Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto VS3100P del fabbricante Vivotek
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- 1 - www .vivotek.com Product name: Video Server (VS3100P) Rel ea s e D at e: 2005/04/07 Manual R evision: 1.30 We b s i t e : www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.
- 2 - www .vivotek.com Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country . The Video Server is not only a high-performance web-ready ca mera but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system.
- 3 - www .vivotek.com Table of Contents Before Y ou Use This Prod uct ...................................................................... 2 P ackage Contents .................................................................................... 6 Physical Description .
- 4 - www .vivotek.com Fine-tuning for Best P erformance . ................................................. 19 Opening accounts for new users ... ................................................ 21 Change homepage layout .............................
- 5 - www .vivotek.com Query status of the digital input . .................................................. 55 Drive the digital output ............................................................... 55 R estore factory defaul t settings ...........
- 6 - www .vivotek.com Package Contents VS3100P P ower adapter I/O terminal block connector Software CD Quick installation gu ide W arranty card.
- 7 - www .vivotek.com Physical Description Front Panel BNC video input 75Ohms resistanc e video port for conne cting an external camera. T o ensure video modulation type being correctly detected, cameras should be attached and powered on before the Video Server is powered on.
- 8 - www .vivotek.com BNC video output Bypass the video inpu t signal to additional terminal o r surveillance equipment. RCA audio input The audio input is connected by RCA connector of mono-audio Line- In signal. Status LED The Video Server provides a LED to show its status.
- 9 - www .vivotek.com relay switch for device control. Pin 1 and pin 2 can be connect ed to an external sen sor device and the state of v ol tage will be monitored from the in itial state 'LOW'. The relay switch of pin 3 and pin 4 can be used to tu rn on or off the external de vice.
- 10 - www .vivotek.com Installation Hardware installation Before installing multiple Video Servers at the well-chosen locati ons, 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.
- 11 - www .vivotek.com Software installation At the end of the hardware installation, users can u se Installation Wizard program included in the prod uct CDROM to find the location of the Video Server . There may b e many Video Servers in the local network.
- 12 - www .vivotek.com Initial Access to the Video Server Check Network Settings The Video Server can be connected either before or immediately after software installation onto the Lo cal Area Network.
- 13 - www .vivotek.com How to Use Authentication After opening the W eb browser and typin g in the URL of the Video Server , a dialogu e window pops up to request a u sername and password. Upon successful authentication, the following figure is displayed.
- 14 - www .vivotek.com Installing plug-in F or the initial access to the Video Server in Windows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Vi deo Server . P ermissio n request depends on the Internet security settings of the user ’ s PC or notebook.
- 15 - www .vivotek.com Primary user’s capability Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has two parts: Configuration functions : The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View : What the camera sees. Click on the configuration link to the le ft of the image window to enter the configur a tion page.
- 16 - www .vivotek.com Digital Zoom Click on the ma gnifier icon under the camera view then the digital zoom control panel will be shown. Uncheck “D isable digital zoo m” and use the slider contr ol to change the zoom factors. Digital Output Clicking on the “On” or “Off” bu tton turns the digital output to either on or off status.
- 17 - www .vivotek.com Client settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will as k for a new plug-in in stallation, the plug-in being the Video Server . This plug-in ha s been registered for certification and can be used to change the parameters at the client ’ s site.
- 18 - www .vivotek.com The HTTP protocol must be selected if the network is prote cted by a firewall and it only allows HT TP Port (80) to be opened. In this mode, audio wi ll not be sent and only video is operational. If no special need is required, UDP protocol is recommended.
- 19 - www .vivotek.com Administrator’s capability Fine-tuning for Best Performance Best performance generally equates to the fa stest image refresh rate with the best video quality , and at the lo west network bandwidth as possible.
- 20 - www .vivotek.com the bit r ate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame rate to 25 fps or 30 fps. If the images vary dramatically in your environment, you may want to slow the maximum frame r ate down to 20 fps in order t o lower the rate of data transmission.
- 21 - www .vivotek.com Opening accounts for new users Protect Video Server by passwords The Video Server is shipped without any password by default. That m e an s every one can access t he Video Server in cluding the configur ation as long as the IP addres s is known.
- 22 - www .vivotek.com More flexible options for viewers ○ 4 The first option allow s any one u ses “demo” as the user name to view w ithout password. The Administrator can also decide if more viewers ar e allowed to watch the video if the viewers exceed the limit.
- 23 - www .vivotek.com How to change the font color 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Click on “Homepage layout” at the left column, 3. Find “Font color” a nd pull down the list to choo se any color you like, 4. Click on “Save” button.
- 24 - www .vivotek.com If you want to use the image from ano ther web site as background, 3. Find “Background gr aph” and cho ose “Url” , 4. T ype the URL of the image on the Internet in th e edit box, for example, “http://dgl.microsoft.com/thum bnails/j023/j0235217(t).
- 25 - www .vivotek.com How to change the image logo at the upper left corner of homepage 1. Click on “Configuration” on homepage, 2. Click on “Homepage layout” at the left column, If y ou want t o r emove a ny logo , 3. Find “Logo graph” and choose “blank” , 4.
- 26 - www .vivotek.com 7. T ransfer logo.gif in local folder to the Vi deo Server , 8. Close the F TP program and reload the homepage of the Video Server . If you want to add hyperlink to the logo image, 3. Find “Logo l ink” and type the hyp erlink in the edit bo x, for example, http://www.
- 27 - www .vivotek.com How to design my own homepage to replace the current one 1. Prepare your own homepag e with size less than 65000 bytes and rename it to user .htm, 2. Insert the html codes of video obje ct, the bold Italian text in the following example, into the appropriate position in user .
- 28 - www .vivotek.com 3. Open an FT P client progr a m and connect to the Video Server . The use r name and password is a s same as the Administrator ’ s. 4. T r ansfer user .htm in local folder to the Video Server , 5. Close the F TP program and reload the homepage of the Video Server , 6.
- 29 - www .vivotek.com Build a multimedia web attraction site Demo on multiple sites – mid-scale service The Video Server can allow ten visitors on- line simultaneously . After Installation, fo cus the Video Server on any view y ou would like fr iends to share an d tell the visitors to type in the web browse r address.
- 30 - www .vivotek.com If you want to expand to allow in more viewers, the host server should be able to handle large network traffic, which must ha ndle the picture refres hing fr om t he Vid eo Server . If the web space ha s FTP servic e, Set the Video Server as an FTP client to up load the pictures.
- 31 - www .vivotek.com 5. Click on “ Applicati on” at the left column, 6. Select the weekday and daily schedule yo u w ant to upload the pictures, 7. Select “Sequential operation” and set the interval, 8. Select F TP without date time suff ix as the upload method an d click on save, 9.
- 32 - www .vivotek.com ****** Example homepage begin ****** <html> <head> <title>Example - au to refresh</title> </head> <body background="/pic/wallppr .
- 33 - www .vivotek.com Build a security application The Administrator can combine options on th e application page to perform many useful security applications. There a re two trigger sources coming from attached devices such as for motion detection.
- 34 - www .vivotek.com 5. Set the delay before detecting ne xt event to avoid continuous false alarms following the original ev ent, 6. Set the delay to take snapshots after event to capture the dire.
- 35 - www .vivotek.com 16. Check “Upload snapshots while m otion detected” , if e-mailing the snapshots is preferred, 17. Check “Send snapshots by email” , 18.
- 36 - www .vivotek.com Software revision upgrade Customers can obtain the up-to-date so ftw are from the web site of Vivotek. An easy -to -use Installation Wizard is provided to upgrade the Video Server with just a few clicks. The upgrade function is opened to the Administr ator only .
- 37 - www .vivotek.com Definitions in Configuration Only the Administrator can access sy stem configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages.
- 38 - www .vivotek.com System parameters "Host name" The text displays the title at the top of the ma in page. “Turn off the LED indicator” Check this option to shut off the LED be side the lens. It can prev ent others from obs e rving the oper ation.
- 39 - www .vivotek.com Security settings “Root password” Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new passwo rd identically in both t ext boxes. The typed entries will be display ed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser wi ll ask the Administr ator for the new passwor d for access.
- 40 - www .vivotek.com Network settings Any changes made on this page will restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking on . "Reset IP address at next boot" , the default status is che ck ed to get IP add ress automatically at the server start.
- 41 - www .vivotek.com “User name of SMTP 2” , gr a nted user name on the backup email server . “Password of SMTP 2” , granted password on the backup e mail server . “Recipient email address 2” The email address of the recipients for the ba ckup server .
- 42 - www .vivotek.com users must be not ified the change for the connection to be su ccessful. For instance, when the Administrator changes the HT TP port of th e Video Server whose IP address is 192.168.0.100 from 80 to 8080, th e users must type in the web browser “http://192.
- 43 - www .vivotek.com DDNS and UPnP settings “Enable DDNS” This option turns on the DDNS function. “Provider” The p rovider list contains four hosts that provide DDNS services. Please connect to the service provider ’ s website to make sure the service charges.
- 44 - www .vivotek.com Video codec parameters “Text on video” The text will be displayed in the black bar a bove the video window with a timestamp. The timesta mp is captur ed from the date and time of the Video Server that is maintained by a built-in real-time clock.
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- 46 - www .vivotek.com Motion detection “Enable motion detection” Check this option to turn on motion detect ion. Click on this button to add a new window . At most three windows can exist simult ane ously . Use the mouse to cl ick, hold, and drag t he window frame to resize or the title bar to move.
