The IP bird box camera supports Ethernet cable connecting to your home network. Simply plug the camera to a network port (RJ45), the birdhouse camera will try to obtain the correct IP address from your network. You will be able to access the camera on the iCSee or XMEYE without configuration. However, if your network has disable to DHCP function or somehow the IP bird box camera can’t receive the correct IP address from your network. You may need to manually change the camera’s IP address before you can view the live video.
Instructions
This below instruction is suitable for the IP birdhouse camera from Green-Backyard, Gardenature, Oertl, Green-feathers, and Handykam which are using iCSee or XMEYE mobile application. If you prefer XMEYE, please skip to the second section below. Both iCSee and XMEYE are Interchangeable.
iCSee (PRO)
1. First, Plug your bird box camera into the power cord and connect it to your network by using Ethernet cable.
2. Next, go to the app. Click the “+” sign on the next screen in the upper right hand corner. Click on “More” in the upper right hand corner again. You can see 5 options in the new screen.
3. Now choose “Add device in the same WLAN”. The App will discover the camera in the local network automatically.
Note: Please make sure your mobile phone has connected to the same network as the camera is using now.
XMEYE
1. First, Plug your bird box camera into the power cord and connect it to your network by using Ethernet cable.
2. Next, go to the app. Click the “+” sign on the next screen in the upper right hand corner. In the next screen Click “Search” button. The App will discover the camera in the local network automatically.
Note: Please make sure your mobile phone has connected to the same network as the camera is using now.
3. Now Tap camera’s name. In the next screen, Input the camera’s password. The default password is empty. Then Click Add to save. The camera will appear in the device list.
4. Next tap the camera’ name and the thumbnail, you will start watching the live video.
Related Sources
How to manually configure the bird box camera’s IP address (Windows)
How to set bird box camera to static IP on Mac (Mac)
Hello. We had the camera set up last year and everything worked fantastic. This year we won’t get the camera to work. We’ve reset the camera and then followed instruction here: https://green-backyard.com/pages/how-to-connect-ip-bird-camera-to-wifi-network/ Unfortunateyl when it comes to the step where the APP searches the network for the camera, the camera is not found. In general the camera works because it makes to click sounds after reboot.
Any advice?
You may need to reset your camera. Firstly, power up the camera and wait for around two seconds until you hear the click sounds. Next depress and hold the reset button for more than 10 seconds, then release. Wait for another two minutes until you hear the click sounds again. Now check the WiFi setting of your mobile phone. If you can see the camera’s internal WiFi name as beye_**, please follow the instruction to connect the camera back to your WiFi networ.
Hi there, I have the same problem as described above. I have repeated the process with the reset a couple of times. No difference! The camera is not connecting to WiFI anymore. In the direct mode I’m askfor the Camera password. I thought that will also be reset automatically but I I not have the initial password (not for WIFI! For the camera)
I apologized for any inconvenience issue. When you connect the camera to your WiFi network, You have added the password to the camera. It is on the step 9th in this guide.
https://green-backyard.com/pages/how-to-connect-ip-bird-camera-to-wifi-network/
If you don’t remember to password, you will have to reset the camera. Please depress and hold the reset button for more than 10 seconds. Please understand the camera will be disconnected from your WiFi network after you reset, So you will need to follow the above guide to connect the camera back to your WiFi network.
Hope the above information is helpful.