Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product IP3122 Vivotek
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- 1 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Product name: Network Camer a (IP31x2) Rel e a s e D a te : 2005/04/07 Manual R evision: 3.30 We b s i t e : www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in T aiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2005.
- 2 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country . The Network Camera is not only a high-performance we b-ready camera but also can b e part of a flexible surveillance system.
- 3 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Table of Contents Before Y ou Use This Prod uct ...................................................................... 2 P ackage Contents ....................................................
- 4 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 HT TP ........................................................................................ 38 Streaming ................................................................................. 39 DDNS and UPnP settings .
- 5 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Application configurat ion URL ....................................................... 61 Homepage layout configur ation URL .............................................. 62 D . T echnical specifications .
- 6 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Package Contents IP3112/IP312 2 P ower adapter Camera stand I/O terminal block connector Software CD Quick installation gu ide W arranty car.
- 7 - www .vivotek.com Installation Hardware installation Please verify that your prod uct package contains all the accessories li sted in the fo re going P a ckage Contents. Depending on the user’s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in length.
- 8 - www .vivotek.com Software installation At the end of the hardware installation, users can u se Installation Wizard program included in the produ ct CDROM to find the location of the Network Cam era. There may be many Network Cameras in the local network.
- 9 - www .vivotek.com Add Password to prevent Unauthorized Access The default Administrator’s password is blank and the Network Camera initially will n ot ask for any password. The Administrato r should immediately implement a new password as a matte r of prudent security practice.
- 10 - www .vivotek.com How to Use Authentication After opening the W eb browse r and typing in the URL of the Netwo rk Camera, a dialogue window pops up to request a username and password. U pon successful authentication, the following fig ure is displayed.
- 11 - www .vivotek.com Installing plug-in For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prom pt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera. Permission request depends on the Internet security se ttings of the user ’s PC or notebook.
- 12 - www .vivotek.com Primary user’s capability Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has two parts: Configuration functions : The camera can be configured u sing these user interface s. Camera View : What the camera sees. Click on the configuration link to the le ft of the image window to enter the configuration page.
- 13 - www .vivotek.com Digital Zoom Click on the ma gnifier icon under the cam era view then the digital zoom control pan el will be shown. Uncheck “D isable digital zoo m” and use the slider control to change the zoom factors. Digital Output Clicking on the “On” or “Off” bu tton turns the digital output to either on or off status.
- 14 - www .vivotek.com Client settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will as k for a new plug- in installati on, the plug-i n being t he Network Came ra. This pl ug-in has been registered for certification and can be used to change the parameters at the client’s site.
- 15 - www .vivotek.com The HTTP protocol must be selected if the network is protected by a firewall and it only allows HT TP Port (80) to be opened. In this mode, audio wi ll not be sent and only video is operational. If no special need is required, UDP pro tocol is recommended.
- 16 - www .vivotek.com Administrator’s capability Fine-tuning for Best Performance Best performance generally equates to the fa stest image refr esh rate with the best video quality , and at the lo west network bandwidth as possible.
- 17 - www .vivotek.com the bit r ate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame r ate to 25 fps or 30 fps. If the images vary dramatically in your environment, you may want to slow the maximum frame r ate down to 20 fps in order to low er the rate of data transmission.
- 18 - www .vivotek.com Opening accounts for new users Protect Network Camera by passwords The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. T hat means everyone can access the Network Camer a includin g the configuration as long as the IP address is known.
- 19 - www .vivotek.com users from ○ 3 . More flexible options for viewers ○ 4 The first option allow s anyone uses “demo” as the user name to view without password. The Administrator can also decide if more viewers ar e allowed to watch the video if the viewers exceed the limit.
- 20 - www .vivotek.com How to change the font color 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Click on “Homepage layout” at the left column, 3. Find “Font color” a nd pull down the li st to choose any color you like, 4. Click on “Save” button.
- 21 - www .vivotek.com If you want to use the image from ano ther web site as ba ckground, 3. Find “Background graph” and choose “Url” , 4. T ype the URL of the image on the Internet in th e edit box, for example, “http://dgl.microsoft.com/thum bnails/j023/j0235217(t).
- 22 - www .vivotek.com How to change the image logo at the upper left corner of homepage 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Click on “Homepage layout” at the left column, If y ou want to r emove a ny logo , 3. Find “Logo graph” and choose “blank” , 4.
