Access network IP address and Admin panel

You can get the network IP address of your Pearl device from the front screen menu. With the device IP address, you can access the Admin panel to do things like configure the Pearl device, start/stop recording, and more. Make sure that your admin computer is connected to the same network as Pearl device and that the network uses DHCP.

If your network requires you to assign the Pearl device a static IP address instead of using DHCP to obtain one, contact your network administrator and see Connect using persistent static IP address.

Obtain the IP address of the Pearl device and access the Admin panel

  1. Press the left arrow on the interface until the System status screen appears. On the Pearl 2 and Pearl Mini, you will have to press the gears icon first.

  2. Using a browser on the admin computer, enter the URL for your Pearl device and include /admin to access the Admin panel.

    3. http://<IP Address for Pearl device>/admin

    For example: http://192.1.10.100/admin

  3. When prompted, log in using the default user name admin and the administrator account password. If you don't know the password, contact your Pearl system administrator.

    4. For a first-time set up, you're prompted to assign passwords to the admin, operator, and viewer accounts. Record the passwords for future reference.

  4. (Optional) Open a new tab in your browser and enter the URL to preview a channel.

    5.  http://<IP Address for Pearl device>/preview.cgi?channel=1

    For example: http://192.1.10.100/preview.cgi?channel=1

For more details about accessing the Admin panel, see Connect to the Admin panel. For more information about user accounts and passwords, see User types and privileges.