Vivotek IP2121 Specifications

- 8 - Physical Description Rear Panel Status LED’s Each time Network Camera starts up, it will perform power-on-self-test, abbr

- 9 - before installed OFF OFF after installed flash OFF Ethernet 10/100 socket Connect to an Ethernet network with a UTP

- 10 - device is too far to allow accurate function, an external power source may be used to pull high the RS485 signal. Network

- 11 - Power adapter Connect the power jack of the included power adapter. Connecting the power adapter should be the last opera

- 12 - How to Install To easily fit into various environments, Network Camera automatically detects the attached interfaces and c

- 13 - Ethernet Environment Hardware installation Before installing multiple Network Cameras at the well-chosen locations, the a

- 14 - Connect the power jack of the power adapter to Network Camera prior to plugging the utility end into the utility power so

- 15 - Software configuration In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Admi

- 16 - Upon Installation Wizard’s start up, a searching box will pop up. This program searches for product on the same LAN:

- 17 - The IP addresses shown in the "Current IP Address" field reflect those on the local network. They may be fro

- 1 - Product name: Network Camera (IP21x1) Release Date: 2005/07/06 Manual Revision: 2.00 Web site: www.vivot

- 18 - For more detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual of the Installation Wizard.

- 19 - For more detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual of the First access to Network Camer

- 20 - Modem Environment Hardware installation Before installing Network Camera, the administrator should memorize the serial num

- 21 - unplugged until other cables are firmly connected. In the environment without Ethernet, administrators can use the include

- 22 - Software installation Via Ethernet Enter the COM configuration Web page and select the driver type as modem. Well configur

- 23 - 4. Choose the serial port that the included null modem cable is attached to and click on . The null modem is now ready for

- 24 - Setup a new connection 1. After the 33600 bps modem is installed, open the dialup network folder in Windows to build a new

- 25 - 5. Right-click on the newly setup connection icon for entering properties. 6. In the first General page, clear "

- 26 - Now the connection is ready to use for null modem. Double click the newly setup connection. A dialing information window w

- 27 - First access to Network Camera in null modem mode Through direct connection by null modem cable, administrators can conne

- 2 - Before You Use It is important to carefully examine the contents with the Chapter Package Contents after opening the packag

- 28 - First access to Network Camera in modem mode If the dial-out is not prohibited and the attached modem is recognized, Netwo

- 29 - How to Use Open your familiar web browser and connect to Network Camera just like a general web site and the video will pr

- 30 - Installing Plug-in If it is initial access to Network Camera via the Web browser supporting server push, the motioned pict

- 31 - Main Page Basic functions are displayed in main entrance page of Network Camera. The first figure below is graphic mode th

- 32 - Text mode Video quality selection It allows users to adjust the video quality for speed or smoothness. The performance

- 33 - System configuration There is a button or text link in the left side of the system configuration that only appears in adm

- 34 - System Configuration Introduction The system configuration can be easily done remotely on Internet Explorer through the W

- 35 - Setup Wizard The setup wizard will guide administrator to enter necessary information including system name, current date

- 36 - Definitions of Configuration System parameters Change host name The “host name” is used for the homepage title of main pag

- 37 - Security privilege Change root password To change the administrator’s password, type the new password in both text boxes i

- 3 - Table of Contents Before You Use...2 Package Contents...

- 38 - Network settings Fix the IP address To eliminate incautious mistakes during installation, Network Camera will stay in inst

- 39 - the SMTP server rejects upon any failure. Some ISP may reject the mail if the address is invalid. FTP settings To send th

- 40 - Video and motion detection Adjust image settings "Time stamp" and "Text on image" will be enclosed

- 41 - motion amplitude of some object in the monitored screen is over the settings, a white M in red background will indicate at

- 42 - ISP information setup In PPP interface, a modem option will show instead of camera control 2. Configurations include mode

- 43 - the pair of login name and password is dependent on the ISP and is different from what is used in the authentication proce

- 44 - Application constitution Administrators can use combinations of options on the application page to perform many useful sec

- 45 - event” option to drive some device attached to the digital output several seconds after the event happens and/or send snap

- 46 - Homepage layout There are two homepage display modes. One is "Image mode" that uses graphics for links; the oth

- 47 - View log file There is some useful information in the system log including current system configuration and activity histo

- 4 - Appendix...67 A. Troubleshooting ...

- 48 - Advanced Functions Capture Up-to-date Still Images Get snapshot via URL Administrator and users can use the specific URL t

- 49 - Video Embedded in Customers’ Homepage In additional to the URL, some scripts should be added to download a plug-in for mot

- 50 - Download Event-triggered Snapshots There are three video image files for the video channel of three stages: pre-alarm, the

- 51 - Uploading Snapshots Periodically Upload snapshots to external FTP server In sequential mode, Network Camera will send out

- 52 - Customize Graphics in Homepage While in text mode, there is a small icon named BTN_TEXT.GIF preceding with each link that

- 53 - Command Script for Complex Applications Besides the application wizard, Network Camera provides a more professional comman

- 54 - “Digital input state”: H (high), L (low), / (low to high), \ (high to low) “M”: motion detection event. “Channel N

- 55 - Practical examples The script file is limited to maximum 500 characters. The actual performance will depend on the compl

- 56 - URL for External Device Control Query status of digital input /cgi-bin/getdi.cgi Network Camera will return status of four

- 57 - Transparent Remote Serial Driver Network Camera provides a highly customized control support to third-party serial interfa

- 5 - Package Contents If any of the following items are missing, please contact your reseller. Network Camera IP2111/IP2121

- 58 - URL of System Maintenance Download System Log via FTP Besides viewing the system log from the web page, administrators can

- 59 - Configure System via FTP Administrators can use FTP to configure Network Camera much quicker than Web page especially for

- 60 - (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) <user password> (0)0002D1040011 string of max

- 61 - <com speedlink name> (0) string of maximum 8 characters (1) string of maximum 8 characters (2)

- 62 - <ftp init path> string of maximum 40 characters <ftp passive> NO or YES <backup ftp ser

- 63 - <enable camera control> 10 <uart mode> RS485 or RS232 <other control commands> (0) string

- 64 - NO or YES<video is open> NO or YES

- 65 - Telnet Commands Network Camera has a Telnet daemon for only administrators to access some seldom used functions. Using an

- 66 - Erase snapshots stored in Flash memory Typing "erase image" will clear all snapshots saved in Flash memory. Er

- 67 - Appendix A. Troubleshooting Power-On-Self-Test After the power has been turned on, Network Camera will perform a self-diag

- 5 - Camera control cable

- 68 - B. Frequently Asked Questions Q Why can’t I see the Network Camera in the installer after reboot? A The installer is only

- 69 - Q How can I use a name instead of the IP address to connect Network Camera? A To allow users to connect to Network Camera

- 70 - 2. bandwidth share, 3. number of users, 4. number of video input is accessed at one time, 5. the complicated objects in vi

- 71 - ‘Input is Rising’ and ‘Input is Falling’ rather than ‘Input is High’ and ‘Input is Low’ to let the condition be triggered

- 72 - C. Upgrade System Firmware Customers can frequently check the appropriate product folder on our web site to download the l

- 73 - D. URL Commands of Network Camera For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, Netwo

- 74 - System resource URL There are some images used on the homepage when the homepage layout is in image mode. Administrators m

- 75 - General format of command URL Every configuration can be set through URL with POST method by administrators only. <gene

- 76 - characters> slow <not required> Snapshot mode open <not required> enable demo account camctrl <not

- 77 - characters> returnmail <text string shorter than 80 characters> return address ftp1 <domain name or IP addre

- 6 - Features and Benefits Network Camera is a high-performance networking video transmitter. With powerful VLIW DSP core and fu

- 78 - Image quality configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/image.cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION brightness <-5 ~ 5> adjust brightn

- 79 - COM configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/serial1.cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION RS232 switch COM to RS232 interface RS485 switc

- 80 - Camera custom command configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/cuscom.cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION up1 <text string shorter th

- 81 - Modem configuration URL:/cgi-bin/serialmodem.cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION yes allow Network Camera dialing out on event d

- 82 - enfile <not required> enable script file emode <not required> event operation showalert <not required&g

- 83 - Homepage layout configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/layout.cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION blank hide logo def use default logo

- 84 - E. Camera Control Cable The included cable can be used to control motorized cameras of desktop types from Sony and Canon.

- 85 - F. Time Zone Table While setting the time zone in automatic date/time synchronization, find the hour offset in the followi

- 86 - (GMT+01:00) West Central Africa (GMT+02:00) Athens, Istanbul, Minsk (GMT+02:00) Bucharest (GMT+02:00) Cairo (GMT+02:00)

- 87 - (GMT+10:00) Hobart (GMT+10:00) Vladivostok (GMT+11:00) Magadan, Solomon Is., New Caledonia (GMT+12:00) Auckland, Wellingt

- 7 - reliable to fit into your environment. With this built-in facility, you can easily setup a security system in your home or

- 88 - G. Technical Specifications System CPU: Trimedia PNX1300 RAM: 16MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM Networking Adjustable bandw

- 89 - Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) USA - This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B