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Wireless-N Internet Home Monitoring Camera
User Guide
Model: WVC80N
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About This Guide About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NOTE: This check mark indicates that there is a note of interest and is something that you should pay special attention to while using the product. WARNING: This exclamation point indicates that there is a caution or warning and it is something that could damage your property or product. WEB: T
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview 4 Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 2: Installing and Using the Camera Utility 5 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Appendix F: Regulatory Information 46 FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 FCC Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Safety Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Industry Canada Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Avis d’Indu
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Product Overview Chapter 1 WARNING: Resetting the Camera will erase all Chapter 1: of your settings, such as encryption information, and replace them with the factory defaults. Do Product Overview not reset the Camera if you want to retain your settings. Thank you for choosing the Linksys Wireless-N Internet Home Monitoring Camera. The Camera sends live video through the Internet to a web browser anywhere in the NOTE: The Camera’s factory default settings are. world! This compact, sel
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Installing and Using the Camera Utility Chapter 2 4. The Choose Destination screen appears. Click Browse Chapter 2: and choose the folder where you would like the Utility installed. Click Next. Installing and Using the Camera Utility Overview This chapter will instruct you on how to install and use the Camera Utility. The Utility allows you to easily view and record the Camera’s video. If another Internet Camera Utility is already installed, you should uninstall it before installing this
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Installing and Using the Camera Utility Chapter 2 Menu Icons Using the Camera Utility for the First Time The utility has three menu icons in the upper left corner: The Camera Utility starts up automatically after the Utility LiveView, View Recordings, and Setup. is successfully installed. To set up your first camera: 1. Click the Setup icon in the upper left corner of the window. 2. The Cameras tab is displayed. Select your Camera from the Automatically add cameras list and click Add to
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Installing and Using the Camera Utility Chapter 2 Viewing Area Multiple-Camera Layouts The viewing area takes up most of the LiveView window. In a multiple-Camera layout, one of the video windows The viewing area can have four different layouts, with is always outlined in green. This indicates the currently video windows for one, four, six, or nine Cameras. selected Camera. The Controls section can be used to The layout is selected using the video layout controls perform various functions
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Installing and Using the Camera Utility Chapter 2 When recording ends, the icon reverts to its original state. Controls The video controls are located along the right edge of the LiveView window in the Controls section. Recording In Progress No Recording In Progress ** This option will only be selectable when the MPEG-4/ MJPEG Setting is set to Fixed Quality. This setting is found in the Advanced Configuration > Image screen of the Camera’s Web-based Utility. View Recordings The View Recordi
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Installing and Using the Camera Utility Chapter 2 The controls and their functions are described below. Video Playback The section at the bottom of the View Recordings window Control Function is used to locate video for playback. Play/Pause Click this button to toggle the video between play and pause. Playback Speed Click and drag the wheel clockwise to increase the speed of the video playback, or counterclockwise Video Playback to decrease the speed of the video To locate and play a reco
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Installing and Using the Camera Utility Chapter 2 My Camera List Setup > Recording Options The My camera list section of the Setup > Cameras screen Click on the Recording Options tab to set the recording contains a list of all Cameras that have been added (up to schedule for a network Camera. 9). Camera Name Displays the name of the Camera. Selecting a Camera on this list will display its details in the Camera Details section of the screen. Add Camera to my list Automatically add cameras Di
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Installing and Using the Camera Utility Chapter 2 To delete a scheduled recording, check the box to the left Instant Recording Time Limit of the recording, and click Delete. To delete all scheduled Maximum Time Limit for Instant Recording This is the recordings, check the box in the upper left corner of the maximum length of a recording started by clicking the table and click Delete. Record button on the Monitor window. Select the length Memory Requirements for Video Recordings of time fro
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Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility Chapter 3 • Help – Select this tab to display the Help screen. Go to Chapter 3: the “Help” section for more information. • Exit – Select this tab to close the Utility. Advanced Configuration View Video with the Web-based Utility Follow these instructions to view the Camera’s video. Overview 1. Click the View Video tab on the Welcome screen. Use the Camera’s Web-based Utility to access and alter its NOTE: To view video and hear audio at the s
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Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility Chapter 3 (cycles through 1x, 2x, and 4x). Position the cursor over the Resolution part of the image you want to magnify and click once. Use the Resolution drop-down menu to select the display resolution. Possible values are Auto (default), 640x480, Snapshot 320x240, or 160x120. The display changes to the new You use the Snapshot button to capture a still image of resolution immediately after it is selected. the video display. Snapshot Butt
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Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility Chapter 3 • Current Date/Time This displays the Camera’s current Video Format date and time. If it is incorrect, click Sync with PC to To select the video format, click the Video Format button, use your computer’s date and time. and the Video Format window appears. Select either • Time Zone Select the time zone for the Camera’s MPEG-4 or MJPEG, then click Save. To exit without saving, location. click the X in the upper-right corner of the w
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Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility Chapter 3 and the fields that accompany them are described in • Shared Key Enter the shared key of 8 to 63 detail below. characters that will be used to access the wireless network. • Disable When you are finished editing the Camera’s wireless This option implements no security on your wireless security settings, click Apply to save your changes and network. Data is not encrypted before transmission. return to the Setup > Basic screen. Click
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Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility Chapter 3 Max Frame Rate Select the maximum frame rate for the Options camera. Reducing this lowers the amount of bandwidth Enable Microphone Select this to enable audio. Using required by the camera. The range is from 1 to 30. Audio increases the bandwidth requirements slightly. NOTE: Video quality and/or performance may Enable Time Stamp Select this to display a time stamp be affected by the number of users connected on the video. to the
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Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility Chapter 3 Editing the Database Firmware Upgrade To add a user to the database: Upgrade Firmware New firmware versions are posted at www.linksysbycisco.com and can be downloaded for 1. Enter the user’s name in the User Name field. free. If the Camera is functioning satisfactorily, there is no 2. Enter the password in the Password and Confirm need to download a newer firmware version, unless that Password fields. version has a new feature that
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Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility Chapter 3 Domain Name Enter the domain name assigned to you or using a mobile phone that supports RTSP. To do this, by your DDNS service provider. first configure the RTSP/RTP settings in this section as needed, then open the multimedia player, then point E-Mail Address Enter the E-mail address used to register the player to the appropriate URL listed below (where the DDNS service. is the IP address of the Camera you TZO
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Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility Chapter 3 Audio Port To change the Audio Port, enter the new Post-Capture Length Select how many seconds’ worth port number (even values only, from 1024 to 65534) in of video will be saved starting from the moment motion the field provided. The default Audio Port, 2242, can be is detected. This value must be between 1 and 5 seconds. used for multicasting and does not normally need to be Interval Enter the time in minutes that must pass reconf
