User guide

NAT traversal Settings
- Enable: when enabled, the network camera attempt to configure port mapping in a
NAT router on your network, using UPnP™. Note that UPnP™ must be enabled in the
Network Camera (see System>Network>UPnP).
* automatic setting: The Network Camera automatically search for NAT routers on your
network.
* manual setting: Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the external
port number for the router in the field provided.
Notes:
- If you attempt to manually enter a port that is already in use, an alert message will be displayed.
- When the port is selected automatically it is displayed in this field. To change this enter a new
port number and click Save.
Zeroconfig
Zeroconfig allows the network camera to create and assign IP address for network cameras and
connect to a network automatically.
Zero configur
ation networking (zeroconf), is a set of techniques that automatically creates a usable
Internet Protocol (IP) network without manual operator intervention or special configuration servers.
Zero configur
ation networking allows devices such as computers and printers to connect to a network
automatically. Without zeroconf, a network administrator must set up services, such as Dynamic Host
Configuratio
n Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS), or configure each computer's
network
settings manually, which may be difficult and time-consuming.
Zeroconf is built on three core technologies:
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