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IP Camera VN-V686U API GUIDE This document provides a description of protocols and API of VN-V686. Refer Readme file in the CD-ROM for updated informa tion. 2008.6.19. JVC LST0652-001A 1[...]
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Updates Version Date Updates 1.00 2007/12/13 First release. 1.01 2008/4/25 Limitation of Registering Preset Position is added. Fixed auto patrol number for auto return. Fixed api text for getting status of a privacy ma sking area. 1.02 2008/6/19 - Boundary option is added to JPEG request API. - Status of Intelligent tracking is added to JP EG forma[...]
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Custom Application Software Devel opment Guide VN-V686 can be used from a custom application software by ut ilizing the API and protocols for VN-V686. The following operations are possible. ● Getting JPEG from VN-V686. ● Getting MPEG-4 from VN-V686. ● Getting Alarm from VN-V686. ● Getting or changing VN-V686 settings. ● Pan/Tilt/Zoom/Focu[...]
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Content 1. Getting JPEG from VN-V686 via HTTP 2. Getting MPEG-4 from VN-V686 via HTTP 3. API to Search VN-V686 4. Getting Alarm from VN-V686 via TCP 5. Using API that Requires Basic Authentication 6. API for Getting/Changing Parameters of VN-V686 7. List of Protocols and Port Numbers Used with VN-V686 8. Customizing VN-V686's Built-in Viewer 9[...]
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1. Getting JPEG from VN-V686 via H TTP 1.1. Basic Procedures 1) The client establishes a TCP connection to port number 80. 2) The client sends out API. Example GET /api/video?encode=jpeg&framerate=30&boundary=on&ptz_info=off HTTP/1.1<CRLF> Host: 192.168.0.2<CRLF><CRLF> Note <CRLF> denotes the line feed code ( 0x0[...]
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When ptz_info=on is specified, boundary, pan/tilt/zoom information and JPEG file will be sent out continuously a fter HTTP Response as follows. Example of Booundary and pan/tilt/zoom information: --foo<CRLF> Content-Type: image/jpeg<CRLF> Content-Length: 31200<CRLF> X-Puls-Pan: 0<CRLF> X-Puls-Tilt: 0<CRLF> X-Posi-Zoom:[...]
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1.2. API Format Structure Unlike APIs for getting/setting parameters, Accept line is not required. Basic authentic ation is also not necessary. Example GET /api/video?encode=jpeg&framerate=30&boundary=on&ptz_info=off HTTP/1.1<CRLF> Host: 192.168.0.2<CRLF><CRLF> Parameter value is indicated using =. Do not insert space [...]
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK<CRLF> Content-Type: multipart/x-mixed-replace;boundary=--foo<CRLF> Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:33:12 GMT<CRLF> Server: JVC VN-V686 Network Camera<CRLF> x-vnv686_response: encode=jpeg&framerate=30&framesize=vga&boundary=on&ptz_info=off<CRLF><CRLF> When API is successfully received wi [...]
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FFD8 Start Code FFE0 Application Segment FFFE Comment Segment 1 FFFE Comment Segment 2 (reserved) FFC4 DHT Huffman Table FFDB DQT Quantization Table FFDD DRI Restart Interval FFC0 SOF Frame Information FFDA Data Start Segment FFD9 End Code The following information is stored in the comment segment 1. Each item has a fixed le ngth. Item Size Example[...]
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Target position of Intelligent tracking 30 track_area = 90,420-150,460 Indicates position of Intelligent tracking target . The numbers are top left position and bottom right position. Item names and values, excluding the version information that does not include =, are stored in the following forma t. Example: When width=640, the 13-byte area will [...]
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HTTP Response and MPEG-4 stream sent out by VN-V686 are as follows. When ptz_info=on is specified, boundary, pan/tilt/zoom information and MPEG-4 VOP will be se nt out continuously after HTTP Response are as follows. Example of Booundary and pan/tilt/zoom information: --foo<CRLF> Content-Type: image/jpeg<CRLF> Content-Length: 5914<CR[...]
