Y-cam Black S Specification

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ThismanualappliestothefollowingY‐camproducts.

Y‐camBlackSD

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Featuresandoperationslistedinthis anualdependonthespecificmodel.

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Pleasereadthismanualcarefullybeforeattemptingtoinstalloroperatethisproduct.

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UserManual

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English

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‐camKnightSD

Y‐camWhiteSD

Y‐camBullet

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Eachcamerasmodelnamecanbefoundonthereverseofthecamera.

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Pleaseretainthismanualforyourfuturereference.

Manualisawork‐in‐progressandisconstantlybeingu

Youareinvitedtocheckthewebsiteregularlyforupdatedversions.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................4

1.1

 APPROVALINFORMATION.............................................................................................................................................4

1.2

 RESTRICTIONS.............................................................................................................................................................5

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OWERSUPPLY...........................................................................................................................................................5

1.4

 MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................................................................5

1.5

 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................................6

1.6 M

INIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................................6

2.0 MAINFEATURES...............................................................................................................................................7

2.1 Y‐

CAMATAGLANCE.....................................................................................................................................................8

2.2 Y‐

CAMBULLETATAGLANCE..........................................................................................................................................9

2.3

 MICROSDCARDINFORMATIONANDINSTALLATION.........................................................................................................10

2.31 MICROSDCARDINSTALLATIONFORY‐CAMBLACK,KNIGHTANDWHITEMODELS................................................................................11

2.32 MICROSDCARDINSTALLATIONFORY‐CAMBULLET........................................................................................................................11

3.0 INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................12

3.1

 CONNECTINGYOURY‐CAMINTOAROUTER/SWITCH.......................................................................................................12

3.2 C

ONNECTINGYOURY‐CAMDIRECTLYTOA COMPUTER.....................................................................................................13

4.0 Y‐CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATION...................................................................................................................14

4.1 Y‐

CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONFORPC......................................................................................................................14

4.11 MANUALLYSETTINGTCP/IPSETTINGSFORACAMERA..................................................................................................................16

4.2 Y‐

CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONFORMAC...................................................................................................................18

4.3 F

INDINGYOURCAMERAWITHY‐CAMSETUP..................................................................................................................19

5.0 WELCOMETOYOURY‐CAM!...........................................................................................................................20

5.1 U

SERINTERFACE(INTERNETEXPLORER)........................................................................................................................21

5.2 U

SERINTERFACE(FIREFOXANDSAFARI)........................................................................................................................23

6.0 Y‐CAMSETTINGS.............................................................................................................................................24

6.01 WIZARD–EASYSETUP............................................................................................................................................................26

6.1 C

AMERAMENU.........................................................................................................................................................27

6.11 CAMERASETUP......................................................................................................................................................................27

6.12 STREAMSETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................29

6.13 OSDSETUP........................................................................................................................................................................... 31

6.14 NIGHTVISIONSETUP*.............................................................................................................................................................32

6.2 N

ETWORKMENU......................................................................................................................................................33U

6.21 WIRELESSSETUP.....................................................................................................................................................................33

6.211 INFRASTRUCTUREWIRELESSSETUPOPTIONS.......................................................................................................................34

6.212 ADHOCWIRELESSSETUPOPTIONS....................................................................................................................................35

6.22 TCP/IPSETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................36

6.23 PPPOESETUP........................................................................................................................................................................37

6.24 DDNSSETUP.........................................................................................................................................................................38

6.25 UPNPSETUP.........................................................................................................................................................................39

6.26 VIEWINGYOURCAMERAEXTERNALLY..........................................................................................................................................40

6.3 A

LARMMENU..........................................................................................................................................................41U

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6.31 DIGITALI/OSETUP(Y‐CAMBULLETONLY)..................................................................................................................................41

6.32 MOTIONDETECTION(INTERNETEXPLORER).................................................................................................................................43

6.33 MOTIONDETECTION(NONINTERNETEXPLORER)..........................................................................................................................44

6.34 SCHEDULESETUP....................................................................................................................................................................45

6.35 ALARMMANAGEMENT‐FTP....................................................................................................................................................46

