10-25-2007, 11:10 AM
The DVR system I will be using for this post is the DVR-440. I will be explain how you can configure your stand alone DVR to utilize the webcam server option. With the webcam server option, you can remotely view the stand alone DVR from a PC within the LAN or from a PC (from a remote location) that is connected to the internet.
Once everything is properly connected and the DVR is on, proceed to the menu. Most of the time you will receive a prompt to login, where you will login as the administrator and with the given password (default is channel 1, 2 , 3, 4).
Now selected the "system" option displayed on the menu, then select "network" on the system submenu. In the case of the DVR-440, four options will be displayed: DHCP, DDNS, WEB Server, Network Speed.
Here are the default settings for each option that we use:
DHCP - On
DDNS - On
WEB Server - On
Network Speed - 8192 KBPS
Once those options have been set, you might be prompted to restart the DVR. Once you have restarted the DVR, proceed to go back to the "system" menu. Once you’re in that menu select the "system information" option. Here is where you will find the IP address and the MAC address. These two addresses are very helpful when configuring the DVR for the web server option, so please write them down for future reference.
Now you must open the following ports on your router for the IP address assigned to the DVR: 80 and 6100 Once that is completed you can test the webcam server option.
To test the webcam server option,
For remote view within a LAN: Open the internet browser on the PC within the network and type in the IP address assigned to the DVR in the address bar. For example the DVR-440 was assigned an IP address: 192.168.1.109 , so I would type in "http://192.168.1.109" in the address bar. Once that is done, you will see the interface for the webcam. Click on the login button (upper right hand side, looks like a solid dot within a hollow dot with a line thru it), and login as the administrator with the given password. You should receive a live feed of the camera(s) connected to the standalone DVR.
For remote view from a PC outside the LAN: Open the internet browser on the PC within the network and type in the MAC address assigned to the DVR followed by ".dvrlink.net" in the address. For example the DVR-440 has a MAC address: 00465D00161A , so I would type in "http://00465D00161A.dvrlink.net" in the address bar. Once that is done, you will see the interface for the webcam. Click on the login button (upper right hand side, looks like a solid dot within a hollow dot with a line thru it), and login as the administrator with the given password. You should receive a live feed of the camera(s) connected to the standalone DVR.
If you see the interface, but you can not connect to the camera and receive a live feed then there is an issue with the video card drivers on the PC being used.
If everything is working properly, you have successfully setup a stand alone DVR as a webcam server.
Once everything is properly connected and the DVR is on, proceed to the menu. Most of the time you will receive a prompt to login, where you will login as the administrator and with the given password (default is channel 1, 2 , 3, 4).
Now selected the "system" option displayed on the menu, then select "network" on the system submenu. In the case of the DVR-440, four options will be displayed: DHCP, DDNS, WEB Server, Network Speed.
Here are the default settings for each option that we use:
DHCP - On
DDNS - On
WEB Server - On
Network Speed - 8192 KBPS
Once those options have been set, you might be prompted to restart the DVR. Once you have restarted the DVR, proceed to go back to the "system" menu. Once you’re in that menu select the "system information" option. Here is where you will find the IP address and the MAC address. These two addresses are very helpful when configuring the DVR for the web server option, so please write them down for future reference.
Now you must open the following ports on your router for the IP address assigned to the DVR: 80 and 6100 Once that is completed you can test the webcam server option.
To test the webcam server option,
For remote view within a LAN: Open the internet browser on the PC within the network and type in the IP address assigned to the DVR in the address bar. For example the DVR-440 was assigned an IP address: 192.168.1.109 , so I would type in "http://192.168.1.109" in the address bar. Once that is done, you will see the interface for the webcam. Click on the login button (upper right hand side, looks like a solid dot within a hollow dot with a line thru it), and login as the administrator with the given password. You should receive a live feed of the camera(s) connected to the standalone DVR.
For remote view from a PC outside the LAN: Open the internet browser on the PC within the network and type in the MAC address assigned to the DVR followed by ".dvrlink.net" in the address. For example the DVR-440 has a MAC address: 00465D00161A , so I would type in "http://00465D00161A.dvrlink.net" in the address bar. Once that is done, you will see the interface for the webcam. Click on the login button (upper right hand side, looks like a solid dot within a hollow dot with a line thru it), and login as the administrator with the given password. You should receive a live feed of the camera(s) connected to the standalone DVR.
If you see the interface, but you can not connect to the camera and receive a live feed then there is an issue with the video card drivers on the PC being used.
If everything is working properly, you have successfully setup a stand alone DVR as a webcam server.