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1. Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration Source 1 w JavaScript iw POWERED BY V5 3 1 315 mt Click on the Administration link located on the top bar of the page In order for remote administration to be available a user account must be generated in the Security section of webcamXP The user account must be given a username and password and must be given administrative privileges The following login page will appear 72 webcamXP 5 documentation 3 webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help an X e x A 2 http flocalhost 8080 B Most Visited 4 Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS ess id guns Please provide a valid username password to access this server Username Password POWERED BY V5 3 2 105 xhtml css You will be required to log in to an administrative account in order to gain access to remote administrative functions Once a correct username and password have been entered the following screen will appear webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt Q 3X d LI ntoifocahostsoso sdnin htmil t Ils coo ii Most Visited Getting Started Latest Headlines e Do you want Firefox to remember this password
2. Username g Password Security Upload interval F 10 second s Z Options Upload 5 3 2 Specifying FTP URL Port Username and Password In order for your FTP uploads to successfully complete automatically you must specify information regarding your FTP website and account Begin by entering the URL of your FTP server in the IP Address Host Name textbox The ftp prefix is assumed and does not need to be entered Also specify the FTP port of your FTP server If you are unsure about what port to use contact your FTP system administrator The default FTP port is 21 Enter your port in the FTP Port textbox 43 webcamXP 5 documentation If you want your images to automatically upload to a specific directory on your FTP server enter the relative path based on the FTP root directory in the Remote directory textbox In the above example images will be uploaded to ftp www mywebsite com surveillance images If you have a firewall set up on your local network the network connected to the computer running webcamXP you may wish to enable FTP passive mode With passive mode your computer the client initiates all connections If passive mode is not used and a firewall is in place the firewall may block connections made by the FTP server required to begin FTP transfers To enable passive mode check the Passive Mode checkbox If you are unsure whether passive mode is required contact your system adm
3. E Enabled features Sensivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally Security Record Movie Recording duration Minimum interval between 2 alerts Run FTP Upload Run HTTP Post EY 10 seconds 0 seconds Send by e mail ve Run application De External sound file WAV Play sound Send SMS Options m Add to gallery into Send Windows Message The following options are available in the Settings tab Recording Duration Enter into this text box the number of seconds you wish the motion detector to record video once an event is tripped e g a motion is detected This option is only applicable if you enable Record Movie in the Enabled features box see the section titled Enabling Features Minimum interval between 2 alerts Enter into this text box the minimum number of seconds you wish webcamXP to wait after one event before listening for the next one Therefore if movement is constant events will trip in even intervals based on the value you enter into the Minimum interval between 2 alerts textbox External sound file WAV Select in this file a WAV audio file you would like webcamXP to play when an event is tripped Click the button to the right of the textbox A standard Windows Open dialog will appear Navigate to and select a WAV file to play Click the Open file 58 webcamXP 5 documentation 7 1 3 External Application Settings To set External App
4. Interval Options Y O kb s Before you activation motion detection you have the option to specify a series of configuration options The configuration options may or may not be dependent upon enabling specific features For more information on enabling features please see the section titled Enabling Features The following subsections describe the process of specifying motion detector options and enabling motion detection 7 1 1 Sensitivity If sensitivity of your cameras is set improperly the camera will react incorrectly to stimuli If sensitivity is too high cameras connected to webcamXP will watch for motion too minutely and webcamXP will send alerts at insignificant occurrences within the camera views Sensitivity is specified by specifying values for the fields in the Sensitivity tab located at the bottom of the Motion detector window 56 webcamXP 5 documentation To specify sensitivities first select a camera or cameras from the Source Selection box Slide the Sensitivity indicator bar to adjust basic sensitivity A corresponding percentage value will be placed in the textbox to the right of the Sensitivity indicator bar The higher the percentage the more sensitive the selected camera s will be and the less violent a movement will be required to initiate an alert Select an interval time to specify how long the camera is able to collate bouts of movement using the Interval indicator bar The higher the in
5. webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Free webcamXP Private webcamXP PRO webcamXP PRO Trial Use as source relay recompress and watermark ASF Windows Media streams Use IP Camera Filter in webcamXP Password protection users accounts management Logo change disable Customize webpage title look Motion detector alerts manager Acoustic detector DVR permanent recording auto erased after X hours Detailed log files of activity Use IP Camera Filter in any application 10 webcamXP 5 documentation 3 The Three Modes of webcamXP 3 1 webcamXP 5 normal mode The default webcamXP mode can be accessed using the webcamXP icon created on the Desktop during webcamXP install It is not optimized for any one particular method of camera data representation but should cover the needs for most users The standard webcamXP version is ideal for the user who does not wish to favor any one technology and therefore does not want to optimize or customize camera output to fit any one representation paradigm 3 2 webcamXP 5 IP Camera optimized webcamXP ships with a version customized and optimized for use with IP or Network cameras This version of webcamXP does not use Microsoft DirectShow for IP Cameras Note It is not possible to record video from IP Camera sources unless the DVR feature is utilized Network cameras can also be connected using th
6. User Manual revision 1 3 O 2008 Moonware Studios All Rights Reserved webcamXP 5 documentation Table of Contents TADO Contents sioe a xe Mn or e s vig 2 LEG few o LE 4 VEFSIONING Ree 5 T Installing WebcamXP Sii aaa 6 1 1 webcamxP Pre Requisites 2 eie ree A E cel pee tec icr ten 6 1 2 Installing WebcamwXP 2 2 2 1 aa bae Eo ai 6 2 webcamXP Versions and Features cccoconcconnconcconconnocnnan nnne nnnm 9 2 1 WebcamXP Free IN GAP Midi edil p p RIMIS D D ARS 9 2 2 WebcamXP Privateer a a a eria T x D EAR Is EE NDA RE DRE MEO 9 2 3 webcamxP PRO aaa tur vende pd sae ere don tun eas bee wa tones wie erdt br ERI epa 9 2 4 webcamxXP Features Chalino a ses weet 9 3 The Three Modes of webcamXP sssssessseesseee enema nnne nnn nnn 11 3 1 webcamxP 5 normal mode eruere Pr ia EPA 11 3 2 webcamXP 5 IP Camera optimized ssssssssssssseseen mmn 11 3 3 webcamXP 5 Windows Media oocococcoccccncononnnnnconcnnannnn nan n ron anna rn nr nr nnn 11 4 webcamXP MONitOriNQ cccoccccccccnnanonancnoncconnconcan EEE nnn nnn 12 4 1 Live View Source Selection Controls csssessseesseesseee nennen nnn 12 4 2 The Security Center 2 5 notet d reip ee id AR ERI tir 29 4 3 Online Gallery a t 30 4 4 The Sched Ul Foisis iuias tr Dicere A A a 32 5 Broadcasting and Using the Web sssesssesseeseennemen emen menm nnn 36 5 1 Broadcasting Over HTTP Internet Site ooococccccncncnnnncnnnncnnncnn
7. Add File cam_1 jpg Username gt gt HTTP Post Success HTTP 1 0 200 OK myusername Password m Access restriction Upload interval second s Una HTTP Post 46 webcamXP 5 documentation 5 5 Live Chat Live Chat gives you the flexibility to set up an online talking space for visitors to your shared camera website The service is run by Chatango and requires you to register a user name in order to implement Live Chat in your custom website 5 5 1 Enabling Live Chat In order to enable Live Chat functionality you must begin the service Navigate to the Live Chat tab of the Web Broadcast section Enter the URL of a Chatango chat room in the Room Name textbox Click the Activate button to begin the service A new window will appear in the Live Chat box File Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST e Q Live chat is running Monitor Room name rd lia on Create a private room Web Broadcast Access restriction Options Offline Password CPU 100 47 webcamXP 5 documentation 5 5 2 Create a room In order to create a new chat room navigate to the Live Chat tab of the Web Broadcast section Click the Create a Private Room button The following website will appear Create New Group Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help v e www ch
8. Click on the gray block The Camera Display box will show an error message No video source connected Right click in the middle of the Camera Display box The following menu will appear 16 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler E WEGE No video source connected Web Broadcast Right click on this window to connect a device PCI USB WDM Driver ug Network Cameras Connect U Other sources Audio source y Video source Source Name I Options E Access restriction Select Network Cameras Connect The following screen will appear Network Camera Setup Wizard Please select the brand and model of your IP Camera Camera Brand Panasonic Camera Model f Network camera Cancel Select your camera s manufacturer from the Camera Brand drop down box If you know the camera s specific model number you may select it from the Camera Model drop down If you are unsure of the camera s model number simply select Network Camera from the Camera Model drop down Note Some cameras are designed for use with Microsoft Media Streaming and therefore do not appear in the Camera Brand or Camera Model drop down boxes An example is the Linksys WCG54 In order to connect a Linksys camera see the section Con
9. FTP allows you to upload files for download hosting and does not create a website for user interaction Users who wish to download captured images from your camera simply need to navigate to your FTP website When your page loads the user will be presented with an online representation of the FTP site s directory structure allowing him or her to navigate to and download your camera images webcamXP contains the full functionality of automatic FTP uploads You can specify webcamXP to autonomously take images from your various cameras and upload them to your specified FTP upload at a specific time interval The following sections describe how to enable and set up automatic FTP uploads 5 3 1 Enabling FTP Upload To enable FTP upload simply open the Upload FTP FTPS tab from the Web Broadcast section Click on the Activate button located at the top right hand corner of the screen When FTP uploads are successfully enabled you will be presented with a green check mark shown below webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help ee Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST Q Automatic FTP upload is running amp Monitor q _ 222222 IP address Host name FTP port www mywebsite com 21 FTP Logs e Remote directory surveillance images Web Broadcast Passive mode FTPS FTP over TLS Create temporary file and rename Password protected Access restriction
10. Other sources e Right click on thig p Access restriction Audio source L Video source ve Resolution a Source Name Options Select the PCI USB WDM Driver option If your camera was successfully installed it should be listed in the submenu that appears Select your camera from the list In the above example the computer has an Apple iSight camera available 4 1 1 2 Connecting an IP Camera In order to connect a network camera you must know a few details about the camera First you must know its manufacturer e g Panasonic Sony etc Next you must know the HTTP URL or IP address on which the camera is being hosted e g you must now the camera s address for access Examples may be http www mywebsite com 8002 or http 192 168 0 103 8023 You must also know the port to which it is connected You can decipher the port by studying the URL A URL is fashioned using one the following template http www urlname com port http IP Address port In the above examples the URLs include the ports 8002 and 8023 If no port is defined as with the URL http www mywebsite com the camera is connected to the default port 80 You must also know some optional settings about the camera including the camera s number if multiple cameras are being shared over one URL You must also know if the camera is password protected If the camera is password protected you must
11. select a default document to display from the Default Document drop down box The default document declares what HTML file to use when broadcasting your camera s data This in turn declares the look and feel 36 webcamXP 5 documentation of the page presented to users who navigate to your computer If you do not have a preference and want webcamXP to simply design a page for you select Dynamically generated from the Default Document drop down box You may wish to limit bandwidth preventing users from streaming large amounts of data and thus slowing your network To limit bandwidth check the Limit bandwidth kb s checkbox In the textbox directly below this checkbox enter the number of kilobytes kb per second s you wish to use as a maximum bandwidth allowance When all of your settings have been successfully specified click the Enable button to begin broadcasting your camera displays 5 1 2 Static IP Addresses and Port Forwarding In order for you to reliably and constantly Broadcast HTTP you must have a static IP address Many non commercial Internet Service Providers ISPs do not provide static IP addresses Each time you login to their service for access to the Internet you are assigned an IP address that is free and accessible If you wish to provide constant hosting or wish to use a Domain Name Service DNS to register a domain you must have a static IP address Contact your Internet Service Provider ISP for more info
12. 27 webcamXP 5 documentation Picture Object Editor Shape File Source URL From other source 1 v Image X Image width Border width 218 80 0 Image T Image height Alpha 163 60 100 Auto refresh 0 none Border color ms C Transparent Cancel Select the number of the camera you wish to use as your camera source from the From other source drop down box The ImageX and ImageY textboxes are automatically filled in using the coordinates you specified using your mouse cursor Enter a width and height both in pixels for your video source by entering values in the Image width and Image height textboxes Enter an automatic refresh number in the Auto refresh textbox The automatic refresh value dictates an interval in milliseconds the video source should use when refreshing After the interval of a specified length is complete the video source will reset and display its most updated data If a value if O is entered into the Auto refresh textbox the video source insert will not automatically refresh Specify a width in pixels for the new video source s border by entering a value in the Border width textbox Enter an alpha value in the Alpha textbox Alpha values are percentages and dictate transparency 0 is invisible whereas 100 is fully opaque Click the OK button to add the new video source and accept changes 28 webcamXP 5 documentation 4 2 The Security Center g The security center shown
13. 5 1 6 Viewing Connected Users As users navigate to your computer and view your camera s displays entries are listed in the Connected users list of the Broadcast HTTP tab This list provides a set of specific information about connected users e ID the number of the user assigned in order of connection e IP Address The user s IP address identifying his or her computer e Username The user s username if you have password protection accounts enabled on your webcamXP installation e Country The user s country of origin e File The current file the user is streaming from your cameras e Frames Per Second FPS The number of frames per second e g the speed of framing the user is experiencing as he or she watches your cameras e Files The number of files the user has successfully streamed to his or her machine from your camera displays e Frames The number of frames of your camera s streaming video the user has viewed since he or she connected e Kbytes The number of kilobytes streamed to the connected user s machine since he or she connected e Duration The amount of time the user has spent watching your cameras since he or she connected 40 webcamXP 5 documentation 5 2 Creating HTML and Integrating With Your Own Site Note Before running this wizard be sure to specify your system s IP Address Hostname or Domain name in the IP Address Host Name field of the HTTP Broadcasting Tab in the Web Broadcast
