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Step by step instructions for installing an IP camera Introduction There are cameras on market now that can send photos over the internet without the need to be plugged into a computer. All that is needed is a router, preferably a WiFi router. Properly set up, you can view a live image from the IP camera from anywhere in the world using a browser such as Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). The more advanced models can even provide two way audio and photo storage to a USB stick or USB drive. The models I will be covering in this guide are the Linksys Router, model WRT54G Ver. 6 and the TRENDnet IP camera TV-IP312W updated to the latest firmware. Why would you want a camera connected to your router that you can access from a browser? If you going to be away for a long period of time, it might be comforting to "look in" and see how things are going. Did any trees fall that need cleaning up? Has the driveway been plowed? Is the furnace okay? Any water leaks? Has anyone been inside the house? If you're going to be away for an extended period of time and want to know the answers to any of these questions, then the recent models of IP Cameras provide a very cost effective solution. Their costs range from $70 to $200 each depending upon the features desired (more below). If you are still interested, keep reading. First a little background. The familiar webcams you can buy in any store selling computers must plug into a USB port on a computer. A different type of camera is the IP Camera which communicates directly with a router (you do need a router but you do not need a computer running all the time). Most convenient is a router that also has WiFi so the IP Camera (if it has WiFi capability) doesn't even need a hardwire connection to the router. As long as it's plugged into AC power and within range of the WiFi signal, it's

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Step by step instructions for installing an IP camera

IntroductionThere are cameras on market now that can send photos over the internet without the need to be plugged into a computer. All that is needed is a router, preferably a WiFi router. Properly set up, you can view a live image from the IP camera from anywhere in the world using a browser such as Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). The more advanced models can even provide two way audio and photo storage to a USB stick or USB drive. The models I will be covering in this guide are the Linksys Router, model WRT54G Ver. 6 and the TRENDnet IP camera TV-IP312W updated to the latest firmware.

Why would you want a camera connected to your router that you can access from a browser? If you going to be away for a long period of time, it might be comforting to "look in" and see how things are going. Did any trees fall that need cleaning up? Has the driveway been plowed? Is the furnace okay? Any water leaks? Has anyone been inside the house? If you're going to be away for an extended period of time and want to know the answers to any of these questions, then the recent models of IP Cameras provide a very cost effective solution. Their costs range from $70 to $200 each depending upon the features desired (more below). If you are still interested, keep reading.

First a little background. The familiar webcams you can buy in any store selling computers must plug into a USB port on a computer. A different type of camera is the IP Camera which communicates directly with a router (you do need a router but you do not need a computer running all the time). Most convenient is a router that also has WiFi so the IP Camera (if it has WiFi capability) doesn't even need a hardwire connection to the router. As long as it's plugged into AC power and within range of the WiFi signal, it's active and can transmit a picture anywhere in the world with access protected by an ID and password of course.

Definition of TermsNext, a few terms I'll be using:Router: It assigns a local address so your computer or IP camera can access the internet. WiFi capability adds wireless connectivity so no are wires needed between the router and the computer or camera. It plugs into your cable or DSL modem supplied by your ISP. IP: Internet Protocol. Defines rules on how computers communicate over the internet. The camera needs to be IP enabled so it can communicate with the router. ISP: Internet Service Provider such as Optimum or Verizon. IP Camera: A camera that has a built-in computer that can communicate with the router and through it the internet without the need to be plugged into another computer. Port Forwarding: Your router will have to be set up for port forwarding so the IP camera can be viewed in real-time from another computer. I'll cover how to do that.DDNS: Dynamic Domain Name System. The DNS is what you type into the address line of your browser. It consists of four numbers separated by periods, for example, typing in 72.14.213.105 in the browser address line brings up Google.com. You would normally use Google.com since it's much easier to remember and a few central computers on the

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internet do the translation automatically for you - but it's the four numbers that are actually used to access the Google site

