Insert the CD-ROM and follow the simple onscreen wizard. First, enter the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of your home network. (The name, which is case-sensitive, must be entered exactly the way it is stored in your router.) The wireless mode should be set to Infrastructure. Once this is done, the software will automatically detect the camera and prompt you for a username and a password. Also, you'll be asked to fill in the type of security you employ -- 64-bit or 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) -- and to enter your WEP key. If you don't have WEP enabled, click Disabled. Next, you'll be asked to name your camera. Pick a short, easy name; the default is the camera's model name, WVC54G, which isn't terribly memorable.

To set up the software, all you need to know is your network SSID, WEP security key, and camera name.

After that, the instructions will ask you to select a static IP address or to use Automatic Configuration-DHCP. Initially, we selected Automatic Configuration-DHCP to make the process easy, assigning a static address to the camera later (in step 5). The setup software then provides you with the camera's IP address, as well as other basic network settings. You can also find the IP address on the camera's digital display.

Tip
If saving the camera settings fails, try disabling your antivirus program and possibly the Windows XP Service Pack 2 firewall. Both may interfere with configuration.