Add Port Forwarded IP Camera to NVR

Add Port Forwarded IP Camera to NVR



Step 1: Access the camera using the “SADP Tool” application and assign a static IP address.


Step 2: Login to the camera from browser(IE Preferred) with IP address and assign port numbers. To access the port page, go to Configuration --> Network --> Basic --> Port and change the HTTP Port, RTSP Port and Server Port.


For multiple cameras, perform this step with different port numbers for each camera. For example, for camera 1 use “80,554,8000”, for camera 2 use “81,555,8001” etc.





Step 3: Login to the router and perform port forwarding of the assigned ports. Below is a screenshot from a Ubiquiti router port forward page. It varies from depending on the brand of router you use.




Step 4: go to https://canyouseeme.org/ to find your public IP address and check to see if the ports are open.


Step 5: Login to the NVR and go to Camera management page. 


Step 6: Select a channel and click “Modify” --> Change adding method to “Manual” --> Enter the Public IP Address --> Enter the new server port assigned to the camera --> Enter the password --> Click “OK




Step 7: Repeat the above steps for each camera if you have multiple cameras.