
Network Video Server User’s Guide
Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions
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NETWORK  | VIDEO  | The  | IP  | address  | is  | 1.Disconnect your NETWORK VIDEO SERVER  | ||
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  | 2. Run the PING utility (as described in PINGing  | |
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  | your IP Address below) and follow  | 
The Power LED is not  | The  | IP  | address  | is  | Run the PING utility (as described in PINGing Your  | |||
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  | In Windows 95/98 or Windows NT, check the IP  | 
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  | 1.Click “Start”, “Settings”, “Control Panel” and  | 
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  | “Network”.  | 
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  | 2.Specify the TCP/IP adapter and click on  | 
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  | “Properties”. In Properties, Click “IP Address”.  | 
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  | 3.Check that the first 3 number blocks of the IP  | 
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  | match the first 3 number blocks of your workstation.  | 
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  | If not, your NETWORK VIDEO SERVER may be  | 
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  | set from this workstation. You must set the IP  | 
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  | IP Address Camera: 192.168.1.221  | 
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  | IP Address PC: 192.168.1.xxx.  | 
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  | connecting a local computer to the unit, using a  | 
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  | If the above actions do not resolve the problem,  | 
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  | NETWORK VIDEO SERVER maybe faulty, In this  | 
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  | NETWORK VIDEO SERVER to the serial port of a  | 
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  | local computer, using the supported RS232 Cable  | 
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The network LED is off  | Faulty cabling  | 
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  | 2.If the cabling is OK and your network is  | 
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