Cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback – Q-See QSDT16PCRC User Manual
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CHA
PTER
9 REMOTE SUR
VEILLANCE & PLA
YBACK
STEP 5. Click on CHECK NOW to
detect how many Routers are in the
network.
PICTURE 9-7
PICTURE 9-5
PICTURE 9-6
PART 2: DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF ROUTERS ON THE NETWORK
To find out the number of routers on your network, you will need to download a
FREE
router
detection program.
STEP 1. Go to
http://www.pcwintech.com/shanes-toolbox
STEP 2. Click on Detect Multiple
Routers to begin the download.
STEP 3. Unzip the application to install it.
STEP 4. Click on the detect_routers
application to run it.
If Multiple Routers are Detected
If there are multiple routers, you will see a
display similar to
Picture 9-8
.
If so, it may be preferable to connect your
DVR and computer to the router that
connects directly to the Internet. However, this
is not always possible depending upon your
particular situation.
STEP 6. If there is only one router detected, then you may skip to Part 3: Simple Port
Forwarding.
PICTURE 9-8
In this case, you will need to proceed with the next section using the IP address for Router 1
to forward its ports. After that, you will need to proceed to Part 4.