PATROL
User Guide -
Using Vision
Patrol Software...
Vision Patrol Overview
Patrol is a unique professional
video security and information tool.
It is designed to work with just
about any webcam or capture card & camera connected to a Personal
Computer.
Some Features:-
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Video
Motion Detection (VMD)
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Motion detection
masking of trouble areas
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Hard disk
recording of alarm images
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Automatic
emailing of alarm images
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Automatic
up-loading to website of alarm images
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Remote
viewing of real-time video via a web browser or
Patrol Viewer
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X10 Home Automation Appliance Control locally and remotely
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Telemetry camera remote control
Patrol monitors movement or motion within the
video pictures from your camera.
If motion is detected an alarm is generated and Patrol will automatically save a
photo
from the camera to the computers
hard disk.
If you desire, during the alarm
Patrol can also automatically send copies of the photos to email
addresses using it's built in email engine or up-load them to an internet website using it’s built
in File Transfer Protocol (FTP) engine.
The emails or up-loads consist of three pictures - one photo from just before
the alarm (pre-alarm),
a photo at the time of the alarm (alarm) and a photo
after the alarm (post-alarm).
Because of the power of email you
can receive an email almost instantaneously or you can browse the
internet website on another computer or mobile
computing device (PDA) anywhere in the world!
Patrol can also deliver images
direct to you through its own web server.
Just connect directly to Patrol
using a web browser such as Internet Explorer™,
Netscape Navigator™ or Vision Explorer and you can see a live
image from the
camera.
Some uses for Patrol...
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Monitor your home when you are at work - see what
visitors you had and the time they called.
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Monitor your computer and desk when you are away
from the office.
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Monitor your holiday home when you cannot be
there.
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See what time the kids came home from school.
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Keep an eye on your valuables and home when your
away.
In fact the uses for Patrol are only limited by
your imagination - the possibilities are endless!
GETTING STARTED
Connect a webcam or Capture Device
and install the necessary drivers required on the Computer first.
Consult the manufacturer’s
instructions.
Install the Patrol software by running VisionPatrol.exe setup program.
If it was
downloaded from our website you may need to unzip the downloaded file first.
Once installed, a short cut will be placed under Start > All Programs, click
on the short cut to start running the program.
The Buttons and indicators on the front panel have the following functions...
USING Patrol
Start Patrol's internal engines by clicking the start button.
within a few seconds you should see pictures from your default webcam. If you do
not see any pictures but just a black screen then you will need to check Patrols
Video Server settings. Refer to the setup guide for
details.
Motion Detection
To activate motion detection, click the motion button.  The green light will flash.
Underneath the buttons you will see an indicator bar. The bar will move up and
down depending on the amount of motion being detected. The longer the bar the
more motion being detected.
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To adjust the sensitivity of the motion detector
you can move the sensitivity
adjuster.
The Slider can be opened by clicking on the 'indicator bar' at the bottom of
the video window just underneath the buttons or from the 'Motion Sensitivity Adjustment' button in the
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When the red indicator lights and sound plays (if enabled) motion has been
detected.
You can also mask areas of a picture to stop false alarms using the 'Motion
Mask' settings.
Refer to the ‘motion settings’ in the setup
guide for details on setting up the motion
mask.
To turn off motion detection click the motion button once
more.
Remote Viewing with the Web Server
To View the images you can use an internet browser such as
Vision Explorer.
For Remote Viewing to work you must have started Patrol by clicking the start
button .
There are two possible ways of connecting to Patrol to use the remote web viewing
feature.
One way is via a Local Area Network (LAN) or across the
Internet.
If you are connecting via the internet you will need to have
the computer which has Patrol installed on a 'always on' type of
connection such as broadband ADSL or ISDN.
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To test the remote viewing facility on the same computer which has
Patrol
running open your internet browser...
Enter the following in the address bar in internet explorer™ ... http://127.0.0.1
and hit the 'Return' or 'Enter' key on your keyboard or click here...
http://127.0.0.1 (The 127.0.0.1 is a network
IP address for testing network programs on the same machine).
If all is correct you should see a page with the image from your camera. If
you have set up a User Name and Password you will be prompted for them before
the page with the picture on will be visible.
From this page you can select a Live Camera View
or X10 Remote Control from the links on the page.
Please Note - Live View may not work with Netscape
Navigator®, it also needs to be set up correctly, refer to the
Setup Guide for details. |
Firewalls - If you have a firewall installed you may need to
allow incoming or outgoing connections to the Web Server otherwise it will
probably prevent the server from sending files to the remote computer's web
browser.
Follow the instructions of your firewall provider to find out how to do this.
When you want to use the remote web view on your computer network, do the
following...
1. Make sure the web server is running (Start button Pressed) on the computer
with the webcam.
2. On a remote network computer start Internet Explorer™ or other web browsing
program.
3. Enter the network IP address into Internet Explorer of the computer you wish
to monitor - The PC with the web server program running.
(TIP: You can see the network address of the computer which has the web server
running, it is displayed in the Web Server
settings box labeled 'Network IP
Address is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx').
4. If the password feature is used you will see a dialog box asking for the
User Name and Password... enter them correctly using lower case text.
5. You will now see a web page with the image of the remote computer,
it may
take few seconds to appear depending on the speed of your network.
When you want to use the remote web view on the internet...
If you want to use the program across the internet using a broadband or dial up
connection you will need to know the internet IP address
of the computer which has the web server running.
You may also need to setup
your router or firewall to allow the software to access the internet.
To find out your internet IP (not the same as your network IP address
shown above) address go to
http://www.whatsmyip.org
or click the button labelled 'What's My Internet IP Address'.
Please note: Your IP address may change unless your Internet service provider
supplies you with a static IP.
To enable internet operation through a router you will need to set up
'Port Redirection' to the computer which has the web server installed.
You will need to allow TCP connections on the server port usually '80' unless
you have changed it.
Once the internet connections are setup you can simply enter the internet IP
address in a web browser and it will automatically connect to the web server.
More will be coming soon on the User
Guide!
If you need additional help then please
contact us.
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