Ddns Registration - Night Owl F SERIES User Manual

5. You will need to enter a new port forwarding entry for each port that your DVR
uses: Media Port (9000), Web Port (2049 or 2051). Repeat the steps below
for each entry.
6. When entering the port numbers and IP address into your router's port
forwarding section, you will need to remove any leading zeros e.g. 09000
9000, 192.168.000.150 192.168.0.150, etc.
7. Additionally most router menus will ask you to enter the following information
in order to forward a port; the language and naming on your particular router
may be different than the below but the same principles will apply:
• Application Name: create a unique name for your DVR system.
• Public Port: select the port to forward: Media Port (9000), Web Port (2049
or 2051), or Server Port (2050).
• Private Port: set to the same number you entered for the Public Port.
• Port Type/Protocol: if your router has an option for both, use TCP and UDP.
If your router allows either TCP or UDP port types, use TCP.
• Host IP Address: set to your DVR IP address ending in 150 that you wrote
down earlier.
Once you have forwarded the necessary ports on your router, you should check to
make sure they have been correctly forwarded.
1. Go to http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/.
2. Type in port 9000 and select the Check button to see if the port is open or
closed.
3. Type in port 2049 or 2051 and select the Check button to see if the port is
open or closed.
4. All ports should be open. If any ports test as closed, that port is not forwarded
correctly.
NOTE: Write you external address in the User Information section at the end of
the manual.
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8.3.4 DDNS Registration

This option allows you to set up a free website address that will point back to the
DVR, regardless of whether or not the IP address changes. If you do not have a
static IP address, you should use this option.
Follow the steps below to register a free domain name/DDNS.
1. Go to http://www.nightowldvr.com.
2. Select the Registration button located at the top left corner of the page.
3. Complete the New User Registration form. Write down the UserID and
Password information.
4. Create a domain name.
5. If the domain name that you have chosen is available, you will see a window
that tells you that your domain was successfully created. If the domain name
is taken, try again until you find an available name.
NOTE: Write the registered domain name down in the User Information section at
the end of the manual.
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