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Vivotek PT8133 User Manual

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PT8133/33W
User's Manual
PT8133: 1MP • PoE
PT8133W: 1MP • WPS • 802.11n
Pan/Tilt
Network Camera
Rev. 1.0

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  • Page 1 PT8133/33W Pan/Tilt Network Camera User’s Manual PT8133: 1MP • PoE PT8133W: 1MP • WPS • 802.11n Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Configure the Wireless Connection (PT8133W) ...................13 Accessing the Network Camera 15 Using Web Browsers ..........................15 Using RTSP Players ..........................18 Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ....................19 Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ....................20 Main Page 21 Camera Control Area ..........................21 Onscreen Mouse Control ........................22 Client Settings 30 Local Streaming Buffer Time .........................31...

  • Page 3: Package Contents

    VIVOTEK System Log ............................... 103 View Parameters ............................... 104 Maintenance ............................... 105 Appendix  109 URL Commands for the Network Camera ......................109 Technical Specifications ............................. 173 Technology License Notice ..........................174 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) ......................... 175 Package Contents Revision 1.0: Initial release.

  • Page 4: Overview4

    VIVOTEK Overview VIVOTEK PT8133 (PoE)/ 33W (WLAN) is equipped with a 1MP sensor enabling viewing resolution of 1280x800 at 30 fps. Users need look no further for an all-in-one camera capable of capturing high quality, high resolution video. The camera is designed for indoor surveillance applications such as retail stores, offices, or banks.

  • Page 5: Physical Description

    VIVOTEK Physical Description Front panel Lens and Manual Focus Ring Antenna (PT8133W) Status LED Item LED status Description Steady Red Power on and system boot Red LED off Power off Blink Green every 1 sec. + Steady Red Network connected (heartbeat)

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    VIVOTEK Hardware Installation Mounting the Network Camera - Ceiling Mount 1. Use the holes on the mount bracket as a template to mark where holes will be drilled on the ceiling. Drill two holes into the ceiling; and hammer in the plastic anchors.
  • Page 7 VIVOTEK Mounting the Network Camera - Wall Mount 1. Use the holes on the mount bracket as a template to mark where holes will be drilled on the ceiling. Drill two holes into the wall; and hammer in the plastic anchors.
  • Page 8 VIVOTEK NOTE: ► Keep away from interference source to make sure performance integrate, and avoid snow or moiré patterning. Hardware Reset ETHERNET 1.5A The reset button is used to reset the camera or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation. If the system problems remain after rebooting, restore the factory default settings.

  • Page 9: Network Deployment

    VIVOTEK Network Deployment Setup the Network Camera over the Internet This section explains how to configure the Network Camera over an Internet connection. 1. Connect the camera to a switch via Ethernet cable. 2. Connect the supplied power cable from the Network Camera to a power outlet.
  • Page 10 VIVOTEK 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 ■ RTSP port ■ RTP port for audio ■...
  • Page 11 VIVOTEK Set up the Network Camera through Power over Ethernet (PoE) (PT8133) 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 12: Software Installation

    2. The program will conduct an analysis of your network environment. After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program. 3. The program will search for VIVOTEK Video Receivers, Video Servers, and Network Cameras on the same LAN.

  • Page 13: Configure The Wireless Connection (Pt8133W)

    VIVOTEK Configure the Wireless Connection (PT8133W) 1. Make sure your AP (Access Point) and Operating System support the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) functions. WPS enables easy setup with compatible APs. 2. Connect your camera using a LAN cable, open a web console, and enter the Configuration ->...
  • Page 14 VIVOTEK NOTE: 1. WPS may not work if your AP is configured with a "hidden" SSID. 2. If the camera can not detect an AP after 2 minutes, the wireless setup will be cancelled. 3. If a camera is assigned with a fixed IP outside the AP's network segment, wireless setup will fail.

  • Page 15: Accessing The Network Camera 15

    3. The live video will be displayed in your web browser. 4. If this 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-ins on your computer.
  • Page 16 VIVOTEK ► By default, the Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access, it is highly recommended to set a password for the Network Camera. For more information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on page 35.
  • Page 17 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 18: Using Rtsp Players

    VIVOTEK Using RTSP Players To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following applications that support RTSP streaming. Quick Time Player Real Player VLC media player 1. Launch the RTSP player. mpegable Player 2.

