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Sign up your Camera at
WeatherUnderground.com
1.
Visit
WeatherUnderground.com
and create a free account.
4.
Fill out the
Add A Camera
section, and select
Save and Continue
.
5.
Note your
Camera ID
. You will need to enter this in your
Camera FTP
Services Settings
.
3.
From the
Add A Camera
section, select
I want to FTP my images
.
2.
From the homepage, select
My Profile | My Webcams
.
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Enter Camera FTP Service Settings
7
Create an FTP Upload Schedule
Select
Video | Snapshot Settings
from the menu.
Select
Network | FTP Settings
from the menu.
If you receive an FTP server address error message, you have not correctly
entered the FTP Server Name ftp://webcam.wunderground.com.
1.
Login into your camera and view the camera web interface.
NOTE:
It may take up to 24 hours for your camera account to become active on
Wunderground.com. In the mean time, you may receive an FTP Server
Connection Fails message when selecting the Test button.
2.
Enter the following settings:
FTP Port: 21 (this is the standard port for any FTP server)
FTP User: Enter the Camera ID obtained in the previous section. This
is case sensitive.
FTP Mode: PASV (signifies Passive mode)
Press
TEST
to confirm there are no FTP errors and the login
credentials were entered correctly.
Press
Set FTP Schedule
button to save the settings and go to the
FTP Schedule page.
Press
Save
to save the settings.
FTP Password: Enter your WeatherUnderground.com password. This
is case sensitive.
Enable Set Filename: Enable this option if you want to statically name
the image file. Otherwise, the image file includes the time, date and
camera Mac address. This change is only required if you want to upload
the image to your own website (not required for Wunderground.com).
FTP Server: ftp://webcam.wunderground.com (the name of the
WeatherUnderground FTP server)
6.
After logging in, you should see the live video on the web
interface. If you do not see the live video, you have not properly
configured your browser for the plug-ins.
Notes:
If you forget your username or password, you can press and
hold the reset button on the bottom of the camera using a pin
for 5 seconds. This resets the camera to factory defaults.
If you want to access your camera over wireless or the Internet,
please continue with the setup by following the Wireless and
Remote Access steps below.
To create an FTP upload schedule:
Select Pictures Save To FTP
Check Enable Timer to Capture
Enter Capture Interval in seconds. Note: Recommended interval is 60
seconds or greater.
Set the schedule. Note: Press ALL to highlight the entire schedule at
once. The schedule block will turn red once set.
Press Save to save the settings.
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Wireless Connection
1.
Choose “
Settings
” on the top of the camera web page, then
go to the “
Network - Wireless Settings
” section on the left side
of the screen, then click
Scan
.
Select
Network | Wireless Settings
from the menu.
2.
Click the SSID (name of your router) in the list, and the
corresponding SSID and encryption will be filled automatically on
the right side of the page. All you need to do is to input the
password for your wireless network.
1. Click the SSID (name) of your router,
and the corresponding information will
be filled in the fields.
2. Input the password of
your router.
3.
Click the
Save
button and disconnect the network cable.
Keep the camera powered on until it shows up in the IP Camera
Tool. If the camera does not show up, try unplugging the
power cable from the camera and plugging it back in. It should
connect to the wireless network automatically.
Click through different pages to
see other wireless networks if
there are more than 10.
5.
After logging in for the first time, it will come to the “Setup
Wizard” automatically. Please set the basic parameters, such as
the camera name, camera time, wireless settings and more
.
The IP address may change after transitioning from cabled to
wireless. Relaunch the IP Camera Search Tool to find the new IP
address.
Note
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