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changed to 2000, so we see http://192.168.8.102:2000 in IP Camera Tool. Also, the LAN IP address is now fixed at a

static IP address of http://192.168.8.102:2000. This IP address will not change even if the camera is powered off and

back on, the camera will remain on this LAN IP address. This is very important that a static LAN IP address is set, or

you may have problems later with remote access and seeing the camera remotely if the camera loses power and

reconnects on a different LAN IP address. Make sure you set a static LAN IP address!

Figure 2.10

What is Port forwarding?

If you have never done port forwarding before, you can open and view the following link to understand the basic concept.

Port forwarding allows for outside connections to access a specific device on your network from anywhere in the world.

Every router automatically blocks any incoming connections for safety purposes. Using port forwarding, you are telling

your router to allow a connection through a certain port (you can think of it as a gateway) into your router. You set this

port to a specific device, in our case an IP Camera, so it can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

Click this link to learn more about port forwarding: http://portforward.com/help/portforwarding.htm

How do we configure Port Forwarding?

For this section, we will be using an example:

Let’s say the camera’s LAN IP address is http://192.168.8.100:2000

Step 1: Login to the router, and go to your router’s port forwarding or port triggering menu. Sometimes this is also under

the name of Virtual Server or NAT.

Using the Linksys brand router as an example, we would log into the router, and go to the Applications & Gaming menu.

We would then click on the “Single Port Forwarding” sub-menu.

Step 2: Create a new column using the LAN IP address & HTTP Port of the camera within the router as shown below,

then push OK or Submit to save your settings: