General Menu; Network - Night Owl WNVRC20 Series User Manual

7.1 General Menu

The general menu will allow you to access display and network settings for your NVR system.

7.1.1 Network

ADVANCED
Find network values and optimize connectivity based on your Internet connection. In most cases the values
should populate automatically once your NVR is connected to the Internet. The values in this section should
only be adjusted if you are an advanced user and have extensive experience in device networking.
DHCP: Network configuration mode that gathers the network values automatically from DHCP server. If
unchecked this value can be set manually.
IP Address: Network address of the connected NVR.
Subnet Mask: The range of IP addresses that can be found in the network. This should always be set to the
default address 255.255.255.000.
Gateway: The connection between two networks. This should always be the IP address of the connected router.
MAC Address: The unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications at the data link layer.
Preferred DNS: Domain Name System server address.
Web Port: Allows access to your NVR with your computer through your LAN or the Internet. The default value
is 80.
Network Bandwidth: Defines channel capacity, or the maximum throughput of the network interface.
Network Status: Shows status of the network connectivity.
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