The following instructions describe how you can set up your system to allow remote monitoring:
 

• Turn on SecuritySpy's web server. To do this, select Web server setup from the Settings menu in SecuritySpy, and check the box marked Web server enabled.
   
• Make sure your Mac has a fixed IP address, and isn't using DHCP. To change your Mac's IP address, open System Preferences, choose Network, and double-click on Built-in Ethernet (or AirPort if your Mac is connected to the network wirelessly). Click on the TCP/IP tab to access your Mac's IP address settings. You should manually assign an IP address on the same subnet as the rest of your local network. Use "255.255.255.0" as the subnet mask, and enter the IP address of your router if you have one.
   
• While you're in System Preferences, open Sharing and select the Firewall tab. If the firewall is on, click on New... to open a port for SecuritySpy. Select Other from the Port Name popup menu, and enter SecuritySpy's port number (default "8000") into the field marked TCP Port Number(s).

If you only need to access your system from over your local network, you're done! Otherwise, read on to set up your system for remote monitoring over the internet:

• If you are using a router to share your internet connection, you will need to set up port forwarding so that messages for SecuritySpy are able to reach your Mac. This is explained in Setting up your router.
   
• If your ISP provides you with a dynamic IP address rather than a static IP, you will need to sign up for a Dynamic DNS service and run client software on your Mac, as described in Internet connection.
   
• You should now be able to access SecuritySpy from a web browser by typing in your Dynamic DNS address (or static IP) followed by the public port number, in this format:
  
  http://example.dyndns.com:8000/
  
  Note that this address will only work from over the internet. If you want to access SecuritySpy from within your local network, enter the manually assigned IP address of your Mac followed by the port number set in SecuritySpy.
   
• You may wish to protect yourself from server outages by following the advice in this guide.