DSL/CABLE – cannot connect to the DVR remotely…?
Verify that the DVR server DSL/CABLE service your provider can assign a static (fixed) IP address. Most DSL/CABLE providers use a dynamic (continually changing) IP address. If your connections are set for a dynamic IP connection you will only be able to connect as long as the IP address you are currently assigned is available. The moment it changes you will lose the connection, and will have to find out what the new IP address is. Make sure when you sign up for the service you insist that you have a Static IP address. Also, you can sign up for a free No-IP account. This service runs a small “Background” program that continuously resolves your dynamic IP address to a “Host Name”. For example, if at 1:00 PM your IP address is 206.169.84.62 and at 4:00 PM on the very same day your IP address is 206.169.82.65 you will not successfully connect to your DVR. However, if you have signed up for this free service and have been given the host name “Dvr1.No.Ip.Info”. The “No-IP” service guarantees
