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Manually adjust the IP addresses of multiple cameras
If there are more than one camera to be used in the same local area network and there is no
DHCP server to assign unique IP addresses to each of them, all of the cameras would then have
the initial IP address of
192.168.0.100
, which is not a proper situation for network devices
– all
the IP addresses have to be different from each other. The easiest way to assign cameras the IP
addresses is by using
IP Utility
:
With the procedure shown above, all the cameras will have unique IP addresses, starting from
192.168.0.101. In case there are 20 cameras selected, the last one of the cameras would have
the IP 192.168.0.120.
Later, by pressing the
“Refresh” button of the IP Utility, you will be able to see the list of cameras
with their new IP addresses.
Please note that it is also possible to change the IP addresses manually by using the Web
browser. In such case, please plug in only one camera at a time, and change its IP address by
using the Web browser before plugging in the next one. This way, the Web browser will not be
confused about two devices having the same IP address at the same time.
Access the Camera
Now that the camera and the PC both have their unique IP addresses and are under the same
network segment, you can use
Microsoft Internet Explorer
on the PC to access the camera.
