Pan/Tilt network camera

Installation instructions

TV7230 TV7240

Preface
Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this Pan/Tilt Network Camera of the DIGI-LAN series from Security-Center. You made the right decision in choosing this state-of-the-art technology, which complies with the current standards of domestic and European regulations. The CE has been proven and all related certifications are available from the manufacturer upon request. To maintain this status and to guarantee safe operation, it is your obligation to observe these operating instructions! In the event of questions, please contact your local specialist dealer. This PAN/TILT network camera is used for object surveillance. The recorded video signals are transmitted to a computer digitally via the connected network. The computer software permits simultaneous recording of up to 16 connected video signals. Data storage is subject to local national data-protection guidelines. Via the Internet Explorer, you have worldwide access to installed cameras (password-protected).

Precautions
The PAN/TILT network camera and connected components must be kept free of moisture (cellars and similar surroundings are to be strictly avoided). Use of this product for other than the described purpose may lead to damage of the product. Other hazards such as short-circuiting, fire, electric shock, etc., are also possible. The equipment is designed for operation using a Class 2 5V DC transformer. No part of the product may be changed or modified in any way. Connection to the public power network is subject to country-specific regulations. Please be aware of applicable regulations in advance. To avoid fire and injury, please observe the following: Securely fasten the device at a dry location in the building. Ensure sufficient air circulation. Do not expose the device to temperatures less than 0C or more than 35C. The device is designed for indoor use only. Humidity must not exceed 90% (noncondensed). Ensure that the voltage is disconnected when performing work on the device. Please observe the following regulations to ensure trouble-free operation of your device. The PAN/TILT network camera is supplied by a 12VDC transformer. The transformer should be connected to the 230VAC building mains by means of a separate, electrically protected line. Connection work to the building mains is subject to country-specific regulations

General: Improper or careless installation work may lead to faults and poor image quality. Therefore please read the instructions very carefully and follow the installation instructions for lines and components precisely.

The manufacturer reserves the right to make technical modifications at any time.

Before using this product

The use of surveillance equipment may be forbidden by law in some countries. This PAN/TILT network camera is not only high-quality web camera but can also be used as part of a flexible surveillance system. Before using this equipment, make sure that all your surveillance activities are completely legal. Before installation, check the product for completeness (page 5: Scope of delivery). Read the installation instructions before installing the PAN/TILT network camera. Read the Hardware Installation chapter carefully and follow the instructions contained in it to avoid damage caused by faulty assembly or incorrect installation. This will ensure that the equipment goes into operation correctly for the intended purpose. Appendixes A and B contain possible solutions to problems occurring during installation and configuration. The installation instructions describe different usage scenarios of the PAN/TILT network camera.

Sections marked with contain special hints and advice for the user. Ignoring this advice can result in damage to the equipment or injury.

Contents
Preface 2 Precautions........................................................................................................................... 2 Before using this product ........................................................................................................ 3 Scope of delivery ................................................................................................................... 5

Contents............................................................................................................................... 4 Hardware installation .............................................................................................................. 6

First access to PAN/TILT network camera.................................................................................. 7 Setting the IP address....................................................................................................................7 Note: ...............................................................................................................................................9 Access to the network camera via the Internet Explorer ............................................................. 12 Defining a password to prevent unauthorised access ............................................................... 12 Changing the administrator password........................................................................................ 13 Installing the plug-in .................................................................................................................... 14 Basic user functions ............................................................................................................. 15 Main window and camera view................................................................................................... 15 Digital Zoom and Snapshot ........................................................................................................ 16 Client Settings ............................................................................................................................. 18 Administrator settings ........................................................................................................... 20 Configuration / video ................................................................................................................... 20 Protecting the PAN/TILT network camera with a password ...................................................... 21 Setting up a surveillance application .......................................................................................... 22 Updating the software version .................................................................................................... 22 System configuration ............................................................................................................ 23 System......................................................................................................................................... 24 Security........................................................................................................................................ 24 Network........................................................................................................................................ 25 WLAN configuration .................................................................................................................... 27 Enable the DDNS function.......................................................................................................... 29 Access list.................................................................................................................................... 30 Video and audio .......................................................................................................................... 31 Email and FTP............................................................................................................................. 34 Motion sensor.............................................................................................................................. 35 Application ................................................................................................................................... 36 Viewing the log file ...................................................................................................................... 38 Viewing parameters .................................................................................................................... 38 Maintenance ................................................................................................................................ 38 Appendix ............................................................................................................................ 39 A. Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................... 39 B. Frequently asked questions (FAQ) ........................................................................................ 40 C. URL commands of the network camera ................................................................................ 42 D. Technical data ........................................................................................................................ 55 E. Licence information ................................................................................................................ 56

Scope of delivery

PAN/TILT network camera TV7230 / 7240

Antenna (only TV7230)

Transformer

Wall / Ceilling mount bracket

Software CD

Installation instructions (on CD)

Hardware installation
Make sure that all accessories and articles listed above are present in the scope of delivery. Depending on application, an Ethernet cable may be required. This Ethernet cable must meet the specifications of UTP Category 5 (CAT 5) and must not be longer than 100 meters.

To prevent the risk of electric shock, first connect the socket of the transformer to the PAN/TILT-network camera before inserting the transformer into the mains socket. When you switch on, the red LED on the front lights up and the start procedure begins. During the start procedure, the blue, red and green LED are all active. This state continues until an IP address is defined. After you define the IP address, the green LED flashes once a second. For troubleshooting hints, see Appendix.

Consult your dealer for the correct installation of peripheral devices.

The PAN/TILT network camera first tries to address the wired Ethernet. If it cannot reach this, the camera tries to reach the wireless network (WLAN). During the search and connection process to the wireless access point, the red LED on the network camera flashes once a second. The red LED remains in this state until the connection to an access point is established. During operation in the WLAN or wired mode, the green LED flashes constantly once a second to show this activity. Installation in the Ethernet Make sure that the camera is directly connected to a PC (cross-link cable) or via a switch/hub to the network. Now connect the network adapter of the camera to the mains network. When the camera is correctly connected to the network, the blue LED on the front lights constantly. If no network is available, the camera switches to WLAN mode. Installation in the WLAN If the camera is supplied with electricity and no Ethernet is available, the camera switches to WLAN mode and searches for an access point with the name default. This name is known as the SSID (Service Set Identifier). If an access point with the SSID default is found, the LED on the front lights blue. If connection with the basic settings (SSID: default) is not successful, connect the camera via a cable to the wired network and configure it.

First access to PAN/TILT network camera

Setting the IP address To set the IP address of the camera: Use a network cable to connect the PAN/TILT network camera to your computer network. (The simplest way is to connect the PAN/TILT network camera direct to your PC using a cross-link cable.) If your PC is not yet integrated into a network, you first have to configure it for the network application. Do this by opening the Properties page for your network. (This also applies if the camera is connected to the PC via a hub or switch.)

1. Click page of the

, select .

and open the Properties

2. Enter a fixed IP address and subnet mask (e.g.: 192.168.0.95 and as subnet mask 255.255.255.0).

The network connection of your PC is now configured. 3. Now start the Installation Wizard from the software CD supplied. 4. Follow the installation instructions of the Installation Wizard. 5. If installation is successful, start the program under Programs/Installation Wizard. 6. Following the program start, the Installation Wizard automatically searches for a connected network camera. 7. If no camera is found in the first search, click for a new search.

Note: If no camera is found via the manual search, change the network settings of your PC as described in the instructions.

