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R7000 cant access my security cameras
I have 2 security cameras installed on my network, but I am unable to access the feed on my phone when my phone is not on the same network. I have been informed by the camera company that this is hap...
- I hope you have a great day antinode. I shall take my ignorance and stupidity elsewhere.
Cmnessler wrote:
The type of security camera is irrelivent. I am only looking for a step by step guide to disabling the firewall so I can view these cameras when I am away from my home network,
I'm afraid this displays a misunderstanding of how many of these things work.
Firewalls are almost certainly not a part of the story.
Just because a camera maker mutters about firewalls does not mean anything. It would not be the first time that a pig ignorant support person has got things wrong. ISPs are especially good at blaming router makers for things that turn out to be issues on their networks.
In any case, there is not much that you can do with what passes for a firewall on a Netgear router.
It really does depend on the cameras and how they need to be configured to use things like different ports on a router.
If you aren't prepared to tell people what the cameras are, there isn't much that they can do.
Look back at your first message and ask tyourself how much useful information it tells us. Is it any wonder that you canlt get sensible responses?
I assume that you have thrown the make of camera into the search engine here. Many of these issues have come up before. There may well be useful tips out there somewhere.
I would have been more than happier to give more information to the original commenter, had he not been such a troll about it. I was only seeking help. But when I am attacked straight away for my “ignorance,” you can understand why it’s difficult to be forthcoming with more information. Have a great day.
> Firewalls are almost certainly not a part of the story.
That depends on how you define "Firewalls". A NAT router
intrinsically provides a type of "firewall" by blocking incoming
connection attempts.
> [...] But when I am attacked straight away for my "ignorance," you can
> understand why it's difficult to be forthcoming with more information.
"attacked"? "ignorance"? Where? How does an adamant refusal to
provide basic, required information contribute to solving your (network)
problem?
> The type of security camera is irrelivent. [...]
There's abundant evidence that you _are_ ignorant, but that's not the
problem. The problem is that you're uncooperative when asked for basic,
required information. Generally, ignorance is easily overcome;
stubbornness (or stupidity?) is a different problem entirely, and may
present an insurmountable obstacle to progress.- I hope you have a great day antinode. I shall take my ignorance and stupidity elsewhere.