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9.5 Networking your DVR
The following is a guide for doing the networking on your DVR.
Before you start you will need the following
(a) Monitor connected to the DVR,
(b) Patch or LAN cable connected between the DVR and the router,
(c) Windows PC connected to the router (preferably with a cable connection although
WIFI should work)
(d) User and Password to access the router. On a BT router this may be on a plastic
insert on the back of the router labelled Admin Password. On other routers the user
and password is supplied with the router installation documentation.
Networking is split into several processes
1) Setting up the DVR for networking
2) Checking to ensure that the PC can see the DVR locally
3) Setting up port forwarding
5) Setting up a dynamic service
6) Checking ports are open
7) Setting up CCTVWindow for local and remote connection
8) Setting up mobile phone for local and remote connection
1. Setting up the DVR for networking
1. Ensure your PC has Internet access via your router. Try accessing Google.
2. Connect a LAN or patch cable from DVR to router. (NOT THE YELLOW
CROSSOVER CABLE)
3. In the DVR menu, select Setup then Network and tick Enable DHCP box.
Press Apply and then Back.
4. Click on Tools and Network on the top line and write down the IPv4 Address,
IPv4 Subnet Mask and IPv4 Default Gateway. If the IPv4 address is 192.0.0.64
then check the cable connection from the DVR to the router. This address means that
the DVR cannot communicate with the router. Until this is resolved do not proceed. If
the address is different, continue and click on Back.
5. Press Setup and then Network and untick DHCP box, then enter IPv4 Address,
Subnet Mask and Gateway written down.
6. Click Apply and then select NAT or UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) at the top of
the page.
7. NAT/UPnP should automatically do your port forwarding but this depends on
router having the facility and enabled. (Also BT routers seem to have an inherent
problem and seldom work.)
8. Click on Enable UPnP and you will see the three ports
HTTP Ext Port 80 External IP Address 0.0.0.0 Port 80 Inactive
RTSP Ext Port 1240 External IP Address 0.0.0.0 Port 1240 Inactive
Server Ext Port 8240 External IP Address 0.0.0.0 Port 8240 Inactive
HTTPS Ext Port 443 External IP Address 0.0.0.0 Port 443 Inactive
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