IEI Technology VioGate User Manual

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FCC STATEMENT

The IEI VioGate has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used according to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which is found by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna z Increase the separation between the equipment or device z Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver’s z Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance

IMPORTANT NOTE

Read Instructions Before the unit is operated, please read all the safety and operating instructions.

Power Sources Only operate this unit with the type of the power source specified by the manufacturer.

Servicing Please contact qualified technicians for any service requests. Do not attempt to service the unit yourself, as opening the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage and other hazards.

Warning To prevent fire or shock, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Do not place heavy items on the unit.

Overview of the VioGate

About VioGate Server

With the VioGate embedded system, any authorized user can view live video-feeds

and play back recorded video files remotely through the help of Internet.

System administrator can also use IE browser to complete various system settings

through a user-friendly and powerful web-interface.

Main Features

- Surveillance over IP. (Plug and Play)

- Can operate in standalone mode, or with a VioGate Master to create a

complete network surveillance system.

- Superior image quality (30 fps max for one camera)

- Support up to 4 surveillance cameras

- Support Dome PTZ camera

- Retaining up to 30 seconds of digital images before the alarm is triggered.

- Support 1/16x to 16x playback speed.

- Support Multicast Mode

- Use IE（version 5.0 or above）to quickly complete the first time setup

- Support remote system software upgrade

System Requirements

- Black and white or color camera（NTSC or PAL standard）

- Networking Requirements

RJ-45 Ethernet cable，and a dynamic or static IP address

- Client side personal computer requirements

Pentium II or above desktop or laptop computer

64MB of RAM

VGA card (Recommended resolution: 1024x768 pixels)

Microsoft Windows 98 SE or above

Internet Explorer version 5.0 or above

(In Internet Options, Security level for this zone has be set to Medium or

less)

Package Contents

The VioGate box contains:

z VioGate IP Surveillance Server

z User’s Manual

z Power Cord

z One CAT-5 Ethernet Cable

z Quick Install Wizard (CD-ROM or Floppy Diskette)

System Overview

VioGate 100

z Front View

Configuration Reset Switch

Network Indicator

Power Indicator

z Rear View

VGA Port

RJ-45 Network

GPIO Connector

RS-232 Port

Video Input Connector

Keyboard & Mouse

Power Connector

Rs-422/485 Port

Power Switch

Remark: The “VGA Port” and the “Keyboard & Mouse” connectors are only used by

technical personnel to maintain the server.

Installation of the VioGate

Default Network Configuration of the VioGate

By default, the VioGate server is set up to obtain its IP address and other TCP/IP

network protocol settings from a DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found on the

network, the VioGate server will use the following default settings instead:

IP Address: 192.168.0.1

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Administrator Account Name: administrator

Administrator Account Password: admin

Note: Before you modify any of the network settings, please press down on the

configuration reset switch. (Use a sharp object to press down on the configuration

reset switch located in the front of the VioGate server for 5 seconds. You will hear 5

beeps when the reset has been completed)

Installing the VioGate

Local Area Network (DHCP IP)

1. Please prepare a network cable and connect the VioGate server to the LAN.

2. Turn on VioGate server.

3. Please run the VioGate Finder utility in the accompanying CD.

4. Please click on the “Refresh” button located at the bottom of the window.

5. If there are several VioGate servers in your LAN, please choose the correct device

and double-click on the device entry.

6. If you can connect to the VioGate server successfully, the webpage will

automatically prompt you for the user name and the password. Please enter the

default username and password:

User Name: administrator

Password: admin

Notice: If you wish to connect to the VioGate server remotely via Internet, your

VioGate server needs to have a public IP.

Local Area Network (Fixed IP)

1. Please connect the VioGate server to the Hub or Router in your LAN.

2. Please run the VioGate Finder utility located in the accompanying CD.

3. Select the server you wish to configure.

4. Click on “Configure” to configure the server.

5. Enter the username and password (the default password is “admin”)

6. Enter the TCP/IP networking setting.

6. Click on “OK” and restart the VioGate server.

7. Start the web-browser and enter the VioGate’s IP address in the location field.

Notice: If you wish to connect to the VioGate server remotely via Internet, your

VioGate server needs to have a public IP.

