User's Manual

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Making Video available from the Internet
If your LAN is connected to the Internet, typically by a Broadband Gateway/Router and
Broadband modem, you can make the iCamera2 available via the Internet. You will need to
configure your Router or Gateway to allow connections from the Internet to the camera.
Router/Gateway Setup
Your Router or Gateway must be configured to pass incoming TCP (HTTP) connections (from
Internet Viewers) to the iCamera2. The Router/Gateway uses the Port Number to determine
which incoming connections are intended for the iCamera2.
This feature is normally called Port Forwarding or Virtual Servers. The Port
Forwarding/Virtual Server entry tells the Router/Gateway that incoming TCP connections on
port 1024 should be passed to the iCamera2. If necessary, check the user manual for your
Router/Gateway for further details.
iCamera2 Setup
The iCamera2 configuration does NOT have to be changed, unless:
• You wish to change the port number from the default value.
HTTPS Port Configuration
Normally, HTTP (Web) connections use port 80. Since the iCamera2 uses HTTP, but port 80 is
likely to be used by a Web Server, you can use a different port for the iCamera2. This port is
called the Secondary Port.
The default HTTP/HTTPS Secondary Port is 1025. If you prefer to use a different port number,
you can specify the port number on the iCamera2's Network screen, as shown below.
Figure 11: Network Screen
See Chapter 5 - Web-based Management for further details on using the Network screen.
Viewers need to know this port number in order to connect
and view live Video, so you must inform viewers of the
correct port number.