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Details of MPEG-4 stream is explained later. 5) When the client wants to stop current MPEG-4 transmission, the client disconnects TCP80. VN-V686 does not accept further API via current TCP that is used for JPEG transmission. To change para meter, disconnect current TCP to stop the MPEG-4 transmission, connect new TCP, and send API with new parame t[...]
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Server: JVC VN-V686 Network Camera<CRLF> x-vnv686_response: encode=mpeg4&framerate=30&framesize=vga&ptz_info=off<CRLF><CRLF> MPEG-4 framerate can be changed by Web page or API. When MPEG-4 framerate is changed, the framerate of current stream is changed also. 2.4. Restrictions Access restriction VN-V686 has access rest[...]
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There are VOL, Userdata1, GOV and Userdata2 before each I-VOP. Data Structure before I-VOP Item Note VOL VOL of MPEG-4 Video Userdata1 Reserved GOV GOV of MPEG-4 Video Userdata2 Userdata Data Structure of Userdata2 Item Example Note Start Code 0x000001B2 Start code of userdata in M PEG-4 Video Product Name type = VN-V686U Product Name Ti[...]
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Response Example system.id=VN-V686U(192.1 68.0.2/24)&200 OK<CRLF> 4. Getting Alarm from VN-V686 4.1. Procedure 1) The client establishes a TCP connection to port number 32040. 2) When motion is detected from the video image of VN-V686, or when there are changes to the ala rm input (make or break), VN-V686 will send out alarm information i[...]
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The following is an example of API for Getting subnet mask of VN-V686. Example GET /api/param?network.interface.subnetmask HTTP/1.1<CRLF> Accept: text/plain<CRLF> Host: 192.168.0.2<CRLF> Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46dm4tdjY4Ng==<CRLF><CRLF> Specify the response format by Accept line. Plain text response is returned whe[...]
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Date: Fri, 13 MAY 2005 07:33:12 GMT<CRLF> Server: JVC VN-V686 API Server<CRLF> network.interface.subnetmask=255.0.0.0&200 OK<CRLF> 4) The client disconnects TCP80 to end the use of API. Note: APIs for getting/setting parameters are not restricted by the access restriction func tion. 6. API for Getting/Changin g Parameters of V[...]
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An error code will be returned when setting is not properly performed. Example: ParamA.ParamB.ParamC&401 Unauthorized 6.2. Camera These APIs are related to camera settings. Same functions are shown on the Camera page of the WEB setting page and PTZ Controller of built-in viewer. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the Ca mera page an[...]
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To set as blank, specify as %00(0x25, 0x30, 0x30). To use space, specify as %20(0x25, 0x32, 0x30). If you want to set "Comment In JPEG" for example, specify as follows. /api/param?camera.id=Comment%20In%20JPEG The Camera ID is used as sender's display name of alarm mail. If you want to set sende r's mail address, s ee " Set[...]
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Example of setting a value /api/param?camera.image.pedestal=50 Example of 1 step change /api/param?camera.image.pedestal=+ Example of response camera.image.pedestal &202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change pedestal setting. Specify 0 to 100, "+" or "-". The value is ma pped to 3 internal levels. It becomes bri[...]
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Example of response camera.image.gamma.activelevel &202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change active gamma level setting. S pecify from 0 to 100 . The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Thie set ting is valid when gamma setting is "active". Allowe[...]
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becomes sharper 1 step by specifying "+", softer 1 step by specifying "-". The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Color Level from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.color Example of response camera.image.color=5[...]
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reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Stabilizer Level from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.stabilizer.level Example of response camera.image.stabilizer.level=100&200 OK Interpretation Acquire stabilizer level. Value from 0 to 100 is returned. The le vel is 3 steps internally. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Stabilize[...]
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Getting AGC from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.brightness Example of response camera.image.brightnesss=autoL&200 OK Interpretation Acquire AGC setting. "manual", "autoL", " autoM" or "autoH" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting AGC for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.br[...]
