@reolink-lorenz thanks but after I sent the chat I did a little more searching on the site and saw the Reolink client app for macOS and downloaded it to my MBair. From there I was able to access the camera and update the software. I also was able to change the network settings so I could access the camera from the browser. Everything seems to working fine now.
thanks again.

@reolink-lorenz i installed an 823a camera a few weeks ago. I was reading through the community posts and saw a beta firmware for the camera and downloaded/installed it. (IPC_523128M8MP.1137_22072210.RLC-823A.IMX415.8MP.PTZ.REOLINK). Unfortunately after the installation the camera picture has a purplish tint. I downloaded another beta firmware that fixes this issue but for some reason i am unable to get into the camera’s settings using the ip address to update the firmware. I get a response that “url can’t be found”. My router shows that i am using the correct ip address for the camera. Any suggestions? Thanks.