Vivotek FD8161 User Manual - Use-IP

VIVOTEKHTTP Advanced ModeTo utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera first;please refer to Security on page 27 for details.Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides twotypes of security settings for an HTTP transaction: basic and digest.If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format and there can be potentialrisks of being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using MD5algorithm and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses.HTTP port / Secondary HTTP port: By default, the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port isset to 8080. They can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. If the ports areincorrectly assigned, the following warning messages will be displayed:To access the Network Camera on the LAN, both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be usedto access the Network Camera. For example, when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTPport is set to 8080, refer to the list below for the Network Camera’s IP address.On the LANhttp://192.168.4.160 orhttp://192.168.4.160:8080Access name for stream 1 ~ 5: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. Theaccess name is used to differentiate the streaming source. Users can click Configuration > Audio andVideo > Video Settings to set up the video quality of linked streams. For more information about how toset up the video quality, please refer to Viewing Windows on page 60.When using Mozilla Firefox or Netscape to access the Network Camera and the video mode is set toJPEG, users will receive video comprised of continuous JPEG images. This technology, known as “serverpush”, allows the Network Camera to feed live pictures to Mozilla Firefox and Netscape.44 - User's Manual