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If your camera is connected to your router as a DHCP client, the IP address of your camera will change depending on the DHCP address assigned to it by your router. In order to access the web-based user interface, follow the below steps to determine the IP address of your camera.

Note: the following instructions are for Windows® 7.

Step 1: Open My Computer.

Step 2: From the menu on the left-hand side, click on Network.

Step 3: Under the Media Devices section, locate the DCS-2330L and right-click on the icon. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.

Step 4: In the Properties window, locate the IP address at the bottom of the window. This is the IP address of your camera. Make a note of this address.

Step 5: Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, and enter the IP address of your camera in the address bar.

Step 6: A pop up window will ask for the login credentials. The User Name for the administrator account is admin. Enter your administrator password in the Password field. If you have not changed this from the default, leave this field blank. Click OK.

Tags: DCS-2330L, interface, IP address

The DCS-1000W supports both 64bit and 128bit encryption as well as ASCII and HEX. The following steps will show you how to set encryption on your DCS-1000W.

Step 1 Open your browser and type in the address of your DCS-1000w. Click Go.

Step 2 When the webpage has opened select System Administration from the 3 choices listed in that window.

Step 3 From the Systems page scroll down until you see Wireless Interface. Here you will enter the ESS-ID, Channel, Encryption Wep Key and ASCII or Hex.

Step 4 Once you have made your changes click on Save at the bottom of the window. This will save the changes you have made to the DCS-1000W configuration, enabling encryption.

Setting up encryption with IPVEW

The DCS-1000W can be setup using either the web Interface or IPView program. The following steps will show you how to set encryption on your DCS-1000W using IPView.

Step 1 Go to Start>Programs>IPView>IPView.

Step 2 From this window you will type in admin for the username and leave the password blank unless you have made any previous changes. Click OK

Step 3 The camera properties window will have several tabs to choose from. Select the Wireless tab from this window.

Step 4 Here you will enter the information needed for your Connection Mode, ESS-ID, Channel, Encryption Wep Key and ASCII or Hex.

Step 5 Once you have made your entries click on Apply and then OK at the bottom of the window. This will save the changes you have made to the DCS-1000W configuration, enabling encryption.

To connect to the camera, you must configure your wireless network card with the same ESS-ID, Channel, Encryption Wep Key and specify either ASCII or Hex as you did when setting encryption for the camera.

Note: You must set up encryption for the DCS-1000W first before trying to set encryption on your wireless network adapter cards.

Tags: DCS-1000W, Encryption, interface

Step 1: Set a System IP Address and Default Gateway for the D-Link DWS-1008 switch.

See here: How do I set a system IP and a DHCP interface on D-Link switch?

Step 2: After configuring your Switches IP Address and Default Gateway you will need to open a browser and type in the IP Address you just configured on your switch.

Step 3: You will then be prompted for a Username and Password. The user name is admin (lower case). The password should be left blank, unless you have already set one up.

Tags: DWS-1008, interface, login

The following is a list of requirements:

Step 1: Log into the switch, by entering the IP address into the address bar of the web browser.

Step 2: Enter your Username and Password. Click OK to enter the Web management.

Step 3: Click the WLAN tab. From the left side, under System, select Main.

Step 4: Enter the CAPWAP IP address and click Submit.

After adding the CAPWAP address it is required to save the settings and reload the switch.

Step 5: Click on the System tab. Under File Management, select Copy files. Select the radio button next to Copy Configuration and click Submit.

Step 6: When finished copying, you will see the message, Copy Finished. Select Close.

Step 7: Click on the Reboot Menu and then click the Reboot button.

Step 8: Run the following command, in the CLI, to verify that the setting is correct:

DES-32xx # show wlan

Results:

console# show wlan
CAPWAP IP address: 192.168.50.5 (After reboot: 192.168.50.5)
Country code: US
TX power is on
Station idle-timeout: 30 minutes
console#

Step 9: Once you have the wireless portion enabled and configured, you can connect your Access Point to the switch and turn on the power.

If this is new AP it may take a few minutes to show up

Run the following command, in the CLI, and press Enter. The results will show all the discovered Access Points.

DES-32xx # show wlan aps

In GUI mode it will show as Not Active.

Step 10: In the WEB GUI Interface, under the WLAN tab, select Access Points from the left and choose Properties.

Step 11: Click on the Edit icon and then check the Enable AP box.

For the security key enter 16 alphanumeric characters (1-9 or a-z) in the ASCII box of the Key configuration and click on Submit. Close that window and click Submit again on the Properties screen. You will then see the Access Point´s status as Active.

Your Access Points should now get an IP address from the DHCP server. It is now ready for basic access and further configurations.

Repeat the steps above to enable additional Access Points.

Note: This procedure should only be done with a Fully Updated Version of Internet Explorer.

Tags: Access Point, dhcp server, interface, series switch

The default IP settings for the device are:

– IP Address: 10.90.90.90
– Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0
– Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0

All ports are untagged members of the default VLAN.

Step 1: Make sure the device is powered on. Connect your computer to one of the 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports located on the front panel using an Ethernet cable. Make sure the cable connections are secured.

Step 2: Statically assign your IP address settings using the following parameters.

Step 3: Open a web browser and type in the address bar, type in the URL http://10.90.90.90 and press Enter on the keyboard. Click on Login at the top of the page. By default, there is no user name and password, click OK. You will now be logged into the Web Management Interface.

Tags: DES-3526, interface, switch, web management