Moxa VPort 254 manual

Moxa VPort 254 Industrial V ideo Encoder User ’ s Manual First Edition, November 2008 © 2008 Moxa Inc. All righ ts reserved. Reproducti on without perm ission is prohibit ed.[...]

Moxa VPort 254 Industrial Video Encoder User’s Manual The software d escribed in this m anual is furni shed under a license agreem ent and may be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2008 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproducti on without perm ission is prohibit ed. Trademarks MOXA is a regist[...]

Before getting started Before using your VPort 254, please pay close attentio n to the following instructions:  After opening the VPort 254 box, co mpare the contents of the box with the Package Checklist in Chapter 1 . Notify your sales representative if any of the items is missing or dama ged.  To prevent da mage or proble ms caused by im p[...]

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 1-1 Overview.................................................................................................................................. 1-2 Package Ch ecklis t ...........................................[...]

Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................... A-1 Appendix B Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras ......................................................... B-1 Appendix C Time Zone Table .......................................................................................... C-1 Appendix [...]

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1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The VPort 254 is a rugge d networking vide o encoder designed for use i n harsh environments . In addition to being able to handle b asic video feeds, many advanced features are also includ ed to set up surveillance or web attraction applicatio ns. The VPort 254 is designed to provid e stability, robustness, ease-of-use, [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview The VPort 254 is a 4-channel i ndustrial video en coder that uses the ASIC compression chip t o provide video perf ormance up to full D1 (720 x 480) @ 30 FPS and CIF (352 x 240) @ 120 FPS for a total o f 4 channels. To m eet the wide range of requirements fr om end-users, the VPort 254 is designed[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 Multicast (IGMP) transmission for netw ork efficiency Transmitt ing digital video i mages via an IP net work requires a doze n times the bandwi dth required for transm itting general dat a. For this reas on, the efficiency o f network band width managem ent is one of the most important issues that determin[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-4 Package Checklist The Moxa VPort 254 is shipped with the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your cust omer service representative for assistance. y VPort 254 y 10-pin term inal block for 1 power inp ut and 4 digit al inputs y 8-pin terminal b lock for the other po[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-5 Rugged Indus trial Design y Two 12/24 VD C and 24 VAC re dundant power inputs with LED i ndicators y -40 to 75°C operating temperature for criti cal industrial envir onments (“-T”m odels) y 35 mm DIN-Rail mounting or panel mountin g installation (requires optional accessories) y IP30 protectio n form [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-6 Panel Layout of the VPort 254 9 10 13 16 16 11 12 14 7 7 8 8 15 VPort 254-M-SC Front Panel View VPort 254 Front Panel View 1 18 17 17 2 1 6 3 4 5 Rear Panel View T op Panel View 1. Grounding screw 2. RS-232 console port 3. Hard ware reset button 4. 8- pin terminal block for Rela y 1, Relay 2, and power in [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-7 Product Description BNC video input/output The BNC vide o input is a 1 Vpp, 75-ohm video port fo r connecting an exte rnal camera. To ens ure that the correct vi deo modulation t ype is detected, cam eras should be con nected and power ed on before the VPort is powered on. NOTE Please use the standard CCT [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-8 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port or 100 M bps fiber optic Ethernet port The VPort 2 54 series of video enc oders come in t hree models: the V Port 254 has 1 RJ45 10/100M Ethernet port ( LEDs on the left co rners of the port i ndicate 1 0M or 1 00M), the VP ort 254-S-SC has a single mode fiber optic Ethernet port,[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-9 RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 COM port The VPort 254 has 1 COM port fo r connecting a PTZ motorized camera or serial device. The COM port transm its RS-232 or RS- 422/485 signals ove r the TCP/IP netw ork. Users can use t his COM port ( DB9 male connect or) to monitor data or control a serial device, or fo r the co[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-10 NOTE T Please refer to the VPort 254’s Quick Installation Gu ide to learn how to wire the digital inputs and relay outputs. RS-232 Console Port The VPort 2 54 has one RS-23 2 (10-pin RJ45 ) console port l ocated on the top panel. Use eit her an RJ45-to-DB9 cable or RJ45-to-DB25 cable to co nnect the VPo[...]

