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Rev. 1.0

User’s Manual

MD8531H

Mobile Dome

Network Camera

1.2MP • Vandal-proof • WDR • Mobile Surveillance

Rev. 1.1

Summary of content (207 pages)

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MD8531H Mobile Dome Network Camera User’s Manual 1.2MP • Vandal-proof • WDR • Mobile Surveillance Rev. 1.1 Rev. 1.
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VIVOTEK Table of Contents Overview �� 4 Revision History �� 4 Read Before Use �� 5 Package Contents �
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VIVOTEK Local storage > Content management �� 126 Appendix �� 129 URL Commands for the Network Camera �� 129 Technical Specifications ��
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VIVOTEK Overview VIVOTEK MD8531H is a compact, 1.2-megapixel network camera geared toward transportation applications such as buses, trains, and other vehicles. With full EN50155 compliance & IP66-rated design, the camera can withstand shock, vibration, humidity, dust, and temperature fluctuations, maintaining stable and reliable video during vehicle movement. Furthermore, the vandal-proof metal housing effectively provides robust protection from vandalism.
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VIVOTEK Read Before Use 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 can also 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 Package Contents listed below.
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VIVOTEK Physical Description Inner View RJ45 connector General I/O Terminal Block Lens Screw Holes Screw Holes Reset button MicroSD/SDHC Card Slot Status LED Outer View Microphone IMPORTANT: Record the MAC address before installing the camera.
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VIVOTEK DI/DO Diagram Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method. GND GND VDC Camera Power Camera Power Input BJT transistor Switch +12 VDC Max.
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VIVOTEK Hardware Reset The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation. If the system problems remain after reset, restore the factory settings and install again. Reset: Press and release the recessed reset button with a straightened paper clip. Wait for the Network Camera to reboot. Restore: Press and hold the recessed reset button until the status LED rapidly blinks.
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VIVOTEK 3.1 Connecting RJ45 Ethernet Cable RJ45 Cable Dimension Recommended cable diameter: 5 to 8mm (Use CAT5e only) Assembling Steps Rubber Seal Plug 1. Drill a hole on the rubber seal plug and insert an Ethernet cable through the opening. 1 2. Strip part of the sheath from the Ethernet cable. 2 3. You will need an RJ45 crimping tool to attach the Ethernet wires to a connector. When done, connect the cable to the camera’s Ethernet RJ45 socket.
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VIVOTEK 3.2 Connecting IO cables: 1. Remove the waterproof connector from the camera, and pass IO wires through the rubber seal as shown below. Tighten up and install the connector when done. Wire range: 1.5mm~1.
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VIVOTEK 2. Use a small-size flat-blade screwdriver to secure IO wires to the included terminal blocks. The pinouts are shown below. Screw: M2 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIDI+ DODO+ Audio GND Audio Out 3. Connect the terminal block to the camera. NOTE: 1. This equipment is only to be connected to PoE networks without routing to outside plants. 2. For PoE input connection, use only UL listed I.T.E. with PoE output.
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VIVOTEK 3.3 Ceiling Mount Then, follow the steps below to install the camera to either a ceiling or wall: 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker to the ceiling/wall. 2. Using the 4 screw circles on the sticker, drill 4 pilot holes into the ceiling/wall. Then hammer the plastic anchors into the holes if necessary. 3. This Network Camera can be mounted with the cable routed through the ceiling/wall or from the side.
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VIVOTEK Network Deployment Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet General Connection (with PoE) 1. If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, connect them to the general I/ O terminal block. 2. Connect the camera to a switch via Ethernet cable. Ethernet Switch 2 POWER COLLISION 1 2 3 4 5 LINK RECEIVE PARTITION Digital input/output Motion detection 1 IMPORTANT: The product should not be connected to an Ethernet network with outside plant routing.
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VIVOTEK Internet connection via a router Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow the steps below. 1. Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below. Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 16 for details. IP address : 192.168.0.3 WAN (Wide Area Network ) Internet Router IP address : from ISP POWER COLLISION 1 2 3 4 5 Subnet mask : 255.255.255.
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VIVOTEK Configure the router, virtual server or firewall, so that the router can forward any data coming into a preconfigured port number to a network camera on the private network, and allow data from the camera to be transmitted to the outside of the network over the same path. From Forward to 122.146.57.120:8000 192.168.2.10:80 122.146.57.120:8001 192.168.2.11:80 ... ... When properly configured, you can access a camera behind the router using the HTTP request as follows: http://122.146.57.
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VIVOTEK Software Installation Installation Wizard 2 (IW2), free-bundled software included on the product CD, helps you set up your Network Camera on the LAN. IW2 1. Install IW2 under the Software Utility directory from the software CD. Double-click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop to launch the program. Installation Wizard 2 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.
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VIVOTEK Ready to Use 1. A browser session with the Network Camera should prompt as shown below. 2. You should be able to see live video from your camera. You may also install the 32-channel recording software from the software CD in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras. For its installation details, please refer to its related documents.
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VIVOTEK Adjusting the Lens To adjust the viewing angle 1. Loosen the lens module retention screw (not removing it) on top of the lens module. 2. Adjust the lens to a desired viewing angle. 3. When done, fasten the screw so that lens orientation can be fixed and withstand shock and vibration. 2 90° Fine-tune the Camera Focus The focus of this network camera is set from 1.0 meter to infinity by factory default. If you want to focus on objects closer than 1.
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VIVOTEK 4. Use the adjustment tool to adjust the lens focus by rotating the lens clockwise or counter-clockwise. 5. Rotate the lens module back to the correct orientation. Put on the dome cover, but do not completely tighten its screws yet. 6. Check the live console to see if the image is clear. Repeat the process until the live image is clear. 7. Tighten the lens focus retention screw. 8. Tighten the lens module retention screw.
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VIVOTEK Accessing the Network Camera This chapter explains how to access the Network Camera through web browsers, RTSP players, 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, and VIVOTEK recording software. Using Web Browsers Use Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to access the Network Cameras on LAN. If your network environment is not a LAN, follow these steps to access the Netwotk Camera: 1. Launch your web browser (ex. Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome). 2.
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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 79. ► If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX ® Controls, please enable the ActiveX ® Controls for your browser. 1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level. 2.
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VIVOTEK IMPORTANT: 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. On Windows 7, the 32-bit explorer browser can be accessed from here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe NOTE: 1.
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VIVOTEK Using RTSP Players To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following players that support RTSP streaming. Quick Time Player VLC Player VLC media player 1. Launch the RTSP player. mpegable Player 2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up. 3.
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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 14. To utilize this feature, please check the following settings on your Network Camera: 1.
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VIVOTEK Using VIVOTEK Recording Software The product software CD also contains an ST-7501 recording software, 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 of the software or download it from http://www.vivotek.com.
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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, Configuration Area, Menu, and Live Video Window. VIVOTEK INC. Logo Resize Buttons Host Name Configuration Area Camera Control Area Hide Button Live View Window VIVOTEK INC. Logo Click this logo to visit the VIVOTEK website. Host Name The host name can be customized to fit your needs. For more information, please refer to System on page 36.
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VIVOTEK Global View: Click on this item to display the Global View window. The Global View window contains a full view image (the largest frame size of the captured video) and a floating frame (the viewing region of the current video stream). The floating frame allows users to control the e-PTZ function (Electronic Pan/ Tilt/Zoom). For more information about e-PTZ operation, please refer to E-PTZ Operation on page 93.
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VIVOTEK Live Video Window ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to H.264 / MPEG-4: H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options Video Title Title and Time Zoom Indicator Video (TPC-AV) 2014/01/05 17:08:56 Time Video 17:08:56 2014/01/05 x4.0 Video and Audio Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on page 48. H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for H.
