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Linksys WVC54GC IP camera
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LeslieR
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03/11/2009 - 07:22 PM
Hello, I am trying to use AbelCam with my Linksys IP camera. Could you please tell me how to set this up?
After reading the online documentation, I've tried to add a "Web Video" capture device and then enter the URL (http://x.x.x.x/img/video.asf) where x.x.x.x is the IP address, but nothing ever comes up. When I press the "Test" button, it hangs up the program. Can you please tell me how to do this?
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sse
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03/11/2009 - 09:47 PM
video.asf looks like a windows media stream.
You need to find out the URL for a JPEG image from this camera.
This is quite easy accessing the camera and then reading the properties
of a still image (eg from the Snapshot window) from the camera using a
right click in the browser.
In AbelCam, you add the 'Web Video', go to 'Config' and configure 'Web Video URL'.
Here you enter the URL retrieved above. Once the 'Test' button shows the image,
you can use that IP camera just like a local connected image source.
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MelvinG
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03/12/2009 - 02:06 AM
I have the same camera. I use this URL in Web Video device config:
http://x.x.x.x/img/snapshot.cgi
If you have AbelCam Network Camera Agent there's another way to do it too. Configure the Agent to use an MJPEG device and use this for the URL:
http://x.x.x.x/img/video.mjpeg
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KevinCs
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12/04/2009 - 11:34 PM
This is not working or me on a WVC54G.
When I put in the url like above for snapshot.cgi 404 Not Found
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MelvinG
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12/05/2009 - 05:21 AM
Try setting it up as a Web Video device. On the Web Video URL form, select Motion JPEG Source radiobutton. In the Enter Web Video URL text field, enter "http://x.x.x.x/img/video.mjpeg" without the quotes.
This SHOULD work... I am sitting here reading these settings off a working WVC54GCA setup. Unless I am badly mistaken, the "filesystem" on a WVC54G is set up the same as on a GCA.
If this still does not work for you, refer to Linksys/Cisco website for documentation, or just pick apart the source code of the "view video" pages that the cam generates of you point a browser at it. I believe that's how I originally determined the URLs for my cam.
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KevinCs
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12/05/2009 - 04:45 PM
Without actually doing this on the Abelcam setup I entered this address
http://10.0.5.102/img/video.mjpeg and it gave a 404 error on my browser.
As I know the only way to get any kind of feed from it is by using ASF
http://10.0.5.102/img/video.asf works.
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MelvinG
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12/05/2009 - 05:10 PM
I just looked around over on the Linksys/Cisco website and it does appear I was mistaken. While not crystal clear, the docs seem to be saying that the WVC54G and WVC54CG only provide MPEG-4, which is essentially saying all you can get out of them is ASF. I guess only the WVC54GC A includes JPEG/MJPEG.  This means I can't really help you with this cam. At this point in time AbelCam does not support cams that have only MPEG output. |
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12/21/2009 - 07:30 PM
Hello Melvin, seems I found this dirty hack on ZoneMinder
1. Turn it into mjpeg mode:
http://camera.ip:xxx/adm/file.cgi?h_videotype=mjpeg&todo=save
This turns off the mpeg4 stream and replaces it with an mjpeg one. This allowed firefox and other browsers to see the video stream by default - BUT NO AUDIO!
You can turn it back to mpeg4 with:
http://camera.ip:xxx/adm/file.cgi?h_videotype=mpeg4&todo=save
This also changes the Setup options for the camera and allows you to change the resolution and so-forth. I believe this is the original firmware for an earlier version without audio. The MPEG4 stream appears to be a horrible hack.
2. Point your webbrowser to: http://camera.ip:xxx/ and click view video - should be streaming mjpeg and you don't get the "only in ie" warning if you view video in another browser.
Verify it's working.
3. Verify mjpeg stream is active directly: http://camera.ip:xxx/img/mjpeg.jpg - if your browser supports mjpeg it should come through fine.
FPS is a little below a better camera.
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KevinCs
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12/21/2009 - 07:52 PM
This seems to work! Success.. now I have a new problem.
The picture seems to be zoomed in with Able Cam, when browsing in chrome the picture is fine.
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By:
KevinCs
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12/21/2009 - 08:01 PM
Nevermind, seems it was outputting in 640 resolution and by default Ablecam was outputting at 320.
SO anyone using this crappy camera can still use it... I have owned it for some time and was to cheap to buy another.
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By:
MelvinG
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12/21/2009 - 08:07 PM
Kevin, thanks for posting this info!! Like you say, it's a bit of a dirty hack but if it works then "why not??"  Makes me wonder what else can be done by calling file.cgi and what kind of undocumented features might be hiding in my WVC54GCA. |