2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter includ es information about how to install a VPo rt 254 video encoder. The following t opics are covered:  Before Getting Started  Initial Installation and Configuration ¾ RS-232 Console Conf iguration (115200, Non e, 8, 1, VT1 00)  Mounting the VPort ¾ DIN-Rail Mounting ¾ Wall Mounting  Wir[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-2 Before Getting Started In what follows, “user” refers to those who can access the video encoder, and “adm inistrator” refers to the person who knows the root password that allow s changes to the Vid eo Encoder’s configuration, in additio n to providing general access. Admi nistra tors should r[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-3 Step 4: Connecting motorized PTZ cameras and serial devices The VPort 2 54 has 2 RS-232/ 422/485 port s. One is a COM PORT with DB 9 male connect or, and the other is a P TZ PORT with 5 -pin terminal bl ock connector. B oth ports can be used for connecting PTZ control cables for controlling PTZ cameras [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-4 NOTE The PTZ contr ol protocol is n ot standardized. To use a particular PTZ control protoc ol, the video server must su pport the drive r for that proto col. Currently, the VPort 254 su pports PTZ cont rol protocol drivers for: 1. Pelco D 2. Pelco P 3. DynaColo r DynaDome If you need t o use a protocol[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-5 Using the Moxa VPort and Ether Device Conf igura tor Utility (edscfgui.exe) , as described below: 1. Run the edscfgui.ex e program to search for the VPort and EDS switches. After the Utility window opens, you may also select or click on Broadcast Search, which is located unde r the List Server menu, to [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-6 2. The Broadcast Searc h window will show a list of all switches and VPorts located on the network. The progress of the search will also be indicated . 3. When the searc h has end ed, the Mo del Name, MAC address , and IP a ddress of th e EDS Switch and VPort will be listed in the Utility window.[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-7 NOTE Broadcast Search can only be used to sea rch for devices o n the same LAN dom ain. If your devices are loc ated on a diffe rent LAN dom ain, use Specify IP Address to search for the device by keying in t he IP address. 4. Double click t he selected VPort, or use Inte rnet Explorer t o access the VP[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-8 NOTE For Windows XP SP2 or above operating system s, the ActiveX Control component will be blocked for system security reasons. In th is ca se, the VPort ’s security warning m essage window may not appea r. Users shoul d unblock the A ctiveX control function or dis able the security configuratio n to [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-9 Step 9: Accessing the VPor t’s Syst em Configurat ion Click on System Configuration to access t he overvie w of the system configuration to change the configuration. Model Name , Server Name, IP Ad dress, MAC Addre ss, Firmware Versi on, and LED Status ap pear in the green bar near the top of t he pag[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-10 NOTE After accessing the VPort 254’s web-based manager, administrators should access System Configuration → System → Account to set up the administrator’s password and enab le the authentication function. The administrator account name is admin. An authentication window wi ll pop up requesting [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-11 You can access the RS-232 consol e by using a terminal emulator on your PC. We recommend that you use PCom m Terminal Em ulator, which i s free and can be dow nloaded from Moxa’s website. The following instructions explain how to use PComm to access the RS-232 console. 1. Use a n RJ45 to DB9-F (or RJ[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-12 5. Click the Terminal tab, and select VT100 for Terminal Type . Click OK to continue. 6. A blank screen will appear. Press En ter, afte r which a login message will appe ar. Only the administ rator is allowed to us e this console c onfiguration. Use a dmin as the usernam e and the associated admin pass[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-13 7. The RS -232 console’s Main Menu will be displayed. (NOTE: To modi fy the appearance of the PComm Terminal Em ulator window, select Font... under the Edit menu, and the n choose the des ired formatti ng options.) 8. After entering the Main Menu , use the following keys to m ove the cursor, and to s[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-14 Mounting the VPort 254 Dimension Panel Mount Kit Din-Rail 70 64 30 73 80.05 99.23 46.23 40 50 105 30 55 51.5 66.8 86.14 9.75 8.78 135.22 6 46 32.1 18.2 6 5 32.1 46 18.2 (Unit=mm)[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-15 DIN-Rail Mounting The DIN-Rail attachment plate should already be attached to the back panel of the VPort 254 when you take it out of the box. If you need to reattach the plate, make sure the metal spring is situated towards the top, as shown in the figures below. STEP 1: Insert the top of the DIN-Rail[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-16 STEP 2 : Mounting the VPort 254 on the wall re quires 4 screws. Use the VP ort 254, with wall m ount plates attached, as a g uide to mark the corr ect locations of the 4 screws. T he heads of the scre ws should be less t han 6.0 mm in diameter, and the shafts should be less than 3.5 mm in diam eter, as[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-17 Grounding the VPort 254 Grounding and wire rou ting help limit the eff ects of noise due to el ectromagnetic interference (EMI). Run the ground connection from the grou nd screw to the grounding s urface prior to connecting devices. ATTENTION This product is intended to be mounted to a well-grounded mo[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-18 Wiring the Relay Output The VPort 2 54 has two sets o f relay output, relay 1 and rel ay 2, which a re located on the 8-pin terminal bloc k connector. Each relay output consi sts of the 3 cont acts of the term inal block on the VPort 254’s to p panel. The relay output can be set up for: 1. Syst em al[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-19 RS-232 Connection The VPort 2 54 has one RS-23 2 (10-pin RJ45 ) console port, located on the top pa nel. Use eit her an RJ45-to-DB9 or RJ45-to-DB 25 cable (see the cab le following wiring diagram s) to connect the VPort 254’s console por t to your PC’s COM port. You may then use a console terminal [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-20 10/100BaseT(X) Etherne t Port Connection The 10/100BaseT(X) port located on the VPort 254’s front panel is used to connect to Ethernet-enabl ed devices. The following t able shows pinouts for both M D I (NIC-type) ports and M DI-X (HUB/Switch-type) ports. We als o show cable wiri ng diagrams for st r[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-21 100BaseFX Ethernet Port Connection The concept be hind the SC po rt and cable is easy t o understand. Since optical signals d o not require a circuit to transm it data, one cable is used to transmit data and one cable is used to receive data, providing full-dup lex transmission. Remember to connect the[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-22 PTZ Port A PTZ port i s located on the VP ort 254’s front panel. The port i s used to connect t o a PTZ motorized camera or de vice, so that the camera or de vice can be cont rolled from t he VPort over the IP networ k. The PTZ port supports RS-2 32 or RS-422/ 485 signals throu gh the terminal block.[...]

3 3 Chapter 3 Accessing VPort 254’s Web-based Manager This chapter includes inform ation about how to access VPort 254 Video E ncoder for the first time. The following t opics are covered:  Functions Featured on the VPort’s Web Homepage ¾ VPort’s Information ¾ Server Name ¾ Camera Image View ¾ Audio Co ntrol ¾ Client Setting ¾ System[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-2 Functions Featured on the VPort’s Web Homepage The homepage of th e VPort’s web conso le shows in formation specific to that VPort, the camera image, and configurations for client and server. NOTE The VPort’s web homepage is best viewed using a 1280 x 1024 screen size . [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-3 Camera Image View The assigned image descrip tion and system date/time will be displayed in the caption abo ve the image window. You may disable the caption or chang e the location of the image information from the System Configuration/Video/Image Setting . Note that if the VP[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-4 System Configuration A button or text link on the left side of t he system confi guration win dow only appears o n the administ rator’s main page. Fo r detailed system c onfiguration instructions, refer to Chapter 4, System Configurati on . Video Information Users can easily[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-5 PTZ Control Panel Users can click this link to pop up a new window for PTZ Control. To sele ct a camera, click the target camera’s image view. PTZ (Motorized) Camera Control If a serial device, s uch as a motorized camera, is attached to the COM/PTZ port, the control panel w[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-6 Custom PTZ Camera Commands In addition to the default pan, tilt, zo om, and focus controls, an add itional 10 buttons are available for custom commands to control th e attached mo torized (PTZ) cameras. Custom commands are set up by adm inistrators, and are used for functi ons[...]

