Swann DVR4-2000 Operating Instructions Manual page 49

For a STATIC configuration, the DVR needs to be told what IP address to use (this
must be unique) and the subnet mask, gateway address and DNS server address
(these must match the other devices on your network).
The most common way of discovering these values is to use a computer already
connected to the network, which can access the Internet. Typically, this is a matter
of bringing up the Properties window for your local area connection (LAN).
Depending on your operating system, there are different ways to do this.
Once you've found the network settings on your computer:
gateway, subnet mask and DNS server addresses to match those
• Set the
that your computer uses.
• For the IP address, the first three groups of numbers should be the same, with
the last being different (unique). For example, if your computer's IP address was
"192.168.1.12" then you could set the DVR's IP address to "192.168.1.235".
(The choice of "235" is somewhat arbitrary - it can be anything between 0
and 255, so long as no other device on your network is using that address. We
suggest 235 as it is usually available.)
The DVR4-2000 needs two "ports" to be available and properly configured to
work correctly over the Internet. One of these is called the "Media Port" and the
other is called the "Web Port".
Media Port: The default value is "9000".
Web Port: The default value is "80" - we strongly suggest changing this as "80"
is a port frequently used by various programs (in fact, it's the default HTTP port).
Generally, "85" is a much better choice - however, you can set this to be anything
that you want, just be sure to remember it! You'll need it later.
Remember: these ports need to be forwarded from your router directly to the
DVR. Without these ports forwarded properly, remote access will be slow and
playback will be jerky - if it works at all.
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