Moxa-technologies 2140 User Manual

VPort 2140 User’s Manual www.moxa.com/product First Edition, March 2004

NOTE: ActiveX Control SDK is supported with flexible interface and sample codes for third-party developers (please contact Moxa sales representative

VPort 2140 User’s Manual F-4Product Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, the customer must:  Provide evidence of original purc

Introduction Product Descriptions Front Panel 1: RESET & DEFAULT buttons for restoring the system There are two buttons located at the center

a. POWER: power indicator b. CONNECT: checks if the Video Server is alive c. SERIAL: checks if the RS-232/485 COM ports are in use As soon as the

Introduction Rear Panel 8: COM1 & COM 2 There are 2 COM ports on VPort 2140’s rear panel. a. COM 1 (RS-232): This RS-232 serial port can connect

range between 12V and 15V. Polarity does not matter if you use AC. The DC output through Pin 1 and Pin 2 is fed from the power adaptor of the Video S

22 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter includes information about how to install a VPort 2140 Video Server. The following topics are covered: 

Before Getting Started To adapt easily to different environments, the Video Server automatically detects the attached interfaces and configures itsel

Getting Started Rear Panel Before powering on the VPort 2140 Video Server: 1. Connect your camera’s video output with the BNC video input. 2. Co

Powering on the VPort 2140 Video Server First, make sure that all cables are correctly and firmly connected, and then turn on the cameras, sensors, a

Getting Started address for this VPort. If you check Use this IP whenever system boots option, you will not see this VPort the next time you run th

VPort 2140 User’s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the ter

7. If you check Use the IP whenever system boots option, then whenever you change the root password and restart the system, a dialog window will ope

Getting Started Setting up a Modem Environment VPort 2140 Video Server provides 2 modem modes: Modem and Null Modem. The null modem mode can be used

Before powering on the VPort 2140 Video Server: 1. Connect your cameras’ video outputs to the BNC video inputs. 2. Connect VPort’s COM port with

Getting Started Configuring a Modem (Under Windows 2000 Environment) Installing a new modem Null Modem Mode 1. Click on StartControl PanelModems.

3. Under the Manufacturers column, select (Standard Modem Types). A number of modem models will appear in the Models column. Select Standard 33600 bp

Getting Started Modem Mode 1. Click on Start  Control Panel  Modems. 2. If you already have a Modem, read the Setting up a new connection section

4. Click on Finish to complete the installation of the new modem. The new connection will be displayed in the Dial-up Networking folder and will be u

Getting Started 7. Click on Configure to modify the modem’s properties. Under Maximum speed, select 115200, and then click OK to continue. 8. Unde

Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server for the First Time In Null Modem Mode Administrators can connect to http://200.1.1.1 from the web browser directly

33 Chapter 3 Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server for the First Time This chapter includes information about how to access VPort 2140 Video Server for

Before getting started Before using your VPort 2140, pay attention to the following items.  After opening the VPort 2140 box, compare the contents

Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server Opening Your Browser Open your browser, type the VPort’s IP address in the Address box, and then press Enter. A

Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server for the First Time Installing the Plug-in Application If you access the VPort for the first time via a browser that

Text Mode Logo and Host Name The default logo is Moxa’s logo, and the host name is VPort 2140 Video Server. For customized usage, the administrator

Accessing VPort 2140 Video Server for the First Time Camera View selection A maximum of 4 cameras can be connected to the VPort 2140 at the same time

44 Chapter 4 System Configuration After installing the hardware, the next task required is to configure VPort 2140’s settings. There are 3 configur

 Restore facotry default settings  Reset system VPort 2140 User’s Manual 4-2

System Configuration System Configuration Via Web Access System configuration can be easily done remotely from Internet Explorer via the Web Server. T

Using the Application Wizard VPort 2140 has two applications to choose from: 1. Surveillance System Create a security system by configuring the buil

System Configuration Date and Time The default setting for Date and Time is Keep current date and time. You may also choose from one of the following

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...1-1 Overview ...

Add user To add a new user, type the new user’s name in the Username box, the password in the User password box, and select authorization level by c

System Configuration will automatically operate normally after being restarted after a power loss. 2. □ Use this IP whenever system boots =  Reset

FTP FTP is the other means available for VPort 2140 Video Server to send out alarm messages and snapshots. To send the system log files described in

System Configuration Video To allow the VPort 2140 to show cameras’ video images, check the  Enable item for each camera. There are 3 kinds of setti

settings. After the configuration is done, click on Close to close this window. If the configurations are changed without saving, they will only be u

System Configuration size = 30%, then the system will only detect the motion of objects that occupy an area larger than 30% of the total monitored are

Interface mode The COM 1 supports 2 serial interfaces, although only one interface can be used at a time. Depending on the interface used by the atta

System Configuration PTZ Cameras, for default settings of the supported PTZ cameras. Custom command VPort 2140 Video Server provides 5 custom comma

by time interval. Administrators can use combinations of options on the application web page to perform various useful security applications. Althou

System Configuration Enable the external script file to exclude the following settings Administrators can write a script named SCRIPT.TXT to match the

Application ... 4-13 Demo...

