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Moxa VPort 25 V ideo Encoder User ’ s Manual First Edition, July 2008 © 2008 Moxa Inc . A ll rights reserved. Reproducti on without perm ission is prohibit ed.
Moxa VPort 25 IP Camera User’s Manual The software d escribed in this m anual is furni shed under a license agreem ent and may be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2008 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.
Before getting started Before usin g your VPort 25, please pay close attention t o the followin g items: After opening the VPort 25 box, co mpare the contents of the box with th e Package Checklist in Chapter 1 . Notify your sales representative if any of the items is missing or damaged.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 1-1 Overview...................................................................................................
1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The VPort 25 series of high-p erformance IP cameras can handle basic vi deo feeds, and suppo rt many advanced features for settin g up surveillan ce or web attraction ap plications.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview The VPort 25 is a vandal- proof, IP66-rated , fixed dome IP camera for use in ha rsh, outdoor environm ents. With a maximum resolution of 5 20 TVL and day -and-night CC D camera lens, the VPort 25 is especially well-suited for h igh performance video surveillance app lications.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 Easy web access using standard browsers There is no nee d to install new software to access the video encoder, si nce the embedded web server allows users to use any popular web br owser to access the video encoder from anywhere over the Internet.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-4 Package Checklist Moxa VPort 25 is shipped with the following items. If any of these items is missing or damaged, please contact your custom er serv ice representative for assistance. Moxa’s VPort 25 is shipped with the fo llowing items.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-5 y Accessible IP filtering y 1 DI and 1 Rel ay output for sensor a nd alarm y Video loss and N etwork broken alar m y Support SMTP and FTP for alarm message transm ission y Redundant power inputs with 12/24 VDC, 24 VAC power input and PoE (8 02.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-6 Product Description Form Factor IP Camera Module Upper Case Bottom Case Inner Case V ari-focal Rot ation Plate Analog V ideo Output Swit ch LED Instructor DIP.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-7 Vari-focal Lens The VPort 25 series comes with a vari-focal lens for providing high quality video images. Users can adjust the Zo om and Focus ma nually to get cl ear im ages regardless of the site environment.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-8 DC Auto Iris Switch The DC Auto Iris Switch is used to adjust the brightness of the camera im age. Turn the switch counterclockwise to achieve a brightener vi deo image, and turn it clockwise to m ake the image less bright.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-9 SW-5: MIRROR (Mirror Function) When the Mirror func tion is activated, the imag e will appear as if you are viewing it through a rearview mirro r. ON: Activate the Mirror func tion OFF: Disable the function (Default) SW-6: GAMMA (Gamma Correction) ON: 1.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-10 NO (Norm al Open) C (Comm on) DO (Relay Output) NC (Norm al Close) Max. 1A, 24 VDC Initial status is Normal Open + DI (Digital Input) - High: +13V to +30V Lo.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Introduction 1-11 Te x t LED Description D7 Power On: power on Off: power off D8 100 Mb ps On: Ethernet li nk is 100 Mbps D9 10 Mbps On: Ethernet l ink is 10 Mbps Red On Hardw.
2 2 Chapter 2 First Time Installation and Configuration This chapter includ es information about how to install a VPort 25 IP camera. The following t opics are covered: Before Getting Started ¾ H.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-2 Before Getting Started Before installing the VPort 25, check to mak e sure that all items in the Package Checklist are in the box. In addition, you will need access to a notebook computer or PC equi pped with an Ethernet port.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-3 Step 2: Remove the inner c ase. Step 3: Remove the I P camera module..
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-4 Step 4: Connect the cables. a) Open the conduit hole..
