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Wireless-N Internet Home Monitoring Camera

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Page 2: ... this document are listed without http in front of the address because most current web browsers do not require it If you use an older web browser you may have to add http in front of the web address Resource Website Linksys www linksysbycisco com Linksys International www linksysbycisco com international Glossary www linksysbycisco com glossary Network Security www linksysbycisco com security Cop...

Page 3: ...Video 12 Setup Basic 14 Setup Image 15 Setup Administration 16 Setup Users 17 Setup Options 17 Setup Motion Detection 19 Setup Recording 20 Setup Status 21 Help 22 Appendix A Troubleshooting 23 Common Problems and Solutions 23 Frequently Asked Questions 24 Appendix B Wireless Security Checklist 26 General Network Security Guidelines 26 Additional Security Tips 26 Appendix C Specifications 27 Appen...

Page 4: ...tices 46 Industry Canada Statement 47 Avis d Industrie Canada 47 Wireless Disclaimer 47 Avis de non responsabilité concernant les appareils sans fil 47 User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment WEEE 48 Appendix G Software End User License Agreement 52 Cisco Products 52 Software Licenses 52 ...

Page 5: ... the Camera To reset insert an object with a small tip such as a pen press the button until you feel it click then hold for 10 seconds WARNING Resetting the Camera will erase all ofyoursettings suchasencryptioninformation and replace them with the factory defaults Do not reset the Camera if you want to retain your settings NOTE The Camera s factory default settings are user name admin password adm...

Page 6: ...our CD ROM drive 2 The Setup Wizard starts Click Install Camera Utility Welcome Screen 3 The Setup Wizard begins to install the Camera Utility Click Next Setup Wizard 4 The Choose Destination screen appears Click Browse and choose the folder where you would like the Utility installed Click Next Choose Destination 5 The Ready to Install screen appears Click Next Ready to Install 6 The Setup Wizard ...

Page 7: ...ils To learn how to use the Camera Utility go to Using the Camera Utility Advanced users If you want to use the Camera s Web based Utility go to Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration with the Web Based Utility Using the Camera Utility After the Camera Utility is installed its icon is displayed on the Desktop and in the SystemTray of theTaskbar To open the Camera Utility use either icon as follows Doubl...

Page 8: ...ayed using any of the video windows in the layout To move a Camera from one video window to another click and drag the Camera s video window to another video window The two Cameras originally assigned to each of the two windows will then swap places This is especially useful for the six Camera layout which has one large video window and five smaller ones A Camera assigned to one of the smaller win...

Page 9: ...The zoom factor cycles from 1x to 16x Click the Up Down Left and Right arrows to navigate within the monitor window The length of the recording is configured in the Setup Settings screen of the Camera Utility During recording the Utility s System Tray icon turns into an animated icon arrow moves up and down When recording ends the icon reverts to its original state Recording In Progress No Recordi...

Page 10: ...of the View Recordings window indicates in hours and gigabytes GB how much hard disk space is available for recorded video Memory Status Video Playback The section at the bottom of the View Recordings window is used to locate video for playback Video Playback To locate and play a recording 1 If you want to see all available recordings toggle the button above the timeline to View all recordings If ...

Page 11: ...m type select either MJPEG or MPEG4 from the drop down list and click Save Two buttons are located under the video display These buttonsactupontheselectedCamera svideoasexplained below Button Function Flip Click this button to flip the current video display top to bottom Mirror Click this button to reverse the current video display left to right Click Advanced Camera Settings to open the Web based...

Page 12: ...nu The options are 1 min 5 mins 10 mins 15 mins 30 mins 45 mins 1 hrs 2 hrs and 4 hrs The default is 1 min Motion Detection The following setting applies only if the Motion Detection Recording feature is enabled Record This is the length of video prior to and following the detection of motion that will be saved with the recording Having this additional footage can help to show the motion more clea...

Page 13: ...more information Setup Select this tab to alter the Camera s settings Go to the Setup sections for more information Linksys Web Select this tab to go to the Linksys website www linksysbycisco com Help Select this tab to display the Help screen Go to the Help section for more information Exit Select this tab to close the Utility ViewVideo Follow these instructions to view the Camera s video 1 Click...

Page 14: ... the current zoom factor cycles through 1x 2x and 4x Position the cursor over the part of the image you want to magnify and click once Snapshot You use the Snapshot button to capture a still image of the video display Snapshot Button When you click this button the Snap Shot window appears Click Save to save the image or click Cancel to exit without saving the image Snap Shot Window Audio Use the A...

Page 15: ...t for Daylight SavingTime Select this to adjust the Camera s current time for Daylight Saving Time NOTE You must deselect this option when Daylight Saving Time ends Network Settings To configure the Camera s network settings select the protocol you wish to use from the dropdown menu IPv4 only IPv6 only or IPv4 and IPv6 The default is IPv4 only Configuration Type If you want to automatically assign...

Page 16: ...e finished editing the Camera s wireless security settings click Apply to save your changes and return to the Setup Basic screen Click Cancel at any time to cancel any unsaved changes and return to the Setup Basic screen To get additional information about the screen s features click Help Setup Image The Setup Image screen allows you to alter the Camera s video settings Setup Image MPEG4 Settings ...

