Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PT3124 Vivotek
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- 1 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Product name: Wireless Network Came ra (PT31x4) Rel ea s e D at e: 2005/03/14 Manual R evision: 2.00 We b s i t e : www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in T aiwan.
- 2 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance device s may be prohibited by law in your cou ntry . The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be 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 Product 2 P acka ge Contents 6 Installation 1 Hardware Installation 1 Software Installation 3 Initial.
- 4 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 FTP 32 DDNS and UPnP Settings 34 Audio/Video Codec Parameters 35 Audio Parameter s 35 Video Par ameters 35 Camera Control 37 Motion Detecti .
- 5 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Image Quality Configuration URL 59 Application Configuration URL 59 D. P an/Tilt Data 61 Pan 61 Tilt 61 T echnical Specif ications 63.
- 6 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Package Contents PT3114 or PT31 24 P ower adapter A/V Cable R emote Controller Antennas Camera stand Software CD Quick installation gu ide W.
- 1 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Installation Hardware Installation Please verify that your product package contain s all the accessories lis ted in the foregoing P ackage C ontents. Depending on the u ser’ s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed.
- 2 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 self -t est, go to next paragraph “Software installation” . If the Eth ernet is not av aila ble, Network Camera will switch t o wireless LAN mode.
- 3 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Software Installation I n t h i s m a n u a l , " U s e r " r e f e r s t o w h o e v e r h a s a c c e s s t o t h e N e t w o r k C a m e r a , a n d "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera.
- 4 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Upon Installation Wizard’s start up , a searching box will pop up. This progr am searches for Vivotek’s product on the same LAN : After searchi ng, Vivotek Video Serv ers or Network Cameras will be located by the Installation Wizard.
- 5 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 F or the series number in the “Serial Numb er ” field, please check the label on the bottom of the camera. The IP addresses sh own in the "Current IP Address" field reflect tho se on the local network.
- 6 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 F or m ore detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual of the Installation Wizard.
- 7 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Initial Access to the Network Camera Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either be fore or immediately after software installation onto the Local A rea Network.
- 8 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 How to Use Authentication After opening the W eb browse r and typing in the URL of the Netw ork Camer a, a dialogue window po ps up to request a username and password. Upon successfu l authentication, the following fig ure is displayed.
- 9 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Installing Plug-in For the initial access to the Network Ca mera in W indows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook.
- 10 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Primary User’s Capabilities Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has three parts: Configuration functions : The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View : What the camera sees.
- 11 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 The Configuration: “Digital Output” Clicking on the “On” or “Off” bu tton turns the digital output to either on or off status. “Snapshot” The button provides users a fast way to capture a single image of the video from the Network Ca mer a .
- 12 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 “Disable digital zoom” The checkbox selection allows users to disable/enable the digital zoom function . “Zoom Factors” The range of zoom factor is from 100% to 400%, users can selec t any integer factor inside this area.
- 13 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Client Settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will ask for a new plug-in installa tion, the plug-in being the Networ k Camer a.
- 14 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 The TCP p rotocol allows for less packet loss and produce a more accurate video display . The downside with this proto col is that the real-time effect is wor se than that with the UDP protocol.
- 15 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Administrator’s Capabilities Fine-tuning for Best Performance There are a few choices the Adm inistr ator is allowed to maximize the capabilit ies of the Network Camera.
- 16 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 system and 30 fp s in a 60Hz system. If your networ k bandwidth is more tha n 384Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame r a te to 25 fps or 3 0 fps.
- 17 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Besides, “Normal x 2” selection will do 200% digital zoom for both the width and height of the video. Opening Accounts for New Users Protect Network Camera by passwords Network Camera is shipped without any password by default.
- 18 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 v alua ble customers or friends. Each account identifies the a ccess right rather than the real visitor . That allow s multiple visitors share the same accoun t of different level. A n option to acce ss DI/DO is provided for ea ch account.
