Vivotek VS8100 User manual

User’s Manual
VS8100 Video Server
H.264 • Compact Size • Easy Installation
Rev. 1.0

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Table of Contents
Revision History ................................................................................................3
Package Contents ..............................................................................................3
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 4
Read Before Use................................................................................................4
Physical Description ...........................................................................................5
Network Deployment ..........................................................................................9
Software Installation .........................................................................................12
Ready to Use....................................................................................................13
Accessing the Video Server ....................................................................................... 14
Using Web Browsers........................................................................................14
Using RTSP Players.........................................................................................16
Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices.......................................................... 17
Using VIVOTEK Recording Software ...............................................................18
Main Page .................................................................................................................. 19
Client settings............................................................................................................. 22
Conguration .............................................................................................................. 25
System .............................................................................................................26
System > Homepage layout ............................................................................27
System > Logs .................................................................................................30
System > Parameters ......................................................................................32
System > Maintenance.....................................................................................33
Media > Image ...............................................................................................37
Media > Video ..................................................................................................40
Media > Audio...................................................................................................44
Network > General settings..............................................................................45
Network > Streaming protocols ......................................................................52
Network > SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). 61
Security > User accounts .................................................................................62
Security > HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) 63
Security > Access List ....................................................................................70
PTZ > PTZ settings .......................................................................................75
Event > Event settings......................................................................................81
Applications > Motion detection........................................................................94
Applications > Tampering detection .................................................................97
Recording > Recording settings ......................................................................98
Appendix .................................................................................................................. 103
URL Commands for the Network Camera/Video Server ................................ 103
Technical Specications .................................................................................185
Technology License Notice.............................................................................186
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).............................................................187

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Revision History
1. Rev. 1.0: Initial release.
Package Contents
■ VS8100
■ Quick Installation Guide

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Overview
VIVOTEK VS8100 is a small-sized H.264 1-CH video server that helps you migrate from analog to digital
surveillance system with ease. Its power sharing with CCTV and tiny design make it ideal for front-end
installation and surveillance applications such as home, ofces, retail stores, banks, and city surveillance,
where their power supply and IP network connections are already settled. VS8100 supports a variety
types of analog cameras, including PTZ cameras with its Pan/Tilt/Zoom control through the built-in RS-
485 port.
With the high-performance H.264 compression format, it drastically reduces the le sizes and conserves
valuable bandwidth and storage space. Supporting simultaneous multiple streams, the video streams
can be transmitted in either H.264 or MJPEG formats for versatile applications. The streams can also
be individually congured with separate frame rates, resolution, and image quality so as to meet different
platforms or bandwidth constraints.
Together with the ST7501 multi-lingual 32-channel recording software, users can set up an easy-to-use
IP surveillance system with ease. VIVOTEK also provides the smart phone application iViewer, both for
iPhone and Android phones, enable users to monitor live video off-site.
Read Before Use
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The video server is not only
a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a exible surveillance system. It is the
user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its
intended use.
It is important to rst verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents
listed below. Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the video server is installed;
then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to avoid damage due to faulty
assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used properly as intended.
The video server is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who have basic
networking knowledge. It is designed for various applications including video sharing, general security/
surveillance, etc. The Conguration chapter suggests ways to best utilize the video server and ensure
proper operations. For creative and professional developers, the URL Commands of the video server
section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing homepages or integrating with the current
web server.

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Physical Description
1 BNC input (male)
2 DC 12V output (to camera)
3DC 12V input (to power source)
4 Reset button
5 Audio input phonejack
6 RS485
7 RJ-45 Ethernet connector
1
2
34 5
6
7
RS
NOTE:
The video server consumes approximately 12V @0.15A = 1.8W power.

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Installation
Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method.
DC12V
1
2
3
4 5
6
7
LAN
VS8100
Analogue camera
89
RS
1. Connect the BNC input connector to that on an analogue camera.
2. Connect the DC 12V output to the 12V input on the analogue camera.
3. Connect the DC 12V input to a 12V power source. Normally a 12V 1.5A power adapter will be
sufcient.
4. The Reset button can be used to re-start the video server.
5. If the camera has an embedded microphone, connect a stereo jack to the Audio input.
6. If a camera is mounted on a PTZ scanner, you may connect the RS485 pins for PTZ control.
7. Connect an Ethernet cable to the RJ45 Ethernet port, and connect another end to an Ethernet
switch.
8. See the table below for LED denitions.
9. Visit www.vivotek.com to download the IW2 utility program. Use the IW2 utility to locate and
access your video server.

