Xanboo Video Installation Guide
Contents
  1. Getting Started
  2. Installing Your Software on Your PC
  3. Connecting Your System Controller
  4. Connecting Your Cameras
  5. Choosing Your Internet Connection
  6. Choosing Your Internet Connection (Dial-Up)
  7. Naming Your Xanboo Account and Password
  8. Testing Your Xanboo System (or Internet Connection)
  9. Registering Your Personal Xanboo.com Account on the Internet 5
  10. Advanced Camera Setup
  11. Set Up Your Sensors
  12. Configuring Your Sensors
  13. Mounting Your Sensors
Step 1: Getting Started
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Thank you for choosing the Xanboo Internet Home Management System!

Xanboo is easy to install, even if you’re not very familiar with computers. Xanboo Internet Home Management Package

Inside your Xanboo Internet Home Management System package you’ll find the Xanboo System Controller. The package also contains the following items:
  • AC power adapter
  • Xanboo color camera mounted in a tabletop stand
  • 60-foot camera extension cable
  • camera wall-mount bracket and screws
  • Xanboo Software CD
  • Xanboo Read Me First User Manual
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Step 2: Installing Your Software on Your PC
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  1. Turn on your computer and place the Xanboo Software CD into your computer’s CD tray.

    A few seconds after loading the CD, you’ll see a short menu on your screen.  Click Install Xanboo.  In a few more seconds, the Xanboo Installation Wizard appears.  Read the instructions on the screen and then click Next.

  2. Choose Destination Location

    The next screen in the wizard is entitled Choose Destination Location.  Click Next and the Xanboo software is automatically placed on your hard drive.

  3. Select Program Folder

    The next screen is entitled Select Program Folder.  Click Next and the Xanboo icon is automatically placed on your Desktop.  Allow time for the installation of the software to be completed.

  4. Setup Status

    The Setup Status screen, followed by the Building Driver Information Database indicator box, appear next.  You will see a blank screen with the Xanboo logo at the upper left during part of this time.

  5. Install Xanboo Hardware and Xanboo Drivers

    The next screen you see is entitled Install Xanboo Hardware and Xanboo Drivers.  Before you click Next, connect the Xanboo System Controller.
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Step 3: Connecting Your System Controller
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The Xanboo System Controller is the heart of the Xanboo system.  All Xanboo cameras and sensors are linked to your computer and controlled through it. To Connect the System Controller
  1. Plug the AC power adapter into the wall

  2. Place the adapter’s red-tipped plug into the red 12V DC input on the back of the Xanboo System Controller

  3. Plug the controller’s white USB cable into your computer’s USB port

  4. On the screen, two pop-up boxes appear indicating that the computer found new hardware and that the software is loading.

  5. On the front of the Xanboo System Controller you should notice a green indicator light glow.  This means the Xanboo System Controller is on and operating.
Now, click Next on the screen entitled Install Xanboo Hardware and Xanboo Drivers. Software Installation Was Successful

The next and last screen is Software Installation Was Successful.  Click Finish to complete the initial installation of Xanboo.  Allow time for the program to initialize as the Xanboo Internet Home Management System white splash screen appears.

After initialization is complete, click the Next button on the Welcome to Xanboo screen, which appears after the white Xanboo splash screen to proceed.

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Step 4: Connecting Your Cameras
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Connecting Your Cameras

Introduction to Detecting Cameras

After clicking next on the preceding screen, you’re at the Introduction to Detecting Cameras screen, where you connect your camera or cameras to the system.  Connecting your Xanboo cameras is a cinch because everything is color coded and the camera connectors are labeled Cam1, Cam2, Cam3, and Cam4 on the back of the system controller. To Connect a Camera
  1. Insert the yellow plug at the end of the camera’s cord into the yellow Cam1 connector on the back of the Xanboo System Controller

  2. Use the 60-foot extension cord if desired

  3. If you have a second camera, plug it into the Cam2 connector, just as you did for the first camera

  4. Up to four cameras can be connected to the Xanboo System Controller

  5. When you’re done, click Next on the screen Introduction to Detecting Cameras.
Detect Cameras

At the next screen, Detect Cameras, you should see a picture in each camera window for each camera connected to the Xanboo System Controller.  Windows without a camera show the words No Camera Detected.  You can re-label your cameras by clicking on the small boxes under the four camera windows and typing in new names.

Make sure your cameras are detected by clicking the Detect Cameras button.  A message tells you how many cameras have been detected.

