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Network Camera (192.168.5.151)
Enable UPnP port forwarding: To access the Network Camera from the Internet, select this option to allow the Network Camera to open ports on the router automatically so that video streams can be sent
out from a LAN. To utilize of this feature, make sure that your router supports UPnPTM and it is activated.
PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)
Select this option to configure your Network Camera to make it accessible from anywhere as long as there is an Internet connection. Note that to utilize this feature, it requires an account provided by your ISP.
Follow the steps below to acquire your Network Camera’s public IP address.
1.Set up the Network Camera in LAN.
2.Go to Home > Configuration > Application > Server Settings (please refer to Server Settings on page 73) to add a new server
3.Go to Configuration > Application > Media Settings (please refer to Media Settings on page 76). Select System log so that you will receive a list of system log in TXT file format which contains the Network Camera’s public IP address in your email or on the FTP server.
4.Go to Configuration > Network > Network Type. Select PPPoE and enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. Click Save to take effect.
5.The Network Camera starts to reboot.
6.Disconnect the power source of the Network Camera; remove it from the LAN environment to the Internet.
NOTE
►If the default ports are already used by other device connecting to the same router, the Network
Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera.
►If UPnPTM is not supported by your router, you will see the following message:
Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.
►Steps to enable UPnPTM user interface on your computer:
Note that you must log on to the computer as a system administrator to install the UPnPTM components.
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