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User Manual DMAC-2USB
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Tips
Most home networks will not be restricted for this activity and if you have sufficient network resources, you
should have no problems. Before we get into the details of how this is accomplished, let us first discuss some of
the terminology of a home network, and how it all relates to the streaming of your video.
In the chart below you will see a very common network with a brief explanation of how each device interacts with
the next and previous. Dakota Micro can assist with the video streaming hardware to get an image on your
computer screen when it’s plugged in, and possibly on another computer within your network, but to get your
video stream out of your network Dakota Micro will not be able to help you, as there are devices that may
control that ability beyond our capability of assisting you.
**Please be aware that Dakota Micro technicians are not able to help with router settings, computer antivirus
settings, firewall settings or any other network issue that may affect your ability to stream video to other
computers on or outside of your own home network. However, having said that, most people find that there
are no issues, and the below instructions should help to better understand your network, and the internet.
Home Network and Internet Relationship to Video Feed
• AgCam®/EnduraCam®/RazerCam™ Camera
a. Produces the image and is sent along the cables to the Simple Sight Hardware.
• Simple Sight Hardware:
a. Accepts the composite signal from the Dakota Micro Cameras where it’s converted into a
digital signal that can be understood by your computers USB port.
• Home PC:
a. This accepts the signal from the USB device the image from the camera onto the screen,
also this image can be forwarded onto the home network via “Ethernet” cable to your
router. The computer will need the Simple Sight software installed and configured to
stream the video onto the network vie a port number. All computers on a network have an
“IP address” such as 192.168.0.2. In the simple sight software, you will have to specify a
port to send the video onto your router in your network.
b. In addition, an IP address assigned to your computer there is one assigned to your internet
service as it’s seen from the internet side, to find this out simply visit the site
http://whatismyip.com and your internet address will show.
• Home Router: (this is the point where DM Technical Support cannot provide assistance any longer,
please contact your ISP or networking specialist)
a. This is the part of your network that will route information from your PC to other PCs on
your network or to the Internet via your ISP and whatever equipment they provide if any to
communicate such as a Modem. This router must be configured to allow the port
mentioned above to forward the information from that port onto the internet, this is done
by a method called “Port Forwarding”. You may need to consult your Internet service
provider or the router manufacturer to help with this if you aren’t familiar with router
configuration. Most home devices such as this are quite user friendly however Dakota
Micro CANNOT assist you with this configuration.
• ISP or Internet Service Provider
a. The ISP is a service company that sells access to a network of computers called the
Internet. This company is a very large version of what the home router is and can block or
allow access in a similar way. Some ISPs have been known to block certain ports or even
throttle bandwidth to certain customers. You should check with your ISP to make sure they
allow for your service to act as a “Server” for video feed and inquire if any port numbers
are blocked. Without the ISP cooperation there is no way to ever configure you Simple
Sight for offline viewing.
• Internet:
a. The internet is a massive network of computers including ISP’s, server locations,
companies, homes, and any other computer which can host information of any kind onto
this network. Along the way your information (video stream) may pass through dozens or
hundreds of other computers or ISPs to get to the computer you want to access it from.
This is simply how it works and while it almost always works without flaw it can at times be
an issue in both speed and overall accessibility.