- 19 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 2. Click on “Securit y” in the left column, 3. Go to the b ottom of the page and check off on “ Allo w more viewers with snapshot mode” , 4. Set the snapsh ot interval to refresh the still ima ge automatically .
- 20 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 4. Click on “ Applicati on” in the left column , 5. Select the day or days of the week in “W eekly schedule” you want to upload the pictures, 6. Select “Sequential operation” and set the interval, 7.
- 21 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 <html> <p align=left> <font size="7" face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FF0000"> Network Camera Demo </fo nt> </p> <p align=left> <!-- Begin of scripts to auto re fresh the image.
- 22 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Building a Security Application The Administrator can combine options o n the application page to perform many useful security applications. There are two trigger sources c oming from attached d evices, such as for motion detection.
- 23 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 4. Check the “Event operation” . The triggering condition can be set to detected motion or status of the attached de vice, 5. Set the delay before dete cting next event to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event, 6.
- 24 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 11. Use the mouse to click, hold, and drag the window corner to resize or the title bar to move, 12. Fine-tune using the “Sensitivity” and “ P er centage” fields to best suit the camer a’s environment.
- 25 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Software Revision Upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date software from the we b site of Vivotek. An easy -to -use Upgr ade Wizard is provided to upgr ad e the Network Camera with just a few clicks.
- 26 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access sys tem configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages. The b old texts are the specific phrases on the Option pages.
- 27 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 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 th e lens. It can prevent the camera’ s operation being noticed.
- 28 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 User Group Administration “ Root password ” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new password identically i n both text boxes. The typed entries will be disp layed as asterisks for security purposes.
- 29 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Network Settings Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to validate the changes.
- 30 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 when the Administrator changes the HTTP port of the Network Camera whose IP address is 192.16 8.0.100 from 80 to 8080, the User must type in th e web browser “http://192.168.0.10 0:8080” instead of “http:// 192.
- 31 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 must be manually set t o the same channel for each wir eless adapter . The default channel setting depends on the installed region. “TX rate” This field is for selecting the ma ximu m transmission r ate on th e network.
- 32 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Mail & FTP SMTP “ SMTP (mail) server 1 ” The domain name or IP address o f the external email server . “ Recipient email address 1 ” The email address of the recipients for sna pshots or log file.
- 33 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 slash symbol before the path without virtua l path mapping. R efe r to the instructions for the external F TP server for details.
- 34 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 DDNS and UPnP Settings “ Enable DDNS ” This option turns on the DDNS function. “ Provider ” The provider list contains four host s that provide DDNS services. Please connect to the service provider ’ s websit e to make sure the service charges.
- 35 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Audio/Video Codec Parameters Audio Parameters “Mute” C heck the option will make the Network Camera reboot to force all the connection using HTTP mode to view the video, therefore no aud io can be heard at any client side.
- 36 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 (quantization rate) regardless of the network, it will ut ilize more bandwidth to send the maximal frames when imag es change drastically . " Flip " V ertically rotate th e video. " Mirror " Horizontally rotate the video.
- 37 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Camera Control On the Camera Control page, there are two main function co ntrol areas: Camera Control Area The pan and tilt functions can be controlled with these buttons.
- 38 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 “ Auto pan/patrol speed ” This defin es the speed of panning and patrol, the greater the v alue, the faster the speed. Preset Function Area ” Enable IR control” Checking this box allows the Administ r ator to e nable the IR controll e r to move the aim of t he camera.
- 39 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Motion Detection “ Enable motion detection ” Check this option to t urn on motion detection. Click on this button to add a new window . At most three windows can exist simultaneously . Use the mou se to click, hold, and drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to mov e.
- 40 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Application Setup Weekly Schedule “ Sun ” ~ “ Sat ” Select the days of the week to perfo rm the following operations. “ Snapshots begin at ” Set the time to start oper ations. “ Snapshots stop at ” Se t the time to stop operations.
