Vivotek FE8181 - Manuals

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 5 Read Before Use The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation ...

VIVOTEK 6 - User's Manual Physical Description - FE8181V Inner View Header (J7) Contacts (A) Lens Header (J6) Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket i Align (B) to (A) when attaching the dome cover Contacts for IR units (B) 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 Physical Description - FE8181 Inner View J6 J7 Headers Contacts Lens Contacts for IR units Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC Card Slot Reset Button Status LEDs Cabling Cutout

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 9 Outer View Built-in Microphone Dome Cover IMPORTANT: Record the MAC address under the camera base before installing the camera. 083236 8181 IR lights hidden beneath panel

VIVOTEK 10 - 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 ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 11 144 26° 8° 8° 8° 26° 8° 160.35 3.45 11 59.97 Mounting Positions Refer to the diagram on the right for the mounting hole positions and the dimensions of the base plate. 141.22 M3X0.5 TH 30° 13° 13° 47° 47° 13° 121.23 161.99 4.3 Camera Base Plate Mounting Positions Camera Mo...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 13 Hardware Installation - FE8181V Opening Dome Cover Please refer to page 20 for the installation details of the FE8181. Rubber Stopper on the hole for Power & IO Cables Tamper-proof Screw Rubber Seal Plug on the hole for RJ45 Ethernet Cable First, use the supplied screw...

VIVOTEK 14 - 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 Ethernet cable. Recommended cable gauge: 24AWG (0.51 cm) Connecting RJ45 Ethernet Cable Rubber Seal...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 15 Ceiling/Wall Mount without Mounting Plate (Choose this mounting type if you want to feed the cables form the bottom of the camera) NOTE: 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...

VIVOTEK 16 - User's Manual 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 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker for the supplied mounting plate to the ceiling/wall. 2. Using the three circles on the sticker, dri...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 17 You may also use the diagonal holes on the mounting plate, marked as A, B, or C, to install the camera to a standard 4 in. junction box.

VIVOTEK 18 - User's Manual Hardware Installation - FE8181 Release button If you plan to route cables from the side of camera, remove the rubber slide cover from the dome cover. Slide cover Connect the supplied power & IO cables if your switch does not support PoE. Connect the white header connec...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 19 Power and IO cables Connecting Cables If you need to route cables through the side opening, proceed with the following: 1. Connect the Ethernet and the Power & IO cables. The Ethernet cable is user-supplied. 2. Use the included cable ties to secure the Ethernet and IO ...

VIVOTEK 20 - User's Manual D rill ho le D ril l h ol e Drill ho le Dr ill ho le Drill ho le Dr ill ho le Ceiling or Wall Mount 1 2 3 4 1. Attach the supplied alignment sticker for the camera base to the a ceiling or wall. 2. Using the circles on the sticker, drill pilot holes into the ceiling. Then ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 21 Install the plastic dome cover by aligning the snap-fit tabs on the dome cover with the slotted tabs on the camera base. Install the dome cover by pressing it evenly to the camera base. Make sure the dome cover and the base plate are flush-aligned before pressing down. The...

VIVOTEK 22 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 23 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 24 - User's Manual 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 78 for details. Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) Choose this connection type ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 25 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 26 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 27 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 28 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 29 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 30 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 31 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 32 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 33 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 34 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 35 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 36 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 37 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 38 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 39 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 40 - User's Manual Video Stream : This Network Camera 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 73 for detailed information. Manual Trigger : Click to manually ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 41 Camera. It is suggested that a password is applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the Network Camera. For more information, please refer to the description for the Configuration menus on page 51. Language: Click this button to choose a l...

VIVOTEK 42 - User's Manual Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images. The captured images will be displayed in a pop-up window. Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*.jpg) or BMP (*.bmp) format. Pause: Pause the transmission of the streaming media. ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 43 ■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG: Video Title : The video title can be configured. For more information, please refer to Media > Image on page 62. Time : Display the current time. For more information, please refer to Media > Im...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 45 1. The onscreen Java control can malfunction under the following situations: A PC connects to different cameras that are using the same IP address (or the same camera running different firmware versions). Removing your browser cookies will solve this problem. 2. If you enc...

VIVOTEK 46 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 47 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 48 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 49 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 50 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 51 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 52 - User's Manual ■ 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 User's Manual - 53 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 54 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 55 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 56 - User's Manual 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 78). Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to retain th...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 57 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 58 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 59 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 60 - User's Manual & 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 User's Manual - 61 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 62 - User's Manual ■ 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 User's Manual - 63 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 64 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 65 The inclusive window refers to the “weighed window“; the exclusive window refers to “ignored window“. It adopts the weighed averages method to calculate the value. The inclusive windows have a higher priority. You can overlap these windows, and, if you place an exclusive w...

