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1. 2 NO or YES 3 NO or YES lt snapshot channel enabled gt 0 NO or YES 1 NO or YES 2 NO or YES 3 NO or YES lt series snapshot channel enabled gt 0 NO or YES 1 NO or YES 2 NO or YES 3 NO or YES lt application mode gt 0 disabled 1 for Sequential 10 for motion detection event 12 for DI event lt visual alert gt NO lt upload method gt O lt file with time suffix gt YES lt tenth seconds to snapshot after event 5 lt snapshots taken after event gt 1 lt percentage of object size over screens 0 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 lt percentage of sensitivity gt 0 95 1 95 2 95 3 95 lt seconds to snapshot periodically gt O lt time to start snapshot gt 00 00 00 lt time to stop snapshot gt 00 00 00 DEMO lt demo enabled gt lt PTZ enabled gt 0 NO 1 NO 2 NO 3 NO lt video is open gt 0 NO 1 NO 2 NO NLC 65 or YES FTP I for email or NO 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 Eee eE Pee 24 hours format 24 hours format or YES or YES or YES or YES or YES or YES or YES or YES or YES AEM Telnet Commands Video Server has a Telnet daemon for only administrators to access some seldom used functions Using any general terminal program to connect to Video Server will prompt the user for a password Username is not requested here since only administrators can access the Telnet daemon The password is as same as tha
2. Application wizard or configure Application and Demo Besides these features administrators can adjust the system date and time in System or have different homepage layout by configuring Homepage layout Video Server also provides some system maintenance like View log file View parameters and Factory default 32 AEM Es Setup Wizard The setup wizard will guide administrator to enter necessary information including system name current date and time administrator s password video configuration and captions and network settings Administrators can exit the procedures anytime to reserve the current configuration Finally the setup wizard will ask for reboot to validate the changes and administrators can decide to reboot later Ed Application Wizard There are two main applications including surveillance system and web attraction by means of Video Server The former one will utilize the built in motion detection and external sensors to integrate with the existing e mail or FTP server or external alarms to constitute a security system It also possesses the weekly schedule for timed monitoring The later one will customize the main page to your personal style and setup accounts for your possible visitors The application is perfectly constructed and performed on several clicks by your fingertip Administrators can additionally configure the application parameters in the Application page of conf
3. lt existing position name gt delete preset position AEM Custom camera configuration URL URL NAME baud1 data1 stop1 parity 1 upl downl left1 right1 homel telel widel baud2 data2 stop2 parity2 up2 down2 left2 right2 VALUE lt integer gt lt integer gt 1 cqi bin custom cqi 2 lt other than 1 gt None Odd Even lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt integer gt lt integer gt il shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter 2 lt other than 1 gt None Odd Even lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string shorter shorter shorter shorter than than than than than than than than than than than DESCRIPTION set baud rate of COM1 set data bits of COML set 1 stop bit of COM1 set 2 stop bits of COM1 set parity check of COMI to none set parity check of COM1 to odd set parity check of COMI to even 80 tilt up command string of COM1 80 tilt down command string of COM1 80 pan left command string of COM1 80 pan right command string of COM1 80 home command string of COM1 80 zoom in command string of COM1 80 zoom out command string
4. 2 for COM2 not PTZF camera or 1 for COM1 2 for COM2 not PTZF camera or 1 for COM1 2 for COM2 not PTZF camera or 1 for COM1 2 for COM2 depending on the camera depending on the camera depending on the camera depending on the camera or YES or YES or YES or YES string of maximum 16 characters string of maximum 16 characters string of maximum 16 characters string of maximum 16 characters or NO for monochrome or NO for monochrome or NO for monochrome or NO for monochrome 62 AEM lt video quality gt 0 150 for Excellent 100 for Detailed 75 for Good 1 150 38 for Standard 14 for Medium 2 150 3 150 lt default size gt 0 1 for Half 2 for Standard 3 for Double 1 1 4 for Halfx2 5 for Standardx2 2 1 3 1 lt brightness gt 0 0 5 5 1 0 5 5 2 0 5 5 3 0 5 5 lt contrast gt 0 0 5 5 1 0 5 5 2 0 5 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 lt saturation gt 0 0 5 5 1 0 5 5 2 0 5 5 3 0 5 5 SERIAL1 lt data bits gt 0 lt stop bits gt 0 lt parity bits gt 0 None 1 for Odd 2 for Even lt baud rate gt lt ccd model gt None 1 for Generic 2 for Sony VI SCA 3 for Canon VC C1 4 for Canon VC C3 5 for Canon VC C4 6 for DynaDome 7 for Pelco D 8 for LiLin 9 for Ernitec 10 for Custom Camera lt uart mode gt RS232 or RS485 lt speedlink commands gt 0 string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maxi
5. Though Video Server is not only a high performance surveillance system but also a networked video server ensure that the operations of such devices are legal before installing this unit for surveillance Those paragraphs preceding with AN must be fully understood and cautioned Ignoring the warnings may result in serious hazards AEM Table of Contents Before You USE La 1 Package CONCEDES jr 4 Features and Benefits annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 5 Physical Description aan 7 FONE PANO oere a ee 7 FP 9 HOW TO TMSGL uvenn 12 Ethernet Environment aaaarvunnaarrunnnnnrnnnsnnrnnnnsernnnnnenrnnnnennr 13 Modem ENvirOnMent cccccccceeeeeeeeeeceueeeeeeeeeuveeeeeeuueeenteegs 18 HOW TO USO rn 27 Authentication sasesesessssrsrrrsnrrrrrnnrnrnrnrnrnrnrrrrnrnrnrnrnrnrnene 27 MENT PIN 28 Malh PE re 29 System Configuration unne 32 Hald OCU CClO I PO EE EE EEE Ei 32 EA Setup Ve 33 d Application 40 go EE EE 33 Definitions of Configuration araavanrrannnsvnnrrnnnnsennrrsnsssennnn 34 Advanced FUNCTIONS ssssssssu22su22n2suu220u2220u22 2 5 47 Capture Up to date Still IMAGES cece cece cece cece cece eee e eens 47 Get CONTINUOUS IMAGES ccc cecsee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeneeeeeteseaaes 48 Video Embedded in Customers HOMEPaGE 0cceeeeeeeeee 49 Download Event triggered SnapShots ccee eee eeeeeeeeeees 50 Uploading Snapshots Periodically cccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeee
6. maximum 80 characters lt background source gt http URL of logo type 2 maximum 80 characters lt logo link gt ott reference link of logo max 80 characters 60 lt button name gt 0 Videol used in text mode max 16 characters 1 Video2 used in text mode max 16 characters 2 Video3 used in text mode max 16 characters 3 Video4 used in text mode max 16 characters lt coml speedlink name gt string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters string of maximum 8 characters NETWORK lt install enabled gt YES reset IP whenever system boots or NO lt ppp enabled gt YES obsolete lt ethernet address gt 00 02 D1 04 00 11 read only lt host ip gt 192 168 0 207 standard IP format lt subnet mask gt 255 255 2550 standard IP format lt gateway ip gt 0 0 0 0 standard IP format lt primary name server gt 0 0 0 0 standard IP format lt secondary name server gt 0 0 0 0 standard IP format lt ntp enabled gt NO or YES lt network timing server gt IP address or domain name lt smtp mail server gt IP address or domain name lt mail recipient address gt string of maximum 80 characters lt mail return address gt Video Server string of maximum 80 charac
7. nr Gal I l 69 AEM B Frequently Asked Questions IQ Why can t I see the Video Server in the installer after reboot The installer is only used to install the IP address of Video Server If the IP address is fixed by checking the option in the installer the Video Server will no longer appear in the installer IQ Why can t I connect the Video Server after reboot If the IP address IS not fixed Video Server will always wait for installing command for a valid IP address That means the previous IP address will not be used if the option in the installer is not checked or the option inthe network configuration IS not cleared The benefit of waiting for a valid IP address by default is that administrators can find the Video Server in the installer to prevent I P conflict As long as the IP address is confirmed it is Suggested to fix the IP address to make Video Server automatically start up whenever regaining power IQ What if I forget my password Every access to Video Server needs authentication If you are not a permitted user you may view the images or control the camera as long as the demo account is opened The demo account user may use username as demo without any password to access limited features Ifyou are one of the managed users you have to ask the administrators for the password If you are the administrator there is no way to recover the root password The only way toregain access to Video Ser
8. should memorize the serial numbers on the packages respectively for future use Cable connection i b b be E e PE 1 ene z z on E P a ani Pk fei Ef fai nannns0000 mm e gt Ss F 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 will be differed by camera ID set on the cameras Refer to the related configuration section for detailed description Power on Make sure all cables are correctly and firmly connected Before turning on Video Server remember to run Installer program on PC or notebook in the same network first As long as the Reset network at next boot option in network Web page is enabled the Installer program is needed to install Video Server Turn on cameras sensors alarm devices and then attach power adaptor of Video Server to the electric power socket After the POST power on self test is complete and the result is successful Video Server is ready for software configuration as described in this manual At this stage network speed and video modulation type are automatically detected 13 AEM Software installation Easy way with installer program In order to configure Video Server s remotely administrators should keep the serial nu
9. DC power output Max 500mA at 12V DC 3 Relay output 2 Normal Close Max 1A 24V DC or 0 5A 125V AC 4 Relay output 2 Common Short with NC at initial state 5 Relay output 2 Normal Open Max 1A 24V DC or 0 5A 125V AC 6 Relay output 1 Normal Close Max 1A 24V DC or 0 5A 125V AC 7 Relay output 1 Common Short with NC at initial state 8 Relay output 1 Normal Open Max 1A 24V DC or 0 5A 125V AC 9 RS485 A D non inverting 10 RS485 B D inverting 11 External power input Min 1 5A 12 15V AC or DC 12 External power input Min 1 5A 12 15V AC or DC 13 Opto isolated sensor input 1 Max 50mA 12V DC 14 Opto isolated sensor input 1 Ground 15 Opto isolated sensor input 2 Max 50mA 12V DC 16 Opto isolated sensor input 2 Ground 17 Opto isolated sensor input 3 Max 50mA 12V DC 18 Opto isolated sensor input 3 Ground 19 Opto isolated sensor input 4 Max 50mA 12V DC 20 Opto isolated sensor input 4 Ground Power source Pair of pin 11 12 of AC or DC input Is a replacement with the power adapter in case the range cannot meet the requirement The voltage of the power source can be AC or DC and should fall in the range between 12V and 15V Polarity does not matter The DC output through Pin 1 2 is fed from power adapter of Video Server or pin 11 and pin 12 if an external power source IS attached The current of external devices is limited to less than 500mA The power adapter of Video Server and the e
10. Otherwise Video Server will boot up according to the new configuration automatically 137a AEM Video camera mapping and motion detection Enable video channels Only when the video source is Enable the related link will be displayed in the main page It is recommended to disable the video inputs without camera to improve the refresh rate within quad screen function There are three buttons for Image setting Camera setting and Motion detection regarding to each video channel The details are described in later paragraphs The video Modulation can be automatically detected by the system or manually selected by administrators Administrators can choose any video channel to be Default video source shown in the main page when users connect at the first time Adjust image settings Time stamp and Text on image will be enclosed in image for reference The timestamp is captured from date and time of Video Server that is maintained by an on board real time clock Color setting is independent of the connected camera and B W option can speed up the encoder a little Default quality option here will be the default quality when users first connect to Video Server Default size option here will be the default size of video window when users first connect to Video Server To customize for different camera administrators can adjust Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation for video com
11. account overflow It is recommended to use transient state rather than steady state For instance use Rising and Falling rather than High and Low to let the condition be triggered only when state is changed IQ have already set the video inputs to different quality but I still see the old quality setting when I choose Video All Video All is a special feature to be used for quick checking for four cameras at the same time Internally four Images of video inputs are compressed with the same settings based on the first video source IQ try to connect my black and white and color cameras with Video Server but the image Is not good Although Video Server allows users to choose color or black and white images for each camera hybrid camera types may increase video processing time and reduce system performance While connecting multiple cameras the same modulation type and color format are recommended IQ The image is not clear enough IS anything broken The lens can be fine adjusted by rotating the outer ring Please rotate it clockwise or counter clockwise to focus near or far 73 AEM C Upgrade System Firmware Customers can frequently check the appropriate product folder on our web site to download the latest firmware Only administrators can upgrade the system firmware of Video Server Easy way via Upgrade Wizard Run the Upgrade Wizard included in the product CDROM and proceed by the prompts Re
