Velleman VWS2E User manual

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VWS2E – 2-CHANNEL VIDEO WEB SERVER
1. Introduction
To all residents of the European Union
Important environmental information about this product
This symbol on the device or the package indicates that disposal of the device after its lifecycle could harm
the environment.
Do not dispose of the unit (or batteries) as unsorted municipal waste; it should be taken to a specialised
company for recycling.
This device should be returned to your distributor or to a local recycling service.
Respect the local environmental rules.
If in doubt, contact your local waste disposal authorities.
Thank you for buying the VWS2E! Please read the manual thoroughly before bringing this device into service. If the
device was damaged in transit, don't install or use it and contact your dealer.
2. Safety Instructions
Damage caused by disregard of certain guidelines in this manual is not covered by the warranty and the dealer will
not accept responsibility for any ensuing defects or problems.
3. Features
•compatible with most CCTV products: use any video source through the VWS2E
•supports 3G & GPRS for remote surveillance with your mobile phone
•Auto Network Reconnection
•duplex function: simultaneous recording and playback possible
•firmware upgradeable through FTP site
•auto e-mail warning in case of external alarm
•intelligent non-stoppable recording after ANR
•direct connection or connection via LAN or internet
•unique video system
•user-friendly interface
•advantages:
oupgrade traditional CCTV system to IP surveillance
oeasy to install and use via the internet
oeasy to watch and record images
ocan be used from anywhere via network or the internet
oadvanced image compression facilitates transmission and storage
oreal-time image watching and recording
osimultaneous remote monitoring and controlling by multiple users
•applications:
otransport facilities: airports, train stations, ports etc.
ohigh security areas: research centre, nuclear facility etc.
oconstruction sites
Be very careful during the installation: touching live wires can cause life-threatening electroshocks.
Keep this device away from rain and moisture.
Be aware of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage.

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oPOS (Point of Sale) and live promotion
omedical emergency sites and hospitals
obanks
otraffic control management
onursery and retirement homes
oparking lots
oproduction facilities such as factories
•software and manual included on CD
•good knowledge of network and internet applications required
4. Technical Specifications
• channels: 2 channels for analogue & digital devices
• video input: 1.0Vpp, 75 ohms, composite, BNC connector
• connection: RS485 port for alarm (I/O)
• network interface: Ethernet (10/100 Base-T)
• image compression: jpg
• video adjustments: brightness, contrast, hue
• protocols: TCP/IP, ICMP, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, DHCP, DDNS, PPoE, SNTP
• network function: supports static PPPoE, DHCP, DDNS, TCP/IP
• hardware:
o CPU: 32 bits RISC processor
o ROM: 2Mb FlashROM
o RAM: 16Mb SDRAM
o 1 x RJ45 for 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
o LEDs to indicate Link/Act status
o GPIO with e-mail trigger
• resolution: VGA: 704 x 576 / CIF: 352 x 288
• performance:
o video throughput: up to 25 frames / second
o network throughput: up to 700kb/s
• trigger & action:
o triggered by GPIO input
o action: image is e-mailed to specified addresses
• software upgrade: via FTP site
• security: 3-layer password protection
• power supply: DC 12V / 500mA (adapter 230V-12V incl.)
5. Description
1. LAN: Connect the VWS2E to the internet or LAN by means of a cable or connect it directly to the PC with a pass-
through cable.
2. VIDEO INPUT: Connect to a video source, such as a camera or DVR video output.
3. ALARM I/O: Connection to control devices, such as a PTZ, DVR or an external alarm signal input.
4. DC12V INPUT: Power adapter input.
5. RESET: Press this button (at the bottom of the VWS2E) to return to the default settings.

