VS8100 Video Server User’s Manual H.264 • Compact Size • Easy Installation Rev. 1.
VIVOTEK Table of Contents Revision History ................................................................................................. 3 Package Contents............................................................................................... 3 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 4 Read Before Use.................................................................................................
VIVOTEK Revision History 1. Rev. 1.0: Initial release.
VIVOTEK Overview VIVOTEK VS8100 is a small-sized H.264 1-CH video server that helps you migrate from analog to digital surveillance system with ease. Its power sharing with CCTV and tiny design make it ideal for front-end installation and surveillance applications such as home, offices, retail stores, banks, and city surveillance, where their power supply and IP network connections are already settled.
VIVOTEK Physical Description 3 4 5 1 RS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BNC input (male) DC 12V output (to camera) DC 12V input (to power source) Reset button Audio input phonejack RS485 RJ-45 Ethernet connector 6 2 7 NOTE: The video server consumes approximately 12V @ 0.15A = 1.8W power.
VIVOTEK Installation Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method. 3 1 4 5 Analogue camera RS 2 6 VS8100 DC12V 8 9 7 LAN 1. Connect the BNC input connector to that on an analogue camera. 2. Connect the DC 12V output to the 12V input on the analogue camera. 3. Connect the DC 12V input to a 12V power source. Normally a 12V 1.5A power adapter will be sufficient. 4. The Reset button can be used to re-start the video server. 5.
VIVOTEK Status LED Item LED status 1 2 3 4 Description Steady Orange Orange LED off Steady Orange & Green blinking every 1 sec. (Green LED on for 1 sec., and off for another 1 sec.) Powered on, and system booting Power is off. Steady Orange & Green LED off Network failed. Network is working (heartbeat) Orange blinks every 0.15 sec. + Green blinks every 1 sec. (Orange on for 0.15 sec. and off for 0.15 Upgrading firmware sec. ) (Green on for 1 sec and off for 1 sec.) Orange blinks every 0.15 sec.
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 video server 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 using a straightened paper clip. Wait for the video server to reboot.
VIVOTEK Network Deployment Setting up the Video Server over the Internet There are several ways to set up the video server over the Internet. The first way is to set up the video server behind a router. The second way is to utilize a static IP. The third way is to use PPPoE. Internet connection via a router Before setting up the video server over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow the steps below. 1. Connect your video server behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below.
VIVOTEK For example, your router and IP settings may look like this: Device IP Address: internal IP Address: External Port (Mapped port on the port router) Public IP of router 122.146.57.120 LAN IP of router 192.168.2.1 Camera 1 192.168.2.10:80 122.146.57.120:8000 Camera 2 192.168.2.11:80 122.146.57.120:8001 ... ... ...
VIVOTEK Internet connection with static IP Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Video server. Please refer to LAN on page 45 for details. Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please refer to PPPoE on page 41 for details.
VIVOTEK Software Installation Download Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) from VIVOTEK’s website. The utility helps you set up your video server on the LAN. IW2 1. Install IW2. When done, 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. The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN. 4.
VIVOTEK Ready to Use 1. A browser session with the Video Server 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 VIVOTEK's website in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras. For its installation details, please refer to its related documents.
VIVOTEK Accessing the Video Server This chapter explains how to access the video server through web browsers, RTSP players, 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, and VIVOTEK recording software. Using Web Browsers Use Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to access to the video servers on the 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 2. Look for Download signed ActiveX ® controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK. 3. Refresh your web browser, then install the Active X ® control. Follow the instructions to complete installation.
VIVOTEK Using RTSP Players To view the live view 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.
VIVOTEK Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the video server can be accessed over the Internet. For more information on how to set up the video server over the Internet, please refer to Setup the video server over the Internet on page 9. To utilize this feature, please check the following settings on your video server: 1.
VIVOTEK Using VIVOTEK Recording Software The recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple video servers. Please install the recording software; then launch the program to add the video server 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. The Manual Trigger and Digital Input/Digital Output control menus are expandable and collapsible, while the PTZ navigation panel is available only when a PTZ camera is attached. VIVOTEK INC. Logo Host Name Configuration Area Manual TriggerArea Live View Window VIVOTEK INC.