12. as soon as the system Is ready That can be used to verify if the settings work Then Video Server will always wait for someone to dial in To dial in Video Server setup a connection in dialup network on PC where the phone number is the phone line of Video Server After connecting successfully start the Web browser and connect to http 200 1 1 1 In this case Video Server runs as a dial up server and assigns the IP address of 200 1 1 100 to the PC at the other end While seeing the authentication message window type root as user name and the serial number of Video Server as the initial password The point to point connection allows users connecting Video Server for Surveillance at any time If the administrator has setup some conditions in the application Web page or the script file Video Server will automatically dial out based on the administrator s configuration Refer to the Application section in the Chapter Definitions of Configuration for special security applications 26 How to Use Open your familiar web browser and connect to Video Server just like a general web site and the video will present on demand Make sure the web address of the target Video Server Is accurate Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of Video Server a dialogue window will pop out to request a username and password For administrator s initial usage of Video Server enter the username as root and t
13. five buttons of custom commands for users to control the attached motorized cameras in addition to the default pan tilt zoom and focus control The custom commands mean that administrators can setup some special commands like activating or deactivating the wiper of dome according to the users manual of the attached motorized device Pa te ee System Configuration Introduction The system configuration can be easily done remotely on Internet Explorer through the Web interface There are two wizards in addition to classified categories of system configurations They can give friendly instructions and facilitate the setup job Alternately administrators may type directly the URL of system configuration http lt IP address of Video Server gt setup config html to directly enter the configuration page If administrators also want to set certain options through the URL read the relative section in the Chapter Advanced Usage for reference Video Server also Supports FTP to modify the system configuration file CONFIG INI for technical usage The details are described in the Chapter Advanced Usage Since it is a networking video server administrators should run Setup wizard or well configure Security Network and Video at least To support external serial port devices configure COM1 and COM2 and then Camera Setting in Video To utilize the built in features of security and web attraction run
14. for null B TER modem Double click the newly setup connection A dialing information window will pop up Enter root as user name and the serial number labeled on the bottom side 71 of the box as the password and click on 123567 S Notice that the letters in the serial number should be capital form For example ee Di Properes type A instead of a After some negotiation i prompts a connection status window will show the speed is 115200 bps After connection is established successfully go to the next section First access to Video Server If an error message indicates a hardware error while connecting for the first time especially in Microsoft Windows 2000 environment try again to recovery the possible detection failure 24 VF ON lt EM First access to Video Server in null modem mode Through direct connection by null modem cable administrators can connect to http 200 1 1 1 in the web browser 200 1 1 1 will be the default IP address of Video Server in dial in connection 200 1 1 100 will be the given IP address for the user s PC by Video Server The user name and password are the same as what was entered during software Installation After successful authentication administrators should see the motion pictures in the main page When using Microsoft Internet Explorer administrators must allow installing a plug in provided by Video Server additionally pr
15. from presence to loss X as long as Signal loss seconds of delay for the following actions after events happen 1 2 C NC O NO set video channel to go to preset location set preset location number to go to preset location send warning to server server IP server port texts to be sent to the server upload snapshots Fis by FTP M is by e mail take snapshot on channels define the format of the filename end of line image characterization pre trg pos 54 AEM Practical examples When any motion is detected on channel 1 or 2 Normal Close of relay output 1 will short with Common 1H 2 5 10 When DI 1 high companied with DI 2 transient from high to low Normal Open of relay output 1 will short with COMMON in 5 seconds B C D W 192 If there is no signal on channel 2 or 3 or 4 a message no 168 0 1 6000 no signal will be sent to port 6000 of 192 168 0 1 once Signal 2H V1P15 When sensor input 2 is high drive the camera mapped to video 1 to go to preset location 15 M34 UF S1234 N If any motion is detected on channel 3 or 4 upload snapshots video c a y takenon channel 1 2 3 and 4 Ifan event triggered at 19 05 30 M d h m s 2002 10 15 the snapshot files will be named as videolpre 20021015190530 jpg video2pre 20021015190530 jpg video3pre 20021015190530 jpg video4pre 20021015190530 jpg videoltrg 20021015190530 jpg video2trg 20021015190530 jpg v
16. is supposed to run any time keep the original settings but check the option All the time except for the above schedule 5 Check the option Enable the external script file to exclude the following settings to activate the command script Command format Event Operator Event Action Action Event Digital Input Number Digital Input State M Channel Number Channel Number Video Input State Operator 4 OR Kr AND Action Delay Time Digital Output Number Digital Output State V Channel Number P Preset Location Number W 1 IP Port Message U Method S Channel Number N filename Parameter explanation Item between brackets means optional but at least one item should exist Digital input number 1 4 53 AEM Digital input state M Channel Number Video input state Delay time Digital output number Digital output state V pP W IP Port Message U Method S N Um 1 The filename format Is C channel number a Y year M month d day h hour m minute S second t tenth second H high L low low to high high to low motion detection event A B C D for channel 1 2 3 4 signal from loss to presence signal
17. mail will return when the SMTP server rejects upon any failure Some ISP may reject the mail if the address is invalid FTP settings To send the log files described in the above paragraph via FTP the SMTP server should be erased Administrators must enter correct Primary FTP Server Primary FTP user name and Primary FTP password Primary FTP remote folder is the relative sub folder in the remote FTP server If the port of the remote FTP server is changed other than 21 set the real port to Primary FTP server port If the local network is protected by a firewall to prevent from initiating FTP connection from the remote FTP server you may be able to connect to the FTP server but unable to put any file due to data channel connection failure Check Primary FTP passive mode for passive transfer solution Another set of Secondary server settings is also provided for backup connection In either e mail or FTP the primary server information should be entered first If the primary server is not set the related FTP or email will be cancelled Note that it may take time to connect to the secondary server after the first one fails and it may affect some applications when conditions happen too often After everything is set click on 41 A warning message will pop out for confirmation After clicking on L Video Server will automatically restart If Reset network at next boot is kept checked perform software installation again
18. of COM1 set baud rate of COM2 set data bits of COM2 set 1 stop bit of COM2 set 2 stop bits of COM2 set parity check of COM2 to none set parity check of COM2 to odd set parity check of COM2 to even 80 tilt up command string of COM2 80 tilt down command string of COM2 80 pan left command string of COM2 80 pan right command string of COM2 85 home2 tele2 wide2 characters gt lt text string shorter than characters gt lt text string shorter than characters gt lt text string shorter than characters gt 80 home command string of COM2 80 zoom in command string of COM2 80 zoom out command string of COM2 Application configuration URL URL cqi bin app cai NAME VALUE Sun lt not required gt mon lt not required gt tue lt not required gt wed lt not required gt thu lt not required gt fri lt not required gt sat lt not required gt sbegin lt hh mm ss gt send lt hh mm ss gt INV lt not required gt enfile lt not required gt emode lt not required gt showalert lt not required gt mdchl lt not required gt mdch2 lt not required gt mdch3 lt not required gt mdch4 lt not required gt dil High Low Disable di2 High Low Disable di3 High Low Disable di4 High Low Disable Rising Rising Rising Rising Falling Falling Falling Falling DESCRIPTION set Sunday in weekly schedule set Monday in weekly schedule set Tueday in weekly schedule set
19. required gt allow user to view PTZ panel deluser lt text string shorter than 15existing user name slow delay characters gt lt not required gt snapshot mode lt integer gt refresh time in snapshot mode Network configuration URL URL NAME reset ip subnet router domain dns1 dns2 smtpl mailtol smtp2 mailto2 return http ftpl ftprpl ftouserl ftopassl cqi bin network cqi VALUE DESCRIPTION yes enable installation at next boot lt other than yes gt disable installation at next boot lt P address gt Video Server s IP address lt P address gt subnet mask lt P address gt default gateway lt text string shorter than 40 domain name of Video Server characters gt lt P address gt primary DNS server lt P address gt secondary DNS server lt domain name or IP address gt primary SMTP server lt text string shorter than 80mail recipient address characters gt lt domain name or IP address gt secondary SMTP server lt text string shorter than 80mail recipient address characters gt lt text string shorter than 80return address characters gt lt number less than 65535 gt HTTP port lt domain name or IP address gt primary FTP server lt number less than 65535 gt FTP server port lt text string shorter than 15 user name for primary FTP server characters gt lt text string shorter than 15 password for primary FTP server characters gt 78 AEM ftpfolder1 lt text str
20. select the appropriate PTZ model Refer to our Web site for newly supported PTZ drivers If the attached PTZ camera is not in the support list administrators can select Custom Camera to enter the proprietary commands for pan tilt zoom and focus control If itis nota PTZ camera but another serial device like video multiplexer administrators can select the Generic CGI command to control the device via CGI commands See the URL of External Device Control section in the Chapter Advanced Function for details COM port configuration After saving the driver type the COM port configuration will show up for entering the correct settings that depends on the camera type Refer to the Appendix Settings for Supported PTZ Cameras for default settings of supported PTZ camera including baud rate data bits stop bit and parity bit Custom commands Video Server provides five more custom commands other than general pan tilt zoom and preset functions Administrators can click on Custom Command and refer to the instruction manual of the attached device to setup frequently used functions The Command should be entered in ASCII format Video Server will translate it into binary code and send it out through the serial port For instance a text string of 8101LABC DEF will be translated into five bytes of hexadecimal 81 01 AB CD and EF The maximal length of a command string is 60 which is equivalent to 30 hexadecimal bytes Display string is
21. settings from this page Weekly schedule A useful weekly schedule is provided for daily security application Administrators can select weekdays from Monday to Friday with the daily schedule from 9 00 am to 6 00 pm that no one is at home to perform any event checking If the security system needs to be installed in office that no one is there during the nights or weekend administrators just set the time period as above then check All the time except for the above schedule for opposite operations External command script Administrators can write a Script named SCRI PT TXT to perfectly match the additional software according to the Command Script for Complex Applications section in the Chapter Advanced Functions After uploading this script to Video Server via FTP check the option Enable the external script file to exclude the following settings Otherwise Video Server will operate according to the settings below Event operation Video Server provides general options for two basic applications event operation for security and sequential operation for web attraction In event operation administrators have to setup some conditions to check and some actions to happen consequently The conditions include motion detection on any video channel and the status of any digital inputs While checking motion in video administrators should click on the monitored video channel to configure the appropriate parameters In the newly opened window
22. snapshots via FTP 50 AEM Uploading Snapshots Periodically Upload snapshots to external FTP server In sequential mode Video Server will send out snapshots according to interval and period settings If snapshot files are intended for quick updates it is better to skip date and time suffix The file name will then be videol jpg video2 jpg video3 jpg and video4 jpg for four channels If the snapshots are used for occasional monitoring suffix with date and time can help administrators classify them easily Send snapshots to external SMTP email server Comparing to the FTP method email will induce more delay But the email can notify users for prompt action 51 AEM Customize Graphics in Homepage While in text mode there is a small icon named BTN_TEXT GIF preceding with each link that can be changed by administrators While in image mode the default method will use the image stored in Flash memory The followings are the referenced file name and size limitation of each stored images Administrators may customize preferred image under the size limit and put to the specific name via FTP Administrators can download the original images before upload for backup Object File name Maximal size Logo logo gif Logo and background share 8000 bytes Background back gif Logo and background share 8000 bytes Link icon btn_text gif 2000 bytes Camera 1 button btn caml gif 5000 bytes Camera 2 button btn cam2 gif 5
