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title: "How to setup P2P on Dahua?"
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# How to setup P2P on Dahua?

### Description

This article will go over initializing P2P on our New GUI devices

### Prerequisites

### Step by Step Instructions

1. Under "Management" go to Network>TCP/IP

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28656%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewGUIP2PSetup-1.jpg)

1. You can either set the device on a static ip or turn DHCP on to automatically grab an IP from the network. Save any changes

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28655%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewGUIP2PSetup-2.jpg)

1. Locate P2P tab on the lower left and enable P2P

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28654%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewGUIP2PSetup-3.jpg)

1. After saving it you should see the the status change to "Online", You can now use this device for remote viewing on our software

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28653%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewGUIP2PSetup-4.jpg)

- If you run into any issues getting the P2P to show online, reboot the device and try again. If that still doesn't work you may have a firewall on the network that is blocking the connection to the P2P servers

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