Attachment C: Troubleshooting and FAQs | ||||
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| Internet Explorer does not | Please be sure that the version of your Internet Explorer is 6.0 or later. |
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| display the camera screen | Should you have any difficulties, please log on the Microsoft website to |
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| correctly. | update your browser.Microsoft website: |
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| http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie. |
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| IP Finder cannot store | • Do not use spaces. Use underline “_” or dash |
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| network parameters. | • Your connection might have problems. Please ensure that the network |
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| parameters and the camera connection are correctly set. |
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| Access to Camera |
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| I cannot enter the login | • The IP address of the camera is possibly being used by another PC or |
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| screen and camera page | device. Please disconnect the network cable from the camera and |
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| execute PING to confirm if the IP address has been used. | |
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| from Internet Explorer. | |
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| • It is possibly due to the network cable. Please use the | |
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| What should I do? | |
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| cable to connect the PC and the camera, and see if the | |
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| • Be sure that the network connection and the settings are properly |
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| • Be sure to enter correct IP address in the Internet Explorer. If you use |
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| dynamic IP address, the address might have been changed after your |
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| last check. |
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| • Internet traffic might slow down the webpage access. Please wait. |
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| • Be sure that you are using http port. The default setting is Port 80. It will |
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| be converted to the private camera IP address. |
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| • The port assigned for your camera might not able to access the Internet. |
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| Contact your ISP to acquire a usable port. |
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| • The proxy server might be blocking you from connecting to the camera. |
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| Do not set the proxy server. |
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| • Please be sure that the default gateway address is correct. |
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| • Your router might need Port conversion. Refer to the user manual of |
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| your router for details. |
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| • The package filtering function of the router might have blocked the |
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| access to the external Internet. Refer to the user manual of your router |
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| for details. |
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| • If you are using DDNS, please remember to set the default gateway and |
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| server address. |
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| • If none of the procedures above is working, please reset to the factory |
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| default values and |
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| •If the problem still persists, there might be some problems with the |
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| No image appears on the | • When using PC to connect to the camera for the first time, a security |
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| main control screen. | warning window will tell you that you need to download the ActiveX |
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| control. When you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you might | |
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| need a properly- authorized user account to install the application |
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| • Network traffic might slow down the video streams. If the video is |
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| extremely slow, select a lower resolution for a lower bandwidth |
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| requirement. |
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| Check whether the Active | Select C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files to check if the file “Media |
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| X control of the camera | Viewer Class” is registered. The status bar should indicate the file has |
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| been installed. If you do not see this file, be sure that your Internet | |
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| has been installed in your | |
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| Explorer security is properly set (the default value is moderate). | |
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| computer. | |
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| Incomplete download or installation of the camera ActiveX control is the |
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| major reason for this problem. Check the security setting of your Internet |
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| Explorer. Close and |
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| see if you can log in. |
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