Using & Configuring The Dcs-2100 With A Nat Router - D-Link SECURICAM DCS-2100 User Manual

DCS-2100 User's Manual
Using & Configuring the DCS-2100
with a NAT Router
D-Link's DCS-2100 is a versatile and cost effective Internet Camera offering both video
and audio monitoring. It can also serve as a powerful surveillance system in security
applications. The DCS-2100 can be used with any wired router. This section explains
how to view the camera from either the Internet or from inside your internal network.
Materials Needed:
1 DCS-2100 Internet Camera
1 Ethernet Cable
A Wired router such as the D-Link DI-624 Router
Ethernet based PC for system configuration
SETTING UP THE DCS-2100 FOR USE BEHIND A ROUTER
Installing a DCS-2100 Internet Camera on your network is an easy 4–step procedure:
1 Assign a local IP Address to your Internet Camera
2 View the Internet Camera Using Your Internet Explorer Web browser
3 Access the Router with Your Web browser
4 Open Virtual Server Ports for Your Router (Enable Remote Viewing)
This section is designed to walk you through the setup process for installing your camera
behind a router and enable remote video viewing. For the basic setup of the
DCS-2100, follow the steps outlined in the Quick Installation Guide.
After you have completed the setup of the DCS-2100 outlined in the Quick Installation
Guide you will have an operating camera that has an assigned IP Address. Because
you are using a router to share the Internet with one or more PCs, the IP Address assigned
to the Internet Camera will be a local IP Address. This allows viewing within your Local
Area Network (LAN) until the router is configured to allow remote viewing of the camera
over the Internet.
1 Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera
Run the Installation Wizard program from the CD included with the DCS-2100. Follow
the steps in the Quick Installation Guide to configure the DCS-2100. The camera will
be assigned a local IP Address that allows it to be recognized by the router. Write down
this IP Address for future reference.
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