8. Select one of the camera models found.

9. Click

to enter camera setup mode. If you have to enter a password, use the device serial number (no spaces, uppercase letters only). You can change the hostname, the administrator password and the date/time settings of the camera. If you cannot access the settings, check the IP addresses of your network adapter and your network camera. The IP addresses must be in the same subnet area. If necessary, change the IP address of the network adapter (page 7).

Note: The IP addresses shown in the Current IP Address field reflect those on the local network. They may be from the DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server, the camera will try to find a free IP address (this takes from 15 seconds to 3 minutes, depending on the LAN status). The method of finding an IP address is seeking from 192.168.0.99, to 192.168.0.254. If any of the address inside this range is free, the network camera will be assigned to this IP address, and its subnet mask would be 255.255.255.0. If none of the addresses is free, the network camera will try the range from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.98. After an IP address is assigned to the camera, the green status LED blinks (1/s). Note: If no camera is found via the manual search, change the network settings of your PC as described in the instructions.

10. Now click

to change the IP address of your network camera.

If you use a router in your network, enter this IP address (gateway) in the Default Router field. For a Cross link connection from the camera to the PC you have to type in an IP address in the same subnet (e.g. 192.168.0.1).

11. If you disable , you do not have to reassign the IP address of this camera following a power failure. Otherwise, you have to reassign the IP address after every camera restart. 12. Click .

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Press Skip to leave the Wireless setting unchanged this time. For further information please read chapter WLAN configuration.

13. Follow the instructions on the screen to save or change your settings.

The Installation Wizard is finished. Click

to change your settings. Click

to save your input and transfer it to the selected device.

14. Click to add a network camera direct via the IP address or its domain name. You need this only if the camera was not found by the automatic search.

15. Click 16. Click

or

to remove one or all network cameras from the menu.

to set up a link to the selected network camera via the Internet Explorer.

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Access to the network camera via the Internet Explorer

Defining a password to prevent unauthorised access When delivered, no administrator password is defined for the PAN/TILT network camera. The PAN/TILT network camera asks for this number at the start of operation. For security reasons, the administrator should define a new password immediately. After the new administrator password is stored, the PAN/TILT network camera asks for the user name and password every time it is accessed. The administrator can define up to twenty (20) user accounts. Every user has access to the PAN/TILT network camera, but not to the system configuration. Some system-critical functions are reserved for the administrator, such as system configuration, user administration and upgrading software programs. The administrators user name is always root and cannot be changed. Following a password change, the browser displays an authentication window and asks for the new password. After changing the password, you cannot restore the original administrator password. Your only option is to reset all default factory settings/parameters. To enter a password: Open the Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the camera (e.g.: <http://192.168.0.99>). You are prompted for authentication:

You are now connected with the PAN/TILT network camera and can see a video stream.

Note: It may happen that your PCs security settings prevent a video stream. You can change the security settings to a lower level under Tools/Internet Options/Security. Make sure you enable Active X Control Elements and Downloads.

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Changing the administrator password Click Configuration and then Security.

Under Root password, enter the administrator password and confirm it under Confirm password. Click .

The new administrator password is saved. Click HOME in the column on the left to exit configuration.

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Installing the plug-in When you first access the PAN/TILT network camera under Windows, the web browser may ask for the installation of a new plug-in for the PAN/TILT network camera. This query depends on the Internet security settings of your PC. If the highest security level is set, the PC will refuse any installation and any attempt at execution. This plug-in is used for video display in the browser. To continue, click . If the web browser prevents continuation of the installation, open the Internet security settings and reduce the security level or consult the IT administrator or network administrator.

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Basic user functions Main window and camera view

The view of the main page consists of three parts: Configuration: You can configure the camera with these steps. Camera view: Camera video stream Pan/Tilt control buttons: These buttons provide the commands to control the viewing angle of the network camera. Click the configuration link on the left of the picture to open the configuration page.

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Digital Zoom and Snapshot

Click the magnifying glass under camera view. The control field for digital zooming appears. Disable the Disable Digital Zoom box and change the zoom factor with the slider. Click Snapshot. The web browser displays a new window containing the snapshot. To save the snapshot, either left-click it and then click the diskette icon or right-click it and select Save from the context menu.

Playback options

Play The option will connect to the network camera. The button is the same one as Pause Pause The option will pause the video, but the connection remains. Stop The option will disconnect the network camera connection. Play volume Click on this button then a slider appears to adjust the audio volume. Mute To disable audio at the client side.

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The pan/tilt control buttons

The direction buttons are for Left, Right, Up, Down and Home functions. The Home function moves the camera head to a defined Home position. Another way to change the viewing angle of the camera is by using the mouse pointer and click directly on a position on the video picture. Go to Once the Administrator has determined the preset positions, the user can aim the camera using this control. Pan Speed The selection sets the moving speed of the Left and Right commands. Tilt speed The selection sets the moving speed of the Up and Down commands. Pan This button commands the camera to pan from the current position to the left-most and then to the right-most position. After panning the camera returns to the original position. Patrol This button commands the camera to patrol between the preset positions on the Patrol list, which can be modified on the Camera control page. After one patrol cycle the camera returns to the original position. Stop This will stop the Auto Pan command or Auto Patrol command.

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Client Settings When you first access the Connection Type page under Windows, the web browser asks for the installation of a new plug-in. This plug-in was registered at certification and can be used to change parameters on the Client settings page. To install the plug-in, click . If the web browser prevents continuation of the installation, open the Internet security settings and reduce the security level or consult the IT administrator or network administrator.

Two settings are available on the Client-Settings page. Under Media Options, you can disable the audio- or video function. Under Protokoll Options, you can select a transmission protocol for data transfer between the client and the server. Two protocol options are available for optimising the application: UDP and TCP. The UDP protocol gives you a larger number of realtime audio and video streams. However, some data packets can be lost due to the large data volume in the network. Pictures can be unclear. The UDP protocol is recommended if you have no special requirements. With the TCP protocol, fewer data packets are lost and the video display is more accurate. The disadvantage of this protocol is that the realtime stream is worse than with the UDP protocol.

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The selection of the client is normally recommended in the following order: UDP TCP. When the PAN/TILT network camera has been successfully connected, the Protocol Options box shows the selected protocol. The selected protocol is registered in your PC and used for the next connection. After changing the network environment or if you want to search again for the PAN/TILT network camera using the web browser, select the UDP protocol manually, save it and then return to HOME to set up the connection again.

<url> http://<network camera IP>/client.html Network Camera is the original IP address or the hostname of the PAN/TILT network camera.

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Administrator settings
Configuration / video Best performance is produced by the maximum frame rate with best video quality and minimum network bandwidth. The three factors Max frame rate, Constant bit rate and Fixed quality on the video configuration page are interrelated.

Mobile access to the PAN/TILT network camera Many modern mobile telephones support access to MPEG4 videostream and GSM-AMR audio data. Due to restricted bandwidth, only a maximum resolution of 176x144 pixels is supported. You should therefore select Configuration for mobile access, and all necessary parameters are adjusted accordingly. The player to play the RTSP-stream must support MPEG4-Simple Profile (e.g. Packet Video Player). For high frame rates To obtain a good visual realtime effect (more than 20 frames/s), the network bandwidth must be sufficiently large. If the network bandwidth is higher than 1 Mbps, the value for the Constant bit rate must be set to 1000Kbps or 1200Kbps and the Fixed quality to the highest quality. In the PAL system, the maximum frame rate is 25, and in the NTSC system, 30 frames per second. If your network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth and the maximum frame rate to 25 or 30 fps (frames per second). If the pictures in your environment are changed drastically, you can reduce the maximum frame rate to 20 frames per second to set the data transmission rate lower. This gives you a better video quality, and the human eye cannot distinguish between 20, 25 and 30 frames per second. If the network bandwidth is less than 384 Kbps, adjust the Constant bit rate according to the bandwidth and try to get the best performance by fine-tuning the Max frame rate. In a slow network, a high frame rate results in unclear, distorted images. Another way to improve quality is to select 160x120 in the Size option, or 320x240 for a larger view of the pictures. Video quality also depends on the number of users in the network. Performance can also be affected by a bad connection and by a restriction of the network burst.

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For higher-quality pictures For best video quality, set Fixed quality to Detailled or Excellent and the Max frame rate so that it corresponds to the bandwidth of your network. If your network is slow and you get broken images, go to the TCP protocol under Connection Type and select a more suitable transmission mode. Pictures can also be affected by a time delay due to a slower connection. The more users in the network, the greater this time delay. For high frame rates with high-quality pictures If you have a broadband network, set Constant bit rate to middle or higher and leave Constant bit rate unchanged. You can also set the bandwidth according to the actual network speed or the frame rate. Start with 30 frames per second and reduce this setting until you get the best performance. However, do not reduce it to less than 15 frames per second. If the picture quality is not improved, select a lower setting for Constant bit rate. Protecting the PAN/TILT network camera with a password Root password The PAN/TILT network camera is supplied with no password defined. Using this password, all users have access to the PAN/TILT network camera, including its configuration, as long as they know the IP address. If other users are to have access to the PAN/TILT network camera, you should therefore assign a password to the camera. To activate protection, enter a new password. The administrator is identified with this password.

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Opening accounts for new users Under Configuration, select Security. Now go to the Add user section. Add an account with user name and password for a second user. You can define up to twenty accounts for other users of the PAN/TILT network camera. The camera checks only the access permission of the corresponding user name and password. This means that two or more users can use the same account at different levels. Setting up a surveillance application The administrator can use the built-in motion sensor for monitoring and signalling changes to the picture. Snapshots of events can be sent to an e-mail address or to an FTP server. For this purpose, settings have to be made under the configuration points Network, Motion sensor and Application. For detailed information, see System configuration. Updating the software version You can download the latest software from the website. A user-friendly update wizard is provided for updating the PAN/TILT network camera software (Installation Wizard / Upgrade). Only the administrator can start the update function. To update the system: 1. Download the firmware file with the name xxx.pkg from the corresponding products folder. 2. Start the update wizard and follow the instructions. 3. The complete procedure finishes in a few minutes, and the system is automatically rebooted. You can also update the software via the menu item Configuration / management of the PAN/TILT network camera.

If there is a power failure during the write process of the flash memory, the program in the memory of the PAN/TILT-network camera may be irreparably damaged. If the security network camera cannot be correctly restarted following the update, consult your dealers technical support.

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System configuration
Only the administrator has access to system configuration. The following sections explain each element in the left column. Specific tasks on the Options page are printed bold. The administrator can enter the URL under the picture to jump direct to the pictures page of the configuration.

<URL>http://network camera IP/setup/config.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the PAN/TILT network camera. <URL>http://network camera IP/setup/system.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the PAN/TILT network camera.

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System
Host name The text represents the title of the homepage. Turn off the LED indicator Select this option to switch off the LEDs on the front of the camera. This prevents other persons knowing that the camera is in use. Keep current date and time Click this option to keep the current date and time of the PAN/TILT network camera. An internal realtime clock stores the date and time after the system is switched off. Sync with computer time Synchronises the date and time of the PAN/TILT network camera with the local computer. The read-only date and time of the PC are displayed following updating. Manual Sets the date and time according to the administrators input. Note the date/time format when entering in the respective fields. Automatic Synchronises the date and time with the NTP server via the Internet every time the PAN/TILT network camera is switched on. This is not possible if the respective time server cannot be reached. NTP server Assigns the IP address or the domain name of the time server. If you leave this text box empty, the PAN/TILT network camera is connected to the default time servers. Time zone Sets the time according to the time server for local settings. Update interval Select hourly, daily, weekly or monthly update with the time on the NTP server. Dont forget to click Save to make your settings take effect; otherwise, the time is not synchronised.

Security
Root password For changing the administrator password by entering a new password. For security reasons, the passwords entered are represented by asterisks. After Save is clicked, the web browser prompts the administrator to enter the new password for accessing the network camera. Add user Enter the new user name and password and click Add. The new user is displayed on the list of user names. Up to twenty user accounts can be defined. Delete user Open the list of user names, select a user and click Delete to delete this user.

<URL>http://network camera IP/setup/security.html Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the PAN/TILT network camera.

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Network
All changes made on this page cause a system reboot so that they can take effect. Make sure that the fields are correctly filled before you click Save. Network connection LAN The default is LAN. Use this setting if the camera is connected to a LAN. You also have to make other settings such as the IP address or the subnet mask. PPPoE Use this setting if the camera is connected directly to a DSL modem. You will receive a user name and password from your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Get IP address automatically At every restart of the PAN/TILT network camera, an IP address is assigned. Use fixed IP address The network data such as the IP address is defined here. IP address This is needed for network identification. Subnet mask Defines whether the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is 255.255.255.0. Default router Gateway for transmitting data to another subnet. An invalid router setting prevents transmission to these destinations in different subnets. For a Cross link connection from the camera to the PC you have to type in an IP address in the same subnet (e.g. 192.168.0.1) Primary DNS Server of the primary domain name with which the hostnames are converted into IP addresses. Secondary DNS Server of the secondary domain name for generating a reserve copy of the primary DNS. Enable UPnP presentation This enables Universal Plug and Play. This is an extension of the PnP standard to network environments. Enable UPnP port forwarding This enables Universal Plug and Play port forwarding for network services. PPPoE If using the PPPoE interface, fill in the following settings from ISP: user name, password, password confirmation HTTP: HTTP port This port can be different from the standard port 80 (80; or 1025 to 65535). If this port is changed, users must be informed to ensure a successful connection. Example: If the administrator changes the HTTP port of the PAN/TILT network camera with the IP address 192.168.0.99 from 80 to 8080, users have to enter http://192.168.0.99:8080 in the web browser instead of http://192.168.0.99.

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RTSP streaming: RTSP-Authentication Enable the authentication of RTSP. On connection to an RTSP client username and password will be checked. Note: This function must be supported by the media player (e.g. Realplayer 10.5) Access name The access name for establishing a connection from a client. Use rtsp://<IP address>:RTSP-port/<access name> to establish a connection. RTSP port This port can differ from the default Port 554 (554, or 1025 to 65535). If you change it, note that the input format is analogue to the HTTP port. RTP Port for video This can be other than the default port 5558. It must be an even number. RTCP port for video This port must be RTP port for video plus 1. RTP port for audio This can be other than the default port 5556. It must be an even number. RTCP port for audio This port must be RTP port for audio plus 1. Enable multicast This option turns on the multicast, bandwidth-conserving technology. Multicast group address It specifies an arbitrary group of IP hosts that have joined the group and want to receive traffic sent to this group. Multicast video port This can be other than the default port 5560. It must be an even number. Multicast RTCP video port This port must be multicast video port plus 1. Multicast audio port This can be other than the default port 5562. It must be an even number. Multicast RTCP audio port This port must be multicast audio port plus 1. Multicast TTL Time to Live

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<URL> http://<network camera IP >/setup/network.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the PAN/TILT network camera.

