Y-cam Black SD User manual
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1.0INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................4
1.1APPROVALINFORMATION.............................................................................................................................................4
1.2RESTRICTIONS.............................................................................................................................................................5
1.3POWERSUPPLY...........................................................................................................................................................5
1.4MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................................................................5
1.5RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................................6
1.6MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................................6
2.0MAINFEATURES...............................................................................................................................................7
2.1Y‐CAMATAGLANCE.....................................................................................................................................................8
2.2Y‐CAMBULLETATAGLANCE..........................................................................................................................................9
2.3MICROSDCARDINFORMATIONANDINSTALLATION.........................................................................................................10
2.31MICROSDCARDINSTALLATIONFORY‐CAMBLACK,KNIGHTANDWHITEMODELS................................................................................11
2.32MICROSDCARDINSTALLATIONFORY‐CAMBULLET........................................................................................................................11
3.0INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................12
3.1CONNECTINGYOURY‐CAMINTOAROUTER/SWITCH.......................................................................................................12
3.2CONNECTINGYOURY‐CAMDIRECTLYTOACOMPUTER.....................................................................................................13
4.0Y‐CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATION...................................................................................................................14
4.1Y‐CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONFORPC......................................................................................................................14
4.11MANUALLYSETTINGTCP/IPSETTINGSFORACAMERA..................................................................................................................16
4.2Y‐CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONFORMAC...................................................................................................................18
4.3FINDINGYOURCAMERAWITHY‐CAMSETUP..................................................................................................................19
5.0WELCOMETOYOURY‐CAM!...........................................................................................................................20
5.1USERINTERFACE(INTERNETEXPLORER)........................................................................................................................21
5.2USERINTERFACE(FIREFOXANDSAFARI)........................................................................................................................23
6.0Y‐CAMSETTINGS.............................................................................................................................................24
6.01WIZARD–EASYSETUP............................................................................................................................................................26
6.1CAMERAMENU.........................................................................................................................................................27
6.11CAMERASETUP......................................................................................................................................................................27
6.12STREAMSETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................29
6.13OSDSETUP...........................................................................................................................................................................31
6.14NIGHTVISIONSETUP*.............................................................................................................................................................32
6.2NETWORKMENU......................................................................................................................................................33U
6.21WIRELESSSETUP.....................................................................................................................................................................33
6.211INFRASTRUCTUREWIRELESSSETUPOPTIONS.......................................................................................................................34
6.212ADHOCWIRELESSSETUPOPTIONS....................................................................................................................................35
6.22TCP/IPSETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................36
6.23PPPOESETUP........................................................................................................................................................................37
6.24DDNSSETUP.........................................................................................................................................................................38
6.25UPNPSETUP.........................................................................................................................................................................39
6.26VIEWINGYOURCAMERAEXTERNALLY..........................................................................................................................................40
6.3ALARMMENU..........................................................................................................................................................41U
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6.31DIGITALI/OSETUP(Y‐CAMBULLETONLY)..................................................................................................................................41
6.32MOTIONDETECTION(INTERNETEXPLORER).................................................................................................................................43
6.33MOTIONDETECTION(NONINTERNETEXPLORER)..........................................................................................................................44
6.34SCHEDULESETUP....................................................................................................................................................................45
6.35ALARMMANAGEMENT‐FTP....................................................................................................................................................46
6.36ALARMMANAGEMENT‐EMAIL.................................................................................................................................................47
6.37PERIODICSENDING‐FTP.........................................................................................................................................................48
