Viewing normal pictures

1. Start CamExpand Viewer and press [Browse].

   
    

2. Make sure that the [  ] Apply decryption to files while browsing check box in unchecked. Browse to the folder that contains your pictures and Left-Click on the filename to view. Press the [Refresh File List] button to update the list contents.

   
    

Viewing encrypted pictures

1. Browse to the folder that contains your pictures and Left-Click on the filename to view.

   
    

2. Below is what an encrypted file looks like before being decrypted.

   
    

3. Check the [X] Apply decryption to files while browsing check box so all files from this point forward will be decrypted.

   
    

4. Enter the same encryption key that CamExpand used to encrypt the file.

   
    

5. Press [Yes] to decrypt and resave the files. Press [No] to just view the encrypted files.

   
    

6. Below is the decrypted picture file. From this point forward, all encrypted files will view normally. Pressing [Decrypt] will also allow you to enter the encryption key.

   
    

Scaling pictures for viewing

1. Press [Adjust] and check Scale to Fit to show actual size picture in viewer.

   
    

2. Press [Adjust] and uncheck Scale to Fit to show scaled down picture in viewer.

   
    

Streaming video

1. Press [Stream Directory] as shown.

   
    

2. Enter the directory where stream files will be saved by CamExpand and loaded by CamExpand Viewer.

   
    

3. Press [Stream Number] as shown.

   
    

4. Enter the stream number. Do not have more than one instance of the viewer set to the same stream number or else you will experience file sharing errors. CamExpand must create a separate picture for each CamExpand Viewer. See the program example at the bottom of this page.

   
    

5. Press [Stream Encryption Key] as shown.

   
    

6. Enter the encryption key. This is optional and is used for higher security streaming. CamExpand must be configured to stream encrypted pictures also.

   
    

7. Press [Stream On] to start receiving streams. Press [Stream Off] to stop receiving streams.

   
    

Resetting stream alarms

Press [Reset Stream Alarm] to acknowledge the alarm and turn off the red indicator. This alarm gets set when CamExpand sends an alarm flag with a picture. When an alarm comes, the background turns red and a beep is sounded.

CamExpand streaming program example

Below is an example of how to configure CamExpand to stream pictures to CamExpand Viewer.

Example

In this example, the program streams a picture with no alarm to CamExpand Viewer. It watches for motion for 0.25 seconds and repeats the process. If motion is detected, the program streams another picture with an alarm to CamExpand Viewer. It waits 0.25 seconds before monitoring for motion again.

default settings

area left=41
area top=522
area width=320
area height=240

monitor area left=253
monitor area top=525
monitor area width=106
monitor area height=235

file directory=\\Remote_Computer\Stream\

capture control mode=monitor
delay=1
motion flag=0

again:

stream=1,false

wait for motion flag=.25
     stream=1,true
     delay=1
     motion flag=0
wait for motion flag end

goto again

stop:
default settings