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Vivotek IP8335HIP8335H User Manual

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  • Page 1 IP8335H IP8335H 720p HD • IR Illuminators • WDR Pro Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Accessing the Network Camera  17 Using Web Browsers ............................17 Using RTSP Players ............................. 19 Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ......................20 Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ........................21 Main Page  22 Client Settings  27 H.264 / MPEG-4 Media Options ........................
  • Page 3 VIVOTEK Day/Night Settings ............................71 Preference ............................... 72 Exposure ................................ Privacy mask ..............................77 Media > Video ..............................78 Stream settings ............................. Media > Audio ..............................82 Audio Settings ..............................82 PTZ > PTZ settings ............................. 83 Digital PTZ Operation (E-PTZ Operation) ......................

  • Page 4: Overview

    VIVOTEK Overview VIVOTEK’s IP8335H network bullet camera features an HD WDR CMOS sensor for use in challenging lighting conditions. The resulting WDR Pro feature enables the camera to capture both the dark and bright parts of an image with double shutters, enabling two frames to be combined to generate a highly realistic image representative of the original scene, providing video quality close to the capabilities of the human eye.

  • Page 5: Read Before Use

    VIVOTEK Read Before Use The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use.

  • Page 6: Physical Description

    VIVOTEK Physical Description Light Sensor Lens IR LEDs Focus Controller Reset Button Zoom Controller General I/O Terminal Block Gb Ethernet Micro SD/SDHC RJ45 Plug Card Slot Power Cord Socket Alternate AC Power Source + AC 24V + - AC 24V -...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    VIVOTEK Hardware Installation 1. Attach the alignment sticker to the wall. Drill three holes into the wall. Then hammer the supplied plastic anchors into the holes and secure the plate with supplied screws. 2. Feed the cables through the front opening of the wall mount bracket. (If you want to use external devices such as sensors and alarms, please refer to the assembling steps on the next page.)
  • Page 8 VIVOTEK Waterproof Connector Components of the Waterproof Connector Rubber (A) Screw Nut (B) Seal (C) Seals (D) Housing (E) Sealing Nut (F) IO Block Pin Definitions The terminal block is accessible when the rear cover is opened. Micro SD Socket...
  • Page 9 VIVOTEK Assembling Steps 1. Disassemble the components of the waterproof connector into part (A) ~ (F) as shown above. 2. Remove the rubber stopper from the bottom of the Network Camera and secure the rubber (A) and screw nut (B) tightly.

  • Page 10: Hardware Reset

    VIVOTEK DI/DO Diagram Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method. PIN 1 Power+12V PIN 2 Digital output +12V PIN 3 Digital input PIN 4 Ground Hardware Reset Reset Button The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation.

  • Page 11: Network Deployment

    VIVOTEK Network Deployment 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 12: Network Deployment

    VIVOTEK Network Deployment Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet There are several ways to set up the Network Camera over the Internet. The first way is to set up the Network Camera behind a router. The second way is to utilize a static...
  • Page 13 VIVOTEK Internet connection with static IP Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Network Camera. Please refer to LAN configuration on page 51 for details. Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL Line.

  • Page 14: Software Installation

    After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program. 3. The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN. 4. After a brief search, the main installer window will pop up. Double-click on the MAC address that matches the one printed on the camera label or the S/N number on the package box label to open a browser management session with the Network Camera.

  • Page 15: 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 16 VIVOTEK 5. Tighten the lens cover. 6. Replace the moisture absorber with a new one if you open the back cover during the installation procedure. IMPORTANT! Please tear down the aluminum foil vacuum bag and take out the moisture absorber, and then replace it with the absorber in kit using a double-sided tape.

  • Page 17: Accessing The Network Camera

    3. The live video will be displayed in your web browser. 4. If it is the first time installing the VIVOTEK network camera, an information bar will prompt as shown below. Follow the instructions to install the required plug-in on your computer.
  • Page 18 VIVOTEK NOTE: 1. By default, your Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access, it is highly recommended to configure a password for your camera later. For more information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on page 40 .
  • Page 19 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 20: Using Rtsp Players

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

  • Page 21: 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 22: Using Vivotek Recording Software

    VIVOTEK Using VIVOTEK Recording Software The product software CD also contains recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple Network Cameras. Please install the recording software; then launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Channel list. For detailed information about how to use the recording software, please refer to the user’s manual of the software or...

  • Page 23: Main Page

    VIVOTEK Main Page This chapter explains the screen elements on the main page. It is composed of the following sections: VIVOTEK INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, and Live Video Window. Resize Buttons VIVOTEK INC. Host Name...
  • Page 24 You may also refer to VIVOTEK’s website for an application note on the use of this function: http://www. vivotek.com/support/appnote.php?appcon=29&appcatagory=firmware. 24 - User's Manual...
  • Page 25 VIVOTEK Global View: Click on this item to display the Global The viewing region View window. The Global View window contains a full of the current video stream view image (the largest frame size of the captured video) and a floating frame (the viewing region of the current video stream).
  • Page 26 VIVOTEK H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for H.264 / MPEG-4 video streaming. For further configuration, please refer to Client Settings on page 26. Time: Display the current time. For further configuration, please refer to Media > Image > General settings on page 69.
  • Page 27 VIVOTEK ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG: Video Title Time Video (HTTP-V) 2011/03/10 17:08:56 Title and Time Video 17:08:56 2011/03/10 Video Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 69.

  • Page 28: Client Settings

    VIVOTEK Client Settings This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the local computer. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom to enable the settings. H.264 / MPEG-4 Media Options H.264/MPEG-4 Media Options...

