Operating Instructions

 

Setting

Description

 

 

Allow Access from

• Allow Access from the Internet setting automatically

the Internet

configures the router's Port Forwarding setting (some

(Automatic Setup

routers call it "Address Translation", "Static IP

Only)

Masquerade", "Virtual Server" or "Port Mapping"). To

 

 

enable Internet access to the camera, check [Yes]. In this

 

 

case, the camera automatically searches the unused port

 

 

number on your network in the order from 50000 to 50050.

 

 

To disable Internet access to the camera, check [No].

 

 

Network

• If you prohibit the Setup Program from changing the

Configuration from

network settings, clear the check box.

Setup Program

 

(Static/DHCP Only)

 

 

 

Port Number

• You can set the camera port number (80 by default). When

(Static/DHCP Only)

you use multiple cameras with a router on your network,

 

 

each camera must be assigned its own port number (see

 

 

page 11 "1.5 Connecting the Camera to a Router Not

 

 

Supporting UPnP" in the Installation/Troubleshooting).

 

 

• Do not set the following port numbers.

 

 

E.g., FTP: 20 and 21, Telnet: 23, SMTP: 25, DNS: 53,

 

 

POP3: 110, HTTPS:443, ICQ: 4000 and IRC: 6661—6667.

 

 

• Enter only the number (1—65535).

 

 

• Some ISPs do not allow you to use port 80. Ask your ISP

 

 

or network administrator about the accessible port number

 

 

over the Internet.

 

 

 

•

IP address

• If your ISP or network administrator specifies the IP

•

Subnet Mask

address and subnet mask, enter them in each data field.

(Static Only)

• If you use the camera on the LAN, set the IP address in the

 

 

same class as your PC (see page 99).

 

 

• Set 4 digits (0—255) and 3 periods such as

 

 

"192.168.0.253". But "0.0.0.0" and "255.255.255.255" are

 

 

not available.

 

 

Host Name

• If your ISP uses the DHCP function which automatically

(DHCP Only)

assigns the IP address to the camera, enter the ISP-

 

 

assigned host name. (Host name may be used as an

 

 

authentication.)

 

 

• Enter ASCII characters for the host name (see page 107).

 

 

But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not available.

 

 

 

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