access an ip camera from a different network

unwashed potato! · 1 May 2013 at 00:17

so i have a cctv that's connected to my network through the router.

from a computer that's on the same network i simply enter 192.168.1.xx:xxxx

what i'd like to be able to do is access the feed from any network.

is there a simple way to do this? i know the MAC address if that's any use?

cokecan · 1 May 2013 at 00:22

You need to know the external IP of your router (google what's my IP) and you also need to open a port (forward a port) to the IP camera's IP address in the router, then you can connect to it by using http://external-ip: port-thats-open e.g. http://xx.xx.xx.xx:5000

If you use a DDNS service like No-IP.org you won't need to remember your routers external IP but just a web address instead that points to the IP address, e.g. http://yesman.no-ip.org:5000

EDIT: if that doesn't work then you may need to use port triggering instead of port forwarding. say your IP camera uses port 8080 (192.168.1.100:8080) normally, you use port triggering so that external port 5000 gets routed to internal port 8080

Scotteh · 1 May 2013 at 00:25

You could enter the IP address (internal) for DMZ on your router to expose the station

bledd · 1 May 2013 at 15:43

Step one.

Set the internal network IP for that machine to a static one (either through Windows or the router if it allows 'static DHCP' / 'Fixed IP'. Say for instance 192.168.1.200

Go to your router settings for port forwarding / virtual server, forward the port you use eg :5000 to the internal IP of 192.168.1.200 on port :5000

Now you can go to google, and ask 'what is my ip'

Anyone externally can now access your webcam by visiting 'yourIP:5000'

Once you've got that working, you could look into no-ip

What router do you have

unwashed potato! · 1 May 2013 at 16:05

thanks guys got it working. is it dangerous to post the ip then? the device actually has a dns so i can input that instead however it just redirects to the ip any way.

Scotteh · 1 May 2013 at 16:15

Advice would typically be not to post your ip

bledd · 1 May 2013 at 16:53

The reason people use things like no-ip is because a domain name is easier to remember, and if you're ADSL/cable signal drops, when you reconnect you'll typically have a different IP.

no-ip will just redirect the traffic to the new IP