Speco VIP2PTZ12X User Manual page 58

Zeroconfig
Zeroconfig allows the network camera to create and assign the 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
(DHCP) and
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Domain Name System
(link-local address
hostnames (multicast DNS)
(DNS), or
service