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Access the Camera

Now that the camera and the PC are both having their unique IP addresses and are under the

same network segment, it is possible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the camera.

You can use any of the browsers to access the camera, however, the full functionality is

provided only for Microsoft Internet Explorer.

The browser functionality comparison:

Functionality

Internet Explorer

Other browsers

Live Video

Yes

Yes*

Live Video Area Resizable

Yes

PTZ Control

Yes

Capture the snapshot

Yes

Video overlay based configuration (Motion

Detection regions, Privacy Mask regions)

Yes

All the other configurations

Yes

* QuickTime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/) has to be installed in PC first before

using any non-Internet Explorer browsers to be able to get live video feed from the camera

with those browsers. It is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player.

Disclaimer Notice: The camera manufacturer does not guarantee the compatibility of its

cameras with QuickTime – since it is a third party software, the third party has the right to

modify their utility any time which might affect the compatibility. In such cases, please use

Internet Explorer browser instead.

When using Internet Explorer browser, the ActiveX control for video stream management will

be downloaded from the camera directly – the user just has to accept the use of such control

when prompted so. No other third party utilities are required to be installed in such case.

The examples in this manual are based on Internet Explorer browser in order to cover

all functions of the camera.

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