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"quality" is returned. In case of "motion", AGC is used before using sense up. In case of "quality", sense up is used before using AGC. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting ALC priority for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.auto_exposure.priority=data Example /api/param?camera.auto_exposure.priority=quality Examp[...]
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Interpretation Acquire B&W mode. "color", "bw", "autoL", "autoM" or "autoH" is returne d. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting B&W Mode for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.true_daynight=data Example /api/param?camera.image.true_daynight=autoM Example of response camera.image.tr[...]
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Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Light for focus in B&W mod e for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.true_daynight.light=data Example /api/param?camera.image.true_daynight.af=infrared Example of response camera.image.true_daynight.light &202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change light setting for focus in B&W[...]
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Setting Iris for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.iris=data Example to set fixed value /api/param?camera.iris=50 Example to set auto /api/param?camera.iris=autoM Example to change from auto to maual /api/param?camera.iris=manual Example of response camera.iris &202 Accepted(camera(num).status=save or camera.motion.auto_pan.image=save) Interpret[...]
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Interpretation Acquire white balance setting. "autoW" , "autoN" or "manual" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting White Balance for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.white_balance=data Example /api/param?camera.image.white_balance=autoW Example of response camera.image.white_balance &202 Acc[...]
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Interpretation Acquire B-gain of white balance setting. s0 to s255 is returne d. The s before number means "step". Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting B-Gain of White Balance for VN -V686 Format /api/param?camera.image.white_balance.b=data Example of response camera.image.white_balance.b &202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Inter[...]
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Example of response camera.image.blc=off&200 OK Interpretation Acquire Back Light Compensation setting. "off", "a", "b", "c" or "d" is returned. Refer the instruction manual for detailed information of "a", "b", "c" and "d". Allowed users admin, operator, [...]
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Example /api/param?encode(1).framesize=qvga Example of response encode(1).framesize& 202 Accepted(encode(1).status=save) Interpretation Change JPEG frame size. Specify "vga" or "qvga". File size setting is changed automatically when frame size is changed. If frame size is changed from vga to qvga, file size is changed to thi[...]
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Example of response encode(1).quality& 202 Accepted(encode(1).status=save) Interpretation Change the file size setting of JPEG. The unit of set va lues is in KB. VN-V686 will perform rate control with this file size as the target. When frame size is VGA, setting between the range of 10k to 100k is possible. When frame size is QVGA, se tting bet[...]
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Getting MPEG-4 bitrate Setting from VN-V686 Format /api/param?encode(2).bitrate Example of response encode(2).bitrate=8000000&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the bitrate setting of MPEG-4. If the response is 8000000 for exa mple, the setting is 8Mbps. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting MPEG-4 bitrate Setting for VN-V686 Format /api/param[...]
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Interpretation Acquire frame rate of MPEG-4 encoding. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting MPEG-4 Frame Rate Setting for VN-V686 Format /api/param?encode(2).framerate=data Example /api/param?encode(2).framerate=30 Example of response encode(2).framerate& 202 Accepted(encode(2).status=save) Interpretation Change frame rate of MPEG-4. Spec[...]
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Setting MPEG-4 Priority Setting for VN -V686 Format /api/param?encode(2).priority=data Example /api/param?encode(2).priority=motion Example of response encode(2).priority& 202 Accepted(encode(2).status=save) Interpretation Change priority of MPEG-4. Specify "motion" or "quality". To keep fra me rate, select "motion"[...]
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Allowed users admin, operator Getting Alarm Action from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.event(Number).action Example When Getting action of alarm action No. 1 /api/param?application.event(1).action Example of Response application.event(1).action=mailto/somebody@somecompany.com/none/Message&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the alarm action of[...]
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application.event(1).action=udpto/10.0.0.100/20000/Message&200 OK When alarm output is specified, pinout, distinction between make/break (m1 or b1) and output time (millise cond) will be returned. Segments are indicated by /. Example of Response application.event(1).action=pinout/m1/1500&200 OK When preset position is specified, position nu[...]
