cctv qustion

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does anyone on here have any experience in remote viewing of cctv via the net. the dvr i installed with my cameras has the capability to be connected directly to my router so i can view my cameras from a remote pc. from what i remember its got something to do with a static ip address but there is a way around this ! i just dont know how to do it.
ive a 4 channel dvr and in the menu there is a section for entering ip adress and sub net masks. now im not a complete idiot when it comes to cameras, i installed intruder alarms, phonlines and cameras for about 5 years, its when i come to the computer end of things is where i draw a big blank :dunno:
so anyone got any advice or could take a look for me. ill be upgrading the cameras and adding some on soon and would like the whole thing to be complete. many thanks mick
 
Dont know if it will be any use try trchwatch.com sure someone there will point you in the right direction

:smokin:
 
You will need to plug it in to your router, and give your own computer (which also will need to be in the router) a similar IP address with the same subnet. For example, if the IP address for the camera is 192.168.1.1 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0 you will need to put your computer on the same range so you can connect to it, so give your computer 192.168.1.2 and the same subnet. You should be able to browse to the camera then using IE or something, just put the IP address in to the address bar.

You should be able to then change the IP address of the camera to your computers normal range so you can also view it. Or they may even be an option for DHCP, which will let the camera get the IP address from your router automatically.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Stephen
 
P1 Alan's bro Ian knows hios stuff regarding this kind of stuff, isb4 (i think)
Give him a shout!
Dan
 
Im 99% sure you will need a static ip adress , if your an eircom user, ring them
and they will supply it in their typical supper fast way of around 2-3Day's :roll:


Niall.
 
thanks for the replies lads.......ive done all the seting up of the ip address before but everytime i go back in to see what my ip is it has changed cause its a dynamic one i think......ill get onto eircom and see what they say. like i said ive no probs in the wiring end or even setting up broadband connections but when it comes to the it end of it im useless and impatient........if i cant put a test meter or multi meter on something to fix it i usually dont want to know. thanks again
 
without a static ip ur f...ed

after that its not too bad as long as you have the right softwafe for the dvr you trying to connect to
 
[quote author=isb4 link=topic=7480.msg89008#msg89008 date=1212103475]
without a static ip your f...ed

after that its not too bad as long as you have the right softwafe for the dvr you trying to connect to

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thought that allright......tried connecting trough a website before that automatically updates your dvr with the current ip address but couldnt get it to work. ill be gettin onto eircom tomorrow about a static one. wonder does it cost much to switch over......also the fact the ip address is static might make my connection less secure :dunno:
 
i wouldnt know much oabout the security of the ip address,but you can put a password into your dvr and also allow what access they have.

eircom are c..ts to get a static ip from,worst i had was 3 months and that was on a commercial building
 
[quote author=isb4 link=topic=7480.msg89020#msg89020 date=1212105490]
i wouldnt know much oabout the security of the ip address,but you can put a password into your dvr and also allow what access they have.

eircom are c..ts to get a static ip from,worst i had was 3 months and that was on a commercial building

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If the router supports dyndns (many of them do) you can use this instead.
Works in my test environment quite nice.

On the other hand I have a 16 IP subnet and could host the stuff for you if you want ...

Akki
 
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