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1. 21 webcamXP 5 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 3 1 7 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 window will appear Picture Object Editor Shape File Source URL From external URL http 2 Image lt Image width Border width 111 aQ 0 Image E Image height Alpha 214 60 100 Auto refresh 0 none Border color 0 ms 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
2. Monitor Security EY Options a Web Broadcast Mecess restriction SEx Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital video Recording Source selection Motion detector is not running for this source Active sources 2 3 IP Camera JPEG MJPEG Enabled features Sensitivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally z 3 A z Record Movie windows Caption Run FTP Upload Run HTTP Post PowerHome Send by e mail Run application Message LParam WParam Data in case of WM_COPYDATA Play sound 74 0 0 ph_msgbox Sample Alert se as Send Windows Message pi a HTTP Online http VMWARE XP32 8080 O HTTP Detector CPU 10 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 Lparam Enter into this textbox a value for the first parameter sent with the message Wparam
3. Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording a Y o Create a new file every minutes Enabled sources ET IP Camera Delete old files after hours Web Broadcast Capture Rate frames per sec Access restriction Run compression g Security 4 J K 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 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 e 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 Delete Old Files After textbox 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 e 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 BO webcamXP 5 5 documentation 7 Customizing webcamXP with Options 7 1 General S
4. User Manual for webcamXP 5 5 revision 1 4 2010 Moonware Studios All Rights Reserved webcamXP 5 5 documentation Table of Contents Fable Or EOntents n id 2 Legal NOUCE a da da aa ul 4 r TIAStAMINO Webcam sastre une E E oeantese 5 Pol WebCaInxXP iPre REGUISICES ea vee eudts ios eau ins Oc doa a ns Gok cates 5 a2 JMStAIING Webcam ventas ri nia omens 5 2 The Three Modes Of webcamXP ccocccccccccoccconnncccco anar cr rr rr 8 24 WebeamMx lt P 5 Normal Models da 8 2 2 WebDcamAr LLP CAME ra ud E e Aa 8 2 3 webcamxP 5 WInNdows Medial siria arabe od 8 3 Webcam AP MONO O A a a E 9 3 1 Live View 7 Source Selection CONTO Sita aa aA REE E E AET 9 5 2 INESE Conteris enian i EE on a A EAE exh cages 24 325 ONNE GANE aerei e A A a raea aari 25 LA The SCNCCUIer tissu tscoct duuohesdvederiaewe a a E EAA 28 4 Broadcasting OVEr the Wer td EE EE EA 31 41 Broadcasting OVer HTTP tscstsecvctdeiesatauSeersveontactoeneararseueewsatwotcoeerGaneukt cieuebdereddeskeadet 31 4 2 Creating HTML and Integrating With Your Own Site cece cc cece eee eens eee eeeeneneeeeeees 35 A gt Uploadaa Vila TP ll a a aa 38 44 Uploading Ma lel P uesa a a itn Me tds canis i Valente sie uae euler da cules Seana 40 Ae NIV GC ES 42 5 Access Restriction and Password Protection cccc ccc cce cece ee eee e ee eeee ee eeeeeeeeeeaanees 43 Dd RestricUna Access to Specie USES erisia inaa stows sas ieaatnexades sada iennewetaser n
5. Web Broadcast O Administrator rights Reset Usage Users accounts rm 1 A gt Aa ho Username W Time spent Last Access 10 00 00 Access restriction Options Password 5 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 user and delete his or her account simply select the user s account from the User Accounts list and click the Remove button 44 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 5 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 webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help QOD ex o Ouran SO 43 Most Visited Mb Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS 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 th
6. webcamXP 5 5 documentation 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 4 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 information 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 tha
7. LY L Most Visited Getting Started Latest Headlines add new user Time limit Time spent Last connected Unlimited 0 00 40 8 21 2008 7 58 05 Add Edit user Username Imyuser Password 5 1144444 Administrator Rights CI PTZ Controls add update POWERED BY 1 AM 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 8 6 Deleting a User To remove a user simply click on the delete link located to the right of the user s entry 69 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 8 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 DER File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help om x e A fay A http localhost 3080 adminStats html 48 Most Visited GQ Getting Started 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 SessionID IP Username Country Last file FPS Files Frames KBytes Session duration 2 127 0 0 1 myuser Unknown adminStats html 2 17 192 729 14135 0 05 36
8. Security i 7 A Options Igallery_1 20080803_190656_0 jpg 8 3 2008 7 06 56 PM 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 27 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 3 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 3 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 webcamXP File Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler z Source number Run daily E fixed time v lo v H 0 vM Capture Picture are i Start Recording O Run periodically every Web Broadcast 1 Stop Motion Detector Start Auto FTP minute s Access restriction Offline 28 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 c
9. 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 connect 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 all cases connecting a new source always start by selecting a destination slot by clicking on one of them in the right area of the interace webcamXP File Language Tools Help Live view f Source selection Controls Gallery Scheduler 3 No source connected Source selection Monitor Web Broadcast Novideoisourcelconnected T Righticlick hereto connect a device f Z Informations Pan Tilt Zoom Security Audio source ns E Yideo source O y Resolution h Controls Source Name Options Enabled Access restriction Okb is HTTP Online htto VMWARE xP32 8080 0 HTTP Detector CPU 3 You can add or remove slots by usi
10. slot Most USB PCI devices can work at different resolutions the available formats detected by webcamXP are displayed in the menu under Video format and can be used to select a different resolution This format will be used for all features Broadcasting capturing and recording In case the Video format menu is grayed out it means that webcamXP has only detected a single format which can be used in the application 3 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 You must also know if the camera is password protected In this case you must have a correct username and password Once you have collected all those information select the Network cameras option in the menu and click on Connect as shown on the screen below 12 webcamXP 5 5 documentation webcamXP m m Fie Language Tools Help 3 No source connected Monitor sg 8 PCI USB WDM Driver gt 1 Network Cameras ug Other sources Web Broadcast 3 Access restriction un O EN Ea Pan Tilt Zoom Son Video source y Resolution Controls Source Name Options Security Y Enabled O kbjs HTTP O
11. 5 5 documentation 3 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 In the connection menu place your cursor over the Other sources option The following sub menu will appear mrm n PS kd gt i Tal on E5 Other sources b Local nie AVI MPEG haro k Ji EA z Ea l Acal CARA lu e tt L sco MISCEL Motomrel Sle INETWOoOrK 1 FFF Network stream ASF 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 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 impor
