Vivotek FE8174V - Manuals

VIVOTEK 6 - User's Manual Physical Description Inner View Header (J7) Spring Contacts (A) Lens Contacts for Internal Microphone (B ) Header (J6) Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket i Align (B) to (A) when attaching the dome cover MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC Card Slot Reset Button Status LEDs

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 7 Outer View IMPORTANT: Record t he MAC address under the camera base before installing the camera. Item LED Status Description 1 Steady Red Power on and system booting Red LED off Powered off 2 Steady Red + blinking Green every 1 sec. ( Green LED on for 1 sec and off for ano...

VIVOTEK 8 - User's Manual DI/DO Diagram Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method. Hardware Reset The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation. If the system p...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 9 Hardware Installation Opening Dome Cover Rubber Stopper on the hole for Power & IO Cables Tamper-proof Screw Rubber Seal Plug on the hole for RJ45 Ethernet Cable Remove the stoppers and route cables through the openings. First, use the supplied screwdriver to loosen the...

VIVOTEK 10 - User's Manual RJ45 Cable Dimension (unit: mm) Assembly Steps 1. Drill a hole on the rubber seal plug and insert an Ethernet cable through the opening. 2. Strip part of the sheath from the Ether- net cable. Recommended cable gauge: 5 to 8mm Connecting RJ45 Ethernet Cable Rubber Seal Plug...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 11 Mounting Positions Refer to the diagram on the right for the mounting hole positions and the dimensions of the base plate. Camera Base Plate Mounting Positions Camera Mounting Plate Mounting Positions

VIVOTEK 12 - User's Manual Ceiling/Wall Mount without Mounting Plate (Choose this mounting type if you want to feed the cables form the bottom of the camera) Header (J7) Header (J6) 1 2 3 8 9 4 5 6 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker for camera base to the ceiling/wall. 2. Using the three circl...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 13 Ceiling/Wall Mount with Mounting Plate (Choose this mounting type if you would like to feed the cables form the side) 1 2 3 4 7 9 10 7-1 7-2 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker for the supplied mounting plate to the ceiling/wall. 2. Using the three circles on the stic...

VIVOTEK 14 - User's Manual You may also use the diagonal holes on the mounting plate, marked as A, B, or C, to install the camera to a U.S. standard 4 in. junction box.

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 15 Network Deployment Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet There are several ways to set up the Network Camera over the Internet . The first way is to set up the Network Camera behind a router . The second way is to utilize a static IP . The third way is to use PPP...

VIVOTEK 16 - User's Manual For example, your router and IP settings may look like this: Device IP Address: internal port IP Address: External Port (Mapped port on the 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...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 17 Internet connection with static IP Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Network Camera. Please refer to LAN configuration on page 69 for details. Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) Choose this connection type ...

VIVOTEK 18 - User's Manual General Connection (without PoE) 1. If you have external DI devices, make the connection from general I/O terminal block. 2. Ethernet, power and IO cables are user-supplied. 3. Connect DC power cord to a DC Adapter, and then to a power outlet. POWER COLLISION LINK RECEIVE ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 19 Software Installation Installation Wizard 2 (IW2), free-bundled software included on the product CD, helps you set up your Network Camera on the LAN. 1. Install IW2 under the Software Utility directory from the software CD. Double click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop to ...

VIVOTEK 20 - User's Manual Ready to Use 1. A browser session with the Network Camera 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 the software CD in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras. For ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 21 Accessing the Network Camera This chapter explains how to access the Network Camera 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 Network Cameras on th...

VIVOTEK 22 - User's Manual NOTE: For Mozilla Firefox users, your browser will use Quick Time to stream live video. If you do not have Quick Time on your computer, please download Quick Time from Apple Inc's website, and then launch your web browser. • The onscreen Java control can malfunction under ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 23 To enable the ActiveX ® Controls for your browser: 2-3. Refresh your web browser, then install the ActiveX ® control. Follow the instructions to complete installation. 2-1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level. 2-2. Look for Download signed Ac...