  • Page 19: 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 9.

  • Page 20: Using Vivotek Recording Software

    VIVOTEK Using VIVOTEK Recording Software The product software CD also contains VIVOTEK’s recording software, ST-7501, 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...

  • Page 21: Main Page 21

    VIVOTEK Main Page This chapter explains the layout of the main page. It is composed of the following sections: VIVOTEK INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, PTZ Control Panel, Configuration Area, and Live video window. VIVOTEK INC. Logo Host Name...

  • Page 22: Onscreen Mouse Control

    VIVOTEK Home, the camera starts panning from the current position to the left-most position, then to the right- most position, and finally backward to the original position. When the current position is on the right side of Home, the camera starts panning from the current position to the right-most position, then to the left- most position, and finally backward to the original position.
  • Page 23 VIVOTEK Joystick Settings Enable Joystick Connect to the USB plug of the joystick to a USB port on your management computer. Supported by the plug-in in the main page (Microsoft’s DirectX), once the plug-in in the main page is loaded, it will automatically detect if there is any joystick on the computer.
  • Page 24 VIVOTEK Buttons Configuration In Button Configuration window, the left column shows the actions you can assign, and the right column shows the functional buttons and assigned actions. The number of buttons may differ from different joysticks. Please follow the steps below to configure your joystick buttons: 1.
  • Page 25 VIVOTEK 3. The Assigned Action will appear beside Button 1 in the right column as shown in the following diagram. Note that a button can only be assigned with an action. If you want to modify the settings, select the action on the list and click Clear Selected.
  • Page 26 VIVOTEK 5. Click OK to save the settings or click Cancel to discard the settings. NOTE: • If you want to assign Preset actions to your joystick, the preset locations should be configured in advance. • If your joystick is not working properly, it may need to be calibrated. Click the Calibrate button to open the Game Controllers window located in Microsoft Windows control panel and follow the instructions for trouble shooting.
  • Page 27 VIVOTEK Configuration Area Client Settings: Click this button to access the client settings page. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 30. Configuration: Click this button to access the configuration page of the Network Camera. It is suggested that a password be applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the Network Camera.
  • Page 28 VIVOTEK 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 image.
  • Page 29 VIVOTEK ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG: Video Title Time Title and Time Video 10:17:38 2011/12/14 Drop-down List of Preset Positions Video Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 68.

  • Page 30: Client Settings 30

    VIVOTEK Client Settings This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the local computer. When finished with the settings on this page, click Save on the bottom of the page to enable the settings.

  • Page 31: Local Streaming Buffer Time

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

  • Page 32: Configuration 32

    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 33: System

    VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Configuration list Click to switch to Basic mode Firmware Version Each function on the configuration list will be explained in the following sections. Those functions that are displayed only in Advanced Mode are marked with Advanced Mode . If you want to set up the advanced...
  • Page 34 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 system power is turned off.

  • Page 35: Security

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

  • Page 36: Https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Over Ssl)

    VIVOTEK HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) Advanced Mode This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL (Secure Socket Layer). It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher security level. Enable HTTPS Check this item to enable HTTPS communication, then select a connection option: "HTTP & HTTPS"...
  • Page 37 VIVOTEK 4. The Certificate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below. You can click Property to view detailed information about the certificate. 5. Click Home to return to the main page. Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard.
  • Page 38 VIVOTEK Create self-signed certificate manually 1. Select this option. 2. Click Create to open a 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 39 VIVOTEK 3. If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar on the top of the page to allow pop-ups. 4. The pop-up window shows an example of a certificate request. User's Manual - 39...
  • Page 40 VIVOTEK 5. Look for a trusted certificate authority that issues digital certificates. Enroll the Network Camera. Wait for the certificate authority to issue a SSL certificate; click Browse... to search for the issued certificate, then click Upload in the second column.

  • Page 41: Snmp (Simple Network Management Protocol)

    VIVOTEK SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Advanced Mode This section explains how to use the SNMP on the network camera. The Simple Network Management Protocol is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices. It helps network administrators to remotely manage network devices and find, solve network problems with ease.

