Camera Troubleshoot/Change IP Cameras IP Address

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How to Modify IP Address of IP Camera / Change IP Camera that is stuck on "192.168.1.108"

Description

Prerequisites

  • Windows Computer to use Config tool
  • Wired or wireless connection to the router or switch
  • Powered IPcamera

Video Instructions

Step by Step Instructions

How To Initialize Camera

1. Launch ConfigTool

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2. Uninitialized devices will appear in the list at their default IP 192.168.1.108

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3. To initialize the camera:

  • Check the box next to the device in the list
  • Click Initialize

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4. The Device initialization window will appear

Devices on the network that have not been initialized will appear in this window

Check the box next to the device then click Initialize

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5. Continue with device initialization:

  • Create a password for the device by entering it twice in the Password fields
  • Enter an email address, which is used for password reset

Click Next

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6. Select the options for 'Easy4ip' and 'Auto-check for updates' as desired then click OK

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7. Device initialization will begin to process

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8. A message will confirm a successful initialization.

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Click Finish

How To Change IP Address

1. From the 'Modify IP' section of ConfigTool

Click 'Search setting' at the top of the page

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2. Enter the username/password for the device (created in the previous guide)

Then click OK

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3. The device will appear in the list.

To change the IP address for the device:

  • Check the box next to the device
  • Click Modify IP

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4. The Modify IP Address window will appear

Change the IP as desired, entering all information

  • Mode: Static or DHCP
  • Start IP: IP of device
  • Subnet Mask: Subnet mask for network
  • Gateway: Gateway for network

Then click OK

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5. A green check mark next to the device in the list will confirm a successful IP change

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6. Click the Refresh button

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7. The device will appear in the list with the updated IP information

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Step by Step Instructions

1. Download and install the ConfigTool, or install it off of the CD included in your product packaging.

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2. Launch the application, and make sure you are connected to the same network that your IP camera is on. Find your camera and double click it to enter the configuration of the camera.

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3. If you cannot access the camera via ipv4 then please select ipv6 and find the camera you want to configure and double click the ipv6 gateway area that says "fe80::"

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4. Now that you are at the camera's config window select the Net tab

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5. In the menu pull down the IP version area and select IPv4 if it already isn't selected. Under this menu you will find that you can use DHCP to receive a new IP address from the DHCP server, or you can manually modify the IP address and Gateway to match your static IP specifications. After you are finished click save.

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6. Now that you have changed the IP address on the IP Camera, please select IPv4 on the Configtool main screen

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7. Once on this setting the change on the IP camera needs time to complete, click refresh and you camera should now appear with either the new network settings you configured, or an automatically assigned IP from your DHCP server (or router).

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