Accessing The Ip Camera Windows - Cisco Video Surveillance 2621 IP Dome User Manual

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Accessing the IP Camera Windows

After you perform the initial configuration as described in the
Camera" section on page
camera windows to make configuration settings or view live video.
You access these windows by connecting to the IP camera from any PC that is on the same network as
the IP camera and that meets these requirements:
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You need this information to access the IP camera windows:
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To access the IP camera windows, follow these steps:
Procedure
Start Internet Explorer and enter the following in the address field:
Step 1
protocol://ip_address:port_number
where:
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Operating system—Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Vista
Browser—Internet Explorer 6.x with Service Pack 2, or later
IP address of the IP camera. By default, the IP camera attempts to obtain an IP address from a DHCP
server in your network. If the IP camera cannot obtain an IP address through DHCP within 90
seconds of powering up or resetting, it uses the default IP address of 192.168.0.100.
Port number, if other than the default value. Default port numbers for the IP camera are 443 for
HTTPS and 80 for HTTP. The IP camera administrator can enable an alternative HTTPS port and an
alternative HTTP port as described in the
Your user name and password for the IP camera. The IP camera administrator configures user names
and passwords as described in the
protocol is HTTPS for a secure connection or HTTP for a non-secure connection. You can use
HTTP only if you configure the camera to accept non-secure HTTP connections as described in the
"Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera" section on page
ip_address is the IP address of the IP camera. The default IP address is 192.168.0.100.
port_number is the port number that is used for HTTPS or HTTP connections to the IP camera. You
do not need to enter a port number if you are connecting through the default HTTPS port 443 or the
default HTTP port 80.
Enter the following for a secure connection if the IP address is 192.168.0.100 and the HTTPS port
number is 443:
https://192.168.0.100
Enter the following for a secure connection if the IP address is 203.70.212.52 and the HTTPS port
number is 1024:
https://203.70.212.52:1024
Enter the following for a non-secure connection if the IP address is 203.70.212.52 and the HTTP
port number is 80:
http://203.70.212.52
"Performing the Initial Setup of the IP
"Advanced Setup Window" section on page
"Users Window" section on page
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