Linksys WVC54GCA-RM User Guide - Page 14

Using the Camera Utility - motion detection

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Chapter 4 Using the Camera Utility After the Camera Utility is installed, its icon is displayed on the Desktop and in the System Tray of the Taskbar. To open the Camera Utility, use either icon as follows: •• Double-click the icon on your desktop •• Right-click the icon in the system tray, then click Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera. Desktop Icon System Tray Icon When you are finished using the Camera Utility, exit the Utility as follows: •• Close each open Utility window by clicking Exit or by clicking the X button in the upper-right corner. •• Right-click the Utility's system tray icon and select Exit. Monitor Window After you open the Utility, the Monitor window is displayed. The Monitor window contains the following sections: Camera Status, Motion Detection Events, Hard Disk Quota, the viewing area containing video displays for Channels 1-9, video layout controls, and video control buttons. Installing and Using the Camera Utility Camera Status A blue channel number (1-9) means a Camera has been detected on that channel. Each Camera's status is given by colored indicators as described in the following table. Icon Status Indications Viewing Status: Clear - Camera's video is not being viewed. Green - Camera's video is being viewed. Recording Status: Clear - Camera's video is not being recorded. Red - Camera's video is being recorded. Motion Detection Status: Clear - Camera's motion detection is disabled. Yellow - Camera's motion detection is enabled. Motion Detection Events If motion detection is enabled, this section of the Monitor window lists the most recent motion detection events. Monitor Window To display the Setup window, click Setup. To display the Playback window, click Playback. To get help information, click Help. Camera Status This section of the Monitor window provides the following status information for all the Cameras the Utility has detected: Camera is being viewed, Camera is being recorded, motion detection is enabled on the Camera: Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera Motion Detection Events Hard Disk Quota This section of the Monitor window lists information related to the amount of hard disk that is allocated for recorded video. Hard Disk Quota 13

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Chapter 4
Installing and Using the Camera Utility
13
Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
Using the Camera Utility
After the Camera Utility is installed, its icon is displayed on
the Desktop and in the System Tray of the Taskbar. To open
the Camera Utility, use either icon as follows:
Double-click the icon on your desktop
Right-click the icon in the system tray, then click
Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
.
Desktop Icon
System Tray Icon
When you are finished using the Camera Utility, exit the
Utility as follows:
Close each open Utility window by clicking
Exit
or by
clicking the
X
button in the upper-right corner.
Right-click the Utility’s system tray icon and select
Exit
.
Monitor Window
After you open the Utility, the
Monitor
window is displayed.
The
Monitor
window contains the following sections:
Camera Status
,
Motion Detection Events
,
Hard Disk Quota
,
the viewing area containing video displays for Channels
1-9, video layout controls, and video control buttons.
Monitor Window
To display the
Setup
window, click
Setup
. To display the
Playback
window, click
Playback
. To get help information,
click
Help
.
Camera Status
This section of the
Monitor
window provides the following
status information for all the Cameras the Utility has
detected: Camera is being viewed, Camera is being
recorded, motion detection is enabled on the Camera:
Camera Status
A blue channel number (1-9) means a Camera has been
detected on that channel. Each Camera’s status is given by
colored indicators as described in the following table.
Icon
Status Indications
Viewing Status:
Clear - Camera’s video is not being viewed.
Green - Camera’s video is being viewed.
Recording Status:
Clear - Camera’s video is not being recorded.
Red - Camera’s video is being recorded.
Motion Detection Status:
Clear - Camera’s motion detection is disabled.
Yellow - Camera’s motion detection is enabled.
Motion Detection Events
If motion detection is enabled, this section of the
Monitor
window lists the most recent motion detection events.
Motion Detection Events
Hard Disk Quota
This section of the
Monitor
window lists information
related to the amount of hard disk that is allocated for
recorded video.
Hard Disk Quota