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Cisco Video Surveillance 8020/8030 IP Camera Reference Guide
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Accessing the IP Camera
This chapter explains how to access the IP camera through web browsers and RTSP players.
This chapter includes these topics:
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Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera, page 2-2
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Using 3GPP-Compatible Mobile Devices, page 2-3
Using Web Browsers
To access the camera, follow these steps:
Step 1
Launch your web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox).
Step 2
Enter the IP address of the camera in the address field and then press
Enter
.
Live video is displayed in your web browser.
If it is the first time installing the camera, a dialog box prompts for information. Follow the instructions
to install the required plug-in on your computer.
Step 3
If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX Controls, enable
the ActiveX Controls for your browser:
a.
Choose
Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level
.
b.
Look for Download signed ActiveX controls, select
Enable
or
Prompt
, and then click
OK
.
c.
Refresh your web browser, then install the ActiveX control. Follow the instructions to complete
installation
Note
•
The camera utilizes 32-bit ActiveX plugin. You cannot open a management/view session with the
camera using a 64-bit IE browser.
•
If you encounter this problem, try execute the Iexplore.exe program from C:\Windows\SysWOW64.
A 32-bit version of IE browser will be installed.