Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VPort 2140 Moxa Technologies
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VPort 2140 User ’ s Manual www .moxa.com/product First Edition, March 2004.
VPort 2140 User’s Manual The software d escribed in t his manual is furnished under a license a greement and m ay be use d only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright 2004 Moxa Networking Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
Before getting started Before using your VPort 2140, pay attention to the following items. After openi ng the VPort 2140 box, compare t he contents of the box with the Pac kage Checklist in Chapter 1. Notify your sales representative if an y of the i tems i s missing or dam aged.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................1-1 Overview ....................................................... ......................................... 1-2 Package Checklist .
Application ............................................................................................. 4-13 Demo....................................................................................................... 4-17 Homepage lay out ..........
Network Confi guration URL ...................................... ............................. A-3 Video Configuration URL ........................................ ............................... A-4 Image Quality Conf iguration URL .................
1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction VPort 2140 is a high-performance netwo rking vide o tran smitter. In addition to meeting the basic needs of video feed, many advanced features are included to help you set up surveillance or web attraction applications.
Overview Video Ser ver is a high- performance net working vi deo trans mitter. Its powerful V LIW DSP core and fully optimized algorithm compresses and transmits high quality real-time video over a standard TCP/IP network.
Introduction on our websit e. Package Checklist 1 VPort 2 140 Video Ser ver Camera cont rol cable Power adaptor Null m odem cable 2 GPIO term inal connectors Software CD L-type Fi xed Alum inum pi eces and 8 screws NOTE: Notify your sales representative if any o f the above items is missing or damaged.
NOTE: ActiveX Control SDK is supported with flexible interface and sample codes for third-party developers (please contact Mo xa sales re presentatives if you require this SDK.) Typical Applications Ethernet Connection Server TCP/IP 4DI/ 2DO Analog Cameras IP: 192.
Introduction Product Descriptions Front Panel 1: RESET & DEFAULT buttons for restoring the system There are two buttons located at the center of the front panel.
a. POWER: power indicator b. CONNECT : ch ecks if the V ideo Server is aliv e c. SERIAL: checks if the RS-232/485 COM ports are in use As soon as the adm inistrator plugs in t he power connector, both t he CONNECT and SERIAL LED’s will flash, one by one, until the diagnosis is finished.
Introduction Rear Panel 8: COM1 & COM 2 There are 2 COM ports on VPor t 2140’s rear pane l. a. COM 1 (RS-232): This RS-232 serial po rt can connect with a n RS-232 PTZ camera. For RS-485 PTZ c ameras, the adm inistrator can use the Ge neral I/O term inal block’ s COM 1 (RS-485) .
range between 12V an d 15V. Polarit y does not matter if yo u use AC. The DC output through Pi n 1 and Pin 2 is fed from the po wer adapt or of the Vi deo Server or pin 11 and pin 12 if an external powe r source is attached . The current of external devices is limited to less than 500 mA.
2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter includ es information about how to install a VPort 2140 Video Server. The following topi cs are covered: Before Getting Started Setting up an Etherne.
Before Getting Started To adapt easily to different enviro nments, the Vi deo Server automatically detects the attached interfaces and configures itself a p propriately.
Getting Started Rear Panel Before poweri ng on t he VPort 21 40 Video S erver: 1. Connect y our cam era’s vide o output with the BNC vide o input. 2. Connect I/ O devices (s uch as sens ors or al arm s) with VPort’s GP IO Terminal Block. 3. Connect the hub or switch on the LAN to the VPort’s 10/100 Mbps Ethernet p ort.
Powering on the VPort 2140 Video Server First, make sure that all cables are co rrectly and firmly connected, and t hen turn on the cameras, sensors, and al arm devices. Next, power o n the video ser ver by attachin g th e Video Se rver’s power adapt or to an electrical outlet.
Getting Started address for this VPort. If you check Use this IP whenever system boots option, you will not see this VPort the next time you r un the IP inst aller program , unless you have restored the VP ort. As a m atter of convenience, we strongly recomm end that you c heck this option.
7. If you check Use the IP whenever system boots option, t hen wheneve r you cha nge the r oot password and restart the system, a dialog window will op en to ask for Server FTP Port and Root Password , since they were already cha nged by t he administ rator to som ething other than the defaul t settings.
