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C. URL Commands of the Network Camera
For some customers who already have their own web site or web control application,
the Network Camera can be easily integrated through convenient URLs. This section
lists the commands in URL format corresponding to the basic functions of the Network
Camera.
Overview
This section specifies the external HTTP based application programming interface. The
HTTP based camera interface provides the functionality to request a single image, to
control camera functions (PTZ, output relay etc.) and to get and set internal parameter
values. The image and CGI-requests are handled by the built in Web server.
Style Convention
In URL syntax and in descriptions of CGI parameters, a text in italic within angle
brackets denotes a content that is to be replaced with either a value or a string. When
replacing the text string also the angle brackets shall be replaced. An example of this
is the description of the name for the server, denoted with <servername> in the URL
syntax description below, that is replaced with the string myserver in the URL syntax
example, also below.
URL syntax' are written with the “Syntax:" word written in bold face followed by a box
with the referred syntax as seen below. The name of the server is written as
<servername>. This is intended to be replaced with the name of the actual server. This
can either be a name, e.g., "mywebcam" or "thecam.adomain.net" or the associated IP
number for the server, e.g., 192.168.0.220.
Syntax:
http://<servername>/cgi-bin/video.jpg
Description of returned data is written with "Return:" in bold face followed by the
returned data in a box. All data returned as HTTP formatted, i.e., starting with the