IP8172/72P Box Network Camera User’s Manual 5MP • Full HD • Focus Assist Rev. 1.
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VIVOTEK Overview VIVOTEK IP8172/72P are professional box cameras offering 5-Megapixel or 1080p Full HD resolution with superb image quality up to 30 fps. Featuring 5-Megapixel resolution and highperformance H.264/MPEG-4/MJPEG compression technology, the IP8172/72P offer extrasmooth video and wide coverage.
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.
VIVOTEK Physical Description Front Panel Light Sensor Lens Built-in Microphone Rear Panel Audio Out BNC Video Out Status LED Microphone In External/Internal MIC Switch Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket Recessed Reset Button SD/SDHC Card Slot NTSC/PAL Switch Power Cord Socket DC General I/O Terminal Block Focus Assist Button DC-iris Control Cable Socket (IP8172) P-iris Control Cable Socket (IP8172P) Lens Focus Controller Zoom Controller 6 - User's Manual
VIVOTEK Mounting the Lens to the Camera 1. Mount the lens by turning it clockwise onto the camera mount until it stops. If necessary, turn the lens counterclockwise slowly until the flat side of the lens module aligns with the top side of the camera. If not properly aligned, the hood petal on the lens module may block the corners of image. 2. Connect the DC-iris control cable to the socket. (IP8172) Connect the P-iris control cable to the socket.
VIVOTEK General I/O Terminal Block This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external input / output devices. The pin definitions are described below. The 24V AC can be used as an alternate power source. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Power +12V Digital Output Digital Input Ground AC24V AC24V RS485+ RS485- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DI/DO Diagram Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method.
VIVOTEK Hardware Reset Recessed Reset Button DC 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.
VIVOTEK Network Deployment General Connection (without 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. 3. Connect the power cable from the Network Camera to a power outlet.
VIVOTEK When using a non-PoE switch Use a PoE power injector (optional) to connect between the Network Camera and a non-PoE switch.
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 13 for details. WAN (Wide Area Network ) Internet Router IP address : from ISP POWER COLLISION 1 2 3 4 5 IP address : 192.168.0.3 Subnet mask : 255.255.255.
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.
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. 3. Unscrew the zoom controller to adjust the zoom factor. Upon completion, tighten the zoom controller. 4. Unscrew the focus controller to adjust the focus range.
VIVOTEK Fine-tune the CS-Mount The following applies only when you have troubles getting sharp images with particular lens: 1. Detach the CS-mount lens from the camera body. 2. Use the supplied L-type hex key wrench to loosen the lens retention screw. When done, the CS-mount adapter ring becomes rotatable. 3. Use a removal tool to turn the CS-mount adapter ring; fine-tune the focal length between the sensor and the lens. 4.
VIVOTEK NOTE: When choosing the lens for your IP8172/72P, please notice the specifications as below. 1. Flange back length [distance A-B (CMOS sensor)] must be longer than 12.5mm. If the flange back length is too short, the bottom of screw mount may hit the IR Cut Filter, or result in out of focus when adjusting the focus controller. 2. The screw mount (distance A-C) must be shorter than 5.2mm; in case that the bottom of screw mount may hit the IR Cut Filter. 3.
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 (e.g., Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). 2.
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.
VIVOTEK IMPORTANT! • 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. • 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. • On Windows 7, the 32-bit explorer browser can be accessed from here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.
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 media player VLC media player 1. Launch the RTSP player. mpegable Player 2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up. 3.
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 10. To utilize this feature, please check the following settings on your Network Camera: 1.
VIVOTEK Using VIVOTEK Recording Software The product software CD also contains an ST7501 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.
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. Resize Buttons VIVOTEK INC. Logo 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.
VIVOTEK Focus Assist Please follow the steps to fine-tune the camera focus: 1. Adjust the CS-mount ring and fix the shooting direction. 2. Click “on“ to enable the focus assist function, then the Live Video Window will become full screen for precise focus adjustment. 3.
VIVOTEK Configuration Area Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 29. Configuration: Click this button to access the configuration page of the Network Camera. It is suggested that a password be applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the Network Camera. For more information, please refer to Configuration on page 35.
VIVOTEK PTZ Panel: This Network Camera supports “digital“ (e-PTZ) pan/tilt/zoom control, which allows roaming a smaller view frame within a large view frame. Please refer to PTZ settiings on page 93 for detailed information. 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).
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.
VIVOTEK ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG: Video Title Title and Time Video (HTTP-V) 2011/02/25 17:08:56 Time Video 17:08:56 2011/06/25 Video Control Buttons Video Title: The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 49. Time: Display the current time. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 49. Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video.
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.
VIVOTEK 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. The location can be changed. File name prefix: Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the video file name. A specified folder will be automatically created on your local hard disk.
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.
VIVOTEK Buttons Configuration In Button Configuration window, the left column shows the actions you can assign, and the right column shows the functional buttons and assigned actions. The number of buttons may differ from different joysticks. Please follow the steps below to configure your joystick buttons: 1. Choosing one of the actions and click Assign will pop up a dialog. Then you can assign this action to a button by pressing the joystick button or select it from the drop-down list.
VIVOTEK 3. The Assigned Action will appear beside Button 1 in the right column as shown in the following diagram. Note that a button can only be assigned with an action. If you want to modify the settings, select the action on the list and click Clear Selected. 4. If you want to assign additional actions, repeat step a.~c. When all settings are complete, click OK to save the settings or click Cancel to discard the settings.
