Y-cam Black S Specification

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................4
1.1
APPROVALINFORMATION.............................................................................................................................................4
1.2
RESTRICTIONS.............................................................................................................................................................5
1.3 P
OWERSUPPLY...........................................................................................................................................................5
1.4
MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................................................................5
1.5
RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................................6
1.6 M
INIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................................6
2.0 MAINFEATURES...............................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Y
CAMATAGLANCE.....................................................................................................................................................8
2.2 Y
CAMBULLETATAGLANCE..........................................................................................................................................9
2.3
MICROSDCARDINFORMATIONANDINSTALLATION.........................................................................................................10
2.31 MICROSDCARDINSTALLATIONFORYCAMBLACK,KNIGHTANDWHITEMODELS................................................................................11
2.32 MICROSDCARDINSTALLATIONFORYCAMBULLET........................................................................................................................11
3.0 INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................12
3.1
CONNECTINGYOURYCAMINTOAROUTER/SWITCH.......................................................................................................12
3.2 C
ONNECTINGYOURYCAMDIRECTLYTOA COMPUTER.....................................................................................................13
4.0 YCAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATION...................................................................................................................14
4.1 Y
CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONFORPC......................................................................................................................14
4.11 MANUALLYSETTINGTCP/IPSETTINGSFORACAMERA..................................................................................................................16
4.2 Y
CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONFORMAC...................................................................................................................18
4.3 F
INDINGYOURCAMERAWITHYCAMSETUP..................................................................................................................19
5.0 WELCOMETOYOURYCAM!...........................................................................................................................20
5.1 U
SERINTERFACE(INTERNETEXPLORER)........................................................................................................................21
5.2 U
SERINTERFACE(FIREFOXANDSAFARI)........................................................................................................................23
6.0 YCAMSETTINGS.............................................................................................................................................24
6.01 WIZARDEASYSETUP............................................................................................................................................................26
6.1 C
AMERAMENU.........................................................................................................................................................27
6.11CAMERASETUP......................................................................................................................................................................27
6.12STREAMSETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................29
6.13OSDSETUP........................................................................................................................................................................... 31
6.14NIGHTVISIONSETUP*.............................................................................................................................................................32
6.2 N
ETWORKMENU......................................................................................................................................................33U
6.21 WIRELESSSETUP.....................................................................................................................................................................33
6.211 INFRASTRUCTUREWIRELESSSETUPOPTIONS.......................................................................................................................34
6.212 ADHOCWIRELESSSETUPOPTIONS....................................................................................................................................35
6.22 TCP/IPSETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................36
6.23 PPPOESETUP........................................................................................................................................................................37
6.24 DDNSSETUP.........................................................................................................................................................................38
6.25 UPNPSETUP.........................................................................................................................................................................39
6.26 VIEWINGYOURCAMERAEXTERNALLY..........................................................................................................................................40
6.3 A
LARMMENU..........................................................................................................................................................41U
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6.31 DIGITALI/OSETUP(YCAMBULLETONLY)..................................................................................................................................41
6.32 MOTIONDETECTION(INTERNETEXPLORER).................................................................................................................................43
6.33 MOTIONDETECTION(NONINTERNETEXPLORER)..........................................................................................................................44
6.34SCHEDULESETUP....................................................................................................................................................................45
6.35 ALARMMANAGEMENTFTP....................................................................................................................................................46
6.36 ALARMMANAGEMENTEMAIL.................................................................................................................................................47
6.37 PERIODICSENDINGFTP.........................................................................................................................................................48
6.38 PERIODICSENDINGEMAIL......................................................................................................................................................49
6.39 BUFFERMANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................................................50
6.4
