Veo manual Observer Studio PC Application, Camera Manager, Home, View Camera, View Gallery

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Observer Studio PC Application

Veo Observer Studio is a suite of applications designed to enhance your Observer experience. View Camera is where you can quickly connect to and control cameras on your local network or anywhere over the Internet. You can also capture snapshots and video to your PC and view up to four cameras at the same time on a single screen. The other applications, Homepage Designer, Movie Maker, and Gallery, provide powerful features for storing, organizing, editing, and sharing content captured with Observer cameras.

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To start the Veo Observer Studio you can double click on the desktop icon or go to Start-> Programs-> Veo-> Observer Studio. The application opens directly to the View Camera screen seen below.

Observer Studio - View Camera screen

The buttons along the top of the main window allow you to quickly navigate between applications.

Home

Returns you to the main window.

Homepage Designer Opens the Homepage Designer application.

Movie Maker

Opens the Movie Maker application.

View Camera

Opens the View Camera window to display the live video from the camera.

View Gallery

Opens the album window where your snapshots and video clips can be found.

Before you can connect to a camera and start viewing it, you need to enter the camera’s connection information into the camera manager. Once you’ve entered the information, you’ll never need to type it in again.

6.1 Camera Manager

The Camera Manager keeps a list of Observer cameras, along with their IP addresses and login information, allowing you to quickly connect to any camera in the list without having to type in the information.

Click the Camera Manager button to open the

Camera Manager.

Add	Add a camera to the list
Group	Group multiple cameras together for login
Modify	Change a camera’s connection information
Delete	Remove a camera from the list
OK	Accept changes and close
Cancel	Close without saving changes

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Contents Rev Table of Contents Appendix F Motion Sensor Setup Welcome to the Veo Observer ChapterPackage Contents RequirementsHardware Description and Features IP Address DisplayIP Address LCD Camera Setup Hardware SetupConnecting the Ethernet cable Connecting the power adapterGetting an IP address Turning the camera onPage Mounting the Camera Wall MountingAccessing the Camera Usernames and PasswordsWeb Browser Access Getting an IP addressPage Help About Camera Configuration Camera InformationUser Accounts Adding a New User AccountMotion Detection Smtp server addressFrom SubjectReset Interval Video PropertiesMessage PC Software Installation License Agreement Screen Observer Setup Utility Manually Assigning a Static IP AddressCamera Settings Table Open a Camera’s HomeUpdating the Camera’s Firmware Observer Studio PC Application Camera ManagerHome View CameraAdd a Camera Logging into a Camera GroupCamera View Controls Digital Zoom ControlBrightness Control Image InfoSettings Recording a Video Multi-Camera ViewingUsing the Gallery Movie Maker Making or Editing a MovieAdd a New Scene Add Background MusicRemove Music Select Scene DurationHomepage Designer Designing a Home Click E-mail Movie To a FriendLinking to Another Publishing the webpage to your Internet Service Provider Apply effects to fonts Editing an Image or Animated CharacterAdding Sound Effects to an Animated Character Configuring your E-mail Program to Send Files Using Mapi with Microsoft Outlook ExpressUsing Mapi with Microsoft Outlook Using America Online AOL, Hotmail, or Yahoo! MailPage Accessing Cameras Over the Internet WAN IP AddressNetwork Address Translation NAT Word about terminologyDefault Gateway Port ForwardingAccessing Multiple Cameras over the Internet Dynamic Domain Name Service DdnsPage Restoring Factory Default Settings External Microphone To use the external microphone, follow the steps belowDetermining your IP Address and Network Settings Using PingNetwork Utilities If there is no response on this address you’ll see Router Configuration Port Forwarding for the Veo ObserverClick on LAN Settings Click on Special ApplicationsVeo Observer as a DMZ Server Select Redirect Request to Virtual DMZ HostClick on Port Forwarding Click on Add Custom Service Click Default DMZ Server Click Advanced SetupLink DI-604 Ethernet Broadband Router Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router BEFSR41 Click Advanced Click on ApplicationsPage Internet Explorer Security Settings Motion Sensor Setup Wiring the sensor to the cameraMounting the motion sensor to the camera mounting bracket Wire Color Chart Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting, and Technical SupportRefer to .1 WAN IP Address Technical Support Estimating Bandwidth ConsumptionTechnical Specifications Veo Observer Network Camera Technical SpecificationsGlossary Term Explanation Relates to camera howWarranty Veo Statement of Limited WarrantyWho the warranty protects What the warranty does not coverLimitation of implied warranties Exclusion of damagesEffect of local law