How to see a wifi device on a 2nd router from my main LAN

[Mel_P]

Hello,

I have set up a temporary internet (IP) camera on a secondary router connected to my network via a homeplug / wifi router. I have done this because it is an old Linksys device (WVC200) that has a lower WiFi security setting than my main Wif network. Also it only shows images with XP (fixed) PC not Win 7 or Win 8 (the latter 2 show internet camera web interface and I can tilt / pan but the active x control won't work in Win 7 or 8).

It all works at the end of a long cable connected via the homeplugs to the XP PC connected to the Virgin hub BUT because of distance, long cable hazard and location I need to connect the internet camera via Wifi. the IP camera only works on WEP however so I wanted to connect it via a second router but I cannot seem to see it via the second network.

I have this:

Virgin Superhub 2 (192.168.0.1) connected to Homeplug near hub.

Homeplug in Kitchen connected to WiFi Router (192.168.0.16) (connections to this router are in the range 192.168.2.100 - 200).

The WiFi Webcam is connected to this router (192.168.2.104) set up to watch garden for pet.

It works OK and I can see the webcam from my laptop plugged in to the router (192.168.2.102) but not from my XP PC plugged into my primary network (192.168.0.4).

I have also tried it on the Super Hub "Guest" wifi but this sets the internet camera as 192.168.1.2.

How can I see the IP camera across the ".1" and ".2" networks please?

Suggestions?

I know I could buy a new IP camera or reduce the security on my superhub wifi - but there must be a better solution?

Thanks, Mel

 

[Mel_P]

Pah! I think I will just use the long cable for a few weeks! Thanks.

We think we have a fox coming in the garden and I thought this would be an easy thing to set up. I bought the IP camera probalby 5 years ago and used it for watching grandchildren (babies) - then put it in ther cupboard for a few years.

It's obviously become obsolete in the intervening period! The Sitecom router web interface is the same - it will not display properly except in XP - probably outdated active-x controls. BIN IT ALL!

I will disconnect my second router and stop using the old IP camera on the insecure wifi - and just put up with the cable for a week or so! Not worth buying a new IP camera to use a few days / weeks and then put it in the cupboard for a few years again.

Thanks, Mel

 

[Mel_P]

So you've connected a secondary router (using its WAN) port to one of the Superhub's LAN ports via Homeplugs

That's it! And the IP Camera via the secondary router WiFi.

 

[Mel_P]

Knew there would be something 255.255.252.0 should work then. Usually when I have had a similar situation, I have just disabled dhcp on the secondary router and then ignored the wan part, in this case the IP camera would have got its IP address from the primary router then.

Thanks - I will try this sometime.

Mel