Specifications

Step 1. Attach your camera to your computer and install its driver software according to the

manufacturer's installation instructions; if you have a network camera, attach it to your

network, or make sure it works with your wireless router (you know its internal IP address and

can use it in a browser OK). Now, click on the webcam icon (or right-click in the video

window). A Camera Properties

(See 7.) window will appear.

Step 2. Click the "video" tab to be taken to the Video Properties (See 7.1) page. For a USB,

Firewire or Analog camera, verify that your camera's name or camera manufacturer's name

appears in the box, and click Ok. If the list is empty, be sure that you have installed the camera

correctly, cancel the window, and return to step 1. For a network IP camera, click the

Configure button to select the type of camera and enter the IP address, port, user, and

password if necessary. If your exact model is not listed, you can try a similar model, or select

one of the generic methods at the top of the list if you know the video stream path. You may

email Blue Iris support if you require assistance with this step. Once the camera is created,

you may return to the camera properties window later by again right-clicking the live camera

image, or by clicking the webcam icon.

Step 3. Live video should now be displayed. If an error appears instead, verify that your

camera is properly connected, and that no other camera software is running. For a network

camera, Blue Iris must have access through any Windows firewall and blueiris.exe should

exempted from any Network/Web scanning by antivirus software--this software often filters

out non-HTTP traffic and may attempt to cache the video stream. You may also try rebooting

your computer. You may return to the Camera Properties window by clicking the webcam

icon.

Step 4. By default, Blue Iris's webcasting is setup for Intranet (local network) use only. Click

the Earth icon to open your server in a browser showing your local Blue Iris home page. You

should see live video now in two places--on the Blue Iris application, and again in the browser's

"live video" box. The webcasting method found on the default home page is

ActiveX/H.264. You may try the other methods by clicking on the link at the top of the page.

Step 5. If you want to make your webcam public via the Internet right now, click the Blue Iris

Options icon (the wrench and screwdriver) then select the Web Server page

(See 8.). Click the

"Find address now" button. Your router's current IP address should appear in the IP address

box. This is your (usually temporarily) unique address on the Internet. Make a note of this

address; it is the address that will be used to access your PC from the Internet. Click Ok to

close the window. You must now configure your router to forward Blue Iris-related network

traffic to your PC that's running Blue Iris. By default, Blue Iris uses port 80, the standard HTTP

port. However, this may be changed to any port number you desire. Also, if you use the

Windows firewall or another firewall, you must configure this as well to allow the Blue Iris port

to be forwarded to the appropriate PC on your network. A great resource is