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alpha5

15-08-2004, 12:36

Is it possible to view webcam pictures from WAN site without admin login and activex or not?

WlanMan

15-08-2004, 14:46

With the newest Asus Firmware you can access the Cam on its own Port without Passwort, right. Just set it all in the web interface.

kraai

30-08-2004, 12:05

With the newest Asus Firmware you can access the Cam on its own Port without Passwort, right. Just set it all in the web interface.

What do you setup as ip address ?

the routers ip or your internet ip address (as assigned by the provider) ?
so 192.168.1.1:7776 or 83.118.x.x:7776

kraai

cardoso99

18-10-2004, 09:05

where I can find a new listing of webcams the listings are old already do not manufacture webcams that they meet that they are in the lists

Antiloop

18-10-2004, 09:17

in the search ?

http://wl500g.info/forumdisplay.php?f=24

there is just no more than this

panpaniscus

12-11-2004, 12:15

Hi

I´m looking foor a webcam that works with wl-500g usb plug-share. What´s the best im your opinion? My Objective is monitor my office.

Another quastion, if I choose a wireless webcam, i will have problems with de wl-500g interface? I can works with a wireless webcam/securitycam via internet without a PC plugged on, only using with the wl-500g webcam Remote Monitor Settings?

Thanks

Antiloop

12-11-2004, 13:38

I have no idea what you exactly mean by wireless camera and the wl500g

if you use a -standalone- wireless IP camera, you don't need the wl500g for the camera functions

jack_21cn

12-11-2004, 20:16

if you can please tell me where I can buy one

Antiloop

12-11-2004, 21:52

if you can please tell me where I can buy one
i've no idea about the UK market...

but a Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 would do fine..
allthough with current 1.8.x.x there are still issues with webcam but this is not related to the logitech

vsiii

13-11-2004, 20:40

should work 500g with more webcams connected throught usb hub to one 500g?

Oleg

13-11-2004, 20:54

USB 1.1 bandwidth is too low to handle more than one webcam.

vsiii

13-11-2004, 23:34

USB 1.1 bandwidth is too low to handle more than one webcam.
i don't think so. there is high compression and small images. ok. 500gx has usb 2.0 ports. will it be possible use more webcams on one 500g(x)?

zazzaron

10-12-2004, 10:29

does anyone know of a wl-500g webcam demo site on the internet?

midgard

25-12-2004, 16:39

we have installed the latest firmware(1.9.2.7-1) of oleg.

attached usb stick (EXT3); booted from usb stick.
Our Philips Vesta Pro 680 dont function aynmore after boot via usb.
On boot via embedded memory it functions again.

After further investigations we found out that (via /tmp/syslog) no pwc
module is loaded if booted via usb stick. so we ran a 'insmod pwc.o' and
the module was loaded - but no function of the webcam website. however syslog said it was loaded properly, and also a 'lsmod'. memory stick was in readwrite mode as well.

whats the problem here? is there a webcam daemon which we can start or something similiar?

best regards,
midgard

Oleg

25-12-2004, 17:20

When rootfs is enabled, hotplug events occures before their processing is started, so you've either to replug your cam, or start things manually.

midgard

25-12-2004, 18:00

thanks oleg... you are right. while the router was running we reconnected the webcam and it was working. however this is not what we want... i then added the line for loading the pwc module to the post-init script in /usr/local/sbin.

Now i think that i only have to start the rcamd. Do you know the exact command what hotplug runs on device plugin? i then would add this command (after checking that the camera is there) to the post-inst script.

thanks in advance
midgard

Oleg

25-12-2004, 19:39

try launching rcamd_main, it should load modules and launch rcamd with correct args.

midgard

25-12-2004, 20:47

thanks oleg... i tried... but it dont works. tried with/without loading pwc. the program i loaded was rcamdmain and it does nothing. it should spawn an httpd process and 3 additional rcamd on start (this happens if i do a reconnect of the cam). i now try to download the source to figure out the best way. it will take a while now, but i hope i figure out the way how to do it....

best regards,
midgard

Roy

02-01-2005, 11:28

Hi,

i have connect this Cam on my 500g. Mode acticex&refresh, OV511 2.10 and 320x240. When i hit Preview, a new Broqserwidow is open, but no picture is shown. "Image is not ready"

Is this Cam compatible to my router? What can i do?

Thanxx

Oleg

02-01-2005, 19:42

It looks like this is not an OV51x based cam, nor PWC. So it's not supported.

Pirat

24-03-2005, 18:00

Hello!

My webcam (Medion) works fine with 1.7.5.6 but since 1.9.2.7 it didn't work.

I got this in systemlog:

Jan 1 01:02:45 kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:04.0-1.1, assigned address 3
Jan 1 01:02:45 kernel: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x5a9/0xa511) is not claimed by any active driver.
Jan 1 01:02:45 USB webcam: attached
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver ov51x
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: USB OV511+ video device found
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: model: Generic Camera (no ID)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: reg write: error -88: CRC/Timeout
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: OV511 Config failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Camera initialization failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: USB OV511+ video device found
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: reg read: error -88: CRC/Timeout
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Unable to read camera bridge registers
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: OV511 Config failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Camera initialization failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: USB OV511+ video device found
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: model: Generic Camera (no ID)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Sensor is an OV7620
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: reg read: error -145: NAK (device does not respond)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Failed to configure OV7xx0
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: OV511 Config failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Camera initialization failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: USB OV511+ video device found
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: model: Generic Camera (no ID)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: reg write: error -71: Bit-stuff error (bad cable?)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Error uploading quantization tables
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: OV511 Config failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Camera initialization failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: USB OV511+ video device found
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: model: Generic Camera (no ID)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: reg write: error -71: Bit-stuff error (bad cable?)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Error uploading quantization tables
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: OV511 Config failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Camera initialization failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: USB OV511+ video device found
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: model: Generic Camera (no ID)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: reg read: error -88: CRC/Timeout
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Sensor is an OV7620
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: reg read: error -145: NAK (device does not respond)
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Failed to configure OV7xx0
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: OV511 Config failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: Camera initialization failed
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: USB OV511+ video device found
Jan 1 01:02:52 kernel: ov51x.c: model: Generic Camera (no ID)
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: reg write: error -71: Bit-stuff error (bad cable?)
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: OV511 Config failed
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: Camera initialization failed
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: USB OV511+ video device found
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: reg read: error -71: Bit-stuff error (bad cable?)
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: Unable to read camera bridge registers
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: OV511 Config failed
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: Camera initialization failed
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov51x.c: v1.65-1.10-mark : ov51x USB Camera Driver
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov511_decomp.c: v1.6 : OV511 Decompression Module
Jan 1 01:02:53 kernel: ov518_decomp.c: v1.3 : OV518 Decompression Module

What can I do??

hezik

24-03-2005, 18:23

Revert back to 1.7.5.6?

Pirat

24-03-2005, 18:24

Revert back to 1.7.5.6?
LOL :D

But I would use some features from 1.9.2.7 (NFS, ...)

hezik

24-03-2005, 18:27

Did you plug in an external harddrive as well? Was that connected before as well?

If you connect just the cam, no usb hub or drive, does it work then?

Pirat

24-03-2005, 18:32

*shame*

without HUB it works.
Thanks!

edit:
the cam is not mine and at last testing I use 1.7.9.6 and a other HUB. :D

hezik

24-03-2005, 19:11

No problem, glad to be of service :)

The issue probably is that you're using a passive hub now (without power supply) and that the sum of the cam+hub+drive asks to much power. If you replace it with a powered hub there shouldn't be a problem AFAIK.

Pirat

24-03-2005, 19:14

The funny think is that the other HUB (previous uses) is also passiv. :D

gwl

28-03-2005, 21:26

Hello,

I would like to buy a webcam to interface with a WL500g.
From what I've seen the imagem quality on most (usb) webcams is quite low..

So, do you have any sugestions for a webcam that has a good image quality?

thanks.

ps: if you can, please post a sample shot from your webcam... :)

RoofCat

29-03-2005, 08:44

I would like to buy a webcam to interface with a WL500g.
From what I've seen the imagem quality on most (usb) webcams is quite low..

So, do you have any sugestions for a webcam that has a good image quality?

thanks.

ps: if you can, please post a sample shot from your webcam... :)
It's all about price vs performance :) I use Phillips ToUCam (do not remember exact model number) together with pwc drivers version 9 - this allows 640x480 resolution. framerate is set to 2 fps, since I use it with motion software as motion detector. FW used is Oleg's 1.9.2.7 CR4.
Known problems with this set:
- Spurious changes in camera brightness set on very bright scene.
- Sometimes driver cannot init camera - I had to program reboot to avoid it.
- Images are horisontally mirrored - I have to use flip option in my mencoder setup
- If antifliicker mode is switched on on this cam, it becomes unusable on bright light - had to switch it off, using PC software

Attached is yesterdays shot with my cat's motion detected in lower left corner :)

HTH
Roofcat

gwl

29-03-2005, 23:32

Thanks for your reply!