Sequential Mode With this feature, VPort 2140 Video Server can upload snapshots periodically to an external E-mail or FTP server as a live video sour

System Configuration Demo VPort 2140 Video Server provides a demonstration mode to allow general access for demonstration purposes. To set up the d

2. The “default” logo is the MOXA logo. 3. An external logo or image can be used by selecting the URL option, and typing the url for the image in t

System Configuration View parameters Clicking on View parameters allows you to view all system parameters, which are listed by category. The content

System Configuration Via FTP CONFIG.INI FTP can be used to configure VPort 2140 Video Server much more quickly than configuring from web browser, p

System Configuration <time zone> 0 from 12 to –12 <user name> (0)root read-only (1) string with maximum of 14 characters (2) the re

<background color> 9-lime, 10-aqua, 11-fuchsia, 12-silver, 0 13-red, 14-blue, 15-teal, <logo type> 1 default image, or 0 for blank,

System Configuration IP address or domain name <backup mail recipient address> string with maximum of 80 characters <local ftp port>

(0)NO or YES (1)NO or YES (2)NO or YES (3)NO or YES <caption text> (0) string of max. 14 characters (1) string of max. 14 characters (2

System Configuration 7 for Pelco D, 8 for LiLin, 9 for Ernitec, 10 for Custom Camera <uart mode> RS232 or RS485 <speedlink commands>

Network Configuration URL ...A-3 Video Configuration URL ...

RIGHT string with maximum of 60 characters TELESCOPE string with maximum of 60 characters WIDE string with maximum of 60 characters NEAR

System Configuration <PTZ enabled> (0)NO or YES (1)NO or YES (2)NO or YES (3)NO or YES <video is open> (0)NO or YES (1)NO or YES

Stop information dumping Typing “stop” will halt the dumping of debug information and the digital input status. Query status of digital inputs Typing

55 Chapter 5 Advanced Applications This chapter will introduce more advanced applications. The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Cap

Capturing Up-to-date Still Images Getting snapshot via URL Administrators and users can use a specific URL to capture the current still image. Video

Advanced Applications document.write(" CLASSID=\"CLSID:EAA105FE-7BBD-4196-8B96-D46743894195 \" "); document.write(&quo

Customizing Graphics in Homepage While in text mode, there is a small icon named BTN_TEXT.GIF preceding each link that can be changed by administrato

Advanced Applications time except for the above schedule. Step 5: Check the option Enable the external script file to exclude the following settings

%s second %t tenth second Practical Examples Command line Description MAB=1C; When any motion is detected on channel 1 or 2, “Normal Close

Advanced Applications URL Commands for DI/DO & Camera’s Actions Setting Query status of digital inputs /cgi-bin/getdi.cgi Video Server will return

11 Chapter 1 Introduction VPort 2140 is a high-performance networking video transmitter. In addition to meeting the basic needs of video feed, many

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

66 Chapter 6 Upgrading System Firmware Customers can check the appropriate product page on Moxa’s website to download the latest firmware. Only a

Using Upgrade Wizard to Upgrade Firmware Easily Step 1: Run the Upgrade Wizard (.exe) included in the product CD Step 2: Key in the web address of

Upgrading System Firmware Using FTP to Upgrade Firmware Step 1: Use the FTP program and change the working directory to the local folder where FLASH.B

77 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter describes some problems that might occur during installation or operation, and provides the basic solutio

Power On Self Test (POST) After the power has been turned on, Video Server will perform a self-diagnostic to detect any possible hardware defects. Th

Troubleshooting Q: Why can’t I watch video from Video Server after it is authenticated? A: There are many possible scenarios regarding this problem,

Quality setting Size of each frame Bandwidth demand for 30 fpsMedium 9.3 Kbyte 2246 Kbps Standard 11.15 Kbyte 2676 Kbps Good 13.76 Kbyte 3303

AA Appendix A URL Commands of Video Server Video Server can be easily integrated with existing websites or web control applications using convenien

Overview Video Server is a high-performance networking video transmitter. Its powerful VLIW DSP core and fully optimized algorithm compresses and tra

System Resource URL Some images are used on the homepage when the homepage layout is in image mode. Administrators may use the following links to sho

URL Commands of Video Server v2allowed <not required> allow user to view video 2 v3allowed <not required> allow user to view video 3 v

ftpfolder1 <text string shorter than 40 characters> upload folder in primary FTP server ftp2 <domain name or IP address> secondary FTP

URL Commands of Video Server saturation <-5 ~ 5> adjust saturation of image preview <not required> not save the parameters restore &l

reatt <integer> redial attempts discon <integer> minutes delay before disconnection init <text string shorter than 40 characters&g

URL Commands of Video Server Custom camera configuration URL URL: /cgi-bin/custom.cgi Name Value Description baud1 <integer> set baud rate o

mdch1 <not required> enable motion detection on video 1 mdch2 <not required> enable motion detection on video 2 mdch3 <not requir

URL Commands of Video Server def use default logo url use image from URL logourl <text string shorter than 60characters> URL of image for logo

BB Appendix B Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras Since the COM port settings can be adjusted to other than the default settings, check the correct

Introduction on our website. Package Checklist  1 VPort 2140 Video Server  Camera control cable  Power adaptor  Null modem cable  2 GPIO

CC Appendix C Camera Control Cable The included cable can be used to control motorized cameras of desktop types from Sony and Canon. The pin assign

DD Appendix D Time Zone Table The hour offsets for different time zones are shown below. You will need this information when setting the time zone

(GMT+03:30) Tehran (GMT+04:00) Abu Dhabi, Muscat (GMT+04:00) Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan (GMT+04:30) Kabul (GMT+05:00) Ekaterinburg (GMT+05:00) Islamabad,

EE Appendix E Technical Specifications System CPU: Trimedia PNX1300 RAM: 16MB SDRAM ROM: 2MB FLASH ROM Networking Adjustable bandwidth limit Prot

General I/O 4 Digital inputs (max. 12VDC 50 mA) 2 Relay outputs (max. 24 VDC 1A, 125 VAC 0.5A) VPort 2140 User’s Manual E-2

FF Appendix F Service Information This appendix shows you how to contact Moxa for information about this and other products, and how to report prob

MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our number one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products, Moxa I

Service Information Problem Report Form MOXA VPort 2140 Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product:  VPort 2140 2. Serial Numb