  • Page 42: 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 12 for details.
  • Page 43 VIVOTEK UPnP component is installed on your computer. 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 44 VIVOTEK ► Following are the 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 45 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 46 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 47 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 48: 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 49 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 50: 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 51 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 52: Network > Http

    VIVOTEK Network > 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 35 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 53 VIVOTEK 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 54 VIVOTEK 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 can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.
  • Page 55 VIVOTEK The availability of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes is listed in the following table: Quick Time player Real Player Disable Basic Digest Access name for stream 1 / stream 2 / stream 3: This Network camera supports three simultaneous video streams.
  • Page 56 VIVOTEK RTSP port /RTP port for video, audio/ RTCP port for video, audio ■ RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media. By default, the port number is set to 554. ■ The RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is used to deliver video and audio data to the clients. By default, the RTP port for video is set to 5556 and the RTP port for audio is set to 5558.

  • Page 57: Wireless (Pt8133W Only) 57

    VIVOTEK Wireless (PT8133W only) Manual Configuration: Setting up wireless cameras’ connections can be tricky. The configuration process involves hardwire connection to your LAN for initial setup and wireless connection to AP. To switch between the connection types, you have to physically disconnect the 12VDC connector. For example, when you are finished with initial setup via LAN, you have to remove the RJ-45 LAN cable and disconnect the 12VDC power jack, and then reconnect the power.
  • Page 58 VIVOTEK 3. Attach a LAN cable between your wireless camera and router/switch. Use the IW2 utility in the product CD to locate the camera in LAN. Double-click on the IP address to start an IE session with the camera. 4. Enter the Configuration > Wireless menu, and enter the name (SSID) of the existing wireless network, channel number, and other related information.
  • Page 59 VIVOTEK Manual 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. The default setting is “default”. Note: The maximum length for an SSID is 32 single-byte characters and cannot consist of “, <, >, or blank spaces.
  • Page 60 VIVOTEK 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. Shared – Allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings.
  • Page 61 ► 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 81xx-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 then switch to wireless mode.

  • Page 62: Wps

    VIVOTEK WPS: 1. Make sure your AP (Access Point) and Operating System support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) functions. WPS enables easy setup with compatible APs. 2. Connect your camera using a LAN cable, open a web console, and enter the Configuration ->...

  • Page 63: 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 64 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 65: Access List

    VIVOTEK Access List Advanced Mode This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PC’s IP address. General Settings Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10 clients (including stream #1, #2, and #3). The default value is 10. If you modify the value and click Save, all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explore or Quick Time Player).
  • Page 66 VIVOTEK ■ Refresh: Click this button to refresh all current connections. ■ Add to deny list: You can select entries from the Connection Status list and add them to the Deny List to deny access. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player).
  • Page 67 VIVOTEK Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List. The IP address is written in the CIDR format. 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 68: Audio And Video

    VIVOTEK 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. Video Settings Video title: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video.
  • Page 69 VIVOTEK 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. Video 10:00:27 2011/12/14 Advanced Mode Image Settings Click Image Settings to open the Image Settings page. On this page, you can tune the White Balance, Brightness, Saturation, Contrast, and Sharpness for the video.
  • Page 70 VIVOTEK 2. Place a sheet of paper of white or cooler color temperature, such as blue, in front of the lens, then allow the Network Camera to adjust the color temperature automatically. 3. Select Keep current value, and click the Save button to preserve current configuration.
  • Page 71 VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Sensor Settings Click Sensor settings to open the Sensor Settings page. On this page, you can set the Maximum Exposure Time, Exposure level, BLC settings, and an image profile for a different period of time. Maximum Exposure Time: The default iris setting of the sensor is fixed mode, and the AES option will be 1/30.
  • Page 72 VIVOTEK If you want to configure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click the Profile button to open the Profile Settings window as shown below. Please follow the steps below to setup a profile: 1. Check Enable this profile.
  • Page 73 VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Viewing Window Click Viewing Window to open the viewing region settings page. On this page, you can set the Region of Interest and the Output Frame Size for stream 1 ~ 3. Please follow the steps below to set up those settings for a stream: 1.
  • Page 74 VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Video quality settings for multiple streams The Network Camera offers three choices of video compression standards for real-time viewing: MPEG- 4, H.264, and MJPEG. Click the items to display the detailed configuration settings. You can set up three seperate streams for the Network Camera for different viewing devices.
  • Page 75 VIVOTEK On the other hand, if Fixed quality is selected, all frames are transmitted with the same quality; bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. The video quality can be adjusted to the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and Excellent. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value.