  • Page 29: Mp4 Saving Options

    VIVOTEK MP4 Saving Options Users can record live video as they are watching it by clicking Start MP4 Recording on the main page. Here, you can specify the storage destination and file name. Folder: Specify a storage destination for the recorded video files.

  • Page 30: 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 31: 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 32 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 33: System > Homepage Layout

    Theme Options (the second tab on this page). The settings will be displayed automatically in this Preview field. The following shows the homepage using the default settings: ■ Hide Powered by VIVOTEK: If you check this item, it will be removed from the homepage. Logo graph Here you can change the logo at the top of your homepage.
  • Page 34 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 35 VIVOTEK ■ Follow the steps below to set up a custom homepage: 1. Click Custom on the left column. 2. Click to select a color on on the right column. Color Selector Custom Pattern 3. The palette window will pop up as shown below.

  • Page 36: System > Logs

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

  • Page 37: System > Parameters

    The View Parameters page lists the entire system’s parameters in an alphabetical order. If you need technical assistance, use a text-editor program to copy and save the parameters listed on this page. Send the parameter text file to VIVOTEK’s technical support. User's Manual - 37...

  • Page 38: System > Maintenance

    Note: Do not power off the Network Camera during the upgrade! Follow the steps below to upgrade the firmware: 1. Download the latest firmware file from the VIVOTEK website. The file is in .pkg file format. 2. Click Browse… and specify the firmware file.
  • Page 39 VIVOTEK General settings > Restore This feature allows you to restore the Network Camera to factory default settings. Network: Select this option to retain the Network Type settings (please refer to Network Type on page 51). Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings (please refer to Import/Export files below on this page).
  • Page 40 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 41 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 42: Security > User Account

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

  • Page 43: Security > Https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Over Ssl)

    VIVOTEK Security > HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) Advanced Mode This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL (Secure Socket Layer). It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher security level. Create and Install Certificate Method Before using HTTPS for communication with the Network Camera, a Certificate must be created first.
  • Page 44 VIVOTEK 5. Click Home to return to the main page. Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard. Some Security Alert dialogs will prompt. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS.
  • Page 45 VIVOTEK 3. The following information will show up in a pop-up window after clicking Create. Then click Save to generate the certificate. 4. The Certificate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below. You can click Property to see detailed information about the certificate.
  • Page 46 VIVOTEK 3. If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of the page to allow pop-ups. 4. The pop-up window shows an example of a certificate request. 5. Look for a trusted certificate authority that issues digital certificates. Enroll the Network Camera.
  • Page 47 VIVOTEK Click this checkbox to enable HTTPS communication, and then select a connection option from below: "HTTP & HTTPS" or "HTTPS only." Note that a certificate must have been created and installed before you can click on the "save" button for the configuration to take effect.

  • Page 48: Security > Access List

    VIVOTEK Security > Access List Advanced Mode This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PC’s IP address. General Settings Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10 clients (including stream 1 and stream 2). The default value is 10. If you modify the value and click Save, all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explorer or Quick Time Player).
  • Page 49 VIVOTEK ■ Disconnect: If you want to break off the current connections, please select them and click this button. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explorer or Quick Time Player).
  • Page 50 VIVOTEK Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List. The routing prefix is written in the CIDR notation format. For example: accesses from IP address 192.168.2.x will be bolcked.

  • Page 51: Security > Ieee 802.1X

    Authentication server (usually a RADIUS server): Checks the client certificate and decides whether to accept the end user’s access request. ■ VIVOTEK Network Cameras support two types of EAP methods to perform authentication: EAP-PEAP and EAP-TLS. Please follow the steps below to enable 802.1X settings: 1.
  • Page 52 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 53: 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 13 for details.
  • Page 54 VIVOTEK Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses. Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS. Primary WINS server: The primary WINS server that maintains the database of computer name and IP address.
  • Page 55 VIVOTEK NOTE: ► If the default ports are already used by other devices connected to the same router, the Network Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera. ► If UPnP is not supported by your router, you will see the following message: Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.
  • Page 56 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 57 VIVOTEK Enable IPv6 Select this option and click Save to enable IPv6 settings. Please note that this only works if your network environment and hardware equipment support IPv6. The ® browser should be Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.5, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above.
  • Page 58 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 59 VIVOTEK Port HTTPS port: By default, the HTTPS port is set to 443. It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. Two way audio port: By default, the two way audio port is set to 5060. It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.
  • Page 60 To stop talking, click again. FTP port: The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips. You can utilize VIVOTEK's Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade the firmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21. It also can be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.

  • Page 61: 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 40 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 62 VIVOTEK URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 2> 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 63 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 digest risks of it being intercepted.
  • Page 64 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 65: Network > Qos (Quality Of Service)

    VIVOTEK Network > QoS (Quality of Service) Advanced Mode Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism, which guarantees a certain quality to different services on the network. Quality of service guarantees are important if the network capacity is insufficient, especially for real-time streaming multimedia applications.
  • Page 66 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 67: Network > Ddns

    IP address, to have a fixed host and domain name. Express link Express Link is a free service provided by VIVOTEK server, which allows users to register a domain name for a network device. One URL can only be mapped to one MAC address. This service will examine whether a host name is valid and automatically open a port on your router.
  • Page 68 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 69 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 70: 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 71: Media > Image

    VIVOTEK Media > Image Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera. It is composed of the following four columns: General settings, Preference, Exposure, and Privacy mask. General settings Timestamp and video title: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video as the picture shown below.