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VIVOTEK Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the Network Camera model and Network Camera configuration, some buttons may not be available. Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images. The captured images will be displayed in a pop-up window. Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*.jpg) or BMP (*.bmp) format. Digital Zoom: Click and uncheck “Disable digital zoom” to enable the zoom operation.
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VIVOTEK ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG: Video Title Title and Time Video (HTTP-V) 2014/01/05 17:08:56 Time Video 17:08:56 2014/01/05 Video Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 48. Time: Display the current time. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 48. Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video.
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VIVOTEK Client Settings This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the local computer. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom to enable the settings. H.264/MPEG-4 Media Options H.264/MPEG-4 media options Select to stream video or audio data or both. This is enabled only when the video mode is set to H.264 or MPEG-4. H.264/MPEG-4 Protocol Options H.
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VIVOTEK Two way audio Select one of the checkboxes to configure the two way audio into the half- or full-duplex mode. MP4 Saving Options Users can record live video as they are watching it by clicking page. Here, you can specify the storage destination and file name. Start MP4 Recording on the main Folder: Specify a storage destination for the recorded video files. File name prefix: Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the video file name.
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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. The joystick should work properly without installing any other driver or software. Then you can begin to configure the joystick settings of connected devices.
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VIVOTEK Buttons Configuration Click the Configure Buttons button, a window will prompt as shown below. Please follow the steps below to configure your joystick buttons: 1. Select a button number from the Button # pull-down menu. Tips: If you are not sure of the locations of each button, use the Properties window in the Game Controllers utility. 2. Select a corresponding action, such as Patrol or Preset#. 3. Click the Assign button to assign an action to the button.
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VIVOTEK Configuration Click Configuration on the main page to enter the camera setting pages. Note that only Administrators can access the configuration page. VIVOTEK provides an easy-to-use user interface that helps you set up your network camera with minimal effort. In order to simplify the user interface, detailed information will be hidden unless you click on the function item.
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VIVOTEK System > General settings This section explains how to configure the basic settings for the Network Camera, such as the host name and system time. It is composed of the following two columns: System, and System Time. When finished with the settings on this page, click Save at the bottom of the page to enable the settings. System Host name: Enter a desired name for the Network Camera.
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VIVOTEK System time Time zone : Select the appropriate time zone from the list. If you want to upload Daylight Savings Time rules, please refer to System > Maintenance > Import/ Export files on page 45 for details. 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 power of the system is turned off.
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VIVOTEK System > Homepage layout Advanced Mode This section explains how to set up your own customized homepage layout. General settings This column shows the settings of your hompage layout. You can manually select the background and font colors in Theme Options (the second tab on this page). The settings will be displayed automatically in this Preview field.
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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.
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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. 2 3 1 4 4. Drag the slider bar and click on the left square to select a desired color. 5. The selected color will be displayed in the corresponding fields and in the Preview column. 6. Click Save to enable the settings.
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VIVOTEK System > Logs Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to send the system log to a remote server as backup. Log server settings Follow the steps below to set up the remote log: 1. Select Enable remote log. 2. In the IP address text box, enter the IP address of the remote server. 2. In the port text box, enter the port number of the remote server. 3. When completed, click Save to enable the setting.
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VIVOTEK You can install the included ST7501 recording software, which provides an Event Management function group for delivering event messages via emails, GSM short messages, onscreen event panel, or to trigger an alarm, etc. For more information, refer to the ST7501 User Manual.
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VIVOTEK Access log Access log displays the access time and IP address of all viewers (including operators and administrators) in a chronological order. The access log is stored in the Network Camera’s buffer area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain limit. System > Parameters Advanced Mode The View Parameters page lists the entire system’s parameters. If you need technical assistance, please provide the information listed on this page.
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VIVOTEK System > Maintenance This chapter explains how to restore the Network Camera to factory default, upgrade firmware version, etc. General settings > Upgrade firmware This feature allows you to upgrade the firmware of your Network Camera. It takes a few minutes to complete the process. Note: 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.
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VIVOTEK General settings > Restore This feature allows you to restore the Network Camera to factory default settings. Network: Select this option to retain the Network Type settings (please refer to Network Type on page 62). Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain the Daylight Saving Time settings (please refer to Import/Export files below on this page). Custom Language: Select this option to retain the Custom Language settings.
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VIVOTEK 3. Open the file with Microsoft® Notepad and locate your time zone; set the start and end time of DST. When completed, save the file. In the example below, DST begins each year at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. Update daylight saving time rules: Click Browse… and specify the XML file to update. If the incorrect date and time are assigned, you will see the following warning message when uploading the file to the Network Camera.
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VIVOTEK The following message is displayed when attempting to upload an incorrect file format. Export language file: Click to export language strings. VIVOTEK provides nine languages: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Português, 簡体中文, and 繁體中文. Update custom language file: Click Browse… and specify your own custom language file to upload. Export configuration file: Click to export all parameters for the device and user-defined scripts.
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VIVOTEK Media > Image Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera. It is composed of the following five columns: General settings, Image settings, Exposure, and Privacy mask. General settings Video title Show_timestamp_and video_title_in_video_and_snapshots: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video as the picture shown below.
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VIVOTEK Power line frequency: Set the power line frequency consistent with local utility settings to eliminate image flickering associated with fluorescent lights. Note that after the power line frequency is changed, you must disconnect and reconnect the power cord of the Network Camera in order for the new setting to take effect. Video orientation: Flip - vertically reflect the display of the live video; Mirror - horizontally reflect the display of the live video.
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VIVOTEK Below is an example showing a camera mounted on a side panel tilted 30° from a vertical wall. You can rotate the camera video to 270° and manually rotate the lens module slightly counterclockwise. The result will be a narrow, tall, rectangle view.
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VIVOTEK Image settings On this page, you can tune the White balance and Image adjustment. Sensor Setting 1: For normal situations Sensor Setting 2: For special situations White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature. ■ You may follow the steps below to adjust the white balance to the best color temperature. 1. Place a sheet of paper of white or cooler-color temperature color, such as blue, in front of the lens, then allow the Network Camera to automatically adjust the color temperature.
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VIVOTEK ■ Enable low light compensation: Select this option in low light mode, and the values of sharpness and brightness will change automatically. This function also benefits from an automated noise reduction feature. Noise reduction ■ Enable 3D noise reduction: Check to enable noise reduction in order to reduce noises and flickers in image. This applies to the onboard 3D Noise Reduction feature. Use the pull-down menu to adjust the reduction strength.
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VIVOTEK Measurement Window: This function allows user to set measurement window(s) for low light compensation. ■ Full view: Calculate the full range of view and offer appropriate light compensation. ■ Custom: This option allows you to manually add a specific window as a measuring area. The measuring window refers to “weighed window“ where the lighting condition within the particular area is taken into account. The Exclude window tells the firmware to ignore the lighting condition of a specific area.
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VIVOTEK ■ WDR Pro : When enabled, you can select the strength of the WDR function. The Low, Medium, High options correspond to the level of contrast between the overly-lit area and the shaded areas. For example, the High option applies to a high contrast scenario. Note that when the exposure time is set to longer than 1/60 second, the WDR function will be disabled. The Sensitivity option applies to the response speed to the change in bright-to-dark lighting contrast.
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VIVOTEK Media > Video Advanced Mode FOV You might select different resolutions, 960P and 720P, with different aspect ratios, 4:3 or 16:9 for the video streams. Note that changing the FOV will erase your preset points, Motion detection, exposure window, and privacy masks settings. Stream settings This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame sizes ranging from 176 x 144 to 1280 x 960.
