Dns; Ddns - Planet Networking & Communication ICA-E6265 User Manual

2 Mega-pixel IR PoE Plus Speed Dome IP Camera
ICA-E6265
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.

3.9.2 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.
The most common usage is the FTP or e-mail server in the Event Handler section, which is defined by
using domain names. Without having DNS service configured, the camera would not know how to
resolve the domain names of FTP or e-mail servers.
It is possible to configure both Primary and Secondary DNS servers. The Secondary DNS Server will
be used when the connection to the Primary DNS Server fails.
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.

3.9.3 DDNS

There are surveillance solutions that consist of single cameras scattered over a wide territory,
therefore, each of those cameras should be connected to Internet in order to become accessible by
Control Centers, such as chain stores, bus stops, currency exchange booths, etc.
In such cases, one of the practical networking solutions is to use DSL modem on camera site and let
the camera obtain the dynamic IP address from the Internet Service Provider through the DSL modem
using PPPoE connection, which is much more cost-effective than applying for static IP address.
However, there is one dr awback in this solution – in order to do t he remote surveillance from the
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