Speco Technologies D16RS Network Types 4-6-1-1. DHCP, Static, Ddns, Description, Subnet Mask

Table 4.6.1. Menu Items in NETWORK Setup Screen
Item	Description
NETWORK TYPE	DHCP: DVR will automatically retrieve an IP address from the
	network.
	STATIC: Network information must be manually configured.
IP	Enter IP address that is assigned for the DVR
SUBNET MASK	Enter Subnet Mask that is assigned for the DVR
GATEWAY	Enter Gateway that is assigned for the DVR.
DNS (PRIMARY)	Enter Primary DNS address that is assigned for the DVR
DNS (SECONDARY)	Enter Secondary DNS address that is assigned for the DVR
DDNS	Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) allows a DNS name to be
	constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address. In other words, it
	allows using a dynamic IP address to be associated with a static
	domain name so others can connect to it by the static name.
	Enable/disable using domain name address through DDNS server.
NETWORK PORT	Enter the port number.
WEB PORT	Enter the port number for connection using web.
NETWORK STREAM	Set the value for network streaming.

4-6-1. Network Types

4-6-1-1. DHCP

An IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server, which automatically assigns the IP address and other parameters to new devices.

4-6-1-2. STATIC

IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS are manually assigned by the user.

∙IP ADDRESS: The fixed IP address of the DVR unit.

∙SUBNET MASK: The subnet mask for the LAN.

∙GATEWAY: The IP address of the Gateway.

∙DNS (PRIMARY) The primary address of Domain Name Server

∙DNS (SECINDARY): The secondary address of Domain Name Server

NOTE

Unless DNS is properly set, the DDNS and the e-mail features will not work.

4-6-2. DDNS

DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) allows a DNS name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address. It allows using a dynamic IP address to be associated with a static domain name.

Once the setting is completed, the DDNS address will be:

http://hostname.ddns.specoddns.net

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