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IPView SE

This section describes the operation of the IPView SE application User Interface with

detailed procedures for using the application.

IPView SE allows you to manage your cameras by enabling you to search, configure and

preview all the DCS-G900s from one location.

It is designed with a user-friendly interface for ease of control and navigation.

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IPView SE Icon Description

System Configure

Connect/Disconnect

Assign IP to a Camera

Liberate Camera

Camera’s Extra Information

Configure Camera from Web

Motion Setting

Manual Recording

Schedule Recording

Motion Recording

Scan

Combine

Play

Help/About

Minimize

Close

Rotate

Snapshot

View/List

Zoom

Maximize

Color Setting

Always on Top

Wake Up Control Panel

Upgrade Firmware

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Add a New Camera

To add a new camera select the

Camera

button

from the IPView SE. Make sure

that the green lights are on when clicking the camera button.

Select the camera you would like to connect to and click

Add A Camera

. If the camera is not

listed in this list, click the

Input IP Address

button. Enter the IP Address of the camera in the

specified field and click

Add

. If the IP Address is entered incorrectly or if you have a bad net-

work connection, a dialog box will appear to notify you of the error. To add cameras in IPView

SE, check that you have your network configured correctly. To add a remote camera, you

need to have Internet access.

If you are unsure of the IP Address of the camera, you can click on

Search

to search for all

available cameras that are installed on your local area network.

Note:

Only cameras on your local area network can be located using

Search

in IPView

SE. If you want to add a camera via the Internet, you must enter in a public IP Address.

Please note that if your camera is behind a router, you will need to enter your router’s WAN

IP followed by a colon, then the port number that is assigned to your camera. As in example

10.10.10.80:800, where 10.10.10.80 is your router’s WAN IP and :800 is the port that your

camera is using.

A green light under the camera button

means that there is already a camera

connected.

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Highlight the camera you wish to add and click on

Add

. The camera will automatically be

added into the IPView SE list view. If you add the same camera more than once you will

receive the following message (see below).

If the

Login Camera

dialog box appears, make sure to enter the correct

User Name

and

Password

. Click

OK

. The camera will be added into IPView SE. If the

User Name

and

Password

are entered incorrectly, the camera will not be added into IPView SE.

The Login Camera dialog box will appear only if your have already set the

Username

and

Password

during the Web Configuration setting.

How to Delete a Camera

Click the

Liberate Camera

button

on the IPView SE, while you are connected to the

camera you would like deleted. The IPView SE camera button become available as soon as

you click on the

Liberate Camera

button. The green light from under the camera button will

become grey.

A grey light under the camera button

means that this channel is available to

add a camera.

Before the camera is liberated you will

be given the choice to confirm your

request to remove the camera.

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How to Change the IP Address

To change a camera’s IP Address, you must highlight the camera you wish to change. Click

the

Change IP Address

button and the Change IP Address dialog box will appear. Select

Manually Assign IP if you want to connect manually to the camera by providing the IP Address,

Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. Select DHCP if you do not wish to assign an IP address

to your camera.

You may also click the

Assign IP to a Camera

button

on the IPView SE, which will bring

up the Browse screen from above. Simply click the

Change IP Address

button and the Change

IP Address dialog box will appear. Select Manually Assign IP if you want to connect manually

to the camera by providing the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. Select DHCP

if you would like to connect to only cameras on your network.