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Chapter 3
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
10
Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
Placement Options
The Camera can stand on a surface or be mounted on a
wall. Depending on the positioning you want, you attach
the Camera head to its stand at two different points.
Stand Option
Follow these steps to stand the Camera on a surface.
Insert the screw end of the stand into the hole on the
1.
bottom panel.
Tighten the screw and then the thumbscrew.
2.
Place
the
Camera,
and
adjust
the
tilt
of
its
head
3.
accordingly, as described below in section “Camera
Head Tilting”.
Thumbscrew
(tightened)
Camera in Standing Position
Wall Mount Option
You use the Camera’s stand to mount the Camera on a
wall. The stand has two wall-mount slots that are spaced
58 mm (2.28 inches) apart.
Insert the screw end of the stand into the hole on the
1.
back panel.
Tighten the screw end and then the thumbscrew.
2.
Determine
where
you
want
to
mount
the
Camera.
3.
Attach two screws to the wall, so that the Camera’s
wall-mount slots line up with the two screws.
Maneuver the Camera so the screws are inserted into
4.
the two slots.
Adjust
the
tilt
of
its
head
accordingly,
as
described
5.
below in section “Camera Head Tilting”.
Hole for Attaching Stand
(Wall-Mount Option)
Wall Mount Option
Camera in Wall-Mounting Position (side view)
58 mm
(2.28 inches)
Wall-Mount Slots
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Chapter 3
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Camera Head Tilting
After the Camera is assembled, you can tilt the Camera
head on its ball joint using the lock nut on the camera
stand. Loosen the lock nut, tilt the camera head as desired,
then tighten the lock nut to secure the position.
Lock Nut
Camera Tilting Feature with Stand Option
The installation of the Wireless-G Internet Home
Monitoring
Camera
is
complete.
Go
to
Chapter
4: Installing and Using the Camera Utility, page 12.
For
information
about
advanced
configuration
using
the Camera’s Web-based Utility, go to Chapter
5: Advanced Configuration with the Web-based
Utility, page 20.
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Chapter 4
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Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
Chapter 4:
Installing and Using the
Camera Utility
Overview
This chapter will instruct you on how to install and use the
Camera Utility on your PC. The Utility allows you to easily
view and record the Camera’s video.
If another Wireless-B or Wireless-G Internet Camera Utility
is already installed on your PC, Linksys recommends that
you uninstall it before installing this Camera Utility.
NOTE:
To view video using a web browser, you
must use Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher.
The View Video feature will not work with
other web browsers. If you do not use Internet
Explorer v5.5, use the Camera Utility instead.
Installing the Camera Utility
On the
1.
Welcome
or
Congratulations
screen of the Setup
Wizard, click
Install Camera Utility
.
Install Camera Utility Screen
The Setup Wizard begins to install the Camera Utility.
2.
The progress of the installation is displayed.
When
the
Setup
Wizard
informs
you
that
the
3.
installation is complete, click
Continue
. The Utility will
automatically start up and display the
Setup
screen.
Camera Utility Installation Completed
Go to Using the Camera Utility for the First Time, page
12.
Using the Camera Utility for the First Time
The Camera Utility starts up automatically after the Utility
is successfully installed. This section describes the steps to
follow to set up the Camera.
The
Camera
Utility
displays
the
1.
Setup
screen and
searches for your Wireless-G Camera.
Setup Screen - Searching for Camera
When
the
2.
Authorization
screen appears, enter your
User Name and Password:
User Name
•
Enter
admin
in this field.
Password
•
If you did NOT change the password
in Step 11 of section “Setup Wizard” in “Chapter 2:
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera,” enter
admin
in this field. Otherwise, enter the new password.
Authorization Screen
Click
3.
Save
, then
Yes
to save the Camera’s settings.
To learn how to use the Camera Utility, go to Using the
Camera Utility, page 13.
