Installing The Axis 2460 Network Dvr; Network Installation - Axis 2460 User Manual

Installing the AXIS 2460 Network DVR

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Installing the AXIS 2460 Network DVR
Before you begin the installation of your AXIS 2460 Network DVR, please read the
following notice concerning operating systems and browsers:
Important!
The AXIS 2460 was developed for use with Microsoft Internet Explorer (5.0 or higher) running on Win-
dows 98/ME/XP/NT or 2000. This is because the viewing of live images and the built-in Video Player both
require an ActiveX control for their function, which is currently only supported by Internet Explorer.
Other browsers and other operating systems can be used for installing the unit and for administration
purposes, but live images and the Video Player will not function correctly.

Network Installation

• Easy installation - Use The AXIS IP Installer. See Using the AXIS IP Installer on page 59.
• Quick installation - Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 2460 onto an Ethernet
network.
• Macintosh users - Please refer to Notes for Macintosh Users on page 60.
Connect an Ethernet cable
to the AXIS 2460 and attach it
to the network.
Setting the IP address using ARP and PING (as described below) will require
Administrator privileges on Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional.
This is not required for Windows 98, ME or XP Home. Use of the arp command on UNIX
systems may require root access.
set to O. Attach the power cable to the unit
and connect it to your local mains supply.
Note the Serial number on the rear panel of the
unit. You need to know this to set the IP address.
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Make sure that the main power switch is
Serial number same as
MAC/Ethernet address; e.g.
00408c100086 =
00-40-8c-10-00-86