12. Detector CPU 25 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 You also have access to the common features such as capturing or recording If your cameras support pan tilt controls you can display the controls by pressing on the Pan amp Tilt button in the top bar 24 webcam XP 5 5 documentation 3 3 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 gallery providing a stream of images for site visitors to study The Online Gallery also plugs in to the motion detection se
13. 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 4 1 3 1 3 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 This mode is only available if you have started webcamXP in Windows Media mode using the corresponding icon in the start menu Los webcamXP 5 5 documentation 4 1 3 2 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 webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox Jog Fichier Edition Affichage Historique Marque pages Outils De e A http vmware xp32 8080 multi html x ABP We kkl B Le
14. Opx gt 4 hi h2 h3 f font size i2px line heicht i4px font weight bold font family Tahoma Verdana Arial text align left margin Opx padding Opx lt Lt 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 webcam XP installation directory 82 webcamXP 5 5 documentation WebFiles File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt wi yo Search Kes Folders Address C Program Files wLite WebFiles A a Picture Tasks 2 EJ View as a slide show 8 Order prints online y Print pictures 8 Copy all items to CD loading_leaf File and Folder Tasks 2 Make a new folder Ue Publish this folder to the Web ES Share this folder Other Places DS lite 2 My Pictures ig My Computer My Network Places Details offline_sfiowers X A Folder Sync Seles ae f 44 i oN a loading_nice_plant loading_red loading_waterfall offline_leaf offline_toucan offline_waterfall v Ba Go TS MN A xa A 3 loading_sflowers offline_default offline_red webcamXP To change the default image for the offline notification simply rename
15. 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 w X e aA A 1 http localhost 8080 adminUsers html action add B Most Visited Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration Remote administration Users management Statistics 4 L add new user Username Password Rights Time limit Time spent Last connected myuser dd Admin Unlimited 0 01 55 8 11 2008 6 19 02 edit delete Add Edit user Username pae A E Administrator Rights EI PTZ Controls add update POWERED BY y V5 3 1 315 i i xhtml css 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 68 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 8 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 3 webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help mm v e a da 1 http focalhost 3080 adminUsers htmi mode
16. 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 stills and recorded movies Shown below is a screenshot of the Live View Source Selection Controls window File Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Gallery Scheduler o wo w o el Audio E SON Resolution 640x480 Source Name IP Camera HTTP 1 0 200 OK gt gt lt DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC nO 0 kb s 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 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 Information Box 3 The inf
17. 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 74 webcamXP 5 5 documentation Appendix A Required Firewall and Anti Virus Settings In order for 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 you
18. documentation 6 1 4 External Application Settings To set External Application 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 webcamXP m mi File Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Y Motion detector is not running for this source Active source s 2 9 3 IP Camera JPEG MJPEG Monitor e Web Broadcast 3 Mecess restriction Source selection pA P s O Enabled features Sensitivity Settings External application sms Windows Message Save Locally in rasa 5 j i Record Movie y External application EXE BAT Run FTP Upload j Run HTTP Post notepad exe ma Send by e mail ve Run application A External application parameter s Play sound y Send SMS E C send cam number variable Add to g allery Send Windows Message Okos HTTP Online http VMWARE XP32 8080 0 HTTP Detector CPU 5 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 s
19. luptime 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 3 1 7 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 in the sample image s48 webcamXP 5 5 documentation Overlay editor overlay_101 xmi 1 9 a e o Dynamic variables time date uptime cpu memory cornected Double click on the new piece of text to edit its contents The following Text Object Editor window will appear Text object editor B order width Shadow depth Char spacing Alpha Border color Font color i o I o Z MM 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 b
20. must be given administrative privileges 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 spi webcamXP 5 5 documentation webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help m v e x A 2 http flacalhost 8080 admin htm i X ia Google B Most Visited Mb Getting Started Latest Headlines 2 Do you want Firefox to remember this password Never for This Site A 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 The following sections describe the administrative functions you can perform using the remote administration page shown above 65 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 8 2 Starting and Stopping Services Immediately visible when you
21. 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 ii Recording Control a Options Help Line Volume Mic Volume Balance Balance a A i Volume Volume i_ Select C Select Realtek HD Audio Input De webcamXP 5 5 documentation 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 speaker 6 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
22. specify filter specific options e 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 WMO9 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 e 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 webcam XP installation directory bd webcam XP 5 5 documentation 7 4 Selecting a Language for webcamXP webcam XP 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 Dutch w English French Italian Portuguese Spanish You may select from the following languages French German Italian Portuguese 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 translat
23. 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 3 1 7 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 ye webcam XP 5 5 documentation Picture Object Editor EE ETA A ASAS Shape File Source URL From other source 1 bi Image A Image width Border width 218 80 0 Image dE Image height Alpha 169 60 100 Auto refresh 0 none Border color 0 ms 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 aut
24. the Advanced Settings tool If you are sure you wish to commit changes to the webcamXP program click the Save button 88
25. 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 Sy webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 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 webcamXP File Language Tools Help ANAL Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Email SMTP server my smtpserver com 2 E mail Logs Username anonymous Web Broadcast Password Xxxx O Sender s e mail qe sender email com Access restriction ender Gemail co Sender s Name webcamXP Receiver s e mail receiver email com pe Subject e A motion has been detected Offline 26 You must specify the following options for email alerts to be configured properly e Email SMTP Server and Port Enter into these textboxes the URL of the SMTP outgo
26. 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 Live page title This is the title displayed on top of the pages served using the internal web server Capture filename This defines the name of the files being captured or recorded manually or using the scheduler 60 webcamXP 5 5 documentation BB 7 2 Logo Page title Settings The webcamXP Overlay and Logo Settings tab is shown below webcamXP File Language Tools Help Options webcamXP Options Monitor General settings Ov f Overlay Logo Compression WM9 Profiles Logo Watermark Y Display Logo max 160x60 BMP vodka O Web Broadcast Import Access restriction Live page title webcamXP 5 Security webcams and ip cameras server for windows Options You may specify the following options Display Logo max 160x60 BMP Check this box if you want webcam XP to display a logo in the upper left hand corner of your cameras images By default webcamXP displays the webcamXP logo on camera images 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 y
27. 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 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 47 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 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 interval 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
28. 08 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 sqi webcamXP 5 5 documentation 8 9 Using webcamXP Mobile Many of the monitoring functions of webcamXP are also available for a Windows Mobile enabled 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 Mobik Y 7 Yx 4 Success 2 Errors 119 ese 8 7 08 10 25 48 PM 2008 webcamup de n
29. AMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS POWERED BY WEB V5 3 1 315 To view the gallery view click on the Gallery link located at the top bar of the page 4 1 4 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 4 1 5 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 ID the number of the user assigned in order of connection IP Address The user s IP address identifying his or her computer Username The user s username if you have password protection accounts enabled on your webcam XP installation e Country The user s country of origin File The current file the user is streaming from your cameras 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 Files The number of files the user has successfully streamed to his or her machine from your camera displays Frames The number of frames of your camera s streaming video the user has viewed since he or she connected Kbytes The number of kilobytes streamed to the connected user s machine since he or she
30. D webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Monitor Web Broadcast 3 Access restriction I Source selection W PCI f USB WDM Driver E Network Cameras E Other sources NOVIA E Right click hereita Informations Security Audio source Video source i A Resolution dada w Options Source Mame Controls Enabled ell HTTP Online h Detector WVMVWARE XP32 8080 0 CPU 3 In the following subsections the various steps to connecting a USB PCI camera Network camera and WMV ASF stream are detailed 3 1 1 1 Connecting a New USB PCI Device 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 In the menu select the PCI USB WDM Driver option If your camera was successfully installed it should be listed in the submenu that appears otherwise ensure the driver is installed properly and that it is working in any other application Select your camera from the list there is no additional step and the camera will be connected in the desired
31. 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 Bda webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 1 7 Enabling Features Features are listed in the Enable Features box on the right hand side of the Motion Detector tab Y webcamXP Monitor Web Broadcast File Language Tools Help a Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital video Recording Motion detector is running for this source Active souwce z 2 2 mms 174 36 209 242 singercam1 Source selection Access restriction Sensitivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Security T E Windows Caption Run FTP Upload 5 Run HTTP Post s PowerHome Send by e mail Vs Run application gt Message LParam WParam Data in case of WM_COPYDATA Play sound mo Send SMS eee 74 0 0 ph_msgbox Sample Alert se Add to gallery 1 Send Windows Message 0 kb s j HTTP Online http AVMWARE XP32 8080 O HTTP Detector CPU 3 The following features are available Save locally This feature saves information about the alert on the machine running webcam XP Record Movie This featu
32. 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 zI webcamXP 5 5 documentation 3 1 7 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 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 Shape File Fill color UE Border color Border width 2 Transparent color EN Image X Image width Border width 71 50 0 Image Y Image height Alpha 1122 60 100 Auto refresh 0 none Border color 0 ms 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 w
33. TP Detector CPU 34 This will draw a grid over the images used by the motion detector by holding the left mouse button and moving over the image you can draw the area you want to exclude In the example below we have excluded the street coming from the left 48 webcamXP 5 5 documentation File Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Motion detector is running for this source nae em Monitor ree Mask Web Broadcast O 3 IP Camera JPEG MJPEG Access restriction TJ Sensitivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally Record Movie Recording duration Minimum interval between 2 alerts Run FTP Upload f L Run HTTP Post 10 seconds c seconds Send by e mail i i Run application External sound file wAY C Play sound Send SMS mm _ Add to gallery Send Windows Message Security HTTP Online http AVMWARE xXP32 8080 O Detector CPU 33 At this point if you decide to detect only the motion that comes from the street on the left side you can click on the Invert button to reverse the area File Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital video Recording Motion detector is running for this source Source selection A
34. 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 6 1 2 Motion detector mask In webcamXP 5 5 it is now possible to precisely define zones to be excluded from motion detection This is very useful in case your are monitoring outdoor to avoid false alerts triggered by trees in motion due to wind or similar cases To define a zone click on the Mask button on the left of the window O webcamXP m m Fie Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital video Recording Motion detector is running for this source Active sourcefs 2 3 3 IP Camera JPEG MIPEG Source selection Monitor Web Broadcast Access restriction m i Enabled features Sensitivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally Security f Record Movie Recording duration Minimum interval between 2 alerts Run FTP Upload 7 Run HTTP Post gem seconds seconds Send by e mail ve Run application External sound File WwAv Play sound Send SMS Options Add to gallery Send Windows Message sido HTTP Online http VMWARE XP32 8080 O HT
35. 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 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 70 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 8 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 License information required Use this form if you own a webcamXP 2007 20
36. Windows background 3 1 6 Recording Video from a Camera To capture a video use the Controls buttons from the Live View Source Selection Controls box Controls Select the camera you wish to capture a video from by clicking on the camera s representation 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 lo webcamXP 5 5 documentation 3 1 7 Adding a Visual Overlay to a Camera To add a viSual overlay to an image click the button shown below O webcamXP m m Fie Language Tools Help A A AAA 1 IP Camera JPEG MJPEG Informations Audio source Video source IP Camera JPEG MIPEG Resolution 704x480 tal ontrols Source Name IP Camera JPEG MJPEG p GET gt http iwebcamS hrz tu darmstadt de axis cgi mjpa vid Enabled au 224 kb A i E HTTP Online hito 24M ARE XP32 8080 2 i HTTP CPU 25 The following window will appear Overlay editor ic J 4 J S a eje Dynamic variables time date
37. 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 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 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 Le
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39. ard 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 manufacturer s customer service PT webcamXP 5 5 documentation Appendix C Setting up a Dynamic Domain Name Service You may wish to set up a domain name e g WWW MmMywebsite 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 dyndns 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 examp
40. ccccccncncnnnca nana nr 78 Controlling webcamXP from an External Application ococccccccnncncncaso 79 Controlling webcamXP by Windows Messaging 0ccccccccccnccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 80 Customizing Your Page s Look and Feel Using CSS ssssssssssrersrsrsssns 82 Setting up webcamXP as a Windows Service 0occccccccccnnncncnnrnnn nro 84 Starting webcamXP When Windows LOGS 00occccoccccccncccnnnnc nn 86 Keeping webcamXP Up to Date 0 ccc cee cece eee ence ee rr rr 87 Making Changes using the Advanced Settings Editor ccceeceeeeeeeeeees 88 webcamXP 5 5 documentation Legal Notice Information in this document including URL and other Internet Web site 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 O 2010 Moonware Studios A
41. connected Duration The amount of time the user has spent watching your cameras since he or she connected 4 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 section The 35 webcamXP 5 5 documentation HTML code generated by webcamXP contains dynamic links that must reference the correct address or host location One final way webcam XP 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 gt Generate HTML The following window will appear HTML Generation Wizard IP Address Host Name IMYWEBHOST Code to generate Destination Video source Video stream 1 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 sele
42. cting an option in the Code to generate drop down box You have the following two options eo 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 e 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 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 eo 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 eo 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 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 o webcamXP 5 5 documentation e Flash Adobe Flash is a compiled technology that allows
43. ctive sourcefs 2 3 3 IP Camera JPEG MIJPEG Web Broadcast Access restriction Enabled features Sensitivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message L Save Locally _ Record Movie Sensitivity Detected objects size Run FTP Upload i Run HTTP Post 175 8 o Small 4 blocks Send by e mail e Run application Interval Delete old files after Play sound Send SMS g R ue 0 2 sec 6 hours Add to gallery Send Windows Message HTTP Online http AVMWARE XP32 8080 O Detector CPU 37 When you are done with setting the area for the current video source you can click again on the Mask button to switch back to the standard view the area filter will still be active 49 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 1 3 Settings To edit general settings for the motion detector select the Settings tab The full Settings tab is shown below D webcamXP m mj X Fie Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Motion detector is not running for this source Active source s 2 Monitor Web Broadcast A Source selection Access restriction Ra Enabled features Sensitivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally Security a Record Movie Recording
44. ctshow filters can be customized by advanced users SSL Libraries for FTPS HTTPS Check this box if you would like to install security options for secure FTP and secure HTTP transfers Click the Next gt button 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 Program Files wLite2 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 5 documentation webcamXP 5 Completing the webcamXP 5 Setup Wizard 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 5 documentation 2 The Three Modes of webcamXP 2 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 theref
45. curity 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 3 3 1 Enabling the Online Gallery In order to enable the online gallery first select the Online Gallery tab The following screen will appear webcamXP File Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Gallery Scheduler Upload interval Source Max images 10 second s Cycle 200 Delete files over max index Web Broadcast A Filename E gallery_2_20080811_182033_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 33PM allery_1_20080811_182023_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 23 PN Access restriction allery_2_20080811_182013_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 13 PM O 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 PN Security gallery_1_20080811_182001_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 20 01 PIM a allery_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 PN A Options e Capture Now 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 3G webcamXP 5 5 documentation webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Gallery Scheduler Co Y Auto Gallery is running Monitor Uploa
46. d interval Source Max images Web Broadcast Filename Pate Time Source 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 gallery_2_20080811_182013_0 jpa 8 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 gallery_1_20080811_181956_0 jpg 8 11 2008 6 19 56 PM We y E Controls Options e Capture Now 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 3 3 2 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 j Auto Gallery is running Disable Upload interval a seconds A Source Web Broadcast 1 Filename Time a PeR Q Seront Offline 33 The first option Upload in
47. 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 webcamXP File Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording a Q Audio detector is running Monitor Audio recording source settings Sources to trig 1 IP Camera Web Broadcast 4 2 Apple Built in iSight 3 Access restriction Detector A 6 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 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
48. duration Minimum interval between 2 alerts Run FTP Upload 5 Run HTTP Post een 10 seconds 0 seconds Send by e mail y Run application E External sound file WAY Play sound Send SMS Options mm Add to gallery Send Windows Message 0 kb s i HTTP Online htp AVMWARE XP32 8080 O HTTP Detector CPU 16 The following options are available in the Settings tab eo 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 O 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 e 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 Please note that the motion detector must be switched off to be able to modify those values the fields are grayed out while the motion detection is in progress for this source 50 webcamXP 5 5
49. e 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 66 gt webcamXP 5 5 documentation 8 3 Users Management Administrators can also add edit and delete users from the remote administration 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 wo v e aA A 3 http localhost 8080 adminUsers html B Most Visited Mb Getting Started 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 Username Password Rights Time limit Time spent Last connected myuser rere Admin Unlimited 0 01 49 8 11 2008 6 18 56 edit delete POWERED BY V5 3 1 315 xhtml MESS Initially all user accounts will be listed Along with the Username the administrator status of the user and any time limits will be displayed bj webcamXP 5 5 documentation 8 4 Adding a New User To add
50. e USername and Password textboxes before being taken to view the output of connected cameras 45 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 5 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 will be presented with a green check mark shown below webcamXP File Language Tools Help Credentials Password protection IP Filtering Q A Y IP Filtering is running O Monitor IP address or mask 192 168 1 123 453 1 A List of IP addresses Exception list mode Yo IP Address O Deny every IP excepted this list ue Allow every IP excepted this list Access restriction 0 kb s i iz Offline IP Filtering 22 5 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 but
51. e 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 79 webcamXP 5 5 documentation Appendix E Controlling webcamXP by Windows Messaging webcam XP can also be controlled by means of Windows messaging Windows messaging can be accomplished using Visual C or C by calling the Windows 32 API function SendMessage To control webcam XP 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_RECORDSTART WM_USER 3150 WM_RECORDSTOP WM_USER 3151 WM_CAPTURE WM_USER 3152 A A WM_FTPSTOP WM_USER 3158 WM_FTPSTART WM_USER 3157 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 80 webcamXP 5 5 documentat
52. e 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 4 1 3 1 Monitor By default the Monitor 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 Monitor 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 4 1 3 1 1 JavaScript Display The first Javascript is the simplest and most processor saving 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 4 1 3 1 2 M Jpeg Display The second option
53. eck mark shown below webcamXP File Language Tools Help Q Monitor Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST IP address Host name S Remote directory surveillance_images Web Broadcast Passive mode _ FTPS FTP over TLS _ Create temporary file and rename O Password protected Access restriction Username Password Upload interval 10 second s v Upload Offline 20 4 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 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 38 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 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
54. 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 oF webcamXP 5 5 documentation 4 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 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 webcam XP 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 ata specific time interval The following sections describe how to enable and set up automatic FTP uploads 4 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 ch
55. ent 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 international 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 v If you accept the terms of the agreement click 1 Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install webcamXP 5 TAgree Cancel 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 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 W SSL Libraries for FTPS HTTPS V webcamXP Mobile for PocketPC Windows Mobile 5 0 an gt Description Space required 15 7MB The following options are available e 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 Dire
56. er streaming modes javascript flash do not support audio streaming 3 1 3 2 Specifying Audio Input 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 the 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 y Line Volume ma i Niro vj ha Y Olu ne Select the type or source you wish to use for your audio input 3 1 4 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 Que OLJE 9 Enabled gt First select the camera you wish to pan tilt or zoom by clicking on its representation box in the Source Selection box e webcamXP 5 5 documentation If the Enabled checkbox in the Pan Til
57. ettings To set webcamXP settings navigate to the Options section The default tab within the Options section the General Settings tab is shown below webcamXP a Fie Language Tools Help Options Monitor General settings Overlay Logo Recording Windows Media Profiles a Folder for captured images and movies ci webcam P Si Capture Web Broadcast Folder for motion detector alerts A c webcamxP Si Alerts E Folder for Digital Video Recording 24 7 recording Access restriction ci webcamxP SIDVRI Iy Web Server Folder ciwebcamxP Siw WiWRoot Live page title Capture filename Security webcamxP 5 cam_ n _ d _ t jpal Y webcams and ip cameras server For windows 4 Options ae HTTP Online http AVMWARE XP32 8080 0 DYR HTTP Detector CPU 20 You may specify the following options e Folder for captured images and movies Enter into this text box the directory you wish webcamXP to save all captured still images in JPG format and all captured movie clips in MPG format 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
58. ettings for the Windows Message feature are specified in the Windows Message tab 54 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 1 8 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 E mail alerts configuration Digital Video Recording Motion detector is running for this source 5 A Active source s 2 Monitor Web Broadcast 3 2 mms 174 36 209 242 singercami Access restriction e Enabled features Sensitivity Settings External application 5MS Windows Message Save Locall A V i Windows Caption Run FTP Upload Run HTTP Post Security PowerHome Send by e mail Run application Message LParam WParam Data in case of WM_COPYDATA Play sound Send SMS Add to gallery Send Windows Message 74 0 o ph_msqbox Sample Alert se HTTP Online http AVMWARE XP32 8080 O Detector CPU 3 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 55 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 2 The Audio Detector The audio
59. he Scheduled actions list 330s webcamXP 5 5 documentation 4 Broadcasting over 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 4 1 Broadcasting Over HTTP 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 4 1 1 Enabling HTTP Broadcasting To enable HTTP Broadcasting select the Broadcast HTTP tab in the Web Broadcast section webcamXP File Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST Y Internal web server is not running IP Address Host Name Web Server Port Default document E Limit bandwidth kb s CAMPBELLLAPTOP w 8080 Dynamically generated 0 Connected users Id IP Address Username Country File FPS Files Frames KBytes Duration Access restriction Options Offline Password 15
60. heck webcamXP File Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler Disable Action Source number O Run daily fixed time Capture Picture v 1 v lo y H Run periodically every Web Broadcast Add l1 hour s Scheduled actions Next run Capture Picture 04 51 17 Access restriction Scheduler 28 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 3 4 2 Specifying Scheduled Tasks In the Scheduler tab select an action to be performed from the Action drop down box webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler Ez Y Scheduler is not running Monitor Source number Run daily fixed time o Hr Mr Capture Picture i ay s 5 Start Recording O Run periodically every Web Broadcast 14 Stop Motion Detector Start Auto FTP minute s Access restriction Offline 23 Sample actions include capturing a picture 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 vie
61. ific file you must include it in your HTTP URL e g http www mywebsite com surveillance images php If your 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 40 webcamXP 5 5 documentation Checking the Password Protected checkbox enables the Username and Password textboxes Enter your login credentials in the Username and Password textboxes 4 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 File Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST ey Q Automatic HTTP Post upload is running Monitor URL To HTTP Post complete with http or https http www mywebsite com su
62. ing mail server you wish to use and the port on which to connect to it Username Enter your STMP outgoing mail username into this textbox Password Enter the password to your SMTP outgoing mail username into this textbox 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 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 258 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 4 Digital Video Recording 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
63. interval Enter a numerical value in the Upload interval textbox and select a time unit from the Upload interval drop down box File Language Tools Help TZ Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST Q E 9 Automatic FTP upload is running Monitor IP address Host name Se www mywebsite com n y Remote directory surveillance_images Web Broadcast Passive mode _ FTPS FTP over TLS C Create temporary file and rename _ Password protected Access restriction Username Password Upload interval 10 second s v Options Upload Offline 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 39 webcam XP 5 5 documentation 4 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 webcamxXP 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 actio
64. ion WM_MOTIONPICTURE WM_USER 3204 WM_MOTIONALERT WM_USER 3205 WM_MOTIONFTP WM_USER 3206 WM_MOTIONHTTPPOST WM_USER 3207 WM_MOTIONEMAIL WM_USER 3208 WM_SENDSMS WM_USER 3209 WM_ADDGALLERY WM_USER 3210 WM_SENDWINMSG WM_USER 3211 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 webcamXP 5 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 webcam XP installation file by default C Program Files wLite The default css file can be easily edited using Microsoft Wordpad as shown below 8 default WordPad Do HA Sl a 2 A amp webcamXP CSS Style by wet default for objects body i color background color ffffff background image url background gif background position top center background repeat repeat y font size i2px line height 14px font family Tahoma Verdana Arial text align left margin Opx padding
65. ion a Path to executable Program Files wLte w Service exe startedbyscm 5053B757 40E35B3B Startup type Service status You can specify the stat parameters that apply when you stat the service from here C ro Select Automatic from the Startup Type drop down box Click OK to save changes 85 webcamXP 5 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 webcam XP to the Windows startup group simply select Tools gt Options gt Start with Windows eca Help Options E Start with Windows 5 Generate HTML code tart minimized 86 webcamXP 5 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 webcam XP will contact its parent server and check for upgrades The upgrades will be listed in the list box Select the first update fro
66. ion tool is a straight forward piece of software that will allow you to easily translate webcamXP into your native language 635 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 8 webcamXP Administration It is important to keep webcam XP 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 8 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 gt webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help O c x amp reao 48 Most Visited ES Getting Started AW Latest Headlines WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Single view Multi view Gallery Administration webcar V5 3 1 315 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
67. ish 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 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 O is entered the shape will never refresh Click the OK button to save changes and place your shape on the Overlay Editor window 3 1 7 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
68. le 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 lt 78 webcamXP 5 5 documentation Appendix D Controlling webcamXP from an External Application 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 webcamxXP 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 HT TPPostStart http www mywebsit
69. ll rights reserved webcamXP 5 5 documentation 1 Installing webcamXP The following sections contain instructions on installing and configuring webcamXP for initial operations 1 1 webcamXP Pre Requisites Before installing webcamXP install Microsoft DirectX9 and Windows Media Player webcamXP supports Windows Media Player versions 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 agreem
70. 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 specific 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 webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help lt C ay http localhost 8080 adminSettings html action MotionStart amp camID 1 B Most Visited Mb Getting Started 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 surveilance_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 Source 2 Additional information about the service in the above example th
71. m 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 the new updates applied 87 webcamXP 5 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 webcam XP 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 Ly Advanced Settings Tweaker for webcamXP 5 Setting Family Alerts Setting Name Application Setting Value 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
72. n 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 4 4 1 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 File Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST URL To HTTP Post complete with http or https http www mywebsite com surveillance_images php Password protected HTTP POST Logs Web Broadcast Username myusername Password Access restriction Upload interval Security 10 second s v 7 Y Upload Options HTTP Post Gallery Password CPU 100 4 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 spec
73. ng the and buttons on top of the Source selection area v The source selection area is displaying various information using color rectangles there are 3 types of information e webcamXP 5 5 documentation Under the preview thumbnail each source has its own indicators If the rectangle of the left is displayed it mean that the source is currently selected on the illustration below we can see that it s the first source that is selected On the above image we can see that the rectangle is drawn in white this means that the source is selected but previewing is not enabled it will not refresh in the user interface in this mode To enable previewing click on the image of the first camera the rectangle will switch to green and preview is now enabled as we can see on this illustration We can also see a red rectangle on the previus image on right side which means that a recording is in progress on this source The last type of notification that we can have under the image is the orange rectangle as shown here on the 2 source This mean that the motion detector has actually detected a motion on the source where the orange rectangle is displayed Now that your are getting familiar with the Source selection area you can click on the preview area displaying the text No source connected this will open the menu allowing to setup the audio and video sources sii webcamXP 5 5 documentation W
74. nline http AVMWARE XP32 8080 O HTTP Detector CPU 6 The following screen will appear Network camera wizard EJ Network Camera Setup Wizard Please select the brand and model of your IP Camera To view RTSP streams please install ffdshow Sharp G726 codecs Camera Brand Axis Camera Model 209 212 213 214 ptz 640x480 mjpeg 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 Connecting Cameras from Other Sources Select ASF Stream and enter the URL of the Linksys IP Camera into the textbox Click the Next button The next step in the wizard will appear ie webcamXP 5 5 documentation Network camera wizard x Network Camera Setup Wizard Axis 205 mjpeg The default port for JPEG MJPEG is 80 for RTSP it is 554 Hostname or IP address HTTP Port 192 168 1 100 50 C Secured HTTP SSL Cam Number This camera is password protected 1 Username Max Frame Rate anonymous 10 Password Output Res
75. 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 custom 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 webcam XP installation directory and rename the new file to either loading jpg or offline jpg 83 webcamXP 5 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 Ly 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
