Configuring the Network

— Network setting Menu

When you click Network on the Advanced mode menu, the Network setting menu appears.

Use this menu to configure the network to connect the camera and the computer.

The Network setting menu consists of 3 tabs: Network, PPPoE and Dynamic IP address notification.

Network Tab

This section provides the menus for connecting the camera through the network cable.

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MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the camera.

Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP)

DHCP server is installed on the network. Select it when the IP address is assigned by DHCP server. IP address is assigned automatically.

Note

When you set Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP), make sure that DHCP server is working on the internet.

Use the following IP address

Select this when a fixed IP address is set.

IP address

Type the IP address of the camera.

Subnet mask

Type the subnet mask.

Default gateway

Type the default gateway.

Obtain DNS server address automatically

Select this to obtain the address of DNS server automatically. It can be set only when Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected.

Note

When you select “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, make sure that DHCP server is active on the network.

Use the following DNS server address

Select this when you set the fixed address as the IP address of DNS server.

Primary DNS server

Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS server

Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if necessary.

Host name

Type the host name of the camera to be transmitted to the DHCP server. This setting is valid only when Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the Network tab.

Domain suffix

Type the domain suffix of the camera to be transmitted to the DHCP server. This setting is valid only when Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the Network tab.

Note

The domain suffix is sent to the DHCP server as FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Suffix) information when Host name is set.

HTTP port number

Normally select 80. If you want to use a port number other than 80, select the text box and type a port number between 1024 and 65535.

Note

When you have set the HTTP port number to a number other than 80 in the Network setting menu or in the IP

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