TV-IP501P Internet Camera User Manual
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Add a camera for monitoring
The Add camera menu is presented the first time the
IPViewPro 2.0
software is launched. This menu is
used to add cameras to the user interface for monitoring. After the first time running the software, this
menu can be accessed at anytime from the configuration menus. The configuration menus are described
in a later section of this chapter. Notice that the
IPViewPro 2.0
software has automatically detected
eligible cameras running on the network.
To add a camera to the
IPViewPro 2.0
user interface, follow these instructions:
1.
Check the list of cameras detected by the
software, if the camera you want does not
appear on the list then clicks the Refresh
button to conduct another search.
2.
Select the camera to add from the list, enter
the administrator’s user name and
password, a preview of the live video display
will appear. Click the OK, add this camera
button, a confirmation message informs
when the camera is connected and added to
the IPViewPro 2.0 monitoring group. Repeat
this procedure for all the cameras being
added. Click the Exit button after all the
cameras have been added.
If
the
camera
does
not
appear
listed,
click
the
Input
the
location
of
camera
tab
above
the
list
to
view
a
new
menu.
Enter
the
IP
address
or
the
URL
(for
example,
ipcam.ddns.org)
of
the
camera
being
added,
type
the
user
name
and
password
and
click
the
Preview
to
verify
that
a
link
can
be
established.
The
live
video
of
the
camera
should
appear
in
the
Live
preview
display.
If
a
link
cannot
be
established,
run
the
Setup
Wizard
software
for
the
camera
and
verify
the
correct
IP
address.
Click
Exit
to
return
to
the
main
Add
camera
menu.
3.
Once
the
cameras
have
been
added,
they
are
ready
to
be
used
in
the
main
IPViewPro
2.0
user
interface.
Close
the
Add
camera
menu
(click
Exit)
to
go
to
the
main
user
interface.
See
below
for
a
description.