ADSL Connection (Dynamic IP)

1. If your VioGate server connects to the Internet through ADSL (i.e. uses dynamic

IP), then you will need to utilize the Dynamic DNS service in order to connect to

the VioGate server remotely. Please register for an account name on

www.dyndns.org please to obtain a username, password and a domain name.

(For a detail step-by-step tutorial, please refer to Appendix B)

2. Please refer to “Connect a Personal Computer with the VioGate” section to

connect the VioGate server to the personal computer.

3. Please click on the setting icon located on the left of the screen. Within the setup

page, choose the “Network Settings” and select the “Use broadband connection

to the Internet (PPPoE)” option, and enters the user name and password used to

connect to the ADSL.

4. Check the “Enable Dynamic DNS Service” box, and enter the user name,

password, and host name information. Select the “dynamic IP address” option.

5. Click on the “OK” button. Note that after you click on the “OK” button, you

have to wait a few seconds before the VioGate server restarts the networking

configuration.

6. Please restart the VioGate server.

7. Please restore your personal computer’s network settings, and use a network

cable to connect the VioGate server and the modem.

8. Enter the host name you have registered at www.dyndns.org in the web browser.

If you can connect to the VioGate server administration page, it means that you

have completed the VioGate server’s network settings successfully.

Using VioGate

Monitoring Page

After you’ve setup the VioGate server’s network setting and successfully connected to

the network, you can use your web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0

or above; using version 5.5 is recommended) to use the monitoring function.

Enter the Monitoring Page

Users can use the following 2 ways to connect to your VioGate server’s monitoring

page.

1. Start the web browser, if you know the IP address of the VioGate server,

please enter the IP address in the web browser’s location field, and press

Enter.

2. Start the accompanying VioGate Finder utility，and double-click on the

desired server entry listed

When the browser displays the VioGate login page, please enter the username and

password to login to VioGate.

After the user has successfully logged in to the server, he should see the following

monitoring page.

(If the monitoring page fails to display correctly, you can attempt to refresh the page

after shutting down your anti-virus software)

Options

Display Mode

You can select the desired display mode for the monitoring page, please use the

function keys located on the left of the monitoring page to select the desired display

mode.

View Single Camera

Adjust Window Size

Full-Screen Mode

Picture in Picture Mode

Quad Mode

Sequential Mode

Recording Videos

Press the button to record the selected camera’s live video to the local personal

computer. Press the button again to stop the recording.

Take Snapshots

Press the button to save a snapshot image file to the local personal computer.

Other Messages

When the server cannot display live video for a particular camera, the corresponding video window will display an error message, possible messages are listed below：

z Connecting

If Multicast is enabled, it may take longer to establish a connection.

z Connection Failure

Please make sure that the network cable between the camera and the server is

connected, and the network settings are configured properly.

z No Signal

Please check the connection between the camera and the server to clear this

problem

z No Privilege

The account used to log in to the server does not have the privilege required to

view the camera, please re-login to the server using a user account with proper

privileges.

Video Playback

Please press the button in the monitoring page or the administration page to

enter the video playback page.

Select Video Files

You can use the following ways to select the video files to playback:

Select files stored on the remote storage device

according the time.

Select files recorded due to the triggering of certain

events.

Select files stored on the local personal computer.

Save Video Files

You can press the button after you’ve selected some files stored on the remote

storage device to store the files to your personal computer.

Play Video Files

While you are using the video playback function to playback the video files, you can

use the following controls:

z Play

z Stop

z Frame by Frame

z Select playback rate

Configuring VioGate

Once you have installed the VioGate and other hardware, and connected it to the network,

you can use your browser (only supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later;

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 is recommended) to complete administrative tasks for the

VioGate.

Accessing the Administration Page

The user can connect to the VioGate administration page through the following 2

methods:

1. Start the web browser; if you know the VioGate server’s IP address, please

enter the IP address in the location field and press the Enter key.

2. Run the included VioGate Finder utility program, and double-click on the

server you wish to configure in the list of servers acquired.

When the web browser connects to the VioGate server administration page, it will

prompt you for the administrator’s username and password. Enter the correct

information to continue the administration process.

The default administrator account information is as follows:

User name: administrator

Password: admin

After you’ve successfully logged in to the server, please click on the located

on the left hand side of the administration page to enter the quick-configuration page.

