Summary of the content on the page No. 1
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Product name: Network Camera with Pan/Tilt(PT7135) Release Date: 2007/09/27 Manual Revision: 2.10 Web site: www.vivotek.com Email: technical@vivotek.com sales@vivotek.com Made in Taiwan. ©Copyright 2000-2007. All rights reserved - 1 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but also can be part of a flexible 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 first verify that all contents received are complete according to the list in the "Package Content
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Table of Contents Before You Use This Product......................................................................2 Package Contents....................................................................................6 Installation.............................................................................................7 Hardware installation..........................................................................7 Software Installation ...................................
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Video orientation........................................................................ 36 Audio settings............................................................................ 37 Image Settings .......................................................................... 38 Camera Control ............................................................................... 39 Email & FTP .................................................................................... 41 Emai
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Configuration file........................................................................ 72 Upgrade firmware....................................................................... 72 C. Technical specifications ................................................................. 74 - 5 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Package Contents PT7135 Quick installation guide Power adapter Warranty card Mounting Kit & Pads Software CD - 6 - www.vivotek.com T: 886-2-82455282 F: 886-2-82455532
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. Hardware installation Please verify that your product package contains all the accessories listed in the foregoing Package Contents. Depending on the user’s application, an Ethernet cable may be needed. The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of UTP Category 5 and not ex
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Software Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. At the end of the hardware installation, the Administrator must place the product software CD into the CD-ROM drive of the PC running in MS Windows. An auto-run program will pop up (If the program is not on auto-run, go to the root directory of the software CD and c
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Upon Installation Wizard’s start up, a searching box will pop up. This program searches for Vivotek’s product on the same LAN: After searching, Vivotek Video Servers or Network Cameras will be located by the Installation Wizard. There may be several entries shown in the window. The Administrator may differentiate the Network Cameras with the serial number. - 9 - www.vivotek.com
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
For the series number in the “Serial Number” field, please check the label on the bottom of the camera. The IP addresses shown in the "Current IP Address" field reflect those on the local network. They may be from the DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server, the camera will try to find a free IP address (this takes from 15 second to 3 minutes, depending on the LAN status). The method of finding IP address is seeking from 192.168.0.99, to 192.168.0.254. If any of the a
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
For more detailed usage of the Installation Wizard, please refer to the user’s manual of the Installation Wizard included in the product CDROM to find the location of the Network Camera. There may be many Network Cameras in the local network. Users can differentiate the Network Cameras with the serial number. The serial number is printed on the labels on the carton and the back of the Network Camera body. Please refer to the user’s manual of Installation Wizard for detai
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Initial Access to the Network Camera Check Network Settings The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installation onto the Local Area Network. The Administrator should complete the network settings on the configuration page, including the correct subnet mask and IP address of gateway and DNS. Ask your network administrator or Internet service provider for the detail information. By default the Network Camera requires the Administrator to
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
How to Use Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue window pops up to request a username and password. Upon successful authentication, the following figure is displayed. The foreground is the login window and the background shows the message if authentication fails. The user may check the option box to save the password for future convenience. This option is not available to the Administrator for obvious reason.
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Installing plug-in For the initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt. This plug-in has been registered for certificate and is used to display the video in the browser. Users may click on t
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Primary user’s capability Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has three parts: Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. Camera View: What the camera sees. Pan/Tilt control buttons: These buttons provide a command interface to control the aim of the camera. Click on the configuration link to the left of the image window to enter the configuration page. - 15 - www.vivotek.com
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
The Configuration: “Snapshot” The button provides users a fast way to capture a single image of the video from the Network Camera. “Client Settings” Clicking on this button links you to the client setting pages, please check the following session for more details. “Configuration” Only the Administrator can access camera configurations. The camera view: The information bar at the top of the camera view shows the connection type to the Network Camera and the current date/tim
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
factor for specified area in the camera view. Users can also move the white frame to select the area of the video that she/he wants to view. “Disable digital zoom” The checkbox selection allows users to disable/enable the digital zoom function. “Zoom Factors” The range of zoom factor is from 100% to 400%, users can select any integer factor inside this area. “Hide” Click on this button can close the digital zoom control window. Mute Digital Zoom Play volume Play/
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
“Stop” The option will disconnect to the Network Camera. “Play volume” Click on this button can adjust the audio volume. “Mute” Disable audio at client side. The pan/tilt control buttons: The direction buttons are for Left, Right, Up, Down, and Home functions. The Home button centers the camera. “Go to” Once the Administrator has determined the preset positions; the User can aim the camera using this control. “Pan speed” This button sets the moving range of the “Left” an
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Client settings At the initial access to the “Connection type” page in Windows, the web browser will ask for a new plug-in installation, the plug-in being the Network Camera. This plug-in has been registered for certification and can be used to change the parameters at the client’s site. The user may click on to install the plug-in. If the web browser does not allow the user to complete the installation, check the Internet security to lower the security level or contact your
