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Routers:
If the computer you use to run iVISTA has to pass through a router to access the Internet, visitors may have problems finding your VideoWebPage. This is because in some cases, the router assigns an IP address to your PC that is different than the actual IP of your Internet connection. If this is the case, you will have to configure the router in order for visitors to be able to see your iVISTA VideoWebPage. This section will help you determine if you may have a router problem, and offers tips on configuring some of the more popular routers.

If viewers are unable to find your VideoWebPage (getting a "Page Not Found" message in their browser) when they type in your Personal WebPage Address, first make sure iVISTA and your camera(s) are operating correctly. To do this, click on the home icon on the bottom of the control panel. This will launch your default web browser and open your VideoWebPage off your hard drive. If your web page does not open correctly, you should make sure that Inetcam Web Server is running on your computer. Click on the wrench icon in the lower right-hand corner of the iVISTA Control Panel, then click on Configure iVISTA. When the Settings menu opens, click on the Web Server tab. If the left-hand button reads Start web server now, then IWS is not running. Click the button, then click OK to close the Settings menu. Click on the home icon to re-open your VideoWebPage, which should now appear properly. If the button on the Web Server menu reads Stop web server now , then IWS is already running and you may have a router problem.

Another indication that you may have a router issue is if the IP address of the computer running iVISTA appears as 192.168.xxx.xxx. If you know you have a router, you'll want to port forward or port map port 80 to the internal 192.168.xxx.xxx address of the machine running iVISTA. Different routers have different configuration methods. We have included some of the more popular router configurations below, but you may want to refer back to the manual that came with your router or the web site of the manufacturer of your router for more information on port forwarding or port mapping for that particular brand name and model.

Before attempting to configure your router, you'll want to find out the actual IP address of your computer:

• If you are running Windows 95/98/ME: Go to the Windows Start button, then click Run and type winipcfg in the box that appears. Click OK. Write down the IP address that you see displayed. (If you see 0.0.0.0 listed as your IP address, click the drop-down list and choose another network adapter. Write down that number instead of 0.0.0.0.)
• If you are running Windows NT/2000: Go to the Windows Start button, then click Run and type cmd in the box that appears. Click OK. This will bring up a DOS prompt. Type ipconfig and hit the Enter key. Write down the IP that you see in the window under IP.

• ICS
• Cisco
• D-Link
• Netgear
• Linksys
• SMC Barricade
• Spoon Proxy
• Netopia

1. Right-click the shared connection, and then click Properties.
   
   
2. On the Sharing tab, verify the Enable Internet connection sharing for this connection check box is selected, and then click Settings.
   
   
3. If you want to configure a network application for the computers sharing the connection, on the Applications tab, click Add, and then do the following:
   • In Name of application, type an easily recognized name for the application, like HTTP Service. In Remote server port number, type the port number of the remote server where the application resides (for iVISTA, this is 80) and then click either TCP or UDP (for iVISTA, it is TCP).
     
     
   • In TCP or UDP or both, type the port number for the port on your home network that the application will connect to (for iVISTA, this is port 80). Some applications require TCP and UDP port numbers.
4. If you want to configure a service to provide to users on remote networks, on the Services tab, click Add, and then do the following:
   • In Name of Service, type an easily recognized name for the service (such as HTTP Service).
     
     
   • In Service port number, type the port number of the computer where the service resides, and then click either TCP or UDP. (For iVISTA, these settings are port 80 and TCP.)
     
     
   • In Name or address of server computer on private network, type IP address of the computer on your home network where the service resides.

1. Go to Start/Programs/Accessories/Communications and select HyperTerminal. If you have never used HyperTerminal, it will ask some questions like what your Area Code is. Enter that information. (If HyperTerminal doesn't appear in your Start menu, it may not have been installed with the rest of Windows. See your Windows documentation for information on adding components.)
   
   
2. You will see a prompt asking you to name the new connection.
   
   
3. Name it CISCO, then click OK.
   
   
4. The next screen should display "Connect using Com1".
   
   
5. You will next see the COM settings menu. Set these as follows:
   • bits per second - 38400
     
     
   • data bits - 8
     
     
   • parity- none
     
     
   • stop bits - 1
     
     
   • flow control - none
6. Click OK.
   
   
7. Restart HyperTerminal to make sure these settings take effect. (Close it and reopen it.)
   
   
8. Click on the CISCO icon you created and it will open the connection automatically. Click return a few times to open the connection and you'll see the following:
   
   
9. When you see the welcome screen, you can log on to CBOS: Hello!
   Expanding CBOS image...
   CBOS v2.3.0.040 - Release Software
   
   User Access Verification
   Password:
   
   Note: If you have not set any passwords for the Cisco 600 series, simply press the Enter key when the system prompts you for a password to enter CBOS.
   
   
10. You will get to a prompt that looks like this: cbos>
    
    
11. Type "enable" at that prompt:
    
    cbos> enable
    Password: (Or leave blank if it has not been configured for a password.)
    cbos# set nat entry add
    (internal 192.168.xxx.xxx IP address) 80 (external IP address) 80 cbos#
    write cbos# reboot
    

1. Access your router through a web browser by entering its IP address into the address field. This IP address should be the number that iVISTA returned when you performed Step 3 above. You will be prompted for a login for your router. Please refer to your D-Link manual for instructions on logging in if you are unfamiliar with the procedure.
   
   
2. Click on the Redirect Port Option on the left of the screen. It has 5 entries. The comment field can be used to add a comment to the route, for example: HTTP Server. Enter Port 80 in the Internet Port field. The Local Port field should be set to 8080. The Protocol should be designated as TCP. The Local Computer field is the 192.168.xxx.xxx address of the machine running iVISTA.
   
