advidia B-210 User Manual

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39Accessing the CameraConfigure the IP AddressesIn order to be able to communicate with the camera from your PC, both the camera and the PChave to be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that they both should havevery similar IP addresses, where only the last number of the IP address is different from eachother. There are 2 different approaches to IP Address management in Local Area Networks – byDHCP Server or Manually.Using DHCP server to assign IP addresses:If you have connected the computer and the camera into the network that has a DHCP serverrunning, then you do not need to configure the IP addresses at all – both the camera and the PCwould request a unique IP address from DHCP server automatically. In such case, the camerawill immediately be ready for the access from the PC. The user, however, might not know the IPaddress of the camera yet. It is necessary to know the IP address of the camera in other to beable to access it by using a Web browser.If you work with Advidia cameras regularly, then there is even a better way to discover thecameras in the network – by using The Advidia B Series Camera Finder Utility. The IP Utility isa light software tool that can not only discover the cameras, but also list lots of valuableinformation, such as IP and MAC addresses, serial numbers, firmware versions, etc, and allowsquick configuration of multiple devices at the same time.The B Series IP Camera Finder Utility can be downloaded for free from the Advidia website.With just one click, you can launch the IP Utility and there will be an instant report as follows: