IPCAM CGI SDK 2.1
This page was constructed directly from a PDF I found on the web I apologise for any Engrish in it – I have mostly left it unchanged to avoid imposing my own interpretation on the meaning. I can’t guarantee that everything here is correct or will work with your webcam but certainly what I tried with mine pretty much did.
The CGI APIs is based on http protocol.
Different CGI with different Permissions：visitor、operator and Administrator.
In this article cgi only support get and post method.
Upgrade_firmware.cgi and upgrade_htmls.cgi only support post method，otherscgi only support get method.
next_url: an option param. If you don’t want only return a simple “OK” when set succeed, you can add a param in the end next_url. The param is the next file it jump to
when set succee
d. The param must be a Relative path.
Get: (Example)
<form action=”/set_mail.cgi”>
<input name=”svr”>
<input name=”user”>
<input name=”pwd”>
<input name=”sender”>
<input name=”receiver1”>
<input name=”receiver2”>
<input name=”receiver3”>
<input name=”receiver4”>
<input type=hidden name=”next_url” value=”index.htm”>
<input type=submit value=”ok”>
</form>
Post : (Example)
<form action=”upgrade_firmware.cgi?next_url=index.htm” method=”post”
enctype=”multipart/form-data”>
<input type=”file” name=”file” size=”20”>
</form>
Probably the most useful commands are these for capturing video and stills and some camera controls.
snap
shot.cgi
Description To obtain the snapshot
Permission visitor
Syntax /snapshot.cgi[?user=&pwd=&next_url=]
Parameters:
user:username
pwd:password
next_url:the name of snapshot
Notes
1 If the parameter “next_url” is not used, the snapshot name is：deviceid(Alias)_ Current time.jpg
2 Use “next_url” (for example:next_url=1 the name of photo:1.jpg)
3 Supports two Authentication Methods: http Basic64 encode and use of username/password in the param directly.
videostream.cgi
Description Use server push mode to send videostream to Client APP
Permission visitor
Syntax /videostream.cgi[?user=&pwd=]
Parameters
user:username
pwd:password
Note supports two Authentication Methods: http Basic64 encode and use of username/password in the param directly.
decoder_control.cgi
Description Decoder control (DigitalHam addition – LED
on)
Permission operator
Syntax /decoder_control.cgi?command=[&next_url=]
Parameters
0 up
1 Stop up
2 down
3 Stop down
4 left
5 Stop left
6 right
7 Stop right
… Reserved
25 center
26 Vertical patrol
27 Stop vertical patrol
28 Horizontal patrol
29 Stop horizontal patrol
… Reserved
94 IO output high (DigitalHam addition – LED on)
95 IO output low (DigitalHam addition – LED off)
camera_control.cgi
Description To control camera sensor Parameters
Permission operator
Syntax /camera_control.cgi?param=&value=[&next_url=]
Parameters
0 Resolution
8: QVGA
32:VGA
1 Brightness 0~255
2 Contrast 0~6
3 mode
0: 50Hz
1: 60Hz
2: Outdoor
5 Flip&mirror
0: default
1: flip
2: mirror
3: flip + mirror
These administrator SET commands
- set_alarm.cgi
- set_alias.cgi
- set_ddns.cgi
- set_devices.cgi
- set_ftp.cgi
- set_mail.cgi
- set_network.cgi
- set_pppoe.cgi
- set_upnp.cgi
- set_users.cgi
- set_wifi.cgi
are documented here
These miscellaneous commands..
- get_params.cgi
- get_status.cgi
- reboot.cgi
- restore_factory.cgi
- upgrade_firmware.cgi
- upgrade_htmls.cgi
are documented here
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