LOREX Surveillance Systems - Manuals

Page 2 - Table of Contents; Introduction

Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................................................. 2 Background to the Technology.....................................................................................

Page 3 - Background to the Technology

Background to the Technology Types of Surveillance Systems In discussing video surveillance systems there are three types to consider; – Direct Surveillance – Local Network Surveillance – Remote Network Surveillance Direct Surveillance Systems display the video images on a monitor or PC-system scree...

Page 4 - Figure 2: Local Network Surveillance

Figure 2: Local Network Surveillance In the figure 2 above, the video is displayed on a computer, PC(a), that is connected to the Local Area Network. In the following figure 3, the video is being monitored by a computer PC(b) that is attached to the Internet at some remote location. Hence all connec...

Page 5 - Figure 3: Remote Network Surveillance

Figure 3: Remote Network Surveillance When you are viewing the video signals across the Internet, you need to consider; How do I configure my gateway/router? This question depends on the particular model of router you have. Nearly all models support some form of inbound TCP/IP routing, or port forwa...

Page 6 - Figure 4: Example of Network Address Translation; Internet

rent them in blocks. If, like most broadband Internet users, you have a service provider who assigns you a temporary IP Address and changes it from time to time, then you will need to sign up for a Dynamic DNS service. What is the difference between a Static and Dynamic IP Addresses? IP Addresses ar...

Page 7 - Figure 4: Example of Port Forwarding; Implementing Remove Access

What is port forwarding? Internet Protocols use IP Addresses to identify devices on the Internet, and ports to identify specific services within the devices. When a network gateway maps the messages coming from the Internet to individual internal IP Addresses(i.e. devices) on the LAN it does so on a...

Page 8 - Glossary

Once this is up and working you should then configure the gateway/router for remote network access and finally sign up for DDNS service and then set up the video device to work with the service. What does setting up a gateway/router involve? Since there is a wide variety of gateway/routers available...

Page 9 - Conclusion

from the previous one. Gateway A gateway is a device that connects 2 different networks together. The gateway will perform any address and protocol translations required so that messages can flow between the networks. IP Address Computing devices connected to the Internet, are identified by a unique...

Page 10 - It’s all on the web; VISI

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