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Determine Your Router’s IP Address (WAN)

Note:

Because a dynamic WAN IP can change from time to time depending on your ISP, you may want to obtain a

Static IP address from your ISP. A Static IP address is a fixed IP address that will not change over time and will be

more convenient for you to use to access your camera from a remote location.

•

Open Virtual Server Ports to Enable Remote Image Viewing

The firewall security features built into the DI-614+ router prevent users from accessing the video from the DCS-5300

over the Internet. The router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports. The ports normally used by the

DCS-5300 are blocked from access over the Internet. Therefore, these ports need to be made accessible over the

Internet. This is accomplished using the

Virtual Server

function on the DI-614+ router. The Virtual Server ports used

by the camera must be opened through the router for remote access to your camera. Virtual Server is accessed by

clicking on the

Advanced

tab of the router screen.

Your WAN IP Address will be listed here.

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Important:

Some ISPs block access to port 80. Be sure to check with your ISP so that you can open the appropriate

ports accordingly. Some ISPs block traffic on commonly used ports to conserve bandwidth. If your ISP does not pass

traffic on port 80, you will need to change the port the camera uses from 80 to something else, such as 800. Not all

routers are the same, so refer to your user manual for specific instructions on how to open ports.

Follow these steps to configure your router’s Virtual Server settings:

Repeat the above steps adding ports

5001

,

5002

and

5003

to both the

Public

and

Private Port

sections. A check

mark appearing before the entry name will indicate that the ports are enabled.

• Click

Enabled

.

• Enter a unique name for each entry.

• Select

Both

under

Protocol Type

(

TCP

and

UDP

)

• Enter your camera’s local IP Address (e.g.,

192.168.0.146

in the example on page 28) in the

Private IP

field.

• If you are using the default camera port settings, enter

80

in to the

Public

and

Private

Port

section, click

Apply.

•

Scheduling

should be set to

Always

so that the camera images can be accessed at any time.

Enter valid ports in the

Virtual Server

section of

your router

Please make sure to check the box on this line to

enable settings

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After all settings have been entered correctly, a PC user inside or outside your network will have access to the

camera through the Internet Explorer Web browser. To access the camera from the Internet, type the IP Address

of the router given to you by your ISP, followed by a colon, and the port number that you gave your camera (e.g.,

). It is not necessary to enter the colon and port number if you are using the default Web server

port 80. To access from a computer on your local (home) network, simply enter the local IP Address of the Camera

followed by a colon and the port number (e.g.,

).

Viewing the DCS-5300 Remotely

Viewing Your Camera

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Open your Internet Explorer Web browser and enter the IP address for your Network Camera.

Note:

In the current example, the address is 192.168.0.146. Your address may differ.

If you are following this manual in the order it is presented, you should now have an operating DCS-5300 Network

Camera configured with the Installer program. This section of the manual will deal with using the Network Camera:

• Using the DCS-5300 with an Internet Browser and accessing the screens to control and monitor the camera.

Using the DCS-5300 with an Internet Browser

If a window appears asking to install a Verisign certificate for

authentication. Click

Yes

. This allows the proprietary MPEG4

video stream to be recognized by Internet Explorer.

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The image from the DCS-5300 should be visible from the Home Page on

your computer monitor. To the right of the image are controls that allow

you to pan and tilt the camera. Pan and tilt can also be controlled within the

image. Clicking on any part of the image will cause the camera to reposition

itself so that the point will be the center of the image.

Home Page Screen

Return to home position.

Tilt/navigate camera using arrows

Select a preset position to move the camera to.

Select the speed at which the camera will pan or tilt.

Pans the camera one full cycle.

Stops movement of the camera during pan.

Enables the Auto Patrol feature.

Pull down menu:

Pan/Tilt Speed:

Auto Pan:

Stop

:

Auto Patrol:

Click the

Zoom

button below the image to display the digital

zoom control panel. Using the bar, you can select to view the

image up to 400% of the original size.