Setting up DVR to be used from remote location:
This info is from Stream recording found on http://stream-recorder.com/forum/connect-dvr-via-internet-watch-cctv-cameras-t1996.html?s=16e8433689f2d55effb40b16d5588895&
This Local IP must be in the same Gateway range as the Router. If you are unsure check the Router and locate the Status section, or goto the command prompt of your windows operating system and type in ipconfig.
Look for Gateway. If the Gateway is 192.168.1.1, then you can make the DVR's IP anything from 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.255.
Also you will need to use the same SubNet Mask, which is typically 255.255.255.0, and also use the same gateway.
Also if it comes with network software, check out if in the connection area the software shows the port number.
Also check the Server software/Programming (Network section of it) to see if the port is listed.
In many cases it will be as simple as just Port 80, which is an HTTP port.
To access the Router itself, use the Gateway you just located. If the gateway is 192.168.1.1, then enter that into the location edit box of your browser and then click the Enter button. A username and a password are typically required, but it depends on a router. For Linksys use "admin", "admin". By default DLink doesn't require any username or password (It is highly recommended to change the default password).
Once you're logged into the Router, in the Applications & Gaming Section / Servers of the Router, you need to add a Server/Application. Enter the port number and select TCP only. Where it says Port 0 to 0 enter the same port number twice. Or if your DVR uses for example, ports 3550, 4550, 5550, 6550, and there is nothing else utilizing these ports in between, then you can actually just enter one line, 3550 - 6550.
Enter the DVR/Cameras internal IP.
Enable it.
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Originally Posted by Example
If the port was 1024, and the Local IP is 192.168.1.200, then it would be:
NAME = Anything you want
Port = 1024 TO 1024
TCP/UDP = TCP
LOCAL IP = 192.168.1.200
ENABLED = CHECKED
OR
NAME = Anything you want
Port = 3550 TO 6550
TCP/UDP = TCP
LOCAL IP = 192.168.1.200
ENABLED = CHECKED
If your router has enough free entries, you can seperate them. Use it like DVR_HTTP for the browser port, DVR_AUDIO for the audio port, etc.
If you are going to use VNC to a PC DVR, then you would need to set up port 5900, and perhaps call it VNC_DVR, for example.
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