  • Page 76: Audio Settings

    VIVOTEK 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 77: Motion Detection

    VIVOTEK 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. Video(TCP-AV) Follow the steps below to enable motion detection: 1. Click New to add a new motion detection window.
  • Page 78 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% 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.
  • Page 79 VIVOTEK Motion Detection Profile You may create additional Motion Detection profile for different application scenarios, e.g., a different setting for the off-office hours. Configure the period of time during which this profile will apply. Set up a detection window, and then click the Save button and the Close button to finish the configuration.

  • Page 80: Camera Control

    VIVOTEK Camera Control This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom/Focus operation via the control panel and how to create preset positions. Preset Locations On this page, you can create preset positions for the Network Camera to go to directly or patrol consecutively from one position to another.

  • Page 81: Patrol Settings

    VIVOTEK Patrol Settings You can select preset locations to arange the patrolling tour for the Network Camera. Please follow the steps below to set up a patrolling tour: 1. Click to select one or multiple preset locations by checking their checkboxes.
  • Page 82 VIVOTEK Return to Home Position while Idle If you select this option, the Network Camera will automatically return to the home position after idling for a specific time span. Please remember to click Save to enable the settings. ■ The Preset Locations will be displayed on the Home page: ■...

  • Page 83: Homepage Layout

    Theme Options, the third column on this page. The settings will automatically show up in this Preview field. The following shows the homepage using the default settings: ■ Hide Powered by VIVOTEK: If you check this item, it will be removed from the homepage. Logo Here you can change the logo at the top of your homepage.
  • Page 84 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 85 VIVOTEK ■ Follow the steps below to set up the customed homepage: 1. Click Custom on the left column. 2. Click the field where you want to change the color on the right column. Color Selector Custom Pattern 3. The palette window will pop up as shown below.

  • Page 86: Application

    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 pop up. If you need more information, please ask for VIVOTEK’s technical support. Click to upload a file...
  • Page 87 VIVOTEK 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 88 VIVOTEK 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.
  • Page 89 VIVOTEK Event Schedule Specify the period for the event. ■ Select the days of the week. For example, some detection might not need to be applied during the office hours, while they are necessary during the off-office hours. ■ Select the recording schedule in 24-hr time format.
  • Page 90 VIVOTEK Here is an example of Event Settings page: 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 91 VIVOTEK Here is an example of Application page with an event setting: When the Event Status is ON, once an event is triggered by motion detection, the Network Camera will automatically send snapshots via e-mail. If you want to stop the event trigger, you can click...

  • Page 92: Server Settings

    VIVOTEK Server Settings Click the Add Server button 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 93 VIVOTEK 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. It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.
  • Page 94 VIVOTEK 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. ■ Password: Enter the password if necessary.

  • Page 95: Media Settings

    VIVOTEK 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 96 VIVOTEK 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 97 VIVOTEK When completed, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit this page. The new media settings will appear on the Event Settings page. You can continue to select a server and media type for the event.
  • Page 98 VIVOTEK Click 20111120 to open the directory: The format is: HH (24r) Click to open the file list for that hour 2011 2011 Click to go back to the previous Click to delete level of the directory selected items Click to delete all...

  • Page 99: Recording

    VIVOTEK 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 (Add Server) page first.
  • Page 100 VIVOTEK If successful, you will receive a test.txt file on the network storage share. 3. Enter a server name. 4. Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page. Recording Settings Click Add to open the recording setting page. On this page, you can define the recording source, recording schedule and recording capacity.
  • Page 101 VIVOTEK With adaptive recording: Select this option will activate the frame rate control according to alarm trigger. The frame control means that when there is a triggered alarm/event, the frame rate will raise up to the value you’ve set on the Stream setting page.
  • Page 102 98 for details. 20111120 20111121 20111122 The recorded video clips are playable using the VMSMediaPlayer.exe that comes with the ST-7501 recording software. When the software is installed, the media player can be found in C:\Program Files\ VIVOTEK Inc\ST-7501\Client\Playback. 102 - User's Manual...

