Have you ever wondered who’s stopped by while you weren’t home? Or were you expecting someone, but couldn’t wait around, Like a package from UPS or FedEx? Did the cable company say that they would be sending someone by, and they didn’t show when they were supposed to? How can you know when he showed up? And if you need to, can you prove it?

Now you can. Because now you can have XRay Vision email you as soon as someone comes to the door. That way you will know when they got there, who they are, and you can see them in real time while you’re away at work. Sound too good to be true? Well it’s not really. And it’s all very simple to set up. Here’s how it works.

The tools you’re going to need for this are the XCam2 (VK49AS) or XCam2 WideEye (XX13A), XRay Vision (VK50A), an ISP, and a front door. We’ll show you two ways, to connect, depending on your Internet connection (i.e. DSL or modem connection).

Let’s start with the camera. Mount the camera just about anywhere that will provide you with a decent view of the door, and the porch. If you live in an apartment, then any place you can get a decent view of the door and the immediate surroundings.

Next, we’ll setup XRay Vision. The first thing you’re going to need to do is setup and run XRay Vision. For this article, we'll assume that XRay Vision is already installed and working on your PC.

In order to make sure you catch every time someone comes to your door, you should set XRay Vision to capture images fairly frequently. To do this, right click on the XRay Vision interface with your mouse to bring up the menu. Go to Settings and then Preferences. Change the "Save Picture Every (sec)" setting to something under 20 seconds to ensure that XRay Vision captures everything.

While you are in the Preferences menu, you can also set XRay Vision to mark the areas in the images where motion has occurred. Just check the "Mark Motion" box to do this.

Once the motion capture is set up, you need to set up how XRay Vision will send you e-mail. From the pop-up menu, choose Settings then Internet & Dial-Up Settings. Select the "Email" tab and enter the e-mail information – the address you want to send to, etc. – you want to use. If you are using a modem to connect to the Internet you should also enter your dial-up settings under the "Connection" tab.

Now open the pop-up menu again and go to Settings and Server Events. Choose the "Email." In this window you’ll tell XRay Vision when to send you images by e-mail. Under "Events" check the "When detecting motion" box. This will tell XRay Vision to email you when it senses motion. So if you’re expecting a package from UPS or FedEx, or you’re wanting to know when the cable guy finally showed up, as soon as they move toward the door, this will automatically notify you by sending you email.

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