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Chapter 3 6. Plug the included power adapter into the Camera's Power port. Plug the other end into an electrical outlet. Click Next. Setting Up and Mounting the Camera If the Camera you want is not displayed, click Search Again to run a new search for Cameras. Otherwise, in the Camera List box, click the name of the Camera you are installing. Write down the Camera's IP address shown in the Status box, so you can use it to access the Web-based Utility later. Click Next. 9. Enter a name for the Camera. Memorable names are helpful, especially if you are using multiple Cameras on the same network. It should have 15 characters or fewer. After you have entered the name, click Next. Power On the Camera 7. Make sure the LED is lit on the Camera's front panel. If it is not lit, make sure the cables are properly connected to the Camera. Click Next. Assign the Camera Name 10. Select how to assign an IP Address to the Camera, either automatically or manually. Then click Next. Check the LED 8. The Wizard searches for the Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera on your network, then displays the Camera found along with status information. Camera Found on Network Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera IP Address Settings •• Automatically obtain an IP Address Select this option if you want to automatically assign an IP address to the Camera using DHCP. If you are not sure which option to choose, Linksys recommends this option. •• Set IP address configuration manually Select this option if you want to manually assign a static IP address to the Camera. If you select this option, fill in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway fields. 7

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Chapter 3
Setting Up and Mounting the Camera
7
Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera
Plug the included power adapter into the Camera’s
6.
Power port. Plug the other end into an electrical outlet.
Click
Next
.
Power On the Camera
Make sure the LED is lit on the Camera’s front panel. If it
7.
is not lit, make sure the cables are properly connected
to the Camera. Click
Next
.
Check the LED
The Wizard searches for the Wireless-G Internet Home
8.
Monitoring Camera on your network, then displays the
Camera found along with status information.
Camera Found on Network
If the Camera you want is not displayed, click
Search
Again
to run a new search for Cameras.
Otherwise, in the
Camera List
box, click the name of the
Camera you are installing. Write down the Camera’s IP
address shown in the Status box, so you can use it to
access the Web-based Utility later. Click
Next
.
Enter a name for the Camera.
9.
Memorable names are
helpful, especially if you are using multiple Cameras
on the same network. It should have 15 characters or
fewer. After you have entered the name, click
Next
.
Assign the Camera Name
Select how to assign an IP Address to the Camera,
10.
either automatically or manually. Then click
Next
.
IP Address Settings
Automatically obtain an IP Address
Select this
option if you want to automatically assign an IP address
to the Camera using DHCP.
If you are not sure which option to choose, Linksys
recommends this option.
Set
IP
address
configuration
manually
Select
this option if you want to manually assign a static IP
address to the Camera.
If you select this option, fill in the
IP Address
,
Subnet
Mask
, and
Gateway
fields.