Hi guys.
So this forum (and the cliff notes) have been great helping me get my IPCam setup.
I now have 3 cameras (Dahua), a 8 port POE switch, and a decent windows computer - oh and I purchased Blue Iris.
But I can't figure out the networking side of things.
I have 0 experience with networking, and have tried following all the guides, but I'm not having any luck getting the ConfigTool to find the cameras.
At the moment I have:
Windows computer --> plugged into a spare wifi router --> plugged into my poe switch ---> which is plugged into my IPcameras.
I can access the wifi router settings, but the IPconfig tool doesn't pick the cameras.
When I type 192.168.1.108 into the browser I just get a time out error.
As I mentioned, I have zero experience with networking.
So I've probably done something silly. But I've already spent 5 hours tryingt o figure it all out and I'm getting nowhere but frustrated!
A few questions:
1) My security network is going to be 100% offline. So do I need the wifi router (it's not connected to my network). Can I just go PC --> Switch --> Cameras? Or do I need a router of some form in there?
2) If so, my router has various settings - wireless router, hotspot router, access point, range extender - which one should I select?
3) My router has 4 ports and a WAN port - should I be using the WAN port for anything?
4) My switch doesn't have an uplink port - just 8 POE ports, is this a problem?
5) I have a fresh install of windows and BlueIris - I haven't used windows since win XP - Do I need to make any changes to windows to get my network working?
Sorry for all the newbie q's. I have tried to figure this out on my own, but I'm getting no where, so would appreciate some pointers.
Thanks!
So this forum (and the cliff notes) have been great helping me get my IPCam setup.
I now have 3 cameras (Dahua), a 8 port POE switch, and a decent windows computer - oh and I purchased Blue Iris.
But I can't figure out the networking side of things.
I have 0 experience with networking, and have tried following all the guides, but I'm not having any luck getting the ConfigTool to find the cameras.
At the moment I have:
Windows computer --> plugged into a spare wifi router --> plugged into my poe switch ---> which is plugged into my IPcameras.
I can access the wifi router settings, but the IPconfig tool doesn't pick the cameras.
When I type 192.168.1.108 into the browser I just get a time out error.
As I mentioned, I have zero experience with networking.
So I've probably done something silly. But I've already spent 5 hours tryingt o figure it all out and I'm getting nowhere but frustrated!
A few questions:
1) My security network is going to be 100% offline. So do I need the wifi router (it's not connected to my network). Can I just go PC --> Switch --> Cameras? Or do I need a router of some form in there?
2) If so, my router has various settings - wireless router, hotspot router, access point, range extender - which one should I select?
3) My router has 4 ports and a WAN port - should I be using the WAN port for anything?
4) My switch doesn't have an uplink port - just 8 POE ports, is this a problem?
5) I have a fresh install of windows and BlueIris - I haven't used windows since win XP - Do I need to make any changes to windows to get my network working?
Sorry for all the newbie q's. I have tried to figure this out on my own, but I'm getting no where, so would appreciate some pointers.
Thanks!