SVAT Electronics CLEARVU4 User Manual

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Now you will need to find your external IP address. This will be the address you will be 

entering in order to access the DVR from outside your network (over the internet).

There are many ways to find your external IP address. The simplest way is to go to http://

www.whatsmyip.org. This site will display your external IP address in the top portion of the 

screen.If you go to http://www.portforward.com, it will also display this IP address. Write it 

down on the second page marked EXTERNAL IP.
Test Your External IP

Now that you know your external IP address, you can perform a test to ensure your DVR is 
accessible from outside your network (over the internet).

1.  Open  Internet  Explorer,  and  in  the  address  bar  type  in  the  EXTERNAL  IP  address, 

followed  by  a  colon  and  your  port  number  (default  is  port  80).  It  should  similar  to  the 

following 2 examples:14.14.243.113 :80 OR 14.14.243.113:80

4.  Select the Virtual Server tab. 

•  Enable the Virtual server

•  In the Name field type in “DVR”

•  In the Private IP field enter the DVR’s IP address. 

•  In the Protocol field, select Both (This will enable both TCP and UDP).

•  In the Private port enter the port number you need to forward. By default this DVR is set 

to port 80. Use port 80 unless you have a reason to change the DVR to another port (not 
recommended).

•  In the Public port re-enter the port number you entered in the private port field (e.g. 80).

•  Select the Schedule to Always. 

•  Ensure that the Virtual Server (or forwarding that is being set-up) is set to ENABLED. 

When complete, select the Apply button located at the bottom of the page to save your 

changes. Port forwarding is now complete!