User Manual

User Manual of Network Video Recorder
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manual mapping.
 UPnP
TM
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) can permit the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network
devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. You can
use the UPnP™ function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN via a router without port mapping.
Before you start:
If you want to enable the UPnP™ function of the device, you must enable the UPnP™ function of the router to
which your device is connected. When the network working mode of the device is set as multi-address, the Default
Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router.
Steps:
1. Enter the Network Settings interface.
Menu > Configuration > Network
2. Select the NAT tab to enter the port mapping interface.
Figure 11. 24 UPnP™ Settings Interface
3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP™.
4. Select the Mapping Type as Manual or Auto in the drop-down list.
OPTION 1: Auto
If you select Auto, the Port Mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router
automatically.
Steps:
1) Select Auto in the drop-down list of Mapping Type.
2) Click Apply button to save the settings.
3) You can click Refresh button to get the latest status of the port mapping.
Figure 11. 25 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Auto
OPTION 2: Manual
If you select Manual as the mapping type, you can edit the external port on your demand by clicking to
activate the External Port Settings dialog box.
Steps: