Instruction Manual

33
Table 4.6.1. Menu Items in NETWORK Setup Screen
Item
Description
NETWORK TYPE
DHCP: DVR will automatically retrieve an IP address.
STATIC: Network information must be manually configured.
IP
Enter IP address that is assigned for the DVR
SUBNET MASK
Enter Subnet Mask that is assigned for the DVR
GATEWAY
Enter Gateway that is assigned for the DVR.
DNS (PRIMARY)
Enter Primary DNS address that is assigned for the DVR
DNS (SECONDARY)
Enter Secondary DNS address that is assigned for the DVR
DDNS
Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) allows a DNS name to be
constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address. In other words, it
allows using a dynamic IP address to be associated with a static
domain name so others can connect to it by the static name.
Enable/disable using domain name address through DDNS server.
NETWORK PORT
Enter the port number.
WEB PORT
Enter the port number for connection using web.
NETWORK
STREAM
Set the value for network streaming.
4-6-1. Network Types
4-6-1-1. DHCP
An IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server, which automatically assigns the IP address
and other parameters to new devices.
4-6-1-2. STATIC
IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS are manually assigned by the user.
 IP ADDRESS: The fixed IP address of the DVR unit.
 SUBNET MASK: The subnet mask for the LAN.
 GATEWAY: The IP address of the Gateway.
 DNS (PRIMARY) The primary address of Domain Name Server
 DNS (SECINDARY): The secondary address of Domain Name Server
NOTE
Unless DNS is properly set, the DDNS and the e-mail features will not work.
4-6-2. DDNS
DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) allows a DNS name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic
IP address. It allows using a dynamic IP address to be associated with a static domain name.
Once the setting is completed, the DDNS address will be:
http://hostname.ddns.specoddns.net