Night Owl X100-DVR8-5GB user manual - Manual (Page 68)

Chapter 19: Information Menu
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19.2.1 LAN Menu
The LAN Menu allows you to information about your Local Area Network
(LAN).
To access the LAN Menu, select the Information button, select Network,
and then select LAN.
• Network Status: Indicates whether the DVR is properly connected
to the internet.
• IP Address(LAN): The identification of the DVR when it is
connected to a network.
• Subnet Mask: This should always be set to 255.255.255.000. It
describes the range of IP addresses that can be found in the
network.
• Default Gateway: The connection between two networks. This
should be the router’s IP address.
• Preferred DNS Server: Primary Domain Name System. This will
vary from city to city.
• Alternate DNS Server: Secondary Domain Name System.
• IP Address Conflict: An IP address conflict will happen if two
devices on the same network have the same IP address.
• IP Address (WAN): The external IP address of the DVR.
• Media Port: Shows the port that you configured.
• Web Port: Shows the port that you configured.