It is often the case that as it is more cost-effective, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) will assign you dynamic public IP addresses which can occasionally change, rather than a fixed static address.
Using dynamic IPs will have no real impact on your IP CCTV setup, but it does mean that you will need to set up Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to remotely view your device if you are not using Hik-Connect for this.
Hik-Connect uses secure tunneling or Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), which allows it to remember your device’s IP addresses, removing any need to set up DDNS. The DDNS services that can be used with Hikvision are all paid-for, and require more time to setup than just using Hik-Connect, which is why using Hik-Connect is now the simplest and cheapest way to remotely view and operate your Hikvision devices when away from your home network.
Hikvision explains here in more detail why Hik-Connect recommended for this now.
For full instructions on setting up Hik-Connect and connecting your devices to it, please see part 12.
For instructions on setting up DDNS, please follow the below steps.
Step 1:
You will need an account with a third-party DNS provider as the first step. Hikvision supports a few servers for DDNS setup: DynDNS, PeanutHull and NO-IP. This guide will look at using DynDNS and NO-IP as examples.
Create a unique hostname for your chosen Dynamic DNS provider, the pictures below where to do this for DynDNS and NO-IP:
Step 2:
Connect to your device on a web browser and go to:
Configuration → Network → Basic Settings → TCP/IP
You need to make sure that you have valid DNS servers set up for DDNS to work. Google’s 8.8.8.8 (Preferred DNS) and 8.8.4.4 (Alternate DNS) servers should work fine, but this list has a list of other free DNS servers that will work well.
Step 3:
Now, go to:
Configuration → Network → Basic Settings → DDNS
Tick the box for Enable DDNS and select your DNS Provider from the DDNS Type dropdown.
Step 4:
Now, complete the rest of the fields using the relevant below information and then click Save.
DynDNS:
DDNS Type: DynDNS
Server Address: members.dyndns.org
Device Domain Name: Your unique host name created during DNS host setup
Username: The username associated with your DynDNS account
Password: Your DynDNS password
NO-IP:
DDNS Type: NO-IP
Server Address: dynupdate.no-ip.com
Device Domain Name: Your unique host name (created during NO-IP host setup)
Username: The username associated with your NO-IP account
Password: Your NO-IP password
If these details are all valid, then the save should be successful and the Status will change will change to say DDNS is enabled. That’s all you need to do – your Domian (or hostname) is the URL address you can use to access your device remotely wherever you are.
Using dynamic IPs will have no real impact on your IP CCTV setup, but it does mean that you will need to set up Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to remotely view your device if you are not using Hik-Connect for this.
Hik-Connect uses secure tunneling or Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), which allows it to remember your device’s IP addresses, removing any need to set up DDNS. The DDNS services that can be used with Hikvision are all paid-for, and require more time to setup than just using Hik-Connect, which is why using Hik-Connect is now the simplest and cheapest way to remotely view and operate your Hikvision devices when away from your home network.
Hikvision explains here in more detail why Hik-Connect recommended for this now.
For full instructions on setting up Hik-Connect and connecting your devices to it, please see part 12.
For instructions on setting up DDNS, please follow the below steps.
Step 1:
You will need an account with a third-party DNS provider as the first step. Hikvision supports a few servers for DDNS setup: DynDNS, PeanutHull and NO-IP. This guide will look at using DynDNS and NO-IP as examples.
Create a unique hostname for your chosen Dynamic DNS provider, the pictures below where to do this for DynDNS and NO-IP:
.
Connect to your device on a web browser and go to:
Configuration → Network → Basic Settings → TCP/IP
You need to make sure that you have valid DNS servers set up for DDNS to work. Google’s 8.8.8.8 (Preferred DNS) and 8.8.4.4 (Alternate DNS) servers should work fine, but this list has a list of other free DNS servers that will work well.
Step 3:
Now, go to:
Configuration → Network → Basic Settings → DDNS
Tick the box for Enable DDNS and select your DNS Provider from the DDNS Type dropdown.
Now, complete the rest of the fields using the relevant below information and then click Save.
DynDNS:
DDNS Type: DynDNS
Server Address: members.dyndns.org
Device Domain Name: Your unique host name created during DNS host setup
Username: The username associated with your DynDNS account
Password: Your DynDNS password
NO-IP:
DDNS Type: NO-IP
Server Address: dynupdate.no-ip.com
Device Domain Name: Your unique host name (created during NO-IP host setup)
Username: The username associated with your NO-IP account
Password: Your NO-IP password
If these details are all valid, then the save should be successful and the Status will change will change to say DDNS is enabled. That’s all you need to do – your Domian (or hostname) is the URL address you can use to access your device remotely wherever you are.
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