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title: "Connect cameras"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Tracker44/376307924/Connect%20cameras"
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To connect cameras into your Vicon system, you must specify the correct IP address for the network port that is connected to the PoE switch.

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 For legacy videos that show you how to mount your cameras, see the Installation tutorials in the [Tracker 3 Tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7XVOLF05M8&list=PLxtdgDam3USXPrhGA70ix8WT_nZBLK7qB) playlist on YouTube.

**To connect the cameras:**

1. Connect the PoE switch to the PC.
2. Access the Windows network connections:
  - Open the **Control Panel**, then click **Network and Internet** and on the right side of the panel, under **Network and Sharing Center**, click **View Network Status and Tasks**; or
  - Click the **Network and Sharing Center** icon on the right of the Windows toolbar and then click **Open Network and Sharing Center**.
3. Right-click on the network card connected to PoE or Giganet and then click **Properties**.
4. In the **Properties** window, select **TCP/IP**.
5. Click the **Properties** button.
6. In the **Properties** window, click the **Use the Following IP Address** radio button.
7. Enter the following **IP address**: – **192.168.10.1**.
8. Enter the following **Subnet Mask** – **255.255.255.0**.
9. Click **OK**.

For more information, see also [Configuring network card settings](https://help.vicon.com/space/Connect/1614840/Configuring+network+card+settings).