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Embedded codes in your website
1. VLC embedded code:
<iframe id=”frameCamera” src=”http://www.microseven.com/vlc.html”
width=”352″ height=”240″ align=”left” frameborder=”0″ marginwidth=”0″
marginheight=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe>
http://www.microseven.com/vlc.html parameters:
ip(m7demo), port(554), w(352), h(240)
Example:
In the src= ” “, URL is http://www.microseven.com/vlc.html?ip=[your ip address of camera]&port=[web port of camera]&w=[width of image size]&h=[height of image]
There are no space between in the URL.
2. IE embedded code:
<iframe id=”frameCamera” src=”http://www.microseven.com/video.html”
width=”352″ height=”240″ align=”left” frameborder=”0″ marginwidth=”0″
marginheight=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe>
http://www.microseven.com/video.html parameters:
ip(m7demo), port(9660), channel(1), w(352), h(288), uid(admin),
pwd(password)
Example:
In the src= ” “, URL is http://www.microseven.com/video.html??ip=[your ip address of camera]&port=[video port of camera]&channel=[if you have network camera, it is 1]&w=[width of image size]&h=[height of image]&uid=[account to access camera]&pwd=[this account password to access camera]
If you have questions, please email to support@microseven.com.
Streaming and still-images pages and their parameters
Pages of microseven.com:
microseven.com support the following pages for Microseven network camera real time streaming and still-images.
1. page video.html
parameters:
ip – IP address
port – port number, default port is 9660
channel – channel number, default is 1
w – width of video size
h - height of video size
uid - username
pwd – password
2. page webcam.html
parameters:
ip – IP address
port – port, default port is 80
channel - channel, default is 1
nobreak – 5 images after it will then show “Restart Camera”, if you want to no such button, it value is true, example, nobreak=true
w – width of video size
h – height of video size
3. page vlc.html
parameters:
ip – IP address
port – port number, default port is 554
w – width of video size
h – height of video size
How to test webcam on your phone?
G1, iPhone and blackberry and etc.
Try the following URL to test:
http://www.microseven.com/webcam.html
Refresh itself every 3 seconds (or however long you set for your camera. On our demo we recommend 3 second intervals to conserve your phone’s battery power), there are live still images.
http://74.212.249.249:7777/snapshot_ch01.jpg (Static snapshot)
You need to refresh to see the live still image.
How to adjust CCD sensor by Microseven software?
Step 1 Open M7CMS, enter User ID and Password, default is admin and password. Main window will pop up.

Step 2 Right click on video screen to pull up camera short-cut menu or click camera in the camera list, then Camera Setup properties dialog pops up.
Step 3 Go to tab Video > CCD Settings tab.

Step 4 Set Mirror mode, White Balance, AGC, ALC/ELC, Blacklight compensation, Anti-Scintillation, Color Mode, Grade, Auto IRIS level regulator, Sharpening adjustment, and etc.

Step 5 Click ‘OK’ to close ‘CCD setup’ pop window.
How to change image color if video images turn to black and white?
Step 1 Double-click
icon to open M7CMS.
Enter User ID and Password, our default User ID and Password are ‘admin’ and ‘password’. Main page of window pops up.

Step 2 Select the camera you need to change color. Right click the video screen to pull up camera short-cut menu or click the camera in the camera list, then theCamera Setup properties dialog pops up.
Step 3 Go to Video > Color to Black & White Setup tab.

Step 4 Enable this function and set a schedule.
Step 5 Click ‘Apply’ to save and complete setup.
How to upgrade new firmware?
Step 1 Click Microseven IP locator icon
, Microseven IP locator window will pop up.

Step 2 Click on ‘Search’ in Locator.

Step 3 Highlight on IP address and double click, A pop up window is up.

Current default gateway from factory is 192.168.1.1 for our example here. You need to find out your own default gateway to match.
Step 4 Click ‘Browse…’, Open file window pops up, select the lastest version of firmware then click ‘Open’.

Step 5 Then click on ‘Upgrade’.

Step 6 Confirmation pop window to ask you if you want to go to next step.

Step 7 Click ‘Yes’, now wait for update to complete.

Step 8 You will be notified ‘Firmware upgraded successfully’. Click ‘Close’.

Step 9 Go back to Microseven camera locator again, do search to check if new version of firmware has been updated.

How to record video on PC or server?
Step 1 Open Microseven software, enter User ID and Password, default User ID and Password is admin and password.

