Installation guide

Installation And Software Manual
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Troubleshooting and Useful Tips
Connecting Directly To Laptop or PC
In a typical scenario cameras are connected using network cables to a network switch. A camera can also be connected
to a PC or laptop directly. Be sure to use a cross-over network cable between the camera and PC when connecting in
this fashion.
When a camera is connected directly, in some cases you may need to change TCP/IP configuration on your PC. For
example, configure the PC to work with a static IP address.
When a PoE injector is used and connected directly to a PC there are two network cables. One cable connects the PC
to the PoE injector. The other connects the injector to the camera. Only one of these cables must be cross-over. The
other cable must be regular, not cross-over.
Switches and Routers
Note that some Gigabit switches and network adapters incompletely emulate 100BaseT signaling levels and may not
work correctly with high bandwidth 100BaseT equipment.
Low Sharpness
If you believe image sharpness is low:
• Check if the lens is in focus
• Check if the lens provides sufficient resolution for a mega-pixel camera
• Increase compression ratio
• Check if the lens iris is fully open or closed down substantially. For best resolution and depth of field the iris
– depending on lens make – should be closed by 2-3 F-stops