Y-cam White S POE Specification

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

Y‐cam Black

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.

ThisUser pdated.

v3.25

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UserManual

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English

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‐camKnight

Y‐camWhite

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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

1.3 P

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

3.0 INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................................................9

3.1

 CONNECTINGYOURY‐CAMINTOAROUTER/SWITCH.........................................................................................................9

3.2 C

ONNECTINGYOURY‐CAMDIRECTLYTOA COMPUTER.....................................................................................................10

4.0 Y‐CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATION...................................................................................................................11

4.1 Y‐

CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONFORPC......................................................................................................................11

4.11 MANUALLYSETTINGTCP/IPSETTINGSFORACAMERA..................................................................................................................13

4.2 Y‐

CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONFORMAC...................................................................................................................15

4.3 F

INDINGYOURCAMERAWITHY‐CAMSETUP..................................................................................................................16

5.0 WELCOMETOYOURY‐CAM!...........................................................................................................................17

5.1 U

SERINTERFACE(INTERNETEXPLORER)........................................................................................................................18

5.2 U

SERINTERFACE(FIREFOXANDSAFARI)........................................................................................................................20

6.0 Y‐CAMSETTINGS.............................................................................................................................................21

6.01 WIZARD–EASYSETUP............................................................................................................................................................23

6.1 C

AMERAMENU.........................................................................................................................................................24

6.11 CAMERASETUP......................................................................................................................................................................24

6.12 STREAMSETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................26

6.13 OSDSETUP........................................................................................................................................................................... 28

6.14 NIGHTVISIONSETUP*.............................................................................................................................................................29

6.2 N

ETWORKMENU......................................................................................................................................................30U

6.21 WIRELESSSETUP.....................................................................................................................................................................30

6.211 INFRASTRUCTUREWIRELESSSETUPOPTIONS.......................................................................................................................31

6.212 ADHOCWIRELESSSETUPOPTIONS....................................................................................................................................32

6.22 TCP/IPSETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................33

6.23 PPPOESETUP........................................................................................................................................................................34

6.24 DDNSSETUP.........................................................................................................................................................................35

6.25 UPNPSETUP.........................................................................................................................................................................36

6.26 VIEWINGYOURCAMERAEXTERNALLY..........................................................................................................................................37

6.3 A

LARMMENU..........................................................................................................................................................38U

6.31 MOTIONDETECTION(INTERNETEXPLORER).................................................................................................................................38

6.32 SCHEDULESETUP....................................................................................................................................................................39

6.33 ALARMMANAGEMENT‐FTP....................................................................................................................................................40

6.34 ALARMMANAGEMENT‐EMAIL.................................................................................................................................................41

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6.35 PERIODICSENDING‐FTP.........................................................................................................................................................42

6.36 PERIODICSENDING‐EMAIL......................................................................................................................................................43

6.37 BUFFERMANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................................................44

6.4

 ALARMSERVER.........................................................................................................................................................45

6.41 FTPSERVER...........................................................................................................................................................................45

6.42 E‐MAILSERVERS.....................................................................................................................................................................46

6.421 Y‐CAMWITHGMAILSERVERS...........................................................................................................................................47

6.5 T

OOLSMENU...........................................................................................................................................................48

6.51 SYSTEMIDENTITY....................................................................................................................................................................48

6.52 USERMANAGEMENT...............................................................................................................................................................49

6.53 DATE&TIME.........................................................................................................................................................................50

6.54 BACKUPANDRESET.................................................................................................................................................................51

6.55 FIRMWAREUPGRADE..............................................................................................................................................................52

6.6 S

YSTEMMENU..........................................................................................................................................................54

6.7 S

UPPORTMENU........................................................................................................................................................55U

6.8 REBOOT...................................................................................................................................................................56

7.0 ADVANCEDSETTINGS......................................................................................................................................57

7.1 P

ORTFORWARDING...................................................................................................................................................57

7.2 P

ROXYSERVERSETTING..............................................................................................................................................58

7.3 E

NABLINGACTIVEXININTERNETEXPLORER...................................................................................................................59

7.4 R

ECOVERINGFROMAFAILEDFIRMWAREUPDATE............................................................................................................60

