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Ip Camera - Viewing an IP Network Camera over the Internet IP Network Cameras are designed to work in a Local Area Network (LAN) including over the Internet. Within a LAN, IP Network Cameras allow for motoring local to the computer network to which the cameras are attached to. With additional configuration of your computer network you have the ability to allow for your IP Network Camera to be monitored not only locally but remotely as well using the Internet. For advice on how to configure your network to allow for your camera to work over the Internet please follow the guide. Configuration - Local Access Before you are able to configure your camera to work over the Internet we suggest configuring the camera for local access first. Please refer to the technical documentation that came with your camera for proper instructions on initial configuration of your camera. Once the camera has been configured for local access you are then ready to start configuration for remote access to the camera over the Internet. Configuration - Remote Access Before you proceed to configure your local network to allow your camera to be monitored from a remote location, we suggest that you contact your network administrator to ensure you have the proper authority to configure remote access to the camera. Once you have consulted with your network administrator you may proceed to configure remote access to the camera. In order to configure your camera to work over the Internet you could need to configure what is called Port Forwarding. Port Forwarding allows for you to access the camera from a remote location by forwarding the network ports used by the camera onto the Internet. These ports are usually forwarded by accessing your network's router including configuring the router to forward the ports used by the camera. For details as to what ports could be required for forwarding for your IP Network Camera, please consult the manufacturer of your camera. For additional information beyond the guide regarding Port Forwarding, please visit www.portforward.com where you could be able to find step by step guides on Port Forwarding specific to different models of routers. Step 1 - Obtain IP Address Information In order to access your network's router for configuration of port forwarding you could require the IP Address pertaining to the router to which the camera is connected to. You might obtain the IP Address information by consulting with the network administrator of your network or by opening up a Command Prompt within Windows including entering in the ipconfig /all command. To open a command prompt window you could need to click on the Window's Start button including then proceed to click on Run. Now you could enter in cmd including click on Ok to proceed. Once you have displayed the IP Configuration for your computer using the ipconfig /all command, you could then be able to record the IP Address for your router. You could need the IP Address in order to access your router for configuring Port Forwarding. Your network router's IP Address could be displayed as the Default Gateway. Step 2 - Accessing your Network's Router Now that you have obtained the IP Address for your network's router you could then need to proceed to access your router by typing in the router's IP Address in a web browser. Step 3 - Configuring Port Forwarding on your Router Now that you have access to the network router you could then need to proceed to browse to the configuration section on the router where port forwarding is to take place. Please consult with the manufacturer of your router for details as to where the section is. You may additionally review the web site NetworkCameraReviews.com where you could find detailed forum posts on port forwarding with various routers. The Private IP Address for the camera (local IP Address of camera) has been entered in as well as a unique name that could be associated with the particular port that is to be forwarded. In the example port 80 could be forwarded for the camera. Please consult with the manufacturer of your camera for details on what port(s) could be forwarded. Some IP Network Cameras require more then 1 port to be forwarded in order for you to obtain all the features the camera has to offer. You could additionally be presented with a particular option to select a Protocol to be to be used. Common options found are UDP, TCP or Both. Your router may have additional options. In most cases you could need to select the protocol option Both. the could associate both UDP including TCP protocols to the port(s) being forwarded. In the example we with click on the Apply button once all required information has been entered. After the settings have been saved within the router's configuration you should be able to see the information displayed in a list. There may be other entries in the list already by default. Step 4 - Accessing your IP Network Camera over the Internet Now that you have configured port forwarding on your network's router to allow the camera to be accessed over the Internet, you are now ready to attempt to access the camera. We suggest attempting to access the camera from a remote location including not within the local network for confirmation that port forwarding was configured properly. At a remote location you could need to type in the Public IP Address that is provided by you Internet Service Provider (ISP) in order for you to be able to access your camera. Please contact your ISP if you are not sure what your Public IP Address is. You could not be able to access the camera by it is Private IP Address (Example: 192.168.0.100) because the camera's Private IP Address absolutely cannot be seen on the Internet including might only be seen within the local network to which the camera is attached to. In most applications port 80 could be forwarded including because of the absolutely no port information could be required in the Address Bar at the time attempting to access the camera. However, there are cases where a particular IP Network Camera could not use port 80. These cases are usually related to security concerns with using port 80. We suggest contacting your network administrator or the manufacturer of you router to inquire upon the possible security concerns with forwarding port 80. If port 80 is not the port being used you could be required to enter in the full IP Address followed by a colon including the port number used. You should now be able to fully access your IP Network Camera from a remote location using the Internet. If you require any additional support for configuring your camera for remote access, we strongly suggest that you contact the manufacturer of your camera, the manufacturer of your network's router or review the detailed guides found on NetworkCameraReviews.com
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