What ports to forward for Hikvision DVRs

Do you know what ports to forward for Hikvision DVRs, NVRs, and IP cameras?

Hikvision Hybrid DVR

The answer to this question varies a little bit depending on how you want to access your devices in your network. Are you using a web browser, software, or smartphone?

Anyway, here is the list of ports to forward for Hikvision devices:

Description

Port

Application

HTTP Port 

80

Used for web browsers

Server Port 

8000

For connection with software

RTSP Port

554

For third party software

HTTPS Port 

443

Secure web browser connection

You can enter the port number into your Internet router to forward the connection request to the camera and to send the video stream to a device on the Internet.

Read the article Hikvision port forwarding to learn more.