IP Network Setup Guide for Surveillance

By: Ethan Ace, Published on Apr 06, 2015

In this guide, we teach the fundamentals of setting up an IP video surveillance network, taking factory default cameras through to a fully configured and ready to run network.

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We explain these topics:

Discovering IP cameras on your network
Assigning IP addresses to cameras
Basics of managed switch interfaces
Checking switch port status and disabling ports
Monitoring PoE usage and rebooting devices
Setting up a Virtual LAN (VLAN)
Configuring Quality of Service (QoS)

Inside, we share 7 video screencasts. Here is an excerpt from our VLAN screencast inside:

Those looking for more guidance on networking for surveillance should also see our related guides, including:

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Comments (3)

Oðinn Burkni Helgason

IPVMU Certified | 11/17/15 05:31pm

This is a very good sum up of the course.

I like how the course has been and how we are encouraged to participate and to ask questions.

Guy Esswein

IPVMU Certified | 08/13/16 05:29pm

We are currently running data cable at our facility for the new IP camera system, witch will hopefully be up and running at the start of next year. I cant wait to begin implementing what I have learned from this course to our future system. thanks for all the valuable information, and I am sure I will be returning to your website for more information.

Undisclosed End User #1

06/03/17 08:57am

A detailed article, the more we do hands-on practice, the more we will find it easy to setup.

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