User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Getting Started
- Before Getting Started
- Setting up an Ethernet Environment
- Cable Connection
- Powering on VPort 2140 Video Server
- Assigning an IP Address to VPort 2140 Video Server
- Working in a DHCP Server Networking Environment
- Installing the VPort Installation Wizard
- Running the VPort Installation Wizard
- Working in a Non-DHCP Server Networking Environment
- Assigning the IP Address Manually
- Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server for the First Time
- Setting up a Modem Environment
- Mounting VPort 2140
- 3. Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server for the First Time
- 4. System Configuration
- 5. Advanced Applications
- 6. Upgrading System Firmware
- 7. Troubleshooting
- A. URL Commands of Video Server
- Page URL
- System Resource URL
- General Format of Command URL
- System Configuration URL
- Security Configuration URL
- Network Configuration URL
- Video Configuration URL
- Image Quality Configuration URL
- COM 1 Configuration URL
- COM 2 configuration URL
- Camera custom command configuration URL
- Camera preset configuration URL
- Custom camera configuration URL
- Application configuration URL
- Motion detection configuration URL
- Demo configuration URL
- Homepage layout configuration URL
- B. Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras
- C. Camera Control Cable
- D. Time Zone Table
- E. Technical Specifications
- F. Service Information

VPort 2140 User’s Manual Advanced Applications
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Command format
[Event][“Operator”Event]……=[Action][+Action]……;
Event
[“Digital Input Number””Digital Input State”]
[“M” “Channel Number…”]
[“Channel Number””Video Input State”]
Operator
“+”: (OR)
“*”: (AND)
Action
[(“Delay Time”)“Digital Output Number””Digital Output State”]
[“V”“Channel Number”“P”“Preset Location Number”]
[“W”{“IP”:“Port”}{“Message”}]
[“U”“Method”]
[“S”“Channel Number…”]
[“N”{“filename”}];
Parameter Explanations
Items above in brackets show the options available for that item.
“Digital input number”: 1 to 4
“Digital input state”: H (high), L (low), / (low to high), \ (high to low)
“M”: motion detection event.
“Channel Number”: A, B, C, D for channel 1, 2, 3, 4
“Video input state”: / (signal from loss to presence), \ (signal from presence to loss), X (as
long as signal loss)
“Delay time”: seconds of delay for the following actions after events happen
“Digital output number”: 1 or 2
“Digital output state”: C (NC), O (NO)
“V”: set video channel to go to preset location
“P”: set preset location number to go to preset location
“W”: send warning to server
“IP”: server IP
“Port”: server port
“Message”: text to be sent to the server
“U”: upload snapshots
“Method”: ‘F’ is by FTP, ‘M’ is by e-mail
“S”: take snapshot on channels
“N”: define the format of the filename
“;”: end of line
The filename format is,
%a image characterization (pre, trg, pos)
%c video channel number
%y year
%M month
%d day
%h hour
%m minute