Product name: Wireless Network Camera (IP7137) Release Date: 2007/10/16 Manual Revision: 1.30 Web site: www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in Taiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2007. All rights reserved -1www.vivotek.
Before You Use This Product 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 also can 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. It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the list in the "Package Contents" chapter.
Table of Contents Before You Use This Product......................................................................2 Package Contents ....................................................................................6 Installation .............................................................................................7 Hardware installation..........................................................................7 Software installation..................................................................
Audio and Video............................................................................... 34 General ..................................................................................... 34 Video Settings............................................................................ 34 Video orientation ........................................................................ 34 Audio settings ............................................................................ 35 Image Settings ...................
Configuration file ........................................................................ 67 Upgrade firmware ....................................................................... 67 D. Technical specifications ................................................................. 69 -5www.vivotek.
Package Contents IP7137 Software CD Power adapter Quick installation guide Camera stand Warranty card -6www.vivotek.
Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. Hardware installation Please verify that your product package contains all the accessories listed in the foregoing Package Contents. Depending on the user’s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in length.
To install in Ethernet Make sure the Ethernet is firmly connected to a switch hub. After attaching the Ethernet cable plug in the power adapter. If the LED turns out to be steady blue, go to next paragraph “Software installation”. If the Ethernet is not available, Network Camera will switch to wireless LAN mode. To install in wireless LAN If the Ethernet is not available while power on, the Network Camera will search for any access point with the SSID “default”.
Once installation is complete, the Administrator should proceed to the next section "Initial access to the Network Camera" for necessary checks and configurations. Initial Access to the Network Camera Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installation onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the network settings on the configuration page, including the correct subnet mask and IP address of gateway and DNS.
only option is to restore to the original factory default settings. How to Use Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue window pops up to request a username and password. Upon successful authentication, the following figure is displayed. The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if authentication fails. The user may check the option box to save the password for future convenience.
Installing plug-in For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt. This plug-in has been registered for certificate and is used to display the video in the browser. Users may click on to proceed.
Primary user’s capability Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has two parts: Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View: What the camera sees. Click on the configuration link to the left of the image window to enter the configuration page. - 12 - www.vivotek.
Digital Zoom Click on the magnifier icon under the camera view then the digital zoom control panel will be shown. Uncheck “Disable digital zoom” and use the slider control to change the zoom factors. 1 2 3 Snapshot Click on “Snapshot”, web browser will pop up a new window to show the snapshot. Users can point at the snapshot and click the right button of mouse to save it. - 13 - www.vivotek.
Client settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will ask for a new plug-in installation, the plug-in being the Network Camera. This plug-in has been registered for certification and can be used to change the parameters at the client’s site. The user may click on to install the plug-in. If the web browser does not allow the user to complete the installation, check the Internet security to lower the security level or contact your IT or networking supervisor.
There are two settings for the client side. One is “Media Options” for users to determine the type of media to be streaming. The other is “Protocol Options” which allows choices on connection protocol between client and server. There are two protocols choices to optimize your usage – UDP and TCP. The UDP protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However, some packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be obscured.
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Administrator’s capability Fine-tuning for Best Performance Best performance generally equates to the fastest image refresh rate with the best video quality, and at the lowest network bandwidth as possible. The three factors, “Maximum frame rate”, “Constant bit rate”, and “Fix quality” on the Audio and Video Configuration page, are correlative to allow for achieving the best performance possible.
audio. Due to the limitation of the bandwidth for 3GPP, only 176x144 video solution will be supported for cell phone viewing. Select the “Configure for mobile viewing” option will change the range of other related video settings. For Best Real-time Video Images To achieve good real-time visual effect, the network bandwidth should be large enough to allow a transmission rate of greater than 20 image frames per second.
speed and adjust the frame rate. 15 fps. Start from 30 fps down for best results but not below If the image qualities are not improved, select a lower bandwidth setting. - 19 - www.vivotek.
Opening accounts for new users 1 2 3 Protect Network Camera by passwords The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means everyone can access the Network Camera including the configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is 1 to enable protection. intended to be accessed by others. Type a new word twice in ○ This password is used to identify the administrator. Then add an account with user 2 .
Build a security application The Administrator can use the built-in motion detection to monitor any movement to perform many useful security applications. To upload the snapshots, users can choose either email or FTP according to user’s needs. Both e-mail and FTP use the network settings on the Email and FTP page. Refer to the definition section for detail configuration. 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Click on “Motion detection” at the left column, 3. Check “Enable motion detection”, 4.