6.36 ALARMMANAGEMENT‐EMAIL.................................................................................................................................................47

6.37 PERIODICSENDING‐FTP.........................................................................................................................................................48

6.38 PERIODICSENDING‐EMAIL......................................................................................................................................................49

6.39 BUFFERMANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................................................50

6.4

 ALARMSERVER.........................................................................................................................................................51

6.41 FTPSERVER...........................................................................................................................................................................51

6.42 E‐MAILSERVERS.....................................................................................................................................................................52

6.421 Y‐CAMWITHGMAILSERVERS...........................................................................................................................................53

6.5 SD

FUNCTIONS(SHOWSWHENMICROSDCARDISINSERTED)...........................................................................................54

6.51 RECORDONALARM.................................................................................................................................................................54

6.52 SNAPSHOTONALARM.............................................................................................................................................................56

6.53 CONTINUOUSRECORD.............................................................................................................................................................57

6.54 SNAPSHOTATINTERVAL...........................................................................................................................................................58

6.55 SDFILEFTPSENDING.............................................................................................................................................................59

6.56 BROWSESDCARD...................................................................................................................................................................60

6.57 SDFORMAT...........................................................................................................................................................................61

6.6 T

OOLSMENU...........................................................................................................................................................62

6.61 SYSTEMIDENTITY....................................................................................................................................................................62

6.62 USERMANAGEMENT...............................................................................................................................................................63

6.63 DATE&TIME.........................................................................................................................................................................64

6.64 BACKUPANDRESET.................................................................................................................................................................65

6.65 FIRMWAREUPGRADE..............................................................................................................................................................66

6.7 S

YSTEMMENU..........................................................................................................................................................68

6.8 S

UPPORTMENU........................................................................................................................................................69U

6.9 REBOOT...................................................................................................................................................................70

7.0 ADVANCEDSETTINGS......................................................................................................................................71

7.1 P

ORTFORWARDING...................................................................................................................................................71

7.2 P

ROXYSERVERSETTING..............................................................................................................................................72

7.3 E

NABLINGACTIVEXININTERNETEXPLORER...................................................................................................................73

7.4 R

ECOVERINGFROMAFAILEDFIRMWAREUPDATE............................................................................................................74

7.5 R

ESETTINGTHEY‐CAMTOFACTORYDEFAULTS...............................................................................................................76

7.6 T

HIRDPARTYSOFTWARE............................................................................................................................................76

7.7 A

LTERNATIVEMETHODSOFACCESSINGTHEVIDEOSTREAM...............................................................................................76

7.8 V

IEWINGYOURY‐CAMONAMOBILEPHONE.................................................................................................................77

8.0 TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................................................78

9.0 GLOSSARYOFTERMS......................................................................................................................................80

* NightvisionsettingsonlyavailableonY‐camBlack,Y‐camKnightandY‐camBulletmodels.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

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ThankyouforpurchasingaY‐camwirelessinternetvideocamera.

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Pleasereadthefollowinginstructionscarefullybeforeattemptingtoinstallorusethecamera.

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TheY‐camcanbeaccessedremotely,andcontrolledfromanyPC/laptopoveranIntranetortheInternetviaaweb

browser.Theuserfriendlyinstallationprocedureandintuitiveweb‐basedinterfaceallowseasyintegrationwithyour

homeorbusinessnetworkorWiFi.TheY‐camalsocomeswithmotiondetectionsoftwarethatcangeneratealarm

triggersviae‐mailandbyuploadingimagesstraighttoawebsite.

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Notice

Thisproductmaycauseinterferencewithotherwirelessequipmentthatoperateat2.4GHzISMband.Intheeventof

interferencepleaseturnoffoneofthedevicesorremoveittoasafedistance.

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ProductAssurance

This2.4GHzwirelesscamerameetswirelessfreque ncysecuritystandardsandrecommendedindexesduringoperation.

Thesestandardsandindexesarecertificatedbytheacademicorganization asill ustratedinthefollowingp a ragraphs.

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1.1 ApprovalInformation

AllourproductsmeettherequirementsforapprovalbyFCCandCE,andareauthorizedtobeartheFCCandCEmark.

