The
Setting function is relatively more complicated than the other functions. Here are more info about it:
6.3.1 Setting > Network > General
The current camera name recognized as the network name.
Name
The encoding bandwidth for the video transmission stream. The larger the bandwidth, the higher
Bandwidth
quality the video.
6.3.2 Setting > Network > LAN
DHCP
Unicast/Multicast
Figure 7 - General Network Setting Page
Figure 8 - LAN Network Setting Page
Dynamic host control protocol allows DHCP server to automatically assign IP information
to the camera. Only in Sec. 5.2.2 LAN networking this item should be checked, so that
cameras can automatically get IP information from routers/switches to facilitate network-
ing operation.
By default, Unicast function is used. Only in Sec. 5.2.3 networking environment, when
the router/switch has Multicast function, camera can switch to multicast mode, which can
save the network bandwidth consumed by the camera and facilitate the connection of
more cameras in the same network.
Every machine on a network has a unique identifier. Just as you would address a letter to
send in the mail, computers use the unique identifier to send data to specific computers
on a network. Most networks today, including all computers on the Internet, use the TCP/
IP protocol as the standard to communicate on the network. In the TCP/IP protocol, the
unique identifier for a computer is called IP address.
There are two standards for IP address: IP Version 4 (IPv4) and IP Version 6 (IPv6). All
computers with IP addresses have an IPv4 address, and many are starting to use the
new IPv6 address system as well.
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