Setting Network Camera Environment; Items Needed For Network Camera Monitoring System; Connecting The Camera And Personal Computer By Network - Toshiba IK-WB21A Advanced User's Manual

Setting Network Camera Environment

Items needed for network camera monitoring system

● Administrator's personal computer
The personal computer that is given all authorities for setting, operating,
monitoring and other functions with the network camera is called the
"administrator's personal computer" in this manual.
* The terminal equipment only for viewing monitored images is called the
"user's personal computer" in this manual. More than one user's personal
computer can view monitored images of one network camera.
Recommended personal computer operating conditions
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･ Windows 2000 or XP as OS
･ Internet Explorer Ver 6.0 or later
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･ CPU: Intel Pentium III 800MHz or higher
･ Memory: 256MB or more
● Network camera (TOSHIBA network camera IK-WB21A)
･ Please purchase the required and appropriate number of cameras
corresponding to the desired camera installation locations.
● Connection equipment such as a hub and router suiting the network system
environment and LAN cable
･ The LAN cable type differs depending on the connection method. For
further information, see "Connection Configuration" on page 26.
● Camera search application "Camera Finder"
･ Install this application from the CD-ROM supplied as an accessory.
(Double-click "Setup.exe" in the CD-ROM and install the application in
accordance with the instructions in the screen)
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Connecting the Camera and Personal Computer by Network

IP Address
To connect to the network, the administrator needs to set the network
camera IP address.
There are two options to set the IP address.
・ Obtaining an IP address automatically from the DHCP server
・ Entering an IP address manually(→page 86)
● Obtaining an IP address automatically from the DHCP server
Your camera is set to get data automatically from the DHCP server
(DHCP ON/OFF is set to ON in "Network/Basic Settings") by default. If
your network is using DHCP server, you will not need to change the IP
address of the camera.
● Entering the IP address manually.
･ Manually enter the IP address when the DHCP server is not used or
when the DHCP server is not utilized even though it is connected.
･ The IP address of the network camera is sometimes updated or
changed from time to time when the DHCP server is used. For this
reason, the network camera sometimes cannot be connected due to
an IP address change if the network camera is accessed using the
previously set IP address.
To enable accessing the network camera in this case, a fixed IP ad-
dress needs be set with the network camera by setting an IP address
through manual input. Please read the instruction manuals of the
network system equipment also carefully such as the router, hub and
modem.
･ When entering the IP address manually, set DHCP ON/OFF to OFF in
"Network Basic Setting" on page 86 and enter the IP address, subnet
mask, default gateway, primary DNS and secondary DNS.
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