Pelco IV IP Home Security System User Manual


 
C3444M-A (7/09) 7
Using a Web Browser
The following are the minimum system requirements to use a Web browser with the Spectra IV IP dome
system:
Processor: Inte
l
®
Pentium
®
4 microprocessor, 1.6 GHz
Operating system: Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98, Windows 2000, Windows XP (or later), or
Mac
®
OS X 10.3.9 (or later)
Memory: 512
MB
Network interface card: 100 megab
its (or greater)
Monitor: Minimum
of 1024 x 768 resolution, 16- or 32-bit pixel color resolution
Web browser: In
ternet Explorer
®
5.5 (or later) or Mozilla
®
Firefox
®
1.5 (or later)
ACCESSING THE DOME SYSTEM
1. Open the Web browser.
2. Enter the IP address of the dome system in the browser’s address bar. A login dialog box opens.
If you do not know the IP address of the dome system, refer to the Pelco Device Utility Operation/
Co
nfiguration manual.
3. Type ad
min (all lowercase) in the User ID and Password boxes (admin is the default value for these
boxes).
4. Open the Language drop-down box by clicking the down arrow.
5. Select a language from the drop-down box. The text in the window is displayed in the selected
la
nguage.
Figure 1. Spectra IV IP Login Dialog Box
6. Click Log In.
NOTE: For security purposes, be sure to change the password after you log on for the first time. Refer
to Edit Profile Page on page 24.
7. When you log on to view video for the first time usin
g Internet Explorer, you will need to install the
ActiveX
®
control. Follow the instructions displayed in the browser window to install the ActiveX
control.