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Networking with Windows PC's
Here are a couple of quick little howto/suggestions for those that use Windows.
Seeing files over the network
Click on My Network Places
If you don't see the the workgroup 'WORKGROUP' or don't see the CW3000HD then
click Search
Under computer name enter CW3000HD and click search
It should then show up under the My Network Places window named
'CAPTIVEWORKS (Cw3000hd)'
For future ease of use you can drag this to the desktop if you like.
Another way to quickly view the CW3000HD is to type in the explorer bar:
\\Cw3000hd\
or if you prefer, by IP:
example: \\192.168.1.102\
Enabling more shared folders
The logs, and updates shares are shared by default.
If you go into the Admin screen to edit a user profile and enable the 'share over network'
when you don't have a hard drive the setting will be ignored. Once you have a hard drive
installed the common folders share is started automatically.
The personal folders can be shared by going back into the Profile section of the Admin
screen and
re-save the shared user profile .
Playing your recordings over the network
Install vlc if you don't already have it installed.
Browse to the video folder share of your choice (ie. common\video .. user\video, etc)
Navigate down in one of your recording folders until you see the 001.vdr, 002.vdr files.
If you have never played a .vdr file with vlc you'll need to associate it.
Simply right-click on the file and click properties.
Beside Opens with: you should see a Change.. button
Click Change..
You should be able to browse and select vlc media player out of the list.
Once that is done you should be able to right-click and Play the recordings.
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