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Hardware Manual
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Access the Camera
Now that the camera and the PC are both having their unique IP addresses and are under the
same network segment, it is possible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the camera.
You can use
any of the browsers
to access the camera, however, the full functionality is
provided only for
Microsoft Internet Explorer
.
The browser functionality comparison:
Functionality
Internet Explorer
Other browsers
Live Video
Yes
Yes
*
Live Video Area Resizable
Yes
No
PTZ Control
Yes
Yes
Capture the snapshot
Yes
Yes
Video overlay based configuration (Motion
Detection regions, Privacy Mask regions)
Yes
No
All the other configurations
Yes
Yes
*
When using non-Internet Explorer browsers, free third-party software plug-ins must be installed
to the PC first to be able to get the live video feed from the camera:
Browser
Required Plug-In
Safari
QuickTime (
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Other non-Internet Explorer
browsers
Basic VLC Media Player (
Disclaimer Notice:
The camera manufacturer does not guarantee the compatibility of its cameras
with VLC player or QuickTime
– since these are third party softwares. The third party has the right
to modify their utility any time which might affect the compatibility. In such cases, please use
Internet Explorer browser instead.
When using Internet Explorer browser, the ActiveX control for video stream management will be
downloaded from the camera directly
– the user just has to accept the use of such control when
prompted so. No other third party utilities are required to be installed in such case.
