Discovering cameras in remote networks
During initial setup, FortiRecorder automatically discovers cameras that are connected to the same subnet. You don't need to manually run a discovery scan if you only have local cameras.
Later, if you add more cameras on a remote network or different subnets of the local network, then you can still add them to FortiRecorder. Either:
- Go to Camera > Configuration >Camera and click New to manually add a camera
- Trigger a discovery scan for FortiRecorder to find cameras
Discovery scans are useful if you have many remote cameras, or if they used DHCP and you don't know which IP address they currently have. FortiRecorder can find cameras in a range of IP addresses, regardless of subnet.
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Go to System > Network > Discovery.
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Click Enable.
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Click New.
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Enter a subnet.
You can enter the subnet in either a numerical range or classless (CIDR) format.
For example, you might enter
172.20.1.100-172.20.1.200, or172.20.1.0/24. -
Click Apply.
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Go to Camera > Configuration.
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Click Discover.
FortiRecorder starts to scan for cameras. Discovered cameras appear on Camera > Configuration >Camera. Time required varies by the size of the IP range, and how quickly cameras respond.
If remote cameras do not appear, verify that FortiRecorder can connect to the remote network.