6.38PERIODICSENDING‐EMAIL......................................................................................................................................................49
6.39BUFFERMANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................................................50
6.4ALARMSERVER.........................................................................................................................................................51
6.41FTPSERVER...........................................................................................................................................................................51
6.42E‐MAILSERVERS.....................................................................................................................................................................52
6.421Y‐CAMWITHGMAILSERVERS...........................................................................................................................................53
6.5SDFUNCTIONS(SHOWSWHENMICROSDCARDISINSERTED)...........................................................................................54
6.51RECORDONALARM.................................................................................................................................................................54
6.52SNAPSHOTONALARM.............................................................................................................................................................56
6.53CONTINUOUSRECORD.............................................................................................................................................................57
6.54SNAPSHOTATINTERVAL...........................................................................................................................................................58
6.55SDFILEFTPSENDING.............................................................................................................................................................59
6.56BROWSESDCARD...................................................................................................................................................................60
6.57SDFORMAT...........................................................................................................................................................................61
6.6TOOLSMENU...........................................................................................................................................................62
6.61SYSTEMIDENTITY....................................................................................................................................................................62
6.62USERMANAGEMENT...............................................................................................................................................................63
6.63DATE&TIME.........................................................................................................................................................................64
6.64BACKUPANDRESET.................................................................................................................................................................65
6.65FIRMWAREUPGRADE..............................................................................................................................................................66
6.7SYSTEMMENU..........................................................................................................................................................68
6.8SUPPORTMENU........................................................................................................................................................69U
6.9REBOOT...................................................................................................................................................................70
7.0ADVANCEDSETTINGS......................................................................................................................................71
7.1PORTFORWARDING...................................................................................................................................................71
7.2PROXYSERVERSETTING..............................................................................................................................................72
7.3ENABLINGACTIVEXININTERNETEXPLORER...................................................................................................................73
7.4RECOVERINGFROMAFAILEDFIRMWAREUPDATE............................................................................................................74
7.5RESETTINGTHEY‐CAMTOFACTORYDEFAULTS...............................................................................................................76
7.6THIRDPARTYSOFTWARE............................................................................................................................................76
7.7ALTERNATIVEMETHODSOFACCESSINGTHEVIDEOSTREAM...............................................................................................76
7.8VIEWINGYOURY‐CAMONAMOBILEPHONE.................................................................................................................77
8.0TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................................................78
9.0GLOSSARYOFTERMS......................................................................................................................................80
* NightvisionsettingsonlyavailableonY‐camBlack,Y‐camKnightandY‐camBulletmodels.
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforpurchasingaY‐camwirelessinternetvideocamera.
Pleasereadthefollowinginstructionscarefullybeforeattemptingtoinstallorusethecamera.
TheY‐camcanbeaccessedremotely,andcontrolledfromanyPC/laptopoveranIntranetortheInternetviaaweb
browser.Theuserfriendlyinstallationprocedureandintuitiveweb‐basedinterfaceallowseasyintegrationwithyour
homeorbusinessnetworkorWiFi.TheY‐camalsocomeswithmotiondetectionsoftwarethatcangeneratealarm
triggersviae‐mailandbyuploadingimagesstraighttoawebsite.
Notice
Thisproductmaycauseinterferencewithotherwirelessequipmentthatoperateat2.4GHzISMband.Intheeventof
interferencepleaseturnoffoneofthedevicesorremoveittoasafedistance.
ProductAssurance
This2.4GHzwirelesscamerameetswirelessfrequencysecuritystandardsandrecommendedindexesduringoperation.
Thesestandardsandindexesarecertificatedbytheacademicorganizationasillustratedinthefollowingparagraphs.
1.1 ApprovalInformation
AllourproductsmeettherequirementsforapprovalbyFCCandCE,andareauthorizedtobeartheFCCandCEmark.
FCC:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15
oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installationthisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference
toradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouraged
totrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
‐Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
‐Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference
(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
productisnotdesignedandmanufacturedforsuchpurpose.
2.DONOTputthisproductnearanymedicalequipment.Radiowavesmightpotentiallycausebreakdownofelectrical
medicalequipment.
3.Thisproductshouldbeplacedatleast1footawayfromanyheartpacemaker.Radiowavesmightpotentially
influenceheartpacemaker.