ALARMSERVER.........................................................................................................................................................51
6.41FTPSERVER...........................................................................................................................................................................51
6.42EMAILSERVERS.....................................................................................................................................................................52
6.421 YCAMWITHGMAILSERVERS...........................................................................................................................................53
6.5 SD
FUNCTIONS(SHOWSWHENMICROSDCARDISINSERTED)...........................................................................................54
6.51 RECORDONALARM.................................................................................................................................................................54
6.52 SNAPSHOTONALARM.............................................................................................................................................................56
6.53 CONTINUOUSRECORD.............................................................................................................................................................57
6.54 SNAPSHOTATINTERVAL...........................................................................................................................................................58
6.55 SDFILEFTPSENDING.............................................................................................................................................................59
6.56 BROWSESDCARD...................................................................................................................................................................60
6.57 SDFORMAT...........................................................................................................................................................................61
6.6 T
OOLSMENU...........................................................................................................................................................62
6.61SYSTEMIDENTITY....................................................................................................................................................................62
6.62 USERMANAGEMENT...............................................................................................................................................................63
6.63 DATE&TIME.........................................................................................................................................................................64
6.64 BACKUPANDRESET.................................................................................................................................................................65
6.65 FIRMWAREUPGRADE..............................................................................................................................................................66
6.7 S
YSTEMMENU..........................................................................................................................................................68
6.8 S
UPPORTMENU........................................................................................................................................................69U
6.9 REBOOT...................................................................................................................................................................70
7.0 ADVANCEDSETTINGS......................................................................................................................................71
7.1 P
ORTFORWARDING...................................................................................................................................................71
7.2 P
ROXYSERVERSETTING..............................................................................................................................................72
7.3 E
NABLINGACTIVEXININTERNETEXPLORER...................................................................................................................73
7.4 R
ECOVERINGFROMAFAILEDFIRMWAREUPDATE............................................................................................................74
7.5 R
ESETTINGTHEYCAMTOFACTORYDEFAULTS...............................................................................................................76
7.6 T
HIRDPARTYSOFTWARE............................................................................................................................................76
7.7 A
LTERNATIVEMETHODSOFACCESSINGTHEVIDEOSTREAM...............................................................................................76
7.8 V
IEWINGYOURYCAMONAMOBILEPHONE.................................................................................................................77
8.0 TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................................................78
9.0 GLOSSARYOFTERMS......................................................................................................................................80
* NightvisionsettingsonlyavailableonYcamBlack,YcamKnightandYcamBulletmodels.
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforpurchasingaYcamwirelessinternetvideocamera.
Pleasereadthefollowinginstructionscarefullybeforeattemptingtoinstallorusethecamera.
TheYcamcanbeaccessedremotely,andcontrolledfromanyPC/laptopoveranIntranetortheInternetviaaweb
browser.Theuserfriendlyinstallationprocedureandintuitivewebbasedinterfaceallowseasyintegrationwithyour
homeorbusinessnetworkorWiFi.TheYcamalsocomeswithmotiondetectionsoftwarethatcangeneratealarm
triggersviaemailandbyuploadingimagesstraighttoawebsite.
Notice
Thisproductmaycauseinterferencewithotherwirelessequipmentthatoperateat2.4GHzISMband.Intheeventof
interferencepleaseturnoffoneofthedevicesorremoveittoasafedistance.
ProductAssurance
This2.4GHzwirelesscamerameetswirelessfreque ncysecuritystandardsandrecommendedindexesduringoperation.
Thesestandardsandindexesarecertificatedbytheacademicorganization asill ustratedinthefollowingp a ragraphs.
1.1 ApprovalInformation
AllourproductsmeettherequirementsforapprovalbyFCCandCE,andareauthorizedtobeartheFCCandCEmark.
FCC:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15
oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installationthisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio communications.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference
toradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheeq uipmentoffandon,theuserisencouraged
totrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfuli nterference
(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation
Changesandmodificationnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturerorregistrantofthisequipmentcanvoidyour
authoritytooperatethisequipmentunderFederalCommunicationsCommissionrules.
CE:ThisproductcomplieswithstandardsincludingLowVoltageDeviceDirective73/23/EEC;EMCDirective89/336/EEC
andR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC.ItpassedthesubjecttestsbytheauthorityconcernedandisauthorizedtobearCE
mark.
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1.2 Restrictions
1.DONOTusethisproducttoviolateone'sprivacy.Monitoringone'sactivitieswithoutconsentisillegalandthis
productisnotdesignedandmanufactured forsuchpurpose.
2.DONOTputthisproductnearanymedicalequipment.Radio wavesmightpotentiallycausebreakdownofelectrical
medicalequipment.
3.Thisproductshouldbeplacedatleast1footawayfromanyheartpacemaker.Radiowavesmightpotentially
influenceheartpacemaker.
4.DONOTusethisproductforanyillegalactivities.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheusageofthiscamer a
isofalegalnature.
