User manual
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Abbreviation for
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Allows a server to automati-
cally assign devices in the network with the appropriate configuration (including the IP
address, DNS server and gateway), as opposed to fixed IP addresses on the individual
network devices.
Abbreviation for
Domain Name Service.
Allows the domain names of servers on the
Internet (e.g.
www.mobotix.com) to be linked (“resolved”) to their corresponding IP
addresses (e.g.
212.89.150.84).
Most often refers to cameras with a round and compact design. The lens can be freely
positioned and is protected by a transparent dome-shaped plastic housing.
Abbreviation for
Digital Subscriber Line
. Denotes a fast Internet connection capable of
providing bandwidth of up to 16Mbps for a typical household.
Dome camera with two lenses and image sensors such as the MOBOTIX D12D. These
lenses can deliver wide-angle and telephoto images independently of one another.
Abbreviation for
Digital Video Recorder
.
Abbreviation for
Dynamic DNS
(or
DDNS
, Dynamic Domain Name Service). Similar to
, this links domain names (e.g. mydomain.com) with IP addresses, whereby the
IP addresses may change at any time. This service provides a convenient method to
access your MOBOTIX cameras from home or work if the camera internet connec-
tion is not through a
router
which assigns a fixed IP address, but instead over a
connection with a dynamically assigned IP address from the provider. A well-known
provider of this (free) service is
www.dyndns.org.
Ethernet
The most common technology for communication within a wired network. It facilitates
data exchange between all devices (computers, printers, IP cameras, etc.) connected
to a local area network (LAN).
Events
An event refers to a situation when something happens or changes. In terms of video
surveillance, this means a change in the status of an area that is being monitored. This
can be movement of a person, a change in brightness, a drop in ambient temperature,
the detection of a noise via a microphone, an electrical signal at a signal input, the
manual operation of a button, etc.