APPENDIX 2. –IP Camera UPnP How To
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The most troublesome issue when you setup an IP Camera is that you have no idea what the IP
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address of this device is. Now IP Camera supports the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol
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which makes it easier for you to examine it; however, it is a pity that Microsoft Windows XP doesn’t start this service by default. Therefore, the following procedures will help you to turn it on
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and discover your IP Camera step by step as shown in Figure1 below.
Figure 1 UPnP Setup Flow Chart
1. Check the IP class of your PC
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In most case Microsoft Windows XP will assign an IP address, 169.254.*.*, automatically with a subnet mask, 255.255.0.0, if the DHCP server is absent, while the default IP address of an IP
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Camera is 192.168.1.168 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. There won’t be any communication due to different IP class domains, and you have to modify the relative settings or the UPnP protocol won’t work; however, checking your own IP address is necessary. Here are the procedures to check and modify them.
Step 1: From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. See Figure 2.
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