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    - 1 - www .vivotek.com Product name: Network Camer a (IP3135) Rel ea s e D at e: 2004/12/02 Manual R evision: 1.30 We b s i t e : www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in T aiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2004. All rights reserved[...]

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    - 2 - www .vivotek.com 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 camer a but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user ’ s responsib ility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal be fore [...]

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    - 3 - www .vivotek.com Table of Contents Before Y ou Use This Prod uct ...................................................................... 1 P ackage Contents .................................................................................... 5 Installation ........................................................................................[...]

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    - 4 - www .vivotek.com DDNS and UPnP settings ................................................................... 35 Video codec parameters .................................................................... 35 Motion detection .............................................................................. 38 Application settings ..................[...]

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    - 5 - www .vivotek.com Package Contents IP3135 P ower adapter Camera stand Software CD Quick installation gu ide W arranty card[...]

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    - 5 - www .vivotek.com Installation In this manual, "User" refers t o whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the pe rson who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. Hardware installation Please verify that your prod uct package contains all the accessories liste d in[...]

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    - 6 - www .vivotek.com Once installation is complete, the Admi nistrator should proceed to the next section "Initial access to the Networ k Camera" for necessary checks and configurations. Initial Access to the Network Camera Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installatio[...]

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    - 7 - www .vivotek.com only option is to restore to the original factory default settings. 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 username and p assword. Upon successful authentication, the following fig ure is displayed. The foreground is the lo[...]

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    - 8 - 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. P ermission 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 prohibi[...]

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    - 9 - 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 to enter the configur a tion page.[...]

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    - 10 - 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 slider contr ol to change the zoom factors.[...]

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    - 11 - www .vivotek.com Snapshot Click on “ Snapshot ” , web brow ser will pop up a new window to show the snap shot. Users can point at th e snapshot and click the right button o f mouse to save it. 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, [...]

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    - 12 - www .vivotek.com There are two settings for the client side. One is “ Media Option ” for users to determine if audio should be muted. The other is “ Protocol Option ” which al lows choices on connection protocol between cl ient and server . There are th ree protocols choices to optimize your usage - UDP , TCP and HT TP . The UDP prot[...]

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    - 13 - www .vivotek.com <url> http://<Network Camera>/ protocol.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or the original IP address of the Network Camera.[...]

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    - 14 - www .vivotek.com Administrator’s capability Fine-tuning for Best Performance Best performance generally equates to the fa stest image refresh rate with the best 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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    - 15 - 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 r ate 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 [...]

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    - 16 - 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 configur ation as long as the IP address is known. It is ne cessary to assi gn a password if the Network Camera is intended to be [...]

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    - 17 - www .vivotek.com Change homepage layout How to change the subject text of homepage 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Change the text in “Host name” , 3. Click on “Save” button.[...]

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    - 18 - 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 list to choo se any color you like, 4. Click on “Save” button. * The font colo r is better to contrast with the backgr ound. How to change the backgro[...]

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    - 19 - www .vivotek.com If you want to use the image from ano ther web site as background, 3. Find “Background gr aph” and cho ose “Url” , 4. T ype the URL of the image on the Internet in th e 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 def[...]

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    - 20 - 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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    - 21 - www .vivotek.com 6. Open an F TP client program and connect to the Network Camera. The user name and password is a s same as the Administrator ’ s. 7. T ransfer logo.gif in local folder to the Network Camera, 8. Close the F TP program and reload the homepage of the Netw ork Camera. If you want to add hyperlink to the logo image, 3. Find ?[...]

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    - 22 - www .vivotek.com How to design my own homepage to replace the current one 1. Prepare your own homepag e with size less than 65000 bytes and rename it 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 must be[...]

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    - 23 - 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 Administrator ’ s. 4. T ransfer user .htm in local fol der to the Network Camera, 5. Close the F TP program and reload the homepage of the Netw ork Camera, 6. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 7. Click on[...]

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    - 24 - 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 In stallation, focus the Network Camera on any view you would like friends to share and tell the visitors to type in the web browser address. Caution: Y ou may want to m[...]

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    - 25 - 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 handle the pic ture refresh ing from the Network Camera. If the web space ha s FTP servic e, Set the Network Camera as an F TP client to upload the pictures. The access to the Network Camera will be in[...]

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

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    - 27 - www .vivotek.com Build a security application The Administrator can use the built-in motion detection to monitor any movement to perform many useful security ap plications. T o upload the snapshots, users can ch oose either email or F TP according to user’s needs. Both e-mail and F TP use the network settings on the netwo rk page. R efer t[...]

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    - 28 - www .vivotek.com Software revision upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date so ftw are from the web site of Vivotek. An easy -to -use Upgr ade Wizard is provided to upgr ade 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[...]

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    - 29 - www .vivotek.com Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access sy stem configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages. The bold texts are the specific phr a ses 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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    - 30 - www .vivotek.com System parameters "Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the ma in page. "Keep current date and time" Click on this to reserve the current date and t ime of the Network Camera. An internal rea l-time clock maintains the dat e and time even when the power of the system is turned off . "[...]

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    - 31 - 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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    - 32 - www .vivotek.com Network settings Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on . "Reset IP address at next boot" , the default status is che ck ed to get IP add ress automatically at the server start. Therefor e, once the networ[...]

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    - 33 - www .vivotek.com “User name of SMTP 2” , gr a nted user name on the backup email server . “Password of SMTP 2” , granted password on the backup e mail server . “Recipient email address 2” The email address of the recipients for the ba ckup server . “Sender email address” , the email address of the sender . FTP “Local FTP se[...]

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    - 34 - www .vivotek.com users must be not ified the change for the connection to be su ccessful. For instance, when the Administrator changes the HT TP po rt of the Network Camera whose IP address is 19 2.168.0.100 from 80 to 8080, the users must type in the web browser “http://192.168.0.10 0:8080” instead of “http:// 192.168.0.100” . Strea[...]

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

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    - 36 - www .vivotek.com “Color” Select either fo r color or monochrome vid eo display . “Size” There a re five options for three video sizes. “Hal f” is the quarter size of “Normal” . “Half x 2” has the same video si ze as “Normal” but of a lesser quality , while consuming less network bandwidth. “Normal” is the quarter [...]

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    - 38 - www .vivotek.com Motion detection “Enable motion detection” Check this option to turn on motion detect ion. Click on this button to add a new window . At most three windows can exist simult ane ously . Use the mouse to cl ick, hold, and drag t he window frame to resize or the title bar to move. Clicking on the ‘x’ at the upper right-[...]

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    - 39 - www .vivotek.com Application settings Weekly schedule “Sun” ~ “Sat” Select the days of the wee k to perform the follo wing oper a tions. “Snapshots begin at” Set the time to start operations. “Snapshots stop at” Set the time to stop operations. Setting identical begin time and stop time means 24-hour operation. “All the tim[...]

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    - 40 - www .vivotek.com “Send snapshots by FTP” The sn apshots will be uploaded to the external F TP server with the file name defined in the next op tion. This can also be used to refresh the captured images stored in the external web server to build creative homepages. “FTP put snapsho ts with date and time suffix” This option set s up th[...]

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    - 41 - www .vivotek.com Homepage layout settings “Use the customized homepage” , check this option to use “user .htm” uploaded b y the Administrator instead of the default one. R efer 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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    - 42 - 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 configuration 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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    - 43 - 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 o f any fatal error , the LED will blink in a pattern other than those below . Condition LED color During self-diagnostic a[...]

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    - 44 - www .vivotek.com B. Frequently asked questions Q What if I for get my password? A After the Administrator's password is assigned, e very access to the Network Camera needs authentication. If y ou a re one of the managed users, you have to ask the Administrator for the password. If you are the Administrator , there is no wa y to recov e [...]

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    - 45 - www .vivotek.com Differences o f sever al hour s may result from the ti me zone setting. Q Can I install it on ceiling? A Y es. There are flip and mirror options in video configuration page to correct the images for upside down installation. Q The image is not clear enough. A Rotate the lens to adjust the focus after the Network Ca mer a is [...]

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    - 46 - www .vivotek.com of users, it is recommended to build another web server to host the retrieving contents from the Network Camera. Q How fast is the video rate of the Network Camera? A The MPEG4 codec engine can process 30 fr ames per second in ternally . H owever the total performance is subje ct to many coefficients as follows: 1. Network t[...]

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    - 47 - 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 integr ated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL fo rmat corresponding to the basic functions of th e er as e Network Camera. Capture update Sna[...]

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    - 48 - 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 the option page frame only . Some pages, such as image quality setting and preset setting, are opened in new windows for preview . Only the Adminis[...]

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    - 49 - 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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    - 50 - www .vivotek.com Security configuration URL URL: /setup/security .cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION rootpass <text string shorter than 16 characters> change root passw ord username <text string shorter than 16 characters> add new user userpass <text string shorter than 16 characters> new user's password deluser <text stri[...]

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    - 51 - www .vivotek.com dns2 <IP address> seco ndar y DNS server smtp1 <domain name or IP address> primary SMTP ser ver smtp1Usr <string shorter than 63 characters> user name for pr imary SMTP server smtp1pass <string shorter than 15 characters> password for primary SMTP server mail1 <string shorter than 80 characters>[...]

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    - 52 - www .vivotek.com characters> yes access FTP server in passive mode Pasv2 no access F TP server in active mode http <number less than 65535> HT TP port cport <number less than 6 5535> control Channel port aport <number less than 65535> audio Channel port vport <number less than 65535> video Channel port yes optimal [...]

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    - 53 - www .vivotek.com enupnp anything Enable UP nP function. This option must be resent whenever the U RL is called, if UPnP function is to be enabled. Video configuration URL URL: /setup/video.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION text <text string shorter than 1 6 characters> enclosed caption B/W monochrome color <other than B/W> color 1 half[...]

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    - 54 - www .vivotek.com 512000 set bit rate to 512K b ps 768000 set bit rate to 768K b ps 1000000 set bit r ate to 100 0K bps 1200000 set bit r ate to 120 0K bps 1 set maximum frame rate to 1 fps 2 set maximum frame rate to 2 fps 3 set maximum frame rate to 3 fps 5 set maximum frame rate to 5 fps 10 set maximum frame rate to 10 fps 15 set maximum f[...]

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    - 55 - www .vivotek.com preview <not required> not save the par am eters restore <not required> recall the original settings save <not required> save the parameters Application configuration URL URL: /setup/app.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION emode <not required> Upload snapshot when motion detected smode <not required> se[...]

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    - 56 - www .vivotek.com def use default logo url use image from URL logourl <text string shorter than 80 characters> URL of image for logo linkurl <text string sh orter than 80 characters> URL to link when clicking on logo blank hide background image def use default background cusback url use image from URL backurl <text string short[...]

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    - 57 - www .vivotek.com D. Technical specifications - System CPU: T rimedi a PNX130 0 RAM: 16MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM - Networking Protocol TCP /IP , HT TP , SMTP , FTP , DDNS, UPnP , T elnet, NTP , DNS and DHCP Physical 10 base T or 100 bas e T F a st Ethernet auto negotiation - Video Algorithm supported MPEG4(short header mode) for stream ing [...]

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    Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device compiles wit h FCC Rules Part 15. Ope r ation is subject to the follo w ing two conditions. • This device may not cause harmful interfere nce, and • This device must accept any interferen ce received, including interf erence that may cause undesired operation. USA - This equipment has been tested [...]