The camera has a default ip address of 192.36.253.80. assign a temporary ip address in the same subnet (e.g. 192.36.253.81) to a mac workstation then connect to the camera web interface. the desired ip address for the camera should be set using the installation wizard. the correct ip address for the macintosh workstation should also be reset.. How to set up an axis ip camera using a mac. may 15th, 2008 by greg. unfortunately mac users get a raw deal when it comes to setting up ip cameras as the software supplied to perform the initial setup is always windows-based only.. We have old axis encoders (2401) at our work that run on an old video management system (vms). we want to update our encoders but we do not want to have to buy a new vms. currently the vms uses the mac address of the encoder to verify the camera license..
Camera must have a working internet connection. you can check this by going to the network tab in windows and looking for a device such as “axis <model number> - <mac address> or using the axis ip utility. take note of your mac address which you'll find on the camera. also find your oak.. The mac address is a unique serial number for the camera may be contained in the packaging of your camera. you do not need to set a static ip address on the camera side because it will always receive the same ip address from the router.. Companies have to get assigned ranges of mac addresses, so using a tool like this you can check who controls a mac address. chances are, if the cameras are all made by the same manufacturer, the beginning of their mac addresses are all the same..
