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Title: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 15, 2014, 11:35:41 AM
Hi.
 At home I use a Netgear router, but at sea I want to use my camera with another router. I saved all settings before leaving home, but how do i connect to the mobile router at sea? I connect wireless on both routers.

Lars H.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 15, 2014, 12:28:40 PM
So long as the DCS-933L is configured for DHCP (without a static IP) and the new router has a WPS option, the two devices should be able to easily handshake and connect. If you are viewing the live feed via mydlink, the camera should remain associated with your mydlink account regardless of what router it's moved to.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 15, 2014, 01:11:36 PM
I'm not using DHCP, the address on the routers are 192.168.1.10 and 192.168.0.10. I'm not using mydlink.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 15, 2014, 01:55:12 PM
Do you have a static IP address set in your DCS-933L?
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 16, 2014, 07:51:55 AM
Yes, I have static LAN address set to ease port-forwarding for the routers.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 16, 2014, 08:55:20 AM
It's best if you keep the static IP address within the range of the router. In any case, if your new router has a WPS option, you should be able to link the two devices without issue. To pair the DCS-933L press the WPS button on the rear of the camera for > 3 seconds until the blue LED flashes. Then you'll have 60 seconds to initiate the WPS search on option on your router. The router should pick up the DCS-933L.

As far as static vs. reserved IP addressing, I recommend you read the following FAQ entry: DCS Network Cameras - Should I Use DHCP, Static IP, or Reserved IP Address? (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=58018.0)
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 16, 2014, 09:56:56 AM
DCS Network Cameras - Wirelessly Connect a Network Camera and Router Using WPS (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=58579.0)
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 16, 2014, 10:53:16 AM
I don't have a WPS button at the mobile router.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 16, 2014, 11:11:17 AM
Quote from: Lars H. on March 16, 2014, 10:53:16 AM
I don't have a WPS button at the mobile router.

Does the router have a WPS option in the router web UI? WPS is a standard feature on just about every router. Some routers have a physical button on the case, while others have WPS implemented as a feature available through the router firmware (i.e. web UI).
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 16, 2014, 11:16:29 AM
BTW . . . what is the mobile router make and model number?
(Also as per my last post, you should look for a software implementation of WPS on the router web UI)
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 16, 2014, 12:00:39 PM
You may find the manual for the router at http://trudelutt.com/manuals/User_Manual_R90.pdf (http://trudelutt.com/manuals/User_Manual_R90.pdf)


Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 16, 2014, 12:29:04 PM
You've got me, no WPS option!

I read through the router manual. Log into the router web UI:

I will presume that this is the only router you presently have access to, so you'll first need to connect the DCS-933L to the router using a wired connection. Log into the DCS-933L web UI:


If you disconnect the DCS-933L wired connection, the router should pick up the camera via wireless.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 17, 2014, 02:16:11 AM
I will presume that this is the only router you presently have access to

Nope, - for the moment the camera is connected wireless to a Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v3. Yesterday I disconnected the camera and tried to connect to the R90 router, but ended up with a mess. Now the camera is back to the Netgear router after hours of banging my head!
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 17, 2014, 04:33:11 AM
Quote from: Lars H. on March 17, 2014, 02:16:11 AM
I will presume that this is the only router you presently have access to

Nope, - for the moment the camera is connected wireless to a Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v3. Yesterday I disconnected the camera and tried to connect to the R90 router, but ended up with a mess. Now the camera is back to the Netgear router after hours of banging my head!

One point I forgot to mention. You should remove the static IP address from the DCS-933L and leave the camera as DHCP, then perform the steps I've outlined.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 17, 2014, 05:51:17 AM
Thanks, that worked! I got connection to the R90 router wired. Then I changed to static with settings for the R90 router, removed the wire, turned of the power to the camera and re powered the camera. A little tricky, but I don't have to do the operation so often. In wintertime I use the camera at home with the Netgear router, and at summertime  with the R90 router in my leisure boat http://trudelutt.com (http://trudelutt.com).

Lars H. :)
http://trudelutt.com/webcam (http://trudelutt.com/webcam)
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 17, 2014, 05:55:33 AM
Quote from: Lars H. on March 17, 2014, 05:51:17 AM
Thanks, that worked! I got connection to the R90 router wired. Then I changed to static with settings for the R90 router, removed the wire, turned of the power to the camera and re powered the camera. A little tricky, but I don't have to do the operation so often. In wintertime I use the camera at home with the Netgear router, and at summertime  with the R90 router in my leisure boat http://trudelutt.com (http://trudelutt.com).

Lars H. :)
http://trudelutt.com/webcam (http://trudelutt.com/webcam)

I recommend reserving the IP address through your two routers rather than using a static IP address. Letting the router manage the IP address would have made transitioning between the two routers that much more easier and will avoid the same issue if a third router comes into play.

I'm glad everything worked out in the end.  :)
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 18, 2014, 05:42:54 AM
Quote from: Lars H. on March 17, 2014, 05:51:17 AM
Thanks, that worked! . . .

Lars H. :)


I drafted an Network Camera FAQ entry based on my troubleshooting session with you. Hopefully this will provide value to other Cloud camera owners: DCS Network Cameras - Wirelessly Connect a Network Camera and Router Using WPS (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=58579.0)
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 19, 2014, 10:05:21 AM
Quote from: JavaLawyer on March 17, 2014, 05:55:33 AM
I recommend reserving the IP address through your two routers rather than using a static IP address. Letting the router manage the IP address would have made transitioning between the two routers that much more easier . . .

That sounds great, but I can't find anything about reserving local IP addresses in the manual of the R90 router. The Netgear router that I use at home, have that option and I have reserved a lot of LAN IP addresses there, laptops, a D-Link NAS-box and the D-Link camera.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 19, 2014, 10:26:23 AM
Quote from: Lars H. on March 19, 2014, 10:05:21 AM
That sounds great, but I can't find anything about reserving local IP addresses in the manual of the R90 router. The Netgear router that I use at home, have that option and I have reserved a lot of LAN IP addresses there, laptops, a D-Link NAS-box and the D-Link camera.

I re-read the manual you provided, and you seem to be right. I'm rather surprised that this functionality is missing.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: Lars H. on March 19, 2014, 10:33:56 AM
I'm surprised to. The Netgear router looks to me to be a lot more advanced unit. But unfortunately, the R90 router is the only available when using the 450MHz mobile network of http://ice.no (http://ice.no).
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: JavaLawyer on March 19, 2014, 10:44:20 AM
Quote from: Lars H. on March 19, 2014, 10:33:56 AM
I'm surprised to. The Netgear router looks to me to be a lot more advanced unit. But unfortunately, the R90 router is the only available when using the 450MHz mobile network of http://ice.no (http://ice.no).

I suppose in a niche market such as this, there's no heavy competition driving advanced functionality.
Title: Re: How to change from one router to anoter router.
Post by: ReverendTed on March 19, 2014, 04:18:24 PM
Quote from: JavaLawyer on March 19, 2014, 10:44:20 AM
I suppose in a niche market such as this, there's no heavy competition driving advanced functionality.
That is very strange for the feature to be missing.  It's not really even what I'd consider "advanced functionality" - Port Forwarding and DynDNS settings are there.  Weird, indeed!