How to Connect a CCTV DVR to a Wireless Router

Sometimes customers install CCTV camera DVRs in locations that do not have a hard-wired network connection. For example, maybe you ran all of your RG59 or CAT5 cable for your security cameras back to a closet where your DVR will be located, but you had no way to run a network cable from your wireless router to that location.

Most CCTV DVRs and network recorders for IP cameras only have a wired Ethernet port (no built-in WIFI).

If you want to view your security cameras remotely over the Internet, you need to connect your DVR to your router.

What can you do?

You can use a wireless bridge to connect any DVR that has an Ethernet port to a wireless router.

[demiurgiac]

Short, sweet, and to the point. Thank you.

[brightideas]

Question??? Can I use a regular WiFi Jetstream as a bridge? It’s an extra one that I’m not using for anything, To do this set up ? 7/25/24 7:53 Florida time 🎉thx

[ducakeith]

Can you connect directly to isp modem ? Or do you require a router to connect the isp modem and use the router to connect the dvr?

[marcelpa]

Great video. I would like to ask... can you get internet connectivity to the DVR from a coaxial outlet which is currently available where I am trying to connect to, with a coaxial to WLAN/Ethernet adapter cable?

[ahsanfarooqui]

Would have been great if you could show the settings to connect these.

[lizwilson]

This answered my question PERFECTLY. Thank you.

[drewpeacock]

Would it be possible to use a 100 foot cat7 ethernet cable that I saw on eBay to run across the yard out to the garage from the house? Or would that not work/ withstand the weather? Perhaps encased in an all-weather conduit? Is that too far to run a solid internet cable to your router from the DVR?

[veronicabridge]

Does the bridge need power both ends or does one end take power from DVR box, as l have my DVR in loft?

[TheBloomingChannel-TDP]

if the dvr does not have connections points to connect the ptz camera to it, what is the next option to connect it to the wifi with a cable??

[Imme]

Clear information thanks, I guess I need to run wires all over the house 🥺🙄

[gawdhelpusall]

Thanks for making me think my earphones were broken for the first 40 seconds

[benedictcoles]

What is the app use to view the viedeo from the dvr?

[NaftuliSinger]

Amazing idea, Thank you.
If we go with cable from DVR to the Wireless access point (if it's possible), will it work better?

[trevsmith]

Hello I have 4 POE (RJ45) cameras and bought this box with 1 network connection, I added a router for the box cameras and internet connections but i cannot see the cameras, any suggestions

[Juan-dcyf]

On My previous dvr which broke i was able to view by connecting it to the wall ethernet port, on my new one it doesnt go online so i assume im gonna need to go this bridge route? Or should it worked if my previous one did? Thanks

[valeriecabrera]

Thanks for this video. It explains a lot pros and cons! Great!

[goodwill]

Thank you for previous answer.
Other question if you could point me to Video or link how can I configure 2 DVRs for one camera?
For example we have first and second floor and we would like that one camera would be visible on both security points at the same time. Like two TVs showing same TV channel.
Thank you.

[johncanright]

Thank you very much. This is exactly what I was looking for.

[rajiabdulrahman]

Great job...
Please i would be glad if a training video can be done on how to connect a solar wifi camera to a long distance router. How to use radio linking the solar wifi camera ti the router for internet facility. Thanks

[isddoulp]

Since you have Internet router with LAN port, why do you need wireless bridge and then connect again LAN to DVR? I have a boat with no wired LAN internet router but I like to watch my CCTV cameras, so I used 4G router with 4 LAN ports and this is the case that we need whereas it's impossible to get land line support for router since it is all water around.
Anyway, thanks for your upload.