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6.3 Using USB webcams

Access Devices features can be extended by adding external USB webcam. All devices providing generic USB

video class devices are supported. Please refer to see what devices we haveTested 3rd Party Peripherals

tested.

USB webcam drivers are not installed by default. Those can be installed using software component

.kernel-modules-media

To use the USB webcam we provide one software: . That software, needed libraries and driversmjpg-streamer

can be installed using single command:

[root@wrap /]$ wpkgd install kernel-modules-media libjpeg libv4l2

mjpg-streamer

Using is simple:mjpg-streamer

[root@wrap /]$ mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so"

To view output, point your browser to http://<ip-address-of-access-device>:8080/?action=snapshot to view a

single snapshot. For simple stream you need a MJPEG compatible browser e.g. Firefox. In that case use URL

http://<ip-address-of-access-device>:8080/?action=stream.