VIVOTEK 5. Click OK to save the settings or click Cancel to discard the settings. NOTE: • • • If you want to assign Preset actions to your joystick, the preset locations should be configured in advance. If your joystick is not working properly, it may need to be calibrated. Click the Calibrate button to open the Game Controllers window located in Microsoft Windows control panel and follow the instructions for trouble shooting.
VIVOTEK Configuration Click Configuration on the main page to enter the camera setting pages. Note that only Administrators can access the configuration page. VIVOTEK offers an easy-to-use user interface that helps you set up your network camera with minimal effort. To simplify the setting procedure, two types of user interfaces are available: Advanced Mode for professional users and Basic Mode for entry-level users.
VIVOTEK Advanced Mode Navigation Area Configuration List Click to switch to Basic Mode Firmware Version Each function on the configuration list will be explained in the following sections. Those functions that are displayed only in Advanced Mode are marked with Advanced Mode . If you want to set up advanced functions, please click [Advanced Mode] on the bottom of the configuration list to quickly switch over.
VIVOTEK System time 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. Synchronize with computer time: Select this option to synchronize the date and time of the Network Camera with the local computer. The read-only date and time of the PC is displayed as updated. Manual: The administrator can enter the date and time manually.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
VIVOTEK Media > Image Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera. It is composed of the following four columns: General settings, Picture 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.
VIVOTEK Day/Night Settings Switch to B/W in night mode Select this to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to Black/White during night mode. Turn on external IR illuminator in night mode Select this to turn on an external IR illuminator (connected via Digital Output lines) when the camera detects low light condition and enters the night mode.
VIVOTEK Image settings On this page, you can tune the White balance, Image adjustment and WDR enhanced . 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.
VIVOTEK WDR enchanced: This function allows users to identify more details of objects in the high contrast environment especially for details in the shaded area. You may check the Enable WDR enhanced checkbox, and then adjust the sensitivity (low, high) and the strength (low, medium, high) to reach the best image quality. Note that the Preview button has been cancelled, all changes made to image settings is directly shown on screen.
VIVOTEK Measurement Window: This function allows users to configure measurement window(s) for low light compesation. For example, where low-light objects are posed against an extremely bright background, you may want to exclude the bright sunlight shining through a building's corridor. ■ Full view: Calculate the full range of view and offer appropriate light compesation. ■ Custom: This option allows you to manually add specific windows as measuring areas.
VIVOTEK Auto: If you set Exposure mode as Auto, the Exposure time and Gain control will not be configurable since the sensor library will automatically adjust the value according to the ambient light. Then you can configure iris mode as “indoor” or “outdoor” to reach the best image quality. ■ Iris mode (When the Auto Exposure mode is selected): Select Indoor or Outdoor iris mode to adapt to the installation. The preset iris aperture setting will apply.
VIVOTEK You can click Restore to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the settings. If you want to configure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Profile of exposure settings page as shown below. Activated period: Select the mode this profile to apply to: Day mode, Night mode, or Schedule mode. Please manually enter a range of time if you choose Schedule mode.
VIVOTEK Privacy mask Advanced Mode Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to address privacy concerns. 2012/11/09 17:08:56 ■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1. Click New to add a new window. 2. You can use the mouse cursor to size and drag-drop the window, which is recommended to be at least twice the size of the object (height and width) you want to cover. 3. Enter a Window Name and click Save to enable the setting. 4.
VIVOTEK Media > Video Advanced Mode FOV (Field of View) Select a resolution from the list. The default is 5 Megapixels, and if bandwidth or frame rate per second is of the concern you can select a lower resolution. The configurable options are: 5MP (4:3) at 10fps, 3MP (4:3) 20fps, 2MP (4:3) 30fps, 1080P (16:9) 30fps, and 720P (16:9) at 60fps. Cropping Setting: When you select a resolution other than the default maximum 5MP, a Cropping Setting window will prompt.
VIVOTEK Stream settings This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame sizes ranging from 176 x 144 to 2560 x 1920 pixels. The definition of multiple streams: ■ Stream 1: Users can define the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame Size" (size of the live view window). ■ Stream 2: The default frame size for Stream 2 is set to the minimized 176 x 144 for viewing on mobile devices. ■ Stream 3: Stream 3 does not support the "Region of Interest" configuration.
VIVOTEK Media > Video NOTE: ► All the items in the “Region of Interest” should not be larger than the “Output Frame Size“ (current maximum resolution).
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 offers real-time H.264, MPEG-4, and MJPEG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing. If the H.264 / MPEG-4 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol.
VIVOTEK The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution. ■ 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.
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.
VIVOTEK Media > Audio Advanced Mode 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 internal audio input according to ambient conditions. Adjust the gain from +21 db (most sensitive) or -33db (least sensitive).
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.
VIVOTEK Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames 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.
VIVOTEK NOTE 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.
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.
VIVOTEK Enable IPv6 Select this option 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 6.5, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 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. IPv6 Information: Click this button to obtain the IPv6 information as shown below.
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.
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.
VIVOTEK Audio is being transmitted to the Network Camera 2011/06/09 17:08:56 Mute Talk Button Mic Volume Click to enable audio transmission to the Network Camera; click to adjust the volume of to turn off the audio. To stop talking, click again. microphone; click FTP port: The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips. You can utilize VIVOTEK's Installation Wizard 2 to upgrade the firmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21.
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.
VIVOTEK URL command -- http://:/ For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2.mjpg: 1. Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape. 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.
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.
VIVOTEK Multicast settings for stream 1, 2, and 3: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 or 2. 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.
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.
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), TZO.com, DHS.
