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Guides and tips for viewing Hikvision and HiLook cameras on a Mac.

Hikvision DDNS in 2026: what replaced HiDDNS, from HikGrid, a native Mac app for viewing Hikvision and HiLook cameras
9 November 2026

Hikvision DDNS in 2026: what replaced HiDDNS, and how to set it up

Hikvision's own HiDDNS service is gone. Here is how DDNS works on a Hikvision recorder now, with No-IP, DynDNS or your router, where Hik-Connect fits, and when DDNS...

Read more → Hikvision remote viewing behind CGNAT on Starlink, 4G and 5G, from HikGrid, a native Mac app for viewing Hikvision and HiLook cameras
9 November 2026

Hikvision remote viewing behind CGNAT: Starlink, 4G and 5G

Port forwarding cannot work behind CGNAT, which most Starlink, 4G and 5G connections use. Here are the four routes that do work for viewing a Hikvision NVR remotely,...

Read more → Hikvision ports explained: 80, 443, 554 and 8000, from HikGrid, a native Mac app for viewing Hikvision and HiLook cameras
9 November 2026

Hikvision ports explained: 80, 443, 554, 8000 and what to forward

Which ports a Hikvision NVR, DVR or camera uses, what each one does, which ones Hikvision says to forward for remote access, and the safer routes that need...

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