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 9  REMOTE SUR
VEILLANCE & PLA
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9.1 REMOTE LIVE SURVEILLANCE
Surveillance system supports Remote Surveillance through LAN, Internet, and Intranet. Simply 
enable the Webcam function of the system on a computer which is connected to the Internet, 
and the computer system will become an Internet Webcam server. On any other computer 
that connects to Internet, enter the public IP server address in an Internet Explorer browser 
window. Remote users can get high quality real-time image from the server (depending on 
available bandwidth) and also control the P.T.Z devices.
REMOTE SURVEILLANCE SERVER CONFIGURATION
Users should first enable the Web Camera Services in Basic Configuration and set other 
settings as shown below:
REMOTE SURVEILLANCE 
& PLAYBACK
CHAPTER 9
HTTP Port - Web service & download 
service port, default value is 80.
Data Port - Data transmission port, default 
value is 1159.
Command Port - Control command port, 
default value is 1160.
Picture Quality - Default value is medium.
PICTURE 9-1
If your internet connection does not have enough bandwidth available you can use the Picture 
Quality option to send the video over the internet at a lower quality setting then you are using 
for recording. That way you will be able to see the images over the internet at lower quality 
while still recording at the higher quality setting.
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cmd
A. WINDOWS XP – Select Run from 
your Windows 
START menu (lower 
left of screen) and type “cmd” after 
the prompt.
 
B. WINDOWS VISTA and WINDOWS 
7 – Click on the START menu 
(Windows icon) in the lower left of 
your screen. Type “cmd” into the field 
that says, “Search programs and 
files” and hit ENTER or click on the 
magnifying glass icon.
STEP 2. Type “ipconfig” at the prompt 
(Red arrow in 
Picture 9-4
) to 
access router settings.
STEP 3. Write down the IP4v address 
(Blue arrow) as well as the Gateway 
and Subnet Mask numbers (Green 
arrows). The IP4v address is the 
address used by the card.
9.2 CONFIGURING ROUTER FOR REMOTE ACCESS
PART 1: FIND OUT THE IP ADDRESS OF THE SYSTEM
STEP 1. To access the router’s settings you will need to enter the Command (CMD) 
panel on the computer containing your video capture card.
NOTE!  The minimum speed on the internet connection is 1Mbps download 
and 1Mbps upload for 4 and 8 channels, and 2Mbps download and upload 
for 16 channels. You can check the speed of your connection at both ends by 
going www.SpeedTest.net from both the computer in which the card is installed as well as 
the remote computer which you will be using.