Using & Configuring The Dcs-5300 With A Nat Router - D-Link DCS-5300 User Manual

Using & Configuring the DCS-5300 with a NAT Router
D-Link's DCS-5300 is a versatile and cost effective Network Camera offering both video and audio monitoring. It can
also serve as a powerful surveillance system in security applications. The DCS-5300 can be used with any wired
or wireless router. This section explains how to view the camera from either the Internet or from inside your internal
Materials Needed:
• 1 DCS-5300 Network Camera
• 1 Ethernet Cable
• A Wired or Wireless router such as the D-Link DI-614+ Wireless Router
• Ethernet based PC for system configuration
SETTING UP THE DCS-5300 FOR USE BEHIND A ROUTER
Installing a DCS-5300 Network Camera on your network is an easy 4–step procedure:
• Assign a local IP Address to your Network Camera
• View the Network Camera Using Your Internet Explorer Web browser
• Access the Router with Your Web browser
• Open Virtual Server Ports for Your Router (Enable Remote Viewing)
This section is designed to walk you through the setup process for installing your camera behind a router and enable
remote video viewing. For the basic setup of the DCS-5300, follow the steps outlined in the Quick Installation
Guide.
After you have completed the setup of the DCS-5300 outlined in the Quick Installation Guide you will have an operating
camera that has an assigned IP Address. Because you are using a router to share the Internet with one or more PCs,
the IP Address assigned to the Network Camera will be a local IP Address. This allows viewing within your Local Area
Network (LAN) until the router is configured to allow remote viewing of the camera over the Internet.
• Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera
Run the Installation Wizard program from the CD included with the DCS-5300. Follow the steps in the Quick Installation
Guide to configure the DCS-5300. The camera will be assigned a local IP Address that allows it to be recognized by
the router.
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