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Apply/Cancel:

After making sure all your settings are correct, click on the

Apply

button to store the

settings. You can alternatively click on the

Cancel

icon to restore all settings to the

values last saved to or retrieved from the DCS-900W.

Note: If you are installing multiple DCS-900W and wish to use the default 192.168.0.20

address, remember to assign this address to the LAST camera that you plan to install

to avoid conflict of IP Address.

IMPORTANT: You MUST also set up your router/gateway for Port Mapping--this will

enable remote viewing of multiple cameras via the Internet.

Please refer to your router’s

instruction manual on how to open up ports.

For additional help on configuring your

camera to work with your router, please refer to the next section on setting up your

camera for use with a router.

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Single Camera Installation

If you are installing a single camera on your network the installation is an easy 4–step

procedure:

1)

Identify Your Camera on the Network

2)

Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera

3)

Determine Your Router’s WAN IP Address (Enable Remote Viewing)

4)

Open Virtual Server Ports for Your Router (Enable Remote Viewing)

Multiple Camera Installation

If you are installing multiple cameras on your network, the installation is an easy 5-

step procedure:

1)

Identify Your Camera on the Network

2)

Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera

3)

Open a Second Port on the Camera

4)

Determine Your Router’s WAN IP Address (Enable Remote Viewing)

5)

Open Virtual Server Ports for Your Router (Enable Remote Viewing)

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1)

Identify Your Camera on the Network

Once you are logged into the camera via a web browser on your network PC,click

on the

Advanced

Tab, and select

System

. Enter a unique

Camera Name

and

Location

. These settings are important if you are installing several cameras on your

network.

2)

Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera

A Local IP Address is required to configure your camera and to view your

camera within your local (home) network.

You may use the default camera IP

Address of 192.168.0.20.

If you wish to use a different IP Address, be sure that the

camera settings correspond to your network settings. The Default Gateway will be

the IP Address of your router’s Local IP Address(i.e.192.168.0.1 if you are using a D-

Link router)

Enter a

Unique

camera

name and

location

Identify Your Camera on Your Network

Enter a valid

IP address

for your

camera.

Assign a Local IP Address

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Open a Second Port for Your Camera

Assigning and opening second port in the DCS-900W

( For Installing Multiple Cameras)

Opening ports will allow users to view the camera via the Internet.

The ports that

are opened must be unique for each camera in order to successfully view the

images remotely.

3)

Open Second Port

The

Open Second Port

option is used when multiple cameras are being

installed on a network OR for using a port other than the default port for

image viewing. For each additional camera that is installed, you must

select the Open Second Port Option and assign the appropriate Web

server and Transfer Image ports for each camera to enable remote

viewing.

By default, ports

80

(Web server port) is open.

If these ports are

available for use, you DO NOT have to open a second port and can

proceed to the next section. If port 80 is

not

available (for example, if you

are already using port 80 to run a Web server or your ISP blocks access

on port 80*) you MUST open a second port and designate a new Web

server port (81, 82, 83,…etc) AND a new image transfer port (8482,

8483,…etc). IMPORTANT: Be sure to take note of these settings since

these same settings will be used to configure your router.

*

IMPORTANT NOTE

: Some ISPs block traffic on commonly used ports like port

80 to conserve bandwidth. Be sure to check with your ISP so that you can open

the appropriate ports accordingly. If your ISP does not pass traffic on port 80, you

will need to change the Web server port the camera uses from 80 to something

else, like 800. If you are behind a residential gateway, you will need to open the

corresponding port on your gateway as well. Not all gateways are the same,

please refer to your user’s manual for specific instructions on how to forward ports.

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Enter the

desired port

settings for

your camera

here.

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ROUTER SET-UP AND INSTALLATION

The following steps generally apply to any router that you have on your network.

The

D-Link DI-614+ is used as an example to clarify the configuration process.

Determine Your Router’s WAN IPAddress

Your WAN IP

Address

information

will be listed

here.

Note:

Because a dynamic WAN IP address 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. You can use DDNS to obtain an IP address, please refer to

P.22 for more information.

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DCS-900W Configuration

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