  • Page 103: System Log

    VIVOTEK System Log Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send the system log to the remote server as backup. Remote Log You can configure the Network Camera to send the system log file to a remote server as a log backup.

  • Page 104: View Parameters

    VIVOTEK 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. 104 - User's Manual...

  • Page 105: Maintenance

    VIVOTEK 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. The following message will be displayed during the rebooting process.
  • Page 106 VIVOTEK 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 107 Note: Do 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 108 VIVOTEK The following message is displayed when the upgrade has succeeded. Reboot system now!! This connection will close. 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 109: 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 110: General Cgi Url Syntax And Parameters

    VIVOTEK 3. General CGI URL Syntax and Parameters CGI parameters are written in lower-case and as one word without any underscores or other separators. When the CGI request includes internal camera parameters, these parameters must be written exactly as they are named in the camera or video server. The CGIs are organized in functionally-related directories under the cgi-bin directory.

  • Page 111: Security Level

    VIVOTEK 4. Security Level SECURITY LEVEL SUB-DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION anonymous Unprotected. 1 [view] anonymous, viewer, 1. Can view, listen, talk to camera. dido, camctrl 2. Can control DI/DO, PTZ of the camera. 4 [operator] anonymous, viewer, Operator access rights can modify most of the camera’s dido, camctrl, operator parameters except some privileges and network options.

  • Page 112: Get Server Parameter Values

    VIVOTEK 5. Get Server Parameter Values Note: The access right depends on the URL directory. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/anonymous/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/viewer/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/operator/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>…] Where the <parameter> should be <group>[_<name>] or <group>[.<name>]. If you do not specify any parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned.
  • Page 113 VIVOTEK 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 User's Manual - 113...

  • Page 114: 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 115 VIVOTEK [<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 User's Manual - 115...

  • Page 116: Available Parameters On The Server

    VIVOTEK 7. Available parameters on the server Valid values: VALID VALUES DESCRIPTION string[<n>] Text strings shorter than ‘n’ characters. The characters “,’, <,>,& are invalid. string[n~m] Text strings longer than `n’ characters and shorter than `m’ characters. The characters “,’, <,>,& are invalid.
  • Page 117 VIVOTEK 7.1System Group: system NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) hostname string[40] <product Host name of server dependent (Network Camera, > Wireless Network Camera, Video Server, Wireless Video Server). ledoff <boolean> Turn on (0) or turn off (1) all led indicators.
  • Page 118 VIVOTEK Midway Island, Samoa -400: GMT-10:00 Hawaii -360: GMT-09:00 Alaska -320: GMT-08:00 Las Vegas, San_Francisco, Vancouver -280: GMT-07:00 Mountain Time, Denver -281: GMT-07:00 Arizona -240: GMT-06:00 Central America, Central Time, Mexico City, Saskatchewan -200: GMT-05:00 Eastern Time, New York, Toronto...
  • Page 119 VIVOTEK -40: GMT-01:00 Azores, Cape_Verde_IS. 0: GMT Casablanca, Greenwich Mean Time: Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London 40: GMT 01:00 Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, Madrid, Paris 41: GMT 01:00 Warsaw, Budapest, Bern 80: GMT 02:00 Athens, Helsinki, Istanbul, Riga 81: GMT 02:00 Cairo...
  • Page 120 VIVOTEK 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, Jakarta, Krasnoyarsk 320: GMT 08:00 Beijing, Chongging, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore,...
  • Page 121 VIVOTEK in time zone. daylight_dstactualmode <boolean> Check if current time is under daylight saving time. (Used internally) daylight_auto_begintime string[19] NONE Display the current daylight saving start time. (product dependent) daylight_auto_endtime string[19] NONE Display the current daylight saving end time. (product dependent)
  • Page 122 VIVOTEK “restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When cooperating with others, the system parameters will be restored to the default value except for a union of the combined results. restoreexceptdst <Any value> Restore the system parameters to default values except all daylight saving time settings.
  • Page 123 VIVOTEK 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] <product Internal model name of the server depende (eg. IP7139) nt>...
  • Page 124 VIVOTEK 7.2 Status Group: status NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoactualmodulation ntsc, The actual modulation type <product dependent> (videoin.type=0). vi_i0 <boolean> 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered onlinenum_rtsp integer Current number of RTSP connections. onlinenum_httppush integer Current number of HTTP push server connections.
  • Page 125 VIVOTEK 7.4 Network Group: network NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) type lan, Network connection type. pppoe preprocess 0~15 <blank> Stop related process before setting port value. resetip <boolean> 1 => Get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot.
  • Page 126 VIVOTEK ca_size <integer> CA file size (in bytes) certificate_exist <boolean> Certificate installed flag (for TLS) certificate_time <integer> Certificate installed time. Represented in EPOCH certificate_size <integer> Certificate file size (in bytes) privatekey_exist <boolean> Private key installed flag (for TLS) privatekey_time <integer>...
  • Page 127 VIVOTEK address setting. 7.5.4 FTP Subgroup of network: ftp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 21, 1025~65535 Local ftp server port. 7.5.5 HTTP Subgroup of network: http NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 80, 1025 ~ HTTP port.
  • Page 128 VIVOTEK 7.5.6 HTTPS port Subgroup of network: https_port NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 443, 1025 ~ HTTPS port. 65535 7.5.7 RTSP Subgroup of network: rtsp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 554, 1025 ~ RTSP port. 65535 (capability.protocol.rtsp=1)
  • Page 129 VIVOTEK 7.6.7.1 RTSP multicast Subgroup of network_rtsp_s<0~(n-1)>: multicast, n is stream count (capability.protocol.rtp.multicast=1) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) alwaysmulticast <boolean> Enable always multicast. ipaddress <ip address> For n=0, Multicast IP address. 239.128.1.99 For n=1, 239.128.1.100, and so on. videoport...
  • Page 130 VIVOTEK 7.7IP Filter Group: ipfilter NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable access list filtering. admin_enable <boolean> Enable administrator IP address. admin_ip String[44] <blank> Administrator IP address. maxconnection 1~10 Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s). allow_i<0~9>_start 1.0.0.0 ~ allow_0_start =>...

