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[erikwanamaker]

I bought Blue Iris yesterday and I cannot find any of my wifi cams with it. It finds my web cam and that is it. I really don't know anything about setting things up....perhaps someone here can give me a hand? Should I just buy an NVR and try it that way?

 

[wittaj]

Who makes the wifi cams? Make and model?

Many wifi cams like Ring, Arlo, etc. are proprietary and can only use their software and apps.

 

[wittaj]

If they are not proprietary, then you need to log into your router or use some other program that can tell you what the IP address is for each camera.

Then you go into BI and select Add Camera and then manually type in the IP address and username and password and then select the find/inspect.

 

[fenderman]

I bought Blue Iris yesterday and I cannot find any of my wifi cams with it. It finds my web cam and that is it. I really don't know anything about setting things up....perhaps someone here can give me a hand? Should I just buy an NVR and try it that way?

Yes, buy an NVR, it will magically work