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Click on “use the following IP address”. Then enter the IP address you picked that is outside your router’s DHCP
range. Do not change the subnet mask. The default setting of 255.255.255.0 is correct unless you have a very
unusual home network.
Then enter your own router’s address in the “Default Gateway” box. Note that the first 3 groups of digits should
be the same as your camera’s IP address. Usually the last digit is 1, sometimes it is 254.
Then click on “Use the following DNS server” and enter both the primary and secondary DNS addresses that you
obtained from your router menu or from your computer’s network connection menu.
Note: It is very important to add both the “Default Gateway” and at least the “Primary DNS” address when
assigning static local IP. While the camera gets this information automatically from the router when using DHCP,
the camera will not obtain this information if a local IP address is assigned manually.
The HTTP port is usually 80. The RTP port range should start at 30000 for your first camera. For all additional
cameras the start of the range increase by 2, for example your 2
nd
camera would have a starting RTP port of 30002,
the 3
rd
camera would have 30004, 4
th
camera at 30006 etc.
After you click on “Apply”, you need to log in to the camera at the address you just picked. Remember to add the
http:// in front of the IP address, as in
http://192.168.0.101
. If your port is not 80 you need to add the port too .
From now on , regardless of what computers or other devices you have on your own network and regardless of
the order that you turn them on or off, you camera’s IP address will always be the same.
On some routers, for example some older models of Leviton or NetGear, you may also need to tell your router
about the network camera’s IP address, so that it shows up as a known device on your network.
