User's Guide Network Camera Observer

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Veo Observer ........................................................................................ 4
1.1 Package Contents.................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Requirements .......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Hardware Description and Features ......................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Camera Setup........................................................................................................................ 7
2.1 Hardware Setup....................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Getting an IP address .............................................................................................................................. 8
2.3 Mounting the Camera............................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 3: Accessing the Camera..................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Usernames and Passwords.................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Web Browser Access ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.3 Camera Configuration............................................................................................................................ 15
Chapter 4: PC Software Installation.................................................................................................. 19
Chapter 5: Observer Setup Utility...................................................................................................... 21
5.1 Manually Assigning a Static IP address.................................................................................................. 21
5.2 Open a Camera’s Home Page ............................................................................................................... 22
5.3 Updating the Camera's Firmware ........................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 6: Observer Studio PC Application.................................................................................. 24
6.1 Camera Manager................................................................................................................................... 24
6.2 Logging into a Camera........................................................................................................................... 26
6.3 Camera View Controls ........................................................................................................................... 27
6.4 Using the Gallery ................................................................................................................................... 30
6.5 Movie Maker – Making or Editing a Movie .............................................................................................. 30
6.6 Homepage Designer – Designing a Home Page..................................................................................... 32
6.7 Configuring your E-mail Program to Send Files ...................................................................................... 37
Chapter 7: Accessing Cameras Over the Internet ....................................................................... 39
7.1 WAN IP Address.................................................................................................................................... 39
7.2 Network Address Translation (NAT) ....................................................................................................... 39
7.3 Port Forwarding ..................................................................................................................................... 40
7.4 Default Gateway .................................................................................................................................... 40
7.5 Accessing Multiple Cameras over the Internet........................................................................................ 41
7.6 Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS)................................................................................................ 41
Appendix A: Restoring Factory Default Settings......................................................................... 43
Appendix B: External Microphone .................................................................................................... 44
Appendix C: Network Utilities............................................................................................................. 45
C.1 Determining your IP Address and Network Settings............................................................................... 45
C.2 Using PING ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Appendix D: Router Configuration.................................................................................................... 47
Appendix E: Internet Explorer Security Settings ......................................................................... 55