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To view your DCS-3420 Internet Camera in an Internet browser, go

to your Desktop and click

My Network Places

.

The last three digits (120), represent the fourth octet of your Internet

Camera’s IP address (in this example, 198.168.0.120). Click

DCS-3420-120

.

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After you click on the DCS-3420-120 icon, your Internet browser will automatically be opened to the IP Address

of the DCS-3420, in this example it is: http://192.168.0.120. Your DCS-3420 may have a different IP Address.

(

Note:

Screen shots are taken in Windows

®

XP, similar screens will appear in Windows

®

2000.

)

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The window in the center of your browser is the camera image window. You should now see a video image and hear the

audio over your computer speakers from the DCS-3420. If you are having problems, please consult the Troubleshooting

section of this manual (page 131).

Open your Internet browser and type in the IP address of the DCS-3420. In this example, the address is: http://192.168.0.120

(your DCS-3420 may have a different IP address based on what you used in the Installation Wizard program).

Testing the DCS-3420

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After all the router settings have been entered correctly, a PC user inside or outside your network will have access to

the camera through the Internet Explorer Web browser. To access the camera from the Internet, type the IP Address

of the router given to you by your ISP, followed by a colon, and the port number that you gave your camera (e.g.,

http://70.42.15.9:83). It is not necessary to enter the colon and port number if you are using the default Web server

port 80. To access from a computer on your local (home) network, simply enter the local IP Address of the Camera

followed by a colon and the port number (e.g., http://192.168.0.120:83).

Viewing Your DCS-3420

If you are following this manual in the order it is presented, you should now have an operating DCS-3420 Internet

Camera configured with the Installer program. You also have installed the IP surveillance software from the CD. This

section of the manual will cover how to use the Internet Camera in two methods:

• Using the DCS-3420 with an Internet browser and accessing the screens to control and monitor the camera.

• Using IP surveillance software with the DCS-3420.

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Open your Internet Explorer Web browser and enter the IP address for your Internet Camera (http://192.168.0.120).

In the example, this address is 192.168.0.120. Your address may differ.

If a window appears asking to install a Verisign certificate for authentication Click Yes. This allows the proprietary

MPEG4 video stream to be recognized by Internet Explorer.

Using the DCS-3420 with an Internet Browser