1.3 PowerSupply
Thisproductconformstothefollowingapprovals:
ULMark‐Americanpowersupplyauthentication.CEMark‐EuropeanUnionpowersupplyauthentication
GSMark‐Germanpowersupplyauthentication.SAAMark‐Australiapowersupply authentication
PSEMark‐Japanpowersupplyauthentication.CCCMark‐Chinapowersupplyauthenti cation
Whenusingthepoweradapter,makesureyourpowerratingiscompatiblewiththatofthedevicetoavoidpotential
damage.
1.4 Maintenance
1.EnsurethattheYcamanditspowersource havesufficientventilation;
2.Donotshakestrikeordroptheproduct;
3.Keepthecameradryanddustlessandavoidexposingittodirectsunlight;
4.Donotplacetheproductnearanymagneticobjects;
5.Avoidputtingtheproductinplaceswherethereisconstantchangeintemperatureand humidity;
6.Keeptheproductawayfromheatsources;
7.Donotusethecameranearaggressivechemicals;
8.Donotusethiscameranearwater;
9.Donotusethecameraintheplaceswhichareenclosedbymetal.Thesurroundingmetalmayshieldthe
electromagneticwaves,andresultinfailureofsignalreception;
10.Pleasefollowyourlocalgovernmentsenvironmentprotectionpolicies;
11.Pleaseturnoffthepowerwhenleftunused;
12.Donotdisassembleorattempttorepairthecamera;doingsomightcausedamagetotheproductandwillinvalidate
warranty.
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1.5 Recommendations
1. Newfirmwareversionsarereleasedperiodicallyandtheyprovidenewfeatures,improvementtoexistingfeatures,
fixestoknownissuesorbugs,etc.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyouupgradetothelatestfirmwareversion
availableforyourYcamproductbeforesetup(assettingsmay belost).Toensurethatyouhavethemostrecent
firmware,pleasevisithttp://www.ycam.com
2. ItisrecommendedthatYcamproductsarenotinstallednearmicrowaveovensorDECTphones(cordlessphones)as
thesedevicestendtointerferewiththeWiFisignal.
1.6 MinimumSystemRequirements
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)
EUEnvironmentalProtection
Wasteelectricalproductsshouldnotbedisposedofwithhouseholdwaste.Pleaserecyclewherefacilitiesexist.
CheckwithyourLocalAuthorityorretailerforrecyclingadvice.

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2.0 MAINFEATURES
EasyInstallation
ThesetupCDROMincludestheCameraSetupsoftware,UserMan ualandQuickInstallationGuide.Withindustry
standardautomaticconfigurationUPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay),yourPCorMacwilldiscoverandconnecttoyour
cameraautomatically.
802.11b/gWirelessLANConnectionAvailable
TheYcamisdesignedtonotonlyworkwithyourexistingwirednetworkbutalsowithstandard802.11b/gwireless
devices,allowingtheflexibility tooperatetheYcamwirelessly.Ycamutilizes SSIDfilteringandpowerful64/128bit
WEP,WPAandWPA2encryptiontoprotectyoufromunauthorizedaccess.
HighCompressionMPEG4
TheYcamfeaturesMPEG4compressionwhichcompressesthevideotomaketransmissionfasterandmoreefficient.
TheMPEG4imagecanbetransmittedwithabitrateof2048kbpsat30framespersecond.
MJPEGStreaming
TheYcamlivestreamcanbeviewedusingvariousbrowsersoroperatingsystems
ColourLowLightView
SomeYcammodelsfeatureColourLowLightViewMode,whichautomaticallyadjuststhebrightnesssettingwhenthe
roomlightisdimmed.
MultiClientAccess
TheYcamallowsupto16userstoviewthelivevideosimultaneously.Pleasenotethatasthenumberofsimultaneously
connecteduserstoYcamincreases,theoverallmotionperformancewilldecrease.
AudioTransmission
TheYcamcomeswithabuiltinmicrophoneforaudiomonitoringaswellasvideomonitoring.SoundcapturedbytheY
camistransmittedtotheclient’s PC.
Twowayaudiocommunication(withYcamBulletonly,usingInternetExplorerfromaWindowsPC)
Byconnectingamplifiedspeakers(notsupplied)tothecamerayoucansendaudiotothecamerawhichwillbe
broadcastedontheconnectedspeakers.Thisenablesa2wayconversationthroughthecamera’sbuiltinmicrophone.