Software revision upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date software from the web site of Vivotek. An easy-to-use Upgrade Wizard is provided to upgrade the Network Camera with just a few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administrator only. To upgrade the system, follow the procedures below. 1. Download the firmware file named “xxx.pkg” from the appropriate product folder. 2. Run the Upgrade Wizard and proceed following the prompts. Refer to the instructions of the Upgrade Wizard for details.
Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access system configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages. The bold texts are the specific phrases on the Option pages. The Administrator may type the URL below the figure to directly enter the frame page of configuration. If the Administrator also wants to set certain options through the URL, read the reference appendix for details. http:///setup/config.
System parameters "Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the main page. “Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to shut off the LED on the rear. It can prevent the camera’s operation being noticed. "Keep current date and time" Click on this to reserve the current date and time of the Network Camera. An internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the power of the system is turned off.
Security settings “Root password” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new password identically in both text boxes. The typed entries will be displayed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser will ask the Administrator for the new password for access. “Add user” Type the new user's name and password and press to insert the new entry. The new user will be displayed in the user name list. There is a maximum of twenty user accounts.
Network settings Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on . Network type “LAN” & “PPPoE” The default type is LAN. Select PPPoE if using ADSL "Get IP address automatically" & “Use fixed IP address” The default status is “Get IP address automatically”. This can be tedious having to perform software installation whenever the Network Camera starts.
“Password” The password of PPPoE account “Confirm password” Input password again for confirmation HTTP “Http port” This can be other than the default Port 80. Once the port is changed, the users must be notified the change for the connection to be successful. For instance, when the Administrator changes the HTTP port of the Network Camera whose IP address is 192.168.0.100 from 80 to 8080, the users must type in the web browser “http://192.168.0.100:8080” instead of “http://192.168.0.100”.
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WLAN Configuration “SSID” (Service Set Identifier), it is a 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 of SSID is 32 single-byte characters and SSID can’t be any of “, <, > and space character.
▶ “HEX” digits consist of the numbers 0~9 and the letters A-F. ▶ “ASCII” is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127 except “, <, > and space characters that are reserved. “Network Key” Entering a key in either hexadecimal or ASCII format. When selecting different key length, acceptable input length is listed as following: 64 bits key length: 10 Hex digits or 5 characters. 128 bites key length: 26 Hex digits or 13 characters.
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DDNS “Enable DDNS” This option turns on the DDNS function. “Provider” The provider list contains four hosts that provide DDNS services. Please connect to the service provider’s website to make sure the service charges. “Host Name” If the User wants to use DDNS service, this field must be filled. Please input the hostname that is registered in the DDNS server. “Username/E-mail” The Username or E-mail field is necessary for logging in the DDNS server or notify the User of the new IP address.
Access List The access list is to control the access permission of clients by checking the client IP address. There are two lists for permission control: Allow List and Deny List. Only those clients whose IP address is in the Allow List and not in the Deny List can connect to the Video Server or Network Camera for receiving the audio/video streaming. Both Allow List and Deny List consist of a list of IP ranges.
Audio and Video General “Configure for computer viewing” To make quick setting for computer viewing “Configure for mobile viewing” To make quick setting for cell phone viewing Video Settings “Video title” The text string can be displayed on video “Color” Select either for color or monochrome video display. “Frame Size” There are four options for video sizes. “160x120”. “176x144”, “320x240”, “640x480”.
“Mirror” Horizontally rotate the video. Check options both if the Network Camera is installed upside down. “White balance” Adjust the value for best color temperature. Audio settings “mute” Audio mute “Audio type” Select audio codec “AAC” or “GSM-AMR” and the bit rate http:///setup/audiovideo.html - 35 - www.vivotek.
is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. Image Settings Click on this button to pop up another window to tune “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Hue” and “Saturation” for video compensation. Each field has eleven levels ranged from -5 to +5. In “Brightness” and “Contrast” fields the value 0 indicates auto tuning. The user may press to fine-tune the image. When the image is O.K., press to set the image settings.
Email & FTP Email When the SMTP server support SMTP authentication, users need to give the valid user name and password to send email via the server. “Sender email address”, the email address of the sender. There are two external mail server can be configured, primary and secondary email server, The network camera will use primary server as default , and use secondary server when primary server is unreachable. “Server address” The domain name or IP address of the external email server.
