FI8918W Quick Installation Guide
Or Use Google to check out what is port forwarding.
How to do port forwarding within the router
Example: The camera's LAN IP address is http://192.168.1.35:88 ,
Firstly, login the router, goes to the menu of Port Forwarding or Port Trigger (or named Virtue
Server on some brands of router). Take Linksys brand router as an example, Login the router,
and goes to Applications & Gaming->Single Port Forwarding.
Secondly, Create a new column by LAN IP address & HTTP Port No. of the camera within the
router showed as below.
Figure2.2 Port forwarding
④Step 4, Use domain name to access the camera via internet
After the port forwarding is finished, you can use the domain name+ http no. to access the camera
via internet. Take hostname foscam.dyndns.org for example, the accessing link of the camera
via internet would be
http://foscam.dyndns.org:88
How to test if the accessing link is working
1) Just enter http:// Domain name + HTTP Port on the IE bar, to see if the camera is accessible.
2) Send the link http:// Domain name + HTTP Port to your friend to have a test, to check if the
camera is accessible
www.foscam.com
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