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• Login to the router. If you don't know the password, consult the router's manual for the

default password or the method to reset it.

• Go to the Advanced tab

• On the Virtual Server Rules tab, add an entry for Blue Iris; it might look like this:

• This example shows that any Public (Internet) traffic arriving on port 80 will be sent to

your PC running at local address 192.168.0.100 (also using port 80). The Computer

Name dropdown helps you to choose from a PC currently connected. Blue Iris may not

be on the Application Name dropdown, so just manually enter it into the name box for

reference.

• If your router does not have a "virtual server rules" page, it should have a "port

forwarding" page which will allow you to accomplish the same thing.

• Make sure the check box is checked to enable the entry. Save your changes and exit.

• In Blue Iris, on the Options/Web Server (See 8.) page, use the "find address now"

button. This should fill the box with your router's current external (Internet) IP

address. This will be the address that you use remotely to access Blue Iris. However,

instead of dealing with these IP addresses, it is highly recommended that you use a

service like

www.no-ip.com or dyndns.org to get your own domain name.

• Although it is possible to use two different port numbers, it is recommended that for

simplicity you use the same external (public, Internet) port number as your internal

(private, LAN) port number (that is, the two port numbers you might see on a "server

rules" page like this one match the port number for your Blue Iris web server).

Note that if port 80 does not work for whatever reason (some ISPs may intentionally block this

port to prevent you from running a web server from your home), you may have to change to

port 81 or another number. This means that you must change it in Blue Iris, your router, the

address you use to connect remotely (it will become http://yourip:81 instead of just

http://yourip...), and maybe your firewall if you specified port(s) there.

There's a great resource on the net which contains instructions for almost every router,

http://www.portforward.com/

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