You can adjust the sensitivity levels of motion detection to meet your needs. A very low number will tell the camera to only detect motion by large objects (a person or car). A high number will increase the sensitivity allowing you to capture small objects like pets or even a passing cloud.

Some low-end machines run better if programs occasionally shutdown and restart. This feature allows you to set a time for the Werks application to automatically restart each day.

To change the time, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Setup > Advanced dialog.
2. Locate the Automatic Restart section. You will see two options: Enabled and Time.
3. By default, the Enabled checkbox is unchecked. Check the box if you want to enable auto restart.
4. In the Time field, specify the time you want the Werks application to restart each day.

Check the name you entered in the Email Alert fields. The SMTP server sometimes requires you to enter your username and domain for your User Name. For example, yourname@hotmail.com. This is not uncommon for Windows networks that have different internal and external domains.

Also check the following:

• Typo incorrect username or password
• Capitalization error in username or password fields
• An account that is locked because of too many failed password attempts

Use these instructions as a guide to validating the setup information is correct in the fields:

1. In the Email Address field, enter your full email address, for example yourname@hotmail.com.
2. In the Username field, enter your account name. (Remember that this includes the username and the domain name, i.e. wileycoyote123@wilife.com)
3. In the Password field, enter your account password.
4. In the Outgoing Mail Server, enter the mail server domain name, for example: mail.comcast.mail.yahoo.com.

The “Cycle” option allows you to view the live, secure feed for all of the cameras at the selected location one at a time. The Viewing page will rotate through each camera and will continue to do so until you turn the option off.

To use this feature, follow these steps:

1. Go to www.lukwerks.com and click on the My LukWerks menu option.
2. If you previously marked the “Remember me next time” check box, the system will automatically open your My LukWerks page. If not, you will need to enter your login name and password. (See the topic "Logging into My LukWerks" for complete instructions.)
3. On the My LukWerks page, click on Cycle. The Video Viewing Window will display. Please wait while LukWerks connects.

To make your suction cup stick even better than it does right out of the box, make sure the surface of the window is clean and smooth. Then, with the tip of your finger, spread a very small amount of vegetable oil on the rim of the suction cup. Firmly press the suction cup against the window or similar mounting surface.

Most modern cell phones and cell phone providers support messaging. You can send alerts to your cell phone just like email messages. The trick is determining the email address for your phone. The typical format for these email addresses is ##########@yourprovidersaddress.com.

For example, if my cell phone number is (123) 555-7890 and my cell phone provider is Sprint, my alert email address is 1235557890@messaging.sprintpcs.com.

Because of limits in many cell phone messaging systems, most will not send you video frames of video clips.

To set up Werks to send alerts to your cell phone, follow these easy steps:

1. Open the Setup program by clicking on the SETUP button.
2. Click the Email tab.
3. Locate the “Send Email To” section.
4. Click the ADD button. The Edit Email Recipient screen displays.
5. Click the Mobile Phone radio button.
6. Enter the full cell phone number in the available fields.
7. Click the drop down arrow and select the mobile phone provider you use.
8. Click OK. The cell phone number is added to the panel of Email/cell phone addresses.

Note: You can enter up to 10 email and cell phone addresses.

 

If you have a My LukWerks account, you can log onto My LukWerks from a Windows Mobile handheld device or PC, click the “View All” link, and view live video from all cameras at a specific site.

Some email providers have space limits that aren’t friendly to LukWerks motion alert emails. If your provider is one of these systems, consider getting a Gmail account, through Google. Gmail offers you a 2 Gb mailbox limit.

Using the Video Window context menu (right-click on live window), you can choose save the current image in the window.

When choosing Save, Werks will let you choose the location and filename for the image, which it stores as a JPEG. By default, Werks will choose your My Pictures folder.

Create a new recording schedule (for a specified time period) or set a camera to turn off all recording using the Recording Schedule screen.

To accomplish this task, follow these instructions:

1. Open the Setup > Recording tab screen.
2. Click the button for the camera you wish to program.
3. Click the Schedule Recording Time button.
4. Click the New button to indicate you are creating a new entry.
5. Set your Start and End time, Days option, and choose between Continuous and Off.

   Continuous Mode = Continuously record on the set days and times, even if there is no motion on the camera.
   Off Mode = Disable recording on the set days and times, even if there is no motion on the camera.

6. Click the Apply button to save the schedule. You will notice the scheduled recording is added to the schedule list.

Note: It will take a few minutes for the new schedule to take effect.

On rare occasions, you my lose a camera due to powerline problems, bad weather, or even static electricity. Rediscover restarts the camera search process to locate cameras on the network that have a password matching your password (if you have set a password).

To start this procedure, follow these simple tasks:

1. Click on the SETUP button. The Werks Setup Program displays.
2. Click on the Advanced tab.
3. In the Find Camera section, click on the REDISCOVER button. A popup message displays.
4. Click YES if you wish the system to rediscover the cameras. Click NO to exit out of the procedure without rediscovering the cameras.

Using the Video Window context menu (right-click on live window), you can choose to print the current image in the window.

When printing, Werks uses the Windows Print interfaces, which will automatically try to adjust the picture to match your printers capabilities. You may not get great results when printing to a black and white printer. You find these options only on the live view context menu.

1. Navigate to the video segment so that it is paused in the playback window.
2. Right-click on the video window to reveal the playback context menu.
3. Choose the Print Current Frame, Save Current Frame, or Save Current Segment option.
4. If printing, you will be asked which printer to use. If saving, you will be asked to specify a location and file name for the frame or segment.

Werks allows you to download new firmware update for the selected camera online. Here is the process:

1. Go to the Setup > Advanced dialog.
2. In the Application Updates section, click on the UPDATE CAMERA button.
3. Check the checkboxes next to the cameras you wish to update.
4. Select the firmware file using the Browse button.
5. Click the UPDATE FIRMWARE button and wait for the process to complete.

You should note that each time Werks starts up, it automatically checks the firmware versions on your cameras and the available local firmware files. If it finds that new firmware is available, it will prompt you to update your cameras. As a result, you do not need to worry about manual checking for new camera updates.

Our indoor camera performs well in low light conditions, but does not have night vision. It is functional down to 2 lux. You can optimize low light functionality by going to the Werks setup screen. Each camera can be adjusted to reduce the frame rate and brightness. Try viewing your results with and without auto brightness enabled.

You may want to consider using a separate motion sensor light to illuminate the area the camera is viewing. This way, the camera and light will independently sense motion, activate, and work together for better visual quality during the night.

Werks provides quick access to the common functions through context menus available on the Video Window on the Live and Search screens. To access the context menus, simply right-click on the Video Window panel or Camera Alerts buttons.

On the Video Window, you have the options to:

• Setup camera
• Setup Motion Detection
• Setup Email
• View Recording Schedule
• Print Current Frame
• Save Current Frame
• Delete Camera
• Change Camera Order

On the Camera Alerts panel, you have the right-click options to:

• Setup Email Alerts
• Enable Email Alerts
• Disable Email Alerts
• Enable Email Alerts for All Cameras
• Disable Email Alerts for All Cameras
• Set Alert to “Do Nothing”
• Set Alert to “Send Text Only”
• Set Alert to “Send Video Frame”
• Set Alert to “Send Video Segment”

On the Search Mode screen, in the Playback window, these right-click options are available:

• Protect Video Segment
• Unprotect Video Segment
• Delete Video Segment
• Print Current Frame
• Save Current Frame
• Save Current Segment
• Email Current Frame
• Email Current Segment

Did you know that you can purchase accessories for your Luk Cameras and Werks online? The LukWerks eStore offers accessories such as infrared illuminators, additional lenses, cables, suction cups, wall clips, mounting brackets, to name a few.

Click here to learn more.

You can protect a recorded video segment.

1. Navigate to the segment so that it is paused in the playback window.
2. Right-click on the video window to reveal the playback context menu options.
3. Choose Protect Video Segment.

You can easily identify a protected video segment because it will show red rather than green in the navigation window.

From time to time, you may remove a camera from your system. Werks, by default, saves the settings and position of this camera, expecting that you may add it back to your system later.

To turn a camera On and Off, click the On/Off button below the camera number. When the button reads On, the camera is operating normally.

When the button reads Off, the camera video feed is disabled until you click the button again.

In some cases you may permanently move a camera to another location. In these cases, you may want to delete the camera from the Werks database.

If the camera is still connected, you can use the Live Windows context menu to delete a camera. Follow these simple instructions:

1. Right-click on the Live camera view window for the camera you wish to delete.
2. Select the "Delete Camera" option.

Note: In this last case, you need to remove the camera quickly before Werks rediscovers the camera, thinking it is a new camera.