4 4 Chapter 4 System Configuration After installing the hardware, the next step is to configure the VPort 254’s settings . Users can configure by web consol e. This chapter includ es the following sections:  System Configurati on by Web Console ¾ System ¾ Network ¾ Video ¾ Serial Port ¾ Audio ¾ Alarm[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-2 System Configuration by Web Console System confi guration can be done remote ly with Internet Explorer. To access the server, type the system configuration URL, http://<IP ad dress of Vide o Server>/setup/config.html , to ope n the configuratio n main page. There are six configuration ca tego[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-3 This table can also be found on t he System Configuration Æ Overview webpage . System General Settings On the General Settin gs page, admini strators can set up the video Server name and the Date and Time , which appear in th e image’s caption.[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-4 Server name Setting Description Default Max. 40 characte rs Use a dif ferent server name for each server to help identify t he different servers. The name appears on the web homepage. VPort 254 4CH V ideo Encoder Date and Time Setting Description Default Keep curren t date and time Use the curren t[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-5 Admin password Setting Description Default Admin Password (max. 14 chara cters) Administ rator can type the ne w password in this box. Confirm Passw ord (max. 14 chara cters) If a new password is typed in the Admin Password box, you will need to rety pe the password in the Confirm Password box befo[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-6 System Diagnosis VPort pro ducts have a self-di agnosis functio n to let the adm inistrator get a quick view of t he system and c onnection status . Administrator s can save this diagno sis information i n a file (diagnosis.l og) by clicki ng the Export to a File b utton, or send the file via email[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-7 System Log History The system log contains useful information , including current system con figuration and activity history with timestamp for tracking. Administrators can save th is information in a file (system.log) by clicking the Expo rt to a File button, or send the file by email by clicking [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-8 System Parameters The System Parameters page allows you to view all system parameters, which are listed by category. The content is the s ame as the VPort’s sy s_confi g.ini file. Admini strators can also save this information in a file (sys_config.ini) by clicking the Export to a File button, or[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-9 Firmware Upgrade Take the following steps to upgrad e the firmware: Step 1: Press the Browse button to select the firmware file. NOTE For the VPort 254, the firmware file extension should be .rom . Step 2: Click on the Upgrade button to upload the firmware to the VPort. Step 3: The system will star[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-10 Reboot From the “Device Reboot” page, click OK (as shown in the following figure) to restart the VPort’s system. Network General Network Settings The General Network Settings page includes som e basic but im portant network c onfigurations that enable the VPort to be con nected to a TCP/IP n[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-11 NOTE We strongly recommend that the administrator assi gn a fixed IP ad dress to the VPort, since all of the functions and app lications provided by the VPort are active when the VPort is connected to the network. Use DHCP to determine if the VPor t’s IP address may change when then network envi[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-12 RTSP Streaming The VPort 254 supports standard RTSP (Real Ti me Streaming Protocol) streaming, which means that all devices and software that support RTSP can di rectly acquire and view the video im ages sent from VPort 254 withou t any proprietary co dec or SDK install ations. This ma kes network[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-13 Step 3: Wait a few seconds for QuickTime Player to establish the co nnection. Step 4: After the connection has been establish ed, the VPort 254’s video will appear in the QuickTime Player display window. NOTE The video per formance of the VP ort 254 in ot her media play ers may not always be the[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-14 SMTP Server and Email Account Settings The VPort not only plays the role of server, but can also connect to outside servers to send alarm messages and snapshots. If the administrator has set up some applications in either system information or alarm, the VPort will send out me ssages or snapshots [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-15 FTP Server Settings FTP is the othe r method avail able for the VPort t o send alarm messages and snapshots. 