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Using the Multi-Camera Viewer & Recorder Utility

After the Multi-Camera Viewer & Recorder Utility has been installed, the Multi-Camera Viewer & Recorder Utility

icon will be displayed in two locations, one on your desktop and one in the system tray of your desktop’s taskbar.

There are two ways to open the Multi-Camera Viewer & Recorder Utility:

•

Double-click the icon on your desktop (the icon acts as a shortcut)

•

Right-click the icon in the system tray, and then click

Main Program

.

You will see the Utility’s main screen.

It is divided into three sections,

Camera Status

, Camera functions, and viewing windows for Channels 1-8 of the

Utility. (To view different windows, use the scroll bar on the right.)

Camera functions include finding or deleting Cameras, changing Camera settings, scheduling recordings,

accessing saved files, and configuring the motion detection settings.

To configure the Utility settings, click the

Utility Settings

button. To get help information, click the

?

button in the

upper right-hand corner. To minimize the Utility, click the

–

button in the upper right-hand corner. To exit the

Utility, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Camera Status

This section lists all of the Cameras the Utility has detected. To view the video of a specific Camera, select a

Camera. Drag and drop the Camera to a viewing window.

CH

. Displayed here is the Channel setting used by the Camera within the Utility. (The Utility offers up to eight

channels.)

Camera Name

. This is the name you gave to the Camera.

AUDIO ON/OFF

. The Compact Wireless-G Internet Video Camera does not feature audio; however, other Cameras

do. This displays he status of their audio transmissions.

VIDEO ON/OFF

. This indicates the status of the Camera’s video transmissions.

Figure 6-6: Multi-Camera Viewer & Recorder

Utility Icon

Figure 6-7: Main Screen

NOTE:

This Multi-Camera Viewer & Recorder Utility is backward-compatible with the Wireless-B

Internet Video Camera, so you can use this Utility to control Wireless-G and Wireless-B Internet Video

Cameras on your network.

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Add Camera

To add a Camera on your local network or the Internet, click

Add Camera

.

The

Add Camera

screen will appear. There will be two tabs available, LAN and Internet.

LAN

The

LAN

screen shows the Cameras found on your local area network, along with the status information for each

Camera.

Cameras on LAN

The Utility will search for Cameras on the local area network and display a list in the

Cameras on LAN

box. To run

a new search, click the

Search

button.

For the Camera whose name is currently selected in the

Cameras on LAN

box, the following information will be

displayed:

Camera Data

Camera Name

. This is the name you gave to the Camera.

MAC Name

. Displayed here is the MAC address of the Camera.

Description

. This is the information about the Camera that you entered.

Address

. Shown here is the Camera’s IP address.

Port Number

. This is the port number the Camera uses for communication.

Login

. If you set up the Camera with a name and password, then you will need to enter them here in order to

access the Camera.

Name

. Enter the login Name.

Password

. Enter the login Password.

To add a Camera to the Utility’s list, select the Camera you wish to add by clicking its name in the

Cameras on

LAN

box.

Then click the

Add

button. You will be notified when the Camera has been added. Click the

OK

button.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Figure 6-8: Add Camera - LAN Screen

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Internet

The

Internet

screen shows the Camera found on the Internet, along with the status information for it.

Test Results

First, go to the

Camera Data

section. Enter the Camera’s IP Address, Port Number, and login information (if

required). Then click the

Connect

button to find the Camera. The following information will be displayed:

Camera Data

Camera Name

. This is the name you gave to the Camera.

MAC Name

. Displayed here is the MAC address of the Camera.

Description

. This is the information about the Camera that you entered.

Address

. Shown here is the Camera’s IP address or SoloLink DDNS address.

Port Number

. This is the port number the Camera uses for communication.

Login

. If you set up the Camera with a name and password, then you will need to enter them here in order to

access the Camera.

Name

. Enter the login Name.

Password

. Enter the login Password.

To add the Camera to the Utility’s list, click the

Add

button. If you wish to clear a Camera, click the

Clear

button.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Figure 6-9: Add Camera - Internet Screen

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View Video

The Camera Status section lists all of the Cameras the Utility has detected. To view the video of a specific

Camera, select a Camera. Drag and drop the Camera to a Channel (viewing) window.

Double-click the viewing window if you want to make the viewing window larger, record, play, stop, take pictures,

or zoom. (For Cameras with audio, you can also raise or lower the volume.) To close this viewing window, click

the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Icon

Function

If you want to record the current video, click this icon.

If you want to play the current video, click this icon.

If you want to freeze the current frame of video or stop recording, click

this icon.

To take a snapshot of the current frame of video, click this icon.

A digital zoom feature is available. To zoom in on a section of the

window, click this icon. Then use your mouse to select the section you

want to magnify. Click the icon again to disable the zoom feature.

For Cameras that feature audio, click this icon to turn audio on or off.

(The Compact Wireless-G Internet Video Camera does not feature audio.)

For Cameras that feature audio, click this bar and move its endpoint to

raise or lower the volume.

This indicates the Channel setting used by the Camera within the Utility.

(You cannot use this icon to change the Camera’s Channel setting;

instead, you must return to the main menu. Drag and drop the Camera to

a different viewing window with the Channel setting you want.)

If you want to make the viewing window twice as large, click this icon.

Figure 6-10: View Video Screen

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Delete Camera

To delete a Camera, select its name in the

Camera Status

section, and click

Delete Camera

. When you are asked

to confirm the deletion, click the

OK

button.

Camera Settings

To modify a Camera’s settings, select its name in the

Camera List

box, and click

Change Settings

.

Test Results

Click the

Test

button to check the connection. The results will be displayed. If you need to change the Camera’s

network settings or login information, you can do so on this screen.

Camera Data

Camera Name

. This is the name you gave to the Camera.

MAC Name

. Displayed here is the MAC address of the Camera.

Description

. This is the information about the Camera that you entered.

Address

. Enter the Camera’s new IP address or SoloLink DDNS address.

Port Number

. Enter the new port number that the Camera uses for communication.

Login

. If you set up the Camera with a name and password, then you can change them here.

Name

. Enter the new login Name.

Password

. Enter the new login Password.

Click the

Save

button to save the new settings.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Figure 6-11: Delete Camera Screen

Figure 6-12: Change Settings Screen

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