Getting Started Setting up a Modem Environment VPort 214 0 Video Se rver provi des 2 modem modes: M odem and N ull Modem . The null m odem mode can be u sed for poi nt-to-point connections i n a local envi ronment . Although the baud rate can be set up t o 115.
Before poweri ng on t he VPort 21 40 Video S erver: 1. Connect yo ur came ras’ video out puts to t he BNC vi deo inputs. 2. Connect VPort’s COM port with your PC’s COM port. 3. Connect the power adaptor. Modem Before poweri ng on t he VPort 21 40 Video S erver: 1.
Getting Started Configuring a Modem (Under Windows 2000 Environment) Installing a new modem Null Modem Mode 1. Clic k on St art Control Panel Modems . 2. An Install New Modem message will appear. Check Don’t detect my modem; I will select it from a list , and click on Next to continue.
3. Under the Manufacturers column, select (Standard Modem Types) . A num ber of modem models will appear in the Models colum n. Select Standard 33600 bps Modem , and click on Next to conti nue. 4. Select the serial port that t he included null modem cable is connected to, a nd click on Next to continue.
Getting Started Modem Mode 1. Clic k on St art Control Panel Modems . 2. If you already have a Modem, read the Setting up a new connection section below. If you don’t have a modem, an Install New Modem message will appear. Click on Next , and the system will detect the modem automatically.
4. Clic k on Finish to complete the installation of the new modem. The new connection will be displayed in the Dial-up Networking fold er and will be used for modem or null modem connections.
Getting Started 7. Clic k on Configure to modify the modem ’s properties. U nder Maximum speed , select 115200 , and then click OK to cont inue. 8. Under the Server Types tab of my connection, check.
Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server for the First Time In Null Modem Mode Administrators can connect to http://200.1 .1.1 from the web browser directly via the null modem cable. 200.1. 1.1 is VP ort’s defaul t IP addres s for the dial -up connection; and 200.
3 3 Chapter 3 Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server for the First Time This chapter includes inform ation about how to access VPort 2140 Video Serv er for the first time.
Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server Opening Your Browser Open your browser, type the VPort’s IP address in the Address box, and then press Enter . Authentication After opening your browser and typ ing the VPor t’s IP address, a dialogue window will appear, asking you to e nter the userna me and the passwo rd.
Accessing VPort 2140 Video Se rver for the First Time Installing the Plug-in Application If you access the VPort for t he first time via a browse r that supports server push (e.
Text Mode Logo and Host Name The default l ogo is Moxa ’s logo , and the hos t name i s VPort 2140 Video Serve r. For cust omized usage, the adm inistrator can c hange the layout of the hom epage from t he Homepage Layout page. Video Quality Selection There are 5 options for video quality: Med ium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and Excellen t.
Accessing VPort 2140 Video Se rver for the First Time Camera View selection A maxim um of 4 cameras can be co nnected to the VPort 2140 at the sam e time. Users can view the image of each cam era by selecting “Video 1,” “ Video 2,” “Video 3,” a nd “Video 4,” or selecting “Video All” to view all images in Quad screen.
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4 4 Chapter 4 System Configuration After installing the hardware, the next task requ ired is to configure VPort 2140’s settings. There are 3 configuration m ethods: via we b acce ss, via FTP, and via Telnet.
Restore facotry default settings Reset system VPort 2140 User’s Manual 4-2.
System Configuration System Configuration Via Web Access System confi guration ca n be easil y done rem otely from In ternet Expl orer via t he Web S erver. There are two wizards, i n additi on to classified categories of system configurations, which provide user-friendly in structions to facilitate th e setup task.
Using the Application Wizard VPort 2140 has two applicatio ns to choose from: 1. Surveillance System Create a security system by configuring the built-in motion detectio n and external sensors to integrate with an existing e-mail o r FTP server , or external alarms.
System Configuration Date and Time The default setting for Date and Time is Keep current date and time . You may also choose from one of the following date and time configuration op tions: 1. The easiest way to adjust the date and time is to make the VPort Sync with computer time .
Add user To add a ne w user, type t he new user’s name in the Username box, the password in th e User password box, and select authorization level by checking I/O access or Camera cont rol . Click on Add to insert the entry. The VPort 2140 Video Server has a total of 20 user accounts.
