Installation Guide

Illustra Essentials Gen 4 Series Installation and Configuration Guide
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Procedure 11 Connecting to the camera using the static IP address
Step Action
1 The camera attempts to obtain an IP Address from the DHCP Server. When no DHCP
Server is available the camera is assigned a Static IP address of 192.168.1.168.
2 Open Microsoft Internet Explorer and enter the URL of the camera as 192.168.1.168. The
camera sign in page displays.
Note:
The computer you use to configure the camera must have an IPaddress on the same subnet.
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Procedure 12 Logging on to the camera web user interface
Step Action
1 When you select the camera, the sign in page displays. Select your preferred language from
the drop-down menu.
2 Enter the username in the Username text box. The default username is admin.
3 Enter the password in the Password text box. The default password is admin.
4 Select Log in.
Note:The first time that you access the camera or after a factory reset the following two pop up
windows are visible: A pop up window that requests the user to Define a Host ID and a pop up
window that requests the user to select a Security Type. Please refer to the Define a Host ID
section in Procedure 14 for further information on this.
5 The Live view page is visible. This displays the current view of the camera.
Note:When Standard security is selected and at first login the user is prompted to change the default
password.
Note:When Enhanced security is selected and at first login the user is prompted to change the
default username and password.
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Procedure 13 Enabling the correct video orientation for a wall mounted
camera
Step Action
1 Log on to the camera web user interface.
2 Select Setup on the camera web user interface banner to display the setup menus.
3 Select the Picture Basic tab from the Basic Configuration menu.
4 Select the required Orientation setting:
• Mirror
• Flip
5 The video pane updates to display the new settings.