Chapter 10: Camera setup
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To automatically add an IP camera:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Camera Setup
>
IP
Camera Status
.
2. Click
Device
Search/Add
to search for any supported IP cameras located in the
recorder LAN. A list of the cameras found is displayed.
Note
: If cameras still have default settings, they might have the same IP addresses.
This creates an IP conflict. Before adding the IP camera to the recorder, use the
Edit button to assign a different IP address to each camera.
3. Check the boxes of the cameras that you want to add to the recorder.
4. Click
Add
to add the selected cameras to the list of devices in the recorder. Click
Back
when complete in order to return to the main window.
Note
: The maximum number of IP cameras that can be added is shown in the
IP
Camera
tab.
The cameras are added to the end of the list of devices.
5. To test if a camera connection is operational, select the desired camera from the list
of devices connected to the recorder and click
Live
. A pop-up window should
appear showing the camera’s live view.
Note
: If cameras still have default settings, they might have the same IP addresses.
This creates an IP conflict. Use the Edit button to assign a different IP address to
each camera. Ensure that for each camera to successfully connect the cameras.
6. Click
Exit
to return to live view.
To manually add an IP camera:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Camera Setup
>
IP
Camera Status
.
2. Click
Manual
Add
. In the pop-up window, enter the camera details such as the IP
camera address/domain, protocol, management port, user name and password.
Click
OK
.
The camera is added to the end of the list of devices.
Note
: Only one camera can be manually added at a time.
To edit IP camera information
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Camera Setup
>
IP Camera Status
.
2. In the
IP Camera
tab, select a camera from the list displayed.
3. Click the
Edit
icon of the desired camera row to get the pop-up window
displaying the camera information: Camera ID number, IP camera address/domain,
protocol, management port, stream number, transfer protocol, user name, and
password.
4. Change the information as required.
5. Click OK to save the changes and return to the IP Camera window.
6. Click
Exit
to return to live view.