Equipment and Accounts NeededSo let's get started. It may sound simple: buy an IP Camera, plug it into an AC outlet and presto, you can access it from any browser. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. There are a few things you must have first. I'll cover how to obtain everything you need later in the step by step guide. For now, just read through the list to get familiar with the requirements. 0 - A Computer: I initially left this out assuming everybody had one - but you do need a computer to set up the cameras, router and access the internet for updates and downloads. What I have is an Intel 920 CPU (4 cores), Windows 7, 64 bit, IE8 (32 bit) and a 15 Mbps internet connection through Optimum. I use Norton Internet Security 2010 which required no changes of any kind during the setup of the cameras. 1 - An Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as Optimum cable or Verizon DSL or cable.2 - An IP Camera. Such cameras act as their own computers and receive their own internet address assigned from the router. You can go plain or fancy with the camera. The basic camera can be had for $80 to $100 giving images only but still with WiFi access. The next steps up are ones with IR lighting for taking photos at in the dark, ones with two way audio (you can hear and speak through the camera) and even ones with a USB connection for on camera photo storage. One with all the features mentioned go for $170 to $200 apiece. 3 - A Router, preferably one with WiFi so you can place the IP Camera anywhere within range without running cables from your router but you do need AC power for the camera. 4 - A Static Internet Address for your router. Normally your internet service provider (ISP) such as Optimum or Verizon assigns you an internet address at random. Normally this is not a problem unless you want to access your computer directly from outside your home. If your internet address keeps changing, you won't know what to put in the address line of your browser. Luckily, there's a fix for this, it's called Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and there are providers that will establish a fixed address for free. A popular site is at DynDNS.com and it's the one I'll be recommending. 5 - Local Fixed Address for your IP Camera. You can do this easily in your router, I'll show you how. 6 - Port Forwarding so you can access your IP Camera from a browser outside your local network (your router). You just have to assign a unique port for each camera during your router setup. 7 - Image Storage. If you want to store images on a website for viewing at leisure, you will need access to a website for uploading. You can access your IP Camera in real-time without using a website. However, the IP Cameras in this guide come with the capability of uploading images whenever motion is detected in the field of view (a burglar?) This has the advantage of getting the image off-site so it can't be erased, even if the house burns down. You could even point one camera at the telephone and/or internet lines coming in from the street if you're concerned about someone cutting the lines but if your house has a security system, the central office will be alerted if the lines are cut anyway. I have my own website from Hostmonster.com which I use for image storage.

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All the above steps may sound a little daunting and actually they are, somewhat. However, taken a step at a time, it can be done without major problems. The internet is full of advice on how to do this but not everything is in one spot and many sites assume you know quite a bit about networking, websites and how to set up routers and IP Cameras. I can't cover all the brands of cameras, routers and DDNS services so I'll just cover the ones I'm familiar with.

Specific Equipment Covered in This GuideFirst, some equipment and accounts you will need to get started:1 - WiFi Router. I will cover the Linksys router, model WRT54G Ver. 6 but others should be similar (but not identical!)2 - IP Camera. I will cover the the TRENDnet IP cameras TV-IP312W and the TV-IP-110W. 3 - DynDNS Account. In order to access your camera from another computer outside your house, your router needs an internet address that does not change, called a Static IP Address. What you have now at home is an IP address that is assigned by your ISP and it can change depending upon the needs of the ISP. The DynDDS account is free and will provide a link that anyone can access that will point to your router regardless of changing IP addresses assigned by your ISP. I will cover set up of your DynDNS account later. 4 - Website: The IP camera can take still photos when it detects motion in its field of view. If you want to store these photos for later use (e.g., a break-in), then you will need somewhere to store them. You have two choices, either plug in a USB stick in the IP camera or send the photos to a website. The problem with the USB stick is obvious if you're trying to catch a thief, he can just unplug the stick and take the evidence with him. If you send the photos off-site, he no longer has that choice. However, then you need a website. There are free ones available but I signed up with Hostmonster. If all you want to do is see video from you camera in real-time, then you don't need a website.

