PLANET ICA-HM830W - Manual (Page 71)

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Appendix E:
Configure Port Forwarding Manually
The Internet Camera can be used with a router. If the Internet Camera wants to be accessed from
the WAN, its IP address needs to be setup as fixed IP address, also the port forwarding or Virtual
Server function of router needs to be setup. Th is device sup ports UPnP traversal fun ction.
Therefore, user could use this feature to configure port forwarding of NAT router first. However, if
user needs to configure port forwarding manually, please follow the steps as below:
Manually installing the Internet Camera with a router on your network is an easy 3–step procedure
as following:
1. Assign a local/fixed IP address to your device
2. Access the Router with Your Web browser
3. Open/Configure Virtual Server Ports of Your Router
1. Assign a local/fixed IP address to your device
The Internet Camera must be assigned a local and fixed IP Address that allows it to be recognized
by the router. Manually setup the Internet Ca
mera with a fixed IP addre ss, for exam ple,
192.168.0.100
.
2. Access the Router with Your Web browser
The following steps generally apply to any rout er that you have on your net work. The PLANET
WNRT-620 is used as an example to clarify the configuration process. Configure the initial settings
of the router by following the steps outlined in the router’s Quick Installation Guide.
If you have cable or DS L service, you will m ost likely have a dynamically assigned WAN IP
Address. ‘Dynamic’ means that you r router’s WAN IP addre ss can change from time to time
depending on your ISP. A dynamic WAN IP Address identifies your router on the public network
and allows it to access the Internet. To find out what your ro uter’s WAN IP Address is, go to t he
Status
screen on your ro uter and locate the WAN in formation for your route r. As shown o n the
following page the WAN IP Address will be listed. This will be the address that you will need to
type in your web browser to view your camera over the Internet. Be sure to uncheck the Reset IP
address at next boot
button at the top of the screen after modifying the IP address. Failure to do
so will reset the IP address when you restart your computer.