76. ograms and Services Name E ANSYS Program AnsysWBU exe AWP ANSYS exe AWP telsh exe AWP wish exe CEExeServerl exe O File and Printer Sharing JMServiceU exe Microsoft Office Groove M1 Micrnentt fice OneNote Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program w 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 CA Theme Selector ef Uninstall smartision ScreenCopy Q Uninstall webcamXP 5 webcamXP Advanced settings webcamXP MPEG 4 DVR Encoder EA webcamXP Service Control El webcamXP Service Controller 8 Windows Messenger BR Windows Movie Maker B WinRAR Path C Program 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 le webcamXP 5 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 webcam XP 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 portforw
77. olution Cancel 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 test your connection If your connection information e g the camera s URL port username and password are correct you will be presented with a success message This only means that the camera is reachable how it doesn t mean that the select template will work if it s not appropriate for your camera model 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 oe ee webcamXP
78. omatic 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 eee webcamXP 5 5 documentation 3 2 The Security Center The security center displays a heads up display of all cameras connected to webcam XP It provides an excellent way to easily keep track of the data coming from all connected cameras this can be done by clicking on this button D webcamXP O File Language Tools Help Live view f Source selection Controls Gallery Cote dae 2 mms 174 36 209 242 singercami Q Monitor Web Broadcast 3 Access restriction Informations Pan Tilt Zoom Securit tall Audio source SS Video source ASF Reader Resolution 320x240 A Controls Source Name mens 174 36 209 242 singercarn1 Options Capture B Record i Enabled O kb s HTTP Online htp AVMWARE xXP32 8080 O DYR HTTP
79. ore does not want to optimize or customize camera output to fit any one representation paradigm 2 2 webcamXP 5 IP Camera webcamXP ships with a version 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 the default webcamXP mode and the DirectShow filter The DirectShow filter allows recording of videos using a third party codec 2 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 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 3 webcamXP Monitoring 3 1 Live View Source Selection Controls webcamXP
80. ormation 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 camera itself usually a manufacturer and model name 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 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 Oe webcam XP 5 5 documentation 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 3 1 1 Connecting a New Video Source A source or camera can be of multiple types
81. ot 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 Bir io webcamXP 5 5 documentation webcamXP Mobik Y er Tye q X Host Port Cam Success 7 Errors 119 8 7 08 10 27 58 PM Select Configuration Authentication The following screen will appear webcamXP Mobik Y e Vy e ok _ enable authentication Enter your username in the Username textbox Enter your password in the Password textbox Click the OK button 73 webcamXP 5 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 BOS 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
82. otion has been detectedaccarri ria aos num er number J amp message 4 motiont thas been detected amp carri Add to gallery Send Windows Message oiei HTTP Online http PY MWARE XP32 8080 O HTTP Detector CPU 6 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 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 Ye webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 1 6 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 webcamXP Eile Language Tools Help
83. ottom 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 date The system s current date e uptime The amount of time webcamXP has been running at the time the camera with the overlay was accessed cpu The type of CPU the computer running webcam XP is using s49 x webcamXP 5 5 documentation e memory The amount of memory the computer running webcamXP has at its disposal connected The number of users connected to webcam XP at the time the camera with the overlay was accessed You can also bold italicize or underline the text by 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 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 Char
84. ou 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 Single 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 43 webcamXP 5 5 documentation To add your newly created user click the Add Update button The user will appear in the User accounts webcamXP Fie Language Tools Help E Credentials Password protection IP Filtering A A Q Password protection is running O 24k Monitor Username newuser Limited view time 02 03 01 y Password Single Camera Access 1 be _ PTZ Controls
85. our 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 ble webcamXP 5 5 documentation 7 3 Compression and Encoding Settings The Compression WM9 Profiles tab is shown below File Language Tools Help General settings Overlay Logo Compression WM9 Profiles Video compression filter Recording only MSScreen encoder DMO v Audio compression filter Recording only EE Audio Video WM9 profile Windows Media Stream Video only WMS profile Windows Media Stream Security Options Offline 15 You may set the following options e 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 Record button in the Live View Selection Source Controls tab For this option you can click the Properties button to specify filter specific options e 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
86. 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 administrator 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 4 3 3 Scheduling Regular FTP Uploads In order to schedule regular FTP uploads you must specify a regular time
87. possible for a few specific models in webcam 7 15 webcamXP 5 5 documentation The followings sections will describe the process of specifying an audio driver and configuring audio options for a connected camera 3 1 3 1 Selecting an Audio Driver 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 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 Audio source will be used for recordings and for streaming in Windows Media Streaming mode The oth
88. r 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 5 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 Enable 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 webcamXP File Language Tools Help Credentials Password protection Ip Filtering A 7 Password protection is running O xax Monitor Username newuser Limited view time 02 03 01 Password et Single Camera Access v g _ PTz Controls Web Broadcast Add Update C Administrator rights Reset Usage Users accounts Username limit I spent Access Access restriction Options Password 5 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 y
89. r computer without advertising its existence To make an allowance for webcamXP open your Control Panel select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click on the Windows Firewall icon The following window will appear Windows Firewall pacas General Exceptions Advanced Er 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 connecting to this computer with the exception of those selected on the Exceptions tab _ 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 Off not recommended r Avoid using this setting Tuming off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders YA What else should know about Windows Firewall Click on the Exceptions tab The following window will appear 75 webcamXP 5 5 documentation Windows Firewall 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 secunty risk Pr
