3. Viewing Live Video
Overview
After finishing setup via the Windows-based Wizard, all LAN users can view live video
using Internet Explorer on Windows. Many other powerful features and options are also
available:
• To view multiple cameras simultaneously, or record video (either interactively or by
schedule), you should install the Windows Viewing/Recording utility. Refer to Chapter 2
– Setup Procedure, and chapter 6 – Monitor utility for details on installing and using
this program.
• The camera administrator can also adjust the Video Stream, and restrict access to the
video stream to known users by requiring viewers to supply a username and password.
See Chapter 4 - Advanced Viewing Setup for details.
Requirements
To view the live video stream generated by the Network Camera, you need to meet the
following requirements:
• Windows 98/98SE/ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista.
• Internet Explorer 6 or later.
Connecting to a Camera on your LAN
To establish a connection from your PC to the Network Camera:
1. Use the Windows utility to get the IP address of the Network Camera.
2. Start Internet Explorer.
3. In the Address box, enter "HTTP://" and the IP Address of the Network Camera
(192.168.0.230 by default).
4. When you connect, the following screen will be displayed.
5. (If the Administrator has restricted access to known users, you will then be prompted
for a username and password. Enter the name and password assigned to you by the
