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User Guide 

Digital Video Surveillance System 

V 1.5 

 July 2006 

Summary of Contents for Digital Video Surveillance System V 1.5

Page 1: ...1 User Guide Digital Video Surveillance System V 1 5 July 2006...

Page 2: ...2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners Portions of the WiLife hardware and software have pending patents No part of...

Page 3: ...7 Main Feature Buttons 17 Live View 18 Inspect the Video Windows 18 Choose a Multiple Camera View 18 Use the Camera Activity Panel 18 Enable and Disable Alerts 19 Switch Cameras On and Off 19 Open the...

Page 4: ...Create Cell Phone Alerts 36 Remove Email Addresses 36 Remote Viewing Setup 36 Verify System Requirements 37 Remote Viewing Using Cell Phones Handhelds 37 Set Up Remote Viewing 39 Advanced Options 41 R...

Page 5: ...5 0 79 HotMail 79 Yahoo Mail 80 GMail 80 Microsoft Outlook 2003 80 Microsoft Outlook Express 6 80 Eudora 80 Mozilla Thunderbird 1 5 80 Opera M2 81 SPECIFICATIONS 82 System Computer Requirements 82 Rem...

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Page 7: ...video over the Internet or on Smart Phones The ability to customize camera settings is the highlight of the Werks application Setup controls allow you to view and modify settings for cameras motion de...

Page 8: ...eart of each Luk Camera is an imbedded computer that actively encodes adjusts and manages your video feed Luk Cameras are the smartest surveillance cameras available Because our cameras are so powerfu...

Page 9: ...deo clips by removing the oldest clips With the default camera settings a typical home system with four cameras will use approximately 2GB of disk space per week 4 Anywhere Anytime Access Werks couple...

Page 10: ...he Werks software and is compatible with other existing Luk Cameras It is unique however from other Luk Cameras because it is weatherproof The Outdoor Camera provides the same basic benefits of all Lu...

Page 11: ...points into the house If you screw the suction cup onto the front of the camera the camera s lens can be directed to monitor a zone outside of the house DESKTOP MOUNT BASE The Desktop Mount Base inclu...

Page 12: ...and its comprehensive set of configuration options Here you will learn how to setup Setting Application Options cameras motion detection video capture email alerts remote viewing and other options Tr...

Page 13: ...ements for systems running cameras using the default QVGA 320 x 240 settings Running your cameras in the higher VGA 640 x 480 mode requires additional CPU Number of Cameras Requirement 1 2 3 4 5 6 CPU...

Page 14: ...Cable 8 ft Luk Outdoor Camera Power cord plug Cable Suction Cup Post Overhang Wall Mount Window Decals Installation Procedures The following procedures assume that you verified that all of the compone...

Page 15: ...icking on the I agree radio button followed by the INSTALL button The system downloads NET Framework in preparation to moving on with the installation process A status bar displays allowing you to vie...

Page 16: ...et disk usage options Create a remote viewing account Test your system configuration Connect the USB adapter and camera s Name your camera s Click Next to begin the Setup Wizard SET DISK USAGE OPTIONS...

Page 17: ...US ABOUT YOUR SYSTEM This screen allows you to specify the number of cameras you are putting on the system with this install and how they are connected to the computer i e via a WiLife USB Adapter Oth...

Page 18: ...very small drop of vegetable or olive oil on the under side of the cup before applying it to the window This increases the suction power of the cup CAUTION The Luk camera should be mounted indoors or...

Page 19: ...you must review the Norton Internet Security by Symantec section of the chapter Configuring your PC Firewall Simply accepting the automated prompts may be insufficient If you are running Windows XP S...

Page 20: ...r than the camera for extended periods To increase the suction power of the cup spread a small drop of vegetable or olive oil on the underside of the cup before applying it to the window b Plug the Ca...

Page 21: ...near your computer The Luk Cameras have two components that allow you to adjust the camera s viewpoint and focus the camera eyeball and the lens On the back panel you will notice an adjustable eyebal...

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Page 23: ...and the main feature buttons Setup Live Search and WILIFE appear in both the Live and Search Views Title Bar Controls The Werks Title Bar in the upper right corner of the application lets you view Hel...

Page 24: ...le camera quad camera and six camera Video feeds are tiled and sized to fit in the available display area Quickly switch between multi and single camera views by clicking on the video window Use the C...

Page 25: ...the button reads On the camera is operating normally When the button reads Off the camera video feed is disabled until you click the button again Open the Video Context Menus Werks provides quick acce...

