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    NetworKam IP2111/IP2121 User's Manual[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 1 Befor e Y ou Use Surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in y our country . Though NetworKam is not only a high performance surveillance system but also a networked video server , ensure that the operation of such devices are legal before installing this unit for surveillance. It is impo[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 2 T able of Contents Befor e Y ou Use........................................................................................ 1 Package Contents ................................................................................... 6 Physical Description.............................................[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 3 Cable connection ............................................................................................................... ......... 24 Power on ....................................................................................................................... .............. 24 Softw[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 4 Clear data path for proprietary commands ................................................................................. 70 FTP Uploading snapshots periodically to an external FTP server ..................................................... 71 V iewing and downloading the stored snapshots ..[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 5 Page URL ....................................................................................................................... ............ 80 System reso urce URL ............................................................................................................ ..... 81 General fo[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 6 Package Contents NetworKam IP21 1 1/IP2121 Power adapter Null modem cable I/O terminal block connector[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 7 W rench Installation and document CD Quick installation guide W arranty card[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 8 Physical Description Rear Panel Ethernet 10/100 socket Connect to Ethernet network with a UTP category 5 cable that cannot exceed 100 meters. Once the Ethernet cable is connected without error , NetworKam will utilize Ethernet interface regardless of modem connection. COM port This RS232 seria[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 9 General I/O terminal block 1 Å D I + I N P U T ( M a x . 5 0 m A , 1 2 V D C ) 2 Å D I - I N P U T 3 Å SW _COMMON OUTPUT (short with NC at initial state) 4 Å SW _NOPEN OUTPUT (Max. 1A, 24VDC or 0.5A, 125V AC) 5 Å RS485 B (inverting) 6 Å RS485 A (non-inverting) NetworKam provides a very f[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 10 S tatus LEDs Each time NetworKam starts, it will perform a Power - On Self T est, abbreviated as POST hereafter , to examine every hardware module. As soon as the admi nistrator plugs in the power adapter , both LEDs under the network LED will flash one by one until the POST is done. If any m[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 11 Restor e button There is a button hidden in the box for restoring the sy stem factory default settings. When the system fails to install or operates abnormally , use the included assi stant stick in the package and follow the following procedures to reset the system back to its original statu[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 12 How to Install T o easily fit into various environments, NetworKam automatically detects the attached i nterfaces and configures itself to the best condition. Therefore user s need not care how to select the netwo rk between Ethernet and modem, and whether the Ethernet sp eed is 10Mbps or 100[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 13 Ethernet Envir onment Hardware installation Before installing multiple NetworKams at the well- chosen locations, the administrator shoul d memorize the serial numbers on the packages respectively for future use. Cable connection Shut down all the peripheral devices prior to connec tion. Conne[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 14 Power on Make sure all cables are correctly and firmly connect ed before turning on NetworKam. T urn on cameras, sensors, alarm devices, and then attach the power ad aptor of NetworKam to the electric power socket*. After the POST (power -on self test) is complete and the result is successful[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 15 Software configuration Easy way w ith installer pr ogram In order to configure NetworKams remotely , admini strators should keep the serial numbers of the new NetworKams for identification and initial passwords . After successfully mounting NetworKams in the proper position, run the Installer[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 16 The IP address shown in "Current IP Address" fiel d is for the administrator's reference. If the administrator wants to use another IP address, modify the IP text field below the list window . If the administrator wants to fix the IP address of the unit, check the option "[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 17 When IP and options are O.K., click on . A message window will pop open to inform if the IP address is valid. If the IP is not taken by another network device in the network, the Installer p rogram will continue with the setup. Otherwise another message window will warn that t he assigned IP [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 18 After successful notification, administrators may keep the address inform ation for user ’ s request. After clicking on , the "Assigned" field will be labeled "Y es". Administrators may click directly on to access the newly installed server in the default browser .