4.DONOTusethisproductforanyillegalactivities.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheusageofthiscamera
isofalegalnature.
1.3PowerSupply
Thisproductconformstothefollowingapprovals:
ULMark‐Americanpowersupplyauthentication.CEMark‐EuropeanUnionpowersupplyauthentication
GSMark‐Germanpowersupplyauthentication.SAAMark‐Australiapowersupplyauthentication
PSEMark‐Japanpowersupplyauthentication.CCCMark‐Chinapowersupplyauthentication
Whenusingthepoweradapter,makesureyourpowerratingiscompatiblewiththatofthedevicetoavoidpotential
damage.
1.4 Maintenance
1.EnsurethattheY‐camanditspowersourcehavesufficientventilation;
2.Donotshakestrikeordroptheproduct;
3.Keepthecameradryanddustlessandavoidexposingittodirectsunlight;
4.Donotplacetheproductnearanymagneticobjects;
5.Avoidputtingtheproductinplaceswherethereisconstantchangeintemperatureandhumidity;
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
availableforyourY‐camproductbeforeset‐up(assettingsmaybelost).Toensurethatyouhavethemostrecent
firmware,pleasevisithttp://www.y‐cam.com
2. ItisrecommendedthatY‐camproductsarenotinstallednearmicrowaveovensorDECTphones(cordlessphones)as
thesedevicestendtointerferewiththeWiFisignal.
1.6MinimumSystemRequirements
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
ThesetupCD‐ROMincludestheCameraSetupsoftware,UserManualandQuickInstallationGuide.Withindustry
standardautomaticconfiguration‐UPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay),yourPCorMacwilldiscoverandconnecttoyour
cameraautomatically.
802.11b/gWirelessLANConnectionAvailable
TheY‐camisdesignedtonotonlyworkwithyourexistingwirednetworkbutalsowithstandard802.11b/gwireless
devices,allowingtheflexibilitytooperatetheY‐camwirelessly.Y‐camutilizesSSIDfilteringandpowerful64/128bit
WEP,WPAandWPA2encryptiontoprotectyoufromunauthorizedaccess.
HighCompressionMPEG‐4
TheY‐camfeaturesMPEG4‐compressionwhichcompressesthevideotomaketransmissionfasterandmoreefficient.
TheMPEG4imagecanbetransmittedwithabitrateof2048kbpsat30framespersecond.
MJPEGStreaming
TheY‐camlivestreamcanbeviewedusingvariousbrowsersoroperatingsystems
ColourLowLightView
SomeY‐cammodelsfeatureColourLow‐LightViewMode,whichautomaticallyadjuststhebrightnesssettingwhenthe
roomlightisdimmed.
Multi‐ClientAccess
TheY‐camallowsupto16userstoviewthelivevideosimultaneously.Pleasenotethatasthenumberofsimultaneously
connecteduserstoY‐camincreases,theoverallmotionperformancewilldecrease.
AudioTransmission
TheY‐camcomeswithabuilt‐inmicrophoneforaudiomonitoringaswellasvideomonitoring.SoundcapturedbytheY‐
camistransmittedtotheclient’sPC.
Two‐wayaudiocommunication(withY‐camBulletonly,usingInternetExplorerfromaWindowsPC)
Byconnectingamplifiedspeakers(notsupplied)tothecamerayoucansendaudiotothecamerawhichwillbe
broadcastedontheconnectedspeakers.Thisenablesa2wayconversationthroughthecamera’sbuilt‐inmicrophone.