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.
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.
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).
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.
VIVOTEK Security > User accounts 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 to stream 3). 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 Explorer or Quick Time Player).
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 Explore 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.
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 range 192.168.2.x will be bolcked. If IPv6 filter is preferred, you will be prompted by the following window.
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).
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.
VIVOTEK PTZ > PTZ settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. There are two ways to enable the camera control function: 1. Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation. Within a field of view,it allows users to quickly move the focus to a target area for close-up viewing without physically moving the camera. 2. Mechanical: Connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface.
VIVOTEK Home page in the E-PTZ Mode 2012/04/10 17:08:56 x3.3 ■ 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 position. ■ If you have set up different preset positions for different streams, you can select one of the video streams to display its separate preset positions.
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 an auto patrol. 4. If you want to delete a preset location from the Patrol locations list, select it and click Remove. 5.
VIVOTEK 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. ► Click Patrol: The Network Camera will patrol along the selected positions repeatedly. PTZ Mechanical PTZ Operation If you select “Mechanical“, the RS485 Settings section will be displayed as shown below: RS485 Settings Disable: Select this option to disable this function.
VIVOTEK Transparent HTTP Tunnel: If you want to use your own RS-485 device, you can use UART commands to build a Transparent HTTP Tunnel. The UART commands will be sent through HTTP tunnel established between the RS-485 device and the camera. For detailed application notes, please refer to URL Commands started on page 115 or http://www.vivotek.com/downloadfiles/support/ appnote/14_document_1.pdf.
VIVOTEK Home page in Mechanical PTZ Mode The 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 preset position.
VIVOTEK Patrol Settings You can select some preset positions for the Network Camera to patrol through them. Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule: 1. Select preset locations on the list and click on the >> button. They will be replicated to the Patrol Locations. 2. Set the Dwelling time for the field of view to stay at the preset location during patrol. You can also manually enter a value in the blank. 3.
VIVOTEK Custom Command If Custom Camera (scanner) is selected as the PTZ driver, you will need to configure command buttons to control the PTZ scanner. Click Custom Command to open the Custom Command page to set the commands in the Control Settings session. Please refer to your PTZ scanner user's manual to enter the commands in the following fields. Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page.
VIVOTEK Event > Event settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to responds 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.
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. ■ Detect next event after seconds: Enter the duration in seconds to pause motion detection after a motion is detected. This can prevent event-related actions to take place too frequently. 1.
VIVOTEK ■ Camera tampering detection This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the camera detects that is is being tampered with. To enable this function, you need to configure the Tampering Detection option first. Please refer to page 117 for detailed information. ■ Manual Trigger This option allows users to enable event triggers manually by clicking the on/off button on the homepage. Please configure 1 to 3 associated events before using this function. 3.
VIVOTEK Add server 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 to when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 server settings can be configured. There are four choices of server types available: Email, FTP, HTTP, and Network storage.
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.
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.
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 121 for details. Note that only one NAS server can be configured. 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 109 for detailed information.
VIVOTEK Click 20110220 to open the directory: The format is: HH (24r) Click to open the file list for that hour 2011/02/20 2011/02/20 Click to go back to the previous level of the directory Click to delete selected items Click to delete all recorded data 2011/02/20 2011/02/20 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.
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.
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_20101213_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 display on the Media list. If you wish to add more media options, click Add media.
VIVOTEK ■ Maximum file size Specify the maximum file size allowed. Some users may need to stitch the video clips together. ■ File name prefix Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the file name. For example: Video_20101213_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.
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 the Save event button 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.
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.
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 Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations hallway 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.
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 preset threshold. Percentage = 30% If you want to configure other motion detection settings for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below. A total of three motion detection windows can be configured on this page as well.
VIVOTEK NOTE 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.
VIVOTEK Applications > DI and DO Advanced Mode Connect DI or DO 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 as the state of the signal to define the "Normal status" for the digital input. Connect the digital input lines to the Network Camera, and the camera will report the current status.
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 via the camera’s web console (in the Local storage . SD card management page) when using it for the first time. Please refer to page 123 for detailed information. Recording Settings Click Add to open the recording setting window.
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 saves bandwidths and storage space. NOTE NOTE: ► To enable adaptive recording, please make sure you’ve set up the trigger source such as Motion Detection, DI Device, or Manual Trigger.
VIVOTEK 2. Destination You can select the SD card or network storage (NAS) for the recorded video files. If you have not configured a NAS server, see details in the following. 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.
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.
VIVOTEK f you want to enable recording notification, please click Event to configure event triggering settings. Please refer to Event > Event settings on page 101 for more details. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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/[/...]/.
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.
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.
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.
VIVOTEK everything inside <> A description 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.
VIVOTEK 7.1 system Group: system NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) hostname string[64] Mega-Pixel 1/6 Host name of server Network (Network Camera, Camera Wireless Network Camera, Video Server, Wireless Video Server). ledoff 0 6/6 Turn on (0) or turn off (1) all led indicators. lowlight 1 6/6 Turn on white light LED under all conditions. Only turn on white light LED in low light conditions.
