How to remotely connect to DIVAR Mobile Viewer App, This article contains a step by step guide meant to show you how to remotely connect to your DIVAR Network or Hybrid by using your phone/ tablet via DIVAR Mobile Viewer App.

Step-by-step guide

It is mandatory to have the monitor & mouse & Keyboard connected to your DIVAR. Recommendation When adding your DIVAR in Remote Portal, please consider to use a separate Technician account when performing this action. In case you are using an Admin account to connect your DIVAR to it and if you forgot the password of the Admin account, after resetting it, you will be required to re-add the password locally, physically on your DIVAR. Therefore, by using a Technician account added into an Admin account, after resetting the Admin account password, this action will not impact the password of your DIVAR when adding it into the Remote Portal.

A) Setting up DDNS & Remote Portal account

First, you have to create a Remote Portal account, if you don't have one yet. If you already have an account, add it locally (not via web interface) to the DIVAR by accessing Settings > Network > DDNS . You can create the Remote Portal account in advance from any browser by accessing: https://remote.boschsecurity.com and click Sign up button. . Or you can create the Remote Portal account directly from your DIVAR Hybrid/ Network only if you have connected locally the monitor & mouse & Keyboard to your DIVAR: To create a new Remote Portal account from your DIVAR Hybrid/ Network: . Important! Make sure the recorder is connected to the open internet, before you configure the DDNS service. .

B) UPnP SET UP

Now, you have to go in the UPnP menu and tick the box next to Enable > click Apply The status should display "Success" and the LAN IP and WAN IP fields will be populated. The table shows the port-forwarding rules that will be passed through your router, if UPnP is enabled on the router. Tip Please make sure that the Public IP is correctly set. If you don’t know what your Public IP is, type in “what is my IP” in any search engine and you will find it. . .  For access" class="text-sky-600 dark:text-sky-400 font-medium hover:underline" title="Guides for remote access">remote access on your Divar Network/Hybrid, you will need to forward certain communication ports on your router that connects you to the internet. Read your router manual for instructions to forward ports to a device or you can refer to this link where basic information on Port Forwarding are provided. The Divar Mobile Viewer App only needs TCP port 37777. However, if you also plan to connect remotely to the unit via web browser, you will need to forward the HTTPS port and/or HTTP port. Bosch advises to use only HTTPS connections for a higher security. See below an overview of the ports default values and their usage: Bosch strongly recommends to only use HTTPS communication. However, if the network bandwidth is limited, the system has a very high load or the remote workstations are not powerful enough, the HTTP connection can be used to increase the systems performance and reduce network bandwidth stress. See also this article: Which ports are used by Bosch DIVAR Mobile Viewer App?

C) Mobile device set up | DIVAR Mobile Viewer App (phone/ tablet)

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How to create a technical password in Remote Portal?

When a user decides to use SingleKey ID (SKID) or an integrated customer IDP (company account) as the authentication method for Bosch Remote Portal or Alarm Management a technical password will be required to login to other applications that do not support SingleKey ID or any other IDP. In the following, it is explained how to create a technical password and how to use it with an application like for example Bosch Configuration Manager or Bosch Project Assistant app, that does not support SingleKey ID or any other IDP.

Step-by-step guide

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