Cisco WVC54GCA, User Manual

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Chapter3
Installing and Using the Camera Utility
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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:
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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