Dynamic Ip Addresses - Foscam FI9826P 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.
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.
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.
What is the HTTP Port NO.?
Default HTTP Port is 88
All cameras have the default HTTP port of 88. For example, if the LAN IP link of the camera is
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