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Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use. It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the list in the "Package Content
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Table of Contents Before You Use This Product 1 Package Contents 5 Installation 6 Hardware Installation 6 Software Installation 8 Initial Access to the Network Camera 10 Initial Access to the Network Camera 11 Check Network Settings 11 Add Password to Prevent Unauthorized Access 11 How to Use 12 Authentication 12 Installing Plug-in 13 Primary User’s Capabilities 14 Main Screen with Camera View 14 Client Settings 16 Administrator’s Capabilities 18 Fine-tuning for B
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FTP 36 Video Codec Parameters 38 Motion Detection 39 Motion Detection 40 Application Setup 41 Weekly Schedule 41 Event Operation 41 Sequential Operation 42 Camera Control 43 UPnP and DDNS Settings 45 Remote Controller 46 Viewing System Parameters 47 Factory Default 47 Appendix 48 A. Troubleshooting 48 B. Frequently Asked Questions 46 C. URL Commands of the Network Camera 49 Capture Update Snapshot of JPEG Image 49 Query Status of the Digital Input 49 Drive the Dig
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Application Configuration URL 59 D. Technical Specifications 61 - 4 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532
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Package Contents PT3113 or PT3123 Camera stand Antennas Power adapter Software CD A/V Cable Quick installation guide Remote Controller Warranty card - 5 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532
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Installation Hardware Installation Please verify that your product package contains all the accessories listed in the foregoing Package Contents. Depending on the user’s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in length. Connect the power adapter jack to the Network Camera before plugging in to the power socket. This will reduce the risk of accidental electric shock.
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self-test, go to next paragraph “Software installation”. If the Ethernet is not available, Network Camera will switch to wireless LAN mode. To install in wireless LAN If the Ethernet is not available while power on, the Network Camera will search for any access point with the SSID “default”. Once any access point is found, the LED will turn green to wait for installation. If the network environment cannot meet the default settings, install Network Camera in Ethernet to proceed
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Software Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. At the end of the hardware installation, the Administrator must place the product software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the PC running in MS Windows. An auto-run program will pop up (If the program is not on auto-run, go to the root directory of the software CD and c
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Upon IP installer’s start up, a searching box will pop up. This program searches for Vivotek’s product on the same LAN: After searching the LAN, the main window of IP installer will pop up. 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 second to 3 minutes, depending on the LAN status)
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The Vivotek’s new uPnP function will always assign an IP address for the Network Camera. The Administrator can click on button “Link to selected device” to connect the I.E. to the camera. If the camera is not on the IP installer list, click on the “Search” button to search for the camera on the LAN. For the series number in the “Serial Number” field, please check the label on the bottom of the camera. It is the same as the MAC address. - 10
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Initial Access to the Network Camera Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installation onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the network settings on the configuration page, including the correct subnet mask and IP address of gateway and DNS. Ask your network administrator or Internet service provider for the detail information. By default the Network Camera requires the Administrator t
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How to Use Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue window pops up to request a username and password. Upon successful authentication, the following figure is displayed. The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if authentication fails. The user may check the option box to save the password for future convenience. This option is not available to the Administrator for obvious reason.
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Installing Plug-in For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, 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 level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt. This plug-in has been registered for certificate and is used to display the video in the browser. Users may click on t
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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 buttons: These buttons provide a command interface to control the aim of the camera. Click on the configuration link to the left of the image window to enter the configuration page. - 14 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2
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The Configuration: “Digital Output” Clicking on the “On” or “Off” button turns the digital output to either on or off status. “Client Settings” Clicking on this button links you to the client setting pages, please check the following session for more details. “Configuration” Only the Administrator can access camera configurations. The camera view: The information bar at the top of the camera view shows the connection type to the Network Camera and the current date/time.
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Client Settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will ask for a new plug-in installation, the plug-in being the Network Camera. This plug-in has been registered for certification and can be used to change the parameters at the client’s site. The user may click on to install the plug-in. If the web browser does not allow the user to complete the installation, check the Internet security to lower the security level or contact your
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The TCP protocol allows for less packet loss and produce a more accurate video display. The downside with this protocol is that the real-time effect is worse than that with the UDP protocol. The HTTP protocol must be selected if the network is protected by a firewall and it only allows HTTP Port (80) to be opened. In this mode, audio will not be sent and only video is operational. If no special need is required, UDP protocol is recommended. Generally speaking, the client’s c
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Administrator’s Capabilities Fine-tuning for Best Performance There are a few choices the Administrator is allowed to maximize the capabilities of the Network Camera. Best performance generally equates to the fastest image refresh rate with the best video quality, and at the lowest network bandwidth as possible. The three factors, “Maximum frame rate”, “Fix bit rate”, and “Fix quality” on the Video Configuration page, are correlative to allow for achieving the best performanc
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system and 30 fps in a 60Hz system. If your network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame rate to 25 fps or 30 fps. If you are shooting fast-moving images, you may want to slow the maximum frame rate down to 20 fps in order to lower the rate of data transmission. This allows for better video quality and the human eyes cannot readily detect the differences between those of 20, 25, or 30 frames per second. I