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6. Connection and Installation
1. Connecting your VWS2E to a DVR
1. DVR baud rate and ID setting: Set the baud rate and ID of the DVR. Make sure that the baud rate and ID are
identical to the settings of your VWS2E.
2. DVR and video web server pin connections: Connect the pins of the DVR to the pins of the VWS2E.
For detailed pin connection, refer to “Appendix 1” and “Appendix 2”.
•PIN 1, 6: RS485-A, RS485-B
Use the RS485-A and RS485-B serial communication signals to control the digital units.
•PIN 4, 9: ALARM INPUT
Use pins 4 and 9 to receive the alarm input and to trigger the VWS2E to send an automatic notification mail to the
users.
•PIN 5: GROUND
•PIN 2, 3: NORMAL OPEN, NORMAL COM
Use pins 2 and 3 to trigger an external device.
It is recommended to solder the joints.
2. Software Installation
Place the CD into the CD-ROM. It will automatically start the installation application onto your PC. Click the
icon twice. Click the FINISH button to complete the setup. You will see the (“Video Server E”) icon on
your desktop.
3. IP Setting and LAN Connection
1. Set up the PC network: Click Start → Control Panel → Network and Internet Connections → Network
Connections → Local Area Connection Status → Properties → Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

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Before changing the properties, write down the original network settings so you can recover them afterwards.
Click on “Use the following IP address”, set the IP address and subnet mask. The IP address should be
192.168.1.XXX, with XXX from 1 to 256 except 10 (192.168.1.XXX is the video web server default IP). The subnet
mask must always be set on 255.255.255.0.
2. After the IP setting, connect the VWS2E to a PC or notebook with a crossover LAN cable. In some cases, you
might need the standard CAT5 cable.
3. To configure the server IP, click the “Video Server E” icon twice and enter the setup.
4. Enter the user name, password and the server IP (default user name and password are “admin”; default server IP
is 192.168.1.10, port 80). Click the green button to connect.
5. When you are successfully logged in the
programme, following screen will appear. Click the
“System Config” button to set up.
6. Set the baud rate, the ID and the model which you
would like to control remotely. Press “Apply” to
confirm and to enable the setting. The baud rate
setting and the ID of both devices should be identical.
7. Next, click on “Network”, set the server IP, the gateway and net mask which
are provided from your local ISP, the web server, stream port and IP type.
Press “Apply” to confirm and to enable the settings.
Static IP

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Dynamic IP
NOTE: For a dynamic IP (PPoE,
DHCP), apply the host name first.
Refer to “Appendix 4 – DDNS
Application”.
8. Disconnect the PC from the VWS2E and connect the VWS2E to the internet via the RJ45 plug.
4. Internet Connection
Change the PC network setting to the original setting and connect the PC to the internet. Click the “Video Server E”
icon twice and enter the user name, password, static IP and port. Click the green button to connect.
NOTE: The default user name and password are both “admin”.
STATIC IP DYNAMIC IP
7. The Software
Click the “Video Server E” icon twice to enter the login page.
Enter the user name, password and server IP (static IP) or the host name
(dynamic IP). Click the green button to connect.
user name
password
static IP address
port number
user name
password
dynamic IP address
port number

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Address Book: Add frequently used IP
addresses or choose any preset IP address.
Copy: Copy all the software installation files so
you can keep all the settings for the next
software installation on another PC.
Search: Search the available IP addresses of
the external device in the local area. Modify
the network settings of the external device.
Upgrade Firmware: Get the provided firmware
and press the “Upgrade” button.
Player: Access and play the recorded files
saved onto the PC.
Basic Operation of the Video Web Server Control Panel
a. Image transfer rate per second
b. Data transfer rate
c. Connection/disconnection
d. Resolution:
NTSC: 352 × 240 ; 704 × 480
PAL: 352 × 288 ; 704 × 576
e. Image quality (high, medium, low)
f. Image adjustment (brightness, contrast, hue)
g. Snapshot: press this button to have a snapshot of the
image which will be saved in the designated destination.
h. Record: press this button. The video web server will start
to record. Press this button again to stop the recording.
The recorded files will be saved onto the PC. Each
recorded file can contain up to 18.000 frames. When the
recorded file capacity is full, the new recorded file will be
saved to the second file. If the HDD space is less than
200MB, the program will stop recording.
i. System Config: press this button to enter the setting
page of the video web server.
j. Number of on-line users
Digital Device Control Panel ~ 4-channel DVR
k. CH 1 ~ 4
l. PIP/+, QUAD/-
m. Zoom / Lock / Record (in DVR HDD) / Search
n. Stop / Rewind / Fast forward / Pause / Slow / Play
o. Menu / Up / Down / Left / Right
p. Enter
q. Turbo: To speed up the menu selection or the control of the PTZ camera under video web server, you can
activate the “Turbo” function by clicking this button. You can change the turbo steps from 1 to 10. Example: If you
activate the TURBO function, set the value of the turbo step as 3, when you press one of the button
up/down/left/right, one mouse click will function as if you click 3 times
Digital Device Control Panel ~ PTZ
k. Preset 1 ~ 16
l. Auto
m. Zoom Tele
n. Zoom Wide
o. Focus Near
p. Focus Far

