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3.8 Network Configuration
Use this menu to configure the network to connect the Internet Camera and the clients.
3.8.1 Network General Settings
This section provides the menu of connecting the Internet Camera through Ethernet cable.
DHCP Service
Enable this checked box when a DHCP server is installed on the
network to issue IP address assignment. With this setting, the IP
address is assigned automatically.
If you do not select “DHCP Service”, then you need to enter these
network parameters by yourself.
Static IP Address
Please type in IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, DNS manually.
IP address:
This IP address is a unique numbers that identifies a computer or
device on the LAN. These numbers are usually shown in groups
separated by periods, for example: 192.168.0.20
Subnet Mask:
Subnets allow network traffic between hosts to be separated based on
the network's configuration. In IP networking, traffic takes the form of
packets. IP subnets advance network security and performance to
some level by organizing hosts into logical groups. Subnet masks
contain four bytes and usually appear in the same "dotted decimal"
data. For example, a very common subnet mask in its binary
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