I'm going to take the plunge.

ingeborgdot · Jun 26, 2017

I finally got some of my cameras installed and am ready to start with a good piece of software to run them. After reading a lot of posts and listening to fenderman, I'm going with BI. I will have a little bit to learn I'm sure but I should be okay.
I know I will install this on a BI only computer. Can I view it on another computer in my home too or when I'm on the road? I'm sure I read there is an app for the phone that goes with it also. I'll look for that after I get my computer setup with BI.
I do want to ask anyone though that is familiar with BI, when first starting out is there anything I should do right away after installing the software? Any words of wisdom that I may have missed in all of the posts about BI?
Thanks.

bandw1dth · Jun 26, 2017

Only connect remotely via vpn. Take a peak at the vpn primer for all the tips and tricks.

ingeborgdot · Jun 26, 2017

Are there other ways to connect besides remotely? My AT&T router is a bitch and I don't think I will be able to do VPN with the damn thing.

fenderman · Jun 26, 2017

ingeborgdot said:
Are there other ways to connect besides remotely? My AT&T router is a bitch and I don't think I will be able to do VPN with the damn thing.

you can port forward, it wont be as secure though...this issue is not unique to blue iris, you would have to do the same for any NVR.

looney2ns · Jun 27, 2017

ingeborgdot said:
Are there other ways to connect besides remotely? My AT&T router is a bitch and I don't think I will be able to do VPN with the damn thing.

See if AT&T will put the modem in "Bridge" mode. If so, then you can purchase your own router with OpenVpn, and set it up that way.

ingeborgdot · Jun 27, 2017

Have you ever dealt with AT&T? :smash:

I had a great router until they decided I had to upgrade and now I have to use theirs and they don't like to help do things like this.

mr_guns · Jun 27, 2017

fenderman said:
you can port forward, it wont be as secure though...this issue is not unique to blue iris, you would have to do the same for any NVR.

That's what I'm going to do for now. My router doesn't support VPN, and I paid too much just a few months ago to change it right now. I've been trying to find a way around this with no success. Eventually I'll come up with some work around.

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aristobrat · Jun 27, 2017

ingeborgdot said:
Are there other ways to connect besides remotely? My AT&T router is a bitch and I don't think I will be able to do VPN with the damn thing.

Personally, I port-forward. I don't know if it's because I picked a high port number to forward (63080, instead of the the usual ports <80/81>), but I haven't seen any connections from IP addresses that haven't been me or my family.

I know that VPN is the safest method of remote access, but I'm a lot more comfortable with the security of the web server that comes with Blue Iris, in contrast to how not comfortable I was with the web servers that come on the cameras/DVRs.

ingeborgdot · Jun 27, 2017

So a person could port forward but just use higher numbers like the ones you listed? I'll look into my best option I guess.

looney2ns · Jun 27, 2017

I suggest you read Vpn for Noobs subject here.

ingeborgdot · Jun 27, 2017

Yes, I will do that but it really won't do me any good unless I do the DMZ route and get another router that has VPN.

aristobrat · Jun 27, 2017

ingeborgdot said:
So a person could port forward but just use higher numbers like the ones you listed? I'll look into my best option I guess.

Sure. When you port-forward, you get to pick the port number that gets used on the Internet-side of your router.

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