Vivotek PT3124 manual

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- 1 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Product name: Wireless Network Came ra (PT31x4) Rel ea s e D at e: 2005/03/14 Manual R evision: 2.00 We b s i t e : www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in T aiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2005. All rights reserved[...]

- 2 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance device s may be prohibited by law in your cou ntry . The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user ’ s respon sibility to ensur e that the opera[...]

- 3 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Table of Contents Before Y ou Use This Product 2 P acka ge Contents 6 Installation 1 Hardware Installation 1 Software Installation 3 Initial Access to the Network Camera 7 Check Network Settings 7 Add P a ssword to Prevent Unauthorized Access 7 How to Use 8 Authentication 8 Installing Plug[...]

- 4 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 FTP 32 DDNS and UPnP Settings 34 Audio/Video Codec Parameters 35 Audio Parameter s 35 Video Par ameters 35 Camera Control 37 Motion Detecti on 39 Application Setup 40 W eekly Schedule 40 Event Oper ation 40 Sequential Operation 41 Re mo te C on t ro ll e r 42 Viewing System Par ameters 43 [...]

- 5 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Image Quality Configuration URL 59 Application Configuration URL 59 D. P an/Tilt Data 61 Pan 61 Tilt 61 T echnical Specif ications 63[...]

- 6 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Package Contents PT3114 or PT31 24 P ower adapter A/V Cable R emote Controller Antennas Camera stand Software CD Quick installation gu ide W arranty card[...]

- 1 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Installation Hardware Installation Please verify that your product package contain s all the accessories lis ted in the foregoing P ackage C ontents. Depending on the u ser’ s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed. The Ethe rnet cable should meet the specs o f UTP Category 5 and n[...]

- 2 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 self -t est, go to next paragraph “Software installation” . If the Eth ernet is not av aila ble, Network Camera will switch t o wireless LAN mode. To install in wireless LAN If the Ethernet is not av ailable while power on, the Network Camera will search fo r any access point with the [...]

- 3 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Software Installation I n t h i s m a n u a l , " U s e r " r e f e r s t o w h o e v e r h a s a c c e s s t o t h e N e t w o r k C a m e r a , a n d "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. At the [...]

- 4 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Upon Installation Wizard’s start up , a searching box will pop up. This progr am searches for Vivotek’s product on the same LAN : After searchi ng, Vivotek Video Serv ers or Network Cameras will be located by the Installation Wizard. There may be several entries shown in the w indow . [...]

- 5 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 F or the series number in the “Serial Numb er ” field, please check the label on the bottom of the camera. The IP addresses sh own in the "Current IP Address" field reflect tho se on the local network. They may be from the DHCP server . If there is no DHCP server , the camera[...]

- 6 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 F or m ore detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual of the Installation Wizard.[...]

- 7 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Initial Access to the Network Camera Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either be fore or immediately after software installation onto the Local A rea Network. The Administrator should complete the network settings on th e configuration page, including the correct s[...]

- 8 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 How to Use Authentication After opening the W eb browse r and typing in the URL of the Netw ork Camer a, a dialogue window po ps up to request a username and password. Upon successfu l authentication, the following fig ure is displayed. The foreground is the login window a nd the backgroun[...]

- 9 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Installing Plug-in For the initial access to the Network Ca mera in W indows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security leve[...]

- 10 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Primary User’s Capabilities Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has three parts: Configuration functions : The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View : What the camera sees. Pan/Tilt control butt ons : These button s provide a command interface t[...]

- 11 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 The Configuration: “Digital Output” Clicking on the “On” or “Off” bu tton turns the digital output to either on or off status. “Snapshot” The button provides users a fast way to capture a single image of the video from the Network Ca mer a . “Client Settings” Clicking [...]

- 12 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 “Disable digital zoom” The checkbox selection allows users to disable/enable the digital zoom function . “Zoom Factors” The range of zoom factor is from 100% to 400%, users can selec t any integer factor inside this area. “Hide” Click on th is button can close the digital zoom[...]