VIVOTEK 24 - User's Manual Using RTSP Players To view the H.264/MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following players that support RTSP streaming. Quick Time Player VLC Player As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set the RTS...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 25 Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the Network Camera can be accessed over the Internet. For more information on how to set up the Network Camera over the Internet, please refer to Setup the Ne...

VIVOTEK 26 - User's Manual Using VIVOTEK Recording Software The product software CD also contains recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple Network Cameras. Please install the recording software; then launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Cha...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 27 Main Page This chapter explains the screen elements on the main page. It is composed of the following sections: VIVOTEK INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, and Live Video Window. VIVOTEK INC. Logo Click this logo to visit the VIVOTEK website. Hos...

VIVOTEK 28 - User's Manual IMPORTANT: The Local dewarp function is designed for use with 3rd-party software that did not implement the dewarp plug-ins. A video stream can be dewarped on the camera into a regional or panoramic view before being sent to the client side. However, since the video has al...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 29 1O (Original) Display mode: When mounted on a ceiling, the fisheye camera can cover an approximately 50 m² of surveillance area (hung at a height of approximately 3 meters), while still keeping details in videos with recognizable facial features of people trafficking throu...

VIVOTEK 30 - User's Manual 1R (Single Regional) Display mode: The 1R mode provides access to one image section within the hemisphere. You can zoom in or out (using the mouse wheel or PTZ panel) or travel to other areas in the hemisphere using mouse clicks and swipes. A single click on a particular o...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 31 1O3R (One Original & Three Regional) Display mode: The 1O3R mode provides access to multiple live view sections within the hemisphere and the reference to their relative positions on an Original circular view. The FOV indicators (#1 ~ #3) interact with your current ope...

VIVOTEK 32 - User's Manual 1O8R (One Original and Eight Regional) Display mode: The view control and look and feel are identical to that as described in the 1O3R mode. Note that if you change the position of a view in hemisphere, e.g., #3 window, you may lose the configuration change by switching to...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 33 Video Stream: This Network Cmera supports multiple streams (stream #1 ~ #3) simultaneously. You can select any one of them for live viewing. For more information about multiple streams, please refer to page 63 for detailed information. Manual Trigger : Click to manually en...

VIVOTEK 34 - User's Manual Configuration Area Client Settings : Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to Client Settings on page 39. Configuration: Click this button to access more of the configuration options provided with the Network Camera. It is ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 35 Video 13:59:05 2012/07/04 Title and Time Time Video and Audio Control Buttons Video (TPC-AV) H.264/MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options Video Title Video 13:59:05 2012/07/04 Live Video Window ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to H.264 / MPEG-4: Vi...

VIVOTEK 36 - User's Manual Talk: Click this button to talk to people around the Network Camera. Audio will project from the external speaker connected to the Network Camera. Click this button again to end talking transmission. Mic Volume: When the Mute function is not activated, move the slider bar ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 37 Please refer to page 101 for PTZ settings.

VIVOTEK 38 - User's Manual 1. Edges of a fisheye circular view will be slightly cropped because the fisheye lens FOV is actually larger than the sensor can take. 2. The camera lens’ angle of view is larger than 180°. Therefore, the camera’s circular view is actually larger than a 180° hemisphere. 3....

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 39 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 / MPEG-4 Media Options Select to stream vid...

VIVOTEK 40 - User's Manual MP4 Saving Options Users can record live video as they are watching it by clicking the “ Start MP4 Recording” button on the main page. Here, you can specify the storage destination and file name. Folder : Specify a storage destination for the recorded video files. File nam...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 41 Configuration Click Configuration on the main page to enter the camera setting pages. Note that only Administrators can access the configuration page. VIVOTEK provides an easy-to-use user interface that helps you set up your network camera with minimal effort. In order to ...

VIVOTEK 42 - User's Manual System > General settings This section explains how to configure the basic settings for the Network Camera, such as the host name and system time. It is composed of the following two columns: System and System Time. System Host name: Enter a desired name for the Network...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 43 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...

VIVOTEK 44 - User's Manual 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. Font Color of the Video Title Background...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 45 ■ Follow the steps below to set up a custom homepage: 1. Click Custom on the left column. 2. Click to select a color on on the right column. 3. The palette window will pop up as shown below. 4. Drag the slider bar and click on the left square to select a desired color. 5. ...

VIVOTEK 46 - User's Manual System > Logs This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to backup system log to a remote server. 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...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 47 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 and older events will be overwritten when the number of events reaches a ...

VIVOTEK 48 - User's Manual 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 compl...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 49 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 69). Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain th...

VIVOTEK 50 - User's Manual 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 Novembe...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 51 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 l...

VIVOTEK 52 - User's Manual Media > Image This section explains how to configure the image settings of the Network Camera. It is composed of the following tabbed windows: General settings, Image settings, Exposure, and Privacy mask, and Pixel Calculator. General settings Video title: Enter a name ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 53 & 3 Regional) Display modes are only available when the “Wall“ Mount type is applied. Floor: The Display modes with the Floor mount type are identical to those for the Ceiling mount except that the images are not vertically flipped. Position of timestamp and video titl...

VIVOTEK 54 - User's Manual Image settings On this page, you can tune the White balance, Image adjustment and WDR enhanced parameters. You can configure two sets of preferred settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such as day/night/schedule mode. White balance: Adjust ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 55 ■ Sharpness: Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from 0% to 100%. ■ Gamma curve: Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from 0.45 to 1, from Detailed to Contrast . You may let firmware Optimize your display or select the Manual mode, and pull the slide b...

VIVOTEK 56 - User's Manual If you want to configure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Profile to open the Profile Settings page as shown below. Please follow the steps below to setup a profile: 1. Select the Enable and apply this profile checkbox. 2. Select the applied...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 57 Exposure On this page, you can set the Exposure measurement window, Exposure level, Exposure mode, Exposure time, Gain control, and Day/Night mode settings. You can configure two sets of Exposure settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations, such a...

VIVOTEK 58 - User's Manual The inclusive window refers to the “weighted window“; the exclusive window refers to “ignored window“. It adopts the weighted averages method to calculate the value. The inclusive windows have a higher priority. You can overlap these windows, and, if you place an exclusive...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 59 Day/Night Switch to B/W in night mode Select this checkbox to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to Black & White display during the night mode. Turn on external IR illuminator in night mode If your camera is installed with an IR illuminator and the digi...

VIVOTEK 60 - User's Manual Privacy mask Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out certain sensitive zones to address privacy concerns. ■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below: 1. Click New to add a new window. A text box will appear allowing you ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 61 Pixel Calculator Click the Add button at the lower screen to create a pixel calculator window. Place your cursor on the window to move it to an area of your interest, and change the size of window to fit the area of interest. Once they are drawn, the numbers of pixels on t...

VIVOTEK 62 - User's Manual Media > Video FOV The Field of View window allows you to select either the Fisheye mode or a 1080P Full HD mode. The 1080P Full HD mode provides a dewarpped section (1920x1080 pixels) out of the 180 degrees hemispheric view. The 1080P Full HD mode provides a higher fram...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 63 Media > Video Stream settings This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame size ranging from 192 x 192 to 1920 x 1920. Please follow the steps below to set up those settings for an individual stream: 1. Select a stream to configure its viewing region. 2. Cho...

VIVOTEK 64 - User's Manual Click the stream item to display the detailed information. This Network Camera offers real-time H.264, MPEG-4 and MJPEG compression standards (Triple Codec) for real-time viewing.If H.264 or MPEG-4 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol. There are severa...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 65 ■ Frame size You can set up different video resolutions for different viewing devices. For example, set a smaller frame size and lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video size and a higher bit rate for live viewing on web browsers. Note that a l...

VIVOTEK 66 - User's Manual ■ Intra frame period Determine how often to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the intra frame period from the following durations: 1/4 second, 1/2 s...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 67 If JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera continuously sends 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 usag...

VIVOTEK 68 - User's Manual Media > Audio Audio Settings Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the Network Camera to all clients. Note that if mute mode is turned on, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the Client Settings page. In that ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 69 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. ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 71 ► 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 p...

