Step-by-Step Guide to IP Camera Setup Using IPCManager | Network Camera

Quick Start via IPCManager for IP Camera

Connection Diagram

  1. Power on IP Camera and connect it to router via ethernet cable.

Tips: At the very beginning, it's strongly recommended to follow this instructions to connect the camera, especially for network segment issues.

Download & Install IPCManager

Download IPCManager

Device Manager Version
Suitable for
Windows
MAC
Windows
Windows
MAC

Install IPCManager

Installation by the following steps:
  1. Right click the application and run as administrator;
  2. Select the corresponding language from the drop-down list (English, Polish, Russian, Japanese, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese are available for Windows. Only English for MAC version.) 
  3. Click Next-->Next-->Install

Download & Install ActiveX

Download ActiveX

Download ActiveX from the following link: IPCOCX4 version 4.3.0(HTML5).

Install ActiveX

Install ActiveX after downloading with administrator and restart your PC.

Configure IP via IPCManager

  1. Run IPCManager (If you already installed it)
  2. Enter username & password (admin & 12345 by default)
  3. Select the encoder you would like to set
  4. Click checkbox of DHCP-->Modification-->Close-->Refresh

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🧙Tips: please ensure the IP camera and your PC are on the same network segment if it’s connected to the same router. That’s why it’s recommended to use DHCP to obtain IP address to make it for sure.

Access Camera from a Browser

  1. Start a browser like IE, Chrome, Firefox (Chrome Recommended);
  2. Enter the IP address you configured above via IPCManager;
  3. Enter username (admin) and password (12345 by default);
  1. Click “Login” and the Live View page opens in your browser

Adjust Focus

  1. 1 means Zoom Out: long press until you think it ok.
  2. 2 means Zoom In: long press until you think it ok.
  3. 3 means Reset: reset to default focus if you wrongly zoom in/out.

Configure Parameters of Video & Audio

  1. Double click the IP Camera you would like to set; 
  2. Enter "User Name" (admin by default) and "Password" (12345 by default), then click "Login":

  1. Click "Encoder" -->Video Encoder; 
  2. Key Frame set as 10 (Reference Value: users can set lower key frame if better image quality is required.); 
  3. Bitrate set as 500 (Reference Value: users can set higher bit rate to remove mosaic but it should be matched to your network bandwidth because of uplink bandwidth used.); 
  4. Check Audio Codec-->Click checkbox of Enable to enable Audio; 
  5. Encode set as AAC for audio; Input volume set as 39 or so (Reference Value: users can log into GUI and set sampling rate as 24000 or higher if better voice quality is required because the default sampling rate here is 8000.) 
  6. Click "Save"

Configure RTMP Address

  1. Go to RTMP-->Enable-->All Day-->Mainstream or Substream 
  2. Enter Push URL: copy Stream URL and Stream Key from YouTube Studio into column of Push URL below:

YouTube Studio

Go back to YouTube Studio after setting RTMP PUSH URL. After setting the RTMP PUSH URL for live streaming to YouTube, you can check if the stream is live in YouTube Studio. If the stream appears to have failed, consider the following steps for troubleshooting:
  1. Verify that the audio is enabled and set to use AAC encoding, as YouTube requires specific audio formats for live streaming.
  2. Confirm that the video encoding is set to H.264, as RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) doesn't support H.265 encoding.
  3. Verify that the bitrate is appropriately set. It may be necessary to adjust the bitrate, especially if it's initially set too high, as this can impact the streaming quality and stability.
  4. Check the default DNS settings to ensure they are available and functional, especially in the EU. Consider changing the DNS settings if needed.
  5. Verify that there's sufficient uploading bandwidth available for the live stream. If bandwidth is limited, adjusting the bitrate to a lower value can help ensure a more stable stream.
After performing these checks and adjustments, you can attempt to go back to YouTube Studio and verify if the live stream is successful. It's important to review the settings and configurations to ensure that all components are optimized for live streaming to YouTube.

Configure Wireless Connection

  1. Go to WIFI-->Enable-->Double click trusted SSID; 
  2. Enter password to the SSID you select above; 
  3. Enter correct password to SSID and Click "Connect"
  1. Refresh and Current Network will be shown "Connected" below which means it's already connected to WiFi. If disconnected, please try it again or check whether MAC address of this IP camera is in the whitelist of your router.
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🧙Tips: It's necessary to plug out the ethernet cable and power off the IP camera to reboot it to make WiFi valid.