today I went shopping to a outlet shop and found some cheap (and old!) webcams from intel at only 9,99eur... (did't buy it... )
It was a Intel® Play™ Me2Cam* Computer Video Camera

http://support.intel.com/support/intelplay/me2cam/
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=294

apparently it should work in linux with the ov511 linux driver...

gwl

07-04-2005, 00:16

I,

I bought a webcam (Intel® Play™ Me2Cam) and it is working in the WL500g with both drivers (at 320x200 only), but the image has some small black lines in it. please take a look at the sample:
(If I connect the webcam to a pc, I get clean image without any of these lines )

what's wrong?

thanks.

gwl

07-04-2005, 21:08

anyone?!? :(

marciton

11-04-2005, 12:33

Hi,
I've try a webcam on my wl500g , it's work fine with lan , but through WAN it's don't work

does in need to redirect the port 7776 and the 7777 ?

I use the 1.9.3.5 firmware maybe i need downgrade the firmware ?

Thanks for help

gbrancovici

11-04-2005, 12:40

Have you made the webcam visible on the WAN? Because it's not by default.

marciton

11-04-2005, 14:26

yes I've changed LAN only to LAN and WAN

tthen

12-04-2005, 17:15

I have the exact same problem.

My webcam is philips pcvc840k, works perfectly in lan/wlan.
But from wan, it's not working. Using the same PC / Client, I get a black videoimage and the errormessage "Cannot connect to server". If I press the option "refresh" I get still pictures from the webcam that refreshes every 3 seconds, but only in black/white and not streaming video.

I have tried to searched the forum, but it seems that there is no spesific answer to solve this problem.

firmware: 1.9.2.7

is trying to log on from wan by:
http://externalip:7776/ShowWebCam.asp
http://externalip/Advanced_ShowTime_Widzard.asp

i have these settings
lan/wan
activex only (have tried activex and refresh) didn't help.
pwc 8.8
320x240
httport: 7776
activex port: 7777

I'm not an expert on this. But is there any better firmware to solve this?

daple

16-04-2005, 21:20

me2cam did i me too - did you meet mistake: "couldn´t create socket" too?

gwl

16-04-2005, 22:53

me2cam did i me too - did you meet mistake: "couldn´t create socket" too?

no.

is there a way to fix this?

utratama

02-05-2005, 07:10

Hello,

after reading almost all articles I think I still don't know how to do this.
To my configuration:

At DSL, I have a Netgear Router (not WLAN) which routes from 192.168.0.1 to two Asus WLan router: a 500g (192.168.0.11 -> 192.168.10.1) and a 500gx (192.168.0.22 -> 192.168.30.1).

The interesting part ist the 500gx. I there have already sucessfully connected a Linksys Printer router via WDS (192.168.30.56).

What I now wanted to do is connecting a separate ASUS 500g via WDS to the 500gx and connect it with a webcam, so this webcam can be available with in the LAN but also probable from outside.

I use the latest firmware from Oleg (thanks!) and have switched (unfortunately) from WPA to WEP encryption.

But the word is HOW ?

How can I connect this new 500g to the 500gx and what parameters do I have to set where ????

I would be very grateful if anybody has an idea and can help somehow !!!

Thanks,
Matthias

Antiloop

02-05-2005, 08:16

did you already consult the manual for WDS configuration? if so, what did you already configure

utratama

02-05-2005, 08:28

Antiloop

02-05-2005, 08:35

I did.
I tried several configurations, switched it to AP-Mode (and station in advanced), SSID is the same as the 500gx has.
As I said, with the Linksys (ok there are only a few parameters to be set) it works.
At the 500gx the 500g has a wireless authorization and gets a fixed IP.
Has no one ever tried this before ?

Best regards !
Matthias
well me, and many others

I just followed the manual

did you already switch to WDS Only or Hybrid in the Bridge menu ?
and then you have to fill in remote bridge list ofcourse

utratama

02-05-2005, 09:03

Hmmm.
I switched the 500gx to Hybrid-Mode.
The 500g is set as AP.

The bad thing is that I cannot access both of them after they have the same SSID at their IP individual IP-adress.
I only then can access the 500gx when I then have resetted the 500g.

Is there a sample configuration for the client (the 500g) side available somewhere ?

I tried both IPs at the 500g: I let the IP at 192.168.1.1 and I also tried 192.168.30.14 and changed the DHCP to a range which didn't conflict with the 500gx IP-range.

It costs so much time and I'm getting nervous....

By the way: The WDS connection with the Linksys also worked with WPA encryption, so the WDS-WPA problem is only an ASUS one..