WLAN configuration
SSID (Service Set Identifier) The name that identifies the wireless network. The access point and the WLAN network camera must use the name SSID. The factory setting is default. IMPORTANT: The max. length is 32 characters; do not use: , , <, > and spaces. Wireless mode Select one of the following: Infrastructure The network camera is connected to the network via an access point. Ad-Hoc In this mode, the network camera can communicate direct with another network adapter (network card). A so-called Peer-to-Peer environment is set up. Channel In infrastructure mode, the channel used is selected automatically by the camera. In AdHoc mode, the channel must be set manually according to the other network adapter. TX rate Set the maximum transmission speed in the network. In the factory, the speed is set to select automatically (auto), and the camera always tries to reach the highest transmission speed according to the environment. Preamble A so-called preamble is set before each data packet. This preamble is used to synchronise the receiver and the sender. With a short preamble, the synchronisation length is shorter and therefore not so secure.

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Security Select the encryption method: None No encryption selected. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) A 64- or 128-bit key is used for encryption (HEX or ASCII). For communication with other equipment, these keys must be the same on both devices. WPA-PSK (Wi-fi Protected Access Pre Shared Keys) With this method, dynamic keys are used. As encryption protocols, TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) can be selected. A so-called Pre-Shared Key must be defined. Auth mode Authentication mode: Select one of the following methods: Shared This mode permits communication only with equipment using the same WEP key. Open The key is communicated over the whole network. Key length Select 64 or 128 bit. Key format Key format HEX Hexadecimal format ASCII ASCII format Network key For different key formats, different key lengths are expected. 64 Bit: 10 hex digits or 5 characters 128 Bit: 26 hex digits or 13 characters IMPORTANT: If you want to use characters 22 ("), 3C (<) or 3E (>), you cannot use ASCII format. Pre-Shared-Key Enter this key in ASCII format with a length of 8 ~ 63 characters.

Incorrect settings may prevent access to the camera. If the system can no longer be addressed, read the notes on restoring the factory settings in the appendix.

<URL> http://<network camera IP >/setup/wlan.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the PAN/TILT network camera.

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Enable the DDNS function

Provider The provider list contains four hosts that provide DDNS services. Connect to the serviceproviders website to make sure that the service is available. Host name This field must be completed if you want to use the DDNS service. Enter the hostname registered with the DDNS server. Username/Email The user name and the e-mail address must be entered in this field to set up a connection to the DDNS server or to inform users about the new IP address. Important: If you enter a user name in this field, you must enter a password in the next field. Password/Key To be able to use the DDNS service, enter the password or the key.

<URL> http://<network camera IP >/setup/ddns.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the PAN/TILT network camera.

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Access list
Allow list The IP list of accepted IPs is entered here and added to the access list. As a factory default, all IPs are accepted. If necessary, delete the entire list. Start IP address Enter the first address of the desired range. End IP address Enter the last address of the desired range. Delete allow list Delete desired ranges from the access list. Deny list Define the IP lists to be blocked. Delete deny list Delete blocked IP lists.

<URL> http://<network camera IP >/setup/accesslist.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the PAN/TILT network camera.

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Video and audio

General Configure for computer viewing Configure camera for stationary access. Configure for mobile viewing Configure camera for mobile access. Video Video title The text appears in the black bar above the video window with a timestamp. This timestamp (date and time) is supplied by the PAN/TILT network camera, and the date and time are supplied by an integrated realtime clock. Color Selects between colour and monochrome display. Frame size Four options are available for the three video sizes: 160x120, 176x144, 320x240 and 640x480. Power line frequency Fluorescent light pulses with the mains frequency. Adapt the mains frequency to eliminate this pulsing in the picture. Three parameters are available for setting the video quality. Max frame rate Restricts the maximum frame rate, which can be combined with the Key frame interval to optimise bandwidth use and video quality. If the user wants to define bandwidth usage independently of the video quality, Constant bit rate and the desired bandwidth must be selected. Video quality can be affected due to sending the maximum frame rate within the restricted bandwidth if the pictures are fast-moving. To ensure video quality (quantising rate) independent of the network, a greater bandwidth is used to be able to handle maximum frame rate during the transmission of rapidly changing pictures. Flip Rotates the video vertically. Mirror Rotates the video horizontally. Select these options if the PAN/TILT network camera is installed upside down or back to front. White balance Set the value for an optimal colour hue.

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Picture settings Click Image settings to open another window in which you can set the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and the Hue of the video picture. Each field has levels from 5 to +5. To check your settings, click Preview. To save the picture parameters, click Save. To discard your changes, click Restore.

Audio settings Mute Deactivation of the microphone inside the camera. Audio settings Select the audio type and a bit rate. AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) Special codec for audio data compression under MPEG4. GSM-AMR (Global System for Mobile Communications Adaptive Multi Rate) Voice codec in GSM mobile telephone network.

Camera Control
On the camera control page, there are two main function control 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 camera accordingly. The Home button aims the camera to the center. Pan speed This controls the range of the horizontal movement of the camera. The greater the value, the greater angular movement when performing the Left or Right functions would be. Tilt speed This controls the range of the vertical movement of the camera. The greater the value, the greater angular movement when performing the Up and Down functions would be. Auto pan/patrol speed This defines the speed of panning and patrol, the greater the value, the faster the speed. Preset function area Current position If the user wants to save the current view as a preset location, enter a name for each of the current video views at current position and click on the Add button. The camera allows for 20 preset positions.

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Preset position This keeps a list for preset positions. Click on the delete button will remove the current selected position from the preset list. Set as home Click on the button will set the current aimed position as home of the network camera. Each time the network camera reboots or after calibration, it will automatically aim to the defined home position. Default home Restore home position to factory default home by clicking on this button. Dwelling time The value set here specifies: 1. The stop time of each preset location during auto patrol of the network camera. 2. The stay time at the most left and the most right positions when the network camera is doing auto panning. Patrol selection After the user has saved a list of preset positions, the Preset locations box will also keep a list of the preset positions. And once the Select button is clicked, the Selected locations box will keep a list of patrol stops. The Remove button removes the preset position from the patrol stops. The Up and Down buttons adjust the order of the patrol stops. Several preset positions can be added to the patrol stops. The camera can accept up to 40 patrol stops. Save The button is valid for Auto pan/patrol speed, Dwelling time and Patrol selections. In other words, after changing these settings, and the Save button is not clicked, the new setting of the camera will not take effect.

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Email and FTP

SMTP If the SMTP server supports SMTP authentication, the user has to enter a valid user name and password to send an e-mail via the server. Sender email address E-mail address of sender. 1st SMTP (mail) server Domain name or IP address of the external e-mail server. 1st SMTP account name Permitted user name for external e-mail server. 1st SMTP password Permitted password for external e-mail server. 1st recipient email address E-mail address of recipients of snapshots or of the log file. Two or more recipient names must be separated by semicolons (;). 2nd SMTP (mail) server Domain name or IP address of another e-mail server (backup) if the first server cannot be reached. 2nd SMTP account name Permitted user name for backup e-mail server. 2nd SMTP password Permitted password for backup e-mail server. 2nd recipient email address E-mail address of recipient for backup server. FTP Local FTP server port This port can be different from the standard port 21. The user can set this parameter to 1 to 65,535. If this parameter is changed, the server port of the connection must be changed accordingly by the external FTP client program. 1st FTP server Domain name or IP address of the external FTP server. The following user settings must be correctly configured for remote access. 1st FTP user name Permitted user name for external FTP server. 1st FTP password Permitted password for external FTP server. 1st FTP remote folder Permitted folder for external FTP server. The character set must match that of the external FTP server. If the virtual path is not mapped, some FTP servers cannot accept a slash in front of the path name. For details, see the instructions for the external FTP server. The folder privilege must be open for uploading. 2st FTP user name Permitted user name for backup FTP server. 2nd FTP password Permitted password for backup FTP server. 2nd FTP remote folder Permitted folder for backup FTP server.