14. 7 4 Digital Video Recording PRO VERSION Digital Video Recording or DVR allows you to automatically take video footage of camera output usually schedule to be performed at regular intervals To specify the options necessary to run Digital Video Recording click the Digital Video Recorder tab in the Security section To begin regular Digital Video Recording click the Activate button The red X icon will turn to a green check mark webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Q Q DVR is running Disable 3 H Monitor Create a new file every minutes Enabled sources t 1 IP Camera Delete old files after hours Web Broadcast Capture Rate frames per sec Access restriction Run compression Security Options Space used by DVR HTTP Post Gallery Password CPU 100 Select the cameras you wish to capture video from by placing applicable checkmarks in the Enabled sources list Also specify the following two options e Create a file every Enter into this textbox the number of minutes you wish Digital Video Recording to wait between times of taking video recordings of your camera output Delete Old Files After Enter into this textbox the life span of any given movie After that movie file has lived through its lifespan the movie is deleted Tner a number of hours for webcamXP to wait in the D
15. Broadcast Access restriction O Sensivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording q _ _ Sensivity Detected objects size gt gt n Pi z v Small 4 blocks v Seni ma 4 7 Run application Interval Play sound Send W ws Message 0 kb s RS Offline The following features are available Save locally This feature saves information about the alert on the machine running webcamXP Record Movie This feature records the output of a camera when an alert is tripped The output of the camera is saved as a movie file on the machine running webcamXP Run FTP Upload This feature uploads a snapshot of the camera s output when an event is tripped The FTP Upload is performed based upon the settings specified in the Upload FTP FTPs tab of the Web Broadcast section Run HTTP Post This feature posts a snapshot of the camera s output when an event is tripped The HTTP Post is performed based upon the settings specified in the Upload HTTP HTTPS POST tab of the Web Broadcast section Send by email This feature sends an email when an event is tripped Email settings are specified in the Email alerts configuration tab Run Application This feature runs an application when an event is tripped If you wish to customize the application webcamXP will run when an event is tripped change
16. Enabling HTTP Uploads To enable automatic HTTP uploads navigate to the Upload HTTP HTTPS POST tab in the Web Broadcast section Click the Activate button to enable HTTP uploads When the service has been successfully started you will be presented with a green check mark shown below webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST Q e Q Automatic HTTP Post upload is running Disable Monitor URL To HTTP Post complete with http or https e Inttp ww mywebsite com surveillance_images php v HTTP POST Logs Password protected Web Broadcast Username myusername Password Access restriction Security Upload interval 10 second s 4 Y Upload Options HTTP Post Gallery Password CPU 100 5 4 2 Specifying HTTP URL Username and Password In order for your camera files to be successfully posted to your HTTP website you must specify your website s URL and login credentials Enter your complete website address including the http or https prefix in the URL To HTTP Post textbox If you do not include a file name the standard HTTP index page index html index php etc will be assumed If you wish to handle your camera images using a specific file you must include it in your HTTP URL e g http www mywebsite com surveillance images php 45 webcamXP 5 documentation If y
17. IP Addresses list Click the Remove button to delete it from the list Enter your new IP address or mask in the IP address textbox and click the Add button 55 webcamXP 5 documentation 7 Security The Security section provides a list of tools allowing you to use webcamXP for camera based security purposes With the Security section you can use your cameras for motion detection audio detection and reconnaissance The following sections describe the Security section and provide instructions on configuring and enabling webcamxXP s security functionality 7 1 Motion Detector PRO VERSION One of the most flexible functions webcamXP can provide is motion detection Cameras can be set up to provide users with email alerts text message alerts or on desktop Windows alerts when motion is detected To configure motion detection select the Motion Detector tab in the Security section of webcamXP The following window will appear M Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Q Motion detector is not running for this source Q No source active Activate 1 IP Camera Monitor e Web Broadcast Access restriction Enabled features 4 Sensivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally Record Movie Sensivity Detected objects size Run FTP Upload 1 Run HTTP Post Y k Small 4 blocks v Send by e mail
18. Italian Portuguese Spanish You may select from the following languages e French e German e Italian e Portuguese e Spanish Note You can receive a free webcamXP PRO license if you assist translation efforts by translating webcamXP into your native language Simply contact the webcamXP support team They will provide you with a license and the translation tool The translation tool is a straight forward piece of software that will allow you to easily translate webcamXP into your native language 71 webcamXP 5 documentation 9 webcamXP Administration It is important to keep webcamxXP fully licensed and up to date Failure to do so can cause webcamXP to function improperly or fail The following two sections describe how to register webcamXP and how to update webcamXP 9 1 Remote Administration When HTTP Broadcasting is enabled webcamXP can be administered over a web interface To test your administrative web interface open a web browser e g Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and navigate to http localhost port where port is the port number you specified when configuring HTTP Broadcasting If you did not specify a custom port when configuring HTTP Broadcasting navigate to http localhost 8080 The following page will display webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox Eile Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt T Cc X a 3 htto flocaihost 8080 ji Most Visited flle Getting Started
19. Resolution 320x240 Source Name E Camar 1 Options D Capture B Record A NetSouree init 17 05 47 PM Enabled Offline 22 In the above example one camera has already been connected to webcamXP To begin connecting a new camera first click on the button located at the top of the Source Selection box This will create a new space for a camera connection webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help NAAA EE EET Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler 2 No source connected No video source connected Web Broadcast Right click on this window to connect a device Access restriction Audio source Video source Resolution Source Name Enabled The new space labeled in the example above as space 2 will display a blank gray image Select this new space in the Source Selection box The Camera Display box will display an error message No video source connected 14 webcamXP 5 documentation Right click in the blue space in the middle of the Camera Display box The following menu will display webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help a A Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler 2 No source connected 2 Monitor e L PCI USB WDM Driver S Apple Built in iSight No video spameenram IP Camera JPEG MIPEG Web Broadcast
20. begin recording a movie from a camera stop recording a movie from a camera start broadcasting your camera s data over HTTP end HTTP broadcasting start motion detection and end motion detection Next select a camera or cameras to use as a source sources Select this option from the Source number drop down box webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler A Co O Monitor Action Source number S Run daily fixed time Capture Picture 0 v Hio O Run periodically every Web Broadcast 1 minute s Scheduled actions Run time Access restriction 34 webcamXP 5 documentation In the above example the user is selecting to use camera 6 as the source for the scheduler You may also select All from the Source number drop down box if you wish to take scheduler data from all connected cameras Next you must specify how often or at what specific times you wish the action to be performed If you wish the action to be performed once daily at a specific preset time select the Run daily O fixed time option box Then select at what time in hours and minutes you wish the action performed from the H and M drop down boxes If you wish the action performed multiple times per day at even preset intervals select the Run periodically every option box Then enter a numerical value in th
21. below displays a heads up display of all cameras connected to webcamXP It provides an excellent way to easily keep track of the data coming from all connected cameras Integrated Security Center Gi To open the Integrated Security Center window navigate to the Live View Source Selection Controls tab of the Monitor section The Integrated Security Center allows you to display a flexible number of cameras on the screen at once To select between the modes click on the 2x2 3x3 or 4x3 buttons located at the top left hand corner of the window If the number of cameras exceeds the number able to fit in the window at one time a paging system will be enabled allowing you to cycle through sets of camera displays The two arrow keys located at the top of the Integrated Security Center window allow you to cycle forward and backward through the pages of camera views 29 webcamXP 5 documentation 4 3 Online Gallery 4 3 1 What is an Online Gallery The online gallery is a space you can set up using webcamXP to display regular still shots from a particular camera or particular cameras The online gallery is then available to all who have access to your machine e g anyone in your immediate intranet or if your computer is connected through a static IP address to the Internet all Internet users webcamXP can be set up to automatically take a still shot from a selected camera or cameras and upload it to your online
22. clicking on the appropriate button the three format buttons are located below the black box area Alignment of the text e g left justified center or right justified can be set using the three alignment buttons at the bottom of the window To set a border color for your text select the colored box directly below the Border Color label To set a font color click the colored box directly below the Font Color label The following three additional format options are also available for specification e Border Width Enter into this textbox the number of pixels you wish to appear between the edge of the text object and the beginning of the text itself e Shadow Depth Enter into this textbox the number of pixels you wish to be used when forming the shadow of the text e Char Spacing Enter into this textbox the number of spaces equal to one strike of the spacebar you wish webcamXP to add between characters in the text object s contents e Alpha Enter into this textbox a percentage 0 100 representing the level of transparency 0 is invisible and 100 is fully opaque When you have specified all applicable options click the OK button to accept changes 25 webcamXP 5 documentation 4 1 8 2 Adding a Shape To add a shape click on the Shape button The Shape button is the third from the left button located directly below the camera sample object Once the Shape button has been pressed click in the camera sample image
23. edit delete Add Edit user Username Password s E Administrator Rights PTZ Controls add update POWERED BY V5 3 1 315 AW gm d Ti xhtm cs EH 8 Enter the new user s username in the Username textbox and enter his or her password in the Password textbox If you wish to make the user an administrator check the Administrator Rights checkbox Click the add update button to add the new user 76 webcamXP 5 documentation 9 5 Editing an Existing User To edit an existing user click the edit button located to the right of the user s entry in the Users management page The following page will appear gt webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help a y e X hi A http ocalhost 8080 adminUsers html mode Y 7 B Most visited fl Getting Started Latest Headlines add new user Time limit Last connected Unlimited 8 21 2008 7 58 05 Add Edit user Username myuser Password nmm Y Administrator Rights E PTZ Controls add update POWERED BY V5 3 2 105 xhtml css Make all necessary changes to the user s information in the textboxes and checkboxes that appear Click the update button to accept and finalize changes 9 6 Deleting a User To remove a user simply click on the delete link located to the right of the user s entry 77
24. gallery providing a stream of images for site visitors to study The Online Gallery also plugs in to the motion detection security system webcamXP can be configured to add images from connected cameras to the Online Gallery everytime motion is detected The following sections describe how to set up and administrate an online gallery 4 3 2 Enabling the Online Gallery In order to enable the online gallery first select the Online Gallery tab The following screen will appear webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Source selection Controls Gallery Scheduler al GN Q Auto Gallery is not running Upload interval Source Max images 10 second s Cyde Delete files over max index Web Broadcast Filename gallery 2 20080811 182033 0 jpg gallery 1 20080811 182023 0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 23 PM Access restriction A galery 2 20080811 182013 D jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 13 PM gallery 1 20080811 182003 0 jpg 11 20 03 PM galery 2 20080811 182002 0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 02 PM Security gallery_1_20080811_182001_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 01 PM gallery_2_20080811_182001_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 01 PM Y gallery_1_20080811_181956_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 19 56 PM 1 Controls Options Capture Now Q HTTP Online http CAMPBELLLAPTOP 8080 0 Password CPU 100 Click on the Activate button to begin running your online gallery When the online gallery is successfully loaded the following green check will appear
25. have a correct username and password If you wish to customize the display of the camera and know its technical specifications you may wish to record the camera s output resolution and maximum frame rate This data can be found by contacting the camera s system administrator or by reading the technical documentation provided by the camera s manufacturer Once you know the camera s URL and port load webcamXP By default you will be taken to the Live View Source Selection Controls tab 15 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Li ive view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler 1 IP Camera Audio source Video source IP Camera Resolution 320x240 Source Name NetSource ini 7 PM Enabled In the above example one camera has already been connected to webcamXP To begin connecting a new camera first click on the button located at the top of the Source Selection box This will create a new space for a camera connection webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help 2 No source connected No video source connected Web Broadcast e Right click on this window to connect a device Access restriction Audio source Video source Resolution Source Name Options E Enabled The new space will appear as a gray block in the Source Selection box
26. images By default webcamXP displays the webcamXP logo on camera images e Import Click this button to import a custom logo see the Display Logo option above Once clicked you will be presented with an Open dialog box Navigate to and select your logo file Click the Open button Note for the logo to appear on your cameras images make sure the Display Logo checkbox is checked Live Page title Enter into these textboxes the title and subtitle you wish to use for your HTML page when HTTP Broadcasting Users who navigate to your computer will see this title and subtitle as an identifying mark 69 webcamXP 5 documentation 8 3 Compression and Encoding Settings The Compression WM9 Profiles tab is shown below webcamXP File Language Tools Help E Security Options You may Access restric e Video only WMS profile Windows Media Stream EY Lx k Options webcamXP Options Monitor General settings Overlay Logo Compression WM9 Profiles e Video compression filter Recording only MSScreen encoder DMO Web Broadcast Audio compression filter Recording only Em Audio Video V M9 profile Windows Media Stream tion Offline 15 set the following options Video Compression filter select from this drop down box the type of compression e g the file format you wish to use when taking recordings from your cameras e g when you click the
