
Software User’s Manual Ver.A1D-502-V8.03.30-NB
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Access the Camera
Now that the camera and the PC are both having their unique IP addresses and are under
the same network segment, it is possible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the
camera.
You can use Microsoft Internet Explorer to access the camera.
3-3-1 The browser functionality comparison:
Functionality
Internet
Explorer
Other
Browsers
Live Video
Yes
Yes*
Live Video Area Resizable
Yes
No
PTZ Control
Yes
Yes
Capture the snapshot
Yes
Yes
Video overlay based configuration (Motion
Detection regions, Privacy Mask regions)
Yes
No
All the other configurations
Yes
Yes
* When using non-Internet Explorer browsers, free third-party software plug-ins must be installed
to the PC first to be able to get the live video feed from the camera.
Browser
Required Plug-in Software
Safari
QuickTime (
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
)
Any Other Browser
Basic VLC Media Player (
http://www.videolan.org
)
Disclaimer Notice:
The camera manufacturer does not guarantee the compatibility of its
cameras with Quick Time and VLC
–
since they are third party software; the third party
has the right to modify their utility any time which affect the compatibility. In such cases,
please use Internet Explorer browser instead.
When using Internet Explorer browser, the ActiveX control for video stream management
will be downloaded from the camera directly
–
the user just has to accept the use of such
control when promoted so. No other third party utilities are required to be installed in
such case.