Page 17: ... brightness to obtain a better image For example if the camera is facing a bright light the image may be too dark In this case you can increase the brightness You can select a Brightness value between 3 and 3 Sharpness Select the desired option for the sharpness You can select a Sharpness value between 3 and 3 Options Enable Microphone Select this to enable audio Using Audio increases the bandwidt...

Page 18: ... users Allowaccessby Select how access is to be granted either All users or Only users in database If you select Only users in database edit the user database as needed as described below Users This lists the user database the users who have access to the Camera Editing the Database To add a user to the database 1 Enter the user s name in the User Name field 2 Enter the password in the Password an...

Page 19: ...variousmultimediaplayerapplications such as QuickTime RealPlayer or Windows Media Player or using a mobile phone that supports RTSP To do this first configure the RTSP RTP settings in this section as needed then open the multimedia player then point the player to the appropriate URL listed below where Camera IP Address is the IP address of the Camera you want to view QuickTime or RealPlayer rtsp C...

Page 20: ...n 0 and 4 seconds Post Capture Length Select how many seconds worth of video will be saved starting from the moment motion is detected This value must be between 1 and 5 seconds Interval Enter the time in minutes that must pass between motion detection events Valid values are 0 5 10 or 15 The default is 2 A value of 0 indicates no delay between events Action s Select the action s to be performed u...

Page 21: ... create an additional area check the box next to its name You can move or resize each area as needed Custom areas may also overlap Threshold Slide this to the left to reduce the area s sensitivity or to the right to increase sensitivity New MotionTrigger Schedule This section allows you to create a schedule that determines when motion detection will be active To do this you define one or more trig...

Page 22: ...efine Recording Schedule To enable immediate recording select Start Recording now To enable scheduled recording select Define Recording Schedule Specify the start and end times using the dropdown menus in the Start at and Stop at fields Setup Status The Setup Status screen allows you to view the Camera s status information and log Setup Status System Status Firmware Version The version of the curr...

Page 23: ...select the Help tab you will see the Administrator Help screen and will be able to restore factory defaults and upgrade the Camera s firmware Setup Help Setup Click any of the topics in the bar on the left to get help information Linksys Support Page Download Latest Viewer Recorder Utility Click this link to download the most recent version of the Camera Utility from the Linksys website www linksy...

Page 24: ... this file from the list The next time you click View Video from the web browser you will be prompted to re install the OCX plug in When powering on the Camera I can t immediately access the Camera from my computer Make sure the Camera s LED is continuously lit When it is flashing the Camera is initializing I m not able to play my recording video files Make sure you have Microsoft Windows Media Pl...

Page 25: ...amera Viewer and Recorder Utility Can I specify who gets to view the Camera s video Yes Access the Camera s Web based Utility and click the Setup tab After you log in click the Users tab You will be able to restrict access to users you have entered in the database See Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration with the Web based Utility Can I add a time stamp to the video Yes Access the Camera s Web based U...

Page 26: ...What is ad hoc mode When a wireless network is set to ad hoc mode the wireless equipped computers are configured to communicate directly with each other The ad hoc wireless network will not communicate with any wired network What is infrastructure mode When a wireless network is set to infrastructure mode the wireless network is configured to communicate with a wired network through a wireless acc...

Page 27: ...3 Enable MAC address filtering Linksys routers and gateways give you the ability to enable Media Access Control MAC address filtering The MAC address is a unique series of numbers and letters assigned to every networking device With MAC address filtering enabled wireless network access is provided solely for wireless devices with specific MAC addresses For example you can specify the MAC address o...

Page 28: ...s Windows XP Vista or Vista 64 bit edition with latest updates for Setup Wizard only Effective Focus 50cm to unlimited Sensitivity 6 0V Lux sec Field of View 61 2 degrees Compression Algorithm MPEG 4 part 2 and MJPEG Record File Format ASF AVI Brightness Auto Manual Adjustment Environmental Dimensions 3 54 x 4 72 x 1 46 90 x 120 x 37 mm Weight 4 59 oz 130 g Power 5V 1A Certification FCC UL cUL ICE...

Page 29: ...e a snapshot or retrieve the camera s status information This appendix details all the supported CGI commands for this camera NOTE Using CGI commands is only recommended for advanced users User Level CGI Commands User level privilege Video and Image commands Stream MPEG 4Video and Audio Method GET URL http ip img video asf or http ip img video asx Windows Vista Return A video asf file is returned ...

Page 30: ...ith current resolution and quality http 192 168 0 99 img snapshot cgi Example 3 To snapshot a low quality JPEG image with current resolution from the network Camera 192 168 0 99 http 192 168 0 99 img snapshot cgi quality 4 Return A JPEG image is returned to the client with the user specified resolution and quality HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type image jpeg r n JPEG image data SDP MPEG 4 video onl...

Page 31: ... over RTSP RTP over TCP RTP over RTSP over HTTP HTTP tunnel Return Video and or audio is returned Player Commands Query Method GET URL http ip util query cgi extension value This command retrieves the hardware capability component setting or current status For example you can query whether the camera has a speaker I O port etc Parameter Value and description extension Extension value yes extension...

