The Ethernet camera used for this example is a Panasonic MV-NM100, a compact and powerful device with many attractive features.
First a laptop or PC must be connected to the camera via a Cat 5 UTP jumper cable. If the camera is directly connected to the computer, a crossover cable must be used, whereas if the camera and computer are both connected to a gateway router, hub, or switch, the jumper used is a standard patch cable.