27. link to your group send itto your friends D Invite buddies from AIM Send a Friendster Rulletin gi 50 webcamXP 5 documentation 6 Access Restriction and Password Protection It may become necessary to restrict camera access to a select few users or to block certain computers from accessing your camera s data webcamXP comes with an extensive set of security functionality allowing you to easily restrict access to your data The following sections describe the process of restricting access to your data 6 1 Restricting Access to Specific Users The most common type of restriction is user restriction webcamXP allows you to create a set of user accounts for your cameras When user accounts are created webcamXP is blocked to all users who do not have a valid set of login credentials To gain access to the user account settings navigate to the Credentials Password Protection tab of the Access Restriction section The following window will appear fe webcamXP Credentials Password Credentials Password protection IP Filtering a A Q Password protection is not running e Monitor Username User C Limited view time Password o Single Camera Access L PTz Controls Web Broadcast Add Update C Administrator rights Reset Usage ucc Users accounts Username Password Rights Time limit Time spent Last Access Access restriction y PR E Ena
28. method Javascript is supported by most browsers including Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox without the addition of a third party add on When Javascript is selected the page will regularly refresh giving the illusion of constant camera movement 5 1 3 1 2 M Jpeg Display The second option M Jpeg uses a media JPEG file format to display the output of the connected camera This format is somewhat more intensive than Javascript but does provide a smoother movement Mozilla Firefox is able to render M Jpeg file formats without add ons Internet Explorer however requires the installation of a plug in in order to successfully display M Jpegs 38 webcamXP 5 documentation 5 1 4 Microsoft Media Player Display The final option Microsoft Media Player uses a plug in from the Windows Media Player application to display camera movement Microsoft Media Player is the smoothest and most attractive of the display techniques but is also the most intensive Also plug ins are required for non Microsoft browsers e g Mozilla Plug ins may not be available for browsers running on Linux or Unix systems Macintosh users are required to download Microsoft add ons in order to display Microsoft Media Player camera representations 5 1 4 1 Multiview Multiview displays images from all connected cameras side by side To view the Multiview page click on the Multiview link located on the topbar of the page The Multiview page is shown below we
29. new Chatango group in MySpace 49 webcamXP 5 documentation Create New Group Mozilla Firefox Ele Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt gt 5 e x ie m http www chatango com creategroup LA Most visited flo Getting Started All Latest Headlines Chatango Step 3 Put this group on your web pages Automatically add this group to your pages Add to Myspace Add to Friendster Or manually paste this code into your Myspace Friendster blog or other web page object width 250 height 380 id 0b _ 1218492714579 param name movie value http webcamxpnewgroup chatango com group parar name wmode vales transparent gt lt param names AlowScriptAccess VALUE always param name Alioa Networking VALUEs alr paran namas AllowPullScreen VALUE trug param name flashvars value ci 121843271457980 808f 5081 39999989 29299981 10085 1 gt lt 81 ids emb 1218482714579 sro http webcamxpnemgroup chatango com group width 250 height 380 wmode transparent allonScriptAcoess allouNetworking aIl type appiication x shockwave fissh allowFullSereenc true t Step Download Message Catcher option Download Message Catcher to receive private one on one chats from other group members No spyware Win only 168KB When you click on Message Catcher you can also search for people online in your neighborhood http webcamxpnewgroup chatanqo com is the
30. number including country code in the Mobile phone number textbox Enter any parameters you wish to pass your SMS delivery service in the HTTP Post parameters textbox The default string is shown below number number amp message A motion has been detected amp carrier teleflip amp submit Send it Parameters are separated by ampersands amp Spaces in strings e g A motion has been detected are replaced with plus signs The above example also uses the webcamXP specific variable number When the parameters are sent to your SMS provider number is replaced by the number of the camera that tripped the event prompting a text message 60 webcamXP 5 documentation 7 1 5 Windows Message Settings The settings in the Windows Message Settings tab require that the Send Windows Message feature is enabled See the section titled Enabling Features for more information on enabling the Send Windows Message feature The Windows Message Settings tab is shown below f webcamXP File Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Y Motion detector is not running for this source No source active 1 IP Camera Web Broadcast A a Access restriction g Enabled features Sensivity Windows Message Settings External application SMS Security Windows Caption un FTP a Run HTTP Post Send by e mai 1 Run application
31. on the HTTP Broadcast website In the above example myuser spent just over five and a half minutes on the HTTP Broadcast website and downloaded a total of 14 megabytes 78 webcamXP 5 documentation 9 8 Registering webcamXP Editing License Information To register webcamXP select Register from the Help menu The following window will appear The product is currently not registered Please paste your license informations in this field to register the product webcamXP 2007 2008 license Enter your license key in the textbox and click OK If your license key is in the format of WXP xxxx xxxx your license pertains to a previous version of webcamXP Click on the webcamXP 2008 2008 license button The following window will appear Use this form if you own a webcamXP 2007 2008 license WXP xxx xxx Activation required Email corresponding to your account on www webcamxp com Username Serial number Enter your email address in the Email textbox Make sure the email you enter matches the email address you used to create your account on www webcamxp com Enter your account s username in the Username textbox and your account s password in the Password textbox Click the OK button to retrieve the proper license information and complete registering webcamXP 79 webcamXP 5 documentation 9 9 Using webcamXP Mobile Many of the monitoring functions of webcamXP are also available for a Windows Mobile e
32. page To begin administrating users click on the Users management link located at the top of the Administration page The following page will appear webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt e X L 3 http flocalhost 8080 adminusers ti Most Visited Getting Started v Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration Logged in as myuser Remote administration Users management Statistics add new user myuser PEERS Admin Unlimited 0 01 49 8 11 2008 6 18 56 edit delete POWERED BY V5 3 1 315 xhtml css Initially all user accounts will be listed Along with the Username the administrator status of the user and any time limits will be displayed 75 webcamXP 5 documentation 9 4 Adding a New User To add a new user click on the add new user link from the Users management page The following page will appear webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt FCX m 0 http focalhost 8080 adminUsers htmi action add wy gt IG i Most Visited Mb Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration add new user myuser Tete Admin Unlimited 0 01 55 8 11 2008 6 19 02
33. section The HTML code generated by webcamXP contains dynamic links that must reference the correct address or host location One final way webcamXP allows you to share camera images is to integrate with your pre existing or customly coded website To integrate to your website begin by having webcamXP generate the necessary HTML source code Select Tools Generate HTML The following window will appear IP Address Host Name MYWEBHOST Code to generate Video stream Type of video stream Javascript In the HTML Generation Wizard window select customized options to fit your website needs First enter the IP Address or Host Name of the computer running webcamXP into the IP Address Host Name drop down box If you have already configured broadcasting options webcamXP may already know your IP Address or Host Name if this is the case you can simply select it from the IP Address Host Name drop down box Select the type of code you wish to generate by selecting an option in the Code to generate drop down box You have the following two options Video Stream select this option if you would like the generated HTML code to display data directly from the camera or cameras connected to computer you specified in the IP Address Host Name drop down box Chat select this option if you would like the generated HTML code to display the visual chat program associated with the machine you specified in the IP Address Host
34. stills and recorded movies Shown below is a screenshot of the Live View Source Selection Controls window Q webcamXP File Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls e Video source IP Camera e y Resolution 640x480 Qo Le Source Name IP Camera HTTP 1 0 200 OK gt gt lt DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC E o Capture a Record 0 kb e HTTP Online http 127 0 0 1 8080 0 CPU 100 The window is divided into various boxes Camera Display Box 1 This box displays the images streaming from the currently selected camera e Source Selection 2 All the cameras sources webcamXP has access to are listed in the Source Selection box Sources can be added by clicking on the button at the top of the Source Selection box Sources can be removed by clicking on the button at the top of the Source Selection box In order to select a source and begin monitoring its streaming data simply click on the source s thumbnail image e Information Box 3 The information box provides vital data on the selected camera the camera currently being shown in the Camera Display Box Included in the Information box is the name of the device providing audio if audio is connected a description of the type camera IP Camera designates the camera is being shared as a network camera its resolution and a description of the c
35. the Sources to trig box will have listed in it all the audio sources available to your installation of webcamXP To enable an audio Source as a listening target simply place a check mark next to its entry In the previous screenshot the Apple Built In iSight camera has a built in microphone The check placed next to its entry indicates that it will be used as an audio source or the audio detector Once an audio source device is selected a driver must be selected to control device behavior All available drivers for selected devices are listed in the drop down box directly on top of the line graph box Select the applicable and desired driver from the drop down box To customize the settings for your audio source click the Audio Source Settings button The following standard Windows window will appear 64 webcamXP 5 documentation fi Recording Control m Options Help Line Volume Mic Volume Balance Balance p 4 2 4 Volume Volume Led Select C Select Realtek HD Audio Input From this window you can specify the level of Line Volume the amplitude of the data coming to webcamXP from the Microphone itself and the Mic Volume the amplitude of the data being registered in webcamXP from the connected camera You may also use the slider bars located above each volume option specify a speaker bias For example a slider to the left will cause the sound to appear as if they are only coming from the left hand s
36. the new updates applied 95 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix J Making Changes using the Advanced Settings Editor The Advanced Editor allows you to easily specify complex fundamental options of webcamXP without editing code or messing with complicated configuration files To open the Advanced Editor open Microsoft Windows Explorer and navigate to your webcamXP installation directory standardly C Program Files wLite Double click on the wTweaker application The user interface of the wTweaker application is shown below wLite Settings Tweaker Advanced Settings Tweaker for webcamXP 5 Setting Family Alerts Setting Name Application Setting Value notepad exe Use with care and only if you know what you change Select a type of setting from the Setting Family drop down box Setting types include options relating to alerts to camera integration and to saving of screenshots and movies Select the specific setting name from the Setting Name drop down box Enter a value for the new setting in the Setting Value textbox WARNING If you are unsure about absolute format for any specific option do not specify it using the Advanced Settings tool If you are sure you wish to commit changes to the webcamXP program click the Save button You may have to re start webcamXP for all changes to be successfully implemented 96
37. user and delete his or her account simply select the user s account from the User Accounts list and click the Remove button 53 webcamXP 5 documentation 6 2 Users and HTTP Broadcasting If you enable password protection and add users your HTTP Broadcasting page will automatically be password protected Users who visit your website will be presented with the following login page J webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help a gt CX A a http localhost 8080 B Most Visited Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS oxi dig Sheen Please provide a valid username password to access this server Username Password POWERED BY V5 3 2 105 The user will be required to enter his or her password in the Username and Password textboxes before being taken to view the output of connected cameras 54 webcamXP 5 documentation 6 3 Restricting Access to Specific IP Addresses If you know the IP address or set of IP addresses belonging to malicious users and wish to prevent them from gaining access to your camera and camera settings you may wish to take advantage of webcamXP s IP blocking functionality To enable this functionality navigate to the IP Filtering tab of the Access Restriction section Click the Activate button to begin IP Filtering When IP Filtering is successfully enabled you
38. webcamXP 5 documentation 9 7 Statistics The Statistics page provides information about viewership and traffic for your HTTP Broadcasting site To view the Statistics page simply click on the Statistics link from the Administration page The following page will appear webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt Q X d 1 htp focahost s080 adminStats htmi Bj Most visited fll Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS gle view Multi view Gallery Administration Logged in as myuser emote administration Users management Statistics Session ID IP Username Country Last file FPS Files Frames KBytes Session duration 2 127 0 0 4 myuser Unknown adminStats html 2 17 192 729 14135 0 05 36 POWERED BY WEI V5 3 1 315 xhtml css Each session each visit by a user will be displayed in the Statistics page In the above example the user myuser who is an administrator is the only person to have visited the HTTP Broadcast website Listed with the user s name and a session ID a unique integer identifying the session are the user s IP address country of origin if known the last web file he or she visited the frames per second FPS the user experienced the number of files he or she downloaded the number of frames he or she viewed the number of kilobytes he or she accessed and the amount of time he or she spent
39. 30 webcamXP 5 documentation f webcamXP File Language Tools Help CM Live view Source selection Controls Gallery Scheduler y Auto Gallery is running ME Monitor Upload interval Source Max images Web Broadcast rre Filename Date Time gallery_2_20080811_182033_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 33 PM gallery_1_20080811_182023_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 23 PM Access restriction li gallery_2 20080811 182013 0 jpg l8 11 2008 6 20 13 PM gallery_1_20080811_182003_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 03 PM gallery_2_20080811_182002_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 02 PM gallery 1 20080811 182001 0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 01 PM gallery 2 20080811 182001 0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 01 PM id gallery 1 20080811 181956 0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 19 56 PM e Capture Now HTTP Online http CAMPBELLLAPTOP 8080 0 Gallery Password CPU 100 If you wish to stop the gallery from being hosted simply click the Disable button The online gallery will take a few seconds to begin uploading your data In this time you should begin to customize your gallery by specifying which camera or cameras still shots should be taken from and how often still shots should be taken 4 3 3 Configuring your Online Gallery The online gallery tab shown below contains a series of options to customize its operation webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler ee Q Auto Gallery is
40. Controls Online gallery Scheduler Oo E a Cd i uu Monitor Upload interval 10 second s ce L Source Web Broadcast 1 Access restriction L Gallery 1 20080803 190656 0 jpg 18 3 2008 7 06 56 PM Filename Options Nod If you wish to delete this picture and make it unavailable to online gallery viewers simply highlight the picture s entry in the list as above and click the red X button 4 4 The Scheduler The scheduler allows you to set a level of autonomy to webcamXP Many common tasks can be performed without the direct input of a human operator and must be performed multiple times a day For example you may want a camera to capture and store an image to your hard drive every hour for your records This would be a tedious job if it required the constant input of a human operator The following sections describe how to set up and customize your scheduler 4 4 1 Enabling the Scheduler To enable the scheduler simply select the Scheduler tab in the Monitor section of webcamXP The following screen will appear 5373 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler l A Y Scheduler is not running C Source number S Run daily E fixed time A El o iw wj Capture Picture O Run periodically every Bre fe We fresca Start Broadcasting E m dia Stop Br
