Cisco WVC54GCA User manual

USER GUIDE
Wireless-G Internet
Home Monitoring
Camera
Model: WVC54GCA

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Table of Contents
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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 2: Installing and Using the Camera Utility 11
Overview...................................................11
Installing the Camera Utility .......................................11
Using the Camera Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Chapter 4: Advanced Conguration with the Web-based Utility 20
Overview...................................................20
How to Access the Web-based Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
View Video ..................................................20
Setup > Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Setup > Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Setup > Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Setup > Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Setup > DDNS................................................24
Setup > FTP Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Setup > Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Setup > Pan/Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Setup > Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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: Regulatory Information 35
FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Safety Notices................................................35

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Industry Canada Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Avis d’Industrie Canada..........................................36
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

Chapter 1 Product Overview
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Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
C
h
apter 1:
Pro
d
uct Over
v
i
ew
Thank you
f
or choosing the Linksys Wireless-G Internet
Home Monitoring Camera. T
h
e Camera sen
d
s
l
ive vi
d
eo
t
h
roug
h
t
h
e Internet to a we
b
b
rowser anyw
h
ere in t
h
e
world! This compact, sel
f
-contained unit lets you keep an
eye on your
h
ome, your
k
i
d
s, your wor
k
p
l
ace—w
h
atever’s
i
mportant to you.
Front Pane
l
Power (B
l
ue) T
h
is LED
l
ig
h
ts up w
h
en t
h
e
Camera is powered on. It
f
lashes while the
Camera is
b
ooting up an
d
remains
l
it w
h
en t
h
e
Camera is ready
f
or use.
M
i
crop
h
on
e
T
h
e microp
h
one is use
d
to recor
d
t
h
e am
b
ient soun
d
.
Bac
k
Pane
l
P
owe
r
T
h
e Power port is w
h
ere you wi
ll
connect t
h
e power a
d
apter
.
Et
h
erne
t
T
h
e Et
h
ernet port is w
h
ere you
connect t
h
e Et
h
ernet networ
k
ca
bl
e.
Bottom Pane
l
R
ese
t
T
h
is
b
utton is use
d
to reset t
h
e Camera.
Insert a paper c
l
ip into t
h
e opening. T
h
en press
the button and hold it in
f
or
f
ive seconds.
WARNIN
G
:Resetting t
h
e Camera wi
ll
erase a
ll
o
f
y
our settings, such as encr
y
ption in
f
ormation,
and replace them with the
f
actory de
f
aults. Do
not reset the Camera i
f
you want to retain your
y
our sett
i
ngs
.
N
O
TE
:
The Camera’s
f
actory de
f
ault settings are.
de
f
ault IP address: 1
92
.16
8
.1.
1
00
user
name:
adm
i
n
passwor
d
:a
dm
i
n

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C
h
apter 2:
S
et
t
i
ng up an
d
Moun
t
i
ng
t
h
e Camer
a
Setup Wizar
d
T
h
e Wire
l
ess-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera Setup
Wizar
d
wi
ll
gui
d
e you t
h
roug
h
t
h
e insta
ll
ation an
d
con
f
iguration procedure
.
Insert t
h
e Setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
d
rive.
T
h
e Setup Wizar
d
s
h
ou
ld
run automatica
ll
y, an
d
t
h
e
We
l
come screen should appear. I
f
not, clic
k
S
tar
t
,
se
l
ect
R
u
n
, and in the
f
ield provided, enter D:
\
wvc5
4
gca
.
e
x
e
(i
f
“D” is the letter o
f
your CD-ROM drive).
Setup Wizar
d
- We
l
come Scree
n
C
l
ic
k
C
l
i
c
k
Here to Star
t
to cont
i
nue
.
The Setup Wizard displays the
f
ollowing options.
Setup Camer
a
C
l
ic
k
t
h
is to
b
egin t
h
e insta
ll
ation
pro
c
ess.
Install Camera Utili
ty
C
l
ic
k
t
h
is to insta
ll
t
h
e Camera
Uti
l
ity on your PC
.
User
Gu
i
de
Click this to open the PDF
f
ile o
f
this User
Gui
d
e
.
Ex
i
t
C
l
ic
k
t
h
is to exit t
h
e Setup Wizar
d
.
To insta
ll
t
h
e Camera, c
l
ic
k
S
etup
C
amer
a
.
On t
h
e
End User License Agreement
screen, check the
t
b
ox next to I accept t
h
e agreement an
d
c
l
ic
k
N
ext
i
f
you agree and want to continue the installation, or
c
l
ic
k
Ex
i
t
to en
d
t
h
e insta
ll
ation
.
1.
2.
•
•
•
•
3.
En
d
User LIcense Agreemen
t
Connect t
h
e inc
l
u
d
e
d
networ
k
ca
bl
e to your networ
k
router or switc
h
. C
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
.
Connect Networ
k
Ca
bl
e to t
h
e Switc
h
or Route
r
Connect the other end o
f
the network cable to the
Camera’s Et
h
ernet port. C
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
.
Connect Networ
k
Ca
bl
e to t
h
e Camer
a
4.
5.

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Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
P
l
ug t
h
e inc
l
u
d
e
d
power a
d
apter into t
h
e Camera’s
Power port. P
l
ug t
h
e ot
h
er en
d
into an e
l
ectrica
l
out
l
et.
C
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
.
Power On t
h
e Camer
a
Make sure the LED is lit on the Camera’s
f
ront panel. I
f
it
is not
l
it, ma
k
e sure t
h
e ca
bl
es are proper
l
y connecte
d
to t
h
e Camera. C
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
.
C
h
ec
k
t
h
e LE
D
The Wizard searches
f
or the Wireless-G Internet Home
Monitoring Cameras on your networ
k
, t
h
en
d
isp
l
ays
the Camera
f
ound along with status in
f
ormation.
Camera Foun
d
on Networ
k
6.
7.
8.
I
f
the Camera
y
ou want is not displa
y
ed, clic
k
Searc
h
Aga
i
n
to
r
u
n
a
n
e
w
sea
r
c
h
fo
r
Ca
m
e
r
as.
Ot
h
erwise, in t
h
e Camera Lis
t
box, click the name of the
t
Camera
y
ou are current
ly
insta
ll
ing. Write
d
own t
h
e IP
address o
f
the Camera, so you can use it to access the
We
b
-
b
ase
d
Uti
l
ity
l
ater. C
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
.
Enter a name
f
or the Camera. Memora
bl
e names are
help
f
ul, especially i
f
you are using multiple Cameras
on t
h
e same networ
k
. It s
h
ou
ld
h
ave 15 c
h
aracters or
f
ewer
.
A
f
ter you have entered the name, clic
k
N
ex
t
.
Assign t
h
e Camera Nam
e
Select how to assign an IP Address to the Camera,
eit
h
er automatica
ll
y or manua
ll
y. T
h
en c
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
.
IP A
dd
ress Settin
gs
A
utoma
t
i
ca
ll
y o
b
t
a
i
n an IP A
dd
res
s
Se
l
ect t
h
is
option i
f
you want to automatically assign an IP address
to t
h
e Camera using DHCP
.
I
f
you are not sure which option to choose, Linksys
recommen
d
s t
h
is option
.
Set IP address con
f
i
gura
t
i
on manua
ll
ySe
l
ect
this option i
f
you want to manually assign a static IP
a
dd
ress to t
h
e Camera
.
I
f
you select this option,
f
ill in the IP A
dd
res
s
,
Su
b
ne
t
Mas
k
, and
k
Gateway
fields.
y
9.
1
0.
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Enter t
h
e Static IP A
dd
res
s
I
f
you want to keep the Camera’s de
f
ault password
(
a
dm
i
n
), leave the
f
ields unchanged and clic
k
N
ex
t
.
I
f
you want to change the password, enter the new
password, re-enter to con
f
irm, then click
N
ex
t
.
Enter t
h
e Camera Passwor
d
The Wizard will search
f
or wireless networks, then list
the wireless networks
f
ound. I
f
the wireless network
you want to connect to is not
l
iste
d
, c
l
ic
k
Re
f
res
h
t
o
up
d
ate t
h
e
l
ist. Se
l
ect t
h
e wire
l
ess networ
k
t
h
at you
want to connect t
h
e Camera to, t
h
en c
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
.
Se
l
ect Wire
l
ess Networ
k
11.
1
2.
T
h
e Wizar
d
d
isp
l
ays t
h
e wire
l
ess security met
h
o
d
t
h
at
your networ
k
is using: WPA/WPA2-Persona
l
,
WE
P
(
128-
B
i
t
)
,
or
WEP
(6
4
-
B
i
t
)
. Fo
ll
ow t
h
e appropriate
instructions below. I
f
you are not using wireless
security, se
l
ect
D
i
sa
bl
e
d
an
d
go to step 14.
WPA/WPA2-Persona
l
Enter a passp
h
rase in t
h
e
Passp
h
ras
e
f
ield and clic
k
N
ex
t
. T
h
e passp
h
rase is case
-
sensitive and must be
f
rom 8 to 63 characters in length.
Security Settings - WPA/WPA2-Persona
l
WEP (64-Bit
)
or WEP
(
128-B
i
t
)
To generate t
h
e WEP
k
ey automatica
ll
y, enter a passp
h
rase in t
h
ePassp
h
ras
e
f
ieldandclic
k
N
ex
t
.T
h
epassp
h
raseiscase-sensitivean
d
s
h
ou
ld
not
b
e
l
onger t
h
an 16 c
h
aracters. It must matc
h
the passphrase o
f
your other wireless network devices
an
d
is compati
bl
e wit
h
Lin
k
sys wire
l
ess pro
d
