Initial installation and connection guide
- Connect the power supply to the camera
- Connect the Ethernet (also known as UTP or LAN) cable to the router/switch/modem/ or directly to the PC. Connect the other end of the cable to the IP camera.
- Insert the included CD and run the IP search tool software.It’s usually named as IP search tool, IP search, camera search, etc. This software is used to discover the local network and find the IP address of the camera.
- Once the device appears in the list it will show the IP address and port number of the camera. Generally the search tool offers the option to directly access the camera by pressing “open” or “browse” button, or just double click on the detected IP camera. You can also manually enter the IP address into Internet Explorer web browser. Just enter the address in this format: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:yy. The xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address and, yy is the is the port number, for example http://192.168.1.15:81
When the camera web interface appears, you can log in with the default user name and password. Usually the user name is “admin”, and the password is either “admin” or blank.
Peer-to-peer installation and usage
- Connect the power supply to the camera
- Connect the Ethernet (also known as UTP or LAN) cable to the router/switch/modem/ or directly to the PC. Connect the other end of the cable to the IP camera. Make sure the camera has internet connection.
- Use your smartphone, download and install the dedicated IP camera application. You can find the app details in the user manual and/or on the sticker attached to the camera casing.
- Start the app. Now you need to set the connection between the smartphone app and the camera. It is easy, just input the camera identification code, which is located on the sticker on the camera. The smartphone app supports manual input and automatic input via QR code.
- You can enter the P2P ID code manually through the phone keyboard.
- You can use the smartphone camera to read the QR code from the sticker.
- Once the camera is recognized you can open camera live view. This way the camera will be accessible either from the local wired or wireless LAN connection or from remote internet connection.
Set up Wireless connection
- Please connect the IP camera first with an Ethernet (LAN) cable to your router.
- Run the included IP camera tool software from the CD to find the actual IP address.
- Enter the IP address with the port number to the web browser (Internet Explorer recommended). URL format is http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:YYYY where X characters represent IP address and Y is the port.
- Log in to the web management interface. Default username and password can be found on the sticker on the camera unit or in the user manual. Generally the default username is “admin”, and the password is “admin” or it is blank.
- Make sure the required ActiveX controls are installed.
- On the management interface select wireless lan settings, press scan button and select your WIFI network and then enter the required parameters.
- The camera will connect to WIFI. Some cameras reboot automatically.
- When it's up and running, please disconnect network cable, then wait a minute while the camera obtain new IP address for the wireless interface.
- Run again the IP camera tool to find the new IP address.
In case of WIFI connection issues see troubleshooting:
- Please note that sometimes it’s necessary to restart the camera after configuring the WIFI connection.
- Make sure the camera is within the WIFI signal range. Test it closer to the WIFI router.
- Make sure the IP and MAC filtering options are disabled and the SSID broadcast is enabled on the router.
- Try to change the WIFI radio channel.
- Avoid using special characters and white spaces in the SSID and WIFI password.
For testing, temporarily disable WIFI encryption (WIFI password protection) and test on open WIFI network.
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