Changes

To change the IP address of a Hikvision camera, power it on, connect it to your PC or an Ethernet port of your RUT router (that is connected to the PC). Type the camera's default IP address (192.168.1.64) into the URL field of your web browser and press "Enter":

To change the IP address of a Hikvision camera, power it on, connect it to your PC or an Ethernet port of your RUT router (that is connected to the PC). Type the camera's default IP address (192.168.1.64) into the URL field of your web browser and press "Enter":

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If this is the first time that you are connecting to the camera, you will be required to create a user. Just follow the prompts and after you have successfully logged in go to the <b>Configuration</b> page (top left corner of the page) and navigate to the <b>Network → Basic Settings → TCP/IP</b> section. You can change the IP address from here, by editing the value of the <b>IPv4 Address</b> field:

If this is the first time that you are connecting to the camera, you will be required to create a user. Just follow the prompts and after you have successfully logged in go to the <b>Configuration</b> page (top left corner of the page) and navigate to the <b>Network → Basic Settings → TCP/IP</b> section. You can change the IP address from here, by editing the value of the <b>IPv4 Address</b> field:

To configure Port Forwarding on a RUT device, go to <b>Network → Firewall → Port Forwarding</b> and scroll to the bottom of the page. Locate the <b>New Port Forward Rule</b> section and create a rule to reach the NVR's web interface:

To configure Port Forwarding on a RUT device, go to <b>Network → Firewall → Port Forwarding</b> and scroll to the bottom of the page. Locate the <b>New Port Forward Rule</b> section and create a rule to reach the NVR's web interface:

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By default, this rule will redirect connections from hosts in WAN connecting to port 81 to the NVR's IP and port 80 (default http port). As discussed [[Remote_camera_access_via_VPN#Step_1:_configure_VPN|earlier]], we want to connect via VPN, not WAN; therefore, you will have to edit the rule accordingly. Locate the newly created rule in the list and click the "Edit" button next to it:

By default, this rule will redirect connections from hosts in WAN connecting to port 81 to the NVR's IP and port 80 (default http port). As discussed [[Remote_camera_access_via_VPN#Step_1:_configure_VPN|earlier]], we want to connect via VPN, not WAN; therefore, you will have to edit the rule accordingly. Locate the newly created rule in the list and click the "Edit" button next to it:

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Change the Source zone from "wan" to the type of VPN that you are using and save the changes:

Change the Source zone from "wan" to the type of VPN that you are using and save the changes:

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You can also create analogous rules for every other camera. Just remember to use different ports and specify actual camera IPs:

You can also create analogous rules for every other camera. Just remember to use different ports and specify actual camera IPs:

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==Step 4: remote access==

==Step 4: remote access==

To test whether the setup works, open your web browser and try to reach a camera. For example, to reach Camera 1:

To test whether the setup works, open your web browser and try to reach a camera. For example, to reach Camera 1:

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If you are redirected to the camera's web interface, congratulations - the setup works!

If you are redirected to the camera's web interface, congratulations - the setup works!