ucts on
l
y.
(I
f
you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter
t
h
e WEP
k
ey manua
ll
y on t
h
ose pro
d
ucts.)
To manua
ll
y enter a WEP
k
ey,
l
eave t
h
e Passp
h
ras
e
f
ield
bl
an
k
, c
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
, an
d
enter t
h
e WEP
k
ey on t
h
e next
screen. This WEP key must match the WEP key o
f
your
wire
l
ess networ
k
. For 64-
b
it WEP encryption, enter
exact
l
y 10
h
exa
d
ecima
l
c
h
aracters. For 128-
b
it WEP
encryption, enter exact
l
y 26
h
exa
d
ecima
l
c
h
aracters.
Va
l
i
d
h
exa
d
ecima
l
c
h
aracters are“0” to“9”an
d
“A”to“F”.
A
f
ter you have entered the WEP key, clic
k
N
ex
t
.
Security Settings - WEP
(
64-Bit
)
or WEP
(
128-Bit
)
1
3.
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Review t
h
e Camera’s settings. To ma
k
e c
h
anges to t
h
e
settings, c
l
ic
k
Bac
k
to go back to the previous screen.
k
I
f
the settings are correct, clic
k
S
av
e
to cont
i
nue.
Save t
h
e Camera Setting
s
When the Wizard in
f
orms you that the new Camera
settings
h
ave
b
een save
d
, c
l
ic
k
C
on
t
i
n
u
e
.
Disconnect the power
f
rom the camera. Click
N
ex
t
.
Disconnect t
h
e Powe
r
Disconnect the network cable
f
rom the Camera and
f
rom your switch or router. Clic
k
N
ex
t
.
Disconnect t
h
e Networ
k
Ca
ble
14.
15.
1
6.
17.
Reconnect t
h
e power to t
h
e Camera. C
l
ic
k
N
ext
.
Reconnect t
h
e Powe
r
W
h
en t
h
e Setup Wizar
d
d
isp
l
ays Camera success
f
ully
connecte
d
to networ
k
, c
l
ic
k
Con
t
i
n
u
e
, t
h
en c
l
ic
k
N
ex
t
.
Reconnect t
h
e Powe
r
T
he
Con
g
ratu
l
ation
s
s
c
reen
appears
.
Insta
ll
Camera Utili
ty
C
l
ic
k
t
h
is to insta
ll
t
h
e Camera’s
Uti
l
ity
.
On
l
i
ne
R
e
g
i
stration C
l
ic
k
t
h
is to register your Camera
on
l
ine
.
Exi
t
C
l
ic
k
t
h
is to insta
ll
t
h
e Camera’s uti
l
ity
l
ater.
Go to t
h
e “P
l
acement Op
t
i
ons
”
sec
t
i
on.
1
8.
1
9.
20.
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P
l
acement Option
s
The Camera can stand on a sur
f
ace or be mounted on a
wa
ll
. Depen
d
ing on t
h
e positioning you want, you attac
h
the Camera head to its stand at two di
ff
erent points.
Stan
d
Optio
n
Follow these steps to stand the Camera on a sur
f
ace.
Insert the screw end o
f
the stand into the hole on the
b
ottom pane
l.
Tig
h
ten t
h
e screw an
d
t
h
en t
h
e t
h
um
b
screw.
Place the Camera, and adjust the tilt o
f
its head
accor
d
ing
l
y, as
d
escri
b
e
d
b
e
l
ow in section “Camera
Hea
d
Ti
l
ting” v
.
c
rew
n
e
d)
Camera in Stan
d
ing Positio
n
Wa
ll
Mount Optio
n
You use t
h
e Camera’s stan
d
to mount t
h
e Camera on a
wa
ll
. T
h
e stan
d
h
as two wa
ll
-mount s
l
ots t
h
at are space
d
5
8
mm (2.28 inc
h
es) apart.
Insert the screw end o
f
the stand into the hole on the
b
ac
k
pane
l.
Tig
h
ten t
h
e screw en
d
an
d
t
h
en t
h
e t
h
um
b
screw.
Determine w
h
ere you want to mount t
h
e Camera.
Attac
h
two screws to t
h
e wa
ll
, so t
h
at t
h
e Camera’s
wa
ll
-mount s
l
ots
l
ine up wit
h
t
h
e two screws.
Maneuver t
h
e Camera so t
h
e screws are inserte
d
into
t
h
e two s
l
ots
.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Adjust the tilt o
f
its head accordingly, as described
b
e
l
ow in section “Camera Hea
d
Ti
l
ting”.
o
r Attaching Stand
M
ount Option
)
Wa
ll
Mount Optio
n
Camera in Wa
ll
-Mounting Positio
n
5
8
m
m
(2.28 inc
h
es
)
v
Wa
ll
-Mount S
l
ot
s
Camera Hea
d
Ti
l
tin
g
A
f
ter the Camera is assembled, you can tilt the Camera
h
ea
d
on its
b
a
ll
joint using t
h
e
l
oc
k
nut on t
h
e camera
stan
d
. Loosen t
h
e
l
oc
k
nut, ti
l
t t
h
e camera
h
ea
d
as
d
esire
d
,
t
h
en tig
h
ten t
h
e
l
oc
k
nut to secure t
h
e position.
5.