First, please start by familiarizing yourself with the basic layout and functionality of the main window as described in the User Interface topic below.

In general, you should have a network IP camera working in the browser prior to adding it to Blue Iris. The address that you see in the browser’s address bar may be required to add that camera as well. See the Adding a camera topic in the Cameras chapter for details.

Remote access via browser or client app is generally the next priority, and you will find an entire chapter here devoted to that topic.

Refer to the chapter on Administration for tips on overall software operation.