FI9801W Quick Installation Guide
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Figure 2.6
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This is your WAN IP address (external IP address).
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
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 2.7 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.
5.2 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.
Note