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Router Settings
Router configurations for I-View are unique based on the specific router/firewall onsite. I-View Now requires at least
two ports to be forwarded to the Device. You can change the server and HTTP ports from the default settings in the
Network Settings window. This can be done either through port forwarding or NAT (Network Address Translation)
depending on what the installation site’s router supports.
With either of these router features, any unused/unfiltered external port can be forwarded to the DVR’s Server Port
(Also referred to as the Video Port). For example external port 9000 could be forwarded to the DVR on port 8000
internally. Similarly, external port 8080 could be forwarded to the DVR’s internal port 80. Using port forwarding it’s
possible to not need to change the DVR’s default internal port settings.
Another approach is to forward external ports to the DVR using the same external and internal port. In this case, the
ports must be set on the DVR through Network Settings. Common ports used for forwarding the HTTP port are 1024,
1025, 1026, 1027 or 8080. Common ports used for forwarding the command port are 8010, 8011, 9000 or 9010. For
these situations it is the External IP Address and External Port numbers that must be entered into the I-View Now
“Installer’s Portal” so that the I-View system is aware of the proper port with which to communicate to the DVR with.
As was mentioned in the workflow overview, the external IP address and client port used to forward messages to the
DVR must be input into the i-viewnow.com portal. Through this fashion I-View will know how to route requests across
the Internet as well as the port used to talk to the DVR.
The default server port for this NVR is 8000 while that of the default HTTP port is 80. In addition, this particular camera
unit makes use of RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) and as such the router needs to make the RTSP ‘well-known’ port
of 554 available or an alternate port must be configured. In general any ports used must be unblocked in any firewall or
boundary security devices (which is typically just the router). To configure the RTSP service port for the DVR:
1.
Click the Network Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click More Settings.
Figure 7
2.
Enter the RSTP port value. The default value is 554.
3.
Click Apply to save the settings.