Connecting To A Camera Via The Internet - Planet ICA-550W User Manual

•
Click "Apply", then "OK" button to finish the setting.
After the setting is done, a "Security Warning" dialog box would appear while you
select "view Video". Ensure the path and the ocx file name is correct, then click "Yes"
to continue.
8. Video will start playing automatically. There may be a delay of a few seconds while the
video stream is buffered.

Connecting to a Camera via the Internet

You can NOT connect to a camera via the Internet unless the camera
Administrator has configured both the camera and the Internet Gateway/Router
used by the camera.
See Making Video available from the Internet in Chapter 4 - Advanced Viewing Setup for
details of the required configuration.
Also, you need a broadband Internet connection to view video effectively. Dial-up connections
are NOT supported.
To establish a connection from your PC to the Internet Camera via the Internet:
1. Obtain the following information from the Administrator of the camera you wish to
connect to:
•
Internet IP Address or Domain Name of the camera.
•
Port number for HTTP connections.
•
Login (username, password) if required.
2. Start Internet Explorer.
3. In the Address box, enter the following:
HTTP://Internet_Address:port_number
Where Internet_Address is the Internet IP address or Domain Name of the camera,
and port_number is the port number used for HTTP (Web) connections to the camera.
Examples using an IP address:
HTTP://203.70.212.52:1024
Figure 20: ActiveX OCX Prompt
18