When done, click Next.

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Step 5: Choosing Your Internet Connection
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After your cameras are connected and working, choose your Internet connection.  This is done at the Configure Your Internet Connection screen. Configure Your Internet Connection

First, specify your connection by choosing either the Always On or Dial-Up selections. Always On

The Always On selection means your computer is always connected to the Internet whenever it is on, usually via a T1 line, cable modem, or DSL connection.  If you use this type of service, select Always On and then click the Test Connection button.  After a few seconds, Xanboo should report that the test connection was successful.

If the test was successful, click Next.

If the test fails, Xanboo will report this as well. To correct the problem you may need to contact your Internet Service Provider.

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Step 6: Choosing Your Internet Connection (Dial-Up)
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Configure Your Internet Connection

 Dial-Up

If your connection is over a normal phone line and not broadband, select the Dial-Up option.  You’ll see that Xanboo automatically locates the Internet Service Provider, or ISP, you currently use for Internet access.

If you wish, you may click the More button to search your computer for other ISPs.  From the drop-down list that appears, select the ISP you want Xanboo to use, then click the Find button to search your computer for this ISP’s application software.  You’ll see a message if it is found.

After selecting your ISP, you’ll notice the setup asks for more information to configure your Internet connection.  It may ask you to enter your ISP phone number as well as your ISP User ID and Password to access the Internet.  Or it may report that this information is set within your ISP program, in which case you do not enter this information on this screen.

When ready, click the Accept ISP button.

Now, you’re asked to choose how Xanboo connects to the Internet, and how long Xanboo will remain connected.  For more information about what to choose, consult the Xanboo Help file.  You can change these selections at another time, if you wish.

After you make your selections, click the Test Connection button.

Xanboo tests the connection by dialing up your ISP.  If the connection is fine, you’ll see your ISP home page.  Click Next.

If the test fails, Xanboo will report this as well.  To correct the problem, you may need to contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider.)  A test connection must be successfully performed to complete installation.

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Step 7: Naming Your Xanboo Account and Password
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Set Up Your Xanboo.com Account

The Set Up Your Xanboo.com Account screen lets you name your Xanboo account.  The installation default name is My Xanboo.  Keep this or change it if you wish by highlighting the text box and typing in a new name.

Click the Accept Name button.

If you’re a new user, select Yes, I want to create a new Xanboo.com account.

The setup screen then asks for your Xanboo User ID and Password.  Enter the name and password you want to use to access your Xanboo.com account.

Now, click the Setup Account button.  Then click Next.

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Step 8: Testing Your Xanboo System (or Internet Connection)
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Test the Xanboo System

At the Test the Xanboo System screen, you’ll check that your Xanboo camera or cameras are working by sending a snapshot to the Xanboo.com web site via the Internet.

You should see a picture from your camera in the camera window.  Click the Test Image Capture button to upload a still image from this picture to Xanboo.com.  A message tells you that the test was successful.

Click next.

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Step 9: Registering Your Personal Xanboo.com Account on the Internet
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Complete Your Registration At www.xanboo.com

Now that you've finished installing and configuring your new Xanboo system, you must complete the setup process at Xanboo.com.

Click the Launch Xanboo button on the Complete Your Registration At www.xanboo.com screen and you’ll be taken to the Xanboo web site, where simple instructions help you to register your installation and create your own personal Xanboo.com account.

Once you’re finished, you can begin enjoying the Xanboo Internet Home Management System!

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Step 10: Advanced Camera Setup
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After completing the first-time setup, you can adjust the settings on your cameras.  It’s easy to do.  If the Xanboo window is closed, double-click on the Xanboo icon on your Desktop to open it.

From the Xanboo Main Display Menu Bar at the top of the window, click the Setup selector.  A drop-down menu appears, listing a series of setup choices.  Click number 2, Setup Cameras.

The first screen you’ll see is the Detect Cameras setup  You saw this screen before during the first-time setup  Click Next. Configure Cameras

The next screen is entitled Configure Cameras.  You adjust each camera separately.  Choose which camera you wish to adjust from the Select Camera drop-down list located at the upper right of the window.  Then adjust the camera brightness, contrast, hue and saturation by sliding the bars.

Two other features on this screen are Enable Microphone and Enable Web Cam.

Each camera has its own built-in microphone.  The Enable Microphone feature turns the camera microphone on and off.

