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When using the camera for the first time on a PC with Internet Explorer, your PC will ask you for permission to
install the viewing software
(called ActiveX)
. This ActiveX is needed to decode the H.264 or MPEG4 video stream
and control the camera. Click to “OK” this at the top of your screen, then again click on “OK” on the install menu
that will pop up in the middle of your screen.
If you have a popup blocker like Google Toolbar you will need to disable it. Within a few seconds you can then see
live video from the camera.
NOTE: If the camera shows video but also displays the message “connecting, waiting…”, close Internet Explorer
and wait a couple of minutes for the camera to obtain current time from a internet time server and restart
itself.
To complete the camera setup, it is easier if you close all video windows and go to the main login screen again,
then instead of clicking on
“Enter”
you would just click on
“Setting”
.
The previous Quickstart showed you how to obtain the initial IP address of the camera if you have a PC with
typical configuration.
In other cases it may be easiest to log into your router’s web based setup menu. For the exact details you may
need to refer to your router’s manual, which is usually available for download on the router manufacturer’s
support web site.
Typically you access your router’s web menu by typing the router’s IP address into a browser window. Common IP
addresses are :
http://192.168.0.1
,
http://192.168.1.1
,
http://192.168.10.1
, or
http://192.168.1.254
.
Once you’re logged into your router, you would look for a status screen or menu that mentions
LAN or DHCP
client list (LAN = local area network).
Typically there is a list of attached devices, and among these it is easy to pick out the IP camera since the name
starts with IP, or there will be a 12 digital number that matches the number on the back of the camera.
Regardless of the method you used to find your camera’s IP address, once you’ve clicked on the icon or entered
the IP address manually into your browser(with http://), you get to the main login screen for the camera.
To see video, click on” Enter”, then username:
admin
and password:
admin.
To complete the camera setup, it is easier if you close all video windows and go to the main login screen again,
then instead of clicking on “Enter” you would just click on “Setting”. Now proceed to the next section titled Wi-Fi
wireless Setup.
