Do I need to be able to access the router port forwarding configuration or will the video be accessible over the internet as soon as it connects?
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Hi. configuration is fully automatic, all you need to know is the password for the router. Once the camera is connected to your router, accessing it via internet is as easy as making a phone call to someone.
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I have not done this BUT, according to the setup manual:"...You will be able to access files from a USB external hard drive or thumb drive that is plugged into the router from your local network or from the Internet using either a web browser or an app for your smartphone or tablet..." so I don't why the other two respondeers said no to you.
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The way I use this is 1. set up dyndns account, 2. setup dyndns on your router, 3. port forward the camera's ip(default camera port 7777), and then I can login from any computer. If you use the app/software it comes with, it appears to work as well(haven't tested it outside the house yet.) I did the dns way because I like being able to access my home network for lights/security/cameras/heat/computer files etc.
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It can be viewed from anywhere with Internet access. All you need is that IP address of the router that the camera is connected to, and the port associated with the camera (e.g. 8090)
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The answer is "yes, depending on your recording needs". The camera can email short video clips triggered by timed motion detection - or, if your technically adept, you can set up a samba server to manage timed video uploads - or you can use top notch, inexpensive viewing software for remote viewing and manual recording saved to your smartphone, pad or computer. The last option requires that you set up an inexpensive ($19/year) DNS service. Your camera installation software will help you do this. Note: your wifi router should be a UPnP router. Apple routers will not work unless you are an expert technologist capable of working with port forwarding. All this may seem complicated - but it's not. My 4 cameras work using techniques 1 and 3 - and I'm a businessman - not a technologist.
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I just read the book and set up my three camera with individual fixed IP addresses and individual ports, I.E. 192.168.1.20 on port 1025, 192.168.1.21 on port 1026 and 192.168.1.22 on port 1027. To reach each camera via the internet, you just have to type your IP address followed by :1025 or :1026 or :1027 (no spaces between the last digit of the IP address and the colon) Each device must have it's own individual IP address, irregardless of being wired or wireless. To reach a camera while you are on the home network just type the IP address and port number into any browser, i.e. 192.168.1.20:1025. To reach a camera from anywhere on the internet type in your ISP given IP address and add :1025 or :1026 or :1027 to view each individual camera. For the examples I used the internal IP address format of 192.168.1.XX. My internet provider's router always uses the format 192.168.1.XXX. Some ISP's use 192.168.0.XXX, so you should check the IP of any device connected to your home network to see what the IP address format is. As far as I know, these cameras are IP based devices. The have a built in web server and the only connections they support are web browsers or/and FTP. FTP is when the camera constantly uploads video to another computer via FTP (file transfer Protocol). The computer must be running FTP server software. Any Windows computer can run FTP client software. I am not a video guru, but there might be DVR recorders out there that can use ethernet connections and accept FTP, but that is out of my field. Hope this helps.
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If you can discover the local address, then you can talk to it directly. (For example, after you push the buttons and do the WPS pairing, you can go to your access point's management page and look at what addresses it has given out; one of them will say DCS-930L_XXXXXX where XXXXXX is a 6-digit (hex) serial number; for a modern access point like Asus RT N66u, you can even click on the address and go directly to the camera from there.) Getting at that address from *outside* your home network is more complicated (which is why there's a market for the dlink service) but setting up port forwarding from some outside port to port 443 (https) on the inside address is sufficient to permit streaming from anywhere (assuming your ISP isn't also blocking ports.)
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it is not plug and play, and the video goes to your harddrive. You also need a DYNDNs and set your router to a DMZ . If you want to access the cam from your smart phone, you need to have username and adress. The DYNDNS will take care of that for twenty bucks a year.
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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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You need to setup your modem for port forwarding. Also make sure the port is open via your firewall software. Send me an email and when I get a free moment I can team-view your computer and your modem and show you how to do port forwarding. Also depending on the port, your work firewall may not allow outside connections to the port. In that case you need to setup a web server to view all the cameras with a port that your work firewall will allow. Also I can show you how to set it up via wireless. crr.guy at gmail dot com
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Plug it into your router and you're all set. I had it set up as a media drive for the tv and all of my computers. It gets it's own ip so functions as an independent entity
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Basic port forwarding is all you need to get it out to the web there is no fee unless you get a static ip. Static ip would make it so you don't have to worry about re assigning the ip every time the power goes out. Yougetsignal is a helpful tool and then your port forwarding on your router hope this helps... Btw there are better cameras available for this price point. Check advidia a47's out... Allcampussecurity.com
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The main thing is to set up the port forwarding in your router. If you post the model number of your router, someone can probably find the manual and walk you through 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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You will need a router to use this camera since the only way to view/monitor is from a smartphone, pc, or other wireless device.
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Since "my dlink" is like any other website you will "should" be able to view the dlink video if setup with a dlink cloud router.
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If you want to access your camera through internet remotely,IP forwarding in your router is a must. After setting, you'll no longer need to access your router in a remote location. We give Linksys for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp-R-eHiQco&feature=related