Network: General - Swann SwannSecure Instruction Manual

Network: General

Network Access: Here you can choose between the three different types
of networks that the device can be connected to. The two available are -
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol):
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 as-
signing addresses.
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 elec-
tronic network. The device uses IPv4 addressing, which consists of four
groups of numbers between 0 and 255, separated by periods. For exam-
ple, 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:
work is like your neighbourhood. This will be formatted in a similar way
to the IP address (e.g. four numbers up to 255 separated by periods) but
Is a system where one
contain very different numbers. In the above example, the Subnet Mask
might be something like "255.255.255.0".
Default Gateway:
continue the road analogy, this is like your local access point to the high-
way. This is an IP address in the same format as the others, and is typ-
ically very similar to the IP address of the device. To continue the above
examples, it might be something such as "192.168.1.254".
Preferred DNS Server:
address - however, for ease of use, we associate domain names with
those IP addresses.
Alternate DNS Server:
dancy; your device will probably work without one.
Tap APPLY to save settings.
If the IP address is like a street address, then a sub net-
This is the address of the "way to the Internet" - to
Everything on the Internet is located via an IP
A backup DNS server. This is here as a redun-
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