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Status LED
Item LED status Description
1Steady Orange Powered on, and system booting
Orange LED off Power is off.
2
Steady Orange & Green blinking every 1 sec.
(Green LED on for 1 sec., and off for another 1
sec.)
Network is working (heartbeat)
Steady Orange & Green LED off Network failed.
3
Orange blinks every 0.15 sec. + Green blinks every
1 sec. (Orange on for 0.15 sec. and off for 0.15
sec. ) (Green on for 1 sec and off for 1 sec.)
Upgrading firmware
4
Orange blinks every 0.15 sec. + Green blinks every
0.15 sec. (LEDs on together on for 0.15 sec and off
for 0.15 sec., and repeat the pattern) Restoring defaults

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Hardware Reset
The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes
resetting the system can return the video server to normal operation. If the system problems
remain after reset, restore the factory settings and install again.
Reset: Press and release the recessed reset button using a straightened paper clip. Wait for the
video server to reboot.

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Network Deployment
Setting up the Video Server over the Internet
There are several ways to set up the video server over the Internet. The rst way is to set up
the video server behind a router. The second way is to utilize a static IP. The third way is to use
PPPoE.
Internet connection via a router
Before setting up the video server over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow the
steps below.
1. Connect your video server behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below.
Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 12 for
details.
IP address : 192.168.0.3
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
IP address : 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
LAN (Local Area Network)
Router IP address : 192.168.0.1
WAN (Wide Area Network )
Router IP address : from ISP
Cable or DSL Modem
POWER COLLISION
LINK
RECEIVE
PARTITION
12345
Internet
2. In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Video server is
192.168.0.3, please forward the following ports for the Video server on the router.
■ Secondary HTTP port: 8080
■ RTSP port: 554
■ RTP port for audio: 5558
■ RTCP port for audio: 5559
■ RTP port for video: 5556
■ RTCP port for video: 5557
If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page, please open the ports accordingly
on your router. For information on how to forward ports on the router, please refer to your
router’s user’s manual.
3. Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Video server from the
Internet. Please refer to Network Type on page 89 for details.

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For example, your router and IP settings may look like this:
Device IP Address: internal
port
IP Address: External Port (Mapped port on the
router)
Public IP of router 122.146.57.120
LAN IP of router 192.168.2.1
Camera 1 192.168.2.10:80 122.146.57.120:8000
Camera 2 192.168.2.11:80 122.146.57.120:8001
... ... ...
Congure the router, virtual server or rewall, so that the router can forward any data coming
into a precongured port number to a network camera on the private network, and allow data
from the camera to be transmitted to the outside of the network over the same path.
From Forward to
122.146.57.120:8000 192.168.2.10:80
122.146.57.120:8001 192.168.2.11:80
... ...
When properly congured, you can access a camera behind the router using the HTTP request
as follows: http://122.146.57.120:8000
If you change the port numbers on the Network conguration page, please open the ports
accordingly on your router. For example, you can open a management session with your router
to congure access through the router to the camera within your local network. Please consult
your network administrator for router conguration if you have troubles with the conguration.
For more information with network conguration options (such as that of streaming ports), please
refer to Conguration > Network Settings. VIVOTEK also provides the automatic port forwarding
feature as an NAT traversal function with the precondition that your router must support the
UPnP port forwarding feature.

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Internet connection with static IP
Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Video server. Please
refer to LAN on page 45 for details.
Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet)
Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please refer to
PPPoE on page 41 for details.

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Software Installation
Download Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) from VIVOTEK’s website. The utility helps you set up your
video server on the LAN.
1. Install IW2. When done, double click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop
to launch the program.
2. The program will conduct an analysis of your network environment.
After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program.
3. The program will search for all VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN.
4. After a brief search, the main installer window will prompt. Double-click on the MAC and
model name which matches the product label on your device to connect to the Network
Camera via a web browser.
0002D1730202
00-02-D1-73-02-02 192.168.5.151 VS8100
Installation
Wizard 2
IW2
Video Server
Model No: VS8100
Made in Taiwan
MAC:0002D1730202
R o H S
Class A
xxxxx

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Ready to Use
1. A browser session with the Video Server should prompt as shown below.
2. You should be able to see live video from your camera. You may also install the 32-channel
recording software from VIVOTEK's website in a deployment consisting of multiple cameras.
For its installation details, please refer to its related documents.

