In Windows Vista and Windows 7, click the Windows icon and in the search box enter “cmd” and press enter. In the box that opens, enter “cmd” and click “OK”. To access this information in Windows XP, go to the Start menu and click on “Run”. Internal IP address of your router and subnet mask In order to set up port forwarding you will need to gather some network information, namely the IP address of your camera, internal IP address of your router, external IP address of your router and the port number to be used. Port forwarding (sometimes called port mapping or virtual servers) is the method which tells your router that you want to allow access from the internet to a device on your network without allowing access to other devices.
This keeps your computer and local devices safe from attack by hackers but also means that you can’t connect to your camera. Routers contain a firewall which prevents anyone using the internet from accessing your local network. However the same is not true in the opposite direction. There are no restrictions on outgoing data unless you set them within your router. All devices will then gain access to the internet through the router. Most people will connect their IP camera to a standard Ethernet router alongside other computers and network devices.
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How to set up remote access for IP cameras
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