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FCC:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15

oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential

installationthisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin

accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio communications.However,thereisno

guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference

toradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheeq uipmentoffandon,theuserisencouraged

totrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

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‐Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.

‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

‐Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

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(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfuli nterference

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(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation

Changesandmodificationnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturerorregistrantofthisequipmentcanvoidyour

authoritytooperatethisequipmentunderFederalCommunicationsCommissionrules.

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CE:ThisproductcomplieswithstandardsincludingLowVoltageDeviceDirective73/23/EEC;EMCDirective89/336/EEC

andR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC.ItpassedthesubjecttestsbytheauthorityconcernedandisauthorizedtobearCE

mark.

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1.2 Restrictions

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1.DONOTusethisproducttoviolateone'sprivacy.Monitoringone'sactivitieswithoutconsentisillegalandthis

productisnotdesignedandmanufactured forsuchpurpose.

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2.DONOTputthisproductnearanymedicalequipment.Radio wavesmightpotentiallycausebreakdownofelectrical

medicalequipment.

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3.Thisproductshouldbeplacedatleast1footawayfromanyheartpacemaker.Radiowavesmightpotentially

influenceheartpacemaker.

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4.DONOTusethisproductforanyillegalactivities.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheusageofthiscamer a

isofalegalnature.

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1.3 PowerSupply

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Thisproductconformstothefollowingapprovals:

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ULMark‐Americanpowersupplyauthentication.CEMark‐EuropeanUnionpowersupplyauthentication

GSMark‐Germanpowersupplyauthentication.SAAMark‐Australiapowersupply authentication

PSEMark‐Japanpowersupplyauthentication.CCCMark‐Chinapowersupplyauthenti cation

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Whenusingthepoweradapter,makesureyourpowerratingiscompatiblewiththatofthedevicetoavoidpotential

damage.

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1.4 Maintenance

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1.EnsurethattheY‐camanditspowersource havesufficientventilation;

2.Donotshakestrikeordroptheproduct;

3.Keepthecameradryanddustlessandavoidexposingittodirectsunlight;

4.Donotplacetheproductnearanymagneticobjects;

5.Avoidputtingtheproductinplaceswherethereisconstantchangeintemperatureand humidity;

6.Keeptheproductawayfromheatsources;

7.Donotusethecameranearaggressivechemicals;

8.Donotusethiscameranearwater;

9.Donotusethecameraintheplaceswhichareenclosedbymetal.Thesurroundingmetalmayshieldthe

electromagneticwaves,andresultinfailureofsignalreception;

10.Pleasefollowyourlocalgovernmentsenvironmentprotectionpolicies;

11.Pleaseturnoffthepowerwhenleftunused;

12.Donotdisassembleorattempttorepairthecamera;doingsomightcausedamagetotheproductandwillinvalidate

warranty.

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1.5 Recommendations

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1. Newfirmwareversionsarereleasedperiodicallyandtheyprovidenewfeatures,improvementtoexistingfeatures,

fixestoknownissuesorbugs,etc.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyouupgradetothelatestfirmwareversion

availableforyourY‐camproductbeforeset‐up(assettingsmay belost).Toensurethatyouhavethemostrecent

firmware,pleasevisithttp://www.y‐cam.com

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2. ItisrecommendedthatY‐camproductsarenotinstallednearmicrowaveovensorDECTphones(cordlessphones)as

thesedevicestendtointerferewiththeWiFisignal.

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1.6 MinimumSystemRequirements

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A PC or Mac is required for the initial setup of a Y-cam only and once the camera is configured, a Y-cam can be used

independently without being connected to a computer.

Network requirements:

• Network Connection: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet card

• Wireless router (if wireless connectivity required)

• Broadband Connection: Minimum 128kb/s upload speed (if internet access to your Y-cam is required)

PC Requirements:

• Processor: Intel Pentium III, 800MHz or Higher (Pentium IV, 2GHz or higher recommended)

• Memory (RAM): 128Mb (256Mb or higher recommended).

• Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

• Web Browser: Internet Explorer Version 5.5 or above, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome.

