How to configure WVC54G - Linksys Wireless Camera

This tutorial is for how to configure Linksys Wireless camera WVC54G on your network. All the necessary images are taken from the Linksys and the tutorial is updated and verified with their knowledge base.

Linksys Wireless camera is specialty product which is used to monitor or watch one remote location via internet or in Local Area Network. Wireless cameras are not like web cams ,it can be directly connected to the wireless network or to the LAN using ethernet cable. Linksys Wireless camera WVC54G supports the following protocols:

1. TCP/IP
2. HTTP
3. DHCP
4. NTP
5. SMTP
6. UPnP

To learn how to configure Linksys Router click on the link below: How to Setup Linksys Wireless Router.

Configure WCV54G

To configure Linksys WCV54G Wireless camera follow the steps below.

Step 1: Connect Wireless Camera to your computer using an Ethernet cable

You should install Linksys Viewer Recorder Utility on your computer for getting full functionality of the Wireless camera. It is available in the CD comes with WCV54G.

Step 2: Log in to WCV54G setup page

Open browser and type 192.168.1.115

Now you will be prompted for a user name and password.

User Name: admin
Password : admin

Step 3: Configure the WCV54G

After log in to the Wireless camera setup page,click on setup tab. In basic setup page the configuration type should be fixed IP Address and if you need you can change the IP Address of the Wireless camera.

Now we need to enter the wireless details as same as in the Wireless router. The Wireless SSID should be the same wireless name set on the wireless router. The network type should be infrastructure. the click on apply button.

Step 4: Setup Wireless Security on WCV54G

The Wireless security settings should match the security settings on the wireless router. The same details should be entered here. To set wireless settings click on edit security settings on the basic setup page.