Moxa VPort 16 manual

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 User ’ s Manual First Edition, February 20 12 www.moxa.com/product © 2012 Moxa Inc. A ll rights reserv ed.[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 User ’ s Manual The software described i n this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may b e used only in accordance with the terms of that agreeme nt. Copyright Not ice © 2012 Moxa Inc. A ll rights reserv ed. Trademarks The MOXA logo is a registe red trademark of Moxa Inc. All other trademarks o r registered mar[...]

Before G etting S tarted Before using your VPort 16 - M12, please pa y close attent ion to the follow ing instruction s:  After opening the VPort 16 - M12 box, compare the contents of t he box with the Package Check list in Chapt er 1 . Notify your sales representative if any of the items are mi ssing or damaged.  To prevent damage or problem[...]

Table of Conte nts 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 1-2 Package Check list ....[...]

1 1. Introduction The VPort 16 - M12 is a rugged IP camera designed for use in harsh environments. In addition to being able to handle basic video feeds, many advanced features are also included to set up surveillance or web multimedia applications. The VPort 16 - M12 is design ed to provide stab ility, robus tness, ease - of - use , and flex ibili[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Introduction 1-2 Overview The VPort 16 - M12 is a comp act, fixed - IP camera with EN 50155:2007 compliance that is s pecially designed for rolling stock CCTV applications. In addition to the - 25 to 55°C operating temperature, IP66 rain and dust protectio n, anti - vibrat ion M12 Ethernet co nn ector, Power - o ver - Ethernet [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Introduction 1-3 Rugged design for m obile vid eo surveillan ce environm ents The VPort 16 - M12 is a r ugged IP c amera designed for mobile IP CCTV applications . With its PoE (Powe r- over - Ethernet, 802.3af) power input, M12 Ethernet connector, IP 66 protection, and surface/flus h mounting, the VPort 16 - M12 meets the criti[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Introduction 1-4 Package Checklist The Moxa VPort 16 - M12 is shipped with the following it ems. If any of these it ems are missing or damaged, please conta ct your sale s representative for assistance. • 1 × VPort 16 - M12 or VPort 16 - M12 - DO (Lens is includ ed) Standard model Domed cov er model Lens Modulation NTSC PAL V[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Introduction 1-5 Product Features • 1/3” Sony CCD image sensor • 3D de - interlacing, for display on progressive video m onitors • Feature s white b alance (AT W/AWC); 3 D Digital No ise Re d uction (3D NR); Automat ic Gain Contr ol (AGC ); slow shutt er; Automat ic Electro nic Shutter (AES); and Ba ck Light Co mpensatio[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Introduction 1-6 Typical Applicat ion Product Description Appearance • Mounting sc rew: there are four nylock M4 screws for mo unting the VPo rt 16 - M12 on wal ls or ceiling s , giving an exter nal length of about 20mm. These 4 mo unting screws can be fastened with nut s , gasket s and spring washer s , or directly screwed in[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Introduction 1-7 Top View • Base cover torx screw: To remove the top (base) cov er, you can us e the L type t orx screw driver. • Rota tion p late: this p late can be turned manually to fix t he horizo ntal position of the lens . Side View • Calibrat ion for vert ical tun ing of the lens position (0 to 90 ° ): After verti[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Introduction 1-8 Bottom View • PoE & Etherent M12 connector: A 4 - pin M12 A - code connecter for both PoE powe r supply (Mode A) and Auto MDI /MDI - X Ethern et connectio n s. NOTE To connect the VPort 16 - M12 to a ne twork, use Ether net cables w ith D - code M12 connectors and either an M12 PoE or RJ45 P oE switch M12 [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Introduction 1-9 Top view, with top (bas e) and dom ed cover rem oved • Calibrat ion for tun ing horizontal lens position (0 to 360 ° ): After horizontal ly positi oning th e lens, user s can mark the position for future placeme nt s or mas s installa tion. • F ixing th e horizont al lens p osition: T he 2 screws at the cam[...]

