LOREX Technology Surveillance Systems manual Introduction, Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction	2
Background to the Technology	3
Types of Surveillance Systems	3
What is the difference between Local and Remote Network Surveillance?	3
How do I configure my gateway/router?	5
How to I locate the video devices?	5
What is the difference between a Static and Dynamic IP Addresses?	6
What is the difference between an internal and an external IP Addresses?	6
What is port forwarding?	7
What is Domain Name Service (DNS)?	7
What does a Dynamic DNS service do?	7
Implementing Remove Access	7
Where is the best place to start?	7
What does setting up a gateway/router involve?	8
Is Dynamic DNS really necessary?	8
What do I need on the client side to display video?	8
Glossary	8
Conclusion	9

Introduction

There are many video surveillance products available today that allow the video signals to be accessed via digital, network connections. These products are suitable for use over Internet connections, allowing access from anywhere in the world. However, many users are not familiar with the technologies needed to get this to work reliably.

This document provides a background to networking and remote network access concepts pertaining to video surveillance and is intended to give the Do-It-Yourself user a fundamental understanding of key concepts for all network video products.

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