Can I access an Ethernet camera connected to my router at home via the Internet? Hello. I have a camera connected to my ethernet router at home. I want to configure it so that I can access them from anywhere. I already said that you can do so using port forwarding, is it true? Someone I can talk through how to configure it and then how to access it via the web please?
I've never heard of it. But if you can, then there are some things you should do before, you can:
1. The camera will need a static IP address on your LAN (if you can redirect the port to that specific IP address)
2. You'll need to know what port it uses so that you can port forward that port in your router's IP camera
3. You will need your public IP address (the one outside your router sees the world
4. You will need your public IP to be static (never changes) or your router to support Dynamic DNS (beyond the scope of reply here, but you can google.)
5. You will need to port before the port specified.
6. You'll need to see how you can access it (eg FTP, HTTP, etc.)
7. You may need to update your ISP service for "host" status, which means that the ISP will allow incoming traffic on your network (as if you had a web server, mail server, etc.)
This site will show you the steps to redirect the port for most routers, yours should be there too. Everything you need to know is that intellectual property (must be static) and the port the camera uses.
http://portforward.com/routers.htm
Hello
Well your installation depends on your router. I can talk through the phone. Please email me at charles@charelstendell.com
the best way assuming you have a Linksys router (pre N series) is to go into applications and games and set the incoming port number that your camera is on. IE if your device runs on port 80, you must set the port range for incoming 80-80 and set the destination at the local (internal 192.168) address of your camera. Then you will be able to navigate your Web browser on your external IP address (go to Whats my ip dot com to find your external IP address) on port 80 and it should work.
Again assuming that your Linksys help.
Posted on August 10, 2010.
