User's Manual

User Manual of Network PTZ Camera
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Chapter 2 Network Connection
 You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under
network security risks. For avoidance of any network attacks and information leakage,
strengthen your own protection. If the product does not work properly, contact with your
dealer or the nearest service center.
 To ensure the network security of the network camera, we recommend you to have the
network camera assessed and maintained termly. You can contact us if you need such
service.
Before you start:
 If you want to set the network camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), refer to Section 2.1
Setting the Network Camera over the LAN.
 If you want to set the network camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), refer to Section 2.2
Setting the Network Camera over the WAN.
2.1 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN
Purpose:
To view and configure the camera via a LAN, you need to connect the camera in the same subnet
with your computer, and install the SADP or client software to search and change the IP of the
network camera.
For the detailed introduction of SADP, refer to Appendix.
2.1.1 Wiring over the LAN
The following figures show the two ways of cable connection of a network camera and a
computer:
Purpose:
 To test the network camera, you can directly connect the network camera to the computer
with a network cable as shown in Figure 2-1.
 Refer to the Figure 2-2 to set the network camera over the LAN via a switch or a router.
Network Cable
Network Speed Dome
Computer
Figure 2-1 Connecting Directly