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VIVOTEK Please follow the steps below to set up those settings for a viewing window: 1. Select a stream for which you want to set up the viewing region. 2. Select a Region of Interest from the drop-down list. The floating frame, the same as the one in the Gloabl View window on the home page, will resize accordingly. If you want to set up a customized viewing region, you can also resize and drag the floating frame to a desired position with your mouse. 3.
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VIVOTEK Click the stream item to display the detailed information. The maximum frame size will follow your settings in the above Viewing Window sections. This Network Camera provides real-time H.264, MPEG-4, and MJPEG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing. If the H.264 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol.
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VIVOTEK ■ Intra frame period Determine how often for firmware to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the intra frame period from the following durations: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, and 4 seconds. ■ Video quality • Constant bit rate: A complex scene generally produces a larger file size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be needed for data transmission.
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VIVOTEK If JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera sends consecutive JPEG images to the client, producing a moving effect similar to a filmstrip. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees the same image quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage. Because the media contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client.
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VIVOTEK Media > Audio Audio Settings Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the Network Camera to all clients. Note that if muted, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the Client Settings page. In that case, the following message is displayed: Internal microphone input gain: Select the gain of the external audio input according to ambient conditions. Adjust the gain from 21dB (most sensitive) to -33 dB (least sensitive).
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VIVOTEK Network > General settings This section explains how to configure a wired network connection for the Network Camera. Network Type LAN Select this option when the Network Camera is deployed on a local area network (LAN) and is intended to be accessed by local computers. The default setting for the Network Type is LAN. Please rememer to click on the Save button when you complete the Network setting.
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VIVOTEK Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates host names into IP addresses. Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS. Primary WINS server: The primary WINS server that maintains the database of computer names and IP addresses. Secondary WINS server: The secondary WINS server that maintains the database of computer names and IP addresses.
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VIVOTEK NOTE: ► If the default ports are already used by other devices connected to the same router, the Network Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera. ► If UPnP TM is not supported by your router, you will see the following message: Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding. ► Steps to enable the UPnP TM user interface on your computer: Note that you must log on to the computer as a system administrator to install the UPnP TM components. 1.
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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 TM is enabled. ► How does UPnP TM work? UPnP TM networking technology provides automatic IP configuration and dynamic discovery of devices added to a network. Services and capabilities offered by networked devices, such as printing and file sharing, are available among each other without the need for cumbersome network configuration.
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VIVOTEK Enable IPv6 Select the Enable IPv6 checkbox 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 7 or 8, Mozilla Firefox 13.0 or above. When IPv6 is enabled, by default, the network camera will listen to router advertisements and be assigned with a link-local IPv6 address accordingly.
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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. Press Enter on the keyboard or click Refresh button to refresh the webpage.
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VIVOTEK Port HTTPS port: By default, the HTTPS port is set to 443. It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. Two way audio port: By default, the two way audio port is set to 5060. Also, it can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. The Network Camera supports two way audio communication so that operators can transmit and receive audio simultaneously.
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VIVOTEK Network > Streaming protocols Advanced Mode HTTP streaming To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera first; please refer to Security > User account on page 79 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.
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VIVOTEK URL command -- http://:/ For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2.mjpg: 1. Launch Mozilla Firefox. 2. Type the above URL command in the address bar. Press Enter. 3. The JPEG images will be displayed in your web browser. http://192.168.5.151/video2.
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VIVOTEK Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides three types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest. If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential risks of it being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using MD5 algorithm, thus providing better protection against unauthorized access.
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VIVOTEK Multicast settings for stream #: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for different video streams. Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on the other hand, sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address.
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VIVOTEK Network > DDNS This section explains how to configure the dynamic domain name service for the Network Camera. DDNS is a service that allows your Network Camera, especially when assigned with a dynamic IP address, to have a fixed host and domain name. Express link Express Link is a free service provided by VIVOTEK server, which allows users to register a domain name for a network device. One URL can only be mapped to one MAC address.
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VIVOTEK Manual setup 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. Additionally, we offer other DDNS providers, such as Dyndns.org(Dynamic), Dyndns. org(Custom), CustomSafe100, and dyn-interfree.it.
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VIVOTEK [Register] Successfully Your account information has been mailed to registered e-mail address 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. 1. In the DDNS column, select CustomSafe100 from the drop-down list. 2.
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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. Quality can be defined as, for instance, a maintained level of bit rate, low latency, no packet dropping, etc.
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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. It gives an indication of how a given packet is to be forwarded, known as the Per Hop Behavior (PHB).
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VIVOTEK Network > 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. ■ The SNMP consists of the following three key components: 1.
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VIVOTEK Security > User Account 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 apply the password for the “root” account first. 1. Type the password identically in both text boxes, then click Save to enable password protection. 2.
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VIVOTEK Account management Administrators can add up to 20 user accounts. 1. Input the new user’s name and password. 2. Select the privilege level for the new user account. Click Add to enable the setting. Access rights are sorted by user privilege (Administrator, Operator, and Viewer): Administrator - Only administrators can access the Configuration page. Operator - Although operators cannot access the Configuration page, they can use the URL Commands to get and set the value of parameters.
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VIVOTEK Security > 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. Create and Install Certificate Method Before using HTTPS for communication with the Network Camera, a Certificate must be created first. There are three ways to create and install a certificate: Create self-signed certificate 1.
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VIVOTEK 5. Click Save to preserve your configuration, and your current session with the camera will change to the encrypted connection. 6. If your web session does not automatically change to an encrypted HTTPS session, click Home to return to the main page. Change the URL address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard. Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS. https:// https://192.168.5.151/index.
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VIVOTEK Create certificate request and install 1. Select the option from the Method pull-down menu. 2. Click Create certificate to proceed. 3. The following information will show up in a pop-up window after clicking Create. Then click Save to generate the certificate request. 4. The Certificate request window will prompt. If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of the page to allow pop-ups.
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VIVOTEK 5. Look for a trusted certificate authority, such as Symantec’s VeriSign Authentication Services, that issues digital certificates. Sign in and purchase the SSL certification service. Copy the certificate request from your request prompt and paste it in the CA’s signing request window. Proceed with the rest of the process as CA’s instructions on their webpage. 6. Once completed, your SSL certificate should be delivered to you via an email or other means.
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VIVOTEK 7. Open a new edit, paste the certificate contents, and press ENTER at the end of the contents to add an empty line. 8. Convert file format from DOS to UNIX. Open File menu > Conversions > DOS to Unix.
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VIVOTEK 9. Save the edit using the “.crt” extension, using a file name like “CAcert.crt.” 10. Return to the original firmware session, use the Browse button to locate the crt certificate file, and click Upload to enable the certification.
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VIVOTEK 11. When the certifice file is successfully loaded, its status will be stated as Active. Note that a certificate must have been created and installed before you can click on the “Save" button for the configuration to take effect. 12.To begin an encrypted HTTPS session, click Home to return to the main page. Change the URL address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard. Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to enable HTTPS.
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VIVOTEK Security > 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 and stream 2). 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).
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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 Explorer or Quick Time Player). If you want to enable the denied list, please check Enable access list filtering and click Save in the first column.
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VIVOTEK There are three types of rules: Single: This rule allows the user to add an IP address to the Allowed/Denied list. For example: 192.168.2.1 Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List. The address and network mask are written in CIDR format. For example: IP address 192.168.2.x will be bolcked. If IPv6 filter is preferred, you will be prompted by the following window.
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VIVOTEK Security > IEEE 802.1X Advanced Mode Enable this function if your network environment uses IEEE 802.1x, which is a port-based network access control. The network devices, intermediary switch/access point/hub, and RADIUS server must support and enable 802.1x settings. The 802.1x standard is designed to enhance the security of local area networks, which provides authentication to network devices (clients) attached to a network port (wired or wireless).
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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). 2. A Network Camera requests access to the protected LAN using 802.