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Specify mailto, mail address, JPEG attach and the character string to be sent when sending via mail. Segments are indicated by /. The maximum number of characters for the mail address is 95. To attach JPEG, specify obje ct01. If none is specified instead of object01, JPEG is not attached to the mail. Number of the character string is from 1 to 127 [...]
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Specify pinout, distinction between make/break (m1 or b1) and the time (millisec ond) when alarm output is specified. Segments are indicated by /. The time is 0 or from 100 to 5000. When the time is 0, alarm output doe s not come back to previous state. Setting Example /api/param?application.event(1).action=pinout/m1/1500 Specify preset position nu[...]
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Example of Response application.event(1).filter(sunday).status&202 Accepted(application.event(1).status=restart) Interpretation Set filter setting of the alarm action for the specified alarm number. Up to 5 alarm actions can be specified, and periodic FTP is assigned to event No.6, therefore the number of alarm(number) can be se t between the r[...]
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time can be from 000001 to 240000. Start time must be earlier than end time. The changes to filter of alarm action is saved by /api/param?application.eve nt(Number).status=restart. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Alarm Filter Type from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.event(Number).filter(WeekOfDay).type Example When Getting Type of Sund[...]
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Example When Getting Trigger of Alarm No. 1 /api/param?application.event(1).trigger Example of Response application.event(1).trigger=m1&200 OK Interpretation Acquire Trigger of the alarm action for the specified a larm number. Up to 5 alarm actions can be specified, and periodic FTP is assigned to event No.6, therefore the number of alarm(numbe[...]
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specify m1 in the case of Make for alarm input 1. specify b1 in the case of Break for alarm input 1. specify m2 in the case of Make for alarm input 2. specify b2 in the case of Break for alarm input 2. specify v1 for motion detection of video. specify ncbws for IR Filter OFF. specify ncbwe for IR Filter ON. specify efans for fan stop. specify camer[...]
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Interpretation Change the address setting of the SMTP server. Specify the IP address or FQDN. The maximum FQDN size is 63 bytes. Specify as 0.0.0.0 when the SMTP server is not set. It is also possible to leave the setting fie ld blank as follows. /api/param?application.smtp.host=%00 Allowed users admin, operator Getting SMTP Server Port Number Sett[...]
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Allowed users admin, operator Getting "POP before SMTP" Setting from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.smtp.type Example of Response application.smtp.type=pbs&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the "POP before SMTP" setting. "simple" is returned when this is set to off. "pbs" is returned when this is set t[...]
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Interpretation Acquire the port number setting of the POP server. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting POP Server Port Number for VN -V686 Format /api/param?application.pop.port=data Example /api/param?application.pop.port=110 Example of Response application.pop.port&200 OK Interpretation Change the port number setting of the POP server.[...]
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Setting POP Server Password for VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.pop.password=data Example /api/param?application.pop.password=someword Example of Response application.pop.password&200 OK Interpretation Change the password setting of the POP server. The ma ximum password size is 32 bytes. Set as follows when this is to be left blank. /api/[...]
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Interpretation Change the FTP server directory setting used for FTP transmission. It is possible to set FTP transmission to a directory under the FTP server home directory by specifying that directory na me. Use %2F to segment the directory. ("2F" is ASCII code of "/".) The maximum directory name size is 63 byte s. Example /api/[...]
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Example of Response application.ftp.naming=default&200 OK Interpretation Acquire file naming of periodic FTP. "default" , "type1" or "type2" is returned. When default is set, the file name is as YYYYMMDDHHMMSS-NNN-2.jpg. Example 20060207201315-001-2.jpg When type1 is set, the file name is as ***YYYMMDDHHMMSSNNN.jpg[...]
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File Name Example Camera.jpg Allowed users admin, operator Setting User Define Name of File Nami ng for VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.ftp.naming_option=data Example of Response application.ftp.naming_option&200 OK Interpretation Change user define name for file naming of periodic FTP. The maximum size is 16 bytes. When /api/param?applic[...]