Advanced users: If you want to use the Camera’s Web-
based Utility, go to Chapter 5: Advanced Configuration
with the Web-based Utility, page 20.
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Using the Camera Utility
After the Camera Utility is installed, its icon is displayed on
the Desktop and in the System Tray of the Taskbar. To open
the Camera Utility, use either icon as follows:
Double-click the icon on your desktop
•
Right-click the icon in the system tray, then click
•
Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
.
Desktop Icon
System Tray Icon
When you are finished using the Camera Utility, exit the
Utility as follows:
Close each open Utility window by clicking
•
Exit
or by
clicking the
X
button in the upper-right corner.
Right-click the Utility’s system tray icon and select
•
Exit
.
Monitor Window
After you open the Utility, the
Monitor
window is displayed.
The
Monitor
window contains the following sections:
Camera Status
,
Motion Detection Events
,
Hard Disk Quota
,
the viewing area containing video displays for Channels
1-9, video layout controls, and video control buttons.
Monitor Window
To display the
Setup
window, click
Setup
. To display the
Playback
window, click
Playback
. To get help information,
click
Help
.
Camera Status
This section of the
Monitor
window provides the following
status information for all the Cameras the Utility has
detected: Camera is being viewed, Camera is being
recorded, motion detection is enabled on the Camera:
Camera Status
A blue channel number (1-9) means a Camera has been
detected on that channel. Each Camera’s status is given by
colored indicators as described in the following table.
Icon
Status Indications
Viewing Status:
Clear - Camera’s video is not being viewed.
Green - Camera’s video is being viewed.
Recording Status:
Clear - Camera’s video is not being recorded.
Red - Camera’s video is being recorded.
Motion Detection Status:
Clear - Camera’s motion detection is disabled.
Yellow - Camera’s motion detection is enabled.
Motion Detection Events
If motion detection is enabled, this section of the
Monitor
window lists the most recent motion detection events.
Motion Detection Events
Hard Disk Quota
This section of the
Monitor
window lists information
related to the amount of hard disk that is allocated for
recorded video.
Hard Disk Quota
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Viewing Area
The Viewing Area takes up most of the
Monitor
window.
The Viewing Area can have four different layouts, with
video windows for one, four, six, or nine Cameras. The
layout is selected using the video layout controls described
in “Video Layout Controls’”.
Viewing Area - Single-Camera Display
Viewing Area - Four-Camera Display
Viewing Area - Six-Camera Display
Viewing Area - Nine-Camera Display
Multiple-Camera Layouts
In a multiple-Camera layout, one of the video windows
is always outlined in green. This indicates the currently
selected Camera. The Video Control buttons can be used
to perform various functions on the video from this
Camera. For information on the video control buttons,
refer to
Video Control Buttons
,
page 15
.
Channel Number of Selected Camera
The channel number of the selected Camera is indicated
below the lower left corner of the Viewing Area. To specify
a different Camera as the selected Camera, click on that
Camera’s video window.
Each Camera can be displayed using any of the video
windows in the layout. To move a Camera from one video
window to another, click and drag the Camera’s video
window to another video window. The two Cameras
originally assigned to each of the two windows will then
swap places. This is especially useful for the six-Camera
layout, which has one large video window and five smaller
ones. A Camera assigned to one of the smaller windows
can be quickly enlarged by dragging it to the large
window.
To quickly view any Camera’s video at full scale, double-
click that Camera’s video window. The layout will change
to a single-camera display of the selected Camera’s video.
Video Layout Controls
This section of the
Monitor
window lets you change the
layout of the viewing area. To select a particular layout,
click the layout’s icon.
Video Layout Icons
Icon
Function
Click this icon to display video from one
Camera only.
Click this icon to display video from up to
four Cameras. The video windows are all
of equal size.
Click this icon to display video from up
to six Cameras, with one large video
window and five small video windows.
Click this icon to display video from up to
nine Cameras. The video windows are all
of equal size.
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