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VIVOTEK PTZ > PTZ settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. The e-PTZ fucntion allows users to quickly move the focus to a target area for close-up viewing without physically moving the camera. Please refer to below for detailed instruction. Digital PTZ Operation (E-PTZ Operation) 2010/12/10 17:08:56 2014/1/13 17:08:56 Select Stream: Select stream #1 to set up the e-PTZ control.
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VIVOTEK Auto pan/patrol speed: Select the speed from 1~5 (slow/fast) to set up the Auto pan/patrol speed control. When completed with the e-PTZ settings, click Save to enable the settings on this page. Home page in E-PTZ Mode ■ The e-Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected e-preset position.
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VIVOTEK Patrol settings You can select some preset positions for the Network Camera to patrol. Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule: 1. Select the preset locations on the list, and click . 2. The selected preset locations will be displayed on the Patrol locations list. 3. Set the Dwelling time for the preset location during auto patrol. 4. If you want to delete a preset location from the Patrol locations list, select it and click Remove. 5.
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VIVOTEK Home page in the e-PTZ Mode The Preset positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the Go to drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position. Patrol button: Click this button, then the Network Camera will patrol among the selected preset positions continuously. NOTE: NOTE ► The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the Go to drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position.
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VIVOTEK Event > Event settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to respond to particular situations (event). A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notifications. Click on Help, there is an illustration shown in the pop-up window explaining that an event can be triggered by many sources, such as motion detection or external digital input devices.
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VIVOTEK ■ Event name: Enter a name for the event setting. ■ Enable this event: Select this option to enable the event setting. ■ Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, or Low). Events with a higher priority setting will be executed first. seconds: Enter the duration in seconds to pause ■ Detect next motion detection or digital input after motion detection after a motion is detected. This can prevent event-related actions to be too frequently performed. 1.
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VIVOTEK ■ Audio detection A preset threshold can be configured with an external microphone as the trigger to system event. The triggering condition can be an input exceeding or falling below a threshold. Audio detection can take place as a complement to motion detection or as a method to detect activities not covered by the camera's view. Once you have a preset audio alarm level, you can define the triggering condition either as an audio input rises above or falls below the alarm level.
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VIVOTEK 3. Action Define the actions to be performed by the Network Camera when a trigger is activated. ■ Trigger digital output for __ second(s) If selected, when an event is triggered, the camera will trigger the digital output signal for configurable period of time. The output signal can then be used to turn on another device, such as an illuminator. ■ Backup media if the network is disconnected Select this option to backup media file on SD card if the network is disconnected.
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VIVOTEK Add server To set an event with recorded video or snapshots, it is necessary to configure the server and media settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such as which server to send the media files to) when a trigger is activated. Click Add server to open the server setting window. You can specify where the notification messages are sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 server settings can be configured.
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VIVOTEK To verify if the email settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up window. If successful, you will also receive an email indicating the result. Click Save server to enable the settings. Note that after you set up the first event server, the new event server will automatically display on the Server list. If you wish to add other server options, click Add server. Server type - FTP Select to send the media files to an FTP server when a trigger is activated.
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VIVOTEK ■ Passive mode Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests. If the FTP server supports passive mode, select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to pass through the firewall. The firmware default has the Passive mode checkbox selected. To verify if the FTP settings are correctly configured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up window as shown below. If successful, you will also receive a test.txt file on the FTP server.
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VIVOTEK Network storage: Select to send the media files to a network storage location when a trigger is activated. Please refer to NAS server on page 122 for details. Click Save server to enable the settings. ■ SD Test: Click to test your SD card. The system will display a message indicating success or failure. If you want to use your SD card for local storage, please format it before use. Please refer to page 125 for detailed information. ■ View: Click this button to open a file list window.
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VIVOTEK Click 20130820 to open the directory: The format is: HH (24r) Click to open the file list for that hour 2013/08/20 2013/08/20 Click to go back to the previous level of the directory Click to delete selected items Click to delete all recorded data 2013/08/20 2013/08/20 The format is: File name prefix + Minute (mm) You can set up the file name prefix on Add media page. Please refer to next page for detailed information.
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VIVOTEK Add media Click Add media to open the media setting window. 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. There are three choices of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System log. Select the item to display the detailed configuration options. You can configure either one or all of them. Media type - Snapshot Select to send snapshots when a trigger is activated.
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VIVOTEK ■ Add date and time suffix to the file name Select this option to add a date/time suffix to the file name. For example: Snapshot_20130713_100341 File name prefix Date and time suffix The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS Click Save media to enable the settings. To note that after you set up the first media server, a new column for media server will automatically show up on the Media list. If you wish to add more other media options, click Add media.
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VIVOTEK ■ Maximum file size Specify the maximum file size allowed. ■ File name prefix Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the file name. For example: Video_20130813_100341 File name prefix Date and time suffix The format is: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS Click Save media to enable the settings. Media type - System log Select to send a system log when a trigger is activated. Click Save media to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
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VIVOTEK In the Event settings column, the Servers and Medias you configured will be listed; please make sure the Event -> Status is indicated as ON, in order to enable the event triggering action. When completed, click Save event to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event Settings page. The new Event / Server settings / Media will appear in the event drop-down list on the Event setting page.
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VIVOTEK Customized Script This function allows you to upload a sample script (.xml file) to the webpage, which will save your time on configuring the settings. 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 prompt. If you need more information, please contact VIVOTEK technical support.
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VIVOTEK Applications > 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. 2010/12/10 17:08:56 2014/1/5 14:39:12 Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations Follow the steps below to enable motion detection: Follow the steps below to enable motion detection: Motion Detection Setting 2: For special situations 1. Click New to add a new motion detection window. 2.
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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% This motion detection window will also be displayed on the Event Settings page. You can go to Event > Event settings > Trigger to choose it as a trigger source. Please refer to page 121 for detailed information.
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VIVOTEK NOTE: ► How does motion detection work? A C B D There are two motion detection parameters: Sensitivity and Percentage. In the illustration above, frame A and frame B are two sequential images. Pixel differences between the two frames are detected and highlighted in gray (frame C) and will be compared with the sensitivity setting. Sensitivity is a value that expresses the sensitivity to moving objects.
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VIVOTEK Applications > DI and DO Advanced Mode Connect DI devices to the camera's terminal block, the camera will automatically detect the current connection state as pulled-high or pulled-low. You may then define the triggering condition. Digital input: Select High or Low to define the "active state" for the digital input. The Network Camera will report the current status. Digital output: Select Grounded or Open to define the "active state" for the digital output.
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VIVOTEK Applications > Temperature detection The camera comes with an onboard temperature sensor. You can configure the high (upper) or low (lower) thresholds for the sensor. If you enable temperature detection, and when any of the threshold values is breached, system alarms will be issued. You can configure the responsive action, such as sending system logs via Email, in Event > Event settings. The temperature alarms can be applied as one of the triggering conditions.
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VIVOTEK Applications > Audio detection Advanced Mode Audio detection, along with video motion detection, is applicable in the following scenarios: 1. Detection of activities not covered by camera view, e.g., a loud input by gun shots or breaking a door/window. 2. A usually noisy environment, such as a factory, suddenly becomes quiet due to a breakdown of machines. 3. A PTZ camera can be directed to turn to a preset point by the occurrence of audio events. 4.
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VIVOTEK IMPORTANT: • If the Alarm level and the received volume are set within a range of 20% on the wave diagram, frequent alarms will be triggered. It is recommended to set the Alarm level farther apart from the detected sound level. • To configure and enable this feature, you must not configure video stream #1 into Motion JPEG.