[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 19 While checking “Use this IP whenever sy stem boot s”, a dialog window may pop out to ask for “Server FTP Port” and “Root Password” because they are alr eady changed to other than default settings. If the settings are lost, restore default settings and use installer to install agai[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 20 Manual way w ith existing programs For those environments such as MAC, Linux, Unix or other operating systems, whose installer is not yet available, some common network tools including AR P and PING can be used to install NetworKam. Make sure ARP and PING programs exist in your operating syst[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 21 First access to NetworKam When connecting to NetworKam for the first time, administrators should check users and network settings on the configuration page. For complete protection from illegal usage, NetworKam provides three privileges and always needs user name and passwor d before access. [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 22 NetworKam. Clearing this option will skip the inst allation procedure during the next power -up and use the previous settings. If the install option stays checked, NetworKam will perform the installation procedure every time the system boots up. Details about configurations are descr ibed in [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 23 Modem Envir onment Hardware installation Before installing NetworKam, the administrator s hould memorize the serial numbers on the packages respectively for the initial passwords. T o use a dial-up network, the Ethernet socket shoul d be left disconnected since Ethernet is the first priority [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 24 Cable connection Shut down the peripheral devices prior to connecti on. Connect the supplied cables from NetworKam to the related devices according to the above diagram. Note that power adaptor must be kept unplugged until other cables are firmly connected. For the first access to NetworKam w[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 25 Software configuration For the first time, users should connect the in cluded null modem cable between the COM port of NetworKam and any COM port of the PC for initial setup. Install a new modem Open the control panel and double click the modems icon.[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 26 Check "Don't detect my modem ......" item and click on to install a new modem. From (S tandard Modem T ype) choose th e Standard 33600 bps Modem and click on .[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 27 Choose the serial port that the included null modem cable is attached to and click on . The null modem is now ready for use. If no Dial-Up adapter exists in the system, W indows may automatically prompt to install. Press to continue. If it does not start automatically , do uble click the netw[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 28 Setup a new connection After the 33600 bps m odem is installed, open the dialup network folder i n Win dows to build a new connection. Select the device as the newly installe d standard 33600 bps modem and click on .[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 29 Just enter arbitrary digits as phone number and click on . The phone number used here is not important. After clicking on , this new connection will display in th e Dial-up Networking folder and will be used for null modem connections.[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 30 Right-click on the newly setup connection icon for properties. In the first General page, clear "Us e area code and Dialing Prope rties" option and click on .[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 31 Select 1 15200 as the speed and click on . On the second page, only check "Enable software c ompression" and "T CP/IP" while leaving others blank. Keep other settings as default values and click on . Now the connection is ready for null modem connection.[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 32 Double click the newly setup connec tion. A dialing information window will pop up. Enter “root” as user name and the serial number labeled on the bottom side of the box as the password and click on . The user name and password are identical to what is used in web access and may be change[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 33 First access to NetworKam Through direct connection by null modem cable, admi nistrators can open the default web browser and type in 200.1.1.1 as the address and press enter . Note that 200.1.1.1 will be th e default IP address in a dial-in connection and 200.1.1.100 will be the given IP add[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 34 basic configurations. If people other than adm i nistrators will be allowed to use NetworKam, administrators should add these user profiles in th e users option. While NetworKam accepts dial-in connection and acts as a server , the user name and password used in dialing are the sa me as what [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 35 How to Use NetworKam is a well-designed stand-alone network ca mera. W ith the built-in web server , authorized users may use any popular web browser such as Intern et Expl orer and Netscape Navigator to watch the video captured by NetworKam. The powerful vide o compression processes 30 frame[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 36 Authentication After opening the W eb browser and typing in the UR L of NetworKam, a dialogue window will pop up to request a username and password. Fo r administrator’ s initial usage of Ne tworKam, enter the username as “root” and the password as the serial number in capital letters. [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 37 If it is initial access to NetworKam in Windows, the Intern et Explorer will ask t o install a new plug-in that is provided by NetworKam. This plug-in has been registered for certificate and is used to display motioned pictures in the Internet Explor er . Users may click on to install the plu[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 38 Primary user ’ s capability Main scr een with camera view Basic functions are displayed in main entrance page of NetworKam. The first figure below is text mode that will shorten download time and the second one is graphic mode that has better visual ef fect. T ext mode is default if any ima[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 39 V ideo quality selection It allows users to adjust the vide o quality for speed or smoothness. The performance is also subject to the network bandwidth and number of users. Five opti ons are available