Honestech Video Patrol 5.0 - Manual (Page 5)

5. Video Patrol 5.0
1. INTRODUCTION
honestech Video Patrol 5.0 provides a comprehensive personal video surveillance solution.
You can monitor your home or office from anywhere with broadband internet access. You can
control up to three cameras at a time, send e-mail notices to specified email accounts, and
schedule monitoring time slots. You can record surveillance videos in MPEG format when a
motion is detected.
1.1. FEATURES
• Basic Surveillance : Record video (in mpeg format) continuously or only when motion
is detected. You can define motion trigger even further by specifying an area within
the viewing field of your PC camera.
• Email Notification: Send email notices to specified email addresses.
• Scheduled Monitoring: Specify desired time slots for surveillance system to be active
(e.g…: one, daily, or weekly).
• Multiple PC Cameras: Supports up to three PC cameras, and you select individual
detection mode and response action for each PC camera. In order to avoid conflict in
device recognition by your PC, we recommend that you use a different brand or model
for each PC camera operation.
• Data Backup/Burning : You can create backup video files on CD or DVD.
• Video File Management: Easily manage, watch and burn recorded video files.
• FTP Server Option: Back up your videos by uploading them to your FTP server (if
available).
• Free Online membership (www.my-iptv.com) : View surveillance video from PDA,
Sony PSP and Windows-based mobile phone.
1.2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Capture Device
USB Camera (For multiple PC cameras: It is recommended to use a different brand
or model for each PC camera operation).
• Operating System
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)
• Processor
Pentium IV 2.0 GHz or equivalent
• Memory
256MB of RAM
• Other
DirectX 8.1 or higher
Windows Media Player 6.4 (or higher)
CD Writer for Data-CD
DVD Writer for Data-DVD