VIVOTEK FD8164 User Manual

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Network > Streaming protocols  
Advanced Mode
HTTP streaming 
To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera 
Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera 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 Network Camera on the LAN, both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can 
be used to access the Network Camera. 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 Network Camera’s IP address.
Access name for stream 1 ~ 3: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. 
The access name is used to identify different video streams. Users can click 
Media > Video > 
Stream settings to set up the video quality of linked streams. For more information about how to 
When using 
Mozilla Firefox to access the Network Camera 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 Network Camera to feed live pictures to Mozilla Firefox.
On the LAN
http://192.168.4.160  or  
http://192.168.4.160:8080