1st FTP Server Setting Description Default 1 st FTP server FTP server ’ s IP address or URL address. None 1 st FTP server port None 1 st FTP user name FTP server ’ s authen tication. No[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-16 Dynamic DNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) is a combination of DHCP, DNS, and client registration. DDNS allows administrators to alias VPort’s dynamic IP address to a static ho stname in any of the domains provi ded by the DDN S se rvice provid ers listed on VPort’s Network /DDNS configurat[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-17 Universal PnP UPnP (Universal Plu g & Play) is a networ king architect ure that provides compatibility am ong networking e quipment, soft ware, and periph erals of the 400+ vendors that are part of the Uni versal Plug and Play Forum. This means that they are listed in the network devices table[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-18 y Works with other IP protocols and services, such as Quality of Service (QoS). y There are situations where a m ul ticast approach is more logical and efficient than a unicast approach. A typical use of multicasts is in video-conferencing, in which high volumes of traffic need to be sent to sever[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-19 Configuring Multicast Settings Setting Description Default Multicast gr oup address Multicast Gr oup address for sending video stream . 239.128.0.99 Multicast vide o port V ideo port num ber . 5556 Multicast audi o port Audio p ort number . 5558 Multicast TTL Multicast-TTL (T ime-to-live) threshol[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-20 Accessible IP List The VPort 254 uses an IP a ddress-based filte ring method t o control access to the VPort. Accessible IP Set tings allow you to a dd or remove “Legal ” remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access. Access t o the VP ort is controlled by IP address. That is, if a h[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-21 Protocol Version Security Mode Authentication Type Data Encryption Method V1, V2c Read Community Comm unity string No Use a comm unity string ma tch for authentication SNMP V1, V2c V1, V2c W rite/Read Community Comm unity string No Use a comm unity string ma tch for authentication No-Auth No No Us[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-22 SNMP Read/ Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting Descripti on Default V1, V2c, V3 Select SNMP Versions V1, V2c , V3 protocol to manage the switch V1, V2c Select SNMP Versions V1, V2c protocol to manage the switch V3 only Select SNMP Versions V3 prot ocol only to manage the switch V1, V2c V1, V2c Re[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-23 Root Data E ncryption Key (F or SNMP V1, V 2c, V3 and V3 onl y) Setting Descripti on Default Enable 8-character data encryption key is the minimum requirement for data encryption. Maximum 30-character encryption key No Disable No data enc ryption No User Auth. Type (For SNMP V1, V2c, V3 and V3 onl[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-24 QoS (ToS) Quality of Service (QoS) provid es a traffic prioritization capability to ensure that important da ta is delivered consisten tly and predictably. The VPor t 351 can inspect layer 3 ToS (Type of Service) information to provide a con sistent classifica tion of the entire network. The VPort[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-25 Setting Description Factory Default Enable Modbus/TCP Enable the M odbus/TCP prot ocol Enable Video Image Settings Image Information Setting Description Default Description (m ax. of 14 characters) The cust omized de scriptio n shown on t he caption to identify this video camera. None Image Appear[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-26 Camera Modulation The VPort 254 supports both NTSC and PAL camera modul ations. The Administ rator can use automatic sensing by selecting NTSC or PAL . NOTE Changing the modulation requires resetting the serv er to detect the camera. Please e nsure that your config urations are save d before reset[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-27 Video Performance The VPort 254 supports th e MPEG4 and MJEPG compression standards. Th e administrator should select the video compression standard first to iden tify the video stream format. But before setting the video pe rformance param eters, the administ rator should decide which video pe rf[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-28 Channel Select Setting Description Default Enable or di sable the video chan nel The admini strator can enable or disable the video channel to sh ow or not show the video image. enable Codec Type Setting Description Default MJPEG or MPEG4 Select the MJPEG or MPE G4 codec MPEG4 Resolution The VPort[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-29 Max. FPS (F rame per se cond) Setting Description Def ault Maximum fram e rate Th e max imu m fr ame r at e is diff eren t to accommodate dif ferent modulations of video inp ut. Administrators can al so set up t he maxi mum f ra