Q-See QSTD User Manual

QSTD Series
Port Forwarding Instructions

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

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.

STEP 3. Select Network (Red box in

Picture 3) in the System Menu

window.

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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.

SECTION 1: DETERMINING THE IP ADDRESS OF DVR

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

STEP 1. Right-click the mouse to

display the Menu Bar at the bottom
of the display.

Click on the Menu icon.

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STEP 2. This will bring up the Main

Menu where you click on System.

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

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STEP 5. After the router has assigned

the DVR an IP address, go back
to the Main Menu and click on the
Information icon

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STEP 6. Click on the Network Icon

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STEP 7. Write down the IP address,

Subnet Mask, and Gateway assigned
by the router.

STEP 8. Return to the Network Setup

window in Step 4 and enter the
information into the appropriate
fields.

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SECTION 2: DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF ROUTERS ON THE NETWORK

To find out the number of routers on your network, you will need to download a FREE router
detection program.

STEP 1. Go to

http://www.pcwintech.com/shanes-toolbox

STEP 2. Click on Detect Multiple

Routers to begin the download.

STEP 3. Unzip the application to install it.

STEP 4. Click on the detect_routers

application to run it.

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NOTE! If you have a 2Wire brand router, you may now click on OK and
proceed to Section 2 and determine the number of routers on your system.

STEP 9. To prevent the router from

changing your address information,
remove the checkmark for DHCP
(Blue box in Picture 8) and click
on OK to save your settings.

STEP 5. Click on CHECK NOW to

detect how many Routers are in the
network.

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