AXIS 212 PTZ - System Options
Obtain DNS server address via DHCP - automatically use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP server. Click the View button to see the current settings.
Use the following DNS server address - enter the desired DNS server by specifying the following:
Domain name - enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the AXIS 212 PTZ. Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons (;). The host name is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name, e.g. myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver.mycompany.com where mycompany.com is the Domain name.
DNS servers - enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers.
NTP Configuration
Obtain NTP server address via DHCP - check this radio button to automatically look up and use the NTP server settings as provided by DHCP. Click the View button to see the current settings.
Use the following NTP server address - to make manual settings, check this radio button and enter the host name or IP address of the NTP server.
Host Name Configuration
The AXIS 212 PTZ can be accessed using a host name, instead of an IP address. The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS Name.
For more information, please see the online help.
Link-Local Address
This is enabled by default and assigns the AXIS 212 PTZ an additional IP address for use with UPnP™. The AXIS 212 PTZ can have both a
HTTP
The default HTTP port number (80) can be changed to any port within the range
NAT traversal (port mapping)
A broadband router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwarding network traffic from the private network to the “outside” i.e. the Internet. Security on the private network (LAN) is increased since most broadband routers are
Use NAT traversal when your AXIS 212 PTZ is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded to the camera.
LAN (intranet) | WAN (internet) |
Broadband
(NAT)
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Notes: • For NAT traversal to work, this must also be supported by the broadband router.
•The broadband router has many different names: “NAT router”, “Network router“, Internet Gateway”, “Broadband sharing device” or “Home firewall” but the essential purpose of the device is the same.
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