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Product name: Video Server (VS2403) Release Date: 2008/01/29 Manual Revision: 1.3 Web site: www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in Taiwan. © 2008 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved - 1 - www.vivotek.com
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Before You Use It is important to carefully examine the contents with the Chapter Package Contents after opening the package. If there is anything missing, contact your reseller. Read the Chapter Physical Description before assembling and operating the device and peripherals. Understanding the physical description can prevent damage caused by abnormal usage and reduce most problems during installation. Basically Video Server is a network device and should be easy to use for those who
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Table of Contents Before You Use.......................................................2 Package Contents...................................................5 Features and Benefits.............................................6 Physical Description ...............................................8 Front Panel ......................................................................8 Rear Panel .....................................................................10 How to Install ............
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B. Frequently Asked Questions..........................................58 C. Upgrade System Firmware ...........................................61 D. URL Commands of Video Server....................................62 E. Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras...............................77 F. Camera Control Cable...................................................78 G. Time Zone Table .........................................................79 H. Technical Specifications .....................
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Package Contents If any of the following items are missing, please contact your reseller. Video Server VS2403 Software CD Power adapter Quick installation guide Two I/O terminal connectors Warranty card Camera control cable Mounting kit - 5 - www.vivotek.com
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Features and Benefits Video Server is a high-performance networking video multiplexer. With powerful VLIW DSP core and fully optimized algorithm, it can compress and transmit the high quality real-time video through standard TCP/IP inter-network. In addition to meet the basic needs of video feed, many advanced features are added to help building applications of surveillance or web attraction. The state-of-art design well compromises among stable, robust, simple-to-use and flexibility.
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☆ Privacy mask Each video channel supports five privacy mask windows. By setting the privacy windows, no one can see the protected areas. It is flexible for setting the camera. ☆ Built-in motion detection No more external sensors are required. Each video channel can be setup to detect any motion with customized settings. By tuning the object size and sensitivity, it is more reliable to fit into your environment. With this built-in facility, you can easily setup a security system in y
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Physical Description Front Panel Status LED’s NET SYS Tx/Rx Power Link LED1 10/100 (Heartbeat) Full duplex LED2 (Status) Each time Video Server starts up, it will perform power-on-self-test, abbreviated as POST, to examine every hardware module. As soon as the administrator plugs in the power connector both LED’s under the power LED will flash one by one until the diagnosis is done. If the result is good, both status LED’s will turn off for a while and then fo
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Item LED status Description Power-On-Self-Test LED1 and LED2 blink alternately by 150ms During the test LED1 blinks one time and LED2 blinks 3 times TM1302 test fail LED1 blinks one time and LED2 blinks 4 times RTL8100BL test fail Network LED1 off, LED2 off Network fail LED1 blink every 0.5 second, LED2 off Network normal, Heartbeat Camera control LED2 blink every 1 second Get the control message BNC video inputs Video Server allows up to four cameras attached at the same time. T
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Rear Panel Ethernet 10/100 socket Connect to an Ethernet network with a UTP category 5 cable of length shorter than 100 meters according to the standard. COM port This RS232 serial port is dedicated to control the PTZ cameras attached to COM port. General I/O terminal block Video Server provides a very flexible general I/O interface to combine with the user’s security devices such as sensors, alarms, lighting or door locks. Two green connectors are included in the package
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9 Opto-isolated sensor input 1(+) Max. 50mA, 12V DC 10 Opto-isolated sensor input 1(-) Ground 11 Opto-isolated sensor input 2(+) Max. 50mA, 12V DC 12 Opto-isolated sensor input 2(-) Ground 13 RS485 A D+, non-inverting 14 External power input Min. 1.5A, 12~15V AC or DC 15 External power input Min. 1.5A, 12~15V AC or DC 16 Relay output 3 – Normal Open Max. 1A, 24V DC or 0.5A, 125V AC 17 Relay output 3 – Common Short with NC at initial state 18 Relay output 3 – Normal Close Max. 1A, 24V
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pin 12 and pin 22 to pin 25 can be connected to external sensors and the state of voltage will be monitored according to the programmed conditions on the configuration page or the external script file. Four relay switches can be used to turn on or off external devices. When the system starts up, COMMON of both relay switches will be short with NC. A simple diagram of example is shown below. If DI1 in configuration is set as rising to drive DO1 to high that denotes COMMON of DO1 short wi
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How to Install To easily fit into various environments, Video Server automatically detects the attached interfaces and configures itself to the best condition. Therefore users need not care whether the connected cameras are either NTSC or PAL, and whether the Ethernet speed is 10Mbps or 100 Mbps. Video Server can support four cameras but only one modulation type at the same time. If more than one camera is connected, the modulation type of “Video1” will be chosen as the first priorit
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Ethernet Environment Hardware installation Before installing multiple Video Server’s at the well-chosen locations, the administrator should memorize the serial numbers on the packages respectively for future use. Cable connection Shut down all the peripheral devices prior to connection. The video BNC, Ethernet cable and power adapter are essential for basic viewing function. If the attached cameras belong to the same motorized model, they can be concatenated to single COM port and
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Software installation Easy way with installer program In order to configure Video Server’s remotely, administrators should keep the serial numbers of the new Video Server’s for identification. After successfully mounting Video Server’s in the proper position, run the Installation Wizard on the PC in the same network to locate the newly mounted Video Servers. After searching, Video Servers will be located by the Installation Wizard. There may be several entries shown in the window. The A
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environment. If there is DHCP service over the network, the Installation Wizard will catch the given information, then display the serial number and given IP address for each Video Server as the figure above. If there is no DHCP server, the Video Server will try to find a free IP address (this takes from 15 second to 3 minutes, depending on the LAN status). The method of finding 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
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First access to Video Server Set password of administrator The administrator must change the root password immediately after the initial installation to ensure security. The root password should be well memorized since there is no way to retrieve or recover it. After changing the password, the browser will display an authentication window to ask for the new password. Manage user privilege For complete protection from illegal usage, Video Server provides three privileges and always
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Server is accurate. Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of Video Server, if the root password is set, a dialogue window will pop out to request a username and password. The primary users will be allowed to enter as soon as the administrator finishes adding user profiles. Upon successful authentication, the main page will be displayed. In the figure, the foreground is the login window and the background shows the message when authentication fails. The us
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Installing Plug-in If it is initial access to Video Server via the Web browser supporting server push, the motioned pictures will display directly. If the Web browser is Internet Explorer in Windows, users will be asked to install a new plug-in that is provided by Video Server. This plug-in has been registered for certificate and is used to display motioned pictures in the Internet Explorer. Users may click on “Yes” to install the plug-in. If the web browser does not allow the user to in
