How to Port Forward in Your Router for TOMTOP S61

You might need to forward some ports in your router when you use a TOMTOP S61. By forwarding ports you allow connection requests coming from the internet to be directed to a TOMTOP S61.

Routers are not designed to allow incoming network requests. Forwarding ports can work around this limitation.

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

• The internal IP address of your router.
• The IP address of your camera.
• The list of the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward.

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The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. 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 step-by-step process for forwarding a port is:

• Log in to your router.
• Find the port forwarding section in your router.
• Type the IP address of your camera into the correct box in your router.
• Enter the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward for a TOMTOP S61 in the corresponding 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 TOMTOP S61:

List of Routers - Customized for TOMTOP S61

Here is a list of the ports that need to be forwarded for a TOMTOP S61:

TOMTOP S61 - PC

• TCP: 80-85
• UDP:

Those are the steps to take in order to forward ports in your router for a TOMTOP S61.

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