VIVOTEK 72 - User's Manual 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 disco...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 73 Enable IPv6 Select this option 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 6.5, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above. When IPv6 is enab...

VIVOTEK 74 - User's Manual 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: 4. Press Enter on the keyboard or click Refresh button to refresh the we...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 75 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. Two way audio port : By default, the two way audio port is set to 5060. Also, it can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 77 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 88 for details. Authentication : Depending on your network security requ...

VIVOTEK 78 - User's Manual URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 5> 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....

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 79 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 t...

VIVOTEK 80 - User's Manual RTSP port /RTP port for video, audio/ RTCP port for video, audio ■ RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media. By default, the port number is set to 554. ■ The RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is used to deliver video and audio data to t...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 81 Multicast settings for stream 1 ~ 3: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information. Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for streams 1 ~ 3. Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on...

VIVOTEK 82 - User's Manual 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, espec...

VIVOTEK 84 - User's Manual 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 Expres...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 85 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 recomm...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 87 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. ...

VIVOTEK 88 - User's Manual Security > User Account 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, p...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 89 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 Ins...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 91 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. ...

VIVOTEK 92 - User's Manual 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 r...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 93 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 94 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 95 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 sessi...

VIVOTEK 96 - User's Manual Security > Access List This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PC’s IP address. General Settings Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10 clients (including stream #1, #2, ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 97 ■ Disconnect: If you want to break off the current connections, please select them and click this button. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explorer or Quick Time Player). Enable...

VIVOTEK 98 - User's Manual Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the Allow/Deny List. The routing prefix is written in CIDR notation. For example: Range: This rule allows the user to assign a range of IP addresses to the Allow/Deny List. Note...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 99 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 stand...

VIVOTEK 100 - User's Manual 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. ► The authentication process for 802.1x: 1. The Certificate Authority (CA) provides ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 101 PTZ > PTZ settings This window is functional only when you configure a video stream to be using the Local dewarp function. Changing the Field of View In this window, functional items related to the preset positions have been cancelled. This window is now used for chang...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 103 Event > Event settings This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to respond 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 notific...

VIVOTEK 104 - User's Manual ■ Event name: Enter a name for the event setting. ■ Enable this event: Select this checkbox 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...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 105 ■ 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 120 for detailed information. ■ ...

VIVOTEK 106 - User's Manual 3. Action Define the actions to be performed by the Network Camera when a trigger is activated. ■ Trigger digital output for seconds Select this option to turn on the external digital output device when a trigger is activated. Specify the length of the trigger interval in...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 107 Add server Click Add server to unfold the server setting window. You can specify where the notification messages are sent 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 N...

VIVOTEK 108 - User's Manual 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, then click Close to exit the Add server page....

VIVOTEK 110 - User's Manual Network storage: Select to send the media files to a network storage location when a trigger is activated. Please refer to NAS server on page 127 for details. Click Save server to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the Add server page. ■ SD Test: Click to test ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 111 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 l...

VIVOTEK 112 - User's Manual ■ Add date and time suffix to the file name. Select this option to add a date/time suffix to the file name. For example: Click Save media to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the Add media page. After you set up the first media server, a new column for media s...

VIVOTEK 114 - User's Manual ■ View: Click this button to open a file list window. This function is only for SD card and Network Storage. If you click View button of SD card, a Local storage page will pop up for you to manage recorded files on SD card. For more information about Local storage, please...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 115 Here is an example of the Event setting: When completed the settings with steps 1~3 to arrange Schedule, Trigger, and Action of an event, click Save event to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page. The following is an example of the Event setting page:

VIVOTEK 116 - User's Manual When the Event Status is ON , once an event is triggered by motion detection, the Network Camera will automatically send snapshots via e-mail. If you want to stop the event trigger, you can click ON to turn it to OFF status or click Delete to remove a previously-configure...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 117 Applications > Motion detection This section explains how to configure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total of five motion detection windows can be configured. Follow the steps below to enable motion detection: 1. Click New to add a new motion detecti...

