Networking in Depth
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Network Configuration
Setting up your Home or Office network to allow your DVR to be accessible externally can be kind of
tricky, but I will try to explain basic network concepts to allow you to configure your network.
First, you must review your network scheme to identify if your DVR is within the same network scheme.
There are a few ways to identify your network by simply going to the “Command Prompt” in your
Windows PC. If you are using MAC (Apple) you can use the application called “Terminal”. See the
examples below:
It’s been said that someday almost every electronic appliance will be tied to the Internet; so enters the IP camera and DVR. Don’t take this the wrong way, this is definitely a good thing for the digital video security and surveillance system industry. Providing digital video systems with a mechanism to connect to the Internet places the power of versatility and omnipresence in the user’s hand. But what exactly does IP mean and how do these devices work? We’ll try to answer these questions in the following article.