It will not surprise you that the cameras will capture humorous or entertaining video once in a while. From Werks, it is easy to email a clip to a friend.

Before you can use Email functions, you need to configure your email server in the Setup > Email tab screen. Once you have defined an email server, and assigned email addresses, Werks will send an alert to the specified email addresses when video is captured.

To manually send a video segment,

1. Go to the Search screen.
2. Bring up the video segement you want to send via email so it is showing in the viewing window.
3. Right-click on the viewing window and select the option "Email Current Segment."

You can view live video feeds from all of your Luk Cameras over the Internet to Windows Mobile enabled cell phones, Internet Browsers, and other devices that support Windows Media 9 Video.

For more information on remote viewing, go here.

You can set up individual cameras to record at specific times, day or night, one time or each day of the week, and regardless of any motion detection settings.

To set these recording schedules:

1. Open the Werks Software.
2. Click on the Setup button, located on the main screen.
3. Navigate to the Recording tab.
4. With the Recording dialog screen open, click on the camera for which you would like to set up a recording time. Then click on the "Schedule Recording Time" button at the bottom of the screen.
5. Click the “New” button to indicate you are creating a new entry.
6. Set your Start and End time, Days option, and choose between Continuous or Off.
   

   Continuous Mode: Continuously record on the set days and times, even if there is no motion on the camera.

   Off Mode: Disable recording on the set days and times, even if there is motion on the camera.

7. Click the Apply button to save the schedule. You will notice the scheduled recording is added to the schedule list.

More information regarding how to schedule cameras to record can be found in the User’s Guide that can be downloaded from our Downloads page.

Change a camera’s positioning on the video window using the Camera Order command on the Camera tab screen.

1. Make sure that the application is in Live mode.

   Note: You know you are in Live mode when the SEARCH button displays between the SETUP and WEB buttons.

2. Right-click on the camera “feed” whose order you wish to change. A list of options displays.
3. Click on the option Change Camera Number. The Change Camera Order window displays.
4. In the New Camera Number field, either enter the new number or click on the up or down arrows till the field displays the desired number.
5. Click OK.

LukWerks automatically determines your system’s firewall settings and Internet capability in order to stream video to you in the most direct way possible. If Werks cannot find a direct path, we direct the video feed through WiLife’s network to you. We call this mode “Relay Mode.” In this mode, there is a three-minute time limit. If Werks finds a direct path, you are connected via “Direct Mode.” In Direct Mode, there is no time limit. You can view a video feed for any length of time.

Mobile devices will always use Relay mode.

Check our online update servers for new releases of the Werks Software in the Setup > Advanced tab screen.

When you click on the CHECK FOR UPDATES button, Werks will compare the software version dates recorded on your PC with the latest versions available online. If your PC shows an older date, Werks will automatically download the latest version.

Werks uses passwords to secure communications links between cameras, the USB receiver, and Werks. When the system has a password, your live video is encrypted – protecting it from snoops.

To change the password, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Setup > Advanced dialog.
2. Locate the Network Security section and click on the CHANGE PASSWORD button. The Werks Password Entry window displays.
3. In the field that states “Please enter the new password”, enter the new password.
4. In the field that states “Please confirm new password”, re-enter the new password.

   Note: Write this password down it is a difficult process to clear a forgotten password. If you do forget you password, review the Troubleshooting topic “I have forgotten my local LukWerks password” for instructions.

5. Click CHANGE PASSWORD to accept the new password.

When you have the Setup > Recording dialog open, Werks enters a special mode that allows you to select and draw motion zones directly on the Live Video image. You must be in Live Mode to access the full functionality when working with motion zones.

To manage detection zones for a camera, follow these instructions:

1. Click on the Setup button and choose the Recording tab.
2. In the Motion Detection section, check the “Enable Motion Detection for camera” box.
3. In the Motion Zones section, check the “Display Zones on Video” checkbox. This ensures that motion detection is activated and that you can see the detection zones you draw for a camera.

Creating or deleting individual zones is now an interaction between the open setup dialog and the live video screen.

a) To create a new zone, hold down your left-mouse button on one corner of the region and drag the mouse across the screen to the opposite corner of the zone. (If you decide that you do not like the zone you are creating, you can hit the ESC key before you let go of the mouse.)