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Summary of Contents for LevelOne FCS-5008
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LevelOne CamCon Camera Server FCS-5004 / FCS-5008 User Manual...
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Microsoft Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. LIMITED WARRANTY In no event shall LEVELONE’s liability exceed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect, special, incidental,...
Contents Part I CamCon Camera Server ……………………………….. 5 About CamCon Camera Server(CCS)......... 6 Features ................7 System Requirements............. 7 Package Contents ..............9 System Overview ..............10 Default Network Configuration of the Server ......12 Installing the CamCon Camera Server........12 Entering the Monitoring Page ..........
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Using CamCon Watcher............45 Using CamCon Administrator ..........46 Using CamCon Browser............48 System Requirements............49 Installation Instruction............49 Un-installation Instruction ............. 49 Usage ................50 Object Interface..............52 Web Support ............... 52 Object Interface List............. 55 Shutdown/Restart the Server..........58 Reset the Administrator Password &...
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Adding Cameras and GPIO Devices......... 81 Removing Cameras and GPIO Devices........82 Adding an Electronic Map Shortcut ......... 83 Removing an Electronic Map Shortcut ........84 Viewing Monitoring Cameras..........85 Viewing GPIO Devices Status..........86 4.10 Event Handling ..............88...
• CamCon Camera Server FCS-5004: A 4-Channel Surveillance Server with management functions. • CamCon Camera Server FCS-5008: A 8-Channel Surveillance Server with management functions.
Note: Unless specified for some reason, the CamCon Camera Server mentioned below applies to CamCon Camera Server FCS-5004. Please regard FCS-5008 as a combination of two FCS-5004 plus one CamCon Manager FCS-9002 software. Please refer to the features of FCS-5004 and CamCon Manager FCS-9002.
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Note: In Internet Options of Internet Explorer, Security level for this zone has to be set to Medium or lower.
1.4 Package Contents CamCon Camera Server • CamCon Camera Server • Power Cord • One CAT-5 Ethernet Cable • CamCon Administrator/Watcher/Browser (CD-ROM)
1.5 System Overview CamCon Camera Server 5004 • Front View Power Reset Switch Network Indicator Power Indicator • Rear View GPIO Connector Configuration Reset Switch RS-232 Port Video Input Connector VGA Port RJ-45 Network RS-422/485 Port Power Connector PS/2 Port...
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Note: • The “VGA Port” and the “PS/2 port” connectors are used only to maintain the server. • Starting from the top, the “Video Input Connectors” are for camera 1 to camera 4. • “RS-232 Port” is only used to connect PTZ cameras. Please refer to Appendix D for further information.
1. Installing CamCon Camera Server 2.1 Default Network Configuration of the Server By default, the CCS is set up to obtain its IP address and other TCP/IP network protocol settings from a DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found on the network, the CamCon Camera Server will use the following default settings instead: IP Address: 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0...
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iv. Click on the “Refresh” button located at the bottom of the window. v. If there are several CamCon Camera Servers in the LAN, choose the correct device and double click it. vi. When you connect to the CamCon Camera Server successfully, the web page will automatically prompt you for the user name and the password.
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iii. Click on the “Refresh” button, and select the server you wish to configure. iv. Click on the “Configure” button to configure the server. v. Enter the user name and password. (The default password is “admin”).
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vi. Select “Use Fixed IP Address” and enter the TCP/IP networking setting. vii. Click on the “OK” button and restart the server. viii. Start the web browser and enter the CamCon Camera Server’s IP address in the location field. • Connecting to the Internet using ADSL service i.
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iii. Click on the setting icon located on the left column of the screen. In the setup page, choose the “Network Settings” and select the “Use broadband connection to the Internet (PPPoE)”, and then enter the correct user name and password to connect to the ADSL. iv.
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Installing CamCon Camera Software Follow the steps below for installing CamCon Browser: Step 1 Browse the CD-ROM for CamCon Browser installation. Click CamCon Browser on the screen. Step 2 Select the language for CCS: English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Then click OK.
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Step 3 Follow the instructions of all pop-up screens and click Next to proceed. Then click Finish to complete the setup.
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After the setup process, you will find the shortcuts for CamCon Browser, CamCon Watcher and CamCon Adminstrator. You can then start using CamCon Camera Server.
