Internet Watchdog has been developed by
Citywebsites Inc. in conjunction with Computrust to
provide you with the highest quality in software design.
The following Q & A has been put together to help
answer some of the questions you may have in regard to Internet
Watchdog
- Q - What do I need to do to setup Internet
Watchdog?
- A - Check to make sure that your computer meets all
of the minimum requirements
needed to run Internet Watchdog.
Next download your FREE copy of Internet Watchdog
through this site. Follow the setup instructions
that come with the software to install it on your
computer.
- Q - Does Internet Watchdog take
pictures all the time?
- A - No, Internet Watchdog monitors
the images from your camera and as soon as it
sees a change from one frame to the next it
begins recording the images and uploading them to
our server.
- Q - Do I need to be online for Internet Watchdog
to work?
- A - Yes, when you leave for the day dial on to
the internet and start Internet Watchdog,
if we had Internet Watchdog dial on
to the internet when it started recording, your
ISP may take to long in connecting you for Internet
Watchdog to upload the pictures.
- Q - What happens if the thief unplugs the
computer?
- A - Images should have already been uploaded to
our server and we'll have a picture of the thief.
- Q - Do I need to be concerned with room lighting?
- A - Yes, Internet Watchdog will get
the best images from a well lit room, just as any
camera will.
- Q - How should I aim the camera?
- A - Make sure that the camera is pointed at the
doorway to the room, this will catch the intruder
at the earliest possible moment.
- Q - What happens if I come into the room and the
camera starts taking my picture?
- A - The images of you will be uploaded to the
server, these images however will not be viewed
by anyone. Only images that you request from the
web site (using your User ID and Password) will
be viewed by anyone.
- Q - How clear are the images?
- A - That depends only on the system you have. The
better your computer and more importantly, the
better the camera will be what determines the
quality of the images.
- Q - Are law enforcement officials really going to
catch people from Internet Watchdog?
- A - Yes, all images can be viewed online and
printed out by the Police within seconds of the
B&E. Of course these images are admissible in
court.
- Q - How many pictures will Internet Watchdog
take if an intruder is detected?
- A - Internet Watchdog takes 10
frames per second, however if lighting conditions
are low or your computer or internet connection
are slower Internet Watchdog could
slow to 1 per second. Images are recorded at the
first sign of an intruder and will continue as
long as it detects movement or until shut down.
- Q - How many images are saved using Internet
Watchdog?
- A - Our server will hold 200 pictures taken by Internet
Watchdog at a time. This means that 20
seconds worth of images could be recorded and
uploaded to the server for safe storage.
- Q - What happens to older pictures or if the
intruder is recorded for more than 20 seconds?
- A - Because Internet Watchdog
records 200 images the oldest ones will be over
written to make room for the new ones. There will
always be 200 of your images maintained on the
server.
- Q - What do I do if some one does break in and
takes my computer?
- A - Refer to the Image
Retrieval Page for info on catching the
thief.
If you have any further questions please send them to master@internetwatchdog.com
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