The ports that need to be forwarded for a Wansview WNCB541W DVR are listed here:
Wansview WNCB541W - PC
- TCP: 80, 8090
- UDP:
Setting Up a Port Forward for a Wansview WNCB541W DVR
You might need to forward some ports in your router when you use a Wansview WNCB541W DVR. A port forward allows incoming connection requests from the internet to go straight to a Wansview WNCB541W DVR.
By default routers do not allow incoming network requests. By forwarding ports you can work around this limitation.
Before You Forward a Port
Before forwarding a port make sure that you know these things:
- Your router's IP address.
- Your DVR's internal IP address.
- The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.
How to Locate 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 Set Up Port Forwarding for a Wansview WNCB541W DVR
We have Network Utilities software that can 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.
Port forwarding can also be set up step-by-step by hand. The step-by-step process for forwarding a port is:
- Begin by logging in to your router.
- Find the port forwarding section in your router.
- Put your DVR's IP address in the proper box in your router.
- Put the TCP and UDP ports for a Wansview WNCB541W DVR in the corresponding 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 Wansview WNCB541W DVR:
List of Routers - Customized for Wansview WNCB541W
Those are the steps to take in order to forward ports in your router for a Wansview WNCB541W DVR.