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IP Finder
IP Finder is a utility program that helps users locate the unit in the local area network which the computer is connected to.
Please note that IP Finder works only on Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows 7. Steps to
get the utility program running are listed below.
1. Download IP Finder from MESSOA Website to the computer.
2. Double click on IPFinder.exe in the IP Finder folder, and the IP Finder window should pop out.
3 The window would list information of units in operation at present. Press FIND CAMERA to find more units.
4. Locate and double-click one of the cameras in the list you want to configure the network settings. If you have multiple
cameras connected to your local network, locate the MAC address on the camera to distinguish the target camera from
others.
5. Configure the following settings as needed.
NAME: Enter a descriptive name for the camera.
NETWORK SETTINGS: If you have a DHCP server on your network to assign IP addresses to network devices, enable the
DHCP option. Otherwise, manually enter the IP ADDRESS, NET MASK and GATEWAY values.
USERNAME & PASSWORD: Manually setup preferred username and password.
SET: Whenever you make revision of camera settings, click “SET” to take effect.
SW DEFAULT: To perform the factory defaults excluding network settings of the selected camera.
HW DEFAULT: To perform the factory defaults of the selected camera.
RESET: To reboot the selected camera.
Click Save to enable the settings and click Exit to exit the utility.
Figure 2 - 15: IP Camera Finder