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-5 b) Prep are the cab le gland ( if requir ed). c) Use the cable gland t o assemble the cables.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-6 NOTE When install ing the cable gla nd, make sure the 2 rubber rings are assem bled properly for IP 66 protection. If necessary, use silicon sealant. d) Connect the cables to the IP cam era module’s connectors.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-7 NOTE Be sure to arrange the cables car efully to make sure th at all cables are connected properly. We recommend connecting the Ethernet ca ble first, an d then the 9-pin termi nal block.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-8 Step 6: Fasten the bottom case with the four copper pillar screws. b) Mounting on the accessory ’s mounting kit (VP-MK) Step 1: Fasten the bottom case on the plate with th e four copper pillar screws.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-9 Step 7: Assemble the IP Camera Module and upper case with the bottom case. Step 8: To get the desired video im age, adjust the angles and zoom strength.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-10 b) Tilt adjustment.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-11 c) Zoom adj ustment.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-12 Step 9: Fasten the silica gel desiccant in the inner case..
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-13 NOTE The effect of the silica gel desiccant will de crease after being used for particular time period. Silica gel desiccants are com monly available, and can be replaced with the hook fastener.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-14 Step 10: Complete the hardware installation. Software Installation Step 1: Configure the VPort 25’s IP addres s When the VPort 25 is first powered on, the PO ST (Power On Self Test) will run for a few moments.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-15 2. Whe n the search has co ncluded, the Model Name , MAC address, IP address, serial port, and HTTP port of the VPort will be listed in the utility’s window.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-16 NOTE For Windows XP SP2 or above operating system s, the ActiveX Control component will be blocked for system security reasons. In th is ca se, the VPort’ s security warning m essage window may not appea r.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-17 Step 5: Access VPort’s sys tem configuration. Click on System Co nfigurat ion to access the overview of the syst em configuration to c hange the configuration.
VPort 25 User’s Manual First Time Installaton and Configuration 2-18 Mounting Dimensions (unit=mm) Rear View Front View Side View 1 18.9 142 84.8 84.8 42.4 25 42.4 32 15 55.4 55.4 32 32 71 Wiring Requirements ATTENTION Be sure to disconnect th e power cord befor e installing and/or wir ing your Moxa VPort 25.
3 3 Chapter 3 Accessing VPort 25’s Web-based Manager This chapter includes inform ation about how to access VPort 25 IP camera for t he first time. The following t opics are covered: Functions F.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 25’s Web-ba sed Manager 3-2 Functions Featured on the VPort’s Web Homepage The homepage of th e VPort’s web co nsole shows in formation specific to that VPort, the camera image, and configurations for client and server.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 25’s Web-ba sed Manager 3-3 Server Name A server nam e can be assigned to each server . Administrators can change t he name in System Configuration/Syste m/General . The m aximum length of the sever nam e is 40 bytes.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 25’s Web-ba sed Manager 3-4 System Configuration A button or text link on the left side of t he system confi guration win dow only appears o n the administ rator’s main page. Fo r detailed system c onfiguration instructions, refer to Chapter 4, System Configurati on .
