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Pre-requisites and Initial Connection
1.
TriVision indoor models, bullets and Dome cameras
2.
PC or Linux computer with internet browser
Computer is only required for initial setup, later the camera can work by itself without any computer present
at the camera location
3.
A local area network with a router / gateway and an available Cat5 wired network jack on your router (not
on your computer)
The wired network connection is only needed for initial setup, later the camera can be used wireless with
802.11b/g/n. If no Cat5 jack is available, please see Appendix B for alternative setup procedure.
You can start using the camera on your own network almost as soon as you plug it in. Just connect the included
blue Cat5 cable to the network jack on the camera and connection the other end to one of the LAN jacks of your
router, then connect the power supply to the camera and to a wall plug. If your camera has a removable antenna,
you may want to attach it now.
IMPORTANT: Make sure camera is plugged into your router, not the computer, even if your computer has an
available Cat5 LAN jack.
On the NC-217W, NC-218W, NC-217WF, NC-218WF you may want to remove the clear plastic film that is
protecting the lens cover. For clearest video be careful not to touch the lens.
On indoor models the power light will come on within a few seconds. Later you should also see it blinking red
occasionally. This means your camera is ready to use. To get started, you need to know the IP address that your
router assigned to the camera. By adding http:// in front of the IP address you get a web link to the camera’s
built-in web server.
Until you setup a name for your camera as shown in later sections of this manual, you typically access the camera
by typing the numbers into your browser or by using a bookmark.
Proceed to PC Quickstart if you have a PC running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7
