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    - 1 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country . The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-read y camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensur e that the operation[...]

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    - 2 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Table of Contents Before Y ou Use This Prod uct ...................................................................... 1 P ackage Contents .................................................................................... 5 Installation ...................................................[...]

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    - 3 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 WLAN Configuration .................................................................... 38 Mail & FTP ....................................................................................... 40 SMTP ........................................................................................[...]

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    - 4 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 DDNS & UPnP configuration URL ................................................... 61 Video configuration URL .............................................................. 62 Image quality configur ation URL ................................................... 63 Application configurat [...]

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    - 5 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Package Contents IP3133 P ower adapter Camera stand I/O terminal block connector Software CD Quick installation gu ide W arranty card[...]

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    - 6 - www .vivotek.com Installation Hardware installation Please verify that your pr oduct package contains all the accessories liste d in the fo regoing Package Contents. Depending on the u ser’s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the sp ecs of UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in length. Upon pow[...]

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    - 7 - www .vivotek.com to next paragr aph “Software installation” . If the Ethernet is not available, Network Camera will switch to wireless L AN mode. To install in wireless LAN If the Ethernet is not available while power on, the Network Camera will search for any access point with the SSID “default ” . Once any access point is found, the[...]

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    - 8 - www .vivotek.com Software installation At the end of the hardware installation, users can u se Installation Wiza rd program included in the produ ct CDROM to find the location of the Network Camera. There may be many Network Cameras in the local network. Users can differentia te the Network Cameras with the serial number . The serial number i[...]

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    - 9 - www .vivotek.com Add Password to prevent Unauthorized Access The default Administrator’s password is blank and the Network Camera initially will no t ask for any password. The Administrato r should immediately implement a new password as a matte r of prudent security practice. Once the Administrator’s password is saved, the Network Camera[...]

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    - 10 - www .vivotek.com How to Use Authentication After opening the W eb browse r and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue window po ps up to request a usernam e and password. Upon successful authentication, the following fig ure is displayed. The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if authentication f[...]

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    - 11 - www .vivotek.com Installing plug-in For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prom pt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera. Permission request depends on the Internet security se tting s of the user ’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, th e computer may pro hi[...]

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    - 12 - www .vivotek.com Primary user’s capability Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has two parts: Configuration functions : The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View : What the camera sees. Click on the configuration link to the le ft of the image window t o enter the configuration page.[...]

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    - 13 - www .vivotek.com Digital Zoom Click on the ma gnifier icon under the camera view then the digital zoom control panel will be shown. Uncheck “D isable digital zoo m” and use the slide r control to change th e zoom factors. Digital Output Clicking on the “On” or “Off” bu tton turns the digital output to either on or off status. Sna[...]

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    - 14 - www .vivotek.com Client settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will as k for a new plug -in inst all atio n, the p lug- in bein g the Ne twork Came r a. Th is plug -in ha s been registered for certification and can be used to change the parameters at the client’s site. The user may clic[...]

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    - 15 - www .vivotek.com The HTTP protocol must be selected if the network is protected by a firewall and it only allows HT TP Port (80) to be opened. In this mode, audio wi ll not be sent and only video is operational. If no special need is required, UDP pr otocol is recommended. Generally speaking, the client’s choice will be in the orde r of UD[...]

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    - 16 - www .vivotek.com Administrator’s capability Fine-tuning for Best Performance Best performance generally equates to the fa stest image refresh rate with the be st video quality , and at the lo west network bandwidth as possible. The three factors, “Maximum frame r ate” , “Fix bit rate” , and “F ix quality” on the Video Configu r[...]

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    - 17 - www .vivotek.com and set the maximum frame rate to 30 fps. If the images vary dramatically in your environment, you may want to slow the maximum frame rate down to 20 fps in order to lower the rate of data transmission. This allows for better video quality and the human eyes cannot readily detect the differences between those of 20, 25, or 3[...]

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    - 18 - www .vivotek.com Opening accounts for new users Protect Network Camera by passwords The Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means everyone can access the Network Camer a including th e configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is ne cessary to ass i gn a password if the Network Camera is intended to be [...]

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    - 19 - www .vivotek.com users from ○ 3 . More flexible options for viewers ○ 4 The first option allow s anyone uses “demo” as the user name to view w ithout password. The Administrator can also decide if more viewers ar e allowed to watch the video if the viewers exceed the limit. The overloaded vi ewers will have snapshot mod e instead. Ch[...]

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    - 20 - www .vivotek.com How to change the font color 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Click on “Homepage layout” at the left column, 3. Find “Font color” a nd pull down the li st to choose any color you like, 4. Click on “Save” button. * The font colo r is better to cont rast with the background. How to change the backgro[...]