me r at e to opt imi ze the bandwidt h’ s occupation. Frame Mode: 3[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-30 NOTE The image quality, FPS, and bandw idth are influenced significan tly by network throughput, system net work bandwidth m anagement, appli cations the VPort runs (such as VMD), how complicated the image is, a nd th e performance of you r PC or notebook when displayin g images. The admini strato[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-31 Camera Control The VPort supports PTZ (PAN/TILT/ZOOM) motorized camera control via an RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 PTZ/ COM port. Before setting up camera control, the administrator should first connect the PTZ camera to the VP ort. (Please refer to Cha pter 2 for the PTZ port’s wiring specificatio[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-32 Setting Up a Preset Position Administrators can use the Preset Position function to set u p the behavior of the PTZ camera in advance, and then users with cam era control pr ivilege can m ove the camera’s lens to a preset position without the need to co ntrol the pan, tilt, and zoom buttons on t[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-33 PTZ port This PTZ port is used to control a PTZ camera. Interface mode Setting Description Default Select the serial interface The PTZ port supports 3 serial interfaces, although only one interface can be used at a time. Dependi ng on the interface used by the attached device, admi nist rator s mu[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-34 In Transparent PTZ Control mode , the serial data f rom the legacy PTZ con trol panel or joystick will be transformed in to IP packets for transmission over a TCP/IP network, and once the VPort video e ncoder receives these IP pac kets, the PTZ control c ommands will be transformed back to serial [...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-35 The configurat ions described below are only avai lable in PTZ Drive r mode. Port Settings Setting Description Default Baud rate (bps) The baud rate specified by t he PTZ camera’ s serial communicatio n specs. 2400 Data bits 8 St op bits 1 Parity bits The parameters use d to define the serial co[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-36 Setting Up Custom Camera If the PTZ camera’s driver is not in the list, the administrator can select the custom cam era from the Select Camera driver menu to p rogram the PTZ cam era with ASCII c ode. A custom camera window will pop up when the Setup Custom Camera button is click ed. Input the A[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-37 Uploading a P TZ Camera Driver In addition to the PTZ camera drivers and custom camera functions supported by the VPo rt, an alternative user-friendly Upload a PTZ Camera Driver functio n is available f or implement ing the PTZ camera control. Moxa will release new P TZ camera drivers to Moxa ’s[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-38 Function This COM port supports 2 functio ns: Serial Device Contr ol and PTZ Camera Contr ol . Each function has diffe rent configurati ons. y Serial Device Control: T he VPort supports 3 operation mod es when using serial device control mode over a TCP/IP netw ork: Real COM Mode , T CP Server Mod[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-39 Port Settings (only available in Serial Device Control) Setting Description Default Operation Mode Select the serial device control ope ration modes via the TCP/IP network: Real CO M Mode , TCP Server Mode , TCP Client Mode Real COM Mode Inactivity time (Only available in TCP Server M ode, TCP Cli[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-40 TCP Client Mode (only availabl e in Serial Device C ontrol and TCP Cl ient Mode) Setting Description Default Destination IP address Allows the VPort to connect actively to the remote host whose address is set by this parameter . blank Designated Local port TCP port number for th e connection. It c[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-41 Audio Audio Source The VPort 2 54 supports real-t ime and synchron ous video/audio t ransmission. A dministrators nee d to select the co rrect input type of audio sourc e to avoid audi o input dist ortion. Setting Description Default Audio Sour ce For the audio connection , MIC-in (microph one) an[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-42 Power Failure Alarm Setting Description Default Enable power failure alarm Enable or disable po wer failure alarm. Disable Power 1 Failure/Power 2 Failure Setting Description Default T rigger Relay alarm Enable or d isable the action of triggering Relay 1 or Relay 2 alarms. Disable Auto warning vi[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-43 NOTE Event alarm s for VMD, Digit al Inputs, a nd Video loss a re supported firmware versio n V2.0 and later. Basic Suffix of Image File Name in FTP and M ail attachment The snapshot i mages can be sent either by email or FTP. Admini strators can add a suffi x to the filename of each J PEG snapsho[...]

