How to set up web cam.
I would like to set up a camera that takes a picture every so often and uploads it for viewing. Something like road condition cameras or the cams that ski resorts put on their "snow sticks". This is ...
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Harvey51 wrote:
I bought a Dlink camera yesterday. It is supposed to let one see home while away from home, upon demand so it isn't using a GB per hour of home internet data all the time. I find it works on the computer and iphone at home with both camera and viewer on the same wifi. But setup for use away from home is complicated and lacking instructions. Some viewers seem to require a fixed IP address; ours changes. Even the local IP of the camera will change. Also,
"To view your IP Camera remotely over 3G/LTE network, it requires to setup DDNS + Port forwarding for your Internet router at your home/"
I can add a port forwarding rule in the router setup but it requires internal and external port numbers I don't know.
I'm getting the impression I must use a Dlink router in order to get any instructions. The Dlink free app stalls upon running on the iPad. The $2 app only works locally.
Would I face similar problems with the Foscam?
Yes, I needed to set up port forwards on the Foscams I installed. But you can choose the port. The Foscams can be configured to provide their ip address via email, so I did not bother with a DDNS that provides a name instead of an IP.
As an example I set up a port forward on my router at our campground that takes incoming traffic on port 8100, 8101, and 8102 and forwards that to an internal IP address 192.168.0.xx:810x (the IP address of the webcams)
Just use the same internal/external ports... don't use port 80, 223, 23, or 443. There is a listing of common ports here
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I used 8100, 8101, and 8102 as there is nothing assigned at those ports.