Detailed Step by Step InstructionsLet's start with the step by step setup instructions assuming you already have a Linksys WiFi router, a computer (for setting up the camera) and an internet connection per above. STEP 1: Buy the IP Camera(s)First we'll shop for an IP Camera. I bought four cameras: one was just a camera with no extras and the others with IR lighting for night pictures, two-way audio and USB storage. All had WiFi capability with internal servers so neither required a computer for sending pictures to the internet. The Trendnet TV-IP312W is the deluxe version and the TV-IP110W for just video and photos. A convenient store for buying these cameras or any other electronic equipment is Newegg. They have good prices and no taxes for NYS residents. Here's the Newegg links for TV-IP312W and TV-IP110W . Shop around, you may find better prices elsewhere. Trendnet or other camera manufacturers have other camera versions that will probably work too but I will not be covering them in this guide.

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Pictured is the TV-IP110W, it's an IP camera but has no sound capability and no IR illumination so it needs light for a picture. Both this camera and the TV-IP312W come with a CD software disk, a brief manual, 6 ft of CAT5 cable (for a hardwire connection to your router - required for updating the Firmware), a mount with a ball joint attachment to the camera so the pointing direction can be fine tuned, screws for attaching the mounting stand to a wall, a short WiFi antenna and an AC power supply. Not a bad package for $80 with rebate. I never used the manual, I just downloaded the IP Setup file described later in this guide off the Trendnet website and went from there. I also downloaded the manual off the same site.

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STEP 2: Set up the IP CameraFirst we'll set up the TV-IP312W camera (same steps for the TV-IP110W)1 - Open the Linksys router home page by entering 192.168.1.1 in the address field of your browser. You will then be asked for your Username and Password. Hopefully, you know what that is. If you've never entered an ID or password, then the defaults are: ID = admin, PW = admin. An excerpt from the first page is shown below:

2 - Look at the line "Starting IP Address: 192.168.1.____ " and write down the number in the last box. For my setup, the number was 100. That's the starting address for the router to assign IP addresses for whatever is hooked up to your router (computer, laptop, IP cameras, etc.) 3 - Look at "Maximum Number of DHCP Users": In my system, the number is 50 (which is overkill, but I let it stay there). That's the maximum number of combined hard wired and WiFi users you allow to connect to your router for internet access. Write this number down. 4 - Plug in the camera and connect a wired line (CAT5 cable from your router) plugged into the back of the camera and load the IP Camera software from the Trendnet download page.

- First download and run IP Setup, about halfway down the page. Here's an image of the webpage listing for IP Setup. Click on "IP Setup" and install and then run the app.

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You'll get a pop up box headings of "IP Address, Device Name, MAC Address".Note the IP Address. The last number in the sequence of four numbers must be in the range you wrote down in 1 and 2 above. For example, my starting address was 192.168.1.100 with an additional 50 address above that number available. If the displayed IP Address for the camera is outside that range of 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.149, then you can't access the camera. So the first step is to change the camera's IP address to within the range of addresses that the router assigned. In the above window example, click on the camera you want to change (you could have more than one) and it will highlight in blue. Then click on the "Change IP" button.

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In the example above, it's the 240 number you have to change, I used 130 for my Family Room camera. For every camera you add, just increment the number by one. The back porch camera's address is 192.168.1.132. Just replace the 240 number with 130 for the first of your cameras. You then have to enter the ID and password, admin/admin by default until you change the ID and password using the camera's software later and click on "Change". You'll get a message about the camera rebooting. Leave all other numbers the same.

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5 - Now open your browser and type in the IP Address you entered for the camera in the address field of your browser, I typed in 192.168.1.130 and I was asked for an ID and password (see above image). Just put in admin, admin for now. Your will be asked for approval to download an add-on to your browser, click OK. In the example above, I had already setup DDNS so I used an address of the type myweb.homeip.net instead of 192.168.1.130. For your first set up, you'll use the address you assigned to the camera such as 192.168.1.130.

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6 - Now you should be viewing an image through the camera! The camera has a lot of functions, I won't cover all of them, read the manual (there's a term for that on the internet, it's RTFM, like Read the Friendly Manual, sometimes another word gets substituted for "Friendly" in heated discussions). However, I will cover some of the basic setup actions so first click on the "Setup" button in the upper left corner.

