User manual
11H.264 Network Video Encoder
SECTION 2: INSTALLATION AND SETUP
CAUTION
Overvoltage and overcurrent will cause severe damage to the encoder.
2.5 Install IPAdmin Tool
The IPAdmin Tool, included on the CD mini disk, is a utility that will discover cameras and encoders installed on your network and
enable you to perform the initial network setup for each. After a encoder is setup on the network, the Microsoft Internet Explorer
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web browser can be used to see video from the encoder, set the encoder’s password, date and time, nalize encoder hardware
adjustments, and congure the encoder for functional requirements.
The IPAdminTool can be loaded on a Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 operating system (32- or 64-bit). To use this utility
for the initial setup of your encoder, your computer must be connected to the same network subnet as your encoder.
At a computer on the same LAN (subnet) where your encoders will be installed, do the following:
1. Insert the CD mini disk provided with your camera into your computer’s CD ROM drive and open the CD in a Windows
Explorer window.
2. Find the IPAdminTool directory on the CD.
3. Copy the IPAdminTool directory with its contents to your computer hard drive.
2.6 Congure the encoder network settings
Devices attached to a Local Area Network (LAN) are each assigned a unique address (IP address) that they use when sending
messages with each other. No two devices on a single Ethernet network can have the same IP address. Otherwise, addressing
conicts will occur.
When your IP encoder is attached to a network and initially powered on, it attempts acquire compatible network settings from
a DHCP server. If it cannot nd a DHCP server, it congures itself with the following static IP address, subnet mask, and gateway
setting, which may or may not be compatible with other devices on the network.
IP address: 192.168.0.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Whether it acquires a dynamic (changeable) IP address and other network settings from a DHCP server, or uses the default static
(xed, unchanging) settings, your encoder must be congured with static network settings that are compatible with the network