@ado good grief, i was losing my mind with this issue. I rebooted, messed with settings, everything that ive seen in forums. the chromecast audio finally connected almost instantly when i turned off...

Kevin_Z wrote @NDK Yep, I understand, that is why it is suggested to change the static IP to dynamic IP first. If the DVR is designed to be accessed locally, no dynamic IP available, I'm afraid that...

@Kevin_Z that would be helpful if the DVR was actually listed with the other network devices but the DVR is not being recognized as a device connected to the router.