41. Fie Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST 9 Internal web server is not running Monitor IP Address Host Name Web Server Port Default document Limit bandwidth kb s CAMPBELLLAPTOP v 8080 Dynamically generated Connected users Seas Id IP Address Username Country File FPS Files Frames KBytes Duration Access restriction Password You must specify your computer s host name and the port you wish your cameras broadcast through If you wish to only broadcast your machine internally for testing purposes enter the home IP address 127 0 0 1 in the IP Address Host Name textbox If your machine is being hosted in the Internet at large you may have a URL or a domain name associated with your computer e g www mywebsite com If so enter this domain name in the IP Address Host Name textbox If you are sharing to an Intranet or you are sharing to the Internet without a domain name enter your computer s permanent fixed IP address e g 274 234 0 1 in the IP Address Host Name textbox Enter a port for your machine to broadcast through in the Web Server port textbox The standard HTTP port is 8080 If a user does not specify a port in their URL when navigating to your computer 8080 is assumed If you set your Web Server port textbox to anything other than 8080 visitors will need to know your port in order to access your camera s displays Next
42. MAIL WM USER 3208 WM SENDSMS WM USER 3209 WM ADDGALLERY WM USER T 3210 WM SENDWINMSG WM USERT3211 WM REFRESHOVERLAYFORM WM_USER 3501 WM_CLEANEXIT WM_USER 3701 Note webcamXP allows for easy integration with Power Home a home scripting and macro application For more information on integrating your webcamXP controlled cameras with a Power Home system please visit the following tutorial http www power home com forum forum_posts asp TID 18308PN 1 89 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix F Customizing Your Page s Look and Feel Using CSS The default HTTP Broadcast page uses a default Crystal Stylesheet CSS If you wish to edit the CSS manually you can do so by locating the file default css default css is located in the WebFiles CSS_ Styles folder of your webcamXP installation file by default C Program Files wLite The default css file can be easily edited using Microsoft Wordpad as shown below l default WordPad Del 466 4 2 B B webcamXP CSS Style by wet default for objects body color background color ffffff background image url background gif background position top center background repeat repeat y font size 12px line height 14px font family Tahoma Verdana Arial text align left margin Opx padding Opx h2 n3 font size 12px line height 14px font weight bold font family Tahoma Verdana Arial text align left marg
43. Name drop down box If you selected Video Stream from the HTML code to generate drop down box you must specify a type of video stream by selecting an option from the Type of Video Stream drop down box The available options are JavaScript JavaScript refreshes the page at regular intervals thus updating the data coming from the specified connected cameras JavaScript is a low intensity technology that does not require the user to have third party plug ins e g Adobe Flash Player JavaScript is supported by default by most modern browsers M Jpeg M Jpeg is a motion JPEG image file format that displays a motion representation of a camera s output in a visitor s browser Users of Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox browsers can view M Jpeg 41 webcamXP 5 documentation formats without additional plug ins Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer will be prompted to download plug ins in order to view M Jpeg images properly Flash Adobe Flash is a compiled technology that allows smooth graphical representation in browsers Unfortunately Flash is rather processor and memory intensive Flash also requires the installation of a third party plug in the Adobe Flash Player Flash is suggested for users who have modern browsers and relatively modern computing equipment Finally specify the camera you wish your HTML code to represent Make you selection from the Destination Video Source drop down box Click the Next button to continue to t
44. Record button in the Live View Selection Source Controls tab For this option you can click the Properties button to specify filter specific options Audio Compression filter select from this drop down box the type of compression e g the file format you wish to use when recording audio along with the video from your cameras For this option you can click the Properties button to specify filter specific options Audio Video WM9 Profile This feature as well as the Video only WM9 Profile option is only applicable to the Windows Media mode of webcamXP The value selected from the Audio Video WM Profile drop down box defines the quality and bandwidth allocation for streaming data using Windows media format Multiple profiles are available to webcamXP out of the box Video only WM9 Profile This option is similar to the Audio Video WM9 Profile option It defines the quality and bandwidth allocation for streaming video only using Windows Media Streaming Note You can use the Windows Media Profile Editor to modify existing or create additional WM9 profiles Profiles are located in the WM9Profiles subdirectory of your webcamXP installation directory 70 webcamXP 5 documentation 8 4 Selecting a Language for webcamXP webcamXP can be translated into multiple languages By default webcamXP is published in English To change your language simply select your language from the Language menu bar Tools Dutch w English French
45. Remember Never for This Site NotNow ES WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration Logged in as myuser Remote administration Users management Statistics Global Settings FTP Upload gt gt STOPPED Start HTTP Post gt gt STOPPED Start Automatic Gallery gt gt STOPPED Start Scheduler gt gt STOPPED Start DVR gt gt STOPPED Start Source 1 Motion Detector gt gt STOPPED Start Recording gt gt STOPPED Start Capture an image A set of General Settings and camera specific source specific settings will be listed in the remote administration page 73 webcamXP 5 documentation The following sections describe the administrative functions you can perform using the remote administration page shown above 9 2 Starting and Stopping Services Immediately visible when you log in to the remote administration page are a list of services and utilities In the above example none of the services are enabled and therefore none of them are running As an administrator you have the right to start and stop services When a service is started it will use the options and settings configured and saved by webcamXP on the webcamXP host computer To begin a service simply click the Start link to the right of the service s name Some services like Motion Detector or Recording are source sp
46. SMS Add to gallery _ Send Windows Message N Options Interval Play sound The box in the center of the Motion Detector tab will begin updating with the output of the camera selected in the Source Selection box 63 webcamXP 5 documentation 7 2 The Audio Detector PRO VERSION The audio detector is designed to trip an event whenever an audio signal taken in from the network or USB microphone connected to webcamXP picks up a signal over a certain threshold To enable the Audio Detector navigate to the Audio Detector tab of the Security section First specify all the applicable options see sections below When all applicable options are specified click the Activate button Once activated the red X icon will turn to a green check mark f webcamXP File Language Tools Help C Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording LA Q Audio detector is running Monitor e Audio recording source settings Sources to trig 1 IP Camera Web Broadcast 21 2 Apple Built in iSight Access restriction 30 35 COO J Security 4 gt ve Options Detector AI 7 2 1 Specifying an Audio Device To begin specifying your Audio Detector settings you must first specify which audio device you wish monitored When you first navigate to the Audio Detector tab of the Security section
47. administration available on the full webcamXP PRO version 2 3 webcamXP PRO webcamXP PRO is fully featured and provides the ability to connect an unlimited number of cameras USB PCI and Network at once webcamXP PRO also features a full list of Broadcast features including hosting of an Internet based portal HTTP Broadcasting and automatic HTTP and FTP uploads for hosting still images and videos on foreign servers With HTML Code generation webcamXP PRO users can easily integrate their array of surveillance cameras with their existing websites webcamXP PRO provides the ability to secure access to your cameras by allowing the creation of user accounts and passwords 2 4 webcamXP Features Chart webcamXP webcamXP webcamXP webcamXP Free Private PRO PRO Trial Supports 1 source 5 sources unlimited unlimited Sources sources Supports all USB PCI devices and IP based sources Local and remote pan tilt and zoom control for compatible devices USB IP Cameras Integrated chat system Multiple client viewing options java javascript flash client HTTP broadcasting Windows media streaming and WM9 profiles handling including for IP Cameras FTP FTPS Uploading HTTP HTTPS Post uploading Capturing and recording features including IP Cameras ASF streams Integrated scheduler for daily or fixed interval tasks Displays country of the connected users
48. al laws The sole owner of this product is darkwet network License Agreement CONTENT Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the content sv If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install webcamXP 5 Click the I Agree button to agree to webcamXP s terms and conditions for use In the next window select the products you wish to install webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP 5 Choose Components Choose which features of webcamXP 5 you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select components to install IP Camera Directshow Filter v SSL Libraries for FTPS HTTPS webcamXP Mobile for PocketPC Windows Mobile 5 0 an Description Space required 15 7MB The following options are available IP Camera Directshow Filter Check this if you wish webcamXP to use a Directshow filter to clean up the motion and data coming from a network or IP camera Directshow filters can be customized by advanced users e SSL Libraries for FTPS HTTPS Check this box if you would like to install security options for secure FTP and secure HTTP transfers e webcamXP Mobile for PocketPC Check this box if you would like to install the webcamXP mobile application for use on your Windows Mobile enabled device Click the Next butto
49. ame FTP port www mywebsite com 21 FTP Logs ro Remote directory surveillance_images Web Broadcast A Passive mode FTPS FTP over TLS f E Create temporary file and rename C Password protected Access restriction Username g Password Security Upload interval y 10 second s is 7 Options Upload In the above example camera images will be automatically uploaded to ftp www mywebsite com 21 surveillance images every 10 seconds If you wish to force an upload immediately take images from your cameras and upload them to FTP click the Upload button directly below the Upload interval inputs 44 webcamXP 5 documentation 5 4 Uploading via HTTP webcamXP provides HTTP users similar functionality to FTP users If you wish to host your camera images on a standard web server HTTP you may use webcamXP s automatic HTTP upload functionality webcamXP HTTP Uploads work using an HTTP POST HTTP POST is the action performed when you click on the Submit button on a standard website form You can therefore program your HTTP website in Perl PHP Ruby etc to handle the POST action and perform any customized action on your camera images This functionality allows greater flexibility in handling camera images FTP uploads merely copy your camera images to a server for storage The following sections describe enabling and setting up HTTP automatic uploads 5 4 1
50. amera itself usually a manufacturer and model name e Pan Tilt Zoom Box 4 This box provides movement controls for the camera selected the camera currently being displayed in the Camera Display Box Depending on the camera model and capabilities you may be able to zoom using the magnifying glass icons pan move the camera right lt 12 webcamXP 5 documentation or left or tilt move the camera up or down If you wish to move the camera back to its original location click on the center diamond shaped button e Controls Box 5 The controls box provides two options Capture and Record The Capture option allows you to take a still image a still frame from the currently selected camera The still frame is stored as a JPG file on your hard drive Record allows you to record a snippet of the selected camera s output and store it as a movie on your hard drive The following sections provide details on the various functions you can perform within the Live View Source Selection Controls tab 4 1 1 Connecting a New Camera Source A source or camera can be of multiple types The first most straight forward connection is the USB or PCI camera USB PCI cameras are cameras that are directly connected to the computer running webcamXP using either a USB or a PCI connection Cameras can also be connected over a network Various tools including webcamXP can share the data from a camera over an HTTP network webcamXP can then c
51. atango com creategroup 48 Most Visited gt Getting Started Latest Headlines Chatango Group Name Group URL chatango com eg testgroup th Owners Message options Customize this group for your own web pages optional Layout smO med a lgO customO Width 250 Height 360 Group Name http groupurl chatango com Show title Owners message Show owners msg Can control fonts by default Round corners Alias This is an example of a message that someone has written to the group Alias This is an example of a message by Font size A cf someone who has a colored username smO med a Ig custom O B A Pixels 11 Colors Alias This is an example of a message that Chooseacolorscheme m someone has written to the group Background LFFFFFF Alias This is an example of a message that jl ransparencv somenne has written to the aroun ad lt Transferring data from st chatango com You must register your group s name by entering it into the Group Name textbox Each Chatango group is given a URL which can be directly referenced by members who wish to communicate Enter a name for your group s URL into the Group URL textbox Please note that all Chatango URLs end in chatango com If you wish to enter a message to users who join your group enter your message in the Owner s Message textbox You may also want to specify custom style
52. bcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt gt Q X d 1 ntoiocahostsoso muls htmi ij Most Visited fll Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration 150x120 iv POWERED BY V5 3 1 315 xhtml css Logged in as myuser To change the size of the individual images select a pixel width and pixel height from the drop down box located in the upper left hand corner of the window 5 1 4 2 Gallery The Gallery view shown below displays a set of still images captured from various connected cameras The images are captured based on the settings specified in the Online Gallery tab of the Monitor section 39 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox Ele Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt gt Q X d 1 htte focathost 8080 gallery html i Most Visited fll Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration page gt gt 1 POWERED BY V5 3 1 315 To view the gallery view click on the Gallery link located at the top bar of the page 5 1 5 Disabling HTTP Broadcasting To disable HTTP broadcasting simply navigate to the Broadcasting HTTP tab of the Web Broadcast section Click the Disable button located at the top of the tab
53. ble password protection by clicking on the Enable button When password protection is successfully enabled you will be presented with a green check mark shown below 51 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help BM Credentials Password protection IP Filtering A Q Password protection is running xxx Username newuser v Limited view time 02 03 0 t Password MU single Camera Access y E PTZ Controls Web Broadcast Remove Add Update C Administrator rights Reset Usage Users accounts Username Password Rights Time limit Time spent Last Access Access restriction Password 6 1 1 Creating a New User To create a new user enter a username in the Username textbox Enter a password for the new user into the Password textbox There are a set of options you can specify for your new user If you want your user to be limited to a specific amount of time check the Limited view time checkbox Enter a time string into the Limited view time textbox A time string must be in the format HH MM SS two digit hour colon two digit minutes colon two digit seconds In the above example user newuser is limited to 2 hours 3 minutes and 1 second of view time After this amount of time has elapsed newuser will be logged out and temporarily blocked from gaining access to your cameras If you wish the user to only have rights to view one specific camera check the S
