Add camera feeds from remote location

[Falcon]

I have BIv4 up and running on a 24/7 PC with 7 cameras. I've been given permission to install a Dahua SD49225T-HN and a Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-Z camera at a relative's house across the pond in Europe. I will install them myself but will only have physical access once per year so I need to make sure I get the set-up correct. I want to add them to BI on my PC in the US so I can see what's going on there.

I'm not sure if their router/modem is static or dynamic so I may have to set up a DDNS service on one of the cameras.

What other settings should I make to see them back here in the us? And to see them on the BI App on my Android?

Do I need to set up any certain type of video format?

I searched and found a short thread on public EarthCams but I'm setting these up myself and need to get it right.

All comments and assistance welcomed.

Falcon

 

[looney2ns]

See the thread Vpn for noobs.

You need to use a vpn between the two locations.

Do they have enough upload speed to make this worthwhile?

 

[Falcon]

Thanks for the reply Looney,

I've read that thread and am now sold on VPN. I just recently purchased an ASUS router with DD-WRT firmware on it to begin the conversion of my own home network. Haven't got it all figured out just yet. I don't think I know enough yet to go over there and set up a VPN server.

All I know at this point is that they are on a fiber optic cable for their internet, so I assume the speed is there. I'm trying to find out what type of router or "box" they have. They don't speak English so it's all done through my tech-challenged spouse.

I'm not so sure that they will let me re-arrange their home network much beyond adding a POE switch, running two Cat6 cables and mounting the two cameras.

I do have a friend in the US that can test the connection while I'm over there to see if it works, but if I get something wrong I will have to wait a year to make any changes that need to be made in person. My relatives only know how to start a tablet and Skype.

Falcon

 

[looney2ns]

Sounds like you are getting involved in a load of heartburn.

 

[Falcon]

The current plan is to set up two Raspberry PI’s with PiVPN. I’ll take one over there and set it up when I install the cameras. I will set the other one up on my home network.

Question: Is it possible to configure the Raspberry PI on my network to make both the site-to-site connection (to establish a secure connection between my relative’s network and my home network) AND make a client-to-site connection (my Android phone to my home network) simultaneously? If I have a feed from the two cameras installed at their house to my BIv4 PC, I would also like to make a secure connection from my Android phone to view BIv4 on my BIv4 PC.

Falcon