Version: 2008
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WEEKEND PROJECT: Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi Webcam
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Step 1

Getting started

Step 2

What you'll need

Step 3

Connecting the camera

Step 4

Software setup

Step 5

Cut the cord

Step 6

Get focused

Step 7

Take it to the Web

Step 8

Make it memorable

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Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi Webcam

Step 6:

Get focused

Improve the sharpness of the Webcam image by determining your focal point and adjusting the focus ring.
Improve the sharpness of the Webcam image by determining your focal point and adjusting the focus ring.

Improve the sharpness of the Webcam image by determining your focal point and adjusting the focus ring.

To view the camera's image, open Internet Explorer and enter the camera's IP address. (Bookmark this page; you'll need to come back.) When the Linksys page loads, click the View Image tab. To focus the image transmitted by your camera, place a book with a legible title at the range you want to be the focal point, then adjust the focus ring on the camera until the type is sharply displayed on your monitor. You can also tweak the resolution of images by selecting the Image tab. There, you'll find brightness settings, as well as time-stamp and even text-message features.

Tip
Note that the Linksys camera doesn't work with Internet Explorer on Macs or with Mozilla Firefox on any computer.
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Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi Webcam

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