19
PTZ Controller of built-in viewer. Refer to the instruction manual for details on the Camera page and PTZ Controller.
Saving Changes of Camera Settings
Format /api/param?canera.status=data
Example /api/param?canera.status=save
Example of response canera.status&200 OK
Interpretation Save or cancel changes to camera settings. Specify save or restore. By status=save, changes to camera
settings are saved. If not saved, the changes are restored by power off of VN-V685/686/686B. By status=restore,
changes to camera settings are restored.
Allowed users admin, operator
Getting Camera ID stored in JPEG from VN-V685/686/686B
Format /api/param?camera.id
Example of response camera.id=VN-V685&200 OK
Response example when setting field is left blank camera.id=&200 OK
Interpretation Acquire Camera ID comment. This comment is stored in comment segment of JPEG. The Camera ID
is used as sender's display name of alarm mail. If you want to set sender's mail address, see "Setting Sender Mail
Address for VN-V685/686/686B".
Example of response camera.id=Camera01&200 OK
Sender Camera01<somename@somecompany.com>
Allowed users admin, operator, user
Setting Camera ID in JPEG from VN-V685/686/686B
Format /api/param?camera.id=data
Example /api/param?camera.id=Camera01
Example when setting as blank /api/param?camera.id=%00
Example of response camera.id&202 Accepted(camera.status=save)
Interpretation Change the camera ID stored in comment segment of JPEG. Maximum size is 40 bytes.
To set as blank, specify as %00(0x25, 0x30, 0x30).
To use space, specify as %20(0x25, 0x32, 0x30). If you want to set "Comment In JPEG" for example, specify
as follows. /api/param?camera.id=Comment%20In%20JPEG
The Camera ID is used as sender's display name of alarm mail. If you want to set sender's mail address, see "Setting
Sender Mail Address for VN-V685/686/686B".
Example of setting /api/param?camera.id=Camera01
Sender Camera01<somename@somecompany.com>
The change is saved by the API, camera.status=save. If the change is not saved, the setting is restored by reboot.