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For Post Duration /api/param?application.object.postrec&200 OK Interpretation Change parameters for PrePost + ftp. These parameters a re used when recftp is set as an alarm action. Specify 30, 15, 10, 7.5, 6, 5, 3, 2, or 1 for frame rate. Maximum Pre/Post duration is 60 seconds. Setting zero to Pre and Post duration is invalid. Allowed users ad[...]
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Allowed users admin, operator 6.6. PTZ The APIs below are related to pan/tilt/zoom control. These are equivalent to the features on the PTZ page of the WEB setting page and PTZ Controller of built-in viewer. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the PTZ page and PTZ Controller. (1) Settings for PTZ Control Getting Auto Return Mode from VN-[...]
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Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change timeout of Auto Return in seconds. Specify 60, 120, 180, 300, 600, 1200, 1800 or 3600. The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Auto Return Status from VN-V6 86 Format /api/param?camera.m[...]
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Allowed users admin, operator Specify target for Intelligent Track ing for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).target=sx-sy /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).target=sx-sy-R-G-B Example to specify position (10, 20) /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).target=s10-s20 Example to specify position (10, 20) and color (2 [...]
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/api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).restarttime Example of response camera.motion.auto_tracking(1).restarttime=10&200 OK Interpretation Acquire restart time of Auto Tracking or Intelligent tracking in se conds. In case of Auto tracking, if there is no motion, the camera goes to home position after the restart time, and restarts Auto Tra c[...]
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Getting Tracking Zoom setting of Intelligent Tracking from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).zoom Example of response camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).zoom=on&200 OK Interpretation Acquire tracking zoom setting of Intelligent Tra cking. When it is on, Intelligent tracking changes zoom position automatically. When it is off,[...]
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Interpretation Acquire maximum zoom of Intelligent Tracking. Zoom limit c an not be bigger than maximum zoom. Value from 1.00 to 21.37 is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Maximum Zoom of Intelligent Tracking for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).max_zoom=data Example of Response camera.motion.auto_trackin[...]
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current resolution is QVGA. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Dead Zone of Intelligent Tracking for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).dead_zone=data Example of Response camera.motion.auto_tracking(2).dead_zone&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change dead zone of Intelligent Tracking. Motion smalle[...]
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Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change On/Off of Pan Limit. Specify "on" or "off" . The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Left Side of Pan Limit from VN-V6 86 Format /api/param?camera.motion.pan.limit.le[...]
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Getting Tilt Limit from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.limit.upper Example of response camera.motion.tilt.limit.upper=5&200 OK Interpretation Acquire Tilt Limit in degrees. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Tilt Limit for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.limit.upper=data Example to set horizontal /api/param?c[...]
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off : Auto Flip function does not activate. full_digital : This is Digital Flip on Web page. The top/bottom and left/right of the image flips when the object has passed the bottom of the camera, at the position of 135 degrees. half : Thi is Mode1 on Web page. When the camera faces bottom, it rotates 180 degrees horizontally a nd stops. In this case[...]
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Moving to Specified Pan Posi tion for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.pan=data Example to move to absolute 90 degrees /api/param?camera.motion.pan=90.00 Example to move to relative 45 degrees /api/param?camera.motion.pan=+45.00 Example of Response camera.motion.pan&200 OK Interpretation Move to specified pan position. To move to absolut[...]
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Format /api/param?camera.motion.variable_pantiltspeed.status Example of Response camera.motion.variable_pantiltspeed.status=on&200 OK Interpretation Acquire current setting of variable pan/tilt speed. "on" or "off" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Status of Variable Pan/Tilt Speed for VN-V686 Format /[...]
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Setting Direction of Tilt Operati on for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.mode=data Example to set to up /api/param?camera.motion.tilt.mode=up Example of Response camera.motion.tilt.mode&200 OK Interpretation Set direction of tilt operation. Specify up or down. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Speed of Tilt Operati on for VN-V6[...]
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means Wide edge and 99.99 means Tele edge. Allowed users admin, operator Zoom Operation for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.zoom.status=data Example to start zoom /api/param?camera.motion.zoom.status=start Example of Response camera.motion.zoom.status&200 OK Interpretation Start or stop zoom operation. Specify start or stop. Allowed use[...]
