garyprud 0 Posted August 29, 2017 Hi - looks like a lot of great help and info is here! Hope someone can help me with a few basic questions. I have an 8-camera Optivision DVR/NVR which is working fine, I can access the system directly or via IP address on my home network. My problem seems to be with remote access via DNS. I would expect to be presented with the DVR login screen. Instead, I get a page offering to sell me a domain name - which my vendor was supposed to do last year. 1. Does anyone know anything about the Optivision DVR? Who makes it, etc? 2. I was supposedly registered at 'myname'.dvrdyns.com for a remote access url. 3. Port Forwarding is set up for the DVR in my router for a specific dedicated IP on my network. I can see that device when I ping (good pings) it and also when scanning devices. 4. SO far, basic tests on my domain name show it to be working and active, but has SOA alerts, which I gather to be Start of Authority. The tests also report some weird IP addresses which I don't recognize, and connected to something called ns2.parkingcrew.net. Thanks for any info to help me figure this out, while I WAIT for my installer tech to be near my neighborhood![/size] Gary[/size] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
51cent 8 Posted August 29, 2017 gary, it looks like parkingcrew is part of your DNS service. http://harwelldvr.dvrdyns.com.ipaddress.com/ Read all the way down. It apparently is Chinese. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garyprud 0 Posted August 30, 2017 Thank you. In general, do most people here allow there vendor/installer to establish & maintain their domain name? If so, I figure the price included a setup fee and yearly (or bulk) maintenance for the domain registration? Or is it preferable to register and pay for your own? Still kinda new at this. Thanks again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted August 30, 2017 Thank you. In general, do most people here allow there vendor/installer to establish & maintain their domain name? If so, I figure the price included a setup fee and yearly (or bulk) maintenance for the domain registration? Or is it preferable to register and pay for your own? Still kinda new at this. Thanks again! Hi. A good installer would set up a DDNS service in your name and let you set your own passwords. Have you asked your ISP if they do a static IP address .....sometimes there free or some charge a small fee. But before setting another up I would change your recorder passwords and give it another local IP .... To block the existing DDNS service. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