Server Administration

The Server Administration comprises the following eleven sections:

Administration

Server Administration

DQuick Configuration

DSystem Settings

DServer Name DSoftware Version DDate & Time

DNetwork Settings

DUsing DHCP DUsing Fixed IP DUsing PPPoE DEnable DynDNS Service DSpecify DNS Server DEnable Multicast

DIP Security

DAllow All Connection DAllow Connections Only from the Following List DDeny Connections from the Following List

DUser Management

DUsers DUser Privileges

DCamera Settings

DBasic Settings DAdvanced Video Settings DPTZ Camera Settings

DRecording Settings

DEnable Recording DDisable Recording

DSnapshot Settings

DEnable Snapshot DDisable Snapshot

DEvent Handling

DEvent Type DEvent Action Settings

DStatistics & Logs

DActive Users DHistorical Users DEvent Logs

DSystem Tools

DSystem Update DBackup/Restore DRestart/Shutdown DHardware

Quick Configuration

When you start the VioGate server for the first time, you can follow Quick

Configuration’s 9 steps to finish basic VioGate server configuration. Following details

the 9 steps involved in the Quick Configuration setup.

1. Enter the name and description of this server.

2. Change the password of the administrator.

3. Set up the network configuration.

4. Adjust the time settings.

5. Add the users to access this server.

6. Assign the descriptive name for each camera.

7. Configure the recording settings.

8. Configure the snapshot settings.

9. Quick configuration complete.

Depends on the variations on the server configuration, the system setup can take from

3 minutes to 10 minutes to finish.

System Settings

Configure the server name and time.

You can setup some basic information about the system such as the server name, date

and time. You can also verify the current software version in this page.

Server Name

You have to choose a unique system name for your VioGate server so that it can be

identified quickly on the network. System name can contain up to 20 characters,

consisting of the usual Alpha-numeric characters, dash (-) and Chinese characters.

Also, you can assign a short description text for your VioGate server. (An example of

the description might be the administrator’s name, department name, or the location

of the server). When other users use the VioGate Finder utility to locate VioGate

servers located within the same subnet, they will see this short description. The

description text can contain up to 126 characters, consisting of the usual

Alpha-numeric characters, dash (-) and Chinese characters.

Date and Time

Please select the correct time zone according the location of the server, and adjust the

date and time accordingly. If you enter invalid date and time setting you might

encounter the following problems:

1. If you are using the browser to view the live video feed, the time displayed

within the video feed might be out of sync with the time on your personal

computer.

2. Incorrect date and time information will be displayed when you try to play back

some video files or view the event logs.

Network Settings

Select the method the VioGate server uses to connect o the network, and decides

whether to enable the multicast function. You need to understand the configuration of

your network to enter the correct setting. If you are uncertain about how your server

connects to the external network or have question on any of the TCP/IP setting in

general, please contact your network administrator for further assistance.

Obtain IP address settings automatically (DHCP)

Often used in conjunction with Cable Modem and corporate networks, the system will

obtain IP address and other TCP/IP information automatically. If your network

supports Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, the VioGate server will obtain the IP

address and other TCP/IP information automatically from the DHCP server.

Assign IP address settings manually

Use the specified IP address setting. Often used in ADSL permanent connection

service. You have to manually specify the IP address and other setting. If the server’s

external network uses ADSL service to connect to the internet, please specify the

valid IP address supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). You have to enter

the following settings:

IP address

IP address is a sequence of binary number normally represented by 4 numbers

separated by periods, and is used to uniquely identify a server on the network.

Subnet Mask

Subnet Mask is used to group computers belonging to the same local area

network. Similar to IP address, it’s normally represented by 4 numbers separated

by periods.

Gateway

If the VioGate server connects to the Internet through the broadband service,

please use the gateway IP address supplied by your ISP. If your network is a

LAN to LAN network, please contact your network administrator to configure

the correct gateway IP address to connect to other network segment. If you do

not wish to setup any gateway, please set this value to 0.0.0.0.

Use broadband connection to the Internet (PPPoE)

PPPoE is often used in dial-up ADSL broadband service. You have to use the account

username, and password provided by your ISP to connect to the Internet successfully.

