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Step 1.
Install the Discovery Tool software
Discovery Tool is a software utility used to "discover" cameras and NVRs/DVRs installed on
the physical Ethernet network (LAN) and change their network settings. Discovery Tool is provided in
the Power Tools software suite. It
should be installed on a Window PC attached to the same LAN as your camera. To install the Power
Tools suite and use the Discovery Tool:
Download the Power Tools
1.
2.
camera is installed on.
3.
Install Power Tools. Refer to the Power Tools Installation and User Manual. When the
program opens, the following screen appears.
Double click on the Discovery Tool icon. The tool will automatically discover cameras and
4.
recorders installed on the network. For example, in the example below, Discovery found the
camera.
Notice that the IP address of the camera is 192.168.1.64 (default IP address), and the camera
Security is Inactive. The camera must be "activated" before it can be used.
If an digital video recorder exists on the same LAN as the camera, the recorder may automatically
activate the camara, assigning the same admin user password setup in the recorder to the admin user
NOTE
this occurred automatically, skip this step and the nest step of this procedure.
To Activate the camera:
Click on the camera entry in the Online Devices list to select it. The Network Parameters
a.
and other device information will appear in the right column.
Enter a "strong" password in the New Password and
b.
passwords have: 8 to 16 characters and include at least one character from two of the
following groups: uppercase, lower case, numbers and special characters.
Click OK to set the new password. The Security status should change to Active.
c.
5.
To change the network settings of the camera to be compatible with the LAN where it is
installed, do the following:
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Enter new
password in
the New and
a.
Click on the new camera to highlight it.
In the right frame, click the box to Enable DHCP to acquire network settings from a
b.
DHCP server on the network, or enter a new IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway that is
compatible with your LAN (see below).
c.
settings were applied, the following window will appear.
If the window above didn't appear, use the information provided to adjust the parameters,
and then Save the settings.
d.
Close the Discovery tool and Power Tools.
Step 2.
Login to the camera
To access the camera from a computer on the LAN:
1.
Open your Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) browser on your computer and enter the IP address of
In the login window, enter admin for the User Name and the password you created in the
2.
Password
Login.
3.
screen. If this appears, follow the sub-steps below.
Save. If the new
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