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Internet connection via a router
Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow the steps below.
1.Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below. Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 14 for details.
Internet
WAN (Wide Area Network ) | IP address : 192.168.0.3 | |
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0 | ||
Router IP address : from ISP | ||
Default router : 192.168.0.1 | ||
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LAN (Local Area Network) |
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Router IP address : 192.168.0.1 |
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Cable or DSL Modem
IP address : 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
2.In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network Camera is 192.168.0.3, please forward the following ports for the Network Camera on the router.
■HTTP port: default is 80; secondary HTTP port is 8080
■RTSP port: default is 554
■RTP port for audio: default is 5558
■RTCP port for audio: default is 5559
■RTP port for video: default is 5556
■RTCP port for video: default is 5557
If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page, please open the ports accordingly on your router. For information on how to forward ports on the router, please refer to your router’s user’s manual.
3.Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Network Camera from the Internet. Please refer to Network Type on page 59 for details.
For example, your router and IP settings may look like this:
Device | IP Address: internal | IP Address: External Port (Mapped port on the |
| port | router) |
Public IP of router | 122.146.57.120 |
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LAN IP of router | 192.168.2.1 |
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Camera 1 | 192.168.2.10:80 | 122.146.57.120:8000 |
Camera 2 | 192.168.2.11:80 | 122.146.57.120:8001 |
... | ... | ... |
12 - User's Manual
