IP CAMERA LEARNING & RESOURCE CENTER

Your IP address is the web address (or URL) you would use to access your camera externally from the Internet and should be used in situations where you find you have been given a dynamic IP address from your DSL provider (ISP).

Dynamic IP vs Static IP

When the Internet was originally designed they did not see the need to have an endless amount of IP addresses and today the number of addresses available are fast running out. One way to get around the problem is to share IP addresses and this is what your Internet provider does. To save using all of their allotted IP addresses they save a percentage to use for sharing. The shared addresses are then allocated to customers as and when they log in to the Internet with their computer. This is known as a dynamic IP address and this allows you to use the Internet but makes it very difficult, even impossible to access your computer from another location on the Internet. Using a telephone analogy, think of it as calling from a pay-phone, you can make a call out when you need to but you don’t really care what number you are calling from.

The flip-side of this is when you request a static IP address from your Internet provider. This gives your computer a permanent address on the Internet allowing you to access the Internet, as well as contact your computer from anywhere else on the Internet. Using the telephone analogy, this is like have a telephone in your apartment. You have a permanent number and can make outgoing calls as well as being able to recieve incoming calls. Of course a static address is the best one to have but you may find it will cost you a little more from your Internet provider if you request one.

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Product Evalution: Panasonic BB-HCM527

1. Accessories

1.1 Included in the box

The camera comes complete with a ceiling plate, ceiling mount cover, safety wire, installation guide, setup guide, stand-alone SD memory card recording guide and a setup CD-ROM as well as various screws and washers for installation.

The camera also comes with a 1-channel version of HNP15 Network Camera Recorder software. (more…)

One of the key features of the Y-cam Black is its night vision mode which, with its 30 built-in infrared lights, allows you to see live video even in complete darkness!

Did you know that it’s possible to have your camera in night vision mode all day long regardless of the light conditions?

This short guide will show you how to adjust the night vision settings in your camera and help you get the most when viewing in the dark.

This guide is suitable for the following cameras:

Y-cam Black (more…)

Home security is important to us all but luckily IP cameras can help protect your home in a number of ways. One popular feature you will find in almost every IP camera is the ability to detect motion or activity in the image. We are going to look at using this to generate images and store them, creating a simple, basic home security system.

Image transfer using FTP

This guide will answer the popular question of how to get your Y-cam White or Y-cam Black to transfer images to an FTP server whenever it detects motion.

This guide is suitable for the following cameras:

Y-cam White
Y-cam Black

We will assume for this guide that your Y-cam is set up and connected to your network and you can view the live images on a computer.

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This very simple guide will allow you to configure your Y-cam so that it can be accessed wirelessly from a wireless laptop or computer, without the need for a wireless router.

Adhoc Mode

This connection is known as an “Adhoc” connection which is essentially a way for wireless devices to communicate directly with each other without going through a wireless router.

This guide is suitable for the following IP cameras:

Y-cam White
Y-cam Black

For this guide we will assume that you are fairly familiar with setting IP addresses in your computer and Y-cam and that the camera has been reset back to default settings. It may also be a good idea to back up your camera configuration and take a note of your current settings before you start so you can change them back when required.

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This is a short guide for those struggling to set up their Y-cam IP camera to work on their wireless network.

This guide is suitable for the following IP cameras:

Y-cam White
Y-cam Black

For this guide we will assume that the camera is configured and you can access the live image when it is connected to the network with an Ethernet cable (wired connection).

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