  • Page 72: Day/Night Settings

    VIVOTEK Day/Night Settings Switch to B/W in night mode Select this checkbox to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to Black & White display during the night mode. Turn on external IR illuminator in night mode If you install external IR illuminator along with your camera with digital input signals, you can turn on the external illuminators when the camera enters the night mode.

  • Page 73: Preference

    VIVOTEK Preference On this page, you can tune the Image adjustment parameters. You can configure two sets of preferred settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as day/night/schedule mode. Sensor Setting 1: For normal situations Sensor Setting 2: For special situations White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature.
  • Page 74 VIVOTEK WDR (Wide Dynamic Range): This function allows users to identify more image details in an environment with dark objects posed against an extremely bright background. You may enable the function by the Enable WDR checkbox. You may then adjust the strength of WDR implementation (low, medium, high) to acquire the best image quality.

  • Page 75: Exposure

    VIVOTEK Exposure Advanced Mode On this page, you can set the Exposure measurement window, Exposure level, Exposure mode, Exposure time, and Gain control settings. You can configure two sets of Exposure settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as day/night/schedule mode.
  • Page 76 VIVOTEK Exposure control: ■ Exposure level: You can manually set the Exposure level, which ranges from 0 to 8 (dark to bright). Note that if WDR function is enabled, the Exposure level menu will be disabled! Higher exposure rate improves image quality, but may come with the trade-off of motion blurs.
  • Page 77 VIVOTEK You can click Preview to fine-tune the image, or 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 settings page as shown below.

  • Page 78: Privacy Mask

    Privacy mask Advanced Mode Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out certain sensitive zones to address privacy concerns. ■ To configure privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1. Click New to add a new window. 2.

  • Page 79: Media > Video

    VIVOTEK Media > Video Advanced Mode Stream settings This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame size ranging from 176 x 144 to 1280 x 1024. The definition of multiple streams: ■ Stream 1: Users can define the "Frame size" (viewing region) and the "Maximum Frame Rate" (no. of consecutive frames per second).
  • Page 80 VIVOTEK ■ The sizes of tunable Output frame size in the Viewing Window are shown below: Region of Interest Output frame size Stream 1 1280 X 1024 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1280 X 1024 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) When completed with the settings in the Viewing Window, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the window.
  • Page 81 VIVOTEK Click the stream item to display the detailed information. The maximum frame size will follow your settings in the above Viewing Window sections (streams #1). This Network Camera provides real-time H.264, MPEG-4 and MJPEG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing.
  • Page 82 VIVOTEK If the Power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value.

  • Page 83: Media > Audio

    VIVOTEK NOTE: ► Video quality and fixed quality refers to the compression rate, so a lower Custom value will produce higher quality. ► Converting high-quality video may significantly increase the CPU loading, and you may encounter streaming disconnection or video loss while capturing a complicated scene. In the event of occurance, we suggest you customize a lower video resolution or reduce the frame rate to obtain smooth video.

  • Page 84: Ptz > Ptz Settings

    VIVOTEK PTZ > PTZ settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. This panel provides the access to two configuration choices: Digital and mechanical PTZ. The e-PTZ works only when a streaming view is not showing the full of the camera’s largest frame size. For example, when showing a 640x400 frame out of the 1280x800 full frame.
  • Page 85 VIVOTEK Home page in E-PTZ Mode Region of Interest (Viewing Region) Output Frame Size (Size of the Live View Window) ■ The e-Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected e-preset position.
  • Page 86 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 87: Mechanical Ptz Operation (When Camera Is Mounted On An External Pan/Tilt Head)

    As there are many pan/tilt heads or scanners on the market, you should test the configuration with RS485 control connections when deploying the camera. VIVOTEK provides five PTZ drivers including, DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, Pelco D, Pelco P, and Samsung scc643 protocols. If none of these is supported by your PTZ scanner, please select Custom camera (scanner).
  • Page 88 HTTP Tunnel. The UART commands will be sent through HTTP tunnel established between the RS- 485 device and the linked camera. For detailed application notes, please refer to URL Commands on page 112 or http://www.vivotek.com/downloadfiles/faq/videoserver/UART_HTTP_Tunnel.pdf. Preset positions If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D, Pelco P protocol, or Samsung scc643 protocol as the PTZ driver and click the Save button, the Preset Position button will be enabled.
  • Page 89 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 90 VIVOTEK Home page in Mechanical PTZ Mode The Preset positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the Go to drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position. Patrol button: Click this button, then the Network Camera will patrol among the selected preset positions continuously.
  • Page 91 VIVOTEK Custom command If Custom Camera (pan/tilt head or 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. Click Custom Command to open the Custom Command page to set the commands in the Control Settings session.

  • Page 92: Event > Event Settings

    VIVOTEK Event > Event settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to respond to particular situations (event). A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notifications. Click on Help, there is an illustration shown in the pop-up window explaining that an event can be triggered by many sources, such as motion detection or external digital input devices.
  • Page 93 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 94 VIVOTEK ■ Camera tampering detection This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the camera detects that it is being tampered with. To enable this function, you need to configure the Tampering Detection option first. Please refer to page 101 for detailed information.

