Does sound like port forwarding to me.
@GreenMan Agree MV is good but NVR still have their place. If you need instant access to a camera because something is happening at that moment NVR beats MV hands down especially if the dashboard session has timed out and you need to get past MFA.
If only there was a Vision app for mobile devices that would keep me logged in 😉
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