CamUniversal Manual
Part 3: Program Settings
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!
Email
Client
Hostname (SMTP-Server) -
insert the name of your email SMTP server. Take a look into
your standard email program for the needed settings.
Host Port -
port number of the SMTP server.
Server
Needs Authentication - select
if the SMTP server needs an authentication.
Base64 -
select if the server needs the username and password
in the base64 format
Plain Text -
select if the server needs the username and password
as plain text
Username
- the username for the authentication
Password
- the password for the authentication
Sender Email Address
- insert the email address which should be visible
as sender address
Recipients Email Addresses
- insert one or several email addresse for the recipients
Send Attached
Images As Inline Images
- select if you want to include all attached image
direct into the email text. In this case the email is sended
in HTML format instead of text format. Your email client
must be capable of displaying emails in HTML format!
DialUp Before
Email Sending And HangUp Afterwards
- select if you don't use a permanent network connection
and want to dialup before the email is sended and hangup
afterwards. Select an existing dialup connection here.
Test
the email sending.
For test purposes please make all settings and press the "Test
The Email Sending" button. So you could test if the
email client works correct with your settings, before it
will be used later in the program.
FTP Client
Hostname (FTP-Server) -
insert the name of your FTP server
Username -
the username for the FTP connection
Password -
the password for the FTP connection
Host Port -
port number of the FTP server
DialUp Before FTP Upload
And HangUp Afterwards -
select if you don't use a permanent network connection
and want to dialup before the FTP upload is started and hangup
afterwards. Select an existing dialup connection here.
Test
The FTP Upload. For
test purposes please make all settings, then select a file
which should be uploaded with the "Select One File For
The Upload" button. Press the "Upload Now"
button and the test upload is started. In the editbox below
the buttons the program prints status informations while
uploading the selected file. So you can verify if the FTP
client works well and could be used later in the program.
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 CamUniversal is running
IP-Address -
the IP-Address of the PC where CamUniversal is running
Use This
IP-Address - CamUniversal
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 - CamUniversal
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
Available Entries From ...-
select the remote data transmission from the remote access
phone-book, which should be used for the dial up. All available
remote data transmissions are shown. If you need an additional
one, you have to create this new under Windows!
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