How Do You Add Security Cameras to Blue Iris Software?

With this detailed guide, you can make your Blue Iris network IP camera configuration or installation like a breeze.

Here let’s show you the step-by-step guide on adding cameras to Blue Iris.

Add security cameras to Blue Iris.

1) Download and launch Blue Iris on your PC or Mac.

2) Click “+” button at the top right of the Blue Iris software, or right click and select Add new camera to add security camera to Blue Iris.

3) Input the camera name and choose Network IP as the connection type. Check Enable audio and Enable motion detector in the Options menu. Click OK to continue.

4) Please enter the correct User Name and Password. Click Find/inspect… button to search the camera in LAN.

In the current inferface, you are gonna need to do several setup steps:

Select the Make as XXX.
Change the Discovery/.. ort into 80 or 8080.
Click OK to finish adding the camera to Blue Iris.

If you use ZOSI PTZ security cameras, such as C296, you may not be able to use the full PTZ functionality in Blue Iris. To unlock the full potential of your ZOSI camera, consider using the ZOSI Smart App, which offers better compatibility and more features.