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Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide
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Chapter 5 Managing an IP Camera through the Web
Connecting to an IP Camera
Connecting to an IP Camera
If you have run the Windows-based setup wizard, the final screen provided the Web UI button. Clicking
this button connects to the IP camera through your web browser.
To connect to a camera directly through your web browser, perform the following steps. After you
connect to the camera, you can bookmark the camera for easy access in the future.
Procedure
Step 1 Use the Windows utility to obtain the IP address of the camera.
The default IP address is 192.168.0.100.
Step 2 Start Internet Explorer.
Step 3 In the Address field, enter the following address, where IP_Address is the IP address of the IP camera
to which you want to connect:
HTTP://IP_Ad dress
Step 4 Enter the user name and password for the camera when prompted.
The user name and password are configured in the Users window. If the default user name and password
have not been changed, enter admin in both fields.
The Home window appears. This window includes these links:
• Home—Lets you view live video using your web browser. For more information, see Chapter 3,
“Viewing Live Video.”
• Setup—Accesses the Setup menu.
The Setup menu provides access to the following options:
• Setup
– Basic Setup
– Advanced Setup
– IP Filter
• Administration
– Users
– Maintenance
– Firmware
• Audio/Video
– Video
– Audio
• Application
– Mail & FTP
– Instant Messaging
– Motion Detection
– Event
– SNMP