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Notevery1's avatar
Notevery1
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Aug 18, 2021

MR1100 port forwarding

I know enough on port forwarding to be dangerous. I'm trying to connect an older Camera system DVR directly to the Nighthawk MR1100 so I may review cameras remotely. The DVR will be the only item needed to connect via ethernet cable. Any other devices wil be connected wirelessly.

I'm will be using a DDNS service to view the cameras remotely, but need to do port forwarding on the Nighthawk MR1100. I've tried three different IP addresses as I am not sure which one to use, but none of them work when I use "Canyouseeme". It says the ports are closed.

 

What am I doing wrong? Any help is much appreciated.

 

Thank you

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  • jimmys-used-car's avatar
    jimmys-used-car
    Aspirant
    Jan 15, 2022

    I am also trying to re-establish connection between our security cameras remotely - trying to open ports that say they are closed - can't seem to do it from the netgear router - what am I doing wrong???  Need some help please.

    • JohnPeng's avatar
      JohnPeng
      NETGEAR Expert
      Jan 16, 2022
      jimmys-used-car wrote:

      I am also trying to re-establish connection between our security cameras remotely - trying to open ports that say they are closed - can't seem to do it from the netgear router - what am I doing wrong???  Need some help please.

      I have replied to many similar requests recently on the community. Remote access to your local network is not allowed by most of carriers. You need to subscribe special plan with VPN support based on our knowledge. Carriers don't support. It is not the device setting issue.

       

      Thanks