SmartWatch® IP Network Camera User Manual
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Chapter 2
Network Connection
Before you start:
If you want to set the IP network camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), please
refer to
Section 2.1
Setting the IP network camera over the LAN
.
If you want to set the IP network camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), please
refer to
Section 2.2
Setting the IP network camera over the WAN
.
2.1
Setting the IP network camera over LAN
To view and configure the camera via a LAN, you need to connect the IP network
camera in the same subnet as your computer. Install the SmartWatch® System
Manager software to search and change the IP of the IP network camera.
2.1.1
Wiring over LAN
The following diagrams show the two ways of connecting an IP network camera to
computer:
To test the IP network camera, you can directly connect the IP network camera
to the computer with a network cable as shown in Figure 2-1.
Refer to the Figure 2-2 to set the IP network camera up over LAN via a
switch/router.
Figure 2-1
Connecting Directly
Figure 2-2
Connecting via a Switch or a Router
