1. A method for configuration of a camera which is a replacement for one of a plurality of cameras in a network, comprising: detecting that a new camera has connected to the network; receiving property data of the new camera; accessing, from the network, property data of one or more candidate cameras among the plurality of cameras; determining that the new camera is a replacement for a particular camera among the one or more candidate cameras if the property data of the new camera matches the property data of the particular camera; accessing configuration settings corresponding to the particular camera, of which the new camera is a replacement, from the network, the configuration settings being settings for controlling the operation of the camera; and configuring the new camera based on the configuration settings corresponding to the particular camera, wherein the property data of an camera comprises at least one from the list of: data relating to the geographical position of the camera, a camera model, a camera type, and a camera capability.