Internet Connection Via A Router - Vivotek SC8131 User Manual

Internet connection via a router

Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow
the steps below.
1. Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below.
Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 43 for
details.
Internet
2. In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network Camera is
192.168.0.3, please forward the following ports for the Network Camera on the router.
■ HTTP port: default is 80
■ RTSP port: default is 554
■ RTP port for video: default is 5556
■ RTCP port for video: default is 5557
If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page, please open the ports
accordingly on your router. For information on how to forward ports on the router, please refer
to your router's user's manual.
3. Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Network Camera from the
Internet. Please refer to Network Type on page 161 for details.
For example, your router and IP settings may look like this:
Device
Public IP of router
LAN IP of router
Camera 1
Camera 1 Websocket
port
Camera 2
...
WAN (Wide Area Network )
Router IP address : from ISP
LAN (Local Area Network)
Router IP address : 192.168.0.1
Cable or DSL Modem
IP Address: internal
port
122.146.57.120
192.168.2.1
192.168.2.10:80
192.168.2.11:777
192.168.2.11:80
...
IP address : 192.168.0.3
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
IP address : 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default router : 192.168.0.1
■ Websocket port: default is 888
IP Address: External Port (Mapped port on the
router)
122.146.57.120:8000
122.146.57.120:777
122.146.57.120:8001
...
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