Best regards,
Matthias

Antiloop

02-05-2005, 11:02

if the wl500g is in AP mode how is it supposed to connect to another network or to be connected from another network ?

switch to HYBRID or WDS at BOTH units

and yes WPA does work with WDS but depends on a specific configuration

RossiKwan

04-05-2005, 11:43

Well, I have the similar problem.

Now, i tried make the setting that which can connect to the web configure menu in both LAN & WAN.

after that, i use the http://externalip:8080/ShowWebCam.asp

It seems work fine in still pic. mode with refresh, but only B/W.

And because of my comany installed proxy server, as a result, i can't connect with activeX stream video. sigh! <-- am i right?

At this moment, I would like to have color image, Could any one help to solve the B/W still image mode???

Antiloop

04-05-2005, 12:33

RossiKwan

04-05-2005, 19:27

find out which ports are enabled to connect to by your company's firewall (e.g. port 443 should be open so you could try changing port 7777 to 443)

the web interface only allowed to type in the range from 1024 - 65535 in ActiveX Port.

Is there any other method to change it to 443?

And after upgrade firmware to 1.9.2.7-CR4, the still image mode is colourful right now.

ti99

07-05-2005, 11:11

Hello

I have two asus wl500g that I wish associated with usb webcams in order to use it as wifi webcams

I wish "to connect" these webcams to my existing network wifi (based on a router wifi netgear)

Is this possible ?
How configure the two asus routers ?

brannborn

17-05-2005, 19:25

Hi,
I have a Philips Webcam PCVC680 working on my ASUS WL-500g but
can only select between 160x120 and 320x240 but not the maximum of the camera which is 640x480.
Do I have any chance???
And how can I change setting like white Balance, Frame Rate etc??
Thanks
Martin

rue

27-05-2005, 19:19

Hi specialists,

I´m new to this forum, but hopefully searched enough (through this forum) to come up with the following question:

Does anyone have any experience with one of the following USB webcams:

Philips, funcam, DMVC 300k/00

noname, using SPCA561.sys driver

?

So far I was not able to get one of em work with my WL-500g.

If not, How may support for one of those (preferably the Philips one) be 'implemented' into such custom-firmware? Is this possible at all?

hardware used: WL-500g-deluxe with 1940 firmware.

Thanks in advance,

Klaus

rue

02-06-2005, 18:10

Using Oleg's firmware (BIG thanks to oleg for this excellent work!!!) I could get some more information on the Philips camera (at least):

Jan 1 00:00:55 kernel: hub.c: new USB device 01:02.0-2, assigned address 2
Jan 1 00:00:55 kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x471/0x321) is not claimed by any active driver.
Jan 1 00:00:55 USB webcam: attached
Jan 1 00:00:58 kernel: pwc Philips PCA645/646 + PCVC675/680/690 + PCVC730/740/750 webcam module version 8.12 loaded.
Jan 1 00:00:58 kernel: pwc Also supports the Askey VC010, various Logitech Quickcams, Samsung MPC-C10 and MPC-C30,
Jan 1 00:00:58 kernel: pwc the Creative WebCam 5, SOTEC Afina Eye and Visionite VCS-UC300 and VCS-UM100.
Jan 1 00:00:58 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver Philips webcam

For me it looks as if at least the manufacturer gets recognized (' registered new driver Philips webcam') but the driver is not (yet ?) capable of handling that special type of camerak with the router? Thanks in advance.

mcp

20-06-2005, 18:36

Hi guys,
i've bought the wl-hdd 2.5 some weeks ago and i have upgraded the firmware with olegs one. (the newest one, 1.9.2.7-6)
Now i would like to know, which kind of webcams are supported with this version. I've connected two kinds of webcams (typhoon, and one older version of Logitech) but the IE said every time when i clicked on "preview": couldn't connect to server.

Whats wrong?
Am I too stupid, to connect the Webcam, or
did i use the wrong webcam??

:mad:

Thanks

Antiloop

20-06-2005, 22:57

see this for compatible stuff for Oleg based firmware:
http://wl500g.info/forumdisplay.php?f=24

mcp

21-06-2005, 15:57

thx antiloop :)

janda

23-05-2006, 00:57

Hi guys,

i am planning to buy a ASUS WL-500g Deluxe and in the future i want to build a home security monitoring system with a one 4-Port USB HUB and two webcams on it...
I know that this router has a two USB ports, but on second port I wants to have USB Flash or USB HDD...

Now what I have is ASUS DC-3120 Webcam and Trust 4-Port USB HUB :-)

Thanx...