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Page 1 of 18 Network Configuration Guide AP-9060/AP-16CO[...]
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Page 2 of 18 T able of Content s TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................. 2 GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................. 4 I NTRODUCTION .......................................[...]
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Page 3 of 18 IP A DDRESSING ............................................................................................................................. 15 L OCAL A REA N ETWORKS (LAN) .................................................................................................. 15 N ETWORK A DDRESS T RANSLATION (NAT) .........................[...]
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Page 4 of 18 Getting S t arted Introduction Thank you for choosing ApexCCTV. We hope th at this docum ent will assist you in configuring your new AP-9060/AP -16CO for use on your networ k and via the internet. This document follows industry standard be st practices, and while you do not need to follow every single step on this list, doing so will p[...]
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Page 5 of 18 Gathering Information Before continuing, you will need to gather the following information. If you do not know or cannot find some of this information, pl ease contact your network administrator or your internet service provider (ISP). There is some specific network information you will need to have readily available before you start c[...]
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Page 6 of 18 You should have some information similar to what is below on your screen: Please take special note of the Subnet ma sk, Default Gateway, and DNS Servers. The complete list of info rmation you will need is listed below. W e recommend using the checklist on the following page as you gather information to be sure you will have everything [...]
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Page 7 of 18 Information Gathering Checklist Your router’s internal IP address Your router’s public IP address Your router’s username and passwo rd Your network’ s DHCP range Your network’ s DNS server address es Your network’ s subnet mask Your AP-9060/ AP-16CO’s usern ame and password The IP Addr ess you will give your A P-9060/AP-1[...]
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Page 8 of 18 Your router’s internal IP address This is typically the same as the “def ault gateway” from the above information. Your router’s public IP addr ess You can find this by visiting www.whatismyip.com . Your router’s username a nd password If you do not know this information, you will need to look in your ro uter’s manual or co[...]
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Page 9 of 18 Your AP-9060/AP-16CO’s password You will need the administrative password for your AP-9060/AP-16CO so that you can log into it and make changes. Your defa ult user password is 111111. If your defaults have been changed, you will need to get this info rmation from within your organization. Existing port forward / NAT inform ation You [...]
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Page 10 of 18 checklist) is 96.226.2.104, you would simply open In ternet Explorer and enter http:// 96.226.2.104/ in your address bar to view your AP-9060/AP-16CO. If you cannot acquire a static IP address, there are two possibilities. First, if your public IP address changes and you can no longer vi ew your AP-9060/AP-16CO, simply browse to www.w[...]
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Page 11 of 18 Use the arrow keys to select the “Network” me nu item, and press the “Enter” key to open the next menu.[...]
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Page 12 of 18 Before making any other changes, change the “IP Mode” to “Static.” Using the information you wrote down in the “Gathering Information” section of this guide, update the “IP Addr,” “Sub Net,” and “G ateway” settings. Please be aware that this DVR DOES show the leading zeros for eac h octet of an IP address or su[...]
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Page 13 of 18 Testing Testing from your LAN (Inte r nal) Open internet explorer and browse to th e IP address that you assigned to your AP- 9060/AP-16CO. You should be looking at the default screen for your AP-9060/AP-16CO. Download and install the NetViewer software. Run Netviewer.exe in the installation folder. Click the icon of two PCs connected[...]
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Page 14 of 18 Enter the following inform ation: Internal IP address UserID (admin) Password (default is 1111) AV Port: 5000 Max Channel (9 for AP-9060, 16 for AP-9016) Video Size: Full Size Video Source: NTSC Frames/Sec: 30 AVI Codec: Whichever Codec you wish to use for saving video files to your PC. Finally, click the connect button. After a momen[...]
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Page 15 of 18 Testing from the WAN (Internet) You should be able to substitute your public IP address for your internal one (see your information gathering checklist) from a PC outside your network (Viewing a AP- 9060/AP-16CO at your office from home or vice-versa) and achie ve the same result. For example, if your public IP address is 96.226.2.104[...]
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Page 16 of 18 Routing / Router Configuration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routing http://cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/ doc/cisintwk/ito _doc/routing.htm http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/routing.html Subnet / Subnet Masking http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/Subnetwork http://www.networkcomputing.com/unixworld/tutorial/001.html http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S[...]
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Page 17 of 18 Comodo Personal Firewall http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ F-Secure Internet Security http://www.f-secure.com/home_user /AP-9060/AP-16COs_a-z/fsis2007.html Jetico Personal Firewall http://www.jetico.com/ Kaspersky Internet Security http://www.kaspersky.com/ LavaSoft Personal Firewall http://www.lavasoftusa.com/AP-9060/AP -16COs/[...]
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Page 18 of 18 Trend Micro PC-cillin Interne t Security http://www.trendmicro.com/en/AP-9060/AP-16COs/desktop/pc- cillin/evaluate/overview.htm VisNetic Firewall http://www.deerfield.com/AP- 9060/AP-16COs/visnetic-firewall/ Webroot Personal Firewall http://send.onenetworkdi rect.net/z/11246/CD45178/[...]