The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for a Night Owl K-168500 DVR are:
Night Owl K-168500 - PC
- TCP: 80, 9000
- UDP:
Set Up a Port Forward for a Night Owl K-168500 DVR
When you use a Night Owl K-168500 DVR you may need to forward ports in your router. The purpose of forwarding ports is to make a direct connection from the internet to a Night Owl K-168500 DVR.
Routers generally do not allow incoming connection requests from the internet. By forwarding ports you can work around this limitation.
Before Forwarding a Port Checkoff This To Do List
You need to know the following things before you can forward a port:
- The internal IP address of your router.
- Your DVR's internal IP address.
- Each of the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward.
Find the IP Address of Your Router
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.
If you do not want to run the software, you can follow our Find Your Router IP Address guide.
How To Forward Ports for a Night Owl K-168500 DVR
You can use our Network Utilities software to automatically forward ports for you. With Network Utilities, you can easily forward ports and also un-forward ports quickly so that you can keep your network up to date with the ports that you need forwarded and maximize your network security.
Port forwarding can also be set up step-by-step by hand. The normal process for forwarding a port is:
- You can start by logging in to your router.
- Look for the port forwarding section in your router.
- Type the IP address of your DVR into the correct box in your router.
- It is now time to type the TCP and UDP ports that you are forwarding for a Night Owl K-168500 DVR in the correct boxes in your router.
Usually you have to reboot your router in order to save the changes.
You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for a Night Owl K-168500 DVR:
List of Routers - Customized for Night Owl K-168500
Those are the steps to take in order to forward ports in your router for a Night Owl K-168500 DVR.