Chapter 1 - Pacific Communications

Network Video Recorder
Date/Time
• Date, Time, Time Zone: Displays the date, time
and time zone of the NVR system.
• NTP Sync
− Automatic Sync: Automatically synchronizes
the time with a time server. Enter the IP address or
the domain name of the time server and set the time
interval for synchronization.
− Run as Server: Check the box to run the NVR
system as a time server.
Network
A list of network cards installed in the NVR system is
displayed. Selecting a network card displays the
network information of the selected network card and
clicking the Setup button allows you to change the
network settings. Ask your network provider for details
about the network connection type and connection
information for the NVR system or the IP address of the
DNS server.
• Type: Select the type of NVR system’s network
configuration.
− Set Manually: Select when the system is using a
static IP address for network connection, and set up
LAN parameters manually.
− DHCP: Select when the system is networked via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Click
the Apply button, and network information is automatically assigned to the device. If the NVR system
is configured for a DHCP network, it is best to use the DVRNS function because the NVR system’s
IP address might change frequently. See DVRNS below for details about the DVRNS function.
• DNS Server: Enter the IP address of the DNS server. If you set up the DNS server, the domain name
of the server can be used instead of the IP address during the DVRNS or time server setup. Ask your
Internet service provider for the IP Address of the DNS Server. When the NVR system is networked
via DHCP, selecting From DHCP automatically assigns the IP address of the DNS server. The assigned
IP address is displayed the next time it is connected.
NOTE: If the NVR system uses a NAT (Network Address Translation) device for network connection, it may
be necessary that you set up port forwarding of all service ports on the NAT device. You can check the
service ports in the Service Manager program (Option menu → Service Option).
• Administration service port (default: 11001): You need to do port forwarding for the administration service
port for any of actions behind a NAT device.
• Streaming service port (default: 11003):
− When all devices are registered in the streaming service, you do not need to do port forwarding for the
devices.
− When there are devices that are not registered in the streaming service, you need to do port forwarding
for watch ports of each device.
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