Cannot connect to DVR on WAN

vadhikari

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Jan 18, 2016
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Hello,

I'm using a Kocom DVR, and i need to be able to monitor the cameras from an external network. I read up a lot on the topic and have come up with two ways i can do it. I can either get a public ip, which i would have to pay for, and forget about it. OR, i could do it through services such as dyndns, no-ip, and ddnscctv.com or acecctv.net.
I have extensively read up on port forwarding and since the DVR's client port is 7620 and the HTTP port is 81, i have been successfully been able to forward these ports. (verified by canyouseeme.org).
Since Dyndns and no-ip need constant registration and are paid features, and also because my DVR comes with a free and automatic ddnscctv.com recommendation, i went with that.
I can access my DVR over the local network via IE, but i can't get to it from outside my LAN. What am i doing wrong?
Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance.
V
 
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There are two parts to verify. Is the DDNS working correctly? Is the port forwarding working correctly? You can test the port forwarding by manually getting your public IP address and using that in the URL -- http://AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD:81 (you have to put the http and the port as part of the url). You can test the DDNS lookup by opening a cmd window and doing a ping of your DDNS name.

kanewolf

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There are two parts to verify. Is the DDNS working correctly? Is the port forwarding working correctly? You can test the port forwarding by manually getting your public IP address and using that in the URL -- http://AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD:81 (you have to put the http and the port as part of the url). You can test the DDNS lookup by opening a cmd window and doing a ping of your DDNS name.
 
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