User's Manual

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Chapter 2 Operating instructions
2.1 Network Connection
After the IP camera series is installed, you can preview and configure the related
parameters through the browser.
2.1.1 Wired network connection
Before configuring the IP camera, make sure that the IP camera series is connected to the
computer and that you can access the IP camera series you want to set up.
Setting up IP cameras over the LAN via a switch or a router as shown in Figure 2-1:
Figure 2-1
2.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address
To access the IP address of an IP camera, proceed as follows:
Step 1:
Search IP Camera IP address.
 Using the PLANET IP Search tool, you can search all the online cameras in the LAN and
display the IP, MAC address, version, port and other information of the cameras, as
shown in Figure2-2:
Figure 2-2