HOW DO I FIND OUT THE NETWORK INFORMATION TO MANUALLY ENTER
IN MY DVR?
There are two kinds of networks you can connect the DVR to,
and which kind you connect to will dictate how you get your network information.
1.
You are connecting the DVR into a Local Area Network (LAN).
In general, if you are connecting the DVR into a network of other devices
(like computers, servers, or other DVRs) that are within a room or building, you
are connecting the DVR into a LAN
2.
You are connecting the DVR into a Wide Area Network (WAN).
In general, if you are connecting the DVR directly into the Internet via
a modem, you are connecting the DVR into a WAN.
If you are connecting the DVR into a LAN, then the DVR must
have a similar IP address as the rest of the devices connected to the network,
and the exact same subnet mask and gateway as the rest of the devices are in the
network.
Follow if your computer uses Windows 98 operating system
Left Click on the Start icon in the bottom left corner of your monitor
Move your mouse onto Settings, then left click on My Computer in the next pop up submenu
In the next window, double left click on Network
In the next windows, left click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" to highlight it
Left click the "properties" button on the middle right hand side of the window
Follow if your computer uses Windows 2000 operating system
Left Click on the Start icon in the bottom left corner of your monitor
Move your mouse onto Settings, then left click on the Network and Dial-Up Connections in the next pull up sub menu
In the next window, right click on the icon that's labeled "Local Area Connection” left click on properties
In the next windows, left click on "Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)" to highlight it
Left click the "properties" button on the middle right hand side of
the window
Follow if your computer uses Windows XP operating system
Left Click on the Start icon in the bottom left corner of your monitor
Right click on the My Network Places
In the next window, right click on the icon that's labeled
"Local Area Connection” left click on properties
In the next windows, left click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" to
highlight it
Left click the "properties" button on the middle right hand side of
the window
In the next window, if the option to "obtain an IP
address automatically" is chosen, then the network is connected to a DHCP
network and you probably shouldn't be trying to apply a static address to the
DVR. If, on the other hand, the "Use the following IP address"
is chosen, copy down the IP address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway on
a piece of paper. As mentioned before, the subnet mask and the gateway for
the DVR should be the same as the subnet mask and gateway you copied down from
the computer. As for the IP address, in most general cases, give the DVR
the same first 3 numbers, and then for the final number, use the last number of
the IP address you got from the computer and increase it by one. If this
does not work, keep on incrementing the last number by one until it works.
Warning: For the last number
in the IP address, never use 0 or 255.
If you are connecting the DVR into a WAN, then you must acquire the network
information from your ISP