4 4 Chapter 4 System Configuration After installing the hardware, the next step is to configure the VPort 25’s settin gs. Users can configure by web consol e.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-2 System Configuration by Web Console System confi guration can be done remote ly with Internet Explorer. To access the server, type the system configuration URL, http://<IP ad dress of Vide o Server>/setup/config.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-3 System General Settings On the General Settin gs page, admini strators can set up the video Server name and the Date and Time , which appear in th e image’s caption.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-4 Server name Setting Description Default Server Name (max. 40 characters) Use a dif ferent server name for each IP camera to help identify the different servers.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-5 Admin password Setting Description Default Admin Password (max. 14 chara cters) Administ rator can type the ne w password in this box.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-6 System Diagnosis VPort pro ducts have a self-di agnosis functio n to let the adm inistrator get a quick view of t he system and c onnection status . Administrator s can save this diagno sis information i n a file (diagnosis.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-7 System Parameters The System Parameters page allows you to view all system parameters, which are listed by category. The content is the s ame as the VPort’s sy s_confi g.ini file. Admini strators can also save this information in a file (sys_config.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-8 Take the following steps to upgrad e the firmware: Step 1: Press the Browse button to select the firmware file. NOTE For the VP ort 25, the fi rmware file ext ension shoul d be .rom . Step 2: Click on the Upgrade button to upload the firmware to the VPort.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-9 Reboot From the “Device Reboot” page, click on OK (as shown in th e following figure) to restart the VPort. Network General Network Settings The General Network Settings page includes som e basic but im portant network c onfigurations that enable the VPort to be con nected to a TCP/IP network.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-10 Access Method VPort pro ducts support the DHCP protocol, which means that V Port can get it s IP address from a DHCP server automatically when it is connected to a TCP/IP network. The Administrator should determine if it is more appropriate to use DHCP, or assign a fixed IP.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-11 RTSP Streaming The VPort 2 5 supports standar d RTSP (Real Tim e Streaming Pr otocol) stream ing, which m eans that all devices and software that support RTSP can di rectly acquire and view the video im ages sent from VPort 25 without a ny proprietary codec or SDK i nstallations.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-12 Step 3: Wait a few seconds for QuickTime Player to establish the co nnection. Step 4: After the connection has been establish ed, the VPort 25’s video will ap pear in the QuickTime Player display window.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-13 1st SMTP Server and Sender Email Setting Description Default 1 st /2 nd SMTP (mail) server SMTP Server ’ s IP address or URL address. None 1 st /2 nd SMTP account name None 1 s t /2 n d SMTP For security reasons, most SMTP servers require the account nam e and pa s s wo r d to be authenticated.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-14 FTP Server Settings FTP is the othe r method avail able for the VPort t o send alarm messages and snapshots. 1st FTP Server Setting Description Default 1 st /2 nd FTP se rver FTP server ’ s IP address or URL address.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-15 Dynamic DNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) is a combination of DHCP, DNS, and client registration.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-16 NOTE Different DDNS service prov iders have different applicatio n rules. Some ap plications are free of charge, but most requir e an application fee.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-17 y Reduces the load on the source (for exam ple, a server) because it doe s not need to produce multiple copies of the same data. y Makes efficient use of net work bandwidth a nd s cales well as the number of participants or collaborators expands.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-18 Configuring Multicast Settings Setting Description Default Multicast gr oup address Multicast Gr oup address for sending video stream . 239.127.0.100 Multicast vide o port V ideo port num ber . 5556 Multicast audi o port Audio p ort number .
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-19 Accessible IP List The VPort 25 uses an IP address-based filte ring method to control access to the VPort. Accessible IP Set tings allow you to a dd or remove “Legal ” remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-20 SNMP VPort supp orts three SNMP protocols. The a vailable protoc ols are SNMP V1, S NMP V2c, and SNMP V3.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-21 Configuring SNMP Settings The following figures indicate which SNMP parameters can be configured. A more detailed explanation of each param eter is given below the figure.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-22 V1, V2c Read/Wirte Community Setting Descripti on Default V1, V2c Read/Write Community Use a comm unity string m atch for authentication, which means that the SNMP agent accesses all objects with read-only pe rmissions using the communit y string public .
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-23 User Data Encryption Key (F or SN MP V1, V2c, V 3 and V3 only) Setting Descripti on Default Enable 8-character data encryption key is the minimum requirement for data encryption.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-24 Setting Description Factory Default Enable ToS Enable the ToS for transmitting the vid eo stream with the given priority Disable DSCP Value Set the m.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-25 Video Image Settings Image Information Setting Description Default Description (max. of 14 characters) The cust omized de scriptio n shown on t he caption or image to identify th is video camera.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-26 Video Performance VPort 25 s upport MPEG4 or MJEPG compression standard. Users sho uld select the video compression in first t o identify the video stream format. For MJPEG , users ca n setup the Resolution, Frame R ate and Video Quality in Fixed Quality .
