WAN IP address is when you want to access your camera over the Internet. One of the possible solutions to the dynamic IP address problem comes in the form of a dynamic DNS service.
A dynamic DNS service is unique because it provides a means of updating your IP address so that your listing will remain current when your IP address changes. There are several excellent DDNS services available on the Internet. One such service you can use is www.DynDNS.org. You’ll need to register with the service and set up the domain name of your choice to begin using it. Please refer to the home page of the service for detailed instructions or refer to Appendix G for more information.
If your camera is connected to xDSL directly, you might need this feature. However, if your camera is behind a NAT router, you will not need to enable this feature because your NAT router should take care of this job. As to xDSL environment, most of the users will use dynamic IP addresses. If users want to set up a web or a FTP server, then the Dynamic Domain Name Server is necessary.
¾DDNS: To enable or disable the DDNS service here.
¾Server name: Choose one of the
¾DDNS Host: The domain name is applied of this camera.
¾User name: The user name is used to log into DDNS.
¾Password: The password is used to log into DDNS. Please refer to Appendix for more detailed information.
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