rhimbo

OK, I'm showing my ignorance here.... How do I choose a static IP address for the DVR? Do I specify something in the range of 192.168.1.xxx? Does the router then map this internal address to one granted by the "network," that is, the IAP's router (TimeWarner in my case)?

Hello everyone, I'm new to this site... I did read the FAQs but please forgive me if I misunderstood something regarding the correct forum to post for example.... I have the following: Exelon PR-1648 16-channel DVR. Linksys WRT54GS, v6 wireless router My DVR is connected to the router via a Cat 5 cable. According to the DVR manual, I should be able to access the DVR over the Internet by specifying its MAC address in a URL something like the following: http://.dvrlink.net/8080 I have opened up the RTSP port as well as port 8080... no luck. Does this work in fact? Or, do I need to set up DDNS? DDNS seems to work using the dvrlink.net DDNS server (at least I get a "Success!" dialog when I click the "test" button!). If I need to set up DDNS, I guess my next post will be on the Linksys forum or the DD-WRT or OpenWRT forums!! Many thanks in advance....