Installation/Troubleshooting
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Viewnetcam.com Service (IPv4/IPv6)
Viewnetcam.com is the
free
dynamic DNS (DDNS) service offered by Panasonic.
It allows you to assign an easy-to-remember name to your camera, similar to your
favorite website. Many ISPs use a "dynamic" IP address that reassigns a new IP
address to your account monthly, weekly or sometimes each time you log on.
Viewnetcam.com automatically tracks these changes and associates them to a
name you choose.
•
Domain Name Service such as Viewnetcam.com
The camera can be accessed with a static domain name (e.g.
camera.viewnetcam.com), even if your ISP offers a dynamic global IP address.
Domain name service is required for IPv6 connection.
•
Static IP Address Service offered by your ISP
The camera can be accessed with a static global IP address.
See the website at http://www.viewnetcam.com for details.
How the Viewnetcam.com service works
1.
Your ISP assigns a global IP address dynamically to a router or a camera. The
IP address changes regularly. If you view the camera from the Internet, the
global IP address is required.
2.
If you register with the Viewnetcam.com service, a unique domain name is
assigned to the camera. The camera automatically send your global IP
address to the Viewnetcam.com server, and the Viewnetcam.com server
manages Internet access comparing your registered domain name with a
global IP address.
3.
The Viewnetcam.com server looks up the global IP address that matches to
your domain name, and automatically finds your camera.
4.
You can access the camera with your domain name without considering the
dynamic global IP address.
Viewnetcam.com Server
Internet
Automatically registering
"camera.viewnetcam.com"
and the IP address.
ISP
From offices or
business trip
Remote
shop
2.
Automatically obtaining the
current IP address from
"camera.viewnetcam.com".
3.
IP address changes.
1.
Accessing the camera with the current IP address.
4.