23. the command in ASCII format after the special URL Video Server will parse the commands and translate into binary code to send out Send command to device attached to COM1 cgi bin senddata cgi com 1 amp data 123456 ABC DEFG amp flush yes amp wait 1000 amp read 6 This hyperlink will inform Video Server to send out binary format commands to COML with 0x12 0x34 0x56 followed by OxAB OxCD OxEF Each comma separates the commands by 200 milliseconds flush yes means the receive data buffer of COM port must be cleared before read Then read 6 bytes after waiting for 1000 milliseconds The read data can be up to 128 bytes and will return as ASCII coded hexadecimal value e g Ox41 0x42 0x43 read from COM port will show in returned homepage as 414243 instead of ABC Send command to device attached to COM2 cqi bin senddata cqi com 2 amp data 123456 ABCDEF This hyperlink will inform Video Server to send out binary format command to COM2 with 0x12 0x34 0x56 followed by OxAB OxCD OxEF after 600 milliseconds of three comma 57 AEM URL of System Maintenance Download System Log via FTP Besides viewing the system log from the web page administrators can download the system log file SYSTEM LOG via FTP To log into the FTP daemon enter root as the user name and the same administrator s password used in Web access Restart System via URL cgi bin reset cgi Restart Video Server without warni
24. 000 bytes Camera 3 button btn cam3 gif 5000 bytes Camera 4 button btn cam4 gif 5000 bytes Camera All button btn _ cama gif 5000 bytes Configuration btn conf gif 5000 bytes Usage via FTP is illustrated as below cs MS DOS Prompt Cir gt ftp 192 168 868 254 Eq ONE TELTET MENE 1 Type adminitrator s name root 220 Visual amp erver FIP server read TET TG PT HEG TT root 31 Password required Password 2 Type root s password that is hidden 230 User namna annant ad fim gt put myphoto gif logo gif HH PORT commana UR 158 ready to take file 3 put source file destination file 226 closing ftp 3916 bytes sent in Geconds 391680080 66Kbytes sec ftp gt hye 221 Goodbye any oe AEM Command Script for Complex Applications Besides the application wizard Video Server provides a more professional command script for advanced applications The command script will be executed exclusively with the settings in Application page of system configuration except for the weekly schedule To build the advanced application follow the steps below 1 Use any text editor to edit the appropriate command script according to the command format The script size cannot exceed 500 bytes 2 Save the script as a file named SCRIPT TXT 3 Use FTP with administrator s privilege to upload the script file 4 Enter the Application page in system configuration to define the time period in weekly schedule If it
25. 5 AEM View log file There is some useful information in the system log including current system configuration and activity history with timestamp for tracking View parameters The whole system parameters will be categorized listed for administrators to check The content is the same as CONFIG INI Factory default It is used to restore the factory default settings This means any changes made before will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial status as shipping out of the factory After confirmation the system will restart and require the software installation to setup the network AG AEM Advanced Functions Capture Up to date Still Images Get snapshot via URL Administrator and users can use the specific URL to capture the current still image Video channel URL Video 1 http lt IP of Video Server gt cgi bin videol jpg lt param gt lt value gt Video 2 http lt IP of Video Server gt cgi bin video2 jpg lt param gt lt value gt Video 3 http lt IP of Video Server gt cgi bin video3 jpg lt param gt lt value gt Video 4 http lt IP of Video Server gt cgi bin video4 jpg lt param gt lt value gt Quad of all http lt IP of Video Server gt cgi bin videoall jpg lt param gt lt value gt Additional parameters param value Description quality 1 Medium 2 Standard 3 Good 4 Detailed 5 Excellent size 1 Half 2 Standard 3 Double Get snapshot via FTP Administrator and
26. 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 F T F T J T J J ETHERNET 10 100 LJ 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 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 Once the Ethernet cable is connected without error Video Server will utilize the Ethernet interface prior to the modem attached to COM2 COMI port This RS232 serial port is dedicated to controlling the PTZ cameras attached to COM1 unless the administrator pre configures COM1 as an RS485 interface that is accessed through two pins in the general I O terminal block COM2 port This RS232 serial port can connect with a modem or the included null modem cable to utilize dial up network when Ethernet Is not available If Video Server operates with an Ethernet interface the administrator may use this port to control another PTZ cameras attached to this serial port General 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 to connect the external devices The general I O terminal block has twenty pins for device control These pins can be divided into three categories based on their functions including power source RS485 and digital inputs and outputs AEM No Pin description Regulation 1 DC power output Max 500mA at 12V DC 2
27. TP URL Refer to the Download Event triggered Snapshots section for details Sequential operation With this feature Video Server can upload snapshots periodically to external serveras a live video source The interval can be set from tenth second to several hours The external server must be setup correctly in the Network configuration page Sending method Either event mode or sequential mode can select one method between email and FTP The companied external server must be setup correctly in advance If email is chosen the snapshots of selected video channels will be attached in the emails If FTP is chosen administrators can choose to add date and time in the file name of snapshots If the snapshots are used as the live video source the date and time suffix can be eliminated to update the same source file The option Show alert in image may be set when running application wizard or onfiguring motion detection Administrators should manually uncheck it if no indication of motion detection is needed in the image 44 AEM Demonstration account To setup Video Server for demonstration to the public administrators need to choose the service s to be permitted After checking Enable demo account users may use demo as general user name and password is not required To separate the demo account from primary users can prevent from interfering with the normal operations Homepage layout There are two homepage displ
28. Video Server IPVS4 USer s Manus 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 already have basic network knowledge If there is a System error and it does not recover easily due to erroneous configuration read the System recovery section in Appendix Troubleshooting to restore factory default settings and perform installation again Video Server has been designed for various environments and can be used to build various applications for general security or demonstration purposes For standard applications find the appropriate section in the Chapter How to Use for your application and follow the steps to setup the system To make best use of Video Server read Chapter Advanced Functions to get creative ideas and review Chapter System Configuration for detailed explanations of system configurations To those professional developers the Appendix URL Commands of Video Server will be a very helpful reference to develop a Web based application Surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country
29. Wednesday in weekly schedule set Thursday in weekly schedule set Friday in weekly schedule set Saturday in weekly schedule time to start in weekly schedule time to stop in weekly schedule set inverse mode in weekly schedule enable script file event operation Show alert in image enable motion detection on video 1 enable motion detection on video 2 enable motion detection on video 3 enable motion detection on video 4 orDI1 condition orDI2 condition orDI3 condition or DI4 condition 86 AEM delay dol do2 eventchl eventch2 eventch3 eventch4 dura inter mdmode smode sinter smethod suffix lt integer gt High Low or Disable High Low or Disable lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt integer gt lt integer gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt integer gt mail ftp lt not required gt delay time of DO after event DO1 action DO2 action take snapshots on chl while event happen take snapshots on ch2 while event happen take snapshots on ch3 while event happen take snapshots on ch4 while event happen Snapshots taken after event tenth seconds interval after the event enable motion detection emode Should set sequential mode application tenth seconds interval for sequentia mode upload snapshots by email upload snapshots by FTP FTP file with date and time suffix 87 AEM Motion detectio
30. able motion detection and instant warning make you sharp for every conditions Quick and simple search and playback let you easily find the moment you want to inspect more carefully and output to AVI files for another copy x Remote system upgrade To achieve the promise we made to support our valuable customers in life time the most up to date firmware IS always put on our web site to add new functions or solve known bugs A free upgrade wizard is included to facilitate the job x Developer s technical support The high performance Video Server can be integrated into many applications under perfect control of budget The complete programming interface and standard JPEG format can ease and speed developers task More creative ideas can be found on our Web site AEM Physical Description Front Panel a a E TEE FEI i TT i 7 2 i Ho FA j Pl Ea vd mean neset 00 wa NE ko er m i iii e Oy 2 i f i i 4 1 OES 2 1 i Status LED s 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 TORA OO Power LED s under the power LED will flash one by one ASU OE Orre until the diagnosis is done If the result is good Piatt dupiex OG LE DAStatus both status LED s will turn off for a while and NET SYS then follows the pattern below If a
31. age Video Server provides three privileges and always needs user name and password before access The lowest level is DEMO mode whose services are subject to administrator s permission The standard level is the USER mode that consists of twenty user profiles Each user is able to access Video Server under the given privilege except for system configuration The twenty user profiles are also maintained by the administrator The highest level is ROOT mode that only opens to administrators for initial setup system configuration user administration and software upgrade The user name of the administrator is internally assigned to root Complete the network settings Although Video Server already can be accessed after software installation in local area network administrators should complete the network settings in the configuration page The complete network configurations including subnet mask as well as the IP address of default gateway and DNS are provided by your network administrator or Internet service provider Once the wrong network settings make Video Server fail to work refer to Appendix A to restore factory default settings By default Video Server will need administrator s installation every time it reboots If the network settings are sure to work all the time disable the install option in network configuration Web page or Installer program Details about configurations are described in the relative category of the Chapter Def
32. and pin 12 of the general I O terminal block to replace the power adapter 11 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 how to select the network between Ethernet and modem and whether the Ethernet speed is 10Mbps or 100 Mbps Video Server supports Ethernet and modem interfaces according to the user s existing network Ethernet can provide higher bandwidth to achieve the best performance while dial up network with modem is more common in current Internet applications Refer to the related installation section for your network environment If both interfaces are available Ethernet is recommended and will be chosen as the first priority If Ethernet cable and modem are concurrently attached Managing to install in the other interface will automatically clear the previous network settings to start new installation In the following content user refers to those who can access Video Server and administrator means the supervisor who has the root password to configure Video Server in addition to general access Administrators should carefully read this manual especially during installation AEM Ethernet Environment Hardware installation Before installing multiple Video Server s at the well chosen locations the administrator
33. ate of Video Server The JPEG codec can process 30 frames per second internally However the total performance is subject to many coefficients as follows 1 network throughput 71 AEM bandwidth share number of users number of video inputs are accessed at one time U AA W N the complicated objects in view results in larger image file O the level of your PC or notebook which is responsible of displaying images In general the transfer rate in general local network environment can achieve over 200 kilobytes per second and approximately 10 to 20 pictures of normal environment per second The general frame size is illustrated in the follow table for reference IQ How can I keep Video Server as private as possible Video Server is designed for surveillance purpose and has many flexible interfaces The user authentication and special confirmation in installation can keep Video Server from unauthorized access You may also change the HTTP port to non public number You can check system log to examine any abnormal activities and trace the origins IQ have a PTZ camera that is not on the supported list How can I control it Video Server provides a custom camera command interface to control the cameras not Supported The details are described in the manual Be sure the COM port settings are applied to the camera specification The camera control cable included is shown in the package content Prepare your own ca
