CCTV cameras are of importance for security in home. However watching the footages on the big monitors at home is sometimes hard as one might not be near the home all times. The technology where the footages can be viewed remotely over a Wi-Fi connection on an android or windows mobile phone is therefore important to assist one view the footages when they are not near the big monitors. This articles outlines the steps one needs to configure the DVRs so that one can view the footages from a mobile phone.
The following steps are to be followed so as to configure this setup.
- Connect the CCTV DVR to a monitor directly using a VGA or a HDMI cable.
- Go to configurations or settings and then to NETWORK.
- Disable OBTAIN IP AUTOMATICALLY in the network section of your DVR. This sets IP to static.
- Input the following data and then reboot the DVR.
- IP Address: 192.168.1.7
- Subnet mask: 255.255.255.000
- Gateway: 192.168.1.1
- HTTP PORT: 80
5. Now open the PC AND CONNECT Wi-Fi
6. Open the INTERNET EXPLORER (chrome may cause problems) and type 192.168.1.1 OR 192.168.0.1.
7. This opens the router`s home page. Get the ID and PASSWORD from the WI-FI router manual as you will be prompted to input them.
8. Find section for port forwarding. This is done by inputting the following.
- Port: 80 or 8080
- IP Address: 192.168.1.7
- Protocol: All
- Leave all the others to default
9. Save and enable all. Reboot the WI-FI router.
10. Connect the CCTV DVR to a monitor directly using a VGA or a HDMI cable.
11. Go to configurations or settings and then to NETWORK.
12. Disable OBTAIN IP AUTOMATICALLY in the network section of your DVR. This sets IP to static.
13. Input the following data and then reboot the DVR.
- IP Address: 192.168.1.7
- Subnet mask: 255.255.255.000
- Gateway: 192.168.1.1
- HTTP PORT: 80
14.Now open the PC AND CONNECT Wi-Fi
15. Open the INTERNET EXPLORER (chrome may cause problems) and type 192.168.1.1 OR 192.168.0.1.
16. This opens the router`s home page. Get the ID and PASSWORD from the WI-FI router manual as you will be prompted to input them.
17. Find section for port forwarding. This is done by inputting the following.
- Port: 80 or 8080
- IP Address: 192.168.1.7
- Protocol: All
- Leave all the others to default
18. Save and enable all. Reboot the WI-FI router.
- IP and PORT: 192.168.1.7:80
- ID: Find the Admin ID in the DVR user manual.
- PASSWORD: Found in the DVR user manual
- NETWORK: WI-FI
- Hit enter and at this point you should be able to view your footages from your handset.
19. These steps should be able to assist you forward your CCTV footages to your phone for viewing.