Camera connection
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FortiRecorder 2.4.2 Administration Guide
4.
If the address mode is wired or wireless, under the network tab, configure the following:
5.
If the camera has wireless function and you want it to connect to FortiRecorder through a
wireless router, you can specify the WiFi settings on the
WiFi
tab. After you configure the
WiFi settings, you can disconnect the discovered camera and connect it to the router.
6.
If the camera supports infra red recording or LED lighting, configure the settings on the
Light
or
Infrared
tab.
Setting name
Description
Wired settings
Select
DHCP
if you want the camera to continue using DHCP to
dynamically determine its IP address. The FortiRecorder NVR will
attempt to keep track of any DHCP-related IP address changes
automatically using periodic mDNS probes. This requires that the
camera remain on the same subnet as the NVR.
Select
Static
to re-configure the camera with a static
private
network IP
address that you specify in
. It will no longer use DHCP. This
option requires that the camera and NVR not be separated by NAT.
Caution:
It is strongly recommended to either:
• configure your cameras with a static IP, or
• configure your DHCP server with lease reservations (see
).
Without reservations, the IP address provided by the DHCP server may
appear to work initially, but later, in some cases, the DHCP server could
change the IP address lease. If this happens, the DHCP server will
not
update the list of known cameras with the camera’s new dynamic IP.
Until the appliance discovers that the IP address has changed,
FortiRecorder will still be trying to control the camera’s old address,
which no longer works.
Connections with that camera will be broken
and all video from that camera will be lost during that interruption.
Wireless settings
This area displays the wireless DHCP settings for the camera. You can
change the camera to use a static IP address. For more information
about wireless connection, see the following WiFi section.
Setting name
Description
Enable
Select to Enable the WiFi function of the camera.
SSID
Specify the wireless router’s SSID that the camera will connect to.
Security
Specify the security settings.
Setting name
Description
Mode
Either off or auto. Auto means to turn on infra red mode at the
threshold.
LED
Either off or auto. Auto means to turn on the LED lights when the infra
red mode is turned on.
Enable threshold
Enter the light level when infra red mode should turn on.
