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4.2 Y-cam Software Installation for Mac
1. Insert the Y-cam Setup CD into your CD drive.
2. Browse to the disk and open the Mac directory. Inside is the Y-cam Setup .
3.
Move this file to your Desktop (or place of choosing) and double-click on Y-cam.app to run the program.
Note: If you get a warning saying “Do you want the application ‘Y-CAM.app’ to accept incoming network
connections?” Click “Allow”
Below are OS specific procedures to allow the Y-cam Setup software to search for cameras on the network.
Please Note: Leaving ports open can expose you to malicious attacks from the internet or other computers around you.
Please make sure you revert the settings back to their current state after following any of the below procedures and
setting up your cameras.
OSX 10.4 (Tiger)
1. Click on “System Preferences”
2. Click on “Sharing” in the Internet and Network section.
3. Select “Firewall” tab then click “Advanced”
4. Make sure the check box next to “Block UDP Traffic” is un-ticked then click “Ok”
5. Quit System Preferences and test the Y-cam Setup software again.
OSX 10.5 (Leopard)
1. Click on “System Preferences”
2. Click on “Security” in the “Personal” section
3. Select the “Firewall” tab
4. Select “Allow all incoming connections”
5. Close the window and wait for a few seconds (around 30 seconds) for the system to update the adapter settings
then run Y-cam setup.
OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
1. Click on “System Preferences”
2. Click on “Security” in the “Personal” section
3. Select the “Firewall” tab then click on “Advanced”
4. Select “Automatically allow signed software to receive incoming connections”
5. Click on the “+” button and locate and select the Y-cam Setup program then click “Add”. You should now “Y-cam
– Allow incoming connections” in the table.
6. Close the window and wait for a few seconds (around 30 seconds) for the system to update the adapter settings.
7. Close any versions of the Y-cam Setup that are running and then run the program again.