- 47 - www .vivotek.com Application settings Weekly schedule “Sun” ~ “Sat” Select the days of the wee k to perform the follo wing oper a tions. “Snapshots begin at” Set the time to start operations. “Snapshots stop at” Set the time to stop operations.
- 48 - www .vivotek.com for the snapshots, before event, right upon event, and after event. The date and time suffix may also be added a s an option. Confirm the e xternal mail or F TP server settings in the network configuration.
- 49 - www .vivotek.com Homepage layout settings “Use the customized homepage” , check this option to use “user .htm” uploade d by the Administrator instead of the default one. R efer to the section “ Administrator’s capability” for detail us age.
- 50 - www .vivotek.com Viewing system log Click the link on th e configur ation pag e to view the syst em log file . The content of the file provides usefu l information about configuration and connection after system boot- up. Viewing system parameters Click on this link on th e configuration page to view the entire system’ s par ameter set.
- 51 - www .vivotek.com Appendix A. Troubleshooting Status LED After powering up, the Video Server performs a self -d iagnostic to detect any hardware defect s. The following t able lists the LED patt erns in genera l. In case of any fatal e rror , the LED will blink in a patte rn other than those below.
- 52 - www .vivotek.com B. Frequently asked questions Q What if I for get my password? A After the Ad ministr ator' s password is a ssigned, every access to the Video Server needs authentication. If y ou a re one of the managed users, you have to ask the Administrator for the password.
- 53 - www .vivotek.com Q Can I install it on ceiling? A Y es. There are flip and mirror options in video configuration page to correct the images for upside down installation. Q The image is not clear enough. A Rotate the lens to adjust the focus a fter the Video Server is installed in the pro per position.
- 54 - www .vivotek.com Q How fast is the video rate of the Video Server? A The MPEG4 codec engine can process 30 fr ames per second in ternally . H owever the total performance is subje ct to many coefficients as follows: 1. Network throughput, 2. Bandwidth share, 3.
- 55 - www .vivotek.com C. URL commands of the Video Server For some customers who already have their own web site or web control a pplication, the Video Server can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section lists the commands in URL forma t corresponding to the basic functions o f the erase Video Server .
- 56 - www .vivotek.com The Video Server will automati cally restart after restoring factory default configurations. Restart system /setup/reset.cgi R estart the Video Server without warning.
- 57 - www .vivotek.com Page URL The configuration page has a frame layout including an option list frame and an option page frame. R eferen ced URLs, except for th e configuration page, direct users to the option page frame only . Some pages, such as image quality setting and preset setting, are opened in new windows for preview .
- 58 - www .vivotek.com General format of command URL Every configur ation can be set through URL with POST method by the Administrator only . <general format> URL[?[name=value][&name=v alue]……] <method> POST <authorized user> root System configuration URL URL: /setup/system.
- 59 - www .vivotek.com Security configuration URL URL: /setup/security .cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION rootpass <text string shorter than 15 characters> change root passw ord username <text str.
- 60 - www .vivotek.com smtp1 <domain name or IP address> primar y SMTP server smtp1Usr <string shorter than 39 characters> user name for pr imary SMTP server smtp1pass <string shorter .
- 61 - www .vivotek.com yes access FTP server in passive mode Pasv2 no access F TP server in active mode http <number less than 65535> HT TP port cport <number less than 6 5535> control Ch.
- 62 - www .vivotek.com enupnp yes, no Enable UPnP function. This option must be resent whenever the U RL is called, if UPnP function is to be enabled.
- 63 - www .vivotek.com 256000 set bit rate to 256K b ps 384000 set bit rate to 384K b ps 512000 set bit rate to 512K b ps 768000 set bit rate to 768K b ps 1000000 set bit r ate to 100 0K bps 1200000 .
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- 65 - www .vivotek.com Application configuration URL URL: /setup/app.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION emode <not required> event mode applica tion smode <not required> sequential mode applicat.
- 66 - www .vivotek.com Homepage layout configuration URL URL: /setup/layout.cgi NAME V ALUE DESCRIPTION blank hide logo def use default logo cuslogo url use image from URL logourl <text string sho.
- 67 - www .vivotek.com D. Technical specifications - System CPU: T rimedi a PNX130 0 RAM: 8MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM - Networking Protocol TCP /IP , HT TP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NT P , DNS , DHCP .
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device compiles wit h FCC Rules Part 15. Ope r ation is subject to the follo w ing two conditions. • This device may not cause harmful interfere nce, and • This device must accept any interferen ce received, including interf erence that may cause undesired operation.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Vivotek VS3100P è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Vivotek VS3100P - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Vivotek VS3100P imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Vivotek VS3100P ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Vivotek VS3100P, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Vivotek VS3100P.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Vivotek VS3100P. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Vivotek VS3100P insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