54. box where you wish the upper left hand corner of the shape to appear e g where you wish the shape to begin The following window will appear Picture Object Editor Source URL Fill color ae Border color BEN Border width 2 Transparent color E Image X Image width Border width 71 180 0 Image Y Image height Alpha 1122 60 100 Auto refresh 0 none Border color ms C Transparent Cancel Select the shape you wish to add by clicking on one of the three available buttons at the top of the window Available shapes are rectangle or square with sharp corners rectangle or square with rounded corners or oval Specify the Fill color the color of the shape s interior the Border Color and the Transparent Color the color you wish the shape to obtain when its alpha value is decreased and its transparency is increased by clicking on the colored boxes to the right of each option Enter a width for the shape s border by entering a number of pixels in the Border width textbox The ImageX and ImageY options are automatically specified by the location of your cursor when you clicked in the camera sample image Enter a width and height both in pixels for the shape by entering values in the Image width and Image height textboxes You can also specify an alpha value by entering a value in the Alpha textbox The alpha value is a percentage 0 100 representing transparency 0 is invisible while 100
55. com In the next page that appears create yourself a username and password Enter your username in the Username textbox and enter your password in both the Password textbox and the Confirm Password textboxes Enter a valid email address in the Email textbox Click the Sign Up button to create your account Create New Group Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Q 3X d FA intpufww chatango com creategroup Most visited fll Getting Started Latest Headlines Step 2 Group owner information Already a Chatango User Log In Sign up Your Screen name myusername new group Password password http webeamxpnewgroup chatango com This is a new group Confirm Password password Email myemail gemail com Alias This is an example of a message that EB someone has written to the group Alas This is an example of a message by someone who has a colored username Alias This is an example of a user style ge Alias This is an example of a message that Alias This is an example of a message that amp nmenne has written to the arnun x bg Tr M hr B i This is the input text uw chatango Getvourown Manage Transferring data from chatango com From the page that is displayed you can copy the manual HTML code and paste it into a custom designed website or you can automatically post the creation of your
56. ding your specified executable or batch file e Send cam number variable Check this box if you wish to send your selected executable or batch file the number of the camera that tripped the event when the executable or batch file is called 59 webcamXP 5 documentation 7 1 4 SMS Text Message Settings The features in the SMS tab require that the Send SMS feature be enabled For more information on enabling the Send SMS feature see the section Enabling Features The SMS settings tab is shown below webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording 9 Motion detector is not running for this source No source active Activate 1 IP Camera Monitor Web Broadcast Access restriction g Enabled features e Sensivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally Security Record Movie HTTP Post Url for SMS Provider Mobile phone number Run FTP Upload C E Run HTTP Post http textu org 41790000000 Send Beso 1 A Run application p HTTP Post parameters Play sound Send SMS number number amp message A motion has been detected amp carri E Options Add to gallery Tr 3 Send Windows Message Offline Enter the URL of your SMS delivery service in the HTTP Post Url for SMS Provider textbox By default the service http www textu org is used Enter your cell phone s
57. e Getting Started R Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration r Source 1 i Pi S webcan POWERED BY V5 3 1 315 A From this main website you can control your camera using the four arrow buttons and the two magnifying glass buttons on the upper right hand corner of the page The following sections describe the options available to you when viewing your cameras through your broadcasted HTTP portal 5 1 3 1 Single View By default the Single view page is displayed see previous screenshot This page provides a direct view of one particular camera You can switch between cameras by selecting a source from the drop down box on the upper left hand corner of the page In the previous screenshot the first source source 1 is displayed In Single view you can also control the position zoom and movement of the displayed camera The four arrow buttons located on the upper right hand corner of the page control the camera s position The right and left arrow buttons control the pan of the camera and the up and down arrow buttons control its tilt The and magnifying glass buttons located above the right and left arrow buttons control the camera s zoom The display of the camera itself can be rendered in one of three formats 5 1 3 1 1 JavaScript Display The first Javascript is the simplest and most processor saving
58. e default webcamXP mode and the DirectShow filter The DirectShow filter allows recording of videos using a third party codec 3 3 webcamXP 5 Windows Media Windows Media is a streaming format useful for smooth representation of connected camera data It can be utilized when broadcasting audio and video over the web HTTP see section on HTTP Broadcasting webcamXP provides a special mode that automatically enables Windows Media streaming Windows Media streaming allows broadcasting of both audio and video data over a network Without Windows Media streaming audio transfer over a network is not possible Combined with our powerful IP Camera Directshow filter webcamXP is one of the rare software which allows to stream IP Cameras in Windows Media To access this mode simply double click on the webcamXP Windows Media icon This icon should have been created on your system s desktop during webcamXP installation 11 webcamXP 5 documentation 4 webcamXP Monitoring 4 1 Live View Source Selection Controls webcamXP allows you extensive control over their surveillance needs The default tab Live View Source Selection Controls allows you to add and remove cameras sources view the data streaming live from their connected sources and edit connected sources by panning and zooming Also the Live View Source Selection Controls tab allows you to keep records of data streaming from connected sources in the form of JPG
59. e references is subject to change without notice Without limiting the rights under copyright no part of this document may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise or for any purpose without the express written permission of Mooware Studios Moonware Studios may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Moonware Studios the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property 2000 2008 Moonware Studios All rights reserved webcamXP 5 documentation Versioning Version Date Author s Comments 1 0 22 08 2008 Donald Campbell Initial release 1 1 24 08 2008 Steve Niquille Corrections missing chapters 1 2 26 08 2008 Donald Campbell Additional Corrections and FInalizations 1 3 28 08 2008 Steve Niquille Final corrections webcamXP 5 documentation 1 Installing webcamXP The following sections contain instructions on installing and configuring webcamxXP for initial operations 1 1 webcamXP Pre Requisites Before installing webcamXP install Microsoft DirectX9 and Windows Media Player webcamXP supports Windows Media Player ve
60. e textbox and select a time unit from the drop down box In the above example the action s periodical settings are specified to run every 1 minute When you are satisfied with the specified options click the Add button to schedule the action 4 4 3 Removing Scheduled Tasks In order to remove a scheduled task simply highlight the action in the Scheduled actions list and click the Remove button located directly above the Scheduled actions list 35 webcamXP 5 documentation 5 Broadcasting and Using the Web webcamXP gives you the power to share the data coming from your connected cameras to Internet or Intranet users This property is called Broadcasting When Broadcasting is enabled users who know your machine s IP address or website URL can navigate to a custom designed page and view a streaming representation of your connected cameras The following sections describe how to enable and customize webcamXP s broadcasting services 5 1 Broadcasting Over HTTP Internet Site Broadcasting over HTTP is the most common type of Broadcasting as it turns your machine into an easily accessible web server Once enabled users can access your cameras by simply opening a web browser e g Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and navigating your machine s Internet URL or network IP Address 5 1 1 Enabling HTTP Broadcasting To enable HTTP Broadcasting select the Broadcast HTTP tab in the Web Broadcast section webcamXP
61. ecific These services are listed under source names in the above example Source 1 When a service has been successfully started the red STOPPED flag will change gt webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt X 64 X i 2 http flocalhost 8080 adminSettings htmi action MotionStart amp icamID 1 EA Most Visited gt Getting Started N Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Logged in as myuser Global Settings FTP Upload gt gt STOPPED Start HTTP Post gt gt RUNNING Stop Url http www mywebsite com surveillance_images UserName myusername Interval 10000ms Automatic Gallery gt gt STOPPED Start Scheduler gt gt RUNNING Stop DVR gt gt STOPPED Start Source 1 Motion Detector gt gt RUNNING Stop Recording gt gt STOPPED Start Capture an image Source 2 Additional information about the service in the above example the URL to which the HTTP Post service is posting files will appear below the service s name in the list To disable a service simply click the Stop link to the right of the service s entry in the list If you leave the above described page and wish to return simply click on the Remote administration link located on the top bar of the page 74 webcamXP 5 documentation 9 3 Users Management Administrators can also add edit and delete users from the remote administration
62. elete Old Files After textbox e Capture Rate Enter the number of frames you wish the camera to capture per second The number of frames per second determines the smoothness of the animation the larger number of frames per seond the smoother the animation Compress files in MPEG 4 FFDshow required Check this option if you wish your output movie to be compressed using the MPEG 4 codec This option requires that FFDshow be installed 67 webcamXP 5 documentation 8 Customizing webcamXP with Options 8 1 General Settings To set webcamXP settings navigate to the Options section The default tab within the Options section the General Settings tab is shown below webcamXP File Language Tools Help Options 13 webcamXP Options Monitor ooo General settings Overlay Logo Compression WMS Profiles Folder for captured images and movies C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data webcamxP5 Capture Web Broadcast pan Folder for motion detector alerts C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data webcamxP5 Alerts Folder for Digital Video Recording 24 7 recording Access restriction C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data webcamXPSIDVRY Web Server Folder C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data webcamxPS WWWRoot Security You may specify the following options e Folder for captured images and movies Enter into this text box the director
63. from www webcamxp com Select Download Addons Tools Select the source of your additional camera You may select from one of the following options e Local File AVI MPEG Select this option to import an AVI or MPEG movie file Once imported the file will be shown in the camera display window as if it were a live camera connected to the webcamXP computer e Local File WMV Select this option to import a Windows Media Format WMV file Once imported the file will be shown in the camera display window as if it were a live camera connected to the webcamXP computer Network file Select this option if you would like to import an AVI MPEG or WMV file into webcamXP that is not hosted on the machine running webcamXP i e it is located on a network shared drive camera source from the network If you selected to import a file a standard Open dialog box will appear Navigate to and select the file you wish to import Click the Open button 4 1 3 Disconnecting Camera Sources To disconnect a camera source select the camera s tile from the Source Selection box Right click in the Camera Display box The following menu will appear 19 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP File Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler 1 IPCamera Source selection 9 9 Contacting IP camera http www mywbsite com e uit Other sources Web Broadcast Y Other source
64. he audio signal webcamXP can take this data from the microphone line e g the data directly form the microphone the line in volume specified by the operating system or a stereo mix between the two When stereo mix is selected webcamXP will attempt to find a happy medium between the two inputs returning a volume that accurately portrays the data being read from the microphone device To select the audio input type or source right click in the Source Selection box Place your cursor over the Audio Input option The following menu should appear w Line Volume na Mic Volume MIC volume Select the type or source you wish to use for your audio input 4 1 5 Panning and Zooming a Camera Panning and Zooming a camera can be accomplished from the Pan Tilt Zoom box of the Live View Source Selection Controls tab The Pan Tilt Zoom box is shown below Pan Tilt Zoom SOS JO 9 Enabled First select the camera you wish to pan tilt or zoom by clicking on its representation box in the Source Selection box If the Enabled checkbox in the Pan Tilt Zoom area is not checked place a check in it by clicking on it This entry will make the pan tilt and zoom options available to the currently selected camera The magnifying glass icons to the upper right and upper left of the box control zoom functionality The magnifying glass with a minus sign zooms out The magnifying glass with the plus sign zooms in The fo
65. he next step Generate HTML for your website HTML Generation Wizard Paste the following code in an existing HTML webpage lt img src http MYWEBHOST 8080 loading jpg class webcam id webcam 1 onmousedown PTZMouseDown 1 event width 0 height 0 alt Live Stream lt script typez text javascript lt i currentCamerai 1 errorimg1 0 document images webcam1 onload Dolt1 document images webcam 1 onerror ErrorImage 1 function Loadimage 10 r t uniq1 Math randomQ document images webcam 1 src http MYWEBHOST 8080 cam currentCamera1 jpg uniq uniq1 document images webcam 1 onload Dolt1 Cancel Click on the Copy button to copy the entire HTML code to your computer s clipboard Click the Ok button to close the HTML Generation Wizard window If you wish to make changes to your previous settings click the Back button to return to the previous step in the HTML Generation Wizard Open your website s HTML editor e g Macromedia Dreamweaver Adobe GoLive Notepad etc and copy the HTML code into your website source code The HTML represents an encapsulated object Therefore place the webcamXP generated HTML into your website in the exact location you wish your camera image to appear 42 webcamXP 5 documentation 5 3 Uploading via FTP If you wish to host pictures from your various connected cameras to an Internet repository for downloading you may wish to consider using FTP
66. in Opx padding Opx Jit For Help press F1 When you have made the necessary changes to the CSS file save it and refresh the page in your browser Note webcamXP will utilize default images for loading screens and offline notifications webcamXP does come complete with a library of alternate images however The images are located in the WebFiles directory of your webcamXP installation directory 90 webcamXP 5 documentation S WebFiles File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qs gt 27 Search Es Folders E GA Folder sync Address C Program Files wLite WebFiles ia Picture Tasks loading_leaf loading_nice_plant loading_red loading_sflowers YJ View as a slide show 8 Order prints online uy Print pictures S Copy all items to CD File and Folder Tasks c Main eu folder loading waterfall offline default Publish this folder to the Web fad Share this folder Other Places D lite offline leaf offline nice plant B My Pictures d My Computer ul My Network Places Details offline_sfiowers offline_toucan offline waterfall To change the default image for the offline notification simply rename offline jpg to offlineprevious jpg and rename the image of your choice to offline jpg To change the default image for the loading notification rename loading jpg to loadingprevious jpg and rename the image of your choice to loadingprevious jpg You can specify a custo
