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LINKSYS WVC80N User Manual

USER GUIDE
Wireless-N Internet Home Monitoring Camera
Model: WVC80N
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Product Overview 4
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2: Setting Up and Mounting the Camera 5
Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Placement Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 3: Installing and Using the Camera Utility 11
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Installing the Camera Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Using the Camera Utility for the First Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Using the Camera Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Chapter 4: Advanced Conguration with the Web-based Utility 19
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
How to Access the Web-based Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
View Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Setup > Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Setup > Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Setup > Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Setup > Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Setup > Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Setup > Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Setup > Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 29
Common Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Appendix B: Wireless Security Checklist 32
General Network Security Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Additional Security Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Appendix C: Specications 33
Appendix D: Warranty Information 34
Appendix E: R
FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Safety Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Industry Canada Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Avis d’Industrie Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
egulatory Information 35
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Wireless Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Avis de non-responsabilité concernant les appareils sans l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste
Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1
Product Overview
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Thank you for choosing the Linksys Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera. The Camera sends live video through the Internet to a web browser anywhere in the world! This compact, self-contained unit lets you keep an eye on your home, your kids, your workplace—whatever’s important to you.
Front Panel
Power LED Microphone
Bottom Panel
Reset Button Opening
Reset This button is used to reset the Camera.
Insert a paper clip into the opening. Then press the button and hold it in for five seconds.
Power (Blue) This LED lights up when the
Camera is powered on. It flashes while the Camera is booting up and remains lit when the Camera is ready for use.
Microphone The microphone is used to record
the ambient sound.
Back Panel
WARNING: Resetting the Camera will erase all
of your settings, such as encryption information, and replace them with the factory defaults. Do not reset the Camera if you want to retain your settings.
NOTE:
user name: admin password: admin
The Camera’s factory default settings are.
Power The Power port is where you will
connect the power adapter.
Ethernet The Ethernet port is where you
connect the Ethernet network cable.
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
Setup Wizard
The Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation and configuration procedure.
1.
Insert the Setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The Setup Wizard should run automatically, and the Welcome screen should appear. If not, click Start, then select Run, and then in the field provided, enter D:\SetupWizard.exe (if “D” is the letter of your CD­ROM drive).
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
End User License Agreement
Connect the included network cable to your network
4. router or switch. Click Next.
Setup Wizard - Welcome Screen
Click Next, then click Click Here to Start to continue.
2.
The Setup Wizard displays the following options.
Setup Camera Click this to begin the installation
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process.
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Install Camera Utility Click this to install the Camera
Utility on your PC.
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User Guide Click this to open the PDF file of this User
Guide.
Exit Click this to exit the Setup Wizard.
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To install the Camera, click Setup Camera.
On the End User License Agreement screen, check the
3. box next to I accept the agreement and click Next if you agree and want to continue the installation, or click Exit to end the installation.
Connect Network Cable to the Switch or Router
Connect the other end of the network cable to the
5. Camera’s Ethernet port. Click Next.
Connect Network Cable to the Camera
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Plug the included power adapter into the Camera’s
6. Power port. Plug the other end into an electrical outlet. Click Next.
Power On the Camera
Make sure the LED is lit on the Camera’s front panel. If it
7. is not lit, make sure the cables are properly connected to the Camera. Click Next.
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
If the Camera you want is not displayed, click Search Again to run a new search for Cameras.
Otherwise, in the Camera List box, click the name of the Camera you are installing. Write down the Camera’s IP address shown in the Status box, so you can use it to access the Web-based Utility later. Click Next.
9.
Enter a name for the Camera. Memorable names are helpful, especially if you are using multiple Cameras on the same network. It should have 15 characters or fewer. After you have entered the name, click Next.
Check the LED
The Wizard searches for the Wireless-G Internet Home
8. Monitoring Camera on your network, then displays the Camera found along with status information.
Assign the Camera Name
Select how to assign an IP Address to the Camera,
10. either automatically or manually. Then click Next.
IP Address Settings
Automatically obtain an IP Address Select this
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option if you want to automatically assign an IP address to the Camera using DHCP.
If you are not sure which option to choose, Linksys recommends this option.
Camera Found on Network
Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
Set IP address configuration manually Select
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this option if you want to manually assign a static IP address to the Camera.
If you select this option, fill in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway fields.
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Chapter 2
Enter the Static IP Address
If you want to keep the Camera’s default password
11. (admin), leave the fields unchanged and click Next. If you want to change the password, enter the new password, re-enter to confirm, then click Next.
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
13.
The Wizard displays the wireless security method that your network is using: WPA/WPA2-Personal, WEP (128-Bit), or WEP (64-Bit). Follow the appropriate instructions below. If you are not using wireless security, select Disabled and go to step 14.
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WPA/WPA2-Personal
Passphrase field and click Next. The passphrase is case- sensitive and must be from 8 to 63 characters in length.
Enter a passphrase in the
Enter the Camera Password
The Wizard will search for wireless networks, then list
12. the wireless networks found. If the wireless network you want to connect to is not listed, click Refresh to update the list. Select the wireless network that you want to connect the Camera to, then click Next.
Security Settings - WPA/WPA2-Personal
WEP (64-Bit) or WEP (128-Bit) To generate the WEP
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key automatically, enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field and click Next. The passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 characters. It must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.)