34. ay modes One is Image mode that uses graphics for links the other is Text mode that mostly uses text for links Image mode Administrators may easily give Video Server a different presence of homepage The logo graph for the system logo at the upper left corner can be hidden or the default image from the system memory can be used or an external resource can be used by assigning a URL The Background graph is similar Default images of the system can be customized but limited by memory size Images from external resources can be larger and more beautiful but will need more time to load If the background Is skipped the background color will fill the browser window Administrators also can give the system logoa Logo link to connect to another web site while clicked The Font color and Background color can be chosen from sixteen colors as you like See the Customize graphics in homepage section in the Chapter Advanced Functions for how to replace the default images of log background and buttons of video switch Text mode The video string for video links can be modified with maximum 16 characters That will make users more easily know where the cameras installed like Main Entrance Warehouse instead of videol video2 The camera control panel is also replaced by text buttons If any necessary image IS lost while homepage layout is image mode Video Server ill switch to text mode automatically 4
35. bandwidth and the number of users Five options are available to be chosen from Medium to Excellent Medium quality means the picture has the quickest refresh rate but the worst image quality and Excellent quality means the picture has the slowest refresh rate but the best image quality Video size selection It allows users to adjust the image size with consideration of bandwidth and image resolution Five options are available including Half Halfx2 Standard Standardx 2 and Double Halfx 2 consumes the same bandwidth as Half but has the same size with Standard Of course the visual effect is worse than Standard Standard x 2 compared to Double is similar to the case Half x 2 is especially suits in the low bandwidth environment like a dial up network To fit into the small image area timestamp will be skipped in Half and Halfx2 modes While in the quad display mode Half means the image is composed of half size image of each channel Standard fast will have higher frame rate and Standard clear will have higher resolution image System configuration There is a button or text link under video buttons for system configuration that only appears in administrators main page External digital output control There may be two remote control buttons for each digital output on the main page If there are external devices atta
36. ble if necessary The general PTZ command is composed of one start command and one stop command When editing both commands in the edit box of the configuration page use comma s to separate commands Each comma represents 200 milliseconds If the user has some serial control device other than the PTZ camera the special URL is provided to send the desired commands For quick access integrate the URL to another homepage on your own web server IQ Why can I see image files when I use dir in FTP even if the alarm is not triggered Every time Video Server starts it will capture the images as vlpre jpg v2pre jpo9 v3pre jpg and v4pre jpg If there are previously saved image files that are not retrieved Video Server will keep them until they are accessed IQ How will the stored images be processed if Video Server loses power a72 AEM If user has defined the snapshot interval Video Server will capture images of four video inputs periodically Once the pre defined condition is match the pre alarm images will be kept and the current images will be saved The subsequent images will be stored as post alarm stage User may retrieve these files either by downloading via FTP or direct Video Server send them in e mails That means after monitoring conditions are met Video Server will keep these image files until user retrieval even if power is lost IQ If I set Video Server to send e mails of images whenever the conditions are met will my e mail
37. ch applications also remember to choose Network option to enter mail server address and recipient s e mail address If Dialout allowed is not checked Video Server will not send out any snapshots when events occur and the settings except for Initial modem command in this page will have no effect The system will preset the attached modem to eliminate echo and mute line sound To initialize the modem with further commands type into the edit box The prefix AT should be included Administrators should choose an appropriate Dial Method according to the local POTS environment An incorrect dialing prefix may cause Video Server to fail when dialing out Redial attempts means how many times Video Server should try to connect to each ISP Setting the value in Disconnect after minutes will force Video Server to drop the connection when there is no activity on the connection for the specific period The range of this period is from 1 to 240 minutes with O indicating a continuous connection Administrators may let Video Server keep the connection for a while to allow connections from outside The IP address given by the ISP can be taken from the connection log that 41 AEM is mailed or uploaded when dial up connection is successful Setting the value to zero will make Video Server always keep the connection Based on the settings of DI DO in the application the system will send mails or upload via FTP with image attachment upon the even
38. ched to digital outputs administrators or permitted users 30 AEM can click on to short Common and Normal Open pins of the digital output or click on 98 to short Common and Normal Close pins of the digital output To know more about the digital outputs for external devices refer to the rear panel introduction of the Chapter Physical Description Motorized camera control If there is any serial device like motorized camera attached and correctly setup to either COM port the control panel will appear on permitted users main page The effective buttons will change color when users move the cursor over Users can control the motorized camera in pan and tilt direction as well as zoom and focus The home button can return the camera to the center position if the camera supports this command Besides the near and far control in focus an AUTO button is provided for setting auto focus mode To move the motorized camera more precisely speed control of pan and tilt allows users to fine tune the aiming position Users also can directly click on any point in the image to force the motorized camera to focus on it Users can pull down the list of preset locations to choose any one to move the camera to the preset location that is pre defined by administrators The detailed configurations are described in the related section in the Chapter Definitions of Configuration Custom camera commands There are at most
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40. d images referenced by the URL refer to the homepage layout section in configuration 76 AEM General format of command URL Every configuration can be set through URL with POST method by administrators only lt general format gt URL name value amp name value lt method gt POST lt authorized user gt root System configuration URL URL cgi bin system cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION host lt text string shorter than 15system name characters gt method keep keep date and time unchanged auto use NTP server to synchronize manu directly adjust date and time date lt yy mm dd gt year month and date separated by Slash time lt hh mm ss gt hour minute and second separated by colon ntp lt domain name or IP address gt NTP server zone GMT lt n gt 00 time zone n ranged from O to 12 Security configuration URL URL cqi bin security cqi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION rootpass lt text string shorter than 15 change root password characters gt username lt text string shorter than 15 add new user characters gt userpass lt text string shorter than 15new user s password characters gt vlallowed lt not required gt allow user to view videol v2allowed lt not required gt allow user to view video2 v3allowed lt not required gt allow user to view video3 77 AEM v4allowed lt not required gt allow user to view video4 ioallowed lt not required gt allow user to control DO ptzallowec lt not
41. ectromagnetic Compatibility EMC USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits fora Class B digital devi pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against hamful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and cn radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause hamful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will notoccur in a partial installation If this equipment does G use ham ful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the seperation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet ona circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits Europe CE This digital equipment fulfills the requirement for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022 1998 and the requirement for immunity according to EN50082 1 1992 Liability 4XEM Corp cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors a
42. eeeees 51 Customize Graphics In Homepage cc ccee eee e cece eeeeeeeeeeenees 52 Command Script for Complex Applications ccce cece e ees 53 URL for External Device CONntrol cccccccee esse ee eeeeeeeeeeeees 56 AEM URL of System Maintenance aaaraaaaanrnnnnnsvnnrnnnnnernrrnnnnsennnnn 58 Configure System via FTP vaanuuaaannrnnnnssnnnrnnnnnsanrrnunnssenrrnune 59 Telnet CommandsS ccce cece eceeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeueeeteeeeeeneenneegs 66 ADEN eraren AEE ENEN 68 A Troubleshooting cc cece cece cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesnueeeeetteneegs 68 B Frequently Asked Questions ccc cece cece eeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 70 C Upgrade System Firmware ccccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenuueeeeees 74 D URL Commands of Video Server rrravrrrrrrnnsrnrssennnnnnn 75 E Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras cc ccc eeee seen eee eees 90 F Camera Control Cable ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeueeeeeeeeeeees 91 TELET 92 H Technical SpecificatlonS rannaaaanrrrnnnnennrrrnnnsennrrnnsnsennnn 95 AEM Package Contents If any of the following item hl Video Server VS2402 hl Two I O terminal connectors ae bl Camera control cable er H EMI all B s are missing please contact your reseller kI Null modem cable n CO aon i I 3 3 la a 5 Te kI Software CD hl Quick installation guide O mmm ammm mime sem hl Warranty card Feat
43. etections of hardware perform when the system starts Video Server should be turned on after all peripherals are turned on and ready 19 PEM Software installation Via Ethernet Enter the COM2 configuration Web page and select the driver type as modem Well configure each field for dialing information Refer to the COM2 section in Definition of Configuration for detailed description Via null modem Install a new modem 1 Open the control panel and double click the modems icon 3 Fader metall res Preis r charger Fader propdiLed iw f le 60 ig gis Al Install New Modem 2 Check Don t detect my modem item and click on to install a new modem Install Mew Modem 3 From Standard Modem Type choose the Standard 33600 bps Modem and click on 20 AEM 4 Choose the serial port that the included null modem cable is attached to and click on si 1 The null modem is now ready for use Inetall New Modem If no Dial Up adapter exists es LL in the system Windows may automatically prompt to install Press D to continue If it does not start automatically double click the network icon in control panel to install Microsoft dial up adapter i gt 21 AEM Setup a new connection 1 After the 33600 bps modem is installed open the W F pi 3 oie G ms dialup network folder in Windows to build a new m e Er 3 4 connection Lig C
44. fer to the user s guide of Upgrade Wizard for details Alternative via FTP 1 Decompress the compressed file in a local folder A file named FLASH BIN should appear 2 Use the FTP program and change the working directory to the local folder where FLASH BIN exists 3 Connect to Video Server with user name as root and password 4 Use the PUT command to upload FLASH BIN to Video Server The file size is near 1 5 mega bytes It will take approximately 2 seconds in a local network 2 minutes by null modem connection or 6 minutes by modem but still subject to user s network 5 After upload is complete close the connection 6 If the received FLASH BIN is checked without error Video Server will update the software in Flash memory and restart automatically When Video Server starts writing firmware both status LED indicators will stay on until system restarts It takes about 30 to 40 seconds User must keep the power stable during the update process After the system restarts Video Server may need installation depending on whether the Reset network at next boot option is enabled or not After Video Server boots up reload the web page in the browser 74 AEM D URL Commands of Video Server For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application Video Server can be easily integrated through convenient URL This section lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of V