to be chosen from medium to excellent. “ Medium ” quality means the picture has the quic[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 40 V ideo size selection It allows users to adjust the image size with consideration of bandwidth and visual ef fect. Five options are available including “ Half ”, “ Half×2 ”, “ S tandard ”, “ S tandard×2 ” and “ Double ”. “ Half×2 ” consumes the same bandwidth as “[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 41 Pan/T ilt positioning device control An external PT positioning device may connect to bear the NetworKam with motion capability . If the camera control option has been enabled, there is a control panel to the right of image, which will be tex t buttons in text mode. It allows users to control[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 42 System configuration There are two methods provided for configuration. W e b interface is quite easy and clear to use and FTP with script file is rapid for mass installation. Syst em configuration can be acce ssed only by administrators. Administrators may type the URL below the figure to dir[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 43 System parameters T o change the system name, ty pe in the text box after " Host name ". This name will be displayed at the top of the main page. In the case that only the host na me is changed, without adjusting date and tim e of NetworKam, click on " Keep curr ent date and ti[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 44 User group administration T o change the administrato r ’ s password, type the ne w password in both text boxes identically . What is typed will be displayed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser will ask administrators for the new password for access. T o add[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 45 Network settings Any change made to this page will make the system r estart to validate. Make sure every field is correctly typed before clicking on . T o eliminate incautious mistakes during installation, NetworKam will stay in installation mode whenever it starts unless " Reset network[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 46 subnet mask may differ from the default valu e 255.255.255.0 and service pr oviders may assign some specific network settings. Administrators should change the configuration according to what is given by the service provider . The configuration may include " IP address ", " Sub[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 47 may affect som e applications when conditions happen too often. After everything is set, click on . A warning m essage will pop up. Click on to confirm. NetworKam will automatically restart. If " Reset network at next boot " is kept checked, run the installer procedure again. Otherw[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 48 V ideo parameters Options on this page will affect the main page seen by users. " Time s ta m p " and " T ext on image " will be enclosed in image for refe rence. The timestamp is captured from da te and time of NetworKam that is maintained by a built-in real-time clock. &[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 49 T o adjust image settings for best visual quality , press and a motion picture window will pop up for your reference. There are four fields including " Brightness ", " Contrast ", " Hue " and " Saturation " for video compensation. . Each field has elev [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 50 Camera positioning device configuration Since NetworKam can be used in either PPP netw or k or Ethernet network, the single serial port can control either external serial port devices like camera positioning devices or a data modem. While in PPP interface, go to Modem page for modem configura[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 51 commands, a comma ‘,’ should be inserted to sep arate each co mmand. Each comma represents 200 milliseconds. For instance, a command to pan left may be “01000305” and a command to stop panning may be “01000300”. The user may edit the appli cable co mmand as “01000305,01000300”[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 52 Modem and dial-up settings In PPP interface, a modem option will work instead of camera control. Conf igurations include m ode m initialization and outside dial-up server . If the users will setup with external sensors and alarms for property security , dial-out is needed to send some snapsho[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 53 minutes " will force NetworKam to drop the connection when there is no activity on the connection for the specific period. The range of this period is from 1 to 240 minutes, with 0 indicating a continuous connection. Administrators may let NetworKam keep the connection for a while to all[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 54 Application Administrators can use combinations of options on the application page to perform many useful security applications. The sending method either e-mail or FTP is selected at the bottom of the page. Both e-mail and FTP use the network settings on the network page. If any mode is sele[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 55 configured on the network page. Th e snapshot period is between " Snapshot begin " and " S napshot end " and it will repeat everyday . The snapshot interval is set among 1 to 999 in " Snapshot every tenth seconds " and thus the minimal interval can be 0.1 second.[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 56 NetworKam is able to monitor the video signal if the objects in the image are moved. T o use motion detection, check " Upload snapshot while motion detected " and then click on to tune " Object size " and " Sensitivity " to reduce the false alarm. The larger obje[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 57 <parameter explanation> Item between [ and ] means optional but at least one should be checking condition. “Digital input number”: 1 ~ 4 “Digital input state”: H (high), L (low), / (low to high), (high to low) “operator”: + (OR), * (AND) {“hour”:”minute”:”second?