- 13 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Client Settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will ask for a new plug-in installa tion, the plug-in being the Networ k Camer a. This plug-in has been registered for certifica tion and can be used to change the parameters at the client?[...]

- 14 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 The TCP p rotocol allows for less packet loss and produce a more accurate video display . The downside with this proto col is that the real-time effect is wor se than that with the UDP protocol. The HTTP protocol must be selected if the network is protected by a firewall and it only allow[...]

- 15 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Administrator’s Capabilities Fine-tuning for Best Performance There are a few choices the Adm inistr ator is allowed to maximize the capabilit ies of the Network Camera. Best pe rformance genera lly equates to the fastest image refresh rate with the best video quality , and at the lowes[...]

- 16 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 system and 30 fp s in a 60Hz system. If your networ k bandwidth is more tha n 384Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame r a te to 25 fps or 3 0 fps. If you are shooting fa st -moving i mages, you may want to slow the maximum frame r ate down t[...]

- 17 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Besides, “Normal x 2” selection will do 200% digital zoom for both the width and height of the video. Opening Accounts for New Users Protect Network Camera by passwords Network Camera is shipped without any password by default. That means everyone can access Network Camera including t[...]

- 18 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 v alua ble customers or friends. Each account identifies the a ccess right rather than the real visitor . That allow s multiple visitors share the same accoun t of different level. A n option to acce ss DI/DO is provided for ea ch account. Some users may nee d to prohibit from controlling[...]

- 19 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 2. Click on “Securit y” in the left column, 3. Go to the b ottom of the page and check off on “ Allo w more viewers with snapshot mode” , 4. Set the snapsh ot interval to refresh the still ima ge automatically . The lon ger the snapshot interval, the better the sna psh ot mode wor[...]

- 20 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 4. Click on “ Applicati on” in the left column , 5. Select the day or days of the week in “W eekly schedule” you want to upload the pictures, 6. Select “Sequential operation” and set the interval, 7. Unselect "F TP put snapshots with date and time suffix" as the uplo[...]

- 21 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 <html> <p align=left> <font size="7" face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FF0000"> Network Camera Demo </fo nt> </p> <p align=left> <!-- Begin of scripts to auto re fresh the image. Change the IP a ddress in the image URL and re[...]

- 22 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Building a Security Application The Administrator can combine options o n the application page to perform many useful security applications. There are two trigger sources c oming from attached d evices, such as for motion detection. There are also two kinds of actions responding to such e[...]

- 23 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 4. Check the “Event operation” . The triggering condition can be set to detected motion or status of the attached de vice, 5. Set the delay before dete cting next event to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event, 6. Set the delay t o take snapshots afte r event to c[...]

- 24 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 11. Use the mouse to click, hold, and drag the window corner to resize or the title bar to move, 12. Fine-tune using the “Sensitivity” and “ P er centage” fields to best suit the camer a’s environment. Higher ”Sensitivity” detects the slighter motion. Higher “ P ercentage?[...]

- 25 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Software Revision Upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date software from the we b site of Vivotek. An easy -to -use Upgr ade Wizard is provided to upgr ad e the Network Camera with just a few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administrator only . T o upgr ade th e system, f[...]

- 26 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access sys tem configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages. The b old texts are the specific phrases on the Option pages. The Admin istr ator may type the URL below the figure to directly [...]

- 27 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 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 off the LED beside th e lens. It can prevent the camera’ s operation being noticed. " Keep current date and time " Cl[...]

- 28 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 User Group Administration “ Root password ” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new password identically i n both text boxes. The typed entries will be disp layed as asterisks for security purposes. Aft er pressing , the web browser will ask the Admini str ator for [...]

- 29 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 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 checked to avoid erroneous entries during insta llati[...]

