Exacq exacqVision IP Camera Quick Start Guide - Manual (Page 2)

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Windows Firewall
If you have Windows Firewall enabled on your computer, you will see the following dialog box when you run any of the
camera manufacturer’s utilities. Click Unblock to allow the utility to work properly.
DHCP
Although some IP camera manufacturers support DHCP addressing, Exacq highly recommends assigning a static IP address
to your IP cameras to keep unexpected network events from changing the IP address of the camera. If the camera’s IP
address changes, the exacqVision Server cannot receive or record video from that camera until a user manually reassigns the
camera’s IP address or changes the address setting on the exacqVision server to match the camera’s new address.
If your camera ships by default with DHCP addressing, you must have a DHCP server on the camera subnet to provide an
initial address to the camera. Go to the DHCP server or camera manufacturer’s software to determine the address assigned
to the camera, and then assign the camera a fixed IP address. Alternatively, Chapter 4 of the software user manual explains
how the exacqVision server can discover cameras on the server’s subnet (excluding some ONVIF and all RTSP cameras).