• Plug-ins: Quicktime (for non-IE browsers)

Mac Requirements:

• Processor: 800MHz - PowerPC G4 or Intel.

• Memory (RAM): 128Mb (256Mb or higher recommended).

• Operating System: Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger.

• Web Browser: Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and most other browsers

• Plug-ins: Quicktime (for non-IE browsers)

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EUEnvironmentalProtection

Wasteelectricalproductsshouldnotbedisposedofwithhouseholdwaste.Pleaserecyclewherefacilitiesexist.

CheckwithyourLocalAuthorityorretailerforrecyclingadvice.

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2.0 MAINFEATURES

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EasyInstallation

ThesetupCD‐ROMincludestheCameraSetupsoftware,UserMan ualandQuickInstallationGuide.Withindustry

standardautomaticconfiguration‐UPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay),yourPCorMacwilldiscoverandconnecttoyour

cameraautomatically.

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802.11b/gWirelessLANConnectionAvailable

TheY‐camisdesignedtonotonlyworkwithyourexistingwirednetworkbutalsowithstandard802.11b/gwireless

devices,allowingtheflexibility tooperatetheY‐camwirelessly.Y‐camutilizes SSIDfilteringandpowerful64/128bit

WEP,WPAandWPA2encryptiontoprotectyoufromunauthorizedaccess.

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HighCompressionMPEG‐4

TheY‐camfeaturesMPEG4‐compressionwhichcompressesthevideotomaketransmissionfasterandmoreefficient.

TheMPEG4imagecanbetransmittedwithabitrateof2048kbpsat30framespersecond.

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MJPEGStreaming

TheY‐camlivestreamcanbeviewedusingvariousbrowsersoroperatingsystems

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ColourLowLightView

SomeY‐cammodelsfeatureColourLow‐LightViewMode,whichautomaticallyadjuststhebrightnesssettingwhenthe

roomlightisdimmed.

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Multi‐ClientAccess

TheY‐camallowsupto16userstoviewthelivevideosimultaneously.Pleasenotethatasthenumberofsimultaneously

connecteduserstoY‐camincreases,theoverallmotionperformancewilldecrease.

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AudioTransmission

TheY‐camcomeswithabuilt‐inmicrophoneforaudiomonitoringaswellasvideomonitoring.SoundcapturedbytheY‐

camistransmittedtotheclient’s PC.

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Two‐wayaudiocommunication(withY‐camBulletonly,usingInternetExplorerfromaWindowsPC)

Byconnectingamplifiedspeakers(notsupplied)tothecamerayoucansendaudiotothecamerawhichwillbe

broadcastedontheconnectedspeakers.Thisenablesa2wayconversationthroughthecamera’sbuilt‐inmicrophone.

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SnapshotandRecording

Youcancaptureastillimageofthecam eraviewonyourPCandsavetheimageasJPGorBMPformatfile.Youcan

recordthevideoandaudiocapturedbythecameraonyourPCandsaveasanASFformatfile(WindowsPCrunning

InternetExplorer).Otherrecordingsoftwareisavailablefromthirdpartiesforvariousplatforms.PleaseseetheY‐cam

websiteforalistofSolutionPartnerproductshttp://www.y‐cam.co m

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MotionDetectionFunction

TheY‐camcandetectchangesintheimagebeingmonitored.Onceachangeoccursitwillsendanemailtoupto3email

addresseswithsnapshotofwhattriggeredthemotionattached.ThesnapshotcanalsobeuploadedtoanFTPserver.In

additionthecameracanbeconfiguredtosendsnapshotsviae‐mailorFTPatregularintervals.Thecameracanalsobe

configuredtoFTPvideosonmotiondetectiontemporarilystoringthemonanSDcard(notsupplied).

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Authentication

AnauthenticationwindowrequiresyoutoentertheuserIDandpassword.Passwordsecuritycanpreventunregistered

usersfromaccessingyourcamera.

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RTSPMPEG4Streamingand3GPPStreaming

TheY‐camlivestreamcanbeviewedviaRealPlayerorQuickTime.TheY‐camlivestreamcanalsobeviewedusinga

mobilephonerunningRealPlayerorQuickTime.Thevideosizeis176x144.

