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GiuSa58
Sep 09, 2019Aspirant
Apertura porte
Sto cercando di aprire la porta 5000 sul mio router D6400, eseguo la procedura, nella pagina del router la smarca regolarmente sull'indirizzo del mio PC, ma, se vado a verificare con diverse tools, l...
michaelkenward
Sep 12, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Start at the beginning. What are you trying to achieve?
Why did you do this?
GiuSa58 wrote:
I entered the router, then advanced options, port forwarding; selected TCP and opened port 5000 on the IP of my PC
You will have to forgive the conflicting advice you get on where to post your messages. One person says post somewhere else, when you do that someone else tells you not to duplicate things.
Just do what works best for you. They don't run the show.
GiuSa58
Sep 12, 2019Aspirant
I need to connect an NVR to Dropbox
- michaelkenwardSep 12, 2019Guru - Experienced User
With luck, someone will know what an NVR is.
Network Video Recorder? And the make is?
- GiuSa58Sep 12, 2019Aspirant
Yes, video surveillance kit
- michaelkenwardSep 12, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Made by?
I assume that you got instructions from the maker as to what you need to do.
Try searching this community for the make. There's a chance that someone has already grappled with the issue.
It is very easy to assume that opening a port is the answer. In reality, it may be something else. That's why asking what you really want to achieve can be more useful.