VIVOTEK Manual Trigger Area Click to enable/disable an event trigger manually. Please configure an event setting on Application page before enable this function. A total of 4 event settings can be configured. For more information about event settings, please refer to page 81. If you want to hide this item on the homepage, please go to the Homepage layout page to uncheck “show manual trigger button”. Please refer to page 27 for details.
VIVOTEK Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further configuration, please refer to Video settings on page 40. Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the video server model and video server 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 (*.
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 media options Select to stream video or audio data or both. This is enabled only when the video mode is set to H.264. H.264 protocol options Depending on your network environment, there are four transmission modes of 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. File name prefix: Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the video file name. Add date and time suffix to the file name: Select this option to append the date and time to the end of the file name.
VIVOTEK Joystick settings Calibrate: Make sure a joystick is already attached to your COM port or USB port on your client computer. Click on the Calibrate button and the Windows Game Controller function will be started. If properly connected, your operating system should have already detected the joystick. Follow the onscreen instructions to calibrate your joystick. Configure buttons: You can define individual joystick buttons using this function.
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 video server with minimal effort. In order to simplify the user interface, the detailed information will be hidden unless you click on the function item.
VIVOTEK System This section explains how to configure the basic settings for the video server, such as the host name and system time. It is composed of the following three columns: System, System Time and DI and DO. 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 video server. The text will be displayed at the top of the main page.
VIVOTEK System > Homepage layout 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. The following shows the homepage using the default settings: ■ Hide Powered by VIVOTEK: If you check this item, it will be removed from the homepage.
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 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 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.
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 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 45). 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 This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera. It is composed of the following four 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.
VIVOTEK Image settings On this page, you can tune the White balance and Image adjustment. Image Adjustment ■ Brightness: Adjust the image brightness level, which ranges from 0% to 100%. ■ Contrast: Adjust the image contrast level, which ranges from 0% to 100%. ■ Saturation: Adjust the image saturation level, which ranges from 0% to 100%. ■ Sharpness: Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from 0% to 100%. ■ X-offset: Adjust the image to the proper position horizontally.
VIVOTEK Privacy mask Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to address privacy concerns. 2013/09/09 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 Stream settings This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame sizes ranging QCIF (176x144) to D1 (704x480 NTSC pixels). Click the stream item to display the detailed information. The maximum frame size will follow your settings in the above Viewing Window sections.
VIVOTEK This Network Camera provides real-time H.264 and MJPEG compression standards (Dual Codec) for real-time viewing. If the H.264 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol. There are several parameters through which you can adjust the video performance: ■ Frame size You can set up different video resolutions for different viewing devices.
VIVOTEK ■ Video quality • Constant bit rate: A complex scene generally produces a larger file size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be needed for data transmission. The bandwidth utilization is configurable to match a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performance. The bit rates are selectable at the following rates: 20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps, 64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mbps, 6Mbps, and 8Mbps.
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 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 100% (most sensitive) to 0% (least sensitive). Audio type: . ■ G.
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 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.
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. 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. It also can be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.
VIVOTEK Network > Streaming protocols 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 62 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 ~ 3: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 ~ 3. 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) 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) 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.
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) 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.
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 This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PCs’ IP addresses. 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 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 This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation by connecting to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface. Before configuration, connect the video server to a PTZ camera or PTZ scanner via RS485 interface. RS485 settings Disable: Select this option to disable this function. PTZ camera: Select this option to enable PTZ operation.
VIVOTEK Preset positions If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D, Pelco P protocol, Samsung scc643 protocol protocol as the PTZ driver and click the Save button, the Preset Position button will be enabled. Click Preset Position to open the settings page. You can also select preset positions for the camera to patrol. A total of 20 preset positions can be configured. Please follow the steps below to preset a position: 1. Select Channel in the drop-down list. 2.
VIVOTEK ■ The Camera Control Panel and Preset positions will be displayed on the home page: ■ Click Go to: Select one from the drop-down list, and the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position. Camera ID settings The Camera ID is necessary to control multiple cameras. If you click Save to enable this function, the camera control panel will be displayed on the main page.
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 Channel in the drop-down list. 2. Select the preset locations on the list, and click . 3. The selected preset locations will be displayed on the Patrol locations list. 4. Set the Dwelling time for the preset location during auto patrol. 5. If you want to delete a preset location from the Patrol locations list, select it and click Remove. 6.
VIVOTEK Custom Command If Custom Camera (scanner) is selected as the PTZ driver, the Preset Position and PTZ Control Panel on the main page will be disabled. 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 ►The command buttons will be displayed on the main page: 80 - User's Manual
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 97 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.
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 configure 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 networked storage when a trigger is activated. Please refer to NAS server on page 100 for details. Note that only one NAS server can be configured. Click Save server to enable the settings. ■ View: Click this button to open a file list window. This function is only for Networked Storage. If you click the View button, a storage share's page will prompt so that you can manage the recorded files on it.
VIVOTEK Click 20130120 to open the directory: The format is: HH (24r) Click to open the file list for that hour 2013/01/20 2013/01/20 Click to go back to the previous level of the directory Click to delete selected items Click to delete all recorded data 2013/01/20 2013/01/20 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. 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 when searching and packing up forensic evidence. ■ 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 2013/2/3 14:39:12 17:08:56 Motion Detection Setting 1: For normal situations hallway Motion Detection Setting 2: For special situations Follow the steps below to enable motion detection: 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 (e.g., for a different lighting condition), please click on Profile to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below. Another three motion detection windows can be configured on this page.
VIVOTEK NOTENOTE: ► 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 > Tampering detection This section explains how to set up camera tamper detection. With tamper detection, the camera is capable of detecting incidents such as redirection, blocking or defocusing, or even spray paint. Please follow the steps below to set up the camera tamper detection function: 1. Check Enable camera tampering detection. 2. Enter the tamper trigger duration. (10 sec. ~ 10 min.
VIVOTEK Recording > Recording settings Advanced Mode This section explains how to configure the recording settings for the Network Camera. Recording Settings Recording Settings Click Add to open the recording setting window. On this page, you can define the adaptive recording, recording source, recording schedule, and recording capacity. A total of 2 recording settings can be configured. ■ Recording name: Enter a name for the recording setting.
VIVOTEK If you enable adaptive recording on a camera, 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: ► 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 a networked 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 81 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 Appendix URL Commands for the Network Camera/Video Server 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 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 4. Security Level SECURITY LEVEL SUB-DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION 0 anonymous Unprotected. 1 [view] anonymous, viewer, dido, camctrl 1. Can view, listen, talk to camera. 2. Can control DI/DO, PTZ of the camera. 4 [operator] anonymous, viewer, dido, camctrl, operator Operator access rights can modify most of the camera’s parameters except some privileges and network options.
VIVOTEK 5. Get Server Parameter Values Note: The access right depends on the URL directory. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/anonymous/getparam.cgi?[] [&…] http:///cgi-bin/viewer/getparam.cgi?[] [&…] http:///cgi-bin/operator/getparam.cgi?[] [&…] http:///cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[] [&…] Where the should be [_].
VIVOTEK 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.
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? = [&=…][&return=] http:///cgi-bin/viewer/setparam.cgi? = [&=…][&return=] http:///cgi-bin/operator/setparam.
VIVOTEK 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.
VIVOTEK 7. Available parameters on the server This chapter defines all the parameters which can be configured or retrieved from VIVOTEK network camera or video server. The general format of description is listed in the table below Valid values: VALID VALUES DESCRIPTION string[] Text strings shorter than ‘n’ characters. The characters “,’, <,>,& are invalid. string[n~m] Text strings longer than `n’ characters and shorter than `m’ characters. The characters “,’, <,>,& are invalid.
VIVOTEK 7.1 system Group: system NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) hostname string[64] Video 1/6 Server Host name of server (Network Camera, Wireless Network Camera, Video Server, Wireless Video Server). ledoff 0 6/6 Turn on (0) or turn off (1) all led indicators. date time , date> 6/6 Current date of system. Set to ‘keep’ to keep date keep, unchanged. Set to ‘auto’ to auto use NTP to synchronize date.
