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11. Review your information on the

Confirmation

screen. If the new settings are correct, click

Continue

.

12. On the

Select a Location ID

screen, enter a Location ID, which can be a name describing your network’s

location. It will be combined with the Camera’s Device Name and

ourlinksys.com

to create a convenient URL

you can use to access the Camera. Click

Continue

.

Figure 7-13: Select a Location ID

Figure 7-12: Confirmation of New Settings

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13. On the

Confirm your Location ID

screen, verify that the Location ID is correct. Then click

Continue

.

14. On the

Payment

screen, choose one of two payment plans,

Bill me now

or

Bill me later

. (If you did not enter

an Access ID, then you have one choice,

Bill me now

.)

If you click

Bill me later

, go to step 15.

If you click

Bill me now

, you will see a screen asking for billing information. Follow the on-screen instructions

and then go to step 15.

15. Read the Terms of Service agreement on the

Verification

screen. Click

Create Account

to accept the terms of

service.

Figure 7-15: Payment

Figure 7-14: Confirm Your Location ID

Figure 7-16: Verification

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16. On the

Create Links

screen, click

Continue

. The SoloLink DDNS Service will send your account information to

the Camera.

17. A pop-up screen, as shown in Figure 7-18, will inform you that you have successfully registered your account.

Click

OK

.

At the bottom of the

SoloLink DDNS

screen, click the

Apply

button to register the Camera with your account.

Figure 7-17: Create Links

Figure 7-18: Successful Registration

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18. A confirmation page will display the link or address you will use to access the Camera and the port number

the SoloLink DDNS Service will use to find the Camera (see Figure 7-19). Click

Continue

.

19. A pop-up screen, as shown in Figure 7-20, will inform you that you have successfully set up the SoloLink

DDNS Service for the Camera. Click

OK

.

Figure 7-19: Account Confirmation of Camera

Figure 7-20: Successful Setup

Note:

Make sure you set up the port forwarding feature on your network router, so the SoloLink

DDNS Service will be able to access the Camera.

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20. Set up port forwarding on your network router, so the SoloLink DDNS Service will be able to track the

Wireless-B Internet Video Camera. Go to

www.linksys.com/portfwd

for instructions on how to configure a

Linksys router (see Figure 7-21).

For other routers, refer to your router’s documentation.

The SoloLink DDNS setup is complete. If you want to register more Cameras with your SoloLink account,

proceed to the “SoloLink Registration of Additional Cameras” section.

For more information about the Camera’s Web-based Utility, proceed to “Chapter 8: Using the

Wireless-B Internet Video Camera Web-based Utility.”

SoloLink Registration of Additional Cameras

After you have set up your SoloLink account, you can add more Cameras to your SoloLink account using each

Camera’s Web-based Utility. Follow these instructions for each Camera you add:

1.

To access a Camera’s Web-based Utility, launch

Internet Explorer

, and enter the Camera’s IP address in the

Address

field. (The default IP address is

192.168.1.115

.) Then press

Enter

.

2.

The

Welcome

screen will appear (see Figure 7-22). Click the

Setup

tab.

3.

A password request page, shown in Figure 7-23, will pop up. (Windows XP users will see a similar screen.)

Enter

admin

(the default user name and password) in the

User Name

and

Password

fields. Then click the

OK

button.

4.

Click the

SoloLink DDNS

tab.

5.

In the

Username

,

Password

, and

Your Domain

fields, enter your SoloLink account information (see Figure 7-

24).

6.

In the

Device Name

field, give the Camera a unique name. The DDNS service will not work if multiple Cameras

have the same Device Name.

7.

In the

WAN Port

field, enter a unique port number. This is the number of the port you will use to access the

Camera remotely. If you need to find an available port, click

Find Available Port

and follow the on-screen

instructions. The DDNS service will not work if multiple Cameras use the same WAN port.

8.

Depending on how often you want the DDNS service to update the dynamic IP address, select the appropriate

time interval from the

DDNS Service Update

drop-down menu. To update the dynamic IP address

immediately, click the

Update Now

button.

Figure 7-21: Port Forwarding Information

Figure 7-22: Web-based Utility Welcome

Figure 7-23: User Name and Password

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