“FTP server port” This can be other than the default port 21. The user can change this value from 1025 to 65535. “User name” Granted user name on the external FTP server. “Password” Granted password on the external FTP server. “Remote folder name” Granted folder on the external FTP server. The string must conform to that of the external FTP server. Some FTP servers cannot accept preceding slash symbol before the path without virtual path mapping.
Motion detection “Enable motion detection” Check this option to turn on motion detection. Click on this button to add a new window. At most three windows can exist simultaneously. Use the mouse to click, hold, and drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to move. Clicking on the ‘x’ at the upper right-hand corner of the window to delete the window. Remember to save in order to validate the changes. Click on this button to save the related window settings.
Application settings The server provides two kinds of applications, snapshot and videoclip. There are two independent snapshot items to set, and they are named as Snapshot #1 and Snapshot #2. The status, schedule, trigger condition, and action of three applications are summaried in the application page. The user can click on Snapshot #1, Snapshot #2 or Video Clip to enter the detail setting page. Snapshot “Enable snapshot” Enable/Disable snapshot application.
“Motion detection” and a note will show to direct the User to the configuration page for motion detection. “Send pre-event image(s)” The number of pre-snapshots will be captured and send when a condition is triggered. “Send post-event image(s)” The number of post-snapshots will be captured and send when a condition is triggered. “Delay second(s) before detecting next motion” Set the time delay before restarting to check on the triggering condition when the current condition is triggered.
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System log The Network camera support log the system messages on remote server. The protocol is compliant to RFC 3164. If you have external Linux server with syslogd service, use “-r” option to turn on the facility for receiving log from remote machine. Or you can use some software on Windows which is compliant to RFC 3164. Check “Enable remote log” and input the “IP address” and “port” number of the log server to enable the remote log facility. In the “Current log”, it displays the current system log file.
Viewing system parameters Click on this link on the configuration page to view the entire system’s parameter set. The content is the same as those in CONFIG.INI. - 45 - www.vivotek.
Maintenance Three actions can be selected “reboot” click the reboot button to restart system “factory default” Click on Factory default button on the configuration page to restore the factory default settings. Any changes made so far will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial factory settings. The system will restart and require the installer program to set up the network again. “upgrade firmware” Select the firmware file and click upgrade button - 46 - www.vivotek.
Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED The following table lists the LED patterns in general.
B. URL commands of the Network Camera For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network Camera can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of the erase Network Camera. Get server parameter values Note: This request require administrator access Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/getparam.
is the actual length of content. Example: request IP address and it’s response Request: http://192.168.0.123/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?network_ipaddress 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 Set server parameter values Note: This request require administrator access Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/setparam.
(note: The return page can be a general HTML file(.htm, .html) or a Vivotek server script executable (.vspx) file. It can not be a CGI command. It can not have any extra parameters. This parameter must be put at end of parameter list) Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: \r\n \r\n where is =\r\n [] Only the parameters that you set and readable will be returned.
Available parameters on the server NOTE: The bold characters in table are the default value of each parameter. Group: System NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION hostname <Network Camera > ledoff 0 Do not turn off the led indicator (r/w) 1 Turn off the led indicator date year, month and date separated by slash.
Positive integer Restore the system parameters to default value and restart the server after seconds. reset 0 ~ 65535 Restart the server after seconds. -1 Not restart the server. viewmode 0 Using the profile of viewing by computer (r/w) 1 Using the profile of viewing by mobile phone (w) Group: Security NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION username_<1~20 than 16 characters> (r/w) userpass_<0~20>
resetip 1 enable to get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, (r/w)(restart) dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot 0 Using preset ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 ipaddress IP address of server (r/w) (restart) subnet <192.168.0.99> subnet mask (r/w) (restart) router <255.255.255.
(r/w) 80 characters> localftpport ftp1 number name less FTP port <21> or IP primary FTP server than 40 characters > ftpport1 ftpuser1 ftppass1 ftpfolder1
videoport audioport accessname <5558> number less audio Channel port for RTP <5556> Group: Wireless (restart) ssid wlmode 0 Infrastructure mode (r/w) 1 Adhoc mode txrate "NONE", (r/w) "5.