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    - 21 - www .vivotek.com If you want to use the image from ano ther web site as background, 3. Find “Background graph” and choose “Url” , 4. T ype the URL of the image on the Internet in the edit box, for example, “http://dgl.microsoft.com/thum bnails/j023/j0235217(t).gif ” , 5. Click on “Save” button. If you want to change the defa [...]

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    - 22 - www .vivotek.com How to change the image logo at the upper left corner of homepage 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Click on “Homepage layout” at the left column, If y ou want t o r emove a ny logo , 3. Find “Logo graph” and choose “blank” , 4. Click on “Save” button. If you want to use the image from ano ther [...]

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    - 23 - www .vivotek.com 7. T ransfer logo.gif in local folder to the Network Camera, 8. Close the F TP program and reload the homepage o f the Network Camera. If you want to add hyperlink to the logo image, 3. Find “Logo l ink” and type the hyp erlink in the edit bo x, for example, http://www.m ywebsite.com, 4. Click on “Save” button.[...]

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    - 24 - www .vivotek.com How to design my own homepage to replace the current one 1. Prepare your own homepag e with size less than 65 000 bytes and rename i t to user .htm, 2. Insert the html codes of video obje ct, the bold Italian text in the following example, into the appropriate position in user .htm. Note that the cod es of video object mu st[...]

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    - 25 - www .vivotek.com 3. Open an F TP client program and connect to the Network Camera. The user name and password is a s same as the A dministrator’s. 4. T ransfer user .htm in local fol der to the Network Camera, 5. Close the F TP program and reload the homepage o f the Network Camera, 6. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 7. Click on [...]

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    - 26 - www .vivotek.com Build a multimedia web attraction site Demo on multiple sites – mid-scale service The Network Camera can allow ten visitors on-line simultaneously . After Installation, focus the Network Camera on any view you would like friends to share and tell the visitors to type in the web browser addr ess. Caution: Y ou may want to m[...]

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    - 27 - www .vivotek.com If you want to expand to allow in more viewers, the host server should be able to handle large network traffic, which m u st han dle the pict ure refreshing from the Network Camera. If the web space ha s FT P service, Set the Network Camera as an F TP client to upload the pictures. The access t o the Network Camera will be i[...]

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    - 28 - www .vivotek.com 5. Click on “ Applicati on” at the left co lumn, 6. Select the weekday and daily schedule you want to upload the pictures, 7. Select “Sequential operation” and set the interval, 8. Select F TP without date time suffix as th e upload method and cl ick on save, 9. The image file uploaded to the web space is n amed “v[...]

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    - 29 - www .vivotek.com ****** Example homepage begin ****** <html> <head> <title>Example - au to refresh</titl e> </head> <body background="/pic/wallppr .jpg"> <p align=left> <font size="7" fa ce="Comic Sans MS" color="#FF0000"> Network Camera Demo < / f o n[...]

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    - 30 - www .vivotek.com Build a security application The Administrator can combine options on t h e application page to perform m any useful security applications. There a re two trigger sources coming from attached devices such as for m otion detection. There are also two kinds of actions responding to such events, including uploading snapshots ov[...]

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    - 31 - www .vivotek.com 5. Set the delay before detecting ne xt event to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event, 6. Set the delay to take snapshots after event to capture the direction of the mo vin g objects, Send snapshots when motion is detected If no ext ernal sensor is a vailabl e, Administ rator can use the built -in motio[...]

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    - 32 - www .vivotek.com 16. Check “Upload snapshots while m otion detected” , if e-mailing the snapshots is preferred, 17. Check “Send snapshots by email” , 18. Click on save to validate.[...]

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    - 33 - www .vivotek.com Software revision upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date so ftware from the web site of Vivotek. An easy -to -use Upgrade Wizard is provided to upgrade the Network Camera with just a few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administrator only . T o upgrade the system, follow the procedures below. 1. Download th[...]

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    - 34 - www .vivotek.com Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access sy stem configuration. Each category in the lef t column will be explained in the following pages. The bold texts are the specific phrases on the Option pages. The Administrator may t ype the URL below the figure to directly enter the frame page of configuration.[...]

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    - 35 - www .vivotek.com System parameters "Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the main page. “Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to shut o ff the LED beside the len s. It can prev ent others from obs e rving the oper ation. "Keep current date and time" Click on this to reserve the current date an[...]

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    - 36 - www .vivotek.com Security settings “Root password” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new passwo rd identically in both t ext boxes. The typed entries will be display ed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser wi ll ask the Administr ator for the new passwor d for access. “Add user” T [...]

