Wireless IP Camera to HDMI Converter Setup

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  • Follow these instructions to setup the WIFI network connection on the Viewtron IP-HDMI-D4K IP camera to HDMI converter. By default, the wireless radio on the IP-HDMI-D4K is not enabled. In order to enable it and setup a wireless connection, you must first hard wire the converter to your network using the RJ-45 Ethernet port.

    Wireless IP to HDMI converter

    You can see the standard LAN Ethernet port in between the power supply input and HDMI output ports. To start the setup follow these steps.

    1. Using a standard CAT5 or CAT6 network cable, connect the decoder / converter to your network.
    2. Using a standard HDMI video cable, connect the HDMI output port to your HDMI TV / montior.
    3. Connect the included 12V DC power supply to the DC12V input, and connect the other end to a standard 110v power receptacle.

    IP to HDMI IP Address

    When the converter boots up and is not yet setup to connect to a video stream, it displays the IP address assigned to it on the screen. Use this IP address to access the converter via a web browser. The default user id is admin. The default password is also admin.

    IP to HDMI converter enable WIFI

    After you login to the converter box, do the following.

    1. Click on the WIFI setting link under System settings.
    2. Change the WIFI dropdown to Enabled.
    3. Click on the Apply button.

    When done, reboot the converter box.

    IP camera to HDMI decoder wireless setup

    After you reboot, log into the IP converter / decoder box again via a web browser and do the following.

    1. Click on the WIFI setting link under System settings.
    2. All of the wireless networks in range will now appear on the WIFI list drop down. Select your wireless network. Enter the WIFI password.
    3. You must either enable DHCP or disable and assign a static IP address to your decoder in the WIFI IP field. If disable DHCP and you are manually assigning a static IP address, you must also assign the WIFI Gateway and WIFI Netmask. This will depend on the setting on your router.
    4. Click Apply.

    You must reboot your decoder box again. This time be sure to unplug the network cable from the LAN port on your decoder, then unplug the power supply, wait 5 seconds and plug it back in. You must unplug the network cable before you reboot in order for the decoder to connect to your wireless access point.

    wireless connection IP address

    When you reboot, you will notice now that a WIFI IP address will appear on the screen. Now your IP to HDMI decoder is connected to your network over the wireless network connection.

    Setup IP Camera RTSP Stream(s)

    IP camera to HDMI TV decoder Setup

    1. Log into your IP decoder box again. This time using the WIFI IP address
    2. Click Stream Address Settings on the left.
    3. Select the number of RTSP camera streams that you want to configure (1-4).
    4. Enter the RTSP stream URL for each security camera that you want to display. You can find instructions on how to enable the RTSP stream and locate the URL for Viewtron IP cameras and Viewtron DVRs / NVRs here.
    5. Click Apply.

    The live view of your security camera(s) should now appear streaming on your TV.

    4K Resolution Spot Monitor for IP Camera

    4K Spot Monitor for IP Camera

    Here is a 4K resolution image captured from the HDMI output of the Viewtron wireless IP camera to TV converter / decoder. Please click on the image to see the full UHD 4K resolution image.