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Port Forwarding issues
Wan IP address is 172.103.xxx.xx
1. Did enable "remote management" on port 8843
When I check if the port is open, yes it is. When I go to 172.103.xxx.xx:8843 from my home network I do get...
I have figured what it was.
The IP Camera network settings was done properly. The gateway and DNS IPs was left from the previous router. Thats why it did locally but not remotely.
this is the way it was done since the very beginning. I didn't say camera is not visible in the router, it is, it's not visible in the pnp section.
I have wanscam camera. set status IP address for it in the router and can freely access it withing hone network. port forwarding is enabled for the IP address with port number, however this port doesn't seem to be open, why?
I have wanscam camera. set status IP address for it in the router and can freely access it withing hone network. port forwarding is enabled for the IP address with port number, however this port doesn't seem to be open, why?
Request: Please proofread and correct any typos before posting. I had no idea what you meant by "pump device". It sounds like you meant UPnP.
One of the functions of UPnP is to provide device-driven port forwarding. The device talks to the router and requests ports to be opened. Therefore, you don't need to manually set up port forwarding. But using UPnP in this situation makes no sense. You have to know what port has been opened using UPnP in order to access the camera from the Internet. The problem is that this port could be random. You would have to remotely log into your router, look at the UPnP table to see what port has been opened, then include that port in the URL for accessing the camera. Was that your plan? If so, that's too much work.
You would be better off disabling UPnP on the camera and setting the camera to use a fixed port. Then you should set up port forwarding on the router. This would provide a stable port for accessing your camera remotely. Judging from the Wanscam (what a name; looks like Wan scam) instructions, you absolutely can use a static port instead of UPnP. If this is the only thing you are using UPnP, then I would disable UPnP on the router, too. It's a little bit safer to prevent devices from opening ports on their own.