SnapshotandRecording
Youcancaptureastillimageofthecam eraviewonyourPCandsavetheimageasJPGorBMPformatfile.Youcan
recordthevideoandaudiocapturedbythecameraonyourPCandsaveasanASFformatfile(WindowsPCrunning
InternetExplorer).Otherrecordingsoftwareisavailablefromthirdpartiesforvariousplatforms.PleaseseetheYcam
websiteforalistofSolutionPartnerproductshttp://www.ycam.co m
MotionDetectionFunction
TheYcamcandetectchangesintheimagebeingmonitored.Onceachangeoccursitwillsendanemailtoupto3email
addresseswithsnapshotofwhattriggeredthemotionattached.ThesnapshotcanalsobeuploadedtoanFTPserver.In
additionthecameracanbeconfiguredtosendsnapshotsviaemailorFTPatregularintervals.Thecameracanalsobe
configuredtoFTPvideosonmotiondetectiontemporarilystoringthemonanSDcard(notsupplied).
Authentication
AnauthenticationwindowrequiresyoutoentertheuserIDandpassword.Passwordsecuritycanpreventunregistered
usersfromaccessingyourcamera.
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RTSPMPEG4Streamingand3GPPStreaming
TheYcamlivestreamcanbeviewedviaRealPlayerorQuickTime.TheYcamlivestreamcanalsobeviewedusinga
mobilephonerunningRealPlayerorQuickTime.Thevideosizeis176x144.
OSD(OnScreenDisplay)
TheOSDfunctioncandisplaysystemname,dateandtimeorauserdefinedmessageinthetoplefthandcornerofvideo
stream.
MicroSDCardRecording
UsingthebuiltinmicroSD cardslot,theYcamnolongerneedstobeconnectedtoanetworkorInternettostore
streamingvideoormotionalerts.UsethiscameraanywhereandstorevideoorsnapshotsstraighttomicroSDcard.
2.1 Ycamataglance
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2.2 YcamBulletataglance
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2.3 microSDCardInformationandInstallation
AddingamicroSDtoyourYcamwillallowyoutorecordfootageandmotionalertsdirecttomemorycardforfuture
review.
ItisadvisedtoinsertthemicroSDcardbeforeanyothersetupbeginsasthecardwillnotberecognizedifinserted
oncetheYcamisturnedon.Everytimethecardisreinserted,youwillneedtoturnthepoweroffandthenonagain
forthecardtoberecognized.
IfyoudonothaveamicroSDcard,butplantoaddonelater,thisisfine.Wheninsertingthecard,remembertoturnthe
powerofffromthecamera,insertthecard,andthenpoweritbackon.
TheYcamsupportsmicroSDmemorycardswithcapacitiesrangingfrom16Mbto8GbincludingSDHCvarities.Donot
usememorycardswithotherspecifications.
ItisadvisedtoformatthemicroSDcardviatheSDCardMenuoftheYcamuponfirstinstallation.
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microSDImportantNotesandInformation
1) ThereisalimittothenumberofrewritespossibleonanyMicroSDmemorycard.Ifyounoticethecard
becomingsloworsluggishafterareasonableusage,youwillprobablyneedtoreplacethemicroSDmemory
card.Trytoneverbuyasecondhandcardforthisveryreason.
2) IfthecardisnotrecognizedbytheYcam,tryformattingthemicroSDcardviayourcomputerandthentryingit
againinthecamera.
3) Imagesmaynotberecordedorreadcorrectlyifanu nsupportedMicroSDme morycardisusedwiththeYcam.
4) CarefullyreadtheUserguide,precautionsonuse,andanyotherinformationthatwassuppliedwiththe
memorycardwhenpurchased.
5) DonotuseamemorycardcontainingdatarecordedbyanotherdeviceasthismayresultintheYcamnot
functioningcorrectly.
6) Donotmodify,overwritethedata,orchangethefoldernamesoftheMicroSDmemorycard.Itmayresultinthe
Ycamnotfunctioningcorrectly.
7) Alwaysturnthepowerofftoyourcamera beforeremovingthemicroSDmemorycard.
8) YcamSolutionsLtdcannotbeheldliableforanylossofdataorproductmisuses.
