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Access a Security Camera DVR from outside local network
I have an Orbi router with one satelitte. This was installed to replace an ISP provided router that 'failed'. The ISP also replaced the Modem. The current configuration is an ISP provided Evolution M...
Thanks for the quick reply.
The Orbi is the AC3000 Tri Band Router (RBR50v2).
The reference to Pro refers to Pro Support that I purchased when I registered the router.
We are able to view the camera feed when connected to the Orbi wifi is currently functional. My house sitter was able to view the feed using the following ip address: 192.168.1.65:8080 when connected to wifi.
They were not able to connect when using this ip address (ISP supplied Static, non shared address: 67.20.155.4:8080. In the past we have been able to use a DDNS domain that resolves to this addresss but wanted to remove DDNS from the equation.
Using a port checker for 67.20.155.4 Port 6036 is closed, 554 and 8080 are open.
I would like to say that the only 'major' thing that changed is the router but there have been some minor tweaks on the DVR to be in sync with the router internal IP addresses. Also Netgear had me change the use of port 80 to port 8080 - not sure why but it wouldnt work locally using port 80.
If I can get remote access to the router to work it will be a bit easier to make configuration changes from AZ.
I have attached a couple of pictures of the TCP setting in the DVR if that might be useful.
londonaz2003 wrote:
If I can get remote access to the router to work it will be a bit easier to make configuration changes from AZ.
I have attached a couple of pictures of the TCP setting in the DVR if that might be useful.
I agree. Using the remote desktop to configure OpenVPN on the Orbi router will take the house sitter out of the picture.
It might be worth double checking the Port Forwarding rules to make sure they go to the correct LAN IP.
What brand of NVR is this? Maybe there are firewall rules (internal/external)?
- Well I can now access my PC on the Orbi network without intervention locally. Google Chrome Remote Access is very simple to use.
I spoke with Netgear Level 2 tech who believes the issue is with the NVR. I’m not totally convinced. He did ask me to change the NAT parameter in the Orbi from Secure to Open. Did not make a difference. He assured me it did not expose my network. I will be changing it back. Netgear’s view is that if the camera feed can be accessed from a cell phone connected to the Orbi WiFi then Orbi is proven to not be the problem and accessing the NVR from outside the network cannot be impacted by the Orbi. Doesn’t sound right to me.
The NVR is a NVR-SB4ME-4P
My next strp is to try to access the DVR from the local PC and check all of the settings. I believe there is an app called CMS that should be able to do that.
londonaz2003 wrote:
Netgear’s view is that if the camera feed can be accessed from a cell phone connected to the Orbi WiFi then Orbi is proven to not be the problem and accessing the NVR from outside the network cannot be impacted by the Orbi. Doesn’t sound right to me.Doesn't sound correct to me, either. The issue is remote access using Port Forwarding. I am confident that Port Forwarding "works". I have a Pi-hole DNS filter that runs a web server on port 80 for administration. When I forward port 80 to the Pi-hole, I can connect to it from the internet. "no problem". (I do not leave the port forwarded because the instant a port is forwarded, bots begin a constant stream of connection attempts and the password on this web server is not long and complicated.)
From the NVR setup, those three ports have different uses. Up to 10 simultaneous clients on the web interface (currently 8080). 554 is for RTSP video streaming. 6036 is for the management interface.