Network camera help

I have a Panasonic network camera. I knew when I bought it that the install cd would not work on my Mac. But I did alot of research and found many people that were able to "easily" set up this camera. People referenced how helpful the Panasonic call center was. I did send an e-mail to panasonic and received a reply back, but their suggestions did not work. I then reached out to the call center, and was told that the info I received in the e mail was wrong. They tried to help me, but they do not have any info on the Time capsule whcih woud allow them to assist me.
Does anyone know how I can set this camera up on my iMac?
It's not a life and death situation, but for me it's important; as I will be getting a new puppy next weekend and I want to be able to see him when I go back to work.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Shelley

Linc thanks. I did check out your link; maybe I just need to borrow someone's PC. So just for the record, my camera is a Panasonic BL-C230.
I guess a second question may be better.
The call center at Panasonic said I just need to locate in my router and identify the IP address that it finds for the camera. They said to locate the DHCP client, and it will show me the IP address of my camera whcih is hooked up to my Time Capsule. I am using a my Time Capsule as my router, and not my ATT router, having the ATT router only as the modem.
Can anyone describe to me how to see the IP address of my camera within my router settings?
Thanks,
Shelley

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