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q. Max Zoom In
r. Max Zoom Out
s. Menu / Up / Down / Left / Right
t. Enter
u. Turbo: To speed up the menu selection or the control of the PTZ camera under video web server, you can
activate "Turbo" function by clicking this button. You can change the turbo steps from 1 to 10. Example: If you
activate the TURBO function, set the value of the turbo step as 3, when you press one of the button
up/down/left/right, one mouse click will function as if you click 3 times.
8. Playback
Locate the file on your PC and double click on the icon to playback.
A. Playback Information:
Information display such as “Date”, “Time”, “Resolution”, “Rewind /
Forward Speed”, “Status” and “Functions” etc..
B. Time Progress Bar:
Show the playback progress status.
C. Functions:
De-interlace: Reduce the vibration of the paused picture.
De-blocking: Reduce the video mosaic phenomenon.
OSD: Display the OSD of the AP playback window.
AVI convert: Convert the entire recorded file to AVI
format.
Config. Setting: Enter AP configuration setting box and
set the file destination, text colour and text colour of
progress status.
Watermark: Proof of the authenticity of the backup video.
Open Previous File: Open previous backup video.
Open Next File: Open next backup video.
D. Playback Control Buttons:
Play / Stop / Pause / Fast Rewind / Fast Forward
To snap
the
video, right
click to make a starting
point (red) and click one more time to make an
ending point. Then right click to convert to AVI
format.

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E. Snapshot:
Press this button to take a snapshot of the current image which will be saved in the designated destination.
F. Close the Player.
NOTE:
•When pausing the playback picture, press “ ” button to go to the previous frame or press “ ” button
to go to the next frame.
•In the playback mode of the software AP, press ” “ button to check the authenticity of the BACKUP
VIDEO. If the BACKUP VIDEO has been altered, the video image will turn to light red and the playback will be
paused.
ADVANCE SETTINGS
Press the “System Config ” button to
enter the system setting page.
NETWORK
The network configuration allows the DVR to connect to an
Ethernet network or dial-up.
1. Static IP:
Enter the server IP, gateway, net mask and web port
and press APPLY to confirm.
2. PPPoE:
Enter the username and password provided by your ISP
supplier and press APPLY to confirm.
3. DHCP:
This DHCP function needs to be supported by router or
cable modem network with DHCP service. Choose the
DHCP IP type and press APPLY to confirm.
NOTE: PPPoE and DHCP network connection type will
require applying DDNS service to get a hostname to
correspond to dynamic IP address. Refer to “Appendix
4 – DDNS Application” for details.
NOTE: Some routers may need to restart the DVR to
get the IP address.