[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 58 Demonstration account settings T o setup NetworKam for demonstration to the public, administrators need to choose service(s) to be opened. After checking “ Enable demo account ”, user may use “demo” as general user name and password is not required. Regard ing to the demo user account[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 59 Homepage layout settings Administrators may give NetworKam a different presence of homepage. The " Logo graph " for the system logo in the upper -left corner can be hidden; or the default im age from the system memory can be used; or an external resource can be used by assigning a U[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 60 One-shot fast configuration via FTP For quick setup of NetworKam, the administrator can utilize the default C ONFIG .INI that may be downloaded from the FTP daemon of NetworKam. T o log into the FTP daemon, enter “root” as the user name and the same password used when connecting to the W [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 61 0002D1000001 Read only string <software version> IP21x1-VVTK-0100 Read only strin g <current date> 2001/08/14 year/month/date. Read only strin g <current time> 07:00:00 hour/minute/second. Read only strin g <time zone> 0 Fr om 12 to -12 <user name> (0) root Read [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 62 <user password> (0) 0002D1000001 Initial value is as same as serial number ( 1 ) S tring shorter than 15 character s ( 2 ) The followings ar e as same as above (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (1 1) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) [LA YOUT] <layout type> 0 text mode o[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 63 <background color> 11 for fuchsia, 12 for silver , 13 for r ed, 14 for blue, 0 15 for teal <logo type> 1 0 for blank, 1 for default image or 2 for loading fr om URL <background type> 1 0 for blank, 1 for default image or 2 for loading fr om URL <logo source> http:// li[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 64 <gateway ip> 192.168.0.254 S tandar d IP format <primary name server> 192.168.0.1 S tandar d IP format <secondary name server> 168.95.1.1 S tandar d IP format <ntp enabled> Y E S or NO <network timing server> ntp-cup.external.hp.com S tandard IP format or string [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 65 S tandar d IP format or string shorter than 40 characters <backup ftp username> S tring shorter than 15 characters <backup ftp password> S tring shorter than 15 characters <backup ftp init path> S tring shorter than 40 characters <http server port> 8 0 Integer less tha[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 66 [SERIAL] <auto detect camera> N O <data bits> 8 <stop bits> 1 <parity bits> 0 <baud rate> 9600 <enable camera control> 0 0, 1 r epr esenting disable / enable camera contr ol <uart mode> RS232 or RS485 <other control commands> ( 0 ) S tring short[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 67 S tring shorter than 80 characters [ALER T] <snapshot channel enabled> (0)YES or NO <application mode> 0 for none, 1 for sequential mode, 2 for motion event, 4 for I/O event <visual alert> N O or YES , to show alert in image <upload method> 0 0 for FTP , 1 for email &l[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 68 ( 3 ) S tring shorter than 40 characters. Format r efers to W eb sections [DEMO] <demo enabled> N O or YES <ptz enabled> N O or YES[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 69 Advanced functions Alarm settings NetworKam provides flexible interfaces to cover most surveillance ap plications. By easy script programming user can utilize up to four sensors with an y signal pattern to monitor the environment. Users may also use internal motion detection feature to combin[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 70 We b V iewing system log Click the button on the configuration page to view th e system log file. The content of the file reveals useful information about configuration and connection after the system boots up. V iewing system parameters Click the button on the configuration page to q uickly [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 71 FTP NetworKam not only has web service for easy acc ess but also builds in FTP service to make syste m integrators easy to use. According to settings on the application page, Netw orKam can sequentiall y send updated snapshots over a specific period to an external server with choices of overw[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 72 mode automatically . While in text mode, there is a small icon before each link that can be changed by administrators. When choosing homepage layout in image mode, adm inistrators may change the look of logo, background and image buttons by s elf. There are three types for logo and background[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 73 Easy way via Upgrade W izar d Run the Upgrade W izard included in the product CDROM a nd proceed b y the prompts. Refer to the user's guide of Upgrade W izard for details. Alternative via FTP 1. Decompress the compressed file in a local folder . A file named FLASH.BIN should appear . 2. [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 74 Te l n e t NetworKam has a T elnet daemon for only administrato rs to access some seld om used functions. Using any general terminal program to c onnect to NetworKam will prompt the user for a password. Username is not requested here since only administrators can acc ess the T elnet dae mon. [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 75 Set digital outputs T o set digital output to connect NO with COMMON, type "DO1=L". T o set digital output to connect NC with COMMON, type "DO1=H". Erase snapshots stor ed in Flash memory T yping "erase image" will clear all snapshots saved in memory . Erase logo[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 76 URL commands of NetworKam For some customers who already have their own web s ite or web control application, NetworKam can be easily integrated through convenient URL. This sect ion lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of NetworKam. Some RFC sta ndards relate[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 77 <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- if ((navigator .appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")&&(navigator .platform != "MacPPC")) { document.write("<OBJECT ID="MjpegControl" WIDTH=352 