Finding your IP Address and Default Gateway in Windows

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To find your IP address and Default Gateway in Windows XP

  • Step 1 - Click on Start. On the right-hand list of items, towards the bottom there should be an option for 'Run'. Click on it.
  • Step 2 - In the command box that appears, type in 'cmd' and press Enter or OK. An MS-DOS prompt window will appear on the screen.
  • Step 3 - Type in 'ipconfig' and press enter.


Windows will then display on the screen every network adapter currently in use. For the vast majority of systems, only a single adapter will be present and connected. Write down the IP Address and Default Gateway numbers that appear under the active adapter.


To find your IP address and Default Gateway in Windows Vista

  • Step 1 - Click on Start. At the bottom of the start menu is a 'search' bar where you can type a command in. Type in 'CMD' and hit enter.
  • Step 2 - On the MS-DOS prompt that comes up, type in 'ipconfig' and press enter.


The system will then list every network adapter you have, and the address it's connected with. For the vast majority of systems, only a single adapter will be present and connected. Below the Adapter it will list the 'IPv4 Address' and 'Default Gateway'. Write down both of these numbers.


Public Vs Private IP address

Typically, if your IP address starts with '192.168.' OR '10.0.' then you are behind a router. This means that this IP address is a PRIVATE ip address. You can only use this Private IP address to access the cameras from another computer on the same network. To access your cameras from a remote location, you'll need to set up 'Port Forwarding' for this. Instructions vary depending on the version of EZ Watch Pro being used, please see our Support page for more help.

If your address starts with anything else, then you are probably NOT behind a router, and that the address is a PUBLIC IP address. The public IP address can be used to access the cameras from anywhere. Typically, port forwarding is NOT needed to view the cameras from a remote location if your computer itself is assigned a Public Address.

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