Subnetting for Video Surveillance

By: John Scanlan, Published on Apr 30, 2019

This guide explains when subnetting is used on security networks, and how it works. We explain how to add or remove IP addresses to your range, borrowing bits, and the role of the subnet mask.

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Default Subnet Masks and Classes

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Subnet Masks Represented in Bits

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Subnetting Examples

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Comments (26)

Undisclosed Distributor #1

05/01/19 12:25am

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**** ***********!

Bob Brislin

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 05/01/19 04:33pm

******* *** * *** blocks *** ***** *** the ******* ***** :

**-*** *****: **.*.*.* ~ 10.255.255.255 : *-*** ****** (255.0.0.0)

**-*** *****: ***.**.*.* ~ 172.31.255.255: **-*** ****** (***.***.*.*)

**-*** *****: ***.***.*.* ~ 192.168.255.255: **-*** ****** (***.***.*.*)

Undisclosed Distributor #1

In reply to Bob Brislin | 05/02/19 05:36pm

******* ********** ***** ******** Version *, *** ******* IP **********.

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(****** ** ******* * better ****)

Bob Brislin

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 05/02/19 07:46pm

*** ******** - * meant *** ****

Undisclosed Integrator #2

05/01/19 05:19am

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Sergio Guzman

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/01/19 06:11am

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Craig Mc Cluskey

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/01/19 03:28am

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** *** **** * subnet **** ** ***.***.***.*, a ****** ** ***.***.*.* would ** **** ** reach ******* ** ***.***.*.* to ***.***.*.***. [**'* *** since *** ** ******* reserved.] *** ***** ***** "octets" ***** *** *** all "*"*, ** * reachable ******'* ******* **** be ********* ** *** first ***** ****** ** the ****** ** ***.***.*.*, i.e., ***.***.* .

** *** ******* *** subnet **** ** ***.***.***.*, a ****** ** ***.***.*.* would ** **** ** reach ******* ** ***.***.*.* to ***.***.*.***.

*** *********** #*'* "****** mask ***** *********" ***** and ******* *******.****.***. (** *** *** really **********).

Undisclosed #5

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/01/19 12:30pm

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***, **** ** *** concept ** ****** ***** exactly.

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** *** *** * subnet **** **** ***.***.***.***, then **** ******* ***** the *** ***** (*****) match ***'* *********** ** able ** **** ******* directly ** **** *****. (subnet ***** ***** *** 4th ***** *** ***-**** are **** ****** ** datacenters ***** *** ***** only ** ********* * IP ********* *** **** specific ***).

DC Long

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/02/19 06:48am

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Undisclosed Distributor #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/02/19 01:50pm

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**** * ****'* ******* things *** **** ****.

Undisclosed Distributor #1

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 05/02/19 07:24pm

**********: ***.***.***.*** ******** * block ** ** ** addresses, * ****** **** said ***.***.***.*** ******** * addresses, ** ***** * are ******.

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/03/19 03:58am

*** *** *** *****://*******.***/** * **** ******'* tool ** **** *** many ******* *** *** reach ** ***** * static ** *** ********* angry.

*******:***.***.*.* ***:***.***.***.*

****, ********..*** * ** bored, ****** ** ********* quotes.

Undisclosed #3

05/01/19 01:24am

**** * ****

Undisclosed Integrator #4

05/01/19 12:31pm

***** *******! - ** you *** *** ** CCTV, ** ***** * book/course **** ******* *** recommend ** ******** ********** from ***** ***** ** a ****** ********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 05/01/19 01:50pm

#*, ****** *** **** first *******, ***, *** our **** ** ********** **** *** *** ****** **** ** ********** Course (***** ****** **** *******).

Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC
05/01/19 04:08pm

**** * ***** ******** here. **** *** ******** your ******* ****, ** isn’t ****** **********, **’* called ************. *** ****** that *** *** ****** something *******. ***** ***** making ** ******.

Lynn Harold

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 05/03/19 07:24pm

*** **** ** ** it! * *** ***** to **** ***, **** if ***** ** **** the ******** *********** ** increasing *** ***** ** your *******, ** ** certain ** ***** *** critical/static ********* ** *** bottom ** *** ******* scope. *** *******, *** x.x.x.1 *** **** ******* Default ******* (******** ********* like .* *** .* will ** *** ******** interfaces *** *********/******** *******) and ******* *** **** of *** ******-***** **** octet ******* *** ***** network-specific *******. **** ***, if *** **** **** to ******, *** ***'* have ********* *** **** devices, *** *** ******* gear *****'* *** ** the ****** ** **** address ****** (*'* ***** that ***).

*** * ******/***** **************, I ****** **** ** addressing ****** ***** ** the ***** ***-* ************, plus * * **** out ********* ********* ********. Something **** **** -

*.*.*.* - ******* *******
*.*.*.* - ******* */*
*.*.*.* - *.*.*.** - network *******, ***, ****, etc.
*.*.*.** - *.*.*.** - servers, *******, ************ (*****)
*.*.*.** - *.*.*.** - encoders, ********, *****, */*, intercoms
*.*.*.** - *.*.*.** - reserved *** ***-*****-**** *** come
*.*.*.** - *.*.*.*** - cameras (******-**) *** ****** control (***-****)

*** * ****** **************, video *** ****** (*** intrusion?) ***** ** ** separate *****.

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 05/04/19 03:07am

**** *** * ****** is ****** * *** of ******* *** ***** a ***** ** ***** a ***** ** * supernet. ***** ** **** add ***/***** **** ** IPv6 ** ******* ************** the ****** ***** ** noobs.

Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC
In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 05/04/19 03:33am

*** *** ** ***** tag ** ***** *** relation ** * ******** subnet **** *** * given ******* *****. *** networks *** ******* **** subnets. *** ********** ** whether **’* * ****** (super) ** ******* (***) subnet **** *** ******** subnet.

Cary Menage

IPVMU Certified | 05/03/19 01:14pm

*** **** ****** ********* tools **** *** ******* to **** **** ************? I **** **** ** lacked **** ******* ** their ********* **** * few ***** ****, **** only *** ******* *** A,B ** *.

**** ********** ** **** tools *** ************* ******** NIC's ** ******* ********.

** ***** ***** ** amaze **, *** **** of ***** "*********" **** fundamental ********** *********...

Mike Dotson

Seneca | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Cary Menage | 05/03/19 10:14pm

****...* *** ******** ** Scanner *** *** **** and ** **** *** all *** ****** **** on * ******* *** allows *** ** **** all ** **** ** a ****. * **** useful ****.

Vasiles Kiosses

06/04/19 07:41pm

** *** **** * similar ****** ** ****? Address ***** ****** ** away **** ** *** a **** ************* ** the ************* ** **** important.

Bobby Mancia Jr.

MIZELA Corporation
IPVMU Certified | 06/09/19 01:48pm

****** * ***** ****** masks ** *** ********* cameras?

Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC
In reply to Bobby Mancia Jr. | 06/09/19 05:31pm

*** *** ******* ********* devices **** **** * common ****** ****.

Undisclosed #7

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 06/09/19 10:47pm

*** *** ******* ********* devices **** **** * common ****** ****.

Bobby Mancia Jr.

MIZELA Corporation
IPVMU Certified | 06/10/19 02:51am

** ***, ***** *** for **** ********. **** goes ** *** *#*.

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