Accessing Watchdog from the Internet

Before you start Watchdog for remote surveillance, you need to configure Web server first.
  • Make sure Web button is pressed.


  • Click Publish, and then click on Publish and Preview button. Watchdog will create a web page and bring up the browser to display the webpage for you. You can click on the video to zoom in.


  • Webcam Watchdog


  • Check if the IP address on caption bar is correct. If the IP address is correct, you can view the camera from the Internet with the URL http:// your IP address (If the port number is not 80, you need to use the URL http:// your IP address:port number . You can click Setup and check the port number on the Server tab. )




  • To find out your IP address


  • go to Start -> Programs -> Accessories ->Command Prompt or MS-DOS

    Enter ipconfig and you'll see your current IP address. To access Watchdog, please start IE and type in http://your IP address in the location bar.



  • If the IP address listed is not correct, please update the IP address. Click Setup. On the Server tab, select an IP address from the list or type in a name/IP. If you connect to Internet via IP Masquerade or IP forwarding, you can input Gateway IP address. Click OK.


  • IP address such as 192.168.x.x, 127.0.0.1, 10.0.0.x is not accessible from the Internet. If your IP address is 192.168.x.x or 10.0.0.x, please configure your firewall or router. Before you configure your firewall or router, please refer to the user's manual to check if they support IP Forwarding or Virtual server. Otherwise, you may not be able to access Watchdog from the Internet. For more information, please refer to Network Help.


  • If you can't view the streaming video on the Internet, you may need to disable the firewall on Windows XP or configure the router or firewall.


  • Note: if you are using Windows Media Player 6, please upgrade to 7.0 or above. You may need to install Java Virtual Machine if you are using Windows XP. Java Virtual Machine is included in the SP1 of Windows XP.