  • Page 131: Video Input

    VIVOTEK 7.8 Video input 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. (videoin.type=2) (product dependent) whitebalance auto, manual auto “auto” indicates auto white balance.
  • Page 132 VIVOTEK support), 1(support) Bit 3 => Support tilt operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 4 => Support zoom operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 5 => Support focus operation; 0(not support), 1(support) text string[16] <blank> Enclose caption. imprinttimestamp <boolean> Overlay time stamp on video.
  • Page 133 VIVOTEK quality, 99 = customized manual input setting, 100 = percentage mode. s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_qvalue 2~31 Manual video quality level input. (s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_qu ant = 99) s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_bitrate 1000~80000 s0,s2: Set bit rate in bps when 3000000 choosing cbr in s1:4000 “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_maxframe 1~25,...
  • Page 134 VIVOTEK for NTSC or 60Hz CMOS) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_profile Indicate H264 profiles 0: baseline 1: main profile 2: high profile s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_quant 1~5,99,100 Quality of JPEG video. 99 is the customized manual input setting. 1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality. 100 is percentage mode.
  • Page 135 VIVOTEK 7.8.2 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_profile_i<0~(m-1)> (product dependent)
  • Page 136 VIVOTEK 7.10 Audio input per channel Group: audioin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products (capability.audioin>0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) source linein, micin micin => use built-in microphone micin input. linein => use external microphone input. mute <boolean> Enable audio mute.
  • Page 137 VIVOTEK according to mode settings. 7.12 Image setting for preview Group: imagepreview_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) brightness -5 ~ 5 Preview of brightness adjustment of image according to mode settings. saturation -5 ~ 5...