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    - 37 - www .vivotek.com Network settings Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to v a lidate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on . "Reset IP address at next boot" , the default status is che cked to get IP address automatically at the server start. Therefor e, once the networ[...]

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    - 38 - www .vivotek.com Streaming “Control channel port” This can be so mething other than the default port 5001 in order to work with th e port opened by the firewall. “Audio channel port” This can be something othe r than the default port 5002 in order to work with th e port opened by the firewall. “Video channel port” This can be som[...]

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    - 39 - www .vivotek.com The default setting is “auto” , that is the Netw ork Camer a will try to connect to the other wireless device with highest transmitting rate. “Preamble” , either “ Long preamble” or “ Short preamble” defines the length of the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmis[...]

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    - 40 - www .vivotek.com Mail & FTP SMTP When the SMTP server support SMTP authenti cation, users need to give the valid user name and password to send email via the server . “SMTP (mail) server 1” The domain name or IP addre ss of the external email se rver . “User name of SMTP 1” This granted user name on the external email server . ?[...]

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    - 41 - www .vivotek.com the external F TP server for details. The folder privilege must be open for upload. “Primary FTP passive mode” The Network Camera is located inside th e network protected by a firewall, data con nection for F TP may be prohibited. By sele cting passive mode, the F TP can bypass th e rule and allow sn apshot upload to pro[...]

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    - 42 - www .vivotek.com DDNS and UPnP settings “Enable DDNS” This option turns on the DDNS function. “Provider” The provider list contains four hosts that provide D DNS services. Please connect to the service provider ’ s website to mak e sure the service charges. “Host name” If users wants to use DDNS service, th is field must be fil[...]

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    - 43 - www .vivotek.com Video codec parameters “Text on video” The text will be displayed in the black bar a bove the video window with a timestamp. The timestamp is cap tured from the date and time of the Networ k Camera that is maintained by a built-in real-time clo ck. “Color” Select either fo r color or monoch rome video di splay . “S[...]

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    - 44 - www .vivotek.com recall the original settings without incorporating the changes.[...]

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    - 45 - www .vivotek.com Motion detection “Enable motion detection” Check this option to turn on motion d etection. Click on this button to add a new window . At most three windows can exist simult ane ously . Use the mouse to click , hold, and dr ag the window fr ame to resize or the title bar to move. Clicking on the ‘x’ at the upper right[...]

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    - 46 - www .vivotek.com Application settings Weekly schedule “Sun” ~ “Sat” Select the days of th e week to perfo rm the following o perations. “Snapshots begin at” Set the time to start op erations. “Snapshots stop at” Set the time to stop operations. Setting identical begin time and stop time means 24-hour op eration. “All the ti[...]

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    - 47 - www .vivotek.com for the snapshots, before event, right upon event, and after event. The date and time suffix may also be added a s an option. Confirm the external ma il or FT P server settings in the network configuration. “ Reset output ” Select and sa v e t his op t ion to r ese t t he ex t ernal de vi c e at t he di gi t al output to[...]

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    - 48 - www .vivotek.com Homepage layout settings “Use the customized homepage” , check this option to use “user .htm” uploaded by the Administrator instead of the default one. R efe r to the section “ Administrator’s capability” for detail us age. The following op tions related to the default homepage will not affect the “user .htm?[...]

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    - 49 - www .vivotek.com Viewing system log Click the link on th e configur ation pag e to view the syst em log file . The content of the file provides usefu l information about con figuration and connection after system boot- up. Viewing system parameters Click on this link on th e configuration page to view the entire system’s par ameter set. Th[...]

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    - 50 - www .vivotek.com Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED After powering up, the Network Camera pe rforms a self -dia gnostic to detect any hardware defects. The follow ing table lists the LED patterns in general. In case of any fatal error , the LE D will blink in a pattern other tha n those below. Condition LED color During self-diagnostic a[...]

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    - 51 - www .vivotek.com B. Frequently asked questions Q What if I forget my pas sword? A After the Administrator's password is assigned, every access to the Netw ork Camera needs authentication. If you are one of the managed users, you have to ask the Administrator for the password. If you are the Administrator , there is no way to recover the[...]

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    - 52 - www .vivotek.com Differences o f several hours may result from the time zone setti ng. Q Can I install it on ceiling? A Y es. There are flip and mirror options in vide o configuration page to correct the images for upside down installation. Q The ima ge is not clear enough. A Rotate the lens to adjust the focus a fter the Network Camera is i[...]

