The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for a QSee QS DVRs DVR are:
QSee QS DVRs - PC
- TCP: 80, 9000
- UDP:
Setting Up a Port Forward for a QSee QS DVRs DVR
You might need to forward some ports in your router when you use a QSee QS DVRs DVR. The purpose of forwarding ports is to make a direct connection from the internet to a QSee QS DVRs DVR.
By default routers do not allow incoming network requests. By forwarding ports you can work around this limitation.
Before You Forward a Port
You need to know the following things before you can forward a port:
- Your router's IP address.
- Your DVR's internal IP address.
- The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.
Find Your Router's IP Address
You can run our free Router Detector software to locate your router's IP address. The software is part of our Network Utilities suite of tools and it is completely free to use.
You can also follow our Find Your Router IP Address article.
How To Forward Ports for a QSee QS DVRs DVR
You can use our Network Utilities software to automatically forward ports for you. Network Utilities lets you manage port forwards by putting them in when you need them and also removing the ones that you no longer need which maximized network security.
Alternatively you can do it by hand. The step-by-step process for forwarding a port is:
- Start by logging in to your router.
- Locate your routers port forwarding section.
- Type your DVR's IP address into the correct box in your router.
- It is now time to type the TCP and UDP ports that you are forwarding for a QSee QS DVRs 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 QSee QS DVRs DVR:
List of Routers - Customized for QSee QS DVRs
That is the process required to forward ports in your router for a QSee QS DVRs DVR.