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Do not use uPnP. I would disable uPnP in your router. Manually setup the port forwarding rule in your router. Also, do not use a well-known port; use a port greater then 1024.

I have had cameras lose static IP addresses before. If the camera were to crash, it might return to a default configuration.

You could build an IPSec tunnel between your router and the router at your neighbors home. This is what I did to allow BlueIris to monitor/record a camera that was at another location.

Have you considered a more low-tech approach? A chain saw and some tree trimmers. I did that with a tree that was giving me the exact same problem.

BI is great, but the UI leaves something to be desired. It is the most cost effective solution I have found: the software costs around $75, and the server I bought cost about $150.

Why would that disable all the cameras? You would do this temporarily to get connectivity to the rogue camera, and then change it back.

You will need to change the IP of your PC to be on the same subnet as your camera. (unless your router has multiple Layer 3 LAN interfaces, which I assume it does not) Once you do that, open a browser, and go to the IP address of your camera: http://192.168.123.x You will have to figure it out...

The MAC should not be the same, all MACs should be unique. They may be similar, but must be unique.

The 192.168.123.x is probably your other camera. Can you compare the MAC? To get to it, you will probably need to manually configure the IP address your PC.

Sounds like your camera has a static IP assigned to it. You will likely need to connect to that camera and either set it for DHCP, or manually set an IP. Also, 192.172.x.y is not a private address, it should be in the 192.168.0.0/16 range.

I would try configuring QoS on your router and prioritize the BI server.

Once you are on the Internet, a lot of things can happen. What is your upload speed? Did your provider recently start throttling it? Is there anything else uploading to the internet on your network? You could try configuring QoS and prioritizing traffic to the BI server.

no-ip just forwards the DNS record to your IP address. You will need something to dynamically update the record with no-ip; I believe BI can do that.

I assume the problem is your WAN address has changed, but your cell phone is still using the old IP address. Use a free DDNS service ( Free Dynamic DNS - Managed DNS - Managed Email - Domain Registration - No-IP ) and point your phone to that address.

Yeah, I know, and I am not disagreeing that the VPN is probably the best solution. I am just saying that port forwarding can be extremely secure if done properly. I run a site-to-site VPN between my home and lake house, and use my BI at home to monitor my lake house cameras. I plan to...