SESYSTEMS 0 Posted February 29, 2012 I have installed a DVR and I am having trouble viewing offsite. I can view the dvr on the LAN but not remotely. I am pretty sure it is the router settings that are throwing me off. I hace a Linksys E2500 router that my DVR is connected to. I have forwarded the 2 port that the dvvr asks for. Is there any additional settings required to this router. Also I have a static ip that i am using for offsite viewing. Do I need to setup a dhcp reservation for the dvr ? Please help, I know Im close but cant quite get it...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtetterton 0 Posted February 29, 2012 If you are able to access the unit from within your LAN (from a mobile device, or from another computer) then that means it has to be an issue with your router or port forwarding. Check your router firewall settings and double check, triple check your port forward settings. Try disabling the firewall on the router completely to troubleshoot and rule that out. If your router supports DMZ, you could also put your routers IP in the DMZ to troubleshoot. In reference to the DHCP question, yes, it would be a good idea Some routers can reserve the IP based on the clients MAC ID or you can set a static IP at the DVR itself. My main router/dhcp server is .1, my wireless bridge is .2 and my DVR is .3 . In the DHCP router, I've specifed the DHCP addressing pool to be from .4 to .150 so the DHCP server won't try to give .2 or .3 to a new client. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted March 1, 2012 If your DVR uses port 80 for initial HTTP connections, you might want to try a different port for that, as some ISPs block incoming connections to port 80. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
excableguy 0 Posted March 1, 2012 If your DVR uses port 80 for initial HTTP connections, you might want to try a different port for that, as some ISPs block incoming connections to port 80. Indeed this is true. Also make sure your IP address hasn't changed. You may want to look into a DDNS service.. A good router for DDNS is any router that runs DDWRT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kumandan 0 Posted March 1, 2012 Indeed this is true. Also make sure your IP address hasn't changed. You may want to look into a DDNS service.. A good router for DDNS is any router that runs DDWRT. RIGHT SOLUTION GIVEN THANKS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtetterton 0 Posted March 1, 2012 I didn't suggest a ddns service because the OP said he had s static IP for remote viewing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SESYSTEMS 0 Posted March 1, 2012 I doublechecked port forwarding and disabeled router firewall and still no luck. On the port 80 reponse, does it not matter what ports i use as long as i keep the dvr and router on same number? And it appears that the ISP gave me the wrong Static because i searched my Static through whatsmyip.com and it gave me a different number than what they gave me. I tried the new static and still no luck, may try the port changes tomorrow morning. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP GUYS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