Page 26: ...uld display in the upper left corner camera 2 would display in the upper right corner camera 3 would display in the lower left corner and camera 4 in the lower right corner In Live mode in the 4 or 6...

Page 27: ...ovides fast access to recorded video segments using the mouse or keyboard The Playback Navigation window consists of the following components Window Timescale Date Time Header and the navigation windo...

Page 28: ...want to playback Then release the mouse button Notes You may also click anywhere on the navigation window and the red time line will go directly to that spot Use CTRL f and CTRL g to step forward and...

Page 29: ...of this feature CHANGE REVIEW DATE In Search mode the Calendar is on the right side of the display The current day is circled in red Days in which video segments were recorded appear bold You can cli...

Page 30: ...L or CTRL F NEXT SEGMENT Move cursor to start of next later recorded segment SHIFT or SLIDE CHART EARLIER Slide chart to earlier time SHIFT or SLIDE CHART LATER Slide time chart to later time CTRL SHI...

Page 31: ...ndow Next right click on the video window to reveal the playback context menu and choose the Print Current Frame Save Current Frame or Save Current Segment option If printing you will be asked which p...

Page 32: ...lick on the email address you want to delete so that it is highlighted 2 Click the Remove button The email address is removed from the list of email recipients Remote Viewing with My LukWerks With My...

Page 33: ...h between Background and Full Screen From the full screen view you can tell Werks to run in Background Mode using one of two methods 1 Click the close box in the upper right hand corner of the screen...

Page 34: ...cameras network and system Werks Setup Tabs Setup is divided into five tabs Camera Recording Email Remote and Advanced To further introduce you to these tabs here is a table that describes each one Ta...

Page 35: ...p image vertically when camera is mounted upside down Mirror Image Check to flip image horizontally like a mirror Advanced Options Set advanced options for the camera See the Advanced Options topic be...

Page 36: ...Werks retains the settings of the camera password name position etc allowing you to move your camera to other needed locations around your home or office In all Werks anticipates that you will return...

Page 37: ...te all motion detection zones for the selected camera Clear Selected Zone After clicking within one of the detection zone click this button to delete the chosen zone You can also simply press the Dele...

Page 38: ...16 motion zones per camera Set Motion Detection Sensitivity Setup Recording Motion Detection section Sensitivity Slider Use the Sensitivity slider on the Setup Recording tab to adjust the level of mot...

Page 39: ...New Recording Schedule Setup Recording SCHEDULE RECORDING TIME button Create a new recording schedule to turn on continuous recording for a specified time period or to turn off all recording You creat...

Page 40: ...e on the drive Werks is using to store video files Max Allocation The max amount of space you allow to Werks for storing video files The number is in megabytes The gray calculations shows the percent...

Page 41: ...e or send a frame of the captured video Enable Email Alerts Check to turn on email alerts for the selected camera Uncheck to turn the alerts off Minimum Motion Set the minimum length of motion necessa...

Page 42: ...email messages The trick is determining the email address for your phone The typical format for these email addresses is yourprovidersaddress com where is your cell phone number Here are a few example...

Page 43: ...100 MB for program and a minimum of 500 MB for video recording Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition XP Professional or XP Media Center Edition USB One free USB 1...

Page 44: ...ife com register site where you create your My LukWerks account Email Enter your My LukWerks account name which is also the email address you use when creating your My LukWerks account Password Your s...

Page 45: ...at least 7 characters one of them being a number Punctuation characters are allowed Confirm Password Re enter the password that you entered in the Password field Security Question Create a security qu...

Page 46: ...g No The standard remote viewing functionality is a free service Is there a time limit for viewing video It depends on your Internet capability and firewall settings LukWerks automatically determines...

Page 47: ...set a time that Werks automatically restarts This may be helpful if you are running on a machine with limited memory Rebuild Video List Rebuild Video List compares the Werks Video database with the av...

Page 48: ...ally through the WiLife USB Adapter However if it is connected through a different HomePlug powerline interface or a standard network LAN in your home select those options 4 Click Next The Plug In You...

Page 49: ...been discovered will display with active LED marks Un discovered cameras will display with gray LEDs 7 When Werks has successfully found the number of cameras you told it to look for it will display...

Page 50: ...Setting System Options LukWerks User Guide 44 When you have completed the wizard the last screen of the Wizard displays Click Finish to close...

Page 51: ...on the REDISCOVER button A popup message displays 4 Click YES if you wish the system to rediscover the cameras Click NO to exit out of the procedure without rediscovering the cameras Set or Change You...