  • Page 138: Motion Detection Settings

    VIVOTEK 7.13 Motion detection settings Group: motion_c<0~(n-1)> for m profile and n channel product NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable <boolean> Enable motion detection. win_i<0~2>_enable <boolean> Enable motion window 1~3. win_i<0~2>_name string[14] <blank> Name of motion window 1~3. win_i<0~2>_left...
  • Page 139 VIVOTEK mode. profile_i<0~(m-1)>_endtime hh:mm 06:00 End time of schedule mode. 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] <blank> 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.
  • Page 140 VIVOTEK DynInterfree, TZO => tzo.com CustomSafe100 DHS => dhs.org DynInterfree =>dyn-interfree.it CustomSafe100 => Custom server using safe100 method <provider>_hostna string[128] <blank> Your dynamic hostname. <provider>_userna string[64] <blank> Your user or email to login to the meemail DDNS service provider <provider>_passwo string[64] <blank>...
  • Page 141 VIVOTEK 7.17 System log Group: syslog NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enableremotelog <boolean> Enable remote log. serverip <IP address> <blank> Log server IP address. serverport 514, Server port used for log. 1025~65535 level Levels used to distinguish the importance of the...

  • Page 142: Camera Ptz Control

    VIVOTEK 7.18 camera PTZ control Group: camctrl_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.ptzenabled) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) panspeed -5 ~ 5 Pan speed tiltspeed -5 ~ 5 Tilt speed autospeed -5 ~ 5 Auto pan speed dwelling 0 ~ 9999...
  • Page 143 VIVOTEK 7.19 SNMP Group: snmp (capability.snmp > 0) (product dependent) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) <boolean> SNMP v2 enabled. 0 for disable, 1 for enable <boolean> SNMP v3 enabled. 0 for disable, 1 for enable secnamerw string[31] Private Read/write security name...
  • Page 144 Hyperlink of the logo w.vivotek .com logo_powerbyvvtk_hidden <boolean> 0 => display the power by vivotek logo 1 => hide the power by vivotek logo theme_option 1~3: One of the default themes. 4: Custom definition. theme_color_font string[7] #ffffff...

  • Page 145: Privacy Mask

    VIVOTEK 7.21 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[0~40] <blank> Name of the privacy mask window. win_i<0~4>_left 0 ~ 320 Left coordinate of window position.
  • Page 146 VIVOTEK nvideosetting <positive Number of video settings integer> per channel. naudiosetting <positive Number of audio settings integer> per channel. nuart Number of UART interfaces. <positive integer> nvideoinprofile <positive Number of videoin profiles. integer> nmotionprofile <positive Number of motion profiles. integer>...
  • Page 147 VIVOTEK 0(bit 1 ~ 7 are valid), 1(bit 1 ~ 7 are invalid) Bit 9 => Reserved bit; Invalidate lens_pan, Lens_tilt, lens_zoon, lens_focus, len_iris. 0(fields are valid), 1(fields are invalid) npreset <positive Number of preset locations. integer> ptzenabledclient <boolean> Indicate whether to support...
  • Page 148 VIVOTEK 2 => CMOS videoin_resolution <a list of 176x144, Available resolutions list. available 320x200, resolution 640x400, separated 1280x800 commas> videoin_maxframerate <a list of 30,30,30,30 Available maximum frame available list. maximum frame rate separated commas> videoin_codec <a list of Mpeg4, Available codec list.
  • Page 149 VIVOTEK commas) uart_httptunnel <boolean> Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for UART transfer. camctrl_httptunnel <boolean> Indicate whether to support httptunnel. camctrl_httptunnelclient <boolean> Indicate whether to support httptunnel client. camctrl_privilege <boolean> Indicate whether to support “Manage Privilege” of PTZ control in the Security page.
  • Page 150 VIVOTEK > wireless_encrypt_wpa2 <boolean> <product Indicate whether to support dependent wireless WPA2. > 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 151: Event Setting