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    - 53 - www .vivotek.com of users, it is recommended to build another web server to host the retrieving contents from the Network Camera. Q How fas t is the vide o rate of the Network Camera? A The MPE G4 codec engine can process 30 frames per second internally . However the total performance is subje ct to many coefficients as follows: 1. Network t[...]

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    - 54 - www .vivotek.com C. URL commands of the Network Camera For some customers who already have their own web site or web control a pplication, the Network Camera can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL fo rmat corresponding to the basic functions of the erase Network Camera. Capture update Snapsho[...]

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    - 55 - www .vivotek.com The Network Camera will automatically restart after rest oring factory default configurations. Restart system /setup/reset.cgi R estart the Network Camera without warning.[...]

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    - 56 - www .vivotek.com Page URL The configuration page has a frame layout including an option list frame and an option page frame. R eferen ced URLs, except for th e configuration page, direct users to th e option page frame only . Some pages, such as image quality setting and preset setting, are opened in new windows for preview . Only the Admini[...]

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    - 57 - www .vivotek.com General format of command URL Every configur ation can be set through URL with POST method by the Administrator only . <general format> URL[?[name=value][&name=v alue]……] <method> POST <authorized user> root System configuration URL URL: /setup/system.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION host <text string[...]

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    - 58 - www .vivotek.com Security configuration URL URL: /setup/security .cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION rootpass <text string shorter than 15 characters> change root passw ord username <text string shorter than 15 characters> add new user userpass <text string shorter than 15 characters> new user's password deluser <text stri[...]

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    - 59 - www .vivotek.com vport <number less than 65535> video Channel port aport <number less than 65535> audio Channel port yes optimal for the low bandwidth band no keep the original way yes disable audio mute no enable audio ssid <text s tring shorter than 3 3 characters> WLAN SSID inf WLAN infr astructure mode wl ad WLAN Ad Hoc[...]

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    - 60 - www .vivotek.com a ASCII format of key dkey 1 ~ 4 one of four keys netkey1 hexadecimal string (00 ~ FF) network key 1 netkey2 hexadecimal string (00 ~ FF) network key 2 netkey3 hexadecimal string (00 ~ FF) network key 3 netkey4 hexadecimal string (00 ~ FF) network key 4 *Hexadecimal string means the string is co mposed of two-digit ASCII cod[...]

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    - 61 - www .vivotek.com ftpuser1 <text string shorter than 15 characters> user name for primary F TP server ftppass1 <text string shorter than 1 5 characters> password for primary F TP server ftpfolder1 <text string shorter than 40 characters> upload fo lder in primary F TP server yes access FTP server in passive mode pasv1 no acc[...]

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    - 62 - www .vivotek.com usermail <text string shorter than 40 characters> T he login username of DDNS server or the email addres s registered in DDNS server . passkey <text string shorter than 40 characters> T he login password of DDNS server or the k ey given by the DDNS ser ver . enupnp anything Enable UP nP function. This option must[...]

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    - 63 - www .vivotek.com 5 highest quality of vid eo 64000 set bit rate to 64K bps 128000 set bit rate to 128K b ps 256000 set bit rate to 256K b ps 384000 set bit rate to 384K b ps 512000 set bit rate to 512K b ps 768000 set bit rate to 768K b ps 1000000 set bit rate to 1000K bps bitrate 1200000 set bit rate to 1200K bps 1 set maximum frame rate to[...]

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    - 64 - www .vivotek.com NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION brightness <-5 ~ 5> adjust brightness of image contrast <-5 ~ 5> adjust contrast of image hue <-5 ~ 5> adjust hue of ima ge saturation <-5 ~ 5> adjust saturation of image preview <not required> not save the par am eters restore <not re quired> recall the original se[...]

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    - 65 - www .vivotek.com ioalarm < not required > trigger DO when DI condition matched mdalarm < not required > trigger DO when m otion detected ioupload < not required > upload snapshot wh en DI condition matched mdupload < not required > upload snapshot when motion detected sinter <integer> seco nds interval for seque[...]

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    - 66 - www .vivotek.com D. Technical specifications - System CPU: T ri media PNX1300 RAM: 8MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM - Networking Protocol TCP /IP , HT TP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NTP , DNS, DHCP , DDNS and UPnP Ethernet 10Base T or 100Base T F ast Ethernet WLAN 2.4GHz 802.11b+ DSSS CSMA/CA 22/11/5.5/2/1Mbps Coverage: 100M/22Mbps, 150M/11Mbp s, 25[...]

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    Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device compiles wit h FCC Rules Part 15. Ope r ation is subject to the following two conditions. • This device may not cause harmful interfere nce, and • This device must accept any interferen ce received, includi ng interference tha t may cause undesired operation. USA - This equipment has been tested a[...]