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
5-6
%s second
%t tenth second
Practical Examples
Command line Description
MAB=1C; When any motion is detected on channel 1 or 2, “Normal
Close” of relay output 1 will short with “Common”.
1H*2\=(5)1O; When DI1 high companied with DI2 transient from high
to low, “Normal Open” of relay output 1 will short with
COMMON in 5 seconds.
B\+C\+D\=W{192.168.0.1:6000}{no
signal!};
If there is no signal on channel 2 or 3 or 4, a message “no
signal!” will be sent to port 6000 of 192.168.0.1 once.
1H=VAP14; When sensor input 1 is high, drive the camera mapped to
video 1 to go to preset location 15.
MCD=UF+SABCD+N{video%c%a@
%y%M%d%h%m%s};
If any motion is detected on channel 3 or 4, upload
snapshots taken on channel 1, 2, 3 and 4. If an event
triggered at 19:05:30 2002/10/15, the snapshot files will
be named as,
video1pre@20021015190530.jpg,
video2pre@20021015190530.jpg
video3pre@20021015190530.jpg,
video4pre@20021015190530.jpg
video1trg@20021015190530.jpg,
video2trg@20021015190530.jpg
video3trg@20021015190530.jpg,
video4trg@20021015190530.jpg
video1pos@20021015190531.jpg,
video2pos@20021015190531.jpg
video3pos@20021015190531.jpg,
video4pos@20021015190531.jpg
ATTENTION
The script file is limited to a maximum of 500 characters. The actual performance will depend on
the complexity of the command script.
URL Commands for DI/DO & Camera’s Actions Setting
Query status of digital inputs
/cgi-bin/getdi.cgi
Video Server will return status of four digital inputs in one line.
Drive digital outputs
/cgi-bin/setdo.cgi?do1=<state>
<number> 1, 2 for DO1 and DO 2
<state>: C, O denoting Normal Close or Normal Open respectively.