Quadrox QGuard Installation Manual - Manual (Page 23)

GuardNVR Installation Manual 23
Version 4.4 Series
In order to facilitate remote connections to GuardNVR, it is recommended you use a
static IP-address.
To manually configure an IP address on Windows XP, follow the steps below:
Click Start->Settings->Control Panel.
In Control Panel, select Network and Internet Connections.
On the Network and Internet Connections sheet, select Network Connections.
In Network Connections, right-click the local area connection that you want to
modify.
Select Properties.
On the General tab of the Properties sheet, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Click Properties.
On the General tab of the TCP/IP Properties sheet, select the Use the following IP
address option.
Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the selected adapter in
their respective text boxes. The network administrator must provide these values for
individual users, based on the IP addressing scheme for your site. The value in the IP
Address text box identifies the IP address for this network adapter. The value in the
Subnet Mask text box is used to identify the network ID for the selected network
adapter. If needed, the DNS server address can be entered also.
Click OK to save the IP addressing information.
Click OK to save the connection properties.
For Vista users, please check the OS manual. The configuration differs slightly but
the idea behind the configuration stays the same.
2.4.4 Firewall configuration
The following ports need to be opened for connections going towards the
GuardNVR:
1. TCP Port 80: Web application
2. TCP Port 1518: Control connection
3. UDP Ports 4096 till 4223: Video streaming
4. TCP Port 3389: Remote Desktop connection (Optional). Frequently asked by
support when you have an issue)
5. TCP Port 5666: Q-Monitor Service.
RTP uses two UDP ports per stream (versus one in the old streaming format in
versions prior to V4.0.0.0), one for RTP (the video stream itself) and one for RTCP
(QoS signal stream), limiting the software to a maximum of 64 concurrent streams.
This number can be limited (e.g. for security purposes) or extended using the Settings
> Network settings page. In that case, Quadrox recommends you to open a number of
spare ports to avoid switching issues, e.g. 4 ports extra. The first port in the range
should be even.
Like all applications which communicate over networks, GuardNVR uses communication
channels to pass data (commands, video, web-pages, etc …) back and forth. The network
language that the GuardNVR uses is called TCP/IP. This is not a unique language but a