90. re 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 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 Add to 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 S
91. rveillance_images Password protected HTTP POST Logs Web Broadcast HTTP Post Thread Started gt gt Add File cam_1 jpg Username gt gt HTTP Post Success HTTP 1 0 200 OK myusername Password eseese L Access restriction G Upload interval Security 10 second s v 40 Y Upload Options HTTP Post 41 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 4 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 4 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 webcamXP File Language Tools Help Broadcast HTTP Live Chat Upload FTP FTPS Upload HTTP HTTPS POST T O es Monitor Room name Create a private room Web Broadcast 3 Access restriction Offline Password CPU 100 42 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 5 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 you
92. s plus visit s gt D buter avec Firefox la une webcamXP 5 WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Multi view Smartphone dministration Not logged in 320x240 v POWERED BY WEBCAMXP xhtml En attente de vmware xp32 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 4 1 3 3 Smartphone The Smartphone page switches to a condensed display allowing better viewing on devices with smaller resolutions such as smartphones webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox Fichier dition Affichage Historique Marque pages Outils v A A http fvmware xp32 8080 mobile html B Les plus visit s gt D buter avec Firefox la une webcamxP 5 WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WI Home Not logged in Source 1 JavaScript powered by webcamXP 5 v5 5 0 4 xhtml css En attente de vmware xp32 4 1 3 4 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 ey ee webcamXP 5 5 documentation webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help m v e aA da 13 http flocalhost 3080 galler y html B Most Visited Getting Started Latest Headlines WEBC
93. 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 the 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 dass webcam id webcam 1 A onmousedown PTZMouseDown 1 event width 0 height 0 alt Live Stream gt lt script type textfjavascript gt lo currentCamerai 1 errorimg1 0 document images webcam 1 onload Dolti document images webcam 1 onerror Errorimage 1 function Loadimage 10 s L unigi Math random document images webcam 1 src http MYWEBHOST 8080 cam_ currentCameral Jpg uniq unig1 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
94. t 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 four 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 3 1 5 Capturing a Still Image from a Camera To capture a still image use the Controls buttons from the Live View Source Selection Controls box Controls 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 webcamXP 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
95. t 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 3 1 2 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 to display the menu and select Disconnect 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 3 1 3 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 IP cameras This is howver
96. t 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 4 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 SD webcamXP 5 Mozilla Firefox Fichier Edition Affichage Historique Marque pages Outils i x a http vmware xp32 8080 LA Les plus visit s GP D buter avec Firefox Ala une webcamxP 5 WEBCAMXP 5 WEBCAMS AND IP CAMERAS SERVER FOR WINDOWS Multi view Smartphone Gallery Administration Not logged in Pan Tilt amp Zoom webcamXP 5 http Mmite chatango com This is a public chat Create vour owen aroun to an private En attente de vmware xp32 e webcamXP 5 5 documentation From this main website you can control your camera using th
97. tandard Windows Open dialog will appear Navigate to and select your chosen executable or batch file Click the Open button e External Application Parameters Enter into this textbox the parameters you wish to send when loading your specified executable or batch file eo 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 Ea webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 1 5 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 O webcamXP m Fie Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital video Recording Motion detector is not running for this source Active source s 2 3 IP Camera JPEG MJPEG Monitor Mask Web Broadcast 3 Access restriction Source selection A A O B Enabled features Sensitivity Settings External application SMS windows Message Save Locally Security z Record Movie HTTP Post Url For SMS Provider Mobile phone number Run FTP Upload gt Run HTTP Post em http fhextu org 41790000000 Send by e mail Run application ys HTTP Post parameters Play sound ber number J8message A m
98. terval 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 a webcamXP 5 5 documentation 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 File Language Tools Help LE E E Live view Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler Ee 7 Auto Gallery is running Monitor Upload interval 110 second s v Source Web Broadcast 1 v 3 Filename Access restriction g
99. the Security section of webcamXP The following window will appear D webcamXP m m Fie Language Tools Help Motion detector Audio detector E mail alerts configuration Digital video Recording Motion detector is running for this source Active source s 2 3 Monitor Web Broadcast 3 Access restriction Source selection pAr Enabled features Sensitivity Settings External application SMS Windows Message Save Locally Security i Record Movie Sensitivity Detected objects size Run FTP Upload m Run HTTP Post a J 75 8 Send by e mail a Run application Interval Delete old files after Play sound Send SMS Options Y 0 2 sec 6 hours Add to gallery Send Windows Message pl HTTP Online http AVMWARE XP32 8080 O HTTP Detector CPU 31 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 6 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
100. 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 gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click on the Administrative Tools icon Double click on the Services icon The following window will appear File Action View Help E gt Hey Services Local sa a u Services Local webcamXP Service Name Description Status __ Eg Uninterruptible Pow Manages a Start the service Sy Universal Plug and Provides s Be Volume Shadow Copy Manages a Be WebClient Enables Wi Started Windows Audio Manages a Started Windows Firewall In Provides n Started Windows Image Ac Provides im Started Windows Installer Adds modi Windows Managem Provides a Started Windows Managem Provides s Windows Time Maintains d Started Wireless Zero Confi Provides a Started WMI Performance A Provides p ho don de e a 5 A Extended A 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 84 webcamXP 5 5 documentation webcamXP Service Properties Local Computer 2 fx Service name wxpSve Display name webcamXP Service Descript
101. ton 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 5 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 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 46 webcamXP 5 5 documentation 6 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 webcamXP s security functionality 6 1 Motion Detector 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
102. w Source selection Controls Online gallery Scheduler Run daily fixed time Capture Picture lo Y H lo i M O Run periodically every Web Broadcast 2 F E Scheduled actions Run time Access restriction 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 29 webcamXP 5 5 documentation If you wish the action to be performed once daily at a specific preset time select the Run daily 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 the 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 3 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 t

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