VIVOTEK 118 - User's Manual on page 103. 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 defined threshold. If you want to configure specific motion detection settings individually for day/night/sch...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 119 ► How does motion detection work? 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 w...

VIVOTEK 120 - User's Manual Applications > DI and DO Digital input: Select High or Low as the Normal status for the digital input. Connect the digital input pin of the Network Camera to an external device to detect the current connection status. Digital output : Select Grounded or Open to define ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 121 Applications > Audio detection Audio detection, along with video motion detection, is applicable in the following scenarios: 1. Detection of activities not covered by camera view, e.g., a loud input by gun shots or breaking a door/window. 2. A usually noisy environment...

VIVOTEK 122 - User's Manual IMPORTANT: • If the Alarm level and the received volume are set within a range of 20% on the wave diagram, frequent alarms will be triggered. It is recommended to set the Alarm level farther apart from the detected sound level. • To configure and enable this feature, you ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 123 Applications > VADP (VIVOTEK Application Development Platform) Users can store and execute VIVOTEK's or 3rd-party software modules onto the camera's flash memory or SD card. These software modules can apply in video analysis for intelligent video applications such as l...

VIVOTEK 124 - User's Manual To start a module, select the checkcircle in front, and click the Start button. If you should need to remove a module, select the checkcircle in front and then click the Stop button. By then the module status will become OFF , and the X button will appear at the end of th...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 125 Recording > Recording settings 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 sou...

VIVOTEK 126 - User's Manual If you enable adaptive recording on Camera A, only when an event is triggered on Camera A will the server record the streaming data in full frame rate; otherwise, it will only request the I frame data during normal monitoring, thus effectively save lots of bandwidths and ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 127 2. Destination You can select the SD card or network storage (NAS) for the recorded video files. 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 the access to the shared networked stora...

VIVOTEK 128 - User's Manual If successful, you will receive a test.txt file on the networked storage server. 3. Enter a server name. 4. Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page. ■ Capacity: You can either choose the entire available space or impose a reserved space. The R...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 129 range from 100 to 2000 Megabytes. ■ File name prefix: Enter a name for each recorded video. If you want to enable recording notification, please click Event to set up. Please refer to Event > Event settings on page 103 for more details. When completed, select Enable th...

VIVOTEK 130 - User's Manual Local storage > SD card management This section explains how to manage the local storage on the Network Camera. Here you can view SD card status, and implement SD card control. SD card staus This column shows the status and reserved space of your SD card. Please rememb...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 131 Local storage > Content management This section explains how to manage the content of recorded videos on the Network Camera. Here you can search and view the records and view the searched results. Searching and Viewing the Records This column allows the user to set up ...

VIVOTEK 132 - User's Manual 1 1 Click to adjust the image size Click to select the Display mode Search Results The following is an example of search results. There are four columns: Trigger time, Media type, Trigger type, and Locked. Click to sort the search results in either direction. ■ View: Clic...

VIVOTEK 134 - User's Manual Appendix URL Commands for the Network Camera 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 applicat...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 135 3. General CGI URL Syntax and Parameters CGI parameters are written in lower-case and as one word without any underscores or other separators. When the CGI request includes internal camera parameters, these parameters must be written exactly as they are named in the camer...

VIVOTEK 136 - User's Manual [&<parameter>…] http://< servername >/cgi-bin/ operator /getparam.cgi?[ <parameter> ] [&<parameter>…] http://< servername >/cgi-bin/ admin /getparam.cgi?[ <parameter> ] [&<parameter>…] Where the <parameter> shoul...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 137 6. Set Server Parameter Values Note: The access right depends on the URL directory. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://< servername >/cgi-bin/ anonymous /setparam.cgi? <parameter>=<value> [&<parameter>=<value>…][&update=<value>][&a...

VIVOTEK 138 - User's Manual <parameter>=<value>\r\n [<parameter pair>] Only the parameters that you set and are readable will be returned. 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 Res...

