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Overview

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Chapter 7: Setting up the Linksys SoloLink™ DDNS Service

Overview

This chapter will briefly discuss the Linksys SoloLink DDNS Service, explain how to set up your SoloLink account,

and describe how to register additional Cameras on your SoloLink account. You need only one SoloLink account.

Once you have set up your account, you can register additional Cameras, one at a time, through each Camera’s

Web-based Utility. This way each Camera can take advantage of the SoloLink DDNS Service.

Introduction

The SoloLink DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) Service lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a

dynamic Internet IP address. The instructions in this chapter will guide you through the setup needed for use of

the SoloLink DDNS Service. For the most current information about the SoloLink DDNS Service, visit

www.linksys.com/sololink

. For a free, 90-day trial period of your SoloLink account, use the Access ID Card

included with the Camera.

You may want to use the Linksys SoloLink DDNS Service if one of the following applies to you:

Dynamic IP Address - Your Internet service assigns you a dynamic IP address. Many Internet service providers

(ISPs) assign a new IP address to your connection from time to time (for security purposes), or whenever you

disconnect and reconnect. The SoloLink service keeps track of your network’s address, even when it changes, so

you can “find” the Camera.

Convenience - There are a couple of ways the SoloLink service can be convenient. If you have a static IP address,

you can use the SoloLink service to enter a “name” and port number for remote access of the Camera via the

Internet. There’s no need to type an entire IP address. For example, you can give a Camera a “name” such as

cam1.myhouse.ourlinksys.com.

Also, some DDNS services require your PC to continuously run software that lets them keep track of your IP

address.

If your PC isn’t powered on when your IP address changes, you won’t be able to find the Camera on the

Internet. The SoloLink service keeps track of where the Camera is.

Setup Wizard for the SoloLink DDNS Service

1.

On the

Welcome

or

Congratulations

screen of the Setup Wizard, click the

Setup SoloLink DDNS Service

button.

Figure 7-2: SoloLink Welcome Screen

Figure 7-1: SoloLink Service

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2.

This screen explains why you would want to use the SoloLink DDNS Service if your network is using a

dynamic IP address. Click the

Next

button.

3.

This screen explains why you would find the SoloLink DDNS Service convenient if you would prefer to access

the Camera using a name rather than a series of numbers (its IP address). Click the

Next

button.

Figure 7-4: SoloLink for Convenience Screen

Figure 7-3: SoloLink for Dynamic IP Address Screen

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4.

Make sure your network has an active Internet connection. Verify that your PC and Camera are connected to

the network and the Camera is configured properly. Click

Next

.

5.

This screen displays a list of Compact Wireless-G Internet Video Cameras on your network and their status

information. In the

Selection

box, click the name of the Camera you are currently setting up. Click

Next

.

Figure 7-5: Check Connections Screen

Figure 7-6: Cameras Found Screen

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6.

To ensure security, you will be asked to enter a user name and password before you can access the Camera.

If you have not changed the Camera’s user name and password, then enter

admin

in the

User name

and

Password

fields (

admin

is the default). Then click

OK

.

7.

Your web browser will automatically start up, and the

SoloLink DDNS

screen of the Camera’s Web-based

Utility will appear. Click

New User ? - Click here to Register

.

Figure 7-7: Login Screen

Figure 7-8: SoloLink DDNS Screen

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8.

Make sure your network has an active Internet connection. Click

Continue

.

9.

On the

Welcome to the SoloLink DDNS Service

screen, click

Set up a NEW Account

.

Figure 7-9: Confirm Active Internet Connection Screen

Figure 7-10: Welcome to the SoloLink DDNS Service Screen

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