Dynamic Ip Addresses - Foscam FI9805W User Manual

Access your IP Camera from the Internet
You can access the IP Camera from the Internet (remote access). Enter the WAN IP address
and port number in your standard browser. For example, you would enter http://
183.37.28.254:85
Note
Make sure port forwarding is successful. You can do port forwarding two ways.
1) Login to your router to enable the "UPNP" function. You can then login to the camera as
administrator, choose Network, and then choose UPnP to enable UPnP. Make sure that the
status of UPnP reads "UPnP Successful" on the Device Status page.
2) Do port (HTTP port and Media port) forwarding manually. (See Figure 2.11 for further details)
If your router has a Virtual Server, it can do port forwarding. Add the camera's LAN IP and port
which you had set earlier to your router's port forwarding settings.
Note: If you plug the camera into a router, it will have a dynamic IP address and you need to set
DDNS service settings to view it remotely.

2.2.2 Dynamic IP Addresses

DDNS is a service that allows your IP Camera, especially when assigned with a dynamic IP
address, to have a fixed host and domain name. This means that even though your WAN IP
address is constantly changing, you will have a fixed hostname you can use to access your
cameras at all times. You can access the camera directly from the Internet using the hostname
and port number.
Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent
Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent
Tel: Tel: 86 86 755 755 2674 2674 5668 5668 Fax: Fax:
Figure 2.7
Technology Co., Limited
Technology Co., Limited
86 86 755 755 2674 2674 5168 5168
www .foscam.co
www .foscam.co
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