SnapshotandRecording
YoucancaptureastillimageofthecameraviewonyourPCandsavetheimageasJPGorBMPformatfile.Youcan
recordthevideoandaudiocapturedbythecameraonyourPCandsaveasanASFformatfile(WindowsPCrunning
InternetExplorer).Otherrecordingsoftwareisavailablefromthirdpartiesforvariousplatforms.PleaseseetheY‐cam
websiteforalistofSolutionPartnerproductshttp://www.y‐cam.com
MotionDetectionFunction
TheY‐camcandetectchangesintheimagebeingmonitored.Onceachangeoccursitwillsendanemailtoupto3email
addresseswithsnapshotofwhattriggeredthemotionattached.ThesnapshotcanalsobeuploadedtoanFTPserver.In
additionthecameracanbeconfiguredtosendsnapshotsviae‐mailorFTPatregularintervals.Thecameracanalsobe
configuredtoFTPvideosonmotiondetectiontemporarilystoringthemonanSDcard(notsupplied).
Authentication
AnauthenticationwindowrequiresyoutoentertheuserIDandpassword.Passwordsecuritycanpreventunregistered
usersfromaccessingyourcamera.
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RTSPMPEG4Streamingand3GPPStreaming
TheY‐camlivestreamcanbeviewedviaRealPlayerorQuickTime.TheY‐camlivestreamcanalsobeviewedusinga
mobilephonerunningRealPlayerorQuickTime.Thevideosizeis176x144.
OSD(OnScreenDisplay)
TheOSDfunctioncandisplaysystemname,dateandtimeorauser‐definedmessageinthetoplefthandcornerofvideo
stream.
MicroSDCardRecording
UsingthebuiltinmicroSDcardslot,theY‐camnolongerneedstobeconnectedtoanetworkorInternettostore
streamingvideoormotionalerts.UsethiscameraanywhereandstorevideoorsnapshotsstraighttomicroSDcard.
2.1Y‐camataglance
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2.2Y‐camBulletataglance
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2.3 microSDCardInformationandInstallation
AddingamicroSDtoyourY‐camwillallowyoutorecordfootageandmotionalertsdirecttomemorycardforfuture
review.
ItisadvisedtoinsertthemicroSDcardbeforeanyothersetupbeginsasthecardwillnotberecognizedifinserted
oncetheY‐camisturnedon.Everytimethecardisre‐inserted,youwillneedtoturnthepoweroffandthenonagain
forthecardtoberecognized.
IfyoudonothaveamicroSDcard,butplantoaddonelater,thisisfine.Wheninsertingthecard,remembertoturnthe
powerofffromthecamera,insertthecard,andthenpoweritbackon.
TheY‐camsupportsmicroSDmemorycardswithcapacitiesrangingfrom16Mbto8GbincludingSDHCvarities.Donot
usememorycardswithotherspecifications.
ItisadvisedtoformatthemicroSDcardviatheSDCardMenuoftheY‐camuponfirstinstallation.
microSDImportantNotesandInformation
1) ThereisalimittothenumberofrewritespossibleonanyMicroSDmemorycard.Ifyounoticethecard
becomingsloworsluggishafterareasonableusage,youwillprobablyneedtoreplacethemicroSDmemory
card.Trytoneverbuyasecond‐handcardforthisveryreason.
2) IfthecardisnotrecognizedbytheY‐cam,tryformattingthemicroSDcardviayourcomputerandthentryingit
againinthecamera.
3) ImagesmaynotberecordedorreadcorrectlyifanunsupportedMicroSDmemorycardisusedwiththeY‐cam.
4) CarefullyreadtheUserguide,precautionsonuse,andanyotherinformationthatwassuppliedwiththe
memorycardwhenpurchased.
5) DonotuseamemorycardcontainingdatarecordedbyanotherdeviceasthismayresultintheY‐camnot
functioningcorrectly.
6) Donotmodify,overwritethedata,orchangethefoldernamesoftheMicroSDmemorycard.Itmayresultinthe
Y‐camnotfunctioningcorrectly.
7) AlwaysturnthepowerofftoyourcamerabeforeremovingthemicroSDmemorycard.
8) Y‐camSolutionsLtdcannotbeheldliableforanylossofdataorproductmisuses.
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2.31microSDcardinstallationforY‐camBlack,KnightandWhiteModels
ThemicroSDmemorycardslotcanbefoundonthebottomoftheY‐cam.Thecardwillonlyfitinoneway,andwillclick
intoplacewheninsertedcorrectly.Donotforcethecardin,itshouldfiteasilyintotheslot.
2.32microSDcardinstallationforY‐camBullet
InsertingamicroSDcardintotheY‐camBulletrequiresyoutoremovethefrontsectionofthecamera.Forthisreason,it
isadvisednottodothisoncethecamerahasbeenmountedinawallorinanon‐easilyaccessibleplace.
Unscrewthefrontpartofthecameraandliftofthefromthelensarray.Becarefulnottobreakthelensorinfrared
LEDs.
ThemicroSDcardslotissituatedbehindthelens.
Thecardwillonlyfitinoneway,andwillclickintoplacewheninsertedcorrectly.Donotforcethecardin,itshouldfit
easilyintotheslot.
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3.0INSTALLATION
Forinitialsetup,youneedtoconnecttheY‐camdirectlytoyourrouter,switchorcomputerviaanetworkcable.You
cannotconnectwirelesslytothecamerawithoutfirstsettingitupviaanetworkcable.
YoushouldconnecttheY‐camintoyourinternetrouter(normallysuppliedbyyourbroadbandprovider),aswitchbox
orhub(thatisconnectedtoyourcomputersnetwork)ordirectlytoyourcomputer(giveslimitedviewingoptions,sothis
isnotrecommended).
3.1 ConnectingyourY‐camintoaRouter/Switch
UsingthestandardEthernetnetworkcable,plugthisintothenetworkconnectionsocketontheY‐camatoneend,and
plugtheotherendintoaspareportonyourrouter/switch.
UsingthePowerAdaptor(supplied),plugoneendintothePowerConnectionsocketontheY‐cam.Plugtheotherend
intoanelectricalsocketandturnthepoweron.
TheConnectivityStatusindicatoronthefrontofthecamerawilllightup.Yourrouter/switchwillthenbeginto
communicatewiththecamera.
YoucannowproceedtotheSoftwareInstallationsection.
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3.2ConnectingyourY‐camdirectlytoaComputer
YoucanalsoconnecttheY‐camdirectlytoacomputer.Pleasenotethatinthismodeyouwillnotbeabletoviewyour
Y‐camfromanywhereelseapartfromthecomputeryouarecurrentlyusing.
ConnectoneendofthenetworkcableintotheY‐camNetworkConnectionsocket,andplugtheotherendintoaspare
networkportonyourcomputer.
Connecttheincludedpoweradaptertothepowerportonthecameraandtheotherendintoanelectricalsocket.Do
notturnthepoweronatthistime.
YoumustthenassignyourcomputeranIPaddresssoitcantalkeasilytothecamera.
OnaPC:
1. OpentheControlPanelanddoubleclickon“NetworkConnections”thenrightclickonyour“LocalArea
Network”connection,andclickProperties.BesuretoselecttheNetworkiconthatcorrespondstowhereyou
havepluggedtheY‐caminto–sothiswouldnotbelistedasaWireless,WiFiorBluetoothNetwork.
2. Select“InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”thenclickProperties.
3. TakenoteofyourcurrentTCP/IPSettingsandthenclickon“UsethefollowingIPsettings”
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. TurnthepowerontotheY‐cam.
10. TheConnectivityStatusindicatoronthefrontofthecamerawilllightup.
YoucannowproceedtotheSoftwareInstallationsection.
OnaMac:
1. Open“SystemPreferences”fromthedock,andthenselect“Network”toedityournetworksettings.AstheY‐
camisconnectedtoyourMacusingacablewemustchoosethe“Built‐in‐Ethernet”option.Select“Built‐in
Ethernet”andclickthe“Configure”button.MakeanoteofyourcurrentTCP/IPSettings.
2. Select“Manually”fromtheIPv4drop‐downboxatthetopofthedialog,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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4.0Y‐CAMSOFTWAREINSTALLATION
TheY‐camSetuputilitycaneasilyandquicklydetectcamerasconnectedtoyourlocalnetworkandlistthemonthe
CameraSetupwindow;alsoyoucanusetheY‐camSetuputilitytoassignanIPaddresstoeachcamera.
4.1Y‐camSoftwareInstallationforPC
1. InserttheInstallationCDintoyourCD‐ROMdriveandtheinstallationscreenshouldappearautomatically
(Seeimagebelow).Ifitdoesnot,click“Start”then“Run”.Inthetextfieldenter“D:\autorun.exe”(if“D:”is
theletterofyourCD‐ROMDrive)
2. Clickon“installsoftware”andthefollowingscreenwillbedisplayed.Click“Next”.
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3. Ifyouwanttochangethedefaultfolderclick“Change”toreplaceotherwiseclick“Next”
4. Click“Install”toinstalltheY‐camSetuputility.
5. ClickFinishtoendtheinstallation.YoushouldnowfindaY‐camicononyourDesktop.
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4.11ManuallySettingTCP/IPSettingsforaCamera
Inmostcases,thisisnotrequiredastherouterwillassignthecorrectsettingstothecamera.Itishoweverusefulifyou
wanttosetuptheTCP/IPsettingsofthecamerabeforeyouconnecttoit,ifDHCPisdisabledacrossyournetwork,orif
youhavesubnetnetworkproblems.
AssigninganIPaddresstotheCamerawithY‐camSetuputility
1.LaunchCameraSetupprogramtodetectcamerasonthelocalnetwork.
2.Clickon“Setup”buttonandthefollowingsetupinterfacewillpopup.
3. Enterauniquenameforthecamera,thelocation(optional)andleavethedefaultportnumberas80.“ObtainanIP
addressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically”areselectedbydefault,ifyouareconfident
enoughtoenteryourownsettings,youcandosobyselecting“UsethefollowingIPaddress”andfollowthe
guidelinesonthenextpage.
4. ToobtaintheIPaddressesspecifictoyournetwork,click“Start”then“Run”andtype“cmd”inthetextboxandclick
“Ok”.ThiswillbringuptheMS‐DOSprompt.Inthiswindowtype“ipconfig/all”andpressenter.Ascreensimilarto
theonebelowwillbedisplayed.
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5. Takenoteofthefollowing:
a. IPAddress
b. SubnetMask
c. DefaultGateway
d. DNSServers(BothnumberswiththefirstbeingtheprimaryDNSserverandthesecondbeingthesecondary
DNSserver)
6. Enterthedetailsnotedinstep5intotherelevantfieldsinthesetup.
Note:ThedefaultIPaddressofthecamerais192.168.1.150.ThiscanbechangedtoanyIPaddressonyourIPrange.For
exampleiftheIPaddressofyourPCis192.198.1.52thentheIPaddressofyourcamerashouldbeuniqueandonthe
samesubnet,i.e.192.198.1.XwhereXisanynumberbetween1and255except52.EnsuretheIPaddressyouchoseis
notthesameasothernetworkdevicesonyournetworkasthiswillresultinconflictandmaycausethedevicetonot
workproperly.
7. Onceyou’veenteredthedetailsclick“Apply”then“Exit”.
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4.2Y‐camSoftwareInstallationforMac
1. InserttheInstallationCDintoyourCD‐ROMdrive.
2. BrowsetothediskandopentheMacdirectory.InsidetherewillbeaZIPfilewhichcontainstheSetup
Softwareandadditionalinstructions.
3. ExtractthisZIPfiletoyourDesktop(orplaceofchoosing)anddouble‐clickonY‐cam.apptorunthe
program.
