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3 OPERATING THE CAMERA
3.1 General Procedure
The MOBOTIX camera does not require any software installation; all you need is
your preferred browser with JavaScript support to operate the camera. Thus, the
MOBOTIX camera is supported by all common operating systems (such as Win-
dows, Macintosh and Linux, ...).
3.1.1 Establishing the Power Supply of the Camera
You can choose between the following options:
• External power supply and Network Power Adapter (MX-NPA-3-RJ):
Power supply of one camera injected into the network cabling (max. length
100m/110yd.), from the NPA to the 10BaseT/NET connector of the camera
(see section 2.3,
Optional Accessories ).
• Network Power Box/Rack (MX-NPR-4, or 8/20): Power supply of 4/8/20
cameras injected into the network cabling (max. length 100m/110yd), from
the NPR to the 10BaseT/NET connector of the camera (see section 3.3).
• Power over Ethernet: Power supply using network components that are
conforming to the PoE standard IEEE 802.3af.
3.1.2 Connecting the Camera
The camera has been set at the factory to support the following connection meth-
ods:
• Ethernet interface of the camera (10/
100 Mbps Ethernet): Connect directly from
a computer (using a crossover cable) or
by using a Network Power Adapter or a
switch and a regular patch cable. Launch
a browser and enter the IP address
printed on the camera label (e.g.
10.1.0.99).
If the computer does not have an IP ad-
dress in the 10.x.x.x network range,
you should install MxControlCenter for
Windows (see section 3.4.7), since the re-
maining process of connecting to the camera is based on Zeroconf/Bonjour.
If this is not possible, you will need to briefly set the computer to the IP ad-
dress range of the camera (see section 3.4.1).
• ISDN interface of the camera: From a computer with ISDN card using a RAS
connection (linux/tux). Launch a browser and enter the IP address printed
on the camera label (e.g. 10.1.0.99).
Once a connection has been established, click on the Admin Menu button to start
configuring the camera. The Admin Menu controls all network settings (IP address,
netmask, DHCP, etc.), ISDN behavior and all other options.
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MOBOTIX PoE products
do not have any fans and
are robust and reliable!
PoE components (IEEE
802.af) should not have
fans as this will increase
the overall reliability of
the entire system
Computer settings:
• IP address: 10.1.0.11
• Netmask: 255.0.0.0
• Gateway: none
• DNS: none
In the RAS box (compu-
ter):
• camera phone number
• User: linux
• Password: tux