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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.