Wireless camera connect to NVR
- Thread starter lelouch08
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You should be able to connect it to a wireless AP that's on the same LAN and subnet as the NVR's LAN.
Hi TonyR thanks for the confirmation.
Thank you
Starglow
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Go into the GUI on the NVR and do a camera search. If the wireless camera is on the same network then the NVR should find it, or you can enter the IP address manually. It's best to assign a static IP address for the wireless camera so it does not change during a network router reboot or power reset otherwise the NVR will no longer have the correct IP address for the camera and can't see it anymore. You can start out with DHCP and then when the camera is assigned an IP address just switch it to Static mode using the same IP address which is much easier unless you prefer your camera IP addresses to be sequenced in a specific range or order.
@lelouch08 ,
These cams won't automatically be discoverable on the Wi-Fi because they FIRST have to be "told" which Wi-Fi to log onto and need to be "told" the password to that Wi-Fi.
Most wireless cams like the DS-2CD2041G1-IDW have a webGUI that you log into with a browser and have the cam perform a search for the SSID of the wireless AP (your "Wi-Fi") and have it log onto the signal with that Wi-Fi's password, then save it.
The process varies between manufacturers but you start out connecting with an Ethernet cable and powering up the cam.
You may find using Hikvision's SADP Tool more convenient for you or do it like this:
These cams won't automatically be discoverable on the Wi-Fi because they FIRST have to be "told" which Wi-Fi to log onto and need to be "told" the password to that Wi-Fi.
Most wireless cams like the DS-2CD2041G1-IDW have a webGUI that you log into with a browser and have the cam perform a search for the SSID of the wireless AP (your "Wi-Fi") and have it log onto the signal with that Wi-Fi's password, then save it.
The process varies between manufacturers but you start out connecting with an Ethernet cable and powering up the cam.
You may find using Hikvision's SADP Tool more convenient for you or do it like this:
- Connect your PC to the POE injector or POE switch that is connected to the cam or directly to the cam if powered by 12VDC.
- If your PC is not on the 192.168.1.XXX subnet, set your PC to a static IP of 192.168.1.100, subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, no gateway IP needed.
- Open a browser and log into the cam's default IP of 192.168.1.64.
- Go to setup, network, Wi-Fi/wireless, perform a search/survey, find your Wi-Fi's SSID, log onto it with password and save; if there's a drop-down for default using wired or wireless, select wireless and save it.
- The last thing you do will be to assign the camera a unique, static IP in the same subnet as the NVR's LAN but outside of your router's DHCP pool.
- Once you put in that chosen IP and click save, if it's on a different subnet from the PC you're using you cannot log into it any more.
- With some manufacturers, once you unplug the Ethernet cable, it will default to the wireless connection and you should likely still be powering the cam with 12VDC.
- If you changed the PC's IP then change it back to what it was, likely DHCP.
- If the cam is still connected to your Wi-Fi as you configured it, you should be able now to locate it on your LAN with the NVR and add it.
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