamped on the video streams�...
Page 54 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature� ■ Auto The Network Camera automatically adjusts the color temperature of the light in response to different light sources� The white balance setting defaults to Auto and works well in most situations�...
Page 55 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions NOTE ► Up to 5 privacy mask windows can be set up on the same screen� ► If you want to delete the privacy mask window, please click the ‘x’ on the upper right-hand corner of the window�...
Page 56 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions If you want to configure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Sensor Settings Profile Settings page as shown below. Please follow the steps beolw to setup a profile: 1�...
Page 57 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Advanced Mode Video quality settings for stream 1 / stream 2 The Network Camera offers two choices of video compression standards for real-time viewing: MPEG-4 and MJPEG� Click the items to display the detailed configuration settings. You can set up two seperate streams for the Network Camera for different viewing devices.
Page 58 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera continuously sends 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 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Day/Night Settings Switch to B/W in night mode Select this to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to B/W during night mode� IR cut filter With a removable IR-cut filter, this Network Camera can automatically remove the filter to let IR light into the sensor during low light conditions�...
Page 60: Audio Settings
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Audio Settings Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the Network Camera to all clients� Note that if mute mode is turned on, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the Client Settings page�...
Page 61: Motion Detection
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Motion Detection This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total of three motion detection windows can be configured. Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations...
Page 62 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions A green bar indicates that even though motions have been detected, the event has not been triggered because the image variations still fall under the defined threshold. Percentage = 30% If you want to configure other motion detection settings for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below�...
Page 63 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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�...
Page 64: Camera Control
Then you can configure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following settings. VIVOTEK offers three PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, and Pelco D protocol. If none of the above PTZ drivers is supported by your PTZ scanner, please select Custom camera (scanner)�...
Page 65: Preset Positions
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Preset Positions If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D protocol as the PTZ driver and click the Save button, the Preset Position button will be enabled� Click Preset Position to open the settings page�...
Page 66 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ■ The Camera Control Panel and Preset Positions will be displayed on the home page: ■ Click Go to: The Network Camera will move to the selected preset position� 66 - User's Manual...
Page 67: Patrol Settings
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Patrol Settings You can also select preset positions for the Network Camera to patrol� Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule: 1� Click a preset location on the list and click Select�...
Page 68 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Custom Command If Custom Camera (scanner) is selected as the PTZ driver, the Preset Position and PTZ Control Panel on the main page will be disabled� You will need to configure command buttons to control the PTZ scanner�...
Page 69: Camera Tampering Detection
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Camera Tampering Detection This section explains how to set up camera temper detection. With tamper detection, the camera is capable of detecting incidents such as redirection, blocking or defocusing, or even spray paint�...
Page 70 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Homepage Layout Advanced Mode This section explains how to set up your own customized homepage layout. Preview This column shows the settings of your hompage layout� You can manually select the background and font colors in Theme Options (the third column on this page)�...
Page 71 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 72 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ■ 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.
Page 73: Application
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Application 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.
Page 74 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Event Settings In the Event Settings column, click Add to open the Event Settings page� On this page, you can arrange three elements -- Trigger, Schedule, and Action to set an event� A total of 3 event settings can be configured.
Page 75 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions An event is an action initiated by a user-defined trigger source; it is the causal arrangement of the following three elements: Trigger, Event Schedule, and Action� Trigger This is the cause or stimulus which defines when to trigger the Network Camera. The trigger source can be configured to use the Network Camera’s built-in motion detection mechanism or external digital input...
Page 76 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ■ Recording notify This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording starts to rewrite older data� If you want receive Recording notify message, please refer to page 84 for detailed information�...
Page 77 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions To set an event with recorded video or snapshots, it is necessary to configure the server and media settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such as which server to send the media files to) when a trigger is activated�...
Page 78 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions When completed, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event Settings page. The new event settings / server settings / media settings will appear in the event drop-down list on the Application page�...
Page 79: Server Settings
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Server Settings Click Add Server on Event Settings page to open the Server Setting page� On this page, you can specify where the notification messages are sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 server settings can be configured.
Page 80 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions FTP: Select to send the media files to an FTP server when a trigger is activated. ■ Server address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the FTP server. ■ Server port By default, the FTP server port is set to 21�...
Page 81 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions HTTP: Select to send the media files to an HTTP server when a trigger is activated. ■ URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server. ■ User name: Enter the user name if necessary.
Page 82: Media Settings
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Media Settings Click Add Media on the Event Settings page to open the Media Settings page� On this page, you can specify the type of media that will be sent when a trigger is activated� A total of 5 media settings can be configured.
Page 83 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Video clip: Select to send video clips when a trigger is activated� ■ Source: Select to record video clips from stream 1 or stream 2. ■ Pre-event recording The Network Camera has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit� Enter a number to decide the duration of recording before a trigger is activated�...
Page 84 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Recording notify message: Select to send a recording notification message when a trigger is activated. The following is an example of a recording notification message (.txt file), which shows a list of deleted previously-recorded data due to cycle recording�...
Page 85 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Click 20081120 to open the directory: The format is: HH (24r) Click to open the file list for that hour Click to go back to the previous Click to delete level of the directory...
Page 86: Recording
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Recording Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the recording settings for the Network Camera. Recording Settings NOTE ► Before setting up this page, please set up the Network Storage on the Server Settings page first.
Page 87 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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.
Page 88 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Source: Select the recording source (stream 1 or stream 2)� Recording Schedule: Specify the recording duration� ■ Select the days of the week. ■ Select the recording start and end times in 24-hr time format.
Page 89: System Log
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions System Log Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send the system log to the remote server as backup� Remote Log You can configure the Network Camera to send the system log file to a remote server as a log backup.
Page 90: View Parameters
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions View Parameters Advanced Mode The View Parameters page lists the entire system’s parameters in alphabetical order� If you need technical assistance, please provide the information listed on this page� 90 - User's Manual...
Page 91: Maintenance
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Maintenance This chapter explains how to restore the Network Camera to factory default, upgrade firmware version, etc� Reboot This feature allows you to reboot the Network Camera, which takes about one minute to complete� When completed, the live video page will be displayed in your browser�...
Page 92 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Export / Upload Files Advanced Mode This feature allows you to Export / Upload daylight saving time rules, custom language files, and setting backup files. Export daylight saving time configuration file: Click to set the start and end time of DST�...
Page 93 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 94 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions The following message is displayed when the upgrade has succeeded� The following message is displayed when you have selected an incorrect firmware file. Starting firmware upgrade... Do not power down the server during the upgrade.
Page 95: Url Commands For The Network Camera
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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�...
Page 96: General Cgi Url Syntax And Parameters
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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.
Page 97 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions [&<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 98: 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 99: Available Parameters On The Server
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions <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?videoin_c0_text=HelloWorld Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n...
Page 100 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 101 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Indiana -160: GMT-04:00 Atlantic Time, Canada, Caracas, La Paz, Santiago -140: GMT-03:30 Newfoundland -120: GMT-03:00 Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Georgetown, Greenland -80: GMT-02:00 Mid-Atlantic -40: GMT-01:00 Azores, Cape_Verde_IS. 0: GMT Casablanca, Greenwich Mean Time:...
Page 102 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 400: GMT 10:00 Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Guam, Vladivostok 440: GMT 11:00 Magadan, Solomon Is., New Caledonia 480: GMT 12:00 Aucklan, Wellington, Fiji, Kamchatka, Marshall Is. 520: GMT 13:00 Nuku'Alofa daylight_enable <boolean>...
Page 103 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions This command can cooperate with other “restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When cooperating with others, the system parameters will be restored to default values except for a union of combined results. restoreexceptlang <Any Value>...
Page 104 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions (get/set) videoactualmodulation ntsc, The actual modulation type (videoin.type=0). di_i<0~(ndi-1)> <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered do_i<0~ndi-1)> <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered onlinenum_rtsp integer Current number of RTSP connections.
Page 105 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions privilege operator, admin Group: network NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) type lan, Network connection type. pppoe preprocess 0~15 Stop related process before setting port value. resetip <boolean> 1 => Get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot.
Page 106 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions (get/set) port 80, 1025 ~ 65535 HTTP port. alternateport 1025~65535 Alternate HTTP port. authmode basic, HTTP authentication mode. digest s0_accessname string[32] HTTP server push access name for stream 1. (capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and video.stream.count>0)
Page 107 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions (get/set) alwaysmulticast <boolean> Enable always multicast. ipaddress <ip address> Multicast IP address. videoport 1025 ~ 65535 Multicast video port. audioport 1025 ~ 65535 Multicast audio port. 1 ~ 255 Mutlicast time to live value.
Page 108 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 10~13 or France 1~14 txrate NONE, 1M, 2M, Maximum boolean rate in Mbps. 5.5M, 11M, 6M, 9M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M, Auto encrypt Encryption method (product dependent): 0=> NONE, 1 =>...
Page 109 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable access list filtering. admin_enable <boolean> Enable administrator IP address. admin_ip String[44] Administrator IP address. maxconnection 1~10 Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s). allow_i<0~9>_start 1.0.0.0 ~ Allowed starting IPv4 address for connection.
Page 110 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions (get/set) color 0, 1 0 =>monochrome 1 => color flip <boolean> Flip the image. mirror <boolean> Mirror the image. ptzstatus <integer> A 32-bit integer, each bit can be set separately as follows: Bit 0 =>...
Page 111 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 176x120, CIF, 352x240, 4CIF, 704x480 PAL => QCIF, 176x144, CIF, 352x288, 4CIF, 704x576 VS => QCIF, 176x120, 176x144, CIF, 352x240, 352x288, 4CIF, 704x480, 704x576 s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_i 250, 500, Intra frame period in milliseconds.
Page 112 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions qvalue customize input “mpeg4_quant = 0” (for MPEG-4). s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_q 0 ~ 5 Quality of JPEG video. uant 0 is the customized manual input setting. 1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality.
Page 113 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions boostmic 0, 1 Enable microphone boost. s<0~(m-1)>_codectype aac4, gamr Set audio codec type for input. s<0~(m-1)>_aac4_bitrate 16000, Set AAC4 bitrate in bps. 32000, 48000, 64000, 96000, 128000 s<0~(m-1)>_gamr_bitrate 4750, Set AMR bitrate in bps.
Page 114 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions sharpness <product Preview of sharpness adjustment of image dependent> according to mode settings. videoin_whitebalance auto, Preview of white balance adjustment of image manual according to mode settings. videoin_restoreatwb 0, 1~ Restore white balance adjustment of image according to mode settings.
Page 115 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions profile_i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_enable <boolean> Enable motion window. profile_i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_name string[14] Name of motion window. profile_i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_left 0 ~ 320 Left coordinate of window position. profile_i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_top 0 ~ 240 Top coordinate of window position. profile_i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_width 0 ~ 320 Width of motion detection window.
Page 116 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions <provider>_passw string[64] Your password or key to login to the DDNS ordkey service provider. <provider>_server string[128] The server name for safe100. name (This field only exists if the provider is customsafe100)
Page 117 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions panspeed -5 ~ 5 Pan speed tiltspeed -5 ~ 5 Tilt speed zoomspeed -5 ~ 5 Zoom speed autospeed -5 ~ 5 Auto pan speed focusspeed -5 ~ 5 Auto focus speed...
Page 118 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Bit 0 => move home Bit 1 => move up Bit 2 => move upper right Bit 3 => move right Bit 4 => move lower right Bit 5 => move down Bit 6 =>...
Page 119 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 00,38400,57600, 115200 databit 5,6,7,8 Data bits in a character frame. paritybit none, For error checking. odd, even stopbit 2-1.5 , data bit is 5 uartmode rs485, RS485 or RS232. rs232 uartreset <boolean>...
Page 120 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions theme_color_controlbackgroun string[7] Background color of control area. theme_color_configbackground string[7] Background color of configuration area. theme_color_videobackground string[7] Background color of video area. theme_color_case string[7] Frame color Group: privacymask_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product...
Page 121 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions <positive integer> naudioin Number of audio inputs. <positive integer> naudioout Number of audio outputs. <positive integer> nvideoin <positive integer> Number of video inputs. nmediastream <positive integer> Number of media stream per channels.
Page 122 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions separately as follows: Bit 0 => Support pan. Bit 1 => Support pan in UI. Bit 2 => External or built-in pan function; 0(built-in), 1(external). lens_tilt <positive integer> A 32-bit integer, each bit can be set separately as follows: Bit 0 =>...
Page 123 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ction connections . protocol_maxmegacon <positive integer> The maximum megapixel streaming nection connections. protocol_rtp_multicast <boolean> Indicate whether to support scalable multicast. scalable protocol_rtp_multicast <boolean> Indicate whether to support backchannel multicast. backchannel protocol_rtp_tcp <boolean>...
Page 124 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions audio_linein <boolean> Indicate whether to support external line input. audio_lineout <boolean> Indicate whether to support line output. audio_headphoneout <boolean> Indicate whether to support headphone output. audioin_codec <a list of the Available codec list.
