User's Manual Part 1

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1 Overviews............................................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Key Features...........................................................................................................................................................3
1.2 Read Before Use.................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Packing Contents................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Physical Description...............................................................................................................................................4
1.4.1 Front Panel...................................................................................................................................................4
1.4.2 Interface........................................................................................................................................................5
1.4.3 Bottom View................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.5 The different features between the models involved........................................................................................6
2 Accessing the Network Camera...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Access the Camera in LAN...................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Access the Camera in WAN................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.1 Static IP Addresses.....................................................................................................................................7
2.2.2 Dynamic IP Addresses...............................................................................................................................9
2.3 Using the VLC player...........................................................................................................................................12
2.4 IP camera connection to the server.................................................................................................................. 14
3 Surveillance Software GUI............................................................................................................................................. 15
3.1 Login Window........................................................................................................................................................15
3.2 Surveillance Window........................................................................................................................................... 18
4 Advanced Camera Settings........................................................................................................................................... 25
4.1 Setup Wizard.........................................................................................................................................................25
4.2 Device Status........................................................................................................................................................25
4.2.1 Device Information....................................................................................................................................25
4.2.2 Device Status.............................................................................................................................................26
4.2.3 Session status........................................................................................................................................... 26
4.2.4 Log...............................................................................................................................................................27
4.3 Basic Settings....................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.1 Camera Name........................................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.2 Camera Time............................................................................................................................................. 27
4.3.3 User Accounts........................................................................................................................................... 28
4.3.4 Multi-Camera............................................................................................................................................. 30
4.4 Network.................................................................................................................................................................. 35
4.4.1 IP Configuration.........................................................................................................................................35
4.4.2 Wireless Settings...................................................................................................................................... 37
4.4.3 DDNS.......................................................................................................................................................... 38
4.4.4 UPnP........................................................................................................................................................... 42
4.4.5 Port.............................................................................................................................................................. 42
4.4.6 Mail Settings...............................................................................................................................................44
4.4.7 FTP Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 46
4.4.8 P2P.............................................................................................................................................................. 47
4.5 Video.......................................................................................................................................................................47