How to Move the Camera Cable From Side to Bottom ....13 Accessing the Camera Configure the IP Addresses ............16 Using DHCP Server to Assign IP Addresses ........ 16 Using the Default Camera IP Address .......... 18 Access the Camera ................. 20 www.acti.com...
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This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022 and EN 55024. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which cause the user may be required to take adequate measures. www.acti.com...
Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine if the product is in proper operating condition. www.acti.com...
Screws (x2) to attach the Wall Mount to the wall (not supplied, purchase screws applicable to the wall material where the Wall Mount will be installed) Ethernet cable Waterproof Tape NOTE: The camera images shown in the succeeding pages are provided for reference only, actual camera may slightly differ. www.acti.com...
2. Loosen the four (4) screws using the hexagon wrench bundled with the camera. 3. Lift to remove the dome cover. 4. If necessary, insert a memory card into the memory card slot of the camera with the metallic contacts of the card facing down the camera. www.acti.com...
How to Move the Camera Cable From Side to Bottom page 13 for instructions. This method provides a cleaner installation but the procedure is a bit tedious. Depending on the installation environment, you may skip this step and do Option A instead. www.acti.com...
DISCLAIMER: Make sure to apply proper waterproofing method to the cable connectors. ACTi will not be responsible for camera damage caused by improper waterproofing application, improper installation or the misuse of equipment for installation. www.acti.com...
4. Push the cables through the wall or inside the wall mount. Step 4: Install the Wall Mount Attach the wall mount to the wall with two (2) screws. www.acti.com...
Access the Live View of the camera (see Accessing the Camera on page 16 for more information) and then adjust then sdjust the camera lens orientation and tilt, as needed. 1. Loosen the tilt adjustment screw, and then tilt the lens module. www.acti.com...
2. Rotate the lens module to change the viewing orientation. 3. Tighten the tilt adjustment screw to fix the lens position. Step 7: Close the Dome Cover Tighten the four (4) screws using the supplied hexagon wrench to attach the dome cover. www.acti.com...
3. Remove the cables through the side cable hole. The Ethernet cable has a wider wafer head, which you may need to pull sideways to fit the cable hole. NOTE: Be careful not to damage the wafer and cables, this will void the warranty. www.acti.com...
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Make sure the gland is secured tightly to ensure waterproof. 6. Remove the three (3) screws, and slightly lift the camera module enough to connect the power cable wafer (2-wire) on its connector. NOTE: Do not abruptly lift the camera module, cables are connected underneath. www.acti.com...
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Hardware Manual 7. Connect the wafer heads to its corresponding connectors. 8. Attach the camera module back. NOTE: The above photos and procedures are for reference only. The parts on your camera may slightly differ; similar procedures apply. www.acti.com...
Windows system – just by pressing the “Network” icon, all the cameras of the local area network will be discovered by Windows thanks to the UPnP function support of our cameras. In the example below, we successfully found the camera that we had just connected to the network. www.acti.com...
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The IP Utility can be downloaded for free from http://www.acti.com/IP_Utility With just one click, you can launch the IP Utility and there will be an instant report as follows: You can quickly see the camera model in the list. Click on the IP address to automatically launch the default browser of the PC with the IP address of the target camera filled in the address bar of the browser already.
PC has to be configured to match the network segment of the camera. Manually adjust the IP address of the PC: In the following example, based on Windows 7, we will configure the IP address to 192.168.0.99 and set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 by using the steps below: www.acti.com...
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In such case, please plug in only one camera at a time, and change its IP address by using the Web browser before plugging in the next one. This way, the Web browser will not be confused about two devices having the same IP address at the same time. www.acti.com...
The following examples in this manual are based on Internet Explorer browser in order to cover all functions of the camera. Assuming that the camera’s IP address is 192.168.0.100, you can access it by opening the Web browser and typing the following address into Web browser’s address bar: http://192.168.0.100 www.acti.com...
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HTTP port of the camera is 80, which can be omitted from the address for convenience. Before logging in, you need to know the factory default Account and Password of the camera. Account: Admin Password: 123456 www.acti.com...
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