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4) In your DVR's user interface, register a DDNS name for your DVR with a DDNS service (EverFocusDDNS or dyndns.org):
a.
On your DVR, right-click to open the main menu bar and then click this sequence: Configuration > Network Setting
> DDNS.
b. Select which DDNS Service you want to use.
c.
If you have selected the EverFocus DDNS service, enter a name for your DVR (click on the DVR Name input field to
open the on-screen keyboard) and then click the Register/Update button.
d. If you have selected the dyndns.org service, enter the Host Name, Username, and Password as provided by that
service when you registered (click on the DVR Name input field to open the on-screen keyboard).
e.
If you need more information, please refer to the DDNS section in this User Manual.
f.
Write down the full DDNS name (e.g. "DVR123.everfocusddns.com") for later use (see below).
5) In your DVR's user interface, switch on the Mobile Stream (Sub Stream)
a.
On an ECOR264-series DVR, right-click to open the main menu bar and then click this sequence: Configuration >
Network Setting > Remote/Mobile. Check the H.264 box to make this the codec of the Mobile Stream (Sub Stream)
ONLY IF you want to view via an iPhone or an Android-based phone (and via MobileFocus). You can also select
MJPEG for these two phone types, but H.264 is recommended for high-bandwidth network conditions. For
Blackberry and ALL OTHER phones, check the MJPEG box.
b. On the Paragon264 and High Definition lines of DVRs the "Enable Mobile Viewing" box should be checked
(Configuration> Network Setting > LAN) for mobile viewing from any smart phone. This will automatically switch
on an MJPEG substream.
6) Configure your smart phone:
a.
On your smart phone's home page, tap on the MobileFocus app's icon to open it.
b. Tap the Add Device icon (on the iPhone this is a + sign at the top right of the MobileFocus screen).
c.
In the Site Name field, enter an easy-to-remember name for the DVR installation you want to view.
d. Model : Click this field to get a dropdown menu with all the EverFocus model names. Tap the model name of the
DVR you want to view.
e.
Host : Enter the DDNS name here that you registered in Step 1 above (e.g. "DVR123.everfocusddns.com").
f.
Port : The default is 80. Only change this if you changed the HTTP Port setting on the DVR's LAN setup page.
g.
Username and Password : Enter the DVR's login values here.
h. Mobile Stream : Switch this setting ON (this is called "Sub Stream" on an Android).
B) LIVE VIEWING WITHOUT THE MOBILEFOCUS APP:
The above-mentioned EverFocus DVRs can also be accessed via any web browser from smart phones and computers that do not
have the MobileFocus app installed.
1) On an ECOR264-series DVR, the "MJPEG" substream option should be selected (Configuration> Network Setting >
Remote/Mobile).
On a Paragon264 or High Definition DVR the "Enable Mobile Viewing" box should be checked (Configuration> Network
Setting > LAN).
2) Launch your smart phone or computer's web browser and enter this URL in the address bar:
http://A.A.A.A:PPPP/m/live.htm
used by the DVR. Alternatively, you can enter the DDNS name you registered for the DVR (see Step 2 above), and then add
the address-line adapters – for example:
3) You will be prompted for the login username and password to access the DVR. Please remember that the ID is case
sensitive and the password is numeric.
4) Click on a channel button to select that channel's camera feed for viewing.
– where "A.A.A.A" is the IP address of the DVR and "PPPP" is the number of the HTTP port
http://yourDVRnamehere.everfocusddns.com/m/live.htm
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