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1. Assign a Local IP Address to Your Camera

Run the setup wizard from the CD included with the DCS-930. Follow the steps in the Quick Installation Guide to configure the DCS-930.

The camera will be assigned a local IP Address that allows it to be recognized by the router. Write down this IP Address for future reference.

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Run your Internet Explorer Web browser. In the address bar, type in the IP Address that was assigned to the Network Camera by the DCC

program. The DCS-930 Live Video Page appears with a window displaying live video from the camera. You are able to view this screen

from any PC running Internet Explorer on your LAN.

Click on the

Setup

button on the left side of the display. Scroll to the bottom of the Network Setup page (see page 18) to display the ports

used by HTTP and Streaming audio and video.

2. View the Network Camera Using Your Internet Explorer Web Browser

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The

Setup > Network Setup

page displays the port settings for your camera. If necessary, these ports can be changed if they are already

in use by other devices (e.g. in a multiple camera environment).

Note:

Both the HTTP port and RTSP port are required to be

opened for the DCS-930.

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The following steps generally apply to any router that you have on your network. The D-Link DIR-655 is used as an example to clarify the

configuration process. Configure the initial settings of the DIR-655 by following the steps outlined in the DIR-655 Quick Installation Guide.

3. Access the Router with Your Web Browser

If you have cable or DSL Internet service, you will most likely have a dynamically

assigned WAN IP Address. ‘Dynamic’ means that your router’s WAN IP address

can change from time to time depending on your ISP.

A dynamic WAN IP Address

identifies your router on the public network and allows it to access the Internet.

To

find out what your router’s WAN IP Address is, go to the Status menu on your router

and locate the WAN information for your router (as shown on the next page). The

WAN IP Address will be listed. This will be the address that you will need to type in

your Web browser to view your camera over the Internet.

Router Set-Up and Installation

Your WAN IP Address will be listed on the router’s

Status > Device

Info page.

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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. The Static IP Address will also allow you to access your camera attached to your router over the Internet.

4. Open Virtual Server Ports to Enable Remote Image Viewing

The firewall security features built into the DIR-655 router prevent users from accessing the video from the DCS-930 over the Internet. The

router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports. The ports normally used by the DCS-930 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 DIR-655 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.

1. Click

Enabled

.

2. Enter a different name for each entry.

3. Enter your camera’s local IP Address (e.g., 192.168.0.120) in the Private IP field.

4. Select TCP for HTTP port, both (TCP and UDP) for RTSP and both (TCP and UDP) for 5556 - 5559 ports.

5. If you are using the default camera port settings, enter 80 into the Public and Private Port section, click

Apply

.

6. Scheduling should be set to Always so that the camera images can be accessed at any time.

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