<URL> http://< network camera IP >/setup/mailftp.html <Network Camera> is the domain name or original IP address of the PAN/TILT network camera.

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Motion sensor
Enable motion detection Enables motion detection. New Adds a new window. A maximum of three windows can be open simultaneously. To resize the window or move the title bar, click the window frame, keep the mouse button pressed and drag the window to the required size. Close the window by clicking the x in the top right corner. Save Click this button to save window settings. A bar graph rises or falls according to the picture variation. A green bar means that the picture variation is below the surveillance level, while a red bar means that the picture variation is above the surveillance level. If the bar is red, the detected window appears with a red frame. When you return to the homepage, the monitored window is hidden. As soon as motion is detected, the red frame is displayed. Window name The text appears at the top of the window. Sensitivity Sensitivity in changes of picture sequence (e.g.: sensitivity high: triggering by slight picture change). Percentage Detectable object size (low: small objects are detected; high: only large objects are detected) This figure shows the screen after you click Save.

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Application
Snapshot Enable snapshot Enables the application settings for snapshots. Weekly schedule Sun~Sat Selects weekdays for the following operations. Time Always Enables the application settings for sending snapshots at any time. From ~ to Defines the period for sending snapshots. Snapshot file name prefix Enter a prefix for the snapshot file name. Event reaction Motion detection The snapshot is sent if motion is detected. Send # pre-event image(s) Number of pre-event pictures to be sent. Send # post-event image(s) Number of post-event pictures to be sent. Delay # second(s) before detecting the next event The system detects no pictures before this time has elapsed. Sequential Snapshots are sent continuously at the interval entered. Send snapshot by Email Snapshots are sent to an e-mail address. FTP Snapshots are sent to an FTP server. FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix Adds the date and time to the snapshot so that you can more easily distinguish between the file names of snapshots either in sequential or eventcontrolled operation. Example: video@20030102030405.jpg means that the JPEG picture was taken on January 2, 2003 at 03:04:05 (i.e., just after 3:04 am). If you omit this suffix, the file is updated with the name video.jpg on the external FTP server according to the specified time interval.

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max. file size: The file size will limit the video duration! The file length can differ regarding the motion intensity.

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Viewing the log file

Click this link on the configuration page to display the system log file. The contents of the file supply useful information about the configuration and the connection following a system start. The standard of the log file is RFC 3164. You can also send data to a log server. Enable Remote Protocol and enter the IP address and the port number of the server.

Viewing parameters
Click this link on the configuration page to display all system parameter sets. The contents correspond to those of CONFIG.INI.

Maintenance
Reboot system Click to reboot the system. Factory default Click to restore the factory settings. All previous settings are discarded. Calibrate Recalibrate the home position to the default center to recover the tolerance cased by some external forces. This function is the same as the Center button on the Remote Controller. Please note that there is no confirming message box after clicking on the Calibrate button, the network camera will calibrate immediately. Upgrade firmware Like an update with the installation wizard, you can update the firmware of the network camera here. You can download the latest firmware from www.security-center.org. Select the update file (flash.bin) and click Upgrade. The update takes a short time. When you restart the camera, it is started with the new firmware.

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Appendix A. Troubleshooting
Status LEDs Condition Loading system after power on During booting procedure Detecting and setting network After network is setup (system up) During the upgrade firmware process Enable Audio Resetting and restoring At the back side of the netzwork camera is a button. Press this button to reset the system or restore the factory parameter settings. Sometimes the normal system status can be restored by a reset. If you have further problems following a reset, restore the factory parameter settings and reinstall and reconfigure the system. LED color Steady red Steady green, blue and red Steady green and blue. Blink red till IP address is confirmed Blink green every second and steady red Blink green every second and fast blink red Steady blue. Disable audio will turn off blue LED.

If the factory parameter settings are restored, all the previous settings are deleted. The system can be reset or restored.

RESET: Press the reset button with a pointed object. RESTORE: 1. Press the button continuously. 2. Wait for all LEDs blink fast. 3. Release the reset button.

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B. Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Q. What do I do if I forget my password? A. Every access to the PAN/TILT network camera requires an authentication. If you are one of the managing users, ask your administrator for your password. If you are the administrator, there is no way of reactivating the root password. The only way of accessing the PAN/TILT network camera is to press the reset button on the rear of the camera to restore the factory-set parameters and then reconfigure the system. Q. Why does no video appear from the PAN/TILT network camera following authentication? A. This problem can be caused by various factors: 1. If you have just installed the PAN/TILT network camera and see no video, check the video modulation on the configuration page. 2. Reduce the security level of the Internet Explorer to enable installation of the plug-ins. 3. If this problem recurs, the users are possibly working at a higher level than is permitted by the system. Q. What is the plug-in for? A. The plug-in provided by the PAN/TILT network camera is used for showing video streams in the Internet Explorer. If your system does not permit the installation of plug-in software, reduce the security level of the web browser. Consult your network administrator. Q. Why is there a difference between the timestamp and the system time of the PC/notebook? A. The timestamp is based on the system time of the PAN/TILT network camera. This is supplied by an internal realtime clock and can automatically be synchronised with a time server if the PAN/TILT network camera is connected to the Internet and the function is enabled. Differences of an hour or more are caused by the time zone setting. Q. Why is the picture not refreshed regularly? A. If you use a modem, the bandwidth of the PPP connection is much less that with an Ethernet connection. If the timestamp difference is unstable, reduce the UART FIFO for reception and transmission under Modem Properties in the Control Panel. If you use the Ethernet, the reason may be the length of time required to store snapshots in memory after an event occurs. Q. How many users can watch the video simultaneously? A. The number of users is restricted to 20. However, the video quality depends on the network bandwidth. Q. How fast is the video rate of the PAN/TILT network cameras? A. The MPEG4 Codec can internally process 30 frames a second. However, the overall quality depends on various coefficients. 1. Data throughput in the network 2. Shared bandwidth 3. Number of users 4. The visible complicated objects result in large image files. 5. The settings on your PC that are responsible for displaying pictures. The transmission rate of a normal local network can reach over 200 kilobytes per second and approximately 10 to 20 frames per second. Q. How can I keep access to video streams of the PAN/TILT network camera as secure as possible? A. The PAN/TILT network camera was developed for surveillance purposes and has many flexible interfaces. User authentication and special confirmation during installation can prevent unauthorised access to the PAN/TILT network camera. You can also change the HTTP port to a non-public number. Check the system log for abnormal activities and their causes. Q. How fast can the PAN/TILT network camera check the state of the digital inputs? A. The PAN/TILT network camera checks the input state in less than half a second. However, to avoid the conditions of a repeated check and ensure a correct functioning of equipment connected to the digital outputs, the PAN/TILT network camera delays for 3 seconds after each adaptation of the condition. You can modify this according to your own specific applications. During this period, other conditions are ignored.
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Q. Why is access to the PAN/TILT network camera not possible while I am setting options in the application? A. If the PAN/TILT network cameras are started by events, snapshots need more time since they are written to memory. If the events occur too often, the system is constantly trying to store the pictures. If an event occurs very frequently, use sequential mode or an external recording program to record the pictures. If you want to access the pictures via FTP, the parameter can be set lower since FTP responds faster than the web. If the system is busy with configuration, press the reset button to restore the factory settings and store the system. Q. The camera was correctly configured, but access to the camera via the http protocol or the RTSP protocol is denied. A. Make sure that the corresponding ports (default: Port 80 or 554) in any routers used or the firewall are released (shared). Test the network protocol Ping (Windows command line input: ping <IP address>). Q. The network camera is connected to the network via a router, but access to the camera is denied. A. If you want to connect the camera via a router (gateway), you have to define the gateway IP (standard router). You can only do this if you first connect the camera direct via a cross-link cable and then configure it. Q. The network camera is located behind a router with a local IP. How can I access this camera from the Internet? A. The router receives a public IP, accessible to anyone, when you dial via the modem (e.g. DSL). Forwarding e.g., of an http query from the Internet is directed first to this public IP. The router must now be configured so that this query is forwarded to the local IP. Look up the following terms in your router manual: NAT (Network Address Translation, IP forwarding, IP Server).

