Operation Manual
User Manual of Network Camera 
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Contents 
CHAPTER 1  SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ...................................................................................... 11 
CHAPTER 2  NETWORK CONNECTION..................................................................................... 12 
2.1  SETTING THE NETWORK CAMERA OVER THE LAN .................................................................................. 12 
2.1.1  Wiring over the LAN ................................................................................................................ 12 
2.1.2  Detecting and Changing the IP Address ................................................................................. 13 
2.2  SETTING THE NETWORK CAMERA OVER THE WAN ................................................................................ 14 
2.2.1  Static IP Connection ................................................................................................................ 14 
2.2.2  Dynamic IP Connection ........................................................................................................... 15 
CHAPTER 3  ACCESS TO THE NETWORK CAMERA .................................................................... 17 
3.1  ACCESSING BY WEB BROWSERS........................................................................................................... 17 
3.2  ACCESSING BY CLIENT SOFTWARE ........................................................................................................ 19 
3.2.1  Installing iVMS-4200 Software................................................................................................ 19 
3.2.2  Installing iVMS-4500 Software................................................................................................ 20 
CHAPTER 4  WI-FI SETTINGS .................................................................................................. 20 
4.1  CONFIGURING WI-FI CONNECTION IN MANAGE AND AD-HOC MODES ..................................................... 21 
4.2  EASY WI-FI CONNECTION WITH WPS FUNCTION................................................................................... 25 
4.3  IP PROPERTY SETTINGS FOR WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION .............................................................. 27 
CHAPTER 5  LIVE VIEW .......................................................................................................... 28 
5.1  LIVE VIEW PAGE ................................................................................................................................ 28 
5.2  STARTING LIVE VIEW ......................................................................................................................... 29 
5.3  RECORDING AND CAPTURING PICTURES MANUALLY ............................................................................... 30 
5.4  OPERATING PTZ CONTROL ................................................................................................................. 30 
5.4.1  PTZ Control Panel .................................................................................................................... 31 
5.4.2  Setting / Calling a Preset ......................................................................................................... 31 
5.5  CONFIGURING LIVE VIEW PARAMETERS ................................................................................................ 32 
CHAPTER 6  NETWORK CAMERA CONFIGURATION ................................................................. 33 
6.1  CONFIGURING LOCAL PARAMETERS...................................................................................................... 33 
6.2  CONFIGURING TIME SETTINGS ............................................................................................................ 34 
6.3  CONFIGURING NETWORK SETTINGS ..................................................................................................... 36 
6.3.1  Configuring TCP/IP Settings..................................................................................................... 36 
6.3.2  Configuring Port Settings ........................................................................................................ 37 
6.3.3  Configuring PPPoE Settings ..................................................................................................... 38 
6.3.4  Configuring DDNS Settings ...................................................................................................... 39 
6.3.5  Configuring SNMP Settings ..................................................................................................... 41 
6.3.6  Configuring 802.1X Settings .................................................................................................... 42 
6.3.7  Configuring QoS Settings ........................................................................................................ 43 
6.3.8  Configuring FTP Settings ......................................................................................................... 43 
6.3.9  Configuring UPnP™ Settings ................................................................................................... 44 