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4. Web Port:
The DVR can be viewed over the network with software AP or a web browser. Typically, the TCP port used by
HTTP is 80. However in some cases it is better to change this port number for added flexibility or security. Valid
number is 80 ~ 19999.
DDNS
Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page.
1. DDNS is a service for transforming dynamic IP to
a specific “Hostname”.
2. DDNS Apply:
Go to a website providing free DDNS services
and apply a hostname. See the example.
3. Enabling the DDNS function:
Enter the DDNS username in the username
column.
Enter the DDNS password in the password
column.
Enter the hostname in the domain column.
Choose the DDNS system name.
After setting, press APPLY to confirm.
EXAMPLE:
•Go to a website providing free DDNS services. Example: http://www.dyndns.org.
•Create an account in DynDNS.
•After having created your account, you will receive a confirmation email within a few minutes. To complete
registration, follow the instructions received. Complete these steps within 48 hours to complete the registration. If
the confirmation email was not received within an hour, request a “password reset”
(http://www.dyndns.org/account/resetpass/).
•Use the DDNS username and password to login the DynDNS.
•Create Hostname:
Login →Account →My Service →Add Host Services →Add Dynamic DNS Host →Enter and choose the
hostname →Click on “Add Host” →DDNS Hostname created.

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MAIL
Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page.
1. When alarm or motion alarm is triggered, a video copy file can be captured. The DVR can send an email
notification to the assigned recipients (up to 5 recipients).
NOTE: To activate the email notification function, enable the function of the email notification in the Alarm setting
first (see “Alarm” below).
2. Add the recipients’ email accounts in the Mail
Account column. The detailed information (SMTP
server, username and password) refers to the email
system supplier.
3. Please type in the entire email address in the Mail
from column to ensure the emails will not be
blocked by SMTP.
4. In some cases, the mail server requires to verify the
password. Enter the user name and password.
5. After setting, press APPLY to confirm.
FTP
Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting
page.
1. When alarm or motion is triggered, a video copy file
can be captured. The DVR can upload the captured
images to the assigned FTP site.
2. Enter the detailed FTP information.
NOTE: To activate the FTP notification function,
enable the function of the FTP notification in
the Alarm setting first.
3. After setting, press APPLY to confirm.
SERVER TIME CONFIGURATION
1. SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) is used to set
the time.
2. Sync Time: The web server will synchronize the time
in the video web server and the network time.
3. GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): The device
automatically adjusts the local area time.
4. SNTP Server: Use the automatic SNTP server or set
up another SNTP server.
NOTE: The VWS2E is not equipped with RTC and must
use software to calculate the time.

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ALARM
Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page.
1. Alarm Trigger:
Enable or disable the email and FTP notification
function.
2. Alarm Method:
Two notification methods: email and / or FTP.
3. Post Number:
Set the MJPEG pictures (1-10 pictures).
4. Alarm Duration:
Set the duration time of the motion trigger recording
(3 sec, 15 sec, 30 sec, 1 min or 30 min).
5. Alarm Refresh:
Clean the alarm message “ ”shown on the screen.
NOTE:
Email Notification: MJPEG pictures will be made at your designated space set in “File Path”, plus an email
containing the MJPEG pictures (1-10 pictures) will be sent to the address which is set under
“Mail”.
FTP Notification: MJPEG pictures will be made at your designated space set in “File Path”, plus an FTP file
containing the MJPEG pictures (1-10 pictures) will be sent to the address which is set under
“FTP”.
ALARM LIST
Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting
page.
1. It is a database which precisely lists all alarm
triggered events with IP address of Video Web
Server, alarm triggered time and number of frames.
2. You can play, delete or clear all motion-triggered
recording events easily.
3. Click on the “Refresh” button to update the
database list.
4. All the motion-triggered files will be listed
systematically for an easy search.
GENERAL
Press the “ ” button to enter the system setting page.
1. Get the information of DVR firmware version in this window.
2. “Turbo Step” (1 - 10).
To speed up menu selection or the control of the PTZ camera under video web server, you can activate "Turbo"
function by clicking this button. You are allowed to change the turbo steps from 1 to 10. Example: If the value of
turbo step is “5“, it means that, when you press one of the buttons up/down/left/right, one click is equal to clicking
5 times.

