General Menu; Network Advanced - Night Owl BWNIP2 Series User Manual

9.1 General Menu

The general menu will allow you to access display and network settings for your Wi-Fi NVR system.
9.1.1 Network
Find network values and optimize connectivity based on your Internet connection. In most cases the values
should populate automatically once your Wi-Fi 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.
NOTE: Do not adjust the Advanced settings unless you are knowledgeable and understand
the changes being made to the Wi-Fi NVR.
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 Wi-Fi 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.
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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