Access the camera, Hardware manual – ACTi I91 User Manual
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Hardware Manual
Access the Camera
Now that the camera and the PC both have their unique IP addresses and are under the same
network segment, you can use
Microsoft Internet Explorer
on the PC to access the camera.
You can use
any of the browsers
to access the
camera, however, the full functionality is
provided only for
Microsoft Internet Explorer
.
The browser functionality comparison:
Functionality
Internet Explorer
Other browsers
Live Video
Yes
Yes
*
Live Video Area Resizable
Yes
No
PTZ Control
Yes
Yes
Capture the snapshot
Yes
Yes
Video overlay based configuration (Motion
Detection regions, Privacy Mask regions)
Yes
No
All the other configurations
Yes
Yes
*
When using non-Internet Explorer browsers, free third-party software plug-ins must be
installed to the PC first to be able to get the live video feed from the camera:
Browser
Required Plug-In
Safari
QuickTime
Other non-Internet Explorer
browsers
Basic VLC Media Player
Disclaimer Notice:
The camera manufacturer does not guarantee the compatibility of its
cameras with VLC player or QuickTime
– since these are third party softwares. The third party
has the right to modify their utility any time which might affect the compatibility. In such cases,
please use Internet Explorer browser instead.
When using Internet Explorer browser, the ActiveX control for video stream management will
be downloaded from the camera directly
– the user just has to accept the use of such control
when prompted so. No other third party utilities are required to be installed in such case.