2 2. Getting Started This chapter includes information about how to install a VPort 16 - M12 IP camera. The following t opics are cover ed in this chapter:  Before Gett ing Started  First - Time Inst allation and Configuration  Hardware Installation  Software In stallatio n  VPort 16 - M12 Dimens ion  Wiring Requirements[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Getting Started 2-2 Before Getting Started In what follows, “ user ” refers to those wh o can access the IP camera , and “ administrator ” refers to the per son who knows the root passwor d that allows changes to the IP camera’ s configuration, in addition to pr oviding general access. Administrators should read this p[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Getting Started 2-3 S tep 4: To tune lens pos ition , l oosen the scr ews that fix the camera’s horizontal and verti cal axes; next, us ers may position the cam era acc ording to pre viously mark ed calibrat ions, or via the VPort 16 -M12’ s web c onsole. Aft er the desired lens posit ion has be en acquired , af fix the scre[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Getting Started 2-4 3. Users can dou ble click the se lected VPort, o r use the IE web browser to access the VPort ’ s web - based manager (web ser ver). Manual Address Assignment If your VPort 16 - M12 is connected to a netw ork that does not ha ve a DHCP server , then you will need to configure the I P address manua lly. T h[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Getting Started 2-5 Step 5: Acc ess the VPort s ystem c onfigu ration . Click on System Con figuration to disp lay a system overview. The Model Name , Server Name , IP Address , MAC Address and Firmwa re Version will a ppear in the green bar at the top of the page. Use this information to review the i nstallat ion details . For [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Getting Started 2-6 VPort 16 - M12 Dimension (Unit=mm) Wiring Require ments ATTENTION Be sure to disconnect the p ower cord before installing and/or wiring your M oxa VPort 16 - M12. Calculate the maximum possib le current in each po wer wire and co mmon wire. Ob serve all elec trical codes dictating the maximum current allowabl[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Getting Started 2-7 You should also pay attenti on to the following: • Use separate paths to route wiring for power and devices. If power wiring and device wiring paths must cross make sur e the wires are p erpendicular at th e intersection po int. NOTE: Do not run signa l or communications wiring and power wiri ng in the same[...]

3 3. Accessing the VPort 16 - M12’s Web- based Manager This chapter in cludes information about how to access the VPort 16 - M12 IP camera for the first time. The following t opics are cover ed in this chapter:  Functions F eatured on t he VPort’s Web Homepa ge  VPort’s Information  I P Camera Name  Camera Image View  Cli ent S[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Accessing the VPort 16 - M12’s Web - based Manager 3-2 Functions Fea tured on the V Port’s Web Homepage The homepage of the VPor t ’s web consol e shows informat ion specific to that VPort, the camer a image, and configurations for the client and server . NOTE The VPort’s web ho mepage is best viewed i n 1280 x 1024 scre[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Accessing the VPort 16 - M12’s Web - based Manager 3-3 2. Protocol Opt ions: Choose one of four protocols to optimize your usa ge — Multicast (RTSP or Push) or Unicast ( UDP, TCP, HTTP ). • Multicast protocol ca n be used to send a s ingle video s tr eam to mult iple clients . In this case , a lot of bandwidth can be saved[...]