- 30 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 when the Administrator changes the HTTP port of the Network Camera whose IP address is 192.16 8.0.100 from 80 to 8080, the User must type in th e web browser “http://192.168.0.10 0:8080” instead of “http:// 192.168.0.100” . Streaming “ Control channel port ” This can be someth[...]

- 31 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 must be manually set t o the same channel for each wir eless adapter . The default channel setting depends on the installed region. “TX rate” This field is for selecting the ma ximu m transmission r ate on th e network. The default setting is “ auto” , that is the Network Camera w[...]

- 32 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Mail & FTP SMTP “ SMTP (mail) server 1 ” The domain name or IP address o f the external email server . “ Recipient email address 1 ” The email address of the recipients for sna pshots or log file. Multiple recipi ents must be separated by se micolons, ‘;’ . “ SMTP accoun[...]

- 33 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 slash symbol before the path without virtua l path mapping. R efe r to the instructions for the external F TP server for details. The folder privilege must be open for upload. “ Primary FTP passive mode ” The Network Camera is locate d inside the network protected by a firewall, data [...]

- 34 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 DDNS and UPnP Settings “ Enable DDNS ” This option turns on the DDNS function. “ Provider ” The provider list contains four host s that provide DDNS services. Please connect to the service provider ’ s websit e to make sure the service charges. “ Host name ” If the User want[...]

- 35 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Audio/Video Codec Parameters Audio Parameters “Mute” C heck the option will make the Network Camera reboot to force all the connection using HTTP mode to view the video, therefore no aud io can be heard at any client side. “Improve audio quality in low bandwidth environment ” Chec[...]

- 36 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 (quantization rate) regardless of the network, it will ut ilize more bandwidth to send the maximal frames when imag es change drastically . " Flip " V ertically rotate th e video. " Mirror " Horizontally rotate the video. Check options both if the Network Camera is ins[...]

- 37 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Camera Control On the Camera Control page, there are two main function co ntrol areas: Camera Control Area The pan and tilt functions can be controlled with these buttons. The “Left” button aims the camera to the left; the “Right” , “Up” , and “ Down” buttons aim the camer[...]

- 38 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 “ Auto pan/patrol speed ” This defin es the speed of panning and patrol, the greater the v alue, the faster the speed. Preset Function Area ” Enable IR control” Checking this box allows the Administ r ator to e nable the IR controll e r to move the aim of t he camera. T o allow co[...]

- 39 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Motion Detection “ Enable motion detection ” Check this option to t urn on motion detection. Click on this button to add a new window . At most three windows can exist simultaneously . Use the mou se to click, hold, and drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to mov e. Clicki[...]

- 40 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Application Setup Weekly Schedule “ Sun ” ~ “ Sat ” Select the days of the week to perfo rm the following operations. “ Snapshots begin at ” Set the time to start oper ations. “ Snapshots stop at ” Se t the time to stop operations. Setting identical begin time and stop tim[...]

- 41 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 stand for the snapshots, before event, right upon event, and after event. The date and time suffix may also be a dded as an option . Confirm the external mail or F TP server settings in the network configuration. “ Reset output ” Select and save this opti on to reset the external devi[...]

- 42 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Remote Controller Models PT3113 and PT 3123 both provide a remote controller to command the camera’ s pan/tilt and other functions. The direction co ntrol part provides the function as on the main web page. The P an/Patrol/Stop functions are also the same as on the main web page. “ Au[...]

- 43 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Viewing System Log Click on the l ink on the configuration page to view the system log file. The content o f this file provides use ful information abou t configuration and connections after system boot-up . Viewing System Parameters Click on this link on th e configur ation page to view [...]

- 44 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED After powering up, the Network Camera performs a self-diagnostic to detect any hardware defects. The following table lists the LED patterns in gener al. In case of any fatal error , the LED will blink in a pattern other than those below . Condition L[...]

- 46 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 B. Frequently Asked Questions Q What if I for get my password? A After the Administrator's password has been assigned, every access to the Network Camera needs authentication. If you are one of the managed users, y ou hav e to a sk the Administrator for the pa ssword. If you are the [...]

