VIVOTEK
HTTP
Advanced Mode
To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the video server first; please refer to Security on page 26 for details.
Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the video server provides two types 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 potential risks of being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using MD5 algorithm 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 is set to 8080. They can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. If the ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning messages will be displayed:
To access the video server on the LAN, both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be used to access the video server. For example, when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080, refer to the list below for the video server’s IP address.
on a LAN
http://192.168.4.160 or http://192.168.4.160:8080
Access name for stream 1 ~ 4: This video server supports multiple streams simultaneously. The access name is used to differentiate the streaming source. Users can click Configuration > Audio and Video > Video Settings to set up the video quality of linked streams.
When using Mozilla Firefox or Netscape to access the video server and the video mode is set to JPEG, users will receive video comprised of continuous JPEG images. This technology, known as “server push”, allows the video server to feed live pictures to Mozilla Firefox and Netscape.
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