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Home

Configuring Software

Configuring Software

This section describes the basic functions of the camera software. For more advanced

information, please see the

Linksys Video Surveillance Application User Guide

.

To determine if you have a DHCP server on your network, consult your network administrator. If

you do not have a DHCP server, access your camera through the default IP address.

Open your web browser and enter the assigned IP address in

Address

field in the following

format:

Press the

Enter

key and the

Login

screen will appear. The first time you open the web based

utility, enter

admin (

the default user name) in the

User name

field and leave the password

blank. Click the

OK

button. You can set a password later from the

Setup > Users

screen.

Home

The

Home

screen is the first screen that is displayed. The Home screen identifies the camera

type in the upper right hand corner, and has tabs across the top of the screen labeled

View

Video

,

Setup

,

Linksys Web

, and

Exit

.

NOTE:

By default the camera is set to receive an IP address

from a DHCP server. If you do not have a DHCP server on

your network, you can set a static IP address by pressing

the Reset button on the camera for less than 10 seconds.

A default IP address of 192.168.1.99 will be assigned to the

camera..

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View Video

Configuring Software

View Video

The View Video tab is the main screen for controlling the real-time view of your camera.

From this screen you can control the basic functions of the camera.

Setup

The Setup Tab on the top of the screen has a number of categories along the left side of the

window, and is where most of the cameras functionality in configured. The Setup Window is a

scrolling window, the following graphic shows the top half of the window.

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Setup

Configuring Software

The following graphic shows the bottom half of the window.

The following section describes all of the vertical tabs that are available under the Setup tab.

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Basic

Configuring Software

Basic

Clicking on the Basic Tab shows the

Basic Settings

,

Device Settings

,

Network Settings,

RTSP/RTP,

Wireless Settings

, and

Other

settings for the camera.

Device Settings

•

Device ID

— This displays the ID for the camera. This is used by the setup wizard, viewer

and the recorder utility to identify the camera.

•

Camera Name

— Enter the preferred name for the camera. The camera name must not

exceed 15 alphanumeric characters.

•

Description

— This field is used for entering a description, such as the location of the

camera. Entering a description will help you identify the camera. It must not exceed 32

alphanumeric characters.

•

Enable LCD

and

LED Operations

— Enable this if you want to turn on the LCD or LED.

•

Current Date/Time

— It displays the current date and time. If it’s not correct, click the

Change

button to modify the time settings.

Set Date/Time

•

PC’s Date and Time

— Displays the current time of the PC connected to the web-based

utility.

•

Camera Date and Time

— Displays the current time as configured on the camera.

•

Sync with PC

— Allows you to synchronize the camera to the clock on the PC connected

to the web.based utility.

•

New Date

— Allows you to manually enter the date for the camera.

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•

New Time

— Allows you to manually enter a new clock setting for the camera.

•

Set New Time

— Use this button to implement the new date and/or time setting.

•

Time Zone

— Choose the time zone for your location from the drop-down list.

•

Adjust for Daylight Saving Time

— Select this option if your location is currently using

Daylight Saving Time.

•

Check here if you want to update the time automatically through the NTP Server

on the Internet

Enable or disable the time server feature as required. If enabled, the

camera will contact a network time server at regular intervals and update its internal

timer.

•

NTP Server Address

Enter the address of the NTP Server.

Network Settings

Configuration Type

•

Obtain An IP Address Automatically

— The camera defaults to this option, allowing a

DHCP server on your network to automatically assign the camera an IP address.

•

Fixed IP Address

— Use this option to assign a fixed (static) IP address to the camera.

Assign an IP address that is unique to your local network. When using a fixed IP address,

you must configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS.

•

IP Address

— The IP address assigned to the camera is displayed.

•

Subnet Mask

— The Subnet Mask assigned to the camera is displayed.

•

Gateway

— IP address of the gateway router between this device and management

stations that exist on other network segments.

•

Primary DNS

— The IP address of your ISP’s primary server, which translates the names

of websites into IP addresses.

•

Secondary DNS

— The IP address of your ISP’s secondary server, which translates the

names of websites into IP addresses.

NOTE:

You must uncheck the Adjust for Daylight Saving

Time check box manually when Daylight Saving Time

ends in your time zone.

NOTE:

If connecting to a router, it may be necessary to

enable port forwarding.