Connecting from external network

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GaryK4

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Jan 20, 2015
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I have a new camera and I cannot get it to connect from outside of my local network. Previously I connected (2) other brands (Trendnet, Foscam) using the following method.
I set the HTTP port to my selected number in the camera. Then in the router, I set the port and local port to that same number and protocol to both. Dahua seems to need (2) ports one for tcp and one for udp, so I used (2) port numbers.
With the (2) prior cameras, I could enter 192.168.1.xxx: port or static external IP 104.xxx.xxx.xxx: port in a browser and they would bring up the login. However Dahua will not connect.
The camera did not come with a manual and there is none on line, just a simple installation sheet for hardware.

Any ideas what I need to get it to connect remotely?

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I just found that Dahua has a WiKi page that may answer some of the above
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WiKi page did not help. Sent a request to Dahua support and they have not responded.

Any ideas???
 
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Has anyone had success getting port forwarding to work with a Dahua camera? I have no problems with my Foscam cameras. But I can not get any help with my Dahua camera! I love the camera, but not the support.:(
 
We all use VPN, at least those of us whom know what it is we are doing.. port forwarding is the wrong way.
 
nayr said:
We all use VPN, at least those of us whom know what it is we are doing.. port forwarding is the wrong way.
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What is wrong with port forwarding?

VPN do you need to pay for one of these?
 
RBW said:
What is wrong with port forwarding?

VPN do you need to pay for one of these?
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Yes but they are pretty cheap and can and should be used for many other things. I know SlickVPN is only $48/yr. There are many others out there too.
 
uh no, vpn is free.. dont pay for it, host it on your router so you can remotely connect to your LAN securely with encryption.. paying someone else to host a VPN server is for hiding your origin IP, not what you want or need.

Your cameras are being exposed to the internet when you forward ports, when you use VPN only your VPN Server is exposed to the internet.. all passwords and video streams will be encrypted over the VPN, its overhead is tiny.

More than likely your router, computers and phones already have VPN Built in, you just have to set it up..
 
nayr, been looking into a vpn modem/router, would you reccomend an asus one which uses pptp?
or any other cheapish one that will run open vpn? Cheers
 
copex said:
google shows the ports required are 80 TCP, 37777 TCP, 37778 UDP. if you do not wish to use port 80 use the routers NAT/port redirect ( I.E remote port 80 local port 8080 )

may help
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It turned out to require different ports than Foscam. The RTSP port (554) needed to be forwarded. It is working fine now.

Thanks
 
anything you could install DD-WRT, OpenWRT, Tomato would do it.. PPPTP w/IPSec clients are already built into Windows/OSX/iOS/Android/Linux.. I prefer it to OpenVPN, no apps needed.

Its built into more consumer grade routers today than its not, its going to be defacto for any small business routers and up... check the spec sheets.

Raspberry Pi2 can do ~35Mbit PPTP+IPSec, if you can do linux.
 
i use a Asus router as it has openVPN inbuilt, Dratek router with dratek Os also supports openVPN PPPT and IPSec, or an old PC/laptop with linux and open vpn server installed Google will provide setup videos. (or a Raspberry as above )
A badly configured PPTP VPN is less secure than using port forwarding a vpn will give access to the whole network port forward will only give access to to the device the ports are forwarded to.......

there is nothing wrong with port forwarding if it fits the application use strong passwords but also look at the risk, the original op was setting up port forwarding for CCTV so if all of the cameras are external then the risk is they could watch the camera i can look at Google street view or stand out side your house whats the difference.

if you do use a VPN use IPSEC as @nayr says or OpenVPN. but also us complex passwords - p4a55w0rd! is not secure, stay away from dictionary words even if it swaps letter for numbers.im not trying to vpns are not the way to go, just setup what is in your ability we are not IT ninjas :-)
 
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