Wilife V 1.5 User Manual

Using the Werks Application

LukWerks User Guide

Using the Werks Application

Overview

Werks provides a powerful-but-simple interface for managing cameras, recording video, tracking alerts, and

configuring remote viewing. Once you learn a few of the basic elements, most operations are easy and

intuitive.

WO OPERATING MODES

ULL AND

ACKGROUND

The Werks application has two operating modes: Full and Background. In Full Mode, Werks provides you with a

complete Windows interface, making it easy to monitor and manage your video feeds. In Background Mode,

Werks closes its Windows interface and displays a small icon in the system tray. While running in Background

Mode, Werks continues to record video, using very little CPU. This allows you to use all of your normal

applications, even on a minimally configured machine. Background Mode is another great feature of the

LukWerks system.

WO MAIN VIEWS

IVE AND

LAYBACK

The Werks Windows interface has two main views: Live

and Playback. The Live View allows you to monitor and

manage the live camera feeds. The Search View allows

you to find, view, and manage recorded video segments.
The title bar and the main feature buttons Setup,

Live/Search, and WILIFE, appear in both the Live and

Search Views.

Title Bar Controls

The Werks Title Bar in the upper-right corner of the application lets you view Help, Hide the on screen controls,

Minimize Werks, or run Werks in Background Mode.

Open Werks Help

Hide/Show Controls

Minimize to Taskbar

Close – run in Background

When you click the X button, Werks changes to Background Mode. A system message will let you know that

Werks is still running and recording in the background.

Main Feature Buttons

These three buttons control some of the key functions of the

Werks application. The SETUP button opens the Setup Control

Panel where you control all of the configuration options. The

Search/Live button switches between the Search View and the

Live View. (Notice that in Live View, the middle button reads GO TO

PLAYBACK, and when in PLAYBACK View, the middle button reads

GO TO LIVE – thus allowing you to switch back and forth.) The WILIFE button takes you to the LukWerks

website, where you can login to your My LukWerks account. (See the Werks Setup chapter to learn more about

camera and program configuration options.)

Some Application Features

Live View

Playback View

View live video

Play video clips

Arm email alerts

Delete segments

Turn cameras on/off

Protect segments

Email a current image

Print images