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ACCOUNT
1. Set up the user’s account (max 5 accounts),
password, life time and authority level (max 5 users
on line at the same time).
2. User’s level:
SUPERVISOR —
Control all the functions (“a”, “b”, “c”, “d”, “e” and “f” ).
HIGH —
Control only “a”, “b”, “c”, “d” and “e” functions but
cannot control “f” function.
NORMAL —
Control only “a”, “d”, and “e” functions but cannot
control “b”, “c” and “f” functions.
GUEST —
Watch the image only. Only the “a” function can be
used.
3. Life time:
According to different authority level, different
accounts can stay online for different time period
(1min, 5min, 10min, 1hour, 1day, infinity).
PERIPHERAL
1. Set up all the peripherals in this window (refer to
“Appendix 1 and 2” for more details).
2. Set up the video input device. Select the devices and
configure the baud rate and ID to control the
equipments via the web server.
3. The VWS2E supports different AP panels so you can
control the following peripherals: cameras, 1-channel
DVRs, 4-channels DVRs, 4-channel, 9-channel or 16-
channel DMRs, 4-channel DQRs, 4-channels MPEG2
DVRs.
ONLINE USER INFO
Get all the online users’ information here (Name, IP
Address, Authority Level, Resolution and Image Quality).

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FILE PATH
1. Snapshot Path:
Assign the route for saving the snapshot picture.
2. Record Path:
Assign the route for saving the manual recording
file.
3. Alarm Audio Path:
The default alarm audio sound is “alarm.wav”. You
can have your own alarm sound file by entering the
file path.
9. Appendix #1 – DVR Control
Connect the SUB-D plug of the VWS2E with the DVR.
1-channel or 4-channel DVR
4-channel, 9-channel or 16-channel DMR

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Enable the remote mode on the DVR (remote mode: RS485; baud rate: selectable; ID: same as “Peripheral” above).
1-channel or 4-channel DVR
→
4-channel, 9-channel or 16-channel DMR
→
Set up the peripheral control in the system configuration
of the VWS2E.
10.Appendix #2 – PTZ Control
Connect the SUB-D plug of the VWS2E with PTZ camera.
(MENU)
TIMER
CAMERA
RECORD
ALARM
DWELL
►REMOTE
SYSTEM
EVENT
(
REMOTE
)
►REMOTE MODE: RS485
BAUD RATE: selectable
ID: 000
(MENU)
SEARCH
TIMER
RECORD
CAMERA
►SYSTEM
EVENT
(
SYSTEM
)
:
:
►REMOTE MODE: RS485
BAUD RATE: selectable
ID: 000

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Set up the peripheral control in the system configuration of the VWS2E.
NOTE: Set the ID as the PTZ ID value. The default value is 0.
11.Appendix #3 – IE Browser
You can get access to the VWS2E via the web page. Type the IP address of the video web server in the URL
address box and press ENTER. The following screen will appear. Type your user name and password and press
SUBMIT to log in.
12.Appendix #4 – DDNS Application
•Go to a website providing free DDNS services: “http://www.dyndns.org”.
•Create an account in DynDNS.
Click on ACCOUNT to see the following page.

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Click on CREATE ACCOUNT to see the following page. Register the information and click on CREATE ACCOUNT.
After having created an account, you will receive a confirmation email within a few minutes. To complete your
registration, follow the directions you will receive. Complete these steps within 48 hours. If you do not receive the
confirmation email within the hour, request a password reset (http://dyndns.org/account/resetpass).
Enter the user name and the password to login.

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•Create a host name: Login →“Account” →“My Service” →“Add Host Services” →“Add Dynamic DNS Host”
→Enter and choose the host name →Click on “Add Host” →DDNS host name created.
The DDNS host name has been created.
VELLEMAN cannot be held responsible in the event of damage to or loss of programmes, data or removable
media. VELLEMAN advises you to regularly make backups onto different storage media (disc, CD-ROM etc.)
of your documents, data, files or software installed onto our product.
The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice.