WVC54GCA - expired activeX control certificate?

[DrGonzo]

I just got this camera a few days ago and now I found out that the activeX control that is

needed to access the camera through a web browser came with an activeX control that

has an expired security certificate.

An IP camera that is considered unsafe to access by most web browsers. Nice!

I figured out how to get Internet Explorer to install the control anyways, but how about

the less computer savvy rest of my family?

Linksys tech support could not give me an ETA when this issue will be addressed. Unreal.. 

[peanuts]

Click the tools menu , then internet options . Then click the security tab . Select custom level . Look for the entry Download unsigned active x controls and Download signed active x controls . Select Enable/Prompt for both . Click OK , then OK again . Close internet explorer . Go to the ip you assigned for the camera & now you should be able to download the active x control .

Once you download & install the control & your able to view the video then go back to tools & set the internet security back to the default setting . Close your browser so the settings take effect .

You should now be good to go .

[DrGonzo]

Thanks Peanuts,

as I wrote, I was able to figure out how to make this work.

But try to explain this to my 72 year old, computer illiterate father!

I know it sounds fairly easy to get this to work, but if you're not

"good" with computers it's a pain. Trust me. I've tried to have a

friend access that camera and he's still not able to install that ocx.

I made a new web page to access the camera that uses Windows

Media Player to view the camera instead, so hopefully this will

work better. 

[kaysievert]

Hmm.. Looks like I'm the only one who is annoyed by this ocx issue.

Strange.

[lotust]

I am 

[graphix]

yeah this sucks - i can no longer view at work - i have limited access, and i could view the video up until the certificate expired. I can't get into tools to change anything. Is there another way the certificate can be re-issued by verisign? or is the only way to get into internet options from the browser?

[kaysievert]

Linksys could easily request a new certificate from VeriSign. I'm pretty sure about that.
They'll have to pay for it - but that's part of the cost of doing business.
Letting the old certificate just expire was pretty lame, IMHO..

I hope that if enough users start to complain to them like I did that they'll
do something about this.

[raycoast]

I too would like this to be fixed. I have a network where multiple users are try to access the cameras to see if a service bay is available or not. Its a real pain to reset up every user to be able to accept these certs and everytime we have a new user or the user moves to another pc on the network we need to change it. Plus it is a security threat. There is a reason it is set to not install unsigned certs.

Message Edited by raycoast on 09-11-2009 11:22 AM

[tkat17]

I've spent HOURS trying to get this working.

(Mod note: Edited for guideline compliance.)

Message Edited by iamgiantherockstar on 09-29-2009 12:12 PM

[nic2nic]

Are there any solution on this issue?

I've got the same problem. It's difficult for all my visitors to install the active-X.