Creating a Port Forward in Your Router for Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A

You might need to forward some ports in your router when you use a Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A DVR. Forwarding ports is used to allow incoming connection requests from the internet to a Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A DVR.

Routers do not generally allow incoming connection requests from the internet. A port forward can overcome this limitation.

Make sure that you know these things before forwarding a port:

• The IP address of your router.
• Your DVR's internal IP address.
• The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.

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To find your router's IP address the easy way you can use our free Router Detector software. The software is part of our Network Utilities suite of tools and it is completely free to use.

Otherwise, you can follow our guide Find Your Router IP Address.

The easiest way to forward your ports is to use our Network Utilities software. Since Network Utilities allows you to both forward and un-forward ports easily you can keep your network security maximized, and then forward ports only when you need them.

You can also choose to set up port forwards manually. The way to forward a port is:

• Start by logging in to your router.
• Locate your routers port forwarding section.
• Put the IP address of your DVR in the proper box in your router.
• It is now time to type the TCP and UDP ports that you are forwarding for a Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A DVR in the correct boxes in your router.

You probably will need to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for a Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A DVR:

List of Routers - Customized for Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A

The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for a Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A DVR are:

Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A - PC

• TCP: 80, 37777
• UDP: 37778

That's all it takes to forward your ports for a Dahua DH-DVR0404LE-A DVR.

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