Configuring Network Settings; Configuring Basic Settings - HIKVISION DS-9000 Series User Manual

User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR

Configuring Network Settings

Network settings must be configured before you're able to use your DVR over the network.

Configuring Basic Settings

To configure basic network settings:
1. Enter the Network Settings menu, shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu > Settings > Network.
Figure 1. Network Settings Menu
2. Select the General tab.
3. If you have a DHCP server running and would like your DVR to automatically obtain an IP
address and other network settings from that server, check the DHCP checkbox. You may check
the DHCP status by going to the Network Status tab, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Network Status
4. If you would like to configure your own settings, enter the settings for:
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IP Address: IP address you would like to use for your DVR.
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Subnet Mask: Subnet Mask of network.
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Default Gateway: IP address of your Gateway. Typically the IP address of your router.
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Preferred/Alternate DNS Server: The preferred and alternate Domain Name System (DNS)
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