Vidicode V-Mic User manual

Quick Guide for the V-Mic
v1.4 © 2020-2021 Vidicode 1/4
The V-Mic is a hardware and software solution for the recording of audio, coming from
a microphone. The supplied hardware unit can operate stand-alone and has a built-in
microphone, but can also be connected to a professional external microphone. The
recorded data is stored onto an SD card and can optionally be sent to an external
server, which can be a Call Recorder Apresa or the V-Archive software running on a PC.
NOTE: The SD card must be formatted with the FAT32 file system. Cards above 32 GB (up to 2 TB)
are not tested and must be formatted as FAT32 first, before inserting them into the V-Mic.
BOX CONTENT & DOWNLOADS
•V-Mic unit
•USB cable
•LAN cable
•SD card
•This Quick Guide
•Download manual: https://www.vidicode.com/download/v-mic-manual-en/
•V-Archive PC software: https://www.vidicode.com/download/v-archive/

Quick Guide for the V-Mic
v1.4 © 2020-2021 Vidicode 2/4
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
SETUP THROUGH THE WEB INTERFACE
The V-Mic can be connected to the LAN with a cable or by using Wi-Fi (see manual).
There are two ways to access the web interface of the V-Mic:
1) Start a browser and enter in the address line http://vmicXXXXXX.local
XXXXXX is the serial number, as found on the bottom of the device.
Note: It may take some time before the local name is known to the network.
2) In case of using a cable; enter an IP address on the first line of the text file “IP”,
put “IP.TXT”onto an SD card and insert the card into the V-Mic.
Then enter this IP address in the address line of a browser.
The settings page appears. For a detailed description of the above possibilities and of all
the settings, see the V-Mic manual.

Quick Guide for the V-Mic
v1.4 © 2020-2021 Vidicode 3/4
PC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE V-ARCHIVE SOFTWARE
Windows Vista/7/8/10 , Intel Pentium >2GHz , 4GByte RAM , >100 MB free disk space.
V-ARCHIVE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
•In the case that no CD is supplied, you can download V-Archive from here:
www.vidicode.com/download/v-archive/
•With a CD, place it in your computer and the software installation starts automatically.
If it does not start, locate the file ‘VArchiveInstall.exe’ on the CD and start it manually.
The following window appears:
•Select your preferred language for the installation and press OK.
•The menu will ask for an installation key, please enter: V-TAP
•Now you can proceed with the next steps of the installation and you will be asked to confirm the
locations on your hard drive where to store the software and the data files.
•To setup V-Archive to receive data from the V-Tap, go to Options, Setup, Recording tab, and enable
V-Tap connections:
NOTE1: The PC’s IP address must be entered as the “External Storage IP Address” in the V-Mic unit.
NOTE2: The PC’s firewall must be open for TCP port 2016. The installer will try to do this automatically.
NOTE3: The V-Archive software itself does not need channel licenses to receive from the V-Mic.

Quick Guide for the V-Mic
v1.4 © 2020-2021 Vidicode 4/4
CHECKLIST FOR TUNNEL CONNECTION
A connection between the V-Mic and the V-Archive PC software or an Apresa recorder
is needed to get the recorded data automatically into a user accessible database.
The following checklist can be used to setup this Tunnel connection:
1) Install the Hardware (see page 2).
2) Install the V-Archive software on a PC and enable ‘V-Tap connections’(see page 3).
3) Connect the V-Mic with a network cable to the LAN, or connect using Wi-Fi (see manual).
4) Open the Settings page of the V-Mic in a browser by entering http://vmicXXXXXX.local
XXXXXX is the serial number, as found on the bottom of the device.
It may take up to a minute after first connect, before this local name is known to the PC.
5) On that page, the IP address of the Apresa or the PC with V-Archive must be entered as the
“External Storage IP Address”and the “External Storage via Tunnel”must be enabled.
6) Any firewall must have a rule that makes it possible to receive from TCP port 2016, the
default “External Storage TCP Port”.
During installation of V-Archive this port is automatically opened, if permitted by the PC.
7) To see if the PC receives something from the V-Mic, it is possible to make a network trace for
test purposes.
In V-Archive, go to menu Actions and select ‘Network trace’, press Start, make a short
recording by pressing the button twice, wait 20 seconds, press Stop and then Save. From the
zip file 'tunneltrace.pcap' can be analyzed with Wireshark.
The Apresa recorder has a similar option to make a network trace in menu Tools, System.
8) The SD card in the V-Mic should contain “.WAV” files, after recording. The SD card can be
read by the V-Archive software in menu File and ‘Import from V-Tap’.
The WAV files can also be opened using explorer, on a PC with audio playback capability.