Operation Manual

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NOTE: If you use Windows7 and could not find the icon on desktop after installing the IP camera
tool, please check if the path of the camera software is correct.
For example, if it was pointing to C:\Windows\System32\IPCamera.exe.
Then fix this by pointing the shortcut to the correct path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IPCamera.exe.
The shortcut should work without any problems.
CAUTION: Before installing and using the product, please read the following precautions
carefully and make sure they are fully understood.
Use only the power adapter attached with the product. Using unauthorized power adapters may
cause damage to your IP Camera.
1.4.2 Hardware preparation
CAUTION: Before installing and using the camera, please read the following precautions
carefully, making sure that they are fully understood, and each step is carefully followed.
1) Adjust the antenna on the back of the camera.
2) Plug the network cable into the camera and then into your Cable/DSL router.
3) Plug the power adapter into the camera and then into the power outlet.
CAUTION: Make sure that only the power adapter supplied with your IPCAM is used. Using
a non-approved power adapter may damage the camera.
4) Turn on the power, the power light on the back of the camera will turn on..
5) When the camera is powered up, if the network cable is plugged in correctly, the small green
light on the camera network socket will flash, and the small yellow light will turn on..
6) The camera takes approximately 30 seconds to start up before it displays an IP address on
the IP Camera Tool (details: 2.1).
2 SOFTWARE OPERATION
2.1 IP Camera Tool
When the Device has been mounted properly, you can double click the icon “IP Camera Tool”
and a dialog box as Figure 2.1 will pop up.
Figure 2.1
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The software searches for the IPcam automatically over the LAN.