Use DHCP if failed to connect

If the server fails to connect to the internet using the PPPoE protocol, it will

attempt to obtain IP address information through DHCP service.

Enable Dynamic DNS service

If you wish to let users on the internet to use a domain name to connect to the VioGate

server, you can activate the dynamic domain name service. Please apply for an

account and register for a dynamic domain name at a dynamic domain name service

provider. (For detail information, please refer to appendix B). After you’ve registered

a dynamic domain name and complete the setup, your VioGate server will

automatically update the dynamic IP address information with the service provider’s

server. What follows is the detail description on the various fields configurable.

Username, Password, Server Name

Please enter the information you provided when you open an account on the

dynamic domain name service provider’s website.

Dynamic IP Address or Static IP Address

If your VioGate server connects to the Internet through a permanent ADSL

connection, then you will obtain a set of static IP address from your ISP. You can

then choose to use static IP address when you are registering a dynamic domain

name. If on the other hand, your VioGate server connects to the Internet through

a dial-up ADSL or Cable Modem connection, your IP address is dynamically

assigned. Please choose the correct IP address type when you are registering for

the dynamic domain name. For a more detailed description, please refer to the

help page on the dynamic domain server provider’s website.

Specify DNS server.

If you wish to assign a specific DNS server, please enter its IP address here.

Enable Multicast

Using multicast allows the server to simultaneously send a message to multiple clients.

If you wish to enable Multicast, please enter Group IP Address and Port number here.

IP Security

You can use this function to create a connection list that the system uses to decide

whether to accept of deny connection from a particular network or specific IP. You

can choose one of the following 3 options to restrict access to the server:

Allow all connections

All connections to the server will be allowed

Allow connections only from the following list

The server will only accept connections made by computers within the list

Deny connections from the following list

The server will only deny connections made by computers within the list

The factory setting of the VioGate server is to “Accept All Connections”

User Management

Your VioGate server can provide services to any authorized user. To effectively

manager different user’s privileges, you have to register and configure user accounts

and account privileges.

The system includes the following built-in account name and password. You will not

be able to delete or rename this account.

Account name： administrator Password： admin

You can create new user depending on your need. You have to provide the following

information when creating a new user.

Username

The user name can contain up to 32 characters. The username is case-insensitive, can

contain double-byte characters (for example, Chinese, Japanese, Korean), but cannot contain the following characters：

" / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > ` ' %

Password

The password can contain up to 16 case-sensitive characters. For security reason, you

should choose a password with at least 6 characters long that is not easy to be

guessed.

You can perform the following user account administration tasks:

z Create a new user

z Change password for a user

z Change an account name

z Change user privileges

z Remove one ore more users

Camera Settings

You can perform the following preference setting for your camera:

z Specify camera name

z Adjust image resolution

z Select image compression ration

z Select image capturing rate

You can perform the following addition image settings in the advance image setting

page:

z Brightness

z Contrast

z Hue

z Saturation

P/T/Z Camera PTZ（Pan、Tilt、Zoom）Camera can Pan, Tilt, Zoom and change its focus. If you wish

to enable camera’s PTZ functionalities, please enable the function through the

webpage, and provide the following information:

z Dome ID

z Mode

z Protocol

Recording Settings

Before you enable recording function, the live video feed you see on the web page

will not be saved. You have to enable the recording function to save the video files

before you can use the video play-back function.

Recording mode

z Continuous Recording

The system will continuously record the video feed to the storage, but other

setting might cause the server to stop recording

z Scheduled Recording

The system will start the recording function according to the day, staring time

and the ending time that you’ve specified.

Storage Setting

Please choose any of the following storage type, and enter respective information

according to the storage type.

z NAS

z Windows

z Unix/Linux

z FTP

Storage Path

The recording storage path is the path used by the recording function to store video

files. The snapshot storage path is the path used by the snapshot functions to store

snapshots. Please enter these 2 paths in order to manage the 2 different files

conveniently.

Note: If you save the video files using the FTP service, please make sure you enter a

valid path that already exists. Otherwise you will not be able to save the files.

