Just a bit frustrated that I cannot set DHCP option 42 in my DHCP server and have it look at the default router for NTP, since I do not allow my cameras to talk to the internet directly, even for ntp. Using AI, i see that Verkada and AXIS do this, but that is a big price jump for one small feature.
My EmpireTech cameras do not support NTP server setting via DHCP option 42, do other brands allow this?
- Thread starter MikeMakesWhiskey
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I have NTP server it on my router, the computer can do it also, but you have to point the camera to yoru PC, correct?, What I want to avoid is any hard-coded network settings in the cameras. I use reserved DHCP IP addressing for the cameras in case I ever need to move one to a different network so I do not have to access it first to manually change the IP
alastairstevenson
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Alternatively, use a URL as opposed to an IP address for the NTP server configuration.
Then, given a name resolution service (DNS) the setting becomes location independent if the camera was moved.
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This is the answer. OP needs to host DNS and then hardcode the domain name of the NTP server in each camera. It's a bit of work to setup, but then it's easy in the future to change the IP address of the NTP server in the DNS host file.
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