Page 52: ...re file using the Browse button 5 Click the UPDATE FIRMWARE button and wait for the process to complete You should note that each time Werks starts up it automatically checks the firmware versions on...

Page 53: ...ong time 3 Each camera will indicate the recommended action to be taken for the files associated with that camera Most commonly it simply indicates that No Action is required If some problems have bee...

Page 54: ...amera object to associate with these orphan video files This function allows you to create a camera object even if the physical camera which captured those files is no longer in your Werks system To u...

Page 55: ...we direct the video feed through WiLife s network to you We call this mode Relayed Mode In this mode there is a three minute time limit If Werks finds a direct path you are connected via Direct Mode I...

Page 56: ...e iv Using the viewing window v Viewing video in compatibility or robust mode LOGGING INTO MY LUKWERKS 1 Go to www lukwerks com and click on the My LukWerks menu option The Please Log In page displays...

Page 57: ...se you are viewing the video feed from all of your cameras the viewing panel will be divided up into squares each square displaying the video feed for one of the cameras The illustration below shows w...

Page 58: ...l camera links and a status bar Here are some additional notes about the features and options on the screen Components of the Viewing Window Name of the location of cameras List of cameras set up at t...

Page 59: ...irewall or router documentation for complete instructions about manually configuring ports If you are using Relayed Mode you do not have the option to switch to Direct Mode Mobile devices will always...

Page 60: ...ord you must change the password in the Werks Software Setup Remote tab screen If you do not change the password on the Remote tab screen in Werks then the Remote Viewing process will not recognize yo...

Page 61: ...moving a location and or cameras from Remote Viewing Here are some descriptions of the information and options available on this screen Column Name Description Mark this checkbox when you want to remo...

Page 62: ...n click the REMOVE CHECKED button d To remove one or more cameras click the checkbox next to the cameras you wish to remove and then click the REMOVE CHECKED button Note Cameras that you don t want to...

Page 63: ...ds FIRST TIME PDA VIEWING If you are logging into My LukWerks for the first time you will see the landing page The landing page has three options Login link My LukWerks button Live Demo button Hint Cl...

Page 64: ...ting to the Werks system With handheld devices there is a time limit of 3 viewing minutes When the time expires you are welcome to reconnect and view video again For some handheld devices you will see...

Page 65: ...wer Verify that the camera power supply and the USB receiver are plugged directly into a power outlet and not a power strip or UPS Ensure the Ethernet cable between the camera and power supply is secu...

Page 66: ...umber of motion zones My camera is not following my recording schedule Ensure the camera ON OFF button on the main screen is ON Verify that your computer clock is correct Check your recording schedule...

Page 67: ...r outlet near your PC See the section on Focusing and Aiming the Camera in the Getting Started chapter of this documentation for more information Change the image resolution from QVGA 320 x 240 to VGA...

Page 68: ...ord 1 Exit Werks from the task tray icon 2 Click My Computer from the Start menu 3 In the address field enter the path C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data WiLife LukWerks 4 Select and...

Page 69: ...applications running on your computer Run virus and spyware detection software to ensure your computer is clean My camera is not recording motion Werks uses two methods to record video Camera Motion D...

Page 70: ...mmunicating with the power supply only and quickly when sending data to the Werks application POWER SUPPLY STATUS LIGHTS There are five status lights on the Luk Camera power supply LED Description Top...

Page 71: ...ters are a different form of network firewall They work to protect individuals and computers from accessing potentially objectionable materials These filters capture internet requests and either block...

Page 72: ...tomatically provide you with a Windows Security Alert asking you whether you want to block Werks You should always choose UNBLOCK when the program name is Werks and the publisher is WiLife ENABLE WERK...

Page 73: ...erks in the Programs and Services list rare you will need to choose Add Program and find Werks either in the list of programs or Browse to it at C Program Files LukWerks Werks exe From the Edit a Prog...

Page 74: ...block Werks 1 Run Werks to allow Norton to display Program Control dialog If Norton displays the Program Control dialog choose Permit Always In any case continue to the next steps Open Norton Internet...

Page 75: ...he GENERAL button On the General Rules Screen scroll down to the rule UPNP Port 1900 Block Rule Click on the Modify button and change the rule from Block to Permit Leave the rule checked and then clic...

Page 76: ...OK Norton Internet Security will also recognize that Werks is attempting to access the Internet It will prompt you with this Program Alert Leave the setting as Allow always and click OK Validate the...

Page 77: ...list rare you will need to click the Add button On the program dialog enter the file name c Program Files LukWerks werks exe and click Open Now repeat the previous step You have now successfully confi...