Handling “Storage Space Low” event

When the free storage space falls under a specified limit, you choose one of the

following handling methods. (If you choose to save files through FTP service, the

amount cannot be specified.)

z Overwrite the oldest recorded files

z Stop saving the newly recorded files

Note: When using the “Overwrite the oldest recorded files” option, your storage

device must able to store at least 2 hours worth of video files, which takes around 5Gb

of storage space to store.

Snapshot Settings

Snapshot mode

z Snapshot Interval

You can setup the interval between the snapshots

z Continuous Snapshot

The systems will continuously takings snapshots, but other setting might cause

the server to stop recording

z Scheduled Snapshot

The system will start taking snapshots according to the day, starting time and the

ending time that you’ve specified.

Storage Setting

Please choose any of the following storage type, and enter respective information

according to the storage type.

z NAS

z Windows

z Unix/Linux

z FTP

Storage Path

The recording storage path is the path used by the recording function to store video

files. The snapshot storage path is the path used by the snapshot functions to store

snapshots. Please enter these 2 paths in order to manage the 2 different files

conveniently.

Note: If you save the image files using the FTP service, please make sure you enter a

valid path that already exists. Otherwise you will not be able to save the files.

Handling “Storage Space Low” event

When the free storage space falls under a specified limit, you choose one of the

following handling methods. (If you choose to save files through FTP service, the

amount cannot be specified.)

z Overwrite the oldest snapshot files

z Stop saving the newly snapshot files

Note: When using the “Overwrite the oldest snapshot files” option, your storage

device must able to store at least 2 hours worth of video files, which takes around 5Gb

of storage space to store.

Event Handling

Event Type

When an event happens, the system will automatically trigger corresponding alarms,

react to unusual conditions, to ensure that the VioGate server can correctly capture,

record, and play back video files. Each event can be individually associated with

various alarms

z Motion Detection

z Video Input Loss

z Network Failure

z Hardware Failure

z Storage Connection Failure

z Storage Space Full

z GPIO Input (maximum of 4 GPIO devices)

Event Action Settings

You can perform multiple event actions for a single event, and connect GPIO devices to generate alarms。

z Recording

z Snapshot

z Alert E-mail

z Alarm Buzzer z GPIO Output (maximum of 4 GPIO devices)

Statistics and Logs

You can view a list of active user, historical users and event logs as a reference for the

system administrator or for system diagnostic purpose.

Active Users

Display information about all currently active users online

Historical Users

Display information about all users ever connected to the system

Event Logs

Display all information, warning, and error event logs.

System Tools

You can use the following system tools to conveniently configure and manage your

VioGate server.

System Update

Perform system software updates. Please ensure the correctness of the update image

file before proceeding with the update.

Backup/Restore

You can backup your current system settings, user accounts information to your

computer. You can also perform the restore operation using a previously backed-up

file, or reset the system to its default factory setting.

Restart/Shutdown

Choose “Restart” to restart or shutdown the VioGate server. If you choose to

shutdown the system, please turn off the power switch located on the back of the

VioGate server.

Hardware

Choose to enable or disable the hardware Configuration Reset Switch. The default

setting is to “Enable”. If it is enabled, the system administrator account’s password

and network configuration will be reset to their default values when the user presses

down on the rest button for 5 seconds. In addition, the server will accept all

connections if the configuration reset switch is pressed.

VioGate Viewer

If you choose to record image files using the VioGate server, the server will

automatically save video files (with .ivg as the extension) to the specified storage

device. The video files will have following filename format: yyyy-mm-dd

hh-mm-ss.ivg. You can connect to the server and copy the video files to your personal

computer and launch the VioGate Viewer to view the file content.

Installing VioGate Viewer

Please launch the setup program on the included CD to install the VioGate Viewer,

after the installation is completed, the installation program will create a shortcut on

your desktop

Note: Installin VioGate Viewer will automatically install VioGate Finder as well.

Using VioGate Viewer

Double-click on the VioGate viewer shortcut to launch the VioGate Viewer. You

should see the following screen:

Play Video Files

1. Pleas use the “+” and ”-“ buttons to select and delete the video files you wish to

play.

2. Use the function buttons located on the bottom left of the window to play, pause,

stop, and skip the video files.

3. Select the numbers located on the left hand side of the window to adjust the

playback speed.