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2.31 microSDcardinstallationforYcamBlack,KnightandWhiteModels
ThemicroSDmemorycardslotcanbefoundonthebottomoftheYcam.Thecardwillonlyfitinoneway,andwillclick
intoplacewheninsertedcorrectly.Donotforcethecardin,itshouldfiteasilyintotheslot.
2.32 microSDcardinstallationforYcamBullet
InsertingamicroSDcardinto theYcamBulletrequiresyoutoremovethefrontsectionofthecamera.Forthisreason,it
isadvisednottodothisoncethecamerahasbeenmountedinawallorinanoneasilyaccessibleplace.
Unscrewthefrontpartofthecameraandliftofthefromthelensa rray.Becarefulnottobreakthelensorinfrared
LEDs.
ThemicroSDcardslotissituatedbehindthelens.
Thecardwillonlyfitinoneway,andwillclickintoplacewheninsertedcorrectly.Donotforcethecardin,itshouldfit
easilyintotheslot.
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3.0 INSTALLATION
Forinitialsetup,youneedtoconnecttheYcamdirectlytoyourrouter,switchorcomputerviaanetworkcable.You
cannotconnectwirelesslytothecamerawithoutfirstsettingitupviaanetworkcable.
YoushouldconnecttheYcamintoyourinternetrouter(normallysuppliedbyyourbroadbandprovider),aswitchbox
orhub(thatisconnectedtoyourcomputersnetwork)ordirectlytoyourcomputer(giveslimitedviewingoptions,sothis
isnotrecommended).
3.1 ConnectingyourYcamintoaRouter/Switch
UsingthestandardEthernetnetworkcable,plugthisintothenetworkconnectionsocketontheYcamatoneend,and
plugtheotherendintoaspareportonyourrouter/switch.
UsingthePowerAdaptor(supplied),plugoneendintothePowerConnectionsocketontheYcam.Plugtheotherend
intoanelectricalsocketandturnthepoweron.
TheConnectivityStatusindicatoronthefrontofthecamerawilllightup.Yourrouter/switchwillthenbeginto
communicatewiththecamera.
YoucannowproceedtotheSoftwareInstallationsection.
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3.2 ConnectingyourYcamdirectlytoaComputer
YoucanalsoconnecttheYcamdirectlytoacompute r.Pleasenotethatinthismodeyouwillnotbeabletoviewyour
Ycamfromanywhereelseapartfromthecomputeryouarecurrentlyusing.
ConnectoneendofthenetworkcableintotheYcamNetworkConnectionsocket,andplugtheotherendintoaspare
networkportonyourcomputer.
Connecttheincludedpoweradaptertothepowerportonthecameraandtheotherendintoanelectricalsocket.Do
notturnthepoweronatthistime.
YoumustthenassignyourcomputeranIPaddresssoitcantalkeasilytothecamera.
OnaPC:
1. OpentheControlPanelanddoubleclickon“NetworkConnections”thenrightclickonyour“LocalArea
Network”connection,andclickProperties.BesuretoselecttheNetworkiconthatcorrespondstowhereyou
havepluggedtheYcamintosothiswouldnotbelistedasaWireless,WiFiorBluetoothNetwork.
2. Select“InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”thenclickProperti es.
3. TakenoteofyourcurrentTCP/IPSettingsandthenclickon“Usethefollowing IPsettings”
4. Inthe“IPAddress”Fieldtypeinthenumber192.168.1.20
5. Inthe“SubnetMask”typein255.255.255.0
6. Inthe“DefaultGateway”type192.168.1.150(ThecamerawillautomaticallyassignitselfthisIPaddresswhenno
DHCPserverispresent)
7. LeaveDNSserversettingsblank.
8. Click“OK”then“Close”toapplythesesettings.
9. TurnthepowerontotheYcam.
10. TheConnectivityStatusindicatoronthefrontofthecamerawilllightup.
YoucannowproceedtotheSoftwareInstallationsection.
OnaMac:
1. Open“SystemPreferences”fromthedock,andthenselect“Network”toedityournetworksettings.AstheY
camisconnectedtoyour Macusingacablewemustchoosethe“BuiltinEthernet”option.Select“Builtin
Ethernet”andclickthe“C onfigure”button.MakeanoteofyourcurrentTCP/IPSettings.
2. Select“Manually”fromtheIPv4dropdownboxatthetopofthedialog,andthenenterthesesettings:
IPAddress:192.168.1.20
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
Router/DefaultGateway:192.168.1.150
DNSServers:Leaveblank,notimportantatthisstage.
