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CamLAN Manual
Part 3: Program Settings

General


Only Capture Pictures ... - if this option is selected, pictures are only captured to harddisk if a minimum of x KB free harddisk space is available ( x = the amount of free space in KB, input 1024 for 1 MB )
Only Record Videos ... - if this option is selected, videos are only recorded to harddisk if a minimum of x KB free harddisk space is available ( x = the amount of free space in KB )
Select Your Language, And Restart The Program - select the program language. This selection becomes active after a restart.

 

Startup


Show Main Dialog In Taskbar - if selected, a button for the application main window is shown in the taskbar
Show Overview Window In Taskbar - if selected, a button for the overview window is shown in the taskbar (the overview or collection window shows all video windows from all cameras collected within one window)
Show Video Windows In Taskbar - if selected, for each video window a button is shown in the taskbar
Show Application Icon In Systray - if selected, an icon for the application is shown in the systray. From the context menu of this icon the application could be closed. A double click on this icon shows the application main dialog!
Minimize Main Window At Startup - if selected, the main application window is minimized at startup

Start The Network Server At Startup - if selected, the internal network server is started at startup. Adjust all needed network-server/-client settings before here !
Start The Network Client At Startup - if selected, the internal network client is started at startup. Adjust all needed network-server/-client settings before here !

Start The WebServer At Startup - if selected, the internal webserver is started at startup.

If you have not selected to show the main dialog window in the taskbar and you have not selected to show the application icon in the systray, then you have no possibility to handle the application window after you have minimized it.

If you ever want to reset all program settings, then delete the file SETTINGS.DAT!

 

Video Network

The integrated video network is used to transfer the camera picture from all video client PCs to the video server PC. You have to run at least two instances of CamLAN (CamUniversal or Campermanent) on two PCs to use the video network. One PC works as a video server and collects the video picture from all connected clients. All cameras running at the client PCs could send their video picture to the server PC. All instances of CamLAN (CamUniversal or CamPermanent) are able to connect to the server instance and receive the video picture from all cameras which have send their video picture to the server. These cameras are called RemoteCams. All running cameras, no matter if they are WebCams, NetCams or RemoteCams can send their picture to the server PC and become through this way a RemoteCam!
CamLAN (CamPermanent and CamUniversal) could run the network server part and the network client part together in one instance.

 


This PC:
Hostname:
- the hostname of the PC where CamLAN is running
IP-Address - the IP-Address of the PC where CamLAN is running

Use This IP-Address - CamLAN determines the IP address of your PC and uses this IP address. In case of using several network cards in your PC you want to use a different one. Insert the IP address of your desired card.

Start This PC As Server- press this button to start the integrated video sever

Number Of Connect Clients - the number of PCs which are connected to this PC and running the integrated video client
Number Of Cameras Sending Their Picture - the number of running cameras which are sending their picture to a connected client PC. To enable or disable the sending of the camera picture, goto the camera settings.

Port of the Video Server - the port of the video server. This must be the same port on the network server and the network client.

IP Address of the Video Server- input the IP address of the video server. The IP address is shown above.

Start This PC As Client
- press this button to start the client functionality. The client tries to connect to the video server from which you have instered the IP address. It's important, that the video server is already running.

 

WebServer


Use This IP-Address - CamLAN determines the IP address of your PC and uses this IP address. In case of using several network cards in your PC you want to use a different one. Insert the IP address of your desired card.

Start The WebServer- press this button to start the integrated websever.

Port of the WebServer-
the port of the webserver. The IP address and the port of the webserver must be inserted into the HTTP request to get the camera video.

It is always possible to demand a video picture from each camera. Additional to the support of sending video pictures, the webser supports commands, which controls each camera (possible commands).
To enable or disable these commands, the following setting is used.

Remote Control Is Possible - if selected, the webserver accepts commands
Forbid Remote Control -
if selected, the webserver don't accepts commands
Password Activates/Deactivates Remote Control - if selected, a password is used to enable or disable the commands

The Password Protects All Camera Functions Including The Viewing - if selected, the camera picture viewing and the camera functions are protected by password
The Password Protects Only The Camera Functions - if selected, the camera picture viewing is always possible, the password protects only the camera functions

 

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