Dns - Planet Networking & Communication ICA-E5550V User Manual

5 Mega-pixel Vandalproof IR PoE IP Camera
ICA-E5550V
server, the DHCP server would check if the host name is among the allowed devices. On this
page, it is possible to edit the Host Name and enable or disable the use of host name.
Most installation projects include clear network topology and static IP addresses for each
camera. In such cases, you can change the camera to Static IP Address mode and modify
the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway accordingly.
In some rare cases, the camera may be connected to the control center over Internet. Usually,
the most cost efficient way is to use ADSL connection with PPPoE. To avoid the unexpected
changes of IP addresses by Internet Service Provider upon the restart of the camera, it is
recommended to activate a DDNS service for such scenario, and let the control center connect
to the camera by the domain name instead. Please refer to the DDNS section for more details.
To set the camera in PPPoE mode, set the radio button to PPPoE and key-in the User Name
and Password, provided by Internet Service Provider.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button
undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
New IP address settings will only take effect after pressing System -> Save & Reboot.

3.8.2 DNS

The DNS section allows setting up the Domain Name Service for the camera. The camera will
connect to the DNS server when there is a need to resolve a domain name for sending data to.
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