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📸Cameras & Camera Software => Legacy non Wi-Fi X10 Cameras => Camera General Discussion => Vanguard Internet Control Center => Topic started by: philby on November 08, 2009, 02:08:19 PM

Title: gate.x10.com crashes
Post by: philby on November 08, 2009, 02:08:19 PM

Hi
I recieved my webcam today and it works great sending a nice clear image to my PC.
I go to http://gate.x10.com and internet explorer crashes.
The sceen is black and then it closes the window.
I use IE 8 with windows vista. I live in Houston TX, and I use ATT uverse if that means anything.
Not too sure what I am supposed to do to get this to
work. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
Phil

Title: Re: gate.x10.com crashes
Post by: Dan Lawrence on November 08, 2009, 07:12:34 PM

There's something very wrong with  http://gate.x10.com.  I tried it through the link you provided with Firefox 3.5.5 and I got a totally black screen, but Firefox didn't crash.

Title: Re: gate.x10.com crashes
Post by: Brian H on November 09, 2009, 06:15:20 AM

I just tried it and also got the black screen. IE8
I also may have gotten a clue. A security notice popped up and basically said IE has blocked a site from installing an ActiveX Control on the computer. So it could be a Security Setting blocking the site.

Title: Re: gate.x10.com crashes
Post by: Knightrider on November 09, 2009, 08:09:59 PM

ActiveX and firefox aren't compatible.  There is a firefox extension that allows for a work-around, but it essentially opens a virtual IE tab.

Thus explains Dan's conundrum

Title: Re: gate.x10.com crashes
Post by: jkmcc on November 10, 2009, 02:58:37 PM

I have tried the last couple days to get onto this.  I am unable.   Is the http://gate.x10.com server having problems?

I have tried a couple machines all with different versions of IE.   Everyting from IE 8 to IE 7

This is very frustrating

Title: Re: gate.x10.com crashes
Post by: Brian H on November 10, 2009, 06:14:33 PM

X10 may know if the servers are having problems.
Since the forums are mostly volunteers. We may not have that information on server conditions.

Title: Re: gate.x10.com crashes
Post by: Knightrider on November 10, 2009, 08:28:59 PM

To jkmcc and philby:

I feel your pain.  The server issue is nothing new and I've personally had problems since 2007 and I think the forum has posts indicating the same dating back much farther. 

Here's the work around:

Real VNC or LogMeIn.  Both have a free version available and will let you run things remotely.

An advance search on the above two will turn up much discussion on the pros and cons of each.

Title: Re: gate.x10.com crashes
Post by: Outlander on November 28, 2009, 09:14:04 PM

Well first off hello folks, Not sure if anyone has explained it but herewe go:
1. on the man Vanguard screen (your pc), click optons, then remote user. There is a access ID number, write it down. then you have to crate a password. now click on the connect button. it should display (online)
2. now open your browser to (http://gate.x10.com/).
3. put your mouse curser on the little vanguard window and right click on it to make it 100%. You sould be looking at the remote vanguad sceen.
4.on the remote vanguard screen click on the connect button. a pop up window will display asking for a user name, password and access id. create a name put your password in and put the access id you wrote down, then hit connect.
5. the screen should say accessing image. wait a few seconds and it should come up. But if you have low bandwidth it might not come up to fast.

it took me a while to get it up and going. Hope this helps. >!