Set Up New Axis Camera
You will need the following to perform the initial set up of an Axis IP Camera
- Ethernet adapter
- PoE Injector
- Axis IP Utility - See Tech share applications folder
Set your ethernet adapter to the following
- IP Address: 192.168.0.1
- Subnet: 255.255.255.0
The IP Address may need to be changed based on what the camera defaults too, usually 192.168.0.90
Plugin the PoE injector and connect it to your ethernet adapter and the new camera. The camera must be on the PoE Data Out port and your ethernet adapter on the Data In port.
Run the Axis IP Utility
The connected camera should be found and display an IP Address. If needed change the IP Address on your ethernet adapter to be in the same subnet as the camera.
Enter the camera IP Address into your browser address bar
The camera initial set up screen should be displayed. Set up as follows:
- Enter the default Caledonia camera password and repeat in the Repeat password field. This is setting the web interface password on the camera.
- Make sure the "Share data with developers" is unchecked and click on Create Login
- Click Continue Anyway on the password is weak warning
- You will be prompted to Sign In to the camera web interface. Use root for the username and the default Caledonia camera password
- Click Next on the two Get Started screens using the default settings
The camera is set up and ready to be deployed.