User manual

36 X100 Series Main User Manual
INSTALL & CONNECT SETUP CONFIGURERECORDING SOFTWARE
2.1 SETTING UP YOUR NETWORK
WHAT YOU NEED
1. Your X100 Series IP Camera(s)
2. LAN cable and Connection Equipment such as a hub or router suitable for your network environment
- Use Cat5 STRAIGHT THROUGH cable to connect the IP Camera(s) to a network switch or hub.
- For more information on Connection Configuration, see Appendix A.
3. An ‘Administrator’ PC/Laptop running Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
- This ‘Administrator’ computer is given all authorities for setting, operating and managing the functions of the IP
Camera
- Security passwords can be set to enable other users to access and control the system.
- More than one user’s PC can VIEW monitored images of one network camera
INTERNET
X100 IP Camera
Hub, Switch
or Router
PC or Laptop
SEARCH AND SETUP
When you have installed your IP camera, you have 2 easy ways to locate it on the network:
• By using the IP Camera finder software called IPWizard II (see page 37) which will assist you in
finding/setting your camera’s IP address; OR
• By UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) discovery via your PC’s Windows operating system (see details
in the USER MANUAL CD provided with your IP camera).
Cat5 ‘Straight Through’ Cable
INSTALL & CONNECT