If you want to set up Wanscam cameras without using a Windows PC (eg. You can copy this software to your desktop.) Figure 1.5 2.
Search Tool: Open the CD, click ,The Search Tool will run automatically.( No need to install. ActiveX: Click OCX setupNextInstallFinish. on a Mac, Linux machine, or in iOS or Android) or without using Wanscam software you might have some problems. 1.6 Software Installation Figure 1.4 Open the CD Install the follow software: 1. Their software may or may not be available for your platform (eg.
currently the “OSX” software is actually their iOS app), or some of the necessary software (eg. IP scanner) may not be available for your platform. Here’s a basic overview of what you’ll be doing: Connect the cameras one at a time via an ethernet cable to the same network as your device is on, find the camera’s IP address, log in to the camera using the default port (99 in most cases), and change settings. The first, and most common, problem is finding the camera IP. Supposedly these cameras come from factory configured to accept DHCP IP assignments, but I didn’t find that to be the case in one of my 2 cameras. That caused a problem (more on that later). The simplest way to find the IP is to log in to your router and check what IPs are connected. Remember, though, that if you don’t see it under DHCP it may be configured with a set IP address.ĭifferent routers have this information in different locations, but most place it under ARP or DHCP or LAN connections. Hopefully, though, you can find it listed there. The camera’s both had easily identifiable hostname (something like IPCam- cameraID).
