Manhattan easycamhd 551496 User manual

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EASYCAMHD
USER MANUAL
MODELS 551496, 551502, 551519
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Contents
1.HardwareInstallation...................................................................................................3
2.Connecttothecamerawithyourcomputer.................................................................3
3.VideoPlug‐inInstallationProcedure............................................................................6
4.LiveVideoCameraPage.............................................................................................11
5.ConfigurationMenu,CameraSettings........................................................................13
6.WarrantyInformation................................................................................................26
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1. HardwareInstallation
1. Connectthecameratoone
ofyourrouter’sLANportswith
theincludednetworkcable.
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2. Poweronthecamera.
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3. Allowthecameratoproperlystartup.Thestartupsequencehasendedwhenthecamera
stopsmovingitslensupanddownandtotheleftandright.
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2. Connecttothecamerawithyourcomputer
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1. Connectyourcomputertothesamerouterasthecamera,eitherwirelesslyorwithanetwork
cable.
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2. InserttheinstallationCDintotheCDorDVDdriveofyourcomputer.
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3. WaitfortheCDtoautomaticallystart(ormanuallylocateandrun“AutoRun.exe”).
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4. Selectthethirdoption:“EasyCamInstallerforWindowsUsers.”
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5. EasyCamInstallerwilllaunchnow.Insomecases,youmayencounteraWindowsSecurity
Alert(seebelow).Youmustclickon“AllowAccess”,otherwiseEasyCamInstallerwillnotbe
abletodetectthecamera.
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6. EasyCamInstallershowsallnetworkcamerasfoundinthewindowontheleft(“Equipment”).
Clickonthecamera,andthenclickonthe“Open”button.
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7. Logintothecamerawiththeusername“admin”andthepassword“admin.”Notethatifthe
passwordhasbeenchangedbefore,youwill,ofcourse,needtousetheupdatedpassword.
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8. SelectthecorrectSignInmethod(below).NotethatifyouareusingMicrosoftMSInternet
Explorer(“IE”),GoogleChromeorMozillaFirefox,youwillneedtoinstallavideopluginfirst.
Theinstallationofthepluginrequiresadministratorrightsonyourcomputer.
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3. VideoPlug‐inInstallationProcedure
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Right‐clickonthelink(greencircle),thenselect“Savetargetas…”or“Savelinkas….”
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Selectthelocation—e.g.,thedesktop—andthensavethefile.
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Oncethedownloadhasfinished,onWindows7and8youwilllikelyseeawarningmessage
thatthisfilecouldharmyourcomputer.Thisisperfectlynormalandshouldnotalarmyou.
Click“Actions.”
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Click“Runanyway.”Ifyouarenotcurrentlyloggedonasacomputeradministrator,youwill
beaskedtoenteradministratorcredentials.Afteryouhavedoneso,theinstallationofthe
ActiveXcontrolwillcommence.WindowsXPusers:Simplydouble‐clicktheManhattan.exeto
starttheinstallationprocess.
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Theinstallationwillonlytakeafewmoments.Click“Finish”whendone.
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IntheMSInternetExplorerwindow,andclick“Refresh.”Noticethemessageonthebottom
ofthescreen.Click“Allow.”
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ClickagainonActiveXforIE,andyouwillthenseethecamera’slivevideo.
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Ifthisdoesnotwork,andyoukeepseeingthemessageaboutthemissingcontrol,proceedas
follows.
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a)OpenuptheOptionsmenu
b)OpentheCompatibilityViewsettingspage
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c)Click“Add.”
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Note:Thewebsiteaddressvaries.Itisperfectlynormalifitisnot192.168.2.100whenyou
performthisstep.
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IfyouareusingMozillaFirefox,youwillseethemessagebelow.Click“Activate
OcxWebPlugin.”
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Ifyou’reusingGoogleChrome,themessagelookssimilar.Clickon“Runthistime”or“Always
runonthissite.”
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