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Scheduled Recordings

To schedule recordings for a Camera, select its name in the

Camera List

box, and click

Scheduled Recording

.

A list of scheduled recordings will appear.

Frequency

. Decide which days you want the Camera to record. Select the appropriate Frequency from the drop-

down menu.

Start Time

. Select the time you want the recording to begin.

Duration

. Select how long you want the recording to be.

After you have made your selections, click the

Add

button to save the new scheduled recording.

To delete a scheduled recording, select the recording from the list, and click the

Delete

button.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

You may find it helpful to know how much memory is required to hold a video recording. The following table lists

estimated bit rates and file sizes for a typical video recording at each available resolution and video.

Estimated Hard-Drive Memory Space Required for Video Recording per Hour

Resolution

Quality Level

Bit Rate

File Size

320 x 240

Very High

900kbps

430MB

320 x 240

High

500kbps

330MB

320 x 240

Normal

300kbps

240MB

320 x 240

Low

120kbps

230MB

320 x 240

Very Low

40kbps

225MB

160 x 120

Very High

800kbps

380MB

160 x 120

High

400kbps

270MB

160 x 120

Normal

200kbps

230MB

160 x 120

Low

100kbps

220MB

160 x 120

Very Low

40kbps

210MB

Figure 6-13: Scheduled Recordings Screen

NOTE:

The maximum length of a recording file is

one hour. If a recording is more than one hour

long, then multiple files will be saved.

NOTE:

In order for the scheduled recordings to

occur, the Multi-Camera Viewer & Recorder Utility

must be running on a networked PC.

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Saved Files

To access the saved files of a Camera, select its name in the

Camera List

box, and click

Saved Files

. You have

three types of files available: Recorded Videos, Motion Detection Videos, and Snapshot Pictures.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Recorded Files

Click the

Recorded Videos

button, and the

Recorded Files

screen will appear and display a list of files, organized

by Camera Name, File Name, and Start Time.

Camera Name

. This is the name of the Camera that was used.

File Name

. Displayed here is the name of the file. If it was an instant recording, the filename format is

“LAN_R_(date)_(end time)”. If it was a scheduled recording, the filename format is “LAN_(date)_(end time)”.

Start Time

. This is the time the recording began.

To play a recording, select the appropriate file and click the

Play

button. To delete a recording, select the

appropriate file and click the

Delete

button. If the recorded file you want is not listed, click the

Explore

button to

find it. To rename a recorded file, click the

Explore

button. After you have found the file, you can rename it.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Motion Detection Files

Click the

Motion Detection Videos

button, and the

Motion Detection Files

screen will appear and display a list of

files, organized by Camera Name, File Name, and Start Time. (Click

Motion Detection

on the main menu to

access the

Motion Detection Settings

screen).

Camera Name

. This is the name of the Camera that was used.

File Name

. Displayed here is the name of the file.

Start Time

. This is the time the recording began.

To play a video, select the appropriate file and click the

Play

button. To delete a file, select the appropriate file

and click the

Delete

button. If the file you want is not listed, click the

Explore

button to find it. To rename a file,

click the

Explore

button. After you have found the file, you can rename it.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Figure 6-14: Files Screen

Figure 6-15: Recorded Files Screen

Figure 6-16: Motion Detection Files Screen

NOTE:

Use Windows Media Player 7 or higher to

view your recordings.

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Snapshots

Click the

Snapshot Pictures

button, and a Windows Explorer window will appear and display the available

SnapShot folders. The name of each folder is the MAC address of the Camera that took that folder’s snapshots.

Double-click a folder to see a list of its images.

Motion Detection

You can have video recorded when the Utility detects motion in a Camera’s field of view. To configure these

settings, select its name in the

Camera List

box, and click

Motion Detection

.

A list of scheduled motion detection recordings will appear.

Frequency

. Decide which days you want the Camera to monitor its field of view for motion. Select the

appropriate Frequency from the drop-down menu.

Start Time

. Decide what time you want the Camera to begin monitoring for motion. Select the time you want the

video recording to begin.

Duration

. Select how long you want the Camera to monitor for motion.

Sensitivity Level

. You have a choice of motion sensitivity levels for the Camera. Select the appropriate level from

the drop-down menu.