Searchdomains:Optional,leaveblank,notimportant.
3. Theclick“ApplyNow”.
4. TurnthepowerontotheY cam.
5. TheConnectivityStatusindicatoronthefrontofthecamerawilllightup.
YoucannowproceedtotheSoftwareInstallationsection.
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4.0 YCAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATION
TheYcamSetuputilitycaneasilyandquicklydetectcamerasconnectedtoyourlocalnetworkandlistthemonthe
CameraSetupwindow;alsoyoucanusetheYcamSetuputilitytoassignanIPaddresstoea chcamera.
4.1 YcamSoftwareInstallationforPC
1. InserttheInstallationCDintoyourCDROMdriveandtheinstallationscreenshouldappearautomatically
(Seeimagebelow).Ifitdoesnot,click“Start”then“Run”.Inthetextfieldenter“D:\autorun.exe”(if“D:”is
theletterofyourCDROMDrive)
2. Clickon“installsoftware”andthefollowingscreenwillbedisplayed.Click“Next”.
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3. Ifyouwanttochangethedefaultfolderclick“Change”toreplaceotherwiseclick“Next”
4. Click“Install”toinstalltheYcamSetuputility.
5. ClickFinishtoendtheinstallation.YoushouldnowfindaYcamicononyourDesktop.
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4.11 ManuallySettingTCP/IPSettingsforaCamera
Inmostcases,thisisnotrequiredastherouterwillassignthecorrectsettingstothecamera.Itishoweverusefulifyou
wanttosetuptheTCP/IPsettingsofthecamerabeforeyouconnecttoit,ifDHCPisdisabledacrossyournetwork,orif
youhavesubnetnetworkproblems.
AssigninganIPaddresstotheCamerawithYcamSetuputility
1.LaunchCameraSetupprogramtodetectcamerasonthelocalnetwork.
2.Clickon“Setup”buttonandthefollowingsetupinte rfacewillpopup.
3. Enterauniquenameforthecamera,thelocation(optional)andleavethedefaultportnumberas80.“ObtainanIP
addressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically”areselectedbydefault,ifyouareconfident
enoughtoenteryourownsettings,youcandosobyselecting“UsethefollowingIPaddress”andfollowthe
guidelinesonthenextpage.
4. ToobtaintheIPaddressesspecifictoyournetwork,click“Start”then“Run”and type“cmd”inthetextboxandclick
“Ok”.ThiswillbringuptheMSDOSprompt.Inthiswindowtype“ipconfig/all”andpressenter.Ascreensimilarto
theonebelowwillbedisplayed.
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5. Takenoteofthefollowing:
a. IPAddress
b. SubnetMask
c. DefaultGateway
d. DNSServers(Bothnumberswiththefirstbeingtheprimary DNSserverandthesecondbeingthesecondary
DNSserver)
6. Enterthedetailsnotedinstep5intotherelevantfieldsinthesetup.
Note:ThedefaultIPaddressofthecamerais192.168.1.150.ThiscanbechangedtoanyIPaddressonyourIPrange.For
exampleiftheIPaddress ofyourPCis192.198.1.52thentheIPaddressofyourcamerashouldbeuniqueandonthe
samesubnet,i.e.192.198.1.XwhereXisanynumberbetween1and255except52.EnsuretheIPaddressyouchoseis
notthesameasothernetworkdevicesonyournetworkasthiswillresultinconflictandmaycausethedevicetonot
workproperly.
7. Onceyou’veenteredthedetailsclick“Apply” then“Exit”.
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4.2 YcamSoftwareInstallationforMac
1. InserttheInstallationCDintoyourCDROMdrive.
2. BrowsetothediskandopentheMacdirectory.InsidetherewillbeaZIPfilewhichcontainstheSetup
Softwareandadditionalinstructions.
3. ExtractthisZIPfiletoyourDesktop(orplaceofchoosing)anddoubleclickonYc am.apptorunthe
program.
Note:Ifyougetawarningsaying“Doyouwanttheapplication‘YCAM.app’toacceptincomingnetwork
connections?”Click“Allow”
BelowareOSspecificprocedurestoallowtheYcamSetupsoftwaretosearchforcamerasonthenetwork.PleaseNote:
Leavingportsopencanexposeyoutomaliciousattacksfromtheinternetorothercomputersaroundyou.Pleasemake
sureyourevertthesettingsbacktotheircurrentstateafterfollowinganyofthebelowproceduresandsettingupyour
cameras.