System Configuration will automatically operate normally after being restarted after a power loss. 2. □ Use this IP whenever system boots = Reset network at next boot In this case, th e installation process must be perform ed again when system rebo ots.
FTP FTP is the other m eans available for VPort 2140 Video Server to send out alarm messages and snapshots. To send the system l og files described in the above pa ragraph vi a FTP, the SM TP server shoul d be erased. 1. Local FTP server port can also be changed to a setting di fferent from the default setting of 21.
System Configuration Video To allow the VPort 2140 to show cameras’ video images, check the Enable item for each camera. There are 3 kinds of settings f or each cam era’s video in t his page.
settings. After the configu ration is done, click on Close to close this window. If the configurations are changed without sav ing, they will only be used until the n ext time the system starts up. Camera Setting 1. Camera type The default camera type of VPort 2140 is Fixed camera , which means it is a general camera without motorized function.
System Configuration size = 30%, then the system will only detect th e motion of objects that occupy an area larger than 30% of the total monitored area; the motion of objects with size less than 30% of the monitored area will NOT be detected.) 2. Sensitivity sets the m easurable differe nce between two sequential images to indicate motion.
Interface mode The COM 1 supports 2 serial interfaces, altho ugh only one interface can be used at a time. Depending on the interface used by the atta ched device, administrators must set the Interface mode to either RS-232 or RS-485. The COM 2 only supports RS-232 in terface.
System Configuration PTZ Cameras, for default settings of the supported PTZ cameras. Custom command VPort 2140 Video Server provides 5 custom commands in addition to the general pan, tilt, zoom, and preset func tions.
by time interval. Administ rators can use com binations of option s on the ap plication we b page to pe rform various useful security applications. Altho ugh most settings will be done auto matically by the Application Wizard , administrators ca n also ma ke adjustment s to the settings f rom thi s page.
System Configuration Enable the external script file to exclude the following settings Administrat ors can write a script name d SCRIPT.TXT to match the additional software according to the Command Script for DI/ DO and Camera’s Actions Setting section fr om Chapter 5.
Sequential Mode With this featu re, VPort 2 140 Video Ser ver can upl oad snapshot s periodi cally to an exter nal E-mail or FTP server as a live video so urce. The inte rval can be set from a tent h of a second to sever al hours in Snapsh ot ever y □ tenth seconds.
System Configuration Demo VPort 2140 Video Server provides a dem onstration m ode to allow general access for demonstration purposes. T o set up the demonstrat ion mode , administ rators must cho ose the services to be permitted by each cam era. If adm ini strators select the view option, users may use demo as the usernam e to access the VPort.
2. The “default” logo is th e MOXA logo. 3. An external logo or im age can be used by select ing the URL option, and typin g the url for the image in the text input box. Logo link Administrators set up the Logo with a Logo link , so that visitors a re directed t o anothe r web address when they click on the logo .
System Configuration View parameters Clicki ng on View parameters allows you to view all system parameters, which are listed by category. The content is the sam e as CO NFIG.
System Configuration Via FTP CONFIG.INI FTP can be use d to config ure VPort 2 140 Video Se rver m uch more quic kly than confi guring from web browser, particu larly when conf iguring multiple Video Serv ers. To configure a Vid eo Server via FTP, first download t he parameter file, CONF IG.
System Configuration <time zone> 0 f rom 12 to –12 <user name> (0)root read-only (1) string with m aximum of 1 4 characte rs (2) the rest are the sa me as above (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (.
<background color > 9- lime, 10- aqua, 11- fuch sia , 12 -silver, 0 13- red, 14- blue , 15- teal, <logo type> 1 default image, or 0 for blank, or 2 from URL <background type> 1 defau.
System Configuration IP address or domain n ame <backup mail recipient address> string with m aximum of 8 0 characte rs <local ftp port> 21 or 1024 to 65535 <ftp server> IP address o.
(0)NO or YES (1)NO or YES (2)NO or YES (3)NO or YES <caption text> (0) string of max. 14 characters (1) string of max. 14 characters (2) string of max.
