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Chapter III Accessing the Network Camera
The camera must be assigned an IP address to be accessible.
3.1 Assigning An IP Address
The Network Camera must be assigned an IP address to be accessible. The default IP address of
Milesight Network Camera is 192.168.5.190. The default user name is “admin”, and password is
“ms1234”.
You can either change the IP address of the camera via Smart Tools or browser. Please connect the
camera in the same LAN of your computer.
3.1.1 Assigning An IP Address Using Smart Tools
Smart Tools is a software tool which can automatically detect multiple online Milesight network
cameras in the LAN, set IP addresses, and manage firmware upgrades. It’s recommended to use
when assigning IP addresses for multiple cameras.
Step1: Install Smart Tools (The software could be downloaded from our website);
Step2: Start Smart Tools, click the IPC Tools page, then enter the device information, such as IP
address, MAC address, Port number, Netmask, and Gateway, then all related Milesight
network cameras in the same network that will be displayed. Details are shown as Figure
3-1-1;
Figure 3-1-1 Smart Tools
