Yes, the IP address is the same as the dvr and the router. I have done the following and pinged the IP address and it states Sent= 4 Recieved= 4 Lost= 0 (0% loss). I am able to communicate to the dvr from where the router is connected to the computer but i want to watch it from a different computer at home. Is there anything I can do to make this happen. It says Connection Error if i log on from any other network either than where the dvr is. Please help, thanks. I am willing to pay if someone could walk me through the process.