    VIVOTEK 7.24 Event setting Group: event_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] <blank> Identification of this entry. enable <boolean> Enable or disable this event. priority 0, 1, 2 Indicate the priority of this event: “0” = low priority “1”...
  • Page 152 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 153 VIVOTEK 7.25 Server setting for event action Group: server_i<0~4> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] <blank> Identification of this entry type email, email Indicate the server type: ftp, “email” = email server http, “ftp” = FTP server “http” = HTTP server “ns”...
  • Page 154 VIVOTEK ns_passwd string[64] <blank> Password of the user. ns_workgroup string[64] <blank> Workgroup for network storage. 7.26 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] <blank> Identification of this entry...
  • Page 155 VIVOTEK videoclip_preevent 0 ~ 9 Indicates the time for pre-event recording in seconds. videoclip_maxduration 1 ~ 10 Maximum duration of one video clip in seconds. videoclip_maxsize 50 ~ 1500 Maximum size of one video clip file in Kbytes. 7.27 Recording Group: recording_i<0~1>...
  • Page 156 VIVOTEK notifyserver 0~31 Indicate which notification server is scheduled. One bit represents one application server (server_i0~i4). bit0 (LSB) = server_i0. bit1 = server_i1. bit2 = server_i2. bit3 = server_i3. bit4 = server_i4. For example, enable server_i0, server_i2, and server_i4 as notification servers;...
  • Page 157 VIVOTEK dest The destination to store the recorded data. “cf” means CF card. “0~4” means the index of the network storage. cffolder string[128] <blank> Folder name. adaptive_enable Indicate whether the adaptive recording is enabled adaptive_preevent Indicate when is the adaptive...

  • Page 158: Region Of Interest

    VIVOTEK countryname string[2] <product Country name in the dependent> certificate information. stateorprovincename string[128] <product State or province name in the dependent> certificate information. localityname string[128] <product The locality name in the dependent> certificate information. organizationname string[64] <product Organization name in the dependent>...

  • Page 159: Wireless Setting

    VIVOTEK 7.30 Wireless setting Group: wireless (capability.network.wireless > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) ssid string[32] default SSID for wireless lan settings. The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9] [/] [.] [_] [=] [ ] [-] [+] [*]. wlmode...
  • Page 160 VIVOTEK The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9]. key4 password [32] 0000000000 WEP key4 for encryption. The valid characters are [A-Z] [a-z] [0-9]. domain ‘U’ for USA Wireless domain. ‘C’ for Canada ‘E’ for Euro ‘S’ for Spain ‘F’ for France ‘I’...

  • Page 161: Capture Single Snapshot

    VIVOTEK 8. Useful Functions 8.1Capture 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...

  • Page 162: Account Management

    VIVOTEK 8.2Account 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 163: System Logs

    VIVOTEK 8.3System 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 8.4Upgrade Firmware Note: This request requires Administrator privileges.
  • Page 164 VIVOTEK 8.5Camera 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 [&auto=<value>] – Auto pan, patrol [&vx=<value>&vy=<value>&vs=<value>] – Shift without stopping, used for joystick [&x=<value>&y=<value>&videosize=<value>&resolution=<value>&stretch=<value>] – Click on image (Move the center of image to the coordination (x,y) based on resolution or videosize.)
  • Page 165 VIVOTEK <integer> 0 ~ 7 Set the speed of movement, “0” means stop. 0 ~ 15 <SD81X1> <integer> x-coordinate clicked by user. It will be the x-coordinate of center after movement. <integer> y-coordinate clicked by user. It will be the y-coordinate of center after movement.

  • Page 166: Preset Locations

    VIVOTEK 8.6Recall (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. return <return page>...

  • Page 167: System Information

    VIVOTEK return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.
  • Page 168 VIVOTEK 8.9IP Filtering Note: This request requires Administrator access privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi? method=<value>&[start=<ipaddress>&end=<ipaddress>][&index=<value>] [&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION Method addallow Add allowed IP address range to the server. Start and end parameters must be specified. If the index parameter is specified, it will try to add starting from the index position.
  • Page 169 VIVOTEK 8.10 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 170 VIVOTEK 8.11 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 171 VIVOTEK 8.12 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 172 VIVOTEK 8.14 Virtual input (capability.nvi > 0) Note: Change virtual input (manual trigger) status. Method: GET Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setvi.cgi?vi0=<value>[&vi1=<value>][&vi2=<value>] [&return=<return page>] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION vi<num> state[(duration)nstate] Ex: vi0=1 Setting virtual input 0 to trigger state Where "state" is 0, 1. “0”...

  • Page 173: Technical Specifications

    (PT8133 Only) AE-132 AM2000 Outdoor dome housing Wall mount kit with smoked cover (PT8133 Only) All speci cations are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2012 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. P/N: Distributed by: Ver 1.0 User's Manual - 173...

  • Page 174: 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,...

  • Page 175: Electromagnetic Compatibility (Emc)

    This device (PT8133/PT8133W) may not be used for setting up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 – 2483.5 MHz.

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