Digital Video Security System Start Up Guide
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I)
A black background window will open. At the cursor “C:>” type “ping
ip
address
”. Replace
ip address
with the IP address that was on the local
(host) system. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU TYPE IN THE IP ADDESS
AS IT APPEARED, THIS INCLUDES THE “.”
For example, on my system, I would type “ping 192.168.1.100”
II)
Press the Enter key
III)
In the black window, you will get 4 responses to this.
a.
If the response reads: Reply from
ip address
, then your local (host)
system is reachable. YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.
b.
If the response reads anything else (this is somewhat general) then
you will have a problem connecting your remote system to the local
(host) system.
IMPORTANT Additional IP Address information:
If the IP address on your computer falls into the following ranges, it means that your
computer is on a “private” network:
Class A) 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
Class B) 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
Class C) 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
If the IP address on your computer falls into the Auto IP range, it means that your computer
is not properly connected to any network:
Auto IP) 169.254.0.0 -169.254.255.255
If either of your computers, the local (host) system, or the remote system has an IP that is
in the Auto IP range, the remote monitoring will not work on this computer as it is currently
connected to the Internet.
If both of your systems are on the same LAN (local area network - meaning the computers
are in the same physical location; such as, the same office building or the same house)
then the local (host) system and the remote system MUST have an IP Address in the same
class and should have the a similar numbering scheme. Some examples are:
Class A network: if the local (host) system has an IP Address of 10.151.1.3, then the
remote system should have an IP Address that begins with 10.
Class B network: if the local (host) system has an IP Address of 172.16.1.3, then the
remote system should have an IP Address that begins with 172.16.
Class C network: if the local (host) system has an IP Address of 192.168.1.3, then the
remote system should have an IP Address that begins with 192.168.1.
