Network Access
: Here you
can choose between the three
different types of networks that
the NVR can be connected to.
The three types of networks
are:
DHCP:
DHCP is a system
where one device on your
network (usually a router) will
automatically assign IP
addresses to devices
connected to the network.
STATIC
: Static networks require all devices to have their IP addresses manually defined, as there is no
device dedicated to automatically assigning addresses.
PPPoE
: An advanced protocol that allows the NVR to be more directly connected via a DSL modem. This
is an option for advanced users only.
IP Address
: Just as houses and businesses need to have an address which identifies their location on the
road network, so too do computers and other devices need addresses to identify their position on the
electronic network. The NVR uses IPv4 addressing, which consists of four groups of numbers between 0
and 255, separated by periods. For example, a typical IP address might be “192.168.1.24” or something
similar. The most important thing when setting the IP address is that nothing else on your network shares
that IP address.
Subnet Mask
: If the IP address is like a street address, then a subnetwork is like your neighborhood. This
will be formatted in a similar way to the IP address (ie. four numbers up to 255 separated by periods) but
contain very different numbers. In the above example, the Subnet Mask might be something like:
“255.255.255.0”.
Gateway
: This is the address of the “way to the Internet” - to continue the road analogy, this is like your
local access point to the highway. This is an IP address in the same format as the others, and is typically
very similar to the IP address of the NVR. To continue the above examples, it might be something such as:
“192.168.1.254”.
Auto DNS / Static DNS
: Choose how you’d like to define your DNS servers. We recommend leaving it on
Auto unless you’ve got a specific reason not to.
Auto DNS
: The NVR will automatically choose a DNS server. This is the recommended setting.
Static DNS
: If you need to manually define a DNS server, then choose Static DNS. This is recommended
for advanced users only.
Preferred DNS Server:
“Domain Name System”. Everything on the Internet is located via an IP address - however, for
ease of use, we associate domain names (such as “www.exampledomainname.com”) with those IP addresses. This
index is accessible in many locations online, and we call those locations “DNS servers”.
Alternate DNS Server:
A backup DNS server. This is here as a redundancy - your NVR will probably work without one.
MAC Address:
The
Media Access Control
address. This is a unique code which nothing else should share. You can’t
change this one - it’s pre-set when the NVR ships out.
Note:
Many of the following networking settings are not required when using ReoLink P2P for remote
access.
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