@Clive_A 

Thank you for the response; glad to know that I can export footage. Could you please send a link for the web interface to access the NVR? (Not the app.) And maybe a link to a manual or something that tells me how to set up the NVR for secure external access? Probably I have to do some port forwarding too?

  @Wrichik_Basu 

Wrichik_Basu wrote

  @Clive_A 

Thank you for the response; glad to know that I can export footage. Could you please send a link for the web interface to access the NVR? (Not the app.) And maybe a link to a manual or something that tells me how to set up the NVR for secure external access? Probably I have to do some port forwarding too?

Search this model and you will find its support page. On the support page, you will have the QIG or User Guide. 

The device, if you connect it to the modem directly, that'll require port forwarding and you have to own a public IP address. 

  @Clive_A 

So if I connect it to the router, I'll have to do port forwarding, and I need a public IP? That makes things a bit difficult, I guess. But if I connect to the NVR's LAN via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, then I can export recordings, right? Because the user manual I found here: https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/vigi-nvr1108h-w/ doesn't say anything about exporting.

  @Wrichik_Basu 

Wrichik_Basu wrote

  @Clive_A 

So if I connect it to the router, I'll have to do port forwarding, and I need a public IP? That makes things a bit difficult, I guess. But if I connect to the NVR's LAN via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, then I can export recordings, right? Because the user manual I found here: https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/vigi-nvr1108h-w/ doesn't say anything about exporting.

If you expect access from the external Internet, a public IP is always required. Any webs you see now, or personal blog websites are all hosted on a public IP address. 

If you're on the LAN, that's the same concept. It is just a different way to access which require you to be on site.

The User Guide is often universal. You can refer to a model like 1008H to see the basic features. 

Clive_A wrote

  @Wrichik_Basu 

Wrichik_Basu wrote

  @Clive_A 

So if I connect it to the router, I'll have to do port forwarding, and I need a public IP? That makes things a bit difficult, I guess. But if I connect to the NVR's LAN via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, then I can export recordings, right? Because the user manual I found here: https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/vigi-nvr1108h-w/ doesn't say anything about exporting.

If you expect access from the external Internet, a public IP is always required. Any webs you see now, or personal blog websites are all hosted on a public IP address. 

 

If you're on the LAN, that's the same concept. It is just a different way to access which require you to be on site.

The User Guide is often universal. You can refer to a model like 1008H to see the basic features. 

@Clive_A 

I'm sorry I keep bothering you, but I want to make sure I understand everything before I buy something. I entirely understand the public IP thing; I was thinking that there would be a way to use my TP-Link ID and register the NVR to it, and thereafter connect to it via the ID from any remote device. Probably something like that doesn't exist, if I am correct. So let's just focus on access via LAN for the moment.

If you could, please have a look at this video (starts at 01:29): https://youtu.be/svZSVHtxCOo?si=0_VsVSc9EeVzLFgG&t=89

Under the "Storage" tab, there is no option to export recordings. In fact, such an option is unavailable under any tab.

  @Wrichik_Basu 

Wrichik_Basu wrote

Clive_A wrote

  @Wrichik_Basu 

Wrichik_Basu wrote

  @Clive_A 

So if I connect it to the router, I'll have to do port forwarding, and I need a public IP? That makes things a bit difficult, I guess. But if I connect to the NVR's LAN via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, then I can export recordings, right? Because the user manual I found here: https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/vigi-nvr1108h-w/ doesn't say anything about exporting.

If you expect access from the external Internet, a public IP is always required. Any webs you see now, or personal blog websites are all hosted on a public IP address. 

 

If you're on the LAN, that's the same concept. It is just a different way to access which require you to be on site.

The User Guide is often universal. You can refer to a model like 1008H to see the basic features. 

 

@Clive_A 

 

I'm sorry I keep bothering you, but I want to make sure I understand everything before I buy something. I entirely understand the public IP thing; I was thinking that there would be a way to use my TP-Link ID and register the NVR to it, and thereafter connect to it via the ID from any remote device. Probably something like that doesn't exist, if I am correct. So let's just focus on access via LAN for the moment.

 

If you could, please have a look at this video (starts at 01:29): https://youtu.be/svZSVHtxCOo?si=0_VsVSc9EeVzLFgG&t=89

 

Under the "Storage" tab, there is no option to export recordings. In fact, such an option is unavailable under any tab.

If you relay your stream on our cloud, that's doable. Everything is based on our cloud server. But that's not what you described in the first place. 

You cannot export the videos like local access because we don't offer that bandwidth to each customer to download their videos. The most expensive thing in cloud storage is the bandwidth. That means if you want to utilize your download speed, we have to buy a lot of bandwidth for each user for their max download and we need to host different CDN possibly. That increases the cost tremendously. 

Like I said, do this with a public IP which is like hosting a server yourself and you access the NVR directly, you have many options and the export video speed is dependent on your upload speed of your fiber line. 

  @Clive_A 

I completely understand the issues if everyone is offered full bandwidth on the cloud. As I said, let's focus on local access at the moment. If you could watch the video I posted in my last reply, there is no export option, even via local access. That's what's worrying me at the moment.

  @Wrichik_Basu 

NVR User Guide:

  @Clive_A 

Exactly what I was looking for; thank you so much for your time and patience!