The last number of a typical valid IP address will be between 2 and 254. If you tap the info icon next to your Wi-Fi network name, you can view your devices IP address and router IP address. (For instance, check the Wi-Fi settings on your iPhone or iPad. Everything on your local network will have one of these IP addresses. Other common IP schemes are 10.0.0.X and 192.168.0.X where X represents the last number and the address of a device. Remember or write down the Gateway (router) IP address as you will need it later when setting up remote access. Notice that the Gateway is 192.168.1.1, this is the IP address of the router that the camera is attached. Notice the camera’s IP address is 192.168.1.204, this is the current IP address of the camera that we want to change. In the IP Configuration Window, you can see the camera’s network configuration.īased on the settings in this window you can see some information about the network. The rest of the controls should become enabled as seen below. UNCHECK the “Obtain IP from DHCP server” checkbox.

We want a static IP address for the camera. When the “Obtain IP from DHCP server” checkbox is checked, your router gives the camera its IP address and it can change. As you can see in the image above, this camera has the “Obtain IP from DHCP server” checkbox checked and all other settings are disabled. Click on the SETTINGS tab at the top of the page, then click on NETWORK on the left, and then IP CONFIGURATION. Once logged in, you should see live video from the camera. The camera may prompt you to change the camera password at this point. The default username for most cameras is “admin” without the quotes with a blank password. Download and install any plugins requested by the web page. This will open the camera’s web interface in a browser window. Double click the camera in the Search Tool window.

This will prevent you from connecting locally and if you have setup remote access, it will break that configuration as well. It could be today, it could be in three weeks, you won’t know until it happens. If you skip this step, the camera’s local IP address may change in the future.

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