Vivotek PT3112 - Manuals

- 5 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Installation Hardware Installation Please verify that your product package contains all the accessories listed in the foregoing Package Contents. Depending on the user’s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of ...

- 6 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Software Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. At the end of the hardware insta...

- 9 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Initial Access to the Network Camera Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installation onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the network settings on the configuration pa...

- 10 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 How to Use Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue window pops up to request a username and password. Upon successful authentication, the following figure is displayed. The foreground is the login w...

- 12 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Primary User’s Capabilities Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has three parts: Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View: What the camera sees. Pan/Tilt control buttons: These buttons provid...

- 15 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Client Settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will ask for a new plug-in installation, the plug-in being the Network Camera. This plug-in has been registered for certification and can be used to change the par...

- 18 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Administrator’s Capabilities Fine-tuning for Best Performance There are a few choices the Administrator is allowed to maximize the capabilities of the Network Camera. Best performance generally equates to the fastest image refresh rate with the best video qua...

- 20 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Besides, “Normal x 2” selection will do 200% digital zoom for both the width and height of the video. Opening Accounts for New Users Protect Network Camera by passwords 4 3 2 1 Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means everyone can...

- 21 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 password for your friends in ○ , 2 . Network Camera can provide twenty accounts for your valuable customers or friends. Each account identifies the access right rather than the real visitor. That allows multiple visitors share the same account of different le...

- 25 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Building a security application The Administrator can combine options on the application page to perform many useful security applications. There are two trigger sources coming from attached devices, such as for motion detection. There are also two kinds of a...

- 28 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Software revision upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date software from the web site of Vivotek. An easy-to-use Upgrade Wizard is provided to upgrade the Network Camera with just a few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administrator only. To u...

- 29 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access system configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages. The bold texts are the specific phrases on the Option pages. The Administrator may type the URL bel...

- 30 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 System parameters "Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the main page. “Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to shut off the LED beside the lens. It can prevent the camera’s operation being noticed. "Keep current date and ...

- 31 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 User group administration “Root password” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new password identically in both text boxes. The typed entries will be displayed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser will ask the A...

- 32 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Network settings Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on . "Reset IP address at next boot", the default status is checked to avoid erroneous ...

- 33 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 “SMTP account name 1” Some SMTP server requires an account name for logging in. Refer to your SMTP administrator for detailed information. “SMTP password 1” The password for the SMTP server account. “SMTP (mail) server 2” The domain name or IP address of anot...

- 35 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Audio/Video Codec Parameters Audio Parameters “Mute” Check the option will make the Network Camera reboot to force all the connection using HTTP mode to view the video, therefore no audio can be heard at any client side. “Improve audio quality in low bandwidt...

- 37 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Motion detection “Enable motion detection” Check this option to turn on motion detection. Click on this button to add a new window. At most three windows can exist simultaneously. Use the mouse to click, hold, and drag the window frame to resize or the title ...

- 38 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Application setup Weekly Schedule “Sun” ~ “Sat” Select the days of the week to perform the following operations. “Snapshots begin at” Set the time to start operations. “Snapshots stop at” Set the time to stop operations. Setting identical begin time and stop ...

- 39 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 stand for the snapshots, before event, right upon event, and after event. The date and time suffix may also be added as an option. Confirm the external mail or FTP server settings in the network configuration. “Reset output” Select and save this option to res...

- 40 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Camera Control Camera control Preset functionarea On the Camera Control page, there are two main function control areas: Camera control area The pan and tilt functions can be controlled with these buttons. The “Left” button aims the camera to the left; the “R...

- 42 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 UPnP and DDNS Settings “Enable DDNS” This option turns on the DDNS function. “Provider” The provider list contains four hosts that provide DDNS services. Please connect to the service provider’s website to make sure the service charges. “Host name” If the Use...

- 43 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Remote controller Models PT3112 and PT3122 both provide a remote controller to command the camera’s pan/tilt and other functions. The direction control part provides the function as on the main web page. The Pan/Patrol/Stop functions are also the same as on t...

- 45 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED After powering up, the Network Camera performs a self-diagnostic to detect any hardware defects. The following table lists the LED patterns in general. In case of any fatal error, the LED will blink in a pattern other th...

- 46 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 B. Frequently asked questions Q What if I forget my password? A After the Administrator's password has been assigned, every access to the Network Camera needs authentication. If you are one of the managed users, you have to ask the Administrator for the passw...

- 49 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 C. URL commands of the Network Camera For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network Camera can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the ba...

- 50 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 The Network Camera will automatically restart after restoring factory default configurations. Restart system /setup/reset.cgi Restart the Network Camera without warning. F: 886-2-82455532

- 55 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 ftpuser2 <text string shorter than 15characters> user name for secondary FTP server ftppass2 <text string shorter than 15 characters> password for secondary FTP server ftpfolder2 <text string shorter than 40 characters> upload folder in seco...

- 56 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 Audio/Video configuration URL URL: /setup/video.cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION text <text string shorter than 15characters> enclosed caption 1 half 2 half x 2 3 normal 4 normal x 2 size 5 double B/W monochrome color <other than B/W> color fixb fix bit...

- 57 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 1 set maximum frame rate to 1 fps 2 set maximum frame rate to 2 fps 3 set maximum frame rate to 3 fps 5 set maximum frame rate to 5 fps 10 set maximum frame rate to 10 fps 15 set maximum frame rate to 15 fps 20 set maximum frame rate to 20 fps 25 set maximum ...

- 60 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 D. Technical specifications - System CPU: Trimedia PNX1300 RAM: 16MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM - Networking Protocol TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, Telnet, NTP, DNS, DHCP, UPnP and DDNS Physical 10BaseT Ethernet or 100BaseT Fast Ethernet Auto negotiation - Video Alg...