Surveillance WebCam Product Documentation Home Page Table of Contents
Remote Commands
Location: Remote User Interface
Remote commands are issued through your web browser. They perform the same function as menu items. The Admin Page, has all the remote commands. Other web pages User Page, Mobile User Page, Mobile Admin Page, have a subset of the commands found on the Admin Page.
Below is a copy of the Admin Page with all the remote commands. Click on the links to find an explanation of the function. Additional notes are provide in italics right below the command.
All remote command web pages have default values beside the commands. These default values are not the actual value of the parameter in the Video Surveillance WebCam Software itself. Use command Get Program Status, to see the actual values of parameters in the Video Surveillance WebCam Software. Get Program Status is also a good way to check if the command you executed below actually registered in the program.
| Arm | Alarms | Startup |
| Logon | Save | FTP |
| Status | Motion Detection | Load Config |
| Review Video | Switching | Close Files |
| Remote View | Video | Audio |
| File Streaming | Files | Bottom |
Is the password set in the Video Surveillance WebCam Software. Recommend use and enable remote password if using Web Server. If program automatically logs you off you can re-logon here.
Always log off when finished remote access.
Get Number
of Frames Save
Shows the total number of video frames saved. Quick way to check if any
motion detection happened. Use Clear Program Status to set this value back to 0.
Show Alarm History
Log
Shows the all of the Alarm History Log. Related to Alarm History dialog.
Clear
Program Status (Frames Saved to 0)
Streams live video and audio from your cameras to you at a remote computer through Windows Media Player.
Starts streaming live video. Same function as menu item Stream. The Streaming Configuration File selected must already exist, and be configured right. After enter, select link in the Media Player Page to display the video in Windows Media Player. If link does not work use Manual Method for Remote Viewing.Monitor
After streaming live video, don't forget to switch the program back to Monitor Mode
or Record Mode.
Stop
Stops the Video Surveillance WebCam Software. You may have to do this in order to change some settings.
If you Switch Camera, after you can start auto cycling through the cameras again. You may have to Stop and Stream again for this setting to take effect.
Get Live
Streaming Video Port
Useful if doing Manual
Method of Remote Viewing
Get Stream
File Program Status
Tells you if File Streaming is running.
Connect
with Media Player
Gives you the Media Player Page where you can click on a link to view the
streamed files through Windows Media Player. If link does not work use Manual
Method for Remote View.
Select a
File To Stream
Presents a list of files to stream. Click on one of the files and it will be
streamed. Streams the file and stops newly created files from being loaded and
streamed.
Select a
File Stream Forward From
To stream a group of files. It streams x number of files forward from
the one you select. X number is setting specified in the Stream File Program,
and can also be set with
Number of files to play forward, below. Streams the selected files and stops
newly created files from being loaded and streamed.
Stream New
Files
Sets the Stream File Program to stream all newly created files either by Monitor Mode
or Record Mode. Starts accepting newly created files, loads, and streams
them.
Stop File
Streaming
Causes the Stream File Program to stop streaming video to the end user, it
does not shutdown and close the program. Newly created files are loaded by not
streamed.
Launches the Stream File Program to run. Or shuts down the Stream File Program from running.
Only streams files with email or sound alarms in them, and does not stream other files also recorded. Effective in Monitor Mode only.
Allows executing some file streaming commands from an email with an alarm it, without having to logon to the Video Surveillance WebCam Software.
Streaming of files is configured with Windows Media Encoder Profiles. You select the profile number you would like to stream files with. The profile has to exist already or be one already created the user.
Sets the number of files to stream forward from, when you execute the Select a File Stream Forward From, command above.
Get Stream
File Video Port
Returns video streaming port which Stream File is streaming through so
you cannot to it with Windows Media Player when using the Manual
Method for Remote View.
Arms or disarms the alarms. Good for arming or disarming your system from a mobile device when entering or leaving your home.
For a particular camera enable or disable alarms, and set the frames for an alarm.How frequently should the Video Surveillance WebCam Software check for alarm conditions in terms of seconds.
If there is an alarm how many seconds between email notifications would you like. Prevents you from being swamped by emails coming to frequently.
After you change settings in the program with this Admin Page, and you want to keep the settings, do a Save Configuration. Use 0 to save to the Video Surveillance WebCam Software's main startup configuration file, and 1-10 for configurations files to be loaded by timer.
Do not use unless necessary. Restarts the program. For settings that require a program restart, or if the program needs restarting.
Sets the motion detection sensitivity and noise filter value for a particular camera. First select the camera then set the values and then click enter.
Sets the motion detection rectangular region for a particular camera. Use Get Program Status, to see what size your current images are so you know the max value of x and y ie the size of the image eg 320x240. x1,y1 are the top left points of the rectangle in the image, and x2,y2 are the bottom right points of the rectangle in the image.
To enable or disable a camera. And the minimum and maximum amount of frames to display for a camera when the Video Surveillance WebCam Software is monitoring. Must be stopped to change.
How many frames to drop when switching between cameras in case there is switching noise in the camera video image.
When the program stops which camera number to display in the main video window of the program.
Enable Video Surveillance WebCam Software to adjust the brightness for each camera while it runs.
If Use Separate Camera Brightness is enabled changes brightness of an individual camera. If Use Separate Camera Brightness is disabled changes the brightness of all cameras to the same value.
Should not or rarely used to change the which video compressor the Video Surveillance WebCam Software uses One must know the compressor index number.
Enables recording of audio to file - must be in Stopped Mode to enable.
Amount of time to record in Monitor Mode if motion on any camera. If Trigger checked then recording triggered from the camera number entered. Works only if Use Sound Detection below is turned off, and after enable Record Audio above.
Enables sound detection recording, also enables or disables Record Audio above at the same time.
Sets the sound level to trigger sound detection and recording audio.
Program configuration files must already exist in order to load them.
Set the time and day when a program configuration file is to be loaded. One can set 4 time slots. Use Get Program Status to check and verify new settings.