Pppoe & Ddns - Planet ICA-3550V User Manual

3.6.3 PPPoE & DDNS
PPPoE: Stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet
A standard builds on Ethernet and Point-to-Point network protocol. It allows Internet camera to
connect to Internet with xDSL or cable connection; it can dial up your ISP and get a dynamic IP
address. For more PPPoE and Internet configuration, please consult your ISP.
It can directly connect to the xDSL; however, it should be set up in a LAN environment to
program the PPPoE information first, and then connect to the xDSL modem. Power on again to
enable the device to dial on to the ISP connection to the WAN through the xDSL modem.
The procedures are:
(1) Select "Enabled" to use PPPoE.
(2) Key-in username and password for the ADSL connection.
(3) Send mail after dialing：When connecting to the Internet, it will send a mail to a specific
mail acco unt. For the mail setting, please refer to "Mail and FTP" settings.
D DNS: Stands for Dynamic D
Th e device supports DDNS If your device is connected to xDSL directly; you might need this
fe ature. However, if your device is behind a NAT router, you will not need to enable this feature.
Becau se DDNS allows the device to use an easier way to remember naming format rathe
th an an IP address. The name of the domain is like the name of a person, and the IP addres
is like his phone number. On the Internet we have IP numbers for each host (computer, s
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