Note:Ifyougetawarningsaying“Doyouwanttheapplication‘Y‐CAM.app’toacceptincomingnetwork
connections?”Click“Allow”
BelowareOSspecificprocedurestoallowtheY‐camSetupsoftwaretosearchforcamerasonthenetwork.PleaseNote:
Leavingportsopencanexposeyoutomaliciousattacksfromtheinternetorothercomputersaroundyou.Pleasemake
sureyourevertthesettingsbacktotheircurrentstateafterfollowinganyofthebelowproceduresandsettingupyour
cameras.
OSX10.4(Tiger)
1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”
2. Clickon“Sharing”intheInternetandNetworksection.
3. Select“Firewall”tabthenclick“Advanced”
4. Makesurethecheckboxnextto“BlockUDPTraffic”isun‐tickedthenclick“Ok”
5. QuitSystemPreferencesandtesttheY‐camSetupsoftwareagain.
OSX10.5(Leopard)
1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”
2. Clickon“Security”inthe“Personal”section
3. Selectthe“Firewall”tab
4. Select“Allowallincomingconnections”
5. Closethewindowandwaitforafewseconds(around30seconds)forthesystemtoupdatetheadaptersettings
thenrunY‐camsetup.
OSX10.6(SnowLeopard)
1. Clickon“SystemPreferences”
2. Clickon“Security”inthe“Personal”section
3. Selectthe“Firewall”tabthenclickon“Advanced”
4. Select“Automaticallyallowsignedsoftwaretoreceiveincomingconnections”
5. Clickonthe“+”buttonandlocateandselecttheY‐camSetupprogramthenclick“Add”.Youshouldnow“Y‐cam
–Allowincomingconnections”inthetable.
6. Closethewindowandwaitforafewseconds(around30seconds)forthesystemtoupdatetheadaptersettings.
7. Pressandholdthecontrol(ctrl)buttononyourkeyboardandclickonceontheY‐camSetupIcon.Thisshould
openamenu.Clickon“GetInfo”
8. Inthe“General”section,makesure“OpenusingRosetta”istickedthenclosethewindow.
9. CloseanyY‐camSetupthatarerunningthenruntheprogramagain.
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4.3FindingyourCamerawithY‐camSetup
Nowyouhaveyourcameraattachedandthesoftwareready,youarereadytofindyourcameraonyournetwork.
Double‐clicktheY‐camicononyourDesktoptolaunchtheY‐camSetupprogram.
TheY‐camSetuputilityshouldautomaticallyfindyourcameraifitiscorrectlyconnected(Seeimagebelow).
Sometimestheprogrammaytakeafewminutestofindyourcamera,soifyourcameraisn’tdisplayed,waitafew
momentsandthenclick“Refresh”tosearchforcamerasagain.
[Setup]‐SelecttherequiredcameraandclickSetuptoconfigurethenetworksettingsforthecamera.
[Open]‐SelecttherequiredcameraandclickOpentoaccessthecameraviaawebbrowser(sameasdoubleclick)
[Exit]‐ClickExittoexittheCameraSetupwindow.
AnytimeyoulosetheIPaddressofyourY‐camcamera,youcanruntheSetupSoftwaretoeasilyfinditagain.
Onceyourcameraisdisplayed,eitherchose“Open”toopenthecamera,orashortcutistojustdoubleclickonthe
camerayouwanttoview.
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5.0 WELCOMETOYOURY‐CAM!
OnceyouhaveusedtheY‐camSetupSoftwaretofindyourcameraandopenedyourselectedcamera,youwillbe
greetedwithyourY‐camHomepageforyourcamera(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:
ThedefaultusernameandpasswordforanyY‐camis:
Username:admin
Password:1234
Thesearecasesensitive,soshouldbeenteredexactlyastheyareabove.Itisrecommendedyouchangeyourpassword
assoonasyouareloggedininordertoavoidunauthorisedaccesstothecamera.Makeanoteofthepassword
somewheresafe,astheonlywaytoresetthepasswordistoresettheentirecamerasmemory,soallsettingswillbe
lost.
This manual suits for next models
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