Port Forwarding - Q-See QSD9004 User Manual

(Picture 5-9), then type ipconfig at the prompt (RED arrow on Picture 5-9) to access the router settings. Write
down the gateway and subnet mask numbers (GREEN arrows on (Picture 5-9) so you can copy them into the
network settings on the DVR (Picture 5-10).
Menu Network Set] then use the Direction Keys on the DVR to go to the TYPE dropdown and select
STATIC
For the DVRs IP address you would enter the same first 3 sets of numbers as the gateway and select a
fourth set of numbers that is different then any other device attached to the same router. If the IP address of
your computer in the ipconfig (BLUE arrow in Pic 5) was a single or two digit number you should be ok with
any three digit number, if the computer IP address ends with a number in the 100s then you should go with a
200 number (LIGHT BLUE box in Pic 6). After you enter the addresses hit the OK button.
At the bottom of the NETWORK SETUP window there is an option to setup the DVR to be accessed
through a DDNS service. When you click on the DDNS button it brings up the window displayed as Picture
5-11.You can access the DVR through a static or dynamic IP address; however a dynamic address can
Picture 5-11
IP address and be directed to whatever the current dynamic IP address is, so that you can always access the
DVR by entering the same address.IP address. This DVR supports the DDND service provided by You can
get more information on how to use the service from the www.dyndns.com website.

5.2.3.4 Port Forwarding

To access the DVR from a remote computer over the internet you would then need to forward port 80 and
port 9000 on the router the DVR is attached to, to the IP address of the DVR. You can get instructions on how
to do this for most popular routers by going to the www.portforward.com website. On this website click on the
orange "Routers" link in the second paragraph (RED box in Picture 5-12), which will open a list of router
manufactures, then find the brand and model of your router on the list and click on the link. On the next page
that opens click on the orange "Default Guide" link (BLUE box in Picture 5-13), this will take you to the port
forwarding instructions for your router.
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change from time to time. How often depends on your service provider
When it changes you need to go to a website such as
www.myipaddress.com from a computer attached to the same router
as the DVR to find out what the new IP address is. There are two
solutions to this problem. One would be to get a static IP address from
your service provider so that you do not have to be concerned with the
address changing. Another solution would to use a dynamic domain
name service to get a domain name that can be linked to your dynamic
www.dyndns.com. You can register on that company's website and get
a domain name, user name, and password. You can then enter your
dynamic domain name into an Internet Explorer browser instead of an
To get to the NETWORK SETUP window, Go to [Main
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