Network Setup - Global Access (Connected Through A Router Or Firewall) - Night Owl FS-8320 Instruction Manual

5.2.11 Network Setup – Global Access (Connected through a Router or Firewall)
To access the NETWORK SETUP menu, select "MAIN MENU" " "ADVANCE" "
"NETWORK" to open the NETWORK SETUP menu.
If you would like to access your DVR while you are outside of your home or office network,
please follow the instructions below to configure the NETWORK Setup of your DVR
Note: Prior to changing the NETWORK Setup of your DVR, it is strongly recommended that
you perform the following tasks:
1. Access the configuration page of your router or Firewall.
2. Reserve an IP Address in your router or firewall that is not used by other computers or
devices connected to your internal network.
3. Make sure your router is configured properly for computer or devices outside of your local
network to access your DVR through your router. To do so, please use the following
method(s): NAT (Network Address Translation), Port Forwarding, DMZ (De-Military Zone),
DDNS (Dynamic DNS). Please refer to your router or firewall user's manual for reference.
Note: Improper configuration on the router or firewall will prevent you from accessing your
DVR from outside your network.
3. Write down the assigned IP Address of your DVR, Subnet Mask, IP Address of your Router
(Gateway) of your DVR for future reference when configuring the DVR.
Port Forwarding
To access the DVR from a remote computer over the internet via internet browser (Internet
Explorer).
1. Forward Port 80 and Port 9000 on the router attached to the DVR, to the IP address of
the DVR. *If you can't use HTTP Port 80 or 9000 due to used or your Internet Service
Provider, use a different port in the same range. When selecting a different port,
forward the new port to the IP address of the DVR and change the settings in the DVR
Network settings. You will also need to add the new port to the end of the IP address in
the browser window. For example, if you use port 83, you add ":83" to the end of the IP
address.
1. Select STATIC as the network TYPE.
2. Setup PORT and WEB PORT (recommended to
leave these at the default values).
3. Enter the IP Address that you have reserved at the
beginning of this section into this field to be the unique
address of your DVR in your local network.
4. NETMASK: It is recommended to leave the Subnet
mask as the default 255.255.255.0.
5. Set the GATEWAY to the IP Address of your router.
6. Enter the DNS (Domain Name Server) Address, leave
this at its default value 0.0.0.0 if you are only
accessing your DVR in your internal network.
7. Click "APPLY" to save your change.
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