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VIVOTEK Applications > VADP (VIVOTEK Application Development Platform) Users can store and execute VIVOTEK's or 3rd-party software modules onto the camera's flash memory or SD card. These software modules can apply in video analysis for intelligent video applications such as license plate recognition, object counting, or as an agent for edge recording, etc. • Once the software package is successfully uploaded, the module configuration (vadp. xml) information is displayed.
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VIVOTEK To start a module, select the checkcircle in front, and click the Start button. If you should need to remove a module, select the checkcircle in front and then click the Stop button. By then the module status will become OFF, and the X button will appear at the end of the row. Click on the X button to remove an existing module. When prompted by a confirm message, Click Yes to proceed.
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VIVOTEK Recording > Recording settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the recording settings for the Network Camera. Recording Settings Insert your SD card and click here to test NOTE: ► Please remember to format your SD card when using it for the first time. Please refer to page 125 for detailed information. Recording Settings Click Add to open the recording setting window.
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VIVOTEK If you enable adaptive recording and enable time-shift cache stream on Camera A, only when an event is triggered on Camera A will the server record the full frame rate streaming data; otherwise, it will only request the I frame data during normal monitoring, thus effectively save lots of bandwidths and storage space. NOTE: ► To enable adaptive recording, please make sure you’ve set up the trigger source such as Motion Detection, DI Device, or Manual Trigger.
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VIVOTEK 2. Destination You can select the SD card or network storage (NAS) for the recorded video files. NAS server Click Add NAS server to open the server setting window and follow the steps below to set up: 1. Fill in the information for your server. For example: 3 Network storage path (\\server name or IP address\folder name) 1 2 4 User name and password for your server 2. Click Test to check the setting. The result will be shown in the pop-up window.
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VIVOTEK If successful, you will receive a test.txt file on the network storage server. 3. Enter a server name. 4. Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page. ■ Capacity: You can choose either the entire free space available or limit the reserved space. The recording size limit must be larger than the reserved amount for cyclic recording. ■ Enable cyclic recording: If you check this item, when the maximum capacity is reached, the oldest file will be overwritten by the latest one.
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VIVOTEK When completed, select Enable this recording. Click Save to enable the setting and click Close to exit this page. When the system begins recording, it will send the recorded files to the network storage. The new recording name will appear in the drop-down list on the recording page as shown below. To remove a recording setting from the list, select a recording name from the drop-down list and click Delete. ■ Click Video (Name): Opens the Recording Settings page to modify.
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VIVOTEK Local storage > SD card management Advanced Mode This section explains how to manage the local storage on the Network Camera. Here you can view SD card status, and implement SD card control. SD card staus This column shows the status and reserved space of your SD card. Please remember to format the SD card when using for the first time. no SD card SD card control ■ Enable cyclic storage: Check this item if you want to enable cyclic recording.
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VIVOTEK Local storage > Content management Advanced Mode This section explains how to manage the content of recorded videos on the Network Camera. Here you can search and view the records and view the searched results. Searching and Viewing the Records This column allows the user to set up search criteria for recorded data. If you do not select any criteria and click Search button, all recorded data will be listed in the Search Results column.
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VIVOTEK Search Results The following is an example of search results. There are four columns: Trigger time, Media type, Trigger type, and Locked. Click to sort the search results in either direction. Numbers of entries displayed on one page Enter a key word to filter the search results Highlight an item ■ View: Click on a search result which will highlight the selected item in purple as shown above. Click the View button and a media window will pop up to play back the selected file.
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VIVOTEK ■ Lock/Unlock: Select the desired search results, then click this button. The selected items will become Locked, which will not be deleted during cyclic recording. You can click again to unlock the selections. For example: Click to switch pages ■ Remove: Select the desired search results, then click this button to delete the files.
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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. The HTTP-based camera interface provides the functionality to request a single image, control camera functions (PTZ, output relay etc.), and get and set internal parameter values.
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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. The file extension .cgi is required. Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/[/...]/.
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VIVOTEK [&…] http:///cgi-bin/operator/getparam.cgi?[] [&…] http:///cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[] [&…] Where the should be [_] or [.]. If you do not specify any parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned. If you specify only , the parameters of the related group will be returned. When querying parameter values, the current parameter values are returned.
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VIVOTEK 6. Set Server Parameter Values Note: The access right depends on the URL directory. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/anonymous/setparam.cgi? = [&=…][&update=][&return=] http:///cgi-bin/viewer/setparam.cgi? = [&=…][&update=] [&return=] http:///cgi-bin/operator/setparam.
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VIVOTEK =\r\n [] 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 7.
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VIVOTEK integer primary key SQLite data type. A 32-bit signed integer. The value is assigned a unique integer by the server. text SQLite data type. The value is a text string, stored using the database encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16BE or UTF-16-LE). coordinate x, y coordinate (eg. 0,0) window size window width and height (eg. 800x600) NOTE: The camera should not be restarted when parameters are changed. 7.
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VIVOTEK name>, *Do not use “skip to invoke default , timezoneindex -489 ~ 529 320 6/6 Indicate timezone and area.
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VIVOTEK Bern 80: GMT 02:00 Athens, Helsinki, Istanbul, Riga 81: GMT 02:00 Cairo 82: GMT 02:00 Lebanon, Minsk 83: GMT 02:00 Israel 120: GMT 03:00 Baghdad, Kuwait, Riyadh, Moscow, St.
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VIVOTEK in time zone. daylight_dstactualmode 1~4 6/7 Check if current time is under daylight saving time. (Used internally) daylight_auto_begintime string[19] NONE 6/7 Display the current daylight saving start time. daylight_auto_endtime string[19] NONE 6/7 Display the current daylight saving end time. daylight_timezones string ,-360,-320, 6/6 -280,-240, List time zone index which support daylight saving time.
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VIVOTEK saving time settings. This command can cooperate with other “restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When cooperating with others, the system parameters will be restored to default values except for a union of combined results. restoreexceptlang 0, N/A 99/6 Restore the system parameters to language file the user has uploaded. This command can cooperate with other “restoreexceptXYZ” commands.
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VIVOTEK customlanguage_maxcoun 1 0/6 Maximum number of custom t customlanguage_count languages supported on the server. 0 0/6 Number of custom languages which have been uploaded to the server. customlanguage_i<0~(ma string 0/6 Custom language name. xcount-1)> 7.2 status Group: status NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) di_i<0~(ndi-1)> 0 1/99 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered (capability.
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VIVOTEK 7.4 digital output behavior define Group: do_i<0~(ndo-1)> (capability.ndo > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) normalstate open, open 1/1 grounded Indicate open circuit or closed circuit (inactive status) 7.5 security Group: security NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) privilege_do view, operator, admin operator 1/6 Indicate which privileges and above can control digital output (capability.
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VIVOTEK 7.6 network Group: network NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) preproces 6/6 An 32-bit integer, each bit can be set separately as follows: Bit 0 => HTTP service; Bit 1=> HTTPS service; Bit 2=> FTP service; Bit 3 => Two way audio and RTSP Streaming service; To stop service before changing its port settings. It’s recommended to set this parameter when change a service port to the port occupied by another service currently.
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VIVOTEK dns1 6/6 Primary DNS server. 6/6 Secondary DNS server. 6/6 Primary WINS server. 6/6 Secondary WINS server. address> dns2 wins1 wins2 7.6.1 802.1x Subgroup of network: ieee8021x (capability.protocol.ieee8021x > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 6/6 Enable/disable IEEE 802.
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VIVOTEK 7.6.2 QOS Subgroup of network: qos_cos (capability.protocol.qos.cos > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 6/6 Enable/disable CoS (IEEE 802.1p) vlanid 1~4095 1 6/6 VLAN ID video 0~7 0 6/6 Video channel for CoS audio 0~7 0 6/6 Audio channel for CoS (capability.