VIVOTEK -400: GMT-10:00 Hawaii -360: GMT-09:00 Alaska -320: GMT-08:00 Las Vegas, San_Francisco, Vancouver -280: GMT-07:00 Mountain Time, Denver -281: GMT-07:00 Arizona -240: GMT-06:00 Central America, Central Time, Mexico City, Saskatchewan -200: GMT-05:00 Eastern Time, New York, Toronto -201: GMT-05:00 Bogota, Lima, Quito, Indiana -180: GMT-04:30 Caracas -160: GMT-04:00 Atlantic Time, Canada, La Paz, Santiago -140: GMT-03:30 Newfoundland -120: GMT-03:00 Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Georgetown, Greenland -80: GM
VIVOTEK Nairobi 121: GMT 03:00 Iraq 140: GMT 03:30 Tehran 160: GMT 04:00 Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan 180: GMT 04:30 Kabul 200: GMT 05:00 Ekaterinburg, Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent 220: GMT 05:30 Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi 230: GMT 05:45 Kathmandu 240: GMT 06:00 Almaty, Novosibirsk, Astana, Dhaka, Sri Jayawardenepura 260: GMT 06:30 Rangoon 280: GMT 07:00 Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Krasnoyarsk 320: GMT 08:00 Beijing, Chongging, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei 360: GMT 09:00 Os
VIVOTEK 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. -241,-200, -201,-160, -140,-120, -80,-40,0, 40,41,80, 81,82,83, 120,140, 380,400,48 0 updateinterval 0, 0 6/6 0 to Disable automatic time 3600, adjustment, otherwise, it indicates 86400, the seconds between NTP 604800, automatic update intervals.
VIVOTEK commands. When cooperating with others, the system parameters will be restored to default values except for a union of combined results. restoreexceptlang N/A 7/6 Restore the system parameters to default values except the custom language file the user has uploaded. This command can cooperate with other “restoreexceptXYZ” commands. When cooperating with others, the system parameters will be restored to the default value except for a union of the combined results.
VIVOTEK 7.1.1 system.info Subgroup of system: info (The fields in this group are unchangeable.) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) modelname string[40] FE8172 0/7 Internal model name of the server (eg. IP7139) extendedmodelname string[40] FE8172 0/7 ODM specific model name of server (eg. DCS-5610). If it is not an ODM model, this field will be equal to “modelname” serialnumber mac 0/7 12 characters MAC address (without hyphens).
VIVOTEK 7.2 status Group: status NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoactualmodulation ntsc, pal di_i<0~(ndi-1)> 1 4/7 The actual modulation type (videoin.type=0). 0 1/7 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered (capability.ndi > 0) do_i<0~(ndo-1)> 0 1/7 0 => Inactive, normal 1 => Active, triggered (capability.
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 6/6 Indicate which privileges and above can control digital output (capability.
VIVOTEK 7.6 network Group: network NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) preproces 7/6 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.
VIVOTEK router 6/6 Default gateway. 6/6 Primary DNS server. 6/6 Secondary DNS server. 6/6 Primary WINS server. 6/6 Secondary WINS server. address> dns1 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.
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
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.
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.
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 5560+n*2 4/4 Multicast video port. audioport 1025 ~ 65535 5562+n*2 4/4 Multicast audio port.
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.
VIVOTEK 7.8 Video input Group: videoin NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cmosfreq 50, 60 60 4/4 CMOS frequency. (capability.videoin.type=2) whitebalance auto, manual auto 4/4 “auto” indicates auto white balance. “manual” indicates keep current value. exposurelevel 0~12 6 4/4 Exposure level enableblc 0 4/4 Enable backlight compensation. color 0, 1 1 4/4 0 =>monochrome 1 => color flip 0 4/4 Flip the image.
VIVOTEK maxexposure 1, 15, 30, 30 4/4 Maximum exposure time. framerate 4/4 Video input option: 60, 120, 240, 480 options framerate (1) video frame rate first mode enablepreview 0 1/4 Usage for UI of exposure settings. Preview settings of video profile. 7.8.1 Video input setting per channel Group: videoin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products, and m is stream number NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) cmosfreq 50, 60 60 4/4 CMOS frequency.
VIVOTEK be set separately as follows: Bit 0 => Support camera control function; 0(not support), 1(support) 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[60] 1/4 Enclose caption.
VIVOTEK s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_intrap 250, 500, eriod 1000, 2000, 1000 4/4 Intra frame period in milliseconds. 3000, 4000 s<0~(m-1)>_mpeg4_bitrate average, restriction upperbound average 4/4 “average” indicates the average bit rate will be equal to its target bit rate. “upperbound” indicates the bit rate will always not exceed its target bit rate.
VIVOTEK ame fps (for MPEG-4). s<0~(m-1)>_svc_intraperio 250, 500, d 1000, 2000, 1000 4/4 Intra frame period in milliseconds. 3000, 4000 s<0~(m-1)>_svc_svclayer 3 3 1/4 SVC temporal layer. s<0~(m-1)>_svc_svcsyntax 0~1 0 1/4 Enable SVC syntax or not. s<0~(m-1)>_svc_bitraterest average, average 4/4 “average” indicates the riction upperbound average bit rate will be equal to its target bit rate. “upperbound” indicates the bit rate will always not exceed its target bit rate.
VIVOTEK “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_svc_maxframe 1~25, 30 1/4 26~30 (only Set maximum frame rate in fps (for svc). for NTSC or 60Hz CMOS) s<0~(m-1)>_svc_profile 0~2 1 1/4 Indicate SVC profiles 0: baseline 1: main profile 2: high profile s<0~(m-1)>_h264_intraperi 250, 500, od 1000, 2000, 1000 4/4 Intra frame period in milliseconds.
VIVOTEK s<0~(m-1)>_h264_qpercen 1~100 44 4/4 t Manual video quality level input. (s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant = 100) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_bitrate 1000~160000 3000000 4/4 00 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr in “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_h264_maxfra 1~15 15 1/4 me s<0~(m-1)>_h264_profile Set maximum frame rate in fps (for h264).