Page 32: ...MIC in setting valid values on off speaker_out Current Speaker out setting valid values on off ptctrl PT HW capability valid values on off ioctrl IO HW capability valid values on off serial RS485 capability valid values pelco off privacy_button Privacy button HW capability valid values on off pir_sensor PIR sensor HW capability valid values on off wlled White light LED HW capability valid values o...

Page 33: ...OK r n content type text plain r n r n Firmware Version v1 0 00 build 01 r n Serial Number SQJ00G100001 r n Reboot Method GET URL http ip adm reboot cgi Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n OK r n Restore to Factory Defaults Method GET URL http ip adm reset_to_default cgi Return HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n OK r n Get Set Group Parameters Get group para...

Page 34: ...d as follows HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n group1 r n parameter pair r n parameter pair r n r n group2 r n parameter pair r n parameter pair r n r n Where parameter pair is parameter_name parameter_value Set Group Parameters Method GET URL http ip adm set_group cgi parameter value parameter pair Parameter Value and description group Group name is specified here The group name...

Page 35: ... table Read only year Year 2005 2037 month Month 1 12 day Day 1 31 hour Hour 0 23 minute Minute 0 59 second Second 0 59 Return A successful request returns all group parameters or the specified parameters as below HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n content type text plain r n r n OK r n parameter pair r n parameter pair r n r n Upgrade Firmware Method POST URL http ip adm upgrade cgi Message body boundary FW bin...

Page 36: ...appendix To validate the data there is a hidden checksum inside the configuration content Because the dword aligned checksum algorithm is used the last data misaligned by dword can be ignored Upload Configuration Content Method POST URL http ip adm upload cgi Message body boundary configuration content encoded in Base64 fvormat All data in the configuration is encoded in a Base64 format Please ref...

Page 37: ...on a 640x480 resolution image The home 0 0 position is located at the left top corner The horizontal position x will be expressed as an integer value from 0 to 639 left to right The vertical position y will be expressed as an integer value from 0 to 479 top to bottom The left top corner is the start position The right bottom corner is the stop position Whatever the current streaming resolution is ...

Page 38: ... md_name2 Window_2 r n md_window2 X1 Y1 X2 Y2 r n md_threshold2 125 r n md_switch3 0 1 r n md_name3 Window_3 r n md_window3 X1 Y1 X2 Y2 r n md_threshold3 125 r n md_switch4 0 1 r n md_name4 Window_4 r n md_window4 X1 Y1 X2 Y2 r n md_threshold4 125 r n r n Set Motion Detection Settings Method GET URL http IP adm set_group cgi group MOTION parameter value Please refer to Set Group Parameters command...

Page 39: ...s used for full screen Use md_switch1 as the switch for full screen or sub windows The md_window1 is always set to 640x480 resolution If md_switch1 1 then the Camera will detect the entire video screen With this setting the remaining windows sub window 1 3 cannot be configured If md_switch1 0 then the Camera will detect the md_window2 4 areas Wireless Commands Wireless status query Method GET URL ...

Page 40: ...e result will be returned in XML format the content size depends on how many servers are in the network A successful request returns the result of the Samba site survey as shown below this is case sensitive HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content type text xml r n r n xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 r n List r n WorkGroup r n Name Name r n List r n Server r n Name Name r n Comment Comment r n Server r n List r...

Page 41: ... shared folder list in the given URL user Optional The username to login to the server pass Optional The password to login to the server Return A successful request returns the following case sensitive result The List content is included only when the status is ok HTTP 1 0 200 OK r n Content type text xml r n r n xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 r n List Status Status Folder Name Name Folder List Xm...

Page 42: ...output buffer Return encrypted string length int encode64 char i_buf char o_buf char chr1 char 0 char chr2 char 0 char chr3 char 0 These are the 3 bytes to be encoded int enc1 0 int enc2 0 int enc3 0 int enc4 0 These are the 4 encoded bytes int i 0 j 0 Position counter do Set up the loop here chr1 i_buf i Grab the first byte if i strlen i_buf chr2 i_buf i Grab the second byte if i strlen i_buf chr...

Page 43: ...e base64 Input char i_buf input buffer Output char o_buf output buffer Return decrypted string length int decode64 char i_buf char o_buf These are the 3 bytes to be encoded char chr1 char 0 char chr2 char 0 char chr3 char 0 These are the 4 encoded bytes int enc1 0 int enc2 0 int enc3 0 int enc4 0 int i 0 j 0 Position counter do Here s the decode loop Grab 4 bytes of encoded content enc1 int strchr...

Page 44: ...to do it chr1 enc1 2 enc2 4 chr2 enc2 15 4 enc3 2 chr3 enc3 3 6 enc4 o_buf j char chr1 if enc3 64 o_buf j char chr2 if enc4 64 o_buf j char chr3 now clean out the variables used chr1 char 0 chr2 char 0 chr3 char 0 enc1 0 enc2 0 enc3 0 enc4 0 while i strlen i_buf finish off the loop Now return the decoded values return j ...

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