   
3. Click OK.

1. On a system connected to the router (on the LAN), click "Start" (the Windows Start button).
   
   
2. Choose "Run."
   
   
3. Type "telnet 192.168.xxx.xxx. " into the dialog box. (The address is the default. If the address has been changed, please use that instead.)
   
   
4. Type in your user name and password (default is 1234) to access the internal menu of the router.
   
   
5. Choose menu 15 by typing "15" and hit "Enter".
   
   
6. Configure the port number (E.g. for web server, 80 is the port number) and the proper IP address (the private address where you want you traffic routed).

1. Use a Telnet client to access the internal configuration Manager at 192.168.xxx.xxx.
   
   
2. Login using your current router management password (default is 1234).
   
   
3. Select Menu 21 - Filter Set Configuration.
   
   
4. Enter 3 to select Filter Set Number 3 (TEL_FTP_WEB_WAN) for editing.
   
   
5. Press ENTER three times to reach Menu 21.3 - Filter Rules Summary. Three rules are shown: Rule 1 for Telnet (Port 23), Rule 2 for FTP (Port 21), and Rule 3 for HTTP (Port 80).
   
   
6. Enter the number of the rule that you want to change (HTTP for iVISTA) and press ENTER.
   
   
7. In the Filter Rule menu, use Tab or Enter to reach the Action Matched parameter.
   
   
8. Press the Space Bar until Action Matched = Forward.
   
   
9. Press ENTER three more times to save the menu and exit the previous menu.
   
   
10. Press ESC twice to return to the top menu, and type 99 to exit the Telnet session.

1. Access your router through a web browser by entering its IP address into the address field. This IP address should be the number that iVISTA returned.
   
   
2. You will be prompted for a login for your router. The default password is "admin".
   
   
3. Go to the "Virtual Server" configuration page in your browser.
   
   
4. You will get a table with 12 entries. Select an empty one, and fill the fields appropriately: Service Port: 80 Server IP: The IP address of the iVISTA machine. This should be the internal 192.168.xxx.xxx address, and you will only need to fill in the last portion of the IP address. Enable the port.
   
   
5. Click on Save and then Reboot

1. From the main menu of the Netopia router, go to Quick Menus, and select Network Address Translation.
   
   
2. Select Show/Change Server List.
   
   
3. Select Easy-Servers.
   
   
4. From the Show/Change NAT Server List screen, select Add Server.
   
   
5. Select Service and select HTTP from the pull-down menu. Enter 80 as the First Port Number and 80 as the Last Port Number. Select OK.
   
   
6. Next, enter the Server Private IP Address, or the private IP address of the host/server you are forwarding the service to (ex. 192.168.xxx.xxx.), and the Public IP Address you want to associate with the same host/server. If you are only assigned 1 static IP address for your Internet connection from your ISP, you can either specify that IP address (same as your Local WAN IP Address), or leave the Public IP Address 0.0.0.0.
   
   
7. Once you have entered a Server Private IP Address and a Public IP Address, select Add NAT Server.
   
   
8. You have now configured your router for port 80 forwarding. If you have a switched connection (ISDN or Analog), you will need to either disconnect and reconnect your Internet connection, or restart your router for the NAT Server List changes to take effect.

Firewalls:
IVISTA Web Server handles requests on port 80. If you are running a firewall, you may have to configure that firewall to open port 80 for both incoming and outgoing requests. Please see your firewall manufacturer's documentation for more information, or see the examples listed below:

• BlackIce
• ZoneAlarm
• Sygate
• Wingate

1. Access your advanced tools section on the host computer's firewall program.
   
   
2. You should have options of adding IP addresses to accept & deny, or the option of port modification.
   
   
3. Allow port 80 to "accept".
   
   
4. If you know the IP of the remote computer you want to access your streaming video and you want to keep others from accessing it, add the IP and choose "accept" and leave port 80 blocked

1. Go into the Programs section of your ZoneAlarm settings.
   
   
2. Allow IWS as a server for the Internet. Also allow IWS, iVISTA, and a program called "iVISTA Video Streaming Software" the ability to connect to the Internet in the same Programs section.
   
   
3. For your Security settings, set your Internet settings to High and the local to Medium.

1. Open the WinGate gatekeeper.
   
   
2. In the WWW service, accept connection on port 80. Note: in 4.x versions, the option is Service Port.
   
   
3. Under the Bindings tab, set to accept connections on any interface,
   
   
4. Under the non-proxy request tab, click pipe through to a predetermined server and enter the IP address of the web server,

1. Open GateKeeper.
   
   
2. From the Port Security tab, double click the Extended Network Support icon.
   
   
3. Click Add at the bottom of this window.
   
   
4. Set the Interface to External (pull down menu).
   
   
5. The FROM port is going to be 80, the TO port is going to be 80.
   
   
6. Description can be "My WEB Server".
   
   
7. Select radio button in the action option to REDIRECT PACKET TO IP ADDRESS.
   
   
8. The IP address is going to be the IP of the computer behind WinGate that is housing the Web server (example: 192.168.0.5).
   
   
9. If the Web server is listening on a port other than 80, place a check in the box for Override Port and place the port number in here. (Normally the web server would be listening on port 80.)
   
   
10. Click OK.
    
    
11. Click OK again.
    
    
12. Save changes in GateKeeper (click the save (diskette) icon in the tool bar).
    
    
13. To connect to the web server from outside of the network, the user would open a browser and enter the URL for the external IP address of the WinGate Server computer, via the redirection from above the request will go directly to the internal computer that is hosting the web serve