VIVOTEK nt input. (s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_quan t = 100) s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_maxfra 1~15 15 1/4 Set maximum frame rate in me fps (for JPEG). s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_bitrate 1000~160000 30000000 4/4 Set bit rate in bps when 00 choosing cbr in “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_forcei 1 N/A 7/6 Force I frame. wdrc_mode 0~2 0 4/4 WDR enhanced. 0: off 1: Sensitivity low 2: Sensitivity high wdrc_strength 0~2 1 4/4 WDR enhanced.
VIVOTEK maxexposure 1~32000 30 4/4 Maximum exposure time. enableblc 0 4/4 Enable backlight compensation. exposurelevel 0~12 6 4/4 Exposure level agcmode auto,fixed auto 4/4 Set auto gain control mode. maxgain 0~100 100 4/4 Manual set maximum gain value. mingain 0~100 0 4/4 Manual set minimum gain value. whitebalance auto, manual auto 4/4 “auto” indicates auto white balance. “manual” indicates keep current value.
VIVOTEK 0: low 1: medium 2: high agcmode auto,fixed auto 4/4 Set auto gain control mode. maxgain 0~100 100 4/4 Manual set maximum gain value. mingain 0~100 0 4/4 Manual set minimum gain value. 7.10 IR cut control Group: ircutcontrol (capability.
VIVOTEK 7.11 Image setting per channel Group: image_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.
VIVOTEK saturation=100 profile_i0_contrast -5 ~ 5 0 4/4 Adjust contrast of image according to mode settings. profile_i0_sharpness -3~3 0 4/4 Adjust sharpness of image according to mode settings. profile_i0_sharpnesspercent 0~100 50 4/4 Adjust sharpness value of percentage when sharpness=100 profile_i0_gammacurve 0~100 0 4/4 Gamma curve profile_i0_lowlightmode 1 4/4 Enable/disable low light mode.
VIVOTEK sharpness=100 gammacurve 0~100 0 4/4 Gamma curve lowlightmode 0 4/4 Enable/disable low light mode. Group: imagepreview NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) videoin_whitebalance auto, auto 4/4 Preview of adjusting white balance of manual videoin_restoreatwb 0, 1~ image according to mode settings 0 4/4 Restore of adjusting white balance of image according to mode settings videoin_rgain 0~100 0 4/4 Manual set rgain value of gain control setting.
VIVOTEK Group: exposurewin_c<0~(n-1)>_profile for m profile and n channel product (capability_videoin_supportexpwin = 1) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) i<0~(m-1)>_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. custom: Use inclusive and exclusive window. blc: Use BLC.
VIVOTEK 1 => +20dB 2 => +40dB Or Gain of input. (audioin_c<0~(n-1)>_source = micin) s<0~(m-1)>_codectype aac4, gamr, aac4 4/4 Set audio codec type for input. 16000 4/4 Set AAC4 bitrate in bps. 12200 4/4 Set AMR bitrate in bps. pcmu 4/4 Set G.711 mode.
VIVOTEK win_i<0~4>_enable 0 4/4 Enable motion window 1~3. win_i<0~4>_name string[14] 4/4 Name of motion window 1~3. win_i<0~4>_polygon 0 ~ 320,0 ~ 0 4/4 Coordinate of polygon window 240, 0 ~ position. 320,0 ~ (4 points: 240, 0 ~ x0,y0,x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3) 320,0 ~ 240, 0 ~ 320,0 ~ 240 win_i<0~4>_objsize 0 ~ 100 0 4/4 Percent of motion detection window. win_i<0~4>_sensitivity 0 ~ 100 0 4/4 Sensitivity of motion detection window.
VIVOTEK 7.17 Tempering detection settings Group: tampering_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.tampering > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 4/4 Enable or disable tamper detection. threshold 0 ~ 255 32 1/6 Threshold of tamper detection. duration 10 ~ 600 10 4/4 If tampering value exceeds the ‘threshold’ for more than ‘duration’ second(s), then tamper detection is triggered. 7.18 DDNS Group: ddns (capability.
VIVOTEK PCCW, Mars_VC => cybergate ddns MegaChips, Planex_VC => cybergate ddns DLink, Sun_VC => cybergate ddns DLinkCN Nexus_Control => nexus control Logitec, DO_JP_FREE => dp-21.net (free) GE_Security, Epolice => epolice.com.tw HUAGAI, PCCW => pccw.com 3322, MegaChips => megachips.co.jp ALARM, Dlink =>D-LINK ChangeIP, DlinkCN => D-LINK CN NOIP Logitec => logitec.co.jp SWISSCOM GE_Security =>GE Security CustomizedTZO HUAGAI => huagai.com 3322.
VIVOTEK state onlycheck, NULL 6/6 Camera will check the status of network onlyoffline, environment and express link URL checkonline, badnetwork url string[64] NULL 6/6 The url user define to link to camera 7.20 UPnP presentation Group: upnppresentation NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 1 6/6 Enable or disable the UPnP presentation service. 7.
VIVOTEK 0: LOG_EMERG 1: LOG_ALERT 2: LOG_CRIT 3: LOG_ERR 4: LOG_WARNING 5: LOG_NOTICE 6: LOG_INFO 7: LOG_DEBUG setparamlevel 0~2 0 6/6 Show log of parameter setting. 0: disable 1: Show log of parameter setting set from external. 2. Show log of parameter setting set from external and internal. 7.23 camera PTZ control Group: camctrl (capability.camctrl.httptunnel > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enablehttptunnel 0 4/4 Enable HTTP tunnel for camera control.