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C. URL commands of the network camera

For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, the Network Camera can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of the Network Camera.

Get server parameter values

Note: This request require administrator access Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?[<parameter>] [&<parameter>] where the <parameter> should be <group>[_<name>] or <group>[.<name>] If you do not specify the any parameters, all the parameters on the server will be returned. If you specify only <group>, the parameters of related group will be returned. When query parameter values, the current parameter value are returned. Successful control requests returns parameter pairs as follows. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: <length>\r\n \r\n <parameter pair> where <parameter pair> is <parameter>=<value>\r\n [<parameter pair>] <length> is the actual length of content. Example: request IP address and its response Request: http://192.168.0.123/cgi-bin/admin/getparam.cgi?network_ipaddress Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: 33\r\n \r\n network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n

Set server parameter values

Note: This request require administrator access Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi? [nosync=<value>&]<parameter>=<value> [&<parameter>=<value>][&return=<return page>] parameter <group>_<name>. return value value to assigned <return page> description Assign <value> to the parameter <group>_<name>.. Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according the the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.
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(note: The return page can be a general HTML file(.htm, .html) or a Vivotek server script executable (.vspx) file. It can not be a CGI command. It can not have any extra parameters. This parameter must be put at end of parameter list) Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: <length>\r\n \r\n <parameter pair> where <parameter pair> is <parameter>=<value>\r\n [<parameter pair>] Only the parameters that you set and readable will be returned. Example: Set the IP address of server to 192.168.0.123 Request: http://myserver/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi?Network_IPAddress=192.168.0.123 Response: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/html\r\n Context-Length: 33\r\n \r\n network.ipaddress=192.168.0.123\r\n

Available parameters on the server

NOTE: The bold characters in table are the default value of each parameter. Group: System NAME hostname (r/w) ledoff (r/w) date (r/w) time (r/w) ntp (r/w) timezone (r/w) updateinterval (r/w) VALUE <text string shorter than 40 characters> 0 1 <yyyy/mm/dd> <keep> <auto> <hh:mm:ss> <keep> <auto> <domain name or IP address> -12 ~ 12 0 ~ 2592000 DESCRIPTION host name of server <<Wireless>Network Camera > Do not turn off the led indicator Turn off the led indicator year, month and date separated by slash. keep date unchanged Using NTP to sync date/time automatically hour, minute and second separated by colon. keep date unchanged Using NTP to sync date/time automatically NTP server <skip to invoke default server> time zone, 8 means GMT +8:00 <8> 0 to Disable automatic time adjustment, otherwise, it means the seconds between NTP automatic update interval. <0> 12 characters mac address without hyphen connected The version of firmware, including model, company, and version number

serialnumber (r) firmwareversion (r)

<mac address> <text string shorter than 39 characters>

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restore (w)

0 Positive integer

Restore the system parameters to default value. Restore the system parameters to default value and restart the server after <value> seconds. Restart the server after <value> seconds. Not restart the server. Using the profile of viewing by computer Using the profile of viewing by mobile phone DESCRIPTION change user name. <blank> change users password. The UserPass_0 is roots password. <blank> show users privilege. The privilege can be <blank> - only permit to view live media conf Permit to change servers configuration <blank> The current account number on the server including root.<1> DESCRIPTION LAN PPPoE

reset (w)

0 ~ 65535 -1

viewmode (r/w)

0 1

Group: Security NAME username_<1~20> (r/w) userpass_<0~20> (r/w) userattr_<1~20> (r) usercount (r) Group: Network NAME type (r/w) pppoeuser (r/w) pppoepass (r/w) resetip (r/w)(restart) ipaddress (r/w) (restart) subnet (r/w) (restart) router (r/w) (restart) dns1 (r/w) (restart) dns2 (r/w) (restart) smtp1 (r/w) mailto1 (r/w) mailuser1 (r/w) mailpass1

VALUE <text string shorter than 16 characters> <text string shorter than 14 characters> [conf]

1 ~ 21

VALUE 0 1 <text string shorter than 80 characters> <text string shorter than 15 characters> 1

PPPoE account user name <blank> PPPoE account password <blank> enable to get ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 from DHCP server at next reboot 0 Using preset ipaddress, subnet, router, dns1, dns2 <IP address> IP address of server <192.168.0.99> <IP address> subnet mask <255.255.255.0> <IP address> default gateway <blank> <IP address> primary DNS server <blank> <IP address> secondary DNS server <blank> <domain name or IP address, primary SMTP server string shorter than 40 <blank> characters> <string shorter than 80 mail recipient address characters> <blank> <text string shorter than 63 User name of primary smtp server characters> <blank> <text string shorter than 15 Password of primary smtp server
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(r/w) smtp2 (r/w) mailto2 (r/w) mailuser2 (r/w) mailpass2 (r/w) returnemail (r/w) localftpport (r/w) ftp1 (r/w) ftpport1 (r/w) ftpuser1 (r/w) ftppass1 (r/w) ftpfolder1 (r/w) ftppasvmode1 (r/w) ftp2 (r/w) ftpport2 (r/w) ftpuser2 (r/w) ftppass2 (r/w) ftpfolder2 (r/w) ftppasvmode2 (r/w) httpport (r/w) (restart) rtspport (r/w) (restart) videoport (r) audioport (r) accessname (r/w)

characters> <domain name or IP address, string shorter than 40 characters> <text string shorter than 80 characters> <text string shorter than 63 characters> <text string shorter than 15 characters> <text string shorter than 80 characters> <positive number less than 65535> <domain name or IP address, string shorter than 40 characters > <positive number less than 65535> <text string shorter than 63 characters> <text string shorter than 15 characters> <text string shorter than 40 characters> 1 0 <domain name or IP address, string shorter than 40 characters > <positive number less than 65535> <text string shorter than 63 characters> <text string shorter than 15 characters> <text string shorter than 40 characters> 1 0 <positive number less than 65535> <positive number less than 65535> <positive number less than 65535> <positive number less than 65535> <text string shorter than 20 characters>

<blank> secondary SMTP server <blank> mail recipient address <blank> User name of secondary smtp server <blank> Password of secondary smtp server <blank> return email address <blank> FTP port <21> primary FTP server <blank> primary FTP port <21> user name for primary FTP server <blank> password for primary FTP server <blank> upload folder in primary FTP server <blank> Enable passive mode of primary FTP server Disable passive mode of primary FTP server secondary FTP server secondary FTP port <21> user name for secondary FTP server <blank> password for secondary FTP server <blank> upload folder in secondary FTP server <blank> Enable passive mode of primary FTP server Disable passive mode of primary FTP server HTTP port <80> RTSP port <554> video Channel port for RTP <5558> audio Channel port for RTP <5556> RTSP access name <live.sdp> SSID for wireless lan settings <default> Infrastructure mode Adhoc mode

