Configuring Network Settings - HIKVISION DS-8100-S Series User Manual

Configuring Network Settings

N e t w o r k sett i n gs m u s t b e c o n f i g u r e d be f o r e y o u ' re ab l e t o use y o u r D V R o v e r t he net w o r k.
T o c o n f i g u r e n et w o r k sett i n gs:
1. E n t e r t he N e t w o r k C o n f i g u r at i o n m e n u, s h o w n i n F i g u r e 36 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S y s te m C o n f i g u r at i o n >
N e t w o r k C o n f i g u r at i o n.
2. T h e c u r re nt net w o r k sett i n gs are d is p l a y e d o n t he r i g h t si de o f t he m e n u.
3. I f y o u ha v e a D H C P ser v e r r u n n i n g an d w o u l d l i k e y o u r D V R t o a ut o m at i ca l l y o b ta i n an I P ad d r ess an d o t he r
n et w o r k sett i n gs f r o m t hat ser v er, c hec k t he D H C P c hec k b o x.
4. I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o c o n f i g u r e y o u r o w n sett i n gs, e nter t he sett i n gs f o r:
• IP Address: IP address you would like to use for your DV R.
• Subnet Mask: Subnet Mask of network.
• Default Gateway: IP address of your Gateway. Typically the IP address of your router.
• DNS Server: The preferred and alternate Domain Name System (DNS). Server to be used with your DV R.
5. T o e na b l e D y n a m i c D N S (D D N S), c he c k t he D D N S c hec k b o x. D y n a m i c D N S al l o w s y o u t o c reate a h ost na m e
a n d asso c iate i t t o y o u r I P a d d ress, m a k i n g ac cess t o y o u r D V R o v e r t he i n ter net eas ier. T o c o n f i g u r e D D N S :
1. E n a b l e D D N S b y c hec k i n g t he D D N S c he c k b o x.
2. Se le c t a D D N S p r o v i de r f r o m t he D D N S P r o v i d er selec t i o n b o x.
3. E n t er sett i n gs f o r S er v e r A d d r ess, D V R D o m a i n N a m e, U s e r N a m e, a n d Pass w o r d.
6. I f a ce nt ral m o n i t o r i n g stat i o n t hat is c o m p at i b l e w i t h y o u r D V R is a v a i l a b l e, y o u m a y enter i ts sett i n gs u n de r
C e n t ra l S tat i o n I P an d C e n t r al S tat i o n P o r t.
7. E n t e r t he C l i e nt P o r t an d H T T P P o r t t o b e use w i t h y o u r D V R . T h e c l i e nt p o r t des i g nates t he p o r t t o b e use w i t h
t he c l i e nt so f t w a r e w h i l e t he H T T P p o r t r e f e rs t o t he o ne t o be use w i t h t he b u i l t-i n W e b S er v er.
8. A f t e r al l sett i n gs ha v e b ee n c o n f i g u r e d; y o u m a y test t he c o n ne c t i o n b y c l i c k i n g t he Test C o n n e c t i o n b u t t o n. A
c o n f i r m a t i o n m essage, si m i l a r t o t he o n e sh o w n i n F i g u r e 37 w i l l p o p u p i f t he net w o r k is w o r k i n g p r o p er l y.
9. Se lec t t he Sa v e b u t t o n t o sa v e t he net w o r k sett i n gs an d select E x i t t o r et u r n t o t he p re v i o us m e n u. Se lec t i n g t he
E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa v e w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g sett i n gs.
F i g u r e 36. N e t w o r k Sett i n gs M e n u
F i g u r e 37. Test C o n n e c t i o n C o n f i r m at i o n