4 4. System Configuration After installing the hardware, the nex t step is to conf igure the V Port 16 - M12 ’s settings. User s can configu re by web console. The following t opics are cover ed in this chapter:  System Con figuration by Web Conso le  Syste m  Network  DynaS tream™  Video  Alarm[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4-2 System Configuration by Web Console System config uration can be done remotely w ith Internet Exp lorer. To access th e server, type t he system configuration URL, http://<I P address of V ideo Server> /overview.asp , to open the configuration ma in page. There are six configuration categories: Sy[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4-3 System General Setting s On the Gener al Settings pa ge, administr ators can set up the video Server nam e and the Date and T ime , which is displ ayed in the ima ge’s caption. Server name Setting Description Default Max. 40 characters Use a different serv er name for each server t o help identify th [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4-4 Date and T ime Setting Description Default Keep current date and time Use the curren t date and time as t he VPort’s tim e setting. Keep current d ate and time Sync with com puter time Synchroniz e VPort’s data and time setting w ith the local computer ti me. Manual Manually change VPort’s date an[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4-5 User’s Pr ivileges VPort products provide 10 user ac counts for accessing the VPort. Setting Description Default User Name Type a specific user name for user a uthenticatio n. None Password Type a specific password for user authentication. NOTE The FPS of the v ideo stream wil l be reduced as mor e an[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4-6 SD card Setting Description Default Reboot the system when the SD card fails to mount This function can reboo t the system when the SD card mount fail s to re - dete ct the SD mou nt. Enable NOTE The recorded videos will be stored in the “/VPortfolder” folder. Each recorde d file is 10 secon ds of v[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4-7 System Log His tory The system log contains useful i nformation, including current s ystem configuration and activity history with timestamps for tracking. Administ rators can save this information in a file (system.log) by clicking the E xport to a File button, or send the f ile by emai l by click ing [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4-8 System Paramet ers The System Parameters page allow s you to view al l system parame ters, which are li sted by categor y. The content is the same as the VPort’s sys_con fig.ini file. Adm inistrato rs can also save thi s informat ion in a f ile (sys_config .ini) by click ing the Export to a File butto[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4-9 NOTE Upgrading the firm ware wi ll not cha nge the o riginal se ttings. Reset to Factory Default From the “ Reset to Factory De fault” page , click on OK (as shown in the following figure) to reset the VPort to its factory defa ult settings. NOTE All parameters will be reset to factory defaults when[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 10 Access Met hod VPort products support the DHCP protocol, which means that the VPort can get its IP address from a DHCP server automatically when it is connected to a TCP/IP network. The Administrator should determine if it i s more appropri ate to use DHC P, or assign a fix ed IP. Setting Description [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 11 NOTE For auto - configuration to work properly, the system should: 1. Have a DHCP Server that suppo rts DHCP Opt 6 6/67 in the network swi tches and rou ters. 2. Have a TFTP server that supports the TFTP protocol General Set tings Setting Description Default IP address Variable IP assigned automatical[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 12 The Apple Q uickTim e media pla yer is used h ere as an example o f a RTSP streaming applicatio n: Step 1: Open Apple Qu ickTime Player and select File - Open URL in New Play er . Step 2: When the following pop - up window appears, type the URL in the input box. E.g., type rtsp://<VPort 16 - M12’[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 13 NOTE The video performance of the VPor t 16 - M12 may vary when using other media playe rs. For example, you will notice a greater delay when viewing the VPort 16 - M12’s video from the QuickTime pl ayer compared to viewing it directly from the VPort 16 - M12’s built - in web serve r. In addition,[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 14 NOTE Note tha t if the Sender’s email addres s is not set, a warning message will pop up and the e - mail sys tem will not be allowed to operate. NOTE The 2nd SMTP Server and Sender Email are backups that are used if the 1st SMTP Server and Sender Email fail when conn ecting or sendi ng email. Two r[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 15 NOTE Whenever the syst em reboots, a sys tem log will be sent by email or FTP to show the log in status of the VPort . The system log will be sent to the S ender email address if the SMTP server settings are co rrect. To send the system log v ia FTP, the SMT P server shou ld be erased since the E - ma[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 16 Universal P nP UPnP (Un iversal P lug & Play ) is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among the networking equipment, software, an d peripherals of the 400+ vendors that are pa rt of the Universal Plug and Play Forum . This means t hat they are l isted in th e n etwork devic es t[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 17 The network WITHOUT Multicast The network WITH Multicast NOTE The VPort 16 - M12 is the sour ce that deliver s the multicast v ideo stream. To benefit from th e Multicast prot ocol, the gateway or network switch should suppo rt the multicast f iltering function (such a s IGMP Snooping) so that the mul[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 18 Accessible I P List The VPort uses an IP address - based filtering method to control access to the VPort. Accessible IP S ettings allow y ou to add or remov e “Legal” remote ho st IP addresses to prevent una uthorized access. Access to the VPort is co ntrolled by IP ad dress. That is, if a ho st?