How does an IP camera work? How to cap its use

IP cameras are becoming very popular when it comes to installing a camera for video surveillance. In this article, we explain exactly how surveillance with an IP camera works and how to properly set up the camera in your home.

This is how an IP camera works

An IP camera is a camera model commonly used for video surveillance of homes, stores or offices. IP cameras are also called network cameras because they relay the received image and sound signal over an internet network. For this to work, however, IP cameras not only have to be connected to the power grid, but also to a router via LAN or WLAN. If this is the case, you can access the camera from anywhere via the browser and keep track of what's happening at home when you're not there.

How to set up an IP camera

Before you can access all the features of your IP camera, it is necessary to connect the camera and perform the initial setup. For this, as mentioned above, it is necessary to connect the camera to the router and power grid.

1. In order to set up the camera after connecting it, you will need its IP address, which can be found out from the user interface of your router.
2. To do this, enter the IP address of the router in the browser, confirm with "Enter" and search there under "Network" for the list with all devices present in the network and for the IP address of the camera.
3. Have you found the IP address, please copy it into the address line of the browser to get access to the IP camera and adjust settings such as WLAN connection or image quality.