User Manual of Network Camera 
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Chapter 2   Network Connection 
 
Before you start: 
  If you want to set the network camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), please 
refer to Section 2.1 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN. 
  If you want to set the network camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), please 
refer to Section 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN. 
2.1  Setting the Network Camera over the LAN 
Purpose: 
To  view  and  configure  the  camera  via  a  LAN,  you  need  to  connect  the  network 
camera in the same subnet with your computer, and install the SADP or iVMS-4200 
software to search and change the IP of the network camera. 
Note: For the detailed introduction of SADP, please refer to Appendix 1. 
2.1.1  Wiring over the LAN 
The following figures show the two ways of cable connection of a network camera 
and a computer: 
Purpose: 
  To test the network camera, you can directly connect the network camera to the 
computer with a network cable as shown in Figure 2-1. 
  Refer to the Figure 2-2 to set network camera over the LAN via a switch or a 
router. 
 
Figure 2-1 Connecting Directly