PLANET NVR-1620 - Manual (Page 136)

Network Video Recorder with HDMI
NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620
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Appendix C:
Configuring Port Forwarding Manually
The device can be used with a router. If the device wants to be accessed from
the WAN, its IP address needs to be set up as a fixed IP address. The port
forwarding or Virtual Server function of router also needs to be set up. This
device supports UPnP traversal function. Therefore, user could use this
feature to configure port forwarding of NAT router first. However, if user needs
to configure port forwarding manually, please follow the steps below:
Manually installing the device with a router on your network is an easy 3–step
procedure as follows:
1. Assign a local/fixed IP address to your device
2. Access the Router with Your Web browser
3. Open/Configure Virtual Server Ports of Your Router
1. Assigning a local/fixed IP address to your device
The device must be assigned a local and fixed IP Address that allows it to be
recognized by the router. Manually set up the device with a fixed IP address,
for example, 192.168.0.100.
2. Accessing the Router with Your Web browser
The following steps generally apply to any router that you have on your
network. PLANET WNRT-620 is used as an example to clarify the
configuration process. Configure the initial settings of the router by following
the steps outlined in the router’s Quick Installation Guide.
If you have cable or DSL 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 screen on your router and locate the WAN information for your
router. As shown on the following 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. Be sure to uncheck the Reset IP address at the
next boot button at the top of the screen after modifying the IP address.
Failure to do so will reset the IP address when you restart your computer.