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Streaming Outside Your Home
Step 1. Determining your computer's IP address
You need to know your computer's IP address on your home network. You can do this with the following steps:
- From your Windows Start menu, type cmd.exe and press Enter key.
- This will display a Command window.
- Type ipconfig and press Enter key.
- Look at the output from ipconfig and you will see your computer's IP address next to IPv4 Address. In the above example, it is 192.168.1.2.
Step 2. Setting up port forwarding in your modem/router
You need to access the Setting page of your router/modem. This is typically done via a web browser and a specific IP address for your router. For example, for D-LINK routers, the IP address to access the Settings page is http://192.168.1.1. Consult your router's documentation to access it's Settings page.
Once you have entered your router's Settings page, then you need to find the section that lets you set up Port Forwarding or Virtual Server. In this section, you need to create a rule for your Mezzmo server as follows:
- Application Name: Mezzmo server
- Public Port: a port number that is not being used by your computer or other software apps on your computer (example, 2477).
Important: Make a note of this public port value. You will need to use it in Step 3. - IP Address: the IP Address of your computer (as collected in Step 1)
- Private Port: the Media server port defined in the Media Server Settings dialog in Mezzmo Windows (by default, 53168)
Example: D-LINK router Settings page
After creating this port forwarding rule, save your changes in your router. It is recommended to reboot your router.
Step 3. Entering the Remote Port in Mezzmo Windows
In Mezzmo Windows, go to the Media Server Settings dialog and enter the Public Port value from your port forwarding rule that you just created in your router's Settings page. Click OK to save your changes.
Step 4. Creating Web Access user accounts
- Go to the Web Access dialog in Mezzmo Windows.
- Edit an existing user account (or create a new user account).
- On the User Settings dialog,