Digital Monitoring Products
ePAD Programming Guide
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Upgrade Port: ____________________________
The ePAD is capable of receiving an operating software update (Flash) using DMP Remote Link™ Software and
therefore requires an Upgrade port for this activity. The default port setting is 9999 and was chosen to be outside
the range of typical port usage.
In some commercial installation situations, a network administrator may provide a different number because port
9999 is already in use at the facility. This port number should be within a range of 2000 to 65535 to not interfere
with other port number applications. Also, router programming may require that this port number be set to 23.
Refer to the ePAD Technical Note: Configuring your Router (LT-0670). Otherwise, it is recommended to leave the
Upgrade Port at the default value of
9999
.
Mobilekeypad.com DNS
To allow users to contact the ePAD by typing a domain name into their browser, such as bill.mobilekeypad.com, DMP
has provided a free Name Registry Dynamic DNS Service to inform the user's browser their current ePAD IP address.
Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may change the computer and ePAD IP Addresses from time to time without
warning or notification: This process is called Dynamic IP Addressing. Services, such as the Virtualkeypad.com
Dynamic DNS Service, automatically update your browser so that you can easily connect to the ePAD, regardless of
whether your IP Address has changed.
ePAD
Internet
Router
Browser
Name Registry DNS
1. ePAD Sends:
My name is bill and my
address is 208.123.4.10
2. ePAD Sends:
My name is bill and my
address is 208.123.4.10
3. Browser asks: I
need the address of
bill.virtualkeypad.com
5. Browser
automatically
contacts the ePAD
at 208.123.4.10
4. DNS says: the address
of bill.virtualkeypad.com is
208.123.4.10
DMP
Alarm
Panel
Figure 4: Diagram of e-PAD Operation
For example, the ePAD sends its name and current IP address to virtualkeypad.com at the interval programmed into
the ePAD, typically every 12 hours. See the
ePAD Name Registry Options Page
section in this document. When the
user enters bill.virtualkeypad.com at their browser to contact the ePAD, the browser contacts virtualkeypad.com
and retrieves the current ePAD address. The browser then automatically uses that address to contact the ePAD.
Dealer’s DNS
DMP dealers have the option to operate their own DNS Service to allow their installed ePAD units to update their
addresses locally instead of using virtualkeypad.com. This allows the dealer to use an outside DNS service but still
use DMP's ePAD. For additional information, please contact DMP Technical Service at 1-888-436-7832.