Group: Wireless (restart) ssid <text string shorter than 32 (r/w) characters> wlmode 0 (r/w) 1

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txrate (r/w)

encrypt (r/w) authmode (r/w) keylength (r/w) keyformat (r/w) keyselect (r/w) key1 (r/w) key2 (r/w) key3 (r/w) key4 (r/w) algorithm (r/w) presharedkey (r/w) Group: IPFilter NAME allowstart_<0~9> (r/w) allowend_<0~9> (r/w) denystart_<0~9> (r/w) denyend_<0~9> (r/w) Group: Video NAME text (r/w) codectype (r/w) keyinterval (r/w) size

"NONE", "1M", "2M", "5.5M", "11M", "22M" for 802.11b+ "NONE", "1M", "2M", "5.5M", "11M", "6M", "9M", "12M", "18M", "24M", "36M", "48M", "54M", "Auto" for 802.11g 0 1 2 Open Shared (64, 128) for 802.11g HEX ASCII 1~4 <text string shorter than 58 characters> (depends on keyformat & keylength) <text string shorter than 58 characters> (depends on keyformat & keylength) <text string shorter than 58 characters> (depends on keyformat & keylength) <text string shorter than 58 characters> (depends on keyformat & keylength) TKIP AES <text string shorter than 58 characters> VALUE 1.0.0.0 ~ 255.255.255.255 1.0.0.0 ~ 255.255.255.255 1.0.0.0 ~ 255.255.255.255 1.0.0.0 ~ 255.255.255.255

Transmit rate in Mbps <Auto>

None data encryption WEP data encryption WPA-PSK data encryption Open mode Shared mode Key length in bits <64> Key1 ~ Key4 will be represented in HEX format Key1 ~ Key4 will be represented in ASCII format Default key number <1> WEP key1 for encryption <0000000000> WEP key2 for encryption <0000000000> WEP key3 for encryption <0000000000> WEP key4 for encryption <0000000000> TKIP data encryption algorithm for WPA-PSK AES data encryption algorithm for WPA-PSK WPA-PSK key for encryption <00000000> DESCRIPTION Allowed starting RTSP connection IP address <1.0.0.0> Allowed ending RTSP connection IP address <255.255.255.255> Denied starting RTSP connection IP address <blank> Denied ending RTSP connection IP address <blank> DESCRIPTION enclosed caption <blank> MPEG4 MJPEG Key frame interval <60> half

VALUE <text string shorter than 14 characters> 0 1 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 60, 90, 120 1

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2 3 4 5 256 176x144 (for mobile) 160x120 320x240 640x480 (for computer) 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 5

half x 2 normal normal x 2 double This field is obsolete (use resolution) Video resolution 176 x 144 Video resolution 160 x 120 Video resolution 320 x 240 Video resolution 640 x 480 monochrome color fix bit rate fix quantization lowest quality of video lower quality of video normal quality of video higher quality of video highest quality of video set bit rate to 20K bps set bit rate to 30K bps set bit rate to 40K bps set bit rate to 50K bps set bit rate to 64K bps set bit rate to 128K bps set bit rate to 256K bps set bit rate to 512K bps set bit rate to 768K bps set bit rate to 1000K bps set bit rate to 1500K bps set bit rate to 2000K bps set bit rate to 3000K bps set bit rate to 4000K bps set maximum frame rate to 1 fps set maximum frame rate to 2 fps set maximum frame rate to 3 fps set maximum frame rate to 5 fps set maximum frame rate to 10 fps set maximum frame rate to 15 fps set maximum frame rate to 20 fps set maximum frame rate to 25 fps set maximum frame rate to 30 fps synchronize with 50Hz utility synchronize with 60Hz utility auto white balance fixed indoor(3200K) fixed fluorescent (5500K)

resolution (r/w)

color (r/w) quality (r/w) quant (r/w)

bitrate (r/w)

20000 30000 40000 50000 64000 128000 256000 512000 768000 1000000 1500000 2000000 3000000 4000000 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 25 30 (for 60Hz only)

maxframe (r/w)

mode (r/w) (in CMOS version only) whitebalance (r/w) (in CMOS version only)

50 60 0 1 2

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3 flip (r/w) mirror (r/w) imprinttimestamp (r/w) 1 0 1 0 1 0

fixed outdoor( > 5500K) flip image normal image mirror image normal image Overlay time stamp on video Do not overlay time stamp on video

Group: Audio NAME type (r/w) aacbitrate (r/w) amrbitrate (r/w)

VALUE AAC4 (for computer) GAMR (for mobile) 16000 32000 4750 5150 5900 6700 7400 7950 10200 12200

DESCRIPTION set codec to AAC set codec to GSM-AMR set AAC bitrate to 16K bps set AAC bitrate to 32K bps set AMR bitrate to 4.75K bps set AMR bitrate to 5.15K bps set AMR bitrate to 5.9K bps set AMR bitrate to 6.7K bps set AMR bitrate to 7.4K bps set AMR bitrate to 7.95K bps set AMR bitrate to 10.2K bps set AMR bitrate to 12.2K bps

Group: Image NAME brightness (r/w) saturation (r/w) contrast (r/w) hue (r/w) Group: CAMCTRL NAME panspeed (r/w) tiltspeed (r/w) zoomspeed (r/w) autospeed (r/w) dwelling (r/w) presetname_<0~9> (r/w) presetpan_<0~9> (r/w) presettilt_<0~9> (r/w)

VALUE <-5 ~ 5> <-5 ~ 5> <-5 ~ 5> <-5 ~ 5>

DESCRIPTION Adjust brightness of image according to mode settings. <0> Adjust saturation of image according to mode settings. <0> Adjust contrast of image according to mode settings. <0> Adjust hue of image according to mode settings. <0> DESCRIPTION Pan speed Tilt speed Zoom speed Auto pan speed Time to dwelling when patrol The name of preset location The pan coordinate of preset location. The tilt coordinate of preset location.

VALUE -5 ~ 5 -5 ~ 5 -5 ~ 5 -5 ~ 5 0 ~ 9999 Text string shorter than 40 characters. -1024 ~ 1024 -56 ~ 144

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patrolname_<0~19> (r/w) Group: Motion NAME enabled (r/w) winenabled_<0~2> (r/w) winname_<0~2> (r/w) winleft_<0~2> (r/w) wintop_<0~2> (r/w) winwidth_<0~2> (r/w) winheight_<0~2> (r/w) winobjsize_<0~2> (r/w) winsensitivity_<0~2> (r/w) update (w) Group: DDNS NAME enable (r/w) provider (r/w)

Text string shorter than 40 characters. VALUE 0 1 0 1 <text string shorter than 14 characters > 0 ~ 320 0 ~ 240 0 ~ 320 0 ~ 240 0 ~ 100 0 ~ 100 1

The name of patrol location

DESCRIPTION disable motion detection enable motion detection disable motion window #1 enable motion window #1 name of motion window #1 <blank> Left coordinate of window position. <0> Top coordinate of window position. <0> Width of motion detection window. <0> Height of motion detection window. <0> Percent of motion detection window <0> Sensitivity of motion detection window <0> Update the above motion detection settings to take effect DESCRIPTION Enable or disable the dynamic dns. <0> dyndns.org (dynamic) dyndns.org (custom) tzo.com dhs.org safe100.net dyn-interfree.it <1> Your dynamic hostname. <blank> Your user or email to login ddns service provider <blank> Your password or key to login ddns service provider <blank> Update the above ddns settings to take effect

VALUE 0, 1 1~6

hostname (r/w) usernameemail (r/w) passwordkey (r/w) update (w)

