Access The Camera - LevelOne FCS-1152 Hardware User Manual

Access the Camera

Now that the camera and the PC are both having their unique IP addresses and are under the
same network segment, it is possible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the camera.
You can use any of the browsers to access the camera, however, the full functionality is
provided only for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The browser functionality comparison:
Functionality
Live Video
Live Video Area Resizable
PTZ Control
Capture the snapshot
Video overlay based configuration (Motion
Detection regions, Privacy Mask regions)
All the other configurations
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When using non-Internet Explorer browsers, free third-party software plug-ins must be installed
to the PC first to be able to get the live video feed from the camera. Check the firmware version of
the camera to determine which plug-in is necessary:
Firwmware Version
CFA-V6.04.xx-xx or older
CFA-V6.05.xx-xx
CFA-V6.06.xx-xx or newer
The camera firmware version can be found on the FW Version column of the IP utility or access
the Setup page of the Web Configurator (see page 34).
Disclaimer Notice: The camera manufacturer does not guarantee the compatibility of its cameras
with VLC player or QuickTime – since these are third party softwares. The third parties have the
right to modify their utility any time which might affect the compatibility. In such cases, please use
Internet Explorer browser instead.
When using Internet Explorer browser, the ActiveX control for video stream management will be
downloaded from the camera directly – the user just has to accept the use of such control when
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Internet Explorer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Required Plug-In
Basic VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org)
QuickTime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)
QuickTime (Safari only)
Basic VLC Media Player (other browsers)
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Other browsers
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Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes