User's Manual - 27
PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)
Select this option to configure your Network Camera to make it accessible from anywhere with
an Internet connection. Note that to utilize this feature, it requires an account provided by your
ISP�
Follow the steps below to acquire your Network Camera’s public IP address�
1� Set up the Network Camera in a LAN�
2. Go to Configuration > Application > Server Settings (
please refer to Server Settings on page 48) to
add a new server -- email or FTP server�
3. Go to Configuration > Application > Media Settings (
please refer to Media Settings on page 46)� Select
System log so that you will receive a list of system log in TXT file format which contains the Network
Camera’s public IP address in your email or on the FTP server�
4. Go to Configuration > Network > Network Type. Select PPPoE and enter the user name and password
provided by your ISP� Click
Save
to enable the settings�
5� The Network Camera starts to reboot�
6� Disconnect the power source of the Network Camera; move it from the LAN environment to the
Internet�
NOTE
► If the default ports are already used by other devices connected to the same router, the Network
Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera�
► If the PPPoE settings are incorrectly configured or the Internet access is not working, restore the
Network Camera to factory default; please refer to Restore on page 56 for details� After the Network
Camera is reset to factory default, it will be accessible on the LAN�
HTTP
To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera first;
please refer to Security on page 22 for details�
Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides two
types of security settings for an HTTP transaction: basic and digest�
If
basic
authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, where there is a potential
risk of being intercepted� If
digest
authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using MD5
algorithm and thus provide better protection against unauthorized access.
HTTP port / Secondary HTTP port: By default, the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port
is set to 8080� There can be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535� If the ports are
incorrectly assigned, the following warning messages will be displayed:
