Do you need Port Forwarding to view the camera with an IOS / Android App (e.g. tinyCam) within your own Home Network?
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Use the foscam viewer app and download it for free from app store. You dont need port forwarding to view within the same network connected to the camera.
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No, you will only need to port forward if you want to access the camera from outside of the network it is connected to.
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there are two aspects of this. opening ports on firewall and install apps on ios/andriod smartphones. for the question of port-forwarding, the answer is "yes" and "no". "yes" if you turn off UPnP on the camera configuration, "no" if you you turn the feature of UPnP on (UPnP is for plug and play mode). in my case, i turn off UPnP (plug and play) and manually set up port forwarding on firewall.
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provided you only want to access it from within your home network do not bother with Port Forwarding etc. If however you wish to be able to view the cam via the internet for example when your on vacation you will need to Forward the Ports via your router personally from a security stand point I avoid things like Port Forwarding as they open your home network up to the web and potential vulnerabilities that and it's stupidly easy to do a google search for ip cameras that are accessible via the internet.
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Yes, you can absolutely have the cameras be just on your local network (wifi or wired). There's are actually fewer steps required to do this this way.
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The camera is only as secure as your home network. You must be somewhat tech savvy to set up the camera. If you plan on using the mobile connection, you may have to set up a port forward in order to log on remotely. These are very good cameras for the price. Just don't expect much out of the box.
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If for internet connection you mean visible on web, the answer is yes. You just have to assign a dedicated ip address and port on your network and open the port thru the firewall (es. 192.168.1.10:100). Form the web you can access at the camera from your IP address (es http://75.80.148.97:100). Than you need a droid app (I use IP Cam Viewer) and configure as ip and port same as your web access (IP: 75.80.148.97 Port:100)
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so far I have only used the zmodo phone app, which works well. there are 2 apps, one for when you are on your home network. one for when you are not. my understanding is there is a way to "port forward" so you can view your cameras on any computer but my attempts to do that so far have failed. They weren't much of an attempt though. Ill probably try again later. There are some youtube videos of how to do it.
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I actually use 'tinyCam Monitor' on my phone to monitor my loftek and foscam cameras. My setup is that I monitor from my phone, but all motion and things get written to my ftp site where I can review and display them on a website. At one point I used yawcam on my computer to access my ubs connected cameras. You should be able to use this software to connect to an IP camera, but I've not done it.
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You can.That's basically how I set mine up.Call foscam support if you get stuck anywhere.Some find the portforwarding settings a bit confusing. Just fyi. Support is very helpful, they can remote access your pc if need be.
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I have not used ispy but you can remote view if you setup ddns on the cam or on the router along with port forwarding. You should not have trouble accessing it remotely with the app of your choice.
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All our cameras are plug and play . The difference is that you don't need to configure any DDNS , TCP/IP .. for the remote viewing on PC, Smartphone . Just download our free app "Anyscene" , then enter the camera's UID and login password , then tap to view the camera's live at anywhere--------anytime.
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There is a great app called TinyCam Pro - it is awesome and I use it with the Wansview. We have multiple IP cams running through it, it supports audio feed from at least two sources simultaneously (can hear both at the same time, handy if you have two kids you're monitoring) as well as both video feeds simultaneously. Here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alexvas.dvr.pro
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To make your DVR accessible from outside of your local network, you have to "forward" ports 80, 100 and 9000 through your router to your DVR's IP address. I'm not a techie person by any means but here's the instructions for setting up remote access: http://qsee.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/111582/1359762082/redirect/1/filename/QS%20Remote%20Monitoring%20v3-1_web.pdf There's also a Q-see smartphone app for i-phone and android which isn't very reliable but easy to set up. I have to alternate between using the LAN and WAN ip addresses to see it though.
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In a sense, yes! Unlike the other respondee, I have successfully used a 4 camera Cisco-Linksys Wireless-N setup to remotely monitor my elderly mother's well-being for 2 and a half years. As a point of reference, I am first and foremost a businessman and not a techie. Accordingly, I would rather spend a little money than tinker for hours. While ardent techies may have work-arounds, you should subscribe to the recommended (during install) DNS service - $19.00/year. Since each camera will need a discreet IP address, the DNS service will give you a really simple remote viewing solution via a browser. I had a lot of success with the service. Camera implementation is really seamless if your local wifi router is also Linksys - but any UPnP router will suffice. Do not use an Apple router - it is not UPnP compliant - and would have been impossible for me to workaround.. Since I also wanted solid on-the-go viewing via my iPhone, I have used uLinksysCam by UBNTEK (www.ubntek.com/). It's free for one camera - though the multi camera viewing version is a $4.99 in-app purchase. It's an elegant, rock-solid app with many capabilities. I have no experience with any Android app but UBNTEK also makes them. If its anywhere near the iOS app, I would not hesitate to buy it. Of course, any smartphone viewing works best with solid 4G, LTE or wifi service. Again, I've been really pleased with my solution. Best wishes ...
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yes, you can use the free TRENDnet app on your Android or Apple cell phone once you have installed the camera. That includes what glsbrakes said about a basic understanding of wifi (connecting IP camera to your router, assigning a static IP address to the camera. It gives you a live view remotely and options to take photos or record video directly to your cell phone during monitoring. I use mine to send an email upon motion detection on my front porch as well as send images to a hard drive connected directly to my router.
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Hi Lisa. Basically you need to give your wifi router "permission" to have your camera transmit past its firewall. It's a little technical. You have to "open" a port using port forwarding. There may be a YouTube video that describes this using your brand of router.
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If you are connected to the same network (ie if you are at home using the same wan/lan the camera is connected to) you can type in the ip address and view video real time. Alternatively, you can port fwd your router and purchase a dns ($20/yr) and allow yourself to view video from anywhere as long as you can get on the internet. For smart phones you can use tinycam monitor too, but only if you port fwd and buy dns. In summary, no software is needed to view realtime as long as you are connected to the same network. No additional software is need outside of network either as long as you pay for dns(www.dyndns.com) and set up port fwd on router. If you are connected to the same network (ie if you are at home using the same wan/lan the camera is connected to) you can type in the ip address and view video real time. Alternatively, you can port fwd your router and purchase a dns ($20/yr) and allow yourself to view video from anywhere as long as you can get on the internet. For smart phones you can use tinycam monitor too, but only if you port fwd and buy dns. In summary, no software is needed to view realtime as long as you are connected to the same network. No additional software is need outside of network either as long as you pay... » Read More If you are connected to the same network (ie if you are at home using the same wan/lan the camera is connected to) you can type in the ip address and view video real time. Alternatively, you can port fwd your router and purchase a dns ($20/yr) and allow yourself to view video from anywhere as long as you can get on the internet. For smart phones you can use tinycam monitor too, but only if you port fwd and buy dns. In summary, no software is needed to view realtime as long as you are connected to the same network. No additional software is need outside of network either as long as you pay for dns(www.dyndns.com) and set up port fwd on router. « Show Less
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Yes, once you set it up for remote access. I was able to view the camera real-time and rotate the camera from my iPad while traveling. I am pretty sure you will be able to do this from an android device as well.
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You can use the Foscam Android App to set it up. You need to set up the router a little bit before the whole thing can work.