  • Page 95: Add Server

    VIVOTEK event. To configure an event with video recording or snapshots, it is necessary to configure/provide servers and storage media settings so that the Network Camera will know where to send the media files to when a trigger is activated.
  • Page 96 VIVOTEK To verify if the email settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up window. If successful, you will also receive an email indicating the result. Click Save server to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the Add server page.
  • Page 97 VIVOTEK ■ Passive mode Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests. If the FTP server supports passive mode, select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to pass through the firewall. To verify if the FTP settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up window as shown below.
  • Page 98 VIVOTEK Network storage: Select to send the media files to a network storage location when a trigger is activated. Please refer to NAS server on page 104 for details. Click Save server to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the Add server page.

  • Page 99: Add Media

    VIVOTEK Add media Add media Click to open the media setting window. You can specify the type of media that will be sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 media settings can be configured. There are three choices of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System log.
  • Page 100 VIVOTEK ■ Add date and time suffix to the file name Select this option to add a date/time suffix to the file name. For example: Snapshot_20110320_100341 File name prefix Date and time suffix The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS Click Save media to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the Add media page.
  • Page 101 VIVOTEK ■ Maximum duration Specify the maximum recording duration in seconds. Up to 20 seconds of video can be recorded. For example, if pre-event recording is set to 5 seconds and the maximum duration is set to 10 seconds, the Network Camera continues to record for another 4 seconds after a trigger is activated.
  • Page 102 VIVOTEK ■ View: A View button will appear on the Event setting window. Click this button to open a file list window. This function is only for SD card and Network Storage. If you click View button of SD card, a Local storage page will prompt for you to manage recorded files on SD card.
  • Page 103 VIVOTEK Here is an example of the Event setting: When completed the settings with steps 1~3 to arrange Schedule, Trigger, and Action of an event, click Save event to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page. The following is an example of the Event setting page:...
  • Page 104 Please note that there is a limited number of customized scripts you can upload; if the current amount of customized scripts has reached the limit, an alert message will prompt. If you need more information, please contact VIVOTEK’s technical support. Click to upload a file...

  • Page 105: 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. 2011/03/10 17:08:56 Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations Motion Detection Setting 2:...
  • Page 106 VIVOTEK A green bar indicates that even though motions have been detected, the event has not been triggered because the image variations still fall under the defined threshold. Percentage = 30% If you want to configure specific motion detection settings individually for day/night/schedule operations, please click Profile to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below.
  • Page 107 VIVOTEK NOTE: ► How does motion detection work? There are two motion detection parameters: Sensitivity and Percentage. In the illustration above, frame A and frame B are two sequential images. Pixel differences between the two frames are detected and highlighted in gray (frame C) and will be compared with the sensitivity setting. Sensitivity is a value that expresses the sensitivity to moving objects.

  • Page 108: Applications > Di And Do

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

  • Page 109: Recording > Recording Settings

    VIVOTEK Recording > Recording settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the recording settings for the Network Camera. Recording Settings Insert your SD card and click here to test NOTE: Please remember to format your SD card when used for the first time. Please refer to page 107 for detailed information.
  • Page 110 VIVOTEK If you enable adaptive recording and enable time-shift cache stream on Camera A, only when an event is triggered on Camera A will the server record the streaming data in full frame rate; otherwise, it will only request the I frame data during normal monitoring, thus effectively save lots of bandwidths and storage.
  • Page 111 VIVOTEK 2. Destination You can select the SD card or network storage (NAS) for the recorded video files. NAS server Click Add NAS server to open the server setting window and follow the steps below to set up: 1. Fill in the information for the access to the shared networked storage.
  • Page 112 VIVOTEK If successful, you will receive a test.txt file on a network share of the networked storage. 3. Enter a server name. 4. Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page. ■ Capacity: You can either choose the entire available space or impose a reserved space. The Reserved space should be of the size of at least 15MBytes.
  • Page 113 VIVOTEK card. The new recording name will appear on the recording page as shown below. To remove an existing recording setting from the list, single-click to select it and click Delete. ■ Video (Name): Click to open the Recording settings page to modify.

  • Page 114: 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 115: 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 116 VIVOTEK ■ View: Click on a search result which will highlight the selected item in purple as shown above. Click the View button and a media window will pop up to play back the selected file. For example: Click to adjust the image size ■...

  • Page 117: 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 118: General Cgi Url Syntax And Parameters

    VIVOTEK 3. General CGI URL Syntax and Parameters CGI parameters are written in lower-case and as one word without any underscores or other separators. When the CGI request includes internal camera parameters, these parameters must be written exactly as they are named in the camera or video server.
  • Page 119 VIVOTEK 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 120: 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 121: Available Parameters On The Server

