Polaroid IP100 user manual Viewing the IP camera on a LAN, IP CameraTool Options

4 Viewing the IP camera on a LAN

4.1Connecting via a LAN

4.2Searching for and setting the device IP address

Before searching for your IP camera via the IP CameraTool function:

1.Make sure the IP camera’s network cable is plugged in and that there is a good connection with the network.

2.The router should have DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) enabled because the IP camera’s factory setting is to automatically obtain an IP address from the DHCP Server.

3.Turn on the IP camera and wait 20 seconds for it to boot up.

•Search IP camera

When you run the Search function in the IP CameraTool, you will obtain a list of the devices connected to the network.You will see your IP camera listed, including the IP address, the port, and the camera name. If you are connected via Wi-Fi, you will see the Wi-Fi IP address. See the below picture for an example.

Note:The IP CameraTool function can only be used to search for a camera device’s IP address and port on a LAN.The tool cannot perform a search for a device’s IP address and port on a WAN.

When searching or attempting to access your IP camera via the IP CameraTool function, you will receive one of three responses:

1.If the software has not found an appropriate IP camera server on your LAN, you will see a message that indicates “No IP server found” and the program will be automatically shut down;

2.If the software detected one or more cameras on your network, the IP address of each camera will be listed on your computer screen. If you are installing your first camera, it will be the only one listed;

3.If the IP cameras installed on your LAN do not share the same subnet with the monitoring PC, you will see a message that indicates “Subnet does not match. Double-click to change.” Select the prompt and then use the right-click function on your mouse to select and set the static IP address of the camera to the same subnet as your PC on the LAN.

IP CameraTool Options

To quickly access the six functions available with your IP camera, highlight your IP camera on the list of devices, right-click on your mouse, and a box will open that lists the options.They are as follows: Basic Properties, Network Configuration, Upgrade Firmware, Refresh Camera List, Flush Arp Buffer, and About IP CameraTool (see Picture 12).

•Basic Properties – When you click on Basic Properties you will find three options: 1) Device ID, 2) System Firmware Version, 3) Web UI Version.

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