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-27 For MPEG4 , users can set up Resolution, Frame Rate and Video Quality in Fixed Bit Rate or Fixed Quality . Resolution The VPort 25 supports 5 different reso luti ons: Full D1, 4CIF, VGA, CIF, and QVGA.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-28 NOTE Frame rate (frames per second) is determined by the resolution, image data size (bit rate), and transmission traffic status. Th e Ad ministrator and users can chec k the frame rate status in the FPS Stat us on VPort’s web hom epage.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-29 Audio Audio Source The VPort 25 supp orts real-time and synchron ous video/audio transm ission. Admini strators need to select the co rrect input type of audio sourc e to avoid audi o input dist ortion.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-30 Alarm System Alarm In addition to the LED indicators, two kinds of system alarm are provided by the VPort 25 for notifying t he system operat ion administ rator.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-31 Event Alarm Four kinds of event alarm are provided by the VPort 25 for building an intelligent video surveillance system. Alarm T ype T riggere d Condition T rigger ed Action V ideo Motion Detec tion (VMD) 1.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-32 Alarm Time Interval Setting Description Default Delay second(s) before detectin g the next alarm Set up the time interval for each event alarm triggered.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-33 NOTE The relays will not be triggered when the Override Relay warning setting box is checked. Un-check this box to ensure that the relays will trigger. Schedule A schedule is provided to set event alarms for daily security app lications.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-34 Setting Description Default □ Sun □ Mon □ Tu e □ We d □ Thu □ Fri □ Sat Select the weekday for scheduling even t alarms. None Begin 00:00 Set the beginning t ime of the event l 00:00 Duration 00:00 Set the time period of the event alarm to be activated.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-35 Setting Description Def ault Enable VM D alarm Enable or disable the VMD al arm. Disable Show alert on the image when VMD is triggered Enable or disable alert for sections of the homepage image on the homepage.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-36 Trigger Conditions and Actions Administrators can set up trig gers for each VMD, including T rigger Relay alarm , Send snapshot image vi a E-mail, Send sn apshot image via FTP , an d HTTP Action Settings .
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-37 Digital Input One digital input is prov ided by the VPort 25 for linking with alarm detection devices, such as sensor. Setting Description Default Enable digital input alarm Enable or disable the digital in put alarm.
VPort 25 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-38 Video Loss Setting Description Def ault Enable video loss alarm Enable or di sable video loss alarm.
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A A Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions Q: What if I for get my password? A: Every access to the IP cam era needs authentica tion, unless the adm in password is set up as blank. If you are one of the manag ed users, you will need to ask the administrator for th e password.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Frequently Asked Ques tions A-2 Q: How many us ers are a llowed to access the video enc oder at the same time? A: Basically, there is no limitation.
B B Appendix B Time Zone Table The hour offsets for different ti me zones are sh own below. You will ne ed this information when setting the time zon e in automatic date/time synchron ization. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, which is the global time that all time zon es are measured from.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Time Zone Table B-2 (GMT+02:00) Hara re, Pretoria (GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv , Riga, Sofia, T allinn, V ilnius (GMT+02:00) Jeru salem (GMT+0 3:00) Baghda d (GMT+03:00) K uwait, Riyadh (GMT+03:00) Mo scow , S t.
C C Appendix C Technical Specifications Camera Sensor 1/3” Sony Super HAD or 1/3” Sony ExV iew Lens W ide end: F1.4, Diagonal 9 7.61° / Horizont al 76.
VPort 25 User’s Manual Technical Specifications C-2 Audio In put 1 Line-in or MIC -in with 2-pi n terminal bloc k connector Audio Out put 1 Line out with 2-pin t erminal block c onnector Network Pro.
An important point after buying a device Moxa VPort 25 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Moxa VPort 25 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Moxa VPort 25 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Moxa VPort 25 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Moxa VPort 25 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Moxa VPort 25, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Moxa VPort 25.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Moxa VPort 25. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Moxa VPort 25 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
