Log in to the control dashboard of video encoder

This article applies to encoders without a display. If your encoder has an LCD display, you can directly log in to the IP address displayed on the display. Because when power on, the encoder automatically changes the IP address and displays the IP address on the display.

If you are using Windows OS, please refer to the chapter 1; if you are using MAC OS, please refer to the chapter 2.

1. For Windows OS

Step 1. Connect the video encoder to the router via an Ethernet cable

Step 2. Connect the PC(or laptop) to the same router via Ethernet cable or WIFI. Right click on the network icon to open <Network and Sharing Center>

Step 3. Click ''Ethernet'' or ''WIFI''

If you connect the PC(or laptop) to the router via WIFI, ''WIFI'' is displayed in here.

Step 4. Click ''Details''

You can check the IP address and default gateway of the PC(or laptop) in <Network Connection Status>. For example, the IP address of my PC(or laptop) is 192.168.0.111, and the gateway of of my PC(laptop) is 192.168.0.1.

** Please remember the IP address and the gateway of your PC(laptop), it will be used in step 10.

Step 5. Click ''Properties''

Step 6. Double click ''Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP /IPv4)''

Step 7. Select ''Use the following IP address''

Step 8. Change the IP address and default gateway of computer, and then click ''OK''

You can set the IP address to 192.168.1.30 and the default gateway to 192.168.1.1.

In order for the IP settings to take effect, please remember to click ''OK'' in the window of <Local Area Connection Properties>.

Step 9. Log in to the control panel of video encoder 192.168.1.168

The default ID and password are ''admin''.

If there is no respond from the browser, please reset the device.(Refer to the chapter 3)

After reseting the encoder, please try this step again.

Normally, the language of the control panel is English. If Chinese is displayed, you can change the language in the upper right corner of control panel. Please select ''英文''.

Now the video encoder can be used in local area network(LAN). In order to use it in a wide area network(WAN), we need to change the IP address of video encoder.

Step 10. Change the IP address and gateway of video encoder

In step 4, you already know the IP address and default gateway of the computer.

For example, the IP address of my computer is 192.168.0.111, and the gateway is 192.168.0.1. Therefore, I can change the IP address of the video encoder to 192.168.0.168 (in order to avoid IP conflicts, please don't make the IP address of video encoder the same as the IP address of your PC), and change the default gateway to 192.168.0.1.

** Since each computer has a different IP address, I can only use my computer IP as an example. Before changing the IP address and gateway of video encoder, please refer to the IP address and gateway of your computer(In Step 4).

Step 11. Click ''Reboot'' to restart the video encoder

Step 12. Select ''Obtain an IP address automatically'', and then click ''OK''

Please remember the new IP address of the video encoder.

In order for the IP settings to take effect, please remember to click ''OK'' in the window of <Local Area Connection Properties>.

Step 13. Log in to the new IP address of video encoder

2.   For Mac OS

Step 1. Connect the video encoder to the router via an Ethernet cable

Step 2. Connect the MAC to the same router via WIFI. Open the window of <System Performance>

Step 3. Click ''Network''

Step 4. Click ''Advanced''

Step 5. Click ''TCP /IP''

You can check the IP address and default gateway of the MAC here. For example, the IP address of my MAC is 192.168.0.112, and the gateway of my computer is 192.168.0.1.

Remember the IP address and default gateway of your MAC, it will be used in step 10.

Step 6. Select ''Manually'' in the setting of ''Configure IPV4''

Step 7. Change the IP address of MAC, and click ''OK''.

You can set the IP address to 192.168.1.30 and the default gateway to 192.168.1.1.

Step 8. Click ''Apply'' in the window of <Network>

Step 9. Log in to the control panel of video encoder 192.168.1.168

The default ID and password is ''admin''.

If there is no respond from the browser, please reset the device.(Refer to the chapter 3)

After reseting the encoder, please try this step again.

Normally, the language of the control panel is English. If Chinese is displayed, you can change the language in the upper right corner of control panel. Please select ''英文''.

Now the video encoder can be used in local area network(LAN). In order to use it in a wide area network(WAN), we need to change the IP address of video encoder.

Step 10. Change the IP address and gateway of video encoder

In step 5, you already know the IP address and default gateway of the MAC.

For example, the IP address of my MAC is 192.168.0.112, and the gateway is 192.168.0.1. Therefore, I can change the IP address of the video encoder to 192.168.0.168(in order to avoid IP conflicts, please don’t make the IP address of video encoder the same as the IP address of your MAC), and change the default gateway to 192.168.0.1.

** Since each computer has a different IP address, I can only use my computer IP as an example. Before changing the IP address and gateway of video encoder, please refer to the IP address and gateway of your MAC(In Step 5).

Step 11. Click ''Reboot'' to restart the video encoder

Step 12. Select ''Using DHCP'' in the setting of ''Configure IPV4'', and click ''OK''.

Step 13. Click ''Apply'' in the window of <Network>

Step 14. Log in to the new IP address of video encoder

3. Troubleshoot

You can try to reset the device if you encounter any problems when using the device.

There is a ''RESET'' hole on the front end of video encoder, which is used for conducting initialization reset to the encoder. Insert a pin into the hole and press the reset button and hold it down for about a few seconds until you see all three indicator light(VIDEO, LAN, POWER) go out. Reset successfully.

• The default IP address is 192.168.1.168. The default login ID and password are ''admin''.