45. for text on command buttons and should be less than 8 characters If the Custom Camera is selected there will be more commands for PTZF regarding to the custom camera 40 AEM COM2 port configuration and modem Choose device driver There are three types of device drivers that can be attached to COM2 The modem is supported by COM2 more than COM1 but only RS232 interface is supported Administrators should select the device driver and click on save then the related configuration will show in the lower half of the page If the modem is selected ISP information is necessary COM port configuration After saving the driver type the COM port configuration will show up for entering the correct settings that depends on the camera type Refer to the Appendix Settings for Supported PTZ Cameras for default settings of supported PTZ camera including baud rate data bits stop bit and parity bit Custom commands Custom Command will appear when administrators select PTZ driver The usage is similar to COM1 If administrators select Modem refer to the next paragraph for details ISP information setup In PPP interface a modem option will show instead of camera control 2 Configurations include modem initialization and outside dial up server If the users will setup with external sensors and alarms for property security dial out is needed to send some Snapshot attached e mails when the preset conditions are triggered In su
46. hat does not support server push technology If your system does not allow installation of any plug in software the security level of web browser may need to be lowered It is recommended that you consult your network supervisor In your office regarding the adjustment of the security level IQ Why is the timestamp different from the system time of my PC or notebook The timestamp is based on the system time of Video Server It is maintained by a real time clock inside and automatically synchronizes with the time server if Video Server is connected to the Internet and the function is enabled Differences of several hours may result from the time zone setting IQ Why does the image not refresh regularly In a modem environment it is because the bandwidth of PPP connection is far less than Ethernet If the difference of the timestamp IS not stable adjust the UART FIFO lower in both receiving and transmitting from modem property in the control panel While in Ethernet it may be due to time taken in storing snapshots into memory upon events occurring IQ How many users are allowed to watch Video Server at the same time Al To achieve the best effect Video Server will allow twenty users to connect at the same time Excess users can get an auto refreshed still image in homepage instead It is recommended to build another web server to host a large quantity of users by retrieving images from Video Server periodically IQ How fast is the video r
47. he password as the serial number in capital letters The serial number can be found on the labels under the body of Video Server and the top side of the carton 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 For demonstration purpose enter the Demo Web page of configuration to activate the demo account and choose permitted services Once the demo account is setup any one may watch the video by using demo as user name while ignoring the password Different from primary users the demo account has certain limitations that are determined by administrators In the figure the foreground is the login window and the background shows the message when authentication fails The user may check the option to save the password for future convenience A Corey ee ti EE E T He 27 AEM 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 4 1 to install the plug in If the web browser does not allow the user to install check the security option to lower securit
48. head gt lt body gt lt h2 gt Video Server Sample Page lt h2 gt lt script language J avaScript gt lt l f navigator appName Microsoft Internet Explorer amp amp navigator platform MacPPC I document write lt OBJ ECT ID MjpegControll WIDTH 352 HEIGHT 240 document write CLASSI D CLSID EAA105FE 7BBD 4196 8B96 D46743894195 d document write CODEBAS E http username password 192 168 0 201 plugin mjpegcontrol cab version 1 0 0 4 gt document write lt PARAM NAME VSize VALUEs 2 gt document write lt PARAM NAME Uri VALUE http username password 192 168 0 201 cgi bin video jpg document write cam 1 amp quality 3 amp size 2 gt document write lt OBJ ECT gt else document write lt img width 352 height 240 document write src http 192 168 0 201 cgi bin video jpg cam 1 amp quality 3 SSize 2 gt gt lt script gt lt body gt lt html gt 49 APEM Download Event triggered Snapshots There are twelve video image files for four video channels of three stages pre alarm the moment when triggered and post alarm Only the snapshots captured by the last event are preserved Administrator and users can use FTP or URL to get the saved snapshots They can also be browsed from the application page in system configuration Get triggered snapshots via URL cgi bin snapshot jpg file lt value gt Get triggered
49. ideo Server Some RFC standards related to HTML may be a good reference for implementation of the customized homepage Page URL The configuration page hasa frame layout including option list frame and an option page frame Referenced URL except for the configuration page directs to option page frame only Some pages like image quality setting and preset setting are opened in new windows for preview These URLs can be accessed only by administrators Homepage name configuration page system option security option network option video option image quality option camera control 1 camera control 2 modem preset PTZ camera custom command setting custom camera setting application option motion detection setting view snapshots demo option homepage layout option system log system parameters set factory default Referenced URL setup config html setup system html setup security html setup network html setup video html setup image html setup seriall htmi setup serial2 htmi setup preset html setup cuscom html setup custom htm setup app html setup motion html setup snap html setup demo html setup layout html setup logfile html setup parafile html setup factory htmi 275 There are some images used on the homepage when the homepage layout Is in image mode Administrators may use the following links to show the images saved in Video Server on another page To change the logo or the backgroun
50. ideo3trg 20021015190530 jpg video 4trg 20021015190530 jpg videolpos 20021015190531 jpg video2po0s 20021015190531 jpg video3p0s 20021015190531 jpg video4p0s 20021015190531 jpg r 55 APEM URL for External Device Control Query status of digital inputs cgi bin getdi cgi Video Server will return status of four digital inputs in one line Drive digital outputs cgi bin setdo cgi do lt number gt lt state gt lt number gt 1 2 for DO1 and DO2 lt state gt C O denoting Normal Close or Normal Open respectively Move motorized camera in PTZ direction cai bin control cai lt param gt lt value gt ALLE il Recall camera position cai bin recall cqi cam lt n gt amp recall lt position gt n gt video channel from 1 to 4 A lt position gt the text string of a location that is preset in system configuration Refer to Camera preset configuration URL for preset function 56 AEM Transparent Remote Serial Driver Video Server provides a highly customized control support to third party serial interface devices aside from PTZ cameras That means in addition to setting up a custom camera with PTZF commands users may utilize this mode and introduce a customized homepage to transmit arbitrary user defined commands from user side to Video Server The third party device connected to the serial port of Video Server will receive the same command sent by the originator The user only needs to attach
51. iguration for more advanced usage after using Application wizard 233 AEM Definitions of Configuration System parameters Change host name The host name is used for the homepage title of main page and displays as the title over the video window on the main page The maximum string length is 40 characters or 20 characters in double byte character systems like Chinese or Japanese Adjust date and time There are three ways to adjust system date and time The easiest is to make Video Server Sync with computer time The second Manual is to set the date and time manually by entering new values Notice the format in the related field while typing The third Automatic is to make Video Server automatically synchronize with timeservers over the Internetevery month It may fail if the assigned NTP server cannot be reached or Video Server is within a local network Leaving the NTP server blank will let Video Server connect to default timeservers Domain name or IP address format is acceptable as long as DNS server is available Do not forget setting the Time zone offset for local settings Refer to the Appendix G for the time zone of your region It only affects the hour in NTP method Once the settings are changed click on 388 to validate changes 34 AEM Security privilege Change root password To change the administrator s password type the new password in both text boxes identically What is typed will be d
52. iminate incautious mistakes during installation Video Server will stay in installation mode whenever it starts unless Reset network at next boot is disabled This option can also be disabled using the Installer program Once the option is disabled Video Server will skip installation at the next boot and the Installer program will not find the installed units That implies that Video Server cannot be accessed if no one remembers the IP address except for restoring factory default settings However with this option disabled Video Server can automatically operate normally after restarting in case of losing power This option is ignored in the PPP connection Basic network settings Administrators may need to modify the network settings to fit into existing networks The subnet mask in some broadband service may differ from the default value 255 255 255 0 and service providers may assign more specific network settings Administrators should change the configuration to what given by the service provider The configuration may include IP address Subnet mask Default router Primary DNS server and Secondary DNS server After changing network settings be sure to leave Reset network at nextboot blank to skip next installation when the system restarts Otherwise those network settings will be erased at the next start Bandwidth utilization limit Each Video Server can be limited in bandwidth utilization by administrators according to its prior
53. ing shorter than 40 upload folder in primary FTP server characters gt ftp2 lt domain name or IP address gt secondary FTP server ftprp2 lt number less than 65535 gt secondary FTP server port ftouser2 lt text string shorter than 15 user name for secondary FTP server characters gt ftppass2 lt text string shorter than 15 password for secondary FTP server characters gt ftpfolder2 lt text string shorter than 40 upload folder in secondary FTP server characters gt limit Not limited 64Kbits second 128Kbits second 256Kbits second 512Kbits second 768Kbits second 1Mbits second 1 5Mbits second 2Mbits second Video configuration URL URL cgi bin video cgi NAME VALUE enablel lt not required gt enable2 lt not required gt enable3 lt not required gt enable4 lt not required gt mode Auto NTSC lt other than above gt source lt 1 2 3 4 or All gt use full network bandwidth use only 64Kbps of bandwidth use only 128Kbps of bandwidth use only 256Kbps of bandwidth use only 512Kbps of bandwidth use only 768Kbps of bandwidth use only 1Mbps of bandwidth use only 1 5Mbps of bandwidth use only 2Mbps of bandwidth DESCRIPTION enable video channel 1 enable video channel 2 enable video channel 3 enable video channel 4 let Video Server detect videc modulation set directly to NTSC type set directly to PAL type default video channel 79 AEM I mage quality configuration URL URL cqi bin i
54. initions of Configuration 17 AEM Modem Environment Hardware installation Though Video Server is designed to serve real time images in Ethernet it also supports the dial up network To use a dial up network the Ethernet socket should be left disconnected since Ethernet is the first priority among available interfaces After powering up Video Server will detect if any external modem is connected to COM2 As soon as a modem is detected the heartbeat LED will flash periodically If no modem responds Video Server will assume the included null modem cable is connected to perform system configuration Then both LED s under the power LED will turn on until the dial up connection over null modem is established Installations of both null modem and modem are introduced as follows The null modem mode can be used for point to point connection in local environment the modem mode also applies to TA In ISDN network Though the baud rate can be setup to 115200 bit per second the actual data rate depends on the network connection In the following content dial in connection denotes a passive Video Server waiting fora phone call to establish a point to point connection Dial out connection denotes an active Video Server to dial out to the other end of a dial up server or any Internet service provider abbreviated as ISP to request a point to point connection Cable connection Null modem mode Lee x a u z iBA i ars TT ill 9 pocooo
55. ion is provided by the system to prevent from malicious intruders from network Once the password of administrator is entered any user will need password authentication to access Video Server Each user can have individual access right to view video or control external devices x 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 NSF vi AA lt EM security system in your home or office x Weekly schedule for automatic surveillance The user defined time period will repeat weekly to check any security settings and accordingly sending notification or drive external devices It is easy to install in SOHO retail shop and home as a security system x Flexible I O control for external devices There are four opto isolated sensor inputs and two relay outputs to control external devices System integrators can easily replace the current analog systems to build an advanced security system x Bundled powerful surveillance software To extend the capabilities of Video Server a powerful surveillance program is included in the package and totally free to use Users can easily utilize the existing PC to be a digital video recorder Schedule or one click recording keep every important moment in your local hard disk reli