To manually enter a WEP key, leave the Passphrase field blank, click Next, and enter the WEP key on the next screen. This WEP key must match the WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit WEP encryption, enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit WEP encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”. After you have entered the WEP key, click Next.
Select Wireless Network
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Security Settings - WEP (64-Bit) or WEP (128-Bit)
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Review the Camera’s settings. To make changes to the
14. settings, click Back to go back to the previous screen. If the settings are correct, click Save to continue.
Save the Camera Settings
When the Wizard informs you that the new Camera
15. settings have been saved, click Continue.
Disconnect the power from the camera. Click Next.
16.
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
18.
Reconnect the power to the Camera. Click Next.
Reconnect the Power
The Setup Wizard displays Camera successfully
19.
connected to network. Click Continue, then click Next on the following screen.
Disconnect the Power
Disconnect the network cable from the Camera and
17. from your switch or router. Click Next.
Camera Successfully Connected to Network
Camera Connected to Wireless Network
The Congratulations screen appears.
20.
Install Camera Utility Click this to install the Camera’s
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Utility.
Online Registration Click this to register your Camera
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online.
Exit Click this to exit the Setup Wizard and install the
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Camera’s utility later.
Disconnect the Network Cable
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Go to the “Placement Options” section.
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Chapter 2
Placement Options
The Camera can stand on a surface or be mounted on a wall. Depending on the positioning you want, you attach the Camera head to its stand at two different points.
Stand Option
Follow these steps to stand the Camera on a surface.
Insert the screw end of the stand into the hole on the
1. bottom panel.
Tighten the screw and then the thumbscrew.
2.
Place the Camera, and adjust the tilt of its head
3. accordingly, as described below in section “Camera Head Tilting”.
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
Adjust the tilt of its head accordingly, as described
5. below in section “Camera Head Tilting”.
Hole for Attaching Stand (Wall-Mount Option)
Wall Mount Option
Thumbscrew
(tightened)
Camera in Standing Position
Wall Mount Option
You use the Camera’s stand to mount the Camera on a wall. The stand has two wall-mount slots that are spaced 58 mm (2.28 inches) apart.
Insert the screw end of the stand into the hole on the
1. back panel.
Tighten the screw end and then the thumbscrew.
2.
Determine where you want to mount the Camera.
3. Attach two screws to the wall, so that the Camera’s wall-mount slots line up with the two screws.
Maneuver the Camera so the screws are inserted into
4. the two slots.
Camera in Wall-Mounting Position (side view)
58 mm
(2.28 inches)
Wall-Mount Slots
Camera Head Tilting
After the Camera is assembled, you can tilt the Camera head on its ball joint using the lock nut on the camera stand. Loosen the lock nut, tilt the camera head as desired, then tighten the lock nut to secure the position.
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Chapter 2
Lock Nut
Camera Tilting Feature with Stand Option
The installation of the Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera is complete. Go to “Chapter 3: Installing and Using the Camera Utility.”
For information about advanced configuration using the Camera’s Web-based Utility, go to “Chapter 4: Advanced Configuration with the Web-Based Utility.”
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
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Chapter 3
Installing and Using the Camera Utility
Chapter 3: Installing and Using the Camera Utility
Overview
This chapter will instruct you on how to install and use the Camera Utility on your PC. The Utility allows you to easily view and record the Camera’s video.
If another Wireless-B or Wireless-G Internet Camera Utility is already installed on your PC, Linksys recommends that you uninstall it before installing this Camera Utility.
NOTE: To view video using a web browser, you
must use Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher. The View Video feature will not work with other web browsers. If you do not use Internet Explorer v5.5, use the Camera Utility instead.
Installing the Camera Utility
Using the Camera Utility for the First Time
The Camera Utility starts up automatically after the Utility is successfully installed. This section describes the steps to follow to set up the Camera.
1.
The Camera Utility displays the Setup screen and searches for your Wireless-G Camera.
On the Welcome or Congratulations screen of the Setup
1. Wizard, click Install Camera Utility.
Install Camera Utility Screen
The Setup Wizard begins to install the Camera Utility.
2. The progress of the installation is displayed.
When the Setup Wizard informs you that the
3. installation is complete, click Continue. The Utility will automatically start up and display the Setup screen.
Setup Screen - Searching for Camera
2.
When the Authorization screen appears, enter your User Name and Password:
User Name Enter admin in this field.
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Password If you did NOT change the password
in Step 11 of section “Setup Wizard” in “Chapter 2: Setting Up and Mounting the Camera,” enter adm in this field. Otherwise, enter the new password.
Authorization Screen
Click Save, then Yes to save the Camera’s settings.
3.
To learn how to use the Camera Utility, go to “Using the Camera Utility.”
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Camera Utility Installation Completed
Go to the “Using the Camera Utility for the First Time” section.
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Advanced users: If you want to use the Camera’s Web­based Utility, go to “Chapter 4: Advanced Configuration with the Web-Based Utility.”
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Chapter 3
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 Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera.
Installing and Using the Camera Utility
Camera Status
Desktop Icon System Tray Icon
When you are finished using the Camera Utility, exit the Utility as follows:
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Close each open Utility window by clicking Exit or by clicking the X button in the upper-right corner.
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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.
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.
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:
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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