VIVOTEK 146 - User's Manual 7.3 digital input behavior define Group: di_i<0~(ndi-1)> (capability.ndi > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION normalstate high, low high 1/1 Indicates open circuit or closed circuit (inactive status) 7.4 digital output behavior define Group: do_...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 161 maxexposure 1~32000 30 4/4 Maximum exposure time. enableblc <boolean> 0 4/4 Enable backlight compensation. exposurelevel 0~12 6 4/4 Exposure level agcmode auto,fixed auto 4/4 Set auto gain control mode. maxgain 0~100 100 4/4 Manual set maximum gain value. mingain 0~...

VIVOTEK 162 - User's Manual 0: low 1: medium 2: high agcmode auto,fixed auto 4/4 Set auto gain control mode. maxgain 0~100 100 4/4 Manual set maximum gain value. mingain 0~100 0 4/4 Manual set minimum gain value. 7.10 IR cut control Group: ircutcontrol (capability.nvideoinprofile > 0) NAME VALUE ...

VIVOTEK 164 - User's Manual 2: Sensitivity high 7.12 Image setting for preview Group: imagepreview_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION brightness -5~5 -5 4/4 Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings. saturation -5~5,100 0 4/4 Adjust ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 165 7.13 Exposure window setting per channel Group: exposurewin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products <product dependent> ( capability_ videoin_supportexpwin = 1 ) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION mode <product dependent> auto, custom, blc auto ...

VIVOTEK 166 - User's Manual <product dependent> window. 7.14 Audio input per channel Group: audioin_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel products (capability.audioin>0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION source micin, linein micin 4/4 micin => use built-in microphone input. line...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 167 s<0~(m-1)>_g726 _vlcmode <product dependent> 0, 1 0 4/4 Enable vlcmode for G.726 7.15 Time Shift settings Group: timeshift , c for n channel products, m is stream number (capability.timeshift > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION enable <...

VIVOTEK 168 - User's Manual night, schedule 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<0~4>_enable <boolean> 0 4/4 Enable motion window. i<0~(...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 169 DyndnsCustom,CustomSafe100, <productdependent> (dynamic) DyndnsCustom => dyndns.org (custom)CustomSafe100 => Custom server using safe100 method<product dependent> <provider>_hostname string[128] <blank> 6/6 Your DDNS hostname. <provider>...

VIVOTEK 170 - User's Manual 7.21 UPnP port forwarding Group: upnpportforwarding NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION enable <boolean> 0 6/6 Enable or disable the UPnP port forwarding service. upnpnatstatus 0~3 0 6/7 The status of UPnP port forwarding, used internally. 0 = OK, 1 = ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 171 internal. 7.23 camera PTZ control Group: camctrl (capability.camctrl.httptunnel > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION enablehttptunnel <boolean> 0 4/4 Enable HTTP tunnel for camera control. Group: camctrl_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (c...

VIVOTEK 174 - User's Manual 7.26 Layout configuration Group: layout (New version) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION logo_default <boolean> 1 1/6 0 => Custom logo 1 => Default logo logo_link string[64] http://www.vivotek.com 1/6 Hyperlink of the logo logo_powerbyvvtk_hidde...

VIVOTEK 184 - User's Manual <product dependent> resolutionC4R 384x384, 512x512, 768x768, 1088x1088, 1280x1280 <product dependent> 0/7 Available resolutions of 4R mode of ceiling and floor mount. resolutionW1P 640x320, 1280x640, 1536x768, 1920x960 <product dependent> 0/7 Available r...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 187 action_cf_backup <Boolean> 0 6/6 Enable or disable the function that send media to SD card for backup if network is disconnected. action_server_i<0~4>_enable 0, 1 0 6/6 Enable or disable this server action. action_server_i<0~4>_media NULL, 0~4 <blank&...

VIVOTEK 188 - User's Manual http_username string[64] NULL 6/6 Username to log in to the server. http_passwd string[64] NULL 6/6 Password of the user. ftp_address string[128] NULL 6/6 FTP server address. ftp_username string[64] NULL 6/6 Username to log in to the server. ftp_passwd string[64] NULL 6/6...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 193 -3 = Certificate not installed -2 = Invalid public key -1 = Waiting for certificate 0 = Not installed 1 = Active countryname string[2] TW 6/6 Country name in the certificate information. stateorprovincename string[128] Asia 6/6 State or province name in the certificate in...