Text string shorter than 127 characters. Text string shorter than 63 characters. Text string shorter than 20 characters. 0, 1

Group: UPNP NAME enable (r/w) Group: UPNPfor NAME

VALUE 0, 1

DESCRIPTION Enable or disable the UPNP presentation service. <1> DESCRIPTION

VALUE

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enable (r/w) Group: App NAME scriptname (r) enablescript (r/w) Group: Syslog NAME enableremotelog (r/w) serverip (r/w) serverport (r/w)

0, 1

Enable or disable the UPNP port forwarding service. <0> DESCRIPTION File name of script <script.vssx> Disable script Enable script

VALUE <text string shorter than 255 characters> 0 1

VALUE 0 1 <IP address>

DESCRIPTION disable remote log enable remote log Log server IP address

<514>

Server port used for log

Camera Control
Note: This request requires camera control access privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/camctrl.cgi? [move=<value>][&focus=<value>] [&iris=<value>][&speedpan=<value>][&speedtilt=<value>][&speedzoom=<value>] [&speedapp=<value>][&auto=<value>][&zoom=<value>][&return=<return page>] parameter move value home up down left right speedpan speedtilt speedapp auto -5 ~ 5 -5 ~ 5 -5 ~ 5 pan patrol stop return <return page> description Move to camera to home position Move camera up Move camera down Move camera left Move camera right Set the pan speed Set the tilt speed Set the auto pan/patrol speed Auto pan Auto patrol Stop camera Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.
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Note: This request requires camera control access privilege Method: GET Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/recall.cgi? recall=<value>[&return=<return page>] parameter recall value description Text string less than 30 One of the present positions to recall. characters <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.

return

Application page CGI command

Note: This request requires administrator privilege. Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/gen-eventd-conf.cgi?[ snapshot_enable=<value>] [&weekday=<value>][&time_method=<value>][&begin_time=<value>] [&end_time=<value>] [&ss_prefix=<value>][&trigger_type=<value>] [&md_prenum=<value>][&md_postnum=<value>][&md_delay=<value>] [&sq_interval=<value>] [&send_method=<value][&ftp_suffix=<value>] Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <length>\r\n \r\n <depends on method value> If(method == get || method == set) { tue=<value>\r\n wed=<value>\r\n } Else if(method == normal) { Application page contents } parameter snapshot_enable weekday time_method Value 0 1 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 always interval description Enable snapshot application Disable snapshot application The array indicate weekly schedule 24 hours full day Select begin time and end time
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begin_time end_time ss_prefix trigger_type md_win md_prenum md_postnum md_delay sq_interval send_method ftp_suffix

hh:mm hh:mm <text string shorter than 60 characters> motion sequential 0,1,2 1~5 1~5 1~999 1~999 mail ftp 0/1

Begin time of weekly schedule End time of weekly schedule Snapshot file name prefix for both event and sequential operation Set trigger by motion detect Snapshot sequentially The array indicate which motion windows are used The numbers of snapshot before event The numbers of snapshot after event The delay seconds for detecting next motion event The interval seconds of sequential snapshot Send snapshot by mail Send snapshot by ftp Enable/Disable file name prefix

Capture single snapshot

Note: This request require normal user privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/video.jpg Server will return the most up-to-date snapshot in JPEG format. The size and quality of image will be set according to the video settings on the server. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n [Content-Length: <image size>\r\n] <binary JPEG image data>

Account management
Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi? method=<value>&username=<name>[&userpass=<value>][&privilege=<value>] [&privilege=<value>][][&return=<return page>] parameter method value add delete edit Description Add an account to server. When using this method, username field is necessary. It will use default value of other fields if not specified. Remove an account from server. When using this method, username field is necessary, and others are ignored. Modify the account password and privilege. When using this method, username field is necessary, and other fields are optional. If not specified, it will keep original settings. The name of user to add, delete or edit The password of new user to add or that of old user to modify. The default value is an empty string.

username userpass

<name> <value>

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<value>

conf return <return page>

The privilege of user to add or to modify. The privilege can be the addition of the following values. Ex: A user with configure access can be assigned privilege as privilege=conf. configuration privilege Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according the the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an empty page.

System logs
Note: This request require administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/syslog.cgi Server will return the up-to-date system log. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <syslog length>\r\n \r\n <system log information>\r\n

Configuration file
Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: GET/POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/configfile.cgi Server will return the up-to-date configuration file. Return: HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n Content-Type: text/plain\r\n Content-Length: <configuration file length>\r\n \r\n <configuration data>\r\n

Upgrade firmware
Note: This request requires administrator privilege Method: POST Syntax: http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/upgrade.cgi Post data: fimage=<file name>[&return=<return page>]\r\n \r\n <multipart encoded form data>
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D. Technical data
- System CPU: VVTK-1000 RAM: 32MB SDRAM ROM: 4MB FLASH ROM - Supported protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, DDNS, UPnP, Telnet, NTP, DNS, DHCP and RTSP - Connections 10 baseT or 100 baseT Fast Ethernet auto negotiation 802.11g wireless LAN (only TV7230) - Video MPEG4 (short header mode) algorithm JPEG for snapshots Adjustable picture size, quality and bit-rate Date, time and text overlay 3 motion sensor fields Resolution Up to 25 frames/s at 160x120 Up to 25 frames/s at 320x240 Up to 25 frames/s at 640x480 - Camera specifications 1/4 inch colour HQ-PAN/TILT sensor Resolution: 640x480 1.5Lux/F2.0 AGC, AWB, AES Electronic shutter: 1/60 ~ 1/15000 second - Lens Fixed focus with fine adjustment, 4.0mm, F2.0 - Audio AAC, GSM-AMR - Microphones Omnidirectional Frequency: 50 16000Hz S/N rate: more than 60dB - LED display Two-colour status display - Pan : 350 / Tilt : 90 - Dimensions 100 x 110 mm (HxD) - Weight ca. 290g - Voltage supply Transformer included in scope of delivery Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, 0.5A Output: 12V DC, 1.5A - Environment conditions Temperature: 0-35C Ambient operating humidity: 90% RH - EMI & Safety CE, FCC - PC system requirements Operating system Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Browser Internet Explorer 5.x or higher Packet Video Player 3.0 Realplayer 10.5 Quicktime 6.5

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E. Licence information
GNU GPL We point at the fact that the network cameras TV7230 and TV7240 among other things include Linux software source codes that are licensed under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). To assure a GPL compliant usage of the used source codes we point at the licence terms of GPL. Licence text The licence text of the GNU General Public Licence can be found on the included software CD in the folder CDROM:\GNU_GPL\GPL-Licence.txt or on the Security Center Homepage under http://www.security-center.de/software/download/GPL/GPL-licence.txt . Source Code The used source codes are available on the software CD in the folder CDROM:\GNU_GPL\GPL_Sources.zip or on the Securtiy Center Homepage under http://www.security-center.de/software/download/GPL/GPL_sources.zip for free download. Operation of the total system With a download of the software packages (source codes) it is not possible to built a running total system. Therefor additional software applications and the network camera hardware is needed. AMR Technology This product includes AMR narrowband speech coding technology licensed by VoiceAge. Please refer to http://www.voiceage.com/ for more details. MPEG-4 AAC Technology This product includes MPEG-4 AAC audio coding technology licensed by Via Licensing. Please refer to http://www.vialicensing.com/ for more details. MPEG-4 Visual Technology This product includes one MPEG-4 encoder and one MPEG-4 decoder license. Installation of more than one decoder is prohibited. Please contact your reseller to purchase additional decoder licenses. THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD ("MPEG-4 VIDEO") AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG-4 VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL, INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM

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