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use standardized and secure network protocols including SSL, TLS, DDNS, etc.
Most other users require remote
network access by way of their smartphones, tablets, laptops, or computers, for live viewing on the go.
The following section will cover local access and remote access will be covered in section 4.7. It is important to
configure and familiarize yourself with local access before attempting remote access. Keep in mind that any user
can have
both
local
and
remote access simultaneously if they so choose.
Before accessing your camera through a web browser, the following two steps must be completed:
1.
You must access the camera’s web interface with its
IP address
.
2.
You must install the Amcrest web
browser plugin
.
An
IP address
is just an identifier given to any devices that connect to a network. People use names, but
internetconnected devices use a set of numbers called an IP address to talk to each other. Once you have the IP
address, your computer will be able to find and communicate with your camera.
A
browser plugin
is just like a translator. By using the camera on your computer through a web browser, you need
to introduce a new piece of software that allows your computer to understand the language that the camera
speaks in a way that a computer can understand. That’s what the browser plugin is for.
To access the camera’s we
b interface, we will use the Amcrest IP Config Software method.
4.4.1 Amcrest IP Config Software method
Amcrest IP Config Software can be installed for free onto your computer from Amcrest’s official website. The IP
Config Software is available for both Windows and Mac operating systems. To get directly to the downloads page,
use this link:
https://amcrest.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/201939038-All-Downloads
Otherwise, the steps below will walk you through how to download, install, and use Amcrest IP Config Software:
1.
Log onto your computer, open your web browser of choice, and go to
2.
Then, hover over the
Support
tab up top and choose
Downloads
from the dropdown.
