DDNS HIKVISION CAMERA

[ikerxeryo]

Hi everyone,

I have a Hikvision camera set up with DynDNS. Currently, when my public IP changes (for example, after restarting the router), I have to manually update the DDNS settings on the camera to reflect the new IP.

I'm looking into whether there's an option or configuration for the camera to automatically update its DDNS when it detects a change in the IP address.

Does anyone have experience with this on Hikvision cameras?

 

[alastairstevenson]

Currently, when my public IP changes (for example, after restarting the router), I have to manually update the DDNS settings on the camera to reflect the new IP.

I don't really understand the problem or question.

The DDNS settings on the camera are fixed by your choice of DDNS service provider and your chosen domain name.
And the chosen domain name is how you wish to address your camera instead of using the ISP-assigned public IP address.
What specific change to the camera configuration are you making if the router is restarted and the public IP address changes?

 

[jmhmcse]

DDNS enabled on the camera itself is unusual. This would seem to imply that the camera has a public IP address. When configured as such the camera would update its DDNS entry in whichever DDNS provider being used.

Typically the camera has a fixed private IP address within the range offered from DHCP running on the router. The router would be the one device in your network which would have a DDNS configuration.

Using an inbound VPN, like Tailscale, OpenVPN, you connect to the router (your internal network) and then to your cameras.

When DDNS on the router is configured correctly, it will update its ‘new’ IP address automatically.

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Screenshots of one of your cameras network definitions and a diagram of your network design would be most helpful to provide answers rather than guesses.