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Communicating with the Internet
Now that you have completed the setup wizard, the next step is to make sure that the DVR can communicate with the Internet.
This will allow you to use the SwannView Plus app on your Smartphone or Tablet and the SwannView Plus client software on
the computer, to monitor events where the DVR is located. We also recommend creating a DNS account via our SwannDNS
service and to setup an email account to receive notifications. Follow the instructions from page 14 to page 19 to get everything
working.
Configuration: Network: UPnP
Enable UPnP:
UPnP makes configuring your network
easier and faster. To use the UPnP setting on the DVR,
you'll need a router which supports this feature, with UPnP
enabled. Note that many routers which do support UPnP
do not come with the feature enabled by default. You may
need to ask your Internet service provider to turn it on.
When UPnP is enabled on your DVR and your router, the
Ports that the DVR requires to be open for access to and
from the Internet will automatically be opened and closed
as necessary by your router, saving you the trouble of
manually forwarding these ports. If UPnP is not enabled,
or your router does not support this 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.
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Mapping Type:
We recommend changing this to the Auto
setting.
Edit:
Allows you to change the current External Port
number.
Make sure that the number used for the External Port
and Internal Port match, otherwise the UPnP function will
not work. See page 15 on how to change the internal port
numbers.
Mapping IP Address:
Will display the public IP address of
the router that the DVR is connected to.
If UPnP is working correctly, you will see Active
Status:
displayed. If UPnP is not enabled or you haven't forwarded
the correct port number, the status will be Inactive.
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