The Enable Web Cam feature activates and deactivates the capability to view your cameras from your Xanboo.com account.

Turn these features on by clicking their checkboxes to enter checkmarks; turn these features off by clicking again to remove the checkmarks.

To learn more about these controls, see the Help file by clicking the Help selector on the Menu Bar.

When you've finished making the camera adjustments, be sure to click Next, and then click the Finish Setup button at the following screen, Setup Is Complete.  Your adjustments are now saved and uploaded to your Xanboo.com account.

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Step 11: Set Up Your Sensors
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After installing and setting up your Xanboo system, you may want to install sensors.  Motion sensors are already contained in your cameras. Three types of wireless sensors are also currently available:
  • Acoustic, to detect sounds
  • Door/Window (also referred to as Contact), to detect something opening or closing, like a door, window, or even a file cabinet
  • Water, to detect the presence of water, for instance, a leak in your basement
All sensors except the acoustic have a tab on the side, which you must remove to power them.  The acoustic sensor comes with an external AC power adapter.  Power up your sensors, and then continue.

To begin installing the sensors, go to the Xanboo Main Display Menu Bar and click the Setup selector.  A drop-down menu appears, listing a series of setup choices.  Click number 3, Setup Sensors.

The first screen you’ll see is the Detect Sensors setup  When this screen opens, the motion sensors in the cameras connected to your Xanboo System Controller are automatically detected.

Remove the tab at the side of each sensor, except the acoustic sensor, to turn on the sensor’s power.  The acoustic sensor uses an external power adapter that you plug into a wall outlet for power.

Press the test button located on the bottom of each sensor.  Press just one sensor test button at a time.

When you press the test button, Xanboo detects the sensor and registers it on the Detect Sensors screen.  A green X appears in the New column on the screen, indicating that the sensor has been detected.  The sensor type, serial number, and name also appear in nearby columns.

Press the test button of another sensor, and check that this sensor is also detected and listed.  The green X in the New column moves to this sensor, indicating it has been detected.  The X always appears at the latest sensor detected.

When all sensors have been detected, click Next to proceed to the Configure Sensors setup screen.

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Step 12: Configuring Your Sensors
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After detecting your sensors, at the Configure Sensors screen you can change the configuration of your sensors’ settings.  First, select a sensor to configure in Item 1.  Then click the Edit Configuration button.

You now can change the sensor’s name, set the sensor to send a notice when an event occurs, or select a response, known as an Action, when the sensor is triggered.

In item 4, a drop-down list shows the action choices for the selected sensor: None, Capture Image, Capture Video or Send Event Only.  Select one Action from the list.

In item 5, a particular Target camera can be selected to perform the action chosen in Item 4.  For example, Camera 1 can be selected to Capture Video when a door/window sensor detects a door opening.

Item 6 lets you set or eliminate the Quiet Period, which is the length of time the selected sensor remains inactive after a sensor-triggering incident.  The period can be as short as 5 seconds or as long as 10 minutes.  A drop-down list shows the Quiet Period choices.  Select a time, or eliminate the Quiet Period by selecting None from the list.  Another choice is Trigger once only, which sets the sensor to send just one event notice only when it is first triggered, regardless of the number of sensor-triggering incidents that may occur afterward.  Make one selection from the list.

When you’re finished changing the settings of the selected sensor, click the Accept Configuration button.  Your settings changes for the sensor have now been saved.  You can select another sensor to change by once again clicking the Edit Configuration button, which reappears after each edit session.

Only one sensor at a time can be changed.  In order to save changed configuration settings, each sensor’s changes must be accepted before changing the settings on another sensor.

When you've finished detecting sensors and changing their configuration settings, be sure to click next, and then click the Finish Setup button at the following screen, Setup Is Complete.  The detected sensors are recorded and their new settings are now saved and uploaded to your Xanboo.com account.

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Step 13: Mounting Your Sensors
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Mounting your sensors is easy!

To Mount a Sensor
  1. Remove the mounting bracket from the back of the sensor -- remove the mounting bracket by pulling it away from the bottom of the sensor
  2. Peel the paper cover off the double-sided tape on the mounting bracket
  3. Press the adhesive onto a flat surface
  4. Two screws can be used to firmly attach the mounting bracket
  5. To finish, push the sensor back onto the mounting bracket -- you’ll hear a slight click as you snap the sensor in
To Dismount a Sensor
  1. To remove the sensor, push down lightly on the sensor
  2. Pull it away from the mounting bracket
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