Pelco DX3100 Remote Site

[deprog 0]

Hello, I have been trying to set up this remote viewing with no success.

Here is what I have so far:

on the DVR:

CONNECTION: LAN

IP ADDRESS:192.168.000.255

SUBNET MASK: 255.255.255.000

GATEWAY: 192.168.000.001

 

on the remote (DX3100RX software)

SERVER IP: 192.168.000.255

USER: DX3100

PASSWORD:0000

 

The manual says that the ip consists of three digits whose range varies from 0-255 and default ip for the dvr is 192.168.0.xxx where xxx is the same value in decimal as the hexadecimal value of the last byte of the MAC address. I do not understand what this means??

so I just chose .255 for the ip address. What is a MAC address?

 

Any help would be appreciated!!!

[morem_uk 0]

more information on mac address can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address

 

then change hex to decimal.

 

HEX -> Decimal

 

0-9 represent 0-9 & A-F represent 10-15 in decimal.

 

example of changing hex to decimal:

 

"F3 is equal in decimal, to (15 × 16^1) + (3 × 16^0) , or 243."

 

hope this helps

[Campbell 0]

A mac address is a unique identifier for a piece of hardware on a network. Think of your IP as being your phone number and your MAC address as being your postal address.

 

You can change your phone number to your house, but you cant change your street address.

[SEANHAWG 1]

Does the DVR allow you to obtain an IP through DHCP?

[Soundy 1]

Hello, I have been trying to set up this remote viewing with no success.

Here is what I have so far:

on the DVR:

CONNECTION: LAN

IP ADDRESS:192.168.000.255

SUBNET MASK: 255.255.255.000

GATEWAY: 192.168.000.001

 

on the remote (DX3100RX software)

SERVER IP: 192.168.000.255

USER: DX3100

PASSWORD:0000

 

The manual says that the ip consists of three digits whose range varies from 0-255 and default ip for the dvr is 192.168.0.xxx where xxx is the same value in decimal as the hexadecimal value of the last byte of the MAC address. I do not understand what this means??

so I just chose .255 for the ip address. What is a MAC address?

 

Any help would be appreciated!!!

 

This is your problem: *.255 addresses are reserved for broadcast packets and should never be used for a device address.

 

Also, your IP must match the subnet used by the rest of your network. If your network is using 192.168.1.* addresses, for example (default for Linksys, Belkin, and several other brands of routers), then your DVR must have a 192.168.1.* address range as well. *.0 is also generally not used, and *.1 is typically used for a subnet's gateway. That leaves you numbers from 2 to 254.

 

You also have to ensure you don't use an IP that's already in use on your network.

 

The best bet is to enable DHCP, if the machine supports it, and let your router provide it with a valid IP.

 

Forget about the MAC address; in this case, it's not relevant.