CASE 3: Assigning ports using User Datagram Protocol for the Camera with a Voice Server P10 attached

User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is a commonly used protocol on the Internet. However, UDP is never used to send important data such as web-pages, database information, etc; UDP is used for audio and video. Streaming media such as Windows Media Audio files, Real Player, and others use UDP because it offers speed! The reason UDP is faster than TCP is because there is no form of flow control or error correction. The data sent over the Internet is affected by collisions, and errors will be present. UDP is only concerned with speed. This is the main reason why streaming media is not high quality.

When setting the port forwarding in the broadband router using UDP, we have to make sure that the port used for the Public IP address has to be same port for the Local IP address; otherwise the UDP port will not understand where the packet should be sent to.

Note that when connecting the P10 using the COM Port to the Pixord Camera, will require to set as UDP for the streaming, but at the same time in order to view the Web user interface, it will also require to set it up using TCP; so when configuring the Port Forwarding in you router, allow both TCP and UDP to be directed to your private and public ports.

For some Routers, there will be a checkbox rather than an option box, in case that the checkbox is available, you can check on both TCP and UDP.

In case that there are option boxes, you would be able to add the same IP address, and mark on the option box as the figure below:

Private IP	Private Port	Type	Public Port
192.168.1.21	81		81
192.168.1.21	81		81