System Configuration 7 for Pelco D, 8 for LiLin, 9 for Ernitec, 10 for Cust om Camera <uart mode> RS232 or RS485 <speedlink comma nds> (0) string of maximum 60 characters (1) string of max.
RIGHT string with m aximum of 6 0 characte rs TELESCOPE string with m aximum of 6 0 characte rs WIDE string with m aximum of 6 0 characte rs NEAR string with m aximum of 6 0 characte rs FAR string wit.
System Configuration <PTZ enabled> (0)NO or YES (1)NO or YES (2)NO or YES (3)NO or YES <video is open> (0)NO or YES (1)NO or YES (2)NO or YES (3)NO or YES [SYSTEM ADDON] <NTP Update Int.
Stop information dumping Typing “stop” will halt the dumping of debug information and the digital input status . Query status of digital inputs Typing “diquery” will d isplay the status of all digital inpu ts once. Set digital outputs To set digital output to conn ect NO with COMMON, type “DO1=L”.
5 5 Chapter 5 Advanced Applications This chapter will introduce mo re advanced applicatio ns. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Capturing Up-to-date Still Images Getting snapsh.
Capturing Up-to-date Still Images Getting snapshot via URL Administrators and users can use a specific URL to capture the current still image. V ideo Channe l URL V ideo 1 http://<IP of V ideo Server>/ cgi-bin/video1.jpg[?<param>=<value>] V ideo 2 http://<IP of V ideo Server>/ cgi-bin/video2.
Advanced Applications document.write(" CLASSID="CLSID :EAA105FE-7BBD-4 196-8B96-D467438 94195 " "); document.write ("CODEBASE="ht tp://usernam e:password@ 192.168.0. 201/plugin /mjpegcont rol.cab#ver sion=2,0,0,6">"); document.
Customizing Graphics in Homepage While in text mode, there is a sm all icon nam ed BTN_TEXT. GIF precedi ng each link t hat can be changed by administrators. While in im age mode, the default me thod will use the image stored i n Flash mem ory. The table bel ow shows t he referenced file nam e and size lim itation of each st ored image.
Advanced Applications time except for the above schedule . Step 5: Check t he option E nable the external script file to exclude the following settings to activate the command script.
%s second %t tenth second Practical Examples Command line Description MAB=1C; When any m otion is detect ed on channel 1 or 2, “ Normal Close” of relay output 1 will short with “Common”. 1H*2=( 5)1O; When DI1 hi gh compani ed with DI2 t ransient from high to low, “Normal Open” of relay outpu t 1 will short with COMMON in 5 seconds .
Advanced Applications URL Commands for DI/DO & Camera’s Actions Setting Query status of digital inputs /cgi-bin/ getdi.cgi V ideo Server will return status of four digital inputs in on e line.
read. Then read 6 bytes after waiting for 1000 millis econ ds. The read data can be up to 1 28 bytes and will return as ASCII co ded hexadecimal value, e.g ., 0x41, 0x42, 0x43 read from COM port will show in returned homepage as 414243 instead of ABC.
6 6 Chapter 6 Upgrading System Firmware Customers can check the appropri ate product page on Moxa’ s website to download the latest firmware. Onl y administrators can u pgrade t he system firmware of V ideo Server .
Using Upgrade Wizard to Upgrade Firmware Easily Step 1: Run the Upgrade W izard (. exe) included in the product CD Step 2: Key in t he web address o f the V ideo Server who se firmware y ou want to u pgrade, and type the administrators’ password. Then click Next .
Upgrading System Firmware Using FTP to Upgrade Firmware Step 1: Use the FTP program and change the working direct ory to th e local folder where FLASH.BIN resides. Step 2: Connect to V ideo Ser ver with user name as “root” an d password. Step 3: Use the PUT comm and to upload FL ASH.
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7 7 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter describes some problems that mig ht occur during in stallation or operation, and provides the basic solutions to those problems.
Power On Self Test (POST) After the power has been turned on, V ideo Serv er will perform a self-diagnostic to detect any possible hardware defect s. The CO NNECT (LED 2) and SERIAL (LED 3) LEDs will blink during the POST , and will keep blinking until the POST completes successfully , or a fatal error is detected.