    VIVOTEK where <parameter pair> is <parameter>=<value>\r\n [<parameter pair>] Only the parameters that you set and are readable will be returned. Example: Set the IP address of server to 192.168.0.123: Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi?network_ipaddress=192.168.0.123 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: 33\r\n \r\n network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n...
  • Page 122 VIVOTEK everything inside <> A description integer primary key SQLite data type. A 32-bit signed integer. The value is assigned a unique integer by the server. text SQLite data type. The value is a text string, stored using the database encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16BE or UTF-16-LE).
  • Page 123 VIVOTEK 7.1 system Group: system NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) hostname string[40] Mega-Pixel Host name of server Network (Network Camera, Camera Wireless Network Camera, Video Server, Wireless Video Server). ledoff <boolean> Turn on (0) or turn off (1) all led indicators.
  • Page 124 VIVOTEK Denver -281: GMT-07:00 Arizona -240: GMT-06:00 Central America, Central Time, Mexico City, Saskatchewan -200: GMT-05:00 Eastern Time, New York, Toronto -201: GMT-05:00 Bogota, Lima, Quito, Indiana -180: GMT-04:30 Caracas -160: GMT-04:00 Atlantic Time, Canada, La Paz, Santiago -140: GMT-03:30 Newfoundland...
  • Page 125 VIVOTEK 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, Sri Jayawardenepura 260: GMT 06:30 Rangoon 280: GMT 07:00 Bangkok, Hanoi,...
  • Page 126 VIVOTEK 40,41,80, 81,82,83, 120,140, 380,400,48 updateinterval 0 to Disable automatic time 3600, adjustment, otherwise, it indicates 86400, the seconds between NTP automatic 604800, update intervals. 2592000 restore Restore the system parameters to <positive default values after <value> seconds. integer> reset Restart the server after <value>...
  • Page 127 VIVOTEK system parameters will be restored to the default value except for a union of the combined results. 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] IP8335H Internal model name of the server (eg.
  • Page 128 VIVOTEK 7.2 status Group: status NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) di_i<0~(ndi-1)> <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered (capability.ndi > 0) do_i<0~(ndo-1)> <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered (capability.ndo > 0) daynight day, night <product...
  • Page 129 VIVOTEK 7.5 security Group: security NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) privilege_do view, operator, operator Indicate which privileges and admin above can control digital output (capability.ndo > 0) privilege_camctrl view, operator, view Indicate which privileges and admin above can control PTZ (capability.ptzenabled >...
  • Page 130 VIVOTEK currently. Otherwise, the service may fail. Stopped service will auto-start after changing port settings. Change HTTP port from 80 to 5556, and change RTP port for video from 5556 to 20480. Then, set preprocess=9 to stop both service first.
  • Page 131 VIVOTEK 7.6.1 802.1x Subgroup of network: ieee8021x (capability.protocol.ieee8021x > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable/disable IEEE 802.1x eapmethod eap-peap, eap-peap Selected EAP method eap-tls identity_peap String[64] <blank> PEAP identity identity_tls String[64] <blank> TLS identity password String[254] <blank>...
  • Page 132 VIVOTEK eventtunnel Event/Control channel for CoS Subgroup of network: qos_dscp (capability.protocol.qos.dscp > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable/disable DSCP video 0~63 Video channel for DSCP audio 0~63 Audio channel for DSCP (capability.naudioout > 0) eventalarm 0~63...
  • Page 133 VIVOTEK 7.6.5 HTTP Subgroup of network: http NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 80, 1025 ~ HTTP port. 65535 alternateport 1025~65535 8080 Alternate HTTP port. authmode basic, basic HTTP authentication mode. digest s0_accessname string[32] video.mjpg HTTP server push access name for stream 1.
  • Page 134 VIVOTEK digest s0_accessname <boolean> live.sdp RTSP access name for stream1. (capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and capability.nmediastream > 0) s1_accessname <boolean> live2.sdp RTSP access name for stream2. (capability.protocol.rtsp=1 and capability.nmediastream > 1) s0_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream1. s1_audiotrack <boolean> Enable audio for stream2.
  • Page 135 VIVOTEK 7.6.9 RTP port Subgroup of network: rtp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoport 1025 ~ 65535 5556 Video channel port for RTP. (capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1) audioport 1025 ~ 65535 5558 Audio channel port for RTP. (capability.protocol.rtp_unicast=1) 7.6.10 PPPoE Subgroup of network: pppoe (capability.protocol.pppoe > 0)

  • Page 136: Video Input

    VIVOTEK address:<start ip address - end ip address> ipv6list_i<0~9> String[44] <blank> IPv6 address list. 7.8 Video input Group: videoin NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cmosfreq 50, 60 CMOS frequency. (capability.videoin.type=2) whitebalance auto, manual auto “auto” indicates auto white balance.
  • Page 137 VIVOTEK enablepreview <boolean> Usage for UI of exposure settings. Preview settings of video profile. 7.8.1 Video input setting per channel Group: videoin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products, and m is stream number NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cmosfreq 50, 60 CMOS frequency.
  • Page 138 VIVOTEK imprinttimestamp <boolean> Overlay time stamp on video. enablepreview <boolean> Usage for UI of image/sensor settings. Preview settings of video profile. s0_codectype mjpeg, h264 H264 Video codec type. s1_codectype mpeg4, mjpeg, H264 Video codec type. h264 s<0~(m-1)>_resolu Reference 1280x800 Video resolution in pixels.
  • Page 139 VIVOTEK qvalue (s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant = 99) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_ 1~100 Manual video quality level input. qpercent (s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant = 100) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_ 1000~16000000 4000000 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr bitrate in “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_h264_ 1~30 Set maximum frame rate in fps (for maxframe h264).
  • Page 140 VIVOTEK 7.8.1.1 Alternative video input profiles per channel In addition to the primary setting of video input, there can be alternative profile video input setting for each channel which might be for different scene of light (daytime or nighttime). Group: videoin_c0_profile_i<0~(m-1)>...
  • Page 141 VIVOTEK 7.9 Video input preview The temporary settings for video preview Group: videoinpreview NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) exposuremode auto,fixed auto Exposure Mode exposurelevel Exposure level piris_response P-Iris response time piris_position 0~50 P-Iris position. 0 : P-Iris open to largest...
  • Page 142 VIVOTEK 7.10 IR cut control Group: ircutcontrol (capability.nvideoinprofile > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mode auto, auto Set IR cut control mode day, night, di0, di1, di2, schedule daymodebegintime 00:00~23:59 07:00 Day mode begin time daymodeendtime 00:00~23:59 18:00...
  • Page 143 VIVOTEK profile_i0_enable <boolean> Enable/disable this profile setting profile_i0_policy day, night The mode which the profile is night, applied to. schedule profile_i0_begintime hh:mm 18:00 Begin time of schedule mode. profile_i0_endtime hh:mm 06:00 End time of schedule mode. profile_i0_brightness -5~5 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings.
  • Page 144 VIVOTEK videoin_restoreatwb 0, 1~ Restore of adjusting white balance of image according to mode settings 7.13 Exposure window setting per channel Group: exposure_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mode auto, custom auto The mode indicates how to decide the exposure.