key1 (depends <0000000000> on keyformat & keylength) key2 (depends <0000000000> on keyformat & keylength) key3 (depends <0000000000> on keyformat & keylength) key4 (depends <0000000000> on keyformat & key
NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION text codectype 0 MPEG4 (r/w) 1 MJPEG keyinterval 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 60, 90, Key frame interval (r/w) 120 <60> size 1 half (r) 2 half x 2 3 normal 4 normal x 2 5 double 256 This field is obsolete (use resolution) string shorter enclosed caption resolution 176x144 (for mobile) Video resolution 176 x 144 (r/w) 160x120 Video resolution 160 x 120 320x240 Video resolution 320 x 240 640x480 (for Video resolution
128000 set bit rate to 128K bps 256000 set bit rate to 256K bps 512000 set bit rate to 512K bps 768000 set bit rate to 768K bps 1000000 set bit rate to 1000K bps 1500000 set bit rate to 1500K bps 2000000 set bit rate to 2000K bps 3000000 set bit rate to 3000K bps 4000000 set bit rate to 4000K bps maxframe 1 set maximum frame rate to 1 fps (r/w) 2 set maximum frame rate to 2 fps 3 set maximum frame rate to 3 fps 5 set maximum frame rate to 5 fps 10 set maximum frame rate to 10 fp
Group: Audio NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION type AAC4 (for computer) set codec to AAC (r/w) GAMR (for mobile) set codec to GSM-AMR aacbitrate 16000 set AAC bitrate to 16K bps (r/w) 32000 set AAC bitrate to 32K bps 48000 set AAC bitrate to 48K bps 64000 set AAC bitrate to 64K bps 96000 set AAC bitrate to 96K bps 128000 set AAC bitrate to 128K bps amrbitrate 4750 set AMR bitrate to 4.75K bps (r/w) 5150 set AMR bitrate to 5.15K bps 5900 set AMR bitrate to 5.
NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enabled 0 disable motion detection (r/w) 1 enable motion detection winenabled_<0~2> 0 disable motion window #1 (r/w) 1 enable motion window #1 winname_<0~2> winleft_<0~2> 0 ~ 320 Left coordinate of window position. string shorter name of motion window #1 (r/w) <0> wintop_<0~2> 0 ~ 240 Top coordinate of window position. (r/w) <0> winwidth_<0~2> 0 ~ 320 Width of motion detection window.
<1> hostname Text string shorter than Your dynamic hostname. (r/w) 127 characters. usernameemail Text string shorter than 63 Your user or email to login ddns service (r/w) characters. provider passwordkey Text string shorter than 20 Your password or key to login ddns service (r/w) characters.
NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION enableremotelog 0 disable remote log (r/w) 1 enable remote log serverip Log server IP address <514> Server port used for log (r/w) serverport (r/w) Application page CGI command Note: This request requires administrator privilege. Method: GET/POST Syntax (For snapshot): http:///cgi-bin/admin/gen-new-eventd-conf.
http:///cgi-bin/admin/gen-new-eventd-conf.
parameter Value description prefix_app_index sn1, sn2, vc Index of application snapshot_enable 0 Enable snapshot application 1 Disable snapshot application 0 Disable videoclip application 1 Enable videoclip application weekday 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 The array indicate weekly schedule time_method always 24 hours full day interval Select begin time and end time begin_time hh:mm Begin time of weekly schedule end_time hh:mm End time of weekly schedule prefix
Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/video.jpg Server will return the most up-to-date snapshot in JPEG format. The size and quality of image will be set according to the video settings on the server. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n [Content-Length: \r\n] Account management Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.
edit Modify the account password and privilege. When using this method, “username” field is necessary, and other fields are optional. If not specified, it will keep original settings. username The name of user to add, delete or edit userpass The password of new user to add or that of old user to modify. The default value is an empty string. privilege The privilege of user to add or to modify. The privilege can be the addition of the following values.
Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: \r\n \r\n \r\n Configuration file Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/configfile.cgi Server will return the up-to-date configuration file. Return: HTTP/1.
Post data: fimage=[&return=]\r\n \r\n Server will accept the upload file named to be upgraded the firmware and return with if indicated. - 68 - www.vivotek.
D. Technical specifications - System - Audio CPU: Vivotek VVTK-1000 RAM: 32MB SDRAM ROM: 4MB FLASH ROM AAC, GSM-AMR - Microphone - Networking Protocol TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, DDNS, UPnP, Telnet, NTP, DNS, DHCP and RTSP Physical 10 baseT or 100 baseT Fast Ethernet auto negotiation WLAN 802.
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 REGARD TO PC SOFTWARE, YOU MAY MAKE SINGLE COPIES FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://WWW.VIALICENSING.COM.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device compiles with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. USA - This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
