Linking the Moticam X2 to the wireless network (Wirelessly)

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1 In this tutorial, you will see the steps required to link your Moticam X2 with your wireless network. In most cases, the MoticHub function in Motic Images Plus 2.0 will be sufficient for networking the Moticam X2, but some users may want a different approach. Caution: After linking the Moticam X2 with the network, you will not be able to directly connect to the Moticam X2. This means that if you are unable to connect to the Moticam X2 through the network for some reason, you will not be able to connect to the Moticam X2 at all, and you will need to press the reset button located up and to the right of the On/Off button. Before proceeding, make sure you have the username and password to get into your router s configuration menu. If you don t have this information, you can t perform this process. Linking the Moticam X2 to the wireless network (Wirelessly) 1) Connect to the Moticam X2 2) Open your browser and enter to access the Moticam X2 3) Click configure and then click the Station tab 4) Select the wifi network you wish to connect to and switch DHCP to On 5) Enter the password used to connect to the wifi network you selected 6) Click save then apply and make sure to wait for the process to complete before navigating away from the page or doing any other steps (30s-1min) 7) At this point you will not be able to connect to the Moticam X2 directly anymore. You will need to do so through the network. Go to your router s configuration page (usually ) and log into the router.

2 8) My router uses DD-WRT, and the following steps will be different for different brands of routers. You will need to find where your router lists the IP addresses of devices that are connected to it. You will then find what IP address was assigned to your Moticam X2, so that you may access the Moticam X2 from any device connected to that network. 9) On my router, you click Status then you click the LAN tab in order to find the connected devices to the LAN. The Moticam X shows up on my network as having a Hostname of * and an IP address of The new Moticam X2 will usually show up as MoticamX in the list of connections. Write down the IP address assigned to your Moticam X2.

3 10) You may now enter the IP address into any browser of any device connected to the network, or you can use Motic Images Plus 2.0 (PC or Mac) or Moticonnect (Android/iOS/Chromebook). In my case, I am using

4 Troubleshooting: Returning the Moticam X2 back to an access point: - You will need to enter the IP address assigned by your router into your browser. - Click configure -Click the Station tab - Slide DHCP to the Off position - Click the Access Point tab -Change the SSID to what it was before (printed on the side of the Moticam X) - Change the password back to Click save then apply

5 Linking the Moticam X2 to a network (Wired using RJ-45) 1) Connect an Ethernet cable from the RJ-45 port on the Moticam X2 to the back of your router in one of the LAN ports and turn on the Moticam X2. 2) Go to your router s configuration page (usually ) and log into the router. 3) My router uses DD-WRT, and the following steps will be different for different brands of routers. You will need to find where your router lists the IP addresses of devices that are connected to it. You will then find what IP address was assigned to your Moticam X2, so that you may access the Moticam X2 from any device connected to that network.

6 4) On my router, you click Status then you click the LAN tab in order to find the connected devices to the LAN. The Moticam X shows up on my network as having a Hostname of * and an IP address of The new Moticam X2 will usually show up as MoticamX in the list of connections. Write down the IP address assigned to your Moticam X2. 5) You may now enter the IP address into any browser of any device connected to the network, or you can use Motic Images Plus 2.0 (PC or Mac) or Moticonnect (Android/iOS/Chromebook). In my case, I am using

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