5 Connecting the Camera to a
Network
To be able to directly address the camera for
configuration via computer, its IP address is fac-
tory-set to 192 .168 .0 .120 .
If you do not know the current address of
the camera, start the program "IPSearch .exe"
from the CD provided to find the camera in the
network .
1) To start the search, click the button "Start"
of the tab "Multicast Search" . The list on
the left will show the cameras found in the
☞
network (
fig . 4) .
2) To stop the search, click the button "Stop" .
3) Select the camera from the list . The current
settings of this camera can be found on the
right .
➃
Search program "IPSearch"
4) Change the settings as required:
IP address, subnet mask and gateway address
can be defined as static values (select the op-
tion "Device uses the following IP address") .
Enter a unique IP address for each camera .
If a DHCP server is available in the network
(e . g . in the router or network video recorder),
this server will be able to automatically make
settings for the camera (select the option
"Device obtains an IP address automatical-
ly") . The values assigned automatically are
highlighted in grey and cannot be changed .
5) Click the button "Modify" . After successful
transmission of the modifications, the mes-
sage "Modify success!" will appear .
6) Before you start a new search, click the but-
ton "Clear All" to delete the list .
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