56. ior to viewing motion pictures Change initial password of administrator For best security administrators must change the password on the security page of configuration immediately After changing the password the browser will display the authentication window again to confirm the new password Manage user privilege Administrators can add up to twenty user profiles in the Security option While Video Server accepts dial in connection and acts as a server the user name and password used in dialing are the same as what Is stored in the user database managed for web access Any managed user can be authorized during PPP negotiation and access web pages However only administrators can access the configuration page Complete network settings Basically the null modem is used to setup the later attached modem where Ethernet Is not available Refer to the modem setting in the COM2 section for details about ISP information After everything is set and saved turn off Video Server and replace the null modem cable with modem for dial up network Since the null modem connection is used to configure Video Server in advance for modem connection administrators cannot connect again without restarting the system 295 2 AEM First access to Video Server in modem mode If the dial out is not prohibited and the attached modem is recognized Video Server will send out the system startup log and connection log by email or FTP according to user s settings
57. isplayed as asterisks for security purposes The maximum password is 16 characters After pressing 5a8 the web browser will ask administrators for the new password for access Add new users To add a new user type the new user s name and password check respective privilege and then press 8 to insert the entry There are a total of twenty user accounts Each user can have independent access right of each video channel external I O access and camera control Edit user s privilege If the permitted rights of some user has to be changed pull down the user list to find the user name and press Edit A new window will pop out for administrators to change password and choose different privilege Delete existing users To delete a user pull down the user list to find the user name to be deleted and press beets message window will pop up for confirmation Enable snapshot mode for more users The maximum users that can view Video Server at the same time are twenty Administrators can check Allow more guests with snapshot mode to enable the Snapshot mode for more users Then the users over twenty will have the main page with Snapshot mode instead of normal motion picture It is practical for web attraction In such case configure the Snapshot interval to achieve better performance The bigger interval between snapshots the more users can have snapshot mode work 35 AEM Network settings Fix the IP address To el
58. ity and importance of location Bandwidth limit is most useful to balance network utilization when multiple Video Server s are installed in the same network It Is more effective than changing image quality only and achieves better performance with adequate image size and quality Changing port number of servers For security or network integration administrators also can hide the server from the general HTTP port by changing HTTP port to other than default 80 Local FTP server port can also be changed to other than default 21 Administrators should have enough network knowledge to change the default port E mail settings Video Server not only plays the role of server it will also actively connect to servers outside to send out messages or snapshots When Video Server starts it will send outa system log via e mail as long as the settings are correct rather than upload it via FTP 36 AEM Even in modem application Video Server will send out a connection log whenever it dials out to an ISP or dialup server outside If the administrator has setup some applications in either event mode or sequential mode Video Server will send out snapshots once conditions are met To activate e mail function enter correct settings of SMTP mail server and Recipient email address Secondary SMTP mail server and Secondary email address are provided for backup connection when the primary one fails Return email address is whom the
59. ly The settings including Object size and Sensitivity allow administrators fine tune to fit into the environment The Object size decides the space ratio of motioned objects over the monitored screen The Sensitivity sets the measurable difference between two sequential images that would indicate motion The larger object size and lower sensitivity will make Video Server ignore small variations in images While the motion amplitude of some object in the monitored screen is over the settings a white in red background will indicate at the upper right corner of the window Set video modulation There are basically two types of video modulation one is NTSC and the other ts PAL Administrators can select AUTO to make Video Server automatically detect the correct type Select default video source Administrators can choose video channel 1 to 4 or quad screen to be the default video source on the homepage when users connect to Video Server If the default video source is disabled in the user s privilege the prohibited screen will display instead 39 AEM COM1 port configuration Choose serial interface There are two types of serial interfaces supported by COM1 but only one interface can be used at one time Administrators must set the correct Interface mode between RS232 and RS485 according to the attached device Choose device driver If the attached device is PTZ driver administrators should
60. mage cdqi NAME cam time text color quality size brightness contrast hue saturation preview restore save VALUE lt 1 4 gt lt not required gt DESCRI PTI ON Video channel number enclose timestamp lt text string shorter than 15 enclose caption characters gt B W lt other than B W gt Medium Standard Good Detailed Excellent Half Standard Double Half x 2 Standard x 2 lt 5 5 gt lt 5 5 gt lt 5 5 gt lt 5 5 gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt set encoder to monochrome set encoder to color lowest resolution lower resolution normal setting higher resolution highest resolution set size to half set size to standard set size to double set size to half x 2 set size to standard x 2 adjust brightness of image adjust contrast of image adjust hue of image adjust saturation of image not save the parameters recall the original settings save the parameters 80 PEM COM 1 configuration URL URL cgi bin seriall cgi 81 AEM COM 2 configuration URL URL NAME detect driver dialout method reatt discon Init phonel userl passl phone2 user2 pass2 VALUE generic modem none Sony VISCA Canon VCC1 Canon VCC3 Canon VCC4 cqi bin serial2 cai DynaDome SmartDOME Pelco D protocol Lilin PI H 7x00 Ernitec Custom Camera yes lt other than yes gt Tone ATDT Pul
61. mbers of the new Video Server s for identification and initial passwords After successfully mounting Video Server s in the proper position run the Installer program on the PC in the same network to locate the newly mounted Video Server s Video Server s also support manual setup procedures to non Windows based environments The manual procedure is described next gt IF matalik 19 1680 166 After the POST is done Video Server will try to configure itself by detecting the network environment If there is DHCP service over the network the Installer program will catch the given information then display the serial number and given IP address for each Video Server as the figure above To install the IP address follow the steps GA Click on the entry with the serial number you want to install If the Assigned field of the entry Is labeled Yes that means the Video Server has already been installed Type the desired IP address if it Is other than the IP address given by the DHCP server Check the box to fix the IP address of the Video Server Otherwise the Video Server will lose the network address at next system boot and you have to run this installer again Click O Set IF Ahm to progress the installation GO After successful notification administrators may keep the address information and click directly on __ Lak tole eevee to access the Video Server in the default browser 14 AEM If the IP address is
62. mum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters lt custom ccd commands gt HOME 1 2 3 4 string of maximum 80 characters 63 AEM DOWN LEFT RIGHT TELESCOPE WIDE NEAR FAR SERIAL2 lt data bits gt 8 lt stop bits gt 1 lt parity bits gt O lt baud rate gt lt ccd model gt lt uart mode gt RS232 lt speedlink commands gt lt custom ccd commands gt HOME UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT TELESCOPE WIDE NEAR FAR ALERT lt script file enabled gt NO string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters None 1 for Odd 2 for Even As same as SERIAL1 Read only string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters string of maximum 80 characters or YES to activate external script 64 AEM lt motion detection channel enabled gt 0 NO or YES 1 NO or YES
63. n configuration URL URL NAME cam per sen Demo configuration URL cgi bin demo cgi URL NAME open camctrl camctr2 camctr3 camctr4 viewl view2 view3 view4 88 cgi bin motion cgi VALUE lt 1 4 gt lt integer gt lt integer gt VALUE lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt lt not required gt DESCRI PTI ON Video channel number object size percentage sensitivity percentage DESCRI PTI ON enable demo account allow demo user to camera on video 1 allow demo user to camera on video 2 allow demo user to camera on video 3 allow demo user to camera on video 4 control control control control PTZ PTZ PTZ PTZ allow demo user to watch channel 1 allow demo user to watch channel 2 allow demo user to watch channel 3 allow demo user to watch channel 4 AEM Homepage layout configuration URL URL cqi bin layout cqi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION cuslogo blank hide logo def use default logo url use image from URL logourl text string shorter than 80 URL of image for logo characters gt linkurl lt text string shorter than 80URL to link when clicking on logo characters gt cusback blank hide background image def use default background url use image from URL backurl lt text string shorter than 80 URL of image for backg
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65. ng Restore Factory Default Settings via URL cgi bin restore cgi Video Server will automatically restart after restoring factory default configurations 58 AEM Configure System via FTP Administrators can use FTP to configure Video Server much quicker than Web page especially for multiple targets To configure system via FTP first download the parameter file CONFI G INI to customize each field according to the environment and then upload back to validate the new settings To log into the FTP daemon enter root as the user name and the same password used when connecting to the Web server The serial number of Video Server is the password for the initial access The file is composed of eight categories SYSTEM LAYOUT NETWORK VIDEO SERIAL1 SERIAL2 ALERT and DEMO The category name in brackets should be in upper case The item name in angle braces should be in lower case Some items related to disable enable should use the keywords YES NO The number zero entry in lt user name gt and lt user password gt is for administrators i e root Basically Video Server will restart automatically as soon as the file is accepted If administrators want to cancel the reboot procedure set the first item lt reset system gt to NO It will take effect once only and always show YES in the download file A sample CONFIG INI is attached below The italic text following each line describes the characteris
66. nnai Kolkata Mumbai New Delhi Kathmandu Almaty Novosibirsk Astana Dhaka Sri Jayawardenepura Rangoon Bangkok Hanoi Jakarta Krasnoyarsk Beijing Chongqing Hongkong Urumai Taipei Irkutsk Ulaan Bataar Kuala Lumpur Singapore Perth Osaka Sapporo Tokyo Seoul Yakutsk Adelaide Darwin Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Sydney Guam Port Moresby 93 AEM GMT 10 00 GMT 10 00 GMT 11 00 GMT 12 00 GMT 12 00 GMT 13 00 Hobart Vladivostok Magadan Solomon Is New Caledonia Auckland Wellington Fiji Kamchatka Marshall Is Nuku alofa 94 AEM H Technical Specifications System CPU Trimedia PNX1300 RAM 16MB SDRAM ROM 2MB FLASH ROM Networking Adjustable bandwidth limit Protocol TCP IP HTTP SMTP FTP Telnet NTP DNS and DHCP Modem PPP dial up direct cable connection Physical 10BaseT Ethernet or 100BaseT Fast Ethernet Video Algorithm Supported JPEG MJ PEG Video I nputs and Outputs 4 BNC video inputs with 75Q terminal switch NTSC PAL auto sensing 4 BNC loop through video outputs Features Adjustable image size and quality B W or color control Quad screen display Timestamp and text overlay Resolution NTSC Up to 30 frames at 176x112 Up to 30 frames at 352X240 Up to 9 frames at 704X480 or quad PAL Up to 25 frames at 176x144 Up to 25 frames at 352X288 Up to 8 frames at 704X576 or quad Serial Port COM1 9 pin D SUB RS232 or RS485 PTZ came
67. ny module fails refer to the Appendix A for the error pattern and follow the trouble shooting procedures If the system still cannot operate normally please contact your reseller for technical service 1 al 1 AEM BNC video inputs I N amp outputs OUT Video Server allows up to four cameras attached at the same time To ensure video modulation type being detected correctly cameras should be attached sequentially from VI DEO1 to VIDEO4 and powered on before Video Server is powered on There are also four loop through connectors of video outputs for conjunction with other capturing devices like time lapsed VCR In such case read the next paragraph for correct settings DI P switches 1 to 4 There are four DIP switches numbered from 1 to 4 in the front panel regarding of each video input They are used to enable the 75 ohm resistance of video impedance They should be kept ON if there is only one camera connected to each video input If users want to connectanother device such as VCR or multiplexer to the video output the switch should be turned up to disable the impedance Auxiliary buttons CLEAR amp RESET There are two buttons located at the center of the front panel one is labeled CLEAR and the other is labeled RESET Refer to the Appendix Troubleshooting for the detailed usage of system recovery AEM Rear Panel 2 3 4
68. ooot om mm OF m TIM EE m r es tert fe en i Fn eh FP m re 5 ere Dy ft aL M ara Camera 2 Camera Camera 1 18 Shut down the peripheral devices prior to connection and keep the power adaptor unplugged until other cables are firmly connected In the environment without Ethernet administrators can use the included null modem cable to connect to Video Server directly and access point to point After necessary information is entered and saved turn off Video Server and remove the null modem cable Follow the installation of modem mode in next paragraph to connect to Internet Note Video Server will not really reset system where it is used to in null modem mode Modem mode LT E ed 7 J7 i h 7 s l j ag El Ii HE mr L e cas ig i i 3 If users have setup a remote dialup server or subscribed to an ISP service Video Server can be configured to dial to the server upon user defined events Otherwise it will wait permanently for the user s call to establish a network connection to provide services Before installation make sure the necessary dialing information is correctly setup via Ethernet or null modem connection Power on Make sure all cables are correctly and firmly connected Turnon cameras sensors alarm devices and then finally attach the power adaptor of Video Server to the electric power outlet Since most automatic d
69. pensation of each channel While adjusting administrators can click on Z amp amp to check prior to 241 the setting in memory If the adjustment Is not good administrators can click on to restore the original settings without change To facilitate the settings of four video channels administrators can click on APE All then every setting in this channel will copy to other channels Note that the Text on image may need to change for each channel After configuration done click on Ee to close this window If parameters are changed without saving they will be used until the next system startup Configure attached motorized camera In addition to configuring PTZ camera driver in COM1 or COM2 page administrators have to define the relationship between video channel and camera If there is any PTZ camera attached administrators should select the Camera type as PTZ camera set the attached COM port and the ID of the PTZ camera The ID is specific to the camera and necessary for multiple camera control Refer to the manual of camera for ID settings After clicking on 241 the preset function will appear in the lower half of window There are up to twenty positions can be memorized Administrators can move the camera and then enter the position name and save The old Preset position can also be pulled down to delete 38 Configure motion detection Each channel can have its own settings of motion detection independent
70. percentage of object size over whole window and sensitivity can be fine tuned to fit into the environment If any motion is over the settings an Mi will appear on the upper right corner of image for indication The M will appear in the image to indicate some motion is detected as long as Show alert in image is checked If there are any sensors attached to the digital inputs administrators can set the state to fire alarm There are four states of High Low Rising and Falling plus Disable The edge trigger like Rising or Falling is generally used to detect the emerging signal from the external sensor Once any event happens administrators can select DO action and or send snapshots that are taken right at the moment There is also a 43 AEM Delay second s after event option to drive some device attached to the digital outputs several seconds after the event happens If administrators want to receive some snapshots to check the event select the snapshot channels and check Send snapshot while trigger condition s match Video Server will take three snapshots of pre event the moment of event and post event for selected video channels If the snapshots are not enough more snapshots can be taken after the event by configuring Take snapshot s and the interval after the event in unit of tenth second Three snapshots of each channel can also be downloaded via FTP or HT
71. ra control max 115 2Kbps COM2 9 pin D SUB RS232 modem or PTZ camera control max 115 2Kbps General I O 4 sensor inputs max 12VDC 50mA 2 relay outputs max 24VDC 1A 125VAC 0 5A LED Indicator System power and status indicators Network link and speed indicators 95 Dimension 216 7mm L 193 7mm W 44 3mm H Weight Net 970g Power Consumption near 7 8W Universal switching power supply included Input 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 0 4A Output 12VDC 1 5A External power supply 6 15VDC min 15W Operating Environment Temperature 0 65T 32 149F Humidity 95 RH Alarm Features 4 channel motion detection with object size and sensitivity Daily repeat timing schedule 3 Color images per camera for pre post alarm Automatic transfer of stored images via email or FTP with event triggered actions PAN TILT ZOOM Multiple PTZ camera control through RS232 or RS485 Supported devices and protocols Sony VI SCA protocl Canon VC C1 VC C3 VC C4 Dynacolor SmartDOME Pelco D protocl Lilin Speeddome Ernitec Speeddome CGI command serial driver is supported Remote Software Upgrade System fimware upgradeable via FIP or bundled upgrade wizard Viewing System Requirement Operating System Microsoft Windows Linux Unix and MacOS Browser Internet Explorer 4 x or above Netscape Navigator 4 x or above Bundled Free Software Surveillance software to record and replay pictures on PC hard disk AEM El
72. reate Dial Up Networking ake Siem Connection The Make H r Conhrecheh wb rd Lonkgue 2 Select the device as the newly installed standard 33600 bps modem and click on TET Es eee ee rE Make New Connection x Typa the phone umes bor Her Dommer yoi vant to call 3 Just enter arbitrary digits as phone Bgas cpie eaphore rum number and click on 1 The Court oa sigar Code phone number here is not important rate Staben od renes 1 a Fu ve ess Hack Het Cimet x A E E alo Giok arb ben ape it ie roca Che p Pts ira odd 4 After clicking on this NEW Ler check dr Samar connection will display in the Dial up Te or ET ee Networking folder and will be used for null modem connections cick fram ewen 22 AEM 5 Right click on the newly setup connection icon for entering properties 6 In the first General page clear Use area code and Dialing Properties option and click on BEES My connection Te ari Sm Perse 1 bere fetter eh Sate ibd 7 Select 115200 as the speed and click on Lad Standard 37600 bps Modem Properti My Lonnecton PRP ere Vilde MIT param Winona FE 8 On the second page only check Enable software compression and TCP IP while leaving others blank Keep other settings as default values and click on i mee kc oe AEM Now the connection is ready to use
73. round characters gt fcolor lt 0 15 gt color index for font bcolor lt 0 15 gt color index for background dismode image display homepage in image mode text display homepage in text mode strl lt text string shorter than 40 text for channel 1 in text mode characters gt str2 lt text string shorter than 40text for channel 2 in text mode characters gt str3 lt text string shorter than 40text for channel 3 in text mode characters gt str4 lt text string shorter than 40text for channel 4 in text mode characters gt 89 PEM E Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras Since the COM port settings can be adjusted to other than the default settings check the correct default settings for the attached camera 90 AEM F Camera Control Cable The included cable can be used to control motorized cameras of desktop types from Sony and Canon The pin assignment is illustrated in the following chart To control cameras of another brand check the user s manual of the motorized camera ifthe pin assignment of the control cable is appropriate Personal Computer VC C3 Spin DSUB pin DSUB TxD Personal Computer gt 2 7 6 5 e 1 ni 91 AEM G Time Zone Table While setting the time zone in automatic date time synchronization find the hour offset in the followings for your region GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time which is the global time that all time zones are measure
74. rs gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string cqi bin cuscom cai shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter Shorter shorter shorter DESCRIPTION 8 button name of custom command 1 of COM1 8 button name of custom command 2 of COML 8 button name of custom command 3 of COM1 8 button name of custom command 4 of COM1 8 button name of custom command 5 of COML than 80custom command 1 of COM1 than than than than than than 80custom command 2 of COML than 80custom command 3 of COML than 80custom command 4 of COML than 80custom command 5 of COML than 8 button name of custom command 1 of COM2 than 8 button name of custom command 2 of COM2 than 8 button name of custom command 3 of COM2 than 8 button name of custom command 4 of COM2 than 8 button name of custom command 5 of COM2 than 80custom command 1 of COM2 than 80custom command 2 of COM2 Shorter than 80custom command 3 of COM2 83 Camera preset configuration URL URL cqi bin preset cai NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION cam lt 1 4 gt Videochannelnumber fixed fixedcamera cammap Przcamea id lt integer gt cameraid o delpos
75. se ATDP lt integer gt lt integer gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter shorter than than than than than than than DESCRI PTI ON accept generic CGI commands use modem no drivers third party PTZ camera allow Video Server dialing out or event no dial out allowed make modem dial in tone make modem dial in pulse redial attempts minutes delay before disconnection 40 command to initialize modem 40 phone number of primary ISP 40 user name for primary ISP 40 password for primary ISP 40 phone number of secondary ISP 40 user name for secondary ISP 40 password for secondary ISP 82 AEM Camera custom command configuration URL URL NAME stril strl2 strl3 str14 strl5 comll com1l2 com13 com14 coml5 str21 str22 str23 str24 str25 com21 com22 com23 VALUE lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characters gt lt text string characte
76. t occurring In that case Video Server will need a network connection and automatically dial out to the pre configured server outside When a connection is successfully established Video Server will send out a connection log to notify given network settings For those installations that may switch the network interface between Ethernet and PPP administrators should notice that the settings of FTP or SMTP servers might be different from what are in an Ethernet environment If the network interface is changed administrators may need to configure them in advance Video Server will try the second ISP as a backup when the first ISP fails and exceeds the redial attempts I SP phone number should be the complete phone number including country code and area code if necessary Login username and Login password are used to pass the PPP negotiation requested by the ISP server Note that the pair of login name and password is dependent on the ISP and is different from what is used in the authentication process in web access 42 AEM Application constitution Administrators can use combinations of options on the application page to perform many useful security applications Video Server provides two application modes one is performed according to the settings on the web page the other is performed according to the external command script Though most settings will automatically be done by the Application Wizard administrators still can adjust the
77. t used in web access After logging in type help for the command list If debug or dinote is not executed Telnet will disconnect automatically after being idle for 1 minute System core debugging General activities are recorded into SYSTEM LOG continuously but information about abnormal status is not To look deep into the core debugging information administrators may type the debug command This will cause Video Server to start dumping the detailed debugging information while the system is running This is useful to examine if any error has occurred when the system operates abnormally The stored information will be cleared automatically after the dump Video Server will continue to dump new messages unless the connection is broken If Telnet is not connected any messages will be stored until administrators re login Monitor changed status of digital inputs Typing dinote will make Video Server send the current status of all digital inputs After that Video Server will continuously monitor DI status and send messages only when the state has changed For example after typing dinote the terminal will display DI1 L DI2 L DI3 L DI4 L and if DI2 changes to H terminal will display only DI2 H Stop information dumping Typing stop will cease dumping debug information and the digital input status Query status of digital inputs Typing diquery will display the status of all digital inputs once 66 AEM Set digi
78. taken by another network device in the network the Installer program will pop out another message window to warn that the assigned IP conflicts In this case administrators should ask the network supervisor for a vacant IP address While Use this IP whenever system boots is checked a dialog window may pop out to ask for Server FTP Port and Root Password because they are already changed by administrators to other than default settings If the original settings are lost restore default settings and run software installation again 15 AEM Manual way with existing programs For those environments such as MAC Linux Unix or other operating systems whose installer is not yet available some common network tools including ARP and PING can be used to install Video Server Before proceeding further make sure ARP and PING programs exist First type arp s assigned IP address Ethernet address to add an entity in the system s name table The Ethernet address is identical to the serial number of Video Server and should be typed in the appropriate format like uu vv ww xx yy zz or uu vv WW XX yy zz which depends on the operating system Once the name entity Is added type ping assigned IP address to invite the new Video Server If it replies that means Video Server has accepted the assigned IP address and is ready for access The first several ping requests may fail during
