rcarver 0 Posted February 22, 2009 Hi guys, my mother bought a 9 camera security system for her home. We are currently stuck on setting up a DNS server to host the videos. My mother nor me either one have a clue about dns servers. Any help would be appreciaqted. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nocturnal59 0 Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) . . Edited February 22, 2009 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VST_Man 1 Posted February 22, 2009 check out http://www.no-ip.com DNS is used to update your public IP address (dynamic) IF it changes. Services like no-ip convert your IP address to a name like http://myvideo.webhop.net Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 22, 2009 A DNS server is not used to host videos, it's used to give your system a "human-friendly" named address for outside access. As VST_Man suggests, a dynamic-DNS service is what you want - that will allow her (or you) to connect to her system from a remote location, through her internet connection, using a simple name like "momsplace.no-ip.com" (providing either you have client software for the DVR, or it has a web-based remote viewer). Ignore nocturnal59's post, it's irrelevant to your question and will only serve to confuse you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcarver 0 Posted February 22, 2009 I really appreciate your help. Like I said before we have no idea what a DNS server is for. We have a home security system we're setting up and she wants to be able to log on from any computer to check the cameras. So after reading your post I think we have a better understanding of this whole thing. thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