OSX10.4(Tiger)
1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”
2. Clickon“Sharing”intheInternetandNetworksection.
3. Select“Firewall”tabthenclick“Advanced”
4. Makesurethecheckboxnextto“BlockUDPTraffic”isunticked
thenclick“Ok”
5. QuitSystemPreferencesandtesttheYcamSetupsoftwareagain.
OSX10.5(Leopard)
1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”
2. Clickon“Security”inthe“Personal”section
3. Selectthe“Firewall”tab
4. Select“Allowallincomingconnections”
5. Closethewindowandwaitforafewseconds(around30seconds)forthesystemtoupdatetheadaptersettings
thenrunYcamsetup.
OSX10.6(SnowLeopard)
1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”
2. Clickon“Security”inthe“Personal”section
3. Selectthe“Firewall”tabthenclickon“Advanced”
4. Select“Automaticallyallowsignedsoftwaretoreceiveincomingconnections”
5. Clickonthe“+”buttonandlocateandselecttheYcamSetupprogramthenclick“Add”.Youshouldnow“Ycam
Allowincomingconnections”inthetable.
6. Closethewindowandwaitforafewseconds(around30seconds)forthesystemtoupdatetheadaptersettings.
7. Pressandholdthecontrol(ctrl)buttononyourkeyboardandclickonceontheYcamSetupIcon.Thisshould
openamenu.Clickon“GetInfo”
8. Inthe“General”section,makesure“OpenusingRosetta”istickedthenclosethewindow.
9. CloseanyYcamSetupthatarerunningthenruntheprogramagain.
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4.3 FindingyourCamerawithYcamSetup
Nowyouhaveyourcameraattachedandthesoftwareready,youarereadytofindyourcameraonyournetwork.
DoubleclicktheYcamicononyourDesktoptolaunchtheYcamSetupprogram.
TheYcamSetuputilityshouldautomaticallyfindyourcameraifitiscorrectlyconnected(Seeimagebelow).

Sometimestheprogrammaytakeafewminutestofindyourcamera,soifyourcameraisn’tdisplayed,waitafew
momentsandthenclick“Refresh”tosearchforcamerasagain. 
[Setup]‐SelecttherequiredcameraandclickSetuptoconfigurethenetworksettingsforthecamera.
[Open]‐SelecttherequiredcameraandclickOpentoaccessthecameraviaawebbrowser(sameasdoubleclick)
[Exit]‐ClickExittoexittheCameraSetupwindow.
AnytimeyoulosetheIPaddressofyourYcamcamera,youcanruntheSetupSoftwaretoeasilyfinditagain.
Onceyourcameraisdisp layed, eitherchose“Open”toopenthecamera,orashortcutistojustdoubleclickonthe
camerayouwanttoview.
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5.0 WELCOMETOYOURYCAM!
OnceyouhaveusedtheYcamSetupSoftwaretofindyourcameraandopenedyourselectedcamera,youwillbe
greetedwithyourYcamHomepageforyourcamera(whichshouldlooksomethinglikethebelowscreenshotdepending
onyourmodel)
Clicking“LiveView”willletyouviewyourcamera.Thisisaccessinglivevideotransmittedbythecamera.
Clicking“Settings”willallowyoutosetupyourcamerawithitsvarioussettings.
PleaseNote:Accessingthishomepagewillbecomeacommonwaytoaccessthecamera,soitmaybeworthwriting
downtheaddressthatisdisplayedinyourwebbrowsersaddressbar.
Itshouldlooksomethinglikehttp://192.168.1.50:8150
thisisyourcamerasinternalIPaddress.
Clickingeither“LiveView”or“Settings”willbringupaLoginpanel,similartothebelowscreenshot:

ThedefaultusernameandpasswordforanyYcamis:
Username:admin
Password:1234
Thesearecasesensitive,soshouldbeenteredexactlyastheyareabove.Itisrecommendedyouchangeyourpassword
assoonasyouareloggedininordertoavoidunauthorisedaccesstothecamera.Makeanoteofthepassword
somewheresafe,astheonlywaytoresetthepasswordistoresettheentirecamerasmemory,soallsettingswillbe
lost.
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