Network access
This manual explains how to configure the camera over the network with a web
browser.
TruVision IP cameras can be configured and controlled using Microsoft
®
Internet
Explorer
®
(IE) and other browsers. The procedures described use the Microsoft Internet
Explorer (IE) web browser.
Checking web browser security level
When using the web browser interface, ActiveX controls can be installed to connect and
view video using Internet Explorer. However, data such as video and images cannot be
downloaded due to the increased security measure. Check the security level of the PC
to enable interaction with the cameras over the web and, if necessary, modify the
Active X settings.
Configuring IE ActiveX controls
Confirm the ActiveX settings of the web browser.
To change the web browser’s security level:
1. In Internet Explorer, click
Internet Options
on the
Tools
menu.
2. On the
Security
tab, click the zone to be assigned to a website under “Select a web
content zone to specify its security settings.”
3. Click
Custom Level
.
4. Change the
ActiveX controls and plug-ins
options that are signed or marked as
safe to
Enable
. Change the
ActiveX controls and plug-ins
options that are
unsigned to
Prompt
or
Disable
. Click
OK
.
—or—
Under
Reset Custom Settings
, click the security level for the whole zone in the
Reset To box, and then select
Medium
. Click
Reset
, and then click
OK
in the
Internet Options
Security
tab window.
5. Click
Apply
in the Internet Options
Security
tab window.
Windows users
Internet Explorer for Windows
®
operating systems have increased security measures to
protect a PC from malicious software.
To ensure complete functionality of the Windows web browser interface, do the
following:
• Run IE as an administrator in the workstation
• Add the camera’s IP address to the IE’s list of trusted sites
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