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zoom is Tele edge, focus can be from 0.00 to about 78. When focus is set to auto, easy_auto is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Moving to Specified Focus Pos ition for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.focus=data Example to move to absolute 50.00 /api/param?camera.focus=50.00 Example to move to relative 5 Near /api/param?camera.focus=+5[...]
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Interpretation Set speed of focus operation. Specify 0 to 100. The spee d is 4 steps internally. Allowed users admin, operator (3) Preset Position Getting Current Preset Position from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.status Example of response camera.status=3&200 OK Interpretation Acquire current preset position after moving to preset position.[...]
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Moving to Preset Position for VN-V6 86 Format /api/param?camera.position(number).status=goto Example of Response camera.position(3).status&200 OK Interpretation Move to specified preset position. Specify from 0 to 99 as position number. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Title of Preset Position from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.position[...]
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Example of Response camera.motion.auto_pan.status&200 OK Interpretation Start/stop auto pan. Specify start, stop, goto_start or goto_end. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Direction of Auto Pan from VN-V6 86 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_pan.mode Example of response camera.motion.auto_pan.mode=left&200 OK Interpretation Acquire d[...]
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Interpretation Set current position as start position of auto pan. Pan/tilt/z oom/focus positions are saved. Caution: Though Moving to tilt position over 90 degrees is possible when auto flip mode is digital flip, select tilt position under 90 degrees as start position of auto pan. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Current Position as En d Posi[...]
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seconds, and limited number of commands can be recorded. When the duration or command number is over, error response is returned to pan/tilt/zoom/focus command as below. 206 Partial Content, auto_trace(timeout) 206 Partial Content, auto_trace(memoryfull) If stop is specified after those limitations, "206 Partial Content" is returned. Afte[...]
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Allowed users admin, operator, user Getting Preset Postion Number of Auto Patrol from VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_patrol(number1).position(number2) Example to get preset position number of pa trol nuber 3 in mode 1 /api/param?camera.motion.auto_patrol(0).position(3) Example of response camera.motion.auto_patrol(0).position(3)=5&[...]
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is saved by the API, camera.motion.auto_patrol.status=save. If the change is not saved, the se tting is restored by reboot. Allowed users admin, operator Saving Preset Position Number/Duarion of Auto Patrol for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.auto_patrol(number).status=save Example of Response camera.motion.auto_patrol(0).status&202 Acc[...]
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number. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Status of a Privacy Masking Area for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.private_mask.area(number).status=data Example of Response camera.private_mask.area(number).status&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change each status of privacy masking area. Specify from 0 to 7 a s area numbe[...]
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"clear" or "exit". When editing is started, zoom is changed to Wide edge, and pan/tilt positions a re restored if the privacy masking area has settings. Pan/tilt position of the privacy masking area can be cha nged by pan/tilt APIs. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Width of Privacy Masking A rea for VN-V686 Format /api/para[...]
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Caution: Motion detect does not work during auto tracking. Allowed users admin, operator Getting Motion Detect Sensitivity fro m VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.detection.level Example of response camera.detection.level=20&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the motion detect sensitivity. A value between 0 to 100 will be returned. The larger the val[...]
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Example /api/param?camera.detection.area=000102030405060708090001 Example of response camera .detection.area&202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change the motion detect mask. Specify using a 24 ASCII character string. Refer to the item on "Getting Motion Detect Mask from VN-V686" on the interpretation of this character st[...]
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Getting IP Address from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.ip Example of Response network.interface.ip=192.168.0.2&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the current IP address. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting IP Address for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.ip=data Example /api/param?network.interface.ip=192.168.0.2 Examp[...]
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Interpretation Acquire the current default gateway. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Default Gateway for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.gateway=data Example /api/param?network.gateway=192.168.0.254 Example of Response network.gateway&200 OK Interpretation Change the default gateway. To set static default ga teway, disable DHCP. De[...]