67. in the sample image Overlay editor o verlay 101 xml J 9 w e o Dynamic variables time date uptime cpu memory connected Double click on the new piece of text to edit its contents The following Text Object Editor window will appear Text object editor Border width Shadow depth Char spacing Alpha Border color Font color EN EN Cancel Enter the contents you wish to appear in the text object in the black box of the Text Object Editor window You can specify the font of the text by entering a font name in the far left textbox directly below the black box area Hit the Enter key to make the changes and have them appear in the black box area You can also specify the size of the text by entering an integer size in the middle textbox at the bottom of the window If you wish to use automatically updated meta information you can use any of the following variables time The system s current time 24 webcamXP 5 documentation date The system s current date uptime The amount of time webcamXP has been running at the time the camera with the overlay was accessed e cpu The type of CPU the computer running webcamXP is using memory The amount of memory the computer running webcamXP has at its disposal connected The number of users connected to webcamXP at the time the camera with the overlay was accessed You can also bold italicize or underline the text by
68. indow will appear Picture Object Editor From external URL http Image X Image width Border width 111 80 0 Image Y Image height Alpha 214 B0 100 Auto refresh 0 none Border color 0 ms C Transparent Cancel Enter the full URL of the image including the http or ftp prefix in the From external URL textbox The ImageX and ImageY textboxes are automatically filled in using the coordinates you specified using your mouse cursor Enter the width and height both in pixels of the image in the Image width and Image height textboxes Also enter a width for your image s border by entering a pixel value in the Border width textbox If you wish to apply transparency enter a non 100 value in the Alpha textbox Alpha values represent a percentage of transparency 0 is invisible 100 is fully opaque Specify a border color by clicking on the colored box directly under the Border Color label Click the OK button to accept changes to your image The image will be placed in the Overlay Editor window 4 1 8 5 Adding a Video Source To add a video source click on the Video Source button The Video Source button is the last button on the right located directly under the camera sample image With the Video Source button selected click in the camera sample image where you wish your video source s upper left hand corner to be placed e g where you wish your video source to begin The following window will appear
69. ingle Camera Access checkbox and select the camera identification number from the Single Camera Access drop down box If you wish the user to have administrative rights e g the ability to add remove cameras add remove users set restriction rights and edit upload and broadcast information check the Administrator Rights checkbox If you wish to start any of your options selections again or wipe out any option selection changes check the Reset Usage button To add your newly created user click the Add Update button The user will appear in the User accounts 52 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Credentials Password protection IP Filtering A 9 Password protection is running Monitor Username newuser v Limited view time 02 03 0 1 Password v Single Camera Access d PTZ Controls Web Broadcast Remove Administrator rights Reset Usage Users accounts Username Wi Last Access 10 00 00 Access restriction Password 6 1 2 Editing an Existing User To edit an existing user select the user s account entry from the User accounts list The textboxes at the top of the Credentials Password Protection tab will update with all of the user s currently set option values Edit the option values as you see fit Once your changes are complete click the Add Update button to make the changes final If you wish to remove a
70. inistrator If your FTP server is an FTPS server Secure FTP enable FTPS transfers by checking the FTPS FTP over TLS checkbox Check the Create temporary file and rename option if you wish to have the FTP server transfer all of your files to the FTP server and then en mass rename them to the correct naming convention This can increase transfer reliability Without this option checked the system will transfer each file and rename it on the server individually potentially causing connection problems or timeout issues if the FTP server is busy or lagging If your FTP server requires a password check the Password Protected checkbox Checking this option will enable the Username and Password textboxes Enter your FTP username in the Username textbox and enter your FTP password in the Password checkbox Once all the above options are set webcamXP will be set to automatically upload images Please see the next section Scheduling Regular FTP Uploads to customize your FTP upload time interval 5 3 3 Scheduling Regular FTP Uploads In order to schedule regular FTP uploads you must specify a regular time interval Enter a numerical value in the Upload interval textbox and select a time unit from the Upload interval drop down box webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST Q Q Automatic FTP upload is running E Disable Monitor M IP address Host n
71. is fully opaque Enter a number in the Auto refresh textbox The Auto refresh option declares in intervals of how many milliseconds the shape should repaint itself thus updating on the camera s view If a value of 0 is entered the shape will never refresh Click the OK button to save changes and place your shape on the Overlay Editor window 4 1 8 3 Adding a Local Image File To add an image to your graphical overlay from an image file from your hard drive click the Local Image button The Local Image button is the button located four from the left directly under the sample camera view When the Local Image button is selected click in the camera sample box where you wish your local image file s upper left hand corner to appear e g where you wish the image to begin 26 webcamXP 5 documentation A standard Windows Open dialog will appear Navigate to and select an image file from your hard drive and click the Open button The new image will appear in the Overlay Editor window 4 1 8 4 Adding a Network Image File To add an image to your graphical overlay from an image file hosted on your network click the Network Image button The Network Image button is the button located five from the left directly under the sample camera view With the Network Image button selected click in the camera sample box where you wish your network image file s upper left hand corner to appear e g where you wish the image to begin The following w
72. iver Manager In order to take in input you must select an audio driver or manager to handle the audio signal To specify an audio manager right click in the Source Selection box In the menu that appears you should see webcamXP displaying a No Audio Source error Under this error are listed an itemized representation of all the available drivers Drivers can be hosted either on the local machine as with standard microphones or USB microphones or across the network if a microphone is being managed and broadcast across multiple computers To specify an audio driver simply place your cursor over the category of audio driver In the following example a USB driver is being selected for a microphone that is connected to the local machine using USB webcamXP 5 documentation Once a category for audio drivers is selected a list of the available drivers will be displayed Note If no drivers are displayed make sure that the correct drivers for your microphone are installed Drivers should be available from an installation CD shipped with the microphone or as a download from the microphone manufacturer s website Select the driver that is most applicable to your microphone hardware 4 1 4 2 Specifying Audio Sources Once an audio driver is selected see section above you must specify the type of input the audio driver will handle The source or type of audio input determines the strength of the audio signal and thus the volume of t
73. lication Settings click on the External Application Settings tab The complete External Application Settings tab is shown below The settings in this tab are only applicable if the Run application feature is enabled in the Enabled features box File Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Q Motion detector is not running for this source Q No source active Activate 1 IP Camera Monitor Web Broadcast Access restriction g Enabled features Sensivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally Record Movie External application EXE BAT Run FTP Upload m Run HTTP Post notepad exe Send by e mail VE Run application A External application parameter s Play sound Send SMS Options Add to gallery 1 Send Windows Message Security send cam number variable Offline The following options are available for specification e External Application EXE BAT Select in this form the executable or batch file you wish to run when an alert is tripped by the motion detector Click the button to the right of the External Application EXE BAT textbox A standard Windows Open dialog will appear Navigate to and select your chosen executable or batch file Click the Open button External Application Parameters Enter into this textbox the parameters you wish to send when loa
74. m image one not included in the library as long as the image is 320 pixels x 240 pixels in size Simply copy your custom image to the WebFiles directory of your webcamXP installation directory and rename the new file to either loading jpg or offline jpg 91 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix G Setting up webcamXP as a Windows Service As a Windows service webcamXP can run in the background of most Microsoft Windows processes While running webcamXP can perform its normal duties of handling events thrown by detectors monitoring camera output and saving screenshots and movies To set up webcamXP as a Window service select the webcamXP Service controller icon from your webcamXP start menu The following window will appear amp wLite Service Controller Ww webcamXP Service Controller State Not installed Hint use DbgView to get informations from the service Install Click the Install button to install webcamXP as a service When the option becomes available click the Start button to begin the service working The webcamXP service will run while Windows is booted Once the computer is shut down the service will close and must be manually restarted You can specify the service to start automatically using the Services option of the Administrative Tools Control Panel Select Start Settings Control Panel Double click on the Administrative Tools icon Double click on the Services icon The followi
75. n Monitor Email SMTP server my smtpserver com E mail Logs Username anonymous Web Broadcast N Eo Sender s e mail 2 r amp email com Access restriction sender email EN Sender s Name webcamxP Receiver s e mail receiver amp email com Subject JA motion has been detected You must specify the following options for email alerts to be configured properly Email SMTP Server and Port Enter into these textboxes the URL of the SMTP outgoing mail server you wish to use and the port on which to connect to it e Username Enter your STMP outgoing mail username into this textbox Password Enter the password to your SMTP outgoing mail username into this textbox e Sender s Email Enter into this textbox an email address to use as the sender of all your email alert emails Entering something meaningful in this textbox can help you organize your alert email when they arrive in your inbox e Sender s Name Enter a name for the person you wish your email alerts to originate from As with the Sender s Email the Sender s Name can help you organize your alert emails in your inbox e Subject Enter into this textbox a subject for your email alert emails Once the above mentioned options are specified enter an email message in the large textbox located on the right hand side of the Email Alerts Configuration tab To perform a test send of an email alert click the Send button 66 webcamXP 5 documentation
76. n in the Source Selection box Click the Record button to begin recording When you wish to stop recording click the Record button again A AVI movie file representation of the clip of camera output between the time you first pressed Record and the second time you pressed Record will be saved within you default webcamXP directory A pop up informing you that a video has been taken and where its AVI file was saved will pop up on your system tray lower right hand corner of the Windows background 22 webcamXP 5 documentation 4 1 8 Adding a Visual Overlay to a Camera To add a visual overlay to an image click the button shown below zo E e The following window will appear Overlay editor overlay 101 xml ar er gebe anx A aaa Dynamic variables time date uptime cpu memory connected In this window you can declare a series of objects which will be placed over the image from the camera The overlay information will be stored when video files or still images are captured To add objects to your overlay design use the six buttons located directly under the sample image displayed in the Overlay Editor window The following sections describe the objects available for addition to your overlay 23 webcamXP 5 documentation 4 1 8 1 Adding Text To add text click the A button located directly below the sample image in the Overlay Editor window A standard piece of text will appear
77. n to continue In the next step specify your installation directory by default C Program Files wLite webcamXP 5 Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install webcamXP 5 2008 www webcamxp com Destination Folder AC Program Files wLite2 Browse Space required 15 7MB Space available 4 5GB Click the Install button to begin installation When installation is complete you will be taken to the following screen webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP 5 E Completing the webcamXP 5 Setup Wizard i gt webcamXP 5 has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard Launch webcamXP 5 now If you would like to launch webcamXP immediately check the Launch webcamXP 5 Now checkbox Click the Finish button to finish installation webcamXP 5 documentation 2 webcamXP Versions and Features 2 1 webcamXP Free webcamXP Free is a partial featured version of the full webcamXP PRO program It allows users to connect one camera be it USB PCI or Network at a time Also the free edition of webcamXP disables Access Restrictions and Security features 2 2 webcamXP Private webcamXP Private is a cut down version of the webcamXP 5 software It includes all the functionality to monitor add edit delete and secure camera images from up to 5 video sources It lacks however the security features motion detector DVR and advanced features such as remote
78. nabled device To begin using the webcamXP mobile functionality install the webcamXP Mobile cab file on your mobile device Depending on the Windows Mobile version installation procedures may differ Consult your mobile device s instructional documentation for more information on installation Also take a note of the domain name URL or IP Address of the computer running webcamXP as well as the port used to connect to webcamXP and any usernames or passwords required This information can be found in the HTTP Broadcasting tab of the Web Broadcast section Once the webcamXP Mobile cab file has been installed on your mobile device you will be able to run the application as shown below webcamXP Mobil 1 ET Tx de X Host Port Cam Success 2 Errors 119 8 7 08 10 25 46 PM 02008 webcamxp do not distribute Enter your webcamXP machine s URL or IP Address and port information required for connection in the webcamXP Mobile interface Enter the URL or IP Address in the Host textbox and the port in the Port box Select the camera you wish to identify by selecting a number from the Cam drop down box Click the green arrow to the right of the three inputs to begin viewing data from the selected camera If the camera requires authentication a username or password click the Options link at the bottom right of your PDA screen The following menu will appear 80 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Mobik 1 on Tw de X Host P
79. necting Cameras from Other Sources Select ASF Stream and enter the URL of the Linksys IP Camera into the textbox 217 webcamXP 5 documentation Click the Next button The next step in the wizard will appear Network camera wizard o Network Camera Setup Wizard Axis 212 213 or 214 ptz mjpeg 640x480 Hostname or IP address O Port Cam wl 8080 1 192 168 1 12 Secured HTTP SSL E This camera is password protected Username Max Frame Rate anonymous 10 z Password Output Resolution 4 Ga Enter the URL or IP address of you camera in the Hostname or IP Address box There is no need to include the http prefix of the URL or IP Address Enter the camera s port number in the Port textbox and specify the camera s number in the Cam Number box If you are unsure of the camera s number enter 1 in the Cam Number textbox If your camera s URL contains https as a prefix this indicates the camera is hosted on secure HTTP connection Check the Secured HTTP SSL checkbox If your camera is password protected check the This camera is password protected checkbox enter your username in the Username textbox and enter your password in the Password textbox If you know the camera s performance data select its maximum frame rate from the Max Frame Rate drop down box and select its optimal output resolution from the Output Resolution drop down box Click the Test button to
