35
port to a 5-digit number that is less than 65535, note the number
down, and click save before proceeding to the next step.
3. The system will prompt you to reset the camera. Click OK and wait
for the camera to restart.
4. Restarting the camera may cause the device to use another IP
address. Use the included IP Config tool to find the IP address as
detailed in section 4.4.1.
5. Login to your camera, open the main menu then go to Setup ->
Network.
6. Click the Connections menu item on the left hand menu and
ensure that the HTTP port has changed.
7. Click the DDNS menu item on the left hand menu, pick
Amcrest DDNS from the drop down box, click the checkbox
next to Server Type, and then click the Save button on the
bottom right.
8. To set a custom DDNS name, fill out the Domain name and
save the settings. .
9. Write down the entire Domain Name field, including the
white text that says .amcrestddns.com
10. Click the UPnP menu item on the left hand menu and click
the enable checkbox at the top.
11. While in the UPnP menu, double click the HTTP port, and
change both the internal and external HTTP ports to match the
number that was used in step 2.
12. Uncheck the last 4 checkboxes in the PAT table on the
UPnP menu.
13. Click apply, then exit this menu to go back to the main
menu, then reenter the UPnP menu, and ensure the UPnP
status says, “Mapping Successful”.
14. Open a web browser and enter in the DDNS domain name
address from step 9, enter in a colon, then type the port
number from step 4 on to the end.
For example, if the DDNS domain name is
http://abc123456789.amcrestddns.com and your HTTP Port is
33333, the URL would be
http://abc123456789.amcrestddns.com:33333
15. The browser may prompt you to install a plugin. Click install
to download the plugin, and then click on the plugin installation
file to install the plugin.