Key concepts
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FortiRecorder 2.4.2 Administration Guide
Deployment scenarios and camera discovery
Cameras are deployed in two basic scenarios: local to the NVR and remote to the NVR.
FortiCamera deployments can combine both scenarios.
Local camera deployments
Local cameras deployments have two specific scenarios:
• Cameras are installed on the same network as the NVR.
• Cameras are installed on a local network, but there are one or more routers between the
NVR and the cameras.
Same network deployments
Installing the cameras on the same subnet as the NVR is the easiest deployment scenario since
the NVR can automatically discover the cameras.
Routed network deployments
If there are routers between the cameras and the NVR, the routers must be configured to allow
mDNS multicast packets between the camera network and the NVR network in order for the
NVR to automatically discover the cameras. Once the cameras are discovered, you can leave
the address mode as DHCP or change it to static.
If the routers are not configured to pass the mDNS packets, the cameras can be configured
manually by selecting the static address mode on the camera configuration page.
Private network vs office network
You can install the NVR and cameras on your existing network, which saves your efforts and
costs. You can also install the system on a dedicated private network only reachable by the