VIVOTEK 194 - User's Manual zoomspeed -5 ~ 5 0 1/4 Zoom speed panoramicspeed 1 ~ 5 1 1/4 Panoramic speed rotatespeed 1 ~ 5 1 1/4 Rotate speed Group: eptz_c<0~(n-1)>_s<0~(m-1)> for n channel product and m is the number of streams which support ePTZ. (capability.eptz > 0) PARAMETER VALU...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 195 output 0~3 2 1/6 (Internal used, read only) enable <boolean> 0 1/6 Indicate whether seamless recording is recording to local storage or not atpresent. (Read only) guid<0~2>_id string[127] <blank> 1/6 The connected seamless streaming ID. (Read only) guid&...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 197 vender string[40] <blank> 6/6 The provider of the module. vendorurl string[120] <blank> 6/6 URL of the vendor. version string[40] <blank> 6/6 Version of the module. license string[40] <blank> 6/6 Indicate the license status of the module. path stri...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 199 8. Useful Functions 8.1 Drive the Digital Output (capability.ndo > 0) Note: This request requires Viewer privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://< servername >/cgi-bin/dido/setdo.cgi?do1= <state> [&do2=<state>] [&do3=<state>][&do...

VIVOTEK 200 - User's Manual 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\ndi1=1\r\n 8.3 Query Status of the Digital Output (capability.ndo > 0) Note: This requ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 201 \r\ndo1=1\r\n 8.4 3D Privacy Mask Note: This request requires admin user privilege <SD81X1> You can set privacy mask only at zoom 1x. To go back to zoom 1x directly, please send this cgi command: "/cgi-bin/camctrl/camposition.cgi?setzoom=0" Method: GET/POST ...

VIVOTEK 202 - User's Manual resolution> quality 1~5 3 The quality of the image. streamid 0~(m-1) <product dependent> The stream number. The server will return the most up-to-date snapshot of the selected channel and stream in JPEG format. The size and quality of the image will be set accord...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 203 operator Operator privilege. admin Administrator privilege. Return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned . The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. If you omit thi...

VIVOTEK 206 - User's Manual return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned . The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. If you omit this parameter, itwill redirect to an empty page. 8.10 ePTZ Cam...

VIVOTEK 212 - User's Manual delv6 Delete IPv6 address from access list. ip <IP address> Single address: <IP address> Network address: <IP address / network mask> Range address:<start IP address - end IP address> index <value> The start position to add or to delete. retu...

VIVOTEK 214 - User's Manual 8.19 Get SDP of Streams Note: This request requires Viewer access privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://< servername >/<network_rtsp_s<0~m-1>_accessname> “m” is the stream number. “network_accessname_<0~(m-1)>” is the accessname for stream “1...

VIVOTEK 224 - User's Manual filename =<file name>\r\n \r\n<multipart encoded form data> For setting backup file: http://< servername >/cgi-bin/admin/upload_backup.cgi Post data: filename =<file name>\r\n \r\n<multipart encoded form data> Server will accept the file name...

VIVOTEK 226 - User's Manual Technical Specifications F i s h e y e N e t w o r k C a m e r a FE8174/74V VIVOTEK FE8174/74V is the latest fisheye fixed dome network camera from VIVOTEK, featuring a detailed 5-Megapixel resolution sensor with superb image quality. Equipped with a fisheye lens for 180°...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 227 Technology License Notice MPEG-4 AAC Technology THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 AAC AUDIO PATENT LICENSE. THIS PRODUCT MAY NOT BE DECOMPILED, REVERSE-ENGINEERED OR COPIED, EXCEPT WITH REGARD TO PC SOFTWARE, OF WHICH YOU MAY MAKE SINGLE COPIES FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOS...

VIVOTEK 228 - User's Manual 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 interfe...