- 47 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Q Can I install it on ceiling? A Y es. There are flip and mirr or options in the vid eo configuration page to correct th e images for upside down installation. Q The image is not clear enough. A Rotate the lens to adjust the focus after the Netwo rk Camer a has been installed in the prope[...]

- 48 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Q How fast is the video rate of the Network Came r a? A The MPE G4 codec engine can process up to 30 frames per second internally . How ever , the total performance is subje ct to many coefficients such as: 1. Network throughput, 2. Bandwidth share, 3. Number of users, 4. The complicated/[...]

- 49 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 C. URL Commands of the Network Camera F or so me customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network Camera can be ea sily integrated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL format corresponding to th e basic functions of the Netwo[...]

- 50 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Restart System /setup/reset.cgi R estar t the Network Camera without warning.[...]

- 51 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Page URL The configuration page has a frame layout includin g 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 . Som e pages , such as image quality sett ing and preset setting, are opened in n[...]

- 52 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 General Format of Command URL Every configuration can be set through URL with the 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[...]

- 53 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 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&[...]

- 54 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 cport <number less than 6 5535> control Channel port 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 ssid <text string shorte r than 33 characters> W[...]

- 55 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 open open-key authentication 1 64 bits key length klen 2 128 bits key length h hexadecimal format of key kform 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[...]

- 56 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 enupnp anything Enable UPnP functi on. This option must be resent whenever the URL is called, if UPnP function is to be enabled. Mail&FTP Configuration URL URL: /setup/mailftp.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION smtp1 <domain name or I P address> primary SMTP ser ver mailto1 <string [...]

- 57 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 characters> ftpfolder2 <text string shorter than 40 characters> upload folder in secondary FTP server Audio/Video Configuration URL URL: /setup/video.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION text <text string shorte r than 15 characters> enclosed caption 1 half 2 half x 2 3 normal 4 nor[...]

- 58 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 1200000 set bit rate to 1200K 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 frame rate to 15 fps 20 set maximum frame rate to 20 fps 25 set maxi[...]

- 59 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 addpos <the position name> add preset location w ith its name delpos <the position name> delete preset location with its name selloc <index value, 0~19> add pr eset location into patrol list yes enable the pan/tilt control using remote controller irenable no disable the [...]

- 60 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 ftp upload snapshots by FTP suffix <not required> FT P file with date and time suffix delay <integer> seconds delay to d etect next event inter <integer> seconds delay to capture post-event dihigh < not requ ired > set DI high as trigger condition dilow < not re[...]

- 61 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 D. Pan/Tilt Data Pan z unit pan angle: 1.292 degree z auto pan speed 1: 8. 41 degree/sec z auto pan speed 2: 16.82 degree /sec z auto pan speed 3: 22.43 degree /sec z auto pan speed 4: 26.04 degree /sec z auto pan speed 5: 67.28 degree /sec z pan speed -5 -> move 2.58 deg ree z pan spe[...]

- 62 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 z tilt speed -3 -> mo ve 9.20 degree z tilt speed -2 -> move 12.27 degree z tilt speed -1 -> move 15.34 degree z tilt speed 0 -> mo ve 18.41 degree z tilt speed 1 -> mo ve 21.48 degree z tilt speed 2 -> mo ve 24.55 degree z tilt speed 3 -> mo ve 27.61 degree z tilt sp[...]

- 63 - www .vivotek.com T : 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532 Technical Specifications - System CPU: T ri media PNX1300 RAM: 16MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM - Networking Protocol TCP /IP , HTTP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NTP , DNS, DDNS, UPnP and DHCP Physical 10Base T Ethernet or 100Base T F ast Ethernet WLAN 2.4GHz 802.11g/b 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/ 6/11/5[...]

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device co mpiles with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions. z This device may not cause harmful interference, and z This device must accept any interf erence received, inc ludin g interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tes ted and found to[...]