HEIGHT=240"); document.write(" C[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 78 Get stor ed snapshots from Flash memory /cgi-bin/snapshot.jpg?file=<filename> snapshot stage filename snapshot before event pre snapshot upon event trg snapshot after event pos Move positioning device in PT direction <direction>: up, left, right, down, home /cgi-bin/control.cgi?ca[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 79 read 6 bytes after waiting for 1000 milliseconds. The read data can be up to 128 bytes and will return as ASCII coded hexadecimal value, e.g., 0x41, 0x42, 0x43 read from COM port will show in returned homepage as 414243 instead of ABC. Restor e factory default settings /cgi-bin/restore.cgi Ne[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 80 Page URL The configuration page has a fram e lay out incl uding optio n list frame and an option page frame. Referenced URL except for the configuration page di rects to option page frame only . Some pages, like image quality setting and preset setting, are opened in new windows for preview .[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 81 System r esource URL There are some images used on the hom epage when the homepage layout is in i mage mode. Administrators may use the following links to show the images saved in NetworKam on another page. T o change the images referenced by the URL, refer to the homepage layout section in c[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 82 General format of command URL Every configuration can be set through URL w ith POST method by administrators only . <general format> URL[?[name=value][ &name=value]……] <method> POST <authorized user> root System configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/system.cgi NAME V ALUE [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 83 Network configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/network.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION yes enable installation at next boot reset <other than yes> disable installation at next boot ip <IP address> NetworKam's IP address subnet <IP address> subnet mask router <IP address> def[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 84 1Mbits/second use only 1Mbps of bandwidth 1.5Mbits/second use only 1.5Mbps of bandwidth 2Mbits/second use only 2Mbps of bandwidth V ideo configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/video.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION time <not required> enclose timestamp in channel 1 text <text string shorter than[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 85 Image quality configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/image.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION brightness <-5 ~ 5> adjust brightness of image contrast <-5 ~ 5> adjust contrast of im age hue <-5 ~ 5> adjust hue of image saturation <-5 ~ 5> adjust saturation of image preview <not re[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 86 Camera custom command configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/cuscom.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION str1 1 <text string shorter than 8 characters> button name of custom com mand 1 of COM1 str12 <text string shorter than 8 characters> button name of custom command 2 of COM1 str13 <text str[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 87 Application configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/app.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION showalert <not required> show alert in image emode <not required> event mode a pplication(with either below) mdmode <not required> enable motion detection(emode should set) iomode <not required>[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 88 Demo configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/demo.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION open <not required> enable demo account ptz <not required> allow demo user to control PTZ camera Homepage layout configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/layout.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION blank hide logo def use default[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 89 Appendix A. POST procedure After the power has been turned on, NetworKam will perform a self-diagnostic to locate any possible hardware defects. If the power indicator is dim at th e beginning, the power fails to proceed further . While the POST is proceeding, the status LED indicators w ill [...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 90 B. Frequently asked questions Q. What if I for get my password? A. Every access to NetworKam needs au thentication. If you are not a permitted user , you may view the images or control the camera as long as the dem o a ccount is opened. The demo account user may use username as “demo” wit[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 91 Q. Why does the image not refresh regularly? A. In a modem environment, it is because the bandwidth of PPP connection is far less than Ethernet. If the difference of the tim estamp is not stable, adjust the UAR T FIFO lower in both receiving and transmitting from modem property in the control[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 92 Q. How fast will NetworKam check the status of digital inputs? A. NetworKam will check input status in less than ha lf a second. However, to avoid repeatedly checking conditions too often and to allow the devices conn ected to digital output s to function properly , NetworKam will delay 3 sec[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 93 C. T echnical specifications Remote Management Configuration and system log can be accessed via Web browser and FTP application remotely . Networking Protocol TCP/IP , HTTP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NTP , DNS and DHCP Modem PPP(dial-up, direct cable connection) Physical 10baseT Ethernet or 100b[...]

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    www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-22404099 F: 886-2-22404097 94 Electr o magnetic Compatibility (EMC) USA - This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with th e li mits for a Class B digital d evice, pu rsu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasona ble protection against harmful interfere nce in a residential i[...]