- 41 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 stand for the snapshots, before event, right upon event, and after event. The date and time suffix may also be a dded as an option . Confirm the external mail or F TP server settings in the network configuration.
- 42 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Remote Controller Models PT3113 and PT 3123 both provide a remote controller to command the camera’ s pan/tilt and other functions. The direction co ntrol part provides the function as on the main web page.
- 43 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Viewing System Log Click on the l ink on the configuration page to view the system log file. The content o f this file provides use ful information abou t configuration and connections after system boot-up .
- 44 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED After powering up, the Network Camera performs a self-diagnostic to detect any hardware defects. The following table lists the LED patterns in gener al.
- 46 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 B. Frequently Asked Questions Q What if I for get my password? A After the Administrator's password has been assigned, every access to the Network Camera needs authentication. If you are one of the managed users, y ou hav e to a sk the Administrator for the pa ssword.
- 47 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Q Can I install it on ceiling? A Y es. There are flip and mirr or options in the vid eo configuration page to correct th e images for upside down installation. Q The image is not clear enough.
- 48 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Q How fast is the video rate of the Network Came r a? A The MPE G4 codec engine can process up to 30 frames per second internally . How ever , the total performance is subje ct to many coefficients such as: 1.
- 49 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 C. URL Commands of the Network Camera F or so me customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network Camera can be ea sily integrated through convenient URLs.
- 50 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Restart System /setup/reset.cgi R estar t the Network Camera without warning..
- 51 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Page URL The configuration page has a frame layout includin g an option list frame and an option page frame. R eferen ced URLs, except for th e configuration page, direct users to the option page frame only .
- 52 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 General Format of Command URL Every configuration can be set through URL with the POST method by the Administrator only . <general format> URL[?[name=value][&name=v alue]……] <method> POST <authorized user> root System Configuration URL URL: /setup/system.
- 53 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Security Configuration URL URL: /setup/security .cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION rootpass <text string shorter than 15 characters> change.
- 54 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 cport <number less than 6 5535> control Channel port vport <number less than 65535> video Channel port aport <number less th.
- 55 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 open open-key authentication 1 64 bits key length klen 2 128 bits key length h hexadecimal format of key kform a ASCII format of key dkey 1.
- 56 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 enupnp anything Enable UPnP functi on. This option must be resent whenever the URL is called, if UPnP function is to be enabled.
- 57 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 characters> ftpfolder2 <text string shorter than 40 characters> upload folder in secondary FTP server Audio/Video Configuration URL URL: /setup/video.
- 58 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 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 maximum frame rate to 3 fps 5 s.
- 59 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 addpos <the position name> add preset location w ith its name delpos <the position name> delete preset location with its name s.
- 60 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 ftp upload snapshots by FTP suffix <not required> FT P file with date and time suffix delay <integer> seconds delay to d etect .
- 61 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 D. Pan/Tilt Data Pan z unit pan angle: 1.292 degree z auto pan speed 1: 8. 41 degree/sec z auto pan speed 2: 16.82 degree /sec z auto pan speed 3: 22.43 degree /sec z auto pan speed 4: 26.04 degree /sec z auto pan speed 5: 67.
- 62 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 z tilt speed -3 -> mo ve 9.20 degree z tilt speed -2 -> move 12.27 degree z tilt speed -1 -> move 15.34 degree z tilt speed 0 -> mo ve 18.41 degree z tilt speed 1 -> mo ve 21.
- 63 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Technical Specifications - System CPU: T ri media PNX1300 RAM: 16MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM - Networking Protocol TCP /IP , HTTP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NTP , DNS, DDNS, UPnP and DHCP Physical 10Base T Ethernet or 100Base T F ast Ethernet WLAN 2.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device co mpiles with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions. z This device may not cause harmful interference, and z This device must accept any interf erence received, inc ludin g interference that may cause undesired operation.
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