VIVOTEK -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: GMT-02:00 Mid-Atlantic -40: GMT-01:00 Azores, Cape_Verde_IS.
VIVOTEK 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 Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, Seoul, Yakutsk 380: GMT 09:3
VIVOTEK daylight_timezones string ,-360,-320, 6/6 List time zone index which support daylight saving time. -280,-240, -241,-200, -201,-160, -140,-120, -80,-40,0, 40,41,80, 81,82,83, 120,140, 380,400,48 0 updateinterval restore reset restoreexceptnet 0, 0 6/6 0 to Disable automatic time 3600, adjustment, otherwise, it 86400, indicates the seconds between 604800, NTP automatic update 2592000 intervals.
VIVOTEK 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 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.
VIVOTEK language_count 9 0/7 Number of webpage languages available on the server. language_i<0~(count-1)> string[16] customlanguage_maxcount 1 languages supported on the server. customlanguage_count 0 0/6 Number of custom languages which have been uploaded to the server. customlanguage_i<0~(max string N/A 0/6 Custom language name. count-1)> 7.
VIVOTEK admin above can control PTZ (capability.ptzenabled > 0 or capability.eptz > 0) user_i0_name string[64] root 6/7 User name of root user_i<1~20>_name string[64] 6/7 User name user_i0_pass password[64] 6/6 Root password user_i<1~20>_pass password[64] 7/6 User password user_i0_privilege admin admin 6/7 Root privilege user_i<1~20>_ view, 6/6 User privilege privilege operator, admin 7.
VIVOTEK pppoe resetip 1 6/6 1 => Get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot. 0 => Use preset ipaddress, subnet, rounter, dns1, and dns2. ipaddress subnet dependent> 6/6 Subnet mask. 6/6 Default gateway. 6/6 Primary DNS server. 6/6 Secondary DNS server. 6/6 Primary WINS server. 6/6 Secondary WINS server.
VIVOTEK certificate_time 0 6/7 Certificate installed time. Represented in EPOCH certificate_size 0 6/7 Certificate file size (in bytes) privatekey_exist 0 6/6 Private key installed flag (for TLS) privatekey_time 0 6/7 Private key installed time. Represented in EPOCH privatekey_size 0 6/7 Private key file size (in bytes) 7.4.2 QOS Subgroup of network: qos_cos (capability.protocol.qos.
VIVOTEK 7.4.3 IPV6 Subgroup of network: ipv6 (capability.protocol.ipv6 > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 6/6 Enable IPv6. addonipaddress 6/6 IPv6 IP address. addonprefixlen 0~128 64 6/6 IPv6 prefix length. addonrouter 6/6 IPv6 router address. addondns 6/6 IPv6 DNS address. allowoptional 0 6/6 Allow manually setup of IP address setting. 7.4.
VIVOTEK =1 and capability.nmediastream > 1) s2_accessname string[32] video3.mjpg 1/6 Http server push access name for stream 3 (capability.protocol.spush_mjpeg =1 and capability.nmediastream > 2) anonymousviewing 0 1/6 Enable anoymous streaming viewing. 7.4.6 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 7.4.7 RTSP Subgroup of network: rtsp (capability.
VIVOTEK 7.4.7.1 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. (capability.
VIVOTEK 7.5 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. admin_ip String[44] 6/6 Administrator IP address. maxconnection 0~10 10 6/6 Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s).
VIVOTEK 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. imprinttimestamp 0 4/4 Overlay time stamp on video. 7.6.
VIVOTEK operation; 0(not support), 1(support) Bit 5 => Support focus operation; 0(not support), 1(support) text string[60] 1/4 Enclose caption. imprinttimestamp 0 4/4 Overlay time stamp on video. s<0~(m-1)>_codectype mjpeg, h264 h264 1/4 Video codec type. svc is only supported with stream 0. s<0~(m-1)>_resolution QCIF, D1 1/4 Video resolution in pixels. 0 1/4 Change resolution to fit 4:3 CIF, 4CIF, D1 s<0~(m-1)>_ratiocorrect ratio.
VIVOTEK s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant 1~5,99,100 3 4/4 Quality of video when choosing vbr in “ratecontrolmode”. Set the pre-defined quality level: 1: Median 2: Standard 3: Good 4: Detailed 5: Excellent 100: Use the quality level in "qpercent" 99: Use the quality level in "qvalue" s<0~(m-1)>_h264_qpercent 1~100 50 4/4 Set quality by percentage. 1: Worst quality 100: Best quality (s<0~(m-1)>_h264_quant = 100) s<0~(m-1)>_h264_qvalue 0~51 29 4/4 Manual video quality level input.
VIVOTEK ypolicy imagequality the target bit rate is not sufficient to satisfy current encoded conditions. “framerate” indicates frame rate first. “imagequality” indicates image quality first. s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_rateco ntrolmode cbr, vbr vbr 4/4 cbr, constant bitrate vbr, fix quality s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_quant 1~5,99,100 3 4/4 Quality of JPEG video.
VIVOTEK s<0~(m-1)>_mjpeg_bitrate 1000~800000 0 6000000 4/4 Set bit rate in bps when choosing cbr in “ratecontrolmode”. s<0~(m-1)>_forcei 1 N/A 7/6 Force I frame. 7.7 image setting per channel Group: image_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) brightness -5 ~ 5,100 100 4/4 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings. saturation -5 ~ 5,100 100 4/4 Adjust saturation of image according to mode settings.
VIVOTEK blend perform de-interlace on it. This mode leads to better image quality, but consumes more resource. Blend: Use blend method to perform de-interlace. 7.8 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 linein 4/4 linein => use external microphone input. mute 0, 1 1 1/4 Enable audio mute. 0 => Audio is enabled 1 => Audio is muted gain 0~100 65 4/4 Gain of input.
VIVOTEK 7.9 Time Shift settings Group: timeshift, c for n channel products, m is stream number (capability.timeshift > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAUL SECURIT T Y DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 4/4 Enable time shift streaming. c<0~(n-1)>_s<0~( 0 4/4 Enable time shift streaming for m-1)>_allow specific stream. 7.
VIVOTEK profile is applied to. i<0~(m-1)>_begintime hh:mm 18:00 4/4 Begin time of schedule mode. i<0~(m-1)>_endtime hh:mm 06:00 4/4 End time of schedule mode. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_enable 0 4/4 Enable motion window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_name string[40] 4/4 Name of motion window. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_left 0 ~ 320 0 4/4 Left coordinate of window position. i<0~(m-1)>_win_i<0~2>_top 0 ~ 240 0 4/4 Top coordinate of window position.
VIVOTEK 7.12 DDNS Group: ddns (capability.ddns > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 0 6/6 Enable or disable the dynamic DNS. provider Safe100, DyndnsDy 6/6 Safe100 => safe100.net DyndnsDynamic, namic DyndnsDynamic => dyndns.org DyndnsCustom, (dynamic) DynInterfree, DyndnsCustom => dyndns.org CustomSafe100 (custom) DynInterfree =>dyn-interfree.
VIVOTEK active. “badnetwork” : Express Link is not supported under this network environment. url string[64] 6/6 The URL to connect to this camera by express link. 7.14 UPnP presentation Group: upnppresentation NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enable 1 6/6 Enable or disable the UPnP presentation service. 7.
VIVOTEK 3: LOG_ERR 4: LOG_WARNING 5: LOG_NOTICE 6: LOG_INFO 7: LOG_DEBUG 7.17 camera PTZ control Group: camctrl (capability.camctrl.httptunnel > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) enableptztunnel 0 1/4 Enable HTTP tunnel for camera control. Group: camctrl_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.
VIVOTEK separated by “,” patroldwelling string[160] 1/4 (For external device) The dwelling time of each patrol point, separated by “,” 7.18 UART control Group: uart (capability.nuart > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) ptzdrivers_i<0~19, string[40] 1/4 Name of the PTZ driver. string[128] 1/4 Full path of the PTZ driver. 0 1/4 Enable HTTP tunnel channel to 127>_name ptzdrivers_i<0~19, 127>_location enablehttptunnel control UART.
