4 Configuring the Camera for Access from theInternetYou can configure the camera to be accessed over the Internet, allowing you to view camera images andchange camera settings from anywhere—even using your mobile phone. This section explains the conceptsand procedures for configuring your camera (and other network devices) to allow you to view camera imagesover the Internet.Before you can configure the camera for access from the Internet, it is necessary to understand how IPaddresses and Internet connections work.Note• To configure the camera to be accessed over the Internet using IPv6, see Page 194.Understanding local addressesEach device connected to your computer network (PCs, router, network printers, network cameras, etc.) hasan IP address. It probably looks something like this: 192.168.0.100. Each IP address on your network must beunique, as shown in the example below.In this example, you would enter 192.168.0.253 or 192.168.0.252 in your web browser’s address bar to accessyour cameras with your PC.192.168.0.2192.168.0.252192.168.0.253192.168.0.1ABCA InternetB ModemC RouterAlthough each IP address on your network must be unique, the addresses are unique only to your network. Inother words, your cameras and your neighbor’s cameras may have the same IP addresses. In the examplebelow, the addresses of your devices (on the left) and the addresses of your neighbor’s devices (on the right)are the same, but this is not a problem because the cameras are not connected to the same network.CB192.168.0.2192.168.0.252192.168.0.253192.168.0.2192.168.0.252192.168.0.253192.168.0.1192.168.0.1ABCIP addresses that distinguish different devices on the same LAN (local area network, i.e., personal network)are called local IP addresses. The IP addresses in the examples above are local IP addresses.96 Operating Instructions