Step 2 Click OK, main page pops up.

Step 3 Click ‘Schedule Record’ radio button and click ‘Schedule REC Setting…’ button.
Step 4 Table of schedule page pops up.

Step 5 Set up your value to table.

For example:
- Select a Camera: 192.168.1.201
- Continuous recording for 24/7
- Click check box on Schedule REC Enable
- File Save Path: Any drivers can be selected.

- Keep Recording File Days: 10 (For reference, 4 GB is for 24 hours in CIF mode)
Step 6 Click OK to complete.

Step 6 Playback your recording file, click on Playback icon.
Step 7 Select date and time you want to playback recorded video files, click Play.
Step 8 Click View live camera(s) video icon to go back to live mode.

Step 9 Click on ‘Manual Record’ radio button to stop recording video on your PC or server.

How to embed still image to your website?
Before you are ready for still image your website for your webcam, your Microseven network camera has been set up view on internet.
Then to do the following set up to embed still image on your website.
Step 1 Open M7CMS to view your camera.

Step 2 Right click on video and select Properties from shortcut menu or click camera name from camera list, for example ‘Los Angeles, California’. Go to next properties page.
Step 3 Go to Capture & Snapshot > Camera Built-in snapshot tab.
Step 4 Check on ‘Enable camera built-in snapshot’, and set up Camera built-in snapshot interval. (3 seconds is default and recommended)

Step 5 Then click ‘Apply’.

Step 6 Click OK on Camera built-in snapshot pop window, and click Close on ‘Configuration Settings’ window.
Then you need to copy embedded scripts to your html page in your website.

- ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: Your IP address, for example, ip=74.212.249.249
OR
- ip=xxx.xxx.xxx: Your domain name, if you have use dyndns.org domain name with your IP address, for example, ip=m7cam.microseven.com.
- Port: Port is web port number, for example 80
- Channel: Channel is from 1 – 4, for example 1 for you use it for camera only; if you have 4 channel encoder, you may need 4 channels, 1, 2, 3, and 4 for four different channels.
The following live embedded script code is Microseven demo:

OR
The single frame is: http://m7cam.microseven.com:7777/snapshot_ch01.jpg
How to use your phone to view live still video?
Before you are ready for viewing still image on your cell phone, your Microseven network camera must have been set up for viewing on the internet. Then to do the following set up to embed still image on your website.
Step 1 Login to M7CMS.

Step 2 Right click on video and select Properties from shortcut menu or click camera name from camera list, then camera setup properties dialog pop up.
Step 3 Go to Capture & Snapshot > Camera Built-in snapshot tab.

Step 4 Check on ‘Enable camera built-in snapshot’, and Set up Camera built-in snapshot interval (default and recommended is 3 seconds)
Step 5 Then click ‘Apply’, you will see the Setup successfully message.

Step 6 Click OK on Camera built-in snapshot pop window, and click Close.
Step 7 View camera snapshot with your smartphone.
Enter the address:
http://www.microseven.com/webcam.html?ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx&port=xx&channel=x&w=xxx&h=xxx
Or
http://www.microseven.com/webcam.html?ip=xxx.xxx.xxx&port=xx&channel=x&w=xxx&h=xxx
ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx –> your IP address
ip=xxx.xxx.xxx –> your domain address if you have use dyndns.org domain name with your IP address
For example, the parameters for Microseven demo are:
ip = 74.212.249.249
port = 7777 (web port – no video port 9660)
channel = 1 (camera only is 1 default)
w = 352 (default)
h = 240 (default)
So, the demo link address is :
http://www.microseven.com/webcam.html?ip=74.212.249.249&port=7777&channel=1&w=352&h=240
Enter http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xx/snapshot_ch01.jpg
Microseven demo links:
http://www.microseven.com/webcam.html?ip=74.212.249.249&port=7777&channel=1&w=352&h=240
http://m7cam.microseven.com:7777/snapshot_ch01.jpg
How to view Microseven network camera over the Internet?
Before you view Microseven network camera over internet, you have to open port forwarding on your router. Example, you opened web port for 81, device port from 9660-9661. Then you go to IE browser, enter http://whatismyip.com to Address Bar and find out what is your internet IP address.

After you found the IP address from whatismyip.com, in this example it is 66.215.70.112. Enter http://66.215.70.112:81 to Address Bar in IE browser.

Default Username: admin
Default password: password
Device port: 9660