  • Page 145: Motion Detection Settings

    VIVOTEK 7.14 Audio input per channel Group: audioin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products (capability.audioin>0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mute 0, 1 Enable audio mute. gain 1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,3 Gain of input. 3,37,41,45,49,53,57,61 (audioin_c<0~(n-1)>_so urce = linein) s<0~(m-1)>_codectype aac4, gamr, g711 aac4 Set audio codec type for input.
  • Page 146 VIVOTEK win_i<0~2>_width 0 ~ 320 Width of motion detection window. win_i<0~2>_height 0 ~ 240 Height of motion detection window. win_i<0~2>_objsize 0 ~ 100 Percent of motion detection window. win_i<0~2>_sensitivity 0 ~ 100 Sensitivity of motion detection window. Group: motion_c<0~(n-1)> profile for m profile and n channel product (capability.nmotionprofile > 0)
  • Page 147 VIVOTEK 7.16 Tempering detection settings Group: tampering_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.tampering > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable tamper detection. threshold 0 ~ 255 Threshold of tamper detection. duration 10 ~ 600 If tampering value exceeds the ‘threshold’ for more than ‘duration’...
  • Page 148 VIVOTEK 7.18 Express link Group: expresslink PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable or disable express link. state onlycheck, NULL Camera will check the status of network onlyoffline, environment and express link URL checkonline, badnetwork string[64] NULL The url user define to link to camera 7.19 UPnP presentation...

  • Page 149: System Log

    VIVOTEK 7.21 System log Group: syslog NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enableremotelog <boolean> Enable remote log. serverip <IP address> <blank> Log server IP address. serverport 514, Server port used for log. 1025~65535 level Levels used to distinguish the importance of the information:...
  • Page 150 VIVOTEK The dwelling time of each patrol point, separated by “,” preset_i<0~(npreset-1)>_name string[40] <blank> Name of the preset location. uart 0 ~ (m-1), Select corresponding uart m is UART (capability.nuart>0). count cameraid 0~255 Camera ID controlling external PTZ camera. isptz 0 ~ 2 0: disable PTZ commands.
  • Page 151 VIVOTEK even stopbit 2-1.5 , data bit is 5 uartmode rs485, rs485 RS485 or RS232. rs232 customdrvcmd_i<0~ string[128] <blank> PTZ command for custom camera. 9> speedlink_i<0~4>_n string[40] <blank> Additional PTZ command name. speedlink_i<0~4>_c string[128] <blank> Additional PTZ command list. ptzdriver...
  • Page 152 1 => Default logo logo_link string[40] http://ww Hyperlink of the logo w.vivotek.c logo_powerbyvvtk_hidden <boolean> 0 => display the power by vivotek logo 1 => hide the power by vivotek logo custombutton_manualtrigger_s <boolean> Show or hide manual trigger (VI) button in homepage 0 ->...
  • Page 153 VIVOTEK 7.26 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[40] <blank> Name of the privacy mask window. win_i<0~4>_left 0 ~ 320 Left coordinate of window position.
  • Page 154 VIVOTEK Number of digital outputs. <positive integer> naudioin Number of audio inputs. <positive integer> naudioout Number of audio outputs. <positive integer> nvideoin <positive Number of video inputs. integer> nmediastream <positive Number of media stream per integer> channels. nvideosetting <positive Number of video settings per integer>...
  • Page 155 VIVOTEK Bit 5 => Support focus operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 6 => Support iris operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 7 => External or built-in PT; 0(built-in), 1(external) Bit 8 => Invalidate bit 1 ~ 7; 0(bit 1 ~ 7 are valid), 1(bit 1 ~ 7 are invalid) Bit 9 =>...
  • Page 156 VIVOTEK protocol_rtp_tcp <boolean> Indicate whether to support RTP over TCP. protocol_rtp_http <boolean> Indicate whether to support RTP over HTTP. protocol_spush_mjpeg <boolean> Indicate whether to support server push MJPEG. protocol_snmp <boolean> Indicate whether to support SNMP. protocol_ipv6 <boolean> Indicate whether to support IPv6.
  • Page 157 VIVOTEK audio_headphoneout <Boolean> Indicate whether to support headphone output. audioin_codec aac4, gamr, g711 aac4, gamr, Available codec list for audio g711 input. audioout_codec g711 <blank> Available codec list for SIP. camctrl_httptunnel <boolean> Indicate whether to support httptunnel. camctrl_httptunnelclient <boolean> Indicate whether to support httptunnel client.
  • Page 158 VIVOTEK wireless network wireless_endchannel 1 ~ 14 Indicate the end channel of wireless network derivative_brand <boolean> Indicate whether to support the upgrade function for the derivative brand. For example, if the value is true, the VVTK product can be upgraded to VVXX.

