Mounting the Camera

• Decide where you want your camera. Many people prefer to keep it in the living room or their children's rooms to monitor them while they're at work. IP cameras typically come with mounting hardware, which is a small rod connected to the camera with a flat base. This base typically has four holes, allowing you to secure the camera and mount it to a wall with screws. Make sure that wherever you place your camera, it will be able to reach a power outlet and your Internet router with an Ethernet cable, which is required for the camera to access the Internet.
  
  

Making the Connections

• With the camera mounted, it's time to make all the necessary connections. Plug it into a power outlet using the supplied A/C power cord. Then plug the camera into an Internet router using an Ethernet cable, which is also typically supplied with the product. Routers, which are connected to your Internet modem, usually have at least four Ethernet inputs, which allows several devices to access the Internet using the same network as the modem, so simply connect the camera to the router using the Ethernet cable.
  
  

Running the Software

• Install and run the camera's software, which should come in the package, on the computer that's connected to the same Internet router that the camera is connected to. Though every camera manufacturer will have slightly different procedure and different menu layout, you'll basically be prompted to enter in the camera's IP address (this is usually done with an "automatic scan" function on the software menu), which is typically labeled on the camera, itself, or in the instruction manual, and then create a user name and password for accessing the camera. When everything is finished, you can exit the software.
  
  

Accessing your Camera

• From any computer in the world with an Internet connection, type in the camera's IP address into an Internet browser's address bar to bring up your camera's menu. Here, you can enter your user name and password and access a live feed of your camera's images. Some advanced cameras even allow you to zoom, record and even pivot the camera around, all remotely.