On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 6:01:19 PM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote: I find that is important to learn something new everyday. I have been readi ng this thread and trying to understand the process. I have most always had a warm body to help with the set up of cameras. I have done it myself by t aking the output feed off at the camera and hooking up a small composite mo nitor at each camera. A bit of a PITA but it does work to a point. I think the problems have to do with the resolution of the monitor in that the came ras need an extra tweak when I get back at the head end. This why I added m y .02cents on the topic, because I did not know about this WiFi possibility . I will be the first to admit that my knowledge of WiFi is very limited to almost non-existent. So please allow me to type out what my understanding is of this process.
First install a wireless router and connect direct to the network connectio n of the DVR.
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Then set up the port forwarding of the required port to the IP address of the DVR just as I would do for remote or mobile viewing of the cameras just as if a high-speed was being setup. This is not necessary since you won't be accessing the DVR from the Interne t.
Then enable the WiFi portion of the router to allow access to any other de vice such as a laptop or iPhone. Then have the laptop or iPhone search for available WiFi connections.
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Log On and connect. Bring up IE or the mobile viewing app and enter requir ed info and view DVR and cameras.
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You'll have to download the viewing app for your laptop/Iphone/Ipad ... pre viously from a location that is connected to the Internet, since the locati on of the cameras doesn't have Internet capability.
The following could vary depending upon the DVR that you have. Here's what I have to do using Speco DVR's. Go into programing of the DVR. Find out wha t the "local port" is on the DVR. (It should be something like 100 or some times a four digit number.) ( If I were going to connect via the Internet, I would have to obtain the External port number also so that I could port f orward the router to that port number and the port number for audio if ther e was audio listen-in)You also have to obtain the IP address of the DVR. It should be something like 198.168.1.1. If it is something like 10. 1. 2.
1 you'll have to set the DVR setting to automatically obtain an IP address. It's different with different DVR mfg's. Once you have an IP address that your router can identify (looks similar to the routers IP address) change t he DVR back to fixed IP address.
Now go to your laptop/Iphone/Ipad and sign on to IE. Enter in the IP addre ss of the DVR like this. If the IP address of the DVR is 198.168.1.2. and the local port was 100, enter the following in IE 198.168.1.2:100 OR ..... . you may have to start up your remote viewing app and enter this info ther e. It varys.
Move router as needed to keep signal strength up.
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Does that about sum up the process or am I missing something?? Thanks for a ny input.
Les
I think I just learned something new today also. Don't try to explain how to set up a DVR to someone in a Newsgroup. :->
I might have missed something. After awhile, when you're actually setting u p the DVR you just go to the next logical step and don't think about what y ou're doing. If I missed something, hopefully someone will correct me.