Assigning An Ip Address; Accessing The Live Video Stream - Motorola Avigilon H4 Series Installation Manual

Assigning an IP Address

The camera automatically obtains an IP address when it is connected to a network.
Note: If the camera cannot obtain an IP address from a DHCP server, it will use Zero Configuration
Networking (Zeroconf) to choose an IP address. When set using Zeroconf, the IP address is in the
169.254.0.0/16 subnet.
The IP address settings can be changed using one of the following methods:
Camera's web browser interface: http://<camera IP address>/
l
Network video management software application (for example, Avigilon Control Center (ACC)™
l
software).
ARP/Ping method. For more information, see
l
page 20.
Note:
Depending on the manufacture date of your camera, you will have one of the two options below to
log in for the first time:
Cameras manufactured after January 1, 2020: these cameras do not have a default username
l
or password and will be in a factory default state. You must create a user with administrator
privileges before the camera is operational. For more information, see
Username and Password on the previous
Cameras manufactured before January 1, 2020: login to the camera using the default
l
username of administrator with no password. It is recommended that you change the
password after your first login.
Accessing the Live Video Stream
Live video stream can be viewed using one of the following methods:
Web browser interface: http://<IP address>/
l
Network video management software application (for example, the Avigilon Control Center
l
software).
Note:
Depending on the manufacture date of your camera, you will have one of the two options below to
log in for the first time:
Assigning an IP Address
Setting the IP Address Using the ARP/Ping Method on
page.
Initializing a Camera
10