[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 19 Protocol Version Security Mode Authentication Type Data Encryption Method SNMP V1, V2c V1, V2c Read Community Community s tring No Use a commu nity string match for authentic ation V1, V2c Write/ Read Community Community s tring No Use a commu nity string match for authentic ation SNMP V3 No - Auth No[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 20 V1, V2c Read Community Setting Description Default V1, V2c Read Community Use a community string match fo r authentication, w hich means that the SNMP a gent accesses all objects with r ead - only permissions u sing the commu nity string pu blic . public (max. 30 characters) V1, V2c Read/Write Communi[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 21 Private MIB information The private SNMP Ob ject ID of the VPort is the enterprise value: 8691.8. 4.2 . This number cannot be c hanged. NOTE The MIB file is MOXA - VPO RT16 - MIB.mib (or.my). You can f ind it on the software CD or the download center of the Moxa websit e. QoS (ToS) Quality of Service [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 22 Setting Description Factory De fault Host Name User - defined name for iden tificatio n Blank Server 1, 2, 3, 4 The server ’ s URL add ress with comp lete CGI command s E x. http:// htt p event server :Port/CGI_ Name Blank User name The accoun t name for access ing the HTTP serv er Blank Password Th[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 23 Basic The administrator can ad just the number of f ram es per second for each cha nnel. There are two types of frame rate status: L ive and Alar m. Live status ref ers to the nor mal frames rat es for live vid eo displays. Alar m status refers to what the frame rate will be adjusted to when the Dyn a[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 24 Setting Description Factory De fault Enable To enable or di sable the DynaStr eam functio n. Disable Duration This refers to the time perio d that DynaStre am is in operation. For example, if the duration is set to 5 seconds, then t he frame rate will change from the Live t o the Alarm status for t he[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 25 Camera Se tting A few camera parameters can be configured for improving image quality according to the recordi ng environment. Setting Description Default Electronic Shu tter Set the electr ic shutter to Au to or Fixed . Auto sets the camera to use A ES (Automat ic Electro nic Shutter) . T he camer a [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 26 Initiate th e ATW (Auto - Tracking Whi te balancing) fea ture, to calibrate the c amera to this lo cal white. Step 3: Select the A WC (Auto W hite balanc e Control) t o adjust th e color in the environme nt Backlight Compensa tion (BLC) Backlight Co mpensation (BL C) is an adjust ment of video ga in d[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 27 Resolution NTSC PAL SVGA 800 x 600 800x 600 Full D1 720 x 480 720 x 576 4CIF 704 x 480 704 x 576 VGA 640 x 480 640 x 48 0 CIF 352 x 240 352 x 288 QCIF 176 x 112 176 x 144 Max. FPS (Frame per second) Setting Description Default Maximum frame rate The maximum frame rate is dif ferent to accommoda te dif[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 28 NOTE The image quality, FPS, and bandwidth are influenced significantly by network throughput, system network bandwidth management, applications the VPort runs (such as VMD), how complicated the image is, and the performance of your PC or notebook when displaying images. The administrator should take [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 29 Alarm Time Interval Setting Description Default Delay second(s) before detecting th e next alarm Set the minim um time interva l before another even t alarm is triggered. 32 seconds (10 to 999 seconds ) NOTE The delay befo re triggering th e next alarm cannot b e less than the t ime needed to tak e a [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 30 Schedule A schedule is p rovided to set even t alarms for da ily security ap plications. Event Type Setting Description Default Video Lo ss, Digita l Input, CGI Event, and Sequential Snapshot Set up the sched ule of each kind o f event type. Video Loss Weekly Sch edule Setting Description Default Even[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 31 Video Motion Detec tion Video Mo tion Dete ction (VM D) is an inte lligen t event alar m for video surveilla nce network systems. With th e 3 area - selectab le VMDs and sensitivity/per centage tun ing, administr ators can ea sily set up the VMD alar m to be active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Setti[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 32 NOTE Once the Show alert o n the image when V MD is triggered is enabled, the red frames that appea r on the homepage image indicate the size of the VMD window set up by the administrator. Setup a VM D Alarm Setting Description Default Enable Enable or disable the VMD1, 2, and 3 Disable d Window The n[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 33 Video Loss The Video Loss event means that t he VPort cannot d etect the ca mera module . Video Los s Trigger Actions Setting Description Default Enable video lo ss alarm Enable or disable video loss alarm. Disable Send snapshot image via FTP Once the Video Loss alarm i s triggered, the VPort w ill se[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 34 CGI Event The VPort can accept 5 CGI commands , which are sen t from externa l devices, su ch as ioLogik s eries Ethernet I/O, to be th e event alar ms . NOTE The VPort only can accept the CGI co mmands that fol low the VPort’s CGI commands forma t. CGI Event T rigger Acti ons Setting Description De[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 System Configura tion 4- 35 Alarm/Eve nt Alarm/Seq uential Snap shot With this featur e, the VPort can up load snapsho ts periodicall y to an external E - mail or FTP server as a live video source. Use the Send s equential s napshot imag e every sec onds opt ion to set the t ime interva l. The interval can b e set to any number [...]

