Swann 8 Channel DVR H.264 - Manual (Page 33)

31 Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play): UPnP is a technology which makes configuring your net-
work easier and faster. To use the UPnP setting on the DVR, you’ll need a router which sup-
ports the feature, with UPnP enabled. Note that many routers which do support UPnP do not
come with the feature enabled by default.
When UPnP is enabled on both your DVR and router, the Ports that the DVR requires to be
open for access to and from the Internet will automatically be opened and closed as neces-
sary by your router, saving you the trouble of manually forwarding these ports. If UPnP is not
enabled, or your router does not support the feature, you’ll need to forward the ports the DVR
uses from the router to the DVR - since this is a technically challenging process, we strongly
recommend using UPnP if possible.
For more information on UPnP and Ports,
see “Remote Access: Ports and UPnP” on page 63.
MEDIA PORT: This is the port that the DVR will use to send information through. The most
important things are that:
1. You’ll need to enable UPnP on your router (see “Remote Access” on page
62) so your router can selectively open these ports, allowing the DVR to
communicate via the Internet. If your router doesn’t support UPnP, you have
two options. You can either get a new router (which we’d actually recommend -
UPnP is such a good feature!) or you can manually forward ports from the router
to the DVR. Port forwarding is a technical and involved process, recommended
only for the technically inclined.
2. Nothing else share this port. The default port number is 9000, which is not used
by many other devices/programs. However, particularly if you have another DVR
or DVR-like device, something might be using this port already. If this is the case,
change this value to be unique.
WEB PORT: This is the port through which you will be able to communicate with the
DVR. Like the MEDIA PORT, it will need to be forwarded properly in order to ensure
smooth, latency-free communication. The default value is “85”, as this port is seldom
used by other devices or applications. If there is another device on your network us-
ing this port, you’ll need to change it to be unique.
MOBILE PORT: This is the port number that the DVR will use when connected to a
mobile device (such as a compatible phone, tablet or similar device). Like the other
PORT values, this must be unique. The default is “18004”.
IP ADDRESS: Just as houses and businesses need to have an address which iden-
tifies their location on the road network, so too do computers and other devices
need addresses (called IP ADDRESSES) to identify their position on the electronic
network. The DVR uses IPv4 addressing, which consists of four groups of numbers
between 0 and 255, separated by periods. For example, a typical IP address might be
“192.168.1.24” or something similar. The most important thing when setting the IP
address is that nothing else on your network shares that IP address.