3 x 3 (default)

. By default, the Camera’s field of view is split into nine sections (see the on-screen image). If you

want it split into 16 sections, select

4 x 4

. If you want it split into 25 sections, select

5 x 5

.

On the on-screen image depicting the Camera’s field of view, click the sections you want monitored. The selected

sections will be marked by a crisscross pattern. If you want to select all sections, click the

Select All

button. If

you want to de-select all sections, click the

Clear All

button. To refresh the current image, click the

Refresh

Image

button.

After you have made your selections, click the

Add

button to save the new scheduled motion detection video.

To delete a scheduled motion detection video, select the video from the list, and click the

Delete

button.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

Figure 6-17: Window Showing SnapShot Folders

Figure 6-18: Motion Detection Settings Screen

NOTE:

To specify the maximum length for a single

motion detection video recording, click the

Utility

Settings

button on the main menu.

NOTE:

In order for the motion detection feature and its recordings to occur, the Multi-Camera

Viewer & Recorder Utility must be running on a networked PC.

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Utility Settings

To configure the settings of the Multi-Camera Viewer & Recorder Utility, click the

Utility Settings

button.

The

Utility Settings

screen will appear. You can change the Directory, Recording Time Frame, Disk Allocation for

Recording, and Start Info. settings on this screen.

Directory

You can specify the directories where the recordings, motion detection videos, and snapshots will be saved.

Recording Directory

. Instant and scheduled recordings will be saved in this directory. The default is

C:\Program

Files\Linksys\Wireless-G Internet Video Camera\Record

. Click the

...

button to designate a different directory.

Motion Detection Directory

. Motion detection video recordings will be saved in this directory. The default is

C:\Program Files\Linksys\Wireless-G Internet Video Camera\Motion

. Click the

...

button to designate a

different directory.

Snapshot Directory

. Snapshots will be saved in this directory. The default is

C:\Program

Files\Linksys\Wireless-G Internet Video Camera\Snapshot

. Click the

...

button to designate a different

directory.

Recording Time Frame

You can specify the maximum length of motion detection and instant recordings.

Maximum time frame for Motion Detection Recording

. This is the maximum length of time the Utility will

record when motion is detected. (To configure the Motion Detection settings, click

Motion Detection

on the main

menu.) The default is

1 min

. To change the default, select the maximum length of time you want from the drop-

down menu.

Maximum time frame for Instant Recording

. This is the maximum length of time the Utility will record when

you click the Instant Recording icon on the viewing window of a Camera. The default is

10 min

. To change the

default, select the maximum length of time you want from the drop-down menu.

Disk Allocation for Recording

You can designate how much hard disk space you want to use for recording.

Total Space

. This is the total amount of space available on the hard drive of the PC running this Utility.

Total Space and Available Space

. This is the amount of space available for recording.

Figure 6-19: Utility Settings Screen

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Enable Disk space limit

. If you want to limit the amount of disk space available for recording, click the

checkbox. Enter the maximum number of megabytes in the

Maximum

field.

Of the total amount of disk space available for recording, you can designate the amount of space available for

motion detection recordings. Enter the maximum number of megabytes in the

Motion Detection Recording Space

field.

Of the total amount of disk space available for recording, you can designate the amount of space available for

instant and scheduled recordings, enter the maximum number of megabytes in the

Instant/Scheduled Recording

Space

field.

If the hard drive runs out of space, the Utility has two options. it can overwrite the oldest files or stop recording.

Select the option you want,

Overwrite oldest file

or

Stop recording

.

Start Info.

You can designate when and how you want the Utility to launch.

Launch Viewer & Recorder utility on Windows startup

. If you want the Utility to launch when Windows starts

up, click the checkbox.

Auto start video streaming when utility starts

. If you want video to automatically begin streaming when the

Utility launches, click the checkbox.

After you have made your changes, click the

Save

button to save the new settings.

To cancel your changes, click the

Cancel

button.

To close this screen, click the

X

button in the upper right-hand corner.

To set up the Linksys SoloLink Service, go to “Chapter 7: Setting up the Linksys SoloLink DDNS Service.”

If you want to use the Camera’s Web-based Utility, go to “Chapter 8: Using the Compact Wireless-G

Internet Video Camera Web-based Utility.”

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