80. ng Visual C or C by calling the Windows 32 API function SendMessage To control webcamXP an integer value should be sent to webcamXP The integer number corresponds to an option The table below shows the available commands and their integer value equivalents Each command is based on the WM USER variable valued 1024 Command Name Command Value WM USER 1024 WM RECONNECT WM USER 3099 WM CONNECT WM_USER 3100 WM_DISCONNECT WM_USER 3101 WM_CONNECT_AUDIO WM_USER 3102 WM_DISCONNECT_AUDIO WM_USER 3103 WM_AUDIO_INPUT WM_USER 3104 WM_RECORDSTARTMOTION WM_USER 3149 WM_RECORDSTART WM_USER 3150 WM_RECORDSTOP WM_USER 3151 WM_CAPTURE WM_USER 3152 WM MOTIONSTART WM USERT3153 WM MOTIONSTOP WM USERT3154 WM WWWSTART WM USERT3155 WM WWWSTOP WM USERT3156 WM FTPSTART WM USERT3157 WM FTPSTOP WM USERT3158 WM HTTPSTART WM USER 3159 WM HTTPSTOP WM_USER 3160 WM_DVRSTART WM_USER 3161 WM_DVRSTOP WM_USER 3162 WM_GALLERYSTART WM_USER 3163 WM_GALLERYSTOP WM_USER 3164 WM_SCHEDULERSTART WM_USER 3165 WM_SCHEDULERSTOP WM_USER 3166 88 webcamXP 5 documentation WM MOTIONPICTURE WM USER 3204 WM MOTIONALERT WM USER 3205 WM MOTIONFTP WM USER 3206 WM MOTIONHTTPPOST WM USER 3207 WM MOTIONE
81. ng window will appear File Action View Help m GER fa Services Local COS Local webcamXP Service Name Description Status Bs Uninterruptible Po Manages a Start the service Bs Universal Plug and Provides s Sf Volume Shadow Copy Manages a k lt webcamXP Service Sf WebClient Enables Wi Started Windows Audio Managesa Started sFirewall In Providesn Started ws Image Ac Providesim Started ws Installer Adds modi ws Managem Providesa Started ws Managem Provides s ws Time Maintains d Started Wireless Zero Confi Provides a Started WMI Performance A Provides p x Extended A Standard If you successfully installed the webcam XP service it will appear in the Services local list as highlighted above Select the webcamXP Service entry and select Properties from the Action menu The following properties page will appear 92 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Service Properties Local Computer General Log On Recovery Dependencies Service name wxpSvc Display name webcamXP Service Description Path to executable C Program Files ww Lite w Service exe startedbyscm 5053B757 40E35B3B Startup type Manual Service status You can specify the start parameters that apply when you start the service from here Start parameters Select Automatic from the Startup Type drop down box Click OK t
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83. o save changes 93 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix H Starting webcamXP When Windows Loads There are two methods for automatically starting and executing webcamXP The first described in Appendix G is to run webcamXP as a Windows Service When run as a service webcamXP will begin even when no user is logged into Windows Windows services is perfect for dedicated servers that must run webcamXP regardless of the connected users The second method is to add webcamXP to the Windows startup group This method runs webcamXP when a specific user boots up the machine and successfully logs in To add webcamXP to the Windows startup group simply select Tools Options Start with Windows II 5 3 Help Generate HTML code Start minimized 94 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix I Keeping webcamXP Up to Date In order to update webcamXP select Check for Updates from the Tools drop down menu The following window will appear Click the Check for update button webcamXP will contact its parent server and check for upgrades The upgrades will be listed in the list box Select the first update from the list and click the Install update button The two status bars at the bottom of the window will progress until installation is complete Move on to the next installation Repeat this process for all suggested updates When updates are completed installing click the Restart webcamXP button to close webcamXP and reload it with
84. oadcasting Start Motion Detector Stop Motion Detector Next run Start Auto FTP Access restriction p Click on the Activate button to begin running the Scheduler When the scheduler has successfully started the red X icon at the top of the tab will turn to a green check webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler e O Monitor Source number O Run daily fixed time capture Picture x 1 d x o y H fo w M S Run periodically every Web Brendan Lo L ra Scheduled actions Run time i Next run Daily 00 00 00 Capture Picture 04 51 17 Access restriction PQ Dkb s Scheduler 4 4 2 Specifying Scheduled Tasks In the Scheduler tab select an action to be performed from the Action drop down box 33 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler l A Y Scheduler is not running O Source number S Run daily E fixed time a el o Mu wj Capture Picture O Run periodically every Bri fe Le fresca Start Broadcasting E m ia Stop Broadcasting Start Motion Detector Stop Motion Detector Next run Start Auto FTP Access restriction PL Sample actions include capturing a picture
85. on webcamXP can be controlled and utilized from a custom third party website There are two methods to doing SO The first HTTP is rather straight forward It utilizes the HTTP Get functionality of the files hosted in webcamXP s remote administration For a list of the available commands please read the section titled Remote Administration To utilize these files simply create a website that links to a desired file and passes it a series of parameters For more information on the parameters navigate through the remote administration system hosted by webcamXP Every time you encounter an action you wish to emulate using an external website make note of the URL All applicable parameters including cmd and camID will be displayed in the URL The following URLs are example URLs that can be used to control webcamXP from an external web page http www mywebsite com adminSettings html action zHTTPPostStart http www mywebsite com adminSettings html action Capture amp camID 3 The first of the above URLs contacts webcamXP and informs it to begin an HTTP post operation posting a captured camera image to an HTML page The second captures an image from camera 1 and stores it on the hard drive of the machine running webcamXP 87 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix E Controlling webcamXP by Windows Messaging webcamXP can also be controlled by means of Windows messaging Windows messaging can be accomplished usi
86. onnect to these hosted cameras allowing you to view the camera s images and control its options through zoom or pan Finally additional sources can be connected and viewed in webcamXP alongside USB PCI and Network cameras WMV or MPEG movies hosted either on the machine running webcamXP or over an HTTP network can be added and viewed in the Live View Source Selection Controls tab In the following subsections the various steps to connecting a USB PCI camera Network camera and WMV MPEG movie are detailed 4 1 1 1 Connecting a New USB PCI Camera In order to connect a USB or PCI camera begin by connecting the camera to your computer Use the manufacturer s installation disk to download and install the necessary drivers for your camera If your camera did not ship with an installation disk the manufacturer may provide the necessary drivers on its website For additional information on how to install and configure your camera please see the camera s included instructional manual or online documentation Once the camera is installed load webcamXP By default you will be taken to the Live View Source Selection Controls tab 13 webcamXP 5 documentation f webcamXP File Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler 1 IP Camera i B Web Broadcast o Access restriction d Security Audio source Video source IP Camera
87. onnecting to this computer with the exception of those selected on the Exceptions tab C Dont allow exceptions Select this when you connect to public networks in less secure locations such as airports You will not be notified when Windows Firewall blocks programs Selections on the Exceptions tab will be ignored Y O Off not recommended Avoid using this setting Tuming off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders What else should know about Windows Firewall Click on the Exceptions tab The following window will appear 83 webcamXP 5 documentation Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections except for the programs and services selected below Adding exceptions allows some programs to work better but might increase your security risk Programs and Services oen ANSYS Program M nsysWBU exe M AWP ANSYS exe M AWP telsh exe M AWP wish exe M CEExeServerl exe O File and Printer Sharing v JMServiceU exe M Microsoft Office Groove Ml Miernentt Office Mina Nota v Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions Add a Program To allow communications with a program by adding it to the Exceptions list select the program or click Browse to search for one that is not listed Programs eo Theme Selector y Unins
88. ort Cam 1921601100 Jeoso Je Success 7 Errors 119 8 7 08 10 27 58 PM Select Configuration Authentication The following screen will appear webcamXP Mobik Md Yx de ok 0 enable authentication Enter your username in the Username textbox Enter your password in the Password textbox Click the OK button 81 webcamXP 5 documentation From the main window of your PDA application shown below you can control the positioning of the camera using the four arrow buttons webcamXP Mobile T Pd Yx di x Host Port Cam 192 166 100 eoso Js JB o not distribute The up and down arrow buttons control the tilt of the camera The left and right buttons control the pan position of the camera The plus and minus and buttons control the zoom of the camera Auto capture is also available to users of the webcamXP 5 for PocketPC Auto capture allows you to automatically take screenshots of a selected camera s output To enable auto capture select the File menu on the button left of your PocketPC s screen In the menu that appears shown above select Auto Capture A check will appear to the left of the Auto Capture option indicating auto capture is enabled Auto capture options are specified in webcamXP on the host machine e g the machine owning the domain or IP address entered into the Host textbox 82 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix A Required Firewall and Anti Virus Settings In order fo
89. our HTTP website requires a login username password in order to post check the Password protected checkbox This option is required in the cases of pages being protected using htaccess Contact your system or website administrator if you are unsure whether a username or password is required Checking the Password Protected checkbox enables the Username and Password textboxes Enter your login credentials in the Username and Password textboxes 5 4 3 Scheduling Regular HTTP Uploads In order to schedule regular HTTP upload Posts you must customize the values in the Upload interval fields Enter a numerical value in the Upload interval textbox and select a time unit from the Upload interval drop down box In the example presented in the previous section camera images will be taken and posted every 10 seconds If you wish to force an upload e g take pictures from your cameras and post them to your website immediately click the Upload button When uploads are performed they will be listed in the HTTP POST Logs textbox as shown below webcamXP File Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST a e Q Automatic HTTP Post upload is running q Disable Monitor URL To HTTP Post complete with http or https mywebsite com surveillance images e J F on ES HTTP POST Logs Password protected Web Broadcast HTTP Post Thread Started gt gt
90. peaker 7 2 2 Specifying an Audio Threshold Located to the left of the Audio Detector tab is a line graph box containing a progress bar and a slider bar The slider bar is designed to allow you complete control over the detector s sensitivities The higher the bar the more sensitive the audio detector will be and thus the more events it will trigger The lower the bar the less sensitive the audio detector is created To specify a threshold simply move the slider to the left or right until the correct sensitivity is selected If you wish to test sensitivity as you go begin by enabling audio detection The strength of the audio signal at any given time is shown in a line graph shown in the screenshot above As you move the slider the sensitivity of the detector is automatically altered causing a noticeable difference in the behavior of the line graph 65 webcamXP 5 documentation 7 3 Email Alerts Configuration Email alerts are sent to you whenever an enabled detector e g camera motion detectors or audio detectors discover an anomaly and trip an event Email configurations are enabled in the Motion Detector tab To dictate where and to whom email alerts are sent navigate to the Email Alerts Configuration tab of the Security section The tab contents are shown below f webcamXP File Language Tools Help o Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording 2 E mail alerts configuratio
91. r your broadcasted website to display to users the port used must be given an allowance in any and all firewall software Firewall software is designed to block connections on specific ports thus cutting off primary lines of attacks for hackers Commonly HTTP ports by default port 8080 are blocked by firewall software as HTTP ports left open on machines not running dedicated web hosting software can lead to security vulnerabilities If you specified a custom port in the Broadcast HTTP tab you must unblock this port from your firewall software If you did not specify a custom port make sure that port 8080 is unblocked from your firewall software Refer to your specific firewall software s instructions for additional information on unblocking ports Microsoft provides a Windows Firewall service for many computers Although this service is not enabled by default it may be enabled on your computer without advertising its existence To make an allowance for webcamXP open your Control Panel select Start Settings Control Panel Double click on the Windows Firewall icon The following window will appear Windows Firewall UE General Exceptions Advanced N Y Windows Firewall is helping to protect your PC Windows Firewall helps protect your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Intemet or a network Y On recommended This setting blocks all outside sources from c
92. rmation on static IP addresses You must also configure port forwarding If your computer is connected to the Internet through another computer or through a router the router must be programmed to pass along all Internet requests usually on port 8080 to your machine for handling Each router brand and model has a different procedure for enabling port forwarding Usually routers provide web based administrative interfaces that are accessible by visiting http 192 168 0 1 or http 192 168 1 1 in a standard web browser e g Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Consult your router s documentation or contact a system administrator for more information on setting up port forwarding PortForward com http www portforward com can also provide guidance and instructions on priming your network to support HTTP Broadcasting 5 1 3 Viewing Your Broadcasted HTTP Site Once HTTP Broadcasting is enabled you can test it by viewing it in your favorite web browser Open your web browser e g Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and navigate to http localhost port where port is the port number you specified when configuring HTTP Broadcasting If you did not specify a custom port use the value 8080 for port The following window will appear 37 webcamXP 5 documentation webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help 6 C X f L revs focatost soeo B Most Visited fl
93. rsions 9 10 and 11 Note on Windows Media Player Installation for Microsoft Windows 2008 If you run Microsoft Windows 2008 you must install Windows Media Player using the following steps 1 Navigate to the Features window by going to Server Manager gt Features 2 Click on Add Feature 3 Select Desktop Experience from the list and click OK Some users may also need to install FFDShow FFDShow is an encoder application used to write MPEG file formats Some computers will require FFDShow to successfully play and encode using the MPEG 4 format Most computers without professional video editing software will require FFDShow in order to create MPEG 4 mpg files To download and install FFDShow visit the FFDShow website http www free codecs com download FFDshow htm Follow on page instructions on downloading and installing the application 1 2 Installing webcamXP Double click on the wLite exe installation program The Installation Wizard will execute webcamXP 5 License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing webcamXP 5 Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement Copyright Notice The product webcamXP in whole or in part including all files data and documentation from here on referred to as Software is Copyright 2001 2008 darkwet network all rights reserved and is protected by Switzerland copyright laws international treaties and all other applicable national or internation