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VIVOTEK 7.6.4 FTP Subgroup of network: ftp NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 21, 1025~65535 21 6/6 Local ftp server port. 7.6.5 HTTP Subgroup of network: http NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 80, 1025 ~ 80 1/6 HTTP port. 65535 alternateport 1025~65535 8080 6/6 Alternate HTTP port. authmode basic, basic 1/6 HTTP authentication mode. video.mjpg 1/6 HTTP server push access name for digest s0_accessname string[32] stream 1.
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VIVOTEK 7.6.6 HTTPS port Subgroup of network: https_port (capability.protocol.https > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 443, 1025 ~ 443 1/6 HTTPS port. 65535 7.6.7 RTSP Subgroup of network: rtsp (capability.protocol.rtsp > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) port 554, 1025 ~ 554 1/6 65535 anonymousviewing RTSP port. (capability.protocol.rtsp=1) 0 1/6 Enable anoymous streaming viewing.
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VIVOTEK 7.6.7.1 RTSP multicast Subgroup of network_rtsp_s<0~(n-1)>: multicast, n is stream count (capability.protocol.rtp.multicast > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) alwaysmulticast 0 4/4 Enable always multicast. ipaddress For n=0, 4/4 Multicast IP address. 239.128.1.99 For n=1, 239.128.1.100, and so on. videoport 1025 ~ 65535 5562+n*6 4/4 Multicast video port. audioport 1025 ~ 65535 5564+n*6 4/4 Multicast audio port. (capability.
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VIVOTEK 7.6.10 PPPoE Subgroup of network: pppoe (capability.protocol.pppoe > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) user string[128] 6/6 PPPoE account user name. pass password[64] 6/6 PPPoE account password. 7.7 IP Filter Group: ipfilter NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 6/6 Enable access list filtering. admin_enable 0 6/6 Enable administrator IP address.
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VIVOTEK 7.8 Video input Group: videoin NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cmosfreq 50, 60 60 1/4 CMOS frequency. (capability.videoin.type=2) whitebalance auto, auto2, auto 1/4 “auto” indicates auto white balance. manual, “auto2” indicates auto white balance manual2, rbgain 2 which is designed for non-bundle lens models. “manual” indicates keep current value. “manual2” indicates keep current value for auto2. “rbgain” indicates using rgain and gbain.
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VIVOTEK Bit 1 => Built-in or external camera; 0 (external), 1(built-in) Bit 2 => Support pan operation; 0(not 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[64] 1/4 Enclose caption. imprinttimestamp 0 1/4 Overlay time stamp on video. maxexposure 1, 15, 30, 30 1/4 Maximum exposure time.
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VIVOTEK control setting. bgain 0~100 30 1/4 Manual set bgain value of gain control setting. exposurelevel 0~12 6 1/4 Exposure level autoiris 0~1 0 1/4 set 1 to enable auto iris, set 0 to disable auto iris. irismode fixed fixed 1/4 Video Iris for DC Iris. enableblc 0~1 0 1/4 Enable backlight compensation agc 0,1,2 1 1/4 Set auto gain control to normal level or MAX level. 0->2x, 1->4x, 2->8x agcmode auto,fixed auto 1/4 Set auto gain control mode.
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VIVOTEK (WxH) (width must be 16x or 32x and height must be 8x) crop_preview < boolean > 0 1/99 Usage for UI of crop setting s<0~(m-1)>_codectype mpeg4, mjpeg, h264 1/4 Video codec type. Reference 1280x960 1/4 Video resolution in pixels. capability_vide ( oin_resolution 2nd stream: 1/4 Intra frame period in h264 s<0~(m-1)>_resolution 800x600; 3rd stream: 640x480 ) s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_intrap 250, 500, eriod 1000, 2000, 1000 milliseconds.
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VIVOTEK 100) s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_bitrate 4000~400000 3000000 1/4 Set bit rate in bps when 00 ( choosing cbr in 3rd stream: “ratecontrolmode”. 512000 ) s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_maxvb 1000~"capabili 40000000 1/4 The maximum allowed bit rate rbitrate ty_videoin_c< in fixed quality mode. n>_mpeg4_ma When the bit rate exceeds this xbitrate" value, frames will be dropped to restrict the bit rate.
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VIVOTEK (s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant = 99) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_qpercen 1~100 50 1/4 t Manual video quality level input. (s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant = 100) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_bitrate 4000~400000 3000000 1/4 Set bit rate in bps when 00 ( choosing cbr in 3rd stream: “ratecontrolmode”. 512000 ) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_maxvbr 1000~"capabili 40000000 1/4 The maximum allowed bit rate bitrate ty_videoin_c< in fixed quality mode.
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VIVOTEK 1 = worst quality, 5 = best quality. 100 is percentage mode. s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_qvalue 2~97 29 1/4 Manual video quality level input. (s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_quant = 99) s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_qperce 1~100 50 1/4 nt Manual video quality level input. (s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_quant = 100) s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_bitrate 1000~400000 14000000 1/4 00 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr in “ratecontrolmode”.
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VIVOTEK speed. 1~20: level 1 21~40: level 2 41~60: level 3 61~80: level 4 81~100: level 5 aespeed_sensitivity 1~100 60 1/4 The sensitivity of AE converge speed. 1~20: level 1 21~40: level 2 41~60: level 3 61~80: level 4 81~100: level 5 flickerless 0~1 0 1/4 Turn on(1) or turn off(0) the flickerless mode 7.8.1.
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VIVOTEK agcmode auto,fixed auto 1/4 Set auto gain control mode. maxgain 0~100 100 1/4 Manual set maximum gain value. mingain 0~100 0 1/4 Manual set minimum gain value. autoiris 0 1/4 Enable auto Iris. whitebalance auto, manual, auto 1/4 “auto” indicates auto white balance. rbgain “manual” indicates keep current value. “rbgain” indicates using rgain and gbain. rgain 0~100 30 1/4 Manual set rgain value of gain control setting.
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VIVOTEK aespeed_sensitivity 1~100 60 1/4 The sensitivity of AE converge speed. 1~20: level 1 21~40: level 2 41~60: level 3 61~80: level 4 81~100: level 5 7.9 Video input preview The temporary settings for video preview Group: videoinpreview NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) exposuremode auto,fixed auto 4/4 Exposure Mode minexposure 1~32000 32000 4/4 Minimum exposure time. maxexposure 1~32000 30 4/4 Maximum exposure time.
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VIVOTEK mingain 0~100 0 4/4 Manual set minimum gain value. autoiris 0 4/4 Enable auto Iris. aespeed_mode 0~1 0 4/4 Turning AE converge speed on or off. 0: off 1: on aespeed_speedlevel 1~100 60 4/4 The speed level of AE converge speed. 1~20: level 1 21~40: level 2 41~60: level 3 61~80: level 4 81~100: level 5 aespeed_sensitivity 1~100 60 4/4 The speed level of AE converge speed. 1~20: level 1 21~40: level 2 41~60: level 3 61~80: level 4 81~100: level 5 7.
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VIVOTEK percentage when sharpness=100 gammacurve 0~100 0 4/4 Gamma curve. lowlightmode 1 4/4 Enable/disable low light mode. dnr_mode 0~1 0 4/4 Enable/disable noise reduction dnr_strength 1~100 50 4/4 The strength of noise reduction. 1~33: low 34~67: medium 68~100: high profile_i0_enable 0 4/4 Enable/disable this profile setting profile_i0_policy day, schedule 4/4 The mode which the profile is night, applied to.
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VIVOTEK 7.11 Image setting for preview Group: imagepreview_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) brightness -5~5 -5 4/4 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings. saturation -5~5,100 0 4/4 Adjust saturation of image according to mode settings. 100 for saturation percentage mode.
