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    Here's my dilemma,

    I have a home security system, D-Link with 4 cams set up, and audible alarms to go off for motion detection.  The PC running the software is part of my home network.

    When I remote login via Remote Web Access to view the activity on that PC, all works fine, and sound is transferred over to my remote viewing pc just fine.

    When I disconnect the connection and log out, the control, in particular, Sound, is not reverted back to the local PC inside the house connected in the network.  Anyone familiar with the remote access controls that would automatically "pull" the sound back to the local machine, or do a refresh or something?  I know I don't have the right terminology here.

    I don't see any type of setting that would allow the "sound" to remain on the local machine, or play both local and remote...

    Thanks!,

    Dan

    P.S. logging in to that security PC from another local PC, I am able to set the Remote Settings to keep the sound local on the security PC.  Is there a setting in the Remote Web Access like this somewhere?
    • Edited by danieldjb Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:35 PM more info
    Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:24 PM

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    I, like Dale, am reading your post as saying you close the remote desktop window. Is that correct? If so, that's the equivalent of removing your network cable suddenly, and it will leave your session open (and will leave sound captured to it) on your remote computer. Why not use standard Windows functionality to log off the remote computer, which will gracefully disconnect you, including returning sound to the remote computer?

    As for leaving sound on the remote computer when connecting, yes you can do this. Log on to your Remote Access site, then:

    • Click "Computers" at the top of the page.
    • Click "Remote Desktop Options".
    • Make selections as needed.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    • Marked as answer by danieldjb Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:40 AM
    Wednesday, September 28, 2011 6:11 PM

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    When you say "When I disconnect the connection and log out", I assume you mean closing the RDP window and logging out of Remote Web Access. Closing the RDP window is akin to cutting the connection (ungracefully). In most cases this isn't necessarily a Bad Thing, but there is a way to tell the remote system to disconnect you and return all control to the local session.

    You didn't indicate what OS you are connecting to, but this should work for the versions of Windows XP, Vista, and 7 that support RDP:

    http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ts_cmd_tsdiscon.mspx?mfr=true

    You can just run "tsdiscon" with no arguments. I'm not sure if this leaves the session unlocked on the remote system, which is what happens if you use "tscon.exe 0 /dest:console" instead.

    You can make either of these into shortcuts.

    • Proposed as answer by Dale Start Wednesday, September 28, 2011 4:00 PM
    Wednesday, September 28, 2011 4:00 PM
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    I, like Dale, am reading your post as saying you close the remote desktop window. Is that correct? If so, that's the equivalent of removing your network cable suddenly, and it will leave your session open (and will leave sound captured to it) on your remote computer. Why not use standard Windows functionality to log off the remote computer, which will gracefully disconnect you, including returning sound to the remote computer?

    As for leaving sound on the remote computer when connecting, yes you can do this. Log on to your Remote Access site, then:

    • Click "Computers" at the top of the page.
    • Click "Remote Desktop Options".
    • Make selections as needed.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    • Marked as answer by danieldjb Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:40 AM
    Wednesday, September 28, 2011 6:11 PM
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    I could be wrong, but I suspect that if the system is playing sound bits when certain events happen, that the home security software is probably running as an application (instead of a service). Logging out would terminate the application. Just depends on how the software runs.

    Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:22 PM
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    Excellent!

    Dale, yes, Remote Desktop, thank you for the right terminology.  Also correct, this program d-view cam is an application and terminates upon logging off.  I could probably read the manual on it and find away around that, but... 

    Ken, Excellent on the menu, to be honest I thought that line item was a description, not an actual action menu!  Not having the sound be transferred over worked perfectly and the "alarm" sounds stayed on the host pc the whole time.  Perfect.

    Another option I was looking at was using Teamviewer and making that PC a host, that way I can use my finger on my Xoom (there's an app for that...).  This is all great stuff and I appreciate the help.

    Best regards,

    Dan

     


    • Edited by danieldjb Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:41 AM correction
    Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:39 AM