VIVOTEK preset_i<0~(npreset-1 0 ~ 999 0 1/4 )>_ dwelling uart location 0 ~ (m-1), m 0 1/4 is UART count cameraid The dwelling time of each preset 0~255 Select corresponding uart (capability.nuart>0). 0 1/4 Camera ID controlling external PTZ camera. isptz 0~2 0 1/4 0: disable PTZ commands. 1: enable PTZ commands with PTZ driver. 2: enable PTZ commands with UART tunnel. disablemdonptz 0 1/4 Disable motion detection on PTZ operation. 7.24 UART control Group: uart (capability.
VIVOTEK even stopbit 1,2 1 4/4 1 2-1.5 , data bit is 5 2-2 uartmode rs485, rs485 4/4 RS485 or RS232. 1/4 PTZ command for custom rs232 customdrvcmd_i<0~ string[128] 9> speedlink_i<0~4>_n camera. string[40] 1/4 Additional PTZ command name. string[128] 1/4 Additional PTZ command list. 0~19, 128 4/4 The PTZ driver is used by this 127 (custom), (no driver) ame speedlink_i<0~4>_c md ptzdriver COM port. 128 (no driver) 7.25 SNMP Group: snmp (capability.
VIVOTEK rwcommunity string[31] Private 6/6 Read/write community rocommunity string[31] Public 6/6 Read only community syslocation 0~128 6/6 System location syscontact 0~128 6/6 System contact 170 - User's Manual
VIVOTEK 7.26 Layout configuration Group: layout (New version) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) logo_default 1 1/6 0 => Custom logo 1 => Default logo logo_link string[64] http://ww 1/6 Hyperlink of the logo 1/6 0 => display the power by w.vivotek.
VIVOTEK 7.27 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. win_i<0~4>_enable 0 4/4 Enable privacy mask window. win_i<0~4>_name string[14] 4/4 Name of the privacy mask window. win_i<0~4>_ 0 ~ 320,0 ~ 240, 0 4/4 Coordinate of polygon polygon 0 ~ 320,0 ~ 240, window position. 0 ~ 320,0 ~ 240, (4 points: 0 ~ 320,0 ~ 240 x0,y0,x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3) 7.
VIVOTEK integer> naudioin 0, 1 0/7 Number of audio inputs. 1 0/7 Number of audio outputs. 1 0/7 Number of video inputs. 4 0/7 Number of media stream per naudioout 0, nvideoin nmediastream nvideosetting naudiosetting nuart 0, Number of video settings per Number of audio settings per channel. 0 0/7 Number of UART interfaces.
VIVOTEK 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, lens_focus, len_iris.
VIVOTEK protocol_maxmegac protocol_rtp_multica 0 0/7 The maximum megapixel streaming connections. 1 0/7 st_ Indicate whether to support scalable multicast. scalable protocol_rtp_multica 0 0/7 st_ Indicate whether to support backchannel multicast. backchannel protocol_rtp_tcp 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support RTP over TCP. protocol_rtp_http 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support RTP over HTTP.
VIVOTEK commas> 512x512, 1056x1056, 1280x1280, 1536x1536 1920x1920 videoin_nresolution < number of 9 0/7 available Available resolutions list. (only for 5M series) resolution list> videoin_mpeg4_max
VIVOTEK videoin_fov videoin_maxframera 15, 15, 0/7 Available maximum frame list. 15, 15 videoin_codec mpeg4. mjpeg, mpeg4, 0/7 Available codec list. h264 mjpeg, 0/7 Available codec list.
VIVOTEK audioout_codec g711 g711 0/7 Available codec list for SIP. 0 0/7 Indicate whether to support camctrl_httptunnel httptunnel. camctrl_httptunnelcl 0 0/7 ient camctrl_privilege Indicate whether to support httptunnel client. 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support “Manage Privilege” of PTZ control in the Security page. 1: support both /cgi-bin/camctrl/camctrl.cgi and /cgi-bin/viewer/camctrl.cgi 0: support only /cgi-bin/viewer/camctrl.
VIVOTEK wireless_endchannel 1 ~ 14 255 0/7 Indicate the end channel of wireless network derivative_brand 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support the upgrade function for the derivative brand. For example, if the value is true, the VVTK product can be upgraded to VVXX.
VIVOTEK ss recording is supported. localstorage_modnu 0, m adaptiverecording 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support adaptive recording. adaptivestreaming 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support adaptive streaming. 7.29 Customized event script Group: event_customtaskfile_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[41] 6/7 Custom script identification of this entry.
VIVOTEK trigger boot, boot 6/6 Indicate the trigger condition: di, “boot” = System boot motion, “di”= Digital input seq, “motion” = Video motion detection recnotify, “seq” = Periodic condition tampering, “visignal” = Video input signal loss. visignal, “recnotify” = Recording notification. vi “tampering” = Tamper detection. “vi”= Virtual input (Manual trigger) triggerstatus String[40] trigger 6/6 The status for event trigger di 1 6/6 Indicate the source id of di trigger.
VIVOTEK weekday 0~127 127 6/6 Indicate which weekday is scheduled. One bit represents one weekday. bit0 (LSB) = Saturday bit1 = Friday bit2 = Thursday bit3 = Wednesday bit4 = Tuesday bit5 = Monday bit6 = Sunday For example, to detect events on Friday and Sunday, set weekday as 66. 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.
