Using The Camera Utility - Linksys WVC54GCA User Manual

Chapter3

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
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Right-click the icon in the system tray, then click
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Wreless-G Internet Home Montorng Camera.
Desktop Icon
When you are finished using the Camera Utility, exit the
Utility as follows:
Close each open Utility window by clicking Ext or by
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clicking the X button in the upper-right corner.
Right-click the Utility's system tray icon and select Ext.
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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:
Wreless-G Internet Home Montorng Camera
System Tray Icon
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 Indcatons
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
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