  • Page 159: Event Setting

    VIVOTEK 7.28 Customized event script Group: event_customtaskfile_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[41] <blank> Custom script identification of this entry. date string[17] <blank> Date of custom script. time string[17] <blank> Time of custom script. 7.29 Event setting Group: event_i<0~2>...
  • Page 160 VIVOTEK mdwin <integer> Indicate the source window id of motion detection. This field is required when trigger condition is “md”. One bit represents one window. The LSB indicates the 1 window. For example, to detect the 1 and 3 windows, set mdwin as 5.
  • Page 161 VIVOTEK action_do_i<0~(ndo-1) 0, 1 Enable or disable trigger digital output. >_enable action_do_i<0~(ndo-1) 1~999 Duration of the digital output trigger in >_duration seconds. action_goto_enable <Boolean> Enable/disable ptz goto preset position on event triggered. action_goto_name string[40] <blank> Specify the preset name that ptz goto on event triggered.
  • Page 162 VIVOTEK 7.30 Server setting for event action Group: server_i<0~4> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) Name string[40] NULL Identification of this entry Type email, email Indicate the server type: ftp, “email” = email server http, “ftp” = FTP server “http” = HTTP server “ns”...
  • Page 163 VIVOTEK 7.31 Media setting for event action Group: media_i<0~4> (media_freespace is used internally.) PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL Identification of this entry type snapshot, snapshot Media type to send to the server or store systemlog, on the server.
  • Page 164 VIVOTEK 7.32 Recording Group: recording_i<0~1> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL Identification of this entry. trigger schedule, schedule The event trigger type networkfail schedule: The event is triggered by schedule networkfail: The event is triggered by the failure of network connection.
  • Page 165 VIVOTEK weekday 0~127 Indicate which weekday is scheduled. One bit represents one weekday. bit0 (LSB) = Saturday bit1 = Friday bit2 = Thursday bit3 = Wednesday bit4 = Tuesday bit5 = Monday bit6 = Sunday For example, to detect events on Friday and Sunday, set weekday as 66.
  • Page 166 VIVOTEK 7.33 HTTPS Group: https (capability.protocol.https > 0) 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 method auto, auto auto =>...

  • Page 167: Region Of Interest

    VIVOTEK 7.34 Storage management setting Currently it’s for local storage (SD, CF card) Group: disk_i<0~(n-1)> n is the total number of storage devices. (capability.storage.dbenabled > 0) PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cyclic_enabled <boolean> Enable cyclic storage method. autocleanup_enabled <boolean>...
  • Page 168 VIVOTEK 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 1 ~ 5 Auto pan/patrol speed (It should be set by eCamCtrl.cgi rather...

  • Page 169: Drive The Digital Output

    VIVOTEK 8. Useful Functions 8.1 Drive the Digital Output (capability.ndo > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/setdo.cgi?do1=<state>[&do2=<state>] [&do3=<state>][&do4=<state>] Where state is 0 or 1; “0” means inactive or normal state, while “1” means active or triggered state.
  • Page 170 VIVOTEK Example: Query the status of digital input 1 . Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/dido/getdi.cgi?di1 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: 7\r\n \r\n di1=1\r\n 8.3 Query Status of the Digital Output (capability.ndo > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/dido/getdo.cgi?[do0][&do1][&do2][&do3]...
  • Page 171 VIVOTEK \r\n do1=1\r\n 8.4 3D Privacy Mask Note: This request requires admin user privilege <SD81X1> You can set privacy mask only at zoom 1x. To go back to zoom 1x directly, please send this cgi command: "/cgi-bin/camctrl/camposition.cgi?setzoom=0" Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setpm3d.cgi?method=<value>&name=<value>&[maskheight=<value>&...

  • Page 172: Capture Single Snapshot

    VIVOTEK 8.5 Capture Single Snapshot Note: This request requires Normal User privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg?[channel=<value>][&resolution=<value>] [&quality=<value>][&streamid=<value>] If the user requests a size larger than all stream settings on the server, this request will fail. PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT DESCRIPTION channel 0~(n-1) The channel number of the video source.

  • Page 173: Account Management

    VIVOTEK 8.6 Account Management Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi? method=<value>&username=<name>[&userpass=<value>][&privilege=<value>] [&privilege=<value>][…][&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION method Add an account to the server. When using this method, the “username” field is necessary. It will use the default value of other fields if not specified.