VIVOTEK md ptzdriver 0~19, 128 127 (custom), (no driver) 1/4 The PTZ driver is used by this COM port. 128 (no driver) 7.19 SNMP Group: snmp (capability.snmp > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) v2 0~1 0 6/6 SNMP v2 enabled. 0 for disable, 1 for enable v3 0~1 0 6/6 SNMP v3 enabled.
VIVOTEK 7.20 Layout configuration Group: layout (New version) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURIT DESCRIPTION Y (get/set) logo_default 1 1/6 0 => Custom logo 1 => Default logo logo_link string[64] http://www. 1/6 Hyperlink of the logo vivotek.co m logo_powerbyvvtk_hidden 0 1/6 0 => display the power by vivotek logo 1 => hide the power by vivotek logo theme_option 1~4 1 1/6 1~3: One of the default themes. 4: Custom definition.
VIVOTEK 7.21 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[40] 4/4 Name of the privacy mask window. win_i<0~4>_left 0 ~ 320 0 4/4 Left coordinate of window position. win_i<0~4>_top 0 ~ 240 0 4/4 Top coordinate of window position.
VIVOTEK naudioin 0, 1 0/7 Number of audio inputs. 0 0/7 Number of audio outputs. naudioout 0, nvideoin 1 0/7 Number of video inputs. nvideoinprofile 0 0/7 Number of video input profiles. nmediastream 3 0/7 Number of media stream per channels. naudiosetting 1 0/7 Number of audio settings per channel. nuart 0, 1 0/7 Number of UART interfaces.
VIVOTEK 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; always 1. Examples: PT8133: 0b1111 SD8362: 0b111111 VS8102: 0b10111101 windowless 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support windowless plug-in. 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.
VIVOTEK protocol_rtp_multicast 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support scalable multicast. _ scalable protocol_rtp_multicast 0 0/7 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. protocol_spush_mjpeg 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support server push MJPEG.
VIVOTEK rate separated by commas> videoin_mjpeg_maxfr videoin_h264_maxfra videoin_streamcodec < 1 ~ 15, 1~15, 1~15 (3 streams) (Bit 0 -> mpeg4, Bit 1 -> mjpeg, Bit 2 -> h264, Bit 3 -> svc).
VIVOTEK uart_httptunnel 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for UART transfer. camctrl_httptunnel 1 0/7 The attribute indicates whether sending camera control commands through HTTP tunnel is supported. 0: Not supported 1: Supported camctrl_privilege 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 product can be upgraded to VVXX. (TCVV<->TCXX is excepted) evctrlchannel 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support HTTP tunnel for event/control transfer. joystick 1 0/7 Indicate whether to support joystick control. storage_dbenabled 0 0/7 Media files are indexed in database.
VIVOTEK 7.23 Customized event script Group: event_customtaskfile_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL 6/6 Custom script identification of this entry. date string[20] NULL 6/6 Date of custom script. time string[20] NULL 6/6 Time of custom script. Default SECURITY DESCRIPTION 7.24 Event setting Group: event_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE (get/set) name string[40] NULL 6/6 Identification of this entry.
VIVOTEK vi 0~7 0 6/6 Indicate the source id of vi trigger. This field is required when trigger condition is “vi”. One bit represents one digital input. The LSB indicates VI 0. visignal 0~1 0 6/6 Indicate the source of video input signal loss. Each bit represents one channel, and the LSB indicates channel 1. virestore 0~1 0 6/6 Indicate the source of video input signal restore. Each bit represents one channel, and the LSB indicates channel 1.
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) action_server_i<0~4>_en 0, 1 0 6/6 Enable or disable this server action. NULL 6/6 Index of the attached media. 0 6/6 Enable this to create folders by date, able action_server_i<0~4>_m NULL, 0~4 edia action_server_i<0~4>_da tefolder action_goto_enable time, and hour automatically.
VIVOTEK 7.25 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.
VIVOTEK 7.26 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 on the server. systemlog, videoclip, snapshot_source 0~2 0 6/6 Indicate the source of media stream. 0 means the first stream. 1 means the second stream and etc. 2 means the third stream and etc.