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A A Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions Q: What if I forget my p assword? A: Every access to the vi deo encoder needs authen tication, unless the admin password is set up as blank. If you are one of the managed users, you will need to ask the administrator for the password. If you are the administ rator, there is no way to recover t he admin pass[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Frequently Asked Ques tions A-2 Q: How many us ers are a llowed to access the video enc oder at the same time? A: Basically, there is no limitation. However the video quality also depends on the network. To achieve the best effect, the VPort 254 video encoder will allow 8 video streams for udp/tcp/http conn ections. We rec[...]

B B Appendix B Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras Since the COM port settings can be adj usted to other than the default settin gs, check the correct default settings for the attache d camera. Camera model Baud rate Data bits Stop bit Parity bit Pelco P , D protocol 2400 8 1 None DynaDom e/SmartDom e 9600 8 1 None[...]

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C C Appendix C Time Zone Table The hour offsets for different ti me zones are sh own b elow. You will need th is information when setting the time zon e in automatic date/time synchronizatio n. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, which is the global time that all time zon es are measured from. (GMT -12:00) Internation al Date Line W est (GMT -11:00[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Time Zone Table C-2 (GMT+02:00) Hara re, Pretoria (GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv , Riga, Sofia, T allinn, V ilnius (GMT+02:00) Jeru salem (GMT+0 3:00) Baghda d (GMT+03:00) K uwait, Riyadh (GMT+03:00) Mo scow , St. Petersburg, V o lgograd (GMT+03: 00) Nairobi (GMT+0 3:30) T ehran (GMT+04:00) Abu Dhabi, Muscat (GMT+04:00 ) Baku,[...]

D D Appendix D Technical Specifications Vi d e o V ideo Compressi on MPEG4, MJP EG V ideo I nputs 4, BNC Conn ector (1 Vpp, 75 ohms) NTSC/P AL Auto-sensing or Manual V ideo Resolution an d FPS (frames per second): NTSC P AL Size Max. FPS Size Max. FPS QVGA 320 x 240 30 320 x 288 25 CIF 352 x 240 30 352 x 288 25 VGA 640 x 480 7 640 x 480 7 4CIF* 704[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Technical Specifications D-2 Optical Fiber: 100BaseFX Multi Mode Single Mode W avelength 1300 nm 1310 nm Max. T X -10 dBm 0 dBm Min. TX -20 dBm -5 dBm RX Sensitivity -32 dBm -34 dBm Link Budget 12 dB 29 dB T ypical Distance 5 km a 4 km b 40 km e Saturation -6 dBm -3 dBm a. 50/125 μ m, 800 MHz*km fib er optic cable b. 62.5[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Technical Specifications D-3 Installation DIN-Rail or wall mounting Environmental Operating T emperature 0 to 60°C ( 32 to 140°F) -40 to 75°C ( -40 to 167°F) for -T models Stora ge T emperature -40 to 85°C (-40 to 185°F) Ambient Relative Humidity 5 to 95% (non-condensing ) Regulatory Approvals Safety UL 508 (Pending)[...]

VPort 254 User’s Manual Technical Specifications D-4 y 512 M B memory y W indows XP/2000 wi th SP4 y Inte rnet Explorer 6.x y DirectX 9.0c Software Bundled Free Moxa SoftDVR Lite 1- to 4-ch IP Surveillance So ftware for viewing & recording (please check the release info rmation on Moxa’ s website) VPort SDK PLUS Includes CG I commands an d [...]