43Access the CameraNow that the camera and the PC are both having their unique IP addresses and are under thesame network segment, it is possible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the camera.You can use any of the browsers to access the camera, however, the full functionality isprovided only for Microsoft Internet Explorer.The browser functionality comparison:Functionality Internet Explorer Other browsersLive Video Yes Yes*Live Video Area Resizable Yes NoPTZ Control Yes YesCapture the snapshot Yes YesVideo overlay based configuration (MotionDetection regions, Privacy Mask regions) Yes NoAll the other configurations Yes Yes* QuickTime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/) has to be installed in PC first beforeusing any non-Internet Explorer browsers to be able to get live video feed from the camera withthose browsers. It is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player.Disclaimer Notice: Advidia does not guarantee the compatibility of its cameras with VLC player orQuickTime – since these are third party softwares. The third party has the right to modify theirutility any time which might affect the compatibility. In such cases, please use Internet Explorerbrowser instead.When using Internet Explorer browser, the ActiveX control for video stream management will bedownloaded from the camera directly – the user just has to accept the use of such control whenprompted so. No other third party utilities are required to be installed in such case.The examples in this manual are based on Internet Explorer browser in order to cover allfunctions of the camera.