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OSD(OnScreenDisplay)

TheOSDfunctioncandisplaysystemname,dateandtimeorauser‐definedmessageinthetoplefthandcornerofvideo

stream.

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MicroSDCardRecording

UsingthebuiltinmicroSD cardslot,theY‐camnolongerneedstobeconnectedtoanetworkorInternettostore

streamingvideoormotionalerts.UsethiscameraanywhereandstorevideoorsnapshotsstraighttomicroSDcard.

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2.1 Y‐camataglance

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2.2 Y‐camBulletataglance

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2.3 microSDCardInformationandInstallation

AddingamicroSDtoyourY‐camwillallowyoutorecordfootageandmotionalertsdirecttomemorycardforfuture

review.

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ItisadvisedtoinsertthemicroSDcardbeforeanyothersetupbeginsasthecardwillnotberecognizedifinserted

oncetheY‐camisturnedon.Everytimethecardisre‐inserted,youwillneedtoturnthepoweroffandthenonagain

forthecardtoberecognized.

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IfyoudonothaveamicroSDcard,butplantoaddonelater,thisisfine.Wheninsertingthecard,remembertoturnthe

powerofffromthecamera,insertthecard,andthenpoweritbackon.

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TheY‐camsupportsmicroSDmemorycardswithcapacitiesrangingfrom16Mbto8GbincludingSDHCvarities.Donot

usememorycardswithotherspecifications.

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ItisadvisedtoformatthemicroSDcardviatheSDCardMenuoftheY‐camuponfirstinstallation.

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microSDImportantNotesandInformation

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1) ThereisalimittothenumberofrewritespossibleonanyMicroSDmemorycard.Ifyounoticethecard

becomingsloworsluggishafterareasonableusage,youwillprobablyneedtoreplacethemicroSDmemory

card.Trytoneverbuyasecond‐handcardforthisveryreason.

2) IfthecardisnotrecognizedbytheY‐cam,tryformattingthemicroSDcardviayourcomputerandthentryingit

againinthecamera.

3) Imagesmaynotberecordedorreadcorrectlyifanu nsupportedMicroSDme morycardisusedwiththeY‐cam.

4) CarefullyreadtheUserguide,precautionsonuse,andanyotherinformationthatwassuppliedwiththe

memorycardwhenpurchased.

5) DonotuseamemorycardcontainingdatarecordedbyanotherdeviceasthismayresultintheY‐camnot

functioningcorrectly.

6) Donotmodify,overwritethedata,orchangethefoldernamesoftheMicroSDmemorycard.Itmayresultinthe

Y‐camnotfunctioningcorrectly.

7) Alwaysturnthepowerofftoyourcamera beforeremovingthemicroSDmemorycard.

8) Y‐camSolutionsLtdcannotbeheldliableforanylossofdataorproductmisuses.

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2.31 microSDcardinstallationforY‐camBlack,KnightandWhiteModels

ThemicroSDmemorycardslotcanbefoundonthebottomoftheY‐cam.Thecardwillonlyfitinoneway,andwillclick

intoplacewheninsertedcorrectly.Donotforcethecardin,itshouldfiteasilyintotheslot.

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2.32 microSDcardinstallationforY‐camBullet

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InsertingamicroSDcardinto theY‐camBulletrequiresyoutoremovethefrontsectionofthecamera.Forthisreason,it

isadvisednottodothisoncethecamerahasbeenmountedinawallorinanon‐easilyaccessibleplace.

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Unscrewthefrontpartofthecameraandliftofthefromthelensa rray.Becarefulnottobreakthelensorinfrared

LEDs.

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ThemicroSDcardslotissituatedbehindthelens.

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Thecardwillonlyfitinoneway,andwillclickintoplacewheninsertedcorrectly.Donotforcethecardin,itshouldfit

easilyintotheslot.

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3.0 INSTALLATION

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Forinitialsetup,youneedtoconnecttheY‐camdirectlytoyourrouter,switchorcomputerviaanetworkcable.You

cannotconnectwirelesslytothecamerawithoutfirstsettingitupviaanetworkcable.

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YoushouldconnecttheY‐camintoyourinternetrouter(normallysuppliedbyyourbroadbandprovider),aswitchbox

orhub(thatisconnectedtoyourcomputersnetwork)ordirectlytoyourcomputer(giveslimitedviewingoptions,sothis

isnotrecommended).

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3.1 ConnectingyourY‐camintoaRouter/Switch

UsingthestandardEthernetnetworkcable,plugthisintothenetworkconnectionsocketontheY‐camatoneend,and

plugtheotherendintoaspareportonyourrouter/switch.

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UsingthePowerAdaptor(supplied),plugoneendintothePowerConnectionsocketontheY‐cam.Plugtheotherend

intoanelectricalsocketandturnthepoweron.

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TheConnectivityStatusindicatoronthefrontofthecamerawilllightup.Yourrouter/switchwillthenbeginto

communicatewiththecamera.

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YoucannowproceedtotheSoftwareInstallationsection.

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3.2 ConnectingyourY‐camdirectlytoaComputer

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YoucanalsoconnecttheY‐camdirectlytoacompute r.Pleasenotethatinthismodeyouwillnotbeabletoviewyour

Y‐camfromanywhereelseapartfromthecomputeryouarecurrentlyusing.

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ConnectoneendofthenetworkcableintotheY‐camNetworkConnectionsocket,andplugtheotherendintoaspare

networkportonyourcomputer.

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Connecttheincludedpoweradaptertothepowerportonthecameraandtheotherendintoanelectricalsocket.Do

notturnthepoweronatthistime.

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YoumustthenassignyourcomputeranIPaddresssoitcantalkeasilytothecamera.

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OnaPC:

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1. OpentheControlPanelanddoubleclickon“NetworkConnections”thenrightclickonyour“LocalArea

Network”connection,andclickProperties.BesuretoselecttheNetworkiconthatcorrespondstowhereyou

havepluggedtheY‐caminto–sothiswouldnotbelistedasaWireless,WiFiorBluetoothNetwork.

2. Select“InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”thenclickProperti es.

3. TakenoteofyourcurrentTCP/IPSettingsandthenclickon“Usethefollowing IPsettings”

4. Inthe“IPAddress”Fieldtypeinthenumber192.168.1.20

5. Inthe“SubnetMask”typein255.255.255.0

6. Inthe“DefaultGateway”type192.168.1.150(ThecamerawillautomaticallyassignitselfthisIPaddresswhenno

DHCPserverispresent)

7. LeaveDNSserversettingsblank.

8. Click“OK”then“Close”toapplythesesettings. 

9. TurnthepowerontotheY‐cam.

10. TheConnectivityStatusindicatoronthefrontofthecamerawilllightup.

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YoucannowproceedtotheSoftwareInstallationsection.

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OnaMac:

1. Open“SystemPreferences”fromthedock,andthenselect“Network”toedityournetworksettings.AstheY‐

camisconnectedtoyour Macusingacablewemustchoosethe“Built‐in‐Ethernet”option.Select“Built‐in

Ethernet”andclickthe“C onfigure”button.MakeanoteofyourcurrentTCP/IPSettings.

2. Select“Manually”fromtheIPv4drop‐downboxatthetopofthedialog,andthenenterthesesettings:

IPAddress:192.168.1.20

SubnetMask:255.255.255.0

Router/DefaultGateway:192.168.1.150

DNSServers:Leaveblank,notimportantatthisstage.

Searchdomains:Optional,leaveblank,notimportant.

3. Theclick“ApplyNow”.

4. TurnthepowerontotheY ‐cam.

5. TheConnectivityStatusindicatoronthefrontofthecamerawilllightup.

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YoucannowproceedtotheSoftwareInstallationsection.

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4.0 Y‐CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATION

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TheY‐camSetuputilitycaneasilyandquicklydetectcamerasconnectedtoyourlocalnetworkandlistthemonthe

CameraSetupwindow;alsoyoucanusetheY‐camSetuputilitytoassignanIPaddresstoea chcamera.

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4.1 Y‐camSoftwareInstallationforPC

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1. InserttheInstallationCDintoyourCD‐ROMdriveandtheinstallationscreenshouldappearautomatically

(Seeimagebelow).Ifitdoesnot,click“Start”then“Run”.Inthetextfieldenter“D:\autorun.exe”(if“D:”is

theletterofyourCD‐ROMDrive)

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2. Clickon“installsoftware”andthefollowingscreenwillbedisplayed.Click“Next”.

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3. Ifyouwanttochangethedefaultfolderclick“Change”toreplaceotherwiseclick“Next”

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4. Click“Install”toinstalltheY‐camSetuputility.

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5. ClickFinishtoendtheinstallation.YoushouldnowfindaY‐camicononyourDesktop.

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4.11 ManuallySettingTCP/IPSettingsforaCamera

Inmostcases,thisisnotrequiredastherouterwillassignthecorrectsettingstothecamera.Itishoweverusefulifyou

wanttosetuptheTCP/IPsettingsofthecamerabeforeyouconnecttoit,ifDHCPisdisabledacrossyournetwork,orif

youhavesubnetnetworkproblems.

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AssigninganIPaddresstotheCamerawithY‐camSetuputility

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1.LaunchCameraSetupprogramtodetectcamerasonthelocalnetwork.

2.Clickon“Setup”buttonandthefollowingsetupinte rfacewillpopup.

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3. Enterauniquenameforthecamera,thelocation(optional)andleavethedefaultportnumberas80.“ObtainanIP

addressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically”areselectedbydefault,ifyouareconfident

enoughtoenteryourownsettings,youcandosobyselecting“UsethefollowingIPaddress”andfollowthe

guidelinesonthenextpage.

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4. ToobtaintheIPaddressesspecifictoyournetwork,click“Start”then“Run”and type“cmd”inthetextboxandclick

“Ok”.ThiswillbringuptheMS‐DOSprompt.Inthiswindowtype“ipconfig/all”andpressenter.Ascreensimilarto

theonebelowwillbedisplayed.

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5. Takenoteofthefollowing:

a. IPAddress

b. SubnetMask

c. DefaultGateway

d. DNSServers(Bothnumberswiththefirstbeingtheprimary DNSserverandthesecondbeingthesecondary

DNSserver)

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6. Enterthedetailsnotedinstep5intotherelevantfieldsinthesetup.

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Note:ThedefaultIPaddressofthecamerais192.168.1.150.ThiscanbechangedtoanyIPaddressonyourIPrange.For

exampleiftheIPaddress ofyourPCis192.198.1.52thentheIPaddressofyourcamerashouldbeuniqueandonthe

samesubnet,i.e.192.198.1.XwhereXisanynumberbetween1and255except52.EnsuretheIPaddressyouchoseis

notthesameasothernetworkdevicesonyournetworkasthiswillresultinconflictandmaycausethedevicetonot

workproperly.

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7. Onceyou’veenteredthedetailsclick“Apply” then“Exit”.

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4.2 Y‐camSoftwareInstallationforMac

1. InserttheInstallationCDintoyourCD‐ROMdrive.

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2. BrowsetothediskandopentheMacdirectory.InsidetherewillbeaZIPfilewhichcontainstheSetup

Softwareandadditionalinstructions.

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3. ExtractthisZIPfiletoyourDesktop(orplaceofchoosing)anddouble‐clickonY‐c am.apptorunthe

program.

Note:Ifyougetawarningsaying“Doyouwanttheapplication‘Y‐CAM.app’toacceptincomingnetwork

connections?”Click“Allow”



BelowareOSspecificprocedurestoallowtheY‐camSetupsoftwaretosearchforcamerasonthenetwork.PleaseNote:

Leavingportsopencanexposeyoutomaliciousattacksfromtheinternetorothercomputersaroundyou.Pleasemake

sureyourevertthesettingsbacktotheircurrentstateafterfollowinganyofthebelowproceduresandsettingupyour

cameras.

OSX10.4(Tiger)

1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”

2. Clickon“Sharing”intheInternetandNetworksection.

3. Select“Firewall”tabthenclick“Advanced”

4. Makesurethecheckboxnextto“BlockUDPTraffic”isun‐ticked

thenclick“Ok”

5. QuitSystemPreferencesandtesttheY‐camSetupsoftwareagain.

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OSX10.5(Leopard)

1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”

2. Clickon“Security”inthe“Personal”section

3. Selectthe“Firewall”tab

4. Select“Allowallincomingconnections”

5. Closethewindowandwaitforafewseconds(around30seconds)forthesystemtoupdatetheadaptersettings

thenrunY‐camsetup.

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OSX10.6(SnowLeopard)

1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”

2. Clickon“Security”inthe“Personal”section

3. Selectthe“Firewall”tabthenclickon“Advanced”

4. Select“Automaticallyallowsignedsoftwaretoreceiveincomingconnections”

5. Clickonthe“+”buttonandlocateandselecttheY‐camSetupprogramthenclick“Add”.Youshouldnow“Y‐cam

–Allowincomingconnections”inthetable.

6. Closethewindowandwaitforafewseconds(around30seconds)forthesystemtoupdatetheadaptersettings.

7. Pressandholdthecontrol(ctrl)buttononyourkeyboardandclickonceontheY‐camSetupIcon.Thisshould

openamenu.Clickon“GetInfo”

8. Inthe“General”section,makesure“OpenusingRosetta”istickedthenclosethewindow.

9. CloseanyY‐camSetupthatarerunningthenruntheprogramagain.

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4.3 FindingyourCamerawithY‐camSetup

Nowyouhaveyourcameraattachedandthesoftwareready,youarereadytofindyourcameraonyournetwork.

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Double‐clicktheY‐camicononyourDesktoptolaunchtheY‐camSetupprogram.

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TheY‐camSetuputilityshouldautomaticallyfindyourcameraifitiscorrectlyconnected(Seeimagebelow).

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Sometimestheprogrammaytakeafewminutestofindyourcamera,soifyourcameraisn’tdisplayed,waitafew

momentsandthenclick“Refresh”tosearchforcamerasagain. 

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[Setup]‐SelecttherequiredcameraandclickSetuptoconfigurethenetworksettingsforthecamera.

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[Open]‐SelecttherequiredcameraandclickOpentoaccessthecameraviaawebbrowser(sameasdoubleclick)

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[Exit]‐ClickExittoexittheCameraSetupwindow.

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AnytimeyoulosetheIPaddressofyourY‐camcamera,youcanruntheSetupSoftwaretoeasilyfinditagain.

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Onceyourcameraisdisp layed, eitherchose“Open”toopenthecamera,orashortcutistojustdoubleclickonthe

camerayouwanttoview.

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5.0 WELCOMETOYOURY‐CAM!

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OnceyouhaveusedtheY‐camSetupSoftwaretofindyourcameraandopenedyourselectedcamera,youwillbe

greetedwithyourY‐camHomepageforyourcamera(whichshouldlooksomethinglikethebelowscreenshotdepending

onyourmodel)

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Clicking“LiveView”willletyouviewyourcamera.Thisisaccessinglivevideotransmittedbythecamera.

Clicking“Settings”willallowyoutosetupyourcamerawithitsvarioussettings.



PleaseNote:Accessingthishomepagewillbecomeacommonwaytoaccessthecamera,soitmaybeworthwriting

downtheaddressthatisdisplayedinyourwebbrowsersaddressbar.



Itshouldlooksomethinglikehttp://192.168.1.50:8150

–thisisyourcamerasinternalIPaddress.

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Clickingeither“LiveView”or“Settings”willbringupaLoginpanel,similartothebelowscreenshot:

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

ThedefaultusernameandpasswordforanyY‐camis:



Username:admin

Password:1234

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Thesearecasesensitive,soshouldbeenteredexactlyastheyareabove.Itisrecommendedyouchangeyourpassword

assoonasyouareloggedininordertoavoidunauthorisedaccesstothecamera.Makeanoteofthepassword

somewheresafe,astheonlywaytoresetthepasswordistoresettheentirecamerasmemory,soallsettingswillbe

lost.

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