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VIVOTEK videoin_bgain 0~100 0 4/4 Manual set bgain value of gain control setting. 7.12 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 4/4 micin => use built-in microphone input. mute 0, 1 0 1/4 Disable audio mute. gain 0~100 65 4/4 Gain of input (%). (audioin_c<0~(n-1)>_source = linein) boostmic 0~100 65 4/4 Enable microphone boost.
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VIVOTEK 7.13 Motion detection settings Group: motion_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 4/4 Enable motion detection. win_i<0~2>_enable 0 4/4 Enable motion window 1~3. win_i<0~2>_name string[40] 4/4 Name of motion window 1~3. win_i<0~2>_left 0 ~ 320 0 4/4 Left coordinate of window position. win_i<0~2>_top 0 ~ 240 0 4/4 Top coordinate of window position.
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VIVOTEK detection window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_height 0 ~ 240 0 4/4 Height of motion detection window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_objsize 0 ~ 100 0 4/4 Percent of motion detection window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_sensitivity 0 ~ 100 0 4/4 Sensitivity of motion detection window. 7.14 Tempering detection settings Group: tampering_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.
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VIVOTEK _se string[128] 6/6 The server name for safe100. rvername (This field only exists if the provider is customsafe100) 7.16 Express link Group: expresslink PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 6/6 Enable or disable express link.
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VIVOTEK 7.19 System log Group: syslog NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enableremotelog 0 6/6 Enable remote log. serverip 6/6 Log server IP address. serverport 514, 514 6/6 Server port used for log.
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VIVOTEK NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) baudrate 110,300,600,120 9600 4/4 Set baud rate of COM port. 0,2400,3600,480 0,7200,9600,192 00,38400,57600, 115200 databit 5,6,7,8 8 4/4 Data bits in a character frame. paritybit none, none 4/4 For error checking. 1 4/4 1 odd, even stopbit 1,2 2-1.5 , data bit is 5 2-2 uartmode rs485, rs485 4/4 RS485 or RS232. string[128] 1/4 PTZ command for custom camera.
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VIVOTEK authpwro string[8~128] 6/6 Read only authentication password authtyperw MD5,SHA MD5 6/6 Read/write authentication type authtypero MD5,SHA MD5 6/6 Read only authentication type encryptpwrw string[8~128] 6/6 Read/write passwrd encryptpwro string[8~128] 6/6 Read only password encrypttyperw DES DES 6/6 Read/write encryption type encrypttypero DES DES 6/6 Read only encryption type rwcommunity string[31] Private 6/6 Read/write community rocom
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VIVOTEK theme_color_controlbackgroun string[7] #565656 1/6 Background color of control area. string[7] #323232 1/6 Background color of configuration d theme_color_configbackground area. theme_color_videobackground string[7] #565656 1/6 Background color of video area. theme_color_case string[7] #323232 1/6 Frame color 7.23 Privacy mask Group: privacymask_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 4/4 Enable privacy mask.
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VIVOTEK ndi 0, 1 0/99 Number of digital inputs. 3 0/99 Number of virtual inputs (manual nvi 0, ndo 0, 1 0/99 Number of digital outputs. 1 0/99 Number of audio inputs. 1 0/99 Number of audio outputs. 1 0/99 Number of video inputs.
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VIVOTEK Bit 2 => Support pan operation, 0(not 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) Bit 6 => Support iris operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 7 => External or built-in PT; 0(built-in), 1(external) Bit 8 => Invalidate bit 1 ~ 7; 0(bit 1 ~ 7 are valid), 1(bit 1 ~ 7 are invalid) Bit 9 => Reserved bit; Invalidate lens_pan, Lens_tilt, lens_zoon,
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VIVOTEK protocol_rtp_multicast_ 0 0/99 backchannel protocol_rtp_tcp Indicate whether to support backchannel multicast. 1 0/99 Indicate whether to support RTP over TCP. protocol_rtp_http 1 0/99 Indicate whether to support RTP over HTTP. protocol_spush_mjpeg 1 0/99 Indicate whether to support server push MJPEG. protocol_snmp 1 0/99 Indicate whether to support SNMP. protocol_ipv6 1 0/99 Indicate whether to support IPv6.
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VIVOTEK maximum 30, frame rate 30, separated 30 by commas> videoin_mpeg4_maxframerate videoin_mjpeg_maxframerate
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VIVOTEK audio_linein 0 0/99 Indicate whether to support external line input. (It will be replaced by audio_mic and audio_extmic.) audio_lineout 1 0/99 Indicate whether to support line output. audio_headphoneout 0 0/99 Indicate whether to support headphone output. audioin_codec g711, g726 g711, g726 0/99 Available codec list for audio input. 0 0/99 Indicate whether to support camctrl_httptunnel httptunnel.
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VIVOTEK eptz 0, A 32-bit integer, each bit can be set separately as follows: Bit 0 => stream 1 supports ePTZ or not. Bit 1 => stream 2 supports ePTZ or not. The rest may be deduced by analogy nanystream 0, iva number of any media stream per channel 0 0/99 Indicate whether to support Intelligent Video analysis tampering 1 0/99 Indicate whether to support tampering detection.
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VIVOTEK 7.26 WebAPI: Information for a channel Group: capability_videoin_c, n = channel index from 0 to "capability_nvideoin"-1 PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) nmode maxsize Indicate how many video modes supported by this channel. 1280x960 0/99 The maximum resolution of all modes in this channel, the unit is pixel. mode 0 0/99 Indicate current video mode.
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VIVOTEK mjpeg_maxbitrate , - Maximum bitrates of MJPEG. The unit is bps. "-" means MJPEG does not support bit rate control. h264_ maxframerate A list of 30, 0/99 Maximum fps that the device can encoded and 30, mode. "-" 30, "-" means not support. 30 h264_maxbitrate streamcodec
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VIVOTEK binning 0, 1, 3 Indicate binning is used or not in this video mode. 0: No binning 1: 2x2 binning 3: 3x3 binning nresolution resolution dependent> A list of dependent> 0/99 How many resolution options in this video mode. 0/99 Resolution options in this video mode. The last one is the maximum resolution in this video mode.
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VIVOTEK 7.28 Customized event script Group: event_customtaskfile_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] 6/6 Custom script identification of this entry. date string[4~20] 6/6 Date of custom script. time string[4~20] 6/6 Time of custom script. Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION 7.29 Event setting Group: event_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE (get/set) name string[40] 6/6 Identification of this entry.
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VIVOTEK exttriggerstatus trigger, 6/6 The status for event DI 1 trigger 1 6/6 Indicate the source id of di trigger. normal~trigger , trigger~norma l di This field is required when trigger condition is “di”. One bit represents one digital input. The LSB indicates DI 0. mdwin 0 6/6 Indicate the source window id of motion detection. This field is required when trigger condition is “md”. One bit represents one window. The LSB indicates the 1st window.
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VIVOTEK begintime hh:mm 00:00 6/6 Begin time of the weekly schedule. endtime hh:mm 24:00 6/6 End time of the weekly schedule. (00:00 ~ 24:00 sets schedule as always on) lowlightcondition 0, 1 1 6/6 Switch on white light LED in low light condition 0 => Do action at all times 1 => Do action in low-light conditions action_do_i<0~(ndo-1) 0, 1 0 6/6 Enable or disable trigger digital output.
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VIVOTEK 7.30 Server setting for event action Group: server_i<0~4> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL 6/6 Identification of this entry type email, email 6/6 Indicate the server type: ftp, “email” = email server http, “ftp” = FTP server ns “http” = HTTP server “ns” = network storage http_url string[128] http:// 6/6 URL of the HTTP server to upload. http_username string[64] NULL 6/6 Username to log in to the server.
