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Configuring the Network — Network Menu
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Configuring the Network
— Network Menu
When you click in the Administrator menu, the
Network menu appears.
Use this menu to configure the network to connect the
camera and the computer.
The Network menu consists of four tabs: Network,
Wireless, QoS and Dynamic IP address notification.
Network Tab
This section provides the menus for connecting the
camera through the network cable.
MAC address
Displays the MAC address of the camera.
Ethernet status
Displays the current transmission rate.
Auto-MDI/MDIX
Automatically distinguishes the port of the Ethernet
device connected to the unit and switches the port of the
unit between MDI and MDI-X for transmission.
Displays the Ethernet port mode of the unit.
IPv4 setting
Configure the IPv4 network setting.
IP address
Configure the IP address.
Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): Select
this option when a DHCP server is installed on the
network to allow IP address assignment. With this
setting, the IP address is assigned automatically.
Use the following IP address: Select this option when
you set a fixed IP address. With this setting, specify
the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway
manually.
Note
When you select Obtain an IP address automatically
(DHCP), make sure that a DHCP server is operating on
the network.
IP address
Type the IP address of the camera.
Subnet mask
Type the subnet mask.
Default gateway
Type the default gateway.
DNS server
Configure the DNS server address.
Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this
option to obtain the IP address of DNS server
automatically. It can be set only when Obtain an IP
address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the
Network tab.
Use the following DNS server address: Select this
when you set a fixed address as the IP address of the
DNS server. With this setting, specify the addresses
on Primary DNS server and Secondary DNS
server manually.
Note
When you select Obtain DNS server address
automatically, make sure that a DHCP server is
operating on the network.
Primary DNS server
Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.
Secondary DNS server
Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if
necessary.
MTU
Enter the MTU value. (1000 to 1500)
Network