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7 - Basic Camera SetupThe Basic -> System screen will appear. I will be using the Button 1 -> Button 2 convention in this guide. It just means to click on Button 1 first and then Button 2.

- Basic -> System:- Name the camera: You will see a page to enter the camera name and

location. The location name will appear in the browser as you access the live image to remind you where the camera is located.

- Indication LED control: Turns the LED on that indicates it's active. If you're using the camera for intrusion detection, you might want it off to avoid attracting attention to the camera. Click on Apply button when done.

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- Basic -> Date & Time:- Chose Synchronize with NTP Server- NTP Server Address = time-a.nist.gov- Update interval = 6 hoursThis allows the camera to query an external website for the correct time.

You can't just use the PC time since the PC may be off when the camera is on.

- Basic -> User: you can set the camera password on this page and even allow different levels of access for family, it's all in the manual but I'll cover this in more detail later.

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- Network -> Network:- IP Settings should already be set to static with the IP address =

192.168.1.130. Leave everything else blank. You don't have to worry about the port number unless you are installing more than one camera in which case each camera needs a different port number. You second camera would have 192.168.1.131 and use port 81, for example.

- Primary DNS and Secondary DNS. Numbers need to be supplied so the camera can communicate with the internet. To get the numbers, click in your computer window at the bottom left icon to bring up the list of programs on your computer. Find "Accessories" and click on it. Find "Command Prompt" and click. It will bring up a small black screen (DOS). Type in "ipconfig/all" without the quotes and hit Enter.

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Scroll through the information (scroll up and down) until you find an entry "DNS Servers". It will show two sets of numbers. Enter these two number as the Primary and Secondary DNS in the Network -> Network window. Be sure to click on "Apply" when done.

- UpnP: Check the UPnP box to enable Universal Plug and Play- Port Number: Leave as is unless you adding more than one camera. A

second camera would need port 81, third 82, etc. If you change the port to anything other than 80, you won't be able to access the camera until you add ":81" at the end of the address. For example, for the first camera you entered 192.168.1.130 and port 80 was assumed. For port 81 you will have to enter 192.168.1.131:81 in the address line of your browser (each camera needs a different address and port number so the second camera was previously assigned the 131 number).

- Network -> Wireless:- Enable: check the box if you want to enable wireless- Network ID (SSID): enter the name of your wireless network or you can

click on Site Survey which will search for wireless signals in your area and you can chose

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the one you want to connect to by double clicking on its name. Using the survey, the Channel and Authentication type will be filled in automatically (channel 6 and Open)

- Encryption: the only choice is WEP for this camera, unfortunately. If you have WPA or some other encryption for your WiFi, you'll have to convert to WEP if you want your camera to access your WiFi.

- Format: HEX- Key Length 1: 128 bits (better than 64 at least)- WEP Key 1: Enter the wireless key as it appears on the Linksys wireless

security page of your router. You can just copy and paste the key from the Linksys router page.

Be sure to click on "Apply" when done.

You Linksys router wil have a Passphrase and Key 1. I've erased my Passphrase and Key 1 for obvious reasons in the example above. Just copy the key out of "Key 1" and paste in "WEP Key 1" on the "Network & Wireless Setting" page shown previously. Note that the Linksys router is using WEP, 128 bit encryption in HEX, same as the camera.

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- Video/Audio -> Camera- Image Setting: I've left all in default mode for now. They can be changed

for optimum image viewing later. The frequency selection is meant to avoid interference with lights that blink (fluorescents, LEDs, etc.). If the camera is to view an outdoor scene, set on "Outdoors".

- Overlay Setting: I've checked both the "Include Date & Time" and "Enable Opaque". These options put a time stamp on all photos that's clearly visible in the upper left corner. Click on "Submit" when done.

- Video/Audio -> Video: I've left all settings at default, you can chose to adjust per the manual.

- Video/Audio -> Audio: All boxes checked and volume at 90.

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- Event Server -> FTP: If you want to save images to a webpage, you'll have to click "Event Server" and then "FTP" on the Trendnet camera display on your browser. You will get a page asking for access info for your website. I can't cover all the details here but in short form:

- Host Address: this is the internet address of your site- Port Number: leave the default of 21 alone.- User Name: the access ID for your website- Password: the access password for your website- Directory Path: path for where you want to store the photos on your

website. It usually starts with "/public_html/" followed by the name of your website and folder. The camera will automatically create subfolders with the "Filename Prefix" entered on the Event Config -> General page coming up later and will create additional subfolders under that name for each day with images.

- Passive Mode: Check the box. I don't use the e-mail or Network Storage options but details are in the manual for those that want to.

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- Motion Detect: Clicking on the Motion Detect button, you can adjust the area that the camera looks at for a change in image and adjust the level of the change that triggers a photo to be taken. You have two boxes to move around and resize. The trigger threshold can be adjusted as desired but should be set fairly low.

- Event Config -> General - Filename Prefix: The file name prefix is used to create a folder on your

website for image storage. Additional subfolders are created for each day images are taken. All images for a given day are stored in that day's folder.

- Recording Interval: I didn't set up any network storage so I just left it at default

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- Event Config -> Schedule Profile. I only have one profile so I didn't use this feature.

- Event Config -> Motion Detect Trigger- Enable: Check the box- Schedule Profiles: Select always- Actions: I only wanted an image upload to my website when motion was

detected by the camera so I only selected "FTP Upload".

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- Event Config -> Schedule Trigger. In addition to taking images when motion is detected, the camera can also take images at specified intervals and send them to an e-mail account, FTP or network storage. I didn't use any of these, I depended upon the camera to detect motion and FTP upload only.

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- ToolsYou can do a Factory Reset if things get out of hand or just a system reboot or save a configuration (if you do a factory reset but want your old settings). I mainly use this page for updating firmware. Check the Trendnet site for the latest firmware and follow the directions carefully for updating your camera. I found that the firmware on all four cameras were downlevel, I updated all four.

- USBI don't use USB storage so there's no info on this option in the guide, see the manual.

- InformationA summary page of how the camera is set up. It's good for checking the Firmware version.

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STEP 3: Obtain a fixed IP AddressIf you want to access your camera from outside your home network (from anywhere in the world), you will require a static IP address, not the random one assigned by your ISP. You could pay extra and get a static IP address from your ISP but you can obtain a free static address from DynDNS. Follow their directions and you will be given:

Here's an excerpt from their home page. Click on "Get Started"

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The next page gives you the choices above. - Hostname: Enter a host name in the "Hostname" box and chose one of the many

suffixes for the rest of the domain address. Any name entered for Hostname will do as long as DynDNS tells you it's unique. For the rest of the address, I chose homeip.net but you can select any of the other choices. Click on the "down arrow" to see the choices.

- Service Type: leave the default, "Host with IP address"- IP Address: Enter your current IP address, it's shown in the box at the end of

"Your current location's IP address is" (I erased my from the insert but it will appear in the white box)

- Mail Routing: I left this blank- What do you want to use this host for? I clicked on "webcam" - Add to cart: click on "Add to Cart" after clicking on "webcam"

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Now you are asked to select a username, password, e-mail address and whether you want to subscribe to a newsletter. So enter a unique username (if it's not unique, they will tell you so and ask you to select another one) and the rest of the information requested. With that you will now have an address that anyone can enter into the address field of IE8 and be directed to your camera regardless of what changes your ISP may make with your numeric IP address. Your new host address will always direct users to your camera. Of course, they will still have to enter their sign in ID and password. For example. if your website is named "mysite.com" then the new host name from DynDNS could be "mysite.homeip.net" . Enter this new host name along with the DynDNS User Name and Password into the same named fields on the router, see below.

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Return to the router setup screen and click on "Setup -> DDNS". A page will show boxes as above for entry of:

- DDNS service: I use DynDNS.org, it's free, clicking on the down arrow will show other choices.

- User Name (with the DDNS service you selected above)- Password (password of DDNS service)- Host Name of DDNS service (mysite.homeip.net, for example)- Internet IP Address (your current IP address assigned by your ISP which is filled

in automatically by the router and is in red, four numbers separated by periods (I erased my IP address in the insert above)

- Status: It should read "Update success" with a note on whether your address changed or not.DynDNS.org will automatically check the router daily to be sure it has the right IP address stored that was assigned by the ISP.