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VIVOTEK 7.31 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] NULL 6/6 Identification of this entry type snapshot, snapshot 6/6 Media type to send to the server or store systemlog, on the server. videoclip, recordmsg, temperaturemsg snapshot_source 0 6/6 Indicate the source of media stream. 0 means the first stream. 1 means the second stream and etc.
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VIVOTEK videoclip_maxduration 1 ~ 20 5 6/6 Maximum duration of one video clip in seconds. videoclip_maxsize 50 ~ 6144 3072 6/6 Maximum size of one video clip file in Kbytes. 7.32 Recording Group: recording_i<0~1> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL 6/6 Identification of this entry.
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VIVOTEK notifyserver 0~31 0 6/6 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; the notifyserver value is 21. weekday 0~127 127 6/6 Indicate which weekday is scheduled. One bit represents one weekday.
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VIVOTEK cffolder string[128] NULL 6/6 Folder name. maxsize 100~2000 100 6/6 Unit: Mega bytes. When this condition is reached, recording file is truncated. maxduration 60~3600 60 6/6 Uuit: Second When this condition is reached, recording file is truncated.
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VIVOTEK stateorprovincename string[128] Asia 6/6 State or province name in the certificate information. localityname string[128] Asia 6/6 The locality name in the certificate information. organizationname string[64] VIVOTEK Inc. 6/6 Organization name in the certificate information. unit string[32] VIVOTEK Inc. 6/6 Organizational unit name in the certificate information. commonname string[64] www.vivotek. 6/6 com validdays 0 ~ 3650 3650 Common name in the certificate information.
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VIVOTEK 7.36 ePTZ setting Group: eptz_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product. (capability.eptz > 0) PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) osdzoom 1 1/4 Indicates multiple of zoom in is “on-screen display” or not smooth 1 1/4 Enable the ePTZ "move smoothly" feature tiltspeed -5 ~ 5 0 1/7 Tilt speed (It should be set by eCamCtrl.cgi rather than by setparam.cgi.) panspeed -5 ~ 5 0 1/7 Pan speed (It should be set by eCamCtrl.cgi rather than by setparam.
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VIVOTEK preset_i<0~19>_size 1/7 Width and height of the preset. (It should be set by ePreset.cgi rather than by setparam.cgi.) 7.37 Exposure window setting per channel Group: exposurewin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products (capability_videoin_supportexpwin = 1) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) mode auto, custom, blc auto 4/4 The mode indicates how to decide the exposure. auto: Use full view as the only one exposure window.
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VIVOTEK of the window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~9>_size 100x75 4/4 Width and height of the window.
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VIVOTEK 8. Useful Functions Drive the Digital Output (capability.ndo > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/dido/setdo.cgi?do1=[&do2=] [&do3=][&do4=] Where state is 0 or 1; “0” means inactive or normal state, while “1” means active or triggered state.
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VIVOTEK Example: Query the status of digital input 1 . Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/dido/getdi.cgi?di1 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: 7\r\n \r\n di1=1\r\n Query Status of the Digital Output (capability.ndo > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/dido/getdo.cgi?[do0][&do1][&do2][&do3] If no parameter is specified, all the digital output statuses will be returned. Return: HTTP/1.
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VIVOTEK \r\n do1=1\r\n Capture Single Snapshot Note: This request requires Normal User privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg?[channel=][&resolution=] [&quality=][&streamid=] If the user requests a size larger than all stream settings on the server, this request will fail. PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT DESCRIPTION channel 0~(n-1) 0 The channel number of the video source. resolution
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VIVOTEK PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION method Add 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. Delete Remove an account from the server. When using this method, the “username” field is necessary, and others are ignored. edit Modify the account password and privilege. When using this method, the “username” field is necessary, and other fields are optional.
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VIVOTEK Upgrade Firmware Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/upgrade.cgi Post data: fimage=[&return=]\r\n \r\n Server will accept the file named to upgrade the firmware and return with if indicated. ePTZ Camera Control (capability.eptz > 0) Note: This request requires camctrl privileges.
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VIVOTEK PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of video source. stream <0~(m-1)> Stream. move home Move to home ROI. up Move up. down Move down. left Move left. right Move right. pan Auto pan. patrol Auto patrol. stop Stop auto pan/patrol. wide Zoom larger view with current speed. tele Zoom further with current speed. wide or tele Zoom without stopping for larger view or further view with zs speed, auto zoom zooming used for joystick control.
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VIVOTEK speedapp 1~5 Set the auto pan/patrol speed. return Redirect to the page after the parameter is assigned. The can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. ePTZ Recall (capability.eptz > 0) Note: This request requires camctrl privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/camctrl/eRecall.
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VIVOTEK addpos delpos return Redirect to the page after the parameter is assigned. The can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. IP Filtering Note: This request requires Administrator access privileges.
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VIVOTEK IP Filtering Note: This request requires Administrator access privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi? method=&[start=&end=][&index=] [&return=] 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.
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VIVOTEK IP Filtering for ONVIF Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?type[=] http:///cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?method=add&ip=[&index=][&ret urn=] http:///cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?method=del&index=[&return=] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION type NULL Get IP filter type allow, deny Set IP filter type addv4 Add IPv4 address into access list.
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VIVOTEK ------------------------------------------------------------------------POST /cgi-bin/admin/ ctrlevent.cgi x-sessioncookie: string[22] content-type: application/x-vvtk-tunnelled pragma : no-cache cache-control : no-cache content-length: 32767 expires: Sun, 9 Jam 1972 00:00:00 GMT User must use GET and POST to establish two channels for downstream and upstream. The x-sessioncookie in GET and POST should be the same to be recognized as a pair for one session.
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VIVOTEK Open the Network Stream Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Syntax: For HTTP push server (MJPEG): http:///_accessname> For RTSP (MP4), the user needs to input the URL below into an RTSP compatible player. rtsp:///_accessname> “m” is the stream number. For details on streaming protocol, please refer to the “control signaling” and “data format” documents. Storage managements (capability.storage.
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VIVOTEK mediaType Optional. Indicate the file media type. Please embrace your input value with single quotes. Ex. mediaType=’videoclip’ Support trigger types are product dependent. destPath Optional. Indicate the file location in camera. Please embrace your input value with single quotes. Ex. destPath =’/mnt/auto/CF/NCMF/abc.mp4’ resolution Optional. Indicate the media file resolution. Please embrace your input value with single quotes. Ex.
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VIVOTEK http:///cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=search&triggerType=’motion’+OR+’di’+OR+’seq’&triggerTi me=’2008-01-01 00:00:00’+TO+’2008-01-01 23:59:59’ Command: delete PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION label Required. Identify the designated record. Ex. label=1 Ex. Delete records whose key numbers are 1, 4, and 8. http:///cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.
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VIVOTEK Virtual input (capability.nvi > 0) Note: Change virtual input (manual trigger) status. Method: GET Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/setvi.cgi?vi0=[&vi1=][&vi2=] [&return=] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION vi state[(duration)nstate] Ex: vi0=1 Setting virtual input 0 to trigger state Where "state" is 0, 1.
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VIVOTEK Technical Specifications Model Alarm and Event MD8531H Alarm Triggers System Information CPU Flash RAM Video motion detection, manual trigger, digital input, periodical trigger, system boot, recording notification, camera tampering Multimedia SoC (System-on-Chip) 128 MB 256 MB detection, temperature detection, audio detection Alarm Events Event notification using HTTP, SMTP, FTP and NAS server File upload via HTTP, SMTP, FTP and NAS server Camera Features Image Sensor Maximum Resolution Le
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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, PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://WWW.VIALICENSING.COM. AMR-NB Standard THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AMR-NB STANDARD PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT.
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VIVOTEK Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) FCC Statement 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. 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.