4. Click on the right hand side button to change the window size.

Maintenance

VioGate has been specially designed to run on 24 hours, 7 days a week and to be

ready at all times. It is also robust to protect against system crashes caused by power

loss. This section provides a general maintenance overview.

Shutdown/Restart the Server

To shutdown/restart the server, please open the administration web page and go to

System Tools – Restart. Follow the instructions to restart or shutdown the system.

Reset the Administrator Password & Network Settings

If you accidentally forget the administrator password, you will not be able to perform

any administration work on VioGate. Under this condition, you can reset the

administrator password and network configuration to the factory default.

1. Use the tip of a ball point pen and depress the configuration reset switch located

on the front of VioGate. Hold it for about 5 seconds until the beep.

2. The network configuration will be reset, and you may need to re-configure some

or all of the network settings.

3. Use a web browser to connect to VioGate. Enter the System Administration and

enter the following login name and password.

Password: admin

You can then perform system administration.

Note: If the configuration reset switch is disabled in the System Tools · Hardware

page, you are no longer able to use this function. Please remember your

administrator password.

Update the System

Enter the System Administration page by a web browser, and have the system updated

in the System Tools – System Update page. Before updating the system, please

make sure that the image file that you are about to update is the correct version and

read through the instruction carefully.

Restore the Configurations

To restore the configurations to the factory default, please use a web browser to

connect to VioGate. Go to the system Administration and restore the configurations

in the System Tools – Backup/Restore page.

Appendix A Terms and Glossary

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

TCP/IP was originally developed by the Defense Department of the US to allow

dissimilar computers to talk. Today, as many of us know, this protocol is used as the

basis for the Internet. Because it must span such large distances and cross multiple,

smaller networks, TCP/IP is a routable protocol,, meaning it can send data through a

router on its way to its destination. In the long run, this slows things down a little,

but this ability makes it very flexible for large networks

DCHP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

It’s a method for assigning Internet Protocol (IP) addresses permanently or on the fly

to individual computers in an organization’s network. Usually is performed by a

DHCP server.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

This is a method of moving files from system to system using TCP/IP with FTP

application.

DHCP IP

An address with numbers like the one in a static IP address is assigned to your

computer by your ISP’s server so that other computer servers can find your computer

when you are connected to the internet. This IP address changes because whatever

IP address is available at the time you log on is the one that you get.

Static IP

An address that is assigned to your computer that never changes. It’s a series of

numbers used to identify your computer and looks something like this: 185.182.12.4

PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)

The Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) feature allows a PPP session to be

initiated on a simple bridging Ethernet connected client. The session is transported

over the ATM link via encapsulated Ethernet-bridged frames. The session can e

terminated at either a local exchange carrier central office or an internet service

provider (ISP) point of presence.

DNS (Domain Name System)

Domain Name System identifies each computer as a network node on the Internet

using an internet protocol address system to translate from domain name to IP

numbers and vice-versa.

DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System)

Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service enables clients and servers to automatically register

themselves in the database without needing administrators to manually define records.

Appendix B Registering a Dynamic Domain Name

Introduction

Your VioGate supports the DDNS service provided by DynDNS. You can go to the web

site of DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.org/) and register for a dynamic domain name.

Configure and activate the DDNS service, then the Internet users will be able to access

your VioGate via this dynamic domain name. When the ISP assigns a new WAN IP

address, VioGate will update the new address to the DynDNS server automatically.

Registration Procedure

Please follow below steps to register a dynamic domain name:

Note: This guide is for reference only. If there are any changes, please refer to the

instructions or documents on the web site.

a. Open the browser and connect to http://www.dyndns.org. Click on “Sign Up

Now” to begin the registration process.

b. Click on “Agree” if you accept the service agreement.

c. Enter the username, email address and password to create a DDNS service account.

You will need to enter the same username and password in the Network Settings．DDNS Service page of the Disk On-line Server system administration.

Please verify your email address to receive the confirmation message from the

server. Then click on “Create Account” to proceed.

d. If below web page appears on the screen, your account has been successfully

created and a confirmation message has been sent to your -mail address. Please

follow the instructions in the e-mail to activate your account within 48 hours.

e. When you have finished the process of confirmation, a new screen will appear and

you can apply for your own dynamic domain name.

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