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SETP 4: Enable Port Forwarding- Applications & Gaming -> Port Range Forward

You have one more step to go yet. In order to see through your camera from another computer not on your network (external network: friend's house, at work, etc.), you need to enable port forwarding on your router

- Application: Just enter a name for the camera so you can remember which one it is.

- Start: This is the start of the port range. The camera default that it's already set up for is 80. I have more entries because I have four cameras.

- End: Also enter 80- IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the camera. We chose 130

previously so the full address will read 192.168.1.130- Enable: Check the enable box. - Save Settings: Click on the Save Settings box.

Now if you ask a friend outside your house to enter "mysite.homeip.net" (replacing "mysite" with whatever word you chose during DynDNS setup) in the address field of his browser, he will see through your camera! Wave! Of course, you'll have to tell him the ID and password of your camera first (which you can change to something more secure

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than admin, admin (RTFM)) Upon first access, he'll also be asked to approve the downloading of the camera viewing software for installation into his browser.

STEP 5: Add More Cameras!The first camera used the default port forward port 80 which required no further setup. However, if you want to add more cameras, then each one needs its own port and static IP address. So a second camera could be set up on port 81 and at IP address 192.168.1.131, for example, and be enabled in the Linksys page. Accessing the second camera outside your network would require one more step in the address. For example, the address would become "mysite.homeip.net:81" When you accessed the first camera, port 80 was assumed.

Well, that's it, you now have a working IP camera system! For accessing our system with a laptop, I've used IE8 and a netbook running XP SP3which works fine. When you access each camera for the first time, you will be asked to install a viewing program. Just click yes and you will be a live image through the camera. Don't forget to change the passwords to something other than admin/admin!!

STEP 6: Check Your Webpage to Ensure Pictures Are Being UploadedCamera(s) should now be uploading pictures to your webpage whenever motion is detected or on some schedule you entered during camera setup. Check you website to be sure this is happening. If during the setup of "Event Server -> FTP" you clicked on "Test" and got a confirmation of a successful upload, then your pictures should be on your server.

STEP 7: Test Accessing Your Camera(s) from the InternetGo to a location outside your network such at a local WiFi outlet or a friend's house. Open IE8 and enter "http://mysite.homeip.net" (remember to include "http://" in the address) into the address line of the browser. Your first camera should ask you for an ID and password and then display a live image. In some cases, something on your computer may be using port 80 and not letting you access it (all in one printers, scanners, copiers, etc. are notorious for this) and rather than spending hours trying to debug the problem, just switch the port number on both the camera setup and port forwarding on the router to port 81. After the port number changes, everything should work fine. In my case, I had four cameras with ports 80, 81, 82, and 83. I could access all the cameras from an external point except the one on port 80. Switching the camera from port 80 to 84 and also changing the router settings to forward port 84 solved the problem. I can now access all four camera from outside my network. Remember, to access a camera on port 81 you would enter, "http://mysite.homeip.net:81" into the address line of the router.

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STEP 8: Final TweaksIf you haven't already done it, now is the time to set your admin password. Return to the Basic -> User page, shown above:

- Administration. Enter a new password in the Password box and in the Confirm Passwords box and click on Modify.

- General User: I don't use this choice since this camera doesn't pan or tilt. - Guest: This entry allow a guest to view the live output of the camera but he can't

change any of the settings. - User Name: Enter a unique name for each guest you select to have the

capability of viewing live images through the camera. - Password: Enter a password and then click on Add/Modify. - User List: The Guest you entered will appear in the User List which you

will be able to add to or modify in the future. When the guest enters http://mysite.homeip.net:(port number) in his IE8 browser, a box will pop up asking him to enter his user name and password, then the image from the camera will be displayed. PS - don't let admin stay in the system for your own password!!

Well, that's it. This started out as a two page reminder for me on how to install IP cameras but turned into quite a bit more detail so I thought I would post it for use by others wanting to do the same thing - to save some time and head scratching.

Hopefully helpful, Bob

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