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6.24 DDNSSetup
IfyouhaveabroadbandconnectionthatgivesyouadynamicIPaddresseverytimeyouconnecttotheinternet(very
common),youshouldsetupaDDNSaccountsothecamerawillautoupdatewithawebserviceeverytimeyourIP
addresschanges.
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ThisisalsooneoftheeasiestwaystoviewyourcameraonlinefromanywhereintheWorld,soisahighlyrecommended
step.
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DynamicDNS(DDNS)issimplyawayofusingastatichostnametoconnecttoadynamicIPaddress.Whenconnectedto
yourISP,youareassignedatemporaryIPaddress.DDNSserviceskeeptrackofyourIPaddressandrouteyourDomain
nametothataddresswhenyouwishtoconnecttothecamerafromaremotelocation.
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[DDNS]EnableordisableDDNSconnec tion.Clickenablefortherestoftheoptionstoappear.
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[ServiceProvider]Selectaproviderfromthedropdownlistthenclick“Register”.Thiswilltakeyoutotheservice
provider’swebsitewhereyoucanregisteryourownpersonalhostname.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsontheprovider’s
site,andthenreturntothispagetoenterthedetails.
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[HostName]Enterthehostnameyouhaveregistered.(E.g.yourname.dtdns.net)
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[UserName]Entertheusernamefortheaccountyouregisteredwiththeserviceprovider.
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[Password]Enterthepasswordfortheaccountyouregisteredwiththeservice provider.
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[Re‐typepassword]Re‐confirmthepassword.
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Nowyouhavesetupaneasilyaccessibleexternaldomainforyourcamera,younowneedtosetupandconfirman
external“portaddress”foryourcamera.ThisiscoveredintheUPnPsection.
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Note:IfyouhaveonlyjustregisteredyourDDNSaccountand/orHostName,itmaytakeawhileuntilyouaccountis
activatedandregisteredontheinternet.
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