VIVOTEK 66 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 67 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 68 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 69 1. Operational requirement: Identify a human or a human face. 2. Why human face? There are less variances in the size of a face than that for limbs and body. Human face is normally 16cm wide. 3. The recommended pixel number is, 40 to 80 for facial identification; or 100 pi...

VIVOTEK 70 - 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 - 71 Media > Video Stream settings This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame sizes 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. Ch...

VIVOTEK 72 - 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 - 73 ■ 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 74 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 75 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 76 - User's Manual 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 78 - User's Manual ► 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 User's Manual - 79 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 80 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 81 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 82 - User's Manual 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 84 - User's Manual 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 97 for details. Authentication : Depending on your network security requ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 85 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 86 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 87 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 88 - User's Manual 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, o...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 89 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 90 - User's Manual 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 92 - 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 94 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 95 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 96 - User's Manual 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 98 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 99 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 100 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 101 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 102 - User's Manual 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 sess...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 103 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 104 - User's Manual ■ 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). Enabl...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 105 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. Not...

VIVOTEK 106 - User's Manual 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 stan...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 107 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 108 - User's Manual PTZ > PTZ settings This window is functional only when you configure a video stream to be using the Local dewarp function. See Configuration > Media > Video. Changing the Field of View In this window, functional items related to the preset positions have been can...

VIVOTEK 110 - User's Manual 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 User's Manual - 111 ■ 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 112 - User's Manual ■ 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 131 for detailed information. ■ ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 113 ■ VADP It is presumed that you already uploaded and enabled the VADP modules before you can associatee VADP triggers with an Event setting. Click on the Set VADP Trigger button to open the VADP setup menu. The triggering conditions available with 3rd-party software module...

VIVOTEK 114 - 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 - 115 Add server Click Add server to unfold the server setting window. You can specify how the notification messages are delivered 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, an...

VIVOTEK 116 - 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 118 - 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 144 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 - 119 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 120 - 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 122 - 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 - 123 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 124 - 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 - 125 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 126 - User's Manual on page 113. 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 - 127 ► 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 128 - 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 - 129 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 130 - 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 - 131 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 132 - 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 - 133 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 134 - 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 - 135 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 136 - 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 - 137 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 113 for more details. When completed, select Enable th...

VIVOTEK 138 - 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 - 139 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 140 - 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 142 - 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 - 143 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 144 - 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 - 145 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 146 - 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 User's Manual - 153 7.2 status Group: status NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION videoactualmodulation <product dependent> ntsc,pal 1 4/7 The actual modulation type (videoin.type=0). di_i<0~(ndi-1)> <product dependent> <boolean> 0 1/7 0 => Inactive, n...

VIVOTEK 154 - User's Manual 7.4 digital output behavior define Group: do_i<0~(ndo-1)> (capability.ndo > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION normalstate open, grounded open 1/1 Indicate open circuit or closed circuit (inactive status) 7.5 security Group: security NAME VALUE ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 169 flickerless <boolean> 0 4/4 Avoid flickering on images. minexposure 1~32000 32000 4/4 Minimum exposure time. 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 agcm...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 171 7.11 Image setting per channel Group: image_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 saturation of image accordi...

VIVOTEK 172 - User's Manual profile_i0_contrast -5 ~ 5 0 4/4 Adjust contrast of image according to mode settings. profile_i0_sharpness -3~3, 100 0 4/4 Adjust sharpness of image according to mode settings. profile_i0_sharpnesspercent 0~100 50 4/4 Adjust sharpness value of percentage when sharpness=10...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 173 sharpnesspercent 0~100 50 4/4 Adjust sharpness value of percentage when sharpness=100 gammacurve 0~100 0 4/4 Gamma curve lowlightmode <boolean> 1 4/4 Enable/disable low light mode. Group: imagepreview NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION videoin_whiteba...

VIVOTEK 174 - User's Manual <product dependent> window. Group: exposurewin_c<0~(n-1)>_profile for m profile and n channel product ( capability_ videoin_supportexpwin = 1 ) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION i<0~(m-1)>_mode <product dependent> auto, custom, blc ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 175 48000, 64000, 96000, 128000 s<0~(m-1)>_g711_mode <product dependent> pcmu, pcma pcmu 4/4 Set G.711 mode. s<0~(m-1)>_g726_bitrate <product dependent> 16000, 24000, 32000, 40000 32000 4/4 Set G.726 bitrate in bps. s<0~(m-1)>_g726 _bitstreampack...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 177 7.17 Tempering detection settings Group: tampering_c<0~(n-1)> for n channel product (capability.tampering > 0) NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION enable <boolean> 0 4/4 Enable or disable tamper detection. threshold 0 ~ 255 32 1/6 Threshold of...

VIVOTEK 178 - User's Manual 7.19 Express link Group: expresslink PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION enable <boolean> 0 6/6 Enable or disable express link. state onlycheck, onlyoffline, checkonline, badnetwork NULL 6/6 Camera will check the status of networkenvironment and e...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 183 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[128] http://www.vivotek.com 1/6 Hyperlink of the logo logo_powerbyvvtk_hidd...

VIVOTEK 192 - User's Manual bit represents one supported stream. The LSB indicates stream 0. Ex: “3” means stream 0 and stream 1 support local dewarp. Group: capability_videoin_c<n>_localdewarp , n denotes the channel index, range is from 0 to "capability_nvideoin"-1 NAME VALUE SECURIT...

VIVOTEK 194 - User's Manual <product dependent> resolutionW4R 384x384, 512x512, 768x768, 1088x1088, 1280x1280 <product dependent> 0/7 Available resolutions of 4R mode of wall mount. 7.29 Customized event script Group: event_customtaskfile_i<0~2> PARAMETER VALUE Default SECURITY (ge...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 197 action_server_i<0~4>_media NULL, 0~4 <blank> 6/6 Index of the attached media. action_server_i<0~4>_datefolder <boolean> 0 6/6 Enable this to create folders by date,time, and hour automatically. action_patrol_enable (only for VS series) <product ...

VIVOTEK 198 - User's Manual ftp_passwd string[64] NULL 6/6 Password of the user. ftp_port 0~65535 21 6/6 Port to connect to the server. ftp_location string[128] NULL 6/6 Location to upload or store the media. ftp_passive 0, 1 1 6/6 Enable or disable passive mode. 0 = disable passive mode 1 = enable ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 203 unit string[64] Vivotek Inc. 6/6 Organizational unit name in the certificate information. commonname string[64] www.vivotek. com 6/6 Common name in the certificate information. validdays 0 ~ 3650 3650 6/6 Valid period for the certification. 7.35 Storage management setting...

VIVOTEK 204 - User's Manual preset_i<0~19>_name string[40] <blank> 1/4 Name of ePTZ preset. preset_i<0~19>_pos <coordinate> <blank> 1/4 Coordinate of the preset. (It should be get from plugin: x, y, z,zfactor, scroll) 7.37 Fisheye info Group: fisheyeinfo NAME VALUE DEFA...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 205 7.39 genetec info Group: genetec NAME VALUE DEFAULT SECURITY (get/set) DESCRIPTION image_contrast <integer> <product dependent> 7/7 Only for genetec omnicast image_brightness <integer> <product dependent> 7/7 Only for genetec omnicast motion_i<0...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 207 version string[40] <blank> 6/6 Version of the module. license string[40] <blank> 6/6 Indicate the license status of the module. path string[40] <blank> 6/6 Record the storage path of the module. initscr string[40] <blank> 6/6 The script that will h...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 209 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 210 - 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 212 - User's Manual 8.5 Capture Single Snapshot Note: This request requires Normal User privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://< servername >/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg?[channel=<value>][&resolution=<value>] [&quality=<value>][&streamid=<value>] I...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 213 8.6 Account Management Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://< servername >/cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi ? method=<value>&username= <name> [&userpass= <value> ][&privilege= <value> ...

VIVOTEK 214 - User's Manual 8.7 System Logs Note: This request require Administrator privileges. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://< servername >/cgi-bin/admin/syslog.cgi Server will return the most up-to-date system log. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: &...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 217 speedlink 0 ~ 4 Issue speed link command. gaptime 0~32768 The gaptime between two consecutive ptz commands for device.(unit: ms) return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned . The <return page> can be a full URL...

VIVOTEK 224 - User's Manual 8.17 UART HTTP Tunnel Channel (capability.nuart > 0) Note: This request requires Operator privileges. Method: GET and POST Syntax: http://< servername >/cgi-bin/operator/uartchannel.cgi?[channel=<value>] -----------------------------------------------------...

VIVOTEK 226 - 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 236 - 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 User's Manual - 239 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 240 - 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...