Re: Security First CCTV setup HELP!

["A.J." <a_j@xxxxxxxx>]

1. You have to connect to the public IP of the remote router, not the DVR 's
private IP. (If you are connecting thru WAN)

2. What was the cloning about ? It is not necessary.



"Injun Ear" <gonsleenger@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Security First SDVS-1904 Setup
> « on: Today at 05:00 pm » Reply with quote Modify message
> Needing help with this.
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> I installed the 4 cameras and the DVR.  They're working fine.  Now I'm
> trying to get it to come up on the computer so we can see the business
> remotely over the net.
> I ran the Cat5 cable and connected it to the D-Link DL624 router.  From
> the DVR, I pulled the IP address and port that the router assigned it per
> the instructions.  I set it to port 08000.

So far so good.

 Then I set up the router
> to forward port 8000.

Forward Port 8000 to where ?


I set a static IP for the DVR in the router.  It
> was able to clone the MAC number from the DVR.

No need to clone anything. Are you saying that you set the internal DVR's IP
to a static external IP, and cloned the MAC of the DVR to the router's
external MAC ? Not likely, cos if you have done that, your WAN would quit.


 Looks like I did
> everything right.  But no connection.  I have the software installed on
> the computer.  I set it to port 8000 with the same IP number as the DVR
> and click connect, but it just sits there and never connects.


Connect to the public IP of the remote router if you are connecting from
WAN.


 I can
> open a command window and ping the DVR and it answers me.  But no picture.
> The computer is a late-model HP running Vista home premium. It's connected
> to the internet thru the router and a Motorola Surfboard cable modem.  I
> have tried 2 versions of the Integrated Remote Station software, set both
> up according to instructions but nothing.
> WHAT AM I MISSING?   This thing SHOULD work.

If you are connecting from LAN, it should work with the private IP. Is the
DVR configured to the same subnet and gateway as the rest of the computers
on the LAN ?

BTW, this should be a 5 minutes job.