  • Page 174: Upgrade Firmware

    VIVOTEK 8.7 System Logs Note: This request require Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/syslog.cgi Server will return the most up-to-date system log. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <syslog length>\r\n \r\n <system log information>\r\n 8.8 Upgrade Firmware Note: This request requires Administrator privileges.
  • Page 175 VIVOTEK 8.9 Camera Control (capability.ptzenabled) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/camctrl.cgi?[channel=<value>][&camid=<value>] [&move=<value>] – Move home, up, down, left, right [&focus=<value>] – Focus operation [&iris=<value>] – Iris operation [&auto=<value>] – Auto pan, patrol [&zoom=<value>] – Zoom in, out [&zooming=<value>&zs=<value>] –...
  • Page 176 VIVOTEK speedfocus -5 ~ 5 Set the focus speed. speedapp -5 ~ 5 Set the auto pan/patrol speed. auto Auto pan. patrol Auto patrol. stop Stop camera. zoom wide Zoom larger view with current speed. tele Zoom further with current speed.
  • Page 177 VIVOTEK gaptime 0~32768 The gaptime between two consecutive ptz commands for device. (unit: ms) return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path.
  • Page 178 VIVOTEK auto Auto pan. patrol Auto patrol. stop Stop auto pan/patrol. zoom wide Zoom larger view with current speed. tele Zoom further with current speed. zooming wide or tele Zoom without stopping for larger view or further view with zs speed, used for joystick control.
  • Page 179 VIVOTEK 8.11 Recall (capability.ptzenabled) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/recall.cgi? recall=<value>[&channel=<value>][&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION recall Text string less than 30 One of the present positions to recall. characters channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source.
  • Page 180 VIVOTEK 8.13 Preset Locations (capability.ptzenabled) Note: This request requires Operator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/preset.cgi?[channel=<value>] [&addpos=<value>][&delpos=<value>][&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION addpos <Text string less than Add one preset location to the preset list. 30 characters> channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source.
  • Page 181 VIVOTEK delpos <Text string less than Delete preset location from the preset list. 40 characters> return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path.
  • Page 182 VIVOTEK 8.16 UART HTTP Tunnel Channel (capability.nuart > 0) Note: This request requires Operator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/uartchannel.cgi?[channel=<value>] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- GET /cgi-bin/operator/uartchannel.cgi?[channel=<value>] x-sessioncookie: string[22] accept: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled pragma: no-cache cache-control: no-cache ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POST /cgi-bin/operator/uartchannel.cgi x-sessioncookie: string[22] content-type: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled pragma : no-cache...
  • Page 183 VIVOTEK 8.17 Event/Control HTTP Tunnel Channel (capability. evctrlchannel > 0) Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ctrlevent.cgi ------------------------------------------------------------------------- GET /cgi-bin/admin/ctrlevent.cgi x-sessioncookie: string[22] accept: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled pragma: no-cache cache-control: no-cache ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POST /cgi-bin/admin/ ctrlevent.cgi x-sessioncookie: string[22] content-type: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled...
  • Page 184 VIVOTEK 8.18 Get SDP of Streams Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/<network_rtsp_s<0~m-1>_accessname> “m” is the stream number. “network_accessname_<0~(m-1)>” is the accessname for stream “1” to stream “m”. Please refer to the “subgroup of network: rtsp” for setting the accessname of SDP.
  • Page 185 VIVOTEK 8.20 Senddata (capability.nuart > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/senddata.cgi? [com=<value>][&data=<value>][&flush=<value>] [&wait=<value>] [&read=<value>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION 1 ~ <max. com port The target COM/RS485 port number. number> data <hex decimal The <hex decimal data> is a series of digits from 0 ~ 9, A ~ F. Each data>[,<hex decimal...
  • Page 186 VIVOTEK 8.21 Storage managements (capability.storage.dbenabled > 0) Note: This request requires administrator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=<cmd_type>[&<parameter>=<value>…] The commands usage and their input arguments are as follows. PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION cmd_type <string> Required. Command to be executed, including search, insert, delete, update, and queryStatus.
  • Page 187 VIVOTEK Indicate if the file is locked or not. 0: file is not locked. 1: file is locked. A locked file would not be removed from UI or cyclic storage. triggerTime <text> Optional. Indicate the event trigger time. (not the file created time) Format is “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS”...
  • Page 188 VIVOTEK label <integer primary key> Required. Identify the designated record. Ex. label=1 isLocked <boolean> Required. Indicate if the file is locked or not. Ex. Update records whose key numbers are 1 and 5 to be locked status. http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=update&isLocked=1&label=1&label=5 Ex. Update records whose key numbers are 2 and 3 to be unlocked status.
  • Page 189 VIVOTEK state after duration. cannot accept new requests. return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the request is completely assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.
  • Page 190 VIVOTEK 8.23 Open Timeshift Stream (capability.timeshift > 0, timeshift_enable=1, timeshift_c<n>_s<m>_allow=1) Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Syntax: For HTTP push server (MJPEG): http://<servername>/<network_http_s<m>_accessname>?maxsft=<value>[&tsmode=<value>&reftime=<v alue>&forcechk&minsft=<value>] For RTSP (MP4 and H264), the user needs to input the URL below into an RTSP compatible player.
  • Page 191 VIVOTEK Return Code Description 400 Bad Request Request is rejected because some parameter values are illegal. 415 Unsupported Media Type Returned, if forcechk appears, when minsft is not achievable or the timeshift feature of the target stream is not enabled.
  • Page 192 VIVOTEK 26~30 (only for NTSC or 60Hz CMOS) mpeg4_intraperiod 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 1000 Intra frame period in milliseconds. 4000 mpeg4_ratecontrolmode cbr, vbr cbr: constant bitrate vbr: fix quality mpeg4_quant 0, 1~5 Quality of video when choosing vbr in 99, 1~5 “mpeg4_ratecontrolmode”.
  • Page 193 VIVOTEK <product dependent> dependent> h264_maxframe 1~25, Set maximum frame rate in fps (for H264). 26~30 (only for NTSC or 60Hz CMOS) <product dependent> User's Manual - 193...

  • Page 194: Technical Specifications

    ．3 D/I and 1 D/O for external sensor and alarm ．Event notification using HTTP, SMTP or FTP ．Local recording of MP4 file All speci cations are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2011 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. P/N: 971005400 Distributed by: VIVOTEK INC.

  • Page 195: Technology License Notice

    VIVOTEK Technology License Notice MPEG-4 AAC Technology THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 AAC AUDIO PATENT LICENSE. THIS PRODUCT MAY NOT BE DECOMPILED, REVERSE-ENGINEERED OR COPIED, EXCEPT WITH REGARD TO PC SOFTWARE, OF WHICH YOU MAY MAKE SINGLE COPIES FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://WWW.VIALICENSING.COM.

  • Page 196: 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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