7.5 R

ESETTINGTHEY‐CAMTOFACTORYDEFAULTS...............................................................................................................62

7.6 T

HIRDPARTYSOFTWARE............................................................................................................................................62

7.7 A

LTERNATIVEMETHODSOFACCESSINGTHEVIDEOSTREAM...............................................................................................62

7.8 V

IEWINGYOURY‐CAMONAMOBILEPHONE.................................................................................................................63

8.0 TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................................................64

9.0 GLOSSARYOFTERMS......................................................................................................................................66

* NightvisionsettingsonlyavailableonY‐camBlackandY‐camKnight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illustratedinthefollowingpa 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initi alsetupofaY‐camonlyandoncethecameraisconfigured,aY‐camcanbeused

independentlywithoutbein gconnectedtoacomputer.

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Networkrequirements:

•Network Connection:10/100MbpsEthernetcard

•Wirelessrouter(ifwirelessconnectivityrequi r ed) 

•BroadbandConnection:Minimum128kb/suploadspeed(ifintern etaccesstoyourY‐camisrequired)

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PCRequirements:

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

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

•Op eratin gSystem:Windows2000,XP,Vista,Windows7

•WebBrowser:InternetExplorerVersi on5.5orabove,MozillaFirefox,GoogleChromeofferMJPEGviewonly.

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MacRequirements:

•Processor:800MHz‐PowerPCG4orIntel.

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

•Op eratin gSystem:MacOSX10.4Tiger.

•WebBrowser:Safari,MozillaFirefox,GoogleCh romeandotherbrowsersofferMJPEGviewonl y . 

•VLCPlayer:VLC,RealPlayer,QuickTimeandmostotherVLCplayers.

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Pleasenote:APCwithInternet Explorerisrequiredtosetupthecamerasmotiondetectionoptions.

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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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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.

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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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2.1 Y‐camataglance

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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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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”

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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.

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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.

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

–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:

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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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5.1 UserInterface(InternetExplorer)

Uponverificationoftheusernameandpassword,thecameraimagewillload.Pleasenotethatwhenusingthecamera

forthefirsttime,youwillbepromptedtoinstallanActiveXControl.Pleasefollowtheon‐screeninstructionsto

downloadandinstallthiscontrol.Youwillthenviewthefollowingscreen: 

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ThetwolinksatthetopofthescreenareHomeand Settings.

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Home–takesyoubacktoyour Y‐camHomepage.

Settings–willtakeyoutothecamerasinternalsettings.

PleaseviewthenextpageforanexplanationoftheOperatingBarsettings.

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ExplanationofOperating Bar

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1)Mute.ClicktheMutebuttontomutetheaudio.

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2)Slidetheslideblockhorizontallytoadjustvolume.

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3)Snapshot.PresstheSnapshotbuttontocaptureastillimageofthe

cameraview.ClickSavetostorethesnapshotonyourcomputer,thefile

isautomaticallyassignedthedata&timeofthesnapshot.PressCancel

toexit.

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4)Zoom.Clickonthe+buttonandthecursorturnstoamagnifier.Move

themagnifiertothedesiredlocationandclickonanimagearea.Press‐

buttontoreturntothenormalview.

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5)Recording:PresstheRecordbuttontorecordvideoandaudio(if

enabled).ThiswillsavethefileinASFformatonyourPC.

6)Recordingoptions:Clickthisbuttontosettherecodingparameters.

Youcansetrecordpath,videofilesizeandselectwhethertostar

recordingautomaticallywhenmotionisdetectedandthelengthofthe

recordinginseconds.

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7)Imagesize:TherearethreeImageSizeoptions:

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[640x480]

[320x240]

[160x120]

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Pleasenotethatthisonlychangestheimagesizebeingviewednotthe

imagesizethecameraistransmittingand/orrecording.Tochangethe

transmitting/recordingimagesizepleaserefertotheStreamSetup.

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5.2 UserInterface(FirefoxandSafari)

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Uponverificationoftheusernameandpassword,thecameraimagewillbegintoload.

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ThelinksatthetopofthescreenareHomeandSettings.

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Home–takesyoubacktoyour Y‐camHomepage.

Settings–willtakeyoutothecamerasinternalsettings.

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