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Example /api/param?network.dns.status=on Example of Response network.dns.status&200 OK Interpretation Change status of DNS server setting, or validate changes to DNS server se ttings. Specify "on", "off" or "restart". Changes of DNS server settings become valid by "restart". Allowed users admin, operator [...]
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Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting TOS Value of JPEG for VN-V68 6 Format /api/param?network.interface.dscp.video.jpeg=data Example /api/param?network.interface.dscp.video.jpeg=56 Example of Response network.interface.dscp.video.jpeg&202 Accepted(network.interface.status=restart) Interpretation Change TOS that includes DHCP field for JP[...]
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Example /api/param?network.interface.ttl.unicast=56 Example of Response network.interface.ttl.unicast&202 Accepted(network.interface.status=restart) Interpretation Change TTL of unicast. The range of set value is betwe en 1 to 255. To validate the change, use "network.interface.status=restart" API. Allowed user admin Getting Multicast[...]
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Allowed user admin Getting Network Negotiation Setti ng from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.interface.negotiation Example of Response network.interface.negotiation=auto&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the network Negotiation setting. Eithe r auto, 100full, 100half, 10full or 10half will be returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting [...]
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Allowed users admin, operator 6.13. Multicast Streaming The APIs below are related to manual streaming. These are equivalent to the features on the S treaming page of the WEB setting page. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the Streaming pa ge. Getting Status of JPEG Multicast Str eaming from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.destinatio[...]
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"network.destination(1).host=start" API. Allowed user admin Getting JPEG Multicast Port Numb er from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.destination(1).port Example of Response network.destination(1).port=49152&200 OK Interpretation Acquire JPEG multicast port number. Allowed users admin, operator Setting JPEG Multicast Port Number for [...]
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Format /api/param?network.destination(2).status Example of Response network.destination(2).status=off&200 OK Interpretation Acquire status of MPEG-4 multicast streaming. Either on or off will be returned. Allowed users admin, operator Setting Status of MPEG-4 Multicast Streaming, or Save Changes for VN- V686 Format /api/param?network.destinatio[...]
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Allowed users admin, operator Setting MPEG-4 Multicast Port Number for VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.destination(1).port=data Example /api/param?network.destination(1).port=59152 Example of Response network.destination(1).port&202 Accepted(network.destination(1).host=save) Interpretation Change MPEG-4 multicast port number. Specify from 2 t[...]
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Interpretation Acquire the IP address setting of the restricted client. Setting is possible up to 10 items. Specify a value between 1 to 10 for the number. The following will be returned if subnet mask was specified. Example of Response 2 network.access_control(stream_out).host(1)=10.0.0.0/24&200 OK The above example indicates that the range is[...]
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Example /api/param?network.ntp.status=on Example of Response network.ntp.status&200 OK Interpretation Change the on/off status of SNTP client, or validate c hanges to settings. Specify "on", "off" or "restart". as on or off. IP address of NTP server and access interval are validated by "restart". Allowed [...]
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Getting Access Interval Unit of NT P from VN-V686 Format /api/param?network.ntp.unit Example of Response network.ntp.unit=hour&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the unit of interval for accessing the NTP server. "min", "hour" or "day" is returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Access Interval Unit of SNTP[...]
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Timezone Character String Description GMT-12 Timezone that is 12 hours earlier than the Greenwich Mean Time . GMT-11 Timezone that is 11 hours earlier than the Greenwich Mean Time . GMT-10 Timezone that is 10 hours earlier than the Greenwich Mean Time . Hawaii Same timezone as GMT-10 GMT-9:30 Timezone that is 9 hours and 30 minutes earlier than the[...]
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GMT+8:45 Timezone that is 8 hours and 45 minutes later than the Greenwich Mean Time. GMT+9 Timezone that is 9 hours later than the Greenwich Mean Time . GMT+9:30 Timezone that is 9 hours and 30 minutes later than the Greenwich Mean Time. Japan Same timezone as GMT+9. GMT+10 Timezone that is 10 hours later than the Greenwich Mean Time . GMT+10:30 Ti[...]
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6.17. Maintenance The APIs below are related to maintenance. These are equivalent to the fea tures on the Maintenance page of the WEB setting page. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the Maintenance page. Initialization Format /api/param?system.status=initialize Example of Response system.status&200 OK Interpretation Restore all VN-[...]
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Allowed users admin, operator, user Setting Time of Auto Cleaning for VN-V686 Format /api/param?camera.motion.pan.auto_cleaning.time=data Example of Response camera.motion.pan.auto_cleaning.time &202 Accepted(camera.status=save) Interpretation Change time of auto cleaning. Specify time in forma t of hhmmss. To save the change, use "camera.[...]
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system.session.sending(01).from.framesize=vga&200 OK In case of MPEG-4, system.session.sending(01).from.encode=mpeg4 is returned. In case of multicast, system.session.sending(01).to.ip becomes multicast IP address. Interpretation Acquire the sending status of VN-V686. Starting and stopping stre am can be occurred in random order, so it can happ[...]
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Example of Response system.software.revision(net)=V1-00&200 OK Interpretation Acquire firmware revisions of streaming manager. Allowed users admin, operator, user Getting Firmware Revisions of PTZ C ontroller Format /api/param?system.software.revision(sys) Example of Response system.software.revision(sys)=V1-00&200 OK Interpretation Acquire[...]
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returned. Allowed users admin, operator, user Getting Mode of FTP Server from VN-V686 Format /api/param?application.ftp.mode Example of Response application.ftp.mode=active&200 OK Interpretation Acquire the mode of FTP server that is used by ala rm action. Either active or passive is returned. active mode: Standard mode of FTP server. Also call[...]
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number for data plus one is the port number for control. Allowed user admin, operator 7. List of Protocols and Po rt Numbers Used with VN-V686 VN-V686 uses the following protocols and port numbers. Protocol / Port Number Use TCP 80 WEB setting page, API for Getting status and changing settings, acquisition of JPEG from VN-V686 by client UDP 80 Sear[...]
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- TimeFormat Set from 0 to 6 to select time format 0: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.mm 1: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS 2: DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS 3: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS 4: MM/DD HH:MM:SS 5: HH:MM:SS 6: HH:MM - DispMotion Set 1 to display motion detect (MPEG-4 viewer does not have this property.) - FolderName Folder name to save JPEG. The folder is created under MyDocumen[...]
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<PARAM NAME="DispHeig ht" VALUE="240"> <PARAM NAME="Fra meRate" VALUE="15"> <PARAM NAME="Ve rsion2" VALUE="1"> </OBJECT> (2) Getting Multicast Execute Play method after setting properties below. <OBJECT ID="JPEGVi ewer" WIDTH = 640 HEIGHT= 480 CLASSID=&[...]
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if(obj.value== " Play "){ obj.value="Pause"; JPEGViewer.Se tStill(0); }else{ obj.value=" Pla y "; JPEGViewer.Se tStill(1); } } </SCRIPT> <BODY STYLE="font-f amily:sans-serif;" onBeforeUnload="stop_clic k()" onload="p lay_click()"> <font size="6"> SAMPLE TEXT <[...]
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VNviewcnt1.Play 8.4. HTML Example for MPEG-4 viewer (1) Getting MPEG-4 at display size QVGA Execute Play method after setting properties below. <OBJECT ID="MPEG4Vi ewer" WIDTH = 320 HEIGHT= 240 CLASSID="CLSID:062 774CF-C5DB-4683-909F-9B1AB 013CF35" CODEBASE="./v686m.ca b#version=2,0,0,8"> <PARAM NAME="IP [...]
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PU BLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTM L4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv="Co ntent-Type" content="text/ht ml;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=J AVASCRIPT> function stop_clic k() { MPEG4Viewer.Sto p(); } function play_click[...]
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<form name="myForm"> <table><tr><td> <INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="still_btn" VALUE="Pause" onclick=" still_click(t his)"></td><td> </tr></table> </form></BODY></HTML> 8.5. Notes - Enable the JPEG/MPEG-4 frame size that you want in[...]