Page 125 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions product can be upgraded to VVXX. (TCVV<->TCXX is excepted) evctrlchannel <boolean> Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for event/control transfer. joystick <boolean> Indicate whether to support joystick control. storage_dbenabled <boolean> Media files are indexed in database.
Page 126 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions mdwin <integer> Indicate which motion detection windows detect. 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...
Page 127 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Group: server_i<0~4> PARAMETER VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] Identification of this entry type email, Indicate the server type: ftp, “email” = email server http, “ftp” = FTP server “http” = HTTP server “ns”...
Page 128 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions (get/set) name string[40] Identification of this entry type snapshot, Media type to send to the server or store on the systemlog, server. videoclip, recordmsg snapshot_source <integer> Indicates the source of the media stream:...
Page 129 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions limitsize 0: Entire free space mechanism 1: Limit recording size mechanism 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.
Page 130: Drive The Digital Output
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions cffolder string[128] Folder name. Group: https (product dependent) NAME VALUE SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> To enable or disable secure HTTP. policy <Boolean> If the value is 1, it will force HTTP connection...
Page 131: Query Status Of The Digital Input
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Where state is 0 or 1; “0” means inactive or normal state, while “1” means active or triggered state. PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION do<num> 0, 1 0 – Inactive, normal state 1 – Active, triggered state return <return page>...
Page 132: Query Status Of The Digital Output
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 Query Status of the Digital Output Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/getdo.cgi?[do0][&do1][&do2][&do3] If no parameter is specified, all the digital output statuses will be returned.
Page 133: Capture Single Snapshot
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions \r\n do1=1\r\n 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>] If the user requests a size larger than all stream settings on the server, this request will fail.
Page 134: System Logs
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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 135: Configuration File
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Configuration File (optional) Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/configfile.cgi?[format=<value>] Server will return the most up-to-date configuration file. PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT DESCRIPTION format Format for the config file.
Page 136 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Camera Control (capability.ptzenabled=1) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/camctrl.cgi?[channel=<value>][&camid=<value>][&move=<value >] [&focus=<value>][&iris=<value>][&speedpan=<value>][&speedtilt=<value>][&speedzoom=<value>] [&speedapp=<value>][&auto=<value>][&zoom=<value>][&zooming=<value>][&speedlink=<value>] [&vx=<value>&vy=<value>&vs=<value>] [&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of video source. camid 0,<positive integer>...
Page 137 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions <integer> 0 ~ 7 Set the speed of movement, “0” means stop. focus auto Auto focus. Focus on further distance. near Focus on closer distance. iris auto Let the Network Camera control iris size.
Page 138: System Information
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions System Information Note: This request requires Normal User privileges. (obsolete) Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/sysinfo.cgi Server will return the system information. In HTTP API version 2, the CapVersion will be 0200. All fields in the previous version (0100) are obsolete.
Page 139 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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. delpos <Text string less than Delete preset location from preset list.
Page 140 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions start <ip address> The starting IP address to add or to delete. <ip address> The ending IP address to add or to delete. index <value> The start position to add or to delete.
Page 141 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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...
Page 142 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions “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. You can get the SDP by HTTP GET.
Page 143 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions wait 1 ~ 65535 Wait time in milliseconds before read data. read 1 ~ 128 The data length in bytes to read. The read data will be in the return page.
Page 144 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Please embrace your input value with single quotes� Ex. mediaType=’videoclip’ Support trigger types are product dependent. destPath <text> Optional. Indicate the file location in camera. Please embrace your input value with single quotes.
Page 145 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=search&triggerType=’motion’+OR+’di’+OR+’seq’&trig gerTime=’2008-01-01 00:00:00’+TO+’2008-01-01 23:59:59’ Command: delete PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION label <integer primary key> Required. Identify the designated record. Ex. label=1 Ex. Delete records whose key numbers are 1, 4, and 8.
Page 146: Technical Specifications
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Technical Specifications Speciﬁcations ．IP7153 (PoE) Models Approvals ．CE, LVD, FCC, VCCI, C-Tick ．IP7154 (WLAN) ．Temperature: 0 ~ 50 °C (32 ~ 122 °F) Operating Environments System ．CPU: VVTK-1000 SoC ．Humidity: 20% ~ 80% RH ．Flash: 8MB...
Page 147: Technology License Notice
VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 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�...
Page 148: Electromagnetic Compatibility (Emc)
France� 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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