Connecting The Camera To A Network     14; Calling Up The Camera Via A Computer     14 - Monacor INC-2722BCP Instruction Manual

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5 Connecting the Camera to a Network
To be able to directly address the camera for configuration via
a computer, its IP address is factory-set to 1921680120 The
current address of the camera will be inserted in the video signal
at the analog auxiliary output (22 in fig 7) if the signal output
and the insertion feature "IP Show" have been activated in the
camera settings "Device  CVBS" (
If you do not know the current address of the camera, start the
program "IPSearchexe" to find the camera in the network This
program is available on the CD provided or on the MONACOR
website
1) To start the search, click the button "Start" of the tab "Multicast
Search" The list on the left will show the cameras found in the
network ( ☞ fig 8)
2) To stop the search, click the button "Stop"
3) Select the camera from the list The current settings of this
camera can be found on the right
4) Change the settings as required:
IP address, subnet mask and gateway address can be defined
as static values (select the option "Device uses the following IP
address") Enter a unique IP address for each camera If a DHCP
server is available in the network (e g in the router or network
video recorder), this server will be able to automatically make
settings for the camera (select the option "Device obtains an
IP address automatically") The values assigned automatically
are highlighted in grey and cannot be changed
5) Click the button "Modify" After successful transmission of
the modifications, the message "Modify success!" will appear
6) Before you start a new search, click the button "Clear All" to
delete the list
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6 Calling up the Camera via a Computer
To call up the user interface of the camera, enter its IP address
in the address bar of the program Windows Internet Explorer (IE,
version 6 or higher) The IP addresses of the computer and of the
camera must be in the same subnet The number of simultaneous
accesses to the camera is limited to 6
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When the camera is called up, the log-in window will appear
Select the language for the user interface The description below
refers to English Then enter the user name and the password
(default setting for both: admin) If you use the default password,
a request to change the password will appear It is recommended
to change the password to prevent unauthorized access Individual
log-in data can also be defined later in the camera settings If you
change the password, make sure to remember it!
To make all functions available, installation of the ActiveX
extensions is required These extensions will be loaded from the
camera when the camera is called up for the first time If necessary,
reduce the security settings of the IE accordingly to allow the instal-
lation process Save the installation file "NetworkSurveillanceexe"
to the computer, close the IE and execute the file
When a connection to the camera has been established, the view
with the current camera image (fig 9) will be displayed The fol-
lowing options are available:
a View "Live Video" with display of camera image
b View "Playback" to replay the recordings from the camera
c View "Configuration" to change the camera settings
d Button
to indicate and acknowledge an alarm
e Button
to change the password
f Button to log out
g Camera image with information on the stream being transmitted