94. running Upload interval 10 second s v Source Web Broadcast 1 Filename Date Time Access restriction Y Options Capture Now 31 webcamXP 5 documentation The first option Upload interval defines how often a new image should be captured from the selected camera or cameras and uploaded to the gallery host Enter a numerical value in the textbox on the left of the Upload interval input and select a time unit from the drop down box In the above example camera 1 will be captured and uploaded every 10 seconds The second option Source defines which camera or cameras the online gallery should feature You can select either a camera number in the above example 1 or Cycle Selecting Cycle will take an image from camera 1 and then take an image from camera 2 and so forth When the final camera in your source sequence is captured the system will start again with the first camera and repeat the process You may also select the Capture Now button This button forces the system to take a screenshot from the selected camera or the next camera in the sequence if Cycle is selected and upload the captured image to the gallery host Listed at the bottom of the Online gallery tab is a list of the files already uploaded to the gallery host When an image is uploaded it will appear in the list as below webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection
95. s g Disconnect Video format f Source settings Access restriction webeay t CI USB WDM Driver P Disconnect Informations Audio source Video soul Resolution 320x240 Controls Capture Ba Record Source Name IP Offline 16 Select Disconnect from the menu The tile you selected will become gray in the Source Selection box From this point you may connect another camera to the previous camera s tile or remove the tile altogether To remove the tile completely select it in the Source Selection box and click on the button located at the top of the Source Selection box 4 1 4 Audio Settings for Cameras Many USB cameras are equipped with small microphones providing sound in addition to picture webcamXP allows you to capture and monitor sound data along with a camera s visual data In order to set up the audio services for a camera you must select the camera s audio driver usually provided by the manufacturer Audio drivers can be downloaded from the manufacturer s website or may be provided on an installation driver CD shipped with the camera device Note The current release of webcamXP does not support recording of audio from an IP camera This feature will be available in future releases of webcamXP The followings sections will describe the process of specifying an audio driver and configuring audio options for a connected camera 4 1 4 1 Selecting an Audio Dr
96. s for your new group Select layout particulars by specifying options in the Layout box The layout options available include color schemes custom background and specific colors entered in hexadecimal format and various Boolean options that control whether or not to display the title whether or not to display the owner s message etc Click the Continue button as shown below when all information is properly entered 48 webcamXP 5 documentation Create New Group Mozilla Firefox Elle Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Q X d E htip fwon chatango com creategroup EY gt Most Visited gt Getting Started a Latest Headlines Colors I 3 ra Alias This is an example of a message that Choose a color scheme someone has written to the group ES 54 3 Background FFFFFF Alias This is an example of a message that Transparency someone has writen in the arnun Il v Be iy Main bode ME 7 eee Transparency This is the input text Transparency Title amp style text TE URL text 000000 a Messages bg E Set your eum Manaos r Transparency Message text inputbo Transparency Aalst Input text Date text Border 9990999 Button bg Transparency A Button tet Sound and video Y Sound on by default O Video plays in page Help Contactus Terms of use and privacy policy lt Transferring data from st chatango
97. sseee emen memes emen ns 74 9 3 Users Management issssssssssessse eese enne nennen nnn 75 webcamXP 5 documentation 9 4 Adding a NeW Us ri 76 9 5 Editing an Existing Us i 77 9 6 Deleting a US ip rai A A ein 77 9 7 e A A 78 9 8 Registering webcamXP Editing License Information cococcoccconnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna narrar 79 9 9 Using webcamXP MObil8 1e iret det FER peat de pru eats Re ge pa Ro aea RAM aden Ad 80 APPENDIX A Required Firewall and Anti Virus Settings eese 83 APPENDIX B Port forwarditig cdi toe ocn eia v oret erano Pe rne AT Re E 85 APPENDIX C Setting up a Dynamic Domain Name ServiCe cccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaes 86 APPENDIX D Controlling webcamXP from an External Application ssss 87 APPENDIX E Controlling webcamXP by Windows Messaging ceeeeeeee testes eeees 88 APPENDIX F Customizing Your Page s Look and Feel Using CSS 90 APPENDIX G Setting up webcamXP as a Windows Service ocococcccncccnncnnccnncnnnnnancnnos 92 APPENDIX H Starting webcamXP When Windows Loads oooooccccconccnnncnnccnncnnnnnnnnnnos 94 APPENDIX I Keeping webcamXP Up to Date 0coccccccconoconoconcconcnnnnn meme emenn nnn 95 APPENDIX J Making Changes using the Advanced Settings Editor 96 webcamXP 5 documentation Legal Notice Information in this document including URL and other Internet Web sit
98. tall smartision ScreenCopy Q Uninstall webcamXP 5 Il webcamXP Advanced settings e webcamXP MPEG 4 DVR Encoder ES webcamXP Service Control E webcamXP Service Controller 3 Windows Messenger Windows Movie Maker E WinRAR Path C CAProgrmFieswlte2wlteexe Files wLite2 wLite exe Select webcamXP 5 from the list and click OK Click OK in the Windows Firewall window to accept changes and add the exception 84 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix B Port forwarding In order for webcamXP s output to be reachable or viewable over the Internet it is required that all HTTP ports are enabled and unblocked in your network s router or modem Also the router must be configured to automatically route visitors to the computer running webcamXP This process is called Port Forwarding Port Forwarding methods differ by router manufacturer and model A good tutorial on Port Forwarding can be found on http www portforward com visit the following URL for an introductory tutorial on enabling Port Forwarding on your router hardware http www portforward com english routers port forwarding routerindex htm Select your router from the page that appears Select webcamXP and then follow the steps presented in the tutorial Make sure that your system is connected to your router using a static IP address For information on setting a static IP address consult your router s help documentation or contact your router man
99. terval the longer two bouts of motion can be from each other and still be considered one movement An example of an interval setting would be a person walking within view of the camera The person walks in view of the camera pauses for a specific interval of time and then moves again If the Interval indicator bar were set at 0 75 seconds the person could pause for under 0 75 seconds and have his initial movement into camera view and his final movement recorded by the camera as one piece of movement Sensitivity can also be increased by adjusting the Detected Objects Size drop down box Objects detected by cameras are divided into meshed square blocks This meshing allows webcamXP to determine an object s size If the Detected Objects Size drop down box is set too high only movement from large objects or objects close to the camera will trip an event If the Detected Objects Size drop down box is set too low the motion detector will indicate events for movement form inconsequential objects 57 webcamXP 5 documentation 7 1 2 General Settings To edit general settings for the motion detector select the Settings tab The full Settings tab is shown below File Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Y Motion detector is not running for this source Q No source active Activate O 1 IP Camera Monitor e Web Broadcast a Access restriction
100. test your connection If your connection information e g the camera s URL port username and password are correct you will be presented with the following success message Information 1 HTTP 1 0 200 OK Click the OK button to confirm addition Please note that depending on the speed of your Internet connection it may take a few seconds for the network camera to begin transmitting data 4 1 1 3 Connecting Cameras from Other Sources Cameras can be connected to webcamXP that are not IP Cameras and are not USB cameras connected directly to the computer MPEG files can be imported into webcamXP and treated as if they were full fledged cameras webcamXP can also import camears that are set up as MPEG or WMF Windows Media Format buffering All of these additional source types require files to be present on the machine running webcamXP To import these files you simple need to point webcamXP to the right location 18 webcamXP 5 documentation To load a camera from a source other than IP Network or USB right click in the Source selection box In the sub menu that appears place your cursor over the Other sources option The following sub menu will appear Disconnect 4 1 2 Connecting Cameras from Other Sources Note webcamXP accepts any DirectShow enabled filter Third party filters can therefore be used to connect cameras in webcamXP For example VH Screen Capture can be enabled by downloading the required plugin
101. the settings in the External Application tab Play sound This feature plays a WAV file whenever an event is tripped To specify the WAV file to play specify the options in the Settings tab Send SMS This feature sends a text message using an SMS delivery service when an event is tripped Settings for the SMS feature are specified in the SMS tab 62 webcamXP 5 documentation Addto Gallery This feature adds a snapshot of the camera s output to the online hosted gallery whenever an event is tripped Send Windows Message This feature displays a Windows message when an event is tripped Settings for the Windows Message feature are specified in the Windows Message tab 7 1 7 Activating Motion Detection In order to activate motion detection click the Activate button located at the top of the Motion Detector tab When motion detection is successfully enabled the red X in the Motion Detector tab will turn to a green check mark webcamXP File Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector Email alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Q Motion detector is running for this source Active source s i 1 Disable Web Broadcast Access restriction Sensivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message E Save Locally Security Record Movie Run FTP Upload _ Run HTTP Post Send by e mail Run application Sensivity Detected objects size me 7 Send
102. ufacturer s customer service 85 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix C Setting up a Dynamic Domain Name Service You may wish to set up a domain name e g Www mywebsite com There are various Domain Name Registration services A simple Internet search will yield many possibilities Domain Names unless they are for registered non profit organizations cost a monthly or yearly price to register and maintain The easiest service to use is WWW dyndnNs org It is free and compatible with webcamXP When you first visit Www dyndns org select DNS Hosting and then click Add DNS Hosting You will be required to create an account with dyndns org From this account follow dyndns org online instructions on setting up your new domain and tieing it to your computer s static IP address Once you have configured your dynamic name turn off HTTP Broadcasting replace the IP Address in the Host Name field with your newly created domain name e g example dyndns org and then turn HTTP Broadcasting on All the code generated by webcamXP including dynamic links will be updated to use the new domain name There are free tools that keep the dynamic name always aligned with your current IP for users who have dynamic IPaddresses It is suggested to investigate such a service as dynamic IP Addresses can cause down time and domain name failures 86 webcamXP 5 documentation Appendix D Controlling webcamXP from an External Applicati
103. ur directional arrow keys tilt and pan the camera The up arrow tilts it up the down arrow tilts it down the left arrow pans it left and the right arrow pans it right The center diamond shaped button returns the camera to its original and default position i e it centers the camera In order to center the image on a specific location e g shift the camera to focus on a particular region of the image simply click on that location in the camera s image output box 4 1 6 Capturing a Still Image from a Camera To capture a still image use the Controls buttons from the Live View Source Selection Controls box 21 webcamXP 5 documentation Controls A Capture a Record Select the camera you wish to capture a still image from by clicking on the camera s representation in the Source Selection box Click the Capture button from the Controls box A JPG representation of the camera s current output are saved in your default webcam XP directory A pop up informing you that a capture has been performed and where it has been saved will appear on your system tray lower right hand corner of the Windows background Note recording is disabled in IP Camera optimized mode 4 1 7 Recording Video from a Camera To capture a video use the Controls buttons from the Live View Source Selection Controls box Controls E Select the camera you wish to capture a video from by clicking on the camera s representatio
104. will be presented with a green check mark shown below webcamXP File Language Tools Help Credentials Password protection IP Filtering eN QF r Fitering is running Monitor IP address or mask 192 168 1 e 123 453 1 List of IP addresses Exception list mode Address O Deny every IP excepted this list dem Allow every IP excepted this list Access restriction Y Security Options 0 kb s TP Filtering 6 3 1 Blocking New IP Addresses To block a new IP address or set of IP addresses enter the IP address in the IP address textbox You may use the wildcard character asterisk to create a mask thus allowing you to block multiple IP addresses with one entry In the example in the previous section all IP addresses beginning with 123 453 1 are blocked using the mask 123 453 1 Click the Add button to add the new IP address or mask In order to block the IP addresses on the list select the Allow every IP excepted this list option box If you wish to allow only a select few IP addresses and block all others enter the allowed IP addresses into the List of IP Addresses list and select the Deny every IP excepted this list option box 6 3 2 Editing Previous Block Settings You cannot edit the IP address within the list In order to change an IP address you must remove it from the list and replace it with a new entry Select the IP address or mask you wish to change from the List of
105. y Message LParam WParam Data in case of WM_COPYDATA Play sound MS 74 0 ph_msgbox Sample Alert se Options Offline You can specify the following options Windows Caption The text displayed on the title bar of the main windows of the target application By default webcamXP will check to see if an application matching the Windows Caption text is running e g it will search if PowerHome is running Note It is possible to invoke any application if you know the application s title bar text Message Enter into this text box the message number you wish displayed There are generic message numbers SHOW_WINDOW etc A list of these generic message numbers can be found in the Microsoft Windows documentation O Lparam Enter into this textbox a value for the first parameter sent with the message Wparam Enter into this textbox a value for the second parameter sent with the message Data If you send the WM_COPYDATA 74 message webcamXP will expect text parameters Enter the textual data you wish to send the target application in the Data textbox Note not all target applications can accept text parameters 61 webcamXP 5 documentation 7 1 6 Enabling Features Features are listed in the Enable Features box on the right hand side of the Motion Detector tab a f a Security Options Y Motion detector is not running for this source Q No source active Activate Web
106. y you wish webcamXP to save all captured still images in JPG format and all captured movie clips in MPG format e Folder for motion detector alerts Whenever a motion detector is tripped indicating a point of attention a file detailing the incident is saved to your hard drive Enter into this text box the directory you want webcamXP to use when saving these incident reports e Folder for Digital Video Recording 24 7 recording Enter into this textbox the directory you would like webcamXP to use when recording video from your cameras 24 7 for use in surveillance Web Server Folder Enter into this textbox the directory you would like webcamXP to use when creating the HTML files for HTTP Broadcasting the web page files users who navigate to your computer will see 68 webcamXP 5 documentation 8 2 Logo Page title Settings PRMAE PRO VERSION The webcamXP Overlay and Logo Settings tab is shown below webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Monitor Lc 0 General settings Overlay Logo Compression WM9 Profiles Logo Watermark v Display Logo max 160x60 BMP Web Broadcast n 9 9 Access restriction Live page title webcamxP 5 webcams and ip cameras server for windows Security You may specify the following options e Display Logo max 160x60 BMP Check this box if you want webcamXP to display a logo in the upper left hand corner of your cameras

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