Network: General - Swann DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER Instruction Manual

Network: General

Network Access:
Here you can choose between the three different types of networks
that the DVR can be connected to. The three types of networks are:
• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol):
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 DVR 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 device 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.
Is a system where one device on
Subnet Mask:
If the IP address is like a street address, then a subnetwork 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 contain very different numbers. In the
above example, the Subnet Mask might be something like "255.255.255.0".
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 device.
To continue the above examples, it might be something such as "192.168.1.254".
Preferred DNS Server:
Everything on the Internet is located via an IP address -
however, for ease of use, we associate domain names with those IP addresses.
Alternate DNS Server: A backup DNS server. This is here as a redundancy; your device
will probably work without one.
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