VIVOTEK 7.27 Recording Group: recording_i<0~1> PARAMETER VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY DESCRIPTION (get/set) name string[40] NULL 6/6 Identification of this entry. 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. “1” indicates normal priority. “2” indicates high priority. source 0~2 0 6/6 Indicate the source of media stream. 0 means the first stream. 1 means the second stream and so on.
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 Start time of the weekly schedule. endtime hh:mm 24:00 6/6 End time of the weekly schedule.
VIVOTEK adaptive_preevent 0~9 5 6/6 Indicate when is the adaptive recording started before the event trigger point (seconds) adaptive_postevent 0~10 5 6/6 Indicate when is the adaptive recording stopped after the event trigger point (seconds) maxsize 100~2048 100 6/6 Unit: Mega bytes. When this condition is reached, recording file is truncated. maxduration 60~3600 60 6/6 Uuit: Minute When this condition is reached, recording file is truncated. 7.28 HTTPS Group: https (capability.
VIVOTEK localityname string[128] Asia 6/6 The locality name in the certificate information. organizationname string[64] VIVOTEK 6/6 Inc. unit string[32] VIVOTEK certificate information. 6/6 Inc. commonname string[64] www.vivotek 0 ~ 3650 3650 Organizational unit name in the certificate information. 6/6 .com validdays Organization name in the Common name in the certificate information. 6/6 Valid period for the certification.
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 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.
VIVOTEK 8.5 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 8.6 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 8.7 Upgrade Firmware Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/upgrade.
VIVOTEK 8.8 Camera Control (capability.ptzenabled) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/camctrl/camctrl.
VIVOTEK 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. auto Auto focus. far Focus on further distance. near Focus on closer distance. auto Let the Network Camera control iris size. open Manually control the iris for bigger size.
VIVOTEK [&x=&y=&videosize=&resolution=&stretch=] – Click on image (Move the center of image to the coordination (x,y) based on resolution or videosize.) [ [&speedpan=][&speedtilt=][&speedzoom=][&speedapp=] ] – Set speeds [&return=] Example: http://myserver/cgi-bin/camctrl/eCamCtrl.cgi?channel=0&stream=0&move=right http://myserver/cgi-bin/camctrl/eCamCtrl.
VIVOTEK videosize The size of plug-in (ActiveX) window in web page resolution The resolution of streaming. stretch 0 indicates that it uses resolution (streaming size) as the range of the coordinate system. 1 indicates that it uses videosize (plug-in size) as the range of the coordinate system. speedpan -5 ~ 5 Set the pan speed. speedtilt -5 ~ 5 Set the tilt speed. speedzoom -5 ~ 5 Set the zoom speed. speedapp 1~5 Set the auto pan/patrol speed.
VIVOTEK 8.11 ePTZ Recall (capability.eptz > 0) Note: This request requires camctrl privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/camctrl/eRecall.cgi?channel=&stream=& recall=[&return=] PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION channel <0~(n-1)> Channel of the video source. stream <0~(m-1)> Stream. recall Text string less than 40 characters One of the present positions to recall.
VIVOTEK relative path according to the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. 8.13 ePTZ Preset Locations (capability.eptz > 0) 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.
VIVOTEK 8.14 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.
VIVOTEK 8.14.1 IP Filtering for ONVIF Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?type[=] http:///cgi-bin/admin/ipfilter.cgi?method=add&ip=[&index=][&return=] 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. addv6 Add IPv6 address into access list.
VIVOTEK ------------------------------------------------------------------------POST /cgi-bin/operator/uartchannel.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.
VIVOTEK 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. The contents of upstream should be base64 encoded to be able to pass through the proxy server. This channel will help perform real-time event subscription and notification as well as camera control more efficiently.
VIVOTEK 8.19 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 ~ The target COM/RS485 port number. data is a series of digits from 0 ~ 9, A ~ data>[,] milliseconds.
VIVOTEK 8.20 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. PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION label Optional.
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 PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION 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.cgi?cmd=update&isLocked=0&label=2&label=3 8.20.
VIVOTEK Element name Type Description label A unique integer. triggerType Indicate the event trigger type. mediaType Indicate the file media type. destPath Indicate the file location in camera. resolution Indicate the media file resolution. isLocked Indicate if the file is locked or not. triggerTime Indicate the event trigger time.
VIVOTEK di snapshot /mnt/auto/NCMF/123/123.jpg 800x600 0 2009-01-24 12:01:00 0 Ex. Local storage status in XML format. PAGE 175VIVOTEK Ex. Query local storage status and call for javascript format return message. http:///cgi-bin/admin/lsctrl.cgi?cmd=queryStatus&retType=javascript There are two cgi commands for download and composing jpegs to avi format. For download single selected file, you can use “/cgi-bin/admin/downloadMedias.cgi”. Just assign the request file path to this cgi. Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/downloadMedias.cgi? The is in queryststus return message. Ex.
VIVOTEK 8.21 Virtual input (capability.nvi > 0) Note: Change virtual input (manual trigger) status. Method: GET/POST 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. “0” means inactive or normal state while “1” means active or triggered state. Where "nstate" is next state after duration.
VIVOTEK Examples: 1. setvi.cgi?vi0=0(15000)1 2. setvi.cgi?vi0=1 Request 2 will not be accepted during the execution time(15 seconds). 8.22 Open Timeshift Stream (capability.timeshift > 0, timeshift_enable=1, timeshift_c_s_allow=1) Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges.
VIVOTEK forcechk N/A N/A Check if the requested stream enables timeshift, feature and if minsft is achievable. If false, return “415 Unsupported Media Type”. minsft 0 How many seconds of cached stream client can accept at least. (Used by forcechk) Return Code Description 400 Bad Request Request is rejected because some parameter values are illegal.
VIVOTEK 8.24 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 8.25 Media on demand (capability.localstorage.modnum > 0) 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 DESCRIPTION stime N/A Start time. etime N/A End time.
VIVOTEK 8.26 Start wireless connection Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/connect_ap.cgi This command is only used in pure wireless model (e.g., a model without Ethernet. Ex: IP8336W). This command triggers camera to start to connect to a Wi-Fi access point. Before use this command, please setup your wireless settings properly. Note that this command force your camera to switch to DHCP. 8.
VIVOTEK 8.28 Remote Camera Control (capability.remotecamctrl.master > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/camctrl/rCamCtrl.cgi?[channel=] [&x=&y=&r=&videosize=&resolution=&stretch=] – Click on image [&camid=] [&return=] Example: http://myserver/cgi-bin/camctrl/rcamctrl.
VIVOTEK 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. Return code: clickimg_return="$Error_code" Error code CLICKIMG_SUCCESS Code - Hexa Code Decimal 0x000000C8 200 Description SysLog message Success to control auxiliary camera 500 Controller camera connect to auxiliary camera fail.
VIVOTEK 8.29 Upload map file (capability.remotecamctrl.master > 0) Note: This request requires Admin privileges. Method: POST Syntax: http:///cgi-bin/admin/upload_map.
VIVOTEK Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Model System Overview VS8100 System Information CPU Flash RAM Multimedia SoC (System-on-Chip) 16MB 128MB Power Supply Analog Camera Camera Control Coaxial Cable PTZ camera control through RS-485 Supports CGI command serial driver Video Compression Maximum Frame Rate Maximum Streams Video Streaming Image Settings External Microphone Power Supply VS8100 Scanner Audio Audio Capability Compression Interface DC 12V Power Ethernet Cable
VIVOTEK Technology License Notice AMR-NB Standard THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AMR-NB STANDARD PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT. WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, THE FOLLOWING LICENSORS’ PATENTS MAY APPLY: TELEFONAKIEBOLAGET ERICSSON AB: US PAT. 6192335; 6275798; 6029125; 6424938; 6058359. NOKIA CORPORATION: US PAT. 5946651; 6199035. VOICEAGE CORPORATION: AT PAT. 0516621; BE PAT. 0516621; CA PAT. 2010830; CH PAT. 0516621; DE PAT. 0516621; DK PAT. 0516621; ES PAT. 0516621; FR PAT. 0516621; GB PAT.
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 A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
