Network: Advanced: Ddns; Network: Advanced: Ntp - Swann NVR-7085 models Instruction Manual

ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
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Network: Advanced: DDNS

How do I deal with a dynamic IP address?
One option is to contact your ISP and request a static IP
address. They'll usually charge a small fee for doing this. It's
worth noting that not all ISPs offer static IP addresses.
If your ISP does not offer static IP addresses then you can use
a dynamic referencing service. We provide one free of charge.
We recommend using SWANNDVR as your DNS service.
This is a free service for Swann NVR owners, which we
directly support.
To create an account with SWANNDVR, go to:
http://www.swanndvr.com/
and click the Registration button.
Follow the prompts to create your account.
Note: DDNS is not required for SwannLink P2P remote access.
If you intend to access your NVR using older IP technology you
will need to configure this service.

Network: Advanced: NTP

Static and Dynamic
IP Addresses
In much the same way as your home
network can use static or dynamic IP
addresses, many Internet providers
don't issue (or charge more for) a static
IP address for users. The easiest way
to find out is to contact your Internet
service provider. Alternately, you can
access
service, make a note of your IP, then
reboot your router/gateway. This should
refresh your Internet connection. If your
IP address changes, you have a dynamic
IP address. If it stays the same, you
may have a static IP - contact your ISP
to confirm.
DDNS Type: Choose the server that you're using. We
recommend SwannDVR - youcan sign up for your free account
at www.swanndvr.net.
Device Domain Name: Enter the host name that you set up in
your DDNS service. This is the address you use to access your
network. For example: yourhostname.swannDVR.net
Username and Password: Enter the username and password
you setup with your DDNS server. These do not have to match
your username/password combination in either your NVR
or router (for the sake of security, we suggest making them
different).
Your username is the email address
For SwannNVR users:
you used to register the account. The password is whatever
you selected when you registered.
Test: To check if the DDNS is working, click the Test button.
After a short delay, a message will be displayed on-screen,
informing you whether the update was successful or not.
If the test is unsuccessful, a message will appear onscreen
informing you that the "Update was Unsuccessful". This could
mean there's a problem with your network setup, or there's a
problem with the DDNS Account Name and Password you're
using.
Particularly important if you've enabled
NTP - set this to the time zone where you
happen to be. For example, people in eastern
Australia (Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne)
choose GMT+10:00, whilst the Eastern Time
zone in the USA and Canada is GMT-05:00.
(GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time - it's
the baseline that keeps all the different time
zones in sync.)
NOTE: Some NTP servers are NOT fully
compatible with DST (Daylight Savings Time).
This may cause your system to double-count
adding one or removing one more hour than
they should, or cancel each other out. You
may need to intentionally change your time
zone to compensate, or simply not use NTP
and DST simultaneously.
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