- 23 - www .vivotek.com 7. T ransfer logo.gif in local folder to the Network Camera, 8. Close the F TP program and reload the h omepage of the Network C amera. If you want to add hyperlink to the logo image, 3. Find “Logo l ink” and type the hyp erlink in the edit bo x, for example, http://www.
- 24 - www .vivotek.com How to design my own homepage to replace the current one 1. Prepare your own homepag e with size less tha n 65000 bytes and rename it to user .htm, 2. Insert the html codes of vide o object, the bold Italian text in the following exa mple, into the appropriate position in user .
- 25 - www .vivotek.com 3. Open an F TP client program and connect to the Network Camera. The user name and password is a s same as the A dministrator’s. 4. T ransfer user .htm in local fold er to the Network Camera, 5. Close the F TP program and reload the h omepage of the Network C amera, 6.
- 26 - www .vivotek.com Build a multimedia web attraction site Demo on multiple sites – mid-scale service The Network Camera can allow ten visitors on-line simultaneously . After Installation, focus the Network Camera on any view you would like friends to share and tell the visitors to type in the web browser address.
- 27 - www .vivotek.com If you want to expand to allow in more viewers, the host server should be able to handle large network traffic, which m ust handle the pi cture refres hing from the Network Camera. If the web space ha s F TP service, Set the Network Cam era as an FTP client to upload the picture s.
- 28 - www .vivotek.com 5. Click on “ Applicati on” at the left column, 6. Select the weekday and daily schedule you want to upload the pictures, 7. Select “Sequential operation” and set the interval, 8. Select F TP without date time suffix as the upload method and click on save, 9.
- 29 - www .vivotek.com ****** Example homepage begin ****** <html> <head> <title>Example - au to refresh< /title> </head> <body background="/pic/wallppr .
- 30 - www .vivotek.com Build a security application The Administrator can combine options on t h e application page to perform many useful security application s. There are two trigger sources coming from attached devices such as for motion detection.
- 31 - www .vivotek.com 5. Set the delay before detecting ne xt event to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event, 6. Set the delay to take snapshots after event to capture the direc.
- 32 - www .vivotek.com 16. Check “Upload snapshots while m otion detected” , if e-ma iling the snapshots i s preferred, 17. Check “Send snapshots by email” , 18.
- 33 - www .vivotek.com Software revision upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date so ftware from the web site of Vivotek. An easy -to -use Upgrade Wizard is provided to upgrade the Network Camera with just a few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administrator only .
- 34 - www .vivotek.com Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access sy stem configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pa ges.
- 35 - www .vivotek.com System parameters "Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the main page. “Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to shut off the LED beside the lens. It can prev ent others from obs erving the oper ation.
- 36 - www .vivotek.com Security settings “Root password” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new passwo rd identically in both t ext boxes. The typed entries wi ll be display ed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser wi ll ask the Administr ator for the new passwor d for acces s.
- 37 - www .vivotek.com Network settings Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on . "Reset IP address at next boot" , the default status is che cked to get IP address automatically at the server start.
- 38 - www .vivotek.com “User name of SMTP 2” , gr a nted user name on the backup email server . “Password of SMTP 2” , granted password on the backup e mail server . “Recipient email address 2” The email address of the recipients for the backup server .
- 39 - www .vivotek.com users must be not ified the chan ge for the connection to be successful. For instance, when the Administrator changes the HTTP port of the Network Camera whose IP address is 19 2.168.0.100 from 80 to 8 080, the users must type in the web browser “http://192.
- 40 - www .vivotek.com DDNS and UPnP settings “Enable DDNS” This option turns on the DDNS function. “Provider” The provider list co ntains four hosts that provid e DDNS servic es. Please connect to the service provider ’s web site to make sure the service charges.
- 41 - www .vivotek.com Video codec parameters “Text on video” The text will be displayed in the black bar a bove the video window with a timestamp. The timestamp is cap tured from the date a nd time of the Networ k Camera that is maintained by a buil t - in real-time clo ck.
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- 43 - www .vivotek.com Motion detection “Enable motion detection” Check this option to turn on mo tion detection. Click on this button to add a new window. A t most three windows can exist simultane ously . Use the mouse to click , hold, and drag the wi ndow frame to res ize or the title bar to move.
