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8. Prepare Network
Step 1. Select “Network” item on upper main category then by default “IP ADDRESS” tab
should appear as shown on screen below.
Figure 22 IP Address Page
Make sure that DHCP is selected if you have a router that leases IP address to network. If
you want to give the IP Address value to unit directly then uncheck the DHCP check box
and input IP Address directly where (Arrow) is pointing to. Also make sure to
assign proper port number as shown above.
Important Note: when to use DHCP vs. Static IP
DHCP is short for Dynamic Host Communication Protocol where IP address is given to the
DVR and these IP address are leased to the unit. Usually IP address are none routable
internal IP Address. Internal IP address or known as Private IPv4 address, they may be
starting with 192.168.0.0 ~ 192.168.254.254 (16-bit block enabling 65,536 IP address set)
also known as class C IP address, 172.16.0.0 ~ 172.31.254.254 (20-bit block enabling
1,048,576 IP address set) also known as class B address, or 10.0.0.0 ~ 10.254.254.254 (24-bit
block enabling 16,777,216 IP address set) also known as class A address. So if your router
or DHCP server gives the IP address that are class A, B, or C address shown then you can
confirm that there is a DHCP services available on your network but if you get IP address
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