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Can I remotely access my DVR through dvrlink.net...?

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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....

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JUST ASSIGN THE DVR A STATIC IP ON YOUR LAN AND PORT FORWARD THE REQUIRED PORTS IN THE DVR TO THE ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS IN YOU ROUTER.

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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)?

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