Y-cam Black Quick Installation Manual - page 7
4. Viewing the camera from outside your local network
Now that you have set up the camera on your local network, you will no doubt want
to access your camera from a remote location over the Internet. The Y-cam Black
makes this easy to do as it supports technology called Universal Plug’n’Play (UPnP).
To make use of this feature your router will also need to support UPnP. Most routers
nowadays do support this however check your router manufacturer’s website
just to make sure.
A. Log into your camera’s Homepage (step 3.A) and click “settings”
B. On the right-hand side under Network, click “UPNP setup” and the following
screen will appear:
C. Ensure UPNP is enabled and leave the default port range as 8150 to 8350
D. Your router will usually have UPNP enabled by default, but just to make sure, log
into your router to check it is (refer to manufacturer guidelines on how to do this)
E.
Once both your camera and router are UPNP enabled, you are now able to view
your camera from any computer with high speed Internet access. To do this you
need to type your external IP address followed by your external port in your
Internet Browser address bar. The first available external port will automatically be
used so, in this instance, it is likely that it will be 8150. However, if that port is not
available, then it will use 8151 or 8152 etc.
For example, if your external IP address is 123.345.567.789 and your external port
is 8150, then type http://123.345.567.789:8150 in your Internet browser address bar.
Note: You can check all your external settings by clicking on “System” in the top right
section of the Settings page (see fig 4.1). In the UPNP section, you will find your external
IP address, your external port and the address you need to type in the Internet
Browser’s address bar to view from a remote location.
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Fig 4.1