User`s manual
SoftDVR™ Lite/Pro User’s Manual Application Settings
Adding a New Camera
To add a new camera, administrators can click the Add Camera button and then the configuration
information window will be shown below the camera list.
Step 1: Setting up a VPort
You may use one of two methods to set up VPort products to add a new camera. One method is to
search automatically for VPorts on the LAN, and the other is to set up each VPort manually.
Search for VPort products automatically on the LAN:
Click the Search button to cause SoftDVR to start searching for all VPorts on the LAN.
Information shown in the search result is the MAC address, IP address, and model name. Click
on a particular VPort to display the basic configuration of the VPort product.
NOTE
Firmware version 1.0.6 of VPort 2110 and VPort 2140 do not support the broadcast function and
cannot be searched for automatically by SoftDVR Pro. These servers must be set up manually.
Set up each VPort manually:
If the VPort cannot be searched for by SoftDVR (e.g., VPort 2100 series firmware version 1.0.6),
or the VPort is on the WAN, you must set up the VPort manually. Input the IP address of this
VPort and the root password, and then click Detect Device. SoftDVR will check if this VPort is
valid or not, and then the VPort’s configuration will appear.
Step 2: Configuring a VPort
Based on the VPort’s model, it is different for the items being configured. Some basic settings
need to be set up first: Camera Name (32 bytes max.), User Name, Host IP (18 bytes max.),
password (16 bytes max.), and HTTP port. The following examples are for VPort 2110, VPort
2140, and VPort 2310 video servers.
NOTE
For VPort 2000 series Video Servers, the user name is root. The user name cannot be changed
since the administrator should have all the administration privileges for configuring VPort.
VPort 2100 series MJPEG Video Server
Configuration
1. Video Input: Only 1 video input for
VPort 2110.
2. Video Size: 3 sizes (resolutions) can be
chosen—Half, Standard, and Double.
3. Video Quality: 5 quality levels can be
chosen—Medium, Standard, Good,
Detailed, and Excellent.
4. For using a PTZ camera, administrators
should check the Enable PTZ box. Two
options are shown for setting up a PTZ
camera:
a. Using Device Setting: If the PTZ
camera has been set up in VPort,
choosing this function can directly
set up the PTZ camera in SoftDVR.
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