79. tal outputs To set digital output 1 to connect NO with COMMON type DO1 0 To set digital output 1 to connect NC with COMMON type DO1 C To set digital output 2 to connect NO with COMMON type DO2 0 To set digital output 2 to connect NC with COMMON type DO2 C Erase snapshots stored in Flash memory Typing erase image will clear all snapshots saved in Flash memory Erase logo and graphic buttons Typing erase graph will clear all images used on the homepage If no new images are uploaded the system will switch to text mode and use default images instead Skip installation at next boot Typing lock will inform Video Server to fix current network settings It need not wait for installation during the next boot Reset network for new settings Typing unlock will make Video Server give up current settings and wait for installation Restore factory default settings Typing clear will make Video Server restore factory settings but not restart To validate new settings type reset to make the system restart Reset system Typing reset will make Video Server perform a software reset 67 Appendix A Troubleshooting A 1 Power On Self Test After the power has been turned on Video Server will perform a self diagnostic to detect any possible hardware defects If the power indicator is dim at the beginning the system fails to proceed further without power While the POST is proceeding the status LED indica
80. ters lt backup smtp mail server gt IP address or domain name lt backup mail recipient address gt string of maximum 80 characters lt local ftp port gt 21 or 1024 65535 lt ftp server gt IP address or domain name lt ftp port gt 21 or 1024 65535 lt ftp username gt string of maximum 16 characters 61 AEM lt ftp init path gt lt ftp passive gt NO lt backup ftp server gt lt backup ftp port gt 21 lt bacup ftp username gt lt backup ftp password gt lt backup ftp init path gt lt backup ftp passive gt NO lt http server port gt 80 lt bandwidth limit gt O VIDEO lt default video gt 1 lt camera modulation gt AUTO NTSC lt video is open gt O YES 1 YES 2 YES 3 YES lt video mapped to COM port gt 0 O 1 0 2 0 3 0 lt video mapped to ID gt 0 O 1 0 2 0 3 0 lt overlay timestamp gt 0 NO 1 NO 2 NO 3 NO lt caption text gt 0 1 2 3 lt colored video gt O YES 1 YES 2 YES string of maximum 16 characters string of maximum 40 characters or YES IP address or domain name or 1024 65535 string of maximum 16 characters string of maximum 16 characters string of maximum 40 characters or YES or 1024 65535 or 64000 128000 256000 512000 768000 1000000 1500000 2000000 or2 3 4 or MANUAL or PAL indication only while AUTO or NO or NO or NO or NO not PTZF camera or 1 for COM1
81. the center of the front panel for system recovery by hardware The buttons can be used to perform either level of system recovery Reset will force the system restart at any point Restore will restore the default settings from factory and then force the system restart to work at the initial state Consequently restore is generally used to completely recover the system from serious fault in configuration RESET Click on the RESET button once The system will perform the system diagnosis and the software installation may be necessary If the IP address Is not fixed This procedure IS as Same as removing the power and attaching it again RESTORE When the system seems to respond or operate slowly after changing some settings and administrators hardly enter the configuration to change back the original settings administrators can perform the restore procedure It is as same as the factory default link on the configuration page To restore the factory default settings click on the RESET button once and then press the CLEAR button firmly The system diagnosis will start right away and the status LED will be turn on after system diagnosis to indicate the CLEAR button is pressed The second system diagnosis will start again in several seconds after erasing the system parameters Administrators can release the CLEAR button now and perform the installation for the initialized system shi
82. the self configuration period of Video Server Since the accurate grammar of ARP and PING depends on the operating system refer to its related help manual Example of DOS prompt in Windows 2000 ex of x C gt arp s 192 168 8 2081 AA 62 d1 0 06 61 Cos ping 192 169 4 201 Pinging 192 168 060 201 with 32 bytes of data Request timed out Reply from 192 168 868 261 bytes 32 time lt ims Reply from 192 168 868 261 bytes 32 time lt ims Reply from 192 168 868 261 bytes 32 time lt ims Ping statistics for 192 168 868 261 Packets Sent 4 Received 3 Lost 1 25 loss gt Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum ms Maximum ms Average Ams Cos 16 AEM First access to Video Server Change initial password of administrator Starting the Web browser to connect to the assigned IP address of Video Server users will be asked for user name and password by an authentication message window A root password identical to the Video Server s serial number is needed for the initial access to a newly installed Video Server The administrator must change the root password immediately after the initial installation to ensure security The new 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 again to ask for the new password Manage user privilege For complete protection from illegal us
83. tic of the field and the bold ttalic characters are the options of the field Video Server Initial Configuration File SYSTEM lt reset system gt YES or NO lt host name gt Video Server string of maximum 40 characters lt serial number gt 0002D1040011 read only lt software version gt VS2402 VVTK 0200C read only lt current date gt 2003 01 01 read only lt current time gt 12 34 56 read only lt time zone gt 0 from 12 to 12 lt user name gt O root read only string of maximum 16 characters the followings are as same as the above 59 NPP RP RPRPREPRPRPRPFEFOON OWMOONDUBWNFO Y A C ser password gt 0002D1040011 string of maximum 16 characters the followings are as same as the above ee oe oe oe ee oe ol es SA PRP RP RPP PRPEPPOONOAUBWNEFHO WONHAUBWNEF OO 20 lt more guests enabled gt O or YES to enable snapshot mode lt more guests interval gt seconds of snapshot interval LAYOUT lt layout type gt 1 image mode or O for text mode lt font color gt O black 1 white 2 green 3 maroon 4 1 olive 5 navy 6 purple 7 gray 8 yellow lt background color gt 9 lime 10 aqua 11 fuchsia 12 silver 0 13 red 14 blue 15 teal lt logo type gt 1 default image or O for blank or 2 from URL lt background type gt 1 default image or O for blank or 2 from URL lt logo source gt http URL of logo type 2
84. tors will keep blinking interchanged until finished or any fatal error happens If either status LED indicator is dim at the beginning the LED may be broken Any possible fatal error has a special pattern shown in the following table LED1 is the one below power indicator and LED2 is the lowest one LED pattern after POST Failed function LED1 ON and LED2 ON Ethernet network LED1 ON and LED2 OFF Ethernet network LED1 OFF and LED2 ON Ethernet network Both LED1 and LED2 blink Video input LED1 blink and LED2 ON System date and time LED1 ON and LED2 blink Camera control via COML Troubleshooting 1 Check the LINK LED of the attached port on the Ethernet Switch or hub If it is dim the Ethernet cable may be loose or cross over 2 If the cable is OK the Ethernet controller is broken Ask your reseller for technical service The PCI interface cannot work Ask your reseller for technical service The Ethernet controller is broken Ask your reseller for technical service The video decoder is broken Ask your reseller for technical service The real time clock is broken Ask your reseller for technical service The UART controller is broken Ask your reseller for technical service LED1 OFF and LED2 blink Camera control via COM2 The UART controller is broken Ask or modem interface 68 your reseller for technical service AEM A 2 System recovery Video Server provides two auxiliary buttons located on
85. ures and Benefits Video Server is a high performance networking video multiplexer With powerful VLI W 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 x Real time motion J PEG compression Four video inputs can be efficiently compressed into packets of JPEG images without delay Optimal compression engine makes the equivalently excellent image with much Smaller size There is no more Sacrifice in remote monitoring and storage Five levels of compression ratio and three sizes of image resolutions are easy to meet your requirement x Robust system operation Industrial real time operating system prevents from malicious hackers and virus that threat Windows or Linux systems The on board watchdog eternally monitors the system operations for dead proof x Easy Web access via standard browser You don t have to install any software to access Video Server The embedded Web server makes users can access Video Server anywhere over Internet with any popular Web browser As long as you are connected to network you can cast your eyes on your precious property x Password protection of system access Password level protect
86. users can log in the FTP daemon of Video Server to download the refreshed J PEG image The user name and password are as same as what in web access The zero file size in file directory means it is captured by request Video channel Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Quad of all 47 File name videol jpg video2 jpg video3 jpg video4 jpg videoall j pg AEM Get Continuous Images Select video source and quality and size cqi bin video jpg lt param gt lt value gt param value cam 1 2 3 4 quality 1 2 3 A 5 size 1 2 3 4 5 Display all video Description Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Medium Standard Good Detailed Excellent Half Standard Double Half x 2 Standard x 2 coi bin quad j lt param gt lt value gt param value quality 1 2 3 A 5 size 1 2 3 4 Description Medium Standard Good Detailed Excellent Half Standard fast Standard clear Half x 2 48 AEM Video Embedded in Customers Homepage In additional to the URL some scripts should be added to download a plug in for motion pictures The following example simply displays title text and a real time video window in Internet Explorer or Netscape The user name and password should be configured in advance Those who are familiar with HTML can easily add more components or rewrite a more vivid and useful homepage html gt lt head gt lt title gt Video Server Sample Page lt title gt lt
87. ver Is to restore the factory settings and reinstall it IQ Why can I not watch video from Video Server after it is authenticated There are many possible scenarios regarding this problem 1 If you have just installed Video Server and are unable to watch the video check if the video input is enabled and the video modulation in Configuration page 2 If Video Server is well installed and you are accessing Video Server for the first time using Internet Explorer adjust the security level of Internet Explorer to allow installation of the plug in 3 If the problem still exists after adjusting the current users may be over the system allows 4 In case that you use demo account the video may be protected from the public by the administrator 2 70 AEM IQ How can I use a name instead of the IP address to connect Video Server To allow users to connect to Video Server through an easily memorized name the administrators must first configure the name server in his network Here is an example the administrator installs the Video Server with a reserved IP address and assigns it with a name in the domain name service then users can connect to Video Server by typing a name instead of I P address If there is DHCP service in the network the I P address must be excluded in the DHCP service to prevent from IP conflict IQ What is the plug in for The plug in provided by Video Server is used to display motion pictures on Internet Explorer t
88. xternal power supply are prohibited to exist together Only one source can feed power to Video Server Improper usage will esult in serious damage RS485 interface If the device connected to COM1 has an RS485 interface wire two control lines to pin 9 and pin 10 After switching to RS485 on the configuration page the PTZ control commands will be directed through pin 9 and pin 10 If the distance from the controlled 10 AEM device is too far to allow accurate function an external power source may be used to amplify the RS485 signal Digital I O control Video Server provides four pairs of digital inputs and two sets of relay switches Pin 13 to pin 20 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 Both 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 with NO then the bulb will light per when DI 1 signal changes from OV to 12V Power adapter Plug the power jack of the included power adapter to Video Server Connecting the power adapter should be the last operation while physically installing Video Server Administrators may feed an external power source through pin 11
89. y levels or contact network supervisors http 92 160 02017 Microsoft Internet Explorer Popian kl aed aun 75 27 aro TT Ar aaa Pakken arity ed ai me drar V RA ER BD gere dt Khan punds master panimi I pos unt KRAPI EE AE to rn Sol anm ae Dy tests 28 AEM Main Page Basic functions are displayed in main entrance page of Video Server The first figure below is graphic mode that has better visual effect and the second one is text mode that will shorten download time The main page may look different depending on the PTZ driver or the privilege of the user hp Pees 180 0 201 Mecregof inter xpiarer Eat Exe fem Fernaten Jora Hoe aS Lue ae or Ep Ti 2 See ee ee ee og er gen Sorte L Graphic mode VisualServer Text mode is default if any image button is not available Text mode 29 AEM Video input selection Switch the video source among up to four cameras connected to Video Server When clicking on the quad display button a special quad display of all video inputs is available for simultaneous monitoring The picture refresh rate of quad display is slower than the single input because it takes time to capture the valid image after changing the video source The actually appearing buttons depend on the system settings Video quality selection It allows users to adjust the video quality for speed or smoothness The performance is also subject to the network

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