Advidia A54 OD Dome Camera Quick Start Guide

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3 Setting the Network Camera over the 
LAN 
Purpose: 
To view and configure the camera via LAN (Local Area Network), you need to connect the network camera in the same subnet with your 
PC. Then, install the Advidia Camera Finder Utility to search and change the IP of network camera. 
 The following figure shows the cable connection of network camera and PC: 
 
Figure 3-1 Wiring over LAN 
 Set the IP address of the camera for accessing via LAN. 
Steps: 
To set the IP address, please use the Advidia Camera Finder Utility as described below: 
 To view and configure the camera via LAN (Local Area Network), you need to connect the network camera in the same subnet 
with your PC. Then, install the Advidia Camera Finder Utility.  
						

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instructions please download the Camera Finder manual from the Advidia Website www.advidia.com/support): 
 After launching the Advidia Camera Finder software, it automatically searches the online devices from the subnet where 
your computer is located.  This search may take 30 seconds or more depending on network size. After searching it will show total number and information of the Advidia cameras found on 
the network. Device information including the device type, IP address, port number, gateway, etc. will be displayed. 
 
Figure 3-2 Advidia Camera Finder 
Note: 
To perform a manual search for additional cameras:  
						

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Click the refresh icon  to refresh the online device list manually. 
The newly discovered devices will be added to the list. 
Note: 
You can click on each column heading to order the information. 
 Modify device information 
Steps: 
1). Select the device(s) to be modified in the device list as shown in Figure 3-3.  
2). Click on “File” and select “Login Manager ” as shown in 
Figure 3-4 to enter the username and password information of selected device(s). 
3). Enter the username and password information of the admin account of each device you wish to modify in the 
“Username” and “Password” fields and click the Save icon  to save the changes. 
4). Close the Login Manager and select “Launch Edit Table” under the “Edit” menu dropdown or with Ctrl+E as seen in 
figure 3-5. 
 
Figure 3-3 Select a Device  
						

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Figure 3-4 Login Manager 
 
 
Figure 3-5 Launch Edit Table 
  
						

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Figure 3-6 Edit Table 
5) Enter the desired IP address (or range if changing the IP address of more than one device) of the network camera in the address 
field of the edit table and click Apply Network Changes. You can also select “Dynamic IP” if you would prefer to have an IP address assigned by your network router. 
 
 The default value of the IP address is “192.0.0.64”. The default 
user name is “admin”, and password is “12345”. For security purposes the default Username and password should be changed to something unique. 
 For accessing the network camera from different subnets, please 
set the gateway for the network camera after you log in.  
						

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4 Accessing via Web Browser 
System Requirement: 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version / Vista / Win7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32bits 
CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher 
RAM: 1G or higher 
Display: 1024×768 resolution or higher 
Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 and above version, Apple Safari 5.02 and above version, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and above version and 
Google Chrome8 and above version 
Steps: 
1) Open the web browser. 2) In the browser address bar, input the IP address of the network camera, e.g., 192.0.0.64 and press the Enter key to enter the 
login interface. 3) Input the user name and password. 
4) Click Login.  
						

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Figure 4-1 Login Interface 
5) Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and managing the camera. Please follow the installation prompts to install the 
plug-in. 
Note: 
You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in.  
						

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Figure 4-2 Download Plug-in 
 
Figure 4-3 Install Plug-in   
						

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Figure 4-4 Install Plug-in  
6) Reopen the web browser after the installation of the plug-in and repeat the above steps 2-4 to login. 
Note: 
For detailed instructions of further configuration, please refer to the camera’s user man