IP Surveillance Camera Application Guide

Part A. Remote Viewing

Agenda
Typical topology Remote view via web browser (Through IP/DDNS) Remote view via IP surveillance software Remote view via VLC player Remote view via Mobile Phone

Typical Topology

In a typical topology, the camera is connected to a router with Internet access. *Please make sure DHCP function is enabled on your router.

Case 1: Remote view via web browser

In this case, were showing you how to view the camera using a web browser such as IE, Firefox, Chrome or Safari.

Step 1 Change the browsers security settings (Operation On Local PC)

If you are using IE, you need to change some security settings to install an ActiveX plug-in. Open IE Browser, click tools->Internet Options->Security->Custom Level and select Prompt Download signed ActiveX controls. After youve installed the ActiveX control, you can Disable the option above.

Step 2 Using Intelligent IP Installer to search for the camera (Operation On Local PC)

Install Intelligent IP Installer and run it. The main page will show the active camera in the LAN. Select the relevant camera and click Link to IE.

Step 3 Log on to the camera and install ActiveX (Operation On Local PC)

IE will open automatically and a window will pop up for User name and Password. They are both admin in lower case as default.

When accessing the IP Camera for the first time, a prompt information bar will appear below the address bar: This website might require the following ActiveX control: AxMediaControl.cab from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD ... Just click Install ActiveX Control.

Click Install to install ActiveX plug-in.

Live video will appear in the center of the web browser.

Step 4 Change the cameras HTTP port (Operation on Local PC)

This is not an essential step, however, some ISP (PCCW, for example) blocks port 80, so you may need to change the http port to accommodate it.

By default, the camera is set to obtain IP address automatically, so please make sure the DHCP server is enabled on your router. Here we change the port to 1234.

After changing the port you need to reboot the camera to make the configuration take effect.

The reboot will take about 1 min, so please wait a while!

After rebooting, you should use http://192.168.1.100:1234 to access the camera.

Step 5 Open port on the router (Operation on Local PC)

You should set the camera as virtual server or DMZ host on the router to allow the camera to be accessed from the Internet. The settings depend on the router you use, yet they are quite similar. Here we take TP-LINK wireless router TL-WR741ND for example to set the camera as virtual server.

Log on to the router. Go to Forwarding->Virtual Servers and click Add New to add new virtual server items.

In Service Port field, type in the port used by the camera. In IP Address field, type in the IP address of the camera. As for Protocol, we suggest you select ALL. For other routers, you can select TCP / UDP option.

Now port 1234 is opened for 192.168.1.100 on the router.

Please go to the status page and note down the WAN IP address of the router.

Step 6 Remote view via web browser using IP address (On remote PC)

On remote PC, use http://113.91.36.101:1234 (WAN IP address : cameras port number) to access the camera. Please note: if its the first time for the PC to access the camera, as on local PC, you need to set the browser's security options to install the ActiveX plug-in.

Step 7 Set up DDNS for remote view (Operation on Local PC)

You may find that its not easy to remember the meaningless IP address value when you log in the camera remotely. Heres an easy way: to use the cameras DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) feature, which allows you to access the camera with a domain name, for example, www.tplink_ipcamera.com.

On your local PC, log on to the camera. Check On to enable the DDNS function.

You have to firstly register an account and a domain name from a DDNS service provider such as DynDNS. Type the account information into the blank above.

When you see DDNS:successful in the system log, it means that the DDNS function is now working.

Step 8 Remote view with Domain name (Operation on Remote PC)

On a remote PC, use the domain name youve applied for, e.g. http://luke2009.homeip.net:1234, to access the camera. Also, you need to ensure the ActiveX plug-in is already installed.

Case 2: Remote view via IP Surveillance Software

In this case, were showing you how to use the bundled video management software. The software is able to support the surveillance of up to 16 cameras simultaneously. You can use this software on both local and remote PCs, here we take remote PC for example.

On the remote PC, run the main console and click Config>Setting.

Select the Camera tab and click Insert to add a new camera. Click OK to finish the configuration.

You can also use your DDNS account to access the camera.

Case 3: Remote view via VLC player

In this case, were showing you how to view the camera with a media player which supports RTSP protocol. You can use VLC player or QuickTime. Here we take VLC for example.

Run VLC media player, click Media menu and select Open Network Stream.

Choose RTSP as protocol, and type in the RTSP URL address. The URL is rtsp://ip:port/video.mp4 , another URL is rtsp://ip:port/video.3gp

Now you can view RTSP stream using VLC media player.

Case 4: Remote view via mobile phone

In this case, were showing you how to view the camera with a mobile phone which has GPRS/EDGE/3G connection.

Method 1: Mobile view via web browser on your phone

Here we give you an example of accessing the camera via Web on iPhone 3G.

Step 1: Select Safari.

Step 2: Enter http://<WAN IP>:<PORT> in the address bar. For example:

http://113.91.36.101:1234.

Step 3: Enter username and password. Both are admin in lower case as default. Then click Log in to log on to the camera.

Now you can view the video in the middle of the screen.

Method 2: Mobile view via media player

First of all, please make sure your mobile phone has a media player which supports RTSP, such as RealPlayer. In order to view the video smoothly, you had better have 3G connection. Here we take Nokia for example.

Step 1: Click Function and select Gallery. (For some models, Gallery may be found in the menu of Media.)

Step 2: Click Streaming links.

Step 3: Click Options and add a New link.

Step 4: Type the new link Name and Web address (The address is Public IP or domain name). For example: rtsp://luke2009.homeip.net/video.mp4 .

Step 5: Click Options and select Open.

Step 6: Real Player will open. Click Yes to connect.