.: [ Stream guide ] :.

Since a lot of people want to use the stream output but have problems getting it up and running I wrote a small “Getting Started Guide”.

> If you have a dynamic IP-address, start at A.
> If you have a static IP-address and use a router, start at B.
> If you have a static IP-address and are directly connected to the Internet (don’t use a router), start at C.

A) If you have a dynamic IP-address (an IP that changes every time you start the computer / connects to the Internet) you will have to get a DNS updater from for example www.no-ip.com.

1) Go to no-ip.com and click on “No-IP Free” and then “sign up now!”.
2) Enter your data and register.
3) When the registration process has finished log in to your new account.
4) When you have logged in: Click “add” under “hosts / redirects”.
5) Enter a hostname you want to point to your computer. (for example foobar.no-ip.org)
6) Select “DNS Host (A)” as Host Type.
7) Click on “create host”.
8) Now go to www.no-ip.com and click on the download link.
9) Download the No-IP Dynamic Update Client (DUC)
10) Install the software and start it.
11) Below “hosts” you should be able to see the hostname you just registered before. Mark the check box in front of the hostname.
12) Click on the button "options". Then mark the check box "Run on startup" and click "ok".
13) Now your public address will always be your registered hostname (for example foobar.no-ip.org) even if your ip address changes.
14) Go to B.

B) If you use a router or if you use a DNS updater (for example no-ip.com) you will have to “force your public address” in the stream settings for Yawcam.

1) In the main window of Yawcam, click Settings -> Edit Settings... -> Stream
2) Mark the check box “advanced” and enter your public address in the field “Force public ip”. Note that if you use a DNS updater you must enter your registered hostname (for example foobar.no-ip.org), and can’t use the “Get”-button.
3) Now you have to forward a port in your router. (Look at www.portforward.com for help with that.) You want one port on your router to point to the computer where Yawcam is running. The default port for streaming is 8081.
4) Go to C.

C) Start the stream.

1) Click on the “enable”-button for stream in Yawcam’s main window.

 

Now you should be visible for others on the address: http://your-public-address:8081, if you used the standard port number.

Note #1: If you are using the no-ip.com service, you will be visible for others on http://foobar.no-ip.org:8081 from the example above.

Note #2: If you are using port forwarding you will not be able to see yourself from inside your local network on the public address. Then instead use http://your-local-address:8081/local.html.