A A. Frequently Asked Questions Q: What if I forg et my password? A: Every access t o the IP camera need s authenticat ion, unless the ad min password is set up as blank. If you are one of the managed users, you will need to ask the administ rator for the password. If you are t he administrator, there is no wa y to recover the adm in password. The [...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Frequently A sked Questio ns A-2 Q: How can I keep the I P camera as private as possible? A: The IP camera is designed for surveillance p urposes and has ma ny flexible interf aces. The user authenticatio n and special co nfirmation wh en installing can keep the vide o encoder from unauthorized access. You ma y also change the H[...]

B B. Modbus Address Table Read/Write Registers (Supp ort Function Code 4 & Functi on Code 3) Address Access Data Type Description System Information 0x 0 000 R 1 word Vendor ID = 0x1393 0x 00 01 R 1 word Unit ID (Eth erne t = 1) 0x 0 00 2 R 1 word Product Code = Magic Code(2 byte) 0x 00 10 R 20 word Vendor Name = "Moxa" Word 0 Hi byte[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Modbus Address Table B-2 0x0700 RW 1 word Record Duration 0x0701 RW 1 word Record Always Enable 0x0000: Disable 0x0001: Enable 0x0800 RW 1 word DynaS tream Duratio n 0x0801 RW 1 word DynaStream Always Enable 0x0000: Disable 0x0001: Enable[...]

C C. Time Zone Table The hour offsets for diffe rent time zones are shown below. You will nee d this information when setting the time zone in automatic date/time synchronizatio n. GMT stands for Greenwic h Mean Time, which is the glo bal time that all time zo nes are measured from. (GMT - 12:00) Internationa l Date Line West (GMT - 11:00) Midway I[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Time Zone Table C-2 (GMT+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava , Budapest, Ljubljana , Prague (GMT+01 :00) Brus sels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris (GMT+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Warsaw, Zagreb (GMT+01:00) West Central A frica (GMT+02:00) Athens, I stanbul, Minsk (GMT+02:00) Bucharest (GMT+02:00) Cairo (GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria (GMT+02:00) [...]

D D. Technical Specifications Camera Sensor: 1/3” CCD Lens: 3, 3.6, 6, 8, an d 16 mm fixed focal length Angle of View (D iagonal): • 3.0 mm / F2.0: 120° • 3.6 mm / F2.0: 92° • 6.0 mm / F1 .8: 53° • 8.0 mm / F2 .0: 40° • 16 mm / F2 .5: 19° Modulation: NTSC or PAL Camera Angle: Pan 360°, Tilt 90° (contro lled manually) Illuminat io[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Technical Sp ecifications D-2 Power Requi rements Input: Power - over - Ether net (IEEE 80 2.3af) Power Consum ption: 6.5 W Physical Chara cteristics Housing: Metal and glass, optional PC dome cover, IP66 - rated Dehumid ifying Mem brane: GORE protective vent Dimension s: • Standard model: 125 x 125 x 109.1 mm (5.6 x 5.6 x 4.3[...]

Moxa VPort 16 - M12 Technical Sp ecifications D-3 Software Dev elopment Kit VPort S DK PLUS: Includes CGI commands, ActiveX Control, and API library for customized applications or system integration for thi rd - party developers (the latest version of SDK is vailable for download f rom Moxa’s website). S tandard: ONVIF[...]