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Accessing the Video Server
This chapter explains how to access the video server through web browsers, RTSP players,
3GPP-compatible mobile devices, and VIVOTEK recording software.
Using Web Browsers
Use Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to access to the video servers on the LAN.
If your network environment is not a LAN, follow these steps to access the Netwotk Camera:
1. Launch your web browser (e.g., Microsoft®Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
2. Enter the IP address of the video server in the address eld. Press Enter.
3. The live video will be displayed in your web browser.
4. If it is the rst time installing the VIVOTEK video server, an information bar will pop up as
shown below. Follow the instructions to install the required plug-ins on your computer.
► By default, the video server is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access, it is
highly recommended to set a password for the video server. For more information about how
to enable password protection, please refer to Security on page 82.
► If you see a dialog box indicating that your security
settings prohibit running ActiveX
®Controls, please
enable the ActiveX
®Controls for your browser.
1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Security
> Custom Level.
NOTE:

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2. Look for Download signed ActiveX® controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK.
3. Refresh your web browser, then install the Active X®control. Follow the instructions to
complete installation.

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Using RTSP Players
To view the live view streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following
players that support RTSP streaming.
Quick Time Player
VLC Player
VLC media player
mpegable Player
pvPlayer
As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set the
RTSP port to 554. For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 53.
For example:
4. The live video will be displayed in your player.
For more information on how to configure the RTSP access name,
please refer to RTSP
Streaming on page 53
for details.
rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp
Video 16:38:01 2011/03/10
1. Launch the RTSP player.
2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up.
3. The address format is rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<RTSP streaming access name for
stream1 or stream2>

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Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices
To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the video
server can be accessed over the Internet. For more information on how to set up the video
se
rver over the Internet, please refer to Setup the video server over the Internet on page 9.
To utilize this feature, please check the following settings on your video server:
1. Because most players on 3GPP mobile phones do not support RTSP authentication, make
sure the authentication mode of RTSP streaming is set to disable.
For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 53.
2. As the the bandwidth on 3G networks is limited, you will not be able to use a large video size.
Please congure the video and audio streaming parameters as listed below.
Video Mode H.264
Frame size QCIF
Maximum frame rate 5 fps
Intra frame period 1S
Video quality (Constant bit rate) 40kbps
Audio type (G.711) 64kbps
3. As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set
the RTSP port to 554. For more information,
please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 53 .
4. Launch the player on the 3GPP-compatible mobile devices (e.g., VLC Player).
5. Type the following URL commands into the player.
The address format is rtsp://<public ip address of your camera>:<rtsp port>/<RTSP streaming
access name for stream 3>.
For example:
rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

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Using VIVOTEK Recording Software
The recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple video
servers. Please install the recording software; then launch the program to add the video server
to the Channel list. For detailed information about how to use the recording software, please
refer to the user’s manual of the software or download it from http://www.vivotek.com.

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Main Page
This chapter explains the layout of the main page. It is composed of the following sections:
VIVOTEK INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, Menu, and
Live Video Window. The Manual Trigger and Digital Input/Digital Output control menus are
expandable and collapsible, while the PTZ navigation panel is available only when a PTZ
camera is attached.
VIVOTEK INC. Logo
Click this logo to visit the VIVOTEK website.
Host Name
The host name can be customized to t your needs. For more information, please refer to System settings
on page 26.
VIVOTEK INC. Logo
Configuration Area
Manual Trigger Area
Host Name
Live View Window
Camera Control Area
Video Stream: VS8100 supports 1 channel for video live viewing. The channel allows you to view only
one stream. For more information about video settings, please refer to page 40 for detailed information.
PTZ Control Area: The up/down/left/right/zoom/focus/pan buttons allow
you to adjust the video in the viewing window to the spot you wish
to watch. Home button allows you to resume the center of the
screen. Click Patrol to move from one point to another; click it again to
stop patroling. Click Stop to stop the pan movement. Please refer to
Conguration > PTZ on page 75 for more information.
Pan/Tilt/Zoom Speed: In the drop-down list, the speed ranges from
-5~5 (slow/fast).
Note that PTZ panel is only available when the Mechanical PTZ
function is enabled.

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Conguration Area
Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to
Client Settings on page 22.
Conguration: Click this button to access the conguration page of the video server. It is suggested that
a password be applied to the video server so that only the administrator can congure the video server.
For more information, please refer to Conguration on page 25.
Language: Click this button to choose a language for the user interface. Language options are available
in: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Português, 簡体中文, and 繁體中文.
Live Video Window
Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video settings on
page 40.
Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for video streaming. For
further conguration, please refer to Client settings on page 22.
Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Video settings on page 40.
Manual Trigger Area
Click to enable/disable an event trigger manually. Please congure an event setting on Application page
before enable this function. A total of 4 event settings can be congured. For more information about
event settings, please refer to page 81.
If you want to hide this item on the homepage, please go to the Homepage layout page to uncheck “show
manual trigger button”. Please refer to page 27 for details.
Video (UDP-AV)
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Video and Audio Control Buttons
Protocol and Media Options
Video Title Time
Title and Time
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