User guide

SerVision MVG 400 System Guide

Configuring the MVG 400 45

Opening the Configuration Manually

The configuration utility can be opened manually in a browser using the IP address and port

of the unit. This is particularly useful in situations in which you cannot open the configuration

utility through the MultiClient. This is most likely to occur when you are opening the

configuration utility remotely and either do not have access to the MultiClient or cannot

connect to the unit remotely through port 10000.

In addition, you may simply find it convenient to open the configuration utility manually in a

browser, even when you are able to open it through the MultiClient.

To open the configuration utility manually, you must know the network address (IP or

hostname) of the MVG 400 and the port allowing access to the configuration utility. The

required network address depends on whether you are accessing the configuration utility

through a local connection (through the same LAN) or a remote connection (through the

internet):

• Local connection: The network address is the private IP address of the MVG 400 on the

local network. This can be either its dynamic IP, or, if it has one, its static IP. The port is

10000.

• Remote connection: The network address is the public IP or hostname of the router

through which the MVG 400 connects to the internet. The port is the port that allows

access to the configuration utility via port forwarding.

NOTE: You cannot access the configuration utility remotely through a proxy connection.

Since most cellular connections rely on proxies, you cannot normally open the

configuration utility remotely if the only way you can connect to the unit remotely

is via a cellular modem.

To open the configuration utility manually:

1. Open a web browser.

2. In the Address field of the browser, enter the IP address and system port number of the

MVG 400, in the following format:

http://IP:port

For example, if the MVG 400’s IP address is 192.168.1.210 and you are connecting on

port 10000, enter

http://192.168.1.210:10000, as in figure 34:

Figure 34: Address for configuring a unit with a static IP

3. Press Enter. The configuration utility

4. Log into the configuration utility as usual (see page 38).