The following table briefly describers the functions of CamCon Browser, CamCon Watcher and CamCon Administrator. For more detailed description, please refer to chapters 4-6, Part I of the user manual. Field Description CamCon Browser To monitor all cameras of multiple CamCon Camera Servers CamCon Watcher To view recorded data of all cameras...
3. Using CamCon Camera Server After you have set up the network settings of the CamCon Camera Server and successfully connected to the network, you can use the web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or above; version 5.5 is recommended) to view live video and playback the recorded video files.
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Upon successful login to the server, the following monitoring page should be displayed on the screen. Note: If the monitoring page is displayed improperly, shut down the anti-virus software first (if any), and then refresh the page.
Display Mode You can select the desired display mode for the monitoring page. Field Description View Single Camera Adjust Window Size Full-Screen Mode Picture in Picture Mode Quad Mode Sequential Mode Recording Videos Click on the button to record the selected camera’s live video to the computer.
Miscellaneous Messages When the server cannot display live video for a particular camera, the corresponding video window will display an error message. The possible messages are listed below: • Connecting If Multicast is enabled, it may take longer to establish a connection.
• Connection to the Storage Device has been Interrupted The server fails to send video files to the storage device when the connection between the server and the storage device is interrupted. If the connection cannot be resumed in time, the buffer will overrun and an interruption in the image files stored will occur.
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• Select Video Files You can select the following options to play video files: Select files stored on the remote storage device by specified period of time. Select files recorded due to some certain triggered events. Select files stored on this computer. •...
Other Function Buttons Start Recording Take Snapshots Playback Adjust PTZ Camera Adjust PTZ Viewing Angle Camera Focus Functional keys of PTZ camera : Adjust focusing lenses to minimize scope. : Adjust focusing lenses to maximize scope. Click other buttons properly can turn PTZ camera lenses.
4. Configuring CamCon Camera Server Once you have installed CamCon Camera Server and other hardware, and connected it to the network, you can use the web browser to manage CamCon Camera Server (supports only Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 is recommended).
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• After you have successfully logged in to the server, click on the located on the left column of the monitoring page to enter the system configuration page.
System Configuration The System Configuration section comprises eleven sections listed below: Quick Configuration Server Name System Settings Software Version Date & Time Using DHCP Using Fixed IP Using PPPoE Network Settings Enable Dynamic DNS Service Specify DNS Server Enable Multicast Allow All Connection IP Security Allow Connections Only from the List...
Quick Configuration When you start the CamCon Camera Server for the first time, follow the 9 steps of Quick Configuration to complete basic CamCon Camera Server system configuration. The 9 steps are: • Enter the name and description of this server. •...
department name, or the location of the server. The description is helpful for users to locate CamCon Camera Servers reside within the same subnet by CamCon Administrator software. • Date and Time Select the correct time zone according to the location of the server, and adjust the date and time accordingly.
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network uses ADSL service to connect to the Internet, specify the valid IP address provided by the Internet Service Provider (ISP). You have to enter the following settings: - IP address IP address is a sequence of binary number, normally of 4 sets of digits separated by periods, used to identify a server on the network.
setup, the CamCon Camera Server will automatically update the dynamic IP address information with the service provider’s server. • Specify DNS Server To assign a specific DNS server, enter its IP address here. • Enable Multicast Multicast enables the server to send a message to multiple clients simultaneously.
User Management This function allows you to maintain user accounts and configure account privileges for effective management of server’s access. The server can provide services to any authorized user. To effectively manager different user’s privileges, you have to register and configure user accounts and account privileges. The system includes the following built-in account name and password.
Playback Allows the user to view the recorded video of the assigned cameras. Camera PTZ Control If the attached camera supports PTZ functions, users can control the Pan/Tilt/Zoom functions of the assigned camera. System Administration The user will have the privilege to change all system settings.
Mode If the Auto mode is selected, the camera will turn clock-wise automatically. Or you can select Manual mode, and the camera will stay still unless you control it through the monitoring page. Protocol Please refer to the camera’s manual and select the proper protocol.
Tuesday. • Storage Settings To support more reliable storage feature, the system provides two storages with fault tolerance function. Once the current storage fails to save files and the idle time runs up, the system will automatically switch to the other storage and continue the saving task, so it is guaranteed that the recording or snapshot taking won’t be interrupted.
• Storage Path Please enter two different paths to store the recorded video files and snapshot image files respectively for easy management. Note: 1. If you save the video files using the FTP service, please make sure you enter a valid existing path. Otherwise you will not be able to save the files.
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• Snapshot Mode Continuous Snapshot The system will continuously take snapshots. Scheduled Snapshot The system will start taking snapshots according to the day, starting time and the ending time that you’ve specified. • Storage Settings Please enter two different paths to store the recorded video files and snapshot image files respectively for easy management.
5.11 Event Handling When an event occurs, the system will automatically trigger corresponding alarms to react to unusual conditions, and ensure that the system can correctly capture, record video files. The events are listed below: • Motion Detection • Video Input Loss •...
• Active Users Displays information of all currently active users online. • Historical Users Displays information of all users who ever logged onto the system. • Event Logs Displays all information, warnings and errors of event logs. The system provides the backup function of the event logs. 5.14 System Tools You can use the following system tools to conveniently configure...
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Choose to enable or disable the hardware Configuration Reset Switch. The default setting is to “Enable”. If it is enabled, the system administrator account’s password and network configuration will be reset to their default values when the user presses down on the reset button for 5 seconds. In addition, the server will accept all connections if the configuration reset switch is pressed.
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E-map for viewing location of all cameras. E-map (full map) Channel map: You can also upload a map or viewing the location of particular cameras. After uploading, an icon will be displayed on the screen which links to the corresponding electronic map of that camera.
5. Using CamCon Watcher/Administrator/Browser If you choose to record image files by the CamCon Camera Server, the server will automatically save video files (with .ivg as the extension) to the specified storage device. The video files will have the following filename format: yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss.ivg.
size. Using CamCon Administrator Double click the CamCon Administrator shortcut to launch the CamCon Administrator. You should see the following screen: Click on server name and click “Configure”. Enter the Administrator Name and Password.
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Enter the information for configuration and click OK. When you click , the following screen will appear, which shows the detailed information of the selected CamCon Camera Server item.
Using CamCon Browser Double click the CamCon Browser shortcut to launch the CamCon Browser. Enter the default user name and password to login CamCon Browser. User Name: user Password: user CamCon Browser is a software which allows you to view multiple CamCon Camera Servers in your network environment.
Installation Instruction Run “VGActiveXSetup.exe” to install the software. After the setup program complete, all files will be installed to: “[Program Files] \LEVELONE\CamCon Client Viewer Control\” Note: [Program Files] is the path of Windows Program Files folder. The typical path is “C:\Program Files”.
Menu. • Open the "Add/Remove Program" and select "CamCon Client Viewer ActiveX Control" from the list. • Click on the "Add/Remove" button and follow the instructions to complete un-installation. Usage Open “demo.htm” in a web browser to see this ActiveX control in an html file.
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(Picture-in-Picture) mode and Play video file mode. • Select Camera In Normal mode and Multiview mode, you can choose the camera you want to see. • Start / Stop To start live video or start playing a video file. After the video playback starts, you can also use this button to stop it.
CamCon Client Viewer ActiveX Control provides an easy way to invoke its property page dialog, especially during the run-time. (Just click on the button “Config” in control panel). This property page helps the user configure the ActiveX control to a friendly user interface without using a property browser or using a program language.
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also included in this package. It can be embedded in a web page by using the following html tag: <object classid="clsid:66635D2F-A488-4B6A-A323-3CB36098EE1F" id="VGCliViewer" width="332" height="310" <CODEBASE="http://[server url]/VGCliVW.cab#Version=[ver. no]"> <param name="_Version" value="65536"> <param name="_ExtentX" value="8784"> <param name="_ExtentY" value="8202"> <param name="_StockProps" value="0"> <param name="ServerPort" value="80"> <param name="ServerHost"...
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If the client computer has a newer version of the Viewer installed, no download will occur.
Object Interface List Properties [Name] [Range] [Note] CamCon Camera Server server BSTR ServerHost CamCon Camera Server server long ServerPort 1 - 65535 port View Mode: 0: Normal live video 1: Sequential camera live video long ViewMode 0 - 3 2: Multiview live video (Picture in picture) 3: Playback files Indicates if this control should...
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UI language, currently only support 3 languages: English, 0 – 2 Traditional Chinese and Simplified long Language 0: ENG, 1: CHT, 2: Chinese. This property should not be set during live video or file playback running. Indicates whether to play file boolean LoopFile repeatedly.
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Filepath) of CamCon Camera parameter can be ignored. This Server video file. method will fail if ActiveX control is under live streaming or playing other file. You must stop first then call this method. Example: Start / Stop live video: First, set the property ServerHost and ServerPort to the URL and port number of CamCon Camera Server-100 respectively.
7. Maintenance CamCon Camera Server has been specially designed to keep running for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and to be ready at all times. It is also robust to protect against system crashes caused by power loss. This section provides a general maintenance overview.
in a safe place. Update the System Enter the System Administration page by a web browser, and have the system updated in the System Tools – System Update page. Before updating the system, please make sure that the image file that you are about to update is the correct version and read through the instruction carefully.
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Part II CamCon Manager FCS-9000 FCS-9002 FCS-9004...
CamCon Manager FCS-9000 which allows you to view and modify all the settings of multiple(unlimited) CamCon Camera Servers. FCS-9002 allows you to manage two FCS-5004 or FCS-5008. FCS-9004 allows you to manage four FCS-5004 or FCS-5008. About CamCon Manager •...
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simultaneously, and does not support 20-way viewing mode. FCS-9004 can only configure/view maximum 4 servers simultaneously.
Features • Multiple Server Auto Detection Using the CamCon Manager, any IP surveillance administrator can easily detect all servers within the local network and manually include other servers outside the network into the same management scope. • Central Configuration for Multiple Server Should the administrator need to configure various parameters across all servers, CamCon Manager can save time by universally setting the updated configuration to all servers within the system.
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2. Installing CamCon Manager Please insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM, the system will auto-play the CD, and you should see the following screen: Please choose Install CamCon Manager to install CamCon Manager software. Note: When installing CamCon Manager, CamCon Watcher and CamCon Administrator will be installed as well.
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After running the installation program; you should be see the following screen: Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Using CamCon Manager Start Using CamCon Manager When the CamCon Manager is installed, the system will automatically create CamCon Manager, CamCon Administrator, and CamCon Watcher shortcuts on your desktop. Please double click on the CamCon Manager shortcut to login to CamCon Manager.
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Please enter the default username and password to login to CamCon Manager: User name: administrator Password: admin When you logged in to the CamCon Camera Server for the first time, the system will automatically search for servers in the same subnet. Please enter various servers’...
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After connected to the server, you should see a screen similar to this: Display Mode To suite your needs, you can use the function keys on the left column to change the display mode. View Single Camera Adjust Frame Size Full-Screen Mode Sequential Display Picture in Picture Mode...
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Quad Mode 9-way Mode 12-way Mode 16-way Mode 20-way Mode Double click on the image frame to switch between “Viewing Single Camera”, “Adjust Frame Size”, and “Full-Screen” modes. When using Picture in Picture mode, you can freely select up to 3 children cameras.
Configure Viewing Page You can use the following toolbar to combine various cameras into one group-viewing page and named the resulting page. Please refer to the following steps on how to construct a group-viewing page. • Select an existing page or create a new group-viewing page to edit.
Switching Modes and Changing Username/Password To switch from the administrator mode to user mode, click (administrator mode). The user mode logo will appear. Note: This option is not available for CamCon Browser. After clicking on the button, please enter the username and password and click on OK to confirm.
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• Auto Detect System will start searching for all servers in the same subnet. • Manually add a server to view and configure by entering the server IP, port number and the administrator’s password. • Modify When you cannot successfully connect to a particular server, you can change the server’s IP address, port number and the administrator’s password to restore the connection.
Modify Multiple CamCon Camera Server System Settings You can simultaneously change system settings for multiple connected servers. Click on the button to open the system configuration window as follows: Note: 1. This option is not available for CamCon Browser. 2. The snapshot icon will not be displayed on the page when (i) no CamCon Camera Servers are connected to the system or (ii) the users logged on to the system do not have the authorization to view the selected servers.
For the details on changing the server’s various settings, please refer to the “Configuring CamCon Camera Server” section. Warning Messages When any server cannot operate normally, and the “PC Client Notification” has been selected, the monitoring page will show a warning icon to alert the system administrator to the current status of the server.
4. E-Map Function E-Map function enables a convenient handling of multiple cameras and GPIO (general input and output) devices with a simple drag-and-drop procedure on the electronic map of the area under monitoring. With E-map function, users can: • upload and modify electronic maps of the monitoring area •...
Adding a New Map Click . Enter the name for the map or use the default name. Then browse to find the electronic map file and click OK. Note: The maximum resolution of each map uploaded is 1,000x660 pixels. The recommended resolution of the map is 800x600 pixels. Deleting a Map Select a map to be deleted from the pull-down menu and click Click OK to confirm.
Enter the new name of the map or replace the map with another file. Note: When a map is replaced with a smaller size one, all cameras and GPIO devices previously placed on the screen will be removed. Adding Cameras and GPIO Devices...
4.10 Event Handling Alerts from cameras or GPIO devices will be activated when an event takes place, e.g. movement of an object or disconnection of signal is detected. A signal will blink to alert that an event has taken place. Double click the signal to view the system message.
Appendix A: Terms and Glossary TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) TCP/IP was originally developed by the Defense Department of the US to allow dissimilar computers to talk. Today, as many of us know, this protocol is used as the basis for the Internet. Because it must span such a large distance and cross multiple, smaller networks, TCP/IP is a routable protocol, meaning it can send data through a router on its way to its destination.
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DNS (Domain Name System) Domain Name System identifies each computer as a network node on the Internet using an Internet protocol address system to translate from domain name to IP address and vice-versa. DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service enables clients and servers to automatically register themselves in the database without needing administrators to manually define records.
Appendix B: Registering a Dynamic Domain Name Introduction Your CamCon Camera Server supports the DDNS service provided by the following providers: DynDNS, ODS, DHS, and DyNS. For example, you can go to the web site of DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.org/) and register for a dynamic domain name.
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Click on “Agree” if you accept the service agreement. Enter the user name, email address and password to create a DDNS service account. You will need to enter the same user name and password in the Network Settings.DDNS Service page of the Disk On-line Server system administration.
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If the following web page appears on the screen, your account has been successfully created and a confirmation message has been sent to your -mail address. Please follow the instructions in the e-mail to activate your account within 48 hours. When you have finished the process of confirmation, a new screen will appear and you can apply for your own dynamic domain name.
Appendix C: Connect a Personal Computer to the CamCon Camera Server Please prepare a crossover Ethernet cable, and connect the computer to the server. Please modify your PC’s network settings such that your PC resides in the same subnet as the CamCon Camera Server. If the CamCon Camera Server’s default network setting has not been changed, simply modify your PC’s network setting to the following settings: IP address: 192.168.0.2...
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Highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and choose “Properties”. Setup the IP address and subnet mask fields as the following:...
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Restart your personal computer. Start up your web browser (Internet Explorer), and enter 192.168.0.1 in the address bar. If you successfully connect to the CamCon Camera Server, the web page will automatically prompt you for the user name and the password. Please enter the default user name and password: User name: administrator Password: admin...
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Appendix D: Connecting with the RS-422/485Port If you wish to connect the PTZ camera using the RS-422/485 port,you will need a cable to connect the camera to the server, and you will also need a D-type 9p connector on the server side. RS-422/485 Port...
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RS-422 Pin No. Definition TX - TX + RX + RX - RS-485 Please cross pin 2 and 3 to D+ and 1 and 4 to D- as shown in the following diagram. You only need to connect the D+ and D- to the camera to create the connection.
Appendix E: CamCon Administrator CamCon Administrator shows the list of the available surveillance servers within the local network and displays the basic information such as servers’ names, workgroups and IP addresses. The user may also set up the server name, date/time, and basic network configuration of the surveillance server via this program.
Appendix F: Using CamCon Camera Server with IP Sharing Router Configuration for the virtual server on an IP sharing router connecting to CamCon Camera Server: A fixed IP address mapping approach. If the CamCon Camera Server FCS-5004/5008 is in the same network with an IP sharing router using one fixed IP address.
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