VIVOTEK action_server_i<0~4>_ NULL, 0~4 6/6 Index of the attached media. 0 6/6 Enable this to create folders by date, media action_server_i<0~4>_ datefolder action_patrol_enable time, and hour automatically. 0 6/6 (only for VS series) Enable/disable ptz patrol when event triggered.
VIVOTEK ftp_passwd string[64] NULL 6/6 Password of the user. ftp_port 0~65535 21 6/6 Port to connect to the server. ftp_location string[128] NULL 6/6 Location to upload or store the media. ftp_passive 0, 1 1 6/6 Enable or disable passive mode. 0 = disable passive mode 1 = enable passive mode email_address string[128] NULL 6/6 Email server address. email_sslmode 0, 1 0 6/6 Enable support SSL. email_port 0~65535 25 6/6 Port to connect to the server.
VIVOTEK snapshot_prefix string[16] Snapshot1_ 6/6 Indicate the prefix of the filename. media_i0=> Snapshot1_ media_i1=> Snapshot2_ media_i2=> Snapshot3_ media_i3=> Snapshot4_ media_i4=> Snapshot5_ snapshot_datesuffix 0, 1 0 6/6 Add date and time suffix to filename: 1 = Add date and time suffix. 0 = Do not add. snapshot_preevent 0~7 1 6/6 Indicates the number of pre-event images. snapshot_postevent 0~7 1 6/6 The number of post-event images.
VIVOTEK 7.33 Recording Group: recording_i<0~1> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL 6/6 Identification of this entry. trigger schedule, schedule 6/6 The event trigger type networkfail schedule: The event is triggered by schedule networkfail: The event is triggered by the failure of network connection. enable 0, 1 0 6/6 Enable or disable this recording. priority 0, 1, 2 1 6/6 Indicate the priority of this recording: “0” indicates low priority.
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.
VIVOTEK dest cf, cf 6/6 0~4 The destination to store the recorded data. “cf” means local storage (CF or SD card). “0” means the index of the network storage. cffolder string[128] NULL 6/6 Folder name. filesize 100~900 100 6/6 Unit: Mega bytes. When this condition is reached, recording file is truncated. duration 1~30 1 6/6 Uuit: Minute When this condition is reached, recording file is truncated.
VIVOTEK -3 = Certificate not installed -2 = Invalid public key -1 = Waiting for certificate 0 = Not installed 1 = Active countryname string[2] TW 6/6 Country name in the certificate information. 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.
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) tiltspeed -5 ~ 5 0 1/4 Tilt speed panspeed -5 ~ 5 0 1/4 Pan speed zoomspeed -5 ~ 5 0 1/4 Zoom speed panoramicspeed 1~5 1 1/4 Panoramic speed rotatespeed 1~5 1 1/4 Rotate speed Group: eptz_c<0~(n-1)>_s<0~(m-1)> for n channel product and m is the number of streams which support ePTZ. (capability.
VIVOTEK 7.38 Seamless recording setting Group: seamlessrecording (capability.localstorage.seamless > 0) PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) diskmode seamless, seamless 1/6 manageable “seamless” indicates enable seamless recording. “manageable” indicates disable seamless recording. maxconnection 3 3 1/6 Maximum number of connected seamless streaming.
VIVOTEK 8. Useful Functions 8.1 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.
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 8.3 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.
VIVOTEK \r\n do1=1\r\n 8.4 3D Privacy Mask Note: This request requires admin user privilege You can set privacy mask only at zoom 1x. To go back to zoom 1x directly, please send this cgi command: "/cgi-bin/camctrl/camposition.cgi?setzoom=0" Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/setpm3d.
VIVOTEK 8.5 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
VIVOTEK 8.6 Account Management Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi? method=&username=[&userpass=][&privilege=] [&privilege=][…][&return=] 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.
VIVOTEK 8.7 System Logs Note: This request require Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/syslog.cgi Server will return the most up-to-date system log. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: \r\n \r\n \r\n 8.8 Upgrade Firmware Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/upgrade.
VIVOTEK 8.9 Camera Control (capability.ptzenabled, not used in FE8171) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/viewer/camctrl.
VIVOTEK speedtilt -5 ~ 5 Set the tilt speed. speedzoom -5 ~ 5 Set the zoom speed. speedfocus -5 ~ 5 Set the focus speed. speedapp -5 ~ 5 Set the auto pan/patrol speed. auto pan Auto pan. patrol Auto patrol. stop Stop camera. wide Zoom larger view with current speed. tele Zoom further with current speed. stop Stop zoom. wide or tele Zoom without stopping for larger view or further view with zs zoom zooming speed, used for joystick control.
VIVOTEK speedlink 0~4 Issue speed link command. gaptime 0~32768 The gaptime between two consecutive ptz commands for device. (unit: ms) 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. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. 8.10 ePTZ Camera Control (capability.eptz > 0, not used in FE8171) Note: This request requires camctrl privileges.
VIVOTEK auto zoom zooming 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, used for joystick control. zs 0~6 Set the speed of zooming, “0” means stop. vx The direction of movement, used for joystick control.
VIVOTEK 8.11 Recall (capability.ptzenabled, not used in FE8171) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/viewer/recall.cgi? recall=[&channel=][&return=] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION recall Text string less than 30 One of the present positions to recall. characters channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source. return Redirect to the page after the parameter is assigned.
VIVOTEK 8.13 Preset Locations (capability.ptzenabled, not used in FE8171) Note: This request requires Operator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/operator/preset.cgi?[channel=] [&addpos=][&delpos=][&return=] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION addpos channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source.
VIVOTEK 8.14 ePTZ Preset Locations (capability.eptz > 0, not used in FE8171) Note: This request requires Operator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/operator/ePreset.cgi?channel=&stream= [&addpos=][&delpos=][&return=] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source. stream <0~(m-1)> Stream. addpos
VIVOTEK ip addv6 Add IPv6 address into access list. delv4 Delete IPv4 address from access list. delv6 Delete IPv6 address from access list. Single address: Network address: Range address: index The start position to add or to delete. return Redirect to the page after the parameter is assigned.
VIVOTEK This channel will help to transfer the raw data of UART over the network. Please see UART tunnel spec for detail information PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel 0 ~ (n-1) The channel number of UART. 8.17 Event/Control HTTP Tunnel Channel (capability. evctrlchannel > 0) Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/ctrlevent.
VIVOTEK 8.18 Get SDP of Streams Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///_accessname> “m” is the stream number. “network_accessname_<0~(m-1)>” is the accessname for stream “1” to stream “m”. Please refer to the “subgroup of network: rtsp” for setting the accessname of SDP. You can get the SDP by HTTP GET. When using scalable multicast, Get SDP file which contains the multicast information via HTTP. 8.
VIVOTEK 8.20 Senddata (capability.nuart > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/viewer/senddata.cgi? [com=][&data=][&flush=] [&wait=] [&read=] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION com 1 ~ data is a series of digits from 0 ~ 9, A ~ F. data>[,
VIVOTEK 8.21 Storage managements (capability.storage.dbenabled > 0) Note: This request requires administrator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=[&=…] The commands usage and their input arguments are as follows. PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION cmd_type Required. Command to be executed, including search, insert, delete, update, and queryStatus.
VIVOTEK Indicate if the file is locked or not. 0: file is not locked. 1: file is locked. A locked file would not be removed from UI or cyclic storage. triggerTime Optional. Indicate the event trigger time. (not the file created time) Format is “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS” Please embrace your input value with single quotes. Ex. triggerTime=’2008-01-01 00:00:00’ If you want to search for a time period, please apply “TO” operation. Ex.
VIVOTEK label Required. Identify the designated record. Ex. label=1 isLocked Required. Indicate if the file is locked or not. Ex. Update records whose key numbers are 1 and 5 to be locked status. http:///cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=update&isLocked=1&label=1&label=5 Ex. Update records whose key numbers are 2 and 3 to be unlocked status. http:///cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.
VIVOTEK return state after duration. it cannot accept new requests. Redirect to the page after the request is completely assigned. The can be a full URL path or relative path according the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. Return Code Description 200 The request is successfully executed. 400 The request cannot be assigned, ex. incorrect parameters. Examples: setvi.
VIVOTEK 8.23 Open Timeshift Stream (capability.timeshift > 0, timeshift_enable=1, timeshift_c_s_allow=1) Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Syntax: For HTTP push server (MJPEG): http:///_accessname>?maxsft=[&tsmode=&reftime =&forcechk&minsft=] For RTSP (MP4 and H264), the user needs to input the URL below into an RTSP compatible player.
VIVOTEK interger> least. (Used by forcechk) Return Code Description 400 Bad Request Request is rejected because some parameter values are illegal. 415 Unsupported Media Type Returned, if forcechk appears, when minsft is not achievable or the timeshift feature of the target stream is not enabled. 8. 24 Open Anystream (capability.nanystream > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Syntax: For HTTP push server (MJPEG): http:///videoany.
VIVOTEK 2~97 dependent> is equal to 0, 99) mjpeg_maxframe 1~25, 15 26~30 (only for NTSC or Set maximum frame rate in fps (for JPEG). 60Hz CMOS) mpeg4_intraperiod 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 1000 Intra frame period in milliseconds. 4000 mpeg4_ratecontrolmode cbr, vbr vbr cbr: constant bitrate vbr: fix quality mpeg4_quant 0, 1~5 3 Quality of video when choosing vbr in 99, 1~5 “mpeg4_ratecontrolmode”.
VIVOTEK dependent> equal to 0, 99) h264_bitrate h264_maxframe 1000~8000000 512000 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr 1000~4000000 dependent> 1~25, 10 Set maximum frame rate in fps (for 26~30 (only for NTSC or 15 H264). 60Hz CMOS) 8.25 Export Files Note: This request requires Administrator privileges.
VIVOTEK 8.26 Upload Files Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: POST Syntax: For daylight saving time configuration file: http:///cgi-bin/admin/upload_dst.cgi Post data: filename =\r\n \r\n For language file: http:///cgi-bin/admin/upload_lan.cgi Post data: filename =\r\n \r\n For setting backup file: http:///cgi-bin/admin/upload_backup.
VIVOTEK 8.27 Media on demand Media on demand allows users to select and receive/watch/listen to metadata/video/audio contents on demand. Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Syntax: rtsp:///mod.sdp?[&stime=][&etime=][&length =][&loctime =][&file=][&tsmode=] PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT stime N/A Start time. etime N/A End time. length The length of media of interest.
VIVOTEK Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Models Alarm and Event IP8172 (DC-iris) IP8172P (P-iris) Video motion detection, manual trigger, digital input, periodical trigger, system boot, recording notification, camera tampering detection Event notification using digital output, HTTP, SMTP, FTP and NAS server File upload via HTTP, SMTP, FTP and NAS server Alarm Triggers System Information CPU Flash RAM Multimedia SoC (System-on-Chip) 128 MB 256 MB Alarm Events 1/2.
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.
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.
