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Connecting to a Video Server via the Internet
You can NOT connect to a Video Server via the Internet unless the Video Server
Administrator has configured both the Video Server and the Internet
Gateway/Router used by the Video Server.
See
Making Video available from the Internet
in
Chapter 4 - Advanced Viewing Setup
for
details of the required configuration.
Also, you need a broadband Internet connection to view video effectively. Dial-up connections
are NOT supported.
To establish a connection from your PC to the Video Server via the Internet:
1.
Obtain the following information from the Administrator of the video server you wish to
connect to:
•
Internet IP Address or Domain Name of the video server.
•
Port number for HTTP connections.
•
Login (username, password) if required.
2.
Start Internet Explorer.
3.
In the Address box, enter the following:
HTTP://Internet_Address:port_number
Where
Internet_Address
is the Internet IP address or Domain Name of the video
server, and
port_number
is the port number used for HTTP (Web) connections to the
video server.
Examples using an IP address:
HTTP://203.70.212.52:1024
Where the Internet IP address is
203.70.212.52
and the HTTP port number is
1024
.
Example using a Domain Name:
HTTP://mycamera.dyndns.tv:1024
Where the Domain name (using DDNS in this example) is
mycamera.dyndns.tv
and
the HTTP port number is
1024
.
