Stardot Camera and TZO

	Using TZO with your StarDot Camera or StarDot Camera Server
	Security and monitoring with webcams is one of the hottest things on the Internet, and StarDot Technologies now has added TZO Dynamic DNS capability into their Internet Cameras and Camera Servers. StarDot Technologies cameras and camera servers are simple and easy to setup. StarDot cameras are simple to set up and can be placed anywhere there's a network or phone line connection. Since many of these cameras or camera servers can be on a Dynamic IP address, some sort of domain name is needed to find these devices over the Internet. Without a static domain name, the IP would change at will, and the device would be impossible to find or manage. This is where TZO Dynamic DNS technology comes in handy. *** IMPORTANT: You must have the latest StarDot firmware (1.1.50 and higher) which has TZO support built into the camera. You can get the latest copy of the firmware from StarDot-tech.com

	In the following tutorial, we give a basic overview of the StarDot Dynamic DNS setup. Before we get started with the camera setup, you need to sign up with a TZO.COM free 30 day trial domain name for use within the camera or camera server setup.


	STEP 1) The first step is to go to http://StarDot.tzo.com and click TRY TZO FREE as shown in the screenshot above.

	STEP 2) Once you click the TRY TZO FREE, you need to enter in your choice for a Trial domain name, and also enter your Email address. Then click the Create my Free trial domain button as shown above and the TZO Dynamic DNS servers will send you a 30 day free trial key by email. Check your email and keep the information in the email handy to set up your camera with a domain name.

	STEP 3)You now need to access the camera by going to the IP address of the camera and logging in using your web browser. Since our camera is at an IP address of 192.168.1.102, we log in using that IP and see the main StarDot camera screen shown above.


	STEP 4)Once you have the camera main screen as shown above, you need to access the camera configuration by clicking on the CONFIGURATION link in the bottom left of the image as shown.


	STEP 5)Once you have clicked CONFIGURATION link, you must enter in the Username and password that was set on the camera. Enter in the Username and Password as shown in the screenshot above and click OK to continue.


	STEP 6)Once you have entered the username and password in, you will be in the Main CONFIGURATION screen of the StarDot camera as shown above. In order to access the TZO DDNS information, you must click on the ADVANCED link. This Link is in the very bottom right hand corner of the screen as shown above circled in red. You must click this link to continue to the ADVANCED setup.


	STEP 7)Once you have entered the Advanced menu, you must click the TZO DYNAMIC DNS link as shown above circled in red. You must click this link to continue.


	STEP 8)The TZO module screen, shown above will ask for your TZO information that TZO sent you in an email. Enter the DOMAIN NAME in the hostname field, the EMAIL ADDRESS in the Email field, and finally, copy and paste the TZO KEY in the key field. Please verify that you put in the proper information, and click APPLY to save the information. Make sure you ENABLE the DDNS by clicking on the checkbox in the upper left of the image as shown circled in red.

	That's it! Once you hit apply, the camera will now input the information into the firmware of the camera, and will continue to update the DDNS account with the latest IP of the camera.

	*Please Note: To use servers (a camera server for instance) on your LAN behind a router, you need to open ports and set the StarDot camera to a STATIC LAN IP behind your router or firewall. TZO has many tutorials on opening ports in routers. Most web cameras run on port 80 by default. See these tutorials on the TZO support site for more detail on running your StarDot camera behind a router. If you have trouble with ports, and want more information, you can see http://www.PortDetective.com and you should also check out PortForward.com for port forwaring details

	These websites can help determine what ports you have open on the router, and Port Detective can even help you find out if your ISP blocks these ports as well. For more information on the StarDot camera and camera servers, please see the StarDot website at http://www.StarDot-tech.com