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The Configuration Menu
General Tab
Option
Description
NIC Type
The DVR has the ability to connect to your LAN (Local Area Network)
at various speeds and can adjust itself accordingly depending on the
network traffic. It is recommended to leave the current default setting for
the best streaming performance.
Enable DHCP
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a system where one
device on your network (usually a router) will automatically assign IP
addresses to devices connected to the network. This option is enabled by
default and is the recommended way for the DVR to receive an IP address
from your router.
If you require the DVR to have a static IP address, you will need to disable
this option. Static networks require all devices to have their IP addresses
manually defined, as there is no device dedicated to automatically
assigning addresses.
Option
Description
IPv4 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 (called IP ADDRESSES) to identify their position on the
electronic network. The DVR 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.
IPv4 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
(i.e. 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”.
IPv4 Default
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 DVR. To continue the above examples, it might be
something such as: “192.168.1.254”.
IPv6 Address
1/2/Default
Gateway
IPv6 is the latest revision of the Internet Protocol (IP). It will eventually
replace the older IPv4 system for assigning IP addresses to devices on
your network. The majority of internet server providers (ISPs) are still
using the IPv4 system but will eventually transition to IPv6. As the DVR
supports IPv6, you will be able to take advantage of the new system when
it arrives.
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 DVR
ships out.
MTU (Bytes)
The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the size of the largest
datagram that can be sent over a network. It is recommended to leave the
default setting.
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 DVR will
probably work without one.
UID
The DVR’s Unique IDentifier code for SwannLink P2P. For convenience,
you can have this code sent to your email account by clicking Send Email
(provided that you’ve already set up your email account).
