q Zeroconf
Zeroconf allows the network camera to create and assign IP address for network cameras
and connect to a network automatically.
Zero configuration networking (zeroconf), is a set of techniques that automatically creates a
usable
Internet Protocol
configuration servers.
Zero configuration networking allows devices such as computers and printers to connect to
a network automatically. Without zeroconf, a network administrator must set up services,
such as
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
configure each computer's network settings manually, which may be difficult and time-
consuming.
Zeroconf is built on three core technologies:
•
Assignment of numeric network addresses for networked devices
auto configuration)
•
Automatic resolution and distribution of computer
•
Automatic location of network services, such as printing devices through DNS
discovery.
(IP) network without manual operator intervention or special
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(DHCP) and
Domain Name System
hostnames
(DNS), or
(link-local address
(multicast DNS)
service