- 44 - www .vivotek.com Application settings Weekly schedule “Sun” ~ “Sat” Select the days of th e week to pe rform the fo llowing operations. “Snapshots begin at” Set the time to sta rt operations. “Snapshots stop at” Set the time to stop operations.
- 45 - www .vivotek.com for the snapshots, before event, right upon event, and after event. The date and time suffix may also be added a s an option. Co nfirm the externa l mail or F TP se rver settings in the network configuration.
- 46 - www .vivotek.com Homepage layout settings “Use the customized homepage” , check this option to use “user .htm” uploaded by the Administrator instead of the default one. R e fer to the section “ Administrator ’ s capability” for detail usage.
- 47 - www .vivotek.com Viewing system log Click the link on th e configur ation page to view the sys tem log file. The content of t h e file provides usefu l information about configuration and connection after system boot- up. Viewing system parameters Click on this link on th e configuration page to view the entire system’s par ameter set.
- 48 - www .vivotek.com Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED After powering up, the Network Camera pe rforms a self -dia gnostic to detect any hardware defects. The follow ing table lists the LED pa tterns in general. In case of a ny fatal error , the LED w ill blink in a pattern other tha n those below.
- 49 - www .vivotek.com B. Frequently asked questions Q What if I forget my password? A A fter the Administrator's password is assigned, every access t o the Network Camera needs authentication. If you are one of the managed users, you have to ask the Administrator for the password.
- 50 - www .vivotek.com Differences o f several hours may result fro m the time zone setting. Q Can I install it on ceiling? A Y es. There are flip and mirro r options in video configuration page to correct the images for upside down installation. Q The image is not clear enou gh.
- 51 - www .vivotek.com of users, it is recommended to build another web server to host the retrieving contents from the Network Camera. Q How fast is the vi deo rate of the Network Cam era? A The MPE G4 codec engine can proce ss 30 frames per second internally .
- 52 - www .vivotek.com C. URL commands of the Network Camera For some customers who already have their own web site or web control appli cation, the Network Camera can be ea sily integrated through convenient URLs. This sectio n lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the ba sic functions of the erase Network Camera.
- 53 - www .vivotek.com The Network Camera will automatically restart after rest oring factory defau lt configurations. Restart system /setup/reset.cgi R estar t the Network Camera without warning.
- 54 - www .vivotek.com Page URL The configuration page has a frame layout including an option list frame and an opti on page frame. R eferen ced URLs, except for th e config uration page, direct users to the option page frame only . Some pages, such as im age quality setting and preset setting, are opened in new windows for preview .
- 55 - www .vivotek.com General format of command URL Every configur ation can be set through URL with POST method by the Ad ministrator only . <general format> URL[?[name=value][&name=v alue]……] <method> POST <authorized user> root System configuration URL URL: /setup/system.
- 56 - www .vivotek.com Security configuration URL URL: /setup/security .cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION rootpass <text string shorte r than 15 characters> change root passw ord username <text st.
- 57 - www .vivotek.com smtp1 <domain name or IP address> primary SMTP ser ver smtp1Usr <string shorter than 39 characters> user name for pr imary SMTP server smtp1pass <string shorter .
- 58 - www .vivotek.com yes access FTP server in passi ve mode Pasv2 no access F TP server in active mode http <number less than 65535> HT TP port cport <number less than 6 5535> control C.
- 59 - www .vivotek.com enupnp y es, no Enable UPnP function. This option must be resent whenever the U RL is called, if UPnP function is to be enabled.
- 60 - www .vivotek.com 768000 set bit rate to 768K bps 1000000 set bit rate to 1000K bps 1200000 set bit rate to 1200K bps 1 set maximum frame rate to 1 fps 2 set maximum frame rate to 2 fps 3 set ma.
- 61 - www .vivotek.com Application configuration URL URL: /setup/app.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION emode <not required> event mode application smode <not required> sequential mode applicati.
- 62 - www .vivotek.com Homepage layout configuration URL URL: /setup/layout.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION blank hide logo def use default logo cuslogo url use image from URL logourl <text string sho.
- 63 - www .vivotek.com D. Technical specifications - System CPU: T ri media PNX1300 RAM: 8MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM - Networking Protocol TCP /IP , HT TP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NTP , DNS, DHCP , D.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device compiles wit h FCC Rules P art 15. Oper ation is subject to th e follow ing two conditio ns. • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accep t any interference received, incl uding interferen ce that may cause undes ired operation.
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