Page 78: ...with the operation of LukWerks ENABLE WERKS AUTOMATICALLY When you first start Werks Zone Alarm will automatically provide you with a ZoneAlarm Security Alert asking you whether you want to block Wer...

Page 79: ...s a program you will need to click the ADD button to manually add Werks to the list In the Add Program dialog enter the path to Werks which by default is C Program File LukWerks Werks exe Click OPEN a...

Page 80: ...st start Werks McAfee Firewall will automatically provide you with a security notice asking you whether you want to Grant or Block Internet access You should always choose GRANT ACCESS when the progra...

Page 81: ...d and click Open Finally you can confirm that Werks is in the Internet Applications list and marked as Allow Full Access along with other networked applications You have now successfully configured Mc...

Page 82: ...in order to unblock traffic Unlike most firewalls BlackICE does NOT automatically prompt users for permission to allow Werks to access the cameras and Internet ENABLE WERKS WITH BLACKICE UI If you hav...

Page 83: ...Click OK to close each of the open dialogs You have now successfully configured BlackICE but remember that you may have more than one firewall application running on your PC You need to disable or co...

Page 84: ...n and add these lines ACCEPT 169 254 0 0 169 254 255 255 0 65536 UPnP 2005 10 05 02 44 06 PERPETUAL 2000 unknown ACCEPT 172 29 0 0 172 29 255 255 0 65536 UPnP 2005 10 05 02 44 06 PERPETUAL 2000 unknow...

Page 85: ...folder clicking in the checkbox next to the alert message and going to the Checked Items dropdown field and selecting the option Move to Inbox Add Contact EarthLink 5 0 EarthLink has two spam filter o...

Page 86: ...s alert messages or to add a sender to your Safe Senders List right click on an alert message Click either Add Sender to Safe Senders List Microsoft Outlook Express 6 Outlook Express 6 does not have b...

Page 87: ...ouble click on Spam To get a LukWerks alert message out of this folder right click on the alert message and then select the Not Spam option You can also highlight the message and then select the Not S...

Page 88: ...Home Edition XP Professional or XP Media Center Edition USB One free USB 1 1 or 2 0 port 2 0 recommended Media Player Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 or later Other CD ROM drive for installation Mini...

Page 89: ...Media Video 9 Onboard Image Processing Motion detection up to 16 zones Auto brightness Resolution Selectable 320 X 240 or 640 X 480 pixels Frame Rate Selectable 5 10 or 15 frames second Bit Rate Selec...

Page 90: ...FEATURES Processing Power 400 MHz DSP Onboard Image Encoding Windows Media Video 9 Onboard Image Processing Motion detection up to 16 zones Auto brightness Resolution Selectable 320 X 240 or 640 X 480...

Page 91: ...1 lb 500 g Powerline Networking LukWerks uses powerful power line networking technology to allow users to easily install and setup your surveillance system Networking specification HomePlug Power line...

Page 92: ...le Drill Size Pilot Hole Depth Softwood 1 6 mm 1 16 1 2 cm 1 2 0 Hardwood 2 0 mm 5 64 1 2 cm 1 2 Wallboard use anchor 5 0 mm 3 16 2 3 cm 7 8 Pre drill pilot holes before securing the camera to the sur...

Page 93: ...with the following conditions You shall not alter or modify the Software or create a new installer for the Software You shall not copy the Software except as described below for backup purposes You sh...

Page 94: ...OM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE ITS PRODUCTS IN LIEU OF A SECURITY SYSTEM THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU 7 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE FULL EXTENT...

Page 95: ...ICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IF WILIFE CANNOT LAWFULLY DISCLAIM OR EXCLUDE IMPLIED WA...

Page 96: ...arranty service If the product is still not functioning properly after making use of these resources access the online website www lukwerks com support for instructions on how to obtain warranty servi...

Page 97: ...the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV tech...

Page 98: ...tance Unplug the system from the wall outlet and refer servicing to a qualified service facility under the following conditions When the AC plug is damaged If liquid has been spilled into the system I...

Page 99: ...any way disconnect the power source to the component and refer to the service repair section of this manual SHARP EDGES Under normal circumstances LukWerks system components are safe to handle If the...

Page 100: ...ea where this equipment is handled Any plastic item is a potential static generator This includes candy wrappers foam cups synthetic carpet foam cushions etc Avoid activities that produce static such...

Page 101: ...be interfering with the operation of the LukWerks system i e the LukWerks system only operates when the other equipment is turned off placing a low pass power line filter between the AC line and the...

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