In the “Module Type” combo box, select the “Constraint Module”. (If your computer does not have any DirectShow compatible devices or devices specially supported by CyeWeb, the “Module Type” option will disappear.)

In the “Module” combo box, select the capture card and input port or webcam you want to connect.

Check the “Bind Module” checkbox. Now you should be able to see the video. (If you are using the open source bt8x8 driver, you may need to recheck the box 2 times; this seems to be a bug in the driver.)

How-to: Connect to an Axis IP camera (MJPEG)

This example shows you how to connect to an Axis IP camera.

Open the configuration dialog, and click the channel setting, you should see the channel setting dialog. Under the “Capture Source” Tab, select “Unconstraint Module” as Module Type.

In the “Module” combo box, select the Axis network camera.

Fill in the Server address and the login id and password you setup in your camera. You can also select the stream type, frame rate and resolution.

Check the “Bind Module” checkbox. Now you should be able to see the video.

Please note if you select a resolution that your camera does not support, the connection will fail. You can try selecting different resolution until connection succeeds.

* There is an open Axis camera you can use for testing. The address is 193.247.200.57. No id or password is required

Note: CyeWeb also supports connecting Axis Mpeg4 camera via RTSP. You can try.

How-to: Connect ACTi camera

This example shows you how to connect to an ACTi IP camera.

Open the configuration dialog, and click the channel setting, you should see the channel setting dialog. Under the “Capture Source” Tab, select “Unconstraint Module” as Module Type.

In the “Module” combo box under “Unconstraint Module”, please select “[Network Camera] ACTi Network camera/DVS (Mpeg/Mjpeg@RTP)”.

CyeWeb connects ACTi via RTP so please configure inside your camera to stream via “RTP over UDP” (under the video setting). Otherwise the connection will not succeed. You can also disable the "RTP B2 Frame" to increase throughput.

In CyeWeb's setting dialog, please remember to include the port number in the address to connect (e.g. 192.168.1.161:7070).

Check the “Bind Module” checkbox. Now you should be able to see the video.

Note: for information to get around firewall problem when connecting outside a router, please have a look at our FAQ#18.

How-to: Connect to an MJPEG compatible IP camera

This example shows you how to connect to a MJPEG IP camera. (Most IP cameras today in the market support MJPEG).

Open the configuration dialog, and click the channel setting, you should see the channel setting dialog. Under the “Capture Source” Tab, select “Unconstraint Module” as Module Type.

In the “Module” combo box, select “[Network Camera] Mjpeg”.

Fill in the Server address. You should refer to the instruction manual of your IP camera for the URL of the MJPEG stream, or you can write a message to the vendor for the URL. Most IP camera has that URL.

Check the “Bind Module” checkbox. Now you should be able to see the video.

* There is an open MJPEG stream you can use for testing. The address is “http://webcam-1.duesseldorf.it-on.net/cgi-bin/nph-update.cgi”.

How-to: Setup recording

This example shows you how to setup recording. The channel to setup must first connect to a capture source (please refer to “How-To: Connect to Capture Source”).

Open the configuration dialog, and click the channel setting, you should see the channel setting dialog. Under the “Compression” Tab, you should see the following dialog:

1) Check the “Bind Module”.
Note: You can select “compress on event” instead of “compress round-the-clock” (default). This can significantly reduce the usage of CPU resource. If you select “compress on event”, please also setup motion detection (or advance video analysis). Please refer to “How-To: Setup Motion Detection”.

2) The default CBR bit rate is 512 Kbit/sec (524288 bit). This value is high enough for D1 video. If your video source is in video resolution lower than or equal to 720*480, we recommend you to set this to a lower value, such as 256 Kbit/sec (262144), to lower the data size.

3) Close all dialogs.

4) Under the Main Console, click the Run Channel button. You should see a popup menu to run all or some channels. Run all channels or run the channel you just configured.

Now you should be able to see the new recording file on Playback system. (Note: You may need to press the refresh button on Playback system to show up the new file.)

How-to: Setup up HTTP and Video Server

This example shows you how to setup HTTP and Video Server for remote viewing. The channel to be viewed remotely must first connect to a capture source and bind to a “Compression Module” (please refer to “How-To: Connect to Capture Source” and “How-to: Setup recording”).

1) Run the channels that you want to webcast. (please refer to “How-to: Setup recording, step 4”)

2) Open the configuration dialog, and click the application module button, you should see the application module setting dialog. Click the “Add Module” button, and add the web and video server.

3) Check the “Bind Module” checkboxes on the Web Server and Video Server.

4) Now you should see the Web and Video Server Indicators lighting up on the Main Console:

5) Open your Microsoft IE, key in your computer’s Internet address (for more information of your Internet address, please refer to the FAQ #5 ~ 7). IE would prompt you to install an ActiveX control. Install it.

Note: Do NOT use “localhost” even if you are connecting on the same computer. Use your domain name, WAN IP or LAN IP.

6) Fill in the ID/Password with “administrator”/“administrator” (if you have already setup your own account, you can use yours), and click the “Connect” button.
Note: If you see the web interface but you cannot see video after clicking the “Connect” button, the computer to connect may not have Microsoft WVC1 codec installed. Please refer to FAQ #6.

Now you have successfully setup and test your Video and Web server.

How-to: Setup Motion Detection

This example shows you how to setup motion detection. The channel to setup must first connect to a capture source (please refer to “How-To: Connect to Capture Source”).

Open the configuration dialog, and click the channel setting, you should see the channel setting dialog. Under the “Analytics” Tab, you should see the following dialog:

1) Check the “Bind Module”.

2) If you need to mask some areas in the video, do it, and then click “Apply”.

3) Under the “Event Handler” Tab, you should see the following dialog:

Check the “Bind Module” checkbox.

4) Run the channel. (please refer to “How-to: Setup recording, step 4”)

Now you have successfully setup motion detection and its presenter.

CyeWeb is an intelligent IP video surveillance software and home cctv security software system. CyeWeb is a NVR and DVR security surveillance software that supports USB-webcam, capture cards and IP camera or network camera. You can use CyeWeb to broadcast and record video in Mpeg4, H.264, Windows Media format (WMV9, WVC1), JPEG and MJPEG. You can use CyeWeb to setup your personal TV / broadcast channel, record TV program or security surveillance, etc.