With Watchdog you can record video over a long
period of time and monitoring a remote location over the Internet. You can
setup Watchdog to initiate video recording when there's a motion detected.
Watchdog can also alert you by emailing you the captured image and play the
alarm sound.
Version
Price
Watchdog v4.0 (Online only)
$49
Watchdog v4.0 supports one camera only. For multiple camera solution,
please click here.
Create high quality video and audio for live streaming
Watchdog provides unmatched compression ratio for realtime streaming but also ensures
the best quality for your video.
(Watchdog 4.0 only) (*2)
Enhanced digital video recording
Watchdog offers enhanced digital video recording with crystal clear picture quality.
By utilizing Microsoft Windows Media™ technology, Watchdog achieves
up to 1800:1 compression ratio but also ensures the best quality for your video.
Auto deletes the oldest video file for you to recycle the hard disk space.
Playback video and monitor remotely while recording video.
Supports setting up multiple areas for motion detection.
Supports prealarm recording.
Mark the motion detected areas to see the moving object easily.
Trigger the following actions when motion is detected.
Email notification with captured images
Play an alarm sound to deter the intruder.
Create alarm log to record the date and time when motion is detected.
Launch external program.
Running Watchdog as a Windows Service
Watchdog can be run as a Windows service and becomes invisible to the user of the computer.
An ideal solution for POS/ATM and situations that require fully automation on digital video
surveillance.
128 bit file fingerprint assure the video file is authentic
Watchdog can generate 128 bit file fingerprint for each video file. The proven
mathematic algorithm, originally developed by RSA Data Security Inc., has been used in
most of today's secure communication. The chance of two files having the same fingerprint
is in the order of about 28,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations. This 128 bit file
fingerprint has been widely accepted by most of the secure communication applications.
Access your video files remotely
Watchdog's built-in web server enables you to retrieve your video archives
remotely from Webcam Watchdog server.
Video signal loss detection
Watchdog can alert you when it detects there is no signal from the camera. For example, Watchdog can alert you by email when camera's video cable or power cable is cut.
(Please note USB cameras are not supported. However, this feature may work with most of the USB video capture boxes.)
Remote viewing
Supports remote viewing with IE.
Search video archive by data and time with streaming video playback. (no
need to wait until entire video file being downloaded to start playing
back.)
Allow adjusting Brightness and Contrast on remote viewing.
Allow turning color image to black and white on remote viewing.
Allow saving frames.
Supports zoom to 150%, 200% and full screen on remote viewing.
Playback recordings with Windows Media™ Player
No need to export video. You can also playback recordings with Windows Media™ Player.
Authentication
Watchdog allows you to set up a username and password to control the access to your
video. It denies network access to visitors who do not have a valid username and password.
(*3)
Uploads images to your web site
Watchdog not only can be used as a web server; it also uploads images captured
by your webcam to your web site.
Remote backup
You can have Watchdog stores as many pictures as you wish.
Redirect service for people with dynamic IPs (e.g. dialup users)
A special web address is reserved for you once you register Watchdog.
For example, if your username is "10001", your Internet address is www.webcam123.com/icast.asp?user=10001.
Therefore, users can access your Webcam Watchdog server easily. You can also click here and enter
your member ID to access your webcam. (*4)
Keep tracks of who accessed Webcam Watchdog remotely
Watchdog creates log files to track who accessed to your Webcam Watchdog.
The log file records the time, date and IP address in which Watchdog are accessed from.
Captions
You can also put timestamp or text string on top of your video with this caption feature.
Software requirements
Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista (32-bit) operating system
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above
Service Pack 2 for Windows XP and Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000
A capture device which supports WDM driver, such as a USB camera, or one channel video capture card
Windows compatible sound card
20 GB hard drive recommended for video recording
Internet connection is required for remote access
Remote Viewing Requirements
Windows Media™ Player 9
(Windows Media™ Player 10 recommended)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above
Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista
This product requires computer professional with sufficient network and video skills to install.
Note:
1.
This product is intended to be installed by video and network professional.
You can always download and try it by yourself first. However, it is
recommended you find a local software consultant to help you on installing
and using this product if you are not comfortable configuring the video and
network settings (e.g. router, firewall and proxy).
2.
If your computer is behind a firewall or sharing the same IP address with a router, please
make sure the hardware supports virtual server or IP forwarding.
You need to open 2 ports for web server and Windows Media streaming.
3.
Authentication is not available if accessed directly by Windows Media Player
and Windows Media Server.
4.
If your computer is behind a firewall or sharing the same IP address with a router, please
make sure the hardware supports virtual server or IP forwarding. Please note redirect
service, as "redirect" means, it redirects the traffic to your PC, it is a service to
help you find your PC's IP address. IT IS NOT A WEB HOSTING SERVICE. NONE OF YOUR
IMAGE/VIDEO ARE STORED ON OUR SERVER.
5.
The software supports up to 30 frames/second on local computer. However, the actual
frame rate depends on the speed of your computer hardware. The actual frame rate over the
Internet/Intranet depends on many factors, mostly the network bandwidth and the traffic
status. Unless cost is not a factor, do NOT expect you will see 30 frames/second TV quality video over the Internet.
