Accessing Webcam 1-2-3 from the Internet
To view the camera from the Internet
- Make sure Web button is pressed.
- Click Publish, and then click on Publish and Preview button. Webcam 1-2-3 will create a web page and bring up the browser to display the webpage for you.
- To zoom in the video, click on the video and select the percentage to zoom in.
- Check if the IP address on caption bar is correct. If the IP address is correct, you can view the camera from the Internet with the URL
http:// your IP address (If the port number is not 80, you need to use the URL http:// your IP address:port number . You can click Setup and check the port number on the Server tab. ) - To find out your IP address
- If the IP address listed is not correct, please update the IP address. Click Setup. On the Server tab, select an IP address from the list or type in a name/IP. If you connect to Internet via IP Masquerade or IP forwarding, you can input Gateway IP address. Click OK.
- If you can't view the streaming video on the Internet, you may need to disable the firewall on Windows XP or configure the router or firewall.
go to Start -> Programs -> Accessories ->Command Prompt or MS-DOS
Enter ipconfig and you'll see your current IP address. To access Webcam 1-2-3, please start IE and type in http://your IP address in the location bar.
IP address such as 192.168.x.x, 127.0.0.1, 10.0.0.x is not accessible from the Internet. If your IP address is 192.168.x.x or 10.0.0.x, please configure your firewall or router. Before you configure your firewall or router, please refer to the user's manual to check if they support IP Forwarding or Virtual server. Otherwise, you may not be able to access Webcam 1-2-3 from the Internet. For more information, please refer to Network Help.