Change Camera Name
Camera Name | The default camera name is “HNC290G”. It is recommended that you |
| give the camera a name that is easy to remember. |
Firmware | This displays the current firmware version of the camera. |
Apply | When you finish in the “Change Camera Name” section, click “Apply”. |
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Change DDNS Setting |
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| DDNS is an acronym for “Dynamic Domain Name Server”. Many |
What is DDNS? | Internet connections use a "Dynamic IP address", where the Internet IP |
| address is allocated dynamically whenever the Internet connection is |
| established. This means that the Internet IP address can change |
| periodically. An Internet user would need to know his/her Internet IP |
| Address every time he/she wanted to connect to the camera remotely |
| over the Internet (i.e. from outside his/her LAN). DDNS is designed to |
| solve this problem, by allowing users to connect to their LANs using |
| domain names, rather than IP addresses. The domain name never |
| changes. For instance, “yahoo.com” is an example of a domain name |
| that corresponds to an Internet IP address. Rather than accessing this |
| site by typing its Internet IP address in the web address bar, users |
| simply type: http://www.yahoo.com. Similarly, you can use a DDNS |
| service to assign a domain name for your camera. |
Enable/Disable | Enables or disables the camera’s DDNS function. |
Provider | The DDNS service for the HNC290G is provided by TZO.com. |
Domain Name | If you did not select a domain name for your camera in the Quick Setup |
| Wizard, you can do so in this field. An example of an applicable |
| domain name would be “homecamera.hawkingcam.com”. The first |
| part of the domain name, shown in the example as “homecamera”, can |
| be anything of your choosing. It is recommended that you choose a |
| word or phrase that is easy to remember. The extension “hawkingcam” |
| from the example is just one of several acceptable extensions. The |
| acceptable extensions are: “hawkingcam.com”, “hawkingcam.net”, |
| “myhawking.com”, “myhawkingcam.com”, and “myhawkingcam.net”. |
Email Address | Please enter the email address you would like to associate with your |
| DDNS account. This email address will be used to confirm your DDNS |
| settings, and to send you updates and other important information. |
TZO Key | Your free DDNS account will expire after 75 days from the time you |
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| service. If you decide to renew your DDNS service, TZO will extend |
| your term of service (account expiration date). There is no need to |
| change your TZO key or account information in the camera. |
DDNS Status | This display will indicate if your DDNS service has expired, if a DDNS |
| update has completed, and other important information |
Apply | When you finish in the “Change DDNS Settings” section, click “Apply”. |
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