Troubleshooting Q: Why ca n’t I watch vi deo from V ideo Server after it is authenticated? A: There a re many possible sc enarios regardi ng this problem, 1. If you have just install ed V ideo Server a nd are unable t o watch the video, chec k if the vide o input is e nabled and chec k the vide o modula tion on the C onfigurat ion page.
Quality setti ng Size of each fr ame Bandwidth dema nd for 30 fps Medium 9.3 Kbyte 22 46 Kbps Standard 11.15 Kbyte 2676 Kbps Good 13.76 Kbyte 3303 Kbps Detailed 16 .
A A Appendix A URL Commands of Video Server Video Ser ver can be easily integrate d with exis ting websites or web control applicatio ns using convenient URLs. This section lists the comman ds in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of Vi deo Server.
System Resource URL Some im ages are used on the hom epage when the homepag e layout is i n image m ode. Administ rators may use t he followi ng links t o show the im ages saved on V ideo Server on anot her page. T o change the logo or th e backgroun d images refere nced by t he URL, refer to the hom epage layout secti on under c onfigurat ion.
URL Commands of Video Server v2allowed <not required> allow user to view vi deo 2 v3allowed <not required> allow user to view vi deo 3 v4allowed <not required> allow user to view vi .
ftpfolder 1 <text string sh orter than 40 characters> upload folde r in prim ary FTP server ftp2 <domain name or IP address> secondary FTP server ftprp2 <num ber less than 65535> sec.
URL Commands of Video Server saturation <-5 ~ 5> adjust saturation of image preview <not required> not save the param eters restore <not requi red> recall the original settings save <not re quired> save the parameters COM 1 Configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/serial1.
reatt <integer> redial attempts discon <integer> mi nutes delay bef ore disconnect ion init <text string shorter than 40 characters> command to initialize modem phone1 <text str i.
URL Commands of Video Server Custom camera configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/custom.cgi Name Value Description baud1 <integer> set baud rate of C OM1 data1 <integer> set data bits of COM1 1 .
mdch1 <not require d> enable moti on detection on video 1 mdch2 <not require d> enable moti on detection on video 2 mdch3 <not require d> enable moti on detection on video 3 mdch4 &l.
URL Commands of Video Server def use default logo url use image from URL logourl <text string shorter than 60 characters> URL of im age for logo linkurl <text string shor ter than 60 characte.
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B B Appendix B Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras Since the COM port settings can be adj usted to other than the default settin gs, check the correct default settings for the attache d camera.
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C C Appendix C Camera Control Cable The included cable can be used to control m oto rized cam eras of deskto p types from Sony and Canon. The pin assignment is illustrated in the following chart.
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D D Appendix D Time Zone Table The hour offsets for different time zones are shown below . Y ou will n eed this information wh en setting the time zon e in automatic date/time synchron ization. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean T ime, which is the global time that all time zones are measured from.
(GMT+03: 30) T ehran (GMT+04:00) Abu Dhabi, Muscat (GMT+04:00) Baku, Tbilisi, Y erevan (GMT+04:30) K abul (GMT+05:00) Ek aterinburg (GMT+05: 00) Islam abad, Karachi, T ashkent (GMT+05:3 0) Chennai, Ko.
E E Appendix E Technical Specifications System CPU: T rimedia PNX1300 RAM: 16MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM Networking Adjustable bandwidth limit Prot ocols TCP/IP , HTTP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NTP , DN.
General I/O 4 Digital inputs (max. 12VDC 50 mA) 2 Relay outputs (max. 24 VDC 1A, 125 V AC 0.5A) VPort 2140 User’s Manual E-2.
F F Appendix F Service Information This appen dix shows y ou how to co ntact Moxa for info rmation abo ut this and other pr oducts, a nd how to repo rt problems.
MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our num b er one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of ou r products, Moxa Internet Services has been set up t o provide techni cal support, driver updates , product i nformati on, and user’s manual up dates.
Service Information Problem Report Form MOXA VPort 2140 Customer name: Comp any: T el: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: VPort 2140 2. Serial Number: _________ __ ______ Problem Desc ription: Please describe the sym ptoms of the pr oblem as clearly as possi ble, including any error messages you see.
VPort 2140 User’s Manual F-4 Product Return Procedure For product repair, exc hange, o r refund, t he customer m ust: Provi de evidence o f original purc hase. Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer. Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF).
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