EverFocus EDR 1600, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual N Ne et tw wo or rk ki in ng g Volume 1 ...

Page 2: ...t written permission of the Everfocus Electronics Corporation QuickTime is a registered trademark of the Apple Computer Inc Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Linksys is a registered trademark of the Linksys Corporation D Link is a registered trademark of the D Link Corporation DynDNS is a registered trademark of the DynDNS org C...

Page 3: ...lation 3 What type of Network Connection 4 Simple One to One Connection 5 Direct High Speed Modem Connection 11 Router or LAN Connection 13 C H A P T E R 2 Linksys Port Forwarding 16 Dynamic DNS 20 C H A P T E R 3 D Link Port Forwarding 22 Dynamic DNS 25 C H A P T E R 4 DDNS 27 Creating a DDNS Account 27 C H A P T E R 5 Viewing through Internet Explorer 30 ...

Page 4: ... an IP address of 192 168 1 127 You should avoid giving two or more computers the same IP address by using the range of IP addresses that are reserved for private local area networks this range of IP addresses usually begins with the octets 192 168 The first three octets of an IP address should be the same for all computers in the local area network For example if a total of 253 computers exist in...

Page 5: ...ogramming Sometimes though port numbers are made visible to the casual user For example some Web sites a person visits on the Internet use a URL like the following http www everfocus com 8100 In this example the number 8100 refers to the port number used by the Web browser to connect to the Web server Normally a Web site uses port number 80 and this number need not be included with the URL althoug...

Page 6: ...uters to access the Internet through the same external IP address It in turn assigns different internal IP addresses to local computers for this specific purpose Do you have a static IP address ______________ A Static IP address means you use the same IP address every time you log on to the Internet With a static IP address other Internet users always know the identity of your computer and can eas...

Page 7: ...o one connection is the most simple network connection Basically it is a connection between a Computer and Another Computer or in this case a DVR using a cross over cable See page on how to install this type of connection 2 Direct High Speed Modem Connection A direct high speed modem connection is a network connection from the modem directly to a computer or in this case the DVR See page on how to...

Page 8: ...f you have never made a cross over cable Please remember you can not use a straight through network cable for this application Once you have a cross over cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the recorder and the other into the network card on the back of the computer Now Log into the Everfocus DVR menu and using the jog dial from the previous chapter go to the Network Setting Menu S...

Page 9: ...R a Subnet mask of 255 255 255 000 and a default gateway of 192 168 001 001 The next step is to get the computer onto the same network to do this you will need administrator access to your windows machine To assign a static IP address in windows 2000 XP ...

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Page 13: ...nce you have reached this point click ok and restart both the computer and the digital recorder To access the DVR from the computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type http 192 168 1 3 ...

Page 14: ...s to purchase or make a straight through cable We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable Please remember you can not use a cross over network cable for this application Once you have a straight through cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the recorder and the other into the high speed modem Cat 5 Straight Through Cable Internet Hi speed modem DVR ...

Page 15: ...teway of the internet service provider Please Note If you have a dynamic IP address this type of connection will not work for you You will need to purchase a router or ask your internet service provider for a static IP address Please refer to local area network connection checklist Once you have reached this point click ok and restart both the computer and the digital recorder To access the DVR fr...

Page 16: ...aight cable Diagram 33 Connection Procedure The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cable We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable Please remember you can not use a cross over network cable for this application Cat 5 Straight Through Cable Internet Hi speed modem DVR Router ...

Page 17: ...nk Router Assign an IP address of 192 168 000 050 to the DVR a Subnet mask of 255 255 255 000 and a default gateway of 192 168 000 001 If you have a pre existing LAN Go to a Computer on the pre existing network and do the following o Go to Start then Run and type cmd and click on OK Then hit enter type ipconfig and press enter this will give you the information you will need Use the prior step to ...

Page 18: ...ent port to access the DVR through the routers UPNP forwarding Linksys feature or Virtual Server D Link feature This will be addressed in the next two chapters If you have a Dynamic IP address and have open the ports simply go to Chapter 9 to Configure DDNS Once you have reached this point and you have restarted the digital recorder To access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer a...

Page 19: ...r and end user nothing more To access the Web based Utility launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator and enter the Router s default IP address 192 168 1 1 in the Address field Then press Enter A password request page will appear Non Windows XP users will see a similar screen Leave the User Name field blank The first time you open the Web based Utility use the default password admin You can s...

Page 20: ...g Tab allows you to set up public services on your network such as web servers ftp servers e mail servers or other specialized Internet applications Specialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding To forward a port enter the information on each l...

Page 21: ... application either TCP or UDP or Both IP Address For each application enter the IP Address of the PC running the specific application Enable Click the Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for the relevant application Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes Example DVR 80 to 80 Both 192 168 1 50 ...

Page 22: ...he router o EDR Ports to open 80 1111 1600 o EDSR Ports to open 80 1111 2222 3333 4444 6666 If your Internet Service Provider Blocks port 80 Simply do the following Clicking the UPnP Forwarding button on the Port Range Forwarding tab will display the UPnP Forwarding tab The UPnP Forwarding tab displays preset application settings as well as options for customization of port services for other appl...

Page 23: ... to access 6 Check the Enable box to enable the services you have defined UPnP Forwarding will not function if the Enable button is left unchecked This is disabled unchecked by default Example DVR 8100 TCP 80 192 168 1 50 Enable DVR 8100 UDP 80 192 168 1 50 Enable To access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type http IP address of your internet service pr...

Page 24: ... Password for your DDNS account Host Name The is the DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS service Internet IP Address This is the Router s current IP Address as seen on the Internet Status This displays the status of the DDNS connection Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes ...

Page 25: ...urations for the D Link router Please understand we do not support this product and will not give tech support on it If you need Technical support on this router you must call D Link This Chapter is to offer some help to the installer and end user nothing more Chapter 3 ...

Page 26: ...rtual service Private Port The port number of the service used by the Private IP computer Schedule The schedule of time when the virtual service will be enabled The schedule may be set to Always which will allow the particular service to always be enabled If it is set to Time select the time frame for the service to be enabled If the system time is outside of the scheduled time the service will be...

Page 27: ...0 Protocol Type Both Private Port 80 Public Port 80 Schedule always The next step is to open ports within your router Open virtual ports in the router o EDR Ports to open 80 1111 1600 o EDSR Ports to open 80 1111 2222 3333 4444 6666 If your Internet Service Provider Blocks port 80 Simply do the following 192 168 0 50 HTTP uses port 80 TCP and UDP Name DVR Private IP 192 168 0 50 Protocol Type Both...

Page 28: ...e a static IP address To setup Dynamic DNS simple go to Tools and the Misc At the bottom of the screen you will be able to enable DynDNS Once you have enabled it enter the server address of DynDNS org members dyndns org Then enter the hostname you created with DynDNS org Example Everfocus homeip net Then enter the username and password you use to log into DynDNS org ...

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Page 30: ...port on it If you need Technical support on DDNS you must call Linksys or D Link This Chapter is to offer some help to the installer and end user nothing more Creating a DDNS Account The first step is to open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type http www dyndns org The next step is to register with dyndns org by clicking on sign up now Chapter 4 ...

Page 31: ... logged in click on click on the account tab and the click on Add Host link right next to Dynamic DNS The next step is to add a host name with an extension Example Everfocus homeip net The IP address should already be entered for you All you have to do is click add host and you are done registering DDNS You may refer to the previous two chapters to set up DDNS within your router ...

Page 32: ...29 To access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type http The DDNS you created example everfocu homeip net ...

Page 33: ... IP address of your internet service provider The digital video login page will appear on the screen similar to the one shown above User must enter a user name and password to access the recorder You can find your user name and password in the Network setting menu of your DVR The Default user name and password are admin and admin Chapter 5 ...

Page 34: ...31 Then click on the submit button and you will be logged into your recorder ...

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Page 36: ...33 Please Note If any icon is grayed it means that particular function is not accessible ...

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