User's Manual

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2 Access the IP Camera
This chapter explains how to access the camera through browser and RTSP player.
2.1 Access the Camera in LAN
This camera supports HTTP and HTTPS protocols, you can access the camera by two ways.
(1) http:// LAN IP + HTTP Port NO.
The default HTTP port no is 88. Double click the IP Camera Tool icon to run, and it should find the
camera’s IP address automatically after you plug in the network cable.
Figure 2.1
Double click the IP address of the camera; your default browser will open to the camera login page.
(2) https:// LAN IP + HTTPS Port NO.
The default Https port no. is 443. You can use the url to access the camera: https:// LAN IP + HTTPS
port.
Go to Settings - Network - Port panel , you can see and change the http and https port NO.
Figure 2.2
HTTPS ( Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer ) is a safe way to access your camera,
the data transferred on the Internet will be encrypted. Since we can not apply license for every LAN or
DDNS URL, the webpage may pop up a warning like the following picture, you just need to click
“Continue to this website (not recommended).”