Q-See QSTD5304 Information Guide

Port Forwarding allows computers and devices outside of your network to communicate 
with the DVR. You will need to forward ports 80 and 6036 from the attached router to the 
IP address of the DVR. Your router must be powered up and attached to the DVR before 
proceeding.

Things you will need to know :
1. The make and model of the router.
2.  If you changed the default router login, then you will need to know the user name and 

password for that router.

3. The IP address for the router.
4.  You will be forwarding ports 

80 and 2000.

To find out the IP of DVR for QSTD series DVRs do the following:

NOTE! The DVR and PC must be connected to the same router.

STEP 1. Right-click the mouse to 

display the 

Menu Bar at the bottom 

of the display. 

    Click on the Menu icon.

STEP 2. This will bring up the Main 

Menu where you click on System.

STEP 3. Select Network (Red box in 

Picture 3

) in the 

System Menu 

window.

STEP 4. This is the Network Setup 

window. Put a checkmark in the 
DHCP option box (Red box in 

Picture 4

)

    Click OK button for the router to 

assign the DVR an IP address

STEP 5. After the router has assigned 

the DVR an IP address, go back 
to  the 

Main Menu and click on the 

Information icon

STEP 6. Click on the Network Icon